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H desh Dec. 2024 – Jan. 2025

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From Rabbi Lerner Preparing for Death Like many other relig ions, Judaism includes many unofficial superstitions. For example, during Yizkor, many people whose parents are still alive leave the sanctuary so they will not invite the “evil eye” – somehow putting their parents’ lives at risk. Death is scary, and understandably so; we do not want to do anything to hasten it – not for ourselves or others.

One result of this fear or these superstitions is that sometimes, we do not prepare for death. We don’t talk about it; we push it away to the recesses of our experience.

From my personal and professional experiences, I want to tell you that you should consider starting the process with yourself and your loved ones to plan, to plan for your death.

It sounds hard and indeed can be on many levels, but it is a gift to yourself and your loved ones.

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About ten years ago, my sister and I sat down with our parents and started to plan. We met in person or on the phone about once a month and, later, by Zoom. We discussed their retirement plans, their financial situation, where critical information was stored, and how they would downsize. We also discussed their dreams – where would they live? What were the things critical to them as they planned the next phase of their lives?

Community-wide H.annukah celebration Wednesday, December 18, 6:15-8:15 pm • Gymnastics Troupe Performance • Crafts and games for kids • Gourmet Olive Oil Tasting • Lots more!

Lexington Town-wide H.annukah Candle Lighting Thursday, December 26, 6:00-7:30 pm More details to come. Stay tuned!

Dinner & Movie Tuesday, December 24 5-7 pm All ages are welcome to our pre-H.annukah event featuring Chinese food and a viewing of Inside Out 2.

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Racial Justice Shabbat Weekend of Jan. 24-25 Guest Speaker: Jillian Harvey First Director of Equity and Inclusion, Mass. Municipal Association She will speak at Friday night services, after a home-cooked meal by David Landis, and on Saturday after kiddush.

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A Newsletter for Temple Emunah members 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA 02421-8199 www.TempleEmunah.org Main Office: 781-861-0300 Fax: 781-861-7141 Senior Rabbi

President's Message

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David G. Lerner

781-861-0300, ext. 22 dlerner@templeemunah.org Assistant Rabbi Eliana Willis 781-861-0300, ext. 31 ewillis@templeemunah.org Rabbinic Intern Deborah Anstandig danstandig@templeemunah. org Rabbi Emeritus Bernard Eisenman President Arleen Chase 617-312-7258 president@templeemunah.org Executive Director Raveetal Celine 781-861-0300, ext. 21 rceline@templeemunah.org Director of Me’ir Sherer 781-861-0300, ext. 24 Congregational Learning msherer@templeemunah.org Director of Programming Beth Whitman 781-861-0300, ext. 28 bwhitman@templeemunah.org Preschool Director Laura Cohen-Gordon 781-861-0708 lcohengordon@templeemunah.org Bookeeper & Richard Kelleher 781-861-0300, ext. 23 ShulCloud Manager rkelleher@templeemunah.org Creative Media and Mktg. Andie Lyttle 781-861-0300, ext. 29 Communications Manager alyttle@templeemunah.org Director of Educational & Tova Weinronk 781-861-0300, ext. 34 Young Family Programming tweinronk@templeemunah.org Synagogue Educator/ Sydney Bluman 781-861-0300, ext. 32 Membership Outreach Coord. sbluman@templeemunah.org Executive Administrator Elissa Oppenheim 781-861-0300, ext. 30 to the Rabbis eoppenheim@templeemunah.org Synagogue Administrator Zohar Kafri-Shushan 781-861-0300, ext. 20 zkafri@templeemunah.org Bulletin Editor Linda Silverstein lindags@comcast.net

I must open with sincere gratitude. Thank you to Rabbi Lerner and Rabbi Willis for beautiful services and insightful teachings during the High Holy Days, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simh.at Torah! Thank you to Raveetal Celine, the office staff, custodians, and Susan Rubenstein for the intense preparations to prepare for, and host so many of us during the holidays. Our Security team worked even harder than during the rest of the year to prepare for, and execute those plans during the holidays to keep us safe – thank you! The Break-Fast was another major delicious and restorative event, planned and executed by the Landis family with support from many volunteers. Thank you to the Brotherhood for managing the set-up of the Garber Sukkah.

Your Temple Board, legal team, and House Chair (Susan Rubenstein) are working as smartly, diligently, and as hard as we can to protect Temple Emunah’s interests. We need to minimize negative impacts to our ability to function both during and after the construction of the two abutting real estate development projects: one will add 46 condos to Piper Rd; the other will add 200 apartments in a large building to the open piece of land between Concord Avenue and the right side of our Temple building. The Concord Avenue development also abuts the Minuteman Condo Community.

As we navigate these challenges, we will keep you informed and protect our interests as best we can. Please attend our Community Forum sessions, which are designed to facilitate bi-directional communication between Temple leadership and membership. Working together as a community will increase our strength and unity.

The work involved in managing the developments is drawing resources away from the Board’s strategic planning effort, but strategic planning will be continuing as best it can.

We will also be sharing information on this initiative in our Community Forum sessions.

We are entering the time of year when meteorological darkness begins to deepen. After the year of darkness with the war in Ukraine and the wars in Israel, Gaza, and the surrounding countries, we need to come closer together for support. Most world cultures have holidays around this time that use candles, lanterns, lights and, of course, food and family get-togethers to bring light into the world. May the lights of H . anukkah herald an era of peace for our brothers and sisters in Israel and around the world.

Socializing at Cafe Emunah (see next page for more details.)

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Arleen Chase, president@templeemunah.org

Ladle Fund / Around Emunah The Ladle Fund The Ladle Fund has begun the year supporting a variety of programs. Several community-wide events around the holidays were subsidized by the Ladle Fund and more are planned during the year.

BBQ & Barekhu Over 200 attended this very successful program. The Kabbalat Shabbat following the BBQ was led by Rabbi Willis, David Srebnick, Zach Mayer, and Leon Gunther. The congregation was singing and dancing throughout the night.

Very successfully, the Ladle Fund has provided the funding for Cafe Emunah, the weekly barista-staffed coffee bar attended by a wide cross section of the Emunah community from school parents to minyan-goers to people in the building for lots of other reasons. We hope this is strengthening our community as it continues through the fall and winter.

The Ladle Fund has planned two brunches for our senior community, an extended kiddush of games and food with singing and learning, and a community “picnic” in the spring.

The Ladle Fund is open to receiving applications to support other programs. Please contact David Ezekiel to discuss any specific request.

Themed minyanim organized by Joelle Gunther have begun and more are planned through June.

Overall, the Ladle Fund continues to make an impact, seen and unseen. Through the vision of Fred Ezekiel, Temple Emunah members have myriad opportunities to come together to strengthen friendships and foster new relationships.

If our programming inspires you, please consider making a donation to the Ladle Fund.

David Ezekiel

What you put in the pot,

comes out in the ladle!

Cafe Tel Aviv Guest speaker Dr. Yaara Shilo (at right in photo) has been volunteering with children, educators, and families of evacuated families from Kibbutz Be’eri and other communities at the Dead Sea hotels. She brought to our community the story and voices of the children of Israel.

Left: Cafe Emunah has been serving espresso and lattes since September, drawing crowds of over 50. Funded by a grant from the Ladle Fund, the coffee cart is a buzz of activity for religious school parents as well as mah jongg and minyan participants.

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Adult Education Fall Adult Education Offerings In the cold and the early darkness, winter is a good time to check out our many adult education opportunities. All of our regular programs are going strong, including: • Meditation on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 am, with Rabbi Lerner and Barbara Neustadt (barbneus7@gmail.com) See below.

• Perek Yomi, which reads and discusses the Bible (for dates contact Larry Marin at lbmlbm@aol.com) • Talmud Study with Dr. Isaac Ely Stillman (contact Louis Stuhl at lstuhl@verizon.net) • Ivrit LaKol, which has several classes at different levels (contact Nancy Lefkowitz at IvritlaKolHebrew@gmail.com).

• The Bess Ezekiel Rosh H. odesh group, led by Amy Rosenstein (rosensteinamy@gmail.com) has an exciting schedule of discussion and events. In October, the group sponsored a Program on Breast Cancer Awareness.

Coming up in December is a program of Poetry Readings, and looking ahead to February a Tu B’Shvat seder is being planned with the religious school.

In the next few months, watch for the following programs:

• Thursday, January 2, 6 pm: Book Talk, “Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times,” by Jonathan Sacks, led by Grace Benveniste • Wednesday, February 12, 6 pm: Tu B’Shvat Seder with Religious School Our LIJS series, State of the Arts: Snapshots of Contemporary Jewish Arts and Culture, is underway.

Local artists across multiple genres will discuss their work—what inspires and concerns them as Jewish artists and what is happening in their fields. Registration link: https://www.templeisaiah.net/form/lijs-state-of-the-arts.html Mixed Media: Art, Activism & Antisemitism Caron Tabb in Conversation with Laura Mandel Wednesday, December 4 at 7:45 pm at Temple Emunah Jewish Stories on the Stage with Dori Robinson Wednesday, December 11 at 7:45 pm at Temple Isaiah Jewish Stories on the Page with Joan Leegant Wednesday, December 18 at 7:45 pm at Temple Isaiah Our Shalom Hartman Institute course, Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism, has begun. You can still join these monthly seminar discussions. Contact Beth Whitman (bwhitman@templeemunah.org).

• Sunday, December 1, 10 am: Spiritual Walk with Wishing us all a H.odesh Tov, a month of light in the Meditative Jewish Poetry, led by Liza Halley. Participants are welcome to bring a poem to share. An easy walk will be darkness. selected; location to be provided with RSVP; walk is weather Sandy Goldstein and Terri Swartz Russell dependent – if inclement weather, we will meet at the Temple.

Co-chairs of Adult Education adulted@templeemunah.org.

Emunat haLev Meditation Institute We have two weekly opportunities to meditate with our Emunah community: Tuesday morning 0n Zoom from 8:30-9:20 and Musaf meditation meets every Shabbat in person after the Rabbi’s D’var Torah. No meditation experience is needed!

The Tuesday Zoom link can be found in the Emunah calendar or in the weekly Emunah Happenings email. The format includes a guided meditation by Barbara Neustadt, sitting in silence, a niggun sung by Cantor Louise Treitman, and a teaching by Rabbi Lerner. There is also time for people to share their experiences.

All are welcome regardless of their meditation experience!

Please contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@gmail.com if you would like more information or have questions.

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Barbara Neustadt barbneus7@gmail.com

Purchase Your Mah Jongg cards through Temple Emunah Last year we raised $265 for the Temple Emunah Sisterhood by selling Mah Jongg cards. Price is $14 for the regular sized card and $15 for the large sized card.

League Membership (and the mailings from the league that come with it) are included in the price of card. Cards will ship to your home in late March/early April.

Orders must be in to Marci H o p k i n s (t e m p l e e mu n a h mahj@gmail.com) by February 1.

Checks should be made out to Temple Emunah Sisterhood and can be mailed or dropped off at the Temple Emunah Office for Marci Hopkins/ Sisterhood.

At right is the QR code to pay electronically using Venmo.

Family Table A Heartfelt Thanks to You: Our Temple Emunah Community Members of Temple Emunah graciously purchased and brought boxes of rice and crackers to Kol Nidre services. You can see from the pictures at the end of this article that we filled the trunk of Nancy’s car as well as her back seat. The food was delivered to Family Table at Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JF&CS) after Yom Kippur. JF&CS was grateful for our donation and thanked us for our generosity not only at this time but throughout the year.

We have been participating in this tzedakah project for more than 18 years, both as contributors of food and as deliverers of groceries, to clients of JF&CS who benefit from monthly food distributions. If we actually stacked up all the boxes we donated over the years, we would see that we have given more than 18,000 boxes of rice and 18,000 boxes of crackers to our local community members. Now that’s certainly something we can all be proud of. Furthermore, we have had many reliable high school students, including the Curhan siblings, serve as our drivers over the years coming to TE and delivering the collected food to Waltham. We are thankful for the support of our Temple Emunah community in enabling us to meet our monthly commitment to JF&CS. As a reminder, there are approximately 70 collection sites including synagogues, Jewish day schools, and community centers from around Greater Boston, the South and North Shore Areas that donate food to Family Table on a monthly basis. There are more than 600 families who receive food on a regular basis. The organization of this program runs like clockwork under the supervision of JF&CS staff Bernice Behar and Lisa Katz.

Food is distributed throughout the month including two Sundays in Waltham, one Sunday in Canton, and one in Marblehead, covering more than 100 towns. On Sundays volunteers pack and deliver the groceries to clients who aren’t able to drive or lack transportation. There is also a weekday distribution in Waltham for clients who are able to visit the pantry in person.

There are hundreds of volunteers that give of their time to Family Table on a monthly basis.

They pack more than 3,000 bags of groceries and make more than 4,000 deliveries to people who otherwise would go without the food provided. The dedication of the volunteers makes a significant difference in providing healthy food, Jewish holiday items, challah, candles, and a warm and caring contact to those in need.

Temple Emunah is blessed with congregants who regularly pack and deliver food and who have made personal connections with clients over the years. Some of our congregants bring their children and grandchildren with them to experience the wonderful feelings of giving to others.

For more information you can email familytable@jfcsboston.org, visit www.jfcsboston.org/familytable.org or call 781-693.5593.

Todah Rabah, Michelle and Mark Abramson, mhabramson@gmail.com, markabramson619@gmail.com, 781-861-7152 Nancy Lefkowitz, nancylef@gmail.com, 781-696-2085 Temple Emunah Coordinators of JF&CS Family Table

Jewish Roots Trip to Spain & Morocco Oct. 28-Nov. 13, 2025 Only 4 spots left!

Our trip to Spain and Morocco with a pre-trip option to Portugal (departing Oct. 26) is almost sold out. This journey, designed for adults of all ages, will take you to Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Cordoba, Grenada, and Malaga. From there, we will head to Morocco to explore the richness of Moroccan Jewish life in Marrakech and its surroundings.

Price includes internal flights during the trip but not the trans-Atlantic flight. When prices are announced in December, you will have the opportunity to book on our group flights or you can book flights on your own. For the complete itinerary, pricing and the link to registration, go to our trip website at https://makorjourneys.com/journey/temple-emunahroots/. Email Elissa Oppenheim at eoppenheim@templeemunah.org with questions or to get on the waiting list.

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Preschool Preschool Highlights It has been an amazing couple of months at Billy Dalwin Preschool! The school year kicked off with a purposeful Back to School night and has continued with fun, relationship building, lots of adventures, and meaningful holiday celebrations anchored by weekly Friday Shabbat Sings and Mindful Havdalot Mondays. Creating a sense of community is more important than ever. Our school is part of Temple Emunah, the town of Lexington, the greater Boston Jewish Community, and so on. We are a small piece of the global community and when people walk through our doors, they will be met with lots of love, respect, and openness. This is how I have felt as the leader of this amazing school when I enter any of these spaces. I want to give a heartful Todah Rabah to everyone who has welcomed me so heartily!

Our first Kabbalat Shabbat was simply wonderful, and we are so excited to make it a regular event! We are opening this event to all families with young children at Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah and love building our community this way! From a preschool friendly prayer service with dancing

and singing, to a delicious kid-friendly meal, we sent home happy and tired children!

Celebrating the H.agim with the children is so special as it allows us to see the wonder and amazement through their eyes. From learning about the shofar with Rabbi Lerner, to shaking the lulav and smelling the etrog, children have the best observations. They loved connecting the shofar to a ram and were so excited to learn that the lulav represented our own spines. We spent as much time as possible eating snack and lunch in the Garber Sukkah. We loved to see so many families at our High Holy Day services this year.

Bee update! Our bees are quite prolific and continue to be self-sufficient as they prepare the hive for winter. Currently, the Queen is banishing the drones so she doesn’t have to feed them during winter. Come springtime, she will hatch more drones and activity will resume. The children will begin putting the garden to bed in the coming months. They are harvesting potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes, and melons! They will use the crop of nasturtiums for natural dyes and will dry the lavender for Havadalah spice bags. How special is it for the children to be able to eat and create from our own garden?

Luckily, exploration in Teva doesn’t stop for winter!

In addition to learning about and celebrating the many H. agim, the children have been enjoying visitors: yoga, storytelling, gym class, and an interactive animal presentation.

We are looking forward to much more play and learning during the winter!

Laura Cohen-Gordon, Director lcohengordon@templeemunah.org

Preschoolers enjoyed celebrating Jewish holidays, exploring nature, learning yoga, and more in recent months!

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Library Winter Library News The Library has been a lot more fun this fall, as the younger classes were able to visit us, listen to a book, and borrow something that interests them. We had visits Temple Emunah Library from Gan, Kitah Alef and Bet, and Kitah Gimmel. When one of the Gan children heard that they could get a book, she sadly said she hadn’t brought her purse. She was delighted to learn that she could take a book out, return it, and then borrow more - all with no charge.

Also, we have noticed that featuring the new books on special shelves has made it easier for people to find a book to borrow.

Here are some of the latest additions to our collection.

Shana Mack reads to Kitah Gimmel

Below: Students visit the Library and choose books to borrow.

Children

The Boston Chocolate Party, by Tami Lehman-Wilzig Dear Mr. Dickens, by Nancy Churnin The Greatest, by Veera Heranandani Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust, by Elisa Boxer Puppy for Hanukkah, by Nancy Parent Two New Years, by Richard Ho

Youth

Dreidel of Dread: The Very Cthulhu Hanukkah, by Alex Shvarts-man; Graphic Novel A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale, by Marcia Berneger

Adult Nonfiction

The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Survival, Betrayal, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands, by Amir Tibon Irena’s Gift: An Epic WWII Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival, by Karen Kirsten The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, by Andrew Porwancher One Day in October: Forty Heroes, Forty Stories Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life, by Joshua Leifer 10/7: 100 Human Stories, by Lee Yaron Toni Stechler, Marci Hopkins, and Shana Macks

(emunahlibrary@gmail.com)

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Religious School / Youth From the Director of Congregational Learning

TEMPLE EMUNAH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

We have had a wonderful first few months of Religious School and Youth Programming. We’ve had a Shabbat dinner and an overnight at the shul for our 9th-12th graders, a day at Kimball Farm for our 3rd-12th graders, and another at Davis Farmland’s Corn Maze for our 3rd8th graders. We’ve celebrated the High Holy Days, with services and programs for all our youth, Sukkot, with Pizza in the Hut for all age groups, Simh.at Torah. plus a delicious Shabbat dinner at the Lerner-Levin home.

We’ve heard from our youth about their summers at Jewish overnight camp and we’ve held our annual Camp Fair. By the time this bulletin goes to publication, we will have also had our grades 3-12 retreat for which registration is currently at 57.

One hig hlig ht of October was our October 7 Commemorations. All of our children and students, in grades K-12, took time to commemorate October 7. Our kindergarten through sixth graders met in two separate groups to remember the day. Each group made Kalaniyot (Anemones) to plant a garden of hope. Our seventh through twelfth graders went deeper to learn about the events of October 7 and how Israelis are coping. They were also presented with avenues to reach out to families of hostages and those who have lost loved ones to send words of comfort.

This December we look forward to celebrating H.anukkah and participating in outdoor winter fun, like ice skating and skiing. We also look forward to two Shul-ins in January, one for grades 3-4 and one for grades 5-6.

As we enter the darkest times of the year, let’s remember, “Don’t let the light go out.”

B’shalom, Me’ir Sherer

Director of Congregational Learning msherer@templeemunah.org

Temple Emunah hosts a kindergarten through twelfth grade Religious School for children and teens. Children in Gan (kindergarten) through Kitah Zayin (grade 7) attend our Kindergarten through Seventh Grade program. Children in Kitah Het (grade 8) through Kitah Yud Bet (grade 12) continue with us and attend YAD (Y’mei Dalet), our Wednesday night program.

Above: The Religious School student body.

Right: Students celerate Sukkot with Rabbi Willis.

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Dec.-Jan. Religious School Calendar NO Religious School Sun., Dec. 1 (Thanksgiving weekend) RS & Youth Program Sun., Dec. 8, 9:30-11 am Committee Meeting Gr. 5 B’nai Mitzvah Orientation Sun., Dec. 15, 10-11 am NO Religious School Sun., Dec. 22 – Wed., Jan. 1 (includes YAD) NO Religious School Sun., Jan. 19 (MLK weekend)

TEMPLE EMUNAH YOUTH PROGRAM Temple Emunah hosts three age-based youth groups: USY Chaverim (Grades 3-5), USY Gesher (Grades 6-8) and Sr. USY (Grades 9-12). In addition, we run Shul-ins and Retreats.

See next page for details of upcoming events.

Dec.-Jan. Youth Programs (Gr. 3-12) Program Grades USY Gesher & Sr. USY 6-12 Fire & Ice USY Chaverim 3-5 Gr. 5-6 Shul-in 5-6 USY Gesher & Sr. USY 6-12 Skiing Gr. 3-4 Shul-in 3-4

Date Sat., Dec. 7, 5:15 pm Sun., Dec. 15 Fri., Jan. 10-Sat., Jan. 11 Sun., Jan. 19 Fri., Jan. 24-Sat., Jan. 25

Mishloah. Manot Purim Fundraiser see back page

Youth Events USY GESHER AND SR. USY FIRE AND ICE Saturday, December 7, 5:15 pm Students in grades 6-12 will come together for Havadalah and an evening of ice skating at the Frog Pond.

Info: Email Sydney Bluman, sbluman@templeemunah.org.

USY CHAVERIM EVENT (Gr. 3-5) Sunday, December 15, 12 noon An afternoon of fun for grades 3-5!

Info: Email Tova Weinronk, tweinronk@templeemunah.org.

K-2 FAMILY HANDS-ON-HAVDALAH

Saturday, January 4, 6:00-8:00 pm Families of children in grades K-2 will come together to learn about and celebrate Havdalah.

Info: Email Tova Weinronk, tweinronk@templeemunah.org.

USY Chaverim and USY Gesher at Davis Corn Maze

Sukkot treat

GRADES 5-6 SHUL-IN

Friday, January 10 – Saturday, January 11 Students in grades 5-6 will come together to sleepover at Emunah and experience Shabbat, Friday evening through Saturday morning services.

Info: Email Me’ir Sherer, msherer@templeemunah.org.

USY GESHER AND SR. USY DAY AT THE SLOPES

Sunday, January 19 Students in grades 6-12 will come together for a day of skiing.

Info: Email Sydney Bluman, sbluman@templeemunah.org.

GRADES 3-4 SHUL-IN

Friday, January 24 – Saturday, January 25 Students in grades 3-4 will come together to sleepover at Emunah and experience Shabbat, Friday evening through Saturday morning services.

Info: Email Me’ir Sherer, msherer@templeemunah.org.

Israeli dancing at the Religious School

Fall Youth Day at Kimball Farm

Religious School children commemorating October 7 with a garden of Kalaniyot (anemones)

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Sisterhood Wow! Sisterhood is off to a wonderful 2024/25 calendar year. On October 22, we had our Taco Tuesday Paid-Up Membership supper in the sukkah, with 85 attendees. Our make your own taco bar, margaritas, and dessert were enjoyed by all. Dr. Anne Lapidus Lerner spoke to us in the sukkah about the evolution of the women’s role in the sukkah – which was quite intriguing.

Guest speaker Jenny Brown discussed writing her historical fiction novel: The Whisper Sister.

prepared by members of the Sisterhood. Many thanks always to Joelle Gunther for spearheading this event, planning the menu, enlisting volunteers, and making sure the process goes smoothly.

I am pleased to announce that our 2025 Light of Torah honoree will be Estha Blachman.

Estha will be honored at our Torah Fund event on Sunday, March 9. This year marks the 83rd anniversary of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. Sisterhood is a major contributor to the Torah Fund which is part of Women’s League. The theme of this year’s pin is, Am Yisrael Chai – All people of Israel live. Am Yisrael Chai is an expression of Jewish solidarity for the Jewish nation and the continuity of the Jewish people. We help ensure the future of worldwide Jewish communities through our support of the five Conservative/ Masorti institutions of higher education.

In November I had a non-invasive surgical procedure to deal with an issue that resulted from my March surgery. I hope that by the time you read this article I will be fully healed and back to the “old Janet pre-March 2024.” This has been a long journey, and amazingly, I keep plugging along and makFurther details of the event will be announced later this ing sure that all my volunteer roles and commitments at the winter. synagogue continue without disruption.

L’shalom, On January 4, Sisterhood is partnering with the religious Janet Goldberg, Sisterhood President school to sponsor the K-2 family Havdalah program.

We are thrilled to announce that we are bringing back our “Emunah Café Lunch and a Movie” program on Tuesday, January 7, at 12:00 pm and a second event scheduled on Tuesday, February 4. Details of the films being shown and lunch menus will be announced in late December.

janet.goldberg2@verizon.net

With the encouragement of Terri Swartz Russell, we have planned two kugel bake-offs on Shabbat, February 1 and 8.

Members of our community will prepare their delicious recipes in the synagogue kitchen and they will be served at the kiddush. Further details on how to participate will be sent in January. (I’m sure the word around town will be how fun and delicious these kiddushim were)!

On Sunday, February 16, we will have our signature dinner and a movie event featuring the film “Nafkot Yearning,” a fascinating look at an isolated Ethiopian Jewish community through the lens of an Israeli anthropologist and activist who travels to Ethiopia to meet and document this hidden Jewish group. Following the film, we will enjoy an Ethiopian meal

The Paid-up Membership Supper in the Sukkah was a huge success!

(More photos on next page)

Eleanor S Neumann Judaica Shop Open 8:30 am to 12:30 pm every Sunday of religious school. Enter opposite the preschool door in main entrance lobby.

Come browse NEWLY arrived items, Shabbat, holiday, & kids’ items, H.anukkah candles & menorahs, mezuzot & kosher scrolls, and gifts for all occasions.

We’re local and all purchases help Sisterhood support Emunah!

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Brotherhood As we reflect on the High Holy Day season, we are filled with gratitude for the spirit of brotherhood, service, and commitment that brings us together as a community. During these sacred days, members of Temple Emunah Brotherhood worked tirelessly to support and elevate our observances and traditions, reminding us all of the strength and unity that come from serving side by side.

One of the more visible expressions of our Brotherhood’s dedication to Temple Emunah was the building of our sukkah, this past Sukkot. Constructing this beautiful, temporary structure took teamwork, devotion, and hands-on effort. Together, we created a warm and welcoming space for our community – a place where families and friends could gather under the stars, celebrate Sukkot, and connect more deeply with one another and our faith. The sukkah serves as a reminder of both our shared history and our commitment to sustaining our traditions, and it’s the collective effort of our Brotherhood that makes it possible.

Our members also dedicated their time and attention to assembling the Yizkor books, which played an important role in our memorial services. These books allowed us to honor the memory of loved ones, ensuring that their legacies remain close to our hearts. Preparing the Yizkor books is a labor of love, and the dedication to detail in this task reflects our respect for those we have lost and our desire to preserve their memories with dignity.

On November 10, we came together at the annual Keeper of the Flame event to celebrate and recognize those who have gone above and beyond in their service to the community. Established in 2001 by the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) and recently renamed after our very own Mo Diamant z”l, the Keeper of the Flame is the highest recognition a Brotherhood can offer one of its members. The award allows each synagogue’s Men’s Club or

Buzz Hausner was honored at the recent Keeper of the Flame event.

Brotherhood to honor one of its greatest contributors, someone who inspires us to rise to a greater purpose. Metaphorically, these “Keepers of the Flame” illuminate the darkness to keep the fires of brotherhood and community burning. This year, we are thrilled to recognize Buzz Hausner as Temple Emunah’s recipient of this prestigious award. Buzz’s unwavering dedication, warmth, and commitment to service have left a lasting impact on our community. His involvement with the Brotherhood is nothing short of exemplary, and he is a familiar, friendly face at our minyan, attending regularly with dedication and humility. His consistent presence and support are an inspiration to us all, making him a true embodiment of what this award represents, and we are proud to honor him for his contributions.

Though the High Holy Days may be over, our journey together is just beginning. Brotherhood at Temple Emunah is about more than the events we host – it’s about the friendships we form, the traditions we uphold, and the legacy we build for future generations. Each member’s contributions, whether large or small, help to weave the fabric of our community and strengthen the bonds that connect us.

Ben Bloomenthal, Brotherhood President brotherhood@templeemunah.org

Paid-up Supper was attended by 85 Sisterhood members.

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Rabbi’s Message (continued from page 1) After that, we started to speak about death. First, we seem trivial, but after spending a year engaged in – what I call discussed what kind of interventions they wanted based on “forensic accounting” – after my father died, I can tell you that various medical scenarios. These are not easy conversations, they are not. And beware of scammers who prey upon the but they are really important. My sister became my mother’s elderly and, sometimes, use a death to engage in sophisticated healthcare proxy, and I became my dad’s. Tragically, I was tricks to steal your identity and resources. needed for this when my father was on a ventilator, dying

* * * from COVID. Second, sit down and think about your life. Recently, a Over time, we also discussed their eventual deaths. member of our shul shared with me an article about writing Where would they buy burial plots? your own obituary regularly - as an exercise. Not only is this helpful, but it’s also an excellent opportunity to think about What did they want their funerals to look like? how you want to be remembered.

How did they want to be remembered? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/opinion/ My dad started to write his obituary. write-your-own-obituary.html It was not perfect; we did not finish everything, but we As the author, Kelly McMasters, started writing things down and planning. wrote, “In the documentary Obit, about the obituary section of The New York Times, the reporter Margalit Fox says, ‘Obituaries have next to nothing to do with death and absolutely everything to do with life.’

It seems dreadfully unfair that we wait until after our deaths to write them and never get to read them ourselves. Writing your obituary while you’re still alive can offer clarity about your life and, mercifully, if you find something lacking, you still have time to revise.

“My mother’s obituary exercise taught me the practice and value of holding death close, so I could remember to live.”

* * * Just as the High Holy Days can be a reset to think about Over my years as a rabbi, I cannot tell you how often how we are living our lives, we can utilize writing our own someone would pass away without making arrangements. obituaries to consider the changes we want to make in the Sometimes, graves had not been acquired, planning was not years to come. done, and the mourners were left to sort everything out.

* * * They were coping not only with their grief and often sudThird, talk about where you want to be buried. This can den loss, but they were confronting numerous decisions that be complicated. Do you want to be buried where you lived or had not been sorted out. The logistics around death can be where your children live? Sometimes, those two places can overwhelming. Financial planning is also critical. For example, be far apart. family members often cannot access the funds needed for the If you want to be buried in our area, purchasing a plot funeral in a timely fashion, and probate can take years. in our Temple Emunah cemetery is a good choice. We have

* * * a section at the Beit Olam East in Wayland, a 15-20-minute My recommendation is to plan. drive from the shul. It is a beautiful area arranged in the shape In this column, I will review the major aspects of planning for death. I hope this will encourage you to start having these frank conversations with your friends and loved ones at any age. Rabbi Willis and I are available to help with the spiritual dimensions of this journey.

First, talk about logistics, including finances. Talk to your children, siblings, family, and friends about the basics of your life, from your passwords to where your IRA is. Things like where the key to your safe deposit box is and the code to your phone and computer are incredibly helpful. It took us several years to get into my dad’s computer. These little details may

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Rabbi's Message of a Magen David. We are expanding and adding more space for those who are interested. Of course, there are many other Jewish cemeteries in the Boston area.

In addition, we have plots available for Emunah members who have partners who are not Jewish. While services may not be of another religion, they are non-sectarian, and Emunah clergy officiate at these ceremonies. For more details, please see this Rabbinical Assembly article.

While we do not recommend it, we will also officiate at burials in dedicated Jewish sections of non-Jewish cemeteries.

We do not encourage this because many challenges occur at these cemeteries. While there may be a Jewish section, the staff is often not well-versed in Jewish burial practices. For example, cemeteries do not provide enough earth for us to do a proper Jewish burial. This is the case in the Jewish section of the Westview Cemetery of the Town of Lexington. Also, these cemeteries are used to performing burials a week or so after death (as often occurs in the Christian tradition), but they are not always available for a burial on a shorter timetable (a value in our tradition). Some of these cemeteries do not have as many hours of availability - some are not open on Sundays or are available only in the morning, making burials more complicated.

Finally, it should be noted that the tradition stressed that the Jewish community must maintain and own our burial grounds. Here in Massachusetts, we are blessed to have the JCAM (the Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts) which manages and maintains many cemeteries including ours with great care.

What causes do you want people to support with donations in your memory? In place of flowers, donating tzedakah is recommended. To what causes would you like to donate?

Pre-purchasing a plaque on our Temple Emunah memorial boards allows you to have a place in our sanctuary. I cannot tell you how meaningful it is for me to see my father’s plaque every Shabbat morning.

What charities do you want to include in your will and estate planning? Even by setting a small amount aside, you can make a big difference. Here at Emunah, we also invite you to join our Ner Tamid Society—these are members who have included Temple Emunah in their estate planning. There are many options for how you can help and possible tax benefits for doing so; for details, contact Elissa Oppenheim in my office.

I remember reading my father’s email to me about his funeral service. He wanted us to sing “Am Yisrael H.ai - the Jewish people lives” as we carried his coffin, his aron, from the shul where he had served in Manhattan to the hearse. It was the height of COVID-19, and we could not have the funeral in the shul. So, outside, in front of the shul, we had a short ceremony and sang Am Yisrael H.ai on First Avenue and 14th St. It was not exactly what he wanted, but given the constraints, we felt we had fulfilled his wishes.

Letting your loved ones know what you want your service to be like can be extremely helpful. Who would you like to speak? What do you want to highlight? What songs or psalms would you want to be recited or not to be recited? Would you like the service at the graveside or at Temple Emunah?

* * * Finally, funerals at Temple Emunah or those officiated by Temple Emunah rabbis, rabbinic interns, or covering rabbis require three essential elements you may be less familiar with.

One is tohorah. This ritual dates back to Mishnaic times two thousand years ago, when our rabbis considered how the Over the millenia, Jewish ownership of burial grounds met (the deceased) should be prepared for burial. This beautihelped us maintain them and ensure that these sacred grounds ful ceremony is performed by a group of dedicated volunteers were not desecrated. This tradition reflects the profound Jewish who lovingly wash the body carefully, treating it with great belief that in death, as in life, we are bound to our community, respect—the same way we would treat someone still alive. We heritage, and faith. do not speak frivolously; we recite words of honor. We do not If you own plots in a different cemetery and would like pass objects over the body, which would indicate that we are to be buried in ours, please be in touch so we can help you ignoring that the body is a holy vessel, even in death. make that move.

The rituals are beautiful and reflect

* * * the best of our tradition’s notion of hesed— Fourth, think about your tombstone, your favorite charities of love. Members of our Temple Emunah community founded the Greater Boson Hevre and the service itself.

Kadishah (Burial Society), and many of the Do you want a simple tombstone? volunteers who engage in and lead this What are the requirements of the cemetery you are using? sacred work come from Emunah. If you Are there symbols you want on it? are interested in learning more or volunA quote? teering, please be in touch.

Would you rather leave these choices to others?

What other ways can your death inspire acts of generosity (continued on page 14) and kindness in the world?

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Rabbi's Message Due to modernity, many Jews have lost touch with this ancient tradition, and it will be up to us to learn about it and pass it on to future generations. I encourage you to speak with one of the leaders or volunteers of the H.evra or attend a training session so you can learn more about this ancient act of kindness.

The tohorah ritual is very different from the burial preparations the state requires. In that case, one person in a funeral home prepares the body alone without these traditions and the same respect.

The second requirement is takhrikhin – the white shroud.

The rabbis taught that we come into and leave the world as equals. We do not take our possessions with us; similarly, we do not show off our wealth by being dressed in a fancy suit that only some can afford.

All of us are equal in death; thus, we are all dressed in the same clothing.

Tradition states that we are all to be dressed like the Kohein Gadol, the High Priest—in holiness, wrapped in sacred garments, and covered with a blanket of spiritual love.

Often, we lovingly wrap the body, the met, in the tallit they wore during their lives. This serves as another way to surround the met in a blanket of spiritual love.

A final tradition is to place some earth from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in the aron. According to tradition, this custom originated because those buried in Jerusalem will be resurrected first, and who would not want that? And if you cannot get buried there, at least you can take some of its earth and bring it with you!

Nowadays, it serves as a reminder of our spiritual homeland and Jerusalem – heavenly and earthly – in our faith.

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The third standard is a wood coffin. Just as we must be buried in the earth and not above it, the met cannot be placed in a metal coffin. The most unadorned pine box is preferred as it matches the value of equality, but we will work with any all-wood casket.

I want to mention non-traditional forms of burial. Many people have asked about cremation. Judaism does not support cremation. This understanding has been passed down for thousands of years and does not accord with k’vod hamet – the

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laws of respecting the deceased. Judaism wants us to return to the earth naturally and not through fire. Given the Shoah, some Jews also have other negative associations with cremation.

Many of us, including me, are concerned about the environment and are working to update burial options.

Choosing between natural burial and cremation involves weighing the environmental impacts alongside personal, cultural, and logistical considerations. Natural burial often emerges as the more eco-friendly option for those prioritizing minimal ecological impact due to its lower carbon footprint and resource use.

We are currently working on using eco-pods, burial containers made from 100% recycled paper, and a non-toxic hardener. Ecopods come in two sizes and are suitable for natural burials, and we hope to have them as an option in the near future. They obviate the need for a liner, which some cemeteries require.

If you have other needs or want to discuss a non-traditional Jewish funeral or memorial service, please meet with Rabbi Willis or with me to discuss options. We all have our own needs, and we try to accommodate everyone within the scope of tradition.

* * * As a community, we are here to assist you with Jewish traditions surrounding death—before, during, and after. Every few years, I offer a course entitled “Jewish Approach to Dying, Death, Consoling, Mourning, and Remembering” that can help you prepare for this final journey. Until I offer the course again, I will gladly share the syllabus. Please contact Elissa in my office for a copy, and if you want to take this three-session course, let us know so we can schedule it accordingly.

I hope this is helpful as you prepare for death. Don’t procrastinate; I recommend thinking, discussing, and planning earlier in life.

I hope this piece helps you start that conversation.

Planning for death can make for a better life.

May we all be blessed with healthy lives and be remembered for good.

As the festival of H.anukkah draws near, may glimmers of light flow into our world, Rabbi Lerner

Facilities Facilities Update It’s been a busy couple of months for the House, Landscape and Beautification committees, who completed several important projects.

In preparation for the arrival of Rabbi Willis and her husband, Zach Mayer, we thoroughly cleaned, painted, made necessary repairs, and upgraded the electrical capacity in the kitchen of the parsonage on April Lane. We also made improvements to Rabbi Lerner’s house, repaving the driveway and installing a security system.

In the synagogue itself, we repaired the light fixture over the main lobby and installed new ceiling tiles in the social hall. We installed new heavy-duty carpeting in the custodial storage room, edging on the bimah slopes to improve visibility, and a toddler toilet in the pre-school. The building also passed annual inspection!

To improve traffic management including those involved in the construction at neighboring properties, Stuart Jacobson, Ed Lidman, David Russell, and Zachary and Alan Sherman added “No Turn Around” signage at the property line and painted “Enter” and arrow stencils on the pavement near the parking lot entrance and exit to clarify traffic flow.

Thanks also to Ed Lidman and Jeremy Marin for continuing to eliminate Japanese knotweed and poison ivy and for developing the pollinator garden near the main entrance and the garden at the bottom of the parking lot. Thanks to Joelle Gunther for watering daily throughout the summer.

The list of completed projects continues: cleaned, repaired, and painted the shed; installed new locks in the Social Hall bathrooms; added new spotlights to the solar canopies; refinished the round tables; added 3 new AEDs; and much more.

In the near future, working with the Security Committee, we will replace the Founders’ Hall doors for improved access and security; add permanent bollards at the front entrance and other locations; and reinforce doorframes and install push bars on the Sanctuary, Wolk Chapel, and Aula doors.

Please join us in thanking all the members of the House, Landscape and Beautification committees for their efforts. We especially thank Susan Rubenstein for her tireless time and effort in coordinating and often working on these projects, almost every day. We also thank executive director Raveetal Celine and the synagogue’s custodial team for keeping the

Thanks to our volunteers and our custodial team for their hard work!

building clean and functioning and for all the set ups and take downs throughout the year.

Much is being done behind the scenes to continually maintain and improve our physical spaces. If you are interested in getting involved coordinating or participating in Houserelated projects, please contact us.

David Goldberg, Susan Rubenstein, and Alan Sherman

Shabbat Dinner for Parents & Families of University & College Students Friday, December 6 5:30 pm services, 6:30 pm dinner more details to come

Coat Boston – Help Children This Winter Coat Boston is accepting donations of new (unworn) winter outerwear and handmade scarves that they distribute to Boston children. Last year they received over 4,000 requests and were able to provide 750 coats.

Temple Emunah is participating in this effort. Coats can be dropped off at Coat Boston, Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, through December 9.

Volunteers will sort and distribute donations during the second week of December.

You can also make a financial donation at www.coatboston. org or select a coat from the Coat Boston Amazon Wishlist.

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Yahrzeits Dec 1 / 30 H.eshvan (no yahrzeit listings) Dec 2 / 1 Kislev Robert Bresnick Grandfather of Laura Jarbeau Marcia Bleyaert Krueger Mother of Kim Lovy Martin J. Shapiro Father of Eric Shapiro Dec 3 / 2 Kislev Mildred Kluger Grandmother of Yael Schwartz Isiah Lutwak Stepfather of Susan Lutwak Fred Rantz Brother-in-law of Stan Pomeranz Morris Shindell Father of Paula Dangel Dec 4 / 3 Kislev Leslie Asher Grandfather of Ryan Asher Nathan Cutler Father of Krana Rosen Warren Munash Uncle of Carolyn Keller Samuel Perlmutter Father of Burt Perlmutter Dec 5 / 4 Kislev Helen Drellich Mother of David Drellich Gloria Karoll Mother of Doreen Karoll Harold Richman Father of Elise Richman Ezekiel Dec 6 / 5 Kislev Marilyn Zwerdling Burstyn Mother of Don Burstyn Ruth Chernoff Mother of Barbara Galler Alan T. Paller Brother of Joan Bines Aaron Sacks Uncle of Marc Sacks Betty Schwartz Mother of Ruth Antonoff Dec 7 / 6 Kislev Lawrence Domash Father of Aliya Domash Richard Michelson Husband of Barbara Michelson Father of Eric and Jerry Michelson and Rhonda Solomon Goldie Pressman Mother of Bob Pressman Anita Sperling Roos Mother of Dan Roos Allen A. Stein Father of Sharon Stein

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Dec 8 / 7 Kislev Ruth Bosin Sister of David Laredo Charles Kress Father of Arthur Kress and Cheryl Lowenthal Henry Licht Father of John Stayn Isaac Schub Father of Irina Zeylikman Norton Seltzerri Father of Judy Zola Dec 9 / 8 Kislev Jutta Fader Sister-in-law of Linda Laredo Bessie Liberman Mother of Robert Liberman Minnie Palant Mother-in-law of Barbara Palant Joanna Rawlings Sister of Bob Frankel Jack Rinker Father of Barbara Hantman Alfred Simon Father of Susan Stering Abraham Tuzman Father of Judith Kliger Dec 10 / 9 Kislev Elizabeth Hollander Mother of Charles Hollander Rose Lowenthal Mother of Shelly Lowenthal Fannie Pearl Grandmother of Shirley Moskow Arie Shapira Father of Aithan Shapira Carole T. Sigel Mother of Sherri Sigel Sylvia Rinker Zuckerman Mother of Barbara Hantman Dec 11 / 10 Kislev Alberta Chase Mother of Arleen Chase Dorothy Lider Mother-in-law of Marty Thrope Suzette Weyl Mother of Guy Weyl Dec 12 / 11 Kislev Marion Feldman Mother of Bobbi Tornheim Harriet Rosenberg Mother of Mike Rosenberg William Schwartz Father of Ruth Antonoff Dec 13 / 12 Kislev Evelyn Silver Mother of Alan Silver Frieda White Sister of Phyllis Blumberg

Dec 14 / 13 Kislev Linda Abromson Mother of Leslie Sherman Harold Ingram Uncle of Sandra Levine Joseph Rothstein Brother-in-law of Marvin Menzin Norman Tavan Father of Steve Tavan Dec 15 / 14 Kislev Louis Ablove Grandfather of Mike Ablove Abe Bobrow Father of Mark Bobrow Olav Cook Father of Christopher Cook Esther Cooper Mother of Sheila Frankel Herbert Glantz Father of Carol Glantz Grete Hirsch Mother of Susan Menitoff Roberte Levy Grandmother of Guy Weyl Clifford Librach Husband of Miriam Librach Father of Max Librach Abraham Shnidman Father of David Shnidman Rita Speier Mother of Susan Garsh Dec 16 / 15 Kislev Paul Bain Father of Sue Wilner Minnie Becker Mother of Dave Becker Grandmother of Bob Becker Stephen Fish Husband of Phyllis Fish Michael Gampel Father of Sonia Mirkin Rose Glantz Mother of Freyda Zieff Harvey Solomon Uncle of Phyllis Fish Elsie Goldenberg Zabelle Mother of Elaine Wiesen Max Zelermyer Father of Mark Zelermyer Dec 17 / 16 Kislev Tina Brooks Mother of Ted Brooks Gayle Golden Sister of Mark Zelermyer Ella Kaufman Grandmother of Laura Jarbeau Howard Menzin Brother of Marvin Menzin

Jennie Reubenstein Grandmother of Howard Reubenstein Rachael Sonkina Mother of Irina Zeylikman Shirley Zorn Grandmother of Amy Goldminz Dec 18 / 17 Kislev Sunny Greenspan Mother of Jennifer Hurwitz Elsie Wiesen Mother-in-law of Elaine Wiesen Dec 19 / 18 Kislev Sarah Davis Sister of Mark Lichtenstein Michael Klein Grandfather of M. Jane Epstein Cecelia Moskowitz Mother of Elyssa Towers Faye Rosenbaum Wife of Ronald Rosenbaum Dec 20 / 19 Kislev Charles Bernstein Grandfather of Matthew Stephenson Celia Foster Grandmother of Craig Foster Gertrude Kravetz Mother of Janet Hollander Dec 21 / 20 Kislev Kathy Brailove Sister of Paul Chernick Ruth Beatrice Jacobson Mother of Lori Weinronk Grandmother of Tova Weinronk Helen Lerner Grandmother of David Kuznick Dec 22 / 21 Kislev Fanette Cantor Mother of Barbara Palant Ethel Evenchick Grandmother of Ann Chait Gladys Fine Mother of Thomas Fine Andrew Hasenfeld Brother of Robin Hasenfeld Robert M. Natkin Father of Lissa Natkin Don Picarro Friend of Harvey Lowell Dec 23 / 22 Kislev Carol Chomsky Sister-in-law of Sylvia Schatz Wendy Clayton Wife of Aaron Clayton Mother of Elianna Clayton Harriet Eisenstein Mother of Davette Abkowitz

Rose Friedhaim Grandmother of Ryan Asher Norman Halperin Husband of Minna Halperin Father of Robert Russman-Halperin Louis Shapiro Grandfather of Bob Gordon Dec 24 / 23 Kislev Henry Dan Father of Ervin Dan Mildred Ettelson Mother of Linda Kimerling Esther Green Mother of Georgia Weinstein Ruth Katz Mother of Joyce Nelson Louis Shapiro Grandfather of Robert Gordon Dec 25 / 24 Kislev Michael (Mike) G. Hirsh Father of David and Susan Hirsh Esther Lipszyc Grandmother of Doronit Shlank-Bloomenthal Dec 6 / 25 Kislev Irwin Bernstein Father of Brian Bernstein Gabriel Diamant Father-in-law of Lisa Diamant Herman Greenbaum Grandfather of Ellen Laderman Betsy Kardon Mother of Len Kardon Seymour Moskowitz Father of Elyssa Towers Bernard Olshansky Stepfather of Catharyn Gildesgame Celia Pearlstein Grandmother of David Geller Samuel Porton Grandfather of Martin Thrope Mary Yaffee Mother of Jane Singer Dec 27 / 26 Kislev Phyllis Nerenberg Mother of Anna Nerenberg Alan Zimmer Brother of Barbara Wissoker Dec 28 / 27 Kislev Israel Diamond Father of Mark Zelermyer Lewis Levitt Husband of Reva Levitt Father of Rana Hebert Barbara Talansky Sister of Ruthy Rosenbaum

Yahrzeits Martin Zolondick Father of Steven Zolondick Dec 29 / 28 Kislev Elliot Case Father of Miriam Librach Rudolphe Moos Father of Eveline Weyl Dec 30 / 29 Kislev Steven Jay Bang Nephew of Charlotte Kupiec Herbert Turney Father of Linda Skolnik Dec 31 / 30 Kislev Henry Brown Father of Wendy Damsky Lilah Groisser Mother of Susan Lipson Bess Jacobs Mother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Jan 1 / 1 Tevet Saul M. Bergman Father of Naomi Kielar Sam Greenberg Grandfather of Sharon Smith Walter Tauber Brother of Stephen Tauber Jerry Zimmerman Brother of Bobbi Perlmutter Jan 2/ 2 Tevet David Bruss Father of Kenneth Bruss Victor LaVallee Grandfather of Jillian Pesin-Fulop Carol Lipson Mother of Steven Lipson Irving Robinovitz Grandfather of Melissa Foster Elsa Winthrop Mother of Adam Winthrop Jan 3 / 3 Tevet Lillian Frankel Mother of Bob Frankel Israel Greenberg Grandfather of Julie Greenberg Rose Simon Mother of Susan Stering Jan 4 / 4 Tevet Barbara Pineles-Grossman Mother of Steven Grossman Moshe Yosef Schwarzberg Father of Henry Schwarzberg Samuel Sheldon Father of Allen Sheldon Jan 5 / 5 Tevet Mary Cherny Grandmother of Miriam Boucher Saul Soffar Father of Cindy Jacobs

Esther Tibe Stoler Mother of Sue Wacks Max Wieselthier Uncle of Alice Gordon Jan 6 / 6 Tevet Beatrice Foster Mother-in-law of Gloria Foster H. Bernard Liberty Uncle of Terri Swartz Russell Cynthia Kovey Powell Sister of Gail Taylor Jean-Philippe Weyl Brother of Guy Weyl Bertha Wissoker Mother-in-law of Barbara Wissoker Jan 7 / 7 Tevet Betty Levitt Mother of Alisa Billings George Peretsman Stepfather of Ellen Baum Hannah Rotner Aunt of Alice Gordon William Russell Father of David Russell Melvin Schreibman Father of Phillip Schreibman Minnie Seiden Grandmother of Suzanne Cooper Jan 8 / 8 Tevet Lorraine Abkowitz Mother of Susan Abkowitz Henrietta Canter Mother of Mark Canter Ruth Hurwitz Mother of Daniel Hurwitz Israel Kornitsky Father of Rosalind Segaloff Barnett Laderman Grandfather of Ellen Laderman Harry Rotenberg Grandfather of Elliot Lovy Barry Seidman Husband of Valerie Seidman Harold Sharff Father of David Sharff Kenneth Tucker Husband of Marsha Tucker Jan 9 / 9 Tevet Barbara Blachman Mother of Ed Blachman David Fader Brother of Linda Laredo Amalie S. Katz Grandmother of Kate Hermann-Wu Esther Milgram Mother of Marsha Stark Max Rosenbaum Father of Ronald Rosenbaum

Abraham Wolk Father-in-law of Deanna Wolk Jan 10 / 10 Tevet Samuel Babchuck Grandfather of Laura Jarbeau David Blau Grandfather of David Kuznick Leo Bressler Father of Lawrence Bressler Benjamin Chessman Father of Daniel Chessman Michael Damsky Father of Scott Damsky Harriet Lake Mother of Debbie Sheldon Harold Miller Father of Sandy Miller-Jacobs Jan 11 / 11 Tevet Betty Levison Grandmother of Julie Levison William Palant Father-in-law of Barbara Palant Marc Weinstein Brother of Cliff Weinstein Jan 12 / 12 Tevet Joan Feuer Mother-in-law of Charles Rosenbaum Victoria Leipner Mother of Carol Srebnick Allen Misiph Father of Natalie Gornstein Harold Osher Father of Judith Osher Jan 13 / 13 Tevet Nathan Alpert Father of Irwin Alpert Irwin Andler Father of Larry Andler Robert Fisher Father of Art Fisher Anna K. Narva Mother of Betty Friedman Barney Pearlman Father of Valerie Seidman Jan 14 / 14 Tevet Yolanda Bleich Grandmother of Lauren Bleich Eva Brostoff Mother of Carolyn Lichtenstein Hugh Flynn Father of Maureen Kaplan Hiram Paley Uncle of Ann Ben-Horin Benjamin Rubinovitz Father-in-law of Phyllis Rubinovitz Esther Sherer Mother of Me’ir Sherer

Jan 15 / 15 Tevet Ruth Flink Ades Mother of Stephen Ades Stuart Fay Father of Aaron Fay Victor Harris Father of Elizabeth Pressman Clarice Pressner Mother of Bruce Dalwin Arlene Redstone Sister of Betsy Nissenbaum David Speicher Husband of Laurie Speicher Gerald Stechler Husband of Toni Stechler Ilya Veksler Father of Elena Gorlovsky Jan 16 / 16 Tevet Paul Abkowitz Uncle of Susan Abkowitz Rebecca Ackerman Grandmother of Alan Musnikow Henry Berger Father of Robert Berger Shaoul Ezekiel Brother of Fred Ezekiel Uncle of David Ezekiel Dick Hess Father of Pam Hess Victor Himber Husband of Judith Himber Howard S. Katz Brother of Joyce Nelson Isadore Kornblum Grandfather of Sandra Levine Irma Mass Mother of Charlotte Kupiec Jack Schwartz Brother of Ruth Antonoff Norton Zieff Husband of Freyda Zieff Jan 17 / 17 Tevet Herbert A. Behrmann Husband of Vivian Cohen Stepfather of Marcy Lidman Meir Ben-Horin Father of Gideon Ben-Horin Henry Hasenfeld Father of Robin Hasenfeld David Liederman Brother of Lawrence Liederman Lou Sandler Father of David Sandler Jan 18 / 18 Tevet Gershon Goldberg Father of Richard Goldberg Isadore L. Kovey Father of Gail Taylor Scott Meyerson Brother of Roni Woods

Fanny Pildis Rubin Aunt of Marilyn Tracey Norman Seltzer Husband of Dorothy Seltzer Jan 19 / 19 Tevet Patricia Gross Sister of Charles Hollander Elliott Keller Father of Carolyn Keller Abraham Kroopnick Father-in-law of John Stayn Meyer Waldman Father of Jane Aronson Bess Zimmer Mother of Barbara Wissoker Jan 20 / 20 Tevet Samuel Foster Grandfather of Craig Foster Leonard Hurwitz Father of Daniel Hurwitz Jonathan Krant Husband of Tamar Krant Hyman Seiden Grandfather of Suzanne Cooper Marilyn Tarmy Sister of Arnold Tarmy Jan 21 / 21 Tevet Margaret A. Garvey Mother of Margaret Moses Dorothy Kerstein Mother of Larry Kerstein Bessie Ledewitz Mother of Phyllis Blumberg Harold Heskel Mukamal Father of Kenneth Mukumal Jan 22 / 22 Tevet Henry Delfiner Husband of Barbara Delfiner Father of Hannah Delfiner Thelma Jacque LaVallee Grandmother of Jillian Pesin-Fulop Nathan Levine Father of Debi Levine Evelyn Myers Mother of Michael Myers Jan 23 / 23 Tevet Harriet Blumenthal Mother of Eileen Kahan Harold Briskin Uncle of Marsha Tucker Barnet Lieberman Father of Sylvia Schatz Sylvia Rosenbaum Mother of Ronald Rosenbaum Steven R. Teitelbaum Son of Madeline and Ken Teitelbaum (continued on page 18)

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Yahrzeits Jan 24 / 24 Tevet Rose Aptakin Grandmother of Harvey Lowell Suzan Davis Mother of Gary Davis Vicki Morgenstern Daughter of Doris Morgenstern Jan 25 / 25 Tevet Beth Ann Baskies Sister of Janet Hollander Irving Feldman Brother of Fred Feldman Benjamin Ledewitz Father of Phyllis Blumberg Lila Rifken Pearlman Sister of Valerie Seidman Jean Presser Grandmother of Ellen Mazow Stella Schwarzberg Mother of Henry Schwarzberg Edith Wiland Mother of Paulette Binder Jan 26 / 26 Tevet Frances Mahler Diamant Mother of Lisa Diamant Vera Unterberg Feigelson Mother of Teddi Marin Dolores Polakoff Cousin of Lois Bruss

Jan 27 / 27 Tevet Harry Friedlander Grandfather of Louis Stuhl Dorothy Ginsburg Mother of Beth Levine Linda Kahn Mother of David Kahn Rose Littman Grandmother of Stu Jacobson Jan 28 / 28 Tevet Marion Barros Sister-in-law of Sylvia Schatz Anne Rebecca Feifke Mother of Derek Feifke Bessie Kaplan Mother of Marlene Karshbaum Clara Miller Mother of Sandy Miller-Jacobs Jan 29 / 29 Tevet Frederick Bufe Father of Janet Plotkin Charles Cohen Father of Norman Cohen Lillian Pildus Escor Mother of Marilyn Tracey Grandmother of Michael Tracey Jeffrey Lee Savitz Father of Bennett Savitz

Lawrence Zirkin Father of Sharon Zirkin-Dagan Sylvia Zirkin Mother of Sharon Zirkin-Dagan Jan 30 / 1 Shevat I. Joel Abromson Father of Leslie Sherman Edward Hattenbach Brother of Esther Bass Dorothy Keller Grandmother of Carolyn Keller Ruth Kroopnick Mother-in-law of John Stayn Lillian Lerman Mother of Stuart Lerman Gerard Moskowitz Father of Naomi Brooks Judith Sumner Mother of Howard Sumner Jan 31/ 2 Shevat Saul Geller Grandfather of Dave Geller Judith Moskowitz Mother of Naomi Brooks Edwin Reder Father of Rick Reder Shlomo Rotman Father of Tal Rotman

Around Emunah

Top: BBQ & Barekhu; bottom left Cafe Emunah; bottom right, Sukkot.

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Keruv LGBTQ+ Inclusion Committee The Keruv LGBTQ+ Inclusion Committee is pleased to share details about two important events.

In November, we hosted the State of Equality in Our Country program, which highlighted the growing threats posed by harmful anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and the very real challenges facing our community. We encourage you to watch the program by using the link bit.ly/4euPbzf and the passcode wmAJ^8%m.

Looking ahead, June is pride month and we invite you to join us for Pride Shabbat on May 31.

Our dynamic speaker will be Rebecca Minor, LICSW. If you would like to join our committee, please reach out. We would be pleased to hear from you. (Lori.schechner@verizon.net; grossman20@gmail.com) Happy H.anukkah!

Doreen Grossman Lori Schechner C0-Chairs of the Disability Inclusion Committee

Donations

Donations

The congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions from Aug. 1-Oct. 31, 2024: Abkowitz Family Israel & Camp Scholarship

Yahrzeit of: George Rosen, beloved father of David Phyllis Seresky, beloved sister of Krana David & Krana Rosen

Adult Education

In memory of: Gene Achter, long-time member and beloved husband of Katherine Achter Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein Yahrzeit of: Abraham Solomon, beloved grandfather Meli Solomon

Beautification

In memory of: Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Alison Dick & Ed Willins Ralph & Helen Zelinsky Margaretha Jacobson, beloved mother of Marc Jacobson and Sarah Lennon Ron & Sandi Levy Yahrzeit of: Gertrude Dinner, beloved mother Charleen Alper Harry Richelson, beloved father-in-law Irwin Alpert

Bereavement Fund

In appreciation/celebration of: Susan Lipson Elizabeth Pressman Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz The marriage of Chloe Peddle and Max Ades, grandson of Sandra Levine Alison Dick & Ed Willins In memory of: Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Judith Barnes-Cochran Margie Gilson, beloved mother of Steve Gilson and Lisa Hertel Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz Jacob Gilson Sivan Alpert Ehrlich, beloved daughter Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz Alan & Beth Levine Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Arleen Chase Judith Kliger Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Steven Seeche

Bess Ezekiel Memorial Fund

In memory of Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Joyce Weiser

Billy Dalwin Preschool

In celebration of the birth of Maia OcampoBrown, daughter of Julia Brown and Luis Ocampo Vargas and granddaughter of Jeff Brown and Rachel Haft In memory of Donald Towle, beloved father of Jennifer Geller Mitchell Feldman & Andrea Fribush Yahrzeit of Glorine Schweitzer, beloved mother Randi Silverman

Brotherhood

In honor of Buzz Hausner on being named Keeper of the Flame Alan & Leslie Sherman

Dick Wissoker Memorial Species Fund

In celebration of the engagement of Jenny Skerker, daughter of Ronni and Paul Skerker, to Sam Heller Stephen Quatrano & Doreen Karoll

Emunah Scholarship Fund

Yahrzeit of Esther Lutwak, beloved mother of Susan Lutwak Ken Maser & Susan Lutwak

Family Education

In celebration of the B’nai Mitzvah of Ashley and Adam Tsymbal Alison Dick & Ed Willins

Family Table

In celebration of: The marriage of Rebecca Zola, daughter of Judy Zola, to Yuval Drabkin Arleen Chase In memory of: Sivan Alpert Ehrlich, beloved daughter of Joel Alpert and Nancy Lefkowitz Alison Dick & Ed Willins Albert Dickholtz, beloved brother of Myra Marshall Harry & Bonnie Levy Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Dick & Ellen Mazow Harry & Bonnie Lev Yahrzeit of Helen Miller, beloved mother of Bonnie Levy, mother in law of Harry Levy and fabulous boby of Aron and Lucas Levy Harry & Bonnie Levy

General

In appreciation/celebration/honor of: The staff of Temple Emunah for the assistance with the funeral and shiva of Margie Gilson Lisa Hertel

The Golden Honor on Rosh Hashanah Marty & Alice Gordon The marriage of Chloe Peddle and Max Ades, grandson of Sandra Levine Bob & Kathie Becker David & Susan Shnidman The engagement of Matthew Bressler, son of Larry and Risa Bressler, to Rachel Petit Bob & Kathie Becker The marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Allison Schwartz and Annie Aquila R. Gail & Andrew Toorock The marriage of MinWah Leung and Aaron Glieberman The marriage of Skye Silverman and Lea Wegner Laurel Brody Steve Krich’s special birthday Susan Goldblatt Chatan Torah Adam Samansky Richard & Amy Kargauer In memory of: Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Bob & Kathie Becker Ron & Sandi Levy Ms. Rochelle Zohn David & Linda Laredo Laurie Speicher Marty & Alice Gordon Stan & Hilary Harris David & Carol Srebnick Linda Szus, beloved sister of Larry Bressler Bob & Kathie Becker Steven & Laura Krich Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Bob & Kathie Becker David & Linda Laredo Donald Towle, beloved father of Jennifer Geller Bob & Kathie Becker Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Roger & Elizabeth Borghesani Sidney & Nancy Lejfer Mickey & Allan Greenblatt Joel Bresler & Judy Osher Leonard & Carolyn Finn Mary DiIeso Margaretha Jacobson, beloved mother of Mark Jacobson and Sarah Lennon Albert & Judy Zabin Margie Gilson, beloved mother of Steve Gilson and Lisa Hertel Brendan Hertel Sivan Alpert Ehrlich, beloved daughter of Joel Alpert and Nancy Lefkowitz Anna Nerenberg & Marc Bernstein Gideon & Ann Ben-Horin

Carol Pidgeon, beloved sister of Ellen Gaies Liz & Avia Levin Yahrzeit of: Oscar Shefsky, beloved father Stephen Shefsky & Laurie Yorr Eleanor Slate, beloved mother Jonathan Slate Phyllis Shanes, beloved wife Irwin Shanes Samuel Liskov, beloved father of Judith Zabin Albert & Judy Zabin Karl Schudawa, beloved father Margarethe Schudawa, beloved mother Barbara Delfiner Stanley (Steve) Brody, beloved father Laurel Brody Abraham Bornfeld, beloved father Madeline Bornfeld, beloved mother Michele Bornfeld

Genizah Fund

Yahrzeit of Bernie Jacobson, beloved husband Margaretha Jacobson

Golda Dockser Fund

In celebration of the marriage of Ethan and Stephanie Puritz, son of Robin Neiterman and Adam Puritz Amy & Ronen Marcus In memory of: Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Amy & Ronen Marcus Sivan Alpert Ehrlich, beloved daughter of Joel Alpert and Nancy Lefkowitz Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein Yahrzeit of: Golda Dockser, beloved mother of Amy Docker Marcus David Marcus, beloved father of Rowen Marcus Amy & Ronen Marcus

Holy Book Fund

In memory of: Sivan Alpert Ehrlich, beloved daughter of Joel Alpert and Nancy Lefkowitz and beloved daughter of Bonnie Alpert Margie Gilson, beloved mother of Steve Gilson and Lisa Hertel Cliff & Georgia Weinstein

Israel Committee

In celebration of: the engagement of Matthew Bressler, son of Larry and Risa Bressler, to Rachel Petit Steve Krich’s special birthday Alison Dick & Ed Willins

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Donations In memory of: Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein Dr. Andy Cutler and Katie Cutler Alison Dick & Ed Willins Rick & Margo Reder Robin Kahn Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Steven & Laura Krich Richard Hochman & Esther RosenmanHochman Alison Dick & Ed Willins Albert Dickholtz, beloved brother of Myra Marshall Linda Szus, beloved sister of Larry Bressler Alison Dick & Ed Willins Refu’ah Sh’leymah: wishing the best to Alan Silver Alison Dick & Ed Willins

Israel Trip Tzedakah

In memory of Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Yahrzeit of Murray Schweitzer, beloved father of Randi Silverman Randi Silverman

Keruv Outreach

Yahrzeit of Lillian and Barnett Mazow, beloved parents of Richard Mazow Dick & Ellen Mazow

Kol Nidrei Appeal

In appreciaion of: Rabbi Lerner Jeremy & Jody Kieval Our Rabbis Ken & Esther Hausman Yahrzeit of: Isaac Schub, beloved father Rachael Sonkina, beloved mother Isay Zeylikman, beloved father-in-law Ethel Eizengart, beloved mother-in-law Irina Zeylikman

Ladle Fund

In memory of: Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana David Ezekiel & Elise Richman Ezekiel Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and Jonathan Joffe Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Phyllis Rubinovitz Garry & Eileen Feldman Charleen Alper Yahrzeit of: Robert Stuhl, beloved father of Louis Stuhl Louis Stuhl & Sheila Kojm Marilyn Liederman, beloved mother of Stacey Mann David & Stacey Mann

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Harry Kovnat, beloved father Susan Ezekiel Frank G. Lichtenstein, beloved father of Mark Lichtenstein Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein Leonard Srebnick, beloved father of David Srebnick David & Carol Srebnick Paul Alper, beloved husband Charleen Alper Lillian Sandberg, beloved mother Saul Copellman, beloved father Allen Mintz, beloved husband Henry Mintz, beloved father-in-law Ruby Mintz

Landscape

In appreciation/celebration/honor of: The Temple Emunah Security Committee Jerome & Sharon Smith The engagement of Jenny Skerker, daughter of Ronni and Paul Skerker, to Sam Heller Linda Skolnik, Simhat Torah Adam Samansky, Simhat Torah Jerome & Sharon Smith In memory of: Margie Gilson, beloved mother of Steve Gilson and Lisa Hertel Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Margaretha Jacobson, beloved mother of Marc Jacobson and Sarah Lennon Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Jerome & Sharon Smith Yahrzeit of: Greeba Case, beloved mother Miriam Librach Betty Smith, beloved grandmother of Jerome Smith Israel Smith, beloved father of Jerome Smith Eve Smith, beloved mother of Jerome Smith David Smith, beloved son Jerome & Sharon Smith Doris Solomon, beloved mother Meli Solomon

Library Fund

In appreciation/celebration of: Welcoming my foreign exchange colleague to Temple Emunah for the holidays Howard & Lori Reubenstein Steve Krich’s special birthday Steve & Paula Dangel In memory of: Margaretha Jacobson, beloved mother of Mark Jacobson and Sarah Lennon Cliff & Georgia Weinstein Dick & Ellen Mazow Yahrzeit of: Hilda Stuhl, beloved mother of Louis Stuhl Louis Stuhl & Sheila Kojm

Max M. Librach, beloved father-in-law Miriam Librach Joseph Reubenstein, beloved father of Howard Reubenstein Pauline Wolf, beloved grandmother of Howard Reubenstein Howard & Lori Reubenstein

Mo Diamant Holocaust Fund

In appreciation of: The marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Alison Dick & Ed Willins Ann Berlin Yahrzeit of: Sidney Willins, beloved father of Edward Willins Stanton Willins, beloved brother of Edward Willins Alison Dick & Ed Willins

Peace of Mind Project

In celebration of: The marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Ari Lowell’s birthday Harv Lowell & Carolyn Keller In memory of Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Harv Lowell & Carolyn Keller

Rabbi Eliana Willis Discretionary Fund

In appreciation/celebration of: Rabbi Eliana Willis and her guidance at a difficult time Steven Gilson Rabbi Eliana Willis Lisa Hertel Caron Bleich Rachel and irwin Levin Rabbi Eliana Willis for a moving and beautiful Neilah service Sharon Katz The installation of Rabbi Eliana Willis Aaron P. Willis & Natalie Weiss Jerome & Sharon Smith In memory of their daughter, Sivan, with appreciation to Rabbi Willis Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz Yahrzeit of: Florence Cooper Perelmab, beloved mother Les Perelman Evelyn R. Saulich, beloved wife Michael Saulich Robin Goldberg, beloved sister of David Goldberg David & Janet Goldberg Edward Kossoi, beloved grandfather of Richard and Elise Goldberg Elise Goldberg

Rabbi Lerner Discretionary Fund

In appreciation/celebration of: Rabbi Lerner for making their wedding day such a special and meaningful one Aaron Glieberman & MinWah Leung Rabbi Lerner officiating at their wedding Lisa Diamant & Joel Marcus Temple Emunah and Rabbi Lerner Ralph & Sheila Schmeltz Rabbi Lerner Caron Bleich Sherwin & Marsha Marks Rabbi David Lerner and Sandra Levin.

Thank you for hosting Jonah!

Rachel Levine David and Becky Landis for their contributions and support of our community and for David’s leadership with the GBIO Lester Blumberg & Robin Hasenfeld The dance on the Bimah on Rosh Hashanah!

Marty & Alice Gordon Barbara Posnick and Marcy Lidman for all their work in organizing the High Holiday services and making them a success.

Marc & Naomi Sacks The marriage of Aaron Glieberman & MinWah Leung and in appreciation of Rabbi Lerner and the Temple Emunah community Chungchi Leung The marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Sherwin & Marsha Marks In memory of: Their daughter, Sivan, with appreciation to Rabbi Lerner Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz Her beloved husband, Dennis, with her appreciation to Rabbi Lerner Elana Markovitz Rabbi Nathan and Marilyn Burstyn, Maeir Y Burstyn, and Robert and Annette Natkin Don Burstyn & Lissa Natkin Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Norm & Linda Cohen Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Ralph & Paula Atwood Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Daniel Sheff Barney & Harriet Weinstock Yahrzeit of: Solomon Joseph, beloved father Caron Bleich Nathan Ribock, beloved father of Susan Shnidman David & Susan Shnidman Stephen Shapiro, beloved husband Muriel Shapiro

Donations Robin Goldberg, beloved sister of David Goldberg David & Janet Goldberg Anne Gold, beloved mother of Harriet Weinstock Barney & Harriet Weinstock Melvin Paynor, beloved father of Michael Paynor Michael & Barbara Paynor Elizabeth Kornitsky, beloved mother of Rosalind Segaloff Rosalind & Harvey Segaloff Mildred Martha Pillar, beloved mother Bonnye Pillar

Religious School Fund

In memory of Gabriel Klein, beloved son of Susan Cohen and Michael Klein Robin Kahn Yahrzeit of Dr. Stanley Bleich, beloved husband Caron Bleich

Sisterhood

In appreciation of Jenny Brown Kathy Macdonald

In memory of: Sidney Wolk, beloved husband of Deanna Wolk and beloved father of Howard, Jeffrey, and Robin Wolk Joe & Myrna Fox Margie Gilson, beloved mother of Steve Gilson and Lisa Hertel Arleen Chase

Social Justice Committee

Shana Tova and Good Health to Ellen and Richard Mazow!

Larry & Ann Chait In celebration of: The marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Lynn and Gary Schwartz Steve Krich’s special birthday Larry & Ann Chait Dick & Ellen Mazow In memory of: Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs Stephen Quatrano & Doreen Karoll Wendy & Jonathan Bernays Evelyn Rose Benson, beloved mother of Rebecca Benson Wendy & Jonathan Bernays

Yahrzeit of: Ervin B. Miller, beloved father of Ellen Mazow Abraham Presser, beloved grandfather of Ellen Mazow Dick & Ellen Mazow

Special Needs

In celebration of the marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Javier Cevallos In memory of Dennis Markovitz, beloved husband of Elana Markovitz and father of Raviv and Netana Francis Anglin Yahrzeit of Dorothy Lippman, beloved mother of Susan Mason Marvin & Susan Mason

Thrope Memorial Fund

Yahrzeit of: Phyllis Klein Thrope, beloved wife Carol Thrope, beloved wife Shirley Thrope, beloved mother Martin Thrope William Katz, beloved father Leonard Katz

Wednesday Minyan Study

In memory of Marty Jacobs, beloved brother of Hal Miller-Jacobs David & Janet Goldberg Yahrzeit of: May Botbol, beloved mother of Donna Jauvtis Joseph Botbol, beloved brother of Donna Jauvtis Benjamin Botbol, beloved brother of Donna Jauvtis Donna & Harvey Jauvtis

Youth Fund

In celebration of the marriage of Lisa Diamant and Joel Marcus Erica Schwartz Yahrzeit of: Melinda Robins, beloved sister of Jessica Baim Eric & Jessica Baim Howard Koffman, beloved father of Margo Reder Rick & Margo Reder

Reverse Tashlich It is amazing how much fun you can have picking up trash with friends. It is a good feeling to have a positive impact on our environment.

Even a small impact makes a difference. Finishing with ice cream (provided by Sisterhood at Pizzi Farm in Waltham) was quite nice! Thanks to Joelle Gunther and Annette Koren for co-chairing.

For more information about Repair the Sea Tikkun HaYam, go to: repairthesea.org

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Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 9 am Brotherhd. speaker 10 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Parenting class 11 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Oct. 7 movie (see below) 5:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am FwYC Hanukkah program Ma’ariv 7:30 pm 9:30 am Shiva: The Poetry of Oct. Brotherhood meeting 7 7:45 pm 9:45 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm USY Chaverim 12 pm Wisdom Project 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Learning w/Rabbis 7:30 am Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Willis 12 pm Community Hanukkah Celebration 6:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Jewish Stories on the Page (Isaiah) 7:45 pm Talmud class 8 pm

1st Hanukkah candle Shaharit 8:45 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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

Shaharit 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Kabbalat Shabbat Ma’ariv Junior Cong. 11 am Tot Shabbat 11 am 5:30 pm Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Shabat Dinner for Parents/Families of Univ. Israel Now 1 pm & College Students Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ 6:30 pm Havdalah 4 pm Gesher/LUSY Fire & Ice 5 pm

Shaharit 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ma’ariv Naomi Mills B. Mitzvah Niggun Saloon 9:30 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm 5:30 pm Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Religious School Oneg 5:30 pm Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm Shabbat Service 9:15 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Ma’ariv Shai Rotman B. Mitzvah Niggun Saloon 9:30 am Dessert/Discussion 8 pm 5:30 pm Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm

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Hanukkah 2 (3 candles) Hanukkah 3 (4 candles) Shabbat Service 9:15 am Shaharit 6:45 am Kabbalat Shabbat Ma’ariv Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ 5:30 pm Havdalah 4 pm

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Mazel Tov to Our December B’nei Mitzvah!

We Will Dance Again delves into the October 7th terror attack at the Nova Music Festival, a celebration meant for music, life and love that turned into a horrific scene of violence. We Will Dance Again is told through the eyes of survivors, many of whom recorded their experiences on their cell phones as the massacre unfolded. It is a painful story of unfathomable tragedy, and also of bravery, sacrifice and heroism. Viewer discretion advised.

Sunday, December 8, at 5:15 pm Naomi Mills, child of Andrea & Joshua Mills (Dec. 14)

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Shai Rotman, child of Kate & Tal Rotman (Dec. 21)

Falafel pockets and pareve desserts Cost $12 Seating is limited to 40 people.

Register at: https://bit.ly/3UOlguV

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Shaharit 9 am USY/Gesher Skiing 10 am Wisdom Project 12 noon Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Class 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Willis 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Racial Justice Shabbat Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Shaharit 7 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/ Ma’ariv 5:30 pm Racial Justice Shabbat Dinner 6:30 pm

Racial Justice Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 9:30 am Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/Havdalah 4:30 pm

Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/ Dessert/Discussion 8 pm Ma’ariv 5:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm

Catching parachuted dreidls was a highlight of last year’s Hanukkah celebration. Join us this year on Dec. 18.

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Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 57433 Boston, MA

Address Service Requested

Order Your Purim Mishloah. Manot Place Your Orders Between January 14 – February 14 It’s a mitzvah to send Purim gift bags and it’s the Religious School’s biggest fundraiser!

We will deliver Purim bags to your friends, neighbors and relatives in our delivery area.You can also send Purim bags to Temple Emunah staff, Preschool and Religious School teachers and aides who will pick them up at Shul.

Those outside our delivery area who cannot pick up their bags will receive a card indicating that a donation to the religious school has been made in their name. If you have a valid email address in the Temple Emunah database, you will receive ordering instructions by email.You can also get a paper order form from the Temple office. Everyone is welcome to be involved in the mitzvah of creating and distributing Purim bags.

Ordering is through Shul Cloud. Please make sure your address information is up to date in the Member database and let the Shul know if you are not going to be in town during Purim.

Bags are $10/bag or you can send to all members, staff, and educational staff for $180.

Mishloah. Manot Volunteers and Delivery Drivers To volunteer to assemble the bags (March 2-6), go to: https://tinyurl.com/Packers2025 To help deliver bags (pickup is March 9; deliveries can be made March 9-14), sign up at: https://tinyurl.com/ Drivers2025 Kids earn one CJE credit if they help with the deliveries.

TEENS: We will authorize community service credits for time spent delivering Mishloah. Manot.

Thank you for participating and for supporting your Religious School.

H.ag sameah.!

Nancy Capparelli, Marci Yesowitch Hopkins, and Jonathan and Jonina Schonfeld Questions: emunahpurim@gmail.com