Temple Israel Reform Congregation of Staten Island 315 Forest Avenue Staten Island, New York 10301 tmplisrael@aol.com

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Rabbi Michael D. Howald                     Student Cantor Jennifer Benrey Co-Presidents Jerry Gross and Alan Siegel

E-Shalom - MARCH 2019 Temple Israel’s Electronic Bulletin “Shalom, Welcome to Temple Israel....” is a phrase taught to us by Carole Lachman, a beloved, long-time congregant and bulletin editor who died in 2002. We named our bulletin in her honor and worked to realize her vision of Temple Israel as a community that welcomes the stranger and lets no one stand alone. As we move to a new version of this tradition of communicating with our Temple Israel family, we continue to forward Carole’s vision, love and devotion for our synagogue.

A Message from Rabbi Michael D. Howald          Earlier this month, Temple Israel participated in a gathering of Holocaust Torah scrolls rescued from what is now the Czech Republic. The 72 scrolls gathered together that evening at Manhattan’s Temple Emanu-el at the invitation of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, represented the largest reunion of the Czech Holocaust scrolls since their distribution to congregations around the world began in the mid-1960’s.  The gathering was organized by the Memorial Scrolls Trust, the trust formed in London to repair, distribute and maintain the Czech scrolls, to mark the opening of a new and related exhibit of yadim, Torah pointers from past and present, presented by Temple Emanu-el’s Bernard Museum of Judaica. The beautiful exhibit of Torah pointers, however, took a back seat on the opening night of the exhibition to the dozens of scrolls brought from all across the northeast and from as far away as Washington State. Some, like ours, were covered in beautiful mantles and others were displayed in colors and designs meant to invoke their history as artifacts of a world of Jewish life and observance destroyed by Nazi terror in the middle of the last century.             Of the 6 dozen scrolls gathered at Temple Emanu-el that evening, Temple Israel’s scroll appeared to be the oldest by at least a generation. According to the Trust, the scroll was written in the year 1764 for the Jewish community of Nachod, located in the historic land of Bohemia in what was then part of the Hapsburg dominions. We have told the story of Nachod’s destruction many times in our sanctuary but we have not, as far as I can determine, offered anything other than a short summary of the history of Nachod’s Jewish community before the Shoah. Seeing all the Czech scrolls gathered together, however, inspired me to research the history of Nachod before 1939.  This history reminds us that our Czech Torah scroll was used in services by the Jews of Nachod for over 150 years before the Shoah came and that its story is not complete by only focusing on why it left Nachod. Evidence for a Jewish presence in Bohemia goes back to the 10 th century although the Jewish settlement there may extend back to the days of the Roman Empire. The first written evidence of a Jewish community in Nachod dates to the middle of the 15 th century. By 1570, Nachod recorded 11 Jewish families living on the single Jewish street in the small rural town near the border with Poland.  By this time, almost half of all Jews in Bohemia lived in Prague but Nachod was one of 4 historic cities in the Bohemian countryside with a significant Jewish presence. The Jewish residents of the town were almost certainly traders, catering to the local landowners who desired goods not easily available in the markets of small towns and villages. In the generation just before the writing of our scroll in 1764, Nachod had 60 Jewish families, still struggling to keep Jewish traditions alive after a devastating fire burned the synagogue and the entire Jewish “quarter” to the ground in 1663.  Our scroll would have finally been installed in the ark of a rebuilt Nachod synagogue in 1777. During this time, Bohemia was the home to some of Europe’s leading rabbis, who establish Prague as the most prestigious Jewish community in Central Europe. The fortunes of Jewish community of Nachod reach new heights in 1848 with the emancipation of the Jewish population of Bohemia in that year and the founding of several textile companies by members of the congregation in that same year. The Jews of Nachod prospered as the industrial revolution spread into central Europe, so much, in fact, that the Jews of Nachod, began to leave the countryside for the hustle and bustle of cities like Prague and Berlin where transplanted Jews could legally live for the first time.             By the times the Nazis absorbed Bohemia and Moravia in 1939, less than 300 Jews remained in Nachod. In June of that year, the Nazis looted the Nachod synagogue and stole its ritual objects, including our Torah scroll in the hope they might one day prove valuable. In 1942, the still remaining members of Prague’s Jewish community convinced the Nazis to send the religious artifacts seized from the synagogues of Bohemia and Moravia, including our scroll and more than 1,500 others, to the Prague Museum. Our scroll was tagged and identified by the Museum’s Jewish workers, only one of whom survived the war. 1,564 Torah scrolls were sitting in a synagogue in a Prague suburb until 1964 when Ralph Yablon, an American born solicitor then living in the UK, agreed to fund their purchase and bring them to London. Once in London, the scrolls were inspected and classified, in some cases restored, by a trust endowed and established for their preservation and then lent the world over for congregations to use as both Torah scrolls and educational tools. Our scroll, number 66 of 1,564 scrolls, reminds us to never forget the murderous depths which antisemitism reached in the 20 th century.  Our scroll also prompts us to remember the vibrant life of the Jewish community of Nachod, who surely danced with and treasured their scroll as much, if not more, than we do.  May we never forget either lesson! Rabbi Michael D. Howald

A Message from Co-Presidents Jerry Gross & Alan Siegel

As you read through this edition of Temple Israel’s E-Shalom Bulletin, you will be reminded of the many events that took place during the past month and the many, many wonderful events scheduled for the balance of this year. You should definitely mark your calendars and make every effort to participate in the majority of these opportunities and to share them with your fellow Congregants, both long standing members as well as those who are new to our Temple family. The past few months have brought a variety of challenges to our Temple. Co-President Jerry Gross has been dealing with some health-related issues that have prevented him from being a physical presence; However, he has not been separated from his electronic devices which have enabled him to remain actively engaged in the day-to-day goings-on here at Temple.  We have also been offering our moral support to other members who have been experiencing personal challenges.  We continue of wish them a speedy return to full health. In addition, during the past few weeks, some of our congregants have sustained the loss of family members which hashed an impact on all of us.  And, most recently, Temple Israel has lost two of its long-standing members, Eleanor Goldberg and Allan Weissglass.  On behalf of the entire Temple Israel community, I offer each of their families our support during this difficult time.   But there is so much more than spiritual support being offered to our fellow members.  As a ‘Volunteer Organization’, not only do our members assist our community partners, but also offer priceless assistance to Temple Israel and our Congregants in so many different ways.  Some of these include helping to set up Shiva homes for families returning from cemeteries, and then assisting with the clean-up following visitations; assisting with moving chairs and ushering visitors at memorial services; cooking for community partners and then delivering meals to those in need; providing transportation for medical visits and hospital visits or getting to the ferry; shopping for shut-ins; phone calls to check on the status of members we haven’t seen in a while; running the copy machine to ensure that programs are available for each of our visitors and on and on and on ………. Our thanks go to the following congregants who have most recently come forward, without having to be asked, and to those who wish to remain anonymous.  In no particular order, thanks to Larry Hanibal, Linda Hanibal, Jim Rohan, Nina Rohan, Pam Carlton, Jennifer Straniere, Philip Straniere, Jodi Siegel, Libby Gershansky, Pamela Rogozin, Claire Guttsman, Marnie Blitt, JR Rich, Judy Scher, Steve Scher, Jeffrey Chason, Lara Calderon, Blanche Ricci, Deanna Feder, Alina Shteynberg Barbara Feigelman, Inez Singer, Judy Pessah, Linda Brill, Beverly Mazer, Deborah Young, Bryn Biren, and Fern Barris.   In closing, please remember to mark your calendars for our planned events; also, please be prepared to volunteer for those situations that are unplanned but will need your support.  Again, my thanks for those of you who have volunteered your time and financial support to ensure the ongoing functioning of Temple Israel.   Alan Siegel Co-President

Notes from Student Cantor Jennifer Benrey

This year we have not one Adar, but two, referred to as a pregnant Adar. The month of Adar is a month that is supposed to be filled with joy. This year with two Adars we have opportunity for twice as much joy.  My mind these days is constantly hovering around using the Marie Kondo method: asking if something sparks joy for you as a deciding factor of whether or not you should keep it. As I have been sitting with this concept, I have realized it applies to so much more than just material items. Are there things in your life that you keep around solely for convenience or comfort, but do not in fact spark joy? Our lives often become cluttered with these conveniences and we seldom take the time to truly evaluate where we are stagnant. Much like we might downsize an apartment, we also need to declutter our lives of unnecessary worries, toxic friendships and relationships, bad habits, etc. Why hold onto things that weigh us down and hold us back? We don’t need them. God of compassion, may you grant us the strength to evaluate our lives with clarity and rid ourselves of the fog on the window of our lives that prevents us from being able to be our best selves. Purim alegre, Student Cantor Jennifer Benrey

Jodi Siegel & Shariann Ganz Co-Presidents

There is so much going on in Sisterhood that we find ourselves simultaneously exhilarated and exhausted--both wonderful feelings when it comes to serving our synagogue and our congregants. So many of our members wear multiple hats within Temple Israel. We have a co-president who also serves as a Hebrew and Religious school teacher; another who puts together this monthly bulletin; we have vice-presidents who chair Ushering, Adult learning, Social Action, Gala & Journal, Fundraising and Caring Community committees; we have Membership Committee Members, Ritual Committee co-chairs, Choir members, House Committee members, and School Committee members; we have the Temple Webmaster, past Temple Presidents, and the proprietors of the Temple Judaica Shop. We could go on and on! Most of these women serve our congregation in so many different ways. There is nothing that gets accomplished without some involvement from the women of Temple Israel . We are so thankful for each and every one of these ladies and, we know we can speak for them in saying that we are all thankful that we can all contribute. Sisterhood itself is incredibly busy. We continue to provide our members with interesting, educational and enjoyable programs and activities. During our February General Membership meeting, we were treated to a presentation by Patricia Salmon about “Powerful Women of Staten Island”. Our upcoming meeting, on Sunday, March 10th, will feature Natalie Berhumoglu from our umbrella organization, Women of Reform Judaism, who will discuss Social Action and how our own Sisterhood can become more active and involved. We are grateful to our Co-Vice President of Programming, Cheryl Levine, for arranging all of our thought-provoking and relevant presentations this year. Purim is just around the corner. We hope you will take these last few days of opportunity to participate in the mitzvah of Misloach Manot. CLICK HERE for information. We can promise you that you will once again be absolutely thrilled with the Shalach Manot gifts you give and receive this year. Our "Purim Princesses", Blanche Ricci, Linda Hanibal, and Deanna Feuer, have outdone themselves yet again in chairing this annual fundraiser which also benefits deserving charities. Be sure to attend our Erev Purim service on Wednesday, March 20th to participate in the celebration! Come in costume. We look forward to having you join us for our Chocolate Painting Party on Sunday, March 17th. There are still a few seats left, so CLICK HERE to reserve your spots. Car pools will be arranged. Start gathering your gently-used and no-longer-wanted treasures, clothing, household items, books, electronics and toys. Our semi-annual Rummage Sale will take place on Sunday, March 31st. You can drop off your items and help us set up on Saturday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. Come back on Sunday to shop, sell, and assist us with clean up. We’ll be there from before the doors open at 10 a.m. till we finish cleaning up at 3:00 p.m. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. (Please don’t bring your donations to the Temple before 3/30!) And, just as you begin to catch your breath after all these fabulous activities, we are already accepting reservations for Sisterhood's Annual Community Passover Seder which will take place on Friday, April 19th. Seating is limited and advance reservations with payment are a must! CLICK HERE for details. This is traditional catered seder lead by Rabbi Howald and Student Cantor Jennifer Benrey. We look forward to seeing you at all of our upcoming events and meetings. Chag Purim Sameach! In Sisterhood, Shariann Ganz & Jodi Siegel fekete804@aol.com jsiegel23@aol.com Co-Presidents

THE BROTHERHOOD Temple Israel – Reform Congregation of Staten Island brotherhoodpresident.ti.si@gmail.com

At our February meeting we discussed the final plans for our Purim Carnival which will be held on Sunday afternoon, March 24, immediately following Religious School. Games, prizes and food for purchase always make for a fun Family Afternoon. Please plan on joining us that afternoon for what is sure to be a great time. Looking ahead, we have started planning our  Men’s Passover Seder .  This is a chance for the men of the congregation to get together, not only to celebrate Passover, but share in our experiences as men and how we can better connect to our heritage. The  Yellow Yom Hashoah Candle Project is coming your way immediately preceding Yom Hashoah. When you receive your candle, please be so kind as to offer a contribution to help defray our costs. We, as the Jewish people, must never forget and we must continue to educate our children about the importance of that very dark time in our history. By participating in this project, we can demonstrate and model our remembrance for our children.  Brotherhood is a vital affiliate organization of the Temple and I strongly ask that everyone become a member. We hold monthly meetings to take care of business, but more importantly to offer a bonding experience with your fellow men of the Temple Family.  Please share your ideas with us to enhance the Brotherhood experience…. Yours in Friendship and Brotherhood, Jeff Ganz

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 2019

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Condolences To Susan & Stewart Marks and the entire Marks Family on the passing of Isabelle Slamow, beloved mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. To Roberta (Bobbie) Weissglass, Julie & Jim Cohen, and the entire Weissglass Family on the passing of Allan Weissglass, beloved husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather. To The Honorable Joel Goldberg and Family on the passing of Eleanor (Ellie) Goldberg, beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. To Judy Lee on the loss of her brother-in-law, Larry Delman. Get Well Wishes to Jerry Gross Irwin Magnus Jeffrey Ganz Janice Gross Thinking of You Susan Weinman

Temple Israel’s Annual Gala Brunch Sunday, June 2, 2019 honoring The One and Only BRYN BIREN

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MARCH 1, 2019 Thomas McGowan Ruth Mulnick Ida Silverman* Jacques Pessah* Elinor May And we remember from the Holocaust: RIVKA TISCHLER LASZLO HUBERT DEZSO WEISZ PIERRE ROSS MENDL WAJNTRAUB MARCH 8, 2019 Blanche Dembiner Albert Rosen* Ella Small Ida Baver* Moises Gornstein Edward Lipsitz* David Sappin Harvey Siegel* Max Kadin * William Levine Elaine Schnittman* Lena Tannenbaum Samuel Smith* Sidney Lachman* Carl Litkofsky Cecily Marianne Sostek Veronica Balogh And we remember from the Holocaust: HEINRICH LUKSCH SABINA LARGZICKI KARL QUAAS MOSZE MARKOWICZ HELENE ZWEIGHEFT MARCH 15, 2019 Norman Feigelman Michael Levine Mark James Sheirr* Ida Grober Charles Overberger Michael Sorkin Esther Bierman Louis Harrison Lillian Selznick* Caroline Elrich Greta Newman* And we remember from the Holocaust: RACHEL-LEAH OFMAN MOSHE PRUCHNE GYORGI SZILI LOUIS DOUTRY PIETER HAAK

MARCH 22, 2019 Thelma Fuller Mollie Kantrowitz Daniel Shapiro Alice W. Blach George Schwartz* Jerry Fleishman Warren Silverman Gertrude Doria Jack Sugar And we remember from the Holocaust: MICHAL FISCHER MARIA SARA ELZAS FELIX BLAU E DMOND BAIN TADEUSZ VOGEL MARCH 29, 2019 Lee Shaw Lori Singer-Olson Aaron Parness* Jeffrey Walters Estelle Kleinman* Ann Berman Florence Rubin Howard Wolodiger* Nancy Avis* Israel Pisetzner* Gilda Schuster And we remember from the Holocaust: MARCEL HULEAUX ZISMAN OFMAN CJESLAN KASKOWISKI GEORGES POISSENOT CHARLES MONTFORT

* These names are on our Memorial Wall.

We are sorry if your name was inadvertently omitted. Please contact Lara at the Temple Office to update your membership information.

The Sisterhood of Temple Israel would like to help you celebrate birthdays and anniversaries for you and your family. You can share the joy of Shabbat and your birthday and/or anniversary by helping to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat on the Friday evening when we celebrate birthdays and anniversaries for that month. In addition to sponsoring the Oneg, the names of those celebrating appear in the Friday night program and celebrants are invited to the Bimah. A contribution of $10 for birthdays and $18 for anniversaries is suggested to honor your special occasion and help the Temple at the same time.   Letters are sent out early in the month prior and payment would be appreciated before the first Friday of the month of the celebration.

Friday, March 1 CELEBRATION OF FEBUARY BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Friday, March 8 ADULT CHOIR SINGS

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Come and celebrate Erev Purim on March 20 th at 7:00 PM.  The evening will include the reading of the Megillah followed by the Purim Shpiel titled  A Troll-tastic Purim Shpiel , directed by Brooke Lopez and presented by The “Not Ready for Purim” Players of Temple Israel.  The evening will be augmented by groggers and Shalach Manot Bags arranged for by the Sisterhood.  Then continue to celebrate at the Purim Carnival presented by Brotherhood on Sunday March 24 th following Religious School. Also please note that the first night of Passover is Friday night April 19 th .  Sisterhood will be, once again, holding a Community Seder that night.  Please look for the registration flyer found elsewhere in this Bulletin and in the Temple Lobby. There was a “Gathering of Holocaust Memorial Scrolls” on Tuesday evening February 5 th at the Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum at Temple Emanuel in Manhattan. Temple Israel was represented by Rabbi Howald, our Holocaust Scroll and Temple Israel congregants.  We are grateful to all those who participated. We are happy to advise you that twenty-five additional copies of the prayer book “Mishkan T’Filah for Youth” were ordered and received and are now available for our Family Service, etc.  We anticipate this will eliminate our running out of these prayer books during the Family Service.  You may dedicate a copy of this prayer book in honor of or in memory of someone for a donation of $36.00.  Please see a copy of the appropriate flyer in this Bulletin.  We note that the starting time of the Family Service will change starting the first week of April from 7:30 PM to 7:00 PM.   We look forward to seeing you often at Temple. Linda Brill and Jeffrey Ganz Co-Chairpersons THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE: Thank you to the following congregants for their assistance with ushering during services as well as for honoring the congregation with their presence on the Bimah in February: Bryn Biren, Linda Brill, Larry Hanibal, Beverly Mazer, David Meltzer, Joanna Meltzer, Judy Pessah, Blanche Ricci, JR Rich, Pamela Rogozin, Judy Scher and Rhonda Trontz-Allen. Nina Rohan  Ushering Chair

Spring is on it’s way! GREEN THUMB COMMITTEE forming now! If you’re interested in planting and gardening to help beautify our Temple grounds, please contact Alan Siegel at ajsiegel1@aol.com

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REHEARSALS Wednesdays MARCH 6 AND MARCH 27 6:45 p.m. The Choir will be singing at services on FRIDAY, MARCH 8

If you would like to join the Temple Israel Adult Choir, just come to any rehearsal...and all the rehearsals that follow!

The library should be reorganized by the end of the month, with an official opening on the morning of March 10th. A schedule of regular hours will have to be established.  We could still use donations of a desktop computer, a small round table/chairs for the Children’s Corner and any books with Jewish content. Steve Scher Chair

Hear ye! Hear Ye! Night at the Races (May 18 th ) is a family fun evening. Kids and adults ride horses (sort of) to the role of the dice.    Everyone gets to bet on their favorite jockey and make money for Temple Israel.  Think cruise line races. Guess what?  You can actually sponsor one of our eight races. If you sponsor it you can name it. Name it after your company, grandchild, family pet, etc.  Only $20.

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Tikkun Olam, to heal the world, is one of the basic tenets of Reform Judaism.  Therefore, the work of our Social Action Committee is important to us, to identify more closely with our faith, to the community and to show others what is important to us.  There are many activities at Temple Israel that you can take part in to help our community.

**FOOD AND PERSONAL ITEMS FOR COAST GUARD EMPLOYEES   While the Government Shutdown was in effect, we collected food and personal items at the temple to donate at Ft. Wadsworth to help those in the Coast Guard who were in need. Thank you to all those who helped with this mitzvah. **LOVING STATEN ISLAND On Sunday March 17 th Temple Israel will be hosting the  Loving Staten Island dinner which is an interfaith program bringing together members of our community who want to enjoy a bring a dish to share meal and special programs with those from our community who have different religions.  Please bring a dish to share and join the Rabbi for a special program while we learn more about other members of our Staten Island community. BACKPACKS Through the generous donations of some of our members we are getting close to filling our backpacks for next year!!  If you would like to be a part of this wonderful mitzvah please donate to Social Action and indicate that you are donating for the Backpacks.  If you would like to attend the graduation where the backpacks are given out just let me know!!! FOOD PREPARATIONS  We do not currently have any food preparations scheduled for the month of March but one will definitely be happening once we secure a date.  We will let you know when the next food prep is scheduled.  Thank you again to all those who help with this important Mitzvah. DIAPERS Did you know that neither WIC nor food stamps cover the cost of baby diapers?  In order to help, we provide packages of diapers to Project Hospitality to be distributed to mothers of infants.  Please buy diapers or make a donation to Social Action to support this cause. DONATIONS   Of course, none of the things Social Action does could be accomplished without your generous donations.  We have been able to feed thousands of people less fortunate than ourselves and hope to feed thousands mor e,  thanks to you!    We have given hundreds of backpacks to children who might otherwise not received them, and hope to give hundreds more, thanks to you!  We have diapered hundreds of babies helping hundreds of families, and we hope to help hundreds more, thanks to you!  Please help us continue our important work for our community by donating both your time (for food prep events if you are available) and funds.   Thank you so much for your support!

Pamela Rogozin Social Action Chair

The Adult Learning Committee met on Feb. 26th at 7:30pm at Maxine Cohen's house. We thank Maxine for hosting our meeting. We discussed plans for our upcoming events. We are now reading "The Lemon Tree" by Sandy Tolan, about "An Arab,a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East." We'll be discussing this book in April. Also in April we will be visiting the Holocaust Center at Wagner College. We will hear a talk on  "Holocaust Heroines,"given by Lori Weintrob, director of the center. This will take place on April 11th at 11am, followed by lunch. We are also planning a trip to Urban Glass in Brooklyn, with lunch at Juniors, a tour arranged by the Lower East Side Conservancy and a mini-course in Yiddish. If you would like to join us at any of these events, or if you have any questions or ideas for other programs please contact Cheryl at  cherylmlevine@gmail.com , or Judy at  judithpessah@gmail.com Cheryl Levine Judy Pessah Co-chairs

It has been a very difficult month for our Temple Israel community.  At the end of January, we were saddened by the loss of Henrietta Hershfield, mother of Rochelle Maltz.  Shortly after that we lost Barry S. Fischer, husband of Eileen K. Fischer, father of Jennifer Cortijo, father-in-law of Brian Cortijo and grandfather of Nathaniel and Adirah.  During the month of February, we lost Eleanor (Ellie) Goldberg, wife of the Honorable Joel Goldberg, mother of Jason Goldberg, sister of Judith Lubusky, and Allan Weissglass, husband of Roberta (Bobbie), father of Julie Cohen and father-in-law to James, father of Evan Weissglass and father-in-law to Leslie, grandfather of Allison Cohen, Zachary and Matthew Weissglass. Thank you to all of our congregants who helped with the Shivas for our temple families in their time of need and for assisting in services held at the temple. May the families find comfort among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem and may their memories be a blessing. Our Co-President Jerry Gross is still on the mend after surgery and we all wish him a speedy recovery. To those who are recovering from illness or surgery we wish you all the best of health.   If you need assistance, please let us know.  As always, we hope that you, our congregants, will continue to support our Caring Community with your donations that help cover the costs of food, paper goods, tolls, parking, etc. used to assist those of our Temple Community that need assistance. Our committee assists congregants who need help with a Shiva, rides to doctors when they cannot get there themselves and meals when necessary.  Thank you all for your generous donations. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy month!! Pamela Rogozin (917)607-0782 Caring Community Committee Chair

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FRIDAY, MARACH 1 NO SHUSH SHABBAT - 6:00 p.m. FAMILY SHABBAT SERVICE - 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 3 PURIM SHPIEL REHEARSAL - 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 HEBREW SCHOOL - 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 10 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL -9:30 a.m PURIM SHPIEL REHEARSAL - 12:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 HEBREW SCHOOL - 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 15 I*SHABBAT - 6:00 p.m. SHABBAT SHALOM DINNER -6:30 p.m. (reservations required) S ATURDAY, MARCH 16 STEAM WORKSHOP (5-8 yrs.) - 4:15 p.m. STEAM WORKSHOP (9-13 yrs.) - 5:15 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 17 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL -9:30 a.m MAGIC SHOW - 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 EREV PURIM SERVICE & MEGILLAH READING (MANDATORY FOR ALL HEBREW/RELIGIOUS SCHOOL STUDENTS) SATURDAY, MARCH 23 STEAM WORKSHOP (5-8 yrs.) - 4:15 p.m. STEAM WORKSHOP (9-13 yrs.) - 5:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 HEBREW SCHOOL - 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM AT THE NOBLE MUSEUM- 4 p.m. SUNDAY, MARCH 31 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL -9:30 a.m

THE DR. RONALD AVIS FOUNDATION Wow! It’s already March. The Avis Foundation will be coming in like a lion and going out like a lion this month. We are filled with activities for all of our children and their families. On Saturday, March 9th we will be taking over the SI Children’s Museum ( on the Snug Harbor grounds) from 5:00-7:00 PM. Bring your family and any families that might be interested in joining Temple Israel. You will be free to view the exhibits, there will be refreshments, and Brooke Lopez will lead a family dance session. The next Saturday, March 16 th we will be doing another STEAM Program for children ages 5-12. Children of Temple members are all eligible. On the following day, Sunday, March 17th Mike The Magician will treat you to an amazing performance at 1:30 PM in the Temple Social Hall. We will be serving pizza. Again, invite any friends or relatives who might be seeking Temple Membership. Wednesday, March 20th, is Erev Purim. Temple Israel’s annual Purim Shpiel takes place in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. after the service and the reading of the Megillah. The theme this year is Trolls. Do not miss this event! You will see children and adults singing, dancing and you will have a wonderful time. Saturday, March 23rd promises to be another exciting afternoon at STEAM. Again, if your child is interested in attending just contact Bryn Biren ( MsBunny7@ aol.com ) for more information. Saturday, March 30th we visit the Noble Museum ( on the grounds at Snug Harbor) from 4:00- 6:00 PM for the program: “Young Jack’s Voyage” for children in Grades K-3. We end the month with a “ Young at Heart Concert”. This program is provided in conjunction with the JCC Music Festival. It is a concert f or adults that will take place in the Temple IsraelSanctuary on Sunday, March 31st at 4:00 PM. Thirty members of the JCC chorus will entertain us with delightful and uplifting popular music. The weather may still be cold but we will keep you warm with all of the activities that Temple Israel and the Avis Foundation are providing. If you have any questions feel free to contact Terry Baver at 1(718)490-4428 or Bryn Biren at 1(718)447-6225. -Terry Baver & Bryn Biren

Are you stressed? Do you want to build your core strength? Join us. Thursdays 7:15-8:15 p.m. March 7, 14, 21, 28 Sundays 6:00-7:00 p.m. March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Members: $15 Non-Members $18. Bring your own Yoga Mat Both sets of classes are for ADULTS ONLY . Both chair and mat students are accommodated at each class. For more information contact Bryn Biren  1(718)727-2231

Contributions to Temple Israel as tributes, dedications or memorials are welcome  and are published in the weekly Shabbat program. Donations can be dedicated to the general Temple Israel Fund or to any of the following specific funds:  Adult Education Fund  Building Preservation Fund  Caring Community Fund  Carole Lachman Memorial Fund Choir Fund  Estelle A. Gootenberg Memorial Fund (for Torah Repair/ Restoration)  Gerald J. Lustig Memorial Fund (for Ark & Ark Doors)  Liheyot Fund  Membership Fund  Prayerbook Fund  Rabbi Marcus Kramer Memorial Library Fund  Shoah Education Fund Scholarship Fund  Social Action A $5.00 minimum donation is requested for these funds. Checks for donations to any of these funds should be made payable to Temple Israel. PRAYERBOOKS may be dedicated in honor or memory of a special person or occasion. For specific prayerbooks and donation amounts, look for the Prayerbook icons found in this bulletin Please make checks for Donations to the RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND payable to that fund. Donations in any amount may be made to SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE ISRAEL or BROTHERHOOD OF TEMPLE ISRAEL with checks made payable directly to the affiliate organization. For a leaf on the TREE OF LIFE in honor of a simcha, please scroll down.  For permanent MEMORIAL PLAQUES on our Family Memorial Wall or Original Memorial Wall, please call the Temple office at 718-727-2231. To see list of all recent Tributes and Program Donations to Funds...

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