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TREE OF LIFECONGREGATION

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

“KOL T.O.L.” -- THE “VOICE OF THE TREE OF LIFE”MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2014 / ELUL 5774 –TISHREI 5775

SEPTEMBER SERVICES

INSIDE THIS ISSUEFrom the President, SCRIP! ! ! ! ! ! 2From the Rabbi! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3From the Education Director! ! ! ! ! 4-5Youth News! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 6Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Big Nosh™! ! ! ! 7High Holy Days ! ! ! ! !! ! ! 8-9Temple News, Green Team! ! ! ! ! 10Member News ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 11Community News!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 12Yahrzeits! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 13Contributions !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 14Calendar! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 15

Friday, Sept. 5! ! Welcome Back & New Member ! ! ! ! Shabbat7:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service, followed by an ! ! Ice Cream Social Oneg Shabbat! ! Torah: Ki Tetze, Deut. 21:10 – 25:19Friday, Sept. 12 7:30pm ! ! Shabbat Eve Service! ! Torah:Ki Tavo, Deut. 26:1–29:8Saturday, Sept. 1310:00am !! Shabbat Morning Service & Torah StudyFriday, Sept. 197:30pm ! Shabbat Eve Service! Torah: Nitzavim-Vayeilech, Deut. 29:9 – 31:30Saturday, Sept. 20! Selichot8:30pm ! ! Reception9:00pm ! ! Selichot ServiceWednesday, Sept. 24! Erev Rosh HaShanah8:00pm ! ! Rosh Hashanah Evening Service*Thursday, Sept. 25! Rosh HaShanah Day10:00am !! Rosh HaShanah Morning Service*10:00am !! Young Children’s Service thru grade 111:00am!! Children’s Service grade 2-52:30pm ! ! Family Service4:00pm ! ! Tashlich (Meet at TOL)Friday, Sept. 26! ! Shabbat of Repentance7:30pm ! ! Shabbat Shuvah Service! ! Torah: Haazinu, Deut. 32:1-52Friday, Oct. 3! ! Erev Yom Kippur8:00pm ! ! Yom Kippur Evening/ Kol Nidre Service*Saturday, Oct. 4! ! Yom Kippur Day10:00am !! Yom Kippur Morning Service*10:00am !! Young Children’s Service thru grade 111:00am!! Chidren’s Services grades 2-51:45pm ! ! Family Services3:00pm ! ! Yom Kippur Afternoon Services*4:30pm ! ! Yizkor/Memorial & Neilah/Concluding ! ! Services! ! Followed by Break-the-fast

L’SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEIVU!

We want to wish the entire Tree of Life Congregation and Community

a Good & Sweet New Year. May 5775 be a year of happiness & health,

peace & blessing for us all!

See pages 8-9 for everything you need to know about this year’s High Holy Days.

September 7 – First Day of Religious School 9:00am

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SCRIP / BUCKS BACKThank you to everyone who purchased gift cards in August. This past year, Tree of Life earned over $4,500 through the SCRIP/ Bucks Back program. It’s easy to do, it doesn’t cost you anything extra, and it’s a great way for the Temple to earn some needed funds.

Remember: Bucks Back cards make great baby, wedding, birthday and holiday gifts!

The order deadline is Sunday, September 14, 2014.

If you are new to the program, visit www.tolsc.org/scrip to learn more about the Temple’s easiest fundraiser. Have any questions or need assistance? Contact Amy Scully, Bucks Back coordinator, at 803-497-3319 or ascully59@gmail.com. Thank you for your support.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

LET’S HAVE LUNCH

Fellow Congregants,

As I begin my third year as president of the Tree of Life, I look forward to it with optimism.

Last year was a very difficult year to say the least. The temple had a major financial crisis that took many hours of devotion by an extraordinary group of people to pull our congregation from a major financial mess.

That, however, was last year. This year will be different. Thanks to the support of some very generous members, our successful Big Nosh fundraiser, a past board that worked tirelessly to present and pass a balanced budget with a surplus, and a significant gift from a former congregant, we are financially in the best shape since I have been a board member.

What this means is that we can look forward to more programs and events, and our fundraisers can now be “fun-raisers” for everyone. During the holidays, I will fill you in on more information about these events.

Friday, September 5th is our New Member Shabbat– welcoming all our members, new members and prospective members. Let’s all come out and make it a warm welcome. Services start at 7:30pm.

Next I would like to say that it is imperative that all pledge forms for 2014-2015 are completed and turned in before the holidays. All fees and forms from last year must be paid and pledge forms must be received in order to be a “member in good standing” and to receive your High Holy Day tickets. Please remember to bring your tickets and guest passes as we will be asking for them at the door this year. Thank you for your support and help with this.

Finally, I would like to wish all of you a healthy and happy new year and look forward to seeing all of you at services at the High Holy Days.

As always…Warm regards, Richard H. Cohn, Sr.

Please join Rabbi Sherman next Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 12:30 p.m. for lunch at Groucho’s Deli in 5 Points (611 Harden St.). There’s no agenda – let’s just hang out and enjoy a good lunch and good company. We’ll talk Torah, Temple, Israel, High Holy Days, sports, or whatever else is on your minds. Have a question to ask? Come and join us. Everyone is invited (lunch is on your own). Thank you to Bruce Miller for opening his restaurant to the Tree of Life. We’ll meet on the first Wednesday of each month. Future dates: Oct. 1, Nov. 5, and Dec. 3. See you at Groucho’s!

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FROM THE RABBI

LET’S HAVE LUNCH!! One of my favorite parts of being a congregational rabbi is the opportunity to get to know and share in the lives of our congregants. I like spending time with the members of our congregational family. I enjoy seeing you – and I would love to see you more often.! So I would like to invite you to come and have lunch with me. On the first Wednesday of every month, I will be having lunch at Groucho’s in Five Points (thank you to Bruce Miller for making this possible for us). Please come and join me. Everyone is invited; lunch is on our own. There will be no set agenda. We’ll talk, discuss, schmooze, ask questions, and get to know each other and our fellow congregants even better. I look forward to hanging out with you.

TIME TO GET READY!Rabbi Daniel Sherman

Our first lunch will take place on Wednesday, September 3 at 12:30pm at Groucho’s (611 Harden St.). Future dates: October 1, November 5, and December 3. I look forward to seeing you and sharing a meal with you.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL! I am very excited that the beginning of the Religious School year is finally here! Risa and I look forward to welcoming all of our students, families, teachers, and volunteers back to Temple on Sunday, September 7. The Religious School plays such an important role in the lives of both our school families and our congregation. We have an obligation to educate and support the children of our Temple, who represent the next generation of our people. The stronger our Religious School is, the stronger our congregation will be.! So I want to thank our students and our teachers for being here each Sunday morning and helping to create such a wonderful environment for learning and growth. A huge Todah Rabbah and Eyzeh Yofi goes to Ms. Risa for all that she does to make sure that Religious School is such a great experience for our students, their families, our teachers and staff, and the entire Tree of Life family. I also want to thank our volunteers and Religious School committee for all of their help, leadership, and support.

THANK YOU! A special TOL thank you goes to Marla May. Marla has been helping out and working in the Temple Office since April. She has assisted us in so many ways. Marla, thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to our Temple. Todah Rabbah!

HIGH HOLY DAY PREPARATIONS! As I write this article, we are getting ready to welcome the month of Elul – the last month of the year and the month that precedes our High Holy Days. Elul reminds us that we have to prepare ourselves for the end of the current year (5774) and the start of a new year (5775). Now is the time to get ready. Now is the time to reflect on this past year: we need to examine our actions, accomplishments, choices, growth, experiences, and more. What are we proud of? What did we do well? What didn’t go so well? When did we miss the mark? What would we change or do differently if we could? What would I like to do better in the new year? What kind of person have I been? What kind of person do I want to be?! Reflection and self-evaluation take time and preparation. I urge you to start and to take this process seriously. I guarantee you: the more you put into preparing for the High Holy Days and New Year, the more you will get out of them.! Another great way to prepare is by taking part in our annual Selichot Service on the Saturday evening (Sept. 20) before Rosh HaShanah. Selichot forces us to acknowledge that the start of the New Year is almost here, and we must get going with our TESHUVAH – our process of repentance and returning to our highest selves. It encourages us to take stock of the past year and to make plans for the new year. That’s what we need to be doing right now – before the start of the High Holy Days, and continuing on Rosh HaShanah and the days leading up to Yom Kippur. It’s not easy, but we can all do it. It’s good for us: as individuals, as families, and as a congregation and community.! I love seeing us come together as one KEHILLAH KEDOSHAH – one holy community – at this time of year. Good luck with your preparations. I look forward to seeing you at Temple.

L’SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEIVU – May we be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good and healthy New Year!

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FROM THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR! TREE OF LIFE

RECIPE: TREE OF LIFE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Cooking Time: 28 Sundays, 4 hours each, beginning September 7; Hands-On Experiential Learning! Holidays, History, Family-Life, Israel, Hebrew, and Beyond!

Servings: Generations of Happy Jewish Kids

Ingredients: Students, Parents, Teachers, Tradition, Shabbat, Matzah Balls, Chummus, Yiddish, Latkes, Music, Hamentaschen, Israel, Natalie Portman, Hebrew, Prayer, Siddurim, Candles, Dreidels, Songs, T'fillah, Camp, History, Kiddush, B'nai Mitzvah, Golda Meir, Hora, Rabbi Hillel, Hannah Senesh, Tallit, Torah, Passover Candy, Pastrami, Chanukah, Knish, Big Nosh, Megillah, Brit Milah, Adam Sandler, Ahava, Zac Efron, Eitz Chayim, Matisyahu, Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, Shofar, Tikun Olam, NFTY, Moses, King David, Jerusalem, El-Al, URJ, JCC, Tel Aviv, Anne Frank, Wolf Blitzer, Matzah, Magen David, Mezuzah, Kippah, 10 Commandments, Mitzvot,….

Cooking Instructions

Place all ingredients in a slow cooker. Set the dial on "journey," low heat, so that the ingredients blend together. Stir occasionally, always keeping an eye on the pot. AND: Register your child for Tree of Life Religious School from ages 0-18! We offer Family Life Education, Adult Education, a caring and professional staff, and so much more! Make sure that TOL RS is part of your family's life today! Then RELAX and enjoy the delicious fruits of your labor! A Proud and Happy Jewish Child!

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“Start children off on the way they should go, and when they are old they will not

depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).

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EDUCATION NEWSIn words and photographic memories, this is why “We Support Our Congregation”:

♥ Tree of Life is the center of Reform Jewish Life in Columbia, S.C.♥ Friendships we have made at Temple♥ Rabbinic guidance♥ Life Cycle support, direction, and counseling♥ Brotherhood gatherings, initiatives, creativity, and eating

! extravaganzas♥ Religious School and Tree Tumbler experiences on Sunday♥ Adult Education offerings and Sunday School for Adults♥ Sisterhood programming, such as the Women’s Seder♥ Shabbat Services, music, and Oneg Shabbat delicacies♥ Visiting artists and speakers, like Josh Nelson, Rick Recht,

and Rabbi Miri Gold♥ Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur observances♥ High Holy Day programming for our children and grandchildren♥ Our Sukkah rocks!♥ Our annual Chanukah Dinner♥ Congregational Seders for Tu B’Shvat and Passover♥ B’nai Mitzvah and Confirmation one-on-one interaction with Rabbi

! & Educator♥ Our children attend the Union for Reform Judaism Summer

! Camps♥ Tree of Life helps support our children’s summer camp

! experiences♥ Our children learn how to teach at Temple♥ Thank God It’s Shabbat (TGIS) services and Shabbat dinners ♥ Religious School holiday celebrations♥ Temple Youth Group♥ KIDZ Shabbat♥ We love the gift shop and the special attention we receive

! from the proprietor♥ We celebrate Israel♥ Our Social Action, Mitzvah, and Tikkun Olam projects♥ We like to hear Hebrew♥ Our children love our teachers so much that we ask them to

! babysit♥ Innovative programming, like Havdalah, Dinner, and a Movie;

the Pancake Breakfast; and Reading with Grandparents♥ We love our newsletter and e-blast♥ Our students enjoy opportunities to spend time outside of

! Temple with Rabbi and their teachers♥ As Congregants, we enjoy collaborative Jewish Community

programming

We also support our congregation because:At TOL we feel comfortable praying, sharing, and learning.At TOL we enjoy eating, talking, and making new friends.

At TOL we enjoy the fellowship and the comfort of familiar faces.At TOL we know that our congregation is open and accessible and user-friendly.

At TOL we feel acceptance, support, and love from our Rabbis, and our staff.We support our congregation because we can call Tree of Life, our Jewish Home.

Tree of Life Congregation wishes you a safe, happy, and healthy New Year!

Our praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all: for giving us life, sustaining us, and enabling us to reach this season.

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YOUTH NEWS

IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DATES

We Are COFTY! The Columbia branch of the North American Federation of Temple Youth!

Our Temple Youth Group, or TYG for short, is up and running and raring to go at Tree of Life Congregation for the 2014-2015 School Year. Leadership, Jewish Music and Spirituality, Camping, Tikkun Olam-Social Action (making the world a better place) and much more are all part of who we are! We connect through a variety of social and informal educational programs with teens in Columbia, all over the south, and BEYOND! For more info about TYG and NFTY programming for grades 7-12, or if you are just looking for a responsible babysitter for your younger child: Call COFTY Advisor Abby Magaro at 803 528 4366, or contact Micah Feinstein at micah.feinstein@gmail.com. TYG parent meeting will be held on September 14, 2014 @ 12:45pm.

Religious School Open House

September 3, 20144:30-6:00pm

Remember to bring your registration packet.

First Day of

Religious School September 7, 2014

9:00am

Important Dates9/3: Religious School Open House, 4:30-6pm9/5: Back to School Shabbat, New Member Ice ! Cream Social, 7:30pm9/7: First Day of Religious School, 9am; ! Confirmation Parents Meeting, 12:40pm ! Kite Day at JCC - 1:15, AFTER ! Religious School concludes9/8: Getting Comfortable on the Bimah, 7pm9/12: Shabbat Services, 7:30pm9/13: Shabbat Morning Service, 10am9/14: Religious School, 9am; TYG Parent Meeting ! at 12:45pm for grades 7-129/20: B'nai Mitzvah In-Service, 10am; Selichot ! Services beginning at 8:30pm9/21: Religious School, 9am; Consecration ! Parents Meeting at 9:15am; Shofrot ! Program at BSS- Details to be ! Announced9/24: Erev Rosh HaShanah, 8pm9/25: Rosh HaShanah9/28: Religious School, 9am; Tree Tumblers from 10:15am10/3: Erev Yom Kippur, 8pm10/4: Yom Kippur10/5: Religious School, 9am AND Decorate Sukkah ! Carbohydrate Extravaganza, 1pm

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WRJ / SISTERHOOD NEWS BROTHERHOOD REPORTBrotherhood 2014/2015 Membership Drive

The 2014/2015 Brotherhood membership drive is underway. Your continued support of the Brotherhood,

both financially and through volunteerism, is very important and appreciated. For more information

contact David Carr at treeoflifebh@gmail.com

BIG NOSH

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Tree of Life CongregationJewish Food & Cultural

Festival

Getting Comfy on the BimahJoin Risa

Monday, September 8at 7:00 p.m.

in the TOL Sanctuary

Undress & dress the Torah like a

maven!

Recite the Torah blessings like a

pro!

Open the ark without pulling

down the curtain!

Light theShabbat

candles with ease

Get used to your “microphone”

voice!

Sukkot Steak Dinner

This year’s Sukkot Steak Dinner will be held on Sunday, October 12nd. Watch the TOL weekly e-mail , TOL website

and Facebook for more details on the complete menu, pricing and reservation process.

Please join Sisterhood on September 16th at 6 pm for our Opening Meeting in the TOL Social

Hall! Light dinner and entertainment will be provided.

WRJ OfficersPresident--Amanda HamiltonWays and Means -- Ilene King, Beth Helman, Dori ! Nudelman, Terry GarberProgramming -- Ellen Humphries, Karen Goldenfield, ! Alexa Claremont-EchlovMembership -- Donna MagaroTreasurer--Yuliana IskhakovCorresponding Secretary-- Annette GoldsteinRecording Secretary-- Dana CasonSpecial Funds--Eleanor BornsteinYES Fund Chair-- Marcia GeersCritical Issues-- Risa Strauss

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HIGH HOLY DAY CALENDAR FOR 5775Wednesday, Sept. 24! Rosh HaShanah Eve8:00 pm ! Rosh HaShanah Evening Service

followed by an Oneg Yom Tov reception hosted by Sisterhood/WRJ and a Youth Oneg Chag (grades 6-12).

Thursday, Sept. 25! Rosh HaShanah Day10:00 am ! Rosh HaShanah Morning Service including the Shofar Service10:00 am! Young Children’s Service11:00 am! Children’s Service for grades 2-52:30 pm ! Family Service for children of all ages and parents & ! ! grandparents4:00 pm ! Tashlich (meet at Temple)

Friday, Oct. 3! ! Yom Kippur Eve8:00 pm ! Yom Kippur Evening / Kol Nidre Service

Saturday, Oct. 4! ! Yom Kippur Day10:00 am ! Yom Kippur Morning Service10:00 am! Young Children’s Service11:00 am! Children’s Service for grades 2-512:30 pm ! Study Session with Rabbi Sherman1:45 pm ! Family Service3:00 pm ! Yom Kippur Afternoon Service4:30 pm ! Yizkor/Memorial & Neilah/Concluding Services! ! followed by our Congregational Break-the-Fast

JOINT SELICHOT SERVICESaturday, September 20, 2014

8:30pm Havdallah & Reception9:00 p.m. Selichot ServiceTree of Life Congregation

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 TOL. We will begin at 8:30 p.m. with a short Havdalah Service and Reception, immediately followed by our Selichot Service.

Selichot is a wonderful way to prepare for the High Holy Days. We hope that you will join us for this special evening.

HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR: We are very fortunate at Tree of Life to have such a wonderful High Holy Day Choir led by our Music Director, Sharon Witherell. We want to thank all of our devoted choir members for their participation in our services again this year. For more information, please contact Sharon (studiocanopus@hotmail.com) or call the Temple office. Rehearsals continue at 7pm on the following days: September 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 30, and October 2.

CHILDCARE: Childcare for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services will again be available by reservation. Please call the Temple office or email Risa Strauss to secure a spot for your infant through third grader.

HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES TICKETS & PASSESWe want to remind all TOL Members and Guests to bring their High Holy Day passes with them to services for both Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. All members in good standing will receive passes in the mail. Please make sure that you have returned your 2014-15 membership pledge form. If you have any questions, please contact the TOL Office.

Tree of Life CongregationColumbia, South Carolina

Ticket PolicyTemple 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, AND the current year’s dues pledge form must be received by the Temple Office.

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. An outstanding current year’s dues pledge form will also 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 guest pass [$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 ticket policy.

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.

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HIGH HOLY DAYS

Rosh HaShanah Oneg Yom TovSponsored by the TOL Sisterhood

Wednesday, September 24following the Rosh HaShanah Evening

Service

Come wish your Temple friends “L’shanah Tovah - A Good New Year”

Tree  of  Life  Break  the  FastImmediately  following  the  Yom  Kippur  Concluding  Ser?ice

ReyAer  Family  Social  HallMembers  and  Guests  Welcome  –  No  Charge

Sponsored  by  the  Tree  of  Life  Board  of  DirectorsMeal  provided  by  Classic  Catering

RSVP  REQUIRED  by  September  26,  2014787-­‐2182  or  mail  to  info@tolsc.org

HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5775TASHLICHThis short ceremony traditionally 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 AVOTThis 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, September 28 at 1:15 p.m. for our memorial service.

HIGH HOLY DAY FOOD DRIVEOnce 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.

BOOK OF MEMORY INCLUSION REQUESTThis completed form and check for $10.00 per name must be RECEIVED by the Temple Office

no later than Friday September 19, 2014Names that are memorialized on a plaque in our sanctuary will automatically be included.

NAME(S) (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)! ! ! ! ! ! DATE OF YAHRZEIT! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (month & date required)________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! ____________________________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! ____________________________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! ____________________________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! ____________________________________________________________! ! ! ! ! ! ____________________________

(Please attach additional sheet if more space is necessary)Please check one: I prefer Hebrew dates English dates

Mail with your check to:Book of Memory

Tree of LIfe Congregation6719 North Trenholm Rd.

! ! ! ! ! ! Columbia, SC 29206

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WANT TO GO TO ISRAEL?

Join Rabbi Sanford & Ruth MarcusOn a Memorable Tour to Israel

Save the Date: March 15-26, 2015For more information on pricing and itinerary visit

www.ayelet.com/MarcusMarch2015.aspx

GREEN TEAM UPDATEThe Green Team wants to extend a welcome to all new members and wish everyone good health, prosperity, and happiness in the New Year. We hope that some of you will consider joining us and/or making a donation to the Green Team fund of TOL. We recognize that TOL members lead busy lives so we communicate by email rather than holding scheduled meetings.

Our purpose is to help TOL and our members take care of God’s Creation. Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) is important in Judaism. We are a charter member of the Midlands Green Congregations Initiative, which sponsors educational and service programs. We have been recognized nationally by the Jewcology Project.

We maintain a rain garden that helps purify runoff from our property before it enters local waterways. Our rain garden has been recognized by the Richland County Appearance Commission and has served as an educational tool for Richland 2 Schools, USC, and conservation and gardening groups. We are members of the Richland County Partners for Healthy Watersheds and the Gills Creek Watershed Association. Our grounds have been certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.

We also help make sure that everything Richland County collects is recycled. We have separate programs for recycling office paper, cell phones, plastic bottle caps, batteries, and plastic 6-pack rings. We also compost some of our yard waste.

When the weather cools we hope to plant vegetation in the area cut by SCE & G. We also hope to add new wood chips to our entrance path.

Please contact us at greenteam@tolsc.org for more information or to volunteer.

“To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

To learn more about the Green Team, please visit http://www.tolsc.org/about-us/associations/green-team

Remember to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

greenteam@tolsc.org

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Mazal Tov to:Alexa Claremont Echlov, Elliot Echlov and Susannah, on the ! birth of their daughter and sister, Emilie Rose on August ! 21.Zachary Helman & Family, on his becoming a Bar Mitzvah on ! August 23.

Refuah ShleimaGet well wishes to TOL members recently hospitalized or at home recovering: Bruce Becker

Condolences to:Naomi Farber & Steven Grosby, on the loss of her ! father, Emmanuel FarberDiane Kall, on the loss of her husband, Sheldon KallCheryl & Allan Nail, on the loss of her grandmother,! Esther BrodySteven Sorenson, on the loss of his wife, Bethany ! SorensonJulie & Ned Strauss, on the loss of her father, Al Hill.

Honor RollWe salute and thank our wonderful volunteers

Office – Marla MayReligious School Office – Joan Tucker Hospital Patient List – Sandy HertzGreen Team / Recycling – Carolyn Hudson, David ! PotterOneg Shabbat Coordination – Laura Becker, ! Annette Goldstein

MEMBER NEWS

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES WRJ SHABBAT SERVICE REPS

Linda & Tom Rodgers! ! ! September 2Lisa & Travis Wheeler! ! ! September 2Doris & Fred Davidson! ! ! September 11Susan & Alan Brill! ! ! September 12Lois & Abraham Wondersman! ! September 12Eleanor & Barry Bornstein! ! September 14Jessica Elfenbein & Robert Feinstein! September 14Barbara & Bruce Becker!! ! September 19

September 5- Amanda HamiltonSeptember 12- Donna MagaroSeptember 19- Terry GarberSeptember 26- Amy Scully

Dylan Dojc! ! Sept. 1Jennifer Rubin! ! Sept. 1Barry Bor! ! Sept. 2Gia Gupta-Kagan!! Sept. 2Ronda Sullivan! ! Sept. 2Timothy Vance! ! Sept. 2Rachel Weissman! Sept. 2Todd Jacobs! ! Sept. 3Todd Kraemer! ! Sept. 3Tom Rodgers! ! Sept. 3Karyn Sheftman! ! Sept. 3Erica Altschul! ! Sept. 8Kacy Kraemer! ! Sept. 10Jeff Selig! ! Sept. 10Alan Kattan! ! Sept. 11Ruth Marcus ! ! Sept. 11

Miriam Richman! ! Sept. 11Susan Rocamora!! Sept. 11Dorothy Greeter! ! Sept. 13Rutledge Smith! ! Sept. 13Delaney Smith! ! Sept. 13Richard Wassermann! Sept. 13Hyman Rubin, II ! ! Sept. 14Mindy Tucker! ! Sept. 14Jane Veytskin! ! Sept. 14Bruce Miller! ! Sept. 16Eleanor Stein-Glavey ! Sept. 16Annette Goldstein!! Sept. 17Lillian Altschul! ! Sept. 18Tat’Yana Shtessel!! Sept. 18Janice Rivers ! ! Sept. 19Brad Smith! ! Sept. 20

Joy Parks! ! Sept. 21Joel Becker! ! Sept. 22Allan Nail! ! Sept. 22Sylvia Glavey! ! Sept. 23Bonnie Leader! ! Sept. 23Sam Molosky ! ! Sept. 24Joseph Barroll! ! Sept. 25Jessica Jacobs ! ! Sept. 26Cynthia Katz ! ! Sept. 26!Karen Russ ! ! Sept. 26Steven Stout! ! Sept. 26Bruce Greenberg!! Sept. 29Ruth Cohen! ! Sept. 30Scott Reynolds! ! Sept. 30

With great pride and joyCheryl & Allan Nail

invite you to celebrate this special moment whenBRODY MICHAEL NAIL

is given his Hebrew name.Friday, September 5, 2014 at 7:30pm

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COMMUNITY NEWS

COUPONING WORKSHOPDo you look at the deals and wonder what it all means? Does

CVS ba!e you? Learning how to save money you already have is amazing! Master Couponer Jenny Martin’s family will show you how her family went from spending $650 a month on groceries

to only spending $250 a month. What would you do with an extra $400 each month? Come to this workshop and learn how to drastically cut your budget on your shopping expenses. "e class

is 3-3.5 hours long and cover basic and advanced topics. $10.

Thursday, September 4th at 6:30 pmKatie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center

306 Flora Drive | Columbia, SC | 787-2023

SIMPLE GivingSchool Supply Drive

for Richland County SchoolsSponsored by TOL Religious School

Donation Drop off box is located in Temple Foyer. Collection until September 7th.

Elementary School1 Book Bag2 Packs Pencils (#2)2 Erasers4 Glue Sticks1 - 24 Pack Crayons1 Pack of colored pencils1 Pack Dry Erase Markers (EXPO 4 pack)2 Compositions Books1 Pack of Wide-Ruled notebook paper1 set of earbuds or headphones2 8oz Hand Sanitizer

High School1 Book Bag1 Pack Pencils (#2)1 Pack Pens2 Glue Sticks2 Packs of lined paper10 Pocket Folders2 – 3Ring Binders (1”)1 pocket dictionary8 – subject dividers1 bottle correction fluid1 pack of colored pencils

Middle School1 Book Bag2 Packs Pencils (#2)2 Packs of Pens1 Pencil pouch1 - 3Ring Binder (3”)1 - 6-pack of tab dividers3 Packs of notebook paper6 Spiral Notebooks6 Composition Notebooks1 set of earbuds1 USB flash drive

Save The DateBubbie’s Brisket and BakeryJewish Food Extravaganza

Beth Shalom Synagogue5827 N. Trenholm Rd. Columbia, SC 29206

Sunday November 16, 201411:00am-3:00pm

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BIMAH FLOWERSYAHRZEITSFriday, September 5Ida Kirsh Alion*, Jeanette Goldberg, Muriel S. Littmann, Edward Picow, Henry Stern, Dr. Jerome Weinstein*, Norine L. Eschen, Harry Halpern, Clay Dempster Smith*, Recca Steel*, David Baker*, George Weinberg*, Sara Bogo*, Melvin J. Glass*, Louis Masur, Sarah Milecofsky, Arnold Zellman, Clara K. Baker*, Jerry Brauer, Leona H. Leavitt*, Aranka Berger Marton*, Robert Zucker, Leo Chisling, George Keller, Edna V. Pearlstine*, Melvin M. Schwartz, Lillian Geers, Sandee Schreiber

Friday, September 12Rose Bell Green, Sadie Spector*, Myra Cohen*, Diana Ladrach Kocher, Bernard Troy*, George Troyansky, Geraldine Cohn, Edward S. Fields*, Clinton J. Hagenbuch, Joshua Rapport*, Michael Rapport*, Max Barkan, Matthew D. Garvey, Lewis L. Waxelbaum*, Sala Boden, Stanley Davidson, Samuel T. Rothfeder*, V. Carol Winter*, Alfred Agrin*, Dr. M. Murray Gould, Fannie F. Levy

Friday, September 19Florence Bernstein*, Larry Goldstein*, Audrey Grosby, Shirley Price Lehman, Frank Levenson, Esther Segal, Jenny Bienstock, Yvette Bermak Israel*, Elizabeth G. Nickoll Kalman, Michael Kantor*, Jules W. Lindau, III*, Bruce Nifoussi, Lillian F Reyner*, Evelyn Sulser, Elias Auerbach, Samuel Gendil*, Anne Tretiak, Jake Baker*, Tillie Freedman, Paula Louise Kahn*, Frances Solomon, Meyer Tenenbaum, Morton Visanska*, Jerome Frank Bihari*, David L. Glass, Bernard Goldberg, Isbel Schiff, Lois Spiegelman*, John Howland, Frances Grand Rosen, Bertha W. Silber*

Friday, September 26Daniel Glickman, Karen E. Westerberg, Aaron Axelrod, H. Robert Burg*, Rodger Lee Rodgers, Irving Sasiene, Jeanette Esther Trager*, Bertha Entliss, Dora G. Specter*, Claire Cody Burg*, Moisey Gerchkovich, George Levkoff*, Florence Spiers*, James Moses Baker*

August 8 Susan & Alan Brill, in memory of Evelyn Baker AlionBenjamin, Jean & Jack Ginsberg, in memory of Joel Fine ! GinsbergMarcie & John Baker, in memory of Sarah Kramer SternMarcie & John Baker, in memory of JoAnn BakerLeah Meador, in memory of Dana Meador KelleyDebi Baker Brookshire, in memory of JoAnn Baker

August 15Ernie, Donna, Mark & Abby Magaro, in memory of Ruthie ! LinzerCindy Alpert Saad, in memory of Maxine Alpert KlineRevera Wayburn, in memory of Marilyn Tolochko

August 22Lois Rauch Gibson & Jerry Gibson, in memory of Ida !RauchBenjamin, Jean & Jack Ginsberg, in memory of Jane !Kalman ! GinsbergWalton & Jeff Selig, in memory of Eleanor Berg SeligCaryn & Gregg Helman, in honor of Zachary Helman’s Bar ! MitzvahAugust 29Marvyn Milman, in memory of Ella Milman GlickRick & Robin Chapman and Family, in memory of Florence ! Silverman Reyner KramerCarol Hansen, in memory of Norman HansenRevera Wayburn in memory of Rabbi Jerome Gerson TolochkoSuzanne & Andrew Roper, in memory of Brian EverettThe Reyner Family, in memory of Hortie S. Reyner

ONEG SHABBAT HOSTSSeptember 5: Chair – Julie Strauss, Cindy Saad, Deborah Salzberg, Herman & Adele Salzberg, Philip & Jan Savitz, Stephen & Jennifer Savitz, David & Karen Schwartz

September 12: Chair – Donna Magaro, Rob & Amy Scully, Jeff & Walton Selig, Howard & Karyn Sheftman, Cheri Shapiro & Brad Smith

September 19: Chair – Richard Cohen, Emma Shtessel, Vladimir & Tat'Yana Shtessel, Jeffrey & Linda Silver, Sandra & William Sims, Ilean Slacter

September 26: Chair – Bruce Miller, Jennifer & Bradford Smith, Terri Sobel, Alvin Steingold, Linda & Jack Sterne, Jon & Debra Stombler

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!

Welcome to Nancy Glaz

Nancy is the new administrative assistant at the Tree of Life.Please stop by the office to introduce yourself.

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Youth Activity FundHarriet Posner, in memory of Emmanuel FarberHarriet Posner, in memory of Al HillRob & Amy Scully, in memory of Emmanuel FarberRob & Amy Scully, in memory of Al HillSusan Altman, in memory of Dan DanielSusan Altman, in memory of Booty BedingerMyrna & Richard Cohen, in memory of Emmanuel ! FarberMarsha Kaplan Thompson, Perry Thompson, Blanche ! Kaplan & Carolyn Kaplan, in memory of ! Emmanuel Farber

General Building FundHelen Silver, in memory of Emmanuel FarberRabbi Leah Doberne-Schor & Adam Schor, in memory ! of Emmanuel Farber

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundCarol Hansen, in memory of Emmanuel FarberMarcie & John Baker, in memory of Emmanuel FarberMarcie & John Baker, in memory of Al HillCaryn & Gregg Helman, in honor of Zachary Helman ! becoming a Bar MitzvahFaye Miller & Children, in honor of Captain Rene ! PlanteBarbara & Mark Birenbaum, in memory of Hazel ! LapidusNaomi Farber & Steven Grosby, in appreciationDori & David Nudelman, in honor of their 25th wedding ! anniversary

Prayer Book FundDavid & Debbie Greenhouse, in memory of ! Emmanuel Farber

We gratefully acknowledge the following thoughtful donations:

CONTRIBUTIONS

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1LABOR DAY

(Temple Closed)

2 312:30pm “Lets Do Lunch” with Rabbi

Sherman

4:30-6:00pm Religious School

Open House

47pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

57:30 Shabbat

Service

Welcome Back Shabbat & Ice Cream Social

Nail Baby Naming

6

79am First day of Religious School

12:45pm Confirmation

Parent Meeting

8 97pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

106pm Executive

Committee

7pm Board of Directors

117pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

127:30pm Shabbat

Service

1310am Shabbat

Morning Service & Torah Study

149am Religious

School

9:15am TYG Parent Meeting

15 166pm WRJ

Opening Meeting

7pm High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal

17 187pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

197:30pm Shabbat

Service

2010am B’nai

Mitzvah Orientation

8:30pm Reception

9:00pm Selichot Service

219am Religious

School

9:15amConsecration

Parent Meeting

22 237pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

24EREV ROSH HASHANAH

8pm Rosh Hashanah

Evening Service

25ROSH

HASHANAH

Services begin at 10am.

(Temple Office Closed)

267:30 Shabbat

Shuvah Service

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289am Religious

School

10:15am Tree Tumblers

1:15pm Kever Avot Ceremony

29 307pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

112:30pm “Lets Do Lunch” with Rabbi

Sherman

27pm High Holy

Day Choir Rehearsal

3EREV YOM

KIPPUR

8pm Yom Kippur Evening Service/

Kol Nidre

4YOM KIPPUR

Services begin at 10am.

SEPTEMBER 2014

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Tree of Life Congregation6719 North Trenholm RoadColumbia, SC 29206

TREE OF LIFE CONGREGATIONEstablished 1896

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

Website: www.tolsc.orgEmail: info@tolsc.org

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmFriday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

RABBI Daniel M. Shermanrabbisherman@tolsc.org

RABBI EMERITUS Sanford T. Marcus, D.D.Risa Strauss, EDUCATION DIRECTORrisa@tolsc.org

OFFICERSPresident! Rick CohnFirst Vice President! Alan BrillSecond Vice President! Bruce MillerSecretary! Lisa HelferTreasurer! Joy ParksImmediate Past President! Steve SavitzBOARD MEMBERSLaney Cohen! ! ! Donna MagaroJackie Dickman-Babcock! Ernie Magaro! Jessica Elfenbein! ! Amy ScullyEric Feuerstein! ! ! Jeff SeligAnnette Goldstein! ! Jeff SilverScott Kaplan! ! ! Julie StraussRoger Kuperman! ! G. Todd WeissLIFETIME BOARD MEMBERSBernard Fleischman, Jr.! Howard WeissStephen Savitz

COMMITTEE CHAIRSEndowment! Ned StraussFinance! Ernie Magaro!House & Grounds! G. Todd WeissMembership ! Annette GoldsteinReligious School Board! Yuliana IskhakovRitual! Jessica ElfenbeinAFFILIATESBrotherhood President! David CarrSisterhood Presidents! Amanda HamiltonCOFTY President! Micah FeinsteinTEMPLE STAFFAdministrative Assistant! Nancy Glaz!Custodian! Demitris GilmoreTEMPLE MUSICIANSMusic Director! Sharon WitherellDirector Emeritus! Jackie McNeil