Temple to Celebrate an Extraordinary Weekend

Kol Shalom
Congregation Ohabai Sholom - January 2010
Temple to Celebrate an Extraordinary Weekend
On January 15th during Shabbat Services we will celebrate the
re-dedication of the Ben Shahn,
enjoy a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers &
honor Rabbi & Mrs. Falk for their 50 years of dedication to our community!
We hope you will plan to attend . . .details on page 3.
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A Message from Rabbi Goldstein Mackler
“Grace, Grattitude, and Growth...”
Before I write
on the topic
chosen for this
month’s article, I
want to take a moment to express my
gratitude and delight in the renewal
of my contract. Almost six years ago,
as I met Rabbi Schiftan and then
president Doug Small, I began to
imagine myself as a rabbi in Nashville.
I had no idea then that I would grow
to love a congregation and a
community so much. From the
dedicated lay leadership, to the
incredible staff with whom I work, to
the friendship, support and
mentoring I receive from Rabbi
Schiftan, I feel truly blessed. I am grateful
to teach and learn with you, to share in
the joys and challenges of your lives and
to work with you as we continue to
enhance our caring congregation. Each
moment I spend as one of your rabbis fills
my heart and I thank you for the
continued opportunity and blessing to
ser ve this sacred institution and
community.
On the topic of gratitude, one of
my greatest joys is leading the women’s
retreat every other year. We have had
wonderful weekends away, and February
19-21, we will gather once more at the
Drouillard House for a fabulous retreat.
For those of you who may not know what
goes on at the women’s retreat, I share
with you some of what we learn and do,
and what we get out of our time together.
Hopefully, if you have not already signed
up, you will join us and learn for yourself.
We begin our retreat as we
welcome Shabbat on a Friday evening,
we join together for informal services to
light Shabbat candles and share a meal.
We’ll have an activity and then the best
part – late night chats and laughs. From
room to room, cabin to cabin, you can
hear the giggles and stories, wonderful
moments shared.
Saturday mornings can begin
with a walk around the property, yoga or
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“Sacred time”
by Patty Marks
“Gratitude,
Grace
and
Growth” is the
theme of The
Temple Women’s 5 th (Bi-annual)
Retreat to be held February 19th-21st
at the Drouillard House in
Cumberland Furnace, TN. Our own
Rabbi Mackler will lead the
programming. I know it will be a
wonderful weekend! It always is!
I love the Women’s Retreats
I have been on. This one coming
up will be either my 13th or 14th!
When we first moved to Louisville
(after living in Nashville for almost
10 years!), I felt lost – not just from
my friends, my support system – but
from my God. I know that not
everyone feels the need or even needs
to feel the need, but I need to feel
connected to God – for the comfort,
courage and strength I feel from that
connection. I felt lucky that the
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congregation we joined had a female rabbi
who was looking to begin an annual
Shabbaton for women. I went on the first
one, and almost every one for the 9 years
we were in Louisville. The Women’s
Shabbaton was the most empowering
Jewish experience I had ever had. It was
from the Shabbaton that I began a Torah
study class with friends. It was from the
Shabbaton that I got the courage to talk
about spirituality and God with other
people. (In general, Jews don’t do a lot of
“God talk” and that is too bad for those
of us for whom it has value.)
Then, 11 years ago, we moved back
to Nashville and to The Temple, where I
met new friends who loved the idea of a
Women’s Shabbaton or retreat. And here
we are, planning our 5th Retreat weekend.
For those of us who have come on past
retreats, they have been weekends of
learning, connecting, singing, praying,
laughing, and taking time to indulge
ourselves spiritually. From them, I have
made great friends and wonderful
memories. Everyone comes for a
different reason. Maybe it is to meet new
people or to strengthen their connection
to The Temple. Maybe it was the chance
to think about things like prayer or
mysticism or God. Whatever the reason,
it was and is the opportunity to take time
to think about things we normally, in our
busy lives, do not take time to think
about. And that kind of time is sacred
time.
So, for whatever reason, if you
want to be a part of this, you just need to
sign up! I would be remiss if I didn’t
mention that scholarships are available!
(See Rabbi Mackler.) Each retreat has
been different and wonderful in its own
way. And I know that this one will be as
well!
Let me take this opportunity to
wish you and yours a Happy New Year
filled with good health, laughter and love!
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sleeping in, then we gather for breakfast
and a brief service with some learning.
We will study the topics of Grace,
Gratitude and Growth this year
throughout the weekend, focusing on
lessons learned and how to implement
what we glean into our lives moving
forward. After lunch we will have
another program and some down time
to enjoy the beautiful landscape and time
together. When we gather again for
dinner, we will also enjoy our evening
program and again, much more laughing
and sharing. You can join in a mah jongg
game or visit with new friends. Whatever
you choose, we can guarantee, you will
enjoy!
Sunday morning, after yoga or a
brisk walk, we will join together for
breakfast and a wrap up session, then
make our way back home. I can tell you
that this is one of the highlights of my
year. I love spending time with the
women who join us on the retreats and
each time I think about retreats in the
past, I cannot stop smiling and
remembering the great fun we had and
the friendships forged. I hope you will
join us this year.
Temple Embraces the Meaning Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
With Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
approaching, we have found it appropriate
to also observe the national holiday because
of the similar passion our congregants share
for social justice and social action.
During the weekend of January
15, 2010, The Temple is holding a “Jubilee
Weekend: A Celebration of Brotherhood,”
that commemorates 50 years on several
home fronts for our congregation. Events
include paying tribute to the 50 th
anniversary of our Rabbi Emeritus Randall
M. Falk, a civil rights activist, and the social
realist work of artist Ben Shahn, along with
a special book reading by anti-racist writer
and activist Tim Wise, all icons and
proponents of social justice. Special guests
at our Friday Shabbat Service include
Hazel O’Leary, president of Fisk University
and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
The Temple’s Mosaic Art of
Famed Artist Ben Shahn Unveiled
50 Years Ago
The impetus for the weekend was
spawned by the fact that the first major
piece of artwork commissioned by The
Temple, “The Call of the Shofar,” was
erected 50 years ago at a time when the
city officials of Nashville were in heated
discussions about integration and civil
rights.
Rabbi Falk Marks 50 Years as
Temple Rabbi and Recognized
Civil Rights Activist
Another highpoint of The
Temple’s jubilee weekend will be
recognizing Rabbi Randall M. Falk, rabbi
emeritus of The Temple, for his service to
The Temple and the Nashville community
over the past 50 years as a voice for the
Jewish community but also for the
underprivileged and minorities.
Rabbi Falk joined The Temple’s
clergy in 1960 and quickly became one of
Nashville’s most active and vocal white
clergymen, confronting racial segregation by
Additional
Weekend Events
Saturday, January 16th
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Tour the
Van Vechten Gallery at Fisk
& attend the reception at
Jubilee Hall
Monday, January 18th
11:00 AM
Join Rabbi Schiftan for the
March from Fisk University to
the Gentry Center at TSU
(Details will be available at
The Temple Office)
supporting integration at lunch counters. He
worked with Rev. Kelly Miller Smith of First
Baptist Church, the congregation’s pastor and
a civil rights leader, along with others and
helped prepare African-American students for
the violence they would face when they went
and sat down at lunch counters.
When asked what motivated him to
become involved in Nashville’s civil rights
movement, Falk said that his motivation was
the prophets in the Old Testament. “The
prophets challenge us to be concerned with
justice for people of all races, nations and
creeds because we were slaves in Egypt and
know the suffering of the oppressed.”
Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform during
The Temple’s
Jubilee Celebration of Brotherhood
Noting that Rabbi Falk taught at Fisk
University during the 1970s prompted
Temple organizers to invite the Fisk Jubilee
Singers to kick off The Temple’s Jubilee
Celebration of Brotherhood where they will
perform spirituals from the Old Testament.
The kick off will follow The Temple’s 5:45
PM Shabbat service on Friday, January 15
where Hazel O’Leary, president of Fisk
University, will serve as special guest.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers are
recipients of the 2008 National Medal of
Arts, the nation’s highest honor for artists
and patrons of the arts, presented by former
U.S. President George W. Bush and First
Lady Laura Bush.
Anti-Racist Writer Tim Wise to Speak at
The Temple’s Book Club
Other planned events for The Temple’s
Jubilee Celebration of Brotherhood include a
book reading and discussion with Tim Wise,
one of the most prominent anti-racist writers
and activists in the United States, on Sunday,
January 17, 10 AM at The Temple. Wise, a
former religious school student of The
Temple, will discuss his book, White Like Me:
Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son.
For more information about The
Temple’s Jubilee Celebration of
Brotherhood, please contact
Chair Robb McCluskey at
615/568-1786, or
robbmccluskey@yahoo.com.
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B’nai Mitzvah
Arianna Frederick
January 9, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Arianna was born on November 17,
1996 in Los Angeles California. Her parents
are Tatiana & Freddy Frederick. Her
grandparents are Mitchell Brower of New
York, New York and Brenda & Fred Frederick
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of Ashland City, Tennessee.
Arianna is in eighth grade at Harpeth Hall Academy in
Nashville.
Kevin was born on January 27, 1997 in
Nashville. His parents are Ann Gordon &
Rick Kleiner. His grandparents are Bernice
K. Gordon & the late Lionel J. Gordon, of
Nashville, Tennessee and the late Phyllis
& Walter Kleiner, of Port St. Lucie, Florida
Kevin is in seventh grade at Grassland Middle School. His
special interests include playing alto saxaphone in the band,
science, math, and karate.
Service Participants for Arianna’s Bat Mitzvah include:
Greeters: Lynda Gutcheon & Audrey Christensen
Prayerbooks: Rebecca Asher & Abby Biesman
Service Participants for Kevin’s Bat Mitzvah include:
Greeters: The Scott Family
Prayerbooks: Jan Liff & Naomi Pritikin
Benjamin Kuhn
January 16, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Ben was born on November 2, 1996 in Nashville. His
parents are Irwin & Diane Kuhn. His grandparents are Elaine
& the late Julius Silberman, of Rochelle, New York and the late
Gus & Barbara Kuhn, of Nashville, Tennessee.
Ben is in seventh grade at University School of Nashville.
His special interests include Sports and Current Events.
Service Participants for Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah:
Greeters: Gus & Elaine Kuhn, Rabbi Bill and Emily Kuhn
Prayerbooks: Matthew Jacobs, Brandon Levy,
Gracie Hoffman, Madeline Levy
Julian Mastri
January 30, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Julian was born on September 17,
1997 in Nashville. His parents are Tamelyn
Feinstein & Ken Mastri. His grandparents
are Gayle Escamilla of Lewisberg and the
late Richard Feinstein and John and Ann
Mastri of Clarksville.
Julian is in seventh grade at Bellevue Middle School. His
special interests include playing the cello, theatre and the Arts
and learning to speak Japanese.
Sincere Sympathy
Congregational News
The Temple family extends condolences to the
following members who have lost loved ones:
•Tamelyn Feinstein (Ken Mastri), on the death of her brother,
Chris Feinstein
•Debi (Charles) Robin, on the death of her Mother,
Sylvia Fleischer
•Linda & Barry Zeitlin, on the death of their Son,
Richard Zeitlin.
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Mazel Tov to Andrew and Laura Hirt on the
birth of their sons, Henry Sanders &
Houston Hadley!
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Congratulations to Todd and SharonTenenholz the birth
of their daughter, Lila!
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Congratulations to Judith Inman on the marriage of her
daugther, Elinore (Becky) Burke to Dimitris
Damdimopoulos on October 29, 2009
Laura Claire Queyrouze
Jared & Judy Book
Mazel Tov to Gilbert Fox for receiving the 2009 Elizabeth
Jacobs Award from
The Council on Aging!
Melissa Pinsly
Jeremy Pinsly
Amanda Pargh
Lankford & Jamie Wade
Jack Clayton
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Kevin Kleiner
January 23, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Congratulations to Owen Shaffer for winning first place
in the Metro Schools Encore Invention Convention.
Welcome to the following new members
Hannah
We are glad you are a part of our Temple Family!
ADULT EDUCATION RESUMES
CPR & First Aid Training
January 20th
Thursday, January 7th
6:00 p.m.
at The Temple
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
REVELATION
THE ONE FOR ALLTIME: DOES GOD
CHANGE TIME?
FURTHER YOUR INTEREST
Save the Date . . .
January 13th at 12:00 p.m.
our guest speaker will be
Ann Toplovich,
Executive Director of the
Tennessee Historical Society
“Marriage, Mayhem & Presidential Politics:
the Donelson-Robards-Jackson Affair”
Lunches provided by Goldie Shepard at a cost of $12.
Reservations are required & can be made by calling:
Shirley Greenfield (292-6648), Rusty Groffman (673-0611),
Claire Kahane (292-6470), Betsy Chernau (385-1367),
Gretchen Goldstein (352-6433), Robb McCluskey (568-1786)
For more information contact Mimi Klein (463-8296)
If you are interested, please contact
Carol Fradkin
(fradc@yahoo.com or 730-8324)
for additional information, or send your
$45 check to
The Temple, 5015 Harding Road,
Nashville, TN 37205
to reserve your space.
Note “CPR Training”
on the check,
and include a note with your phone number
and/or e-mail address.
W.E.L.L. presents
Tina Wasserman
Renowned author and kosher Chef
Tina Wasserman is an
award-winning cooking
instructor, specializing in
contemporary kosher
cuisine.
January 9, 2010
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Join us for a great presentation
with lite fare and havdalah
R.S.V.P. by
January 6th to
Pam (352-7620)
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Attention Young Adults
11:30 a.m. at The Temple
Come check out the scene www.jmingle.org
January 5th
Brian Cumming
Contact Rabbi Goldstein Mackler (352-7620) for additional details
January 19th
John Arnn
Join us for lunch, entertainment & fun!
To RSVP, please call Anna Sir (354-1686)
~Congregant Gallery~
Meeting Room A
Our featured congregant artist is
Interested in Israel?
Jerry Klein
Movie Night
whose paintings and photographs are
currently on display and will continue
thru January 27th.
The new Israel Education & Advocacy Committee
has formed
& we want YOU
us for: a.m.
Saturday,
December
5th toatjoin10:00
“The Case for Israel”
January 10th - 6:00 PM
Open Meeting
Speaker: Joshua Karsh
January 31st - 11:30 AM
Any congregant who would like to become
involved may contact:
Michael Dobrin (dobies@bellsouth.net or 351-3620) or Dr.
Stewart Perlman (ufsnpgolf@aol.com)
Children's Corner . . .
Calling all Tots
Sunday, January 10 at 9:45 a.m.
in The Temple Library
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All children 5 years and below, along with their parents are invited!
“Next Dor”
Olivia Newman’s paintings on silk exhibit
will follow, from
January 27th thru February 26th.
Mussar Mindfulness
Striving for the Best Within Ourselves,
Guided by Jewish Wisdom and
Contemporary Practices
Wednesday January 6th at
7:15 p.m.
For more information, please call
Progressive Dinner
Martin Sir, 419-8325, or David Barton, 352-6442.
Saturday, January 16th
Tot Shabbat
Watch for details or
call The Temple
352-7620
January 29, 2009
5:45 PM at The Temple
Followed by dinner
(Details page 7)
The Temple Social Action Committee invites you to join them for
Shabbat on January 29th at 5:45 p.m.
The following Social Action Fund recipients will be recognized:
Homework Hotline~Tennessee Justice Center
Better Decisions~CASA~Neighborhoods Resource Center
OIC~Planned Parenthood~Jewish Family Services~Youth Villages
Room in the Inn~Nashville Adult Literacy Center~Nashville Cares
January 29th at 5:45 PM
Social Action Shabbat, Family Service & Tot Shabbat followed by
Congregational Shabbat Dinner at The Temple
Cost of the Dinner is:
$15.00 adults
$5.00 children (3-11)
Your check will serve as your reservation or you may pay via credit card.
Please fill out the form below.
Please RSVP no later than Monday, January 25th
Congregational Shabbat Dinner Reservation Form
Name:_________________________________________ Phone:_________________________
Number of Adults ________ x $15__________ Number of Children________ x $5 ________
Total Enclosed ____________
Your check will serve as your reservation or you may pay via credit card*.
Mail your check & this form to The Temple, 5015 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205
(Attention: Dinner Reservations Enclosed)
*Credit Card payments will be charged a 2.5% service charge
These notes of thanks were received from our
Monday night Room in the Inn guests.
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“Heroes in our Midst”
by Lynda Gutcheon
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1st graders visit the Family Affairs Ministries and host a
Chanukah celebration for the students there.
They sang and taught songs and taught everyone how to play
dreidel. Each student brought a new toy for the Christmas Room
which aids families in the community who cannot purchase
Christmas gifts for their children
3rd graders visit Second Harvest Food Bank
and meet with Mark Rubin who showed
them around and talked with them about
the importance of providing food for those
who have none.
Being a Hero is as Easy as Growing Your Hair!
Rabbi Mackler donated almost 12 inches of her hair
to the Hair Prosthesis Institute(HPI) in Bellevue. She
learned about
this local spot
through her
stylist, Chris
Zimmer. HPI
has a program
called “Heart
Strings”, an
organization
developed for
children with
any type of hair
loss disorder.
Human hair wigs
are created
specifically for,
though not limited to, children in Tennessee. Rabbi
Mackler haddonated 14 inches of her hair to Locks of
Love 10 years ago, as well.
Left: Karen
Sprintz shares
her journey of
living with
cancer with our
9th graders.
Above left: Adam Bednowitz participates in a project for Room-in-the-Inn. The 5 th graders made lunches for the homeless
that stay at The Temple on Monday evenings. Above middle:Jennifer Penson and Andrea Kampine are among the parents
who helped make latkes for our religious school students. T hey all did a great job. Above ri ght: 9th gr aders meet Beve rly Keele
who shared her story of writing for entertainment newspapers and her involvement with Pop Culture.
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Sam Cooper plays dreidel with a resident at Park Manor, during the Chanukah
party hosted by the religious school’s second graders. Judge Dan Eisenstein talks with
our 3rd graders about how being a Judge in today’s world is quite different than in the
days of Saul, David or Solomon. He role plays with the students
some interesting situations.
January Warms the Heart
By Jan Huettner
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When winter seeps in and the cold winds and hint of snow make us want to pull up
the covers and “sleep in,” the Temple Playschool will be focusing on keeping others warm.
Since November, the Playschool has been participating in helping our religious school and
its partner agency, Family Affairs Ministries, gather warm clothes and blankets for those who
do not have the opportunity to help themselves. This organization has done so much to
provide guidance and support to broken and impoverished families in East Nashville. We
are fortunate that our Temple has made this important connection so that the Playschool
can do its part. We have gathered coats, blankets, shoes, pillows, toys and more in all shapes
and sizes, from infants to adults. Thank you so much for all of these generous donations
and we hope to continue to give items throughout the year.
At the end of January we will celebrate Tu Bishvat, “The New Year of the Trees.”
Tying together the lessons of tzedakah and the joy of doing for others, this holiday teaches us
the importance of caring for nature and the world around us. We will be talking about
recycling, picking up trash, caring for animals and pets, and connecting to the land and
people of Israel. Many of our children will be exploring and learning about how we can
preserve our land so that future generations will be able to appreciate clean air and the
beauty of the seasons.
We look forward to your continued participation as we embark on a New Year and
thank you for the many things that you do throughout our calendar year. May this month
bring health and happiness to you, and to your friends and family.
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Chanukah Tot Shabbat
Golden Lunch Bunch Chanukah Party
W.E.L.L. Chanukah Party
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January Birthdays
Morton Cooper
Ann Polly
Edward Saff
Sydney Weiss
Jeffery Dattilo
Mitchell Korn
Dudley Richter
Jay Kayser
Judith Klass
Rebecca Lewis
Gayle Rosen
Joel Gordon
David Hirshberg
Frances Rosenberg
Lynda Gutcheon
Jo Ann Marx
Ron Wolf
Joan Breyer
Janet Frank
Thomas Jacobs
Traci Kugler
Michael Poole
Jeffrey Zeitlin
Carol Karr
Gail Seibold
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Lynn Fuchs
Glenda Kraft
Michael Weinberger
Jamie Wade
Alexander Wolfe
Terry King
Leslie Schenk
Pauline Schiffman
Betty Werthan
David Levy
Mimsye May
Peggy Richter
John Dolinger
Shirley Gold
David Horowitz
Martin Schott
Elizabeth Roseman
Alan Snetman
Bennett Spetalnick
David Berck
Dorothy Haber
Heloise Werthan Kuhn
Deborah Walker
Marion Caplan
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Barbara Ghertner
Dawn Becker
Jo Ellen Couch
Matthew Weinger
Roger Cone
Ellise Falkoff
Susan Kahn
Karen Lefkovitz
Jill Steigelfest
David Capeloto
Julius Falkoff
Edward Friedman
Debby Gould
Andrew Schwarcz
Sally Simon
Deborah Gensburg
Arnold Lefkovitz
Charlotte Strauss
Madelyn Kresge
Benjamin Russ
Melissa Russ
Douglas Fuchs
Mindy Hirt
Michael Mossman
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Jackie Babat
Joan DeWitt-Gorden
Joan Shayne
Beth Dreifuss
Sean Kaminsky
Maria Pargh
Lottie Strupp
Teryl Zeitlin
Bernice Gordon
Brendi Kaplan
Dee Dee Lewis
Irvin Small
Larry Woods
Kristen Kaminsky
Ilene Moore
Andrew Bleyer
Raymond Jacobs
Lawrence Pass
Dorothy Berk
Sheldon Pevsner
Murray Cohen
Lawrence Lipman
Ronald Lustig
Phyllis Frank
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Best wishes to All for a Happy & Healthy Year!
A GIFT
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FROM AN ART
SHOW LIKE
NO OTHER
PURCHASE TAF GIFT CERTIFICATES NOW!
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KNOW SOMEONE IN THE HOSPITAL?
SOMEONE WHO’S DEALING WITH A LOSS
OR IS CELEBRATING A SIMCHA?
WE RELY ON YOU TO LET US KNOW
INFORM THE
CARING CONNECTION
DUE TO PRIVACY PROTECTION,
THE TEMPLE DOES NOT RECEIVE HOSPITAL LISTS.
CONTACT NANCY RICHARDSON
nancy@templenashville.org or 352-7620
Attention Seniors !!!
We want you . . .
Come to Temple Programs.
No Ride? Temple will provide.
Let us hear from you.
Call Marjorie Zager (352-7620)
48 hours in advance.
Services~Chevrah Torah~W.E.L.L.
Golden Lunch Bunch~F.Y.I.~Adult Ed
We invite you to participate in The Temple Blood Drive
Sunday, February 7th beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Last appointment at 1:30 p.m.
"Please respond positively, if you can, when a volunteer calls you to donate."
You can also Join the Bone Marrow Donor Registry...
...by completing a registration form with your contact information, health history and signed agreement
to join the registry. You must be 18-60 years old and in good general health.
You can also make a tax-deductible donation to help pay for tissue typing costs.
Remember, your commitment to donate if called is very important, but you do have the right to change your mind.
Who pays for donation expenses?
Donors never pay for donating, and are never paid to donate.
More information is available via brochure at The Temple or by visiting www.marrow.org
Contact Carol Fradkin, 730-8324 or fradc@yahoo.com for additional information.
The Temple's Fifth Fantastically Interesting and Fun Women's Retreat!
Gratitude, Grace & Growth
Led by Rabbi Shana Mackler
If you've always wanted to go, this is
the year to try it out!
Newcomers warmly welcomed, old
friends happily received.
February 19th - 21st
Drouillard House, Cumberland Furnace, TN
Cost: $225.00
Includes room, meals and materials
Your check is your reservation.
Grants are available
Contact Rabbi Mackler (352-7620)
For more information call or email
Patty Marks (354-8722/pmarks42@aol.com),
Pam Harrison (262-7795/ferrisrdanny@aol.com), Annie Solomon (383-5478/aloman@aol.com) or
Tina Spielberg (353-9724/vegas57@aol.com).
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Amy M. Cohen
Playschool Teacher Fund
Memory of Henry Wolkoff
Beautification Fund
Birthday of of Mary Jones
Howard & Jacqueline Tepper
Peggy Cohen
Minnie & Nathan Doochin
Lectureship Fund
Memory of Gunder Mayer
Rudy & Elinor Saperstein
Donald E. Jacobs
Student Loan Fund
Birthday of Ellen Jacobs
Bruce & Rae Hirsch
Birthday of Ellen Jacobs
Julian & Barbara Zander
Birthday of Ellen Jacobs
Roger & Esther Cohn
Building Fund
Birthday of Reta Guttman
Robert & Julie Neaderthal
Gerda Lowenstein
Caring & Concern Fund
Memory of Hannah Palmer
Rabbi Schiftan’s Discretionary Fund
Birthday of Rabbi Mark Schiftan
Wilma Koenig
James & Patty Marks
Marriage of
Mark Goldfarb & Susan Hahn
James & Patty Marks
Recovery of Susan Hahn Goldfarb
Arthur Lee Goldner, M.D. Fund
Judaica Artist & the Healing Arts
Fund
Birthday of Reta Guttman
James & Elise Straus
Memorial Fund
Memory of Esther Daltrop
Daniel & Joanne Bregman
Memory of Judy Fox’s Brother
Daniel & Joanne Bregman
Memory of Jessie Jackson Bateman
Kassiana Bateman
Suzanne J. Morris
Youth Leadership Fund
Marriage of
Mark Goldfarb & Susan Hahn
Stanley & Betsy Chernau
Memory of John Uhlman
Stanley & Betsy Chernau
James & Patty Marks
Leon & Charles Gilbert
Outreach Fund
Birthday of Eleanor Hersh
Birthday of of Ted Pailet
James & Patty Marks
Birthday of Layne Sasser
Roger & Esther Cohn
James & Patty Marks
Engagement of Risa Levy
Melvin & Linda Schlanger
Lee & Theresa Kuhn
Social Action Fund
Memory of Celine Thomas
Memory of Henry Wolkoff
Robert & Miriam Mamlin
Selma Goldstein
Recovery of Bettye Melman
Robert & Miriam Mamlin
Recovery of Esther Loeb
Robert & Miriam Mamlin
Memory of Henry Wolkoff
Heloise Werthan Kuhn
Memory of Carl Nicks
Wilma Koenig
Honor of Ralph Greenbaum receiving
theSenior Pediatrician award
Wilma Koenig
Birthday of Eleanor Hersh
Stanley & Betsy Chernau
This report reflects donations that have been acknowledged as of November 30th
December Yahrzeits Recieved
After Publucation
A Lasting Legacy
Aaron Bernstein
(Gloria Sir, Father)
Minnie Jacobs Doochin
(Rudy and Elinor Saperstein, Mother)
Closed Monday
Rachel Fleisman
(Frank and Barbara Ghertner, Great
Grandmother)
Jean F. Ghertner
(Alven S. Ghertner, Wife)
(Frank and Barbara Ghertner, Mother)
Leonard Ghertner
(Alven S. Ghertner, Brother)
Joe Kraft
(Lee and Glenda Kraft, Father)
Suzanne Jonas Morris
(Joel P. Morris, Wife)
Roslyn Ginsberg Sir
(Martin and Anna Sir, Mother)
David B. Weinstein
Open: Tuesday, Wednesday
& Thursday
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday
Before & After Services
As you think about your estate
planning,
please remember The Temple.
We welcome and appreciate
all gifts, regardless of the size.
Your gift to The Temple
will help ensure our ability to provide
a spiritual, educational and
communal home for our members,
today, tomorrow and for
the generations to come, L’dor V’dor.
To learn more about
Leaving a Legacy,
please contact
Lisa Crockett at The Temple,
352-7620.
(Leslie E. Shavlan, Uncle)
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Kaddish & Yahrzeit
January 1 & 2
January 8 & 9
January 15 & 16
January 22 & 23
January 29 & 30
Leonard Mark Balloff
Beulah Berezov
Pauline L. Bissinger
Selma Blocker
David S. Bubis
Molly R. Cohen
Regina Fisher Cohen
Sydney Cohen
Shirley Dobrin
Byron Ensel
Joseph I. Epstein
Frank Samuel Fleisman
Dr. Mortimer Bader
George Berezov
Bertha Hirsch Brin
Sarah Stelzer Brown
Morris Jacobus Brown, Jr.
Morrie Caplan
Geoffrey Chazen
Mandall Cypress
Blanche Dembsky
Ellis Dobson
Leo Falk
Alfred Fishbein
Fedora Small Frank
Harry C. Freeman
Sara Sherman Friedman
Abraham Glick
Doni S. Greenebaum
Mildred P. Hanks
Samuel Hirsch
Abe Hirshberg
Irving Juvelier
Pauline Chazen Karp
Selena Katz
Rebecca Koch
Myrtle Kornman
Aaron Lindy
Emanuel Lorber
Ben Melman
Julius Zoll Miller
Helen H. Morse
Ida J. Redelsheimer
Alan Rittenberg
Isadore Rosenblatt
Sol Schott
Michael H. Schwartz
Fredrick Sebelist
Estelle E. Shainberg
Samuel Silverfield
Betty Silverman
Helena Frensdorf Spitz
Isaac Steinberg
Alene Jacobs Sugarman
Edith Weiss
Joseph Abrams
Bess Bubis
Reynold Bubis
Melanie Dee Cohen
Corinne L. Cohn
Abraham Dembsky
Freda Diamond
George W. Doyne
Manuel M. Eskind
Morris J. Feldman
Virgina Gassman
Sol Ginsberg
Dora Glean
Newman Glean
Hannah Goldstein
Etta Rothstein Gros
Magdalena Herbstova
Berta Hersher
Charles Hirshberg
David Hirshberg
Betty Jacobs
Homer Alexander Jon
Mrs. Dorothy Kornma
Harry Louis Kresge
Philip Lampert
Samuel Levine
Meyer M. Lipman
Irving Litoff
Sophie Marcus
William Vester Mart
Jacob May
Patricia L. Pailet
Julius Rich
Fedora Lockenbach R
Esther Schulman
William Scott
Esther Seeman
Alex Shayne
Mollie S. Solinsky
Jack Speller
Anna Joelle Starr
Vera Stein
Marjorie Oxman Tepp
Joseph Weisman
Louise Rothstein Yo
Bessie Zeitlin
Ambrosio Bautista
Evelyn M. Berman
Harry Berman
Ruth Blankstein
Lawrence Blum
Ben Blumberg
Louis (Hank) Brooks III
Heyman Cronstine
Isidore Denemark
Barney Doyne
Martin A. Abkowitz
Lambert Bacherig
Adelle Balfus
Morris Barton
Norman Bastoky
Marvin Lewis Bissinger
Evelyn Blackman
Sydney Blankstein
Marie K. Bloch
Morris Bloomfield
Marianne Silberman Borger
Tine K. Cohen
Walter Cohen
Frances Comins
Marilyn Doochin
Margueritte M Eskind
Randall M. Falk, Sr.
Helen Feinstein
Allen Felknor
Frances Fishel
J.H. Foreman
Frances Fradkin
Adele Friedman Goldhammer
Lee Goldner
Dorothy Goldstein
Goldye Rittenberg Goldstein
Myrtle Greenspan Goodman
Sidney Herman
Morris Kaminsky
Fannie Newworth Lightman
Harry Lipman
Jean Goetz Mamlin
Rebecca Mattes
Paul Miller
Theresa Olshine
Joseph Posnack
Betty Schwartz
Herbert Shayne
Sam Shyer
Marcia Sherman Silien
Leonard Smith
Sam Solomon
Sam Teitelbaum
Nat D. Weise
Esther Axelrod Weiser
Howard M. Werthan
Sadie Mae B. Werthan
Arnold Zager
Janice “Jimmie” Zeitlin
Alice Zimmelman
Jonathan J. Zimmelman
(Frank Ghertner, Grandfather)
Charlotte Hartman Frankel
Abe Freeman
Anna Cohen Freeman
Irene Weinstein Ginsberg
Bertha Godhelp
Max Greenberg
Samuel L. Greenebaum
Hyman J. Guttman
(Jerome Guttman, Father)
Judy Haber
Elizabeth K. Harrison
King Harrison
Isadore Hirshberg
Rose Hirshberg
(Charles and Dorothy Hirshberg, Mother)
(Sam and Phyllis Hirshberg, Mother)
Julius Jacobs
Delia Joseph
Alex Kornman
Bess Bertin Kresge
Lee Krick
George Kronenberg
M.S. Lebeck
Blanche Mitte Lefkowitz
Jake Levine
Dorothy Fishel May
Rebecca May
Aaron Morris
(Joel P. Morris, Father)
Fred Morris
Berthold Moses
William P. Noa, Jr.
Marie R. Oury
Abe Pevsner
Dollie F. Porges
Israel Reinheimer
Dr. Samuel Richmond
George L. Schulman
Toby Schulman
Scott Shapiro
(Nancy & Steve Shapiro, Son)
Philip Silien
Paul Smith
Jay Snetman
Lillian Dubin Snyder
Dorothy A. Solomon
Stella Weinberger Stein
Perry Steiner
Nathan Tobin
Miriam Trachtman
Lillie Jacobus Weinbaum
Rebecca B. Weingart
(Bernice & Joel Gordon, Mother)
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Rosalie Woldenberg
Emanuel Wolf
Alan Zibart
(Ruth Grace Zibart, Husband)
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Kaddish will be recited in memory of these loved ones:
(Elizabeth Maer & Emanuel Doyne, Father)
Sidney Feldman
Robert Fladen
Curt Freudenthal
Edmund Friedman
Freda Gilbert
Lionel Gordon
Beatrice Grant
Ethel Jacobs
Ada Joel
Frederica Kessler
Howard Kraus
Lillian Levine
Anne Esther Levy
Mike Levy
Edward Lewis
Bella F. Lieber
Martin S. Loventhal, Sr.
Harry Maron
Jake I. Rady
Harvey Rubin
Abe Sanders
Lillian G. Schimmel
Bernard M. Schweizer
Grace Seiden
Dr. Irwin Donald Seitzman
Charles L. Simon
Dolores Simon
Sam Sir
Robert Sokol
Louis Solinsky
Josephine Stein
Peggy Steine
Morris Steiner
Nickolis Turczyk
Sylvia Weber
Simon Weil
Harry Weingart
(Joel & Bernice Gordon, Father)
Gertrude C. Weinstein
Lois Wilson
Harry Wise
Gertrude Wolf
Pearl Wolfe
Harry Woller
Lee P. Zibart
January 2010
Monday
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
9:30 AM Che vrah Torah
5:45 PM Sha bbat
Service
11:00 AM Sh abbat
Service
Temple Offic e &
Playschool Closed
New Year's D ay
3
4
5
7:00 PM Soc ial Action
Committee M eeting
6
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12:00 PM .
Women's Torah Study
6:30 PM Adu lt Hebrew
1:30 PM Mah Jongg
7:00 PM Gesher
Committee
6:00 PM CPR/AED
Training
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6:30 PM Adu lt Hebrew
6:00 PM Post Con
1:30 PM Mah Jongg
7:00 PM Play school
Parent Committee
7:00 PM .
Communicat ions
Committee Meeting
12:00 PM .Re ligious
School Teach er Meeting
Room in the Inn
12:00 PM FYI
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3:00 PM W.E.L.L.
presents Tina
Wasserman
Bat Mitzvah .
Arianna Fredrick
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5:45 PM Tem ple Jubilee
Celebration
9:30 AM Che vrah Torah
11:00 AM Sh abbat
Service
6:00 PM Nex t Dor Event
Bar Mitzva h.
Benjamin Kuhn
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6:00 PM JACS
11:30 AM .
Golden Lunc h Bunch
2:00 PM Knit ting &
Crocheting Group
10:00 AM Bo ok Club
11:00 AM Sh abbat
Service
4:15 PM Mid -Week Hebrew
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Temple Offic e &
Playschool Closed
9:30 AM Che vrah Torah
15
6:00 PM JACS
9:45 AM Sto rytime
18
14
12:00 PM .
Women's Torah Study
2:00 PM Knit ting &
Crocheting Group
9:30 AM .
Religious Sch ool
9
7:30 PM Sha bbat
Service
4:15 PM Mid -Week Hebrew
9:30 AM .
Religious Sch ool
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6:00 PM Post Con
8
11:45 AM Pl ayschool
Advisory Committee
2:00 PM Knit ting &
Crocheting Group
Room in the Inn
10
7
6:00 PM JACS
11:30 AM .
Golden Lunc h Bunch
22
6:00 PM Post Con
12:00 PM .
Women's Torah Study
7:00 PM Adu lt Ed
1:30 PM Mah Jongg
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5:45 PM .
Blue Jean Sha bbat
9:30 AM Che vrah Torah
11:00 AM Sh abbat
Service
Bar Mitzva h.
Kevin Kleiner
6:30 PM Adu lt Hebrew
Room in the Inn
MLK Day (Observed)
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25
4:15 PM Mid -Week Hebrew
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9:30 AM .
Religious Sch ool
27
2:00 PM Knit ting &
Crocheting Group
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6:00 PM JACS
6:00 PM Post Con
6:30 PM Adu lt Hebrew
7:00 PM Boa rd Meeting
L'Taken
7:00 PM .
Education Co mmittee
7:00 PM Adu lt Ed
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12:00 PM .
Women's Torah Study
5:45 PM Family Service
(w/Jr. Choir)
1:30 PM Mah Jongg
5:45 PM Tot Shabbat
7:00 PM Sha bbat
Dinner
9:30 AM Che vrah Torah
11:00 AM Sh abbat
Service
Bar Mitzva h.
Julian Mastri
Social Actio n
Shabbat
L'Taken
Room in the Inn
4:15 PM Mid -Week Hebrew
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Religious Sch ool
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KOL SHALOM
Congregation Ohabai Sholom
5015 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205
Worship & Study
January 2010..................Volume 84, Number 4
Congregation Ohabai Sholom
615.352.7620
www. templenashville. org
Executive Staff
Office Staff
Mark Schiftan
Senior Rabbi ............................. ext. 224
Lisa Crockett
Finance Manager ..................... ext. 230
Shana Goldstein Mackler
Associate Rabbi ........................ ext. 221
Mitzie Russell
Office Manager ........................ ext. 292
Randall M. Falk
Rabbi Emeritus ......................... ext. 226
Judit Pap
Religious School Secretary ........ ext. 225
David Davis
Rabbi Laureat
Monti McClellan
Rabbinical Secretary ................. ext. 222
Bernard Gutcheon
Cantor ....................................... ext. 234
Barbara Palmer
Book keeper ............................... ext. 228
Lynda Gutcheon
Educational Director ................ ext. 233
Pam Stevens
Receptionist ............................... ext. 240
Jan Huettner
Playschool Director ................... ext. 231
Adrian Bryce
Temple Administrative Asst. .... ext. 241
Nancy Richardson
Director of Membership & Programming
................................................... ext. 298
Broderick Wills
Building Superintendent ........... ext. 235
Officers
Marjorie Zager
Senior Services Coordinator ..... ext. 237
Patty Marks .......................... President
Randall Goldstein................Vice President
Ray Berk .............................. Treasurer
Ralph Levy ........................... Secretary
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A Founding Member of the
Union for
Reform Judaism
First Friday of the Month
January 1
• 5:45 p.m. Service
• Torah Service
• Quartet/Traditional Music
Torah Portion: Va--y’chi
Second Friday of the Month
January 8
• 7:30 p.m. Service
Torah Portion: Sh’mot
• Torah Service
• Instrumental Ensemble/Contemporary Music
Third Friday of the Month
January 15
• 5:45 Jubilee Celebration
• Ben Shahn Re-dedication
Torah Portion: Va-eira
Fourth Friday of the Month
January 22
• 5:45 p.m. Blue Jean Shabbat Torah Portion: Bo
• Drash (Reflection)
• Instrumental Ensemble/Contemporary Music
Fifth Friday of the Month
• 5:45 p.m. Family Service /
January 29
Torah Portion: B’shalach
Social Action Shabbat
Morning
Every Shabbat Morning
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9:30 a.m. Chevrah Torah
11:00 a.m. Service
Torah Reading
Haftarah Study (when there is no Bar/Bat Mitzvah)
Organ/Traditional Music