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Member Spotlight: Molly Goodman Molly Goodman and her husband, Jeff, have been

members of Temple Emanuel since 1989. Between them they have served—and continue to serve—on a long list of committees and governing Boards of Temple Emanuel. Molly is currently the Chairperson of the Rabbi Marshall R. Lifson Library and the Archives Committee. Together they have raised two beautiful children, Sophie & Adam, at Temple Emanuel.

So many books, magazines, newspapers, CDs, movies—never enough time.

That’s the essence of the Rabbi Marshall R. Lifson Library—Temple Emanuel’s living room. Molly has been lucky enough to reside in that room as a volunteer and chair for many years. It all started when Sophie, her older child, was attending Religious School three times a week. Since the Goodmans live in Wayland, it was too far to make the trek back and forth between drop off and pick up. So with Adam, her younger, in tow, Molly ventured into the library to kill two hours reading, playing and getting to know the amazing people who work there. She was hooked and basically hasn’t left.

Libraries are fragile institutions these days. Some predict their demise due to technology and all it has to offer, but Molly begs to differ. “Just stop in any morning when our preschoolers are here learning about how a library works. The look of wonder and joy on their faces is priceless. And they are surrounded by Jewish books, movies, toys and music.”

“The Gate of Teaching Jewish Values to our children lives and breathes when you walk

through the Lifson Library door.”Religious School students also visit the library regularly as do their teachers

looking to enhance curriculum with books on holidays, Torah, Hebrew—the list goes on and on. Our entire congregation utilizes this unique and full-service facility. “We have so much to offer beyond a book store, on-line or

public library. Travel books, Torah commentary, holocaust material, music and all of the latest Israeli films. You simply can’t find all of this and more in one spot—and it’s all free!” Molly notes. Ever hung out at Java Gate and enjoyed the background music? That’s courtesy of the library’s fully loaded with Jewish-music-of-all-kinds iPod. Can’t get your hands on a particular book in time for Sisterhood or Brotherhood book club? Borrow a Lifson Library Kindle.

The success of the Lifson Library is due to the dedication of its volunteers, including retired librarians, past TE presidents and long time members. “Over the years they have donated thousands of hours to make the library run. Processing new materials, doing inventory, shelving books, acknowledging donations, there is something about the Lifson Library that keeps them coming back,” notes Molly. But volunteering in the library isn’t all work. “We work hard and love what we do in the library, but everyone deserves a break. So, at 3 pm on Thursdays we stop and have tea. We gather around the tables and share our lives. We solve world and domestic problems, celebrate our simchas and support each other through our challenges. I have learned more about life in those hours than in almost any other venue. The wisdom, experience, laughter, tears and pure joy we share is one of the highlights of my week!”

When Temple Emanuel was preparing to celebrate our 75th Anniversary, volunteers discovered 75 years of documents, photos and records buried in the basement with no rhyme or reason as to how they were stored. “With the financial support of the Make Your Mark committee, we created a formal archive that is perhaps the most concrete way we can transmit Jewish values to future generations,” Molly said. “Now you can read every bulletin that was produced since our founding, and also look at photos of the hundreds of students who have passed through our school. The original ground breaking shovel from 1939 is there along with the key to the front door.” Flyers, posters, newspaper articles, cemetery records—it can be overwhelming, but Molly and her committee are determined to create a long lasting record of TE’s daily existence.

So much to read, listen to, watch and learn—not enough time. Stop by the Rabbi Marshall R. Lifson Library and get started!

From the Rabbi Rabbi Michelle Robinson

March/April 2014 • Adar II/Nisan 5774 THE GATE OF TEACHING JE WISH VALUES TO OUR CHILDREN Volume 2 • Number 1

From the GatesT E M P L E E M A N U E L

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מהשערים

מהשערים

מהשערים

There’s an old joke about a synagogue that had a mouse problem. They set mouse traps all over and hired multiple exterminators, but nothing worked. Finally one day the rabbi, in despair, complained to a colleague: “Oy! I’m at my wit’s end. No matter what we do, we just can’t get rid of the mice in our basement!” “We used to have that problem too,” the colleague replied, “but not anymore.” “Really?” the

rabbi said. “Tell me, please, how did you get rid of them?” “It was easy. We went down to the basement, gathered all the mice and gave them a bar mitzvah. We never saw them again.”

That joke has been around so long because it has reflected a reality of the modern liberal Jewish community. The teen years have been a Jewish black hole. Yes, some of our teens stayed engaged through USY, Jewish camps, Israel trips, Hillel, and other Jewish communal connections but, for the vast majority, their Bar or Bat Mitzvah was the last time we would see them until their own children began their studies.

In the wake of the recent Pew study, it is strikingly clear: accepting that pattern has not been good for the Jews. What if we could make a radical change?

What if we could actually reach and keep ALL our kids engaged with Jewish life through the most important developmental years of their lives?

We believe we can and we must! That is why we are making a major

commitment to reaching all our teens by engaging in an exciting search to add a third rabbi to our team who will be focused specifically and entirely on our teens and their families. It takes that kind of focus to make a change.

This rabbi will be dedicated to our teens, meeting them where they are, serving as an inspiration and a guide to make the deep wisdom of our ancient tradition relevant and meaningful to their very modern lives.

This rabbi will spearhead our new “Join the Jewish Conversation” program for post-b’nei mitzvah families, leading groups of families in intensive exploration of values and vision. He or she will run “spiritual check-ins” with each of our teens, to help assess and strengthen where they are connected to Jewish touchpoints in and outside our congregation, exploring interests expressed by the teens themselves, and developing innovative and effective new programming that responds to their needs. Shabbat morning will find this rabbi supervising our Ruach Shabbat program, engaging teens in leadership roles.

Together with Wayne Goldstein, our wonderful Harry Kraft Director of Informal Youth Education, the new rabbi will integrate already successful programs such as Rosh Hodesh, Shevet Achim, iGenesis, and others into a comprehensive teen learning and living experience that reaches all our teens. This new rabbi will join the Five Books with Facebook, text with texts, social action with social media to reach and teach.

Ultimately, there will be opportunities to follow our teens on through their early college careers and help them make connections with Hillel and other inspiring Jewish opportunities. Most importantly, this rabbi will be there full-time for our teens as a listening ear, a trusted adult who can help them navigate the challenging issues of our times, teaching them through their own experience that synagogue is a place not only of prayer, but of community, love and support. These are vital seeds which one day will blossom into Jewish homes, Jewish families, and new generations of Jewish communities.

In the months ahead, you and all of our Temple Emanuel teens will have a number of opportunities to meet rabbinic candidates and help us find a great match for our future. We are thrilled to be embarking on this endeavor to close the Jewish gap—to be there for our teens in these most important years.

As we launch this important initiative, we aim to inspire all our teens so that when they are asked—as in that famous commercial about another mouse’s house—“You’ve had your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, what are you going to do next?” their answer will be hearty and clear: “I’m going to Temple Emanuel!”

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Community Prayer: March-April 5774-2014

DAILY SERVICESSundays at 8:00 am & 7:30 pm

Monday through Thursday at 7:00 am & 7:30 pm

SHABBAT SERVICESFriday at 7:00 am & 6:30 pm, Shabbat Alive at 6:30 pm

Saturdays at 6:45 am & 9:30 amChildcare at 10:00 am & Tot Shabbat at 11:00 am

Please refer to the online calendar for exceptions to the daily service times.

Branches of the Gates: The Gate of Teaching Jewish Values to Our Children

Affiliated with the UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM and SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF MASSACHUSETTS

Contact Information

Temple Office ...................................................................................... 617/558-8100Youth Office ......................................................................................... 617/558-8121Nursery School Office ...................................................................... 617/558-8130Religious School Office ................................................................... 617/558-8120

www.templeemanuel.com

For the full March and April Calendar, go to:WWW.TEMPLEEMANUEL.COM/CALENDAR-VIEW

From the Gates

Saturday, March 1, 2014Shabbat Shekalim/ Parshat Pekudei

B’not Mitzvah:Julia Peller, daughter of Jodie and Adam Peller

andKaylee Federmann, daughter of

Andrea Lempel Federmann

Saturday, March 8, 2014Parshat Vayikra

Bat Mitzvah:Jennifer Gliklich, daughter of Laurie and Richard Gliklich

Saturday, March 15, 2014Shabbat Zachor/ Parshat Tzav

Bat Mitzvah:Liana Suttin, daughter of Hope and Adam Suttin

Saturday, March 22, 2014Shabbat Parah/ Parshat Shemini

Bat Mitzvah:Alyson Sonnenberg, daughter of

Ricki and Neville Sonnenberg

iGenesis: “Oh Come, Let us Sing unto the Lord”By Eugenia Gerstein

“Eugenia, Eugenia!” The silvery voice of the 11-year old girl rang through the shul’s empty lobby. It was a cold, dark Wednesday night after an extra choir rehearsal with the children who had volunteered to sing at the Martin Luther King Breakfast in January. Their excited chatter had died down, as their parents picked them up one by one. But Julie came running back. “Gene, Gene, wait!” I turned around, thinking, “Hineni!” She was beaming: “I totally forgot to tell you that my grandmother cried on the phone last night! She was so moved. She totally loved the CD I sent her with the recording we made. She said she now lives with my voice in her ear. She said it was cool. Can you imagine, she said cool? Okay, got to run. See you next week.” And after a spontaneous hug she flew out the front door.

A happy child in shul! In fact, I see many happy children in shul. They come to sing and to hang out with each other. A new study showed that people who sing regularly with others live longer. I believe it.

On the third floor of our Temple is a new island of sound where our children feel connected to their own world of cool stuff. Everything is done on computers: tweeting and blogging, recording songs, working with the sound of different instruments and fantastic rhythms. Most thrilling, though, is that the teens feel this is their own space! It is called iGenesis, a full-blown digital music production studio.

The seeds were planted last spring when I was talking to some students who wanted to learn music and go beyond playing instruments. What was the next step? Many girls and quite a few boys love singing and want to do it well.

Students ask me all the time: Where can I try singing with a microphone? Where can I record my stuff? How do I work the

equipment? Do you know someone who can help me? By October 2013, I had answers to all these questions when we

opened our new music studio! With seed money from the Klingenstein Charitable Foundation Trust and with David Beckman’s

incredible technical expertise, Temple Emanuel transformed a classroom on the third floor into a well-equipped music studio.

iGenesis is a place where middle and high schoolers can let their musical sparks fly and unleash their creative power. In October, we began with an introductory course that familiarized the students, (eighteen in all), with new digital technologies that facilitate song writing and multi-track recording. Immediately students began working on different projects: creating a CD of vocal and instrumental arrangements as a bat mitzvah project, producing a French horn recording, experimenting with new mixes of rhythm and instruments, and singing in harmony.

In addition, Temple Emanuel’s new high school a cappella group, the Mazaltones, learned how to work with microphones and overcome the embarrassment of hearing one’s own voice. Sophisticated recording equipment forces singers to work with much greater precision. The results were on display

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Saturday, March 29, 2014Shabbat Hachodesh/ Parshat Tazria

B’nei Mitzvah:Benjamin Weiss, son of

Angela and David Weissand

Jason Alpert-Wisnia, son of Michelle Alpert and Saul Wisnia

Saturday, April 5, 2014Parshat Metzora

Bar Mitzvah:Graham Kaplan, son of Jill Litner Kaplan and

Benjamin Kaplan

Saturday, April 12, 2014Shabbat Hagadol/ Parshat Achrei

MotB’nei Mitzvah:

Sam and Rose Kesselman, children of Alison Schecter

and Stephen Kesselman

Saturday, April 19, 2014Pesach IV/ Chol Hamoed

Saturday, April 26, 2014Parshat Kedoshim

Bar Mitzvah: Samuel Roche, son of Cindy Klein

Roche and Sean Roche

From Generation to GenerationBy Gabe Peckler

As I entered my Bar Mitzvah year, I thought about the kind of Mitzvah Project that would be right for me. My mom had read an article in Voices of Conservative Judaism about a program in New Jersey where kids are paired with Holocaust survivors. This is a formal program where kids apply, there is required reading and you have to sign a contract before

you can actually participate. We weren’t sure if this was going to work for me when we discovered that nothing quite like this existed here. So we downloaded all of the materials from the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest NJ website and developed our own personal program. But we needed to find a survivor who would work with me to make this happen.

Every year, my family and I attend the Yom Ha’Shoah event here at Temple Emanuel. I watch as the survivors go up to light the candles and asked my mom if maybe one of these people would be willing to meet with me. I recognized one of the women on the bimah from my years at Temple Emanuel Nursery School…it was Channah Berkovits. We were able to reach out to Mrs. Berkovits through her daughter Rachel who had been one of my teachers at TENS. When I called to introduce myself to Mrs. Berkovits for the first time, we were on the phone for over an hour. I explained what I wanted to do for my Mitzvah Project and she agreed to help. Mrs. Berkovits started out as my partner in this project but she quickly became my friend. Not only did we meet to discuss her life before, during and after the war but we also discussed books we enjoyed, our families, and our synagogue.

My peers and I will probably be the last generation that will have the opportunity to meet with Holocaust survivors face to face. I felt that it was my responsibility to bear witness as I was about to become a Bar Mitzvah. This was an incredible experience for me and my family. We thank Channah Berkovits for sharing her story and changing our lives.

Yom Ha’Shoah Commemoration Progam Monday, April 28 at 7:00 pm

As part of the Boston-Haifa Hatikvah mission, Israeli officers will share their personal connections to the Shoah.

Esther’s Story: The Gantse MegillaBy Elyse Friedman

“Dad,” said Temple Emanuel congregant Emma Nesson to her father, Dan Nesson. “We need to do something about Purim!”

“Do something about Purim? What on earth,” asked our hazzan sheini, “do you mean, Emma?”

“Well, Dad. We just aren’t doing Purim justice. Sure, we get together in Reisman Hall to read Megillat Esther, but we are not getting into it the way we should. It’s a heck of a story. A wonderful story. It’s way better than, say, that stuffy, boring U.K. soap opera that everyone is watching on TV. The reading of Esther’s story introduces Purim, which should be a joyous celebration of freedom and victory. It’s a timeless story with all sorts of intrigue: good versus evil, sex, politics—and salvation through the cleverness of a beautiful woman, which I can really appreciate. But the crowd at Reisman Hall has just not been getting into it at all.”

“The reading of the Gantse Megillah—the entire scroll like we do in Reisman—has become ho hum—so dull and boring, it turns people off instead of making them excited. Can’t we get back to basics and liven things up? Dad, you should do something to get people engaged. How about a theme? A Purim cabaret!?”

“You know, Emma,” Dan responded, “I think you’re really onto something. Let’s get some life—and food and drink—into this. What do you think about decorations and masks?”

And so was born The First Annual Temple Emanuel Purim Cabaret. And a good time will be had by all who come and revel with us as we read the Gantse Megillah.

Alcohol and other refreshments will be served. Space is limited. RSVP to Elyse Friedman at elyse.friedman@comcast.net.

PURIM SERVICESSaturday evening, March 157:15 Ma’ariv and Havdalah followed by a full Megillah

reading at the Reisman Hall Cabaret7:15 Family style abbreviated Megillah reading with

Mary Poppins music in the Rabbi Chiel Sanctuary

Sunday morning, March 16 8:00 Morning minyan with full Megillah reading in Gann Chapel11:30-1:00 Purim Carnival in the Adelson Community Hall

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MEMBERS’ MILESTONESENGAGEMENTSMarilyn and Peter Bernstein announce the engagement of their son, Adam to Erin Jacubec

BIRTHSCarol Steinberg and Peter Yaffe announce the birth of their grandson, Matthew Brody YaffeLorre Polinger and Donald Wertlieb announce the birth of their grandson, Ari Nathan Wertlieb

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES65 YearsElaine and Edward Groipen

60 YearsEsther and Dr. Leslie SilverstoneNancy and Harold Parritz

55 YearsLouise and Aaron Gross

50 YearsJill and David GrossmanMuriel and Maurice Finegold

45 YearsLinda and Harold SchwartzRuth and Arvin GrabelKristina and Dr. David Sachs

40 YearsRoberta and William GreenbergNancy and Robert Rubin

35 YearsRobin and Dr. Nathan Birnbaum

30 YearsJeanie Aronson and Ad BoogersMaureen and Gregory ShawNancy and Gary BrandeisSara and Phillip StoneDeborah and Todd Krasnow

25 YearsKarin and Dr. Carl LiebermanFrances Keech and Jeffrey OrlinKaren and Michael ChinitzSibel and Jeki Levi

20 YearsStacie and Dr. William BakerJim and Eric Freiman-PolliJoan and Isaac Sadovnik

10 YearsDr. Shara and Russell Oken

DONATIONSTemple Emanuel gratefully acknowledges the generous donations to our synagogue funds. To learn more about the variety of funds and ways of supporting the synagogue’s ongoing efforts, please call the office @ (617) 558-8100.

Temple General Fund:In memory of Seymour “Shim” Silverstein: Alberta & Stephen Richmond, Vivien Spertner, Sally Braunstein, Meredith & Gabe Fried, Abbe & Jerold Young, Carol Baker, Cynthia & Bill Marcus, Dale & Arnie Zaff, Reisha & Bob Kennison, Gail & Arthur Wald, Barbara & Frank Resnek, Beverly Shiffman, Ronni & Ronald Casty, Gladys Jacober, Sue & Joel Sherman, Roberta & Mike Sucoff, Barbara & Evan Carter, Linda & Peter Mesnik, Syrille & Paul Rosman, Teresa & Gerald Demaria, Barbara Trilling, Arlene & David Cohen, Zelda Kolodney, Myrna & Roger Landay, Nance & Stephen Karp, Arline Brightman, Penny & Bruce Arons, Miriam & Lee Kieffer, Andrea & David Reiser, Nancy Scoliard, Susan Stoller, Carol & Fred Levinger

Jonathan Forman in memory of Abraham Beer and George Forman; Dale and Arnie Zaff, Debora and Alan Rottenberg in memory of Stella Levine;

Syrille Rosman Art Fund:Barbara Widett in memory of Edith Widett; Gary Orren in honor of the birth of Julia Max Rosman; Ann Berson in memory of Frank Berson; Carole and Barrie Greiff in honor of the special birthday of Syrille Rosman

General Religious School Gift Fund:Phillip Cherkas in memory of Seymour “Shim” Silverstein; Michael Slater in memory of Hannah Kolbin and Ann Slater

Rosamond and Harvey Grant Fund in memory of Michele Esta Grant-Epstein:Eileen Brody in memory of Theodore S. Brody; Eric Ungar in memory of Sabina Ungar; Goldie Ungar in memory of Joseph Becker; Deborah and Robert Carpenter in memory of Michele Esta Grant-Epstein; Lyn Daniels in memory of Asher Drechsler; Ann and Bernard Gehr in memory of Minnie Shapiro and Pauline and Hyman Gehr; Rosamond and Harvey Grant in memory of Phillip Kates and Mervin Gray; in honor of the engagement of David Thau and Lisbeth Zeggane, in honor of Paul Thau; Allie and Jeremy Zoll in memory of Shirley Zoll

Sylvia and Mort Grossman Person to Person Fund:Davi-Ellen Chabner in memory of Estelle Rosenzweig

Bereavement Support Fund:Dr. Arthur Sober in memory of William Sober; Claire Farkas in memory of Tatiana L. Honig; Richard and Robert Halperin in memory of Stanley Halperin; Mindy Peckler in memory of Perle and Gerald Pollack; Edward Roberts in memory of Nathan Roberts; Cary Geller and family in memory of Jacob S. Geller; Marilyn R. Goldman in memory of Gittel Goldman; Roslyn Heafitz in memory of Ethel N. Gill; Ruth Spack in memory of Esther Kamen; Betty Ann Blum in memory of Eleanor Blum; Ruth Harris in memory of Dr. Maurice G. Evans; Toby and Dean Rodman and family in memory of Leonard Rodman; Geoffrey Larkin in memory of Martha Larkin; Sandy Ropper in memory of Helen Weisberg; Judith Cadel in memory of Arthur L. Cadel; Sally Braunstein in memory of Harriette Edith Cohn; Jill Breslau in memory of Wendy Breslau; Leslie Shapiro in memory of Blanche Leon Hochberg

Harold and Nancy Parritz Israeli Action Fund:Micky Breslau in memory of Wendy Breslau and Beverly Adel; Annette Matross in memory of Saul Brittain; Nancy and Harold Parritz in memory of Mervin Gray and Stella Levine; Renee and Jack Rubin in honor of the special wedding anniversary of Jean and Herb Epstein; Trudy and Barry Karger in honor of the birth of Lila and Sam Rubinger

L’Chaim Group Fund:Selma Waldstein, Marion and Harvey Steinberg, Annette S. Matross, Herbert Spack in honor of the special birthday of Doris Lelchook

Phillip D. Shapero Scholarship Fund:Mary Trager in honor of Bunny Shapero

Cantor’s Music Fund:Carrie Levens in memory of Pauline Landy; Ruth Cope in memory of Lawrence H. Cope; Jonathan Gould in memory of Bernard Gould; Barbara Shapiro in honor of Jean and Herb Epstein; Gloria Benjamin in memory of Seymour “Shim” Silverstein; Leslie and Bob Stacks in memory of Edith Green and Stella Levine; Lyn and Dr. Gil Daniels in memory of Marilyn Goodman; Annette Needle in memory of Cecelia Needle; Stephanie and Adam Weitzman in memory of Mildred Wolf; Dr. Bruce Donoff in memory of Lena Donoff; Joyce Bohnen in memory of Morris Oppenheim; Betty Selsky in memory of Dorothy Bloch Gorfinkle; Sherry Holstein in memory of Claire Berson; Sherry and Dr. Edwin Holstein in memory of Seymour “Shim” Silverstein; and wishing speedy recovery to Rabbi Robinson; Gail and Bill Levine in appreciation of Cantor Rosemberg; Cindy Paisner in memory of Elise Nagler; Rene and Guillermina Waller

David Shapiro Israel Scholarship Fund:Arline and Haskell Shapiro in memory of Phyllis Rosenthal; Barbara and Bob Brown in memory of Bette Winik; Barbara Brown in memory of Frank Sandler

Prayer Book Fund:Marni Orlove in support of Temple Emanuel; Karen Dresner in memory of Bernard Dresner; Trudy and Barry Karger in memory of Erica Kaitz; Barbara Litel in memory of Joseph Litel

Armet Excellence Award Fund:Judith Berlin in memory of Edith Armet

Rabbi Samuel Chiel Kallah Fund:In memory of Rabbi Samuel Chiel: Leventhal-Sidman Family, Ruth Rose Jacobs & Jerry Jacobs, Sherry Lawrence, Sharon Polk-Sadownik, Renee & Jack Rubin, Judith & Joel Eisner, Helaine Weiner, Esther & Lewis Muhlfelder, Ellen & Dr. Richard Blocker, Brenda & Harvey Freishtat, Audrey & Leonard Berman, Joyce & Michael Bohnen, Susan & C. Ronald Kahn, Judy & Jonthan Chiel; Ruth Rose Jacobs and Jerry Jacobs in honor of Debbie Guthermann; Dr. Gerald Katz in memory of Dr. Albert Katz; Marlene Katz in memory of Lucille Burrow; Joyce and Michael Bohnen in memory of Dr. Paul Gerst and Judy Ostrovitz

In memory of Rabbi Samuel Chiel:Scott and Isabelle Black

Diane & David Feinzig Education Fund:David Feinzig in memory of Ralph Feinzig

Rhoda Kaplan Memorial Music Fund:Harriet Rubin in memory of Gertrude and Morris Rubin

Temple Emanuel Minyan Fund:Ellen Math-Shute in memory of Nathan W. Math; Rita Gann in memory of Mollie Liner, Andrea Kaplan, Morris “Joe” Yanes, and Rose Levenson; Rita and Herb Gann in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Lois Cohen’s grandson; in memory of Morris Perkins; Joan Burroughs Sturman and Sumner Sturman in honor of their marriage; Barry Feldman in honor

of Elyse Friedman; Harriet Mazansky in memory of Issadore Cartoon; Terry Engel Rubin in memory of Karen Newburger; Sara and Marcus Weiss in memory of Jordan Weiss; Arlene and Larry Fruman in memory of Jeffrey Fruman; Barbara and Bill Poplack in memory of Helen Caslowitz and Stella Levine; Janet Chiel in appreciation of the TE Daily Minyan; Joyce Bohnen in memory of Sara Oppenheim; Alan J. Mayer in honor of the TE Daily Minyan; Kornmehl Family in memory of Evelyn Rosenburg; Phyllis and Jerry Gordon, Esther Schleifer, Joel Katz, Bob Perlman, Sara Goldman in appreciation of the TE Daily Minyan; Paul Kalis in memory of Elaine Rothstein; Leslie Bornstein Stacks in memory of Milton Saltman; Dr. Ronald Kahn in memory of Dave Kahn; Mimi Rosenblatt in memory of Max Rosenblatt; Bunny Shapero in memory of Phillip D. Shapero; Cyrill and Harriet Mazansky in memory of Stella Levine; David Smookler in memory of Deborah Smookler and Abraham David Cline; Alan Shuchat in memory of Morris Shuchat; Ronni and Ronald Casty in memory of Mila Alexandra Vignati; Phyllis and Jerry Gordon and TE Daily Minyan in honor of Maxwell Schleifer; Ellen Hochberger in memory of Betta Stavis and Marjorie E. Hochberger; Barbara Gaffin in memory of Stanley Gaffin; Dr. Norman Zarsky in memory of Dr. Leona Ruth Zarsky

Levenson Music Fund:Aron Ain in memory of Pearl Ponemon Ain; Sharon Polk-Sadownik in honor of Benjamin Naftali Robinson

Adult Education Fund:Maida K. Rubin in memory of Marcia Rubin; Susan and Barry Benjamin in honor of Dr. Sidney Kadish; Rebecca and Jonathan Niloff in memory of Myer Richler

Ritual Director’s Fund:Bruce Rubinger in memory of Sydelle Rubinger; Maxine Zarchan in memory of Rubin Sands; Sandy Cohn Thau in memory of Hanna Sarah Cohn; Nancy Rosengard in memory of David E. and Ruth Rosengard; Nancy Fisch in memory of Ben Levenson; Leslie Weiner Alger, Leslie and Adrian Gonzalez, Beverly Andreozzi in appreciation of Dan Nesson; Sigalit Davis in memory of Ya’akov Shvily; Barbara Gaffin in memory of Stanley Gaffin; Rena Gray Fein in appreciation of Dan Nesson; Bea Carp in memory of Annie Carp; Fred Erlich in memory of William Erlich; Henry L. Berman in memory of Martin K. Alintuck; Barbara Silverstein in appreciation of Dan Nesson; Bernie Cole in appreciation of Temple Emanuel; Lyn Daniels in memory of Dora Frieden; Joan and Sumner Sturman in honor of Dan Nesson; Amy Wolfe in memory of Edward Levy; Richard Chaffin in memory of Miriam Chaffin

Rosenblatt Stars of David Fund:Alan Nissenbaum in memory of Kenneth Nissenbaum; Brenda Krasnow in memory of Benjamin and Jean Rothkopf; Ruth and Don Freedman, Cynthia and Arnold Cohen and family in honor of Joan and Sumner Sturman; Judy and Jonathan Chiel in memory of Rabbi Samuel Chiel

Dr. Trudy Karger Family Education and Programming Fund:Trudy and Barry Karger in honor of Margery Karger; Lewis Muhlfelder in memory of James L. Muhlfelder; Jane Ostrowsky in memory of Peter Goldman and Adrienne S. Gladstone

Silver Memorial Garden Fund:Bill Levine in memory of Charles Levine; Stan Sacks in memory of Allen M. Rudolph

Anita and David Granoff Fund to Encourage Teen Torah Readers:Esther Feldberg in memory of Sarah Granofsky

Roslyn and Martin Gold Youth Leadership Fund:Susan and Bruce Gold in honor of Michael Buchenholz and Julie Jacoby

Aaron Bell Student Cantorial Arts Fund:Harriet Bell in memory of Aaron Bell and Bernice Bennett

Smith Holocaust Education Fund:Joseph Grabowski in memory of Golda Grabowski; Carol and David Greenfield in memory of Rachele Greenfield

Brezniak Chapel Fund:Joan Beer in memory of Benjamin Fleischauer

Berkson Garden Fund:Charlotte Backman in memory of Bernice D. Shoul

Israel and Camp Scholarship Fund:Judith Swartz in memory of Samuel Frommer; Steven Lewis in memory of Hayyim Shaby; Andrea Federmann in memory of Benjamin Federmann; Trudy and Barry Karger in honor of Paul Thau, in honor of David Thau and Lisbeth Zeggane, and in honor of Carole and Les May; Dr. Ernest Picard in memory of Claire Picard; Natalie Slater in memory of Hannah Kolbin; Laurie and Bob Gervis and family in memory of Albert Trigger

Dr. Percy Lightman Award FundCynthia and Harvey Creem in memory of Sydney and Evelyn Creem

General Prozdor Scholarship Fund:Arlene Feinberg in memory of Erich Hirsch

Elizabeth and Simon Cohen:Saul Cohen in memory of Maxine Cohen

Harry Kraft Youth Department Gift Fund:Arlene Fruman in memory of Myron Segal; Richard and Robert Halperin in memory of Janice Snider Davis; Marilyn R. Goldman in memory of Sol Goldman

Temple Emanuel Forest Fund:Gail and Bill Levine in memory of Norma Munves and Robert Sackheim; in honor of Amy Alport; Sylvia Rudolph and Stan Sacks in honor of Benjamin Naftali Robinson; Harry Eisenbaum in memory of Benno Eisenbaum

Adult B’Nei Mitzvah Program:In memory of Erica Kaitz: Syrille & Paul Rosman, Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel, Sara & Marcus Weiss,

Sally & Harold Lake, Ronni & Ronald Casty, Roberta Sydney, Penny Scharfman, Paula & Ralph Gilbert, Mary & Ron Golub, Marilynn & Dennis Buchenholz, Marcie Abramson & Jeffrey Hunt, Lori Barnet & Jeffrey Savit, Lisa & Matthew Hills, Linda & Michael Frieze, Lawrence Litwak, Karen & Peter Kotzen, Karen & Mel Stoler, John J. Flatley Co., Goldie & Eric Ungar, Eric Greene, Donna & Tom Rubenoff, Cynthia Shulman, Carol & Jack O’Neil, Carol Schauer, Brenda & Harvey Freishtat, Alice Nakash, Jill Cohen & Family, Jonathan Schwartz, Barbara & Michael Sawyer, Joyce & Michael Bohnen, Robin & Bruce Polishook, Sharon & Tal Sabbagh, Sally & Nathan Kaitz, Jonathan Forman, Esther & Lewis Muhlfelder, Yona Nelson Shulman, Paula & James Gould

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RABBI MARSHALL R. LIFSON LIBRARY FUND:Ken Bresler in memory of Jack Bresler; Mark Rubin in memory of David Rubin; Doris Lelchook in memory of Alexander Klein; Midge and Ross Benjamin in memory of Rosalind Kaufman; Rosabelle Rosenberg in memory of Edith Tobias; David Pemstein in honor of Benjamin Naftali Robinson

The Jordan Bennett Weiss Youth Collection:Elizabeth Linde in memory of Morris Linde; Deborah Terman in memory of Rabbi Samuel Chiel; Sara Weiss in memory of Evelyn Averick; Sara and Marcus Weiss in memory of Jordan Weiss

Lois Alexander Children’s Book Collection:Audrey Mahler in memory of Adolph Jacobs; Raylea Pemstein in memory of Margaret Sacher

Members’ Milestones and Donations

when the Mazaltones performed with the Six13 during the Temple Emanuel’s Hanukkah celebration in November. Kol Kapella, the choir for middle-schoolers, has also been rehearsing in the iGenesis studio. They have overcome their shyness around microphones and have learned to listen to each other carefully and control their voices since modern recording equipment magnifies any mistake they make.

Since iGenesis offers the latest technology for any music project, it speaks to the teens in their “digital language”. We plan to expand our programs based on the unlimited possibilities of iGenesis and provide a safe and creative environment for our teens. Watch our two minute video about iGenesis at www.templeemanuel.com/iGenesisMusicStudio and you will know what a great place we have! You don’t want your children or grandchildren to miss out on it. For more information, please contact Eugenia Gerstein, Choral Director.

Do you want to get involved? We need help building our new iGenesis website, with podcasting/blogs/writing, and video and music recording. If you play an instrument (clarinet, saxophone, electric or acoustic guitar) would you like to lead a jam session with the teens, perhaps combining it with a bit of instruction? Come on board!

If you have a working Apple computer or iPad that you don’t need anymore, please contact us at igenesis@templeemanuel.com. The students at iGenesis would be very happy to have it. Get involved! Join us! Rock your shul!

Students hard at work in the iGenesis studio.

SAVE THE DATE

Swing Into Spring!A Vintage Style Dinner Dance

with The Strictly Sinatra OrchestraSaturday, April 5th at 7:30 p.m.

Marc Rosenthal in memory of Harold Rosenthal; Randy Glassman in memory of Minnie Glassman; Susan Haden, Ricole Sonnenberg in memory of Arnold Haden; Carl Katz in memory of Max Katz; Steven Bromberg in memory of Adele Bromberg; Jan Schwartz in appreciation for honor received; Jacob Polatin in memory of Sydney Polatin; Belinda Schwartz in memory of Shirley Zoll; Arnold Zaff in memory of Sarah Zaff; Jack Burman in memory of Rose Podgur; Ronald Druker in memory of Nancy S. Druker and Millicent C. Starr; Gary Feldman in memory of Max Feldman; Ann Collier in memory of Louis I. Smith; Frances Feldman in memory of Lillian Yoffe Scheffreen; Phyllis and Richard Wilker in memory of Lester Wilker; Seymour Salett in memory of Jack Salett; Dr. David Steinberg in memory of Helen Steinberg; Nancy Rubin in memory of Edward Mael; Ronald Fein in memory of Doris Mandel; Ryna Greenbaum in memory of Bernice Greenbaum Coleman; Lyn and Ed Weiner in honor of Jean and Herb Epstein; Gary Orren in honor of Paul Thau; Lori Barnet and Jeffrey Aronovitz in honor of Evan Teperman; Susan and Alan Schlesinger in honor of Adam Berk and Gabe Peckler; Elizabeth Marsh in honor of Ed Shapiro and Deborah Benik; Ken Grundfast in honor of Ed Alexander; Dena and Jay Snyder in appreciation of Cyril and Harriet Mazansky; Martin Packer for honor received; Reuben and Lizzie Grossman Foundation, Inc. in memory of Ethel M. Grossman, Nissie Grossman, and Lizzie Grossman; Nancy Roberts in memory of Harold Rosenthal; Ariel Raphael in memory of Rabbi Samuel Chiel; Herman Swartz in memory of Ruth Swartz; Maxine Wolf in memory of Sidney Bunnin and Eric Rubin; Sid Kriensky in memory of Joseph Jaffe; Esther Beloff in memory of Bernice Fishbane; Ellen Hochberger in memory of Fred Hochberger Jr. and Benjamin Freedman; David Blocker in memory of Hadassah Blocker; Joan and Sumner Sturman in memory of Bernice Bennett; Linda Germaine Miller in honor of Carol Greenfield; Steven List in memory of Barbara List; Dr. David Phillips in memory of Harry Phillips; Nancy Kummer in memory of Mollie Kummer; Ernest Wantman in memory of Netty Wantman; Virginia and Dexter Dodge in memory of Kenneth Benjamin; Joseph Barrow in memory of Max Barrow; Jean Epstein in memory of Henrietta Allen

The Sherter Fund: Arlene London in memory of Bea Sherter, Eleanor Sherter, Eleanor Rose, and Eric Rubin

Harry Kraft Youth Department Gift Fund:Mady and Bruce Donoff in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Epstein; Arlene Fruman in memory of Myron Segal; Stephanie and Adam Weitzman in appreciation of Rochelle Acker

Samuel Diengott Scholarship Fund:Caryl Diengott in memory of Fannie W. Friedman; Marilyn R. Goldman in memory of Sally Turrett

Our Congregation has sustained the loss of our

membersSHIRLEY ZOLL

SEYMOUR “SHIM” SILVERSTEIN

PHYLLIS ROSENTHALETTA SUCHMAN

PHYLLIS MARKOWITZMay their memory always

be for a blessing.

CONDOLENCES TO:Gayle Lutchen on the death of her beloved mother, Mildred WolfBarbara Silverstein on the death of her beloved husband, Shim SilversteinMartin Richler on the death of his beloved father, Myer RichlerThe family of the late Reevan and Natalie Levine on Natalie’s passingAaron Spencer on the death of his beloved sister, Bernice BennettCyrill Wolf on the death of her beloved mother, Edith GreenBill Levine on the death of his beloved mother, Stella LevineLesley Perlman on the death of her beloved mother, Evelyn RosenburgMark Rubin on the death of his beloved brother, Eric RubinHelaine Meyers on the death of her beloved brother, Allan J. RosenthalJeri Robins on the death of her beloved mother, Elise NaglerDavid Kopelman on the death of his beloved mother, Ruth Kopelman

Help support JF&CS’s Family. Bring a can of beans or a container of raisins to meet our goal! Contact Ellen Jawitz at ejawitz@hotmail.com.

SISTERHOOD TEMPLE EMANUELTorah Fund Brunch

Sunday, April 27th at 9:30 amfeaturing a musical program

with Cantor Elias Rosemberg, Rabbi Michelle Robinson,

and Sara Weiss$18 for brunch

RSVP by 4/13 to Laurie Gliklich at lgliklich@gmail.com

Temple Emanuel385 Ward StreetNewton, MA 02459

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From the GatesT E M P L E E M A N U E L

What’s HappeningMarch 13 ................................Ta’anit EstherMarch 15 ........................ Megillah Reading March 16 ..............................................PurimApril 5 ............................Swing into Spring April 6 ..................................Project MannaApril 14 ................Erev Pesach/First SederApril 15 ............. Pesach Day 1/ 2nd SederApril 15-22 ........................................PesachApril 27 ................................ Yom Ha’ShoahApril 27 ........................Torah Fund BrunchApril 28 .......... TE Yom Ha’Shoah Program

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Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?By Sharon Polk-Sadownik

The link was not intentional between our creative seders and teaching Jewish Values to Children. I was just tired of doing the same seder two nights in a row year after year.

We celebrated that first creative seder in the desert having just left Mitzrayim. I turned our living room into a tent, which our guests entered after they walked past the burning bush replete with chili pepper lights in our yard. We performed our seder with our traditional haggadah seated on the floor of the tent, eating only foods from that time. I must admit it was a welcome change from serving matzoh ball soup although that was the focus of the protests.

The next year we all dressed as our favorite Jewish person in history we would most like to have dinner with and explain how each embodied the themes of Passover. Although this seder lacked the stage set and scenery, it was my favorite because of how much I learned from each person’s contributions.

Over the years, some of the seders had more metaphysical themes with accompanying costumes and discussion. These included, The Elijah Seder (come dressed as your interpretation of Elijah), and The Seder of Redemption (come dressed as your expression of redemption). I needed rabbinic consultation for the latter as I have always struggled with this concept in the seder. There was also the Ellis Island Seder, in which each guest had to say why they left their country of origin. I especially enjoyed my daughter’s Lebanese friend who joined us that year, as he read the Four Questions so beautifully in Arabic and French.

Ten years after that first seder in the desert, we had The Seder of the Future. We all dressed in the clothing of the future as we imagined it. The

living room, once again emptied of furniture, was now transformed into The Starship Exodus II. Each guest was challenged to bring something that would be critical to ensure the continuation of the Jewish People after our 40 light years journey to a new planet.

When I was growing up, the Maxwell House Haggadah prevailed. Boring though that was, our home buzzed with excitement and anticipation as my mother climbed up on the chair to reach the cupboard where the dishes we saw only once a year lived, next to my sister’s and my special gefilte fish bowls. I feel the buzz today as I am filled with anticipation of the arrival of my children as they jump through hoops to come home for Passover.

I regret the few times when I was heavy handed believing it important to instruct my children on Jewish Values. In hindsight, I think that only created guilt—a less than effective way to learn. Our children watch us carefully. They pay close attention to what we do rather than what we say. If we live our Jewish values with joy, integrity and commitment, we will have taught them what they need to learn.

Someday I will be a participant at their seders and when I can no longer belt out “Let My People Go”, I will sit back and listen to the buzz and the joy that fills their homes on Passover as they teach and learn with their own children. Dayenu.

Teaching Our Children the Value of Bal Tashchit

At Tu B’Shevat we make a special effort at Temple Emanuel Nursery School to teach the value of recycling. The children share in circle time how their families recycle at home and we all discuss the importance of trees to our environment. We use this opportunity to teach our children the value of Bal Tashchit, “You Shall Not Destroy.”

Building a tree out of recycled materials

Sara and Josh Sadownik, dressed for the Exodus

Our seder in the desert tent, en route from Mitzrayim

Project Manna Concert Sunday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m.

featuring

Joshua NelsonThe Prince of Kosher Gospel!

and the LoveTones

Proceeds benefit the Mass Ave. Baptist Church Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen. For ticket information: Call 617-558-8100 or visit www.templeemanuel.com/projectmanna Sponsored by Sisterhood Temple Emanuel

Look for the new monthly Calendar of Events and Community Prayer coming to your mailbox in March