October 2016 Elul/Tishrei 5776/5777 Vol. 42 No. 11 Centering in an Off-Center World

“And the mind wants to shine, Rabbi plainly, as machines shine, and not David Stern grow deep, as for example, roots.” Louise Glück, “Daisies”

We live in an uncompromising age, a time of hard edges and bristling polemic. Our current culture too often confuses strength with bombast, conviction with absolutism, passion with intolerance. Deliberation and compromise are portrayed as weakness, and unyielding rigidity as power. Rage is all the rage. As the “IT ALL COMES TOGETHER IN THIS HOUSE” Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück Scenes from Temple’s Historic Celebration suggests in the lines above, ours might be called a machine age: Too readily and too lazily, our pp. 9-11 minds prefer shine to roots. And then along come the High Holy Days, with a completely counter-cultural message: Slow down and stop shining. Look within before you shout without. Stop. Reflect. Struggle. Consider your responsibilities to others. Create the space for questions that do not have easy answers. Permit uncertainties that shake you off center. Allow for regret and change. Open your heart to new possibilities. Grow deep. Consider the sound of the shofar: ragged, varied, piercing precisely because it’s not pretty. It is the sound of roots, not shine. It is the sound of the Jewish soul. The Mishnah teaches that if the shofar is sounded in a pit or a cistern, if one hears the (CONTINUED ON P. 7)

Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, p. 3 WRJ Events During Simchat Torah: Kever Avot and Sukkot, p. 7 Celebration and Yom Kippur, p. 2 Welcoming a New Torah, p. 4

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HIGH HOLY DAYS LET’S DWELL!

Sukkot begins at sundown on Sunday, October 16, and Rosh Hashanah, October 2-3 Erev Rosh Hashanah  Temple celebrates with a festive week of activities. 6 pm and 9pm: Congregational services, Olan Sanctuary 7:30-8:30 pm: Teen Gathering with Rabbi Amy Ross and Kayce Kuntz, Youth Wing 8:15pm: Atid Service and Reception with Cantor Leslie Niren and sermon by Rabbi Daniel Utley, Stern Chapel

Rosh Hashanah Day 9 am and 12:30pm: Congregational services 10 am: Service for Families with School-Age Children, Stern Chapel, with Rabbi Amy Ross and Cantor Leslie Niren Yom Kippur, October 11-12 3:30 pm: Service for Families with Young Children, Olan Kol Nidre Sanctuary, with Rabbi Amy Ross, Cantor Vicky Glikin and 6 pm and 9pm: Congregational services, Olan Sanctuary Shelly Sender, followed by Tashlich for Tots  Yom Kippur Day 4 pm: Tashlich, Caruth Park, with Rabbi Debra Robbins and 8:30 am: Service for Families With Young Children, Olan Cantor Leslie Niren Sanctuary, with Rabbi Amy Ross, Shelly Sender and Max Jared Einsohn Share a Bite 10 am: Service for Families with School-Age Children, Stern Friday, October 14 Thursday, October 20 Rosh Hashanah Day: A light reception will be held in Chapel, with Rabbi Amy Ross and Cantor Leslie Niren 9am: Decorate the sukkah with WRJ and residents of Noon: g2g lunch and learn in the sukkah with the Tycher Gathering Space from 11am-3pm Community Homes for Adults, Inc. (CHAI), followed Rabbi Daniel Utley 10 am and 1pm: Congregational services, Olan Sanctuary Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast: Light buffet provided by by lunch $10 Susan Dunn, [email protected] Yom Kippur Afternoon Experiences Cost: RSVP: Temple and generous donations from local restaurants 1 pm-2:30pm: and caterers Monday, October 17 The Original Open Table Rhythms of Repentance: Dallas String Quartet, Stern 9 am: Congregational morning service—an experiential Contacts for contributions of baked goods: Chapel Want to dwell in a sukkah but don’t have one at home? Jo –Sandra Greenberg, [email protected], sensory observance in the sukkah, featuring readings, Reserve Temple’s sukkah for a meal with family or Open Mind, Open Ark: Rabbi Nancy Kasten, Pollman Hall meditation and movement to awaken the soul to the 972.814.0777; Debbie Fuqua, [email protected] friends. Contact: Rachel Gross, [email protected] Holy Days and Every Day: Rabbi Debra Robbins, Linz Hall beauty of the season, led by Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen and Cantor Leslie Niren Teens Together: Rabbi Daniel Utley and teen leaders, Friday, October 21 Kever Avot, October 9 Following the service: Harvest feast prepared by our Youth Wing 5:30pm: Soup bags for Vickery Meadow, sponsored by 1pm: Mausoleum Chapel, Temple Cemetery (Lemmon and young children Temple’s LGBT community Howell Streets) 3:30 pm: The Heart of Yom Kippur: Reflection, Prayer and Shabbat evening service, congregational 6:15pm: Music for Repairing Our Souls, Olan Sanctuary celebration and Ta’am dinner Fulfill the mitzvah of visiting at this season your loved ones  Yizkor Memorial Service Tot Sukkot who have died. All are welcome, whether you have a loved 5pm: On Monday, October 17 at 9am, children ages one buried at the Temple cemetery or not. 5:45pm: N’ilah Concluding Service 2-6 are invited to spend the morning in Sukkot- Ta’am 8500 Dinner themed activities while parents participate in the In the tradition of welcoming guests into the sukkah, congregational morning service. They will hear stories For Information bring your friends to enjoy a delightful evening alfresco about the holiday and assemble a salad to serve after with games, a specialty coffee bar, build-your-own Rosh Hashanah, Kever Avot and Yom Kippur: the service. Babysitting is available for children under 2. edible sukkah and s’mores by the fire pits. 214.706.000 | [email protected] | participate.tedallas.org/highholydays RSVP required for child care: Rachel Gross, Cost: $18 for adults, and $10 for kids ages 3-10. Sukkot: Rachel Gross, [email protected] [email protected]. Register: participate.tedallas.org/taam8500 Simchat Torah: Rosie Tesson, [email protected]

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Simchat Torah, October 23-24 About the New Torah Israel: June 20-July 2, 2017 Erev Simchat Torah This Torah was written in the area of Lithuania in the early 1900s and was 6 pm: Celebrate with our entire community Led by: Rabbi David Stern and Rabbi Nancy Kasten on this festive holiday marking the end of housed by Kehillat Shalom in Calgary, B.C. after World War II. It spent some the Torah reading cycle and the beginning time in Tampa, Fla., where it stayed with a family who ultimately decided it Contact: Karen Hoffman, [email protected] of a new one. We will have a very special was the right time to allow a community to adopt the Torah. opportunity to welcome a new Torah Itinerary, accommodations, registration: arzaworld.com to Temple. The service will include Luckily, that community was Dallas! The Torah is being donated to Temple Say YES to the Class (search for Temple Emanu-El) Consecration of our young learners by the children and grandchildren of Ruth and Harold Kleinman. It has been entering Youth Learning + Engagement, Engagement ring and awesome proposal beautifully repaired by professional Torah scribes from Sofer on Site. story, check. Date and officiant, check. as well as Torah readings by the previous Goin’ to the Chuppah class offered by b’nai mitzvah year’s students. It arrived at Temple in a simple package. How wonderful it was to bring it to Temple, check and check again!  Simchat Torah Day its new welcoming home! Engaged couples have lots of decisions to 10:30 am: Festival Morning Service make, and Temple is here to help. Goin’ to with Yizkor, led by Rabbi Debra Robbins the Chuppah is an opportunity for engaged and Cantor Vicky Glikin and married couples in their 20s and 30s that is taught by Temple clergy and staff. It discusses issues relevant to marrying couples and explores the fundamentals of building a Jewish home. Through the experience, couples also meet and build relationships with others in the same stage of life. The class is free and meets four times.

For couples being married or who were married by our clergy, Temple requires that couples take the class before the wedding or within the first year of marriage. The class is also open to interfaith, Jewish and same-sex couples from the community who plan to create a Jewish home. To maintain a small group learning environment, space is limited to 12 couples.

To Register: participate.tedallas.org/ gointothechuppah2016 Helping Hearts HOW WE ROLL The new Torah arrived by FedEx in a cardboard box, wrapped in more protective layers of plastic. Rabbis Utley Contact: Jane Larkin, [email protected] and Robbins examined it before dressing it in a new velvet cover and placing it in the ark in Stern Chapel. Semi-annual grief support group begins Nov. 1 Class Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 27, 7pm In partnership with Jewish Family Service, Temple will hold a six-week Discussion and Conversation grief support series beginning November 1. The sessions will be held Temple Emanu-El from 11:30am-1pm on consecutive Tuesdays and cover the following topics: Grief and Loss; The Grief Process; Jewish Traditions and Insights, Saturday, Nov. 5, 5pm led by Cantor Vicky Glikin; Myths about Grief; and Support and Havdalah at the home of Communication: Hope for the Future. The sessions will be facilitated Judi and Randy Ratner by JFS Counselor Deborah Leibensberger. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 7pm Registration required: Deborah Leibensberger, [email protected], Discussion and Conversation 972.437.9950 (confidential financial assistance is available) Dish Preston Hollow Cost: $30 Friday, Nov. 11, 8pm Shabbat Dinner at the home of Temple Contact: Galit Birk, [email protected] Margot and Adam Carter

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OCT. 1 SUNDAY, OCT. 16 FRIDAY, OCT. 21 TUESDAY, NOV. 1 Shabbat Nosh Talmud Sunday Congregational Grief Support WRJ Events: following services Mornings Begins Sukkot Series Begins 10-11:30am, Room 131 Celebration with 11:30am-1pm, Linz Hall OCT. 2-3 PAGE 13SUNDAY, OCT. Ta’am 8500 PAGE 5 16 Note our extended fall hours! SUKKOT Rosh Hashanah dinner SAVE THE DATES Mon-Thu 11am-5pm PAGE 2 Lilith Salon 6:15pm, Stern Chapel Fri 9am-5:30pm 3-5pm, private home PAGE 5 Sunday, Nov.13 Sun 9am-1pm when YL+E is in session FRIDAY, OCT. 14 SUNDAY, OCT. 9 PAGE 6 Brotherhood Blood Decorate the sukkah and enjoy a nosh Interpreting Torah SUNDAY, OCT. 23 Drive and Coats MONDAY, OCT. 17 with residents of CHAI from 9:30am-12pm. Begins Congregational for Kids Contact: 10am-12pm, Linz Hall Congregational Simchat Torah Carla Strauss PAGE 13 Sukkot Service Service Friday, Nov. 18 [email protected], and Tot Sukkot 6pm, Stern Chapel Service of Installation 214.750.7445 Kever Avot 9am, Stern Chapel and PAGE 4 and Welcome to 1pm, Temple Cemetery ECEC Playscape Cantor Vicky Glikin THURSDAY, OCT. 20 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 MONDAY, OCT. 24 Daughters of Abraham interfaith learning group will Simchat Torah Tuesday, Nov. 29 OCT. 10, OCT. 16 TUESDAY, OCT. 18 meet from 7-8:30pm. The topic is “Sin, Evil and Satan.” Service with An Evening with Lilith Salon Contact: Brotherhood Rabbi Levi A. Olan Yizkor Anat Hoffman Sunday | Oct. 16, 3-5pm | private home Leah Beth Kolni Plant Sale orders, Sermon Series 10:30am, Stern Chapel [email protected] pickup Class Begins PAGE 4 Friday, Dec. 2 This intimate group discussion focuses on articles 214.801.7463 PAGE 6 1:15-1:30pm, Linz Hall Service of Installation appearing in “Lilith” magazine. This month’s topics PAGE 13 THURSDAY, OCT. 27 and Welcome to include “Take Your Tears Back Now,” “A Jewish Co-Ed FRIDAY, OCT. 21 OCT. 11-12 Goin’ to the Rabbi Daniel Utley in North Carolina, 1941” and “Step Mothers WRJ will host CHAI residents at the Yom Kippur OCT. 19, 26 Chuppah begins From Caricature to Counter Narrative.” Ta’am dinner and celebration PAGE 2 Talmud with Rabbi PAGE 5 Sunday, Dec. 4 David Stern The Bazaar RSVP: Eleanor Trachtenberg, 214.363.2218 FRIDAY, OCT. 14 SUNDAY, OCT. 30 7:30-8:30am, Linz Hall Sukkah decorating PAGE 13 Brotherhood Sunday, Jan. 22 with WRJ Community Brotherhood Party THURSDAY, OCT. 20 9:30am-12pm Breakfast Expo PAGE 6 Daughters of 10am, Tobian Abraham Auditorium 7pm, Temple sukkah PAGE 17 A Quarter Century of Beautiful Blooms PAGE 6 25th Annual Brotherhood Fall Plant Sale Clergy Message: Heeding the Call to Slow Down

Deadline to order: Monday, Oct. 10 (CONTINUED FROM COVER) questions, let alone amidst the poetry of our tradition, such Pickup: Sunday, Oct. 16, Daniels Parking Lot facing Northwest Highway, 9am-12:30pm sound of the shofar, he has fulfilled the mitzvah of listening beautiful music, and the strength and mooring of community. to the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. But if one hears only the Without a doubt, elements of the High Holy Days experience Order online to purchase flower bowls, hanging baskets, ornamental kale and peppers, sound of the echo, then he has not fulfilled the mitzvah. The can feel cumbersome. But maybe we tolerate some of the slog Talmud goes on to comment that if the listener is in the pit because slowing down is exactly what we need. dusty miller, rosemary cones and pansies—all great choices for fall foliage. when the shofar is sounded, then surely he hears the sound At a recent Shabbat service, Rabbi Robbins compared itself, and has fulfilled the obligation. But if he is standing Shabbat to a school zone—something that forces us to slow All proceeds from the plant sale enable Brotherhood to fund scholarships and social justice initiatives. only on the edge of the pit, then he has only heard the echo, down on our daily round and pay extra attention to what and has not fulfilled his obligation. surrounds us. Our tradition calls Yom Kippur a Sabbath An interpretation about our commitments to others: If you of Sabbaths—a school zone of school zones, our tradition’s Order: flowers.tebrotherhood.org are not present with people in the depths of their need, then ultimate call to deceleration and awareness. you are not really hearing them. If we permit ourselves to be counter-cultural, to go from Delivery: Brotherhood will deliver orders of 10 flats or more An interpretation about the opportunity and purpose of the machine’s shine to the roots’ depth, then we will hear Contact: David Steinfield, [email protected], 214.769.2716 these days: If you stay only on the surface of things, if you the call of these days from the heart of our Jewish tradition: do not grow deep, then in fact you have not fulfilled the calling us to healing, to justice, to hope. May these days be obligation of these Days of Awe. eye-opening, soul-opening. May the call from the heart of What a tremendous gift these days bring to us. How rarely the tradition enter our own. May we hear it with courage and do we give ourselves the opportunity to reflect on ultimate strength, and the depth of God’s blessing.

6 The Window • OCTOBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 • The Window 7 PRAYER COVER STORY Shabbat Shalom!   ,ufux sgunv kuj Nitzavim Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot Union Prayer Book Deuteronomy 22:9-30:20 Friday Oct. 21 Services to Begin Friday, Sept. 30 Sukkot Celebration Elul Week Four 6:15pm, Stern Chapel at a New Time Our Family Album 6:15pm, Stern Chapel Rabbi David Stern Services using the Union Rabbi Daniel Utley Rabbi Daniel Utley Prayer Book are moving SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen Cantor Vicky Glikin to 6:15pm. All will be held Cantor Vicky Glikin Cantor Leslie Niren in Olan Sanctuary. Two Cantor Leslie Niren We did it. Together. With our hearts and our energy, building. Windows within, to our courtyards and our Saturday, Oct. 22 of the six services (Choir Saturday, Oct. 1 10:30am, Stern Chapel with our time and our talent, with our wisdom and playgrounds. Windows looking out to the beauty Appreciation on March 10 our leadership, with our muscle and our money. We of the natural world as well as the plight of our 10:30am, Stern Chapel Rabbi Daniel Utley and Fifty+ on May 12) will Rabbi Daniel Utley Randy Pearlman, Cantorial Soloist came together and built ourselves a beautiful new neighbors in need. Windows shining the light on be the single service of the Cantor Vicky Glikin building to sustain the next generation and beyond. ourselves, and at times, letting in the darkness, too. 10:30am, Olan Sanctuary Randy Pearlman, Cantorial Soloist evening. The other four will And on Sunday, September 11, we celebrated, Rabbi Debra Robbins be held concurrently with changing in our own way the trajectory of the tragic On this special day, Temple threw open the windows,  Cantor Vicky Glikin the service in Stern Chapel, day 15 years earlier. letting in the music, the laughter, the sticky fingers, Becoming Bat Mitzvah:  with our entire community the hugs and high fives. From Mayor Mike Rawlings Va-yeilech Ellie Feldman As Rabbi Stern reminded us at the dedication singing “Sweet Caroline” into a corny dog Deuteronomy 31:1-30 coming together before 4:30pm, Stern Chapel and after the services. ceremony for The Picnic, nothing would have microphone, to Sarah Yarrin dancing on the eve of Friday, Oct. 7 Rabbi David Stern happened without the windows. Windows toward her 90th birthday, to little Avia Winski digging her Shabbat Shuvah Cantor Leslie Niren 2016 the future that fueled our dreams for 10 long years heart out for social justice, the day wasn’t about 6:15pm, Stern Chapel Becoming B’nai Mitzvah: Oct. 28 of planning, fundraising and construction. Windows bricks, mortar or even windows. It was about a family Rabbi Debra Robbins Andrew and Matthew Arnold on the past that inspired sensitive new architecture kicking back its heels and rejoicing to be back home Rabbi Daniel Utley 2017 that seamlessly echoes our historic, award-winning again. Shanah Tovah! Cantor Vicky Glikin Jan. 6 Saturday, Oct. 8  Feb. 3 B’reishit 10:30am, Stern Chapel March 10 Genesis 1:1-6:8 Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen April 7 Cantor Leslie Niren Friday, Oct. 28 May 12 6:15pm, Olan Sanctuary  Union Prayer Book  Rabbi David Stern Haazinu Cantor Vicky Glikin Child Care Deuteronomy 32:1-52 6:15pm, Stern Chapel Child care is available in Friday, Oct. 14 Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen Room 118 for children aged 6:15pm, Stern Chapel Rabbi Debra Robbins 18 months to 5 during Friday Rabbi Daniel Utley Cantor Leslie Niren night and Saturday morning Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen Saturday, Oct. 29 services. Cantor Leslie Niren Dignitaries on the bimah included Temple clergy, community partners and lay leaders from Our Temple | Our Future, the 10:30am, Lefkowitz Chapel Jamming with our musical clergy and friends Saturday, Oct. 15 Rabbi Daniel Utley Membership Engagement Task Force, Youth Learning + Engagement, Early Childhood Education Center and our Temple youth. 10:30am, Lefkowitz Chapel Cantor Vicky Glikin Rabbi David Stern If You Can’t Be 10:30am, Stern Chapel Shirat HaLev Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor With Us in Person 10:30am, Stern Chapel Cantor Leslie Niren Listen to services on our Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen Becoming Bar Mitzvah: Kesher line, 214.706.0050. Cantor Leslie Niren Jack Helms Becoming Bar Mitzvah: 4:30pm, Olan Sanctuary Live streaming is available Andrew Daitch Rabbi Daniel Utley at live.tedallas.org. 4:30pm, Olan Sanctuary Cantor Vicky Glikin Rabbi Daniel Utley Becoming Bat Mitzvah: Cantor Vicky Glikin Lindi Harris Becoming Bat Mitzvah: Sofia Bernstein The Picnic co-chairs Barbara Einsohn and Peggy Zilbermann The mayor wins at the Hebrew Cake Walk. Mark Zilbermann and Randy Ratner

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Philip Einsohn readies challah bites to go in the oven. Yum! A moment of wonder for Ellen Tate. Kids’ Corral Marionette Show Kol Shir choir members are ready to sing. Romi Tendolkar takes a turn at the Hope Wall. Rhea Wolfram welcomes visitors with a friendly smile.

Katie Dickerson, with her children Sidney, Dezmond and Linda Kahalnik, Betty Jo Bell, Barbara Einsohn and Gregory Leyden and Andrew Gilbert with Eleanor Tractenberg and Gary Odgaard relax in the Shannon and Jeremy Guttanplan take it all in. Enjoying a relaxed moment at the Haas Amphitheater. Betsey Soberanes, win at the Hebrew Cake Walk. Judi Ratner dance to “Miriam’s Song.” their daughter Rachel. Tycher Gathering Space.

Sarah Yarrin kicks up her heels during Balloon swordfighting with Daniel Isenberg and Josh Newburn Arnold Lester and Geralyn Davis find their inner mezuzah artists. Kathy Aferiat visits with members of the design team in Stern Chapel. Jan Kessler gets creative at the mezuzah making event. Sara, Michael and Andrew Duran “Miriam’s Song.”

With a corny dog for a mic, Mayor Rawlings belts out “Sweet Caroline” Mayor Rawlings visits with artist Suzanne Tick, The Rutstein family enjoys The Picnic. Mirim Kolni helps Avia Winski plant seeds at the social justice event. Joan Davidow with granddaughter Joelle Davidow. Spellbound at the Kids’ Corral marionette show. with Loui Dobin and the GFC Garage Band. creator of the ark doors.

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Debra, Teddy, and Sister of Kathy Foos, BECOMING B’NAI MITZVAH Reese Howard Lowell Foos, Carlynn Foos, Steven and Margaret Donavee Shaw and Nancy Lerner Alsop FALL 2016 Sofia Cayte Bernstein, Oct. 15 Daughter of Margo and Harold Bernstein, Howard and Gaylyn Lipp Ella Klein student at Renner Middle School Ben, Naomi, and Mother of Frieda Dylan Tabak Schmiedel Tikkun Olam: Challah Angels with Community Movers at Temple Valerie Taylor Daniel Morguloff Rabbi Daniel, Rachel, and Husband of Martha Andrew Max Daitch, Oct. 15 Eitan Utley Morguloff LUNCH WITH BENEFITS Son of Lauren and Ben Daitch Father of Danna Morguloff- Make plans to attend the return engagement of two popular lunchtime classes. Hayden, Barry Morguloff student at Greenhill School In Memoriam and Karen Morguloff Lunch and Literature with Rabbi Debra Robbins Rabbi Levi A. Olan Radio Sermon Series Class Tikkun Olam: Assembling “Bye-Bye Lisa Borinstein Thursdays, Nov. 10, Dec. 1, Jan. 5, Feb. 2 and March 2 Tuesdays beginning Oct. 18 bags” at Vogel Alcove Luke Borinstein Mary Rejebian Johnston Emma Borinstein Northern 12-1:30pm, Linz Hall 12:15-1:30pm, Linz Hall Ellie Claire Feldman, Oct. 22 Cousins of Jane Hurst Mother of Mitchell RSVP and order lunch: Diana Hall, [email protected] Johnston Rabbi Olan spoke on important issues in the 1960s Daughter of Emily and Stephen Feldman Start reading now to be prepared for the resumption and 1970s, and was often referred to as the conscience student at Greenhill School Arthur Brody Father of Ellen Davis Alfred Rosenfield of Lunch and Literature. The group will continue to of Dallas. His sermons still ring true today. Bring your Tikkun Olam: Attitudes and Attire Father of Jeff Rosenfield, explore short stories and novel excerpts from “The lunch and listen to Rabbi Olan’s sermons, followed Don Bruce Mark Rosenfield and Cheryl New Diaspora: The Changing Landscape of American by discussions led by Dr. Morton Prager. The original Husband of Mary Ellen Spellman Fiction” edited by Victoria Aarons, Avinoam J. Patt, and tapes were digitized and are now available on the SMU Bruce Lindi Rose Harris, Oct. 29 Isidoro Rousso Mark Shechner. Students are encouraged to purchase Bridwell Library website and YouTube. Daughter of Debbie and Earl Harris, Brother of Janie Bruce and the book, in soft cover or electronically. Raymond Bruce Husband of Ester Rousso student at Shelton School Father of Erika Bruce, Father of Isaac Rousso Tikkun Olam: Operation Kindness Jason Bruce, Katherine Bruce Tarnoff and Nicole Marsha Barath Scheinder Bruce Sister of Jacob Barath NEW SUNDAY OPPORTUNITIES Jack Dunning Helms, Oct. 29 Carol Campbell Max Vernon Interpreting Torah Talmud on Sunday Mornings Son of Jennifer Anton Helms and Mother of Margaret Lerner Wife of Miriam Vernon John Michael Helms, Brother of Margaret Beginning Oct. 9, for six consecutive Sunday mornings Beginning Oct. 16 Guggenheim student at Shelton School Paul Caron 10am-12pm, mostly in Linz Hall 10am-12pm, Room 131 Grandfather of Erin Zarbo Son of Jay Vernon Facilitated by Robin Kosberg Tikkun Olam: North Texas Food Bank A new Talmud study group, facilitated by lay leaders, Fee: $40 (Adult B’nai Mitzvah class members are will be meeting on Sunday mornings when YL+E is in Boris Chichilniker already registered for this course) Mazel Tov session. The group will be exploring tractate Sanhedrin Husband of Anna Shneyder RSVP: participate.tedallas.org/interpretingtorah Baby Namings Weddings Father of Nella Chichilniker Ragen and Roy Elterman, and discussing the origins of jurisprudence and judicial and Pavel Chichilniker In this class, we will introduce and use traditional thinking that are still part of American law today. Ella Tatum Beliak Lottye Brodsky and on the birth of their Bobby Lyle grandson Everett Asher methods of interpretation to deepen our understandings Contact: Mel Klein, [email protected], 214.394.1817 Daughter of Josh and Janie Escamilla Tara Beliak Rebecca Prangler and Henry, son of Dara and of Torah. We will learn how to write a d’var Torah and a Grandmother of Chelsie Douglas Henry Granddaughter of Brad Richard Markus Kastriner midrash. Interpreting Torah requires no background and Melinda Powell, Susy in studying Torah, only curiosity and a willingness to Beliak and Steve Deutsch Freda and John Heald and participate in our discussions. Marjorie Goldblatt Stefanie and Steve Toppel, New and Returning Sister of Neil Goldblatt Emily Michele Szor Members on the weddings of their Daughter of Ashley and children: Ryan Toppel Emily Andes and Emma Gottlieb and Lauren Garmley, and Jay Szor Kevin Young Mother of Michael Gottlieb Granddaughter of Nancy Melissa Toppel and Colin LEARNING FOR ALL SEASONS Aaron Ashton and Scott and Jerry Szor Donald Gould Jamie Brod Talmud with Rabbi David Stern Bea Kabler Chever Torah Mussar Husband of Sonia Gould Ann Kahn, upon receiving Reese Isabel Szor Ashley, Evan, Brody, Father of David Gould Daughter of Lee and Mercer, and Ryland Bundis the Audrey Kaplan Wednesdays, Oct. 19 and 26 Beginning Oct. 16 Small groups are always forming Sarah Szor Maya, David, and Inspiring Women of the 7:30-8:30am, Linz Hall 9-10:20am, Linz Hall for this spiritual practice based on Lorraine Zellan Greenspan Southwest Award from Granddaughter of Nancy Emily Gabbay Mother of Alan Greenspan, ancient teachings made relevant and Jerry Szor the Southwest Jewish This long-running class explores Start Shabbat morning with Temple’s Gigi Gartner Carolyn Greenspan and Congress Talmud and its relevance in longest running adult education for today. Alyssa Greenspan Jessica, Christopher, Collin, modern life. class, then join us for our service. Conversion and Naomi George Art Kaplan, on being Sammie Herzmark elected Commander of Cantor Vicky Glikin, Vlad Alex Haskel Mother of Jeanette the Jewish War Veterans Leybovich, and Adam, Herzmark Department of Texas, Michelle, and Samuel Arkansas, Louisiana and FOR INFORMATION Leybovich-Glikin Contact: Becky Slakman, [email protected] | www.tedallas.org/learning/adult-jewish-learning Fran Kimple Oklahoma Wife of Stephen Kimple

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Our Congregation Memory of Emma Gottlieb Appreciation of Rabbi Anne and Sam WRJ/Sisterhood of Memory of Fannie Melnick Temple Emanu-El Memory of Mordecai Zemach by Ettie & Melvin Weinberg Daniel Utley Kesner Caring by Lester & Cynthia Melnick Cemetery by Sarah Reuler Dora Aronson by Bill & Suzanne Utley Temple Emanu-El Memory of Sammie Congregation Fund Support of Women of Reform Memory of Daniel Morguloff Endowment Fund Memory of Pat Zilbermann Helping Hands Fund Herzmark Birth of Max Roland Oxman Assistance for Temple mem- Judaism by Harold Krom Distribution from the Temple’s by Marjorie Phillips Cowin Distributions by Rabbi David by Bob & Lynn Behrendt by Mr. & Mrs. Evan Oxman by Monique Roy & Ken Chumey by OriAnn & Judson Phillips & bers through all phases of life Memory of Dorothy P. 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Friedman and Matt Coit by David & Julie Fields Memory of Sam & Anne Kesner Marriage of Miriam Kolni & by Bertha & Edward Epstein by Darrel Strelitz Memory of Phyllis Sallinger Memory of Michael Deutsch by Sondra Hollander by Richard & Rozelle Gilman Lindsey Reed Memory of Asher Dreyfus by Ralph & Barbara Bubis Memory of Joe Grossfeld by Artyce Colen by Weezie & Mark Margolis Celebration of Rabbi Debra by Michael & Matt Smerud by Patricia Mittenthal Memory of Fran Kimple by Bonnie & Michael Grossfeld by Cheryl & Randy Colen by William Mexic Robbins Memory of Karen S. Stern by Stephen Kimple Memory of Doris Knop Memory of Asher Dreyfus by Pamela & Steven Pluss by Karen Glosserman Our Temple and by Morton Rachofsky Memory of Jill Wyn Moss by Nancy & Richard Fincher by Judy & Robb Steinberg by Irwin & Irma Grossman Celebration of Rabbi Memory of Edith “Edee” Memory of Betsy P. Swango by Terri Hornberger Kuhne Cemetery Speedy recovery of Memory of Marvin Gardner Memory of Captain Alfred Daniel Utley by Ralph & Barbara Bubis Memory of Sam Rubenstein by Nina Cortell & Bob Fine Rose Marion and Lee Lawrence Burk by OriAnn & Jud Phillips Gerald Platt by Amy Davis by Morton Rachofsky by Fonda Glazer by Ted & Cathy Bernstein by Karen Glosserman Memory of Malcolm E. H. Berg Building Fund Contribution Memory of Phyllis Unell Memory of Jeanne Hirsch Memory of Emma Gottlieb Leidner Upkeep and maintenance of Memory of Ann Reisfeld by Richard M. French Davidoff Brin Wright by Bobbie & David Repp by Nina Cortell & Bob Fine our historic building Alex F. Weisberg by Donna Schuback by Charles & Eileen Davidoff Honor of Cantor Vicky Glikin by Coleman Robison & Library Fund Memory of Herman N. Kirschner Memory of Daniel Morguloff Memory of Myron Ball Barbara Brin Memory of Al Rosenfield by Phyllis Berman Memory of Jane Wallenstein Purchases of Judaic books, publi- by Selma Bookatz by Daryl S & Henry Gelender by Ralph & Barbara Bubis by Jeff Rosenfield by James & Marcia Wallenstein cations and entertainment media Memory of Kim Colen Honor of Rabbi Nancy Kasten by Jeanne & Barry Miller by Judy & Robb Steinberg Memory of Joan Beck Dorothy and Henry Memory of Asher Dreyfus Koenigsberg by Carole Cohen by Norm & Andrea Bleicher by Morton Rachofsky Memory of Stanley Weinberg Memory of Mary Rothschild by Ralph & Barbara Bubis Jacobus Archives by Polly Weisberg by Artyce Colen Honor of Cantor Leslie Niren Memory of Allen Selz by Cheryl & Randy Colen by Malcolm & Sylvia Cohen Memory of Jack Blum Fund Birthday of Jacque Prager by Larry Gutterman by Roz Katz by Ronald & Carolyn Blum Memory of Sandra Wiener Support of special exhibits by Irma & Irwin Grossman Memory of Leah Donosky by Peachy Rudberg by Sondra Hollander Honor of Peggy Pappert from our Archives Rudberg Memory of Anna K. Silverstein Memory of Marvin Bubis Birthday of Jacque Prager by Larry Gutterman by Natalie Potter Memory of Pat Zilbermann by Joel & Sister Steinberg by Ralph & Barbara Bubis Memory of Asher Dreyfus by Ellene Breinin by Ralph & Barbara Bubis General Honor of Rabbi Debra Robbins Memory of Albert Skibell by Joan Sandfield Jackson Memory of Betsy P. Swango Memory of Hilda Burtis by Jeanie Tolmas Clergy Good by Jerry & Nancy Szor by Joan & Jerome Skibell Temple Emanu-El by Carole Cohen by Peter Vogel & Marguerite Burtis by Connie Tolmas General Operating Works Fund Rabbi Gerald J. by Lawrence & Susan Garfield Honor of Rabbi Daniel Utley Memory of Ira Tobolowsky Memory of Jake Davidoff by Helaine Trachtenberg Fund Distributions to charitable by Alexander Braham Klein Memorial Memory of Ira Tobolowsky by Nina Cortell & Bob Fine by Charles & Eileen Davidoff Birth of Everett A. Henry Support of Temple’s general organizations, individuals in by Rabbi Beth Kalisch Cemetery Fund by Gloria & Joseph Pryzant Marriage of Micall Phillips by Roy & Ragen Elterman programs and events need or community causes by by Naomi Singer Memory of Asher Dreyfus Beautification and improvements by Marcia B. Smith & Darryn Sandler Temple’s clergy by John & Pam Beckert Birthday of Jacque Prager of the Temple Emanu-El Cemetery Memory of Beryl Freeman Marriage of Ashley Bosse & by Susan & Allyn Kramer Memory of Max Vernon by Ralph & Barbara Bubis by Helaine Trachtenberg by Jan & Tom Timmons Memory of Jean Amber Jared Lubetkin Memory of Esther Cohn by Hannah & Carl Beren Speedy recovery of by Rita Morgan by Ethel Zale by Natalie Lewis by Lubetkin Family by Mary Ann & Marshall Lustig Memory of Lorraine Greenspan by Esther McKenna by Susan Morrissey & Elizabeth by Barbara Smith Lawrence Burk Contribution by Barbi & Scott Cohen Marriage of Lottye Brodsky by Barry & Jeanne Miller Michelson Memory of Asher Dreyfus Memory of Pat Zilbermann by Jay Beck Memory of Joan Beck & Bobby Lyle by Morton Rachofsky by Marjorie Phillips Cowin Memory of Maurice C. Harvey by Karen Glosserman Speedy recovery of by Karen Glosserman by Bert & Myra Fischel by Betty & Steve Silverman Speedy recovery of by Katherine, Jim, and Chase by Robert Mayer Memory of Mildred Flaxman Michael Reisman Lawrence Burk Harvey Memory of Alan L. Berger Marriage of Gabriella by Norm & Andrea Bleicher Memory of Sanford P. Fagadau by Marjorie Phillips Cowin Memory of Charles E. by Helaine Trachtenberg by Barbara Berger Shostak & Matthew Blevins by Morton Rachofsky Memory of Selma M. Landau Zinsmaster Memory of Mina Hitzig by Matthew & Gaby Blevins Speedy recovery of Ida by Sandy Phillips & Jeff Landau Memory of Marvin Bubis by Jean Maza YES Fund of Memory of Elizabeth Greenman by Jay & Betty Lorch Strasmick by Barry & Linda Hoffer Unveiling of Herbert Epstein Sisterhood by Morton Rachofsky Memory of Daniel Morguloff Memory of Joyce A. by Ms. Betty D Sher Memory of Daniel Morguloff by Beverly Epstein Support of the Youth, Educa- by Jerome & Phyllis Prager Memory of Sarah Latter Cohen Zinsmaster Memory of Lorraine Greenspan by Phyllis & Joe Somer tion and Service program of Speedy recovery of Ethel Zale by Malcolm & Sylvia Cohen by Jean Maza Unveiling of James Herzog by Heleen Mange Memory of John Z. Pickens Women of Reform Judiasm by Helaine Trachtenberg Memory of Jeff Phillips by Phyllis Herzog by Retta A. Miller by Sylvia Owens Memory of Asher Dreyfus Appreciation of Rabbi by Marjorie Phillips Cowin Memory of Fran Kimple by Steve & Betty Silverman by Betty Dreyfus Kimberly Herzog Cohen Unveiling of Dorothy S. by OriAnn & Jud Phillips & family Memory of Maryanne S. by Miriam Cohen by Southern Glazer’s Wine & by Steve & Joanne Levy by Marianna Grayson Rieter Rosenstein by Marlene Franklin Spirits, LLC Memory of Ira Tobolowsky by Phyllis & Joe Somer by Risa Gross by Vivian Levin by Joanne & Steve Levy by Phyllis & Marty Mills Memory of Beth F. Kahn by OriAnn & Jud Phillips Memory of Eugene Myron by Family of Rosalie Anniversary of Sara & Mark by Ralph & Barbara Bubis Friedman Rosenbloom Bar Mitzvah of Alex Haskel Memory of Anna M. Weber Albert by Miriam Cohen by The Weber Family by Natalie Friedman Appreciation of Rabbi Memory of Sarah Golman by Claire Albert & Josef Albert by Phyllis & Marty Mills Kissner Memory of Rosalie Joy Debra Robbins Memory of Solomon Zemach by Lois & Stanley Golman Friedman by Ettie & Melvin Weinberg by Sarah Reuler by Marcia B. Smith

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Temple Emanu-El by Marvin M. & David Sigel Katherine F. Baum The Jill Stone Memory of Rabbi Jack Stern Bar Mitzvah of Landon Memory of Harry Plotkin Martin and Charlotte Endowment Fund by Carol & Jon Weinstein Adult Education Tikkun Olam Fund by Karen Glosserman Miller by Allen & Diane Plotkin Weiss Religious by Sarah Yarrin & Jack Repp by Chaput Family Distribution from the Temple’s Fund Support of Temple’s social Memory of Priscilla Rudin Stern Memory of Al Rosenfield School Fund foundation supporting Temple’s Memory of Pat Zilbermann Support for adult education justice programs including by Karen Glosserman Bat Mitzvah of Sydney by Judy & Art Agulnek Scholarships for YL+E fees, programs by Bobbie & Leo Fields initiatives, advocacy, projects, Grossfeld by Bob Axelrod & The Bloch Group programs Anniversary of Debbie & books and additional expenses by Betsy Bramson and lectures by Karen & Rob Sirota by Elaine Betcher Memory of Asher Dreyfus Marc Andres by Candy & Ike Brown Memory of Kenneth Baum by Danny & Connie Cerveny Memory of Pauline Murov by Sheryl & Gordon Bogen and Memory of Lester Adler by Ruthie & Alan Shor by Joni & Bob Cohan by Ron & Marilyn Fiedelman by Madeline Covens by Shelley & Richard Hirsh Bobbie & Leo Fields by Joan Goltz by Annette & Jack Corman Youth Learning + by Joan Goltz Anniversary of Mary Lee & Engagement by Marjorie Phillips Cowin Memory of Asher Dreyfus Memory of Jeff Phillips by Miriam Karp Memory of Sylvia Memory of Asher Dreyfus Michael Broder by Pauline De Nur by Idarene Glick by Sandy Phillips & Jeff Landau by Gloria & Joseph Pryzant Sadovnick Bril by Annette & Jack Corman by Ruthie & Alan Shor Early Childhood by Mary Dornan by Morton Rachofsky by Jeanne Fagadau by Anna-Margaret & Walter Fabisiak Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Trillo Memory of Pat Zilbermann by Carole Cohen Anniversary of Julie & Education Center by Jacque & Freddy Roberts by Cameron Gray by Anjelica Ruiz by Nancy & Tony Kaufman Memory of Ida Fox David Fields by Joyce & Charles Shenk Memory of Asher Dreyfus (ECEC) Fund by Robert & Carol Hirsh Birthday of Bernard Hirsh by Stanley & Barbara Rabin by Betsy Bramson by Evelyn & Eugene Fox by Ruthie & Alan Shor by Leona Shlosman Support of ECEC programs by Noreen & Bill Houston by Idarene Glick by Gary Kahn Marriage of Lottye Brodsky by Phyllis & Joe Somer Memory of Marcia Goidl Birthday of Mike Ablon Memory of Joseph Marvin by Lori & Randy Isenberg & Bobby Lyle by Nancy Marcus by Annette & Jack Corman by Ruthie & Alan Shor by Steve & Leslye Lapidus Marriage of Ashley Bosse & Appreciation of Vicky Glikin Bloom by Suzi & Jack Greenman by Sandy Nachman by Joseph & Elaine Levy Jared Lubetkin by Ettie & Melvin Weinberg Memory of Lorraine Greenspan Birthday of Bobby Goodman by Jacque & Freddy Roberts by Helen Stern by Martin & Gail Megeff by Barbara & Jerry Grunt by Terry & Barry Greenberg by Ruthie & Alan Shor Memory of Laura B. Darver Appreciation of Rabbi Memory of Irene Fiedelman by Steve & Shari Naman Music and Prayer by Sherri & Alan Darver Asher Knight & Rabbi Ana by Ron & Marilyn Fiedelman Memory of Daniel Morguloff Birthday of Joe Ray by Ira & Shari Nevelow Youth Scholarship Music Fund Bonnheim by Norma Levitan by Ruthie & Alan Shor Memory of Bee Tuvil Grasiano by Law Office of Scott H Palmer Fund by Lottye & Bobby Lyle Memory of Stuart Fiedelman by Arlene Ratner Enhancement of Temple music Memory of Martin Price Honor of Rabbi Nancy Kasten by Jacque & Freddy Roberts Financial assistance to by Ron & Marilyn Fiedelman by Joyce & Joseph Rosenfield families for participation programs Birthday of Frances Blatt by Jeanne Fagadau by Karen Glosserman Memory of Daniel Morguloff by Joseph Marc Shabot, M.D. in youth programs Memory of Morris Blyweiss by Jeanne Fagadau Memory of Daniel Morguloff Memory of Marcus Simon Honor of Rabbi David Stern by Frada & Alan Sandler by Beverly Stimson by Richard & Marlene Marks by Berta Goetz Memory of Al Rosenfield Memory of Alan Brodsky by Evelyn & Eugene Fox by Karen Glosserman by Phyllis & Phillip Stoup by May Sebel Memory of Mary Rothschild by Mindy & Mark Tulbert by Jeanne & Barry Miller by Gay & Irving Winter Memory of John Christopher Memory of Pat Zilbermann Marriage of Adam Miller & by Greenspan Family Memory of Sandra Wiener by Ethel Zale Memory of Lorraine by Holly & Scott Lynn Speedy recovery of by Annette & Jack Corman Karen Lager by Sandy Nachman Greenspan Memory of Mary Goodman Barbara Levenson by Jeanne Fagadau by Norman Miller Gina Rosenfield Memory of Nan Sonderer by Robin Kosberg by Lottye & Bobby Lyle Conversion of Jenny Kassanoff by Phyllis & Phillip Stoup by Ann Kahn Honor of Karen Blumenthal Speedy recovery of John Levy Greene Family by Carole Cohen Memory of James Herzog Memory of Emma Gottlieb & Scott McCartney Rosenberg Camp Scholarship Anniversary of Rabbi Aline C. Rutland by Phyllis Herzog by Pauline De Nur Social Justice by Annette & Jack Corman by Ruthie & Alan Shor Fund Andrew Terkel & Hannah Prayer Book Fund Financial assistance to families Rubin-Schlansky Memory of Elizabeth Marriage of Lottye Brodsky Purchases of prayer books for Greene Family Camp by Amy & Arnold Terkel Greenman Hunger Relief & Bobby Lyle Social Justice Fund by Lottye & Bobby Lyle Memory of Hannah Brahinsky Projects by Sheryl & Gordon Bogen for Youth Education Memory of Debbie Davis by Wendy & George Palmer Collection of funds for hunger by Phyllis & Phillip Stoup Metz Youth Fund Memory of Margaret Lievsay Support of worthwhile educa- relief throughout the year, es- Scholarships for Jewish by OriAnn & Jud Phillips Memory of Deborah Ruth Priscilla R. Stern tional causes for youth in need Memory of Michael Deutsch pecially during High Holy Days activities sponsored by Temple Bruckner Memorial Literacy Memory of Eve I. Raphael by Gay & Irving Winter or other Jewish organizations Memory of Daniel Morguloff by Karen & Mike Ablon and Passover Fund by Sandy & Dan Gorman by Ronnie & Helene Raphael Memory of Beatrice Marks Memory of Louise Beck Support of literacy projects in the Contribution by Shawn & Zelda Mash Memory of Daniel Morguloff by Allen & Diane Plotkin by Joseph & Doris Metz by Susan & Daryl Beck general and Jewish communities by Trace & Lori Ordiway by Wendy & George Palmer by Barbara & Stanley Rabin Memory of Meyer Rachofsky Memory of Marvin Bubis Memory of Doris Coppock by Ilene & Steve Sanders by Sarah Yarrin & Jack Repp by Helen & Charles Feldman by Judith & Andrew Finger Memory of Captain Alfred Memory of Jane F. Ray Memory of Jene Godsey Memory of Asher Dreyfus Brotherhood Community Breakfast by Courtney Hensel Gerald Platt by Wendy & George Palmer by Phyllis Stern & Gerald Strug by Lottye & Bobby Lyle Memory of Mimi Hamel Memory of Joseph Finger “Am I Jewish in Israel? Are My Children?” Memory of Leah Pollman Adult Programs by David & Lana Marcus by Judith & Andrew Finger by Cheryl Pollman Sunday, Oct. 30 | 10-11:30am | Tobian Auditorium Atid (Young Adults) Memory of Sophie Vigdor Laub Memory of Mose Glosserman Memory of Harold A. Pollman by Harriet Levine by Karen Glosserman Explore the challenges of liberal Judaism in Israel today in this interactive discussion live from Jerusalem with three Support of Jewish engagement of by Cheryl Pollman young adults in their 20s and 30s Memory of Daniel Morguloff Memory of Roslyne Glosserman distinguished experts. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Richard Wasserman and followed by a Q&A. by Debbie & Marc Andres Memory of Esther C. Memory of Lorraine Greenspan by Karen Glosserman RSVP: tebrotherhood.org Contact: Joel Batalsky, [email protected], 214.908.3708 Sargon by Shari & Jay Tobin Memory of Allen Selz Memory of Lorraine Greenspan by Simon Sargon & Bonnie Glasgow by Betsy & Todd Teitell Moderator Advocacy Memory of Allen Selz by Jennifer & Matt Cassell Memory of Benj. I. Sargon Dr. Richard Wasserman Rabbi Uri Regev by Shari & Jay Tobin Birthday of David Kronick Memory of Rabbi Lawrence by Simon Sargon & Bonnie Glasgow by Teri Kronick “Jake” Jackofsky President of Hiddush, an Israel advocacy Appreciation of Cantor group working on marriage equality Memory of Max Vernon Leslie Niren Birthday of Ruthie Shor by Marcia Grossfeld by Frances Blatt by Ettie & Melvin Weinberg by Debbie & Marc Andres Memory of Ella Klein by Pauline De Nur Legal Challenges Ordaining Reform Rabbis by Ettie & Melvin Weinberg by Nancy Feldman Honor of Ruth Andres Anat Hoffman Rabbi Ofek Meir by Sarah Yarrin & Jack Repp by Ron & Marilyn Fiedelman by Pat and Frank Cervasio Executive Director of the Israel Director of the Israel Rabbinic Program at Hebrew Union by Sue Lichten Memory of Allen Selz Religious Action Center College/Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem by May Sebel by Marcia Grossfeld

16 The Window • OCTOBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 • The Window 17 MONIKEREARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MONIKER NOVEMBER 11-14 PURSUIT OF HARMONY Jewish composer Michael Hunter Ochs and Palestinian songwriter Alaa Alshaham are two artists with one dream—to find hope Fall Into Fun and connection through music. October 30, 2016 | 3-6pm Games with prizes • Inflatables• Hayrides • Farm FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Animals • Music • Food • Fun • Friends • Families 6:15pm, SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE Tickets (include all activities and food) Listen, learn and lend your voice along with the $25 per person ages 1 and over Temple Emanu-El Choir and Kol Shir Youth Choir. Purchase tickets in advance participate.tedallas.org/2016FallFestival SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Contact: Jennifer Nocerini, [email protected] 10:30am, SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE

12pm LUNCH AND LEARN: October 5 | 7-9pm | Pollman Hall Rockin’ the Cradle Roll A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO PEACE Fridays when ECEC is in session Following the service, hear from Alaa on his insights Parents of early childhood students are invited to 9-11am, facilitated by Becky Slakman on the Middle East conflict in a session moderated by attend this information session with Dallas public his friend and music partner Michael. and private schools. The event is sponsored by The Cradle Roll playgroup offers a Jewish connection Temple’s ECEC Parents Association and is open for parents and young children up to age 3. RSVP: participate.tedallas.org/pohlunchandlearn to all. It’s a great opportunity to learn about each Be a part of the Temple Emanu-El community and enjoy school and direct questions to admissions directors. Shabbat, music and friendship. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. RSVP: Glenda Gelgor, [email protected] Register: participate.tedallas.org/ecec/cradle-roll MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 7:30pm, PERKINS CHAPEL, SMU

The Stacks are Back: CONCERT AND CONVERSATION Re-Imagining Temple’s Libraries PRESENTED BY TEMPLE AND THE SMU DEPARTMENT OF JEWISH STUDIES The Board of Trustees approved an exciting interim plan to combine the Budner Youth Library with the Weisberg Library. The new arrangement will allow for many functions and use by all ages while Temple reviews the future of its library and archives collections.

The existing Weisberg collection was winnowed to remove obsolete Experience Michael and Alaa’s music, personal materials and moved to a unified area. At the same time, the ECEC stories from their travels in the Middle East and materials were relocated across the hallway. The interior was refreshed the inspiration behind their exciting sound. and redecorated so that natural light and space were maximized. ECEC’s new kindergarten class is now meeting in the Budner Library Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 65+ space, welcoming a new generation of learners. Online: pursuitofharmony.bpt.me/ Students: free with ID This creative collaboration also allows for more librarian hours. Jeanne Zamutt, who had previously served the Budner Library exclusively, will Preferred seating: Friends of MAC devote her time to both libraries, from 9am-1pm with the ECEC and from Information and purchase by phone: 1-3pm serving the congregation at large. The library is also open in late Becky Slakman, 214.706.0000, ext. 125 afternoon and evening hours for tutoring and small group meetings. Please stop by and say hello to Jeanne, and feel free to stay awhile! [email protected], 214.706.0000, ext. 185 This appearance is made possible by Pollman Performing Arts Programs.

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Temple Emanu-El • Founded in 1872 Fax: 214.706.0025 • www.tedallas.org Temple Emanu-El Cemetery • 3501 Campbell St. 214.720.7710 • Fax: 214.754.8088 Mark Zilbermann, President Rachelle Weiss Crane and Kay Schachter, WRJ Presidents Tom Timmons, Brotherhood President MAIN NUMBER 214.706.0000 Temple Journeys Clergy Discovery | Friendship | Adventure | Living Judaism Rabbi David E. Stern 214.706.0015 Rabbi Debra J. Robbins 214.706.0017 Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen 214.706.0026 An Unforgettable Way to Travel Rabbi Daniel Utley 214.706.0026 Cantor Vicky Glikin 214.706.0018 Cantor Leslie Niren 214.706.0018 see details on p. 5

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Director of Congregational Engagement Karen Hoffman Ext. 159

Youth Learning + Engagement Rabbi Amy Ross, 214.706.0021 Director of Learning and Innovation

Early Childhood Education Brotherhood Shelly Sender, Director 214.706.0020 Community Breakfast

TheWindow (USPS #017-824) is published monthly with a combined issue in June and July and August and September by Temple Emanu- “Am I Jewish in Israel? El Congregation, 8500 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, TX 75225-4204. Periodicals Postage Paid at Dallas, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Temple Emanu-El Window, 8500 Hillcrest Road, Are My Children?” Dallas, TX 75225-4204. Sunday, Oct. 30 | 10-11:30am | Tobian Auditorium SHABBAT SERVICES Page 8 see details on p. 17