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Temple Beth Or Bulletin February 2009 ~ Shevat/Adar 5769 A VIEW FROM THE PULPIT FOOD FESTIVAL Our Torah contains an extraordinary instruction about protecting VOLUNTEERS NEEDED our environment – extraordinary because this passage is not less than 2,500 years old: The time is almost here. The Food Festival is less than a month away. “When in your war against a city you have to besiege it a long I NEED YOUR HELP. time in order to capture it, you must not destroy its trees, wielding Please complete the enclosed form or you the ax against them. You may eat of them, but you must not cut may reach me at: [email protected]. them down. Are trees of the field human to withdraw before you Please let me know if you prefer to work the into the besieged city? Only trees that you know do not yield food morning or afternoon shift. For those who may be destroyed; you may cut them down for have helped in years past, you know how constructing siegeworks against the city that is much fun the festival is and for those of you waging war on you, until it has been who have never worked the day of the reduced.” [Deut. 20:19-20]. The key phrase is bal tashkit, “do not destroy.” festival, you are missing a huge treat. Join in the fun and let me know as soon as you can The Talmud expands upon the notion of bal when you are able to work. tashkit by stating (Kiddushin 32a), “Whoever breaks vessels, or tears garments, or destroys a Thanks for your help, Karen Goldstein building, or clogs a well, or does away with food in a destructive manner violates the negative mitzvah of bal tashchit, do not destroy or waste.” Indeed, the very first commandment in the entire Torah, commonly translated “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it” is recast in Jewish midrash as “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and be responsible for it.” Environmental awareness and concern have been part of Jewish teaching ever since, and represents one of our core values. Here at Temple Beth Or, the “Greening of the Synagogue” program introduced by the Union for Reform Judaism has been adopted as a priority project by our Social Concerns Committee. The URJ provides a detailed checklist for congregations to follow, both to raise awareness and to help congregations become more active, even in small ways, in helping to repair our damaged world. The checklist includes congregational practices in the areas of energy conservation; waste reduction, recycling; planting and landscape care; water conservation; purchasing, and programming. The committee has asked that Gina Friday and I review this checklist in detail, and we have done so – finding that Temple Beth Or is already compliant in most areas. In areas where we have room for improvement – using energy- efficient light bulbs, for example, or using nontoxic cleaning products, or finding alternatives to pesticides and chemical fertilizers – the committee will raise issues and suggestions for the appropriate bodies within the temple leadership. While some suggestions might not be cost-effective in terms of retrofitting the building, others can be Saturday, February 14 accomplished without undue time or expense. As a first Monthly Shabbat step, the committee purchased recycling containers for the Morning Service classrooms. We will continue to hear about other steps as we move forward. Saturday morning, February 14, Rabbi Stevens will lead a monthly Shabbat morning service, I am proud that our temple has been active in the area of including Torah reading and social concerns, and look forward to being able to say that Torah study. Services including Temple Beth Or is truly “green.” Torah study and a light brunch will run from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Elliot L. Stevens Volume 157, Number 8 February 2009 ~ Shevat/Adar 5769 TBO President’s Message th Those who attended the Sisterhood’s 60 Anniversary Dinner and Dance can attest to how special this evening was. The event’s format was well conceived and executed. I want to thank Lisa Weil and her Celebrating Our 157th Year dedicated team for providing our congregants with such ELLIOT L. STEVENS, D. D., RABBI David A. Baylinson, D.D., Rabbi Emeritus a memorable experience. We should plan to have a similar party on an annual basis. Temple Beth Or Officers Morris Capouya ...............................................President Jenny Ives ...............................Vice-President Programs As many of you are aware, our Annual Food Jamie Loeb............................... Vice-President: Finance Festival occurs in just a few weeks! Dedicated Russell Levy ................................................... Treasurer congregants have been very busy the past few weeks Gracie Hanchrow.............................................Secretary cooking baked goods in the Temple’s kitchen. The Alan Weil, Jr.......................... Immediate Past President cooking and event preparation will intensify until the day Board of Trustees Gay Winter ........................................... Adult Education of the event, so please do not hesitate to lend a helping Lynne Ginsburg ...............Arts, Decorations & Archives hand in the weeks to come. We need your help! The next Sharon McDaniel....................Attendance & Hospitality few weeks are critical to the success of the Food Charles Strasburger..........................................Cemetery Festival. Please provide your assistance by helping in Steve Wallace ................................................... Grounds one of the following ways: Richard Hanan ......................................................House Karen Goldstein.......................................... Membership Kent Long.................................... Men’s Club President ♦ Assist with the baking and preparation of food Sharon Berry.........................Religion School & Library items in the Temple’s kitchen during the next Lisa Weil........................................Sisterhood President few weeks; please check the Temple calendar Louisa Weinrib ......... Social Concerns/L’Chaim League cooking schedule noted in this bulletin for Joy Kaplan .....................................Youth & Scholarship Temple Beth Or Staff specific dates and times. Gina Friday.................................. Temple Administrator Sharon Berry........................... Religion School Director ♦ Volunteer on the day of the event by Linda Smith ......................................... L’Chaim League submitting a volunteer application form to the Walter Osborne...........................Maintenance Manager Temple office or email our volunteer Elizabeth French ..................Organist & Choir Director Office Hours coordinator, Karen Goldstein, at Monday CLOSED [email protected]. Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 9-5 Fridays 9-2 ♦ Keep Susan Bernstein from worrying too 2246 Narrow Lane Road much! Montgomery, Alabama 36106 (334) 262-3314 Tel (334) 263-5183 Fax ♦ If you are unavailable to volunteer your time, you may still play a vital role by donating Office: [email protected] Rabbi: [email protected] funds to offset some of the costs of producing www.templebethor.net this wonderful event. Please call Gina Friday at 262-3314 to report any corrections or inaccuracies in the bulletin. February is a busy month here at Temple Beth Or as you can see by the calendar printed here in the bulletin. The Temple calendar can be accessed anytime through our website at www.templebethor.net. As noted, there are Directory Update many opportunities for worship, fellowship, and Please update your records to reflect learning. I look forward to seeing you at the Temple. Stewart Applebaum’s new email address: Yours truly, [email protected] Morris E. Capouya President Contributions to Funds RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY ANNIVERSARIES We greatly appreciate the people who FUND support Temple Beth Or by remembering In Memory of 10 ...... Gracie & Jack Hanchrow and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions. Arthur B. Beringer, Jr. 28 ...... Susan & Robert Kohn Those that are received after the 20th of the Isabel D. Goldberg month will be in the next bulletin. Bob, Betty and Erik Goldberg - - - - - - - - - - Birthday and Anniversary CAROL LOBMAN HART Speedy Recovery to EDUCATIONAL FUND Dr. Morris Capouya Blessings In Memory of Richard and Jeanette Hanan on February 6th. Joyce Gassenheimer The Memory of - - - - - - - - - - Shirley B. Beringer our parents, H. Victor YAHRZEITS ENDOWMENT FUND and Ann Kerns In Honor of Susan Kerns, Janice LeBlanc, David To be read 2/6/2009 Rubin Franco's Kerns Abraham Feinman 80th Birthday Dr. John Herzfeld SELMA MARCUS FUND Solomon and Rosalyn Menashe Sol Katz In Memory of Dr. Joseph Weinrib FLORAL FUND Ann Roth Happy 85th Birthday Babette and Charles Wampold To be read 2/13/2009 Ruth Rosenthal Bernard Bolen Joe and Corinne Capilouto The Memory of Louis Fischer Barbara Marcus and Simanto Franco In Memory of Debbie Marcus Mathilde "Teal" L. Kohn Iris Cicurel Gay and Irving Winter Nancy Riley Richard and Jeanette Hanan Edith Scheuer Weil YOUTH AND SCHOLARSHIP Harold Yellin FUND GENERAL FUND In appreciation for the warmth To be read 2/20/2009 In Memory of extended when I attended services. Matilde Alhadeff of Irvin Gassenheimer, Jr. Fern Shinbaum Dorothy Applebaum Joyce Gassenheimer Dr. Morris Capilouto Virginia Weil GITENSTEIN FOUNDATION Carol R. Loeb Philip and Susan Bernstein In Memory of Carolyn Abraham May Edward A. Posner Emily Gassenheimer Happy Birthday Rose Bralower Gitenstein Gloria Haas Shwarts Bette Sue Strasburger Larry Toney Anna Green Gitenstein
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