www.ourtemple.org (205) 933-8037 Birmingham, Alabama January 2018 Tevet/Shevat 5778 The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El Our Mission: Temple Emanu-El nurtures our relationship with God by making Judaism come alive, welcoming all people to help them grow on their spiritual journeys, and bringing more love and kindness into the world. This month, Temple Emanu-El teams with Temple Beth-El and the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, to present: Forging Ahead: Civil Rights Stories & Song a weekend of sharing civil rights stories from Birmingham’s past with special, Jewish involvement. Friday, January 12th, 5:30 Oneg / 6:10 Shabbat Service at Temple Emanu-El The Context: Circa 1950's Civil Rights and the Jewish Community Saturday, January 13th, 6:30* at Temple Beth-El with dessert reception following The Bombings: Temple Beth-El and 16th Street Baptist Church *Tickets required, visit Temple Beth-El or Temple Emanu-El website for more information. Program support generously provided by: The Rita C. Kimerling Family Fund, The Steiner Interfaith Fund of the Grafman Endowment Fund of Temple Emanu-El, The Birmingham Jewish Foundation, The Lawyers and Staff of Sirote & Permutt, PC, Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, The Suzanne and Howard Bearman Education Fund of the Temple Beth-El Foundation, Southern Jewish Life Magazine, Temple Beth-El Men's Club and Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood
Our Mission: Temple Emanu-El nurtures our relationship with God by making Judaism come alive, welcoming all people to help them grow on their spiritual journeys, and bringing more love and kindness into the world.
This month, Temple Emanu-El teams with Temple Beth-El and the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, to present:
Forging Ahead: Civil Rights Stories & Song
a weekend of sharing civil rights stories from Birmingham’s past with special, Jewish involvement.
Friday, January 12th, 5:30 Oneg / 6:10 Shabbat Service at Temple Emanu-El
The Context: Circa 1950's Civil Rights and the Jewish Community
Saturday, January 13th, 6:30* at Temple Beth-El with dessert reception following
The Bombings: Temple Beth-El and 16th Street Baptist Church*Tickets required, visit Temple Beth-El or Temple Emanu-El website for more information.
Program support generously provided by:The Rita C. Kimerling Family Fund, The Steiner Interfaith Fund of the Grafman Endowment Fund
of Temple Emanu-El, The Birmingham Jewish Foundation, The Lawyers and Staff of Sirote & Permutt, PC, Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, The Suzanne and Howard
Bearman Education Fund of the Temple Beth-El Foundation, Southern Jewish Life Magazine, Temple Beth-El Men's Club and Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood
Friday, Jan 55:40 p.m.
Shabbat Service/Birthday Blessing
Saturday, Jan 69:00 a.m.
Torah Study 10:30 a.m.
Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion
Sh’mot Exodus 1:1-6:1
Haftarah Portion Isaiah 27:6-28:13,
29:22-23
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USPS Identification Publication Title: Our Temple
Issue Date:January 2018Issue Number: 102
Statement of Frequency: Published monthly
except for June/July issue
Address: 2100 Highland Avenue SouthBirmingham, AL 35205-4002
Organization: Temple Emanu-El
PLEASE NOTE: The hearing aid loop devices are located on the tallit rack near the elevator on the sanctuary level.
Bo Exodus 10:1-13:16Haftarah Portion Jeremiah 46:13-28
We hope you will join us for a fantastic (and romantic!) Legacy Luncheon program:
“It Takes Two” featuring a medley of duets and love songs
to get you in the Valentine’s mood...with a talented cast of Cantor Jessica Roskin, Dr. Paul Mosteller,
Dr. Jackie Feldman, Dr. Greg Odrezin, Eli Pinhas and Monika Singletary
Thursday, February 1st11:30 am -- Program in Hess Chapel
Luncheon following in Weil Hall in the Collat Congregational Center
Reservations requested --please reply to the Endowment Office by Monday, Jan 29th
[email protected] or 933-8397.A contribution of $10/person at the door is appreciated.
Sponsored by the Board of Directors of the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund
GRAFMAN LEGACY LUNCHEON
3Our Clergy
Forging Ahead: Civil Rights Stories & SongA weekend of sharing civil rights stories from Birmingham’s past with special, Jewish involvement.
The annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birth has become more than simply another national holiday –customarily marked by sales at retailers, a Monday off from work or school, and typically-scripted public proclamations. Now, Dr. King’s birthday has stimulated a renewed civic spirit, in the mold of his own challenge to America to transform oppression into opportunity, and to bring the many hands of a diverse nation together into a colorblind commitment to service. Communities work together on the Monday of Dr. King’s birthday celebration, and build parks, teach children, and transform neighborhoods. And, more…
This year, Dr. King’s birthday commemoration will achieve just that, here in our own Birmingham Jewish community, a place significantly impacted by the struggles and the events of Dr. King’s own history. This month, Temple Emanu-El teams with Temple Beth-El and the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, to present: this amazing event. On Friday evening, January 12, at Temple Emanu-El, we will present: The Context; Circa 1950’s Civil Rights and the Jewish Community, as part of our Erev Shabbat celebration. And, on Saturday evening, January 13 at Temple Beth-El, we will present: The Bombings: Temple Beth-El and 16th Street Baptist Church. We are excited to be featuring Neshama Carlebach, daughter of the famed Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, and an esteemed folk singer in her own right, and Birmingham’s own Dr. Pamela King, Professor of History at UAB, and a prolific writer on the theme of our local civil rights history.
A team of leaders from our local organizations has been working for six months to design and present this weekend of songs and stories. Plan to join with our synagogue communities, and our wider community, to make Dr. King’s birthday celebration a truly insightful journey through our Birmingham and Jewish communities’ instrumental roles in bringing civil rights transformation to America.
With Shalom,Rabbi Douglas Kohn
Rabbi Douglas Kohn
Each month, tEmplE Emanu-El
choosEs a spEcific rEcipiEntfor our tzEdakah Box
Desert Island Supply Company
D.I.S.C.O.S' mission is to help students develop the creative tools they need to explore and document their worlds. Working through Woodlawn area schools and through after-school and summer programs, they help students learn how to observe, analyze and document their experiences. Woodlawn Writers Corps is a collective of 2nd graders-8th graders at Oliver Elementary, Avondale Elementary and Putnam Middle School. The students in the Corps meet weekly thoughout the school year for Core-aligned poetry workshops, during which they explore how poetry and language intersect with history, science, math and the arts. The writing workshops are designed to be challenging and fun, with the main goal of stegnthening the students' writing skills, intensifying their intellectual habits and giving them the creative tools they need to explore and document their worlds.
Happy Anniversary
JanuaryAnniversariesLiora & Brett Chessin
Robin & Michael LevinsonJoyce & Joe Lichtenstein
Debbie & Lee LipsitzCandy & Ed MeyersonAnne & David Ovson
Lana & Stephen RoyalErin & John Segal
Carleton & Bruce SokolPlease note that this list is gathered from information in the Temple’s
database. We apologize for any errors or exclusions. Please contact us at [email protected] regarding any corrections. Thank you.
Sisterhood Happenings
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Sisterhood Board Meeting Jan. 21Come one, come all! Any sisterhood member can attend our board meetings. They are fun and a good way to find out new ways to get involved. Please join us on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 10:00 am in the Jasper conference room.
Sisterhood/Brotherhood Joint Shabbat
Please join us for a special Shabbat service highlighting the contributions of Sisterhood and Brotherhood. More details to follow!
Special January Birthdays
Following are members of our family celebrating birthdays in
years divisible by 5.
Harold AbromsSusan BarsteinJodi BearmanCharles Berk
Dr. Alexander BlokhEdward Bloomston
Dr. Diane ClarkBennett Dyer-SmithChu-Chi FiermanMichael FreemanMichael GainesScott Godchaux
Please note that this list is gathered from information in the Temple’s database. We
apologize for any errors or exclusions. Please contact us at [email protected]
regarding any corrections.
We are so proud of our teens that traveled to Alexander Muss High
School in Israel. On Friday, December 1st, we came together for a beautiful reflection on Shabbat as they shared their stories and experiences with our
congregation.
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YOUTH & EDUCATION
SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, January 3:NO HEBREW SCHOOL
NO TEENS
Sunday, January 7:Religious School
Saturday, January 13:Georgia Anne Oleinik
Bat Mitzvah
Wednesday, January 10:Hebrew school 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Teens 5:30 -7:00 p.m. (Life Stories at Brookdale)
Wednesday, January 17:Hebrew school 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Teens 5:30 -7:00 p.m. (Endowment Philanthropy)
Sunday, January 14:NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Wednesday, January 24:Hebrew school 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Teens 5:30 -7:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 21:Religious School
Sunday, January 28:Religious School
Wednesday, January 31:Hebrew school 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Teens 5:30 -7:00 p.m. (Endowment Philanthropy)
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR JEWISH SUMMER EXPERIENCES
Temple Emanu-El and the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund offers financial need based
scholarships for many Jewish summer experiences, such as Jewish summer camp and attendance at special youth group conventions.Scholarships for
study/travel to Israel are also available for those who have completed confirmation.Applications are now
available online at ourtemple.org/youth-scholarships For additional scholarship opportunities, you may also
contact:
• The Birmingham Jewish Foundation – PO Box130219 Birmingham, AL 35213 – Telephone (205)
WE MUST BUILD OUR FUTURE…The Jewish future of Alabama is at stake! Many of our Alabama congregations have dwindled,
resulting in mergers or termination. Even in Birmingham, our Temple membership grows older. Our children often leave the state for education and do not return. We CAN and MUST intervene to
change this trend. We are very fortunate. Some of the best and brightest Jewish students have been recruited to attend the University of Alabama. Currently there are about 900 students at UA that identify themselves as being Jewish. Approximately 100 come together for Shabbat dinner every week at Hillel. They love being part of the Jewish community there, and LOVE IT here in Alabama. Although the University
recruited them heavily to come, we as a community have not reached out, and it is OUR JOB to let them know we want and need them here after graduation.
The future is bright, but we need YOU to help. Could you be a “family friend” inviting a Jewish student to Birmingham for dinner once or twice a year, or could you join them in Tuscaloosa to take them out? Do you or your employer have an opportunity for a student to be a summer intern? (does not need to be a Jewish business). Can you provide a shadowing opportunity for a day or more, maybe once a week during the semester, or for a couple of weeks in January or May? We are connecting students with these opportunities. Please let us know how you and your business can help. This is VITAL to
our future; we need YOU! Please e-mail Hillel Connections to Alabama at [email protected]
DUES REMINDER: Please make sure you
have returned your 2018 Annual Commitment form. Everyone must have a
new one on file.
Georgia Ann Oleinick will be called to the Torah on Saturday, January 13th. Georgia Ann is the daughter of Virginia and Jason Oleinick and sister to Jackson. She is a 7th grade student at Liberty Park Middle School. As a member of the LPMS symphonic band, she plays in the percussion ensemble. She also plays on the LPMS volleyball team. Georgia Ann enjoys sports and anything involving Auburn football. She has worked hard in preparation for this major life cycle event. She is excited to share this experience with her family and friends.
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CONDOLENCES TO... the family of Mackie Horowitz who passed away suddenly on December 9, 2017.
She is survived by husband, Sherman Horowitz, her children, grandchildren, family and friends. We are deeply saddened by this sudden loss and are grateful for Mackie's loveand devotion to Temple Emanu-El. She served our congregation as Temple President, Sisterhood President and guided our worship band through her love of Jewish music.
May Mackie rest in peace, and may her memory be a blessing to all who knew her. MayGod comfort these mourners among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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Mazel Tov To....
Amy AllonKaydee Erdreich-Bremen
Lynne Cohen Linda Cohn
Alise ErdbergChu-Chi Fierman
Samuel Fore
Shirley HassonMarilyn Haver Ilene Johnson Lydia Johnson Fred Kanter Leah LeafHolly Mazer
Anne OvsonKim Roth
Brittany Saag Zena Schulman
Rhonda Weinberg
HONORABLE MENSCHENS
Thanks to all of our volunteers for their time in December on various tasks like preparing our bulletin for mailing, answering doors and phones, filing, repair work and various other special projects, including sorting donations
Following are the wonderful people who helped out last month:
... Marion & Edgar Marx, Jr. on the birth of their son, Griffin Adler Marx, born on Monday, November 20th. Congratulations to proud grandparents, Margot and Edgar Marx and Lila and Tommy McGahey. Also welcoming Griffin are aunts Katherine Marx and Stephanie McSpedon.
...Yuka & Adam Roth on the birth of their son, Edward Hajime Roth, born on Saturday, November 4th. Congratulations to proud grandparents, Kim and Neil Roth and Mikkio and Kuniaki Takehara. Also welcoming Edward are great grandparents Lorraine Dyer, Freddie & Bob Roth; aunts and uncles Emily & Jason Roth and Kana & Kentaro Ogawa; and Tatsuki Ogawa.
We welcome all who would like to volunteer! Please contact Robin Gotlieb at (205) 933-8037, ext. 238.
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January 5-6Isadore AaronsRose Altmark
Esther ApolinskyEmanuel Appelbaum
Ben AshLibby Bank
Levi "Lee-vi" BeckerBrett BermanLeon Bloch
Mary K. BrodnaxElaine BunseyMorris Burger
Maxine G. CaheenMorris Abraham Caplan
Adele CohnAlfred Cohn
Dorothy “Dot” Louise Henderson Cook-Grove
Carol CurjelGertrude Davis
Melvin E. Dorn, Sr.James E. Doughty
Ben A. EngelSheldon Feinman
Ethel FitlowNathan FitlowRaymond Fox
Norma Lee Hobbie FreehlingRema FriedmanSheila FriedmanFannie C. Furst
Herman Fairchild FurstIda G. GoldbergRay Goldberg
Corinne G. GoldsteinNettie Goodman
Evelyn Azen GotliebBetty Greenberg
Rose HelperJeannette H. Hirsh
Bella ImasSylvan Elliot Ives
Morris IzenAbe KaplanIrma Koch
Maurice KraselskyMarie L KrawcheckPincus Kronenberg
Paul LasakowJoseph LeveneFrances Levin
Stella Solomon LevineAlex B. B. LevyAbraham Lipson
Elsie Bensinger MarxAnna MenchelEmanuel Miller
Mary MillerEmma Newfield Minisman
Evelyn Myers PoesAnna Randman
J. D. Rosenberger, Jr.Henry Rosenblatt
Sam RoutmanAnnie I. Rudacevsky
Joseph SallowayJack Saul
Frances SchimmelEllis Simkin
Louise SokolJudge Louis SpectorBettie B. Spielberger
Amelia W. Stern
Alfred SwedlawBetty Goldner Tichansky
Edna J. WaldMilton M. Webb, Sr.
Audrey Irma Hopp WeilHyman Weinberg
Rose "Butsie" WeinsteinRose Wise
Howard M. Zuspan
January 12-13Jeanette AlandDavid S. AlperAlma Belkov
Leonard BelkovIrving BerchuckMervin A. Blach
Sylvia Goldstein BremanBernard M. Buxbaum
Bernard CherryEdward CohenHarry DiamondLouis DorfmanSam Epstein
Sarah ErdbergRose Klotzman Fabian
Margaret Jacobson FabrikantLola Fogel
Shirley Diskin FriedmanDr. Sidney Gewant
Dr. Nathan GinsburgArthur Goldstein
Esther K. GoldsteinNathan Greenberg
Louis Oppenheimer Hertz, Sr.Seymour Hoffman
Sophie Coplan Jacobson
John Steven KaplanLillian Bloom Karpeles
Adolph KatzMelvin L. Klafter
Samuel E. KlafterGary Gabriel Klapow
Judith LadinskyHyman Leader
Joseph A. LevensonJacob Milton Levy
Rose Kaufman LewyMorris Lux
David MasurIda Luks MayFrank McCay
Anita Joyce MeshadLeonard Joel Morris
Mayer Ullman NewfieldMorris M. OdessRichard Osband
Dan Joseph PatrickKen Peresman
Rose PerrinEdith Printz
Joseph L. RoobinAnn Regensburg Regensburg Roth
Mary Ida SchenckerBertha SchoenFrances SelberBertha Shane
Jerrold A. SimonDora Sisson
Lee SlaughterFlorence Snow
Raymond Lloyd SnowNathan Solomon
Pauline A. Spielberger
May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory.Yahrzeits
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Zeldah WeanLazarus Weinstein
January 19-20I. Jay AaronsJulian Aland
Phyillis Sherman BassSabel Eugene Baum
Max BlachHenry BookspanAlfred Brandon
Therese Helene ClarkFelice H. CohenMelvin CohenMitchell Cotton
John Joseph CoughlinRose Shugarman Davis
Mary DenabergCarlotta Holzer Dorn
Judy EdmistonTillye Goodman Engel
Edith FischerJulia Saks Freibaum
Minnie FriedmanHermione FriendRobert B. Garber
Marguerite GingoldDan Goldberg
Harold GoldmanEmanuel Goldstein
Jerry Richard GoldsteinElizabeth A. Guerico
Edwin J. HillerBasil Isaac Hirschowitz
Abe KaminskyAdolph Kessler
Israel KirshenbaumJerry Kogan
John KrentzmanMildred LapidusGertrude LassenBetty LefkovitsGizella Leitman
Aline LevaElkan Leva
Fannie A. LevyElaine Kaplan Lichtenfeld
Lois Joan MatzFlorence Lorch Mayer
Sophie MenakerJulie Monsky Metzger
Rose MeyerJohn Wesley Miller
Willine Engel MitnickSidney PattersonBernard M. Picard
Leo ReitmanBertha RosenfeldJoyce Saks Rubel
Helen Friedman RubensDoris RubensteinMinnie S. SaksArthur ScharffCarol Shwed
Jack SilvermanSarah Karon Simon
Julius SolomonAbe Stein
Bella SteinbergWilliam Strauss
Chase Van BaalenBetty Vine
Irvin B. WarnerSara Weinberg
Margaret Hirsch WeissShirley Weiss
Joe WortsmanMilton Zuckerman
January 26-27Audrey Allen
Ruth ApplebaumDr. Bobby J. Bell
Ethel BerkDaniel Mark BlitzCharlie Boman
Rabbi Eugene BorowitzAnn Brick
Rachel Spivak ChernerJosephine B. Cohen
Marco CohenRichard Lawrence Cohen
Louis DamskerReva Levy Engel
Blanche Marx ErdreichClelia Fargason
Irving FiesPaul Behrens Fraser
Jacob FriedmanMollie Licht Friedman
Adrian GersonHyman GoldbergPaul D. GoldblattRebecca GoldnerIrving GoodmanHerman GraboveClara GurevitchLeon HardmanJimmie Hess
May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory.Yahrzeits
Our Tributes10
Donations to our General Temple and Endowment Funds, and the Unrestricted Named Endowment Funds provide the greatest Flexibility to respond to our congregation’s changing needs.
We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support our congregation by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions. Thank you for the following gifts received through December 7, 2017.
General & Unrestricted Funds
Harold Blach by Bernice Barstein by Roz Bloomston by Joanna Gotlieb and Charles Collat by Mitzi Goldstein by Ginger & Jerry Held by Robin & Steve Lazarus by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Judy & Gerson May by Amy & Michael Saag by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffMyron Butler by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Shirley & Jerry LeaderIda Cohen by Shirley & Jerry LeaderEvelyn Held by Barbara & David Betten by Shirley & Jerry Leader Bob Marcus by Joanna Gotlieb and Charles CollatJocelyn McClelland by Joyce & Joe LichtensteinEd Meyerson by Joyce & Joe LichtensteinMicky Rubenstein by Cissy & Leonard HeldKenny Seitz by Carol & Donald HermanRhonda Siegal by Robin & Steve Lazarus by Ferne SiegelPhyllis Weinstein by Cissy & Leonard Held
In Honor Of: Baby naming of Poppy Shipp, granddaughter of Gail & Jeffrey Bayer by Lisa & Alan EngelB’nai Mitzvah of Kate and Dean Seltzer, grandchildren of Carole & Michael Pizitz by Cissy & Leonard Held
In Memory Of:Jeanette Berman by Sandra & Alan BermanElaine Blatt by Ashley & Jon LewisEvelyn Collat by Trey, Andrew, Cheryl & Charlie CollatPeggy Cowan by Tom CowanOrrin Ford by Ferne SiegelEdith Gerson by Isabel & Alan SiegalLouis Goldman by Renitta & Jay GoldmanRose Goldman by Renitta & Jay GoldmanPhyllis Lehman Herman by Carol & Donald HermanBetty Hirsch, mother of Rick Hirsch by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Dian Diamond by Cissy & Leonard Held by Ferne SiegelMarty Jacobs by Gay JacobsMargaret Lewis Kelley, mother of Wayne Lewis by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Judy & Gerson MayEvelyn Leonard, mother of Andi Berger by Nancy & Glenn Goedecke by Denise & Wayne Lewis by Lana & Steve Royal by Linda Verin & Rick Clay by Allison & Ben WeilMyron A. Levin by Marissa & Harold ApolinskySusan Levine by Karen & Joel PiassickDon Levy by Bernice Barstein
Frank Librach by Renitta & Jay GoldmanSally Librach by Renitta & Jay GoldmanDavid Gordon Lyon by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffSophie R. Lyone by Marissa & Harold ApolinskyWilliam M. Lyone by Marissa & Harold ApolinskyMartha Martin by Warren MartinMinna Roobin by Sandra & Alan BermanRichard Sawyer, grandfather of Lauren Weil by Robin & Steve LazarusScott Selig by Bernice BarsteinGenrikh Shicel by Bari Cotton & Peter EgliJudith Gershon Smith by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Karen & Joel PiassickSarah Staff by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffSeymour S. Warren by Carol Ann Warren
Wishing Good Health To:Leslie Allen by Barbara & David Betten by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Robin & Steve LazarusJoan Becker by Barbara & David Betten by Mitzi Goldstein by Shirley & Jerry LeaderBernice Barstein by Shirley & Jerry LeaderDavid Betten by Joanna Gotlieb and Charles Collat
Your contributions through our “Temple Tributes” help to support Temple Emanu-El’s annual operations and activities, and further build our Grafman Endowment Fund to enrich our congregation…now and forever.
To make a Tribute Gift to either a temple or an endowment fund, please contact the Endowment Office at 933-8397 or [email protected].
A list of all our funds is available on the back of the calendar insert in this bulletin, and on our website at www.ourtemple.org.
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Bar Mitzvah of Ryan Boswell, grandson of Sherron & Allan Goldstein
by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fiermanby Carol & Donald Herman
Bat Mitzvah of Anna Sirkus, granddaughter of Harry Bayer
by Barbara & Larry Fineby Ginger & Jerry Heldby Cissy & Leonard Heldby Lana & Steve Royal
Birth of Luna Jade Cohen, granddaughter of Susan Cohen and great-granddaughter of Natalie & Albert Sikora
by Ashley & Jon LewisBirth of Hallie Gilbert, daughter of Marcie & Jeffrey Gilbert and granddaughter of Julie & John Gilbert
by Cissy & Leonard HeldBirth of Jace Leonard Held, son of Katie & Brian Held, grandson of Ginger & Jerry Held and Donna & David Kraselsky
by Jane & Joe Bluesteinby Joanna Gotlieb and Charles Collatby Nancy & Glenn Goedeckeby Cissy & Leonard Heldby Shirley & Jerry Leaderby Joyce & Joe Lichtensteinby Karen & Joel Piassickby Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreichby Linda Verin & Rick Clay
Birth of Hudson Joshua Hyer, grandson of Debbie & Lee Lipsitz
by Amy & Michael SaagBirth of Sydney Lane Keller, granddaughter of Ellen & Terry Bernstein
by Ashley & Jon LewisBirth of Haley Ruth Kunin, granddaughter of Louise & Jim Abroms and great-granddaughter of Judy & Hal Abroms
by Karen & Joel Piassick
Birth of Griffin Adler Marx, son of Marion & Edgar Marx and grandson of Margot & Edgar Marx
by Candy & Ed Meyersonby Karen & Joel Piassickby Lana & Steve Royal
Birth of Miles White Martin, great-grandson of Rosalyn Siegal
by Jane & Joe Bluesteinby Cissy & Leonard Held
Birth of Allen Griffith Remmington, grandson of Rochelle & Mike Koslin and great-grandson of Ricky Koslin
by Karen & Joel Piassickby Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Birth of Edward Hajime Roth, grandson of Kim & Neil Roth
by Nancy & Glenn Goedeckeby Candy & Ed Meyersonby Karen & Joel Piassickby Lana & Steve Royalby Amy & Michael Saagby Wendy & Frank Siegal
Special Birthday of Betty Allenberg Goldstein
by Bernice BarsteinSpecial Birthday of Rosalyn Siegal
by Jane & Joe Bluesteinby Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein
Special Birthday of Liz Sliveby Cissy & Leonard Held
Marriage of Vicki Koslin, daughter of Rochelle & Mike Koslin and granddaughter of Ricky Koslin, to Brian Howell
by Babs PerlmanMarriage of Michele Lipow, granddaughter of Rosalyn Siegal, to Hugh Grote
by Jane & Joe BluesteinSheryl & Jon Kimerling for receiving the United Way’s Tocqueville Society Lifetime Award
by Karen & Joel Piassick
SPECIAL THANKSThe Temple and Grafman
Endowment Fund leadership gratefully acknowledges
the foresight and generosity of the following:
Joanne & Mitch Leibovitzfor establishing a new named fund: Leibovitz Family Fund, for unrestricted purposes
The Sperling Family Foundation with a gift in honor of their parents, Natalie & David Sperling, both of blessed memory,to create the Natalie & David Sperling Memorial Fund
Jean & Jerry Sklar who recently let us know that they have included the Temple in their estate plans
Deborah Chargois who recently advised us that she has named the Templeas beneficiary of one of her life insurance policies
When you do your estate planning, please remember the Temple!
For more information on creating a Named Fund, or exploring the many ways to include the Temple in your estate plans,
please contact Jann Blitz in the Endowment Office at 397-0814.
Hinenu – We hope we can count on you!
REMINDER:Annual Endowment Gift pledges are now due We hope you will join this effort, which provides congregants of all ages and financial capabilities the opportunity to help build the Grafman Endowment Fund to help enrich our congregation.
Pledges are now due: So please let us know now if you wish to participate. And, know that you have until June 30 to actually make your gift.
Just as you count on us, please know that we also count on you. Not only for today – but to continue our Temple’s legacy for generations to come.
We hope you will participate! For details, contact the Endowment Fund Office: 933-8397 or [email protected]
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GAIL & JEFFREY BAYER FUND FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONWishing Good Health To:Bernice Barstein, Faye Bernstein, Ed Meyerson, Cantor Jessica Roskin and Lesly Simon
by Eve & Rick HirschIn Honor Of: Special Birthday of Leonard Held and Estelle Silverstein;Marriage of Cantor Jessica Roskin and Alan Davis
by Eve & Rick Hirsch
BLACH FAMILY FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Honor Of:Birth of Griffin Adler Marx
by Kit & Rick Roth
LEE & STANLEY ELSAS TEENS FUNDIn Honor Of:Birth of Griffin Adler Marx
by Ellen & Fred Elsas
HERMOINE & EDWARD FRIEND COMMUNITY FUNDIn Memory Of:Orrin Ford
by Ellen & Fred ElsasMargaret Lewis Kelley
by Linda & Richard CohnIn Honor Of:Birth of Jace Leonard Held, Griffin Adler Marx and Edward Hajime Roth
by Linda & Richard Cohn
GADSDEN CEMETERY FUNDIn Memory Of:Alan J. Cohn
by Charlotte Cohn
SHERRON & ALLAN GOLDSTEIN BREAK-THE-FAST FUNDIn Memory Of:Evelyn Leonard
by Sherron & Allan GoldsteinIn Honor Of:Birth of Griffin Adler Marx and Edward Hajime Roth
by Sherron & Allan GoldsteinSherron & Allan Goldstein
by Diane Welcher
Designated Endowment Funds
Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent sources of income for special programming and enhancements for
our temple today, as well as for future generations.
RABBI DOUGLAS KOHN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Honor Of:Birth of Miles Martin
by Rosalyn Siegal
RABBI LAILA HAAS DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Honor Of:Beautiful and meaningful Veterans Day service
by Robert Rutstein
CANTOR JESSICA ROSKIN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory Of:Margaret Lewis Kelly
by Sylvia Wright & Eli PinhasIn Honor Of:Birth of Miles Martin
by Rosalyn SiegalBeautiful and meaningful Veterans Day service
by Robert Rutstein
Designated Temple Funds
Gifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill special needs beyond the scope of what dues
and tuition fees are able to provide.
LESTER SIEGEL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn Honor Of:Bat Mitzvah of Rosa Sabel
by Elise & Hank Frohsin
JEAN & JERRY SKLAR FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Memory Of:Bettye Hirsch and Don Levy
by Jean & Jerry SklarWishing Good Health To:Joan Becker, Faye Bernstein, David Betten, Harold Blach, Myron Butler, Evelyn Held, Joyce Helzberg, Lyons Heyman, Bob Marcus, Ed Meyerson, and Cantor Jessica Roskin
by Jean & Jerry SklarIn Honor Of:Birth of Charlotte Rosie Sokol, daughter of Amanda & Kevin Sokol;Birth of Sloan Sawyer Weil, son of Lauren & Drew Weil;Special Birthdays of Barbara Betten, Leonard Held and Rosalyn Siegal
by Jean & Jerry Sklar
JANET & LEONARD WERTHEIMER FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTWishing Good Health To:Leslie Allen
--- Info about the growth in number of Univ. of AL Jewish students (approx. 900) attending and creating community together celebrating Shabbat, and other activities together.
--- Expansion of the current Hillel building needed to accommodate the large numbers of students coming for Shabbat dinners , holiday celebrations, and Sunday brunch (90-130/event).
--- Importance of building members for the future of our Temple Emanu-El. These students LOVE Alabama, and already connect with their Jewish community. They are a greeat resource for our future!
Come learn about Jewish life at Univ of AL, hear from some prior Temple Emanu-El students now at UA, and their involvement on campus and at Hillel. Learn about the new Hillel Connections program that will be a mechanism to benefit our students AND attract them to our Jewish communities; come see how you can help! Share an Oneg with us. Visit hillel.ua.edu to learn more.
Celebrating Chanukah with our Religious School and Discovery School
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Y&E: Our Teens Life Stories Program Our tradition teaches: "With age comes wisdom, and length of days brings understanding." This year our teens spend one night a month at Brookdale Senior Living building relationships with Jewish residents. It has been a remarkable opportunity for both the students and the seniors to get to know each other, share stories and wisdom and build friendships. Over the course of the year the students and the seniors participate in a number of activities, and learning. It is so awesome to watch the teens and the seniors adore one another. On any given Wednesday evening that we are at Brookdale you’ll hear the students and their senior friends singing songs, taking selfies and believe it or not swapping cell phone numbers! A central aspect of the program is capturing the life stories of their new friends. The students partner with a senior friend, prepare questions focused on childhood, school life, and what it was like growing up as a teen. The teens use the StoryCorps app to interview and record amazing stories and experiences. For example you’ll hear stories about dating, first jobs, describing their homes, being Jewish in the South and best friends. The stories will be presented and shared at a festive celebration at the end of the year. We are grateful for CJFS, our partner in this program. Each month the students are picked up by the CJFS Buzz a Bus, and we have a delicious dinner together and then share stories, and engage in creative projects. This experience is truly amazing. What a blessing! I look forward to sharing the interviews and life stories with our Temple family at the end of this year!-Rabbi Laila Haas
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Shabbat Shirah, The Sabbath of Song
January 26, 2017 at 5:40pmA performance of the WORLD PREMIERE of
“The Secret Exit: Three Songs for Piano and Clarinet” written by composer Lori Laitman performed by our own temple
and High-Holy Day choir member, Dr. Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk
commissioned by the University of Alabama for soprano Kristine
Hurst-Wajszczuk and clarinetist Denise Gainey
Hear composer Lori Laitman tell of her process writing a work based on
Holocaust poetry written by Nelly Sachs, a German Jewish poet who escaped the Nazis by fleeing to Sweden in 1940.
Sachs became widely known for her poems about the Holocaust, and in 1966, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Lori Laitman is a renowned composer, described by Fanfare Magazine as "one of the most talented and intriguing of living composers". She has composed multiple operas and choral works, and over 250 songs, setting texts by classical and contemporary poets (including those who perished in the Holocaust).
Her music is widely performed, inter- nationally and throughout the U.S., and has generated substantial critical
acclaim. The Journal of Singing wrote ‚"It is difficult to think of anyone before the public today who equals her exceptional gifts for embracing a poetic text and giving it new and deeper life through music."
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