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LASZLO BERKOWITS Temple Rodef Shalom Rabbi AMY SCHWARTZM4J 4 CHERIE ARTZ Associate Rabbi BULLETIN President OCTOBER 1996 2100 WESTMORELAND STREET, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043 (703) 532-2217 1996 NO.9
SCHEDULE OF OCTOBER SHABBAT SERVICES Mitzvah Dayffl
Friday, October 4 7:30 pm Sunday, October 20 I!! Family ShabbatlSimchat Torah/Consecration
Saturday, October 5 11:00 am Who? Everyone - adults and children, social Bar/Bat Mitzvah of action mavens and novices Danny Fried and Jodi Aserkoff
Friday, October 11 What? Social action projects in our community: 0- 8:15 pm • Cleaning up a park Shabbat Evening Service • Painting a group home for Saturday, October 12 disabled adults Bar/Bat Mitzvah of Nina Wexell and • Delivering food to the David Goodman homeless Friday, October 18 • Much, much more 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat 8:15 pm It s a mitzvah! Shabbat Evening Service Why?
Saturday, October 19 11:00 am How? For children: daycare and special Bar/Bat Mitzvah of projects at the temple. Zach Van Hoozer and Rachel Simon For the athletically inclined: a Mitzvah Friday, October 25 Day 8K will start the day. (With your paid 6:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service entry you will receive a "free" Mitzvah Day and Dinner t-shirt!) Saturday, October 26 11:00am Bar/Bat Mitzvah of Yes, we still need volunteers! Mary Singer and . Brian Segal TORAH STUDY To volunteer or find out more, call Cecelia Every Saturday 9:30 am, Library Kalish NOW at 790-9626. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
From the principal MARK YOUR CALENDAR. F-A The Jewish people are often known as The Friday, October 4 People of the Book". This title comes from Family Shabbat/Simchat Torah celebration; generations of learning and from the ancient Consecration of 1st graders and new 2nd & realization that education is the key to the 3rd graders, Grade I sings 7:30 pm successful continuance of Judaism. The title is also Consecration picture 6:45 pm a reminder of the centrality of the Torah, our most Sunday, October 20 precious book, in our lives. In ancient days, study of Congregational Mitzvah Day - no R/S Torah (and all sacred texts) was considered Wednesday, October 23 significant because it would lead a person to the Back to School Night for parents - no RJS observance of mitzvot. The rabbis of the Talmud classes asked, "Which is greater, study or practice?" Rabbi Looking ahead.... Akiba insisted that study is greater because it leads Friday, November 1 to practice. In essence the two, study and practice, Family Shabbat service 7:30 pm are interwoven; one has no meaning without the Grade 4 sings other. What good is studying about Shabbat when Sunday, November 3 we never observe it, and what good is observing it BJE teacher inservice - no R/S without a clear understanding of what we are Wednesday, November 6 doing? Community awareness family program Special times for grades 8, 9, 10 In the past weeks we have put into action 6:30 - 8:00 pm what we have learned in school. Our teachers deserve a hearty congratulations for squeezing in as A traffic reminder: much information as possible in the weeks before S and during the holidays in order to make meaning Our parking lot is extremely crowded these of the mitzvot involved in the High Holy Days. We days with our enrollment larger than ever. It is observed mitzvot of hearing the shofar, fasting on imperative that everyone follow the designated Yom Kippur, visiting the sukah - and it all came traffic patterns. These have been implemented by from our study of Torah. Our year began in such a the religious school committee to keep traffic glorious way I am convinced that it can only grow moving safely. If you deviate from the designated stronger as we continue to study together! flow of traffic, you are creating a traffic hold-up and a dangerous situation. Please remember: Dina L. Burt, RJE Make only a right turn out of our parking lot Parent Back to School Night (and do not make an immediate u-turn on Westmoreland). October 23 marks the first Back to School Night in the recent history of our religious school. Pick-up is in the lower end of the parking lot Parents are invited at 7 pm to hear about the only. Do not park your car in the circular driveway school, meet their children s teachers and discover even for a minute to pick up your child from the all the wonderful things that are going on during dismissal area. our school year. If you are coming to the temple from the Mark your calendar now to be with us on Haycock/Arlington area, you should drive past the this very special night! temple, make a left into Kirby Court, then turn right into the carpool lines. Cutting into the carpool line at Special thanks to Sid Louick for the temple entrance is both dangerous and refurbishing our traffic lines and fire lanes, to Curt discourteous to those who have been waiting. S Sandler and Norm Weiss for doing all the pre- Please be patient. The carpool line takes assembly work on our sukah and to Virgil Frizzell only about ten minutes from the time the first car and Dean and Martha Gerstein for cutting and gets going! schlepping the bamboo to decorate it. TEMPLE RODEF SHALOM
FALL CULTURAL AND 1996 - 5757 ADULT Cultural/Adult Ed Opportunities
EDUCATION NAME:.
OPPORTUNITIES ADDRESS______"It is a Tree of Life to them that hold fast to it" PHONE: (Day)
(Evening)
Please put my name on the mailing list of
LI Downtown Lunch Bunch [I] Tuesday Morning Discussion Group LI Vatikim
(Please make check payable to TRS in the appropriate amount) for the following:
LI I/we want to participate in the November 3 Hebrew Marathon - Registration $36 Temple Rodef Shalom LI I/we want to enroll in the Introductory Hebrew for Adults Fall 1996 Class - Registration $10 5757 I r
ONGOING A CT/V/TIES SPECIAL SHABBA T EVENTS
DOWNTOWN LUNCH BUNCH WITH 8:15 PM unless otherwise noted THE RABBIS Oct 25 Shabbat Dinner Temple members meet at 901 15th Street, Nov 8 New Member Shabbat NW in Washington on the dates listed Nov 22 Adult B nai Mitzvah below. Bring a brown bag lunch to this Dec 6 Shabbat Hanukah (7:30 PM) open discussion of contemporary Jewish Dec 27 College Shabbat issues (Sep. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Dec. Jan 17 Martin Luther King Shabbat 18, Jan. 15). (Speaker to be announced) Jan 24 UJA Shabbat (Speaker to be TUESDAY MORNING DISCUSSION announced) GROUP WITH RABBI BERKO WITS Jan 31 Brotherhood Shabbat
This interesting group meets twice a SHABBAT TORAH STUDY month (usually on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 10 AM). Join us! Please indicate your Join the Rabbis for an engaging discussion interest on the tear off sheet and return to of Torah texts. Share ideas and inter- TRS. pretations in an informal setting each Saturday morning from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. No sign ups - just come any week to VA TIK/M join in.
Our esteemed senior citizens (over 65) Consult the Temple Bulletin for updates and additional details Vatikim will meet for brown bag lunches for events described in this and programs on Tuesdays: Oct. 22, brochure. Please use the tear Dec. 10, Mar. 11, and May 13. off sheet in this brochure to add your name to the mailing lists The first program features our own Selma and return to TRS. Perlin, shotput extraordinaire, who trained for the 1936 Olympics in Germany. However, she was unable to participate because of the political climate of the limes. ADULT EDUCATION - Cont. SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS
SUNDAY SEMINARS THE LOEB CONCERT
Nov. 3 and 10th - 11 AM Sunday, Nov. 17 - 7:00 PM
Spend 2 Sunday Choral Arts of the Synagogue mornings with Dr. TRS Festival Choir Reuven Hammer, Frank Conlon, Director Scholar - in - Residence with the The Art of the Cantor Foundation for Cantor Jeffrey Nadel Jewish Studies. Dr. Brilliant Lyric Tenor Hammer, a noted teacher and lecturer will discuss the INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING topic, "Entering Jewish Prayer." SERVICE
Sunday, November 24 - 7:30 PM
Celebrate the coming holiday with friends and neighbors from area churches. Our annual SISTERHOOD/BROTHERHOOD joint community service has become a TRS tradition. Watch the Bulletin for this year s Sept 26 - 7:30 PM location.
FAMILY EVENT Find your family history! Answer the age- old question: "where did I come from?" HANUKAH CONCERT - Dec. 8
Join us for a presentation by our own Danny Maseng, a critically acclaimed off- Shirley Ford on Jewish genealogy Broadway musician, brings his talents to resources available to you in the Rodef Shalom. Washington area. Shirley will share the story of her successful research and the Bring the whole family to this free techniques she used. Hanukah Concert and candlelighting.
Watch the Temple Bulletin for details. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AD UL T EDUCA TION
YOM KIPPUR - September 23 ADULT HEBREW MARATHON Layperson s Hour Speakers Nov. 3, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM The Health of Healthcare A non-political discussion. Instructor: Dr. Noah Golinkin
Panelists are: Learn the basics of Hebrew in just 8 hours, Cost is $36 for all materials and Dr. Stanley Knoll Dr. Edward LeFrak lunch. Sign up on the tear off sheet and Dr. Jeffrey Malka Dr. Donald Poretz return with your check made out to TRS. Dr. Thomas Wise Dr. William Fried
INTRODUCTORY HEBREW FOR ISRAELI ART SHOW ADULTS
October 10-13 10 Sessions beginning Nov. 5 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Instructor: Ziva Zysman
Follow up on the Hebrew Marathon or start from scratch. Learn Hebrew for the first time or brush up rusty skills. Course is geared toward learning prayerbook Hebrew.
The Safrai Gallery of Jerusalem returns to TRS. Join us on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 Registration/materials - $10 for TRS PM for an introductory lecture. On Friday members. Make check payable to TRS view the exhibit during the oneg shabbat. and send with tear off sheet. Show and sales are Saturday 7:30-10:30 PM and Sunday 9 AM-4 PM. Don t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn about, view and purchase contemporary works of art. 9 ou are cordTia11i invited to attend a unique lsrae(i art e/uifiition and safe at rempk QodfS1ta1om in cooperation with the Safrai Gafiery, geru.sakni
Young and 011 Masters of Lsrae(
Opening kcture: Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 pm
informal viewing of exhibit: Tridzy, October 11 dliring Oneg S/lafibat after 8:15 pm S/labfiat service . General exhibition and safe /iours: Sat-unlay, October 12 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm Sunday, October 13 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sponsored by the Cufr and Addt Education Committees.
SJMCHAT TORAH
Son5s! Flags! Dances! Hakafot! Apples!
Celebrate tJie ccle of tJie Torah with o1r faniih1 ant frient s
Friba, October 4 at 7:30 pni Conse cration/Sini chat ToraJi/Vizkor FROM THE PRESIDENT DR. REUVEN HAMMER Title: Entering Jewish Prayer Have you ever thought you wanted to get Sundays: November 3 and 10 more involved in temple life? Here is your 11:30 am - 12:30 pm chance. A variety of standing and ad hoc committees are looking for help and, as Is the Siddur still relevant? president, I hope you will step forward. What are the problems faced today by people who want to pray? Committee membership is open to all How can the Siddur be helpful to overcome temple members - whether long standing or problems of beliefs? new to our congregation. Participation in a committee is a great way to get to know fellow The Shema: Layers of meaning. A study of the congregants and make the sort of contributions Shema, its history, development and different that count. The more of us who get involved, meanings expressing the basic beliefs of Judaism, as well as its relevance to life today. the stronger our community. • Dr. Hammer is the 1996 Scholar-in-Residence While all of our committees are always of the Foundation for Jewish Studies (TRS is a delighted to hear from prospective new Foundation co-sponsor.) members, some are making a special effort to • Ordained Jewish Theological Seminary, 1958; attract new blood and fresh ideas. Standing Ph.D., Northwestern University committees actively seeking help include cultural • Dean, Jerusalem campus, JTS - trains and adult education, library and archives, American and Israeli rabbis administrative, outreach and public relations. If • Former chaplain, USAF, congregational rabbi, you are interested in working on any of these moved to Israel in 1973 committees, please contact the temple office. • Numerous articles and books, both popular And scholarly, in Hebrew and £rglish In addition, shortly I will be appointing . members of two special committees to help the Wherever there is temple plan for the June 1998 retirement of Rabbi Berkowits. A rabbinic search committee war or crisis... will begin considering candidates for the Wherever racism rears position of senior rabbi, and a transition its ugly head... committee will also be appointed to help Wherever people are at risk... facilitate a smooth transfer of responsibilities. YOUR GIFT SAVES LIVES. These are critically important assignments. If you are interested, please let me know. These committees will be limited in size and I cannot promise that you will be appointed, but I want the chance to consider all of you who are ready to serve. It is easy to become detached from temple life or to feel that a handful of long-time A UJA FEDERATION OF members make all of the temple s decisions. GREATER WASHINGTON This is an opportunity for you to become and other Jewish agencies at work. involved and make a difference. I hope you will accept this invitation and join temple leadership UJA Federation of Greater Washington, the center of Jewish life in and around the nation s in making TRS the very best it can be. capital, cultivates and manages community . resources and strives to ensure a quality Jewish life Cherie Artz here, in Israel, and around the world. HEBREW LITERACY Wanted: Members Two programs - the Hebrew Marathon on The cultural and adult education committee Sunday, November 3, and Introductory Hebrew for plans art exhibits, concerts, film series, lectures and 0 Adults, beginning November 5 for ten successive educational presentations by notable writers and Tuesday evenings - will provide every member public figures. Last year it produced the highly the opportunity to learn or sharpen his/her Hebrew successful and informative " hildren of Abraham" reading fluency. lecture series. Won t you join us and contribute your thoughts and energy in planning for The Marathon, a single day, two 3 1/2 hour forthcoming learning and enriching events? sessions, will be taught by Rabbi Noah Golinkin, a Contact Bernie Smith at 893-4691. noted educator, using his dynamic textbook While Standing on One Foot. His use of the "whole word" method with familiar Hebrew words (like matzah, menorah, mezuzah, etc.) has enabled students to develop an ability to successfully read simple prayers. As a follow-up to or independent of the FROM THE LIBRARY Marathon, those wanting to further increase their New Books: Hebrew reading and vocabulary skills will benefit Leonard Winograd, Jungle Jews of Vietnam from Introductory Hebrew for Adults on Tuesday Nosson Scherman and Meir Zlotowitz, Art Scroll evenings, taught by our own Hebrew teacher, Ziva Youth Megillah Zysman. Anita Diamont, The New Jewish Wedding This year has been proclaimed the Fern Kupfer, Surviving the Seasons beginning of the Decade of Restoration of Hebrew Aydel Lebovics, The Teeny Tiny Yannulka Literacy by the UAHC and HUC-JIR. To sign up Devorah Omer, Path Beneath the Sea . for either or both courses use the sign up forms in Bènn Boruch, In the Beginning: The Story of this bulletin. Abraham
ARTISANS "t the next event you host, WEARABLES AND OBJECTS be it a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or wedding, offer your guests A contemporary craft gallery specializing in the work of loca Ilee Artisans is please to support your efforts on I behalf of the homeless by carrying Lucinda s House Pins. • 6830-A Old Dominion Drive A Choice. Behind Sovran Bank in the Marketplace a McLean, Virginia fl101 Host an UnBanquet at Ample free indoor parking off Beverly Road • 70/506-0158 The McLean Hilton Hours: 9:30 - 5:30 Monday - Saturday Where your guests will have a choice and "choice" doesn t cost you a penny more. 7 appy Guests. . . Hosts. It s what the UnBanquet Menu FoarM-1l Brenda Schrier is all about. WOO Personal Photography McLean ] [
5721 N. 19th Street at Tysons Corner Arlington, Virginia 22205 (703) 533-2929 "It s right where you want to be." 703-847-5000 Do you want to keep up with yoin difl&s early Hebrew need a refrether course to brush up on your own ru.cty Hebrew... wish you had learned Hebrew and want to get started???
Theniqn up now for the TRS mEIREW MARA THOR (rearnto read Hebrew inaa4edag..... One day of learning that will last you a lifetime!) 1 SUNNI, 111MIR it 1.11 5. 11
The course fee is $36 and irvlwlec textbook, supplies, lunch and nacksL
Also look for details in thic bulletin on our Introductory Hebrew da.cg (ten evenings beginning right after the Marathon on November !g). d(CT:? ( . N(- 0 0.Lii.. , ij J.:I)P4. Yes, please reserve a space for me at the HEBREW MARATHON on November 3.
Name(s) Phone Total enclosed (@ $36 each)
Please make your check payable to Temple Rodef Shalom and return to the temple office, 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA 22043 Yh i14Wi S Please join us at the temple for Olympic Ambitions and Political Realities
Our own Selma Perlin, shotput extraordinaire, trained for the 1936 Olympics but could not participate because she was Jewish. She will share her story with us. October 22 - noon
Please bring a bag lunch. TRS will provide dessert and beverage. RSVP to the temple office 532-2217.
Our older, distinguished veteran members
[IJ Introductory Hebrew for Adults
Ten Tuesday evenings beginning November 5 7:00 - 8:30 pm Instructor. Ziva Zysman A great follow-up to the Hebrew Marathon on November 3. Keep your "skills" and add to them - or start from scratch and learn to read the Hebrew prayers. Registration is a must!!! The class is free for TRS members with a $10 fee for books and materials. Complete the registration form below and return it to the temple office by October 15.
Yes! I want to learn Hebrew - sign me up for the introductory class beginning November 5.
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Address
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Enclosed is my $10 materials fee (payable to Temple Rodef Shalom). Tear off, fill out and mail to Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church VA 22043. SISTERHOOD
Picnic on the Farm Thank You Sunday, October 6 at 11:30 am Thank you to the following bar/bat mitzvah . Come meet old and new friends at the parents who will be serving as oneg hosts in Sisterhood barbecue at "Sweet Meadow Farm" October: (Beano Solomon s home). Cost is $20 for Tom & Ilene Segal, parents of Brian Sisterhood members, $25 for non-members and Martin Singer & Maureen Browne, parents of guests. Contact Beano Solomon (759-2748) or Mary Gayle Kosarin (471-9426) for further information. Neal Caplowe & Cathy Lazaroff, parents of Dana Mark & Colleen Reiter, parents of Lauren Book Club Peter & Molly Ross, parents of Naomi Thursday, October 24 at 7:45 pm Robert & Lynne Silverstein, parents of Evan This month we will meet at Harriet Planning a Special Occasion? Read On.... Beckman s house to discuss Littlejohn by Howard Owan. Please contact her at 356-3586 for additional Sisterhood is pleased to announce that it has details and directions to her house in McLean. purchased new Royal Doulton china ("White on White") and new crystal stemware to make your November s discussion will center on Selling bar/bat mitzvah or other occasion special. The the Lite of Heaven by Susanne Strempak Shea. rental price is $4 per place setting which includes Please contact Joan Friedman at 356-0691 for the new china and stemware and all flatware. Please further details. contact Marian Goldberg (533-9688) or Tillie Myers (536-6056) for further information. Sisterhood Meeting Tuesday, October 29 at 7:30 pm To cater your special occasion, please contact Sandy Rose at 759-6450. We will have the new regional director of . the American Jewish Congress, Giula Franklin, as our guest. She will speak on the topic of the Remember upcoming elections, both national and regional. - HOUSEPINS and BOOKPJNS - the gift that keeps on giving Ms. Franklin has also been directly involved with the AJC s response to the burning of black Call Ilene Van Hoozer (237-8141) churches in the South, working with the members of a church on the outskirts of Richmond. She will share some of her experiences in that arena with us.
This program is not for women only. Please For All your bring your husband or significant other or any Bar/Bat Mitzvah & member of your family who has an interest in the Wedding Gift needs, political climate and the events which Mr. Franklin try will be discussing. This should be a most our informative and interesting program. Please plan to attend. Judaica Shop Sisterhood Temple Rodef Shalom Sunday 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ENTERTAINMENT 97 Wednesday 7:00-8:00 p.m. (or by appointment) Still only $35 Call Eleanor Linde at (703) 821-3767
Entertainment 97 books are available at all . Brotherhood breakfasts, from Paul Chandler (536-9380) or at the temple office. SHADDAT WORKSHOP Tl4estMl, October 22 7:30 pni I" the %o14tJi loi4ne
let, b%1 Rabbi Derkowits ant Rabbi Scliwartznian sponsoret, b the Owtreacii ant Reliios Practices Corniiittees
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Learn the fundamentals of celebrating Shabbat: the rituals, customs and music that are part of the most important Holy Day of the Jewish calendar. This workshop may be of special value to those who will be attending the Fall Congregational Shabbat Dinner and Service on Friday, October 25. For more info or if you plan to attend, please call Hannah Moore (533-9640) or Dan Blalock (938-2554) We are looking forward to another wonderful Shabbat Dinner. We will be following the procedures that have been successfully implemented at past years dinners. All children will participate in the worship service at 6:30 pm. Following the service children under six will participate in a special Shabbat program of singing and entertainment. Dessert will be served during the children s program, but they will not be seated for dinner. Therefore, please give your child(ren) under six dinner before coming to the temple. While adults and older children are having dinner in the social hall, the younger children will be supervised by our temple teens. However, we will not be providing babysitters for infants. The program is designed for children who are comfortable without parents present in a setting with other children. At the conclusion of the program the children will join parents in the social hall for more Shabbat songs and celebration. We know that with your cooperation this will be a wonderful evening for everyone to enjoy. Please mail in your reservation early as this event is usually a sell-out. Religious Practices Committee: Phyllis Cela and Martha Bernad Membership Committee: Wendy Fox and Lee Forman
THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES COMMITTEE AND THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Cordially Invite You to a SHABBAT DINNER
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
Shabbat Service - 6:30 PM Shabbat Dinner - 7:15 PM
Menu: Baked Chicken Rice Vegetables Salad Challah Wine Dessert Beverage 40
Cost: Adults and Children over age 12 - $15.00; Children ages 6-12 - $10.00; Children under 6 - $4.00 (No Dinner Provided)
RSVP BY OCTOBER 20: Space is limited so please respond early. Make check payable to TRS and mail with bottom portion of this form to: Wendy Fox, 2716 N. Upshur Street, Arlington VA 22207.
[/we will be at the Shabbat Dinner on October 25.
FAMILY NAME
Family members attending: Adult______Adult
Children over 12: Children 6-12: Children under 6: name age_ name age_ name age name age_ name age_ name age name age_ name age name age
_Reservations @ $4.00 Enclosed:—Reservations @ $15.00 Reservations $7.00 TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ . IWe would like to sit with
I/We can help with setting up (10/24 evening) C14ILDREN .q... HOLIDAY PLACE.[ s % 0
Date: November 10-17
Place: Temple Rodef Shalom 2100 Westmoreland Street Falls Church, Virginia (703) 532-2217
(Use Lower Level Entrance)
Hours: Sunday, November 10 10:00am Monday, November 11 12 noon - Tuesday, November 12 3:00pm - Wednesday, November 13 3:00pm - Thursday, November 14 12 noon - Friday & Saturday Closed Sunday, November 17 10:00am - 4:00pm In case of snow - when Fairfax Co. Schools close, we close!
Shoppers 12 and under may purchase gifts for family, friends and teachers - gifts priced from 25 C - $5.00
All gifts are wrapped and tagged free of charge
Adults assist your child, while you wait! CHILD I-I[LP YOUR EXP[RIUJC[ THE JOY 01 GIVINGU t \ tII// .
Sponsored by: Temple Rodef Shalom Sisterhood BROTHERHOOD
Come join the TRS Brotherhood The Temple Rodef Shalom Brotherhood is Brotherhood Brunch looking for a whole bunch of good folks (notice we Sunday, October 6 at 9:45 am didn t specify men) interested in having lots of fun while providing service to the synagogue as well as enriching their Jewish experience. Mark Warner, Democratic Candidate for Senate, TRS Brotherhood consists of a group of will speak at 10 am dedicated members who provide a wide variety of services to the temple including arranging Now is the time to find out if Mr. distinguished guest speakers and preparing the Warner can really change the way monthly Sunday brunch. In the past, Brotherhood members have hosted fascinating and provocative things are run in Washington! speakers including political and school board candidates, U.S. intelligence officials, drug Due to scheduling problems, we have counselors, and a wide variety of other experts. The not yet been able to arrange a 1996-97 Distinguished Speaker Series promises to presentation by be equally exciting when we sponsor Democratic Senator John Warner. senatorial candidate Mark Warner in October, as Watch the temple bulletin bqard for well as an expert on the archaeology of the further announcements. Caesarea seaport in Israel, and a geneology expert. The most valuable feature of active TRS Brotherhood membership is the camaraderie that S members enjoy. Active members unanimously agree that their participation in the many events enriches their Jewish experience and introduces them to a significant segment of the TRS family. Moreover, it MORTGAGE CAIUAL INVESTORS is a wonderful way to demonstrate to your children _____ the importance of Temple Rodef Shalom in your 1 life. Rather than simply dropping the children off 6571 Edsall Road, Springfield, Va 22151 for class, members participate in their own AREAS LARGEST INDEPENDENT educational experiences as they learn about all MORTGAGE BANKER kinds of high current-interest issues affecting all of SER VING THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION us in some fashion. SINCE 1986 In March, the Brotherhood sponsors the Purim Carnival, which over the years has become a NINE YEARS EXPERIENCE TO GIVE YOU favorite tradition among our members as well as the THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE YOU DESERVE children who dress up in biblical costumes and play WIDE VARIETY OF LOAN PRODUCTS the games of chance. Everyone goes home a winner AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES - the kids win the prizes and Brotherhood has fun • PRE-PURCHASE APPROVALS watching the smiles and laughs. • NO DOC LOANS TRS Brotherhood exists for you, but we • PORTFOLIO LOANS need your help. We re always looking for fresh ideas • SECOND HOME & INVESTOR LOANS for guest speakers and the old adage "many hands PLEASE CALL: . make light work" has never been truer. For more MARC EINSTEIN OFF: 941-0711 information call Ric Cooper (237-8120) or Edward VICE PRES. CH. ECONOMIST HOME:642-3784 Naidamast (569-4318). The Outreach and Membership Committees invite you to:
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To kick off a new year of Outreach activities
Saturday, October 19 is 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Temple Social Hall
Compare wines, nosh and schmooze with new and old friends. The evening will conclude with a short Havdalah ceremony to mark the end of the Sabbath.
(Babysitting available)
Please call to reserve or for more information
Dan Blalock 938-2554 Hannah Moore 533-9640
El SOCIAL ACTION
Active commitment to social justice has (917-1513) or Jan Saferstein (354-2833) if you can help at least once. It would be greatly appreciated! 67- become a signature of the Reform Jewish community. This commitment - tikkun olam, repair Don t forget to BRING A FRIEND. of the world - has inspired Reform Judaism in Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the America to pursue practical programs of social Homeless - Seven times a month AACH conducts concern. We at Rodef Shalom strive for evening workshops for clients on a variety of achievement within our community and have been subjects ranging from parenting skills, AIDS quite successful. Our efforts should cause this prevention, nutrition, esteem building, interviewing addition to success to grow even more this year. In skills to job retention. Volunteers are needed to helping out our neighbors, we are also becoming lead one of these seminars. For more information experts at "friendraising". It is much more enjoyable please call Paul (525-7177). to work on projects and to volunteer when there is a strong sense of camaraderie, which results from Shelter House - Volunteers are needed for working on our committee. We invite everyone who childcare on weekday evenings and for special is interested in volunteering and "friendraising" to events on the weekends. Tutors are also needed to attend our meeting on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 assist children on weekday evenings. Finally, pm in the triple classroom. volunteers are needed to help watch the front desk during the week (day and evenings). Please call Jill on October 20. Remember Mitzvah Day Liebling (538-6457). Our first Annual Mitzvah Day! Families and individuals are necessary to make this day a success. Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services We encourage you to sign up for one of the many Board - Domestic abuse/sexual assault volunteer projects that we ll be doing on this day. counselors are needed. The Fairfax County Victim Please call Jan Saferstein (354-2833) or Assistance Network Program is recruiting volunteers S Ellen Goodman (938-8304) with any questions. for hotline crisis counselors. VAN provides assistance to people who have experienced domestic Volunteers are needed to Soup Caravan - abuse or sexual assault. Especially needed are lift the soup vats, to prepare and to deliver the soup volunteers who can provide hotline coverage during and sandwiches. The food that we prepare is the weekday. Once the six weeks of training are delivered to a shelter and to subsidized senior completed, the volunteer work can be done from housing on the second Wednesday of the month. home. For information, please call 360-7273. Please call Judy Berkowits (241-0094), Grazia Sher
The College Connection Throughout the year the rabbis and temple family send mail to our college students. We send letters and gift packages around the Jewish holidays. Please help us stay in touch with your child by providing us with his/her college address. Send this form in to the temple office even if you have done so in prior years.
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College S Address Phone E-mail MEMBERSHIP YOUTH
We hope that over the next two years our It s not too early to be thinking committee will continue to bring a good feeling of about next summer... friendship and spirit of belonging to our synagogue. Throughout the summer Lee Forman and I have Give your child a new been exploring ways that we can further satisfy the and wonderful Jewish experience... TRS family with the continuation of established membership programs and with some new activities Consider CAMP HARLAM this summer that are pertinent to the needs of our congregation. We have some wonderful people on our committee: 4 Jackie Almassian, Holly Bass, Linda Friedenthal, Marsha Katz, Susan Kiaber, Marjorie Meyers- Thompson, Eloise Poretz and Graciela Rosemblat. I • Each one brings to our committee synagogue S experiences both here and from other places in the U.S. and the world. They also bring us their organizational and professional experiences. Val Through the next two years, the synagogue will continue to evolve. We are a growing and alive 10=10 congregation with members who possess extraordinary talents. We d truly like to have your All temple families are invited help with programs, suggestions and hands-on assistance for the programs that we will be to a Shabbat afternoon gathering delivering. Please feel free to contact us. We truly on Saturday, October 19 at 4 pm want to hear from you. Please make the effort to in the youth lounge become a more active member even if it is only for L^ a couple more events that TRS sponsors over the Meet Arie Gluck, camp director, next year. Bring the family to services as Shabbat is see the camp movie, celebrated every week and it s a wonderful way to ask questions about the programs. end a busy week, wind down and become more a part of our synagogue family. For more info call Rabbi Schwartzman We ll be back with you next month to talk in the temple office. further and keep you current with our committee. Wendy Fox CollegeQuest: Co-chairperson, Membership A Fair for Jewish Teens Mazel toy and Their Parents to Eric and Lori Kravchick on the birth of their Date: Sunday, October 13 daughter Jennifer Fay 5:30 to Ian & Louise Reingold on the birth of their son Time: 1:00 - pm Michael Andrew Place: Georgetown University to Alex & Erin Roth on the birth of their son Conference Center Jack Meet college representatives, attend informational workshops Condolences and learn more about Jewish life on campus. to Doris Katz on the death of her husband Morris to Jonathan Ross on the death of his mother Any questions, call Rachel Hodesh Vivien at 301/230-7200, ext. 268. Sponsored by Israel Quest/UJA Federation of Greater Washington. Open to the community.
NEW MEMBERS
S Tovey Bachman & 442-4911 Valerie Marshall Duston 658-9508 Joanne Muir 4521 Southland Avenue 6807 Broyhill Street Alexandria, VA 22312 McLean, VA 22101 Daniel Bachman 1/31/96 Steven Gomberg & 534-4340 Hollis Alpert Richard Bensinger & 241-1253 3520 N. Abingdon Street Virginia Diamond Arlington, VA 22207 2011 Rhode Island Avenue Benjamin Gomberg 1/27/89 (Jamestown) McLean, VA 22101 Rachel Gomberg 9/26/92 Robby 12/29/86 (Chesterbrook) Rachel 9/25/88 (Chesterbrook) Gerald & Aurora Kassalow 642-1487 Jacob 8/23/91 (Chesterbrook) 7548 Royce Ct. Annandale, VA 22003 Ronald & Nancy Bleeker 847-5735 Jonathan 7/1/86 (Belve 8017 Greenwich Woods Drive Eve 11/5/94 McLean, VA 22102 Andrew 3/21/85 (Spring Hill) Alan & Constance Korobkin 532-4455 2041 Westmoreland Street Mark & Julie Booth 938-7441 Falls Church, VA 22043 113 James Drive SW Alexander 9/20/90 (Langley) Vienna, VA 22180 Jonathan 10/20/94 Aaron 12/18/90 (Mantua) Gary & Anne Lampal 242-0625 John & Ellen Britt 202/686-4740 1839 Horseback Trail 4601 Connecticut Avenue, NW #913 ienna, VA 22182 Washington, DC 20008 Dawn Levy 536-6277 Ronald M. Cohen & 532-6016 6990 Falls Reach Drive, #306 Catherine G. Grealy Falls Church, VA 22043 6028 Copely Lane McLean, VA 22101 Fred & Jennifer Levy 821-3120 Melissa Cohen 11/30/85 (Chesterbrook) 7723 Crossover Drive Caroline Cohen 08/05/88 (Chesterbrook) McLean, VA 22102 Ian Cohen 08/16/91 Michael 9/25/92 Jessica 1/16/96 Paul & Debra Darman 435-6634 1522 Hiddenbrook Drive Linda Liner 538-5041 Herndon, VA 22070 207 Jackson Street Falls Church, VA 22046 Stephen Dennet & Kirby Heller 525-3393 Joseph 7/6/90 (Mt. Daniels) 2500 N. Upshur Street Arlington, VA 22207 Stefan Lund & 237-4662 Rebecca Heller Dennet 8/31/92 Sari Diller 506 Highwood Drive . Patrick & Ann Dominick 242-2610 McLean, VA 22101 10209 Oakton Station Court Erik Lund 7/10/93 Oakton, VA 22124 Hallie 9/1/91 (Oakton Elementary)
Barbara Nepivoda 830-3137 Brian & Helen Sullivan 847-0687 14517 Lock Drive 1839 Baldwin Drive Centerville, VA 22020 McLean, VA 22101 Juliet 10/21/85 (Haycock) Marc & Lisa Ortmayer 536-9448 Olivia 11/21/89 (Kent Gardens) I 6110 11th Road North Paige 1/7/93 Arlington, VA 22205 Abigail 2/12/92 Richard & Valli Swerdlow 821-5964 Torin 9/12/93 2020 Peach Orchard Drive Falls Church, VA 22043 Marjorie Richardson 917-4111 Daniel 4/25/84 (Kilmer) 6637 Hawthorne Street Jeremy 6/28/80 (Madison) McLean, VA 22101 Jessica 7/5/89 (Franklin Sherman) Andrew & Karol Teplitzky 237-5819 Jamie 7/18/92 5101 N. 26th Road Arlington, VA 22207 Gary & Cynthia Roberson 560-1807 Samuel 4123/90 (Nottingham) 2208 Central Avenue Maxwell 2/10/92 Vienna, VA 22182 Nathan 9/23/92 Donald & Amy Green Thrasher 533-9709 5943 N. 10th Road
Alexander & Erin Roth 893-1726 Arlington, VA 22205 Emily 12/11/88 7901 Foxhound Rd. McLean, VA 22102 Bernard 7127/90 Jack 9/5/96 Stephen & Phyllis Wickman 533-6985 Jean Senseman 281-3061 509 N. Roosevelt,D304 602 Valley Drive, SE Falls Church, VA 22044 Vienna, VA 22180 Jeremy 5125/86 (Thomas Jefferson) Erica 317/89 (Thomas Jefferson) Nicholas & Lisa Singer 354-3141 6817 Cherry Lane Michael Zito & 241-0647 Annandale, VA 22003 Adrian Wager-Zito Julia 11/26/87 (Congressional) 6053 N. 22nd Street Lillian 11/7/92 Arlington, VA 22205 Samantha Zito 8/11/90 (Tuckahoe) Jeffrey & Beth Skolnick 242-8497 Francesca Zito 9/30/94 10008 Murnane Street Vienna, VA 22181
Howard & Lynn Smith 534-3401 3401 N. Woodrow Street Arlington, VA 22207 Joshua Ackerson 3/23/77
Randal & Ellen Spolter 525-8564 2637 N. Upshur Street Arlington, VA 22207 Leila 12/10/93 Hayley 7/26/96 MEMORIES OF CAMP RODEF SHALOM - SUMMER 1996
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Bema Flower Fund Mitchell & Susan Luxenberg in honor of Rabbi Berkowits for The Greenspun Family conducting the beautiful service for Amy s bat mitzvah I Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Schwartz Mark & Kim Savit in honor of Cart Hertz Savit Neal & Grazia Sher Bereavement Fund Richard & Rose Lynne Schwartz in memory of Sidney Haas and Ethel Associate Rabbi s Discretionary Fund Marshak Doug, Eloise & Edward Poretz in appreciation of Edward s bar mitzvah Building Campaign Fund Mitchell & Susan Luxenberg in honor of Rabbi Schwartzman for Thomas & Anne Connor in memory of Morris Katz conducting the beautiful service for Amy s bat mitzvah Blanche Cohen in memory of Morris Katz Ruth Litton in honor of Rabbi Schwartzman with deep gratitude and Sidney Lanier Chapter #188, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in much love memory of our friend Morris Katz Marion, Peter & Andy Weiss to thank Rabbi Schwartzman for the Marty & Marge Kestenbaum in memory of Morris Katz beautiful service she conducted in memory of their husband and father - Jerome P. Weiss Carl Checknoff Fund Steven & Linda Bradshaw to thank Rabbi Schwartzman for performing Esther Rosenberg in memory of Dr. Carl Checknoff the naming ceremony for their daughter Amelia Danielle Leonard & Debbie Winter in honor of Max Winter Grace F. Gladstone Fund Arthur A. Gladstone Religious School Fund Mitchell & Susan Luxenberg in honor of Beth Renne for her guidance, Israel Quest Fund understanding and warmth in preparing Amy for her bat mitzvah Joseph & Ida Auerbach in memory of Annie Bazoll, Ida s mother Les Baer, Marianne Such-Baer & Ben in honor of Rabbi Schwartzman for the wonderful service conducted at the consecration of their new Jennifer Blalock Memorial Fund home Dan & Ellen Blalock with love for and pride in our daughter Katie, Edward & Elly Cohen in honor of the marriage of their daughter gratitude for her wonderful summer experiences in Israel, and in loving Diana to Richard Altman memory of Jennifer Kress Blalock Nancy Carpelow in memory of Jen for the High Holy Days Social Action Fund Flo & Alan Frey in rnmory of Joel Jacknow Marty & Marge Kestenbaum in honor of Rabbi Dick Sternberger s Matthew & Nancy Carpelow in fondest memory of Blanche Dimston special birthday - with love Leo & Alma Rosenbaum in memory of Joel Jacknow Evelyn Fox in memory of her beloved mother Frieda Simon and sister Matt & Nancy Carpelow in honor of Dr. Joseph Marshall s 60th Harriet Simon birthday Elinor Light in honor of Nancy Simon s special birthday Sam & Sue Simon in honor of the birthdays of Rabbi Amy Library Fund Schwartzman, Rabbi Dick Sternberger and Gene Karp Blanche Cohen in memory of Joel Jacknow Mona Milberg, Alan, Neal & Sara Pettingill in memory of Byrne Annette Hoptman in loving memory of Robert Mellen, dear friend of Steiner, beloved grandmother, great-grandmother & mother the family, and Morris Katz, who worked with me for many years on different temple projects Soup Caravan Fund Meyer & Selma Perlin in loving memory of Mike s dad and Selmas Burton & Rose Thorman with best wishes for the New Year to the parents Mana Vera Schulmann Berkowitz family
Life Cycle Fund Torah Fund Irvin & Rosalie Sauber in memory of Vivien Ross Robert & Karen Jordan in loving memory of Karen s father Kermit A. Fred Levy in memory of Jerome Weiss Rosenberg Dorothy M. Kane in memory of Julius Kane Sam & Sue Simon in memory of Joel Jacknow Youth Fund Gary & Ellen Ratner in appreciation of baby naming services Robert & Iris Shamaskin in honor of the bar mitzvah of Isaac Lucille Weener for Kaddish reading for Max Goldfeder Goldstein, grandson of Inez & David Goldstein Eugene & Carol Davidson in memory of Harold Davidson
Michael Zysman Memorial Fund Doug, Eloise & Edward Poretz in honor of Ziva Zysman and her dedication to continuing the Hebrew education of their children 9- eUWffJ Ceu Mitzvah Day Fund Samuel Schulman in memory of his brother Louis Schulman tar 7vttvah & Wedding 1iwltaons Ohel Yaacov Fund Peiiongllzgd Statoner, Arthur & Amy Kales in honor of Rabbi Stcrnbcrger and in memory of begnnt Calligraphy Morris Kales Susan Hale 20% Discount Rabbi s Discretionary Fund 876.9784 Doug, Eloise & Edward Poretz in appreciation of Edward s bar Shop at Home Service mitzvah OCTOBOR 1996
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 7 Sisterhood Board Erev Simchat Torah Simchat Torah 9:30 am Family ShabbaV Torah Study - 9:30 am A/S Conseaation/Simchat Bar/Bat Mitzvah - 11 am Brotherhood Board Torah Service Jodi Aserkoff 7:30 pm 7:30 pm Danny Fried
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 A/S Discussion Group Soup Caravan Israeli Art Lecture 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Torah Study - 9:30 am Brotherhood Brunch 10 am 9 am 8:15 pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah - 11 am 9 am Soup Caravan A/S David Goodman Sisterhood Membership 7:00 pm Nina Wexeil Event - 11:30 am Israeli Art Show 7:30 - 10:30 pm
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 R/S Lunch Bunch Committee Night Tot Shabbat Torah Study - 9:30 am Israeli Art Show A/S 6:30 pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah- 11 am 9 - 4 pm Shabbat Evening Service Rachel Simon 8:15 pm Zach Van Hoozer Outreach Wine Tasting/ Havdalah - 5 pm
20 21 22 23 24 i 25 26 Mitzvah Day Discussion Group No R/S Congregational Shabbat Torah Study - 9:30 am No R/S 10 am Back to School Night Dinner and Service Bar/Bat Mitzvah - 11 am Vatikim - noon 7 pm 6:30 pm Brian Segal Shabbat Workshop Mary Singer 7:30 pm Board Meeting 745 pm
27 28 29 30 31 A/S Sisterhood Meeting A/S Post-Confirmation 7:30 pm 11 am
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