April may bulletin for web by Temple Emanuel

April/May 2014 Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5774 Volume 80, No. 5

INSIDE Worship Services, 2 Shabbat at Emanuel, 3 Inside Temple, 4-5 Adult Programs, 6-7 Religious Education, 8 Youth Programs, 9 Shwayder Camp, 9 Early Childhood Center, 10 Library, 10 Brotherhood & Sisterhood, 11 Kaddish List, 12-13 Tributes, 13-14 Calendar, 15

D AT E S APRIL 17 Women’s Seder See Page 11 APRIL 25 Shabbat Unplugged See Page 2 MAY 4 First-Time Camper Pizza Party See Page 9

First Night Community Seder

Celebrate Freedom Through Community

Monday, April 14 | 5:15 p.m. Learning Session | 6:00 p.m. Seder

ou are invited to Temple Emanuel for a first night seder conducted by Rabbi Joseph Black, Rabbi Brian Immerman, Cantor Regina Heit and Cantor Elizabeth Sacks. The dinner is a buffet meal catered by A Perfect Pear. We hope you will join us! New this year! At 5:15 p.m. Cantor Heit will lead “Everything You Wanted to Know About Passover But Were Afraid to Ask.” From the origins of the seder to the preparation and execution, we will share memories, traditions, songs and more. There is always something new and different in our traditions! This is a nice opportunity to learn, too, if your background is from a different tradition. You must register for the evening in advance. Register at www.EmanuelDenver.org/seder or mail in the bright pink form that you received in the mail. Call us if you have questions!

The 18th Annual MITZVAH DAY is Sunday, June 1 Find the insert in this bulletin with great projects, and SIGN UP TODAY: sign up online today. Or, if you need a paper version www.MitzvahDay.net of the project list, call Temple and we will mail a registration form to you. Extend the mitzvah and become a project captain. Contact Justin Levy at jlevyden@ hotmail.com to volunteer. Together we can create a wonderful day of tikkun olam.

WORSHIP SERVICES FRIDAYS: 5:30 p.m. A Kabbalat Shabbat service is held every Friday in the Feiner Family Chapel. Individuals are inspired to fulfill their Jewish identity and participate actively in our dynamic Reform Jewish religious community. Join our email list and receive information and updates about our programs. Email bronitsky@EmanuelDenver.org to be added to the list.

Officers President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sisterhood President . . . . . . . . Brotherhood President . . . . . . Friedman Club President . . . . .

Ellen Abrams Mark Idelberg Deb Herman Laurie Abelman Justin Blue Ali Oksner

Board

Phyllis Adler • Jeff Brinen • Shannon Burke David Canter • Michael Eber • Jen Eichberg Dan Foster • Bruce Glazer • Deb Herman Jill Katchen • Barry Levine • Art Malman Susie Moss • Wendy Nekritz • Kelli Pfaff Doug Striker • Trina Reisch • Gary Wagner

Staff

Senior Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cantor/Educator . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Education . . . . . . . . Early Childhood Director . . . . . Program/Membership Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Manager . . . . . . Shwayder Camp Director . . . . Director of Youth Engagement . . . . . . . . . .

Saturday, April 5 10:30 a.m. Eliza Kornfeld Bat Mitzvah Friday, April 11 6:00 p.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (YFSE) 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Torah portion: Acharei Mot. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by Elise and Brian Barish in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Austin Barish. Saturday, April 12 10:30 a.m. Austin Barish Bar Mitzvah Tuesday, April 15 10:30 a.m. Passover Worship

Susie Sigman Francie Miran Jodie Abrams

Monday, April 21 10:30 a.m. Passover Worship and Yizkor Bring your favorite Passover dish to share after worship.

Jason Oppenheimer

Phone 303.388.4013 Fax 303.388.6328 www.EmanuelDenver.org shalom@EmanuelDenver.org To email staff: “lastname”@EmanuelDenver.org Temple Emanuel Early Childhood Center 303.321.7258

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Friday, April 4 7:00 p.m. Family Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Torah portion: Metzora. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by Lisa and Brad Kornfeld in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Eliza Kornfeld.

Joseph R. Black Brian P. Immerman Steven E. Foster Regina Y. Heit Elizabeth Sacks Janet Bronitsky Ron Leff Cindy Wolfe

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SATURDAYS: 9:00 a.m. Parshat Hashavuah (Torah study) in Room B/C 10:30 a.m. Community worship services in the Social Hall, followed by a light kiddush snack.

Friday, April 18 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Chol HaMoed Passover Torah portion. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services. Saturday, April 19 9:00 a.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (YFSE)

Friday, April 25 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Unplugged. Torah Portion: Kedoshim. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by Lois and George (z”l) Freed in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Anna Freed. Saturday, April 26 10:30 a.m. Anna Freed Bat Mitzvah Friday, May 2 7:00 p.m. Family Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Torah portion: Emor. An Oneg Shabbat will

follow services, sponsored by Alissa and Jim Cohen in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Eva Cohen. Saturday, May 3 10:30 a.m. Eva Cohen Bat Mitzvah Friday, May 9 6:00 p.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (YFSE) 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Torah Portion: Behar. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by Ellen and Stephen Abrams in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Hallie Abrams. Saturday, May 10 10:30 a.m. Hallie Abrams Bat Mitzvah Friday, May 16 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Worship Service. Torah portion: Bo. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by the parents of the confirmands, and David Glaser and Mary NorburyGlaser in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Sam Norbury Glaser. Saturday, May 17 9:00 a.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (YFSE) 10:30 a.m. Sam Norbury Glaser Bar Mitzvah Friday, May 23 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Torah portion: Bamidbar. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by Ruth and Ron Kolker in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Lauren Mastin. Saturday, May 24 10:30 a.m. Lauren Mastin Bat Mitzvah Friday, May 30 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. Torah portion: Naso. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services, sponsored by Trudy Dock in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter, Kallie Dock. Saturday, May 31 10:30 a.m. Kallie Dock Bat Mitzvah

S H A B B AT AT E M A N U E L Shabbat Dinners Let us do the cooking and provide a warm Shabbat experience for you and your family. Join us for Shabbat dinner at 6:00 p.m. on April 4, April 25 (Shabbat Unplugged), May 2 and May 16 (Confirmation) and 6:15 p.m. for the rest of April and May. Make your reservations by Wednesday for the week you plan to attend. Bring the whole family! Temple members: $13 Adults, $7 Children (5-12 years old) Non-members: $18 Adults, $9 Children (5-12 years old)

Shabbat Meditation Saturday, April 5 and May 3: 9:30 a.m.–10:15 a.m. in the Seminar Room (inside the Social Hall) Start your Shabbat morning at Temple and access your spirituality through Jewish meditation. Dr. Eileen Yager, Jim Sharon, Ruth Sharon and Rabbi Steven Booth-Nadav lead this ongoing opportunity. Questions? Contact Eileen at eyager@unm.edu.

Young Family Shabbat Experience Friday, April 11 – 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 9 – 6:00 p.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience is designed to provide families with children ages 1-6 with a meaningful Shabbat experience that includes Shabbat dinner (with rituals), Shabbat worship and programming to build community. The schedule for Young Family Shabbat Experience is: 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Catered Shabbat Dinner (Reservations required) 6:45 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Shabbat Worship –singing, stories, movement & more (all invited) 7:20 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Oneg (Dessert) / Program (all invited) Reservations for Shabbat dinner are required by the Wednesday prior and can be made online at www.EmanuelDenver.org/ YFSE. You can bring your own dinner if you choose (no pork or shellfish please), but please make a reservation so we know how many to expect. No reservations are required for Shabbat morning. Saturday, April 19 – 9:00 a.m. Saturday, May 17 – 9:00 a.m. Our Shabbat morning Young Family Shabbat Experience begins at 9:00 a.m. with a light breakfast (bagels and cream cheese) followed by Shabbat Worship and a project. This is a perfect way to celebrate Shabbat morning with your family. For more information, please contact Cantor Elizabeth Sacks (sacks@EmanuelDenver.org) or Ron Leff (leff@Emanuel Denver.org). www.EmanuelDenver.org

INSIDE TEMPLE Adding Meaning and Purpose By Rabbi Joseph R. Black • black@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 308

s I write this article, winter still has its grip on Colorado. While this has been an exceptional year for skiing, the uncertainty of freezing temperatures, snow storms, quick thaws and more snow is beginning to take its toll. And yet, I know by the time you read this article, spring will have finally arrived. That can only mean one thing: it’s time to get ready for Passover. Now is the time that Jews get rid of all the chametz (leavening) from our homes. The question of what defines chametz is not as simple as one might first assume. According to tradition, chametz is not only bread, cakes and crackers. Anything with yeast and five types of grain is considered to be leavened. But it doesn’t stop there. There are multiple categories of chametz:

from legumes to any grain that comes in contact with water. This year, maybe we should think about the concept of chametz from another perspective. Since the mitzvah of ridding our house of leavening involves removing excess food that is not appropriate for the holiday, why stop with food? Why not look at all aspects of our lives that are superfluous and excessive? How much money are we spending on stuff that clutters our cabinets and closets? What about items and services that have become part of our everyday routine but really are not that important? We ask ourselves: at what point do luxuries turn into conveniences and then into necessities? And while we are ridding ourselves of our physical and spiritual chametz, this is also a perfect time to look at ways that we can add meaning and purpose to our lives. Your clergy and staff are

Audacious Hospitality

always looking for ways to improve our congregation. One of our main goals at Temple Emanuel is creating a spiritual community where we share our lives with others. We study, pray, celebrate simchas and console one another in times of sorrow. We need to stay in touch with what is going on in our congregation. For this reason, we have decided to add a new column in our eNotes that shares important events within our community. If there is something that you want to share with us, please do. We want to keep our community connected. Susie Sigman’s article on page 5 details how to do this. May this Pesach time of rebirth and renewal help us to rethink our priorities and find new ways of strengthening ourselves, our families and our community. May you all have a kosher and fulfilling Passover.

Ellen Abrams, President • Board of Trustees • President@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 326

with disabilities, or tentative and curious prospective “Audacious Hospitality.” This was AUDACIOUS (adj.) congregants walking through our doors for the first the theme of Rabbi Rick Jacobs’s adventurous; intrepidly daring; time. At the same time, we need to make a strong call keynote speech at last year’s URJ showing a willingness to take for Audacious Hospitality to our families with young Biennial. Rabbi Jacobs challenged surprisingly bold risks children, our youth and our young adults in the each of us to not only welcome HOSPITALITY (n.) – the hope that they will remain engaged and connected people of all ages and backgrounds friendly and generous reception throughout their Jewish journey. into our synagogues, but to make them feel and entertainment of guests, Audacious Hospitality will be unique for each comfortable, connected and appreciated. “Audacious visitors or strangers of us. To one family it may mean their child had a Hospitality” has become a popular buzzword in our great time on the recent Confirmation trip to New York City. To Reform Jewish movement and for good reason! I believe practicing someone else it may mean she took satisfaction from a Mitzvah Day Audacious Hospitality will help inject new life and vigor into the project. Another may have been comforted by Rabbi Black and our Temple Emanuel community while still preserving the best of what clergy during a time of grief or need. We can each benefit from and Emanuel has always offered. contribute to Temple Emanuel’s Audacious Hospitality. The power of practicing Audacious Hospitality means greater Just as it means something significant to me, I hope the term inclusiveness and outreach at every level. A strong Temple Emanuel Audacious Hospitality comes to mean something to you. I hope requires a tent that is big, open and welcoming. We need to reach out you experience Emanuel’s Audacious Hospitality and share that and greet those who are looking for community at Temple Emanuel. experience with other members and visitors as an ongoing We need to ensure the voices of our members are heard and their invitation to be part of our community. I look forward to serving needs are met while we continue to attract new people who may have you and the Temple Emanuel community with Audacious previously felt disenfranchised, whether that means individuals in Hospitality in the years ahead. interfaith marriages or partnerships, the LGBTQ community, Jews

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INSIDE TEMPLE A New Chapter By Janet Bronitsky • bronitsky@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 303

n keeping with the request of the Board of Trustees for an 18-month lead time and planning for my personal future, I have decided to retire from my position, effective June 30, 2015. I look forward to continuing to work over the next year plus. Temple Emanuel is a wonderful place to be a part of and I look forward to being an active member of the community following my retirement. Speaking of staff changes, I express my sincere thanks to Cindy Wolfe and her dedicated efforts on behalf of our ECC upon her retirement. Under her tutelage we have made great strides in retaining the cutting edge ECC program we have come to expect from Temple Emanuel. Her final day at the ECC will be late May. We had the opportunity to honor her in absentia at the Annual Meeting and there will be more recognition with the close of school. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her, be a colleague, and celebrate our life riches as we have both become grandparents of eight little ones. May this life change be the start of a new beginning for her and her husband, Mike. Our Fiscal Year Ends June 30! We are closing in on the end of the current fiscal year. All dues balances should be paid by Monday, June 30. If it is not possible for you to have the balance paid, please let me know and I will make the necessary adjustment to Temple’s records. I know many are still facing financial difficulties. Dues comprise almost 80% of the Temple’s operating budget so each member’s contribution matters. Communication with me is vital so Temple’s finances can be accurately maintained. Thank you for your support: it sustains our community.

Recognizing Simchas and Losses By Susie Sigman • sigman@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 325

n Rabbi Black’s article he talked about how we are striving to be a more connected community. Starting soon in the eNotes, our weekly email with news of what is coming up at Temple and in the community, we will add a section where you can click through to find out what is going on in our members’ families: their simchas (celebrations) as well as losses. If you or someone in your family has celebrated a major milestone like a special anniversary or birthday, received an award or honor, had a baby or grandchild or the like; or if you have suffered the loss of a family member, please let us know. Email or call me. If you are not already receiving our eNotes, or if you have a new email address, please let me know. You will receive the most current information and connect to your Temple community on an ongoing basis this way.

What an amazing weekend with Josh Nelson! Temple really celebrated being Jewish with a Warehouse Shabbat for young professionals, the fundraising concert and a very special concert for Religious School families. Thanks to everyone who supported this weekend. We raised over $130,000 for Temple programs.

On Philanthropy By Francie Miran • miran@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 335 A fascinating new study, Connected to Give: Synagogues and Movements, is making waves with some interesting facts, which may not surprise you: Most American Jews are charitable givers and engagement with Jewish community is a paramount driver of Jewish charitable giving. It also provides interesting information about Jews and legacy giving, which demonstrates that this could be key to the future of Jewish organizations. 23% of American Jews have provided for charities in their wills, nearly twice as many as people who don’t follow that faith. The Talmud itself makes the case statement for why donors may wish to leave Temple a legacy gift. “I did not find the world desolate when I entered it, and as my ancestors planted for me, so I plant for my children.” The sacred bond linking generation to generation is strengthened through bequests that represent investments in the future of Temple Emanuel. Temple Emanuel has partnered with Rose Community Foundation in their “Live On” initiative for a number of years to build permanent endowments through bequests and planned gifts. Temple is proud that our Live On Society, families who have included Temple in their estate plans, has 96 members. Since 2006 we have received gifts from 35 families totaling over $618,000. Making a legacy gift is a clear statement about the values and beliefs that have shaped your life, as well as the vision of Temple for future generations. We invite you to join our Live On Society by including Temple in your estate plans via simple bequests in a will or trust, life insurance policy or a retirement or pension plan. Rose is now providing incentive dollars for new legacy gifts, making this a perfect time to act. Information is available at http://EmanuelDenver.org/live-on or contact me at miran@EmanuelDenver.org or 303.388.4013 ext. 335. Have you already remembered Temple in your will? Please let me know so that I have the opportunity to acknowledge you. www.EmanuelDenver.org

A D U LT P R O G R A M S EMANUEL PROGRAMS

Celebrate Adult Jewish Learning

SAVE THE DATE

By Cantor Elizabeth Sacks sacks@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 305

Save the Date for a Tikkun Leil Shavuot: an evening to celebrate Shavuot, on Tuesday, June 3. Watch for details!

“ Etz Chayim Hee …” Proverbs 3:18

Torah is our Tree of Life – water it with curiosity, fertilize it with passion. Transform the landscape of your life.

Am Yisrael Chai – Israel and World Jewish Communities Anat Hoffman: Celebrating Freedom in Israel

Thank you to everyone who helped to make Fighting to Pray: A Weekend with Anat Hoffman a huge success. We celebrated with Anat on Friday night with a joyous Shabbat service, learned with Anat on Saturday morning with an engaging Torah Study and broadened our perspective on Sunday morning with a captivating Israel program. This exciting program would not have been possible without the Marjorie Hornbein Adult Education Fund and the generous support of the Sisterhood. After this inspirational weekend, the question is – What’s next? How can we all become part of the wave of change initiated by Israel Religious Action Center and the Women of the Wall? You can: • Sign up for “The Pluralist” – the weekly newsletter from the Israel Religious Action Center. • Purchase a Women of the Wall Tallit – show your financial support for this important cause and receive a beautiful symbol of equality in return. • Donate to the Israel Religious Action Center. The Israel Religious Action Center also encourages you to: • Read - At least once a week read something about Israel that is not about security. • Use your financial support to create an Israel that reflects your values. • Visit Israel, and make your visits count. Make time for the Israel Religious Action Center. (Less Roman ruins and more freedom rides.) • Refuse. Refuse to choose between your liberal values and your commitment to Israel. Let your frustration motivate you to action. Action is our middle name. Together, we can make our voices heard to support Israel – our homeland. For information about any or all Adult Education programs, contact Cantor Elizabeth Sacks.

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Current Events

Let’s Talk About It: Faith and Reproductive Justice Tuesday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Cantor Heit and Rabbi Black It’s time for people from liberal faith communities to reclaim the reproductive justice conversation. In this two-part series, we will explore Jewish and Christian texts related to the issues of reproductive choice and sexuality education. How can we use our understanding of our faith to advocate for the choices we believe in? This series will culminate on Thursday, May 8 with “It’s Time to Talk about Reproductive Justice.” Details on page 7.

Torah Lishmah – Deepening Our Knowledge Talmud Study: Two Jews, Three Opinions Thursdays, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Led by Cantor Sacks A weekly course on our seminal Jewish legal text. Explore the world of the Talmud, the fundamental issues with which this text wrestles and the significance of the Talmud for Reform Jews today.

HESED

Healing, Empowering, Serving at Emanuel Denver

Our HESED Committee has completed its fall listening campaign. We heard from many people that the thoughts and threats of persistent violence, both in schools and other public areas, are keeping our Temple community awake at night. Our next step will be engaging with leaders in our community and organizations to learn how we can make a sustainable difference in reducing violence. If this is an issue about which you feel passionate, we invite you to join us as we embark on the research and eventually to an action. Contact Rabbi Immerman at immerman@EmanuelDenver.org to join the HESED team.

A D U LT P R O G R A M S It’s Time to Talk about Reproductive Justice

ADL’s 33rd Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program Thursday, May 1, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel The 2014 featured speaker will be Thomas Buergenthal, a Holocaust survivor who went on to serve as the American Judge on the International Court of Justice and as a Judge and President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Judge Buergenthal has held a number of other distinguished posts in the legal world and is the author of A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy. The program will include a candlelighting ceremony memorializing Holocaust victims and honoring Holocaust survivors, and features a special “Message to Colorado,” by Governor John Hickenlooper. Please contact ADL at 303.830.7177 for free tickets and for more information, or register online at www.2014ghrp.eventbrite.com.

2nd Annual

Jewish & Widowed Happy Hour Tuesday, May 20 Contact Susie Sigman for details: sigman@EmanuelDenver.org or visit www.JewishAndWidowed.org.

We Remember Them

Tuesday, April 8 – Tuesday, May 20 Facilitator Barb Kamlet is a licensed grief counselor and therapist. The group is open to those in our community who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Contact Cantor Heit for more information: heit@EmanuelDenver.org.

Thursday, May 8, 7:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel A program of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights (RCRC) Featuring members from the faith community: Rabbi Joe Black, Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanuel, Denver Rev. Harry Knox, President and CEO of the national RCRC, Washington, DC Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre, Professor of Social Ethics and Latino/a Studies at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver Rev. Valerie Jackson, Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Aurora Sen. Irene Aguilar, Colorado, 32nd District, which includes the city of Denver Fred Abrams, MD, Director of the Clinical Ethics Consultation Group, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Join the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice of Colorado for a special evening which will kick off our campaign to oppose another ballot amendment this fall that would severely limit a woman’s reproductive freedom. It’s time for people of faith, like the majority of Americans overall, to tell the truth: We want families and individuals to have access to contraception, sexuality education and reproductive health care including abortion.

Habitat Interfaith Alliance Golf Tournament Monday, June 2 Habitat Interfaith Alliance’s next fundraiser will be our annual golf tournament. Registration is easy. Visit www.blacktie-colorado.com, go to event registration and scroll down to June 2. If you have a business and are interested in sponsorship please contact Steve or Susie Wilensky at susanwilensky@msn.com. We thank everyone who participated in our “Books for Bricks” sale. It was a big success. HIA is on the way to providing a deserving family a safe affordable home. HIA has a redesigned website: hiadenver.org. Find out about all of our activities throughout the year.

HANGING OF MEMORIAL PLAQUES For the first time this year, and after each of the four Yizkor services during the year (Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot), we will hang newly arrived memorial plaques in the Meditation Room. As a community we will support each other as we remember our loved ones. If you have recently ordered a plaque, you will be notified if it has arrived in time for hanging at our next Yizkor service at Passover. For information about memorial plaques, contact the assistant to the clergy, Shannon Luedke: luedke@EmanuelDenver.org or ext. 308.

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R E L I G I O U S E D U C AT I O N Passover Memories By Ron Leff • leff@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 327

y preparations for Passover have changed considerably since becoming a parent. I used to worry about preparing my home, cleaning out the chametz (leavened products) and purchasing the Kosher for Passover foods. I’d decide whether or not to make the trip back to Michigan for the sedarim or stay here. Now, as a parent, my focus is on making Passover memories. When I think back to my childhood there are so many different memories I have connected to the celebration of Passover. I remember being at my grandparents’ house with aunts, uncles and cousins. I remember asking the Four Questions (yeah, I was always the youngest). I remember stealing and hiding the afikomen. I remember my Grandpa Harry, of blessed memory, lead the seder, of course, the amazing food Grandma Sonia, of blessed memory, served. I searched the house for gym shoes, because that was always what my grandparents gave us as the afikomen gift. Now it’s my responsibility to make Passover memories for my children. I hope that I can help you create memories for yours. Please take a look at Jewish Family page of the Temple website – www.EmanuelDenver.org/learning/jewishhome. I have shared many different resources that I hope will help you in the task of making memories. If I can be of assistance, please be sure to contact me. Final Days of Religious / Hebrew School The final session of Religious School and Sunday Hebrew classes will be held on Sunday, May 4. The final session of Wednesday Hebrew classes will be held on Wednesday, May 7.

My Jewish Discovery Zone (Pre-K) and Kindergarten Call If you have a child entering PreKindergarten or Kindergarten in the fall, please contact us so we can send out registration materials for Religious School. If you would like to learn more about the Religious School program, please feel free to call me.

New Family Open House Temple families with children entering Pre-Kindergarten – second grade not currently enrolled in Religious School are invited to join us for an Open House on Sunday, April 27, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. We will have a brief introduction followed by a hands-on program for parents and their children. If you know families exploring Religious School options, please let them know about our Open House. Reservations are encouraged. Contact the Religious School office, ext. 324. Registration for 2014-2015 School Year We will begin the 2014-2015 Religious School registration process on Sunday, April 20 and Sunday, April 27. Please stop by our registration table in the Forest Street foyer for our quick and easy re-registration process. New students are invited to contact the Religious School office for registration materials.

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Gesher (Eighth Grade) Shabbat Dinner and Service The Gesher program will conclude their year with a Shabbat dinner and service for students and parents on Friday, May 2. Dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by Shabbat worship at 7:00 p.m. The students will share their experiences in Gesher at the worship service. Please RSVP to the Temple office by Wednesday, April 30.

Confirmation 2014 The Congregation is invited to the Confirmation service on Friday, May 16. The service will begin at 7:00 p.m. This year’s confirmands and their parents are: Evan Baugh (Steven & Denise Baugh), Madeline Bondy (Dana & Charissa Bondy), Kevin Butterman (Daniel & Irene Butterman), Edward Cain (Suzanne Fishman & Thomas Cain), Conner Campbell (Michael & Judith Campbell), Miranda (Randy Jo) Crane (Randy & Brenda Crane), Justin Davis (John Davis & Lisa Shimel), Lauren Dock (Scott & Kathy Dock), Colin Fleisher (Lisa Levy), Fiona Fruitman (Alan & Belina Fruitman), Claire Geldzahler (Evan & Ann Geldzahler), Samuel Gendelman (Igor & Marina Gendelman), Sydni Gleeson (Deborah & David Gleeson), Joshua Goldin (Kevin & Nanci Goldin), Devin Guttman (Philip & Michele Guttman), Madeleine Hubler (Eric & Karen Hubler), Meryl Jobe (Robin & Patrick Jobe), Mia Keller (Michael & Audrey Keller), Joe Kinsky (Beth & Christopher Kinsky), Nathan Kregstein (Stephen & Jill Kregstein), Carli Mastin (Wayne & Debbie Mastin), Eliot McKelvy (Alison McKelvy), Anna Preblud (Jeffrey & Stacy Robinson, Kevin Preblud), Sara Rothman (Richard & Judy Rothman), Maclean Rozansky (Allen & Kristin Rozansky), Eliza Schuman (Andrew & Lori Schuman), Randi Velick (Douglas & Lisa Velick), Daniel Volin (Stephen & Amy Volin), Colter Weil (Steven & Wendy Weil), Aaron Westerman (Michael & Sharon Westerman). Please join our confirmands and their families as they celebrate the completion of their formal education at Temple Emanuel. The confirmands will conduct the service. Their parents will sponsor a special Oneg Shabbat following the service.

S H WAY D E R C A M P Summer Is Coming

By Jodie Abrams, Shwayder Camp Director abrams@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 314

n just a few weeks Doug and I will be packing up our office at Temple Emanuel and transitioning up to Shwayder Camp! We are so excited for the 2014 summer and to get back to living at 10,200 feet. Cabins have been filling up quicker than ever but we do have some spaces left. Make sure your camper gets to experience Shwayder Magic by registering them online at www.shwayder.com/registration/. First-Time Camper Pizza Party Sunday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. in the Social Hall Do you have a first time Shwayder camper? All first-time campers and siblings are welcome at the pizza party. It is a great way for your camper to meet other first time campers and for parents to get all of their questions answered. RSVP to Doug Altman, Assistant Director, altman@shwayder.com by Wednesday, April 30. Visitors’ Day at Shwayder Camp Sunday, June 15 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Our open house is a great way to see camp, meet the staff and check out the awesome activities your camper will be doing this summer. All are welcome; no RSVP is necessary.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Shwayder Camp Celebration of 65 years of “Summers to build your life on…” August 15-17

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15: Shabbat services at Temple Emanuel with Shwayder Camp clergy from throughout the decades SATURDAY, AUGUST 16: Shabbat services and lunch at Shwayder Camp followed by Shwayder @65Celebration at Temple Emanuel An evening to reminisce and celebrate Shwayder Camp with old friends. Dinner, cocktails, song session, havdalah, friendship circle, memorabilia and lots more. Proceeds from the evening will support the Shwayder Camp Capital Campaign. SUNDAY, AUGUST 17: Return to Shwayder Camp with your entire family for a day filled with camp activities including ropes course, hiking, tours, archery, arts and crafts, song sessions and more.

YO U T H G R O U P Spring Time at Temple By Jason Oppenheimer oppenheimer@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 348

he school year is quickly coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have youth activities planned! There’s plenty to celebrate with a bevy of Jewish holidays, and we’re really excited to end the year with a bang!

“Packing for College” | Saturday, April 12 and Saturday, May 3 | 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Grades 11–12 Colorado Conclave | Saturday, April 12– Sunday, April 13 | 5:00 p.m.–10:30 a.m. at the Boulder YMCA | FCTYG (Grades 9-12) and Grade 8 students Passover Game Day! | Sunday, April 13 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m. Grades K–5 Iron-Chef Passover | Sunday, April 20 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Frankel Club (Grades 6–8) NFTY-MV Spring Havurah | Friday, April 25Sunday, April 27 FCTYG | Grades 9–12) Yom Ha’atzmaut Israel Party | Sunday, May 4 JEWniors and EMANUkids (Grades K–5) Dave and Busters | Sunday, May 11 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Frankel Club (Grades 6–8) FCTYG Elections Shul-In | Saturday, May 17Sunday, May 18 | FCTYG (Grades 9–12) and Grade 8

GOT TUNA? Jewish Family Service depends on us for tuna. Thank you for continuing to bring in cans of tuna when you come to Temple!

Follow the event on twitter: @65Celebration. To receive updates, visit, www.shwayder.com/community-events/65th-anniversary/.

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E A R LY C H I L D H O O D C E N T E R The School Year Draws to a Close By Cindy Wolfe • wolfe@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 319

s the school year draws to a close, it is with much excitement and, of course, a tinge of sadness that I retire in my position as Director of Temple Emanuel ECC. I have worked here for almost 12 years: the first 4 years as the Assistant Director and the last 7 1/2 years as the ECC Director. I have grown both intellectually and emotionally. Not only have I learned a lot about early childhood education through advancing my own professional development, I have learned how to be a leader, a mentor and a friend. Over the last 12 years, there have been tragedies as well as triumphs. Unfortunately, a few teachers, parents and friends have passed away during my tenure, but at the same time, so many beautiful babies in the ECC have been born. I will always cherish the special relationships I have established with my fellow teachers

and staff. They are the most dedicated, loving and nurturing people you will ever find. I will always keep with me the relationships I’ve built with each family. I am unspeakably grateful to have had the opportunity to be surrounded by so many beautiful, precious and loving children every single day. I will never forget their smiling faces which have brought me so much joy and happiness. I am excited for the next chapter of my life, in whatever career path I choose. I look forward to spending more time with my children and grandchildren. I can’t wait to travel with my husband, Mike to Israel to visit our daughter and son-in-law who will be making aliyah this summer. As always, we look forward to spending more time with our two grown sons and their families, all of whom live back east. We have 8 grandchildren and hope to visit them often! As I say goodbye, I’d like to offer a wish and a blessing: that this wonderful

community will continue to thrive, and that the children here at the Temple ECC will learn, grow and realize their full potential. Let us all go m’chayil el chayil, from strength to strength, and find success in everything we strive for. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Monday, April 7 – Friday, April 11 Passover school celebrations Monday, April 14 – Monday, April 21 No School, Passover/Spring Vacation Monday, May 5 and Tuesday, May 6 Israel Independence Day Celebrations Thursday, May 8 Last Parent Committee Celebration Meeting – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9 Moms’ Lunch Friday, May 23 Kindergarten and Pre-K Continuation – 11:00 a.m.; Lag B’Omer picnic at 11:30 a.m., school closes at 12:30 p.m.

LIBRARY Book Club with a Twist and More By Rita Dahlke • dahlke@EmanuelDenver.org • ext. 346 Book Club with a Twist: Join us the last Tuesday of the month for lively and interesting discussions as we explore different themes and genres found in Jewish literature. After the group discussions we plan socials that connect to the monthly theme. > April theme: Biography – Famous Personalities Tuesday, April 29, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the library > May theme: Family Disputes Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the library Library Book Club Social: We will be combining February’s theme, Mystery, Suspense & Crime and April’s theme, Biography – Famous Personalities, together. Put on your detective caps and join us as we solve the mystery “Murder on the Mediterranean,” starring members of our Temple.

LIBRARY HOURS 10

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Library Social: Sunday, April 27, hosted at Yaffa’s Savory. For more information or to make a reservation, call me. NEW PROGRAM! Shabbat in the Afternoon – second Saturday of the month. It’s a tradition on Shabbat afternoon to gather for a little study, a little nosh and schmooze. We will celebrate Shabbat afternoon with a shir (story) from a different country followed by traditional foods from that country. We will say good bye to Shabbat with a havdalah service and music. Stick around and have some fun playing good old-fashioned party games. Our first event will take place Saturday, May 10, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. hosted by Rita Dahlke. RSVP to me for address & directions.

Monday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. // Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. // Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. // Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 4 and May 2 after services – Birthday Books // Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. // Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

SISTERHOOD Sisterhood Schmooze By Laurie Abelman, President • 303.378.2469 • lauriea5@msn.com UPCOMING EVENTS: Wine Tasting at Balistreri Vineyards (1946 E. 66th Ave.), Sunday, April 6, 11:00 a.m. We will carpool from Temple Emanuel and Temple Sinai, leaving both sites at 11:00 a.m. The cost is $12 and checks must be mailed in advance to Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver, CO 80220, Attn: Fredi Novin. RSVP to Fredi, 303.690.2622 or fntoteach@yahoo.com. Women’s Passover Seder Wednesday, April 17 We are returning to Temple Emanuel for our beautiful and intimate Passover seder for women of all ages. Dinner is provided and we will use our own women’s haggadah. Cost and time will be announced in emails and Temple eNotes. For information and reservations contact Dianne Green, 303.721.6486 or greend365@gmail.com. Temple Emanuel Sisterhood Installation and Dinner Thursday, May 29, 6:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. Sisterhood will be installing our new

president, Carol Ann Warren and other officers. Our guest speaker is Jamie Sarché from Feldman Mortuary, who will speak about ritual and why it is so important in building family and community connection. Sisterhood is very excited to honor our Volunteer of the Year, Deb Mayworm. Deb has dedicated herself not only to us, but the WRJ and the District. She will be installed as the District President in October of this year. She sets a wonderful example for all of us. We will also be honoring Lois Rich, who after 30 years as our Flower Fund Chairwoman, is retiring. There are no words to express our great appreciation. Thank you to all the bakers who helped with the Purim Bake Sale. We cannot do it without you and are so grateful. A special thank you goes to Cathy Scott who organized this great fundraising event. Thanks to Dianne Green for her great (not klutzy, as she calls herself) cooking skills. We came away with some great recipes for Passover. Join Sisterhood so you can find out about our upcoming events. Remember without you we are one woman short.

Sisterhood Gift Shop Spring is just around the corner and so is Passover! Please shop for all your needs with us. Come see all our exciting new items for the holiday. Don’t forget haggadahs. We also have great gifts for children! We are looking for a volunteer for Monday mornings starting in May. It’s a great way to meet people and is a wonderful mitzvah. Contact Esther Kirsch, Manager: 303.388.4013 ext. 340. HOURS Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Friday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BROTHERHOOD Rabbi Earl Stone and Maurice Zigmond Scholarships By Justin Blue • justinblue@gmail.com or brotherhood@EmanuelDenver.org

he 2014 Rabbi Earl Stone and Maurice Zigmond College Scholarship program is approaching. All applications and essays are submitted online at EmanuelDenver.org/ programs/brotherhood. The 2014 application will open on Tuesday, April 1 and close promptly at 11:00 p.m. on Monday, June 30. Award recipients will be notified via e-mail and presented their scholarship on Friday, August 8. Updates will be provided via eNotes. For questions contact Justin Blue.

Sunday, June 1 is Mitzvah Day! After our Temple Families Day of Service please join the Brotherhood for a barbecue for Mitzvah Day participants. No RSVP required, just show up hungry! Hamburgers, hotdogs and a vegetarian option will be available. On behalf of Brotherhood I’d like to congratulate Matthew Heit on yet another successful Brotherhood Blood Drive. At the time of publishing Matthew was on pace to fill all spots at our Blood Drive. This is a special event for the Brotherhood that serves not only our Temple family but our surrounding community. Matthew has gone above the call of duty every year on behalf of the Brotherhood. www.EmanuelDenver.org

KADDISH LIST The names listed below are taken from the memorial plaques in the Meditation Room. Names are read at the Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat services following the date of death. To find out how to purchase a plaque, contact Shannon Luedke, ext. 308. To have other names read on a Friday evening, call the Temple by Friday noon.

APRIL 4

Jerome (Butch) Abelson Hattie Amter Helen F. Balazs Emil Bauer Candice L. Bender Doris Bornstein George Cohen Lena Cohen Amanda Hillary Cook Phillip Ehrenberg Rachel Ehrlich Abe Feldman Bobette Striker Feldman Joseph I. Finkelstein Isaac Finesilver Norma Jeanne Freedman Hattie S. Friedenthal Ida Friedman Dora Goodstein Stanford J. Green Anna Greene Emma Lieder Greenfield Anne Harris Selma Holz Irwin L. Jacobs Marsha Beth Kahn Louise Lehman Ozzie Malek Arthur Medow Robert G. Milstein Kenneth D. Moses Johanna S. (Hansi) Neumann Minnie Nierenberg Joseph Plotkin Samuel Plotkin Lester Popiel Max Radetsky E. Meyer Rifkin Harry Rosenbaum Hilda Rubinsal David Rudd Gloria J. Rudolph Esther Garell Sachs Rachel Stern Sachs Faye G. Schayer Lillian Newlander Shapiro Leah Shiffner Fannie Shoenberg Alice R. Simon Walter M. Simon Rudolph Valas Minnie Walpin Doris Weinreich Edward M. Wikler

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Fannie Belstock Jean Doris Berkowitz Celia Berman Weiss

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Lily S. Block Morris Catalan Gertrude P. Cheris Eva Cohen William G. Cohn Max Fischer Elizabeth Hannah Fogel Jack Garell Rachel Gilman William L. Ginsburg Jerome Gonzer Blanche L. Gordon Sylvia Greenberg Melvin I. Greene Esther A. Harrison Louis I. Isaacs Isaac Isaacson Thelma Kaufman Rachel P. Klein Benjamin Kortz Abraham S. Levy Morton J. Lewin Khaya Livshits Estelle K. Loup Sara Lowenstein Simon Dr. Edward Mason Irma Meyers Harry Mintz Bernita G. Neusteter Jack W. Novin Leatrice K. Peck Naoma Pelton Rita Pepper Rubin Bella Rifkin Alex Rittenbaum Alber “A.C.” Rollnick Louis Rudolph Mary Samelson Irving Sharoff Minnie Sheflan Elizabeth ShwayderKelly Harry G. Silverberg Reuben Simmons Richard L. Simon Alfred Simons Gordon C. Singles Marion Ruth Sunshine Jean Susman Bertha Talpers Henrietta M. Talpers Elyce Rae Tittman Curt Tobias Benjamin Zeidman

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Robert Paul Berenbaum Stephen H. Diamond Darrick Egan Furer Alfred A. Freedheim Irving I. Freedman Lena Freedman Perry Friedman Ronald Mark Goldstein Frances Halperin

Sidney S. Jacobs James Kessler Stella A. Michael Morris Nierenberg Maurice Reuler Hilda Ross S. Matilda Salomon Harry Sandler Harry A. Sandman George D. Shidler Emelie Spitz Leo Stillman Samuel Talpers Nathan Tobias

APRIL 25

Johanna Alexander Ben Barnes Ben Belstock Hyman Berland Charles M. Borwick John J. Finesilver Ethel S. Freeman William S. Friedman Ruth Garber Goodman Robert Alan Gilbert Margaret R. Gilbert Dr. Joseph L. Glaser Abe Goldberg Ellen Sue Goodman Isadore Goodman Jacob S. Gross Adele K. Gross Daniel F. Gross Reina Grunsfeld Rothgerber Rebecca Guzofsky Albert Israel Hirsh J. Katz Maurice Kaufman Rosalind L. Kayser Roseline Kornfeld Anita Kay Kurzinger David S. Lehman Mathilda S. Levy Wilmore Meyer Bess E. Miller Marie S. Patterson Theodore Philippe Jack B. Pozner Sam Reinstein Harriett Reuler Lewin Betty Richman Louise M. Rosenbaum Ira C. Rothgerber Samuel H. Schaefer Solomon Schey Abraham Schlesinger Pauline Scoenwald David M. Schwartz David Seiden Alice Sheflin Sara M. Silverberg Ruth L. Silverman William E. Stein

Joseph Weisberg Harry D. Weissenberger Lori Marsha Wolf Meyer Wolfson Daniel F. Yunker Eugene Louis Zeitlin Samuel R. Zwetow

MAY 2

Maxwell Arnold Abelman, M.D. Louis Altberger Gershon Amter Dr. Benjamin H. Battock Dona Berenbaum Ruth M. Berenstein Maurice Bernard Sobol Lillian Bershof Harry Joe Brown Edith Brown Max Cook Carol Epcar Max Eppstein Dorothy Finer Shirley FrancisGoldstein Wilfred Leon Friedlob David L. Ginsburg Jacob M. Goldberg Robert J. Goldman Jennie “Jeane” Goldstein Norman E. Gross Louis Hahn Betty Halff Llewellyn Babette Lehmann Oscar Menachof Julia Miller Greenberg May Parkinson Rogers Morris Pliskin Arthur C. Podoll Dr. Morris Printz Harry Rosenthal Vera M. Rothchild Rose Sarnoff Leishin Julia Schwartz Sarah Shaw Dora Siegel Ann Sigman Fine Lillian C. Sloane Don Spivak Strauss Max Tatarsky Samuel Tescher Charles Yale

MAY 9

Moe Aaron Louise Anfenger Steven Ira Baser Irving Blecker Louis Brody Bertha Brooks Dorothy Gray Brown Dorothy L. Cohen

Gertrude R. Cohen Morris Davis Bernard Diamond Belle Dicker Ida Dinner Jacob Friedman Leonard D. Furman Lester Gardenswartz Lena Goldstein Melvin I. Greene Mamie P. Gross Minnie C. Hene Mosa Heller Hoffman Louis A. Hornbein Max Kanter Herman Dale Karlan David Kramish Ruth L. Kurland Emily Lasker Jacob Lazovsky Abe Levine Ruth G. Levy Jean Wohlgemuth Morris Sallie Ornauer Eveline Pelton Frank Philippe Morris S. Radetsky Harry Rosenblum Sylvia Pelton Rosenzweig Jacob W. Sachs Miriam Schenkein Morris Schiffer Fred L. Schwartz George Seeman Hyman Shapiro Leo Shulman Lewis F. Solomon Sylvia Tucker Minnie S. Weiss Sybil Block Zekman

MAY 16

Edith Abelson Irma Rose Barnett Sylvia “Cissy” Belstock Jacob Berkowitz Hannah Shwayder Berry Sylvia Davis Boscoe Sara B. Cohan Nettye Cohen Jonathan David Cutler Joseph S. Dreyfuss Harold Epand Minnie Epcar G. David Epstein William Fitelson Amanda R. Flesher Harry Freeman Jerry H. Friedman Max Gerstle Fannie Goodman Charles Greenclay

Ben Gvirtz Nehemias Heyman Abraham L. Jacobson Anna Kanter Ann R. Kentor William N. Klein Bertha H. Kleiner Irving A. Kornfield Henry Kubitshek Bertha Langer John M. Levy Dora Lindner Evelyn Kanter Link Eva S. Melnick Ruth Weichmann Metzler Jean Kohn Neufeld Shirley R. Neusteter Pauline Olcovich Rena Podoll Pauline P. Reis William “Bill” Rodman Marion L. Rose Abe Schoyer Muriel Shwayder Bertha Simons Sadye L. Snyder Fanny Speyer Herman G. Strauss Harry Steinberg Clarence E. Stern Judith W. Stone Hy Tucker Fanny L. Weiker Edna W. Wohlgemuth Bertha N. Wolfe Morris Mandel Zivin

MAY 23

Adolph Abraham Ben Balaban Gilbert Balkin, M.D. Barnett Kallman Sanford Barnett Dora Berenbeim Dr. Maurice Chernyk Charles S. Cohn Louis Gersten Francis M. Goldsmith Louis Goodney Marvin A. Horwitz Sam Kamlet David Kivel Faye E. Komisarow Samuel Kris Lynn W. Lehmann Marcia Brooks Lustig Henrietta Bonnie Milstein Michael A. Mohr Hyman Olcovich Simon Raabe Phyllis Appel Reckler Minna A. Rosenthal Abe Schiff

KADDISH LIST Benjamin D. Schwartz Nathan N. Shulman Nellie Shwayder Solomon Shwayder Rita J. Sigman Celeste Lewin Sobol Bernie L. Weiker Augusta W. Weinberg Martin Weiss Henry A. Zelinger

MAY 30

Paul Ralph Raphiel Beck Mollie Berman Richard Paul Bloom Harry Bodney Patricia Sadie Charmatz Sam Conner Jennie Davidson Abraham David Davis Lucille Deutsch Miriam S. Erdman Isadore Z. Ettenson

Sara I. Fine Dorine Fogel Dorothy F. Goldberg Harry H. Goldberg Kate K. Grauman Sophie Hattenbach Max Huttner Rose G. Jacobs Harold Kal Robert Kallman Melba Diamond Kirsch Esther Klein Edith Kleinman

Ruth Sarah Kobey Lillian Levie Harold Levine Lewis E. Lewin Arthur Lichtenstein Lily Londer Frances Cohn Lorber Saul Malman Wolf May Percy S. Morris Phillip H. Newman Pearl B. Paul

Edith Yaloff Peck Marian Weiss Price Sara Reingold Jack S. Robinson Morris K. Rodman Phillip J. Rollnick Armin N. Rosenblum Rachel Rosenthal Elaine Roth Sally Hope Brown Samuel Nathalie SandlerKurtzman

Harry Schlesinger Rose Schockett Gertrude Isaacson Shore Dave H. Shulkin Maurice B. Shwayder Marlene Louise Smookler Sarah Gross Sobol Emily Thalheimer Samuel Vorenberg Charles A. Wertheimer Sarah White

TRIBUTES Tributes through February 28, 2014

Marvin Appel Camp Fund

In Honor of: The Bar Mitzvah of Ben Brodsky Cantor Elizabeth & Eli Sacks Daniel Bennett & Devorah Uriel

Archenhold Shwayder Camp Scholarship Fund

In Loving Memory of: Shirley Bloom Steve & Simi Gelman & family Michelle Wolf Debbie & Ralph Sokol

Building Expansion Capital Improvement Fund In Loving Memory of: Mikki Wolf Stan & Liz Wolfson Jules Tillis Fink Zelda H. Fink Freda Lecach Janice & Jim White In Honor of: Rosie Grueskin’s special birthday Carmen Lichtenstein

Caring Committee Fund In Honor of: Eden & Al Ostravich The Cohn family

Edie Kay Resource Fund In Loving Memory of: Florence Blager’s sister, Rose Sheldon & Janet Fisher

Frankel/Winter Camp Fund

In Loving Memory of: Marion Eichberg Linda & Eli Frank

General Fund

In Loving Memory of: Ray Anzman Rabbi Nicole & Daniel Greninger Miriam Schaefer Joseph D. Schaefer Millard (Mickey) Oksner Jean Oksner Leslie Berkowitz Cathy Rubin Dr. Jacquelin Messa/South Denver Infectious Disease Bob Radetsky Karen Paul & Ron Colson Mikki Wolf Charlene Loup Frances & Ralph Stern Rosyne Gardenswartz Bill Silverman Marjorie & Harold Rosen Rose Community Foundation/Sheila Bugdanowitz Susan & Eddie Robinson Lee & Burt Levy Sam Levy Marti & Jeff Grazi Ken Gordon Mary K. Blue David Paul Smith Barby Sidon Traci & Mike Sidon Adrian Rosenfelder Kathy & Jerry Berenstein Stephen Newman Helene Malek Henny & Don Kaufmann Edgar G. Seeman, Jr. Sharon Seeman Marvin Pepper Janet Boxer Miles Gersh Arthur & Joann Boss Harriet Berenbaum Andy & Fran Gault Janie Leiser’s father Eric & Mindy Miller Harry Belstock Alan Belstock Eleanor Perlmutter Arthur & JoAnn Boss

Earl Cohen Genette Cohen Louis Lester Asarch Diane & Jack Zelinger Larry & Lorraine Asarch Lisa & Jonathan Perlmutter Eula Bunny Sugarman Karen Huber Jay Robert Levy Gertrude Levy Harriet Levy In Honor of: Jill Katchen & Steve Brodsky for all your great work at Temple Kathy & Edward Boyle

Green Family Religious Education Fund In Loving Memory of: Jerry Morris Ed & Dianne Green & family

Israel Study Tour Scholarship Fund

In Loving Memory of: Leslie Berkowitz Mikki Wolf Beverly Shur-Rouleau Nata Jean Schachet Kal Zeppelin Jack W. Novin Selma Shaw Fredi Novin

Jenna Gruben Memorial Fund

In Loving Memory of: Gerald Gray Cindy & Robert Shaiman Eleanor Perlmutter Cindy (Brooks) & Robert Shaiman

Katchen-Heller Israel Study Tour Fund

Donations: Gary Sidder & Francie Steinzeig In Honor of: Ben Brodsky’s Bar Mitzvah Kathy & Edward Boyle

K’vod Catering Fund

In Loving Memory of: Jerry Hein Mikki Wolf Stan & Marion Slavsky Arthur & Elaine Zohn Sam J. “Boots” Cohen Jean Karner Mikki Wolf Roslyn W. Kaufman Stan & Marion Slavsky Jerry Morris Ed & Dianne Green & family Joyce Simon & Trudy Dock Belle L. Beinhorn Syril Beinhorn Betty Inberg Cindy Levy Shep Waldman Stan & Marion Slavsky Sarah Hillel Karner Jean Karner In Honor of: The recovery of Janet Friedland Janice & Al Dinner Laka Slavsky Stan & Marion Slavsky Connell Saltzman for years of service at Temple Cindy Levy

David Lipan Shwayder Endowment Fund Donation: Mica & Shilah Lyman-Lipan In Loving Memory of: Willa Farabaugh Elizabeth Y. Shwayder

Celeste Lewin Sobol Music Fund

In Loving Memory of: Anne Breslow Jacobson Mimi & Mitchell Brodsky

Rabbis’ Discretionary Fund

Donations: Mickey & Bob Siegel In Loving Memory of: Jerry Hein Elsa Finesilver

Jerry Gray Barbara & Ed Brooks Robert Radetsky Sandra & Robert Lustig Mikki Wolf Shari Nedler Skip Sigman Bobbe Cook Jerry Feld My grandparents Betty Karsh Harold Kaye’s mother Roni & Ron Brown Adrian Rosenfelder Bruce Plotkin & Judy Altenberg Peggy Beck & Bonne Vivante Lester Asarch Eleanor Perlmutter Jeanne Lerner Ellie Perlmutter Ellie Pepper Jane & Michael Flax Charlotte Dubin Peggy Beck & Bonne Vivante Aileen & Murray Englander Victor Siegel Myrna & Robert Siegel Sue Nekritz Ellen & Stephen Abrams Adrian Rosenfelder Alan R. Levine Jane & Michael Flax Irving Ringler Peggy Beck & Bonne Vivante Selma Shaw Cindy Levy Leslie Fishbein Jack & Shirley Barton In Honor of: The recovery of Janet Fisher Alan Wernz The recovery of Jan Friedland Freddie & Bernie Eisenstat Mark Eskanos celebrating 40 years in real estate Barbara & Ed Brooks Miriam Slosky’s 90th birthday Phyllis & Paul Marcus

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TRIBUTES Rabbi Earl S. Stone Scholar in Residence Fund In Loving Memory of: Dora Pepper Janet Boxer

Rabbi Steven E. & Joyce Foster Fund

In Loving Memory of: Wendy Dobin Estelle Gottesfeld Alan S. Beinhorn Syril Beinhorn Robert Radetsky Dotte Antelman & Dori Tenner In Honor of: Charlotte Dubin’s special birthday Estelle Gottesfeld

Religious School Fund

In Loving Memory of: Mikki Wolf Eileen & David Naiman In Honor of: Al Wilensky’s 90th birthday George & Florence Steinberg Lindy, Jason & Avery Lent’s new home Mom & Dad Eichenbaum

Fred Schwartz Library Fund

In Loving Memory of: Jodi Samuels Richard Gilbert Hedda Hoffer Marilyn Worthington Rita Dahlke

Maurice B. Shwayder Camp Fund

In Loving Memory of: Les Berkowitz Leslie & Sheldon Levy In Honor of: Rob & Jen Kaufmann’s 10th wedding anniversary Barbara Gilbert

Shwayder Camp Capital Fund

In Loving Memory of: Marion Eichberg Bud Hyman/Denver Agency Melon Wiechman Julie & Rose Pluss The Chotin Foundation

Shwayder Camp Rebuilding Fund

In Loving Memory of: Arthur Frazin Anna Levy Faye Glick Sharon Dachman

APRIL/MAY 2014

Hedda Hoffer Seymour Simmons, Jr. Ted & Lana Friedman Alice Stuhlbarg Jerome & Carol Friedman Anna Rifkin Berkowitz Marvin Berkowitz Cindy Fowler Henny & Don Kaufmann

Sisterhood Flower Fund

In Loving Memory of: Elizabeth Schultz Anna P. Lichtenstein Pegi, Merrill, Matt & Jeremy Emmett Dr. Belden Lerner Jeanne Lerner Maxine G. Berman Jane Mondrow Amy Friedman Guldman Melanie Guldman Ann Wenner Steve Wenner Al Susman Ben Gordon Marcee Newman Nathanial C. Trifon Janice T. Lubbjin Shirley Bloom Steve & Simi Gelman Sophie Rosenthal Carole P. Snyder Sandra Lackner Rickley Berman Allan & Susan Lackner Nathan Goldstein Sandy & Fred Waldman Joseph D. Friedland Jan & Gary Friedland Ruth Golden Charlotte Fortner Larry Sloane The family Charles Schwartz John C. Schwartz Dorothy Duddy Fox Leonard Kurtz Norma Kurtz Shirley Ann Cohen David Sommers Cohen Morris Kramish Minnie Kramish Helen Neulist Jack Wax Yetta Wax Betty Foss Eugene Foss Robert & Sharon & JJ Neulist Rae I. Levy Marion & Don Felsen Sadye Gladstone Stark David Stark Jack Cohan Howard & Selma Cohan Meyer Tim Shaner Susan K. Shaner

Sylvan Glick Faye Glick Dr. Steven L. Glick Aaron Zaterman Margot & David Zaterman Sam Ross Arline Raabe Anna P. Lichtenstein Elizabeth Schultz Carmen Lichtenstein Corinne Asher Jonathan Asher Herman Speyer F. Carole Speyer Earl M. Light Karla Berman Leonard Kurtz Joan Mankwitz Sam Mishell Susan Murray Frieda Padzensky Herb & Rochelle Padzensky Zelda Frankel Stuart & Karen Frankel Sally Fried Bobbette Furer Charles A. Newman Charlotte Fortner Brand Alexander Weinberger Bill Weinberger Gwen Greenberg Morton Lewis Gardner Mr. and Mrs. William Jiler Maxine Berman Robin Grove Charles A. Atler Charles A. Atler Elsie, Adolph & Fred Kaufmann Toni Kern Joe & Glenda Kaufmann Karen Jean Slade Sheila Slade Yetta Balaban Dr. Bernard & Martha Balaban Arthur J. Snyder Carole Snyder Al Susman Bobbe Cook Arnold Levine Joan E. Levine Thelma Benowitz Faye Gardenswartz Steven M. Berg Syril & Bud Newman Alexander A. Stark Susan Stark Ida Seff James E. Seff Sol Felsen Eilene Harris, Mindy Harris & Susan Harris Alberta “Babe” Friedland Gary & Jan Friedland Jamz D. Lackner Edward L. Lazar Al & Susan Lackner Edgar G. Seeman Sharon Seeman

Gertrude Levy Burt & Lee Levy Norbert S. Weiss Rick & Janie Weiss Edith Rosenbaum Elaine Samuels Rose Cohan Howard & Selma Cohan Herbert Landsman Sam Mishell The Mishell family Max Rifkin Naomi Sheftel Peggy Lehmann Stanley I. Dock Trudy Dock & family Edward Mellicker Rick Mellicker & Cathy Grimes Arthur Samuelson Norma Kurtz Edith Hillman John & Margaret Hillman S. Charles Tobias Norman & Sunny Brownstein Leora Perrish Jan & Gary Friedland Ernest Rambar Buzz & Nancy Neusteter Jamz D. Lackner Robert & Patricia Lackner Alan D. Laff Pearle Rae & Mark Levey In Honor of: The Temple Torah Corps Andy Thangasamy

Social Action Fund

In Loving Memory of: Mikki Wolf Larry & Joni Litvak Jan & Gary Friedland Robert (Bob) Safer Mimi Karsh Safer

Elyce Rae Tittman Fund

In Loving Memory of: Jerry Feld Shep Waldman Beth Tittman & Hesh Weinstein Joan Rittenbaum Janice & Al Dinner

Richard & Carl Tucker Family Music Fund In Loving Memory of: Jerome Lewis Sally Swadden Cindy Levy In Honor of: Susie Sigman being elected President of PDRJ Sheldon & Janet Fisher

Zim Zimmerman Scholarship Fund

Donations: Mickey & Bob Siegel

We recognize with sorrow the passing of: Arnold Allen Louis Lester Asarch – Bobbie (Kent) Smith’s and Mike (Chris Acosta) Asarch’s father Van Wolf Kogul – Bronislavia Kogul’s husband Phillip Boxer – Florine Boxer’s husband Gerald Broida Lea Fuchs – Marsha (Richard) Stein’s mother, Adina Stein’s grandmother Miles Gersh Bill Keenan – Michael (Caryn) Keenan’s father Ethel Kaye-Roye – Hal (Louise) Kaye’s mother Leon Lipton – Rita Lipton’s husband Ina Mason – Susan Mason’s (Richard Wedgle) mother Susan Nekritz – Edward (Wendy) Nekritz’s mother Jordan Parr Eleanor Pepper – Janet (Ron) Shiroff ’s mother Eleanor Perlmutter – Pam Levine’s and Penny Rosenfelder’s mother Irving Ringler – Laurie (Robin Margolin) Cohen-Ringler’s father, Kathy Jolly’s loving companion Adrian Rosenfelder – Penny Rosenfelder’s husband, Pam Levine’s brother-in-law Hubert “Hub” Safran Selma Shaw – Fredi Novin’s aunt Elaine Styer Sarena Yenkinson – Eddie (Esther) Yenkinson’s mother

May their memory be for a blessing.

APRIL CALENDAR Wednesday, April 2 No Hebrew School/No Confirmation 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, April 3 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study Friday, April 4 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Family Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Saturday, April 5 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Meditation (see p. 3) 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Eliza Kornfeld Bat Mitzvah Sunday, April 6 No Religious School 11:00 a.m. Sisterhood Wine Tasting (see p. 11) Tuesday, April 8 6:30 p.m. We Remember Them begins (see p. 7) Wednesday, April 9 Hebrew School/Confirmation/ Meals and Mitzvah 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, April 10 ECC Passover Celebration (see p. 10) 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study Friday, April 11 ECC Passover Celebration (see p. 10) 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (see p. 3) 6:15 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Worship Service

Saturday, April 12 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Austin Barish Bar Mitzvah 3:00 p.m. Packing For College (see p. 9) 5:00 p.m. Colorado Conclave (see p. 9) Sunday, April 13 No Religious School (see p. 8) 9:00 a.m. K’vod Catering 11:00 a.m. Passover Game Day (see p. 9) Monday, April 14 ECC Spring/Passover Break – Monday, April 21 (see p. 10) 5:15 p.m. Passover Learning Session (see p. 1) 6:00 p.m. First Night Community Seder (see p. 1) Tuesday, April 15 Temple Office Closed 10:30 a.m. Passover Worship (see p. 2) Wednesday, April 16 Hebrew School/Confirmation 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, April 17 Women’s Seder (see p. 11) 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study Friday, April 18 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Saturday, April 19 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 9:00 a.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (see p. 3) 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service Sunday, April 20 9/10:30 a.m. Religious School 1:00 p.m. Frankel Club program (see p. 9)

Monday, April 21 Temple Office closed 10:30 a.m. Passover Yizkor & Worship (see p. 2) Tuesday, April 22 7:00 p.m. Let’s Talk About It: Faith and Reproductive Justice (see p. 7) Wednesday, April 23 Hebrew School/Confirmation 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn 6:30 p.m. We Remember Them (see p. 7) Thursday, April 24 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study Friday, April 25 NFTY-MV Spring Havurah 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Unplugged Saturday, April 26 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Anna Freed Bat Mitzvah Sunday, April 27 9/10:30 a.m. Religious School 9:00 a.m. K’vod Catering 10:00 a.m. New Family Open House (see p. 8) Tuesday, April 29 ECC Pictures 7:00 p.m. Faith and Reproductive Justice (see p. 6) 7:00 p.m. Book Club with a Twist (see p. 10) Wednesday, April 30 ECC Pictures Hebrew School/Confirmation 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn

M AY C A L E N D A R Thursday, May 1 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study 6:00 p.m. ADL’s 33rd Annual Governor’s Holocaust Program (see p. 7) Friday, May 2 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Gesher Shabbat Dinner (see p. 8) 7:00 p.m. Family Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Saturday, May 3 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Meditation (see p. 3) 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Eva Cohen Bat Mitzvah 3:00 p.m. Packing for College (see p. 9) Sunday, May 4 Jewniors & Emanukids Yom Ha’atzmaut Party (see p. 9) 9/10:30 a.m. Religious School (final session) 1:00 p.m. First Time Camper Pizza Party (see p. 9) Monday, May 5 ECC Israel Independence Day Celebrations (p. 10) Tuesday, May 6 ECC Israel Independence Day Celebrations (p. 10) Wednesday, May 7 Israel Independence Day Hebrew School/Confirmation/Gesher/ Meals & Mitzvah (see p. 8) 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, May 8 ECC Mothers’ Lunch (see p. 10) 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study 7:00 p.m. ECC Last Parent Committee Celebration Meeting (see p. 10) 7:00 p.m. RCRC program (see p. 7)

Friday, May 9 ECC Mothers’ Lunch (see p. 10) 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (see p. 3) 6:15 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Saturday, May 10 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Hallie Abrams Bat Mitzvah 4:00 p.m. Shabbat in the Afternoon (see p. 10) Sunday, May 11 9/10:30 a.m. Religious School 9:00 a.m. K’vod Catering 1:30 p.m. Frankel Club Grades 6-8 at Dave and Buster’s (see p. 9) Wednesday, May 14 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, May 15 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study Friday, May 16 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Worship (see p. 8) Saturday, May 17 FCTYG Elections Shul-In Grades 9-12 & Grade 8 (see p. 9) 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 9:00 a.m. Young Family Shabbat Experience (see p. 3) 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sam Norbury Glaser Bar Mitzvah Sunday, May 18 Lag B’Omer 9/10:30 a.m. Religious School

Tuesday, May 20 Jewish & Widowed Happy Hour (see p. 7) Wednesday, May 21 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, May 22 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study Friday, May 23 11:00 a.m. Kindergarten and Pre-K Continuation (see p. 10) 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Saturday, May 24 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Lauren Mastin Bat Mitzvah Sunday, May 25 9:00 a.m. K’vod Catering Tuesday, May 27 7:00 p.m. Book Club with a Twist (see p. 10) Wednesday, May 28 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn Thursday, May 29 12:00 p.m. Weekly Talmud Study 6:00 p.m. Sisterhood Installation (see p. 11) Friday, May 30 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Saturday, May 31 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Kallie Dock Bat Mitzvah

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Congratulations to the Confirmands of Send a special congratulation to Temple Emanuel’s confirmands with a Sisterhood Uniongram or Goldengram which will be given to the confirmands at their Confirmation Dinner, Friday, May 16. For $5 each, your name will be included on a group Goldengram with a standard greeting. For $10 each, a personal message of your choice will be written in a separate Uniongram. Uniongrams and Goldengrams support the Sisterhood Y.E.S. Fund (Youth, Education and Special Projects) which benefit many worthwhile causes in the Reform movement such as NFTY (National Federation for Temple Youth), the RAC (Religious Action Center), and financial assistance for rabbinical and cantorial student. Send this form and a check payable to “Sisterhood of Congregation Emanuel” to the Sisterhood Youth Committee chair: Jamie Idelberg, 4072 S. Wabash St., Denver, CO 80237 by Thursday, May 1, or drop it off at the Temple.

CONFIRMAND (PARENTS)

___ ___ Evan Baugh (Steven & Denise Baugh) ___ ___ Madeline Bondy (Dana & Charissa Bondy) ___ ___ Kevin Butterman (Daniel & Irene Butterman) ___ ___ Edward Cain (Thomas Cain & Suzanne Fishman) ___ ___ Conner Campbell (Michael & Judith Campbell) ___ ___ Miranda (Randy Jo) Crane (Randy & Brenda Crane) ___ ___ Justin Davis (John Davis & Lisa Shimel) ___ ___ Lauren Dock (Scott & Kathy Dock) ___ ___ Colin Fleisher (Lisa Levy) ___ ___ Fiona Fruitman (Alan & Belina Fruitman) ___ ___ Claire Geldzahler (Evan & Ann Geldzahler) ___ ___ Samuel Gendelman (Igor & Marina Gendelman) ___ ___ Sydni Gleeson (David & Deborah Gleeson) ___ ___ Joshua Goldin (Kevin & Nanci Goldin) ___ ___ Devin Guttman (Philip & Michele Guttman) ___ ___ Madeleine Hubler (Eric & Karen Hubler) ___ ___ Meryl Jobe (Robin & Patrick Jobe) ___ ___ Mia Keller (Michael & Audrey Keller) ___ ___ Joe Kinsky (Christopher & Beth Kinsky) ___ ___ Nathan Kregstein (Stephen & Jill Kregstein) ___ ___ Carli Mastin (Wayne & Debbie Mastin) ___ ___ Eliot McKelvy (Alison McKelvy) ___ ___ Anna Preblud (Jeffrey & Stacy Robinson, Kevin Preblud) ___ ___ Sara Rothman (Richard & Judy Rothman) ___ ___ Maclean Rozansky (Allen & Kristin Rozansky) ___ ___ Eliza Schuman (Andrew & Lori Schuman) ___ ___ Randi Velick (Douglas & Lisa Velick) ___ ___ Daniel Volin (Stephen & Amy Volin) ___ ___ Colter Weil (Steven & Wendy Weil) ___ ___ Aaron Westerman (Michael & Sharon Westerman) ___ ___ Total ____ U (Uniongrams) X $10.00 = _______ ___ ___ Total ____ G (Goldengrams) X $ 5.00 = _______ TOTAL = _______ Your name: Email: Phone: I would like my name(s) listed on the Goldengram(s) like this:

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