NOVEMBER 2012 CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5773 Temple Emanu-El WHERE YOU BELONG VOL. 55, NO. 3 14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237 • 248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org

Worship and Sabbath Schedules Temple Emanu-El Bulletin

Friday, November 2 7:00 pm First Friday Family service Intergenerational Shabbat Marriage Blessing: Josh Frank & Mallory Mast

Shabbat, November 3 10:30 am Kevin Traute Bar Mitzvah

Friday, November 9 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Worship

Shabbat, November 10 10:30 am Shabbat Worship in Rosen Foyer

Friday, November 16 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Worship

Shabbat, November 17 10:30 am Shabbat Worship in Rosen Foyer Please join us for Friday, November 23 6:00 pm Pre-Service Oneg Shabbat 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Worship Inter-Generational Shabbat

Shabbat, November 24 NOVEMBER 2, 2012 10:30 am Shabbat Worship Services at 7:00 PM in Rosen Foyer Dinner preceding service 6:00 PM Friday, November 30 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Worship adults $10 • Children 3 and under eat free • over 3 $6.50 Conversion: Michael Peterson Pasta/vegetarian option Shabbat, December 1 RSVP by November 1, 2012 to Temple Office 10:30 am Shabbat Worship in Rosen Foyer This Election’s Over. What’s Next? with Jack Lessenberry and Nolan Finley Temple Sunday, Nov. 11 -- 9:30 a.m. Emanu-El Where You Belong! Join us for a dynamic discussion of Michigan’s (and the nation’s) future with Jack Lessenberry, longtime columnist, Wayne State We are a family of families, keeping alive journalism professor and Public Radio commentator; and Nolan our cherished traditions Finley, Editorial Page Editor of The Detroit News. Finley directs by joyfully sharing Jewish learning, the expression of the newspaper's editorial position on various spiritual celebrations, and a commitment national and local issues, and also writes a column in the Sunday to social justice. newspaper.

We will meet in the Rosen Foyer. Bagels and Coffee will be served. This event is open to the public. O U R T E M P L E F A M I L Y T R E E

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES! WELCOME TO TEMPLE EMANU-EL!

Marshall and Karen Weingarden Harold and Kelly Ann Onickel The Congregation welcomes the following new members Kenneth and Harriet Rich Franklin and Lois Greenberg who have joined our Temple family (through 9/5/2012): Alan and Joyce Kaczander Robert and Joan Rosen Drew Macaulay and Josh Lutz Allen and Jodi Quail Alan and Mara Rosenthal and their daughter Iris (ECC) of HW. Matt and Sharon Abramsky Daniel and Elayne Steinhardt We look forward to your involvement in services Howard and Ruth Sherman Stuart and Barbara Trager and at our many events and activities. Arthur and Claire Kretchmer

YOM HULEDET SAMEIACH NOVEMBER Birthdays - Temple Children YARTZEITS Reggie Rosenthal Sylvia Berger Tatiana Cripps Lily Gross Jacob Herskovitz Mallory Gonte Oct. 28-Nov. 3 *Pauline Mandell *Donald Thal Nov. 25-Dec. 1 Kevin Traute Sydney Newman Jessica Gross *Herman Band *Sidney B. Mann *Erwin R. Wile *Edith Bloomgarden *Ralph Benach Jules Meklir *Joseph Cohn Jacqui Lempert Owen Pittman Chayse Lempert *Harry Bennett Anne Menken Nov. 18-25 Ida Damraur Dax Schoof Kate Shulman Louis Kravchenko *Jennie Berkower *Dorothy Modell Joseph Baker Bernard Fowler Reed Stocki Nicholas Shulman Noah Cooper Sol Braiker *Betty Nedelman Mary Bieman *Havis Frank Kate Cohen David Jeremy Patt Evelyn Brook *Merle Garfield Rebecca Feber Sophie Hart Matthew Segall *Phyllis Ann Colburn Blanche Pittman Harry Burke *Elsie Gelman Henry Petts Renee Hertz David Leibowitz *Dorothy Band Cooper- *Elizabeth (Betty) Prady Anna Cooper *Celia Glinter Ava Quail Simon Kaufmann man *Sadie Sachs Sylvia Cooperman Sarah Goldfire Bert Ellstein *Walter Schmier Hyman *Joseph Goodman George Fisher Edith Seckel Ruth Davis *Alexander Gothelf *Jennie Glass Murray Sobolov *Blanche Engelberg Alan Greenberg IN MEMORIAM *James Alan Goodman *Louis Sorkin Ida Ettenson Mitchell Gubkin Max Guyer Gloria Stacey Irma Elfond Fennell *Otto Hyman Albert Kaploe, father of *Samuel Jospey Bertha Cole Stillman Edward Girson Lottie James Mark (Linda) Kaploe, September 18, 2012 Simon Indianer *Brenda Vinton *Samuel Goldberg *Charles E. Joseph *Morris Kaplan Harold Weiskopf Phillip Goldstein *Max Kalik Clara Silber, grandmother of *Marshall Klaper Etta York Lillian Ellen Gordon *Daniel Kellerman Eric (Miranda) Samson, September 21, 2012 Joseph Lash *David H. Zeff *Herman Grand Goldie King *Irvin Levine (LaVine) *Ethel Green Sol Kleiman *Frank M. Marcosky Nov. 11-17 *Mae J. Grossman *Rachel Chertoff Levine Harry Michelson *Hyman Abrams *Florence Heller Nancy McLernon MAZEL TOV James Neely Nathan Barbas Sheryl Kahn Harold “Hal” Miller *Dustin Alexander Margaret Casey Phyllis Kolko Yakov Mochulsky To Rachel and Aaron Schwartz on the birth of their daughter, Nowinski Peter Castronova *Jean Ann Layne Geri Oliva Pearl Liora Schwartz, on September 25 Donald Nurenberg *Harry Colburn *David Lichtenstein Leo Oliva Grandparents are Elizabeth Zerwekh and Jay Zerwekh and *Rose Rosen Leonard Edelman *Nathan Lurie *Jack W. Parr Great-Grandmother, Beatrice Weinstein *Aaron Rosenbaum Abraham Ettenson Charles Mandell *Becky Portnoy *Dr. Adolph Schmier *Dr. Paul Feldman Rick Melamed Sidney Sacks To Lauren Meklir and Steve Crummel who were married *Charles Schulman Jeanette Fershtman *Bernard Meyers *Helen Schwartz September 30, 2012 *Dora Schwartz Sandra Freedman *Fannie Newhouse *Sarah Shapiro To Huntington Woods, named one of America’s Bluma Schwarzberg *Shirley S. Friedman Murray Novick *Anna Smith 10 Best Suburbs by Coldwell Banker Marcy Anne Siegel *Evelyn Fynke *Daniel E. Patt Ann Wallach Karen Stiefel *Samuel Goldberg *Dr. Bernard Plotkin Sylvia Zeff Michelle Sturman Leonard Horton Max Reder *Lucille Walker Frances Kaczander Fara Riche *Simon Monroe Werner Fanny Katzman *Aaron Rosenbaum HELP WANTED - USHERS *Albert J. Woolf Rose Klaper *Benjamin Rosenthal Sender Klaper *Abbie Rothnagel PRE-REQUISITES: Nov. 4-10 *Mary Frances Klein *Irving Sacks • A friendly face, with Stanley Chmura Na’ama Kroch Charles Salicoff Tillye Dershowitz *Abraham Krosnick *David M. Sidder a warm smile. *Frances Driker Rhoda Lachar Jan Sidorski • No prior experience necessary. *Albert Eisenberg Walter August Lage Sam Silberman Charlotte Engelson *Mabel Levy Herman Silver *A light will be lit on our *Philip P. Fealk *Marilyn Sasan Matenky Meyer Silverman Memorial Board. If you wish to • Flexible shifts (Friday evening or memorialize your loved ones in Saturday morning); Once a month or *Harold N. Finney *Saul Modell Frank Singer *Sarah Fisher A. Morris Nisenson *Gertrude Smaltz a special way, consider purchas- on an occasional basis. Gertrude Freeman *Fannie Potashnik *Helen Swidler ing a memorial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey • No reasonable offers refused. Rhoda Friedman William Rattner *Ethel Bocolor Tushman Sanctuary. Each year, on the an- Samuel Galea Nathan Sahn *Samuel Tushman Join our corps of Kabbalat Panim niversary of their death, it will be *Marilyn Price Gonte *Sandra L. Samuels *Julian Unger lit as a remembrance. Contact (welcoming faces).Contact us today. *Bernard Gordon Grace Shapiro *Becky Warfel the Temple office at 248-967- *Barbara Herman Edward Sorkin Alfred Weiner Barbara Levitt: [email protected] 4020 to make arrangements Eli Kaplan Sol Sorkin *Louis Weinstein for this eternal memory of your Bob Levitt: [email protected] George Kayes *Martin Spiegel *Anna Zelickson loved one. *Eva Lerman Joseph Steingold *Charlotte Levitan *Ben Sucher

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With the baseball season over, some league’s first Jewish coaches were Arnold “Red” Auerbach of of us have nothing to watch until the Washington Capitols and owner-coach Eddie Gottlieb of April. And though I’m only a marginal the Philadelphia Warriors. Both Auerbach and Gottlieb were professional fan, I do ap- elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, as was Dolph Schayes preciate its place in American Jewish of the Syracus Nationals, the only Jewish player selected history. among the top 50 all-time NBA players. In the first game in National Bas- In 1946 Ralph Kaplowitz signed a deal for $6,500 for the sea- ketball Association history, the New son, less than today’s average player makes for a single game. York Knickerbockers put four Jews All the players had to work at other jobs during the off-season. Rabbi Joseph P. Klein on the court for the opening tip-off For many of the players, a year or two of such insecurity and carried six Jews on their roster. encouraged them to find more stable careers. Hertzberg left to In that initial game, played on November 1, 1946, the Knicks become a successful stockbroker, while Rosenstein became won a thriller over the Toronto Huskies by the score of 68-66. a technical sales consultant in the plastics industry. Ossie Leo “Ace” Gottlieb led the Knicks in scoring with 14 points. Schectman retired in 1947 to enter the garment industry. Sidney “Sonny” Hertzberg captained the team. Oscar “Ossie” Money aside, it wasn’t easy to be a Jewish player when play- Schechtman scored on the first shot of the game - thus becom- ing outside New York. Kaplowitz recalled that when he played ing the first man in the history of the NBA to score a point. on the road, raucous non-Jewish fans would yell at the Knick Ralph Kaplowitz was the fourth Jew in the Knick’s start- players, “Abe, throw it to Abe!” Militzok said, “Playing in ing five, while Nat Militzok and Hank Rosenstein played as Pittsburgh and we came out on the floor, I heard them singing: reserves. “East Side, West Side, here come the Jews from New York!” When the league was founded, teams tended to sign players Concerned that the predominance of Jews on the Knicks who had roots in their communities. The Boston franchise, might hurt at the box office, the Knick’s management decided appealing to a city dominated by Irish immigrants and their to change the team’s composition. They sold Kaplowitz’s descendants, named itself the Celtics. New York was home contract to the Warriors midway through that first season and to America’s largest Jewish population. Even though Ned traded Rosenstein to Providence. Sonny Hertzberg played Irish, a Catholic, owned the team, the Knickerbockers re- with Washington and Boston before retiring to become an op- cruited Jewish players from the New York area. Schectman tician. The Knicks never had another Jewish player, although was an All-American at Long Island University. Kaplowitz, Hall of Famer became their coach in the 1960s. a butcher’s son, captained the NYU team. Hertzberg, whose father worked in children’s clothing and Rosenstein, whose father drove a truck, went to the City College of New York. Militzok attended Hofstra and Cornell. “Ace” Gottlieb played at De Witt Clinton High before playing semi-pro ball. Jews also filled key positions in the league’s administration. Maurice Podoloff, former president of the American Hockey League, served as the NBA’s first president. Among the

Keep Detroiters Warm Drive The Knitting Circle is having a “Warming Drive” Sunday, November 18, 2012 after Sunday School to help keep those men, women, and children in need warm this winter. All items will be taken to shelters in need in the Detroit area. The drive will be set up in the lobby. Please make sure the mittens, gloves, and socks are attached together, so they don’t get separated and lose their mates. We are looking for: Hats • Scarves • Mittens • Gloves • Socks If you are interested in knitting or crocheting for the drive, contact Jolen Gedridge, 734-744-5352 or jolen@ earthlink.net.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG • 248-967-4020 -3- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

We hope your 5774 is off to a good DURING THE SERVICES start! Ours is, thanks to the devoted Thanks to Barb and Bob Levitt for continuing their able leader- member volunteers and loyal vendors ship of our usher corps who have much more work than usual at whose efforts enable us to put on High Holy Day services. our best face at the High Holy Days. THANKS TO OUR VENDORS FOR SPECIAL HIGH There are many people we rely upon HOLIDAY NEEDS to do all sorts of tasks necessary • ComSource (and our special hero Sean McKenna, before you step into the building, who provides walkie talkies) Susan J. Kirschner where you then encounter even more volunteers to greet you and then to • Rental World (and our special heroine Elaine, be your usher! Here, in no particular order, are some of our who provides chairs) angels who help us observe the High Holy Days: • Rose of Sharon (and our special heroine Sharon Rome, RELIGIOUS VICE PRESIDENT BRUCE KLEIN, who provides Bima flowers) who works on issues from child care to potlucks to secu- • Johnson Controls (and our special hero Curt, rity to arranging for the greeters who welcome you at the who watches out for heat/a.c.) doors--in addition to the responsibilities he has for the more spiritual aspects of the Holy Days. • RSIG Security (our new security company this year) OUTSIDE LANDSCAPING: • DeafCAN (sign language interpreters for our evening services) The garden chavurah led this year by Deb Renner and • Cilex (and our special hero Michael Schuratytz, Faith Robinson and the special attention lavished on the who watches out for our computer system) Birnkrant Garden by Janet Birnkrant Levine and her gar- dener Kim Tomala. • The Write Stuff (aka Steve Klaper and Mary Gilhuly, who print up the tickets, the Directory of Opportunity, YOM KIPPUR FOOD DRIVE our colorful posters, our service bulletins and our bulletin) Thanks to all who returned full grocery bags to Social Action’s annual Yom Kippur Food Drive and to all the • Heartfelt thanks also to Faye Damraur, Abby Goldfaden, hard-working and well-organized volunteers, recruited by Nancy Meyer, Vivian DeGain in the office andCharles Linda Greenwood, who loaded them onto the truck. Re- Criss, Slava Frasnich, Anatoly Paransky and William member, you can drop off food for the hungry year-round Sands who roll up their sleeves and put on their thinking caps in our Chaveet barrel in the Rosa and Nathan Rosen Foyer. and find inner powers that allow them to accomplish all the extra work necessary at this time of year. BEHIND THE SCENES Judy Greenwald is always helping with one project or an- I noted this interesting connection between Thanksgiving and the other (this year for example, she enabled our deep-cleaned Jews last year and am repeating it in case you missed it: Luis de carpets and our newly re-painted and re-lit coatroom) and Torres, a Jewish interpreter who accompanied Columbus in 1492, other lay leaders and professionals assist us. The City of gave the holiday bird its name, tukki—the Hebrew word for “big Oak Park lends us stop signs and keeps our security in bird”. mind. Lou Levin appears every year to provide invaluable help coordinating security. The JCC allows us to use their parking lot.

Sponsor an Oneg, a Kiddush or a Wine & Cheese Pre-Service Oneg in honor of a simcha—anniversary, birthday, graduation or other special event. Or, you may wish to honor the memory of a loved one. The minimum costs of sponsorship (effective September 2011) are: Friday oneg: $125 • Saturday Kiddush: $75 • Wine & Cheese Oneg: $100 We recognize our Oneg sponsors and the occasions for their sponsorship in the service bulletin. It is possible for more than one family to sponsor an oneg. Please contact Nancy in the office for more information and to select a date. Call 248 967-4020 or email [email protected]

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Thinking Fresh About Detroit: Food Issues And Concerns On Friday September 21, 2012, seven Temple Emanu-El congregants joined a bus load of enthusi- astic social workers for an informative day-long tour sponsored by Feet On the Street. We met at the Southfield Public Library and toured Gleaners Food Bank, Earthworks Garden, Colors and the Eastern Market. At every location we were greeted by representatives from each organization. Each presentation pro- vided us with an insight into the many hunger issues that plague the Metropolitan Detroit area. Gleaners was founded in 1977 and is one of the largest food banks in the nation. It distributes both donated and purchased food to more than 600 soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, senior homes and other agencies which feed the hungry. Last year Gleaners distributed 40,400,000 pounds of food - equivalent to 31,067,600 meals! In addition to food distribution, Gleaners has a wonderful program entitled "Kids Helping Kids" which allows groups of school-aged children to tour the food bank, participate in discussions on hunger and nutrition as well as packing food for their Smart Bites or Backpack program. These programs help children combat hunger during the day, after school and over the weekend. Earthworks Garden is a community garden developed by the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Earthworks “seeks to build a just beautiful food system through education, inspiration and community development. We seek to restore our connection to the environment and community. It is a working study in social justice and in knowing the origin of the food we eat.” The Garden we toured was located behind Glean- ers. They provide fresh produce which is distributed through the food bank. Colors is a Detroit restaurant which uses local ingredients and trains local residents in “collective entre- preneurship to create an eclectic menu and communal dining experience that provides excellently and ethically prepared foods.” We had an outstanding meal followed by a presentation by Chef Phil Jones. A presentation about Eastern Market, where the market’s rich history, present and future were highlighted.

ATTENTION TEMPLE MEMBERS!! The Social Action Committee is happy to announce that we will be again participating in last year’s popular Channukah program, “Light One Candle”. In the begining of November be on the lookout for email information and sign up sheets in the Temple lobby. We look forward to providing holiday gifts to members of the Jewish community who are less forturnate. Let our Temple continue to be a leader in Tikun Olam throughout our community.

MAZEL TOV! cuy kzn B’NEI MITZVAH Kevin William Traute - November 3 Jolie Stocki - November 22 Kevin William Traute, grandson of Jolie Anna Stocki will be called to the Torah Glorya Traute will be called to the as a Bat Mitzvah on Thursday, November 22, Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Novem- 2012 at the St. Thomas synagogue, Beracha ber 3, 2012.With Kevin in spirit and Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasidim, on the island of memory are his parents Andrea and St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Jolie is Kevin Traute and his zayde Donald the daughter of Debra and Geoffrey Stocki and Traute. Kevin is a student at Norup sister to Riley and Reed. Jolie and her family International School in Oak Park, are looking forward to the trip and are excited where he is in the eighth grade. to share her experience in St. Thomas with her grandparents, aunts, Kevin has participated in the lego uncles and cousins. Jolie is an 8th grade student at Norup Interna- robitics after school program for the past three years. tional School where she is on the Honor Roll and participates in Robitics is his passion as is his love of summers at Camp the orchestra. For her mitzvah project, Jolie volunteered as an LIT Tamarack and Boston with family, at Huntington Woods day camp as well as a volunteer at Temple Emanu-EI’s summer camp program.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG • 248-967-4020 -5- PRIME Timers temple emanu-el Sisterhood: the Heart SAVE THE DATE! of our Congregation Sisterhood at Temple Emanu-El has Saturday, November 3, 2012 an incredible membership of women. Friendship, Social-Action, Spirituality. from 5:00 - 9:00 pm We need your talent, time and input to be part of our programming.

The 2012-2013 year will feature our participation in the WRJ District Conference Nov. 2-4, 2012. As in year’s past, programming will include: Sisterhood Shabbat, Miriam’s Seder and a Mah Jongg Tournament, and several fun events planned with Temple’s Brotherhood. We will also provide and prepare Food at the Fall Family picnic, Sukkot decorations, the Simchat Torah’s caramel-apple oneg. We will continue to support financially High Holiday babysitting, and the cost of the High Holiday Prayer books given to our High School graduates. Team Event Our Annual Mah Jongg Tournament, 4-6 people per vehicle – Rosh Hashanah Honey sale and the Digital cameras/i phones required sale of Entertainment books, provide funds to support our programming. (Need team members? Contact us ASAP) Let’s plan together for the Begin: Temple Emanu-El next 60 exciting years of End: Dinner at Buddy's Sisterhood at Temple!! $17.00 per person includes dinner For membership information, contact Rae Mandel 248-650-9497; Send PAID Reservations to Temple Robin Gold 248-990-2363 or Donna Brennan at 248-547-4989 by Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 or [email protected]. Include names of team members $40 2012-2013 Membership Questions: $360 Lifetime membership Laura Miller 248-540-2325 New temple members receive or Susie Melamed 248-559-1766 a complimentary one year membership.

-6- TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN • NOVEMBER 2012 • CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5773 S M A L L T A L K EVERY CAN COUNTS Now more NEWS FROM THE ECC WHERE OUR EXPERIENCE PROVIDES YOUR CHILD WITH THE BEST EXPERIENCE than ever. Please bring a can of food for Happy November! Fall is in the air, the chaveet whenever you visit and once again Mother Nature is daz- Temple. Our neighborhood food zling us. banks thank you for sharing your food with the hungry - The children in the Ocean and Rain- because… bow Rooms recently visited Kensing- ton Metro Park. This trip included a Now more than ever, visit to the nature center, the petting EVERY CAN COUNTS! farm, a hayride and a picnic lunch. Eileen Brand Thanksgiving is one of our favorite November themes. It is a holiday that everyone in school MEMORIAL PLAQUES celebrates. The children learn about Native Americans, The cost of a memorial plaque in the Anne Jospey Sanctuary pilgrims and traditions of the holiday. While some classes is $525. Should you wish to purchase a plaque in memory of recreate the Mayflower, others will be busy with corn a loved one, please contact Vivian in the administrative of- prints, turkey decorations, and cornucopias. Of course fice. Purchasing a permanent memorial plaque entitles you to there will be an emphasis on what we are thankful for and receive annual yahrzeit notices as long as we have a current how we should show our appreciation and help others. mailing address for you or your family’s representative. Children are a blessing. At this Thanksgiving season give Contact Vivian in the religious school office at 248-967-4023 to purchase a plaque in memory of a loved one. your child an extra hug and kiss between eating and half- time. TREE OF LIFE An engraved leaf or stone on the Tree of Life in the Rosen foyer Children are never too young to learn the value of help- is a beautiful way to honor loved ones or commemorate special ing those who are less fortunate. In November we will events. Leaves are $250 each. Stones are $1,250 each. participate in our annual Hat & Mitten Drive. This project Contact Nancy at 248-967-4020 will benefit the Orchards Children’s Services, a non-profit agency that serves children of all ages. Encourage your child to participate by picking out a new hat and pair of mittens to place in the collection box between November 1st and November 30th. ENTERTAINMENT We are all excited about the upcoming 2013 MENschen of BOOK 2013 Emanu-El Calendar fundraiser. The calendar will feature photos of the men of Emanu-El. Most special to the ECC will be the little men of our pre-school. Photographer $30 Brett Mountain has graciously volunteered his time for EACH both school photos as well as photos for the calendar. We will have random photographs taken of some of our boys on bicycles as “the future driving force of Temple-Emanu- Available in El.” Please join me in supporting this project which will the Temple be on sale for $18.00 in time for the new year. Office LOOKING AHEAD: The first Chanukah candle is to be lit on Saturday, Decem- ber 8th. The menorah should be lit before sundown. 248-967-4020 Wishing all of you a HAPPY THANKSGIVING Proceeds benefit WRJ/Sisterhood Eileen Brand, Director, Early Childhood Community

-7- TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG • 248-967-4020 Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood Annual Chanukah Dinner Friday, December 14, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. Open To All Temple Members & Guests Adults - $15 Children - $8 (ages 5-12) (Children under 5 - Free) Please bring a dessert to add to our sweet table and your menorah plus 4 candles

Vegan Option Available. Please let us know of dietary concerns when you make your reservation.

Stay For Shabbat Services. Youth Choir & Children’s Choir Will Be Honored RSVP by Dec. 12 (12 noon) to the Temple office Latke Fry - December 2, 2012 - 12 Noon Come and help Brotherhood make latkes for the annual Chanukah dinner

What is Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood? Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood is a group of individuals who come together to seek opportunities to enhance our temple while socializing and having fun within our Temple family. Brotherhood activities include: • Sponsorship of the Yom Kippur Break the Fast Dinner • Religious School Picnic • Land transportation for the High School Confirmation Trip We host the annual Chanukah Dinner and, along with the Social Action Committee, host the Chili-Cookoff/ Bingo Event. We present speakers on various topics of interest: male health issues, home improvements, sports, etc. We end our Temple year with a Tigers or Mudhens baseball game. We also have a monthly Game Night at temple.

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This column focuses on the search for a new Rabbi. We have an excellent, broadly representative Rabbi search committee, and they are already hard at work under the able, enthusiastic leadership of co-chairs Lynn Cooper and Russ Wise. The other members of the search committee are Jill Hart, Barbara Levitt, Jenny Patterson, David Newman, Ivan Katz, Jon Davidson, Janeen Fetterman, David Findling, Don Cohen, John Jacobs, Glenn Liebowitz, Frank Castronova and Jackie Gubow. Incidentally, we were strongly advised to make the committee size fairly small and maneuverable. This means that not all of the many who indicated interest in serving could be accommodated, but I do thank all who volunteered; note below that there are many opportunities for input from all members. We are aiming for maximum congregational input at every stage of the search process. Right now, the Mitch Meisner committee is preparing our congregational application (like an expanded job description) that will go to the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) that acts as a clearinghouse for the search process. They will post our application (to be submitted by the end of October), and rabbis who are “on the market” submit resumes and expressions of interest through CCAR in response to our and other congregational applications. Then the review and interview process, in several stages as short lists of candidates are developed, proceeds over the following several months. Among other activities that have already taken place, the committee has conducted a high school focus group, a lot of individual feedback has been sent to the website link (see our website and feel free to write!), Lynn and Russ have met with Rabbi Klein to get his thoughts and advice, and discussions have been held with CCAR representatives to coor- dinate interaction with them. However, I want to focus on two outstanding open member meetings which were held on October 7 and 9. 90 of our members attended the sessions, each of which broke into four focus groups, each facilitated by two search committee members, to put forward their opinions about the search and what people think are key concerns, strengths, weakness, clergy needs, and challenges facing us. Discussions were EARLY WORSHIP open, wide-ranging and lively. Post-meeting observations by participants included: WITH PRE-SERVICE -- Everyone was engaged. WINE & CHEESE ONEG -- People appreciated the opportunity to be involved. Friday, November 23 -- Glad to have a voice. 6:00 p.m. Pre-Service Oneg -- Input was thoughtful and respectful Shabbat -- Well organized (congratulations to the committee!) 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat -- The process was a bonding experience and reminded people of why we were here. Please join us! I attended both sessions, and it struck me that having so many members involved in active but managable give and take on temple issues is a great experience in and of itself. In fact, I’m September 19, 2012 Statement of Ownership, thinking of doing something like this at the an- Management and Circulation nual meeting so as to liven up the meeting with for Temple Emanu-El Bulletin greater member interaction. Another thing I like Title of Publication.Temple Emanu-El Bulletin was not having to hire consultants; we did just Frequency of Issue...... Monthly No. of Issues Published Annually...... 11 fine ourselves. We got some initial ideas from Annual Subscription Price...... $ .50 a Reform Judaism magazine article, but the ap- Publication Number...... 0443-870 Complete Mailing Address of Publication proach was very much Temple Emanu-El. 14450 W. 10 Mile Road - Oak Park, MI 48237 Name of Publisher/Business Owner Warmly, Temple Emanu-El Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, Security Holders: None Non-Profit Status has not changed in the preceding 12 months

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A Sincere Thank You: We sincerely thank everyone for their generous contributions to our various funds. Your support allows us to continue offer- ing our outstanding programs and services and helps us to support all members of our Temple Family. Thank you!

B’RAYSHEET NURSERY MUSIC FUND BEA SACKS SOCIAL DR. MAURICE B. WEINER LEE WOLIN MEMORIAL SCHOOL FUND In Honor of: ACTION FUND & DR. RICHARD A. AITZM CHAYIM FUND In Memory of: Barb and Doug Kellerman, In Memory of: WEINER CHILDREN’S In Memory of: Albert Kesner thank you for your gracious Dorothy Bluestein BOOK FUND Louis Citarel, Sr. (Father of Dana Kapitany hospitality and Happy New Faye & Lou Damraur In Memory of: Louis Citarel) Year Trudy Hafka Sanford Kirsch Children: Louis & Flo Citarel DR. WARREN EDER Vicki and Bruce Liebowitz, Shawna & Rick Broida & Bill Madeline Lovy & Genevieve Mao MEMORIAL FUND thank you for your gracious & Caroline Trapp Paul & Debra Walter In Memory of: hospitality and Happy New Gerald Gringorten ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH Albert Kaploe Year SASSON SHAYA The Walter Family SCHOLARSHIP FUND Marcia & Michael Leibson The birth of Pearl Liora LIBRARY FUND Myron Gruskin In Honor of: Barb, Jake, Ethan, Aidan, & Schwartz In Memory of: Judy Weiner Ian McManus, Bar Mitzvah Caleb Shimansky Judy & Lillian Greenwald Anna Turkel, marking her David Baker, Bar Mitzvah In Memory of: yahrzeit Olivia Nave, Bat Mitzvah GENERAL GIFTS FUND Albert Kaploe Harvey Turkel Samuel Myers, Bar Mitzvah In Memory of: Clara Silber T.E. Board of Trustees Albert Kaploe Alex John Dubrish T.E. Board of Trustees Judy & Lillian Greenwald Lloyd Strausz RABBINIC Harry Maltz DISCRETIONARY FUND Shirley & David Klein Ralph C. Holberg General Donation: Doris Holberg From: Michael Peterson In Honor of: BEVERLY GOLD Rabbi Klein, with thanks and MEMORIAL COLLEGE appreciation STUDENT FUND Dolores Galea & Jordan In Memory of: Magidson Albert Kaploe In Memory of: Adela Gold Pauline Mendelssohn Lola Lane & Kathie Pauley Muriel & Warren Zweigel Bertram Weil Final Event Honoring ROBERT ALAN GOLDS Laura & Ed Cohn MEMORIAL FUND Edward Levitt Temple’s 60th Anniversary In Honor of: The Rose, Pulleyblank & Sylvia Golds’ 90th Birthday Rosenthal Families Debbie Golds Grandmother, Dora Marks Flo Citarel One Night Only! RUTH & MAXWELL STETTNER CARING LECH LECHA COMMUNITY In Memory of: Saturday, December 22 For the Speedy Recovery of: Rose Strenger George Erdstein Abraham Trock Norman Glovinsky & Lillian Gary & Kathleen Trock Fox In Memory of: NORMAN ROSE Benjamin Siegel CANTOR FUND Shirley Podolsky In Memory of: Pauline Mendelssohn Come Back to Religious School Sharon & Mel Ettenson Starring… Teachers (past & present), Former Madrakhim, B’nai Mitzvah, Confirmands and Graduates WEEKLY TORAH STUDY Havdallah - 7:00 p.m. Rabbi Klein’s Shabbat Morning Torah Study meets from 9:30 - 10:15 am each Saturday morn- Current and former members welcome ing in the Library. All are welcome to join in the Kosher Dairy Dinner: Pizza, Salad, lively discussion of the weekly portion. Hebrew Ice Cream knowledge is not required, only your interest in (vegan option availiable) an open exploration of the world of Jewish text Cost: $10pp study. RSVP to Marcia Leibson [email protected]

-10- TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN • NOVEMBER 2012 • CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5773 HEBREW FREE LOAN, Metro De- troit’s oldest Jewish agency, is looking for, and ready to help our neighbors. With the deteriorating economic climate, many in- dividuals and families who never thought that they would need financial assistance are looking for help. These are our friends and family who live in Michigan, and now their needs are greater than ever. Hebrew Free Loan can help by providing interest-free loans for a wide range of needs, including living expenses, job re- Real Estate Short Sales  training, tuition assistance, summer camp programs, medical and   dental expenses, small business start-up costs, and much more. Wills Trusts Probate 248.545.2500 To be eligible for an interest-free loan, the applicant must be Jew- ish, a Michigan resident of legal age and have the financial ability GallowayCollens.com OutFromUnderMyHouse.com to make monthly payments. The application process includes a 26075 Woodward Avenue, Suite 200•Huntington Woods, MI 48070 phone interview, a personal interview and the signature of two co- signers. Once the paperwork is complete, a credit report is obtained on the co-signers, a promissory note is signed and a check quickly Weekly Event Reminders issued. Members with email may receive Rabbi Klein’s “Mon- For more information on Hebrew Free Loan’s services, call our office at 248.723.8184 or visit our Web site at www.hfldetroit.org. day Mailing” email that includes a two-week listing of congregational events, as well as special announcements. Members who do not receive email may read his Mon- day Mailing at Temple (posted on his office door) or call Picture your business or service ad here! Rabbi Klein (248-967-4252, ext. 207) and request phone- Call the Temple Office to advertise in our reminders from the Membership Committee for social monthly Temple Bulletin! action, adult education, worship or social programs. 248-967-4020 [email protected].

UPCOMING EVENTS AT TEMPLE EMANU-EL

Inter-generational Shabbat Come Back to Religious School Havdallah November 2, 2012 Saturday, December 22 at 7:00 p.m. Services at 7:00 PM Dinner preceding service 6:00 PM Cost: $10pp adults $10 • Children 3 and under eat free • over 3 $6.50 RSVP to Marcia Leibson RSVP by November 1, 2012 [email protected]  to Temple Office TEAR-OFF REGISTRATION FOR EVENTS LISTED ABOVE

NAME DAY PHONE EVENT # ADULTS # CHILDREN AMOUNT ENCLOSED

Please make your check payable to: Temple Emanu-El and return to the Temple office. TOTAL Enclosed: $

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TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG • 248-967-4020 -11- T E M P L E C A L E N D A R November 2012 - Cheshvan/Kislev 5773

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Joseph P. Klein Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum, z’l Rabbi Emeritus Norman Rose, z’l Cantor Emeritus Susan J. Kirschner Executive Director Geoffrey Berdy Director, Education & Youth Activities Eileen Brand Director, Early Childhood Community Michaelyn Silverman Founding Director - ECC Mitch Meisner President David Hart Admin. Vice-President Dennie Kayes Financial Vice-President Bruce Klein Religious Vice-President/President-elect Wendy Bakst Education Vice-President Ruthanne Okun Membership Vice-President Richard Gold Treasurer Debra Walter Secretary Steven L. Permut Immediate Past President