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From the Rabbi: Hanukkah—An Opportunity to “Check-in”Maalin b’kodesh v’ayn mordin —by Rabbi David Weiner

The holiday of Hanukkah is a relatively recent development in the Jewish calendar—it’s only about 2000 years old. So it wasn’t biblical priests or prophets who were responsible for figuring out how to observe it. Rather, the ancient rabbis, who lived at the time of the Maccabees and afterwards had the opportunity to work it out. And because they were rabbis, drawing off the Greek as well as the biblical tradition, everything was up for debate.

The most famous rabbinic argu-ment about Hanukkah is about something minor: How many Hanukkah candles do you light each night? On the first night? The second? The seventh? The sage Shammai argued that we have it all backwards. We should light eight lamps the first night, then seven the second, then six the third, etc., because the oil in the one cruse the Maccabees found di-minished day by day. On the other hand, Hillel argued that we should light one more lamp each night than we did the night before. He explains: maalin b’kodesh v’ayn moridin. In matters continued on page 3

related to holiness, we lift up (or raise up or carry up) and we do not bring or take down. How we light the menorah directs our aspira-tions: towards more holiness in our lives.

Maalin b’kodesh, always striving towards uplift, is a major theme of our prayers today and throughout the year. In particular, kaddish be-gins with a prayer that we address to ourselves and each other as much as we do to God: May God’s great name be magnified and sanctified in this world that God created, as is God’s desire. Kaddish reminds us that God’s deepest de-sire is for holiness to pervade the world through compassion and kindness, community and stabili-ty, prosperity, justice and freedom. In kaddish, we call each other and

ourselves to make this dream real.

Maalin b’kodesh is not primarily meant to be a concept for ritu-al. Rather, ritual is a signal for maalin b’kodesh. Maalin b’kodesh

When faced with a question of holiness, the Jewish answer is that we ascend, uplift, inspire.

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From the Rabbi....................................1From the President ..............................4Journey to the Mikveh .........................5Eight Ideas for a Meaningful Hanukkah ..6

Calendar .............................................8

Musical Musings ................................10 K.I. Community Photos ......................11

Funds & Endowments, Yahrzeits,

and Appeal Donations ..................13-17

Birthdays

n Ann Krawet ........................... December 2

n Cormac Duffy ....................... December 6

n Carl Weiss ............................... December 6

n Sheila Donath ...................... December 7

n Levi Denmark ....................... December 8

n Haya Nhim Ovitsky ..........December 10

n Randi Robbins ...................December 10

n Noah Denmark ..................December 11

n Brenda Eckstein ................December 11

n Gertrude Moskowitz .......December 12

n Josephine Usow ................December 13

n Fred Landes ........................December 14

n David Rothstein ................December 14

n Jessica Fried ........................December 16

n Steven Rosenthal .............December 17

n Leonard Schiller ................December 17

n Joshua Berthiaume .........December 19

n Paul Green ...........................December 19

n Eve Orlow.............................December 27

n Shlomo Silman ..................December 27

n Sydney Levine....................December 28

n Cindy Bell-Deane ..............December 29

n Allan Lipton ........................December 29

n Eve Edwards .......................December 30

n Robert Berend ...................December 31

n Michael Ende ......................December 31

n Yaacov Rone .......................December 31

n Galina Dobrynina .................... January 2

n Augusta Leibowitz .................. January 2

n Maxine Bookless ...................... January 3

n Marcie Greenfield Simons .... January 5

n Bernard Kauderer .................... January 5

n Molly Novick .............................. January 5

n Ilya Yantovsky ........................... January 6

n Robert Markowitz ................. January 10

n Evan Pressman ....................... January 10

n Joan Raichelson ..................... January 10

n Sol Sutter .................................. January 10

n Lynette Dukehart .................. January 11

n Benjamin Ponemon ............. January 11

n Sergey Yantovsky .................. January 12

n Judith Levine ........................... January 13

n Noah Hochfelder ................... January 14

n Terry Wasser ............................. January 14

n Allen Rosenblatt .................... January 15

n Robert Scherr .......................... January 19

n Freya Segal ............................... January 19

n Marilyn Simons ...................... January 19

n Alex Lederman ....................... January 20

n Alice Model .............................. January 20

n Jack Millman............................ January 21

n Martin Jonas ............................ January 23

n Shira Weiner ............................ January 24

n Harry Albert ............................. January 27

n Elisa Bildner ............................. January 27

n Alan Model ............................... January 31

n Alex Rosen ................................ January 31

n Dara Kaufman, K.I. Member and Ex-ecutive Director of the Jewish Federa-tion of the Berkshires, has been tapped to join Governor Charlie Baker’s Task Force on Hate Crimes. She is represent-ing Berkshire County on this prestigious committee to address the problem of hate crimes in the Commonwealth. Lieutenant Governor Polito described the goal of the task force is “to serve the Commonwealth and help all our resi-dents feel safe from hate and violence.” We wish you a hearty Yashe Koah on be-ing selected to serve on this task force. We at KI are watching your continued public service with great pride.

Dara also currently serves on the Berk-shire County Task Force on Race.

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n Laura & John Frankenthaler .. December 3

n Brenda & Fred Landes .......... December 20

n Lisa & Paul Green ................... December 19

n Maxine & James Frank .......... December 19

n Estelle & Ephram Leibowitz . December 22

n Alice & Alan Model ................ December 25

n Carrie & Bill Wright ................ December 25

n Jan & Harvey Zimbler ........... December 26

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From the Rabbi: Hanukkahcontinued from page 1

doesn’t motivate you to light a certain number of Hanukkah candles; rather, lighting a certain number of Hanukkah candles reminds you to always strive for uplift. The same is true of all ritual—keeping shabbat, reciting blessings, attending minyan, ceremo-nially reading scripture. All these practices are examples of spiritual conditioning, a sort of behavioral values education. So maalin bkodesh might play a significant role in our moral decision making. We ask: Will what I am about to do degrade me, them or us, or will it uplift? Will it disgust myself or others, or will it heal us? With these questions in the back of our minds, we can restore dignity to our lives and help it take root in our society.

On the second day of Rosh Hashana, I invited the congregation to try on maalin b’ko-desh for size, to make a habit of asking ourselves these questions. I suggested that we pose them around the children in our lives, the elders, our partner, coworkers, in the checkout line; that we reflect on how we speak and how we eat; that we ponder them around difficult decisions—the ones that challenge our integrity, identity and sense of purpose.

When faced with a question of holiness, the Jewish answer is that we ascend, uplift, inspire. Hanukkah gives us a chance to check in: How is that journey going for you? What is your next step up?

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FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT Don Sugarman ............... 413-499-4478

MEMBERSHIP Jan Zimbler ...................... 413-448-8443

MARKETING Kara Thornton ................. 413-684-2298

MUSIC COMMITTEE Phil Coleman ................... 413-329-9224

MUSIC DIRECTOR Sherri Buxton .................. 413-243-2709

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TREASURY, FINANCE AND BUDGET Edwin Helitzer ................. 413-499-1202

YOUTH Amy Abramovich ........... 413-499-6388

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PASTORAL CARE. If you are in need of emergency pasto-ral care for any reason, please contact Rabbi Weiner, 413-445-4872, ext. 10.

FUNERALS. Knesset Israel’s funeral arrangements are handled with Flynn-Dagnoli funeral home. Please call 413-663-6523 or 413-442-1733. You can also email [email protected].

CARE COMMITTEE. If you or another K.I. member you know is experiencing serious illness requiring support, please contact the Care Com-mittee by calling the main office of Knes-set Israel, 413-445-4872, ext. 10 and we will be in touch with you.

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From the President


At Rosh Hashanah you heard me talk about how I gauge the success of the Shirei Shabbat service. This service is a monthly, family friendly service, led by congregants playing instruments on the bimah. The popular service uses many familiar melo-dies and sprinkles in tunes that you rmay remember from camp and youth group, Shlomo Carlebach, Debbie Friedman, and others. After the first 10 years, I considered the service a success because it consistently attracted over 100 people each month. Many people who join K.I. mention the spirited Shirei Shabbat service as one of the reasons that they joined. Yes, this is success, but not the most important success.

If you attend the Shirei Shabbat service on Friday, December 15th, you will see what I am now defining as success. Our youngsters, from Pre-K to 4th grade will help lead the service. They will use

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their voices, perform hand movements, and some will even showcase their talents on their own in-struments. They will have this memory forever, and this experience will hope-fully make such a lasting impression that they will always be connected to Judaism through com-munity, prayer, and

music. These are the memories that will inspire them to say, “When I was a kid, I led a musical service at my synagogue, and it was amazing”.

This particular Shirei Shabbat will feature Hanukkah songs and as always, a won-derful community dinner. Please come and support your synagogue youth. Help make this experience incredible for them.

Lara, Levi, and Noah join me in wishing you a Happy Hanukkah, and a healthy and happy 2018. Stay warm!

This year’s 6th and 7th grade classes are focusing on Jewish history, from the pre-Zionist period in the latter part of the 19th century through today. We are reading from a textbook that does an ex-cellent job hopscotching from events in Russia, Poland, and other parts of eastern Europe to Palestine (later Israel) and the United States. We are learning about po-groms and other institutionalized forms of anti-semitism, and the different ways that various groups of Jews met these challenges.

As we discuss the difficult decisions that

Hebrew School Classes Tackle Big QuestionsTeens learn about and discuss pogroms, refugees, and immigration —by Jenny Gitliltz

Jews have had to make—whether and where to immigrate, to stay put and work toward revolution, or the forma-tion of trade unions and other organi-zations—I ask the kids to imagine how they might react if similar events befell them and their families here in the Berk-shires in contemporary times.

We touch on the plight of modern-day immigrants and refugees—whether they be Mexican or Rohingya—and look at how our society and others treat them. We’ve been reading about the waves of Aliyah to Palestine/Israel, and

the difficulties our people faced during the early days, including disease, conflict with Arab neighbors, and trying to start an economy from the ground up.

We also celebrate the accomplishments of these Jewish migrants—from creating the modern Hebrew language, to plant-ing productive farms, to building kibbut-zim and thriving modern cities. Finally, we are discussing how to maintain our own Jewish identities in a modern, sec-ular, pluralistic society when assimilation might be the easier path.

How do we measure Shirei Shabbat success?By the numbers or by the experience?

Knesset Israel Statement of Purpose

Welcome. We are here to nourish mind,

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We are here to inspire through word and deed.

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We are here to celebrate in community.

• We are here to bring life to the

wisdom and values of Torah.•

We are here to transform our world.


Journey to the Mikveh“The old becomes new, and the new becomes holy”—by Ev Bastow

Of Interest

In August of this year, I had the unique experience of visiting Mayyim Hayyim. I cannot talk about that encounter without telling about the life events that led up to that memorable day.

I was born and raised in New York City and grew up in a mostly unobservant home. Except for a rare bar mitzvah or wedding, I never attended a synagogue, but I did attend many family Passover seders. I don’t remember hearing about a mikveh until after I was married. So how did I get to immerse in a mikveh?

After my marriage and the birth of our first son, my husband, David and I, like so many unobservant couples, realized we needed to become more involved in Judaism. We moved from Hartford, Connecticut (where I learned about mikvehs because there was one in a building behind our apartment) to Long Island. Before the birth of our third son, we had the opportunity to be charter members of a new synagogue. Even with the Jewish education and b’nai mitzvah of our sons, we were still minimally involved. Fast forward nearly 30 years, and we became full-time residents of Berkshire County where we found our religious home at Knesset Israel. This was a wonderful, warm congregation and, look at that – there were women on the bimah (pulpit)! We started attending services more often.

Several years later, my husband passed away. Soon after, my congregation offered a bat mitzvah class. Because of our community and our approachable rabbi, David Weiner, I decided to become a bat mitzvah. After two years of study, at the age of 80, I was on the bimah, reading from Torah and conducting the musaf service. I thought it would be a transformative experience, and it was.

But my religious journey was still not over. When a women’s Rosh Chodesh (new moon) group was formed, I joined. I had read several articles about Mayyim Hayyim, and when the group scheduled a trip to the mikveh, I was in. What can I say about my visit? The Associate Direc-tor of Education, Leeza, was engaging and informative. When our group decid-ed to take advantage of the opportunity to experience actual immersion, I knew this had to be part of my religious jour-ney. I wanted more than the visit, I want-ed the experience.

Leeza’s tour of the preparation rooms, the immersion pools, and her explana-tions about the living waters, brought a new feeling to the total privacy of the preparation experience and the pool it-self. First of all, it was apparent that all secular needs were met. Every article of clothing and adornment needed to be removed, so towels and clothing storage were abundant. Cosmetic needs were

also taken care of; lotions and even con-tact lens fluid were available. One could choose complete privacy, or in my case, having had a severe accident over a year ago, a Mikveh Guide was in the room with me hiding her eyes in deference to modesty.

The silence and the ambiance were very spiritual, very conducive to prayer. I had thought about what I was going to say, but my Guide found the right Immer-sion Ceremony for me, one that said it all. So I did what I came for: a spiritual experience that included prayer and im-mersion. When I returned to the waiting room, my Rosh Chodesh mates persuad-ed me that I was glowing. I like to think that Mayyim Hayyim provided the next, but not the final step along my religious journey.

This article was first published on the Mayyim Hayyim blog on October 25, 2017.

The immersion pool at Mayyim Hayyim.

Photo by Tom Kates


1. Family History Night. On one night of Hanukkah invite your family or friends to come over for the candle lighting. Be sure to have a video camera or tape recorder. Ask each person to come pre-pared to share a story about a family member or friend who is no longer alive, or who is unable to share their own sto-ry. Done each year, this will result in a rich collection of family memories. The next year you could give copies of the previous year’s video as Hanukkah gifts to those who attended, as well as family who weren’t in attendance.

2. Personal/Family “Spiritual” Check-in. After lighting the candles think of a meaningful question to discuss: How are we spiritually alive and vital as a person/family? How are we dealing with the sea-sonal norms of the larger culture? How can we dedicate ourselves to living our values? [Rabbi Weiner’s article on page one expands upon the meaning of this important exercise].

3. Study Readings on the Theme of Light. By yourself or with guests, gath-er all of the things, poems, writings you can which bring light into the world. Ask each person to bring one object, poem, idea, or something that has brought the pleasure of light into their life… They might bring it to share and show… or to swap with someone else to experience light in a new form! For example, one year I brought a kaleidoscope, anoth-er year a beautiful sun catcher, another year a poem about light, this year my son brought a solar flashlight! A story about Nelson Mandela was brought by one person, one of Rabin by another, and Hannah Senesh by another.

4. Israel Night. This night everyone brings a news story/clipping, an item, or idea about the “modern Maccabees” and their/our state—Israel. The topics would

be about some of the amazing and chal-lenging things that are going on in, or concerning Israel. Let each person pres-ent what they brought. After a thorough discussion create a way to bless the top-ic. For example, a recent article reported on a plan to destroy the mosque on the Temple Mount. My guests that particu-lar night decided a blessing would be to pray for the persons who intended this to refocus on dialogue about how to share sacred space. Another article focused on seeds for new high protein foods devel-oped by Israeli scientists, which could help feed people in Ethiopia and other struggling nations. Our blessing was for the nations to experience the light of our love through the en-ergy in each seed.

5. Open Tzedakah Boxes. On one of the nights of Hanukkah open all of the tzedakah boxes you and your guests have and count the money in prepara-

tion for giving to a worthy cause (see number 6). I keep a tzedakah box on the counter by my desk at work, many mitz-vah-centered Jews and non-Jews who come through the building help to keep it brimming.

6. Choose a Charity and Give. Decide to which important causes you wish to send your tzedakah money. Have every person bring a clipping about a cause they believe needs funding in the most immediate way. Each person also brings three blank checks and envelopes with them. Everyone then presents their cause and reasons. After hearing the

appeals, each person private-ly fills in their checks—in the amount of their choice—for the causes which most strike them as important to send light to on this Hanukkah night. Seal and address the envelopes, and mail.

Eight Ideas for a Meaningful Hanukkah—by Rabbi Goldie Milgram

Make each night more special and interactive with your friends and family

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Tikkun Olam ~ Heal the World

7. Bring Light Into Someone’s Life. Identify a shelter for battered women, or homeless persons, a rehabiltation fa-cility or nursing home, a class of children or teens (whatever you can think of ) and arrange to bring your menorah there for lighting. If they wish to share, listen to the “Torah” of each person’s life with care. Invite them each to light a candle and express their greatest hopes for their future or most precious memory of light in their lives. Bless them to attain their dreams. Talk to the center director and find out what is most needed for their organization. With money from the tze-dakah box project above buy or gather that item or items and donate them. If you have children in your life, make sure they come along with you and help with the blessings and decisions!

8. Watch the Candles Burn. A long-stand-ing practice is to silently watch the Hanuk-kah candles burn, it is a form of Jewish meditation practice as far back as the Talmudic period. Loosely focus your eyes on the menorah and savor the minutes of pure light. Notice what comes up for you, even after the last flame has siz-zle-fizzled out. What blessings have oc-curred for you during the eight nights of lights? Share or write about your experi-ences in a journal.

This article was first published on the Re-claiming Judaism website reclaimingjuda-ism.org. It is presented here in edited form. Rabbi Goldie Milgram founded and directs the non-profit Reclaiming Judaism, serves as dean of the Institute for Jewish Spiritual Education, is Editor-in-Chief for Reclaim-ing Judaism Press, and co-chair of the As-sociation of Professional Jewish Artists.

Looking for something to do during the cold winter months of January and Febru-ary? The hamantaschen fundraiser project is just the activity to warm you up!

Many volunteers are needed to help with baking, packing, and coordinating de-tails. It takes a lot of advanced planning to have all those cookies ready by Purim which is February 28th this coming year.

We will be baking on Sundays 9:30 - noon and Tuesdays 5:30 – 8 p.m. starting on Sunday January 7, 2018 and continuing into February for about 10 sessions until we reach our goal.

This K.I. fundraiser has been sharing volunteers to make hamataschen not only for K.I. but for Federation’s “Joe’s Project”—where federation volunteers make and de-liver mishloach manot bags to homebound Jewish seniors in the Berkshire County area (Susan Frisch Lehrer coordinates Joe’s Project)

The K.I. project is a fun community-wide project which raises funds for Knesset Israel Synagogue. Please volunteer some time to help with this project. Training will be provided—and you may make some new friends in the process! Look for further details coming in January in the mail.

For more information, email Cindy Helitzer at [email protected].

Preparing for PurimVolunteers are needed!


December/January Calendar

KOSHER MEAT DELIVERY

• Order by Dec. 4 & Pick up on Jan. 17

• Order by Dec. 8 & Pick up on Jan. 22

REGULAR SERVICE SCHEDULE

Sunday.................................. 8:45 AM & 7 PM

Tuesday ..................................................... 7 PM

Friday ................................................... 5:45 PM

Saturday ..........................................9:30 AM & .......................18-33 minutes before sunset

CLASSES

Torah Portion of the Week (Library) .............Tue., December 5, 12, 19, 26 .... 10–11:30 AM

Enhanced Prayer Study ............................................Wed., December 6, 13, 20, 27 .....10–11:30 AM

CHAI Community School (Temple Anshe Amunim) .....................................................................

...................................................................................Wed., December 6, 13, 20 .....................4–6 PM

The Ethical Life ....................................................Thu., December 7, 14, 21 ............ 10:45–Noon

The David Story (Teens only)..........................Sat., December 2, 9, 16 ............. 8:40–9:30 AM

Walking with Mitzvot (w/Judith Weiner) ...Sat., December 2, 9, 16 ...........9:00–10:00 AM

Hebrew School ....................................................Sat., December 2, 9, 16 ............... 9 AM–12 PM

Exodus Inspirations ........................................................Sat., December 2, 9, 16 ...Sundown/Times vary

Torah Portion of the Week (Library) .............Tue., January 2, 9, 16 .................. 10–11:30 AM

Enhanced Prayer Study ............................................Wed., January 3, 10, 17 ...................10–11:30 AM

CHAI Community School (Temple Anshe Amunim) .....................................................................

...................................................................................Wed., January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ............4–6 PM

The Ethical Life ....................................................Thu., January 4, 18, 25.................. 10:45–Noon

The David Story (Teens only)..........................Sat., January 6, 20, 27 ................ 8:40–9:30 AM

Walking with Mitzvot (w/Judith Weiner) ...Sat., January 6, 20, 27 ..............9:00–10:00 AM

Hebrew School ....................................................Sat., January 6, 20, 27 .................. 9 AM–12 PM

Exodus Inspirations ............................................................Sat., January 6, 13, 20, 27 ....Sundown/Times vary

CANDLE LIGHTING

Friday .............December 1 .............4:03 PM

Friday .............December 8 .............4:02 PM

Friday .............December 15 ..........4:03 PM



Friday .............January 5 ..................4:17 PM

Friday .............January 12 ................4:24 PM



Saturday, December 2, 9, 16 – Exodus Explorations .......................................4:00 PM

Friday, December 15 –Hanukkah Shirei Shabbat ..............................................5:30 PM

Friday, January 19 – Shirei Shabbat (Snow date, January 26) .................5:30 PM

Saturday, January 6, 13 – Exodus Explorations . .....................................4:15 PM

Saturday, January 20, 27 – Exodus Explorations . .....................................4:30 PM

EVENTS & MEETINGS

Cemetery Committee Meeting ................... Tue., December 12 ...........................7:30 PM

Hanukkah Shirei Shabbat .............................. Fri., December 15 .............................5:30 PM

K.I. Board Meeting ............................................ Wed., December 20 .........................7:30 PM

Cemetery Committee Meeting ................... Tue., January 9 ...................................7:30 PM

K.I. Board Meeting ............................................ Wed., January 17 ..............................7:30 PM

Shirei Shabbat ................................................... Fri., January 19 ..................................5:30 PM

Tu BiShvat is a minor Jewish holiday, occurring on the 15th day of the

Hebrew month of Shevat. It is also called “The New Year of the Trees” or

Rosh HaShanah La’Ilanot. Tu BiShvat is one of four “New Years” mentioned in

the Mishnah. Tu BiShvat begins at sundown on January 30, 2018.


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What? Why? How? at the Senior Lunch Program—by Myrna Hammerling

Many people experience a dilemma when they desire to pray. In my personal experi-ence as a teacher some of the questions that come up are:

Why am I praying? What am I saying in Hebrew? Who hears my prayers? What differ-ence do prayers make? Why do some people enjoy praying in a faith-based setting and others try to avoid that context altogether? How does private praying measure up against praying in a group?

You have two opportunities to address these questions. I offer the ongoing class, “En-hanced Prayer” on Wednesday mornings, or you can attend the Senior Lunch Program on Januray 4, when I will offer a presentation on Enhanced Prayer.

The foundation of my Enhanced Prayer class began in a seminar I attended provided by “New CAJE” (Coalition for Alernatives in Jewish Education) held at Hartford College, and co-sponsored by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. That inspiring afternoon, con-ducted by Alden Solovy, liturgist, author, poet and teacher, moved me to develop my weekly Wednesday morning class.

During the first programs of 2018 I hope to explore various definitions and examples of prayer, four key categories of prayer, and what various responsible voices have said about prayer over the generations. I will also share Solovy’s concept of “Spiritual Intel-ligence” and discuss impacts of praying from pre-written prayers vs. our own sponta-neous words.

The Senior Lunch Program presentation was suggested to me by the Program Director for the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, Nancy Rogers. She came to my office in October and asked, “How would you like to speak at the Senior Lunch Program of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires?” Honored, I quickly said, “Sure.” This luncheon pro-gram is at Knesset Israel, January 4th, from10:45 a.m. – noon. A delicious Federation sponsored lunch follows for those who reserve in advance by calling 413-442-2200. Both my courses and the luncheon program always welcome newcomers.

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Musical Musings

by Phil Coleman, Chairman K.I. Music Committee

Hello all! Welcome back readers. It’s been a wonderful year for music here at K.I. and I thought I

would take a few minutes to review the year gone by and drop a few morsels to tempt you for what could be an even better year in 2018!

Now of course I am biased as a band member, but my personal highlight is always our great Purim event! Rocking the social hall has never been a problem for the K.I. Band, but this year’s tribute to the Rolling Stones was probably our tightest, best attended, and certainly the most fun to perform for the band. Who can forget such crazy titles such as Hang Me, Crime Is On My Mind, or the immortal Stop, Drop, and Roll? We love doing Purim, and with our largest crowd ever, this ranks very high if not at the top of the heap! Next year is our tenth anniversary which promises to be a riot as always. We certainly have lots of interesting song ideas recently…. Hint: “Best of Purim at K.I.”!

In May we featured noted local author Seth Rogovoy for an in-triguing musical and multi-media look at the career of Bob Dylan and the Jewish influences on his songwriting. June was very busy as we hosted the tremendously successful Shabbat Across the Berkshires featuring musicians from around the county. The synagogue was packed with nearly 175 guests enjoying what was probably the best musical service for this annual region-al event in many a year. We had bundles of compliments from many folks both at the event, and later in conversation.

Our August concert organized by Paul Bernstein, Jonathan Denmark, Rabbi Josh and some folks at TAA, was the super suc-cessful Tribute to Peter, Paul, and Mary. Again the house was packed, with over 50 people showing up at the door for last minute tickets! We almost ran out of goodies and drinks, but fortunately it all worked out well. This event surely will become an annual tradition at K.I., and look for something similar next summer in the folk and popular music vein.

Our November coffeehouse was just completed, being only the second time we have done this type of event at K.I. Needless to say, 5 different groups of musicians ranging from the very young to, well, folks our age, entertained a wonderful crowd

The K.I. Music Year in Review A look back, and a look ahead…

with original compositions, singer/songwriter covers, and some crowd-pleasing popular songs. The Beatles set which closed out the evening will be remembered for a very long time!

And not to forget our mainstay, Shirei Shabbat, is going stron-ger than ever. We hold these Kabbalat Shabbat events about 8 times a year, with a rotating group of musicians, singers, and service leaders. These services routinely attract up to 120 guests for a musical service featuring guitars, bass, key-boards, flute, clarinet, drums, and vocals all in a fun, “haimish” atmosphere. This year we heard a student led Shirei Shabbat which was a joy for all…and come for the Hanukkah service on December 15th which will again feature these fine young musicians from our Hebrew School. Rest assured, Shirei Shabbat will continue on for many years!

Stay tuned for next year’s calendar of events. We have poten-tially a couple of special evenings in the works for you—an evening of jazz perhaps and some musical theater as well with the theme of “A Bintel Brief,” set in the Lower East Side back in our great grandparents’ day…heads up to all you actors, play-ers, and singers! With Purim, the summer tribute series, and our multiple Shirei Shabbat services, you will find plenty of great music on tap at K.I. We really appreciate all the feedback and steadfast support from all of our members. Bring your friends, too, K.I. welcomes everyone!

Recently I had a chance to sit down and talk with Stu Masters, one of our dedicated K.I. members, long time board member, and original Shirei Shabbatnik. Read on for Stu’s insights and some funny stories in my “Spotlight On” column this month!

Spotlight On Stuart Masters

Tell me about any lessons or study you undertook, how you learned keys and piano for instance. What kind of music did you hear and listen to when you were growing up?

Stu: My mother acted & sang in school plays and played piano as an adult, mostly by ear. Around third grade, I took one year of piano lessons. A few years later, I took another six months of lessons, but I was lazy, didn’t practice, and rebelled against my teacher when she accused me of wasting her time. I told my parents that my teacher was paid for the lessons, so I was not wasting her time. What I was wasting was my parent’s (lim-ited) money by not practicing. In agreement, we stopped the lessons. However, I had learned the fundamentals and, due to what some termed perfect pitch, I began playing piano by ear. If I could whistle or hum a song, the chances are I could play it

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on the piano. The songs I played then are the songs I still love and play today—songs like Misty, Moonglow, Manhattan, Tender-ly, Moonlight in Vermont, and of course, Jewish and Israeli songs like Bashana Haba-ah, Y’rusha-layim Shel Zahav, Y’varech’cha, Lu Y’hi…

In high school, I played in a dance band with four friends. In college I played for fraternity cocktail parties and once was called out of biology lab by the Chairman of the Department. (What did I do wrong??) His daughter was hav-ing an engagement party and he wanted me to play cocktail mu-sic. Imagine my thrill at playing a reconditioned 1800s Steinway Grand at the foot of a curving staircase, hung with tapestries, in the professor’s mansion, with my girlfriend (Ellen) sitting beside me!

Some of my favorite music was piano jazz. I collected many records by Errol Garner, Dave Brubeck, Peter Nero et al. While I liked rock ‘n roll, and liked danc-ing at parties, I never got into playing rock or folk music. I learned a little trum-pet and guitar, again playing by ear.

Are you also trained as a singer, or is your talent just natural to you? Besides being a fine musician and singer, you are very well versed in the melodies and chants of service leading. Are you a graduate of the famed Kenny Gold-blum Institute here at K.I.?

Stu: I sang in the choir in grade school and in my fraternity competitions in col-lege, but I never had any voice training.

When our daughter, Rachel, was pre-paring for her 1985 Bat Mitzvah at K.I., Kenny Goldblum taught me to lead Kab-balat Shabbat, Mincha/Maariv and the Torah Service. I loved to sing, and soon

afterwards learned to do Musaf. Over the last six to seven years, I decided I wanted to learn the Haftarah tropes. I paid very close attention to a few of K.I.’s best Haftarah readers, like Elisa Snowise, while sitting in the sanctuary, following the reader. I did this every Shabbat, try-ing to sight read the Hebrew words and Haftarah tropes, silently. I now know the tropes and take a turn in the Haftarah rotation.

Do you play more by ear or by reading, or both?

Stu: Except for the arrangements we play at Shirei Shabbat, almost everything I play is by ear. I only learned a few pieces of sheet music after stopping lessons as a young teen. I remember sweating it out for a very long time to learn all 33 pages of Rhapsody in Blue, the original score, and I learned Liszt’s second Hungarian Rhapsody! I can’t begin to do that now.

You have been a mainstay in the Shirei Shabbat band since the beginning, one of the pioneers of live music for Shab-bat at KI. We all really enjoy playing with you. How important is what we do

at KI musically for you individu-ally, and for the lifeblood of the synagogue?

Stu: I enjoy all our Services at K.I. We have so many talented schli-chae tzibor, whether for their davening skills, voice, or both. However, the monthly Shirei Shabbat service adds an extra something—both the different melodies, the musical instru-ments, wonderful voices, and of course the delicious food. Our Shirei services often bring in over 100 people, including young fam-ilies with children. These services bring fun, smiles, singing and a sense of shared community to so many people who might not oth-erwise attend the Shabbat ser-vice! What an added joy for us all!

Conservative Judaism needs to be more than the religion of what you can’t do, and what you can’t eat, if it’s going to survive. So yes, I think live music and our Shirei Shabbat Services are critical to our strength.

What can we do to supplement what we are doing at KI, to strengthen or expand our musical offerings?

Stu: Whenever we offer a program that includes children, we see their parents, other relatives and friends who attend the program or service to support the kids. If we can develop more K.I. pro-grams that involve the children, I think we will enhance our attendance, par-ticipation, and K.I.’s longevity. There are many ways to involve the school children in programs, one of which is through participation in Shirei Shabbat, perhaps two or three times each year.

Stu, thanks so much for doing this. You are always enthusiastic and we hope to have you here playing and singing at KI for a very long time!

Stuart Masters

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JOEL & PHYLLIS CURRAN ENDOWMENT In honor of Joel and Phyllis Curran on the honor received at Hadassah

Myla Blum

In memory of Reeva CurranJoel and Phyllis Curran

KIDDUSH FUND In honor of Judy Cook’s special birthday

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Joanna and Ellis Fribush

In memory of Harold SkoblowDiana Geller and Andy Geller

In honor of Judith Weiner on the occasion of becoming a US Citizen!

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In honor of Don Sugarman on the occasion of receiving the BIO Micah volunteer award.


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Fannie Skolnick James Secunda Josef M. Wildman Leo Rubinger Leon Rubin

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Hannah Cadden Samuels Louis Perlman Morris Wilansky

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Anna Yantovsky Beatrice Kass Ethel Tighe Fern Corbett Milton Davidson Rose Hayden

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Jack Moe Wigutow Leon Rosenthal Pamela Siegel

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Dorothy Wildman Isaac Zalutsky Ishiya Mizikovsky Reba Pines Thelma Spiegel

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Earle Kriger Isadore Herman Joseph Bell

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Lillian Kingsberg Louis Lurie Martin Stanley Wolfe Shirley Solomon

12/20 - 2 TEVET

Ann R. Bitensky Benjamin B. Rife Howard Udel Joseph Markowitz Mrs. Edith Karlin Ruth Daniels

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Alvin Schottenfeld Bernard T. Cohen Feiga Drate

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Mary Widitor Tillie Cohen

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Fanny Binder Meyer Abeles Rose Goldfarb

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Charles Freadman Frieda Genn Jacob H. Pecker Joseph Abramowitz Pearl Bodin Green Samuel Heller

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David Goldblum Ernest Ilberg Harry Smith

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Abraham Shapiro Davis “Jim” Whitcomb Dr. Carl Wildman Fanny Freadman Henry Spellman Ida Abramowitz Irving M. Lazerus Judy Ann Weltman Michael Mass Nechama Rife Robert Markovits Sheldon Smith

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Abe Stein Celia Weltman Shute David Cohen Julius Katsh Paul Lipson Rabbi David Edelman Ruth Binder Mar-morek

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Ben Samel Helen Kolman Sol Hammerling

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Archie Snyder Dr. Carl Goldblum Gertrude Wasser Harold Stern Madeline Galanter Stanley Zuckerman Yetta C. Klein

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These lights shine in the darkest night and illumine our path….—Hannah Senesh


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George Ende Hyman Cohen Julius L. Levine Kurcias Dorothy Manuel Weltman Meyer Zemmel Nathan E. Kolman Rebecca Polikoff Sarah C. Taylor

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Ben Hayden Betram Weber Dorothy Weltman Esther Bashevkin Jeanette Gladstone Mollie Green William Markovits

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Jack Greenapple Joseph Sandler Mae Goldman Milton London Nathan Winter

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Arnold Lobovits Irving Model Lillian Strul Morton Safran Pauline Israel Vera Ganter

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Harry Weltman

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Benjamin Margolin Harry Aranove Siegfried Servos William Waller William Weltman

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Abraham Arthur Geller Bessie Samek Elissa Landes Herman Garbowit Hilda Buckheim Jacob Klein Joyce Schiller Leonard Bleetstein Louis Shainblum William Taubin Zipporah Buckheim

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Lena Skoletsky Maurice Solomon Lipschitz Sylvia Lippman Zuckerman Zelda Karlin

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Abraham Green Benjamin Cohen Leonard Hazen Sidney Novick

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Max Mostofsky Mildred Azer Mollie Heller Pauline Greenapple

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Bella Alimansky Edgar Feldman Edwin E. Reder Jeffrey W. Samek Lea Kowler Robert Shindler Sarah Udel

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Max J. Solomon Mort Cohen Rachel Schwartz Rose Levine Sarah Deutch

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David Jacob Oransky Esther Levy Louis Sumberg Mary S. Hurewitz Nathan Schwartz

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