Temple Bulletin Volume LXVI Issue 2

Cheshvan/ 5776 November 2015 SERVICES & EVENTS FROM THE November 4-8 Over the next few days, I will be was "just Jewish" for the first 40 years URJ/WRJ Biennial in Orlando FL finding myself in Orlando, Florida with of our congregational history, before November 4 a number of our congregational and officially identifying with the still infant Ladies lunch at noon at the Temple Sisterhood leaders at the biennial Reform movement. What are we going See p. 6 conventions of both the Union for to be in the future as this post- Reform and the Women of denominational age plays out? Will we November 6 . I don't even think continue to be Reform, or will we be a Shabbat at Home we'll get to see Mickey or Donald! place where many Jewish voices are See insert Biennials are exciting places to heard? Will we tolerate non-Reform Brief Shabbat service with Kaddish at the network with over 4000 from all Jews and demand that they conform, Temple at 8 p.m. over the world. As much as the or will we accept that Reform Judaism November 7 learning sessions are important, the is a place that people's choices are NO Tanach study & Shabbat service high point for me is always hearing all truly honored from essentially non- those present singing the Sh’ma observant to those who keep kosher November 11 together at Shabbat services. That and wear tzitzit? Will we continue to be Israel meeting see p.3 moment fills me with a sense of awe. Reform, or will we, chas v'shalom (God November 13 This conference is usually a good forbid), become "reformed," being rigid Shabbat Layladim 6:30 sign of the priorities of our movement, in our own orthodoxies? These are Erev Shabbat service 7:30 and initiatives for the future. It’s an essential questions to explore, and not opportunity to think about what it merely to react to. November 14 means to be part of a Reform We Jews are educated people, Tanach study 9 a.m. Shabbat service & congregation within a larger and yet we often fail to anticipate B’not of Sara & Dora Betts 10:30 movement. I have been a Reform trends. I don't want to be chasing the November 15 my entire life. I'm proud of that. We bus as it pulls away from the stop. I Sh’arim have transformed liturgy, theology, look forward to learning in Orlando, Annual Sisterhood Chanukah Boutique music, and Jewish social justice work. and to sharing with you what we've See p. 4 We have built summer camps and an learned. Then I look forward to talking, active youth organization. We promote brainstorming, and planning together Scott Gore art presentation scholarship at the Hebrew Union for a very exciting future. Of course, See p. 5

College-Jewish Institute of Religion. the timing of this for us is meaningful. November 19 We have taken a European movement, In just 2 months, entering 2016, we Sisterhood sponsored Ladies Night Out transplanted it to the United States, enter our 160th anniversary year! We'll see p. 5 and now we are watching it grow in be celebrating our history and our Israel and in the Former Soviet Union. future together. I hope you’ll be part of November 20 While all of this is very real, we this journey with us. Charter Shabbat, 7:30, are also living in what some are calling featuring a history of music at Shaarai a "post denominational age." More and Shomayim more people feel no movement loyalty. See back page

They don't think of Reform, November 21 Conservative, and Orthodox, but often NO Tanach study/full Shabbat service as "just Jewish." We join for the religious school, the sermon, or Movie night See p. 5 because of geography. We like the November 22 rabbi's sermon, the music, or the Sh’arim beauty of the sanctuary. It doesn’t Sisterhood brunch with URJ campers, necessarily matter what label the 9:30 bears. As the song says,

"the times they are a-changin'." All of this eventually comes down Continued on page 2 to the local level. Shaarai Shomayim Page 2 Volume LXVI Issue 2

November 25 & 29

NO SH’ARIM Congregation Shaarai Shomayim 75 E James St Lancaster PA 17602 November 26 Thanksgiving Temple office is closed phone: (717) 397-5575 Fax: (717) 397-5599 November 27 [email protected] Erev Shabbat service 7:30 www.shaarai.org November 28 Tanach study & Shabbat service 9 a.m. RABBI Jack P. Paskoff 397-5575 [email protected]

PRESIDENT Stefanie Heller 569-2774 [email protected]

IMMEDIATE P. PRES Gary Kroot 898-3048 [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENTS Debi Oxenberg 898-8798 H a p p y [email protected]

Julie Babione 569-9893 [email protected] Thanksgiving FINANCIAL SEC’Y Rick Lynch 568-8139 [email protected]

TREASURER Jim Baumgartner 205-5636 [email protected] Toys in Temple RECORDING SEC’Y Harvey Scolnick 569-4156 [email protected] We want the children of our congregation to experience services with us. If it helps make this possible, there is SSTY ADVISOR Sophie Richards 609-385-3322 [email protected] a basket of soft, Jewish-themed toys outside the

sanctuary. You may want to select one with your child to JR.YOUTH ADVISOR Laura Jacobs 740-607-8832 use and explore during services, and then return when [email protected] services are over. SISTERHOOD PRES. Rhonda Kleiman 327-9338 [email protected]

BROTHERHOOD PRES. Aaron Zinner 371-8049 [email protected]

JEWISH GENEALOGY Alan Levine 392-3509

[email protected] Mi Shebeirach

Secretary, Bulletin Ed. Martha Rowley [email protected] If you’ve been to Friday night services, you know we Bookkeeper (temporary) Gary Kroot [email protected] sing a version of the Mi Shebeirach blessing. Actually, Mi Maintenance Israel Williams [email protected] Shebeirach is a traditional blessing asking God for something. This one asks God for healing for someone in our life, or for ourself. Rabbi Paskoff introduces this prayer by asking the congregation to mention the name(s) of anyone in our life who is in pain, ill, or hurting in any way.

The Temple Bulletin is published monthly except On the tables just outside the front and back sanctuary July and is free to all members and prospective doors are pre-printed postcards to send to someone you members. The deadline for submissions is the 15th have mentioned, or thought of, for healing. Feel free to take a card, address it, sign it or include a personal note if you wish, of the month prior to publication. NO and drop it in a mailbox. EXCEPTIONS. I really mean it. Seriously. THIS MEANS YOU!! Page 3 Volume LXVI Issue 2 Our Temple Family To Leslie & Bart Halpern on the marriage of their son Miles to Debra Kayes on May 9. A meeting to discuss the

To Beth & Robert Jones on the birth of a next trip to daughter, Ima Erica Jones on September 26.

To Alan & Linda Loss on the engagement of Alan’s son Justin to Carli Antor in September. Israel To Rita & Andy Hallock on the marriage of their son Henry to Abbey Withum on October 11

To Margaret & Steve Parker on the marriage of their will be held on November 11 daughter Kerry to Eddison (Eddie) Vuong in October. at the Rabbi’s house   7:30 p.m. Todah Rabah! To Sisterhood for their dinners and support after my surgery. Also to the Rabbi, congregation, Sisterhood, and Bereavement Committee who supported Phil and me through Bess Garfinkel Kline’s funeral and Shiva. I cannot express how much that support helped us get through these difficult few weeks. Roz Dear Family and Friends, Garfinkel Thank you so much for your generous donations and loving To all who signed the beautiful Uniongram for my 65th support toward my Walk to End Alzheimer’s! I sincerely birthday. It will be a cherished keepsake for me. Our Shaarai appreciate each of the donations that I received, regardless of Family is why Lancaster is home. I am so blessed to have this their size! Every donation shows me that you care to support "family." Ronnie Meyer me and this cause. With your help, I was able to turn in To Martha and Hannah Rowley for helping to send a sweet $2,001.00 in donations, making this my highest donation year new year gift to our Temple's college students who are away to date! I am blown away by your support! from home. Carol Woodman The date of the walk was on the 6th yahrzeit of my

 Mommom's passing on the day of my walk in 2009. I still miss  her dearly and as long as I have my memory, she is not Condolences forgotten and very much loved! I enjoyed the company of my Rabbi Paskoff, President Heller, and the Board of Trustees friends Thuy Kieu who turned in $205 in donations by selling of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim extend their sympathy to her delicious homemade egg rolls, Kari & Zane Meck, and my Betsey Gerstein Sterenfeld and family on the passing of son, Logan. I can’t thank them enough for joining my team and Betsey’s father, David Morris Gerstein, on September 22. being there to support me. Having them with me on this difficult day was very helpful and much appreciated. Zane asked what this disease is. We explained that this Condolences are offered to Peter D’Ettorre and family on disease takes away your memories that are made. You forget the passing of Peter’s brother, Michael F. D'Ettorre on those around you who you love. You forget their names and October 9. you forget how to do the simplest of things in life, including

 eating. He said that he wants to get donations for next year's walk and join our team again. I'm happy to have him join me in  this fight.  This disease must be stopped! It is so scary to think that because this is hereditary, it can affect me and my son, Logan as well as my father, Dick Bloom, my brother, David and his two daughters, Angelina and Christy if we don’t find a cure! We know there has to be one out there and I'm determined to help to find it in my lifetime! I will fight this disease as hard as I can and as long as it takes to protect my family and your families and friends! This was my 12th year walking and I have collectively handed in $16,203.51 in donations with your help! I hope that this year a cure is found and that we don’t need to walk again next year because our future will be without this debilitating disease! If not, you know where I’ll be, and I hope that you will still be able to support me or better yet, join my fight! Thank you again, Missy DePietro Team Captain of EVERYBODY LOVES MOMMOM! Page 4 Volume LXVI Issue 2

will be held on Sunday, November 15, 9 a.m.—1 p.m. in the Wise Memorial Hall

We need help with the following tasks before, during and after the event. Set-up-Saturday, Nov. 14 from 12:30-3:30pm, Day of boutique-sales, cashiers, wrapping, Clean-up after event from 12:30pm-2:30pm Donations of individually wrapped baked goods If you are able to volunteer for any of these, please contact Beth Deliver at [email protected] or 481-9919.

On the 15th, come browse and shop the wide variety of Chanukah items! This year we have Belgian chocolate gelt that is made in a nut free environment. In addition to Chanukah gifts, there is jewelry and Judaica for all occasions!

Religious School students have a chance to shop during the morning. Please be sure to supply your student with shopping money. Credit cards cannot be accepted, cash or checks only. Adults will be there to help supervise and to gift wrap presents.

Come help us celebrate 25 years of music! Our congregational volunteer choir, Chavrai Zamir, is observing its 25th anniversary with a concert including past & present members on Saturday evening, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

You’ve enjoyed their music over the years: Friday Night Live!, POP! Shabbat, Chanukah family service, B’nai Mitzvah, Miller Music Festival... On the 7th, you’ll hear pieces from all these and more. There will also be a video montage of the past 25 years, including some footage of the congregation dancing around the sanctuary at a Friday Night Live in the 90's which is a real blast from the past, especially seeing all the small children who are now adults. The concert is free, and open to the community, please invite friends and family.

A reception in the Wise Memorial Hall will follow. Page 5 Volume LXV Issue 2

Oy! Lancaster is a group of young Jewish adults—married, single, w/wo children in the Lancaster Co. area who meet for social, spiritual, and educational activities Presentation of

and events. “Torn between Two Worlds” Email us at [email protected] or at by Scott Gore facebook.com/oylancaster to get involved, see Sunday, November 15, 10-11:30 what event is coming up! in our sanctuary

Scott, son of Alan & Carole Gore, is both a digital artist and a Professor of Art and Design;

he will be sharing artwork based on the The movies Good! I love Holocaust are back! The a good movies are Saturday night The presentation is free and open to all. back! movie.

November 21 Shaarai Shomayim Movie Night presents “Late Marriage” A handsome, intelligent, Israeli bachelor is being urged to find a wife by his family. According to strict Georgian Jewish tradition, his bride must be a virgin, rich, of good family, and beautiful. He hasn’t told his family he is already in love with a Women's Study divorcee with a six year old daughter! Now he must choose Sponsored by Sisterhood between respecting his family traditions and the secret love of his life. All are welcome! No prior Torah experience necessary

2001 unrated102 minutes Begins with Havdalah at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 7 p.m. Movie refreshments Read Parashat Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9

Each meeting will begin with a short Rosh Chodesh service

Each session focuses on a single Torah portion, so if you miss a session, you can just join right in. Ladies Contact Tama Etra at [email protected] or Jill Weisberg at Night Out [email protected] with questions.

Thursday, November 19, 7 p.m. Wine and Paint Night 486 Royer Dr in the Shoppes at Worthington in Manheim Twp. reply to [email protected] $20./per person includes all supplies and adult refreshments. Page 6 Volume LXVI Issue 2

Ladies Luncheon Wednesday, November 4, noon on the small side of the Wise Memorial Social Hall. Cost is $7. Everyone invited! Sisterhood is hosting a breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m.

Our students who spent part of their summer at a URJ camp will share their Please contact Miriam Baumgartner experiences with us.

to reserve your spot You can hear just how valuable a [email protected] or (717) 392-1245. Jewish camp experience is, as When you reply, please indicate whether or you show your support for our not you need a ride to the luncheon. kids.

Annual Temple FUNdraiser gift wrap at Barnes and Noble... Sunday, December 20, NEED A HANDYPERSON OR TWO FOR YARD 9 AM until 9 PM and Thursday, December WORK? 24, 9 AM until 6 PM. Volunteers needed Do you have too many leaves to rake? for 2 hour shifts... interested individuals Anticipating snow removal in another month or two? should contact Stacey Watson at Do you want to help two McCaskey students pay for [email protected] or 898-0728 an exciting trip to England? Tamara Weaver is hosting a trip for students from J. P. McCaskey High School to travel to England in the spring. Lamin Barrow and Creighton Young are looking to work as much as possible raking leaves and/or removing snow to pay for their trip to England in June. They are motivated to work (they need $5,000 each by June), so give them a call at 330-6433 (Lamin) or 484-719-9007 A new Uniongram (Creighton). If you wish to speak to Tamara about Carole and Peter D’Ettorre are celebrating their hiring, please call 808-4166, she is the coordinator 40th anniversary on November 29! Contact Miriam for the trip. Baumgartner at [email protected] or 392-1245 by November 20 to sign the Uniongram. Don’t know what a Uniongram is? Call Miriam. Volume LXVI Issue 2 Page 7 MITZVOT OPPORTUNITIES & COMMUNITY EVENTS Mitzvot Opportunities are activities that give us the chance to do something positive for our Jewish and non-Jewish neighbors. Whether it is a 13 year old’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah project, a collection for Jewish Family Services, a meal for the homeless, or money for a disaster relief fund; whether you call it Tikkun Olam, gemilut chasadim, or Mitzvot, it’s all good.

HINEINI Congregation Shaarai Shomayim is selling Community Day coupon booklets online and We’re here for you to the public for $5 each, keeping Can we help you? 100% of the proceeds! Each booklet contains coupons valid With a ride? With a call? With a visit? during our Community Day Four- With something we haven’t thought of yet? Day Sale, November 11 through Can you help us? November 14, 2015. Stop by the Temple office or purchase your Be a driver. Be a caller. Be a visitor. booklet online at: http:// Be a mentsch bit.ly/1Q9b99M. Contact ALICE YERMAN, 569-5554 or This valuable coupon [email protected] booklet is good toward great merchandise at the Bon-Ton family of stores (both the department store and the Furniture Gallery) during the special Community Day Sale all four days. Klehr Center for Jewish Life Thursday Night Reading Group Go shopping to support our organization! 2015-16

Dec. 10, Selected short stories of Edith Pearlman-Stories TBA The Community Day booklet is filled with great savings Jan. 21, Musicians and Watchmakers by Alicia Steimberg coupons and exclusive offers! Take advantage of: Feb. 18, The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis Coupon worth $10 off on a $10 or more item. Mar. 17, By the Waters of Manhattan by Charles Reznikoff 30% off on a single item. May 12, Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Tiered shopping pass for 25% / 20% / 10% off each regular or sale priced item. All readers welcome – read one book –read them all. We meet 35 Item suggestions to use the $10 coupon offer on. 7-8:30 pm in the Klehr Center for Jewish Life living room, 645 18 Item suggestions to use the 30% coupon offer on. College Ave, Lancaster. Call 291-4390 for more information. 28 Bar-coded merchandise offers: Customers must have the No meetings in November or April. coupon to receive the special pricing on these offers. 1 Web coupon

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Mitzvah Corps I am really thankful to Rabbi Paskoff for sharing his This past summer, I was very lucky to have love and excitement for camp and to Sisterhood for the first participated in a life changing opportunity. I was involved in time camper scholarship. Mitzvah Corps, where 30 Jewish teens from all over the Zoe Babione country came together to serve the homeless community of Washington DC. Not only did we get to do social action work every day for a week, but we got to experience Over the summer I went to Camp Harlam for the first independence and leadership through learning about the time. It was a great opportunity to meet new people and city as well as each other. I got to stay in the dorms at learn more Jewish traditions. George Washington University, I was able to explore DC by Being with all those other Jewish kids was amazing! visiting monuments and museums, and the best part being We learned more about what it means to be a Jew from lots that I got to spend every afternoon at the Religious Action of different people. We had counselors from Israel, Center for Reform Judaism, leading up to the amazing Buddies, and all the other campers showing us opportunity of lobbying at congress to Pennsylvania’s what it was like to be Jewish in everything that you do. We senator and representatives. were able to lead Shabbat services one week at Chapel on Our group managed to squeeze so many activities into the Hill. It was also fun to listen to and learn different our seven days together, and we made sure that every versions of songs I already knew. moment counted. I made friends within the first five minutes We went on two trips away from camp while I was of being there, and they are friends I will stay in touch with there. Our first outing was to Dorney Park. I was in the for the rest of my life. The people I met on this trip were the “Rollercoaster” group – everyone in our group wanted to true reason why it was such an extraordinary experience, ride the coasters, but there were also groups for everyone. because each person in a different way helped opened my It was so much fun! Our other trip was to Beltzville State eyes- whether that is exposing me to different lifestyles, Park. It has a huge lake with a gigantic beach. I spent interesting stories, and ultimately meeting a person who most of the time building sand castles with my friends. has showed me the career path I want to take in life. After A few of my favorite activities at camp were Ga-Ga, volunteering at a food/ clothing bank and working with less Adventure (climbing the wall, the tower, and ziplines), Color fortunate people, I realized that my passion is social work, War (tug of war, zim), Dining hall games (freeze, fork up, and the relationships with my friends and adults who I had nose), The Lake (paddle boarding, fishing, canoeing, met helped me reach this realization while fully supporting kayaking, and swimming) me. Lastly, a few of my other favorite things were Milk Throughout the week I had also found myself feeling Squad (milk and cookies), ETB (Early To Bed), letter closer to God, and feeling more connected to Judaism by writing, and sunny days (we had a LOT of rain). I also had performing Tikkun Olam consistently each day. There are a chance to take my family back to Harlam for the first-ever so many things I could say about Mitzvah Corps, and I Family Camp. It was great to be able to show Mom & Dad know I have only scratched the surface with my explanation everything we loved about camp. here. Lily Babione I hope that if a teen is looking for a more meaningful summer opportunity than camp, they should check out This past summer, I spent my first time at Camp various Mitzvah Corps opportunities. It was one of the most Harlam. I didn’t know what to expect but there were some significant experiences of my life, and I hope it can change special things I ended up really liking. someone else’s too. One thing I liked about Camp Harlam was Schiya Katharine DeSantis (Swimming). The swimming pools at camp each had diving boards and I loved jumping off them into the cool water on Camp Harlam sunny days. My swimming instructor, Erica Strauss, was I went to Camp Harlam this summer and I had the best very, very kind and had lots of swimming tips to share. Free summer of my life. I was in Carmel Girls 1. Camp is a great swim was also really fun because you could hang out with opportunity to make new friends, learn new songs, learn friends or choose to go in the water. new Jewish traditions, become one whole big family and Another amazing thing about Camp was Omanut (Arts love every one around you. and Crafts). There were so many different types of projects “You do not have to be anyone but yourself at camp or for the campers. I made things with clay that I could never anywhere.” I think that is one of the most important do before. messages at camp. One of my favorite times at camp was Maccabiah My favorite part of camp was all of the waterfront (Color War). We got to do so many fun activities and activities (like the lake and pools). All of the counselors, compete against all the other teams. Another reason why I campers and all other staff who were at camp were really liked Maccabiah was that we would always come together nice. as a team to figure out what we could do better and to help each other. My time at Camp Harlam was better than I expected. are laid out on a table. We have special chuggim, or Having amazing counselors and all of the fun activities made activities, one for am and one for pm. Some options were to Camp Harlam a great experience. I hope other people from play cards, read, write, do summer homework, or learn about our synagogue will try this amazing experience for Israel and the Torah. themselves! At Galil I had the option to go for 7 weeks, 4 weeks, Ariel Blumenthal or 3 weeks (Different age groups allow certain lengths of time, but they mainly range to about 7,4,or 3 weeks). One of the kids in my kvutzah had stayed for the 7 weeks, and said Camp Galil that intersession (the time between first sesh and second This summer I attended Camp Galil which is part of sesh) was fun because of the things you can do. He also the Habonin Dror movement. Camp Galil was special to me said that if your friend from first sesh wasn’t staying for in a lot of ways, in fact many ways. It felt good not to have second sesh and had to leave; it could be quite sad, even bacon or cheeseburgers shoved in my face, but also how we though you met new friends. learned Ivrit Shimushit and interpreted a lot of Hebrew, songs I know I will go back to Galil because of how much included. fun it is, and even if you get homesick, maybe your parents Galil is originally based off a kibbutz in Israel. are redoing your bedroom! And never worry, the madrichim, Kibbutzim are communities in Israel and are “traditionally” or counselors always cheer you up!! based on agriculture, most importantly based on a mixture or Amelia Kingsbury combination of socialism and (Zionism is a love for maintaining Israel as a Jewish state). On weekdays in the morning we would do our NFTY in Israel avodah (work) and then we work on nikayon tzrif (cleaning This summer I went to Israel, and I had the best our cabins). For avodah I would clean the pool. I can’t experience of my life. When we first arrived it was very early remember the Hebrew definition, sadly. There were about in the morning and very fun since it was most people's first seven choices of avodah, which included caring for the time being there. One of my favorite parts of the whole trip sheep and ducks, working in the gan, or garden, or cleaning was Gadna or the week long army training. For a very long the BIK, the communal bathhouse. We also choose a chug time I felt as if I wanted to join the army and then being in the (activity) that we do for the whole stay. I chose Zorba, which Israeli army made my view a lot stronger. I would love to is an Israeli type of yoga and meditations. Apparently there is make Aliyah to be in the Israeli army. What really got me to a festival held in Israel for Zorba! (Truthfully, I only had the want to join was how much the army actually cares for you in opportunity to go about five times considering I went to camp a way that makes you feel challenged. They push you to your for three weeks!) limits but then help you advance past those limits. Almost every night we had an activity, but my Before going into the army I went hiking in the Negev personal favorite was Aliyah Bet. In the middle of the night desert. We hiked up Mount Shlomo and let me tell you it was our Madatz (counselors in training) woke us up. They and the not easy. We had to get up at 3:30 in the morning to hike all madrachim (counselors) had created an activity much like the way to the top. I captured amazing sunrise pictures, also. Operation Moses (Operation Moses was when Ethiopian Then we went to the Bedouin tents and rode camels Jews were covertly brought into Israel from Sudan). A few of which was a painful experience in some places but extremely the Madatz led us into the forest giving us fake passports, fun. We named our camel Enrique which made the day and followed with scares and obstacles. The experience was better. Then we went to the Bedouin tents and grubbed on very real, but I learned a lot! delicious Bedouin food. Let me tell you, it was amazing. Other from Aliyah Bet being fun, I have to admit We had to wake up at 3:45 in the morning to hike up Bocoup and Revo were way better, considering we weren’t Masada. The view was insane. I got a time lapse of the sun tired and having to do push ups! Bocoup is only done for half rising and amazing pictures. Isaac, our counselor Ben, and I of the day and run by Bogrim (the oldest age group before got lost on top and we explored the ruins until we were able becoming a Madatz) while Revo is started from the moment to find our group. I wasn't able to go down the snake path you wake up, and when you go to bed. The themes for because my knees were very, very weak after the hike up. Bocoup and Revo are totally chosen by Bogrim and the We went to the Dead Sea after that —-it was an Madatz, making them fun to be a surprise. experience to rub the soft mud on my skin and become Every day of the week is fun, but mainly Friday is my smooth after. Sitting in the sea was painful since I had cuts favorite. I’m not always up to Friday mornings because we from hiking but it was still just so much fun. This has to be have longer times for avodah and nikayom tzrif, but at night one of the best summers of my life with our group we have yummy challah, matzoh ball soup, and chicken. BAFFLOT!!! Afterwards in the refet (a big barn) we have an Oneg done by Cole Valva any kvutza (luckily Chotrim-my kvutzah- was chosen!!). And after that we have a dance party where you can do Israeli dances and/or go outside and talk or play cards with friends. Standing at the last remaining part of the Warsaw On Saturday morning you get to sleep in until 10:30 am, so in Ghetto wall, we were thirty-four Jewish teens who had been the chadar ochel (lunchroom) a spread of cereal and donuts on a journey together seemingly forever. Starting in the youngest unit at URJ Camp Harlam, we Ellen Schiller, Sheldon Levin, Alan Mason, Riki Lippitz and had heard stories of the some of the greatest summers of many more. At night, there were concerts from Jewish choirs teens’ lives being experienced on the NFTY in Israel from all over the country ranging from high school kids to the experience. So now in Warsaw, we would be in Israel in less Zamir Choir. It was a sound to behold each and every than 24 hours. A few feet away from us were a group of evening! about a dozen tourists in their fifties talking in English. In addition to our choirs, we also had the opportunity to Someone in their group heard us talk about NFTY. It turns attend various music-related workshops ranging from “The out that they were on the first ever NFTY in Israel Experience Tapestry of Hebrew Art & Folk Songs” and “Shabbat and are friends to this day. Bellissima” to “B’Eretz Ahavati: Love Songs to the Land of My NFTY in Israel Experience was indeed one of the Israel”. We were able to pick up some new songs and music greatest summers of my life and taught me to cherish my from some of these sessions and are eager to share them friends, family, and entire Kehilah Kedoshah. It taught me with the congregation! One of the musical highlights of the festival was the that Israel plays a tandem role of sanctuary for all of the opportunity to learn and perform a piece of music by Flory Jewish community, and a modern first-world country with its Jagoda, who was a special guest at the Festival. Flory is a own Trumps, BLM movements, and even its own NFTYites. singer and composer originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia, who Michael Wolman sings primarily in Ladino, the language of Sephardic Jews of Europe. She is probably best known for “Ocho Kandelikas” (a Chanukah song that Yuri loves to sing and Rachel… NACJ —Croonin’ in the Catskills tolerates like a champ). Each choir learned one song of Back in July we had the opportunity to attend the 26th Flory’s and performed it for her, along with all of the other annual North American Jewish Choral Festival in Kerhonkson, NY. Where in the world is Kerhonkson, NY, you festival attendees at the Thursday morning concert. Talk may ask? After learning that it’s a 4-hour trip straight through about just a little pressure to get it right! Fortunately, all went to upstate New York, we decided to break it up by stopping to well for all of us! visit Rachel’s former Rabbi, Steve Bayar, who is our soon-to One of the other highlights of the festival for us was -be Scholar-in-Residence (February 2016 - watch your being with so many wonderful people who loved to and were bulletins!). able to sing ! What a blast! And getting the After a lovely visit, we arrived at the Choral Festival. opportunity to meet so many of them was just fantastic. On One of the first things we had to do was register and get our the first night of the festival when we were perusing the room. As first-timers, we saw the love and affection that was vendors, the “Chai Notes” stand in particular, we ended up overflowing in the check-in line as people who only see each meeting a bunch of Canadians who at first we thought were other once a year hugged and kissed after their year apart. on the obnoxious side, but later found out were quite the The friendships seemed so real and sincere. We knew that opposite. Here’s the scoop: Yuri was looking to purchase one we were in the right place. (Rachel had attended the NAJCF of the Chai Notes baseball caps when one of the ladies from over 20 years ago, so it was like she was attending for the the Canadian contingency told him that he couldn’t even look first time. As for Yuri, this was a true-blue “rookie” at it. What? We can’t even look at them? Really, lady? Who experience.) are you? She told us that they were all sold. Well, the looks After getting settled in our room, etc., we quickly started on our faces must have said to her that we weren’t too happy with the musical sessions. We attended a “newbies” sight- with them. It was the next day during our first choir rehearsal reading session. Later that day, we were sorted into different when two of the folks from Toronto ended up in the same choirs based on our sight-reading abilities. While Rachel was choir as Rachel and explained that they needed all of those in the “baby choir”, as she called it (the folks who don’t hats for their choir’s (“Kolot Toronto”) concert that evening. necessarily read music very well), Yuri was in the more From then on, a beautiful friendship took hold. advanced choir and coincidentally, his director was named In fact, over the course of the festival, the folks from Joyce Rosenzweig (we’re still trying to figure out if there’s a Toronto seemed to have adopted us, as we ate and hung out family tie-in)! Over the course of our time at the choral together. Included in their ranks is Charles Osborne, their festival, each of the five choirs learned a repertoire of 3 conductor and the composer whose tunes we’ve had the choral arrangements over a span of only 7 rehearsals. pleasure of singing here at Shaarai Shomayim. Rachel’s choir ended up consisting of a total of 10 people, We can’t wait to visit our friends in Toronto and look while Yuri’s had over 40. On Thursday morning, each choir forward to when they head down our way. Now that we’ve put on concert for the rest of the festival attendees, which been to the choral festival, we can say that we’re excited to totaled approximately 275 people! go back again some time soon. Not as newbies, but just like Each morning there were Community Sings, which were the others who are hugging their friends in the check-in line. led by the luminaries of the Jewish music scene including Yuri Reingold & Rachel Rosenzweig Mati Lazar, Nick Page, Natasha Hirschhorn, David Berger, Joyce Rosenzweig and Danny Freelander, to name a few. After roughly 15 minutes of practicing these songs, they were recorded. Talk about a rush, both literally and figuratively! Other notables in the field who led us in song included Benjie SISTERHOOD NEWS

Cheshvan/Kislev 5776 November 2015 Hello, Autumn is flying by very quickly! October was shopping pleasure, so please come out to support an event-filled month for Sisterhood. it. We will have what should be a fun Ladies Night Thanks to everyone who helped set up the Out on November 19. Hannah Rowley has Simchat Torah reception and the refreshments for organized an evening at Art Matters, where we will the Judith Plaskow lecture. It was a pleasure paint a picture of The Tree of Life while enjoying meeting Dr. Plaskow, who gave an impressive each other’s company over wine and cheese. The presentation to an audience of 65 attendees. Sisterhood-sponsored Sh’arim Breakfast will be on Many thanks to Randi Jacobson and Terry Sunday, November 22nd, where you will hear from Singer, their committee, and underwriters for some of our URJ camp attendees about their putting together a beautiful YES Fund Event, experiences this year. where we honored Judy Shenk. We raised over $3300 for the YES Fund! By the time you are reading this newsletter, Last, but not least, thanks to Linda Hirsch and several of us will be in Orlando, Florida attending Emily Ritholz for organizing a great Paid Up the WRJ/URJ Biennial. I recently received word Membership dinner at the Brasserie and to Lisa that Temple Sisterhood has maintained its place in Torba for being our guest speaker. the Kavod Society! This means that we have won at least one of three YES Fund awards for three November is equally busy. Events this month consecutive assembly periods. We are one of only include Sisterhood members participating in six Sisterhoods to achieve this honor and we will Aaron’s Acres Volley for Kids by playing volleyball, be recognized at the YES Fund Luncheon during doing the Walk-a-Thon, or scorekeeping. the Assembly. There will be more to come about Our next Ladies Luncheon is on Wednesday, the Assembly in my next column. November 4, in the Wise Memorial Hall. Our annual Chanukah Boutique takes place on Wishing you and yours a very Happy Sunday, November 15. Beth Deliver has been Thanksgiving! hard at work putting this event together and Rhonda purchasing lots of new merchandise for our holiday Volume LXVI Issue 2 Page 12

Jewish Family Service of Lancaster invites you to their 22nd Annual Meeting, honoring Jean Feldstein Volunteer of the Year Temple Beth El Celebrates Samantha Besnoff The weekend of November 6-8 will be the Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 6 PM at observance of Beit for Beth El, Temple Beth El 13 years at their present location 1836 Rohrerstown Rd., Lancaster on Rohrerstown Rd. Dinner is $36 per adult, children under 13 years old, free For details, please contact Janet [email protected]. Please send your reservation to JFS of Lancaster, 75 E James St. Lancaster 17602

Reservations required by November 6, 2015

Prayer Book and Torah Commentary Fund

After almost 18 years as chair of the Sisterhood Prayer Book Fund, Heidi Cohen has decided to pass the reins and volunteer in other ways. Thank you, Heidi, for all your years of tracking donations for this special part of Sisterhood. This past spring, Sisterhood agreed to purchase the new Reform Movement High Holiday prayer books. The Machzor (prayer books) are called Mishkan HaNefesh, Sanctuary of the Soul. Thank you Sisterhood!

Now we need to begin to rebuild our Prayer Book and Torah Commentary funds and this is where we can all help. As we think about making donations for the times we want to honor someone, send a Mazel Tov, or make a donation in memory of someone, please consider making a donation to the Sisterhood prayer book fund. The cost of donating a Prayer Book is $40 and the cost of donating a Torah Commentary is $50. Please contact the new Prayer Book Fund chair, Judy Shenk, at 285 – 1326 or [email protected] for the details. Volume LXIVI Issue 2 Page 13 Temple Contributions Sisterhood Contributions Mitzvah Fund A donation in memory of Helene Altscher and Belle R. Toplitz In memory of Samuel Levine received from Harriet Rosenbaum to help sponsor the recent Arthur Levine Dr. Judith Plaskow lecture.

In memory of David Morris Gerstein TREE OF LIFE (Ilene Schenkel) The Babione Family WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION TO Keri and Josh Cohen JOSH SCHWARTZ

In honor of and thanking Josh Schwartz for sharing with our FOR SHARING THE GIFT OF HIS BEAUTIFUL VOICE AS WE WELCOMED 5776. congregation his passion for Judaism through his beautiful voice MARILYN AND DALE, RANDI AND BILL, JUDY AND SYD, Dale and Mindy Rosenberg ROSANNE AND DAVID, LINDA AND PETER

In memory of Ruth Sharpless Prayer Book/Torah Commentary Fund Steve Barnett In memory of his family In honor of Rabbi Paskoff Alan Gilbert

Maxine and Jonathan Ferencz In memory of Burton Margolis In memory of Edith Thall Betty Margolis

Yvonne & Barry Stein Flower Fund (Rita Hallock) Mazel Tov to Stephen and Michelle D’Ettorre on their new home Fresh flowers were donated Sandy and Dick Bloom  for Rosh Hashanah by Judy & Syd Shenk in memory of

Fannie and Morris Peitzman & Dora and Louis Wainer In memory of Michael F. D’Ettorre Sandy and Dick Bloom  for Yom Kippur by the Bloom and DePietro families in Toby and Paul Greco memory of Dick’s parents and Missy’s grandparents, Bob and Mazel Tov on the birth of Ima Erica Jones Irene Bloom. Linda and Peter Novosel

In memory of Bess Kline Phil and Roz Garfinkel

A donation has been received from Herbert Wilsker

Miller Music Fund In memory of Linda Rostolsky Rosanne and David Selfon

In memory of David Morris Gerstein REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES Rosanne and David Selfon

Mazel Tov and thank you for singing at the High Holidays THE INSTALLATION OF NEW MEMORIAL TABLETS Rosanne and David Selfon IN THE SANCTUARY PROVIDES In memory of Michael F. D’Ettorre CONGREGANTS WITH THE Rosanne and David Selfon OPPORTUNITY TO COMMEMORATE Jack Paskoff Camper Fund THE YAHRZEIT OF FAMILY AND LOVED ONES In memory of David Gerstein WITH PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL PLAQUES. Joan and Marc Weiner

Larry Robinson Tikkun Olam Fund A donation has been received from Jill and Joel Weisberg & the new memorial plaques that remain Claudia Tesoro and Rick Greenstein. on display permanently cost $360 Chavrai Zamir Fund the price for a traditional memorial In memory of Mary Rae Bacharach Roger L. Bacharach plaque that is placed on display once a

Peitzman Religious School Technology Fund year during the week the yahrzeit is read In honor of the birth of Ima Erica Jones is $540. Judy and Syd Shenk

SAMPLE AVAILABLE IN THE TEMPLE OFFICE

Page 14 Volume LXVI Issue 2 YAHRZEIT These names are perpetual memorial plaques displayed permanently or on the appropriate week of their Yahrtzeits in our Sanctuary:

November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27 Max Keil Ethel Albert Samuel Alboum President John F. Kennedy Ida L. Forbes Andrew C. Kirschner Sydney D. Brener Leonard C. Ryder Anna L. Lazarus Florence Parman Martha R. Glaubman Sara G. Wascou Herman Migdon Norton Solomon Goldie Friedman Josef B. Klein Herman Miller Tillie Alboum Alexander E. Loeb Alice B. Holland Morris Rosenthal Ruth Loeb Greenstein Florence A. Feifer Jacob Lyons Anita Wolff Bertha Richman Pauline Lien Myers Martin Sommer David Degenstein Sarah Steinfeldt Monroe Hirsh Esther S. Law David Elins Joseph Knigin P.M. Yitzchak Rabin Joseph S. Joseph Samuel Morris DeWecke Harold S. Sandhaus, MD Emma Pirosh Sarah Loss Bessie G. Lyons Mary Rabinowitz Blanche L, Stein Jules Elfenbein Abe Goldring Jacob Israel Silver Benjamin H. Kulman Georg Kupersmidt David Rosenthal Anne F. Wascou Etta Yablonowitz

If you would like to have any names added to the Kaddish list, please notify the Temple office, 397-5575 or [email protected] by Wednesday of the week you would like those additions read.  Congregation Shaarai Shomayim “Celebrating 160 Years of Vision and Tradition”

In celebration of our milestone birthday, The Congregation and Sisterhood will host a gala event “Starry Night, An Evening Celebrating 160 Years of Vision and Tradition” April 9, 2016

We are looking for people to join the gala Committee to help with the following areas;  Soliciting Sponsors and Donations ▪ We have solicitation letters to be used when requesting ▪ This is a great way for businesses to promote their business while helping our community Set-up and clean up—day of the event

Check out of Auction and Raffle Items during the event

Please contact Stacey Kapushy at [email protected] or 717-468-2950 to sign up or for additional details on how you can support this event

Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, 75 E James St, Lancaster PA 17602 Page 15 Volume LXVI Issue 2 The Mitzvah of Tzedakah Over the years, various funds have been set up by individuals, Sisterhood, the Temple, and Brotherhood for the benefit of Congregation Shaarai Shomayim, its members, and the community. A donation to any of these funds serves a three-fold purpose: It benefits the purpose for which the fund was established. It benefits the one for whom you are donating. It benefits you by giving you the opportunity to fulfill the Mitzvah of Tzedakah.

Contributions are welcome in honor or memory of any person or event, Jewish or non-Jewish, local or not.

SISTERHOOD Unless requested otherwise, all donations will be published in the Bulletin. These funds are chaired by Natalie Freedman,1600 Aldred Circle, Lancaster, PA 17601 In order for any donation to be properly acknowledged, please include the following Children's Library Fund Sofian Youth Fund information in your request: Religious School Fund Social Welfare Fund Your name and address, email if applicable. Sisterhood Improvement Fund The name and address of the person for whom Prayerbook — Torah Commentary Fund, handled by Judy Shenk, the donation is being made, and if there is a 451 Hillside Dr, Mountville 17554. Prayer books are $40, familial relationship. If you wish a note of Commentaries are $50. acknowledgement to be sent to that person, Tree of Life, chaired by Ilene Schenkel, 1842 Sturbridge Dr., please indicate that, also. Lancaster 17601. $55 The reason for the donation. The fund to which you wish your donation to be Uniongrams, chaired by Miriam Baumgartner, 392-1245. $1 per name. credited.

Donations are requested by mail, regular or e-. Pulpit Flowers, chaired by Rita Hallock, 872-5127. Please check with Rita about the cost of a flower arrangement All of our donations chairs are volunteers.

 Some of them have been doing this for years, some of them are new. Whether you have been donating BROTHERHOOD for years, or this is the first time, please do not assume that the chairs know who you are, to whom Please send donations to Bobby Dickman, 111 Armstrong you are related, or what your wishes are. Lane, Lancaster 17603.

Israel Scholarship Fund - The men’s auxiliary’s major Donations are a minimum of $5 (unless fundraising efforts go toward providing money for our Temple otherwise noted), and a check must be received youth to travel to Israel on officially sponsored tours or study before acknowledgments are sent or placed in programs through NFTY, URJ, etc. the Bulletin. NEITHER SISTERHOOD,   BROTHERHOOD, NOR TEMPLE WILL BILL FOR DONATIONS. TEMPLE Sending your donation to the correct person will These funds are chaired by Carole D’Ettorre, 962 Buckwalter facilitate timely acknowledgment. Rd, Lititz PA 17543 If you would like more information about any of Building Fund Jack Paskoff Camper Fund these funds, please contact the chairpersons Chavrai Zamir Fund Cantorial Music Fund Miller Music Fund Klezmer Band listed. Endowment Fund Mitzvah Fund Historic Presr. Fund Sha’ar L’Atid L. Robinson Tikkun Olam Fund Gilat Zikkaron “Joy of Remembrance” PLEASE DO NOT SEND DONATIONS TO THE Peitzman Religious School Technology Fund TEMPLE OFFICE. Nathan & Natalie Loss Lecture Fund

 Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID 75 E James St Lancaster PA Lancaster PA 17602 Permit No. 703 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

ADULT JEWISH GROWTH THROUGH The tradition continues... DECEMBER Shaarai Shomayim celebrates

Mondays November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015 Charter Shabbat " in 5 Languages" on Facilitated by Rabbi Paskoff November 20, 2015, at 7:30

By force and by choice, we have traveled the world as a people. We've adapted our culture to the surrounding Our original charter was granted by the state languages, and developed beautiful literature in each one. on November 18, 1856 On successive nights, we will look at passages in Hebrew, Aramaic, Ladino, , and English (all in translation).

Mondays December 7, 14, 21, 2015 This year we are presenting a Jews and Islam Facilitator: To Be Announced history of music at What could be more timely in light of the current geopolitical situation? Shaarai Shomayim. Cheshvan/Kislev 5776 November 2015

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Shaarai Shabbat- Adult Jewish Election Day Ladies lunch at Shabbat at Home NO Tanach study & Shaarai Yisrael (PK Growth 7:30-9 p.m. noon at the Temple Shabbat morning -10th) 9:15-noon See back page. Youth Committee See p. 6 Brief Shabbat service service with Sh’arim (Hebrew) Kaddish at 8 p.m. at DAYLIGHT 4:30-6 p.m. & adult the Temple SAVINGS ENDS, Hebrew 5:15-6 p.m. CLOCKS BACK! Nov. midmonth deadline Biennial to 8th Chayah Sarah

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Sh’arim for Shaarai Adult Jewish Executive Board Sh’arim (Hebrew) Shabbat Layladim Tanach study 9 a.m. Shabbat-Shaarai Growth 7:30-9 p.m. meets at the Temple 4:30-6 p.m. & adult 6:30 Shabbat morning Yisrael (PK-10th) See back page. Hebrew 5:15-6 p.m. Erev Shabbat service & B’not 9:15-noon service 7:30 Mitzvah of Sarah & Israel meeting, see Dora Betts p. 3 Dec. Bulletin deadline Toldot Rosh Chodesh

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Sh’arim for Shaarai Adult Jewish Temple Board Sh’arim (Hebrew) Sisterhood Ladies Charter Shabbat NO Tanach study Y’ladim (Early Growth 7:30-9 p.m. committees meet, 4:30-6 p.m. & adult Night Out see p. 5 History of Music at Shabbat service Childhood) Shaarai See back page. please see your Hebrew 5:15-6 p.m. Shaarai Shomayim Shabbat-Shaarai chair for time and 7:30 Movie night Yisrael (Pk-10th) place See p. 5 9:15-noon

Chanukah Boutique

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Sh’arim for Shaarai Adult Jewish Temple Board NO Sh’arim Thanksgiving Erev Shabbat Tanach study & Shabbat-Shaarai Growth 7:30-9 p.m. meeting at the service 7:30 Shabbat morning Yisrael (PK-10th) See back page. Temple 6:30 p.m. service 9:00 9:15-noon; Office closed Shaarai Atid (11 &

12 grades) from 10- noon

Sisterhood Vayishlach breakfast with campers

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NO Sh’arim Adult Jewish Growth 7:30-9 p.m. See back page. Hosts: Invite your friends and/or open your home to other Temple members. Guests: Want to join another family? We’ll find a host for you. A brief Erev Shabbat service, Contact Linda Novosel at [email protected] or 239-0575 to sign up including Mourners’ Kaddish, as a host or as a guest, or to learn more about Shabbat at Home. will be held at 8:00 p.m. in the Please let Linda know if you have arranged your own group as well. sanctuary.