Temple Is Setting Table For Passover’s Second Seder Rabbi Bodney-Halasz will lead food will be kosher for Seder in the Great Hall on Pesach, although Temple’s Th Tuesday, April 11, kitchen and dishes are not. beginning at 6:00 p.m. and No chametz will be served, March 2017 concluding at about 8:00 p.m. and no chametz may be Vol. 53, No. 6 Profits from Temple’s second carried into the building Seder provide scholarships to during Passover. Dinner will help Temple’s younger also include wine or juice, members attend summer and congregants may bring e camp at Goldman Union wine of their own. Camp Institute in Zionsville, Tuesday, April 11 Cost of the Seder is $30 IN. 6:00 p.m. for adults, $15 for children This year, a corps of capable in The Great Hall ages 4-10, and free for Temp volunteers will prepare children age three and under. everything. The menu will return to matzo ball Seating is limited; reservations are required and soup, gefilte fish, baked chicken, carrot tzimmes, must be made by Friday, March 31. roasted potatoes, charoset, Israeli salad and Members’ paid reservations will be given first dessert. A vegetarian option will be available priority. Please RSVP online at for those who request it in advance. All the www.tidayton.org or call Temple at 496-0050. Got Groggers? Purim Is Coming! Join Temple Israel Dayton Youth cotton candy. Cost of the (TIDY) for the annual Purim lunch is $6 for ages 12 and Carnival on Sunday, March 12. over and $4 for under 12, kids 3 We’ll be paying tribute to the and under eat free. l animated film Finding Dory! Come e Get in the swim of things at the dressed as your favorite character carnival with some great games, like from the Book of Esther or dress fishing, the duck game, bowling, as your favorite water-loving corn hole and salami throw, just to character from the movie. Purim 2017 name a few. Tickets for games are T Chocolate bars will be distributed Sunday, March 12 25 cents each or 5 for $1. to anyone in costume. Finding Dory Please RSVP online at tidayton.org. a We’ll read the megillah at 11:00 using the link on the home page. a.m. followed by a spaghetti lunch, complete with salad, hamentashen and bl Joint Ryterband Lecture at Beth Abraham Temple Israel and Beth Abraham Brotherhoods are joining forces on Sunday, February 26 for a joint Ryterband Lecture featuring Joel Shapiro. et The event will be at Beth Abraham Synagogue located at 305 Sugar Camp Circle, and begins at 10:00 a.m. Cost is $5. More information about additional Ryterband Lectures is available on page 3 of this Temple Tablet. February 26 Joel Shapiro So You Think You Know Jewish! A Peek Into the Temple Israel Arcane World of Jewish Life and Living Joel Shapiro 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 937-496-0050 www.tidayton.org universal. We notice this in the prayer Oseh Shalom. The phrase kol 2 yoshvei teiveil, from Isaiah 18:3 and Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz Psalm 33:8, has been added. Rather Senior Rabbi than praying specifically for the peace of our people, this phrase enlarges our prayer to encompass all humankind. It now reads: “May the Maker of peace above make peace for us, all Israel, and all who dwell on Although the High Holidays are still similar to Mishkan T’fillah, which we earth.” The footnote in the prayer several months away, Rabbi Sobo, use on Shabbat. This is most evident book explains this change as Courtney and I have begun preparing in that there are now sidebars in the balancing loyalty to our own people service outlines already. One of my margins letting us know where we with loving concern for all people.” goals for this next year is to find ways are in the structure of our service. Regarding Erev Rosh HaShanah that we may heighten our spirituality Additionally, all of the prayers and services specifically, you will notice through worship, especially during the songs are transliterated for greater that the prayer Hin’ni will be offered High Holidays. I believe using Mishkan participation. Also similar is that not in a new way. This prayer, which HaNefesh and carefully implementing every page and passage is intended traditionally has been recited by its changes will offer us a refreshing to be read aloud, and we will be prayer leaders pondering their opportunity for personal reflection and turning pages more quickly. I assure inadequacies to pray on behalf of transformation. But in order for our you we will announce page numbers themselves and the congregation, will transition to Mishkan HaNefesh to be a frequently so that everyone can be more individual. This year, we smooth one, we must begin now to follow along if they so choose. I say will all stand before the ark and become familiar and comfortable with this because there are many silently reflect on a reading that our new machzor. To this end, I will, meaningful counter-texts and parallels that of the service leaders, from time to time, share a few tidbits theological perspectives that are not allowing us to emphasize our about the changes we will encounter. going to be read aloud during personal role in praying for ourselves services and I encourage you to take The physical makeup of the book itself and our people. a little time to “get lost” in the text may be the most jarring of all. To and find passages that are powerful As for music, there will also be a begin, there is no longer a single to you personally. There are actually number of changes. For instance, prayer book for both High Holidays; some pages shaded blue because after we recite the prayer for healing, rather, there are two separate prayer they were intended for meditative we will join together to sing “Heal books—one for Rosh HaShanah, with a thought. Us Now,” rather than our more gold cover, and one for Yom Kippur, familiar “Mi Shebeirach” by Debbie with a silver color. As we know, our Let me get a little more particular Friedman. You will still be able to Gates of Repentance books were bound about some of the changes you will enjoy Friedman’s music, however, using a typical “English opening,” experience in the liturgy itself. One with the addition of “The Time Is meaning it opened from left to right. of our hallmark readings during the Now.” We will begin our Days of Our new books are bound using a High Holidays is Avinu Malkeinu. Repentance with this song, reminding “Hebrew opening,” and will open from Don’t worry, it is still in there; ourselves of our personal hopes for right to left. Pages will have footnotes however, it is not quite the same. transformation and the importance to explain the meaning and history of There are some verses from the of being together as a community. the prayers above them. The new traditional liturgy that have found machzor will not, however, direct us in their way back into our book. Also, The time is now. choreography. Rather, the prayer translations throughout the machzor We've gathered ‘round. leaders will indicate when to rise and are now non-gendered and therefore So bring all your gifts, when to sit down. Furthermore, italics do not include “our Father, our And bring all your burdens with you. will no longer indicate that we, as a King.” Instead, Avinu Malkeinu No need to hide. whole congregation, will read the text becomes “Almighty and Merciful.” In Arms open wide. together in unison, but to specify when addition to gender-neutrality, the We gather as one readings are taken from scripture. prayers also are written to be more To make a makom kadosh. In many ways, Mishkan HaNefesh is We come to tell. From the Rabbi We come to hear. Nosh, Schmooze At Kiddush Luncheon We come to teach, to learn. We come to grow. Pasole and matzah balls. Sweet Semitic bread. Mexican Jewish cooking is 3 And so we say. often a fusion of Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Mexican flavors. Join us for The time is now. Kiddush lunch after services on Saturday, March 18 as we explore some of Sing to the One. the favorite dishes of the Mexican Jewish community. No reservations are God's presence is here, required and the lunch is FREE. Join us for study, prayer and food. Please Shechinah, You will dwell among us. contact Judy Heller at [email protected] to help. We hope to see you soon! We’ll make this space A holy place, So separate, so whole. Worship and Music Committee News Rejoice every soul Who enters here. The High Holy Days are coming. Okay the holidays are actually many months from now, but now is the time to help Temple buy High Holy Prayer Book Goal Day prayer books. In the tradition of honoring those we love while Temple’s goal is to have 250 prayer helping Temple, we invite you to books on hand to loan out during the purchase the two-volume High Holy High Holidays. So far we have 175 Day prayer book, Mishkan purchased by members, which is a HaNefesh, at the rate of $50 per set. great start. You can make a donation This cost includes a custom book through Temple’s website and help plate and the purchase is tax deductible. Large print prayer books, are also us reach our goal.