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Rabbinic Nus Rabbi Lynn Goldstein

A Publication of Moses Montefiore Congregation

May 2013 Iyar-Sivan 5773

It was one of the first emails from the community

that I received when I first started at MMT last summer.

There was a group I never heard of that was bringing an-

other group of Arab and Israeli youth to Bloomington-

Normal. The email was sent to clergy asking if anyone

wanted to be involved. Although I had not planned to jump

in to the first community organization that invited me,

that’s exactly what happened. I felt it was incredibly im-

portant that both I and MMT be involved. And I believe

our participation in this venture has been crucial.

The local impetus for this program came from the

Rotary Clubs of Bloomington Normal, and they have pro-

vided much of the $25,000 of funding needed to make this

happen. Both Bloomington and Normal have also made

generous contributions, as have many private individuals

and other organizations. The body under who’s auspices

this program is coordinated is Friends Forever. I’ve includ-

ed part of the Friends Forever brochure on page 5 so you

can learn about the organization.

Friends Forever is bringing 5 Israeli and 5 Arab

high school teens, as well as their two educators, to Bloom-

ington in mid-August. The students have been specially

selected and will be participating with many different seg-

ments of our community, including MMT. They are hear

to learn about each other, become friends, and become pro-

ponents of peace between the two cultures. Our students

will be coming here from Nazareth and Haifa.

They will be living together, learning together,

working together, and bonding during the two weeks they

are here. They will participate in team building activities,

public speaking opportunities, community service projects,

and more.

All 10 of the students, accompanied by their two

educators from Israel, and by the Friends Forever Coordi-

nator will be joining us for our Friday night services on

August 23rd. That night, we will follow the schedule we

use on First Fridays. We will begin our Shabbat Celebra-

tion with a dinner, continue with services, and conclude

with an Oneg. As well, two of the students, one Arab and

one Israeli, will be speaking to us during services.

MMT is involved in this project in several other

MMT Reflections

ways as well. Our High School Students will be working

with High School students from the Bloomington Normal

Muslim community to plan a special program for the Arab

and Israeli students on Saturday night, August 24. That pro-

gram is scheduled from 7 to 10 pm. If you are the parent of

a high school student please be sure to block out this time

now. It is a unique opportunity for our high schoolers!

Planning for this program will begin after finals are over.

On May 19th, there will be a 5K (or 1K if 5K is too

much for you) Peace Walk. The Peace Walk will congre-

gate at MMT. Participants will bused to the Islamic Center

on Gill Street. Imam Mateen and I will lead an Opening

Ceremony, I will sound the shofar, and the walk will begin.

The walk will conclude at MMT where we will be serving a

light Mediterranean dinner, and have a closing ceremony.

Naomi Wilansky will be leading everyone in two

songs during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Jack

Dougherty is coordinating the food with the help of our So-

cial Action Committee.

We need your help! We are in charge of procure-

ments for the students. A list of needed items will be avail-

able shortly. We need more volunteers to help make the

dinner happen. The runners and walkers will be changing at

the Temple. We will need your help clearing two class-

rooms and temporarily converting them into ‘changing

rooms’. We need your help setting up for dinner, and clean-

ing up afterwards. And it would be wonderful if someone

could make a “Moses Montefiore Temple” banner that we

could carry during the Peace Walk. To volunteer, please

contact our Social Action Committee—Naomi Wilansky,

Laurie Bergner, Adena Meyers, Brooke Davison, Jack

Dougherty, Hannah Eisner, David Silver and Stephanie

Fowler. Or call the office.

We need your help to publicize this event to your

coworkers, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you can

think of. Page 4 in the Bulletin includes the registration

information for the Walk from the Mosque to the Temple.

And we need you to not just talk it up, but literally,

to walk the Walk! Please, go to page 4 and register to walk

with me on May 19th.

Moses Montefiore Temple Bulletin

This month, the message is short and not so

sweet. We have no Food Fair Chair. After 50

years this event is about to be cancelled unless

some kind and organized person steps up.

Food Fair is the annual signature event of

MMT for not a few Temple members, and I sus-

pect, most non Jews in McLean County. Each of

you have worked aspects of Food Fair and you

know that what you have done is actually fun.

You will not have to reinvent the wheel.

Past chairs Gigi Ehrlich and Jane Vogel have put

together guidelines for this job. You will need to

use these guidelines to herd many cats in prepa-

ration for that big day in October.

Please contact me if you can assist at 454-2350

or [email protected]

President’s Message by Alan Novick

mailto:[email protected]


MMT HONORS BAT MITZVAHMMT HONORS BAT MITZVAH

HANNAH KATE LOYHANNAH KATE LOY

Hannah Kate Loy will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Shabbat Behar Bechukotai, Saturday, May

4th, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.

Hannah Kate Loy is a 7th grader at Evans Jr. High where she is a member of the dance team and girls ensem-

ble. She participated in both the group and solo contests put on by the Illinois Music Educators Association.

She takes voice, piano, and dance.

For her mitzvah project for her Bat Mitzvah she is working along side an ISU student teaching dance at the

Boys and Girls Club. She is also collecting supplies for their after school program. They are currently in

need of clipboards, paper plates, cups, and bowls, construction paper, scissors, glue, and computer paper.

Please bring donations to the Temple and leave them in the labeled container in the lobby.

In her free time Hannah Kate likes to spend time with her friends and family and shop.

Mazal Tov to Hannah Kate, to her parents Scott and Julie Loy, and to her brother, Carter Loy.


SCHEDULE FOR THE WALK

FROM THE MOSQUE TO THE TEMPLE Sunday, May 19th

2:00 Walkers/Runners gather at MMT.

2:05 Opening (Announcements, Q & A,

Temple members help Naomi to lead Rick Recht song “Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu”

2:15 Shuttles/Vans provide rides to the Islamic Center at 2911 Gill Street

2:30 Opening Ceremony led by Imam Mateen and Rabbi Lynn at the Islamic Center

2:45 Rabbi Lynn sounds the shofar to start the Walk

The Run starts when the group arrives at Constitution Trail.

Those not walking the 5K board shuttles/vans to the IAA parking lot for the 1K Walk

3:30 First runners arrive at Temple

4:15 Last walkers arrive at Temple

4:30 Ceremony including Debbie Friedman’s “Traveler’s Prayer” led by Naomi with help from Temple

Members

Light Mediterranean dinner is served. Donations to defray costs will be accepted.


MAY CALENDAR

Our May Calendar is blossoming with possibilities!

Join with us as we celebrate together.

Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm Intro to Judaism:

Topic:American Jewish History

Friday, May 3 6:00 pm FIRST FRIDAY

Shabbat Dinner

7:15 pm Shabbat Services

Saturday, May 4 9:30 am Shabbat Services

Celebrating Hannah Kate Loy’s being called to the Torah

as a Bat Mitzvah

No Torah Study

Sunday, May 5 9:00 am Final Day of Religious School for the Semester

9:30 am Honoring Gigi Ehrlich for her years of service as our Religious School

Principal. Honoring Joe Ehrlich and Donna Lebow for their years of

service as Religious School Teachers

Awards, Yard Games, Picnic

Monday, May 6 12:00 pm Rethinking Synagogues Book Club

7:00 pm Worship Committee Meeting

Tuesday, May 7 Office Closed all day for continuing education program

Please note: Rethinking Synagogues Book Club will not be held

this evening. You will be notified of the rescheduled date.

Wednesday May 8 7:00 pm Yom Yerushalayim

Intro to Judaism Topic: Israel and the Middle East

Thursday, May 9 7:00 pm MMT Transition Committee Meeting

Friday, May 10 5:45 pm Shabbat Nosh


Saturday, May 11 9:30 am Shabbat Services

11:00 am Torah Study

12:15 pm Choir Open Call

Tuesday, May 14 7:00 pm Shavu’ot Services

Led by members of the Introduction to Judaism class

Wednesday, May 15 10:00 am Shavu’ot Yizkor Services

7:00 pm Introduction to Judaism:

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MAY CALENDAR, continued



7:30 pm Join us for a Chinese dinner

Saturday, May 18 9:30 am Torah Study

10:30 am Depart for St. Louis

6:00 pm Dinner at Sweet Tomatoes

Sunday, May 19 2:00 pm Walk From the Mosque to the Temple

Meet at MMT

Tuesday, May 21 7:00 pm Board Meeting



Bulletin Deadline

Saturday, May 25 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Services

11:00 am Torah Study



Saturday, June 1 11:00 am Torah Study

Sunday, June 2 4:00 pm Meeting with Middle School and High School parents about the

Religious School High School Program

Friday, June 7 FIRST FRIDAY CELEBRATION

6:00 pm Shabbat Dinner

7:15 pm Shabbat Service during which we will honor Bruce Unterman for being

one of the 8 over –65 athletes selected from around the entire country to

compete in the International Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer.

Saturday, June 8 10:00 am Halley Kirshenbaum is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.

No Torah Study Class

Sunday, June 9 11 am-6 pm Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival Morton Grove IL . See page

12 for more information.


We held our first meeting of MMTers interested in traveling to Israel together

next year. Already, about a dozen MMTers have expressed strong interest in par-

ticipating in our Israel Trip! Several important decisions were reached. Our trip

will depart June 5 or 5, 2014. We are planning a two tiered experience. The ini-

tial portion of our trip will conclude with a return to the US on June 15th. We

will visit numerous exciting places including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Caesaria,

Akko, the Golan Tsfat, Tiberias, Rosh HaNikra, and more. We are planning to

visit historical, religious, and natural sites throughout much of the country. We

promise to keep you entranced, amazed, awestruck, and busy!

There will be an add-on available for those interested in a longer, more in-depth

journey. Our trip extension will include a journey through the south of Israel,

including the Negev Desert, Ber-Sheva, the Reform Movement Kibbutzim, with

possible study with a scholar of the Arava Institute (one of the top environmental

institutes in the world and an organization that also does extensive Israeli-Arab

leadership work) and a possible trip to Eilat. As we complete our journey

through the south, we will head to Jordan for an exciting visit to Petra.

Beginning this fall, we will be offering a serious of classes, movies, and discus-

sions about Israel and the Middle East to help prepare us for our trip. Those

learning opportunities, will, of course be open to the entire congregation.

We are compiling a list of those who might be interested in traveling with us.

Please call the office (309) 662-3182 or email us at [email protected]

Be astounded by the Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and King David’s Citadel

MMT ISRAEL TRIP NEWS Travel to Israel with Rabbi Lynn, Jack, & Hilary

Enjoy the beautiful view

as the sun sets in the desert.

Put your prayers in the Western Wall

Walk around the perimeter of the

Old City of Jerusalem

on top of the City’s Walls Photography by Rabbi Lynn 3/2013


LIBRARY NEWS

The Library is looking for some volunteer help with the

PJ library program.

MMT has been particpating in the PJ Library program for

slightly over a year now. The program mails books once

a month to children ages 6 months through 7 years. It’s

sponsored jointly by our MMT Martin S Lenschner Fund

and the national Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Parents

and children eagerly look forward to getting their books

each month that are mailed to their homes.

We’d like to make the PJ experience even more meaning-

ful and help create a deeper sense of community by get-

ting all these young families together with their kids for

storytimes at Temple, but we need some help in getting it

done.

The storytimes would probably include a snack and may-

be a craft activity. Would you be able to spare a bit of

time to help organize this fun activity for our young fami-

lies? They’re our future!

Please email Linda Unterman at [email protected]

om or call the office 662-3182.

SUMMER READING:

SUMMER BOOK CLUB

With summer being the perfect time to read that book

you might not normally have time to read, we are

proudly introducing our new Summer Reading: Sum-

mer Book Club. This exciting new venture is led by

our very own Aingeal Stone. Aingeal is a book lover

as well as a trained, professional librarian who comes

to Bloomington via Canada. Aingeal spent a good

deal of time researching books, and has chosen four

wonderful books, one for each month of the summer.

Those books are described on the next two pages.

They are readily available through Amazon.com or

Barnes & Nobles.

The Summer Reading: Summer Book Club discus-

sion times are Sundays, from 2 –4 on June 2, June 30,

August 4 and August 25. Mark your calendars now!

Aingeal would love to meet in people’s homes. If

you’d like to host a Book Club discussion group,

please contact her at: [email protected] If

meeting in homes proves impractical, we will meet in

area restaurants instead.

MITZVAH OPPORTUNITY * HELP WANTED * PRETTY PLEASE!

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The hours are flexible. The benefits are eternal. The pay is boundless gratitude. The atmosphere is terrific.

WEDNESDAYS and/or THURSDAYS

For a regular 2-3 hour time block

You pick the time most convenient for you.

Answer phones, make copies, do mailings, help with organizational tasks

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Speak to Rabbi Lynn or Hilary

BIKE THE DRIVE 2013

Team ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists in America)

is riding their bikes on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago! We

are an official charity partner of "Bike the Drive," and our

team will be raising money to support pluralism in Israel!

The ride takes place on Sunday, May 26, and you can

support the ARZA team with a donation. If you're in the

Chicago area and interested in joining, please contact

Marlene Dodinval at [email protected]

MAY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Saturday mornings, 11-12:15 Torah Study

Wednesday evenings, 7-9 pm May 1, 8, 15

Introduction to Judaism




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May

The World to Come By Dara Horn

Norton 2006

313 Pages

ISBN: 0-393-05107-2

In The World to Come, Dara Horn has deftly interwoven the story of a stolen painting

with the story of a Jewish family. Benjamin Ziskind, a former child prodigy who writes

questions for a TV quiz show, is newly divorced and still mourning the recent death of his

mother. The novel begins with Benjamin’s theft of a small Chagall painting from a New

York museum and then moves to Soviet Russia in the 1920s where his grandfather Boris

receives art instruction from Chagall at a school for orphaned Jewish boys. There we meet

the Yiddish writer Der Nister, whose spirit informs this novel.

June

The Genizah at the House of Shepher By Tamar Yellin

Toby Press 2005

400 Pages

ISBN: 978-1592640850

Tamar Yellin is an articulate, intelligent, and passionate defender of the value and

the majesty of the traditions of Jewish literature; and it is not surprising as a result

that she has produced a novel which serves both as a passionate defense of that

tradition and is a noteworthy contribution to it. In The Genizah of the House of

Shepher, which is loosely based on episodes from the writer’s life, a contempo-

rary scholar gets wrapped up in her family’s history with the manuscript known

as the Shepher Codex. The adventures that ensue explore Jewish time and Jewish

space. The streets of Jerusalem from a century ago open up to the reader as if one

is watching an old newsreel; and characters from the book argue, think, talk, and

read the living and lived debates of Jewish history. If the novel itself has its own

secret manuscript hidden within it, that manuscript is nothing less than much of

modern Jewish life writ small; to pack all that in is a remarkable achievement for

any work. In short, this is a book for people who are deeply in love with books,

with literature, and with Judaism.

SUMMER READING: SUMMER BOOK CLUB


July

Superman is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way

By Harry Brod

Free Press 2012

240 Pages

ISBN: 9781416595304

The question of whether Superman is Jewish is, Brod admits, “one that takes a certain

amount of chutzpah to even raise.” But when he says our favorite superheroes are Jew-

ish, Brod doesn’t mean it literally: he’s speaking of the way the evolution of Jewish

culture in America is reflected in our superheroes. Superman, for example, was created

in the late 1930s as an immigrant refugee who felt it necessary to hide his own identity

behind a false one. In fact, many of the great early comic-book writers, creators, and

publishers—Lee, Kirby, Gaines, Kane, and Superman’s Shuster and Siegel—were Jew-

ish, and Brod makes a strong case that their heroic creations were designed, in one way

or another, to express or reflect their own identities

August

The World Without You By Joshua Henkin

Pantheon Books 2012

336 Pages

ISBN: 978-0-375-42436-6

A far-flung family; a yahrzeit for the untimely death of a man who was a son, husband,

brother, and father; and a gathering in a limited space are the elements of Joshua Hen-

kin’s beautifully written third novel, The World Without You. Henkin writes of the high

emotional stakes for a family after its youngest son, a journalist, has been killed in Iraq,

in echoes of Daniel Pearl. Like Pearl, this son, Leo, was married and the father of a very

young child. The book’s epigraph, “Things seldom end in one event,” from a short story

by Richard Ford, tells readers that the book’s subject is how this death has an aftermath

for the various family members.

SUMMER READING: SUMMER BOOK CLUB


PARTICIPATE in a Reform Movement

Discussion Group!

The Union for Reform Judaism hosts a serious of on-line

national discussion forums. You can participate in these

groups and learn what is happening around the country, and

share what is happening at MMT. You can share ideas, get

advice, give advice, or just listen. To join a discussion

group, go to http://urj.org/connect/egroups .

Hanashir: Discussion among Jewish songleaders

Iworship: Discussion of worship issues

NATE: Discussion about Reform Jewish education

Small Talk: Discussion about congregations of less than

250 families.

Social Action: Discussion about...you guessed it...social

action issues

Talk Membership: Discussion about reaching and welcome

ing the unaffiliated into the congregation

Talking Outreach: Discussions about welcoming people of

all varieties

If you participate in a Discussion Group, please pass on

interesting or important ideas to your MMT family!

SAVE THE DATE:

December 11-15, 2013

Join the MMT Delegation with Rabbi Lynn and other

members of our community

Biennial is where Reform Jews gather to learn, pray,

share ideas, dance and sing, hear from inspiring guest

speakers, reunite with old friends, make new connec-

tions, and make decisions about the policies of the Re-

form Movement.

The Biennial and the Women of Reform Judaism As-

sembly will take place at the San Diego Convention

Center

Discounted Biennial Room Blocks will be Available at:

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina and Manchester

Grand Hyatt San Diego

Early Bird Registration will open early Summer 2013

This Biennial will also celebrate the Women of Reform

Judaism’s Centennial Anniversary

Go to http://urj.org/biennial13/ for more information or

speak with Rabbi Lynn.

From Ann Sussman: There is a WONDERFUL

FAMILY EVENT taking place at the Sinai Temple in

Champaign on Saturday, May 11th from 6 to 9 p.m. There

will be a 10-piece band, a dance area, and an incredible

Elvis impersonator who is recognized as one of the top Elv-

is Tribute Artists in the U.S. There will be food there too,

so you can work up an appetite dancing and singing along!

When: May 11, 2013 from 6 to 9 p.m. Join us from 6 - 7

p.m for "a hunk, a hunk of yummy snacks". If you like,

come dressed in your best Elvis costume or period attire.

There will be a prize for the best dressed. Elvis and The

Blue Suede Crew will perform from 7 - 9 p.m

Where: Sinai Temple (aka The Graceland of Central Illi-

nois) in Champaign

What: An evening of old time rock-n-roll, dancing, food,

drinks, friends, and fun! Step back in time with us, and ex-

perience first-hand the music that shaped history!

Who: Who should attend: EVERYONE! From young to

old, no one will want to miss this fabulous night! Bring the

whole family, friends, and neighbors!

Tickets and Sponsorships available. Children's tickets

(ages 2 to 12)$5, General Admission Tickets $18, Reserved

Seating $50. Tax deductible Sponsorships start at $100. For

more information, please contact Lisa Libman

at [email protected]

Greater Chicago Jewish Folk

Arts Festival

Date: June 9th-9th 2013

Time: 11am-6pm

Location: 6594 Oakton St Morton Grove 60053

Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival takes place

at St. Paul Woods Cook County Forest Preserve in

Morton Grove, Illinois. The Jewish Folk Arts Festival

celebrates Jewish life and culture in a great outdoor

setting. The annual festival has been a celebration of

Jewish hospitality and culture since 1980. The one day

outdoor festival provides seven hours of continuous

live musical entertainment on multiple stages. Artists

and craftspeople also exhibit and sell their works in a

variety of mediums. And, food vendors offer a variety

of delicious, and strictly Kosher food as well as a full

international menu featuring the old favorites as well

as new fare. There will also be childrens activities as

well as Business organizations and community groups

that will have booths at the Festival.

jewishfestival.org/ 847 933 3000



Happy May Birthday!

Happy Birthday to our youth

May 1: Aaron Lebow

Happy 18th birthday

May 16: Becky Koshner

Happy 17th birthday

Happy Birthday to our adults

May 4: Ned Brown

May 19: Gigi Ehrlich

May 19: Myra Gordon

May 21: Andrea Kaplan

May 29: Laurie Bergner

Happy Anniversary!

May 16:

Mark and Donna Lebow

Happy 20th anniversary!

May 24:

Kim and Edward Toohill


May 24:

Jason and Meghan Goldfarb


Our Moses Montefiore Temple Family

Cathy Marx

Herm Brandau

Sam Shattan

Jobi Tick

Refuah Sh'lemah Our wishes for better health

Yahrzeits

We remember those who

brought light to our lives.

Their memories are a blessing.

May 3, 2013

Elizabeth Ann Ehrlich

Shirley K. Wuethrick

Raymond Novick

Robert K. Ritt

Lilyan Mell Sternberg

Arnold Slan

May 10, 2013

Abram Plum

Jacob Stern

Benedict Roemer

Mary Elkan

Phillip Eisenberg

Leanore Herzog

David Birnberg

Julius Kurlansik

Harry Leo Slatin

May 17, 2013

Harry M. Caplin

Al Levine

Alicia Schmauk

Samuel Becker

Ira Donald Goldstein

(Yitzhak David ben Aryeh v’Leah)

Minnie I. Osnowitz

Roselle Rosen

Fred Schlosser

May 24, 2013

Nathan Lorber

Gilbert Friedberg

May 31, 2013

Nathan Louis Deitch

Louise Wolcott

Shandi Stephen Hopkins

Anna Shattan

June 7, 2013

Wolf Griesheim

Martin D. Unterman

Fred Cohen

Bonnie Seltz

Bernard Ehrlich

Rita Lesser Friedman

HELP US PLEASE If you know someone who is ill or

homebound and in need of a visit or

a phone call from our Rabbi, please

be sure to call Hilary in the office,

or speak directly with Rabbi Lynn to

make sure we are aware of the situa-

tion

THANK YOU

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dry-cleaning!

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YAHRZEIT NOTES

If you are unable to attend services on

the night of your family Yahrzeit and

would like to have the name of your

loved one read the previous or follow-

ing week, please notify the office.

If your yahrzeit is missing from our list,

please notify the office so we can make

the needed correction!


Donations

We thank the following for their generous do-

nations in support of our Congregation!

Beautification Committee

Paul & Loretta Rabin for a speedy

recovery to Herm Brandau

Kim Toohill for donating flowers for

the garden

Donnelle Pressburger for donating flowers for the

garden

Gordon Camp Fund

Rosemarie Sender in honor of the yahrzeit of her

mother Mary Elkan

Rosemarie Sender for a speedy recovery to Herm

Brandau

Rosemarie Sender for a happy anniversary to Alvin

and Elaine Goldfarb

Rosemarie Sender for a happy 40th anniversary to

Myra and George Gordon

A special thank you also to the following:

Michael G. Burke who donated a beautiful Ann

Frank pastel painting.

Temple Funds

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: This special fund is used

for additional scholarships for congregants, to fund extra

-budgetary programs for the congregation, to help con-

gregants in need, and to make donations to important

Jewish causes.

Cantorial Soloist’s Music Fund: This new fund was

created to help our Cantorial Soloist build up a collec-

tion of music for the congregation, to fund special musi-

cal programs for the congregation, to fund participation

in special musical learning opportunities, to purchase

instruments for use with the children, etc.

When is it appropriate to make donations to the Rabbis

Discretionary Fund or to the Cantorial Soloist’s Music

Fund? Anytime and ‘just because’ of course. You can

make a donation to honor those you care about and

special events in their lives or to remember those you’ve

loved and lost.. You can also make a donation of appre-

ciation to the Rabbi or Cantorial Soloist to thank either

or both of them for something special they did for you.

General Operating Fund: For operating expenses of

the synagogue

Library Fund: For the purchase of books, periodicals

and DVDs for the library

Plaque Fund: For Memorial plaques, Tree of Life

plaques and smaller capital improvements.

Building Repair Fund: Reserved for use in large scale

building improvements

Endowment Fund: To help build up the principal in

our endowment fund. The interest from this fund goes

into the general operating fund of the Temple. The

minimum donation to this fund is $25.

Lentschner Fund: Established by Laura Berk, this

fund supports educational programs including Slichot,

the annual Scholar-in-Residence, smaller events sched-

uled during the year by the Program/Social Committee.

Gordon Camp Fund: Established by Rabbi Theodore

H Gordon, this fund provides scholarships for children

of MMT members to attend Jewish summer camps and

for selected youth group activities.

Religious School Fund: To help support the Religious

School, provide special programs for the children and

teacher education opportunities for teachers and aides.

Sisterhood’s Happy Day and Memorial Fund: For

both happy and sad occasions. Used for permanent

items for the Temple.

Babysitting Fund: This fund is used to provide child

care for the High Holy Days.

When is it appropriate to make donations to any of the

Temple or Sisterhood Funds?

It is always appropriate to give tzedakah. There doesn’t

need to be a reason. But if you are looking for a reason,

you can make a donation to honor those you care about and

special events in their lives or to remember those you’ve

loved and lost. You can make a donation to pay for a par-

ticular program that is important to you, or for the purchase

of specifically needed items at Temple.

Tzedakah is not about giving; Tzedakah is about being.

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson


Bruce Unterman

To Represent the US

in Maccabiah Games in Israel

Hi – I have exciting news! I have made the over-65 Maccabiah Games tennis team. I am one of 8

individuals representing the United States in my age group, and we will play tennis in Israel this summer

in the 2013 Maccabiah Games. I have competed in USTA tennis for some years. Our teams have

played in state, sectional, and national tournaments. Now, I get to play in an international tournament in

Israel.

For those of you that don’t know what the Maccabiah Games are… they are an international, “Olympic-

style” competition held in Israel every 4 years, and they are a celebration of Jewish unity, culture, and

heritage through athletic competition. There will be 7000 athletes from over 60 countries participating in

many different sports, including tennis. It is the third largest international sporting event in the world!

The games are a unique event. Not only is there a competition among “Grand Masters” such as myself,

but there are many events and tours of Israel held alongside the games to help young athletes connect

with their Jewish roots.

One of the obligations of Grand Masters tennis players is to raise funds to support young American

Jewish athletes who are competing in the Games. I hope you will join me in my fundraising efforts for the

19th World Maccabiah Games in 2013 – any contribution helps! These funds will go into a need-based

scholarship fund to help finance the trips of young American Jewish athletes who otherwise might not be

able to participate. Your support will ensure that these talented athletes will be able to compete in the

Games. Please consider donating for this worthy cause -- you can make a difference!

Please help me support these young athletes – to give them a chance to compete and to experience

Israel. Your donation will be tax deductible, and will go towards my goal of raising $8,000 to support

these individuals.

There are several ways to donate:

1) Go online to http://goo.gl/P6Grv and make a donation on my personal fundraising page

2) Write a check to Maccabi USA. Please include my name on the memo line, and mail the check to:

Maccabi USA

1926 Arch Street, 4R

Philadelphia, PA 19103

The Games will be held in July of this year. I will be proud to wear a Team USA uniform at the Opening

and Closing ceremonies. I look forward to the opportunity to represent the United States, connect with

my fellow competitors, get to see Israel again (it has been over 20 years since I’ve been there), and

support the younger athletes so that they can also compete.

Thank you for your support,

Bruce

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