www.ourtemple.org (205) 933-8037 Birmingham, Alabama

May 2019Tammuz/Av 5779

The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El

Our Mission: Temple Emanu-El nurtures our relationship with God by making Judaism come alive, welcoming all people to help them grow on their spiritual journeys, and bringing more love and kindness into the world.

Volunteer ShabbatFriday, May 17

Hon or in g the man y v olu n teer s w ho hav e s tepped u p in s o man y w ays d u r in g this pas t Y ear of E n g ag emen t.

Services at 7:00 p.m. Dessert reception following

at 7:45 p.m. Special thanks to the Hannah & Hyman Goldstein Volunteer Fund of

the Grafman Endowment Fund for making this special recognition Shabbat evening possible.

USPS Identification Publication Title: Our Temple

Issue Date: May 2019Issue Number: 118

Statement of Frequency: Published monthly

except for June/July issue

Address: 2100 Highland Avenue SouthBirmingham, AL 35205-4002

Organization: Temple Emanu-El

Annual Meeting Friday June 7 at 5:00 p.m.

Honoring Cantor Jessica Roskin for 20 years of dedication and service to TEE

S er v ic es an d d in n er follow in g Fun evening with Israeli flair including music by the Klezmer Trio and

food catered by Eli’s Jerusalem Caf .W atc h for mor e d etails in you r A n n u al M eetin g mailin g s et to g o ou t M ay 22

Friday, May 35 : 45 p.m.

Shabbat Service/Birthday BlessingOneg sponsored by

N ad ler family

Saturday, May 4 9 : 0 0 a.m.

Torah Study 10 : 30 a.m.

Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion

K’doshim L ev itic u s

19 : 1 – 20 : 27 Haftarah Portion

A mos 9 : 7 - 15

PLEASE NOTE: The hearing aid loop devices are located on the tallit rack near the elevator on the sanctuary level.

All services are webcast at

www.ourtemple.org

Babysitting during services available

upon request

Friday, May 105 : 45 p.m.

Shabbat ServiceOneg sponsored bythe W ats on family

Saturday, May 119 : 0 0 a.m.

Torah Study 10 : 30 a.m.

Shabbat ServiceB’nei Mitzvah

Hattie & A d am W ats onTorah Portion

Emor L ev itic u s 23: 15 - 32Haftarah Portion

Ezekiel 44: 23- 24, 28 - 30

Friday, May 245 : 45 p.m.

Shabbat ServiceOneg sponsored by

Lynne & Mark Cohen

Saturday, May 25 9 : 0 0 a.m.

Torah Study 10 : 30 a.m.

Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion

B’chukotai L ev itic u s 26 : 3 – 27 : 34

Haftarah Portion Jeremiah

16 : 19 – 17 : 14

Friday, May 177 : 0 0 p.m.

Volunteer Shabbat/Anniversary Blessing

Oneg sponsored bythe G r afman

E n d ow men t F u n d

Saturday, May 18 9 : 0 0 a.m.

Torah Study 10 : 30 a.m.

Shabbat ServiceBar Mitzvah Jake Gould

Torah Portion B’har

L ev itic u s 25 : 35 - 46Haftarah Portion Jeremiah 32:17-19

Friday, May 315 : 45 p.m.

Shabbat ServiceOneg sponsored by

the Roberts and Strickland families

Saturday, June 1 9 : 0 0 a.m.

Torah Study 10 : 30 a.m.

Shabbat ServiceB’not Mitzvah of

Stella Roberts and Ellie StricklandTorah Portion

B’midbar Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 Haftarah Portion Hos ea 2: 1 - 22

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Special thanks to the Faye & Norris Friedman Social Enrichment Fund and the Muncy Harris Abroms Cultural Arts Fund, both of the Grafman Endowment Fund for making our Annual Meeting honoring our wonderful Cantor all the more special.

3Message From Our President

Board President, Dr. Al Cohn

Hello, Temple family.

I hope this message finds each of you well, and I trust that each of you are uncovering yourselves from the pollen and matzah farfel of the season. With the arrival of May comes the near-end of our school year and the near completion of our fiscal year, both which have been an unmitigated success despite this unique year of transition.

1. Finances. Because we have only had Cantor Roskin as our sole clergy this past year, our overall salary expenses have been substantially less than in years past (when we have

had multiple clergy members). This has allowed for some budgetary “breathing room” over this past year, and your Temple Board is actively involved in budgeting for this coming year when we will once again resume costs of both a Senior Rabbi and a Cantor. With our desire to continue growing engagement opportunities for our entire Temple family and a continued

focus on Youth & Education, we are actively working with our Treasurer and finance teams to put forth a three-year plan that anticipates known expenses and puts us in position to be both fiscally responsible and foresighted regarding staffing decisions for coming years. I anticipate further updates about our financial status to be forthcoming, and am so appreciative to the lay leaders who are helping steer these conversations.

2. Engagement opportunities. Temple Emanu-El continues to put forth significant energy and resources to help foster meaningful engagement opportunities across all age demographics. Our efforts in creating meaningful relationships and personal growth via the inception of Temple Circles, our intentional focus on small groups of similar interest, continues to gain sense of purpose and organizational momentum. The list of creative, new programs and opportunities facilitated by our Director of Congregational Engagement, Monika Singletary, grows larger with each month and her efforts are resonating with so many of our Temple family members.

3. Rabbi Wright. I have never been more confident in our congregation’s decision to select Rabbi Adam Wright to be our next Senior Rabbi. His commitment to our Temple is already evident as he participates (via Skype) in weekly Senior Staff meetings and has ongoing dialogue with Temple leadership, clergy, and administrative staff to ensure he is kept up-to-date with all relevant issues. Rabbi Wright and the Temple staff are working diligently to ensure that he is able to hit-the-ground-running upon his arrival, and Ronne Hesse is collaborating closely with Rabbi Wright (and the entire Temple staff) to ensure a thoughtful welcome and transition to Temple Emanu-El. I look forward to sharing opportunities for all of us to show off the hospitality and welcoming nature our Temple is known to exhibit upon his arrival this summer.

4. Cantor Roskin. As this 12-month run with Cantor Roskin as our sole clergy comes to a foreseeable conclusion, her immense capability and profound love for our congregation is perhaps more evident now than ever before. Of note, Cantor Roskin will be returning to her alma mater in early May to be awarded an honorary doctorate degree for her 25 years of devoted service as a cantor, twenty of which have been with us at Temple Emanu-El. Please join me in wishing her a hearty mazel tov on this prestigious honor along with expressing ongoing gratitude for her steadfast leadership. We look forward to celebrating her twenty years of service at our Temple more formally at our annual meeting this on Friday evening, June 7.

The mission of Temple Emanu-El is: Seek. Engage. Transform. Your Temple leadership and staff remain committed to these ideals and spend hours thinking about how to be good stewards of this three-word call to action. I am proud of all that our congregation has accomplished during this time of transition and am grateful to the many people who have stepped up during this Year of Engagement. I know that each of you share my excitement as we look forward together and prepare to turn the page on the next chapter of our Temple.

Respectfully,

Al Cohn

President, Temple Emanu-El

Recapping Our Fiscal Year

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Special May Birthdays

Following are members of our family celebrating birthdays in

years divisible by 5 or turning 90+.

Anna Catherine CohenIvan Cooper

Dr. Randall DavisAllison Dickerson

Michelle DubeEmily Feinstein

Sandra FriedmanEmily Friedman

Jake GarberHarris Gewant

Cissy HeldRhoda Kaplan

Alex KatzJustin LaddenSteven Leaf

William LichtensteinFran Marlow

Shirley OsbandAnne Kearney Patton

Michael SallowayMitchell Schneidkraut

Miller SimonNan SkierMax SternEllie Usdan

Cathy WatkinsHarry Weinberg

Please note that this list is gathered from information in the Temple’s database. We

apologize for any errors or exclusions. Please contact us at receptiondesk@ourtemple.org regarding

any corrections. Thank you.

The Sacred BridgeMusic of the Sy4agog5e and Church

A concer9 by Sursum CordaLester Seigel, conductor

Thursday, May 2 at 7 :30 pmCanterburE United Methodist Church

350 Overbrook Road, Mt. Brook

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May Anniversaries

Lindsay Levine & Lee AschermanRebecca & Jeffrey Cohn

Tamara & Jeffrey CusmariuCantor Jessica Roskin & Alan Davis

Lacey & Jason EpsteinTammy & Keith FleisherClara & Glenn Fleisig

Rosalie & Raymond GotliebLisa & Charles GrahamNancy & Barry Hamric

Katie & Brian HeldGinger & Jerry Held

Ronne & Donald HessPatti & Terry HirsbergRobin & Bart Kolber

Priscilla & Barton LeafLetty & Bob Marcus

Anisa Dawn & Billie MarsalaMichelle & Brian MastinMadeline & Jake Reiss

Kit & Rick RothJamie & Justin RoutmanTianne & Marc Routman

Leah & Ken SaagKerry & Ellen Stein

Jocelyn McClelland & Steven TandetBrenda & Steve WeinsteinRebecca & Joel Wisotsky

Please note that this list is gathered from information in the Temple’s database. We

apologize for any errors or exclusions. Please contact us at receptiondesk@ourtemple.org

regarding any corrections. Thank you.

Happy Anniversary

B'nei MitzvahHattie & Adam Watson May 11

B'not MitzvahStella Roberts & Ellie Strickland June 1

Stella will be called to the Torah on Saturday, June 1st with her cousin, Ellie Strickland, as B’not Mitzvah. She is the daughter of Jennifer Morris-Roberts and John Roberts. Her grandparents are Allan and Joan Morris of Vestavia and Jacqueline Roberts of Lexington, Kentucky. Her brother Nathan and many relatives and friends will be joining her to celebrate.

Hattie and Adam Watson will be called to the Torah on May 11th. They are the children of Shana and Scott Watson and the sister and brother of Violet Watson, of Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

Hattie has a passion for helping others and was moved to stock the food pantry at Collat Jewish Family Services as her mitzvah project. She has raised money and held a food drive. Adam and his classmate, Jake Gould, joined forces for their mitzvah projects and are “Sidekicks” for the TOPSoccer program at Vestavia Hills Soccer Club. The program teaches children with special needs how to play soccer with the help of volunteer peers.

Please join the Watson family on May 11th to celebrate the B’nei Mitzvah of Hatte and Adam. A kiddush luncheon hosted by their grandparents, Joan and David Parker, will follow the service.

Ellie will be called to the Torah on Saturday, June 1st with her cousin, Stella Roberts, as B’not Mitzvah. She is the daughter of Amy and Ron Strickland. Grandparents are Allan and Joan Morris of Vestavia and Ronnie and Shirley Strickland of Auburn. Ellie will be celebrating with her sister Hannah, brother Andrew and many relatives and friends.

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EACH MONTH, TEMPLE EMANU-EL CHOOSES A SPECIFIC RECIPIENT FOR OUR TZEDAKAH BOX

Pathways

The mission of Pathways is to end homelessness for women and children through hospitality, housing and hope. They offer a range of transitional and long-term services for homeless women and children. Through its downtown Day Center, the agency provides food, clothing, showers, laundry facilities and case management. Pathways operates a rapid rehousing program for women with children. The agency’s Safe Haven program provides permanent, supportive housing for chronically homeless women with a mental illness. This program is the only one of its kind for women in Alabama.Over the years, it has become obvious that families need more than shelter to escape homelessness. Pathways also provides a program called Invest in You which merges key elements of the former Employment Readiness and Fiscally Fit programs while meeting the needs of our ever-changing population.With this continuum of services, Pathways provides housing and supportive services for 1,200-1,500 women and children annually.

Mitzvah Day was a Huge Success!

What are the numbers?

● 7 Projects

● Over 100 Temple Emanu El Volunteers

What did we to improve the world in JUST ONE DAY!

● Put smiles on faces of children and adults who receive chemotherapy

● Worked in a local teaching farm

● Worked at a home for women and children to prepare for new residents

● Brought out “life” in adults who can use the caring children’s smiles and a good-ole-game of BINGO

● Made packets to help support nursing mothers.

● Helped clothes the Homeless, organize the TEE Clothes Bank

Special thanks to those chose to lead

• Aaron Nelson and David Nomberg - Grace Klein Community Project

• Heather Lebensberger and Julie Wolfson Stockman - Children’s of Alabama Project

• Melissa and Matt Harris - Glen Iris Elementary Project

• Amy Allon - Women, Infant and Children’s Nursing Mother Project

• Gerry Nemet and Grant Williams - UAB Oncology Project

• Janice Ford-Freeman - TEE Clothes Bank Project

• Anne Ovson - Jones Valley Teaching Farm

• Linda Cohn and Kaydee Erdeich-Breman - Breakfast

• Lynda Gutcheon and Shaina Wolinsky - Dog Toys

• Amy Allon - Sign up Genius

• City Paper – Mitzvah Day T-Shirts

Special thanks to the Hermione & Edward Friend Community Fund of the Grafman Endowment Fund for providing the materials to make this year’s Mitzvah Day possible.

Be proud that your Temple brought strength, love and compassion to make our World better.

Let’s continue to share your talents. Together we make the world better.

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Engagement -All programs are free to our community. For more information or to RSVP, contact Monika Singletary,

monika@ourtemple.org or 933-8037, ext. 213.

Weekly Torah Study- Wednesdays – 12:00 PM – LibraryJoin us for an informal Torah study with your peers at Temple Emanu-El in the library. Each week, we tackle the parashah, along with various commentary and D’var. Bring your lunch and we will provide the Torah.

Temple CirclesAre you looking to meet others who share your interests, passions, and life experiences? Do you want to build deeper relationships with individual members of this diverse congregation or with those who have a sincere interest in Judaism? Let us help you find or start your Temple Circle. In these member-led groups, participants come together on a regular basis for shared learning, experiences, and conversation. Groups may be organized by demographic, topic, or interest area.

Email monika@ourtemple.org to learn more and talk about your Temple Circle vision.

This sensitive exhibit of photography and art offers a special glimpse into the private memories of 20 Alabama Holocaust survivors, revealing stories of childhoods past, lost family and friends, despair and sadness, cruelty beyond belief, bravery, the joys of liberation, and new lives in Alabama. Through bold and thought-provoking images accompanied by educational narratives, one gains a richer understanding of the history of the Holocaust and its impact on these individuals and their families.

May 6 – May 17, 2019Available to View

8:30 AM – 4 PM, Monday through Friday

Wednesdays, 8:30 AM – 6 PM

Extended hours on Thursday, May 9, until 7 PM

No appointment necessary

HONORABLE MENSCHENS Thanks to all of our volunteers for their time in April on various tasks like preparing our bulletin for mailing,

answering doors and phones, filing, and various other special projects. Following are the wonderful people who helped out last month:

Orli LichtensteinDavid Reese

Kim RothZena Schulman

Lori WeilRhonda Weinberg

David AaronsAlise Erdberg

Chu-Chi FiermanJanice Ford Freeman

Shirley HassonMarilyn Haver

Marilyn KleinmanWe welcome all who would like to volunteer! Please contact Robin Gotlieb at (205) 933-8037, ext. 238.

8 Youth & Education

In the month of May, we both commemorate and celebrate. Yom Hashoah, the commemoration of the Holocaust is one week prior to Yom Ha’Atzmaut, the celebration of the creation of the State of Israel. As we rejoice in the 71st birthday of The State of Israel, I share this message with you written by Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg; one of inspiration, insight and significance.

At the 2014 Oscars, they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the release of the "Wizard of Oz" by having Pink sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” But what few people realized, while listening to that incredible performer singing that unforgettable song, is that the music is deeply embedded in the Jewish experience. It is no accident, for example, that the greatest Christmas songs of all time, were written by Jews. For example, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was written by Johnny Marks and "White Christmas" was penned by a Jewish

liturgical singer's (cantor's) son, Irving Berlin.

But perhaps the most poignant song emerging out of the mass exodus from Europe was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". The lyrics were written by Yip Harburg. He was the youngest of four children born to Russian Jewish immigrants. His real name was Isadore Hochberg and he grew up in a Yiddish speaking, Orthodox Jewish home in New York.

The music was written by Harold Arlen, a cantor's son. His real name was Hyman Arluck and his parents were from Lithuania Together, Hochberg and Arluck wrote "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," which was voted the 20th century's number one song by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In writing it, the two men reached deep into their immigrant Jewish consciousness - framed by the pogroms of the past and the Holocaust about to happen - and wrote an unforgettable melody set to near prophetic words.

Read the lyrics in their Jewish context and suddenly the words are no longer about wizards and Oz, but about Jewish survival:

* * * * * * * *Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high,

There's a land that I heard of, once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,

And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney topsThat's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow Why, oh why can't I?

* * * * * * * *

The Jews of Europe could not fly. They could not escape beyond the rainbow. Harburg was almost prescient when he talked about wanting to fly like a bluebird away from the "chimney tops." In the post-Auschwitz era, chimney tops have taken on a whole different meaning than the one they had at the beginning of 1939.

Pink's mom is Judith Kugel. She's Jewish of Lithuanian background. As Pink was belting the Harburg/Arlen song from the stage at the Academy Awards, Pink’s mother wasn't thinking about the movie. She was thinking about Europe's lost Jews and the immigrants to America. She was then struck by the irony that for two thousand years the land that the Jews heard of "once in a lullaby" was not America, but Israel. The remarkable thing would be that less than ten years after "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was first published, the exile was over, and the State of Israel was reborn. Perhaps the "dreams that you dare to dream really do come true."

Yom Ha’Atzmaut – A Time for Celebration

Lynda Gutcheon

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YOUTH & EDUCATION

SAVE THE DATEWednesday, May 1

Last DayHebrew School 3:30 pm

Teens 5:30 pm

Sunday, May 5Last Day

Religious School 9:30 am

Monday, May 6Education Committee

Meeting 6:00 pmSaturday, May 11

B’nei Mitzvah -Adam and Hattie Watson

Saturday, May 18Bar Mitzvah -Jake Gould

Saturday, May 20B’nei Mitzvah -

Stella Roberts and Ellie Strickland

Mazel Tov to the 2019 graduates!

Jiang Jinyu, Nicolas Reynoso, Ellie Reynolds, Kate Duke-Taylor *not pictured Aaron Sokol

Kate Duke-Taylor 2nd

Eshaan Yarlagdda 5th

Bennett Saag 25th

Keenan Barrett 30th

Welcome to the newest members of

The Discovery SchoolEshaan Yarlagadda - Infant 2

Charles Sexton - Infant 1

Isadore Nissenbaum - Infant 1

Margot McCullar -Toddler 1

Jiang Jinyu - Pre-K

Eddie McConathy - Toddler 2

Nancy Yu – Two’s

Mazel Tov To....... Fran and Lee Godchaux on the marriage of their son Scott Alexander Godchaux to Mary Susan Bethel in Atlanta on April 6,2019. Joining them to celebrate were his aunt, uncle and cousin Avie, Ron and David Cohen.

... Samantha Dubrinsky and William Jamil Clayton on the birth of their son Max Dubrinsky-Clayton, born on March 14, 2019. Congratulations to the proud grandparents Dana Dubrinsky Carlisle, Willie Clark and Monica Clayton as well as great grandmother Michele Dubrinsky.

.... Rose Herring Cobb and Tommy Cobb on the birth of their daughter Sidney Callaway Cobb, born on March 17, 2019. Congratulations to the proud grandparents Simona Herring and the late Cal Herring, Sally Cobb and the late William Cobb; and great grandparents Esther Light and the late Sidney Light. Also celebrating the new arrival are uncles Wesley Herring and Ron Light.

... Robin and Clayton Bromberg on the birth of their son Charles Clayton Bromberg III, born on April 2, 2019. Also welcoming baby Charlie is big sister Zoe Bromberg. Congratulations to the proud grandparents Loren and David Franco, Christy and Clayton Bromberg and great grandparents Rubin Franco, Lella and Frank Bromberg and Zoe and Marcus Cassimus.

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May 3-4Annie Bertha Abelson

Rebecca O. AlandHelen Allenberg Applebaum

Anne AscherJack Bass

Beulah Matt BleibergErnest ChampionAbraham CohenReva Saul CohenRose B. Epstein

Ethel Aland FleisherSally FriedmanOleg GeskinMax Glazer

Abraham Yale "Abe" Goldberg

Bernard Goldstein, Sr.Malka Golger

Eleanor GoodmanMiriam "Mimi" Green

GoodmanPaul Griffith

Millie HagedornGwendolyn HartmanLinda May Horwitz

Jerry HowardMarylyn Pendergast Isay

Max KaplanYetta KrakovitzRose KushnerLarry A. Levine

Bobbie Solomon MaronNathan Marx, U.S.N.

Susan MaxwellKaren Z. Mitnick

Emanuel MogilnerLinda Batie Montgomery

Gertrude MussMarvin Raymond Nelson

Martha NeumanMarcus NigerJohnny OdessEugene Ovson

Audrey Friedman RichMary Sachs Roobin

Annie Rappaport RosnerEthel Schoenberg

Roslyn Blitz SchulwolfBessie Berman SiegalEvelyn Cooper Simon

Esther SlaterAllen Solomon

Jeanette SolomonRuth G. Weiner

Morris WohnEvelyn Wolf

Joanne Reed Wright”Alfred Yeargin

Rose Stern ZalmonGloria Joan Zimmerman

May 10-11Jack Morris Adler

Louis A. BeckLewis BernheimEsther Cohen

Jay CohenDr. Calvin Davenport

DenneyBettie Rubel Ehlbert

Samuel ErlickFerd Frank

Robert S. FreedmanRuth W. Freibaum

Rabbi Joseph Stephen Gallinger

Miriam GandlerChester GoldbergMarilyn GoldbergRose Goldstein

William B. GoldsteinWilda Jean GreenRenee HaimsohnMina Weil Hecht

Dave HessStanley Kahn, M.D.

Clara E. Kaplan

Moses I. KrawcheckJoseph KushnerBernard Leonard

Phillip C. C. LevitchRichard Steven Light

Herman B. LittenDr. Martin S. Litwin

Fannie MayHarry Meisler

Robert J. MeshadSamuel MeyersonMax Michael, Jr.

Rose Schwartz MitnickArthur Mogilner

Bill NelkinRabbi Morris Newfield

David OsbandLena PinkersonJacques Posner

Lt. Col. (USAF Ret.) Norman Rebalsky

Jack M. SachsJoseph Saltz

Barbara Leah SchimmelMerle Cotton Schultz

Sylvia SeidenmanGertrude SimonFanny Slaughter

Sam SpeerJoel Spigel

Sam SundockAllen Vincent

Rosa Phillips WaldMax Weintraub

Morton A. WeissmanLee WilkoffFaye Wise

Abraham W. WoolfGloria Zimmerman

Gustava Estroff ZivitzLillian Zuckerman

May 17-18Robert Z. AlandFrances AxelGene Barth

Nathan BeimanFrederick K. Bergman

John F. BreyerLillie Engel Buchstane

Edith K. BuxbaumJose Camarillo

Gary Marshall CohenMorris Henry Cooper

Frank DuncanFlorence Touro Eisner

Harry ErdbergAletta Filer

Alvin V. Filer, Sr.Morris Finkel

Mina GarfinkleJerrell Wayne Goldforb

Irvin Lewis GotliebAnne Mitnick Greenspon

Harry HeldRafe Hirsch

Raye Slaughter JaffeSamuel H. JospinHarry R. Kaplan

Maria KatzSam Leaf

Julian LichterBlanche S. Manheimer

Malvin MayerDavid Dixon McPhillips

William MichaloveDorothy Woolf Miller

Jacob MinismanLawrence Mollengarden

Dorothy P. PerlmanMeyer Randman

Lillie Zukerman RebalskyJulius Rittenbaum

Louis RogoffMax Harry Roobin

May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory.Yahrzeits

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Lucille Woolf RosenfeldSarah Rosenthal

Sarah SaltzHoward Schultz

Samuel W. SchwartzMartha L. Shapiro

Abraham ShugermanBen Lowell Siegal

Bambi SilverJack SilversteinMichael SliveJohn W. Snow

Stanley SolomonArthur Alan StamlerKatherine Steiner

Robert SteinhauerAlex H. StermanWolfe WeinbergCaroline Wiren

May 24-25Rosa AvidanBernard Axel

Elinor Bozeman BennettElsie Cohen Bernheim

Harold B. BlachJeanette Blumenthal

Helen BruckIrving Gandler

Rose Katz Gotlieb

Andrea GouldNate GrossmanElaine Hurvitch

Ellen Lee JacobsGeorge KirschbergFedora KrentzmanAnnie KronenbergShirley Leventhal

Kay Goldstein LewisBertram M. Marx

Martin MayFelix Mendel

Jack MendelsohnSam Michael, Jr.

Norris Zane Nathews

Abraham I. PapierJames O. Patrick

Paul PhillipsRubin Piha

Irene Leyens RichPete Roth

Lena SallowayMinnie W. Salomon

Linda SchwartzGeorge Shapiro

D.D. SokolRonny TaylorSissy Toranto

Richard Wertheimer

May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory.Yahrzeits

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CONDOLENCES TO... the family of Klavdia Belaya, who passed away peacefully on Monday, March 25, 2019. Our condolences to her children Yelena (Dmitry) Kravchuk and Sergey (Lyudmila) Belyi. She is also survived by grandsons Vladimyr Kravchuk and Eugeny Belyi.

... the family of Mr. Bruce David Schlechter of New York City, who passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Bruce is survived by his wife Susan Levin Schlechter; daughter Annie Schlechter and husband Russell Maret; son Alan Schlechter and wife Carlyn and their two daughters Maisie and Marlowe; brother Kenneth Schlechter and wife Marcia and their extended family. In addition, he is survived by his sister-in-law and brother-in-law Faye and Robert Levin and their extended family.

... the family of John Stanley Dunning of Corvallis, Oregon, who passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019. John is survived by his wife Patricia Ives Dunning; son Michael (Fumiko) Dunning and grandsons Sean and Ryan; daughter Shannon (Andy) Crain and grandchildren Reid and Aria; sister Ann (Brian) Saunders of South Hampton England; mother-in-law Charlotte Goldberg; sister-in-law Tracy Cramer; and brothers-in-law Mitchell Ives and John Ives.

... the family of Bernice Halpern Barstein, who passed away on April 6, 2019. She was predeacesed by her husband, Mervyn Barstein, and survived by her children: son, Rodney (Susan) Barstein; son, Mark (Debbie) Barstein; and her daughter, Linda Barstein; grandchildren: Justin Barstein and Dr. Stephanie Purisch Barstein of New York, New York; Dr. Jamie Barstein Gindy and Andrew Ginny of Los Angeles, California; Daniel Barstein of San Francisco, California; Charlie Barstein; Erica Barstein; Molly Bernice Barstein; Brooke Schwartzman and Dr. Eric Elfenbein of Dallas, Texas; and Jared Schwartzman. Also survived by great-grandson, Aaron Barstein of New York, New York.

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Donations to our General Temple and Endowment Funds, and the Unrestricted Named Endowment Funds provide the greatest flexibility to respond to our congregation’s changing needs.

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support our congregation by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions. Thank you for the following gifts received through April 9, 2019.

General & Unrestricted Funds

In Memory Of:Judy Abroms by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb by Barbara Hirschowitz & familyAlbert Askenazi, father of David Askenazi by Karen & Joel PiassickBettina Baer by Bari CottonBernice Barstein by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Sherry Cherner by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb by Carol & Donald Herman by Gail & Charles Herman by Fred Kanter by Jackie Roth Karr & family by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Ingrid & Howard Roskin by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich by Cindi & Michael Routman by Sheri & Jack Vine by Allison & Ben WeilEdith Coolik Besser by Ginger & Jerry HeldMichael Blonder, son-in-law of Jean & Jerry Sklar by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb by Karen & Joel PiassickMarvin Cohn by Linda CohnIda G. Cotton by Rhonda & Harry WeinbergPrude Cowen by Thomas CowenRobert Degen by Ellen J. Bruck

John Dunning, son-in-law of Charlotte Goldberg by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb by Letty & Bob MarcusFred Goldstein by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffIke Gotlieb by Rosalie & Raymond GotliebMahlon Hartselle, father of Mary Lynne Capilouto by Barbara Hirschowitz & familyBertha Luks by Bari Cotton by Phoebe Cotton by Carol & Donald Herman by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichLillian Pirer Lapidus by Jerry LapidusAnna Levine by Ellen J. BruckV. Hugo Marx, Sr. by Lisa MarxNathan Marx by Lisa MarxBernard Mendelson, brother-in-law of Jane Bluestein by Joan Becker by Gail & Charles HermanWalt Moeling by Carol & Donald HermanDavid Petrofsky by Mark PetrofskyLeonard Petrofsky by Mark PetrofskyGertrude Schulhafer by Lucy & Buddy SchulhaferLouis Schulhafer, Jr. by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer

Howard Schultz by Rhonda & Harry WeinbergBruce Schlechter, brother-in-law of Faye & Robert Levin by Janet & David Aarons by Gayle Leitman and Harry Bayer by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb by Carol & Donald Herman by Julie & Howard Koch by Joanne & Mitch Leibovitz by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Judy & Gerson May by Candy & Ed MeyersonMeyer Irving Shiland by Judy & Gerson MayFlorence Siegel by Barbara Hirschowitz & familyJoan Sommers by Joan L. MunnJoyce Weintraub by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff

Wishing Good Health To:Hal Abroms by Karen & Joel Piassick by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichFredda Friedlander by Cissy & Leonard HeldCarolyn Frohsin by Lana & Steve RoyalScott Garber by Cissy & Leonard HeldBob Marcus by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Mitzi GoldsteinFred Pevow by Karen & Joel Piassick

Your contributions through our “Temple Tributes” help to support Temple Emanu-El’s

annual operations and activities, and further build our Grafman Endowment Fund to enrich our congregation…now and forever.

To make a Tribute Gift to either a temple or an endowment fund, please contact the Endowment Office at 933-8397 or endowment@ourtemple.org.

A list of all our funds is available on the our website at www.ourtemple.org.

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Carole Pizitzby Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer

Herbert Segalby Cissy & Leonard Held

Ferne Seigelby Joan Beckerby Sandra & Alan Bermanby Jane & Joe Bluesteinby Carol & Donald Hermanby Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer

Dodie Sokolby Marian & Myron Radwin

In Honor Of: Adoption of Cora and Henry Ebersold, grandchildren of Denise & Wayne Lewis

by Nancy & David DenneyConfirmation of Kyra Berger, daughter of Robin & Hilton Berger

by Bari Cotton & Peter EgliBat Mitzvah of Alexis Lynn Gotlieb, daughter of Marci & Ryan Gotlieb, granddaughter of Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb and Dee & Norman Lynn

by Rosalie & Raymond GotliebBat Mitzvah of Katherine Stein, daughter of Ellen & Kerry Stein

by Carol & Donald HermanBat Mitzvah of Ellie Usdan, daughter of Robyn & Stuart Usdan

by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb

Birth of Boaz “Bo” Linden Briggs-Aland, grandson of Barbara & Jack Aland by Joan Becker by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Karen & Joel PiassickBirth of Charles Clayton Bromberg, III, son of Robin & Clayton Bromberg and great-grandson of Zoe & Marcus Cassimus by Ashley & Jon LewisBirth of Sidney Callaway Cobb, granddaughter of Simona Herring by Susan & Barry KoretzkyBirth of Max Dubrinsky-Clayton, son of Sam Dubrinksy & Jamil Clayton by Ashley & Jon LewisBirth of Freddy Miles Davis, grandson of Jeri Berman Davis and Cantor Jessica Roskin & Alan Davis, and great-grandson of Sylvia Berman by Rosalie & Raymond GotliebBirth of Everett Fox Koretzky, grandson of Susan & Barry Koretzky by Karen & Joel PiassickSpecial Anniversary of Sherron & Allan Goldstein by Sandra & Alan BermanSpecial Anniversary of Carol & Donald Herman by Sandra & Alan Berman

Special Anniversary of Carole & Michael Pizitz by Lucy & Buddy SchulhaferSpecial Anniversary of Lana & Steve Royal by Melanie & Harvey SeigleSpecial Anniversary of Jean & Jerry Sklar by Sandra & Alan BermanSpecial Birthday of Roz Caplan by Sandra & Larry ShulmanSpecial Birthday of Marian Epstein by Sandra & Alan BermanSpecial Birthday of Beverly Erdreich by Carol & Donald HermanSpecial Birthday of Betty B. Loeb by Cissy & Leonard HeldSpecial Birthday of Michael Pizitz by Mitzi Goldstein by Cissy & Leonard Held by Lucy & Buddy SchulhaferSpecial Birthday of Joan Weisberg by Lucy & Buddy SchulhaferMarriage of Scott Godchaux, son of Fran & Lee Godchaux to Mary Bethel by Amy & Michael SaagNew home of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Dinerstein by Roz CaplanTemple Emanu-El Congregation by Christine G. UnderwoodRabbi Jonathan Miller and the unveiling of his portrait by Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb

Our Endowment Funds at WorkWe greatly appreciate the enhancements provided by the following funds of the Grafman

Endowment Fund enriching our congregation over the past few months:

Hermione & Edward Friend Community Fund for support and project materials for the eight wonderful events associated with Mitzvah Day this past month.

I.E. Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund, Diana & Sidney Patterson Fund, Lewy Memorial Scholarship Fund, Barbara Abrams/Julian Aland Scholarship Fund, and the Betty Allenberg Goldstein Camp Jacobs Fund for granting financial assistance scholarships to enable eight (8) of our Temple youth to enjoy a Jewish summer camping experience.

Ruth & Marvin Engel Archives Fund for commissioning the striking portrait of Rabbi Miller that is now exhibited along with those of our other long-standing congregational rabbis just outside our clergy offices.

Honan Family Torah Study Fund and Leah Marks Teen Education Fund for the fabulous Scholar-in-Residence program and Confirmation class trip to Montgomery with guest Rabbi Jan Katzew.

Gadsden Cemetery Care Fund for tree removal as a result of storm damage at the Temple Beth Israel Cemetery in Gadsden.

Lee & Stanley Elsas Teens Fund for providing transportation for the special NFTY weekend at Jacobs Camp for seven (7) of our Temple teens.

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CANTOR JESSICA ROSKIN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory Of:Bernice Barstein by Ingrid & Howard Roskin

Wishing Good Health To:Bob Marcus by Ingrid & Howard Roskin

In Honor Of:Cantor Jessica Roskin by Howard NewbyBirth of Freddy Miles Davis by Ingrid & Howard RoskinBirth of Charlotte Anne Tucker by Rochelle & Bruce Tucker

Designated Temple Funds

Gifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill special needs beyond the scope of what dues and tuition fees are able to provide.

NINA & NORMAN COHEN NEXT GENERATION FUNDIn Memory Of:Bertha Luks by Lois & David Cohen

GAIL & JEFFREY BAYER FUND FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONIn Memory Of:James Harold Maus by Jacqueline Feldman

RUTH & MARVIN ENGEL CANTORIAL CHAIR & HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR FUNDIn Memory Of:Michael Blonder by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin

EDWARD & HERMIONE FRIEND COMMUNITY FUNDIn Memory Of:Michael Blonder and Bernard Mendelson by Catharine & Eddie Friend

JANIS & PAUL FRIEDMAN FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Memory Of:Michael Blonder by Cathy & Paul Friedman

Wishing Good Health To:Hal Abroms by Cathy & Paul Friedman

In Honor Of:Special birthday of Howard Koch;Birth of Boaz “Bo” Linden Briggs-Aland by Cathy & Paul Friedman

HANNAH & HYMAN GOLDSTEIN VOLUNTEER FUNDIn Honor Of:Birthdays of Bob Gross and Gary Monheit by Marilyn & Murray Tanner

RABBI JONATHAN MILLER ENDURING LEGACY FUNDIn Memory Of:Bruce Schlechter by Elise & Hank Frohsin

Designated Endowment Funds

Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent sources of income for special programming and enhancements

for our temple today, as well as for future generations.

TIKKUN OLAM FUNDIn Memory Of:Albert Askenazi by Bonnie & Leslie Cohn

CARING COMMITTEE FUNDIn Memory Of:Bertha Luks by Ilene Rosenfeld

MOLLIE & HERMAN GOTLIEB SANCTUARY PRESERVATION FUNDIn Memory Of:Michael Blonder, Herman Gotlieb, Bertha Luks and Bruce Schlechter by Marcia Unger

Wishing Good Health To:Carolyn Frohsin and Pam Ruttenberg by Marcia Unger

In Honor Of:Special birthday of Michael Pizitz by Marcia UngerCantor Jessica Roskin and Rabbi Jonathan Miller by Marcia Unger

BUNNY & JOEL ROTENSTREICH FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Memory Of:Bernice Barstein and Bruce Schlechter by Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich

JANET & LEONARD WERTHEIMER FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Honor Of:Bat Mitzvah of Katherine Stein by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer

A LASTING

LEGACYThe Temple and Grafman

Endowment Fund leadership gratefully acknowledges the foresight and generosity of

Bernice Barstein, of blessed memory, for a gift through a provision in her estate

plans to create the Bernice & Mervyn Barstein Fund for Dues Endowment to ensure that her generous

Annual Temple Financial Commitment continues to benefit our congregation year after year.

When you do your estate planning, please remember the Temple!

For more information on creating a Named Fund, or exploring

the many ways to include the Temple in your estate plans, please contact Jann Blitz in the Endowment Office

at 397-0814.

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Join us to celebrate our final day of Religious School

Sunday, May 5

9:30 - 10:00 Sunday Morning Sunshine

10:00 - 11:00 Final Class Session

11:00 - 12:00 Closing year assembly honoring our students,

faculty and special Religious School supporters.

Congratulations to our wonderful teachers who are graduating.

May You Be Blessed As You Go On Your Way

Abraham Askenazi Hayden Robinson

Special thanks to the Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School Fund for providing sweets to celebrate the end of a fantastic year.