Temple Israel High Holy Days Voice

Temple Israel / Memphis, Tennessee

High Holy Days Issue 2019 / vol. 74; no 1 / timemphis.org

SEE THE NEW • MEET THE NEW • BE THE NEW

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Reflection

High Holy Days

By Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein

Schedule and Details

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President’s Note

Since the Last Voice

By Mark Fogelman

Recap of Temple Israel happenings

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ConnecTI Update

Donations

Meet the new board

April through July 2019

10 Small & Mighty

By Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein

12 Mazel Tov! Congratulations to our congregants on their lifecycle events!

14 On the Bimah

@templeisrael @timemphis @templeisrael

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Check out the new Temple Israel website at timemphis.org!

Reflection

BY R ABBI MICAH D. GREENSTEIN

No matter when our most sacred season of the Jewish year arrives on the September solar calendar, the approaching High Holy Days answer two fundamental questions with a resounding, “Yes!” Question No. 1: Can a person grow from mistakes and truly change? Judaism answers: “Most assuredly, through the therapeutic process of teshuvah (repentance).” Our faith tradition contends that it is never too late for self-improvement and self-correction, to change for the better, and to begin again, no matter what one’s age or stage in life.

Question No. 2 Is seeing things anew always possible? “Definitely,” our Jewish legacy replies. The one-word Hebrew greeting which captures this notion is teetchadesh for a man or boy, teetchadshee for a woman or girl. In modern Hebrew, this phrase urges others to enjoy whatever new object they have just purchased, but it literally means, on a much deeper level, “may you be renewed.”

Seeing the New Year in a new light is at the heart of Judaism’s shofar call each fall and this is a momentous year to feel it and see it at Temple during Memphis’ bicentennial year. Founded in 1819, Memphis is now in its third century. Our synagogue and city have been intertwined since Tennessee’s first Jewish house of worship was born in downtown Memphis opposite the Memphis Convention Center. Our congregation and city have survived slavery, segregation, and seven wars. We are facing history and are works in progress.

But Temple Israel and the greater community we feed are undergoing more than soul-searching and communal teshuvah. We are experiencing major teetchadesh renewal, from the rejuvenation of Downtown, to the rebirth of Midtown, and the renaissance of Crosstown. Memphis was voted the #2 millennial city in America last year, which explains the influx of twenty and thirty-somethings who are discovering (and returning to) the Mid-

South and bolstering Temple’s inclusive ConnecTI

consultant to help solidify and secure Temple’s

community for young Jewish adults.

long-term future. Teetchadesh.

Teetchadesh. See the change for yourself on New

All of the above - and so much more that space

Year’s Eve, Sunday, September 29. Temple Israel’s

does not permit - has happened over the summer

rabbinic team has been strengthened with the ar-

for every Temple household to appreciate during

rival of the resourceful Rabbi Jeremy Simons. The

the High Holy Days and throughout the year ahead!

music and high school youth realm has been enhanced with the gifted Carly Abramson, whom you will hear on the bimah alongside Cantor Strauss.

At our Crosstown Concourse satellite, Temple has been renewed with the homecoming of a lifelong member, former youth group president, Tulane grad, and Teach for America standout, Paige Mandelman. Paige succeeds Baylee Less as Temple’s Community Engagement Director.

The first rabbi of the State of Israel, Rav Kook, implored the new Jewish State, “l’chadesh et hayashan ul’lkadeish et hechadash - to renew the old and to sanctify the new.” That is precisely what both our congregation and city are doing outside the land of Israel, from Memphis’ bicentennial moniker #bringyoursoul and the reawakening of our city, to the reinvigoration of Temple’s new life in the New Year. Teetchadesh is thus more than

Teetchadesh. In 5780, Rabbi Feivel Strauss

a personal greeting to extend as Rosh Hashanah

will be recharging adult learning in exciting ways,

draws near. Teetchadesh is especially appropriate

while Cantor Abbie Strauss will launch a new b’nai

for our Temple community at this moment in time.

mitzvah program for pre-teens. Rabbi Bess Wohlner continues to attract new college students to the energized faculty at the dynamic Wendy & Avron Fogelman Religious School which she expertly directs. Our flagship Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center, which is arguably the highest quality ELC in the entire Reform Movement, has also added new talent alongside our exceptional director, Jamie Baer, and now pays all employees a living wage of $15 per hour. Finally, Memphis’ most esteemed and celebrated professional in the world of foundations and development, Paula

There is no better time of year for spiritual renewal and no more diverse, innovative, or welcoming home-away-from-home to experience Jewish renewal than Temple Israel. So, I invite you to see the new, meet the new, and most importantly, BE the new in the weeks and months ahead by deepening and growing your Jewish life at Temple. This high holy day issue of the Voice tells you everything you need to know.

I wish you and those you love a healthy, meaningful, and memorable high holy day season.

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President’s Note

As I reflect on the state of Temple Israel today, I see a congregation of lay leaders, clergy, and congregants with great vision. Together we lead Temple in making an impact within our Temple family and on the greater Memphis community.

Our dynamic efforts to promote Temple to new Memphians and young adults has produced substantial results. During this past year, we have witnessed our first increase in membership in a decade. Even more encouraging, a significant number of our new families began their affiliation through ConnectTI and our Crosstown satellite. This program now reaches more than 220 Jewish young adults each year and is a crucial key to our future.

To maintain and build upon the greatness of Temple Israel for the future, we must ensure that the congregation remains financially sustainable

As I reach the halfway point in my tenure as Tem-

as we address the challenges our changing

ple President, I want to thank you for your trust

community faces. I want you to know that we are

and confidence in our congregation. Together we

making significant progress, and I am grateful for

continue our work to meet Temple’s mission of

the investments of time and resources all of our

serving as a sanctuary for prayer and inspiration,

congregants make in this work.

a vibrant center for Jewish learning, and a congregational home for living Torah.

While membership and financial sustainabili-

“DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAVE WITNESSED OUR FIRST INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP IN A DECADE.” I extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who makes Temple such a unique community. As we move into our High Holy Days season, we are so thankful for our phenomenal clergy team who strengthen and sustain our hearts, minds, and souls. You are with us as we pray, mourn, learn, celebrate, and support each other.

This is our Kehillah Kedoshah, our sacred community, and together we lift one another.

ty provide necessary ingredients, we continue to

In April, we celebrated Temple’s 165th anniver-

strive to have an engaged Temple community.

sary. Since our founding, we have been a shin-

You can see from reading the weekly e-news or

ing light in the Reform Movement, remaining a

the Voice that we have a wide assortment of pro-

source of inspiration for thousands of Jews who

gramming for all ages and interests with so many

call Temple Israel their spiritual home.

different ways to get involved.

L’Shalom,

MARK FOGELMAN Temple Israel President

Temple Israel is a sanctuary for prayer and inspiration, a vibrant center for Jewish learning, and a congregational home for living Torah. We are a source of strength and a force for good for Reform Jews, the greater community, and the world.

R ABBI MICAH D. GREENSTEIN Senior Rabbi

JOHN M. KAPLAN Cantor Emeritus

MARK FINESTONE Treasurer

RABBI BESS B. WOHLNER Associate Rabbi

MARK FOGELMAN President

DAVID L. BEAR M AN Counsel

RABBI JEREMY SIMONS Assistant Rabbi

LAURIE MESKIN Senior Vice President

E. ELKAN SCHEIDT Immediate Past President

RABBI FEIVEL STRAUSS Senior Educator

LEIGH BAIM MANSBERG Vice President

M E L I SS A FA B E R WRJ-Sisterhood President

ABBIE STRAUSS Cantorial Soloist

W E N DY T. R O T T E R Vice President

ALE X E VANS MRJ-Brotherhood President

HARRY K. DANZIGER Rabbi Emeritus

BETSY SASLAWSKY Secretary

S TAC Y C A N A LE S Executive Director

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18 MONTHS thru FIRST GRADE 7:30 PM .............................. ROSH HASHANAH EVE 10:00 AM ............................ ROSH HASHANAH DAY 6:00 PM ...................................... YOM KIPPUR EVE 10:00 AM & 3:30 PM ...................... YOM KIPPUR DAY The youngest members of our mishpacha (18 months - 1st grade) can enjoy the Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center while their grown-ups are in the Sanctuary for High Holy Days services. Holiday-specific music, crafts, stories, snacks, and play will be offered in age-appropriate classrooms.

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OCTOBER 3 FOR YOM KIPPUR FOR COMPLIMENTARY CHILDCARE.

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After Sep. 24 and Oct. 3, the cost is $9/child per session; $18/family. Contact the Temple Israel receptionist 901.761.3130 or Connie Sherman, connies@timemphis.org, for more information.

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ConnecTI Board Members with Paige Mandelman Caroline Kaufman, Jordan Saslawsky, Paige Mandelman, Matthew Filderman, and Lainey Felsenthal.

ConnecTI Update Meet the new board

This summer, ConnecTI welcomed a new slate of board members, including Caroline Kaufman, Jordan Saslawsky, Matthew Filderman, and Lainey Felsenthal. Led by Temple’s Community Engagement Director, Paige Mandelman, this team - comprised of native and new Memphians - will continue to expand ConnecTI’s programs and outreach initiatives.

“ConnecTI has provided me with a transformative space to learn, teach, and practice my Jewish values,” says Caroline Kaufman, one of ConnecTI’s new board members. “This group is a positive and supportive force for strengthening my connection and identity to my community in Memphis.”

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We are thrilled that Paige Mandelman has joined Temple as the new Director of Community Engagement. Paige grew up at Temple, rising from Noah’s Ark and continuing through Confirmation and high school graduation. Paige will be working with Temple’s ConnecTI group and also exploring exciting partnership opportunities and engaging with the Crosstown community. Contact Paige to learn more: paigem@timemphis.org.

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Small & Mighty

BY R ABBI MICAH D. GREENSTEIN

This summer included another eye-opening, once-in-a-lifetime Temple Israel journey abroad.

Forty-one members spanning three generations discovered a lush land, historic sites, and beautiful people with names like Rebecca, Adela, and Ida. We visited three progressive synagogues like ours where both women and men lead services and serve as presidents. Our Temple members even joined in co-leading Shabbat services with me, the only rabbi on the entire island.

The above could be an apt description for a congregational trip to Israel 6,621 miles away, but that’s not where we journeyed. We traveled to a Jewish community even closer to Memphis than New York City, yet still a world away. Cuba.

As fellow travelers Jimmy and Janice Ringel articulated, “From the moment we arrived and met with the President of the Centro Sephardim, held the Torahs and sang together, we knew it would be an experience like no other. As Americans, we are so incredibly fortunate and we certainly take a lot for granted. Seeing firsthand how the Cuban

“THERE IS SOMETHING SO VERY SPECIAL ABOUT BEING JEWISH NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD. PRAYING AND SINGING TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IS WHAT CONNECTS US ALL SPIRITUALLY AS A PEOPLE.” people live gave us a whole new appreciation for freedom and what’s really important in life. The highlight of our trip was undoubtedly getting to share and participate in the Shabbat service at the Patronato Synagogue on Friday night. There is something so very special about being Jewish no matter where you are in the world. Praying and singing together as one community from diverse backgrounds is what connects us all spiritually as a people. It is a unifying force that is indescribable and cannot easily be put into words. And the icing on the cake was watching the young Jewish Cuban adults who were leading the service with enough enthusiasm as if there were thousands of worshipers in the room. We were all awestruck and proud to be part of this small yet mighty Jewish community. The Jewish people might be a diminishing population, but that night showed us how strong we are and it gave us hope for the future.”

Our Temple crew could not anticipate having the entire country to ourselves when we began planning this trip in early 2018. The Jewish leaders to contact in Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santa Clara are well known from the dozens of congregations,

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FDR said, “it’s what you do with what you have left.” That summarizes the resilient nature of the Cuban people, where 99% of the population are literate, even in a failed economic state.

Federation groups, and rabbinic friends who have visited Cuba since the early 2000s. That was then.

This is now.

We landed in one of those tiny Delta jets on a runway alongside 737s from Canada, Great Britain, and Mexico, an omen of America’s absence in a nation only 89 miles south of Key West. With the embargo now prohibiting any American from disembarking on a cruise ship - even to buy a gift or give tzedakah - we were thanked endlessly simply for our presence.

Running along the seawall known as the Malecon in the early morning, I was befriended

by Cuban running champion Andris Carrion whose prize for winning the national title was a 50% discount on a pair of running shoes he could not possibly afford. So, Billy Orgel, Ken Fields, and I asked Andris to run back with us to the entrance of our hotel where we took our own running shoes off our feet to keep him going.

The Cuban people have lost so much and yet they remind me of what FDR once said when asked how a paralyzed man could become President of the United States. “It’s not what you lose,”

University of Tennessee Hillel President and recent Vol grad Jaime Marquis echoed what many Temple members felt before leaving Havana.

“I have received so much Jewishly in my life,” Jaime said, “but this was the first time where I truly felt that my giving mattered significantly.”

By “giving,” Jaime meant more than the $4,000 of tzedakah collected that will enable 100 elderly Jews to receive breakfast for a month at the Sephardic Center, Shabbat dinners at the main Ashkenazic synagogue, and additional support for the 20 Jews who gather in a private home turned into Cienfuegos’ Jewish center. By “giving,” Jaime also meant the services we co-led, the heartfelt moments we shared, and the authentic people-topeople encounters.

Just as the Judeo-Christian ethos informs America, spirituality suffuses the land and people of Cuba, specifically the religion of Santeria, brought to Cuba by African slaves who were forced to convert to Catholicism yet managed to preserve their own ancestral worship, spirits, and “energies” of deceased loved ones. We had the privilege of meeting with a Santeria scholar who conveyed this deeply Jewish idea: “If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the shoulders of our ancestors,” and because we are “reaching for the Orishas.” (Orishas are various spirits in West African religious belief that can interact directly with human beings through priests who wear specific colors representing different emanations of God in nature and the human form). I fortuitously happened upon a Santeria priest wearing red, white, and black who was preparing to perform a ritual.

I knew from the color of his vestments that he was

Shango, the Orisha of passion, virility, thunder, and fire. We spoke through an interpreter as he was guiding one of his congregants to the river for a healing ceremony.

Our major religious interactions, however, were with the Jewish community; specifically, in the Sephardic Center which functions as a community center for the Jewish elderly; the main synagogue where we joined Shabbat services and enjoyed dinner with an enthusiastic large crowd; and, the tinier Jewish community three hours east in Cienfuegos, whose people were equally touched by our effort to connect with Jews in remote places.

These trips are more than fun times. Temple’s mission is to be a force for good, not only for our Jewish community and for Memphis but to be a beacon of light for the greater Jewish world. We are blessed more than we often realize by the Jewish excellence at Temple. All the more reason to pay it forward and give it back to progressive Jewish congregations around the world. The three synagogues in which we facilitated spiritual and musical moments (two in Havana, one in Cienfuegos) filled the eyes of our Juban sisters and brothers with tears. We were the first Jewish community to arrive in over a month and likely the last one to visit for a while, which led the leaders of the small and mighty Cuban Jewish community to say, “Rabbi, the sermon, the music, and the company your synagogue brought to us gives us hope and uplift during a very sad and challenging time for all Cubans.”

Cuba was truly, in the words of my eldest daughter Cara, “an emotionally-charged and exceptionally interesting experience.” She’s right.

The “people-to-people” interactions were profound and all participants will forever hold the entire Cuban people in their hearts given the fragile and uncertain predicament the Cuban people find themselves in, now more than ever before.

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Mazel Tov!

M A R R I AG E S Stephanie Poarch & Brian Eisenstatt

Congratulations to these B’nai Mitzvah

Stephanie Perlman & Joel Saslawsky Margo Gronauer & Steven Saharovici

BIRTHS Julien Le Vine-Miller

Son of Samantha Le Vine Schmidt & Michael Schmidt, and Lynsey & Ted Miller, Julien became a Bar Mitzvah on June 1. He is an eighth grader at Riverdale Middle School and the grandson of Ricki & David Le Vine and Susan & Jeffrey Miller.

Andrew Hofmann

Son of Valerie & Marc Hofmann, Andrew became a Bar Mitzvah on July 13. He is an eighth grader at Houston Middle School and the grandson of Bob & Ann Frederick and Ralph & Terri Curcio, and Harold & Helen Hofmann.

Ellison Liron Kollath, son of Jennifer & Jeff Kollath, grandson of Shelley & Larry Kaye, Jim & Peggy Kollath, great-grandson of Leila Kaye Elsie June Merkel, daughter of Lori Goldstein and Woodrow Merkel, granddaughter of Diane Rudner and Edward Goldstein and Cindy & Dennis Merkel, great-granddaughter of Betty Goldstein and William Rudner Evelynn Grace Samuels, daughter of Jill Samuels & Lynn Conlee*, granddaughter of Sherry & Alan Samuels and Pat Conlee

Jonathan Goldfeder

Son of Beth Levy Goldfeder and Jason Goldfeder, Jonathan became a Bar Mitzvah on August 24. He is an eighth grader at Lausanne Collegiate School and the grandson of Myrna & Joe Levy and Diane & Lou Goldfeder*.

Allegra Lipman

Daughter of Joanna & Joshua Lipman, Allegra became a Bat Mitzvah on August 31. She is a seventh grader at Hutchison and the granddaughter of Cantor Frances & Dr. Stanley A. Goldman and Barbara & Ira Lipman.

Ruth Simons Wohlner, daughter of Rabbi Bess Wohlner & Rabbi Jeremy Simons, granddaughter of Teresa Wohlner, Eva Simons, and Paul Simons, great-granddaughter of Dorothy Geary and Loraine Simons

NEW MEMBERS Through August 22, 2019

We welcome the families of: Justin Asher & Brad Franks

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If you have a lifecycle “Mazel Tov” in your family that you would like to share, please call J A N K L E I N • 901.937.2771

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RABBI MICAH D. GREENSTEIN

RABBI JEREMY SIMONS

“Be the new” is that dimension of teetchadesh we

I’m thrilled to be joining Temple during this ex-

can all become, no matter what our age! I believe

citing time. I can’t wait to meet and work with our

that renewal is always possible, and often related to

youth as we reimagine our youth programming.

resilience. Resilience is the ability to bounce back

Our Reform Movement is predicated on constant

from a year of struggle, loss, and pain to a New Year

change -- we are at our best when we focus on re-

of hope, joy, and new beginnings. Teetchadesh.

newal and growth.

RABBI BESS WOHLNER

CANTOR ABBIE STRAUSS

The Shehecheyanu blessing is commonly referred

While music will continue to honor our incredible

to as our blessing for “firsts.” While this is true, it

past and deep-rooted music culture only found at

is also the blessing we recite the first time we do

Temple Israel, our new addition, Carly Abramson,

something in a particular year, like the first night

will allow us to soar even higher. With her part-

of Passover or the first night of Chanukah, and so

nership and incredible spark to our program, I am

on. Therefore, it is also our blessing of renewal.

grateful to expand my role beyond music as the lead-

These words enable us to reflect on how grateful

er of our new Hebrew and B’nai Mitzvah programs.

we are to be in a particular moment and think

Come see the new!

about how we’ve grown since our last recitation.

May this be a year of renewal, growth, and shehecheyanu moments.

CARLY ABRAMSON This theme of teetchadesh hits close to home for

RABBI FEIVEL STRAUSS

me, as I am literally creating a new home for myself here. During my commute from downtown to

“A person must renew oneself continually” is the

Temple, I see a city and community that is satu-

text I have hanging in my home. Every time I med-

rated in history, yet has this incredible way of al-

itate on these words by Rebbe Nachman, I am en-

lowing room for the future. I feel grateful not only

couraged to not give up and ennobled to become

for the opportunity to continue meeting all of you,

the best version of myself.

but to become a part of a community whose arms have proven to reach far beyond the Temple walls.

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‫תתח דש‬

Schedule Selichot

Friday, September 20 5:15 pm

Preneg

6:00 pm

During this Musical Shabbat, the Torah covers will change to white, signaling that the New Year is beginning.

Saturday, September 21 9:00 pm

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Havdalah and Reflective Selichot Service Beginning with a Dessert Reception

Sunday, September 29 7:30 pm

High Holy Days Childcare (18+ months - 1st grade). See page 7 for details.

7:30 pm

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Sermon by Rabbi Jeremy Simons | Why Am I Here?

Monday, September 30 9:00 am

Tot Family Service

10:00 am

High Holy Days Childcare (18+ months - 1st grade). See page 7 for details.

10:00 am

TI Chai Service | Rabbi and teen-led for our entire youth and high school community. Students 7th grade and under must be accompanied by a parent.

Shabbat Shuvah

10:00 am

Main Sanctuary Service, Sermon by Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein | The Temple Israel Effect

11:00 am

High Holy Days Camp (2nd - 5th grades)

11:00 am

Teen Oneg

Friday, October 4 5:15 pm

Preneg

6:00 pm

Shabbat Service, Sermon by Feivel Strauss | How To Build Spiritual Resilience

Tashlich & Havdalah

Saturday, October 5

Kever Avot Memorial Service

Sunday, October 6, Temple Israel Cemetery

4:00 pm

10:30 am

Tashlich and Havdalah Service | Shelby Farms

It is a tradition on our holiest days to remember loved ones. Join us at the Levy-Cooper Chapel at the Temple Israel Cemetery for a brief and meaningful memorial service.

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Kol Nidre

Yom Kippur

Tuesday, October 8 6:00 pm & 8:15 pm

Sermon by Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein | Everything Happens for a (Potential) Reason

6:00 pm

High Holy Days Childcare (18 months - 1st grade). See page 7 for details.

Wednesday, October 9 9:00 am

Tot Family Service

10:00 am

TI Chai Service | Rabbi and teen-led for our entire youth and high school community. Students 7th grade and under must be accompanied by a parent.

10:00 am

High Holy Days Childcare (18 months - 1st grade). See page 7 for details.

10:00 am

Main Sanctuary Service, Sermon by Rabbi Bess Wohlner | From Darkness to Light

11:00 am

High Holy Days Camp (2nd - 5th grades)

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

What Being Jewish Means to Me | Featuring: Betsy Mandel-Carley, LCSW, Žak Ozmo, Music Director and Scholar, and Jami K. Lazarov, Esq.

12:15 - 1:15 pm

5 Ways to Guarantee a Better and Sweeter New Year (That Really Work!) with Rabbi Feivel Strauss

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Clouds in the Sky: Mindfulness & Meditation in the Context of Yom Kippur | Co-led by Jenna Kaufman and Caroline Kaufman for our 20s and 30s group

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Let’s Talk About Anti-Semitism featuring Professor Jonathan Judaken, Rhodes College in conversation with Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Making Room for the New You: A Practical and Mystical Journey Into Your Inner Self with Rabbi Feivel Strauss

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Raise Your Voice: A TI Music Hour | The Class of 2020 will be honored | All ages welcome!

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Do Jews Believe in Angels? | Learning with Joe Levy

3:30 pm

High Holy Days Childcare (18 months - 1st grade). See page 7 for details.

3:30 - 4:15 pm

A Short Story Discussion led by Leo Bearman

3:30 - 4:15 pm

MICAH Panel Discussion

3:30 - 4:15 pm

Tour the Temple Israel Museum and the Beloved exhibit made possible by the Elvis G. & Robert T. Goldsmith Fund*

4:30 pm

Afternoon Torah Service beginning with Yizkor and concluding with Tekiah Gedolah | Bring your shofar!

6:30 pm

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Break the fast with a nosh in the Ettelson-Wax Hall | Hosted by WRJ-Sisterhood

Sukkot

Sunday, October 13 9:15 am

Help build Temple’s Sukkah!**

5:30 pm

Outdoor Sukkot Service with food trucks

Monday, October 14 12:00 pm

Lunch & Learn in the Sukkah with Rabbi Bess Wohlner, sponsored by WRJ-Sisterhood

Tuesday, October 15 6:00 pm

Tot Families Rhythm’N’Ruach in the Sukkah

Wednesday, October 16 12:00 pm

Lunch & Learn in the Sukkah with Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein

5:30 pm

Sip-in-the-Sukkah with Rabbi Feivel Strauss for our 40s and 50s learning group

Thursday, October 17 10:00 am

Coffee & Conversation with Rabbi Feivel Strauss

12:00 pm

Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Feivel Strauss

6:30 pm

Rock the Sukkah with Eleanor Tallie and the band | All ages welcome!

Friday, October 18 5:15 pm

Simchat Torah

Sunday, October 20

Concluding High Holiday Service with Yizkor

Monday, October 21

5:00 pm

9:00 am

Shake it Up Shabbat | Festive preneg in the Sukkah

Simchat Torah celebration and festive preneg | All ages welcome!

We will change back the Torah covers and read the names and remember loved ones who have passed away since the last Simchat Torah.

*Thank you to the Museum Committee for your leadership on the Beloved exhibit. **Note Temple’s Sukkah is now located in the Courtyard

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Announcements Guests are Welcome During the High Holy Days

Wanted: Greeters / Ushers

Just let us know by calling or emailing Connie Sherman at 901.761.3130 or

Welcome our congregants and guests during the holiest days of our year.

connies@timemphis.org by Thursday, September 26 for Rosh Hashanah and

Contact Executive Director Stacy Canales to learn more at 901.937.2765 or

Friday, October 4 for Yom Kippur.

stacyc@timemphis.org.

If you would like reciprocity to another congregation, please let Connie know

by Monday, September 16 for Rosh Hashanah and Thursday, September 26 for Yom Kippur.

High Holy Days Food Drive

Parking

Help us convert every dollar into seven pounds of food for those in need in

We will have approximately 20% more parking spaces for High Holy

the Mid-South. As we fast on Yom Kippur, we feast on making food possible

Days services on the main campus property. Help us conserve space when

for Memphians who are hungry every day. Please donate to Temple Israel’s

possible and consider carpooling, walking, arriving early, and using the

High Holy Days Food drive by sending checks to Temple, payable to Rabbi

complimentary shuttle van. Drop off at the Sanctuary entrance is available

Greenstein’s discretionary fund. All funds will be given to the Mid-South

for those with mobility challenges. Our parking and traffic professionals are

Food Bank and MAZON: The Jewish Response to Hunger. An envelope is

helping keep us safe - please be courteous and cooperative. Thank you to

enclosed in the High Holy Days issue of the Voice for your convenience.

MRJ-Brotherhood for sponsoring High Holy Days parking services.

Gender Neutral Bathroom

Nursing Room

A gender-neutral bathroom is available in the Bridal Room.

The adult lounge will serve as a comfortable, private nursing area.

Live Streaming

Cemetery Closing

Attend services virtually if you cannot make it to Temple. Visit timemphis.org or

The Temple Israel Cemetery will be closed on Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 30), on

Facebook.com/templeisrael to watch High Holy Days services.

Yom Kippur (Oct. 9), and on the first and last day of Sukkot (Oct. 14 and 21).

Security Security and safety of all is everyone’s responsibility. See something, say something. We reserve the right to inspect any and all personal belongings. Staff and law enforcement personnel and uniformed guards will be circulating in the building and at the close perimeter of the building and beyond. Do not hesitate to contact any of us in the event of any type of emergency. Thank you to MRJ-Brotherhood for sponsoring High Holy Days security.

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F E A T U R I N G

J O N A T H A N

J U D A K E N

Spence L. Wilson Chair in the Humanities, Professor of History, Rhodes College

FOR FACILITATING THE HIGH HOLY DAYS CHILDCARE, THE DELICIOUS YOM KIPPUR BREAK THE FAST, AND THE LUNCH & LEARN IN THE SUKKAH

FOR COORDINATING THE HIGH HOLY DAYS SECURITY AND USHERING

FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS

• MUSIC •

FOR UPGRADING THE SANCTUARY

• SOUND SYSTEM •

FOR THE SANCTUARY & CHAPEL FLOWERS

FOR THE MUSEUM HIGH HOLY DAYS EXHIBIT

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I S R A E L

P R E S E N T S

TUESDAY·FEBRUARY 4·2020

Join us for an evening with Jason Alexander, best known for his role as George Costanza in the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This Temple Israel fundraiser will be held at the Germantown Performing Arts Center on the evening of Tuesday, February 4, and tickets will be available beginning October 23.

S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O RT U N I T I E S A R E AVA I L A B L E For more information, please contact: JAN REISMAN janr@timemphis.org • 901.761.3130 CO-CHAIRS: LAURIE MESKIN AND WENDY ROTTER

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Tot Havdalah & Water Play

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Shavuot: Songs and Stories from Sinai

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Sixth Annual Temple Israel Movie Nights

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Pride Shabbat

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Carol Geller Retirement Luncheon & Preneg We wish the best for Temple Israel’s rabbinic assistant of forty-three years, Carol Geller. We will miss you and will never forget you! Thank you for letting us celebrate with you at a luncheon and preneg in your honor.

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Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center Shalom Ceremony

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Donations

Special Birthday of William Rudner Rosalie Rudner

According to the Talmud, giving is as important as all of the other commandments combined.

Thank you to those listed below who made donations to these funds from April through July 2019: Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center, Cemetery, Clergy’s Discretionary, ConnecTI, General, Grounds & Beautification, Mary Shainberg Archives, MeFTY, Brotherhood, Museum, Service to the Blind, Beulah R. Vosse Library, Rabbi Wax Memorial, WRJ-Sisterhood, and the Wendy & Avron Fogelman Religious School.

FOR THE R E C O V E RY O F Ben Beatus Martin Snyder Lynn & Robert Kline Beverly Buchalter Lynn & Robert Kline Arlene & Victor Schlesinger Jane Eckstein Susan & Raymond Evans Gina Jolly Millie & Alan Katzen Susan Faber Linda Pelts Morris Kriger Lisa Usdan & David Portnoy Sidney Lehman Marcia & Tom Fisher Lynn & Robert Kline Arlene & Victor Schlesinger Carole Pinstein Jocelyn Wurzburg Marilyn & Harvey Cook Lynda Shiffman Bruce Kahn

IN HONOR OF Sylvia Appleton Leigh & Craig Royal and Family Rabbi Katie Bauman Brenda & Mark Curland Lynn & Robert Kline Vicki & Edward Lazarus Kathryn & Stephen Lewis The Pfeffer Family Wendy & Cary Rotter Judy Royal Linda Bedrin Michelle & Brian Blake

Baby Naming of Eve Loren Bernatsky and Eloise Shea Evensky Jean & Buddy Ballin Russ Campbell Beth & Edward Sugarman Stacy Canales Scott Giles Bat Mitzvah of Erin Lapides Judy Royal Rabbi Harry Danziger Allan Wolf Anniversary of Peggy & Sidney Evensky Anniversary of Arlene & Victor Schlesinger Lynn & Robert Kline Graduation of Emily Faber Rabbis Bess Wohlner & Jeremy Simons Lisa Usdan & David Portnoy and Family Edward Felsenthal Arlene & Jerry Averbuch Alex Graflund 30th Wedding Anniversary of Cindy & Mark Finestone Eileen Finestone Retirement of Carol Geller Jean & Buddy Ballin Rebecca Fox Gina Jolly Ronni Kirsch Lynn & Robert Kline Debbie & Ron Lazarov Lisa Usdan & David Portnoy Robin & Jeff Wallace 60th Anniversary of Diane & Alfred Greenberg Racelle Mednikow Rabbi Micah Greenstein Sam Alabaster Trust Molly & Brian Bernatsky

Josh Evensky Ronnye Kendrick Sharon Kustoff Ricki & David LeVine Kathryn & Stephen Lewis Sharon & Justin Lubin and Family Carolyn & Michael Perlman Ann Rabinovitz Betsy & Andy Saslawsky Liz & Rouben Simonian 75th Birthday of Martin Grusin Ann Broussard Cindy & Ken Schick Natalie & Jimmy Jalenak Curt Ward Birthday of Zane Kay Rebecca Fox Nancy Kline Camille King Birthday of Barbara Lapides May Lynn Mansbach Mildred Schwartz Birthday of Suzanne Lazarov Marilyn Notowich Adam Libby Audrey & Greg Siskind and Family Birth of Maya Evelyn Lisner-Manker Marty & Chuck Lisner 50th Anniversary of Michele & Martin Pinstein Marilyn & Harvey Cook Special Birthday of Abe Plough Rose Merry Brown & Aron Livnah Dale & Richard Caen Wendy Radtke on Joining the TI Board of Trustees Dolly & Steven Bromberg David Rosenthal Wendy & Stephen Radtke

100th Birthday of Mildred Schwartz Terry & Phili Deboo Shirley & H.I. Summerfield III Rabbi Feivel Strauss Ron Goldfarb Worship Committee at the Village of Germantown Birthday of Susan Adler Thorp Millie & Alan Katzen Birthday of Ann Wilson Marcia & Bill Levy Birth of Ruthie Simons Wohlner Susan & Raymond Evans Rae Jean & Sandy Lichterman

I N M E M O RY O F David Alperin BeJay Gronauer Linda Pelts Jan & Marc Reisman Joseph Alperin Harry Zimmerman Sonya Krivcher Tillie Blen Alperin Sonya Krivcher Jan & Jack Magids Robert Alpern Jonathan Wax Alan Abis Myrna Abis Thelma Bernstein Ashendorf Millie Bernstein Avrech Bonnie Ashendorf Belle Eshman Balkin Anna Kabakoff Gruber Lynn & Vic Butcher Hannah Jacobstein Barnett Louis Barnett Clarice Barnett Harris Lewis Barnett Isaacs Lewis “Pat” Isaacs Carole & Charles Plesofsky Freida Epstein Baruchman Beverly Buchalter Joy Bearman Patti & Lee Abraham Phyllis & Rick Abraham Sondra Abraham TIMEMPHIS.ORG • 31

Kathy & Ben Adams Penny & Dan Alabaster Jane & Moses Alexander Jeanne & Bruce Alpert and Family Joan & Stanley Baker Jean & Buddy Ballin Golden & Steve Bearman Ben Beatus Anise & Ron Belz Jack Belz Sharon Berman Emily Bernhardt Lou Bernstein Dot & Stanley Bilsky Mary & Allen Blair Blankenau Wilmoth Jarecke LLP Joanne Bloom The Boals Family Jackie Boston Nancy & Louis Brenner Beverly Buchalter Mickey & Arthur Buring Dale & Richard Caen Ann Caldwell Karen & Phil Campbell Paula & Avrahm Cohen Tracey & Ronald Cooper Terry & Phili Deboo Jim DeLanis Susan & Raymond Evans Melissa & Richard Faber Sylvia & Bruce Feldbaum Freddi & Joel Felt Wendy & Avron Fogelman Constance & Theo Folz Lisa & Jonathan Frisch Lisa & Jeffrey Fuerst Carol Geller Julia & Bill Gibbons Betsy & Ron Gilman Marilyn & Louis Glazer Beth Goldfeder Sandy Goldstein Joyce & Fred Graflund Amy Greenberg Rayna & Michael Greenberg Ricky Greenberg Mimi Grossman & Alvin Franklin Lynn Gruber Gayle & Martin Grusin Diane & Mark Halperin Mike Harris Mary & John Heflin, III Carol & Joel Hertz Marci & Geoffrey Hirsch Debbie & Ron Jackson Natalie & Jimmy Jalenak Peggy & L.R. Jalenak, Jr. Erling Jensen Linda Stone Kaplan Millie & Alan Katzen Ann Kavanagh

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Nadine & Paul King Lynn & Robert Kline Karen & Michael Koplon Catherine & David Kraus Ray Ann Kremer & George Shapiro Debbie & Sidney Kriger David Langseth Barbara Lapides Joyce Lazarov Roselle Lazarov Sheryl Lazarov Suzanne Lazarov Patsy & Gene Lerner Jayne Chandler Leven Marcia & Bill Levy Marian Levy Myrna & Joe Levy Gail & Myron Lewis Rae Jean & Sandy Lichterman Judy & Jim Lindy Roslyn & Lester Lit Carol & Wayne Lutrell Evelyn & Jerome Makowsky MAG Management May Lynn Mansbach Judi Margolin The Aaron Miller Family Alice Ann & Henry Miller Linda & Bruce Miller and Family Kay & Charles Newman Jill & Scott Notowich Robin & Billy Orgel Barbara & Max Ostrow Erin Ostrow Lyda Parker & Stanley Zitron Linda Pelts Deedee & Ron Perel Rochelle & Frank Perlman Margaret & Clifford Pierce Judy & Lee Piovarcy Carole & Charles Plesofsky Susan & Abe Plough Martha & Gene Podesta Stephanie & Daniel Poje Debbie Prather Jan & Marc Reisman Judy & Nick Ringel Janice & Kent Ritchey Karen & Gordon Robbins Jennifer Roberts and Family Kristine & Hal Roberts Rena Rose Valerie Rosenson & Russell Robbins Jennifer & Michael Ross Wendy & Cary Rotter, Comfort Keepers Judy Royal Jen & Steven Rubin Diane Rudner William Rudner Rosalie Rudner Diane Sachs & Bob Vidulich Myrna & Sonny Salomon

Laurie & Harry Samuels Mildred Schiff Mildred Schwartz Arlene Sharfman Jane & John Shelton Michael Shields Linda Ellen & Ron Sklar Louise & Jerry Sklar Stephanie & Joel Sklar Rochelle & Avron Slutsky Margie Snetman Evelyn & Martin Snyder Debbi Sorrentino St. Mary’s Episcopal School Jan & Lee Stein Katherine & William Taylor TBC Community Gretchen Thiele Brad Trammell Muriel Turner Marsha & Mike Underberg Joan & James Vogel Adele & John Vookles Melinda & Donald Weber Buckner Wellford Sally & Mark Wender Billie Anne Williams Eileen & Steve Wishnia Meryll & Michael Wolfman Linda & Edward Young Lyn & Gordon Yukon Leo Edward Bearman Kay Bearman Sandra Beatus Myrna Thomas Benjamin Beck Samuel Beck Sylvia Beck Sharon Gadless Harriet Beck Stephanie & Stuart Cohen Joyce Lazarov Natalie & Ron Lefkowitz Mildred Schiff Frank Bender Susan & Raymond Evans Linda Bernstein Rose Merry Brown & Aron Livnah Karen Cooper & Todd Bernstein Patsy & Gene Lerner Anita Bilsky Sylvia Rothschild Nora Rothschild Yolanda Blatteis Jan & Marc Reisman

Abe Blindman Marna Lee Blindman Ruth Goldring Debbie & Ron Lazarov Larry Bloch Iris & Ronald Harkavy Lynn & Robert Kline Suzanne Lazarov Jan & Marc Reisman Jan & Lee Stein Amelia Weil Bloom Philip Bloom Nancy & Jerry Ballin Jeanette Bluthenthal Ruth Toff Burton Bodan Doris Bodan Gertrude Bozof BeJay Gronauer Mimi Grossman & Alvin Franklin Suzanne Lazarov Devie Brandes Marcia & Tom Fisher Arlene & Michael Margolis Joanne Wolf Brod Molly Goltman Sashkin Herbert Wolf, Sr. Lorraine & Bert Wolf and Family Jewell Brody Natalie Graber and Family Max Bronze Kathy & Michael Bronze Ethel Brown Family of Ethel Brown Fran Buchalter Joanne Bloom Sam Buchalter Beverly Buchalter Carol Stapp Harry & Rebecca Burson Mabel Paul Jake Shainberg Deanna & Albert Burson Rusty Campbell Dick Eiseman Miki Cohn Caplan Morton Cohn Aaron Benjamin Orgel Samuel Orgel Isaac Rosenthal Terry Orgel Gary Chambers Ida & Leonard Engelberg and Family

Howard Cohen Rose Merry Brown & Aron Livnah Elizabeth Ann & Billy Burt Jo & Larry Epstein Bruce Kahn Wanda & Lloyd King Marian Levy Mildred Schiff Marcy & Marshall Siegel and Family Margie Snetman James Wax Jonathan Wax Dale Zell Jim Cohen Jane & John Shelton William Mendel Cohen Pattye Cohen Sadie Cook Douglas Morrison Margo Morrison Zelda Morrison Marilyn & Harvey Cook Polly Cohen Cooper Karen & Murray Riss Sara Cooper Steve Cooper and Family Ethel Balkin Davis BeJay Gronauer Ann Wilson Ellis William Delin Susan & Stephen Delin Mayme Dortch Missy & Chuck Noon Donald Dragutsky Golden & Steve Bearman Judy & Peter Felsenthal Melanie & Ricky Fine Jamie & Glenn Goldring Martin Grusin Monique & Charles Jalenak Ronni Kirsch Debbie & Ron Lazarov Myrna & Joe Levy Jean & Hal Lewis Laurie & Jeff Meskin Robin & Billy Orgel Deedee & Ron Perel Jan & Marc Reisman Susan Adler Thorp Barbara & Norman Towbin Lorraine & Bert Wolf and Family Rena Jacobs Eiseman Carol & Philip Aronoff Helen Sonn Engelberg Selma Chambers Ida & Leonard Engelberg and Family

Natalie Herzberg Epstein Pearl Epstein Judy Royal and Family Lillian Espinosa Carlos Espinosa David Fargotstein Kay Abernathy Margaret & Shep Fargotstein Laura & John Riskind Esta Fargotstein Gayle Fargotstein Emily Fargotstein Poe Margaret & Shep Fargotstein Max Fargotstein Margaret & Shep Fargotstein Laura Riskind Jacqueline Feinstein Marcy & Michael Blen Beverly Buchalter Lisa & Jonathan Frisch Rayna & Michael Greenberg Mimi Grossman & Alvin Franklin Robin & Billy Orgel Pam & Lee Sacharin and Family The Siegler Family Barry Fife Mickey & Arthur Buring Laura Greer Diane & Mark Halperin Joyce Lazarov Suzanne Lazarov Linda Pelts Jan & Marc Reisman Margie Snetman Jill Fisher Marcia & Tom Fisher Robert Forman Evie & Alvin Greenberg and Family Annie Feingold Fortas Sarah Pearl Susan Pearl Henry Fortas Sylvia Stiman Fortas Carol & Joel Hertz Lynette Friedman Eva & David Friedman Edward Freudberg Judy Freudberg Jean & Buddy Ballin Joyce Cooper Gallant Donald Gallant Dorothy Gellerman Geri & Hal Lansky

Marshall Gerber Judith Gerber Renee Newman Geyer Charlene, Jill, and Suzanne Snider Aimee Ginsburg Kathy & Ben Adams BeJay Gronauer Peggy & L.R. Jalenak, Jr. Cathy & Richard Kessler Judith & Richard Laitman Joyce Lazarov Judy Royal Bill Sternberger Jane Goldner Ann Caldwell Jill Gubin Beth Hershberg Suzanne Lazarov Dot Levin Judy Mosely Carole & Charles Plesofsky Nancy & David Rosenberg Loel & Larry Samuel Mildred Schwartz Karen & Leopold Sher Shirley & H.I. Summerfield Bill Sternberger Laurie Tamm Phyllis Tamm Patty & Randy Ungar Larry Goldsmith Linda Pelts Diane Rudner Eileen & Steve Wishnia Mark Goodman Gina Jolly Rita Green Richard Mann Joan Newman Jan & Lee Stein Sonny Greenberg Dave Mednikow Racelle Mednikow and Family Violette Reiter Greenberg Howard Greene Freda Gubin Lisa Lichterman BeJay Gronauer Ronald Haas Curt Ward Jeffrey Ward Jerome Hanover Kalyna & Charles Hanover

Albert Morris Harmel Jane Jacobson Harmel Bob Harmel Paul Harmel Sam Haspel Susan Sanford & Bill Reed Ward Hodge Elaine Hodge Harriet Jaeger Joanne Bloom Mildred Kiel Jan & Marc Reisman Marx Jeffer Steven Lazarov Roselle Lazarov Betty Joseph Susan & Larry Weiss Denalda Joseph Jane Eckstein Sue Pfeffer Judy Royal Larry Kahn Jan & Marc Reisman Edward Kaplan Linda Stone Kaplan Stanley Kaplan Sue Kaplan Jack Kirsch David Kirsch Ronni Kirsch Joe Manis Kirsch Ronni Kirsch Robert Kisber Janet Kisber Steve Kisber Grace Katz Steve Cooper and Family Inez Fried Linda Stone Kaplan Debbie & Sidney Kriger Rochelle & Frank Perlman Debby & Steve Schadt Julie & Allan Schoenberger Judith & Jerry Shore Margie Snetman Jan & Lee Stein Bill Sternberger Laurie Tamm Phyllis Tamm KK & Van Weinberg Beverly Klein Iris & Ronald Harkavy

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Louis Kline Jon Poulin Leon Thalheimer Martha Wagerman Lynn & Robert Kline Martin Paul Klitzner Judy & Jim Lindy Minette Schwartz Radin Kochman Mildred Schiff Sheldon Korones Kathleen Fletcher Stephanie & Chuck Sarasohn Bernie Kustoff Anise & Ron Belz Jack Belz Judy & Michael Edelson Susan & Jerome Franklin Lisa & Jonathan Frisch Shara Lynn & Arnold Goldin Martin Grusin Caryn, Mark, and Sidney Hoffman Jerry Huff Ronni Kirsch Jeri & Mitch Moskovitz Libby & Howard Pritchard Jan & Marc Reisman Carol & Elliott Slutsky Elizabeth & David Tate Susan Adler Thorp George Landres Mimi & Howard Landres Elizabeth Lazarov Jan & Daniel LaVene Sarah Kaminsky Lazarov Mariette Perel Shainberg Suzanne Lazarov Sara Gordon Lebovitz Ida & Leonard Engelberg and Family Maxine & Mike Shepard Lena Lefkowitz Jan & Lee Stein Millie & Alan Katzen Beverly & Zachary LeVine Sherri & Jim Steiger Sumner Levine Jan & Marc Reisman Sadie & Mike Levitch Jean & Melvyn Levitch Irma Menkel Levy Marian Levy Myrna & Joe Levy Charles Lewis Nicole & Jack Lewis

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Louise Ottenheimer Lewis Gail & Myron Lewis Courtney Jane Lewis-Hale Courtney Bressack Boswell Hale William Loewenberg Joanne Loewenberg Markell Freddi & Joel Felt Myn Samuels Loket Lynn & Robert Kline Evelyn & Martin Snyder Barbara Lurie Jean & Buddy Ballin Anise & Ron Belz Mickey & Arthur Buring Peggy & Sidney Evensky Melanie & Ricky Fine Mildred Kiel Elaine & Leonard Lurie Pat & David Okeon Jan & Marc Reisman Evelyn & Martin Snyder Jan & Lee Stein Fannie Magids Jan & Jack Magids Melanie Magnus Marilyn & Alan Magnus Elaina & Mike Sexton and Family Jeff Manis Marcia & Tom Fisher Bayla & Arnold Manis Doris Marks Lesley & Sam Marks Steve Miller Susan & Raymond Evans Carol Geller Arlene & Ron Goldner Leslie & Nat Landau Sondra Price and Family Judith & Jerry Shore Linda Ellen & Ron Sklar Jan & Lee Stein Barbara & Norman Towbin and Family Max Notowitz Michael Gryll Richard Orgel May Lynn Mansbach Terry Orgel Jean Ostrov Marcia & Alvin Notowich Charles Sanford Pear Marcia Pear Freida Usdan Penchan Lisa Usdan & David Portnoy

Teresa Philippides Judi Margolin The Grosman Family Carolyn Pinsel Joanne Bloom BeJay Gronauer Diane & Mark Halperin Diane Rudner Ben Plesofsky Pauline Plesofsky Sandy Kessler Frank Leon Prins Frank Leon Prins, Jr. Harry Blumenthal Beverly Rose Belmont Village Faye Dawson Suzanne Lazarov Nancy & Marty Newman Carole & Charles Plesofsky Marilyn & Gary Ratkin Sylvia Singer and the Neviaser and Portnoy Families Marilyn Weinstein Deborah Eileen Rothschild Linda Gornek Nora Rothschild Harry Rudin Sharon Kerson Lori & Bret Sokoloff Carolyn Rudolph Rayna & Michael Greenberg The Siskind Family Jake Salky Peggy & Sidney Evensky Annie Schatz Samuels Lynn & Robert Kline Evelyn & Martin Snyder Howard Scheuner Irma Binder Madelyne & Jay Daneman Regina Duberstein Marcia & Tom Fisher Lynn Gruber Guff/Cohen Family Marcia & Allan Hayden Jan & Marc Reisman Arlene & Victor Schlesinger Rochelle & Avron Slutsky Carol Tessler Alyssa Trachtman Cynthia Blanton Schwartz Mike Schwartz Johanna Jiedel Silverstein Michael Gottschalk

Zelda Singer Owen Yellen Francine Yellen Marshall Yellen Reuben Snyder Evelyn & Martin Snyder Nancy Stallings Rose Merry Brown & Aron Livnah Susan Eisenstein and Sarah Gewirtz Caryn & Rudi Scheidt Morris Stallings Susan & Richard Faber Carol & Joel Hertz Jan & Lee Stein Sidney Stein Linda & Martin Stein Peggy Sternberger William Sternberger Bill Sternberger Judy & James Mosely III Morris Straitman Ben Beatus Dot & Stanley Bilsky Beverly Buchalter Irene & Bob Clein Madelyne & Jay Daneman Janis & Pat Finan Melanie & Ricky Fine Carol Geller Stephanie & Jeff Graham Rayna & Michael Greenberg Lynn Gruber Hilda Kaufman Arthur King Rochelle & Frank Perlman Amy & David Rea Jan & Marc Reisman Margie Snetman Susan & Rick Snyder and Family Jan & Lee Stein Fran Twersky Robin & Jeff Wallace Laurie Schaffer Toney Adele Kisber Arnold Turner Muriel Turner Murray Alan Wagner Reva Cook Racelle Mednikow Warren Weinberg Lynn Gruber Fran Weingart Susan & Jerome Franklin Helen Ruth Weisburd Mary Jane Potash

Francine Cheryl Wurman Amy & Michael Egerman Henry Wurzburg, Jr. Debbie & Bucky Parker Gladys Yass Adrienne Zaitz and Family Arnold Zukerman Jeanne & Bruce Alpert Shara Lynn & Arnold Goldin Sara Beth & George Silverman Jan & Lee Stein Barbara & Norman Towbin and Family

ADDITIONAL D O N AT I O N S Ann Adler Jennifer Goldberg Carl Johnson Barbara Lapides Daniel Meskin David Okeon Robin & Billy Orgel and Family Billie & Barry Pelts Janice & Jimmy Ringel Diane Sachs & Robert Vidulich Laurie & Elkan Scheidt John Schreiber Sondra Sokal Harriet Strasberg Donald Strauss Marion Suekoff Eileen & Steve Wishnia

BELOVED A VIEW OF ONE OF THE SOUTHS OLDEST JEWISH C E M E T E R I E S A S P H O TO G R A P H E D B Y M U R R AY R I S S

BOOK REVEAL WITH RABBI MICAH GREENSTEIN Temple Israel Museum • Sunday, October 6 • 4:30 PM

BOOK SIGNING WITH RABBI MICAH GREENSTEIN Novel Bookstore • Sunday, October 13 • 3:00 PM Beloved will be available at the WRJ-Sisterhood Judaica shop and at booksellers online and near you.

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