September/October 2015 Bulletin

Temple Beth El Bulletin
An Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue
www.tbe.org
Volume 41 Issue 4 (bi-monthly)
September-October 2015
BETH SILVER, Sisterhood President, presents
a check to MIA WEINSTEIN, TBE President
for $10,000 as their donation towards
the Music Fund at TBE at the Annual Meeting
Elul 5775 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5776
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2015/TBE GRADUATES
June 26, 2015
Mazal tov!
May 27, 2015
YOUNG FAMILIES BACKYARD SHABBAT
Friday, July 31, 2015
BBQ and BARACHU
Friday, August 14, 2015
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
TEMPLE BETH EL - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mia M. Weinstein, President
Sylvan D. Pomerantz, Immediate Past President
Carl Weinberg, First Vice President
Stan Friedman, Vice President
Steven Sosnick, Vice President
Daniel Young, Vice President
Robert Cohen, Treasurer
Susan Frieden, Assistant Treasurer
Lisa Manheim, Secretary
203-595-0528
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ADVISORS
Gary P. Lessen
Peter K. Kempner
Eileen H. Rosner
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TRUSTEES
Edward M. Berman
Kenneth Broder
Aron Davidson
Stacey Essenfeld
Richard Heimler
Dana Horowitz
Devra Jaffe-Berkowitz
Carol Krim
Arthur Laichtman
Joshua Levine
Judy Schneiderman
Lael Shapiro
Barry Strom
Ken Temple
Adam Tronick
Beth Weinberg
Michael Wiederlight
David Wolff
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SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT
Beth Silver
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MEN’S CLUB
Matthew Miller, President
203-504-8664
PAST PRESIDENTS
Gordon Brown
Rosalea Fisher
Fred S. Golove
Ronald Gross
Herbert Kahan
Alan Kalter
Peter K. Kempner
Mark Lapine
Gary P. Lessen
Brian Rogol
Eileen H. Rosner
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Beth El Cares
Ken Temple
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Beth El Families
Dana Horowitz
Josh Levine
Lisa Manheim
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B’nai Mitzvah Chairperson
Suzanne Olin
203-761-9213
Board of Education
Naomi Marks
203-323-8512
Empty Nesters
Sue and Carl Shapiro
203-353-0657
Facilities
James Benjamin
203-329-0369
Finance
Robert Cohen
Susan Frieden
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203-869-4282
Fund Raising
Sylvan D. Pomerantz
Steven Sosnick
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High Holy Days
Seymour Weinstein
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Human Resources
Scott Krowitz
Carl Weinberg
Nicole Zussman
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Israel Action Committee
Peter Kempner
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LGBTQ Committee
Richard Heimler
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Marketing and Communications
Stan Friedman
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Membership Committee
Elissa Hyman
Beth Boyer
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Mitzvah Garden
Harriet Weinstein
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Project Ezra
Joy Katz
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Ritual Committee
Denise Greenman
Eileen H. Rosner
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203-461-0506
2020 Planning Committee
Peter Kempner
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OUR STAFF IS MOST EAGER TO ASSIST YOU
Monday - Thursday, 9am - 5:00 pm | Friday, 9am - 2:00pm
Phone: 203-322-6901 Fax: 203-322-0532
WHERE TO FIND IT
Joshua Hammerman, Rabbi (rabbi@tbe.org)
ext. 307
Magda Fishman, Cantor (cantorfishman@tbe.org)
ext. 315
Sidney G. Rabinowitz, Hazzan Emeritus (hazzan@tbe.org)
ext. 309
Steven Lander, Executive Director (execdir@tbe.org)
ext. 304
Lisa Gittelman Udi, Education & Youth Director (eddir@tbe.org) ext. 305
Lana Rappaport, Education Office (education@tbe.org)
ext. 306
Linda Rezak, Bookkeeper (bookkeeper@tbe.org)
ext. 302
Mindy Rogoff, Temple Secretary (office@tbe.org)
ext. 301
Ellen Gottfried, Secretary (adminassist@tbe.org)
ext. 308
Alberto Eyzaguirre, Facilities Manager (maint@tbe.org)
ext. 314
Sisterhood Gift Shop (giftshop@tbe.org)
ext. 310
Joshua Hammerman, Rabbi........................................................Page 3
Magda Fishman, Cantor .............................................................Page 3
Sidney G. Rabinowitz, Hazzan Emeritus .....................................Page 4
September/October Service Schedule .......................................Page 5
B’nai Mitzvah..............................................................................Page 6
Beth El Cares ..............................................................................Page 8
Men’s Club .................................................................................Page 8
Sisterhood ..................................................................................Page 9
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ON ONE FOOT
CANTOR MAGDA FISHMAN
The Spirit of ’76 – Just Do It!
Dear Beth El Family,
The new year offers us a chance to foster
our own “Spirit of ’76” here at TBE, 5776, that is,
or, in Hebrew, ‫ תשעו‬If you reverse two of the letters you get
the word ‫תעשו‬Ta’asu, which is the command in second person
plural, “Do!” It’s reminiscent of the Nike slogan, circa Michael
Jordan, “Just do it!”
So the new year, this year of “Do!” reminds us that
Judaism is a religion of “Do!” Yes, we talk. Quite a bit, in
fact. And we think. Often we overthink.
But what matters most is not the talking or the
thinking. It’s the doing that counts. It’s not about “To be or
not to be” - Hamlet, after all, is not kosher.
Jewish weddings end not in a pronouncement but in an
action, the breaking of a glass. We are people of the book,
true, but also people of shuk. We are a people of action (and
in the case of the shuk, transaction).
So let’s ask ourselves what we need to simply do over the
coming year.
What have we been ruminating about? What have we
been putting off? Maybe it’s been that chance to reconcile
with someone, or to become more involved in Jewish learning
or prayer. Maybe it’s about volunteering to help someone
who is shut-in with weekly shopping, or reading to a
child. Maybe it’s about taking a more active interest in Israel,
or planning to going there.
Whatever it is, let’s make this coming year the year to
“Just Do it!”
We’re going to be doing LOTS of things here this year. You’ll
see more about them over the coming weeks and in the pages of
this bulletin. We in the Hammerman family will be celebrating a
real simcha, if all goes well. This summer our dog Crosby turned
13, and at our annual Sukkah Open House this year, on Sunday,
October 4 from noon to 1:30 pm, we’re going to be celebrating
his Bark Mitzvah along with all his friends, the pets of TBE. We’ll
be doing a blessing of the animals – fittingly, on a day when our
Christian neighbors are celebrating the feast of St. Francis and
their own animal blessing. Sukkot is a perfect time to reflect
upon our companions who share the fragile flimsy home known
as earth, and who share the precarious predicament known as
mortality.
After the fun is over at my house, at 3:00 pm, the
Interfaith Council is putting together something never done
before, to take place at the Stamford Arboretum: An
Interfaith Interspecies Blessing – so that all creatures, great
and small, Jewish, Christian, Tabby or Great Dane, might
celebrate our common good fortune, and together we shall
bark “AMEN.”
So bring your pets over to the Hammerman Sukkah on
October 4 at noon. Have them “sit” and “stay” a while. For if
there is one thing our pets teach us, at least if they are not cows,
it’s that rumination is for ruminants. For dogs, cats, rabbits,
iguanas, humans and tropical fish, it’s all about those Nikes.
Warm wishes for a sweet and healthy new year from
Mara, Ethan, Dan and myself. Let’s join together to usher in
the Spirit of ‘76... 5776!
My family and I wish you a Happy, Healthy
New Year, filled with many sounds of music,
community and love.
As we enter the High Holidays, I invite you to take time to
reflect on your life, personal time and community time and
join us here at Beth El. We are very fortunate that Uri Sharlin
will be joining us as the main musician for the High Holidays.
Uri spent many years directing music at B’nai Jeshurun in
Manhattan. He is an established performer who recently
performed with Natalie Merchant on her tour. I am looking
forward to praying with our choir members, more guest
musicians and all of you. Please feel free to raise your voices
in song and prayer whenever your heart desires.
It’s been a wonderful year of transition and I would love
to thank you for your help and support. It is truly appreciated.
I am entering my second year with lots of excitement and
I am looking forward to many wonderful times together.
Please let me know if you or a member of your family sings or
plays an instrument. I am always in search of musicians and
singers.
Please let me know if you would like to support music (in
services and non-service occasions). There is a music fund set
for those purposes and I would like to see our music program
grow and become a center of Jewish music/versatile music in
our area. Special services last year were exciting and I would
love to see them continue.
Another exciting journey will be the Cantors Assembly
mission to Spain. In July 2016, my colleagues around the
country, joined by congregants, will be taking a trip to Spain to
attend our annual convention learning, concertizing and
traveling together as a big community. It will be an
unbelievable experience and I would love to take a group from
Beth El with me. For more information, please contact me.
Looking forward to a wonderful year!
Shanah Tova u’Metuka!
Cantor Magda Fishman, Zarin, Yair and Pilpil (the dog)
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A GABBAI?
Training available!
Please contact Rabbi Hammerman
at rabbi@tbe.org.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU
CLERGY HOSPITAL VISITS
Stamford Hospital has announced now intensified
privacy policies, whereby our clergy will not have
access to any patient information at the front
desk. If a loved one is hospitalized, please make
sure that our office or clergy are aware so that we
can provide pastoral care.
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
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31st ANNUAL
HYACINTHE AND HAROLD E. HOFFMAN
MEMORIAL LECTURE
THE HAZZAN’S VOICE
We are in the month of Elul, a time of
preparation for the High Holy Days. It is a time to
focus our thoughts on how we will approach the
prayers and music of the services.
Rabbi
Abraham Kook, the first Ashkenazic chief rabbi of
the Land of Israel gives us guidelines as how we individually
may deal with the beautiful music.
ANAT HOFFMAN
Executive Director of the Israel Religious
Action Center, and Director and founding
member of the “Women of the Wall”
“What We Don’t Talk About
When We Focus on Israel’s Security”
There is one who sings the songs of one’s own life, and
within finds everything, full spiritual satisfaction. There is
another who sings the song of his people. He leaves the inner
circle of his individual self, because he finds it without
sufficient breadth, without an idealistic basis. He aspires
toward the heights, and he attaches himself with a gentle love
to the community of Israel. Together with her, the community
of Israel, he sings her songs. He feels grieved in her afflictions
and delights in her hopes.
There is another who reaches toward more distant
realms, going beyond the boundary of Israel to sing the song
of humanity. Her spirit extends to the wider vistas of the
majority of humanity in general, and its noble essence,
aspiring toward humanity’s general goal, and looking forward
toward its higher perfection. From this source of life she
draws the subjects of meditation and study, aspirations and
visions.
Then there is one who rises toward wider horizons, until
he links himself with all existence, with all G-d’s creatures,
with all worlds, and he sings with all of them. It is of one such
as this that tradition has said that whoever sings a portion of
song each day is assured of having a share in the world to
come.
And then there is one who rises with all these songs
together in one ensemble, and then they all join their voices.
Together they sing their songs of joy and gladness, sounds of
jubilation and celebration, sounds of ecstasy and holiness.
The song of the self, the song of the people, the song of
humanity, the song of the world - all merge within, at all
times, every hour.
And this comprehensiveness rises to become the song of
holiness, the song of G-d, the song of Israel, in its full strength
and beauty, in its full authenticity and greatness. The name
“Israel” stands for “Shir El,” the song of G-d. It is a simple
song, a double song, a triple song, a fourfold song.
Officials representing the State of Israel often focus
on security needs, and for good reason. But focusing
exclusively on the conflict with Israel’s neighbors
distracts people from exploring some of the conflicts
that rock Israeli society from within, such as women’s
rights, religious pluralism, racism against minorities
and struggles for freedom of conscience.

Anat Hoffman is a sabra born on a kibbutz near
Jerusalem. Her mother, Varda Blechman, was the first
child born at Kibbutz Ramat Rachel (Rachel’s Heights).
Her American-born father, Charles Weiss, served as
a Voice of America correspondent in Israel. She attended
the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. She also
excelled as a competitive athlete, becoming a champion
swimmer. She competed in the Maccabiah Games,
winning titles in nine events.
In 1974, after she completed her service in the Israel
Defense Forces, she left for the United States to study. She
graduated from UCLA in 1980 with a B.A. in Psychology.
While at UCLA she was connected to Hillel: The
Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and started the Israeli
Student Organization. She was exposed to Reform
Judaism and realized for the first time that Judaism was
not limited to Orthodoxy. She later pursued graduate
study at Bar Ilan University.
Returning to Israel, she became an activist for religious
pluralism, becoming involved in the founding of Kol
Haneshema, a Reform or progressive synagogue in
Jerusalem. She served on the Jerusalem City Council from
1988 to 2002, representing the Civil Rights and Peace
Movement.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 at 7:30 p.m.
My best wishes to you of Temple Beth El for a Shana Tova,
a good year. And may you all sing the songs of the Holy Days
as a community of one, in whatever key you are comfortable in
singing. It all rises together in harmony as a chorus of
one.
All are welcome. There is no charge. Reception to follow.
SHOFAR
Hazzan Sidney G. Rabinowitz
Do you (or know someone who) can sound the shofar?
We need shofar blowers for weekday morning services
during the month of Elul! Please contact Matt Miller (585313-7562) or Cantor Fishman (cantorfishman@tbe.org)
for more details.
Shanah Tova
from
Even if you do not know how but want to
learn, we can teach you!
Temple Beth El
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SHABBAT AND FESTIVAL SERVICES
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Friday, September 4
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 2
Tot Shabbat 5:30 p.m.
Pot Luck Shabbat Dinner 6:00 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat, September 5
Services 9:30 a.m.
Selichot Service 9:00 p.m.
at Conservative Synagogue
Shabbat, October 3
Services 9:30 a.m.
CHASE BROWNSTEIN, BAR MITZVAH
Friday, September 11
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat, September 12
Services 9:30 a.m.
“Forgiving the Unforgivable” Sermon-ar
Monday, October 5 - Shemini Atzeret
Services 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor
Simchat Torah Services 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 13 - Erev Rosh Hashanah
Services 7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 14 - Rosh Hashanah
8:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Children/Family Programming
Early drop-off 10:00 a.m. by reservation only
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Musaf: 10:30 a.m.
Sermon: 11:15 a.m.
Musaf continues...
Tashlich: 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 6 - Simchat Torah
Services 9:30 a.m.
Friday, October 9
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat, October 10
Services 9:30 a.m.
ANDREW PATASHNIK, BAR MITZVAH
Tuesday, September 15 - Rosh Hashanah
8:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Children/Family Programming
Early drop-off 10:00 a.m. by reservation only
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Musaf: 10:30 a.m.
Sermon: 11:15 a.m.
Musaf continues...
Friday, October 16
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat, October 17
Services 9:30 a.m.
ZOË JAFFE-BERKOWITZ, BAT MITZVAH
Mincha/Ma’ariv Service 5:30 p.m.
GEORGIA BAER, BAT MITZVAH
Friday, September 18
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Yitzhak Brudny, Guest Speaker
Shabbat, September 19
Services 9:30 a.m.
Friday, October 23
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22 - Kol Nidrei
Services 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 23 - Yom Kippur
Services 8:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Children/Family Programming
Early drop-off 10:00 a.m. by reservation only
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sermon: 11:00 a.m. followed by Musaf
Mincha: 4:30 p.m.
Yizkor: 5:45 p.m.
Neilah: 6:15 p.m.
Shofar: 7:35 p.m.
Shabbat, October 24
Services 9:30 a.m.
Mincha/Ma’ariv Service 5:30 p.m.
LEAH TULUCA, BAT MITZVAH
Friday, September 25
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat, October 31
Services 9:30 a.m.
Friday, October 30
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat, September 26
Services 9:30 a.m.
DOUGLAS & NATHANIEL HERMAN, B’NAI MITZVAH
Monday, September 28 - Sukkot
Services 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, September 29 - Sukkot
Services 9:30 a.m.
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B’NAI MITZVAH
MAZAL TOV TO…
Dorothy and Steven Zeide on the birth of a granddaughter,
Elora Mabel, born to Leah and Nolan Zeide.
September 26 (morning)
DOUGLAS HERMAN
Son of Jacqueline and David
Brother of Nathaniel, Benjamin and Olivia
Attends Bi-Cultural Day School
Mitzvah Project: Friendship Circle
Nancy and Linsday Rosenberg on the birth of a
granddaughter, Eliza Rose, born to Becky and Andrew
Benenson.
TODAH RABAH FOR SPONSORING AN ONEG SHABBAT
September 26 (morning)
NATHANIEL HERMAN
Son of Jacqueline and David
Brother of Douglas, Benjamin and Olivia
Attends Bi-Cultural Day School
Mitzvah Project: Friendship Circle
Michael and Leslie Moskowitz and Family
in memory of Harriet Weiss, z’l, beloved mother of
Michael, mother-in-law of Leslie and grandmother
of Roni, Russell, Marc, and Brett
WE THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS THIS MONTH
Kenneth Jay Cohen, Beth Finchler, Roz Finchler,
Marsha Greenberg, Richard Heimler, Sam Kravitz,
Carol Krim, Jerry Rose, Carol Sander, Judy Schneiderman,
Harold Schwartz, Millie Sobel, Barry Strom,
Emma-Rose Strom, Barbara Taksel
October 10 (morning)
ANDREW PATASHNIK
Son of Dayna and David
Brother of Aaron
Attends Dolan Middle School
Mitzvah Project: Neighborhood Studios
HONORABLE MENSCHEN
Todah Rabah to our Torah readers!
October 17 (morning)
ZOË BERKOWITZ
Daughter of Devra and Parry
Sister of Andrew
Attends Bi-Cultural Day School
Mitzvah Project: Friendship Circle
Robert Cohen
Steve Danzer
Phil Granowitz
Denise Greenman
Michelle Greenman
October 17 (afternoon)
GEORGIA BAER
Daughter of Beth and Raymond
Sister of Celia and Richard
Attends Bi-Cultural Day School
Mitzvah Project: 3 SQUARE
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman
Bert Madwed
Matt Miller
Carol Krim
Bert Madwed
Susan Schneiderman
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE IS ONCE AGAIN
A BOOK OF LIFE
This Yom Kippur, like last year, our Book of
Remembrance
will
include
descriptive
reminiscences. You are invited to submit, via
email, a brief paragraph or two about your loved
ones. You might describe what people most
remember about them, a poignant vignette, a story
about their involvement in their Jewish community
(including TBE), or just a simple tribute.
October 24 (morning)
LEAH TULUCA
Daughter of Inga and Luciano
Sister of Danielle
Attends Fox Lane Middle School
Mitzvah Project: Kids Serving Kids
Send your blurbs to office@tbe.org with the subject
line “Book of Remembrance,” and make sure to
include
the
full
name
of
each
loved
one. Submissions may be edited for space for
inclusion in the printed journal. We are happy to
use again those blurbs submitted last year, but we
will need your permission to reprint it. All
submissions must be received by September 1.
Check out the new website
for our event space
at Temple Beth El
www.thebigeventspace.com
Be sure to mail in your list of names for this year’s
Book of Remembrance. If you did not receive a
notice in the mail, please contact Mindy at
office@tbe.org.
Please pass this exciting
website on to your friends
and business associates!
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FIRST MID-WEEK DAY
TBE ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, September 13, 2015
10:30 a.m.
Thursday, September 17, 4-6pm - Grades 3 - 7
At the Beth El Cemetery
TBE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OPENING DAYS!
FIRST SUNDAY & PARENT OPEN HOUSE!
Sunday, September 20, 9am-12pm - Grades K - 7
BIMAH AND SUKKAH CONSTRUCTION TEAM REQUEST
9:00am - Welcome assembly for all.
Temple Beth is looking for volunteers to assemble and take
down the High Holiday bimah and our beautiful sukkah on
the following dates and times:
9:30am, K-2nd students to class with teachers
3rd-7th Students song session/tefillah
K-2nd Parents meet with educator
3rd-7th Parents meet with teachers
Bimah and Sukkah set-up: Sunday, September 6 at 8:30 am
Refreshments will be served, complements of TBE’s Men’s
Club.
10:00am, K-2nd students - song session/tefillah
3rd-7th Students to class with teachers
K-2nd Parents meet with teachers
3rd-7th Parents meet with educator
All participants are asked to bring work gloves and, for those
helping with the bimah construction and take down, please
bring 3/4” wrenches or socket wrenches. For the bimah,
some heavy lifting is required!
10:30am Students are in class. Parents are
welcome to have bagels and coffee in the Lobby.
If you have any questions, please contact Stuart Nekritz at
203-322-0872 or ssnekritz@optonline.net.
Many thanks to the TBE Sisterhood
for providing our bagels!
Wishing everyone and their families a Happy and
Healthy New Year!
Register your child for Religious School! Please go
to this link: www.tinyurl.com/tbeschoolreg2015
WANNA MAKE
A LULAV SHAKE?
SUKKAH HOP
Sukkot 5776/September 28-29
And Blessing of the Animals
(Bring your pets.)
Order your lulav and etrog here!
At The Hammermans’ Sukkah
NAME
356 Roxbury Road
PHONE
Sunday, October 4 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
E-MAIL ADDRESS
All are welcome. No RSVP required.
Please print neatly.
SELICHOT
Saturday, September 5 at 9:00 p.m.
at The Conservative Synagogue, 30 Hillspoint Road, Westport
NUMBER OF REGULAR SETS
at $56/set
NUMBER OF CHILDREN’S SETS
at $46/set
TOTAL = $ ____
An evening of prayer, poetry and musical inspiration
as we spiritually prepare for the High Holidays
Please order by Monday, September 21
Send this form with your check payable to:
HOSTED BY THE CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUES
OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
TEMPLE BETH EL
350 Roxbury Road, Stamford, CT 06902
CONGREGATION BETH EL, NORWALK
TEMPLE BETH EL, STAMFORD
TEMPLE SHOLOM, GREENWICH
THE CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE, WESTPORT
Pick-up will be Sunday, September 27.
from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For information call 203-322-6901, ext. 301.
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MEN’S CLUB
BETH EL CARES HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
THIS YEAR KIDS CAN HELP SORT THE FOOD
AND STOCK THE SHELVES!
MEN’S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
The Men’s Club of Temple Beth El is proud to
award the Edward J. Kaplin Memorial Scholarship
to two very deserving recipients. This year we had
a great group of applications, and our task of
selecting one or two recipients was not easy. The applicants
came from schools throughout Fairfield County, although the
two winners are from families strongly connected to Temple
Beth El.
Each year your generous contributions to TBE’s High Holiday
Food Drive make a difference in the lives of our less fortunate
neighbors.
Bags will be handed out during Rosh Hashanah Services.
PLEASE BRING FILLED BAGS (with unexpired food) BACK TO
THE TEMPLE ON YOM KIPPUR.
Volunteers are needed to sort bags and stock shelves at the
food pantry at Person to Person (1864 Post Road, Darien, CT)
on Sunday, September 27, from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. This is a
great and fun opportunity for individuals and families to
perform the mitzvah of tzedakah.
Our first winner, Jenna Plotzky, is a graduate of Westhill High
School, and was named one of the top teens to watch by
Stamford Magazine. She is a member of the National Honor
Society as well as the Spanish and Business National Honor
Societies. She has also been a madricha in our Religious
School, a board member of Kulanu, and has been on the
March of the Living. Not one to be content with dozens of
activities, she has also been on the indoor and outdoor track
teams for four years, and captain of the Westhill math team.
She is the daughter of Susan and Mark Plotzky. Jenna will be
attending college next year at Bentley University.
To sign up to volunteer and for more information contact Ken
Temple at 203-962-1491 or kbtemple@optonline.net.
BETH EL CARES
This organization focuses on Tikkun Olam (“Repair of the
World”) through mitzvot, both in the synagogue and in the
community. We welcome volunteers! The following is a list of
the work we are engaged in:
Our second award winner, Rachel Steinmetz, is no stranger to
Temple Beth El. She is a graduate of Stamford High School,
where she has been involved backstage in the school’s
theatrical offerings in technical production, for which she won
the Connecticut Drama Association Stage Manager Award.
She has been in the Kuriansky Teen Tzedakah Corp and Speak
Up for Israel, in addition to Kulanu, Stamford’s supplemental
Hebrew high school program, and The March of the Living.
She’s also been a volunteer at the Stamford Museum and
Nature Center, The Friendship Circle and the Mayor’s Youth
Leadership Council. She is the daughter of Karen Steinmetz
and Marty Steinmetz. She will be attending Ithaca College in
the fall.
Reyut (Friendship): Committed to serving the needs of those
in our TBE community, including friendly visits, assistance with
errands, and transportation. Contact Melanie Massell at
reyut@tbe.org or 203-324-7190.
Project Ezra: Providing pre-shiva meals to the bereaved in the
congregation. Call Joy Katz at 203-329-3359 or joyakatz@yahoo.com.
Manna Meals: Providing meals to families in our community with
a new baby. Call Deidre Goldberg at DeidreGoldberg@gmail.com.
Helping to serve lunches once-a-month at a local soup kitchen.
Call Norman Stone at 203-866-2273 or stonenorman15@yahoo.com.
High Holiday and Passover food drives: Call Ken Temple at
203-962-1491 or kbtemple@optonline.net.
Congratulations to Jenna and Rachel! Special thanks to Gerry
Ginsburg for his work in chairing the scholarship committee.
Matt Miller
Preparing and serving Christmas dinners at local homeless
shelters. Contacts: Amy Temple at 203-496-1309 or
kbtemple@optonline.net.
Matthew Miller, President - mattmiller585@gmail.com
Matthew Klein, Vice President - frogman75@aol.com
Eliot Essenfeld, Treasurer - eessenfeld@aol.com
Stuart Nekritz, Secretary - ssnekritz@optonline.net
If you have your own idea for a project or a group contact Ken
Temple at kbtemple@optonline.net or 203-962-1491.
TEMPLE BETH EL DISCUSSION GROUP
First Meeting of the Season
Sunday, September 20 at 7:30 pm
at the Home of Judy & Gerry Fishman
ATTENTION PARENTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Rabbi Hammerman would like to stay in touch with
your child while he/she is away at college. Please
send his/her e-mail address to Ellen in the Temple
office at adminassist@tbe.org. Thank you!
128 Rolling Wood Drive, Stamford
Marc Chagall Retrospective
“The Quintessential Jewish Artist of the 20th Century”
Discussion Leader: Harriet Lacker
PAY YOUR TEMPLE DUES ONLINE
RSVP to Judy and Gerry Fishman at 203-322-3523 or
jfish37@yahoo.com.
Temple Beth El is now accepting ACH
payments ONLINE at http://www.tbe.org/donate/
Looking forward to seeing you and beginning the New Year
with this interesting program.
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SISTERHOOD
TBE Judaica Gift Shop
L’Shanah Tova! We wish you and your loved ones a very
happy, healthy and sweet new year!
Sisterhood of TBE is starting its 94th year and we are
looking forward to carrying on our tradition of supporting the
Temple with enrichment and financial resources.
Our
wonderful Sisterhood is 200 members strong and with all of us
working together, we will be successful!
We have been busy during the summer planning great
events for this year! We have some new ideas and surprises
too! We will be working with the Men’s Club to bring
interesting speakers to the Temple.
Look for more
information in the Bulletins and weekly Shabbat
announcements for great events.
Please mark your calendars for these special dates:
Congregational Break-the-Fast at the conclusion of Yom
Kippur on Wednesday, September 23; Sisterhood Paid-Up
Membership Brunch on Sunday, December 6; and Sisterhood
Shabbat on Saturday, May 7, 2016. All women are welcome to
share our beautiful monthly Rosh Chodesh meetings when we
welcome the new Jewish month together through discussion
and learning.
We are transforming the Gift Shop into a more customerfriendly place. We listened to your suggestions and are filling
the shelves with beautiful Judaica, Shabbat and holiday items.
Our invitation selection includes charming wedding and party
invitations in addition to the lovely B’nai Mitzvah invitations
that we sell. There is now a bigger selection of tallit and
tefillin for our B’nai Mitzvah. Please give the Gift Shop a try –
the pricing is better than the internet, the customer service is
outstanding and the proceeds are donated back to the
Temple!
Looking forward to seeing you in 2015-2016 for
Sisterhood’s 94th year of success! Please consider joining,
volunteering and/or attending a program! Sisterhood is a
wonderful way to meet new friends and build relationships in
addition to supporting the Temple. We also need a few new
board members to help us with planning so please consider
joining the team. It would be a mitzvah!
We just came back from the New York Gift Show!
Gorgeous New Items!!
We can’t wait for you to see them!!!
Beautiful Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, B’nai Mitzvah
items and Judaica Art (new!!!)
We will be open on September 13 during
High Holiday Food Pick-up from 9 am-12 noon
Open Sundays 9 am - 12 noon
(when Religious School is in session)
Shop by Appointment at Your Convenience We will gladly meet you!!!
●Barbara Berman: 203.329.7750, bfberman@optonline.net
●Steve Lander (in TBE office): 203.322.6901, x 304
●Bar/Bat Mitzvah needs, Nancy Mayer: 203.561.6157,
bnmayer@snet.net
Gift Shop managed by Sisterhood
Proceeds Support Religious School, Teen,
and Adult Programs; Annual Gift to TBE
Items are reasonably priced
and discounted at least 15%.
Torah Fund
Sisterhood is committed to supporting Torah Fund
sponsored by Women’s League for Conservative Judaism.
Proceeds are raised by selling lovely cards and pins to
support the Jewish Theological Seminary and other
seminaries in LA, Jerusalem and Buenos Aires. The Torah
Fund Campaign has raised more than $90 million since its
inception.
Card messages include Mazel Tov, New Baby, Get Well,
Sympathy, Friendship and Thank you. Cost is $3 per card or
$20 for seven cards. A new pin is created each year for a
donation of $180. Purchase from the TBE gift shop or
directly from Suzanne Stone, suzanneshorn@yahoo.com,
203-866-2273.
With love, friendship and appreciation on behalf of Sisterhood,
Beth Silver
Gift Shop Help Needed
Please contact us at sisterhood@tbe.org or feel free to call/email a
Sisterhood board member:
Beth Silver, President
203-249-7046, beth@silverconsulting.net
Judy Schneiderman, Treasurer
203-569-4969, jrs2125@optonline.net
Cathy Satz, Recording Secretary
203-968-9191, satzcs@yahoo.com
Barbara Berman, Gift Shop
203-329-7750, bfberman@optonline.net
Stacey Essenfeld, Advisor & Immediate Past President
203-595-0368, saminskoff@aol.com
(And would be much appreciated!)
Do you have a little time on Sunday mornings?
Interested in finding out more about Sisterhood?
We could use your help in the Gift Shop on three
Sunday mornings (that’s all!) during the Religious
School year.
Please contact Barbara Berman
at bfberman@optonline.net.
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ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THIS FALL AT TEMPLE BETH EL
Forgiving the Unforgivable
Shabbat, September 9
Join us for services starting at
9:30am
Regularly Scheduled Programs
Introduction to Judaism
Fee: $180 and includes all materials
With Rabbi Joshua Hammerman & Rabbi Jay TelRav
Wednesdays 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Following the despicable murders at the
Mother Emanuel AME Church in
Charleston, the world was stunned that
the victims’ families offered forgiveness
to the killer. As exemplary as this
gesture may have been, especially from
a Christian perspective, was it
consistent with Jewish ethics?
Should we automatically forgive the
unforgivable?
This program is designed to give students (both Jews and non-Jews) an
opportunity to learn about the history, culture and religious practices
of Judaism. Topics include an overview of the history of the Jewish
people, how and why Jews pray, a review of life-cycle events and
holidays, an explanation of the written and oral law, basic Jewish beliefs,
Holocaust and Israel. Classes meet for 21 weeks.
AT TEMPLE SINAI
AT TEMPLE BETH EL
10-14 What is Judaism - Introduction 1-6 Ethics
10-21 The Written Law
1-13 Ethics II
10-28 Oral Law: Midrash & Talmud 1-20 Lifecycles I
11-4 Comparative Liturgy
1-27 Lifecycles II
11-18 Jewish History Part I
2-3 History of Non Orthodox Judaism
12-2 Jewish History Part 2
2-10 Branches of Judaism
12-9 Shabbat
2- 7 Kashrut - Animals & the Environment
12-16 Calendar
2-24 Anti Semitism & the Holocaust
3-2 Zionism/State of Israel
3-9 Prayer
3-16 Spirituality
3-30 Session with the Rabbis - Wrap Up
Hot Topics
With Rabbi Joshua Hammerman (No Fee)
Selected Tuesdays 7:30-8:30pm
During this pre-Rosh Hashanah
sermon-ar, Rabbi Hammerman will
discuss this question in light of the
themes of the High Holidays, using
as a resource the classic book by
Simon Wiesenthal:
“The Sunflower: On the Possibilities
and Limits of Forgiveness.”
Participants are encouraged to
read this book in advance; order
on Amazon at http://
www.amazon.com/The-SunflowerPossibilities-ForgivenessPaperback/dp/0805210601
Join us on the following dates as we explore how Jewish tradition can
guide and inform us as we evaluate major issues in today’s society.
TUE. 12-1
Gender and Judaism
TUE. 12-15 Transgender Respect and Jewish Ethics
TUE. 1-12
Civil Rights & the Jews in the United States
TUE. 1-26
Jewish Values & Election Campaigns
TUE. 2-23
Israel on College Campuses
TUE. 3-8
Joseph Telushkin’s book, “The Rebbe: The Life
and Teaching of Menachem M. Schneerson,” - Discussion
Modern Ethics meet Traditional Jewish Teachings
With Rabbi Joshua Hammerman (No Fee)
Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm October 15 - December 10
In his book, A Code of Jewish Ethics, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin offers
many examples from the Torah, the Talmud, rabbinic commentaries,
and contemporary stories to illustrate how traditional, Jewish ethical
teachings can affect our daily behavior. Participants will explore this
text and determine how the scholars of our tradition can inform our
daily lives.
For more information or to RSVP for any of the above programs, please
contact the TBE Education Office at 203-322-6901 x306 or email
education@tbe.org.
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MORE ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THIS FALL AT TEMPLE BETH EL
Regularly Scheduled Programs
Shal-Ohm Yoga
With Pamela Tinkham (Fee: $20 per session)
Lunch and Learn: Untangling the Psalms
Wednesdays 6:00-7:15pm beginning
September 9
With Rabbi Joshua Hammerman (No Fee)
Wednesdays 12:00-12:45pm 10-14 - 12-16
Shal-Om Yoga is a gentle Vinyassa (flow) of Yoga that
encompasses all aspects of the mind, body and spirit.
The goal of Yoga is to calm down your nervous system
so that you can experience Shalom (peace) in your
every day lives. We hope to see you there! For more
information please contact Pamela Tinkham at
pamelatinkham@gmail.com.
The 150 religious poems that make up the Book of
Psalms are both strange and familiar, forming the
backbone of the liturgy. The metaphors are tangled, but
the emotional states they express are as immediate now
as when they were written. We will read, discuss and
savor these texts as they have come down through the
centuries. Bring your own lunch. We’ll provide the lively
discussion!
For more information or to RSVP, please contact the TBE
Education Office at 203-322-6901 x306 or email
education@tbe.org.
Focus on Israel: Two Special Films
Praying in Her Own Voice:
The Struggle of the Women
of the Wall for Religious
Freedom in Israel
Introduction to Hebrew Reading & Prayer
With Sue Shapiro (No Fee)
Film Screening & Discussion
Thursdays 7:00-8:00pm 10/15, 10/22, 10/29,
11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17
Tuesday 10-27 7:30pm (No Fee)
Learn to read Hebrew - for beginners. Participants will
learn the letters and sounds of the Israeli alef-bet and
begin to learn to read and chant the prayers of the
worship service.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact the TBE
Education Office at 203-322-6901 x306 or email
education@tbe.org.
This powerful film documents the courageous struggle
of a religious women’s movement called, “Women of
the Wall,” and their fight for equality next to the Kotel
(Western Wall) in Jerusalem.
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Film Screening & Discussion
Tuesday 11-17 7:30pm (No Fee)
TBE Discussion Group
In Israel there is neither civil marriage nor
civil divorce. Only rabbis can legitimate a
marriage or its dissolution. But this
dissolution is only possible with full consent
from the husband, who in the end has more
power than the judges. Viviane Amsalem has
been applying for divorce for three years.
But her husband Elisha will not agree. Join
us as we view this film and discuss laws of
divorce in Israel.
(No Fee)
The TBE Discussion Group meets once a month.
For dates and program information please contact 203-3226901.
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Group
(No Fee)
Our Rosh Chodesh group meets at the beginning of
every Hebrew month. Join us as we study together and
enjoy good company and excellent snacks! For more
details and to receive regular notification about Rosh Chodesh
programs, contact Beth Silver at Beth@silverconsulting.net.
For more information or to RSVP for the above programs,
please contact the TBE Education Office at 203-322-6901
x306 or email education@tbe.org.
Tradition in the Kitchen
The TBE Sisterhood presents a series of Sunday mornings
in the kitchen with a primo chef or baker! Participants
will have the opportunity to recreate an ageless recipe
and produce a masterpiece that you can share with your
family! For dates and times and to receive regular notification
about this program, please contact Beth Silver at
Beth@silverconsulting.net.
Coming this Spring . . .
Save the Date: Women’s Passover Seder!
Wednesday Evening, April 13, 2016
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REYUT
REYUT
This is our first formal communication since the Hope in
Motion Walk this past June, which was extremely successful
thanks to your participation and generous contributions. Our
Reyut volunteers remained active throughout the summer
providing our usual support to those ongoing established
recipients, as well as to a handful of new people who reached
out to us. One individual, who is legally blind, has been
befriended by several on our committee and is extremely
grateful for the sunshine we have brought into her life. In
addition, our hospital Shabbat bag team delights
in continuing to bring joy into the lives of our Jewish
hospitalized patients. We also wish to acknowledge the
generosity of our Mitzvah Garden ladies, Meryl Silverstein
and Harriet Weinstein, who offer their beautiful flowers,
which we create into lovely arrangements for our
appreciative friends.
HOW TO LIVE TO BE 100
Edward Schuster, M.D., a prominent Stamford
cardiologist and fellow member of TBE, will be our
guest speaker on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 pm
in the Temple Beth El lobby.
All TBE members and friends are welcome to attend
at no charge. Please join us for this special event.
For further information, please feel free to contact
Melanie Massell, committee chair at Reyut@tbe.org.
U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONS AT A CROSSROADS
Featuring Dr. Yitzhak Brudny
Dr. Yitzhak Brudny, a TBE member and Religious
School parent, is a senior lecturer in the faculty
of social sciences at Hebrew University. His specialty is
nationalism and ethnic conflict in Eastern Europe and the
former Soviet Union. He received his PhD from Princeton and
is author of, among other publications, “Reinventing Russia.”
On Wednesday, October 14, we look forward to an exciting
educational agenda this coming year beginning with a
presentation from Edward Schuster, MD, a highly popular
Stamford cardiologist and fellow member of Temple Beth
El. His address is “How To Live To Be 100.” For more
information, please see the announcement box on this page
and be certain to invite your friends to this special event.
During a week when Congress is set to vote on the Iran Deal,
we are fortunate to gain the insights of this renowned scholar
before he returns to Jerusalem for the fall semester.
I hope you enjoy the remainder of the summer and look
forward to seeing you in the fall.
Join us...
Friday, September 18, 2015
Services begin at 7:30 p.m.
As always, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Melanie Massell
SEEKING SHABBAT GREETERS
Do you like getting a warm “Shabbat Shalom” as
you enter shul on Saturday morning?
Our greeting program has been extremely well
received. To keep this program going, we need
volunteer greeters like you.
OUR NEW PARKING LOT!
BEFORE, DURING,
and AFTER
Interested?
Contact
execdir@tbe.org.
Steven
Lander
at
Thanks for helping make Temple Beth El a warm
and welcoming place to be.
VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE!
www.tbe.org
Read Rabbi Hammerman’s Shabbat-O-Grams…
View our photo albums…Learn about our upcoming events…
Find contact information...And much, much more!
NEW!!! NEW!!! NEW!!!
MAKE RESERVATIONS AND DONATIONS ONLINE!
Go to www.tbe.org/donate/
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WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
RABBI JOSHUA HAMMERMAN MITZVAH FUND
In memory of…
Jeanette Fishkow, z’l, by Amy Fishkow & Jim Benjamin
IN HONOR OF:
SYLVAN POMERANTZ FOR HIS SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF TBE
Meg & Yoav Haron
THE BIRTH OF OUR GRANDSON, JACK BENJAMIN ROSEN
Sabrina & Dan Benjamin
LUKE PRICE ON HIS GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND
ADMISSION TO COLLEGE
Jeff Turshen
SALLY KLAPPER ON HER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND
ADMISSION TO COLLEGE
Jeff Turshen
THE BIRTH OF MY GREAT-GRANDSON, SIDNEY LEWIS BROMLEY
Paula Epstein
RABBI JOSHUA HAMMERMAN ON HIS 28th YEAR AT TBE
Richard Heimler & Chris Maroc
CANTOR MAGDA FISHMAN FOR HER INCREDIBLY OUTSTANDING
CONCERT
Jacqueline Kligerman
JUSTIN KAPLAN BECOMING A BAR MITZVAH
The Kriftcher Family
RABBI JOSHUA HAMMERMAN & EILEEN H. ROSNER AND ALL OF THE
KIND FRIENDS AT TBE WHO WERE UNDERSTANDING AND HELPFUL
TO ME DURING A HARD TIME
Esther Sadeh
CANTOR MAGDA FISHMAN MITZVAH FUND
In memory of…
Hesh Romanowitz, z’l, by Esther Romer-Weinberg
ADULT EDUCATION
In memory of…
George Goldberg, z’l, by Richard Schwartz
DEBRA WALD GOLDBERG SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of…
Debra Wald Goldberg, z’l, by Warren Wald
FRANK AND ROSE ROSNER MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of…
Florence Retsky, z’l, by Eileen H. Rosner
Helen Rynar, z’l, by Eileen H. Rosner
Vera Chozhik, z’l, by Eileen H. Rosner
Tillie Stark, z’l, by Eileen H. Rosner
Susan Miller, z’l, by Eileen H. Rosner
Stephanie Taibi, z’l, by Eileen H. Rosner
HOSPITAL PACKAGE FUND
In honor of…
Refuah Sheleima for Hank Silverstein by Meryl Silverstein
WE MOURN THE PASSING OF…
In memory of…
Philip Novick, z’l, by Meryl & Hank Silverstein
Adele Silverstein, z’l, by Meryl & Hank Silverstein
SUSAN MILLER, sister of Barbara Klipper
TILLIE STARK, mother of Lois Stark
VERA CHOZHIK, mother of Sophia Lumelsky
JANE KASS, mother of Kathy Mandel
HAROLD JUDD, father of Samuel Judd
CHARLES RAMRAS, brother of Daniel Ramras
HARRIET WEISS, mother of Michael Moskowitz
SALLY KURS, mother of Ellin Isban
IN MEMORY OF:
BERNARD TAUB, z’l
Family of Charles Judd, Trudy & Merrill Cohen, Dianne & Jack Evans
TILLIE ROSE STARK, z’l
Liz & Scott Krowitz, Carol & Allen Krim
DOV SADEH, z’l
Esther Sadeh
FRANK ROSNER, z’l
Kathy & Elliott Tuckel
FRED WEISMAN, z’l
Kathy & Elliott Tuckel
NANCY STONE, z’l
Sharon & Steven Katz
HAROLD JUDD, z’l
Maxine & Jay Freilich
CONTRIBUTING SHARES OF STOCK
TO TEMPLE BETH EL
One way to boost your charitable contributions to
Temple Beth El is to give shares of appreciated
stock instead of cash. You do not pay any tax on
your capital gain, and your charitable deduction is
the shares’ entire fair market value.
Several Beth El members contribute shares of stock
to satisfy their dues pledge, their annual fund
pledge, and other contributions to the Temple.
THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING…
After consulting your tax advisor, please contact
the TBE office at 203-322-6901.
ETZ HAYIM CHUMASH
In memory of…
Rosalind & Simon Alexander, z’l, by Barbara & Warren Brandt
Penny Horowitz, z’l, by The Kriftcher Family
CELEBRATING A SPECIAL EVENT?
COMMEMORATING A YAHRTZEIT?
SIDDUR SIM SHALOM
In honor of…
Ellen & Chuck Donen by Debbie & Bernie Baer
Please consider sponsoring a Kiddush, following
Shabbat Services, or an Oneg Shabbat, following
our Friday evening services.
In memory of…
Manfred Rosenthal, z’l, by Linda and Joseph Rothman
Contact Steven Lander for all of the new,
reasonably priced Kiddush options at 322-6901,
ext. 304 or execdir@tbe.org.
MAHZOR LEV SHALEM
In memory of…
Eva & Max Tuckel, z’l, by Kathy & Elliott Tuckel
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REMEMBERING OUR LOVED ONES
Stuart Abrams ........................................................... ELAINE ABRAMS
Andrea & Eric Bass ......................................................... EVELYN BASS
Bobbe & Ben Evans .............................................................. OLA BECK
Nancy Greene ...........................................ADELE & AUGUST BERMAN
Susan & Richard Blomberg ..................................... HYLDE BLOMBERG
Sari & Alan Jaffe ....................................................... SELMA BLONDER
Rita & Michael Butterman ........................... EDITH & HY BUTTERMAN
Carol & Allen Krim ........................................................ FRANK CEPLER
Francine & Robert Plansky .............................................JACK COOPER
Susan & Mark Plotzky ................................................. SELMA COOPER
Lori & Stuart Ratner & Family................................. IRVING EDELSTEIN
Robin & Joel Evans & Family ....................................... SHIRLEY EVANS
Samuil Fayman ............................................................. ALLA FAYMAN
Beverly Ferber .......................................................... STANLEY FERBER
Rita & Mort Johnson ............................................ ABRAHAM FORCHT
Josephine Grushkin .................................................. MAXINE FRAADE
Barbara & Joe Field ...................................................... SYDNEY FREED
Elsie Ralph ............................................ SINA & MAURICE FREEDMAN
Fran & Gerry Ginsburg........................................ BARBARA GINSBURG
Fran & Gerry Ginsburg......................................... MARION GINSBURG
Phyllis Gofstein ......................................................... RALPH GOFSTEIN
Barbara & Marvin Gold .................................................. IRVING GOLD
Sondra & Leo Gold ............................................................. JEAN GOLD
Sondra & Leo Gold ......................................................... SOPHIE GOLD
Joanne & Marshall Goldberg ....................................... FAY GOLDBERG
Loralee & Phil Granowitz .................................. MARIAN GRANOWITZ
Myra & John Graubard .................................... FLORENCE GRAUBARD
Carol & Willy Sander .......................................... SAMUEL GROSSMAN
Steven Grushkin & Family ..................................... ARLENE GRUSHKIN
Gail Solomon Hecht & Harvey Hecht ............................ FRIEDA HECHT
Harriet & Fred Dulaney ...................................................... ROSE HELD
Phyllis & Harvey Walzer ........................................HENRIETTA HIRSCH
Stanley Novack ......................................................... LOUIS JACOBSON
Sari & Alan Jaffe ............................................................ ROBERT JAFFE
Hebert Kahan ............................................................. MARCIA KAHAN
Evelyn & Bruce Kahn ................................................. FLORENCE KAHN
Suzanne & Bob Kahn .......................................................CAROL KAHN
Esfir Klass ......................................................................... BORIS KLASS
Susan & Larry Holzman ....................................... DOLORES KLECKNER
Helen & Martin Donner ........................................... ISADORE KLEINER
Ruth Kwartin ............................................................. GENIA KWARTIN
Harriet & Seymour Weinstein .................................... JOSEPH LERNER
Myra & John Graubard ................................................ MINNIE LUBITZ
Magida Family .........................................................NATHAN MAGIDA
Barbara & Howard Malloy ........................................ BARNEY MALLOY
Lois & Dick Martin .................................................. ELEANOR MARTIN
Sandra & David Oberhand ...................................... MARGARET MARX
Melanie Massell ........................................................ CLAIRE MASSELL
Herb Kahan ........................................................... EDWARD MATZNER
Ellen & Joel Mellis ....................................... YETTA & SAMUEL MELLIS
Stan Miller ............................................................... BARBARA MILLER
Sandy & David Moreinis ........................................SAMUEL MOREINIS
Roset Hendizadeh and Family .................................VICTORIA NEMAN
Roslyn & Merritt Nesin ................................................ PAULINE NESIN
Evelyn & Bruce Kahn ............................................................. ERIC NEU
Stanley Novack ......................................................... MURIEL NOVACK
Stanley Novack ............................................................ SADIE NOVACK
Eleanor Mirne ........................................................ ESTHER NUSSDORF
Ann Pearce ..................................................................... SAUL PEARCE
Susan & Marc Peyser ......................................................LOUIS PINSKY
Francine & Robert Plansky ....................................BEATRICE PLANSKY
Debra & Stephen Pollack ................................................ ABE POLLACK
Lisa & Mitch Pomerance ................................. WILLIAM POMERANCE
Robin & Rick Redniss ...................................... CLAIRE & BOB REDNISS
Lynn & Alan Pearce ....................................................... ALLAN RESLER
Lori & Stuart Ratner .....................................................RUTH ROBBINS
Evelyn & Bruce Kahn ............................................ TRUDE ROSENBERG
Rosenblum Family .................................. IDA & SAMUEL ROSENBLUM
Sally & Jim Rothkopf ............................................... DORIS ROTHKOPF
Ruth & Nelson Alpert ....................................................JOSEPH SACHS
Carol & Willy Sander ............................... NELLY & SIEGFRIED SANDER
Esta Berman-Price & Jeff Price ................................. PAUL SCHULMAN
Lori & Stuart Ratner ................................................ YETTA SCHWARTZ
Barbara & Marvin Gold ............................................... GEORGE SEIGEL
Danielle & Lael Shapiro ......................................... HOWARD SHAPIRO
Roberta Shapiro ...................................................... MARTIN SHAPIRO
Marsha, Derek & Craig Shendell ............................ JEFFREY SHENDELL
Mary C. & Alan Silberman ................................... ROBERT SILBERMAN
Linda Simon.................................................................. GOLDIE SIMON
Joyce & Lewis Slayton ............................................... SARAH SLAYTON
Phyllis & Harvey Walzer ................................................. RALPH SMALL
Marsha Colten & Rob Cohen........................................ JULIA SOKALER
Gail Solomon Hecht & Harvey Hecht ............. YETTA & HARRY SUFFIN
Violet Tehrani & Family ............................................ NASSER TEHRANI
Dana & Carl Weinberg ...................................... STANTON TEITELMAN
Sharon & Steven Katz ................. MARILYN & WILLIAM WEINKRANTZ
Fran & Gerry Ginsburg ............................................. RUTH WERTHEIM
Sondra & Leo Gold ...................................... HENRIETTA WITTENBERG
Jerry Jacobs and Family .................................................. ROSE ZAHLER
INFORMATION FOR YOU…
When making a donation in honor of or in memory
of someone, an acknowledgement will be mailed to
the designee for donations of $10 or more.
Donations of less than $10 will be acknowledged
only in the Bulletin.
All donations will be published in the Bulletin
unless you state that you wish to be anonymous.
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
Inscribe the names of your loved ones on a
plaque for our Chapel wall along with a light
to commemorate their yahrtzeit and yizkor
observances throughout the year.
TREE OF LIFE
A beautiful way to commemorate a
special occasion is to purchase a “leaf” on
our beautiful “Tree of Life” sculpture
adorning our Temple lobby. There are many more
leaves available for your own personal inscriptions.
The following categories are still available:
Triple Chai
Guardians of the Temple
Silver Leaves - Gold Border
Silver Leaves
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$5,400
$1,000
$750
$250
DONATE ONLINE or DEDICATE A PRAYER BOOK ON-LINE
Go to: www.tbe.org/donate/
DEDICATE A PRAYER BOOK
HIGH HOLIDAY mahzor
CHUMASH (BIBLE)
People love our Mahzors, but many of
them remain undedicated. Why not
consider dedicating one or more of
these beautiful prayer books? What
better way to memorialize or honor loved ones
than through this very intimate act of having a
personal tribute inscribed right into our prayer
books in their name.
The Etz Hayim Chumashim (Bibles) are available
for dedication. Having a simcha or observing a
yahrtzeit? Why not dedicate a Chumash to honor
the occasion? This dedication costs $72.
SIM SHALOM SIDDUR for SHABBAT
Our Sim Shalom siddurim for Shabbat are available
for dedication for $36.
See below for details…
OR HADASH
“May you be inscribed in the Book of Life…”
This very special book was intended to educate and
enlighten; indeed, Or Hadash translates as A New
Light. This dedication costs $54.
Temple Beth El proudly introduced the newly
published High Holiday Prayer Book, “Mahzor Lev
Shalem,” that we now use on the High Holidays.
SHIVA MINYAN BOOKS AVAILABLE
FOR DEDICATION
Dedications in honor of a special simcha or in
memory of a loved one or a special friend are
available! Each book will be inscribed with your
dedication on a colorful bookplate on the inside
front cover.
Prayer Books for Shiva Minyans are available for
dedication for $36.
A lovely, personalized book plate will be placed
inside the front cover.
For $50:
One prayer book for your personal use or
donate one to the Temple
For $250:
Six prayer books will be donated to the Temple
For $500:
Twelve prayer books will be donated to the Temple
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING
For $1,000:
Twenty-one prayer books will be donated to the
Temple. Four books will be given to your family
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For $2,500:
Sixty prayer books will be donated to the Temple
Four prayer books will be given to your family
For $5,000:
One hundred twenty-five prayers books will be
donated to the Temple
Six prayer books will be given to your family
For amounts over $5,000, please contact Steven
Lander at 203-322-6901, ext. 304 or by e-mail
execdir@tbe.org for details.
All prayer books donated to the Temple will be
inscribed with “In Memory of” or “In Honor Of” (at
the donor’s selection) inside the front cover.
Donors will also be gratefully acknowledged by the
Temple.
Adult Education Fund
Beth El Cares
Beth Elders
Debra Wald Goldberg Kindergarten Scholarship Fund
Frank & Rose Rosner Memorial Fund (maintenance)
General Fund
Kiddush Fund
Mitzvah Garden Fund
Music Fund
Prayer Book Fund
Religious School Fund
Solar Fund in memory of Norma Mann, z’l
Youth Fund
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
 Rabbi Joshua Hammerman’s Mitzvah Fund
 Cantor Magda Fishman’s Mitzvah Fund
 Hazzan Sidney Rabinowitz’ Mitzvah Fund
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The JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest are coming to Stamford!
August 7 – 12, 2016
What are the JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest?
The JCC Maccabi Games are an Olympic-style sporting and cultural event for Jewish teens from all over the world. JCC
Maccabi ArtsFest is a weeklong arts experience for creative Jewish teens featuring workshops in a variety of specialties with
some of the leading artists in each field.
Athletes and artists participate in competition and workshops while also incorporating community service, social activities and
themes of Jewish heritage, community and Israel.
Participants
It takes the entire greater Jewish community to pull off an event of this magnitude! The 2016 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest
in Stamford will involve more than: 1,000 athletes and artists, and 250 coaches from more than 30 North American cities,
Israel and other international locations (Local Athletes must be between the ages of 12-16 and ArtsFest participants must be
between the ages of 12-17 by July 31, 2016.) 1,100 Local Volunteers - 400 Host Families - 500 Visiting Families - 8,000 Spectators
Athletic Events
Baseball – Basketball – Golf – Inline Hockey – Lacrosse – Soccer – Swimming – Table - Tennis – Tennis – Volleyball
ArtsFest Events
Star Reporters- Dance – Acting/Improv – Culinary – Musical Theater – Rock Band Visual Arts – Vocal Music/Glee
Cultural and Social Events
Opening Ceremonies – Parade of Athletes – Evening Social Events – JCC Cares – Host Family Night – Trading Pins & Gear –
ArtsFest Final Showcase – Closing Party
There are countless ways to get involved in this exciting venture:
Be an athlete . . . Be a coach . . . Be a host family to visiting athletes . . . Be a volunteer . . .
To find out how to become part of the 2016 Stamford JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest, you can . . .
Join us at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 20 at the Stamford JCC as we KICK-OFF the countdown to JCC Maccabi or call
Rachel Rothman, Director, JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest at 203-487-0949 or email rrothman@stamfordjcc.org.
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NOW YOU MAY PURCHASE SCRIP ONLINE!
Special Occasion?
Go to www.tbe.org and click on “donations”
in the upper right-hand corner.
Sponsor The Shabbat E-nnouncements
(sent every week via e-mail)
The Shabbat Announcements
(distributed each Shabbat at the Temple)
and the Shabbat-O-Gram
(e-mailed every Thursday night)
All three publications for $72
All sponsors will be acknowledged at the
beginning of each of these announcements
and also listed in our bi-monthly Bulletin.
Call Mindy in the office at 322-6901 ext. 301.
PLACE YOUR AD HERE
CALL MINDY at 203-322-6901,
ext. 301 or office@tbe.org
ATTENTION TEMPLE BETH EL CONGREGANT and CL&P CUSTOMER:
How would you like to donate $75.00 to TBE and be part of Connecticut’s best value: The Home Energy Solutions
(HES) Program?
Did you know that through the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, because you are a CL&P customer, you can receive
all the following services?
A HES assessment is a complete energy service performed by HE-Energy Solutions LLC, certified professionals. It
includes the following:
·The installation of up to 25 compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs - specialty and standard.
·Sealing of wasteful drafts and air leaks.
·Windows and Doors will be assessed - v-seal and weather stripping provided where necessary.
·Water saving strategies - replacement to low flow showerheads and faucet aerators.
·Pipe Insulation - provided if necessary.
·Inspection of attic, floor and wall insulation.
·Hundreds of dollars of additional rebates that you may qualify for.
This service is valued at over $700 and is available to you as a CL&P customer for the low cost of $75, which we will
donate, in your name, to Temple Beth El.
The Home Energy Solutions is one of the innovative programs supported by the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund
and administered by CL&P and UI.
Please call Renee at 203.307.5395 and use reference code Tzedakah to start saving today.
HE-Energy Solutions LLC
144 Barnum Avenue, Stratford, CT 06614
203.307.5395
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The deadline
for the November/December 2015
issue of the Temple Bulletin will be
We Capture Your
Precious Memories
on Video…
Weddings  Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Proud to be the official TBE videographer
Tom was able to capture the spirit and joy of
our B’nai Mitzvah service and party in a video
we will always treasure. He was also a
pleasure to work with from start to finish.
Jared Finkelstein
If you are looking for a videographer, look no
further! Tom was a delight to work with and
the finished product was incredible. He
created separate videos of my daughter’s Bat
Mitzvah service and celebration and captured
all aspects of the joy of the day.
Jill Teich
Thomas Pace, Jr.  203.335.0168
T & J Video Service
We also transfer home movies/video to DVD.
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Experience working with TBE for over 20 years.
Ask your friends!
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CHECK US OUT ON
September-October 2015
TBE Proudly Presents
The Songs of Broadway
10 years of standing ovations as the “Phantom” - 2,300 performances
With a special guest appearance by Cantor Magda Fishman
Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Franc D’Ambrosio is best known for his impressive portrayal of the “Phantom” in Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s Tony Award winning musical, “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Affectionately known as Phantom’s “The Iron Man of the Mask,” Franc D’Ambrosio was awarded
the distinction as the “World’s Longest Running Phantom.” This accomplishment was immortalized
in a cemented hand ceremony and Franc retained this title for over a decade.
D’Ambrosio’s resume also includes an Academy Award nominated film, an Emmy Award nominated
television show, a four-time Tony nominated Broadway show, two Grammy considerations, and a
National Theatre Award nomination.
RESERVED SEATING $100
GENERAL ADMISSION $50
STUDENTS $36
We expect a SELL-OUT so tickets will be sold only to TBE members and their guests up until
September 18, and then ticket sales will be open to the public.
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