Temple Emanu-El Bulletin

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Volume 86, No. 7
Temple Emanu-El Bulletin
March 2014
The Power of Purim:
Enduring Joy
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By Rabbi Amy B. Ehrlich
WORSHIP SERVICES
SuNdAy — THuRSdAy
5:30 PM • Marvin & Elisabeth
Cassell Community House
(One East 65th Street)
FRIdAy EVENINg
Main Sanctuary
(Fifth Avenue at 65th Street)
Organ Recital—5:45 pm
Service Begins—6 pm
SATuRdAy MORNINg
Sixth Floor Lounge
(One East 65th Street)
Torah Study—9:15 am
Main Sanctuary
(Fifth Avenue at 65th Street)
Organ Recital—10:15 am
Service Begins—10:30 am
K. Scott Warren,
Organist/Choir Director
Andrew Henderson,
associate Organist
daniel Beckwith,
assistant Organist
Services may be heard live or
by podcast through the Temple
website at www.emanuelnyc.org.
Follow the “Listen to the
Broadcast of Services” link
from the Home Page.
Hearing loop in Sanctuary
and Beth-El Chapel; switch
aid to T-coil. Headsets or
neck loops also available.
UST AS OUR American calendrical proverb
reads, “March comes in like a lion and
goes out like a lamb,” the Talmud says
of the corresponding month of Adar
(the month in which Purim is celebrated),
“Mi-she-nichnas Adar, marbim b’simcha,”
which translates as, “For the one who
welcomes the Hebrew month of Adar,
simcha increases.”
That word, simcha, seems to jump off the
page. We all know what a simcha is. You have
experienced it when welcoming a child to your family or through the
pride in celebrating a bar or bat mitzvah, a wedding, a special birthday or
an anniversary. It’s a moment that deserves to be marked! Simcha often is
translated as “joy” or “happiness.” But there is a difference.
Happiness is temporal…of the moment…in the moment. It is the
response we expect after we provide a child with a desired object or
favorite food. “Are you happy?” And the answer is unfailingly, “Yes!”
For us, it may be found in our culture of instant gratification, in
circumstances that configure to provide us with a desired result.
But, when the ice cream tumbles from its cone or the new app fails to
deliver, the professed happiness dissipates as quickly as it arrived.
Joy, however, is altogether different. Rather, it is the deep-grounded
feeling of well-being—an attitude derived from confidence in the future
and awareness of the past. And, it is enduring.
The Talmud teaches us that if all the holidays were to cease being
celebrated, Purim still would remain. Commentators explain that at some
idyllic future time we will have learned the lessons of Yom Kippur—of
forgiveness and atonement. We will have learned the lessons of Pesach—
of redemption and freedom. We will have learned the lessons of
Shavuot—of commandedness and covenant. But the importance of
Purim never will fade.
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WEEKLy TORAH
PORTION
Worship & Spirituality
Vayikra
(Leviticus 1:1-5:26)
Read Saturday, March 8
SyNOPSIS: Specific
instructions for a variety
of sacrificial offerings.
FRIdAy d’VAR TORAH:
Rabbi davidson
SATuRdAy SERMON:
Rabbi Zeidman
TzaV
SyNOPSIS: Instructions
for various offerings;
instructions for ordination
of the priests including
bathing, dress, anointing
and sacrifice.
Rabbi Ehrlich
SATuRdAy SERMON:
Rabbinic Intern
Alexis Pinsky
photo by Elizabeth Wright Kahane
P’kudei
(Exodus 38:21-40:38)
SyNOPSIS: Tabernacle
erected and equipment
installed; Eight priestly
Garments are made; moses
initiates aaron and his
sons into the priesthood;
God’s presence descends
on Tabernacle.
Cantor Lori Corrsin
SATuRdAy SERMON:
Cantorial Intern
Richard Newman
Shabbat Kodesh Service
, Lifelong Learning Director Saul Kaiserman and
Juplifting
members of our Religious School faculty for an inspirational and
prayer service. At Shabbat Kodesh worship services, we sing
Friday, March 7 • 7
PM
• Beth-El Chapel
OIN OUR CLERGY
Hebrew prayers with lively melodies and experience the weekly Torah
reading through interpretation and storytelling. This month’s service
will feature a performance by our Junior Choir.
All are welcome at this service, which builds upon the curriculum and
community of the Religious School. Afterwards, we will celebrate at
a festive Oneg Shabbat.
Learn prayers and blessings on the Temple website: www.emanuelnyc.org.
(Click “Learning” ➙ “Religious School” ➙ “Shabbat Kodesh”)
QuESTIONS? Contact the Religious School: (212) 744-1400, ext. 226 or
school@emanuelnyc.org.
Sh’mini
SyNOPSIS: aaron’s
priesthood is inaugurated;
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SAVE THIS dATE...Friday, April 4
Shabbat Kodesh Service • 7 PM • Beth-El Chapel
(Our April service will be followed by
our High School leadership dinner.)
Purim at Emanu-El
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Purim is a festival of joy—marked by feasting, giving gifts to
friends, and providing charity to those in need. Learn more on the
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Temple website about Purim and how you can make your own celebration
more special: www.emanuelnyc.org. (Click “Worship” ➙
“Holy days & Festivals” ➙ “Purim” ➙ “Celebrate Purim!”)
Congregational Purim Celebration
Sunday, March 9 • 11 AM (Purim-shpiel) • 10 East 66th Street
12 PM (Purim Carnival) • One East 65th Street
COME IN COSTUME and be ready to celebrate at our annual fun-filled
family event! Join us for our Purim-shpiel at 11 AM, followed by our
annual Purim Carnival at noon. A special Mini-Carnival will be open
to Young Families and Nursery School students from 11:30 AM to 12 PM.
All are welcome to attend. (See details on page 10. »)
Congregational Megillah Reading...With a Twist
Saturday, March 15 • 5:30
PM
• One East 65th Street
GRAB YOUR GRAGGER and get ready to cheer on Queen Esther and
boo the wicked Haman! All are invited to our annual reading of the
Megillah. We will begin with a festive scotch tasting. Hamantaschen
will be served afterward.
Saviv Shabbat
a chance to celebrate Shabbat and wind down from
Jthe week. Wine
and a little nosh will be served at 7 , so come early.
Friday, March 28 • 7:30
PM
OIN US FOR
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Then we’ll enjoy Shabbat services together, followed by appetizers, wine,
and the chance to shmooze with both new people and old friends! Saviv
is a program for Temple members and nonmembers in their 20s and 30s.
There is no charge for this event, but reservations are requested
by March 26 to help us plan. Log on to www.saviv.org.
Young Families: Tot Shabbat
we offer
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a creative and age-appropriate service that incorporates singing,
movement and storytelling. Guests are welcome; reservations requested.
Saturday, April 5 • 10
AM TO
11:30
AM
• One East 65th St.
OR OUR PRESCHOOL THROUGH KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES
RSVP to young Families by Friday, April 4: Call (212) 744-1400, ext. 242.
TORAH PORTION
(continued)
Nadav and avihu make
an alien offering, and
God strikes them down;
list of kosher and nonkosher animals.
Rabbi Ehrlich
SATuRdAy SERMON:
Rabbi davidson
Tazria
SyNOPSIS: Rituals for a
woman’s purification after
childbirth; description of
and treatment for leprosy.
Rabbi davidson
SATuRdAy SERMON:
Rabbi Zeidman
TORAH COMMENTARy
GET mORE out of the Torah!
Read the weekly commentary
written by our clergy and
Temple staff, on the
Emanu-El website:
www.emanuelnyc.org.
Follow the link from
the Home Page.
BROAdCAST OF SERVICES
SaBBaTH SERvICES may
be heard live through the
Temple website, as well as
downloaded and used with
a personal audio player.
Follow the “Listen to the
Broadcast of Services”
link from the Home Page
(www.emanuelnyc.org).
Launch the Live365 Radio
audio player starting at
5:45 pm on Fridays, and
10:15 am on Saturdays.
NOTE: Services may be
heard through Live365
ONLy at the time of
broadcast.
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Community
COMMuNITy
Beyond “Dayenu”
T
E
-E are invited to participate in this
A
special journey of celebration and remembrance led by women for
women. Our second event is a musical brunch.
Sunday, March 2 • 10:30
LL WOMEN OF
EMPLE
AM
MANU
to 12
PM
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and Jewish pop-rock singer Hadar Orshalimy will lead us in exploring
new and classic Passover songs in preparation for Emanu-El’s first
Women’s Seder on April 6. Song sheets and recordings will be provided.
Cantor Lori Corrsin
There is no charge for this event, but reservations are needed to help us plan.
Call (212) 744-1400, ext. 206, or email womensseder@emanuelnyc.org.
Spring Sabbath Dinner
Friday, March 7 ● 7:15
T
are invited to a special
A Sabbath
dinner in honor of our beloved
, for his 29 years of
PM
● One East 65th Street
LL
EMPLE MEMBERS
service as administrative vice president of our
congregation. This event is sponsored by the
Women’s Auxiliary in cooperation with
the Men’s Club.
dr. Mark W. Weisstuch
RSVP to the Women’s Auxiliary: (212) 744-1400,
ext. 235. Registration forms may be downloaded
from the Temple website: www.emanuelnyc.org.
Charge is $50 per person.
Club 65: A Group for Seniors
LK
Tuesday, March 11 ● 11
AM
IFELONG LEARNING DIRECTOR SAUL
AISERMAN will discuss “The True Story
of How and Why Jewish Education Fails
(And What We Need to do About It).”
Even if we solved such problems as high cost,
lack of time and inadequacy of teachers, we
still would not be addressing the real dilemmas
intrinsic to Jewish education. These issues of
cultural change require thoughtful responses,
yet we continually hear simplistic solutions
based on blame or that promise easy fixes.
WOMEN'S AuxILIARy
MEMBERSHIP APPEAL
pLEaSE WON’T yOu join
our Women’s auxiliary and
become a part of this
vibrant organization? By
joining, you are ensuring the
legacy of the Reform Jewish
women of Congregation
Emanu-El. your membership
dues support our many
programs, charities and
projects. Help us to reach
out to more people and
to expand our wonderful
programs. We look forward
to welcoming you!
Learn more on
the Temple website
(www.emanuelnyc.org).
Click “Community” ➙
“Women’s Auxiliary.”
MEN’S CLuB MEMBERSHIP
aS paRT OF Temple life at
Emanu-El for more than
90 years, the men’s Club
encourages attendance at
all Temple religious events.
It promotes interest in
social, humanitarian,
educational and civic affairs.
It engages in cultural and
religious discussions and
activities, and it participates
in such activities that
support good citizenship
and interfaith dialogue.
please support our
programs and participate
on our committees;
membership is open to
all male members of the
congregation. dues are
$100 per year.
Become a Men’s Club
member by calling
(212) 744-1400, ext. 250
or emailing mensclub@
emanuelnyc.org.
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EMANu-EL
EATS
PuRIM ARRIVES THIS
MONTH. For those of you
who observe the custom of
mishloach manot—giving
purim gift baskets—this
month’s Emanu-El Eats
preview recipe is for a
delightful treat that is a
nice addition to any basket.
The following recipe comes
to us from congregant
Peggy Zorn Cohen.
CHOCOLATE-COVEREd
ALMONd CLuSTERS
(Makes about 36 to 40)
8 ounces high-quality
milk or semisweet
chocolate chips, divided
1½ cups whole, roasted,
skinless almonds (see note)
1. Line a couple of cookie
sheets with waxed paper.
2. In a large microwavesafe bowl, melt half the
chocolate chips on high for
about 30 seconds. Stir and
repeat until chocolate is just
melted, about 1½ minutes.
3. Stir in remaining chips
until melted. Cool 3 minutes.
4. Stir in almonds, making
sure they are well coated.
5. Drop teaspoonfuls of
the mixture onto prepared
cookie sheets; refrigerate
until set, about 30 minutes.
NOTE: If you cannot find dryroasted almonds in your grocery,
make your own by roasting whole
almonds in a 425°F oven until
nicely roasted and fragrant, about
10 minutes. Cool before using.
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CLuB 65
(continued)
We will examine three powerful critiques of Jewish education from the
past century, based on contemporary educational theory and grounded
in sociological research, leading to one inescapable conclusion:
Jewish education can and does work—when we aren’t afraid to let it!
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, editor in chief of the
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International Journal of Intelligence &
Counterintelligence, returns to Club 65 with a
Tuesday, April 8 ● 11
ICHARD
AM
ALCOURT
stimulating presentation, “The Media, the
Public and the Intelligence Community.”
Details will be forthcoming.
Participation in Club 65 is open to all Temple
members (men and women) age 65 and over;
attendance is free of charge. If you would like
to be on the monthly mailing list for news of
current and future programs, please call
(212) 744-1400, ext. 250.
Music Programs
Young Artists Concert
Sunday, March 16 • 3
S
, this concert
series presents prize winners of the New York
PM
• greenwald Hall (One East 65th Street)
PONSORED WITH THE Stecher &
Horowitz Foundation
International Piano Competition. Our final
performer will be Matthew graybil.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Matthew began his piano studies at age 6 and
presented his first recital the following year.
Praised by the Southampton Press as “hypnotic
and compelling,” Matthew has performed
as a recitalist, concert soloist and chamber
musician throughout the U.S., Canada,
France and Holland. He made his orchestral
debut at age 14 with Tchaikovsky’s Piano
Concerto No. 1 and subsequently has performed with the Fort Worth
Symphony and the National Chamber Players.His debut album, featuring
works by Brahms and Schubert, was released in 2012 as part of the
Victor Elmaleh Collection.
Lectures
•
Classes
•
Tours
A Day With Louis Comfort Tiffany
Tuesday, March 11 • 10 AM to 4 PM •
Lillian Nassau gallery, 220 East 57th Street
W
’ A
cordially invites all
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Temple members and their guests for a guided
tour of
HE
OMEN S
UXILIARY
Louis Comfort Tiffany’s New york
City landmarks led by Arlie Sulka of the
Lillian Nassau gallery.
First, we will meet at the Lillian Nassau Gallery,
to view their Tiffany collection. Next, we will visit
the Park Avenue Armory and the New york
Historical Society. We will have lunch at the
Historical Society’s fabulous restaurant, Caffè
Storico. Finally, we will return to Temple
Emanu-El to view our own Tiffany treasures.
The charge for this event—$85 for Women’s Auxiliary and Men’s Club
members, $95 for all other Temple members and guests—includes lunch
and transportation between sites. download the registration form from
the Temple website (www.emanuelnyc.org) and return it with payment
by Friday, March 7. QuESTIONS? Call (212) 744-1400, ext. 235.
SAVE THIS dATE...Friday, April 4
Women’s Auxiliary trip to the Barnes Foundation
(details will be forthcoming.)
Breakfast With Daniel Garodnick
T
AM
to 12
PM
MEN’S CLUB cordially invites all Temple
members and their guests to participate in
our March event: breakfast with New york
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City Councilmember daniel R. garodnick,
who will discuss “Post-Sandy Recovery and
Rebuilding New york City.” In the aftermath
of Hurricane Sandy, he coordinated with FEMA
in implementing relief projects for affected
communities and worked with the Mayor’s
Office on the NYC Special Initiative for
Rebuilding and Resiliency.
The charge for this event is $30 for Men’s Club and Women’s Auxiliary
members; $35 for all other Temple members and guests. download the
registration form from the Temple website (www.emanuelnyc.org) and return
it with payment by March 15. (Make checks payable to the Men’s Club.)
QuESTIONS? Call the Men’s Club at (212) 744-1400, ext. 250.
BOOK
gROuPS
MEN’S CLuB
Wednesday, March 5 •
8:30 AM • One East 65th
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
THE STORy OF two
supernatural creatures
who arrive separately in
New york in 1899.
Wednesday, April 2 •
8:30 AM • One East 65th
The Five: a novel of
Jewish Life in Turn-ofthe-Century Odessa
by vladimir Jabotinsky
WOMEN’S AuxILIARy
Tuesday, March 18 •
12:30 PM • One East 65th
What We Talk about When
We Talk about anne Frank
by Nathan Englander
a NEw YoRk TiMES Notable
Book; NpR Best Book 2012
(Discussion to be led
by Cantor Lori Corrsin)
NOTE: This session has
been rescheduled from
January 21.
STETTENHEIM
LITERARy CIRCLE
Wednesday, March 19 •
The Burgess Boys
by Elizabeth Strout
HauNTED By THE freak
accident that killed their
father, Jim and Bob Burgess
escape from their maine
hometown for New york City.
Wednesday, April 2 •
Out of egypt
by andré aciman
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AduLT
EduCATION
Our Heritage, Our Future
WHO ARE WE?
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this rabbinic installation year with a
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yearlong study of Reform Judaism that looks at its past as well as its
future. All are invited to join us for the following thought-provoking
EMPLE
SPRINg SEMESTER 2014
FuLL-SEmESTER COuRSES
and THREE-WEEK mINISEmESTERS begin April 23.
Early-bird discounts are
available. Temple members
receive 15 percent off tuition
for full-semester courses.
JEWS ANd FOOd
Sunday, March 2 •
10 AM to 2 PM •
One East 65th Street
(Lecturer: Dr. Brigitte Sion)
LEaRN HOW manischewitz,
Crisco, bagels and pastrami
all revolutionized Jewish
food culture in america.
Explore the intricate
relationship between
american Jews and food,
from production to
preparation to consumption.
Study a variety of texts and
other sources to understand
Jewish dietary laws from an
anthropological perspective.
analyze the movement
toward eco-kashrut—
ethical farming, new
kashrut standards and
mindful eating.
Examine american Jewish
cookbooks from the last 100
years and what they reveal
about immigration, class,
gender and assimilation.
Charge: $65 per person
(includes lunch)
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MANU EL CELEBRATES
lectures and programs and to take part in this important dialogue about
the values and beliefs of Reform Judaism.
Social Justice: The Heart and Soul of the
Past and Future of the Reform Movement
Wednesday, March 5 • 6:30
PM
REFORM JUDAISM OFTEN IS DEFINED by its belief and practice of social
justice. Reform is informed by “prophetic Judaism,” the mandates and
call of the classical prophets—Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel—who
asserted the centrality of justice, righteousness and empathy on a
universalist plane. In this discussion between two giants in the arena of
social action, we explore the contemporary meaning of tikkun olam—
repairing the world; the daily challenges of taking personal responsibility;
the notion of being partners with God; and the ways in which study,
prayer and Jewish values are inextricably and reciprocally tied to the
active pursuit of justice and righteousness.
RABBI dAVId SAPERSTEIN is director and counsel of
the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism.
Rabbi Saperstein has headed several national religious
coalitions and serves on the board of numerous national
organizations. Also an attorney, Rabbi Saperstein
teaches seminars in First Amendment church-state law
and in Jewish law at georgetown university Law School.
ALBERT VORSPAN is director emeritus of the Commission
on Social Action of Reform Judaism. He also is former
senior vice president of the union of American Hebrew
Congregations, the predecessor organization of the
union of Reform Judaism.
How Liberal Jews Create Paths Toward
the Sacred: The development of
Liberal Jewish Theologies in America
Wednesday, March 12 • 6:30
PM
FROM 1885, with the first Reform platform stating, “We hold that Judaism
presents the highest conception of the God-idea,” to the most recent
platform of 1999, which declares, “We affirm the reality and oneness of
God, even as we may differ in our understanding of the Divine presence,”
Reform Jews have wrestled with the concept of the divine, the meaning
of holiness and the implications of the covenant relationship. Looking at
the religious thought of Leo Baeck, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua
Heschel, Mordecai Kaplan, Eugene Borowitz and Rachel Adler, we will
see how their interpretations have helped shape the ways in which
Liberal Jews have made Judaism relevant to their lives in modernity.
ELLEN M. uMANSKy is the Carl and dorothy Bennett
Chair in Judaic Studies and professor of religious studies
at Fairfield university (Connecticut). dr. umansky’s
research and writing focus largely on late 19th through
20th century Jewish history and thought in the united
States and England, with a particular interest in lay
religious leadership, Liberal Judaism and Jewish
women’s spirituality.
The Future of Jewish denominations
Sunday, April 6 • 10 AM • One East 65th Street
(This event is sponsored by the men’s Club
and moderated by rabbi Joshua m. davidson)
HAVE JEWISH DENOMINATIONS MERGED? What is the importance of
a multi-denominational Jewish community? Do we live in a postdenominational time? Does denominational loyalty matter?
RABBI PETER J. RuBINSTEIN is senior rabbi of Central
Synagogue. He graduated from Amherst College and
was ordained by HuC-JIR in New york, where he
received a Master of Hebrew Letters degree with
honors. His writings have been included in several
books, including Our rabbis Taught (1990), how Can
i Find God (1997) and restoring Faith (2001).
RABBI ELLIOT J. COSgROVE is senior rabbi at Park
Avenue Synagogue. Ordained at the Jewish Theological
Seminary in 1999, Rabbi Cosgrove earned his doctorate
at the university of Chicago divinity School. He serves
as rabbinical advisor on interfaith affairs for the Antidefamation League, and he is a member of the Council
on Foreign Relations.
RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN has been rabbi of
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun since 1959 and
principal of the Ramaz School since 1966. He is a
professor of homiletics at yeshiva university, vice
president of the Beth din of America and a member of
the board of directors of the Joint distribution Committee.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia
College and earned his ordination, master’s and
doctorate from yeshiva university.
SKIRBALL
(continued)
JPS/SKIRBALL
NEW AuTHOR SERIES
Thursday, March 27 •
7 PM • One East 65th St.
RaBBI BaRRy L. SCHWaRTz
will discuss his new book,
Judaism’s Great Debates:
Timeless Controversies
From Abraham to Herzl.
In his graceful, engaging
and creative prose, Schwartz
presents an introduction
to an intellectual history of
Judaism through the art
of argumentation.
This program is free
and open to the public.
SKIRBALL ON
FACEBOOK
pLEaSE TaKE a
mOmENT to like
the Skirball
Center for adult Jewish
Learning on Facebook.
as a Jewish learner, we
encourage you to log onto
our Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/
jewishlearning) for updates
about program offerings
and informative articles on
various Jewish subjects.
LEARN MORE ON THE
SKIRBALL WEBSITE
vIEW THE online course
guide. Download the printed
guide. Listen to or watch
previous lectures. Register
for upcoming classes.
Read faculty and staff bios.
make a donation. Log on to
adultjewishlearning.org.
Add your name to our
mailing list by calling
(212) 507-9580.
Listen to or watch previous lecture on the Temple website
(www.emanuelnyc.org). Click “Learning” ➙ “Adult Education” ➙
“Who Are We? (2013-2014 Course guide).”
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RELIgIOuS
SCHOOL
SCHOOL CLOSINgS
RELIGIOuS SCHOOL will be
closed Sunday, March 16
through Wednesday,
March 26 for Spring Break
and Monday, April 14
through Monday, April 21
for passover Break.
THIRd gRAdE PARENTS
BAR/BAT MITZVAH
INFORMATION MEETINg
Sunday, April 6 • 11:15 AM
and Monday, April 7 •
5:15 PM • 10 E. 66th St.
paRENTS OF third graders:
are you confused about the
bar/bat mitzvah process at
Emanu-El? Wondering when
you should start thinking
about it? Is it already too
late or way too early?
(answer: It isn’t.)
Join our clergy and Lifelong
Learning staff for a brief
informational meeting prior
to the end of the Religious
School day. Over a cup of
coffee, you’ll learn about
the different types of
worship services at Temple
Emanu-El and the prayer
spaces where children may
be called to the Torah.
all parents are encouraged
to attend one of these
sessions prior to scheduling
the date for their child’s
service. a date for a bar or
bat mitzvah service may
be scheduled once a child
reaches fourth grade.
If you’re planning to attend,
then please register with
the Religious School.
Call (212) 744-1400, ext.
226, or email school@
emanuelnyc.org.
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Early Childhood
Nursery School Summer Camp
great first camp experience for your preschooler?
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Nursery School Summer Camp provides:
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• Activities tailored to the child not yet ready for a full day of camp
• Groups led by Temple Emanu-El Nursery School teachers
• Air-conditioned classrooms that provide a nurturing place for
campers and include a building-block area, dramatic-play corner,
arts-and-crafts center and library corner
• Two large, sunny outdoor play spaces where children can enjoy
wading pools, bubble tables and sprinklers
• Weekly music and yoga classes
A typical Summer Camp day includes an art project, music and
movement, free play in the classroom, and lots of outdoor play.
Campers bring their own lunch from home.
SuMMER CAMP 2014 will run from June 10 through July 24.
Hours are 9 AM to 1 PM, Monday through Thursday. Children must
be 2 years, 9 months by June 30, 2014.
If you wish to enroll your child in our SuMMER CAMP, then please call us at
(212) 744-1400, ext. 230, or send an email to sfischer@emanuelnyc.org.
We will email you an application. Spaces are limited, and enrollment is on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Religious School
Purim Olympics
Sunday, March 9 • 11 AM (Purim-shpiel) • 10 East 66th Street
12 PM (Purim Carnival) • One East 65th Street
Special Mini-Carnival open to young Families and Nursery
School students from 11:30 AM to 12 PM • One East 65th Street
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! First join the whole congregation for an
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amusing retelling of the story of Esther. Remember to come in
costume to earn a medal during the costume parade. Then come to the
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AMES BEGIN
annual communitywide Purim Carnival and celebrate the triumph of
good over evil by competing in a wide variety of games and activities.
TOO OLd FOR gAMES? Then help us plan
the event! Contact Rachel Brumberg at
rbrumberg@emanuelnyc.org for information.
This event is open to all Temple members
and friends, free of charge.
Volunteering
Homebound Delivery/Second Seder
Congregation Emanu-El has provided what have
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become cherished community services: delivery of Passover meals to
homebound seniors and our Second Seder for the Elderly. Many of you
OR MANY YEARS
have given generously of your time and hard work, for which we are most
grateful. We welcome new volunteers (Temple members only) and ask
previous volunteers to offer their enthusiastic efforts once again.
• Packing and delivery of meals for homebound seniors will be held on
Sunday, April 6, beginning at 9 AM. (Enter at 10 East 66th Street;
continental breakfast is served.)
• Second Seder will be served on Tuesday, April 15. (Volunteers must
arrive at 10 East 66th Street or their assigned senior center at the
appropriate time, based on their assigned duties.)
Important dates to note:
Please complete and return the Volunteer Registration Form below no later
than March 21. Fax to (212) 570-0826 or mail to Temple Emanu-El, One East
65th Street, New york, Ny 10065, Attn: Second Seder. direct your questions
to (212) 744-1400, ext. 215.
VOLuNTEER REgISTRATION FORM
Yes, I (we) will be available to pack homebound bags on
Sunday, April 6, beginning at 9 AM at 10 East 66th Street.
I (we) have a car and will be available for homebound deliveries
on Sunday, April 6, beginning at 9:45 AM at 10 East 66th Street.
Yes, I (we) will volunteer on Tuesday, April 15 for Second Seder.
Number of volunteers
Setting Tables
Meal Preparation
Bus Escort
My Job Preference:
Table Service
Elevator Service
Prep of Bus Bags
1 PM (All ages welcome)
1:30 PM (Adults only during cooking)
3:30 PM (Adults only)*
Report Time to 10 East 66th Street:
4:30 PM (Ages 14 and older)
*Report to assigned senior center location
I am enclosing a contribution to help defray program costs.
Name (Please Print)
Evening Telephone
Mailing Address
Email Address
VOLuNTEER
OPPORTuNITIES
STITCH’N TIME
Sunday, March 23 •
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM •
aLL TEmpLE mEmBERS
are invited to knit or
crochet items for various
groups in need. yarn and
patterns are provided,
but you must bring your
own needles (#8). We have
a professional instructor to
assist us. So, prior knitting
experience is not required.
Refreshments are served.
If you are unable to join us
at the Temple, we can
arrange for you to be part
of the Stitch’n Time team at
home. Just let us know!
Call (212) 744-1400,
ext. 452.
RONALd McdONALd
HOuSE dINNER
ONCE a mONTH, Temple
Emanu-El congregants serve
dinner and organize art
projects and entertainment
for families residing at NyC’s
Ronald Mcdonald House.
all potential volunteers
(Temple members only)
must preregister with the
Women’s Auxiliary; call
(212) 744-1400, ext.
235. must be at least 18
years old and in good health.
Please note: Our March
event has been canceled.
Our next dinner will be
Tuesday, April 29.
TOuR guIdES
EvERy SaTuRDay, after
services, a member of our
congregation leads a tour of
the Temple for visitors.
Learn more about
volunteering by calling
(212) 744-1400, ext. 312.
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Mini Mitzvah Day
PM
• 10 East 66th Street (Blumenthal Hall)
invited to
Tparticipate in a new volunteer eventareoffering
three meaningful projects...
EMPLE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Help Feed the Hungry
Volunteers will make sandwiches, bake cookies and assemble
150 meals bags that are distributed to pantries and shelters.
mishloach manot for Seniors
Emanu-El will create 250 mishloach manot packages containing
traditional Purim goodies that will be donated to and distributed
by DOROT, The Blue Card and Selfhelp’s Nazi Victims Services.
Passover for Project Ezra
Volunteers will assemble 100 boxes of food supplies
that enable elderly, homebound seniors to observe Passover.
QuESTIONS? Contact the Tikkun Olam Committee:
(212) 744-1400, ext. 452 or tikkunolam@emanuelnyc.org.
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TEMPLE yOuTH IN ACTION
On January 12, 2014,
students from our
Seventh grade
worked with Sunday
Lunch Program
volunteers to prepare
150 lunches for
New york City’s
hungry. Our volunteer
team worked with
the youngsters
and mentored them
throughout the
process. A great
time was had by all!
View additional photos on the Temple website (www.emanuelnyc.org).
Click “Volunteering” ➙ “Fighting Hunger” ➙ “Sunday Lunch Program.”
Power of Purim (continued)
You might think it’s an odd comment on a holiday filled with goodnatured fun. Yet, what begins as merriment creates a foundation for the
deep-seated joy that carries us through every challenge we meet. Hearing
the story of Esther (the Megillah) encourages us to internalize the
courage to stand up against hatred and intolerance. Sharing a celebratory
meal and giving gifts of food to friends creates a sense of satisfaction and
well-being as we also strengthen our bonds of community. Providing for
the poor opens our hearts to compassion and justice. These mitzvot are
bound together by gratitude that is at the core of joy.
Purim’s joy is larger than the individual. It is communal rather than
personal. Each year, we revisit that simcha to remind ourselves of how it
grounds us against despair or fear and moves us to compassion and
appreciation. (Many recent studies show how “mindful appreciation” of
what we have can lead to a greater sense of satisfaction every day!)
As the calendar moves from Purim toward Passover, let’s make Adar/March
a time for simcha, a time for practicing appreciation as well as happiness
and joy that will carry us through the moment, the day and the year.
Chag Purim Sameach! A joyous and happy Purim! ❏
WHAT dO yOu THINK?
Join the conversation and post your thoughts on the Temple website
(www.emanuelnyc.org). Click “About us” ➙ “Publications” ➙ “Bulletin Blog.”
CLERgy
Joshua m. Davidson, Senior Rabbi
amy B. Ehrlich, Associate Rabbi
Benjamin J. zeidman,
Assistant Rabbi
Lori a. Corrsin, Cantor
Dr. Ronald B. Sobel,
Senior Rabbi Emeritus
Dr. David m. posner,
Senior Rabbi Emeritus
alexis pinsky, Rabbinic intern
Richard Newman, Cantorial intern
OFFICERS
John H. Streicker, President
Susan S. Danoff, Vice President
marne Obernauer Jr., Vice President
Robert a. Calinoff, Secretary
Stephen T. Shapiro, Treasurer
STAFF
mark W. Weisstuch,
Administrative Vice President
mark H. Heutlinger, Administrator
Robyn W. Cimbol, Senior Director,
Development and Philanthropy
Sherry Nehmer, Asst. Administrator
Christine manomat, Membership
Saul Kaiserman, Director,
Lifelong Learning
Rachel Brumberg, Assoc. Director,
Lifelong Learning
mark W. Weisstuch,
interim Executive Director,
Skirball Center for Adult Jewish
Learning at Temple Emanu-El
Ellen Davis, Director,
Nursery School
Elizabeth F. Stabler,
Temple Librarian, ivan M.
Stettenheim Library
Warren Klein, interim Curator,
Herbert & Eileen Bernard
Museum of Judaica
Charles S. Salomon,
Funeral Director
♦
Kathryn m. Roberts,
Bulletin Editor/webmaster
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LIFE-CyCLE
EVENTS
BAR/BAT MITZVAH
PREPARATION
CHILDREN muST BE
enrolled in Religious School
in order to celebrate bar or
bat mitzvah at Temple
Emanu-El. a date can be
scheduled when a child is in
fourth grade. To register
your child for Religious
School, call (212) 7441400, ext. 226.
To schedule a date,
call Sherry Nehmer at
(212) 744-1400, ext. 312.
Families are encouraged
to make use of bar/bat
mitzvah resources available
on the Temple website.
(www.emanuelnyc.org:
Click “Learning” ➙
“Religious School” ➙
“Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Program.”)
A REMINdER ABOuT
SPONSORSHIPS
BECauSE THE EmaNu-EL
BuLLETIN is a monthly
publication, please be
advised that we need one
month’s notice for pulpit
Flower dedications and
oneg Shabbat sponsorships.
Call Sherry Nehmer at
(212) 744-1400, ext. 312.
WOMEN’S AuxILIARy
TRIBuTE FuNd
COmmEmORaTE
SIGNIFICaNT life-cycle
events in a meaningful way
and support the activities of
the Women’s auxiliary.
all contributions are listed
in window on Emanu-El.
Contact the Women’s
Auxiliary at womaux@
emanuelnyc.org or
(212) 744-1400, ext. 235.
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Life-Cycle Events
, the act of consciously marking the major
F
milestones in one’s life is an important element of both personal and
religious development. Similarly important are the rituals associated
ROM BIRTH TO DEATH
with these life-cycle events.
The following students of our Religious School
will become B’nei miTzVah in March:
Brentt Jacob Goldstein, son of Michelle Paretti and Glenn Goldstein
Saturday, March 1
Maya Wissak, daughter of Alex and Richard Wissak
Saturday, March 8
Bridget Curwin, daughter of Roxanne and Gary Curwin
Saturday, March 22
We are grateful for their sponsorship of each Friday evening’s Oneg Shabbat.
PuLPIT FLOWERS at worship services
have been donated by the following congregants:
Robert H. Siegel in loving memory of his mother, Florence Powell Siegel
For the Sabbath of February 28 and March 1
Marjorie R. Bukzin in loving memory of Pauline and Harry Millman
For the Sabbath of March 7 and 8
Susan and David Rahm in loving memory of
David’s father, Hans E. Rahm
Jane G. Rittmaster in memory of my beloved mother, Hilda K. Goldstone
Richard and Alex Wissak in honor of their daughter
Maya Wissak becoming a bat mitzvah
For the Sabbath of March 14 and 15
Carol L. Klapper in loving memory of her mother, Frances Klapper
Dr. Sandra Gluck in loving memory of her mother, Harriet Prusock
Lee and Roger L. Strong and Family
in loving memory of his father, Leon W. Strong
Charles S. Salomon
The universal
Funeral Chapel
1076 madison avenue
(212) 753-5300
Our service is available in the
Temple, home or our Chapel.
The Cemeteries of Congregation Emanu-El
Salem Fields and Beth-El
a limited number of above-ground crypts are
available in our community mausoleum.
For information, please call Dr. mark W. Weisstuch
at the Temple Office, (212) 744-1400.
At a glance: March 2014
March 2
Sunday, 10 AM - 2
Jews and Food
PM
March 2
Sunday, 10:30 AM
Beyond “Dayenu”
March 2
Sunday, 12 PM
Mini Mitzvah Day
March 11
Tuesday, 10 AM - 4
A Day with Louis
Comfort Tiffany
PM
Lillian Nassau Gallery
(220 East 57th Street)
March 11
Tuesday, 11 AM
Club 65: A Group
for Seniors
March 23
Sunday, 11:30
Stitch’n Time
AM
March 27
Thursday, 7 PM
JPS/Skirball
New Author Series
March 5
Wednesday, 8:30 AM
Men’s Club Book Group
March 12
Wednesday, 6:30 PM
How Liberal Jews Create
Paths Toward the Sacred
March 5
Wednesday, 6:30 PM
Social Justice: The Heart
and Soul of the Past and
Future of Reform Judaism
March 15
Saturday, 5:30 PM
Congregational
Megillah Reading
March 28
Friday, 7:30 PM
Saviv Shabbat
Book discussion
March 7
Friday, 7 PM
Shabbat kodesh
Beth-El Chapel
(Fifth avenue at 65th Street)
March 7
Friday, 7:15 PM
Spring Sabbath Dinner
(Honoring Dr. Mark
weisstuch)
March 9
Sunday, 11
Purim-shpiel
AM
10 East 66th Street
(Lowenstein Sanctuary)
11:30 AM - 12
Mini-Carnival
PM
(I.m. Wise Hall)
12 PM
Purim Carnival
March 16
Sunday, 3 PM
Young Artists Concert
Community
Early Childhood
March 18
Tuesday, 12:30 PM
women’s Auxiliary
Book Group
March 19
Wednesday, 6:30
Stettenheim
Literary Circle
March 23
Sunday, 10 AM
Breakfast with
Daniel Garodnick
Lecture • Class • Tour
Musical Program
PM
Panel discussion
Religious School Event
Volunteering
Worship & Spirituality
young People’s Program
(I.m. Wise Hall)
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TEMPLE EMANu-EL
BuLLETIN
Vol. 86, No. 7
March 2014
CONgREgATION EMANu-EL
of the City of New york
One East 65th Street, New york, Ny 10065
(212) 744-1400 • www.emanuelnyc.org
Emanu-El is now on Facebook!
Visit us at www.facebook.com/emanuelnyc
Object of the Month...
HERBERT & EILEEN BERNARd MuSEuM
La Fete de Purim
Designed and drawn by L.F. du Bourg
Engraved by B. Bernaerts
Amsterdam, 18th Century
the Purim service at the
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Spanish and Portuguese synagogue in
Amsterdam. This engraving is from the
EPICTED HERE IS
supplement to Bernard Picart’s Ceremonies
et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du
monde (Ceremonies and Customs of All the
Peoples of the World), an 18th century
encyclopedic work of the world’s religions.
gift of the Women’s Auxiliary of Congregation
Emanu-El in memory of former Women’s
Auxiliary President daisy J. Elkan, 1982
(CEE 82-10)
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