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Rabbi Michael D. Howald                         Student Cantor Elizabeth Flynn President Bryn Biren

E-Shalom - April 2018 Temple Israel’s New 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 According to Jewish tradition, the night before Passover, we begin to search our house for chametz, food prepared from five species of grain–wheat, barley, oats, spelt, and rye–that has been allowed to ferment and rise [i] . The aim of the search is to comply with the biblical command to remove all chametz from our homes during the 7 days of Passover. Exodus 12:19. In some households, the search for chametz is ritually enacted by candlelight, using a feather and wooden spoon, followed by the burning of at least a few crumbs of leaven as a symbolic announcement of the completion of the removal process. To this ritual of the physical removal of chametz, some sources suggest adding a spiritual dimension. The Talmud suggests that the “yeast in the dough” represents the evil inclination within every person. B. Berachot 17a. This evil inclination includes the puffiness of personal arrogance, the self-centered focus that threatens to dismiss all needs but our own. Just as actual chametz precludes our participation in the rituals of Passover, spiritual chametz, the internal pride that inflates our sense of worth above our fellow human beings, prevents us moving closer to the source of holiness in the universe. We cannot burn this type of spiritual yeast, but we can search for it and try to eliminate it from our lives. This type of chametz is the baggage that comes from treating others with contempt, with silencing their opinions and criticizing their actions without applying the same standards of insight and behavior to ourselves. It is the belief that we deserve more respect and resources than the people we interact with, day by day, because we believe we are smarter, more worthy and more accomplished. This is the pride of egocentrism, the chametz that threatens to expand until nothing exists in the universe but our needs and desires. How do we spiritually cleanse ourselves of this this spiritual chametz? Rabbi Israel ben Shabtai Hapstein, the Maggid of Kozienice, wrote in his book Avodat Yisrael that just as one removes leaven from the house by the light of a candle, we should strive to remove the evil that dwells within us by searching our hearts by the light of the soul which is, according to Jewish tradition, the “candle of God.”             By the light of this holy candle, in the days before Passover, we can commit to this spiritual search for internal chametz by considering the ways we have elevated ourselves above our fellow men and women. How has our arrogance soured our interactions with others? When has our haughtiness offended those who deserved better from us? Why were we stubborn in maintaining our own opinions in the face of contrary evidence? The rituals of Passover give us an opportunity to consider our beliefs and behaviors as we begin a symbolic journey from slavery to freedom. This year, may we each commit to complete that journey by pursuing freedom both in the physical world and in our own internal recesses. Chag Samach!  Rabbi Michael Howald ________________________________________ [i] To these five, some Rabbinic authorities add rice, millet, corn, and legumes, collectively known as  kitniyot . Others reject this extension as contrary to biblical authority.

A Message from President Bryn Biren I will admit it. I have a subscription to Health magazine. ( The last five issues are piled on the headboard behind my bed waiting to be read). I take vitamins and supplements and I work out. I am trying to live a long and healthy life. While reading the February 26, 2018 issue of Time magazine I discovered an article entitled, “Do Religious People Live Longer?” In that article the author Jamie Ducharme mentioned a number of studies that caught my attention. The first mentioned was one published in 2016 in JAMA Internal Medicine. It determined that women who went to any kind of religious service more than once a week had a 33% lower chance than their secular peers of dying during the 16 year study- follow- up period. A second study published in PLUS One found that religious service attendance was linked to reductions in the body’s stress responses and even mortality. Worshippers were 55% less likely to die during the up to 18 -year follow up period than people who didn’t frequent the temple, church or mosque. What should we take away from these studies? Temple Israel is a place where we can come to feel connected to others, feel a network of social support and a place where we can trigger the relaxation responses while we pray. After your workout at the JCC, the YMCA or your local gym come to services at Temple Israel. Who knows? The best part of your daily workout may very well be the time that you spend in the sanctuary of Temple Israel during Erev Shabbat services. Sincerely, Bryn Biren President

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Notes from  Student Cantor Elizabeth Flynn

During a discussion about synagogue involvement with classmates and colleagues, we came to an interesting machlochet , or disagreement. We had been discussing the usual ebbs and flows of synagogue involvement. Naturally we all agreed that the highest numbers in synagogue attendance occur during the high holidays. After that we discussed the next highest attended time came to an almost even split that took us by surprise. Speaking simultaneously, we all said “obviously the spring” or “obviously the winter.”            Upon reflection it is easy to figure out the misunderstanding. Those who referenced the winter were referring to the Channukah services and activities. Those, like myself, who referenced the spring were referring of course, to Passover. It is widely known that beyond all the holidays, Passover seems to be the one that Jews, no matter how estranged from prayer or other aspects of the religion, hold on to. There are many speculations as to why this is – the holiday’s strong connection to our shared history, its intense ritualism, and the high involvement of spending time with one’s family.            These last two points are, interestingly enough, the reason for the divide in opinion among my classmates – the seder and the family time are both the reasons for increased and decreased synagogue attendance. A community seder, especially on the first night of Passover, while typical of our community is not necessarily the norm in others. In fact before I began working at Temple Israel, the concept of a community Seder was completely foreign to me, and if I am honest, it felt strange. This holiday has always been for me an opportunity to spend very precious time with my family – members of which travelled in from great distances to be together. Synagogue, ironically, was never part of the equation for celebrating this holiday. I have always known that becoming clergy would impact the way I am able to celebrate the holidays but as I had only ever experienced Passover in the home, I had never expected it to change that particular aspect of my practice.            Recently a colleague in a women’s clergy facebook group that I am a member of expanded on this discussion. She posted looking for support as at her new job she would be leading their community seder which meant for the first time in her life she would be unable to see her family on Passover. This post sparked a large comment thread with colleagues commiserating and offering suggestions for finding the balance between personal spiritual needs and serving your congregations’. There was one comment that stood out to me in particular: one of the other clergy mentioned that while this may not be the family she is used to spending Passover with, while it will not ever replace her family, that the members of her congregation who attend the community seder do so because their congregation is their family and it is her family now too.            Temple Israel’s community seder is a beautiful blend of personal and communal family. Members of the congregation bring their family members to join together in one large seder. It’s the perfect bridge between both of these Passover experiences. Participating in Passover in this community for the past three years has been a blessing and has helped me prepare for this important adjustment as I fully take on the cantorial reigns next year. You are all my family and I wish you a Zissen Pesach. See you at the Seder! Liz

Jodi Siegel & Shariann Ganz Co-Presidents

Where did this year go? It seems that just yesterday we were planning for the High Holidays. Suddenly, we are opening up Matzoh boxes, finalizing our new slate of officers and planning for all our “End-of-Year” activities. The saying “Many hands make light work” is most definitely true for Sisterhood and it’s “Friends”. We extend our sincere gratitude to all those who helped make the set up for this year’s Community Passover Seder such an easy task: Karen & Jerry Gross, Andrea & Fred Simon (who came directly from Florida to help!), Maxine Cohen, Sue Freedman, Shariann & Jeff Ganz, Bryn Biren, Jennifer & Philip Straniere, Jodi & Alan Siegel, and Linda Brill. Without their help, it would have taken us days to set up for our Passover Seder, instead of just hours. As always, Jennifer Straniere plans, prepares and orchestrates our Community Seder, making all the hours of work and preparation look so easy. We extend Sisterhood's sincere gratitude to Jennifer and to Rabbi Howald and Student Cantor Elizabeth Flynn for their leadership and participation which make Temple Israel's Community Seder the hottest ticket on the island! We are thrilled to welcome all those new to our Congregation and would like to remind all women that their membership in Sisterhood is complimentary for their first year at Temple Israel. Please join us at all our General Membership Meetings and upcoming activities.  Now that Spring has arrived, even though there may still be a few snow piles around, it’s time to clean out those closets! We’ll be accepting donated items for our Semi-Annual Rummage Sale on Saturday, April 21 st at 7:00 p.m. Your assistance with unpacking all the treasures would be greatly appreciated. We also invite you to assist with sales on Sunday, April 22 nd from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. We could especially use your help with packing up any unsold items after the Sale on Sunday afternoon. If you have any questions, please see Linda Hanibal or the flyer which appears intros bulletin. Our next General Membership Meeting will take place on Sunday, April 15 th at 10:00 a.m. Please do join us for a wonderful breakfast and program about Project Hospitality. Our Sisterhood is always busy! Make sure to note the following dates on your calendar. None of our events would be the same without you there! Sunday, April 8 - Food Preparation for Project Hospitality - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 - Sisterhood Executive Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15 - General Membership Meeting - 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 21- Rummage Sale Set-Up - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 22 - Rummage Sale & Clean Up - 10:00 a.m /1:00 p.m. Sunday, April 29 - JCC L’Dor V’Dor honoring our own Sisterhood Past-President Pamela Carlton - 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 6 - UJA Breakfast honoring Andrea & Fred Simon Wednesday, May 16- Sisterhood General Membership Meeting/Dinner/Game Night- 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 - Sisterhood End of Year Dinner (see flyer below) Shariann Ganz & Jodi Siegel Co-Presidents

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

Winter is not ready to leave us yet, but that has not stopped Brotherhood’s efforts to complete all we set out to do. Our Purim Carnival was held on Saturday evening March 3 starting with Havdalah at 4:45 p.m.. We had many families attend with their children. There were several families who joined us after seeing the listings in Parent Magazine and our temple website. Everyone had a fantastic time. There were games and prizes for the children. All of the children were eager to cash in their "Rabbi Bucks" for the prizes. Hot dogs, knishes and hamentashen rounded out the evening’s experience. Thanks to all of the Brotherhood members that assisted that evening. Special thanks to my wife Shariann and son Matthew. On Sunday March 25 th we held our annual Men’s Seder which proved to be a very inspiring and tasty event for all. Yellow Yom Hashoah Memorial Candle distribution is under way. This gives our congregation the opportunity to commemorate Yom Hashoah. Please consider making a contribution to Brotherhood to offset the costs for this very important part of our Jewish Remembrance. I would like to welcome all of the new families to Temple Israel this year and invite them to participate in all of our events. This year I have reinstituted the idea of giving Tzedukah in the name of something you are grateful for at the start of each meeting. This month we decided to send our Tzedukah to the Staten Island Museum to assist with the wonderful work they do to keep the cultural aspects of our borough alive. Brotherhood is a vital affiliate organization to 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 this year. Together as one we will experience renewed strength. Yours in Friendship and Brotherhood, Jeff Ganz

CALENDAR OF EVENTS APRIL 2018

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Mazel Tov Grandparents Neil & Fern Barris as Mia Victoria Ledee & Riley Lynn Michelle Bryant were welcomed into the House of Israel.  Former members Jay Bernstein and Zita Bernstein on the marriage of Samantha to Brian Acevedo. Student Cantor Elizabeth Flynn on being named Congregation Beth Emeth’s new Cantor. Condolences      To Helen Silberlight and Adam Silberlight on the passing of Gerald. To The Leventhal family on the passing of Dr. Harvey Leventhal. Dr. Leventhal was a frequent benefactor of Temple Israel To The Hernandez/Fleishman Family on the passing of Jerry Fleishman. Thinking of You Wishing a quick recovery to Sandy Mazzucco after eye surgery.

Happy Passover to all. Thank you to Rabbi, Cantor and Sisterhood, particularly to Jennifer Straniere and her committee for a wonderful Passover Seder.  The Seder was held on the first night of Passover, Friday night March 30 th . There was no Shabbat Service that evening but please do join us on Saturday morning March 31 st for first day Passover/Shabbat Services at 11:00 AM which follows Torah Study at 10:00 AM. Seventh day morning Passover Services, including Yizkor, will be held on Friday April 6 th at 10:30 AM followed by a Kosher For Passover Dairy Dish to Share Lunch.   Yom Hashoah - Temple Israel’s 29 th Observance of Yom Hashoah will be held on Erev Yom Hashoah, Wednesday, April 11th and will start at 7:30 PM . Our program is titled HERBERT SIEGEL – LUCK, FAMILY AND HEROISM. We will meet in the Social Hall and our guest Beth Siegel-Graf will speak about her father and his relatives who were a family on the run and tell the story of their journey from Poland to Siberia to Uzbekistan. After a pause for refreshments and conversation the program will be followed by a Commemoration Service in the Sanctuary. Temple Israel will also be hosting the Community Holocaust Remembrance on Sunday April 15 th organized by The Staten Island Jewish Community Yom Ha’Shoah Commemoration Committee. It will be held at 6:30 PM with the Doors opening at 6:00 PM. The theme of the evening is “Women of the Resistance”. The guest speaker is Elissa Bemporad, Ph.D. from Queens College. Join us and 9 other participating Synagogues and Organizations. Please note that our students are invited to participate in the Children’s Candle Procession that evening. THANK YOU!! The Ritual Committee is grateful to the lay leaders who led Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat Services and/or Torah Study during the weekend of March 23 rd when Rabbi Howald was away. We thank Jerrold Gross who led Friday night Services with Student Cantor Elizabeth Flynn on March 23 rd and Alan Tepper who led Saturday morning Torah Study on March 24 th . In addition, we thank Linda Brill (with the assistance of Luigia Wiesner) and Jaimie Blackman who led Shabbat morning Services also on March 24 th .     Jeffrey Ganz and Linda Brill , Co-Chairpersons Ritual Committee _________________________________________________________ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE:   We thank the following congregants for their assistance with ushering during services as well as for honoring the congregation with their presence on the Bimah during the since the last E‑Shalom: Claire Bleiman, Deanna Feder, Barbara Feigelman, Susan Marks, Judith Pessah, Blanche Ricci, Pamela Rogozin, Alan Siegel, Jodi Siegel, Inez Singer and Alan Tepper. Jerry Gross & Nina Rohan , Ushering Co-Chairs Jeffrey Ganz and Linda Brill , Co-Chairpersons Ritual Committee

April 6, 2018 Max Baruch * Paul Leder Edith Miller Florence Soloff * Edward Marcus * Dora Selmon Alan Trontz Sidney Sheren * Stanley Benjamin * Glenda Kalish Etylda Berkowicz * Klara Berkowicz * Mitchell (Melech) Gordon * Abraham Pollak * Markus Pollak * Rosa Pollak * Sofia Pollak * Esther Burger * David Feldhamer * And we remember from the Holocaust: GITL BORZYKOWSKI LASZLO SALAMON REIZEL LINDEN EGON HECHT ALBERT BROD April 13, 2018 Betty Liebowitz * Murray Mazer Albert V Rosen * Ira Bankofsky * Sol Lubin Michael Doria Frances Friedman Ethel Gershansky David Behar * Leona Feitelson * Paul Martin Gross * Sara Pappert Minnie Pepperman Herman Schnittman * Albert David Soren * And we remember from the Holocaust: EDWARD ENDLER YEHEZKEIL BLAUSZTAJN MOISHE-SHMUEL HAMPEL RACHELA PRUZANSKI ALFRED HIRSEKORN

April 20, 2018 Erwin Badrian Evelyn (Lynne) Benjamin * Mary Goldberg * Edythe Kahn Hy Schorr Shirley Shapiro * Seymour Barris Dora Flaum Bertha Schlefstein * Charles Ira Salzberg Rubin Sheren * Rhea Greenspan Maurice Scher * Lynne Steinman * Estelle Gootenberg * Joel Kleinman Larry Littman Edith Marks Bert Meyerberg * And we remember from the Holocaust: MANFRED KATTEN JAN ZYCHLEWICZ ANDOR GROSNER CEZLAWA ABUSZ MOR STRAUSZ April 27, 2018 Malvina Goldberg * Murray Lee * Samuel Richter * Cornelius Bregoff * Edith Gloates * Irving Smith Carl Berkowicz Sallie Klaw * Joel Samuel Schoenholtz * Joseph Kerstein * Rose Schneider Jennie Blumenthal * Abraham Cohen * Naomi Newhouse Jablons * And we remember from the Holocaust: ERNO ADORJAN WILLI OPIZ THERESE RYGERT HAIM GLUECKSTEN JOSEF HUTTER

* 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.

Birthday, Anniversary, Birth, Engagement, Wedding, Bat/Bar Mitzvah? CELEBRATE ANY SIMCHA and share your joy with the Congregation at Services on any Friday evening. Sisterhood will tak e care of everything for you! To sponsor an oneg, just Contact Sisterhood through the Temple Office (718)727-2231.

RESOURCES (CLICK ON THESE LINKS) Y Yom HaShoah History Songs & Prayers for Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah Social Justice Guide

The Fundraising Committee is happy to announce our SQUARE DANCE on Saturday, MAY 12, 2018  No square dancing experience is required. We will have a professional caller who will be announcing all the dance steps. So note your respective calendar and mosey on down to T.I. with family and friends to dosey doe for an evening of fun. Click on the flyer to the left or find it in the Temple Lobby or on our website for registration. Respectfully submitted, Andrea Simon & Karen E. Frey Gamora n

Religious School Sundays: 9:30 am–12:00 pm (9:30- 11:45am for Kitonim) Hebrew School (Wednesdays: 4:30 pm- 6:00pm for Students in 3 rd Grade & Up) PLEASE NOTE: Days there will not be school due to attendance of students in observation of Jewish holidays and/or public school holiday closings: Spring Break:  Sunday 4/1 , Wednesday 4/4, & Sunday 4/8            (Passover & Easter)   Our Purim Shpiel “A Tale as old as Time” was masterfully and beautifully adapted by our very own and very talented Brooke Lopez! She created costumes, adapted the script and directed this year’s Shpiel for a packed audience. Thanks to the participation and help of our many talented students, parents and congregants, the production came together in only a couple of very short months. Thank you to all the parents who contribute and support our school whenever they are called upon to do. Thank You! Joyce Miller School Advisor

We are working with Rabbi Howald on making an “Encore Campaign” a reality. This is an attempt to listen to your needs and desires for programming that fits each of your particular age groups with emphasis on those who are above middle age and have “done it all”, thus having Encores! So please watch and listen carefully for further information on how we will go about this. Please speak to the Rabbi if you have any ideas for this program. We will also be offering a program which will recognize and applaud women for their accomplishments upon reaching a “certain age”. Again watch for more information. We are giving some thought to combining committees who work on presenting programs of social action and intellectual stimulation, and just plain fun! This will be with the goal of expanding our ideas and presenting them in a new, creative way. Judith Pessah Co-Chair

The Far Away Brothers: Two Young migrants and the Making of an American Life by Lauren Markham Nonfiction doesn’t hurt! This gut-wrenching tale of identical twin brothers from El Salvador will make you think of your own family history. Growing up in a poor community, their father judiciously saved money to buy a small farm. At least the family could eat. The boys can go to school in the afternoons, after they help on the farm. They take turns staying up nights to protect the farm from thieves and wild animals. Then come the gangs, and life changes. One of the brothers is falsely accused of vandalizing the gang leader’s property. His life is threatened. The police are non-existent. The only choice the family has is to send him “north”, to the United States, where his oldest brother lives. You need to hire a “coyote”, someone who knows the route, a modern day “Underground Railroad”. But the gang leader controls the “coyotes”, so the family has to go elsewhere to get one, and pay a higher price. When the family realizes that the identical twin brother is also at risk, they need to send him “north”, too. Now the cost is doubled! How they get to the United States, the perils they face, and the dangers once they get here, tough choices the teenage boys are forced to make, what happens to the family left behind, will cause you to think about your attitudes towards immigrants. If you want to discuss this book, please feel free to contact me. Hopefully, we can get a book discussion going! Barbara Tepper, Library Chair

Rabbi Howald’s next book discussion will be on Monday, January 29, 2018. This will again be a Bring A Dairy Dish to Share dinner, to eat while we discuss, beginning at 7 pm. The book Rabbi Howald has chosen is “To the End of the Land” by David Grossman, an Israeli author. As reviewed in the New York Times, "  Grossman offers a wonderful, almost quirky account of Ora raising her two boys. He has a way of making the most ordinary moments glow, each detail chosen to suggest how odd and engaging people are, and how unsimple and deeply interesting human relations become. Like everything else in the book, the haven of love and care that Ora creates for her sons and her husband is invaded by fear and misery and a sort of coarseness once her sons begin their military service, entering a world of roadblocks, ambushes and arrests that she can only imagine in horror." Please RSVP to Judith Pessah at  judithpessah@gmail.com Please let Judy know what you plan to bring! We hope to see you there, having read the book!  Remember, you can purchase Barnes and Noble gift cards through our Certificate Program in order to purchase the book. Scroll down to see details.

Thanks to our generous congregants who donate to the Social Action Fund, and to our wonderful, hard working Volunteers who come to help us prepare the food, we have once again sent 18 large trays of food to Project Hospitality to help feed the hungry in our community. If you would like to help with feeding the hungry, please join us at our next Food Preparation Event on Sunday, April 8th at 9:30am. Bring your friends and family! All are welcome to help us with this Mitzvah! If you want to donate to this good cause, send a check to the Temple with Social Action in the notes. Thank you for helping!  Pamela Rogozin and Barbara Tepper  Social Action Co-chairs

We want to thank everyone who came to support Helen and Adam Silberlight with the sudden passing of Gerald. Adam expected a large turnout, so we opened the sanctuary and social hall for the minyan service. There were well over 100 people at the service! We don’t believe any of us has a home which could accommodate this amount of mourners. Helen and Adam were so appreciative of the support, as well as the spread of food which the Caring Community provided. We especially want to thank Beverly Mazer, Karen Gross, Blanche Ricci, and Linda Brill for helping to shlep the food in, set up, and clean up. Please forgive us if we omitted anyone from this list. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Tepper and Pamela Rogozin Co-Chairs

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 NO SHUSH SHABBAT (for Special Needs Children & their families) h 6:00 p.m. FAMILY SHABBAT SERVICE 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 8 FOOD PREPARATION EVENT (To benefit Project Hospitality) 9:30 a.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 13 EREV SHABBAT TORAH SERVICE 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 14 PRINT-MAKING WORKSHOP at Noble Maritime Collection (RSVP Necessary...see flyer below) 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 15 COMMUNITY YOM HASHOAH OBSERVANCE 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 20 I*SHABBAT (Interactive Service for Young Children) SATURDAY, APRIL 21 SEAS, STARS & SPYGLASSES WORKSHOP at Noble Maritime Collection (RSVP Necessary...see flyer below) 4:00 p.m. For information and future dates for No Shush Shabbats, click here !

Are you stressed? Do you want to build your core strength? Join us. Thursdays 7:15-8:15 p.m. April 5, 12, 19, 26 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

Please consider becoming a member of our KAVOD SOCIETY. It helps to make membership available to all our families. Speak to our Financial Secretary to upgrade your membership.

The entire congregation is invited to join in the celebration as together we mark CONFIRMATION and SHAVUOT at the service on Saturday,May 19th at 8:00 p.m. The service will be led by this year’s Adult Confirmands and will include the reading of the Ten Commandments. This year’s Confirmands will be: Robin Howald, David Meltzer, Nina Rohan, Jodi Siegel and Luigia Weisner. Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments. A special oneg will be held in the social hall following the service.  Erev Shavuot, Saturday, May 19th.

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Contributions to Temple Israel as tributes, dedications or memorials are welcome.  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, scroll down to the bottom of 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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THE DR. RONALD AVIS FOUNDATION The activities provided by the Avis Foundation during the month of March have continued to teach and to unite our Temple Israel families. We welcomed Brian, the Animal Guy, for his fourth visit of the season. He brought back some of his favorite animals to an enthusiastic, crowded group of children. The boys and girls have gained confidence in animal handling and understanding of the birds, reptiles and mammals that he has shown to us during his lessons. Russell Smith, teacher at the JCC Music Institute, engaged our youngest children with two sessions of “The Magic of Music”. We were also delighted to host the “ World Drum Circle” in conjunction with the JCC Music Festival. Adults and children had their own drums and followed the lead of Brendan Finnegan in an interactive program that was very enjoyable. During the month of April we will have programs for both children and adults at the Noble Museum ( located at Snug Harbor). APRIL 14. Children Ages 6-12. 4-6 PM. PRINTMAKING APRIL 14. Adults. 4-6 PM. Dr. Terry Baver “ CRITICAL ISSUES IN PARENTING” APRIL 21. Children. Ages. 6-12. 4-5 PM. SEAS, STARS, & SPYGLASSES APRIL 21. Adults. YOGA with DENISE Nizarre. 4-5 PM (Bring your own mat). REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED. 1(718)490-4428 or 1(718)447-6225. Free to Temple members. $15 non-members. The Avis Foundation provides adult yoga classes each Sunday from 6-7 PM. There is no charge for Temple members, $15 non-members. If you know of a family with young children who have not been able to join a Temple because membership dues are too high contact us. We offer memberships at greatly reduced rates. SPECIAL NOTE: In the fall we are planning to start a youth choir and we would like to bring together our young members who play instruments to form the Temple Israel Youth Band. For more information call the Temple office at 1(718)727-2231.

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Of course you do! You can help Temple Israel raise much needed funds without any cost to you. We also can get Macy’s, Nordstrom, Saks Off Fifth, PetSmart, Peet’s Coffee, Barnes and Noble, Fairway, Marshalls/TJ Maxx. We are looking into getting The Container Store. Just purchase gift certificates to these stores from Larry Hanibal, Rhonda Trontz-Allen, or Barbara Tepper. You pay the face value, but as we buy these in bulk, we get a discount. The discount becomes our profit, as much as 11% for Macy’s, 5% for the supermarkets and drug stores. Ask Larry or Barbara for details. There are many more vendors for which we can get gift certificates, so ask us if you have any special requests. Most gift certificates come in $25 and $100 denominations. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Tepper

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