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May 2000 - Nisan-lyar 5760 Number 5
Schedule of May Yom HaShoah... Observed May 2 Shabbat Services At every corner there is a twist or turn which reminds us how important it is to "never forget." The recent accounts of Emory University professor Shabbat Kedoshim May516 Deborah Lipstadt s libel trial in England remind us that Anti-Semitism Lev. 19:1-20.27 and Nazism did not die with the end of World War II. The Holocaust scholar was sued by British historian David Irving for libel after she Family/Teacher Recognition called him "one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust Shabbat Service - 7:30 pm denial." The British Court ruled against Irving and for Jews and other Shabbat Parallel Morning Minyan Holocaust victims worldwide when the judge said Irving had "deliber- am ately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence when he Morning Service -10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Schuster wrote that the Nazi leader was unaware of the Holocaust." It is times like this that Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day Shabbat Emor May 12/13 reminds us that it is a mitzvah to remember the six million Jews mur- Lev 21:1-24:23 dered in the Shoah by attending special memorial services. With them we should also remember Chasdei Umot Ha-olam, the righteous non-Jews Havurah Shabbat - 8:15 pm who gave their lives in attempts to save Jews. See Page 21 for event info Koleinu sings at Temple Sinai Morning Service - 10:30 am B nai Mitzvah of Hannah Maier & Yom Ha Afzmauf... Observed May 10 Eric Wolinsky Eight days after Yom HaShoah, we celebrate the birth of the State of Israel with Yom Ha Atzmaut, Israel Independence Shabbat Behar 5th May 19/20 I \ Day. On the day of the Hebrew month of lyar, 5708 Lev. 25:1-26:2 ) (May 14, 1948), Israel was reborn as a modern, indepen- dent state. Since that time, Jews throughout the world have Tot Shabbat - 6:30 pm celebrated the day in commemoration and rejoicing. Sisterhood Shabbat - 8:15 pm See Page 21 for event info. Morning Service - 10:30 am B nai Mitzvah of David Goure & Brett Ashford Lag B Omer... Observed May 23 The days between Pesach and Shavuot are a solemn Shabbat Bechukotai May 26/27 period of the Jewish year, recalling Jewish suffering Lev. 26:3- 27:34 during Roman persecution. In traditional communities, weddings nor haircuts are permitted. But the 33rd day of Shabbat Evening Service-8:15 pm the counting of this period (the Omer) is a time to break Morning Service - 10:30 am the solemn days. According to Jewish folklore, Bar B not Mitzvah of Jenna Weil & Kokhba won a great victory over the Romans on this day. Alison Weckstein Another story tells of a great plague that stopped this day. On this Torah Study day, Lag B Omer, Jews celebrate; weddings are held; children receive [I Saturdays, Library - 9 am their first haircut. 1111 iI__ - I
TRS ADULT ISRAEL TOUR GETS RA VE REVIEWS!!
What is it about traveling to Israel that is so unique? Going to the Grand Canyon is awesome. Seeing the ancient ruins of Greece is magnificent. Wandering through the back streets of Rome is fun. But going to Israel is a distinct and wonderful experience that supercedes all of these. Why? In Israel there are awe inspiring landscapes and magnificent archeological sites and beautiful alleys to wander around as there are in so many places. But, when you come upon those sites in Israel, you are not only moved by their beauty and their antiquity, you are touched by the realization that these are places where our ancestors themselves walked and lived, prayed and studied, danced and laughed and cried.
The stories we read throughout the year come alive in Israel. Standing on the ancient docks of Jaffa, one can feel Jonah s anxiety about going out into the sea. Sitting in the synagogue on Masada one can imagine the intense and painful discussion about the end of the existence of an entire Jewish community. Walking through the Old City of Jerusalem brings alive the lifestyle of King David. Driving through the hills where the Maccabees lived makes real their fight for their religious freedom. I could go on and on. For more ways in which Israel comes alive and touches us in special ways, just speak with one of the participants on the recent Adult Tour. I From March 29 - April 9, 32 Temple members and 4 other participants enjoyed traveling all around Israel, exploring its ancient and modern wonders. We walked all over Jerusalem, drove through the desert and swam in the Dead Sea. We climbed the hills of the Galilee, sailed on the Kinneret, explored the Golan Heights in jeeps and stood at the borders of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. We welcomed Shabbat overlooking the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem as well as from the beaches of Tel Aviv as the sun set over the Mediterranean. These were just a few of our wonderful adventures. When we weren t touring in our lovely bus with a great driver and an outstanding guide, we were eating delicious falafel and schwarma, enjoying beautiful fruit and rich cheeses. (Not to mention some pretty good chocolate and ice cream.)
The first TRS adult tour of Israel was a huge success. We all had an exceptional and inspirational time. Getting to know Israel was great and getting to know each other was equally wonderful. I feel many of us made life long connections to Israel as well as to each other. I, personally, feel much closer to everyone who joined the trip. I look forward to the next one in a few years. If you are looking for a way to enrich you own Jewish identity and to make new connections to Temple members, mark your calendars now for the next TRS Adult Israel Tour in the spring of 2004.
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Rabbi Amy Schwartzman 1^ Thank you... TABLE OF CONTENTS p On behalf of the Library/ Archives Committee, I wish to thank the mother and daughter team B nai Mitzvah ...... 20 of Alice and Stephanie Gross who edited, Calendar ...... 31 photographed and did the layout of The His- Cantor s Message ...... 6 tory of the Library at Temple Rodef Shalom book- Caring Committee ...... 18 let which is on the bulletin board in the foyer/ Donations ...... 24 hail for all to see. Fundraising ...... 13
Kingston Liberal Synagogue 26 Thank you also to Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, Library...... 12
Harriet Epstein, Annette Hoptman and Hank Living & Learning 16 Seiff for your part in the production of this Rabbi s Message... 2
project. Religious School 8 Scrapbook ...... 22 Linda Marshall, Chair Sisterhood ...... 4 Library/ Archives Committee Social Action ...... 14 Youth ...... 19
Temple Rodef Shalom Bulletin www.TempleRodefShalom.org or http://www.uahc.org/congs/va/va005/ S E-mail: [email protected] AMY M. SCHWARTZMAN, Senior Rabbi Taking part in the census is in everyone s best MARCUS L. BURSTEIN, Assistant Rabbi interest. People who answer the census help LASZLO BERKOWITS, Rabbi Emeritus their communities obtain federal funding and MICHAEL A. SHOCHET, Cantor valuable information for planning hospitals, Officers roads and more. It is fully confidential. Take a ELLEN BLALOCK President few minutes and fill out your census form and JONATHAN KOSARIN encourage others to do so. Vice President GREGG SKALL Vice President RICKI KANTER Vice President PETER ELINSKY Vice President CAL KLAUSNER Treasurer
NANCY KANE Assistant Treasurer
MARSHALL BERMAN Financial Secretary The Children s Theatre Presents ANN GUTKIN Recording Secretary CARL KALISH Corresponding Secretary Trustees Mary Poppi ns N. RICHARD FRIEDMAN ED BECKWITH June 2,3,4,9, l0& 11 BETTY NAN OBERMAYER Fri 7:30, Sat 3:00 & 7:30, Sun 3:00 JUDY SEIFF, Administrator (532-2240) Thomas Jefferson Theatre DINA BURT, RJE, Religious School Principal (532-2207) 125 S. Old Glebe Rd., Arlington KAREN SIMPSON, Nursery School Principal (532-2227) Children $6, Adults $8 FRANK CONLON, Choir Director Reservations (703) 548-1154 The TRS Bulletin is published 11 times a year on the 1st of each month except July/August when 1 issue is published. SiVahood
Book Club Janine s jewelry Show - May 10
3rd Wednesdays at 10 AM Janine Bland will be offering Sisterhood and all interested TRS members a special showing of her May 31: A Feast in the Garden jewelry designs. The show is at her home at 5549 by George Konrád N. 141h Road, Arlington, VA from 10 am-12 noon and 7:30-9:30 pm. Ilse Bernstein 1615 Rosemont Court Janine creates jewelry from semi-precious and McLean, 22101 ethnic beads from around the world. Her jewelry 703/356-1083 will be available for sale and 20% of the profits (N.B. Date is shifted from the 3rd Wednesday will be donated to Sisterhood. Gentlemen, remem- due to the Donor Luncheon.) ber that May 14 is Mother s Day and Janine s creations would make a perfect gift. Her jewelry June 21: Fugitive Pieces also is great for wedding and Bat Mitzvah gifts. by Anne Michaels Janine will be serving refreshments, so if you plan Toni Sandier to attend please call her at 703/533-9478. 7213 Idylwood Court Falls Church, 22043 Blood Drive 703/734-9533 On Monday, June 5 from 1-7 pm, the INOVA For further information, call Lynnie Weinstein at Blood Center will come to our abbreviated Social 703/821-3215 Hall for our next blood drive. Last December s blood drive was our most successful yet, in spite of "All good books are alike in that they are truer than if many deferrals, so we look forward to a really they really happened and after you are finished great drive in June when there should not be as reading one you feel that all that happened to you and much illness in our community. If I may give a afterwards it all belongs to you." personal note on how important it is to have blood available, my daughter-in-law in Kentucky - Hemingway recently wrote a letter of thanks to the Central Kentucky blood donors. After suffering from a Interested in a PM Book Club? Call Janet Kahn gastric hemorrhage she needed 4 units of blood at 703-534-3987 and was amazed at how quickly she regained her strength after receiving the blood. Our community Donor Luncheon is worth it too. Please give us one hour of your time to show someone else that you care. For an Be on the lookout for your invitation to the Sister- appointment, please call or e-mail: Gert Scarr hood Donor Luncheon. It will be held at Clyde s 703/273-8631, [email protected]; or Nancy of Tyson s Corner on Wednesday, May 17 at 11:30 Bleeker 703/847-5735, [email protected] . am. Our speaker will be Eli Rosenbaum, prosecu- tor of Nazi war criminals and Director of the Bake Sale Office of Special Investigations of U.S. Dept. of Justice. This is an event not to be missed. Andrea Weckstein and Ellen Ash extend a most special thank you to everyone who baked, sold, Don t forget to bring your donations for "Suited and bought our bountiful collection of homemade for Change" to the Luncheon. This organization goodies. As a result of everyone s efforts we were helps transition women from welfare to work. See able to raise monies to help some of our Sisterhood last month s bulletin for clothing needs. projects. Thank you - thank you - we couldn t 01 have done it without your help! Uniongram Corner $2 each. Please mail to Rachelle Bennett, 7420 Venice St., Falls Church, VA 22043. DO NOT Confirmation is Friday, June 9. Women of Reform SEND TO THE TEMPLE OFFICE. For further Judaism (WRJ) prints a parchment-like information call Rachelle at 703/573-0323. "certificate" with a lovely scroll along the left side. We have kept the price at $2 per certificate. There TRS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL is a little space for a very short message. The CONFIRMATION CLASS - JUNE 2000 Uniongram Committee fills in the name of the recipient and the name of the donor. Davy Andrews Rachel Marshall The monies raised through the sale of these Jodi Aserkoff Michael Metzger certificates go to the YES Fund. They are used to Brad Ash Neal Pettingill underwrite programs under the auspices of WRJ. Andrew Barber Matthew Pomerantz These programs are very extensive and Jenna Beckwith Elizabeth Robbins worldwide: Braille Institute, youth programs, Justin Bender Alissa Rubin daycare centers, rabbinic and cantorial Jenna Berk David Sidell scholarships, and support of the Reform Jewish Julie Berson Jonathan Marc Sidell movement. Tirzah Breslar Rachel Signer Joshua Dezube Joshua Singer Please check off the names of those to whom you Joshua George Adam Stroul wish to send greetings, include a "very short" Seth Hirsch Zach Van Hoozer message, the way you want your certificate Alyssa Holt Rachel Wasserman signed, and check made out to IRS Sisterhood at David Knoll
I Sisterhood Shabbat May 19, 2000 Speaker: Celia Straus
Celia Straus is an award-winning writer and author of
Prayers on My Pillow: Prayers for Girls on the Threshold of Change
The 150 prayers, originally written to her daughter, stress fearless faith, love, self-reliance, self- empowerment, and ethical behavior.
Come hear Celia Straus speak about her book and how it has reached so many adolescents as they faced problems and crises of growing up.
Books will be on sale at the Judaica Shop prior to May 19th and there will be a book signing after 0 1 services. 7 j Many of you know we are busily preparing for a unique Shabbat service next month: I Klezmer Shabbat on Friday, June 2 at 7:30 PM. Our volunteer choir, Koleinu, along with a new children s choir of 2nd and 3rd graders are working hard learning an entire service of Klezmer music written by our own congregant and internationally known Jewish composer and musicologist, Jose Bowen.
But how many of you know what the term "Klezmer music" means, or what it sounds like? I recently found an article by a colleague, Cantor Rachelle Nelson, who wrote about Klezmer music, which I d like to share with you.
Klezmorim were the folk musicians or minstrels who went from shtetle to shtetle play- ing their songs in Eastern Europe. Their instrumental music was in high demand and often played at wed- dings, Simchat Torah, Purim and numerous other occasions.
In the city of Prague in the 171h century, these Klezmorim were often major participants in festive proces- sions honoring great leaders and dignitaries. They used stringed instruments, portable organs, brass and reed instruments. They played a "hot style" type of music with lively rhythms. You might say that they were the "Jewish Jazz Musicians" of the 17 th and 18th centuries.
What is most important to understand about the Klezmorim was their major impact on Jewish music. They were called "wanders between two worlds" because they traveled from town to town, from city to city, like gypsies, entertaining with music, theater, and even magic shows. Because cassettes and records did not exist, these "minstrels" also served as the "musical ears" for our Jewish music. They picked up melodies throughout their travels and incorporated them into their music. It also might be interesting to note that the Klezmorim were an embarrassment to some Jews SA VE THE DA TE... who considered them to be of a lower class. Friday, June 2 Jewish weddings, B nai Mitzvah and holiday celebra- Klezmer Shabbaf tions today enjoy the pulsating and spirited sounds of Klezmer music. In the late 20 11 century, the A Klezmer Service in Song by nationally- Klezmorim have made an enormous come back and known Jewish music composer have moved into mainstream secular music. JOSE BOWEN I look forward to Klezmer Shabbat and the foot- (A new TRS member) stomping music of Jose Bowen who has taken these traditional Klezmer sounds and arranged them for the prayers of our liturgy. Come on June 2 and be pre- pared to sing, clap and stomp your feet!
B shalom, Cantor Michael Shochet
Junior Choir Participating in this wonderful Family Rehearsal Dates Shabbat service will be Koleinu, a 2nd/3rd Grade Children s Choir, the Adult Choir of Sunday, May 14 & May 21 - 10:35-11:05 am Temple Sinai of Washington, D.C., and Cantor Laura Croen. Thursday, June 1 - 7:00-7:45 pm S
Spring Congregational Meeting Holocaust Torah Remnant to be Dedicated on Shabbat May 21 2000 11:15 am
We will be greeting old and new firends, sharing a mid-morning nosh, and conduct- ing the following business:
Election of Officers for 2000-2002 Review and Approval of 2000-2001 Budget Friday, May 12 Constitutional Revisions Facilities Expansion Update Na ava and Gershon Feder will present the Highlights of TRS Activities Temple with a remnant of a burned Torah Film/ Discussion: "L Dor Vador: Reform scroll that they collected on a recent trip to Judaism -- Continuity and Change in the Poland. 20th Century" The presentation will take place during regular Please remember how much we all appreciate Shabbat Services on Friday, May 12 at 8:15 pm. your ideas and pareticipation. Each of you is This piece of Torah, burned in the Holocaust an important and valued member of our TRS and now saved by the Feders, will be on per- family. manent display in the Temple. S Do you feel like you re losing touch with the Temple now that your kids are out of religious school? Do you want to connect OR reconnect with other Temple members and enjoy social activities and Jewish programs geared towards adults?
Please come to a discussion to help us form
"THE RENAISSANCE CLUB"!
This is a special invitation to those members who do not have children, or whose children have grown up and moved on, to participate in a discussion to let us know what you are looking for from the temple at this stage in your life. With your help, we look forward to arranging Jewish and secular programs and social activities of interest to YOU and others of similar age and interests.
Our Membership committee invites you to the Temple for Coffee, Dessert and Discussion CE on Sunday, June 411 at 7:30 p.m.
For further information, please call Julie White, Membership Co-chair, at (703) 790-5476. We look forward to seeing YOU on June 41h! Re/li//bus Sc/i 00/ I From the Educator... present at the Family Shabbat worship service on Friday May 5 as we celebrate our teachers It hard to believe that May is here already and and thank them out loud for all they do. and do the end of our school year is just around the so well! corner. It s been a great year, filled with learn- Running a school of this size is a wonderful ing and fun. Together as one big team, we challenge and I am proud of and grateful to our jumped the hurdles of construction to carry on Religious School office team that keeps things with business as usual. Both Barbara Brot Bailey up and running. Claudia McGolerick, assisted and I are grateful to all of the parents who have by Grant Forman and Noah Cincinnati, takes continuously supported our efforts in school care of all the nitty gritty - including not letting and at home. For all the snacks you provided, me forget the details. Judy Cincinnati, our phone calls you made, reading logs you signed Haskalah coordinator, has enhanced our High and homework you helped with - not to men- School program with creative and new classes tion all of the volunteer traffic duty... for all the each trimester and works tirelessly to be sure family days and holidays you helped us cel- that all the questions are answered, all issues ebrate and the times we prayed together and addressed, and that no one slips through the played together... for flexibility in the ever cracks when they forget to send in their elective changing traffic patterns and all your efforts to forms! (oy—the phone calls!). Barbara Brot be here on time... and for your help in the Bailey, our Assistant Principal, is responsible for classrooms.. .you made this year a success! most of the daily operations of the school. She There is one group of parents that have worked has mastered the art of stocking supplies, and above and beyond the call of duty: the Religious created an infallible system of making sure that School Committee under the direction of Susan everyone (even our Haycock teachers) have all Steinmetz and Jeff Lepon. This wonderful their things! (oy- the schlepping!) She is the S committee works behind the scenes all year ultimate coordinator of volunteers and projects and I am thankful for her attention to detail! long helping with the big projects that bring us so much joy: the book fair, the Passover candy Clearly we do not operate in a vacuum. We are sale. This group also does the hard thinking... so grateful for the friendship and help of the about our future and the direction of our school main office; Judy Seiff, Anita Thornton, and the and the policies we need to be safe and learning entire office staff, as well as the custodial staff, at our best. I know you all join me in thanking who make sure each day that we re ready to them. roll. The team though, is larger than you and I. Each Finally, any school is only as good as its leader- day our teachers face the hardest task - coming ship. Rodef Shalom is blessed to have Clergy for face-to-face with our kids, their questions and whom education is a top priority. Rabbi their spirit. They have the multi-facetted charge Schwartzman, Cantor Shochet, Rabbi Burstein, of teaching the curriculum in a fun, dynamic and Rabbi Berkowits support us not only way to a spectrum of learners and learning through words but through actions as well. styles all the while creating community Their presence in our school is as important to amongst kids who come from many neighbor- them as it is to us, and I am sure you join me in hoods in our area. They are responsible for offering many many thanks for all they bring to imparting the information as well as helping to our school. foster friendships, making sure no one is left out, and teaching the strongest of our Jewish It has been a wonderful year. And, from here, values: Derech Eretz (being good to each using this momentum, we will only get better... other!). They do this with a smile on their faces I am already looking forward to next year! which shows their love of our kids and their passion for Judaism. We are blessed with an B shalom outstanding staff, and I hope you will be Dina Burt, RJE Rc/ij/ous School MARK YOUR CALENDAR Thank You!!! Thank You!!! Thank You!!!
Fri., May 5 Teacher Recognition! A heartfelt thank you goes out to each of the 7:30 pm Family Shabbat teachers who have given us a great year:
Tues., May 9 Haskalah Closing Family Night Regular Faculty: 6:30-8:15 pm Fred Blumenthal Jennifer Malka Alex Berens Judy Markbein Sun., May 14 5th grade Field trip to Jeff Brown Jason Moss "EXPERIENCE ISRAEL" Adam Burstein Caren Oberg Rabbi Burstein Doris Parnas Wed., May 17 Closing day of Wednesday classes Judy Cincinnati Jay Rapoport Ryan Colker Margie Scherzer Sun., May 21 Closing day of Sunday classes Sylvia Csongos Doug Schneider Na ava Feder Rabbi Schwartman LOOKING AHEAD: Hillary Goodman Cantor Shochet Ella Gorodetski Allison Silverblatt Fri., June 2 Klezmer Family Shabbat Jan Greenberg Michael Smolen 7:30 pm Elliot Gruber Laurie Steiger Carole Heller Gay Sullivan Fri., June 9 Shavuot Confirmation Service Danielle Heyman Feist Lisa Szymanski 7:30 pm Catharina Jacknow Anita Thornton Jeff Karton Chuck Thornton Rodef Shalom Hosts Fran Klein Jody Wager Teacher Training Workshop Rebecca Kupper Sarah Wagner Midi Kushner Julie White Temple Rodef Shalom is proud to be a part of the Brenda Landau Lay Educators Institute, a 6-week training pro- gram for potential teachers in our community. Post Confirmation The program is made possible by a UJA Federa- Assistants: tion grant to the entire Greater Washington Area. Rachel Artz Amy Luxenberg Rodef Shalom is part of the Northern Virginia Alexandra Barnett Briana Nichols cluster of 24 people. We are delighted that TRS Noah Cincinnati Michelle Price has 4 participants including members Lisa Tricia Cooper Megan Rowe Ortmayer and Suzy Snyder and newcomers Barry Dauber Laura Ross Rebecca Kupper and Pleasance Loewengard. Rebecca Dezube Thomas Schneider Educator Dina Burt will be teaching a session in Grant Forman Daniel Shapiro late May! Lee Greenwood Paul Sonenthal Jill Harris Nina Wexell Registration Packets Are Out! Matt Klein And the entire 5760 Haskalah Volunteer Registration for the upcoming Religious School confirmation class! Teachers: year will be mailed in early May. If you do not Ruth Abromovitz receive a packet, call the Religious School office at Please join us . . . as we Mark Cohen show our gratitude.... 703/532-2207. Please note that the Early Bird Howard Marks deadline of May 31 applies only to the fees for Ed Naidamast school. Classes are filled on a first come-first serve Teacher Recognition! Nancy Reder Family Shabbat basis and some classes close before the Early Bird Carolyn Stromberg deadline! We make every attempt to accommo- 7:30 pm . date everyone as best we can, based on teachers and space availability! 9 Join the Moms, MILLION Grandmoms, Step-moms, Moms-to-be, and anyone who has over had a Mom, as we march on the mom Capitol in MARCH Washington D.C. to MOTHERS DAY 2000 Demand Strong Gun Laws May 14, 2000 • visit www.millionmommarch.com
Have you ever felt helpless as you heard about yet Limit Purchases to one-handgun-per-month another gun related killing of our children? Have you End straw-purchase transactions where an individual ever wished there was something, anything, you could who may legally purchase a firearm is hired to pur- do to counter the NRA s impact on gun legislation? chase firearms for gun traffickers. These guns are sold American children are more at risk from firearms than on the illegal market and eventually wind up on our the children of any other industrialized nation. In one nation s streets, killing our kids. year, firearms killed no children in Japan, 19 in Great Britain, 57 in Germany, 109 in France, 153 in Canada, No-Nonsense Enforcement of Gun Laws and 5,285 in the U.S. All officers of the law must enforce existing gun laws and join us in our mutual crusade for stronger legisla- Now there is something you can do about it. Please join tion. with the rest of the nation in the Million Mom March on Mother s Day, May 14, 2000. We are marching not Enlistment of Help from Corporate America to take away rights, but to protect the lives of our Child-friendly, nonviolent stores, companies, and children with sensible gun laws and the no-nonsense corporations should sponsor our message that guns - enforcement of the existing gun laws. Stand with us in the wrong hands - are unacceptable. In turn, we, the and march! mothers, will patronize all child-friendly, nonviolent sponsors who join us in this mission. The march is built around these modest goals: This movement is being supported by major organiza- Sensible "Cooling Off" Periods and Background tions such as: The National PTA, The Children s Checks Defense Fund, The American Medical Association, The Sensible "cooling off" periods and extensive back American Jewish Congress, many others. The NRA has ground checks must be required of any individual who said that gun issues are non-issues in the upcoming wants to purchase from any person or place weapons election. This is an opportunity for us to say otherwise! intended only for killing or injuring humans. Here s how to get involved: Gather in the TRS License Handgun Owners and Register All Hand- parking lot at 11 am. We will pool rides to the Metro. guns We want everyone to join us, including guys and kids. Congress should require that all handgun owners be Of course, anyone who has a mother or is a mother is licensed and register their weapons with the proper cordially invited to attend! Please sign up with Win authorities. Greenwald by calling 703/759-3660. We also have a 20-passenger bus available with priority seating for Safety Locks for All Handguns seniors and youth group members. Pre-registration for Guns, like every other consumer product sold in a seat is required. If interested, please let Win know. America, have to meet minimum safety standards. Gun We will gather as a contingent in front of the old manufacturers should have to design guns with locks Smithsonian building ("The Castle") on the side facing built in, and with other common-sense devices like the mall at 11:45 and proceed from there to the march. loaded-chamber indicators and child-proofing. The march activities should end at approximately 3 pm.
10 .4 4. BULBS TO ORDER Sisterhood is offering spring flowering bulbs for fall planting. All are especially suited to our climate and are hardy perennializers for many years of beautiful spring displays. See a picture exhibit near the Temple Office and beautify your yard with these top quality bulbs. Your purchase benefits the many projects of Sisterhood.
bAFFObILS All daffodil selections have been made with garden performance, longevity, price and beauty in mind. All will be good for cutting. All like sun but tolerate partial shade. February Gold 10-14" yellow trumpetlike cup, yellow petals. Tolerates shade and heavy, damp soil better than most daffodils. Very early Rip van Winkle 8-10" fluffy-double mini doff, blooms early with the crocus. Early Quail 16-18" a multi-flowering plant producing a wealth of longlasting, fragrant yellow flowers. Reliable. Mid-season Accent 14-16" crisp white petals with a sunproof, salmon pink cup. The best landscape pink doff. Mid-season Tahiti 14-16" strong stems and sturdy single blossom. Pale yellow double ruffle with mandarin orange segments. Longlasting perennial Late mid-season Actaea 15-17" large white segments with a small red rimmed yellow cup. The poet s daffodils are the very last to bloom. Heirloom Late
. TULIPS are the grandest stars of April and May, valuable ornamental plants with rich and varied colors, silky petals and elegant form. Tulips require good drainage and at least half a day of direct sun. Sweetheart 12-14" creamy yellow/white beauty perennializer Fosteriana. Early Olympic Flame 20-24" variable Rembrandt-type, mimosa yellow with bright signal red flames. barwin hybrid Mid-season Happy Family 16-18" pink, a multi-flowering variety appearing with variety of sizes from "daddy" down to "baby" Mid-season Apeldoorn 20-24" vivid cherry red. A classic favorite. Huge flowers on sturdy stems. Great for cutting. Reliable barwin hybrid Mid-season Estella Rijnveld 16-18" parrot tulip, deep red with creamy yellow flames which promptly mature to white flames. Need protection from wind and harsh weather. Late Angelique 14-16" peony shaped flowers. Pale pink and fragrant. Late
More Bulbs Grape Hyacinth 4-6" Muscari armeniacum cobalt blue flowers. Borders. Early Scilla bifolia Rosea 4" soft pink, loosely formed bells Early Scilla siberica Spring Beauty 7" dark blue loosely formed bells, like the above. Looks great when paired with early yellow Daffodils Early Snowflake Leucojum aestivum 12-18"charming white bell flowers with lovely green dots. Often called Snowdrop, it has 2-7 flowers per stem. Late Allium aflatunense Purple Sensation gorgeous, baseball sized flower on 20" stem, needs full sun. Member of the onion family. beer and rodent resistant. Late W . ORDER FORM [1 baffodi Is per 10 per 50 Quantity Price February Gold $8 $35 Rip van Winkle $7 $30 Quail $7 $30 Accent $8 $35 Tahiti $8 $35 Actoea $9 $40
Tulips per 10 per 50 Quantity Price Sweetheart $8 $35 Olympic Flame $8 $35 Happy Family $10 $45 Apeldoorn $10 $45 Estella Rijnveld $10 $40 Angelique $10 $40
Others per 25 Quantity Price Grape Hyacinth $6 Scilla bifoliaRosea $10 . Scilla siberica $10 Snowflake perlO $10 Allium of latunense per 5 $5
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Please Make Checks Payable to Temple Rodef Shalom Sisterhood. Can you round up your order? We will use the extra funds for landscaping our grounds after the construction is over! Please return your order by June 20, 2000 Bulbs will ready for pickup in October in time for fall planting.
Name: Phone:______
Return form to Nancy Weinberg 2500 North Quantico Street Arlington, Virginia 22207-1054 . p
Join us for our fun-filled 2nd Annual Spring Cruise on the Potomac!
Thursday, May 25"
Bus leaves TRS promptly at 10:45 a.m. And will return at approx. 3:00 p.m.
The afternoon will include a delightful cruise along the Potomac River aboard the "Spirit of Washington"
This afternoon cruise features a delicious lunch buffet and lively entertainment. We need a minimum of 20 people and can accomodate a maximum of 30 participants, so please RSVP EARLY!!! $10.00 per person for TRS Vatikim members. (The cost of this trip is being subsidized by the Temple.) Non-members $33.00 YES! Please sign me up for the "Spirit of Washington" Lunch Cruise!
NAME NAME DAYTIME PHONE () -______# of PEOPLE AMOUNT ENCLOSED $_____
Please make check payable to Temple Rodef Shalom and mail to TRS Attn: VATIKIM TRIP, 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church VA 22043 RESERVATIONS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
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Read Any Good (Jewish) Books Lately? of religious identity—a "pilgrim s progress"— I forward, backward and often sideways. If so, here is your chance to share your thoughts Adin Steinsaltz, Simple Words: Thinking About with other Temple members. Just write a short What Really Matters in Life. A surprising and (one paragraph or so) blurb on a book you ve thought-provoking look at powerful words. read from the Temple library (or a book that Hayim Haley Donin. To Be a Jew: A Guide to you think should be in the library) and your Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life. "book review" may appear in an upcoming Practical information and daily inspiration. issue of the Bulletin. Submit book reviews to Ruth Seligman and Jonathan Mark. Mommy, Martha Hill in the library or send them via FAX When Will the Lord Be Two? A Child s View of or e-mail to the Temple office. Being Jewish Today. Children help us see things in new ways—a delightful collection Passover of children s thoughts about God and reli- gion. Each year we add to the Passover collection Aryeh Wineman, Ethical Tales from the Kabbalah. This year s additions are: A missing link in the great chain of Jewish storytelling ... pious tales from before the rise Rox Schanzer, Where is the Afikomen? of the classic Hasidic tales. Judyth Groner and Madeline Wikier, All About Passover. MEMOIRS/NON-FICTION Chari Radin, I Have Four Questions. Shoshana Silberman, A Family Haggadah In Esther Hautzig, Remember Who You Are: Stories Every Generation. About Being Jewish. A natural storyteller s The Family Haggadah: Art Scroll Megorah sad, happy, searing and uplifting recollec- n Series. tions of Vilna during World War II. Zell J. Schulman, Something Different for Pass- Joshua Hammer, Chosen by God: A Brother s over. A Passover cookbook. Journey. "Journeying back to the crossroads Barbara Rush and Cherie Karo Schwartz, The where he and his brother parted ways, Kids Catalog of Passover: A Worldwide Cel- Hammer achieves a clear-eyed reckoning ebration of Stories, Songs, Crafts, Food and Fun. with the spirits of alienation and belonging A multi-cultural companion to the festival of that haunt our relations to our blood kin and Passover with many new ways to celebrate to God." Philip Gourevitch. with your family, synagogue and commu- Lisa Schiffman, Generation J. An interesting, nity. bold chronicle... "call us a bunch of search- Alfred J. Kolatch, The Family Seder: A Tradi- ers, call us post-Holocaust Jews, call us tional Passover Haggadah for the Modern Generation J." Lisa Schiffman. Home. New For Kids/Young Adults Other Holidays Look for these books on the Bar/Bat Mitzvah S.Y. Agnon, Days of Awe: A Treasury of Jewish shelf: Wisdom for Reflections, Repentance, and Renewal for the High Holy Days. Compiled Johanna Hurwitz, Baseball Fever. by S.Y. Agnon—a classic companion to the Ida Vos, Hide and Seek. High Holy Days prayerbook. Marilyn Sachs, Call Me Ruth. Ferida Wolff, Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues. (new copies of Spirituality, Religion And Observance Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues and In the Thirteenth Year have been added to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah window Roberta Isracloff, Kindling the Flame: Reflections shelf). I on Ritual, Faith, and Family. An exploration
12 LIBRARY CONT. Fun draL5ing More books for kids/young adults: UPDATE... Joel Lurie Grishaver, Tanta Teva and the Magic Booth. Thank you to our wonderful phonathon volun- Chaya Burstein, The Kids Catalog of Bible Trea- teers who made hundreds of phone calls on sures. Tuesday, March 21 to those TRS families who Eve B. Feldman, Seymour, the Formerly Fearful. had not yet given to the new building. The volunteers approached this task with determi- For Parents nation and good cheer. A special thanks to Fred Abbey who provided office space, telephones, Don Dinkmeyer, Parenting Teenagers. A copy of dinner, as well as his time making phone calls. the book used by Steve Cell s parenting class is Thank you also to our solicitors: now available in the Library. Marshall Berman Jonathan Kosarin Illness Dan & Ellen Blalock Betty Nan Obermayer Marc Cohen Susan Steinmetz David L. Freeman, Illness and Health in the Jewish Peter Elinsky Richard Swerdlow Tradition: Writings from the Bible Today. A Fred Freedman selection of memoirs, stories, essays, prayers and poetry on illness and healing from the Bible to It was a pleasure to speak to so many people modern day. ..helpful. who are so positive about our congregation. For those of you we were unable to reach person- Isn t It Romantic? ally, you will have received a letter by now. Whether you were called or received a letter, In response to our request for books by Temple please send back your pledge cards as soon as S authors.... Kathleen Gilles Seidel has donated a possible. generous selection of her "romance" novels to the Temple Library. Thank you Kathy! Every contribution is important. As of early April, the total amount raised toward our $1 I am in the Library Monday and Thursday morn- million goal is $800,000. With your help, we ings and late afternoon and early evening on can Realize the Dream and reach our goal! Wednesdays. For special projects or personal requests, call 202/363-6172. You may also fax or Linda Rohrbach Lynn Fletcher e-mail requests to the office. FAX: 703/536-0754; Co-chair Co-chair E-mail: [email protected].
Martha Hill, Librarian
ATTENTION... Jewish Community Center Bridge Players of Northern Virginia The Temple s Fourth Sunday Bridge Group wants to expand its list of substitutes. Occa- sionally, we need singles/couples who enjoy a congenial evening of Party Bridge and can substitute for regular members. I 8900 Little River Turnpike (Rt. 236) • Fairfax, VA If you are interested in joining us as a substi- 1495 to exit 6W. Continue 1.8 miles, on right. tute, please call June Wallach at 703/734-7086. I I I I Phone: (703) 323-0880 • e-mail: sha1omccnv.com
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Thanks to All Mitzvah Day Participants Our Daily Bread Seeks Mentors I
Thanks to all the temple members who partici- Our Daily Bread provides groceries to low- pated in our Fourth Annual Mitzvah Day on income families in Northern Virginia, and is April 30. We will have a detailed report in the looking for mentors to work with these families June bulletin. for about an hour a week for one year. For more information or to volunteer call their Tzedakah Project I: Share, Inc. office at 703-273-8829.
This month, we will have two Tzedakah Projects. Next Meeting: May 18 at 7:30 pm at the We will collect food for Share, Inc. May 7-14 (this Temple. Please join us! collection was postponed from April). Flyers will be distributed to families with children in Nancy Reder Marc Cohen Religious School as a reminder. Please leave Co-chair Co-chair nonperishable food items, paper products, and 703/821-5527 703/356-5834 toiletries in the Temple cloak room. Share has [email protected] [email protected] been providing food and other emergency assis- tance to needy people in McLean, Falls Church, YASHOR KOACH! (Good Job!) Great Falls, and the Tysons area since 1969. Henry F. Epstein - On March 15, 2000, Henry Tzedakah Project II: Casseroles for S.O.M.E. F. Epstein received the Bronze Star Medal for his military service during World War II where On May 19, we will deliver casseroles prepared he served with the 314 Infantry Regiment of by Temple members to So Others Might Eat, a the 79" (Cross of Lorraine) Infantry Div. in the DC antipoverty agency. If you would like to I Normandy, No. France and Rhineland Cam- make a casserole or if you can provide freezer paigns. Henry is a Charter Member of TRS, a space, please contact Tobi Rozen at 703/524- past president of TRS s Chai Society, and a past 1377. Corresponding Secretary of the Temple Board and is married to Harriet Epstein. In 1993 he Soup Caravan Update received the Dept. of Commerce Bronze Medal for superior federal service and retired from Our Soup Caravan project provides soup and federal service on June 30, 1999 after 45-1/2 sandwiches twice a month to shelter residents years of dedicated service. and low-income senior citizens in Falls Church. We need "on-call" volunteers who can fill in Pat Zug Recognized - Pat Zug, Administrative when regular volunteers are unavailable and also Volunteer, went to WWC/NOVA almost 3 regular drivers to deliver the food. Contact June years ago looking for "something to do" and Wallach at 703-734-7086 or Barbara Schonfeld at decided to adopt the entire office instead. Pat 703-242-7560. Beginning in July, we will begin a provides a wide range of administrative and similar project in partnership with the Arlington support services working directly with staff, Street People s Assistance Network. See the June volunteers and clients. Pat s zeal and enthusi- bulletin for details. We would like to express asm inspires all that she comes in contact with. our appreciation to Neal Sher and Grazia On the occasion of WWC/NOVA s tenth Lupi for their many years as regular Soup anniversary, Pat and her husband George have Caravan volunteers. begun an endowment fund for WWC/NOVA to ensure that the staff and clients would always have a "rainy day" fund when other funding was not available. Mazel To y Pat! I
14 6 Interested in Supporting Israel?
In celebration of Yom Ha Atzmaut - Israeli Independence Day -- we will have an
Israel Tzedakah Fair Sunday, May 7
From 10-10:35 am in the sanctuary, members of various Jewish organizations that support Israel will each give a 5-10 minute presentation on their group s activities.
After the presentations, tables in the social hail will be set up with more infor- mation about the organizations. The festive atmosphere will include Israeli food, which will be served between 10:30-11:10 am.
0 At 11:10 am, there will be another presentation in the sanctuary (exactly the same as the first). The second presentation will end at 11:45 am.
We hope that you will join us for Yom Ha Atzmaut and for an event that com- bines celebration, learning, tzedakah and a good "nosh"!
CELEBRATE YOM HA ATZMAUT ATTRS!
This event is being hosted by the Israeli Affairs Committee of TRS. S
15 LIVING & LEARNING
On-going classes, workshops, support and discussion groups. CLASSES/LEARNING DISCUSSIONS Torah Study: Line by line discussion /study of Torah. This group reviews and discusses Biblical pas- sages each week in an informal setting. Drop-ins are always welcome. We meet at 9 am every Saturday in the library.
Tuesday Morning Discussion Group: Daytime discussion of current topics affecting the Jewish com- munity. This group meets at 10 am every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month. Drop-ins are welcome.
Downtown Lunch Bunch: Well-established tradition among our members who work in the District, this group "brown bags" lunch for an open discussion of contemporary Jewish issues. New members are always welcome! Please call Cheryl in the Temple office to be put on the mailing list and confirm dates for future meetings. Next meeting: May 10 at noon.
No. VA Lunch Bunch: This group meets the 4th Wednesday of each month in Ballston, and is modeled after the Downtown Lunch Bunch, but is more convenient for our No. VA members to at- tend. Please call Cheryl in the Temple office for details and to be put on the mailing list. Next meeting: May 24 at 12:15 pm.
Israeli Affairs Discussion Group: Just as the name implies this group deals with current and ongoing I Israeli issues. Contact David Zohn for more information at 703/893-0819. Next meeting: May 7 at 9:30 am.
WORKSHOPS/SUPPORT/DISCUSSION GROUPS
CareGivers: Whether you are caring for aging parents in your home, locally or long-distance, you may feel squeezed between the responsibilities to your family and those of your aging parents. If this is your situation now, or you see it in your future, you may be interested in joining this group. Meet- ings are held in a private confidential setting where you have frank, useful discussions with other group members and acquire practical information. The group is temporarily inactive. If you are interested in future meetings, please call Sharon Levy at 703/208-1876 (evenings).
TRS "Next Step" Group: A support/education/discussion group for Jewish widows and widowers who are beyond the initial stages of bereavement (i.e., post 6-12 months). Discussions focus on the practical, emotional, and social issues related to moving ahead with life as a single widowed person. This is not a drop-in group; please call Marion Jacknow at 703/698-8702 for more info or if you wish to join. If you are recently bereaved, contact either Marion or Rabbi Schwartz- man who can inform you of the resources available to you in our community. Next meeting: May 10 & 24 at 7 pm.
Intermarried Couples Discussion Group: This group meets on the first Wednesday of each month September through June at 7:45 pm. Please call Hannah Moore at 703/533-9640 if you are interested in joining. Next meeting: May 3. a
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JACS: Our newest group, Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically dependent persons & Significant others, provides a spiritual program for those who are addicted as well as their family and friends S of all ages. For more information call Rabbi Burstein at 703/532-2217 or Susan Michelson 703/448-8569. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 pm. PERFORMING ARTS
Koleinu: Koleinu is our Temple s volunteer choir and generally meets twice each month. You don t have to be an experienced singer, just experiencing the joy of learning new songs and being a part of a fun group is enough. Just follow the music and let it take you away. All new singers are welcome to join us on April 4. Contact Cantor Shochet if interested in joining. Rehearsals in May are Tues., May 2, 8 pm; Wed., May 10, 7:15 pm at Temple Sinai; Fri., May 12, 7:15 pm, Klezmer Service at Temple Sinai; Tues., May 16, 7:30 pm, Fri., May 19, 7:15 pm Koleinu sings for Sisterhood Shabbat. JUST FOR KIDS
Playgroup: We welcome all members and their infants and toddlers to participate in the TRS playgroup. The playgroup meets in the multipurpose room on the second and fourth Thursdays [\ of each month between 2 and 4 pm. No reservations required—just come on over. It s a great way for young kids and parents of young kids to get to know their peers at the Temple. Call Jill Greaney at 703/532-2455 or Jackie Cooper at 703/917-1582 if you d like further information. See you there! Next meetings: May 11 & 25 -
Babysitting: Babysitting for Friday night service is provided to our Temple members free of charge for children 2-6 years of age on the first and fourth Friday of each month from September to May. • We request that there be no tipping of babysitters. Contributions to the Religious Practices Committee Babysitting Fund will be gratefully accepted. For information or to make reservations by 1 pm the Wednesday prior to each service, please call Anne in the Temple office at 703/532- 2217. This month: May 5 & 26 JUST FOR PARENTS
Parents of Teens: This group meets for nine sessions. There is no charge. Steve Cell, who has taught parenting for 25 years in Northern Virginia, facilitates this workshop. The course focuses on improving communication, learning encouragement techniques, fostering independence and responsibility, and improving family atmosphere. The text, Parenting Teenagers, by Dinkmeyer et al. is available at local bookstores, on the web, and in our Library. Please call Steve Cell at 703/ ti 522-1226 if you are interested in participating, and let him know if you would prefer a Monday or Thursday evening class.
ALCOHOLISM -- CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY It can happen to Jews! Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons & Significant Others (JACS)
Up to 50% of patient populations in residential treatment are Jewish. Temple Rodef Shalom is now a com- munity of over a thousand families and is not immune to this disease. We have formed a JACS group to help one another. That s the power of JACS. The spiritual programs of JACS help us to connect with each other and reaffirm our Jewish tradition. Just finding out that there are others like us, that we are not alone, has brought an enormous sense of relief to many of us. The program is for those who are addicted as well • as their family and friends. We meet every Thursday at the Temple at 7:30 pm. For more information or if you wish to join, please call: Susan Michelson at 703/448-8569 or Rabbi Burstein at 703/532-2217.
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Carilig Committee . Group/Subcommittee Date/Tinte Place Coordinator Bereavement Committee - - Stuart Weiss - 522-2524 Bikkur Cholim (Visitation of Sick) - Lisa Gordon - 241-7807 Elder Care - - Joanne Muir - 4424911
Jewish Alcoholics.. .(JACS) Thurs. - 7:30 pm Temple Susan Michelson - 448-8569 Parents of Teens - - Steve Cell - 522-1226
TRS "Next Step" Group AprilTemple Marion Jacknow - 698-8702
The Caring Committee is a group of coordinators, shown in the table below, who connect congregants or their families who need help with other congregants who can help. We keep a list of volunteers who wish to help. If you want to be on the volunteer list or want to serve as a coordinator, contact Richard Swerdlow (703/610-2991 day, 703/319-0424 evening). Two of the subcommittees specially marked only take referrals from members of the clergy, so if you or someone you know needs that help, contact one of the Rabbis or the Cantor. For the other groups, contact the coordinator listed. If you need help with something that doesn t fit, contact Richard, one of the Rabbis or the Cantor (listed on page 3 of the Membership Directory). If all else fails, call Anne at the Temple office on 703/532-2217. Jewish Council on Aging (JCA) . The Temple and JCA have em barked on a partnership to extend current JCA services to the Temple and think of new ones. If you would like to participate, contact Joanne Muir at the number listed in the table.
New TRS Support Group to Form for Parents of Children with Special Needs
In response to the needs of our diverse and ever growing membership, the Caring Committee is work- ing to form a new support group. This group will be open to parents of children with special needs that include but are not limited to children with chronic medical conditions, learning disabilities and social/ emotional problems. If you feel that you would benefit from meeting with other parents to discuss challenges and possible solutions on a regular basis, you are encouraged and invited to call Valerie Aronson at 703/534-4718. Based on your responses, a date will be arranged for a first get-together.
Thanks - The following congregants have performed the mitzvah of gemilut hasadim (deeds of loving kindness, Talmud, Shabbat 127a) by devoting their time to those congregants who have been bereaved, needed meals, are ill and in need of healing, and those who need transportation to perform the mitz- vah of prayer: I V Renee Andrews, Rochelle Friedman, Stuart Wiss, Nany Firestone, Elly Cohen, Susan Amchan, I JCharles Mandelbaumteve & Jean Taub, NaY-icy Redei, Fred Brand4 oanne Muir, Geri Maskell,V ./Stephanie jermanNin GreenwaldIlse BernsteinvIarion JacknowHarriet Beckman, Michael v Raizen, Susan Hale, Jai (e Mullen, Anonymous, Mona Milberg, Nancy Bleeker, Lisa schneider, Sheila Peltzer, Gag Dezube, Mk Savit, Sun Lerner, Lynnie Weinstein, Elaine Elinsky, Lisa Gordon, Jerry Greenwald, Lin Harris, Nancy Chajet, Elisa Joseph-Anders, Roslynne Levine, Edith Alexander, and is Valli Swerdlow.
18 S Kids Corner JUNIOR YOUTH GROUPS
CALLING ALL 5th - 8th GRADERS! Save RELIGIOUS SCHOOL the date, Saturday, May 20 when we will go to see the Potomac Cannons play The end of the year will soon be here. ball. Flyers will be mailed out at the Eighth graders who need community beginning of May. service over the summer can contact Ms. Burt or Mrs. Brot Bailey in the Our 5th and 6th grade Purim party was a Religious School office. 7th graders great time. Thanks to Ms. Burt for the watch your mail for upcoming Haskalah Havdalah service and to Amy Reif, information for next year. Current 5t1, Helene Schlossberg, Ruth Massie for graders you are in for a treat as we making hamantaschen dough, and to add some exciting new things to the 6th Carol Wolinsky, Yardena Mansoor, Eliot grade curriculum next year. Though you Balaber, Ruth Massie, and Sandi Posner . are not in Hebrew school the next few for chaperoning the event! months, it is really important that you continue to practice your Hebrew; even Mark your calendar now for the annual 10 minutes a week will really help you KING S DOMINION trip. This year it next fall. So, take that Hebrew book in will be held on June 4 for all youth the car, train, plane to the beach and groupers in grades 5-12. have a great summer! 8th graders, please watch your mail for a "Welcome to Senior Youth Group" JUNIOR CONGREGATION event that will be taking place this month. Plans are still in the works, so Even though it was spring break, we had watch your mail for date and time. another record turn out on Friday, April 14. This was our last Jr Cong SENIOR YOUTH GROUP service for this year, but read your TRSTY had fun participating in the bulletin or email Ms Malka later in the Congregational Mitzvah bay in April summer to find out when Jr. Cong. will We look forward to welcoming the 81h start up again in the fall. Thanks to graders at our upcoming event this everyone who participated and made month. All TRSTY members are encour- this year such a great success! aged to come on the annual King s Do- S minion trip on June 411, so mark your calendars!
19 Maze! Toy to Our May B nai Mitzvah!
I Matthew Schuster May 6, 2000 Brett Ashford May 20, 2000
Matthew is the son of Fredric & Brett is the son of Roger and Ellie Moira Schuster of Falls Church. 71 Ashford of Annandale. He is an He is a grade student at 8th grade student at Edgar Allan Thoreau Middle School. Matthew Poe Middle School. Brett is in his loves animals and all outdoor first year of playing lacrosse and I activities. He attends Camp A has played soccer for many years Conrad Weise in Pennsylvania for with the Boys and Girls Club. He weeks in the summer and has is also a certified soccer referee been a boy scout for 6 years and works for the Little River where he is involved in collecting --- Soccer Club. Brett belongs to our food for the needy and with the city s cleanup. He is IRS Youth Group and participates in our Mitzvah thinking of a career field that helps people or Day projects. He has aspirations in working with animals. computers and is currently seeking his scuba diving certification. Eric Wolinsky May 13, 2000 David Goure May 20, 2000
Eric is the son of Henry and Carl David is the son of Daniel Goure Wolinsky of Arlington. He is a 7 and Louise Vasilakos of grade student at H.B. Woodlawn Arlington. He is an 812th grade where he plays clarinet in the student (depending on his band. He also enjoys playing courses) at H.B. Woodlawn electronic keyboard. Eric plays where he is in the school band . soccer and tennis and has always and drama. David is a black belt helped with Mitzvah Day in karate. He volunteers his time projects at the Temple. His to an elderly neighbor and has hobbies include poetry, writing, language and signed up to do Mitzvot in April 2000. David collects music, as well as computer graphics and design Eric antique weapons and enjoys his two dogs. He has hopes to make architecture his career. recieved many academic achievement awards and hopes to be a fighter pilot in the future.
Hannah Maier May 13, 2000 Alison Weckstein May 27, 2000
Hannah is the daughter of Peter Alison is the daughter of Ken and and Christy Maier of Arlington. Andrea Weckstein of Great Falls. She is a 7th grade student at She is a 7° grade student at Swanson Middle School where Cooper Middle School. Alison has she is on the tennis team, sings in played soccer for 7 years, 4 of the chorus, and is a cheerleader. 4 those years playing travel soccer Hannah also participates on a for Great Falls. She has taken 7 select softball team in Arlington years of Japanese and was and volunteers as a camp enrolled in the partial Japanese counselor for Arlington county in • immersion program at Great Falls the summer. She enjoys spending time with her Elementary School. In her spare time she enjoys friends and wants to be teacher when she grows up. dance, the beach, shopping, and spending time with her friends.
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S Jenna Weil May 27, 2000 Holocaust Remembrance Program Jenna is the daughter of Rick and A Holocaust Remembrance Program at Arling- Wendy Weil of McLean. She is a ton Central Library will be held Wednesday, 7th grade student at Longfellow May 3 at 7 pm. WETA Film Director /Producer, Middle School. Jenna has swum Mr. Jeff Bieber will screen his new film docu- year round since she was 8 years mentary, "There Once Was a Town" about the old and enjoys lacrosse, skiing, Shtetl of Eishyshok. The film will be preceded white water canoeing, bicycling by a talk by Jeff Bieber with a question and and hiking. She volunteers her answer period with the audience. For more time to the Annual Mitzvah Day information and directions call 703/228-6340. project. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, reading, theater, shopping, and Yom Ha Atzmaut Family Celebration being with her friends, but her favorite pasttime is writing poetry. The JCCNV presents a Yom Ha Atzmaut Family Celebration on Tuesday, May 9 at 6 pm. Families are invited to join in the celebration of Israel s Independence Day. There will be dinner, crafts for the kids and entertainment. Adult meals are $9 and kids are $6. Pre-regis- tration is required for this event. CREATIVE Contact the JCCNV at 703/323-0880. 950manones Denise Shochet . CREATIVE MEMORIES coNsuI:lAN1 7111 Enterprise Avenue • McLean, VA 22101 (703) 356-1118 E-Mail: [email protected] Do you like to talk on the phone? Home Classes & Workshops Photo-safe Albums & Supplies ...Good!!! Group Presentations • Business Opportunities WE NEED YOUR HELP!
As the Temple Office prepares to put togetherp Member- ship Directory that will com- memorate and coincide with the re-dedication of our new Temple building, we will be looking for volunteers who are interested in helping with phone calls to our members to set photo appointments. Its "camp" for grown-ups! This is an easy and short-term volunteer project T)sSummer, Kah 2000 WID Be HeW at the FoBowtnQ Four NoqTh American Locatloter that we hope you will consider. For further • ___ 633fl dAw.. ReQe 5 Lhy. ftkk Mvft (a Z H.wY .HY 1001 7-778 information, or to volunteer just a few hours of • L " A C 00 Soft Ow ( I9 Izeao-er7 • Lftftlly ciCUo. your precious time, please call Anita in the • Ca, lKi. Cerw Ge. Ps" Sa OnWb( 2577) _Ad-Ww-ft4Mh Temple office at 703/532-2217. Thanks!!! Your help is GREATLY appreciated!!! is
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Assistant Rabbi s Discretionary Fund Frank & Barbara Resnick in memory of I stand the personal meaning of National Council of Jewish Women in Erna Frankel, a very special lovely becoming a Bar Mitzvah and for the appreciation for leading a lovely lady very beautiful and meaningful Havdallah service Clarine & Sid Schmukler in memory of worship service Joel & Ricki Kanter in appreciation of Erna Frankel Rabbi Burstein s role in helping Nan Rudin in memory of Erna Frankel Social Action Fund Jeremy understand the personal Rita Alexander in memory of Erna Sandra Shore in memory of Howard relevance of his Torah and Haftarah Frankel Wallach portions Dr. & Mrs. Neu in memory of Erna The Teen Parenting class members with thanks to Tobi & Bobby Rozen for Bereavement Fund Landscaping Fund their hospitality in hosting the winter Elsie Lerner in memory of her father, Jim, Nancy, Jason and Jennifer Kessler class Benjamin Young Barbara M. Levin Memorial Fund Tzedakah Fund Jennifer Blalock Fund Harvey Levin in memory of Erna Jeff Brown in honor of the support and Joan & Stanley Levin in appreciation for Frankel encouragement of the entire TRS Anita Thornton s on-going love & family over the last four years support Library Fund John & Edith Gavora in memory of Debbie Massey in memory of Jerry Sid & Bettye Anna Louick in loving Koloman Gyarmat Simpson s father, Jerome Simpson memory of Ruth Moses
Building Campaign Fund Nursery School Fund Henry & Harriet Epstein in memory of Sid & Bettye Anna Louick in honor of Contributions to the Erna Frankel the birth of Na ava and Gershon Laura Jacobs in memory of Melio Feder s first grandchild, Hannah Prayer Book Fund Cincinnati, beloved father and Joelle grandfather of the Cincinnati family Greatly Appreciated Linda & Peter Rohrbach in memory of Ohel Yaacov Fund Ed Cincinnati s father, Melio TRS Sisterhood with thanks for the As more and more of our Cincinnati Temple s continued support of the Roland & Pauline Galley in memory of Housepin project members become Hebrew Rose Galley literate, we are finding we Burt & Rose Thorman in memory of Prayer Book Fund need more copies of the Esther Davis, one of the founding Jan & Soop Saferstein, Iris & Bob members of the congregation Shamaskin, Judy & Armand Weiss Plaut Torah Commentaries Janice Stupel in honor of Ilse & Eric Bernstein s (the big red book) in the Jonathan Ross & Linda Harris in wedding anniversary memory of Esther Davis Sam & Jane Kazman in honor of their sanctuary. Our goal is to son, Josh provide at least one copy in Cantor s Discretionary Fund Stuart Wodlinger in memory of Bertha each pew rack that can be Sid & Bettye Anna Louick with & Frank Mellitz and in memory of appreciation for the Cantor s Sarah & Maurice Wodlinger shared by congregants. devotion to Koleinu and for helping us reach and grow Rabbi Emeritus Discretionary Fund The cost of each volume is Joel & Ricki Kanter in appreciation of Joel & Ricki Kanter in appreciation of the Cantor s beautiful voice and for Rabbi Berkowjts beautiful voice and $45.00. Contributions to the his role in making Jeremy s Bar with thanks for sharing in the Prayer Book Fund would be Mitzvah a joyful experience for us celebration of Jeremy s Bar Mitzvah and our families greatly appreciated, and Religious School Fund would be a wonderful way Choir Fund Jeff Brown in honor of Dina Burt and to help us build our inven- Harry & Marion Slatin with thanks to Barbara Brot-Bailey Anita Thornton for her time and Susan Bardos in appreciation for the tory of these books. effort in Vatikim memorial service for her husband, Dr. Leslie L. Bardos A book plate may be affixed Comfort Fund Joel & Ricki Kanter in appreciation of Leo & Alma Rosenbaum in memory of Sylvia Csongos for her patience, to the inside front cover for Fred Waldeck, brother of Ilse warmth, dedication and encourage- each volume purchased, Bernstein, and Jerome Simpson, ment in helping to prepare Jeremy to inscribed with your name, as father of Jerry Simpson become a Bar Mitzvah Daniel & Susan Klein in honor of well as the name of the Cultral Fund Na ava Feder and in thanks for her person in whose honor or Mort & Myra Roney in honor of the TRS assistance in preparing Ethan for his Players and the "Megillah According Bar Mitzvah memory the book has been to Broadway" and in hopes of donated. seeing future productions soon Senior Rabbi s Discretionary Fund Joel & Ricki Kanter in appreciation for Erna Frankel Fund Rabbi Schwartzman s guidance and Blanche Cohen in memory of Erna patience in helping Jeremy under- 24 MAZEL TOV TO CHANGES OF ADDRESS (cont.) . Michael Rafky & Kathleen McSweeney on the
March 18 births of Noah Isaac and Benjamin James & Janet Burger 703/759-2987 Theodore Rafky 509 Amon Lake Rd. Great Falls, VA 22066 CONDOLENCES TO Mollie & Zachary Kiurfeld on the deaths of Virgil A. Frizzell, Jr. 703/883-1821 their parents, Scott and Janis Klurfeld Deborah B. Liederman Leonard Singer on the death of his mother, 1123 Duchess Drive Beatrice Singer McLean, VA 22102 Beano Solomon on the death of her father Alan Gorenstein on the death of his mother, Andrew & Alexis Hirsch 703/734-8505 Rose Gorenstein 906 Ridge Drive McLean, VA 22101 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Karen Aronson 301/530-5640 Sylvia Lesher 703/821-1582 4502 Conifer Lane 6800 Fleetwood Drive, #502 Bethesda, MD 20814 McLean, VA 22101 Caroline 04/21/93 Melissa 04/03/95
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The History of British Liberal Judaism - The 1960 s saw rapid expansion at Bristol (1962), Part II Nottingham (1964), Bedford (1967), Kingston (1967), and Hertsmere (1969). British Liberal Judaism benefits from a package from the United States Further communities were founded including Barkingside (1981), Norwich and Peterborough It was the arrival of Rabbi Dr. Israel Mattuck (1989), and, in the 1990 s, Hereford, Luxembourg (1883-1954) which brought consolidation to on the continent of Europe, and Lincoln where British Liberal Judaism. Mattuck was the third Jews had last been active some 600 years ago and final M of British Liberal Judaism (for the before the expulsion of the Jews from England by other two, Montefiore and Montagu, see article King Edward I in 1290. in April Temple Bulletin). The Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues Israel Mattuck was born in Lithuania and became co-sponsors of the Leo Baeck College for ordained by the Hebrew Union College, the training of rabbis in 1964 and created its own Cincinatti. Mattuck arrived in 1912 to become liturgy in the late 1960 s and early 1970 s which the first rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue was adopted by all its constituents and was the (US). A radical in the classical American Reform model for the American "Gates of Prayer" series mould, Mattuck oversaw the creation of the new of liturgy. US building at St John s Wood which was the base for the most radical congregation in a Liberal Judaism in Britain today is small in conservative Europe. Mattuck was to create his numbers (some 10,000 adults in 25 communities) own idiosyncratic liturgy which was to serve the but its influence belies its numerical strength. A US and its growing number of sister leader in liturgical creativity, in Outreach, and in congregations for over 50 years. the promotion of full equality of women, Liberal C Judaism in Britain remains true to its founding Perhaps the greatest achievement of the three principle: "M"s of British Liberal Judaism was the foundation of the World Union of Progressive Liberal Judaism remains the Judaism of the Judaism in London in 1926. With Claude past Montefiore as its first President and Lily in the process of becoming the Judaism of the Montagu as its first Honarary Secretary, the future. World Union held its next conference in Berlin in 1928 at which Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck gave the keynote address and at which Lily Montagu became the first woman ever to deliver the sermon in a German synagogue. BERKOWITZ ZEGLER PARTNERS The war years were difficult for all. Liberal Architects Synagogues had been established in North London (1921), Central London (1928), South Design of New Homes, Additions, London and Liverpool (1929), Brighton and Playgrounds, Kitchens and Baths Birmingham (1935), and Southgate and Ealing in 1943. 703-917-4345 Following the end of the Second World War, new communities were founded in Dublin, Ella Berkowitz Thomas Zegler Ireland in 1946, Wembley (1948), Leicester (1950), Woodford (1958) and Crawley (1959). I
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. May 2000 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yom HaShoah Religious School 7:30 pm JACS 7:30 pm Family/Teacher 9 am Torah Study 6:30 Haskalah9:30 am Sisterhood Mtg. Recognition 10:15 am Shabbat 2 7:30 pm Inter. Couples Shabbat Parallel Minyan 10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Schuster Confirmation Trip I 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9:30 am Rabbi Berkowits 10 am Discussion GroupYom Ha Atzmaut 2 pm Playgroup 8:15 pm Havurah Shabbat 9 a Torah Study Class 6:30 pm Haskalah Religious School 7:30 pm JACS Koleinu sings at 10:30 am B nai Mitzvah of Religious School 10 am Sis. Jewel. N/S PJ Party (OOB) Temple Sinai Hannah Maier & 10 & 11:10 am Israeli Show (OOB) Eric Wolinsky Affairs Brunch/Pgm 12 pm Lunch Bunch for Yom Ha Atzmaut Confirmation Trip 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Religious School Religious School Committee Night 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat 9 am Torah Study Million Mom March 11:30 am Sisterhood 7:30 pm JACS 8:15 pm Sisterhood 10:30 am B nai Mitzvah of Donor Lunch Shabbat David Goure & Brett Ashford 5 pm JYG Trip
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Rel. School-Last Day 12 pm No. VA Lunch 10:45 am Vatikim Trip 8:15 pm Shabbat Evening 9 a Torah Study 9 am Adult B nai Mitzvah Lag Worrier Bunch 2 pm Playgroup Service 10:30 am B not Mitzvah of 11:15 am Cong. Mtg. 7 pm Next Step Group 7:30 pm JACS Jenna Weil & 1:15 pm Post Confirm. Alison WeCkstein 10 am Discussion Group 8 pm Board Mtg.
28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Looking Ahead..... Office Closed June 2 Temple Sinai sings for Klezmer Shabbat June 4 Renaissance Meeting June 5 Bloodmobile June 8 Erev Shavuot Adult Program Volunteer Shabbat & Installation of Officers June 9 Shavuot/Confirmation Service (Office Closed)
(OOB = Out of Building) May Activities at a Glance...
May 2 Yom HaShoah May 5 7:30 pm Family/Teacher Recognition Shabbat May 7 Israeli Affairs Brunch/Program for Ha Atzmaut May 10 12:00 pm Downtown Lunch Bunch Yom Ha Atzmaut May 12 Kolemu sings at Temple Sinai May 17 11:30 am Sisterhood Donor Luncheon May 19 8:15 pm Sisterhood Shabbat May 21 11:15 am Congregational Meeting Religious School Last Day May 23 Lag B Omer May 24 12:15 pm No. VA Lunch Bunch May 25 10:45 am Vatikim Trip May 29 Memorial Day - Office Closed
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