The Temple Tablet

Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive

Dayton, OH 45405

937-496-0050

www.tidayton.org

March 2014

Vol. 50, No. 6

Rabbi Bodney-Halasz and Ellen Finke-McCarthy

have been inspired by “Superman” Sam

Sommer, the son of Rabbi Bodney-

Halasz’s friends Rabbis Phyllis and

Michael Sommer, who lost his battle

with cancer on December 14. When

Sam became ill, Phyllis, who blogs

about Jewish life and parenting,

naturally turned to the internet to

write about the journey that her

family was going through. The blog

“Superman Sam” was born. It’s

sometimes difficult, sometimes funny

and very heart wrenching to read.

In conjunction with the Social Action

Committee, Ellen will get her head shaved at

noon during the Purim carnival. Any money

pledged will benefit the “36 Rabbis Shave for the

Brave” campaign, which raises

funds and awareness that only

4% of federal funding goes

toward pediatric cancer

research. You can help them

reach their goal of $3600 by

making a donation to St.

Baldricks, www.stbaldricks.org/

participants/

mypage/662204/2014. Or send a

check to Temple and designate it

for the “shave” and we’ll get it

there for you. Thanks to those

who have already helped. To see a list of

supporters, turn to page six.

Got Groggers? Purim Is Coming!

The Olympic Games have completed in Sochi, but they’re just getting ready to fire up in Dayton.

Well, not really. But on Sunday, March 16 the world will come to Temple Israel for the annual

Purim carnival.

OK. We doubt anyone will be coming from too far away. But TIDY is bringing the world to

Temple Israel with an Olympic theme for this year’s spectacularly scintillating Purim carnival. We

will feature food and music from different countries and of course, there will be games, games and

more games.

The fun begins at 11:00 a.m. with the Purim Spiel in the sanctuary.

Immediately following is the carnival, which will run until 2:00 p.m. Food

cost is $6 per adult and $3 for kids 4 and under. Game tickets will cost

25 cents each.

No reservations are necessary for this

fun-filled event for ALL ages!

Check out these photos from last year.

Clockwise starting top left are Rabbi

Sofian, Faith Wagner, Jeff Stoller, Julie

Halpern, Julian Doninger and Benny

Caruso.

Superman Sam Sommer

Shave for the Brave In Honor Of Superman Sam

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Due to deadlines I am writing this

while still in Israel at the end of

January. What is holding my

attention right now are a couple of

politicians who normally would not

be put together, since one, Stephen

Harper, is Canada’s Prime Minister

and the leader of its Conservative

party and the other, Shulamit Aloni,

was a standout leader of Israel’s left.

Frankly, given my personal politics I

doubt I would agree with Mr. Harper

on very much. However, Prime

Minister Harper gave a speech to the

Kenesset a few days ago which I think

included some important ideas worth

our attention. He said:

“Just as we unequivocally support

Israel’s right of self-defense, so too

Canada has long supported a just and

secure future for the Palestinian

people. And I believe we share with

Israel a sincere hope that the

Palestinian people and their leaders

will choose a viable, democratic,

Palestinian state, committed to living

peacefully along side the Jewish state

of Israel.”

What he went on to say I found even

more important.

“In a world of diplomacy with one,

solitary, Jewish state and scores of

others, it is all too easy ‘to go along

to get along’ and single out Israel.

But such ‘going along to get along’ is

not a ‘balanced’ approach, nor a

‘sophisticated’ one; it is quite simply,

weak and wrong. Unfortunately,

ladies and gentlemen, we live in a

world where that kind of moral

relativism runs rampant. And in the

garden of such moral relativism, the

seeds of much more sinister notions

From the Rabbi

A Message From…

Rabbi David M. Sofian

can be easily planted.

“As once Jewish businesses were

boycotted, some civil-society leaders

today call for a boycott of Israel. On

some campuses, intellectualized

arguments against Israeli policies thinly

mask the underlying realities, such as

the shunning of Israeli academics and

the harassment of Jewish students.

Most disgracefully of all, some openly

call Israel an apartheid state.

“Think about that. Think about the

twisted logic and outright malice

behind that: a state, based on

freedom, democracy and the rule of

law that was founded so Jews can

flourish, as Jews, and seek shelter

from the shadow of the worst racist

experiment in history, that is

condemned, and that condemnation is

masked in the language of anti-racism.

It is nothing short of sickening.

“In much of the Western world, the

old hatred, crude anti-Semitism, has

been translated into the more

sophisticated language for use in polite

society. People who would never say

they hate and blame the Jews for their

own failings or the problems of the

world, instead declare their hatred of

Israel and blame the only Jewish state

for the problems of the Middle East.”

I do not believe Mr. Harper was

simply saying Israel is always right.

Indeed, elsewhere in the speech he

acknowledges all states, including

Canada and Israel, make mistakes.

What he is doing is drawing our

attention to the unfairness of non-

Israeli entities holding Israel to

standards that they do not apply to

other states and administrations,

certainly not to the other states and

administrations in the Middle East.

He sees this as nothing more than

naked prejudice aimed at Jews.

Recently Shulamit Aloni, a very

important Israeli politician, passed

away at the age of 85. Aloni was a

volunteer with the Palmach in the

War of Independence. She didn’t

need to prove her Zionist loyalty.

But rather than lionize the Israel

Defense Forces, Aloni was about

building a democracy in Israel based

upon human rights and she spent her

political career and life doing just

that. Zehava Galon, the current

chair of Meretz, a party Aloni helped

create, said, “Shula was a ‘moral

compass’ because she pioneered the

idea that civil rights in Israel could

not end up being unique to Israel

with caveats and regulations based

on conflict and security. Instead,

Shula told Israelis that civil rights

were universally defined; a country

either upheld them or did not. She

intuitively knew and expressed firmly

that no security threat, no storied

history of oppression and anti-

Semitism could justify the theft of

human rights from an individual.”

I put these two together not just

because Harper’s speech and Aloni’s

death came within days of each

other, but rather because I believe

the points go together. On the one

hand, we should strenuously object

to anyone in the world holding Israel

to standards that are not applied to

others in the same way. Such

behavior is nothing more than cynical

bias. On the other hand, we need to

heed Aloni’s life example that Israel

itself must hold itself to the highest

standards of justice and human rights.

This is necessary so Israel can be the

country it was meant to be.

Hopefully, you agree with me that as

Jews we must commit ourselves to

defending Israel against unfair attacks

while simultaneously supporting her

efforts to hold herself to the highest

ethical standards.

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Coming Events

Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive

Dayton, OH 45405-4968

phone 937-496-0050

fax 888-777-0490

www.tidayton.org

OFFICE HOURS Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fri: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

STAFF

Rabbi David Sofian ext. 230 / david@tidayton.org

Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz Epstein Family Educator

ext. 226 / karen@tidayton.org

Rachel Bearman Rabbinic Intern

rkbearman@gmail.com

Courtney Cummings

Music and Program Director ext 224 / courtney@tidayton.org

Suzanne Shaw

Business Manager Membership statements;

payments/invoices, donations

M—Th

ext. 222 / suzanne@tidayton.org

Ellen Finke-McCarthy Facility rental and event planning;

Tablet; yahrzeits, funerals, burials

ext. 225 / ellen@tidayton.org

LEADERSHIP

Lisa Pierce, President

president@tidayton.org

937-463-4930

Bart Weprin, Vice President

vicepresident@tidayton.org

937-433-1959

Rick Goldberg, Treasurer

treasurer@tidayton.org

937-648-7451

Carol Graff, Secretary

secretary@tidayton.org

937-426-8558

There’s only one thing

better than a hearty soup

dinner on a late-winter’s

evening—sharing it with

friends at the start of

Shabbat.

On Friday, March 14,

services begin at 6:00

p.m. and the soup-and-

salad supper begins

immediately afterwards.

Do you have a favorite soup recipe?

Bring a pot to share (no pork or

shellfish please!) and you’ll get in

FREE—and yours might be

judged best in the taste-

off!

The cost is $5 for adults

and $3 for children ages 4-

12 and free for kids 3 and

under. Attendees who

don’t bring soup should

bring a side dish to share

(enough to feed 10 hungry

people): last names

starting with A – M please bring a

salad; N – Z please bring a dessert.

For information or to RSVP, call

Temple at 496-0050.

Come To Worship, Stay For Dinner

Friday, March 14

after services

Second Seder

Mark your calendars now for

Temple’s second Seder on Tuesday,

April 15. Rabbi Sofian will lead

Seder in the Great Hall beginning at

6:00 p.m. Cost is $30 for adults, $15

for children ages 4-10, and free for

children 3 and under. Seating is

limited; reservations are required

and must be made by Wednesday,

April 9.

Nosh, Schmooze At

Kiddush Luncheon

Want some social time with friends

on Shabbat morning? Join us for

Kiddush lunch after services on

Saturday, March 22. Lunch will

be provided by a variety of

volunteers. No reservations are

required. Join us for study, prayer

and food.

The Dorothee and Louis Ryterband Lecture Series continues with

Sunday morning presentations at 10:00 a.m. following a light breakfast

of bagels and coffee, all for $5 per week; free for new Temple

members. For more information, please call Bill Gronefeld at 433-

7984 or click on the “learning” link on Temple’s website.

March 23, 2014

Dr. Adam Kamesar

Hebrew Union College

The Ideology of Religious

Pluralism in Antiquity

March 9, 2014

Marshall Weiss

Editor and Publisher,

Dayton Jewish Observer

Jewish Connections to the

Titanic

March 2, 2014

Dr. Jason Kalman

Hebrew Union College

Moses Wrote the Book of

Job: What are the Impli-

cations for Jewish Biblical

Interpretation?

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Youth News

Rabbi Karen N. Bodney-Halasz Jerome Epstein Family Director of Education

Temple's tenth grade confirmation

class joined more than 250 Jewish

teenagers from across the United

States in Washington, D.C., in late

January. During this intensive four-day

seminar students focused on Jewish

ethical values, current legislative issues

related to social justice,

and raising their voices

to advocate for their

beliefs and convictions.

This program was

sponsored by the

Religious Action

Center of Reform

Judaism, the legislative

branch of our

movement.

Participants heard from

a representative from

the National Coalition

for the Homeless,

simulated peace

negotiations in the

Israeli Knesset,

celebrated Havdallah at the Jefferson

Memorial, visited the U.S. Holocaust

Museum, and lobbied staff of Senators

Brown and Portman, Speaker of the

House Boehner, and Representative

Turner on issues related to

reproductive rights, LGBT equality,

and climate change.

I am proud of these students and their

high level of engagement throughout

this program. Following are excerpts

from the presentations they made in

the offices of our elected officials:

Lake Miller and Emily Braverman

(Rockdale Temple):

...The Reform Movement strongly

believes that, "You shall love your

neighbor as yourself" (Lev. 19:18).

Judaism teaches that respect for the

fundamental rights of others is each

person's duty to God. Therefore, it is

morally right for us, as Reform Jews

and Americans, to accept the rights of

others, including the LGBT

community, just as much as we do for

other races, religions, origins, and

every citizen of the United States.

The uniqueness of each individual in

every community contributes to the

morals and purpose of Tikkun Olam,

the repairing of our world. If we

exclude any group or community from

society or the workplace in any way,

we lose individuality that is

contributing to the American and

Jewish communities, and lessen and

push back the chance of achieving the

goal of a more equal and perfect

world.

…. Thankfully the Senate has already

passed the Employment Non-

Discrimination Act (ENDA), a huge

step for the LGBT community. It is

time for the House to pass this bill

and bring another victory to the LGBT

community and make this country the

free place that it should be.

Julia Caruso and Sami Adler:

…Life is sacred in Judaism. Women

are commanded to care for the

health and well-being of their bodies

above all else. By passing various

laws against abortion, the nation is

continuously leading to the overall

disintegration of the Roe v. Wade

decision. Judaism views an existing

life as having higher precedence over

a potential life. In the Mishnah

Ohaloth 7:6, a woman is forbidden

from sacrificing her own life for that

of the fetus. And if her

life is threatened, she is

allowed no other option

but abortion. Various

religions contradict this.

However, if a religion is

against this action, then

the followers of the said

religion do not have to

get this procedure. But, if

abortion restrictions

become more extreme,

then women whose lives

are at risk may not be

able to get this needed

procedure, which then

goes against Judaism's

moral and ethical values in

which we protect an existing life

before a possible one....

We urge you to ... vote against the

Parental Notification and

Intervention Act of 2013.

Hannah Stickel and Abigail

Clark (Rockdale Temple):

…we as Jews should respect what

God created for us....if humanity

cannot take action to help the

environment, there will be nothing

left to fix our mistakes. In Judaism

we are also told often to help the

poorest and most vulnerable among

us. Poor communities are often the

ones most severely impacted by

climate change. Subsistence farmers

Shown (l-r) Hannah Stickel, Lake Miller, Sami Adler, Julia Caruso

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Education and Youth News

Disabilities Are Focus Of Petach Program

Religious school students in grades PreK-2 will have a better understanding of

what it means to live with a disability following a special Petach (opening)

program during religious school on Sunday, March 23 at 9:40 a.m. Rita

Dushman Rich will lead the 45-minute hands-on, experiential learning unit.

Family Education Program

On Sunday, March 23 immediately following religious school, children in

grades PreK-2 — and their parents, of course! —are encouraged to join this

fun, engaging and FREE program! Simply bring a brown bag lunch, and lots of

friends. Please RSVP to Rabbi Bodney-Halasz at Karen@tidayton.org by

March 17.

Birthright Expands Eligibility For Free

Israel Trips

Young adults who went on educational trips to Israel during high school are

now eligible to participate on Birthright, which is a program that offers free

ten-day trips to Israel for young Jewish adults between the ages of 18-26.

This policy change means that if a young adult travelled to Israel with a group

such as NFTY or BBYO, he is now able to apply for this free Israel

opportunity. Those who are eligible for the trip are able to receive priority

status if they choose URJ Kesher as their official trip organizer. For more

information contact Rabbi Bodney-Halasz.

Confirmation Class Continued from page 4

are especially vulnerable to changes

in the land, and developing

communities lacking adequate public

health infrastructure are the least

able to prevent the spread of

infectious disease. It is important to

care for not only people less

fortunate than us, but also to care

for future generations.

…Implementing better policies for

sustainable energy will contribute to

a better world for us, people less

fortunate than us, and the people

who will live after us.

…Following the Jewish belief of

tikkun olam, or repairing the world,

it is very important to me to both

care for the environment and point

out its problems.

The Energy Savings and Industrial

Competitiveness Act will bring about

a green future in a way that will not

only save the United States money

but create multiple jobs...

Religious School

Dates to Remember

March 2 11:30 a.m.

March 9 10:30 a.m.

Parents of fifth graders meet with

Rabbi Sofian and Rabbi Bodney-

Halasz to discuss B’nai Mitzvah

March 14 6:00 p.m.

Fifth and sixth grades lead service

March 16

No Hebrew

Purim carnival and 11:00 a.m.

Megillah reading

March 23 11:45 a.m. Family Program

Scott Halasz

Temple Israel

Youth Group Advisor

shalasz@aol.com

or 371-2517

While our local year culminates with

the spectacular Purim carnival, the

National Federation of Temple

Youth Ohio Valley Region has its big

event April 3-7 at Wise Temple in

Cincinnati with Spring Regionals.

You won’t want to miss it.

Ride down with the TIDY youth

group, stay at the home of another

NFTY member and attend all kinds

of sessions at Wise Temple. It’s a

blast: just ask a TIDY board

member! The cost has not been

announced yet but scholarships are

available. As a reference point, last

year’s spring regional was $140 for

early bird, $155 for regular and

$170 for late registration.

For more information visit

http://www.nfty.org/ov/events/ or

contact Scott Halasz.

The weather didn’t allow us to ice

skate in January. But some fun

events are planned for April and May.

Emails will be sent to parents when

plans are finalized and information

will also be sent home with students.

Do you want your kids to get a taste

of what youth group conventions are

like? National Federation of Temple

Youth (NFTY) is hosting a JYG

regional March 28-30 at GUCI in

Indianapolis. For more information,

contact Scott Halasz.

TEMPLE ISRAEL DAYTON YOUTH

TIDY YG JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP

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Temple Members Have Lots of Sole

The ShoeBox Recycling

boxes in Temple’s lobby

contain everything from

animal print baby

slippers to children's

sneakers, women's high-

heeled dress shoes,

men's loafers and even a

pair of cowboy boots!

The shoes collected will

be distributed for resale

and reuse in areas of

need around the globe, including

Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guatemala,

Chile, Kenya, India, Bolivia and Haiti.

Temple receives a monthly check

based on the weight of the boxes

that we donate. So far

we have filled twelve

boxes, each weighing

about 35 pounds, and

earned more than $185

for Temple while

simultaneously helping

those in need.

Clean out those closets,

see what the kids have

outgrown or is no

longer in style and bring your gently-

used shoes to our lobby drop boxes. Every style and type is eagerly accepted

except for ski boots, heavy winter boots,

roller skates/blades, ice skates and shoes in

need of repair.

Bring In Your

Gently-Used Shoes

New On The Shelf

In the Library

Generous donations to the

Buy-a-Book Fund allowed us to

purchase new books for our library.:

How to Woo a Jew: The Modern

Jewish Guide to Dating and Mating

By Tamar Caspi

Little Failure: A Memoir

By Gary Shteyngart

Learn to Combat Chronic Pain

Derived from the method developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkreis, the Anat

Baniel Method (ABM) is based on cutting-edge scientific theory on the way

our brain learns and transforms our body, mind, and spirit. Designed for

adults with any level of physical fitness or limitations, gentle movement

exercises are done with awareness and create new neural patterns in the

brain that bypass old painful habits. Participants will learn how to overcome

back and joint pain and stiffness, eliminate muscle strain, increase flexibility

and strength, and improve posture and breathing. Each 45-minute

transformational movement lesson includes explanations of the Method,

movements, and time for questions, and is taught by Victoria Kisel Carman,

certified ABM practitioner. Please bring a mat or blanket. Classes will be

held on Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 11:00 a.m. Cost: $10 per

class or $35 for all 4 classes. RSVP to Temple at 496-0050.

Hebrew Classes Beginning Hebrew

Don't know your aleph from your tet? There will be a new beginning

Hebrew class starting Tuesday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. We will be using the

book Aleph Isn't Tough. Class dates are March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 29,

May 6 and 13. Minimum of 5 students.

Intermediate Hebrew

Do you know your bet from your chet? Do you want to practice prayers

and learn some Hebrew grammar? This intermediate Hebrew class is for

those who have finished the book Aleph Isn’t Tough or otherwise know the

Hebrew alphabet, starting Tuesday, March 11 at 5:00 p.m. Class dates

are March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 29 and May 6 and 13. Minimum of 5

students.

Advanced Hebrew

We’ll be continuing our studies with the First Hebrew Primer on Mondays

from 12:15-1:15 p.m. New students are welcome. Class dates are March

17, 24, April 7, 14, 21, 28 and May 5.

My Hebrew class will be Advanced Hebrew and will continue

from 12:15-1:15 on Mondays on the following days:

March 17, 24

April 7, 14, 21, 28

May 5

Shave For The

Brave Supporters,

as of February 5

Generous Contributions

Jeff and Linda Albert

Billy, Connie and Rachel Crafton

Rachel B. Dumtschin

Tom and Betty Finke

Foreign Car Service

Mike and Teri Halasz

Richard and Cathy Lieberman

Walter Ohlmann

Contributions

Tom and Donna Andrew

Devon Anker

Cam and Trish Clifton

Katherine Cooper

Mindy Doyle

Kenny Forrer

Chuck and Dee Fried

Ron Gilbert

Judy Heller

Sandy and Paul Kulback

Rich Miller

Robin and Tim Moore

Classes/News

Good Neighbor

Program At DLM

Thanks to the Temple members who

signed up for the Dorothy Lane

Market Good Neighbor Program.

With your help, Temple earned

$1,015.24 for the 2013 fiscal year.

Don’t forget to re-register for 2014

our Charity ID number is 246.

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Mazal Tov!

...to Joe Gruenberg, who was named Barrister of the

Month by the Dayton Bar Association.

...to Evan Sherbet, who became an Eagle Scout. Evan is

the son of Dr. Ann and Steve Sherbet.

...to Elaine Bettman, who was named a Woman of

Influence by the Dayton YWCA.

...to Addison Caruso, son of Mike and Patty Caruso,

who was nominated and selected as first alternate for the

William Randolph Hearst United States Youth Senate

Program.

...to Saul Caplan, who appeared in the Sinclair Community

College production of “A Shayna Maidel” by Barbara Lebow.

...to first time great-grandmother Ellie Brown and

grandparents Al and Cathy Brown. Baby Isla was born to

Allison and Matt Albery of Chicago.

Milestones

We Remember These names are inscribed on the Memorial Tablets in our Sanctuary and, together with others whose Yahrzeit occurs during these weeks,

will be read during Shabbat services before Kaddish. They are also included in the weekly TIDBits email update from Temple.

Celebrate! The Tablet publishes birthdays every five years starting at age 35

and annually starting at age 85, and anniversaries every five years.

If you prefer not to be listed, please call Ellen at 496-0050. If you

weren’t included in our list, call Ellen, and we will publish your name

next month.

1 Robbie Bowers

5 Ira Thomsen

5 Peggy Weller

7 Jeanne Betty Weiner

13 Aaron Knoll

14 Shelly Charles

16 Joyce Kardon

25 Scott Stewart

25 Chuck Kardon

27 Bonnie Newman

29 Gert Kahn

February 28 and March 1

Lillian M. Brown, Anna B. Cushman, Carole Lynn Field, Gladys Finkelman, Glenna M. Frank, Herman M. Gershow,

Bruce Stephen Helfert, Sadelle H. Lewis, Lois Lowry, Daniel J. Maimon, Jeane Phillips, David Rosenthal, Rose Lambie

Rosenthal, Norman P. Ross, Anna Semmelman, Frieda Semmelman, Rose H. Shaman, Charles P. Shaman, Irene Wolf

Srere, Corinne P. Stern, Rita Goldman Straus, Sarah Venick, Abraham Weinberg, Reuben Zalk, Jeannette Zehring

March 7 and 8

Imre Adler, Mose Bilenkin, Bertha S. Cohen, Samuel G. Cohen, Stascha Dressel, Isaac Eisenberger, Sarah R. Epstein,

Arthur D. Friedman, Jack Goldberg, Harry A. Green Sr., Albert Ingberg, Benjamin Israel, Bruce Zola Katchman,

Samuel J. Klein, Morton L. Kohn, Bernard Kwass, Harry Lehman, Ethel Lippard, Albert Littwitz, Jenny Liebermann

Michlin, Mary Pollock, Elmer S. Samuels, Rose M. Schachter, Lawrence Lurie Schear, Leon S. Siff

March 14 and 15

Rose J. Bader, Sadie Dreyer Bloom, Sam S. Chudde, Philip E. Cohen, Dina Engel, Jack Gershow, A. B. Goldberg, Sam

Hurwitz, Meyer L. Jacobs, Bernard Katchman, Max Klarin, Morris H. Levine, Dora I. Lewin, Max Pollock, Hannah

Sylvia Rosenthal, Charles S. Rosenthal, Julius Ruttenberg, Ruth F. Sajovitz, Oscar R. Schrager, Sally Shaman, Arthur

Tiber, Edith Weprin

March 21 and 22 Leo L. Asher, Evelyn O. Ball, Helaine Char, Elizabeth Cohen, Harris J. Fleece, Nathan Goldzwig, Ruth Hochman,

Augusta Israel, Josef J. Jacobs, Herman Lehman, Betty Levenson, Ida S. Marcus, Louis Meyer, Hyman Office, Jean R.

Rockoff, David Rubin, Yetta Ryterband, Lee Carl Scherberg, Jack R. Shaman, Norman Slavin, Robert Strauss

March 28 and 29

Ella Rauh Cohen, Harry E. Cohn, Phyllis Jacobs Elias, Rosa Fleece, Bertram M. Frank, Morris Gewertz, Joseph H.

Goldberg, James Harris, Rene' Javery, Clarence Lapedes, Claire Schafer, Anna D. Silverman, BettyAnn Simon, Mollie

Weiner, David J. Weinreich, May Wolpa, Robert Zappin

April Anniversaries

28 Bob and Lynette Karp celebrating 30 years

Correction

In last month’s Tablet Roberta Shane, wife of Sidney

Shane, was inadvertently left out of the list of

mourners.

April Birthdays

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Generous Contributions

In Memory of

Ritter Werner

Bonnie Werner

In Support of Temple Israel

Steve Walter

In Yahrzeit Memory of

Selma Ohlmann

Linda Ohlmann Kahn, Dennis and

Andrew Kahn

Lori Ohlmann

Walter Ohlmann

Contributions:

In Appreciation of

Susan Gruenberg

Rick and Beatrice Harris

In Honor of a Speedy Recovery of

Debra Saidel

Florence Tannenbaum

In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of

Bob and Suzanne Thum's

Granddaughter

Franklin and Cheryl Lewis

In Honor of the Special Anniversary of

Jon and Emily Holt

Rick and Cheryl Carne

Ralph and Sylvia Heyman

Ralph and Sylvia Heyman

Nora, Bob and Amy Newsock

In Honor of the Special Award for

Joe Gruenberg

Rick and Beatrice Harris

In Honor of the Special Birthday of

Arthur Timmins

Nora, Bob and Amy Newsock

Ed Meadow

Ira Kushnir

Ralph and Sylvia Heyman

In Memory of

Barbara Hollander's Mother

Millie Simon

Dr. Morton Nelson

Frank and Renee Handel and Family

Rabbi Michael Abraham

Ed and Ruthe Meadow

Ritter Werner

Ralph and Sylvia Heyman

Richard and Pat Saphire

Steve Sommer and Amy Margolin

Walter Ohlmann

Spencer Sokol Newsock

Nora, Bob and Amy Newsock

In Yahrzeit Memory of

Anna M. Tuck

Audrey Tuck

Annette Thum

Bob and Suzanne Thum

Bess Hiller

Ken and Bonnie Rosenzweig

Celia Must

Ray and Eleanor Must

David Hamburg

Larry and Sydelle Balas

Doris M. Vezina

George Vezina

Don and Sally Green

Harriet Hirsch Margolis

Franklin and Cheryl Lewis

Henry (Hank) Kent

Elli Kent

Isadore Schmerin

Jerry A. Levine

Lois Harris

Jules M. Sapinsley

Syl Sapinsley

Leslie Weber

Fred and Judith Weber

Lester M. Kusworm

Bob Emoff

Lillian Sniderman

Paul and Sandy Kulback

Marcus Ritter

Nat and Susan Ritter

Michael Ezekiel

Bernice Brant

Oscar Green

Don and Sally Green

Phyllis Shane

Mike and Felice Shane

Sara Alter

Carol Felman

Tribute Donations Temple gratefully acknowledges the following gifts received during January 2014.

Contributions were made to the

following funds:

The General Operating Fund

supports Temple Israel programs and

activities in the current year.

The Fund for Tomorrow supports

all aspects of Temple Israel’s

operation.

The Selma Ohlmann Fund

supports Temple Israel programs and

activities in the current year.

The Brotherhood Education

Fund supports the Ryterband

Brotherhood Brunch Series.

The Building Endowment Fund

helps operate, maintain and repair

Temple’s building.

The Buy-a-Book Fund is used to

purchase new books for the library.

The Rabbi Witt Library Fund

supports the library with

subscription, book and supply

purchases.

The Jon Schwartzman Children's

Fund underwrites children's

activities and programming.

The Marjorie Jane Emoff Fund

purchases artwork to enhance

Temple Israel.

The Greenspace Fund helps

beautify Temple’s cemetery and

grounds.

The Cantor Judah Smith Fund

supports musical programming at

Temple Israel.

The Shirley Schatz Religious

School Fund supports Temple's

religious school with supply and

equipment purchases.

Rabbi Sofian uses his Discretionary

Fund to advance Temple Israel and

Judaism.

Donations

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Board Meeting Summary-December 11, 2013

Lisa Pierce introduced Courtney Cummings, who briefly spoke about her first week as the Music and Program

Director and her goals of getting to know the congregation and the community.

Lisa Pierce then gave some background on issues that are occurring in the cemetery. Lisa presented and led a

discussion with the board regarding the following recommendations of the Executive Committee and the Cemetery

Committee for changes to existing rules:

1. The restriction requiring flush markers (other than in the new section), when a family marker is present will be

eliminated so that regular markers complying with current dimension requirements may be placed.

2. Going forward, no new family markers will be permitted. This change is an attempt to prevent additional

“unusable graves” when subsequent generations move away and the interment rights on the unused graves within the

family plot revert back to Temple.

3. Keeping in mind that interment rights may not be held by non-members since burial at Riverview is limited to

Temple members, expanding the ability to transfer internment rights to any member in good standing. This expands

the ability to transfer, which was previously limited to members in good standing who were either parents or

children of the purchaser.

The Board also discussed the recommendation of the Executive Committee and the Cemetery Committee to

formally adopt policies related to non-member burial at Riverview. See page 10 for summary of cemetery policies.

Lisa Pierce reported that the broken shingles at the back of the building that were creating the risk of damage to the

building have been successfully replaced. The Board also discussed proposed repairs to the Temple Israel sign and

the removal of the inoperable gate that is beginning to deteriorate. Quotes will be obtained.

Upon a motion by Linda Albert, seconded by Rick Goldberg, the resignation of Marlene Kantor as a member was

unanimously accepted.

Sara Faust reported that the Festival planning is going well and they are looking forward to Courtney’s assistance.

Rick Goldberg briefly reported on the status of the Finance Committee and the budget process.

Pam Feldman reported on the Social Action Committee’s involvement with a reading program called ReadySetSoar.

Rabbi Sofian commended the work the Social Action Committee is doing.

Rabbi Sofian welcomed Courtney and discussed what she had been working on in her first few days. He also noted

that the pictures outside the sanctuary have been replaced and that he recently spoke at Harmony Creek U.C.C.

Church.

Lisa Pierce reported that a number of members of Temple (including several board members) are currently in

attendance at the Biennial, due to the support of the Lawner Leadership Fund, and they will report on what they

learned, hopefully at the next board meeting. She also informed the board that Lauren Shaw, Suzanne’s daughter, has

been hired on a part-time temporary basis to assist with graphic design (which she had been doing without

compensation), answering phones and updating the cemetery records. Lisa also reminded committee chairs to turn

in their budget requests. She also informed the board that plans are in process to complete the conversion of the

website to a more useable format so it can be updated more frequently.

NEXT Board Meeting. Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Members Present: Linda Albert, Sara Faust, Pam Feldman, Rick Goldberg, Franklin Lewis, Amy Margolin, Lisa

Pierce, Bart Weprin, Teresa Wyman Staff Present: Rabbi David Sofian, Courtney Cummings

We Want To Hear From You — Call Or Send An Email!

Rabbi Sofian and Rabbi Bodney-Halasz want to reach out to congregants in times of need and joy. Please call the

Temple office when a friend or loved one is ill, hospitalized, in a nursing home, assisted living facility or shut in. Share

the happy news, too—we might not know about a marriage, birth or other simcha unless you tell us!

Board

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Riverview Cemetery Policies The Cemetery Committee, the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors have been evaluating current

cemetery rules and policies. In working through various issues, it is apparent that there are a number of common

misperceptions about the rules related to the cemetery. There are unfortunately a number of people (both members

and non-members) who incorrectly believe they or their family members hold the right to be buried at Riverview

Cemetery. The rules have for decades provided that burial at Riverview Cemetery is limited to Temple Israel

members because Temple Israel supports the operations of the Cemetery. To avoid what are very difficult

discussions about these limitations at the time of a death, the Cemetery Committee and the Board of Directors

determined it was appropriate to work on notifying those who may be operating under incorrect assumptions and to

adopt clearer policies as to how to handle requests for burial by non-members. This article is the first step of this

process. To try to briefly summarize the rules related to burial rights:

1. Nobody owns plots in Riverview Cemetery, they own rights to be buried.

2. If you bought interment rights, and cease to be a member, you lose those rights unless you transfer them to

another member. If someone who holds multiple burial rights dies, their non-Temple family members cannot own

the rights. If the rights cease to be owned by a member, they are deemed donated to Temple.

3. As clarified by recent Board action, if a Temple Member has a brother, sister, parent or adult child who is not a

member of Temple Israel, that immediate family member non-member may be buried at Temple Israel, but because

they were not members supporting the congregation, they will be charged a non-member burial fee of two times a

year’s dues, plus other applicable burial costs (opening and closing, burial rights, perpetual care) prior to interment.

4. As further clarified by recent Board action, others wishing to be buried at Riverview who are not members or

immediate family members of members must pay a non-member, non-family burial fee of five times a year’s dues, plus

other applicable burial costs, prior to interment.

Going forward, any member who ceases to be a member who held unused interment rights, will be formally notified

of this policy and given an opportunity to continue membership to retain the rights. In addition, Temple staff and

volunteers from the Cemetery Committee have been diligently updating cemetery records into a more useable

electronic format and identifying those records where interment certificates were not returned when individuals

ceased to be members or when unused burial rights remained after a member’s death. Those individuals, to the

extent locatable, will also be formally notified of the policy and given an opportunity to become members.

If you have any questions about cemetery rules, please contact the Temple office and ask to speak with Suzanne Shaw

or Ellen Finke-McCarthy.

To All The Members Of Temple Israel

How deeply moving it was for our family to receive the comfort and support

of members of Temple Israel at the visitation, funeral, and burial of my

husband, Ritter Werner. Your reaching out to me with words of solace truly

touched my heart.

The Jewish communities of both Cincinnati and Dayton consistently extended

to Ritter the affection and respect he so rightly deserved. For that I am

deeply grateful. Thank you for the richness and heritage you added to my

husband's life. The sound of your voices softly humming with Courtney's at

his grave will be a memory I will treasure.

For all the generosity and compassion you showered upon him, and for all

the consolation you extended to me and to our children, I will be grateful to

Temple Israel always.

Bonnie Werner

Cemetary

Ritter Werner

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SUN MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT

MARCH 2014 11

EVERY SUNDAY

When religious school is in

session, unless otherwise

indicated on the calendar

8:45 a.m.

Religious School

Grades PreK-10

9:00 a.m.

Tanakh w/Rabbi

Sofian

11:30 a.m.

Hebrew School

Grades 3-7

EVERY MONDAY unless otherwise indicated

on the calendar

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

7:00 p.m.

Adult B’nai Mitzvah

Class

EVERY

WEDNESDAY unless otherwise indicated

on the calendar

10:00 a.m.

Lattes & Legends at

DLM at

Washington Square

6177 Far Hills Ave.

Noon

Talmud Study

9:30 a.m. Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

10:00 a.m. Ryterband Series Dr. Jason Kalman

11:30 a.m. 5th Grade Parents

mt w/Rabbi Sofian

11:45 a.m. RS Comm. Mtg

4:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul

11:00 a.m.

ABM Pain Mgt. Class

5:00 p.m.

Basic Beginner Hebrew

5:30 p.m.

Finance Committee Mtg.

6:00 p.m. Service

7:00 p.m. Share Shabbat

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

10:00 a.m.

Ryterband Series Marshall Weiss

10:30 a.m. 5th Grade Parents mt w/Rabbi

Bodney-Halasz

11:30 a.m.

5th Graders meet w/Rabbi Sofian

11:00 a.m. ABM Pain Mgt. Class

5:00 p.m. Intermediate Hebrew

6:00 p.m. Basic Beginner Hebrew

5:30 p.m. Executive Committee Mtg.

6:00 p.m.

Services Fifth and Sixth Graders Lead

7:00 p.m. Soup and Salad Supper

9:30 a.m. Torah Study

10:30 a.m. Service

NO RYTERBAND

11:00 a.m.

Purim Carnival

12:15 p.m.

Advanced

Hebrew

11:00 a.m. ABM Pain Mgt.

Class

5:00 p.m. Intermediate

Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Basic Beginner

Hebrew

7:30 p.m.

Shabbat In

The Round

9:30 a.m. Torah Study

10:30 a.m. Services

12:00 p.m.

Kiddush Lunch

9:40 a.m.

Petach

10:00 a.m. Ryterband Series Dr. Adam Kamesar

11:45 a.m. Family Education

Program

No Religious School

12:15 p.m. Advanced

Hebrew

11:00 a.m.

ABM Pain Mgt. Class

5:00 p.m.

Intermediate Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Basic Beginner Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Mtg.

7:30 p.m. Services

9:30 a.m. Torah Study

10:30 a.m. Services

Shabbat Tzav

Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34

Shabbat Perkudei

Exodus: 38:21-40:38 Haftarah: Kings 12:1-17

Calendar

Shabbat Shemini

Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38

Shabbat Vayikra

Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Isaiah 43:21-44:23

Shabbat Tazria

Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Ezekiel 45:16-46:18

DAYLIGHT

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Share Shabbat Make your reservation online at http://bit.ly/ti-share Our monthly camp-style service begins at 6:00 p.m. and is followed by

a potluck dinner. Join us and bring your friends! Temple provides

broasted chicken, fresh-baked challah and wine for kiddush. Cost is $5/adult; $3/child 4-12; free for kids 3 and under.

March 7, RSVP by March 5 If your last name begins with A to F, bring a dessert; G to K,

bring a salad; L to Q, bring a vegetable; R to Z, bring a starch. Bring enough to feed 10 hungry people. No pork or shellfish, please!

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how will you be involved? food • art • music • vendors

kids activities • education

and so much more!

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june 8, 2014