Congregation Adath Jeshurun Louisville, Kentucky www.adathjeshurun.com APRIL 2019 Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is the first native- born black rabbi in Sub-Saharan Africa, the chief Rabbi of Uganda and the first Jewish member of the Ugandan Parliament. He is the leader of the Abayudaya Jewish Community, a 100-year-old community of about 2,000 Jews who live among their Christian and Muslim neighbors in scattered villages in Eastern Uganda. Rabbi Sizomu grew up during the devastating reign of Idi Amin, who outlawed Judaism. Rabbi Sizomu attended the five-year Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. As an ordained rabbi with a greater understanding of rabbinic Judaism, he returned to Uganda to continue to bring safety and security to his community. He and his wife, Tziporah have five children. Rabbi Sizomu will be sharing the story of his very unique personal journey, as well as the history of the 100-year-old Rabbi Gershom Sizomu Abayudaya community. • 502.458.5359 • [email protected]? • www.adathjeshurun.com CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN APRIL CELEBRATION SHABBAT 2401 Woodbourne Avenue Louisville, KY 40205 Celebrate your birthday or anniversary at AJ on Saturday, April 6th. All those Synagogue Office Phone ........................ 502.458.5359 celebrating birthdays and anniversaries Finance Office Phone ............................. 502.649.8135 during April are invited to participate in a Synagogue Office Fax ............................ 502.451.5634 group aliyah during morning worship services beginning at Preschool Office Phone .......................... 502.451.3434 9:30 a.m. Cemetery Caretaker, Jody Bowling ........ 502.639.1301 Website ................................ www.adathjeshurun.com --- April Milestone Anniversaries --- Facebook .............. www.facebook.com/adathjeshurun @ Email ................................... info adathjeshurun.com Linda & Stuart Goldberg April 7 56 years Jackie & Bill Rubin April 14 40 years Officers Anniversaries are listed for first and every five years after that. President .......................................... William Esakov Additionally, all anniversaries exceeding 50 years are listed. If your Vice President .........................................Liam Felsen “Milestone Anniversary” is not listed, please call the synagogue office Vice President .................................Felissa Goldstein at 458-5359 and provide them with your anniversary date. We look forward to celebrating with you! Vice President ......................................... Jerry Wolff Secretary .......................................... Craig Friedman Treasurer ................................................. Cybil Flora Assistant Treasurer ..................................Joel Lerner AJ LOVES NEW BABIES! Cemetery Warden ..................................... Bruce Blue Assistant Cemetery Warden ............Stephen J. Evans Robert B. Slosberg l Rabbi Sylvia Kozlove on the birth of her great-grandson, Jacob [email protected] l ext. 111 Rubin. : David A. Lipp l Cantor Paula & Michael Cohn on the birth of their grandson, Miles [email protected] l ext. 114 Irving Gonzales. Robin Silverman l Synagogue Administrator Steve Samuel & Lori Wheless on the birth of grandson, Carter [email protected] l ext. 106 Samuel, son of Claire & Josh Samuel. Lottie Samuel on the birth of great-grandson, Carter Samuel. Holly Southwick l Financial Administrator [email protected] l ext. 104 Deborah Slosberg l Adult Education Coordinator MAZAL TOV AJ MEMBERS [email protected] l ext. 115 Sara Gambrell I Preschool Director Mazal tov to Carol Seifer & Sandy Abrams on [email protected] I ext. 117 their recent marriage! Molly Evancho l Facility & Event Manager [email protected] l ext. 113 Barbara Embry l Administrative Assistant IN MEMORIAM [email protected] l ext. 105 The Congregation extends our condolences to the Belinda Lasch I Administrative Assistant [email protected] I ext. 102 family and friends of Harriet Dicter, Samuel Gross, and Myra Klein. Lily Pope l Communications Coordinator [email protected] l ext. 112 Tina Benningfield l Food Service Coordinator [email protected] l ext. 116 2 SHORT & SWEET FAMILY SERVICES AJ PRAGMATIC SPIRITUALITY AJ’s Short & Sweet Family Service is for Join us from 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. in the AJ Benovitz Library for children in grades K - 7, friends, Pragmatic Spirituality on the dates listed below: parents and grandparents. The service th is informal and includes a story. April 14 - “Mirror Neurons - The Neurobiology of Empathy and How We Inspire One Another” Students will join the main service following Short & Sweet and will help lead the closing prayers. All April 28th - “Silence & Laughter - The Glue of Friendship” services take place in the Slosberg Event Center from Pragmatic Spirituality is an open 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. The last two services for the discussion group that meets twice a th school year will take place on: April 13 and month. We welcome you to attend and May 18th. participate or listen quietly. The seed of the discussions is a brief inspiration by a spiritual thinker who AJ PRESCHOOL NEWS encourages inner dialogue and listening to one’s “inner teacher.” Woven throughout are examples of the Jewish Enrollment is now open for AJ perspective on attention to the soul. We address how we find Preschool’s 2019 Summer Camp, rd purpose and meaning, how we navigate practical challenges in which runs from June 3 through th our daily lives, and how we mitigate stressors in this modern July 26 . Children six-weeks old time. The group is facilitated by Courtney Snyder, MD (Holistic through age five may enroll. Camp opens as early as 7:30 Psychiatrist) and Marty Snyder (Business & Leadership a.m. and runs as late as 6:00 p.m. each day. Children may be Advisor.) For additional information, please contact enrolled for as few as two weeks, or as many as eight weeks. Dr. Courtney Snyder at: [email protected]. AJ members receive a tuition discount! Mark your calendar for these upcoming sessions: This year, there will be four two-week sessions, each with a May 5th & May 19th fun theme including: Under the Sea, Pirate Adventure, Nature, and Camping. This hugely-popular program fills up quickly, so don’t wait! Registration closes on April 19th. ADATH JESHURUN ANNUAL MEETING For more information, please email the AJ Preschool Office The AJ Annual Meeting will be held on at [email protected] or call 451-3434. Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 7:00 AJ BOOK CLUB p.m. for electing and installing officers of the Congregation and conducting • Sunday, May 19, 2019 other such business as may be • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. appropriately brought before the • AJ Roth Family Board Room Congregation at that time. • Facilitated by Dr. Ted Shlechter Pursuant to Article XIV of the Adath Jeshurun bylaws, any Millard Salter’s Last Day member of the Congregation wishing to submit a By Jacob M. Appel candidate to be nominated as a member of the Board of Trustees, shall do so in writing, at least 21 days prior to “The Best Novel of 2017 That You Never Heard Of,” is how the date of the Annual Meeting. Please submit, by mail, Alexander Aciman of Tablet Magazine describes ‘Millard any name for nomination to Dr. Armand Rothschild, Salter’s Last Day.’ “Appel [takes on] the difficult task of Chairman of the Nominating Committee, by Thursday, writing a compelling story about death that is neither tragic May 2, 2019. No nominations are permitted from the nor outright comic. … Beyond that, there’s a strange, wise floor during the Annual Meeting. Following the meeting, charm to it all. You really don’t ever think a book on suicide enjoy a dessert reception. could ever be life-affirming, but this one is…” 3 c:\users\ljhuber3\desktop\april 2019\word\annual meeting 2019.docx GET READY FOR PASSOVER The first Seder takes place this year on the evening of Friday, April 19th. The AJ website has complete instructions on getting your home ready for Passover. The guidelines may be found at: www.adathjeshurun.com/passover. SELL YOUR CHAMETZ ▪ AJ MEMBERS: $30 per adult $15 per child ages 6 - 12 “Chametz” refers to any food product made ▪ GUESTS: $60 per adult $30 per child ages 6 - 12 from wheat, barley, rye, oats or spelt, which ▪ ALL CHILDREN: $5 per child ages 0 - 5 has come in contact with water and has been { Kentucky Sales Tax of 6% is additional } allowed to ferment and rise. Since it is prohibited to possess chametz on Passover, any chametz left un-disposed must be sold to a non-Jewish person. All such chametz, as well as all chametz utensils that were not thoroughly cleaned, should be stored away. The storage area should be locked or taped shut for the duration of the holiday. Since there are many legal intricacies involved in this sale, a rabbi acts as the agent both to sell the chametz to the non-Jewish person on the morning before Passover, and to buy it back the evening after Passover ends. AJ is grateful to the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence for subsidizing the seders! The form below must be received in the AJ office prior to 10:00 a.m. on April 19, 2019. You may also complete this form This year, AJ is delighted to offer TWO FIRST-NIGHT CATERED KOSHER SEDERS! Rabbi Slosberg will be leading a online at: www.adathjeshurun.com/chametz. family seder in the Erskine Auditorium with music by Cantor Lipp. Rabbi Diane Tracht will be leading a seder Delegation of Power to Sell Chametz