August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780

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AdasYoshuronSynagogue 50WillowStreet•P.O.Box1250•Rockland,Maine04841

207-594-4523•info@adasyoshuron.orgUnafMiliated•All-Inclusive•www.adasyoshuron.org

ShabbatServicesinAugust Until further notice, Shabbat services will be held on Zoom to maintain community health and safety.

Friday, August 7, 7:00 p.m. — Friday night services

Saturday, August 8, 10:00 a.m. — Outdoor Torah Study (In person; masks required)

Friday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. — Friday night services

Saturday, August 22, 10:00 a.m. — Shabbat morning services

Friday, August 28, 6:30 p.m. — Statewide Shabbat (Through the Center for Small Town Jewish Life; a link for registration will be sent in emails)

Zoom links will be sent in our weekly emails. Please contact the office if you are not on our email list.

HighHolidays Our High Holiday Committee is in the process of creating services and events that are spiritually meaningful and physically safe for everyone. While we finalize details we would like to share a general overview of what the High Holidays will look like this year.

• Erev Rosh Hashanah, traditional Rosh Hashanah day one, contemplative Rosh Hashanah day two, Erev Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur morning, Mincha and Neilah will all be held online. Rabbi Solochek will lead these services from the Adas Yoshuron sanctuary. As always, services are free and open to everyone, but to ensure online security everyone will need to register for the Zoom link.

• In the weeks leading up to the High Holidays we will be offering a variety of enrichment learning sessions and discussions to prepare for the season.

• Those who are able to will gather in person (masks required) for Tashlich in various locations around midcoast.

• We will have kids programming! More details soon. • It’s not the high holidays without food! We will be making Rosh Hashanah gift baskets with baked

treats, candles, and more. A sign-up list will be sent out soon.

All Services and Events will be conducted online via Zoom unless otherwise specified. See related articles for more information. Contact our office or check our weekly emails for Zoom links.Sunday, August 2 — Soup Kitchen (please get in touch about participating) Friday, August 7, 7 p.m. — Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Lily Solochek Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m. — Outdoor Torah Study* Sunday, August 9, 11 a.m. — Community Hike* Monday, August 10, 7 p.m. — Adult Education Monday, August 17, 7 p.m. — Board Meeting Friday, August 21, 7 p.m. — Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Lily Solochek Saturday, August 22, 10 a.m. — Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Lily Solochek Sunday, August 23, 2 p.m. — Family Program (Camp River Run, Warren) Monday, August 24, 7 p.m. — Adult Education Friday, August 28, 6:30 p.m. — Statewide Shabbat Services *In-person (face mask required)

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Save the Date

CommunityPrayerandCheck-InNew AUGUST Schedule! Thursdays at 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. on Zoom Join us for a morning community call. We’ll say Shema and Kaddish, and have time to schmooze. Bring your coffee, come in your PJs if you’d like, and say hi to friends.

CommunityHike Sunday, August 9, 11:00 a.m. (weather permitting) Join us for a family friendly and pet friendly hike at Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport. The trail is a 1.4 mile loop through fields and forest. We’ll meet at the trailhead at 11:00 a.m. and start hiking no later than 11:10. Please make sure to bring water, bug spray and sunscreen, and note that masks are required. Email rabbi@adasyoshuron.org with questions.

TishaB’Av

AdultEd:ParshaStudy August 10 and 24, 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Zoom Join Rabbi Solochek for Torah study of the weekly portion and discussion. Everyone is welcome!

Rabbi Solochek led a deeply moving presentation and discussion in observance of Tisha B’Av. We

grieve the losses that the Jewish people suffered historically. We also struggle with newer grief that we face as a community and individuals.

Hikers gathering at Clarry Hill in Union in July for a beautiful (though warm) adventure through blueberry fields and woods.

OutdoorTorahStudy Saturday, August 8, 10:00 a.m. Join us for an in-person outdoor Torah study in Warren. In order to ensure everyone’s health and safety, we are limiting this gathering to 20 people. Masks are required. Please RSVP to Rabbi Solochek (rabbi@adasyoshuron.org) before Shabbat if you plan to attend. In case of rain, we will meet on Zoom using the Shabbat services link.

FamilySummerProgramSunday, August 23, 2:00 p.m.. Family Fun at Camp River Run! Swimming, boating, water activities, and games. For more information or to RSVP contact Elizabeth Siegel 858-692-0262. Rain date: August 30. Face masks required.

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FromtheRabbiDear Friends, As August rolls around, I am excited and honored to mark a full year serving as your rabbi. As I look back on the past year, I remember our many happy celebrations and events, and hold the difficult moments we’ve faced over the past few months. Last fall we celebrated beautiful High Holidays full of music, prayer, and delicious food. One memory that stands out to me is the day we built our community sukkah with the Hebrew School families — an afternoon of laughter and teamwork. Our Chanukah party once again filled the Rockport Opera House with latkes, dancing, music, and candlelight. I love looking back at our multilingual megillah reading on Purim featuring queens, unicorns, and harmonicas.

I am also thinking back on the ways that our community adapted as COVID-19 became a worldwide pandemic. We swiftly navigated bringing our community online to share a Passover seder. We began having connection points throughout the day, with morning community check-ins, evening learning sessions, online holiday celebrations, and more. We changed the way that we interacted, but we never stopped showing up to check in on one another. One theme you may have noticed in my memories is the prevalence of Jewish holidays as time markers. As I move into my second year as your rabbi, and as we collectively move into the High Holiday season once again, we recognize that our tradition is an anchor for us throughout uncertain times. Even if we gather in different ways than before, coming together as a community builds our connections that keep us going in difficult times. I don’t know what the next year is going to bring. I’m already thinking about potential guest speakers, educational opportunities, and ways to creatively continue to be in community together that take advantage of our distance instead of letting it make us distant. I am looking forward with excitement and hope to the year ahead. May we continue to strengthen one another. B’Shalom, Rabbi Solochek

The Ritual Committee will be publishing the memorial booklet The Eternal Light this autumn. As is our tradition, the proceeds from this booklet will support our post Bar/Bat Mitzvah group of young people in Jewish activities. Please give your name, the name(s) of loved ones you wish to remember and a check to Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (attention: Ritual Committee). The form and fees are below. Thank you for your support. Adas Yoshuron Ritual Committee

The cost to list each name is $18. A half-page at $100 or a full page at $200 may be purchased (to include up to a maximum of 6 and 13 names/lines, respectively). Please send your check payable to Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, P.O. Box 1250, Rockland, ME 04841 by August 25th. Payment by credit card may be made by calling the office at (207) 594-4523.

Remembered by: ____________________________________________

In Memory of: ____________________________________________

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At our Annual Meeting on June 28, Adas Yoshuron members joined together online to celebrate the accomplishments of 2019–2020 and to express gratitude for all of the contributions, hard-work and participation in services, study, social action, and togetherness that make our community rich and vibrant. We recognized Shelley Kushner and Linda Garson Smith for their service to the board as they ended their terms, and were relieved that they won’t be going far. Linda will continue to head our monthly volunteer program with the Fishes and Loaves Soup Kitchen at St. Peter’s Church, and Shelley will continue to be a member of the Food in Jewish Culture and Programming Committees, as well as lending her wisdom and experience to help make Adas Yoshuron what it is. Our board has two talented and capable new members: Nancy Scovern and David Theriault. They will join existing (also capable and talented!) Board members Laurence Coe, Cliff Dacso, Stuart Finkelstein, Ben Koenig, Dale Lavi, Sara Levy, Denise Singer, Liz Snider and Ken Wexler Committees are the indispensible factor that gives our synagogue its strength and vitality. Often a smaller group can be more focused and efficient in dealing with issues than the full board. Our committees are created to provide counseling and advice for the board or to handle a task on the board’s agenda. Committees are a place where members can make a real difference in the policies, programs, and vision that helps Adas Yoshuron

thrive. So, if volunteering on a committee like the Area Interfaith Outreach, Building and Grounds, Security, Bylaws, Hineni, Education, Finance/Investment, Food in Jewish Culture, Fundraising/Endowment, Membership, Programming or Ritual interests and inspires you, please contact Lenora via

info@adasyoshuron.org. She will connect you with a committee chair who will welcome you with open arms. There are many more people who make

contributions in other ways and while we recognized some of them at the Annual Meeting, it’s worth thanking them again. So thank you to: Security Committee, Covid Response Team, Rabbinic Advisory Committee, Volunteers of the Soup Kitchen, Adult Education students, Torah studiers, the Morning Prayers and Check-in group, Hebrew School teachers, Hebrew School students, parents and volunteers,

and to our generous donors. Having this strong community is so important as the summer continues and Covid 19 keeps us from meeting in person. Finally, to Rabbi Solochek. I can’t imagine our congregation going through this year without your kind, compassionate, thoughtful spiritual and humanitarian leadership. While celebrating a Passover Seder, a Bat Mitzvah, and a Bris on Zoom may make you a truly a 21st century Rabbi, it is your scholarship and heart that touch us all with your “old soul” wisdom. ~Stuart Finkelstein

JulyBoardMeeJngThe board met on July 20. Some of the highlights include:

• Rabbi Solochek reported on trial outdoor gatherings — Torah study and a hike. • Rabbi updated the board on High Holiday planning. The board supported the Rabbi and High Holiday

Committee’s plan to hold services and events online to preserve the health of the community. Details of the entire High Holiday season are being finalized and will be available soon.

The board: • welcomed new board members Nancy Scovern and David Theriault • passed a resolution requiring everyone attending in-person synagogue events to wear masks • passed a resolution to include Hebrew School as a benefit of membership, with no tuition charged to members • reviewed the budget report prepared by treasurer Laurence Coe • reviewed the current committee structure and identified committees that need leadership and members • heard an update from Ken Wexler of the building and security committees on security updates to the building

and arranged for new board members to safely tour the building with the architect • agreed to schedule a board retreat for a full day in August

The board next meets on Monday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. ~Liz Soloway Snider, Secretary

President’sMessage

A.J. Hungerford and Lori Sylvester, for the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, in honor of the bris of their son, Preston James Hawk Hungerford. In support of the Synagogue:Barbara Fishman Linda Garson Smith Carol and Ed Miller Nancy Scovern and Nancy Button Susan Wind

In loving memory: Brenda and John Batty, for the yahrzeit of Hedwig Klee Erich W. Salomon, Pamela Salomon Benner, and Richard Benner for the yahrzeit of Christine K. Salomon Barbara McCarthy, in memory of her family.

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ThankYou!TodahRabah!To all the cooks and shoppers who brought meals to Rabbi Solochek and Lanni during their quarantine. To Richard Aroneau and Liz Snider for leading the morning check-in. To Liz and Bruce Snider, for hosting the outdoor Shabbat Torah Study. To Linda Garson Smith for coordinating the July Soup Kitchen. .

JulyDonaJonsThank you to the following people for their recent donations:

Best wishes to A.J. Hungerford and family on the birth of their baby boy. Dr. Minda Gold and Rabbi Lily Solochek conducted the bris at Adas Yoshuron on July 22, welcoming the newborn into the covenant.

MembershipRenewalsThank you to the following people for renewing their annual membership with Adas Yoshuron. If you are interested in joining, please contact the office. Robert Barro and Rachel McCleary Pamela Salomon Benner and Richard BennerJonathan Beitler and Mary Katherine Hayes Meyer and Caryn Drapkin Barbara Fishman Linda Garson Smith Mitch Kihn Caryl Kolkin Lawrence and Michelle Lasser Ronald MarloweMark and Traci Lerner Richard LombardiCarol and Ed MillerMerle Rockwell and Ed ModellMarshall and Susan Schorin Nancy Scovern and Nancy Button Kenneth ShureDavid and Melissa Statman Daphne Stern Gail Wartell and Jamie MacMillan David and Nancy WeilEmma Wendt Susan Wind

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MazelTov!

SoupKitchenAugust2Starting in August, the Adas Yoshuron soup kitchen held at St. Peter’s Church, is shifting to in-person dining, limited to 18 guests. We will also have take-out dinners for those who do not wish to sit down. We have plans in place for sanitizing and social distancing. Help is needed with set up, food prep (some can be done at home), and food donations. If you’d like to participate, please let me know. Thank you. ~Linda Garson Smith

lindagarson.smith@gmail.com

BirthdayGreeJngs!Mazel Tov to Charlotte Gordon, of Rockland, who celebrated her 98th Birthday on July 19, 2020. Charlotte celebrated this wonderful occasion surrounded by her dear family. We wish her a healthy and happy year ahead!

Gathering (carefully) on a beautiful Saturday morning.

Sarah Rubenstein: 11 Av (August 1) Murray Tulis: 12 Av (August 2) James Dondis: 13 Av (August 3) Michael Goldberg: 13 Av (August 3) Rose Horovitz: 13 Av (August 3) Emanuel Tahler: 14 Av (August 4) Lillian Gelman: 15 Av (August 5) Florence D. Segal: 15 Av (August 5) David Israel Kosowsky: 16 Av (August 6) David Eli Lang: 16 Av (August 6) Christine K Salomon: 16 Av (August 6) Philip Dondis: 17 Av (August 7) Harold Arnow: 18 Av (August 8) Fred Goldsmith: 19 Av (August 9) Sadie Brina Block: 20 Av (August 10) Moritz Kleeman: 22 Av (August 12) Merven William Mandel: 22 Av (August 12) Benjamin Salmoni: 23 Av (August 13) Sidney I. Segal: 24 Av (August 14) Alice Kihn: 25 Av (August 15) Leo Lamson: 25 Av (August 15) Jean Brusila: 27 Av (August 17) Donald Isikoff: 29 Av (August 19) Lena Sussman Siegel: 29 Av (August 19) Martin Irving Fishman: 30 Av (August 20) Anna Siegel: 2 Elul (August 22) Leon Dubin: 3 Elul (August 23) Harold Kushner: 3 Elul (August 23)

Eleanor Lipson: 3 Elul (August 23) Esther Povich: 3 Elul (August 23) Rose F. Small: 3 Elul (August 23) Arnold Zellman: 3 Elul (August 23) Lester Feldman: 6 Elul (August 26) Barbara Goldman Nichols: 6 Elul (August 26) Veniamin Ostrovsky: 7 Elul (August 27) Harry M. Krokyn: 8 Elul (August 28) Jean Chalmers: 9 Elul (August 29) Isidore Madow: 9 Elul (August 29) Thelma Drapkin: 11 Elul (August 31) Frieda Kushner: 11 Elul (August 31) Michael Kushner: 11 Elul (August 31)

Wealsomournthelossofthefollowing peoplewhodiedwithinthispastyear:MiltonGoldsmith(October14,2019)EvelyneMenache(October212019;22Tishri).StevenShaw(October27,2019;28Tishri)AdeleGrinstein(November21,2019;23Heshvan)WilliamBenjamin(November24,2019;27Heshvan) HarrySky(December14,2019;16Kislev)NathalieWeisgall(February4,2020;9Shevat)JoelFishman(April7,2020;13Nisan)JanetLevinHovnanian(April9,2020;15Nisan) MadlynK.Abramson(April15,2020)AlanKaplan(April19,2020;25Nisan)SueEllenGerrish(April29,2020)BernardVanFunk(May11,2020:17Iyyar)

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RabbinicAdvisoryCommiYeeThe Rabbinic Advisory Committee (RAC) is honored to support Adas Yoshuron’s next chapter — the one we’re writing together with Rabbi Lily Solochek — by nurturing relationships and facilitating communication among the Rabbi, the Congregation, and the Board of Directors. We’re ready to collect and curate feedback from all directions, and to offer guidance, insight, and support as appropriate. During our monthly meetings with Rabbi Solochek, we’ll discuss their goals and share community feedback. Please help us ensure the success of this team effort! Reach out any time at rac@adasyoshuron.org.

LookingforMissingBooksWe are missing several of our copies of the Etz Chayim chumashim, the large, red Torah and commentary books we use on Shabbat and holidays. If you have borrowed a copy, please contact the office and let us know so that we can arrange a safe return to the synagogue. Thank you!

FromtheRitualCommiYeeThe Ritual Committee met with the Rabbi to discuss our ritual practices going forward. The committee has evaluated our need for prayer books. In addition, the committee has brainstormed ideas to enhance and deepen our rituals surrounding Judaism. This autumn, as we have in the past, will publish the memorial booklet The Eternal Light. We welcome new members for the regular committee and ad hoc members for special projects. Please call Denise Singer (236-6655), if you are interested. Thank you. ~Denise Singer, Ritual Committee, Chair

HebrewSchoolUpdateThe Education Committee is putting together registration packets and parent handbooks for the 2020/2021 school year. These will be mailed out in mid August. For more information please contact the office. A final decision regarding in-person/remote learning will be made in the next few weeks. This decision will take into account the Maine Framework for Returning to Classroom Instruction and be in line with the functioning of public schools in our area.

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NewBoardMembersWe are excited to welcome Nancy Scovern and David Theriault to join our leadership team. We are pleased that these experienced and long-time members of Adas Yoshuron, are willing to jump in and engage in helping our congregation continue to grow and flourish.

SoupKitchenThankYouforJuly5Thank you to Kim Lafone who helped me cook finger lickin’ barbecued chickin.’ I’d like to thank the following people who cooked at home and delivered the food to the church: Richard Aroneau for his delightful potato salad (I want the recipe, Richard), Steve Guttenplan for a gorgeous colorful green salad with dressing (served in separate containers), Melissa Statman for tasty brownies (yes, I ate part of one) and Phyllis Hemler for her first time ever luscious lemon squares (yes, I tasted part of one)! I delivered extra meals to the Belfast Soup Kitchen where they were received with delight. See what’s in store for our August 2 Soup Kitchen. ~Linda Garson Smith

David TheriaultAfter graduating from of Maine Maritime Academy in 1968, David served as an engineering officer in the U.S Merchant Marine for three and a half years. He was employed by Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. for six years, after leaving the Merchant Marines. In 1976 he changed careers and entered Boston University Dental School, graduating in 1980. Later that year, David accepted a general practice residency at Boston City Hospital Oral Surgery Department. After completion of the residency he was employed by Harvard Community Health Center and taught Operative Clinical Dentistry to students at Harvard Dental School. In 1990 he purchased a general dental practice in Rockland. He continued to practice general dentistry in Rockland for 30 years, until his retirement in 2020. David is a past Board member and Vice President of Adas Yoshuron. He has been a member of the Rockland Rotary Club for 27 years and is a past President. He currently serves on the Board of the Georges River Land Trust David lives in Rockport with his wife Suzan. They have two adult children and four grandchildren.

Nancy ScovernI was born in Clifton, New Jersey and lived for many years as a young adult in the Boston area, before moving to Maine in 1988. It took me a few years to find my way to active Jewish life and Adas Yoshuron; Rabbi Amita Jarmon was influential in my coming to understand that Judaism could be relevant to me, a feminist, lesbian, and social activist. As a member of Adas Yoshuron, I have served in various capacities, including ongoing participation on the High Holidays Enrichment Committee, serving as chair of the Programming Committee for several years, prior stints on the synagogue Board, and most recently working on the Rabbinic Advisory Committee. I've had a varied work life. After dropping out of college I worked as a tradeswoman for many years, first as a welder at the Quincy shipyard (General Dynamics) and then as a union apprentice and then journeywoman electrician in the Boston local of the IBEW. After moving to Maine I got my BA at the University of Maine at Orono. My first job after that was at Penquis CAP, where I helped found the Penquis Dispute Resolution Center, worked in the Child and Family Mediation program, and ran a Violence Prevention grant in the Milo school system. I also served as a mediator in the Maine court system. I worked with a group of activists to found the Waldo Community Development Federal Credit Union (now Downeast Credit Union in Belfast). It was that effort that inspired me to go back to school for my MBA. Most recently I worked for a local insurance agency for many years, and retired in 2019. I live in Warren with my spouse Nancy Button and our cat Challah. I am looking forward to working with Rabbi Solochek and serving again on the synagogue Board.

Board of Directors: President: Stuart Finkelstein Vice President: Ken Wexler Secretary: Liz Soloway Snider Treasurer: Laurence Coe Members at Large: Clifford Dacso Ben Koenig Dale Lavi Nancy Scovern Denise Singer Sara Skrivanich David Theriault Rabbi: Lily Solochek Administrative Assistants:Lenora Goldman Jackson Gail Wartell Hashofar Editor: Gail Wartell Office Hours The office will be closed to the public until further notice, but calls and emails will be answered promptly.

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Contact us! To reach the Board or President: president@adasyoshuron.org; for the Rabbi: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org; for the office: info@adasyoshuron.org; for Lenora: lenora@adasyoshuron.org; for Hashofar: hashofar@adasyoshuron.org

Adas Yoshuron Synagogue P.O. Box 1250

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Would you like a call from the Rabbi?During this difficult time, Rabbi Solochek is available to our congregation. Please contact the office if you wish to receive a phone call.

If you need help with errands or chores, please contact Liz, chair of the Hineni committee. liz_snider@msn.com

We send our prayers for a complete healing to: April Devarney Wesley Hedberg Glenn Lapides Bob Meggison Batya bat Mindel John Parkman James Rapaport If you are aware of someone in the Adas Yoshuron community who is in need of healing prayers, please contact the office.

Avi ben Sarah Steven Seidman Ed Sheridan Neil Smith Janet SokoloffDavid Statman Daniel Tesler

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TuB’AvObservedonAugust5Tu B’Av, the 15th Day of Av, is both an ancient and modern holiday. Originally a post-biblical day of joy, it served as a matchmaking day for unmarried women in the Second Temple period (before the fall of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.). Tu B’Av was almost unnoticed in the Jewish calendar for many centuries but it has been rejuvenated in recent decades, especially in the modern state of Israel. In its modern incarnation it is gradually becoming a Hebrew-Jewish Day of Love, slightly resembling Valentine’s Day in English-speaking countries. (My Jewish Learning) For more on Tu B’Av, go to https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tu-bav/

August 2020 •Av/Elul 5780Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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3 4 5 6 7Shabbat Services 7 p.m.

8Torah Study 10 a.m.

9Community Hike 11 a.m.

10Adult Education 7 p.m.

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16 17Board Meeting 7 p.m.

18 19 20 21Shabbat Services 7 p.m.

22Shabbat Services 10 a.m.

23Family Program 2 p.m.

24Adult Education 7 p.m.

25 26 27 28Statewide Shabbat Services 6:30 p.m.

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