CONGREGATIONAL MEETING SUNDA't; APRIL 17,7:00 P.M.

Mark your calendars now for our annual con­gregational meeting on Sunday, April 17. We will have a short business meeting to go with coffee and dessert. Come support the Temple and the Rabbi by joining us for an hour.

ERE V SHABBAT Friday, April 8, 8 PM

With Doniel Kazez, cello

and Neal Hayes'-r~{ ~ keyboard I L _ _ ~

Dr. Daniel Kazez, Professor of Music at Wittenberg University, will perform several selections ofJew­ish-inspired classical music. He will be joined on keyboard by Wittenberg student Neal Hayes. Through music and discussion, Dr. Kazez will ad­dress what he calls an impossible question, namely "What is Jewish music?"

We are fortunate to have in town a tremendously accomplished and internationally acclaimed cel­list with a uniquely Jewish approach to classical music. He has performed at significant Jewish venues throughout Europe, and now at Temple Sholom, too! Please join us at an abbreviated Shabbat service, where we will have the opportunity to learn about and hear music on Jewish themes.

Musical Reviews: Kazez's playing was utterly in sympathy with the music ... To listen was nothing less than a privilege ...

- David Quick, The Telegraph, Leeds, England

Kazez delighted his audience ...

-Christopher Smith,Eastem Da~ Press, Norwich, England

Passionate music dazzlingly played ... A most unusual and intriguing musical event. ..

- David Quick, Harrogate Voice, Harrogate, England

The hall was filled to the last seat.. .. This concert was a great artistic feast for all music lovers . ..

- JAK, Slowo Zydowskie, Warsaw, Poland

Learn more about Professor Kazez at: http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/dkazez/dkljmu.html

MARCH/APRIL 2005-ADAR I/ADAR 11,5765-PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY-VOL. #5 ISSUE #2-

SPRINGFIELD,OH

RABBI'S MESSAGE tJutSummer ... Jewish summer camp played a pivotal role in developing my strong Jewish identity, as did my involvement in

youth group and a NFTY trip to Israel (I went for six months, Febru­ary-August, of my senior year in high school). Of course, the influence of my parents was paramount as well.

Studies confirm that children are much more likely to stay Jewish if they have these "informal education" experiences of summer camp, youth group and youth trips to Israel.

I know I loved services at camp (I went to GUCI) and in youth group, although I never particularly cared for the more formal variety at Temple. At camp, I learned a million Hebrew songs. We had song ses­sions after every meal! Shabbat was something to look forward to. On Friday afternoon, the whole camp showered (eeks! no hot water!) and dressed in white (shorts and t-shirts, mostly). Song leaders led a pro­cession of shiny scrubbed kids to the Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall), and we looked and sounded beautiful. Shabbat was the climax of the week.

Now is the time to make plans for summer. Jewish summer camps for kids. For those without children at home-when was the last time you vacationed in Israel? Now is a good time to go. Marilyn Crossley just came back from a trip with a few of her non-Jewish friends. I'm sure she would be happy to tell you how wonderful her trip was. Almost everyone who goes to Israel says it is the best vacation they have ever taken. And there is plenty to see, learn and do when you go back for a 2nd or 3rd visit and beyond.

There are also adult Jewish learning options via the URJ here in the Unites States and in other countries, too. For ideas, check out www.urj.org.

-Rabbi Janice B. Garfunkel

CONGREGATIONAL SEDER Join us for a Passover celebration on Sunday evening, April 24 at 5 p.m. Once again, Temple Sholom offers a catered kosher seder on the second night of Passover so that members may enjoy their own family seder on the first night. Rabbi Garfunkel will lead us during this time of celebration and fellowship. The cost is $15 per adult and $7.50 per child age 5 and under. Reservations may be made by sending your check to Temple Sholom at 2424 N. Limestone St, Springfield OH 45503.

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T~SMW~B~-------------------------@ SOCIAL ACTION NEWS

REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST

Clark State Holocaust Awareness 2005 will present "A Survivor of the Kindertransport" with Mr. Felix Weil as guest speaker on Wednesday,ApriI13,at 7 p.m. This program will be held at the Leffel Lane Campus in the Library Resource Center, room 207-209. There will be a reception hosted by the Clark State Student Senate. This event is free and open to the public.

MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO HUNGER

As Passover approaches, please share this celebration of freedom with those who remain enslaved by hunger and poverty. This year help MAZON prepare for a Pesach shel atid, a Passover of a future time when all who are still shackled by the bonds of poverty, hunger, and injustice are truly free. Your gift to MAZON of chai or whatever you would spend to invite even one extra person to your seder helps hungry families in our own country, in Israel and around the globe.

MAZON donation envelopes will be available at Temple Sholom preceding and during Passover. You can also donate through www.mazon.org.

ISSUES UPDATE

Crime/Drugs/Prostitution: The committee along with Chief of Police Moody met with City School administration seeking to col­laborate on introducing Hot Spot Cards into the schools. On April 15, Catholic Central students will use their Service Ministry Day to distribute Hot Spot Cards. Other areas of interest have been identified for Card distribution.

Education/Reading: The district has requested assistance for the Reading First program. Committee members along with JAM's sister organizations met with Ohio Department of Education (ODE) regarding poor reading results. Members of ODE will join political, business and school district officials at an Ohio Reading Summit on February 23.

Hospital location: JAM has endorsed a downtown location and is working to ensure that all voices are heard.

Jobs: JAM is working with organizations for economic and job development in Clark County. County commissioners passed an eighteen-month half-cent sales tax increase to help fund economic development.

Kroger's on S Limestone: This new committee has distributed a survey within this service area. Teams will visit and complete other store comparison sheets.

The Temple's Team needs volunteers and leaders to continue these critical works. Please call Rabbi Garfunkel, Anna Krauss, or myself. We also need your attendance at JAM's annual ACTION ASSEMBLY on April 26. Mark your calendars now.

-Paul Comez, Social Chair

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, Mar 4, 6 PM: Sunday, Mar 20: Tuesday, Apr 5,6 PM: Sunday, Apr 17,7 PM:

· Shabbat evening service · Religious School field trip to · Temple Board dinner and · Annual Congregational

Monday, Mar 7,7 PM: Purim Carnival at Beth Or meeting meeting

· Temple Board meeting Thursday, Mar 24, 5:30 PM: Friday, Apr 8,8 PM: Friday, Apr 22,8 PM:

Friday, Mar 11,8 PM: · Purim dinner, Megillah · Shabbat evening service · Shabbat evening service

· Shabbat evening service reading + fun! with the Temple Choir Sunday, Apr 24, 5-8 PM:

Saturday, Mar 12, lOAM: Friday, Mar 25,8 PM: • Dan Kazez & Neal Hayes · Temple Sholom Second

· Shabbat evening service Wednesday, Apr 13,7 PM: Seder · Tea and Torah, Esther for Adults Friday,Apr 1,6 PM: · Holocaust Awareness Tuesday, Apr 26:

Friday, Mar 18,6 PM: · Shabbat evening service Program, Clark State Leffel · JAM Action Assembly

Shabbat evening service Saturday, April 2, 10 AM: Lane Campus Friday, Apr 29,8 PM: · with the Temple Choir · Shabbat Morning Minyan Friday,Apr 15,6 PM: · Shabbat evening service

and Brunch · Shabbat evening service

T~SMW~B~-------------------------8 SAVE THESE DATES ••• March 13-15

Join Jewish leaders and activists in Washington, D.C. for the 2005 Consultation on Conscience. Learn from key policy and government leaders about the issues that shape our lives, explore the connection between Jewish texts and current events, and build strong social action and advo­cacy skills. For more information call (202) 387-2800 or visit www.rac.org.

AprilB-9

Visible Lines of Connection, a tri-regional Small Congregations Conclave, will be hosted by Congre­gation Achduth Vesholom, Ft. Wayne, IN. For more information, contact the Northeast Lakes Council at (888) 282-6352.

If you are interested in attending one or both of these events, please call the Temple office and talk with Rabbi Garfunkel.

NEW ADDITIONS TO TEMPLE LIBRARY • The Jewish Home, A Guide for Jewish

Living by Daniel B. Syme (URJ Press, New York, New York 2004)

• Little Edens by Barbara Klein Moss (WW Norton & Company, New York & London, 2004)

• When Living Hurts, Revised Edition by Sol Gordon, Ph.D. (URJ Press, New York, NY, 2004)

• Shir Hashirim, A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs Translation and Commentary by Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky (URJ Press, New York, NY, 2004)

• MUSIC CD: Nigun Anthology, A Collec­tion of Soulful Jewish Melodies, Volume I , by Transcontinental Music Publications (2004)

• Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale by Shirim Klezmer Orchestra. Thank you to Joe Lite for donating this CD to our Temple library.

• NEW ADDITION TO CHILDREN'S LI­BRARY: The Purim Costume by Peninnah Schram (URJ Press, New York, NY, 2004)

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS

GOLDMAN UN/ON CAMP /NST/TUTE ••• FOR THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE

Entering 3rd through 10th grade children from synagogues across the Midwest are currently being enrolled for the coming summer program at our regional URJ camp, The Goldman Union Camp Institute. Don't let your child miss this chance to join in the fun and friendship of G.u.c.1. A four-week session (a two-week session is offered for entering 3rd and 4 th

graders) at Goldman Camp is a unique experience. Campers participate in a full range of sports, arts, and Jewish programs, all offered within the exciting and motivating atmosphere of a Reform Jewish community of young people. There is simply no other experience like it.

Find out more about this wonderful opportunity for your child by pick­ing up a 2005 Goldman Camp brochure from the Temple office or call directly to Rabbi Ron Klotz at (317) 873-3361. You can e-mail the camp at GUCIOFFICE@aol.com.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Sunday School 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. March 6, 13 and April 10, 17 March 20 - Sunday School 1 0-11 a.m. Purim Carnival at Beth Or 12:00 March 24 - Purim dinner and megillah reading 5:30.

No class March 27, April 3 and 24 THANK YOU FROM •••

The following is in response to our·:donation of food items collected at the Chanukah dinner: "Please accept our sincere thanks for your very generous donation of 57 pounds of assorted food items to the Second Harvest Foodbank. We work hard to be good stewards of the resources entrusted to our agency and we appreciate your support:'

- Vincent G. Chase, Executive Director REPORT FROM SPORTY (6!i-I2!A grades)

SPORTY is finally starting up again! Welcome all new members! We have made some awesome progress at our last few meetings-ideas for up­coming fundraisers, fun events, and jobs for our board of officers. Our officers are ... President: Ben Schneider; Secretary: Alix Archer; Financial VP:Lyndsay Weiss; Programming VP:Lindley Archer; Social Action VP:Marissa "Mish" Lite; Religious & Cultural VP:Hilary Weiss.We also agreed that donations of money and/or furniture or anything for SPORTY would be HIGHLY appreciated. Well, stay tuned for upcoming events and things for SPORTY.

-Alix Archer, Secretary

TEA AND TORAH-Esther and Purim for Adults, Saturday, March 12, 10:00 am

We celebrate Purim as a fun children's holiday, but the Book of Esther could be rated "R" for sex and violence. Did you know that Esther was not the only wife, but part of a harem? That she prepared for one full year with ointments and perfumes for her night with the King? Join us for a 45 minute grown up study of this book and holiday, followed by a brief service. Tea and cookies will be served.

~r~~SMw~B~---------------------------e PLAQUES HUNG IN ROOM OF REMEMBRANCE

Memorial plaques have been inscribed by the loving family in memory of Paul Nathan, Andrew Raoul Nathan, and David Mario Nathan and have been hung in the Room of Remembrance.

ENDOWMENTS • Susan Donn Schrag made a donation to Temple Sholom in memory of her parents, Gert and Werner

Donn, and also in honor of the enduring friendship of Pauline and Ben Broock and of Phyllis and Stan Nedelman with her family

• A donation was received from Patricia Mintz • A donation was received in memory of the yahrzeit of Lillian Nedelman from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman • A donation was received in honor of Beverly Weiser's 80th birthday from her children and grandchildren. • Mathew and Joice Goldman made a donation to Temple Sholom in memory of Robert Symons who passed away on

January 31 DIAMOND • In honor of the yahrzeit of Hyman Gilbert from Stanley and Barbara Bernstein • In honor of the birth of Sanford and Faye Flack's granddaughter Serenity from Eddie and Laurie Leventhal and family GOLD • In memory of Faye Flack's mother, Ruth Marcus, from Ronald and Janet Spier, Jay and Roberta Greenland • In honor of Beverly Weiser's special birthday from Fred and Maxine Leventhal, Ray and Char Schiff • In honor of the birth of Sanford and Faye Flack's granddaughter Serenity from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman • In honor of the 25th wedding anniversary of Ray and Char Schiff from Jay and Roberta Greenland • In memory of Judie Nedelman's mother from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman • In memory of Dan Katz-Stein from Eric Friedland SILVER

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• In memory of Beverly Weiser's brother-in-law, Norman Weiser, from Mark and Judy Kossoff, Jay and Roberta Greenland • In memory of Craig Crossley's father, J. Russell Crossley, from Mark and Judy Kossoff, Jay and Roberta Greenland • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ida Friedman from Paul and Natalie Cornez • In memory of Lorraine Ericksen from Bill Zitsman, Ray and Marilyn Schneider • In honor of the 70th wedding anniversary of Gabe and Alice Rubin from Jay and Roberta Greenland • In honor of Beverly Weiser's special birthday from Jay and Roberta Greenland • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pauline Broock from Eddie and Laurie Leventhal, Paul and Natalie Cornez • In honor of the yahrzeit for Marion Cornez from Paul and Natalie Cornez • In memory of Howard Newton from Ray and Marilyn Schneider • Congratulations to Rob Klaben on being named Photo Dealer of the Year from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Skip Becker from Ray and Marilyn Schneider, Ray and Char Schiff • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ann Marks from Ray and Marilyn Schneider

SHARON LEE BROOCK FLOWER FUND

SPECIAL • Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to Pauline Broock from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman, Helen Goldman ROSE

• In honor of Cherri Rich's special birthday from Ben and Pauline Broock • In memory of Beverly Weiser's brother-in-law, Norman Weiser, from Ray and Char Schiff • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ida Friedman from Ray and Char Schiff • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pauline Broock from Mark and Judy Kossoff, Lillian Pollens, Ray and Char Schiff DAISY • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ida Friedman from Ray and Marilyn Schneider • Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pauline Broock from Sam and Ida Friedman • Best wishes in your new home to Brian and Rose Weiss from Sam and Ida Friedman

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* ¢ YAHRZEIT LIST ¢ * Mar 4: Lilly Broock, Henry Gardner, Leah G. Klein, Leonard Levy,

Charles Zitsman, Paul Dulaney, Joseph Lord, Edna Schear, Florence Stuttman

Mar 11: Jacob Arnovitz, Sam Broock, Julius Endelman, Charles Flack, Abe Gardner, Samuel Kossoff, Sol (Babe) Padlow, Isidore Farber, Tim R. Flack, Jeannette Gurevitz, Morris Waxman

Mar 18: Felix Balicer, Seymour Romanoff, Jennie Schneider, Jennie Gold Ulman, Paul Apple, Nathan Forastar, Max Goldman, Bessie Lurie

Mar 25: Mildred Frand Fine, Emilie Frankenstein, Annabelle Sachs Smith, Fannie Soble, Alice Gilbert, Moses Louis Gordon, Andrew Raoul Nathan, David Mario Nathan, Paul Nathan, Fannie Singer

Apr 1: Fannie Dagan, Charlotte M. Salzer, Mary Schuman, Louis A. Shatsky, Celia Travis, Ida P. Zitsman, Ethel Cohn, Hyman Draisen, Aarold Parent, Jeanette Porta, Charlotte Steinharter, Sylvia Harton Wolf

Apr 8: Samuel Altschul, Cecile Leider Greenland, J.R. Herron, Goldie Pommer

Apr 15: N~than Ebner, Belle K. Freed, Anne Klein, Hazel Meyer, Mildred'Feder, Isaac Benjamin Rosensweig, Jacob Rothenberg, Charles Stein, Yetta Miller Stein, Hattie Gordon Willens

Apr 22: Harry Levy, Joseph Meyer, Dorothy Rosenfield, Wolfe Zitsman, Rose Goldberg, Alex Leventhal

Apr 29: Rae Kohn Bernstein, Joseph Block, Sharon Lee Broock, Mona Freed, David Greenland, Jacob Holzberg, Simon Zoav Levine, Gus Salzer, Cecile Perkell Strauss, Jacqb Weinfeld, Helen Amdur, Alter Goldberg, Harry Lurie, Sol Rivkin, Blanche Stillpass

May 6: Benjamin Feldman, Robert Gold, Benjamin Goldman, Rose Heller, Rose Kimmelman, Irene Klaben, Louis Rubinoff, Philip Friedman, Ida Klaben, Earl Long, Pauline Lord, Anne Rosenstein, Mary Rothenberg

LOOKING AHEAD TO PURIM ••• Sunday, March 20!

All Sunday School kids will travel with their parents to the PURIM CARNIVAL at Beth Or in South Dayton. Sun­day School will meet from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and then we will all drive down for a 12:00 carnival run by their teens and ours!

Thursday, March 24:

Purim dinner, costume parade, megillah reading, hamantashen judging and entertainment! Evening begins at 5:30 and won't go too late. Cost for adults is $7 without a costume or $4 with one; cost for children is $4 without a cos­tume or $3 with one. Call the Temple office at 399-1231 before March 21 for your reservation. Friends are welcome.

ANNOUNCEMENTS M~Tov-To ...

• Sam Friedman, who is featured as a "Super Senior" in the February edition of "The Dayton Jewish Observer:' Sam spends many hours volunteering not only at Temple Sholom but with the local Elderly United agency. He and Ida have just celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary

• Brian and Rose Weiss, Lyndsay and Hilary on their new home

Tha,nk You; To . .. • Larry Schneider and Itzca Zohar for plowing

our parking lot and making it possible for us to use our building on these frequently snowy days

• The Temple choir for their lovely and varied music on Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Song, January 21. We had good attendance, and all seemed to find the music added so much to our worship. The choir will lead us in song next on Friday, March 18 at 6 p.m.

• Suzanne Smailes for donating dozens of new books for both adults and children to the Temple Library. Please check the bookshelf in the foyer to find one that interests you. We will include a list of titles in next month's News Update.

• Paul Cornez for connecting us with Rev. Eli Williams, who spoke during services on January 14, remembering the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. And thanks to Natalie and Paul for hosting Shabbat supper that evening

c()ltdo/en.ce& To . .. Bob and Leslie Buerki and Pearl Stein for the loss of their aunt and sister-in-law, Ethel Farber, on February 15, in Palm Beach Gardens,FL

New-COHJ;ad InfoyHfAtio#f/ Foy . .. • Brian and Rose Weiss: 726 E. Home Road,

Springfield 45503

• Milton and Gertrude Lord: (e-mail) gitty l@earthlink.net

• Bob and Leslie Buerki: (e-mail) lesliebuerki@earthlink.net

• Cherri Rich: (new area code) (239) 936-7951

2424 N. Limestone Street Springfield, Ohio 45503

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HEBREW CONGREGATIONS

yvu )r~ g;C)fif~d ... The Nedelman family cordially invites the congregation to share Erin's Bat Mitzvah

on Saturday, May 7, at 10:00 AM and join them at a luncheon follow ing the service

~ . ~ SHALOM FROM JERUSALEM Rabbi received a lovely letter from Rachel Crossley who is in Jerusalem as a first-year rabbinical student. She included an update on her newest projects and adventures, which include "Riding for Reform" a bike ride fundraiser for The World Union of Progressive Judaism, and a trip to the Former Soviet Union during Passover to work with Progressive communities to enhance their Pass­over celebrations.

With her permission, we have forwarded Rachel's message to those mem­bers of the congregation with e-mail and have made copies available on the table in the foyer for those who would like to read about and support Rachel in her endeavors.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS:

President ........................................ ... Laurie Leventhal Vice-President ........................................... Steve Broidy Secretary .................... ........................... Marj Newman Treasurer ...................................................... Ray Schiff COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Worship ............................................ Fran Rickenbach Finance .......... ........ ........ .................... ......... Ray Schiff House .................... ...................... .. ....... Gary Zaremsky Religious School ............................... Rabbi Garfunkel Endowments ........ Marj Newman & Maxine Leventhal Pulpit .............. ............................................ Faye Flack Legal ........................ .............................. Sanford Flack Blood Donor ......................................... Beverly Weiser Cemetery ........................................... Larry Schneider Membership ................................... Barbara Bernstein

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