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Leonard Gordon Josh Grossman Loel Weiss Rabbi Cantor Rabbi Emeritus Our Community Voice KOLEINU B’nai Tikvah South Area Jewish Congregation www.BnaiTikvahMA.org 1301 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021 Elul - Tishrei September 2021 Sisterhood 12 Social Action 13 School Happenings 14 New Fall Class-Arabic Connection 14 Sukkot Movie 15 Yahrzeit 16- 17 Credit Card Use 19 Social Media Help 20 Condolences 2 Minyan 3 Presidents Message 5 Holiday Schedule 6-7 Rabbinical Reflections 8 Cantors Column 9 Covid-19 Protocols 10 Ritually Speaking 11 Points of Interest Just click on page numbers. Bulletin Changes Were Printing Issues Again Everyone knows Koleinu contains a wealth of information about ongoing and new programing at Bnai Tikvah. While we live in a digital age and many people prefer reading online, especially with the ease of hyperlinks to move through the pages, we realize some people prefer to read a hard copy of the bulletin. Therefore, we have decided to return to printed issues. Beginning in November, we will produce and print double- month full issues (November/December, January/ February, etc.) which will be mailed to members. For the second month when no full issue printed, we will produce a smaller electronic issue with programming updates. We appreciate that some of our members may prefer that the temple save on printing and mailing expenses and prefer to read the bulletin electronically. We are asking you to OPT IN to receive online issues only by contacting the office or by clicking on this link. The bulletins - full & update issues - will always be available electronically on our website as well as continue to be sent electronically to everyone.

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Page 1: Our Community Voice

Leonard Gordon Josh Grossman Loel Weiss Rabbi Cantor Rabbi Emeritus

Our Community Voice

KOLEINU B’nai Tikvah South Area Jewish Congregation

www.BnaiTikvahMA.org

1301 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021

Elul - Tishrei September 2021

Sisterhood 12

Social Action 13

School Happenings

14

New Fall Class-Arabic Connection

14

Sukkot Movie

15

Yahrzeit 16-

17

Credit Card Use

19

Social Media Help

20

Condolences 2

Minyan 3

President’s Message

5

Holiday Schedule

6-7

Rabbinical Reflections

8

Cantor’s Column

9

Covid-19 Protocols

10

Ritually Speaking

11

Points of Interest

Just click on page numbers.

Bulletin Changes

We’re Printing Issues Again

Everyone knows Koleinu contains a wealth of information about ongoing and new programing at B’nai Tikvah. While we live in a digital age and many people prefer reading online, especially with the ease of hyperlinks to move through the pages, we realize some people prefer to read a hard copy of the bulletin. Therefore, we have decided to return to printed issues.

Beginning in November, we will produce and print double-month full issues (November/December, January/February, etc.) which will be mailed to members. For the second month when no full issue printed, we will produce a smaller electronic issue with programming updates.

We appreciate that some of our members may prefer that the temple save on printing and mailing expenses and prefer to read the bulletin electronically. We are asking you to OPT IN to receive online issues only by contacting the office or by clicking on this link.

The bulletins - full & update issues - will always be available electronically on our website as well as continue to be sent electronically to everyone.

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Executive Board President Natalie Weinberg

VP of Strategy & Communications Janice Halpern

VP of Education Melanie Greitzer

VP of Community Cindy Lurie

Treasurer Sherry Rosen-Brown

Secretary Andrew Langmead

House Steve Bernstein

Past President Leslie Pearlstein

Planning/Strategy Debbie Gladstone

Ritual Dena Kaufman & Ellie Sirk

Communication Linda Silverstein

Board of Directors Parliamentarian Wayne Gray

Membership Sam & Christine Evans

Fundraising Howard Cooper

Youth Melissa Charnitsky

Adult Education Robin Zoll & Janet Silberberg

School Committee Andrea Woolner & Amy Peterson

Social Action Ann Hartstein & Phyl Hewson

Brotherhood Stan Zoll

Sisterhood Jane Silver

At-Large Karen Reiser

At-Large Marshall Myers

At-Large Marc Silver

At-Large Andrew Baizen

Other Committees Bulletin Jodi Rome-Avrus

Israel Affairs Stan Zoll & Marvin Wolfert

Judaic Gift Shop Heidi Wortzman

Library Harriet Lavine, Wendy Lustbader, & Stan Zoll

Scrip Janet Silberberg

Special Gifts Phyllis Moore

Staff is Available by

Phone & Email at

781-828-5250

BnaiTikvahMA.org

Condolences

May peace be upon them.

Beatrice (Weidenfeld) Newman

Beloved mother of Ellen (Howard) Rothberg

and Art (Stacy) Newman. Beloved wife of the

late Emanuel J. Newman, of Sharon, MA,

passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021.

Devoted mother of Ellen Rothberg (and

husband, Howard Rothberg), Art Newman

(and wife Stacy Newman) and David (and

wife, Sara Newman). Cherished grandmother

of Emma and Dahlia Newman, Carolyn,

Emily and Sharon Newman and Darren

Rothberg and Philip (and wife Sabrina)

Rothberg. Proud great-grandmother of

Koren, Gavri and Zehava Rothberg.

Edwin Misiph

Beloved husband of Adrienne Misiph, loving

father of Glenn (Sandy) Misiph, Cheryl (Paul)

Grigsby, and Arielle Misiph, and grandfather

of Aaron and Alec Misiph.

Dr. Richard Moscow

Beloved brother of Jane Moscow and

brother-in-law of Richard Shmishkiss.

Office Manager: Adrea Gerber

Administrative Assistant: Donna Blumenthal

MINYAN Congregants commemorating a yahrzeit may wish to honor that event by leading some portion of the evening’s service. It might be as small as leading a prayer or could be leading all of Mincha or Ma’ariv.

If you are interested in taking this honor, please call Joe Doniger at 781-910-7601 or email us at [email protected] at least two

days in advance and we’ll help make arrangements with that night’s minyan leader.

Due to the pandemic, as many people are

observing a virtual Shiva week, if you inform the leader, a third Mourners' Kaddish will be included

as is done in a shiva house.

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Chai-lights September In-person & via ZOOM

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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1

School Parent Meeting 7pm

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3

Shabbat Services 6pm

Candles 6:57pm

4 Shabbat Services on Zoom 10am

noon

5

Exec. BOD Mtg 9:30am

Minyan 7:30pm

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Services 6:30pm Candles 6:52pm

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Services 8:45am

Children’s Services in-person 10:30am

Tashlich 4:00pm Canton Town Pool Candles 7:51pm

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Services 8:45am

Children’s Services in-person 10:30am

Minyan 7:30pm

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Minyan 7:30pm

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Shabbat Services 6pm

Candles 6:45pm

11 Shabbat Services on Zoom 10am

1st Day of School 9:30am

noon

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BOD Mtg 7pm

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School 3:45pm

SH Board Mtg 7pm

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Kol Nidre Services 6:30pm Candles 6:37pm

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Services 8:45am

Children’s Services in-person 10:30am

Study Break 2:45pm

Services 5:00pm

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Shabbat Services 6pm

Candles 6:33pm

18 Shabbat Services - on Zoom 10am

School 9:30am

Soul Stroll 10am

noon

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Family Sunday Funday 2pm

Teens Group 5:30pm

Minyan 7:30pm

Sukkot Movie

8pm

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Services 7:30pm ZOOM

Candles 6:28pm

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Services 10am in-person & ZOOM

Services 7:30pm ZOOM

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Services 10am ZOOM

Minyan 7:30pm

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SH Sukkot Program 7pm

Minyan 7:30pm

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Shabbat Services 6pm

Candles 6:21pm

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Shabbat Services Honoring Jay Foley 10am

School 9:30am

noon

Minyan 7:30pm Minyan 7:30pm Minyan 7:30pm

Family Table

Minyan 7:30pm Minyan 7:30pm Minyan 7:30pm Minyan 7:30pm Minyan 7:30pm

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

Day 1

Rosh Hashanah

Day 2

Erev Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur

Erev Sukkot Sukkot Day 1

Sukkot Day 2

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Words From Our Temple President Natalie Weinberg [email protected]

781-341-4267

We are still here standing firm and strong at B’nai

Tikvah, together even though we have faced many

challenges individually and as a community through the

past year.

As we enter the ‘Days of Awe’, let’s review some of the

challenges/goals we’ve come through as the first wave of

COVID-19 closed the temple. Our first goal has been to

update our technology and continually refine it so that it

is consumer friendly to all of you. Although it may not be

perfect, I have found it rewarding and a way to connect

with all of our congregants who wish to participate in

services, classes, minyan, and meetings.

Making sure our children feel they are wanted and an

integral part of our community has also been achieved

because of the hard work of our religious school. Sunday

Fundays were really fun!

Fixing the social hall was a necessity, and as you enter

the doors for the holidays, you’ll see it has been

accomplished.

Saying goodbye to familiar faces,

and welcoming our new employees

Adrea Gerber as Office Manager,

and Lori Deely as Custodian, has

been part of our changes.

Even though we’ve been physically closed, we’ve

been open to you; the Rabbi, the Cantor,

Religious school, office staff, and leadership are only

a phone call or email away. We have not stopped

trying to reach out to you and fulfill your needs and

meet our obligations to you. No matter what happens

over the next few months we will be there to support

you. A building is brick and stone though we have to

maintain it; the membership is the heart and soul of

a congregation.

L’Shana Tova

A Happy and Healthy New Year

Natalie

for September is f t t t t r t t

t t r f r t f r t

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Minyan 7:30pm

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Services with Yizkor 7:30pm ZOOM

Candles 6:16pm

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Services with Yizkor 10am in-person & ZOOM

Family-friendly Services 6pm in-person & ZOOM

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Services 10am in-person & ZOOM

Minyan 7:30pm

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Minyan 7:30pm

1

Shabbat Services 6pm

Candles 6:57pm

2

Shabbat Services

Bar Mitzvah Phinn Evans 10am in-person & Zoom

School 9:30am

noon

Chai-lights September In-person & via ZOOM continued

Shmini

Atzeret Simchat Torah Simchat Torah

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OTHER SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS

EREV SUKKOT t 0 7:30 pm on ZOOM

s t 1 10:00 am Hybrid - In-Person & Zoom 7:30 pm on ZOOM

s t 10:00 am on ZOOM

t

s t Hybrid - In-Person & Zoom

s t Hybrid - In-Person & Zoom

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I’m tremendously excited to

introduce myself to you as the

new Hebrew College rabbinic

intern at B’nai Tikvah, and to anticipate getting to know

you better throughout the High Holiday season and the

year ahead. A little about myself: I am a rising fourth-

year rabbinical student at Hebrew College and have

spent the past year leading virtual services and teaching

religious school and adult education for different

communities in the Boston area. This summer I have

been serving as a chaplaincy intern at Massachusetts

General Hospital, learning to accompany people through

challenging experiences (and occasionally, joyful ones as

well!) I have a lifelong passion for storytelling, and am

currently working on several novels, including one about

Moses, Miriam, and Aaron. This year, I’m looking forward

to leading Friday night services once a month at B’nai

Tikvah, helping lead Shabbat morning services on a

more regular basis alongside Rabbi Gordon and Cantor

Grossman and teaching adults and children in a variety

of contexts.

As we approach the High Holidays, I am mindful that

although I’m new to the community, for many of you

this is a time of reconnecting, coming back together

after a profoundly challenging year. This is the season

for teshuvah, “returning.” I often envision teshuvah as a

spiral: we may circle back to the same holidays, the

same struggles in our lives, but they are always

different because our perspective has changed, we

ourselves have changed. For many of us, this particular

season of returning feels like no other, a time of mixed

emotions: What does “returning” mean? Is it safe to be

together in person again? Who are we looking forward

to seeing? Who are we missing? And the most

challenging question: how has the journey of this past

year and a half changed each of us?

With that in mind, this November I will be offering a

course on writing and personal spirituality. We will look

at the lives of different biblical characters through the

lens of resilience—how did they weather the challenges

they faced? How might we draw on their unique

strengths? Group members will have the opportunity to

experiment with different kinds of sacred writing

practices, from journaling and storytelling to crafting

poems and prayers. No previous writing experience is

necessary—just bring your best self and something to

write with. Our class will meet after minyan on

Tuesday nights.

I am so grateful for the warm welcome I’ve already

received from those of you I’ve met at Friday night

services, and I’m looking forward to becoming a full

part of this wonderful community. For now, I wish each

of you a healthy and joyous New Year.

Hello. Glad to be Joining You

Rabbinic Reflections from

Rabbinic Intern Lisa Feld

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Hello Friends,

I am so happy to have this forum to show my

appreciation for the many members who help our B’nai

Tikvah community function smoothly and efficiently on

a daily basis. From our officers, our board members,

our staff, and our volunteers, we are so lucky to have a

large pool of people always ready to contribute and

offer their time and effort to the well-being of our

Temple. It’s no secret that without these people acting

as the backbone of our organization, our operations

would so quickly deteriorate.

In considering all of the support and the tasks that are

undertaken by the many different members of our

synagogue, I am reminded of yet another relatable,

interesting and even slightly comical reading from

Talmud. The tractate Yoma offers deep discussion on

the rules, the procedures and even the preparations for

the priests and the Temple for Yom Kippur. Much like

today, our ancient temple required supporting efforts

for so many routine tasks. Cleaning of ceremonial

blood, removal of ashes from the altar, and of course,

even taking out the trash were all considered honors

that the priests would perform.

So the question was posed: how would it be decided

which of the priests would claim these honors? If you

Cantor’s Column Josh Grossman [email protected]

can believe it, the priests would

hold a large foot race, with the

victor claiming the spoils. The first

priest to sprint and ascend the

ramp to reach within four cubits

of the altar would be crowned the winner, and given

the honor of removing and discarding ashes. We do

not know how long this practice was used, but we do

know why it ended. Our MIshnah tells us that in an

all-out attempt to be the winner of the race, one

priest is said to have shoved another off the ramp

resulting in a broken leg!!! While no one can

condone this type of physical attack, the story does

speak to the urgency and importance that was once

placed on being the honoree of performing

maintenance tasks for the good of the temple.

Again, we are so fortunate to have such an involved,

engaged and supportive community. We can look

back and know that the priests of old would be

proud of us, and in how we have retained the

meaning and intent of their traditions. Today, in our

time, we have full plans to continue our transition

from online services and events to a more frequent

and consistent presence in our beautiful building,

and the excitement is palpable. Some of us have

already had a small taste of being in our sanctuary

for services, or in our library for meetings and it

seems to be a unanimous feeling of joy whenever we

are there seeing one another in person.

Stay strong, stay safe, and we will see you all soon.

B’Shalom, Joshua

SUKKAH CONSTRUCTION

Please join Brotherhood on Sunday Morning, September 12 at 8:30 when we will be building the Sukkah.

Refreshments will be served. This is open to all members of the congregation. Bring a battery powered drill if you

have one. Please make reservations at [email protected] or contact Harvey Levine or Marshall

Silberberg

KEEPER OF THE FLAME

Brotherhood congratulates Joe Doniger on being chosen as this year’s Keeper of the Flame. The ceremony will be

held on Sunday, October 24 at 5:00pm. Originating from Temple Emunah in Lexington, the ceremony will be

conducted on Zoom for safety reasons. Information for viewing and Tribute Book will be mailed to Brotherhood

Membership and posted in the Chai Lights and Koleinu.

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We will also require all those that enter the building to

wear a mask. We ask that you not wear cloth masks,

unless you wear a medical mask over it.

We ask that you also comply with any posted signs

and instructions from our ushers and greeters. Such

directions include keeping bathroom occupancy to two

people, keeping a minimum of 3 feet of distance from

each other, and not congregating in the halls or foyer.

Other things to note that will be done to ensure your

comfort and health:

You may wish to bring a sweater as the Sanctuary

and Social Hall may be cool.

Please bring your door fob with you to access the

building.

Welcome Home...Let’s be Careful

COVID-19 Policy for HH Services

We are excited to welcome people back to our Sanctuary for Rosh Hashanah and

Yom Kippur services. We hope the experience will be uplifting and meaningful after

such a long time being physically apart. But we must also keep an eye towards

ensuring the continued health and well-being of our members and staff.

To that end, we are going to have precautions in place to prevent the spread of the

virus. Everyone attending must submit proof of vaccination to the B’nai Tikvah office

in advance. We have a simple online form where you can submit a picture of your

vaccination cards for all those who will be attending. You can also email a copy of

your vaccination card to the office or come to the office during office hours to have a

copy made.

Aliyot will be done from the bottom of the stairs

below the Bimah.

At the end of services, people will be asked to

leave row by row to reduce bunching at the exits

and to utilize all exits.

Hand sanitizing stations will be available

throughout the building, especially near the

bathrooms and the entrances/exits to the

building. Please use them.

We hope that these precautions help you to feel

as safe as possible coming into the

building. Please understand that we will also be

monitoring state and federal recommendations. If

you do not feel well, please stay home.

Shanah Tovah, Natalie Weinberg, President

Submit picture of your vaccination

card on our new website. If you have

not registered yet with ShulCloud, it is

free. Click on the login button in the

upper right corner to register.

Vaccination Card Link

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Ritually Speaking Ellie Sirk & Dena Kaufman, Co-Chairs [email protected]

Hunger doesn’t take

time off!

FAMILY TABLE

DONATIONS

If you want to make a local food

donation, call Ann to arrange a

safe pick-up.

Ann Hartstein at

617-763-1396

JF&CS welcomes cash donations

through their website to JF&CS

so they can purchase the food

directly.

www.jfcsboston.org

THANK YOU

A Novel Group

Book group meets on Zoom on the 3rd Monday of the month at

8:00 p.m.. Chai Lights provides the link on Sunday.

We are not meeting in September.

October 18 – Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel

Beanlan. Discussion led by Sherry Alpert.

November 15—The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin

Harmel. Discussion led by Susan Lipsitt.

For details and more information, contact

Harriet Lavine at

[email protected]

ZOOM INFO: Id: 858 2848 9213

Password: 183618

We are all looking forward to being with many of our

friends this holiday season. After 18 months of

isolation, we thought you might like a refresher on

how to greet friends on the holidays.

Before Rosh Hashanah, people may wish each other

Ketivah v’chatima tovah: A good inscription and

sealing [in the Book of Life].

On Rosh Hashanah:

L'Shana Tova: For a good year in Hebrew.

Shanah Tovah Umetukah: A good and sweet

year.

L'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu V'taihatem: (used

by the devout) May you be inscribed and sealed for a

good year.

In Yiddish the greeting is a gut yor: a good year

On Yom Kippur:

G'mar Hatimah Tovah: May you be sealed for

a good year [in the Book of Life].

Tzom Kal: Yom Kippur is a fast day, so this

greeting is appropriate for wishing your friends an

easy fast.

Have an easy fast

L'Shana Tovah: This greeting can also be

used for Yom Kippur as it is still part of the 10 Days of

Awe.

For those who are not fasting, but are observing

the Yom Kippur, you can wish them a Good

Yuntif, or Yom Tov which is Y iddish and

Hebrew, respectively, for Have a good holy

day.

High Holy Day Greetings

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B’nai Tikvah Sisterhood is a friendly, caring, inclusive

community of women. Your Sisterhood membership

helps our ability to fulfill our goals of enhancing and

supporting our temple. We hope you will join our

membership to enjoy our many programs and activities

designed to provide you with opportunities for learning

and fun in a warm and welcoming environment.

Sisterhood recognizes that the lives of Jewish women

are changing and is continually looking for ways to

engage women at all stages of their lives. We have

created programs that will enrich us in many ways. The

Covid-19 pandemic did not deter us from carrying on

with our programs as many of our programs were

presented virtually through Zoom. We were so happy to

finally come together in person for our Minyan and Ice

Cream Social this past June.

We realize that many members prefer in-person

programming, and we aim to be able to do more of that

in the coming year as well as continuing to include those

who are still not comfortable being in crowds by making

our events hybrid whenever possible.

Our Paid Up Sukkot Program will provide an

opportunity to attend the Sukkah in person and we will

include a Zoom link for anyone interested. Please note

that this year you can pay your membership fee

through your ShulCloud account under Community then

Sisterhood.

Membership Dues July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022

$36 B'nai Tikvah Congregant

$48 non-Congregant

$18 Little Sisters (Under 18)

***** New Temple Members Get First Year FREE!

*****

If you are unable to pay through Shul Cloud, you can

make your check payable to B'nai Tikvah Sisterhood

and mail to Edith Weiner, 8 Mayfair Circle, Norwood,

MA 02062

If you are a new Temple Member, please let Edith know

and provide your name, address, email address and

preferred phone number. If your contact information

has changed, please include corrections with your

check.

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

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Social Action Committee, Co-Chairs

Ann Hartstein Phyl Hewson

[email protected] [email protected]

617-763-1396

Four years ago, hundreds of white supremacists

descended on the city of Charlottesville. They carried

torches as they marched in unison bellowing racist and

antisemitic chants. They stood outside a synagogue

during Shabbat services, carrying assault rifles and

Nazi flags. They terrorized black neighborhoods.

They charged a group of interfaith clergy members and

used wooden shields and fists to bloody brave citizens

who dared to take a stand against hate. When they

were finally dispersed, a neo-Nazi accelerated his car

into a crowd of protesters, killing Heather Heyer and

injuring dozens of others.

A group called Integrity First for America is taking

some of those responsible for this tragedy to trial. That

Hate Group Violence Causes an Innocent Woman’s Death

Remembering Charlottesville

trial will be taking place in October, 2021. They are

suing the white supremacists, neo-nazis, and other hate

groups responsible for the Charlottesville attack.

This attack and others that followed were no accident.

Events of El Paso to Pittsburgh, from Poway to the

Capitol were all parts of a cycle, used to inspire the next

violent event. Haters are using online chats to inspire

their evil deeds. And the communication systems they

use cost money. This trial costs money for their

defenses, and will help break them where it hurts… in

the pocketbook. This is another way to disrupt the

extremism.

Let’s pray that justice for all the victims will be served,

and that those responsible for Charlottesville will be

made accountable for their actions.

Torah Fund Cards are only $5!

Women's League for Conservative Judaism helps support programs and scholarships at the five Conservative/Masorti global institutes of higher education. Welcome Baby, 3 styles of

Sympathy cards, Get Well, blank cards, and Rosh Hashanah cards are available in either

hard copy or as an eCards.

Torah Fund also has this year's pin, B'yachad for a donation of $180.00

Call Janet Silberberg at 781-961-1384

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Happy New Year. There are so many new and exciting things that will be happening this year. Hopefully, we will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah together at the temple. Yes, it will be different, we will be wearing masks, be socially distant by families, and have the windows wide open, but we will be together. Our classes begin on September 11th. Morah Anna, Cantor Josh, and I are looking forward to being able to be in our newly sanitized classrooms to begin this year of learning. I can’t wait to hear the sounds of giggles and laughter in our building as we continue to refine our Hebrew reading and learn about Torah and the holidays. I’m looking forward to welcoming our new Madrichim who will help our students with learning to read Hebrew and help our teachers with the tasks needed in our busy, active, classrooms. Our L’dor V’dor helpers will be once again helping us this year, some in person and some on zoom. Our first family event is Sunday September 19th from 2-4 at the temple. We will be decorating the sukkah for

Sukkot. This is not just a program for our religious school families; we encourage grandparents who are members to invite their grandchildren to come to this event and help decorate our sukkah. Also, religious school families who would like to bring a friend or friends, please feel free. Please rsvp by September 13th to [email protected]. Our brand new teen group begins also on September 19th at 5:30. Thanks to a generous grant from Brotherhood, our teens will be enjoy a pizza dinner and learn about topics we didn’t cover in religious school. We have more than 14 teens signed up for this program. This month’s topic is The Secrets of Sukkot. On behalf of the Langmead family, Andrew, Abbie, Samantha and I, we wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. Please let us be together more often, enjoy each other’s company in person, and most of all stay healthy.

School Happenings Michelle Langmead, Lead Teacher [email protected]

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Yahrzeit Observances

September 1

Rita Barroll Mother of Sheila Levine

Hyman Femtzeig Father of Dina Oppenheim

Catherine Levinson Mother of Barbara Tandler

September 2

Mollie Segal Mother of Harvey Segal

Samuel Shain Father of Michael Shain

September 3

Leo Goldman Father of Edward Goldman

Abraham Kerzner Great uncle of Elissa Simon-Morrissey

September 4

Eva Fine Grandmother of Phyllis Lerner

Lois Martz Mother of Sharon Sagotsky

Abraham Newman Father of Janet Silberberg

September 5

Freda Finer Mother of Stanley Finer

Freda Finer Grandmother of Howard Finer

Murt Gruber Husband of Charlotte Gruber

Albert J. Max Father of Marcia Connors

September 6

Sidney Klein Father of Shirley Goldman

Hyman Sandler Father-in-law of Elise Sandler

Annette Segal Mother of Debbie Segal

Ida Shore Mother of Zelda Baron

September 10

Joseph Hochberg Father-in-law of Judy Hochberg

Philip R Weinberg Brother of Dr. Kenneth Weinberg

September 11

Phyllis Canter Mother of Joyce Gilbert

Pearl Erlichman Mother of Elaine Paisner

Edith Krantzman Mother of Phyllis Richman

September 12

Steven Marc Berlad Brother of Tina Berlad

Max Forman Father-in-law of Eleanor Forman

Harold H. Winer Father of Leslie Holmes

September 13

Edward Rosenthal Father of Judith Feldman

September 14

Samuel Fine Grandfather of Phyllis Lerner

Samuel Saperstein Father of Paul Saperstein

Jack Silver Uncle of Elise Sandler

September 15

Kate Fine Mother-in-law of Harvey Malin

David K. Niles Uncle of Adele Levenson

Max Podolsky Father of Arthur Podolsky

Sarah Leah Pransky Mother of Robert Pransky

Phyllis Seresky Wife of Clifford Seresky

September 16

Maurice Alpert Grandfather of Sherry Alpert

Helen Kessel Mother-in-law of Brenda Kessel

Helen Kessel Grandmother of Adrienne Fleishman

Howard Rosenkranz Father of Linda Silverstein

Mary Solon Grandmother of Leslie Levine

Mary Solon Grandmother of Marcia Israel

Irving Swartz Father of Melvin Swartz

September 17

Helen Blumenthal Mother of Robert Blumenthal

Gail Levine Sister of Philip Levine

September 18

Bessie Foster Grandmother of Sherri Finer

Shirley Lurie Grandmother of Peter Lurie

Helen Bergman Mother of Judy Hochberg

Evelyn Green Mother-in-law of Carol Green

Leonard Lit Father of Barry Lit

Peter Swartz Husband of Nancy Swartz

September 20

Symmie Davis Aunt of Elyse Cohen

Julius Richman Father of Elliott Richman

September 21

Mark London Brother of Marjorie Litman

Betty Miller Aunt of Benita Goldman

Betty Miller Aunt of Dorothy Lennick

Ralph Samuels Brother of Donald Samuels

Susan Shain Mother of Michael Shain

Florence Silbert Mother of Jane Dickstein

Sylvia Weinberg Mother of Jeffrey Weinberg

Rose Widrowitz Grandmother of Michael Widrow

September 22

Fannie Gershman Mother of Linda Dietrich

Michael Green Father-in-law of Carol Green

Ann C. Misiph Friend of Nancy Lewis

Abraham J. Niers Father of Stephen Niers

September 23

Max Braveman Grandfather of Russell Braveman

Martin A. Goldman Brother of Elaine Matisoff

Lawrence Green Uncle of Peter Lurie

Michael S. Greenside Cousin of Marshall Silberberg

H. David Hartstein Father of Ann L. Hartstein

September 24

Helen Hyman Sister of Sheila Bender

September 25

Murray Blake Father of Nancy Lewis

Harvey S. Fishman Uncle of Howard Finer

Harvey S. Fishman Brother-in-law of Stanley Finer

September 26

Evelyn Fishman Mother of Jill C. Cohn

Judy Fleishman Sister-in-law of Adrienne & Jerrold Fleishman

Elliot Heyman Husband of Harriet Heyman

Ann Segal Aunt of Debbie Segal

Nathan Shapiro Father of Dena Kaufman

September 27

Edith Braveman Mother of Russell Braveman

Norman Pearlstein Father of Arthur Pearlstein

Norman Pearlstein Grandfather of Rebecca Baizen

Evelyn Rice Sister-in-law of Ruth Diamond

Harry L. Smith Father of Cynthia Kramer

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September 28

Nathan Berkowitz Uncle of Harriet Burak

Nathan Berkowitz Uncle of Michelle Langmead

George Grobtuch Father of Renee Tepper

Norman Lapin Brother of Myra Pransky

Abraham Shapiro Uncle of Karen Reiser

Louis Shuster Grandfather of Karen Reiser

Marilyn Wortzman Mother of Dr. Norman Wortzman

September 30

Beverly Friedman Mother of Kayla Friedman

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