April 2019 • Volume 38 • Issue 4
News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
A Reform Congregation Embracing Our Jewish Tradition
PASSOVER Thursday, April 11:
Friday, April 26:
7:00 PM Sisterhood Seder
Office closed
Friday, April 19:
10:00 AM Festival/Yizkor Service
Office closes at noon 5:00 PM—Service
Saturday, April 20:
8:00 PM Shabbat Services
10:00 AM Shabbat/Festival Services 6:00 PM TBT Second Night Seder RSVP required
Temple Beth Tikvah Second Night Passover Farm to Table Community Seder Saturday, April 20, 2019 6:00 PM The Menu Lemon dill salmon
Matzah Gefilte fish skewers with horseradish
Vegetarian matzah lasagna Quinoa with diced roasted zucchini, yellow squash, grape tomatoes & eggplant
Vegetarian chopped liver Vegetable soup with matzo balls
Roasted seasonal vegetables
Fresh fruit, meringue cookies Golden & red beet arugula and coconut macaroons salad with crumbled goat cheese Must RSVP by April 8th www.bethtikvah.com 2
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PASSOVER RECIPES Looking for some new ideas for Passover cooking? Below are recipes of Charoset from around the world. Also, check out this link for more ideas. https://shar.es/amJtSg
From Louise Fiszer and Jeannette Ferrary’s Jewish Holiday Feasts
From Edda Servi Machlin’s Classic Italian Jewish Cooking Passover Fruit and Nut Balls (Charoset Edda)
Dried Cherry and Pear Haroset ½ cup dried pitted cherries
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup diced dried pears
1 tsp freshly grated gingerroot
½ lb pitted dates
½ tsp cinnamon
½ lb walnut meats
1/8 tsp ground cloves
3 large apples, cored and peeled 1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup walnut pieces
2 tbsp sugar, or to taste
2 fresh pears, peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces
½ cup kosher for Passover sweet red wine
1 large whole seedless orange, unpeeled, washed
Matza meal, as needed
3 ripe large bananas
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup sweet Malaga wine
¼ cup vanilla-flavored sugar or can use just confectioners’ sugar***
½ tsp fresh lemon juice
Process ingredients in a food processor until a rough paste is formed. Taste and adjust sugar if necessary.
Chop the dates, walnuts, apples, and whole oranges very fine and place in a bowl. Peel and mash the bananas and add to the bowl. Add the wine, cinnamon, cloves, and lemon juice and mix well. Add enough matza meal to make a mortar-like paste. Mix together the cocoa and confectioners’ sugar. Make little balls out of the paste and roll in the cocoa/sugar mixture. Serves 12 – 20.
From Joan Nathan’s Jewish Cooking In America
Libyan Haroset
¼ cup walnuts
1 cup pitted dates
¼ cup pecans
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup almonds
1 ½ tsp allspice
¼ cup hazelnuts
1 tsp nutmeg
½ cup raisins
1 tsp nutmeg
***Vanilla-flavored sugar is made of 2 cups confectioners’ sugar and 2 whole vanilla beans, cut into 1-inch sections. Place the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla beans into an airtight glass jar and set aside at room temperature for at least 2 weeks before using. Sift just the quantity of sugar you need, then replenish the jar with equal amounts of new sugar. Return any pieces of beans that you might find in the sifter into the jar, cover tightly, and put aside until next time. Replace the beans with new ones every 3-4 months.
1 cup pitted dates Combine all the ingredients using a mortar and pestle or a food processor. Serve the charoset with romaine lettuce as the bitter herb. Makes about 3 cups.
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Seder is about breaking free from the things that bind us and push us to explore fresh new ways to connect with God and our Jewish tradition.
Have you heard the one about cutting the end off the brisket? It goes something like this…a woman was teaching her newly married son how to prepare her world famous brisket recipe. “…add these spices and rub it well into the meat, add the sauce and turn it three times to absorb all the delicious juices, and finally before cooking, cut the ends off the meat”. The son replied, “I understand everything, but why do we cut the ends?”. The mother responded, “it’s an old family trick, my mother did this, my grandmother did this, and her mother before her…” That night the son had a dream that his great grandmother came to him, to bless him. The son curiously asked: what is the secret of the brisket, why do we cut off the ends of the meat?” She replied, “because my blessed one, the pan I used was too small for the meat, so I had to cut off the ends to make it fit” and with that, he awoke. The lesson, sometimes our sacred practices come from old habits, or as a dear colleague Cantor Judith Schiff once said to me “Yesterday’s oops, is tomorrow’s tradition” Passover is coming and already many of us are starting to clean out the hametz from our homes. There are many Halachic rules around food during the holiday. Most commonly known “we do not eat hametz on Pesach”. Torah prohibits the eating of leaven during the festival of Passover (Exodus 12:15-20). The word “hametz ”is translated as leavened bread and refers to food prepared from five species of grain–wheat, barley, oats, spelt, and rye–that has been allowed to leaven. Customs arose in the medieval France where Ashkenazi rabbis added kitniyot (Hebrew word meaning legumes. Durring
Passover it takes on a broader meaning, referring to grains and seeds such as rice, corn, sunflower seed, seasame seeds, soybeans, peas, and lentils, in addition to legumes) to the list probably because they could be ground into flour resembling rice, chickpeas, popcorn, millet, lentils, edamame, corn on the cob: These have all been off the table for hundreds of years. Mizrahi & Sephardic rabbis have never added these restrictions stating that kitniyot are not — and never were — hametz. In late 2015, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS), the legal body of the Conservative movement, voted on and reiterated this stance, permitting the eating of kitniyot on Passover. Kitniyot are not — and never were — hametz. So, can we eat humus and popcorn on Passover? The answer is “yes”! And, “maybe” because while we may, for many it just feels wrong, because family tradition is very powerful. Often much more powerful than actual Jewish law. Our personal practices, what we do tends to be our Halacha because often it makes us feel connected to our parents and grandparents, and that is what becomes sacred practice; its cutting off the ends of the brisket. This year, for the TBT congregational seder, we are breaking a bit from tradition; in lieu of grandma’s brisket, we are working with the folks at Martin's Garden at Coleman Farms and offering a fresh Farm-To-Table Seder meal. And while the Seder service experience will follow the tradition of the Haggadah narrative, we will be experimenting with some of the symbols and a meal which will include some kitniyot. Check out the menu, we hope that you will find it beautiful and intriguing.
Hag Kasher V’Sameach!
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NOTES FROM CANTOR KASSEL PASSOVER THOUGHTS HOW DO REFORM JEWS RELATE TO THE THEME OF “REDEMPTION” & GOD AS OUR “REDEEMER” We sing so many of our prayers and Seder songs in Hebrew - which can lead to thinking more broadly about general themes rather than specific words. But if we looked more closely at the translations of these prayers and songs, how comfortable would we be singing, in English, phrases such as:
God is my Rock and my Redeemer. Adonai will save Jacob, and redeem him ……. God who redeems the oppressed. I think most of us find it easier to talk about other aspects of God (God, the Creator of all; God who loves us and gives us the Torah) than to discuss the redemptive powers of God. Yet, this redemptive quality of God permeates our sacred texts, liturgy and content of the Haggadah. It’s also possible that to us, words such as “Redeemer” and “Savior” have Christological associations and are therefore more uncomfortable to use. Notes from the new Reform Machzor (High Holy Day prayerbook)
Remarkably, our Sages insist that this power (God’s redemptive power) revealed in the liberation of the Israelite slaves, is still with us today. But after the Holocaust – in a world rife with violence, hatred, and suffering – how can we say “our Sovereign saves us from tyranny”? Perhaps our continued survival and our enduring Jewish commitment - testify to the existence of a redemptive force beyond ourselves. God “saves” us by implanting in us the will to live, the desire to resist oppression, and the determination to liberate all who are enslaved. Throughout the Torah and our prayers, different aspects of God are revealed to us, and our challenge is to emulate the best of these. As God is compassionate, gracious slow to anger, abounding in kindness and faithfulness, and forgiving……..so should we strive to be. As God has created the world with love and care – so should we strive to take care of it. As God has redeemed us from slave status to that of free people – so should we take an active role in freeing the oppressed. I wish you all a sweet and meaningful Pesach, and a willingness to dig deeper into the Haggadah to, as we are commanded, personalize the experience.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends: Many wonderful things are happening in the life of Temple Beth Tikvah! As we move forward, I will share with you our plans for recruiting a new professional to join our staff. A task force is coming together to evaluate our needs and to make recommendations for next steps. We are all working hard to maintain the high standards we have set for our educational programs, we will be building upon our successes as well as assessing where we wish to grow. More information will be shared in the weeks ahead. If you have thoughts you wish to share with me or the chair of our Board of Education, Beth Asher, please reach out by phone, email or let’s just sit and chat. Thank you for your continued commitment to this great congregation. Sincerely,
Jenny Korsen is retiring! President, Board of Trustees
We will be having an Oneg in her honor on Friday, May 3 following 6:30 pm services. If you would like to bake, please contact Andrea Rubin at rubin.andrea@gmail.com
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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING—ELEMENTARY, TEEN & FAMILY EDUCATION Fifth Grade Family
Kesher. Confirmation and Kivinium
Education Day
Monday, April 15
Sunday, April 14 9:30 am
Chocolate Model Seder
Family Retreat at Camp Coleman
Dates to Remember March 31—April 7 No Religious School for Spring Break April 21—April 23 No Religious School in observance of Passover April 29—Last day of Monday Night Classes
October 25—27, 2019
April 30—Last day of Tuesday Class
With Artist in residence Beth Hamon
May 5—Last day of Sunday Class
http://www.beth-hamon-music.com/
CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS
Wednesday, April 17 9:45 AM
Sunday, April 28th Mitzvah Munchkins “does earth day”
10:00 AM
ECEC Passover model Seder
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YOUTH GROUP Thank you to everyone who came and supported HOTTY at our 4 th Annual Camp Jenny Bingo Fundraiser last month. Together we raised $3300 which will send 6 kids to Camp Jenny this Memorial Day weekend! We know it’s easy to keep our young kids entertained in the Passover seder – they like dipping things, making the sandwich, reciting the four questions, and searching for the Afikomen. But, how do we keep our teens engaged during a Passover seder? Here’s a few ideas: Before the seder begins – get your teen to help…There are many new traditions (think “orange on the seder plate”) that people celebrate at a Passover seder. Have your teen research some of them and present them during the seder. Does your teen like to cook? Have your teen prepare one of the dishes for the seder or the meal. Encourage them to look up a different style of one of the dishes, like charoset, and make two different kinds for everyone to try. Is your teen artistic? Ask them to create original place cards for each person coming to your seder. If you’re hosting the seder, allow your teen to lead all or part of the seder. There are many different ways to make your seder engaging and more activity based. In place of reading parts of the story, have your teen come up with an activity to lead during a part of the seder. Teens like to talk! So, minimize some of the reading and instead, provide questions related to the themes of Passover for the table to discuss at certain points. Here’s one example: “What would you pack if you had to leave your home on a moment’s notice with just the space of a small backpack?” Finally, don’t forget to have fun – one of my favorite memories as a college student was when our Hillel rabbi threw out items into the crowd for each of the plagues (stuffed frogs, ice for boils, you get the idea…)! Chag Sameach!
HERE’S WHAT’S COMING UP! April 10 – HOTTY Lounge Night (at Wild Slice Pizza) April 12-14 – NFTY-SAR Spring Kallah April 27 – HOTTY Elections & Dive-In Movie April 28 – NFTY678 Iron Chef
Find out what’s happening!!
HOTTY Remind101 text updates:
HOTTY Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.HOTTY/
text @826ef3 to 81010 TBT YOUTH Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/BethTikvahYouth/
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SISTERHOOD Shalom Sisterhood! It is April, and you all know what this means. Gorgeous Georgia weather and the annual TBT Women’s Seder!!!! You don’t want to miss this, so if you haven’t already done so, please sign up as soon as possible. Here is the 411 on this fabulous event:
TBT Sisterhood presents:
Please Join Us For an Evening of Inspiration
Great Clothes ~ Great Prices
Temple Beth Tikvah's Women's Seder
For a Greater Cause
April 11, 2019, 6:30 pm
Come shop for that perfect Pesach outfit while having some wine, cheese and crackers.
Last names beginning with: A-P bring an appetizer or side to share
Prices Range from $3 to $30 $10 donation if you cannot find something to buy!
R-Z bring a dessert to share
When: Wednesday April 17th 6:00 pm
*All food should be parve, dairy
Where: The Drake House Boutique
Seder Fee:
825 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell 30075
$18 TBT Members $25 Non Members Please forward your check to the temple office with Women's Seder on the check or rsvp at www.bethtikvah.com RSVP by April 1 For more information please contact Ilana Zalkin: ilanaz@att.net
RSVP by April 10th to ilanaz@att.net For those interested, we will go to a casual late dinner after shopping at a local Roswell restaurant. Let us know if you would like to join us!
TBT Adult Education and Sisterhood Present: Rosh Chodesh—A Woman’s Circle Led by Dr. Terry Segal Terry Segal graduated Summa cum laude with a Ph.D. in Energy Medicine from Greenwich University, Australia, at a sister University in the United States. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Psychology from California State UniversityNorthridge, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Theatre from the University of Miami, Florida. A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, in Georgia and California, Dr. Segal maintains a private practice in Georgia. Dr. Segal writes a monthly column, in its seventh year, for the Atlanta Jewish Times. It’s titled: New Moon Meditations and offers spirituality and a meditation focus for meaningful observance of Rosh Chodesh in current life. Rosh Chodesh is the celebration of the new moon and the new month, according to the Jewish calendar. Rosh Chodesh has long been recognized as a women’s holiday. In midrash Pirke DeRabbi Elezer, Chapter 45, we are told that in the incident of the Golden Calf, the women refused to relinquish their earnings to the men who were building the calf. As a reward, God gave them an extra holy day each month, free from work. The women of TBT will gather to explore the issues women care about most, such as body image, friendship, relationships, family and more. Our themes will be based on each Jewish month and will be explored through discussions, arts & crafts, creative ritual, games, drama, cooking and more. The program will be held on the Tuesdays, closest to Rosh Chodesh from 7:30—9:00 PM at TBT. April 9, May 7, June 4. Wine and
light refreshments will be served. Sign up at www.bethtikvah.com
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CHAVUROT / AFFINITY GROUPS Calling all families with preschool age and elementary age children! New affinity groups (chavurahs) are forming for families with children in these age groups. Enjoy getting to know fellow congregants in a smaller group while celebrating things like Shabbat, Jewish holidays, and other life cycle events with new friends.
Foodie’s next event is
Saturday, April 13th
Osteria Mattone; Roswell
If interested, contact Donna Goldenberg at donnagoldenberg0@gmail.com or Jamie Burak at burake22@comcast.net. The Unseen Force Flowing
Bridge Club Meets at 1:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. bonnie.walkes@gmail.com
RSVP to Donna or Jamie
Through the Universe Tuesday mornings 9:30 Great for flexibility, balance and lowering stress. This informal group meets for a full practice. Open to new, curious and experienced practitioners. No RSVP required.
Meditation Circle Next Event: Thursday, April 4th 7:30 pm Contact Carol Lipinsky, bounceroo@bellsouth.net
FAMILY PROMISE Dear Fellow Congregants, On behalf of the entire TBT Family Promise Committee, thank you to all of the people who came to help in February. We, once again, had a very successful week hosting 3 AMAZING families. These people were very appreciative of our hospitality and we really stepped up. We know that some of you were away on vacation, otherwise you would have gladly lent a hand. We will look forward to your help next time. Speaking of "next time", go ahead and mark your calendars for the week of October 27-November 3. That will be our next Host Week. This will be the second year in a row that we have hosted on Halloween. Hopefully we can make that day festive for our guests. Stay Tuned. Again, many thanks to everyone that helped. You are all very special to us and we are grateful that you are part of our TBT family.
The Family Promise Committee
Senior Lunch Monday, April 8 RSVP or questions: Steve Mahan smahan206bc@yahoo.com
12:00 PM Professor Ronald Bayor on immigration 10
Dr. Bayor is a retired professor from Georgia Tech and is a historian who specializes in urban, ethnic and immigration history.
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B’NAI MITZVAH Ethan William Honeycutt will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 27, 2019. He is the son of Tracy and Karen Honeycutt and the brother to Ashton. He is also the grandson to Stanley and Bobbie Kopkin and Eddie and Ann Honeycutt. Ethan is in the 7th grade at Simpson Middle School where he is in all AC classes and is a part of the chamber orchestra. His hobbies include playing basketball, playing card and video games with his friends, playing the cello and riding with the Trojan mountain bike team. For Ethan's Mitzvah project he took our family's love of cycling and partnered with Bearings Bike Shop. Bearings Bike Shop is a youth development organization where kids in Atlanta can earn and maintain a bicycle while developing the skills and character essential to success in adulthood. He raised $2,000 and received donations including helmets, bike lights and locks. Our family took all of the generous donations down to the bike shop and presented them to the team. They were more than thrilled and our hearts were full.
MAZAL TOV A special thanks to our Purim Carnival committee!! Carrie Bickwit Jenni Trebon Dyann Diamond Anne Bessoff Debbie Otto Thank you to the incredible volunteers who schlepped, cut, sawed, pulled, fell, swept, dragged through the rain, wind, cold & sun to clean up the overgrown vines, weeds, brush, and trash along our building on Coleman Road. Temple Beth Tikvah, House Committee and Landscaping could not have done it with out you!! Michael Bernstein
Richard Staviss
Josh Cutler
Aaron Frank
Ian Staviss
Mark Greenspan
Peter Hartog
Gretchen Greenbride
Michael Annicelli
Gil Ludwig
Ezra Greenbride
Phil Hurtwitz
Noah Diamond
Ellen, Rob, Reece Weiner
John Hoy
Dyann Diamond
Noah Diamond
Mary Hoy
Susan Staviss
Natasha Cutler
Ron Swichkow
Annual Congressional Meeting May 5, 2019 10:00 am Followed by Religious School
If you have a simcha to share—Let’s Kvell together!! Contact Kim at kim@bethtikvah.com,
so we may share your good blessings!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
TBT welcomes Felize and Rabbi Or Zohar April 5 & April 6
Sponsored by the Michael Zalkin Memorial Library Fund
Friday, April 5th Congregation Dor Tamid & Kehillat Chaim will join us for Erev Shabbat Service. We will join together in spirited prayer and song. Oneg to follow the service Saturday, April 6th 10:00 am Shabbat Services with Rabbi Zohar and Felize followed by Rabbi Zohar leading Torah Study. Saturday, April 6th at 7:00 pm. Join us for Havdalah & a musical concert featuring Rabbi Or Zohar and Felize TBT Presents
In commemoration of Yom HaShoa
Thursday, May 2nd 7:00 pm In the Tam-Blank Social Hall *All Welcome. Parents’ choice of appropriateness for children. Meets the TBT B’nai Mitzvah “13 Mitzvot” requirement 12
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ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
(pledges as of 3/25/19)
Our Annual Campaign is well underway. TBT’s Annual Giving Campaign remains the backbone of a strong financial base for our congregation. While dues and tuition help pay for the much of the cost to run the synagogue, we also rely on philanthropic annual gifts from TBT congregants. These gifts allow us to provide wonderful programming and engagement opportunities for our congregational community. Please join us on our journey to 100% community participation in our Temple’s Annual Giving Campaign. We still have another month of the campaign to go and we gratefully welcome whatever gift you are comfortable giving. To those who have already pledged their gift to Temple Beth Tikvah, we say Todah Rabbah—thank you! -Mark Rudel, Philanthropy Chair
Andy and Julie Aaronson
David and Ellen Herold
Brian and Danielle Rubenstein
Barry and Shari Alhadeff
Michael and Kim Hirsch
Kevin and Andrea Rubin
Pam Alterman
Carol Jacobs
Mark and Gail Rudel
Lee and Ellen Altschuler
David and Beth Janes
Chad and Jules Salinas
Allan and Pam Apple
Peter and Sharon Jedel
Robert and Donna Schacher
Barry and Beth Asher
Daniel and Stephanie Joseph
Caryn Schilstra
Steve and Teri Astren
Jill Kaplan
Joel and Kathleen Schoenblum
Steven and Sheila Barid
Jeffrey and Beth Kess
William and Terry Schwartz
Dale and Wendy Bearman
Sharon Khoury
Bart and Kara Segal
Bruce Beck
Jeff and Cindy Klein
William and Majory Segal
Paul and Anne Beckman
Marc and Deborah Klein
David Shapiro and Ilene Alter-Shapiro
Michael and Jeannine Bernstein
Sam and Wendy Klein
Ira and Brenda Share
Bernice Bickwit
Peter Klokow and Ellen Frank
Stacy and Alicia Sher
Peter and Linda Birnbaum
Karen Korshak
David and Elisa Siegel
Sheryl Blechner
Steven and Helen Kraus
Sandy and Nancy Simon
David and Robin Bledsoe
Robert and Karen Kremer
Stuart and Frances Solomon
Scott and Mary Block
Scott and Sheryl Lasky
Fern Soniker
Adam and Adrienne Bruckman
Hal and Jill Leitman
Richard and Susan Staviss
Gene Carasick and Terry Apt
Mike and Kathy Levin
Eric and Victoria Stein
Lois Clymin
Judy Levine
Steven and Linda Steinberg
Jerome and Margie Cohen
Melvin and Tobi Levine
Aaron and Sheila Stieglitz
Michael and Marlene Cohn
Ronald and Jennifer Levine
Mathew and Dani Stordy
Steve and Arlene Cohn
Emily Lewit
Ronald and Leslie Swichkow
Carole Crenshaw
Gary and Michal Loventhal
Donald and Marilyn Tam
Marvin and Trudy Davis
Hadley and Lisa Lowy
Rosalind Taranto
Renee Davis
Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig
Steven and Abbe Tobin
Dan and Laura DeRiemer
Murray and Sonia Lynn
David and Christine Toltzis
Charles and Lynne Dhuyvetter
Phyllis Madans
Mark and Sally Vosk
Joseph and Waynah Dunn
Sidney and Lois Malkin
Bruce and Bonnie Walkes
William and Susan Farina
Joel and Aviva Margolies
Jay Weiner and Alexandria Shuval-Weiner
Elliot and Donna Feller
Jonathan and Helene Masor
Robert and Ellen Weiner
Aaron and Amy Frank
Jim and Marsha Mathis
Clifford and Loretta Weiss
Steve and RoseAnn Gerson
Howard and Helaine Medoff
Mark and Debbie Weiss
Ed and Cindy Getty
Evan and Missi Mermelstein
Douglas Wexler and Jane Greensberger
Glenn Goldberg and Linda Leibowitz
Scott and Lisa Morchower
Jeffrey Willard and Steve Mahan
Marshall and Roberta Goldman
Ted and Melanie Nathan
Bram and Dana Wieskopf
Robert and Cindy Goldstein
Bernie and Gail Natter
Herbert and Marsha Williams
Michael and Audrey Gordon
Keira Oseroff
Mark Williams and Michelle Easton-Williams
Harlan and Ivie Graiser
Marcia Pearl
Todd and Rachel Wilson
Mark and Karen Greenspan
Shirley Plotkin
Andrew and Ilana Zalkin
Trey and Lesly Gregory
Scott and Rhonda Povlot
Seth and Ellen Zimmer
Burton and Sara Grossman
Robert and Ellen Rickles
Dick Grosswald
Betty Rickles
Michael and Anna Gutkin
Anthony Rosenberg
Scott and Nancy Harris
Russell and Gailen Rosenberg
Sam and Alice Herndon
Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig
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Donations
(donations
received as of 3/24/19)
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2018/2019 Marvin and Trudy Davis in memory of Ruth Rein Nancy and Sandy Simon in memory of Abe Berney Bram and Dana Wieskopf in appreciation of Rabbi ShuvalWeiner CANTORS FUND Andrew and Sharon Greenbaum in memory of Sheila Schooler Joyce Wice in honor of her mother’s fourth yartzeit Steven and Robin Haugen in gratitude of Cantor Kassel ECEC/PRESCHOOLFUND Jeanne Pais and Chuck Bernath in honor of Lois and Sid Malkin’s 36th anniversary Todd and Rachel Wilson in honor of Lois and Sid Malkin’s 36th wedding anniversary ENDOWMENT FUND Sheryl Blechner in memory of Sheila Schooler Sheryl Blechner in honor of Lois and Sid Malkin’s 36th anniversary GENERAL FUND Lori Shapiro and Cary Goldenthal in memory of Kim Peters mother, Sheila Schooler Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig in memory of Abraham Ludwig Tom and Patti Seibold in memory of Maxine Kurtz Burt and Sara Grossman in memory of Harold Grossman Joshua and Debbie Sinsley in memory of Judy Naftolin Paul Sandfelder in memory of Martin Sandfelder
RABBI SHUVAL-WEINER DISC. FUND Michael and Wanda Cohen in memory of Morris Cohen Jerry and Margie Cohen in memory of Meyer Freidman Nathan and Carol Schemo in Rabbi Shuval-Weiner’s honor Betty Rickles in memory of Irwin Rickles Bruce and Carol Waldman in memory of Herbert Waldman Steve and RoseAnn Gerson in memory of Moses Reiber Joyce Wice in honor of her mother’s fourth yartzheit Jay Bailey and Elaine Wilco in honor of their honor Sheryl Blechner in honor of Marsha Mathis receiving the 2019 MaCom’s Mitzvah for the Mikvah award Jordan Orlebeke in honor of her wedding to Zach Shapiro Stanley and Anita Littman in gratitude of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Steven and Robin Haugen in gratitude of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Pam Alterman in appreciation of Jenny’s years of service, a speedy recovery for Connie Kruger, for Marsha Mathis’ MaCom honor, and in honor of Max Rosenberg’s Bar Mitzvah Max and Carol Wolf in memory of Jack Perling RABBI SHUVAL-WEINER DISC. FUND Max and Carol Wolf in memory of Jack Perling TORAH FUND Joyce Wice in honor of her mother’s fourth yartzheit
KEHILLAT CHESED/CARING FUND Marshall and Roberta Goldman in memory of Dr. Norm Lichtenfeld Sherwin and Judee Levinson in memory of Judee’s father, Joseph Aronow Max and Carol Wolf in memory of Jack Perling Fred and Pat Landsberg for a speedy recovery for Jenifer Friedman
Have a simcha to celebrate?? Sponsor a kiddush lunch
MICHAEL ZALKIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND David and Elisa Siegel in memory of Marmel Robuck Cliff and Loretta Weiss Mark and Sally Vosk in memory of Ella Monaco Bonnie and Alan Silverman in memory of Auntie Marmel Robuck
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KEHILAT / CHESED
Every Monday at TBT 7:15 pm—8:30 PM
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In Memoriam Temple Beth Tikvah acknowledges with sorrow the passing of: Rita Ehrmann Mark Nathan Yakov Zaslavskiy Marmel Robuck Sheila Schooler
Planning a simcha or group gathering? The Tam-Blank Social Hall is the Place to be. For more information on renting our Social Hall, contact the synagogue office at 770-642-0434.
May God console you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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We Must Know Before We Can Respond If you are grieving or struggling with illness, or if you are celebrating a birth or a new love, we want to be there. That’s what community’s all about, that’s what family’s all about. Let us know how we can support you or anyone else in our community by calling
Kim Weindorf, Clergy Assistant, 770-642-0434
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Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Rabbi Donald A. Tam Rabbi Emeritus Nancy Kassel Cantor Susan Cosden Director of Congregational Learning
Rhonda Povlot President Wendy Klein Vice President Tony Rosenberg Vice President Andrea Rubin Vice President Joe Dunn Treasurer Caryn Schilstra Secretary Beth Asher Chairperson, Board of Education
Get Involved! TBT Committees and Chairpersons Budget & Finance Karen Korshak karcpa@comcast.net
Human Resources Seth Zimmer sz4941@att.com
Ritual Rick Winer rsw@drrickwiner.com
Camp/Israel Scholarship Marcia Haber marciahaber@yahoo.com Chavurot/Affinity Groups Donna Goldenberg donnagoldenberg0@gmail.com
Kehillat Chesed (Caring) Leslie Swichkow lswichkow@comcast.net Library Ilana Zalkin ilanaz@att.net
Security Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com Seniors Steve Mahan smahan206bc@yahoo.com
College Outreach Helaine Medoff helainemedoff@gmail.com Communications Marlene Cohn marlene@thecohns.us
Membership Recruitment & Retention Jill Leitman jaarons2@yahoo.com Rachel Wilson rachelw65@gmail.com
Sisterhood Ilana Zalkin sisterhoodtbt@gmail.com Social Action/Social Justice Dalia Faupel d2faupel@gmail.com Lori Goldstrom lorigoldst@att.net
Family Promise Tony Rosenberg trosenberg860@gmail.com Philanthropy Mark Rudel mrudel2018@gmail.com House Ted Nathan tnathan@baldwinscheduling.com
Men’s Club Peter Hartog althazyr@gmail.com Mark Greenspan greenspanfamily@bellsouth.net Nominating Committee Wendy Klein Wendy.klein.hr@gmail.com
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Website Development Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com Youth Group youth@tbt.com