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“ KOL T.O.L” The “Voice of the Tree of Life”
August 2018 /Av-Elul 5778 Tree of Life Congregation Monthly Newsletter Columbia, South Carolina
Fri, August 3 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
Fri, August 10 6:30pm Friday Night Live featuring Shorashim
R’eih Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
Bat Mitzvah of Kerry Reddy
Fri, August 17 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Sat, August 18 10:30am Bar Mitzvah of Sheldon Coffman
Shof’tim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Fri, August 24 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
Fri, August 31 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8
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From The Board President
YES Fund/Adult Education 10-11
Caring Committee/Birthdays 12-13
Yahrzeits/Calendar 14-15
Prayer Books/Contributions 16-17
Kindly,
Bruce Miller
TOL President
KOL T.O.L.
From the President/From the Rabbi 2-3
Education Director/TOL in Action 4-5
B,nai Mitzvah 6-7
High Holy Days 8-9
Inside this issue:
Fellow Congregants,
I hope this message finds all of you having a great summer. The TOL Board is
working hard to ensure a sustainable year of programming and upcoming
events for 5779. Thank you to our House and Grounds Committee. Our
property has never looked so beautiful. You are an amazing group of talented
volunteers.
Please remember that the High Holy Days start early this year: September 9th is
Erev Rosh HaShanah, so mark your calendars. It is an honor to serve as your
President again this year, and I look forward to seeing all of you over the
holidays!
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FROM THE RABBI
Wishing You a Meaningful Elul,
Rabbi Eric Mollo
From the Rabbi
Dear Friends,
The High Holy Days are just over a month away and we will soon enter into
the Hebrew month of Elul which is known as a time of great introspection
as we prepare ourselves for a larger dose than usual of cheshbon
hanefesh (soul gazing). Before we delve into the turning of the year and
the turning of our hearts, we join in the celebration of two more b’nei
mitzvah students, Kerry Reddy and Sheldon Coffman, as they are called to
the Torah for the first time. Elul officially starts at sundown on August 10th
and Selichot falls at sundown following Shabbat on September 1st.
Selichot is a special transitional observance that involves the changing of
all Torah and sacred furniture covers to white covers as a physical
reminder of purity; we also hear the familiar chants of Al Cheit and Avinu
As part of my own preparation for the High Holy Days during Elul, I participate in a daily meditation
guided by the Jewels of Elul – a collection of inspirational pieces from influential Jewish and non-Jewish
sources. By visiting the website below, you can sign up to receive free meditations every day that you
can also use to guide your personal reflection.
http://www.jewelsofelul.com/receive-a-jewel-a-day/
Malkeinu that call us to that special feeling of openness to improvement many of us experience at this
time of year. We are also blessed to share this first taste of the High Holy Days with our friends from Beth
Shalom who will be joining us at Tree of Life this year. Even prior to Selichot, the Hebrew month of Elul
provides us with daily opportunities to conduct life review, call ourselves to account, and do the real work
necessary for tangible change as we kick off the New Year of 5779.
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From the Education Director
Our first session of religious school is Sunday, September 16th. Classes begin at
9am, but I hope you will join us for a pancake breakfast at 8:45 to kick off the year!
If you have any questions or concerns about religious school or the enrollment process, please feel free to call
or email me.
We have a wonderful program here at TOL, one in which our kids are not only learning about Judaism and He-
brew, but also critical thinking, social & emotional intelligence, and problem solving. Be sure to recommend the
program to your friends and let them know about all the advantages of being a member at TOL!
Kol tuv - be well,
Rabbi Carolan
KOL T.O.L.
NFTY-SAR LLTI Liz Leadership Training Institute for rising 9th-12th graders interested in leadership
*you do not have to be on the youth group board to participate in this event!
Friday, August 24 - Sunday, August 26, 2018
URJ Camp Coleman - Cleveland, GA
Meet new people and see your friends from NFTY, Camp, Israel and Mitzvah Corps
Enjoy a fun, interactive Saturday night activity
Reconnect with your NFTY friends after a sum-
mer apart
Learn valuable skills that will help you build
your resume and take on a leadership role at
your schools, congregations, and communities
Choose leadership electives that fit your goals and
interests
Register online:
www.southernarea.nfty.org
Here's a look at our typical schedule and tuition fees:
9:00-10:45am Religious School
2 years – 8th grade $450
10:45-11:00 Yachad Assembly
11:00-11:45 Lunch & Recess
11:45am-1:00pm Hebrew School
Hebrew: 3rd grade and up $150
Imagination Station: 2nd grade and younger $150
Chai School: 9th-12th grade $280
Page 5 TOL In Action
Ice Cream Social
WRJ / Sisterhood Brotherhood
After a brief summer hiatus, WRJ is planning two big
events for August!
First is our annual YES Fund Brunch – formerly the
Silver Bowl Tea – benefiting the WRJ Youth,
Education, and Special Projects fund. For the first
time, we will be holding the event at TOL, on Sunday
August 12, 2018 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. We
will have scrumptious food, an opportunity to mix
and mingle, and a short presentation on the work of
the YES Fund. Please see our flyer on page 10 to
learn about all the important causes that the YES
Fund Supports! All TOL and Columbia Jewish
community ladies are invited. We hope to have
baby-sitting for their kids, with their own brunch and
activities.
Next, we are teaming with the TOL Membership
Committee and the TOL Brotherhood to bring back
the much-missed Ice Cream Social for the Oneg
Shabbat August 24, 2018. We want to welcome
new TOL members, make the feel at home, and
show appreciation for all of our members. We will
have tables staffed by WRJ, Brotherhood, and other
TOL teams and committees, to show all of the ways
that you can become more involved in TOL – and
meet folks and have fun while doing it!
Finally, we are getting ready to roll out our
membership campaign, based on our new, inclusive
membership model, so that everyone can
participate in WRJ events and activities.
The Brotherhood Board hopes you all have had a
great summer. As we approach the new school
year, it's time to get going again to support the TOL
Religious School and the Tree of Life. The board is
meeting soon to plan out our upcoming events and
service projects. Right off the bat, please plan on
helping with our traditional pancake breakfast for
the first day of Sunday School. This will be on
September 16th. Please let me know if you can
come out that morning to help.
If you have any ideas or suggestions for the
Brotherhood, please feel free to contact me.
([email protected] or [email protected])
Stay tuned for more to come.
Eric Feuerstein,
Brotherhood President
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Bat Mitzvah
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Bar Mitzvah
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High Holidays
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High Holidays
https://www.tolsc.org/event/break-the-fast
https://www.tolsc.org/form/book-of-memory-5779.html
Page 10 KOL T.O.L.
YES Fund Brunch
Click the link to register
https://www.tolsc.org/event/wrj-program3.html
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Adult Education
Click the link to register
https://www.tolsc.org/event/finding-god-in-elul-the-modern-return.html
Click the link to register
https://www.tolsc.org/event/adult-b.-mitzvah-class.html
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Caring Committee
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August Birthdays
August 1
Sheldon Coffman
David Sella
August 4
David Cutler
August 5
Keith Babcock
Landon Williams
August 7
Sarah Shtessel
Josh Gupta-Kagan
August 9
Jeannie Rubin
Hilary Lichterman
August 10
Kim Moses
Meyer Drucker
August 13
Simcha Rodgers
August 14
Rona Maris
Michael Bank
Arthur Levy
August 15
Lisa Kaplan
Ann Gaton
August 16
Lewis Lapine
Marvin Kline
August 17
Victoria Carr
August 18
Yuliana Iskhakov
August 19
Linda Rodgers
Linda Orgain
Bradford Smith
August 21
Tessa Gonzalez
August 23
Eugene Green
Terri Hornauer
August 24
Iris Elfenbein
August 25
Marc Rapport
Ana Sofia Buscemi
Harry Goldberg
August 27
Jack Sterne
August 28
Hannah
Greenhouse
August 30
Eleanor Streisfeld
August 31
George Helman
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Bimah Flowers Yahrzeits
June 1
Howard & Karyn Sheftman in loving memory of Nathan Sheftman, Nancy Cartiff
in loving memory of Neil Cartiff, Alan & Marcia Geers in loving memory of Henry
Geers, Ann Gaton in loving memory of Jacob Silk, Marvin Kline in loving
memory of Edith Kline, Jeannie & Hyman Rubin Jr. in loving memory of Hannah
Rubin, Linda & Jack Stern in loving memory of Lela Kuntz, Janice Rivers in
loving memory of Maie Park.
June 8
Tom & Linda Rodgers in loving memory of Marcelle S. Rodgers, Joan Tucker in
loving memory of Gerald Tucker.
June 15
Carol Barnett in loving memory of Ruth Love, Sara Schechter-Schoeman in
loving memory of Ferdy Schoeman, Bruce Miller & family in loving memory of
Ivan Miller, the Kalb-Ogden family in loving memory of Elizabeth Carlson, Faye
Miller in loving memory of Ivan Miller, Marc Rapport in loving memory of Miriam
Rapport, Dennis Cohen in loving memory of Joseph Cohen, Janice Park Rivers
in loving memory of Arthur Rivers, Abe Wandersman in loving memory of Irving
Wandersman.
June 22
Ned & Julie Strauss in loving memory of Joseph Strauss, Steve Goldring in
loving memory of Terry Goldring, Janice Park Rivers in loving memory of Blair
Rivers, David & Ellen Potter in loving memory of George Potter, Ernie & Donna
Magaro in loving memory of Rachel Davidson.
June 29
Igor & Irina Volynets in loving memory of Valeriy Volynets, Dana Cason in loving
memory of Gail Riley, the Kalb-Ogden family in loving memory of Gustav
Carlson, Terry Garber in loving memory of Harold Eschen.
July 13
Jane Littmann in loving memory of Dr. Lewis E. Littmann, Alan & Carolyn
Conway in loving memory of Betty Conway, Linda & Jack Sterne in loving
memory of Morris Kuntz.
July 27
Gerald & Sandra Euster in loving memory of Bessie Euster and Esther Duni,
Meredith Weinberg in loving memory of M.M. Weinberg, Jr.
August 3
Gerald & Sandra Euster in loving memory of Abe Euster.
Aug 3 Board Host: Laura Kagan
Harry & Bonnie Goldberg
Steve Goldring
Annette Goldstein
Aug 10 Board Host: Josh Gupta-Kagan
Eugene & Lois Green
Marc Green
David & Debra Tedeschi
Bruce & Sherri Greenberg
Aug 17 Board Host: Jackie Dickman-Babcock
Steven Grosby & Naomi Farber
Josh & Avni Gupta-Kagan
Joanne Hafter
William & Amanda Hamilton
Carolyn Hudson
Aug 21 Board Host: Alex Ogden
Lisa & Andrew Helfer
Gregg & Caryn Helman
Harvey & Beth Helman
Richard & Ellen Helman
Ed & Sandy Hertz
August 3
Antonio Arbona-Bennazar*, Jeanette W. Birch*, George Brauer,
Greta L. Bruck*, Fay Buchsbaum, Dolores Carr, Abe Euster*,
Michael Ferrigno, Ilaia Jikhadze, Herman Loewe, Anna B. Radin,
Patricia Rubin, Lila Russ, Naomi Russ, Lawrence S. Scott*, A.
Frederic Serbin*, Bammie Solomon, Minna Wallace*, Frank L.
Weiner*
August 10
Evelyn B. Alion*, JoAnn Baker*, Henry D. Bogatin, Jr., Lynda P.
Catlett, Jack M. Cohen*, Morris Dickman, Bessie Fabra*, Jane K.
Ginsberg*, Isaac Greenberg*, Laurence C. Hertz*, Frederick
Hoffman, Dana Kelley, Anne S. Krauss*, Ruthie Linzer, Abraham
Mellitz, Rose N. Mild*, Hyman P. Rothberg, Edward Scully, Eric
Thompson, Adele Volin*, Revera Wayburn, Eve Werner*
August 17
Edwin Bihari*, Esther Brody, Joseph L. Cohen, Ethel Cohn,
Charlene Davis*, Albert R. Garber, Gustave Gergel*, Rabbi David
Gruber*, Maxine A. Kline, Mary S. Kordon, Irving Krauss*, Edythe
Loryea*, Lev Luchin, Sadye L. Mann*, Steven Phillips, Aaron J.
Rotholz, Ella Segal, Maxine M. Sepulveda*, Marilyn T. Shapiro*,
Rose Sheftman*, Benjamin F. Vineburg*, Martin Weinberger*
August 24
Raymond Bannister, Rudi Barnett, Betty Cantor, Edward Circus*,
Edward Claremont, Brian Everett, Lillian Geers, Ella M. Glick,
Henrietta Halford*, Helen King, Mae Levey, Herbert Levy, Lily
Madnick, Sanford Mazer*, Ida Rauch, Eleanor B. Selig, Bernard
Troy*, George Troyansky, Max Wittenberg*, Abraham
Yazdanpanah
August 31
Ida K. Alion*, Dr. Charles Belove*, Norine L. Eschen, Rabbi
Jerome Gerson Tolochko*, Susan Goldberg, Jeanette
Goldberg, Harry Halpern, Norman Hansen, Elizabeth G.N.
Kalman, Diana L. Kocher, Florence S.R. Kramer*, Muriel S.
Littmann, Hannah C. Loebee, Edward Picow, Hortie Reyner*,
Marilyn Sachs, Helen Slone, Clay D. Smith*, Rubeun Sonne,
Recca Steel*, Sam Stern, Henry Stern, Dr. Jerome Weinstein*
August Oneg Shabbat
Aug 31 Board Host: Donna Magaro
Alan & Bonnie Horn
Stanley & Terry Gomberg
Arthur & Barbara Levy
Carol Hansen
Artur & Yuliana Iskhakov
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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8:00a Seeds of
Hope Farmers
Market
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7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
4
5
6
7
8
6:00p Executive
Board Meeting
7:00 Board
Meeting
9
8:00a Seeds of
Hope Farmers
Market
10
6:30p Friday Night
Live featuring
Shorashim
6:30p Bat Mitzvah of
Kerry Reddy
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12
11:00a YES Fund
Brunch
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6:00p Finding
God in Elul: The
Modern Return
16
8:00a Seeds of
Hope Farmers
Market
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7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
18
10:30am Bar Mitzvah of
Sheldon Coffman
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21
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6:00p Finding
God in Elul: The
Modern Return
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8:00a Seeds of
Hope Farmers
Market
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7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
7:30p Special
Birthday Blessing
8:45p TOL Ice Cream
Social
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8:00a Seeds of
Hope Farmers
Market
31
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
Prayer Books Page 16
Contributions KOL T.O.L. Page 17
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to your favorite TOL
◦ General Funds ($10.00 minimum donation)
◦ Building Fund ($10 minimum donation)
◦ Choir Fund
◦ Caring Committee
◦ Foyer Leaf Fund ($72)
◦ High Holy Day/Passover Fund
(to help cover holiday operating expenses)
◦ Library Fund
◦ Memorial Board & Plaque Fund ($500)
◦ Prayer Book Fund
◦ Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
◦ Rabbi Emeritus’ Discretionary Fund
◦ Religious School Fund
◦ Religious School Neil Cartiff Memorial Fund
◦ Youth Activities Fund
WRJ/Sisterhood Funds ($10 minimum)
◦ Reyner Convention Fund
◦ Courtesy Fund
◦ Evelyn & Dan Daniel Leadership Development Fund
Endowment Funds ($25 minimum)
◦ Jeanette Birch Endowment Fund
◦ Diane Brown Sobel Endowment Fund
◦ Marian D. Fleischman Endowment Fund
◦ Ralph & Sarah Levine Endowment Fund
◦ Sylvia & Sam Savitz Music Enrichment Fund
◦ Jonathan Train Youth Group Endowment Fund
◦ General Endowment Fund
To make a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one, please notate the fund in which you wish to contribute in the memo portion of your check. You may
drop it at the Temple Office or mail it to:
Tree of Life Congregation
6719 North Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29206
To pay by credit card, go to temple’s website www.tolsc.com/giving
If you do not find the fund in which you wish to donate, you may donate your money under membership dues
and fill in the special notes at check out, note where and to whom the donation should be accredited.
TOL Fund Directory
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Dr. Jane Littmann In Honor Of Rabbi Eric Mollo
General Fund
Alex Ogden & Judith Kalb In Honor Of David & Shayna Polen’s new daughter, Shoshana
In Honor Of Marc Posner’s service as treasurer
Carolyn & Stanley Greenberg In Honor Of Alan & Susan Brill’s new grandson
Caring Fund
Rob & Amy Scully In Honor Of David & Shayna Polen’s new daughter, Shoshana
In Honor Of Rick & Debbie Cohn’s new granddaughter, Shoshana
In Honor Of Ernie Magaro’s 60th birthday
In Honor Of Harvey & Beth Helman’s new grandson, Jacob
In Honor Of Keith & Jackie Dickman-Babcock’s new grandson
In Honor Of Alan & Susan Brill’s new grandson
In Memory of Hilda Gelfman
Prayer Book Fund
Rebecca & Michael Coffman In Honor Of Sheldon Coffman’s Bar Mitzvah
Alice Kasakoff Adams In Honor Of Laura & Richard Kagan’s anniversary
Cartiff Fund
Barbara Becker In Memory Of Fred Fields
CoFTY
Dr. Jane Littmann In Honor Of Rabbi Carolan Glatstein
Sylvia & Sam Savitz Music Endowment
Aaron & Erin Absulio In Honor Of Stephen Savitz
Religious School
Debi Baker Brookshire In Memory Of Joann Baker
Laura & Rick Kagan In Honor Of Hannah Greenhouse’s college graduation
In Honor Of Rabbi Leah Doberne-Schor & Dr. Adam Schor’s new home
General, Sisterhood, or Endowment fund. Donations make wonderful gifts.
Tree of Life Congregation
6719 North Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29206
Tree of Life Congregation
Office: 803.787.2182 Fax: 803.787.0309
Website: www.tolsc.org Email: [email protected]
Office Hours
Tuesday—Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
Rabbi Eric Mollo, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Carolan Glatstein, Education Director
Sanford T. Marcus, D.D., Rabbi Emeritus
OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRS BOARD MEMBERS
President Bruce Miller Endowment Robert Feinstein Jackie Dickman-Babcock David Polen
First Vice President Alex Ogden Finance Ernie Magaro Eric Feuerstein Mark Rapport
Second Vice President Jessica Elfenbein House & Grounds Paul Westfall Steve Friedland Jeff Silver
Secretary Mindy Tucker Membership Emily Toombs Annette Goldstein Deb Tedeschi
Treasurer Ernie Magaro Religious School Board Elisa Westfall Josh Gupta-Kagan
Immediate Past President Alan Brill Ritual Laura Kagan Scott Kaplan
AFFILIATES
Brotherhood President Eric Feuerstein
WRJ/Sisterhood President Terry Garber TEMPLE EMPLOYEES LIFE TIME BOARD MEMBERS
COFTY President Ellie Feuerstein Carol Randolph-Davis Sharon Witherell Bernard Fleischman, Jr. Amy Scully
Green Team Representative Carolyn Hudson Stephen Savitz