Kol  Nefesh  (“Every  Soul”)              Visit  our  Full  Temple  Calendar  at:  

April  2015                  http://www.centralreformtemple.org/events/calendar-­‐at-­‐a-­‐glance/    Saturday,  April  4th,  6:00  PM  –  Annual  Congregational  Seder    Please  join  us  for  our  annual  congregational  Seder  on  the  second  night  of  Passover.     In  our  participatory  celebration,  with  singing,  discussion  and   a   catered   dinner,   we’ll   be   using   the   popular   The   New   Union  Haggadah,  Revised  Edition,  edited  by  Rabbi  Howard  Berman.      Adult  members:  $45.  Children:  $15.  Adult  guests:  $50.      RSVP  today  by  contacting  info@centralreformtemple.org    Seat   for   Elijah:  Temple  members   also   have   the   opportunity   to   share   in   a   traditional  mitzvah   of   this  season.     By   donating   an   additional   $45,   you   may   sponsor   a   fellow   member   or   guest   who   would  otherwise  be  unable  to  participate  in  the  Seder.      

 

Shabbat  Services      

Friday,  March  17th,  6:30  PM  –  Sabbath  Eve  Service    A   Special   Service   of   Memory   and   Tribute   Commemorating   the  150th  Anniversary  of  the  Death  of  Abraham  Lincoln      This   Sabbath   marks   the   150th   Yahrzeit   of   our   revered   16th  President,   who  was   assassinated  on   April   15,   1865.   Tonight’s  Service   will   recall   the   Memorial  Ceremonies  that   were  held   in  synagogues  throughout  the  country  on  the  following  Sabbath.    Rabbi  Berman  will   reflect  on  the  Great  Emancipator’s   relationship  with  the  Jewish  community,  as  well  as  his  enduring  spiritual  legacy  for  all  Americans.      Our  worship  will  include  special  music  from  that  period  in  American  Jewish  history.      Please  note   that  due   to   the   scheduling  of  our  Congregational   Seder  on  April   4th,   this  will   be   the  only  regular  Sabbath  Service  for  the  month  of  April.    All  Yahrzeits  for  the  month  will  be  observed  at  this  time.        Choir  practice  will  begin  at  5:45  PM.    Our  Oneg  Shabbat  Social  Hour  will  follow  the  Service.    

Temple  Events  Temple  Open  Meetings:      April  21st  at  6:30pm  or  May  11th  at  7:00pm    Please  plan  on  joining  us  for  one  of  two  open  meetings  to  learn  about  what  the  Temple  leadership  has  been  hard  at  work  so  far  during  our  tenth  year  anniversary.    Join  us  on  either  Tuesday,  April  21st  at  6:30pm  or  Monday,  May  11th  at  7:00pm.            10th  Year  Celebration  Gala  Planning  Meeting:      May  5th  at  6:00pm  As   mentioned   in   the   prior   Kol   Nefesh   editions   our   10th  Year   Celebration   Gala   will   take   place   on   Saturday,  September  26th.    Many  of  you  have  volunteered  to  be  on  the   planning   committee.     Anyone   interested   in   helping  with   this   is   invited   to   join   us   on   Tuesday,   May   5th   at  6:00pm  for  our  planning  meeting.  

   A  Message  from  our  President,  Todd  Katzman:  Spring  is  here  and  I  want  to  wish  everyone  a  Happy  Pesach.    I  hope  to  see  many  of  you  at  our  annual  temple   Seder,   which   has   become   one   of   my   favorite   events.     March   brought   us   many   joyous  gatherings,  including  our  monthly  movie  night,  The  Jewish  Cardinal,  which  if  you  haven’t  seen  I  would  suggest   checking   it   out,   and   an   inspiring  weekend   in   Provincetown   as   part   of   our  Picking   from  Our  Garden  series.    If  you  missed  any  of  our  “This  I  Believe”  speakers  or  want  to  read  what  they  spoke,  they  are  all  now  posted  on  our  website.    On  the  right  hand  side  of   the  homepage,  click  on  “thisIbelieve.”      They  are  all  truly  inspiring!      

 A  Message  from  Your  Garden  Coordinator,  Joan  Talarico  Brodsky      After  a  busy  winter  with  a  great  variety  of  Pickings  offerings,  April  is  quiet.  We’ve  enjoyed  activities  as  varied  as  a  wine  tasting,  a  dance   lesson,  a  trip  to  the  opera  and  a  weekend  of  art.  Picking  From  Our  Garden  has  truly  proved  a  powerful  means  of  bringing  Temple  members  together  in  more  personal  and  intimate  settings.  If  you  have  any  interests,  hobbies  or  passions  that  you'd  like  to  share  with  us,  please  contact  me  (thestudio.joan@gmail.com)  with  your  idea  and  we  can  work  through  all  the  details.  Make  sure  to  check  in  to  the  May  Kol  Nefesh  for  events  scheduled  for  May,  June  and  July.    

 

 Photos  from  our  weekend  in  Provincetown  in  March  

 Wednesday,  April  1st  –  Dinner  and  the  Opera  in  Cambridge    Jacob   Scharfman,   who   has   recently   joined   Lucy   and   Paula   as   our   resident   baritone   soloist,   is  performing  in  Tchaikovsky’s  Queen  of  Spades.    Jacob  will  be  performing  the  role  of  Prince  Yeletsky  in  this  passionate  tale  of  gambling  and  grand  delusion.    Jacob  is  quickly  making  a  name  for  himself  in  the  Boston  music   scene.     The  Boston  Musical   Intelligencer  praised  his   sound  as   “well   rounded  and   rich,  maintaining  clarity  and  precision  throughout.”     In  true  “Pickings”  fashion,  Temple  gatherings   like  this  bring   us   together   to   deepen   bonds   and   friendships.     At   dinner,   we’ll   discuss   our   most   memorable  opera  experience.     It  could  be  a   funny  story   like  the  time  that  you  fell  asleep  during  Wagner  or  that  attending   this   event  with   the   Temple   is   your  most  memorable   experience   and  why!     Anything   that  reveals  your  personal  connection  with  opera  will  be  perfect.      

6:00  PM:  Dinner  at  Harvest  Restaurant,  44  Brattle  Street  8:30  PM:  Queen  Of  Spades,  Harvard’s  Lowell  Theater    

To  purchase  tickets  online,  go  to  http://lowellhouseopera.com/    

   Monday,  April  27th,  8:00  PM  –  Defiant  Requiem  (rescheduled)  Symphony  Hall    Many  of  you  may  have  purchased  tickets  for  the  January  27th  performance  that  got  snowed  out.    The  new  date   is  April  27th.    There  may  still  be  some  tickets  available  at  Symphony  Hall.    Call  or  check  on  line.   For   anyone  who  might   be   interested,   we  will  meet   for   dinner   at   Ginger   Exchange   at   6:15   pm  (across  from  Symphony  Hall).  Please  let  me  know  if  you  are  coming  to  dinner  so  we  can  have  a  table(s)  reserved  for  us.  (jill_silverstein@yahoo.com).  Hope  you  can  join  us.    The  Defiant  Requiem:  Verdi  at  Terezín  tells  the  story  of  courageous   Jewish   prisoners   in   the   Theresienstadt  Concentration  Camp  during  World  War   II  who  formed  a  chorus  under  the  leadership  of  fellow  prisoner  Rafael  Schächter,   and   performed   Verdi’s   Requiem   16   times,  as   an   act   of   defiance   and   resistance   to   their   Nazi  captors.     The   performances   allowed   the   prisoners   to  “sing   to   the  Nazis  what   they   could   not   say   to   them.”    The  concert/drama  features  a   full  performance  of   the  Verdi  with  video  testimony  from  surviving  members  of  the   original   prisoner   choir,   actors   embedded   in   the  orchestra,   and   original   Nazi   propaganda   film   footage  made  at  Theresienstadt.    The  performance  is  powerful,  dramatic   and   inspirational   with   a   contemporary  message   of   hope.     This   will   be   the   27th   worldwide  performance   of   Defiant   Requiem.   The   Orchestra   of  Terezín   Remembrance   along   with   the   Tanglewood  Festival  Chorus  (John  Oliver,  conductor)  will  perform.      

Temple  News    New  Temple  calendar  on  the  website    The   Temple   website   (http://www.centralreformtemple.org/)   now   features   a   new   calendar  (http://www.centralreformtemple.org/events/calendar-­‐at-­‐a-­‐glance/),   which   summarizes   events,  holidays,  etc.,  by  the  month  or  week  or  agenda  list.      This  is  a  public  Google  Calendar  that  everyone  can  view,  with  extra  features  for  Google  users.  A  link  to  the  calendar  page  is  at  the  top  of  Kol  Nefesh  and  on  the  Temple  home  page.  Dates  that  you  send  to  Kol  Nefesh  will  routinely  appear  in  the  calendar.      If   you   know   about   future   items   that   are   not   there,   or   corrections,   please   send   an   email   to  Gail@BU.edu.    

 

“This  I  Believe”  

   “This   I   Believe,”   part   of   CRT’s   10th   Anniversary,   is   a   program   in   which   Temple   members   share  expressions  of  their  core  beliefs  at  each  service  to  explain  their  spiritual  values  and  connections  to  this  community  in  a  personal  way.    The  model  for  this  series  is  Edward  R.  Murrow’s  1950’s  radio  program,  which   encouraged   both   famous   and   not-­‐so-­‐famous   people   to   write   short   five-­‐minute   essays   about  their  own  personal  motivations  in  life  and  then  read  them  on  the  air.      Please  consider  sharing  your  core  beliefs  from  the  podium!    To  get  your  creative  juices  flowing  on  your  own   three-­‐   to   five-­‐minute   personal   essay,   check   out   the   website   www.ThisiBelieve.org,   and   please  contact  Marc  LaCasse  at  marc@lacasselaw.com  to  volunteer!   Social  Action    Tobin  Community  Market  –  April  Dates    This   month,   the   Community   Market   will   be   on   Thursday,   April   9th   and   Thursday,   April   23rd   from  1:45pm  to  4:15pm.    Let  me  know  if  you  can  help  out.    It  is  a  great  mitzvah,  and  a  wonderful  group  of  parents  and  CRT  volunteers.  (jill_silverstein@yahoo.com).    

 

SAVE  THE  DATE  The  Tobin  School  Spring  Clean-­‐Up  

Saturday,  May  16th,  9:00  AM  to  4:00  PM      Coffee  Cooperative  Partnership    Central  Reform  Temple,  under  the  leadership  of  Jennifer  Coplon  and  Bob  Frank,  has  created   a   partnership   with   the   Delicious   Peace   (Mirembe   Kawomera)   Coffee  Cooperative   in   Uganda.     This   coffee   initiative   is   a   union   of   over   1,000   Jewish,  Christian,   and   Muslim   coffee   farmers   founded   in   2004   to   build   peace   in   their  community.    The  Abayudaya  Jews  who  live  in  rural  Uganda  saw  this  joint  effort  as  a  way   to   encourage   farmers   of   the   region   to  work   together   to   invest   in   processing  equipment  and  community  programs.     In  order   to  guarantee  market  rates   for   the  farmers  and  better  quality  coffee,  Delicious  Peace  partnered  with  California-­‐based  Thanksgiving  Coffee  Company.     This  model   serves   as   an   example   for   other   partnerships   committed   to   sustainability   and  peace.      In   order   to   support   this   interfaith   effort,   please   consider   buying  Mirembe   Kawomera   Dark   or   Light  

Contact  Marc  LaCasse  at  marc@lacasselaw.com  to  volunteer,  or  visit  

www.ThisiBelieve.org  for  more  information  

Roast  coffee,  which  sells  for  $15.50  for  a  12-­‐ounce  bag.    If  you  buy  $35  or  more  of  the  coffee,  the  $4.95  shipping  charge  is  waived.    Central  Reform  Temple  receives  5%  of  the  proceeds  of  coffee  sold  through  the   link  below,  and  we   return  any  amounts   received   to   the  Abayudaya  community   so   that   they   can  continue  their  noble  initiative.  So  that  Central  Reform  Temple  is  credited  for  your  purchase,  please  go  to  the  Home  Page  for  our  temple  specifically:    

http://store.thanksgivingcoffee.com/affiliates/default.aspx?Affiliate=10&Target=Home    Also,   the   Abayudaya   Jewish   community   in   Uganda   is   facing   a   school   crisis   with   severely   reduced  funding   available   for   its   elementary   and   high   schools,  where   Jewish,   Christian   and  Muslim   students  learn  and  play  together  peacefully.    It  is  heartbreaking  to  think  of  students  whose  education  might  be  disrupted  or  who   live  too   far   to  go  elsewhere,  or  who  might  now  face  the  past  harassment  that   the  Abayudaya  schools  have  erased.    Can  you  help  them?    Kulanu  Inc.,  an  organization  that  serves  minority  Jews   around   the   world,   has   received   a   $10,000   challenge   grant   from   the   Estelle   Friedman   Gervis  Foundation.    The  foundation  will  add  another  $10,000  to  the  first  $20,000  raised!    Please  consider  a  donation  to  www.kulanu.org/donate  and  earmark  your  gift  for  the  Abayudaya  community  of  Uganda  so  it  will  be  matched  by  the  Gervis  Foundation.      

“Pickings”  Calendar  Listings    The  “Pickings”  Calendar  Listings  is  new.    It  provides  a  way  for  Temple  members  to  learn  about  activities  around   Boston   that   our   very   talented   community   is   involved   in.     We   can   not   only   support   fellow  members   but   also   have   a  more   full   exposure   to   the   Boston   educational   and   cultural   scene.     Please  contact   Joan  Brodsky  at  thestudio.joan@gmail.com  if  you’re  participating   in  a  program  or  event  that  should  get  notice  on  our  calendar.    Friday,  April  24th,  6:30-­‐8:00  PM  –  Symphony  Nova  Old  South  Church  in  Copley  Square    Join  Temple  member  and  Music  Director  Larry   Isaacson  and  his  ensemble  Symphony  Nova,  Boston’s  only  professional   training  orchestra,   for   their   second   spring  performance.     Symphony  Nova  provides  post   graduate   musicians   opportunities   so   that   these   aspiring   artists   develop   into   successful   art  professionals.    Tickets  can  be  purchased  online  at  www.symphonynova.com    Saturday,  April  25th,  7:00  PM  –  New  England  Folk  Festival  Mansfield,  Massachusetts    Join  our  very  own  Lucy  Joan  Sollogub,  who  will  be  playing  mountain  and  hammered  duets  in  a  duo,  at  the  New  England  Folk  Festival.    Visit  www.neffa.org  for  more  information.        

   

Our  Temple  Community      

 B’YACHAD   is   a  way   for  Temple  members   to   connect  with  and   support   fellow  Temple  members  who  are  in  need  of  support.    If  you  need  support  or  know  a  Temple  member  who   is   in   need   of   a   hot   meal,   or   if   would   you   like   to   volunteer,   please   contact  Caring@CentralReformTemple.org  or  call  617-­‐262-­‐1202.