The Voice - November 2019

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November 2019 Volume XL Cheshvan/Kislev 5780 Number 2

4630 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34119 Phone: (239) 455-3030 • Fax: (239) 455-4361 www.naplestemple.org info@naplestemple.org Religious Education Office: (239) 455-2233 • Preschool Office: (239) 455-3227

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A dministrative & Clergy A ssistant President R abbi Randi Butterworth Debra Antzis Adam F. Miller rbutterworth@naplestemple.org First Vice President amiller@naplestemple.org M aintenance Technician Daryl Sissman Cantor Pedro Cruz Second Vice President maintenance@naplestemple.org Donna Azu Merrill Hassenfeld Director of Communications dazu@naplestemple.org Third Vice President Jeanette Fischer R abbi Educator Ed Kaufman jfischer@naplestemple.org Ariel Boxman Treasurer Temple R eceptionist aboxman@naplestemple.org Susan Ritter Julie Fischer Financial Secretary R abbi Emeritus receptionist@naplestemple.org David Silberg James H. Perman, D.D. Controller R ecording Secretary rabbi@naples.net Maxine Gould Dr. John Little mgould@naplestemple.org rofessional taff Immediate Past President Development Coordinator Executive Director Debbie Zvibleman Shayna Aronson Deborah R. Fidel Sisterhood President saronson@naplestemple.org dfidel@naplestemple.org Karen Cohn M aintenance Technician Preschool Director Men’s Club President Rick Holsbeke Susan Feld, Ed. S. Ed Cohen maintenance@naplestemple.org sfeld@naplestemple.org Historical Society Music Director Helen Weinfeld Jim Cochran ission tatement Facility M anager Temple Shalom of Naples is an inclusive Ed Alexander Yale Freeman Reform Jewish congregation Victor Lucas Bobbie Katz Dave Citrin where all individuals are equal partners vlucas@naplestemple.org Steve Pino Josh Garfield in making our world whole and Preschool A dmin. A ssistant Perry Switzen holy. We are One Family, believing in Ellen Goldberg Gloria Mellman the sacredness of relationships, Michael Feldman Scott Weinstein fostering connections – one to another, gmellman@naplestemple.org Temple, Israel, Torah and God. Membership Engagement We are living Jewish values and Coordinator nurturing future generations.

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

Rabbi

Adam F. Miller

One-armed Life At our Sunday morning tefilla in Religious School, we often ask students to share what they are grateful for. Common answers include pets, family, friends, God, and of course… electronic devices. Lest you think this answer belongs only to the youngest generation, look around. We constantly live on our devices – carrying them with us wherever we go, and more apt at times to remember our phones than our car keys or wallets. We exhibit similar behavior around our phones as we do with slot machines – the famed one-armed casino bandit. One plays the machine loss after loss, fearful that the one time we don’t play, it will be the winning pull. We fear putting down our devices and missing something great in the next vibration, alert, or ring of our phone.

The result – a new one-armed bandit rules our lives: one-armed parenting, with one hand on the swing and the other checking a text; one-armed hugging, greeting friends while reading an email over their shoulder; one-armed dining, surfing the web while eating; and the very dangerous one-hand driving. We forgo experiencing life around us, for the tantalizing reward offered by the notification that someone liked our photo, a store is having a sale, or a celebrity updated their Instagram.

Living a one-armed life, we are never really present in the moment. This means that we are not completely committed to any one endeavor, event, or person. Those missed opportunities may seem small – a risk worth taking. But added up over the course of the year – how many hours, if not days, have we missed? How many minutes spent learning about the status of those miles away, while ignoring individuals who stood within the same room? How much time watching the latest viral YouTube clip, while the movie of life played all around? How have we slowly chipped away at the relationships with those around us, questing after the reward offered by our digital devices? The risks are greater than we realize, and too much of life is passing us by. In the end, no momentary reward gained from an email, text or tweet outweighs the value of engaging with the people in front of us.

Be thankful for the people in your life – and make time in this month of Thanksgiving to be present. Go all in and use both arms to hold on to the people and things that matter most. Create times when flesh and blood comes before silicon and plastic. Consider adopting technology free time – endeavoring to have some hands-free each week, and by that I mean phone free. And for everyone’s safety, let the text or email you receive while driving wait until your trip is over.

In life, there are no rollover minutes. We cannot bank our time from month to month, nor recover time spent living a onearmed life. Make the most of every minute by embracing life with both arms and a full heart.

L’shalom, Rabbi Adam Miller

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CANTOR’S MESSAGE

Cantor

Donna Azu

The Reform Movement has a long, distinguished history of lifting souls and spirits with music – in worship and beyond.

In summer camps, synagogues, and youth group gatherings, song leaders create new arrangements, borrow from beloved composers, and rock out to updated versions of old favorites. Perhaps more than anything else in the Jewish world, music has the power to bring our community together and create strong Jewish identities.

I’m thrilled to share that for the 2019-2020 year, we have invited Jewish musician, Alan Goodis to serve as youth Artist-In-Residence at Temple Shalom. Born and raised in Toronto, Alan is a product of URJ Goldman Union Camp Institute. Noted for his dedication to building relationships and community through music, Alan tours throughout the U.S., serving as an Artist-In-Residence and performer at temples, youth conventions and Jewish summer camps. Alan is a strong presence in the Reform Jewish movement, engaging and empowering Jewish youth and adults through music. He’s served as Musical Director for NFTY International Convention and on faculty at Hava Nashira.

Thanks to the generosity of Elliot and Eloise Kaplan and the Kaplan Family Youth Engagement Initiative, we have engaged Alan to visit Temple Shalom on two full weekends, November 8-10 and May 1-3 and one additional Sunday, January 26.

During his time at Temple Shalom he will lead the music during the Family Shabbat Experience and teach grades K-10 on Sunday morning during Religious School. On the final day of Religious School, May 3, Alan will give a concert that our children will participate in. We hope to see you at our first Family Shabbat Experience on Friday, November 8 at 5:30pm.

All are welcome! See next page for registration information.

L’shalom, Cantor Donna Azu

Blessing of the Animals Sunday, November 3 9:00am

Join us in the Preschool garden with your beloved pets for a special service and blessing honoring God’s creations.

All pets must be leashed or in a carrier

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WORSHIP WITH US Shabbat Worship

Friday evening Shabbat service

7:30pm, followed by a delicious Oneg Shabbat

Saturday morning Shabbat service

10:00am, followed by a Kiddush luncheon Soulful Shabbat Friday, November 1 at 7:30pm A musical Shabbat service conducted entirely in song and accompanied by a professional band. Guaranteed to have you clapping your hands and tapping your feet.

Family Shabbat Experience Friday, November 8 at 5:30pm A different kind of Shabbat for families with young(ish)children. Each Family Shabbat Experience includes an activity, Shabbat table blessings, dinner, Sanctuary experience and delicious desserts. The cost is $25 per family. RSVP by calling the Religious School office at 239-455-2233 or complete the form located at tinyurl.com/yywbdub3.

Veterans Shabat

Friday, November 8 at 7:30pm Join us as we celebrate and honor our veterans at this special Shabbat service. The Jewish War Veterans Post 202 of Collier County will be particpating in this service. Presentation of Colors by the JROTC Color Guard of Palmetto Ridge High School. We invite all veterans to pull out those old uniforms, ribbons and medals and wear them with pride to this service.

Beach Shabat

Friday, November 29 at 5:00pm Join us for a beautiful Shabbat evening service on the beach at Lowdermilk Park. We meet at the north end of the beach. We invite you to bring your own picnic dinner to enjoy on the beach or at one of the picnic tables before the service. Dress casually and don’t forget a beach chair! No service at Temple Shalom.

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LEADERSHIP MESSAGE

President

Debra Antzis

My Rosh Hashana remarks: As many of you know, we have an annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend, made possible by the generosity of Henry and the late Shirley Kraus. Henry and Shirley wanted to make it possible for all of us to continue our Jewish learning by hosting leading theological scholars here at Temple Shalom, with several learning opportunities for all of us over the weekend. It is a great and generous gift, and we are truly grateful for it.

On Rosh Hashanah, which celebrates the creation of the world, I am reminded of a lecture about “God and the Big Bang” given by Daniel Matt, one of our Scholars-in-Residence, two or three years ago. What struck me most at the time of the lecture was the point that, since, before creation, all there was was God, in order to enable the existence of the universe, in order to create our world and make it possible for us to exist, God had to pull back from His or Her full expanse to make room for us. This concept is referred to as tsimtsum — a trimming, or contraction, to create space for our existence.

Much of the Torah focuses on the concept of God’s and human beings’ space — the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve dwelled with God, their banishment, the flood and Noah’s Ark, the Tower of Babel, Abraham’s travels to Canaan, Jacob’s flight, our sojourn in Egypt, Mount Sinai and the building of the Mishkan. In some ways, the whole Bible is about how man and God seek to live together in harmony.

The spaces we inhabit are important to us. Our homes, our communities, our houses of worship. It is important to all of us that our spaces are pleasing to us and conducive to a peaceful and appropriate state of mind. We are so grateful to all who are making the improvements to the Temple’s public spaces possible — designers Barbara Chester, Jennifer Marchionda and Ashley Solomon, Executive Director, Deborah Fidel and Building and Facility Manager, Victor Lucas, plus Ed Alexander, who coordinated the renovation, and, of course, our donors, Merrill Hassenfeld and Dr. Paula Brody. And of course, we remain grateful to those dedicated Temple members who lovingly planned, funded and built this building over twenty-five years ago as well.

But “creating a space” is not just about the physical. Eden, Mount Sinai, the Mishkan and even the Beit Hamikdash, were all means to achieve a spiritual space to come together with each other, and the divine. To create a spiritual and emotional space, and we must make room in our minds and our emotions — in our lives — for each other, for all of us, even where we see things differently or when we’ve disagreed. While all of us hold strongly held beliefs and have difficulty crossing a bridge to those who see things differently, what each of us thinks and what each of us feels cannot occupy the entire space that we exist in. We must leave room for others, with different opinions, even on the things that matter most to us, if we are going to have room for all of us. We must make room for all, by drawing back to give them space. We must be welcoming, have compassion and also forgive. It is only by giving room to each other, as God gave us room when he created us, that we can maintain a space where we are all welcome, and where God can enter into our hearts and our community.

I wish you all a happy, healthy, joyful and sweet new year. Shana Tova.

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LEADERSHIP MESSAGE Continued...

President

Debra Antzis

My Kol Nidre remarks: After I graduated from law school (a million years ago) I went to work at a large law firm in New York City. I learned a lot and made some good friends there. There were times that I loved working there, and there were times that it was absolutely abysmal. And there were two things that made the difference for me. First, was the work challenging and did it require me to engage? Second, who I was working with, the team I was on? There was a period of two or three years where I worked with the same amazing group of people on a series of interesting cases and I looked forward to going to work — despite the horrific hours and crazy deadlines — because the work was interesting and the team liked, respected and trusted each other to do the job well.

One of my colleagues from that time had a very binary view of the people there. He was fond of saying that people at the firm were either a “zero” or a “one” — they add value to a team or they don’t. While that binary view is, to me, too harsh a way of looking at other people, there is something in it that resonates with me when I try to take a step back and evaluate my life.

There is perhaps something about human nature, our ability to be happy, that is binary. I have discovered that the difference for me between being happy or unhappy in my life is whether I feel like I am being a zero or being a one. I am happiest when I feel I am adding value — contributing, taking responsibility for what happens in my life, in my relationships, in my community. For most of us, I’m sure, what matters is that we are engaged in something bigger than ourselves that can make a difference in others’ lives.

Of course, engagement can be frustrating, and maddening.

Especially when getting things done, or adding value, requires building consensus and making sure that all who have a stake in the work feel that they are being heard. It can

be exhausting, and, when we fall short of our aspirations, we get discouraged. We can be tempted to throw up our hands, withdraw, and simply not contribute for a while.

But the truth is, I believe it is better to try. It is better for me to try. I guess that has a lot to do with how I ended up becoming involved here at Temple Shalom.

Last year, on Yom Kippur, I told you how honored I am to be President of Temple Shalom. I thanked you for giving me this responsibility and opportunity. I feel the same way a year later. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to try to add value here. My deepest thanks as well to all Temple Shalom’s clergy, staff, Board, lay leaders and volunteers for being a team I look forward to working with.

There have been challenging times over the past year and a half, and I have certainly fallen short, made mistakes, been impatient. For all my mistakes, on this Yom Kippur, I ask you to forgive me.

But, as president of Temple Shalom, I have more to ask. I ask you to engage, contribute, be a part of this. I ask you to try to add value to this community, to our Temple family.

Like most things in life, it’s easy to find what is not to your liking and use that as an excuse to withdraw or turn away.

There are lots of good reasons not to engage. But this is our Temple. It is, at bottom, the sum of its people.

We all better ourselves when we engage. And we make things better for others as well. No-one seeks to go through life without adding value. Add value here. This Temple is what you choose to make of it. Do the hard work, invest yourself in this place.

May we all be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for good health, happiness, peace, prosperity and joy for the coming year. Shana Tova.

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RABBI EDUCATOR’S MESSAGE

Rabbi Educator Ariel Boxman

Thanksgiving is an all-American holiday we all look forward to, Jews and non-Jews alike. I mean, who does not love turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie? However, just because Thanksgiving is not a traditional Jewish holiday, that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate it in a Jewish way! Here are some fun and meaningful ways to incorporate Jewish traditions into your Thanksgiving celebration with your family; 1. Begin your meal by saying the Shehechiyanu blessing thanking God for bringing your family to this special day in the secular year. We say the Shehechiyanu prayer on all special moments as we give thanks for being present at a joyous moment. The words to Shehechiyanu are: “Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha’Olam Shehechiyanu Vikiyamanu Vihigiyanu Lazman Hazeh.”

2. Make a turkey shaped challah instead of traditional dinner rolls. Follow this link to see instructions on how to do so: https://tinyurl.com/turkeychallah.

3. Go around the table and have everyone share what they are grateful for this year. Traditionally Jews give thanks every day when we recite the words of the hoda’ah blessing in the Amidah. Why not offer an extra special moment of gratitude on Thanksgiving?

4. Finish out your meal with an Ashkenazi Jewish inspired delight: tzimmes cake! It is the perfect combination of all our favorite Thanksgiving staples in a unique and tasty dessert. Here is a recipe to try: https://tinyurl.com/tzimmescake.

5. Say the birkat hamazon, our blessing after eating upon completion of your delicious meal. This musical blessing is well known to many of our kids who attend Jewish summer camp as they recite it twice a day at camp ALL summer. Have the kids lead the blessing and give a musical thanks for all the tasty RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DATES TO KNOW food they have consumed! Follow these links for words and the tune: https://tinyurl.com/mealthanks.

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6. Donate the money you would have spent on Black Friday shopping to a charity of your family’s choosing. The best way to truly give thanks is to give others a reason to be thankful!

I wish each and every one of you a delicious and meaningful Thanksgiving with you and your loved ones!

L’shalom Rabbi Boxman

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Sunday 11/3 Sunday 11/10

5th grade B’nai Mitzvah dates 1st Grade Family Program

Sunday 11/17

Confirmation Class

Sunday 11/24

No R eligious or Sunday Hebrew School

Wednesday 11/27

No Hebrew School

PRESCHOOL DATES TO KNOW

November Friday, 11/22

Preschool Thanksgiving Celebration

Monday 11/25 Friday 11/29

Preschool Closed

Preschool Shabbat with Rabbi Boxman

Photos courtesy of Nicole Halmos

SHALOM YELADIM! A free program for parents and children ages 2-4.

Through crafts, play, yoga, music and fun, kids will begin to learn about Judaism.

Temple Shalom membership is not required.

Interfaith families welcome!

Sundays - 9:00am - 11:30am 11/17, 12/8, 1/26, 2/23, 3/22, 4/26 Register at tinyurl.com/shalomyeladim

This program is generously supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples

4630 Pine Ridge Rd. • Naples, FL 34119 239-455-3030 • ReligiousSchool@naplestemple.org

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LEARN WITH US Beyond Wise Aging

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Boxman November 16

Sunday, November 17 at 10:00am

8:15am - bagels & schmear • 8:30am - learning session

A onetime workshop on the power of forgiveness in our lives. Open to all past Wise Aging participants and anyone interested in the Wise Aging program.

Torah portion: Vayera Genesis 12:1 - 17:27

This popular program is led by Rabbi Adam Miller and Missy Balsam.

Join Rabbi Boxman on the third Saturday of each month to study the weekly Torah portion in an engaging, informative learning session.

Register by calling the Temple Shalom office at 239-455-3030.

The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish learning Registration is now open

Israel Book Discussion Group Monday, November 25 at 11:00am We Stand Divided: American Jews and Israel by Daniel Gordis Monday, December 30 at 11:00am A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz

Are you looking for a profound understanding of what it means to be Jewish? The Melton School sets a high standard for interactive, text-based Jewish learning. Temple Shalom is entering its third year of offering these inspiring classes for learners of all knowledge levels and backgrounds.

Melton Class Year 1 - Thursdays at 10:00am December 5, 12, 19 January 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 20, 27 March 5, 12, 19, 26 Melton Class Year 3 - Tuesdays at 10:00am

There is a limited number of copies of each book available for loan from the Perman Library.

Please contact Michael Rubner at exfgomsu@ aol.com for more information.

Torah Talk

Saturday, November 2 8:15am - Continental breakfast 8:30am - Discussion Torah portion - Noach A lay-led discussion of the weekly Torah portion.

All are welcome. There is no charge.

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Prerequisite: Melton Class Year 2

December 3, 10, 17 January 7, 14, 21, 28 February 4, 11, 18, 25 March 3, 10, 17, 24 Melton Elective Class - Tuesdays at 2:00pm December 3, 10, 17 January 7, 14, 21, 28 February 4, 11, 18, 25 March 3, 10, 17, 24 For more information and to register for classes, visit www.events.org/MeltonNaples

LEARN WITH US Kaplan Family Youth Engagement Initiative With the glow of the New Year still fresh in our minds, I want to share again the exciting news of our new Kaplan Family Youth Education Initiative announced on Rosh Hashanah.

As I said in my sermon on Rosh Hashanah, “When we make choices, and take risks, without fearing failure, we are more likely to reach new heights – learning from the times when we might stumble along the way. Over the last year, our Temple community acted boldly, making decisions that have taken us in new and exciting directions: we embraced the idea of a shared campus with Federation; restructured our professional team with the addition of Rabbi Boxman; and more recently began the project of re-visioning our sacred space…in addition our members, Elliot and Eloise Kaplan, challenged our congregation to reimagine our engagement of youth and families.”

The Kaplans embraced the spirit of taking risks in order to grow and saw an opportunity for us to develop stronger connections with our youth and young families. Their generous gift of $100,000 enables Temple Shalom to act boldly and explore new avenues for engaging the generation that represents the future of our people. In order to accomplish their audacious goal, our staff boldly went outside the box – tapping into a variety of resources to find innovative and creative concepts for our own congregation.

We are thrilled with new opportunities for youth and families that include: • The Garden of Eating – an interactive program that brings families together around holiday education and food; • A tzedakah collective for 7th graders with experiential learning from local non-profits; • Exciting high school travel retreats to form strong bonds of community and connect with Jews from other places; • A special musical guest who will teach our students new Jewish music and lead them in a concert at the end of the year.

Thank you to the Kaplan Family for lifting us to new heights with this new initiative. Together we will transform today’s youth into tomorrow’s menschen, and insure a bright future for our people.

By Rabbi Adam Miller

Garden of Eating Led by Rabbi Boxman

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New Members Bruce and Sheila Barsky Sharon Cohan Howard and Barbara Glicken Donna and Avrum “Avie” Goldstein Howard and Marcia Green Howard and Sherry Greenfield Robert and Merel Greenfield Elayne Gundeck Jacob and Cheryl Hemed Eileen Holcombe Michael and Susan Horowitz Alvin and Diane Jacobs

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Larry and Rhona Kalkstein Lisa and Larry Kronish Roberta “Bobbie” Kauffman Mark and Melinda Levine Gerald and Natalie Lewis Michael and Rebecca Marcotte Dovie Melnick Dr. Robert and Caryl Palazzolo Tim and Aliza Recher Brad and Cindi Schrum Stanton and Amy Young

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Friday, Janaury 17 at 7:30pm Join us as we celebrate and formally welcome Rabbi Boxman to our Congregation.

Special Guest Rabbi Brad Boxman Congregation Kol Tikvah, Parkland, FL

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CONNECT WITH US INTRODUCING THIS YEAR’S LAMED VAVNIK AWARD WINNERS

By Carole J. Greene For the third consecutive year, Temple Shalom has selected two individuals plus one couple to receive its Lamed Vavnik Award. It is bestowed in honor of long-time member Ann Jacobson, of blessed memory. The three awards will be presented at Shabbat evening services on January 10, 2020.

This cryptic title is based on the kabbalist concept that at any given time, God preserves the world because of the efforts of 36 holy persons. Since nobody knows who the lamed vavniks are, not even themselves, the teaching states that every Jew should act as if he or she might be one of them—that is, lead a holy and humble life and pray for the sake of fellow human beings.

All this year’s recipients share one of the most significant aspects of a lamed vavnik: humility. When notified of the prospective honor, each of them questioned, “Why me?” This article will explain the “why me?” of the two individuals, leaving until next month’s VOICE the story of the couple.

“I know so many people who are working every day to repair the world, who are so much more worthy of recognition,” says Lamed Vavnik Award recipient Reverend Tony Fisher, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples. “I am truly honored to be included. And,” he says with a smile, “I’m trying my best to be humble.”

Rev. Tony’s commitment to social action started in childhood. As he recalls it: “Messages from my parents and grandparents emphasized that I was blessed with health, a good home and all necessary resources for my own life, so my job was to make the world better for others.” He has spent his life trying to become comfortable with the realization that being a white American equates with “privilege.”

Although he has come to the ministry only in the last five years, he’s thought about it since he was 16. “I was inspired by a minister, touched by his spirituality and his social action. I saw him as having a mystical connection with the creative force.

I asked him if I’d make a good minister. His answer? ‘Each person has a story—some joys but also burdens—and a minister needs experience to deal with them. Go into the world and get that experience.”

Rev. Tony says that finally moving into the UU ministry was to force himself to put his life on the line to make a difference.

As an introvert, he says, he has always found it emotionally difficult to put himself out there, to step out of his comfort zone. “Ministry is a 24/7 job. At age 58, I finally felt mature enough to consider I could do this work.”

While getting to that mature state, Rev. Tony has vaulted beyond his comfort zone in participation with - to name a few NAACP, Legal Aid Services of Collier County, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State. For five years he has functioned on a national level as a program leader of the UU College of Social Justice. This organization focuses on immersing people in experiences in areas needing social justice activism. For example, it has sent people to the US/Mexico border to get involved with what’s happening there, then return to their home locales to share what they learned, especially for better organizational skills, ideas regarding volunteer recruitment, and how to raise financing for social needs.

Rev. Tony hopes to be remembered as someone who cares. “And that I’m human.”

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CONNECT WITH US Our second honoree, Ida Margolis, said when she learned of this honor, “I was so touched—astounded, really—and grateful.” She says her involvement in social action has never been with an eye toward recognition. “As a daughter of two Holocaust survivors, both at Auschwitz, I have always had a need for community involvement.”

Ida and husband Jeff were attracted to Naples because a Holocaust museum had been established here. “Unusual for a town this size,” she says. FGCU, only a few miles away, offered courses in Holocaust and Judaica Studies—another plus. She attended a GenShoah meeting here, then picked up an issue of the Federation STAR. “I realized Naples offered many activities we would enjoy,” Ida says. So they relocated from New Jersey.

She has been associated with GenShoah of Southwest Florida for nearly nine years, most recently serving as its chairman. This organization was established for children of Holocaust survivors and others interested in the promotion of Holocaust education and human rights.

When chosen to spearhead a Temple Shalom fundraiser (with co-chairs Bobbie Katz and Linda Simon), Ida immediately asked her NYC producer/director daughter Jamibeth to create a script based on the community spirit that enfolded the Temple after vandalism here led to the memorable Shabbat of Solidarity when more than a thousand people packed the Temple to show their support. Highlights of that program include a special honor for local philanthropist Phil Beuth, especially for his involvement at Guadalupe Center; the bestowal of the initial Lamed Vavnik Award to honor Ann Jacobson; invitations to representatives from several local denominations to participate in the performance; a stellar New York cast who resonated with the message of acceptance, inclusivity and human rights. None of this would have happened without Ida Margolis.

Neither would “Movies That Matter,” a collaborative effort by numerous local organizations to screen films about human rights issues. Following each film’s showing, a panel of experts speak and conduct a Q & A session. Susan Suarez, Executive Director of The Holocaust Museum and Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center, and Ida provide the spirit and guidance undergirding this program.

Other local organizations that wouldn’t be the same without the vigorous participation of Ida Margolis include the Temple’s Tikkun Olam Council, Sisterhood of Temple Shalom, Hadassah, Friends of the Library, Guadalupe Center, Naples Press Club, Butterflies of Hope & Remembrance, Federation’s WCA, and Jewish Book Festival.

A number of years ago, her home state of New Jersey gave her an award for doing THE MOST for African-American History in that state. But, Ida said at the time, “So much more needs to be done.”

Ida wants to leave a message that sums up how she feels about efforts to create and preserve a just society: “You gotta do what you can do.”

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CONNECT WITH US Mitzvah Day - Sunday, January 12 Mitzvah Day is on the horizon - let the preparations begin!

Mitzvah Day, one of the best-loved events of the year, is rapidly approaching. Returning favorites such as Meals of Hope, Beading for Betterment, the Bloodmobile and baking dog biscuits for the animal shelter (to name a few) will be joined this year by several new activities and programs that we are excited to tell you about.

The Laces of Love Charitable Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that provides NEW shoes (usually sneakers) to low-income and disadvantaged children in Collier and Lee Counties. New sneakers, for boys and girls, in sizes 1-9 will be collected before and during Mitzvah Day. On Mitzvah Day we need volunteers to help prepare the shoes for transfer to Laces of Love.

Combine a love for knitting and crocheting with doing a mitzvah! Prior to Mitzvah Day, volunteers will be asked to knit a shawl for cancer patients. On Mitzvah Day, volunteers will help wrap the shawls for the patients. Please contact Ana Maria Tamargo in the Temple Shalom office for more information on this project.

This year we are partnering with Grace Place to provide socks and underwear for children in need.

Grace Place provides pathways out of poverty by educating children and their families. Donations of new socks and underwear in children’s sizes will be collected and volunteers will help sort and label them on Mitzvah Day. 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps at the end of WWII. To commemorate this, a special program has been created involving organizations all over SWFL. For those who have gardening skills or who just enjoy planting, help plant a “Butterfly Garden” at Temple Shalom as part of Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance.

It’s never too early to start thinking about Mitzvah Day’s most popular program, Meals of Hope. Last year, as in years past, Temple Shalom members came together to help end hunger by forming assembly lines and packing over 50,000 meals for those in need here in Collier County. As of October 12, Meals of Hope, with the help of volunteers like our Temple Shalom One Family, have packed 60,077,736 meals. We need hands-on volunteers on Mitzvah Day, but we also need your donations. Each meal costs just $.25. Your donation of $18 would fund 72 meals. $50 buys 200 meals. For $100, 400 meals can be provided. Helps us get the ball rolling. Please send your donation to Temple Shalom with “Meals of Hope” in the memo line. You can also donate online at www.naplestemple.org/payment.php and choose Mitzvah Day Donations from the drop-down menu. Thank you!

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CONNECT WITH US “Shalom Chaverim” means “hello friends” in Hebrew. Shalom Chaverim is also the name of an exciting volunteer opportunity at Temple Shalom where Temple volunteers welcome members and guests who come to Temple Shalom for worship, learning and social opportunities.

Temple Shalom is focused on inclusivity, diversity, openness and welcoming, and as such, Shalom Chaverim is a cadre of greeters welcoming and assisting members and guests to our Temple for Erev Shabbat and High Holy Day services. Aside from welcoming people, we help them with their name tags or badges, provide directions, assist with seating, prayer books, or hearing assisted devices.

If you are interested in volunteering and becoming a part of Shalom Chaverim, please contact Andy Karpman at andy.karpman@gmail.com. Signing up to be a greeter in the lobby or in the Sanctuary is easy and only takes a few minutes.

We are a congregation dedicated to “Audacious Hospitality” and to helping our members connect and engage. Being part of Shalom Chaverim is fun and you will be making a difference to all of those visiting our temple by helping to make their experience at Temple Shalom warm and welcoming.

Congregational Trip to Israel Save the date, Monday, December 2, for an informative luncheon on the upcoming congreagational trip with Rabbi Miller. More information to follow by email.

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Tree-planting and archeological digs: a hands-on experience

Superb service with top-notch educator

Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County invites the community 81st Anniversary of Kristallnacht Commemorative Service Kristallnacht is recognized by most historians as “The Night the Holocaust Began”

Sunday, November 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church Ballroom ~ 625 111th Ave. N., Naples Guest speaker: Rabbi Stephen Fuchs Distinguished rabbi, author and son of Kristallnacht survivors

Everyone is invited. Free admission.

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Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center

CONNECT WITH US

Thank you!

Join thousands of Jews from across North America and around the world to learn, pray, share ideas, dance and sing, hear from inspiring speakers and the leaders of our Movement; reunite with old friends, create new connections, and make decisions about the policies of the Reform Movement. For more information visit URJ.org/urf-biennial.

The Temple Shalom office staff extends their gratitude to Susan and Nat Ritter for their very generous donation of a new folding machine. After many years of working with the older model and its limited capabilites, we now have a brand new state-of-the-art folding machine that makes office work easier for staff.

Thank you, Susan and Nat, for seeing a need and stepping in to help!

Community Chanukah Celebration The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples and our Community Synagogues and Organizations invite you to join us

Monday, December 23 at 5:00 p.m.

The Lawn at Mercato

Across from Silverspot Cinema Free Admission ~ Everyone is Welcome!

Greetings from community leaders Concert by the Naples Klezmer Revival Band Menorah lighting Jewish War Veterans’ flag presentation Crafts at the “Kids Corner” hosted by BBYO Face painting Children’s performances Food available for purchase

Sponsored by Mercato

WE CELEBRATE OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY Jewish Federation of Greater Naples • Beth Tikvah • Chabad Jewish Center of Naples Jewish Congregation of Marco Island • Naples Jewish Congregation • Temple Shalom BBYO • GenShoah SWFL • Hadassah • Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center Jewish Historical Society of SWFL • Jewish Russian Cultural Alliance Jewish War Veterans Post 202 • Naples Senior Center at JFCS Men’s Cultural Alliance • Women’s Cultural Alliance • ZOA

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CELEBRATE WITH US

B’nai Mitzvah Dylan & Sophia Baer 11.16.19 Sophia and Dylan Baer, children of Claudia and Larry Baer, will celebrate their B’nai Mitzvah on November 16. Their older brother, Jacob, became a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Shalom three years ago.

Dylan and Sophia are seventh graders at Community School of Naples.

Dylan enjoys playing football and basketball and is a fan of all University of Michigan teams. Sophia plays volleyball for the school team and she loves to draw, paint and bake.

For their B’nai Mitzvah project, Sophia and Dylan have chosen to help children (Candlelighters of South West Florida) and seniors (Naples Senior Center) in need.

Simchas

Maze l Tov!

Debbie and Barry Zvibleman are thrilled to announce the marriage of their son, Ryan, to Aline Nascimento on September 21. The couple tied the knot here in Naples and were happily surprised by the attendance of the bride’s parents, Alvaro and Zenia Nascimento from Brazil.

Merrylee and Joseph Kandel are proud to annouce that their daughter, Geena, was admitted to the Florida Bar. Geena graduated in August with her Masters of Laws in Estate Planning from the University of Miami. She has joined the law firm of Wollman, Gehrke & Associates, PA. Pictured here is Geena being sworn in by Temple Shalom member, Judge Lauren Brodie.

Share your good news with us!

Engagements, weddings, awards, achievements, and milestones - we want to hear it all!

If you have good news you would like to share with the Temple Shalom One Family, please let us know by emailing Jeanette Fischer at jfischer@naplestemple.org.

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CELEBRATE WITH US Happ y Birthday!

1 Neal Charles Kofman Dovie Melnick Wilbur Yellin 2 Barbara Kushnir Joel Pittelman Joyce Toub 3 Donald Belmont Cipora Brown Shoshanna Dorfman Micki Hurvitz Liz Jaffe Erez Shalom Jennifer Siegal-Miller 4 Abe Levy Amy Prchal Norman Senior Arlene Shapiro 5 Ramon Gonzalez Ric Phillips James Sernovitz Charice Zaehringer 6 Harriet Adelstein Suzanne Low Rabbi James Perman

6 Cyndi Yag-Howard Stanton Young 7 William Warshauer 8 Nancy Nittolo Sandy Randall Rebecca Schwartz Bunch 9 Miriam Cohn Kristina Isenberg Phyllis Luts Arlene Subin Michal Wiesler 10 Ted Alpert Gabriela Saad Michelle Sodini-Rubin 11 Mark Albrecht Alan Jaffe Jessica Schaab 12 Martin Dorio Allen Menkin E. Elizabeth Schwartz 13 Robin Mintz Sara Patel 14 Edythe Cohen Kalmin Faye

14 Lewis Mitchell Seth Mizrachi Midge Rauch Rosalie Switzen 15 Shirley Bassin Roberto Bollt Lois Cohen Rebecca Cornacchia Alicia Feldman Janina Levy Adam Schonberg Diane Schwartz Cammeron Solomon 16 Howard Glicken David Isaacson Andrew Jaffe Lillian Menkin Sherry Pino Bernice Saks Maureen Schaab Arlene Yedid 17 Fredric Roth Rhonda Singer Helen Weinfeld

17 Zachary Zimmerman 18 Judith Huizenga Eloise Kaplan Ben Post Jared Schprechman Millie Sernovitz Carol Sherman 19 Richard Barr Susan Hadinger Charlene Kerner Ida Margolis Asher Saida 20 Marc Browner 21 Bruce Barter Burton Hirsch Melanie Schwartz 22 Andrew Halmos Jose Lairet 23 Amy Hunter 24 Mary-Beth Levitz Linda Rosenfeld Avra Schwab 25 Gabriel Kohn Jennifer Marchionda

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Ronald Plotkin Susan Rabin Barry Sablosky Deborah Schreier Ronnie Blumenthal Lawrence Haut Helene Weiss Mona Brodsky Alan Deutch Michael Horowitz Fredda Isaacson Elliot Kaplan Hilda Levine Sandra Rick Stephen Schwartz Tracey Albert Karen Deutsch Rita Bernstein Bernard Lashinsky Toby Press Carolyn Roth

Happ y Anniversary!

1 Allan and Gabriela Goldberg Simone and Scott Lutgert Jeffrey and Sandy Randall

Tim and Aliza Recher

21 Shelly and Janet Whitman 22 Harvey and Katie Cohen

12 William Berliant and Ann Cardimone

24 Jeffrey and Freyda Albin

2 Edward and Judith Anchel

13 Lawrence and Tina Haut

25 Alan and Doris Adlestein

Charles and Sue Center

14 Moises and Janina Levy

27 Joseph and Merrylee Kandel

4 Robert and Loretta Stein

15 Jonathan and Amy Karnilow

6 Franklin and Debra Wyman

16 Alan and Freddi Peltz

8 Jason and Shelly Bell

18 Marc and Jennifer Fleischer

Adam Miller & Jennifer Siegal-Miller 10 Abe and Pat Levy

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11 Steven and Marla Leibach

Daniel and Judith Spintman 20 Ronald and Alison Goodwich

Mazel Tov!

Michael and Patty Kirschner 28 Philip and Anita Freeman Howard and Sherry Greenfield 29 Gustavo and Gabriela Karp

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The Samuel Team Karyn Samuel 239.537.3732 Rowan Samuel 239.298.3555 www.lovingnaples.com The Samuel Team will donate 10% of our net commission to Temple Shalom in your honor.

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YAHRZEITS – NOVEMBER 2019 1 Barnett Aaron Meyer Adler Bernard Anchor Hattie Berman Conrad L Berman Evie Binder Bernard Blacker Theodore Bollt Hillis Cohn Sayde Diengott Jennie Entoff Pearl Waldman Glaser Albert Golin Ilene Helfand Sigmund William Horwitz Pearl Hurwitz Herman Morris Jacobson Everett Kassalow Sylvia Kassalow Alvin Katchman Sherman Krivit Jean Kuperman Gary Lebowich Anna Margolies David Nahari Maurice Ocker Abe Osipe Lester A Ottenheimer Max Peltz Nelson Ross David Rozet Michael Rubenstein Harry Rubin Goldie Sacknoff Joseph Shiffman Pauline Shiffman Edward Speiser Harry Springman Malka Teich Frank Walkenberg Sadie R. Walkenberg Anna Weinfeld Minnie B. Weinstein Jeanne Wilker Roberta Williamson Alexander S. Wyner Claudia Yellin

8 Rabbi Stanley R. Brav David Brick Beatrice Brody Freda Burg Roslyn Burns Helen Caplan Ruth Goldstein Chosiad Lilyan Cohn Len Feiman Samuel Feldman Phyllis Freedman Gary Ira Garber Kate Goldsmith Dave Green Alan Hillman Andrew Kaplan Pauline Rose Kaplan Louis Klein Lillian Koplovsky Jeff Kuller Merrill M. Kuller Rhoda Faith Levine Frank Lickhalter Gretchen Linz Sophie Lipkin Aaron Lipkin Rachel Lipp Alex Margolis Robert Millstone Adele Topolosky Mintz Sol Mitchell Tillie Morton Lillian Nerenberg Judith Pendergast Samuel Plotkin Amy Post Bernice Reisman Joseph B. Rosenbach Saul Rothchild Carole Sarnoff Marilyn Seifert A. Benjamin Shapiro Samuel Steinhouse Mollie Stuback Esther C. Weiss Louis Werhane Frances Yohay

15 Bertha Applebaum Elizabeth Barnett Joseph Brenner Frank Cohen Maurice Cohn Beverly Defalco Walter Deutsch Shirley Friedman Eva Friedman Anita Gardner Marjorie Green Beatrice Harris Gussie Herbst Herb Herman Esther Hersh Sidney Hoffman Ruth Jones Doris Kaplan Mildred Katz Allen Keyser Valerie Kraus Frieda Kraus Edith Lewis Frances Burros Lieb Max Moskowitz Dennis Partnoy Abram Post Goldie F. Ross Robert Schoor Elsye Schreier Eugenia J. Simon Judith Sloane Rebecca Snyder Sarah Stone Stanley Ira Thall David Wolf Dr. Albert Ziering

Recently Deceased

22 Alan Adler Evelyn Alexander Evelyn Angoff Arthur Bassewitz Jacob Beitchman Charles Richard Benisch Herbert Bernstein Muriel Berzon George M. Carson Joseph Dessoff Linda Endler Martye Eshowsky Patricia Fisher Minna Freeman Joseph Freeman Edgar Fuchs Milton Gellis Merryl Gillingham Ray Gordon Hyman Greenfield Mary Grossman Johanna Grunebaum Elinor Hayum Donna Oshry Highstein Gertrude Kaplan Sherman Kassmir Allen B. Katz David Kugelman Samuel Levere Ronald Levy Seymour Malkin Ben Millender Dr. Louis Millender Samuel Mitchell Harriet Modlin Mona Popkin Howard Rosenberg Miriam Rubin Isabelle Seidman Michael Jay Siegel Louis Sloan Martin Solomon Ben Stein Annette VanAuken Adolph Weinfeld Herman Wohl Eva Zaleznik

29 P. Peter Bassewitz Lee Becker Lorraine Belmont James Bernard Sarah Boodman Ruth Brick Mary Einhorn Jean Frank Martin Freedman Harvey Friedman Benjamin Grossman Marilyn Harwick Louis Heuer Irene Gart Hurvitz Sylvia Ichel Esther Jacobs Rose Jaffe Frank Katchman Dick Kravitz Sophia Lickhalter Janette Manheim Jack Morton Albert Oppenheim Joseph C. Perman Zoe Elena Press Joyce Rosenbach Ignatz Rosensweig Charles Rubin Max Rudman Benjamin Saffer Jeff Schwartz Lori Sklaroff Samuel Snyder Mary Snyder Mark Symons Leonard Troupp Marvin Tucker Max Waldman Dr. Samuel Weisberg Phyllis Winer Rose Winkler Wilfred Wolman Lila Yellin Sylvia Zack

(as of 10/15/2019)

James Polacheck - Husband of Terri Polacheck Elsa Paez - Grandmother of Jo Icaza Leo Cohen - Father of Maxine Gould Tim Faner - Cousin of Lori Cohen Mark Cohen - Husband of Adele Cohen Robert Sperber - Grandfather of Abby Feintuch Cmdr. Gil Block – Jewish War Veteran

May their memories be a blessing. Zichronam liv’rachah.

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MEN’S CLUB

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Kansas City Chiefs vs LA Chargers Hamburgers, Hot Dogs & Soft Drinks Open to all Men’s Club members and their guests $10 per person for non-members RSVP required by November 11 Ron Yasbin at ryasbin@att.net

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SISTERHOOD WELCOME BACK It’s hard to believe the winter season is here. The holidays are over so let the fun begin with Sisterhood. We have a very exciting year coming up and as you can see we are having some evening get-togethers as well. So if you are not able to come to a luncheon you are not left out because you can attend an evening event. Everyone is invited to all events that Sisterhood is doing. If any members have any more suggestions for night events, please us know.

Sisterhood President

Karen Cohn

The luncheons are always on the second Tuesday of every month and we would like everyone to make their reservations by the Friday before the luncheon. As you know, the luncheons are catered and it would be a big help for Prestige Catering and Sisterhood to have an accurate count so we can accommodate everyone who wants to come. After eating, we appreciate that everyone stay seated at their tables and enjoy the program and camaraderie. If you’d like to help with check-in and greeting people at the door, please let me know (239-591-1494).

Just a reminder that the Judaica Shop is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00am to 12:30pm, Fridays from 10:00am to 11:30am and Sundays from 9:00am to12:00pm when Religious School is in session.

Upcoming events

Temple Shalom Sisterhood

JUDAICA SHOP

The ONLY Judaica shop in the Greater Naples area!

All your Judaica needs!

Tallitot, Shabbat candles, challah plates, mezzuzot, hostess gifts, cards, gifts for children and MUCH MORE! Hours Sunday - 9:00am to 12:00pm (Sundays during Religious School)

Monday through Thursday 10:00am to 12:30pm Friday - 10:00am to 11:30am Temple Shalom 4630 Pine Ridge Rd • Naples, FL 34119 239-455-3030

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December 10 Sisterhood luncheon with guest speaker, Judy Belmont, mental health author, psychoanalyst and motivational speaker.

January 6 An evening at Paula Brody’s Inspiration Art Gallery January 14 Guest speaker, Rabbi Micha Greenstein - Joint event with WCA. (There will be no luncheon) January 21 Sisterhood Mah Jongg Tournament - Please see flyer and registration form on next page.

February 11 Joint Sisterhood and Men’s Club luncheon featuring the Jim Sernovitz Travelogue and the Men’s Club Chinese buffet.

Thursday, November 21 1:30pm “Before We Were Yours”

by Lisa Wingate Facilitator: Helen Weinfeld When Avery returns home to help with a health crisis, a chance encounter compels her to search through her family’s hidden history.

For a complete list of books for the 2019-2020 season, please visit the Sisterhood page under Connect on the Temple Shalom website.

Sisterhood of Temple Shalom

Mah Jongg Tournament Tuesday, January 21 at Temple Shalom

Temple Shalom • 4630 Pine Ridge Rd. • Naples, FL 34119 • 239-455-3030

8:30AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00am - Play Begins

DELICIOUS CHINESE BUFFET FABULOUS CHINESE AUCTION Questions? Contact Carole Flegel at 239-248-4487 Checks for $55 per person payable to Temple Shalom Sisterhood can be mailed to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Attn: Mah Jongg 4630 Pine Ridge Road Naples, FL 34119 Name ___________________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________________________________________________ Phone _________________________________ Email _________________________ I can bring a set ________

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TEMPLE SHALOM SISTERHOOD PRESENTS

“Guess Who’s Coming to Lunch?”

The One and Only Myra Daniels!

LUNCHEON AND SPECIAL PROGRAM

Tuesday, November 12 at 11:30am

Myra Daniels was the driving force behind the creation of the Naples Philharmonic Center and Naples Museum of Art. She also was the founder of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra.

During Myra’s 22 years as the Philharmonic CEO, Naples became recognized as a major cultural arts center.

Don’t miss a unique program featuring Naples’ legendary Myra Daniels recalling her amazing life and achievements . Did you know that Myra was a well-known Chicago advertising executive, or that her legendary husband, Draper Daniels, was the inspiration for Dan Draper in “Mad Men”? Or that Myra was responsible for the creation of the “Latchkey Program”?

Members $30 • Guests $32 • Sponsors $50 Make checks payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Mail to: Fran Nossen 7335 Acorn Way Naples, FL 34119 You can also pay online using PayPal. Visit the Sisterhood Luncheon page at tinyurl.com/y2pwxkwm If you have dietary restrictions or need more information, please contact Barbara Druckman at 239-405-1141 or barbdruckman@gmail.com

For information, contact Program Chair, Marcy Aizenshtat at 239-273-3818 or email marcy1818@aol.com.

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TIKKUN OLAM

Tikkun Olam Council Chair Ken Goldstein Reducing Gun Violence Next Steps…Education and Advocacy The Town Hall on gun violence held at Temple Shalom in September was spirited, emotional and most importantly, civil.

Over 80 members of our congregation came together to listen and talk to each other about gun violence in our country.

While there were many different opinions about what could be done, there was widespread agreement that action was needed.

Rabbi Miller shared with us excerpts from Jewish texts that related to issues of violence. Out of the small and large group discussions that followed, three approaches to address the issue had the greatest support: • Tightening background checks • Red flag laws and domestic violence orders of protection • Banning military style assault weapons So…where do we go from here? We are planning education sessions using non-partisan experts to learn more about current law and policy as well as proposals for new laws to address this issue. We will also learn more about how best to advocate for change.

What can you do now? When you receive notice of the education session meeting please register to attend so that we can plan for adequate seating and materials. And please share with us any news articles or commentary that shed light on this important issue.

Going forward, there will be many opportunities to get involved in other social action and social justice issues. The Religious Action Center (RAC) of Reform Judaism has agreed to form RAC FL. A statewide coordinator will work with synagogues across Florida to focus the weight of our Jewish community on advocacy for meaningful change.

The Tikkun Olam Council (TOC) meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Come join us. Contact Ken Goldstein at kengoldstein@mac.com for more information.

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ENDOWMENT CORNER

With a completed endowment gift of $10,000 or more you will become a member of our

Eternal Light society.

by Suzanne Low, J.D., CFP®, Endowment Chair “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 After 5 ½ years as Endowment Chair (the last 2 ½ since I finished my last Board term), it is time for me to relinquish the position and move on.

From an institutional perspective, I have always believed (and practiced) that no one should stay in any leadership position for too long. We now have the dedicated professional staff, an Executive Director with the knowledge, experience and ability to take over many of the duties that the Endowment Chair was required to assume in the beginning years, and an able Development Coordinator to assist her. It is time for a fresh point of view and new enthusiasm of a dedicated individual, a current Board member, to take over this important responsibility. I will, of course, help to ensure a smooth transition.

I am very proud of the many accomplishments of the Endowment Committee. We established dedicated endowment funds at the Community Foundation of Collier County, growing from an initial transfer authorized by the Board of the (then) $89,000 Abramson Fund to $563,000 today in eight named funds plus a general endowment fund. We established the Eternal Light Society to honor major donors. New gifts of various sizes, including tributes, are continually donated into endowments. We created the Legacy Society to honor signers of non-binding Letters of Intent for planned gifts. Thirty-four individuals signed these to date. We worked with the Fundraising Steering Committee to create a program to honor major Temple donors. We created and oversaw the distribution of our acclaimed For Now and Forever endowment brochures throughout the Temple, including the Sanctuary – emphasizing the holy obligation of each of us to “secure the financial future of Temple Shalom.”

It has been a genuine honor and privilege to serve with the members of the Endowment Committee - dedicated, creative, wonderful, hardworking volunteers - and to have been Temple Shalom Endowment Chair for the past 5 ½ years. The potential for our endowments is great and I believe the future is bright.

I wish you all the best!

Suzanne

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You will become a member of our Legacy Society with your signed letter of intent to make a gift in the future.

TZEDAKAH Showing We Care 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.

Operations Funds General Fund

Support Temple operations

Capital R eserve

Maintain and enhance buildings and grounds

Security Fund

Improve safety and security

Tree of Life

Rock - $540 Star of David - $540.00 Leaf - $240.00

Tribute Garden

Enhance garden, buildings and grounds.

Dedication opportunities are available.

Worship Funds Memorial Fund

Donations in memory of loved ones

William Freschel K iddush Fund

Provide Kiddush Lunch each Saturday following worship services. A $150 donation sponsors Kiddush in honor of a special someone or occasion.

Flower Fund

Bimah flowers each Shabbat. A $100.00 donation sponsors flowers in memory or in honor of a special someone or occasion.

Mitzvah Baskets Fund

Bimah food baskets for Shabbat. A $100 donation purchases several hundred dollars of food for JFCS.

Dr. Philip & Shirley Gilbert Music Fund Enhances music at Temple Shalom

Prayerbook Fund

Prayerbooks and Torah commentaries.

Prayerbooks - $54, Torah commentary - $100 High Holy Days prayerbooks (set) - $118

Education Funds

Endowment Funds

Enhance adult education programs

To secure the future, enrich programs and provide for emergency needs of the congregation.

A dult Education Fund

R eligious School Fund

Supplies and activities for Jewish learning in Religious and Hebrew Schools

R eligious School Enrichment Fund Augments the Religious and Hebrew School educational programming.

Polster R eligious School Scholarship Fund

Religious and Hebrew School scholarships for students in need

Ben Calmenson Fund

Sponsors children to attend Camp Coleman

Joseph S. Weinfeld Faculty Development Fund

Curriculum and teaching skill enrichment activities for Sunday and Hebrew School teachers

Youth Activities Fund

Financial support for our youth to attend Camp Coleman, to take part in regional/ national youth conventions, and summer in Israel experiences.

Preschool Fund

Supplies and activities for the Preschool

Preschool Enrichment Fund

Books, magazines and media for children and adolescents

A rby Lipman Children's Library

For the purchase of children and adolescent books and magazine subscriptions, and supplies

Jack and Charlotte Ward Family Children's Music Shelf Audio and video music for children

Oneg Shabbat Fund

Sponsors Onegs in celebration of an event or to honor someone. This fund is administered

by Temple Shalom Sisterhood. Please contact Sandy Stone (239) 597-1553.

General Endowment

Herbert & Ruth A bramson Endowment

To supplement general operations and provide enrichment for Temple functions

Honey Berkle Endowment

Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom

Paula Brody & Merrill Hassenfeld Endowment

Supports operating and capital expenses

K raus Scholar In R esidence Endowment

To bring visiting scholars to the Temple as an educational benefit to the membership

Gracia & Merrill Kuller Family Fund

Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom

Low Family Endowment

To secure the future of Temple Shalom and Reform Judaism in Southwest Florida

Temple Shalom Sisterhood Endowment Fund Supports the religious school

Truly Nolen Family Endowment Supports the overall mission of Temple Shalom

Janet & Howard Solot Endowment For general charitable uses and purposes

Clergy & Leadership Funds R abbi Miller’s Discretionary Fund For tzedakah, charitable purposes,and general enhancement of the Rabbi's work

Cantor A zu's Discretionary Fund For tzedakah, charitable purposes and general enhancement of the Cantor's work

R abbi Boxman’s Discretionary Fund For tzedakah, charitable purposes,and general enhancement of the Rabbi’s work

Leadership Fund

Enhance and enrich leadership programs at Temple Shalom

Library Fund

R abbi James & Jane Perman Library Books, magazine subscriptions and supplies

Social Action Fund

David and Lillian Thalenfeld Fund for Social Justice Support Temple’s participation in social justice events and activities

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DONATIONS TO TEMPLE SHALOM

CANTOR AZU DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Honor Of Sam Kelley becoming a Bar Mitzvah from Michael & Alicia Feldman In Memory Of Victor Keve from Barbara Steinberg Albert Ziering from Franklin & Debra Wyman Ilene Helfand from Gene Helfand Joe Cohn from Martin Cohn, MD DR. PHILIP & SHIRLEY GILBERT MUSIC FUND In Memory Of Judy Yohay Glaser, Jack Yohay and Frances Yohay from Linda Denning In A ppreciation of Lydia Bond for her generous kindness from Michael Rubner ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory Of Leo Cohen from Frances and Robert Nossen FLOWER FUND In Honor Of Sophia and Dylan Baer on their B'nai Mitzvah from Laurance & Claudia Baer Susan Ritter on her birthday from Nathaniel & Susan Ritter GENERAL FUND In Memory of Edgar Mansfield from Connie Mansfield Leo Cohen from Debbe and Danny Schertzer Samuel Dreier and M. Jerry Feiman from Donald Feiman Leo Cohen from Eleanor Bonder Golda Levine from Robert & Barbara Levine Dr. Mark Cohen from Sheila Agranat In Honor Of Dan and Judi Spintman's 60th Wedding Anniveresary from David & Daryl Sissman Zev Friedberg becoming a Bar Mitzvah from Russell & Janet Sobelman HONEY BERKLE ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory Of Garrett Whitman from Shelly Berkle JACK & CHARLOTTE WARD CHILDRENS MUSIC FUND In Memory Of Helene Brandon from Robert & Caryl Palazzolo MITZVAH DAY DONATIONS In Memory Of Rebecca Snyder from Carol & Marv Weisberg RABBI MILLER DISCRETIONARY FUND In Memory Of Jennie Citrin from David Citrin Bernard Blacker from Gerald & Natalie Lewis Dr. Stephen Barolsky from Phyllis Barolsky Jack Goldberg Bonnie Goldberg from Steven Goldberg In Honor Of Sam Kelley becoming a Bar Mitzvah from Michael & Alicia Feldman

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DONATIONS In Memory Of Evelyn Alexander from Edward & Cheryl Alexander RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENRICHMENT FUND In Memory Of Robert Wollman from Edward & Ellen Wollman Julius Nacht from Leonard & Jean Nacht Joseph Birkenfeld from Leonard & Jean Nacht In Honor Of Lisa Willits from Barry & Debbie Zvibleman

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A s of October 9

DONATIONS TO TEMPLE SHALOM

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Beyond

Living, Loving, and Sharing Judaism Rabbi’s Circle $10,000 - $17,999 Anonymous Morton & Myra Friedman Merrill Hassenfeld & Paula Brody Stuart & Estelle Price Supporters $5,000 - $9,999

Edward & Judith Anchel Daniel & Linda Carp Ed Kaufman Michael Pierce

Michael & Phyllis Seaman Leonard Teitelbaum Michal Wiesler

Sponsors $2,000 - $4,999 Anonymous Marcelle Aizenshtat Carol Clarke Leonard & Barbara Cutler David Dembo Robert & Deborah Fidel Howard & Rachel Gutman Joel Lipman & Jennifer Marchionda David Millstein

Robert & Frances Nossen Wayne & Toby Press Gilbert Rashbaum Nathaniel & Susan Ritter Irene Smith Robert & Arlene Subin Joel Waltzer Bernard & Helene Weiss

Pillars $1,000 - $1,999 Chad Atkins & Debra Antzis Moises & Janina Levy Jane Berger Mark Malone & Frances Kline Shelly Berkle Rabbi Adam Miller & Jennifer Siegal-Miller Iris Bland Judi Palay David Citrin Mae Riefberg Edward & Lori Cohen Michael & Naida Rodman Martin & Karen Cohn Russell & Gail Smith Peter & Myra Cristall Dan & Judi Spintman Stanley & Karen Deutsch Sandra Stone Lawrence Gratz & Jane Schiff Richard & Sara Treiser Toby Kleban Levine Nancy White Geoffrey & Fran Kroll Jack & Nancy Wiadro Gracia Kuller Barry & Debbie Zvibleman 34

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DONATIONS TO TEMPLE SHALOM

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NOVEMBER 2019 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

Soulful Shabbat 7:30pm

Torah Talk 8:30am Shabbat morning service 10:00am

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4

Religious School 9:00am

5

Sisterhood Board Adut Hebrew meeting 10:00am Class 3:30pm

Blessing of the Animals 9:00am

Hebrew School 4:45pm

Sunday Hebrew School 11:45am

10

11

Religious School 9:00am

Religious School 9:00am Confirmation class 9:30am

Men’s Club Monday Night Football 8:15pm

Family Shabbat Experience 5:30pm Veterans Shabbat 7:30pm

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Sisterhood Luncheon 11:30am

Adut Hebrew Class 3:30pm

Endowment meeting 1:00pm

Shabbat Evening Service with Choir 7:30pm

Shabbat Morning Service 10:00am

Sisterhood Yoga class 2:30pm Choir rehearsal 6:30pm

B’nai Mitzvah of Dylan & Sophia Baer

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Executive Committee meeting 6:00pm

TOC meeting 10:00am Beading for Betterment 12:30pm Adut Hebrew Class 3:30pm Hebrew School

Sisterhood Book Bag 1:30pm

Preschool Thanksgiving Celebration 9:30am

Shabbat Morning Service 10:00am

Sunday Hebrew School 11:45am

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9 Shabbat Morning Service 10:00am

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Board Meeting 7:00pm

Beyond Wise Aging 10:00am

Choir rehearsal 6:30pm

8

13

Hebrew School 4:45pm

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7 Sisterhood Yoga class 2:30pm

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Sunday Hebrew School 11:45am

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6

Sisterhood Yoga class 2:30pm

Shabbat Evening Service 7:30pm

4:45pm

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Preschool closed

Preschool closed

Temple offices closed

Thanksgiving

Temple offices closed

Shabbat Morning Service 10:00am

Israel Book Discussion Club 11:00am

Temple offices No Adult Hebrew closed class Preschool closed No Hebrew School

Preschool closed Beach Shabbat 5:00pm

Preschool closed

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DECEMBER 2019 Sunday 1 No Religious or Sunday Hebrew School

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Monday 2

Tuesday

Wednesday

3

4

Melton Class year 3 10:00am

Adut Hebrew Class 3:30pm

Thursday 5 Melton class year 1 10:00am

Friday 6

7

Shabbat Evening Service 7:30pm

Torah Talk 8:30am

Sisterhood Board meeting 10:00am Hebrew School 4:45pm Melton Elective class 2:00pm

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Saturday

Shabbat morning service 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Nathan Goebel

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12

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14

Religious School 9:00am

Melton Class year 3 10:00am

Melton class year 1 10:00am

Sisterhood luncheon 10:00am

Shabbat Evening Service 7:30pm

Shabbat morning service 10:00am

Garden of Eating 9:30am

Beading for Betterment 12:30pm Adut Hebrew Class 3:30pm Hebrew School 4:45pm

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20

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Melton Class year 3 10:00am Melton Elective class 2:00pm Executive Committee 6:00pm Board meeting 7:00pm

Beading for Betterment 12:30pm Adut Hebrew Class 3:30pm No Hebrew School

Melton class year 1 10:00am

Preschool Chanukah Celebration 9:30am

Shabbat morning service 10:00am

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Temple Shalom offices and Preschool closed

Preschool Winter Camp

Preschool Winter Camp

Shabbat Morning Service 10:00am

Sunday Hebrew School 11:45am

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Melton Elective class 2:00pm

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Religious School 9:00am Confirmation class 9:30am Religious School Chanukah party 11:30am Cabaret Night 7:00pm

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First night of Chanukah

Preschool Winter Camp

No Religious or Sunday Hebrew School

Temple Shalom offices and Preschool Winter Camp close at 12:00pm

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No Religious or Sunday Hebrew School

Preschool Winter Camp

Temple Shalom offices and Preschool Winter Camp close at 12:00pm

Israel Book Discussion Club 11:00am

Sisterhood Book Bag 1:30pm

Bar Mitzvah of Leo Dorn

Shabbat Evening Service 7:30pm

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