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THE MESSENGER the Official Newsletter of Temple Beth Sholom | Sarasota, FL FEBRUARY 2021 | SHEVAT/ADAR 5781 THE MESSENGER The Official Newsletter of Temple Beth Sholom | Sarasota, FL WHAT’S INSIDE: Acknowledgements 20 Announcements 4 Azi! 8 Calendar 22 Community Day School 19 Continuing Education 5 Life & Legacy 15 Life & Legacy Spotlight 16 Member Feature 14 Men’s Club 13 President’s Message 3 Rabbi’s Message 2 Sisterhood 10 Social Action 18 Torah Fund 11 Visionary Society 12 Youth & PREP 17 Page 1 RABBI’S MESSAGE There is a Jewish expression that says, “With the arrival of the Jewish month of Adar, our happiness is greatly increased!” The reference to “greatly increased happiness” is a reference to the holiday of Purim celebrated on the 14th day of Adar. This year Purim is celebrated from the evening of Thursday, February 25 through February 26. With the COVID-19 pandemic still in place, this year’s celebration promises a uniquely different experience. On the other hand, what better time for a holiday defined by joy, happiness, and some good laughs! Jewish humor is another form of Jewish learning. Instead of teaching with a “kvetch”, we learn with a laugh. Let’s do a little of both. The most exercised statement in Jewish religious life is, “Rabbi, this is our tradition!” It doesn’t take thousands of years to create a tradition. It’s not uncommon in Jewish life for thousands of traditions to be created in the space of one year! Each tradition comes to replace another one, until the other one comes back to replace the new one. And so on, and so forth! The story is told of a new rabbi officiating his first religious service. When the time comes to recite the Shema, half the congregation stands up and half the congregation remains seated. As the prayer begins, the congregants standing start taking issue with those seated, while those seated send forth their own verbal volley toward those standing. Bewildered by this behavior, the new rabbi decides to confer with his emeritus. The rabbi asks his senior colleague, “What is the tradition in this congregation for the recitation of the Shema? Should the congregants be seated?” The elder rabbi replied, “No.” “Then the tradition is to stand?” Again the elder rabbi replied, “No.” “I’m confused,” said the new rabbi. “Some stand and some sit. Those who stand argue with those who sit, and those who sit argue with those who stand.” “Ah,” replied the senior colleague, “that’s the tradition!” In the spirit of Purim, it’s only a joke! I hope. Rabbi Howard Siegel Page 2 In the words of Lord Jonathan Sacks z”l: “Community is society with a human face – the place where we PRESIDENT’S know we’re not alone.” MESSAGE Last year was probably the most challenging that any of us have had to face, yet our Temple Beth Sholom congregation held together as a community despite the synagogue closing in mid-March for religious services and social activities. During this difficult time, through the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, TBS has made significant monetary donations in both January and February this year to All Faiths Food Bank and JFCS Kosher Food Pantry as well as our continued food drive donations to organizations such as Family Promise and Meals on Wheels. In common with synagogues throughout the country, we had many challenges to surmount. We have had to resort to Zoom services, however, attendance has always been high. It is very gratifying that snowbirds remained loyal to the congregation and were also logged in. For the High Holy Days, mahzorim were made available to our local congregants and were also mailed out to snowbirds who requested them. Our “Staying Connected” weekly zoom programs, which offered a wide array of topics, played a major role in keeping our congregation engaged. The outdoor sing-along in November was followed in mid-December by the drive-in Hanukkah celebration and dedication of our impressive new Hanukkiyah. We have a lot to look forward to this year! There is a light at the end of the long tunnel with the availability of vaccines. At the time of writing this in late December, vaccination had commenced in Sarasota, and some of our congregants were amongst the first to be vaccinated. The re-opening of Temple Beth Sholom grows ever closer! At our semi-annual congregational meeting held by Zoom in December, which was extremely well attended, the congregation almost unanimously voted to approve that we engage in the process of hiring Rabbi Stuart Altshuler as our new rabbi. He is presently completing a 10- year term as rabbi in a large London synagogue and enthusiastically looks forward to being in Sarasota, a city that he and his wife are very familiar with. We are very honored to have Dr. Stephen Berk as our Freund Scholar-in-Residence this month. He is a professor of Holocaust and Jewish studies at Union College and is widely known for his expertise on the Holocaust, Russia, and the Middle East. He has earned an international reputation for his teaching, writing, and research surrounding Russian and Soviet Jewish history, the American Jewish experience, and anti-Semitism, among other topics and is a critically acclaimed author. Please mark your calendar for his four varied and thought-provoking presentations to be given between February 3 and 7. The times and dates are listed in this issue of The Messenger together with all the other programs for this month. Best regards to you all, Eric Faerber Page 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS December Bimah Basket Sponsors Dr. George Gitlitz wishing everyone a good Shabbos Marlene & Sandy Goldberg, in honor of their 58th wedding anniversary Sue & Martin Spector, in honor of Sue’s birthday Miriam & Mario Hallphone, in honor of Mario’s birthday Susan & Harold Halpern, in honor of their 46th wedding anniversary Willie & Norm Walter, in honor of their 61st wedding anniversary Ronnie Riceberg & Dennis Zimmerman, in honor of their 6th wedding anniversary Joan & Bart Levenson, in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary Shelley & Sheldon Goldklang, in honor of their 49th wedding anniversary Mara & Randall Winn, in honor of their 45th wedding anniversary Mazel Tov! Esta Snider, in honor of her great-great Nephew, Ariel Meyers, who was one of two winners in a national essay contest. His essay was “Why I Like Hanukkah” written from the point of view of the Hanukkiyah sitting in the china cabinet. He was the 1st speaker after the cantors at the National Menorah Lighting across from the White House. February Anniversaries JoAnn & Ronald Spiegel 47 years Marla & Robert Katz 27 years Jeanne & Paul Gartenberg 31 years Susan & Murray Post 40 years TBS MEMBERSHIP We are thrilled to welcome our newest members: Ruth & Harry Leichter, Lynn Brock, and Patricia (Patti) Bourke, who joined as an individual but is married to Dr. Robert Downie. Welcome to the TBS family! Susan Cahn Membership Chair December Shabbat Participants Rabbi Stuart Altshuler Stan Mitchell Ben Berman Cantor Neil Newman Len Berman Ronnie Riceberg Deborah Bortnick Len Stein Bill Fogel Bethamy Weinberger Don Friedman Susan Weintraub Jessica Green Mara Winn Josh Mellits Dennis Zimmerman Page 4 CONTINUING EDUCATION Dr. Stephen Berk TBS Scholar in Residence February 3 - 7 by Al Treidel You will not want to miss any of the four presentations delivered by our Scholar-in-Residence, Stephen Berk. Dr. Berk is sponsored by the Freund Scholar in Residence Fund. He is a renowned professor of history at Union College in Schenectady, NY, former chair of the department of history, director of the Russian and Eastern European studies program, and faculty advisor to the Jewish student organization. He has written several books and is presently working on a book on American Jewry and the struggle for civil rights between 1954 and 1965. Dr. Berk has been a consultant to the Wiesenthal Holocaust Center in Los Angeles. He has written articles on Russian and Jewish history, anti-Semitism, and the Middle East. Dr. Berk has lectured throughout the United States including distinguished colleges and universities such as Princeton, Vanderbilt, and Williams College. Two college guidebooks mention him as the best teacher at Union College. Dr. Berk’s course on the Holocaust is the most popular course offered at the school. Professor Berk is frequently consulted by newspaper reporters and by television and radio stations including the BBC. He is considered an absolutely superb lecturer and teacher. Dr. Berk has spoken in countless cities and towns in the United States and Canada and is frequently invited to return. On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Nuremberg Trials, Dr. Berk was awarded the Holocaust Memorial Award for his years of dedication to understanding and education as a world-wide lecturer and spellbinding speaker on the lessons of the Holocaust and its meaning today. In 2010, Professor Berk was designated an Israel Hero for his defense and advocacy of the State of Israel by the Jewish Educational Resources of New York. Dr. Berk will speak via Zoom on the following dates and times: Wednesday, February 3 – 7:00 p.m. 1945 A Year of Great Consequence: A view from the perspective of 76 years Thursday, February 4 – 7:00 p.m. Great Trials in Jewish History: Jesus, Dreyfus and Beilis Saturday, February 6 (Torah reading time) approx. 11:00 a.m. Our People are Your People: American Jews and the Struggle for Civil Rights Sunday, February 7 – 10:00 a.m. Putin and the Return of Russia (and the future for Russian Jews) The entire Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community is invited as TBS’ guests to attend any and all of these presentations.
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