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June-July 2015
Sivan/Tammuz 5775
Vol. 57, No. 9
Temple Emanu-El
where you belong
14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237 • 248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org
Summer Worship
JUNE
Friday June 5
6:30pm Erev Shabbat Service
with Birthday Blessing
Saturday June 6
9:15am Torah Study
10:30 am Morning Service
Friday June 12
7:00pm Erev Beatles Shabbat
Service with Board Installation
Recognition of Melton graduates
Saturday June 13
9:15am Torah Study
10:30 am Morning Service
Friday June 19
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat with
Anniversary Blessing
Sisterhood oneg
Saturday June 20
9:15am Torah Study
10:30 am Morning Service
Friday June 26
7:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
Sisterhood oneg
Saturday June 27
9:15am Torah Study
10:30 am Morning Service
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JULY
(Friday in Birnkrant Garden,
weather permitting)
Friday July 3
6:30 pm Erev Shabbat with
Birthday Blessing
Saturday July 4
10:30 am Morning Service
Friday July 10
6:15 pm Hawaiian Shirt Shabbat
Dinner
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service in
Garden
Saturday July 11
10:30 am Morning Service and
Itenberg Baby Naming - Kiddush
sponsored By Itenberg Family
Friday July 17
5:30 pm Tot Shabbat Service
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service
Anniversary Blessing in Garden
Saturday July 18
10:30 am Morning Service
Friday July 24
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service in
Garden
Saturday July 25
10:30 am Morning Service
Friday July 31
7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service in
Garden
Hawaiian Shirt Shabbat
Picnic Dinner & Erev Shabbat Services
Friday, July 10, 2015
Dinner at 6:15 p.m • Service follows • Tropical island music
Enjoy a family-friendly Shabbat picnic dinner, catered by Annabel’s - in our
beautiful Birnkrant Garden, followed by Hawaiian Shirt Shabbat Services.
Wear your Hawaiian shirt!
Hamburgers or Quinoa (vegan) burgers (please pre-order) with all the fixings,
oil & vinegar-style coleslaw, corn, watermelon. Home-baked desserts, too!
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$11 pp; $6 Kids under 10; Under 3: FREE
RSVP by, July 7
PLease indicate your choice of either hamburger
or Quinoa burger so we may order correctly.
Call: 248-967-4020, email [email protected]
or go online to register - www.emanuel-mich.org
our temple family
Every month, members who have a birthday are invited to attend the FIRST FRIDAY
EVENING SHABBAT to receive a BIRTHDAY BLESSING during our
SHABBAT service which begins at 6:30pm.
June 5
July 3
June Birthdays!
July Birthdays!
Sloan Elie
Annabel Bean
Hayden Frishman
Frederick Greenfield
James Greenfield
Sarah Finegood
Olivia Samson
Danielle Pearlman
Seth Davidson
Ari Perrault-Victor
Isaac Vinande
Sophia Weiksnar
Jacob Gringorten
Amanda Goldfaden
Hannah Danzig
Natalie Baxter
The Kleins have moved!
Barbara and Rabbi Joseph Klein
506 Wyngate Dr, Rochester MI 48307
248-759-4709
All Of Temple
Emanu-El Is
Now A Free
Wifi Zone
NETWORK: TEpublic
PASSWORD: TEguest2014
Every month, all those who have wedding anniversaries are invited to
attend the THIRD FRIDAY SHABBAT OF THE MONTH to receive
a wedding anniversary blessing during our Shabbat service which begins
@ 7:00pm. Bring all your family and friends to celebrate!
Natalie Cripps
Samantha Katz
Carly Saltsman
Colton Teicher
Sophie Schwartz
Zoe Baxter
Eli Hurwitz
Leif Schoof
Miriam Goldstein
Sari Wise
Justin Wolfe
June 19
July 17
Rabbi Kalfus invites you, if you are able, to come to his office
@ 6:45pm to greet each other prior to the service.
June Anniversaries
Donald & Marilyn Cohen
Robert & Robyn Weltman
Michael Hoff & Theresa Tarrant
John E. & Gilda Jacobs
Stephen & Jennifer Driker
Stanley & Denise Fasbinder
Elyse & Robert Cohen
Keith Kaye & Jill Noll
Jack & Jane Solomon
Bruce & Susan Fershtman
Joseph P. & Barbara Klein
Scott Silver & Debra Holzman Silver
Eugene & Elaine Driker
Martin & Denise Ferman
Steve E. & Jan E. Levin
Jerome & Laura Miller
Andrew & Jane Hauser
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July Anniversaries
Steven & Susan Genden
Peter Ostrow & Susan Edelman Ostrow
Scott & Lynn Cooper
Robert & Susan Friedman
Ron Applebaum & Jennifer Kaplan
Mark Genetti & Elizabeth Klein-Genetti
David & Bethany Kramer
Robert & Barbara Levitt
James & Barbara Weiskopf
Edward & Laura Cohn
Erik & Tiffany Elie
Alfredo & Julie Avila
Scott & Beth Marx
Edward Frowine & Gail Gilman
Howard & Nina Abrams
Demarcalin & Gjyze Sylvestre
Evan & Lesley Shartsis
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Mark Burde & Lisabeth Hock
Harvey & Ruth Hurwitz
Richard & Brenda Strausz
Miranda Liebowitz & Eric Samson
Milton & Michaelyn Silverman
Marc & Judith Front
Jan & Janet Gubkin
Glenn & Karen Saltsman
Barry & Carolyn Silverstein
Jeffrey Abt & Mary Paquette-Abt
Robert & Amanda Wolfe
Michael & Cheryl Davis
Mitchell Klein & Sandra Johnson
Ellsworth & Janet Levine
Richard & Julie Zussman
Michael & Julie Frishman
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May 31-June 6, 2015
*Dr. Donald Berkower
*Goldie Cohen
*Herman Cohen
Jack Dershow
*Emil (Emel) Edelson
*Morris Gershman
*Meyer Goldstein
Dana Gordon
Phyllis Greenwald
*Eugene Hauser
*Nellie Hyman
*Jewel Kretchmer
Abraham Kutlov
*Hannah Manchel
Daniel “Buddy”
Mendelsohn
*Leon Pantzer
*Frieda Pultusker
*Edward Frazer Purdy
Anna Rabotnick
Esther Robbins
Marjorie Schafer
*Ida Schlien
Anne Schultz
*Rudolph Shapiro
Ruth Shartsis
*Viola Shear
*Theodore Sherbow
*Kevin Sofferin
*Sander Tobias
*Samuel Topf
*George Turkel
*Idell Unger
*Mildred Zeidman
June 7-13
Annette Bechek
Philip Cutler
Ralph Dershowitz
Viola Goldsmith
*John Goodwin
*Lena Heiffus
*A. Bernard Hirsch
Tille Janower
*Janet Kane
Nathan Kaufman
Margaret Rose Kolinski
*Jacob Guyer
Hyman Leibson
Sylvia Leibson
*Virginia Lerman Levine
Bernard Lewin
*Abram Medow
*Shirley Meisner
art
Jacob Perlmutter
*Arthur Purdy
*Dr. Marvin James
Rosenthal
Celia Rosin
*Anne Schuster
*David London
Shingles
Marilyn Patricia Siegel
Morris Sperber
*Rosaline Steingold
Estelle Strausz
*Max Trager
Bertha Ulreich
Myra Vick
*Leonard Wagman
*Herbert Weiss
*Esther Lee Wolin
*Benjamin Zelickman
June 14-21
*Harriet Band
Herman Barham
*Estelle G. Benach
Philip Cutler
*Norman Dickman
Miriam Feldman
*Beverly Gold
*Samuel Gold
*Lottie R. Goldstein
*Jacob Grobman
Marion Horton
Sylvia Katzman
Eugene Klein
Louis Klein
Dorothy Kushel
*Meyer Leshman
*Dr. Leon Lucas
*Seymour Matenky
*Patricia Lee Modell
*Seymour Morton
*Ben Peltz
Charles Peppers
Milton Prag
*Bessie Robinson
*E. M. Rosenthal
*Murry L. Sachs
Rose Genden Shapiro
*Nathan Shogan
*Arthur L. Sofferin
Yetta Steingold
*Selma Yagoda
z
June 21-27
*Charles Bloomgarden
Elizabeth Samuelson
Dibble
Gerald Fine
Mildred Fishman
*Mildred E. Frankel
*William G. Frankford
*Arthur Friedman
Nancy Galper
*Louis A. Goldenberg
*Stella Goodwin
Benjamin Green
Janina Hirschowitz
Bella Honeyman
*Rose Howard
*Sidney Jackson
*Alfred Jacobs
Lenke Jonas
*Max Kahn
Rose Kessler
*Eva Lastar
*David Levy
*Dr. David Benjamin
Levy
*Samuel D. Lipkin
*Ireta Netzorg Lurie
Esther Rattner
*Morris Robinson
*Minnie Rosen
*Nathan Rosenberg
Irving Rubin
*Joseph Sanders
*Sarah Schmier
Lilian Haas Schwartz
Harold Shine
*David Silverman
*Mary Tushman
Andrew Weil
June 28-July 4
*Esther Greenwald
Allex
*Maurice Broad
*Ann Collins
George Diamond
Virginia Elfond
*Samuel Goren
*Rose Harris
*Morris Hearshen
*Samuel Hollander
*Esther Isaacs
Jerold Kappel
Frank Kellerman
*Hannan Kraft
eits
*Goldie Lerman
Bernard Margolis
*Trudi Messer
Hyman Milinsky
Yale Phillips
*Paul Rosett
*Louis Robbins
*Morris Hyman
Rubin
*Albert Shapiro
Bernard Sloan
*Fay Sucher
Sandra Vrono
Milton George
Warren
Laurence Weiner
Myrtle Weiner
July 5-11
Leonard Berke
Harry Bluestein
Eleanor Brady
*Vivian Bramson
*Aaron Cohn
*Benjamin W. Einhorn
*Louis Feldhandler
Nathan Ferman
Herman Fox
Charles Genetti
*Robert E. Greenwald
David Gussin
*Isadore Hamburger
*Nathan Hendelman
*William B. Isenberg
Benjamin Janower
Ted Kaczander
Ruth Kaplan
*Sarah Kaplan
Goldie Klaper
Mary Kolko
*Diane Krosnick
*Jack Leachman
*Rose Maltz
*Albert M. Margolin
Marshall Miller
*Celia Modell
Miriam Pickard
Bernard Rubin
*Dr. Harry Ruskin
Edwin Schwartz
*Dorothy Selik
Gertrude Shine
Ann Sorkin
Fanny Stellar
*Morris Swidler
Nan Watzman
Doris “Dody” Weil
Elsie Weiner
*Evelyn West
July 12-18
Arvin Bennish
Leonard Bieman
Nona Ruth Blum
Peter Blum
Arthur Dershowitz
Sylvia Ehrlich
*Robert Finkel
Yoseph Glatstein
*Jennie Goldberg
*Helen I. Goldenberg
William Haftka
*Amelia Hirshberg
*Jack Katz
*Roy Kaplan
*Sam Kay
*Gloria Ketai
Stanley Kirschner
*Emma Klein
Herbert Kollin
Milton Kutlov
Morris Lapin
Beverly Lash
Louis Latt
*Pauline Lichter
Philip Malz
Betty Matenky
Schlinger
*Tilly Newhouse
*Miriam Nosanchuk
*Eric Jay Pelzner
Anne Polinsky
*Melvin Ross
*Sophia Radom Safir
*Mike Shear
*Rose Epstein
Smelsey
*Jacob Stettner
*Mary Stutz
*Irving Tow
Gilbert Weinberg
*Phillip Zelickman
*Shirley Zickerman
July 19-25
*Harry Blumenthal
Ralph Brod
Sylvia Dillon
Anne M. Edelman
*Pauline Federman
*Ida L. Feldman
*A light will be lit on our Memorial Board. If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in a special way, consider purchasing a
memorial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey Sanctuary. Each year, on the anniversary of their death, it will be lit as a
remembrance. Contact the Temple office at 248-967-4020 to make arrangements for this eternal memory of your loved one.
*Abe Field
Lillian Fowler
*Nettie Friedman
Joan Gluckman
*Isidor Katz
*Minnie Leshman
*Lillian Maltzer
Rose Mondshine
*Charles Mucasey
*Ben Nosanchuk
Elva Novick
*Samuel Potashnik
Leo Shartsis
*Theodore Silverman
*Herman Stark
*Werner Stark
Pearl Stellar
*Bernard Sucher
Mr. Jean Sylvestre
*Rebecca Tabor
*Dr. Maurice Weiner
*Helen Weiss
*Samuel L. Yoffee
*Milton Simon Zafron
*Lillian Zalenko
July 26-Aug. 1
*Samuel Anbender
*Mae Berg
*Loris G. Birnkrant
Shoshana Fealk Cheskis
Marie Josephe Citarel
Phillip Corner
Saidee Elfond
*Marilyn “Mike” Feigelson
David Fenster
*Dr. Morris Fynke
Estelle Gerdy
Lee Girson
Cecelia Goldstein
*Henrietta Goodman
Luevenia Harmon
Julius Honeyman
William Kellerman
Jewell Kovinsky
*Fannie Langberg
Judy Mattice
Max Mondshine
Marta Nurenberg
*Phillip Nusholtz
*Marion Potamkin
*Cantor Norman Rose
Samuel Sacks
*Joseph Schwartz
*Norman Selik
Betty Sherman
*Myron Yanitz
Samuel Weltman
Grace Zack
In MemoriAm
Samuel Simon, brother of Ellie Simon (Mel Natinsky), April 7, 2015
Gilberta Jacobs, mother of John (Gilda) Jacobs, April 17, 2015
Marlene Bieman, mother of Lisa (Dr. Kevin) Feber, April 21, 2015
Rachel Jacobs, daughter of Gilda and John Jacobs, May 13, 2015
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Executive Director
Music Happenings at Temple
“Summertime and the living is easy…”
George Gershwin
Cantorial Soloist
Kelly Onickel
Summertime is a great time to start thinking about how you can be involved at
temple. There are so many ways to do this
and one of those ways is to join one of our
choirs. Our Shiru Dor L’dor Youth Choir
is look for new members 4th -7th grade,
and our Shir Chadash Adult Choir is looking for anyone 13 years or older, to join
these great groups.
The Shiru Dor L’dor Youth choir meets every Sunday from
11:30-1:00 beginning Aug. 16th 2015 to May 15th 2016. We
begin with a bit of social time and have a snack, and then
we rehearse. The youth choir sings for Rosh Hashanah, Yom
Kippur, Sukkot, Simkhat Torah, and Purim at which the choir
performs the Purim Spiel, and the first Friday of each month for
Erev Shabbat service. The choir also participates in the “New
Zimriya” a local Concert put on by all the Jewish Youth Choirs
in the area. This past year for the first time I took two choir
members to the National Song Leaders Boot Camp in St. Louis.
I chose two students who exemplify their love and commitment
for Jewish music to take to this conference; they were exposed
to the larger world of Jewish music and songleading.
Our Shir Chadash Choir meets every Thursday from 7:30-9:00
pm beginning July 2nd 2015 to May 19th 2016. This choir sings
for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and every third Friday of the
month. This choir is a small group of very committed individuals who love Jewish Music and we would love to have you join
them.
You do not need to be able to read music for either of these
choirs. All we ask is that you love to sing!
I hope you will consider joining one of these choirs.
If you have any questions please call me at 248-967-4020.
Beatles Shabbat
Calling all 4th, 5th, 6th,
and 7th graders who love music!
Get your service requirements! Learn the
music for your Bar/Bat Mitzvah! Sing for Holiday and Shabbat services! Sing in the New
Zimriyah! Establish New Life Long Friendships!
You don't need to know how to sing.
Just be willing to learn and participate.
Interested? Contact Cantorial Soloist Kelly
Onickel, [email protected] / 248-3880190 or Friend me on Facebook
Rehearsal Sundays
Snack 11:30-12:00 • Rehearsal 12:00-12:45
Shir Chadash Choir
The Shir Chadash Choir,
Temple Emanu-El’s adult
choir, is open to all
congregants who love
to sing – all levels of
experience are welcome.
The choir adds to the
beauty of services,
introducing new melodies and revitalizing
classics. We sing at least once a month at
Shabbat services – usually the third Friday of
the month – and at High Holy Day services.
We practice on Thursdays, from 7:30 - 9:00
p.m. Please contact Cantorial Soloist Kelly
Onickel with any questions: ChazanitTE@gmail.
com or (248) 388-0190, or call 248-967-4020
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Temple Emanu-El Bulletin • June-July 2015
The Shiru Dor L’dor
Youth Choir
Being a member of the Shir Chadash Choir
is a great way to make music, be part of a
wonderful community, and learn more about the
prayers in our services – all at the same time!
Friday June 12 - 7pm
featuring Beatles
melodies
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We Want You To Join
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The Rabbi’s Corner
A Pilgrimage to the Land of Israel
A congregational trip to Israel can be fun, exciting and adventurous. It can be an experience where you travel to a country
and go from place to place and you will passively “take in”
what you see, barely speaking to the locals or barely having an
understanding of what you see and its significance. It can be a
trip where you stay only a few hours in one place and you constantly rush to the next one, barely having the time to process
what you have seen. A trip to Israel can be conceived as a five
star trip unconnected to the reality that most Israelis live day by
Rabbi Arturo Kalfus day.
This is not how I like to do a foreign trip; particularly to Israel.
My vision of a congregational trip to Israel is one of a pilgrimage of the spirit. It is
one that connects you to the land, the culture and its people. My vision of a congregational trip to Israel is not a typical “tourist” one. My hope is that a trip to Israel will
be a life-changing encounter, where you will be enriched spiritually by what you have
experienced. My vision of this congregational pilgrimage includes understanding the
different facets of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is crucial for me, since our news
in America does not allow us to fully understand the situation that Israel is in. So many
times our Jewish identity is shaken by events in Israel long
distance.
A pilgrimage of the spirit where you will connect to the land, the
people and the culture.
It is in this spirit that I am embarking in organizing Temple
Emanu-El’s congregational pilgrimage to Israel for the second
half of June 2016. That is, a year from this June. This trip will
be geared for adults and mature teens that are open to this type
of travel experience.
Phyllis and I are going to Israel in a few weeks, in part to prepare for our congregational trip. We want to share with you our
connection to the land, the people and the culture. We both lived
in Israel for several years and we both have a special connection to Jerusalem. We want to share with you these special places
that were part of our younger years. As an example, I want to share with you a place where my father fought during the Israeli
war of independence in 1948 and what those memories did for me and my Jewish identity growing up in Argentina.
This will be a very personal sharing of Israel with you, in a similar
way that we organized last year’s congregational trip to Argentina.
So, I hope that you will consider joining us in the second half of
June 2016. I truly look forward to a trip that will be transformational and deep.
Phyllis will join me at an informational meeting we will schedule in early September to let you know more details about this
adventure.
From my heart to yours,
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FRom the President
Thank You For Your Support
As I look back on my two year Presidency, I find myself reflecting
upon the tremendous support received from my fellow congregants
and Temple Staff. Without your continued support, my journey
from July I, 2013 until today, would have been more challenging
than it was. During my tenure, we hired a new Rabbi, a Temple
Educator and an Executive Director. With your patience, the commitment of our Executive Committee and the Board, we effectively transitioned to these positions. You also supported our Temple
by generously donating to our Kulanu and special High Holy Day
fund-raising campaigns. And for these, I am enormously grateful.
My gratitude also goes out to those who contributed their time and
effort to helping with the myriad of volunteer activities these past
two years. Included are those wonderful volunteers who worked
on committees, greeted our congregants at worship services, sang
in our choir, opened their homes to meet and greet our Rabbi,
delivered food to grieving families, organized dinners, baked and/
or sponsored Onegs, and other activities too numerous to name.
These volunteers go unheralded and rarely look for recognition.
Their generosity taught me to appreciate the spirit of giving.
The past two years has also taught me to be more realistic about
my expectations. I had envisioned that all that I had wanted to
accomplish would be easy to complete. However, I soon learned
that being Temple President was more complicated than I had anticipated. It was a valuable lesson in the importance of remaining
positive when dealing with the complexities of a large organization. More importantly, I am grateful for the support you gave me
during my two year term. The recognition that I was not alone in
my endeavors and others were always there to help was an extremely positive experience.
We, as a congregation, can be proud of all that we have accomplished. Our hard work is beginning to bring us dividends. More
members are actively participating in Temple programming and
getting involved in our committees. Young families are participating in the special programs geared toward their children. Our
Early Childhood Community continues to grow. Saturday morning
service has become an integral part of our worship experience.
Friday night Shabbat service has effectively integrated music into
the fabric of prayer. These changes, and others to come, will translate into Temple Emanu-El continuing to be a viable connection to
Jewish life in our community.
Congratulations Florence Melton
School of Adult Jewish Learning
Graduates: Class of 2015!
Temple Emanu-EI wishes mazal tov to this year’s 67
graduates of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish
Learning of Metro Detroit. The Melton School, a project
of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and sponsored
locally by Federation’s Alliance for Jewish Education and
the Jewish Community Center, is an innovative program
in adult Jewish learning that explores Jewish ethics, history, values, traditions and current trends and dilemmas
facing today’s Jewish community. We especially applaud
our temple-affiliated graduates for their commitment to
enriching their lives through Jewish education:
Mindy Drongowski
Joyce Kaczander
Ann Klein
Julie Englender (Temple Garden Committee)
This year’s graduation will be held on Wednesday,
June 3 at 7:00 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center,
Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield.
To register for the upcoming Florence Melton School of
Adult Jewish Learning program in the fall,
or for more information, call the Melton office at
248-205-2557 or e-mail [email protected].
We will recognize our Melton graduates at the Friday,
June 12 Erev Beatles Shabbat service, at 7:00 pm.
It has been a privilege to serve this congregation and I will always
to grateful for your warmth and support. Thank you for the opportunity to meet and connect with so many wonderful people. I am
confident that our next President, Dennis Kayes will benefit from
your continued commitment and support.
Sincerely,
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Temple Emanu-El Bulletin • June-July 2015
Every Can
Counts
Now more
than ever.
Please bring a can of food
for the chaveet whenever
you visit Temple. Our
neighborhood food banks
thank you for sharing your
food with the hungry because…
Now more than ever,
EVERY CAN COUNTS!
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DIRECTLY TO YOU: News from the ECC
WHERE OUR EXPERIENCE PROVIDES YOUR
CHILD WITH THE BEST EXPERIENCE
Once again, our Young Master’s Art Show was
enjoyed by all of our families. With art projects
created throughout the year, the growth and development of the children, as well as their creativity,
were reflected throughout the building.
With our annual Shalom celebrations taking place,
another school year is coming to a close. Many
of our children have been with us from “womb to
room” thereby becoming an integral part of our
Eileen Brand
Early Childhood Community. I know the experiences in our school have given the children the confidence and tools
for success in their future education.
Spring has finally sprung! Rabbi Kalfus joined our Jungle Room
green house to help with spring planting. A picture is worth a thousand words. Enjoy these photos.
Day camp will begin on Monday, June 15th. Our Camp Run About
campers will enjoy fun in the sun with water play, outdoor play, Moon
Jump, and Farmer John and his farm animals. Camp Get-Away children will enjoy weekly field trips, swimming at the Jewish Center and
special performances by Ben Spitzer and Paula Doak, among others.
I wish all dads a happy and relaxing Father’s Day. The following may
give you a chuckle or two, but also food for thought:
4 years: My Daddy can do anything!
7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.
8 years: My father does not know quite everything.
12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
14 years: Oh, Father! He is hopelessly old-fashioned.
21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!
25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.
50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?
60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!
65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.
Anonymous
Be sure to give your child an extra hug today.
Eileen Brand, Director,
Early Childhood Community
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Temple Education
TEMPLE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL –
We’re Off for the Summer!
Registration is open – Discounted Rates until July 1, 2015
Registration forms for next year are now available
online at www.emanuel-mich.org
This has been a wonderful and
rewarding year for me, and for the
school. We’ve successfully experimented with so many programs.
We’ve been featured several times in
the Jewish News, and programs from
Chicago to Denver have called to
inquire about our high school model. I
can’t wait to see what happens next here!
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL – Shomrei Adamah!
It is always difficult to say good
bye. This month we bid a fond
farewell and send our appreciation to Sue Salinger, our Director of Education. Thanks Sue
for your leadership of our education programs and for sharing with us Torah,
avodah and g’milut chasadim and for Jewishly
energizing so many of our Temple families. Your
wisdom and zeitgeist for Jewish life and learning is an inspiration to all. As you continue your
Michigan Jewish journey with Hazon, we wish
you the best and look forward to collaborating
with you in the years ahead.
Todah rabah and l’hitraot.
Protecting the Earth, working with our Garden Committee
Just Look
at what
we’ve been
up to!
Mazel Tov!
B’nai Mitzvah
Brett Davidson - Saturday, June 6
We congratulate Brett Matthew Davidson on becoming Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, June 6. His parents,
Ellyn and Jon, and siblings, Lacey and Seth will join in the celebration. Brett is the grandson of Vicki
and Ben Craine and Joan and Stuart Davidson and the great grandson of Lucille Miller.
Brett is a student at Norup International School in Oak Park. He dedicated his mitzvah project to
helping the homeless by volunteering at COTS (Coalition on Temporary Shelter) in Detroit.
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Membership
Important reminders about annual membership
commitments for the year beginning July 1, 2015
Todah rabbah for your support of our congregation. Your financial commitments are a significant part of the financial foundation of our Temple. When
you complete your dues commitment form we ask, if you are able, that you
increase your pledge so our congregation can better serve all of us.
If you have not yet completed and returned your dues pledge form, please do
so as soon as possible. The deadline this year for returning dues pledges is
June 12. If you need another form sent to you, please contact the office. If you
have questions about your financial obligations to the Temple, please contact
our Executive Director Fred Frank (248) 967-4020, or call and ask to speak
to one of the members of the Financial Obligations Committee, to discuss
privately your specific concerns and situation.
Please note that our membership commitment policy is that if you do not
return your pledge form by June 12, your dues commitment automatically
defaults to the standard dues rate of $2,250 or what you pledged last year –
whichever is higher. If that is not your intent, please complete and return your
pledge form.
For our Religious School parents, please note that your membership dues
pledge needs to be received and financial obligations need to be current for us
to complete the Religious School registration process.
Thank you from the Financial Obligations Committee!
SOME IMPORTANT DATES CONCERNING
THE 5776 HIGH HOLY DAYS
Friday, June 12, 2015
Deadline to return dues commitment
pledges for 2015-16
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Deadline for Yahrzeit plaque orders for
HHD (contact Barbara Zeevi in the
office if you would like to order a
memorial plaque)
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
All first quarter (7/1-9/30/15) financial
obligations (dues, tuition, building fund)
must be paid for tix to be mailed
September 2-5
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Deadline for ordering additional HHD
tix (order forms will be mailed)
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Deadline for names for memorial
Book of Remembrance
Thursday, September 10, 2015
All prayer books must be paid for/
picked up (order forms will be mailed)
High Holy Days Preview
A few important dates come up well before
the High Holy Days, so we have a summary
schedule at right. Reminder: As always, in
order to have HHD tickets mailed, members
need to be paid up in all their financial commitments through September of 2015. Your
July, August and September statements will
show what that amount is, and you’ll need to
have it paid up by September 1, 2015 in order
for tickets to be mailed. Thus, if you have not
yet returned your Dues Commitment Form
for 2015-16, please do so at your earliest
convenience. We incur many expenses at the
start of the fiscal year as we get ready for the
holidays and for Religious School, so we do
very much need and appreciate your timely
payments. We hope you will enjoy a relaxing
summer.
High Holy Days Services Dates / Times 2015 – 5776
S’lichot
Saturday, September 5
8:00 pm program
9:00 pm service
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Sunday, September 13
8:00 pm service
Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 14
9:00 am family service
10:30 am regular service
4:30 pm tot service
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Kol Nidre
Tuesday, September 22
8:00 pm service
Yom Kippur
Wednesday, September 23
9:00 am family service
10:30 am regular service
1:00 pm study session
2:00 pm classical music meditation
3:00 pm afternoon service
4:15 pm (approximately)
memorial/yizkor service
5:00 pm ne’ilah/concluding service
5:45 pm havdalah service
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The Temple Emanu-El
Community Garden is
Alive and Well
Think mitzvah, tikkun olam (repairing the world), shomrei adamah
(keepers of the earth), Earth Day, and being good neighbors, wrap
that all together with education and fun, and you have a pretty
good summary of our Community Garden here at Temple EmanuEl. Starting with seeds, we grow a wide variety of vegetables and
flowers which are donated to the senior citizens living next door
to us. Many of the recipients are elderly Russians who remember
a lifestyle of growing their own produce in the Soviet countryside
and the community garden gives them a welcome opportunity to
eat fresh and organic once again. In fact, the garden produce is so
anxiously anticipated, that much of it is “self-harvested” before the
garden crew can get to them!
This past year’s youth group instruction focused on the farm
to table food cycle (or lack thereof) in our Detroit area. Many
speakers, discussions, activities, and field trips centered on this
theme. Inspired by one speaker, our youth group decided to build
a compost bin to enhance our garden soil and encourage recycling
of appropriate scrap foods from Temple functions. A truly inspiring article on our youth’s commitment to helping can be found at
myjewishdetroit.org/2015/05/earth-bound-and-eco-friendly/
In honor of Earth Day, all of our Temple Religious School students
coordinated efforts to prepare the eighteen beds for planting. With
the addition of a new gro-light system for starting seeds in the
Temple basement, and an anticipated new irrigation drip system in
the beds, the garden crew is psyched and ready to grow. We are always looking for like-minded members to join us on Sunday
mornings as we take care of the garden together from 10 AM to noon. With or without experience, it is – quite simply – a lot
of fun. MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO. Come join us. For further information, contact Phyllis
Meyers at 216-509-5667 or Deb Renner at 313-320-4376.
Earth-Bound and Eco-Friendly Teens
Go Green at Temple Emanu-El
Article reprinted from myjewishdetroit.org
By Carly Sugar, Youth Director, Temple Emanu-El
Traditionally, Jewish Religious School has an intellectual focus. Focusing exclusively on the intellectual, however, can leave students a step
removed from their individual interests and their personal Jewish journey.
For most young adult students at any given Jewish congregational school,
attendance is reluctant and, for some, it’s downright involuntary. “My
parents are making me,” or “So I can put it on my college application,”
or “So I can get confirmed, whatever that means,” are common responses
to the question “Why are you here?” Very seldom do students arrive with
the eagerness for learning that comes from actually wanting to be there.
Carly Sugar (Youth Director/Young Adult Educator),
Samantha Katz, Sarah Finegood (both 11th grade)
Getting down to earth
At Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Arturo Kalfus enlisted Director of Congregational Learning, Sue Salinger, and Youth Director, Carly
Sugar, to build a new post-B’nai Mitzvah curriculum – from the ground up. Through a Jewish lens, students have spent the year
examining societal systems which have created vast injustices worldwide. Learning to ask tough questions while struggling with the
discomfort of how these systems benefit or oppress them, the group has become more aware and concerned about the issues around
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common resources- clean water, clean air, sustainable energy,
healthy food, the accessibility of these resources for all – issues
that are ultimately of environmental and social concern to everyone. Moreover, they have explored ways to take action.
“It’s been a great experience learning about these issues…along
with the potential that we have to make a change,” said 11th
Grader Samantha Katz.
Finding a practical solution
On a cool and rainy Sunday in April, students of Temple EmanuEl’s Young Adult Program gathered at Great Lakes Landscape
Design, in Oak Park, to build a compost system for the Temple as
their final project for the year. A student-conceived and student-led
project, the three-bin system will serve to convert food, paper and
yard waste into “black gold” to enrich the Temple garden, while
standing as a model for the community to practice the mitzvah of
becoming Shomrei Adamah – guardians of the Earth.
Leaders on the project: Constructing the compost bin at
Great Lakes Landscape Design, Carly Sugar and Sam Katz
pair up on building a section
The concept of composting for the congregation grew from the
unit of study on Adamah (Earth), where students explored their local food system, its unsustainable techniques, and greener alternatives. When Ty Petrie, an expert on compost in Detroit, joined the class to share his knowledge, the students decided to approach the
Temple’s Board of Directors to propose building a compost system on Temple Emanu-El’s grounds.
“If we don’t do this, no one will,” remarked 11th Grader, Sam Hurwitz.
Taking ownership, taking charge
From start to finish, the class organized and directed the process of their compost project. Students chose their roles and responsibilities, each according to their interest in research, curriculum development, design and building and project organization. Sarah
Finegood, 11th Grade student and President of Temple Emanu-El’s NFTY chapter, presented the class proposal to the Temple’s Board
of Directors. The Board’s approval was all the positive feedback the students needed to spark their excitement and confidence to move
the project forward.
“Seeing these students take complete ownership of a project, from conception to execution, and watching them learn from a place of
individual purpose has been remarkable,” said Carly Sugar. “Learning happens here through letting students take some measure of
control of their own learning process, and they are inspired.”
A visit to the Detroit trash incinerator with EMEAC (East Michigan Environmental Action Council) was another influential experience. Students were surprised to learn that the country’s largest solid waste incinerator is in Detroit. EMEAC representatives and
youth discussed with our students how the incinerator negatively impacts our environment and the health of residents living nearby.
Stepping out of the classroom, into the world
This youth-led compost initiative is just one example of how to build skills and knowledge through hands-on work, which contributes to feelings of empowerment and ownership, and creates deeper participation and engagement. This year, students have explored
Jewish issues of sustainability in a four-world’s model: earth (body), water (emotion), fire (intellect) and air (spirit/imagination). From
visiting experts teaching seminar-style, to exploratory trips into Detroit’s communities working for change, to direct hands-on projects,
this year’s students are active in a whole new way for Temple Emanu-El.
“We introduced students to as many contemplative practices as time allowed this year,” said Director of Congregational Learning Sue
Salinger. “We see that our over-scheduled, performance-driven students need a release, a skill set that can allow them to rest in the
midst of their high-speed, always-on lives. Jewish meditation, attention to Kavannot (intention) in daily life, and art as a practice of
self-awareness building are all part of what an engaged Judaic curriculum can offer.”
Temple Emanu-El’s Young Adult Program hasn’t cracked the code on engaging this overscheduled and over-stressed post-Bar Mitzvah
set. They are making strides, however, by incorporating student-led project-based-learning activities, guest speakers and facilitators,
and contemplative and experiential learning modalities.
In a world burdened with problems of overwhelming speed, Temple Emanu-El’s Religious School looks not only to ancient Jewish
wisdom, but also to its students’ interpretations of it. This group of students is helping the Emanu-El community learn the meaning
and action behind our favorite Hebrew phrase: tikkun olam.
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A Sincere Thank You:
We sincerely thank everyone for their generous contributions to our various funds. Your support allows us to continue
offering our outstanding programs and services and helps us to support all members of our Temple Family. Thank you!
FUND FOR LIFE
In Memory of:
LIILLIAN GREENWALD
ONEG SHABBAT FUND
Marian “Mickey” Pelzner
Lipshaw
Lois & Stuart Falk
For the Speedy Recovery of:
GENERAL GIFTS FUND
General Donation:
From: Lillian Pruitt
Our 64th Anniversary
Rosa & Norm Berger
Judy Greenwald for all her
support with the Temple
Emanu-El Community
Garden
Temple Emanu-El Community Garden Crew
Fern Katz, Thinking of you!
Judy Greenwald
In Honor of:
The marriage of Amy Meisner
to Tyler Anderson
Marcia & Mitch Meisner
In Memory of:
Samuel Simon
T.E. Board of Trustees
Ann & Bruce Klein
Gilberta Jacobs
T.E. Board of Trustees
Linda & Steve Permut
Marcia & Michael Leibson
Marlene Bieman
T. E. Board of Trustees
Ben Braiker
Harry Patterson
The Caring Community
Marian “Mickey” Pelzner
Lipshaw
Sheila & Shel Kohn
BEVERLY GOLD MEMORIAL COLLEGE STUDENT
FUND
In Memory of:
Chawa Meler
Rosa & Norm Berger
ROBERT ALAN GOLDS
FUND
In Memory of:
Samuel Simon
Aric Parr & Deita Besemer
Barbara Zeevi
Lou & Flo Citarel
In Honor of:
In Memory of:
Samuel Simon
Rose Selik
Gilberta Jacobs
Judy Greenwald
Golda Gussin, Grandmother
Flo Citarel
LECH LECHA OPERATING
ENDOWMENT
In Memory of:
Marlene Bieman
David & Jill Hart
Gilberta Jacobs
David & Jill Hart
Marsha & Chuck Owen
Samuel Simon
Marsha & Chuck Owen
Nate Gordon
Bruce & Linda Gordon
MASON-STEINHARDT-JACOBS ENDOWMENT FUND
In Memory of:
Gilberta Jacobs
George & Janice Erdstein
Barbara & Doug Kellerman
MISHKAN T’FILAH
In Memory of:
Laura Schultz, Bat Mitzvah
The Marsch Family
Kelly Onickel with love and
thanks for everything you’ve
done for us!
The Schultz Family
Harriet Goldman
Flo & Lou Citarel
Samuel Simon
Bob & Robin Gershman
Solita Cohn
Laura & Ed Cohn
Madolyn Rosenthal
The Rose, Pulleyblank &
Rosenthal Families
Sophie Mikon
Carol & Richard Kaczander
Jason Bennish, Great
Nephew
Lou & Flo Citarel
Gilberta Jacobs
The Caring Community
Faith Naber
Wendy Shifrin
Debora & Faith RobinsonRenner
Elaine Gordon
Bruce & Linda Gordon
BEA SACKS SOCIAL
ACTION FUND
Donation to Brovary Project:
From:Barbara Karchin
From: Temple Emanu-El 5th
& 6th Graders
In Memory of:
Ben Braiker
Ann & Bruce Klein
MUSIC FUND
In Honor of:
In Memory of:
PRAYER BOOK FUND
In Memory of:
Evelyn Levine
Glorya Traute
Barbara & Isaac Rabotnick
Seymour Rabotnick
PRESIDENT’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Memory of:
In Memory of:
Samuel Simon
Faye & Lou Damraur
Archie & Sophia Zeitlin
The Greenwood Family
Archie Zeitlin
Geraldine Palmer
Gilberta Jacobs
Ann & Bruce Klein
Bud Sherbow
RUTH & MAXWELL
STETTNER CARING
COMMUNITY
Gilberta Jacobs
Marcia & Mitch Meisner
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND
In Honor of:
Rabbi Arturo Kalfus with
love and thanks for all the
support you’ve shown to our
family!
The Schultz Family
In Honor of:
Alie Kabbe, wishing you
good health
Marcia & Mitch Meisner
In Memory of:
Albert Finn
Abe Becker
Lois Eder
Shirley Finn Podolsky
Marian Pelzner Lipshaw
Ernest Needle
Barbara & Stuart Trager
Samuel Simon
Marilyn & Don Cohen
The Caring Community
Barbara & Stuart Trager
Gilberta Jacobs
Marilyn & Don Cohen
Barbara & Stuart Trager
Dan & Sue Stettner
DR. MAURICE B. WEINER
& DR. RICHARD A.
WEINER CHILDREN’S
BOOK FUND
In Memory of:
Stephanie Odle
Judy Weiner
LEE WOLIN MEMORIAL
AITZIM CHAYIM FUND
In Memory of:
Marianne Wolin
Denny & Jenny Patterson &
Lynn Wolin
ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Laura Schultz, Bat Mitzvah
Spenser Keys, Bar Mitzvah
T.E. Board of Trustees
Memorial Plaques
memorial plaque: $550. Tree of Life Leaf: $250 each.
TREE OF LIFE Stones: $1,250 each. Contact Barbara at 248-967-4020
The cost of a memorial plaque in the
Anne Jospey Sanctuary is $550. Should
you wish to purchase a plaque in memory of a loved one, please contact Barbara in the administrative office. Purchasing
a permanent memorial plaque entitles
you to receive annual yahrzeit notices
as long as we have a current mailing
address for you or your family’s representative. Contact Barbara in the office
at 248-967-4020 to purchase a plaque in
memory of a loved one.
Tree of Life An engraved leaf or stone
on the Tree of Life in the Rosen foyer is
a beautiful way to honor loved ones or
commemorate special events. Leaves
are $250 each. Stones are $1,250 each.
Contact Barbara at 248-967-4020
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TEMPLE CALENDAR - June 2015
Check the live calendar for daily updates on
Temple’s website http://emanuel-mich.org/calendar
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Executive Director
Director, Education & Youth Activities
Director, Early Childhood Community
President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Immediate Past President
Upcoming Events at Temple Emanu-El
Hawaiian Shirt Shabbat Picnic Dinner & Erev Shabbat Services
Friday, July 10, 2015 • Dinner at 6:15 p.m
$11 pp; $6 Kids under 10; Under 3: FREE
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RSVP by, July 7. Please indicate your choice of either hamburger or Quinoa burger so we may order correctly.
Tear-off registration for events listed above
NameDay phone Event
# Adults
Please make your check payable to: Temple Emanu-El and return to the Temple office.
# Children
Amount Enclosed
TOTAL Enclosed: $
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