Temple Emanu-El Bulletin Volume 87, No. 7 April/May 2015 WORSHIP SERVICES SUNDAY — THURSDAY Studying Our History 5:30 PM • Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House to Build a Jewish Future (One East 65th Street) By Saul Kaiserman, Director of Lifelong Learning FRIDAY EVENING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING you can do for Fifth Avenue Sanctuary your children, writes New York Times columnist Organ Recital—5:45 PM Bruce Feiler, is to tell them true stories about Service Begins—6 PM your own family. The more children know about their family’s history, the stronger their sense SATURDAY MORNING of control over their lives, the higher their self- Sixth Floor Lounge esteem, and the greater their resilience in the (One East 65th Street) face of stress. By sharing our childhood memories Torah Study—9:15 AM and the stories of our parents and grandparents, Fifth Avenue Sanctuary we teach our children that they are part of Organ Recital—10:15 AM something larger than themselves, something Service Begins—10:30 AM intergenerational and ongoing. As our children discover that they, too, can be storytellers, they K. Scott Warren, learn how to make sense of the confusing and Organist/Choir Director sometimes unpredictable world around them. Dr. Andrew Henderson, Associate Organist Stories of redemption—family narratives that tell of overcoming setbacks and Daniel Beckwith, Assistant Organist recovering from failures—are the most beneficial, according to psychologist Dan McAdams. We help our children to be courageous in the face of adversity when we Services may be heard live or by let them know that although we have had both good and bad times, we always have podcast through the Temple website persevered. Telling stories about the times when we endured hardship without losing at www.emanuelnyc.org. Follow the hope gives our children confidence in themselves and their capacity to succeed. “Listen to the Broadcast of Services” Further, McAdams’ research shows that those who have both this sense of personal link from the Home Page. agency as well as intimate, caring relationships are most likely to demonstrate a concern for and commitment to promoting the well-being of future generations. A hearing loop is installed in the Fifth Avenue Sanctuary At Emanu-El, our Religious School history curriculum asks students to see themselves and the Beth-El Chapel; as part of a great Jewish family whose origins stretch back thousands of years. We call switch aid to T-coil. Headsets or neck loops also are available. (continued on page 16) Worship & Spirituality Passover at Emanu-El THE NAME “P ASSOVER ” derives from Moses’ promise that God would “pass over” the homes of Israelites on the evening when firstborn Egyptians WEEKLY TORAH PORTION were to be slain (Exodus 12:23). Following is our schedule of holiday services; all will be held in the Fifth Avenue Sanctuary. Passover (Exodus 12:37-42; 13:3-10) Eve of Passover/Sabbath: Friday, April 3 • 6 PM (Sermon: Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman) Read Saturday, April 4 Passover: Saturday, April 4 • 10:30 AM (Sermon: Rabbi Joshua Davidson) Eve of Conclusion of Passover: Thursday, April 9 • 6 PM Sh’mini I Conclusion of Passover: Friday, April 10 • 10:30 AM (Sermon: Rabbi Amy Ehrlich) (Leviticus 9:1-10:11) Read Saturday, April 11 Please note: The conclusion of Passover includes a memorial service. It is one of Sh’mini II four times during the year when we mourn (Leviticus 10:12-11:47) together ( Yizkor) and recite the memorial Read Saturday, April 18 prayers and remember those whom we have loved and lost. Tazria-M’tzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33) PASSOVER CYBER SEDER Read Saturday, April 25 AND OTHER WEB RESOURCES TEMPLE EMANU -E L IS PLEASED TO OFFER Acharei Mot-K’doshim visitors to our website access to our (Leviticus 16:1-20:27) Passover Cyber Seder, which has been Read Saturday, May 2 recorded by our clergy and members of the Temple. We hope that it will be a helpful Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23) resource in your own celebration. We also Read Saturday, May 9 encourage you to make use of our other Passover resources, including Passover songs, B’har-B’chukotai recipes and our guide to understanding the (Leviticus 25:1-27:34) seder. (www.emanuelnyc.org/passover) Read Saturday, May 16 SAVIV 20 s AND 30 s PASSOVER SEDER B’midbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20) Friday, April 3 • 7 PM to 9 PM • Katz’s Deli (205 East Houston Street) Read Saturday, May 23 JOIN WITH OTHER YOUNG JEWS to celebrate the first night of Passover at a lively and not-so-typical seder, and enjoy one of the best Passover meals you’ll ever eat! Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89) Reservations required. For more information and to register: www.saviv.org. Read Saturday, May 30 REMINDER...SECOND SEDER FOR THE ELDERLY Read synopses of the OUR ANNUAL SEDER FOR ELDERLY JEWS in need of assistance will be held on Torah portions and view the Saturday, April 4 . Volunteers must arrive at 10 East 66th Street or their monthly preaching schedule at senior center at the appropriate time, based on their assigned duties. www.emanuelnyc.org/ QUESTIONS? Call (212) 744-1400, ext. 215. torahataglance. 2 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Please take note of the following services to be held in April and May... Young Families: Tot Shabbat Friday, April 17 and Friday, May 8 • 4:30 PM • One East 65th Street Tot Shabbat is geared specifically for preschool and Nursery School students and their families. RSVP to (212) 744-1400, ext. 242. Shabbat Kodesh Family Worship Friday, April 17 • 7 PM • Annual Gathering of Remembrance Beth-El Chapel At Shabbat Kodesh, Hebrew prayers Sunday, April 19 • 2 PM • Fifth Avenue Sanctuary are sung with lively melodies, and the Torah is experienced through AT THE ANNUAL GATHERING OF REMEMBRANCE , co-sponsored by the Museum of storytelling. An Oneg Shabbat follows. Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization and the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Saviv Shabbat Survivors and Their Descendents, Holocaust survivors participate with their Friday, April 17 and Friday, May 8 children and grandchildren in a candle-lighting ceremony that demonstrates the 7:30 PM • One East 65th Street importance of passing memories from one generation to the next. Other members of Wine and a little nosh will be served the community are invited to fulfill the sacred Jewish obligation to remember. at 7 PM , so come early! Saviv is for Temple members and nonmembers Tickets are required for entrance. Temple members only should call in their 20s and 30s. Mark Heutlinger at (212) 744-1400, ext. 311. All others should call the NOTE: Dinner follows the May 8 Museum of Jewish Heritage at (646) 437-4227. service; charge is $20 per person. Log on to www.saviv.org. Shavuot 5775 Baby Shabbat Friday, April 24 • 9:15 AM to Saturday, May 23 • 6 PM and Sunday, May 24 • 9:45 AM • One East 65th Street 10:30 AM • Fifth Avenue Sanctuary Baby Shabbat is for younger siblings of Nursery School children, although FROM THE HEBREW WORD FOR “WEEKS ,” Shavuot is a reference to the seven weeks it all children younger than 33 months took for the Jews to travel from Egypt to the foot of Mount Sinai and the declaration of are welcome to participate. the 50th day as a holy convocation (Leviticus 23:21). It is customary on Shavuot to read the section of the Torah that defines the Ten Commandments (which Moses received at Shir Chadash (“A New Song”) Mount Sinai), as well as the Book of Ruth (which is a testament to loyalty, devotion and Friday, April 24 and Friday, the act of conversion to Judaism) and passages from Psalms (which are credited to May 29 • 6 PM • Lowenstein David, King of Israel and the great-grandson of Ruth.) Shavuot also is one of the four Sanctuary (10 East 66th Street) times during the year when we remember our loved ones communally through Yizkor . This monthly service features a liturgy interspersed with Chasidic Please note: This year’s Confirmation service will be held on Friday, May 15 tales and other teachings. The music, as part of the evening worship service, instead of during Shavuot. A family led by a vocalist and supported by dinner follows. See details on pages 15 and 16. » instrumentalists, is less formal and more participatory. All are welcome! 3 Clerical Updates BY NOW , T EMPLE MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED the announcement of the elevation of Rabbi Amy Ehrlich to Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El and Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman to Associate Rabbi . Both promotions are richly deserved. Our congregation is truly blessed by their leadership, and we look MEET RABBI TICK... forward to celebrating them at a special Rabbi Allison Tick grew up in Oneg Shabbat in their honor after worship Deerfield, Illinois, and received a services on Friday, May 1 . Please join us. bachelor’s degree in clinical and social psychology from the University of With both sadness and great pride, we also have shared with you that Rabbi Zeidman Rochester. She was ordained in 2014 will be leaving us to serve as Rabbi of Temple Mount Sinai in El Paso, Texas — by HUC-JIR in New York and wrote again a promotion richly deserved. Rabbi Zeidman will be with us through mid-June. her thesis on the evolving portrayal Please mark your calendars for Friday, June 12 , when we will bid him farewell. of Esther in Jewish tradition. As a participant in Weill Cornell’s Pastoral We also announce the hiring of Rabbi Allison Tick as Temple Emanu-El’s new Case Residency Program, Rabbi Tick Assistant Rabbi, beginning in July.