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THE TEMPLE BULLETIN TEMPLE OFFICE HOURS SEPTEMBER Tuesday–Thursday, 10:00am–3:00pm Friday 11:00am - 5:30pm

The Temple Bulletin, USPS #537-680, September 2020 Vol. 116, Issue 9 Published monthly by the Temple Shomer Emunim, 6453 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania OH 43560. Periodi- cals Postage Paid at Sylvania Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Temple Bulletin, 6453 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania OH 43560

The Temple Office will be open for calls only. The building will remain closed TEMPLE OFFICE CLOSURES | to the public. The Annual Meeting will be held either in person outdoors or via Live Stream Services will be via Live Stream If we are following Covid-19 Level 3/Level 4 Guidelines the week of September 11 we will meet VIRTUALLY! **If we are following Covid-19 Level 2 or below guidelines we will potentially meet in person! Temple Join us for the TEMPLE ANNUAL MEETING Annual Friday, September 11, 2020 at 5PM Meeting FOLLOWED BY SHABBAT SERVICES The Temple Annual Meeting and Election of Our New Board of Trustee Member, Dr. Andrew Pelletier is scheduled for Friday, September 11th at 5:00PM, followed by Shabbat Services and installation of Officers and Board Members at 6:00PM.

Live streaming Join us for Shabbat Services and Classes via live stream by going to our website, www.templese.com and click on the Live Stream Link. September Worship Schedule Friday, September 4 at 6:00PM Saturday, September 5 at 10:30AM – Bar Mitzvah of Joey Kerper Friday, September 11 at 6:00PM Friday, September 18 at 7:30PM – Virtual Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Join us for Shabbat Services and Friday, September 25 at 6:00PM – Healing Service Classes via live stream by going to Saturday, September 26 at 10:30AM – Bar Mitzvah of Saltzman our website, www.templese.com and click on the Live Stream Link. Classes - Join us via Zoom! Coffee with the Clergy: Wednesdays, September 2, 9, 16 & 23 at 11:00AM Time: Fridays, September 4, 11 & 25 at 11:00AM A Few Holds Author Unknown

Hold on to your hand when you are about To do an unkind act. Hold on to your tongue when you are just Ready to speak harshly. Hold on to your heart when evil persons Invite you to join their ranks. Hold on to your temper when you are Exited or angry, or others are angry with you. Hold on to the truth, for it will serve you well, Sam Weinstein and do you good throughout eternity. Hold on to your virtue—it is above all Price to you in all times and places. Hold on to your character, for it is And ever will be your best wealth.

Dear Friends: The Holy Days will soon be with us, but this year with COVID19 they will look very different. While (at this time of writing) we are planning for some experiential activities at The Temple, including a New Year Meet and Greet and a Parking Shofar/Tashlich Service, the majority of the liturgy and my High Holy Day sermons will be presented virtually as we still are unable to gather together as a congregation in our spiritual home. Despite these necessary changes, the Holy Days call upon us to be at home spiritually. We will not hold services here, but services will still hold significance if they enable us to “hold on” to what we should be as human beings. “Holding” our hand and refraining from acts of aggression, “holding” our tongue instead of speaking words that might make us feel good in the moment but will haunt us forever, hanging on to our integ- rity and character despite what others are doing and even get away with—when we are together as a congrega- tion we affirm these values publicly in our services, but in our hearts we know that the challenge of being able to “hold on” speaks to us individually. Many of the sins articulated by our liturgy speak about our behavior as it is manifested to those closest to us, those who know us best. In the words of our prayer book, how many of us have “passed judgment with- out knowledge of the facts?” How many of us have “deceived ourselves and others with half-truths?” How many of us have “condemned in our children the faults we tolerate in ourselves?” We know that the Holy Days will be different for us this year as we primarily contemplate in our homes, but these unique times also present us with an unusual opportunity. As you listen to the service at home, pause the liturgy and ask those with you to discuss our tradition’s expectations. Ask them if you have “engaged in gossip and in repeated slander.” Ask them if you “have conformed to fashion and not to conscience.” Ask them if, in their opinion, you have been able to “hold on” to your “temper,” or “truth,” or “virtue!” We cannot change our circumstances because of coronavirus, but these unusual circumstances can change us if our quest for atonement at home makes our char- acter one that we are proud to “hold on to.” These Holy Days will be different for us in form. Let them also be different for us in substance. Hoping that 5781 will bring us a good year, and good health. Rabbi Sam Weinstein

2 Notes from the Cantor … Making your space sacred 9.20

For generations, Jewish families have been passing down wisdom about how to create certain holidays at home. From a young age, Jewish preschoolers learn with plush Shabbat sets, taking out Shabbat candles, a kiddush cup, bottle of wine, and challah for their Shabbat table, even learning how to put on a special tablecloth and vase of flowers for the most special day of the week. For Passover, families pass down recipes through the generations, perhaps also special sets of silverware and dishes, and rearrange the furniture to fit more people in the house for a meal. But on Rosh HaShanah and , we usually leave the house and go to the , which has been cleaned and made festive by the staff. Not this year.

We have become accustomed to doing so many things from our homes that we never did there before - pretty much everything. Many of us now work at home and our children go to school at home. Meals are all cooked at home. If you’re anything like us, your home has become a little overwhelmed by all its added responsibility, and there’s a lot more cleaning and organizing and putting away every day, not to mention loads of dishes. Now we are faced with High Holy Days at home for the first time. How can we make this experience special, so that it doesn’t look like every other busy, chaotic day at home? Let’s see what cues we can take from non-pandemic times, and adapt them for the times we are now living in.

In a normal year, here are some significant things that happen on the High Holy Days: • We don’t work. Even though it seems even more like every other day this year, take the day off. This will be easy for many on Rosh HaShanah, which falls on a Saturday. Even if it feels like there’s not much to do or anywhere to go, take the day off, take time for introspection or to relax with family.

• We attend services. Take advantage of the many services, programs and projects the Temple is creat- ing to enrich the Holy Days. There are also countless other free programs available online for study this year.

• We dress up. It may seem unnecessary, and you certainly don’t need to dress as if you are going to synagogue, but consider how wearing special clothing makes you feel different. It is traditional to wear white on the High Holy Days, you may want to consider trying out this tradition this year.

• We polish the silver. Part of the preparation in the synagogue each year involves making sure every- thing looks perfect to greet the new year. You may want to bring this tradition home this year, cleaning the house and making sure everything looks as good as possible as you create your home prayer space.

• We rearrange the furniture. Each year at the Temple, we open the back wall of the sanctuary and put extra chairs in so everyone has a place to sit. While you won’t need to do this at your home, you may want to consider if rearranging some furniture might give a different feeling to the High Holy Days or create a better home sanctuary.

• We decorate the bimah. I know it’s almost time for services each year when the beautiful white flowers arrive for the front of the bimah, and when those special bouquets get hoisted up on to the wall. How can you decorate your house this year to create that special feeling? Perhaps it may be by getting your own white flowers, or creating some art (either yourself or with your family) that reflects the themes of the High Holy Days. The website higholidaysathome.com suggests making an altar - something that has been part of Jewish tradition since the earliest stories - by choosing a flat space, covering it with a cloth, and adding meaningful items to it. These may be Judaica pieces, or family photos, or items that you or your family create to symbolize the Holy Days. You could incorporate this altar into your prayer space, or maybe put it in a hallway or somewhere you will pass by often.

There are so many changes this year, and this time of year is likely to be difficult as we will miss seeing family, seeing our community, being able to travel to wherever we usually observe the Holy Days. But by taking some time to transform our homes into holy spaces, hopefully we can still imbue these days with a feeling of sanctity.

3 High Holy Day 2020 Schedule of Events

A separate High Holy Day Bulletin containing a detailed Schedule of Events and Instructions will follow the week of September 7, 2020. Please watch your mail, email and Temple Website for this High Holy Day Bulletin! Saturday, September 12, 2020 • 7:45 PM- Zoom Havdalah and Study Session • 8:45PM- Virtual Selichot Service (details to follow)

Friday, September 18, 2020-Erev Rosh Hashanah • 2-4PM-Rosh Hashanah Mitzvah Meal pick up. • 5-7PM-Temple Clergy & Staff High Holy Day Greeting Parade and Rosh Hashanah In a Box pick up. All boxes must be pre-ordered by Friday, September 11, 2020. Please order your Rosh Hashanah in a box by calling the Temple Office at 419-885-3341. This gift from The Temple will be helpful as you and your family celebrate the New Year! Limit one box per household! • 7:30 PM- Virtual Erev Rosh Hashanah Service. Please visit our website at templese.com and follow the Live Stream Link to attend services.

Saturday, September 19, 2020-Rosh Hashanah Morning • 9:30 AM- Virtual Rosh Hashanah Morning Service. Please visit our website at templese.com and follow the Live Stream Link to attend services. • 11AM- Zoom Rosh Hashanah Morning Family Service- Follow the link below. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82839913409?pwd=cUN1L1h4RzNlcDVhRFZ5V09NTWlVZz09

6:45 PM-Rosh Hashanah Drive-in Services Including: • Shofar Service • Havdalah Service-Bring your Havdalah set if you have one. • Tashlich Service

Sunday, September 20, 2020 •· 10AM Memorial Service at Woodlawn Cemetery

4 High Holy Day 2020 Schedule of Events

Sunday, September 27, 2020- • 2-4 PM-Break Fast Mitzvah Meal Pick Up • 4:30-5:30PM-Yom Kippur Family Experience in the Temple Front Parking Lot • 7:30 PM- Virtual Kol Nidre Service. Please visit our website at templese.com and follow the Live Stream Link to attend services.

Monday, September 28, 2020-Yom Kippur • 9:30 AM- Virtual Yom Kippur Morning Service- Please visit our website at templese. com and follow the Live Stream Link to attend services. • 2PM-Virtual Yom Kippur Afternoon Service • 4:45-5:15PM- Yom Kippur Congregational Activity-“Turning Over a New Leaf”. 5:15 PM-Yom Kippur Drive-in Afternoon Service-Temple Front Parking Lot Includes • Neilah Service • Final Shofar Blast

Many of our congregants miss spending time in the synagogue. High Holy Days are a time when many congregants look forward to spending personal time in our worship spaces. We are making available a time of Meditation and Reflection during the month of Elul and during the Days of Awe. Each household will be able to sign up for a 15-minute time slot at which time they will be able to reflect in front of the open Ark and visit the Memorial Boards. Reservations are a must. Call the Temple at 419-885-3341 during office hours beginning Tuesday, September 8-Friday, September 11, 2020 to reserve your slot. The Following precautions will be taken for all entering the building (these best practices are subject to change as new guidelines are coming out daily): • All guests will be greeted at the front door, temperatures will be taken, and hand hygiene practiced as soon as they enter the building. • You will be ushered to the worship space by a greeter and assigned a pew. • Only one household will be in the worship space at a time. • Everyone entering the building will always be required to wear a mask. • Until there is an immunization available, children under 2, and anyone else unable to wear a mask will be unable to enter the building. • Singing will be avoided. • You will exit the Social Hall Door exit of the Temple.

*** Covid-related safety precautions have been implemented at the Temple; however, we acknowledge that such efforts do not create a risk-free environment for those planning functions and/or attending the site and everyone should be governed accordingly. By choosing to attend the synagogue in person, you are personally assuming all risks that are associated with Covid-19.

5 Temple Shomer Emunim Religious School Enrollment Form 2020-2021 School Year

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My child has the following academic, behavioral or special needs at home and in secular school:

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Please initial the following lines: ______Yes! I would love to be a class parent and help out with class projects and/or make phone class or send emails to invite families to events. ______Yes! I give permission for my child to be photographed during religious school and Temple events. ______Yes! I give permission for my child to participate in field trips by bus or car during the religious school year. ______Yes! I give my child permission to use the internet under teacher or aide supervision during religious school.

­X______(parent signature) 6 Religious School News September

Dear Religious and Hebrew School Families, Due to Lucas County remaining in red, both Religious and Hebrew School will remain virtual at this time. Along with myself, the Religious Education committee and Religious School teaching staff have been hard at work planning en- gaging lessons and activities to allow your children to be active learning participants. Hebrew School classes for grades 4-6 will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 4:20-6:00PM beginning on Sep- tember 9. Those of you that have registered your children will receive a zoom link via email in the next week or so. Religious School classes begin on Sunday, October 4 via zoom from 9:15-11:30AM. Class times will be adjusted ac- cording to age and contents of the weekly lessons. It is our hope to meet again in person as soon as we are able. I truly appreciate the support of our congregation and staff for your flexibility during these unprecedented times. The health and safety of our students and staff is of the highest priority and we are doing the best we can to deal with this fluid situation. Please continue to check your email for changes and updates. A calendar for the year will be published in the Hebrew School Calendar for September: October bulletin. The Hebrew School calendar for September is listed to the right. Classes meet Wednesday afternoon from 4:20-6:00PM on the following days: Please let me know if you have any questions. September 9, September 16, September 23, September 30 Wendy

Covid-19 Policies and Procedures

All parents/guardians must use the carpool lane when /dropping off or picking up their child.

Upon arrival all students and staff will have their temperature taken: temperatures must be lower than 100 (Students will receive a sticker at check-in to ensure that temperatures were taken.)

All children will use a handwashing station prior to entering class.

Staff must wear masks. (Masks for students will follow Sylvania School’s protocol.)

Students in grades PreK-3 will enter the temple from the carpool line from the main entrance. Students in grades 4-9 should be dropped off at the side entrance. (If you have children younger than 3rd grade, everyone can be dropped off in front.)

We will follow all recommendations from the local Health Department if students and/or staff are exposed to Covid-19 at the temple. Parents/guardians must contact Wendy immediately if they become aware they have had any exposure to Covid-19.

All children must wash their hands prior to leaving for the day.

If you need to pick your child up early, please call 10 minutes before pickup so your child can be ready and waiting in the lobby. (Call the temple office at 419-885-3341 or Wendy Payne’s cell at 419-266-9543.)

______(please initial) **Parents/Guardians understand the potential risk of exposure by attending the temple religious school/Hebrew school and understand the temple is implementing policies and procedures to keep everyone as safe as possible. With these precautions in place, there is still a risk of exposure.

Parent/guardian signature Date Administrator signature Date 7 We hope that you and your families are having a safe and enjoyable summer. With school around the corner and the High Holidays approaching, Rabbi we want to give you an update about the Rabbi Search Committee and where we stand in the process. Search We very much appreciate those of you who took the time to com- plete the survey. We have tabulated the results and are moving forward with the next phase of the process, which is the Focus Group feedback phase. The Committee goal of these meetings is to allow a real-time exchange of ideas about the next Rabbi. We are planning on conducting these meetings via Zoom based on the Update current state of the pandemic. You will be receiving an email in the near future inquiring as to wheth- er you would like to participate in the Focus Group process. Please respond in the affirmative if you’d like to do so. If for some reason you do not receive an email but would like to participate, please email [email protected] by Au- gust 26, 2020 and let us know that you would like to be a part of the process. We are continuing our dialogue with the Central Conference of Amer- ican to construct an application that is appropriate for our search and we will give periodic updates on the progress of the search. Please feel free to share any ideas or feedback you have by emailing us at [email protected]. Denise Horwitz & Jim Nusbaum, co-chairs

The University of Toledo with Dr. Allen Markowicz and Professor Sylvia Markowicz Neil Invites You to an Evening in Honor of Philip Markowicz

Please join us in celebrating the release of his book Losing in Translation: A Study of the and the announcement and inaugural lecture of the Philip Markowicz Endowed Professorship in and Jewish Biblical Studies given by Yonatan S. Miller, Ph.D.

Sunday, September 13, 2020 / 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Via WebEx

TO RECEIVE WEBEX MEETING INVITATION Please RSVP by September 9, 2020 to Debbie Corkins at [email protected] or 419.530.4616

The University of Toledo, with Dr. Allen Markowicz and Professor Sylvia Markowicz Neil, will be honoring the life and legacy of the late Philip Markowicz with an online celebration of the release of his recently published book, Losing God in Translation: A Study of the Hebrew Bible. This event will include the announcement of the Philp Markowicz Endowed Professorship in Judaism and Jewish Biblical Studies and conclude with a lecture from the new Endowed Assistant Professor, Dr. Yonatan S. Miller. The publication of this text inaugurates a new series from the University of Toledo Press, with the imprint of the university’s Center for Religious Understanding. The first part of the evening will celebrate its release. Philip’s children, Dr. Allen Markowicz and Professor Sylvia Markowicz Neil, together with their spouses Hindea Markowicz and Fischel, have for the past two decades supported a faculty position in at The University of Toledo. Thanks to their generous gift, the university will announce the newly created Philip Markowicz Endowed Professorship in Judaism and Jewish Biblical Studies, and the installation of Dr. Yonatan S. Miller in this position. Dr. Miller, who holds a PhD in Biblical studies from Harvard University and has been teaching at The University of Toledo since 2016, will conclude the evening with a short keynote lecture, “Reality as Spirituality: The Theology of Philip Markowicz.” 8 The Temple’s Zoom Summer Concert Series! September 6, 2020 at 4:00pm Dr. Andrew Pelletier, horn

...Say goodbye to summer with one last concert by congregant and internationally renowned horn soloist Andy Pelletier! Join our congregant, Andy Pelletier, for a concert of music for tuba. Click to join via livestream: https://www.templese.com/live

Joseph “Joey” Kerper will become a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, September 5 at Tem- ple Shomer Emunim. Joey is the son of Erica and Kenn Kerper and an awesome older brother to and Harlie. Joey is the grandson of Jane and Larry Markwood and Helen and Sheldon Kerper. In the fall, Joey will be entering the 8th grade at Toledo Technology Academy. Joey loves to collect gaming consoles and learn about technol- ogy. Joey has spent his summers at URJ Camps where 6 points Sci-Tech is his home away from home. In his free time, Joey en- joys playing tennis, swimming, and cooking his favorite meal, tacos! Joey and his family are looking forward to sharing this special occasion virtually with family and friends.

Isaac Saltzman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on September 26th, 2020 at Temple Shomer Emunim. Isaac is the son of Barbara and and the brother of and Saltzman. He is the grandson of Laura and Larry Rothenberg of New York, New York and Estelle and the late Henry Saltzman of Scottsdale, Arizona. Isaac is currently in the 8th grade at Tim- berstone Junior High School. He studies double bass and is a member of the Sym- phonic Orchestra of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras and performed in last year’s OMEA District 1 Junior High Honors Festival orchestra. Isaac is a member of the Timberstone Science Olympiad team, earn- ing medals last season for Disease Detec- tives and Fossils events, and had planned to participate at the state level competition at the end of April prior to its cancellation. He is also an active Boy Scout in Troop 2. 9 THOSE WE REMEMBER

Friday, September 4 Elaine Davis Lucile Keidan Levitt Philip Ackerman Anna Davis Shep Mandel Friday, October 2 Sydney Baron Sophie Feldman Milford Meyers Henry "Hank" Amado Abe Benjamin Rabbi Leon Israel Feuer Harry William Arenson Billstein Harry C. Fink Marjorie Miller Jack Burke Julie A. Cain Craig Allan Geffert Isaac R. Nathanson Albert Busky Jennie Davis Constance Levison Harris Ronald S. Neufeld, M.D. Selma M. Champion Marie Kohn Dettelbach Louis G. Herman Sophia Osterman Edward N. Davis Dr. Raymond Federman J. Harry Isaacson Lil Perlman Rose Farber Emanuel Fishler Jeanette Isaacson Gary Porus Hortense M. Feuer Edith Franklin Beatrice S. Jacobson Harry Robinson Evelyn R. Gerber Emanuel Friedlander Susan Johnson Sue Robinson Michael Jay Goldberg Edith Shall Friedmar Philip R. Kimmelman Helen Rosengarten Randy Meg Goldman Mally Dublon Gamiel Kleinman Raymond Z. Russell Sadie Harper Mildred Winkler Gosman N. Kobacker Jack Schwartz S. Himmel L. Robert Herman Morris Krakoff Wetel Shiff Herman Hirsch William E. Himelhoch Sally Liebenthal Ingeborg Sperling Belle L. Hoffstadt Retha L. Irvin Mainwold Linda Starsky Ralph Hourvitz Harold Jaffe Eileen May Henry Stern Gertrude F. Kaplin Bernice Kahn Claire Hausman Moss Evelyn S. Thal Samuel Karr Charlotte Kalniz Joanne G. Mostov Mary Wallace Tolson Ilana Kennell Richard LaValley Marvin Parisky Ross Treuhaft David B. Klein Fannie Leitner Ida Pollock Marjorie Wasserman Esther L. Kohn Andrea Lobert Moore Chris Rhodes Leo Krawetz Viola Miller Rogolsky Friday, September 25 Minnie Fain Kutash Jennie Mittenthal Albert I. Russell Samuel R. Ballis Lori Warner Levy Alex Moore Isaac Shiff Frances Bame Gail Manning Doris Orenstein Edwin Mona Bender Mollie K. Miller D. Osterman Bertha Seps Treuhaft Marilyn Eppstein Norma Ann Goodman Pollock David Isaac Wiener Dr. Louis Ginsburg Laura Nagel Alexander Reiner Jack Wilk Eugene S. Goldberg Donald Pack Samuel M. Rogolsky Bettye Gottschalk Byron H. Paris Mervyn Russell Friday, September 18 Dr. Robert Hippert George E. Pinkus Emil Schragenheim Edith Billstein Louis Igdaloff Essie Plosscowe Dora Schwartz Barbara Brenner Samuel H. Kohn Carolyn Reiner Dr. Morris W. Selman Jody Dreher Max Kutash Jack Romanoff Sr. Bernice K. Siegel Ann S. Elias Marvin G. Lerner Burton Rose Jennie Silverman Lenore Entine Bessie Miller Dr. Meyer Seligman Morris B. Singer David H. Eppstein Isaac Oppenheim Edna F. Shnider Joseph B. Smith Ruby Farkas Lewis N. Osterman II A. Shugarman Laurie Staggs Louis Fishler Robert Rothman Mabel M. Silverman Joanne Swartzberg Marcia Friedman Dr. Richard Schafer Ernst Simon Charlene Friedman Harry L. Silverman Dr. Benjamin J. Smilack Friday, September 11 Annette B. Friedman Ellen Greenfield Skaggs Ben J. Solomon Nancy Adler Jeannette F. Harris Daniel Starsky Margit Spitz Rita Amstel Louis Jacobson Sylvia Stern Myra Stark Suzanne Keidan Barkan Sharon Kalniz Anny Vogel Charles B. Stockstiel Mary Anne Benway Rosalyn Kirk David Wapner Manuel E. Treuhaft Brunette Fox Billstein Arthur Klein Irwin Wexler Stanford L. Treuhaft Carol Sue Bramson Sidney Kripke Fanny Baer Wolff Isadore Cohen Celia Brodsky Lehaney Leland S. Ziegler

10 In Loving Memory Our deepest sympathy to members of our Temple family who have recently lost loved ones.

Eli Benstein Husband of Fagie Benstein Father of Judith, Jeremy (Annabel Herzog), (Debbie) & Miriam (Brian Daroe)

Donald James Coughlin Father of Lisa (Barry) Rosen Grandfather of Stevie & Benny Rosen

Mary Ann Federman Stepmother of Dr. Doug (Dr. Sue) Federman Grandmother of Naomi (Peter) Allemann, Sam, Sara (Sam Goldman), Rachel, Miriam & AJ Federman

Nancy Geffert Sister of Norman Benway

Dr. Bradley Sachs Husband of Lauren Sachs Father of Allison & Skylar Sachs

Julie Teague Daughter of Myrle Hahn

Information When a Family Member Has Died We have the ability to list members of our Temple family who have recently lost loved ones. We will be happy to list additional immediate family members (parents, brothers/sisters, children, siblings and grandchildren) who are not Temple members. However, all non-member information must be received in writing or email by the Temple Office prior to the 10th of each month. Please address email to: [email protected]. Thank you.

Comedian Joel Chasnoff: “Jokes On Us”

Tuesday, October 20 Join us when stand-up comedian and writer Joel Chasnoff 2:00 p.m. “performs” his popular online show “Jokes On Us”. Joel has taken Zoom Meetings the stage in 10 countries, including Montreal’s Just-For-Laughs, Register at registration@ the Melbourne (Australia) Comedy Festival, and Israeli late-night jewishtoledo.org for the secure link TV. In this performance, Joel takes a deep dive into the quirks and absurdities of his Jewish life, from his great-grandparents’ botched immigration at Ellis Island to his stint in the Israeli Army and the challenges of raising a Jewish family of his own. Read more about Joel at www.joelchasnoff.com. 11 Platinum TEMPLE Entine Garden Fund In Loving Memory Of Elton S. Gallon TRIBUTES In Loving Memory Of Mark Gallon Mike Shiff Contribution Levels Laurie Green*** For Recovery Of Minimum Contribution $10 Nora Romanoff Mitzvah Contribution* $13 In Honor Of Dr. Ernest & Audrey Brookfield** Chai Contribution** $18 Jim & Arlene Rose (Special Ethel Gordon*** Silver Contribution*** $25 Anniversary) Dbl. Chai Contribution**** $36 Laurie Green** In Honor Of Gold Contribution $50-99 Judge George & Maurine Glasser Platinum Contribution $100-249 (Special Anniversary) Sapphire Contribution $250-499 Phyllis & Bruce Dr. Harvey & Diane Wolff** Ruby Contribution $500-749 Debbie Dolgin (Special Birthday) Emerald Contribution $750-999 Feldman Youth & Steve Duda & Lynda Dolgin- Diamond Contribution $1,000 + Family Program Duda*** Marilyn Jacobs (Special Birthday) Fund Barry & Cheryl Himmel* Max & Amelia Jay & Gail Mirrow In Loving Memory Of (Granddaughter’s Marriage) Britz Program Sophie Feldman Janet Rogolsky* Enrichment Fund Bruce Feldman & Family GOLD In Loving Memory Of For the Recovery Of In Honor Of Tom Klein Marvin Jacobs Jim & Arlene Rose (Special Judge George & Maurine Glasser Nate & Sue Geisler Anniversary) Ethel Gordon In Honor Of In Honor Of Dr. Allen & Hindea Markowicz Rabbi Alicia Harris (Ordination) Judge George & Maurine Glasser GOLD (Special Anniversary) In Honor Of Nate & Sue Geisler Alex Liber (Receiving his PhD) Judge George & Maurine Glasser Dr. Allan Miller (Special BIrthday) Ethel Gordon

Ellen S. Cooper Fund for the Future Memorial Fund The Julie & In Loving Memory Of Scott Kalniz In Loving Memory Of Mary Lue Casey Samuel M. Rogolsky Ivan Behrmann & Pam Jackson*** Family Security/ Janet Rogolsky Donald James Coughlin Programming Fund Janet Rogolsky* In Honor Of Marcia Friedman*** In Loving Memory Of Jim & Arlene Rose (Special Mark Friedman T Marian Goldner Anniversary) om Klein Curt & Karen Posner**** Gail Cooper**** Ethel Gordon*** Dr. Allan Miller (Special Birthday) Levitan In Honor Of Gail Cooper** Ivan Behrmann & Pam Jackson*** Dr. Allen & Hindea Markowicz (Special Anniversary) GOLD Curt & Karen Posner** In Loving Memory Of Edward Dolin Marcia Dolin

12 Lena Kaplan Music Ruth & Herbert Paris Memorial Fund Kleinman Hunger/ Garden Fund In Loving Memory Of Mitzvah Fund In Loving Memory Of Sue Coughlin In Loving Memory Of Sarah Levitan Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs** Alan & Bella Wagner* Donald James & Sue Coughlin, Marian Goldner Allen Rosen Sandy Schafer In Honor Of Lannie & Roanne Katzman*** Bernice Katz Beth Silver (Retirement) Joseph Gross Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs Richard & Phyllis Bernstein** Barry Nistel & Amy Saltzstein*** For the Recovery Of Corrine Adler PLATINUM Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs In Loving Memory Of Religious School Donna Efroymson Herbert & Ruth Kleinman Fund Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs Joan Kirschner & Family In Loving Memory Of In Honor Of In Honor Of Rachel S. Himmel John & Donna Efroymson (Special Gordon & Judy Hirsch (Special Barry & Cheryl Himmel** Anniversary) Anniversary) Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs*** Lynda Dolgin-Duda & Steve Duda* In Honor Of Phil & Anne Gainers (Special Joey Kerper (Bar Mitzvah) Beth Silver (Retirement) Anniversary) Drs. Russ & Debbie Thaler* Jeff & Judy Cohen** Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs* Judge George & Maurine Glasser PLATINUM (Special Anniversary) In Honor Of Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs*** The Temple Ladies Resource Center Mike & Sandi Grohnke (Special Greg Jones Fund Anniversary) Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs* GOLD In Loving Memory Of Chuck & Helene Helburn (Special In Honor Of Doris Orenstein Anniversary) Beth Silver (Retirement) Dr. Mike Nagel & Shelly Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs* Greg Jones & Family Orenstein*** Gordon & Marla Levine (Special Anniversary) In Honor Of Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs** Beth Silver (Special Birthday) Drs. John & Rona Simon (Special Ann & Abe Levine Cindy Bramson* Anniversary) Religious School Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs* Scholarship Fund Elaine Hershman (Special Janet Beth Birthday) In Loving Memory Of Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs Tom Klein Romanoff Jewish Dr. Al Zohn (Special Birthday) Sandy Romanoff & Joe Greenberg* Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs Art Memorial Fund Al Lobert Sandy Schafer Barry & Cheryl Himmel** In Loving Memory Of Rabbi Alicia Harris (Ordination) Abraham A. Shugarman Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs** PLATINUM Matt & Dr. Debra Reiner & Family Beth Silver (20 Years at the In Honor Of Temple) Gordon & Marla Levine (Special Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs** GOLD Anniversary) In Loving Memory Of Sandy Romanoff & Joe Greenberg Alexander Joseph Reiner Matt & Dr. Debra Reiner & Family

Continued on next page 13 Mary Sigman Fund Trees for Israel GOLD Five Trees DID YOU KNOW!? In Honor Of In Loving Memory Of You can now donate ONLINE!! Jim & Arlene Rose (Special Blossom Shulak Anniversary) Joyce Moran We accept Paypal, Credit, and Paul & Sharon Frankel you can charge to your Temple Account when you use the code CHRG2ACC at checkout! WRJ Agatha See last page for details! Rabbi Alan M. Solomon Religious Sokobin Scholarship School Enrichment Fund Endowment Fund In Loving Memory Of In Loving Memory Of Barbara Kaplin PAYMENTS & Rabbi Alan M. Sokobin Donald & Deirdre Solomon*** Cindy Bramson*** CONTRIBUTIONS Barry Nistel & Amy Saltzstein*** We now accept WRJ Campership Discover, VISA Fund American Express, Temple and Mastercard Development Fund In Loving Memory Of in the gift shop and for all Sue Coughlin Temple Account payments, In Loving Memory Of Marshall & Jodie Goldstein* event registrations, and Dr. Meyer Seligman memorial contributions. Anita Seligman Cohen In Honor Of Mike Shiff Marge Goldstein (Special Barry & Cheryl Himmel* Birthday) Linda Russell Jane Rayman** Beth Silver (Retirement) SHARE TO PLATINUM Marshall & Jodie Goldstein*** THE BULLETIN In Loving Memory Of If you would like to share Mike Shiff relevant information or have an Michael & Marian McVicker Rabbi’s article published in the Temple bulletin, submit to: bulletin@ GOLD Discretionary Fund templese.com no later than the 10th of the preceding month. In Loving Memory Of RUBY Marci L. Barkan LeVan In Loving Memory Of Please note that ALL photos, William & Louise Barkan Barbara Kaplin images, and written originals must be submitted together! In Honor Of Bill Kaplin Sandy & Laurie Cohen (Special In Honor Of Anniversary) Dr. Allan & Ilene Miller*** Rabbi Sam Weinstein (Special Birthday) Chuck & Helene Helburn (Special Cindy Bramson*** Anniversary) Marvin & Marilyn Jacobs** Dr. Allan & Ilene Miller Marge Goldstein (Special Birthday) Dr. Allan & Ilene Miller Dr. Allan Miller (Special Birthday) Steve Duda & Lynda Dolgin- Duda**** Jane Rayman** 14 Special August Birthdays

Steve Horwitz September 7 Gary Delman September 9 Steve Cochran September 10 Jill Scheibel September 12 Dr. Ernest Brookfield September 14 Justin Gray September 23 Marc Kogan September 25

Dr. Mike Nagel & Shelly Orenstein September 2 35 Years Happy William & Louise Barkan September 9 30 Years Anniversary

High Holy Day Food Drive Due to the Covid- 19 pandemic the Temple’s High Holy Day Food Drive will look different this year. We are asking congregants to purchase grocery store gift cards or make a monetary donation in lieu of grocery donations. The gift cards and donations will be delivered to the food pantry at Jewish Family Service. Normally our students help with transferring groceries and hygiene products to the food pantry and help sort them and put them away however this will not be possible with Covid. We still want to help and keep things convenient and most importantly safe for everyone at the same time!

High Holy Day Mitzvah Meals will be available for the entire Jewish High Holy Day community for Erev Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Break Fast. In addition to the The Temple’s traditional Erev Rosh Hashanah meals, the Mitzvah Meals menu will also include the option of kosher Beef Stuffed Cabbage and Matzoh Ball Soup from a kosher caterer in Detroit. Watch your Temple email and website and Friday Facts for details on menu choices and how and when to order.

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15 TEMPLE SHOMER EMUNIM Board of Trustees Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism David Feniger David Lenavitt Maara Fink Dr. Jason Levine Samuel R. Weinstein, D.Min., D.D., M.S., Rabbi Bill Himmel Dr. Megan Rhodes Jennifer Roher, M.S.M., Cantor Pamela Jackson Lauren Sachs Lynn A. Nusbaum, Administrator/ Program Director Dr. Julie Kalniz Wendy Payne, Director of Religious Education Past Presidents Officers Denise Horwitz Barry Nistel, President Frank Jacobs, Doug Federman, M.D. Gail Mirrow, 1st Vice-President David Berland, Alan Wagner Dr. Jeanine Huttner, 2nd Vice-President Mark Jacobs, Philip Gaines Jodi Hess, Treasurer Lawrence C. Levey, Marilyn Jacobs Joe Rosenberg, Secretary Allan Miller, D.O. Ernest Brookfield M.D. S. Scott Schwab, Immediate Past President Nathan Geisler, Steve Shall, D.D.S. Irwin Silverman, Ph.D.

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