Shabbat Evening Service - 8:15 pm

Morning Service - 11 amB'nai Mitzvah ofAlex Horowitz &

Julie Schoenthaler

Shabbat Korach - June 18/19Num. 16:1-18:32

Tot Shabbat - 6:30 pmShabbat Evening Service - 8:15 pm

Reinstallation of Officers

Morning Service - 11 amB'not Mitzvah of

Jana Kalish & Rachel Pollard

Shabbat Chukat-BalakJune 25/26

Num. 19:1-25:9

Volunteer Shabbat - 8:15 pmKoleinu Sings

Morning Service - 11 amBar Mitzvah of Adam Nichols

Torah StudySaturdays, library - 9:30 am

July Services - see back page

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Shabbat BehaalotechaJune 4/5

Num.8:1-12:16

Family/Intergenerational Service7:30 pm

Morning Service - 11 amB'nai Mitzvah of

Ryan Moss & Julia Ende

Shabbat ShelachJune 11/12

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TRS WelcomesNew Assistant Rabbi

It is with much excitement that I share with youthe news that we have hired a new AssistantRabbi. Rabbi Marcus Burstein will join the TRSClergy Team on July 1. Rabbi Burstein, who wasordained last month from the New York campus ofthe Hebrew Union College, brings many uniquequalities to our congregation. From the momentthe search committee received his application, hewas amongst our top candidates.

Rabbi Burstein was born and raised in New Jersey. He is a graduate ofRutgers University where he obtained a degree in Psychology. Whileat the Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Burstein served manycongregations from Pennsylvania to Missouri to Costa Rica, where hetaught and preached and counseled, gaining the important skillsnecessary to serve a congregation as a full time rabbi.

In addition to his congregational experiences, Rabbi Burstein has alsoserved as an Air Force chaplain, youth group advisor, and campchaplain. He has participated in special certification programscovering alcohol and addiction counseling, interfaith marriage, andChristian-Jewish dialogue.

As impressed as the committee and I were with Rabbi Burstein'sresumé, the real impressive aspect of Marcus is his personality. Ournew assistant rabbi is a gentle, warm, and intelligent man. He isclearly gifted, not just academically, but also by way of hisinterpersonal skills. I am thrilled to be working with Rabbi Bursteinand am confident he will bring a great deal to TRS.

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Temple Rodef Shalom welcomes to our Temple family

Hannah Miriam Moss(See page 4)

President's Message...

We at Temple Rodef Shalom have taken a rather remarkable journey over the last year - a journey into a new era,guided and inspired by the past, excited and encouraged by the future. In preparing for this journey, your TRS Board ofDirectors, in a day-long working session in June 1998, selected five "goals" that have served as our roadmaps. Thesegoals say a lot about how we define ourselves as a congregation, and about whom we want to be as we continue togrow and prosper. None is itself a final destination, but rather, each represents an on-going effort to draw closer to the"sacred TRS community" so eloquently defined by Senior Rabbi Amy Schwartzman ... the treasured Jewish house ofworship, study, and assembly towards which our shared journey leads.

As we near the end of our 1998 - 1999 program year, I would like to review just a few of the "mile markers" by whichwe have measured our journey in the past months. These are YOUR achievements - the product of YOUR hard workand dedication - take pride in how far we have come!

Integrate different constituencies within the Temple community (youth, singles, empty nesters, non-Jews, specialneeds, etc.). Our Havurot - extended family/small communities within our larger communities - are strong andgrowing. Five new ones have been formed since last year, and additional Havurot (for singles, those interested incultural enrichment, and young marrieds) are under consideration. A number of support groups ("Women inTransition," Jewish widows and widowers, CareGivers) have been established. The Intermarried Couples Discus-sion Group meets monthly as a forum for member needs and concerns. Our working members can now gather intwo different locations - downtown Washington and Northern Virginia - for weekday discussions on contempo-rary Jewish issues. Our Vatikim seniors have been busy with a full range of engaging programs. Our temple youthgroups, under the dynamic leadership of Suzanne Saunders, have been re-energized in every age category, and ourSenicr Youth Group has even chosen a new name - "TRSTY" - Temple Rodef Shalom Temple Youth!!

2. Successfully integrate the new clergy. We actually "integrated" five "new" clergy this year - surely a record forANY temple! Our beloved former Senior Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits moved into his new position as TRS's first-ever"Emeritus," while our esteemed former Associate Rabbi, Amy Schwartzman, began her new role as Senior Rabbi -and then, on April 20, her new role as "Mother!" Musically, we were greatly enriched during our first year withour new Cantor, Michael Shochet. The harmonious sounds of new prayer melodies, a series of special concerts, our"Koleinu" congregational choir, and our terrific new "Chai Notes" band fill the air. Our 1998-99 "Adjunct Rabbi"David Kessel was an honored co-officiator on our pulpit as he led Shabbat services and three series of thoughtfuladult education classes. And finally, those of you who attended the Spring Congregational Meeting on May 2voted unanimously - proudly and happily - to complete our clergy team with the addition of Rabbi MarcusBurstein as our new Assistant Rabbi, beginning July 1. Welcome, Rabbi Burstein - we look forward to having youjoin the TRS Family!

3. Cope with changes to the physical plant. Our "coping" has been reflected primarily in the much-appreciatedpatience and trust that you, our congregants, have shown during a frustrating and costly series of delays inconstruction on our building expansion/ renovation. The good news is that we are now closer than ever - asummer start is predicted. We have carefully considered which on-going temple activities and events will requirealternate arrangements during the construction period, so that we can carry on "business as usual" even inunusual circumstances. For the last few months, the Religious Practices Committee, in close cooperation withTemple Administrator Judy Seiff, has been carefully planning our move to the splendid surroundings of theWestfield Conference Center (near Dulles Airport) for our 1999 High Holy Day observances. Stay tuned for moredetails. Meanwhile, to all those of you who have endured "squeezed" facilities, missed opportunities to use ourbuilding for your life-cycle events, or confusion about what has been or will be happening in the absence of anydifferences that you can actually SEE right now in our current building (except for that impressive contractor'ssign in the front and that large trailer in the back!), please know how grateful we are for your understanding. Weare looking forward to a magnificent new addition - not as soon as we had hoped, but getting closer every day.

4. Nurture volunteers. Our festive "Volunteer Opportunity Fair" November 1 gave our program committees a chanceto creatively promote themselves as they facilitated matches between their many dynamic, successful activities(which need people to implement them), and TRS members, who are looking for ways to help build our "sacredcommunity." Similarly, Mitzvah Day in April provided many wonderful ways for us to fulfill our Jewish missionof "tikun olam" ("repair of the world") through helping to build the larger community around us. A wonderful by-product of both events: deepening our friendships with and connections to our fellow congregants, while making

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Administrator's Message .............................7B'nai Mitzvah............................................20Calendar..................................................31Donations.................................................25Library......................................................19Living & Learning ......................................16Meet the Board Members.........................18Membership .............................................22President's Message ...................................2Rabbi's Message .........................................1Religious School ..........................................5Scrapbook ................................................24Sisterhood..................................................6Social Action ............................................12Youth.......................................................15

SUMMER SERVICES BEGIN AT 6:45 PM

Friday evening Shabbat services during Julyand August will begin at 6:45 pm. Please join usfor these early Kabbalat Shabbat services

Family services and Tot Shabbat will resume inSeptember.

Summer Bulletin

The next issue of the Bulletin will be mailed inlate July. Please make sure that any submissionsfor that Bulletin are into the office by July 6. Thedeadline for the September Bulletin is August 5.

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE TIMETO MOVE TO 10:30 AM

The Religious Practices Committee, in conjunctionwith Rabbi Schwartzman and Cantor Shochet, hasmoved the starting time of Shabbat morningservice back one half hour to 10:30 am, effectiveAugust 1999. Torah Study will begin at 9 am. Themove is being made because the service oftentends to extend into the noon hour making it latefor morning prayers to be recited. It was alsothought that the early start time would facilitateplanning for luncheon receptions, frequently heldafter the service.

Come to Tot Shabbatlfor families with pre-school aged children

June 186:30 pm

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Bring your own picnic supper & blanketTot Shabbat will resume in September

Temple Rodef Shalom Bulletinhttp /Iwww uahc org/congs/va/vaOO5/E-mail: trsfcva@erols.com

AMY M SCHWARTZMAN, Senior RabbiLASZLO BERKOWITS, Rabbi EmeritusMICHAEL A SHOCHET Cantor

OfficersELLEN BLALOCKPresidentJONATHAN KOSARIN,., Vice PresidentGREGG SKALLVice PresidentRlçKi KANTERVice PresidentPETER ELINSKYVice PresidentCAL KLAUSNERTreasurerNANCY KANEAssistant TreasurerMARSHALL BERMAN-Financial SecretaryANN GUTKINRecording SecretaryCARL KALISHCorresponding Secretary.

TrusteesMIKE PINKERTN RICHARD FRIEDMANED BECKWITH

JUDY SEIFF Administrator (532-2240)DINA BURT RJE, Religious School Principal (532-2207)KAREN SIMPSON Nursery School Principal (532-2227)FRANK CONLON Choir Director

The TRS Bulletin is published 11 times a year on the 1st of eachmonth except July/August when 1 issue is published

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President's Message (Cont.)us prouder than ever of the wonderful work that we do here. We are trying to improve the way we link newmembers with activities related to your interests as you have expressed them on "new member" applications. Weare also looking for better ways to link our "veteran" members to a growing variety of program opportunities thatwill refresh and renew your excitement about being here. "TRS Reader's Theater Group," anyone? We have onenow, and are eagerly anticipating its first performance. We are studying ways to expand and strengthen ourrecognition processes, so that many, many of you who devote hours of time, care, and expertise to TRS projects maybe appropriately identified and thanked. Of course, none of us should EVER miss a chance to say "Thank You" toanyone and everyone who contributes so much - so please, start the round of applause with cheers for yourOfficers, Trustees, and Board of Directors, whose leadership, dedication, and generosity of time are true gifts to allof us.

5. Foster effective communications within the Temple community. Look at our ever-expanding Temple Bulletin (inyour hands right now!)— bigger and better than ever, with terrific new features such as the "Living and Learning"guide to educational and cultural opportunities; "Volunteer Job Bank"; and "Meet the Board Members," "B'naiMitzvah," and "Scrapbook" photos - our family album! Our website (http://www.uahc.org/congs/va/va005),under the "Webmastery" of Adam Gruen, is attractive and informative to readers both within and outside of ourcongregation. Our e-mail "listserv" brings smiles and news to "on-line" TRS'ers. Our "Jewish Legacy" videohighlights the thoughts, feelings, and memories of many of our congregants; through their stories, they create amoving and very precious portrait of the individuals who have joined together to create our IRS community.Brighter and more colorful signs in our lobby, more eye-catching mailings, a lovely new Yahrzeit reminder letter,and more artfully constructed bulletin boards have appeared. A redesigned Shabbat program featuring ourbeautiful Torah scrolls provides a lovely welcome to those entering our sanctuary, and on Saturday mornings, amuch-appreciated description of the meaning of Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies for visitors who are not familiarwith these ritual observances. All of these new ways to "tell our story" are, in fact, helping day by day to make thatstory more compelling.

As you can see, it really HAS been a remarkable year. But we still have so much we can accomplish, and EACH OFYOU is needed and valued as we continue on our journey. Thank you for all you have done, and all that you will do. Ilook forward to traveling with you, as together we move forward into the coming year. 4My best and B' shalom,

Ellen BlalockPresident

With joy and gratitude we share with you the birth of our daughter

Hannah Miriam Moss

Hannah was born on April 20,1999; she was 21 inches long and weighed 8 lbs.1 oz. As many of you know, we had a rough beginning, with Hannah in thehospital for her first two weeks. Things are great now - thanks to all your goodwishes and prayers. We are grateful for all the cards and messages we re-

ceived. During our difficult first few weeks we truly felt supported and loved by the Templecommunity. The congregation is welcome to join us on Friday night, June 18th, when Hannahwill be named.

Rabbi Amy Schwartzman and Kevin Moss

Re/4'j/ou5 Sc/i oo/From the Educator... School Notes

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Recently, I was a participant in a communityforum sponsored by the Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington. The meeting was a follow-up to the grant meeting held in November - thegrant process that gave us the money to improveour teacher training. The focus of the meetingwas evaluation. We were gathered together toidentify the importance of evaluation and tobegin to evaluate the Federation program that iscurrently in place for these grants. Our guestspeaker, Leora Isaacs, of the Mandell L BermanJewish Heritage Center for Research andEvaluation on Jewish Education began theprogram by listing the positive impact of theJewish community in Washington. Sometimes inthe middle of the action, I think we forget exactlyhow wonderful the community is. She remindedus that the Greater Washington Community wasa forerunner in Special Education, FamilyEducation, and Israel Quest. Now, we are theleading community in forging honest and opencollaborative working relationships between thesynagogues, Federation, and the Board of JewishEducation. We have, as a community, shiftedour focus to Congregational life-long learning forall of our congregants. We recognize theimportance of Jewish Education for one and all.

It was a proud moment for all of us in the roomto be recognized by a person who, by virtue ofwho she is and what she does, has clearly beenin the midst of many, many communities. As Ilistened, I was also quick to realize that of all thecongregations in the room, Rodef Shalom isamong the leaders in this leading community.For many years, long before my arrival, we wererepresented around most of the communitytables. Our presence put Northern Virginia onthe map and the vision of this congregation'sleadership enabled us to get out there and dareto do what has never been done.

Now, as one school year comes to an end andthe next one goes into planning, I look forwardto the work we will

do together. We will dare todo what needs to be done to keep our school onthe cutting edge of Jewish education!

Have a wonderful summer!

Calling All Rising 6th Graders!

Mark your calendars now for the excitinglong awaited 6th grade retreat! The datesfor the great happening will be

Friday, September 16 (4pm) -Saturday, September 17 (3pm)

Watch for information and registration overthe summer! It's an event not to be missed!

Questions? Call the Religious School office!

Save Your Hebrew Books!

All students who are rising 5th and 6th gradersand using the purple Hebrew Through Prayer textbook will need those books in the fall! Put themin a safe place over the summer! Thereplacement cost of the book is $30.

Reviewing Hebrew Over The SummerHelps Retention

Did you know that reviewing your Hebrew afew times each week over the summer will keepyou in great shape for the beginning of theschool year in the fall? Our students have done afabulous job learning Hebrew this year and itwould be a shame to lose those skills over thesummer months! Keep up the practice scheduleand see the steady improvement!

Registrations Coming In!

The Religious School registrations are coming infast and furiously. Please note that the early birdfees expired on May 31 and the regular fees arenow in effect.

1kMAZEL TOV

to our Assistant Principal C?Scott and Barbara Brot Bailey announce thebirth of Hannah Michelle Beth Bailey born onMay 4 at 4:55 pm weighing in at 5 lbs. 15 oz.

Old Board/New BoardMeeting & Luncheon

Wednesday, June 2, 10 am -2 pmTRS Social Hall

RSVP if you are attending byFriday, May 28 to

Tybe Haas at 905-8091 orSheila Peltzer at 759-4575

Blood Drive

As this is being written early in May, it is notsurprising that so far we just have a few blooddonors registered for the June 7th blood drive.Your blood is desperately needed and wewould appreciate your giving 1 hour of yourtime and I unit of your blood to help save lives.Our regular donors of many years have been sowonderful in their dedication to such animportant cause. We know that they willcontinue to give as long as they can; however,we do need new donors to contribute so thatthose of us who suddenly are unable tocontinue giving are replaced. Please check yourcalendars and try to put aside that 1 hour. Foran appointment, please call or write Gert Scarrat 273-8631; E-mail gertscarr@aol.com orNancy Bleeker at 847-5735; E-mailnancycb700@aol.com .

Book Club

For information about the June Book Clubmeeting, please call Joan Friedman at356-0691.

Sisterhood Annual Donations

Throughout the year, we ask you to supportSisterhood to help us to continue our manycontributions to TRS and to the community.The following list of charities to which we makeannual donations lets you see some of the wayswe put your money to work:

• Underwriting cost of High Holy DaysBabysitting

• Kosovo Refugee Relief• Jewish Braille Institute• World Union for Progressive Judaism• Falls Church/McLean Children's Center• Jewish Council for the Aging• Jewish Social Service Agency• Homestretch• ARMDI (Israeli Red Cross)• Religious Action Center• UVA, Hillel• GMU, Hillel• SHARE• Marshall, Langley, Falls Church and McLean

High School All Night Graduation Parties

THANK YOU

As our term of office closes, we'd like to thankeach and every member of the Sisterhood Boardfor your wisdom, hard work, and dedication.Thanks, also to you, general members, whosupported Sisterhood by joining and supportingus financially and by attending our programs.We appreciate the opportunity you gave us toserve one another, our Temple, and ourcommunity. We have gained so much in theprocess.

Finally, thanks to our caring clergy andoutstanding office staff. Best wishes to the newBoard led by Nancy Kleinman and LisaSchneider and a warm welcome to RabbiBurstein.

If any of you are "feeling out of it," joinSisterhood, get involved, and become a real partof our Rodef Shalom family.

B'shalom!Tybe Haas and Sheila PeltzerOutgoing Co-Presidents

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A very special thank you to all those whoseextraordinary efforts led to our success. Our listwould be too long to print all those who helpedwithout the risk of omitting someone, but pleaseknow that everyone's help and support weregreatly appreciated. Our thanks to all whobaked, sold, and bought all the wonderfullydelectable items.

Joan Levin & Ricki KanterBake Sale Co-chairs

Sukkot in April

The Mitzvah Project "Sukkot in April" wascompleted on 25 April by a great team ofenthusiastic "Rodies" and the talented folksfrom Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Congregation,who have partnered with us for the past threeyears. We painted several rooms within thehome of a gracious lady with Parkinsons. Wealso replaced light fixtures and internal doors,removed wallpaper in one room, installedlever-type door knobs, smoke detectors, and anew showerhead, and tidied up her yard. Itwas a terrific job done with a magnificentgroup of people. The homeowner was mostappreciative, pleased, and grateful. Our grati-tude and thanks to the following "workers" fora job well done

Allen Greenlee, Gil Lampner, Suzanne & LauraHenry, Bob & Zachary Rozen, Michael Barry,Convers Wyeth, Dan Blalock, Sandy Sherman,Nancy & Dan Lawrence, Mona Milberg, JohnHuennekens, Jeff & Joan Harris, HowardWallach, Nevin & Katherine Katz, JoelEisenberg, Yardena Mansoor, Gordon Phillips,Eric Sandier, and 26 terrific members of the TRSYouth Group and Confirmation Class. A specialthanks to the on-site escort/ motivator for theyoung folks, Danielle Heyman Feist and to DinaBurt, who arranged for a bus to deliver andreturn them to TRS.

Please mark your calendar for next year'sSukkot in April (April 30, 2000).

Administrator's Message....

Bits and Pieces

As another successful program year moves intothe "summer mode" there are several items toshare with our TRS community.

We will be up and running with our own website(www.TempleRodefShalom.org) in the near future.Our domain name has been reserved and in thecoming weeks we will be working to developlinks between our UAHC site and our ownindependent site. Stay tuned for changes whichwill be announced in the summer bulletin. Weanticipate some change in our e-mail addressestoo. Don't despair! The changes will be an-nounced and will come gradually.

Bills for the first quarter of the fiscal year will bemailed in late June. At the Spring CongregationalMeeting the budget was approved. This includeda 5% dues increase. Each Spring we ask that youreview your fair share assessment. If your circum-stances have changed, this is the time to adjustyour dues level. Often members join and committo a level that is appropriate when they first moveinto the community or begin their careers. Take amoment to see whether you have made appropri-ate increases over the years as your circumstanceshave improved. Of course, if the opposite is true,we want to work with you to reduce financialburdens. While we are totally dependent uponthe generous spirit of each member of the TRScommunity, no one is denied the privilege ofmembership if they are experiencing financialhardship. Please contact me at 532-2240 for duesrelated issues.

We remind you that members must be current intheir dues, building, and maintenance assess-ments in order to enroll children in the ReligiousSchool and to receive tickets for the High HolyDays.

While the pace of life tends to change for manyduring the summer months, the Temple Office isbusy. We are planning for next year at TRS. Docall with questions and stop by to see the progressas construction on our new building begins.

B'Shalom,Judy Seiff, Temple Administrator

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April Pajama Party a Success!!!

The Isabel Malakie Music and Art Centermoved $5000 closer to our goal of $100,000 inApril, due to the generous efforts of the NurserySchool community. On April 8 111, TRS NurserySchool brought back the pajama party - a funfamily evening when the kids come dressed forbed to enjoy an evening of entertainment,desserts, and prizes. This year's event hadspecial meaning as all proceeds were donatedto the Isabel Malakie Music and Art Center. Aspirited evening of entertainment was a fittingway to remember this wonderful teacher's loveof children and music, while generatingdonations for a worthy investment in thesechildren's nursery school education.

It was especially heartening to see the level ofcommunity spirit poured into this great project.Many generous nursery school families donateditems to their class raffle baskets, which werethen assembled by very creative parentvolunteers into themed baskets for the raffle.Families also donated many individual itemsand services for the raffle - such as dinners,baseball tickets, scuba diving lessons, and evena small airplane tour of the area. Tablesoverflowed with wonderful desserts andhealthy snacks for everyone to enjoy.Percussion Discussion provided entertainment,while children were delighted to see many oftheir nursery school teachers in theirnightgowns selling tickets and helping out forthe evening! Last but not least, Cantor Shockelserved as the Master of Ceremonies for theexciting raffle drawing at the conclusion of theevening. Thanks to everyone, the event was ahuge success and most enjoyable for everyonetall and small.

As always, if you have any questions about theCenter, or would like to help or make adonation, contact Debbie Winter at 352-2782,or Debbie Levin Jardot at 356-9147.

Rabbi Burstein Cont.

As a final word about our new rabbi, I'd like tocommend the search committee, led by BarryHolt and Ellen Salsbury, for their excellentwork. It was a pleasure to go through theprocess with all of the members. I'd also like topublicly thank Cantor Shochet who stood in forme during my maternity leave to ensure thatthe process went smoothly.

Many thanks to all and welcome to RabbiBurstein.

Rabbi Amy Schwartzman

AN AGE OF MEDICAL MIRACLES

We live in an age of medical miracles. In ourlocal hospitals, members of our congregationperform life saving operations daily with bypasssurgery and organ transplants.

However, the number of people waiting for akidney for example far exceeds the availabledonors. In the meantime, candidates fortransplants wait and hope. As many of youknow my wife, Judy, is a candidate for a kidneytransplant. She is waiting in line as are manyothers. However, if someone would donate akidney matching her blood type, the operationcould proceed almost immediately. The entirecost of the surgery is totally covered by therecipient's health coverage and/or Medicare.

I share these lines with you not to pressureanyone, but in the hope that there might besomeone in our congregational community whowould consider offering such a lifesaving gift.Our sages taught: "He who saves one life isconsidered as if he had saved the wholeworld."

Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits

P.S. I can be reached at 703/241-0094 or at theTemple 703/532-2217.

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THE JEWISH MORAL VIRTUES

Sunday, June 13, at 11 amTemple Rodef Shalom

2100 Westmoreland StreetFalls Church, VA 22043

Eugene B. Borowitz, the oldest living American Jewish philosopher, and FrancesWeinman Schwartz, a leading Holocaust scholar, educator and former con gregant ofTRS, have collaborated their efforts in "The Jewish Moral Virtues," a witty and

erudite collection of essays, which in form and purpose closely parallels William Bennett'sbestselling "Book of Virtues." The authors will discuss their work and make themselves

available to answer questions and sign books. Books are available for sale the day of theprogram. Proceeds benefit the Sisterhoods of AFJC and TRS.

Light refreshments will be served.

Although reservations are not necessary,they are helpful for planning purposes.

If you plan to attend, please call Anne in the TRS office (703) 532-2217by Wednesday, June 9.

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Temple Rodef is pleased to presenta very special Shabbat experience featuring the

AVODAH DANCE ENSEMBLEI

Joanne Tucker, Director

Friday, June 11, 19998:15 pm

The AVODAH DANCE ENSEMBLE, based in New York City,Iis a professional modern dance company rooted in Jewishtradition. During our service, they will integrate several piecesinto our Shabbat liturgy, and will feature an improvisation on

the week's Torah portion.

Dr. Joanne Tucker trained at both the Julliard School andthe Martha Graham Studio, and received her PhD intheatre from the University of Wisconsin. She is anaccomplished choreographer and a published author ofbooks on dance. She travels around the country leadingworkshops, and serves on the faculty of Hebrew UnionCollege - Jewish Institute of Religion's Doctor of Ministryprogram.

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Sock?! A ctibnThanks to Jan Saferstein and Margery Sher foran outstanding job as Mitzvah Day Co-Chairs!

Committee Donates to Social ActionPrograms

During the course of the year, the Committeemade financial contributions to area, national,and international social action programs.Funds from the annual social action budgetwere allocated to the Falls Church-McLeanChildren's Center for affordable earlychildhood education programs ($1,630); ShareInc. for emergency assistance to needy familiesin our community ($1,500); the Capital AreaCommunity Food Bank ($250); the FamilyRespite Center, which helps Northern VirginiaFamilies of people with Alzheimer's Disease($500); Food for Others, the Northern Virginiafood bank ($500); the Israel Religious ActionCenter, which promotes equality for ReformJudaism in Israel ($250); the Anti-DefamationLeague ($200); the Jewish Social Service Agencyfor Northern Virginia programs ($200); and theWashington area chapter of the AmericanJewish Committee ($100).

Funds from the Social Action Fund, whichreceives voluntary donations from templemembers, went to rebuilding the synagogue inTegucigalpa, Honduras following HurricaneMitch ($1,463) and Kosovo refugee relief($1,000). We will make some additionaldonations from the Fund this month (see afuture bulletin for details).

The Ohel Yaacov ("Tent of Jacob") Fund, whichreceives voluntary donations for housingrelated programs, provided support toHomestretch ($6,000, of which $5,000 is ourongoing share of the cost of a transitionalapartment for families making the transitionfrom shelters to permanent housing); theFairfax County Women's Shelter, Bailey'sCrossroads Community Shelter, ArlingtonCommunity Temporary Shelter, Embry RuckerShelter in Reston, and Shelter House in FallsChurch ($380 each); the Falls Church WinterEmergency Shelter ($250); Alternative Housefor programs for runaway teens and abused

children ($380); the Jewish Foundation forGroup Homes for its two new group homes fordisabled adults in Reston ($1,500); Yachad, theJewish Community Housing DevelopmentCorporation of Greater Washington ($2,500);and the Falls Church Housing Corporation,which sponsors the Winterhil low-incomesenior citizen residences ($1,500).

Thanks to all the temple members who contrib-uted generously to the Social Action and OhelYaacov Funds this year and made these grantspossible. Thanks also to everyone who contrib-uted grocery receipts; we have donated these tospecial needs and alternative schools to helpthem purchase computer equipment and othersupplies.

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

In addition to once-a-year volunteer opportuni-ties, such as Mitzvah Day, there are manyongoing efforts in need of volunteers.

- The Temple's Soup Caravan prepares anddelivers soup and sandwiches to shelter resi-dents and low-income senior citizens in FallsChurch. Volunteers are needed on both aregular and on-call basis, and we especiallyneed drivers to deliver. Contact June Wallachat 734-7086.

- Immigrants from the former Soviet Unionneed tutoring and other support. Call NancyBleeker at 847-5735 for further information.

- Homestretch needs volunteer office staff; call237-2035.

In addition, the following shelters and socialservice agencies welcome volunteers to preparemeals or tutor: The Arlington CommunityTemporary Shelter (237-0881); the FamilyRespite Center (532-8899) and Shelter House(356-2155), Falls Church; Carpenter's Shelter,Alexandria (683-7885); Mondloch House, Route1 Corridor (799-2293); the Literacy Council(237-0866); and Food for Others (207-9173),Merrifield. The Bailey's Crossroads CommunityShelter in Falls Church (820-7621) welcomes

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Join Us for Breakfast

The Committee will meet for breakfast onSunday, June 6, at 9 am at the home of AnnGutkin, 2206 Toronto Street, Falls Church(about five minutes from the Temple; call Annat 532-3132 for directions). We will reflect onthe past year and make plans for 1999-2000.Please join us!

Sharon LevyMarc Cohen208-1876 356-5834liblist@nwf.orgm.j.cohen@cgiar.org

THANK YOU...

The over 600 workers who participated inMitzvah Day on April 25 deserve huge acco-lades!The shelters, parks, senior care centers,and homes that were the recipients of ourservices were most grateful for our help. Over4000 sandwiches were made for people inshelters; many hundred envelopes were stuffedon behalf of Alzheimers' patients; tons of ivywere pulled and bags and bags of trash werecollected in parks. Several houses were paintedand fixed up including our Sukkot in Aprilproject. Our dancers and singers entertainedthe seniors wonderfully, and numerous otherprojects were completed with enthusiasm andgenerosity by our Temple members. Althoughall 600 participants should be acknowledged,the following were our leadership team:Adrienne McCormick, Ardith Polk, Moe Levy,Beth and Frank Stein, Cecilia Kalish, ElaineLomax, Elinor Light, Ellen Sher, HeleneSchlossberg, Jane Gurin, Jeff Lesher, JoanneFree, Mimi Weisberg, Nancy Bleeker, NancyReder, Sandy Saydah, Sharon Levy, ShelleyPrince, Susan Weinstock, Tom Segal, DavidGayer, Suzanne Saunders, Beth Silver, AndyPersily, Ann Gutkin, Milt Eisenberg, GersonSher, Andrea Limmer, Kathy Seidel, JenniferSutherland, Linda Goldberg, Karen Baquedano,Fran and Rick Bromberg, David Lawrence,Soop Saferstein, Alexis and Dena Rapoport, the

dessert and postcard sticker group, MarcHoberman and the Amigos, the Junior YouthGroup, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and theparticipating Havurahs. We are truly becominga social action congregation! A huge thanks toeveryone!

Margie Sher and Jan SafersteinCo-chairs Mitzvah Day

Alzheimer's Support Group Forming

The Northern Virginia Alzheimer'sAssociation, along with the Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia, is providing asupport group for caregivers of individualswith dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. Thegroup is open to the general public, and there isno pre-registration or cost to attend. Regularmeetings will be held on the second and fourthTuesday of each month at 7:30 - 9:00 pm..

For further information, contact Susan Simon,Support Group Leader, at 734-3314.

The Children's Theatre Presents

A Connecticut Yankeein King Arthur's Court

June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12&13Fri 7:30, Sat 3:00 & 7:30, Sun 3:00

Thomas Jefferson Theatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Rd, ArlingtonChildren $6, Adults $8 - Reservations (703) 548-1154The Children's Theatre has received positive reviews for the lastfew years,

although it hardly needs the dt/Lpings loft/I seals" Northern Virginia Sun 4122199

MAZEL TOV TO...

Marcy Wiseberg on being honored 1999Shirley Scher Woman of Valor Honoree byThe Northern Virginia Area CouncilWomen's American ORT.

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The Caring CommitteeStarts Two New Groups:

• The Elder Care Group is dedicated toassisting elderly congregants, or the friendsor relatives of congregants, in maintainingan independent life style. Joanne Muir(442-4911) is coordinating this group.

A JACS (Jewish Alcoholic, ChemicallyDependent Persons, and their SignificantOthers) Chapter, which should beparticularly helpful to the parents ofchemically-dependent adolescents andteens, as well as the chemically-dependentperson. The group coordinator is SusanMichelson (448-8569).

If you are interested in participating, call thecoordinators directly or Richard Swerdlow(319-0424). If you have ideas for other groupsor comments on Caring Committee activities,call Richard.

IMPORTANCE NOTICE:

The Temple Office is in the process of produc-ing our 1999-2000 Membership Directory.Please look carefully at the address label on thisBulletin and notify Cheryl in the office of anychanges that should be made to your addressor your phone number no later than June 9.

Building Update...

As reported at the congregational meeting, theBuilding Committee has submitted the finalplans for construction to Fairfax County. Thisallows the County to conduct its final reviewand make any additional comments. Thepermit itself will be issued within 60 days ofthis submission and not later than July 1, 1999.Actual groundbreaking will take place immedi-ately following the issuance of the permit. Weare all looking forward to this event and thankthe committee for all of its hard work in gettingthe project to this critical stage.

YouthRecent Happenings

Mitzvah Day: With over 30 7th graders andsome family members helping, we made severalhundred sandwiches for the area's needy. It wasa great effort, and our 7th graders participatedwith their usual enthusiasm and vigor. Thankyou to the parents who helped us and partici-pated: Linda Caine, Linda Harris, Jonathan Ross,Debra Weissman, Benetta Mansfield, BarbaraKlausner, and Ronnie O'Connor. A specialthanks also goes to Monica Pinto, Mark Renne,Diane Pollack, and Tom Reisenberg for drivingus to the shelter to deliver the food.

The Confirmation Class & TRSTY (the SeniorYouth Group) also had a very special mitzvahday. With over 30 participants, we joined theSukkot in April project and helped paint thehome of a needy member of our community.

On May 1st, TRSTY introduced the 8th gradersto a High School Youth-Grouping by having aPizza & Putt-Putt evening. It was a fantasticevent with over 30 in attendance. We enjoyeddinner at Uno's and Putt-Putt in Arlington. Wereally loved the 8th graders' enthusiasm andare looking forward to having them in ourgroup full time next year.

Upcoming Events:

Our final event of the year will be our annualtrip to Kings Dominion on June 13. Any TRSyouth from 5-12 grade is welcome to attend.

As always, feel free to contact Suzanne Saunderswith any questions, comments, and of coursecompliments at 242-2248 or e-mail tosuzjamie@compuserve.com .

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Learn to Chant the Torah with the Cantor

Are you ready to learn Torah Trope? CantorShochet will be teach a 4-part class in August,utilizing the new UAHC Trope Curriculum. CallCantor Shochet to sign up. Dates and times willbe announced in the summer bulletin.

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LIVING & LEARNING

On-going classes, workshops, support and discussion groups.

CLASSES/LEARNING DISCUSSIONS

Torah Study: Line by line discussion/ study of Torah currently on Genesis. This group reviews anddiscusses biblical passages each week in an informal setting. Drop-ins are always welcome.

"19:30 am every Saturday in the library. Starting in August, Torah Study will be at 9 am.ITuesday Morning Discussion Group: Daytime discussion of current topics affecting the Jewish com-

munity. This group meets at 10 am every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month. Drop-ins are welcome.No Discussion Group in July and August.

Downtown Lunch Bunch: Well-established tradition amongst our members who work in the District,this group "brown bags" lunch for an open discussion of contemporary Jewish issues. Newmembers are always welcome! Please call Cheryl in the Temple office to be put on the mailinglist and confirm dates of future meetings. This month: June 9, next month: July 14

No. VA Lunch Bunch: This newly formed group meets the 4th Wednesday of each month in Ballston,and is modeled after the Downtown Lunch Bunch, but is more convenient for our No. VA

- :members to attend. Please call Cheryl in the Temple office for details and to be put on themailing list. This month: June 23, next month: July 28

WORKSHOPS/SUPPORT/DISCUSSION GROUPS

CareGivers: Whether you are caring for aging parents in your home, locally or long-distance, you may, feel squeezed between the responsibilities to your family and those of your aging parents. If this

is your situation now, or you see it in your future, you may be interested in joining this groupMeetings are held in a private confidential setting where you have frank, useful discussions withother group members and acquire practical information. For further info call Sharon Levy at208-1876 (evenings.) Next meeting: June 3 at 7:30 pm. No meetings in July and August.

TRS "Next Step" Group: A support/education/discussion group for Jewish widows and widowerswho are beyond the initial stages of bereavement (i.e., post 6-12 months). Discussions focus on the

practical, emotional, and social issues related to moving ahead with life as a single widowedperson. This month: June 2 & 16 at 7:30 pm. For more information call Marion Jacknow at 698-

8702.

Women in Transition: Women in Transition is an open discussion group for women in our congrega-

Q tion who are either in the process of, or are separated/ divorced. Meetings are held monthly, andare available for participants to share ideas, suggestions and to support one another as theymaneuver through the many challenges they face, including issues regarding children, financesand being single again. For further information, please call Lee at 893-1968. This group will not

be meeting in the summer months.

Intermarried Couples Discussion Group: The Intermarried Couples Discussion Group meets monthly

2A September through June at 7:45 pm. Please call Hannah Moore at 533-9640 if you are interestedin joining the group. Next meeting: June 2 - No meetings in July and August.

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Israeli Affairs Discussion Group: Just as the name implies this group deals with Israeli affairs. Nodiscussion group in June, July, and August. Contact David Zohn for more information at 893-0819.

S PERFORMING ARTS

Drama: Join the Rodef Shalom play reading group for an evening of fun!. Scripts are provided and noexperience is necessary. This month: Tuesday, June 15, at 8:15 pm. Summer groups are July20 & August 17 at 7:30 pm (Note time change.) For more information contact Danielle

RIFHeymen-Feist at 841-9124.

Koleinu: Koleinu is our Temple's volunteer choir and meets three times a month. You don't have to bean experienced singer, just experiencing the joy of learning new songs and being a partof a fun group is enough. Just follow the music and let it take you away. Rehearsals thismonth: June 8 & 15 at 7:30 pm. Koleinu sings on Friday, June 25. No July rehearsals.

JUSTFOR KIDS

Playgroup: TRS Playgroup meets every other Thursday at the Temple. It is a very informal, relaxedway to spend time with other Temple members and meet playmates for your child. Children

j[A range in age from newborn to four years old. Playgroup starts at 11 am, and we sometimes stayr;tfor lunch -- bring lunch for your children if you would like to stay. The Playgroup is in the pro-

cess of formulating plans for summer fun. For more information, contact Carrie Irvin at 538-4736.

Babysitting: Babysitting for Friday night service is provided to our tejl'%ers free of charge forchildren 2-6 years of age on the first, second, and foueach month from September toMay. We request that there be no tippinghatAWContributions to the Religious Practices4% Committee Babysitting Fund will b0t pted. For information or to make reservationsby 1:00 pm the Wedne 1' ie! each service, please call Anne m the Temple office at 532-

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Volunteer Job Bank

Caring Committee Seeks Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to assist on an as-neededbasis for the Caring Committee's BereavementCommittee. (Calls are generated as a result ofour clergy's call to the committee chair.) Func-tions may include being at the home of amourner to receive delivery of the Mourner'sMeal, assisting in set up of the bereaved's home,and participating in Shivah Minyans at thehome. For further information or to volunteeryour time, please call Stuart Weiss at 703/522-2524

WeddingsBar/Bat MitzvahsCorporate Events

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Meet Our TRS Board Members!

This is the tenth in a series of introductions to the members of our board of directors. Please take the time tointroduce yourself to these board members when you see them, and feel free to call upon them with questions

dand concerns with respect to their positions on the board.

Ellen Blalock - President

Ellen has been an active member of our congregation for 17 years, serving as chair andco-chair of the Religious Practices Committee, third, second and first vice president, andco-chair of the design team for the TRS Pinchas Synagogue (Holocaust) Torah DisplayCase.

She and her family have been members of the Temple since 1982. Ellen's husband Danserves as co-chair of the Outreach Committee. Daughter Katie is a former President of theTRS Youth Group, and is currently attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, thealma mater of both of her parents. Daughter Jennifer Kress Blalock's legacy (1976-1993),

the Jennifer Kress Blalock Memorial Fund for youth activities.

Ellen is employed as a Program Officer at Meridian International Center, where she arranges professionalstudy programs for foreign officials through the auspices of the U.S. Information Agency's InternationalVisitors Program. Ellen also serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Committee for the United NationsDevelopment Fund for Women (UNIFEM); Women in International Security (WIIS); and as an HonoraryTrustee of the Population Reference Bureau. She is a lifetime member of the American Association ofUniversity Women, and of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union!

Ellen graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. in Journalism and has worked as anewspaper reporter and as Women's Program Coordinator at the Committee for National Security.

When Ellen has free time she enjoys biking and hiking, books and music, movies and museums, andcheering on the 1999 Rose Bowl victors, the Wisconsin Badgers football team! Ellen states that she is verygrateful for the close friends (our "extended family") that TRS offers, and for the many and variedopportunities she has had here to contribute to and help to build this wonderful community.

Debbie Jardot - Nursery School Committee Co-chair

Debbie and her family reside in McLean and have been members of TRS for 4 years.Debbie and her husband Leo, who is council to American Home Products Corp. wherehe is VP of Government Affairs at the Washington office, have a son, Ben, who is 9 yearsold and a daughter, Maggie, who is 5. Debbie is a former special education teacher and aformer Capital Hill worker where she worked for an Oklahoma congressman. She hasworked for the Democratic Party and helped opened the Washington office of WaltDisney Company. Debbie is involved as a volunteer at both schools that her childrenattend, as a room mom and a PTA Board Member. Aside from her position as co-chair ofNursery School, she is also co-chair of the Isabel Malakie Music & Arts Center Fund atIRS and plans on joining the TRS choir.

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0Martha HillLibrarian Alan Korobkin

(703) 532-4455Temple Member

ELlbrdryWitty, exuberate, presiding judge of Westernintellectual life... A Life: Isaiah Berlin by MichaelIgnatieff. Here is a definitive biography result-ing from a ten year collaboration between thewriter and his subject.

Sports and the American Jew by Steven A. Reiss isa collection of essays written by leading con-temporary sports historians which examines thecontributions of Jewish men and women toAmerican sports.

Take a look at the Big Book of Jewish Humor(William Novak and Moshe Waldoks, ed.) forselections, with illustrations, from the broadrange of Jewish humor.

The Library has received a gift of The EternalTorah in three volumes compiled and edited byDavid Lieberman containing a grammatical,historical, and traditional explanation of thetext.

Reform movement positions on many contro-versial issues can be found in ContemporaryAmerican Reform Response by Jacob Walter.

Interesting ideas for entertaining are presentedin The Jewish Party Book: a Contemporary Guideto Customs, Crafts and Foods by Mae ShafterRockland.

A basic comprehensive version of Judaism isexplored in Harold S. Kushner's To Life! ACelebration of Jewish Being and Thinking.

New articles have been added to the "TopicalFile" on Adoption, Dating, Hong Kong Jews,and Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie.

1st AnnualJewish Federation Golf Classic

Monday, July 26Montgomery Country Club

-Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington(formerly UJA Federation of Greater Washington)for The First Annual Jewish Federation Golf Classic, acommunity day devoted to fun, fellowship, greatgolf, and a worthwhile cause on July 26 fromsunrise to sunset at the private and newly reno-vated Montgomery Country Club in Laytonsville,MD. Tournament will feature top prizes andgiveaways.

Participants will have the opportunity to play twoscramble tournaments during the day -- with ashotgun start in the morning and the afternoon --and can choose to participate in one or bothrounds.

Breakfast will be provided prior to the morninground and a barbecue lunch is scheduled betweenrounds. Space is limited to the first 200 golfersand will be filled on a first come first registeredbasis. Golf Classic chair Stephen Garchik encour-ages participants to arrange their own foursomes.

Entry fee is $100 per person for 1 round or $150per person for both rounds. Fees are not taxdeductible. There will be no solicitation of funds.

Funds will benefit the JFGW which ensures theprovision of vital social services to those in imme-diate need as well as cultural and social activitiesfor any member of the Jewish community.

For more info, call Rob Demske at 301/230-7240or e-mail golfclassic@jewishfedwash.org .

SARATOGA CONSTRUCTIONI am in the Library Monday and Thursdaymornings. For special projects or personalrequests, call 202/363-6172.

Renovation & Addition SpecialistsDesign Build Offered/All Trades

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Julia Ende

Jana is the daughter of Carl andSusan Kalish of McLean. She is a7th grade student at LongfellowMiddle School. Jana plays lacrosse(3 yrs.) and field hockey (1 yr.) onMcLean Youth. In her spare timeshe enjoys drawing, listening tomusic, going on-line and talking tofriends, and shopping. Jana wouldlike to major in internationalstudies in college.

Rachel is the daughter of Alfredand Susan Pollard of McLean. Sheis a 7th grade student at St.Stephen's & St. Agnes School inAlexandria. Rachel plays the fluteand is on soccer, lacrosse, and fieldhockey teams. She enjoys hangingout with friends, visiting her sisterat William and Mary College,hiking in the Shenandoah Valley,and taking photographs.

Mazel Toy to Our June and July B'nai Mitzvah!

IJulia is the daughter of KennethEnde and Laura Sheppeard ofMcLean. She is a 71 grade studentat Longfellow Middle School andsings in the school chorus. Julia hasacted in Romeo and Juliet at schooland is currently rehearsing a newmusical. Julia enjoys skiing, iceskating, basketball, tennis, andgoing to theatrical performances

(she would like to be an actress). She belongs to theNat'l Junior Honor Society. In her free time, Julia surfsthe Internet and talks on the phone with her friends.

Julie is the daughter of Arnie andLisa Schoenthaler of Vienna. She isa 7th grade student at KilmerMiddle School where she is amember of Kilmer's Power Teamand a member of SADD. Julie hasplayed on various soccer teams forthe past 8 seasons and volunteersin a homeless shelter every fewmonths. Her hobbies include art,

skiing, and ice skating. Julie's free time is spent goingto movies and shopping with friends.

June 5, 1999Julie Schoenthaler June 12, 1999

Ryan Moss June 5, 1999Jana Kalish

June 19, 1999

Ryan is the son of Joel and SusanMoss of Great Falls. He is a 7th

grade student at Cooper MiddleSchool where he is on the honorroll and a representative for thestudent council. Ryan has playedbasketball (5 yrs.), lacrosse (2 yrs.),and golf (3 yrs.). He hasparticipated in the Temple'sMitzvah Days for 3 yrs and in hisspare time enjoys exercising, listening to music, andspending time with friends. Ryan earns spendingmoney by babysitting. He referees basketball gamesfor 7 and 8 year olds.

Alex Horowitz June 12, 1999

Rachel Pollard

June 19, 1999

Alex is the son of Bob and LindaHorowitz of Falls Church. He is a7th grade student at LongfellowMiddle School. For 2 years he hasplayed electric and acoustic guitarand volunteers weekly atPowhatan Nursing Home where heassists residents and leads groupactivities. He is on the USTA TeamTennis in Annandale and theMcLean Youth Basketball teams.

Besides playing guitar and basketball in his free time,he enjoys hanging out with friends. Alex hopes tobecome a veterinarian. I20

Adam is the son of David Nicholsand Benetta Mansfield of

-Wrlington. He is a 711 grade student

at Potomac School. Adam enjoysbicycling, and is on a field & trackteam. He does a lot of volunteerwork and is a member of the TRSYouth Group. He enjoys acting,traveling, making scrapbooks, andgoing to movies and plays. Adamwould like to be an actor.

Jonathan Kassalow July 3, 1999

July 3, 1999

July 17, 1999

Adam Nichols June 26, 1999Hannah Mendelson July 10, 1999

Jonathan is the son of Gerald andAurora Kassalow of Annandale. Heis a 71 grade student at GlasgowMiddle School where he has playedin the school orchestra for 4 yrs.and has been a violinist for 8 yrs.Jonathan is a Boy Scout patrolleader, belongs to a chess club, andvolunteers at food drives. In hisfree time he enjoys composing

music, computer games, golfing, and reading.

0 Gabrielle Weiss

Gabrielle Weiss is the daughter ofTodd Weiss and Cherylyn Briggsof McLean. She is a 7th gradestudent at Cooper Middle School.Gabrielle has played soccer for 7yrs. and is a referee and belongs tothe McLean Youth Soccer - ReferreeAssociation. In her free time sheenjoys art, fashion, painting, andcrafts and hopes to be a fashiondesigner and live in Manhattan or California.

Daniel Mendelson July 10, 1999

Daniel is the son of KeithMendelson and Rebecca Smith ofMcLean, and the twin brother ofHannah, who is also celebrating aBat Mitzvah. Daniel is a 7t1 gradestudent at Longfellow MiddleSchool. He has played soccer (8yrs.), basketball (5 yrs.), and tennis(4 yrs.) as well as playing piano for2 yrs. Daniel helps with holiday

rable. He enjoys spending time withfriends, playing sports, and listening to music. Danielwould like to be a lawyer, writer, or journalist.

Hannah is the daughter of KeithMendelson and Rebecca Smith ofMcLean, and the twin sister ofDaniel, who is also celebrating aBar Mitzvah. She is a 71 gradestudent at Longfellow MiddleSchool where she is on the StudentCouncil. Hannah has playedbasketball for 2 yrs. and donediving for 5 yrs. Like her twin, she

too donates her time to help with holiday meals atMartha's Table and enjoys getting together withfriends, playing sports, and listening to music, as wellas running. Hannah would like to be a teacher,veterinarian, or environmentalist.

Elizabeth Shapiro

Elizabeth is the daughter ofHoward and Roberta Shapiro ofSterling, and is a third generationfamily of Rodef Shalom. She is a 7thgrade student at Sterling MiddleSchool where she sings in theschool chorus. Elizabeth has takendance (tap, ballet, jazz andmodern) for 8 yrs. and doesvolunteer work at her local library.In her free time she enjoys shopping, ice skating, andchatting with friends on-line. She is looking forward tobecoming a bat mitzvah at the Temple just like her dadand brother, Daniel.

Rachel Godshaw July 17, 1999

Rachel is the daughter of Jerry andDianna Godshaw of Vienna. She isa 711, grade student at ThoreauMiddle School where she playsviolin in the school orchestra.Rachel has also played piano for 7yrs. She has played basketball forVYI for the past 3 yrs. Rachel hastaken ballet since she was 3 and forthe past 3 yrs has taken jazz. Herhobbies and free time are spent

with reading, movies, friends, TV, shopping, listeningto music, and horseback riding just for fun. Rachelhopes to become a fashion designer.

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IlcmbershØOur sincere thanks to Iris and Ed Beckwith foropening their lovely home for our 22207 zipcode coffee on April 18. We had a wonderfulturnout of old and new TRS members andbelieve a few new friendships may have begunto bud.

Thank you, too, to Rabbi Berkowits for thelovely Havurah Shabbat service on April 30, forthe participation of the Havurah coordinators,Lisa Ortmayer, Julie White, and Tamar Abrams,and for those who shared their Havurah experi-ences at the oneg following the service.

We hope to see many of you at the Shabbatdinner on June 4. And after that ... happysummer to all of our Rodef Shalom families.

Judi HookerChair

Maze! Toy To

Lea Levy on the birth of her grandson, SamEvan, parents of Dara and Hugo Woerdeman

Rabbi Amy Schwartzman and Kevin Moss onthe birth of their daughter, Hannah MiriamMoss

Obie and Betty Nan Obermayer on the birth oftheir 8th grandchild Emily Ross Malpass,daughter of Adele (Obermayer) and DavidMalpass

Barbara Brot Bailey and Scott Bailey on thebirth of Hannah Michelle Beth Bailey

Susan and Myron Peck on the marriage of theirson Aaron to Melissa Reiner

Condolences To

Ron Levy on the death of his mother Hilda LevyDavid Lawrence on the death of his father

Howard LawrenceSamuel Schulman on the death of his sister

Anne LutzSusan Lerner on the death of her mother Rose

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Blalock FundSupports Youth

The Jennifer Blalock Youth Activities Fund,established as an endowment fund in memoryof Jennifer Blalock, was active in supportingour youth this past year.

In keeping with the goal of encouraging andsupporting our teenagers to participate inReform youth programming, this fund sentstudents to NFTY-MAR's (National Federationof Temple Youth - Mid-Atlantic Region) Lead-ership Development Institute, regional con-claves, and NFI'Y's Kutz Camp.

Each year the income from this fund is distrib-uted to the Temple so that we may support ouryoung people's involvement in NFTY and otherJewish youth programs and experiences.Consider giving a gift that keeps on giving bysupporting the Jennifer Blalock Fund.

INew Members

Mark & Michelle Sandier836-22932 West Uhler AvenueAlexandria, VA 22301

THANK YOU...

to the following Bar/Bat Mitzvah parents whowill be serving as Oneg hosts and assisting withushering in June:

Gerald & Dianna Godshaw - parents of RachelEdward & Edith Alexander - parents of SallyAlan & Adrienne Geralnick - parents of JackieRobert & Linda Caine - parents of PaulWilliam & Jacalyn Goldman - parents of AbbyAndrew & Jane Mullen - parents of KatieJon & Susan Dubas - parents of PaulDaniel & Jane Cherney - parents of Alan I

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51W^ 5:30 pmA family cookout dinner/picnic is planned on Temple grounds, followed by a very special

ceremony to honor Mike & Selma Perlin for theirlifetime of generosity.

All are welcome!

RSVP to Jeff LesherAt 703/442-4993 or

e-mail jeff.lesher@btweb.com

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May Scrapbook

Rabbi Berkowits shares his Holocaust story with 7th graders andtheir parents.

Mitzvah Day 99 was a huge success. See more photos onpage 14.

Keith Weinstein, former TRS member and Anita Thorntons 1992-1993 Religious School music assistant, is now the accompanist for theWest Point Jewish Choir.

The West Point Jewish Choir performed for our congregation onApril 16. They are pictured here with congregants who have servedin the military. 4

Participants in our Ballroom Dancing classes enjoyed learning SWING in April.

Cantor Michael Shochet and congreganticomposer/pianist LarryZimmerman provided a wonderful afternoon of Jewish and secularmusic for VATII(IM on April 27.

White spoke about the many benefits of joining a H;Vurah blowingHavurah Shabbat on April 30.

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DonationsBarbara M. Levin Memorial FundHarvey Levin in honor of Selma and

Mike Perlin

Library FundEric & Ilse Bernstein in honor of Adolph

Bennett's 801h birthday

Life Cycle FundGerry & Joan Kadonoff to celebrate the

birth of Hannah Miriam MossLeo & Alma Rosenbaum in honor of

Selma & Mike Perlin for their longand special dedication to theTemple

lzzy and Ruth Zietz in honor of thebirth of Hannah Miriam Moss,daughter of Rabbi Amy Schwartz-man and Kevin Moss

Leo & Alma Rosenbaum in memory ofFran Abramson

Mitzvah Day FundHerbert DernHenry & Nancy ChajetIsidore & Ruth ZietzThe Rosenberg familyMort & Myra RoneyDeborah DrollerBruce Solder & Barbara Cunningham

Nursery School FundErica Abbey with special thanks to Mrs.

Barbara Klausner for her beautifulwords during the presentations atmy Bat Mitzvah

Ohel Yaacov FundEd, Fran, Katie & Alison Klein in

memory of Ann Mirochnik, belovedmother and Bubbie, and Dr.Raymond Leibsohn, beloved uncle

Robert & Iris Shamaskin in memory ofRose Carson, Inez Goldstein's aunt

TRS Sisterhood

Senior Rabbi's Discretionary FundFred & Lisa Abbey in appreciation for

Rabbi Schwartzman's guidance andfor the beautiful service sheconducted at Erica's Bat Mitzvah

Jim & Ronnie O'Connor in appreciationof the Rabbi's role in preparingDavid for his Bar Mitzvah and forthe beautiful Bar Mitzvah service

Sam Bonner & Penny Perry andChristopher, Sarah, & Hoyt Bonnerin loving memory of Edith Perrywho watched over us so well

Beatrice Finkel in celebration of the birthof Hannah Miriam Moss

Harry & Marion Slatin in honor ofHannah Moss' birth

Coleman & Miriam Nadler in honor ofthe birth of Hannah Miriam,daughter of Rabbi Amy Schwartz-man and Kevin Moss, mazel to y andgood health to all

Rabbi Emeritus Discretionary FundAndrew & Carolyn Levetown in

appreciation for attending andassisting in Michael's bris

Religious School FundSid & Mindy Abrams with thanks to

Dina Burt & Jennifer Malka forproviding an enriching and engagingopportunity for Allen to help others

The Sisterhood in honor of Dina Burt,RJE, for her warmth, guidance andparticipation at the SisterhoodWomen's Seder

Erica Abbey with special thanks to Ms.Dina Burt and Mrs. Anita Thorntonfor providing me with an enrichingreligious school experience, to Ms.Jenny Malka for creating the sparkthat began my love of learning toread Hebrew, and to Mrs. Na'avaFeder who made my Bat Mitzvahpreparation a wonderful experience

The Huennekens family in honor ofNa'ava Feder's help in preparingRachel for her Bat Mitzvah

Jim & Ronnie O'Connor in appreciationof the expertise and encouragementthat Beth Renne provided to Davidwith his Bar Mitzvah preparation

Ellen Sher in honor of Fran Klein who,with her patience and thoughtful-ness, made Jason Sher's religiousschool experience a meaningful one

Robert Burt in honor of the births ofHannah Miriam Moss, daughter ofRabbi Amy Schwartzman and KevinMoss and of Hannah Michelle BethBailey, daughter of Barbara BrotBailey and Scott Bailey

Bert Rudin FundNan Rudin in honor of the birth of

Hannah Miriam Moss

Social Action FundDavid and Nancy Lawrence for

Honduran ReliefIlse Bernstein in honor of Mitzvah DayDavid & Sandra Sellers in memory of

David Lawrence's fatherMarc Cohen, Linda Hoffman and Amy

& Mickey Cohen in memory ofHoward Lawrence, father of DavidLawrence and grandfather of DanLawrence

Mort & Myra Roney in memory of FranAbramson

Tzedakah FundMichael and Lynne Green in memory of

Laura and Norman KarshDavid & Inez Goldstein in memory of

Irene Gold

Youth FundRobert & Iris Shamaskin in honor of the

birth of Rabbi Amy Schwartzman'sand Kevin Moss' daughter, Hannah

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Adult EducationDrew & Jane Mullen in honor of the

performance of Cantor Shochet andthe other Beignet Y'Israel musicians

Bereavement FundLarraine Lader in memory of Norman

Lader

Jennifer Blalock FundDan, Ellen & Katie Blalock in memory

of Jennifer's grandmother, LillianDando Blalock

Mort & Myra Roney in honor of thebirth of Hannah Miriam Moss

Cheryl Ames in memory of JenniferKress Blalock

Building Campaign FundMike and Selma Perlin on Yom

l-lashoah in loving memory ofprecious friends who perished

Rob & Leah Rubenstein & family inhonor of the birth of Hannah MiriamMoss, daughter of Rabbi Schwartz-man and Kevin Moss

Mike & Selma Perlin in memory ofGeorg Schulmann

Henry & Harriet Epstein in memory ofFran & Emanuel Abramson

Kenneth Rosen & Jan GreenbergRob & Leah Rubenstein & family in

memory of Sarah & GottliebI Hammer

Cantor's Discretionary FundThe Sisterhood in honor of Cantor

Michael Shochet for his warmth,guidance, and participation at theSisterhood's Women's Seder

Fred and Lisa Abbey in appreciation ofCantor Shochet's guidance and forthe beautiful cantorial selectionsduring Erica's Bat Mitzvah service

The Huennekens family in honor ofCantor Shochet's help and participa-tion in Rachel's Bat Mitzvah

James & Ronnie O'Connor in apprecia-tion of Cantor Shochet's guidance inpreparing David for his Bar Mitzvah

Ron & Roz Levy in thanks for thewonderful memorial service for hismother, Hilda Levy

Checknoff FundHoward & Lois Kramer in honor of the

birth of Hannah Miriam Moss

Marty Kestenbaum Comfort FundHenry & Marilyn HahnMarge Kestenbauin in loving memory

of my husband

Israel QuestI Rosalie Pallo in honor of RabbiSchwartzman's new baby girl

Retreat for the Holidays

Congregants of Temple Rodef Shalom willexperience a unique and memorable HighHoly Days worship opportunity this year atthe beautiful Westfields Marriott ConferenceCenter. This gracious facility is located inChantilly, Virginia (just 7 miles south ofDulles Airport), and will serve as our "homeaway from home" for our High Holy Daysduring our renovation and construction.

We are in the process of investigating sev-eral options to make our High Holy Daysexperience at Westfields enjoyable, comfort-able and convenient. These options includeopportunities for meals, a temple-widebreak-the-fast, overnight accommodationsand convenient satellite bus service from alocation close to the Temple, in addition tothe on-site parking available at Westfields.

You will be receiving details on this andmore in your High Holy Day InformationPacket, which will also include ticket order-ing information and forms. Packets will bemailed out during the summer.

We will need additional volunteers to usherat Westfields during the High Holy Days. Ifyou can help, please call Linda Marshall at538-5745.

TRS honors our own at

Volunteer Shabbat

Please come to celebrate and honor the manymembers of our congregation who give of theirtime and talents to help others in our commu-nity. Our first annual Volunteer Shabbat willbe held Friday, June 25 at 8:15 pm.

We hope you'll join us!

Shalom Baby Arrives in Washington, DCon June 1

Are you having, have you just had, or do youknow someone who is having a baby? Takesome of the guess work and frustration out of

Ifinding a mohel, a synagogue, even a caterer fora bris or baby naming with the extended ShalomBaby program in Washington, DC, co-spon-sored by The Jewish Information and ReferralService (JIRS), the District of Columbia JewishCommunity Center (DCJCC) and the JewishFederation of Greater Washington (formerlyUJA Federation of Greater Washington).

Shalom Baby provides a connection for Jewishparents to resources in the community. A giftbag of Judaic baby items and information willbe delivered to families throughout the Wash-ington, DC area by a Shalom Baby volunteer,under the leadership of program chair PattiGreenwald. The gift bag contains a magnetizedbabysitter's board, a Jewish children's book, aJewish Resource Guide for New Parents, andaleph-bet fork and spoon set, a JIRS magnet, aGuide to Jewish Washington, DCJCC informa-tion, and other informational brochures.

Volunteers are needed to help distribute the gift Ibags. Volunteers and recipients get to knoweach other and form relationships where theycan be part of the local Jewish communitytogether.

The Shalom Baby pilot program was launchedon September 1, 1995 in Northern Virginia. TheVirginia program has successfully distributedover 270 gift bags.

The project is funded by the Vivian RabineauWomen's Fund of The United Jewish Endow-ment Fund of the Jewish Federation in coopera-tion with JIRS, the DCJCC, and the JewishFederation of Greater Washington. The fund istargeted to support Jewish women and theirfamilies.

For more information call 703/978-3910 ore-mail jirs@jewishfedwash.org and Just Askabout, or volunteer for Shalom Baby. I

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LAST CHANCE TO PARTICIPATEMILLENIUM EDITION

TEMPLE RODEF SHALOM 1999-2000 DIRECTORY/CALENDAR

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Ph: 703/532-2217 FAX: 703/536-0754

Dear Temple Member:

Temple Rodef Shalom continues to grow and the Directory/Calendar, included withmembership, helps you stay informed about temple members, Jewish holidays, and templeactivities. Features in this edition include:

• Personal Ads• Patrons• Professional Directory• Holiday Pages• Goods & Services • Birthdays, Anniversaries, Yahrzeits

Display Ads

We invite and encourage every member of the congregation to make a contribution to one ormore of the categories listed. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,Anita Thornton & Tanya WeissDirectory/Calendar Co-chairs

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[]Personal Ads - These ads commemorate life cycle events such as Bar/BatMitzvahs, birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones. The format providesmaximum flexibility for one or more sponsors to monetarily participate in the samead, e.g.

Sisterhood &Brotherhood wish thecongregation a healthyand happy New Year.

Best of Luck to Jim &Doris Duke in theirretirement. Enjoy!

Bert & Ruth Ross

Congratulations toJudy & Jason Cohenon their 501h WeddingAnniversary

Their ChildrenRhonda & Mark

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II] Patrons - $50 per listingName(s)

[1 Goods and Services Directory* - $50 per listing - No charge with display adLandscapingE]Musician El Beauty Consultant

E]Photographer[]Interior Design []TravelEl Graphic DesignF ] Catering/Party PlannerEl Jewelry[I Public Relations[1 Automotive [I Real EstateEl Other (specify)

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*The data below will serve as information for goods and services and programlistings.

Contact Name: - Member Name:Company Name:Address:City: - State:- Zip Code:Daytime Phone: - FAX:

All information and full payment must be received in Temple Office byWednesday, June 9, 1999.

Total Enclosed

Anita Thornton & Tanya WeissDirectory /Calendar Co-chairs

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1 2 3 4 510 am Sisterhood Old/7:30 pm CareGivers6 pm Shabbat Dinner9:30 am Torah Study

New Board 7:30 pm Intergenerational/ 11 am B'nai Mitzvah of7:30 pm Next Step Grp Family ShabbatRyan Moss &7:45 pm Intermarried Julie Ende

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6 7 8 9 10 11 12Sr. Youth Grp Boat Trip1:45 pm Bloodmobile10 am Discussion Group12 pm Downtown Lunch 8:15 pm Shabbat Evening 9:30 am Torah Study7 pm Jewish Festival Bunch Service —Tucker11 am B'nai Mitzvah of

of Music Dance TroupeJulie SchoenthalerPerforms &

Alex Horowitz

13 14 15 16 17 18 19Jr. & Sr. Youth Group to 7:30 pm Next Step Grp.Committee Night6:30 pm Tot Shabbat9:30 am Torah Study

Kings Dominion 8:15 pm Shabbat Evening 11 am B'not Mitzvah of11 am Program & Book Service - Jana Kalish &

Signing Installation ofRachel PollardOfficers6 pm Brotherhood Family

Night

20 21 22 23 24 25 2610 am Discussion Group12:15 NoVA Lunch Bunch 8:15 pm Volunteer9:30 am Torah Study8 pm Board Meeting Shabbat11 am Bar Mitzvah of

Koleinu SingsAdam Nichols

27 28 29 30 Looking Ahead.....

July & August - Friday Shabbat Services at 6:45 pmJuly 5 - Legal Holiday Observed - Office ClosedAugust - Torah Study begins at 9 amAugust - Shabbat Morning Services at 10:30 am

June Activities at a Glance...Schedule of July

Friday Shabbat Services6:45 pm

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Shabbat PinchasJuly 2/3

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Morning Service - 11 amB'nai Mitzvah of

Jonathan Kassalow &Gabrielle Weiss

Shabbat Matot-MaseeJuly 9/10

Num. 30:2-36:13

Morning Service - 11 amB'nai Mitzvah of

Daniel & Hannah Mendelson

Shabbat Chazan - July 16/17Deut. 1:1-3:22

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Rachel Godshaw &Elizabeth Shapiro

Shabbat NachamuJuly 23/24

Deut. 3:23-7:11

Shabbat EkevJuly 30/31

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