October - Congregation Temple Israel, St. Louis, MO

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October - Congregation Temple Israel, St. Louis, MO
October 2014
Tishrei / Cheshvan 5775
Volume XXXIV / Number 1
www.ti-stl.org
See page 9
Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism
and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world.
SHABBAT WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Friday, October 10, 2014
6:00 p.m. Sukkot Picnic and Service
Torah Portion: Chol Hamoed
Saturday, October 11, 2014
9:45 a.m. Bible Study
11:00 a.m. Shabbat Worship
Bat Mitzvah of Ellie Cearley
Daughter of Lauri Cearley
Welcome Home!
HIGH HOLY DAYS
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
EREV YOM KIPPUR - KOL NIDRE
Friday, October 17, 2014
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Simchat Torah and Consecration
with HaShemesh
Torah Portion: B’reishit
Friday, October 3
7:30 p.m. Classical Reform-Style Service
Location: Gall Family Sanctuary
Saturday, October 18, 2014
9:45 a.m. Bible Study
11:00 a.m. Shabbat Worship
Bat Mitzvah of Julia Smotkin
Daughter of Howard and Barbara Smotkin
Saturday, October 4
9:00 a.m. Tot Service (Pre-K and younger)
Location: Gall Family Sanctuary
Friday, October 24, 2014
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship
Torah Portion: Noach
10:00 a.m. Intergenerational Service
Location: Gall Family Sanctuary
Saturday, October 25, 2014
9:45 a.m. Bible Study
Friday, October 31, 2014
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Worship
(Note earlier start time)
Torah Portion: Lech L’Cha
Saturday, November 1, 2014
9:45 a.m. Bible Study
YOM KIPPUR MORNING
10:00 a.m. Children’s Service (Grades K - 3)
Location: May Chapel
YOM KIPPUR AFTERNOON
12:15 p.m. Body and Soul - Yoga with Lisi Weinstein
Location: The Edison Bridge
1:00 p.m. “Jonah: A Whale of a Story”
with Jed Filler, RJE, Director of Youth Education
Location: May Chapel
1:45 p.m - “Opening our Hearts to the
Blessings of Yom Kippur”
with Jan Offenbach Nykin, M.Ed., LCSW
Location: May Chapel
2:30 p.m. - “The Delicate Balance of Jewish Guilt:
How Should I Really Feel About Israel?”
with Rabbi Emeritus Mark L. Shook
Location: May Chapel
3:30 - 6:00 p.m. Afternoon Torah and
Haftarah Service followed by Yizkor (Memorial)
and Concluding Services
Location: Gall Family Sanctuary
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GLANCE
ANNUAL HIGH HOLY DAY PERSONAL CARE ITEM DRIVE
CONTINUES THRU OCTOBER 17
We will be collecting personal care items throughout the High Holy Days to benefit the Harvey Kornblum
Jewish Food Pantry.
ALL PERSONAL CARE ITEMS NEEDED
Toilet paper, soaps, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, body lotion, disposable razors,
shaving cream, diapers, feminine protection products, and bandages. The need for personal care items is great, as
these products generally cannot be purchased with food stamps.
We’ll have volunteers and special collection barrels available at Yom Kippur services. Items can also be brought to the
Temple at any time and placed in the collection barrels by the May Chapel building entrance through Friday, October 17.
MORE HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS AT TEMPLE ISRAEL
“RAISE THE ROOF” SUKKAH BUILDING
SHOFAR SOCIETY SUKKOT OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, October 5, at 9:00 a.m.
On the lawn (by the Brodsky Circle) at Temple Israel.
Sunday, October 12, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
At the home of Rabbis Feder and Alper
We’ll provide the bagels; you bring your screwdriver
and help us build a new Temple Israel sukkah. No need to
be handy; lend a hand and enjoy the fun!
Open to all Shofar Society members.
Want to join the Shofar Society?
RSVP to Jed Filler, jfiller@ti-stl.org
or 314-432-8050.
Contact Amanda Radman, aradman@ti-stl.org
or 314-432-8050.
SIMCHAT TORAH AND CONSECRATION
DECORATE THE HUT
Wednesday, October 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Free pizza dinner and sukkah decorating for families
with children preschool-age through 2nd grade. Try your
hand at shaking the lulov and etrog! Family fun for all!
RSVP to Amanda Radman, aradman@ti-stl.org
or 314-432-8050.
CONGREGATIONAL SUKKOT/SHABBAT CELEBRATION
Friday, October 10
6:00 p.m. Family Sukkot Service
6:30 p.m. Bring-Your-Own Picnic Dinner
7:00 p.m. Special Dessert
Outdoors in the TI Sukkah (weather permitting)
Bring a picnic dinner and join us in the TI sukkah
as we celebrate Sukkot and Shabbat with food, worship,
and fun! No RSVP necessary.
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Friday, October 17
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Family Service and Consecration
Installation of Jed Filler, MAJCS, RJE
Desserts and special treats to follow
Bring the whole family and join us for festive celebration
of Shabbat, Simchat Torah, the Consecration of our
newest Religious School students, and the installation
of Jed Filler as our new Director of Youth Education.
We will celebrate with singing, dancing, parading with
the Torah scrolls, and unrolling an entire Torah scroll for
all to see as we start the annual cycle of Torah reading
anew. Be sure to stick around for special desserts and
treats for all ages.
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
Rabbi Amy Feder
A few weeks ago my grandfather, Al Melman, passed
In so many ways, he was correct. My grandfather
away. His death was not a surprise to our family; he
identified very closely with Judaism. Growing up, he and
was 90 and had been living with Alzheimer’s and other
his father walked to shul every week on Shabbat, and as
illnesses for several years, and we all truly knew that it
an adult, he was a Board member and a Shabbat regular
was a blessing for his suffering to have ended. He lived
at TI for many years. Yet his Judaism, like so many
a full, meaningful, and purposeful life, and we all
of ours, was in the end about community more than
admired him and the example he set.
anything else. It was about the people he saw here each
What did surprise me, however, was the feeling that
I had being a mourner. I have lost loved ones before,
and I have sat with many of you in your time of loss.
This, though, was my first time sitting in the front row
of the May Chapel and accepting condolences, looking
out from the bimah to see the faces of so many people
there who were sharing my family’s sadness and
supporting us. I felt so overwhelmed with gratitude,
both for everyone who reached out in even the smallest
ways, and for a tradition that helped put context to the
sense of loss.
week who would ask after his well-being any time he and
my grandmother didn’t make it to services. It was about
the Board meetings when people would refer back to
the way they did accounting at the Temple “back when
Al Melman was the treasurer,” which would remind me
that being a leader in this community really does have
a lasting impact. It was the way that when he died, even
after having not really been himself for years, so many
people came forward to express their fondness for him.
It was Temple Israel and our shared faith that gave us
all a context, a place to gather together in community,
and to have a way to say goodbye with dignity, with
It was my cousin, David, who expressed the sentiment
tradition, and with holiness. It was perfect, and he
best. David is in his 20s and from Seattle, and though
would have loved it.
he is a deeply spiritual and meditative person, he
probably has not identified closely with Judaism since
his bar mitzvah. Following the funeral he said, “I learned
so much about Judaism today when I saw all of those
Thank you for being such a wonderful community;
I am so proud and grateful to call this my home.
afeder@ti-stl.org
people coming out to say goodbye to Grandpa. Judaism
is about community, isn’t it? It’s not about rules and
rites; it’s about all of these people coming together and
sharing the same tradition and words so that they can
feel a connection at these times when there’s really
nothing you can say that feels right.”
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NEWS
CHUTZPAH
Rabbi Michael Alper
Each day this summer, I came into TI and
It’s the idea that transformation is a slow and powerful
watched the transformation of our building take place.
process, not just within a home or a building, but within
The painting of the walls, the installation of the fixtures,
ourselves. When we change just one aspect of our lives
the shining of the floors, the construction on the roof —
for the better, it helps us to see what else could be
each step was more exciting than the last. Each step
improved and to discover how tremendous the benefits
was also rather terrifying. On nearly a daily basis,
of making a positive change truly are.
the head of the construction crew came into my
office to reassure me that we would be ready for the
High Holidays. Once we get past the High Holidays,
yet another project awaits completion; the even more
dramatic renovation of the Gall Family Sanctuary in its
everyday layout, replete with new bimah, new ritual
objects, a new ark and more.
A strange thing has happened, though. With each
wonderful new change in the building, I find myself
discovering something else that needs to be done.
Our worship space is complete; what about our school,
the bridge, accessible entrances? It can be truly
overwhelming!
I have heard that this is a phenomenon that many
people experience when remodeling their homes.
Once you make one change, you see everything else
that could be done to make it even better. I’d like to
think that there is a real lesson to be learned here, and
it’s not about insatiability. It’s about spiritual growth.
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We start a weekly exercise regimen and realize that
we might feel even better if we also changed our eating
habits. We find one old friend on Facebook and reach
out to more, seeing how fun it is to reconnect with old
friends. We come to Shabbat services or Torah study
and realize how much calmer and more at peace we
seem during the week, and that perhaps we should
attend more often!
Sometimes it only takes a little change to help us see
what we are lacking in our lives and what we could do
to make it all a bit better. May this be a year when we
improve ourselves, one step, one brick at a time, and
find ourselves beginning each day with a renewed
vision of who we are and what our true potential is.
malper@ti-stl.org
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dee A. Mogerman
Welcome home! We return to Temple Israel to worship together in our beautiful new sanctuary for this High
Holy Day season. We began with the repair of our roof and have renovated the Gall Family Sanctuary, Isserman
Auditorium, Kriegshaber and Shoenberg foyers and surrounding areas to fit our current and future needs.
After the High Holy Day season our sanctuary will be transformed into an intimate, flexible space we will be
proud to use during the rest of the year. These renovations were completely paid for with the Livnot pledges
from our generous donors. We still have much work to do as we reinvigorate the Livnot Campaign to fund future
improvements to the rest of our campus, and we are excited about the possibilities.
The year 5775 will be a rededication year for Congregation Temple Israel. Events are planned throughout the
year which will allow each of us to celebrate and rededicate ourselves to our TI community. Our Time to Shine
Gala on November 16; tikkun olam projects such as Pies with a Purpose and our Thanksgiving Dinner for those
in need; and educational, social, and worship opportunities will focus on this theme throughout the year.
I look forward to being together as we celebrate our future.
Wherever you may be along your Jewish journey, there is a place for you in our Temple Israel community.
May you find your place at Temple Israel during the year 5775.
SUPPORT OUR TI HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL
“I am so very fortunate to have a spiritual community where there is very little difference
between friends and family. Where I know, no matter how much time has passed,
I have a place to call home and a family to love and be loved in return.”
Charlie Cook
We hope that you, like Charlie, feel that Temple Israel
THE NACHSHON CHALLENGE: A small group of young
is a place that you can call “home.”
congregants has pledged to match, dollar-for-dollar,
Our goal for this year’s appeal is $50,000.
This represents just $54 (triple chai) per household
High Holy Day Appeal gifts from fellow members ages
25 to 45, up to a maximum of $10,000.
if every member were to contribute. No gift is too big
Thank you for your generosity. You can donate now
or too small, and every contribution makes a difference.
online at www.ti-stl.org/appeal. For more information,
Please join us at a level that is most comfortable for you.
contact Carol Wolf Solomon, csolomon@ti-stl.org or
314-432-8050.
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NEWS
ThankYou
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WOMEN’S connecTIon Join Us at these Women’s ConnecTIon Events
PAINTING WITH A TWIST
AN AFTERNOON WITH JOANNE CARAS
Thursday, October 23
7:00-9:00 p.m.
at Painting with a Twist
12623 Olive Blvd.
Author of the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook
Unleash your inner artist with an evening of fun,
friends, food, and PAINTING. Almost as easy as
paint by number!
Cost: $35 per person
Half of the proceeds will be donated to the Temple Israel
Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
RSVP online at www.paintingwithatwist.com/crevecoeur.
Select the TI Women’s ConnecTIon party on the event
calendar and enter the passcode: PARTY. For more
information, contact Debbie Schultz, 314-330-9940 or
Jennifer Patchin, 314-307-9940.
and Miracles & Meals and cooking show host
on Jewish Living Television (JLTV).
Sunday, November 9
(The anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night
of broken glass)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Isserman Auditorium
Admission: $18 per person
(Proceeds will be donated to the St. Louis Holocaust
Museum and Learning Center.)
Dessert reception to follow featuring recipes from
Joanne’s cookbooks. Bring guests and let them be part of
this special experience featuring recipes your family will
enjoy and stories they will never forget.
Books may be pre-ordered or purchased at the event.
RSVP by Monday, November 3, to Amanda Radman
aradman@ti-stl.org or 314-432-8050.
AND SAVE THESE DATES!
December TBD – Senior Member Luncheon • Thursday, February 5 – Fortune Telling Event
Thursday, April 9 – Women’s Passover Seder
WOMEN’S CONNECTION PINTEREST IN PERSON EVENT
The Women’s ConnecTIon Committee extends its heartfelt thanks to the following
individuals for making the first Women’s ConnecTIon “Pinterest In Person” event
so successful:
Suzanne Epstein Lang - Festive and creative table scape and challah napkins rings.
Jody Chassin - Starry starry stars creative art project.
Diane Packman - Scrumptious holiday meal from appetizers to salmon and everything in between.
Evie Bernstein - Soup and sweets from the heart.
Nancy Nix Rice - Traveling in style clothing and packing advice.
Martina Stern - Fabulous place cards, illuminating table inspirations and individual desserts.
Kari Vincent - Our e-news maven, for her ability to take our words and turn them into the message we want to convey.
Sugar Fire Smoke House - For providing a sumptuous dinner, complete with a few “extras” (at a significant discount),
which was delivered to the dedicated Creve Coeur Fire and Police Departments as we remembered the anniversary
of September 11, 2001.
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worth
NOTING
TIME TO SHINE
Congregation Temple Israel’s Fundraising Gala,
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
5:30 P.M.
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, ST. LOUIS
Invitations to Illuminate the Night Gala, Congregation Temple Israel’s annual Time to Shine Fundraiser
are on their way! If you have friends or relatives who are not TI members
and would like to attend, let us know! We’re happy to send them an invitation.
JOIN US FOR A SHINING EVENING!
Enjoy fine dining, dancing to the incredible sounds of The Fabulous Motown Revue,
opportunities to purchase fabulous live auction and raffle items, and much more!
RSVP deadline is Friday, October 31.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. See your invitation for details or contact
Marisa Reby, mreby@ti-stl.org or 314-432-8050.
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DEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
OF TEMPLE ISRAEL
Leslie Wolf, Director
We are making some exciting changes to our Parent/
incredible job providing our more mobile toddlers with
Child program at the Deutsch Early Childhood Center
an amazing introductory preschool experience that
(DECC). Our Thursday morning Parent/Child class has
includes art, music, snack and even some time in our
always been a very popular offering. Typically, this class
muscle room! Parents and care-givers love taking part
is geared toward parents and care-givers of children
in all class activities with their little ones.
who are mobile; either walking or on the verge! We
recognize that there is also a great need for a program
geared to parents and care-givers of infants.
In addition to facilitating our new Club Baby group,
I have been teaching our preschool cooking class
on Wednesday afternoons. I love being back in
New parents with infants are looking for opportunities
the classroom with the kids! So far we have made
to connect with other new parents. They can often feel
homemade ranch dressing, pita pizza, and cheese
so secluded at home. I want to offer them a chance to
scrambled eggs. I am a teacher at heart, and believe
get together with other parents of infants to discuss
that having a presence in the classroom helps me be
what is going on with them and their babies.
an even better DECC Director. Cooking with the kids
So beginning Tuesday, October 7, I am going to
facilitate a group called Club Baby. This new group
will meet from 11:15 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m., timed
to fit right between morning and afternoon naps.
has brought me back to my two loves; cooking and
teaching! Club Baby will give me the opportunity to
build relationships with new parents and keep attuned
to their ever changing needs.
We will enjoy snacks and chat about babies, lack of
If you know anyone who might be interested in Club
sleep, feedings, and any topics that our parents or
Baby, Parent/Child class or our DECC preschool program,
care-givers want to talk about. Rabbi Amy will join us
please have them give me a call at 314-432-8076 or
on occasion, and I will line up guest speakers, depending
e-mail me at lwolf@ti-stl.org.
upon the needs of the parents. This will be a time for
parents and care-givers to relax with their babies, meet
lwolf@ti-stl.org
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new friends, and help one another get acclimated to the
issues surrounding parenthood.
Club Baby will be offered in addition to our very popular
Parent/Child class taught by Jane Weinhaus and
Lisa Cohen. As always, Jane and Lisa are doing an
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
school
NEWS
Jed Filler, RJE, Director of Youth Education
Shalom Chaverim!
The year has begun — as you read this, we are in the middle of our
High Holy Days, and our TIRS (Temple Israel Religious School)
is in full swing! Our first weeks were full of fun and activity,
and all of us here want you to “see yourselves at TI” –
so here are a few pictures of our first two weeks – enjoy!
L’Shanah Tovah U’metukah!
jfiller@ti-stl.org
CROP HUNGER WALK
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
Eden Theological Seminary
475 East Lockwood Ave. in Webster Groves
Registration/Check-in at 12:30 p.m.
Walk steps off at 1:30 p.m.
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Youth and adults of all ages are invited to
join our Temple Israel team and participate
in this tikkun olam activity.
There are both 1- and 3-mile routes.
To participate, contact Loren Ludmerer,
314-993-1811 or jewelrybyloren@yahoo.com.
Last year’s Pies with a Purpose effort produced more than 500 delicious,
homemade pumpkin pies for clients of the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food
Pantry and was such a success, we’re doing it again this year! In addition
to resuming our annual Thanksgiving dinner for those in need, we’ll be back
in the TI kitchen baking pies for our dinner guests and for the Jewish Food
Pantry. We welcome your participation as we strive to brighten the lives and
create the holiday spirit for as many people in need as possible.
We hope you can join us in the Temple kitchen at one or more of the following baking sessions.
Space at each baking session is limited, so register early to Sydney Masin, smasin@ti-stl.org or 314-432-8050!
Sunday, November 9, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Friday, November 21, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
There’s no religious school this Sunday, so round up the
We’ll bake pies from 4:00 - 6:00, have a nosh at the
entire family and join us for a morning of baking.
pre-oneg, and attend the 6:30 Shabbat service together.
Friday, November 14, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 23, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
We’ll bake pies from 4:00 - 6:00, have a nosh at the
Spend the morning baking pies with us while the kids are
pre-oneg, and attend the 6:30 Shabbat service together.
in Religious School.
Tuesday, November 18, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
For questions, RSVPs, or to arrange to donate supplies,
Baking is great way to unwind after a long day.
contact Sydney Masin at smasin@ti-stl.org or
314-432-8050.
VOLUNTEER FOR OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER
OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THOSE IN NEED RETURNS!
We had to take last year off due to our building renovation project.
Our Thanksgiving dinner will take place this year on
Wednesday, November 26, at 6:00 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to assist with set-up, check-in, and preparing
and serving food, and should plan to arrive at the Temple by 5:30 p.m.
We expect to serve more than 500 guests this year. Your help is greatly
appreciated! Adults and children in grades 6 and above are encouraged to volunteer.
teer.
Please RSVP to Sydney Masin, smasin@ti-stl.org, or 314-432-8050.
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youth
NEWS
ENGAGING OUR YOUTH
Stephanie Rhea, Youth Groups Advisor
All teens are invited to participate in these
October youth group activities.
JOIN IN THE HUNT!
For more information, contact Youth Groups Advisor
TEMPLE ISRAEL’S FIRST
Stephanie Rhea, srhea@ti-stl.org or 314-432-8050 or
SCAVENGER HUNT
visit www.facebook.com/nfty.tifty.
The Youth Activities Committee (YAC)
YOM KIPPUR SERVICES
invites TI members of all ages to scour the St. Louis
area for items and team photo opps from the unusual
to the wacky.
Friday - Saturday, October 3 - 4
For Erev Yom Kippur it is a tradition for all post-B’nai
Mitzvah youth to sit together. Come find us in the middle
Saturday, October 25, from 12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
of the back rows. In the morning, TIFTY will be assisting
Entry Fee:
with the 9:00 a.m. Tot service.
- $125 per team in advance
- $150 at the door
CLUB 56 PIZZA IN THE HUT
(All proceeds will benefit our TIFTY youth group
Tuesday, October 14, 6:15 - 8:00 p.m
and Camp Rainbow)
All 5th and 6th graders are invited to a special Sukkot
Teams are comprised of 6 people (with at least one
person 21 or older). Get your team together and get
ready for fun!
pizza dinner in the Temple Israel sukkah. Cost is $8.
NFTY-MV SLIID FALL AT CAMP SABRA
Friday - Sunday, October 17 - 19
Download the registration form and liability waiver
High school youth are invited to spend a fall weekend
at www.ti-stl.org/scavengerhunt.
at Camp Sabra with other youth from St. Louis, Illinois,
Questions? Call Jennifer Culp, 314-853-7873
and Iowa.
TEMPLE ISRAEL
COLLEGE CONNECTION
Our college connection program provides
students with special holiday care packages,
notes from our rabbis, and other surprises
to help students continue to feel a part of our
Temple Israel community.
Send student e-mail and school addresses to
Sydney Masin, smasin@ti-stl.org or 314-432-8050.
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FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
Saturday, November 1, 5:00 p.m. at the Temple
Our TIFTY high school youth group is hosting a Movie
Night for families with young children. Volunteers are
needed to help with face painting, balloon twisting,
and serving snacks.
TIFTY LOUNGE NIGHT
Tuesday, November 4, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Take a break from homework and chill with friends
in the Temple’s Beaumont Youth Lounge
FEED THE MIND... NOURISH THE SOUL
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Judaism For Beginners (and we’re all beginners)
Crafting for Community
Mondays, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Sundays, October 12 and 26, 9:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Join Rabbi Feder for a casual introduction to Judaism
class. We discuss everything from life cycle to theology to
holidays, and everything in between! This class is perfect
for Jews, those considering conversion, and those in
interfaith families. All are welcome to come and learn;
no question is too basic or too tough.
Babysitting will be available.
in the Gathering Place at the Temple. Join Jody Chassin
in learning fun and easy crafts to make and donate to
organizations that serve people in need.
For details, contact Jody at 314-566-1274.
Food for Thought (formerly Rabbi’s Roundtable)
Thursday, October 2, 12:30 p.m.
Seniors, empty nesters, and all with mid-day time to spare
are invited to join our rabbis for lunch and conversation
on the first Thursday of each month. We provide the
lunch; you get to pick the discussion topics!
Cost for lunch: $10. RSVP needed to Evie Bernstein,
314-434-3937.
Torah Tuesdays with Rabbi Alper
Tuesdays, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Bring your lunch and a Bible and join our discussion of the
week’s Torah portion.
Bible Study with Rabbi Shook
Saturdays, 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
All are welcome to attend Rabbi Emeritus Mark L. Shook’s
popular Shabbat morning Bible Study class.
For more information on adult education programs,
contact Rabbi Alper, malper@ti-stl.org or 314-432-8050.
NEW • NEW • NEW • NEW • NEW
TI University
Sundays, 9:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Join the rabbis on Sunday mornings as we explore the questions and issues YOU want to learn about to increase your
Jewish knowledge and strengthen your own Jewish identity. Think of it as Sunday School for grownups! Babysitting is
available and must be requested by the Tuesday before each session. RSVP to Sydney Masin, smasin@ti-stl.org.
Torah and Takeout
Thursday, November 13, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Join Rabbi Michael Alper to talk Torah while eating delicious takeout from some of the best restaurants in St. Louis, right
here at Temple Israel! Gather your friends for a night of learning, laughs, food, and fun. Torah and Takeout will be held
monthly. Dinner this month will be from Crushed Red. Babysitting is available; advance reservations needed to Sydney Masin
by Monday, November 10, at 314-432-8050 or smasin@ti-stl.org. Dinner RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.
URJ Introduction to Judaism Class
Tuesdays, October 7, 2014 - February 24, 2015, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Temple Emanuel
This 16-week course taught by area rabbis covers a variety of topics including Jewish practice and observance, beliefs,
creating a Jewish home, life cycle observances, synagogue and prayer, history, Shabbat and holidays, basic Hebrew,
and choosing Judaism. Contact Rabbi Feder or Rabbi Alper if you are interested in participating.
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3:30 pm Homework Club
12:30 pm Food for Thought
Erev Yom Kippur
2 pm - Offices Close
3 pm - DECC Closes
Yom Kippur
(See worship
schedule)
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
7:30 pm Kol Nidre Service
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10 am Judaism for
Beginners
12:15 pm Torah Tuesday
9 am Study Group
9:45 am Bible Study
3:30 pm Homework Club
4 pm Temple Offices Close
6 pm Sukkot
Temple Offices Closed Sukkot Picnic
and Service
DECC Dynamite Days
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
5:30 pm Decorate the Hut
9 am Raise the Roof
Sukkah Building
6 pm DECC Open House for
Bumblebees
11 am Shabbat Worship
Bat Mitzvah of
Ellie Cearley
6:30 pm Executive Committee
Meeting
7 pm Boy Scout Troop 11
Court of Honor
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13
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15
16
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9:30 am Religious School
9:15 am DECC Parent Board
Meeting
12:15 pm Torah Tuesday
Erev Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah
Temple Offices
Closed
6 pm Pre-Oneg
9:45 am Bible Study
DECC Dynamite Days
6:30 pm Shabbat/Simchat
Torah Service &
Consecration
11 am Shabbat Worship
Bat Mitzvah of
Julia Smotkin
9:30 am Crafting
for Community
9:45 am TI University
11 am Confirmation
1 pm TIFTY Board Mtg
2:30 pm Shofar Society
Event
10 am Judaism for
Beginners
3:30 pm Homework Club
4 pm Temple Offices
Close
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
6 pm DECC Open House
for Froggies
6 pm DECC Open House
for Tadpoles
7:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 11
Committee Meeting
6:15 pm Club 56 Pizza in
the Hut
7:00 pm Board of Trustees
7:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 11
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25
9:30 am Religious School
10 am Judaism for
Beginners
12:15 pm Torah Tuesday
9 am Study Group
6 pm Pre-Oneg
9:45 am Bible Study
3:30 pm Homework Club
3:30 pm Homework Club
7 pm Women’s ConnecTIon
Painting with a Twist
6:30 pm Shabbat Worship
12:30 pm TIFTY Scavenger Hunt
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
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6 pm Shabbat Worship
(Note early start
time)
9:45 am Bible Study
9:45 am TI University
11:30 am Confirmation Class
6 pm DECC Open House
for Lizards
7 pm Helping Our Seniors,
Helping Ourselves
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9:30 am Religious School
10 am Judaism for
Beginners
12:15 pm Torah Tuesday
3:30 pm Homework Club
3:30 pm Homework Club
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
9:30 am Crafting for
Community
9:45 am TI University
11:30 am Confirmation Class
1 pm TIFTY Board
Meeting
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4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
6:30 pm Executive Meeting
7:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 11
5 pm Family Movie Night
IN OUR TEMPLE FAMILY
Mazal Tov to
Sarah and Tom Eidelman and
Rachel and David Eidelman on the birth of their son
and grandson, Max Jay Eidelman,
born August 18, 2014.
Mazal Tov to
Erin Wolfman May and Matthew May
on the arrival of their daughter, Zoe Wolfman May.
Mazal Tov to
Irina and Boris Baazov and
Bella and Yuriy Moskalets on the birth of their
daughter and granddaughter,
Vivian Elizabeth Baazov born August 26, 2014.
Mazal Tov to
Judy and Jerry Levy on the marriage of their
daughter, Rebecca, to Seth Williams and to
Jerry Levy on his 80th birthday.
Mazal Tov to
Judy and Richard Glassman on the marriage of their
son, Robert, to Layla Ilbak of Los Angeles, CA.
Mazal Tov to
Diane and Michael Weiss and
Marlita and Stuart Weiss on the engagement of
their daughter and granddaughter, Allison,
to William Waits of Evansville, IN,
Mazal Tov to
Patty Bloom, Burt Garland, Jr.
and Tom Eidelman, who were among the
2013 Class of Millstone Fellows,
an initiative of the Millstone Institute for emerging
and established leaders in the St. Louis
Jewish community.
Todah Rabah to
our Board of Trustees members who served as
Shabbat Greeters for August and September.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Zach and Jenny Abeles
Sam and Tucker
Rivalie Cohn
Marshall and Erin Edelman
Ben and Taryn Goldstein
Aiden, Sam, Roland and Hudson
Jo-Ann Goldstein
Ken Hirsch
David and Debbie Kramer
Catherine and James
Frank and Laura Robbins
Freddy, Tommy and Eli
John & Erin Schneider
Naomi & Noah
Mike Vredenburgh and Rebecca Rubin-Schlansky
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worth
NOTING
TEMPLE ISRAEL THANKSGIVING DINNER WISH LIST
GRANT A WISH FOR OUR PRE-THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
A generous annual gift from an anonymous donor covers most, but not, all costs for our Thanksgiving Dinner for People
in Need. At this event, we provide a complete Thanksgiving feast, with entertainment, for more than 500 guests who
come to us from senior adult centers and social service agencies from throughout the St. Louis area. Granting any of
the following Wish List items will enable us to continue to provide this valuable resource to the community in need.
WISH GRANTED!
Thank you to Joseph Silverman for his generous contribution to fund a bus for transporting guests.
$500
Sponsors entertainment
$200
Sponsors a table of 10
$20
$300
$80
$200
To fulfill a wish list item, mail a check payable to
Temple Israel:
Sponsors one guest
TEMPLE ISRAEL THANKSGIVING WISH LIST
Transports one bus of guests
P.O. Box 790379, St. Louis, MO 63179
Furnishes one food warming cabinet
Provides table linens and napkins
Donate online by credit card:
www.ti-stl.org/Thanksgivingwishlist.
Please specify the item you are funding. Contributions will be recognized in future issues of the Dateline, so please let
us know if you prefer to donate anonymously.
For more information, contact Carol Wolf Solomon, Director of Development and Communications, csolomon@ti-stl.org
or 314-432-8050.
WELCOME NEW STAFF!
Be sure to introduce yourself to Melanie and Becky the next time you’re at the Temple.
We extend a warm welcome to Melanie Thiede, who has joined our Temple staff as administrative
assistant to the Executive Director and Board of Trustees. Melanie was previously an accounting
clerk with Jewish Family and Children’s Service. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting
from Webster University. When not at TI, you can usually find Melanie shuttling teenage daughters
Kaitlyn and Hannah to before and after school activities.
We also welcome Becky Wientge as our new Education Office manager. She is providing
administrative support to both our Deutsch Early Childhood Center and our Religious and
Hebrew School programs. While Becky is new to the position, she is no stranger to Temple Israel!
She previously was our kitchen manager and last year taught at DECC. Becky has a bachelor’s
degree in elementary and early childhood education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis,
and a master’s degree in education from Lindenwood University, with certification in reading.
Becky and Joe Wientge are the parents of DECC students Karolyn and Gabriella, and are
expecting their third child in December.
www.ti-stl.org / October 2014 / 17 page
We gratefully acknowledge these tributes received as of September 10.
ALENE & MEYER KOPOLOW MUSIC FUND
In memory of Elinor and Melvin Strassner
Victor C. Weisskopf
ALLAN & GLORIA MOLALSKY/BARRY & MARTI SIMON
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING FUND
In memory of Flossie Biernbaum
Marti and Barry Simon
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Claymon’s 50th Wedding Anniversary
Marti and Barry Simon
BUILDING FUND
In honor of the birthday of David Boxer
Barbara and David Smith
TEMPLE ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of Mahlon Rubin
Adele and Arthur Litz
Beverly Faber
In honor of Temple Israel
Sanda Greenberg
FRIEDA AND LESTER HANDELMAN
EARLY CHILDHOOD ART FUND
In memory of Frieda Handelman
Audrey and Leonard Adreon
Karen and Jim Barker
Susie and Bob Bernstein
Barbara and David Boxer
Carol and Ed Cohen
Lee and Gene Deutsch
Ellen and Henry Dubinsky
Ann and Marty Epstein
Marcia and Steven Feit
Lois Friedman
Mickey Gelber and Teddi Baumgarten
Judy and Richard Glassman
Linda and Bob Gellman
Judy and Harvey Harris
Phyllis and Steve Kamenetsky
Essie and Earl Kessler
Linda, Benjamin and Emily Kline
Sally and Jonathan King
Carol Margolis
Ricki and Neil Marglous
Dee and Cary Mogerman
Mary and Morris Joftus
Loren and Ken Ludmerer
Judy and Jeff Pass
Betty and Buddy Rosenbaum
Judy and Ken Rosenthal and Children
Audrey Rothbarth
Carole Simon
Susan Saxe and Gary Morris
Helen and Julian Seeherman
The Staff of Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design
In memory of Mahlon Rubin
Ellen and Bob Brin
Natalie and Neil Handelman
Wishing a speedy recovery for Carol Shook
Natalie and Neil Handelman
In honor of David Boxer’s 85th birthday
Natalie and Neil Handelman
GERSHMAN SENIOR CITIZENS’ FUND
In memory of Mahlon Rubin
Noma Simon
HARVEY M. GILLERMAN BOOK AND MUSIC FUND
In memory of Beverly Tober
Jeanie and Don Bassman
In honor of the 100th birthday of Jay Strauss
Jeanie and Don Bassman
HELEN AND MYRON SCHWARTZ ARK
AND PRAYER BOOK FUND
A new Mishkan T’filah prayer book has been dedicated:
In Loving Memory of Sandy Breadman
By Max Breadman
TEMPLE ISRAEL GENERAL FUND
In memory of Jean Mecham Barker
The Levy-Thomeczek Family
In memory of Meta Feist
Barbara and Ira Kodner
Dee and Cary Mogerman
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october
TRIBUTES
In memory of Semon Frelich
Janice and Stanley Gitt
Oscar Goldberg
In memory of S. Michael Freiman
Dee and Cary Mogerman
In memory of Dr. Robert Cohen
Liz and Larry Linkon
In memory of Frieda Handelman
The Levy-Thomeczek Family
Liz and Larry Linkon
In memory of Mahlon Rubin
Gloria Cotlar
In honor of David Boxer’s 85th Birthday
Elaine and Jeffrey Korn
In honor of Milton Fry’s special birthday
Harvey Harris
The Levy-Thomeczek Family
Dee and Cary Mogerman
Barbara and Harry Schukar
In honor of the engagement of Michael Goldsticker and Sarah Boyce
Joni and Bob Kaiser
RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Dr. Michael Freiman
Eve and Ken Wilde
SILVERSTEIN FUND
Wishing a speedy recovery for Merle Silverstein
Essie and Earl Kessler
Lois and Robert Friedman
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of Jerold L. Axelbaum
Sid Axelbaum
In memory of Arthur Bierman
June R. Bierman
In memory of Allen J. Bloom
Jeanne Bloom and Family
In memory of Geraldine Chod
Steve and Toby Chod and Family
In memory of Ruth Lesser Goldman
Howard N. Lesser
In memory of Doris Herman
Linda Zoller
In honor of Rob Aronson’s engagement
The Levy-Thomeczek Family
In memory of Carolyn Lippmann
KIRK NACKMAN GARDEN FUND
In memory of Dr. Herschel and Anita Medalie
In memory of Semon Frelich
Audrey and Leonard Adreon
In memory of Daniel Spielberg
Linda, Phil, Taylor, Ali and Spencer Horwitz
NATHN KAHN - ERNESTINE KAHN CHARLES KAHN FOUNDATION
In memory of Raymond Samuel Davidson, Sidney Aaron Davidson
and Marvin Abraham Davidson
Thelma Davidson
OFFENBACH INTERFAITH EDUCATION FUND
OF TEMPLE ISRAEL
In memory of Jean Mecham Barker
Temple Israel Education Center
Jan Offenbach Nykin
Lynne and Michael Lippmann
Rose Malt and Family
In memory of Pierce H. Moonshine
Merilyn Moonshine
In memory of Bert Nachman
Les Nackman
In memory of Hedwig Reichenberg
Margot Richards
In memory of Bernard Ritzer
Caryn Sandweis
In memory of Leonard J. ‘“Bud” Schermer
Esther and Ted Berger
In memory of Sarah Singer
Barbara and Edward Weiss
In memory of Bella Zucker
Helen Stolar
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SHABBAT SPONSORS
CONDOLENCES
PRE-ONEG SHABBAT
We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of:
September 5
Sponsored by Marla and Tim Ruff
In honor of their son, Eric, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Dr. Robert Cohen
husband of Kay Cohen
BIMAH FOOD BASKETS
September 5 - 6
Sponsored by Marla and Tim Ruff
In honor of their son, Eric, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
ROSH HASHANAH
BIMAH FLOWERS
Thank you to following donors for sponsoring our
Rosh Hashanah bimah flowers:
Berger Memorial Chapel
Rindskopf-Roth Chapel Norman and Michele Roth and Family
Marge Fenster,
Jeff, Amy, Davis and Leo Brown, and
Susan, Mike, Nathan and Freddie Mayer
In memory of Ronald Fenster
Carol Lasker and Family
In memory of Thomas Lasker
Fran and Steve Zamler and Family
In memory of Martha Gelber and Scott Zamler
Greg Eveloff
son-in-law of Nancy and Herbert Bronska
Meta Feist
aunt of Carol (Rabbi Mark) Shook
Frieda Handelman
mother of Neil (Natalie), Howard (Alice),
and Gary (the late Ronni) Handelman, and
grandmother of Ellen (Bob) Brin, Mary (Robert)
Rosenblum, Karen Handelman (Marc Hirshman),
Jane (Eric) Spirtas, Patty (Jonathan) Bloom, Amy (Burt)
Garland, Michael (Karen) Handelman, Sara (Jeffrey)
Bernstein, Marjorie Handelman, and David Handelman
Louis Jacks
son of Sidney Jacks and
brother of Andy (Judy) Jacks
Al Melman
husband of Joy Melman; dear father of
Robin (Gary) Feder and grandfather of Rabbi Amy
(Rabbi Michael Alper) Feder and
Jessica (Jeremy) Gamlin
Mahlon Rubin
husband of Maurine Rubin
Lawrence Weenick
brother of Lois Sloofman
This issue of the Dateline went to press before
HELPING OUR SENIORS...
HELPING OURSELVES
Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur bimah flower donations
Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 p.m. at Temple Israel
will be acknowledged in our November edition.
HOW CAN WE BETTER SERVE THE OLDER ADULTS
IN OUR COMMUNITY?
Join Rabbi Micah Buck-Yael of Jewish Family and
Children’s Service’s Chaplaincy Program in exploring
ways you can feel more comfortable and successful in
visiting and connecting with seniors within our Temple
and in the greater community.
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September 28 - October 4
Samuel C. Brasch
Anne Kohlenbrener Brenner
Louis Brown
Therese Budwig Clein
Abraham Cohen
Rubin Cohen
Geraldine Seidel Coppersmith
Steven Alan Dern
Isidor Enoch
Eli Losos Esserman
Manuel S. Faber
Evelyn W. Fireside
REMEMBER
Jacob Flegel
Jennie Michael Frank
Rose Fremder
Eugene A. Freund
Melville D. Friedman
Walter M. Glaser
Ida Glazer
Esther Golstein
M. Harold Grober
Augusta Haimann
Ruth G. Haimann
Fabische Heldenstein
Gitel Yetta Heldenstein
Lea Heldenstein
1st Lt. Jack H. Herman
Libby Beatrice Jacobs
David Isaaac Kalischer
Mendel David Kalischer
Melvin Kohn
Flora Korngold
Karol A. Korngold
Lillian Koslow
Minette Laba
Milton J. Ladney
Alfred Lappeman
Anita Medalie
Nathaniel Mendelson
Betty Missler
Charles Polsky
Michelle Sheryl Rich
Samuel Rothman
Jennie Rothschild
Julius Sanger
Betty Jean Schneider
Harry D. Schneider
Ben Shanfeld
Bess Finke
Donald Gellman
Elkan W. Glauber
Louis Greenfield
Morris A. Heimann
Clarence M. Hirsch
Bernard L. Isaacs
Rose Cutter Kaplan
Selma Kaufmann
Alvin Sidney Kelter
Sol Klein
Etta Lazerwitz
Sylvia G. Liberman
Paul Robert Litt
Dr. Sidney Marshall Massie
Dr. Herschel Medalie
Fannie Neuman
Sadie Rosenblatt
Leon Harrison Rosenbloom
Rebecca Rubin
Helen Friedman Schermer
Harry Shapiro
Mariane V. Silverman
Louis Silverstein
Bernard P. Singer
Edith Susman
Myrtle Goldwasser Weaver
Josie Weil
Dora Soffer Yanow
Salem Yellen
Edwin Frank
Ruth Hirsch Friedman
Doris Glassman
Harry “Pete” Glovinsky
Florence Kay Gram
Esther Greeble
Joseph Israel Green
Conrad Hailparn
Ella Harris
Helen Rose Hoffman
Ilma R. Isaac
Harry Kamil
Ethel Ammie Knisonsky
Lillian L. Landis
Renee Levine
VJ Mancuso
Charlie Medalie
Samuel E. Mendelson
Lillian F. Milius
Aimee Glaser Moss
Israel “Buddy” Newmark
Shalon Offenbach
Edith Pitler
Morris Rubin
Ruben Shapiro
Fred Sobel
Harry Leon Soffer
Roger S. Freed
Sophia Sigan Gillerman
Sam Goldman
Lillian Grand
Emil Green
Irvin S. (Sonny) Harris
Hanne Bromet Hartmann
Helen Arbesman Kerner
Myra Tuholske Kopolow
Louis Landau
Eva Schear Lazaroff
Ralph Scott Lynford
Joyce Mohr
Clara Rubin Newmark
Andrew C. Scallet
Esther Schermer
Herbert B. Simon
Joseph Smissman
Mark C. Steinberg
Carrie L. Steiner
Ann B. Swier
Ida Weneck Tranin
Jennie Wagner
Benjamin J. Weil
Herman S. Wolfheim Jr.
Lucille Strauss Wolfort
Jay M. Lawton
Irene E. Lowy
Marvin Gene Marshall
Dorothy Hartmann Meyerson
William Stix Milius
Sol Mogerman
David Rickensohl
Dr. Marvin Rosecan
Adolph A. Samuel
Joe Schneiderman
Benjamin Miller Schulein
Shirley Cohen Schweig
Lottie Sherman
Mary Siegfried
Harry S. Smith
Dr. Harry M. Sorkin
Dr. Samuel David Soule
Dina Reuss Stix
Rabbi Solomon H.
Sonneschein
Louis Steinbaum
Florence Rosenkranz Steiner
Sidney Svarin
Dr. Robert W. Tatkow
Kelly Susan Weil
Bernice M. Wilkerson
Dr. Samuel U. Wolff
October 5 - 11
William Bensinger
Harold Bosse
Charlotte Brodsky
Ben H. Cohen
Dudley J. Cohen
Margaret Voorheis Cohen
Raymond Samuel Davidson
Sidney Aaron Davidson
Thressa Meyers Epstein
Abraham R. Feld
October 12 - 18
Margaret E. (Honey) Altman
Joseph M. Berger Jr.
Ruth Blum
M. Erwin Bry
Irene Cohn
Marvin Abraham Davidson
Ira Daniel Deutsch
Oscar A. Feldman
Hyman Fogel
Lee Soffer
Harry Steiner Jr.
Lena Harris Tucker
Blanche Weil
Maurice Wise
Mary R. Wolff
Harold M. Zager
Norman Zimmerman
October 19 - 25
Beatrice Alschuler
Morton B. Anfenger
Rosalind Bry Apple
Hannah Littmann Auer
Gottlieb Barken
Sarah Mark Berman
Bess Brown
Millard S. Cohen
Farrell Fox
October 26 - November 1
Louis Berkowitz
David M. Blumberg
Michael Cutter
Beatrice Edison
Ida Pocras Goldberg
Melville Greeble
Rose Greenberg
Edith Liss Grober
Rose Gross
Adele Obermeyer
Hirschberg
Lilly Holtzman
Dora Hykins
Pauline Schuchat Jacks
Susan Jacobs
Dr. Jack Kayes
Gladys Miriam Krisman
Kate H. Ladney
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Myron Wally Waldman
Henry Weil
Aladar Wildman
Bernard Yawitz
Louis G. Zelson
GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DRIVE
FOR ST. LOUIS HELP
For the month of October, the
Sunday, October 12, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is looking
for these specific items in order to assist the
community in need:
Canned Tuna Fish, Healthy Cereals,
Kosher Foods, Canned Red or Black Beans,
Any Type of Canned Vegetables, Dry Pasta,
Healthy Soup, Canned Fruit, Toothpaste,
Shampoo, Hand Soap and Detergent
Items should be brought to our collection site by
the May Chapel. For further information, please
contact Louise Levine, 636-227-1259.
AT CONGREGATION B'NAI AMOONA
324 S. MASON RD. IN CREVE COEUR
Temple Israel is one of the co-sponsors of this area-wide
medical equipment drive to benefit the St. Louis Health
Equipment Lending Program (HELP). This organization
lends health equipment to individuals in need, at no cost.
Items accepted include wheelchairs, scooters, canes,
crutches, walkers, shower chairs/benches/stools, etc.
Equipment donations are tax deductible.
For information, call 314-567-4700 or e-mail
cannonstlhelp@yahoo.com.
TEMPLE ISRAEL DATELINE
TEMPLE ISRAEL DATELINE
October 2014
Tishrei / Cheshvan 5775
Volume XXXIV / Number 1
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STAFF
Amy Feder, Rabbi
Michael Alper, Rabbi
Mark L. Shook, Rabbi Emeritus
Eli K. Montague, F.T.A., Executive Director
Leslie Wolf, Director, Deutsch Early Childhood Center
Jed Filler, R.J.E., Director of Youth Education
Carol Wolf Solomon, Director of Development and Communications
Amanda Radman, Director of Membership and Special Events
Marisa Reby, Special Events Coordinator
OFFICERS
Dee Mogerman, President
David Chassin, Vice President
Carol Cohen, Vice President
Harvey Harris, Vice President
Jeremy Shook, Vice President
Michael Weiss, Vice President
Neil Marglous, Secretary
Pamela Dern, Assistant Secretary
Debbie Schultz, Treasurer
Jeffrey Stern, Assistant Treasurer
MORE HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS...
Join in on the fun!
“RAISE THE ROOF” SUKKAH BUILDING
DECORATE THE HUT
CONGREGATIONAL SUKKOT/SHABBAT CELEBRATION
SHOFAR SOCIETY SUKKOT OPEN HOUSE
SIMCHAT TORAH AND CONSECRATION
See page 3 for times, dates, and details.
OFFICE HOURS
CONTACT US
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Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 314-432-8050
Fax: 314-432-8053
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