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The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism FEBRUARY 2014 SHEVATADAR I 5774 Vol. 165 No. 6
SHABBAT SERVICES FOR FEBRUARYSHABBAT TERUMAH
31 Friday Evening4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat
Feb. 1 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13
SHABBAT TETZAVEH7 Friday Evening
First Friday Family Shabbat4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:00 PM - Snacks6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat7:30 PM - Pot Luck Dinner
8 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Exodus 27:2030:10 Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-43:27
SHABBAT KI TISA14 Friday Evening
4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat ShabbatPizza to Follow
15 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Exodus 30:1134:35 Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-18:39
SHABBAT VAYAK'HEIL21 Friday Evening
4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat with some Shabbat Zemirot
22 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox10:30 AM -Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-7:50
SHABBAT SH'KALIM / P'KUDEI28 Friday Evening
Fourth Friday Late Shabbat4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots7:00 PM - Dinner (RSVP, $10)8:00 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat9:00 PM - Oneg and Discussion with Jeffrey Stein: The Afford-able Care Act Implementation: The Good, The Bad and The Awful."
March 1 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Exodus 38:21-40:38 Haftarah: I Kings 7:51-8:21
The Rabbi A. StanleyDreyfus
Memorial Lecture
Saturday, February 226:00 PM: Dinner and
Havdalah
Lecture to follow
Rabbi Barry L. SchwartzDirector of
The Jewish Publication Societywill speak on
Judaism's Great Debates:The Birth of
Modern Judaism
Rabbi Schwartz will focuson two crucial debates:
~ Spinoza and the Amsterdam Rabbis ~~ Abraham Geiger, Samson Raphael
Hirsch and Zecharais Frankel ~
RSVP by February 16:718-638-7600 or
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Rabbis Message Dreyfus Memorial LectureRabbi Dreyfus, z"l. . . Rabbi Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus,z"l,was a singular phenomenon. A na-tive of Youngstown, OH, Rabbi Dreyfus was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 1946, subsequently earned his Ph.D. there, and went on
to serve congregations in Terra Haute, IN, Shreveport, LA and Galveston, TX. He served as
Rabbi of Union Temple from 1965-1979, and continued as Rabbi Emeritus until his death in2008. He was a scholar of seemingly boundless dimensions. His doctorate was in Sephardic
history. His teaching at HUC-JIR was in the Department of Rabbinics. He was a liturgist of
unimpeachable stature, and served as Chair of the Liturgy Committee of the Central Confer-
ence of American Rabbis, overseeing the writing and publication of Gates of Prayer, Gates of
Repentance, Gates of the House, Gates of Mourning,and Gates of Forgiveness, the incredible
series of prayer books for the Reform Movement published during the 1970's. He also served as CCAR Place-
ment Director for over a decade. Aside from all this, he was a loving husband to Marianne, father to Dr. James
and Richard,z"l, father-in-law to Rabbi Ellen and Helen, and grandfather to Ben, Lina, David, Daniel and Adam.
And now there are great-grandchildren too. And of course, we cannot forget his quick wit and good humor, and
his unparalleled ability to manipulate the English language. We loved him, and we miss him.The Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus Memorial Lecture. . . Part of Rabbi Dreyfus's legacy to our temple was a con-
tribution to serve as a building block for an annual lecture series. This year will be the third in this annual se-
ries. We are grateful to Rabbi Dreyfus for this gift of love to our congregation, and we encourage all our con-
gregants and friends to perpetuate it through the kindness of contributing to it.
Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz. . . We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz as this year's Rabbi DreyfusMemorial Lecturer. Rabbi Schwartz serves as Director of the Jewish Publication Society, the preeminent pub-
lisher of Jewish books to the English-reading world since 1888. Rabbi Schwartz also serves as Rabbi of Congre-
gation Adas Emuno of Leonia, NJ. He attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and graduated from Duke
University,Magna Cum Laude. He was ordained at HUC-JIR in New York in 1985 and holds Master of Arts in
Hebrew Literature and Doctor of Divinity degrees from HUC-JIR. He began his career in Israel, as Rabbi of theLeo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, and went on to serve congregations in Amherst, NY, Chevy Chase, MD,
and Cherry Hill, NJ. Rabbi Schwartz is actively involved in Jewish environmentalism. He was a founding mem-
ber of the Washington, D.C. chapter of Shomrei Adamah,the first national Jewish environmental organization.
He serves on the grassroots advisory committee of COEJL, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life,
and helps lead the Environment Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Schwartz is a
prolific writer: the author of four books, a prize winning short story, and articles that have appeared in theJour-
nal of Reform Judaism, American Jewish History,and theHebrew Union College Annual. His textbook,Jewish
Heroes, Jewish Values, is currently used in over 300 religious schools nationwide. Another text, Jewish Theol-
ogy: A Comparative Study, explores Jewish denominational thinking.Honi The CirclemakerEco-Fables From
Ancient Israelis a series of folktales for children. Rabbi Schwartz recently authored Judaism's Great Debates,
which was published in both adult and youth editions. He is married to Deborah A. Schwartz, an occupationaltherapist specializing in hand rehabilitation. Their three children are Nadav, Talia, and Noam. Friend, colleague
and classmate to Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Schwartz proudly counts himself among the legion of rabbis who
were privileged to study with Rabbi Dreyfus. Without a doubt, Rabbi Dreyfus would have qvelled greatly to
have welcomed Rabbi Schwartz to Union Temple for this lectureship.
Please join us!. . . . Saturday, February 22. Dinner at 6:00 PM, followed by Rabbi Schwartz's teaching.
RSVP by February 15: 718-638-7600 (or) uniontemple@uniontemple.org.
-Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman
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An interesting article entitled, German, Jewish and Neither by Yascha Mounk recently was printed in the
opinion pages of The New York Times (Sunday Review, January 5, 2014). Mr. Mounk is the author of
Stranger in My Own Country: A Jewish Family in Modern Germany and grew up there in the 1980s and
90s, but now resides in New York. According to his figures, Hitler reduced the German Jewish population
from over 500,000 to only about 15,000 at the end of WWII (the current estimate is well over 100,000). Basi-
cally, his story is one of an identity crisishis parents were not fervent Jews yet as he grew up he began to
feel more Jewish but less German. To achieve his goal to be merely viewed as an individual, Yascha left his
beloved home country and now identifies himself as a New Yorker. How does this relate to us here at Union
Temple you ask? Do we identify first as (A) Brooklynites, (B) Americans, or (C) Reform Jews or does this
matter? Thankfully, we welcome (D)
All of the above, and provide wonder-
ful programming to help resolve any
Jewish identity crises. Yes, we have
beautiful music at our services, an
event of note following almost everyFriday Shabbat, Brotherhood and Sis-
terhood breakfasts with book discus-
sions and films on socially relevant is-
sues, fun-filled programs for chil-
dren, a youth group and excellent He-
brew education. We even have the
Eastern Athletic Health Club offering
discounts to Temple members. Where
else can you sate your emotional, spiri-
tual, and physical needs under one
roof! So get your friends to give us a
try and perhaps we can consolidate
their identities. Remember the bipolar
Native American who one minute
thought he was a wigwam and the next
a teepee he went to a therapist who
concludedyoure too tents!
-Leonard Shiller, Treasurer
Officers olumn Jewish Identity
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We thank Moe Kornbluth for a very moving talk about
Franboth the book and Fran herself - at the Brother-
hood and Sisterhood book discussion in January.
On Sunday, February 9th, at 10 AM we will have aplanning meeting for the coming months. And well
have coffee and bagels, of course. The first thing we
will be planning is the Brotherhood Shabbat service
and lunch on Saturday, March 1st. It is a favorite an-
nual event for the Brotherhood, an opportunity to par-
ticipate in leading the service and then enjoy lunch
together. Ill be sending out an email soon to ask
what part everyone would like in the service. And if
Ive missed you, I apologize, and please email me atstevenmarkleo@prodigy.net.
Lastly, a gentle reminder Brotherhood welcomes
new (and continuing) members. Dues are just $36.
Please join us!
-Steve Segall, Brotherhood President
BrotherhoodSave the Dates
Passover Care
PackagesSend a package of Passover
goodies from Union Temple
to your kids off at college.
Just submit name, address
and phone number for each
young person to the office
by March 28th.
Make it a Chag Sameach
indeed!
February
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Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots
Oneg and Discussion with
Jeffrey SteinThe Affordable Care Act Implementation:
The Good, The Bad, and The Awful."
Jeff Stein will lead a discussion on what is reallyhappening with Obamacare and why, where thereare benefits, where there are problems, and what
needs to be addressed as we move forward.
Following Shabbat Service on
Friday, February 28th
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February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month.
Here is a great blog that explains why February is
Jewish Disabilities awareness month- http://
www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities
-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/In our congregation as well as in our Religious
School, we strive to be all inclusive. As it says in
Proverbs 22: 6, educate each child according to
their way. In the Religious School we are using a
Hebrew curriculum that allows each student to
work at their own pace, and learn in their own
way. This is just the beginning. Please check out
the Union for Reform Judaism website for more ways we can be an inclusive congregation- http://urj.org/life/
community/disabilities/
Important Calendar ChangesNo Religious School on February 16 and 23, 2014
-Mindy Sherry, Director of Youth and Family Engagement
First Friday Family Shabbat on Friday, February 7th!
Our schedule for the evening:6:00 Snacks
6:30 Shabbat Service7:30 Potluck Dinner and Music
Food requests for this month's potluck dinner
(Please bring serving for 8-12 peopleand remember take out is just fine):
A F: Dessert Side G - P: Main Dish
Q - S: Salad T - Z: Side Dish
We are looking forward to celebrating Shabbat with you!
Please RSVP to Mindy Sherry at educator@uniontemple.org
Education CornerJewish Disabilities Awareness Month
http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/mailto:mailto:mailto:http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/ -
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It isnt easy, being Jewish! Our people have been oy veyingthat for five millennia. But if thats hard, imag-
ine how difficult it must be to be black and Jewish. Find out on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 10 AM, when our
own Demetria Royals will lead us in a discussion of Rebecca Walkers autobiography, Black, White, and Jew-
ish. The daughter of Pulitzer-prize-winning black author Alice Walker and white Jewish lawyer Mel Leven-
thal, Rebecca was born in Mississippi, the child of that states first legal interracial marriage. Her book is the
riveting depiction of the highs and lows of straddling two worlds and struggling to find her place in both.
Havent read the book? No problem. Youll still find the discussion stimulating, and you are bound to have
much to contribute to it. So dont miss out on this morning of good talk, good friends, and great food!
Sisterhood wishes everyone a happy Valentines Day. May our hearts and our world always be filled with and
led by love.
-Barbara Brett, Secretary
Sisterhood Straddling Two Worlds
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We express our deepest sympathy to
THIERRY GOYER and BETH SHAIRand their children BATRICE and ALICE GOYER
on the death of Thierry's motherCLAIRE GOYER ROZANES
on December 25, in Paris, France.We extend our condolences to Thierry's
father Ren, his sister Juliette her husbandBruno Videau, and their children, and Thierry's uncles,
Maurice and Alain Rozanes.and to
ANNETTE SCHULZ AND LARRY STECKMANand their son ALEX STECKMAN
on the death of Annette's mother
BRIGITTE SCHULZ
on December 14.We extend our condolences as well to
Annette's brother Peter and his wife Mary,their children Monica and Nathan, and
grandchildren Amalia and Henry.
May their memories be for a blessing
TzedakahUNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in memory ofErica J. Shatz-Spry........................................... ..................... Jack ShatzDoris Klueger .................... ........................... ........................ Jennie SchukinHoward and Linda Simka ......................... .......................... ... Aunt Hermia GouldArlene Greendlinger ........................ ......................... ............ Dorothy EbnerAlla S. Gerich ............................................... ........................ Sam MayzenbergMark Silverstein ................ ........................... ........................ Lila SilversteinJoyce M. Charles ............... ........................... ........................ Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofWilliam and Enid Weinstein ........... .......................... ............ Susanne and Henry Singers 50thwedding anniversary
SISTERHOOD HATTIE NEWMAN HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofBarbara and Hy Brett ........................... ......................... ........Susanne and Henry Singers 50thwedding anniversaryDoris Klueger ......................... .......................... .................... Susanne and Henry Singers 50thwedding anniversary
DR. A. STANLEY DREYFUS LECTURE FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofHortense Hurwitz ........................ ........................... ............... Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman
SHABBAT ONEGDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofHenry D. Ehrlich................................................................... the naming of his granddaughter, Ella Jean Ehrlich
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Boulevard-Riverside Chapels1895 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY1-800-522-0588
Proudly maintaining morethan 50 years of Temple involvement
The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn
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E-mail: uniontemple@uniontemple.org
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Emma GoldinStudent Cantor
Shinae KimTemple Musician
Susan SporerPreschool Director
Mindy Sherry
Director of Youth and Family EngagementBeatrice Hanks
President
Abe BarnettEllen KolikoffJeffrey Stein
Vice Presidents
Steven SegallSecretary
Leonard ShillerTreasurer
Mike BaronHortense R. Hurwitz
Doris KluegerHonorary Presidents
David RaphealBulletin Editor
John GolombTemple Administrator
Martin KasdanFuneral Director
(800) 522-0588
Memorial Plaques
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If you wish more information regarding obtaining a
plaque in memory of a loved one please e-mail the
temple at uniontemple@uniontemple.org
or leave a message with the temple office.
FEBRUARYClyde Krell ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. . February 2, 1946
Sadie Sherer ................................................................ February 3, 1937
Anne F. Solomon ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... February 4, 1991
Henrietta Hamburger ........... ............. ............. ............. . February 4, 1920
Frank O. Lane ............. ............. ............. ............. .......... February 5, 1929
Harry A. Levine ............ ............. ............. .............. ....... February 5, 1950Natalie B. Levinson ........................ ............. ............. ... February 5, 1958
Moses Nias ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. . February 6, 1919
Max Selig ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ .... February 6, 1930
William L. Spencer ............ ............. ............. ............. ... February 7, 1949
Isabelle B. F. Ettlinger .................... ............ ............. .... February 7, 1980
Abraham Bestoff........... ............. ............. .............. ....... February 8, 1907
Solomon May ............. ............. ............. ............. .......... February 8, 1919
Alvin D. Rosenberg ........................ ............. ............. ... February 9, 1961
David J. Brown ............. ............. ............. .............. ..... February 10, 1949
Hannah Messing .............. ............. ............. ............. ... February 10, 1984
Max David................................................................. February 11, 1938Sol Kolikoff ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ February 12, 1970
Milton Igelheimer ............ ............. ............. ............. ... February 13, 1907
Dora Sacher ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ February 14, 1954
Anna Solow ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ February 14, 2002
Max Schey................................................................. February 16, 1931
Stella Sterzelbach .............. ............. ............. ............. . February 16, 1960
Helen Epstein ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ February 16, 1987
Hyman Kleiman......................................................... February 16, 1987
Thomas Newman ............. ............. ............. ............. ... February 18, 1910
Henry Bregstein ............ ............. ............. .............. ..... February 18, 1929
Millie W. Baar ............ ............. ............. ............. ........ February 18, 1966
Celine L Rosenthal ............ ............. ............. ............. . February 19, 1947
Regina Weiss Brown ........... ............. ............. ............ February 19, 2000
Fannie Baar ............................................................... February 20, 1947
Phineas Peters ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ February 20, 1951
Morris Messing,Past President........................ ..........February 20, 1969
Kate K. Spitzer .................... ............. ............. ............ February 22, 1937
Dr. Milton G. Wasch ............ ............. ............. ............ February 22, 1957
Stella Baar ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. . February 22, 1959
Charlotte Levy ............ ............. ............. ............. ........ February 22, 1997
Capt. C. S. Rockmore ...... ............. ............. ............ .... February 24, 1945
Dr. Irving Flyer ............. ............. ............. .............. ..... February 25, 1961
Madeleine S. Wallach ............ ............. ............. .......... February 26, 1996
Julius Altschul ............ ............. ............. ............. ........ February 27, 1953
Fanny Nachman ............ ............. ............. .............. ..... February 28, 1918
Arnold M. Heller,Past President ............ .............. .....February 29, 1992
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9:00 AM
Shabbat Hevre9:30 AM Out of
the Shabbox10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
29:30 AM
Religious School
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6:15 PM
Officers
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6:30 PM UnionTemple Singers
6 74:00 PM
Friday at FourFirst Friday
Family Shabbat
6:00 PM Snacks
6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat7:30 PM Pot Luck
Dinner
89:00 AM
Shabbat Hevre9:30 AM Out of
the Shabbox10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
99:30 AM
Religious School10:00 AM
BrotherhoodBreakfast
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6:00 PM
Board ofTrustees
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5:30 PM
ShalomMeditation Circle6:30 PM Union
Temple Singers
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4:00 PM
Friday at Four
6:30 PM
Kabbalat ShabbatPizza Night
159:00 AM
Shabbat Hevre9:30 AM Out of
the Shabbox10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
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MembershipCommittee
Religious School
Vacation
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6:30 PM UnionTemple Singers
7:15 PM
PreschoolCommittee
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4:00 PM
Friday at Four6:30 PM
Kabbalat Shabbatwith Shabbat
Zemirot
229:00 AM
Shabbat Hevre9:30 AM Out of
the Shabbox10:30 AM
Shabbat Service6:00 PM
Dreyfus MemorialLecture & Dinner
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Vacation
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6:15 PM
Religious SchoolCommittee
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6:30 PM UnionTemple Singers
27 284:00 PMFriday at FourFourth Friday
Shabbat
7:00 PM Dinner8:00 PM Service9:00 PM Oneg /
Jeff Steinon Obamacare
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