A Very Special Shabbat - Temple Rodef Shalom

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Shabbat Mishpatim – February 1 & 2Exodus 21:1 – 24:18Friday, February 19:00 am Tot Shabbat Activity9:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service B’nai Mitzvah of Samantha Schreiner and Aaron Lipsey5:00 pm Shabbat Afternoon Service B’not Mitzvah of Elizabeth Fink and Jennifer Kleinknecht

Shabbat Terumah – February 8 & 9Exodus 25:1 – 27:19Friday, February 88:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service – Jazz Shabbat Saturday, February 9 9:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Elliot Greene

Shabbat Tetzaveh – February 15 & 16Exodus 27:20 – 30:10Friday, February 156:30 pm Tot Shabbat8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Worship with Rabbi Tamar KolbergSaturday, February 169:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Parallel Shabbat Morning ServiceThursday, February 216:45 pm Service of Strength, Comfort & Healing

Shabbat Ki Tisa – February 22 & 23Exodus 30:11 – 34:35Friday, February 228:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service – Shabbat RocksSaturday, February 239:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service B’nai Mitzvah of Andrew Bogorad & Elizabeth Oden

Shabbat Va-Yakhel – February 29 & March 1Exodus 35:1 – 38:30Friday, February 298:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service honoring Rabbi Berkowits Saturday, March 19:00 am Tot Shabbat Activity9:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service B’nai Mitzvah of Melissa Aronson & Matthew O’Donnell

FEBRUARY 2008 | SHEVAT-ADAR I 5768

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AN INSPIRING WEEKEND WITH Danny Maseng and our Temple

Community

MARCH 7-9, 2008

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Jazz Shabbatwith New York’s Afro-Semitic Experience

February 8 | 8:00 pm

A Very Special ShabbatHonoring Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits,

TRS Founding Rabbi, on his 80th BirthdayFriday, February 29, 2008

8:00 pm

Guest SpeakerRabbi David Ellenson

President, Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion

TRS Family Game Night

Saturday, February 23 | 7 pm

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05 Adult Education17 ARZA-Bridge to Israel12 B’nai Mitzvah30 Calendar15 Our Caring Community03 Clergy07 Cultural23 Donations14 Fund for the Community16 Green Corner

19 Library 08 Membership22 Men’s Club13 Nursery School20 Outreach10 Religious School21 Sisterhood16 Social Action11 TRSTY & Jr. TRSTY

Worship Schedule FIRST SHABBAT OF THE MONTH

FRIDAY 6:45 PM - BO’I SHABBAT - The “Welcome Shabbat” is a shorter, one hour adult oriented service with an emphasis on music. This is an adult alternative to the Family service.

FRIDAY 7:30 PM - FAMILY SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music and a story. There is Israeli dancing at the Oneg after the service.

SATURDAY 9:00 AM - TOT SHABBAT ACTIVITY - Join Mrs. Chisholm from our preschool in a special Shabbatactivity just for preschoolers. There will be Shabbat singing too. There’s no RSVP required for this program. Just bring your preschoolers and be ready to enjoy some Shabbat fun.

SATURDAY 10:30 AM - SHABBAT MORNING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome.

SATURDAY 5:00 PM - SHABBAT AFTERNOON MINCHA WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome.

SECOND SHABBAT OF THE MONTHFRIDAY 8:00 PM - SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music, and usually a sermon or d’var Torah, speaker, and/or a Torah reading.


THIRD SHABBAT OF THE MONTHFRIDAY 6:30 PM - TOT SHABBAT SERVICE - A 30 minute Shabbat Service just for preschoolers led by one of our clergy. Join us for Shabbat prayers, music and a story, followed by a potluck nut-free Oneg.

FRIDAY 8:00 PM - SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music, and usually a presentation of sorts - a sermon or d’var Torah, speaker, and/or a Torah reading.


SATURDAY 10:30 AM - PARALLEL SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE is led by members of the congregation and includes a Torah reading, d’var Torah and other personalized shared thoughts. A pot-luck vegetarian luncheon follows the service and all are encouraged to celebrate Shabbat in an intimate and informal way. Shabbat activities supervised by parents are available for younger children, who are also welcome. Please contact Rabbi Jeff Saxe if you would like to have a part in the service.

FOURTH SHABBAT OF THE MONTHFRIDAY 8:00 PM - SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music and usually a sermon or d’var Torah, speaker, and/or a Torah reading.SATURDAY 10:30 AM - SHABBAT MORNING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome.

SERVICE OF STRENGTH, COMFORT, AND HEALINGTHIRD THURSDAY OF MONTH 6:45 PM - This intimate service is designed to provide respite and comfort to all those who need strength and support during bereavement, illness, stress, etc.

Rosh Chodesh

Women of TRS are invited to celebrate Rosh Chodesh, the New Moon Festival, at a monthly gathering. Women of all ages get to know one

another, sing, dance, study and create opportunities for our

personal and spiritual growth with different activities each

month. There is no charge for this event but reservations are very helpful for planning pur-poses. Please RSVP online for an upcoming Rosh Chodesh

Festival by going to Upcoming Events on the TRS website:

www.templerodefshalom.org.

• Thursday February 7, 2008

• Thursday March 6, 2008

• Thursday April 10, 2008

• Thursday May 8, 2008

• Thursday June 5, 2008

• Thursday July 10, 2008

• Thursday August 7, 2008

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If you came to services last week (Jan 25) you would have had an opportunity to try our new prayerbook, Mishkan T’fi lah, for the fi rst time. It’s different than any prayerbook our movement has created, and it will take some adjustment to feel comfortable with the new siddur. Each month we will be using Mishkan T’fi lah on the last Friday of the month so you can become comfortable with its format and learn how worship can become even more meaningful with it. In addition, our clergy team will be teaching a course on becoming comfortable with the new prayerbook once a month starting this month, and continuing through May. The class will be the same each month, so if you can’t come this month, try to come to one of the other dates that is more convenient. In addition, each one of us is writing about the siddur in each monthly bulletin.

This month I want to explain the unique layout of the prayerbook. As Rabbi Schwartzman mentioned last month, the prayerbooks of our movement since 1896 have all featured one prayer, right after the other on a page, in a linear fashion. With Mishkan T’fi lah, each prayer takes a full two-page spread, called a folio. Using the accompanying illustration, you can see how it works. Knowing this format will help you feel more comfortable when you use the book for the fi rst time.

The prayer below is one recited in the morning service, Yotzier Or, a prayer about praising God for creating the universe, us, and specifi cally light. The traditional Hebrew text is always on the right side page, illustrated by the #2 bracket. The transliteration of the Hebrew (Hebrew words in English letters) is always next to the Hebrew text. What makes this prayerbook different from others is the editors’ intention to have the rabbi or cantor lead the prayer ONLY in Hebrew OR English, but not both. So if we choose not to read or chant the prayer in Hebrew, we then have three English choices to use. The fi rst choice, just below the Hebrew, on the right side, at position #3 is a faithful translation of the Hebrew text, as close as possible to the literal meaning of the prayer. Or, we could choose one of the alternative English readings on the left side of the page, at position #4. These modern readings or poems on the

left side were put in by the editors for “both metaphor and theological diversity. The choices were informed by the themes of Reform Judaism and life: social justice, feminism, Zionism, distinctiveness, human challenges, etc,” according to editor Rabbi Elyse Frishman. Because of the range of choices in the siddur, the editors hope that great care is taken to make sure the spoken and sung prayers fl ow together in terms of context and mood.

At the conclusion of each of the four choices (Hebrew text and the three English readings) is the fi nal line of the Hebrew prayer, called the Chatimah, or fi nal blessing or “signature” of the prayer. These last few words of every prayer, beginning with the formula “Baruch Atah Adonai,” restates the theme of the prayer. Every brachah has one. In this case, “Praised are You, O God, Creator of light.” If you notice, the Chatimah appears at the end of each of the Hebrew and English readings, illustrated by #6 in the picture below. The editors envision that when the congregation hears, chants or reads the Chatimah, whether at the end of the Hebrew prayer, or following an English reading, the congregant will turn the page and go on to the next prayer.

The new siddur also features running commentary at the bottom of every page (see #5 on both right and left pages) which offers sources of the prayers and sometimes helpful choreography.

Finally, illustrated by #1 on both the top right and left margins, it shows you where this particular prayer is in the order of the service. It’s a great feature that helps us understand the service is divided into large

rubrics, and each prayer has a place within a rubric.

Through this new layout, our new siddur offers us unique opportunities to explore and understand our prayers in a way that adds new dimensions to our worship, perhaps helping you feel more connected to the text, our rituals and traditions.

Please join us on Friday, February 29th, for our next Mishkan T’fi lah service!

From the ClergyUnderstanding the New Prayerbook’s Unique Layout by Cantor Michael Shochet

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Feeling Comfortable with the New Prayerbook

Sunday, Feb. 24 11:45 am

An introductory course in using the new prayerbook. This same class will be repeated each month through May on various dates and times.


It is with great pleasure and delight that we bring Danny Maseng back to Temple Rodef Shalom this spring! Danny will be serving as Artist/Scholar-in-Residence for a special weekend of spiritual learning and discovery. You may remember Danny’s last two appearances at TRS when he performed his acclaimed one man show, “Wasting Time With Harry Davidowitz”, and his spiritually electric ensemble musical show, “Soul on Fire.” Danny is an extraordinary talent: singer, songwriter, performer, spiritual leader, teacher, actor and playwright. He is well known in the Jewish world and much sought after for inspiring, teaching and rekindling the love of Judaism through Torah, Kabbalah, Jewish culture and the arts. Born in Israel to American parents, Danny fi rst came to the United States to star on Broadway in “Only Fools Are Sad.” A playwright, actor, singer and composer, Danny has served as Evaluator of New American Plays/Opera-Musical Theater for the National Endowment for the Arts. Danny has also been the Director of Hava Nashira for the Union for Reform Judaism, the Artisitic Director of the Brandeis-Bardin Institute in California

and the Director of The Spielberg Fellowships. For the 2005-2007 season, Danny has just been named the Patron Artist of the Avraham Geiger School for Cantorial Arts in Berlin, Germany. Danny is also proud to be the new Chazan/Musical Director of Temple Israel of Hollywood, California Danny has been the invited guest of the American Conference of Cantors, the Cantor’s Assembly, as well as the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. When Danny is not appearing on shows like Law & Order or narrating Wild Discovery, he is a frequent faculty member of The Wexner Heritage Foundation, Synagogue 2000, The Whizin Institute, Limmud, and many other national and international institutes and conferences. Please join us for a weekend of Jewish renewal, self-discovery and music as we learn and sing with Scholar-in-Residence Danny Maseng. Complete information is in the inserted pamphlet in this issue of the bulletin and on our website atwww.templerodefshalom.org.

Artist/Scholar in Residence Danny Maseng Comes to TRS March 7-9!

Celebrating a Special Birthday Sixty years ago, Temple Rodef Shalom’s Founding Rabbi, Laszlo Berkowits, stepped off a ship onto a pier in New York City. On that day, not long after internment at Auschwitz and with little cash in his pocket, Rabbi Berkowits set out to establish himself in the United States, to build a new life and to begin giving back to the country that welcomed him with open arms. Sixty years later, on February 29th, the Temple Rodef Shalom community will celebrate Rabbi Berkowits’ 80th birthday with a special Shabbat service. Everybody in the Temple community is invited to participate in the worship service and share in a joyous champagne toast to Rabbi Berkowits at the Oneg Shabbat. We hope that one and all will join the clergy and the Berkowits family in honoring this remarkable man. From his earliest days as a Chaplain’s assistant in the United States Army, his cantorial and rabbinical training at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and through each year of his wise and deeply spiritual rabbinate at Temple Rodef Shalom, Rabbi Berkowits has brought peace and joy with his magnifi cent voice and leadership. Laszlo Berkowits is our Temple’s Founding Rabbi. The Temple was his fi rst and only pulpit and a community to which he dedicated his energy and love. From the Temple’s consecration in 1963 to his retirement in 1998, Rabbi Berkowits served as Rabbi, Cantor and inspirational leader. During his rabbinate, the congregation grew from 36 families to 1,000 families. He created a pre-school program that is now one of the largest in Northern Virginia, a program that is a respected local and national model. His vision led to the construction of our current beautiful and welcoming house of worship and his wise and practical leadership made him an outstanding and respected member of communities well beyond our Temple. In the spring, his most recent endeavor, a moving autobiography entitled “The Boy Who Lost His Birthday: A Memoir of Loss, Survival and Triumph” will make its debut at a Temple event. In this publication, Rabbi Berkowits poignantly describes his journey from a child in Derecske to the current day. Rabbi Berkowits’ contributions and successes go well beyond his professional life. A devoted husband, he shared 33 years of marriage with Judith Mitman Berkowits. Together they raised two lovely, accomplished daughters, Julie and Deborah. And so you can see why it is with enormous pleasure that we urge you to join us on February 29th at 8 pm to worship with Laszlo Berkowits and his family and to celebrate this amazing man.

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In lieu of gifts, donations to the Rabbi Berkowits Educational Endowment Fund are greatly appreciated, which makes possible an annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend, a project that has long been a passion of Rabbi Berkowits.


Adult EducationSunday, February 10, 2008 – 9:00 a.m.

Dr. Pamela S. Nadell will discuss “America’s Jewish Women” at TRS on Sunday morning, Feb-ruary 10, 2008 at 9 a.m. Dr. Nadell is the Patrick Clendenen Professor of History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University and AU’s 2007-08 Scholar/Teacher of the year. She holds a doctorate in history from Ohio State University, a B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers University, and studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

She is the author of Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women’s Ordination, 1889-1985 (Beacon Press, 1998), which was a fi nalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a main selec-

tion of the Jewish Book Club, and Conservative Judaism in America A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook (1988). She has edited American Jewish Women’s History: A Reader (2003) and, with Jonathan D. Sarna, Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives (2001), and is co-author of Three Hundred and Fifty Years: An Album of American Jewish Memory (2005). She has won accolades for teaching from both Ohio State University and American University. She was deeply involved in the array of activities celebrating the 350th anniversary of Jewish life in America, and pre-sented more than forty public lectures marking that event. Her consulting work for museums includes the Library of Congress and the new National Museum of American Jewish History. She teaches a wide variety of courses in Jewish history and works with graduate students in modern Jewish history.

Sunday March 2, 2008 11:45 am

Spirituality in Selected Songs of Bob DylanAndy Baldwin brings his discus-sion of Bob Dylan to TRS Adult Educa-tion. The purpose of this course is to investigate and dis-cuss examples of spirituality in 10 songs by Bob Dylan. Participants are provided with printed lyrics and discussion questions as they listen to the songs. Each song or set of songs also has biblical references cited that will add to the discussion. Also included in the course will be performance video of Bob Dylan. Participants receive a CD of the songs at the end of the course.

BEGINNERS II PRAYERBOOK HEBREWInstructor: Na’ava Feder

Classes will be Tuesdays from 7:30-9:00 pm8 sessions

Members $70, Non members $100Dates:April 1 . April 8 . April 15 . April 22 . April 29 . May 6 . May 27 . June 10

Must have a minimum of 10 students to have the class

Requirements: this is a continuation of the fall beginner’s class, and is suitable for people that can read prayer book Hebrew. The class will focus on prayers in our new Mishkan T’fi lah prayer book. Register online at http://beginninghebrew22008.eventbrite.com.

New Beginning Biblical Hebrew Class Do you want to learn Biblical Hebrew? Do you want to be able to read and under-stand the Torah, biblical texts and prayers? Are you interested in a long-term learning adventure? Enough students have expressed interest to start another Beginning Biblical Hebrew Class. Classes will meet once a month. No previous knowledge of Hebrew is required. There will be an informational and organizational meeting on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30. Please contact Sandra Saydah ([email protected] or 703/790-1093) for more infor-mation or if you are interested in the class but cannot attend on February 13. Registration for the February 13th meeting is not required, but it would help us with our planning if you would register if you are thinking of attending. Register at http://biblicalhebrew0208.eventbrite.com.


Libi BaMizrach My Heart Is In The East

A Musical Celebration of Israel’s 60th Birthday

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD

Narrated by Martin Goldsmith Featuring Volunteer Adult Choirs, Youth Choirs,

Cantors and Music Directors from 27 Area Synagogues

Tickets Available at the Music Center at Strathmore Ticket Office 301-581-5100 or online at www.strathmore.org

Temple Rodef Shalom’s Choirs & Cantors Participating: 3:30 Matinee Show: Shir Harmony, Kol Machar & Koleinu Participate 7:30 PM Show: Koleinu Participates Ticket Prices: $25 Orchestra Seating $18 All Other Seating $9 Children Under 12

Sunday, March 2 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM

Music Center at Strathmore


Shir Harmony • Sun., Feb. 3: 10:45-11:15• Sun., Feb. 10: 10:45-11:15Regional and Final Rehearsals for Strathmore concert: see below

Family Shabbat Band • Thurs. Jan. 31: 7-8:30 pm (Feb band members)• Fri. Feb 1: 7:30 Service (Feb band members)• Thurs. Mar. 6: 7-8:30 pm (March band members)• Fri. March 7: 7-8:30 pm (March band members)

Koleinu• Tues. Feb 12: 7:30 PM• Fri. Feb 15: 8 PM Service at TRS• Tues. Feb 19: 7:30 PMRegional and Final Rehearsals for Strathmore concert: see below

Kol Machar• Sun. Feb. 3: 1:45-2:30 PM 7th, 11th and 8-10th graders NOT in Haskalah • Tues. Feb. 19: 6:30-7:15 PM 3rd trimester begins - Kol Machar is an Aliyah & Haskalah elective for 7th-10th graders!Regional and Final Rehearsals for Strathmore concert: see below

Shabbat Rocks• Tues. Feb 5: 7:30 pm• Thurs. Feb 21: 7:30 pm Service: Fri. Feb 22: 8 pm

Strathmore RehearsalsRegional Rehearsal:(optional for Shir Harmony, Kol Machar & Koleinu members)• Sun. Feb 10: Beth El Hebrew Congregation 2 pm- 3:30 Kids; 3-5: Adults

Final Music Rehearsals: • Sun. Feb. 24 at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 2 pm• Tues. Feb. 26 at Strathmore, 7 pmFor exact times and bus departures from TRS, see www.templerodefshalom.org/cantor

Motortown Megillah Rehearsals : • Sun., Feb. 03; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 07; 7:00-9:30pm • Sun., Feb. 10; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 14; 7:00-9:30pm• Sun., Feb. 17; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 21;7:00-9:30pm• Sun., Feb. 24; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 28; 7:00-9:30pm

Cultural Cultural Committe Co-Chairs: Dennis Rabinovitz • [email protected] Jesse Aronson • [email protected]

Cultural Programs Take The Chill Out of WinterDon’t let the doldrums of Winter get you down -- the Temple cultural calendar is full of exciting events that will warm your soul! On Friday night February 8, come see a service featuring the Afro-Semitic Experience. This wonderful group draws on music from traditions as rich as Gospel, Klezmer, Nigunim, Spirituals, and Swing to present a unique musical worship experience. On March 2, vocal groups from TRS will be taking part in the Strathmore Jewish Choral event, Libi B’Mizrach -- My Heart Is In The East: A Musical Celebration of Israel’s 60th Birthday. The weekend of March 7-9, be sure to take part in the many events featuring artist-in-residence Danny Maseng. Maseng, a multi-talented playwright, actor, singer and composer, will perform a concert in honor of Israel’s 60th birthday on Saturday night March 8th as part of his weekend at TRS. On Thursday, March 20 and Saturday the 22nd, our own Motortown Megillah Purimshpiel roars into town, putting the “oy” in Detroit. On Sunday night April 6 we present Craig Taubman live in concert. More details will follow next month!

Friday, February 8 at 8 pmJazz Shabbat featuringThe Afro-Semitic Experience Join us for a mixture of Jazz and Klezmer Shabbat Music as we welcome the nationally acclaimed musical group: The Afro-Semitic Experience! The Afro-Semitic Experience is a band of African-American and Jewish-American musicians who are dedicated to preserving, promoting and expanding the rich cultural and musical heritage of the Jewish and African Diasporas. They present interpretations of music from the rich traditions of our two cultures: Gospel, Klezmer, Nigunim, Spirituals, Bebop and Swing. In performance they also frame the music, telling stories about what the pieces mean, how they relate to us as individual members of the community, and how they refl ect upon the relations between Blacks and Jews. Since 1997, the co-founders of the group, African-American jazz pianist Warren Byrd, and Jewish-American jazz bassist David Chevan have been presenting a unique musical program that merges their distinct cultures and heritages and delivers a positive and meaningful message about Black-Jewish relations. The Afro-Semitic Experience weaves stories and music together as they interpret and explain pieces from the Jewish and African-American sacred traditions. We welcome the Afro-Semitic Experience as they join with our cantors and rabbis in a unique Shabbat service that you won’t want to miss! This program is sponsored by the Cultural Committee.


WINE & CHEESE WELCOME

Friday, February 8

7:30 pm in the LibraryNew and not so new members are invited to join us on the second Friday of each month in the library for a little wine, a little cheese, and a lot of conversation. It’s a great way to start Shabbat!

Membership Membership Co-Chairs:

Fran Klein • 703/560-1404 • [email protected] Katz • 703/846-9595 • [email protected]

TRS affi nity groups are designed exclusively for TRS members so that you

can get to know one another in smaller groups with something in common!

• RENAISSANCE provides social activities for TRS members (spouses welcome) who are in their 50’s and 60’s. To learn more details about TRS Renaissance events, please check the Renaissance email letter. To add your name to the email list please contact Tibor or Barbara Schonfeld at [email protected] or call 703/242-7564.

• VATIKIM is a social group for our senior members ages 70+. Stimulating activities such as lunch gatherings, guest speakers, holiday meals, trips to the theater and museums provide wonderful daytime opportunities for our seniors. Transportation is provided for all of our Vatikim offsite events. Please contact Anita Thornton, Program Director, at 703/532-2217 ext. 301 or [email protected] for more information or to be put on our mailing list.

• CHAVERIM is a warm and welcoming group of single parents and theirchildren. To fi nd out more about Chaverim, please contact Anita Thornton, Program Director, at 703/532-2217 ext. 301 or [email protected].

• KESHET is Temple Rodef Shalom’s gay and lesbian affi nity group. To learn more about the group or any other opportunities, please contact coordinators Michael Sebastiani at 703/465-8527 or [email protected], or Bruce Laird at703/732-7376 or [email protected].

RENAISSANCE Upcoming Events

• Friday, February 17:30 PM, -- Round Robin Shabbat Dinner at the home of Barbara

and Tibor Schonfeld of Vienna.

• Friday, February 22, 6:30 PM -- Renaissance Dinner prior to Shabbat Rocks Service. Please see Renaissance e-letter for more details.

MORE ACTIVITIES•Renaissance Planning Meeting• Wine and Cheese Party before Services

• Tour of the Portrait Museum and American Arts Museum

Special thanks to all who donated and volunteered on Christmas Day to bring food for two shifts for the McLean Police. It was a great team effort and the Police were grateful to us for remembering them on Christmas Day.

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Northern Virginia Reform Jewish Singles Event for Ages 40+

Wine Tasting A-Z with Doug Rosen of Arrowine

Sunday, February 24, 7-9pm at TRS

Please join fellow Northern Virginia Reform Jewish Singles ages 40+ as Doug Rosen, wine expert and owner of Arrowine, Virginia’s premier wine and specialty food shop, shares his knowledge and wine with us. Whether you’re interested in learning how to order wine from a restaurant menu, the difference between stainless steel and oak fermentation, or you just want to taste some different wines and meet some new people, this tasting is for you. When you register, please feel free to include a question or two for Doug to cover in the tasting.

Come to taste ... Come to learn ... Come to meet new people!$5.00 per person. For planning purposes, please assist us by pre-registering by Tuesday, February 19 at http://singleswinetasting08.eventbrite.com.

Light refreshments will be provided. For questions for further information, please contact Anita Thornton, Program Director at [email protected] or 703/532-2217 ext 301


Passover Done Right With Joan Nathan

Sunday, March 30 • 2-4 pm

DAYENU! It would have been enough if Joan Nathan, called “the doyenne of Jewish-American food”, author of nine cookbooks, regular contributor to the New York Times and author of the much acclaimed Jewish Cooking In America— gave us ONE great night of Passover recipes during her presentation at TRS. But when you attend “PASSOVER DONE RIGHT – WITH JOAN NATHAN”, you will hear exciting ideas and receive menus and recipes for FIVE Passover meals! Come and taste a bissel of this and a bissel of that! Register for door prizes and have your cookbooks signed by Joan!

This is a great multi generational program for those who love to cook!! A great afternoon to spend with your friends!

Tickets are $12.00 per person. Register at http://joannathan2008.eventbrite.com. Seating is limited.This program is proudly co-sponsored by your TRS Membership Committee and TRS Sisterhood.

WHAT: TRS Family Game NightWHEN: Saturday, February 23, 2008 • 7 pmWHERE: Temple Social Hall

WHY: Come have fun, have ice cream, and do a Mitzvah! Proceeds will be donated to MAZON

$5.00 for THREE BINGO CARDS!

RSVP at http://familygamenight08.eventbrite.com

by February 20, 2008

Sponsored by the TRS Membership Committee


We learn from the Book of Proverbs, “Teach your offspring in the way the child ought to

go; the child will not swerve from it even in old age.” We are most appreciative of all our parents and the efforts they make in raising their children as knowledgeable and practicing Jews. It’s not easy balancing our students’ busy schedules while insuring that there is time for Religious School classes, Jewish family celebrations, Hebrew reading homework and family worship. We applaud the effort that our parents make in helping to instill the Jewish values of Torah, worship and acts of loving kindness. I’d like to particularly acknowledge a group of parents whose commitment and involvement is most appreciated, but seldom noted –those parents who are not Jewish but who have chosen to raise their children as Jews. Around 40% of our Religious School students have a non-

Jewish parent. I recognize the conscious and deliberate choice these parents have made in their child’s religious education. It is never an easy decision. It takes a special effort to learn about Jewish living and practice and to make it a part of your family life, particularly when you are of another faith. There is also the real time commitment in Religious School transportation, participation in family programming and encouraging Hebrew reading practice. Our URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) President Eric Yoffi e recently said this about non-Jewish parents in a Jewish home: “… when a [non-Jewish] spouse involves herself in the activities of the synagogue; offers support to the Jewish involvements of husband or wife; attends Jewish worship; and, most important of all, commits to raising Jewish children, he or she is deserving not only of welcome but of our

profound thanks. These spouses are heroes—yes, heroes—of Jewish life. While maintaining some measure of attachment to their own traditions, and sometimes continuing to practice their religion, they take on responsibilities that, by any reasonable calculation, belong to the Jewish spouse. And very often they do all of this without recognition from either their Jewish family or their synagogue. I fi nd it so meaningful when I see our non-Jewish spouses taking part in our school assemblies, family programming, and adult learning opportunities. You are an important part of our Temple Rodef Shalom family. Thank you for all you do.

-Cantor Allen Leider, Director of Education

Religious SchoolA SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR NON-JEWISH PARENTS

The Nominating Committee began meet-ing to fi ll the following positions, effective July 1, 2008:

Vice President, Administration

Vice President, Education

Vice President, Membership

Vice President, Programming

Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer

Secretary

Assistant Secretary

2 At-Large Board Members

Trustee

The Nominating Committee is interested in hearing from members of the Congre-gation. If you, or someone you know, is qualifi ed and interested in serving in one of these positions, please feel free to con-tact one of us:

Robin Strongin, [email protected], 202 263 2917

Lee [email protected], 703.201.0855

Karin [email protected], 703.407.1277

Ken [email protected], 202.437.1237

Linda [email protected], 703.868.9319

Bob Schlossbergrobert.schlossberg@freshfi elds.com, 703.241.8974

If you are interested in nominating some-one, please do so by February 29th.

We would be happy to answer any ques-tions and to bring your nominees to the committee for consideration.

Nominating Committee Begins Work, Seeks Input


YOUTH DIRECTOR:

Brynne Rosenberg Phone: (703) 532-2217 ext. 308AIM: ilovetrstyEmail: [email protected] Cell Phone: 571-366-0317 SR. TRSTY - (9th through 12th grades)

Jr. TRSTY (for 7th and 8th Graders)

TRSTY 56 (for 5th and 6th Graders)

Benefi t Concert Saturday, February 9

TRSTY invites TRS members, friends and parents to a concert to benefi t Nothing but Nets. The concert will be non-denominational and open to the public. Nothing but Nets is an organization that sends insecticide-treated bed nets, which are arguably the most cost-effective way to prevent malaria transmission, to the poorest parts of the world. One bed net costs just $10 to buy and deliver to a family in need.

S’more TRSTY Friday, February 29 –

Saturday, March 1 Join 9th through 12 graders for camp-inspired overnight at TRS. We will have Friday night services, dinner and a shul in. For more information and to RSVP go to http://smoretrsty.eventbrite.com

Dear Jr. TRSTY, Some of you may know me from camp and TRSTY 56! I’m living in New York now and on Friday, February 8th I’m bringing my 7th and 8th grade group, CRuSTY 78, from Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan for a weekend trip to DC. That Friday night we’re coming to TRS for Afro-Semitic Shab-bat services, and we’d love to have you join us for a FREE Shabbat dinner beforehand at 6:30pm! Parents are welcome to join us for services, but dinner is only for 7th and 8th graders. It would be great to see you again, and introduce you to some teens your age from NYC. RSVP to http://jrtrstyshabbat.eventbrite.com.

Hope I’ll see you then!Jay Rapoport

President’s Day Ski Trip Monday, February 18 No school? Let’s go skiing! We didn’t get to go last year, so let’s make this year’s trip extra fun! Join 7th and 8th graders for skiing and snowboarding. There are a variety of different ski/snowboarding packages for all levels. Beginners are welcome! For more information and to RSVP go to http://jrtrstyski.eventbrite.com

JAY RAPOPORT

HAS A NEW CD

Available at

jayrapoport.com and itunes.com

Save the Date!Sunday, March 9

Zoo Scavenger Hunt

NFTY-MAR’s TheVentFriday – Sunday, February 22-24

Washington Hebrew CongregationJoin 8th through 12th graders from Virginia, Maryland, DC, Delaware and North Carolina for NFTY-MAR’s THEVENT. It’s color wars and social action!


FEBRUARY 2

Betty Fink Betty is the daughter of Jane & Charles Fink. She is in the 7th grade at Thoreau Middle School where she has been busy in drama productions. Betty has also been an active member of the Recycling Club. She enjoys playing soccer with the Phoenix Fury and basketball with the VYS Royal Blue Whales. Swimming, playing cards and dog training keep her busy in her leisure hours. Betty hopes to become a writer.

Jennie Kleinknecht The daughter of Beth Harkaway & Henry Kleinknect, Jennie is in the 7th grade at Cooper Middle School where she is a member of the Journalism Club. She enjoys playing soccer with the McLean Breakers and basketball. Jennie is working toward the Girl Scout Silver Award and is kept busy fulfi lling its various requirements. She also collects blankets, towels and other items for the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.

Aaron Lipsey Aaron, the son of Karen & Charlie Lipsey, is a 7th grader at the Maret School. He enjoys playing saxophone in the school band. His outdoor pursuits include playing soccer with the McLean Hotspurs and racing kayaks with the Washington Canoe Club. As his mitzvah project, Aaron joined with another upcoming Bar Mitzvah to raise $2200 for Operation Walk, an organization that provides joint replacements for people who cannot afford them.

Samantha Schreiner Samantha is the daughter of David & Merrihew Schreiner. She is in the 7th grade at Cooper Middle School where she is a member of the school chorus and an SCA representative. Samantha plays soccer with McLean Freedom and basketball with McLean Youth Basketball. She also enjoys skiing. Her leisure time is devoted to art and Leaders Now.

FEBRUARY 9

Elliot Greene The son of Lynne & Michael Greene, Elliot is in the 7th grade at Longfellow Middle School. He plays trumpet in the school band. Elliot plays tennis with the McLean Racquet & Health Club and the USTA. He also enjoys golf, basketball and football. His leisure activities include biking, reading comics, playing golf and camping (in the summer). Elliot chose working with “A Forever Home Dog Rescue” for his mitzvah project and has worked at adoption fairs and collected supplies for foster parents of dogs. He hopes to become a doctor or lawyer in the future.

B’nai MitzvahFEBRUARY 23

Andrew Bogorad Andrew is the son of Stephen & Sandra Bogorad and is in the 7th grade at H. B. Woodlawn School. He plays percussion in the concert band and guitar in the jazz band. Andrew enjoys playing basketball with the Cavaliers as well as fencing and skateboarding. Since he hopes to become a veterinarian, he chose to volunteer with the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation for his mitzvah project.

Elizabeth Oden The daughter of Ray & Diane Oden, Elizabeth is in the 7th grade at Williamsburg Middle School. Now in her 7th year of violin studies, she plays with the school orchestra. She also keeps busy playing soccer with the WMS girls team, the Herndon Fusion and intramurals. Elizabeth has volunteered with Wheels to Africa, has sent care packages to soldiers and adopted two kids as part of the Angel Tree program

and basketball

cLean Hotspurs

occer with the

SAVE THE DATE!Craig Taubman is coming to TRS

Sunday, April 6 • 2:30 pm


Nursery School Parent Committee

As the children and parents of TRSNS settled back into their routines after the winter holiday break, it was

back to business for everyone at the school. The Parent Committee kicked off the month of January with

an insightful clergy discussion led by Rabbi Jeff Saxe. The topic discussed was “Raising Our Children

Jewish; Being a Minority in Our Larger Community.” Rabbi Saxe was able to provide our parents with wisdom and

insight on how to raise a confi dent Jewish child while respecting the diversity that exists within our society and

culture. We appreciate the time he was able to spend with our parents on a chilly January morning. The education

series will continue with a talk Dr. Carrie Towbes, PhD on Thursday, February 7 at 7:30pm titled “Discipline

101”.

The school-wide mitzvah project with Bright Beginnings Homeless and Transitional School has been a wonderful

new program that was established by the Parent Committee this year. We received a heartfelt thank-you from the

director and families of Bright Beginnings for the generosity shown by TRSNS families during our winter drive

for clothing and necessary items. We will continue the program this spring with a book drive and participation

in the annual Spring Walk to benefi t Bright Beginnings. In addition, many of the TRSNS teachers have chosen to

make Bright Beginning the benefi ciary of their class tzedakah projects. The Parent Committee is thrilled at the

overwhelming support for this very important program.

Although it is only half way through the school year, we are now accepting applications for 2008-2009. On

January 10, the school held a successful open house for all parents interested in submitting applications for the fall.

If you are a Temple member and you missed the open house but are interested in learning more about the nursery

school program, please contact the school offi ce to obtain information.

Shalom, Karen Adelstein and Rachel Simon, TRSNS Co-Chairs

RACHEL SIMON

[email protected]

KAREN ADELSTEIN

[email protected]


TRS Fund for the Community

TRS Fund for the Community Chair:

Margery [email protected]/463-0633

The Fund for the Community is Temple Rodef Shalom’s grant-

making body, making a difference in the local community by help-

ing non-profi t organizations build capacity to meet critical needs.

When you make a donation to the Fund for the Community, your

contribution has a direct impact on people’s lives. In its fi rst three

years, the Fund has given more than $70,000 to help organiza-

tions meet the needs of local residents in the areas of affordable

housing, education and training, health care and counseling, chil-

dren and families, hunger and our aging population.

In September, Temple Rodef Shalom’s Fund for the Commu-

nity made grants totaling $25,000 to six local community service

organizations. Some 29 non-profi t groups submitted requests for

funding this year; members of the Fund’s board dedicated hun-

dreds of hours to choosing this year’s grantees. The recipients of

this year’s grants meet critical needs in the areas of mental health,

our aging population and children and family services. They are:

Arlington Pediatric Center, Northern Virginia Family Service, The

Child & Family Network Centers, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Ser-

vices, Jewish Council for the Aging and Alzheimer’s Family Day

Center. TRS members are encouraged to support these organiza-

tions in partnership with the Fund for the Community.

A closer look at the 2007 grant recipients: Jewish Council for the Aging The Jewish Council for the Aging helps older people in our

region remain in their homes and maintain their chosen lifestyles

for as long as possible. With programs that provide seniors with

transportation, on-the-job and computer training, employment

assistance and health and wellness counseling, JCA helps more

than 30,000 of our esteemed elders every year. The TRS Fund for

the Community’s grant will allow JCA to study existing programs

and services for seniors in Northern Virginia to help it determine

what needs it might be able to fi ll.

The Fund’s liaison with the JCA is Judy Seiff. To learn more

about how you can help JCA, contact her at jseiff@templerodef-

shalom.org.

Todah rabah!Thank you to those who made contributions to the Fund in 2007, and for your continued support in 2008!

All Members of Temple Rodef

Shalom are Warmly Welcomed to JoinStudent Cantor

Rebecca Robins at her Senior Recital

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:45 AM

Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion

One West Fourth StreetNew York, NY

Program: Th e School of Sacred Music at 60: Celebrating the Founding FacultyWorks by Ephros, Binder, Werner, Weinberg and Goldfarb

Light lunch following performance

Please RSVP to Rebecca at [email protected] by February 28 if you plan to attend.


MAZEL TOV TO• Gail & Robert Dezube on the

engagement of their daughter, Rebecca, to Scott Goldman

• Karen Kaplan on the birth of her grandson, Cole Kaplan, son of Nikki Reeves & Andrew Kaplan

• Andrew, Julie, Jamie & Samantha Gerstel on the birth of daughter and sister, Alexis Louise Gerstel

CONDOLENCES TO• Joel Kanter on the death of his

mother, Naomi Kanter• Lynne Lotenberg on the death of

her step-father, Frank Shaffer• Bill Andrews on the death of his

mother, Anita Andrews• Susan, Stephanie & Cynthia Rose

on the death of husband & father, Peter Rose

• Becky Weissman on the death of her father, Donald Anderson

• Carol Cohen on the death of her uncle, Robert Greene

• Fern Bekenstein on the death of her aunt, Ethel Gerwitz

• Marsha Mann on the death of her mother, Jackie Lastik

• Kathy, Dory & Lily Seidel on the death of husband & father, Larry Seidel

The purpose of the Caring Committee

is to nurture the sense of belonging

to and participation in a caring

community by providing g’milut chasadim

—deeds of loving kindness—such as

sending messages and tokens of support to,

and coordinating assistance for, members

of the Temple who are going through

milestone life events. This may include,

but is certainly not limited to, births,

adoptions, deaths, and illness. The sub-

committees within Our Caring Community

and their coordinators are below. To learn

more about our subcommittees, please visit

our website at templerodefshalom.org.

• Bereavement – Stu Weiss (703) 522-2217 or [email protected]

• Breast Cancer Network – Anita Thornton (703) 532-2217 or [email protected]

• Meals – Ronnie O’Connor (703) 642-0289 [email protected]

• Support for Widows and Widowers – Next Step, Debbie Massey (703) 532-0942 [email protected]

• Visiting the Sick (Bikkur Cholim)– Melissa Sporn (703) 893-3883 or [email protected]

• P-FLAG– Valli Swerdlow (703) 615-3834 [email protected]

• Shalom Baby– Karin Dinesman (703) 790-0489 [email protected]

• Children of Holocaust Survivors Diane Naughton (703) 620-0747 or

[email protected]

How can I receive assistance

from the Caring Committee? The Caring Committee organizes

the network of members who support the

clergy’s work by keeping in touch with

congregants through visits or by phone,

providing transportation or emergency

child care, sending notes or greeting cards,

weeding a garden, offering a meal in times of

illness or helping with shopping or errands.

If you have a need, or know of someone

who does, please contact Melissa Sporn,

(703) 893-3883, [email protected] or one

of the sub-committee coordinators listed

above. The committee always strives to

balance offering assistance while respecting

individuals’ need for privacy.

How can I become part of our Caring Community? An intricate aspect of our being Jewish

is the commandment to perform deeds of

loving kindness. As such, every member

of our congregation is a part of the Caring

Committee that assists our members who

are dealing with diffi cult transitions and

crises which life presents. The Caring

Committee functions through the efforts of

many people. The work of this committee

is truly rewarding -- building friendships

while helping others. There is always the

need for volunteers, and opportunities to

help include brief, one time jobs as well

as more involved roles. Whether your

schedule allows an hour or a day, you will

fi nd that helping others is one of your

more meaningful experiences as part of a

Temple family. Contact a Sub-Committee

coordinator to match your time and interest

with someone’s need.

Caring Committee: Melissa Sporn • 703/893-3883 • Email: [email protected]

Our Caring Community

Tell us about your g’milut chasadim. We would like to feature individuals in

our community who have performed acts

of loving kindness. It needn’t be grand or

ongoing. If you or someone you know has

performed a kind deed for another please

let us know. Your story may spur someone

else to action.


Green Corner

Our Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, and other celebrations can now go “green” and be “carbon-neutral.” As a community, these and other celebrations are a cause for joy and are meant to be

shared with family, friends, neighbors, and loved ones. But our celebra-tions can also have negative impacts on the environment. In particular, the auto mileage, air travel, hotels, and other activities consume sub-stantial amounts of fossil fuels and emit carbon dioxide into the air. This carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, contributing to global warming.

So as we celebrate, we also want to be mindful of our impacts on the environment. The concept of repairing the world through social action is one of the traditional categories of tzedakah. Acts of tikkun olam provide us with channels through which we can apply our Jewish response to contemporary issues.

TRS’s Green Team has developed a Carbon Footprint Calculator for these types of events. By using a simple Excel spreadsheet, it helps you estimate the greenhouse gas emissions stemming from your event’s activities, including the air travel, driving distances, and hotel stays. It then directs you to different organizations that you can help by funding emission reduction projects to offset your emissions, effectively making it “carbon-neutral.”

TRS’s fi rst carbon-neutral B’nai Mitzvah took place on November 10, 2007, when Rachel and Nathaniel Sharer took the bema. Their mother, Karen Hendrixson, recalls their motivation to go green: “We were already an environmentally conscious household, but my twins’ environmentalawareness was raised signifi cantly when their sixth-grade science teacher had each student calculate their family’s ecological footprint, including the amount of CO2 emitted annually. The development of the TRS Carbon Footprint Calculator several months later was thus timely, as it enabled us to capitalize on the twins heightened awareness in time for their B’nai Mitzvah.

“The Calculator itself proved to be so simple and straightforward that my twins were actually able to do it themselves, with only some help from me regarding the exact number of guests and the distances that they were traveling. The cost of offsetting the emissions was also highly reasonable, particularly relative to the cost of even a very modest Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Our decision to ‘go carbon-neutral’ was further reinforced by Rabbi Schwartzman’s speech at the B’nai Mitzvah. Her speech focused on the name of their Torah portion -- “Toldot” or generations – and the fact that Toldot does not just signify the generations that came before us, but also refers to the generations that will come after us. In her words – ‘one of the most important roles we can play is the role of being an an-cestor’ because ‘we have an impact on generations to come.’ This speech perfectly exemplifi ed our decision to have a carbon-neutral B’nai Mitzvah so we could pass on a better world for our children and grandchildren.”

The Carbon Footprint Calculator is available on the TRS website. These tools help make the “right thing to do” the “easy thing to do” as well. We encourage all the Bar/Bat Mitzvah kids and their parents to consider going carbon neutral. Do it for your Mother (Earth)!

Carbon Neutral Announcement“Pinah Yarokah”

Spring Mitzvah Day is coming!Spring Mitzvah Day is April 27 -- look for more details in next month’s bulletin. There will be no religious school that day.

Sukkot in April—in May this year!

Social Action Social Action Chairs: Jenn Rafael • [email protected] • 703/385-9393Babette Cohn • [email protected] • 703/573-6956

Knitting for a causeSocial Action, Renaissance, and Sisterhood are looking for volunteers to knit 8”x8” squares for Project Linus. This project provides new blankets for seriously ill and traumatized chil-dren; fi nd out more at http://www.projectlinus.org. Thanks to our knitters’ hard work, seven blankets have been completed so far!Using any pattern or yarn (no wool or wool blends), knit squares to be incorporated in baby blankets. Place all com-pleted squares in the plastic box in the Temple offi ce. Contact Florence Kittiver at [email protected] for more information or if you need yarn.

“For you were strangers in the land of Egypt”The Union for Reform Judaism adopted a resolution in support of comprehensive immigration reform at the San Diego bien-nial in December. To learn more about this issue, and to read the resolution, visit http://urj.org/docs/reso/.

Save the date: This year’s Sukkot in April housing project will take place May 4. TRS will join with Congregation Etz Hayim to do this important mitzvah.

Todah Rabah!Thanks to everyone who gave so generously during our December food drive for Our Daily Bread. Several carloads of non-perishables were delivered to help replenish the organization’s bare shelves. To learn more about how you can help ODB, visit http://www.our-daily-bread.org/donation_info.php. Other area food pantries in dire need of your help include: Lorton Community Action Center, Lorton, http://www.lortonaction.org/assistance.htmlArlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington, http://www.afacinfo.org/Foodneeds.htmReston Interfaith, Reston, http://www.restoninterfaith.orgSHARE, Inc., McLean, http://www.shareofmclean.org/Food for Others, Fairfax, http://www.foodforothers.org


Scrapbook

Welcome Back Pajama Day

Mitzvah Day


In the early part of the month, Rabbi Schwartzman will lead an adult trip to Israel. The 12 day excursion will include visits to famous ancient as well as modern sites, it will include experiencing Kibbutz life and also take advantage of the Israel’s spectacular natural wonders.

Over the past 18 years, it has been my great pleasure to lead congregational trips to Israel. First with our youth and later with adults, I have shared in the transfor-mative experience of visiting the homeland of our people, Israel. These trips have been life changing for many of the participants. Traveling in Israel for a Jew is not the same as going to Spain or China. To be in Jerusalem and see King David’s citadel, to visit Jaffa where Jonah’s boat embarked, to visit the grave of Rachel or climb Masada is to connect to our tradition and our ancestors in a way that cannot happen in any other place. Youth and adults alike gain a new perspective on their tradition and their identity during these trips. In the coming year and a half the TRS staff is going to host a number of different travel opportunities. Please accept my invitation to join us on these exciting and life changing Jewish adventures.

During the school winter holiday, Rabbi Saxe will lead a teen trip to Israel. This trip will be catered towards our young people and reflect many of their interests. Students will see the major cities of Israel, landmarks and historical sites. They will stay in Kibbutzim and meet youth from Israel.

LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE TRIPS. PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL WITH YOUR NAME

AND THE NAMES OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT BE TRAVELING WITH YOU TO:

[email protected]

Rabbi Schwartzman will lead a family trip similar to the trip that Cantor Shochet lead this past summer. The itinerary will be designed to meet the needs of both adults and children. While much of the trip will be visiting traditional sites, we will also engage our kids with activities such as playing in an Israeli water park and rafting down the Jordan River.

Cantor Shochet will lead a trip to Israel in the spring that will be open to both adults and older children, or teens. We will visit traditional sights for people who have never been to Israel.


LibrarySPIRITUAL• Alice Bach and J. Cheryl Exum. Miriam’s Well: Stories About Women in the Bible…The

authors draw on biblical and midrashic sources to give voices to these women.• Barry W. Holtz. Back To the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts…”a classic about

classics”-Jacob Neusner

OF INTEREST• Martin Gilbert. Atlas of the Holocaust…new on the Holocaust shelf• Isaac Husik. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy…written to appeal to the scholar

and the intelligent reader• Pinhas Sadeh. Jewish Folktales…draws from Eastern Europe and oral material from the

Middle East and North Africa• Peninnah Schram. Tales of Elijah the Prophet…covers a range of themes and Elijah

tales…notes to each story, a glossary, bibliography and detailed index• Howard Schwartz. Miriam’s Tambourine: Jewish Folktales From Around the World…Fifty

classic Jewish folktales from “every corner of the globe and every historical epoch”• Howard Schwartz. Gabriel’s Palace: Jewish Mystical Tales

FICTION• Leon Uris. Exodus…replacement copy

JUVENILE• Phoebe Gilman. Something From Nothing• Deborah Heiligman. Celebrate Hanukkah With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels…photographs

tell the Hanukkah story around the world

YOUNG ADULT• Adele Geras. A Treasury of Jewish Stories…a range of stories by a variety of authors• Lillian Hammer Ross. Daughters of Eve: Strong Women of the Bible…dramatic retellings• Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush. The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales From Around the

World

Many thanks this month to Deborah Meshulam for a particularly generous

donation of wonderful books in beautiful condition.

CDs• Safam. The Chanukah Collection/The Passover Collection• Safam. The Greater Scheme of Things• Julie Silver. Together

I am generally in the library Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings and can be reached at x402, at home at 202-363-6172 or e-mail:[email protected]

Martha HillLibrarian

Shavuah Tov: A Good Week

Acrylic Paintings by Jennifer Judelsohn

February 7—March 12, 2008Meet the Artist: Sunday, February 1010:30 AM—1:00 PM

Artist Jennifer Judelsohn will be exhibiting a series of acrylic paintings based on her studies of texts from the Talmud, the Sefer Yetzirah and other sources that relate to the meanings and spiritual connections among the seven days of the week. She was fi rst inspired to create this series after visiting the TRS library and viewing the Jerusalem stone wall and its seven windows. “When I saw the windows I thought, ‘Seven win-dows…seven days of the week.’” Jen-nifer’s work goes beyond the Creation story. Each day has its own energy and relationship to the planets, letters of the alphabet, directions, positive and nega-tive human qualities, sephirot from the Etz Chaim and even parts of the body. This exhibit explores the energy of the days as they lead into and away from Shabbat.

About the Artist:Jennifer Judelsohn is an artist, psycho-therapist, educator and author/illustra-tor of Songs of Creation: Meditations on the Sacred Hebrew Alphabet. She has ex-hibited her artwork in numerous solo and group shows in the Washington, D.C. area and around the country. Her artwork is also in private collections around the world. Recently, Jennifer has been working primarily in acrylic and mixed media. Her work is infl uenced by Jewish spiri-tuality and Jungian psychology. She explores how we individually and col-lectively create our reality through what we think, say and do. Jennifer focuses on manifesting refuah shleimah (com-plete healing) in a tangible form with the hope that her art will be a positive infl uence in the world. Come meet the artist, Jennifer Judelsohn on Sunday, February 10 from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM just outside the library to view more of her work and to discuss this fascinating exhibit.


Outreach

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 • 7:30 pm Basic Synagogue Rituals - This class is appropriate for anyone attending services and understanding what is going on, and es-pecially helpful for B’nai Mitzvah families. We will teach you the what, why, how and what do I need of: Wearing Tallit, Kipot, Ali-ya to the Torah and the structure of the worship service. Attend-ees receive a detailed boklet and CD with prayers and music.

Sunday, March 9, 2008 • 9:00 amBasic Home Rituals - Learn the “what, why, how and what do I need” of common Jewish Shabbat rituals, including: Candle Lighting, Kiddush, Blessing the Children, Havdalah, and Yahrzeit remembrances. Attendees receive a detailed booklet and CD with the prayers and music.


Sisterhood Sisterhood Co-Presidents:

Karen Simpson • [email protected] • 703/938-1439Judy Burkitt • [email protected] • 703/538-5341

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From the Co-presidents

Please get involved!! We have a few vacant positions on our current Board, as well as a number of vacancies for board members to work on events in the autumn of 2008. Please contact one of us if you can help, and we will fi ll you in on the areas in which we need assistance.

B’Shalom, Karen Simpson and Judy Burkitt, Sisterhood Co-Presidents.

SAVE THE DATEFebruary 13

For Love Stories and Chocolate Tasting

On Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 PM we will share two special treats. Our program is from StoryCorp, a project of the American Folk Life Museum of the Library of Congress. This national oral history project shows how ordinary people record each other’s stories. Following will be a chocolate tasting; “price” of admission is a

chocolate creation of your choosing to share.

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Dear Traditions Helpline,

On our secular calendar, when it is a leap year and an event occurs on February 29, we mark this occasion in non-leap years on either February 28 or March 1. What happens in the Hebrew calendar when there is an entire month added, as in this year with Adar I and Adar II?

Needing to commemorate

Traditions Helpline Answer is on page 25.

Regularly Scheduled Events

Museum TripFebruary 8 at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town. We will visit various artists in their studios. They will show us their work, explain motivation and techniques, and answer questions. Lunch will be at Il Porto, a short walk away. Contact Emmy Lou Glassman (703/817.1408 or [email protected]) OR Judith Diesenhaus (703/204.1817 or [email protected]) for further information and car pool/transportation information. RSVPs are required. Mark your calendar for March 7: The Kreeger Museum and lunch in Georgetown

Book Club February 20th, 10:00 AM - The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman. Hostess Karen Hecker.

Please call Harriet Beckman for the latest information and driving directions. Harriet Beckman—703-356-3586 [email protected]

TRS Jewelry Appraisal Day at TRS

Wednesday,

March 26, 2008

Call 1-800-851-7888 for an appointment. Let Sisterhood help protect your valuablesPraisers, an independent appraiser, will quickly and privately appraise your jewelry and other precious items. You will immediately receive a printed appraisal including a picture. Each piece of jewelry will be appraised for a $35 fee. Sisterhood will receive $10 whichyou may take as a charitable deduction.

Thank You - Blood Drive The Blood Drive on December 3 resulted in 49 units of blood. We want to thank all of you who assisted us - blood donors and those who came and were turned away, Sisterhood board who donated food and members who greeted and served. Thank you to the custodians and offi ce staff who answered phones and alerted members about the blood drive. I especially want to thank Gert Scarr - her platters of dip are the reason many donors come.

Harriet Beckman & Karen Hecker

Bake Sale - Sunday, March 9 8:30-1:30It is almost time again for the Sisterhood Annual Bake Sale. Anyone willing to bake or help on the day of the sale, please call or email Ellen at 703-759-3006, [email protected] or Andrea at 703-759-2602, [email protected].


Men’s Club Men’s Club Chairs:

Al Krachman • [email protected] Cooper • [email protected]

Purim Staff Needed This year’s Purim extravaganza is now in the planning stages. We are looking for games managers, Pizza servers and ticket managers. Please contact Ric Cooper for assignments and information.

New Men’s Club Offi cers The Men’s Club leadership is soliciting interested Temple Members to serve as offi cers beginning July 1, 2008. Please contact Ric Cooper or Al Krachman if you are interested in serving next year.

Jewish National Fund JNF 60th Anniversary Mission to Israel May 5- 13 JNF is planning a special tour of Israel between May 5 and May 13, 2008 to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Arranged through JNF’s Travel & Tours Department, JNF missions allow participants to see a side of Israel that other trips don’t, going above and beyond the classic tourist experience, giving a fi rsthand look at JNF’s critical work to help Israel in its continued growth and survival.

Days and nights will be fi lled with celebrations and ceremonies for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. This mission will include:• Emotional ceremonies marking Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut • Briefi ngs by top Israeli newsmakers and opinion leaders • Visits to new JNF communities in the Negev • Meetings with some of the newest Negev pioneers and visionaries • Tours of Ammunition Hill, Independence Hall and the Ayalon Institute • 5-star hotel accommodationsIn addition to touring the entire country, travelers will learn about JNF’s work for the land and people of Israel by meeting the modern-day pioneers who are making their home in new communities in the Negev; planting trees in forests in northern Israel that were destroyed by rocket-ignited fi res during the 2006 war with Hezbollah. To register, visit www.jnf.org/travel or call 877-JNF-TOUR.

ARZA- Bridge to Israel ARZA Co-Chairs:

Russ Bikoff • 703/790-0671 • [email protected] S. Tucker • 301/897-5124 • [email protected]

June 1, Israel@60, Washington National Mall Watch this page for updates on this capstone event, the most ambitious event ever staged by the metropolitan Washington Jewish community.

2008 ARZA MEMBERSHIPIt’s not too late to send your membership dues of $36. Send your check to our TRS offi ce. Be sure to note for ARZA membership 2008.

VOLUNTEERING IN ISRAEL Try these websites for further information.www.vfi -usa.org/volunteerabroad.com/israel/cfmwww.ivolunteer.org.il you’ll get the Hebrew version, so be sure to include “English.” http://www.ivolunteer.org.il/eng/ or http://www.ivolunteer.org.il/eng/index.asp?categoryid=92&articleid=78

Report from TRS member Marc Newman: Taking on Israel’s steep hills to raise money for ALYN HospitalALYN Hospital is a leading rehabilitation hospital in Jerusalem providing comprehensive care for children with disabilities caused by birth defects, accidents and violent terror attacks.

Israeli health insurance covers about 70% of Allyn’s annual budget; the remainder comes from donations. To help close this gap, Allyn launched Wheels of Love, the largest athletic charity event in Israel.

I participated in the Challenge Route of the Alyn Bike Ride October 28- November 1st, 2007. We rode 300 miles and climbed about 21,000 feet, about 2/3 the height of Mt. Everest!

But the challenge we faced is just a metaphor for the challenges faced by kids at ALYN. Here is a link to the website of Ameri-can Friends of ALYN:

http://www.alynus.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=249&srcid=250&frsid=54

Or contact me at [email protected].

Thanks, Marc Newman

Please remember to register your occupation or business with the TRS BIZNET at www.trsbiznet.com.


DonationsA HOUSE OF GATHERING –

Beit Knesset

Where It’s Needed Most• Jason Gold in memory of Morris Gold• Peter LeNard in memory of Irene

LeNard• Marjorie Polk in memory of Bob Polk• Stephen Ruth in honor of Rabbi

Berkowits and Torah Study• Julia Baer & Jeffrey Cooper in memory

of Roggie Horwitz• Frank Berkowitz in memory of Alice

Berkowitz on her yahrzeit• The Zimet Family in memory of Anita

Andrews, mother of Bill Andrews• Samuel Schulman in honor of Linda &

Joe Marshall for their assistance to the residents at Chesterbrook

• Laura Jacobs in honor & appreciation of Doris Katz’ ongoing kindness

Sisterhood• Elaine Weinstein in memory of Selma

Weinstein

Jacknow Meditation and Tribute Garden

• Chuck & Anita Thornton and Marilyn Hahn in memory of Jackie Lastik, mother of Marsha Mann

REPAIRING OUR WORLD – Tikkun Olam

Ohel Yacov Community Housing• Iram & Marilyn Weinstein in honor of

Zoey & Clara Haynes• Nancy & David Lawrence in honor of

Amy & Mickey Cohen• Sidney & Clarine Schmukler in honor

of Lawrence Schmukler and Nancy Michelman

• Fernand & Barbara Elbeze• Bobby & Tobi Rozen in honor of

William Zloth• Doug Rosen• Ellen & Allie Ash in memory of Vita

Marx• Lisa Szymanski in honor of Frieda &

Richard Sobell

• Iram & Marilyn Weinstein in memory of George K. Mauser

• Marc Cohen & Linda Hoffman• Donald Weinstein• Gayle Novig• Ellen Safran• Deborah Shrager• Wendy Zevin & David Green in honor

of the Wright family• Paul & Jonathan D’Ari and Marcy

Magid• Happy Cohen• Robert & Linda Rosenfeld• Wendy Fox• Helene Schlossberg in honor of the

second Wednesday of the month Soup Caravan volunteers

• Alan Luberda & Marina Lyn Beckhard in memory of Rudolph D. Bach

• Bobby & Tobi Rozen in honor of the Reiters

• Nancy & David Lawrence in honor of Josh & Jason Sellers

• Jean Schiro-Zavela & Vance Zavela• The Steinmetz Corr family in honor of

the inspirational leadership of Hannah Moore

• Ralph & Miriam Wolman• Carol’s Sockery• James Talens• Wendy Zevin & David Green in honor

of the Leonard family• David & Sandy Sellers• David & Ellen Sher• David and Bernice Stearman• Bobby & Tobi Rozen in honor of Sue

Zloth & Sue Fraley• Phyllis Scheinberg in honor of Jacob

Factor’s 93rd birthday• Steven Ivins in memory of Winifred

Levy• Keith & Bari Levingston• David & Beatrice Daniel in honor of our

clergy• Richard Stern• Todd & Susan Friedman• Marlene Tanzer in honor of Debbie,

Alex, Eli & Sophia Spiliotopoulos• Kevin Moss & Rabbi Amy Schwartzman

in honor of the TRS staff• Stephen & Ruth Altheim

• Jeff & Joan Harris in honor of Jerry Harris – Builder of the Family

• Bob, Amy, Eric & Missy Reif in memory of Julius Katz

• Ray & Shirley Galant• Steve & Sheila Gell in memory of

Sheila’s father, Ben Ginsburg• Margery & Gerson Sher• Adam Gruen & Beth Silver in honor of

the TRS staff• David Sapery• Frederick & Lisa Abbey• Sandra Saydah• Victoria Youcha• Jay & Vera Hirschman in memory of

Marion Hirschman• Michael & Barbara Raizen• Ken & Julie Lifl and• Lawrence & Susan Weinstock• Phyllis Cela• Alan Pettingill• Vicki Schulkin in memory of Marie

Garber• John & Laura Huennekens• Peter & Bernice Porrazzo

Mitzvah Day• Sandra Saydah• Jen Schall

Social Action Fund• David & Carol Goldstein in honor of

Sam & Susan Simon to celebrate the spirit of Chanukah

• Joan Silverlieb in loving memory of my aunt, Anna Mintz

• James & Ronnie O’Connor in memory of Vivian Sahl

• Joan Silverlieb in gratitude to Lynn Starr for her kindness to strangers

• Charlotte & Herb Mandel wishing Dave & Inez Goldstein a very happy 60th anniversary

• Philip Agress in memory of Wolf Agress

Temple Tzedakah Fund• The Szymanski family in sympathy for

the loss of Kathran Chan, David Chan’s sister

• Jan & Soop Safertein in memory of Jan’s brother, Art Kessel

• Peter & Bernice Porrazzo in memory of Sarah Porrazzo

Assisted Living Fund• Dan & Judy Burkitt in memory of Judy’s

parents, Edward & Nina Shafer


DonationsLibrary Fund• Frank & Ed Moses and families in

loving memory of Ruth Moses

Frank Conlon Jewish Music Library• Andrew Teplitzky in memory of Arthur

Teplitzky

Caren Golden Pomeroy Fund• Ken & Andrea Weckstein in memory of

Caren Golden Pomeroy• Andrea & Ken Weckstein in memory of

Eleanor Friedman Golden, mother and grandmother, on her yahrzeit

CARING FOR EACH OTHER – G’milut Hasadim

Caring Community• Charlie & Lois Price in memory of

Jackie Lastik, mother of Marsha Mann• Chuck & Anita Thornton and Marilyn

Hahn in loving memory of Joan Levin

Kestenbaum Comfort Fund• Elaine Weinstein with thanks to Terry

Gold• Amy Green Thrasher in memory of Dr.

Wesley Green on his yahrzeit

Accessibility Fund• Scott Abelman & Debbie Shrager in

memory of David Shrager

A HOUSE OF PRAYER – Beit T’fi lah

High Holy Day Fund• Arnold & Harriet Nachmanoff in

appreciation for the High Holy Day tickets provided to our son, Michael, for us

Prayer Book Fund• Barbara Holleb in memory of Joe

Auerbach• The Temple Rodef Shalom 4th Sunday

Bridge Group in memory of Rose Goldsmith, beloved sister of Judy Weiss

• Marian & Dan Goldberg in memory of Joe Auerbach

• Alma Rosenbaum in memory of Joseph Auerbach

• Joseph & Mindy Facenda• David Rapaport & Nancy Reder in

honor of Jay, Alexis & Dena Rapaport

Spirituality Fund• Anne K. King in memory of Joan Levin

WORLD JEWRY – Clal Yisrael

Israel Solidarity Fund – Bridge to Israel

• Michael Zimmerman in memory of Solomon Zimmerman

• Na’ava & Gershon Feder in memory of our beloved friend, Guy LeMoigne

• Cirrelda Cooper & Frank Berkowitz with thanks to Na’ava Feder for helping Jane prepare for and enjoy becoming a bat mitzvah

CLERGY FUNDS

Senior Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund• Nancy & Jim Pettit with sincere

appreciation for your support during Nancy’s illness

• Robert & Iris Shamaskin in honor of your 10th anniversary

• Steve & Glenda Rogers in your honor• Karen Diamond• Edward & Iris Beckwith in gratitude for

the beautiful ceremony naming our fi rst grandchild, Noah

• Elaine Metlin & Andy Clark with thanks for your being a part of Susannah’s bat mitzvah

• Steven & Joanne Saxe Family Fund• Cirrelda Cooper & Frank Berkowitz

with thanks for the beautiful bat mitzvah service for Jane Berkowitz

• Vera Mellen in memory of Bernice Joy Beckham

• Ian & Susan Snyder with thanks for all you do as a rabbi and as a friend

• Mark Blondman & Suzanne Bakewell in appreciation of the beautiful service on the occasion of Henry’s bar mitzvah

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund• Nancy & Jim Pettit with sincere

appreciation for your support during Nancy’s illness

• Judy Weiss in appreciation for your compassion, support and encouragement

Fund for the Community• Steve & Glenda Rogers in honor of

Rabbi Schwartzman• Mona Milberg in memory of Alter

Milberg• Russ & Janet Roseman in honor of

the tireless devotion and hard work performed by Head Usher Don Weinberg

• John & Ilene Pachter in honor of the service of Rabbi Amy Schwartzman

• George & Pat Zug in memory of George B. & Alice F. Zug

• Richard Sternberger• Michael Rankin in memory of Doug

Wolfe• David & Inez Goldstein• Jean Schiro-Zavela and Vance Zavela• Steven Ivins on the occasion of New

Kids on the Block• Bob, Amy, Eric & Missy Reif in memory

of Martin Reif

A HOUSE OF LEARNING – Beit Midrash

Adult Education Fund• Sandra Saydah in memory of Gertrude

& Irwin Heimer• Ina & Frank Eaton in memory of May

Seidenberg, Daniel Eaton & Rose I. Eaton

• Sandra Saydah in memory of David Chan’s sister, Kathran Chan

• Miriam Heller in memory of Sophie Wolf

Religious School Fund• Audrey & Pia Kramer in memory of our

mother and grandmother, Paula Kramer• Armand & Judy Weiss in memory of

Joseph Auerbach

Nursery School Fund• David Zarrow & Fran Pfeffer in honor

of our children• Fran Pfeffer & David Zarrow in memory

of Eve Markofsky, loving mother of Sherry Smith


Donations• Mark & Claire Brown in appreciation

for the wonderful “Music of Shabbat” CD




and for preparing her to become a bat mitzvah

• Mark & Claire Brown with thanks for the great Music of Shabbat CD

• Philip Agress in memory of Ira Agress on the occasion of his yahrzeit

• Mark Blondman & Suzanne Bakewell in appreciation for preparing Henry to receive the Torah

Assistant Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

• Holly & Roger Bass in celebration of the installation of Rabbi Jeffrey Saxe




Judy Berkowits Memorial Fund• Barbara & Jim Korman in appreciation

of Rabbi Berkowits’ beautiful baby naming for our granddaughter, Delilah Hinton Frey

PROGRAMMING AND CULTURAL FUNDS – Tarbut Yehudiah

Youth Activities Fund• Leonard & Geraldine Schehr in memory

of Blanche Rochmes on her yahrzeit

Music and Volunteer Choir Fund• Andrew Trice & Sharon Soffer• Herb Dern• Ron Kampeas in memory of Rachel

Kampeas• Steven Ivins in honor of New Kids on

the Block• Gerry Kadonoff in memory of Nathan

Kadonoff

TRS ENDOWMENT FUNDS – Dor L’Dor

Jennifer Blalock Scholarship Fund• The Washington Regional Transplant

Consortium in appreciation of Dan Blalock’s service as chairman of our Donor Family Council

• Sanford Robeck & Marsha Goldberg in memory of Arthur Robeck

New Members• Dana & William Carr

703/536-5996 2636 N. Ohio Street Arlington, VA 22207 Cady Rose Carr 6/9/2005 Grayson Carr 1/22/2007

• Allen Eisenberg & Shalla Ross 703/241-0709

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• Stephen B. Parker & Tamar R. Cyrluk 703/356-1311

6914 Bonheim Court McLean, VA 22101 Jake Parker 2/24/2000

In lieu of gifts in honor of Rabbi Berkowits’80th birthday, donations to the Rabbi Berkowits Educational Endowment Fund are greatly appreciated, which makes possible an annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend, a project that has long been a passion of Rabbi Berkowits.

Traditions Helpline Question is on page 21.

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Dear Needing to Commemorate,The leap month is added to the Hebrew calendar in 7 of 19 years. The extra ADAR is added before the regular Adar and then the regular Adar becomes Adar II in those years. Adar II is the “real” Adar and therefore that is when Purim is celebrated, when a yahrtzeit occurring in Adar is commemorated and when a child born in Adar becomes a bar/bat mitzvah. In other words, Adar I is the extra Adar.


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Committee Meeting7:30 pm Shabbat Rocks

Rehearsal

No Aliyah & Haskalah Classes – Trimester Break

7:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting

7:30 pm Children of Holocaust Survivors

No Nursery School Classes – Presidents’ Day;

Temple Offi ce Closed 8:00 am Jr. TRSTY Ski Trip/

Tubing (OOB)

No R/S –Presidents’ Day Weekend

2:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal

6:30 pm Youth Committee Meeting

7:00 pm Strathmore Rehearsal at Strathmore

7:30 pm Executive Board Meeting

9:00 am Rodef Chochma Class

11:45 am Advanced Biblical Hebrew

11:45 am Mishkan T’Filah Class

2:00 pm Strathmore Rehearsal at WHC

9:00 am Adult Ed – Dr. Pam Nadell

9:00 am Intermediate Biblical Hebrew

9:00 am Trope Class10:45 am Shir Harmony11:45 am Rodef Chochma Class11:45 am Sisterhood Lecture2:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal3:00 pm PFLAG Meeting6:00 pm Renaissance Dining Out

10:45 am Shir Harmony 1:45 pm Kol Machar Rehearsal2:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal3:00 pm Renaissance to Theater J

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6:00 pm Breast Cancer Support Network Dinner

6:30 pm Youth Committee Meeting

7:30 pm Koleinu Rehersal7:30 pm Basic Synagogue

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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

9:00 am Torah Study9:00 am Tot Shabbat Activity10:30 am Shabbat Morning

Service5:00 pm Saturday Afternoon

Mincha Service

9:30 am Sisterhood Board Meeting

10:00 am Soup Caravan

7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal7:00 pm Development

Committee7:30 pm Introduction to

Judaism7:30 pm Nursery School

Workshop with Carrie Towbes

7:30 pm Rosh Chodesh

6:00 pm Outreach Winter Shabbat Dinner (OOB)

6:00 pm Jr. TRSTY Shabbat Dinner

7:30 pm Wine & Cheese Welcome

8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service Jazz Shabbat

9:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning

Service6:00 pm TRSTY Benefi t

Concert

10:00 am Sisterhood Dessert Sampling (OOB)

12:00 pm Downtown Talmud Study

3:00 pm Soup Caravan Falls Church

7:30 pm Beginning Biblical Hebrew

7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal7:30 pm Introduction to

Judaism7:30 pm Knitting Circle

12:00 pm Yoga6:30 pm Tot Shabbat6:30 pm ARZA Shabbat

Dinner8:00 pm Erev Shabbat

Worship with Rabbi Tamar Kolberg;

Koleinu Sings

9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Parallel Shabbat

Morning Service

9:30 am Sisterhood Book Club (OOB)

6:45 pm Service of Strength, Comfort and Healing

7:00 pm Trope Class7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal7:30 pm Committee Night7:30 pm Introduction to

Judaism7:30 pm Shabbat Rocks

Rehearsal

8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Worship- Shabbat Rocks

9:00 am Torah Study10:30 am Shabbat Morning

Service7:00 pm Family Game Night

No Nursery School Classes – Staff Professional Day

9:30 am Sisterhood Bridge Club

7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal

7:30 pm Introduction to Judaism

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Temple Rodef Shalom

Senior Rabbi Amy M. SchwartzmanSenior Cantor Michael A. ShochetAssistant Rabbi Jeffrey S. SaxeFounding Rabbi Laszlo BerkowitsStudent Cantor Rebecca Robins

Offi cersPresident Hannah MooreVice President/President Elect David LawrenceVice President Ronnie SchulmanVice President Lynn Shapiro StarrVice President Barry HoltTreasurer David FishAssistant Treasurer Peter ElinskySecretary Susan WeinstockAssistant Secretary Andrew Joskow TrusteesMarshall Berman, Marla Schnall, and Judith Seiff

StaffExecutive Director Beth SilverDirector of Education Cantor Allen Leider

Program Director Anita Thornton

Director of Membership Development Howard Stregack

Nursery School Director Fran Pfeffer

Camp Director Jay Rapoport

Youth Director Brynne Rosenberg

Temple Offi ce 703/532-2217www.TempleRodefShalom.orgEmail: [email protected]

The TRS Bulletin is published 12 times a year on the 1st of each month.

Temple Rodef Shalom

2100 Westmoreland StreetFalls Church, VA 22043

February 15-16 Scholar in Residence,Rabbi Tammy Kolberg

Rabbi Kolberg of our partner congregation in Israel, K’hilat R’anan in Ra’anana joins us again in worship and study. Rabbi Kolberg will ad-dress the congregation at Erev Shabbat Services on Friday, February 15,

8 PM. The topic of her sermon will be Shmita, Leadership and Social Respon-sibility from Past to Present day Israel. On Saturday, she will be with us for Parallel Shabbat Minyan Services at 10:30 AM followed by pot luck lunch and discussion. Those who attended last February felt Rabbi Kolberg’s warmth and passion as she described the Reform experience in Israel. We look forward to further-ing our understanding as we again engage in prayer and study with Rabbi Kolberg.

Sunday, March 9 • 11:30 AMDistinguished Panel on “Peace and Security for Israel: Prospects for the Annapolis Negotiations”11:30 am - Refreshments.

11:45 am - Program

Moderator: Ron Kampeas, TRS member and Washington Bureau Chief of the Jewish Telegraph Agency

Paul Scham, Adjunct Scholar, Middle East Institute

Robert Levy, Washington Representative, Brit Tzedek v’ Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace)

A Very Special Shabbat - Temple Rodef Shalom

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