Temple Shalom of Naples is an inclusive Reform Jewish congregation where all individuals are equal partners in making our world whole and holy. We are One Family, believing in the sacredness of relationships, fostering connections –one to another, Temple, Israel, Torah and God. We are living Jewish values and nurturing future generations.
Senior Rabbi
Adam F. Miller amiller@naplestemple.org
Cantor Donna Azu dazu@naplestemple.org
Director of Lifelong Learning
Rabbi Ariel Boxman aboxman@naplestemple.org
James H. Perman, D.D. rabbi@naples.net
Executive Director
Deborah Fidel dfidel@naplestemple.org
Accounting
Jessica Santana 239-919-1255
The Voice is published monthly. June/July are combined issues.
Editor—Jeanette Fischer
Disclaimer: Advertisements published in Temple Shalom’s monthly newsletter, The Voice, in no way constitute an endorsement of a product or service by Temple Shalom.
Megan Black mblack@naplestemple.org
Receptionist
Leslie Bautista lbautista@naplestemple.org
Music Director Dr. James Cochran Maintenance Technician Pedro Cruz maintenance@naplestemple.org Director of Communications Jeanette Fischer jfischer@naplestemple.org Preschool Admin. Assistant Julie Fischer preschool@naplestemple.org Education Admin. Assistant Mary Flores education@naplestemple.org
Director of Marketing Esther Garfield egarfield@naplestemple.org Groundskeeper
Rick Holsbeke maintenance@naplestemple.org
Facility Manager
Victor Lucas vlucas@naplestemple.org
Clergy & Executive Assistant
Anne Maner amaner@naplestemple.org Adult Ed. Admin. Assistant Paolette Matute pmatute@naplestemple.org
4630 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34119
Phone: (239) 455-3030 Fax: (239) 455-4361 www.naplestemple.org info@naplestemple.org
Education Office: (239) 455-2233 Preschool Office: (239) 455-3227
President
Leonard Teitelbaum
First Vice President Joshua Garfield
Second Vice President Robin Mintz
Third Vice President Merrill Hassenfeld
Treasurer Susan Ritter Financial Secretary Steve Pino
Recording Secretary
Jacky Abrams
Sisterhood President Barbara Druckman
Men’s Club President Ron Yasbin
Temple Historian Howard Glicken
Board Liaisons
Ed Alexander Bobbie Katz
The Honorable Kyle Cohen
Susan Hager
Andy Karpman
Eric Meyer Stacy Nicolau Estelle Price Jack Rabin Jessica Rosen Diane Schwartz Mel Zahn
We read in Torah that God instructs Moses to bring 70 leaders of the Israelites with him to the top of Mount Sinai. With exactly 12 tribes, Moses does the math and realizes that he has a problem. There is no way for him to equitably distribute the chosen leaders of the tribes. So, he places 72 lots into a container and asks six leaders from each tribe to draw lots. Two draw the short straw (literally) and are left behind, Eldad and Medad, while Moses and the others go up the holy mountain.
While Moses is on the mountain, word reaches him that Eldad and Medad have started to prophesize and lead in the absence of Moses and the others. His assistant, Joshua, suggests that Moses should punish Eldad and Medad for acting in this way. Moses responds with a different opinion, noting how wonderful it was to hear that these two were embracing the burden of leadership and rising to the challenge in his absence. Moses understood a lesson that resonates still today. Leadership is not a privilege, a matter of choosing lots or being given honors, but rather a responsibility and obligation to the greater community.
In the best of times, synagogue leadership requires individuals willing to navigate the complex elements of representing the best interests of their fellow members, while also managing the operations and staff of the organization. I have been blessed in my 19 years of the rabbinate to work alongside many talented and passionate leaders who recognized those challenges and gave of themselves for the betterment of their Temple community. These last two years, I witnessed leaders who did something more extraordinary than any who have come before them.
The COVID-19 pandemic posed an existential threat to all non-profits, especially those that relied upon inperson engagement. We overcome this challenge due in large part to the tremendous partnership between our lay leaders, clergy and staff. Our lay leaders made it possible for us as a congregation to pivot rapidly –embracing a virtual model, addressing financial concerns, and adapting to changing conditions in ways that kept us vibrant and thriving as a congregation. They attended a multitude of additional meetings, freely giving their time, talents and resources so that our One Family would be where it is today.
As our board transitions, I want to acknowledge these great sacrifices, and especially noting the leadership of our Temple President, Daryl Sissman. Daryl took on her role as COVID-19 began, with a budget built in preCOVID times, and facing unprecedented challenges. Her steady hand, openness to creativity, readiness to engage others, and willingness to adapt were vital to our success and our leadership team.
I am truly grateful to Daryl, and all of our Board members for their gifts to our Congregation. May we all rise together to build on what they have created, leading us into the future. From the celebration of Temple Shalom’s first 60 years, to an even brighter next 60 that will follow. May we all go from strength to strength and blessing to blessing.
As I write this month’s voice, my little girl has just turned 9 weeks old! I can’t believe how quickly time flew by. It’s been an incredibly rewarding few months bonding with Mila and getting to know her.
As I transition back to Temple Shalom, I can’t help but be grateful to all those who helped while I was away on leave. A huge thank you to Rabbi Boxman and Rabbi Miller, Dr. Michele Pelletiere, Keren Alpert and Cantor Donna Goldstein.
Steve and I look forward to raising Mila in this wonderful community and we look forward to introducing you to her soon!
What a wonderful year we had in YESh! We were sorry to say goodbye for the summer at the end of May. Our students enjoyed a year filled with so much fun that they didn’t even realize how much they were learning. I want to thank our teachers, madrichim (teacher assistants) and volunteers for providing an outstanding experience for every one of our students. I would also like to thank the Temple Shalom Sisterhood for the very generous donation they make annually to support our program. Both the Mens Club and Sisterhood are committed partners of our Youth Engagement program and are always happy to help when called upon. We are grateful for everything you do for us and we look forward to deepening our partnership in educating the next generation of committed Jews. A giant thanks goes to my assistant, Mary Flores, my right hand woman. Mary not only takes care of all the logistics needed to run our program, but she does so with a warm smile on her face, and an endless amounts of patience. Mary- you are just wonderful and I am thankful to call you my partner and friend.
Unless you have children in our YESh program, you may not know much of what goes on, and what we offer. I want to take this opportunity to share some highlights of our program and shed light on the ways in which we are actively building a vibrant Jewish community for children and young families. YESh meets on Sunday mornings and incorporates both Judaics studies and Hebrew language education. Students in Kindergarten through 7th grade participate in grade specific Judaics classes focused on Jewish traditions, rituals and holidays. In addition to grade-level Judaics, students also choose electives each week, based on their interests. Electives include crafts, yoga, Tikkun Olam, Hebrew Olympics, Israeli dance, cooking, and guitar, and choir. Students in 3rd through 6th grade are also invited to attend Hebrew classes following the Judaics portion of the morning in order to learn basic Hebrew reading skills in preparation for their B’nei Mitzvah.
Once students become bar/bat mitzvah, we invite them to continue their journey into Judaism by joining our Confirmation Program. Once a month, 8th-10th graders who want to be confirmed come together for classes led by Rabbi Miller and Cantor Azu. They explore topics such as ethics, pop culture and interreligious dialogue.
In addition to confirmation, 8th-12th grade students are also invited to serve as role models for the younger students, while deepening their ties to Judaism and Temple Shalom as Madrichim. Each Sunday during YESh, these students assist the teachers and support the younger students by sharing their own passions and knowledge, in a healthy and positive learning environment. The program has been wildly popular with our congregation’s teens; there were a record number of madrichim participated this year, and we look forward to welcoming even more next year.
Our youth engagement programs at Temple Shalom are essential for building Jewish community for the youngest among us as well as their families. In keeping with the One Family mission, our main goal for YESh is to provide a space in which Jewish children can create meaningful relationships with one another, our Temple, and with Judaism. We are proud to provide such a rich program and are grateful for all of the support we are given from the congregation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, and our Naples community.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe summer!
To the Sisterhood for their generous donation of $15,000 in support of YESh.
Jeanette Fischer – Communications Director jfischer@naplestemple.org Ext. 218
Having worked here for 8 years, Jeanette is an invaluable source of historical memory. She is also the Master of the Calendar and the creative force behind the Voice, the Kol Shalom (weekly email), Sad News emails and other congregational communications. She oversees the Temple’s mailings and invitations, including L’Shalom, Above & Beyond, our fundraiser and more. Nothing happens at Temple without Jeanette’s involvement in some way, shape or form. Jeanette and her husband Glenn have four adult children. Originally from northern NJ, they moved to Naples 10 years ago. They enjoy spending time with family and friends, trying all the different restaurants Naples has to offer, playing scrabble and backgammon and going to Everblades games.
Megan Black – Program and Engagement Director mblack@naplestemple.org Ext. 216
You may know Megan from her time as the Audio/Visual Technician in the Sanctuary. We are thrilled to welcome her back to our staff in her new role. Megan brings five and a half years of experience as a Program Director at Naples UCC to the job and is finding all sorts of new ways to further build and strengthen our community. Originally from the Washington, D.C. metro area, Megan lived in Pittsburgh for ten years, until 2015, when she and her bearded collie, Fergus, moved to Naples. She works two days a week in Naples and spends the rest of her time working remotely from St Petersburg, FL. Megan adores anything that will get her outside in the Florida sunshine- kayaking, cycling, or simply a picnic blanket, a good book, and a shady tree. We are lucky to have someone with her event planning skills on our staff!
Esther Garfield – Marketing Director egarfield@naplestemple.org Ext. 211
Esther has a real eye for design that shines through on our website, social media, the Lobby and Sanctuary screens and many of our printed materials. If you haven’t “liked” Temple Shalom on Facebook or followed us on Instagram, you are missing out! Esther honed her visual organizational skills over the years on screens via video production and online through the blogging and social media sphere. She also enjoys creating order in physical spaces with home organization projects. She and her husband Josh have lived in south Florida for twenty years after growing up in Cleveland and St. Louis. They have two teenage boys and enjoy spending time with their family and travelling.
lbautista@naplestemple.org Ext. 201
Leslie is our Receptionist. She comes to us from Moorings Park, where she was the Activities Assistant for two years. Originally from Trujillo, Honduras, she graduated from Ave Maria University and has lived in Naples for four years. She likes to cook traditional Honduran food, go to the beach and spend time with her husband, Elias and son, Manuel, who is in fifth grade at Calusa Park Elementary School. She has only been here a short time, but we can’t imagine how we managed without her already! Stop by the Front Office window next time you are at Temple and say hola!
Anne Maner
amaner@naplestemple.org Ext. 327
Our new Clergy Assistant, Anne Maner, lives in her home state of Savannah Georgia! She has held positions as a Clergy Assistant for Temple Kol Ami in Tucson, Arizona, and as an executive director of three synagogues over her 17-year career in Jewish communal life. She will continue to live in GA and work for us remotely. Her greatest love is her family: two daughters, a son-in-law serving in the US Air Force, a 13 year old granddaughter and an 8 year old grandson. Anne loves music, cooking, theater and travel, as well as all things flamingo! Anne is looking forward to getting to know the members of Temple Shalom by phone and over Zoom!
The normal yearly cycle for Congregations runs from July 1 to June, 30, meaning that we are starting a new fiscal year this month. While it may be more appropriate to look forward, I would be remiss not to look back and recognize how fortunate I am to step into this position at this time in our Temple’s history.
The absolutely superlative job that Daryl Sissman accomplished during the exceedingly difficult environment over the recent past cannot be overestimated. She set a high bar of how things should be done by any nonprofit’s President. I have asked Daryl to maintain a leadership presence in a number of capacities and she has graciously consented.
I am sure you all feel that if we were in a sports league, our professional staff would be number one on an All-American Team. Rabbi Miller has helped put Temple Shalom on the map by establishing an environment that brings out the best in people and by “being there” for our members. Thanks in no small part to our exemplary clergy, Temple Shalom is now the second largest Reform synagogue on the west coast of Florida. Rabbi Boxman is a treasure and has grown our entire educational program across the age spectrum. Cantor Azu, who has personally increased the Jewish population of the Naples area (with Steve’s help!), has returned from maternity leave to add beauty and majesty to our services and contribute to our clergy team’s endeavors.
Many synagogues are lucky if their numbers remain stable; more and more of them are simply failing to survive because of administrative failures. They lose control. We have a safeguard. Her name is Deborah Fidel. We are all aware of the problems surrounding the available labor force. The responsibility for maintaining administrative functions spanning the buffet of areas from personnel, membership, fundraising, communications, security, payroll and budget, to - you name it - rest on her desk. She too is number one.
Our Senior Staff could not work their magic without the rest of the team - the multitalented Jeanette Fischer, Leslie Bautista, Anne Maner, Esther Garfield and Megan Black, Julie Fischer, Mary Flores and Paulette Matute - Todah Rabah. Victor Lucas, Pedro Cruz and Rick Holsbeke are also treasures. We could not function without their contributions to keeping our facility clean and safe.
With our very own Dream Team working on board, we should look forward with optimism to the changes we see on the horizon - continued growth in Naples and the upcoming arrival of our new neighbor, the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. We are also fortunate to have a spectacular group of lay leaders on the Board. The current Board of Trustees, like last year’s, is loaded with talent and will enact policies and continue to secure YOUR Temple’s future.
With this staff and Board I look forward to this new cycle - - We are ready! If you have left Naples, please travel home and back safely. YOUR TEMPLE FAMILY MISSES YOU. If you are still here…READ YOUR EMAIL!!
Leia and David Kotick recently moved to Naples from Astoria, Queens, NY this past April. They are looking forward to joining the Temple community and meeting new people and making new friends.
Jeffrey and Barbara enjoy canasta, bridge, golf, lectures at Naples Counsel on World Affairs, and socializing with friends. They are interested in expanding their education (world affairs, Israel’s position in world affairs), antisemitism, Jewish history, etc. They look forward to becoming involved with Temple Shalom. Barbara has been an educator in various capacities for 35 years. Dr. Jeffrey Steckler currently volunteers as an orthopedist at Neighborhood Health Clinic, Naples.
Judi and Ken Rotskoff look forward to joining the Temple Shalom congregational family. They are natives of St. Louis, Missouri and recently moved to Naples full time this year. They have been married for 55 years and were high school sweethearts. Ken and Judi have two children, Lori and Brian. Lori is married to Michael Canter and they have two children, Benjamin and Eli. Benjamin is a graduate student at Boston University in occupational therapy. Elijah is a junior at Boston University in the BU film studies program. Their son, Brian, is an allergist and practices and lives in Chicago. Ken was an oral maxillofacial cosmetic surgeon and practiced for 40 years in St. Louis. He graduated from Washington University School of Dentistry and Washington University School of Medicine. Judi has a degree in deaf education from Central Institute of the Deaf, and later became a certified public accountant. They enjoy playing golf, traveling, and spending time with their family.
Tammy and Brian Katz recently relocated to Estero, from Columbus Ohio. They have an adult son Michael, who remains in Columbus. Brian grew up in Steubenville Ohio and is the Finance Director for Hexion Specialty Chemicals. Tammy grew up in Bexley Ohio and recently retired from Katz Marketing Solutions and teaching at the Ohio State University. Both are proud Buckeyes. Brian served on the Hillel board and was a long time chapter advisor at Sigma Alpha Mu. Tammy served on the Jewish Community Center and Columbus Jewish Federation boards. Brian is an avid woodworker, tennis player, and bowler. Tammy enjoys tennis, golf, pickleball, mahjong and needlepointing. They both look forward to being active members of the community.
Friday,June17at5:30pm-LowdermilkPark
Bring
Shabbat evening service follows at 7:00pm.
RSVP to Megan Black, Program and Engagement Director by email at mblack@naplestemple.org or by phone 239-455-3030 or click on the RSVP buttom in the weekly email.
First gathering - Thursday, July 21 at 7:00pm Grappino (90 9th Street N, Naples) Spaceislimited.RSVPrequired. RSVP to Megan Black, Program and Engagement Director by email at mblack@naplestemple.org or by phone at 239-455-3030.
Monday, June 27 "The Marsh Angel" by Hagai Dagan
Monday, July 25 "Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai" by Matti Fridman
Contact Michael Rubner for Zoom link info exfgomsu@aol.com
Saturdays at 8:30am via Zoom
Study the weekly Torah portion with the guidance of clergy. Text sheets will be shared online.
Learners of all levels are welcome.
Zoom link can be found on the weekly email or contact education@naplestemple.org.
Mondays 10:30am VIA ZOOM
Yoga teacher, Missy Balsam guides you through an all-levels, gentle yoga stretch session interwoven with Jewish spiritual teachings.
Open to all. No experience necessary. Join anytime.
YOGA Contact the Temple Shalom office 239-455-3030
by Andy Karpman
The Shrine of the Book was built as a repository for the first seven scrolls discovered at Qumran in 1947. The unique white dome embodies the lids of the jars in which the first scrolls were found.
This symbolic building, a kind of sanctuary intended to express profound spiritual meaning, is considered an international landmark of modern architecture. Designed by American Jewish architects Armand P. Bartos and Frederic J. Kiesler, it was dedicated in an impressive ceremony on April 20, 1965. Its location next to official institutions of the State of Israel—the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), key government offices, and the Jewish National and University Library—is appropriate considering the degree of national importance that has been accorded the ancient texts and the building that preserves them.
The contrast between the white dome and the black wall alongside it alludes to the tension evident in the scrolls between the spiritual world of the “Sons of Light” (as the Judean Desert sectarians called themselves) and the “Sons of Darkness” (the sect’s enemies). The corridor leading into the Shrine resembles a cave, recalling the site where the ancient manuscripts were discovered.
Providing a vivid context for the Shrine of the Book and the Dead Sea Scrolls and for many contemporaneous archaeological artifacts displayed throughout the Museum, the model illustrates one of the most formative periods in the history of the Jewish people and bears a deep connection to the symbols of modern statehood that surround the Museum campus.
1 Stacy Nicolau 10 Glenn Fischer 21 Landon Frim
Suzanne Cohn Bernie Lublin Robin Tapper
Bonnie Bodin 11 Stephen Schwartz 22 Joan Saperstein
2 Greg Ellis Marcia Decker Karen Sloane
3 Bob Davidson Michael Horowitz Jody Levy
Marc Simon Dan Isaacson 23 Lin Klein
Steve Pino Paul Dorio Bob Hayum Wayne Press Carol Weisberg Karen Ezrine
Peter Levi Gail Smith Mark Schloss
4 Elliot Miller Michael Hoffman 24 Susie Silversmith
5 Philip Auerbach Harvey Brenner Sharon Stoddard
Deena Caplan 12 Sandi Zucker Rick Rosen
Ellen Goldberg Ed Kaufman 25 Anne Kaplan
6 Martin Saperstein 13 Wil Rudman Janet Scher
Cantor Donna Azu Harold Lauber Terry Meyer Lynn Byerly 14 Karen David Joel Waltzer
7 Richard Endlar Irene Smith Brian Dorn
Gene Jacobs Janet Sherman 26 Jack Kaufman Merrylee Kandel 15 Brooke Druckman Benedikte Stovall
Mike Wexler Harriet Schweitzer Steve Stewart Jeremy Blaufarb Ed Mitrani 27 Mark Rubin Ed Colodny Melissa Chalfin Tina Haut
8 Ted Brother 16 Janett Edelberg Shelly Berkle Howard Zack Micheline Peker Sue Flato
Andy Korn Sandy Roth Mardelle Berman Neil Sklaroff 17 Marilyn Dano Lisa Katz
Sue Horowitz Charlie Salup 28 Lisa Willits
Myron Freedman 18 Audrey Yett
Adrienne Charak
Ellen Wollman Richard Crystal George Rubin
Betsy Starman 19 Ron Klein Barbara Myers
9 Bob Gage Kelsey Rubin 29 Josh Buckman
Jean Nacht 20 Sharon Castro Curtis Treiser
Howard Greenfield Paul Moskowitz Annette Blass
Megi Erlich 21 Amanda Grant 30 Harris Yett
Stan Lipp Rabbi Adam Miller Greg Hinchliffe
Sherri Spielman Steve Saks Amy Bentow Allie Escourt Robin Secouler
1 Debbie LaFevers 8 Rabbi Ariel Boxman 19 Jane Berger
Sharon Deutch 9 Rich Treiser
Lucia Kohn
Judy Liff-Barker Howard Stacker 20 Yolany Carcamo
Corrine Merksamer 10 Bob Kliman 21 Heidi Brem-Kargman
2 Nancy Hurwitz Ron Pearlman 22 George Kaplan
Richard Prosten David Blum Linda Russell
Paul Rosofsky 11 Amanda Ross 23 Paul Sladick Debi Greenberg Arthur Acker Sam Seltzer
3 John Siegal Marc Fleischer
Bobbie Katz
Fred Rosenfeld 12 Myra Cristall Barbara Halmos
Michael Sobol Susan Bookbinder 24 Mel Poplock Anne Rubin Wendy Grossman 25 Len Cutler
Josh Garfield 13 Jeff Margolis Doris Adlestein
4 Sheila Becker Barbara Steinberg Michael Zion
5 Tillie Stacker 14 Judy Miller Richard Mair
Judy Picus Steve Feldblum Ted Goldberg
Tracey Roth Connie Mansfield Michele Spector Geraldine Glueck Sarah Warshauer Ellen Garnick
6 Mel Zahn Larry Yarkin 26 Sharon Stein
Rhonda Brazina 15 Robert Stein Leslie Feldman
Joyce Brown Paul Kagan 27 Michael David Lori Siegel Shelley Einhorn 28 Pat Gage Merrill Hassenfeld 16 Dick Goldblatt Jon Karnilow
7 Carol Hirsch Alan Peltz
Ivan Carcamo
Marsha Goldstein Ken Gordon James Knafo
Linda Denning Myra Friedman Adrienne Block
Laurie Cowan Phillips Barbara Ross Peter Cristall
Ellaine Rosen 17 Rhona Kalkstein 29 Fara Singer
Gary Dworkin Rita Sibrack Cheryl Feinberg
Terri Polacheck Bill Baker Larry Israelite
Reesa Yarkin Jeri Hall Lori Kleiman
Dave Rutstein 18 Diana Goldstein 30 Gary Rosenblum
8 Beth Feldman Carl Steinhouse
Jacob Lieb
David Millstein Jeffrey Albin Michael Rainen
Robert Woods 19 Sandy Broadman Fred Brown Chuck Center Ken Anchor 31 Jerry Flagel Jacy Toll
1 Fred & Margo Rosenfeld 14 Sheldon & Elizabeth Starman 22 Norman & Cristina Isaacs Sam & Ann Varsano Richard & Joan Toder 23 Jack & Alice Gish Steven & Shelley Einhorn 15 Ken & Felicia Anchor Marty & Judy Isserlis
2 Ted & Keren Alpert Earl & Wendy Gurevitch Stuart & Judy Kaplan
3 Bennett & Mardelle Berman Stephen & Melanie Schwartz Rick & Ellaine Rosen David & Tracy Ornstein 16 Edward & Marla Cohen Dan & Roberta Sussman
4 Mark & Cheryl Feinberg Martin & Gayle Dorio Steven & Jackie Miron Robert & Debbie Statfeld Howard & Gail Lanznar 24 TedGoldberg & Jeri Hall
5 Jon & Corrine Merksamer Jim & Jane Perman Merrill Hassenfeld & Paula Brody
6 Ron & Arline Kaplan 17 Les & Carol Appel Michael & Lisa Kohan Jack & Nancy Wiadro Arthur & Susan Sissman Mark & Blanche Speiser
7 Ron & Kathy Emanuel Linda & Howard Wolin Martin & Joan Holzinger Rob & Amy Hunter 18 Dan & Linda Abrams Dimitry & Nan Roytberg Scott & Dana Jaffe Neil & Judy Cohen 25 Ted & Nancy Brother Michael & Ann Goldblatt Norman & Rona Senior Randi & Bill Barr
8 Michael & Arlene Sobol Fred & Muriel Rosenfeld Marc & Joan Saperstein
9 Michael & Deborah Greenberg Paul Kagan &Nancy Suslov Chuck & Lori Siegel Andy Korn & Lori Kleiman Spencer & Louise Forman Mel & Gail Ufberg Merlin & Harriet Lickhalter Jack & Marcy Goldfield Paul & Dana Lefkowitz
10 Rich & Sara Treiser 19 Walter & Eleanor Angoff Don & Lynda Insul
11 Ronald & Ronna Hain Monte & Janet Rosen 26 Paul & Amanda Dorio Bernie & Bobbie Lublin Jeff & Sandy Glassman Ira & Barbara Kushnir Brian & Beth Wolff Rabin Tapper & Jim Goodman Barry & Surelle Wind
12 Larry & Lois Cohen Mike & Tracy Askotzky 27 Sam & Barbara Chester Bob & Barbara Levine 20 Leonard Kane & Helene Naimon Mark & Susan Sherwin Jacob & Rochelle Lieb Jim & Judy Miller 28 Ramon Gonzalez &Melissa Chalfin Robin & Karl Mindel
Mel & Judy Zahn Gene & Barbara Goldenziel
Jeff & Barbara Steckler 21 Howie & Sheila Agranat 29 Harold & Linda Bogatz
13 Ed & Lisa Mitrani
Howard & Barbara Glicken Larry & Rhona Kalkstein Jesse & Renee Fritz Larry & Reesa Yarkin
14 Phil & Marilyn Dano
Ralph & Bonnie Mandell
Jeff & Ida Margolis
Gabi & Beth Feldman
Rick & Susie Sokolik 30 Michael & Carol Levy
Howard & Janet Solot
Joel & Susan Pittelman
Jerry & Linda Wainick Jim & Millie Sernovitz
Jeff & Judy Morton Scott & Hetty Weinstein
Ron & Hedy Pearlman 22 Len & Jean Nacht Neil & Tussy Shnider David & Carol Wolfe Jim & Ellen Kahn
1 David & Stacy Braverman 9 David & Rena Rutstein 19 Hank & Diane Schwartz Eric & Jean Peltz Larry & Linda DuKatz 22 Denise & Mark Scappaticcio
2 Joel & Wendy Grossman 10 Bruce & Cynthia Sherman 23 Ron & Sherrill Yasbin Ron & Caren Plotkin 11 Jerry & Natalie Lewis Jay & Mona Brodsky Stu & Harriet Schweitzer Wayne & Gale Schwartz 26 Mark & Cynthia Nusbaum Stephen & Deborah Schreier 12 Ed & Cheryl Alexander 27 Albert & Robin Amar
3 Len & Barb Cutler 12 Bill & Caroline Schulhof Mark & Leslie Wasserman Neil & Stephanie Heuer George & Sherry Zailer Chad & Carly Israel
4 David & Fredda Isaacson 13 Jeff & Jessie Goebel 30 Henri & Micheline Peker Bob & Anne Newman 14 Terry & Nancy Meyer Max & Jessica Press
Angelo & Elizabeth Pirrone Greg Ellis & Paula Schaffer Ellis Allen & Marla Weiss Fred & Sandra Roth 16 Ron & Geraldine Gale 31 Marc & Maria Browner Will & RosaLee Rudman Howard & Rachel Gutman Sherri & Lee Spielman
Arthur & Mandy Maiman Jesse & Bonnie Karen
7 Lawrence & Jennifer Sandler 17 Debbe & Danny Schertzer
8 Jeff & Debby Waranch
Congratulations to...
Dr. Scott Mirowitz for receiving the Distinguished Alumnus Achievement Award from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis on April 30 for his career achievements in health care research, education, policy and leadership.
Mike & Sue Horowitz on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Leo Horowitz, on May 28.
Jacob and Shelley Lieb on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Asher Lieb, on April 30 in Atlanta, GA.
David Citrin on his grandson Robert’s acceptance to the University of Delaware as a doctoral candidate in Chemical Engineering.
Arlene and Don Shapiro on the engagement of their granddaughter, Noa Shapiro-Franklin to Jonathan Marx.
Brady Yasbin, grandson of Ron and Sherrill Yasbin, on making it into the National Gymnastics finals and ranking in the top 15 for his age group.
Amy Young and Bennett and Mardelle Berman on the birth of their grandson and great-grandson, Bradley Yale Kravits. Proud parents are Hilary and Robert Kravits.
Mae Riefberg on the marriage of her granddaughter, Rachel Riefberg, to William Carothers. The couple married in Phoenix, Az on April 24.
Jennifer Senior, daughter of Rona & Norman Senior, for winning a Pulitzer Prize for her September 2021 feature in The Atlantic entitled “Twenty Years Gone.”
A community is only as good as the effort, talent, inspiration and involvement of its members. Do you have a special skill or interest you would like to utilize on behalf of Temple Shalom? We value your time, talents, energy and experience; whether you have a few hours here and there or all the time in the world, we offer many avenues to enrich your Jewish identity and nurture your continuing connection to your Temple Shalom family. Beyond the immense satisfaction of assisting in organizing a program or helping an individual, volunteering is the ideal way to meet new people and make new friends.
Whether you have an hour or two a week, a month or a year, we are always looking for volunteers!
• Deliver a Welcome Bag to new members
• Bake and deliver a challah to congregants
• Greet at Temple services and programs
• Bake for an Oneg Shabbat
• Write cards congratulating our B’nai Mitzvah students
• Help plan the annual fundriaser
• Lead a Shiva minyan or comfort your fellow congregants just by showing up at one
• Photograph Temple Shalom events
• Sing in the Choir
• Play in the band
• Lend a hand in the office stuffing envelopes or answering phones
• Serve as a High Holy Days usher
• Call our “super seniors” periodically to say hello and let them know we care
• Keep the nametag cabinet in order
• Write cards to members with “big” birthdays and anniversaries
• Write condolence notes to members
• Lend a hand with Mitzvah Day planning
• Act in the Purim shpiel
• Organize the Passover seder
• Plan a Hanukkah party
• Write articles for The Voice
• Help keep the Perman Library tidy and organized
• Proofread
Does any of this appeal to you? Contact info@templeshalom.org if you have any questions or want to get involved. Many of the activities have a related committee and we welcome you to join.
If you have an idea that doesn’t fit into one of the options below, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact Megan Black, Program & Engagement Director at mblack@naplestemple.org for more information or to get involved.
“To be part of a community, to shape it, and to strengthen it is the most urgent, the most vital obligation facing the Jewish individual.”
- ElieWiesel
Ifyouareinterestedinjoininganyofourcommittees,orifyou’dlikemoreinformation, contacttheMeganBlack,ProgramandEngagementDirector,atmblack@naplestemple.org.
Believe it or not, the Temple staff are not superheroes! We could use an assist in the office from time to time. If you are willing to lend a hand with photocopying, preparing mailings and similar clerical tasks, sometimes with a small group of willing volunteers who want to keep their hands busy, let us know.
Do you have financial know-how? Are you a money-maven? The Finance Committee prepares the annual operating budget for the Congregation and recommends appropriate financial policies and procedures to the Board. The Investment Committee directs the investment of Temple funds.
Fundraising provides important additional resources that help Temple extend membership and religious education to everyone, regardless of their ability to contribute, and to support programs. Fundraising events are also wonderful social opportunities for our members to work together, play together and support Temple together. Would you like to help us plan our annual fundraising event? Could you help us solicit gifts to the Endowment Fund or Planned Giving Program?
Leaders in the Temple community help the Board of Trustees with Strategic Planning and review and maintain the Bylaws of Temple Shalom.
Help direct the future of Temple Shalom by developing and nominating future community leaders to the Board of Trustees.
There are many opportunities for our members to engage in meaningful Jewish learning. Our clergy work with the Adult Education Committee to provide interesting and challenging educational opportunities throughout the year on relevant and interesting Jewish topics for the Congregation and community, in order to increase the knowledge of our Jewish heritage, culture, texts, beliefs and practices. This committee plans and carries out the annual Scholar-in-Residence Program.
The YESh Committee works in partnership with Rabbi Boxman to provide educational, fun and engaging Jewish experiences for children, teens and families. New ideas are always welcome!
Helping others is a Jewish value and we perform this mitzvah to benefit members of our local community and the world beyond. Whether taking action to help a single individual or contributing to a larger initiative, our work makes the world a better place, and each act of kindness, no matter how small, helps build a better world. We plan and coordinate Mitzvah Day and sponsor regular social action and educational programs throughout the year.
Temple Shalom is a spiritual and sacred congregation. We develop the policies which shape the ritual observance within our congregation for approval by the Board.
Are you an architect? Do you have a background in construction? Facilities management? If so, the Building & Grounds Committee could use your help! This committee oversees capital improvements and repairs of the Temple grounds and develops long-term goals for renovation and preservation of facilities.
This committee is consists of members with a background in interior design to help keep Temple Shalom a beautiful, safe place to worship, learn and socialize.
The Security Committee works with the Executive Director to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all staff, members, students and visitors to Temple Shalom. The committee reviews and evaluates policies, practices and equipment that relate to the safety of our facility and the people on our property. Volunteers have a background in law enforcement, military and security systems.
Help spread the word about our vibrant congregation! The Membership Committee promotes activities to increase and retain the membership of the Congregation. Committee members call prospective members to provide information about the Temple, provide a warm welcome to our community’s newest members and help them find their place within the Temple community through new member wine and cheese receptions, Shabbat Dinners, and a gift to mark their formal association with the synagogue.
The Temple Shalom Choir performs on High Holy Days and during several Friday evening servcies throughout the year. The choir is open to all members with a love for music.
Do you play a musical instrument? Share your talents with the congregation by playing in our band! The Temple Shalom Band plays at Soulful Shabbat services throughout the year.
This committee responds to families and individuals at times of joy and celebration as well as difficult times such as illness or death. We send handwritten cards of condolence and celebration for “big” birthdays and anniversaries and we also keep in touch with members who may be unable to attend services or are alone and might appreciate a phone call periodically.
Put a smile on someone’s face! The members of this committee prepare and deliver home cooked meals, challah or baked goods to Temple members who are ill and alone, mourning a loss or welcoming a new baby. This is a great mitzvah opportunity for children to do with their parents and/or grandparents.
A great way to meet people and perform a mitzvah at the same time! Temple Shalom’s friendly culture is exemplified by the reception people receive when they enter our building. This committee proudly serves our congregational family on Shabbat evenings and holidays by greeting congregants and guests, checking tickets on the High Holy Days, sharing important information about various programs and services in the building. This mitzvah will be the highlight of your week!
The committee will work with Temple clergy and staff to plan a new and exciting Sukkot Celebration, a Friday night Hanukkah party and the Temple Shalom Community Seder.
Ushers enhance High Holy Day services by greeting worshippers, taking tickets, providing large-print books to those who need them, help people find seats and assist service participants ascend and descend the Locketz Bima to keep services running smoothly. They are usually the first people to greet incoming congregants and set the tone for a positive experience.
The mitzvah of nichum aveilim, of comforting mourners, is considered in the Talmud to be one way for humans to fulfill the principle of “walking in God’s ways.” One of the core roles of One Family is to make sure that at times of loss, mourners are provided with our communal support and nechama, comfort. We help the clergy with shiva minyan coordination.
We were very pleased to finish our Sisterhood year on a very positive note and look forward to the coming year with great enthusiasm. Come join the fun and make new friends. We look forward to meeting you. If you have not yet joined Sisterhood, Fran St. Fleur, VP of Membership, will be happy to answer your questions you may have.
The Sisterhood Board has been busy planning for the coming year. We will have a Fall Fashion Show in November, a Mah Jongg Tournament in January and a Canasta Tournament in April. We also plan luncheons with a speaker several times during the year. Come and join us in planning and helping out at these events. We are always open to new ideas. Contact Judy Ciorciari, VP of Programming, at jciorcia99@yahoo.com or Lynn Prosten, VP of Fundraising at abbymont20@aol.com if you’d like to volunteer to help.
If you like to bake, our Friday evening onegs provide an opportunity to share some delicious cakes and cookies. Baked (or store bought) goods can be dropped off in the Temple kitchen. Please don’t forget to include a note so we know who to thank.
If you enjoy a good book, why not join the Sisterhood Book Bag? The Book Bag meets on the third Thursday of each month at 1:30pm and is chaired by Nancy Suslov. In June, August and September they will meet on Zoom. Starting in October they will meet at Temple Shalom in the Perman Library. The June 16 selection is “Send for Me” by Thrity Umigar. Lynn Brown is the facilitator. Contact Nancy at nisuslov@gmail.com for more information and the Zoom link.
If you have any questions about Sisterhood or any of our programs or events, please contact me at Barbdruckman@gmail.com.
Enjoy the summer! See you in the fall.
For more information on the Sisterhood and to download a membership application, visit the Sisterhood page under Connect on the Temple Shalom website at www.naplestemple.org
The mission of the Men’s Club is to work to strengthen Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community, foster activities for the men of our congregation, aid the needy within the SW Florida community and communities around the world and provide resources for YESh (formerly known as Religious School) as well as our preschool.
In order to continue supporting our work, we ask that you renew your membership or, if you’ve never been part of the Men’s Club before, consider joining us for the first time. Because of the pandemic we have been unable to launch major fundraising drives, so this year your membership in the Men’s Club carries special importance. If you need a copy of the membership form, please visit the Men’s Club page under Connect on the Temple Shalom website.
There is a lot that needs to be done and we are proud of how your Men’s Club has responded to these needs. In addition to joining, please think about taking a leadership role as well as providing ideas and suggestions for how we can expand our activities. I can be reached at 702-765-4170 (landline) or by e-mail at ryasbin@alumni.psu.edu.
Have a great summer!
Ron Yasbin (President)
Ed Cohen
Marc Fleischer
Burton Hirsch
Michael Hoffman
Alan Peltz
Robert Woods
For more information on the Men’s Club and to download a membership application, visit the Men’s Club page under Connect on the Temple Shalom website at www.naplestemple.org
This summer, we will be helping the children at the Cypress Palm Middle School get ready for the new school year by donating Tools for School. The school has 731 students from grades 6-8 with 72% of those students being economically needy. Let’s pull together to provide these young students with the tools they will need to learn!
Items in need:
Texas Instruments Calculators, TI30XA, New or used 1 subjec notebooks
Pocket folders #2 pencils (not mechanical)
Erasers forn pencil tops (not handled erasers)
Colored pencils
Posterboard/paper - any size
School clothing - (adult sizes - extra small to extra large)
No-show socks (adult size)
Packets of Loose-leaf notebook paper
Pencil pouches
Markers (Rose Art or Crayola non-permanent)
New or gently used* school pants (male or female) regular or joggers in navy or black and khakis or jeans
New or gently used* collared school shirts in any color for boys or girls.
*Gentlyusedclothingshouldhavenoholes,tears,frayingorstains.
Ways to help (Easy as 1-2-3):
1. Make a donation by check. (information below)
2. Drop off new supplies (collection box in Temple Shalom lobby)
3. Help us shop for supplies, or if you are shopping for your kids, pick up an extra and donate it!
If choosing to donate by check, please make payable to Cypress Palm Middle School. Write Tools for School Donation in the memo line. Mail checks to: Amanda Holderfield, c/o Cypress Palm Middle School, 4255 18th Ave NE, Naples, FL 34120. Amanda is the Assistant Principal of Curriculum at the school. 100% of donations will be used for school supplies.
If you want to order items online, you can have the supplies mailed to Tikkun Olam Volunteer member Nancy Armocida, 4624 Navassa Lane, Naples, FL 34119. She’ll get them to the school.
We would like to complete this project by August 5 so that we can deliver the supplies by the start of school.
Let’s help these kids get ready for the new school year!
Let’s get behind the Tikkun Olam Volunteers on this social action project!
For more info, contact Nancy Armocida (narmocida@yahoo.com).
3 Abraham Berman
Patricia Blume
Dorothy Brownstone
Marjorie Cohen
Isidor Dorman
Anna Gish
10 Ann Bernstein
Abraham Brother
10 Stanton Young
17 Frances Abramson
Ellen Sue Burton Grace Abramson
Gerald Cohen Joel Bernstein
Anre Derzavis Kenneth Boyd
Jacques Elbhar, MD Max Bragman
Irwin Goldberg Benjamin Friedman Joyce Hoffspiegel Buchanan Jeanette Green Stella Gale Joseph Calish
24 Etta Fruma Wyner
Mayer Zelcer William Abrams
Jeffrey Halbreich
Alfred Geronemus Charles Chervitz Yetta Horowitz Burton D Goldblatt Helen Ciorciari
William Josephson
Mary Ann Kamman
Sidney Goldsmith Roberta Conversano
Irvin Goldstein Nathan Cutler
Seymour Gutman Clara Dorman Rae Katz Elizabeth (Betty) Hager Rae Duberstein
Bruce Kassalow
Olga I. Klein
Emma Kosage
Hilda Kuperman
Stuart Hyman Bertha Haas Freedman
Dorothy Josephson William Friedberg
Herman Josephson Bill Goldber
Albert Meyer Dora Lee Justa-Baron Dorothy H. Gordon
Bobbie Gordon Miller
Janet Moskowitz
Milton Newman
Marion L. Kendis Abraham Graev
Michael Kessler
Robert Greenspahn
Marvin Lansat David Grossman
Albert Pavlo Abood Levy Julius Harris
Beatrice Peilte
Henry L Rabin
Charlotte Rodman
Eva Salgo
Alexander Salgo
Shirley Schloss
Sidney B. Schwartz
Irving Malinow Marilyn Hendel
Joseph Pino Florence Hyman
Joseph Reiss Rose Katz
Sylvia Richter Patty Lynn Lansat Polack
Jadviga Rorzanski Alex Lashinsky
Stanislas Rorzanski Myer Lewis
Phyllis Rosen Linda Libman
Ethel Seaman Alice Schneider Beatrice Lipsitz
Jean Sebulsky
Eugene Sebulsky
Julius Solan
Clara Schwartz Henry E. Mayer
Roslyn Shapiro David Merlin
Aileen Sherman George Moskowitz
Michael Stein Gerald David Sherman Fanya Prizent
John Sutton
Hyman Swartz
Rabbi Samuel Teitelbaum
Lillian Treiser
Helen Warshauer
Meyer Warshauer
Albert Wasserman
Deborah Nelson Shimer Susan Reich
Herman Siegal Viola Riefberg
Richard Silver Irving Rosen
Stan Simon Rosalie Ross
Lee Soffer Richard Schulhof
Bluma Frishkoff Stillman Lindsay Anne Sherwin
David Swartz Edward Shifren
Betty Wolf Anna Treiser Isaac Teitelbaum
Ethel Zdanowicz
10 Leonard S. Alpert
Sarah Weisberg Joseph Tobias
Morris Wichter Susan M. Warshauer
Lyda Armocida Martin Williamson Harry Whitcup Hannah Arotsky Sherman Winthrop M. Richard Wyman
Philip Battaglia Marvin Brody Celie Chassin Jason Clark Sidney Cohen Albert Corn Georges Elbhar, MD Irving Faye Dorothy Feiman Harold Fischer Thomas Fleckner Irwin Goldberg Gustav Hayum Daniel Horowitz Dorothy Jurgrau Miriam Justa Harry Kaplan Adam Kofman Helen Krichman Irwin Levy
Alfred D. Low Marie Maniscalco William Meyer Steven Miller
Adolf Rosenblatt David Rosenfeld Shirley Schwartz Arlene Stam Sherman Lilyan Siegal Kenneth Solarsh Hugh Stone Bessie Swartz John A Werhane Samuel Yett Morris Zack
1 John Anderson
1 Donna Teitelbaum
8 Herbert Winkler
22 Jeanette Saval
Frances Barolsky Ida Unger Irving Wolinsky Emanuel Schwartz Sarah Bassin Juli B. Wasserman Dorothy Zelman Gertrude Sherwin Bessi Bernstein Olive Werhane
15 Dr. Harold Abel Estelle Silverman
Constance Block Morris Yaschik Melvin Aizenshtat Leslie Statfeld Dr. Jacob S. Blumenthal Walter Yusen Bertha Anchor Sarah Steinman
Bonnie Bowdach
8 Helene Y. Albert Fred Bert Block Anna Sway Ruth Brav Sylvia Alpert-Cohen-Bernstein
Lya Minecha Brandwynne Ruth Tenenbaum
Anthony Cornacchia Inger Bagger Stovall
Toby Cohen
Joseph S. Weinfeld Shirley Feinstein Edward Barolsky Lillian Cohen Iris Weisberg Sidney Finkel Pearl Baseman Elizabeth Cohn Joseph Wolf Nathan Fischer Sophie Bassewitz David Elkin 22 Deborah Binder Saul Freeman Rochelle Binder Ruth Fisher Barbara Browner Paul Galbut Marga Blumenthal Lorraine Fredanus van Gelder Leah Cohen
Charles Gilman Estelle Brown Sam Freschel Madeline S. Cole Arthur Gilman Kathryn Cohan Robert Getzoff Larry Cowan
Jack Glass Edward J. Cohen Larry Gordon Samuel Ellis
Maryan Hittleman Tania Dubiecki Harriet Grandis Allen George Evans
Allan Hyde Albert DuKatz William Hager Terry Fleisher
Florence Irma Hyman Carol Feder Shirley Halbreich Harry Freschel
Sarah Indictor Rose Gall Elliot Herman Harry Glasky
Ida D. Jaffe Judith Glassman Andrew Hudyma Irving Goldenson
Marvin Jaffe Henry Goldstein Malke Jaffe Gertrude Hassenfeld
Alan Karlsberg Ralph Heyman Lillian Insul Jalass Natalee Hendler
Glover Kittinger Elizabeth R. Jacobs, PhD Allan S. Kaye Mari Hudyma
Ida Kohler Max Kahn Owen Kilgannon Bessie Katchman
Mary Kopolow Harry Kaplan
Marvin Kline Abraham Kauffman Selma Krassen Barbara Kaplan Ruth Landy Arlene Gordon Kessler Mae Levere Herman Kaufman Stephen M. Lemler William E. Klein Jack Levine Arlene S. Klein Victoria Lerner Abraham Knofsky
Sharon Levitsky
Alfred Kraus Louis Levin
Mary Nathan June Kravin
Mildred Nazer
Helen Nori
Michelle Lewis
Frances Lichterman
William Koch
Alan Kofman
Andrew Seth Levine
Diane Ocker Dorothy Pammer Rose A. Magy Golda B. Levine
Herbert Pastor Albert Pearl
Evelyn Phillips
Rose Raizes
Milton Rosenthal
Harold Rosenzweig
Aileen Pierce
Robert Rabin
Tillie Wilkes Rosen
Milored Rosenfeld
Michael M Ross Shirley Rubin
Eva Edith Rubner
Anita Schertzer
Irma Schwarzkopf
Joseph Shapiro
S. Julia Sherman Phyllis Silberg
Gertrude Sherwin Saul Spil
Dr. Paul D. Meyer
Jere Lynn Miller
Edward Minzner
Tillie Levine
Wendy Karlsberg Meltzer
William Meltzer
L. Frank Neiderman Sally Portman
Ella Oshry
Sam Rosenbloom
David Pendergast S. Bernard Ross
Philip Press
Dora Rothman
Samuel Ringelheim Irving Schwartz
Matilda Raskin Rosen
Jack Ross
Harold Seligman
Herman D. Simon
Deborah Shimer
Robert Walter
Beverly Rothstein Charlotte Sobelman Helen Shooman Jack Weiss Jacob Sabbag
22 Beatrice Sulzer
Albert Turkel
29 Oscar Kohler
Jane Krantz
Rosa Unger Sylvia Kronish
Saul Waldman
Louis Weinberger
Mitchell Lester
Anna Luff
David Wenk Harriet K Lussan
Nat H. Yamron Theodore Marotti
29 Gabriel Albala
Anita Axelrod
Susie Marx
Harold Meltzer
Robert Block Ella Mintzer
Alise Blum Leo Morrison
Ruth Brahm Rose Porter
Sara Brown Albert Conrad Raab
Samuel Chosiad
Irene Rifkin
Arnold Cotton Adolph Rosen
Mildred Druckman Phyllis Rosenfield
Marina Erlich Ester Rebecca Ruthman
Sophie Flato Bertha Schmitzer
Niel Fredanus van Gelder Sydona Senior
Nellie Goldberg Lillian Shifren
Louis Goold Lee Silverman
Fay Gordon Duwid Szrajbman
Marjorie WAsserman Gross Ann Treiser
Stephen Hyman
Frank Weisberg
Harold Kanter Herman Weiss
Yetta Katz John F. Woog
Robert Knoll Sarah Yarkin
Nellie Friedmann – Aunt of Irene Adler
Beryl Jacobson – Aunt of Marcy Cotton
Stephen Mittler – Father of Elise Mittler
Jim Belquist – Friend of Linda Denning
Barbara Joan Schuster - Sister of Stanley Deutsch
Nicolai Novak - Brother of Marija Rosenfeld and uncle of Esther Garfield
Harvey Dezen – Husband of Cissy Dezen
For many generations, Jews have made it a custom to remember their loved ones and sanctify their joyous events with a charitable donation. At Temple Shalom, there are several ways for us to remember or honor a loved one and give thanks for milestone events in our lives. Please consider a yahrzeit plaque, Tribute Garden paver, leaf on the Tree of Life, or dedicating a Torah portion in the Illustrated Torah as a permanent remembrance. Your generosity will contribute to the future of Temple Shalom.
Scan the QR codes below with the camera on your cellphone to go directly to an order form, or call the Temple Shalom office for assistance.
Contributions to Temple Shalom funds are wonderful ways to show your appreciation of family and friends, to celebrate happy occasions and to honor the memories of loved ones. We suggest a minimum donation of chai ($18.00). With a minimum donation of chai, a notice of your gift will be sent to the honoree and mention will be published in The Voice. To make a donation, visit the donation page on the website at www.naplestemple.org, or call the Temple office at 239-455-3030.
General Fund
Supports Temple operations Security Fund
Improves safety and security
Memorial Fund
Donations in memory of loved ones
William Freschel Kiddush Fund
Provides Kiddush lunch each Saturday following worship services. A $250 donation sponsors Kiddush in honor of a special someone or occasion.
Flower Fund
Bimah flowers each Shabbat. A $200 donation sponsors flowers in memory or in honor of a special someone or occasion.
Mitzvah Baskets Fund
Bimah food baskets for Shabbat. $200
Dr. Philip & Shirley Gilbert
Music Fund
Enhances music at Temple Shalom Prayerbook Fund
Prayer books and Torah commentaries. Prayer books - $54, Torah commentary - $100 High Holy Days prayer books (set) - $118
For the purpose of enhancing, improving and maintaining Temple Shalom’s livestreaming capabilities
Rabbi James & Jane Perman Library Books, magazine subscriptions and slides
Adult Education Fund
Enhances adult education programs
YESh Enrichment Fund
Augments educational programming for youth
Perry L. Switzen Educational Fund
Religious School scholarships
Polster YESh Scholarship
Religious School scholarships
Ben Calmenson Fund
General Endowment
Secures the future, enriches programs and provides for emergency needs of the congregation
Honey Berkle Endowment
Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom
Sponsors children to attend Jewish camp
Joseph S. Weinfeld Faculty Development Fund
Enrichment activities for Religious School teachers
Youth Activities Fund
Financial assistance for our youth to attend Camp Coleman, regional/ national youth conventions, and Israel summer experiences.
Preschool Enrichment Fund Special programs in Preschool
Arby Lipman Children’s Library
For the purchase of books, magazines subscriptions and supplies
Jack and Charlotte Ward Family Children’s Music Shelf Audio and video music for children
To bring visiting musical artists to the Temple as an educational benefit to the membership
David and Lillian Thalenfeld Fund for Social Justice
Supports Temple’s participation in social justice events and activities
Supports Temple Shalom’s Mitzvah Day programs
Sponsors Onegs in celebration of an event or to honor someone. This fund is administered by Temple Shalom Sisterhood. Please contact Barbara Druckman at 239-405-1141.
Paula Brody & Merrill Hassenfeld Endowment
Supports the Cantorial Music Program
Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom
Kraus Scholar-In-Residence Endowment
Brings visiting scholars to the Temple
Gracia & Merrill Kuller Family Endowment
Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom
Low Family Endowment
Secures the future of Temple Shalom and Reform Judaism in Southwest Florida
Temple Shalom Sisterhood Endowment
Supports the Religious School (YESh)
Truly Nolen Family Endowment
Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom
Janet & Howard Solot Endowment
To recruit and train future leaders of Temple Shalom
Stephen & Bebe Saks Endowment
Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom
Rabbi Miller’s Discretionary Fund
For tzedakah, charitable purposes, and general enhancement of the Rabbi’s work
Cantor Azu’s Discretionary Fund
For tzedakah, charitable purposes and general enhancement of the Cantor’s work
Rabbi Boxman’s Discretionary Fund
For tzedakah, charitable purposes, and general enhancement of the Rabbi’s work
April 18 to May 17
In Memory Of Sid Diamond from Alan & Corky Kaplan
In Honor Of
In Honor Of
Our 65th wedding anniversary from Harriet & Merlin Lickhalter
GENERAL FUND
Best Wishes To
Pepi Herbst on her 90th birthday from Jacob & Shelley Lieb
In Honor Of
Pepi Herbst’s special birthday from Carol Hirsch
MilaJoyAzu
Harriet & Merlin Lickhalter
Judy & Phil Ciorciari
Melanie Schwartz
Michael & Anna Pierce
In Memory Of
Dawn Hirsch from Carol Hirsch
Harvey Dezen from Eloyse Fisher
Harvey Dezen from Gene & Bobbie Katz
Abe Weiss from Jay Weiss
David Benkiel from George & Sherry Zailer
Beloved sister of Marvin Katz from Ina Barr
In Memory Of
Harvey Dezen from Alan & Corky Kaplan
Larry Greene from Carole Greene
In Honor Of
The marriage of their daughter and 50th Anniversary of Susan & Tom Hager from Gene & Bobbie Katz
The 80th birthday celebration of Corky Kaplan from Morton & Myra Friedman
Cissy Dezen's 90th birthday from Morton & Myra Friedman
In Memory OF
Irving & Rae Katz from Gene & Bobbie Katz
Barbara Joan from Gene & Bobbie Katz
Harvey Dezen from Morton & Myra Friedman
Cissy Dezen on her birthday from Eloyse Fisher Cissy Dezen on her special birthday from Gracia Kuller Temple Shalom from James Kevin Smith
In Appreciation Of
Dr. Charles Siegel from Ellie Cantor
In Honor Of
The special birthday of Daniel Spintman from Devora Bennett and Family
Bobbie Katz from Fran St. Fleur
Daryl Sissman from Howard & Barbara Glicken
Daryl Sissman from Jack & Susan Rabin
Steve & Bebe Saks’ celebration from Muriel Mitzman
In Memory Of SidDiamond
Alvin & Sheila Becker
Barbara & Julius Hyatt
Eric & Tara Keiter
Lawrence & Sharyn Harris Louis Breitenother
HarveyDezen
Alvin & Sheila Becker
Daniel & Joann Roth Janet & Howard Solot
Nancy Kaplan
Benjamin Rosenblum and Cindy Steinmetz from Janett Edelberg
Joseph Waranch from Debby & Jeff Waranch
Myrtle Symons from Gale Lazarus
Leo Abels from H. Jeannie Abels
Steve Brazina from Ilya & Joyce Slutsker
Louis & Beatrice Sulzer from Joan Werhane
With prayers for a speedy recovery to Frances Candrella from Barbara Halmos Randy Hall from Marcy Cotton
In Memory of Harvey Dezen from Gracia Kuller
Mazel Tov Cantor Donna & Steve Azu for baby Mila Joy from Shelly Berkle & Karen Simkin
In Memory of Lillian Pam from Karen & Jerry Pam Best Wishes to Happy birthday to Janet Solot from Bobbie & Gene Katz
In Appreciation Of Daryl Sissman for serving as a wonderful Board President from Ellen Goldberg
In Memory Of Joseph Kliman from Ellen & Bob Kliman Ruth Hepner from Harriet Adelstein
Edna and Joseph Krusch from Sherry & Steve Pino David Blinder and Steven Blinder from Sydelle Weinberger
In Memory Of Elaine Hammer from Alan & Freddi Peltz
Marjo Ann (Lawless) Schmidt from Ellen & Steve Goldberg
In Appreciation Of Rabbi Adam Miller from Robyn Deering
Anonymous (2) Beth Pirrone
Ellen & Michael Hoffman
Liz & Alan Jaffe
Jean & Lenny Nacht
The Goldberg Family
Lori & Ed Cohen
Luba Rotsztain
Arlene & Michael Sobol
Lynn & Rob Brown Shelly Berkle
In Memory Of Larry Greene from Carole Greene Sid Diamond and David Fisher from David Weil & Ruth Halperin
Marvin and Shirley Tucker from Randi Tucker Barr, PhD Sid Diamond from Ted & Nancy Brother
Sara, Albert & Larry Cowan from Wendy Cowan Wald
Best Wishes to Richard Sokolik on 80th birthday from Susan Sokolik
Best Wishes to Joe Holtzman on his 75th birthday & Yvonne Holtzman on her retirement from Millie & Jim Sernovitz
In Honor Of
Jared Wolff & Rachel Sherman’s wedding from David & Cary Goodman
In Memory Of Harvey Dezen from Henny Porter Bobbie Gordon Miller from Millie & Jim Sernovitz
SECURITY FUND
In Memory Of Jules J. Sherman from Linda and Marc Simon
April 18 - May 17
In Appreciation Of Rabbi Miller from Steven & Suzann Yussen
In Memory Of
David Magen from Dorothy Magen
Helma Appel from Felicia & Kenneth Anchor
Irving Goldberg from Jerome & Linda Wainick
Marion Greenwald Shapiro and Helen Klein Greenwald from Joyce Shapiro Steckman
Myna Schwartz from Melvin & Gail Ufberg
Harvey Dezen from Nancy Kahn
Alfred Reinhardt from Paul & Joyce Moskowitz
Dorothea Zamiela from Rebecca Cornacchia
Barbara Joan Schuster & Helen Lewis Brody from Stanley & Karen Deutsch
In Honor Of
The wedding of Stephanie Wasser and Adam Ergener from Eric Wasser & Zdenka Tichy
In Memory Of
Challah from the Heart delivers challahs to members of our One Family.
If you would like to be part of the group and help bake and/or deliver a challah to share joy and comfort for Shabbat, please email Megan Black, Program & Engagement Director, at mblack@naplestemple.org
Make a Meal: Do a Mitzvah!
This is a great way to brighten someone's day and show you care. Choose your level of participation according to your schedule. No regular or long-term commitment required.
For more information contact Bobbie Katz at 239-353-5963 or gbkatz5804@aol com
5 Shavuot Shavuot at Scoops 4:30pm - 8:30pm (GreenTreeShopping Center)
6 First Day of Camp Jewish Yoga 10:30am*
1 2 3
Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required
“Pre-neg” 5:30pm Shabbat evening service 6:00pm
7 8 9 10
Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required
“Pre-neg” 5:30pm Soulful Shabbat 6:00pm
4 Torah Study 8:30am*
Shabbat morning & Yizkor service 10:00am
11 Torah Study 8:30am*
Shabbat morning service 10:00am
12 13 Jewish Yoga 10:30am* 14 15 TOV Meeting 1:30pm*
16 Sisterhood Book Bag 1:30pm
17 Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required Beach Shabbat 7:00pm (LowdermikPark) NoserviceatTemple Shalom
18 Torah Study 8:30am* Shabbat morning service 10:00am
19 Father’s Day Juneteenth 20 Temple Office closed
21 Executive Committee meeting 7:30pm*
22 23 24
Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required
“Pre-neg” 5:30pm Shabbat evening service 6:00pm
25 Torah Study 8:30am*
28 Board meeting 7:30pm Programs and events with an * take place via Zoom. All events are subject to change. Please check the calendar on the Temple Shalom website and your emails for updated information.
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Beach Shabbat 7:00pm (LowdermikPark) NoserviceatTemple Shalom
2 Torah Study 8:30am* Shabbat morning service 10:00am 3 4 Independence Day
Temple Office closed
5 6 7 8
Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required
9 Torah Study 8:30am*
Preschool closed
“Pre-neg” 5:30pm Shabbat evening service 6:00pm
Shabbat morning service 10:00am 10 11
12 13 14 15 Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required
Jewish Yoga 10:30am*
“Pre-neg” 5:30pm Shabbat evening service 6:00pm
16 Torah Study 8:30am* Shabbat morning service 10:00am 17 18
Jewish Yoga 10:30am*
19 20
TOV Meeting 1:30pm*
21 Sisterhood Book Bag 1:30pm
22 Last Day of Camp Weekly Mah Jongg 12:30pm RSVP required
“Pre-neg” 5:30pm Shabbat evening service 6:00pm
23 Torah Study 8:30am* Shabbat morning service 10:00am 24 25
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Jewish Yoga 10:30am* Israel Book Discussion Group 11:00am*
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30 Torah Study 8:30am* Shabbat morning service 10:00am
4630 Pine Ridge Road
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