The Temple Tablet Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 937-496-0050 www.tidayton.org November 2020 Vol. 57, No. 3 Drive-Thru Events Bring Our Community Together! Thanks to All Who Came Out and Joined In On Thursday, September 17 and Friday, September 18 the Temple Israel parking lot was once again full of activity, all while staying safe and social distancing. Many came out to take part in the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur drive-thru event. We had so much fun seeing everyone and re-connecting we did it again on Friday, October 9 to celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
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The Temple Tablet
Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive
Dayton, OH 45405
937-496-0050
www.tidayton.org
November 2020
Vol. 57, No. 3
Drive-Thru Events Bring Our Community Together!
Thanks to All Who Came Out and Joined In
On Thursday, September 17 and Friday, September 18 the Temple Israel parking lot was once
again full of activity, all while staying safe and social distancing. Many came out to take part in the
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur drive-thru event. We had so much fun seeing everyone and
re-connecting we did it again on Friday, October 9 to celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
Thanks For Making the High Holidays So Special! The Worship and Music Committee, staff and clergy thanks the many congregants whose participation
and help made our High Holidays so memorable.
We apologize for any omission. Please call the Temple office and we’ll be glad to recognize you in the next edition of The Tablet.
Saul Caplan
Mitchell Faust
Sara Faust
Carol Finley
Ted Gewertz
Rick Goldberg
Carol Graff
Linda Ohlmann Kahn
Millie the Mallard
Lake Miller
Fran Rickenbach
Melanie Shannon
Joel Shapiro
Dan Young
Shofar Blower
Joel Guggenheimer
Music
Jane Collinsworth, alto • Alaina Saliba, soprano • Blaine Heeter III, tenor
Ray Landis, bass • Frederick Chatfield, organ and piano
Joshua Halpern, cello
Supported by
Ralph and Sylvia Heyman • Cantor Judah Smith Fund
Virtual Ushers
High Holidays
Service Participants
Torah Holders
Nancy Cohen
Debbie Cohen Robertson
Mitchell Faust
Carol Finley
Lisa Pierce
Candle Blessers
Linda Novak
Dan Young
Torah Readers
Shelley Dickstein
Vicki Minor
Rita Dushman Rich
Fran Rickenbach
Haftarah Readers
Sara Faust
Richard Saphire
Teresa Wyman
Torah Blessers
Beth Adelman
Chuck Fried
Dee Fried
Bob Goldenberg
Debby Goldenberg
David Goldenberg
Lynn Goldenberg
Max Holt
Amy Margolin
Torah Translators
Nathan Caplan
Saul Caplan
Alex Guadian
Jerry Halasz
Bev Horwitz
Jon Horwitz
Elli Kent
Robin Kent
Jim Levinson
Meredith Levinson
Burt Saidel
Alice Saidel
Seder Authors
Judy Heller
Rita Dushman Rich
Drive-Thru Event Volunteers
Catherine Embury
Laural Embury
Rick Goldberg
Esther Green
Karin Hirschkatz
Sandy Kulback
Linda Novak
Kevin Shatzkin
Andy Snow
Matt Sobo
Dan Young
Social Media Participants
Deena Green Aaron Guggenheimer Mira Forsythe
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Events/Milestones
Celebrate! The Tablet publishes birthdays every five years starting at age 35 and annually starting at age 85 and anniversaries every five years and annually starting at 60 years. If you prefer
not to be listed, please call Ellen at 937-496-0050. If you were not included in our list, please call and we will list your name in the next Tablet.
18 Jim and Diane Duberstein
celebrating 60 years
19 Jon and Bev Horwitz
celebrating 50 years
26 Ron and Shirlee Gilbert
celebrating 67 years
1 Deborah Char
3 Bob Thum
3 Natalie Barrar
5 Joe Gruenberg
13 Nancy Wiviott
16 Lois Goldberg
17 Barbara Feldman
19 Bob Safferman
20 Sylvia Blum
23 Elli Kent
26 Libby Elbaum
27 Rich Cohen
29 Charles Fox
December Birthdays
December Anniversaries
27 Ramon and Mary Harris
celebrating 61 years
27 Mike and Pam Feldman
celebrating 50 years
Comparing Jewish Resources on the
Genealogy Giants
A Zoom presentation, Sunday, November 8, 10:00 a.m.
Each of the giant genealogy websites — Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast,
MyHeritage, and JewishGen — offers unique tools and/or record collections
relevant to researching Jewish ancestry. Ellen Shindelman Kowitt and Sunny Jane
Morton will give us a comparative overview of the Jewish resources across all of
these sites and tips on when searching one of them over another might be
advantageous, including an examination of JewishGen data found on Ancestry.
Presented by Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History, Beth Abraham
Synagogue Men’s Club Speaker Series, and Temple Israel’s Ryterband Lecture
Series. Support for this event is provided in memory of Marcia Jaffe.
Free. Register at https://jewishdayton.org/event/comparing-jewish-resources-on-
the-genealogy-giants/
Ellen Shindelman Kowitt is a veteran Jewish records researcher and leader in
genealogy activities worldwide. As a volunteer in the genealogy world for 25
years, Ellen has held numerous leadership roles, organized records acquisition,
indexed, and managed translation projects in the United States and abroad. She
and her family live in Erie, Colorado.
Sunny Jane Morton is an award-winning genealogy writer, editor and speaker.
She is a contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine, the editor of Ohio Genealogy
News, and an official blogger at the world’s largest free genealogy website,
FamilySearch. She and her family live in Euclid, Ohio.
Tribute Donations Temple gratefully acknowledges these gifts received in September.
This list includes donations of $10 or more. Temple mails notices of donations of $18 or more. Donations of $100 or more are described as “generous.” A complete list of Temple funds is available online at http://bit.ly/ti-funds.
You may donate online at Temple’s website. Click “Donate” on the home page.
Generous Contributions: In Honor of
Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz
Chloe Hines
Sarah and David Bodney
In Support of
The High Holidays
Michael and Anita Emoff
In Yahrzeit Memory of
Hy Shumsky
Michael and Anita Emoff
Jacob A. Donenfeld
The Donenfeld and Grimes families
Vincent A. Gaglione
The Gaglione family
Contributions In Honor of
the upcoming birth of baby
Sobo
Henny Lubow
In Honor of the Special Birthday of
Alaine Office
Natalie Barrar
Maxine Rubin
Debbie and Tim Robertson and
Adam DiSalvo
Jeff and Suzi Mikutis
In Support of
The High Holidays
Andrew Fassler
In Memory of
Dr. Erika Garfunkel
Henry Stern
Felix Garfunkel
Hyla Weiskind
Bob and Nora Newsock
Sondra Kulback
Ken Lotney
Lorraine Kotler
Sy Balas
Henny Lubow
Thelma Karp
David and Lynn Goldenberg
Amy Margolin
Carol Graff
Felix Garfunkel
Frank and Renee Handel
Mitchell and Sara Faust
Ralph and Frances Schwartz
Rich and Nancy Cohen
In Support of Temple Israel
Beth Taylor
In Yahrzeit Memory of
Abraham Marcus
Rebecca Marcus
Carol Graff
Barbara Guggenheimer
Joel and Judi Guggenheimer
Blanche Berinstein Shulman
Tom and Ellie Shulman
Esther Boyer
Steven L. Boyer
Joan Klug
Bob and Suzanne Thum
Leon Shon
David and Barbara Shon
Morris Rosenzweig
Ken and Bonnie Rosenzweig
Phil Lang
Ken and Lisa Blum
Wallace Ritchey
Rich and Nancy Cohen
Margaret Robertson
mother to Tim Robertson
Mary Kaplan
Edith Flier
grandmother to Mia Slayton
Contributions were made
to these funds:
The General Operating Fund
supports Temple Israel this year.
The Block Social Action Fund
supports the work of Temple
Israel's Social Action Committee.
The Brotherhood Fund supports
the Brunch series.
The Donenfeld Greenspace
Fund provides income to help
beautify Riverview Cemetery and
the Temple Israel grounds.
The Fund for Tomorrow
supports all aspects of Temple’s
operation.
The Goldenberg High Holiday
Fund supports the high holiday
services.
The Marjorie Jane Emoff Fund is
used by Temple Israel to purchase
works of art and to enhance the
appearance of the building.
The Rosalyn Greene Youth
Services Fund supports
madrichim.
The Shirley Schatz Religious
School Fund supports Temple’s
religious school.
Rabbi Bodney-Halasz and Rabbi
Sobo use their Discretionary
Funds to advance Temple and
Judaism.
We Mourn
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Mazal Tov ...to Tiffany Lobertini for being elected as the Second Vice President to the
Greater Dayton Realist Association.
...to David Pierce for Professional Recognition by the Dayton Business
Journal's People on the Move.
...to Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Shelley Dickstein, Anita Emoff and
Deborah Lieberman who were named among the 50 most influential women
by the Dayton Business Journal.
...to Zach Kurland, son of Jayde and Emily Kurland, who earned the rank
of Eagle Scout, which is the highest rank achievable in the Boy Scouts.
...to Dayton Jewish Observer writer Masha Kisel for her second place award for
Best Columnist for her column, A Bishel Kisel, in which the Jewish émigré from
the former Soviet Union has shared how she navigates Judaism with her young
family in Oakwood today.
...to Carly Sobol who has been appointed a graduate student trustee by Ohio
Governor Mike DeWine to serve on the Ohio State Board of Trustees as a vital
student voice.
...to Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz for being chosen by the Women in
Business Networking Program of the BBB Dayton/Miami Valley as one of the 25
Women of Impact (previously Women to Watch) for 2021
November 6 and 7
Emma Ach, Betty Arkin, Lewis Cohen, Rachel G. Cramer,
Joseph P. Diamond, Charles H. Fialcow, Blanche Frank,
Joseph Frank, Ruth Getz, Harry Israel, Jr., Jacob (Kapple)
Jacobs, Esther Jacobs, Samuel J. Jaffa, Gertrude Levinson,
Miriam H. Margolis, Elaine Mayerson, Michael Nudleman,
Solomon Rauh, Eleanor Saidel, Byron Schatzley, Fannie I.
Silverman, Herman F. Slutzky, Leo A. Stotter, Vesta Frank
Tarsky, Beatrice Kottler Weinberg, Sophia Wolfe
November 13 and 14
Malcolm J. Altschul, Jacob J. Blumenfeld, Worley Collins,
Selma Farnbacher, David Goldzwig, Jessica Gordon,
Max Isaacson, Arnold H. Israel, Sophia R. Jacobs, Clara
Daneman Jacobs, Philip Kohn, Louis Leeds, Mamye B.
Lehman, Howard H. Levine, Milton Marks, Victor Office,
Rebecca Olch, Samuel Richmond, Abraham B. Ross,
Richard S. Rutmann, Leo Sajovitz, Ruth Dolly Saldoff, Jessie
Margaret Emoff, Manuel Freeman, Marsha Froelich, Louis
Gradsky, Robert D. Gradsky, Benjamin Greenblat,
Kate Hampel, Hal Kamin, Frances Klarin, Louis Lamfrom,
Joseph M. Lessner, Fanny Thal Levi, Amelia D. Linder,
Ruth Melet, Lester M. Myers, Samuel Roth, Henry S.
Rothenberg, Jack Rouda, Linda W. Ruchman, Maurice
Sajovitz, Rosa F. Sajovitz, Israel Jacob Saul, Joseph Saul,
Adele H. Schuman, Rosetta M. Schwartz, Joseph Seaman,
Naomi Slavin Shaffer, Benjamin Smilg, Charles C.
Wasserman, Bessie Weinstein, Frank Weprin, Rabbi Louis
Witt, Leo Youngheart
November 27 and 28
Lewis C. Booth, Alex Cutler, Alfred S. Daneman, Albert
Eichorn, Joseph Eisenberger, Samuel Klarin, Eric Kohlhagen,
Simon Levinson, Ruth Levitt, Sadie Office, Meyer Ostrov,
Nathan Prigozen, Pauline S. Rosenbloom, Joseph Thal,
Hattie Winters, Henrietta Youngheart
We Remember These names are inscribed on the Memorial Tablets in our Sanctuary and, together with others whose Yahrzeit occurs during these weeks, will be read
during Shabbat services before Kaddish.
Milestones
Saying Farewell to
Bernadette
For the last few years,
if you attended
Shabbat services on
Friday night, you likely
had the pleasure of
seeing and hearing
Bernadette O’Connor
play the piano. Her
musical talent and
sunny personality
always added such
light to our services,
and we have been grateful to have her
as a part of the Temple Israel family.
Sadly for us, Bernadette has decided
to relocate to Tennessee to be closer
to her family and to pursue some new
musical adventures. We will miss her
terribly, but we wish her nothing but
success and happiness in her new
home, and know that we will see and
hear her play again sometime in the
future. L’hitraot!
Bernadette
O’Connor
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DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS TIME ENDS
8:45 a.m.
Religious School Pre-school Meets
4:30 p.m.
Feed The Hungry at St. Vincent de Paul
Noon
Coffee with the Clergy
6:00 p.m. Share Shabbat Service
6:45 p.m. Zoom Dinner
9:15 a.m. Torah Study
8:45 a.m. Religious School Shortened Session
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Global Day of Learning Drive-thru
