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Volume 59 Issue 1 TEMPLE ISRAEL

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January 2021 Tevet/Shevat 5781

Schedule of Shabbat Services

January 2021 Services in Jansuary will be held

in Rabbi’s Zoom Room. For as-

sistance contact the office at

tioffice@tiofbrevard.com Friday, Jan 1 7 PM Parashat Vayechi Friday, Jan 8 7 PM Parashat Shemot Friday, Jan 15 7 PM Parashat Vaera Friday, Jan 22 7 PM Parashat Bo Friday, Jan 29 7 PM Parashat Beshalach

Hope in the New Year

This past week, as the year was coming to a close, I had the great joy to officiate at a baby naming and a wedding all in the same day! Now, this is very unusual! What a joy it was! Looking at the innocence in the little one’s face, the twinkling eyes and the laughter and seeing the love between the bride and groom that seemed to encompass them in a soft glow, made my torn heart heal. New hope was reborn in my soul. Both ceremonies were outside with facemasks and social dis-tancing, of course. Both were under huge trees that stood stately as a backdrop to the proceedings. And for both cere-monies, the birds were out in full plumage squawking and join-ing into the joy that was evident on everyone’s faces, even under a mask! What an absolutely wonderful way to end this year of 2020.

Yes, our lives go on despite the great difficulties so many have faced during this pandemic. People get married and have babies. We all have found ways to survive and even thrive. I have learned so much this year in preparing for a vir-tual synagogue truly without walls! With endurance and resili-ency, the congregation of Temple Israel has stayed together. That is most evident in our Zoom Services, the High Holy Day offerings on YouTube, the numerous life cycle events shared in my Zoom room and the wonderful and clever way our Reli-gious School teachers have found ways to stimulate and teach our children our traditions and heritage. I am so grateful to all the Rabbi and Cantor colleagues of mine throughout the coun-try that have so willingly joined together to help each other move forward through a new and strange worship medium. I have been so buoyed by them.

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Above all, it is the people, this holy community of caring and loving con-

gregants that have adapted, loved, and nurtured each other through these diffi-

cult times. We have much to look forward to with hope in our hearts. Our beau-

tiful building is almost ready to receive us. We are having Bar Mitzvah ceremo-

nies, teaching the children, caring for the sick and bereaved, bestowing Hebrew

names on little ones and marrying couples in love. We are singing together on

Friday nights and learning the intricacies of our ancient Torah every Saturday

Morning. We are reading books together and sharing our feelings about them.

We soon will begin unpacking and while we do that, we will unpack all the

dreams and prayers that we hold in our hearts for the future of Temple Israel.

Let us look to this secular New Year with the hope brought to us through

our connection to the Holy One of all Blessings. Let us rejoice in all our connec-

tions and may the New Year bring us, above all, freedom from fear and whole-

ness of body, mind and spirit.

Loving Blessings,

Rabbi Pat

CARING CHAVURAH

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President’s Message for January 2021

Blessings to you all and my fervent wishes for a Happy & Healthy New Year to you and your loved ones! My name is Mike Slotkin and I will serve as Temple President for the next two years, taking over from Larry Fineberg who did an amazing job. Since I am relatively new to Temple Israel, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I have been a member of the congregation since 2016; for-merly, I was a congregant and President of Mateh Chaim in Palm Bay. I am also an Executive Board Member and former President of the Jewish Federation of Brevard. For my day job, I am a Profes-sor of Economics in the College of Business at Florida Tech.

To say that 2020 was an eventful year would be a huge understatement. But it’s over now, and the arrival of newly approved vaccines gives us all hope that normalcy will soon return to our lives. As it is with our lives, so it is with our Temple. The construction period has ended and the moving-in period has begun. Over the ensuing weeks, the placement and layout of our storage items will oc-cur, and we’ll have a clear picture of the look of our new classrooms, social hall, and sanctuary. I’m really excited about this new beginning, and I know others feel likewise. We will proceed with cau-tion, however, in terms of in-building gatherings. No need to slip up at this late date and then feel regret for the rest of our lives.

As you are all aware, Rabbi Hickman will retire as our spiritual leader this summer. Even though I have only been a member of Temple Israel for 4 years, I have known Rabbi Pat for much longer. She was always a friend to the Federation, and did amazing work with our Yom HaShoah Remem-brance. She has been a wonderful spiritual leader for Temple Israel, serving as both Rabbi and Cantor, our teacher and friend, and someone who was always there for us, in the best of times as well as our darkest hours . The next six months will be a special time for all of us so let’s enjoy and appreciate these precious moments together.

While Rabbi Pat is transitioning from a rabbinical leadership role, she will remain vocationally ac-tive and will always be part of us – pending Board approval at our upcoming meeting, she will be honored with the title Rabbi Emerita. She will be the first Rabbi in Temple Israel’s 50+ year history with that title, which is well-deserved !

With respect to the search for our new Rabbi, the process has begun, with activity (resume review, interviews, etc.) expected to pick up during the next two months. As developments occur, the Search Committee, chaired by Jeff Fishkin, will be sure to file timely updates for the benefit of the congregation . At the appropriate time, we will also be exploring having prospective candidates lead remote services so that our congregants can observe them at this core function. Once again, it’s early in the process, with more information forthcoming as the search unfolds.

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One item that you’ll hear repetitively from me is the movement towards automatic online payments for Temple dues and other synagogue financial obligations. For our new Temple to remain in good working condition, there are some changes to the way we operate which need to be enacted. Because our Temple is a Family, we forget that it’s also a business, but unless we take care of the nickels and dimes, this gorgeous new building will depreciate quicker than anyone would like.

Please help us by utilizing ShulCloud to meet your Temple obligations in the same way you pay your FPL, cable, or phone bill. The regularity in payments, savings in labor-time, and predictability in cash-flow are all vital to ensuring that our new building thrives. If needed, the office can assist you in setting up an automatic payment method through ShulCloud. Just contact Jacob Eichen-baum, our Office Administrator, at tioffice@tiofbrevard.com, or by leaving a message at 321-631-9494, extension 101.

I’ll end this note by including a picture from Brian Winsten’s Bar Mitzvah on December 5, 2020. I’m sure in December 2019, neither Brian nor his family anticipated a Bar Mitzvah in quite this fashion; nevertheless, our lives move forward, the event was beautiful, and Brian did a stupendous job. The grace in which Brian and all our students and young people are handling the unfairness of this Covid-era is something to behold.

Blessings to you in 2021,

Mike Slotkin, President

Temple Israel of Brevard

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Women of Temple Israel / Sisterhood Thanks to these WTI / Sisterhood members who have renewed their membership by the print deadline: Sylvia Askinazi (new Life Member!), Joanne Birnberg (plus $6.00 donation), Holly Del Valle, Marilyn Fein-berg (plus $6.00 donation), Sandy Garfield, Rochelle Horn, Joy Inventasch (plus $10.00 donation), Carol Miles, Eileen Phinick, Debra Saltzberg, Jane Siren, Maxine Wasserman, Debbie Weiskopf, and Doris Zack-heim. Welcome to new member Gail Sissenwein, and thanks for donations from Life members Lois Katzin and Michelle Perlman. Thank you, ladies! To join WTI, send $36 to Treasurer Rose Schoenfeld at 6717 Sutro Heights Lane, Viera, FL 32940. Call Rose at 321-622-6454 for more information. Annual memberships are $36 and new temple members are $18 for the first year. Life memberships are $180. If possible, please print the membership application on the following page. Fill it out and return with your check to Rose Schoenfeld. We really appreciate this for our records! We are developing committees to set up the kitchen and our new lobby glass case gift shop. And we are

going to need a Gift Shop committee once it is set up. We hope to start working in January and are coor-

dinating with Larry Rodriguez. Want to be involved? Call Joy Inventasch at 321-253-8579 or Diana van

den Boogaard at 321-773-0877. If you have already volunteered, we will be calling you soon!

The WTI Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 pm to discuss “The World to Come” by

Dara Horn, recommended by Rabbi Hickman. She has read other books by Dara and liked them.

Nothing short of amazing." ―Entertainment Weekly

A million-dollar Chagall is stolen from a museum during a singles' cocktail hour. The un-likely thief, former child prodigy Benjamin Ziskind, is convinced that the painting once hung in his parents' living room. This work of art opens a door through which we discover his family's startling history―from an orphanage in Soviet Russia where Chagall taught to suburban New Jersey and the jungles of Vietnam.

ALL Temple members are welcome to attend, and to suggest books. Currently we are meeting on the

third Thursday of the month. Please RSVP to Diana van den Boogaard at dianaboogaard@gmail.com, or

Rabbi Hickman at phickman@tiofbrevard.com, so that we can send you the Zoom link.

Sponsor a Virtual Oneg now or reserve your date for 2021. Contact WTI Treasurer Rose Schoenfeld at 321

-622-6454, or roseschoenfeld1941@gmail.com. Make a $40 donation to WTI for a specific Shabbat ser-

vice. Join the service on Zoom and light the candles. Rabbi Hickman will work out the details and you will

be honored for contributing the Oneg. We will have a colorful illustration of the virtual foods you want to

share.

WOMEN OF TEMPLE ISRAEL/SISTERHOOD

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WOMEN OF TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION for 2021 (Please Print Legibly)

NAME_____________________________________ EMAIL___________________________________________

ADDRESS_____________________________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE (Home)________________________________ CELL_________________________________________

AFFILIATION Temple Israel ____ NON-Temple Israel ______

What type of activities would you like to attend___________________________________________________

What Zoom meetings would you likely attend:____________________________________________________

Your preferred Zoom meeting days and times: ________________________________________________

Do you need help with ZOOM meetings? _________

ONEG SHABBAT: Please pick a date to sponsor an Oneg in honor of a birthday, anniversary, special occasion, or in

memory of a loved one. I can sponsor an Oneg on ________________________________________ Thank you!

Please call Rose Schoenfeld at 321-622-6454 to reserve your date. The cost is $40

The Oneg will be for Zoom services until we can move into our new Temple.

Check all activities that interest you (most will be on Zoom temporarily): WTI officer ____WTI board ______

Onegs _____ Programming ____Telephone Committee_____ Fundraising _____ Fun & Games, Mah Jongg _____

Cooking____ Crafts or Knitting _____ Menorathon _____ Gift Shop_____ New building team _______

Hospitality, Welcoming new members _____ Sisterhood Shabbat_____ Condolence Committee_______

Website, Facebook page, Publicity team _____ Book Club______ Social Action or Women’s Issues ______

Zoom helper ____ Other ______________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

TRANSPORTATION (for when we meet): I need a ride_____ I can provide a ride_____

Thank you so much for your support of the Women of Temple Israel, and for your input and feedback!

Please send your filled in membership application and dues payable to Women of Temple Israel

to our Treasurer, Rose Schoenfeld, at 6717 Sutro Heights Lane, Viera FL 32940

Life Members: Please return your survey to Rose. No payment is due, but donations are welcome.

EARLY MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BY DEC. 31, 2020 : $30

AFTER JAN. 1, 2021: $36.00 (through Dec. 31, 2021)

NEW TEMPLE ISRAEL MEMBER ONLY: 1st year $18.00

LIFE MEMBERSHIP: $180.00

SIGNATURE____________________________________________________DATE___________________________

REMEMBER your dues help pay for Friday night Onegs, Gift Shop merchandise, our Menorathon, Purim hamantaschen, Bar/Bat

Mitzvah gifts to each celebrating child, and much more that we do to support our Temple. THANK YOU.

For more information contact Joy Inventasch 321 253-8579 email: harveyiandjoyi@yahoo.com

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MEN’S CLUB UPDATE

Dear Member of Temple Israel:

This is a reminder that annual dues of $30 for the 2021 Men’s Club are due by January 1, 2021. Please mail a check payable to “Temple Israel Men’s Club” to:

Mr. Harold Simmons, Treasurer Men’s Club

6907 Owen Drive

Viera, Fl 32940

All dues are used to support the Men’s Club and its out-reach programs with The Temple. Even though the year 2020 has been difficult, the Men’s Club has participat-ed in the TI Membership Open House (Jan. 2020), the Valiant Air Command Museum Tour (Feb. 2020), pur-chased Get Well Gift Bags, and Bar Mitzvah Mezzuzahs, and contributed $1000 to TIOB operations. With your support we can do even more in 2021

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE TEMPLE ISRAEL MEN’S CLUB

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Temple Israel’s ongoing Torah study meets virtually

in Rabbi Pat’s Zoom room each Shabbat morning at

9 AM. If you would like to participate, contact:

Rabbi Pat at phickman@tiofbrevard.com

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 01/02 Ivan Yuspeh 01/03 Marvin Gensler 01/07 Stacy Krebs 01/11 Eric Hauge Michael Dorn 01/12 Norman Jacobson Julie Krebs Kai Griffin 01/13 Karen Atlas Troy Fredheim 01/15 Chloe Hausmann 01/18 Janet Helfand 01/19 Victoria Bernstein 01/21 Cheryl Mendelsohn 01/22 Freya Israel 01/23 Elizabeth Israel 01/24 Gideon McDonald David Shores 01/25 Karen Cohen 01/26 Mason Rogers 01/28 Danielle Frisher 01/30 Benjamin Lack Lyla Weiner 01/31 Daniel Roberts Liam McDonald

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES 01/12 Robert & Linda Wilgeroth - 35 years 01/23 Jason & Jessica Gross - 11 years 01/26 Joel & Sylvia Askinazi - 52 years 01/28 John & Lynda Wilson - 42 years

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YAHRZEITS In memory of Dr. Martin Victor, husband of Sara Jane Victor Joel & Sylvia Askinazi In memory of Ron Karlin, husband of Phyllis Karlin Jim & Lynne Hornick Maria Salinas Allan & Rose Schoenfeld In memory of Shirley Levine Lois Katzin In memory of Marion Burnett, Mother of Wendy Wagner Debra Saltzberg Allan & Rose Schoenfeld In memory of Saralee Sigoloff Diana Canterbury, her “other daughter” In memory of my loved ones Del Thorndike In memory of Dr. Maurice Zackheim Michael & Doris Zackheim GENERAL DONATIONS In honor of Brian Winsten on his Bar Mitzvah Ben & Irene Abramowitz In honor of the Chanukah Drive In Celebration Jamie & Jake Schmalenberger RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of Temple Israel & Rabbi Hickman Deborah Chalfin NEW BUILDING DONATIONS In honor of the Women of Temple Israel for a cabinet for the Gift Shop and Kitchen Equipment Gerda Stokler For playground equipment In honor of Grandson Miles’ first Chanukah Rosalind & Ameen Sarkees

DONATION FROM NOVEMBER 16—DECEMBER 15

Dear Rabbi Hickman:

First, thank you for your friendship and spiritu-

al counsel to Sara Jane following Marty’s sud-

den death. I hope she’ll come to you if necessary,

as she journeys thru her grief.

I am hopeful that my memorial money for Marty

can be used in some way toward your music pro-

gram – next to his love for Sara and travel, mu-

sic was pretty high on his list.

Your service was so tender and loving. I’m cer-

tain it helped family and friends start to bring

closure from Marty’s unexpected death.

Prayers and regards

Margie Morrell

Dear Rabbi Pat:

I have moved often. I have been a member at orthodox synagogues, Con-servative and Reform. You are the first woman Rabbi that I have had. You are also the best. I know we need to encourage young, brave and strong women to take this life purpose on…

Love,

Phyllis Karlin

DONATION LETTERS FROM

FRIENDS AND MEMBERS

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Position Name

President (Officer) Mike Slotkin

First VP (Officer) Johannes Corley

Second VP (Officer) Elizabeth Scheinbart

Treasurer (Officer) Tom Rosenberg

Corresponding Secretary (Officer)

Joel Askinazi

Recording Secretary (Officer) Michele Kraemer

Financial Secretary (Officer) Larry Fineberg

1 Year Trustee Michael Beberman

1 Year Trustee Monica Fishkin

1 Year Trustee Marvin Thomas

2 Year Trustee Nat Kaye

2 Year Trustee Harvey Inventasch

2 Year Trustee Michelle Perlman

3 Year Trustee David Shores

3 Year Trustee Barb Cannon

3 Year Trustee Wendy Wagner

TEMPLE ISRAEL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2021

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Other Board Representa-tives

Name

Spiritual Leader Pat Hickman

Past President Jeff Fishkin

Parliamentarian Open

Men’s Club Harold Simmons

Women Of Temple Israel Joy Inventasch

Temple Educator (Religious School Principal)

Donna Lack

Membership Chairperson Nat Kaye

Caring Chavurah Chairperson Lynda Wilson

Financial Committee Chairper-son

Joel Askinazi

Fundraising Committee Chair-person

Jeff Fishkin

Office Administrator (Employee)

Jacob Eichenbaum

Rabbi’s Assistant (Employee) Wendy Wagner

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JANUARY 2021

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