Temple Sholom

PO Box 509/122 Kent Road New Milford, CT 06776 860.354.0273 www.tsholom.org

Volume 58:27 כ״ג בניסן תשע״ו May 1, 2016

At a Glance A Word from Rabbi Ari

Ongoing Events The month of May brings with us two Jewish Holidays this year. Yom HaShoah is the day in which we Day Event Time ​ commemorate the Holocaust. This year, we will Tue Coffee Shop Hours 9:00 AM be observing Yom HaShoah on May 6. Following a brief service, Robert Couturier will be speaking Thu Jewish Poetry 7:00 PM ​ ​ on his family’s experience in France prior to and Fri Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 PM during the Holocaust. Though Robert is a world renowned architect, we all know him as that well ​ ​ ​ Sat Torah Study 9:30 PM dressed, amiable fellow with the warm smile and ​ delightful sense of humor at services most Sat Shabbat Services 10:30 AM Shabbat mornings. Yom HaAtzmaut is Israel’s Independance Day. ​ Save the Date We will be celebrating on May 13, with a brief

service followed by a presentation by Eli Noam. ​ ​ May 2 Exec. Board Meeting 7:30 PM Though Eli is well known for his accomplishments as a Professor of Finance and at May 6 Robert Couturier 6:30 PM , he will be speaking at ​ May 7 Pajama Havdallah 5:00 PM Temple Sholom about his personal experience in Israel. Eli was born in before Israel May 9 Board Meeting 7:30 PM was a state, and he served in the Israeli Air Force in the Six Day War and Yom Kippur War. He has May 13 Eli Noam 6:30 PM given countless lectures, but this will be the first May 14 Daniella Suarez 10:30 AM time he has spoken on this subject. We welcome Eli, and his wife , among our ​ ​ Jun 3 Yehudah Kimani 6:30 PM newest members at Temple Sholom this year. Also, back by popular demand, we look forward Jun 4 Joseph Laufer 10:30 AM to another Pajama Havdallah, May 7, for families ​ ​ Jun 10 Shavuot 6:30 PM with children five and under. And, we know Daniella Suarez will honor her family and Jewish Jun 18 Joshua Abel 10:30 AM community at her Bat Mitzvah, May 14.

Lifelong Learning

through her years of commitment and her love of our children. Debbie Abel, Karen Maizel and ​ Rowena Spector share their time to help the ​ participants and oversee the activities. Tuesday Hebrew would not be the same without their generosity of spirit. I owe each of these adults a personal debt of gratitude for embodying L'dor Vador. Our Youth program at Temple Sholom is based on a mentoring, generation­to­generation model. As soon as you become bar/bat mitzvah, an adult in the eyes of the Jewish community, you are invited to teach at Tuesday Hebrew. This year we owe our thanks to Hunter Nowak, Matthew ​ Fry, Gabriel Diamond and Saskia Spector for ​ ​ ​ A Word from sharing their energy, time, skills and commitment Director of Lifelong Learning Jeanette Lazer with younger Temple goers. Their example helps younger students on their way to bar/bat mitzvah Our yearlong examination of Judaism's understand that there is value later in what they concept of L'dor Vador (from generation to are learning now, generation) is coming to an end. During Jewish Furthermore, every year the Youth Group Journeys...L'dor Vador, our families studied the hosts a program that allows older teens to share idea from many perspectives: the rooms in our the experience of becoming bar/bat mitzvah with homes, the messages we wish to transmit, our the upcoming class. Over the years, that event family recipes, and the Torah portions and has evolved from a formal dinner into Havdallah prayers to which we personally respond. Bowling. That's change L'dor Vador that continues But there's more...to be part of Temple Sholom to respect core values. This year we added a is to internalize the value of L'dor Vador. L'dor monthly pizza social hour for teens on either side Vador is a fundamental principal underlying of the bar/bat mitzvah young adult divide. Who Jewish Journeys...On Sunday mornings, we ask knows what next year's group of teens will for engagement from adults so that our children innovate? will learn by example. We believe that adult Finally, our Senior Award recipient this year is commitment to Judaism will teach our children Saskia Spector. The Senior Award is given ​ about the importance of living a Jewish life. annually to a high school senior who has If you have ever been downstairs at Temple remained committed to our program since Sholom on a Tuesday afternoon, you will see becoming a b'nai mitzvah. Saskia has not only L'dor Vador in action. From the moment a child taught at Tuesday Hebrew, she has served as our becomes part of the Tuesday Hebrew community, SHAGGY Youth Group President, attended there are teens who teach them and adults who NFTY­NE events and generally been available to care for them. I'd like to take a moment to say do whatever needs to be done at Temple Sholom. thank you and to recognize the adults who are Her twin brothers were the first Senior Award part of our volunteer staff. Herb Rosenblatt is our recipients eight years ago. We can say proudly, ​ ​ beloved Senior Teacher. He has earned the as a community, that we have had at least one respect and admiration of staff and students alike Senior Award recipient every year since then. for his wisdom and patience. Marilyn Lieff is our What more can you say about a community ​ ​ Cultural Liaison and a cornerstone of the program that lives L'dor Vador?

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Temple Sholom May 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10:00 am 7:30 pm 9:00 am Coffee Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah 6:30 pm 9:30 am Torah Study Jewish Executive House Office 7:00 pm Shabbat Services 10:30 am Shabbat Journeys... Board Hours Jewish Poetry with Robert Services ​ 4:00 pm Meeting 3:30 pm from the Bible to Couturier and 5:00 pm Pajama ​ ​ Recipes Tuesday Hebrew Bob Dylan Barbara Kessler Havdallah Remembered Picnic

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mother's Day 7:30 pm Yom HaZikaron Yom HaAtzmaut Yom HaAtzmaut 6:30 pm 9:30 am Torah Study Board 9:00 am Coffee Yom HaZikaron 7:00 pm Shabbat Services 10:30 am Daniella Meeting House Office Jewish Poetry with Eli Noam Suarez Bat Mitzvah ​ Hours from the Bible to Bob Dylan

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9:00 am Coffee 7:00 pm 6:30 pm 9:30 am Torah Study House Office Jewish Poetry Shabbat Services 10:30 am Shabbat Hours from the Bible to Services Bob Dylan

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7:00 pm 9:00 am Coffee Lag B'Omer Lag B'Omer 6:30 pm 9:30 am Torah Study Lifelong House Office 7:00 pm Shabbat Services 10:30 am Shabbat Learning Hours Jewish Poetry Services Committee from the Bible to Bob Dylan

29 30 31 Memorial Day 9:00 am Coffee House Office Hours

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זיכרונות Remembrances שמחות Joys

Birthdays May 6/7 May, Name Hermine Ginsberg, wife of Stanley Ginsberg ​ 1, Brenda Fegley May 13/14 3, Amy Raskind Naomi Fingerett, mother of Rosalyn Koch ​ 5, Nancy Brittingham Bernice Korn, mother of Roni Meltzer ​ 5, Catherine Kelly Rochelle Seigel, mother of Corey Seigel ​ 5, Michael Natale Barney Waldman, father of Benjamin ​ 8, Jonathan Diamond Waldman 10, Sharyn Gale May 20/21 10, Maximilian Laufer Sylvia Brooks, mother of Nancy Brittingham ​ 10, Henry Storrs Helene Adams, sister of Eileen Kessler ​ 11, Harriet Fateman Harry Kranner Fiss, husband of Sari ​ ​ ​ 11, Janet Natale Max­Fiss 14, Adam Minsek Dorothy Maizel, sister of Raymond Maizel ​ 15, Jesse Fry Dora Mazer, mother of Francine Siegel ​ 16, Debra Heckmann May 27/28 17, Kristin Nowak Israel Rosenblatt, father of Herbert ​ 23, Anne Gardner Rosenblatt 24, Stacey Haleks Irving Sherer, father of Aaron Sherer ​ 25, Alexander Lazer Judith Stone, mother of Jeremy Stone ​ 27, Amy Warner Rose Natale, mother of Michael Natale ​ 28, Marina Kilberg Sophie Siegel, mother of Henry Siegel ​ 28, Allison Sidel 29, Eric Burner נדיבות Generosities 29, Ivan Shiffman Anniversaries May, Name Louis Ascher, Arthur & Renee Ascher ​ 2, Caryn & Joseph Golden Rose Ascher, Arthur & Renee Ascher ​ 22, Shira Scheindlin & Stanley Friedman Gail Minkoff, the Kessler Family ​ 22, Jessica & Corey Seigel Jane Rosenblatt, Herbert Rosenblatt ​ 26, Amy & Ethan Raskind Eric Seigel, the Seigel Family ​ 26, Pamela Seymon & Robert Schumer Lawrence Stillman, Murray & Laura Glasner ​ Sophie Tannenbaum, Barry & Paulette ​ ​ Aronstam Sophie Tannenbaum, Howard & Ann ​ Fishman Sophie Tannenbaum, Fred & Rochelle Golub ​ Sophie Tannenbaum, the Kessler Family ​ Sophie Tannenbaum, Barry & Carole ​ ​ ​ Tannenbaum Arnold Toner, the Kessler Family ​

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Our Leadership

Rabbi Ari Rosenberg [email protected]

President David Schaffer [email protected] 1st Vice President Debbie Heckman [email protected] Temple Sholom 2nd Vice President Patricia Polk PO Box 509/122 Kent Road [email protected] New Milford, CT 06776 860.354.0273 Treasurer Ivan Shiffman [email protected] www.tsholom.org

Secretary Nancy Brittingham [email protected]

Past President Howard Lapidus [email protected]

Trustees Betty­Ann Sherer Joel Spector Marilyn Lieff Sandy Singco Anne Waldman

Matt Abel Brenda Fegley

Director of Lifelong Jeanette Lazer Learning [email protected]

Administrator Tamara Potter [email protected]

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