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HaKol
February 2015
Shevat-Adar 5775
Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner
Karen Kangisser, President
Shabbat Services
Friday, February 6, 6:00 pm
Tu B’Shevat Seder
Friday, February 13, 6:00 pm
Parashat Mishpatim
Ex. 21:1-24:18
Friday, February 20, 8:00 pm
Parashat Terumah
Ex. 25:1-27:19
Friday, February 27, 8:00 pm
Parashat Tetzaveh
Ex. 27:20-30:10
Tu B’Shevat Seder
We will be joined by members
from
Tree of Life Synagogue
in Morgantown
February 6, 2015
6:00 pm
Menu
Fruit, Juice, Nuts and Wine
Spaghetti Marinara, Salad,
Bread and Dessert
Coffee and Tea
Age 16-Adults $8:00
Children 10-15 $4.00
Under 10 Free
SAVE-THE-DATES
Jeffrey Cohan, Executive Director of
Jewish Vegetarians of North America
will be our guest speaker, on February 20,
during Shabbat Services.
(details on page 7)
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Start planning your Purim costume now.
Information about our Celebration will be
in the March HaKol.
Please make checks to
Temple Shalom.
No cash transactions.
RSVP by Monday, February 2
to: Sherry Rosenberg
at (304-280-6104) or email:
[email protected]
From the Rabbi’s Study . . . . .
In November, my HaKol article spoke of the Association of
Reform Zionists of America (ARZA), the upcoming 37th World Zionist
Congress (WZC), and the need for all of us to vote in this year’s election
for the WZC.
Well, now the time has come for each of us to mobilize and take action (if we haven’t done so, already).
Online voting will take place through April 30th; paper ballots are also available if needed, but that requires a
two-step process. If anyone would like to vote and needs assistance navigating the website, just let me know,
and I’ll be more than happy to assist.
So what is the World Zionist Congress? Founded by Theodore Herzl in 1897, it is a legislative body that
meets once every five years. The Congress determines policy, courses of action, and chooses the leadership of
the World Zionist Organization. Their decisions influence how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent that affect
Jews in Israel and around the world.
The World Zionist Congress is made up of 757 delegates representing world Jewry. Two hundred and
thirty two delegates are from Zionist organizations such as Hadassah, B’nai Brith, WIZO (the Women's International Zionist Organization) and the World Union for Progressive Judaism (which represents Reform Jews outside
North America). The remaining 525 delegates represent Israelis and Jews from around the world, like us. Of
these 525 seats that are up for grabs, 145 of them are reserved for American Jews. That’s where you and I and
ARZA, come in.
We know that Reform Jews are treated as second class citizens in Israel; we know that life cycle events
performed by Reform rabbis are not recognized by the government; we know that at the beginning of Hebrew
months, when women gather for rosh chodesh and pray at the Western Wall, they are detained and arrested. In
some neighborhoods, women are even expected to sit only in the back of buses. This is not acceptable to us. It
infringes on our values and our sense of justice. Israel should, and can be, a society where men and women can
pray, work and live together as equals. Israel should, and can be, a society where all Jews are not only regarded
as Jews - regardless of their level of observance - but are also treated fairly and with respect.
There’s a great Israeli bumper sticker that reads, “Yeish yotair m’derech echad lihiot Y’hudi,” (“There’s
more than one way of being a Jew.”) This is the truth, and as Reform Jews, we want to insure that we are treated
as equals in our own Jewish homeland.
These matters are near and dear to our hearts, and these are two of the issues that comprise ARZA’s
platform.
But ARZA’s platform also addresses regional security and gives it the high priority it requires. We all know
that Israel has known war for far too long; and she has endured more than a lifetime’s worth of terrorist attacks.
What other country in the world, out of necessity – not choice – has built a 21,000 sq. ft. underground playground
and a hospital with underground operating rooms? The reality of these conditions says loudly and clearly that
enhanced efforts must be made to achieve a lasting peace for Israel. Israeli’s deserve to live in peace and we,
who visit Israel, deserve safe travels as well. ARZA believes a two-state solution is the way to achieve lasting
peace for Israel and her neighbors.
If you’re saying to yourself about now: this sounds interesting, but it doesn’t really affect me because
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February Anniversaries
10: Carol and Stanley Stein (48th)
18: Becca and Rabbi Joshua Lief (9th)
1:
2:
4:
6:
7:
9:
10:
Peyton Postlewait (14th)
Manish Monga
Arthur Recht
Jennifer Monga
Robert Levenson
Richard Zinn
Harouna Boncana
Elana Rosenthal (19th)
February
Birthdays
11:
18:
19:
20:
21:
22:
23:
25:
Aiden McPhail (12th)
David Horne
Frank Talenfeld
Rita Gallin
Phyllis Sigal
Richard Feder
Marilyn Rabinowitz
Susan Pokorney
Glenda Pavilack
Bruce Wheeler
Mazel Tov /Kudos/ Congratulations to . . .
Brooke Legum Levenson of White Plains, New York and Michael Evan
Blum of Wheeling, West Virginia were married Saturday, January 3, 2015 at
Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, New York. Rabbi Sara Abrams
officiated with musical accompaniment by renowned organist Anthony
Newman.
Michael is the son of Betty Jane Blum of Wheeling, West Virginia and
Sidney Blum of Dubuque, Iowa. Michael is the grandson of the late Robert and Helen Levenson.
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Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner who was selected to be on the "ARZA: Representing Reform Judaism" slate as a
candidate in the elections for the World Zionist Congress (to vote for the Rabbi, see the ARZA flyer in this HaKol).
FYI. . . .
MiShebeirach Refuah She’lay-mah
to
Temple Shalom will
sponsor the 2015
August Super Sale!
More info to come.
Barry Allen,
Jocelyn Cooper and
Ashley Suder
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February Donations
Fund Donation Key: Sebulsky Aesthetics (A), Archives (AR), Cemetery (C), Foundation (F),
General (G), Levenson Sanctuary (LS), Posin/Wishnew Library (L), Kaufman Music (M),
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund (RDF), The Rabbi Daniel Lowy Religious School Fund (RLRSF),
Ben Rudner Torah (T), Shelby Lynn Posin Fund for Adult Education (SLP), Sisterhood
Campership (SC), Sisterhood Floral (SF), Sisterhood Friendship and Remembrance (SFR),
Capital Campaign (CC), Caring Committee (CARE)
Get Well Wishes to Barry Allen
Bobbi and Norman Pollock (CARE)
Sherry Rosenberg (CARE)
In memory of Phyllis M. Druck
Linda and Stanley Burech (L)
In memory of Cora Levy Posin
Mary Lou, Howard and Seth Posin (SLP)
Get Well Wishes to Jocelyn Cooper
Bobbi and Norman Pollock (CARE)
Sherry Rosenberg (CARE)
Get Well Wishes to Ashley Suder
Bobbi and Norman Pollock (CARE)
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Sheldon Pinsky
Please remember
Temple Shalom in your
Estate Planning
Remember:
Sacred books and Jewish ritual objects that are in a
The deadline for the
March HaKol
will be on Friday,
February 20, 2015.
state of disrepair will be buried at Jewish Memorial
Park. If you have such objects, please bring them to
the Temple. The congregation will be notified
when a date has been set for burial.
NEW BOOKS IN THE TEMPLE LIBRARY
The New Reform Judaism by Dana Evan Kaplan (former Temple Shalom Shabbaton
speaker), Library purchase.
The Schmutzy Family, children's book by Madelyn Rosenberg.
How to Avoid the Evil Eye by Brenda Z. Rosenbaum, gift of Sherry Rosenberg.
The Book of New Israeli Food by Janna Gur, gift of Charla Wallace in memory of Phyllis M. Druck.
Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi, gift of Charla Wallace in memory of Phyllis M. Druck.
Consumer Courage: The Big Book of Ohio Consumer Rights by (our own) Mark Wiseman, gift of Dona and
Bob Wiseman, to whom we say, "Thank You and Mazel Tov!
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From Our President ....
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Second Annual Membership Luncheon held in the Temple Social Hall
on Sunday, December 14, 2014. I would like to publicly thank our always energetic Bobbi Pollock and her amazing membership committee for making all of us feel so good about socializing with our Temple family. As with last year this was a beautifully decorated well-attended social event. This year, the food was home cooked, Hanukkah gift bags were given out, the
Judaica Shop was open and Max Mendelson and Eli Porbin played Hanukkah songs on their brass instruments (see Temple
Shalom Facebook page).
Available at the luncheon was the new Temple Shalom directory, which contains contact information for all members,
associate members, dependent members and professional staff. It also contains a new Temple fee schedule, which was approved by the Temple Shalom Board of Trustees at its November Board meeting on 11/19/2014. If you didn’t pick up your directory at the luncheon, please pick it up from the Temple office. The fee schedule (also included in February Hakol) is divided
into three sections: Fees for Temple Shalom Members, Fees For Jewish Non-Members and Fees for Non-Jewish Community
Members. Please review the new fee schedule so that you are not surprised by the fees, should you be sent an invoice.
If you have any questions relating to the fee schedule or any Temple related matter please feel free to call me at 304551-5445 or email me at [email protected].
Finally, signing-up for free PJ Library books can be done on line by typing www.urj.org/pjlibrary into your internet
address bar. Scroll down through the states to West Virginia; find Temple Shalom and click on sign up now. The books are
sent to children under eight years old as a gift from the URJ, the Grinspoon Foundation and Temple Shalom. Each family is
responsible for signing up their children. There is no cost to the families. If you have questions, please contact me at the address above.
Thanks, Karen
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I live in the United States, let me try and persuade you otherwise.
“The composition of the American delegation is critically important to Reform Jews in The United
States and Israel because the American delegation of 145 delegates is the largest delegation from a single
country outside of Israel and comprises nearly one third of the Congress. The decisions of the Congress
influence hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, over $4 million of which is currently allocated to the
Reform movement each year. In addition, the Congress will help determine the leadership of the major
global Jewish organizations, budgetary decisions and policy in Israel and worldwide.
Currently, ARZA has 56 of the United States’ 145 seats representing 39% of the delegates. The
Campaign’s goal is to increase the number of seats to 50% of the United States’ delegation, the maximum
number that we are permitted under the rules of the election.”
We can’t reach that goal without you and your support. ARZA needs us and we need ARZA, for it’s the
Zionist body that represents us and the values we hold dear as Reform Jews.
There are eleven groups vying for the 145 American seats, and it’s critical that ARZA win 50% of the votes
to help fight for an Israel that is pluralistic, progressive and democratic.
When the delegates to the World Zionist Congress meet in October to debate the issues of Jewish identity,
peace and security, anti-Semitism, civil society in Israel and the future of the Jewish state, let the delegates who
cast the votes on these crucial matters represent your voice.
I hope I have made my case for why it’s important to vote for ARZA, but if I haven’t let me try one more
angle: Hi, I’m Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner of Temple Shalom and I’m a candidate running on the ARZA slate. A
vote for ARZA is a vote for me and I need your vote. Please vote today at www.reformjews4israel.org/vote.
L’shalom,
Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner
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*https://www.reformjews4israel.org/tools-resources/
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Sisterhood
The February meeting for Temple Shalom will be held on February 11 at 12 noon. (Note that it’s the second and not
the first Wednesday of the month.) Soup, beverages and dessert will be provided. You bring a sandwich, salad, or
whatever you desire.
The speaker for the program will be Becky Johnen, Ed D. She has an educational background, but she is coming to
us to discuss how to successfully deal with change. Her newest book offers strategies to stay sane and positive amid
change. For more than three decades she has conducted workshops/ presentations helping people lead more happy
productive lives. Becky has ties to Wheeling in that she served as the Dean of the Wheeling Campus for West
Virginia Northern and Head of Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy. It promises to be a most interesting afternoon.
A short business meeting will follow.
Sherry Rosenberg
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
Judaica Shop
Thank you to everyone who sponsored a needy child for
Christmas.
The Judaica Shop will be open on
Sundays during Religious School.
Between shoppers and contributions, we were able to sponsor a total of 26 children this year.
If you would like to make a purchase
stop by, or please call Charla Wallace at
her Wheeling number: 304-277-3613
or cell: 304-280-4182.
The folks at the Catholic Neighborhood Center were most
appreciative of our efforts.
Maybe next year, we can do even better!
Thanks again for your participation in this
mitzvah,
Barbara Lief
Please let us hear from you
with any news you would like to
send---life cycle events, simchas as
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well as sorrows.
Judaism and Animals:
What Does the Torah
Actually Say?
Jeffrey Cohan, Executive Director of Jewish Vegetarians of North America,
will be a guest speaker at Temple Shalom on Erev Shabbat, February 20, 2015.
His topic will be “What Does the Torah Actually Say About Judaism and Animals?”
Mr. Cohan will share insights from our sages, past and present, and share stories from the Torah that are often
overlooked. In addition to addressing the question in the presentation’s title, he will address such other questions
as:
What is the true meaning and purpose of the kosher laws?
How can we bring more peace and compassion into a violent world?
How can we draw closer to God, live a more spiritual life, and align our actions with our own values
and with Judaism’s highest ideals?
Jewish Vegetarians of North America is a 501c3 nonprofit organization co-located in New York City and Pittsburgh.
For more information, visit JewishVeg.org
Faith Dialogue Group
The second meeting
of our group will take place on
Wednesday, February 25th at 7 P.M.
Harbay Todot ~ Many Thanks To . . .
Janice Meister and Howard Pascoll for leading Shabbat services while Rabbi was on vacation.
Barb Lewine, Howard Pascoll, Trina Postlewait and Vera Schwartz for shopping for needed
supplies for the Temple.
Roslyn Lando, Marilyn Mendelson and Bobbi Pollock for volunteering at the Catholic Neighbor Center for the month
of December.
Abby Jones, Betsy Jones, , Jacob McPail, Shari McPhail and Dave Rose for volunteering at Catholic Neighborhood
Center in January.
Mary Beth Hoard, for sponsoring an oneg Shabbat for the month of January.
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February Yahrzeits
February 1-February 7 observed February 6
Philip Mayer Good
2/1
Louis Goodstein
2/1
Shevat 12
Ethel Weintraub Recht
2/1
Morris Osler Bobes
2/2
Leah Pearl Landau Freedman 2/2
Shevat 13
Lillian B. Harris
2/2
Jacob Levine
2/2
Shevat 13
Anna Mendelson
2/2
Oscar Samuel Ruttenberg
2/2
Sophie Kerstein Stevens
2/2
Shevat 13
Marie Frank Blum
2/3
Rose Koor Bookwalter
2/3
Michael Ertzan
2/3
Rosalie (Penny) Greene
2/3
Dorothy Sebolsky Miller
2/3
Minnie Miller Pokorney
2/3
Shevat 14
Mollie Perilman Rubin
2/3
Shevat 14
Eshke Schmuckler
2/4
Shevat 15
Mary Agnes Goldberg
2/5
Mary Agnes Goldman Lipscher 2/5
Julius Mendelson
2/5
Harold Jeremiah Bernhardt
2/6
David N. Goldberg
2/6
Rose Lifschultz
2/6
Shevat 17
Sonia Jean Sebolsky Goldstein 2/7
Jack Michaels
2/7
Shevat 18
February 8-February 14 observed February 13
Henrietta Bernstein Klein
2/8
Shevat 19
Rose Mendal Pinkus
2/8
Anna Weissman
2/8
Shevat 19
Robert Cohen
2/9
S.J. Kapner
2/9
Shevat 20
Goldie Rudner
2/9
Shevat 20
Morton Dresher
2/10
Shina Esther Ephraim Lando
2/10
Shevat 21
Zundel Tobias
2/10
Shevat 21
Reuben Dobkin
2/11
Anna Ida Mervis Sax
2/11
Shevat 22
Ann Newberg Cohen
2/12
Mark Horowitz
2/12
Harry Shaw
2/12
Shevat 23
Ethyl Levenson
2/13
Julius David Gordon
2/14
Louis J. Stein
2/14
February 15-February 21 observed February 20
Ida Koor
2/15
Lawrence Pollock, MD
2/15
Jacob Simon
2/15
Shevat 26
Samuel Leighton
2/16
Shevat 27
Allan B. Rosenberg
2/17
H. Joseph Berlin
2/18
Shevat 29
Ike Icenhower
2/18
Moses Laifer
2/18
Michael Naughton, Sr.
2/18
Pearl Franklin Bass
2/19
Shevat 30
Ann Leah Berger
2/19
Shevat 30
Bessie Levin
2/19
Shevat 30
Sophia Phillips
2/19
Shevat 30
Harry Banov
2/20
Rose Levy Cooper
2/20
David Kramer
2/20 Adar 1
Sam Weizer
2/20 Adar 1
William Weizer
2/20 Adar 1
L.S.Good
2/21
Rae Soforenko
2/21
Adar 2
February 22-February 28 observed February 27
Charles Banov
2/22
Adelyn Kline Gundling
2/22 Adar 3
Louis A. Levy
2/22 Adar 3
Isaac A. Oppenheimer
2/22
Lillian K. Rosenberg
2/22
Helen Louise Klinghoffer
2/23 Adar 4
Louis Robert Lazarus
2/23
William J. Mayer
2/23
Grace Pokorney
2/23 Adar 4
Gabriel Schuchman, MD
2/23
Anna Mallinger
2/24 Adar 5
Morris Moskowitz
2/24
Cecillia E. Bott Sebulsky
2/24 Adar 5
Hyman Soforenko
2/24 Adar 5
Gertrude Weissman
2/24 Adar 5
Arnold Lazarus
2/25
Beatrice Maltz
2/25
Lena Rachel Silverman
2/26
Mary Lou Hoffman Perelman
2/27
Adar 8
Minnie Bahm
2/28 Adar 9
Libby Berlow
2/28 Adar 9
Jacob Edelman
2/28 Adar 9
Jeanette Berg Good
2/28
Samuel Michaels
2/28 Adar 9
Bennie F. Stein
2/28 Adar 9
May their memory be for a blessing.
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