HaHodesh Bulletin April-May 2024

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H desh April-May 2024 Adar II-Nisan 5784

From Rabbi Lerner Standing with Ancestors and Israelis on October 7

Hold These Dates!

Sunday, May 5: Yom Hashoah

“And it is this that stood up for or stood by our ancestors and for us; since it is not [only] one [person or nation] that has stood [against] us to destroy us, but rather in each generation, they stand [against] us to destroy us, but the Holy One, blessed be God, rescues us from their hand.”

Called the V’hee she’amdah, this is one of the central texts of the Passover Haggadah.

On one of the most joyful nights of the year, when we narrate the story of our people’s freedom, we also sing this unusual song of praise.

In the Maggid portion of the Seder, the section dealing with telling of our redemption from Egypt, we find four distinct parts (four is a big number at the seder). Each follows the same pattern, there is a question or questions, an answer, followed by a song of praise.

The second telling contains the four children and their questions, followed by a spiritual answer that explains how we became Monotheists after being idol-worshippers.

7:00 pm Minh.ah and Maariv 7:30 pm Yom Hashoah Candle Lighting 7:45 pm Keynote speaker Fred Feldman Topic: Flight and Survival, Finding Safe Havens 8:30 pm Memorial Prayers, Kaddish,

Songs from Makhaylah Fred Feldman, Holocaust survivor and author of The Story Keeper: Weaving the Threads of Time and Memory, a Memoir

Wednesdays, April 3, 10 & 17: Are We What We Eat? Join the LIJS (Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies) for this free course, held in person and available on Zoom. Temple Emunah Rabbinic Intern Eliana Willis will teach the April 17 class on “Bread From Heaven.”

After that, we lift our glasses of wine as we sing V’hee Sh’amdah. While we do not drink just yet (we wait until all four tellings are complete - “filling” our cup with learning and conversation), we enjoy a moment of song and celebration. (continued on page 12)

Sunday, June 2: Awards & Installation Rabbi Lerner at Kibbutz Re’im in January with (left to right in the front row) Harel Oren, Dr. Alon Lapidot (Rabbi Lerner’s cousin who works in Sderot), and Dr. Amit Nechushtan. Back row: One of the members of the Home Front Protection on the Kibbutz.

We will be honoring Rabbi Kling Perkins and Alisa Billings for their many years of service to the community.

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Associate Rabbi Rabbinic Intern Rabbi Emeritus President Executive Director

David G. Lerner

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Executive Administrator Zohar Kafri-Shushan 781-861-0300, ext. 30 to the Rabbis zkafri@templeemunah.org Office Administrator Marilyn Pappo 781-861-0300, ext. 20 office@templeemunah.org Administrator Mary Melnick 781-861-0300, ext. 26 mmelnick@templeemunah.org Bulletin Editor Linda Silverstein lindags@comcast.net

President's Message My Presidency in Review When I started my turn as Temple Emunah President, I wrote of my objectives: Recovery, Re-alignment and Re-empowerment. Now as my turn as President nears an end, it is my chance to do a self-assessment to see how we have done as a community.

Recovery As part of our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we needed to incorporate the best that technology had to offer, while returning to regularly gathering in person for services and programs. We are still making use of Zoom and streaming technology, while simultaneously encouraging people to gather in person. Now, attendance at services has returned to pre-Covid numbers. In-person programs are consistently well-attended.

Re-alignment We have developed a Code of Conduct/Community Covenant (brit) for all members to adhere to, as gentle reminders to ourselves that we must resist the mainstream media’s sensationalism and rush to opinionated judgment. Our efforts to fight antisemitism have united us as a Jewish community, as never before.

Re-empowerment As recipients of a Homeland Security grant, Temple Emunah’s security is improving. The grant is making it possible to install a new video camera system and other building security upgrades as well as to fund additional security detail.

Many thanks to the entire Security Team: Michael Roskind, VP of Security; Adam Samansky, Ben Bloomenthal and Stuart Lerman, and to the Facilities Team: Alan Sherman, VP of Facilities, and Susan Rubenstein. The Security and Facilities teams have been working together with Executive Director Raveetal Celine. Security improvements will continue during the calendar year of 2024.

Our cyber security has also been bolstered by the migration of Temple Emunah’s standalone server data to the Cloud and Microsoft 365. Many thanks to David Goldberg and David Russell for partnering with Raveetal to manage the project.

There is still work to do, of course, and I am confident in the ability of the next Board to continue to govern Temple Emunah’s operations under Arleen Chase’s leadership in partnership with Rabbi Lerner and Raveetal. I am also confident in the continuing creative energy of every Committee Chair and volunteer of Temple Emunah!

Thank you for entrusting me and my fellow Board members with the sacred task of governing operations of the synagogue.

I look ahead at the future of Temple Emunah with great optimism and gratitude.

Linna Ettinger, president@templeemunah.org

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Emunah Happenings

Yom Hazikaron Memorial Day for the Fallen IDF Soldiers and Victims of Actions of Terrorism Sunday, May 12, 7:30-9:00pm This memorial service is a collaboration between Temple Emunah, Temple Isaiah and the Israeli community. We invite the community to actively participate in the planning of the event and the events itself.

#WeRemember We invite the community to create art, write poems or short stories, and submit to Rachel Raz by May 1. We will include some of the work created by our community at the memorial service.For more details contact: Rachel Raz raz_rachel@hotmail.com

Mazal tov to Temple Emunah member Allison Cook on winning the Covenant Award, the most prestigious award for Jewish Education.

Allison Cook is the Founder and Co-Director of the Pedagogy of Partnership, Powered by Hadar, in Cambridge, MA. In this role, she has developed a comprehensive Jewish method for teaching and learning based on research and practice and created a multi-year professional development program that provides instructional improvement coaching to teachers and educational leaders in schools. Through her PoP work, Allison has made an impact on the educational practice of hundreds of educators and the learning of thousands of students around the country. Some of her work was piloted at Temple Emunah!

Mazal tov to her and her family – Dave, Sam, Joe and James Hirsch; her parents, Susan and Stewart Cook; her brother and sister-in-law, Sue Hirsch and Charles Glick, and her nephews Ben and Gabe (all members of our community).

Allison Cook with Rabbi Lerner and Sharon Levin at the Award Dinner in Manhattan.

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Adult Education Spring is here, with its promise of longer days, more time outdoors and, here at Temple Emunah, new adult learning opportunities!

Collaborative Community Learning: The Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies (LIJS)is a collaborative of Lexington’s Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah.

It has been providing classes in Jewish history, Bible, sacred Jewish texts and Jewish culture for more than twenty years.

LIJS recently completed a very well received class on Jews of the Muslim World: Cultural and Social and the History of Mizrahi Jews in Israel, and in April, LIJS invites you to a four-part discussion series: Are We What We Eat? Join the rabbis of Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah for a look at everyone’s favorite subject – food. We will dive into a variety of topics, with an emphasis on modern understandings of age-old practices. The classes will offer plenty of food for thought, both for every day and for Passover.

In May, our two communities will come together once again to learn from renowned Israeli teacher, Rachel Korazim. Many in our community have been studying with Rachel since she started teaching on Zoom at the beginning of the pandemic. She is a remarkably gifted teacher with students worldwide.

Rachel has been collecting, translating and teaching poetry that has been written in the wake of October 7. The poetry is unbelievably beautiful and provides much needed connection to Israeli reality. Rachel will be offering a series of three lectures to the Emunah and Isaiah communities on Wednesdays, May 22 and 29 and June 5. Watch for details.

T he Bess Ezek iel Rosh Hodesh Group welcomes all to monthly, informal, participant-inspired get-togethers. Meetings are led by members of the community on a variety of topics of interest to women.

See page 20 for details.

Coming up: Sunday April 7, 11 am (location to be provided). Spiritual Walk with Liza Halley Thursday, May 9, 6:00-7:30 pm (Katz Meeting Room).

Discussion of your favorite books.

Sunday, June 2, 10 am (Katz Meeting Room). Make a Jewish craft.

Don’t forget, new participants are always welcome in our ongoing programs. We’ve got Meditation, Niggun Saloon, Ivrit LaKol, Morning Minyan-Study, and Breakfast with the rabbis, Parshat HaShavua, Perek Yomi and Talmud Study with Dr. Isaac Ely Stillman.

Happy Spring and Happy Learning!

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Sandy Goldstein and Terri Swartz Russell Co-chairs of Adult Education adulted@templeemunah.org.

Emunat haLev Meditation Institute We offer two weekly opportunities to meditate with our Emunah community. No meditation experience is needed!

The Tuesday morning meditation group meets on Zoom from 8:30-9:20 am. The Zoom link can be found in the Emunah calendar or in the weekly Emunah Happenings email. The format of our meditation includes a guided meditation by Barbara Neustadt, sitting in silence for 25 minutes and a niggun sung

by Cantor Louise Treitman. There is also time for people to share their experiences.

Shabbat Musaf meditation is held every Shabbat in person after the Rabbi’s D’var Torah. We meet in either the Pious Chapel or Social Hall 2.

All are welcome to the meditations regardless of meditation experience! Please contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@ gmail.com if you would like more information or have questions.

Barbara Neustadt

Preschool The secular New Year started off strong with our participation in Lexington’s MLK Day of Service.

Along with families from Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah, the children learned about kindness, being a good friend, and Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World). Talking Heads Theater regaled the children with a puppet show about being kind to everyone.

Martin Luther King, Jr. left an amazing legacy for all of us that we will continue to talk about all year!

Winter is a special time to explore outdoors and there has been snow this year! Our curious young scientists have loved using sticks and stones to poke at the ice to see what they can excavate. Discovering the properties of water has been interesting and while frozen, they found it is wet and slippery. They created a new mode of locomotion: knee skating. Learning to navigate around snowy, icy terrain has been an invaluable skill for our New England kiddos! Many snow-people have been constructed and melted and much to the children’s delight, the surprise animal at Shabbat Sing one week was an Ish Sheleg (snowman).

Part of our lead up to Tu B’Shevat included talking about the Seven Species: Wheat, Barley, Grape, Fig, Olive, Date, and Pomegranate. The children play in the courtyard with the gorgeous Seven Species Panels and it was only fitting that during this time, they created their own Seven Species

challah. It smelled heavenly as it baked, and it was served fresh and warm during Shabbat Sing!

Getting ready for Tu B’Shevat was spectacular. The children were excited to say Happy Birthday to the trees! They created a life-sized (small!) tree with leaves that said why they loved trees. They fashioned the week’s challah into trees with beautiful, and delicious branches. To take care of nonmigratory birds who need food in winter, each child made a bird feeder. The children listened intently, with awe, as they were told the story of Tu B’Shevat in the style of Torah Godly Play. The whole school came together for a Tu B’Shevat seder filled with the most vibrant display of colorful fruits. Mixing purple and white grape juices with pipettes throughout the seder to signify the four seasons was a tangible, and meaningful learning experience for everyone.

Moving from trees to three bright stars in the night sky, the children learned all about Havdalah, the ritual that separates Shabbat from the rest of the week. While Kabbalat Shabbat welcomes Shabbat in, Havdalah gently sends Shabbat out. Decorated spice bags and kiddush cups and handmade Havdalah candles were created as they are the ritual items used for Havdalah. Coming together as a community to celebrate Havdalah together is an amazing highlight of the year!

Gina Tzizik, Director gtzizik@templeemunah.org

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Religious School / Youth TOT SHABBBAT Saturdays: April 6, May 4 and May 18 Join us as we sing, move, learn, and experience Shabbat together. After services, you are invited to join the community for Kiddush. The playground will be open on Shabbat. Stay after services to schmooze and play!

JUNIOR CONGREGATION Junior Congregation, which is for children in grades K-6, will gather on Saturdays, April 6 and May 4, 11:00-12:00.

Spring Youth Day at Canobie Lake Park Sunday, May 19, 12:00-6:30 pm Children in grades 3-12 will celebrate the end of a great year at Canobie Lake Park. The $50 cost includes transportation and park admission. For more information, please contact Me’ir Sherer, DCL, at msherer@templeemunah.org.

Religious School students learn about tefillin

No Religious School on These Dates Sun., April 14 Wed., April 17 Tues., April 23 Tues., April 30

Tues., April 16 Sun., April 21 Wed., April 24

April-May RS & Youth Programs Program Gr. 4 Family Learning Service Bingo Bash Kitah Gimmel Siyum HaSefer Kitah Hey and Kitah Vav Service Final Sunday of RS 5784, Zimriyah and Spring Youth Day Final Tuesday of RS 5784 Final Wednesday of RS 5784 and Tekes Hitkadmut

Date Sat., April 6 Sun., May 5 Fri., May 10 Sat., May 11 Sun., May 19 Tues., May 21 Wed., May 22

Tu B’Shevat Seder

5785 (2024-2025) RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REGISTRATION Registration for Religious School for this fall will open May 1. There will be an early bird discount through the end of May. Registration will require a minimum deposit of $150 on a credit card. You will not be charged a processing fee for the use of this card. For more information, please contact Me’ir Sherer, DCL, msherer@templeemunah.org.

Students in grades 3-8 at Boda Borg

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Religious School / Youth

Mitzvah Day activities

World Wide Wrap (more photos below and on page 9)

Sunday, May 5, 12:00-2:00pm A great way to socialize, have FUN, and support Temple Emunah’s Religious School! Attendees from the religious school will earn 1 CJE! Come enjoy a fun afternoon of Bingo and games with your friends and family!

Bingo cards are free.

Suggested donation: $5-$10/per person.

Pizza lunch is available by PREORDER only!!!

Snacks will be provided, raffle prizes will be won and prizes will be awarded!

Teens at YAD participate in a program with BaMidbar on Resiliency

For more information please contact Allison Page (allisonpage@rcn.com) or Emily Ring

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Sisterhood It’s hard to believe that twentyseven years ago Dave and I joined Temple Emunah. Our involvement at temple happened so quickly. I was immediately recruited by Andrea Pion to be on the kitchen committee. Within a short time, I was asked to coordinate (chair) the “Haverim Committee.” I found this to be the most difficult volunteer job at the temple. It was challenging trying to group families together in hopes they would develop long term friendships.

The complexities of personalities, age groups, marital/partner status, geographics, to name a few, made it a difficult task. I remember coordinating a group of six families and getting them together for their first interaction – only to see it never get off the ground following that initial meeting.

Our Lunch and a Movie program with the film iMordecai, was terrific. Over 30 people joined us for this daytime event.

Everyone left saying the afternoon was most enjoyable, and it was like a “havurah again.” Later this spring we will be working with Adult Education to sponsor a musical concert.

We will also be paying off our annual commitments – which amounts to a very generous contribution to help the Religious School and the Temple.

In the last bulletin, I announced that each year Sisterhood honors an outstanding individual who has helped Sisterhood and our temple in so many ways as our “Light of Torah.” I announced that Annette Koren will be our Light of Torah.

Unfortunately, the honoring event scheduled on March 17 needed to be postponed. The decision was made by our honoree and her respect to me as I am going out to have surgery.

Annette said Torah Fund would not be the same if I were not able to participate in the event. So planning was put on hold, I am by no way being negative. The complexity of every- and the new date is Thursday, June 20, and will be a dinner one’s availability, desires, and common interests need to be venue. respected. I do remember running the Havurah Dinner for This year’s event is highlighted by the word arevut, Emunah 40, and having over 140 people attend the dinner. responsibility. It corresponds to the theme from the Babylonian This was mostly because of the long time Haverim, and a large Talmud, Shevuot 39a, that all the people of Israel are responsible group of people who had joined prior to my role as coordinator. for one another, and we assume that responsibility through So, what does it say about the future of Haverim at Temple our support of the five Conservative/Masorti institutions of Emunah? For me, haverim is really a term, translated from the higher education. Torah Fund is a fundraiser for JTS and their Hebrew root havar, which means to convey the fellowship, part- affiliate schools. Sisterhood will offset all the expenses of nership and mutual respect between friends. People really find the event – so 100% of your donation goes to the Torah Fund. it on their own – whether it’s from attending services, talking Details on how to donate will come later this spring. Thanks at kiddush, religious school, on the playground, Sisterhood, to the generosity of our donors, we help committed Jewish Brotherhood or the many other interest groups at Emunah. students become the rabbis, cantors, educators, synagogue For my family, our Haverim consisted of three families administrators, social workers, scholars, researchers, and lay and eventually two families when one left the temple. We leaders of tomorrow. remain friends with the Bernsteins, even though we no longer For me this year, my friendship with Annette and honoring get together regularly with our families, as the kids grew up. her as Light of Torah has as much to do for her as Annette is For me, the Kitchen Committee played the most vital doing for me, in “honoring me for good health and a positive role in friendship, along with Sisterhood. Some say that the outcome during my upcoming surgery and recovery period.” two go together – even though they do not. As the volunteer It’s a true act of assuming responsibility for each other and coordinator for the kitchen, I was required to find weekly showing our true “Haverim.” I am truly blessed by our comvolunteers to assist in the kitchen. Much of this began with munity today, tomorrow, and always! phone calls and later by emails. I had a working knowledge of I look forward to many more wonderful programs and the entire Temple membership and who I was able to call and events at Emunah as we close out the 2023/24 calendar year. ask to help, and knew when the calls might be difficult. I still Best always, have those original Excel spreadsheets on my database. It’s Janet Goldberg, Sisterhood President fun to look back at the spreadsheet and read the notes I wrote. janet.goldberg2@verizon.net Sometimes I feel Sisterhood has a difficult time getting people to commit to the organization, but then I look at the support of the congregants through membership dues. The support to our organization is amazing! People support us because they know we support the temple through general operational support, the religious school and now most importantly, joint program initiatives.

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New Date: Light of Torah Thursday, June 20

Brotherhood Shalom H.averim!

Pesah. will soon be upon us, so I wish you a Chag Sameach! I want to thank all who purchased their Passover wine through the Brotherhood.

I also want to thank Alan Silver for putting together a great series of speakers. Our next Speaker’s Breakfast will be on April 14, and we will send out complete information on her in the coming weeks.

In March we were able to celebrate our Man of the Year Ken Zimmerman for all his contributions to the shul. The dinner was held on March 24, and we were able to thank Ken for all his support over the years with making & editing numerous videos for the temple along with his tremendous leadership with the Emunah softball team. Ken, thank you so much!

Speaking of Ken reminds me that softball season is coming. Please get in touch with Ken if you would like to find out about Emunah’s excellent team, Faith.

If you have not already received it, you will be receiving your Yom HaShoah yellow candles in the mail shortly. This year, they will be packaged in padded envelopes, so be on the lookout. We encourage everyone to light their candle on the evening of May 5 to remember the Six Million.

Finally, if you are looking for a way to get more involved with Temple Emunah, the Brotherhood is a great way to benefit the temple while meeting some great men. Feel free to reach out to me, or any other member of the Brotherhood Board, for more information, or just join us for a board meeting (everyone is invited). Please be sure to check our events calendar at https://www.templeemunah.org/calendar/ to see what’s happening!

I wish everyone a joyous Pesah.!

World Wide Wrap Sponsored by Brotherhood and the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, this year’s World Wide Wrap was very successful, especially due to the participation by the Religious School.

More photos on page 7.

Scott Damsky, Brotherhood President brotherhood@templeemunah.org

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Library Library News Passover is coming soon and Spring weather we hope.

If you’re looking for a new Haggadah to make the experience special for your family, our Library has an extensive collection of Haggadot to peruse and borrow. Below is just a sampling of the many choices you have to celebrate freedom at your Seder.

You can find all the Haggadot on a book cart in the Library.

Other books with creative ideas about how to run a Seder are on a book shelf under Holidays.

Shana Mack reading to Kitah Gimel

Some Haggadot Fruits of Freedom: The Torah Flora Hagadah, Ancient Insights from Nature, Food, and Farming, by Jon Greenberg Bob Halperin reading to the Gan (2021). Entertaining and informative, with beautiful photos. and Kitah Alef Environmentally friendly.

The (Unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah by Moshe Rosenberg (2017) will delight wizard and muggle alike with insights that relate Harry Potter’s journey to the exodus from Egypt.

The Kveller Haggadah: A Seder for Curious Kids (and Their Grownups) by Elissa Strauss & Gabrielle Birkner (2019). A short engaging look at the Seder focusing on building memories across the generations.

Welcome to the Seder: A Passover Haggadah for Everyone

by Kerry M. Olitzky (2018) has charming illustrations, and New Books includes both Hebrew, English, and transliterations of the Non-Fiction: Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the prayers.

Roots of the Middle East Conflict by Oren Kessler; How the Night of Beginnings: A Passover Haggadah by Marcia Falk Talmud Can Change Your Life by Liel Leibowitz; The Amen (2022) provides “revolutionary new blessings” that “replace Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World the “traditional patriarchal Seder blessings” and includes

by Sharon Brous; The Genius of Israel by Dan Senor; Who Are some meditative prayers. the Jews–And Who Can We Become? by Donniel Hartman And don’t forget our impressive collection of Passover Fiction: City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter; The Golem cookbooks if you want to try a new recipe for the holiday. of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach; The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman; Keep It Off the Record by Arden Joy. Marci and I would like to thank our loyal volunteers, Shana Macks, Warren Wein, Marc Sacks, Debi Levine, and Harriet Weinstock for their help.

Hag Sameach Pesah.! Happy Passover!

Toni Stechler and Marci Hopkins

(emunahlibrary@gmail.com)

Important Notice!

Please look aroiund your house to see if you have any of our Library books hidden away somewhere.

Thank you!

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Social Justice / Disability & Inclusion Emunah Social Justice Community

Holidays Arrive

We’re still buzzing from the March 3 INCREDIBLE Housing Justice Action at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) in Roxbury! Thank you to all who came out to support our platform and to send the message to legislators that reversing our housing crisis can’t wait. Over 1,500 people stood together, including 36 of us from Temple Emunah!

Governor Healey recently stated in the Boston Globe that “the housing crisis is the top issue facing Massachusetts.”

We are happy to be part of the effort to put pressure on the legislature to pass legislation, the budget and the bond bill keeping our housing needs in mind.

If you wish to help, please call/email House Speaker Ronald Mariano (617-722-2500, ronald.mariano@mahouse.gov) and Senate President\ Karen Spilka (617-722-1640, karen.spilka@ masenate.gov) to ask them to support the GBIO housing justice priorities.

Arleen Chase

As strange as it is, the months of April and May are just around the corner! At this point, we have now made it through the coldest weather. We can already see leaves popping out on our trees and bushes. April 15th is Patriots’ Day. It’s time for a parade, for fun and being thankful for Lexington! Suddenly Passover seems to be peeking out at us.

As a holiday, Passover is one of my favorites! I find this holiday the one that holds my most memories: watching my mother make her famous bunt pan; the many dishes – as a youngster I could tell what food was connected to each dish.

The seder at my home was filled with my mother and her sisters all in the kitchen arranging the food and cleaning up.

On my father’s side, my grandmother would watch with tears as her son (and my uncle), proudly sang to begin the second seder. My father encouraged all of us to participate, and my other uncle would crack all the jokes. My favorite part was eating my mother’s cake and singing along with my father and uncles. As kids we had lots of cousins to talk to and play cards with while the adults were busy talking.

I encourage all of us to reach out to your relatives and friends who can celebrate with us. Having many people join us helps the holiday feel more exciting and enjoyable. Start early to make your plans. We have already been asked by our extended family in Philadelphia to join them, telling us it wouldn’t be Passover if we didn’t show up! The more people who join you the more fun the holiday is! Share your memories with those sitting around the table with you! Read some stories aloud, sing songs, and laugh!

Passover ends with Yizkor that brings your memories of all those who are no longer with us. Consider what you have learned from those who were part of our lives. What have you learned from them? Who do you miss the most?

Once May arrives, it’s the real start of spring. Take walks and watch the flowers and trees bloom as they provide the joy of spring. Breath in the air and smile. Although Passover has ended, this month includes several holidays too. Yom HaShoah brings us memories of the Holocaust. Given what happened in Israel on Oct. 7 and the continued fighting, the Shoah becomes more relevant, sad, and depressing. The anger that has emerged towards the Jewish students and Israel makes us feel tenuous about how our world is changing.

On a happier note, May 12 is Mother’s Day. Celebrate your mother and tell your children about your mother or grandmother – what you learned from her, how you chose to be similar or different from her. We all have our own feelings and memories. Our kids will also have their own feelings about us! You might be able to create a good story to tell them! Lag B’Omer is on Sunday, May 26: celebrate by planting a tree!

Memorial Day, May 27, reminds us that many soldiers and women helped our country through several years of wars. The months go by quickly, enjoy them!

Over 1,500 people attended the event, including 36 from Temple Emunah.

Wendy TanahashiWorks (Hancock Church), Rev. Dr. Barbara Callaghan (Hancock Church),n and David Landis Temple Emunah) at the GBIO Housing Justice event.

Sandy Miller-Jacobs Chair, Inclusion Committee, sandymj@gmail.com

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Rabbi's Message (continued from page 1) There are two sides to this song of praise. The first part explains we had been given this promise generations ago: God would save us. The Divrei Negadim, most commonly attributed to the Maharal of Prague (Rabbi Judah Loew, 16th century), explains that this is logical since V’hee Sh’amdah “explains the previous statement, that the promise which God made to Abraham was that our enemies would not destroy us.” Just as Abraham would be protected, so would the Israelites centuries later.

The second half drives home the point that we have enemies.

Many. In every generation, people have risen up against the Jewish people. Although this text was most likely written in the 8th century, it is certainly true today, 1200 years later.

Sadly, the events of the last century drive this home.

In the first half, God is simply standing with us; it is not clear what this means. Is God standing before us like an offensive lineman protecting a vulnerable quarterback or is God standing with us, cheering us from the sidelines, a la Rabbi Harold Kushner’s concept of God as a cheerleader?

We appreciate the support, but we are pretty vulnerable alone on the field.

In the second half, all is clarified. God will save us from the hands of our enemies who stand above us to destroy. There is a nice parallelism between the two haves – God stands with us and then God prevents the enemies who are standing over us. There are two types of standing here: standing over someone in a menacing, threatening manner and one akin to standing shoulder to shoulder together as one.

As is the case with many texts that speak of God’s redeeming us, I struggle with the V’hee Sh’amdah. Given Jewish history, why have there been so many times when God did not save us? Why didn’t God save us during the Holocaust?

Where was God on October 7 for those who were raped, butchered, slaughtered, killed, burned, and taken hostage? *

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Of the many places I visited in my two recent trips to Israel in January and March, Kibbutz Re’im just a few kilometers from the border with Gaza, near the Re’im forest where the Nova Music Festival was held, stands out.

My first cousin, Dr. Alon Lapidus – who works as a family physician in the low socio-economic city of Sderot – the “capital” of the Gaza border envelope and the target of thousands of rocket attacks over the past 24 years – accompanied me on my tour of the region. Alon has been working in the region for the past two and a half years and completed his residency training there under Dr. Nechushtan who was Alon’s preceptor. Dr. Nechustan was born and raised on Kibbutz Re’im, and replied immediately to our request to come and visit him on the Kibbutz, where he has remained to guard since October 7.

Even though the Kibbutz was closed to the public, he graciously took us around and introduced us to Harel Oren,

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Babies, Elderly, women, men. Bring them Home.

the commander of the Kitat Konnenut, the Home Front Protection Force. Every kibbutz has a Kitat Konenut, a group of volunteers who protect these communities. They date back to the time before the founding of the state when every kibbutz had to ensure its own safety.

On October 7, at 6:30 am, as the air-raid sirens started going off continuously, every member of Kibbutz Re’im started receiving texts about the intense rocket fire (this happened in every community along the Gaza envelope and beyond). Little did they know, this was the cover and a diversion of the real attack.

Residents of these towns and kibbutzim are used to rocket attacks which have been fairly constant over the last 17 years since Gaza was taken over by Hamas after Israel unilaterally pulled out to the international border in 2005.

The members of Kibbutz Re’im headed to their “safe rooms,” fortified rooms in each home that provide protection during missile attacks on their neighborhoods - with a sense that something was different.

They were unaware that Hamas was breaching the border fence in 22 places simultaneously, after taking out Israel’s security cameras, and on the verge of raiding the region.

Residents in the region started to get news from friends and the media that terrorists had infiltrated the country.

Israelis were instructed to go into their safe room and lock the doors.

Around 7 am, Mr. Oren heard trucks driving towards the Kibbutz and was grateful that the army had come to protect them. But these were not Tzahal (the IDF – Israel Defense Forces) trucks, they were the infamous white pickup trucks with machine guns mounted on the back; they began shooting at the Kibbutz. Oren calls the regional IDF base – no one answers (little does he know that those bases have been overrun by 3-5,000 Hamas terrorists and others including civilians from Gaza).

Five of Oren’s volunteers answer his call. As he is waiting, Oren hears a large explosion at the back gate of the Kibbutz – the terrorists know how to get in and they are in.

Rabbi's Message

Devastation at Kibbutz Kfar Aza

Fifteen terrorists start the attack on the Kibbutz. At 8 am, Oren calls the regional council for backup. No one is coming. His small Kibbutz Kitat Konnenut is meant to hold off a handful of terrorists for 20-30 minutes at most – until the army arrives. But, they are not coming.

The terrorists then break through the main gate. They know what they are doing. They know the layout of the Kibbutz. Six pickups come in with eight to ten terrorists in each and from a third direction another 50 or so trained Hamas fighters come through. Harel immediately split his squad into 3 two-man teams and sent them off to three locations in the kibbutz, instructed to hold ground and engage sparingly so as not to waste valuable ammunition.

They are surrounded by some 120-180 terrorists who are intent on rampaging and pillaging through the kibbutz houses starting with the Youth neighborhood where the 18-30 year olds live.

But Oren also knows his Kibbutz. He and his partner take up positions between the two halves of the kibbutz behind some bushes where they cannot be seen. Oren sees the terrorists and starts shooting, hitting four of them. He fires in a line so anyone who crosses the center of the Kibbutz gets shot. The terrorists do not realize where the fire is coming from and they get the impression that a much larger Israeli force is there.

They stop and retreat.

By 9 am, he is running low on ammunition. At 9:30 am, he gets a call from the Southern side of the Kibbutz to help them hold off the attack there. Somehow, he holds his line of fire, getting weapons, helmets, and ammunition and bringing it to them.

By noon, his initial force of six, which was joined by sporadic reinforcement over 6 hours (totaling less than 20 people armed with assault rifles) finally started receiving organized reinforcement.

At this point, the battle in the Kibbutz intensified as the Israeli forces started to actively engage the scores of Hamas terrorists in the Kibbutz. Security forces and Kibbutz mem-

Flags flying at kibbutz Re’im

bers are killed and injured, and the small Kibbutz clinic is overwhelmed with the wounded that are being taken there.

As this was Simh.at Torah morning, the clinic was not staffed. Harel summons Dr. Nechustan (the only physician on the Kibbutz and a retired Kitat Konnenut member) from his “safe-room” at home with his family, through the battlefield, to the clinic. There, together with one nurse, they will treat and evacuate as best they can, dozens of wounded over the next 20 hours providing life-saving treatment to many.

The battle goes on all day and into the night. There are still terrorists at 2 am – 19 hours after they first arrived. In the battle to save the Kibbutz, four soldiers, two guards, and seven civilians (among them five Kibbutz members) are killed. Two of Harel’s friends are among them. Five others are taken hostage. Another tragedy occurs when four young women who escaped from the Nova Festival to the Kibbutz are raped by Hamas, but many are saved. Most of the 1,000 Kibbutznikim survive.

Harel Oren and his Kitat Konennut stood in front of the attack, held their ground for hours, and saved their people from the hands of the enemy. *

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I don’t know exactly how God works, but at least on that day at Kibbutz Re’im, there was some kind of amazing bravery that came into the souls of those amazing volunteers and the soldiers who joined the fight. And they saved 1000 souls. Perhaps that is God’s standing spirit. It flowed right through the brains and brawn of those brave men and women.

The enemies stood over them, but they stood with each other, saving their community from their enemies that come to stand over us in every generation.

When I sing this song at the Seder this year, I will sing it with great passion - standing with the heroes of October 7.

Hag Kasher V’Sameah - may Pesah bringing freedom and peace into our world and may the hostages experience redemption and come home.

Rabbi David Lerner

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Family Table Did You Know This About JF&CS Family Table?

JF&CS Family Table does many things for our community but did you know that:

• Last year, Family Table volunteers packed more than 35,000 bags and made more than 3,300 grocery deliveries to clients who might otherwise have gone without.

• JF&CS launched in 2013 the Greater Boston Hunger Network (GBHN), a coalition of food pantries and other food assistance organizations serving the Greater Boston area. Through bi-monthly meetings and an online forum, the Greater Boston Hunger Network is a dynamic venue for food pantry managers to learn from one another, address common challenges, and promote best practices. Our common goal: to provide more nutritious food to more people more efficiently.

• There are 70 collection sites, including synagogues, Jewish day schools, and community centers from around Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South area, which donate food to Family Table each month, supplying nearly two-thirds of the food we provide.

Supporters of JF&CS can now fundraise on behalf of Family Table! There are three ways to get involved: • Host a fundraising event, like a bake-off, car wash, or garage sale.

Your contributions are critical to the success of Family Table. Your financial contributions on a monthly basis enable Temple Emunah to be an active, ongoing and longstanding part of Family Table. We have been part of this program since the 1990’s when collections were distributed from Kehillith Israel in Brookline. The move to Waltham has made it even easier for those volunteering to go on the designated Sundays to pack and deliver food.

We have several incredible congregants who have been performing this mitzvah monthly for years. I hope that you • Ask for donations in lieu of gifts for a special occasion, join them in being part of the Family Table distribution will like a birthday or a bar mitzvah.

Squad. They are a mighty group.

• Create a virtual fundraiser to be shared on Facebook Thank you for your continued support of Family Table. or other social media pages.

• Volunteers can join JF&CS for a few hours once a month or on a one-time basis. Families with young children are welcome to volunteer. In this way, children experience hands-on tzedakah and truly come to understand that they can make a difference in the lives of others.

Judaism Is About Love Rabbi Shai Held in Conversation with Rabbi Marc Baker Sunday, April 7 at Temple Emanuel A common misconception is that love is a “Christian idea” and not a Jewish one. But what if we have it all wrong?

Join Rabbi Shai Held as he introduces the central themes of his new book Judaism Is About Love and then joins Rabbi Marc Baker in a conversation on the centrality of love to the Jewish vision of ethics, spirituality, and theology.

What can Judaism teach us about love, and what can a renewed focus on love reveal to us about Judaism?

This event is presented in partnership with Temple Emanuel. This event is cosponsored by Temple Emunah and Walnut Street Minyan, Minyan Maor, Yedid Nefesh, Reyim, Ohabei Shalom, Dorshei Tzedek, Kehillath Israel, Mishkan Tefila, and Temple Beth Elohim. For more information, go to: https://www.hadar.org/learn/classes-events/hadar-boston-r-shai-held-book-talk

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Todah Rabbah, Nancy Lefkowitz and Michelle and Mark Abramson, Temple Emunah Coordinators of JF&CS Family Table

Haggadah Program: April 7 at 10 am Guest speaker: Rabbi Joshua Cahan A Tefilah educator in New York City, Rabbi Cahan compiled and edited the Yedid Nefesh bencher spring. He spent eleven years teaching Talmud and Tefilah at the Leffell School in New York, and was the founder and director of the Northwoods Kollel at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. He holds Rabbinic Ordination and a Ph.D. in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Passover 5784 Suggestions for Enriching Family Pesah Celebrations

Document to Authorize the Selling of H ametz

Pesah. engages all of our senses, as well as our spirits. Each year we re-enact the Israelites’ journey from slavery to freedom as we clean our homes to rid them of h.ametz, prepare the foods and symbols of the seder, and gather around the seder table with family and friends to join in retelling the story of our people.

The sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of Pesah. create memories that stay with us for our entire lives. Planning a seder is about creating an experience that goes far beyond the words on a page in a haggadah. Below are some suggestions for making this experience lively, creative, and meaningful: 1. Make cleaning and preparing for Pesah. a family experience. If relevant, give your children small jobs to do around the house, and have them assist with cooking. Let everyone in your household share in the excitement and anticipation of getting ready for Passover!

2. Make the seder table as elegant as your means allow, replete with a seder plate and all the holiday symbols. For Pesah. ritual items, please contact Penny Andler at the Sisterhood Judaica Shop: p_sloane@yahoo.com.

3. Choose a theme for your seder, and ask guests to bring objects, readings, or activities based on that theme. Possible themes: freedom, springtime, redemption, justice, new beginnings.

4. Consider including more contemporary ritual objects, such as a kos Miriam (Miriam’s Cup), which recalls the rabbinic story about a magical well of water that followed Miriam as she travelled with the Children of Israel in the desert. Bring ritual objects from your own family to the table as well (i.e. seder plate and kiddush cup), creating a connection to previous generations and to your family’s history.

5. Order an adequate number of copies of Haggadot in advance. Our Sisterhood Judaica Shop has a number of good Haggadot on hand. Alternatively, you can make your own Haggadah for all or parts of the seder at Haggadot.com. A great resource for supplementing your seder is the book, Creating Lively Passover Seders, by David Arnow, PhD, published by Jewish Lights (jewishlights.com).

6. To stave off cries of “When do we eat?” consider making karpas (the green vegetable) more substantial than a sprig of parsley. Serve salads or make veggies available for snacking throughout the telling of the story.

7. Assign reading parts in advance to those who will be attending the seder, giving your guests time to become comfortable with reading the texts. Encourage your “readers” to share their thoughts about the meaning and application of these words.

8. Involve children: Teach the Mah Nishtanah to children, so that they can participate actively from the very beginning of the evening. Ask children to create decorations for the seder, and during the seder, have children create a play to present to guests.

A critical Passover law is to sell our h.ametz. While we must clean our houses of all h.ametz by eating and donating it to others, any remaining h.ametz may be stored in such a way that we are sure not to use it during the holiday, and its actual ownership is transferred to a non-Jew until after the holiday. Please complete the form below and mail it to Rabbi Lerner before Thursday, April 18 at 12 noon, appointing me as your agent for this sale. Every household should do this. If you have h.ametz in another location (e.g. work or vacation home), please list these addresses as well.

To make this easier, you may send an email with the information required below authorizing me to sell your h.ametz to zkafri@tem@templeemunah.org.

To fulfill two commandments in one, you are also encouraged to send a check to Temple Emunah for Ma’ot H . ittim; literally, “wheat money.” We will donate these funds to MAZON and other Jewish charities that help those who cannot afford to buy kosher for Pesah. necessities.

Rabbis David Lerner and Leora Kling Perkins

Hametz Sale Authorization Form KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, the undersigned, do hereby make and appoint Rabbi David Lerner my true and lawful representative to act in my place and stead, for me and in my name and on my behalf, to sell all h.ametz owned and possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, as stated in the Torah and defined by the sages of Israel (e.g., h.ametz; h.ashah h.ametz—suspect h.ametz; and all kinds of ta’aorvet h.ametz— h.ametz mixtures); also, h.ametz that tends to harden and to adhere to the surface of pans, pots, or other cooking or eating utensils, of whatever nature; and to lease all places wherein the aforementioned h.ametz owned or possessed by me may be found, especially in the premises located at (your address/es).

Rabbi Lerner has the full authority and power to sell said h.ametz and to lease said place or places wherein said h.ametz may be found, upon such terms and conditions as discretion dictates.

Rabbi Kling Perkins has the full power and authority to assign or appoint a substitute or substitutes to act in my behalf with all the same powers and authority that I have invested in the rabbi, and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that Rabbi Lerner or a rabbinic substitute lawfully does or causes to be done by virtue of these presents.

And to this I hereby affix my signature on this_______________ day of_______________, in the year_______________.

Signature: ______________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ Town: ________________________________ State: ____________ Telephone: _____________________________________________

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Passover 5784 A Guide to the Mitzvot of Pesah.

Passover is an eight-day holiday. The first two and last two days are Yom Tov: holidays when, like Shabbat, we refrain from work and have special services. An additional festive atmosphere is achieved in these services through special Torah readings, Hallel, and Musaf. This atmosphere reaches the home as well with festive meals. The intermediate days are called H . ol Hamoed; although work is permitted, they still retain their holiday flavor through the addition of special Torah readings, Hallel, and Musaf to the morning services.

This guide to Passover observances and rituals explains the traditions and halakhic practices involved in observing Pesah. in the home. It is meant to cover all areas of home observance of the holiday. However, we recognize that your individual needs may leave you with additional questions. Please feel free to contact Rabbi Kling Perkins with any questions you have regarding your observance of Pesah..

What is the Siyyum B’khorim?

In commemoration of the deliverance from Egypt, during which the first-born children of the Israelites were unaffected by the tenth plague, those who are the first-born members of their families have an obligation to fast on the day preceding Pesah.. It is the custom for synagogues to make a siyyum (a public completion of the study of a tractate of the Talmud or seder of the Mishnah) on the morning before Passover. Since the siyyum is followed by a seudat mitzvah (a festive meal which follows the performance of certain mitzvot), a first-born who is present may eat, and having eaten, need not fast that day. First borns and everyone else are invited to join us for learning and breakfast following 7 am minyan on the morning of Monday, April 22.

What is H.ametz?

If one of the five grains mentioned in the Torah—wheat, oats, rye, barley, or spelt—comes in contact with water after being cut off from the ground, it begins to ferment, or leaven, and becomes h.ametz. According to tradition, this fermentation takes 18 minutes. The term “h.ametz-dik” refers to dishes and utensils that have been in contact with h.ametz foods during the year.

Why must we clean houses so thoroughly before Pesah.?

The rule against h.ametz on Passover applies not only to eating, but to enjoyment or financial benefit (hana’ah) and also involves removing all the h.ametz from one’s home. No h.ametz is allowed even to be in your house. To facilitate this cleaning, the following rituals are part of Passover preparations. The text for the ceremonies can be found in a good Haggadah. a. Mekhirat H . ametz: We are not always able to destroy or get rid of all the h.ametz—it may even be economically disastrous—so our rabbis ordained that any remaining h.ametz be sold to a non-Jew who then sells it back to us after Passover. The h.ametz is then no longer “in our possession.”

Please authorize Rabbi Lerner to do this for you by filling out the form on page 15. It is only necessary to give away or sell

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food; dishes and utensils are simply put away in storage for the duration of the holiday. The Document of H.ametz Sale is also available at the synagogue office. b. Bedikat H . ametz: After the house has been cleaned, we search for crumbs of h.ametz we may have missed. Your Haggadah should include instructions and the texts of this ritual. It begins by preparing the objects used for the search—a candle, a feather, and a wooden spoon—and reciting a blessing.

Following the search, the Kol h.amira formula, found in your Haggadah, is then recited. Bedikat H . ametz takes place this year on Sunday night, April 21. c. Bitul H . ametz: We recite a formula renouncing any h.ametz left that may have been inadvertently missed, canceling our responsibility for it, and thus symbolically removing it from our homes. The formula for Bitul H . ametz is recited this year on the morning of Monday, April 22. This formula, which can be found in most Haggadot, is as follows: “May all leaven in my possession, whether I have seen it or not, be regarded as nonexistent and considered as mere dust of the earth.” d. Bi’ur H . ametz: In order to rid ourselves fully of the h.ametz we gathered the previous night, we burn it immediately after we recite the Bitul H.ametz on Monday morning, April 22.

What is Ma’ot H.ittim?

It means money for flour to make Passover matzah. It is a mitzvah to collect funds so that the poor can purchase matzah and other Passover necessities. These funds, called Ma’ot H . ittim (Charity), are given (usually “h.ai”—$18 or multiples thereof) to be distributed to the needy. It is customary to donate for Ma’ot H . ittim when selling your h.ametz. Donations can be made to Rabbi Lerner’s Discretionary Fund.

Kashering the Kitchen It is customary (and easiest) to remove the utensils and dishes that are used during the year, replacing them with either new utensils or utensils used year to year only for Pesah..

This is clearly not possible for major appliances and may not even be possible for dishes and utensils. There is a process for kashering many, but not all, kitchen items, thus making them kosher for Pesah.: The general principle used in kashering is that the way the utensil absorbs food is the way it can be purged of that food, Ke-volo kach pol’to. This principle operates on the basis of the quality or intensity of how the items absorb food. Things used for cold food can be kashered by rinsing since no substance has been absorbed by the dish or glass. Items used on a stove absorb the food and thus need a stronger level of action namely expelling the food into boiling water, called hag’alah. The most intense form of usage is directly on a fire or in an oven and these utensils require the most intense method of kashering, namely libbun, which burns away absorbed food.

For details about what items can be kashered and how to go about it, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. guide: https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/pesah-guide-5784

Passover 5784 Pesah. Hekhsher—before Pesah. and during Pesah.

Whenever possible processed foods ought to have a “kosher l’Pesah.” hekhsher from a reliable source. For a list of items which are acceptable without a special Passover hekhsher, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. guide.

Certain products may be purchased without a Pesah. hekhsher if they are purchased before Pesah., but require one if purchased during the holiday. These products include pure fruit juices, filleted fish, frozen fruit (no additives), non-iodized salt, pure white sugar (no additives), Bolivian or Peruvian quinoa with nothing mixed in which is marked “gluten free,” white milk, and certain products sold by Equal Exchange Chocolate.

For more details, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah guide.

Washing of pet utensils should be done out of the kitchen area (e.g. a bathroom sink). This is the least satisfactory option and is included as a last resort measure: unlike the h.ametz you are selling before Pesah., which is then stored out of sight and is inaccessible to you during Pesah., this last option involves your actively seeing and handling that h.ametz on a daily basis. For more details about this and other options, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. Guide.

The longstanding Ashkenazi custom on Passover is to refrain fron eating kitniyot, which refers to: beans, corn, Medicine millet, peas, rice, soy, and some other plant based foods like If someone has a life-threatening illness or there is a mustard, buckwheat and sesame seeds. The one exception is possibility that untreated it could become life threatening, an approved permission of peanuts and peanut oil, provided all medications are permitted. Any contemplated changes said items have proper year-round kosher certification and do of medicines should be discussed first with your doctor and not contain h.ametz ingredients. made only with his/her permission. Rabbi Kling Perkins can In the fall of 2015 the Conservative Movement’s Committee advise you as to what acceptable alternatives are available on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) passed two responsa for needs that are necessary but not life threatening, such permitting the consumption of kitniyot for Ashkenazim. To as antacids, analgesics, cold medications, vitamins etc. All fully understand their positions, which differ in their arguprescription or non-prescription drugs in the form of topical mentation, please see: medications, including creams, lotions, ointments, foams, • David Golinkin, “Rice, beans and kitniyot on Pesah. - are gels, drops, patches and inhalants as well as non-chewable they really forbidden?” OH 453:1.2015a (https://schechter.edu/ tablets and injections may be owned, used and consumed on rice-beans-and-kitniyot-on-pesah-are-they-really-forbiddenPassover, even if they contain h.ametz or kitniyot (for those responsa-in-a-moment-volume-9-issue-no-4-march-2015/) who maintain this custom), since they are inedible. This cov• Amy Levin and Avram Israel Reisner, “A Teshuvah ers most medicines used by adults. All medications for babies Permitting Ashkenzaim to Eat Kitniyot on Pesah.” 453:1.2015b may be used. Liquid medicines, chewable tablets and or tablets (https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/pubcoated with a flavored glaze are considered edible and may lic/halakhah/teshuvot/2011-2020/Levin-Reisner-Kitniyot.pdf) contain h.ametz. Soft gelcaps may present a problem because Neither position constitutes an instruction to consume they may contain non-kosher edible porcine gelatin. Please kitniyot during Pesah., but rather a halakhic basis and guideconsult with your Rabbi on when these may be used and to line for those who choose to do so. They recognize that while find substitutes that are acceptable. some individuals, communities, and institutions will utilize this new ruling, others may choose not to do so.

Both eating and refraining from kitniyot are equally Pet Food legitimate and derekh eretz (respectful behavior) should be The prohibition against h.ametz during Pesah. includes the guiding value in making decisions around this topic. At not owning, not seeing, and not benefitting from h.ametz. Temple Emunah, we are careful, whenever serving kitniyot, Therefore, we are not allowed to own or make use of h.ametz to mark them clearly as such, and to make sure that there during Pesah.; even that which is exclusively for our animals’ is always sufficient food for those who choose to refrain. We consumption. The most appropriate way to take care of your encourage others to display similar sensitivity in their own pet during Pesah. may be a function of what kind of animal(s) interactions. For those who do avail themselves of this ruling, you own. The ideal approach would be to switch your pet to a it is important to note the following specific guidance in the h.ametz- free diet before Pesah. and perhaps permanently. Even responsa by Rabbis Amy Levin and Avram Reisner, cited above. people who do not themselves eat kitniyot on Pesah. should For guidance and for more details, please consult the feel free to feed their animals kitniyot. A less desirable option Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah Guide at; . is that some authorities allow for the pet to be sold along with https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/pesah-guide-5784 the h.ametz and, since the pet does not belong to the Jewish owner, the pet eats its normal diet. Note that the document of sale must include the pet as well as the h.ametz. If you have Please feel free to contact Rabbis Lerner or Kling these pet foods in your home be careful to keep them away Perkins with any questions. We wish you and your from the general kitchen area. families a joyous, healthy, and kosher Passover!

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Yahrzeits The following loved ones will be remembered at our worship services in the coming months: Apr 1 / 22 Adar II Eva Bobrow Mother of Mark Bobrow Stanislaw Feld Husband of Anita Feld Apr 2 / 23 Adar II Stella Fritz Aunt of Miriam Boucher Lillian Harris Mother of Elizabeth Pressman Apr 3 / 24 Adar II Ida Volimsky Grandmother of Naomi Sacks Apr 4 / 25 Adar II Hertzel Freifelder Father of Marsha Tucker Haim Katz Father of Karen Garber Apr 5 / 26 Adar II Adelaide Konterwitz Mother of Elaine Shwimer Apr 6 / 27 Adar II Oskar Markuse Father of Jack Markuse Apr 7 / 28 Adar II Hyman Bailey Father of Zelda Cohen Beulah Seide Bresler Mother of Joel Bresler Apr 8 / 29 Adar II Harry Fader Father of Linda Laredo Sidney Migdol Grandfather of Steve Tavan Edna Machtiger Rosenman Mother of Esther Rosenman-Hochman Apr 9 / 1 Nisan Carole Judith Epstein Sister of Wendy Katz Lucille Klinghoffer Aunt of Marsha Tucker Jack Silver Grandfather of Cindy Bobrow Samuel Udell Father-in-law of Phyllis Udell Apr 10 / 2 Nisan Bertha Brown Aunt of Richard Goldberg Samuel Kreiger Father of Arthur Kreiger Samuel Rothmel Grandfather of Ethel Rothmel William Tuchin Grandfather of Jeff Sokolov

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Toba Waldman Grandmother of Barbara Palant Apr 11 / 3 Nisan David Doynow Father of Lori Schechner Marlene Louise Kreinin Mother of Elana Markovitz Barbara Moss Aunt of Jillian Pesin-Fulop Walter Rothfeld Uncle of Marsha Tucker Lorraine Shindell Mother of Paula Dangel Leonard Weil Father of Marilyn Weil-Abelman Gladys Weiner Mother of Ann Chait Estelle Weiss Grandmother of Emily Ring Apr 12 / 4 Nisan Joshua Berinstein Father of Susan Orenstein Grandfather of Julia Mabuchi Hilda Elster Halton Mother of Toni Stechler Leonard Handler Father of Risa Bressler Rose Markovitz Lubar Mother of Dennis Markovitz Norma Tinkelman Neustadt Mother of Paul Neustadt Phyllis Orenstein Mother of Barry Orenstein Grandmother of Julia Mabuchi Alan D. Perlmutter Brother of Burt Perlmutter Manfred Rost Father of Claudia Handwerker Roberta Tilem Mother of Matthew Tilem Martin Weiss Grandfather of Emily Ring Abraham Wissoker Father-in-law of Barbara Wissoker Apr 13 / 5 Nisan Kenneth Goodman Husband of Mindy Levitt Rose Lieberman Mother of Sylvia Schatz Phyllis Fox Mills Mother of Josh Mills Edith Pierce Grandmother of Jud Pierce Sylvia Robinson Grandmother of Melissa Foster

Aryeh Stein-Azen Nephew of Sharon Stein Cousin of Aviva Stein Dave Tavan Grandfather of Steve Tavan Apr 14 / 6 Nisan Louis Nager Grandfather of Jill Wollins Harry Zimmer Father of Barbara Wissoker Apr 15 / 7 Nisan Barbara Berger Wife of Robert Berger Harry Bonder Father of Vivian Cohen Charlotte Kalus Mother of Joseph Kalus Sidney Noveck Uncle of Risa Bressler Apr 16 / 8 Nisan Geraldine Bressler Mother of Larry Bressler Hyman Cook Father of Stewart Cook Sarah Kupiec Mother of Israel Kupiec Harold Roberts Father of Bruce Roberts Marilyn Shelton Mother of Deborah Bershel Andrew H. Tane Son of Betty Pious Heindel Apr 17 / 9 Nisan Eli Chase Father of Arleen Chase Robert Garwin Father of Terri Fisher Irving Hott Father of Estha Blachman Charles Minkin Father of Paul Minkin William Nelson Husband of Joyce Nelson Lieber Obstein Grandfather of Mike Ablove Sansook Park Mother of Jenni Smirnova Stanford Zimmerman Father of Ken Zimmerman Apr 18 / 10 Nisan Edith Cherun Mother of Carol Bromberg Nathan Epstein Father of Howard Epstein Miriam Jacobs Mother of Fran Jacobs

Rubin Jacobs Father of Hal Miller-Jacobs Gerald Karen Father of Jeffrey Karen Bert Marcus Uncle of Joel Marcus Louisa Menzel Grandmother of Asaf Gaon Harold Yablin Grandfather of Seth Maislin Apr 19 / 11 Nisan Clairette Freedman Sister of Fred Ezekiel Aunt of David Ezekiel Louis Handler Uncle of Risa Bressler Frances Schwimmer Aunt of Joel Shwimer Apr 20 / 12 Nisan Bella Alpert Mother of Irwin Alpert Cynthia Lerman Mother of Scott Lerman Sidney Mizner Father of Gail Spatz Goldie Moskow Mother-in-law of Shirley Moskow Harold Sadofsky Father of Miriam Sadofsky Anthony Salvucci Grandfather of Denise Forbes Max Schoenberg Father of Peggy Menzin Apr 21 / 13 Nisan Rose Chasanoff Grandmother of Thelma Marin Richard Cohen Husband of Vivian Cohen Father of Marcy Lidman Ronald Hausman Father of Kenneth Hausman Michelle Karmazin Friend of Susan Stering Abraham Russman Grandfather of Wendy Russman-Halperin Stanley Wein Father of Warren Wein Alvin B. Wolfe Husband of Susan Wolfe Aaron Zohn Husband of Rochelle Zohn Apr 22 / 14 Nisan Rosa Faerman Grandmother of Dan Fulop Gloria Hoffman Mother of Beth Fentin

Eleanor Kojm Mother of Sheila Kojm Al Lipson Father of Steven Lipson Marjorie Woods Mother of Larry Woods Apr 23 / 15 Nisan Tomas Hirschfeld Father of Dina Savitz Samuel Wollins Grandfather of Jill Wollins Apr 24 / 16 Nisan Rhoda Biletch Mother of Leslie Biletch Lois Boreen Mother of Susan Hailman Fred Bornstein Brother-in-law of Eileen Feldman Irving Kaplan Father of Doris Morgenstern Lillian Lehrman Grandmother of Nancy Bloom Leon Weiner Father of Ellyn Michelson Apr 25 / 17 Nisan Asher Finkel Father of Rose Myers Albert Kushner Father of Ann Kushner Jeanne Merkin Mother of Carol Greenberg Joseph Nathanson Grandfather of Neil Weiser Hilda Reibstein Mother of Lois Bruss James Rubenstein Brother of Sidney Rubenstein Apr 26 / 18 Nisan Irwin Fiarman Father of Gale Fiarman Sadie Green Aunt of Marcia Kaunfer, Anne Lerner and Beth Levine Great-aunt of Rabbi David Lerner Jordan Liebhaber Friend of Ken and Lois Bruss Rebecca Silverstein Mother of Phyllis Rubinovitz Apr 27 / 19 Nisan Annette Natkin Mother of Lissa Natkin Rabbi Irving Perlman Father of Benjamin Perlman Melvin Tracey Husband of Marilyn Tracey Father of Michael Tracey

Yahrzeits Apr 28 / 20 Nisan Uri Ben-Meir Grandfather of Jonathan Ring Lowell Bensky Friend of Leonard Katz Richard Berk Father of Sheryl Wein Morton Camac Father of Ann Ben-Horin Barbara Holstein Daughter of Phyllis Blumberg Sister of Lester Blumberg Anna Koltai Delfiner Mother-in-law of Barbara Delfiner Aron Lipszyc Grandfather of Doronit Shlank-Bloomenthal Libby Soffar Mother of Cindy Jacobs Eva Urmer Grandmother of Doreen Karoll Apr 29 / 21 Nisan Ida Gottlieb Mother of Betty Pious Heindel Bessie Thrope Grandmother of Martin Thrope Apr 30 / 22 Nisan Stowe Hausner Mother of Buzz Hausner Eric Moskow Son of Shirley Moskow Irving Nelson Father-in-law of Joyce Nelson Morris Weiner Father of Ann Chait Grandfather of David Chait May 1 / 23 Nisan Stella Sadofsky Mother of Miriam Sadofsky Sam Silverman Partner of Rachel Rosenblum Bernice Singer Mother of Jeremy Singer May 2 / 24 Nisan Diane Finkelstein Mother of Alan Fields Leonard Lovitz Father of Sue Goldman Leonard Nacht Father of Kathy Macdonald Isay Zeylikman Father-in-law of Irina Zeylikman May 3 / 25 Nisan Sidney Chernick Father of Paul Chernick Sarah Fox Mother of Joseph Fox

Leon Gildesgame Father of Mike Gildesgame Pearl Goldberg Mother of David Goldberg May 4 / 26 Nisan Robert Gherry Bernstein Father of Laura Pierce Janet S. David Stayn Wife of John Stayn Sidonia Handler Miller Aunt of Risa Bressler Marjorie G. Reder Mother of Richard Reder May 5 / 27 Nisan Samuel Lerman Grandfather of Scott Lerman David Schechner Father of David Schechner Martin Sprince Grandfather of Scott Lerman Harriet Willins Mother of Ed Willins May 6 / 28 Nisan Annie Harris Frankel Mother of Reva Levitt Carl Hollander Father of Charles Hollander May 7 / 29 Nisan Anny Graf Mother of Eva Glaser Mother-in-law of Stephen Tauber Stella Kantor Mother of Natalie Warshawer Anna Shapiro Mencow Mother of Barbara Neustadt Celia Cumens Perlmutter Mother of Burt Perlmutter May 8 / 30 Nisan Marian Cain Aunt of Ed Lidman Stuart Goff Father of Philip Goff Victor Levitt Uncle of Alisa Billings Yehudith Shtill Mother of Michal Fuller Helen Towers Mother of David Towers Nathan Weiser Grandfather of Neil Weiser Eleanor Wollins Mother of Jill Wollins May 9 / 1 Iyar Isaac Tarmy Father of Arnold Tarmy Jacob Weinronk Father of Stan Weinronk

May 10 / 2 Iyar Josephine Abelman Mother of David Abelman Hyman Doodlesack Father of Phyllis Fish Abraham Kaminsky Uncle of Ann Chait Ida Levine Grandmother of Harvey Lowell William Miller Father of Rebecca Karen Rose Rifken Pearlman Mother of Valerie Seidman Hyman Smith Grandfather of Jerome Smith Jiing-Liang Wu Father of Ailsa Hermann-Wu May 11 / 3 Iyar Sonia Baker Mother of Linda Chessman Margaret “Peggy” Goldberg Mother of Nancy Goldberg May 12 / 4 Iyar Murray Feinzig Grandfather of Ben Bloomenthal Selma Solinger Greenberg Grandmother of Sharon Smith Gilbert Nerenberg Father of Anna Nerenberg Irving Pesin Grandfather of Jillian Pesin-Fulop Pauline Rubinovitz Mother-in-law of Phyllis Rubinovitz May 13 / 5 Iyar Elizabeth Bruss Sister-in-law of Ken Bruss Harold Michelson Father-in-law of Barbara Michelson Ann Rantz Mother-in-law of Stan Pomeranz Helene Rock Mother of Mia Lieberman Sylvia Ann Teitelbaum Mother of Ken Teitelbaum Albert Towers Father of David Towers May 14 / 6 Iyar Herbert Katz Brother of Leonard Katz Shirley Reubenstein Mother of Howard Reubenstein Konrad Schwoerke Father of Amanda Schwoerke Yitzhak Shtill Father of Michal Fuller

Oscar Sumner Father of Howard Sumner Lila Ruiz Tarkoff Daughter of Vanessa Ruiz and Anna Ruiz Tarkoff Noah Hudson Tsymbal Son of Jessica and Ilya Tsymbal May 15 / 7 Iyar Louis Aronson Father of Richard Aronson Edith Russman Mother of Wendy Russman-Halperin Charles Shapiro Father of Linda Tarmy Baba Shirazi Grandfather of Eleanor Perlmutter, Farshad Pourmousa, Pejman Pourmousa, and Bobby Shirazi Julia Peitzer Shwimer Mother of Joel Shwimer Beatrice Tucker Mother-in-law of Marsha Tucker Miriam Wein Grandmother of Alisa Billings May 16 / 8 Iyar Leon Katz Father of Paul Katz Albert Kerstein Father of Larry Kerstein Harry Konterwitz Father of Elaine Shwimer Eleanor Rothfeld Aunt of Marsha Tucker May 17 / 9 Iyar Irving Goldstein Father of Mark Goldstein Anna Shanes Grandmother of Cindy Bobrow Howard Stecker Father of Elissa Stecker May 18 / 10 Iyar Louis Cohen Father of Judith Wisnia Bennie Frankel Father of Reva Levitt Edward Kantner Father of Ronni Skerker Isadore Marcus Father-in-law of Judy Marcus Grandfather of Joel Marcus Dorothy Woolf Miller Mother of Arnie Miller Ida Pekin Mother of Bobby Galani and Ellen Gordon Joseph Tauber Father of Stephen Tauber Morris Testa Father of Susan Cook

May 19 / 11 Iyar Winnie Buonaiuto Mother of Michael Buonaiuto Robert Goldstone Father of Rabbi Matthew Goldstone Minnie Klein Grandmother of Dorothy Seltzer Martin Laderman Father of Ellen Laderman Gertrude Levine Mother of Ralph Levine Sarah Tuzman Mother of Judith Kliger May 20 / 12 Iyar Ethel Goldman Mother of Phyllis Herda Aunt of Leonard Katz, Susan Shnidman and Arnold Tarmy Thelma Greenberg Mother of Mark Greenberg Esta Mae Katz Mother of Amy Goldminz Shirley Koren Mother of Annette Koren Samuel Lidman Grandfather of Ed Lidman Kurt Schloesser Father of Ruth Berg May 21 / 13 Iyar David Cherny Brother of Miriam Boucher Lea Markuse Mother of Jack Markuse May 22 / 14 Iyar Miriam Allen Mother of Amy Zaslow Norman Thrope Father of Marty Thrope May 23 / 15 Iyar Peter Scott Bain Brother of Susan Wilner Elizabeth Dernier Mother of Amanda Schwoerke Fannie Gordon Mother of Martin Gordon Robin Guenther Sister-in-law of Leon Gunther Anne Mills Mother of Roberta Jaffer Fannie Porton Grandmother of Martin Thrope Joseph Ramiréz-MarquinaBarinotto Father of Jose Barinotto Fritzie Schloesser Mother of Ruth Berg Harry Tucker Father-in-law of Marsha Tucker (continued on page 20)

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Yahrzeits / Rosh Hodesh Group May 24 / 16 Iyar Analee Bang Sister of Charlotte Kupiec Ruth Chessman Mother of Daniel Chessman Josephine Freifelder Aunt of Marsha Tucker Tanna Goott Niece of Carole Feifke Phyllis Gorenstein Mother of Jonina Schonfeld Stuart Owades Brother of Gordon Owades Harry Schultz Father of Brian Schultz D. William Unterberg Father of Thelma Marin May 25/ 17 Iyar Barbara Abramson Mother of Mark Abramson Melvin Botbol Father of Donna Jauvtis Donald Freedman

Father of Lisa Barinotto Louis Frolich Father of Rochelle Zohn Aya Spektor Mother of Elena Gorlovsky Ruth Zelermyer Mother of Mark Zelermyer May 26/ 18 Iyar Dorothy Joseph Mother of Caron Bleich Grandmother of Lauren Bleich Emanuel Wolf Father of Stanley Wolf Barbara Zimmerman Mother of Ken Zimmerman May 27 / 19 Iyar Sylvia Handler Mother of Risa Bressler Alfred Kojm Father of Sheila Kojm Helen Liskov Mother of Judy Zabin

May 28 / 20 Iyar Deborah Buckler Mother of Aaron Buckler Lauri Chait Sister of Larry Chait Dorothy Lezberg Aunt of Alisa Billings Beatrice Samuels Mother of Harold Samuels Rosalie Spatz Mother of Harry Spatz May 29 / 21 Iyar Sydney Cantor Stepfather of Barbara Palant Uncle of Bonnie Levy Libby Gordon Mother of Robert Gordon Zelda Govenar Mother of Helen Zelinsky Ira Katzman Uncle of Barbara Palant Vital Kliger Mother-in-law of Judy Kliger

Esther Rubinovitz Sister-in-law of Phyllis Rubinovitz May 30 / 22 Iyar Carol Getman Wife of Marvin Getman Frances Gluck Sister of Barbara Michelson Dalia Goldschmidt Sheff Mother of Daphne Harris May 31 / 23 Iyar Liza Cohn Sister of Miriam Blechter Irving Gluck Grandfather of Ed Lidman Paul Kantner Brother of Ronni Skerker Caroline Klein Mother of Max Klein Ruth Stein Mother of Judi Canter

Rosh Hodesh Group Sunday, April 7, 11 am Meet at the Middlesex Fells Long Pond Parking Area, 524530 S Border Rd, Winchester, for a Spiritual Walk with Liza Halley. Our leisurely walk (about one hour) will include time to notice, to stop and listen, to bless the month of Nisan (and Adar II), and to pray. The path is a dirt path with rocks and roots and not much of an incline. Please bring a water bottle if you would like. There are no facilities at this location but it is relatively close to downtown Winchester. Questions? Email Liza at lizahalley08@gmail.com.

care. With original insights and practical tools, The Amen Affect translates foundational ideas into simple practices that connect us to our better angels, offering a blueprint for a more meaningful life and a more connected and caring world.

The discussion will be led by Linda Skolnik. We’ll discuss how Rabbi Brous, through the use of ancient Jewish wisdom and contemporary science, is alerting us all now, that a sense of belonging by our genuine presence is not only a social and biological need, but a moral and spiritual necessity. It is not necessary to read the book before the meeting, but if you want Thursday, May 9, 6 pm to, there will be several copies of the book available upon request, or purchase on Amazon, or try the public library.

We will gather in the Katz Meeting Room for a discussion of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Sunday, June 2, 10 am Hearts and World, by Rabbi Sharon Brous. Sharon Brous, a leading American rabbi, makes the Children and teens are invited to join us in the Katz case that the spiritual work of our Meeting Room for Craft Creations. Helen Marcus will help time, as instinctual as it is counterus create Sukkot Birds to fly in our Sukkah this year. Made cultural, is to find our way to one from blown eggs and feathers, they add a bit of whimsy to another in celebration, in sorrow, any Sukkah, or can be hung in your house wherever you need and in solidarity. To show up for something cheerful. Materials will be provided. each other in moments of joy and pain, vulnerability and possibility, to invest in relationships of shared purpose and build communities of

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Donations The congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions: Beautification

In celebration of Art and Rebecca’s new granddaughter Eloise Ruby. Mazel tov.

Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein In memory of: Zvi Galani, beloved husband of Bobby Galani Joe & Elaine Siegel Israel Kupiec, beloved husband of Charlotte Kupiec Ralph & Helen Zelinsky Yahrzeit for Rachel Kessler, beloved mother Jack Kessler & Marcia Prager Tunglin Tsai

Brotherhood

Emunah Scholarship Fund

In memory of Marcia Paley Camac, our dear aunt and friend Henry and Ellen Criz

Family Education Fund

Yahrzeit for Yoav Kupiec, beloved son Charlotte Kupiec

General

Barbara Macy In appreciation/honor of: Temple Emunah’s daily minyan David Cores Carolyn Keller & Harvey Lowell, on the birth of their new grandson, Elliott Pierce Lowell Bob & Kathie Becker In memory of: Judith Adler, beloved mother of Jessica Kuznick Bob & Kathie Becker Marcia Camac, beloved mother of Ann Ben-Horin and Joyce Camac Weiser Laura Turco Debi Dulberg and Paul Serotkin Leo Bressler Julie Greenberg & Ron Chaney Harold Osher, beloved father of Judy Osher Alan & Leslie Sherman Zvi Galani, beloved husband of Bobby Galani Joseph & Wendy Katz Marc & Phyllis Landman Zvi Galani, friend & neighbor Charlotte Kupiec Charles Bressler, beloved father of Larry Bressler Sandra Levine Israel Kupiec, beloved husband of Charlotte Kupiec Ken & Lois Bruss Yahrzeit of: Henry Delfiner, beloved husband Barbara Delfiner Hannah Rotner, beloved aunt Marty & Alice Gordon Anna Tarle Nerenberg, beloved grandmother Anna Nerenberg

Philip Gold, beloved father of Harriet Weinstock Barney & Harriet Weinstock Fannie Pildis Ruben, beloved aunt Marilyn Tracey Celia Goldberg, beloved grandmother Richard Goldberg and Elise Goldberg

Hineni Connecting Team

In appreciation of Mike Gildesgame for driving to Boston Kim Lovy In memory of Dr. Stephen Fish, beloved husband of Phyllis Fish David & Krana Rosen

Israel Committee

In memory of: Marcia Camac, beloved mother of Ann Ben-Horin Garry & Eileen Feldman Zvi Galani, beloved husband of Bobby Galani Judith Kliger

Israel Trip Tzedakah

In honor of Garry & Eileen Feldman Richard Hochman & Esther Rosenman-Hochman For a speedy recovery of Rabbi Lerner Barbara Delfiner In memory of Leo Bressler, beloved father of Larry Bressler Alison Dick & Ed Willins

Keruv Outreach

Yahrzeit for Diane Lindner-Goldberg, beloved stepmother of David Goldberg David & Janet Goldberg

Rabbi Lerner’s Discretionary Fund

Temple Emunah Brotherhood Susan Wolfe Laura Cosen-Binker In appreciation of: Rabbi Lerner officiating at our wedding Ryan Asher Rabbi Lerner Brian Bernstein & Tracey Wright In memory of: Zvi Galani, and in appreciation of Rabbi Lerner Bobby Galani Zvi Galani, beloved husband, father and grandfather Donald & Barbara Galler Israel Kupiec, beloved husband of Charlotte Kupiec Arleen Chase Yahrzeit of: Rabbi Nathan Burstyn, beloved father Don Burstyn & Lissa Natkin Douglas Wells, beloved father Seymour Edelberg, beloved husband Barbara Wells Diane Lindner Goldberg, beloved stepmother of David Goldberg David & Janet Goldberg

Refugee Support Fund

Arleen Chase Yahrzeit for Gordon Case, beloved brother Miriam Librach

Religious School Fund

In memory of Beverly Goldwasser, beloved mother of Glenda Singer Ken & Maddy Teitelbaum Yahrzeit of: Howard Menzin, beloved brother Abraham Menzin, beloved father Betty Menzin, beloved mother Marvin & Peggy Menzin

Social Justice Committee

Yahrzeit of: Louis Cohen, beloved father, grandfather, and father-in-law Naomi Sacks Maxwell Brick, beloved father-in-law Phyllis Brick

Special Needs

Yahrzeit for Debby Rosenbaum, beloved daughter of Ron Rosenbaum, and sister of Alicia Rosenbaum Ron Rosenbaum and Alicia Rosenbaum

Steve Marcus Scholarship Fund

In memory of David Speicher, friend Jerry & Ellen Baum

Yahrzeit for Mary Cutler, beloved mother David & Krana Rosen

Ladle Fund

In memory of: Israel Kupiec, beloved husband of Charlotte Kupiec Annie Tucker Charles Brecher, beloved father of Andrew Brecher Gloria Foster

Preschool Learning Making Seven Species H.allah

Landscape

Yahrzeit for Fanny Abramsky, beloved grandmother Jerome & Sharon Smith

Library

Yahrzeit of Dorothy Kerstein, beloved mother Larry Kerstein

Rabbi Kling Perkins Discretionary Fund

Tu B’Shevat Seder

Temple Emunah Brotherhood In appreciation of Rabbi Kling Perkins Marcia Camac’s family - Norman, Ann & Joyce and their families

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April 2024 / Adar II-Nisan 5784 S

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Rosh Hodesh Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 6:45 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm LIJS: Are We What We Eat? (@ T. Isaiah) 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Israel @ 75 6:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm LIJS (@ T. Isaiah) 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Israeli Folk Dancing 6:45 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Niggun Saloon (Zoom) 1 pm Minhah/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv 6:15 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Minhah/Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Bella Dubrovsky Bat Mitz.

Junior Congreg. 11 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 6:45 pm Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musical Pesukei D’zimra 9:30 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7 pm

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Shaharit 9 am No Religious School Brotherhood Breakfast & Speaker 10 am Wisdom Project 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm No Religious School Parashat Hash. 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert/Discussion 8 pm

Shaharit 9 am No Religious School Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Bedikat hametz 8:18 pm

Passover 6th day Shaharit 8:45 am No Religious School LUSY Car Wash Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Erev Pesah/First Seder Shaharit, Siyyum Bekhorim, Break-the-fast & Hametz burning 7 am No Religious School No evening minyan

Passover 7th day Pesah Shaharit 9:15 am Tot Services 11:15 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Passover 1st day Second Seder Pesah Shaharit 9:15 am Office closed No evening minyan

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Niggun Saloon (Zoom) Observance 7:30 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm 1 pm Lunch & Learn with Minhah/Kabbalat Rabbi Lerner 12 pm Shabbat/Ma’ariv 6:15 pm No Religious School Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm LIJS (@ T. Isaiah) 8 pm

Passover 2nd day Shaharit 6:45 am No Religious School Minhah/Ma’ariv/miniHavdalah 7:30 pm

Passover 8th day Pesah Shaharit 9:15 am No Religious School Tot Services 11:15 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Havdalah 8:30 pm Resume eating hametz 9 pm

Mazel Tov to Our April B’nei Mitzvah

Passover 3rd day Shaharit 9:15 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

IMPORTANT PASSOVER DATES

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Michael Ring, child of Emily & Jonathan Ring (April 20)

Sophie Brooks, child of Naomi & Ted Brooks (Apr. 13, not at Emunah))

Passover 5th day Shabbat Service 9:15 am Niggun Saloon 9:15 am (Pious Chapel) Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:15 pm

Passover Day 8 Yizkor speakers: Mark Abramson and Max Klein

Thursday, April 18 Sunday, April 21 Monday, April 22

Bella Dubrovsky, child of Karen &n Zivthan Dubrovsky (April 6)

Passover 4th day Shaharit 6:45 am Passover Dinner for Young Families 5:30 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Adult/Older Children Dinner 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Michael Ring Bar Mitzvah Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:15 pm

Deadline to submit h.ametz forms Bedikat H.ametz 8:18 pm Siyyum B’khorim (following 7 am Shaharit) Last time to eat h.ametz 10:26 am Last time to burn h.ametz 11:35 am Resume eating h.ametz 9 pm

Check the Temple Emunah website for details.

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Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Rosh Hodesh Shaharit 6:45 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Niggun Saloon (Zoom) 1 pm Minhah/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Ma’ariv 6:15 pm

Rosh Hodesh Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 6:45 am Kabbalat Shabbat/ Rosh Hodesh prog. 6 pm Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Brooke Namias BMitzvah Junior Cong. 11 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/Havdalah 7:30 pm Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musical Psukei D’zimra Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/Havdalah 7:30 pm

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Yom Hazikaron Shaharit 8:45 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7 pm Yom Hazikaron program 7:30 pm

Yom Ha’atzmaut Shaharit 6:45 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:15 pm Shaharit 6:45 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Yom HaAtzmaut celebration 6 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Zimriyah 10 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Spring Youth Day 12 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Wisdom Projecrt 12 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Lag B’Omer Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 9 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm BH Whiskey Tasting 8 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert/Discussion 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/ Observance 7:30 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Niggun Saloon (Zoom) Spirituality of Shabbat Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm 1 pm Observance 7:30 am Kabbalat Shabbat/ Lunch & Learn 12 pm Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Tekes Hitkadmut 6 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Inclusion Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musical Psukei D’zimra Tot Shabbat 11 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/Havdalah 7:45 pm Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/Havdalah 7:45 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/ Observance 7:30 am Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Minhah/Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Mazel Tov to Our May B’nei Mitzvah

Brooke Namias, child of Ellen Bubrick & Joshua Namias (May 4)

Asher Cohen, child of Nicole & Lauren Cohen (May 4, not at Emunah)

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First daily minyan back in Wolk Family Chapel in four years!