Beitenu
Volume 97
November 2011
Welcome to “Our House” Cheshvan / Kislev 5772
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Join us Friday, November 18, at 8pm
as we welcome our newest temple members.
Enjoy our Shabbat service and stay to socialize at the
special oneg Shabbat following services.
Adult Education
Opportunities
Sex on the Brain
HASKALAH SPEAKER SERIES
Dr. Andrew Goldstein, gynecologist and president of the International Society for the Study of Women’s
Sexual Health, will discuss his books Reclaiming Desire and When Sex Hurts. Wine and cheese reception.
Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30pm
Iraqi Jews - Their Exodus after 2600 Years
Maurice Shohet, board member and managing editor of the website for World Organization of Jews from
Iraq, is a constant advocate for the rights of Jews from Arab countries and was on the U.S. Special Panel
that assessed the Jewish documents found in the Iraqi Intelligence headquarters.
Sunday, November 6, at 10am
Support Temple Beth Shalom. Visit our website
and click on the amazon.com icon on our home page.
Rabbi’s Column Rabbi Ari Goldstein 410-757-0552 or
by Rabbi Ari Goldstein tbsrabbi@comcast.net
dive in just a bit deeper into our tradition,
join us on Tuesday mornings.
Do you want to know more about the B’not Mitzvah
pearls and evolution of Reform Judaism? The following young persons will be
Join me in December as we explore our called to the Torah as b’not mitzvah
liberal tradition together. in the coming weeks.
On Yom Kippur I invited you to think Do you want to know more about the
Alanna Sokoloff
about one jewel from Judaism Street that historical events of the state of Israel? Daughter of Alan Sokoloff &
you’d like to pick up this year. One tool Join Paul Schatzberg in January for a Michelle DiMeo
you wanted to learn how to use. And then thorough examination of the history of November 5, 2011
8 Cheshvan 5772
commit yourself to giving it a try. the modern state of Israel.
Katherine Lurie
But I also shared with you my com- These are but a few of the many rich
Daughter of Brenda & Richard Lurie
mitment to you. I said that you don’t have educational opportunities here at Temple November 12, 2011
to do it alone. I promised you that your Beth Shalom. 15 Cheshvan 5772
Temple Beth Shalom community would If education is not your focus, but a
help you. I would help you. Ellyn Kauf- growth in spirituality more meets your
man would help you. Our teachers would needs, join us for services on Friday
IN MEMORIAM
help you. night, especially when Cantor Markowicz Temple Beth Shalom notes with
sadness the deaths of:
So, let me start helping you. Each and is here. The sanctuary can most certainly
every Monday morning I teach a class on be a place for you to sharpen your spiri-
the book of Samuel. You do not need to tual tools. Melvin Waldstein
know a thing about Samuel or even the My friends, we are your partners. Uncle of Allison Herman
October 12, 2011
Bible to attend. You just need to have a You do not need to do it alone. We want 14 Tishrei 5771
desire to learn. to help. We want to be here for you. You
Bill Rocco
On Tuesday mornings through simply need to come through our doors.
Uncle of Laura Rocco
December 20, I will be teaching Judaism October 17, 2011
102. If you know the holidays but want to 19 Tishrei 5772
Men’s Club Ted Herman 301-262-0028 or 301-275-4518
therman@pgcps.org
The Power of My Car about myself? What is my ultimate goal? to telemarketers? I have not reached that
(Only my therapist knows for sure.) level of acceptance yet). Can I strive for
What could this possibly have to do I would truly hope that my aim is to high ideals? It is all within my power to
with anything? Why ask me? I am be a better person. I want to learn from do so and yet, if I fall back at times, I
merely writing this article. There may or previous mistakes. I wish to be a better should just come back with a renewed
may not be any relevance here at all. example to people I interact with. There- spirit of doing the right thing next time.
However, it is my fervent wish that you fore, my word for today is tolerance. Blowing my own horn literally and
should read on further to see the true If I can be more aware, and show figuratively may not always be the best
Power of My Car. understanding, even when driving in traf- way to go. Impatience can be replaced
The High Holy Days give us time to fic, wronged by someone who obviously with understanding. Coarseness of
reflect on our lives. Fasting for a full hasn't read this article. If I can allow speech can be smoothed over with proper
day, or even less, gives us a chance to someone access to my lane, while stuck tone and concern for one's feelings. Selt-
repent for our sins, to look closely in- in traffic, then, maybe I have shown zer water can remove most stains.
ward, and possibly change some parts of good character and the amount of sin has I hope these reflections are helpful to
our behaviors. Through repentance, decreased. If I can listen better to some- my wonderful Temple Beth Shalom
prayer, and charity, we can avoid the one else and their point of view, then my members as we have now entered a new
BEITENU November I truly
final2 decree. However, what have2011 tolerance may have allowed me to gain year.
accomplished? What have I improved some insight. (Can I apply these attitudes
President’s Column Gail Goldstein 410-757-8740
or gailrobin@yahoo.com
Every so often we and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff of neurobiology and the transmitters re-
face a significant and passed away; the Greek and the Ro- leased by altruism and philanthropy. I
birthday. I have man followed; and made a vast noise, am aware that it is not free to be a mem-
such a significant and they are gone; other people have ber of a temple, and I know that the dues
birthday coming sprung up and held their torch high for a are a significant obligation for most
this December. I time, but it burned out, and they sit in families. I hope you feel, as I certainly
won’t tell you the twilight now, or have vanished. The Jew do, that there is great value in your mem-
exact significance saw them all, beat them all, and is now bership here and that you are truly build-
of this birthday, what he always was, exhibiting no deca- ing a Jewish community here.
but suffice it to say that I’ve never been dence, no infirmities of age, no weaken- Still, the dues alone do not cover the
older than I am today. ing of his parts, no slowing of his ener- expenses of the synagogue. In fact, the
These birthdays give us a chance to gies, no dulling of his alert and aggres- dues cover only 75% of our operating
look back on the years and often are the sive mind. All things are mortal but the budget; the rest is provided by generous
catalyst for personal reflection. What we Jew; all other forces pass, but he re- donations and fundraisers. What I’m
see, however, may or may not please us. mains. What is the secret of his immor- asking for is this: please give as gener-
Have I accomplished in my career what I tality?” ously as you can to the annual campaign.
hoped by this age? Am I the kind of Twain didn’t answer this question, It is this campaign that allows us to keep
wife, mother, or daughter I want to be or but over the years many scholars have the temple running. And if you are able,
should be? Have I taught my children taken the question to heart. I don’t put please consider making an additional
how to be good, loving people? myself on par with academics and histo- donation to our Building the Sanctuary
Sometimes these questions (and rians but I will proffer one answer. Fund, there are still naming opportunities
their answers) spawn mid-life crises. We I believe I know the secret to the available here, or to our newly formed
have all seen them. Many of us have immortality of our people. I believe it is Endowment Fund.
lived them or lived through them. When our values and traditions that keep us If you are like most of us, those who
people take stock of their lives, they are immortal. And one of those key values is give, but not as much as we can or
often galvanized to make radical change. giving – giving to each other and giving should, consider giving more this year.
Particularly when they don’t like what our minds and resources to our institu- That’s how you create a legacy.
they see. This crisis might result in a tions. There is a famous Jewish legend of
sports car purchase, spending a year in Maimonides describes the ladder of the man who was planting a carob tree.
an ashram meditating, or perhaps a job charitable tzedakah. We all are probably A neighbor asked, “Why are you plant-
change. familiar with the highest rungs of the ing that tree? You are old, and that tree
At the heart of these crises lies one tzedakah ladder: anonymous giving and won’t bear fruit for 70 years.” The man
truth: one day we will not be here. Aging helping people in such a way that a per- replied, “I’m not planting this tree for
makes us think about our mortality and son can help themselves. We might also myself. I’m planting it for my children
how we prioritize the time we spend be familiar with the lowest rung of the and my children’s children.”
among the living. We know we won’t be ladder: giving grudgingly. But I was re- We all know the importance of
here forever. What will we be known minded lately of the second lowest rung planting for the next generation, and by
for? How will we be remembered? What of the ladder: giving willingly but less building a legacy right here, at Temple
will we have accomplished? Knowing than one should. Most of us, in truth, are Beth Shalom, you help build and main-
that we are mortal makes us think about right there, at the base of the ladder: we tain something wonderful for our chil-
legacy. Legacy is just another way to give some but not as much as we can or dren and generations to follow.
leave something behind; it’s a quest for should. I thank each of you for your support
immortality. One simple way to make a differ- – both through your generous donations
By all rights, Jews should be extinct ence for the future is by giving gener- and through your spirit of volunteerism –
on the planet. And yet, we as a people ously to Temple Beth Shalom. Giving to and for making Temple Beth Shalom a
are a portrait of continuity and persever- the temple keeps the values and tradi- truly special place. I think it’s clear that
ance. Our traditions that we pass down tions of the Jewish people immortal. giving not only makes us feel good now,
are a form of immortality. But how we That’s how you create a legacy. it cements our legacy and preserves our
give to each other and how we give to Last year I wrote of how giving is a values for the long haul. We may not
our temple are core to how we can assure virtuous cycle for the giver. We, as hu- literally become immortal by giving, but
that our traditions and values will live on man beings, have brains wired to give. It what we pay forward will help our tradi-
after us. That’s how you create a legacy. literally makes us feel good to do so. It is tions live on for generations.
Mark Twain wrote in 1899: “The rooted in evolutionary biology. It is im- If you can do this, if you can truly
Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Per- perative to give to each other because it build a legacy, then maybe having an-
sian rose, filled the planet with sound preserves us in the here and now. I wrote other birthday isn’t such a bad thing.
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Upcomi
ng Haskalah Speaker Series
Share these enjoyable evenings of learning with Temple
Adult Beth Shalom members. Plenty of time to question and
Educati socialize over wine and cheese.
on
November
Sex on the Brain
Dr. Andrew Goldstein, gynecologist and president of the
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health,
will discuss his books Reclaiming Desire and When Sex Hurts.
Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30pm
January
Iraqi Jews - Their Exodus after 2600 Years Parenting Across the Lifespan
Maurice Shohet, board member and managing editor of Dr. Karin Mosk, a licensed psychologist, will be talking about
the website for World Organization of Jews from Iraq, is parenting through relationships with both our children and our
a constant advocate for the rights of Jews from Arab parents and reflecting on how the concepts change as people grow
countries and was on the U.S. Special Panel that assessed and age. She has spent the past decade in private practice in
the Jewish documents found in the Iraqi Intelligence Severna Park, assisting many families.
headquarters. Tuesday, January 17, at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 6, at 10am
February
Historical Events of the Modern State of Israel An Evening of Ethics
(1917-1967) David Garren, Associate Professor of Philosophy in Leadership,
Paul Schatzberg guarantees that at the end of his class you Ethics & Law Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. Ready for a
will understand the complex situation concerning peace in night of interesting questions? How do we tell right from wrong?
the Middle East. Are our determinations absolute or cultural? Learn how and why
Sundays from 9:30am to 11:30am we make our choices to do the right thing…assuming we do.
January 15, 22, 29, February 5 Tuesday, February 21, at 7:30pm
(4 classes series) March
Quantum Mechanics and You
Mitchell Baker, PhD in mathematical physics, is a researcher
and math professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. His research has
centered on the areas of mathematics closely associated with quan-
tum mechanics and quantum field theory, but more recently he has
worked on dynamic systems which model cardiac arrhythmias.
Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30pm
Ongoing Classes
Monday Morning Study Judaism 102
Rabbi Ari J. Goldstein, Rabbi Ari J. Goldstein
Explore the book of Samuel on a weekly basis You know the ABCs, now learn the DEFs
Mondays from 9:30am to 10:45am Tuesdays from 9:30am to 10:30am
Now through May 21 Now through December 20
Check the adult education brochure and our website for additional learning opportunities.
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Barbara Pion 410-266-0021
Social Action Jill Simon 410-224-8203
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holi- hard labor of unloading, sorting and dinated our temple's help in staffing
day for family traditions, but it is also shelving all that food! We had a truck- our designated day of the annual
a significant reminder that our country load full! Check out the photos and Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin's Lu-
is founded on the inclusion of many find out more about Social Action theran Church. All the proceeds go
cultures. Understanding and open com- Committee events and volunteers on directly to the Light House Shelter
munication with people across cultures http://tbssac.shutterfly.com/ which rebuilds lives with service and
are key components to peace and cer- Monday, October 5, was an excit- compassion by providing food and
tainly help to fix the world (tikkun ing day for Habitat for Humanity "Red shelter. They help people to empower
olam). Every year, our local Broad- Hat" volunteer Carl Simon and the themselves towards independ-
neck Ministries group gets together to other temple members who helped turn ence. This annual event is not only fun,
celebrate a fun Interfaith Thanksgiving a vacant lot into 11 shiny new homes but is one of the largest fundraisers for
Dinner. The participating churches and for Annapolis residents, as the entire the shelter. Thank you Ellen and all the
temples take turns hosting each year. A Annapolis community turned out to temple members who took a shift or
few years ago, Temple Beth Shalom dedicate the new homes and welcome bought pumpkins and fall crafts.
hosted this event in our new social the proud owners to their new homes. We also thank Cookie Pollock for
hall. This year the dinner will be at Temple Beth Shalom volunteers have helping our Religious School embark
another local church on Wednesday, been working with other congregations on a monthly lunch program for the
November 23rd. You and your family as a member of the Interfaith Coalition Light House Shelter. The response
are invited to enjoy this delicious op- of Habitat, and Wanda Mitchell's new from the students who prepared 100
portunity to be among our group of home was blessed by our rabbi, her sandwiches during Mitzvah Month last
temple representatives; please contact pastor and other representatives of the April was so positive that the students
Debi Walker for more details. coalition. Carl has worked tirelessly to requested to do this more often. As a
Thanks to all who turned out to support Habitat for Humanity and was result, Ellyn Kaufman, Director of
make our High Holy Days food drive honored by being one of the few Habi- Education, and Cookie Pollock from
to support My Brother's Pantry of the tat volunteers invited to a special inter- our Social Action Committee, met
Broadneck Peninsula such a resound- national build event in Buenos Aires in over the summer to turn this into a
ing success. Damon Teel again gener- early October. Be sure to ask Carl monthly mitzvah program for grades 7,
ously donated the use of his truck and about his work next time you see him 8, and 9 students and their families.
time to collect and transport the food at temple and thanks to all the other Come learn more about our tem-
donated by our temple members, and volunteers who worked with Habitat ple's Social Action Committee and get
we had a great bunch of volunteers for Humanity to improve housing in in on the action! Our next meeting will
who helped prepare and distribute do- our community. be held on Thursday, November 10, at
nation bags, collect food and did the On October 26, Ellen Lunay coor- 7pm in the family room.
HACK'S MECHANICAL
INSTRUMENT MUSEUM
FUNDRAISER
You are invited to a private tour and demonstration
of Richard and Cheryl Hack’s fabulous personal
collection of unique and amazing musical instruments,
musical boxes, play roll pianos, carousel.
Sunday, December 11, from 2pm to 5pm
Join us at their private home on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis (2051 Chesapeake Road) to
enjoy these unique, museum quality antiques in hand carved cabinetry imported from Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. FUN
drai
$75 per person s er
Call the office at 410-757-0552 to sign up!
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Administrator Karen Brachman 410-757-0552
or tbsadministrator@comcast.net
It’s the begin- temple to do all the amazing things we difference our participation made.
ning of a new have seen. We need the revenue, but Wanda got the best Jewish house-
year, 5772. It’s we also need your participation. warming gift we could think of, Mary
almost Novem- I know you listened, the number of West’s challah.
ber and I’m here sukkot built in Anne Arundel County The membership retention has
to tell you that I am thankful and increased. been great and we have had a leap in
proud of our temple. The High Holy We are also having a greater im- new members mostly due to the dili-
Day services were terrific. They were pact in the general community. This gent work of Leon Shapiro and the
special and unique in so many ways. year’s Israel Bond drive was the best Membership Committee participation.
The beautiful sanctuary is the perfect ever. Investing in Israel’s future is a By the way, the new members are not
setting for the beautiful music and wise choice and we have many wise only young families. We are truly a
prayers. We are quite fortunate to have congregants. The annual food drive hub of Jewish life. On Friday, Novem-
so many people share the vision and filled the Broadneck food pantry ber 18, at 8pm we will celebrate all
dream to make all of this happen. Our shelves. Our youngest members helped this at the New Member Shabbat. I
services are imbued with their energy there, too. The temple’s participation hope you’ll be here to visit and meet
and love. in the Interfaith Habitat for Humanity everyone.
The constant dilemma of how best build on Clay Street has changed the The Hineni committee is adding
to ensure the creative survival of our image of our synagogue. Our members compassion and caring to those in our
sacred community was evident in hammered and nailed and schlepped community at their life cycle events,
many of the words spoken. The rabbi along side Christian and Muslims for be they good or bad. The Men’s Club
had great ideas and challenges. Our months. Rabbi Goldstein participated is up and running and helping out and
president, Gail Goldstein, mentioned at the interfaith dedication ceremony the Sisterhood is participating once
some very specific needs and suc- and all of the coalition provided an again. Did I mention how thankful and
cinctly told us how we can help. She oneg at Wanda’s home, the house that proud I am to be a part of Temple Beth
announced the kick-off of our annual we built and were dedicating with our Shalom in 5772?
campaign. The revenue raised allows friends. No one can forget the visible .
Hineni (The Temple Beth Shalom Caring Committee) Jill Simon
Here I Am missjill@lycos.com
Hineni is here! Our goal is to help you would like to be part of a carpool mail or call Bob to get on that shiva
keep our temple members feel like or available to drive a neighbor or if trainee list.
family. We try to reach out to anyone you yourself need ride share assis- You do not need to be a committee
in our congregation who is experienc- tance, then please contact the temple member to have your e-mail address
ing a joy or a hardship. To be success- office or Barbara Pion directly. added to our E-Alert list that is used
ful, we need your help in making us Training, anyone? Sadly, there are when there is a call for help. To add
aware of someone who could use our difficult times when members of our your e-mail to our help list, please con-
attention. Please contact the temple congregation experience a death in tact the temple office or Jill Simon
office or Cindy Fox directly with any their family. Sometimes this unfortu- directly to say Hineni – “Here I am!”
leads you may have. nately occurs when Rabbi Goldstein is We hope to see you at our next
We are trying to meet our growing unable to be present to comfort the Hineni committee meeting on Wednes-
congregation’s needs for ride sharing. family and lead shiva services. To be day, November 16, at 7pm in the fam-
Coordinating carpools may be useful better prepared to support our rabbi ily room.
for folks living in the same area or and our congregation, Bob Pollock is
neighborhoods to be more green and organizing a group of on-call congre-
just because it makes sense. For exam- gants who can help in that time of
ple, we now have more Eastern Shore need. Rabbi Goldstein will lead a
members who may be interested in group training session to anyone inter-
carpooling together. Also, our growing ested in learning how to take on this
population of seniors may need a ride role. If you would like to learn how to
to help stay active with the temple. If serve in this capacity, then please e-
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Ma Nishma… Ellyn Kaufman
410-757-0552 or tbsedu@comcast.net
Director of Education
With the sist in our Hebrew School. We are quently. As a result, we have teamed
High Holy very fortunate that so many of our up with the Social Action Committee
Days behind youth request to return, not only for and we now prepare 100 lunches each
us we finally classes, but to also assist the teachers month, which members of the commit-
have actual teaching time in our class- in the classrooms or in the of- tee take to the shelter. Thank you to
rooms. November is a fun month with fice. These students are known as mad- students (and parents) of grades 7, 8
the American version of Sukkot richim. (A madrich = male, a mad- and 9 for your wonderful support with
(Thanksgiving) as we prepare for richa = female; madrichim = plu- this project and thank you Cookie Pol-
cooler weather. ral). Currently, we have 25 madrichim lock and the committee members for
Each of our classes helps partici- in our school, most of whom are vol- taking the lunches to the shelter
pate in leading parts of an erev Shab- unteers. They do everything from men- monthly.
bat service (on a Friday night) and we tor the children to pour juice at snack In this month of Thanksgiving, we
ask that parents please assist us in to help children learn Hebrew to just are thankful for the wonderful support
making the once a year and grade level be a big brother or sister as needed and and encouragement provided by our
service meaningful to the students by then more. Our school’s success is due parents! Happy turkey time to all.
attending with your child and review- in part to the help these students pro- Shalom V’kol tuv
ing at home any material pertinent to vide each week. In our school, we have
the evening. Most of our classes also students with special needs and, for
hold family education programs those students, we often provide one-
(mishpacha) on a specific subject mat- on-one assistance from a madrich/a in
ter. This is a great time to meet the addition to the classroom teacher. This
other parents in your child’s class as is a terrific experience for both the
well as to learn something new about young student and the madrich/a.
Judaism. Please support both of these Last year, during Mitzvah Month,
endeavors by attending. our students in grades 7, 8 and 9 pre-
pared lunches for the homeless at the
Did you know? Light House Shelter. The students,
After a student has become a bar or who learn about doing mitzvot for oth-
bat mitzvah, he or she is eligible to as- ers, asked if we could do this more fre-
Membership Committee Leon Shapiro 410-268-8087 or
leonshap@verizon.net
Marty and Melanie West S a r a h R i c h a r d s e n
live in the Brittingham subdivision at lives at 61 Gentry Court in Annapolis
153 Longfellow Drive in Millersville. and can be reached at
They can be reached at 410-975-5377 sarah.richardsen@gmail.com or 434-
or mandmwest@comcast.net. 242-9868. She moved to Annapolis
They have three children, Haley, from Milford, NJ in June for a job op-
who is a recent bat mitzvah, and portunity as a project designer at Gra-
Leah and Macy, who are seven year- ham Landscape Architecture. Prior to
old fraternal twins. The Wests re- moving to Annapolis Sarah received
cently moved here from Franklin, her Master of Landscape Architecture from the University
Michigan, where they were members of Temple Shir Sha- of Virginia in Charlottesville. She attended Hillel events as
lom. Marty is a commercial real estate advisor at Alex. an undergraduate at Cornell University, but has not been a
Brown Realty in Baltimore, and Melanie is an attorney now member of a Jewish community since then. She looks for-
working for the Maryland State Treasurer in Annapolis. ward to attending religious services at the temple, as well
Both Marty and Melanie are sports enthusiasts and look as volunteering for social action committee events. In her
forward to becoming Ravens fans. Marty is also an avid free time Sarah enjoys practicing yoga, hiking, knitting,
golfer and Melanie enjoys playing tennis. reading, and visiting Baltimore and Washington, D.C. and
hopes to meet new friends at Temple Beth Shalom.
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GENERAL FUND HIGH HOLY DAYS FLOWER FUND
In honor of: By ladies of our mahjongg group:
The invitation to participate in service by Robert and Sallie Abeles
Beverly Handwerger Barbara Becker
Chanting Torah by DJ Collins Joy Beer
The aliyah by: June Cohen
Jodi and Bruce Goldman Adrian Flynn
Jeremy and Julie Parks Cindy Fox
Reading the haftorah portion on Rosh Hashanah by Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli
Sarit and Hezi Brosh Jenny Hird
Temple Beth Shalom by: Cookie Pollock
Bernie and Linda Brien Laura Rocco
Leon and Pamela Shapiro Pamela Shapiro
Herzl and Jacob Slaney Dee Stelzer
Peter and Cynthia Wolfe Renee Tatro
Mervelyn Wyllie-Brause
DONATIONS
In loving memory of:
David Abeles by Herb Abeles RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND
Randi Adler by April Roscoe In honor of:
Florence Beck by Cindy Fox The High Holy Days by:
Alexander Becker by Ellyn Becker Kaufman Gail and Andrew Goldstein
Steven Leonard Calish by Jared Calish Cheryl and Richard Hack
Frances Cohen by Arnold Slutskin
Murray Cunitz by Jesse Cunitz In loving memory of:
Steven Fayne by Laurie Elinoff Danny Stelzer by Dee Stelzer
Harold Herskowitz by Julie, Jeremy, Alexa, and
Zachary Parks MIRIAM LUBY WOLFE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Frances Ihlo by Betty Morganstern In loving memory of:
Bernard Kuhnberg by Carol Rosenthal Miriam Luby Wolfe by Ann and John Pollack
Benjamin Levine by Allen Levine
Sylvia Levine by Allen Levine
Susan Lowe by David Lowe
Nathaniel Marks by Howard Marks
Stan Morrow by Roz Morrow
Abe Ostrusky by Carole Jackson
Elileen Rocco by Laura Rocco
Edward Rosenthal by David Rosenthal
Joseph Rubin by Roger Rubin
Harold Silberstein by Deborah Stoeckle
Eva Silverstein by Randi Altschuler
Israel Simon by Dee Stelzer
Morris Stempler by Linda, Andy, Gavin, Jared, and
Jocelyn Levy
The URJ Biennial will be held this year on December 14 - 18 in
Washington, D.C., jointly with the WRJ convention. Because the biennial
is right in our back yard, Temple Beth Shalom will celebrate Shabbat by
attending the Friday night service and dinner. You can sign up for the
whole biennial or just the Shabbat package at www.urj.org/biennial.
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Ritual Committee Mary West
marymwest4@gmail.com
It takes a whole lot of people to plan Rocco, Stacy Shaener, Pamela The ritual committee is always open
and execute all the tasks needed to Shapiro, Jill Simon, Sara White, and to your comments, both on the High
make the High Holy Days meaningful Mervelyn Wyllie-Brause. Holy Days in particular and on the
and successful. And we did it in ritual practices of the congregation in
spades this year! Each member of the We thank our parking coordinators, general. Feel free to email your
ritual committee (Robin Buchanan, DJ Marc Shaener and Alan Switzman, comments (both halos and hiccups) to
Collins, Cheryl Hack, Valerie Nichols, and their crew: Leon Bloom, Andrew marymwest4@gmail.com. We value
and Bob Pollock) shouldered part of Falk, Tom Flynn, Bruce Goldman, Jon your opinion.
the work. They join me in thanking Opert, Jeremy Parks, Larry Sisle,
Karen Brachman our administrator David Stern, and Orin Zwick.
who manages a myriad of arrange-
ments, Doreen Noel who coordinates We thank Paul Schatzberg for leading
all of the office preparations, Damon the discussion on the Akeda during the
Teel for his tireless efforts to get our Yom Kippur break.
facility ready, and Adrienne Roth and
Ellyn Kaufman for coordinating And we especially thank Rabbi Ari
programs for our young congregants Goldstein and Student Cantor Andrea
during the adult services. Markowicz for leading the congrega-
tion on Rosh Hashanah and Yom
We thank Bob Pollock for organizing Kippur. Andrea is new to our
ushers for the holidays and our head congregation this year, and many
ushers, Janet Baer, Roger Feldman, congregants remarked on her lovely
Pancake
Ted Herman, and Bob Pollock, for voice and personality. We thank the
supervising the people who ushered at members of the Annapolis Chorale,
the holiday services: Herb and Sallie directed by Ernie Green and Jill
Abeles, Randi Altschuler, Joy Beer,
Adrian Flynn, Karen Goldman, Cheryl
Woodward, Erik Apland their accom-
panist, and Netanel and Yona & Pajama
Party
Hack, Paul Herman, Sandy Kemick, Draiblate, who enriched our Kol Nidre
Allen Levine, Valerie, Nichols, Julie service with their beautiful music on
Parks, Barbara Pion, Shelley Pollero, the violin and cello.
Cookie Pollock, Beth Robbins, Laura
Sunday morning
Hanukkah Bazaar December 18
Shop ‘til you drop at Sisterhood’s annual
Hanukkah Bazaar on Sunday, December 4, 8am to 10am
and Monday, December 5, from 9am to 2pm
in our social hall. You will find everything from
books to jewelry to Judaica at this shopping $5 per child
extravaganza! $10 per adult
Help Needed It’s pajama day party, so we
We need help on Saturday evening, December 3.
invite you and your family to
Help and you will get the first opportunity to
shop! We also need help during the bazaar and come in your pajamas (or not)
afterwards to pack up materials and return them to to enjoy hot pancakes with your
the gift shop. Contact Faye Weiss at 410-987- family and friends.
2379 to let her know how you can help.
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Sisterhood Eve Secunda
410-721-1225 or roneve1@verizon.net
Working Together to BREAK-FAST debragorman@hotmail.com for de-
And, speaking of the holidays, did you tails.
Strengthen Our Temple get a whiff of that sweet smell of fresh
and Perpetuate Judaism challah? Did you wonder how that HANUKKAH BAZAAR
wonderful juice and food popped up at Sisterhood’s Hanukkah Bazaar will be
I hope we all were able to take a temple just when you most needed it. on Sunday, December 4, and Monday,
moment during our 10 days of awe to Thank Valerie Nichols and Debi December 5. Don’t miss the opportu-
pause and reflect on the blessings in Walker the next time you see them. I nity to shop for wonderful items for
our lives. The rabbi gave us much to know they do it just to see our smiles children, sisters, brothers, as well as
think about, as well as our president, after a long day of prayer and fasting. gifts for parents, grandparents, friends,
Gail Goldstein. What an opportunity We all appreciated it, ladies, so and ourselves. Did I leave anyone out?
we are given at this time of year. It’s a thanks! Beautiful menorahs, jewelry, candela-
new beginning, a feeling of renewal, a bras, games, and beautiful handmade
chance to turn in a different direction. COFFEE AND CREATE items.
You all are the driving force pro- Sisterhood members & others have
viding energy and expertise to ensure begun to meet on Wednesday eve- PARENTS
the future of Temple Beth Shalom and nings and Sunday mornings during Are you going to need a large number
our Sisterhood. This is the time to re- Religious School for “Coffee and Cre- of dreidles or chocolate gelt during
new our commitments and begin our ate.” You can grab a bagel at temple, Hanukkah? Please let Faye Weiss
year of programming and service. sit and chat or do whatever crafts know as soon as possible, so she can
Help give Sisterhood a fresh start. I you’d like. It is an opportunity to re- buy enough for everyone to have these
believe a vibrant Sisterhood will en- lax, schmooze, and knit that winter popular Hanukkah items.
rich our lives. Please share your ideas scarf, or put those pictures in the
and wishes! scrapbook. Email Debi Walker at
Book Club Mahjongg
Would you like to learn how to play mahjongg? Sisterhood members would love
to teach you. We have weekly beginners mahjongg games in November. Watch
Tuesday, the temple weekly email or contact Laurie Elinoff at 410-729-8461 or
November 30, ljelinoff@gmail.com.
at 7pm
Our Mahjongg tournament was a huge success! Thanks to tournament coordinator
City of Thieves
Dee Stelzer, Karen Brachman, Damon Teel, and the many volunteers who kept
David Benioff
score, sold raffle tickets, baked, loaned their card tables and provided hospitality
during morning coffee and lunch. Our mahjongg mavens enjoyed a super fun day
and we raised money for temple. Our hospitality team rolled out the red carpet
and something tells me that our players will be back on June 3rd for another spec-
tacular mahjongg tournament at Temple Beth Shalom.
Rosh Chodesh Lesley Ellen Harris 202-255-2522
lesleyellenharris@me.com
Judge Laura Kiessling will speak to members’ homes, we have limited
the group. Yes, there will be some spaces for each meeting and need to
Please join a wonder- noshes, too. know who is coming. So please RSVP
ful group of women All Rosh Chodesh events are open to by November 10 to ensure there is a
on November 17 at 7 all women in the community so invite spot for you. RSVP and questions to
pm for our next Rosh along friends and family. As our meet- Lesley Ellen Harris, lesleyellenhar-
Chodesh get together. ings are held at Temple Beth Shalom ris@me.com.
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L’Shanah tova from the nursery school. In November we will be visited by Wild Willy Woo Woo and his
pumpkin patch & petting zoo. This annual event has become a highlight of fall. In addition, we look for-
ward to welcoming our Grandparents & Grandfriends on November 4th.
Adrienne Roth
410-757-0552 or
tbsns@comcast.net
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November 11, 2011
Tot Shabbat 6pm, Congregational Dinner 6:30pm, Shabbat Family Service 7:30pm
Adult Member $10 Child Member $7.50
Name Adult Non-Member $12.50 Child Non-Member $10
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News from Aleph Bet Nan Jarashow 410-263-9044 or
by Nan Jarashow Jarashow@alephbet.org
Aleph Bet in their journals, and all the students dents at work and our program in ac-
leapt into sang for the customers at our Barnes & tion, please come to our Open House
5772 with en- Noble Book Fair Night. The activity on November 3 between 9am and
thusiasm. Just never seemed to stop! 11:30am. If you would like to visit but
days after the It has brought us such joy this fall can’t come that day, just call 410-263-
sound of the to move into a facility where we can 9044 and we can set up an appoint-
shofar had implement our program fully and with ment and tour for another time.
faded, parents, ease. Our award-winning readers can We invite all our community
students, faculty, trustees, and alumni now browse the shelves of a library to friends to join with us on Sunday, No-
were busy planting grasses, shrubs, select books for research reports or for vember 6, at 1pm as we dedicate our
and perennials in the rain gardens recreational reading. Sturdy, spacious new building. Although we are already
around the school. Thanks to a grant tables and an on-site sink make art moved in and we have initiated the
from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and to classes and science labs hassle-free. building though active use, we look
the partnership and guidance of the And the students love having PE or forward to the opportunity to recog-
Spa Creek Conservancy, the School indoor recess in a gym with a basket- nize and thank everyone who provided
was able to install plantings that will ball hoop! In our new space we con- support d throughout the planning and
beautify the property, will process run- tinue to weave Jewish tradition and building process, and we want to wel-
off from the building and neighboring values with core general subjects and come the community to our new home.
Spa Road, and will help to restore lo- enrichment classes. If you or someone Please plan to come!
cal waterways. Additionally, the gar- you know would like to see our stu-
dens will serve as an outdoor class-
room for the study of wetlands, eco-
systems, and the Chesapeake Bay.
The rest of the month of October
was just as busy. We enjoyed our sec-
ond annual Grow Your Own Lunch
Day; parent volunteers served a deli-
cious and healthy meal made from lo-
cal produce the children had brought
in. We pondered Job’s challenges at
Yom Kippur, visited and hosted friends
in local sukkot, and danced with the
sacred scrolls at Simchat Torah. Fifth
graders spent a day at Jug Bay Wet-
land Sanctuary, Kindergartners wrote
November 4 David & Ellery Wolf December 2 Joseph & Lisa Becker
Mervelyn Wyllie-Brause Nanci Beier & Sheilah Belkin
November and
Melissa Yanowitz Larry & Lawn Berlin
December 2011
Oneg Shabbat Sponsors November 11 Parents of grade 5 December 16 Rebecca & William Vickers
November 18 Josh & JoAnn Young Gregg & Susan Walker
We count on you and thank you
for this social reception! Wayne & Deborah Zussman December 23 Shawn & Stacy Berusch
Please confirm your participation
in this mitzvah by contacting November 25 Allison Zweig Leon Bloom
Doreen Noel at
Chami and Jerry Waddell Phillip & Kathy Bernhardt
templebethshalom@comcast.net
or (410) 757-0552. December 30 Lori Brawerman
Jack & Carole Blum
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your
business
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here!
Contact Doreen Noel
at 410-757-0552 for
advertising information.
Judaica Shop
Visit our
to fulfill your Chanukkah wishes & needs.
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Temple Beth Shalom Contact List
1461 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd. Phone: 410-757-0552 e-mail: templebethshalom@comcast.net
Arnold, MD 21012 Fax: 410-757-2475 www.annapolistemple.org
OFFICERS PROFESSIONAL STAFF
President: Gail Goldstein Rabbi: Ari J. Goldstein tbsrabbi@comcast.net
1st Vice President: Leon Shapiro Cantor: Andrea Rae Markowicz andrea@andrearae.com
2nd Vice President: Phil Roter Administrator: Karen Brachman tbsadministrator@comcast.net
3rd Vice President: Stacy Shaener Director of Education: Ellyn Becker Kaufman tbsedu@comcast.net
Treasurer: Greg Weinman Early Childhood Director: Adrienne Roth tbsns@comcast.net
410-451-3035 / weinmanfamily@verizon.net Office: Doreen Noel templebethshalom@comcast.net
Financial Secretary: Charles Goldblum Bookkeeper: Rose Hoskins tbsbookkeeper@comcast.net
410-349-2945 / cegoldblum@mac.com
Recording Secretary: Janet Baer COORDINATORS and COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Immediate Past President: Morris London Buildings and Grounds: Morris London 410-974-0182
ECP/Religious School Committee chair: Stacy Shaener 410-573-9855
TRUSTEES Newsletter Editor: Mary West 410-923-6832
Joy Beer Men’s Club: Ted Herman 301-262-0028
Andrew Falk Sisterhood: Eve Secunda 410-721-1225
Glenn Klavans
Julie Parks
Carl Simon
Jill Simon Go to our website and click on
Jill Sussman the amazon.com icon on our home
Melinda Weinstein page.
URJ East District Council representative: Mary West
Visit www.annapolistemple.org for more information.
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November 2011
Cheshvan / Kislev 5772
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 November/Cheshvan 4 2 November/Cheshvan 5 3 November/Cheshvan 6 4 November/Cheshvan 7 5 November/Cheshvan
Judaism 102 9:30am Light House Shelter Shabbat service 8pm 8 Shabbat service 10am
Haskalah Speaker lunches by Noar Alana Sokoloff bat
Andrew Goldstein mitzvah
7:30pm
6 November/Cheshvan 5 7 November/Cheshvan 8 November/Cheshvan 7 9 November/Cheshvan 8 10 November/Cheshvan 11 November/Cheshvan 12 November/Cheshvan
Adult Ed 6 Judaism 102 9:30am 9 Social Action 10 Tot Shabbat 6pm 15 Shabbat service 10am
Maurice Shohet Book of Samuel study Board of Trustees Committee meeting Family dinner 6:30pm Katherine Lurie bat
10am 9:30am meeting 7:30pm 7pm Shabbat service 7:30 mitzvah
Men’s Club card night grade 5 and makhela
participates
13 November/Cheshvan 14 November/ 15 November/Cheshvan 18 16 November/Cheshvan 19 17 November/Cheshvan 18 November/Cheshvan 19 November/Cheshvan
16 Cheshvan 17 Judaism 102 9:30am Hineni committee 20 Rosh Chodesh Laura 21 Shabbat service 8pm 22
Book of Samuel study meeting 7pm Kiessling 7pm New Member Shabbat
9:30am service
20 November/Cheshvan 21 November/ 22 November/Cheshvan 25 23 November/Cheshvan 26 24 November/Cheshvan 25 November/Cheshvan 26 November/Cheshvan
23 Cheshvan 24 No ECP classes No ECP classes 27 Thanksgiving 28 No ECP classes 29
No Book of Samuel No Judaism 102 class No Religious School No ECP classes Office closed
study Interfaith Thanksgiving Office closed Shabbat service 8pm
No ECP classes Dinner
27 November/Kislev 1 28 November/Kislev 2 29 November/Kislev 3 30 November/Kislev 4
No Religious School Book of Samuel study Judaism 102 9:30am Book Club 7pm
9:30am
Non-Profit Org.
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Arnold, MD 21012 Annapolis, MD
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