ut bulletin march 2010

8/14/2019 UT Bulletin March 2010

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Join Us atUnion Temple

in MarchShabbat Across

AmericaonMarch 5

See details on page 8

Almost Home

Film Screeningand Discussionon March 14See details on page 3

A Taste of

PassoveronMarch 21

See details on page 3

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESFOR MARCH

SHABBAT KI TISSAShabbat Across America

5 Friday EveningFamily Shabbat6:00 PM - Snacks

6:30 PM- Kabbalat Shabbatwith guest artist Ned Rothenberg,

followed by a catered Kosher Shabbat dinner

6 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMTorah: Exodus 30:11-34:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:22-36

SHABBAT HACHODESH / VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI

12 Friday Evening 6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat

13 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMBrotherhood Shabbat Service

Luncheon to follow

Torah: Exodus 35:1-40:38 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-25

SHABBAT VAYIKRA

19 Friday Evening 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class will participate

20 Saturday Morning 10:30 AM11:15 AM - Tot Shabbat

Torah: Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23

SHABBAT HAGADOL / TZAV26 Friday Evening

7:00 PM - Informal Dinner8:00 PM - Shabbat Evening Service and Oneg discussionled by Musical Director Dr. Jonathan B. Hall

27 Saturday Morning 10:30 AM

Torah: Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24

The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism MARCH 2010 ADAR NISAN 5770 Vol. 161, No 7


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Rabbis Message The Passover AppealThis is our story. . . . The central rubric of ourHaggadah, the text of our Passover Se-

der, is theMaggid, the narration. This is where we tell the collective story of our peo-ples sacred history. We tell it each year, to each generation, as we are commanded to

do. The Maggidopens with the overarching theme of Passover: From bondage to

freedom; from degradation to glory; once we were slaves, now we are free. At its

core, the Passover Seder is an expression of our messianic vision as Jews: our belief in atime when justice and compassion will rule the earth; when our environment will be safe

and friendly, to support the earth and all its inhabitants; a time when all of us will be

able to dwell upon the earth in peace and security. The cup of Elijah symbolizes thathope most emphatically, as we open the door symbolically to usher in this age for which we pray, and for

which we work, as individuals, and as a people.

The fundamental teaching. . . . We Jews have known poverty, degradation, ostracism, dislocation, oppres-

sion, and fear. The story of Passover, above all, is meant to teach us to reach beyond ourselves to those who

need our help - at Passover, and throughout the year.

Tzedakah: Justice. . . . Our people have thoroughly embraced this teaching of Passover, in our thoughts, and

in our deeds. One of the most identifiable social markers of Jewish life is our commitment to Tzedakah: the

performance of charity out of our belief that it is our sacred obligation as Jews. The commandment of our To-rah: Tzedek, tzedek tirdof: Justice, justice you shall pursue, guides us in our commitment to providing for

those in need on an ongoing basis.

Annual Passover Appeal. . . . As I do each year in this spirit oftzedakah, justice, once again I invite you to

join me in performing this great mitzvah by contributing to the Annual Passover Appeal, conducted each year

by the Federations Joint Passover Association and the New York Board of Rabbis. This annual appeal is amodern adaptation of the centuries-old tzedakah practice ofMaot Chittin. This was a fundcollected by each

community to help those in need to buy wheat for matzah and other Passover supplies. The rules of the fundwere simple: all those who did not need to take from it had to give to it. Our own Passover Appeal is used for

precisely this same purpose: to buy Passover food for the tens of thousands of our Jewish sisters and brothers

right here in the New York area, who are alone and in need. The chaplains of the New York Board of Rabbis

work tirelessly throughout the year to help those in need, and particularly at Passover by distributing PesachPackages to our fellow Jews: in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, mental health and developmental fa-

cilities, and shut-ins.

Our profound gratitude. . . .Each year I am overwhelmed by the generosity of our congregational family at

Union Temple in donating to this Passover Appeal, and I join in performing this sacred obligation with you.

Please send your checks to the temple, made out to Union Temple. In the note on the bottom please

write Passover Appeal. We will then draw up collective checks and forward them to the designated of-fices. On behalf of the Federation and my colleagues at the New York Board of Rabbis, I offer my deepest

gratitude and respect for your kindness in participating in this appeal. This is what Jewish community is allabout.

As always, all the Goodmans wish you and yours a very sweet and joyful Passover season.

A Ziessen Pesach.

Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman


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Hard-pressed for a topic to write about for this column

this month, I did what any resourceful, modern woman

would do: I searched the Web.

I had a vague idea of writing about Passover. I

Googled pesach. When is Passover 2010? poppedup. Its countdown to chametz-free eating. Hospitals

report an increasing number of scalds and burns in

the days before Pesach. Glatt Kosher Cruises and

Passover Hotels.

Wait a minute. Whats this? Scalds and burns? I had to

check it out.

Sure enough, the New York Board of Rabbis supplies

us with an official list of Passover Safety Tips. Here,

among other things, the Board warns us:

Never allow children near boiling water when cleaning

for Pesach. I didnt have a clue. What wasnt I cleaning

that required thorough dousing with steaming 212


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After a long, harsh winter, March has arrived, with itspromise of spring. It's a reminder that just as our cal-

endar has its seasons, so do our lives: we have our

summers, our springs, our autumns, and our winters.

On Sunday, March 14 at 10 AM, Sisterhood andBrotherhood will co-sponsor a timely, stimulating pro-

gram on the winter of our years and the years of our

loved ones. We will view the critically acclaimed film Almost Home, which explores aging from inside a

long-term care facility, and from the viewpoints of

children caring for parents, of caregivers at the facil-ity, and of those who need that care. Brad Lichten-

stein, the film's director/producer will be with us to

discuss the film and answer our questions, and we will

have break-out discussion groups on care-giving. You

won't want to miss this important, inspirational pro-gram on a subject that touches all our lives.

One week later, on Sunday, March 21, at 10 AM,

Sisterhood invites you to A Taste of Passover. Join usas we prepare for one of the happiest of holidays in

our calendar. We'll laugh and learn as we watch awitty demonstration of how to make the perfect matzo

ball on Theodore Bikel's delightful Taste of Passover

DVD. Then we'll observe our own expert chefs dem-

onstrate their Passover specialties. We'll sample delec-table Passover treats and get great ideas for our own

Seder tables. Bring your favorite Passover dish, along

with its recipeor just bring yourself and your Pass-over memories. You are guaranteed a festive morning

of laughter, love, and reminiscingand delicious holi-

day treats.

In April, you are all invited to our Sisterhood Shabbatand luncheon. Then, in May, Gail and Bob Levine-

Fried will present their revitalizing workshop, FIND-

ING THE PEACE WITHIN: Tools to Reduce Stress

and Deepen Spirituality. Keep watching this space fordetails.

Sisterhood wishes everyone azeisen Pesach.

-Barbara Brett, Recording Secretary

Sisterhood A Taste of Things to Come

Donate to Help HaitiAs in the past, the Reform Jewish commu-

nity has a long history of generosity when

natural disasters devastate communities

around the world. Your generosity at this

critical time enables us to play a role in re-

covery efforts and to bring healing and

hope to those whose lives have been af-

fected. Donations to the Union for Reform

Judaism Haiti Relief Fund can be made

online:

http://urj.org/socialaction/issues/relief/haiti/,

or by check (note: Haiti Relief in the memo

section) to:

Union for Reform Judaism

Attention: Development

633 Third Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10017

The Brotherhood is excited about the great March events

in which we are participating.

We hope that everyone will join us on Saturday, March13 for the annual Brotherhood Shabbat. Members of theBrotherhood will be conducting the Shabbat service in the

morning. Afterwards we hope you will join us for a lunch-

eon . Always a delicious way to celebrate the Shabbat.

On Sunday, March 14 at 10 AM we will join with Sis-terhood to co-sponsor a film about an innovative pro-

gram at an long term care facility in Wisconsin (see de-

tails on page 3.)

After a long, cold and snowy winter we are also lookingforward to spring and the annual Mitzvah Day on Sun-

day, April 18. Please watch for more details in later

Bulletins.

Finally, Brotherhood wishes everybody a ZiessenPesach. May the new year be a sweet and healthy one

for all.

-David Rapheal, Secretary

BrotherhoodBrotherhood Shabbat!


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Preschool And What a Week it Was!Here is a snapshot of a typical week at Union Temple

Preschool:

The Chickadees were excited to welcome new friends

to the classroom goldfish! The class has been veryexcited to learn about their new pets. They have been

talking about where fish live, how to take care of fish

and just enjoying watching them swim! To name the

fish, the class made a list of name suggestions, and

after a few days of adding ideas to the list, the class

took a vote and chose their favorites Nemo, Sasha,

Rosa and Lily. Also, the class has been reading stories

about fish and working on creating an ocean mural.

The Starlings have been working more with paint andart supplies as there is a new comfort with our class-

room materials and with the Starlings' own increasing

skills. There is also more interest in stories and in

sharing books together: adventures such as The Snail

and the Whale, The Gruffalo and Caps for Sale, which

are silly or have ironic twists, are popular with this

group, indicating that the class is able to grasp the

funny or the sly in a story. The Starlings also remain

interested in books about feelings, especially those

that highlight conflicting emotions such as anger, frus-tration and not being sure they want to share. These

stories, such as I Can Share and Lizzy's Do's and

Don'ts, give our youngest students a great deal to con-

sider about themselves they are beginning to notice

their own behaviors. In an exciting addition to the

morning routine, the Starlings have welcomed Helpers

from the Hummingbirds (4's) room. Two "big kids"

come in for 20 minutes and model thoughtful, careful

play andclean-up with the 2's a wonderful opportu-

nity for all.

The Sparrows have returned to their ongoing discus-

sion of birds. They have read several stories together

in which the class noticed birds in winter: a lone red

cardinal on a bare tree in Birds, owls in The Mitten

and in Only The Cat Saw and a seagull in The Snail

and the Whale. The children painted cardinals with

watercolors and added them to a winter mural that

hangs in the hallway. It is interesting to notice that

some of the students stayed with shades of red for the

cardinal while others departed from that vision. Later

they glued feathers on some bemused owls in a groupproject.

Swallows and Robins! The children are enjoying the

season so much. Winter books are still popular. A re-

cent favorite is Winter Rabbit. Both classes sorted

small colorful mittens with designs on them and made

collages. Other artwork included watercolors, ripped

paper collages and mosaics (in the Swallows group).

The Swallows are back to baking muffins for snack

after giving pancakes a try last week.

The Hummingbirds had a lot of fun with our mu-

seum educator, Mark. He came to our classroom last

Thursday and introduced the concept of patterns to the

children. They worked on a special art project print-

ing with patterns. It was amazing to see how quickly

the children caught on to the ideas of patterns. This

concept was reinforced when we visited the Brooklyn

Museum on Friday. We looked at patterns in art

works and then the children created their own pattern

books. The children are looking at their clothes eachday and picking out the patterns that they are wearing.

We are discussing patterns in textiles, numbers and

body movements. Having the children use their bod-

ies to make patterns is a very concrete way for them to

learn about the topic.

-Susan Sporer, Director

Lunch and Learn

Wednesday, March 24 from 11:30 - 12:30 PMJoin in a book discussion of Milton

Steinberg's classic As a Driven Leaf. Reading

the book in advance is recommended but not

required. Our discussion of the book will focus

on the historical roots of the Passover Seder.

Bring a bag lunch.Desserts and beverages will be provided.


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Rescheduled from February's Snow Day

Friday, March 26 - Fourth Friday Late Shabbat7:00 PM: Dinner ($10pp - Please call the office.)8:00 PM: Shabbat Evening Service. Oneg Discussion to follow, with Dr. Jonathan Hall on his newbook: Calvin Hampton: A Musician for Our Time. Calvin Hampton was the Organist/Choirmaster at Cal-vary Episcopal Church in Gramercy Park from 1963 to 1983. His Fridays at Midnight organ recital serieswas one of the most popular in American history. We hope you will join Jonathan as he discusses with ushis work about this very important American musician/composer. Mazal Tov Jonathan!

~ Many thanks to Henry & Susanne Singer and Marvin and Purlaine Lieberman for sponsoring the Oneg

in Jonathan's honor. ~

It is hard to believe that Purim is over and spring is

around the corner. We will be celebrating the first

Seder on March 29, the 15 of Nissan, this year.Although the Hebrew dates are always the same,

the 14 of Adar for Purim, the 15 of Nissan forPassover, the dates move around a bit on our civil

calendar. We can be preparing our Seder in March,

like this year, or later in April during a leap year,like next year, when the Seder will be celebrated

on April 19. Leap years in the Jewish calendar are

based on a nineteen-year cycle. The lunar and solar

calendars are resynchronized by the addition of anextra month (Adar I) in the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th,

17th and 19th year of the cycle. Next year 5771 isthe 14th year of the leap year cycle and will containan extra month of Adar. Purim will be celebrated

in Adar II, the regular Adar. These adjustments of

the calendar are necessary to keep our Jewish holi-days in sync with both the sun and the moon. In

contrast our civil calendar is coordinated with the

movements of the sun and theHijri, or Islamic cal-

endar, is a completely lunar calendar and holidaysmove throughout the calendar from year to year

without correlation to the seasons.

With all this talk of calendars, Ill give you somedates to add to your personal calendars. This Fri-

day night, March 5, is Shabbat Across Americaand March 21 we will be anticipating Passover in

the Religious School with a special Passover pro-

gram at 11AM.

-Ann Landowne, Principal

Religious SchoolMark Your Calendars(All of Them!)

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What will the next UnionTemple logo look like?

Announcing the UTLogo Competition 2010

The challenge:Union Temple is ready for a new look! We want ournew logo to be contemporary, have a Jewish iden-tity, and convey a sense of friendliness and perhapsa Brooklyn touch.

The parameters:The logo should be one color or two, but easily con-vertible into all black. It should be flexible enough to beused for stationery and envelopes, print ads, on ourweb site, and emails. Translation: you should still be

able to read it if its reduced to 1-1/2.Please present the logo by itself with just the wordsUnion Temple of Brooklyn. Also, show what it wouldlook like with our full name and address and contactinformation:

Union Temple of Brooklyn17 Eastern ParkwayBrooklyn, NY 11238

[email protected]

www.uniontemple.org

The how, what, and where:Present your entries in PDF format. Submit as manyentries as you wish. Good luck!

Deadline for Entries: April 15, 2010

Submit entries to: [email protected]


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Union Temple Presents

SHABBATACROSS AMERICA

Friday, March 5, 20106:30 p.m.

Jews across the country will celebrate Shabbat together on this very

special day. Join us for an inspiring service, delicious Kosher dinner,and music.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

* * *

Dinner & Dessert

* * *

Guest Musical Artist

NED ROTHENBERG

Reserve by February 19, 2010By mail: Union Temple, 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238By phone: 718-638-7600 By email: [email protected]

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SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA March 5, 2010 RESERVATION FORMPlease make check payable to Union Temple of Brooklyn

Name(s)__________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________

Telephone Number _________________ Email:__________________________

No. of Adults @ $25 each _____ No. of Children ages 5-12 @ $10 each _____

No. of Children under 5 - FREE _________

Special Diet: [ ] Vegetarian [ ] Gluten-Free [ ] Other: _________________


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We express our deepest sympathy toCHERYL PARADIS and

GENE McCULLOUGHon the death of Cheryl's mother

RUTH PARADIS

on January 19.

Our condolences go as well to Cheryl

and Gene's daughters Claire and Racheland to Cheryl's brothers Norman and Larry

and their families.

May her memory be for a blessing

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TzedakahUNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ............................................................................................. In memory ofJudith R. and Stuart I. Parker ..................................................................................... Gertrude RosenDoris Klueger ............................................................................................................ Leon KluegerNancy M. Greenberg ................................................................................................. Stella Bloom

RABBIS DISCRETIONARY FUNDDonated byAnna M. Budd and George Hausman ........................................................................ in appreciation

SISTERHOOD MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ............................................................................................. In memory ofHy and Barbara Brett ................................................................................................. Pauline Brett

Mazal Tov toGORDON ROSCHKO

on the marriage of his daughterJESSICA

toREGINALD LEROUGE

on January 7th

and toHENRY EHRLICH

on the marriage of his sonMICHAEL

toJACQUELINE ROSENTHAL

on February 28.


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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 more

than 50 years of Temple involvement

The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn

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(718) 638-7600Fax (718) 783-9151

E-mail [email protected]

Website Uniontemple.org

Dr. Linda Henry GoodmanRabbi

Maria DubinskyStudent Cantor

Dr. Jonathan B. HallMusic Director

Dr. Ann LandowneSchool of Religion Principal

Susan SporerPreschool Director

Doris KluegerPresident

Henry SingerJeffrey Stein

Vice Presidents

Ellen KolikoffSecretary

Beatrice HanksTreasurer

Mike BaronHortense R. Hurwitz

Honorary Presidents

Eleanor FormanHonorary Trustee

David RaphealBulletin Editor

John GolombTemple Administrator

Martin KasdanFuneral Director(800) 522-0588

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Memorial Plaques

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.

MARCHCharles Diener ........................................................ March 1, 1983

Lucille C. May ........................................................ March 1, 1986

Joseph J. Baker ....................................................... March 2, 1938

Sophie Newman ...................................................... March 2, 1940

Rosa R. Keit............................................................ March 2, 1944

Bert Nachman ......................................................... March 4, 1955Priscilla R. Sherer ................................................... March 4, 1975

Saul Solow .............................................................. March 4, 1998

Helen Stein Caplin .................................................. March 5, 1913

Helen M. Baum ...................................................... March 9, 1923

Isaac Rutenberg .................................................... March 10, 1929

Bessie Kasdan ....................................................... March 11, 1948

Ray Latz Frisch .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... March 14, 1918

Sali Fried .............................................................. March 14, 1946

Morris Smallberg .................................................. March 14, 1954

Florence Liebman ................................................. March 14, 1982

Bertha Levy .......................................................... March 15, 1920

Morris Salzman .................................................... March 15, 1930Leon Meyer .......................................................... March 15, 1935

Minna Feldenkris .................................................. March 15, 2004

Milton Rosenberg ................................................. March 16, 1943

Gustave L. Stern ................................................... March 18, 1969

Samuel A. Fogel ................................................... March 18, 1970

Regina David ........................................................ March 19, 1965

Helen Boley .......................................................... March 20, 1951

Louis Fishman ...................................................... March 20, 1935

Dr. Arnold Messing .............................................. March 20, 1958

Dr. Charles M. Pollack ......................................... March 21, 1941

Dr. Louis Beacon .................................................. March 22, 1982

Leah Davidson ...................................................... March 23, 1951

Blanche Baar Stern ............................................... March 24, 1963

Arnold Leopold .................................................... March 25, 1947

Adolph Mayer ....................................................... March 25, 1947

Hilda Feldman ...................................................... March 25, 2000

Harry Smallberg ................................................... March 25, 2005

Lewis A. Feldenkris .............................................. March 26, 1974

Rose Kaufman ...................................................... March 26, 1977

Jennie Felner ......................................................... March 28, 1947

Mary Glassheim ........... ........... .......... ........... ......... March 28, 1958

Carrie R. Hamburger ............................................ March 28, 1963

David S. Heit ........................................................ March 29, 1935

Ricka Bender ........................................................ March 29, 1945

Hyman B. Rosenson ............................................. March 30, 1921

Emanuel S. Brandt ................................................ March 30, 1988

Max Meyer ........................................................... March 31, 1956


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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Preschool Purim

Celebration

6:00 PM

Officers

2

6:00-8:00 PM

Brooklyn Jewish

3

4:30 PM

Religious School

6:00 PMAdult Ed Meeting

6:30 PM

Adult Choir

4 5

Shabbat Across

America6:30 PM

Service, with

Ned Rothenberg

Catered Dinner

to follow

69:00 AM

Shabbat Study

Hevre

10:30 AMMorning Service

79:30 AM

Religious School

8

6:00 PMBoard of Trustees

9 104:30 PM

Religious School

6:30 PM

Adult Choir

7:30 PM

Israels Moral

DilemmasJeremy Maissel,

IsraelSeminars

11 12

6:30 PM

KabbalatShabbat

13

9:00 AM

Shabbat Study

Hevre

10:30 AM

Morning ServiceBrotherhood

Shabbat

149:30 AM

Religious School

10:00 AM

Brotherhood/

Sisterhood

Program:

Almost Home

Aging and Long-

Term Care

15

6:00 PM

Religious School

Committee

16Rosh Chodesh Nisan

174:30 PM

Religious School

6:30 PM

Adult Choir

7:30 PM

Israels Moral

Dilemmas

Mitchell Plitnick,

BTselem

18 19

6:30 PM

Kabbalat

Shabbat

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Class Dinner to

follow

209:00 AM

Shabbat Study

Hevre

10:30 AM

Morning Service

11:15 AM

Tot Shabbat

219:30 AM

Religious School

Passover Program

10:30 AM

Sisterhood:

A Taste of

Passover

22 23 24

11:30 AM

Lunch n Learn:

As A Driven Leaf

4:30 PM

Religious School

6:30 PM

Adult Choir

25 26Chametz

Collection;

7:00 PM

Shabbat Dinner8:00 PM

Shabbat Service

Oneg Discussion

with Dr.

Jonathan Hall

27 9:00 AMShabbat Study

Hevre

10:30 AM

Morning Service

Shabbat Hagadol

28No

Religious School

29

FIRST SEDER

NIGHT

3010:30 AM

Festival Morning

Service

31

No Religious

School or Adult

Choir

March 2010 ~ Adar-Nisan 5770

-Preschool Passover Luncheons with the Rabbi


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