TREE OF LIFE

CONGREGATION COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

"KOL T.O.L." — THE "VOICE OF THE TREE OF LIFE" MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2011 / ELLUL, 5771 - TISHREI, 5772

AUGUST WORSHIP SERVICES  

Friday, Sept. 2 6:15 p. m. 7:00 p.m.

1st Shabbat of the Month Picnic Supper Family Service for Shabbat Torah Reading:

Shofetim, Deut. 16:18 – 21:9 Friday, Sept. 9 7:30 p.m.

Back-to-School Shabbat Shabbat Eve Service & Welcome Back for our Students & Teachers Torah Reading:

Ki Teitzei, Deut. 21:10 – 25:19

Friday, Sept. 16 7:30 p.m.

“Pink Shabbat” (see p. 6 for details) Special Shabbat Eve Service Torah Reading:

Ki Tavo, Deut. 26:1 – 29:8 Saturday, Sept. 17 10:00 a.m.

Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study

Friday, Sept. 23 7:30 p.m.

Shabbat Eve Service Torah Reading:

Nitzavim-Vayeilech, Deut. 29:9 – 31:30

Wednesday, Sept. 28 8:00 p.m.

Erev Rosh HaShanah Rosh HaShanah Evening Service

Thursday, Sept. 29 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 2:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Rosh HaShanah Day Rosh HaShanah Morning Service Young Children Service Family Service Tashlich (meet in front of TOL)

Friday, Sept. 30 7:30 p.m.

Shabbat Shuvah Shabbat Eve Service Torah Reading:

Haazinu, Deut. 32: 1 – 52

L’SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEIVU!

We want to wish the entire Tree of Life Congregation

and Community a Good & Sweet New Year.

May 5772 be a year of happiness & health, peace & blessing

for us all!

See pages 8-10 for everything you need to know about this

year’s High Holy Days.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the President 2

From the Rabbi 3

Religious School 4-5

Temple News 6

Sisterhood & Brotherhood 7

High Holy Day Information 8-10

Member News 11

Community News 12

Yahrzeits 13

Contributions 14

Calendar 15

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your president this

year. While our congregational year officially started on July 1, most of you will likely start participating at Tree of Life this month with the beginning of Religious School and Rosh Hashanah both occurring in September.

Meanwhile, the Board of Directors and Temple committees have been busy planning for the most meaningful experiences possible for all congregants. The volunteer choir has been practicing; the volunteer committees have been making preparations for High Holy Days. Each member of the board and each member of a committee is a volunteer. Plus we have volunteers in the office and during Religious School. We need many more to volunteer. You can volunteer for an event or for a standing committee – but we need you

more than you can imagine. We have a tiny, but extraordinarily hard-working paid congregational team of five people – the rabbi, religious school director, office manager, custodian and music director. That’s it. They cannot be expected to do everything. To get the most out of our Temple, we must all dive in and participate in the planning and the execution of the many events and activities during the year.

You have such immeasurable talents and skills of which I have no knowledge, and I know many are willing to volunteer for the Temple when I look at the success of the Big Nosh. Another example some years ago was when the new state-of-the-art organ and enormous speakers were installed; it required rows of seats to be temporarily removed, wiring to be strung over the ceiling, speakers to be installed in the walls and more – all of which was done with volunteers from Tree of Life.

With approximately 300 family units, we should easily be able to have fully functioning committees and an abundance of people willing to participate in many other projects. Unfortunately, we do not. Perhaps you have not been asked and are waiting for an invitation.

Well, this is the invitation! Just some of the opportunities are with membership, Religious School, ritual, choir member, fundraising events, the building and grounds, special events of many kinds, Mitzvot, adult education, social action and outreach. We have a form to indicate your interests that we may send out and ask you to return. But please do not wait for that. Call the office and let us know of your interests at 787-2182. Linda Frederico will be happy to hear from you, or leave a message.

Also, I am available to talk about your volunteering or to discuss any Temple-related concerns. My email is ssavitz@gsblaw.net; my office is 799-9311, home 788-6340 and mobile 331-4287. With your help and enthusiasm, we will have a great year! Steve Savitz

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WANTED: VOLUNTEERS - WE NEED YOU! By Steve Savitz

There is a story of an angry newspaper reader who stormed into a newspaper office waving the day’s

paper, asking to see the editor of the obituary column. The man showed the editor his name in the obituary listing. “You see,” he said, “I am very much alive. I demand a retraction!” The editor replied: “I never retract a story, but I’ll tell you what I will do. I’ll print your name in the birth column and give you a fresh start.” The approaching High Holy Days are our opportunity for fresh starts, for breaking free of hurtful habits, for beginning anew. Judaism teaches that if we are willing to do the hard work of TESHUVAH (repentance) that is required of us at this time of year, we are deserving of the chance to begin again. What an amazing message! At no other time of the year do we feel such a sense of optimism and hope. At no other time of the year do we believe so strongly in the possibility of real change for ourselves and for our world. The power of these holy days comes from the beauty and intensity of the liturgy and from the sincerity of the promises that we make to ourselves and to God. It also comes from being in the presence of one another. When we come together as a congregation, as a community, during the Days of Awe, we are reminded that we do not have to face the coming year alone. During times of celebration, of challenge, and of sorrow, we have each other – and that knowledge should bring us both courage and hope. May the coming year bring us blessings of good health and of joy. And may we do our part to bring blessings of tikkun (repair) to our souls, to our relationships, and to our world.

SEPTEMBER NOTES I am very much looking forward to the beginning of Religious School this month. It seems like it has been too long since we last had all of our children together at Temple. I want to thank Risa Strauss for all of her hard work in preparing for the school year. I also want to thank all of our teachers and the many volunteers who have put in long hours over the summer to help get this year off to a wonderful start. I know it will be a year of great learning and growth for all of our students.

Please plan on attending our community interfaith service in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I am honored to participate in this special service, which will take place at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Please see page 12 for more details.

I am very excited about this year’s Solomon-Tenenbaum Lecture at USC on Tuesday, September 13. I have been a fan of Dr. Visotzky’s writings for quite some time, but I have never had the opportunity to hear or meet him in person. He is a wonderful scholar with an interesting topic – I hope you will mark your calendars and plan on attending.

I am also excited about our first ever “Pink Shabbat” for Breast Cancer Awareness on Friday, September 16. I think it is a wonderful idea. I want to thank Lisa Helfer (and wish her a Mazal Tov) for bringing “Pink Shabbat” to TOL and Sisterhood for their support. I think it will be a very meaningful Shabbat for all those who are breast cancer survivors and for those who have lost a loved one to breast cancer.

As you can see, the September calendar is very full – and all of this comes right before the beginning of the High Holy Days. Please remember to take time to prepare for the Days of Awe. The more we put into our Holy Days, the more we will get out of them. A great way to begin one’s final preparations before the start of the New Year is to attend our Selichot Service on the Saturday evening before Rosh HaShanah. This year the service and discussion will take place at Beth Shalom Synagogue on September 24. It is wonderful that our two congregations come together on this special night – I hope to see you there.

L’SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEIVU – May we all be inscribed for a good New Year!

FROM THE RABBI

A FRESH START By Rabbi Daniel M. Sherman

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Please join me in congratulating our beloved Religious School Director, Risa Strauss, who has been awarded the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. I want to thank the Columbia Jewish Federation for bringing this award to our community. Risa will be honored at the CJF Campaign Kickoff Event on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the JCC. Please plan on participating in this important evening. More information is on page 5.

Although

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

are supposed to signify a “new beginning” of sorts, inevitably, my brain flutters back to memories I have of the New Year holiday in years past. I don’t suspect that age has much to do with my propensity for remembering things from long ago. I truly feel, though, that the depth of my memories is more of a function of the richness of the content as opposed to having a post-it note for a brain. In this case, the High Holydays are so full of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and different sensations that it’s practically impossible not to get a few “good memories” out of these holiest of days.

Hurrying to shul, clutching onto my father’s hand, I can still feel the crispness of the autumn air on my nose as I struggled to keep up with his quick pace. I remember trying to find our seats amidst all the adults in their dark suits, big hats and yarmulkes. And then I remember not being able to see the rabbi and the cantor in their robes because I was too short (this obviously is a recurring memory). I will always feel lipstick smacks and wet kisses reverberating in my ears and on my cheeks, combined with the murmur of “gut yontif,” Yiddish for “Happy Holiday.” Most of all I remember the sound of the shofar blast at the very end of Yom Kippur, not so much because it was loud, but because I knew when we got home we would eat bagels and lox, kugel, and cheesecake.

These are my Jewish memories. I have them from every decade, every state, every country and every community in which I have lived and worked. They come naturally to me. I would probably need some intense acupuncture just to erase them.

I know that I am not alone in having these Jewish memories be such an integral part of my existence. I have been privileged to watch and learn from Jews by Choice as well as those raising their children Jewish in our community as they work with such commitment, enthusiasm and diligence to create their own memories and connections to Jewish holidays and rituals. Laws and traditions

that I have been exposed to from birth, Jews by Choice and their families come at with a new and fresh perspective – an innocence of sorts.

For instance, in some Jewish communities it is a tradition to wear white, for purity, on Yom Kippur. So as the story goes, a young man who had recently converted did just that, because that was what he learned in his Judaism 101 class. Imagine his surprise upon walking into the sanctuary and seeing only two other people dressed all in white: the rabbi and the cantor. I actually believe that that young man was on to something. Yom Kippur is a time of holiness, Godliness and goodness. Wearing white as a congregation on Yom Kippur would be incredibly and overwhelmingly meaningful and would make a powerful statement, especially since we as Jews do not approach God alone on this day, but as a group.

On Yom Kippur the emphasis is on our Jewish responsibility for each other. When we sing, “We are Your people…we are Your flock” it helps cement the idea that, even at this time of confession and trial, we should stick together as a people giving support and encouragement to each other. Rabbi Lawrence Kushner has written that we all need one another to complete who we are. I can’t agree more.

The Jewish way of life has always been varied and a blend of many cultures. I am in awe of those Jews by Choice and those families who have taken an ancient spirituality that is so close to my heart and have awakened it by mixing it with their experiences to create new Jewish traditions, for their homes and sanctuaries, as well as for mine. In recent years more and more people have become Jewish and adopted a Jewish way of life. Some people have married into Judaism and are raising their children as Jews, and others have become Jewish through conversion. These households make incredible contributions to the Jewish community and are invaluable to our religious and cultural growth.

I look forward to sharing the High Holydays with everyone at Tree of Life Congregation. I also look forward to catching perhaps a glimpse of new “takes” on some of our oldest and most cherished traditions and customs.

FROM THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR

SHARING NEW TAKES ON OLD TRADITIONS By Risa Strauss

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS

You can feel “it” in the air as autumn approaches and the summer season dwindles down to those last few precious days before the start of a new academic year – and the beginning of football. Judicially, our thoughts turn to the High Holy Days, sweet beginnings, and if you’re involved in Jewish education, the start of Religious School as well.

Tree of Life has been gearing up for the start of the school year with a wide variety of programming to serve our families and our Religious School staff. We have already had a number of teacher planning meetings and enjoyed a scrumptious “New Member Ice Cream Social” at the end of August. Our “Fall Back into Religious School Open House” will be held the Wednesday after Labor Day, and our special Back-to-School Shabbat will be on Friday, Sept. 9. Our first day of Religious School is Sunday, Sept. 11. We will have an all-school assembly at 9 a.m. and our annual Parents’ Bagel Breakfast will be held in the social hall.

As a Religious School staff, we welcome back with open arms all of our returning students and families, and we give a warm hug and say, “Shalom,” to new faces that have recently joined the Columbia-area Jewish community.

A huge Todah Rabah, to all who helped so graciously with Temple programming during the summer months. To Jennifer Friedman and Nora Budman, our TYG advisors – thank you. To Rick Mendel, Joan Tucker, Joan Amado, Mary Helen Baum, Eleanor Stein, Linda Rodgers, Elena Carr, Stephanie Carr, Hannah Amado, Spencer Amado, Elliott Chartock, Sarah Brotman – you kept the Seeds of Hope Farmers Market going this summer; thank you. To our “Summer Play and Learn” staff, Kelsey Marom, Cheryl Glantz Nail, and Elena Carr – thank you. We couldn’t have done it without your hours of dedication. And to Kim Moses and the TOL Religious School Board, thank you for helping to ready the school for another year of learning and growing.

As we enter into the month of Elul, the 30 days preceding Rosh Hashanah, we are challenged as Jews to think about our past, our present and our future – as individuals, as members of a family, and as part of a greater community. What better way to engage this challenge than by enrolling your child in Religious School? It is the link that connects generation to generation. If you are still in need of a Religious School registration packet, please do not hesitate to call the office.

Shanah Tovah U’metukah – Have a Happy and Sweet New Year.

SAVE THE DATE FOR A VERY SPECIAL…

WEEKEND OF JEWISH MUSIC

AT TREE OF LIFE Featuring Cantor

Rosalie Boxt from Temple Emmanuel –

Kensington, MD

Friday, November 18 – Sunday, November 20,

2011

Check out more details and the weekend’s schedule in next month’s newsletter and soon on the TOL website! We hope to see you there!

You are invited to the

COLUMBIA JEWISH FEDERATION’S 2012 CAMPAIGN KICKOFF

And the Presentation of this Year’s DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

to Dr. Lily Filler

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center

Also being honored:

Michelle Segal Peterson, Young Leadership Award

Risa Strauss, Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education

Dinner catered by Southern Way

Couvert $36 per person Please RSVP by September 6, 2011

Important September Religious School Dates

9/07: Fall Back Into Religious School Open House, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Join us for registration, meeting your teacher, Rosh Hashanah crafts, pizza and more!

9/09: Back to School Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m. 9/11: Religious School, 9 a.m.; Parents Bagel Breakfast is at 9. Confirmation Parents Meeting, 1pm 9/16: “Pink Shabbat” for Breast Cancer Awareness, 7:30 p.m. 9/18: RS, 9 a.m.; Tree Tumblers, 10 a.m.; TYG Parents Meeting, 1 p.m. and TYG program. 9/25: RS, 9 a.m.; Consecration Parent’s Meeting, 9:15 a.m. September Birthday Celebration 9/28: Erev Rosh Hashanah, TYG-sponsored Teen Oneg Yom Tov at conclusion of service

JOIN US FOR A “PINK SHABBATSM” ON SEPTEMBER 16TH

What is a Pink Shabbat? Congregations all over the U.S. have celebrated “Pink Shabbat” as a way to bring awareness to the issue of breast cancer and how it affects Jewish women in particular. The organization Sharsharet (meaning “link”) came up with the idea for Pink Shabbat. Sharsharet is a national not-for-profit organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the unique challenges of young Jewish women living with breast cancer. We have several Tree of Life members who have had breast cancer. This year, TOL’s Second Vice President and Young Survival Coalition (YSC) Columbia Volunteer Lisa Helfer will be the featured survivor for Palmetto Health's Walk for Life, to be held on October 1 at Finlay Park. Each year a breast cancer survivor is honored at the walk and Lisa—who celebrated her 10- year cancerversary this year—was chosen for this year's event. We salute Lisa for her dedication and support building YSC Columbia, and for bringing “Pink Shabbat” to Tree of Life. Mazal Tov, Lisa!

These are many ways that you can be involved:

• Come to our special service on September 16th. Wear pink if you like, and enjoy a pink Oneg Shabbat, as we learn together about what we can do as individuals and a community to battle breast cancer.

• Let us know if you are a survivor and would like to be included in the Pink ShabbatSM program. • Send to the TOL office the name of a loved one who passed away from breast cancer, so we may honor their

memory during the service. • Participate in the Walk for Life! Email Lisa if you would like to join her team – mohnalisa3@yahoo.com – or walk

with other friends, family or co-workers. • Learn more about Sharsheret and consider making a donation to this worthwhile cause at www.Sharsheret.org.

TOL’S BUCKS BACK PROGRAM

Our next Bucks Back order deadline is Sunday, September 11. The easiest way to order is online. All checks need to be in the Temple office by 1:00 p.m. Order forms are outside the Temple office or on the TOL website. Orders should be available for pick-up by Friday, Sept. 16. If you are new to the Temple or to this program, go to http://www.shopwithscrip.com/ and click on the "Shop" tab to see the hundreds of retailers participating in this program. Our congregation receives a percentage of each dollar spent on all gift cards. Our enrollment code is ELLL34F52L571 (letters are capitalized). Don’t forget – you can order “ScripNow!” any time during the month for participating retailers and print the coupons at home right before you walk out the door to shop. To check out special deals go to http://www.shopwithscrip.com/ and click on the “What’s New” tab to see the current specials. Remember to mark your calendars for the 2011 Bucks Back Program. The deadline to order is the second Sunday of each month. The next order deadline will be October 9. Thank you for your support!

Volunteers Needed! Jewish Family Service is looking for volunteers to help our senior members of the community have a sweet and joyous start to the New Year. JFS is looking for a few good people to help deliver “Sweet New Year Treat” bags. These bags will be delivered to our cherished older members to allow them to start the New Year off right. Contact Laney Cohen, JFS Director, at 787-2023 ext. 220 if you are interested.

WRJ / SISTERHOOD NEWS FIRST SISTERHOOD GENERAL OPEN MEETING

Please plan on joining us on September 22, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the TOL Social Hall. A light supper and desserts will be served, and you will enjoy meeting with Sisterhood friends, old and new. We are having a wonderful WRJ District Speaker, in addition to the installation of new officers. We will also recognize recent past Presidents.

Being a member of Sisterhood certainly increases the enjoyment of being part of a wonderful congregation. We’re looking forward to having you as part of our Sisterhood Family!

BROTHERHOOD NEWS BROTHERHOOD BIKE RIDES Sunday, Sept. 18 is the next Brotherhood bicycle ride, leaving from the Temple at 9:30 a.m. The course will be from the Temple to Fort Jackson and back. We will ride approximately 25 to 30 miles at a 15 mph pace. All riders are welcome. It is recommended you contact David Carr at TreeofLifeBH@gmail.com if you are interested in riding so he can communicate any changes or updates. BROTHERHOOD MEMBERSHIP The Brotherhood membership drive is under way. The Brotherhood is a support organization for the Temple, and 100% of dues are used in supporting Temple activities. As always, we need your financial contributions so we can continue to provide the Temple with the support to which they have grown accustomed. We can also use your time to aid in the various events the Brotherhood hosts. Please watch the Brotherhood website and e-mails for volunteer opportunities. We would like to thank the following individuals who have already joined the Brotherhood for 2011/2012: Jonathan Artz, John Baker, Robert Blenner, Barry Bornstein, David Carr, Richard Cohen, Jerry Emanuel, Emmanuel Farber, Eric Feuerstein, Bernard Fleischman, Carl Freedman, Ron Garber, Alan Geers, Jack Ginsberg, David Greenhouse, Steven Grosby, Richard Helman, Ed Hertz, Alan Jolles, Fred Medway, Stephen Merlin, Donald Portnoy, Marc Rapport, David Reddy, Jerry Rothstein, Sidney Sasiene, Rob Scully, Brad Smith, Ned Strauss, Todd Weiss, and Shawn Youngstedt. SPEAKER AND BREAKFAST The Brotherhood is sponsoring a breakfast and speaker in the Tree of Life social hall on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 9:30 a.m. The event is expected to last until approximately 11 a.m. There is no cost for this event, but donations are welcome. Please visit the TOL website, www.tolsc.org for more details on the speaker and to register. By registering you will help us ensure we have sufficient food for everyone attending. MARK YOUR CALENDAR The Brotherhood will be providing lunches for the Religious School on the following Sundays: Oct. 16, Dec. 4, Jan. 29, and March 11. We will also be doing a pancake breakfast on Nov. 20. Watch for reminder e-mails, and don’t forget to sign up on our website. PLAY AUDITIONS Tree of Life is proud to present, “Theophilus North," a play based on the novel by Thornton Wilder and performed by MBFProductions. Auditions will be held on Sept. 6, 7, and 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Temple. You may call Michael Bailey at 803-834-1775 or e-mail him at mbfproductions@hotmail.com to set up an appointment for an audition. If you have a resume and photo, please bring them to the audition. THE LATKE HUT The Latke Hut pad has been poured, and the Brotherhood continues with plans for the beginning of construction of the “Hut.” You can help the self-proclaimed “Latke Kings of Columbia” have a safe place to cook our latkes by making a donation to the Latke Hut. For as little as $18 you can buy a board for the hut and make our dream a reality, while at the same time improving the Temple. We need $1,700 to complete the project, and we have raised $950 to this point. Donations may be made by check payable to Tree of Life (write “Latke Hut” in the memo line) or online by visiting our Donation page on the Temple website.

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HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5772

SERVICES FOR ROSH HASHANAH 5772 Wednesday, Sept.28 ROSH HASHANAH EVE 8:00 p.m. Rosh HaShanah Evening Service This beautiful service begins our High Holy Day observance. An Oneg Yom Tov, sponsored by the TOL Sisterhood, will follow the service so that we may all wish each other “L’shanah Tovah – A Good New Year.” Thursday, Sept. 29 ROSH HASHANAH DAY 10:00 a.m. Rosh HaShanah Morning Service The morning service continues our prayers and our supplications for forgiveness. We pray that we will be written in the Book of Life for a good new year. Our Torah reading is the Binding of Isaac from the book of Genesis. A highlight of the service is the sounding of the shofar. 10:00 – 10:40 a.m. Young Children Service Risa Strauss will lead a special service in the chapel for pre-school through kindergarten. Childcare will be provided for the rest of the morning. Please RSVP for childcare. 11:00 a.m. Youth Service for Grades 1-4 This special service will take place in the chapel during the morning service. The kids will rejoin the congregational service to hear the shofar. 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Family Service This service is for children of all ages and their families. The service will take place in the sanctuary and will include a Torah reading and the sounding of the shofar. 4:00 p.m. Tashlich We will meet at the Temple and then walk across the street to Cary Lake. Tashlich is the ceremony in which we attempt to rid ourselves of sin by symbolically casting off our sins into the water. Bring some bread to throw and join us for this Rosh HaShanah tradition.

SERVICES FOR YOM KIPPUR 5772

Friday, Oct. 7 YOM KIPPUR EVENING 8:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Evening Service This service sets the tone for the entire Day of Atonement. We will hear the beautiful and haunting melody of Kol Nidre, both instrumental and vocal. We will also recite the Vidui – the “Confession of Sin” section of our liturgy – for the first time. Saturday, Oct. 8 YOM KIPPUR DAY 10:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Morning Service Again we gather to pray and to confess our sins, as individuals and as a community. We are reminded that “on Rosh HaShanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed.” Thus we pray that we will be sealed in the Book of Life for a good new year. 10:00 – 10:40 a.m. Young Children Service Risa Strauss will lead a special service in the chapel for pre-school through kindergarten. Childcare will be provided for the rest of the morning. Please RSVP for childcare. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Study Session We will gather together after the morning service for a “Yom Kippur shiur” (study session) with Rabbi Sherman in which we will examine and discuss the liturgy, biblical readings, and meaning of this day. 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Family Service This special service is for children of all ages and their parents and families. 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Service This service includes a liturgical journey through Jewish history. The special Haftarah reading is the book of Jonah. 4:30 p.m. Yizkor and Neilah Services Our Yizkor Memorial Service will begin immediately following the conclusion of the afternoon service and will include the recitation of the names of all those in our congregation whom we have lost in the past year. After Yizkor we will proceed directly into the Neilah (or Concluding) Service. Please plan to stay for both services. We will end Yom Kippur with a triumphant blast of the Shofar, and then join together for our congregational break-the-fast in the social hall.

JOINT SELICHOT SERVICE FOR TREE OF LIFE CONGREGATION & BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 at Beth Shalom Synagogue

8:30 p.m. Havdalah & Reception 9:00 p.m. Text Study & Discussion 9:30 p.m. Selichot Service

On the Saturday evening before Rosh HaShanah, we gather together for a very special service to help us prepare for the upcoming High Holy Days. The service is called “Selichot,” named for our prayers for forgiveness that we begin to offer at this time. The Selichot service introduces us to the themes, liturgy, and music of our Yamim Nora’im (the Days of Awe), thus helping us to get ready for this most holy and important time of year.

Once again, Tree of Life Congregation and Beth Shalom Synagogue will join together for this special evening, to be hosted by Beth Shalom. We will begin at 8:30 p.m. with Havdalah as we say goodbye to Shabbat. At 9:00 p.m. we will have a discussion led by Rabbi Case and Rabbi Sherman on “Jewish texts that changed our lives.” The Selichot Service – the first call of the Days of Awe – will follow at 9:30 p.m.

HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5772

TOL High Holy Day Ticket Policy Temple members in good standing financially and their immediate dependent children under their family membership will be entitled to High Holiday seating as part of their membership. “In good standing financially” shall be defined as: All membership pledges, assessments, Religious School tuition, and other such financial obligations required by the Board of the membership, hereinafter called “fees,” MUST be paid in full for all PRIOR years. All current year fees shall NOT be required to be paid in full to be in good standing, provided that those current fees are paid in accordance with the timetables established by the Board of Directors. All fees owed after July from the prior fiscal year which remain unpaid shall place the member in the “not in good standing” category. Members of other congregations outside the City of Columbia with proof of membership and/or with High Holiday courtesy passes are entitled to the same seating privilege as Tree of Life members. Students at local universities, military basic trainees, and clients at state institutions will be admitted at no cost upon presentation of appropriate identification cards. All persons not covered under any of the preceding conditions must secure a High Holiday privilege card [$75.00]. Further, out-of-town guests of Tree of Life members are welcome to attend High Holiday services. A contribution is suggested by the Board of Directors for each individual. The Tree of Life reaffirms its long-standing policy of offering complete access to membership to all persons and full participation to those whose financial positions limit their financial support of the Temple. This policy of open membership is not in any way altered by this Resolution. Passed by the Board on May 13, 1981, to include an additional provision to the High Holiday Ticket Policy as follows: For residents living in the greater Columbia area (defined as a 50-mile radius), not covered by a previous policy provision, if their residency in this area has been longer than the previous High Holy Days, tickets will not be made available.

HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR We want to thank our very talented TOL Music Director, Sharon Witherell, and the members of the High Holy Day Choir for all of their time and effort in preparation for our very special services. Rehearsals continue this month beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the following days: Tuesday, Sept. 6…Tuesday, Sept. 13…Thursday, Sept. 15… Tuesday, Sept. 20…Thursday, Sept. 22…Tuesday, Sept. 27… Tuesday, Oct. 4… and Thursday, Oct. 6. BRING YOUR OWN SHOFAR Do you have a shofar? Do you know how to blow a Tekiah? Would you like to participate in the High Holy Day Services? If yes, then we invite you be a part of the final tekiah at the conclusion of the Rosh HaShanah morning service. If interested, please contact Rabbi Sherman. There will be a meeting to rehearse this part of the service. TASHLICH This short ceremony takes place at a natural body of water on Rosh HaShanah afternoon. We will meet at 4:00 p.m. (following the conclusion of the RH Family Service) in front of the Temple and walk altogether across Trenholm Road to Cary Lake. Through tashlich, we attempt to rid ourselves of sin by symbolically casting our sins into the water. Bring some bread to throw into the water and join us for this Rosh HaShanah tradition. KEVER AVOT This is our annual pilgrimage to the cemetery, fulfilling the tradition of visiting the graves of loved ones during the High Holy Days. This short service is held on the Sunday between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. This year we will meet at the Hebrew Benevolent Society cemetery on Sunday, October 2 at 1:15 p.m. for our memorial service. BREAK-THE-FAST The Congregational Break-The-Fast will immediately follow the conclusion of the Neilah service on Yom Kippur day. This year’s Break-The-Fast is sponsored by the members of the TOL Board. There is no charge to attend. Please RSVP to the Temple office by Sept. 23, 2011. All members and guests are welcome to attend. HIGH HOLY DAY FOOD DRIVE Once again, the Temple Youth Group will be collecting canned and boxed food to distribute to the Harvest Hope and Jewish Family Service Food Banks. Brown bags will be distributed after Rosh HaShanah services. Please take one home and return it to Temple with your food donation. Please support this important food drive as we help to feed our neighbors here throughout the Midlands. LULAV & ETROG SETS If you are interested in purchasing your very own lulav and etrog, please contact the TOL office by Monday, September 12.

Tree of Life Break the Fast Immediately following the Yom Kippur

Concluding Service Reyner Family Social Hall

Members and Guests Welcome – No Charge RSVP REQUIRED By September 23, 2011

787-2182 or mailto: tolcong@bellsouth.net

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HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5772

High Holy Day Childcare Childcare for Rosh HaShanah

and Yom Kippur Services is available by reservation!

Please call the Temple office at 787 2182 or email Risa at

risatol@bellsouth.net to secure a spot for your infant through third grader.

Please do this by Sept. 23 so that we may provide proper coverage! Coverage will be available: Erev Rosh HaShanah, Sept. 28 from 7:45 p.m. Rosh HaShanah Morning, Sept. 29 from 9:45 a.m. Erev Yom Kippur, Oct. 7 from 7:45 p.m. Yom Kippur Day, Oct. 8 from 9:40a.m. - Noon and 3:00 -6:30 p.m. Donations are accepted and appreciated to offset our childcare costs. Any questions/concerns, call Risa Strauss at 787 2182.

Rosh HaShanah Vocabulary and Terms

• Rosh HaShanah: “Head of the Year” – the

beginning of the Jewish year • Shanah Tovah U’metukah: Greeting on Rosh

HaShanah, “have a good and sweet year.” • L’Shanah Tovah Tikatayvu: On Rosh

HaShanah, “May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year.”

• Shofar: a ram’s horn blown on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur

• Tekiyah, Shevarim, Teruah: sounds of the shofar

• Tapuchim U’dvash: apples and honey, eaten on Rosh HaShanah to remind us of the sweetness of the new year

• Round Challah: It symbolizes the complete circle of the year and the continuity of the Jewish people. Some people add raisins for sweetness.

• Tashlich: the ritual of throwing crumbs into a body of water on Rosh HaShanah, symbolically casting away our sins

• Tefilah: Hebrew for prayer • Teshuvah: Repentance. Apologizing for wrongs

that you’ve done during the past year. Changing your behavior and atoning for your sins.

• Tzedakah: a righteous act – giving to those in need

• Yamim Noraim: “The Days of Awe,” the 10-day period from Rosh HaShanah through Yom Kippur that we reflect upon how to “do better” in our relationships with God and others.

Oneg Yom Tov

For Temple Teens in Grades 6-12!

Upstairs in the Jonathan Train Youth Lounge following Erev Rosh Hashanah services

on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Sponsored by COFTY, your TOL-TYG

BOOK OF MEMORY INCLUSION REQUEST This completed form and check for $10.00 per name

must be RECEIVED by the temple office no later than September 26, 2011. Names that are memorialized on a plaque in our sanctuary will automatically be included.

NAME(S) (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY) DATE OF YAHRZEIT - REQUIRED (month & day)

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Mail with your check to: Book of Memory Tree of Life Congregation 6719 North Trenholm Road Columbia, SC 29206

MEMBER NEWS

Mazel Tov to • Lew & Maryann Lapine on the birth of their first

grandchild, Jacob Henley Benjamin born August 15. The proud parents are Brad and Cynthia Benjamin of Greenville SC.

• Ruth & Rabbi Sandy Marcus on the birth of their grandson, Bradley Marcus Adda in Paris, France. The proud parents are Janet and Rene-Louis Adda.

• Barri & Lance Thompson on the birth of their daughter in June. Gussie Louise was welcomed home by big sister Lola.

Honor Roll

We salute and thank our wonderful volunteers! Office – Joan Amado, Mary Helen Baum, Ann Gaton, Sandy Hertz, Sheila King, and Donna Magaro Religious School Office – Joan Tucker Hospital Calls – Sandy Hertz

Welcome to Our New TOL Members

Nina & Patrick Contino Edith & Marvin Kline

Jennifer & Lee Williams

Refuah Shleima Get well wishes to TOL members recently hospitalized or at home recovering: Hal Birch, Ethel Brody, Richard Cohen, Ann Gaton, Eleanor Hack, and Adam King.

Condolences to Elliot Echlov & Alexa Claremont, on the loss of his uncle Irving Echlov Lora & David Stein and family, on the loss of her mother Joyce Rosenwald Rabbi Daniel Sherman and family on the loss of his grandmother Helen Slone

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Rachel Peavy Jennifer Rubin Barry Bor Ronda Sullivan Rachel Weissman Todd Jacobs Todd Kraemer Tom M. Rodgers William Leader Michael Morris Rachael Mullis Kacy Kraemer Jeff H. Selig Ruth Marcus Miriam Richman Susan Rocamora

Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 3 Sept. 6 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 11 Sept. 11

Larry Bergmann Rebecca Fields Rutledge Smith Delaney Smith Richard Wassermann Hyman Rubin, III Mindy Tucker Jane Veytskin Bruce Miller Murray Mitchell Eleanor Stein-Glavey Annette Goldstein Erin Katz Tat’Yana Shtessel Janice Park Rivers Ron Garber

Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 14 Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 16 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 20

Bradley Smith Joy Parks Joel Becker Allan Nail Bonnie Leader Leon Garber Joseph Barroll Phyllis Friedman Bethany Sorenson Jessica Jacobs Cyndi Katz Sydney Mitchell Karen Russ Steven Stout Ruth Cohen Philip Scott Reynolds

Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Sept. 30 Sept. 30

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Linda & Tim Rodgers Lisa & Travis Wheeler Gaynell Gavin & Charles Geffen Doris & Fred Davidson

Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 5 Sept. 11

Susan & Alan Brill Lois & Abe Wandersman Eleanor & Barry Bornstein Barbara & Bruce Becker

Sept. 12 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 19

Please join us for the Babynaming and Covenant Ceremony for RIYLER GRAY COFFMAN, son of Rebecca & Michael Coffman,

at Shabbat Services on Friday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m.

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COMMUNITY NEWS IN MEMORIAM: PRAYERS FOR REMEMBRANCE AND

PEACE Interfaith Service in Observance of the

Tenth Anniversary of September 11, 2001 Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 1100 Sumter Street, Downtown Columbia

Please join us for an hour of prayer in observance of the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. This interfaith service will be led by the Rt. Rev. Andrew Waldo, Bishop of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina; the Very Rev. Stephen Bolle, Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral; Rabbi Daniel Sherman, Tree of Life Congregation; and Imam Omar Shaheed of Masjid as-Salaam. The service will include readings and prayers in the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions. We will remember those who died and seek to honor their memories by praying for peace. Music will include congregational hymns and anthems sung by the Cathedral Choir of Men & Girls. For more information, please contact the TOL office or Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (803-771-7300).

Annual Solomon-Tenenbaum Lectureship in Jewish Studies

Guest Lecturer: Rabbi Burton Visotzky from the Jewish Theological Seminary

Lecture on Tuesday, September 13 at 8:00 p.m. “Sage Tales: The Power of Rabbinic Story and

What It Can Teach Us Today” Campus Room at Capstone House, USC

Symposium on Tuesday, Sept. 13 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

“On the Academic Study of the Ancient Story” Rutledge Chapel on the Horseshoe

Both events are free and open to the public. The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina will be hosting our annual Solomon-Tenebaum Lectureship in Jewish Studies. The guest speaker this year is Dr. Burton Visotzky, the Appelman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies and director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary (the rabbinic seminary of the Conservative Movement in New York). Dr. Vistzky is a wonderful speaker and storyteller and is the author of over 100 articles and ten books. Both events are free and open to the public.

The Columbia Jewish Federation is happy to announce the launch of Shalom Baby to welcome newborns and

newly adopted children into the Columbia Jewish Community. If you are expecting an addition to the family,

or have a friend who is, please contact Cheryl Nail at 787-2023 x 219 or crc@jewishcolumbia.org.

Columbia Holocaust Education Commission

The Columbia Holocaust Education Commission is seeking life stories as they relate to the survival of the Holocaust. If you lived in Europe from 1933-1945 and have now come to South Carolina, we would like to hear your personal story. We have amazing stories from survivors and liberators of the Holocaust (from labor camps, concentration camps), but if you survived anytime during this period, we would like to hear and possibly tell the story within the exhibit. Please contact Lilly Filler at bdfpt@aol.com and reference "survivor or liberator story" in the subject area. Send a brief overview of your experiences and then give a contact number or email in return. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, Lilly S. Filler, Co-Chair

“Sights, Sounds, and Stories of the Jewish South” Joint Conference of the

Southern Jewish Historical Society and the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina

October 28-30, 2011 Please mark your calendars for the Joint Conference of the Southern Jewish Historical Society and the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina to be held October 28-30, 2011 here in Columbia. Events will take place at the University of South Carolina, as well as at both the Tree of Life Congregation and Beth Shalom Synagogue. Friday evening TOL will host a special Shabbat Service for the conference and combined Columbia Jewish community. For more information or to register online visit www.jhssc.org.

YAHRZEITS September 2 – Rabbi Jerome Gerson Tolochko*, Charles Belove*, Susan Goldberg, Hannah Cohen Loebee, Marilyn King Sachs, Rubeun Sonne, Isaac Greenberg*, Ida Kirsh Alion*, Jeanette Goldberg, Muriel S. Littmann, Edward Picow, Henry Stern, Jerome Weinstein*, Norine L. Eschen, Harry Halpern, Mary Smith Kordon, Clay Dempster Smith*, Recca Steel*, Jodie Truere, David Baker*, George Weinberg*, Sara Bogo*, Melvin J. Glass*, Louis Masur, Sarah Milecofsky, Arnold Zellman September 9 – Clara K. Baker*, Leona H. Leavitt*, Aranka Berger Marton*, Robert Zucker, Leo Chisling, George Keller, Edna V. Pearlstine*, Melvin M. Schwartz, Harold Bell, Rose Bell Green, Sadie Spector*, Myra Cohen*, Diana Ladrach Kocher, Geraldine Cohn, Edward S. Fields*, Lillian Geers, Clinton J. Hagenbuch, Joshua Rapport*, Michael Rapport* September 16 – Max Barkan, Matthew D. Garvey, Lewis I. Waxelbaum*, Sala Boden, Stanley Davidson, Samuel T. Rothfer*, V. Carol Winter*, Alfred Agrin*, M. Murray Gould, Fannie F. Levy, Bernard Troy*, George Troyansky, Florence Bernstein*, Larry Goldstein*, Audrey Grosby, Shirley Price Lehman, Frank Levenson, Jenny Bienstock, Yvette Bermak Israel*, Michael Kantor*, Jules W. Lindau, III*, Bruce Nifoussi, Lillian F. Reyner*, Evelyn Sulser, Elias Auerbach, Samuel Gendil* September 23 – Jake Baker*, Tillie Freedman, Paula Louise Kahn*, Meyer Tenenbaum, Morton Visanska*, Jerome Frank Bihari*, David L. Glass*, Bernard Goldberg, Isbel Schiff, Lois Spiegelman*, John Howland, Frances Grand Rosen, Bertha W. Silber*, Daniel Glickman, Anne Tretiak, Karen E. Westerberg, Gloria Bell, H. Robert Burg*, Rodger Lee Rodgers, Irving Sasiene, Frances Solomon, Jeanette Esther Trager*, Bertha Entliss, Dora G. Specter*, Claire Cody Burg* September 30 – Moisey Gershkovich, George Levkoff*, Florence Spiers*, Aaron Axelrod, James Moses Baker*, Pauline Q. Garber*, Frank Sheffler, Carrie G. Cohen*, Robert Fechter*, Peter Metzler*, Lena Rothberg*, Samuel Rubin, Harry Sunshine, Esther Borgan, Annie Fisch, Marvin Goldstein, Goldie Langer Morris

*name memorialized by a plaque in the sanctuary

BIMAH FLOWERS August 5 Barbara, Bruce, & Laura Becker, in memory of Fay

Buchsbaum Susan & Alan Brill, in memory of Evelyn Baker Alion Belle S. Fields, in memory of A. Fredric Serbin Rich & Diane Mellitz, in memory of Abraham Mellitz August 12 Marcie, John, & Gabbi Baker, in memory of Sarah Stern Marcie, John, & Gabbi Baker, in memory of JoAnn Baker Rick & Debbie Cohn, in memory of Henry D. Bogatin, Jr. Benjamin, Jean, & Jack Ginsberg, in memory of Joel Fine

Ginsberg Pierre Jaffe, in memory of Sarah Stern Ernie & Donna Magaro, in memory of Ruthie Linzer Cindy Alpert Saad, in memory of Maxine Alpert Kline Rob, Amy, & Matthew Scully, in memory of Edward Scully Irina Volynets, in memory of Lev Luchin

August 19 Alexa Claremont & Elliot Echlov, in memory of Edward

Claremont Harold R. Mandell, in memory of Maxine Sepulveda Barbara Mazer, in memory of Sanford Mazer Jewel Rotholz, in memory of Aaron Joseph Rotholz August 26 Lois Rauch Gibson & Jerry Gibson, in memory of Ida

Rauch Benjamin, Jean, & Jack Ginsberg, in memory of Jane

Kalman Ginsberg Carolyn Green & family, in memory of Henrietta Halford Carol Hansen, in memory of Norman Hansen Marvyn Milman, in memory of Ella Milman Glick The Reyner Family, in memory of Sam Stern The Reyner Family, in memory of Hortie S. Reyner Wendy Reyner, Robin & Rick Chapman & family, in

memory of Florence S. Reyner Kramer Andrew & Suzanne Roper, in memory of Brian Everett

WRJ SHABBAT SERVICE REPS

September 2 – Amanda Hamilton September 9 – Suzy Herzog September 16 – Amy Scully

September 23 – Ilene King

September 30 – Joan McGee

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CONTRIBUTIONS

We gratefully acknowledge the following thoughtful donations: Building Fund Nancy Cartiff, get well wishes to Richard Cohen Foyer Leaf Melanie & Frank Baker, in blessed memory of Aunt Pat

Baker High Holy Day Prayer Book TOL Sisterhood, in memory of Ronnie Compton Memorial Plaques Beverly & Dennis Kaplan, in memory of Betty Kaplan Beverly & Dennis Kaplan, in memory of Michelle Newton Beverly & Dennis Kaplan, in memory of Dorothy “Dolly”

Newton Beverly & Dennis Kaplan, in memory of Larry Newton Prayer Book Fund Suzy Herzog & Harvie Nachlinger, in memory of Ronnie

Compton Rabbi Sherman’s Discretionary Fund Leah Meador, in appreciation Adam Schor & Rabbi Leah Doberne-Schor, in appreciation Religious School Fund Sheila King, in memory of Florence Cote Sheila King, in memory of Clara Shor Sheila King, in memory of Joyce Parks Sandi & Jerry Euster, wishing Richard Cohen a speedy

recovery

Sisterhood Courtesy Fund Barbara & Bruce Becker, wishing a speedy recovery to

Richard Cohen Barbara & Bruce Becker, in loving memory of Florence

Cote Barry & Eleanor Bornstein, in loving memory of Florence

Cote Sisterhood Reyner Fund Carol Barnett, in honor of the birthday of Howard Weiss Sukkah Plaza Brick Jean & Jack Ginsberg, in honor of Benjamin Joseph

Ginsberg Peggy & Jeff Miller, in loving memory of their parents Youth Activities Fund Ned & Julie Strauss, wishing Richard Cohen a speedy

recovery Ned & Julie Strauss, wishing Ethel Brody a speedy

recovery Ned & Julie Strauss, in honor of Matthew Scully’s

graduation from Tulane University Ned & Julie Strauss, in honor of Abby Magaro’s

graduation from the University of South Carolina Ned & Julie Strauss, in honor of Kiber Selig’s graduation

from Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland Jonathan Train Youth Group Endowment Fund Hans and Jennifer Mykytyn, in memory of Florence Cote Hans and Jennifer Mykytyn, in honor of TOL President

Steve Savitz and the Tree of Life Board of Directors

Thank you for your sympathy, understanding,

and words of comfort on the recent loss of my mother Florence Cote.

Linda Frederico TOL Office Manager

ONEG SHABBAT HOSTS September 2 – Chair: Brad Smith, Vladimir & Tat'Yana Shtessel, Jeffrey & Linda Silver, Jenny & Bradford Smith, Joseph & Terri Sobel, Bethany & Steven Sorenson, David & Lora Stein September 9 – Chair: Deb Tedeschi, Linda & Jack Sterne, Jon & Debra Stombler, Lonnie & Steven Stout, Ned & Julie Strauss, Debra & David Tedeschi, Steve & Alice Terner, September 16 – Chair: Laney Cohen, Andy Thide, Lance & Barri Thompson, Svetlana Tsukhay & Anzhelika Jikhadze, Andrew & Mindy Tucker, Joan Tucker, Boris & Jane Veytskin

September 23 – Chair: Todd Weiss, Andy & Jeanne Volin, Abe & Lois Wandersman, Richard & Nancy Wassermann, Todd & Heather Weiss, Howie Weiss September 30 – Chair: Rick Cohn, Pamela Weiss & Murray Mitchell, Sharon Weissman & David Reddy, Dena & Rick Wessinger, Paul & Elisa Westfall, Hugh & Sara Wheeler, Lisa & Travis Wheeler Note: If you are unable to bake or purchase Oneg Shabbat refreshments, you may donate $20.00. Homemade goods are always preferable. Checks need to be sent to the temple office two weeks prior to your Oneg Shabbat date. Thank you for your support.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 6:15pm

BYO Picnic Dinner

7:00pm Family Shabbat

Service

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4 5 6 7:00pm

HHD Choir Rehearsal

7:00-9:00pm Brotherhood Play

Auditions

7 4:30-6:00pm Fall Back Into

Religious School Open House

7:00-9:00pm

Brotherhood Play Auditions

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7:00-9:00pm Brotherhood Play

Auditions

9 7:30pm

Shabbat Service

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11 9:00am

First day of Religious School

and Bagel Breakfast

12 13 7:00pm

Sisterhood Book Club

7:00pm

HHD Choir Rehearsal

14 6:30pm

Executive Board

7:30pm Board of Directors

15 6:45pm

Sisterhood Board Meeting

7:00pm

HHD Choir Rehearsal

16 7:30pm

“Pink Shabbat” Shabbat Service

17 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

18 9:00am

Religious School

9:30am Brotherhood Bicycle Ride

19 20 7:00pm

HHD Choir Rehearsal

21 22 6:30pm

SH Opening Mtg & Installation

7:00pm

HHD Choir Rehearsal

23 7:30pm

Shabbat Service

24 SELICHOT

at Beth Shalom

8:30pm Reception

9:30pm Selichot Service

25 9:00am

Religious School

Brotherhood Speaker & Breakfast

26 27 7:00pm

HHD Choir Rehearsal

28 8:00PM ROSH

HASHANAH EVENING SERVICE

29 ROSH HASHANAH

10:00am Morning Service 10:00am Children Service 11:00am Youth Service 2:45pm Family Service 4:00pm Tashlich Service

30 7:30pm

Shabbat Service

September 2011

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DIRECTORY

TREE OF LIFE CONGREGATION Established 1896

6719 North Trenholm Road Columbia, SC 29206 Office: (803) 787-2182 Fax: (803) 787-0309

Website: www.tolsc.org Email: tolcong@bellsouth.net Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Friday 8:30 am - 4 p.m. Closed daily 12 noon - 1 p.m.

RABBI Daniel M. Sherman rabbisherman@bellsouth.net RABBI EMERITUS Sanford T. Marcus, D.D. Risa Strauss, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR risatol@bellsouth.net OFFICERS President Stephen Savitz First Vice President Rick Cohn Second Vice President Lisa Helfer Secretary Bill Strauss Treasurer Paul Westfall Finance Chair Debra Tedeschi Immediate Past President Jeff Selig BOARD MEMBERS Michelle Bowen Kim Moses David Carr Arline Polinsky Laney Cohen Marc Posner Richard Cohen Marc Rapport Annette Goldstein Amy Scully Bruce Greenberg Brad Smith Deborah Greenhouse Julie Strauss Donna Magaro G. Todd Weiss LIFETIME BOARD MEMBERS Bernard Fleischman, Jr. Stephen Savitz Howard Weiss

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Endowment Ned Strauss Finance Debra Tedeschi Fundraising House & Ground G. Todd Weiss Membership Laney Cohen Outreach Debra Tedeschi Religious School Board Kim Moses Ritual Richard Cohen Social Action Ilene King AFFILIATES Brotherhood President David Carr WRJ/Sisterhood President Cheri Alexander COFTY President Naomi Nudelman TOL NEWSLETTER Design/Editor Cheryl Nail Proofreader Marc Rapport TEMPLE STAFF Office Manager Linda Frederico Custodian Demitris Gilmore TEMPLE MUSICIANS Music Director Sharon Witherell Director Emeritus Jackie McNeil