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The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism MAY, 2013 IYARSIVAN 5773 Vol. 164, No 9
SHABBAT SERVICES FOR MAY
SHABBAT B'HAR/B'CHUKOTAI
3 Friday EveningFirst Friday Shabbat4:00 PM- Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots
6:00 PM- Snacks
6:30 PM- Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 PM -Pot Luck Dinner
4 Saturday Morning10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Leviticus 25:1-27:34 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14
SHABBAT B'MIDBAR
10 Friday Evening4:00 PM- Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots
6:30 PM- Kabbalat Shabbat
11 Saturday Morning10:30 AM - Brotherhood Service and Luncheon
Torah: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22
SHABBAT NASO17 Friday Evening
4:00 PM- Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots
6:30 PM- Kabbalat Shabbat
Pizza Dinner to follow
18 Saturday Morning10:30 AM- Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25
SHABBAT B'HAALOT'CHA
24 Friday EveningFourth Friday Shabbat
4:00 PM- Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots7:00 PM- Shabbat Dinner
8:00 PM- Shabbat Service
9:00 PM- Oneg/Program:
25 Saturday Morning10:30 AM- Shabbat Morning Service
Conversion Ceremony for Maggie Green Mortali
Kiddush Luncheon to follow
Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7See details in the Rabbis
Message on page 2
May 14th at 8 PM until
May 15th at 7 AM
Shavuot Across BrooklynSave the date as a host of Brooklyn's min-
yanim and synagogues come together for
an all-night celebration for the holiday of
Shavuot commemorating the giving of the
Ten Commandments.
Starting at 8 PM with services and
cheesecake and ending with Sunrise Ser-
vices at 5:30 am, come for all or part ofthe night and enjoy a program of learning,
singing, and dancing as some of Brooklyn's
finest teachers gather in one place for one
of the most diverse Tikkun Leil Shavuot
celebrations around.
This year Tikkun Leil Shavuot will take place at
Beth Elohim sponsored by numerous Brooklyn
congregations including Union Temple.
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Rabbis MessageJoin in Advocacy Day
I hope that you will consider joining me, and our fellow Reform Jews from all over New York
State, for ADVOCACY DAY of the REFORM JEWISH VOICE OF NEW YORK STATE, as
we lobby our legislators in Albany on MONDAY, MAY 6th.TO REGISTER ONLINE, GO TORJV ADVOCACY DAY 2013. The two issues on our agenda are outlined below. They areCampaign Finance Reform and the Reproductive Health Act.
The Reform Jewish Movement supports public financing of political campaigns including
support for state clean money initiatives.
There is a perception that elected officials in New York State are beholden to special interest groups
and the campaign contributions these groups make undermine the publics confidence in the expected
impartiality and integrity of the decisions being made by state government officials.
The amount of money raised and spent on campaigns increases with each election cycle.
Campaign finance reform should include:
Reduced allowable campaign contributions that can be accepted by any candidate
A limitation on total campaign spending by any candidate who accepts public financing
A system of partial public funding, similar to the New York City system A limitation on the amount of personal wealth any candidate who accepts public financing could
spend in his/her campaign
Strong disclosure provisions
Penalties for violations sufficient to deter prohibited behavior and ensure compliance
An enforcement body sufficiently empowered and nonpartisan to punish violators efficiently and
effectively
The Reproductive Health Act:
Guarantees a woman's ability to make her own personal and private health care decisions to control her
own reproductive health in a manner that is best for herself, her family, and her future.
Ensures that a woman will have the right to abortion care if her health is endangered at any time during
her pregnancy. Treats regulation of abortion as an issue of public health and medical practice rather than as a potential
crime, by taking abortion out of the New York State penal code.
Provides that abortion care can only be provided by qualified, trained and licensed medical providers
acting within their scope of practice.
Guarantees everyone the right to use or refuse contraception.
Updates New York State law by codifying constitutional requirements and removing outdated provi-
sions, in order to ensure that women's rights are protected in the future.
All other health care services are regulated through health laws.
Maintains existing "conscience clause" protections.
Seven in ten New York voters, including 70% who identify as Catholic support passage of the Repro-ductive Health Act.
The Reform Jewish movement has an unwavering commitment to the protection and preservation of
women's reproductive rights and urges the passage of the Reproductive Health Act.
Every one of us has a personal stake as New Yorkers in these issues. Our legislators need to hear the liberal
voice of the faith community. If you are interested in participating, please call me immediately at the temple,
718-638-7600 Ext 2, or E-mail me at [email protected] . This is our right and responsibility
as American citizens. Each one of us can make a difference. I hope you will join me.
-Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman
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Its May, time for the spring we have
all been yearning for, and time to look
back on the great programs Sisterhood
had to warm up our long, cold winter.
We had an exciting guest speaker,
stimulating book discussions, a Crea-
tive Action Workshop where we got to
know ourselves and one another better,
and an inspiring visit to the Tenement
Museum. We hope that you were with
us for all of them. Now its time to
mark your calendar so that youll be
sure to join us for our last program of
the season on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at
10 AM. Well be winding up the year
with a flourisha mouth-watering
brunch and an exciting mystery raffle!
Bring your ideas as well as your appe-
Sisterhood
Out With a Flourish
tite, because well be plan-
ning programs for next year
and were eager to hear your
thoughts. Well also be
holding our annual election,
and we hope that youll
want to submit your name
or nominate someone as an
officer or member of the
board. Please e-mail your
suggestions to one of our
current co-presidents, Su-
s a n n e S i n g e r ,
[email protected], orLinda Simka, lester-
[email protected]. Youll
find that working with Sis-
terhood and helping us to
fulfill our goal of tikkun
olam is both satisfying and
fulfilling.
Its also satisfying and ful-
filling to contribute to the
Sisterhood Memorial Fund,Happy Day Fund, or Rose
Keit Flower Fund. We thank
everyone who has done so
throughout the year. It is a
beautiful way to remember
or honor friends and loved
ones and to help us do our
part in supporting the good
works of Women of Reform
Judaism throughout our na-tion, Israel, and the world.
Sisterhood wishes everyone
a happy Mothers Day. Jew-
ish motherswhat would
the world (and comedians)
do without us?
-Barbara Brett, Secretary
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On Sunday, March 17th, moments be-
fore the model seder was to begin,
smoke billowed out of the 3rd-floor
kitchen into the ballroom as the Reli-
gious School children strived enthusias-tically to master the art of baking mat-
zohs. At about the same time, members
of the youth group and one of our 7th
grade students, accompanied by a few
parents, set out in the blustery chill for
the Upper West Side, to participate in
Dorots Passover Package Delivery.
This program pairs volunteer visitors
with the Jewish elderly in upper Man-
hattan. A bag of Passover staples -- ge-
filte fish, horseradish, macaroons, etc. -
is delivered, but the visit itself is just as
eagerly anticipated by these often-isolated seniors.
After a brief orientation, Dorot* matched two or three
of us with one or two people to visit, for about an
hour. Some of the seniors we visited were completely
homebound; others were more mobile. But all experi-
enced, to greater or lesser degrees, the loneliness that
often accompanies growing old in the city. All werepleased to share their stories and ask questions of their
young visitors.
One senior in her 80s was originally involved with
Head Starts implementation and is now an active ad-
vocate for the elderly. Ben C., her youth group visi-
tor, was able to help her with some tech issues before
he departed.
Ben S. visited an apparent veteran of the program: she
helped Ben and his mom, Beatrice, by framing how
the conversation would go. "First I will ask you about
yourselves, and then I will tell you all about
me." Interestingly, one of her oldest friends is an ac-
tive Union Temple member. (Sorry, we are forbidden
to reveal the names of those we visit.)
At 101, legally blind and with a mic connected to her
hearing aid for communicating with visitors, one of
the seniors we saw has survived her friends and most
of her relatives. Initially shy, Sarah and Amanda lis-
tened to her stories of growing up on the Upper West
Side, where her father had a candy store. Over cook-
ies, she told us about her great grandchildren out west,
and she recalled a trip to Europe in the late 1970s that
she took with one of her grandchildren. For the girls,the visit was an exercise in listening waiting, learning
where to jump in and contribute, stepping outside
themselves.
Dan and his daughter, Ilana, our bnei mitzvah stu-
dent, visited a pianist who had graduated from the
Manhattan School of Music. A pianist herself, Ilana
was able to chat about music.
The seniors seemed happy for the visits and look for-
ward to more in the future, and the children got to ex-
perience something they dont get much of sitting
down for a focused hour or so, just to spend time with
an older person. We hope to take part in Dorots Suk-
kot package delivery in September.
*Dorot (http:\\dorotusa.org) provides more than just holiday
visits. They assist the elderly year round in many ways
getting people to appointments, providing social outlets,
helping with chores, providing meals and more.
Not Just Another (Gefilte) Fish Tale
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Preschool Abuzz with SpringSpring is in the air and the preschool is abuzz. All ofour classes are busy talking about the spring, exploringthe area around the school and enjoying the friendships
that they have forged over the long winter months.
The Chickadees, Montana Vasquez-Grinnell's twoclass, have enjoyed learning about the seasons, andnow that we're entering spring they have been talkinga lot about what is happening around us! The childrenare discussing the trees, the flowers, and the fact thatthey get to be outside more. They have a lot of booksout about spring coming, and they are going to do pro-jects to celebrate the cherry blossoms, and create abudding tree for their bulletin board. The Chickadeesrecently watercolor painted the number 3, since somany children have/or will turn 3 this year in school.They have a lot of counting books out as well, andwill do some cooking projects along with art projects
to practice their counting skills!
The Robins, Tomomi Iwamoto's three class have beenmaking pictures and writing messages for Jax, one ofthe Robins. Jax who is away with his family will becelebrating his birthday next week. After discussingwhat they might draw for him, the class launched intoa discussion about how letters are sent. They read abook called The Jolly Postman and saw
how letters are often enclosed in anenvelope with the address of the persongetting the mail and a stamp on the cor-ner. They told the kids that the teacherswill go to the post office where thereare people who will deliver Jax's mail.They discussed how mail is transportedby vehicle and that mail carriers bringour letters safely to the right person.The Robins worked hard and madebeautiful drawings for Jax. They were
pretty excited about it and many ofthem thought that Jax would be happyor surprised when he gets the mail. Theclass discussion on mail led to an ideaof making their own blue mailbox touse in their classroom. Whenever thechildren make a picture for Jax or eachother, they can put it into the blue mail
box to be "delivered."
The Sparrows, Natalie Roth's threes class, have sprunginto spring demonstrating amazing growth as individu-als and as a group. They have become a tight knit groupwho are eager to help one another with advice or a
helping hand. We see new friendships forming everyday and are thrilled at the empathy displayed in theclassroom. The Sparrows were engrossed in our Pass-over unit and are continuing to incorporate the storyinto their play. They continue to set "traps" for Pharaohwith blocks and building material and have come upwith elaborate plans to help the Jewish people escapeslavery in Egypt. Their imaginations and creativity istruly remarkable. Recently, the Sparrows have beengrabbed by the idea that March "comes in like a lionand out like a lamb", despite the cold March we had.
They have been craving more complex stories and haveloved the doctor Seuss books (especially Yertle the Tur-tle) and spin off fairy tales like The Gingerbread Girl.They have been borrowing many books from the 4s to
satisfy the growing Sparrows thirst for literature.
The Puffin class, Catie Vignona's four class, has just be-gun a unit on transportation. They started by brainstorm-ing a list together of different forms of transportation andthen the children each took a turn rewriting at least one
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The SHALOMMeditation Circle
Find thePEACEWITHIN
A one hour sessionwill be held onWednesdays, May8 and June 12There is no cost forthe programNo previousexperiencerequired.
Sessions start at5:30 P.M and end at6:30 P.M.The group meets onthe 4th floor of theTemple.Sessions are open tonon-members aswell as Temple mem-bers.
Please arrive on time and wear comfortable clothing.
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Religious SchoolHighlighting Our Heritage for Our StudentsKeeping with our practice of highlighting ways in which individual remarkable Jewish Americans have left their
mark on the world, we have focused our daily themes in the following ways over the past few weeks:
March 3 In honor of the 101st birthday of Hadassah, The Womens Zionist Organization of America, we
celebrated the life and accomplishments of Baltimore native, Henrietta Szold.March 10 -- Paying homage to Brooklyns Neil Sedaka, after introducing the students to his iconic music in
recognition of his 74th birthday , we honored his ethnic background by focusing our lessons on Sephardic tra-
dition and history.
March 17 During our last session before Passover, we saluted the liberating force that was Golda Meir
(immigrated to Pre-State Israel from Milwaukee in 1921) on the 44th anniversary of her becoming Prime Min-
ister of Israel.. Then we retreated 3200 years to get a taste of what our ancestors experienced on their road to
liberation by baking matzah with the traditional time limit of 18 minutes.
April 7-- For Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Me-
morial Day), we learned about the inspirational
Holocaust memorial imagined and accom-
plished by the 8th Grade classes of Whitwell,
Tennessee. If you havent seen the story in
film, Paper Clips, can be found free of charge
at Hulu.com (http://www.hulu.com/#!
watch/422211). We then looked at a variety of
9/11 memorials and talked about ways remem-
bering can help make a better world.
April 14For Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli In-
dependence Day), we learned about the people
and culture of Israel, and also the concept and
success of Political Zionism. We celebrated by
singing Yom Holedet Sameach (Happy Birth-
day to You) and the blowing out the candles
that spelled out 65 before eating the yummy
cake.
Whats Left Its a bit mind-boggling that we
have just a few weeks left. During this time we
have a major culminating project before us. Hav-
ing collected tzedaka on a weekly basis, the stu-
dents will be deciding where to allocate theirfunds. I look forward to reporting back to this
congregation about the decisions they will make.
What a wonderful way to cap a fantastic year!
LShalom,
-Dr. Andy Dubin, Religious School Principal
and Rabbinic Intern
form of transportation in their own writing. They are continu-ing to practice their letters and handwriting. Their growth andenthusiasm around this activity clearly exemplifies how muchprogress has been made from the beginning of the year! ThePuffins also made traffic lights- and talked about what eachcolor means. Another exciting project last week was paintingwith the wheels of their toy cars, which was very exciting andenjoyed by all. The class is planning to make life size vehiclethat the kids can fit in from donated pieces of cardboard and
cardboard boxes.
The Hummingbirds, Pam Apple's four class, are working ona firefighter unit. Two big upcoming events are a trip to thelocal fire house and a visit by a firefighter. The firefighter isthe husband of Caitlin Mullin, Pam's assistant teacher. Fire-fighter Chris, will be visiting the Hummingbird and Puffinclassrooms complete with his bunker gear, to talk to the chil-dren about fire safety. The Hummingbirds have been dis-cussing Stop, Drop, and Roll and the importance of nevertouching a fire. They will be conducting a science experi-ment involving a glass bottle placed over a flame, demon-strating how a fire can be extinguished when there is no oxy-gen (air) to feed it. They will use the demonstration to illus-trate that if you come in contact with fire by dropping to thefloor, you take the air out of the fire. The Hummingbirdshave also been singing "I am a firefighter" and readingbooks Daisy the Fire Dog, Firefighter, and Firefighting Ma-chines. The children will also be creating their own class-
room fire truck that they will be painting and decorating.
-Susan Sporer, Director
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The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn
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Website Uniontemple.orgDr. Linda Henry Goodman
Rabbi
Lauren PhillipsStudent Cantor
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Susan SporerPreschool Director
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Margo Schuster ....................................................... Yom HashoahRose Schuster ......................................................... Yom HashoahLena Nachman .......................................................... May 1, 1934Jacob Manne ............................................................. May 2, 1954Gail Cohen Edelman ................................................. May 2, 2000Samuel Eis ................................................................ May 4, 1942Robert B. Hutton................................... May 4, 2003
Benjamin Spitzer ....................................................... May 4, 1949Bernard Schmidt ....................................................... May 5, 1914Jacob Himmelreich .................................................... May 5, 1951Alexander Klupt ....................................................... May 5, 1972Silas Besthoff ............................................................. May 5, 1996Col. Arthur Levitt, Past President ............................. May 6, 1980Alfred Glassheim ...................................................... May 6, 1967Abraham Nachman ................................................... May 7, 1936Bertha Rosenstock Baar ............................................ May 8, 1933Jessie Olga Rosen ..................................................... May 8, 1948Stella Bloom ............................................................. May 8, 1988Abraham Schuster..................................................... May 9, 1935Max Kamins ............................................................. May 9, 1946Matilda Mason .......................................................... May 9, 1974
Harry Levy .............................................................. May 10, 1941Arthur Kahn ............................................................ May 10, 1968Hyman Kirsch ......................................................... May 11, 1976Carrie G. Goldsmith ............................................... May 14, 1909Anna Aberson ......................................................... May 14, 1940Anna Ray ................................................................ May 14, 1968Abraham Levy ........................................................ May 15, 1943Mollye Baron .......................................................... May 15, 1994F. Whitlock Newman .............................................. May 16, 1937Florence E. Van Raalte ........................................... May 17, 1966Rabbi Sidney S. Tedesche ...................................... May 18, 1962Rose F. Feinstein .................................................... May 19, 1982Abraham Kodziesen ............................................... May 20, 1947
Grace George Baar ................................................. May 20, 1984Samuel N. Weisstein ............................................... May 21, 1986Lester J. Mason ....................................................... May 23, 1963Frederick May ........................................................ May 23, 1979Mina Sacher ............................................................ May 23, 1984Dorothy Waxman ................................................... May 23, 1995Sylvia Shaffer ......................................................... May 23, 1997Sol London ............................................................. May 24, 1961Moses Katz ............................................................. May 25, 1923Edmund David ........................................................ May 25, 1911Dena Fogel.............................................................. May 26, 1965Dr. Harry Mandelbaum ........................................... May 27, 1955Betty Jane Iason ...................................................... May 27, 1926
Seymour Lansner... ....................... May 27, 1992Ilene Kaufman ........................................................ May 29, 1976Walter Honig .......................................................... May 30, 1992Mary Lorence ......................................................... May 30, 1938Millie R. Dorf ......................................................... May 31, 1917
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Conversion Ceremony
Maggie Green
Kiddush Luncheon
to follow
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
7:00 PM
UT Singers8:00 PM
Anshei Mitzvah
2 34:00 PM
Friday at Four
First FridayFamily Shabbat6:00 PM Snacks
6:30 PM
Kabbalat ShabbatPot Luck Dinner
4 9:00 AMShabbat Hevre
9:30 AM
Out of theShabbox10:30 AM
Shabbat MorningService
59:30 AM
Religious SchoolMembershipCommittee
6
Advocacy Day
RJV (in Albany)
6:15 PM
Officers
7 8
7:00 PMUT Singers8:00 PM
Anshei Mitzvah
9 10Rosh Chodesh
Sivan
4:00 PM
Friday at Four
6:30 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat
119:00 AM
Shabbat Hevre9:30 AM
Out of the
Shabbox10:30 AM
BrotherhoodShabbat
Service & Kiddush
129:30 AM
Religious School
13
6:00 PM
Board ofTrustees
14
8:30 PM-dawn
Shavuot Acrossthe Slope
Joint Tikkun Leil
Shavuot, at CBE(Service at 8:00)
1510:30 AM
Festival Morning
Service, UTYizkor
16 17
4:00 PM
Friday at Four6:30 PM
Kabbalat ShabbatUT Singers
Pizza to follow
189:00 AM
Shabbat Hevre
Siyyum9:30 AM
Out of the
Shabbox10:30 AM
Shabbat MorningService
199:30 AM
Religious School
Siyyum
4:00 PM
Cocktail Party &Annual Meeting ofthe Congregation
20
6:30 PM
Religious SchoolCommittee
21 22
7:00 PM
UT Singers8:00 PM
Anshei Mitzvah
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6:00 PM
Calendar Meeting(All committeechairs and reps
please)
24
4:00 PM
Friday at Four6:30 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat
2510:30 AM
Shabbat Morning
Service
26 27 28 29
7:00 PM
UT Singers8:00 PM
Anshei Mitzvah
30 31
4:00 PM
Friday at Four
6:30 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat
May 2013Iyar-Sivan 5773
Conversion Ceremony
Maggie Green
Kiddush Luncheon
to follow
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