Friday, December 11, 2009 - Temple Shalom Dallas

6930 Alpha Road / Dallas, Texas 75240-3698 / 972-661-1810 / FAX 972-661-2636

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DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 KISLEV/TEVET/SHEVAT 5770 VOLUME 44 NO. 6

Friday, December 11, 2009

6:00pm – Tot Shabbat

6:30pm – Congregational Dinner We will supply the Hanukkah Candles –

you bring the Hanukkiah (menorah)!

7:30pm – Shabbat Hanukkah Service

including Consecration

With a special Dessert Oneg following the service.

Please see page 11 for dinner reservation form.

Blessings for Lighting the Hanukkiah are on Page 4.

December 2009 / January 2010 www.templeshalomdallas.org

6:30pm Friday Services are preceded by a Wine & Cheese

Reception at 6:00pm.

December 11 Consecration Service

will be followed by a Dessert Oneg.

BABYSITTING is available for ages 1yr.-5yrs. at all

Friday Evening Services except Tot Shabbat.

SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY December 4

Vayishlach Genesis 34:1 - 35:15 6:30PM - Epstein Chapel

SATURDAY December 5

10:30AM - Epstein Chapel Bat Mitzvah of Emily Pearson

Daughter of Jody Pearson

10:30AM - Sanctuary Service

5:00PM - Sanctuary Bat Mitzvah of Danielle Grubstein

Daughter of Seth and Rena Grubstein

FRIDAY December 11

1st Candle of Hanukkah Tot Shabbat

6:00PM Service - Epstein Chapel

6:30PM Congregational Dinner - Social Hall

Consecration Service 7:30PM - Sanctuary

SATURDAY December 12

10:30AM - Epstein Chapel Service

FRIDAY December 18

8th Candle of Hanukkah 6:30PM – Epstein Chapel

Service


10:30AM – Epstein Chapel Service

FRIDAY December 25

Vayigash Genesis 45:28 - 46:27 6:30PM – Epstein Chapel

Service



FRIDAY January 1

Vayechi Genesis 49:1-26 6:30PM – Epstein Chapel

Service

SATURDAY January 2


FRIDAY January 8

Shemot Exodus 3:1 - 4:17 Tot Shabbat

6:00PM Service - Sanctuary 6:30PM Dinner - Library

Adult Service with Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Reuven Firestone 6:30PM - Epstein Chapel

SATURDAY January 9

10:30AM - Epstein Chapel Bar Mitzvah of Alex Sebert

Son of Jeff and Jeri Lyn Sebert

10:30AM – Sanctuary Shabbat Service

FRIDAY January 15

Va’era Exodus 7:8 - 8:15 6:30PM – Epstein Chapel

Service

SATURDAY January 16


5:00PM - Epstein Chapel Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Kravit

Daughter of Steven and Susan Kravit

FRIDAY January 22

Bo Exodus 11:4 - 12:28 6:30PM – Sanctuary

Interfaith Service

SATURDAY January 23

10:30AM - Sanctuary Bat Mitzvah of Alyssa Berger

Daughter of Scott Berger and Laurie Berger


FRIDAY January 29

Beshalach Exodus 14:15 - 16:10 6:30PM – Epstein Chapel

Service

SATURDAY January 30

10:30AM - Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah of Sam Kahn

Son of Alan and Barbara Kahn


5:00PM - Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah of Jordan Coff

Son of Jerry and Roberta Coff

Special Davening and Dining on December 25Special Davening and Dining on December 25Special Davening and Dining on December 25Special Davening and Dining on December 25

Since December 25 falls on Erev Shabbat this year, we thought it would be fun to conclude our Shabbat Services that evening with Chinese Dinner and a Movie at the Temple.

Please plan to join us in the Social Hall following services for an evening of good friends, and entertainment. Reservations are required for dinner. Please complete the reservation form on page 11 and turn it in no later than December 21.


I Was Just Thinking...I Was Just Thinking...I Was Just Thinking...I Was Just Thinking... Just when you thought there wasn’t anything that would make you any angrier about what is happening in Israel, something happens that makes me (and I hope you as well) angrier. Last month, a woman was arrested by the Jerusalem police at the Western Wall, the Kotel, which is for many the most sacred site in all of Israel. What was her crime?

Publicly wearing a tallit, a prayer shawl traditionally worn by men. According to the URJ’s Religious Action Center, Nofrat Frankel, the woman arrested, was participating in the Rosh Chodesh (first of the month) prayer service organized by the Women of the Wall.

Since 1988, this group has convened monthly on the women's side of the Kotel to read from a Torah scroll, pray, and sing out loud. Traditional Judaism does not accept these practices, and as Dr. Phyllis Chesler, one of the group's founders writes, "Women have always prayed at the Kotel, often silently, and alone. What made this service r ad ic a l l y d i f f er en t , certainly transcendent, was that we not only prayed aloud but we also chanted from the Torah."

A n a t H o f f m a n , director of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC - our social justice affiliate in Israel) and chairwoman of Women of the Wall, decried the arrest as "unprecedented in Israel's history." The police claimed that they arrested Ms Frankel in response to a High Court ruling concerning proper dress code for visitors.

Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz went further, comparing Ms Frankel to Korach, who lead a mutinous revolt against Moses in the Torah. He claimed, "Even if it is allowed according to Jewish law, the Kotel should remain out of disputes."

Rabbi Gilad Kariv, leader of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) said in response, "Millions of women in the Jewish world enjoy the privilege of donning a prayer shawl and taking an equal part in public prayer. It is in the Jewish State and the holiest site for the Jewish people of all places that police forces are sent to arrest a woman who seeks to pray."

It is incredible and certainly maddening that in 2009 we are still confronting this issue. Religious pluralism within Judaism in Israel, while having made great strides in the past few years, is still so in its infancy that non-Orthodox denominations of Judaism are still sub-legitimate and those denominations, their leaders and clergy have virtually no authority nor real influence.

But, as Rabbi Irwin Kula suggested, stepping back from the heated rhetoric and the hurt feelings, it seems that this is not about democracy or even religious freedom, but simply a case of hardball politics and millions of dollars. Ironically, in some strange way the Orthodox monopoly in Israel reflects a working democracy. In a good democracy, minorities, if they are willing to organize around a single issue, can gain power if that one issue is not a primary concern for the majority. This feature actually protects minorities from the tyranny of a majority. Thus, a minority constituency in Israel, those for whom Orthodox control of certain areas of religious life is primary, can wield disproportionate power. The fact is that not enough Israelis care about this issue for there to be any change, and so there is no political cost for either supporting the status quo or not supporting religious pluralism.

It may be that, given Israelis’ lack of interest in changing the status quo, our making a big deal of Israel’s lack of religious pluralism and the corruption of the Orthodox establishment will simply alienate more

Jews from Israel, which is already considered by many American Jews to be problematic with regard to liberal issues of rights and freedom. Only an explicit ly explained boycott of all businesses and institu-tions under the control of the Orthodox political

establishment has any chance of even getting significant attention. This would mean no visits to Meah Shearim or the Western Wall, no spending money in the Old City, no praying at the Central Synagogue, and no support of Old City yeshivas. As with any policy of "sanctions," this needs to be targeted to hurt those in power, and not those who are vulnerable but caught in the fray. Local Israeli civil disobedience on this issue — a few thousand Israeli women and men demonstrating and, yes, even getting arrested as is necessary in any genuine civil rights battle — would probably be helpful. These activists would be a wonderful constituency for Jews living here to connect with, as they already feel alienated from Israel due to these issues.

Perhaps this isn’t some grand principled debate on religious pluralism. It is politics, which is always the art of determining which battles to fight, when, and at what cost. So, while we are angry and outraged about what happened to Nofrat Frankel and the Women at the Wall, and this continued nonsense, let this be another entry point of dialogue in the debate about the Jewish future about which we all care and all have a voice.

Rabbi Andrew Paley [email protected]

“Only an explicitly explained boycott of all businesses and

institutions under the control of the Orthodox political

establishment has any chance of even getting significant

attention. This would mean no visits to Meah Shearim or the

Western Wall, no spending money in the Old City, no

praying at the Central Synagogue, and no support of Old

City yeshivas, which non-Orthodox Jews do in

disproportionate numbers.”


“Where DO we go from here?” “Where do we go from here?” This was a question I heard regarding the recent interfaith dialogue work we have been engaging in for over 2 years. As you may recall, Temple Shalom answered the call from the Union for Reform Judaism to be one of ten congregations in the country to engage the Muslim community in a pilot curriculum of interfaith dialogue. Two years later, Temple Shalom and the Islamic Association of Carrollton are the first synagogue and mosque in the country to complete the curriculum. The program, entitled "Children of Abraham: Jews and Muslims in Conversation,” increased dialogue between Muslims and Jews all over the country. During the weekend of November 13-15, 2009, Temple Shalom and the Islamic Association of Carrollton also participated in the “National Weekend of Twinning.” This groundbreaking grassroots effort was the world’s largest “gathering” of Muslims and Jews.

More than 100 mosques and 100 synagogues held one-on-one programs across the United States, Canada and Europe. Last year, the President of the Mosque spoke at Temple Shalom. This year, I was honored to be the first Rabbi to speak at the Islamic Association of Carrollton. I spoke about anti-Semitism and Islamaphobia and how our communities can continue to work together to combat them. I am proud to say several media outlets covered the event.

Temple Shalom is committed to dispelling mistrust between our two communities. In that spirit, we

have a number of upcoming events/programs to put on your calendars.

Introduction to Islam for Jews. This 3-session course will take place on Wednesdays, December 2, 9 and 16. The class is free. See more information on the back page of this bulletin. Islam and Judaism are closely intertwined, yet so often perceived as each other’s greatest foe. This course will help us lay the foundation for a more in-depth dialogue and understanding of our similarities and differences. 2009-2010 Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Reuven Firestone. Rabbi Firestone will join us at Temple Shalom during the weekend of January 8-10. He will discuss “Fundamentalist” and “Liberal” Expressions of Islam: Where Are They & What Do They Say About Each Other, Israel, And Dialogue?; Abraham: the First Jew, Christian, or Muslim? A Comparative Study of the Patriarch from the Perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and Why Do We Fear Them?; The Origin and History of Islamophobia. Watch your weekly email or go to the Temple website (www.templeshalomdallas.org) for more details. Interfaith Connections Weekend! Spend a weekend making interfaith connections with the Islamic Center of Irving, 2555 N. Esters Road, Irving; Northwood Church of Keller, 1870 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller; and Temple Shalom during the weekend of January 22-24. Friday night, January 22nd, we will host these communities at Temple Shalom with services at 6:30pm, and Q&A to follow. On Saturday, January 23rd, we are invited to join these communities at the Mosque in Irving at 1:15pm, services at 1:45pm, Q&A to follow. And on January 24th, we are invited to join the group at the Northwood Church at 11:00am with a Q&A to follow.

Friends, these are exciting times. There are many opportunities to get involved. These programs offer us a chance to learn, to grow, to experience the other and become more informed congregants and members of the community. May God bless us all and enable all of us, for we are all chosen in our own particular ways, to expend less energy trying to convince each other of our exclusive truths so that we can join together and pool our energies toward making the world a better place.

Rabbi Jeremy Schneider [email protected]


Rites and Passages

A HANUKKAH QUIZ

What can be written about Hanukkah that hasn’t been written already?

So… here’s a Hanukkah quiz to jog your memory about this festival*:

1. Why do we celebrate Hanukkah for 8 days? (and don’t tell me about the cruse of oil)

2. Where do historians think the Dreidl game originated?

3. Why do some Dreidls have the Hebrew letter Pei, instead of a Shin?

4. What are sufgani-ot?

5. Why do we eat latkes and/or sufgani-ot during Hanukkah?

6. What does the story of Hannah and her 7 sons have to do with Hanukkah?

7. What does the biblical phrase Mi Chamocha Ba-Eilim have to do with Hanukkah?

8. Why is the song “Not By Might and Not By Power” a Hanukkah song?

9. What melody do most Ashkenazic Jews associate with Hanukkah?

10. Trick question: From what Biblical Book is the story of Hanukkah told?

*Anyone who comes to me with the correct answers will receive a little prize.

Cantor Don Alan Croll [email protected]

The following are the blessings that are recited on the lighting of the Hanukiah (menorah).

1st Blessing:

Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel

Hanukkah.

Blessed are You, Lord of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to

light the Hanukkah light.

2nd Blessing:

Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, she’asah nisim la’avoteinu, bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.

Blessed are You, Lord of the Universe, who has done miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this time.

3rd Blessing (said only the first time of lighting the candles):

Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, she’hecheyanu v’kiyemanu v’higi’anu lazman hazeh.

Blessed are You, Lord of the Universe, who given us life, preserved us and enabled us to reach this time.

Let’s Light the Holiday Candles Light the shamash first and as you kindle the Hanukkah lights say or sing the blessings. Candles are added to the hanukiah from right to left, but are kindled from left to right. The newest candle is lit first. On the Shabbat of Hanukkah, kindle the Hanukkah lights first and then the Shabbat candles.


LIFELONG LEARNING

So, last Tuesday, for whatever reason unbeknownst to me, my eldest son was motivated to clean out a box that had been sitting in his room for probably five years. From the other room I hear, “Mom! Do you want my T-Ball Trophy from the JCC from 1993?” I felt compelled to investigate why on earth he was asking that question, and found him in the midst of emptying this huge box full of assorted trophies, sheet music, and other

memorabilia. He would reach into the box and pull out another treasure, most of which he had no clue why on earth I would want to keep. I went to the garage and got another, much smaller, box and took the things he didn’t want to keep and put them in my keepsake box.

In the middle of all of this, Nathaniel reached into the box and I heard, “Mom! Look! It’s my baby Torah!” He had found the Torah that he had been given at his consecration in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He then asked me to put it with my keepsakes for the rest of all time. I have images of pulling out that box with one of his children (God willing) and telling my grandchildren the story of how their dad was the only 5 year old goofing off on the bema the day he got his baby Torah.

On December 11, we have the opportunity to welcome into our community a new group of learners. During our Shabbat Hanukkah service, our Consecration students will be called to the bema to receive a special blessing from their rabbis and cantor, and to receive their own special Torah. This year, we will also invite the grandparents of the students to walk into the sanctuary with their grandchild during a special processional. (If your child’s grandparent is not able to be with them, then we invite a parent to join them.)

It still surprises me when I hear stories about how important Consecration was to so many people. It is my hope that you will one day be blessed with the excitement of rediscovering a baby Torah and the recounting of the day your child received his or her Torah from their rabbi – just not with the goofing off part.

Deborah Massarano Director of Lifelong Learning [email protected]

Adult Classes

Lunch and Learn Wednesdays / 12:00-1:30pm / Library Get in the habit of enjoying a taste of Jewish text. This class, led by Rabbi Andrew Paley, explores relevant issues through the texts of the Talmud. You’ll be amazed how these ancient teachings are relevant to your life today. Bring your lunch, and break up the day with a taste of Judaism.

Shabbat Torah Study Every Saturday / 8:45-10:15am / Library Start your Shabbat morning with lively learning led by Rabbi Paley or Rabbi Schneider as we explore the weekly Torah portion. Enjoy the camaraderie with friends. Bagels and coffee provided 8:30-9:00am.

Judaica Study Class Every other Saturday 9:00-10:00am - Room 136 The class consists of 15 to 20 people who study books which are significant to an understanding of Judaism. Books are selected by the members of the class who are encouraged to lead a discussion of the bi-weekly assigned readings. The class is open to anyone wishing to participate. Contact Morton Prager at 972-661-3999 for more information.

More Than A Few Good Men 1st Tuesday of the Month December 1, January 5 11:30am - 1:00pm - Bring Your Lunch Stromberg & Associates Two Lincoln Centre, 5420 LBJ #300 All good men are invited to join Rabbi Paley for an inspirational and educational schmooze on the first Tuesday of each month. Bring a friend and enjoy discussing Jewish ethics and morality.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

B’nei Mitzvah Students!

You can now download your prayers from the Temple Shalom website!

Looking for some great tunes for your MP3 player? Go to www.templeshalomdallas.org/p-190.aspx and hear Cantor Croll chant prayers you will need to learn.

Third Grade Family Education Day

We invite all Third Graders and their families to join us in a Family Education Day on Sunday, December 6 from 9:30am – Noon in the Social Hall. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn with your child and to learn more about the CHAI curriculum with which your student engages during each Religious School class. Please meet for a wonderful day of learning together.

Fourth Grade Families will have the same opportunity on January 10. Please meet in the Social Hall at 9:30am.

NO SCHOOL

There will be no Religious School, Midweek Hebrew, or Next Dor from December 17 - January 9.

Classes resume Sunday, January 10, 2010.

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there will be no classes on Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Women’s Rosh Chodesh CelebrationWomen’s Rosh Chodesh CelebrationWomen’s Rosh Chodesh CelebrationWomen’s Rosh Chodesh Celebration

Sunday, January 17 / 6:30Sunday, January 17 / 6:30Sunday, January 17 / 6:30Sunday, January 17 / 6:30----8:30pm8:30pm8:30pm8:30pm

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I look forward to welcoming all of our Temple Shalom families and their friends, who have children ages 7 and under, to join us for our Havdallah Hanukkah Party. We start by saying goodbye to Shabbat with a Havdallah service led by Rabbi Paley. We will light the Hanukkah menorah and, while the candles are burning, we will have fun playing Hanukkah games.

Please call or email the preschool to tell us you are coming: 972-661-5025 or [email protected].

It feels as if school has just begun. However, we are excited to be planning for our Preschool Preview on Friday, January 22 from 9:15am-12:00 noon. Come with friends and family to share Shabbat with us and tour our school. Registration forms will be happily accepted for summer camp and the 2010/11 school year.

Bonnie Rubinstein Director of Early Childhood Education

SATURDAY MORNINGS at 9:00am

January 23: Parsha Bo-Empathy

February 20: Trumah-Building a Mishkan Tefillah

March 27: Y’tziat Mitzrayim/Miryam-

Leaving Egypt/Miriam & the Women

April 17: M’tzora/L’shon Hora

May 15: Aseret Hadibrot: The Ten Commandments

Jacob Sanders, Noah Rosenfeld, Aliyah Barber and Sydney Sanders each made a picture of their favorite day. We learned about Bereshit, Creation at our October Torah Alive Tot Service.

Please join us for our Havdallah Hanukkah Party as we celebrate

Hanukkah with Havdallah, games and fun for everyone.

♦ Play the Dreidl game with your friends and family

♦ Feed Judah Maccabee latkes

♦ Pin the candle on the Hanukkiah (Hanukkah Menorah)

♦ Decorate Hanukkah cookies

♦ Join in the singing for a Karaoke Hanukkah

Havdallah Hanukkah Party Sunday, December 13 / 4:00pm

Adult Lounge

Bring your friends and family.

PRESCHOOL

TOT SHABBAT at TEMPLE SHALOM

2nd Friday of the month 6:00pm Service followed by dinner

Please call Rhonda Bier at 214-802-0409 with any questions. December 11: Join us for a catered congregational Hanukkah dinner.

(reservation form on page 5)

January 8: Join us for a catered dinner along with special guest, Taylor Yoss, from

Yoga 4 Kids will be combining literature and yoga to learn about peace.

Torah Alive

Room 130


December 2009 / 5770 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 More Than A Few Good Men 11:30am Offsite Social Action Feed the Homeless 11:30am Offsite Plano Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm

2 Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm Intro to Islam for Jews 7:00pm Library Essers & Fressers 6:30pm offsite

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4 Wine & Cheese 6:00pm Service 6:30pm

5 Torah Study 8:45am Library Judaica Study 9:00am Room 136 Bat Mitzvah 10:30am Chapel Service 10:30am Sanctuary Bat Mitzvah 5:00pm Sanctuary

6 Traditions NO Tax Stewpot Cooking 9:00am Kitchen K-7th Grade 9:30am-12:00pm 3rd Grade Family Education Day 9:30am Soc.Hall Youth Choir 12:00-1:00pm 8th-12th Grade 6:30pm offsite B’hood Toast & Roast offsite 6:00pm

7 Temple Shalom Board Meeting 7:30pm Library

8 Plano Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm

9 Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm 7th-12th Grade 6:30-8:30pm Intro to Islam for Jews 7:00pm Library

10 111st Candle of Hanukkah Tot Shabbat Service 6:00pm Congregational Dinner 6:30pm Hanukkah Service with Consecration 7:30pm Dessert Oneg

12 Torah Study 8:45am Library Service 10:30am Chapel Shalom Silver Hanukkah Party 5:30pm Social Hall

13 B’hood Bkfst & Blood Drive 8:45am K-7th Grade 9:30am-12:00pm Youth Choir 12:00pm 8th-12th Grade 6:30pm offsite Young Families Hanukkah Party 4:00pm Adult Lnge

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16 Sisterhood Lunch Bunch 11:30am offsite Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm 7th-12th Grade 6:30-8:30pm Intro to Islam for Jews 7:00pm Library Brotherhood Board 7:15pm Library

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19 Torah Study 8:45am Library Judaica Study 9:00am Room 136 Service 10:30am Chapel

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25 Wine & Cheese 6:00pm Service 6:30pm Dinner & Movie 7:30pm - Social Hall

26 Torah Study 8:45am Library Service 10:30am Chapel

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Want an updated look at what’s going on at Temple? Visit our calendar website at http://70.248.39.38:81/BrowseEvents.aspx


January 2010 / 5770 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


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5 More Than A Few Good Men 11:30am Offsite Social Action Feed the Homeless 11:30am Offsite Temple Shalom Board Meeting 7:30pm Library

6 Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library Essers & Fressers 6:30pm offsite

7 8 Tot Shabbat Service 6:00pm Dinner 6:30pm Wine & Cheese 6:00pm Service with Scholar-in-Residence 6:30pm

9 Torah Study with Scholar-in-Residence 8:45am Library Bar Mitzvah 10:30am Chapel Service 10:30am Sanctuary

10 Stewpot Cooking 9:00am Kitchen 4th Grade Family Education Day 9:30am Soc.Hall K-7th Grade 9:30am-12:00pm Youth Choir 12:00pm 8th-12th Grade 6:30pm offsite

11 Sisterhood Board 6:30pm Library


13 Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm 7th-12th Grade 6:30-8:30pm

14 15 Wine & Cheese 6:00pm Service 6:30pm

16 Torah Study 8:45am Library Judaica Study 9:00am Room 136 Service 10:30am Chapel Bat Mitzvah 5:00pm Sanctuary

17 Women’s Rosh Chodesh 6:30pm offsite

18 Temple Closed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

19 Plano Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm Adult Choir 7:30-9:00pm

20 Sisterhood Lunch Bunch 11:30am offsite Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library Midweek Hebrew 4:30-6:00pm Brotherhood Board 7:15pm Library

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22 Preschool Preview 9:15am-12:00pm Wine & Cheese 6:00pm Interfaith Service 6:30pm Sanctuary

23 Torah Study 8:45am Library Torah Alive 9:00am Room 130 Bat Mitzvah 10:30am Sanctuary Service 10:30am Chapel Interfaith Connection 1:15pm offsite

24 K-7th Grade 9:30am-12:00pm B’hood Bkfst 9:00am Youth Choir 12:00pm Interfaith Connection 11:00am offsite 8th-12th Grade 6:30pm offsite

31 K-7th Grade 9:30am-12:00pm Youth Choir 12:00-1:00pm

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27 Lunch & Learn 12:00pm Library

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30 Torah Study 8:45am Library Judaica Study 9:00am Room 136 Bar Mitzvah 10:30am Sanctuary Service 10:30am Chapel Bar Mitzvah 5:00pm Sanctuary

Want an updated look at what’s going on at Temple? Visit our calendar website at http://70.248.39.38:81/BrowseEvents.aspx


Jewish Family Service

Breast Cancer Survivors

Support Group

Place:

Jewish Family Service

5402 Arapaho Road, Dallas

When:

2nd Monday of each month at 7:00pm

Contact:

Sheri Portwood, LCSW at 972-437-9950

SOCIAL ACTION OPPORTUNITIES

Help Serve Lunch to the Homeless

The Stewpot is part of the Homeless Assistance

Center in downtown. Three blocks from the Stewpot’s

location, this center serves lunch from 11:30am to

1:00pm. Temple Shalom continues to serve lunch on

the first Tuesday of the month, year round. Because

the center is serving more people, we need additional

volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, please

contact Arlene Kreitman at 972-233-3754.

http://www.templeshalomdallas.org/p-184.aspx

Help A Soldier Call Home

Temple Shalom is participating in "Cell Phones for Soldiers". We have a drop off box for your convenience in the Temple Administrative and Religious School Offices.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Temple member Randi Alter, [email protected], 972-256-3200 or the website

http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/index.html

Items for the Needy

We collect various items which are given to The Stewpot (outreach to the impoverished, mentally and physically challenged in Dallas). All donations of old eye glasses and unused travel size toiletries can be left with Joy in Rabbi Paley's office and will be truly appreciated.

Do A Mitzvah

Be A Study Buddy

Volunteer & Mentor

Through Neighborhood Service Council, of which

Temple Shalom is a member, Spring Valley United

Methodist Church offers Adventure Time, a free after

school program for children in the Coit/Spring Valley

area. Volunteers are needed to help K-3rd Graders with

homework, reading skills, and to encourage creativity.

These children need positive role models and mentors.

Anyone over age 18 who wants to invest three hours,

one day per week, to help expand these children’s

horizons will be welcome with open arms. Adventure

Time also needs van drivers, data entry, and

receptionists.

Contact Shawn at [email protected], 972-239-

3501 or Temple member Dan Krause at 972-644-2299

for more information or to sign up.

Mark Your Calendar:

Cook for the Needy

Sundays / 9:00 - 10:15am One Sunday a month volunteer cooks meet in

the Temple kitchen to prepare food for the less for-

tunate helped by The Stewpot. We need you! You

don’t have to RSVP, but if you have questions or

would like to be placed on the monthly reminder list,

please contact Gail Hartstein at 972-378-0663 or

[email protected].

Dates:

December 6 March 7

January 10 April 11

February 7 May 9


FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11

Dinner at 6:30pm, Shabbat Hanukkah Service at 7:30pm

This will be an exceptionally inspiring celebration and we encourage you all to attend.

Menu: Pan Seared Chicken in lemon-garlic sauce, Roasted Veggies, Potato Latkes, Salad

Special Dessert Oneg following services

Please fill out the form below and send it and your payment to:

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CHECK_____ CASH_____ MASTERCARD OR VISA #________________________ EXP. DATE:____________

NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD:____________________________________

ADDRESS CC STATEMENT MAILED TO: ____________________________________________________________________

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE LIFELONG LEARNING OFFICE AT 972-661-1362

Special Davening & Dining

Please join us, Friday, December 25, following 6:30pm services,

for Chinese Take Out and a movie.

We will be showing “A Christmas Story.”

7:30pm – Social Hall

____ Adults @ $9.00 per person = $___________ enclosed

____ Children @ $7.00 per person =$___________enclosed

Check____ Cash____ MasterCard/Visa # _________________________ Exp. Date:__________

Name as it appears on the card: _____________________________________________________

Address CC statement is mailed to: _____________________________________ City:_____________ Zip:___________

Please return your check and reservation form to:

Temple Shalom Lifelong Learning Office, 6930 Alpha Road, Dallas, TX 75240

RSVP due by December 21st


The Temple Shalom Nominating Committee is considering candidates for nomination

to the Temple Board. Any member who is interested in being considered for a board

position should fill out the form and send same to the chair of the nominating

committee Raelaine Radnitz, 4707 Stonehollow Way, Dallas 75287 by December 31,

2009.

Following are the expectations and responsibilities of this board position.

TEMPLE SHALOM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXPECTATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of a member of the Board of Trustees is to develop the strategies, policies and procedures for

the operation of Temple Shalom, and to monitor its finances, programs and performance, in support of

Temple Shalom’s mission and goals.

Members are expected to attend as many of the following as possible in order to be able to effectively

participate in trustee discussions. Board members should participate in accordance with their

capabilities and interests.

1. ATTENDANCE

Board Members are expected to attend:

- Monthly Board meetings, and other board and congregational meetings.

- Congregational services and activities.

- Committee meetings as appropriate.

2. INVOLVEMENT

Board members should:

- Acquire knowledge of Temple mission, goals, bylaws, procedures and published

financial statements.

- Participate actively and take a leadership role in at least one committee.

- Represent the Board on the pulpit at least twice a year.

- Financially support the Temple in accordance with their means.

- Help raise funds for the Temple.

- Be prepared for and participate in discussions at Board meetings.

- Encourage participation in Temple activities.

- Be a member of Brotherhood or Sisterhood.

- Encourage non-members to join the Temple.

- Represent the Temple in the community.


TEMPLE SHALOM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATION FORM

Name________________________________________________________________________________________

Phones: Home_________________________ Work______________________ Cell________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________________ Street City Zip

Email______________________________________________

Personal Information: (Circle) Marital Status: M S W D (Circle) Age: 21-35 36-50 51-65 66+

Number of children ____ Check if currently enrolled in TS Preschool? ____ TS Religious School?_____

Temple Member ______ years

Education: High School____ College____ Which Degrees?_____________________________________________

Profession/Occupation/Special Skills _______________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Employer______________________________________________________City____________________________

Previous service to Temple Shalom: (list most recent first) Use additional page if necessary.

Other Community Service Activities (list most recent first) Use additional page if necessary

Submitted by __________________________________________________ Phone ________________________ (self submission is acceptable) Optional: Feel free to attach a written statement with any other information that may be useful to the nominating committee.

DEADLINE: December 31, 2009 Email or send to: Raelaine Radnitz, Nominating Chair 4707 Stonehollow Way, Dallas 75287

[email protected]

Chair or

Member Name of Organization or Project Dates

Chair or

Member Name of Organization or Project Dates


Lunch

Bunch

Wednesdays

December 16

11:30am

Grand Lux Café in the Galleria

www.gandluxcafe.com

January 20

11:30am

Roasters NY Deli

12817 Preston Road, Dallas 75230

214-888-0300

www.roastersntoasters.com

Got the Brown Bag Blues? Then join

Temple Shalom Sisterhood's Lunch Bunch.

Enjoy a delicious lunch and delightful

company! (separate checks).

Please rsvp Toba Reifer [email protected].

SISTERHOOD

Pre-Service Receptions

Calling all foodie volunteers! Sisterhood is looking for some volunteers to help set up for the weekly Friday night Wine & Cheese and special services. You can purchase food items and/or set up the cheese and cracker trays. It only takes a small amount of time and the more people, the merrier.

If you’re interested, please contact Chris Harris:

[email protected], 972-618-0002 Karen Abels:

[email protected], 972-245-2705.

The Sisterhoods of

Temple Shalom and Temple Emanu-El

Invite You to the Annual

Circle of Service Tea

Sunday, February 7, 2010 2:00 to 4:00 pm

At the home of Carolee Blumin

5723 Wortham Lane

Dallas, TX 75252

Please mark your calendars and watch this space for more details.

Support the Reform Jewish Community and the YES Fund.

Rosh Chodesh Celebration

Sunday, January 17

6:30 – 8:30pm Dinner and Program at the home of:

Allison Harding, 6778 Mossvine Place, Dallas 75254

Debbie Massarano will lead our program. Casual dress.

Our Rosh Chodesh programs are co-sponsored by

Temple Shalom Sisterhood and Temple Shalom Lifelong

Learning. Attendance is open to all Temple Shalom women.

Rosh Chodesh is a program by and for women. Laugh and

learn while enjoying food, wine and friends!

Pot Luck Supper Suggestions:

A – F Side Dish or Salad

G – L Desserts

M – R Appetizers

S – Z Main Dish or Finger Sandwiches

Please RSVP to Robyn Carafiol, Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh

Chairperson - or call for information about this program

214.460.8016 / [email protected]


Your Premier Judaica Shop Phone: 972-661-1850

Managers: Jacque Prager, Anita Samuel and Judy Utay Lead Buyer: Jill Kirschner

Invitation Consultant: Clare Fishman http://www.traditionsdallas.com/

Hanukkah begins December 11, so don’t delay!

Traditions has everything you could ask for and more...

So, look no further!

Menorahs! Menorahs! Menorahs! Fun Children’s Hanukkah Gifts

Every Dreidl Imaginable Gelt

Unique New Lines of Wonderful Jewelry Beautiful Gift Selections at all Price Levels

Items are selling quickly so hurry in for best selections! Bring your friends and relatives in with you! It's never too early to think of Hanukkah as items are already selling fast! As always, invitations, party goods and stationery are 20-25% off retail prices.

Check us out later in the month for year-end specials and join our e-mail list for future events and special offers.

December Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10:30am to 5:00pm

Wednesdays: 10:30am to 8:00pm Fridays: 10:30am to 6:25pm

Sunday, December 6: 9:30am to 5:00pm NO TAX DAY/HANUKKAH BOUTIQUE Sunday, December 13: 9:30am to 2:00pm

Closed Friday, December 25

January Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10:30am to 5:00pm

Wednesdays: 10:30am to 8:00pm (1/20 until 7:00pm) Fridays: 10:30am to 6:25pm Sundays 9:30am – 2:00pm Closed January 1,3,17,18

Closing at 5:00pm on January 6

SISTERHOOD

Traditions AnnualTraditions AnnualTraditions AnnualTraditions Annual Children’s Hanukkah Boutique and NO TAX DayChildren’s Hanukkah Boutique and NO TAX DayChildren’s Hanukkah Boutique and NO TAX DayChildren’s Hanukkah Boutique and NO TAX Day

Sunday, December 6Sunday, December 6Sunday, December 6Sunday, December 6 9:30am to 5:00pm9:30am to 5:00pm9:30am to 5:00pm9:30am to 5:00pm

December 6 is a “shop ‘til you drop” day -- save sales tax on everything you purchase! Traditions will be expanding into the Adult Lounge until 1:30pm that day to allow even our youngest shoppers the opportunity to take care of their gift giving needs -- whether it be Hanukkah (first candle is December 11), Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts, thank you or birthday gifts.

Plan to spend the morning shopping while your children are in Religious School and then let them be our customers as they shop for the special people on their gift list! Extra volunteers will be available to help everyone. Special purchases were made just for this one event! Many items are priced under $20 with plenty of items for much less. Hanukkah gift wrapping of Traditions merchandise is also available free of charge from 9:30am until 1:30pm.

So, tell your family and friends about the No Tax Day and come see us in Traditions. We are sure to have just what you’re looking for (and if not, our buyers will do their best to find it!).


Shop Tom Thumb and donate to Temple Youth!

Did you know that you can perform Tikkun

Olam (Repairing the World) by grocery shopping? You can help temple youth programs by shopping at Tom Thumb! Just get a Tom Thumb Rewards card, and have our Number credited with your purchase. Our Number is: Tom Thumb #1549.

Friday Night Ushers

Who doesn’t want to be one of those cool guys everyone

envies who distributes books then picks them up at the end of

the service? Did you always want to be the first person to say

Shabbat Shalom, Good Shabbas, or some other witty

welcome to people as they enter for Shabbat worship?

Then volunteer to usher at Shabbat Services by contacting

Les Taub at 972-233-2181 or [email protected].

BROTHERHOOD MEETINGS

Wednesdays

December 16 and January 20

7:15pm — Temple Library

All Brotherhood Members Invited

Don’t Be Late…

We’re On A Mission From God!

President Dennis Eichelbaum First Vice President Michael Kaplan Second Vice President Scott Butnick Treasurer Allan Disraeli Corresponding Secretary Perry Zidow Immediate Past President Mel Sacks

December

December 6: Toast and Roast

December 13: Softball Banquet and Blood Drive

January

January 20: Board Meeting

January 24: Breakfast and Speaker

BROTHERHOOD

Brotherhood Babble Wow. The year is nearly half over, and what a year it has been already. With the

leadership of Andrew Goodman and the hard work of Jeff Morris and his minions, we have erected and dismantled the Sukkah in record time (and rain). We have had our best blood drive ever, thanks to Michael Kaplan. Marc Wittenberg and Perry Zidow organized, on behalf of Brotherhood, a Simchat Torah dinner that fed 140 people. The High Holyday ushering was flawless with Marc again at the helm, and our breakfasts and speakers have been enlightening and informative.

This month we will host the Toast and Roast extravaganza, with Ken Glaser and Mark Fishkind leading the way and a committee of Mark Fisher, Mel Sacks, Scott Butnick, Bob Weinfeld, and Rik Heller putting together what is surely going to be one of the premiere events in Dallas this year. Bob Weinfeld is running the show celebrating the 35th year of Brotherhood Softball with the banquet this month. In 2010 we can look forward to more breakfasts, blood drives, and programming. We will have our second annual junior member mini-golf tournament, a Yom HaShoah weekend of programs led by Scott Butnick and his committee, as well as several other fun activities.

If you still haven’t joined Brotherhood, then you are missing out. Join us and be a part of all the excitement. We’re on a Mission from God.

B’Shalom, Dennis J. Eichelbaum Temple Shalom Brotherhood President [email protected]

Sunday

December 13

Blood Drive

Give the Gift of Life!

TEMPLE SHALOM SOFTBALL

35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Sunday, December 13, 2009

8:45 – 11:15am

SEE ALL THE INFO ON THE NEXT PAGE.


TEMPLE SHALOM SOFTBALL

35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Sunday, December 13, 2009

8:45 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.

Temple Shalom Social Hall

This Special Morning Will Include:

Guest Speaker TOM GRIEVE Former Texas Ranger Player, GM, and Current Ranger TV Broadcaster

A Nice Sunday Brunch

Special Awards Presentations including:

Hall of Fame Inductee(s)

Softball Awards Recognition

Presented by Commissioner Paul Rakofsky

Door Prizes, including Ian Kinsler signed ball

Event MC – Larry “The Monger” Silverman

Bring your friends and family to this special Sunday event!

Roll up your sleeve and donate during the Brotherhood Blood Drive, too!

RSVP by December 8, 2009

Temple Shalom Brotherhood

35th Anniversary Celebration

c/o Mark Fishkind

2617 Red Bluff Ct.

Plano, TX 75093

Name:_______________________________ Phone: _____________

Email: _______________________________ # Attending: ________

Price per Person: $8.00

Price per Family: $15.00

Questions? Contact Bob Weinfeld – (972) 814-6214

Contact Bob Weinfeld (972) 814-6214 or Mark Fishkind (972) 612-2840, for

sponsorship and advertising opportunities.


SHALOM SILVER

Wednesday, December 2 / 6:30pm

Let’s start December off right with a delicious home style dinner at The String Bean – NW corner of Spring Valley and Coit. Call your friends and come on out for a fun time! Please RSVP to [email protected] Saturday, December 12 / 5:30pm / Social Hall

Let’s Party! Come celebrate Hanukkah with your Shalom Silver friends. Lori Cohen will entertain us with a few Hanukkah songs and many Broadway favorites. Lori has appeared in many local musicals, both acting and singing. She will be accompanied by Mimi Guten, who has been a pianist and musical director of many musical shows. We’ll enjoy latkes (provided by Shalom Silver) and a sumptuous pot-luck dinner!

Please bring your favorite dishes according to the list below: A-H entrees: cut-up chicken, meat balls, etc. I-N green salads, coleslaw, veggie trays, fruit salad, cut-up fruit 0-S cooked veggies T-Z desserts: cookies, brownies, mini muffins, etc.

Please RSVP to Judy Utay at [email protected] or 972-231-3781 by Monday, December 7 and let her know what you plan to bring.

Shalom Silver members – no charge; Non-Shalom Silver members $5 each.

As we enjoy our delicious feast, let’s also remember people who aren’t as fortunate by bringing a bag of various food items, which will be sent to The North Texas Food Bank, instead of having our usual grab bag. Wednesday, January 6 / 6:30pm

Essers & Fressers will meet for another fun evening out. Restaurant will be announced soon. Sunday, January 10th / 2:30pm / Theatre Too (downstairs from Theatre Three)

This will be the place to enjoy Cantor Don Croll as he repeats his inimitable performance of “Songs of the Redhead: The Life and Music of Danny Kaye.” Bernie Mayoff, who arranged for us to attend this outstanding show, has sold 62 tickets to the lucky people who purchased their tickets early. You may call the theatre to see if other tickets are available. MARK YOUR CALENDARS now for these fun programs!

Any questions? Please contact Judy Parker or Judy Utay. We welcome your ideas and help. Anyone interested in pitching in, please let us know! We invite all Temple members age 55+ to join in the fun and the great camaraderie! Dues are $18 per person. Your check should be made out to Temple Shalom and sent to Judy Utay at 913 Warren Way, Richardson, 75080-4012. If you are not a member yet, won't you think about joining?

PUT MORE FUN IN YOUR LIFE! JOIN SHALOM SILVER! Ken & Judy Parker, [email protected] 972-386-5969 Judy Utay, [email protected] 972-231-3781 Joint-Chairs

Shalom Singles For 2 years Shalom Singles has been offering a variety of social

events to enhance the lives of Jewish singles in our community. In that time we've had one marriage, a number of relationships and many, many friendships!

Shalom Singles is the happening place for any Jewish singles from 36 to 60. Just send us your e-mail address and we'll include you on our roster of 430+ other sharp, fun-loving singles. You'll receive announcements of all the neat get-togethers coming up soon. There are no fees, dues, etc., just good times and good friends!

Don't miss out! Contact Judy Parker [email protected]


Career Resources in the Community

The Dallas community has resources to assist people in finding jobs during these economic times. As a service to our Temple community, we are listing them here for your use.

Jewish Family Service Networking Groups These groups are "drop-in," open to the public and offered at

no charge.

For people unemployed for 1 year or longer When: Weekly, Monday from 9:30am to 11:00am Where: Jewish Family Service, 5402 Arapaho Rd, Dallas Facilitator: Don Carter, JFS Employment Specialist Identify transferable skills for new career options, learn how to successfully network.

For people unemployed for less than 1 year When: Weekly, Monday from 1:30pm – 3:00pm Where: JFS Facilitator: Don Carter Understand the job market, prepare, organize and execute a successful search, identify transferable skills for new career options and manage the trauma of losing a job.

For Recent College Graduates Seeking Employment When: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 1:30-3:00pm Where: JFS Develop networking strategies, understand the job market and execute a successful job search. For People 50+ Seeking Employment When: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 3:30 - 5:00pm Where: Congregation Shearith Israel, 9401 Douglas, Dallas Address the question of “What do I do now?” as a job seeker with extensive employment history and/or life experience. Learn networking skills.

Employment Resource Group When: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Where: JFS This group features employment speakers, followed by an opportunity to network.

JFS posts job leads on their website at www.JFSdallas.org Employers can send information about job openings to [email protected]. Please contact JFS for further information about our Job Search Resource Center, open daily from 9:00am -3:00pm, at 972-437-9950. JFS is also offering expanded job-lead access, workshops, community triage and consultations. For further information, including days and times, go to www.JFSdallas.org or contact Deborah Leibensberger, LCSW at (972) 437-9950 or [email protected] www.CareerDFW.org This website has been created by Jeff Morris, Temple Shalom member, to provide comprehensive information to those unemployed or under-employed in the DFW area. Included are calendars, useful websites, career and professional groups, and other information to assist you in finding your next opportunity. For more information, contact Jeff at 214-543-0555 or [email protected]

As a caring community, we would like to

reach out to our members. When there is an illness, hospitalization, death, birth, etc. please contact Joy in Rabbi Paley’s office at 972-661-1810 x201 or [email protected].

The Rabbis, Cantor and volunteers are here to help during times of need and celebration. We can only get this information from you.

Get the 411 on

All Things Jewish!

Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas has a new Jewish Life Information and Referral Service. Call (214) 368-INFO or call toll-free 1-866-5680-ASK (1-866-568-0275) or email [email protected] to find out about synagogues, Jewish holidays, community events, education, senior services, kosher food, mohels, ways to live generously, and more.

Jewish History Display Jim and Stephanie Comfort have filled the

movable walls in our Adult Lounge with photos of historical postcards. Be sure to stop by when you are in the building.

Temple Shalom

is a

“Caring Community”!

Have you ever tried to match a face to the voice that answers the phone at Temple?

Now’s your chance! Check out the website at www.templeshalomdallas.org/p-279.aspx

to see photos of our dedicated staff! Our new Board of Trustees photos

can be found at www.templeshalomdallas.org/p-278.aspx.

Wonderful photographer Sharon Kuhr, of Sharon Kuhr Photography, made us all look

fabulous!

WiFi is at Temple Shalom! Wireless internet access is now available

at temple in the Adult Lounge and in the Library. A “key” is required to access the connection. Please contact the office for the code (this is for temple members’ use only), and you can online the next time you’re here!


ADULT EDUCATION Memory Phil Fruman Jim & Stephanie Comfort Rieves Hoffpauer Fred & Jerri Grunewald

Toba Reifer Judy Utay

Eddie Mathis Jim & Stephanie Comfort BEAUTIFICATION/FLOWER FUND Memory Bessie Cohn Bernard Schwartz Lillian Goldberg Shirley G. Shapiro Jeannette Mallini Leanne Mallini & Karen Morguloff BROTHERHOOD Memory Rieves Hoffpauer

Dennis & Julie Eichelbaum The Fishkind Family

Les & Shelli Taub Eddie Mathis Toba Reifer BUILDING Speedy Recovery Edythe Rubin

Steve, Dana, Zach & Alexa Remer CANTOR CROLL’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Honor Herb & Martha Oberman Lorrie Semler Birthday Dorothy Bemel Sarah Yarrin & Jack Repp Bar/Bat Mitzvah Jared Alan Bliss Ron & Brenda Bliss Ariella Stromberg Mark & Beth Stromberg Memory Dorothy Grossman David Grossman Mildred Hahn Merrilyn S. Frank Bert Javery Steve & Shana Javery CARING CONGREGATION Speedy Recovery Jean Weinfeld Julie Stone Memory Tracy Fisher Bob & Jean Weinfeld Rieves Hoffpauer Bob Weinfeld Eddie Mathis Susan Hoffman

Bob & Jean Weinfeld Doris Rattet Ed & Toby Lederman Lena Slotkin Jack & Audrey Efseroff Steve Wasserman Bob Weinfeld EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT Memory Eddie Mathis Fred & Marlene Fischer

Hilary Sherman & David Shusterman EPSTEIN CHAPEL Memory Sophie Anton Reva Cohen GENERAL FUND Birth Max Henry Victoria

Bernie & Denise Mayoff Speedy Recovery Lisa Escaloni Bernie & Denise Mayoff Kay Krause Dorothy Garsson

Memory Robert Cohen Shawn & Zelda Mash Tracy Fisher Dorothy Garsson

Shawn & Zelda Mash Paul & Raelaine Radnitz

Rieves Hoffpauer Dorothy Garsson Bernie & Denise Mayoff

Eddie Mathis Dorothy Garsson Barry Pevsner Shawn & Zelda Mash Sam Radnitz Paul & Raelaine Radnitz Bernadine Schanbaum Gene Schanbaum Max Shapiro Larry & Linda Levey Albert Sorrentino Dorothy Garsson Steven Wasserman Dorothy Garsson

Toba Reifer GREENE FAMILY CAMP Memory Mae Glauberman

Allan & Jackie Glauberman Edith Marks Myron & Marsha Schwitzer Carl Myers Randee Myers Sadie Yoss Gene & Louise Yoss HELEN HOODIN ROSEMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENDOW. Memory Jeret Stanley Sally Stanley JULIA MICHELE WARREN SCHOLARSHIP (Greene Family Camp)

Memory Harry Eisen Rodney & Cristie Schlosser Tracy Fisher Myron & Marsha Schwitzer

Alice Warren Rieves Hoffpauer Arvin & Arlene Kreitman Eddie Mathis Alice Warren Vinita Shirley Oliver Alice Warren Rose Warren Alice Warren MUSIC Memory Sarah Borenstein Jack & Inga Borenstein RABBI PALEY’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Bar/Bat Mitzvah Jared Alan Bliss Ron & Brenda Bliss Alexa Remer Steve, Dana, Zach & Alexa Remer Ariella Stromberg Mark & Beth Stromberg Speedy Recovery Jean Weinfeld The Fishkind Family Memory Leo Heinz Benjamin Steve & Shana Javery Margot Benjamin Steve & Shana Javery Sam Bernstein Burt & Rita Tansky Irene Brenner Larry & Karen Bissinger Tracy Fisher Judy Utay Leonard Gershberg Annette Gersh Jeff Hochberg Steve & Shana Javery Rieves Hoffpauer Steve & Shana Javery

Lillian Ostroff Michael Kirsch Gail & Marc Kirsch Eddie Mathis The Fishkind Family

Arvin & Arlene Kreitman Lillian Ostroff

Mark & Lynne Rossow Michael & Melanie Yonks

Joel Persky Steve & Shana Javery

Memory (continued) Myron M. Presby Carol Presby Preite Hedi Rosenberg Andrew & Ruth Bramley Ben R. Schneider Morton Schneider Albert Sorrentino Steve & Shana Javery Steve Wasserman Steve & Shana Javery Sam Weber Gary Weber Eleanor Zelin Ron Hirsch RABBI SCHNEIDER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Memory Samuel Feiner Cristie Schlosser Sara Feldman Howard & Cathy Feldman Moe Kanner Larry & Linda Elkin SISTERHOOD Memory Jerome Drucker Faye Spiegel Tracy Fisher Maxine Smith

Faye Spiegel SOCIAL ACTION Memory Tracy Fisher Susan Hoffman

The Remer Family Albert Sorrentino The Fishkind Family TEMPLE SHALOM PRESCHOOL BOOKS & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS Memory Jean Turover Ed & Toby Lederman Isabel Yakowitz Joyce Rubenstein

YOUTH ACTIVITIES (Scholarship)

Memory Tracy Fisher Jim, Gail & Laura Davidson

The Eichelbaum Family The Fishkind Family

Steve & Shana Javery Herschel & Cheryl Kaufman

Larry & Toni Lachman Jeff & Melanie Morris

Lillian Ostroff Marty & Sara Pfeffer

Toba Reifer The Remer Family

Steve & Kathy Schneider Larry & Celia Schoenbrun

Aric & Karen Stock Ronnie & Rae Weiss

Michael & Melanie Yonks Clifford L. Rubin

Steve, Dana, Zach & Alexa Remer YOUTH EDUCATION GENERAL FUND Memory Tracy Fisher Jeff & Jeri Lyn Sebert

Ralph & Debbi Sorrentino Les & Shelli Taub

Harry Krichel Larry & Ellen Tave

GRATITUDES


Congratulations to…

Stephen and Marsha Schulman on the engagement of their daughter, Cherie Schulman, and Jed Gifford; Jennifer Alter, daughter of Larry and Randi Alter, on passing the New York Bar Exam: Adam Kaplan on competing in the ING New York City Marathon with a time of 3:54:05.

The Memory of These is a Blessing…

Temple member Mary Haas;

Clara Hersh, cousin of Gail Davidson;

Arlene Sobleman, cousin of Gail Matles Kirkland.

Senior Rabbi………...……..……………...Andrew M. Paley

Associate Rabbi………………………Jeremy A. Schneider

Rabbi Emeritus……………………....Kenneth D. Roseman

Cantor…………………………………………Don Alan Croll

Executive Director…………………………...….Steve Lewis

Director of Lifelong Learning…………..Debbie Massarano

Director of Early Childhood

Education…………….……………….Bonnie Rubinstein

Director of High School and

Youth Programs… ………………………….Barrett Harr

President…………….………………...Meredith Richardson

Exec. Vice President………………………....Stephen Enda

Vice President………………………………..Lory Kohleriter

Vice President……………………………….…….Aric Stock

Financial Director………………………….….Mitch Hurwitz

Treasurer……………………………..…..Rodney Schlosser

Secretary………………………………..Meredith Marmurek

Past President………………………..……Raelaine Radnitz

Remember the Temple in Your Will

Temple Shalom is committed to preserving the

future of our congregation for generations to come.

Bequests of all sizes are important resources for the

Temple, and we encourage you to be a link to the

future by remembering the Temple in your will. Your

lasting tribute is your commitment to the survival of

our religion, our Temple, and our people.

A bequest can easily be established by adding a

simple codicil to your will. Additionally, many other

options exist to leave a legacy for Temple Shalom. A

brochure with more information is available in our

main foyer, or by contacting the administrative offices.

For more information, please contact our Executive

Director Steve Lewis at 972-661-1810 ext.202.

Your planned gift will serve the future of our

congregation and community. Thank you for helping

assure the strength and health of Temple Shalom for

generations to come.

Join a Havurah Today and

Make Friends That Will Last a Lifetime.

Celebrate, Socialize, Learn Together

The word Havurah is Hebrew for fellowship.

Individual Havurot are small groups that have similar

goals, with Judaism as the binding thread.

New groups are being formed at Temple and we

would love to add you to the mix. Each group

determines for themselves what their emphasis will be

and how often they will meet. Whether it is social,

study-oriented, or community service, the choice is up

to you.

No matter what you choose, a Havurah is a great

way to meet new temple members and form lasting

friendships, which will ultimately add something to

each of our Jewish lives.

For more information or to join a Havurah, please

contact:

Marcia and Ted Gold

972-618-7088 / [email protected]

Welcome New Members Rachel Goodman

Robert and Jennifer Groysman

David and Courtney Newman

Arnold and Michele Nitishin

Directory Information Our Temple Directory is now online! Access it

by going to the Temple Shalom website at www.templeshalomdallas.org.

If you need the login information, please contact Heidi Barishman at 972-661-1810x200 or [email protected].

Please check your family’s entry in the directory and send any changes to Heidi. The directory will be updated periodically. Please let us know should any of your information change in the future so we can maintain an up-to-date database.

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend

January 8-10, 2010

Rabbi Reuven Firestone

Professor at Hebrew Union College

Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles

Temple Shalom is honored to welcome Rabbi Reuven Firestone for a

series of dynamic lectures. Rabbi Firestone is Professor of Medieval

Jewish and Islamic Studies, HUC-JIR/Los Angeles where he served for

eight years as Director of HUC-JIR’s Edgar F. Magnin School of Graduate

Studies and the Jerome Louchheim School of Undergraduate Jewish

Studies at the University of Southern California, which offers degrees in

cooperation with HUC-JIR. In 2000, Professor Firestone was awarded a fellowship for the National

Endowment for the Humanities, and was chosen as a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies

at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. His specialties are early Islam and its relationship with Jews

and Judaism, scriptural interpretation of the Bible and Qur’an, and the phenomenon of holy war.

Professor Firestone authored a number of articles and books including An Introduction to Islam for Jews

and Children of Abraham: An Introduction to Judaism for Muslims and Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in

Islam.

Professor Firestone will teach about “Fundamentalist” and “Liberal” Expressions of Islam: Where Are

They & What Do They Say About Each Other, Israel, and Dialogue?; Abraham: the First Jew, Christian or

Muslim? A Comparative Study of the Patriarch from the Perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,

and Why Do We Fear Them?; The Origin and History of Islamophobia.

Watch your weekly email for exciting details and more information.

Introduction to Islam for Jews

Wednesdays December 2, 9, 16

7:00-9:00pm

As part of Temple Shalom’s ongoing Jewish-Muslim Dialogue, we will take the time to study the basic tenets and beliefs of this religion that is so closely intertwined with our own. This workshop series is also an important introduction to our Scholar-in-Residence program in January.

FREE FOR ANYONE TO ATTEND

RSVP: Rabbi Schneider [email protected]

Weekend of Interfaith Connections

Spend a weekend making interfaith connections with

The Islamic Center of Irving 2555 N. Esters Rd, Irving, 75062

Northwood Church of Keller 1870 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller, 76248

and Temple Shalom.

Friday, January 22: services at Temple Shalom at 6:30pm, Q&A to follow. Saturday, January 23: at the Mosque in Irving at

1:15pm, services at 1:45pm, Q&A to follow.

Sunday, January 24: at the Northwood Church at

11:00am, Q&A to follow.

More information, contact Rabbi Schneider [email protected]

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