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Temple is participating in a local and international celebration of rededication of the Czech Memorial Torah Scrolls. A total of 1,564 scrolls, including those now at Bridwell Library at SMU and at Temple, were recovered in Prague after World War II. They were dedicated in 1964 and will be commemorated this month with a 50th anniversary Service of Rededication at Westminster Synagogue in London. Temple’s scroll, which hails from Klatovy in southwestern Czech Republic, was received by Temple in 1976. It is #726 and was written in 1880, according to the Czech Memorial Trust. It has distinctive curlicues in many of the letters that are known as a “kabbalistic font” believed to date back to the 17th century. Examples of the lettering and special verses are on display in the hallway outside the Jacobus Archives. Observances Saturday, February 15 10:30AM, Lefkowitz Chapel Shabbat Services SACRED SCRIPT Some Czech Sunday, February 16 Torah scrolls have a unique font 2PM, Elizabeth Perkins with distinctive curlicues. At Prothro Hall left, Jan Timmons with Temple’s 5901 Bishop Blvd., SMU Torah, originally from Klatovy in Remarks by Rabbi Stern the Czech Republic. Don’t miss and reception following rededication events on February Free parking is available in 15 & 16 at Temple and SMU. Meadows Museum Garage. RSVP: 214.768.3483, 2 [email protected] EVENTS One Community, Many Voices ScHEDulE Friday, February 21 6:15PM, Olan Sanctuary • Shabbat Evening Service • Service of Welcome and Installation of Cantor Niren Saturday, February 22 9AM, Linz Hall • Chever Torah, taught by Cantor Schiller Cantor Benjie Cantor Leslie Niren Ellen Schiller 10:30AM, Lefkowitz Chapel • Shabbat Morning Temple will celebrate a special weekend and various commissioned works for Service, led by of music, learning and reflection on choirs, synagogues and interfaith Cantors Niren and February 21-23, with Levi A. Olan liturgical groups. A World Fulfilled, a Schiller Scholar-in-Residence Cantor Benjie Ellen solo recording of her compositions, was Schiller. The weekend will also include released in 2002. Noon • Congregational the installation and service of welcome Cantor Schiller is a mentor to many, Shabbat Lunch, for Cantor Leslie Niren. including our very own Cantor Leslie Pollman Hall, RSVP “We are so thrilled to celebrate these Niren. It is only fitting that she formally for free box lunch two distinguished musicians in a warm, installs Cantor Niren into her position as to bslakman@ welcoming weekend,” says chair Barbara Assistant Cantor here at Temple. tedallas.org Einsohn. “We invite everyone to be a part Cantor Niren is a native of 12:45PM of the fun.” Pittsburgh, Penn. Ordained as a cantor • The 2014 Olan Cantor Schiller is a Professor of in May 2013 at the Hebrew Union Lecture Cantorial Arts at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in “ Shavat College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City, Cantor Niren also holds a Vayinafash: The Ordinary and Debbie Friedman School of Sacred master’s degree in sacred music from the Wondrous Gift of Music. Her work involves training School of Sacred Music. Shabbat,” taught cantorial and rabbinical students to With her creativity and dynamic by Cantor Schiller bridge the gap between performance and personality, Cantor Niren engages with spiritual leadership. youth, teens, young adults and families, Sunday, February 23 She is a nationally known composer. as well as with the entire congregation. Her works include “Life-Song Cycle,” The Rabbi Levi A. Olan Lecture 9:30AM, Linz Hall a series of pieces for Jewish life Series is made possible through an • “Five Paths to Awareness: passage ceremonies; “Halleluhu,” a endowment gift by Hannah Hochman in Teachings for multirhythmic setting of Psalm 150; memory of Yetta Hochman. a Life Renewed,” “Lamdeini;” “You are My Song;” Please join us for an inspirational taught by Cantor “U’kratem D’ror- Proclaim Liberty,” weekend of spirituality, worship, song Schiller an American/Jewish response to 9/11, and celebration. 3 COMMUNITY CARING CONGREGATION Tour Texas Temples! On April 3-4, g2g will travel on an Collect for overnight trip to a Cause: explore the history of Jewish Central Women-to- Texas. The tour will include visits to Corsicana’s Women beautiful “double onion” domed Temple’s monthly Temple Beth-El, built in 1898, collection request is and celebrate Shabbat dinner and for women’s hygiene services with Schulenburg’s Temple products as part of Jewish Israel Congregation. The group will Federation of Greater also visit the historic B’nai Abraham Dallas’ Women-to-Women Synagogue in Brenham and Mitzvah Project benefiting sample a scoop of Blue Bell at the Jewish Family Service. company’s factory ice cream parlor. Rick and Sally Rosenberg with Rick’s parents, Sydney and Richard Rosenberg, JFS provides mental An information meeting will be held at their new home at The Forum. health and social services at 1PM on Sunday, for people of all ages, February 2 in Linz Hall. compassionate volunteers to join a regardless of their Honoring Older Adults mezuzah hanging brigade to help ethnicity, religion, or ability members making the transitions to to pay. Please help by People are living longer, and with assisted living facilities. bringing feminine hygiene this blessing comes awareness of and beauty products, the need to celebrate and sanctify Contact: Peggy Papert, which many of us take for life in meaningful, ritualistic ways. 214.706.0000, ext. 151, granted, and are much Caring Congregation is looking for [email protected] appreciated by JFS clients. Contact: Diana Coben Einstein, 214.706.0000, ext. 126, deinstein@ Make Your Shabbat Special with our tedallas.org Social Justice Partners Requested items include: Fun Saturdays at Jill North Texas Food Legacy at Preston Stone Elementary Bank Hollow • Adult feminine School Saturday, February 8, Saturday, February disposable Saturday, February 1, 1-3:30PM 22, 2-4PM underwear • Body lotion 1:30-4PM Sort and package food Make spice bags to be • Disposable razors Join us at Fun Saturdays at the North Texas used at Havdalah, then and shaving cream to play games, do arts & Food Bank to help feed play games with the • Hairspray crafts with the children, our neighbors here in residents and other • Mouthwash or go outside to see the Dallas. Volunteering Temple members. • Sanitary products • Shampoo/ new playground! Fun at North Texas Food Children are welcome conditioner Saturdays are great for Bank is a wonderful and encouraged to • Toothbrushes children ages 8 and opportunity for children attend! • Toothpaste above.