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SEPTEMBER Selichot/Board Installation Erev Rosh HaShanah Rosh HaShanah Day 1 Rosh HaShanah Day 2

L’shanah Tovah

OCTOBER Erev Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Erev Sukkot Sukkot Erev Sh’mini Atzeret Erev Simchat Torah, Sh’mini Atzeret Simchat Torah, Sh’mini Atzeret NOVEMBER

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Thanksgiving Day

DECEMBER 14 First Night Hanukkah 15-22 Hanukkah 31 New Year’s Eve

In This Issue Shofar Survey ..................................... 2 Clergy/Staff ........................................... 2 Contacts ................................................. 2 Board of Trustees ................................. 3 Committee List ...................................... 3 Messages from the Clergy ................... 4 Message from the Temple President ................................. 7 Upcoming Board Meetings ................. 7 Worship Services ................................. 8

B’notai Mitzvah ................................... 11 High Holy Days Community Memorial Services .............................. 11 Adult Education .................................. 14 Welcome New Members ................... 16 Tashlich ................................................ 17 Worship Committee 5786 ................. 18 Book Club ............................................. 19 Brotherhood Monthly Meetings ...... 19 Sukkat Shalom .................................... 20 Renaissance Group Events ............... 20

Tikkun Olam Committee .................... 21 Youth Groups ...................................... 23 Breakfast with the Feinbergs ........... 24 New Member Havdalah ................... 24 Generation to Generation Circle Membership ............................. 25 Sisterhood ........................................... 26 Opening the Gates ............................. 26 List of Funds ........................................ 27 Placing an Ad ....................................... 28 Donations ............................................ 29

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CLERGY/SENIOR STAFF Senior Rabbi Rachel Ackerman rabbiackerman@templeshalom.net Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev cantortovlev@templeshalom.net Rabbi Educator Rabbi Joshua Gischner rabbijosh@templeshalom.net Adjunct Rabbi/Jewish Educator Rabbi JoHanna Potts jpotts@templeshalom.net Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Bruce E. Kahn rabbikahn@templeshalom.net Executive Director Andrew Maayan amaayan@templeshalom.net ELC Director Maggie Heidema elc@templeshalom.net

Tell us what you want to see in the Shofar (and what you do not)!

Because we want to make sure that the Shofar meets the needs of our congregants, we have created an easy-to-use survey. It should take you less than five minutes to fill out, so YOU can let us know what features you like in the Shofar and which features you do not care about.

Click on this link to fill out the survey and let us know your thoughts. This survey will only be open until October 16, so please respond today.

Or, you can always feel free to email Carol Jimenez and Michael Schwartz with your ideas.

Thank you to all who have contributed to and provided support for the Shofar.

Your dedication to the Temple Shalom community is what makes this newsletter possible.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Member Relations Administrator Suzy Burstein sburstein@templeshalom.net Clergy Administrator School Administrator Katherine Schnorrenberg rabast@templeshalom.net school@templeshalom.net Engagement and Family Education Coordinator Jeannelle D’Isa jdisa@templeshalom.net

Who should I contact at Temple Shalom about...?

• Building/Space rental • Calendar items • Reserving meeting space/room set-up • Accessibility • Becoming a member

Suzy Burstein sburstein@templeshalom.net Jeannelle D’Isa jdisa@templeshalom.net

Accounting Manager Sharon Winick swinick@templeshalom.net

• Account/statement or making a donation

Sharon Winick swinick@templeshalom.net

B’notai Mitzvah Administrator Andrea Mark amark@templeshalom.net

• Religious School

Katherine Schnorrenberg school@templeshalom.net

• Scheduling a lifecycle event • Scheduling a meeting with one of our clergy

Katherine Schnorrenberg rabast@templeshalom.net

ELC Administrator Ritu Bernal adminelc@templeshalom.net Building Supervisor David Diaz

• Other items

info@templeshalom.net

All Temple Shalom staff may also be reached by telephone at (301) 587-2273.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Executive Committee President Matt Andelman president@templeshalom.net Executive Vice President Karen Miller

Temple Shalom Committees and Contact Information Belonging Committee (Formerly Membership Committee) Megan Parker and Dana Larkin membership@templeshalom.net Book Club Janice Zalen bookclub@templeshalom.net Budget Committee Lynn Mandell treasurer@templeshalom.net Capital Improvements Committee Debbie Szyfer deborah.szyfer@gmail.com Capital Campaign Committee Debbie Szyfer and Mike Rubin TSBuilding@templeshalom.net Generation to Generation Committee Rachel Miller generationtogeneration@templeshalom.net House and Grounds Committee Mike Gurevich mike.gurevich@gmail.com

Vice Presidents Debbie Szyfer Megan Parker Steve Schleien

Sacred Spaces Berinna Doggett and Sherry Doggett sacredspaces@templeshalom.net

Treasurer Lynn Mandell treasurer@templeshalom.net

Shofar Newsletter Carol Jimenez and Michael Schwartz shofar@templeshalom.net

Financial Secretary Sherry Doggett financialsecretary@templeshalom.net

Sukkat Shalom Sherry Doggett sukkatshalom@templeshalom.net

Secretary Joanna Waldstreicher

Tikkun Olam Fran Paver and Betsy Kingery tikkunolam@templeshalom.net Young Professionals Emma Bassin and Simon Heil ebassin713@gmail.com ocaptain2015@gmail.com Worship Committee Megan Parker and Sarah Leavitt meganrk@gmail.com leavitt.sarah@gmail.com Auxiliaries

Immediate Past President Peter Howard Additional Trustees Matthew Bremen Berinna Doggett Dawn Goldstein Deborah Hutton Lisa Krim Jason Kromirs Dana Larkin Toby Lowe Rachel Zimmerman Ex-Officio Voting Trustees Brotherhood Co-Presidents Mike Gurevich/Marc Hershkowitz

Kulanu (LGBTQIA+ affinity group) Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev cantortovlev@templeshalom.net

Brotherhood Mike Gurevich and Marc Hershkowitz brotherhood@templeshalom.net

Sisterhood President Juliana Horowitz

Mitzvah Corps Mary Jacobs mitzvahcorps@templeshalom.net

Sisterhood Juliana Horowitz sisterhood@templeshalom.net

Youth Co-Representatives Ben Trackman and Lily Blackman

Religious Education Committee Joanna Waldstreicher rec@TempleShalom.net

Youth Groups Xani Polakoff xpollakoff@templeshalom.net

Renaissance Group Paula Kahn and Sherry Doggett renaissance@templeshalom.net

Honorary Non-Voting Trustees Senior Rabbi Rachel Ackerman Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev Rabbi Educator Joshua Gischner Executive Director Andrew Maayan URJ Board Member Anne Feinberg Joan Kalin Andrea Mark

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A Message From Our Senior Rabbi Rachel Ackerman By the time you read this message, presumably I will have begun my parental leave and, for the first time since 2011, I will not be leading High Holy Day services at Temple Shalom. Most of us are entering these days more raw and fragile than before, as both our world and our Jewish community are more tattered and torn than they were a year ago. The rapid pace at which the world is changing will likely influence the tone of services, what the sermons might touch on and how our clergy, staff and lay leaders will navigate the delicate balance of ensuring our congregation is both held and comforted, as well as agitated and activated as we enter 5786.

Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to journey with more wedding couples than at any other time in my career. With most, I have known one of the partners since they were barely teenagers. I think back to the hope that we had for them at their b'notai mitzvah, their Confirmations and as they embarked on their college journeys. But these formative years were defined by and peppered with unimaginable world events: 9/11, crises of moral leadership, a pandemic, a massacre of more than 1200 Jews and a war between Israel and Gaza, that tested their Jewish identities in ways we could have never anticipated.

The one ritual I keep coming back to in their wedding ceremonies is the breaking of the glass. A moment to acknowledge how very broken our world is and the power that loving people have to pick up the fragments and work toward repair. It is funny that at the sound of the smashing glass, we are primed to yell, “mazel tov!” followed by the first kiss of the newlyweds. But that is just it. The world is 4

broken, and still we find love in it. The world is broken, and still we find the courage to repair.

The world is broken, and still we commit to celebrating. The world is broken, and still we dance. Again and again and again.

The world is broken, and still we show up for the same prayers and rituals as we do each year. We listen for the shofar to call us to moral clarity. We beat our chests as we confess our collective transgressions. We mourn our losses and broken promises. We commit to being better. And we commit that next year will bring about more wholeness and peace. The world is broken, and we lean into community because we must keep moving forward with the commitment that we will do better, that we will be better and that we deserve to expect better.

New life New unions New vows and commitments Even when our hope is stolen from us, we move forward. Because if there is one enduring attribute we possess as a Jewish people, it is hope. And may we never let go of it.

Wishing you and your loved ones the courage to start 5786 with the belief that we will indeed make sure this one is better than the last.

Sermons given by Rabbi Ackerman and our other clergy are on Temple Shalom’s website.

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Demystifying Prayer: Shalom Aleichem

must say, “Amen.” Thus, the cycles of goodness and wickedness continue through our own actions and the words of these angels.

By Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev

What does it mean for us to be prepared and ready for Shabbat, as Reform Jews in the modern day? Likely, it is deeper than lit candles, a set table and a made bed. At its core, Shabbat is separated from the rest of the week as a day of rest. Rather than turning to the definition of rest according to halacha (Jewish law), we can ask ourselves, what does rest mean to each of us? How can we intentionally set aside time on Shabbat for rejuvenation? Perhaps that means turning off email notifications on our phone for one day, sitting down for dinner with our families, taking a walk outside or setting aside time to hang out with friends.

Each month, we begin our Shabbat Vayinafash service with Shalom Aleichem, inviting us to sing together to welcome Shabbat. Did you know Shalom Aleichem is a prayer about angels?

Given the intellectual roots of Reform Judaism, many are surprised that our prayers include angelology. However, Maimonides, a 12thcentury Jewish philosopher, described angels as intellectual rather than physical beings: divine messengers entrusted with a single mission.

The contemporary Jewish scholar Steinsaltz teaches that angels are made by human actions. When we choose to complete a mitzvah, a positive commandment, we create an angel of goodness. When we choose to act in a harmful way, we create an angel of wickedness. In this way, our choices have the potential to create cycles of goodness or wickedness that live on long after our initial decision.

When we sing Shalom Aleichem, we welcome the angels of Shabbat each time we repeat the chorus: shalom aleichem, peace be upon you, malachei hashareit, attending angels, malachei Elyon, messengers of the Most High. Talmud (Shabbat 119b) teaches us that two angels journey home with each of us on Shabbat evening: one of goodness and one of wickedness. If we return home prepared and ready for Shabbat (which Talmud describes as “candles lit, table set and bed made”), the angel of goodness says, “May it be the will of God that it should be this way next Shabbat as well.” And the angel of wickedness must say, “Amen.” If we return home and we are not yet ready for Shabbat, the angel of wickedness says the same words and the angel of goodness

Ahad Ha’am, a 19th-century Jewish scholar, taught that more than Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews. We keep Shabbat because we need Shabbat. We cannot continue the rhythms of our workweek in perpetuity; we must set aside time to reset. As you approach Shabbat this week, take a moment to intentionally prepare yourself and your home for rest and renewal in whatever ways serve you best.

Then, may the angel of goodness bless you with the momentum to continue this practice for next Shabbat as well, creating a continuing cycle of goodness, rest and peace.

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and Palestine, Ukraine, federal workers Kabbalat Shabbat Israel and former government employees and their Transforming families, LGBTQ+ communities (especially trans and nonbinary folks and queer children), Heartbreak and immigrants (especially children) and so many Trauma into others in and beyond our Temple Shalom community. And as Jews, constantly in the Creativity and headlines, we too are navigating a charged and Renewal uncertain moment.

By Rabbi Josh Gischner I have been reflecting lately on moments in Jewish history when our communities did not just survive chaos and danger, they transformed them into sparks of creativity and renewal.

One such moment was the aftermath of the Spanish Inquisition in 1492. During our annual Earl Simons 7th Grade Retreat, our students explore this painful history through a “Choose Your Own Adventure” activity, confronting the impossible choices Jews faced: convert, escape or die. We ask them: “Can you imagine living a life where you had to hide being Jewish?”

Many who fled Spain made their way to the mystical city of Tzfat in the Land of Israel.

There, out of grief and spiritual searching, they birthed Lurianic Kabbalah, a movement that gifted us the language of tikkun olam (repairing the world), the poetry of L’chah Dodi and the practice of Kabbalat Shabbat, now a centerpiece of Jewish spiritual life on Friday nights around the world. These early kabbalists did not ignore their pain. They honored it and transformed it through ritual, song and community. In doing so, they gave us a model for resilience: feel deeply and create boldly.

As we begin a new school year and look towards Rosh HaShanah 5786 in a world and in a city that both feel increasingly unstable, I find myself turning to this Kabbalah model again and again. My thoughts are often on

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Like the kabbalists of Tzfat, may we find strength in sacred rest. May we embrace the call to repair the world. And may we care for our mental, emotional and physical health with compassion and creativity. The past shows us what is possible when we respond to brokenness not only with endurance but with vision. I hope you will join us in this quest.

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Message from Temple President Matt Andelman Dear Congregants, This past July, the IRS effectively reversed the long-standing policy that prohibited houses of worship from endorsing political candidates.

Since 1954, the Johnson Amendment, named after Senator Lyndon Johnson, has proscribed tax-exempt religious institutions such as Temple Shalom from engaging in certain political campaign activities. In general, the Temple could endorse certain issues, but could not campaign for or against specific candidates or parties. But no longer. The IRS now says that it considers candidate endorsements as protected First Amendment speech, akin to “family discussions,” and will not violate the Johnson Amendment.

So, will we start to hear a flurry of candidate endorsements from the bimah every Friday night? And would you think that is a good thing or a bad thing?

For decades, Temple Shalom has given its senior rabbi, through their employment contracts, the “full freedom of the pulpit.” And so, the ultimate decision on how to handle this developing issue will fall to them.

But we can see some hints for now on what to expect based on the statement from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in response to the IRS change. Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the RAC, voiced alarm over the IRS decision, stating that the new policy "undermines both the separation of church and state and the integrity of religious institutions."

He warned that loosening these restrictions could enable abuses of campaign finance laws by allowing political contributions through

religious entities with tax-deductible status.

Rabbi Pesner also refuted the IRS’s characterization of political endorsements as mere “family discussions,” noting that digital technology has amplified the reach and impact of religious messaging far beyond the sanctuary walls. He further cautioned that endorsing candidates risks sowing division within congregations by introducing partisanship into sacred spaces meant to unify, not polarize.

Our tradition has championed civic engagement rooted in Jewish values as opposed to partisan politics. But certainly part of that tradition was formed by the Johnson Amendment itself, which was enacted before Temple Shalom was ever formed. Whether we continue to follow this same tradition or not, it will now be a choice that our Temple makes rather than something we are required to follow. Over time, we will see whether and how that choice results in any real changes for our Temple and our community.

Upcoming Meetings of the Board Of Trustees All members of Temple Shalom are welcome to attend meetings of the Board of Trustees. The next board meeting will be on October 28 at 7:00pm. There will not be a regularly scheduled board meeting in November due to the Board of Trustees retreat, nor in December. If you plan to attend a Board meeting and are not a Trustee, as a courtesy, please contact our Temple Shalom President in advance.

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Worship Services

Mid-September - December September/Tishrei Monday, September 22 Erev Rosh HaShanah Tot Service, 5:30pm BYO (Bring Your Own) Dinner, 6:15pm Erev Rosh HaShanah Service, 8:00pm Tuesday, September 23 Rosh HaShanah Day 1 Services Early Morning and Youth Services, 8:30am* Late Morning and Youth Services, 11:30am* Community Family Service, 2:00pm Tashlich Service, 3:00pm * Registration required Wednesday, September 24 Rosh HaShanah Day 2 Service, 10:00am Friday, September 26 Erev Shabbat Service, 6:00pm Saturday, September 27 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Sunday, September 28 Garden of Remembrance Annual Community Service, 10:00am October/Tishrei-Cheshvan Wednesday October 1 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidrei Service, 8:00pm Thursday, October 2 Yom Kippur Services Morning and Youth Services, 8:30am* Explorations, Study and Learning Sessions, 11:00am Late Morning and Youth Services, 11:30am*

Thursday, October 2 (continued) Community Family Service, 2:00pm Afternoon Service/Teen Presentation of Jonah, 3:30pm Healing Service, 4:30pm Yizkor and Neilah Service, 5:30pm * Registration required Friday, October 3 Erev Shabbat Service, 6:00pm Saturday, October 4 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah Mandell, 10:00am Monday, October 6 Erev Sukkot Service, 6:00pm Tuesday, October 7 Sukkot Community Service, Temple Emanuel, 10:00am Wednesday, October 8 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, October 10 Erev Shabbat/Chol HaMoed Sukkot Family Service with Blessing of the Animals, 6:00pm Saturday, October 11 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Tikkun Olam Havdalah, Community Potluck in Sukkah, 5:30pm Monday, October 13 Tot Erev Simchat Torah Service, 5:30pm Erev Simchat Torah Service, 7:00pm

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Worship Services

Mid-September - December (continued from previous page) Tuesday, October 14 Sh’mini Atzeret Community Festival Service with Yizkor Memorial Service Temple Emanuel, 10:00am Wednesday, October 15 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, October 17 Erev Shabbat Service, 6:00pm Saturday, October 18 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Shabbat Service/B’notai Mitzvah Cox and Glover-Trahan, 10:00am Havdalah, 6:00pm

Wednesday, November 5 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, November 7 First Friday Tot Shabbat, 5:30pm Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30pm Saturday, November 8 Shabbat Morning Service/Torah Study, 10:00am Shabbat Service/Bat Mitzvah Nasser, 10:00am Havdalah sponsored by the Belonging Committee, 5:30pm Wednesday, November 12 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am

Wednesday, October 22 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am

Friday, November 14 Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30pm

Friday, October 24 Erev Shabbat Vayinafash Service, 6:00pm

Saturday, November 15 Shabbat Morning Service/Torah Study, 10:00am Shabbat Service/B’notai Mitzvah Kramer and Stelzer, 10:00am

Saturday, October 25 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Wednesday, October 29 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am

Wednesday, November 19 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am

Friday, October 31 Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30pm

Friday, November 21 Erev Shabbat Vayinafash Service, Trans Day of Remembrance, 7:30pm

November/Cheshvan-Kislev

Saturday, November 1 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Shabbat Service/B’notai Mitzvah Bauer and Feuer, 10:00am

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Mid-September - December (continued from previous page) Saturday, November 22 Shabbat Morning Service/Torah Study, 10:00am Shabbat Service/B’notai Mitzvah Reisman and Schwartz, 10:00am Wednesday, November 26 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, November 28 Erev Shabbat Service (home hosted), 6:00pm Saturday, November 29 Shabbat Morning Service/Torah Study, 10:00am (virtual only)

December/Kislev-Tevet Wednesday, December 3 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, December 5 Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30pm Wednesday, December 10 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, December 12 Erev Shabbat Service, 7:30pm

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Saturday, December 13 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am Wednesday, December 17 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, December 19 Erev Shabbat and Hanukkah Service/ Night of 1,000 Menorahs, 7:30pm Saturday, December 20 Shabbat Morning Service/Torah Study, 10:00am Wednesday, December 24 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am Friday, December 26 Erev Shabbat Service, time and place TBD Saturday, December 27 Shabbat Morning Service/ Torah Study, 10:00am (virtual only) Wednesday, December 31 Wednesday Morning Minyan, 8:00am

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B’notai Mitzvah

October – December 2025 Max Mandell October 4

Sarah Cox October 18

“Not pictured here”

Sarah Cox is in grade 8 at Loiederman Middle School.

Sarah loves art and participates in many art classes in and out of school as well as the National Junior Arts Honors Society. When not in school and expressing her creativity through art, Sarah can be found reading, listening to music, hanging out with friends or watching the latest TV shows. Sarah thanks Andy Mark and Jill Greenstein for all their support in preparing for her bat mitzvah.

Martine “Not pictured here” Glover-Trahan October 18

Nora Bauer November 1

Nora is in grade 8 at the Lowell School, where she swims for the Lionfish and plays trumpet in the school band. She loves going to summer camp at Lac du Bois, traveling to new places, hanging out with friends and taking her dog Persei on walks, especially to Starbucks. Nora is excited to celebrate her bat mitzvah this fall and would like to thank Andy Mark and Laura Gehl for helping her prepare.

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B’notai Mitzvah

October – December 2025 (continued from previous page)

Kyra Feuer November 1

Mia Nasser November 8

Kyra is currently in grade 8 at Sligo Middle School. She aspires to follow in the footsteps of her beloved late paternal grandfather ("Papa") and uncle in the legal profession. Kyra has been enthusiastically preparing for her bat mitzvah and is looking forward to celebrating becoming a bat mitzvah with her family and close friends.

Mia is in grade 8 at Takoma Park Middle School. She loves sports, music, traveling and spending time with friends.

Mia plays soccer for her school and for her club. In the summer, she goes to soccer camp, goes on runs and hangs out at the pool. She loves to travel abroad and most recently explored Australia, Turkey and Eritrea. Mia thanks her family and her madrichimot Andy and Scott for supporting her bat mitzvah preparations.

Theodore Kramer November 15

Theo is in grade 9 at Edmund Burke High School. Theo has a passion for math, science, hands-on learning and dreams of becoming an engineer. He studies martial arts (since age six) and also enjoys coding, robotics, swimming, biking, camping and playing piano and bass guitar. Theo is an avid Rubik’s Cuber and plans to compete this year. He spends summers at Camp Harlam and has attended Camp TRS, where he hopes to be a counselor. A world traveler, he has explored as far as Tokyo and Indonesia. Theo is excited for his bar mitzvah and gives special thanks to Andy and Scott for their help in preparing him for this meaningful day.

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B’notai Mitzvah

October – December 2025 (continued from previous page)

Lucas Stelzner November 15

Lillie Reisman November 22

Lucas is currently in grade 8 at Sligo Middle School. His favorite subject is history. When not in school, Lucas plays baseball for the BCC league, skateboards and bikes with friends and plays guitar with bands at the School of Rock. Lucas is looking forward to celebrating his bar mitzvah at Temple Shalom this November with family and friends.

Lillie is in grade 8 at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School. Lillie is a National Junior Honor Society member with many interests. She is a visual artist working with drawing, painting and textiles and a member of the National Junior Art Honor Society. Lillie is also a theatre artist, singer and burgeoning aerial performer. Lillie thanks Andy and Lois for helping prepare for the ceremony and her family for their support.

Lyla Schwartz November 22

Lyla is an 8th grader at Loiederman Middle School, where she gets to flex her creative muscles in her favorite classes, Art, English and LCL (learning movie making). She volunteers as an assistant at Temple Shalom’s Sunday School.

Lyla swims with the Forest Knolls Seahawks (GoFO!) in the summer and year-round with FAST. Lyla has spent 6 summers at Camp Louise.

When she is not in the pool or at camp, Lyla is making bracelets for friends, painting or enjoying family video games. Lyla adores her big, lovable extended family and is known for sending goofy pictures and meme-worthy texts. She is a pasta enthusiast and ice cream connoisseur. Lyla is grateful to her family, friends, Andy Mark, Carrie Wolinetz and Temple Shalom for their support and guidance in preparing for her bat mitzvah.

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B’notai Mitzvah

October – December 2025 (continued from previous page)

Pearl Kromirs December 6

Pearl is in grade 8 at Loiederman Middle School, where she refines her visual arts skills. Outside of school, Pearl plays softball and volleyball. She loves animals, especially dogs. Her summer home is Camp Judaea in Hendersonville, NC. As part of the class tradition to make a donation in honor of her bat mitzvah, Pearl has chosen to direct her gift to Hadassah’s Neurim Youth Aliyah Village’s Dog Rehabilitation Center.

Pearl is grateful for the guidance and encouragement she received from Andy and Catherine in helping her prepare for this milestone.

Ellie Levner December 6

Ellie is in grade 8 at Silver Creek Middle School. She loves to sing, is fantastic with younger kids and spends as much time as she can with her friends. Ellie enjoys a shopping trip, especially if it includes a stop at Starbucks! She is grateful for the experience she has had preparing to become a bat mitzvah, and thanks Andy Mark and her family for their support.

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Temple Shalom Adult Education Mid-September - December

Adult education offerings are grouped into three categories: regularly scheduled sessions/topics to which you may just drop in; multi-session courses for which registration is required; and “popup” one-time sessions. All in-person sessions are at Temple Shalom.

Ongoing Regular Study/Discussion Just Drop In! Shabbat Morning Worship and Torah Study, Saturdays, 10:00am (In person and by Zoom) Experience the Joy of Shabbat Torah Study!

Join us for Shabbat morning services at 10:00am, followed by a stimulating community Torah study at 11:00am. Deepen your understanding of the weekly Torah portion and connections with your community. Register here to receive the Zoom link.

Book Club Sundays, September 14 and November 9, 9:30am - 11:30am (In person) Dive deeper into Jewish literature! Temple Shalom’s Book Club explores a variety of fiction and non-fiction with lively discussions and friendly faces. Join us for stimulating conversation and new perspectives. For more information, email BookClub@TempleShalom.net.

News and Views Thursdays, 10:30am - 11:30am (Zoom only) Join this lay-led group discussion of current news issues, providing an opportunity for thoughtful reflection on the world around us.

Contact info@TempleShalom.net to register.

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Sisterhood Book Club Third Thursday of each month, 8:15pm (Zoom only) Registration begins June 2025.

To get the link for the meeting: sign into your Temple Shalom account, click this link and follow the prompts to have the Zoom link sent to your email. For more information, email Sisterhood@TempleShalom.net.

Multi-Session Classes Requiring Registration Hebrew 1: Introduction to the Aleph Bet Mondays beginning October 27, 7:00pm Learn to read the Hebrew alphabet, the names and sounds of the Aleph Bet. Begin to read the Hebrew words you know and add new ones.

Class begins October 27. For more information, contact Rabbi JoHanna Potts at JPotts@templeshalom.net.

Hebrew 2: Hebrew Prayer Fluency Mondays beginning October 27, 8:15pm Sitting in services and enjoying the music is an important aspect of experiencing the spirituality of the service. Add another important aspect, the ability to read and understand the Hebrew of the prayers. For more information, contact Rabbi JoHanna Potts at JPotts@templeshalom.net.

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Temple Shalom Adult Education Mid-September - December (continued from previous page)

Introduction to Judaism Tuesdays, October 21 - February 24 (except December 24 and 31), 7:00pm - 9:00pm (In person and by Zoom) Deepen your understanding of Judaism through a Reform lens. Ideal for interfaith couples, parents and spiritual seekers of all backgrounds, this inclusive course helps give people from all walks of life an introduction to Judaism and the Jewish People. Discover Jewish holidays, values and the rich tapestry of Jewish experience, including our history and contemporary life. Register here.

Adult B’notai Mitzvah Class Dates and times will be set after enrollment.

It is never too late! Deepen your Jewish journey through Temple Shalom's adult B’notai Mitzvah program. Embark on a transformative two-year journey of Torah study and spiritual growth.

Whether you are new to Judaism or seeking a deeper connection, experience the joy of becoming a leader in your community and celebrating your heritage with a meaningful ceremony. For more information, contact Rabbi JoHanna Potts at JPotts@templeshalom.net.

Pop-Up Adult Education Yom Kippur Afternoon Study and Learning Sessions Thursday, October 2 Come reflect on the themes of this sacred day in community through dynamic learning. Look to the High Holiday schedule for specific topics and times.

Sukkat Shalom with Noa Baum Sunday, October 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm (In person) Noa Baum is a performance artist, author and educator who borrows “from principles of traditional storytelling as well as using tools from theater through the mixing of narration and characterization to evoke a story in the audience’s imagination.” Learn more about Baum here. For more information, email sukkatshalom@templeshalom.net.

Learning and Dinner with Danny Seigel Beit Midrash Wednesday, November 5, at 6:00pm - 9:00pm Danny Seigel is an author, lecturer and poet.

Learn more about Danny Seigel here.

Hal Bruno Memorial Brunch - Speaker to be announced Sunday, November 16, 9:30am - 11:30am Sponsored by the Brotherhood Learning and Dinner with Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev Beit Midrash Wednesday, December 3, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Join Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev, scholar, educator, musician and Temple Shalom’s very own cantor!

Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round - Film Sunday, December 7, 6:00pm - 8:00pm This film tells the powerful true story of a 1960 interracial sit‑in at Glen Echo Park in Maryland.

Howard University students and Jewish neighbors challenged segregation by riding a Whites‑only carousel, sparking a key moment in the fight for civil rights. Sponsored by the Tikkun Olam Committee.

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Welcome New Members June - July

Eli Bierman and Anna Raffeld Chevy Chase

Shira and Aaron Hollander Children ages 1 and 5 Chevy Chase

Kayle Borenstein and Caleb Zimmerman Child age 2 Takoma Park

Eliza Jacobs and Brian Karfunkel Child age 6 Takoma Park

Amy and Craig Chester Children ages 3 and 6 University Park

Matthew Kravitz and Tamar Ariel Children ages 1 and 6 Silver Spring

Daniel and Anne Gelfand Children ages 6 and 10 Silver Spring Rei and Shani Heinrich Children ages 1, 7 and 10 Silver Spring

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Harrison Kreisberg and Amy Zettle Children ages 4, 6 and 6 Washington, DC

Heidi Levitan College Park Rachel Malashock Children ages 1 and 10 Silver Spring Elyse and Jeff Nocton Silver Spring Miriam and Stephen Ollar Children ages 5 and 9 Chevy Chase Elijah Reeves Takoma Park

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Tashlich

By Michael Schwartz The High Holy Day season is full of traditions.

One is that we are to begin preparations for these deeply spiritual holidays not on the first day of Rosh HaShanah, but rather a month earlier, with the start of the Hebrew month of Elul. At that time, we inaugurate the season with the daily blowing of the shofar at the morning service. We also begin thinking of how to make amends for things we regret and harm we have caused to others.

Many of these practices are internal and introspective, such as the Rosh HaShanah services and liturgy. However, there are exceptions that are outward and meant to be heard, such as the blowing of the shofar.

Tashlich, based on the Hebrew word “to cast,” is another outward-facing High Holy Days tradition. It is most commonly done on the first day of Rosh HaShanah.

Casting away one’s sins into flowing water that carries them out of sight has an irresistible appeal to many for numerous reasons. Water has always been seen as a means of purification, such as using the mikvah (Jewish ritual bath) to mark a change in status from impure to pure or a major life event. During Rosh HaShanah, we mark the Biblical account of God’s creation of the world, in which God separated the earth from the waters. Without water, there is no life. Tashlich, casting our sins into the waters, can serve as another reminder that Judaism, as a religion, chooses life.

So, on Rosh HaShanah, join other congregants as we take a leisurely walk to nearby Rock Creek, cast off small pieces of bread into the flowing water and consider what we might cast off from ourselves in the coming year to make us and the world a better place.

Tashlich is the ceremony of casting pieces of bread into a moving body of water to symbolize casting away our missteps and sins of the past year. Its biblical source is traced to the Prophet Micah, “You will cast all their sins/Into the depths of the sea” (Micah 7:19). Going even further back is the Yom Kippur ritual that the High Priest would send into the wilderness a goat onto which the sins of all the Israelites had been placed (Leviticus 16).

The custom of Tashlich was not universally supported. Some rabbis opposed a practice of symbolically throwing off our sins because it might be understood as resorting to superstition or magic. But the custom persisted over the centuries and is widely practiced. The symbolism seems too powerful to give up.

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Worship Committee 5786

By Co-Chairs Megan Parker and Sarah Leavitt Join us as part of the Worship Committee! Do you have ideas about services at Temple Shalom? Are you curious about how services are different every week or about the innovative Shabbat Vayinafash services? Have you wanted to try out Torah Study on Saturday mornings? Would you participate in a training session to learn how to lead services? Do you feel like there should be more special Shabbat services or fewer? What are your thoughts about music, length, discussion, ushering and more?

Would you like to provide support to our powerhouse clergy team? Now is your chance!

Come join us as part of the Worship Committee! This fall, we will be meeting several times to see how we can help everyone feel comfortable, welcome, included and excited about services. We see this committee as a landing place for congregants to provide constructive feedback and serve as a sounding

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board for the clergy team as they develop new kinds of services.

Maybe this is your year! Join the Worship Committee as we strengthen traditions, develop new ideas and continue to advise the board and clergy by providing feedback and support.

Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, September 16, at 6:00pm. Bring a brown bag dinner.

A prayer for the new year: May 5786 be the year everybody figures out the bracketed page numbers May we each find a footnote that inspires us May each congregant be up on the bimah for an honor (if they want that) May you learn the words and the melody to one new song May we remember where we put our nametags May each of us be moved by a prayer we had not noticed before Together, may we find a year of peace.

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Temple Shalom Book Club

By Chair Janice Zalen Welcome to Temple Shalom’s Book Club, which conveniently meets on Sundays during Hebrew School hours. Talking about a book with others who enjoy reading is a great way for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles to spend time together until Hebrew School is over. It is a fun way to spend time for anyone who likes books, and we recommend that you give it a try. If you see a book that you like in the list below, read it and join us. We are happy to have our regulars (and you are encouraged to become one), but we understand that people are busy and not everyone wishes to read every book.

One- or two-time visitors are fun as they offer new and additional perspectives.

We will meet on the following Sundays from 9:30am to 11:00am: September 14

Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life by Joshua Leifer

November 9

KosherSoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew by Michael W. Twitty

December 21

Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer by David Denby

BROTHERHOOD Monthly Meetings Dinner at 6:30pm and Meeting at 7:00pm October 8 (Off-site dinner meeting at Knowles Station in Kensington, MD) November 12 December 10

EVENTS Hal Bruno Brunch - November 16 Chinese Dinner and Movie - December 13 All are welcome!! For more information, watch the Temple Shalom weekly update or email brotherhood@templeshalom.net.

Questions? Please email bookclub@templeshalom.net.

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Sukkat Shalom

by Lori Simon-Rusinowitz and Sherry Doggett Sukkat Shalom was launched in 2014, in the wake of the war with Hamas, to offer a place to discuss Israel in an open and accepting environment. It is a safe space for candid conversations about Israel in the midst of diversity, potential discomfort and shared commitment to civil discourse. This is more important than ever in the wake of Hamas’ October 7, 2023, massacre of about 1200 Israelis and the subsequent devastating war in the Gaza Strip.

Each year, the Sukkat Shalom Committee offers a session on Yom Kippur and at other times. Since October 7, 2023, it has become important to offer more frequent sessions for members to share their thoughts and feelings and hear others’ perspectives.

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High school classes and other Temple Shalom groups, as well as individual members, have participated. Sessions since October 7 have focused on the ongoing war. Topics have included questions such as: What is it like to talk to others, including other Jews and non-Jews, about Israel?

What are your feelings at this stage of the war?

What are your feelings about Jews protesting against the war?

Currently scheduled upcoming Sukkat Shalom sessions: Thursday, October 2 During Yom Kippur afternoon study sessions.

Sunday, October 12, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Program featuring Noa Baum. Noa Baum is a storyteller and author who promotes understanding and peace.

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Tikkun Olam Committee

by Co-Chairs Betsy Kingery and Fran Paver As we navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead, let us pledge to work together, support each other and not sit idly by and work to Do Justice!

The Tikkun Olam Committee (TOC) is open to all congregants and offers a variety of ways to get involved in tikkun olam, the mending of the world. We typically meet virtually on the third Wednesday of each month. Please contact cochairs Betsy Kingery and Fran Paver at tikkunolam@templeshalom.net to learn more.

Tikkun olam opportunities that are date-specific: Sunday, October 4, 9:00am - Sacred Grounds Native Garden Installation Saturday, October 11, 5:30pm - Sukkot Havdalah in the Sukkah, including Potluck and Postcard Party Sunday, December 7, 6:00pm Documentary Film “Ain’t No Back to a Merry Go Round” and Discussion These and other opportunities that are not date-specific are described below.

Refugee Assistance With the administration’s shutdown of refugee admissions, HIAS has pivoted its Welcome Circle program to assist asylum seekers, victims of persecution who are already here in the country. Temple Shalom is honored to be the first volunteer pilot group for the project.

Temple Shalom volunteers are assisting a single Jewish mother of four, originally from Russia, who is now seeking asylum in the United States. This includes helping the mom, who is charming and vivacious, has a work permit, pharmacy and law degrees and a ton of drive to network for a professional job. For

example, she would be great as front desk staff in your or your friend's realty business, doctor, dentist or law office instead of driving for DoorDash. Email Marilyn Ripin at mjripin@gmail.com and Karen Green at karengreen301@gmail.com with any suggestions, or if you want more information.

Food for Nourishment Temple Shalom Young Professionals are giving back. On the evening of July 19, more than a dozen young Jewish young congregants gathered at the Temple and cooked dishes for the Food for Nourishment program. This program is an effort to make sure that free nutritious meals are provided for Temple Shalom members, staff and friends. Volunteers make meals and place them on the top shelf of the kitchen's freezer, where anyone can take them, no questions asked. After making the dishes, everyone sat down for some excellent quesadillas and lentil soup and afterwards said Havdalah.

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Tikkun Olam Committee (continued from previous page) If you have lost your job, are going through financial hardship or are simply wiped out and need an easy, healthy meal, please take one or two of the meals from the Temple freezer. And if you are interested in participating in future cooking sessions or making meals for the program on your own, please email Michael DeLong at michaeldelong94@gmail.com or Lydia Schlosser at lydiaschlosser@gmail.com.

Sacred Grounds On Sunday, October 5, at 9:00am, a group of dedicated Temple Sacred Grounds Team members will gather at the garden adjacent to the Hal Bruno patio to plant native landscape plugs. The Sacred Grounds program is grantfunded by the National Wildlife Federation. Its goal is to encourage congregations and congregants to plant native gardens to support our dwindling insect and bird populations. In May, 55 congregants picked up “starter kits” of

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three native plants to begin their own native planting journey. To learn more about this wonderful program, please contact tikkunolam@templeshalom.net.

Ain’t No Back to a Merry Go Round On Sunday, December 7, at 6:00pm, the Tikkun Olam Committee and Temple Shalom Religious School, in partnership with the Brotherhood and Sisterhood, will present a screening of Ain’t No Back to a Merry Go Round, an illuminating and inspirational documentary about the desegregation of Glen Echo Amusement Park. In the summer of 1960, a small group of Howard University students was joined by Glen Echo’s White neighbors, largely Jewish, to protest the amusement park’s Whites-only restriction. The film will be followed by a discussion with Ilana Trachtman, the film’s producer and director. This will be a special screening for Temple members and religious school students in grades 6-12, free of charge.

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An Incredible Year with TaSTY (Temple Shalom Youth Groups)!

By Xani Polakoff, TaSTY Director The 2024–2025 year was nothing short of amazing for Temple Shalom Youth Groups!

With over 70 enthusiastic participants ranging from grades 2 through 12, this year was filled with meaningful, fun and unforgettable moments.

From social events to service projects, TaSTY offered something for everyone this past year.

Our teens made a difference on our social action trip and participated in the powerful L'Taken Seminar. We had a blast at our Havdalah laser tag event and bonded over chocolatey fun during the annual Junior Youth Group Chocolate Seder.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to our outstanding 2024–2025 TaSTY Youth Group Board for their leadership and dedication: President Eliza Bevington Programming Vice President Lily Blackman Membership and Communications Vice Presidents Joaquin Muñoz and Ben Trackman NFTY (National Federation of Temple Youth) Representative Max Hutton We are so proud of everything this group accomplished and cannot wait to see what is in store next. Keep an eye out! Our 2025–2026 Youth Group calendar is coming soon!

Our commitment to justice shone through initiatives like writing postcards with Reclaim Our Vote. Our need for fun and adventure was met with an action-packed trip to Zava Zone.

And that is just a glimpse of the many things that happened throughout the year.

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Breakfast with the Feinbergs: Education to Improve Your Estate Planning Sunday, September 14 10:00am-12:00pm Anne and Marc Feinberg are opening their remarkable home to our synagogue members for an opportunity to spend time with our estate planning expert, Marc Feinberg.

Bring your questions about: Estate Planning Charitable Giving Avoiding Probate Coffee, tea and bagels will be shared as we join together to learn all about estate planning, a topic of importance to many.

Weather permitting, we will enjoy breakfast in the Feinbergs’ breathtaking formal garden. In case of inclement weather, we will meet inside, under the eyes of Anne’s 5th-generation grandparents.

RSVP online here, and you will receive the address via email.

Marc Feinberg, Practicing Estate Planning and Estate Administration attorney with over 50 years of experience, is a Member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Sponsored by Generation to Generation Circle (No solicitations will be made).

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Join the Generation to Generation Circle’s legacy program for the future of Temple Shalom.

Legacy gifts of any amount are a way to express your support for the continuation of our Temple’s Jewish studies, values and community.

A legacy gift can be very easy to do through a designation in your retirement fund, bank account, life insurance policy or donor-advised fund. For information about the easiest ways to make your legacy gift, email Rachel Miller or call her at (516) 754-7439 for a private discussion.

We are grateful to all our members and look forward to building a bigger and stronger circle to take us into the decades ahead.

Generation to Generation Circle Membership Pearl and Maurice Axelrad Ben Bederson and Allison Druin Francine and Harvey Berger Anne and Marc Feinberg Laura and Ryan Gehl Linda and Mike Gurevich Barbara and Herb Jacobowitz Carol Jimenez Paula and Miles Kahn Toby and Rabbi Bruce E. Kahn Joan Kalin Betsy Kingery Rita Klein Linda and Robert Krauss Judy and Alan Lewis Myles Levin Karen and Jack Lowe Peg MacKnight

Rachel and Walter Miller JoHanna Potts Jane Rosov Leslie and Michael Rubin Theresa Helfman Taylor Susan Goutos Zemsky Anonymous Lyman Legacy Leaders Hal Bruno Sandra Kamisar Joseph Lyman

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Sisterhood Book Group September - December Thursdays, 8:15pm by Zoom Click on link below or email sisterhood@templeshalom.net to register.

September 18 A small child comes to England on a Kindertransport and learns nothing of his real family from the people who raise him. When he is much older, fleeting memories return to him, and Austerlitz traces them to the world he left. There, faced with the void at the heart of 20th-century Europe, he struggles to rescue his heritage.

October 16 In the decades following the Holocaust, American Jewish leaders debated how to preserve and produce what they considered authentic Jewish culture, fearful that growing affluence and suburbanization threatened the future of Jewish life. Many contended that without educational interventions, Judaism as they understood it would disappear altogether. They pinned their hopes on residential summer camps for Jewish youth: institutions that sprang up across the U.S. in the postwar decades as places for children and teenagers to socialize, recreate and experience Jewish culture.

November 20 Link, Michael and Dana live in a quiet town. But it is woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Michael, the first person to see it, is a suspect. Link, a very popular guy, is expected to figure it out. Dana, the only Jewish girl in the whole town, is treated as an outsider more than ever. More swastikas begin to appear. Some students try to bring people together instead of dividing them further. The closer Link, Michael and Dana get to the truth, the more there is to face; not just the crimes of the present, but the crimes of the past.

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A CAMPAIGN TO WELCOME ALL AT TEMPLE SHALOM Sunday, November 2 9:00am - 11:30am Join the Opening the Gates Capital Project Team for a conversation and brainstorming session with our project architects.

As we continue to raise the funds to make our vision a reality, we need your input on key design elements.

Brunch will be served and all are encouraged to attend!

Would you like to learn more about Opening the Gates?

Please contact Mike Rubin or Debbie Szyfer at TSBuilding@templeshalom.net.

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Temple Shalom Funds Tzedakah is a central mitzvah of Judaism. Donors benefit as much as, or more, from giving as does the recipient. Donating tzedakah can recognize a special event, honor an individual, memorialize a loved one or community member or thank the Temple or an individual for something particular. All contributions made to Temple Shalom funds are fully eligible for a tax deduction, and all amounts are welcome.

TEMPLE SHALOM GENERAL FUND These gifts have a great impact due to their flexibility and help ensure that our Temple is open to all, regardless of financial ability.

CAPITAL FUND Capital projects support ongoing long-term work to improve our building and grounds.

TEMPLE SHALOM ENDOWMENT FUND HONORING RABBI EMERITUS BRUCE E. KAHN Supports the long-term financial health of Temple Shalom for generations to come.

CLERGY MITZVAH FUNDS This is a traditional way to say thank you for support with a lifecycle event or other personal guidance, service or inspiration. Clergy use them for tzedakah projects at the clergy’s discretion.

Senior Rabbi Rachel Ackerman Cantor Ze’evi Tovlev Rabbi Educator Joshua Gischner Rabbi Emeritus Bruce E. Kahn

SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS There are 12 Special Purpose Funds, each uniquely dedicated to support specific projects and/or activities to supplement Temple funding.

Adele D. Lewis Memorial Teachers Fund Professional development for religious school teachers and betterment of the religious school.

Burton Hoffman Memorial Fund Special projects to support our temple community related to worship, education, youth engagement, lifecycle events, films/media presentations and adult b'notai mitzvah program.

David Mark Gildenhorn Fund Scholarships for Temple youth to participate in programs in Israel.

David Rivkind Memorial Flower Fund Floral and other decorations are used for Temple Shalom’s services/programs and the general beautification of the Temple and its grounds.

Eli Newberger Speakers Fund Speaker programs for Temple Shalom, including its Brotherhood.

Herman Rosenfeld Memorial Resettlement Fund Funds or loans to Jewish immigrants resettling in the United States; supports Temple Shalom’s pursuit of social justice (including Mitzvah Corps).

Levinsohn-Feinberg Youth Educational Program Fund Scholarships for Temple members to attend Jewish summer camps and programs for Temple youth.

Oscar Felker Memorial Educational Enrichment Fund Educational enrichment for adults and youth, including scholarships for college/rabbinical/cantorial school, special projects for the religious school, purchase of books/reference materials, educational trips for members and Scholars-in-Residence.

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Temple Shalom Funds (continued from previous page)

Sigmund Mayer Jr. Prayer Book Fund For the purchase of prayer books, ritual items and other ways to enable participation in religious services at Temple Shalom.

Phyllis and Stanley Nehmer Fund for Special Events Temple Shalom programming and special events to expand Judaic knowledge, social interaction, continuing education and arts enrichment.

The Tretter Family Music Fund Supports the Temple’s music programming, including Artists-in-Residence, scholarships for song leaders, shaliach tzibur, music training camps, musical community outreach, commissioning of music for Temple Shalom, musical education for temple music groups and audio-visual equipment not covered through other means.

Torat Shalom Fund Torah-related education and programming, including Shabbat morning Torah study.

Yvonne Wagner Emergency Needs Fund Enables our clergy to support members of our congregation in need.

To make a donation, click here.

Donations may also be mailed to: Accounting Manager, Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815.

Please specify the occasion or person being honored or remembered, the fund for your donation and the name and address of who should be informed of your contribution.

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Donations June - July

Tzedakah humanizes both the giver and the recipient. It acknowledges an important occasion, gives thanks to someone for a particular thing or pays tribute in sympathy. Temple Shalom thanks all who have generously donated to our community. These acknowledgements do not include donations to our Capital Campaign, which will be acknowledged separately.

IN LOVING MEMORY

GENERAL FUND

Bruce and Jeanne Bernard Jacqueline Braun in memory of Buddy Weissel and Richard Lamm Jacqueline Braun in memory of Phyllis Caro Joy Chapper and Yolanda Ellis in memory of Debra S. Chapper Marc and Anne Feinberg in memory of Abraham Feinberg Ely and Sheila Fishlowitz in memory of Freida Fishlowitz Marilyn Goldfarb in memory of Charles J. Simpson and Samuel E. Kaufman Carol Milwit in memory of Sydney Brenner Jerry and Deborah Nedelman in memory of Eva Nedelman Eric Pianin and Laurie McGinley in memory of Irene Pianin Jane Rosov in memory of my beautiful and loving mother Lillian Tobin Bela Saxonov Moore in memory of Abram Saksonov, Mira Saksonova and John L. Moore Andrew Weissel in memory of Buddy Weissel and Richard Lamm John and Arin Whiddon in memory of Ronald Weiner and for a Yahrzeit plaque Heath Winter and Jennifer Alexander in memory of Stewart Alexander Janice Zalen and Jared Wermiel in memory of Joseph Zalen and Ruth Zalen

Andrew and Stefanie George with thanks to Andy Mark for helping Nina prepare for her bat mitzvah Andrew and Stefanie George in honor of Anne Feinberg for being a wonderful madricha to Nina Juliana and Ethan Horowitz in honor of Adam's bar mitzvah Andrea Mark for Oneg Shabbat sponsorship Lydia and Peter Schlosser for Food for Nourishment program Steven and Helen Spindel to celebrate Tot Shabbat Jennifer and David Tyler with thanks to Rabbi Rachel and Temple Shalom staff for a beautiful baby naming for our daughter Noa Christine and Leaf Tyler Pell for Oneg Shabbat sponsorship

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CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS RABBI RACHEL ACKERMAN MITZVAH FUND Norman Gurevich (z”l) Juliana and Ethan Horowitz in honor of Adam's bar mitzvah David Peal and Carol D. Weiss

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Donations

(continued from previous page) CANTOR ZE'EVI TOVLEV MITZVAH FUND Juliana and Ethan Horowitz in honor of Adam's Bar Mitzvah

RABBI EMERITUS BRUCE E. KAHN MITZVAH FUND Norman Gurevich (z"l) Brian Handelman in memory of Steven Handelman Allen and Pauline Robinson in memory of Jerome Casper and Laura Robinson Allen and Pauline Robinson in memory of Laura Robinson Meyer Sharlin

SPECIAL FUNDS Adele D. Lewis Memorial Teachers Fund Juliana and Ethan Horowitz in honor of Adam's bar mitzvah Levinsohn-Feinberg Youth Educational Program Fund Scott and Dara Goldberg in honor of Catherine Horowitz Temple Shalom Brotherhood Oscar Felker Memorial Educational Enrichment Fund Mark Zimmerman Yvonne Wagner Emergency Needs Fund Jerry and Deborah Nedelman

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