TEMPLE ISRAEL DOORPOST DECEMBER 2018

December 2018

Kislev / Tevet 5779

From the Rabbi’s Study…

Dear Chaverim, • August 5, 2012 - 6 people were killed and 4 others injured at the gurdwara, a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

• June 17, 2015 - 9 churchgoers attending a Wednesday night prayer service at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC were shot and killed.

• September 24, 2017 - One was shot and killed and several others injured while attending services at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, TN. • November 5, 2017 - 26 people were killed and 20 others injured at a morning worship service at First Continued on page 2

Chanukah Candle Lighting & Song in Shmooze 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 3 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 4 (after Minyan) 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 5 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6 Singing follows Friday Shabbat 6:15 p.m. service Learn Hebrew in Less than a Week Class with Rabbi Ira Korinow 7:00 p.m. 4 evenings December 3 - 6, Board Room Youth Group Chanukah Party 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 8, Social Hall

Community Chanukah Celebration 11:00 a.m. Sunday, December 9, Social Hall Widow / Widower Social Group Meeting 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 9, Social Hall

Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, Board Room

Community Chanukah Candle Lighting & Prayer for Peace 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 9, Courtyard

Hebrew Grammar & Reading Class 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, Library

Ritual Committee Meeting 6:300 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, Board Room

“Shifting Boundaries” Photography Exhibit 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, Shmooze

House Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, Shmoozatorium

Temple Office Closed Monday - Wednesday, December 24 - 26

Basic Judaism Class with Rabbi Ira 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, Board Room

Basic Judaism Class with Rabbi Ira 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, Board Room

Executive Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 13, Virtual Meeting

Sisterhood Meeting 6:45 p.m. Thursday, December 27, Shmoozatorium

Development Committee Meeting 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 16, Library

First Night Portsmouth 8:15 p.m. Monday, December 31, Social Hall

Temple Blood Drive From 9:00. a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 18, Social Hall

Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

• September 18, 2018 - a man planning a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

• October 27, 2018 - 11 people were killed and 7 injured during a Shabbat morning service at the Tree of Life - Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It has been just over a month since we learned during the kiddush/luncheon celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Cameron Sakelarios that a gunman had entered the Tree of Life - Or L’Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. We are still reeling with a mixture of anger and fear over that news. Suddenly, we realized what seemed to be the impossible occurred; synagogues are not exempt from the mass shootings that have plagued houses of worship over the past few years.

Two days after the shooting in Pittsburgh we had a prayer service and vigil at Temple Israel during which numerous civic and religious leaders spoke words of comfort and assured us of their support of the Jewish community. Over 400 people, Jews and non-Jews, packed our sanctuary to hear these reassuring words. In addition, Senator Maggie Hassan called me and offered her support and assistance in whatever way we might want federal help and guidance.

Our prayer service and vigil was just one of hundreds of such events that took place during the week following the shooting throughout North America and around the world. These services and vigils testify to the solidarity of most people in the fight against hatred and anti-Semitism. We should feel safe living during the time that we do and in the place we call home, but many of us still ask, “Should we?”

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Our lay leaders at Temple Israel, like Jewish lay leaders around the country, have participated in a national webinar featuring leaders of the AntiDefamation League and leaders of the national synagogue organizations of all the Jewish religious movements. Our lay leaders are also working closely with law enforcement officials and the FBI to ensure that we as a synagogue remain secure during all activities in our building.

After such an attack, whether it be on fellow Jews as was the case in Pittsburgh, or on any innocent people who fall victim to such atrocities, it is only natural to start placing blame somewhere. Usually, such blame is politically based. However, I believe that finger pointing is useless and all too often counter-productive. The words spoken by Elisha Wiesel, son of the late Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, at a prayer service and vigil in New York City after the Pittsburgh shooting bear some truth: “Every member of the Jewish community has a role to play in confronting hatred. If you are a Jew who believes in progressive values, then it is your prerogative and responsibility to fix the left in this country, especially if you are associated with a movement that links the rights of women and the rights of African-Americans with anti-Israel groups.

If you are on the conservative side as a Jew, then it’s your prerogative and responsibility to, for God’s sake, fix the Republican party, especially if you are associated with a movement that regards assault rifles as our national inheritance or that fails to have compassion on the stranger. And if you somehow find yourself caught in the center… it is your prerogative and responsibility to build bridges and create safe space where well-meaning and thoughtful people can come together and find solutions. Make this world better where you are.”

This is a time during which we must come together to fix our society, and to work together to make our world a safer place for ourselves and for future generations.

L’shalom, Rabbi Ira Korinow

Dear Fellow Congregants,

sanctuary.

Temple Israel has had security plans in place for many years. However, the horrific events in Pittsburgh made it a priority for the board and other members of the Temple Israel community to revisit these plans to see what we can do better.

* We are consulting with congregants with specific knowledge in security measures to update escape options, including escape ladders from the upper floor.

The board of directors has had several meetings over the last month to discuss security matters, and we have drawn on the knowledge and support of national Jewish organizations as well as local law enforcement agencies. This past Sunday, we also had a general meeting with the congregation to provide an update about our current and enhanced security measures, and to solicit feedback from the community.

Here are the concrete steps that we have already taken and are in the process of taking. * Both the preschool and Hebrew school are updating emergency plans, and the teachers as well as the staff in the building recently received training from the Portsmouth Police. * The students in the preschool and Hebrew school also will receive regular training in all aspects of emergency preparedness. We learned at the congregational meeting that some students in middle school already are receiving this training, including active shooter drills. * We are updating our physical security systems so that we are not reliant on a phone-line but rather have a broader-based means of communicating with the police and fire departments even when phone lines and electrical power are down. * We are purchasing a number of portable panic alarms that have a direct connection to the police department, for use in events that are not held in the

* We are planning congregation-wide training and subsequent drills so that we all will be better prepared in cases of emergency. * We are updating our requirements for major events so that security will become a standard lineitem in all planning. * We will be keeping the sanctuary doors on State Street locked during services unless specific security arrangements have been made. Appropriate signage will be displayed on the State Street doors directing both Temple members and guests to use the fobprotected Court Street entrance. Visitors to the area will have the ability to ring the doorbell to request admission to the services, with a video camera in place to relay their image to an assigned person. * As part of an overall technology update, we are planning an update of our website to keep information about events and other types of sensitive information behind a firewall that is only accessible to Temple members. * A Security Fund has been established to help offset the additional security expenditures which were not in our budget for the year.

Finally, we need the help of congregants with expertise in the security arena to meet with the board and discuss additional steps that we might take.

David Bachrach

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Shalom Everyone and Happy December!

I hope you all had a happy and meaningful Thanksgiving. This year I gave thanks for my lovely students and their parents, my amazing fellow teachers, and our wonderful temple community.

The Hebrew School was quite busy this past month despite having had many days off due to Veteran’s Day and the Thanksgiving break. Here are a few of the highlights from November: •

On Sunday, November 4, the 6th and 7th graders attended a Brotherhood sponsored presentation

by Dr. Nicole Ruane on the topic of “Pigs and Paternity: Some Thoughts on Food Impurities and Their Significance.”

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On Wednesday, November 7, we had a fire drill.

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On Wednesday, November 14, the children had the day off so that the teachers could attend an ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training. We hope and pray that we will never have to use our newly acquired knowledge, but we certainly are grateful to the officers from the Portsmouth police department for making sure that we are prepared in case of an emergency.

On Sunday, November 18, every corner of the synagogue was buzzing with activity!

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Sefer b’Sakeet: The Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders enjoyed books in the library with the lovely Margie Fisher!

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Music with Morah Neshama a.k.a. Elissa Kaplan Senter: All the grades had music: Chanukah songs, Hebrew songs, and more!

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Listening Sessions: After meeting with adults in the morning, the Rabbi Search Committee met with 4th - 7th graders and our madrichim (classroom assistants). We were very impressed by the thoughtful comments the children made, as they were asked what qualities they wanted to see in their next rabbi, and what questions we

Students share their opinions with the Rabbi Search Committee

should ask the candidates during their interviews. They truly understood the importance of this session, and appreciated the fact that we valued their opinions.

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Coming up this month: Limmud conference in Boston for the teachers, Cooking (sufganiot, rugelach) with Laura Sher, Breakfast with Rabbi Ira for Grades 2 and 7, Music with Morah Neshama for all grades, and a bnei mitzvah planning meeting for parents of 6th Grade students on Sunday, December 16.

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On Sunday, December 9, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., we will celebrate the 7th day of Chanukah in the Social Hall. All are invited!

Bring your hanukkiot, bring your appetite! We will light candles, spin dreidels and eat latkes that the Brotherhood will fry for us that morning!

As always, please feel free to call or email me at 603-969-2984 or egt9@aol.com with any questions or comments.

Happy Hanukkah!

L’Shalom, Elian Tackeff, Head of School

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Welcome new members: Gayle & Andrew Vardakis, Reid and Isaac.

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Baruch Dayan Emet, condolences to Anne Emily Caplin and Robert Ruben and family on the passing of her beloved father Alvin Caplin, Avraham Aharon HaCohen, on October 21, 2018, 12th of Cheshvan, 5779. Mr. Caplin, aged 91, passed peacefully in his home in White Plains, New York.

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The Jewish Federation of NH recently voted in several new Board of Director members from Temple Israel: Ashley Barajas, Rachel Kurshan, Ken Litvak, and Evelyn Miller.

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Condolences to Irwin Bierhans and his family on the loss of Audrey Bierhans.

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Condolences to MJ Shoer and his family on the loss of MJ’s mother, Temple Israel member Sylvia Shoer.

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Mazel Tov to Dick Grossman and Alan Rubin, celebrating big birthdays this month!

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Ritual Committee

Tzedakah Committee

We’ve had a lot of snow early which means it’s Kislev and time for our Chanukah celebration. Put Sunday night December 9 on your calendar for the Chanukah Community Candle Lighting and Prayer for Peace. It starts at 5:00 p.m. with candle lighting of the Hands of Hope menorah in the courtyard followed by light refreshments in the Shmoozatorium. Come and bring a friend. There will also be candle lighting and singing with Rabbi Ira Korinow, Monday through Thursday evenings before his Learn Hebrew in Less than a Week class.

The Tzedakah Committee is always looking for people in our community who could use a little financial assistance.

B’shalom, David Olken

We have money that could help with groceries or other expenses. If you know of anyone that could use a little support, please let the rabbi know and we will follow up. Please remember that confidentiality will be strictly maintained.

The Tzedakah Committee also allocates funds to local, national, and international organizations in need.

Adult Education Committee The Fall film, Theodore Bikel in the Shoes of Shalom Aleichem, was a great success. We had a chapel full of people. If you would like to watch this wonderful film at home, you can check it out from our temple library. A copy is also available for classroom use. The stories and the music combine to make this documentary a real hit.

In the Spring we will present another Sunday afternoon film.

Thank you to the Cultural Endowment Fund committee for supporting this event.

Shabbat Service Leaders Saturday, December 1

Rabbi Ira Korinow

Friday, December 7 Rabbi Ira Korinow Saturday, December 8 Rabbi Ira Korinow Followed by “Lunch and Learn” Torah study

Friday, December 14 Rabbi Ira Korinow Saturday, December 15 Rabbi Ira Korinow 7th Grade Class Service Followed by “Lunch and Learn” Torah study Friday, December 21 Saturday, December 22

Lay Leaders Cantor Shira Nafshi

Friday, December 28 Rabbi Ira Korinow Saturday, December 29 Rabbi Ira Korinow Followed by “Lunch and Learn” Torah study

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November highlights from the Early Learning Center: We had new math skill activities (counting 1 - 10, 1 - 20, and 1 30), and new practical life skill tasks using scoops, tongs, sorting, and listening. We practiced the Tammy Labonté upper and lower case letter “L.” Director, ELC Students worked on a new skills packet and explored the building materials in the block area.

One rainy Friday when we couldn’t go outside, we played with shaving cream using liquid water colors and playdough tools. We had fun with the new sensory feel and making the shaving cream a different color – but we did get a bit messy and a few of us had to change shirts. It’s all worth it for the fun and laughter!

Laura, who substitute-taught for a couple of days.

Field trips included Strawbery Banke and the Portsmouth Fire Department – Station 1. A fire fighter came here as well to conduct a building-wide fire drill. Students made a thank you card to express their gratitude for the fire fighters who keep us safe. At music enrichment with Miss Marissa, the students learned new songs, and used shakers, scarves, and a lollipop drum. We practiced waiting, saying hello in different ways, and naming parts of the body.

Teachers are also enjoying taking class photos with a new tablet, purchased for the preschool by the Rabbi David Rafael Senter Memorial Fund.

Shalom, Tammy & Elian

We have mainly focused this month on thanks and giving. What does it mean to be thankful and who and what are we thankful for? We also thought about giving - how do we give back to show our appreciation? We read books and discussed this topic, and then put it into action, collecting items for a food basket to share with a Temple family.

The children were delighted to reunite with Miss

Above: Students enjoy their first music enrichment class with Miss Marissa from the Sonatina Center Below: Outside play with Laura Sher

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New Classes Offered Hebrew Grammar & Reading - Wednesday, December 19, at 6:15 pm - Commands & Numbers, Ruth 2:8 - 2:12, Intro to Infinitives. This class meets irregularly on Wednesdays. For more information, contact instructor Kathryn Mulhearn, 207-351-5654.

Prayerbook Hebrew Class. BEGINS JANUARY 22, 2019 ON TUESDAYS AT 6:15 PM Want to understand and take greater pleasure in the Hebrew words you use at services? Or understand your aliyah or your child’s haftarah portion? Come and learn easy grammar and vocabulary for a deeper appreciation of the songs and prayers -- the Sh’ma, the V’ahavta, Adon Olam, Ein Keloheinu, the Amidah, and more. Basic knowledge of the Alef Bet is required, but it doesn’t have to be perfect.

Classes begin January 22 on Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. in the Nancy Mae Shaines Library. Jennifer Beard and Kathryn Mulhearn are teaming up to lead this course. Tuition: $18.00. Text: $30.00 Prayerbook Hebrew – The Easy Way (EKS). Most helpful to preregister by January 7 through the office at templeoffice@templeisraelnh.org to secure text for first class. Contact instructors for more information and encouragement – Jennifer at 607-237-5398 or Kathryn at 207-351-5654.

First Night® Portsmouth Celebration Monday, December 31, 2018, Social Hall Randy Armstrong and Genevieve Aichele World Tales: Stories & Music Temple Israel is a venue for Portsmouth’s First Night, the alcohol free, family-friendly community celebration which includes music, dance, ice sculpture, and fireworks. For more information please see the event website at www.proportsmouth.org.

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No Ordinary Leaves for Temple Israel: Part I In New England, trees grow leaves in the spring and shed them in the fall. But what if there were leaves that would never change and always retain their beauty?

Temple Israel has those special leaves!

On our sanctuary’s wall is an elegant wooden Tree of Life panel. Its carved leaves turn gold and silver as metal leaf plaques are applied to the wooden shapes. This impressive work of art was designed and executed by award-winning Portsmouth woodworker Jeff Cooper.

The leaves on the Tree of Life are inscribed with messages of love, gratitude, happiness and sorrow commemorating birthdays, bar and bat mitzvahs, graduations, friendships, the passing of loved ones and more.

You might be surprised to know that the tree is not complete!

The tree awaits additional leaves to reach its full glory. There are over 100 opportunities for you to add a message to celebrate or commemorate someone in your life. A leaf can be purchased for $180.

Together let’s bring out the full beauty of Temple Israel’s tree!

To learn more, contact the Temple Israel office…

Part II: Happily, there is another Tree of Life that was located in Temple Israel Dover. In the next few months when that Tree puts down roots in our Portsmouth building, there will opportunities to inscribe the gold and silver leaves on that tree too.

Watch the Doorpost for an update.

CEMETERY FUND Suzanne Sherman in memory of her husband.

SISTERHOOD FUND Glicka Kaplan.

CULTURAL ENDOWMENT FUND Frances Schwab in memory of her father, Milton Weiner. Bert & Deb Freedman in memory of Bert’s father, Robert Freedman.

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Liz & Matt Jacobs and the Synopsis Foundation.

Lisa & Jack Ohayon in memory of Lisa’s mother, Renée Goodman. Melvin Alexander in memory of his father. Betty Effron in memory of her mother, Jeanne Slass. The Sunshine family, in honor of Rabbi Ira Korinow and with gratitude for his help with Jack’s bar mitzvah. Ellen Fineberg in memory of her father, Benjamin Fineberg.

HEBREW SCHOOL FUND Gail Bradbard, in memory of Leona Early and also in honor of the wedding of Bobby and Emily Schwartz. Barry & Claire Siegel, in honor of both Jack and Arlynn Siegel celebrating 80th birthdays!

Liz & Matt Jacobs and the Synopsis Foundation.

The Sunshine family, in honor of Jenny Rosenson, Deborah Hirsch Mayer, Elian Tackeff, and Richard Grossman, and with gratitude for their help with Jack’s bar mitzvah. Amy Feitelson in memory of her mother, Dorothy Feitelson.

INSTITUTIONAL OPERATING ENDOWMENT FUND Gloria & Harold Moldoff in honor of Dr. Ira Schwartz’s Shem Tov recognition. Marlene & Al Rubin in memory of Sylvia Shoer and Audrey Bierhans.

KIDDUSH FUND Bernard Zeidman in memory of his parents, Jacob & Ida Zeidman. Selma Freedman in memory of her husband, Robby Freedman.

LIBRARY FUND Paula & Karl Singer in memory of Paula’s mother, Mary McCrensky.

TZEDAKAH FUND Rita Benjamin in memory of her mother, Sarah Emmer. Agnes Cabot in memory of her aunt, Nana Vero.

TEMPLE WIRELESS UPGRADE Many thanks to MJ Shoer for underwriting the new wifi system! (Guest login and password information are posted in the Shmoozatorium.)

A special thank you to: November kiddush sponsor the Weinrieb Family December 1 kiddush sponsored by Elissa Kaplan Senter in memory of Rabbi David Rafael Senter

PRESCHOOL FUND Veta Stone in memory of her parents, Alice & Harold Berit. Cynthia Freedman and Marcia Blacker in memory of their mother, Rebecca Freedman. Naomi & Arnold Fishbein in memory of Naomi’s father, Joseph Partoll, and her brother, Melvin Partoll.

RABBI DAVID SENTER MEMORIAL FUND Elissa Kaplan Senter in memory of her husband, Rabbi David Rafael Senter.

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December Yahrzeits 1. Pauline Lisagor, Jacob Goldstein 2. Joseph Sack, Nedra Loeb, Charlotte Olken, Rita Peters, Gert Sternberg 3. Bess Rammer, Samuel Lederman, Richard Grace, Rose Cohen, James Green 4. Sarah Avergun, Bella Linden, Robert Goren, Abraham Mittelman, Arnold J. Ashline 5. Anna Glaser, Sam Goldstein, Rose Glick, Rabbi Aaron Ilson, Jean LaFargue 6. Eli Borwick, Lillian Lorde, Florence Slater, Bernard Levitz, Catherine Most, Milton Brody, Jacob H. Cohen 7. Bernice Gordan, Rabbi Morris Shoulson 8. (no observances) 9. Vernon Byus, Jr., Lee Fruman, Eva Gordon Baer, Minnie Cooper 10. Daniel Cline, Etta Winick, Ralph Noveletsky, Bernard Fine 11. Henry Willar, Charles Trott, Hans Hirsch 12. Otto Morgenstern, Katrina Bradbury, Floretta Osman 13. Solomon Gerstein, Gertrude Kaplan, Bessie Cohn, George Brown, Jay Wein, Louis Rome, Myrna Siegel, Gloria Rosegarten Adler 14. Janice Glaser, Rose Coles, Carl Schwartz, Herb Heller, Sayde Harris, Julius Nasberg 15. Esther London, Maurice Ruben, Hyman Sherman 16. Samuel N. Cook, Charlotte Brody 17. Marcia Alexander, Leah Kolikof, Beatrice Book, Benjamin Slome, Edith Prostkoff, Adolph Jacob Baer, Abraham Issokson, Louis J. Magerer 18. Alan Schenk, Ethel Fleisher, Mildred Thrope, Benjamin Radner, Bernard Luloff

23 Kislev / 23 Tevet 19. Abraham Zeidman, Eve Cetlin, Yury Klarov, Mary Saklad, Jacob Stone 20. Annie Freaman, Lena Fishbein, Saul Sussman, Herman Cherim 21. Rebecca Lepoff, Ethel Halprin, Phillip Singer, Isadore Osman, Roman A. Rubinstein, Daniel Fisher 22. D.H. Silverman, Sarah Alpers, Jerome Sorkin 23. Sarah Rottenberg 24. Edith Brown, Joseph Kitrosser, Arther Poster, Beverly Schneider, Warren H. Overstreet Sr., Arthur Leblanc, Eleanor Goldstein, Mildred Cragin 25. Jennie Levine, Melvin Heflich, Kathy Ramras, Eugene Kleinhandl, Antoine Walker, Gloria Adelman 26. Samuel Lepoff, Gerald Bernheimer, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Henrietta Banner Gershman, Robert Liston Sr. 27. Jacob Landsman, Morris Rubin, Hyman Schwartz, Florence Levingston 28. Abraham Lampert, Arnold Katz, Alan Kaner, Bess Koach, Arnold S. Katz, Suzan Irene Horn 29. Louis Zeidman, Allen Levenson, Arthur Reinhart, George Sherman, Harold Lampert, Howard Siegel, Matthew Krassner 30. Anna Levitt, Harry Levin, Melvin Pedell, Harold Dinaburg, Sheila M. Kaplan, Hyman Katz, David Edelstein, Allen Sibley 31. Arthur Housman, Philip Singer

When you are observing a family member’s yahrzeit, you are welcome to say kaddish at Shabbat services Friday night or Saturday morning, at Tuesday minyan (5:30 p.m.), and when Hebrew School is in session, on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. or Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m.

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“From Bimah to Broadway” Benefit Concert - Save the Date!

Temple Israel of Portsmouth, NH invites you to a very special musical performance on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 7pm in the main sanctuary. The concert features two talented and uplifting performers, each a storied cantor and musician: Cantor Shira Nafshi from Concord, NH, and Cantor Micah Morgovsky, who is visiting us from Temple Sinai in Stamford, CT. These two remarkable cantors studied together at the Hebrew Union College School of Sacred Music and will perform together for the first time ever at this concert. In addition to their accomplished cantorial careers and mastery over several musical instruments, each of these cantors has also chosen a rabbi as a life partner, is a devoted parent, and enjoys rich and diverse passions: Shira can be found around horses as a rider, trainer, instructor, and farrier; Micah is a certified Zentangle teacher, miniature enthusiast, and Broadway fanatic.

Please plan to join us as they offer an evening of inspiration and joy encompassing both Jewish tradition and modern life: a concert that will take us on a musical journey from Bimah to Broadway.

The program will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. with havdalah followed by the concert. Attendees are also invited to enjoy dessert and discussion in the downstairs social hall immediately following the performance.

All proceeds will benefit the Temple Israel Portsmouth Musical Enrichment Fund.

Learn Hebrew In Less Than a Week Monday - Thursday, December 3 - 6, 2018 7:00 - 8:30 pm • Have you ever wanted to learn to read Hebrew quickly and painlessly?

• Do you want to follow and participate in the Hebrew prayers during services?

• Did you learn to read Hebrew in Hebrew School but are in need of a refresher course?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then “Learn Hebrew In Less Than a Week” may be for you! Rabbi Ira Korinow’s class is meant to teach mechanical reading and will provide you with the skill to continue to learn to read and understand what you’re reading.

There is no cost for the class but you are required to purchase the text book for $13.95. Please RSVP to the office at 603-436-5301, ext. 10 or email templeoffice@templeisraelnh.org.

Tuesday afternoon 5:30 p.m.

Friday night 6:15 p.m.

Saturday morning 9:30 a.m. followed by kiddush and lunch

For more information please contact Sharen Eidelberg Spratt, shareneids@aol.com.

Social Action Committee update: Seacoast Sanctuary in Dover now has a family living at the Friends Meeting House Volunteers are needed to support this program and additional trainings have been set up: Sunday, December 9 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 12 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Please contact Peggy Kieschnick, 603-749-2922, peggy@kieschnickconsulting.com.

Temple Israel Portsmouth Board of Directors David Bachrach, President Fran Berman, Immediate Past President David Olken, VP Ritual Joanne Samuels, VP House Seth Wizwer, VP Education Beth Salzman, Recording Secretary Jennifer Sebeny, Financial Secretary Amy Borne, Treasurer Robert Bradbard, Director Tobey Harman, Director Marc Hiller, Director Mel Prostkoff, Director

Visiting local clergy and law enforcement participate in Temple Israel’s Community Prayer Vigil Service.

Ira Schwartz, Director Margie Wachtel, Director

Proud member of USCJ Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

OFFICE HOURS 200 State Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 603-436-5301

Temple Israel

October 29, 2018 * Photo by Fred Feldman

Steve Sacks, Director