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The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism FEBRUARY 2014 SHEVATADAR I 5774 Vol. 165 No. 6

SHABBAT SERVICES FOR FEBRUARYSHABBAT TERUMAH

31 Friday Evening4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat

Feb. 1 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service

Torah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13

SHABBAT TETZAVEH7 Friday Evening

First Friday Family Shabbat4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:00 PM - Snacks6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat7:30 PM - Pot Luck Dinner

8 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service

Torah: Exodus 27:2030:10 Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10-43:27

SHABBAT KI TISA14 Friday Evening

4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat ShabbatPizza to Follow

15 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service

Torah: Exodus 30:1134:35 Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-18:39

SHABBAT VAYAK'HEIL21 Friday Evening

4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat with some Shabbat Zemirot

22 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox10:30 AM -Shabbat Morning Service


SHABBAT SH'KALIM / P'KUDEI28 Friday Evening

Fourth Friday Late Shabbat4:00 PM - Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots7:00 PM - Dinner (RSVP, $10)8:00 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat9:00 PM - Oneg and Discussion with Jeffrey Stein: The Afford-able Care Act Implementation: The Good, The Bad and The Awful."

March 1 Saturday Morning9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service


The Rabbi A. StanleyDreyfus

Memorial Lecture

Saturday, February 226:00 PM: Dinner and

Havdalah

Lecture to follow

Rabbi Barry L. SchwartzDirector of

The Jewish Publication Societywill speak on

Judaism's Great Debates:The Birth of

Modern Judaism

Rabbi Schwartz will focuson two crucial debates:

~ Spinoza and the Amsterdam Rabbis ~~ Abraham Geiger, Samson Raphael

Hirsch and Zecharais Frankel ~

RSVP by February 16:718-638-7600 or

[email protected]


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Rabbis Message Dreyfus Memorial LectureRabbi Dreyfus, z"l. . . Rabbi Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus,z"l,was a singular phenomenon. A na-tive of Youngstown, OH, Rabbi Dreyfus was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish

Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 1946, subsequently earned his Ph.D. there, and went on

to serve congregations in Terra Haute, IN, Shreveport, LA and Galveston, TX. He served as

Rabbi of Union Temple from 1965-1979, and continued as Rabbi Emeritus until his death in2008. He was a scholar of seemingly boundless dimensions. His doctorate was in Sephardic

history. His teaching at HUC-JIR was in the Department of Rabbinics. He was a liturgist of

unimpeachable stature, and served as Chair of the Liturgy Committee of the Central Confer-

ence of American Rabbis, overseeing the writing and publication of Gates of Prayer, Gates of

Repentance, Gates of the House, Gates of Mourning,and Gates of Forgiveness, the incredible

series of prayer books for the Reform Movement published during the 1970's. He also served as CCAR Place-

ment Director for over a decade. Aside from all this, he was a loving husband to Marianne, father to Dr. James

and Richard,z"l, father-in-law to Rabbi Ellen and Helen, and grandfather to Ben, Lina, David, Daniel and Adam.

And now there are great-grandchildren too. And of course, we cannot forget his quick wit and good humor, and

his unparalleled ability to manipulate the English language. We loved him, and we miss him.The Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus Memorial Lecture. . . Part of Rabbi Dreyfus's legacy to our temple was a con-

tribution to serve as a building block for an annual lecture series. This year will be the third in this annual se-

ries. We are grateful to Rabbi Dreyfus for this gift of love to our congregation, and we encourage all our con-

gregants and friends to perpetuate it through the kindness of contributing to it.

Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz. . . We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz as this year's Rabbi DreyfusMemorial Lecturer. Rabbi Schwartz serves as Director of the Jewish Publication Society, the preeminent pub-

lisher of Jewish books to the English-reading world since 1888. Rabbi Schwartz also serves as Rabbi of Congre-

gation Adas Emuno of Leonia, NJ. He attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and graduated from Duke

University,Magna Cum Laude. He was ordained at HUC-JIR in New York in 1985 and holds Master of Arts in

Hebrew Literature and Doctor of Divinity degrees from HUC-JIR. He began his career in Israel, as Rabbi of theLeo Baeck Education Center in Haifa, and went on to serve congregations in Amherst, NY, Chevy Chase, MD,

and Cherry Hill, NJ. Rabbi Schwartz is actively involved in Jewish environmentalism. He was a founding mem-

ber of the Washington, D.C. chapter of Shomrei Adamah,the first national Jewish environmental organization.

He serves on the grassroots advisory committee of COEJL, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life,

and helps lead the Environment Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Schwartz is a

prolific writer: the author of four books, a prize winning short story, and articles that have appeared in theJour-

nal of Reform Judaism, American Jewish History,and theHebrew Union College Annual. His textbook,Jewish

Heroes, Jewish Values, is currently used in over 300 religious schools nationwide. Another text, Jewish Theol-

ogy: A Comparative Study, explores Jewish denominational thinking.Honi The CirclemakerEco-Fables From

Ancient Israelis a series of folktales for children. Rabbi Schwartz recently authored Judaism's Great Debates,

which was published in both adult and youth editions. He is married to Deborah A. Schwartz, an occupationaltherapist specializing in hand rehabilitation. Their three children are Nadav, Talia, and Noam. Friend, colleague

and classmate to Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Schwartz proudly counts himself among the legion of rabbis who

were privileged to study with Rabbi Dreyfus. Without a doubt, Rabbi Dreyfus would have qvelled greatly to

have welcomed Rabbi Schwartz to Union Temple for this lectureship.

Please join us!. . . . Saturday, February 22. Dinner at 6:00 PM, followed by Rabbi Schwartz's teaching.

RSVP by February 15: 718-638-7600 (or) [email protected].

-Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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An interesting article entitled, German, Jewish and Neither by Yascha Mounk recently was printed in the

opinion pages of The New York Times (Sunday Review, January 5, 2014). Mr. Mounk is the author of

Stranger in My Own Country: A Jewish Family in Modern Germany and grew up there in the 1980s and

90s, but now resides in New York. According to his figures, Hitler reduced the German Jewish population

from over 500,000 to only about 15,000 at the end of WWII (the current estimate is well over 100,000). Basi-

cally, his story is one of an identity crisishis parents were not fervent Jews yet as he grew up he began to

feel more Jewish but less German. To achieve his goal to be merely viewed as an individual, Yascha left his

beloved home country and now identifies himself as a New Yorker. How does this relate to us here at Union

Temple you ask? Do we identify first as (A) Brooklynites, (B) Americans, or (C) Reform Jews or does this

matter? Thankfully, we welcome (D)

All of the above, and provide wonder-

ful programming to help resolve any

Jewish identity crises. Yes, we have

beautiful music at our services, an

event of note following almost everyFriday Shabbat, Brotherhood and Sis-

terhood breakfasts with book discus-

sions and films on socially relevant is-

sues, fun-filled programs for chil-

dren, a youth group and excellent He-

brew education. We even have the

Eastern Athletic Health Club offering

discounts to Temple members. Where

else can you sate your emotional, spiri-

tual, and physical needs under one

roof! So get your friends to give us a

try and perhaps we can consolidate

their identities. Remember the bipolar

Native American who one minute

thought he was a wigwam and the next

a teepee he went to a therapist who

concludedyoure too tents!

-Leonard Shiller, Treasurer

Officers olumn Jewish Identity

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We thank Moe Kornbluth for a very moving talk about

Franboth the book and Fran herself - at the Brother-

hood and Sisterhood book discussion in January.

On Sunday, February 9th, at 10 AM we will have aplanning meeting for the coming months. And well

have coffee and bagels, of course. The first thing we

will be planning is the Brotherhood Shabbat service

and lunch on Saturday, March 1st. It is a favorite an-

nual event for the Brotherhood, an opportunity to par-

ticipate in leading the service and then enjoy lunch

together. Ill be sending out an email soon to ask

what part everyone would like in the service. And if

Ive missed you, I apologize, and please email me [email protected].

Lastly, a gentle reminder Brotherhood welcomes

new (and continuing) members. Dues are just $36.

Please join us!

-Steve Segall, Brotherhood President

BrotherhoodSave the Dates

Passover Care

PackagesSend a package of Passover

goodies from Union Temple

to your kids off at college.

Just submit name, address

and phone number for each

young person to the office

by March 28th.

Make it a Chag Sameach

indeed!

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Fridays at Four: Shabbat for Tots

Oneg and Discussion with

Jeffrey SteinThe Affordable Care Act Implementation:

The Good, The Bad, and The Awful."

Jeff Stein will lead a discussion on what is reallyhappening with Obamacare and why, where thereare benefits, where there are problems, and what

needs to be addressed as we move forward.

Following Shabbat Service on

Friday, February 28th
mailto:[email protected]?subject=Brotherhood%20Shabbatmailto:[email protected]?subject=Brotherhood%20Shabbatmailto:[email protected]?subject=Brotherhood%20Shabbat


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February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month.

Here is a great blog that explains why February is

Jewish Disabilities awareness month- http://

www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities

-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/In our congregation as well as in our Religious

School, we strive to be all inclusive. As it says in

Proverbs 22: 6, educate each child according to

their way. In the Religious School we are using a

Hebrew curriculum that allows each student to

work at their own pace, and learn in their own

way. This is just the beginning. Please check out

the Union for Reform Judaism website for more ways we can be an inclusive congregation- http://urj.org/life/

community/disabilities/

Important Calendar ChangesNo Religious School on February 16 and 23, 2014

-Mindy Sherry, Director of Youth and Family Engagement

First Friday Family Shabbat on Friday, February 7th!

Our schedule for the evening:6:00 Snacks

6:30 Shabbat Service7:30 Potluck Dinner and Music

Food requests for this month's potluck dinner

(Please bring serving for 8-12 peopleand remember take out is just fine):

A F: Dessert Side G - P: Main Dish

Q - S: Salad T - Z: Side Dish

We are looking forward to celebrating Shabbat with you!

Please RSVP to Mindy Sherry at [email protected]

Education CornerJewish Disabilities Awareness Month
http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/mailto:mailto:mailto:http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://urj.org/life/community/disabilities/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/http://www.matankids.org/2012/02/17/jewish-disabilities-awareness-month-and-parshat-mishpatim/


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It isnt easy, being Jewish! Our people have been oy veyingthat for five millennia. But if thats hard, imag-

ine how difficult it must be to be black and Jewish. Find out on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 10 AM, when our

own Demetria Royals will lead us in a discussion of Rebecca Walkers autobiography, Black, White, and Jew-

ish. The daughter of Pulitzer-prize-winning black author Alice Walker and white Jewish lawyer Mel Leven-

thal, Rebecca was born in Mississippi, the child of that states first legal interracial marriage. Her book is the

riveting depiction of the highs and lows of straddling two worlds and struggling to find her place in both.

Havent read the book? No problem. Youll still find the discussion stimulating, and you are bound to have

much to contribute to it. So dont miss out on this morning of good talk, good friends, and great food!

Sisterhood wishes everyone a happy Valentines Day. May our hearts and our world always be filled with and

led by love.

-Barbara Brett, Secretary

Sisterhood Straddling Two Worlds


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We express our deepest sympathy to

THIERRY GOYER and BETH SHAIRand their children BATRICE and ALICE GOYER

on the death of Thierry's motherCLAIRE GOYER ROZANES

on December 25, in Paris, France.We extend our condolences to Thierry's

father Ren, his sister Juliette her husbandBruno Videau, and their children, and Thierry's uncles,

Maurice and Alain Rozanes.and to

ANNETTE SCHULZ AND LARRY STECKMANand their son ALEX STECKMAN

on the death of Annette's mother

BRIGITTE SCHULZ

on December 14.We extend our condolences as well to

Annette's brother Peter and his wife Mary,their children Monica and Nathan, and

grandchildren Amalia and Henry.

May their memories be for a blessing

TzedakahUNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in memory ofErica J. Shatz-Spry........................................... ..................... Jack ShatzDoris Klueger .................... ........................... ........................ Jennie SchukinHoward and Linda Simka ......................... .......................... ... Aunt Hermia GouldArlene Greendlinger ........................ ......................... ............ Dorothy EbnerAlla S. Gerich ............................................... ........................ Sam MayzenbergMark Silverstein ................ ........................... ........................ Lila SilversteinJoyce M. Charles ............... ........................... ........................ Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson

HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofWilliam and Enid Weinstein ........... .......................... ............ Susanne and Henry Singers 50thwedding anniversary

SISTERHOOD HATTIE NEWMAN HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofBarbara and Hy Brett ........................... ......................... ........Susanne and Henry Singers 50thwedding anniversaryDoris Klueger ......................... .......................... .................... Susanne and Henry Singers 50thwedding anniversary

DR. A. STANLEY DREYFUS LECTURE FUNDDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofHortense Hurwitz ........................ ........................... ............... Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman

SHABBAT ONEGDonated by ................................................................... in honor ofHenry D. Ehrlich................................................................... the naming of his granddaughter, Ella Jean Ehrlich


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Union Temple suggests that its memberscontact our Funeral Director

Martin D. Kasdan of

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Brooklyn, NY1-800-522-0588

Proudly maintaining morethan 50 years of Temple involvement

The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn

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E-mail: [email protected]

Website: Uniontemple.org

Dr. Linda Henry GoodmanRabbi

Emma GoldinStudent Cantor

Shinae KimTemple Musician

Susan SporerPreschool Director

Mindy Sherry

Director of Youth and Family EngagementBeatrice Hanks

President

Abe BarnettEllen KolikoffJeffrey Stein

Vice Presidents

Steven SegallSecretary

Leonard ShillerTreasurer

Mike BaronHortense R. Hurwitz

Doris KluegerHonorary Presidents

David RaphealBulletin Editor

John GolombTemple Administrator

Martin KasdanFuneral Director

(800) 522-0588

Memorial Plaques

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A memorial plaque is a lasting tribute to a loved one.

If you wish more information regarding obtaining a

plaque in memory of a loved one please e-mail the

temple at [email protected]

or leave a message with the temple office.

FEBRUARYClyde Krell ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. . February 2, 1946

Sadie Sherer ................................................................ February 3, 1937

Anne F. Solomon ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... February 4, 1991

Henrietta Hamburger ........... ............. ............. ............. . February 4, 1920

Frank O. Lane ............. ............. ............. ............. .......... February 5, 1929

Harry A. Levine ............ ............. ............. .............. ....... February 5, 1950Natalie B. Levinson ........................ ............. ............. ... February 5, 1958

Moses Nias ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. . February 6, 1919

Max Selig ............. ............. ............. ............. ............ .... February 6, 1930

William L. Spencer ............ ............. ............. ............. ... February 7, 1949

Isabelle B. F. Ettlinger .................... ............ ............. .... February 7, 1980

Abraham Bestoff........... ............. ............. .............. ....... February 8, 1907

Solomon May ............. ............. ............. ............. .......... February 8, 1919

Alvin D. Rosenberg ........................ ............. ............. ... February 9, 1961

David J. Brown ............. ............. ............. .............. ..... February 10, 1949

Hannah Messing .............. ............. ............. ............. ... February 10, 1984

Max David................................................................. February 11, 1938Sol Kolikoff ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ February 12, 1970

Milton Igelheimer ............ ............. ............. ............. ... February 13, 1907

Dora Sacher ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ February 14, 1954

Anna Solow ............ ............. ............. ............. ............ February 14, 2002

Max Schey................................................................. February 16, 1931

Stella Sterzelbach .............. ............. ............. ............. . February 16, 1960

Helen Epstein ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ February 16, 1987

Hyman Kleiman......................................................... February 16, 1987

Thomas Newman ............. ............. ............. ............. ... February 18, 1910

Henry Bregstein ............ ............. ............. .............. ..... February 18, 1929

Millie W. Baar ............ ............. ............. ............. ........ February 18, 1966

Celine L Rosenthal ............ ............. ............. ............. . February 19, 1947

Regina Weiss Brown ........... ............. ............. ............ February 19, 2000

Fannie Baar ............................................................... February 20, 1947

Phineas Peters ............. ............. ............. ............. ........ February 20, 1951

Morris Messing,Past President........................ ..........February 20, 1969

Kate K. Spitzer .................... ............. ............. ............ February 22, 1937

Dr. Milton G. Wasch ............ ............. ............. ............ February 22, 1957

Stella Baar ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. . February 22, 1959

Charlotte Levy ............ ............. ............. ............. ........ February 22, 1997

Capt. C. S. Rockmore ...... ............. ............. ............ .... February 24, 1945

Dr. Irving Flyer ............. ............. ............. .............. ..... February 25, 1961

Madeleine S. Wallach ............ ............. ............. .......... February 26, 1996

Julius Altschul ............ ............. ............. ............. ........ February 27, 1953

Fanny Nachman ............ ............. ............. .............. ..... February 28, 1918

Arnold M. Heller,Past President ............ .............. .....February 29, 1992
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

9:00 AM

Shabbat Hevre9:30 AM Out of

the Shabbox10:30 AM

Shabbat Service

29:30 AM

Religious School

3

6:15 PM

Officers

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6:30 PM UnionTemple Singers

6 74:00 PM

Friday at FourFirst Friday

Family Shabbat

6:00 PM Snacks

6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat7:30 PM Pot Luck

Dinner

89:00 AM


the Shabbox10:30 AM

Shabbat Service

99:30 AM

Religious School10:00 AM

BrotherhoodBreakfast

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6:00 PM

Board ofTrustees

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5:30 PM

ShalomMeditation Circle6:30 PM Union

Temple Singers

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4:00 PM

Friday at Four

6:30 PM

Kabbalat ShabbatPizza Night

159:00 AM


the Shabbox10:30 AM

Shabbat Service

1610:00 AM

MembershipCommittee

Religious School

Vacation

17 18 19


7:15 PM

PreschoolCommittee

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4:00 PM

Friday at Four6:30 PM

Kabbalat Shabbatwith Shabbat

Zemirot

229:00 AM


the Shabbox10:30 AM

Shabbat Service6:00 PM

Dreyfus MemorialLecture & Dinner

23Religious School

Vacation

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6:15 PM

Religious SchoolCommittee

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27 284:00 PMFriday at FourFourth Friday

Shabbat

7:00 PM Dinner8:00 PM Service9:00 PM Oneg /

Jeff Steinon Obamacare

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