April 2008Adar II/Nisan 5768

Weekly Religious Services

Monday .........6:45 a.m. ......... 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday ................................. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday ............................ 7:30 p.m.

Thursday .......6:45 a.m. ......... 7:30 p.m.

Friday ............6:45 a.m. .........................

Kabbalat Shabbat ................... 6:30 p.m.

Shabbat ........9:30 a.m. .........................

Sunday ...........9 a.m. ............. 7:30 p.m.

Services are also held at Shiva housesas needed.

Family and Youth Services

Shabbat is Special ..April 4 .... 7:15 p.m.

Jr. Congregation ....April 5 ...10:30 a.m.

Tot Shabbat .........April 19 ...11:00 a.m.

Kehilat Kids.........April 19 ...11:00 a.m.

Mincha

April 5 ............................ 7:05 p.m.April 12 .......................... 7:15 p.m.April 19 .......................... 7:20 p.m.April 26 .......................... 7:30 p.m.

Candle Lighting Times

April 4 ............................ 7:17 p.m.April 11 .......................... 7:24 p.m.April 18 .......................... 7:31 p.m.April 25 .......................... 7:38 p.m.

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Israel @ 60by Harvey T. KaplanTI Representative on the Israel Educators Institute of the Washington, DC Jewish Community

It has been three years since our Jewish community gathered at the Music Center at Strathmore to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in America. More recently, we had another great reason to celebrate. Naomi and I were very pleased to meet many members of the Tikvat Israel family at Strathmore on March 3. Many of our congregants — including Cantor Helzner, of course — performed, and did a spectacular job of making the concert, Libi Ba’Mizrach (My Heart is in the East), such a meaningful expression of our community’s support for Israel on her 60th birthday. I felt proud when we all rose for the singing of Hatikvah. The words by Naftali Herz Imber, coupled with the beautiful music based on Smetana’s Moldau, reverberated through the concert hall.

Watch for more information about another program for Israel’s 60th on the National Mall on Sunday, June 1. The entire Washington, DC Jewish community will participate. TI has signed on as one of the sponsoring organizations, and we expect a lot more exciting details to unfold this month. This truly is going to be a fun-filled, stimulating and historic event!

I’m extremely pleased to report that our fellow Tikvat Israel congregant Mary Meyerson has been selected to join me as a member of the Israel Educators Instititue (IEI). Mary will attend monthly seminars in the DC area, and is scheduled to participate in an educational visit to Israel next year with her cohort of the IEI group — similar to the trip Naomi and I took with IEI two years ago. Mary and I both plan to be involved with Israel-related programming with our congregation and with the larger Jewish community, as we move forward beyond the celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary.

During the first week of March, I was tremendously pleased to see many students from our religious school and local day schools — as well as numerous adult congregants — meet with the world-famous Israeli author Galila Ron-Feder-Amit. She was an absolutely marvelous, stimulating and informative visitor — and she was charming, candid, and appeared comfortable working and spending time with all of our groups. Galila’s visit was scheduled as part of our youth-directed efforts in preparation for TI’s upcoming celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary (on Thursday, May 8 on Yom Ha’Atzmaut, the date marking the anniversary of Israel’s independence). The main purpose of this column is to share with you the “rest of the story” about Galila’s visit, including a brand new, timely and extremely relevant Israel connection to American Jewish youth.

Galila has written about 250 books, mostly for teenagers and children. She is 58 years old, was born in Haifa, currently lives in the Talpiyot neighborhood of Jerusalem, and loves meeting with her readers all over the world. Although she conducted programs at several schools during her three days in our area, ours was the only congregational school that she visited on her trip to the United States. She explained that she began writing at the age of 9,

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Ways to Get InvolvedBikur Holim VolunteersLouise Chatlynne cchatlynn@comcast.net • 330-9349

Women’s Jewish NetworkBobbi Gorban: bprem@aol.com • 838-4336

Membership CommitteeDebby Berlyne • 340-0075

College OutreachSusan Apter skapter@comcast.net • 460-9657Elyse Bernstein jeffelyse@comcast.net • 460-0508

LibraryPhyllis Leise • 588-2089

Attend MinyansLen Lipton : llipton9@comcast.net • 929-9106

Social Action CommitteeRobbi and Larry Cohenlcohendds@yahoo.com

Kiddush VolunteersMarsha Lyons: mars545@comcast.net

Shepherd’s TableRichard Stoll rdstoll@aol.com • 946-8435

Stepping Stones ShelterJay Plafker • jayplafker@verizon.netRoma Sohn • romarvin@comcast.net

Reading MentorsEllen Eisner: eeisner@comcast.net • 598-0635

Adult Education CommitteeSusan Apter skapter@comcast.net • 460-9657Betsy Miller bnahmiller@hotmail.com • 279-0453

Rabbi Liason CommitteeCliff Fishman fishman@law.edu • 871-6162Mary Wagner marydpwagner@gmail.com • 460-4446Jonathan Solomon jsnsssrs@verizon.net • 929-9545

Haftorah Reading AssignmentsSusan Apter: skapter@comcast.net • 460-9657Torah Reading AssignmentsSam Freedenberg sfreeden@yahoo.com • 942-6421

Tikvat Israel DirectoryRabbiHoward Gorinhdgorin49@yahoo.com

Rabbi EmeritusLewis A. Weintraub

CantorRochelle Helznerrhelzner@gmail.com

Cantor EmeritusMark Levi

PresidentRonald L. Rabin, M.D.rlrabin@gmail.com

Executive DirectorMichael Grossmanexecdir@tikvatisrael.org

Office StaffCarol Barsky • carolbarsky@tikvatisrael.orgPeggy Mitchel • office@tikvatisrael.orgAmy Schneider • amy@tikvatisrael.orgDebbie Segal • debbie@tikvatisrael.org

Religious SchoolSandy Levine, Directorslevine@tikvatisrael.org424-4396

Early ChildhoodRori Pollak, Directorecc.director@tikvatisrael.org251-0455

Youth & Family Programming Lynn Berk, Directorlberk@comcast.net

Synagogue OfficePhone • 762-7338Fax • 424-4399

Bulletin EditorAndi Kronzek TIeditor@aol.com294-2682

All phone numbers are in the 301 area code unless otherwise noted.

Minyan InformationPlease call the minyan captain if you plan to attend morning minyan.SundayRob Kline • 838-0123MondaySam Gilston • 924-5424ThursdayDavid Gantz • 460-4674FridayJoelle Black • 770-4773Barry Buchbinder • 424-3813

Decisions about whether to hold evening minyan are made by the rabbi and executive director. If minyan is canceled, a message will be put on the synagogue answering machine. If minyan is not canceled, there will be no message on the machine. You can reach the machine by calling 762-7338, and press 8-10.

Toiletries Collection BoxWhen traveling, please remember to collect the small samples you receive and bring them to the synagogue. The toiletries will be distributed to a coalition of homeless shelters.

Cemetery SitesJudean Memorial Gardens has established a section for Tikvat Israel. Purchase a site through the synagogue office; it benefits you and the congregation. For details, call Michael Grossman at 762-7338 or David Gantz at 460-4674.

Food Addicts in Recovery AnonymousFood Addicts inRecovery Anonymous, a 12-step program for individuals recovering from addictive eating, meets every Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Tikvat Israel in room 11. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, please call Susan at 340-6110.

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From the President’s PerspectiveRonald L. Rabin, M.D.

From the Rabbi’s DeskRabbi Howard Gorin

Rabbi Gorin’s column will resume next month. To see what Rabbi Gorin has been doing, visit his blog at www.tikvatisrael.org.

Half a shekel. In Parsha Ki Tissa, Hashem commanded that all shall pay a half-shekel: “. . . the rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than half a shekel when giving the Lord’s offering as an expiation for your persons. You shall take the expiation money from the Israelites and assign it to the service of the Tent of Meeting” (Sh’mot 30:15-16). Half a shekel reminds us that while the book of Sh’mot may end with the successful construction of the tent, the tent itself will always require maintenance and attention — particularly if it is to last 40 years in the harsh desert climate.

At Shabbat services on March 8, Richard Lederman reminded us that Hashem’s command that all should pay half a shekel in the service of the Tent of Meeting is a model for our own responsibilities to our own “Tent,” which happens to be about 40 years old.

Here at Tikvat Israel, we are enjoying a wonderful year of religious, educational, cultural and social programming for youth and for adults, on weekdays, Sundays, Shabbat afternoons and Saturday nights. The fact that so many of these programs are driven by congregant-volunteers is a source of pride. We use the sanctuary, social hall, and classrooms a lot, and we use them well.

On Erev Yom Kippur, I spoke to the congregation about the need to enhance

our curb appeal, and we are doing just that. The congregation approved a fundraising campaign to landscape the front grounds. The landscaping is being designed in consultation with Joel Lerner, president of Environmental Design and landscaping columnist for the Washington Post. Congregant Debra Diamond manages the project. While we will not implement the project until it is fully funded through targeted donations, I am encouraged by the level of donations to date and am confident that we will meet our goal.

Also very exciting is the new sign for our entrance on Baltimore Road that is currently being designed by congregant Guy Brami in coordination with the Tikvat Israel Capital Improvement Committee, and that will be built by Gelberg Signs, of which Guy is co-owner. As many of you know, Gelberg Signs is one of the region’s leading designers and fabricators of commercial signage. Gelberg Signs built many of the signs that we see every day, including shopping malls, the new stadium for the Washington Nationals and, yes, synagogues. Our goal is to have renderings on display by summer, and the sign built by the High Holidays.

Finally, we have signed the contract with Levin/Brown, our new architect, to make the bimah in the sanctuary accessible to all. This project is funded by our M’kom Torah campaign.

These plans for landscaping our front grounds and constructing a new sign and enhancing our sanctuary are indeed exciting. But gone are the days when we have built projects with support from auxiliary funds, or with the goal of obtaining funding after the fact. Without complete funding, plans are just plans. To improve the curb appeal of our synagogue, we must depend upon the generosity of our congregants, and we know that a significant amount of the total dollar contributions will come from a fairly small number of congregants.

Once the trees and shrubs are planted, once the sign, the patio or the building has been built or renovated, once the fun part is over, these things must be maintained by all of us, as we all have the equal privilege to use and enjoy our building and grounds. This is why at the next congregational meeting, the board of directors will request congregational approval of a $50 surcharge from each member unit, regardless of dues level. This half a shekel — $50 — will be a separate line-item in our account, to be controlled by a vice president whose prime responsibility will be to manage, with the executive director, maintenance of and repairs to our building and grounds.

I respectfully ask that the congregation approve this half a shekel so that we may all enjoy our facility for years to come.

From the MailbagOn behalf of the Berger, Blum,

and Harris extended families, we would like to thank the Tikvat Israel community for all of the help and support it gave us during the funeral and shiva for Warren’s grandmother Mollie Harris. Warren, Arlene, Jennie and Alex Berger

Dear Rochelle,We want to thank you for organizing

the lovely snowbird luncheon. The warm feeling of friendship, the delicious food and spirited singing made for a delightful afternoon with our Tikvat Israel family. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your Florida stay. Fondly, Sue and Jerry Boden

Dear Congregants,During our grieving process for our

brother, Yitzhak Armoza, we have been comforted by the outreach from the Tikvat Israel Congregation community. It has made this difficult time easier. Thank you for the lovely fruit basket.

Sincerely, Harriet and Jacob Armoza

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CANTOR’S CORNERCantor Rochelle Helzner

Holocaust RemembranceYom Hashoa, the special day to remember the Holocaust, will be marked at Tikvat Israel on Thursday, May 1 at 8 p.m. (after 7:30 p.m. mincha/maariv). We will join together for a short service and then will view the moving documentary, “The Power of Good,” a story about Nicholas Winton, a British citizen who saved over 600 Czech Jews. Mr. Winton’s story is amazing and inspiring. Our friends at the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church will be invited to attend. The program will be over by 9:30 p.m.

Concert of Vocal Music Tikvat Israel welcomes soprano Brooke Evers and tenor Michael Gallant as they share their exceptional talent at a concert sponsored by the Vocal Arts Society. The Society produces many of the professional vocal concerts at the Kennedy Center. In the past five years, it has developed the Discovery Series in which two singers are selected by audition and presented in community venues in the Washington metropolitan area. Tikvat Israel is truly honored to be one of those venues.

The concert will be held on Sunday, April 6 at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary. It will be a program of Art Songs. These beautiful and challenging pieces are musical poetry that tell stories full of feeling. Translations of the pieces, sung in six languages, will be printed in the written program. Introductions and insights to each piece will be given by Elizabeth Daniels, an award-winning music educator. A reception will be held after the concert.

This will be a highly professional and entertaining afternoon and should not be missed. As much of this concert is subsidized by the Vocal Arts Society, the cost of the concert will only be $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Please send a check to the TI office or call and reserve your space. For more information, contact Cantor Helzner.

Strathmore KudosSpecial thanks to all the members of our adult and youth choirs who participated in the Strathmore concerts in honor of Israel @ 60. It was an amazing experience for the performers and for the community members who attended!

Kabbalat Shabbat with InstrumentsThe next “Kabbalat Shabbat With Instruments” will be held on May 30 at 6:15 p.m. in the library. “Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments” is a traditional Tikvat Israel Shabbat evening service and includes special melodies accompanied by guitar, piano, bass and percussion. All are welcome to attend. Look for more info in the May bulletin.

The Vocal Arts Society

and Tikvat Israel

Present

Brooke Evers,soprano

and

Michael Gallant, tenor

in a program of

classical Art Songs

Sunday, April 6 at 4 p.m.

Tikvat Israel Congregation

$5 in advance,$7 at the door

Receptionfollows concert

HAZAK Takes Break in April; Artfully Resumes in MayHAZAK will be taking a Pesach break for the month of April. We’ll resume with a great program on Wednesday, May 21 at 2 p.m., when we will visit the Ratner Museum in Bethesda. Docents will lead us on tours of the general exhibits and of their May exhibit “Four Visions: Eight Hands.” Four accomplished artists will be showing their work. This event is free to our members. Details will follow in the May bulletin, but you can contact the synagogue office to make a reservation now. Spring is here....plan ahead!

TI Teen Receives Youth Leadership HonorTikvat Israel congregant Miriam Kahn will receive the Bernard S. White Award for Outstanding Youth Leadership at the Capital Camps annual meeting April 2 at the University of Maryland’s Hillel building in College Park.

Miriam, better known as Mim, participated in the camp’s leadership training program last summer. Upon completion of the training, Mim was voted by her peers as one of two participants eligible for the Bernard S. White Award. The annual honor is based on leadership skills, commitment to Capital Camps and its values, and nurturing of a Jewish community, according to Debra Goldstein, director of marketing and public relations for the Capital Camps and Retreat Center based in Rockville.

Mim has attended Capital Camps for the past eight years. She will return this summer to participate in the counselor-in-training program.

Mim, 17, is a junior at Rockville High School. She is the daughter of Steve Kahn and Kate Jennes-Kahn.

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Executive Branch Michael Grossman, Exectuive Director

I just attended the North American Association for Synagogue Executives (NAASE) conference in Philadelphia. For four days, my colleagues and I learned about the tools we as executive directors will need to operate our congregations. Two of the presenters struck a particular chord as I participated in the workshops and listened to their words of wisdom.

DC’s own Rabbi Sid Schwarz reminded us of the difference between congregation and synagogue. We are Tikvat Israel Congregation. Our congregation consists of a community of people who gather together for a common spiritual purpose. Our synagogue is the place in which we most often gather. I am charged with maintaining the structure of the building as part of my job responsibilities. But, I can never forget that I am also charged with helping to maintain the structure of the congregation. Together with the clergy and the professional and support staff, I have the privilege of serving the people of this congregation. Sometimes I am heavily distracted with the concrete needs of the synagogue and other times

I am more focused on the people side of the position. Always know that you can call, email or even stop by and ask for my attention.

The other speaker, Marc Neiworth, executive director of Congregation Tifereth Israel in Columbus, Ohio, spoke of our personal and professional use of time as executive directors. He reminded us that, “It’s later than you think” and “It’s never too late.” As a new executive director, I am still working to strike a balance for me personally, but I also can apply these statements to the congregation. Every congregation has struggles, whether they be membership, financial, building or any other of the myriad of challenges that can come up. Some pop up and need immediate solutions. Others may lie dormant and/or ignored until they grow and are discovered. As the executive director, part of my job is to root out potential problems before they become bigger and to put into place practices to prevent others from occurring. Often members will tell me, “Oh, that’s been going on for a long time.” Or I hear, “That won’t be a problem

for us.” As Pesach approaches I want to apply the aspect of problems and time to Tikvat Israel Congregation.

Pesach is the holiday that celebrates our being freed from a long time of slavery into a new era as the seeds of a nation. Many of the Jewish people who were enslaved could never imagine a time of freedom and only until Moshe arrives on the scene does the Exodus take place. Moshe had both “It’s later than you think” and “It’s never too late” with which to contend. He had to convince the masses that it was not too late to move from slavery to freedom. With King Pharaoh, he needed the help of the plagues to convince him that the time was coming to let the Jews go. Pesach reminds us that it is never too late to create solutions to our issues. We also have to realize that the world changes constantly and we need to look at our future now before it becomes too late. Over the next year, we will be examining almost every aspect of our congregational operations and our synagogue building.

I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy Pesach.

Adult EducationIsrael at 60 lecture serIes Israel’s Language: Modern HebrewWhat It Is and How It Came To Bewith Barbara Ridberg, Tikvat Israel Congregant and Jewish EducatorApril 13 at 10 a.m. (after minyan)

In the Diaspora, Hebrew was used primarily in synagogues for prayer and study. The creation of a modern Hebrew language parallels the Zionist movement and the creation of a Jewish homeland. Today Hebrew is a living, vibrant language. We will explore its development and its nature, including answering the following questions:

Were other languages considered as the Israeli national language? Who was Eliezer ben Yehuda? When did spoken Hebrew achieve widespread use? What is the Academy of the Hebrew Language and what is its role? Join us for this fascinating lecture. Lecture cost is $5. (There will be no bagel sale preceding this event.) RSVP to the office.

JEWISH LITERACy 101: Finding God in the Masterworks of Judaism’s Library This course is an overview of each genre of literature. We will review selected readings from each genre that offer perspectives on God. Classes begin at 8 p.m.

Monday, April 7Hasidut, Led by Rabbi Moshe Faierstein This class will consider the origins of Hasidism, its key theological ideas and its spread throughout Eastern Europe. We will also look at the diverse groups and their teachings that developed as Hasidism evolved. The major contemporary Hasidic and their teachings will be analyzed.

Monday, May 5Responsa and the Cutting Edge of Judaism Today, Led by Rabbi Alana Suskin

FEMINISM ANd LITuRGy dISCuSSION GROupLed by Rabbi Alana Suskin, this class meets every other Monday evening. For information, contact Rabbi Suskin at Rabbi.al@gmail.com.

Advance registration for ALL EVENTS is strongly requested so that we can plan accordingly. please help us make these events as successful as possible by letting us know in advance that you plan to attend.

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Rori Pollak, Director

ECC Has Been Buzzing with ActivityFor the past several months, the children have enjoyed watching and participating in workshops and performances led by residents for the Arts in Education program. Performers entertained the children with stories, dance and music. “Pop-up Opera” dealt with the story of Marietta the Cockroach who was looking for the sweetest sound in the world. The presenter had a giant pop-up storybook. As the presenter read/told the story, she wove in puppetry, costumes and singing. The “Shake-a-Leg” workshop incorporated movement and storytelling. After a brief warm-up, the children and workshop leader told a favorite story — “The Mitten” — through dance. These are just two examples of the wonderful workshops run for the children and staff.

The Kids on the Block Program, sponsored by the Mental Health Association, presents a puppet program designed to help children understand their feelings, provide them with an introduction to problem-solving skills, and encourage them to talk with trusted adults when the stresses of family, school and life seem overwhelming. The Kids on the Block presentation — “Freeze, Breathe, One, Two, Three” — focused on early childhood aggression. The children learned that when they become angry or aggressive, they are to freeze and take a deep breath, count to three, and then calmly say why they are angry. The teachers had fantastic follow-ups. The Doobim class read “When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really, Really Angry.” They then dictated what they do when they get angry. The Kids on the Block program staff were impressed, and requested a photo of the experience chart for their records.

The children had a great time getting ready for Purim! Everyone had the opportunity to dress up in costumes, decorate their faces with paint and, of course, bake and eat hamantashen. Graggers, hamantashen, masks and meggilah reading all mean one thing….its time for Purim! The teachers and the children planned a wonderful mitzvah for Purim. The children prepared mish loach manot bags for children less fortunate than themselves.

First we began by collecting toiletry samples. These, along with the different kinds of foods the children brought in, were used to stuff decorated bags for Purim. One of the mitzvot of Purim is giving food to the less fortunate.

pesach Comes All Too QuicklyThe children will learn about Bedikat Chametz as the Cantor joins us on April 7 to search for traces of chametz. The 3s and 4s will have the opportunity to make matza when they visit the Matza Factory on Tuesday, April 8. Finally, the children will participate in the mitzvah of “Maggid,” or the telling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt. The children will narrate and sing the story for parents and guests. It is delightful to listen to the children sing songs during their narration about the slaves working hard, frogs jumping on pharaoh’s head, and dayanu.

Classes Are Filling; Spread the Word! Enrollment forms for the 2008-2009 school year are available on-line at www.broadman-kaplan.org or by contacting Rori Pollak in the ECC office at 301-251-0455. Open to children ages 18 months to 5 years.

Summer is Around the CornerClub ECC runs from June 16-August 15. Each 3-week session includes a host of activities which consist of theme-based arts and crafts, science, music, water play and cooking. Parents may enroll their children for one, two or all three sessions. Parents also have the option of signing their child up for individual weeks; however with this option, there is a 4-week minimum. Summer enrollment forms may be found on the ECC website www.broadman-kaplan.org or may be obtained at the ECC office.

BROADMAN-KAplAN EARly CHilDHOOD CENTER

MAKE SOME NOiSE AT THEECC SilENT AuCTiONON SuNDAy, ApRil 6

Support early childhood education at Tikvat Israel and enjoy a day of fun and excitement at this year’s Broadman-Kaplan ECC Silent Auction, which will take place on Sunday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the social hall. Come and choose from among more than 100 items and services for auction, including tickets to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, a premium High Holiday parking space in front of the synagogue, haircuts at top salons, theater tickets, dance lessons and more.

Themed baskets donated by ECC classroom parents will also be raffled off at the event. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Silent Auction, or at the ECC office prior to the event. You do not have to be present at the auction to win the raffles.

Children of all ages (and adults, too!) will enjoy activities taking place throughout the day, including art projects, face painting, a movement class, and magic shows with award-winning magician Jay Mattioli, whose performances combine visual magic, dance, music and audience interaction, and feature live animals. Magic performances will take place from 11:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 1:30 p.m., with strolling magic from noon to 1 p.m.

Adults enter free. Entrance fees for children ages 2 to 17 are $5, with a maximum of $10 per family. Healthy snack packs will be sold throughout the event, and a barbecue lunch will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The silent auction is open to the general public, so tell your friends and neighbors to come join the fun! All proceeds from this annual event support the Broadman-Kaplan ECC, Tikvat Israel’s nonprofit preschool. Funds from previous years have been used to purchase new playground equipment and other necessary supplies for the school.

For more information, including details on the entertainment and a list of auction items, go to the ECC website at www.broadman-kaplan.org or contact Silent Auction Chair Ruth Lefcoe at auction@deruth.com.

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Tikvat Israel CELEBRATESISRAEL at 60 Thursday, May 8th 5:30 PM

BBQ- Hot Dogs, Meat and Veggie Burgers, Israeli Salads- in an area of Parking Lot CELEBRATORY PROGRAM featuring:

Greetings from Embassy of Israel

Songs of Israel with Cantor Helzner,

Eine Kline Tikvah Band, Wendy

Morrison, T.I. Choirs, and Youth

Israeli Folk Dancing with Moshe

Shem Tov

Inspiring Visuals of Israel

Mementos 5:30 - Mincha5:45 - 6:45 - BBQ7:00 - Celebratory Program in Sanctuary8:00 - Maariv, Israeli Dancing, Film of Israeli Vistas

Cost for BBQ: Adults & Children ages 9 and over -$10. Children ages 3-8 - $6.Reserve by April 30 Pay by check, or call 301-762- 7338or e-mail office: Office@tikvatisrael.org for billing

Yom Ha’Atzmaut BBQ Dinner - May 8, (served between 5:45-6:45 only)

Name

Number of 9 years and older

Number of 3 to 8 years

Number of Vegetarians

Amount enclosed $

Design by AVY

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Youth and Family Programming DepartmentLynn Berk, Director

yOuTH GROupS CALENdAR

Bonim April 6.........Passover Fun Day – treasure hunt, quizzes, magic tricks and crafts Machar

April 6........Passover Fun Day – Make the Red Sea part, bake matzo and Passover crafts

Kadima March 29-30 .......Mystery Over NightApril 12.......Make the trek thru the Sinai Desert – Climb the mountain ranges as Kadima goes rock climbing

uSy April 1-18 . USY cook book sale April 6.................Regional USY membership boat ride on the PotomacApril 13............An afternoon of hanging out in the youth lounge

Purim activities took up much of the month of March. More than 60 people showed up to roll, cut, fill, shape and bake hamantashen at our annual hamantashen bake-in on March 3. Everyone had a great time and the finished products looked almost professional. We hope that they tasted as good as they looked.

The bake-in took a lot of work — making the dough, wrapping portions, helping with the filling and the baking, and so much more. It brings to my mind all of the unsung, behind-the-scene, wonderful volunteers who help to keep the youth and family programming department running. I would like to take space in this article to recognize some of them. A yasher koach to Roz Kram and Larry Gorban, who staffed the kitchen for the bake-in and are there whenever we need them; to Lottie Garfinkle and Amy Matathias who cleaned the kitchen after the bake-in; to Amy Matathias, again, for co-coordinating the Purim Carnival volunteers; to Bonnie Cowan for being our main mashigach for youth activities and for chairing the December 25 Hiddur Mitzvah project; and to all of the parents and congregants who support our programs financially and by attending them. Thank you to all of you for all you do to make our programs a success. The Purim Carnival held in March was a success, and everyone went home happy. A thank you to Charlotte Zeidman and her volunteers for handling the food, and to all of the kids, parents and staff who worked so hard. Megillah reading brought our annual mac & cheese grogger sale. We sold all of our donated boxes of mac & cheese, raised money for Tikun Olam, the international USY charity, and donated over 200 boxes of mac & cheese to the Stepping Stones Shelter. This is our third year selling mac & cheese groggers, and Fould’s kosher macaroni & cheese has donated the boxes of macaroni each year. We thank them for their generosity.

Our USY basketball team, a joint venture with Ohr Kodesh USY, won two of their games in March. We are proud of our players, Jeremy Ehrlich, Sam Matathias, Sierra Wilen and Blair Wilen. The kids are

getting stronger with each game played. The Kaplan Course for March and April has been cancelled due to lack of sufficient registration. We hope to offer this class in the summer or fall.

Religious SchoolSandy Levine, Director

We are delighted that Rabbi Gorin will speak to our students about Jews in Africa on Sunday, April 6. Parents are welcome to join us for the 11 a.m. presentation in the sanctuary. This will be a wonderful opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for Rabbi’s work abroad.

Amy Matathias has graciously agreed to coordinate the kitchen preparation for our model seders. Amy will need help. If you are available on Thursday, April 10 from 9:30 a.m. to noon, please contact me at 301-424-4396 or slevine@tikvatisrael.org. We always have a wonderful time preparing the food for our seders.

We will also need parent volunteers to help during our model seders. Please contact me if you are available on Sunday, April 13 (9 a.m. to noon) or Monday, April 14 (3:15 to 6:15 p.m.).

As you plan your family seders, please give your children an opportunity to be active participants. Each grade has learned specific prayers in the seder. Your children have amazing thoughts about themes related to Passover. Just ask – you will be delighted by the depth and thoughtfulness of their responses.

Our seventh graders will be leading a Yom Hashoah service for students in our younger grades on Monday, April 28. They have been studying the Holocaust with Dr. Robert Copaken and have toured the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The service is beautifully written and a wonderful reflection of their knowledge and insight.

Please mark your calendar for our tenth-grade confirmation on Saturday, May 3.

Israel @ 60: A Capital Celebration Sunday, June 1 on the National Mall

Music • Dance • Theater • Hands-on ActivitiesThe community-wide “Israel @ 60: A Capital Celebration” will be one of the most exciting festivals ever held in Israel’s honor. Plan on joining us to cheer Israel’s 60th birthday and its tremendous accomplishments in the arts and sciences, technology and business, and many other areas. For more information or to volunteer, contact Mary Meyerson at MaryFMeyerson@gmail.com. See page 9 for details. Be there!

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Israel @ 60: A CAPITAL CELEBRATION

SAVE THE DATE — JUNE 1, 2008 Sunday Afternoon — The National Mall — Be There!

MUSIC • DANCE • THEATER • HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES

Our community-wide Israel @ 60: A Capital Celebration will be one of the most exciting festivals honoring Israel – ever!

Join us to cheer Israel’s 60th birthday and its tremendous accomplishments in the arts and sciences, technology and business… and many other areas. Highlights will include:

Main Stage with headliner performances by internationally recognized entertainers, well-known Israeli musicians, artists, and more.

Multiple Festival happenings with music, dance and theater performances, cultural presentations, children’s activities and family workshops.

Exhibits showcasing Israeli achievements in technology, communications, medical research, agriculture and science.

Interactive Activities for people of all ages.

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Contact Beri Kravitz at (301) 348-7309 or e-mail israel.60@shalomdc.org. For event volunteer opportunities, contact 1-888-246-1818 or e-mail volunteer@shalomdc.org.

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All Who Are Hungry,let Them Come and Eat”

This is not just something we read in the Hagaddah once a year. It is said that Abraham and Sarah placed such great importance on welcoming others that they kept the walls of their tents open so that they could see potential guests from a long way off and “ran” to prepare for them. At Tikvat Israel, we strive to emulate this example and offer members of our community the opportunity to be either a host or a guest at a Passover Seder.

If you do not have a seder to attend, or if you have room at your seder for others, please contact Hope Levy Kott (301-921-8268 or hkott@aol.com) or Elissa Schwartz (301-603-0588 or elissa@schwartzcentral.com) by April 4, 2008.

Special Thanks……to Susannah Challis, who donated

the costs for framing a beautiful poster of the Rabbi in Nigeria.

BE pOSiTiVE ABOuT DoNATING BLooD

The Tikvat Israel Social Action committee is sponsoring a blood drive on Sunday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the social hall. Please contact Robbi Cohen at Peezer200@yahoo.com to schedule a time for your donation.

but gravitated into writing for adults. She now believes that it is “much more complicated to write for teenagers and children,” and expanded on the three primary reasons why she moved in that direction over the years.

(1) As a youth, she always was, in her own words, “looking for adventure.” However, she never found it in Haifa. She told us that she had continually been on the lookout for spies in her hometown, but never found any. Since she couldn’t generate actual adventures, she decided to create them and share them through her stories.

(2) She explained her work as follows: “I’m writing because I have a mission.” That mission is to reflect the problems of the young people of Israel — which, of course, are the universal problems of youth in today’s complicated world (e.g., drugs, family violence, ADHD, epilepsy, young criminals, jealousy, love, foster families, etc.). Many of Galila’s books have been translated into numerous languages, attesting to the universal nature of the themes she addresses. She showed examples of her books in Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Korean, explaining how they sometimes appear different from the originals in Hebrew, often for marketing purposes.

(3) Having read a sample of her work, Israeli Government official Menachem Begin (later the Prime Minister of Israel) invited Galila to meet with him at his home. He loved children, enjoyed reading her work, and convinced her not to “write to the brain” but to reach the children of Israel through an effort to “write to the heart,” which he was convinced Galila did so effectively and beautifully. After all, the hearts of children are open, and that is where her work could have the most impact.

In summary, she explained her technique and purpose in writing: As an author, she envisions herself as the windshield wiper of an automobile, whose function it is to clear the windshield of the car, “so that the reader can see his [or her] way.” Of course, there’s always a great deal of research required by the author to keep the story lines relevant, engaging, and up-to-date for her young readers. That may be part of the reason she enjoys meeting with them. She also takes pride in the fact that she answers every e-mail from her readership.

I promised to provide a connection between Galila’s works and American Jewish Youth today, even beyond the universality of the themes on which Galila writes. In brief, two of the 40 or so books in

her Time Tunnel series of adventure stories have already been translated from Hebrew into English. Those two books — The Siege of Jerusalem and The Dreyfus Affair — are the ones our youngsters and their parents purchased and which Galila autographed. Those same two books are the ones that many of our 5th- through 7th-graders read in class over the past few years. Now, the third English book of the series is about to be released in commemoration of Israel’s 60th anniversary. In it, the two Israeli heroes of her stories are visited by two American youngsters. The four children travel through The Time Tunnel back to the period of “The United Nations Partition Plan of 1947,” just before the Israeli War of Independence. Galila explained that this variation in the main characters will enable her to respond to the concerns and answer the questions of non-Israelis (in this case, a boy and girl growing up in the USA of 2008). The next book (the third of the English series) will be targeted to American youth, even though the historical novel will take place in the land of Israel (i.e., British Palestine of 1947). I know that our youngsters will look forward to making another trip through The Time Tunnel. Thank you, Galila, for a wonderful visit, and we also hope you enjoyed your time with us at Tikvat Israel!

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DonationsThe Congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions which were received from February 16 through March 15, 2008.

Donations made on the occasion of yahrtzeit in memory of:

Helen Cohen by Henrietta Asen

Dorothy Ashery by Avrum and Susan Ashery

Carl Boden by Jerome Boden

Abraham Lichtman by Sonia Boin

Frank Sobovinsky by Jeanne and Jules Bowen

Max Katzen by Jeanne and Jules Bowen

Mary Berkowitz by Barbara Brown

Carl Chambre by Elizabeth Chambre

Edna Eisner by Sherman Eisner

Frances First by Faye First

Ida Fr iedman by Benjamin and Sal ly Friedman

Evelyn Ruth Brightman by Lillian Gorinson

Samuel Halperin by Herbert Halperin

Michael Hersh by David Hersh

Freda Kagan by Harry and Grace Kagan

Miriam Kagan by Harry and Grace Kagan

Morris Kagan by Harry and Grace Kagan

Samuel Kaplan by Florence Kaplan

Belle Kobrinetz by Simeon Kobrinetz

Louis Krepchin by Pearl Krepchin

Albert Tanker by Anita Lane

Shirley M. Caplan by Helene Lerner

Esther Lerner by Helene Lerner

Morris Tranen by Helen Levinrad

Norman Yudkoff by Ruth Love

Zandel Smith by Bertha Smith and Eileen McGuckian

Paul Margolies by Don Margolies

Milton Mulitz by Tom Mulitz

Louis Newman by Susan and Neil Newman

Henry Oppenheim by Julius Oppenheim

Solomon Gorschman by Sylvia Pachenker

Sam Podgor by Charlotte Podgor

Joseph Podgor by Charlotte Podgor

Aaron Pressman by Edith Pressman

Samuel J. Romm by Eileen Romm

Teresa Kabik by Fannie Salzer

Joseph Salzer by Fannie Salzer

Nyusya Sapozhnikova by Irina Knizhnik and Alla Sapozhnikova

Samuel Dicker by Belle Schechter

Sara Lebowitz by Arnold Schwartz

Rose Schwartz by Mark Schwartz

Sophie Schwartz by Paul Schwartz

David Siskind by Blanche Siskind

Daniel Howard Steiner by Roberta Steiner

Sylvia Sulsky by Ann Schultz

Burnell Goodman by Meryl Thomas

Edward Turkanis by Marvin Turkanis

Sam Kaufman by Dorothy Volk

Rose Kaufman by Dorothy Volk

Alex M. Kravitz by Deborah Yanoff

General Fund

In honor of Elan D. Rubinby Elliott and Deborah Alman

In honor of Rudy Fischer’s special birthdayby Marian and Jesse Kaiserby Clifford Fishman

In memory of Stanley Berman, brother of Howard Bermanby Bob and Janis Colton

In memory of Warren Berger’s grandmother and Bobbi Gorban’s aunt, Mollie Harrisby Sue and Jay Plafkerby Barbara and Phil Katzby Abraham and Harriet Schwartz

In memory of Steve Kahn’s mother, Arlene Kahnby Susannah Challis, Richard Nisenson and Meah Nisensonby Sue and Jay Plafker

In memory of Ethel Lankin by Barbara and Phil Katz

In honor of Arlene Bergerby Elaine and Herb Blumby Charlotte and Marty Hirschby Irene and Sanford Loef

In memory of Harry Cohen, father of Susan Cohenby Barbara and Phil Katzby Stuart and Judy Levy

In memory of Belle Lernerby Freda Stutz

In honor of the birth of Hannah Lynn Dash, granddaughter of Harvey and Naomi Kaplanby Bryna and David Dash

In memory of Warren Berger’s grandmother, Mollie Harrisby Martie Adelman and Marc Schneider

In memory of Steve Kahn’s mother, Arlene Kahnby Martie Adelman and Marc Schneider

Torah Fund

In memory of Gerda Reich by Jules and Muriel Asher

In memory of Harry Cohen, father of Susan Cohen by Melanie Grishman and Herman J. Flax, M.D.

In memory of Arlene Kahn, mother of Steve Kahnby Melanie Grishman and Herman J. Flax, M.D.

In memory of Irving Reichby Muriel and Jules Asher

In honor of Louise Chatlynneby Robert and Marcelle Copaken

Religious School

Refuah sh’lemah for Carol Barskyby Larry and Sandy Levine

A speedy recovery for Jonathan Solomonby Carol and Richard Barskyby Bobbi and Larry Gorban

In memory of Mollie Harris, grandmother of Warren Berger, aunt of Bobbi Gorbanby Melanie Grishman and Herman J. Flax, M.D.

In memory of Florence Troop Rosenbloomby Robin Forman

In honor of David Formanby Robin Forman

Refuah sh’lemah for Jonathan Solomonby Sandy and Larry Levine

Refuah sh’lemah for Genie Gluckman’s motherby Sandy and Larry Levine

In memory of Susan Cohen’s father, Harry Cohenby Sandy and Larry Levineby Bobbi and Larry Gorban

In memory of Steve KahnBy Bobbi and Larry Gorban

Cantor’s Fund

In memory of Warren Berger’s grandmother and Bobbi Gorban’s aunt, Mollie Harrisby Elaine and Herb Blumby Charlotte and Marty Hirschby Irene and Sanford Loef

A speedy recovery for Jonathan Solomonby Martie Adelman and Marc Schneider

Rabbi’s Fund

In honor of Rudy Fischer’s 95th Birthdayby Elyca and David Mintz

Hazak Fund

A speedy recovery for Melvin Altmanby David and Sara Harris

Tzedakah Chavurah

In memory of Cliff Fishman’s Fatherby Cliff and Betty Fishman

Women’s Jewish Network

In memory of Mollie Harrisby Sandy and Larry Levine, Aaron, Aliza and Ari

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Tikvat israel remembers with respect those whose yahrzeitsoccur from 25 Adar ii to 25 Nisan • April 2008

25 ADAR II April 1 Irving Ashery David Lefkowitz Sarah Robinson 26 ADAR II April 2Mark Kabik 27 ADAR II April 3 Albert Bressler 28 ADAR II April 4 Irving Garfinkle Thomas Gorban Marion Laken 29 ADAR II April 5 Bernard N. Flax Edward Krick 2 NISAN April 7 Lea Chernoff Harriette Solowey Ethel Toney Ida Weisbord 3 NISAN April 8 Maurice Gabes Ruth Gilston Lottie Greenwood Emma Klein Mark Morrison Leroy Moses Rose Silverman 4 NISAN April 9 Myron Bishow Eugene Katz Edward J. Raine Minnie Sakoff Esther Salit

5 NISAN April 10 Pearl Bredt Leah Feinsilber David Krauss Edward Rabin 6 NISAN April 11 Sara Berman Alice Katz Jean Lewis Abraham Moskowitz Herman Schrier Pauline Seiler Rhoda Zuskin 7 NISAN April 12 Hannah Barrack Anna Rom Bertha Seiler Reuven Shacham Helen Shulman Samuel Wagman 8 NISAN April 13 Daisy C. Jones Sylvia Copaken Elizabeth Grishman Carolyn Wermiel Sophie Zaccagni 9 NISAN April 14 Ann Eisler Samuel Frank Louis Goldstein Rita Selwyn Isaac Silverman 10 NISAN April 15 Feliciano Cruz Gerhard Gruenfeld Anne R. Kaiser

11 NISAN April 16 Max Exler Lina Hoffman Beatrice Klein Molly Oppenheim 12 NISAN April 17 Ida Baroff Louis Bernstein Mary Ann Cahn Gerald Lempert Samuel Sulsky Sandra Tolpin 13 NISAN April 18 Rachel Brown Sam Prince 14 NISAN April 19 Henry Goldberg Dora Kishner Morris Lane 15 NISAN April 20 Tillie Pressman Harry Shooman Kalman Sokolow Sol Wachovsky 16 NISAN April 21 Harry G. Blackstone Samuel Grossman Irving Kaplan 17 NISAN April 22 Joseph Gordon 18 NISAN April 23 Edith Adler Irving Curchack Jennie Kornhauser

19 NISAN April 24 Aaron Feinmark Aaron Feinmark Hyman Schreiber Douglas Star 20 NISAN April 25 Alfred Cowan Ray Kramer Gesumaria Leonard Kopp Jacob (Jack) Matathias Sol Schwartz Albert Stutz NISAN 21 April 26 Stanley Leithold Aaron Polansky 22 NISAN April 27 Lorraine Cohen Jenny Fierman Susana Nardea Gorelick Charles Haberman Helen Haberman 23 NISAN April 28 Norman Goldman Isaac Kaplan Nadia Schuchman 25 NISAN April 30 Lenore Kline Bain Maurice Levy

Tikvat Is rae l ex tends condolences to Jacob Armoza on the death of his brother, Yitzhak Armoza

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