June 2005 1 Ivar-Sivan 5765 / . Please note vow that Friday night services \begin at 6:45 pm in June, July, Temple Rodef Shalom Bulletin / and August! Welcome back June Shabbatot & Other Services Rabbi Am Sckwartzman, Shabbat Bemidbar - June 3 & 4 Numbers 1:1 - 4:2() Kevin ', Hinnak and Elianal Friday, June 3 6:45 pm Shabbat Rocks \Vor,Ii i p -ci C Saturday, June 4 9:00 am Torah Stud\ 10:30 am Shabbat Morni nt \\ oiii p , Bnot Mitzvah of Sarah \Vci nhcri: k E-V Charlotte ZoU Shabbat Naso - June 10 & 11 Numbers 6:1-7.89 Friday, June 10 Kabbi ckwartzman first 6:45 pm Erev Shabbat \Vorh p iLrvicc service hack k June 5. Saturday, June 11 EIJ 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morinn \\orhip Bar S I it,\lh of Jicoh ihocFict Sunday, June 12 Erc\ SI1l\ not 7:30 pm Confirinit i0 i, scr IC Swzaq, June 5, 2005 0 Thursday, June 16 6:45 pm Service of "t nip h, Co mfort Pi I IciIiii A very special1 clay1 for( our 0 Temple Rodef Shalom Family Shabbat Behaalotecha-June 17 & 18 Numbers 8:1-12:/n z,,z Lt'n9ty,tii.,,uzñ ,91Lfi,z9 I I Friday, June 17 6:45 pm Ercv I Ihit \\ oiiitp c \ cc I 111cr ci\ cc Please Join Us As We: Saturday, June 18 • Vote on President-Elect & New Trustee 9:00 am Torah Study • Approve and Vote on the FY06 Budget 10:30 an Shabbat Mot 11111 1" \\oihip • Constitutional amendments and Much More! Bnai Mitzvah of Peter Berkoo it! S Stefan Gnessin 11:00 air: ' !()jCatwIi the 73eauüid 10:30 am Parallel Shabbat Morning Mmviii t 7Z.S jeel L)u,ui1i _/fle?itatio,: A Cti6ut au)m Shabbat Shelach- Lech a-June 24 & 25 Everyone is invited to celebrate this long awaited event Numbers 13:1 1:? / Please join us for a lovel dedication music Friday, June 24 6:45 pm Ere\ S/cl hHii \\ orIi p cr\ ftc n refreshments and a chance to be with your fellow congregants for this special simcha. Saturday, June 25 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Worship Bnai Mitzvah of Jacob Greenspun & Becky Ray Did you know that there are seven different types of services at Temple tq4q4441 Rodef Shalom7 Each one has a different perspective and every one offers the chance to learn, pra y, and con nect with other members ofthe congregation. Although v() I I IOJ not think that you "fit" into each service possibility, wli dont you try them all? Each one is special in its own wa y. We hope that you will join U.S. Shabbat and other Worship Opportunities at Temple Rodef Shalom - Friday evenings 6:45 pm Shabbat Evening Worship in the sanctuary. This service is shorter and more casual for the summer months. It is a ",arm and welcoming service that includes prayer, music, and a short talk by the clergy on a variety of topics and themes. No P -Saturday mornings 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Worship in the sanctuary. This service is led Table of Contents . by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. 10 ARZA-Bridge to lsrae 09 Adult Education - Third Saturday of Month 10:30 am - The 14 Parallel Shabbat Morning Minyan is led by members Bnai Mitzvah of the congregation and includes a torah reading, dvar 31 Calendar torah, and other personalized shared thoughts. A pot- 20 Caring Committee luck vegetarian luncheon follows the service and all are 04 - Clergy encouraged to celebrate Shabbat in an intimate and 24 Donations informal way. Please contact Rabbi Burstein if you would 21 Library like to participate. 11 Membership - Third Thursday of Month 6:45 pm - Service of 23 Mens Club Strength, Comfort and Healing, This intimate service o8 Music/Cultural is designed to provide respite and comfort to all those o8 Outreach who need strength and Support during times of need. 14 Poetry Corner Shabbat Rocks! Service: Friday, June 3: 6:45 pm Religious School 19 Scrapbook — Kol Machar Sermon in Song: Friday, June 10: 6:45 pm 17 Sisterhood - Learners Shabbat: Friday, June 17: 6:45 pm 22 Social Action 11 Tappers 13 Youth Activities 1 2 1 Erev Shavuot and Service of Confirmation: Sunday, June 12 • 7:30 pm Alexis Abbey Aaron Perman Jodi Abrams Adina Pollack Benjamin Barone Danielle Pollack leose join our fomil9 on ibj Special ck9 Amanda Bernstein Robin Pomeroy Edward Breitner Jessica Potashnik os our son Elise Cohen Jessica Richardson J&C06 Rebecca Cooper Karma Rosenbaum 5! Leah Corr Aaron Rosenberg Maxwell Efrus Brett Rosenblum becomes o. J3or CilzJoh Jamie Facenda Natalie Rosenblum Elizabeth Freeman \4alka Roth .5a,lurda,q , The eleOen[L of June Jonathan Gayer Elliot Rozen Tu.So thousand and fd Benjamin Gomberg Jared Rubin Meredith Rubin ! Ien_birkj in the morning Daniel Gorin Dana Greenlee Suzanne Schlossberg Temple ftoclef Shalom Rachel Jacobson Daniel Segal Cassandra Kane David Steiger 2 100 j)esmoreLncl Street Jesse Katzman Daniel Straus Polls Ck Oirinio Samuel Klausner Andrew Sullivan Caroline Kieger Eric Turner Contor Cjd1ml onci 9Denise 5hochel Steven Lederer Lisa \ickstein Scott Luxenberg Evan Weiss Kidjusk reception l1i Mellen Rebecca Yahiel Evan Monat-Edelstein Alex Zegler Michelle Moses TEMPLE ROLJEF SHALOM SISTER] TOOD SPONSORS BLOOD l)Rlvl: Tuesday, June 7 • 1:()()-7:0() pm Social I lall Please call or e-mail for appointment: / T_JIih:AI AFNE I Tarriet Beckman 703R[6-358(3 or hrosebeck@aoLcom Karen Hecker 703/759-3618 or kpheckeryahoo.com -i•1 ci r iLl lii IL (ICIXIl(lS (Ill 3 From The Clergy Dear Friends: years, will help us lead the service. wonderful clergy part- What an incredible month is ahead for Together, they will present a sermon in ners watching, I hope us in June. We welcome back our senior song. Thank you Leigh for all the gifts you and pray that he finds rabbi from her much-needed Sabbatical on have brought to our congregation, and we fulfillment and spin- June 3 at our final Shabbat Rocks service of wish you much success in your career as a tual wholeness - as I the season. How great it will be to stand cantor. Chazak Chazak vnitchazeik! have - in Judaism and in Temple Rodef with Rabbi Schwartzman once again and The weekend of June 10 through 12 Shalom. Jake is reading from the Torah welcome her back with great song and ends on an incredible high note for our portion Naso, where Moses and Aaron spirit of Shabbat Rocks. It has been a won- congregation as we watch 52 confirmands utter Gods blessing to the people: May derful learning opportunity for me, our take their place on the bimah on Frey God bless you and keep you. May Gods congregation and senior staff during these Shavout, Sunday, June 12. These young countenance shine upon you and be gra- past 6 months, and while I have enjoyed men and woman who have journeyed from cious unto you. May Gods face always being in the senior leadership position kindergarten through 10th grade stand as shine upon you and give you Gods most during this time, I am more than happy to adults to receive the Torah. They are ready precious gift, the gift of peace. It is my hope hand the reins back to Rabbi to take on Jewish understanding at a new that Jake understands what it means to Schwartzman! I do want to thank Rabbi level as they continue along their pathways become a blessing, and to go forth in this Shire, Rabbi Burstein, Rabbi Berkowits, to adulthood. Join us as we bless them and world to be a blessing, for surely he has Cantor Korn and Robin Strongin for their hid them mazal toy on their accomplish- been a blessing to us. hardwork, leadership and support during ments and the journeys yet to come. In honor of the occasion of his Bar the Sabbatical, as well as the rest of our Finally, I have stood with almost 700 Mitzvah, I have written, with the hell senior staff: Beth Silver, Dina Backer and 13-year olds in the seven years as your can- my good friends, Cantor Korn and ft Anita Thornton. Together, we rose to the tor as they have taken their place on the Klaus, a new musical setting of this famous occasion and, as a team, continued to move bimah and chanted from the Torah as a Bar blessing from the book of Numbers, and our congregation forward retaining Amys or Bat Mitzvah. And now, I stand alongside look forward to singing it to Jake as we sacred vision and clarity for TRS. my son, Jacob, with Denise at my side, as stand together in front of the holy Ark. I Yet it is a bitter-sweet month, too. On we watch him chant from the Torah and hope that all of you will join with our fam- June 10 we say our official goodbye to our take his rightful place as a Bar Mitzvah. ily, share in our blessings, and watch as Jake colleague and life-long friend, Cantor Like most of those 700 students, Jake has becomes a Bar Mitzvah. The congregation Leigh Korn. How fitting it is for Leighs taken this responsibility to heart and has is invited to join us for the service and the final Shabbat with us to be one surround- made Denise and me very proud in his luncheon, hosted by the Temple, in the ed by his students.