KOL KOREThe Monthly Newslet ter of Temple Emanuel Kensington, Maryland

HIGHLIGHTS2 From the Clergy3 From the President, MLK

Shabbat4 Religious School News5 From the ECC; January/

February Shabbat Services; Tot Shabbat

6 Israel Engagement; Kulanu; Art in HaMakom; Lobby Display;, Nominating Committee

7 WRJ, Brotherhood8 January Calendar9 February Calendar10 KESTY; B’nai Mitzvah

11 Campaign for Sustainability12 Member Updates; Thanks to

our Donors13 Cuba Trip; WRJ14 SOME; CSAC15 Global Mitzvah Project16 Passover in Cuba

January/February 2020

6:00pm, the First Friday of Every Month Join us for Shabbat at Temple EmanuelTemple Emanuel is excited to bring our entire community together. Our special family-friendly service, set for the first Friday of every month, begins with an oneg featuring snacks, cheese, and juice in our social hall. We then move to our sanctuary for a spirited Shabbat service at 6:30pm, followed by a community Shabbat dinner (more information below).All are welcome - We hope to see many families, big and small, old and young, join together in song, and enjoying a delicious meal with their Temple Emanuel community.NEXT DATES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 – $15/person. $50 maximum per family. RSVP for dinner by Monday, December 30.FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 – combined with Fourth Grade family service and dinner. Dinner is free for Fourth Graders and their immediate family; all others are $15/person. $50 maximum per family. RSVP for dinner by Wednesday, February 5.RSVP@templeemanuelmd.org

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RABBI’S REMARKS: FROM JERUSALEM TO CUBAA Spring Trip to Cuba, including Seder with the Jews of Cuba—April 6-12, 2020During my 32- year career as Rabbi at Temple Emanuel, I have had the wonderful experience of taking congregants on trips to Israel. We’ve traveled to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Masada and the Dead Sea. A real highlight was our beautiful seders as guests of Kibbutz Lotan in the Negev desert. These trips have been extraordinary in so many ways. We formed strong bonds and created lifelong Jewish memories.This spring, I will be inviting you to join Elaine and me on a trip to celebrate Passover Seder with the Jews of Cuba, more specifically, in the city of Santa Clara outside of Havana. During this week-long trip, beginning on April 5, we’ll also explore Cuba more broadly, meeting face to face with Jewish leaders, taking a walking tour of old Havana, and enjoying the vibrant music of Cuba, including a show by the talented, young performers of Habana Compas Dance, the Buena Vista Social Club band, and the Cantores de Cienfuegos! We’ll visit the National Museum of Art, meet artists and potters, see an organic urban farm, and visit Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingway’s home, which is now a museum. And, of course, we’ll enjoy Cuban cuisine at a variety of noted cafes and restaurants. We will celebrate Shabbat at the Sephardic Synagogue n Havana.The history of Jews in Cuba is long and extremely interesting. The first Jew came to Cuba in 1492. He was Luis de Torres, a Sephardic Jew, sent by Christopher Columbus to explore this part of the world. During the Inquisition, groups of Jews fled Portugal and Brazil to find a haven in Cuba. In 1904, the Jews of Cuba founded a first Reform synagogue and in 1906 established a Jewish cemetery. Sephardic Jews founded their own synagogue: Union Hebrea Shevet Ahim. Some European Jews arrived in Cuba as a transit stop before seeking a new home in the United States. Others were involved in the sugar and tobacco industries and came to know Cuba as importers and exporters. Jews also served as peddlers, merchants, and manual laborers in early twentieth century Cuba.When Castro came to power, he appointed a Jew to his cabinet, who served for many years. But Jews lost some of their economic mobility under the Castro regime; that plus his society-wide restrictions on free speech and assembly caused most to emigrate to Miami and elsewhere. Today, there are 5 synagogues and approximately 1500 Jews in Cuba, with the majority living in Havana. Castro’s relationship with the State of Israel and with Cuba’s Jewish citizens was complicated and has been described as paradoxical; it will be very interesting to explore.I hope you’ll join me on the Temple’s first-ever trip to Cuba. It will be an experience of a lifetime to celebrate Shabbat with the Sephardic Jews of Havana, and Passover Seder with the Jews in Santa Clara, to share the dance, music, sights and food of this fascinating country, and to better understand how the history of this nearby country is part of our people’s story. More details will follow soon.L’shalom, Rabbi Stone

CANTOR’S REMARKSChevre-I hope that you are enjoying the new year, and that it is filled with warmth and joy.I had an experience the other day that was quite eye opening. I had coffee with a congregant, and she revealed to me that she’d had a miscarriage several years ago. This was at a time when she was a member of a different congregation, and she felt very unmoored and alone in her grief. Devastated, she turned to her Rabbi for comfort, as she was angry at God, and was struggling with all her different emotions. She eventually healed, and moved past her grief, but this event remains a traumatic part of her past. I asked if her Rabbi had suggested attending a mikvah as a way of moving forward, and she said no. This made me realize that I have not made a point at Temple Emanuel to promote the wonderful ritual of mikvah, as it has proved to be an incredibly meaningful practice in my life.The mikvah is a Jewish ritual bath used for purification, filled with living water collected from a rain reservoir. It is used most often before marriage, in observing the mitzvot of menstrual purity, and in conversion to Judaism. Yet, in recent years, the mikvah has been utilized by progressive Jews as a way to add significance or closure when life changing events occur.Milestones, such as graduation, a b’nei mitzvah, an important birthday, retirement, or an impending birth, are celebrated with a visit to the mikvah. Yet, the mikvah can also be utilized to signify a new start after pain or loss. Immersion can mark the completion of a year of bereavement, mourn the loss of a job, and offer closure from divorce, rape, abuse, and miscarriage.Personally, I have found so much meaning in attending the mikvah, and have done so for several significant events in my life: Before I got married, before my ordination as a cantor, and before the birth of my 2 children. Each time, I attended with friends, who sang along with me while I wept, said blessings, fully immersed myself 3 times in the warm water, and emerged ready to face what change awaited me. They were each so joyous and special in their own way, and I am so grateful for this beautiful tradition.So much of Judaism concerns the marking of important events with rituals. We mourn the loss of Shabbat every week with the ritual of havdallah, clearly marking the end of our holy day and our return to the banality of the work week. Traditionally, we blow the shofar every day during the month of Elul, to prepare us for that transition to the Jewish New Year. We perform the ritual of kriyah, which is the mourners’ symbolic rendering of garments, which helps the mourner confront the reality of death. We are all faced with grandiose joys and sorrows in our lives, and the ritual of mikvah allows us to celebrate, mourn, and shape the effects of such events.There is a gorgeous mikvah at Adas Israel in Washington DC that is open to all Jews. I would love to introduce the ritual of Mikvah to the women of Temple Emanuel. I would be honored to usher you through the highs and lows of life, helping you celebrate milestones, and offer closure to painful experiences. My door is always open, and I hope to hear from many of you soon.L’shalom, Cantor Lindsay

from the Clergy

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I have loved Wikipedia for years as a quick, convenient source of information. Of course, as a crowd-sourced approach to sharing expertise, there are obvious pitfalls to ensuring its veracity. A 2005 study by the journal Nature found Wikipedia roughly as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica. I also remember reading a Discover article many years ago lauding Wikipedia’s high accuracy and noting how quickly biased entries, insults, or misinformation were corrected by the many active editors. Other studies since then have pegged its accuracy at anywhere from 80-99% accurate - many of the complaints related to completeness. Unfortunately, given the prevalence of intentional disinformation campaigns, we all need to be wary of the sources of information we use. However, for less controversial topics, it remains a great resource.As a presumably benign topic, I decided to look up Tu BiShvat, the “New Year of the Trees”, in Wikipedia. The right side of the page was the only place I saw that listed the dates for the holiday, showing it as starting at sunset on Feb. 10, 2020. Alas, when I googled Tu BiShvat 2020, all of the other listings I saw say it starts at sunset on Feb. 9. Assuming the rest of the internet is not conspiring, I’m forced to concede that inaccuracies do indeed afflict my beloved Wikipedia. Then again, maybe the date will be corrected by the time you read this. Reading on, I learned that even Tu BiShvat did not escape controversy in the past:“Tu BiShvat appears in the Mishnah in Tractate Rosh Hashanah as one of the four new years in the Jewish calendar. The discussion of when the New Year occurs was a source of debate among the rabbis, who argued:

• The first of Nisan is the “new year for kings and festivals”.• The first of Elul is the “new year for the tithe of cattle”; Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Shimon, however, place this on the first of Tishrei.• The first of Tishrei is the “new year for years” (calculation of the calendar), “for release years” (sabbatical years[citation needed]),

jubilees, planting, and for the tithe of vegetables.• The first of Shevat is the “new year for trees” according to the school of Shammai; the school of Hillel, however, place this on the

fifteenth of Shevat.The rabbis ruled in favor of Hillel on this issue and the 15th of Shevat became the date for calculating the beginning of the agricultural cycle for the purpose of biblical tithes.” There’s plenty more to read in the Wikipedia article if you’re interested. To me, the important message is that it’s an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration. At the moment, I’m not sure if we’ll be planting trees at Temple Emanuel this Tu BiShvat, but I do know we’re well on our way to having our solar roof installed, which certainly counts toward ecological awareness.L’shalom, Bill Epstein, president@templeemanuelmd.org

from the President

2020 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATIVE SHABBAT SERVICEFRIDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 7:30PMMAKING THE DREAM REAL: DISPARITIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMThe Temple is pleased to have Toni Holness, Public Policy Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, as the Guest Speaker for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Shabbat Service.At the ACLU, Ms. Holness advocates for reform in the Maryland General Assembly on a range of issues, including criminal justice, the rights of immigrants, freedom of expression, reproductive freedom, and other civil liberties issues. She has played a major role in legislative efforts to reduce rates of incarceration in Maryland, with special focus on reducing racial disparities, along with many other high profile campaigns. Before joining the ACLU, she was a Staff Attorney with Maryland Legal Aid and a Georgetown University Law Center Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow (2011–2012). She is a graduate of Temple University, where she completed a Master of Arts in Economics alongside her law degree. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Holness was named a “2017 Leading Woman” by the Maryland Daily Record, which identifies women who are 40 years old or younger for the tremendous accomplishments they have made so far in their career.In the 1950s and ‘60s, Dr. King challenged us not only to dismantle legal segregation, but also to work toward a “Beloved Community” in which all people are valued and have the true opportunity to make the most of their lives. Far too often, the criminal justice system works against this goal. One of the many challenges we face in the 21st Century is how to make change so that we, as a society, can change and get closer to the “Beloved Community” envisioned by Dr. King. Ms. Holness will discuss important aspects of that challenge. Please join us on January 17.

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Welcome Back! First Day of Midweek Religious School is Thursday January 2, 2020 at 4:45 pm.L’TAKEN SCHOOL JUSTICE SEMINAR FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, JANUARY 10-13, 2020 Every year nearly 2,000 high school students descend upon Washington, D.C. for the L’Taken Social Justice Seminars, a four-day Jewish public policy conference hosted by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. The program is designed to both expose participants to a variety of public policy issues and explore the Jewish values that inform the Reform Movement’s advocacy around these topics. On Friday and Saturday, participants have the opportunity to attend interactive programs on Israel, climate change, racial injustice, campaign finance reform, economic justice, reproductive rights, LGBTQ civil rights, church/state separation, international relations, and more. On Sunday, participants have the opportunity to focus on a single, specific issue about which they are particularly passionate. The seminar culminates with students presenting a speech to their Members of Congress on the topic of their choice. If interested contact Rabbi Mark Levine at mark@templeemanuelmd.org

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY

NFTY WINTER KALLAH, JANUARY 17-20, WAKEFIELD, VA Calling all students in Grades 9th through 12th. The weekend will be filled meeting new people and seeing your friends from NFTY, Camp, Israel and Mitzvah Corps. Enjoy fun, interactive Saturday night activity. Wrestle with hot topics and challenge your assumptions during interactive teen-led programs. Share your talents and cheer on your friends at the annual talent show. Unplug at camp and enjoy outdoor fun. For more information go to http://www.nfty.org/

GRADE 4 FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 9:00AM Please join us on Sunday, February 2, for the Grade 4 Family Education Program. Please meet in the sanctuary at 9:00 am for Tefilah. The program is focused on Life Cycle Events. In addition, it is an opportunity to get to know the other parents in Grade 4.

GRADE 4 SHABBAT SERVICE AND DINNER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 6:00 PM Please join us for the Fourth Grade Family Shabbat Service and Dinner on Friday, February 7. Shabbat Services begin at 6:30 pm and the Dinner is at 7:30 pm. No charge for dinner for the immediate family. There will be fruit and cheese at 6:00, followed by Shabbat Services. The Community Shabbat Dinner will take place after Services. Grandparents and guests are welcome for a cost of $15. Please RSVP to schooladmin@templeemanuelmd.org.

MACHANEH MUSAR (ETHICAL WISDOM CAMP), SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AT 9:00 AM The next installment of Machaneh Musar, our ethical wisdom camp, takes place on Sunday, February 9, as the religious school explores the value Anavah – modesty and humility.

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, PRESIDENTS’ WEEKEND

GRADES 3-4 FAMILY RETREAT, FEBRUARY 22-23, AT CAPITAL CAMPS, WAYNESBORO, PA Mark your calendars! The Grade 3-4 family retreat is coming up on February 22-23. All students in third or fourth grade and a parent are invited to bond as a family, as a class, and as a community with 24 hours of fun, engaging, and one-of-a-kind programming. Don’t miss out! More details coming soon. To RSVP or for Questions, please email Cantor Adam Davis at adamdavischi@gmail.com.

Religious School News—January/February 2020

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It is not the answers that are important, it is the process – that you search togetherWith our school year well underway, children and teachers are deep into their work together researching, learning and exploring the world around us. We have spent the first few months building our community and forming relationships with our environments and materials. Now our focus has deepened pedagogically, supporting children’s learning through collaborative, small group work in which ideas are shared, debated and investigated. Through inquiry and dialogue, we encourage children to look for answers to their questions in a variety of processes that include painting, photography, examining shapes and symmetry with a digital microscope, noticing the scents, textures and colors of the natural world, through story-telling and song, construction and drawing. And, through various modes of documenting, teachers record these learning processes and make them visible through blogs, photography and print. Though each classroom community has their own research focus such as eco-systems, friendship, emotions and leadership, to name a few, our collective pedagogical goal is to learn from the processes of exploration rather than to teach the answers. Through this constructivist approach to building knowledge with children rather than for them, collectively we are uncovering the meaning and underlying values of that which we seek to learn about while upholding the highest image of the child. Carla Rinaldi, Director of Reggio Emilia Preschools, explains our curricular approach this way: When your child asks, “Why is there a moon?” don’t reply with a scientific answer. Ask them, “What do you think?” They will understand that you are telling them, “You have your own mind and your own interpretation and your ideas are important to me.” Then, together, you can look for answers, sharing wonder and curiousity – everything. It is not the answers that are important, it is the process – that you search together. Together we are learning and growing , one step at a time.

Melissa Williamson Director, Early Childhood

from the Early Childhood Center

“The Wiggle of My Brush” by Elise, age 5. The worm

is looking for birds so it won’t get eaten. It is

raining. I used blue and purple because I like it. I used red for the

worms. The wiggle of my paintbrush made the movement of the worms.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3First Friday: Family Dinner and Shabbat Celebration6:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Family Shabbat Services7:30pm – Community Shabbat DinnerFRIDAY, JANUARY 107:30pm – Shabbat Services led by Brotherhood

FRIDAY, JANUARY 176:00pm – Tot Shabbat7:30pm – MLK Shabbat ServiceFRIDAY, JANUARY 246:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat led by KESTYFRIDAY, JANUARY 316:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7First Friday: Family Dinner and Shabbat Celebration6:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Family Shabbat Services with Grade 47:30pm – Community Shabbat DinnerSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 810:00am – Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah of Ella Beaudet

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 146:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat with Shabbat UniversitySATURDAY, FEBRUARY 159:00am – Tot Shabbat10:00am – Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah of Arielle BoxtFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 217:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat with Kol ZimrahFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 286:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat

JANUARY SERVICE SCHEDULE FEBRUARY SERVICE SCHEDULE

TOT SHABBAT Friday, January 17 at 6:00pm, RSVP by Wednesday, January 15 Saturday, February 15 at 9:00am, RSVP by Wednesday, February 12

Little ones and families welcome Shabbat with songs and stories in an engaging ½ hour service, appropriate for newborns through 6 year olds. We will play instruments, march with the Torah, learn songs and share important Shabbat time with a group of dynamic young families. Both Members and Non-members are Welcome!

*There is no cost for this program. However, if you plan to stay for dinner or brunch please make your reservation by calling 301-942-2000 or rsvp@templeemanuelmd.org

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THE WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS (WZC) IS A REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE WORLD’S JEWISH PEOPLE.Established by Theodor Herzl in 1897, the Zionist Congress (as it was originally known) was the legislative body of the World Zionist Organization (WZO), a non-governmental entity that promotes Zionism. Today, the two bodies are known respectively as the World Zionist Congress (WZC) and the World Zionist Organization (WZO).

The WZC, also known as the Parliament of the Jewish People, comprises 500 delegates and meets in Jerusalem every five years. It enables delegates to exert ideological influence on both Israeli society and the global Jewish agenda, as well as allocate financial and other resources to various

organizations – including the Reform Movement – in Israel.

The 38th World Zionist Congress is scheduled to meet in Jerusalem from October 20-23, 2020; the elections will determine the size of the various delegations to the Congress and are scheduled to be held from January 21 to March 11, 2020 (MLK Day to Purim).

A strong election turnout among North America’s Reform Jews and our supporters and allies will ensure that financial resources will continue to flow to our Israeli movement – including Reform congregations and institutions. It also will allow us to fill leadership positions in some of Israel’s national institutions, including the World Zionist Organization (WZO), the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF).

Representatives from all the Temple Emanuel Committees will have information on registration and voting.

You can register and vote on line. Just Google WZO elections. Please register and vote.

Allan Mufson

CELEBRATING OUR OWN JUDAICA! DO YOU HAVE SMALL JEWISH ARTWORKS TO DISPLAY IN OUR LOBBY CABINETS?

The Temple lobby subcommittee will showcase members’ Jewish artworks in February in the lobby cabinets.

We need a photo of the artwork with dimensions in advance. The display will include the artist’s name if known, and a note about its history or any special meaning it holds for you. We’d also like a photo of your family or the family member that gave it to you or of the artist, to personalize the exhibit, which will run until March.

If you have other Judaica to display later this year, or if you want to help create and install displays, contact Sandy. The subcommittee is also working to develop professional-looking labels for our beautiful permanent lobby artworks but needs an advisor for this project. Can you help?

If you want to participate, please contact Sandy Fleishman at sandybf083@aol.com or Janet Lee at janetolee5@gmail.com by Jan. 3.

KULANU COMMITTEEOur first meeting of the Kulanu Committee is scheduled for January 26 at 9:45. Our committee seeks to support our Temple’s commitment to maintaining a welcoming and inclusive community. We will be planning for the year.

ART IN HAMAKOM—Mort RudoMort Rudo was a Temple member, along with his wife, Sue, for over 51 years.

In his professional life, he was a pharmacist. On the side… for the past 15+ years, Mort was an amateur artist. There is not a pattern, just a choice of pictures, expressing his taste in choosing what to paint.

Being an active member of Temple, Mort was a member of Torah Study and a devotee of the Brotherhood, once as President.

This exhibit is a showcase of Mort’s artistic ability. It includes pictures given to friends, and loaned by them for this showing.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2020-2021 TEMPLE EMANUEL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Election of Trustees and Officers for the term beginning July 1, 2020 will take place at the Annual Meeting on May 17, 2020.

The Board of Trustees includes eight officer positions (President, four Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary, and Financial Secretary), and fourteen Trustee positions. A list of the current Board members can be found on the Temple’s web site: www.templeemanuelmd.org/about-us/board-of-trustees.

If you would like to nominate yourself or another Temple member to be considered for a position as a Trustee or Officer on the Temple Emanuel Board of Trustees, please inform Diane Raynes-Miller, Nominating Committee Chair, at 301-608-3646 or office@templeemanuelmd.org.

Nominating Committee:Diane Raynes-Miller, Chair

Jenn Fields

David Fishback

Phil Magenheim

Linda Wolpert

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MAH JONGG CARDS ON SALE Order your 2020 Mah Jongg Cards by January 31, 2020 from WRJ. Send your order to the Temple to the attention of WRJ. Questions should be sent to Lisa Rother at lrother54@gmail.com. Cards are mailed directly to you in late March.

MAH JONGG CARD ORDER FORM:

Name_________________________________________________ Email Address_________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________ Small card ($8) ______ Large card ($9) ______

Renewal: ______ New Member: ______

JOIN US FOR WRJ ROSH CHODESH MEETINGS. WRJ observes Rosh Chodesh, the arrival of the new Jewish month, with a lively discussion that explores Jewish values and customs in our lives. All the congregation’s women are welcome, regardless of religious background. Upcoming meetings will be 7-9 p.m. Sunday January 5 (Sue Berman, 13808 Ivywood Lane, Silver Spring), February 9 (Lisa Rother, 13208 Wilton Oaks Drive, Silver Spring), and March 1 (Judi Sprei, 9401 Copenhaven Drive, Potomac). For more information or to RSVP contact Mollie Katz molliefkatz@gmail.com.

SING-A-LONG WITH GLENN PEARSON. WRJ and the Brotherhood are sponsoring a fun evening of singing to show-tunes and other music on February 1, 2020, 6:00 p.m. Cost is $15 (non-drinkers) and $20 (2 drinks) plus a dish to share. See SignUpGenius

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA9AE28A1F94-potluck

POP UP TOUR OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Let’s celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote with a tour of this special exhibit at the Library of Congress, Tuesday February 4 (Snow Date Tuesday February 25). Information on the Exhibit is available here: https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/women-fight-for-the-vote/about-this-exhibition/ If you are interested, contact Ellen Gerecht at ellengere@verizon.net. More details will be provided later.

Brotherhood HELLO FRIENDS!Get out your calendars! So many wonderful events coming up in January and February and YOU are personally invited to all of them! Let’s just get right to it!

JANUARY 10 - BROTHERHOOD SHABBAT SERVICE AT 7:30! Thanks to our religious services chair Larry Hershman, these services have become special events building our community - and lots of singing along too! Come and pray with the Brotherhood!

JANUARY 26 - A VERY SPECIAL BROTHERHOOD BRUNCH! Our Good friend Dr. Itzik Eshel will be our speaker - and what a topic: The Israeli Elections: PIcking Up The Pieces, and What Do They Mean? Itzik will talk about the protracted election process; the state of play come January 26th; and what the elections mean for Israel, and potentially for its relations with its neighbors, and the United States. This is a DO NOT MISS opportunity! Hamotzi at 9, Itzik at about 9:30!

FEBRUARY 1 - SINGTOGETHER! Along with WRJ, we’re co-sponsoring a fun and informal night of singing along with the great Glenn Pearson, who will lead us through show tunes, popular favorites, all the songs we love! Just $20 bucks and some kind of pot luck dish will get you in the door - and two drinks (wine or beer). And for our non-drinking friends, admi ssion is just $15.00! Dinner starts at 6, singing at 7. Start practicing now! And here’s the sign up link - please do take a minute to sign up, it’ll help us plan for a GREAT night! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA9AE28A1F94-potluck

FEBRUARY 22 - MOVIE NIGHT! We had so much fun hosting a movie night last year, that we’re doing it again! No sign up necessary - bring some food (no pork, peanuts, or shellfish please), relax, and enjoy a great film - HEADING HOME, the story of the upstart Israeli baseball team from the 2017 Baseball World Classic. This is about as inspiring a story as you’re going to find, and it’s on us! You don’t have to be a baseball fan to appreciate this David-and-Goliath story of grit and determination - and beating the odds! Here’s the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmILVsxSKEs

BROTHERHOOD RAFFLE...I’ve talked a lot in this space about the great work that the BH does to support our Temple community. Your support of our efforts is ESSENTIAL - and easy to provide! Our raffle is in full swing and we’d so greatly appreciate your support. No doubt you were sent a mailing from us - the process couldn’t be easier and the prizes are great as always. If you didn’t get a mailing, or if it somehow got misplaced, please contact Michael Freedman at mjfreed11@gmail.com and he’ll set you up. THANK YOU! Winners decided at Movie Night!

Monte Mallin

Women of Reform Judaism

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January 2020SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1New Year’s Day – Building Closed

24:45pm – Midweek Religious School7:30pm – Executive Committee

3First Friday Family Shabbat Dinner and Services6:00pm - Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Family Shabbat Services7:30pm – Family Shabbat Dinner

49:00am – Torah Study

59:00am – Religious School9:00am – Youth Committee10:30am – Global Mitzvah Committee11:30am – B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring11:45am – Midweek Religious School

67:00pm – Torah Study7:00pm – Mah Jongg7:15pm – Campaign for Sustainability7:30pm – Israeli Dancing

74:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program7:30pm – Choir Rehearsal7:30pm – KESTY Lounge Night

87:00pm – Brotherhood Board7:00pm – Canasta7:15pm – CSAC

94:45pm – Midweek Religious School

10WRJ Retreat7:30pm – Brotherhood Shabbat Service

11WRJ Retreat9:00am – Torah Study

128:45am – Martha’s Table9:00am – Religious School11:30am – B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring11:45am – Midweek Religious School

13 7:00pm – Mah Jongg7:00pm – Torah Study7:30pm – Israeli Dancing

144:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program7:00pm – Band Rehearsal7:30pm – Choir Rehearsal

156:30pm – WRJ Board Meeting7:00pm – Canasta

164:45pm – Midweek Religious School7:30pm – Board of Trustees

17NFTY-MAR Winter Kallah6:00pm – Tot Shabbat7:30pm – MLK Shabbat with Kol Zimrah and the Band

18NFTY-MAR Winter Kallah9:00am – Torah Study

19NFTY-MAR Winter Kallah

20Martin Luther King Jr DayOffices and ECC ClosedNFTY-MAR Winter Kallah10:00am – New Orchestra of Washington Concert

214:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program

227:00pm – Canasta7:30pm – Finance Committee

234:45pm – Midweek Religious School

246:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat with KESTY

259:00am – Torah Study5:00pm – kesty45 to Zava Zone

269:00am – Religious School with Chugim9:00am – Brotherhood Brunch9:45am – Kulanu Meeting11:30am- B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring11:45am- Midweek Religious School

27ECC Closed – Parent/Teacher Conferences7:00pm – Mah Jongg7:00pm – Torah Study7:30pm – Israeli Dancing

284:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program

297:00pm – Canasta

304:45pm – Midweek Religious School

316:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat

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January 2020 February 2020SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

19:00am – Torah Study6:00pm – WRJ/Brotherhood Sing-a-Long

29:00am – Religious School with Chugim9:00am – 4th Grade Family Education9:00am – Youth Committee11:30am – B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring11:45am – Midweek Religious School

37:00pm – Mah Jongg7:00pm – Torah Study7:30pm – Israeli Dancing

44:45pm- Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program7:30pm – Choir Rehearsal7:30pm – KESTY Lounge Night

57:00pm – Canasta7:30pm – Brotherhood Board Meeting8:00pm – Board of Education

64:45pm – Midweek Religious School7:30pm – Executive Committee

7First Friday Family Shabbat Dinner and Services6:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Family Shabbat Services with Grade 47:30pm – Community Shabbat Dinner

89:00am – Torah Study10:00am – Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah of Ella Beaudet

99:00am – Religious School, Machaneh Musar10:30am – Global Mitzvah Committee11:30am – B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring11:45am – Midweek Religious School

10Tu B’Shevat7:00pm – Mah Jongg7:00pm – Torah Study7:30pm – Israeli Dancing

11 4:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program7:30pm – Choir Rehearsal

127:00pm – Canasta7:15pm – CSAC7:30pm – Finance Committee

134:45pm – Midweek Religious School

146:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat with Shabbat University7:30pm – Grades 8-12 Family Shabbat Dinner

159:00am – Torah Study9:00am – Tot Shabbat10:00am – Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah of Arielle Boxt

16No Religious School

17Presidents’ DayOffices and ECC Closed

184:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program7:30pm – Choir Rehearsal

196:30pm – WRJ Board7:00pm – Canasta

204:45pm – Midweek Religious School7:30pm – Board of Trustees

217:30pm – Shabbat Services with Kol Zimrah

22Grades 3 and 4 Family Retreat9:00am – Torah Study6:30pm – Brotherhood Movie Night

238:45am – Martha’s Table9:00am – Religious School with Chugim10:30am – B’nai Mitzvah Tutoring11:45am – Midweek Religious School4:00pm – DC Youth Choir Concert

247:00pm – Mah Jongg7:00pm – Torah Study7:30pm – Israeli Dancing

254:45pm – Midweek Religious School5:30pm – Upper School Dinner and Program7:00pm – Band Rehearsal7:30pm – KESTY Lounge Night

267:00pm – Canasta7:30pm – Finance Committee

274:45pm – Midweek Religious School

286:00pm – Wine and Cheese Oneg6:30pm – Kabbalat Shabbat

299:00am – Torah Study

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ARIELLE BOXT is a 7th grader at Tilden Middle School in Bethesda. She plays soccer with Potomac Soccer and is a Dolphin swimmer for Tilden Woods. For her Bat Mitzvah project she is collecting gently used sports equipment for Leveling the Playing Field. She is looking forward to her family (three rabbis in addition to her cantor mom) and friends celebrating with her!

ELLA BEAUDET is a 7th grader at North Bethesda Middle School. She enjoys playing soccer and practicing piano in her free time. She is excited to share her Bat Mitzvah with her friends and family. For Ella’s Mitzvah project she is collecting, sorting, and donating used sport’s equipment for children to a non-profit organization called Leveling the Playing Field. She is enjoying her Torah studies and can’t wait to share what she’s learned with the important people in her life!

KESTY wishes everyone a wonderful new year. As we celebrate the secular new year, we challenge you to set one small, achievable goal for yourself this year! Post your New Year’s goal on instagram and tag us @KESTYMD with the hashtag #KESTYGOALS so we can celebrate your growth in 2020.

Buzzing NewsCHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS FOR JANUARY - FEB:

KESTY Color Wars Lounge Night (Grades 8-12)

On Tuesday, January 7 we will head to Walter Johnson for their public forum on the study for new boundaries. We will carpool to the school and return to the Temple by 9:00pm.

NFTY MAR’s Winter Kallah (Grades 8-12)

Friday, January 17 - Monday, January 20th. 4-H Center in Wakefield, VA

Talent show, auction, social action programming,and more! Woohoo!

Sign up at tinyurl.com/marwinter. Registration moves to space available after January 3rd.

KESTY-Led Summer Camp Community Service (All welcome!)

January 24; 6:00pm Oneg followed by the Service. Looking for teen songleaders for services and an oneg song session.

Wear your best camp clothes and join us!

KESTY 45 Trip to Zavazone (Grades 4-5)

Saturday, January 25 from 5PM - 7:30 PM

8-12th Grade Family Shabbat Potlck, Chocolate Fountain Provided! (no pork, shellfish or nuts)

Friday, February 14. 7:30PM – 8:30PM

KESTY sip and paint for Tu B’shvat (Grades 8-12)

Tuesday, February 4th. 7:30PM - 9PM. Temple Emanuel

Remember to follow us on instagram @KESTYMD for all the latest updates! Happy new year, KESTY

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As we face the cold, shorter days of January and February, we have the opportunity to reflect on fond distant and recent memories. For 32 years, Rabbi Stone has provided steadfast stewardship of Temple Emanuel, touching each of us, in many large and small ways, who stand to inherit a vibrant and robust Temple Emanuel that has flourished under Rabbi Stone’s inspirational leadership.

Think of all the weddings, funerals, b’nai mitvah, religious services, hospital visits, adult education classes, individual guidance and counseling, visits to the Early Childhood Center and Religious School classes, and opportunities and encouragement to engage in social and environmental justice – just for starters. How many touchpoints has your family enjoyed?

Our Campaign for Sustainability seeks to honor and memorialize all that Rabbi Stone has shared with us for 32 years by bolstering the environmental and institutional sustainability of Temple Emanuel by equally underwriting the costs of a new solar roof over the Social Hall and by strengthening his namesake Warren G. Stone Rabbinic Endowment whose purpose is to support the provision of future rabbinic services to our congregation. This Campaign is a gift from our community to our community.

As I write this column, I want to thank the thirty-six families who enthusiastically responded to the campaign with generous pledges of up to five years of $200,000 – well on the way to our $500,000 goal.

We hope that your memories and your hopes for the future sustainability of this congregation will inspire you to pledge generously.

We have established giving levels which will allow every congregant to comfortably provide a meaningful pledge for our community:

$18 + COMMUNITY BUILDER

$180 + SHEPHERD

$720 + CATALYST

$1800 + STEWARD

$3600 + BENEFACTOR

$7200 + LUMINARY

$12,000 + SUSTAINER

$18,000 + VISIONARY

Starting in late January through February, we will invite congregants to attend parlor meetings at our homes to socialize with other congregants, including those who have already pledged, to learn more about the progress of the Campaign and to receive updates on the solar roof project. Please look forward to joining us!

Ian DeWaal, Co-Chair, on behalf of Co-chair Paul Berman, and Committee members Maggie Bolstad; Executive Director Dianne Neiman; Bill Epstein; David Greeley; Jon Harkavy; Roberta Hochberg; Marie Isabel Laurion; and Wendy Rhein

Upcoming Programs and Events Campaign for Sustainability

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ANNIVERSARIES—JANUARYBrandon and Adrienne Weil – 10Benjamin Gilbert and Csilla Farkas – 20ANNIVERSARIES— FEBRUARYAri Zagnit and Beth Shevitz – 15GET WELL WISHESBob BordArla DickenRobert Dicken

Harold HauslerMason HurwitzStan Levin

Jane LuxenbegLois Simpson

WELCOME NEW MEMBERSMarvin KassedJennifer and Michael Cherner, Sloan and Emmie

CONDOLENCESFamily of Roberta Gunod FriedmanDonald Dowrkin, on the passing of his mother Dorothy DworkinLisa Horowitz, on the passing of her mother Ellen HorowitzKaren Reddish, on the passing of her father Barry ChernackKen and Michael Karbeling , on the passing of their father Emanuel KarbelingFamily of Diane HorowitzKen Lorber, on the passing of his mother Eileen LorberIlene Perry, on the passing of her husband Grant Perry

MEMBER UPDATES

THANKS TO OUR DONORSTemple Emanuel gratefully acknowledges your gifts, and those honored are informed of your thoughtfulness. Your contributions support the work of the Temple. BEREAVEMENT FUNDKen and Joan Lorber

BROTHERHOODMartin and Madeline Gold in memory of Sol GoldIn memory of Emanuel KarbelingPhil and Kathy MagenheimLois SimpsonJeremy and Jana Sharp

CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY – DONATIONSSue and Paul BermanIan and Caroline DeWaalBill and Becki EpsteinMadeline and Martin GoldKen and Melanie LevyMonte and Nancy MallinBetty MyersEd SchaeferRichard Novak and Ruth LoznerSusannah Paletz and Christopher HattyRobert and Arleen SilverEsther StarobinKevin and Jana WeissmanScott and Linda Wolpert

CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY – PLEDGESSue and Paul BermanPaul and Maggie BolstadMichael DeMarco and Stacey SingerIan and Caroline DeWaalBeth and Bruce DincinBobbi and David FishbackDan and Cindy GerechtJon and Louise HarkavyJonathan HarrisJan and De Herman

Sheldon and Roberta HochbergKen and Joan LorberZelda McBrideVictor Miller and Dinah SparksHarry Schwirk and Joanna SilverChris and Melissa SpenceAl and Donna TanenbaumKevin and Jana WeissmanJohn Wielgosz and Wendy Miller

CANTOR’S MUSIC FUNDDina KormanKen and Joan LorberKevin and Jana WeissmanBill and Dottie Harris in honor of Gloria BrownCharlotte Berman in memory of Benton Paul BermanDina Kormanin memory of Emanuel Karbelingin memory of Ellen Horowitz

William and Harriet Mathon in memory of Sylvia FranksIn memory of Trudy IsenbergJon and Louise HarkavyDavid and Rita SelmanLois Simpson

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUNDECC Board in memory of Emanuel KarbelingECC Board in memory of Barry Chernack

WARREN G. STONE RABBINIC ENDOWMENTNick and Michelle SzechenyiDavid and Bobbi Fishback in memory of Hilda FishbackJonathan and Michele Parsonnet in memory of Stanley Goldman

Shirley Fried in memory of Jerrold FriedIn memory of Trudy IsenbergBruce Katz and Lynne MofensonSheldon and Roberta Hochberg

GENERAL OPERATING FUNDBill and Ellen Nechesin memory of Harriet Steinhorn-Rothin memory of Stanley Goldman

Debra Moses and David Doyle in memory of Eileen LorberWRJ in memory of Susan HarrisIn memory of Emanuel KarbelingDebra Moses and David DoyleSue Rudo

GLOBAL MITZVAH PROJECTAlan Banov and Sandi Cave in memory of Leon BanovRichard and Linda Astor in memory of Jane FargoRusty Katz and Sharon Grosfeld in memory of Beatrice Grosfeld

HENRY BLUESTONE CULTURAL ART FUNDThomas Holzman and Alison Drucker

IRMA MARKS YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITY FUNDTemple Brotherhood

LENORE COHEN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDSander and Suzanne Davidson in memory of Emanuel KarbelingIn memory of Ellen HorowitzBarry and Helen RitmanSteve and Nava Oxman

David and Annie GreenblumPhil and Kathy MagenheimSander and Suzanne Davidson

LIBRARY FUNDEunice Miller in memory of Norman MillerIn Memory of Trudy IsenbergElayne FlaxHerb and Melanie Dubin

MARION GLASS CAPITAL FUNDDavid and Annie Greenblum in honor of Dianne Neiman’s granddaughterAdam Landsman and Elizabeth Tully in memory of Beverly TunisSandra FleishmanIn memory of Emanuel KarbelingIn memory of Hal PopikIn memory of Judith DavisIn memory of Lucille DavisIn memory of Ellen Horowitz

Mark Mann Pavilion/Playground/Landscape FundJan and De Herman in memory of Ellen HorowitzIn memory of Trudy IsenbergAllan Lazarus and Judi SpreiBetty MyersHarvey and Ellen KarchJoel and Paula SendroffMarc and Joan ZlotnikSue Rudo

MICHAEL FLAX/LEON ADLER FUNDRichard and Linda Astor in memory of Larry GossackMiriam’s CupBrian and Susan Landesberg in memory of Carlota Hirshberg

NANETTE DEMBITZ BERMAN JUDAISM, SOCIAL ISSUES FUNDDavid and Bobbi Fishback in memory of Muriel Mendlowitz

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDJudith and Lawrence VitelliSydney and Phyllis Stearman in memory of Dorothy Dworkin

SID BERGER ISRAEL FUNDThomas Holzman and Alison Drucker

YAHRZEIT FUNDAlan Banov and Sandi CaveAllan and Ruja ShemerBette StecklerBetty MyersBruce Katz and Lynne MofensonCraig LudwigDavid and Annie GreenblumDavid and Sandra GayleEileen Lorber z”lElliott and Sandi MarsdenEsther StarobinHarvey and Debby LazarHenry and Marilyn JordanJon and Joan MostMatthew and Regina KochRichard and Gloria ShermanSandy ChaitovitzSeth and Marsha BernsteinStephen and Ilene WeissSteven Beckman and Rachel RitvoStuart and Elizabeth GorewitzSydney and Phyllis StearmanTerry Schimek and Wayne BarnstoneTodd and Tracy Berman

ZHAVA FRIEDMAN TORAH STUDY FUNDChing Voss

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SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF TRIP TO CUBA• Passover with the Jews of Cuba• Shabbat with Sephardic Jewish Community and Havana• Meet with Community Leaders of Beth Shalom• Tour UNESCO World Heritage Site• Learn history and rolling of Cuban Cigars• Enjoy the music Habana Compas Dance• Visit with Artists of Fabrica D’la Arte• Stroll Almacenes de San Jose market and explore arts and crafts made by locals• Meet with teacher David Tacher of Santa Clara Jewish Community Center• Passover Seder and dinner at Santa Clara Jewish Community Center• Walking Tour of Trinidad and Old Havana • Meet the famous Santander Family local potters and gallery• Performance by Cantores de Cienfuegos• Performance by Buena Vista Social Club• Authentic Cuban Meals at Café del Orient, Palador, Café Ajiaco

Jewish Women’s Music, PotLuck Dinner, and Possibly Miracles We encourage all Temple Emanuel women, of all ages and religious backgrounds, to attend the WRJ women’s seder and to bring your daughters, mothers, friends with you as we all learn together how to make the stories of spiritual journey and freedom our own.

Cost: $18 WRJ members (and their daughters and mothers), $25 non-member, $10 girls under 18, plus a side dish or dessert (enough for 8 people) to share. Please bring a copy of the recipe to put by the dish. NO NUTS PLEASE.

Please register via SignUp Genius and send your check made to Temple Emanuel WRJ toTemple Emanuel Attention Women’s Seder. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4da9ae28a1f94-wrjwomens1

RSVP by March 15, 2020 to sign up for the dish that you will bring to share and list the names of your guests and what dish they are bringing.

Questions? Contact Heather at carol.blasberg@gmail.com or (301) 299-6182.

Dinner for the Children’s InnWRJ is sponsoring its 5th annual dinner for the residents of the Children’s Inn at NIH on Sunday, March 8, 2020

For details and to prepare/donate/serve food for this event, please contact Marla Banov, 301-942-4203 or mbjrb3@hotmail.com.

Spring Brunch on Caregiving—Mark your calendars for the Spring Brunch Sunday March 15.

Next Readers Salon Save the date for the next Readers Salon March 15 at 4:00pm. It’s a lovely way to spend a few hours and get to know other women at the Temple. We read a few articles and meet at a member’s home to discuss, laugh and enjoy a delicious pot-luck dinner. RSVP to Linda Wolpert lgwmoose@gmail.com. WRJ’s Women’s Passover Seder Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:00 - 8:00pm Led by Cantor Lindsay Kanter

Costs:Land paid by check $3,078Land paid by credit card $3,169Group Flight from Miami $300-$400to Cuba For Registration Call: Ayelet 1-800-237-1517 and say “Cuba April 6 with Rabbi Warren Stone”

Ongoing Weekly MON NITE MAJ GAMES 7 pm in the Adult Ed room. All are welcome.

WEEKLY WED NITE CANASTA 7pm in the Teen Lounge room. All are welcome.

BAGEL BAR EVERY SUNDAY MORNING DURING RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Volunteer one or more Sunday mornings and meet lots of Temple members. This is WRJ’s only fundraiser. Sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4da9ae28a1f94-bagel2.

Next WRJ Meetings are 1/15 and 2/19 at 7pm with networking at 6:30.

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To Help Those in NeedAs winter is fully upon us, those in our community who cannot afford food gather at So Others Might Eat’s (SOME) dining room for warmth and a hot meal. Temple Emanuel plays our part in helping to alleviate hunger and food insecurity by cooking four meals a year (plus cooking and serving on Christmas Day), each of which serves approximately 400 people.

Our next cooking commitment is in February. Those temple members who have previously cooked this month can expect to receive an email from me in mid-January to ensure we have a sufficient number of Shepherds Pies. If you have not cooked in February (or ever) for SOME and might be interested in participating in this project, please email me at fbernstein2@gmail.com. We would welcome more cooks!

Fran Bernstein, Temple Emanuel SOME Coordinator

COMMUNITY SOCIAL ACTION COUNCILEach year, the Community Social Action Council works with Jews United for Justice as it develops social justice legislative priorities for the 90 day session of the Maryland General Assembly, which next year runs from January 8 - April 6, 2020.

This year JUFJ has selected four prior issues which align with the values of Temple Emanuel and the positions which CSAC has supported in the past. As the legislative session progresses, there will be opportunities for congregants to voice their positions to their state representatives and the appropriate committee chairs as needed. We will keep you informed of these opportunities.

Here are the key issues which we hope you will support:

• Immigrant Justice: Pass the Maryland Trust Act and override Governor Hogan’s veto of the expansion of the Maryland Dream Act.

• Paid Family Leave: Pass the Time to Care Act to provide replacement income to people who need to take up to 12 weeks off from work to take care of themselves or their families.

• Police Reform: Amend the Maryland Public Information Act to allow for police disciplinary records to be released to the public.

• Real Criminal Justice: Establish a women’s pre-release facility in Maryland, expand charges eligible for expungement, prohibit interrogations of minors without guardians or lawyers present, and provide compensation for victims of wrongful conviction.

If you would like more information regarding these issues, or would like to volunteer to attend lobbying night in Annapolis on these issues, please feel free to contact me.

Ian DeWaal, Chair Community Social Action Council dewaalian@prodigy.net (301) 801 6637 (cell)

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GLOBAL MITZVAH DONATIONS IN 2019 GMP is happy to announce that your ongoing contributions made it possible to donate $6,797 to the following 4 projects in 2019:

CAT THINH SCHOOL, VIETNAM - beds, netting and library for new dormitory (with Vietnam Relief Services, $1,500);

CLEAN WATER FOR SHIRINGAMAZU’ VILLAGE, PERU (with Engineers Without Borders-DC, $1.922);

ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE COOPERATION- safe harvesting of olives (with Rabbis for Human Rights, $1,500);

COMPUTER CLASSES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, KALWA, INDIA (with Gabriel Project Mumbai, $1,875).

Jacob Sztokman, Founding Director of Gabriel Project Mumbai recently wrote: “Attached please find what I think are beautiful photos of the computer program that you are supporting for children in 5th-7th grades in the Joshua Greenberger Learning Center in the Kalwa slums. Currently, we have one teacher that was trained in the use of the computer lab and in creating a syllabus for the approximately 100 children in the school (after 4th grade) in learning computers. We will be training one more teacher. The computer lab has 6 networked computers attached to a main teachers terminal. 6 children at a time (small classes by design). In the pictures you see the teacher, Neelam, teaching the children about using the mouse and keyboard and opening up a file in Word - the basics but so very important! Thank you all and I hope you enjoy the pictures….. Please send our thanks to the wonderful children of Temple Emanuel.”

The November 15 Global Mitzvah Dinner and Shabbat was a combination of delicious Vietnamese cuisine and heartwarming presentation by Jason Ray, Director of Vietnam Relief Services. Jason spoke of the history and impacts of VRS and showed a joyful video of the school children receiving colorful blankets funded by TE. Thank you to all who attended and to the many team members who made the memorable evening possible.

To read our latest congregant reports,, please go to the GMP link https://globalmitzvahte.wordpress.com/, located in the GMP section of TE’s Mitzvah Opportunities website.

Stan Fagen, Co-Chair Global Mitzvah project

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KOL KORE / The Monthly Bulletin of Temple Emanuel

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Rabbi Warren G. Stone

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Bill Epstein, President

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Dianne Neiman, Executive Director

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