March 2018 Volume XXIX, Issue 4

Jews, Irish Share Corned Beef TraditionAs we inaugurate Temple Beth Or’s

First Corned Beef Festival, let’s ponder the age-old question: is corned beef Irish or Jewish?

To be sure, corned beef and cabbage are considered the traditional fare of St. Paddy’s Day. But this was not always the case! Pork had previously been the preferred menu item for the day.

In Ireland, cattle were used for dairy production and were only slaughtered for food if necessary. Pigs were bred for meat.

But when the Irish immigrated in great numbers (in the mid 19th century) to America, they faced discrimination and poverty. They moved into the slums and tenements along-side other immigrants such as the Jews and Italians. It was at the Jewish delis and lunch carts that the Irish experienced Jewish corned beef and noted its similarity to the far more expensive Irish bacon they loved.

Jewish immigrants had perfected the brisket cut of meat as their trademark. Brisket was an economical cut of meat which comes from the lower chest of cattle. Since it does not touch the sciatic nerve or blood vessels, it is a kosher cut of meat. But the brisket is a tougher cut of meat filled with fat and cartilage. Thus the salting (to remove the blood, a requirement for Jewish dietary laws) and slow-cooking pro-cess transformed the brisket into an extremely tender and flavorful delicacy!

The Irish took the Jewish beef brisket and salt-cured it. The term “corned” beef comes from the large grained rock salt called “corns” used in the salting process. Cooking the beef with cabbage was also a cost efficiency. The entire meal could be cooked up in one pot making the dish cheap, easy and delicious!

There are flavoring differences in two cultural recipes. The Irish brine is more aromatic with spices such as bay leaf and clove. Garlicky brine gives a more distinctly Jewish flavor. In any event, corned beef is beloved, and claimed, by both cultures.

Corned beef might not be the Jews’ only renowned col-laboration with the Irish. In the early 20th century, Irish and Jewish immigrants collaborated on music for Tin Pan Alley, touching on themes dear to the hearts of immigrants in the crowded tenements of New York City. There, Irish compos-er William Jerome (originally Flannery) and Jean Schwartz wrote “If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews” about their shared experiences. They wrote:

“… I often sit and think what would this country beIf we hadn’t men like Rosenstein and Hughes.You’d surely have a kingdom there’d be no democracy.If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews:Chorus: What would this great Yankee nationReally, really ever doIf it wasn’t for a LevyA Monahan or Donahue?Where would we get our policemen?Why Uncle Sam would have the blues.Without the Pats and IsadoresYou’d have no big department stores.If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews.”

No matter what your culture we hope to see you at our amazing Corned Beef Festival on Saturday, March 10. De-tails inside the Light.

Shalom,

THE LIGHTPublished monthly by

Temple Beth Or 5275 Marshall Rd. Dayton OH 45429

www.templebethor.comPhone: (937) 435-3400

RABBIJudy Chessin

ASSISTANT RABBI Ari Ballaban

ADMINISTRATORDonna Brodnick

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORSharon Bengel

BOTY ADVISOR Gavi Douglass

OFFICERSJerry Weckstein, President

Micah Siegal, Vice PresidentJohn Granby, Secretary

Karen Lindsay, Treasurer

MEMBERS AT LARGEJane Briskin Sue NelsonMarni Flagel Jessica SimpsonJoan Greenfield Dan SweenyCorky Katz

COMMITTEE CHAIRSAdministration: Ira SegalewitzEducation: Jessica SimpsonFund-raising: Karen LindsayMember Services: Personnel: Micah SiegalReligious: Joan GreenfieldVolunteers: Paula Gessiness

AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONSJudaica Shop: Karen LindsayBOTY President: Ben GuadalupeConnections for Seniors: Hank Adler

Our Lives

Yahrzeit RemembrancesTemple Beth Or remembers our loved ones on the Sabbath nearest the

anniversary of their passing or yahrzeit. The following names will be read during services this month.

March 2Francis A. Clair (2/28)Sadye Nelson (2/28)David Yates (2/28)Dorothy Gutmann (3/1)Judith Carsch (3/3)Andrew Todd Frisch (3/3)Ida Plotkin (3/3)Maurice A. Cream (3/4)

March 9Eunice Cauper (3/8)Robert Richman (3/8)Else Heinze (3/9)Philip E. Cohen (3/10)Christina Crowley (3/10)Shirley Rein (3/11)Elaine Sachs Veta (3/11)Anna Shapiro Fishman (3/12)Irene Jacoby (3/12)Morris Sherman (3/12)Robert Dietz (3/13)Berta Sherman (3/13)

March 16Jacob Bettman (3/14)Isidore Farber (3/15)Leah Klein (3/15)Joan Chesler (3/16)Cathy Michelson (3/17)Arthur Liberty (3/18)Ray Cook (3/19)Goldie Ennis (3/19)Ruth Crace (3/20)Ruth Zolot Goldberg (3/20)Irving Troy (3/20)

March 23Helaine Char (3/21)Leo Finkelstein Sr. (3/22)Yetta Hecht Marks (3/22)Evelyn Rich (3/22)Samuel Stein (3/22)Edith Besser (3/24)Hubert Jacobs (3/24)Rachel Ramsey (3/24)Eric Bruce Stein (3/24)Harold Dunn (3/25)Max Gutmann (3/25)Shirley C. Maharam (3/25)Dr. Philip Klein (3/26)Paul Kruke (3/26)Andrew R. Nathan (3/26)David M. Nathan (3/26)Paul Nathan (3/26)Sybil Sureck (3/26)Bebe Char (3/27)Katie Steinberger (3/27)

March 30Melville Granby (3/28)Sylvia Gray (3/28)Julian Rochelle (3/28)Florence Paull (3/30)Sarah Lauber (4/1)Vernona Roberts (4/1)Julius Stein (4/1)Jackie Stone (4/1)Arnold Adler (4/2)Charlotte Steinharter (4/2)Celia Malbin Feinstein (4/3)Harry Levy (4/3)Catherine Wohlfrom Nieman (4/3)

Do you have news or need prayers? Please contact the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to share a birth, marriage or seek get well wishes. Your congregation cares about you!

Mazel Tov to Gary Holstine on the birth of a new grandson. Parents are Sarah and Jake Weissmann of Annapolis. Mazel Tov also to Wendy Rachlin and Roger Pankake on the birth of their grandchild, Julia Paige Rachlin, born to Kevin and Jennifer Rachlin of Arlington, Virginia.

Hakarat Tovah: Hank Adler Passover Care Packages Offered

Saturday, April 14, 2018Seven in the Evening

Dinner & Dancing with Live MusicSilent Auction & 50/50 Raffle

Several Giving LevelsAdmission Includes One Free Drink Visit templebethor.com for details.

Jeans & Jewels Encore

Temple Beth Or would like to send our college-age kids a Pass-over Care Package, so that they can have a Passover nosh while away from home during the holiday.

If you have a college-age kid who is away from home, please call the Temple office and give us their ad-dress. We will make sure that they don’t go hungry.

Comedian Robert Orben remarked: “Here’s to all volunteers, those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay.”

Our Hakarat Tovah column is our small to-ken of appreciation to you who work so hard to keep Temple Beth Or going and glowing.

We are especially grateful for Hank Adler who is a founding member of our congrega-tion. Hank and his wife Helene raised their children here at Temple Beth Or. In the early days of the Temple, he was exceedingly generous in financial and vol-unteer support. Hank was actively involved in our administrative com-mittee.

As the years passed and his and Helene’s nest emptied, Hank observed a gap in our congregational efforts for our seniors. Hank single-handedly created Temple Beth Or’s Connections for Seniors program, honoring our seniors’ birthdays, arranging rides to Temple, coordinating monthly people and pet walks, and developing educational programs to encour-age successful aging and saging in our community.

These programs are all greatly appreciated but even more meaningful because Hank surely “paid his dues” decades ago. He and Helene are among those special members who have continued their volunteerism long after others had handed the jobs on to the next generation!

So “here’s to Hank for all your work!” While volunteerism doesn’t draw a salary we pay you a double portion of thanks! Todah Rabbah!

Register Your Shoppers Cards

If you use your Kroger Plus or DLM Club Card to support Temple Beth Or, it’s time to reregister.

Visit www.krogercommunityre-wards.com and use our organization number: 81170.

For DLM, visit www.dorothylane.com/goodneighbor and use our organization number: 1033.

Judaism teaches that certain times and seasons carry special, sacred sig-nificance. Of course, this is a familiar idea in our daily lives: Our weekly cel-ebration of Shabbat is meant to reen-act God’s mythic, post-Creation rest.

However, we also regularly engage in such temporal symbolism in a larger sense. Most of our holidays, for instance, are meant to mark the specif-ic times in years past when important events occurred for our people. In experiencing the Jewish calendar, we are meant to reconnect with an ancient heritage and to re-experience the foundational moments of our history.

The occasions we mark in Judaism are as diverse as they are numerous. They run the full emotional gamut, from the most extreme euphoria to the deepest despair. In the latter category, for instance, is Tisha b’Av (the Ninth of Av) which commemorates essentially every calamity we as Jews have suffered. According to Jew-ish lore, this was the day when:

• both of the Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed;

• near when the First Crusade began; • around the time the Jews were expelled from

England in the 13th century, France in the 14th century, and Spain in the 15th century;

• and even when Heinrich Himmler’s “Final Solution,” the German plan to exterminate the world’s Jews, was approved.

And yet, the Jewish calendar is far from being only about recalling doom and gloom. At the start of this month (beginning the night of the 28th of February, and extending into the day of March 1st), we observe a celebration that falls squarely into the euphoric hol-iday camp. For millennia, Purim has been held up as the most positive, inspiring example of Jewish perse-verance. We learn from the Jewish tradition that just as much as we think of Tisha b’Av as the most traumatic day of the Jewish calendar, we are meant to think of the entire month of Adar as joyous and auspicious.

The teachings of the first Rabbis, recorded in the Mishnah, suggest that mi-she-nichnas av, m’ma-atin b’simchah; or: “Once Av begins, we diminish celebra-tion.” Several centuries later, Rabbi Yerhudah (son of

Rabbi Samuel bar Sheilat) coined the more famous corollary to this phrase: Mi-she-nichnas adar, marbin b’simchah; or: “Once Adar begins, we multiply cele-bration.”

You might be wondering: Is this teaching meant to be descriptive or prescriptive? In other words, are we urged to celebrate extra during the month of Purim, or is it just our fate to be extra happy at this special time? Judaism’s answer to this question (from the Talmud) is, perhaps unsurprisingly, both. The Talmud teaches that, during Adar, a person has greater luck than any other time of the year, but it also teaches that, during Adar—as a consequence of this cosmic reality—a per-son should be more open to taking chances.

I’m not usually superstitious; however, I think the idea this teaching conveys can be very productive as we reflect on the story of Purim and the past triumphs of our people. This year, for the entirety of Adar (until March 16th), I hope that we can think about the ways that we, as a nation and as individuals, have done well and succeeded in the past.

But, in the dual spirit of Purim and Adar, I hope that we can also allow ourselves to take the chances nec-essary to create good in the future. Adar prompts us to imagine that even the seemingly-unattainable may be in our reach. It encourages us to believe something em-powering: That there is no time like the present!

Rabbi Ari Ballaban

Jewish Holidays Remember All Milestones

The month of Adar invites all Jews to be joyful.

Makor School News

Tikkun Olam On January 7th, in ad-

vance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Melissa Gua-dalupe led the Preschool through 8th grade Makor students in a variety of Tik-kun Olam activities.

To honor the holiday, stu-dents made “peace catch-ers” (a craft playing on the idea of dream catchers), decorated pictures to repre-sent the peace they want to see in the world, and assembled tie blankets to donate to those in need.

This is the second of three Tikkun Olam programs Melissa is leading for Makor this year. When you see her, say Thanks!

New ElectivesMakor students have begun their third and final tri-

mester of electives and have some fun new choices. Art continues with Danna Kaplan as we thank Rachel

Stanzione and Thea Klass for their service in the first two trimesters.

Talia Robbins has taken over Story Time from Ra-chel Gilbert who got it up and running in the second trimester.

Elissa Dinsmore is teaching our new elective, Yoga Yeladim. We also welcome Alicia Ostrow who joins Re-nee Peery as a 1st through 3rd grade homeroom teacher.

Family ServicesFor the remainder of the school year, Family Services

will start with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and a service led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban at 6 p.m.

For all family services, the participating grade is asked to complete our preneg dinner. Temple provides pizza and salad ($5 donation per family). The students and their families are asked to provide side dishes, des-serts and drinks.

The March 9 service will feature preschool and kin-dergarten students who will participate and complete the preneg. In April, BOTY (Beth Or Temple Youth) will participate in the family service on April 13. Our May 11 family service will also include Teacher Appre-ciation and all our families are asked to assist.

These services are wonderful preparation for our stu-dents in the years leading up to their bar and bat mitz-vahs. Please come support them!

Calendar UpdateSpring Break means there will be no Makor or He-

brew School classes March 18, March 25 and April 1. Classes will resume April 8 with no more breaks. The school year ends May 13.

Camp Tuition Help AvailableTemple Beth Or has a modest amount in our Camp-

ership Fund. If you would like to receive a little help in sending

your youngster to Jewish camp this summer, please contact the Temple Office. Completion of a simple form is all that is required.

Youth News

Connections for SeniorsOur senior members continue to be an important part

of our Temple Beth Or family and Connections is a dy-namic outreach program that helps them maintain their involvement in our Temple community.

Walk With Us!Connections for Seniors will bring its walking pro-

gram back for 2018. Beginning in May, we will meet at Schoolhouse Park on Nutt Road in Washington Town-ship on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

This is an easy walk on a paved path which measures three-quarters of a mile. You can make one lap or more or only a partial lap - whatever distance you prefer. Friendly dogs are welcome.

Meet in the parking lot at 10 a.m. First event will be Wednesday May 9. Join us!

L’Chaim!We will celebrate March, April and May birthdays at

our Oneg Shabbat on April 6 with a special kosher des-sert. This quarter we honor the following:

Hank Adler, Doris Constantine, Bert Cream, Dale Goldberg, Jacqueline Fishman, Claudia Fried, Helen Friedman, Iris Friedman, Beverly Geisenfeld, James Geisenfeld, Bonnie Gewertz, Karen Granby, Howard Gross, Robert Heuman, Jeffrey Hoffman, Maxine Hoff-

man, Sharon Holzer, Stu-art Holzer, Fred Izenson, Thelma Karp, Alan Klein, Bonnie Klein, Samuel Lauber, Harvey Lehrner, Ann Marx, Martin Nizny, Joann Plotkin, Thomas Skelley, Lois Solganik and Eugene Solomon.

TransportationIf you need a ride to Temple for Friday or Saturday

Shabbat services, please contact the office by noon on Thursday. Someone from Connections will contact you with ride information.

Drivers are needed! Please contact the Temple Office or Hank Adler to volunteer. We will work to connect you with seniors near you.

Did You Know?The law has changed. If you are hospitalized, your

doctors and nurses are no longer allowed to contact your clergy unless you expressly ask them to. If you or a family member are ill, having surgery or are admitted to a local hospital, contact the Temple office to be add-ed to our prayer list.

Purim CarnivalMany thanks to our Beth Or Temple Youth for their

hard work in creating an annual Purim Carnival for our congregation.

Visit our Facebook page for photos from this year’s event and be sure to congratulate our youth on a job well done!

Registration Open for Junior Kallah

Registration is now open for the Junior Youth Group Kallah set for March 16 to 18 in Zionsville, Indiana. This is a great opportunity for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to unplug from the stress of the semester and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors at URJ’s GUCI Camp.

Visit www.ohiovalleynfty.org for more information.

Spring Kallah Dates SetHigh school students will have the opportunity to at-

tend another kallah April 19 - 22, 2018 at Wise Temple in Cincinnati.

At this event they will:» Make a difference with a hands-on social action

project» Enjoy a fun, interactive Saturday night activity» Reconnect with their NFTY friends» Welcome 8th graders and other new members and

send off 12th graders» Elect a new Regional Board

Early bird registra-tion is available until Feb. 7 and registration closes March 21. Learn more at www.ohioval-leynfty.org.

President’s Post: Passover

Memories While away at school, my parents

sent me a care package for Pass-over. I was wondering where I was going to find Passover food to have during the holiday, and then I re-ceived a box of matzah, macaroons and other Passover food favorites in my dorm room.

I was very happy to be able to keep Kosher for Passover while at school. (My roommates were grossed out by the gefilte fish, and banished me to eat it in the laundry room, but that is another story.) My favorite Passover memories include Seders with my family, 2nd night Seder at Temple Beth Or and of course my Passover care package.

This year Temple Beth Or will be sending Passover Care Packages to our college-aged family mem-bers who are away from home. Just contact the Temple office and pro-vide their name and address, and they will receive a Passover Care Package just before the Passover holiday. They will then be able to continue to make Passover memo-ries, thinking about their family and Temple Beth Or back at home.

You can also make additional Passover memories this year with your Temple family by attending the annual Temple Beth Or 2nd night Passover Seder. This year 2nd Sed-er will be held on Saturday, March 31st. Please call the office to make a reservation for yourself and any family members or use the form en-closed in this edition of The Light.

Sending care packages to our younger family Members and/or at-tending the Temple’s 2nd Seder will continue Temple Beth Or Passover memories ‘Today . . . and for Gen-erations.’

Jerry Weckstein, Board President

Contributions to Temple Beth OrTemple’s many funds provide a meaningful way to mark the life

cycle events we all experience. From a birth to a graduation, from the recovery from an illness to a promotion or marriage, we all ex-perience joy and sadness throughout our lives.

To express your caring and concern, please send your tribute card and minimum $10 donation to the Temple office. All donations are tax deductible.

Contributions to our General Fund were made by the following: Cynthia King Helene and Hank Adler in appreciation of Don Weckstein and for a

speedy recovery for Dan Weckstein Helene and Hank Adler in honor of Gary Holstine’s newest grand-

child Eva and Fred Izenson in memory of Al Izenson Karen and John Granby in memory of Janet Hirsfeld Sandy Kawano in memory of Edith Simon Annette Nathan in memory of Paul, Andrew and David Nathan

Contributions to Rabbi Chessin’s Discretionary Fund were made by the following: Gary Holstine in honor of Wendy Rachlin and Roger Pankake’s new

granddaughter Gary Holstine for a speedy recovery for Marni Flagel

Audrey Sachs contributed to the Endowment Fund in memory of Ruth Zolot Goldberg and Elaine Sachs Veta.

Temple Beth Or is working to increase our Endowment Fund and partic-ipating in the new LIFE & LEGACY program.

LIFE & LEGACY is a partnership of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) and the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton that promotes af-ter-lifetime giving to benefit the Dayton Jewish community. Through train-ing support, and monetary incentives LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish organizations to integrate legacy giving into their philanthropic culture in order to assure Jewish tomorrows.

Everyone, regardless of age, wealth or affiliation has the ability to leave a legacy whether it is a bequest in a will or a gift of life insurance or pension funds.

Temple Beth Or’s LIFE & LEGACY committee will be contacting mem-bers to ask about participation. If you’re ready to make your gift now, please contact the office.

Temple Encourages Legacies

Adult EducationChai Mitzvah Enters Second Year

Our Chai Mitzvah group will meet Wednesday, March 14 at 1 p.m. The topic is Individual and Community and the moderator will be Karen Granby.

This is a great time to join Chai Mitzvah as our group enters its second year and receives new topics. The Mussar series will cost $40 per person and includes a full year of topics focused on middot. Please contact the office at 937-435-3400 and tell us whether you prefer to meet Wednesdays or Thursdays.

Learn more about Chai Mitzvah at www.chaimitzvah.org.

Bible Stories Your Clergy Never Told YouBible stories are not just for kids. As part of the Uni-

versity of Dayton’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Rabbi Judy Chessin will lead an exploration of the deeper meaning and controversies surrounding biblical tales through art, music, and Midrash (Jewish rabbinic legend).

What really happened in that garden? Why did Noah give Ham such a harsh punishment? Did Jephthah real-ly sacrifice his own daughter? Whom did David really love? These are among the provocative biblical tales we’ll explore through the lens of Jewish interpretation and adult eyes.

Classes will be held at UD’s River Campus on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. beginning March 14 and concluding April 18. To register, visit www.udayton.edu/continuing_education/senior_programs/udolli/

Adult HebrewBeginning Hebrew 2.0 with Rabbi Ari Ballaban con-

tinues. Classes meet on Sundays at 1 p.m. and follow the same break schedule as our children’s Hebrew School. Remaining class dates are: March 4 and 11, April 8, 15, 22, 29.

Rabbi Judy Chessin leads an Advanced Adult He-brew class. This month, they will meet on March 4, 11 and 25.

corned beef festivalmarch 10, 6 to 9

$25 per person21 and older

reserve your tickets by march 2

Beer Tasting @ 6:30Entertainment

Cooking DemosCash Bar

Door Prizes

Adult Education

Seder 101 with Master Chef Stan Karp

March 2510 a.m.

Levin Hall

Learn how to make matzah balls and whether they should sink or float. Chef Stan will also share delicious chicken soup recipes. Rabbi Judy Chessin will discuss Seder symbols and offer resources for customizing your at-home celebration.

RSVP at 937-435-3400.

Learn how to create custom Seder meal and Haggadah for

your family at home.

U.S. and IsraelTemple Beth Or’s Adult

Education Committee wel-comes Donna M. Schlagheck, Ph.D. retired professor and chair of Political Science at Wright State University on Sunday, April 15 at 10 a.m.

Dr. Schlagheck will speak about U.S. and Israel: Security Threats in Syria, Iran and Gaza and discuss how U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East has evolved since 2017.

Dr. Schlagheck is a well-known, local expert on ter-rorism and authored the first university textbook on the subject, International Terrorism, in 1988 in addition to many other articles and books.

She is a past president of the Dayton Council on World Affairs and adjunct professor at Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management at Wright-Patter-son Air Force Base. She is also president of the WSU Retirees Association.

Estate PlanningOn April 29th from 10 a.m. to noon, Temple Beth Or

will hold an Estate Planning program for our Members. This adult education program will combine a discus-sion on wills, trusts, life insurance and IRAs; while also sharing ideas on planned giving opportunities to bene-fit Temple Beth Or, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton LIFE & LEGACY program.

Kevin Bressler, Gary Holstine, Janese Sweeny and Don Weckstein will review various ways that planned giving can assist Temple in its mission to continue pro-viding and enhancing its religious services, education-al opportunities and social events, and enable Temple Beth Or to continue to be a special place, ‘Today . . . and for Generations.’

Tanach StudyRabbi Judy Chessin continues to lead this group in

studying the original Hebrew Scriptures. Meetings are set for Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m and Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. There will be no class Sunday March 18 due to Rabbi’s travel schedule.

March ServicesTemple Beth Or prides itself on a variety of family friendly service styles.

While some services are particularly aimed at youngsters, all ages are welcome at all events. Worship remains the central focus of all services. Please join us!

Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m.Tanach Study

Friday, March 9, 5:30 p.m.Family Shabbat Service and Preneg: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban with assistance from Makor students in grades Kindergarten and preschool. Temple will pro-vide pizza and salad for the preneg beginning at 5:30 p.m. A $5 donation per family is requested. Service will begin at 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m.60-Minute Shabbat: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballban, this service will read and discuss the Torah portion Vay-akhel-Pekude.

Friday, March 16, 7 p.m. Shabbat with Choir: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban fea-turing the Temple Beth Or choir directed by Mary Rog-

ers and accompanied by Diann Bromberg. The 6:30 p.m. preneg will be hosted by the Dinsmores.

Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m.Shabbat Shireinu: Sing-along Sabbath led by Para Rabbi Lorraine Fortner and Choir Director Mary Rog-ers. Come learn the most updated songs we use in our Shabbat services.

Friday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat and Potluck: Rabbi Judy Chessin will lead this service followed by our potluck. Temple will provide the main dish for a $5 donation per fami-ly. Bring a dish to share: A-H bring a side, I-O bring a dessert, P-Z bring a salad or a vegetable.

Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m.Tanach Study

Our Purim Spiel is Out of this World!

Join us for a Big Bang Spiel Friday, March 2! Based on the popular TV show, Big Bang Theory,

our spiel promises fun for the whole family!

We will serve a Chinese dinner at 6:30 p.m. Only $6 for adults and $4 for children. Under 3 are free. Please RSVP by calling the office.

At 7 p.m. we will have a brief service followed by the spiel.

Come in costume! Bring boxes of macaroni and cheese to use as groggers and donate to The Food Bank.

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Join us for Second Seder, March 31 at 6 p.m.

Choice of beef, fish or vegetarian entree. Gefilte fish with horseradish, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley.

Wine (the good stuff), hard boiled eggs, bitter herbs, afikomen, charoset.

Catered by Bernstein’s Fine Catering

Reserve your seat - or a whole table - for our traditional dinner in Levin Hall at 6 p.m.

Use the form inserted in this issue or call the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to make your reservations.

All reservations must be received by March 19.

Hear our youth choir, Mizmor Or and meet our Arab-Israeli guests!