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December 2010 Kislev/Tevet - 5771 Volume XXXI / Number 3 www.ti-stl.org Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world. Happy Happy Hanukah Hanukah Celebrate with your TI Family on December 3. See page 2.

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December 2010Kislev/Tevet - 5771

Volume XXXI / Number 3www.ti-stl.org

Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world.

HappyHappyHanukahHanukah

Celebrate with your TIFamily on December 3.See page 2.

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WORSHIP SCHEDULE

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 33,, 220011006:00 p.m. Family Hanukah Service

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 44,, 2200110011:00 a.m. Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion: Genesis 41:33-43Haftarah: I Kings 3:15-23

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 1100,, 220011007:30 p.m. Shabbat B’Shir Service

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 1111,, 2200110011:00 a.m. Shabbat ServiceBar Mitzvah of Ryan Mrazekson of Larry and Shelly MrazekTorah Portion: Genesis 45:1-10Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-23

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 1177,, 220011007:30 p.m. Shabbat Service

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 1188,, 2200110011:00 a.m. Shabbat ServiceBar Mitzvah of Shane Kreinbergson of Jeffrey and Nancy KreinbergTorah Portion: Genesis 48:8-19Haftarah: I Kings 2:1-6

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 2244,, 220011006:00 p.m. Shabbat Service

SSaattuurrddaayy,, DDeecceemmbbeerr 2255,, 2200110011:00 a.m. Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion: Exodus 2:1-10Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-11

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GLANCEJEWISH CAMP FAIR 2011

IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO BE THINKING SUMMER!Looking for a first-time camp experience? Looking for a Jewish overnight camp, but don’t know the differences? Lookingfor a summer camp job? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” the Jewish Camp Fair 2011 is the place to be onSunday, January 30, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, 12166 Conway Rd. It is free and open to the public.There will be representatives from the following types of programs:

� Day camps in St. Louis (including Jewish preschool camps)

� Jewish overnight camps from throughout the country spanning the entire religious and ideological spectrum

� Teen programs including national travel programs, trips to Israel, Jewish studies programs and other unique and specialized offerings

� Programs and information for children with special needs

� Staff recruitment

The Fair is organized by Tips on Trips and Camps (www.TipsonTripsandCamps.com), a camp referral service with 40years in the camping industry. Jenny Wolkowitz, Midwest Consultant for Tips on Trips, said, “This annual event gives St.Louis families an opportunity to meet directors from a variety of Jewish summer camp experiences. What better way tomake your summer decision!”

Summer seems far away, but planning ahead may save valuable money in this tight economy. Wolkowitz agrees, “Manycamps offer early bird discounts, so this fair comes at an ideal time. In today’s economy, every little bit helps!”

The first 50 families through the door will receive a bright red Tips on Trips and Camps re-useable grocery bag. If youwould like to talk about camps and other summer options before January, contact Jenny Wolkowitz at 314-432-8642 oremail at [email protected].

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IF NOT NOW, WHEN?Rabbi Amy Feder

Though I have been in my new position for several

months now, there are still “firsts” that I’m

experiencing and looking forward to every day. Next

week I’m taking my first official tour of the Temple

building. (It does strike me as rather funny that after

31 years of TI membership, I still haven’t seen the

entire building.) I’m particularly curious to see the

roof, though rumor has it that there’s a life-size

cutout of Rabbi Shook in the basement that has

spooked quite a few people taking the 50-cent tour

over the years!

Today was another first. I just came from the most

fantastic experience with the Rabbi’s Roundtable.

The first Thursday of every month, a group of

congregants come together for a delicious lunch and

to ask the rabbi whatever questions are on their

mind. I must admit, I was a little nervous going in. I

had Rabbi Alper prep me on the latest hot news

stories, and I spent time pouring over the Jerusalem

Post just in case there were some tough questions

about Israel. But in the end, it turned out to be a

lively discussion about everything from collaboration

with United Hebrew to the absence of Jewish life in

modern day Ireland. It was a wonderful, low cost way

to build community, learn a little, and socialize with

friends new and old.

It strikes me that Temple Israel has many groups and

events like this of which people just aren’t aware.

You may not know about our vibrant weekly Bible

Study class on Saturday mornings, or our Sunday

Series for adult learning that meets during religious school.

Our October Sunday Series classes had people sitting in the

hall because the room was so packed! You may not know of

our different chavurot (social groups) or our new,

participatory style of worship. You may not know that every

day of the week our doors are open, whether you’d like to

join a program or sit in the quiet May Chapel for some

personal time. There is so much to do and experience at TI,

and I only wish we could make sure all our members knew

about all of the opportunities.

If you’re reading this article, chances are I’m preaching to

the choir. But if you or someone you know isn’t quite sure

of what the Temple has to offer, please call me and I’ll be

happy to find the right place for you! You can also sign up

to receive our weekly e-newsletter that goes out every

Monday. Send us your e-mail address and we will ensure

that you receive all of the latest breaking news. You know

as well as I do that we are living in interesting times. Who

knows what story will break next!

So drop on by, give us a call, or send us an e-mail. In the

meantime, join me for Rabbi’s Roundtable on the first

Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m. …and just give me a

little warning if you’re planning on asking a really tough

question.

[email protected]

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CHUTZPAH Rabbi Michael Alper

Inspiration sometimes comes from perspiration. Thissummer, while cleaning out the space that would becomemy new office, I came upon a book I’d seen before but neverreally took the time to read in depth. Many of you may havea copy of the History of Temple Israel 1886-1996. It maynot exactly be a page turner along the lines of the DaVinciCode, but I would recommend exploring it. One sectionwithin it is titled “Brotherhood.” This chapter, written by ourcongregant Harry Offenbach, explains the manyincarnations of Temple Israel’s fraternal organizationsbeginning with the “Men’s Club” and its assent as afounding chapter of the National Federation of TempleBrotherhoods. Over time, though, the strength and numbersof our Brotherhood dwindled. Ultimately, Temple Israel’sBrotherhood disappeared.

Temple Brotherhoods were once the backbone of manyNorth American congregations. These groups socialized,helped affect change in the immigrant population, andcreated stability and security within the greater Jewishcommunity. Like all Jewish groups though, Brotherhood wasswept up by the winds of history. Its place became tenuousin a religious environment that had rapidly changed. Inrecent generations, many men have grown to find adifferent understanding regarding the demands ofmarriage, gender roles, parenting, synagogue life andcommunity obligations than their paternal fathers andgrandfathers. Today, there is simply less leisure time forfamilies, rising costs of living and education, and a growingdistrust of large institutions, particularly synagogues.

The quickly evolving socio-economic landscape of the lastfew decades has accelerated the process of menwithdrawing from Jewish fraternal groups even more so. Inliberal synagogues, women have come to fill many, if not allof the traditional roles that men have held in synagogue lifefor centuries. This change is a blessing, to be sure, but inmany cases it seems that for various reasons many menincreasingly withdrew from Temple life around the sametime. Liberal synagogues are not alone in facing anincreasing gender gap. In David Murrow’s book, Why MenHate Going to Church, he explains, “Today, many churchgoing women with families regularly attend services withouttheir husbands… The typical American church-goer is awoman.”

Yet I believe that at Temple Israel, as in othercommunities across America, the pendulum isshifting. Blame it on the economic depression or jobloss; explain it as a post-modern revolt or a spiritualrevival; the changes in the social landscape ofAmerican Jewish life have shifted yet again andcreated an open space for Jewish experience. Whilemany men have felt out of place in a synagogue andas a part of synagogue life, they now long toreconnect to their Jewish community, their Jewishmentors and friends. I believe that liberal Jewishinstitutions have let many men down, but beforedismissing the synagogue as irrelevant, timeconsuming and boring, we should ask ourselves whywe feel this way and what we can do about it.

It is precisely the expertise and spirit of fraternitythat congregations need. This paradox has alwaysexisted throughout the Jewish experience, but it isparticularly relevant today. As Jewish men and asmen in Jewish interfaith families, we long to connectto one another as fathers and sons and brothers andfriends more than ever before. Though our time islimited and our responsibilities are ever present, asmen, we still need one another. We need to seek outwisdom and comfort and companionship so that wecan create a confident, caring community of men andwomen. Therefore, I have decided to reorganizeTemple Israel’s Brotherhood with a new name for anew era: The Misterhood.

Temple Israel is more in need of congregationalgroups like Brotherhood today than ever before. In aculture that worships youth and the novelty of newthings, let’s look back for a moment to an institutionwhose time has come again. It would do us all well toremember the teachings of our “Avot,” ourgrandfathers and teachers and the men who raisedus. As Harry Offenbach wrote, “The history ofBrotherhood can not be recounted only in terms ofmoney raised, activities fostered, past or presentevents. The spirit of Brotherhood lives in itscontribution to the warmth and love of Temple life, toits embracing of new members, to its creation of anextended family within its participants…” May his wishbe renewed and may we see a new Brotherhoodemerge within our congregation. If you’re interestedin being a part of our new organization, pleasecontact me!

[email protected]

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Editor’s Note: Jacob Mogerman, son of Cary and Dee Mogerman, is currently in Israel for six months

in a program called Yahel Social Change. He and his group are living and working in the Ethiopian

community in the town of Gedera, south of Tel Aviv, teaching English and music and volunteering in

the community. Cary and Dee had travelled to Israel with Rabbi Shook two years ago and visited

our friends at Congregation YOZMA. The Mogermans were the guests of the Brucker family for

Shabbat and the two families have maintained a friendship ever since that visit. Jacob recently

visited the Bruckers in Modi-in. He reflects on his experience with the YOZMA community here.

The Yozma synagogue in Modi-in was an interesting

place, especially in Israel. It represents a leap for the

establishment of liberal Judaism in the state. Iit is the

first non-Orthodox shul to receive government funding.

I was spending a weekend with the Bruker family, who

moved to Modi-in eight years ago and met my parents

when they were visiting Israel.

Efi Bruker is very involved at the synagogue and helps

the rabbis with various things during the service,

including setting up and closing afterwards. The

sanctuary was warm and bright. The floors and walls

were white, the bima an interesting structure of light

blue, and overall very welcoming. There was a tour

group that particular night and the rabbis prepared for

it. The rabbi translated his entire sermon beforehand

and distributed English copies to those that needed

them.

The service experience was refreshing and a bit surreal.

Every other service I have been to so far was Orthodox,

so suddenly seeing guitars and singing songs I know

from back home was transforming in a way. Further,

praying side-by-side with women again was comforting,

as that is unheard of elsewhere in Israel. As Yozma is a

Reform congregation, like other Reform congregations

around the world, the service takes place in the local

language. So juxtaposed between familiar prayers and

songs were comments and passages in Hebrew that I am

only just now beginning to understand.

The particular Shabbat that I attended happened to be the

final Shabbat before the rabbi's daughter went into the

army, so it was very emotional. The whole congregation,

even the tour group, felt the connection and experienced

something we were not prepared for. The image of the

rabbi giving the Priestly blessing of well-being to his own

daughter is a moment I will cherish. Even more significant

to me was that after this emotional service, everyone

approached me and welcomed me to Modi-in. The warmth I

felt there is in some ways a stark contrast to other

experiences that I have had here. In other shuls, friends of

those I attended with greeted me, but others went about

their business. Everyone in this shul greeted me warmly

and made me feel at home.

Jacob Mogerman with members of the Bruker family in Modi-in Israel.

TEMPLE ISRAEL - YOZMA CONNECTIONS

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DEUTSCH EARLYCHILDHOOD CENTER OF TEMPLE ISRAELLeslie Wolf, Director

We are having so much fun here at DECC. Our recent

Open House with Dave Simon and his KIDZROCK

band was phenomenal. There were so many parents

checking out all of the cool activities that are taking

place in our classrooms! Then we “rocked the house”

as we sang and danced along with Dave Simon. It

was so awesome to see so many new families come

together for this event. We continue to build our

DECC community one family at a time.

All of the children at DECC also worked so hard on

learning to sing and sign the Shema prayer as part of

their special gift to Rabbi Amy and Rabbi Michael

during the installation Shabbat service. It was an

incredibly moving moment for our entire Temple

family to see our young children participating in this

very special celebration.

Who can believe that it is already December! We

finished up the month of November with our

traditional DECC Thanksgiving feasts. The teachers

all did a super job of explaining Thanksgiving and

talking about the things that we have in our lives to

be thankful for. The children discovered that they are

very fortunate to have many things to be thankful for

and at the top of their list were Mommy and Daddy! I

would have to agree that DECC has the most

supportive parents that anyone could ask for! You

are what makes this school so wonderful and I am

also extremely appreciative of all you do, not only for

your children, but for DECC as well. It is because of

your love and support that DECC has grown into a vibrant

preschool of more than 90 children.

This time of year also brings us to our Hanukah celebration

and to our Jewish value of the month for December, which

is tzedakah. We celebrate Hanukah by lighting the menorah

for eight nights. This signifies the miracle of the oil lasting

for eight nights when in reality, there was only enough for

one night! December is a time of miracles. We have so

many little miracles in our lives – your children. Each day

they do or say something that is so fascinating! We can also

be the miracle in someone else’s life by giving tzedakah to

those who are less fortunate than us. There are all kinds of

ways to give; just pick something that is meaningful to your

family. Teach your children the love of giving; it is a trait

that if learned early will serve them well for their entire

lives.

[email protected]

Students show off their classrooms to their parents during the recent DECC Open House.

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EDUCATION CENTERDeborah Morosohk, R.J.E., Director of Education

In the year 168 BCE, in the city of Modi-in Israel, a priest

named Mattathias refused to bow down to Greek idols and

began a Jewish revolt against Antiochus and the Greek

Syrians. The Maccabees fought for three long years until

they finally drove Antiochus’ soldiers out of Jerusalem and

took back the Holy Temple. The rededication of the Temple

is celebrated at Hanukah each year, and it all started in

Modi-in.

This Hanukah, we will welcome some very special guests

from the modern Israeli city of Modi-in. Our guests from

Congregation Yozma are also rebels – of a sort. Their

Reform congregation is at the forefront of the fight in Israel

to protect the rights of Progressive Judaism. Congregation

Yozma was the first non-Orthodox congregation in Israel to

win the support of government funds. Their fight to receive

those funds went all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court.

Temple Israel has been building a relationship with the

people of Yozma for almost three years, and we are so

excited to be hosting them this Hanukah. There will be

opportunities to celebrate Shabbat and Hanukah with them

and to study with them, as well as plenty of time to

schmooze and get to know them personally. I hope that

many of you will take advantage of this opportunity for

sharing and making personal connections.

[email protected]

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“Out with the Organ: A New Reform Judaism for the 21st Century.” Our very own Carol Rubin

will explore the changes in worship and ritual practice taking place in our Reform movement.

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“Israel: Through the Eyes of Two TI Travelers.” Congregants Burt Garland and Jeremy Lieb will

share their insights as first-time travellers to Israel this past October with the Rubin Israel

Experience.

COMING UP IN ADULT EDUCATION

WHAT’S A GUCI??The Goldman Union Camp Institute(GUCI) in Zionsville, Indiana is theReform Movement’s Jewish overnightcamp for our region. As part of theReform Movement, these campsprovide what other camps cannot, anopportunity to be part of a special community wherecampers live their Jewish heritage.

On Sunday, Dec. 5, at 11:00 a.m., leaders of GUCI will beat TI to make a presentation about the camp to studentsand parents. GUCI offers a variety of programs rangingfrom 2-9 weeks for children and youth entering grades 3-12. You can see the camp video and get answers to all ofyour questions. Plan on joining us in the May Chapel andconsider giving your child the gift of a fabulous Jewishsummer experience.

GUCI Campers may not come home with all their socksand t-shirts, but they do come home with something theywill never outgrow – a sense of who they are!

We have seen the positive impact that a GUCI summercamp experience has made on many of our TI children.Consider letting your child be next!

For more information about GUCI, call 317-873-3361, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.guci.urjcamps.org.

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SUN MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT11st night ofHanukah

9 am Opera Lecture

212:30 pm Rabbi’sRountable

36 p.m. HanukahService and Dinner

49:45 am Bible Study

11 am Shabbat Service

59:30 am ExecutiveCommittee

1:00 pm TIFTYBoard Meeting

3:30 pm Israeli House

6DECC ConferencesNo School

10 amSisterhood Meeting

12 pm Continuing Hebrew

76:30 pm Life in Transition

7 pm Tuesday Institute TIFTY Lounge Night

7:30 pm Scout Troop 11

89:30 am Study Group

1 pm NORC Luncheon

9 107:30 pm Shabbat B’ShirService

119:45 am Bible Study

11 am Shabbat ServiceBar Mitzvah ofRyan Mrazek

121 pm TIFTY Meeting

3 pm Israeli House

1312 pm Continuing Hebrew

7:30 pm ScoutCommittee Mtg.

147:30 pm Youth EducationCommittee

7 p.m. Board Meeting

7:30 pm Scout Troop 11

15 1610:30 amNORC RetireesProgram

1 pm ParkinsonsDBS Support Group

177:30 pm Shabbat Service

189:45 am Bible Study

11 am Shabbat ServiceBar Mitzvah ofShane Kreinberg

191 pm TIFTY BoardMeeting

3 pm Israeli House

209 am Symphony Lecture

217:30 pm

Scout Troop 11

22DECC WinterBreak begins

23 246 pmShabbat Service

2511 am Shabbat Service

26 27 287:30 pm Scout Troop 11

29 30 316 pm Shabbat Service

For the most up-to-date news on TI programs and

events, subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter,

connecTIons. E-mail [email protected].

DECEMBER 2010

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2010JEWISH ATTENTION TO MENTAL ILLNESS

There is a tremendous hesitancy in the Jewish

community to talk about mental illness when it concerns

someone in our family. If you are facing a situation

where a child, spouse, parent, or friend is suffering from

a mental illness, there is a new source of support in the

Jewish community. Jewish Attention to Mental Illness,

(JAMI) has been established to try to be of some help.

It has been estimated that as many as 20 percent of

Jewish families in St. Louis have been affected by

mental illness. We are not reluctant to talk about cancer

in our families but when it comes to mental illness, we

tend to hide it. JAMI is a support group made up of

families who have a loved one suffering with this illness.

Contact Neil Marglous at [email protected] to learn

more about our group and when we have scheduled our

next family support group meeting.

TI CARES

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TIFTYTemple Israel Federation of Temple Youth

November was great, lots of fun was had,

We built bears together, and that wasn’t bad!

Then our Trivia Night was attended by many,

With all that hard work we earned a pretty penny.

Our lock-in was great, thanks to all who helped plan,

I know all who attended are big TIFTY fans!

So December’s upon us, and there’s much fun to come,

JYGJunior Youth Group Temple Israel

JYGers joined with TIFTY and Club 56 for a mitzvah project

on Nov. 7 to make bears at Build-A-Bear Workshop for the

Jewish Family and Children’s Service’s Hanukah Hugs

program. Our youth groupers had a great time and felt very

good about knowing that they were helping kids from

families in need receive very special handmade gifts from

the heart. We enjoy doing this project every year. Hopefully

next year even more youth groupers will be able to join us

so that we can help even more kids receive bears.

TIFTY members attended the SLIID Fall conclave in Peoria, Illinois along with other youth groupsfrom throughout the Midwest.

With a lounge night December 7, but the fun’s just

begun.

A city-wide program we’ll host here for everyone,

December 11’s the night, pizza, hypnotist, and fun!

So join us, please, we can’t wait to see you.

And another fun month with TIFTY will be through!

B’shalom,

Debbie Schultz, TIFTY Advisor

On Saturday, Dec. 11, JYG and TIFTY will host a city-wide

program featuring a hypnotist for fellow youth groupers

in grades 7-12 from all over St. Louis. We hope you're

planning on joining us for this fun event. Sign up with

friends from TI or other Temples and be sure to join us

for this great evening.

Jennifer Patchin

JYG Advisor

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TEMPLE ISRAELSISTERHOODI hope you had a chance to see Rabbi Harold Kushner

and some of the other wonderful authors who

appeared at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival last

month.

Sisterhood has been busy packaging the Hanukah

candles and dreidels that will be given to all school-

age children at Temple Israel. A special thank you

goes to Jane Gold, Jan Nykin and Rita Freed for

helping me with this special project.

Sisterhood will be celebrating Hanukah together on

Monday, December 6, at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome

to join us!

A happy Hanukah to you and your family. Enjoy the

latkes!

Susan Stiefel

Sisterhood President

CLUB 565th and 6th Grade Youth Group

The 5th and 6th grade students in Club 56 have been doing

some amazing acts of tikkun olam (repairing our world). In

October we went with our families to the new Ronald

McDonald House to serve dinner to the families staying there.

Everyone had a great time and really enjoyed touring the

center and meeting the families. Then on November 7 we

spent the afternoon at Build-A-Bear Workshop making

adorable animals — not for ourselves — but to give away

through the Hanukah Hugs program.

Club 56 also participating in the Installation Weekend for our

rabbis. We presented Rabbi Feder and Rabbi Alper with a

special gift of a Hamsa sculpture that was made by all three

youth groups. All of the Club 56ers who helped to make the

Hamsa should really feel proud. The rabbis loved the gift!

We’re also very proud of Teddy Vincent, who was one of the

presenters of another beautiful gift to the rabbis from the

religious school. Mazel Tov!

Starting in January, Club 56 will be ready for some fun!

Please stay tuned for all the excitment we have in store!

Stephanie Rhea

Club 56 Advisor

Sisterhood preparing Hanukah Candles for Religious School students.

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JJEEWWIISSHH FFEEDDEERRAATTIIOONN LLAAUUNNCCHHEESS NNEEWW ““CCOONNCCIIEERRGGEE SSEERRVVIICCEESS””

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has

launched new “Concierge Services” to

connect young Jewish adults in St. Louis

to each other and to community

resources. Yoni Sarason, Israel

Concierge, and Jayne Bloomberg Langsam, Concierge

for Young Jewish Families, will work to find, “friend”

and connect young adults and young families to our

Jewish community’s hundreds of Jewish programs,

groups, events, organizations, congregations, agencies,

services and opportunities.

The “concierges” will personally help young adults find

Jewish and non- Jewish resources in the St. Louis

region tailored to their needs.

Contact Sarason at [email protected] or

Langsam at 314-442-3870 or [email protected].

Jayne Langsam

WWHHOO GGEETTSS GGRRAANNDDMMAA’’SS YYEELLLLOOWW PPIIEE PPLLAATTEE??

Temple Israel members and the entire community are

invited to attend “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” a

workshop designed to give family members helpful tools for

preparing and sharing personal property of an aging parent.

The workshop will take place Sunday, December 12, from

9:45-11:30 a.m. Marcia Mermelstein, MSW, will lead the

workshop where participants will be encouraged, through

discussion and guided exercises, to start the decision-

making process about distributing cherished family items

now, rather than waiting until a crisis occurs.

Mermelstein is a Senior Adult Information and Resource

Specialist at the Jewish Family and Children’s Service’s

ElderLink St. Louis program. In the last five years

she has become increasingly involved with helping

her mother through the challenges, medical issues,

and decisions related to aging.

The session will also include a quick pie-baking

demonstration by Mermelstein using her own

favorite yellow pie plate. Everyone attending the

workshop will get to sample her homemade pie at

the end of the program!

To rsvp for this program, contact Marcia

Mermelstein at 314-812-9320 or

[email protected].

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NOTINGDEAR FELLOW TI MEMBERS,

Thank you for making the Rabbis' Installation weekend

truly special. Without your help and support the

spectacular weekend would not have been so

successful. Temple Israel is a wonderful, vibrant, caring

community, as evidenced by the number of congregants

who eagerly volunteered to contribute their time and

resources toward this weekend. Just look at the lists of

volunteers and donors in this DATELINE and you will

see what a true community effort this was.

Most of all, thank you for attending and taking part in

this wonderful weekend. More than 500 congregants

and guests attended our Friday night service of

installation and a capacity crowd of 800 enjoyed

Debbie Friedman’s concert on Saturday night.

As our Rabbis noted during the service, we are truly “a

family of families.” Temple Israel is lucky to have Rabbi

Feder and Rabbi Alper and to have congregants who

care as much as you all do.

Thank you for helping to make the Rabbis' Installation

Weekend memorable!

Adele Lewis and Stephanie Rhea

Co-Chairs, Installation Weekend Celebration

INSTALLATIONWEEKEND WITHDEBBIE FRIEDMANOur Installation Weekend November 5-6 with special

guest Debbie Friedman was a big success. More than

500 congregants and guests attended the Friday night

Shabbat service and installation and a capacity crowd of

800 enjoyed the community concert by Debbie

Friedman on Saturday night.

For Friday night’s Shabbat service, Debbie Friedman led

the congregation in song. The installation ceremony was

led by a minyan of 10 congregants who were selected to

represent the rich diversity of our congregation.

Participating in the ceremony were Temple President

David Weinstein, Amy Cohen, Evelyn Bernstein, Pamela

Dern, Henry Mann, Harry Offenbach, Beth Deutsch, Carol

Rubin, Yale Hollander and JoAnne Levy.

Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of

special handmade gifts to the rabbis by students in our

preschool, religious school and youth groups.

Saturday night’s concert "rocked the house" and literally

had people dancing in the aisles. Friedman also

recognized the extraordinary musical talent within our

congregation, graciously sharing the stage for several

numbers with Tracy Fishbein, Rob Aronson, Andrew

Terkel, and Rabbis Feder and Alper.

The success of the weekend was the result of the

tremendous support we received from our sponsors,

donors and numerous volunteers. Our sincere thanks go

to Adele Lewis and Stephanie Rhea, Installation

Weekend Co-Chairs, who worked tirelessly to coordinate

the many details involved in putting together the

weekend.

DECC students sing and sign the Shema during the Installation Shabbat Service for Rabbi Feder and Rabbi Alper.

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DEBBIE FRIEDMAN SPONSORSDDoouubbllee PPllaattiinnuumm

Staenberg Family Foundation

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Leonard and Audrey Adreon

Jack and Ellen Deutsch

Herb Greenberg and Sonny Friedman

Todd and Stephanie Greenberg

Dr. David and Karen Smoller

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Earl and Essie Kessler

Dr. Jerry and Judy Levy

Eli Montague and Sheryl Breadman

Merle and Marcee Silverstein

INSTALLATION SHABBAT DONORSOOnneegg SShhaabbbbaatt

Aleph Chavurah; Joelle and Mark Biernacki and Family;

Amy Fenster Brown and Jeff Brown; Amy Cohen;

Annette and John Fudemberg; Nancy and Mark Kodner;

Marilyn Krinsky; Alyson and Greg Levine and Family;

Albert Levy; Jennifer and Vincent Mancuso;

Sydney and Howard Masin; Stephanie and Scott Rhea and

Family; Ellen Levy Siwak and Jeffrey Siwak; Elizabeth and

Robert Snidman and Family; Bridget and Jonathan

Switzer and Family; JoAnne Levy and

Jim Thomeczek and Family; Leslie and Harvey Wolf

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Judy and Art Lewis; Carol Wolf Solomon

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Marcie and Dale Kalina and Family

Adele and Thomas Lewis and Family;

Shelly and Larry Mrazek and Family

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Independent Fruit and Produce Co.; The Wallis and

Andreasson Families; Hilton St. Louis Frontenac Hotel;

Marvin and Evie Bernstein; Meredith Elkin; Glasshopper

Studio; Izzy’s Custom Cages, LLC – Scott Rhea;

Susie G’s Specialty Cakes; Stacey Wilson

PPrraayyeerrbbooookk CCoovveerr AArrttwwoorrkk

Helen Schwartz

Joining Debbie Friedman on stage during her concert are (from left) Rabbi Michael Alper, Rabbi Amy Feder, Tracy Fishbein, Andrew Terkel and Rob Aronson.

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NOTINGINSTALLATION WEEKEND VOLUNTEERS

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Art Lewis, Chair; Marvin Bernstein; Cathy Lander-Goldberg;

Michele Steinberg; Amie Strekfuss

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Evie Bernstein, Chair; Jenny Abeles; Martha Aronson;

Patty Bloom; Sheryl Breadman and Claudia Montague;

Amy Fenster Brown; Alexandra Braun; Carol Cohen;

Mel Desemone; Beth Deutsch; Karen Berry Elbert;

Robin Feder; Dorothy Firestone; Susie Fliesher; Carolyn

Foster; Jerri Gerth; Evelyn Goldberg; Patti Greenberg Gold;

Susan K. Goldberg; Natalie Handelman; David Irgang;

Ivy Klein; Elizabeth Kruvand; Dottie Levin; Alyson Levine;

JoAnne Levy, Joelyn Levy, Judy Levy; Barbara Lowenbaum;

Karen Lucy; Lindsey and Loren Ludmerer; Marti Maurer;

Joy Melman; Matthew, Ryan and Shelly Mrazek;

Julie Ocampo; Diane Packman; Ann Lesley Rosen and

Liana Rosen; Anne Rosenberg; Judy Rosenthal;

Cathy Rothstein; Dena Rothstein; Julie Sandler;

Vicki Shuchart; Nancy Solomon; Jane, Anna and Madeline

Spirtas; the Strauss Family; Jane Tucker; the Vincent Family;

Emily Wallis

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Howard Schlansky, Chair; Patty and Jonathan Bloom;

Jennifer and Bryson Hartranft; Joelyn and Ed Levy;

Carol Rubin; Karen and David Smoller

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Dr. Hui Hua Bernstein; Dr. Keith Bernstein;

Dr. Howard Schlansky

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Judy and Andy Jacks, Co-Chairs; Rachel Andreasson and

Tyler Andreasson; Rob Aronson; Joelle and Mark Biernacki;

Eric, Katherine and Olivia Biernacki; Patty and Jonathan

Bloom; Amy Cohen; Andy Cohen; Karen and Brent Comensky;

Elise Goldberg; Shari and Yale Hollander;

Faith and Mia Hollander; Susan Irgang; Alex and

Hannah Jacks; Marcie Kalina; Nancy Kodner;

Jayne Langsam; Tom Lewis; Wendy Lindsay;

Loren Ludmerer; Marti Maurer and

Hannah Maurer; Jan Nykin; Scott Rhea; Debbie and

Brad Shanker; Liz and Robert Snidman;

Hannah and Leah Snidman; JoAnne Levy and

Jim Thomeczek; Jerry, Mari and Josh Thomeczek;

TIFTY Youth Group members; Kim and Josh Tolin;

Mike Weiss; Nancy Wides

Special thanks also go to the entire Temple staff

for all of their extra time and effort to make the

weekend a success.

Evie Bernstein, chair of the oneg baking committee, andJerry Thomeczek, TIFTY president

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE INSTALLATION OF

RABBI AMY FEDER AND RABBI MICHAEL ALPER

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TRIBUTESDEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUNDIn memory of Delores Glazer

Ivy and Michael KleinIn honor of Annette Fudemberg’s retirement

Dorette and Ed GoldbergENDOWMENT FUNDIn memory of Minnette Bloom

Jeanne BloomIn honor of Rabbi Feder’s Installation as Senior Rabbi

Joy and Mel DunkelmanIn honor of Maxine Jackoway’s special birthday

Helen Ruth WeisburdIn honor of Helen Cohn Goldsticker’s 85th birthday

Ann and David Torrey and Karen DemarestIn honor of Temple Israel

Claudia ClearyIn honor of Ryan Mrazek’s Bar Mitzvah

Sharon and Mel SpiegelglassFRIEDA and LESTER HANDELMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ART FUNDIn honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Lucy Jonas

Ellen and Bob Brin, Andrew and AlexIn honor of Neil Handelman

Jan and Ronald GreenbergGENERAL FUNDIn honor of the birth of Phineas Estin Hilburg

Rabbi Mark and Carol ShookHARVEY M. GILLERMAN MUSIC and BOOK FUNDIn memory of Ruth Bettman

Marcia GillermanJeanie and Don BassmanMargie Gillerman and Mark Schlinkmann

LIVNOT CAMPAIGN FUNDIn honor of the birth of Carly Hannah Goldberg

Anne and David RosenbergMILLARD S. COHEN CARING COMMUNITY FUNDIn memory of Millard Cohen

Myra CohenBob and Susie Littman Schulte

In memory of Roslyn and Ellis LittmannBob and Susie Littman Schulte

In memory of Robert C. “Bob” KienzleThe Lewis Family

NATHAN ERNESTINE CHARLES KAHN FUND

In honor of Lylas and Ron Chatmon’s wedding anniversaryThelma and Marvin Davidson

RABBIS' DISCRETIONARY FUNDSIn memory of Esther Sclair

Judith S. SclairJackie SclairTina Stein

In memory of Arnold ShermanEllen Ban

In honor of Rabbi Feder’s visit to the hospitalBernadine and Jack Shuman

In honor of Rabbi Feder and Rabbi AlperThe Sandweiss Family

YARHZEIT FUNDIn memory of Jerome J. Benjamin

Ann and Mark ShapiroIn memory of Nathan Cherrick

Linda CherrickIn memory of Barbara S. Mathes

Julie and Steve MathesIn memory of Anita Morosohk

Debbie and Bruce MorosohkIn memory of Dr. Lester J. Nathan

Bobette NathanIn memory of Miriam Spector

Stevie and Brian SpectorIn memory of Sam Tannenbaum

Ruth and Walter Gusdorf

Tributes received as of November 10.

THE SHIRLEY POST BIMAH FLOWER FUNDNNoovveemmbbeerr 2266--2277:: In honor of Jeremy and Joshua Levinson’s B’nai Mitzvah

Mazel Tov! Uncle Andy and Aunt Ellen BergDDeecceemmbbeerr 1100--1111:: In honor of Ryan Mrazek’s Bar Mitzvah

We are so proud of you, love, Matthew, Olivia, and Mom and Dad - Shellyand Larry Mrazek

HARVEY KORNBLUM JEWISH FOODPANTRY BIMAH BASKETSOOccttoobbeerr 2244: In honor of Claudia Montague’s Bat Mitzvah

Georgia Relich and the “Bunko” girlsNNoovveemmbbeerr 1133:: In honor of Lucy Jonas’ Bat Mitzvah

Robin and Jared JonasNNoovveemmbbeerr 2200:: In honor of Andrew Gelfman’s Bar Mitzvah

With love from Sally and Steve GelfmanNNoovveemmbbeerr 2277:: In memory of our grandparents, Julius and MarjorieRosenbloom Berg and Monroe and Claire Cohen Levinson

Joshua and Jeremy LevinsonONEGOOccttoobbeerr 2233--2244: In honor of Claudia Montague’s Bat Mitzvah

With love, Max and Sandy Breadman, Audrey Montague, Lynn Ricci and Mary Beth and Allen Soffer

NNoovveemmbbeerr 1122--1133:: In honor of Lucy Jonas’ Bat MitzvahRobin and Jared Jonas

NNoovveemmbbeerr 1199--2200:: In honor of Andrew Gelfman’s Bar MitzvahTed and Suzanne Hoffman

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CONDOLENCES:

The congregation extends our deepest sympathy to the

families of:Minnette BloomDortha Lee DurbinJustine Gordon EisemanRonald Feldman

Bernard GerchenEsther JonasGerard M. ShickmanLeo Waniewski

WHAT'S NEW AT NEW MT. SINAI?

As 2010 draws to a close, we at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery

want to thank all of the members of the three

congregations that own New Mt. Sinai for their continuing

support of the cemetery. New Mt. Sinai is your temple's

cemetery, and has been so for 160 years now. Many of you

have generations of family and friends who are interred at

New Mt. Sinai. But if you are new to St. Louis, please

remember that New Mt. Sinai is your cemetery, with a

proud tradition of providing care and dignity to our

members and their families. We wish all of you a happy

Hanukah and the best in the coming year.

Dan Brodsky, Executive Director

www.newmtsinaicemetery.org

IN OUR TEMPLE FAMILY

Mazel Tov to David Geddes and Sheila Stanton on the

birth of their granddaughter, Clementine Vivienne Sarah

Baque-Stanton, born on October 7, 2010.

Mazel Tov to Dr. Stewart G. Albert for being one of six

recipients of the 2010 Caring Physician Award.

Mazel Tov to Earl Kessler who was one of the 2010

Honorees of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service’s

Tree of Life Society for co-founding the Pallet Partners

program.

Mazel Tov to Jayne Langsam, who has joined the staff of

the Jewish Federation of St. Louis in the newly-created

position of Concierge for Young Jewish Families.

Mazel Tov to Carolyn and Joseph Losos, who received

the Spirit of Philanthropy award from the St. Louis

Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals

at its annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon and

celebration.

Please join us in welcoming the following new

families to Temple Israel.

Paul and Carol Gusdorf

Matthew and Becky Pearson

Jeff Brown and Amy Fenster Brown

and sons Davis and Leo Brown

GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH For the month of December the Harvey Kornblum Jewish

Food Pantry is looking for these specific items in

order to provide well-balanced nourishment for the

community in need:

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((TTuunnaa,, SSaallmmoonn,, eettcc..)),, PPeeaannuutt BBuutttteerr aanndd JJeellllyy,, HHeeaarrttyy

SSoouuppss,, CCaannnneedd FFrruuiitt,, HHeeaalltthhyy SSnnaacckkss

Items should be brought to our collection bins located by

the May Chapel entrance.

For further information,

please contact Louise Levine, (636) 227-1259.

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REMEMBER

Names listed have been placed in Perpetual Memorial.

For information as to how you may place a loved ones

name in Perpetual Memorial, please contact Sydney

Masin at [email protected].

DDEECCEEMMBBEERR 55--1111Harold W. DubinskyElizabeth EisemanLulu C. EnochIrma GerchenLillian Kohane GlickSamuel F. HackerAnna K. HagenDr. Nathan HirschbergLouis HurwitzElliott A. JacobsMollie KayMollie Tannenbaum KohnSarah LappemanBenjamin L. LibermanSamuel C. LowensteinHarry A. MeyerSelma Cohen MeyerCharlie D. MillerDavid PasternakAnita Lockmyer PrelRosalind Mahler PufelesJacob RabinAnnabelle RittenbaumIda RosenbergBen William SandersDr. Jacob SchermerMarguerite Freedman

SchwartzRichard S. SosnaLouis SteinSadie Fraley StixHarry TenenbaumRachel WassermanOscar WildmanArthur Zeve

DDEECCEEMMBBEERR 1199--2255Frances AachEarl A. AlexanderHaskel AllenNathan BalkHerman BarkenIsaac BelotserkovskySanford J. BernheimerTillie BowmanSaul BrodskyIsadore BrownRuth Anne CohenMorris DanknerDavid FechenbachEssie Schiele FechenbachHerman FishmanIda Levitt FriedmanRose GoldbergWilliam Henry GoldmanHenrietta Rothschild

GoldstickerGertrude Blumenau GoranPhil GrodskyGerald R. HarrisLee R. HartCarolyn Bauman IsaacsMeg Schield KalishShirley Price KatzJacob KernerJ. Steven KesslerMeyer KopolowSamuel H. LibermanIrene MandlebaumNathan MathesCorrine G. PetchaftMinnie PuttermanAlbert RosenbergEsther Kreisman SchwartzSolomon ShankmanBill SharonSamuel J. ShureMaurice C. SiegfriedDavid B. Sommers

DDEECCEEMMBBEERR 1122--1188Bertha AronsonJulius A. BaerBetty Roth BernardAlex CarafiolFlorence CohenJoseph L. CohenPaul CohenRose EngelLisette B. Steiner FisherBertha Landau FreedDavid T. FriedmanRose GlaserEtta GoldringMark E. GoodmanNathan GrazmanRachel Scheuer HaasManning KalishHarry KingsbackerJoseph KohnSam KoplarLouis LevyAugusta Freund LittmannIrving J. LondyS. Farrel MillerAnna Froim MorganEvelyn Raff NassauerMeta Scheuer SangerJack B. SchillerBarney Ralph SchucartStanley Ries SchuchatLouis M. SchukarLena ShapiroDavid C. SimonAaron SolomonFrederick I. SteeleSherwin "Bud" SteinbergBelle P. SteinerAlfred StraussRose WeinsteinUlysses C. WeinstockErwin Victor Winston

Katie StadinJerome W. SteeleFred SteinerJoe P. StoneLillie Levy StraussPeter TraninLouis D. VictorRose WarrenNellie Winter WeaverLois S. WilkersonJean WingMildred Bernstein Wise

DDEECCEEMMBBEERR 2266 --JJAANNUUAARRYY 11Nathan AltschulSarah Schweitzer AltschulIsaac AppleF. Bert BaerHenry Lyon BergDavid "Toots" BergerMilton M. BergerVictor BloombergHarold BosseJack BromburdLillian B. BrownHarry A. CohenJudith M. CohenMorris CohenIsadore DanknerMary Bradshaw FarrellIda Seidel FriedmanJoanne K. FrohlichsteinJoseph Jr. GlaserRose GoodmanJoseph GuckenheimMark Jensen HarrisSophie HeilingMaud O. HeymanHerman S. HollanderMaier Herman IsenbergCharity Roberts Kalish

Jeannette Grollnek KoplarLouis F. KorachFlorence Baum KurlanderSimon LandauerMartin M. LandisVolf M. LevinAlfred Thomas LevyMoe D. LevyWilliam M. LivingstonSidney ManheimerLillie MedalieLee MeyersBernard NeumetzgerMaurice M. NewmanMildred RobertsDoris Siff RossenHelen Wolff RubensteinAlbert SchieldAlberta Kulman SchieldFannie D'jalien SchieldJacob SchieldAlexander SchonwaldBeatrice SigoloffJacob SigoloffFannie Horowitz SteinbaumClara Levy WeilAlbert WeissJudith Susman WolffMoses Wolff

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TODAH RABAHTO OUR OCTOBER USHERSJessica Billhymer, Linda Cherrick, Vera and Fred Cohen,

Karen and Brent Comensky, Al DeSimone, The Deutsch

Family, The Hartranft Family, The Jonas Family, The

Montague Family, The Sandweiss Family, Stan Schneider,

Donna Shanfeld, Sandy Silverstein and The Smoller Family.

TO OUR BAT MITZVAH PRESENTERSPatty Bloom, Betty Bridge, Yale Hollander and Adele Lewis.

TO OUR USHER CO-CHAIRS

Thelma and Marvin Davidson for their tremendous work in

coordinating and recruiting our ushers for the High Holy

Days and for every Shabbat.

TO OUR VOLUNTEERSMark Brodsky, Nancy Kodner, Rita Freed, Jane Gold and

Joan Moscowitz for helping with recent congregation

mailings.

Bruce Morosohk for driving on our Mitzvah Mania field

trip.

Susan Goldberg, Stephanie Greenberg, and Howard

Smotkin for driving on our 3rd grade field trip.

Rachel Andreasson, Cindy Broder, Jennifer Hartranft,

and Laura Herman for driving on our 7th grade field trip.

Adene Balzer, JoAnne Levy, and Sheri O’Gorman for

driving on our 9th grade field trips.

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Phone: (314) 432-8050

Fax: (314) 432-8053

December 2010Kislev/Tevet - 5771

Volume XXXI / Number 3www.ti-stl.org

STAFF

Amy Feder, Rabbi

Michael Alper, Rabbi

Mark L. Shook, Rabbi Emeritus

Eli K. Montague, F.T.A., Executive Director

Deborah Morosohk, R.J.E. Director of Education

Leslie Wolf, Deutsch Early Childhood Center Director

Carol Wolf Solomon, Director of Development and Communications

Judy Lewis, Director of Membership and Programing

OFFICERS

Dr. David Weinstein, President

David Chassin, VP of Facilities

Yale Hollander, VP of Membership

Ken Kraus, VP of Strategic Planning

JoAnne Levy, VP of Social Responsibility

Larry Linkon, VP of Fundraising

Ellen Brin, Treasurer

Michael Weiss, Assistant Treasurer

Carol Cohen, Secretary

Diana Rothbarth, Assistant Secretary

OFFICE HOURS

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Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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