Panim el Panim

ITON TZIYON

The Newsletter of Mount Zion Temple

March 2014

Adar I & II 5774Vol. 158, No. 5

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Purim is coming! For details, see page 7.

Q: What two things can you never eat for breakfast?A: Lunch and Dinner.

Or, breakfast, if you get your food from the neighborhood food shelfand it is running low on donations. We have an opportunity to makesure that the half a million Minnesotans who “shop” at food shelveswill indeed have breakfast every day, as well as lunch and dinner.

For over 35 years, Mount Zion has raised money and food for Neighborhood HouseFood Shelf. The project was initiated by our Sisterhood, and over the years we have allparticipated, especially during High Holy Days and in Minnesota Foodshare’s MarchCampaign against hunger. This year, Brotherhood is joining our Religious School in a"Give 5 for the March Food Drive!" campaign. Brotherhood is offering a match of upto $1000 for either funds or food donated by religious school students.

We can all participate in “Give 5” – Every time you come to the synagogue, bring a con-tribution in a multiple of 5. It could be 5 dollars, or 5 cans or boxes, 5 pounds, or anycombination thereof. Be creative! (and be generous).

When you come to services, you will see a different sort of Bima decoration than usual.I’ll keep it a surprise, but here is a hint:

Q: What do bakers give women on special occasions?A: Flours

L’shalom,

Esther Adler, RabbiFor more information visit http://www.neighb.org/fooddrive.aspx

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L’DOR VADORFROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

MAZEL TOV TO...Our members who will celebrate a milestone anniversary in March: Richard & Dawn Weintzweig,David & Shirley Winnick, Bud & Lois Seltzer.

Tom Marver on being accepted onto the Commis-sion on Social Action for the Reform Movement.

Hannah and John Riederer on the birth of theirdaughter, and Charles and Theresa Stander on thebirth of their granddaughter, Charlotte AugustaRiederer, born on January 16.

FROM THE RABBI

ZICHRONAM LIVRACHAMay their memories be a blessing

We note with sorrow the passing of our members:

Edward Bronstien, Jr.Our condolences to his family,

Gus GutmanOur condolences to his family,

including his daughter, Sarah (Brad) Elkin.

Lynn JohnsonOur condolences to his family,

including his wife Gloria Johnson, his children, Bradley (Jill) Johnson, Todd (Beth) Johnson,

Michael (Elaine) Johnson, and Robin Johnson, and his brother, Mitchell (Louis) Johnson.

Louise and Robert NewmanOur condolences to their family.

WE EXTEND CONDOLENCES TO...Charlie (Karmit) Bulman on the death of hisbrother, Mike Bulger, on January 22.

Robert Richman (Kristin Beckmann) on the death ofhis mother, Marlene Richman, on January 7.

Connie (Paul) Ross on the death of her sister, BettianPollack, on January 26.

Barbara Winthrop on the death of her sister, CynthiaCowan, on January 13.

May God grant peace to all who mourn and comfort to all who are bereaved.

“The giving of Torah happened at one specific time, butthe receiving of Torah happens all the time, in everygeneration.” - Meir Alter, the Gerer Rebbe

We welcome Anthony Obot who has recently cho-sen Judaism: May he go from strength to strength!

Give 5 for the March Food Drive!Every March, Minnesota congregations, including MountZion, support the “March Against Hunger” Food Drive.This year, we are asking all congregants to give in multi-ples of 5. It could be 5 lbs or $5. Our food and financialdonations support the Neighborhood House Food Shelf.With appreciation to Mount Zion’s Women of Reform Ju-daism/Sisterhood for running Mount Zion’s drive and toBrotherhood for providing a matching grant of $1000 forthe Religious School.

Neighborhood House operates two food shelves. The Wellstone Center Food Shelf distrib-utes over 2,500 pounds of food daily to over 10,000 households annually. Francis BasketFood Shelf is the only food shelf in Highland Park serving 1,500 individuals each year.Both locations connect participants to critical community resources that help them move“from survive to thrive.“

5lbs = 3 meals$5 = 6 meals

$50 =56 mealsEvery dollar counts because Neighborhood House uses bulk purchasing power tostretch cash donations up to 4 times further! And cash never expires so fresh fruits,vegetables, meats, and dairy can be purchased all year long.

How you can help:Submit your donation in the envelope provided in this Bulletin.1.Give online: mzion.nirsham.com/form/donate.2.Drop off food donations at the Mount Zion Mitzvah Food Shelf Project table.3.Food donations most needed include cooking oil, flour, beans, rice and sugar.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Wall at 651-341-9467 or jwalleditor@hotmail.com.

WELCOME...B’RUCHIM HA’BAIM... TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!

William (Jacob) ChittendenTheodore (Ted) & Jacqueline (Jackie) Flaum

and their children, Gabriel and Jacob.

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MAKE SHABBAT YOUR SANCTUARY

Iton Tziyon CoverBy Michael Wall

The Hamantaschen Project is a yearlySisterhood-sponsored effort to bakeand sell the iconic Purim cookie. Wewelcome people on an almost-weeklybasis to make fillings and dough and tohelp roll, fill, and bake. (No experi-ence? No problem!) The sales benefitsTemple programs, provides a service tothose who don't want to bake theirown, and creates a fun environment tomeet others and do some good whilehaving some fun. I love to spend timein the kitchen. From the notion that

there SHOULD be an apple pie filling for next year to the quest for theperfect shade of golden brown, it is fun to create for others. Mostly, Ithink it is an example that we all have passions, and we all have thechance to use those passions to support Mount Zion.

Michael, his wife Jennfier, and children Maximillian (11) and Sadie (11)have been members of Mount Zion for three years.

Schedule Every Shabbat Day9:00 a.m. Open Torah Study - Drop in any time to

study the week’s Torah portion (listed above).*Using a triennial [3 year] cycle, we are reading thefirst third of each parashah this year.

10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

FRIDAY SHABBATEVENING SERVICES

SATURDAY SHABBATMORNING SERVICES

March 7, 6:30 p.m.Congregational Dinner (see below)

Shir Tzion ParticipatesSoul Food Friday, 7:30 p.m. (see p.16)

My Promised Land discussion (see insert)

March 14, 7:30 p.m.Sisterhood Participates

Professional Quartet Participates

March 21, 7:30 p.m.Brotherhood Participates

Brotherhood Mensch AwardGuitar Corps Partcipates

Birthday BlessingsFood for Thought (see p.12)

March 28, 7:30 p.m.Torah Tones

Pulpit Guest: Amy-Jill Levine (see p.10)

March 1, 10:00 a.m.Pekudei - Ex. 38:21-39:21 and

Ex. 30:11-16*Shabbat Shekalim

Celebrate Shabbat!

March 8, 10:00 a.m.Vayikra – Lev. 1:1-2:16*

Charles Baker, Bar Mitzvah

March 15, 10:00 a.m.Tzav – Lev. 6:1-7:10 and Deut. 25:17-19*

Shabbat ZachorCelebrate Shabbat!

March 22, 10:00 a.m.Shemini – Lev. 9:1-10:11 & Num. 19:1-10*

Hannah Friedman, Bat Mitzvah

March 29, 10:00 a.m.Tazria – Lev. 12:1-13:28 and Ex. 12:1-3*

Shabbat HaChodeshCelebrate Shabbat!

Daily Service ScheduleDaily services are held in the Harris Chapel, Monday through Thursdayat 5:45 p.m., Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

MarchMondays: Rita Grossman, Joan Newmark, Jane TrosdahlTuesdays: John Mast, Jonathan Eisenthal, Abe EisenthalWednesdays: Eric Lund, Shel Finver, Dee AlbertThursdays: Patrick Zimmerman, Bruce and Alice GaarderSundays: Rita Grossman, Lindsay Nauen, Ray Sevett, Gloria Levin,Anne and Kurt Schaeffer, Dan Rybeck and Kate Searls

If you would like to participate in Leading or Greeting at daily services, contact Janet 651-482-9951 or Charles 651-646-6543.

Tot ShabbatTot Shabbat is the second Saturday of every month.For families with children from birth to seven years old.

Prepare for PurimSaturday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m.

Please bring a healthy, nut-free vegetarian dish to share.

MARCH

Photo credit: Sue Lund Photography

Why Cook? Spend Shabbat with Friends!Congregational Shabbat DinnerFriday, March 7, Dinner: 5 p.m.; Service: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $9 for adults; $5 for childrenThis Shabbat Dinner has been generously subsidized by Mount Zion’sBrotherhood.*

Register online at www.mzion.nirsham.com/events. For more infor-mation, contact Jennifer at jbaddin@mzion.org or 651-698-3881.

*Keeping our dinners affordable is a goal because they are opportunities for community building and celebrating Jewishly together. We are grateful for Brotherhood’s support. We are also seeking individual donors for future dinners;please be in touch with Larry (lsolomon@mzion.org) if you’d like to help.

* * *Save the Date for the next Mount Zion Shabbat Dinner: Friday, May 2, Dinner: 5 p.m.; Service: 6:30 p.m.

It was mealtime during a flight on El Al.

"Would you like dinner?" the flight attendant asked

Moishe, seated in front.

"What are my choices?" Moishe asked.

"Yes or no," she replied.

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Mount Zion’s Online Calendar!

The Mount Zion electronic calendar shows worship services, schooldates, programs and events through next year! This calendar is beingupdated daily!

There are many wonderful features to the calendar, including:

Access it on any web browser•Subscribe to the calendar through iCal or an RSS field to• receive live updatesAbility to export calendar events into Outlook, Blackberry,•iPhone, Palm, or an Excel documentSearch the calendar for events by certain key words•Ability to select only the categories you’d like to view (e.g.• Worship and Festival Services, Committees and Meetings,Youth Programs, etc)

Kehillah (Community) Council MeetingTuesday, March 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m. All are welcome. At this meeting, we will launch our next kivvun (direction) for Mount Zion.

The first kivvun was on Israel in 2010-11. We spent 6 monthsplanning and 12 months engaged on this topic which we defined as“Wrestling with our Relationship with Israel.”

The second kivvun was on justice/tzedek in 2012-13. Afterthe planning, we spent 12 months focused on telling our stories,learning the Jewish values of justice, and beginning developing ourrelationships in the community with Camphor Methodist Church.This is on-going.

In between each kivvun, is a period of rededication to our relation-ships, panim el panim, face to face.

Our next kivvun will be on Torah. How will Mount Zion ful-fill our vision of being “devoted to life-long learning?” We need yourinput to develop goals and action plans to infuse Torah learningthroughout our congregational life. (Our last kivvun in 2016-17will be on Shabbat, thus completing a seven year cycle).

CHAI NOTES

Trope Troupe... the more Torah, the more life. -Hillel

Todah Rabah to our January/February Ba’alei Korei (chanting Torah): Samantha Abrahamson, Sue Benfield,Katie Class, Kevin Class, Molly Class, Rick Epstein, KarenGjerstad, Siana Goodwin, Alex Klass, Ben Konstan, MiaNosanow, Bonnie Resnick, Brian Serle, Kent Simon, BatyaSpector, Maureen Sultan, Irwin Weisman, Melissa Weisman

Todah Rabah to our January/February Ba’alei Haftarah (chanting Haftarah): Sue Benfield, Shel Finver, Siana Goodwin, Henry Lippman

To sign up to chant Torah or Haftarah on Shabbat, e-mail Cantor Jennifer Strauss-Klein at jstraussklein@mzion.org

It might seem funny to think of Purim as a time ofhiddenness when it is when we unabashedly reveal ourraucous, celebratory selves making all silly things pos-sible in the holiest place in our synagogue, the sanc-tuary. Hiddenness, though, is a lite motif of thisfestive holiday. Esther’s name derives from the He-brew root ryx / “str,” meaning hidden. God’s hand

is unseen in the story of the Jews’ salvation (God is not mentioned oncein Megillat Esther), and the entire Jewish community is saved from de-struction by a nes nistar, a hidden miracle. In Deuteronomy 31: 18,God says to Israel, “I will surely hide (hastir astir) My face from you…”The sages see this Hebrew phrase as a subtle suggestion of the God’sconcealment during the time of Esther.

The entire Purim story is wrapped in disguise, hidden behind a cos-tume, concealed behind a mask. Like Purim, our world seems hiddenduring the long months of winter, wrapped in a disguise of ice, con-cealed underneath the blanket of snow. Purim will arrive as we start tonotice signs of spring (we hope!). Slowly the disguise will melt away, themask will disappear to reveal all that is underneath waiting to springforth.

As I write, our lakes and earth are still frozen. While we wait to emergefrom the deep freeze, let’s come out to celebrate “A Frozen Purim,” withmyriad opportunities for participation. If you’ve hidden out this win-ter, now’s the time to break forth and to reveal yourself to your syna-gogue community even as you don the customary masks and costumes.Please see page 7 for details.

Rachel Stock Spilker, Cantor

www.mzion.org

Rabbi Levy had to spend time in a Catholic hospital. He

became friends with the Sister who was a nurse there.

One day, she came into his room and noticed that the

crucifix on the wall was missing. She asked him good-na-

turedly, "Rabbi, what have you done with the crucifix?"

"Oh, sister," chuckled Rabbi Levy, "I just figured

one suffering Jew in this room was enough."

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You may have wondered what is happening with ourstrategic plan. I had no idea how time consuming and allencompassing Strategic planning is. However, I amlearning. Over the months of listening and analyzinginput, it is clear that while our congregants are initially at-tracted to Mount Zion for many reasons, it is the rela-

tionships people form once they are here that make temple involvementmeaningful and enduring. Therefore, our Board has identified “Strength-ening Connections” as the overarching theme for our five year plan.

As part of our plan, we have identified four goals. I’ll tell you a bit abouteach goal. Each goal has objectives or “deliverables” and we have actionteams working on ideas and suggestions for the Board to consider. You’llsee much of this material again in a formal statement of our plan, due outlater this spring. Remember, the idea of the plan is to give us a roadmapto get where we want to go and some ideas about how to distribute ourresources. What follows is not yet the plan, but our goals for the plan.

1. Relationships: Creating New Opportunities for Connections

We will find ways to strengthen personal connections between andamong congregants and with the clergy and staff, with an emphasison connecting people across ages and cycles of life.

Congregants value their connection to their constituencies (established cohortssuch as Noazim (20s, 30s), Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Prime Timers, SPORTY,B’nei Mitzvah families, Choir) and often form friendships within those groups.Over time, congregants may have difficulty sustaining friendships and main-taining their connection to Temple life. In addition, many congregants ex-pressed a yearning for sustained connections across the familiar boundaries ofage, gender, and stage of life. Our opportunity is to consider how to create sus-tainable relationships among congregants and with our clergy and staff.

Action team leader: Jean King Appelbaum. Members: Howard Epstein, Gail Gendler, Aimee Gonzales, DavidKnapp, Jeff Schiff, Jon Strauss, and Cantor Strauss-Klein.

2. Participation: Inviting Participation and Support for Each Other

We will facilitate ways members can volunteer in personally fulfillingways and foster the initiative of members to give and receive help.

We want each member of Mount Zion to feel, “I am valued here”. Core tobeing valued is to be asked to help in meaningful ways (based on skills and in-terest) and to receive and give the help that feels right, acting as a communityto celebrate joys and comforting sorrows.

Action Team Leader: Robert Garfinkle. Members: Steve Cohen, Phoebe Ellis, Rozanne Glass, Steve Levin, JudiLevin Marshall, and Rabbi Adler.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

3. Digital communications: Enhancing Effective Communication

We will adopt and continuously evolve digital communications tech-nology so congregants can use the tools they find valuable in theirpersonal and work lives to fully engage with Temple life.

We are in the midst of rapid, continuous adoption of digital communicationtools that change the way people and organizations interact. Mount Zion hasbasic digital communication capabilities but can improve them by taking ad-vantage of the many ways our congregants and potential members use tech-nology to interact with each other and the Temple.

Action Team Co-Leaders: Eric Rice and Dan Zelle. Members: Joan Kinsley, Joe Konstan, Seth Levin, Noah Robiner, JenniferSchneider, Ana Apter, and Larry Solomon.

4. Giving: Inspiring Financial Support

We will grow non-dues revenue to provide a reliable funding sourcefor our sacred work.

Research shows that dues and user fees alone are not sufficient to fund a vibrantcongregation. A culture of voluntary giving rests on the foundation of a strongpersonal connection to the Temple and being in relationship with the clergy orlay leaders asking for support. Eliciting predictable income from individuals(annual and special donations or legacy gifts) will establish a healthy comple-ment to our annual commitment and fee-based programs.

Action Team Leader: David Kristal Members: Jeri Glick Anderson, Mark Cohen, Stephanie Chauss, ToddMarshall, Mary Ann Wark, and Rabbi Spilker.

Many thanks to all who are working so hard on our plan and goals—allof the Action team members listed above and the Steering Team—DanRybeck, Karen Suzukamo, Judy Sharken Simon, Larry Solomon, andRabbi Spilker. The Action teams will present their ideas to the Board thisspring. The Board will then have the summer to evaluate and prioritizeideas. If you have questions, comments or input around the Strategic Plan,please reach out to either of the co-chairs, Karen Suzukamo(suzukamo@comcast.net) or Dan Rybeck (danrybeck@comcast.net).Watch this space for more updates!

Betsy Rest, President

Update on our Strategic Planning process

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Doctor Jacobs finished his examination and informed

Herman that he was in perfect health. "But what about my

headaches?" Herman moaned. "I'm not at all worried

about your headaches," Dr. Jacobs replied.

"If you had my headaches, doctor, I wouldn't

worry about them either," said Herman.

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CARING COMMUNITY

Alzheimer’s Support and Education GroupMeets the 4th Tuesday of every month

Next meeting: Tuesday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. at Mount Zion

Led by Chris Rosenthal, LISW Jewish Family Services, 651-690-8920.

Mount Zion Cares!The Caring Community Program is here to help Mount Zion Temple members in their moments of need. We reach out to you with a helping

hand when there is injury, illness, grief or other life stressors.

We provide meals, rides, visitors, and shiva support.To get help contact the program at caringcommunity@mzion.org

or call 651-698-3881.

Making Judaism relevant to 20- & 30- somethings at Mount Zion!For more information on upcoming events, to get involved, or to simply get on our mailing list, email Aimee Gonzalez atagc0610@gmail.com or find our group on Facebook!

NOAZIM - 20S/30S GROUP

Soul Food FridayCome for the food, stay and feed your soul!

First Friday of every month.January 3 & February 7

Shabbat Dinner* @ 7:15 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat Service @ 8:15 p.m.

Connect with new people at this friendly and inviting service! Singles,couples, partners, ALL are welcome! *For dinner, RSVP tonoazim.mz@gmail.com ($5).

DONATE! DONATE! DONATE!Your kidney! Your corneas! Your blood!

Each day we get emails, letters, tweets and postings asking us to givemoney to some cause or another. Today I am asking you to consider somenon-monetary donations. Give someone the chance of an improved orprolonged life by donating part of your body! In Judaism, Pikuach Nefesh (Saving a life) describes the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious consid-eration. There are many ways to donate, here are just a few:

Live Kidney DonationA kidney transplant is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stagekidney disease. Compared to being on dialysis, a transplant provides in-creased longevity and a markedly better quality of life. In some situa-tions, the improvement in survival with transplantation vs. dialysis isdramatic, especially in patients with diabetes. For more information:www.uofmmedicalcenter.org/Specialties/KidneyTransplant/Livingkid-neydonorprogram/index.htm

Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation When you obtain or renew your license, make sure you check off thebox to be a donor. You can be an organ, eye and tissue donor at any age.If you are under 18, you need parental permission.To learn more andsign up: www.dmv.org/mn-minnesota/organ-donor.php

Blood and Bone Marrow DonationEvery day people with blood cancers and other conditions are kept alivewith donated blood and blood marrow. Step right up here at MountZion on Wednesday April 23rd and give blood. Can’t make it then? Checkhere to see when and where else you can give: www.redcrossblood.org/loca-

tions/st-paul-area-blood-donation-center

Bone Marrow Donation gives a chance for survival for many blood can-cer patients. See how easy it is to get on the registry at:bethematch.org/Support-the-Cause/Donate-bone-marrow/Join-the-mar-row-registry/

Judi Levin Marshall Caring Community Program Director

Nominating Committee Report 2014The following person has been nominated to serve as Vice Presidentfor a term of two years from June 2014 – May 2016. He is ineligiblefor an additional term in this position.

Steve Warch

The following people have been nominated in accordance with Arti-cle VI, section 2 of the bylaws to serve as Directors for a first term oftwo years from June 2014 – May 2016. They are eligible to run for asecond two year term in 2016.

Aimee Gonzales Janet Kampf Laura MogelsonRachel Stover Haney

The following people have been nominated in accordance with Arti-cle VI, section 2 of the bylaws to serve as Director for a second termof two years from June 2014 – May 2016. They are ineligible for ad-ditional consecutive terms as Directors.

Gail Gendler Harold Katz Jeff ObermanJeff Schiff Kent Simon Dede Wolfson

All of the above people have been contacted and have agreed to accepttheir respective nominations.

The following people have been nominated to serve on the 2014Nominating Committee. They will be contacted next year when theNominating Committee is reconvened.

Lys Akerman Dee Albert Kate CavettMaureen Davidson David Epstein Sherry FrisqueSeth Levin Sue Lund Pippa MajorAlison Mellin Becca Swiler Michael Wall

Respectfully submitted,Ellen Konstan, Convener Ellen Sampson, Chair

Solomon is out in the woods when he comes across a bear. Frightened

for his life, Solomon runs as fast as he can to escape the bear and man-

ages to hide in a cave. But he is horrified to find that the bear has run

after him into the cave and now Solomon is trapped. He closes his eyes

and begins to recite "Sh'ma Yisrael" in anticipation of his final moments.

When he is finished, he opens his eyes and is surprised to see the bear

in front of him with his eyes closed--also praying in Hebrew. Solomon

thinks to himself "How lucky am I to be cornered by what must be the

only Jewish bear in the area! We're mishpocheh--I'm saved!"

And then he listens more carefully to the bear's prayer:

"...HAMOTZI LECHEM MIN HA'ARETZ."

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Saturday evening, March 15Purim for Adults (13 years and older)

4:30-7:00 p.m. Movie: Young Frankenstein

Presented Mount Zion’s 11th & 12th gradersJoin us for movie watching and discussion! An exploration of Purim

themes, such as: the meaning of hidden identity, comedy, and tradition.

7:00-8:00 p.m. Megillah Reading and Purim Service

8:00-10:00 p.m.

A Frozen ChosenPurim Mash-upMusic, Festive Food and Shpiel

Last year’s member-written and performed shpiel was such a success thatwe’re doing it again! Each chapter will be written and performed by various

Mount Zion members.

There will be much singing and merry-making all to the unique musical stylesof drummer Mick LaBriola and guitarist David Burk.

A light Asian dinner will be available for purchase either at mzion.org or at thedoor. $15 for dinner; $5 for FROZEN beverages.

After the Purim Shpiel (approx. 9:30 p.m.) until a winner is crowned!

Purim Poker ChampionshipJoin past-President Joe Konstan and a group of Brotherhood Volunteers for

some Texas Hold’em. $10 donation; entry fees to benefit the March forHunger/Mizvah FoodShelf.

Sunday, March 16, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

A Frozen PurimPurim for Everyone

10:00 a.m. - Service + Megillah Reading + Silliness = FUN! 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Carnival

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SISTERHOOD

MIRIAM’S WELLSisterhood’s Judaica Shop News

Passover Market Set UpSunday, March 9, 9:00a.m Pesach 1st night is Monday, April 14Time to set up the toys, sedar plates, afikomen covers and Hag-gadahs! Have all morning? An hour! Come join us in setting upand be the first to see what we have for Pesach! Please let Ruth Gar-ner know you will be there, ruthsg1966@comcast.net

Upcoming EventsSisterhood Board Meetings at Mount Zion - Open to AllSunday, March 2, 10:00 a.m & Tuesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m. Join us for a nosh and see what happens “behind closed doors”. Ques-tions? Contact Gail Gendler, gailgendler@edinarealty.com or MichelleMorris, m.b.morris1@comcast.net.

Sisterhood ShabbatFriday, March 14, 7:30p.m at Mount Zion TempleJoin us to honor and celebrate the many women who have supportedand participated in Mount Zion Sisterhood throughout the years as welook to the future!

Midwest District KallahFri April 4 – Sat April 5 at OSRUI Camp, Oconomowoc, WIA fun spiritual weekend filled with laughter. Contact Gail Gendler, gail-gendler@edinarealty.com or Michelle Morris, m.b.morris1@comcast.net

The Women’s Seder April 16, 7:00 pm at Mount Zion Temple (See left.)

Red Cross Blood DriveWednesday, April 23, 2:30-7:30 p.m. at Mount ZionPlease consider donating blood! We still need volunteers to help withmaking matzah balls, registering people, serving soup & general clean-up. Contact Terri Stander at tstander@aol.com.

"Give Blood? Dam Right I do! " T-Shirts First Time Donors get a FREE tee shirt! Past donors:Suggested donation of $5. (Dam is the Hebrew wordfor blood!)

Why is this night different from all other nights? What makes it special, one could argue, is not the matzah or the Hag-gadah, but the fact that the family spends the evening at the table to-gether, eating and talking. No one calls to say "I'll be late, start withoutme." Nobody leaves early for a meeting, a game, a favorite TV show.And the result is, what we do on all other nights of the year is forgettable,but the Seder leaves us with warm and precious memories.

Passover Festival Morning ServicesTuesday, April 15, 8:30 a.m.

Monday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. (Yizkor)

PASSOVER

Passover Home CelebrationThe First Seder is on Monday night, April 14

Mount Zion will not have a congregational seder.Instead, we want to make sure everyone has a placeto go. If you have space for a guest at your Passovertable or are looking for a home celebration, call JulieBeckman, 651-698-3881 or jbeckman@mzion.org.

Back by popular demand!

The Women’s Seder April 16, 7:00 pm at Mount Zion Temple

Bring your mother, daughter, sister, cousinand/or a friend to celebrate Passover with a lightsupper and special Seder led by Cantor JenniferStrauss-Klein. RSVP By April 9 to Peggy Kipp,pegk56@comcast.net.

For excellent resources on Passover and all other Jewish learning, go to: www.myjewishlearning.com

Got Hamantaschen?Hamantaschen will be available for sale($12/dozen) during Religious School in the weeksleading up to Purim. While supplies last.

For questions, contact Michael Wall, 651-493-4914 or wall_michael@hotmail.com.

Purim CarnivalPurim is right around the corner! We need YOUR help to make thecarnvial a success! Booth Sponsorship You can sponsor all or partof an inflatable, game, food, and more. Volunteers We're looking forlots of help to run all the fun activities, as well as set-up and clean-upvolunteers! Choose the booth and time that works best for you.

To sign up, go to mzion.nirsham.com or the bulletin board by thealley door. Please contact Aly Jones Purim Carnival Coordinator atajones@mzion.org with any questions or for more information.

Garage Sale: Help Needed!In late July and early August we at Mount Zion Temple will hold ourannual Garage Sale. This is a huge project, requiring the help of manyvolunteers. People who want to be a part of this project are asked tocall and offer their time and energy. The most important positionsnow are Publicity Chair and Volunteer Coordinator. These chairswill do only those jobs and will not be asked to do anything else. Wealso need people to become room managers. Two friends may wish toshare this task. Of course, we will need many helpers to do the set-up and clean-up at the beginning and end of the sale. This sale is amajor fund-raiser for the Temple and it requires a major effort fromthe membership, so we hope lots of folks come forward to offer theirhelp. Please call Debbie Bachrach (651-630-4130, Penny Drucker(612-750-4797) or Jan Leach (after March 16 651-698-3855).

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Food for Thought Learn and Nosh before Shabbat Services

5:45 - 6:15 p.m. Gathering and a Light Nosh6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Food for Thought DiscussionsDiscussion over wine, juice, and light appetizers. Child care available.

Friday, March 21 Friday, April 18Understanding the Achievement Gap

Guest Speaker: Caren Arbeit

Educational achievement gaps by race and gender--and more recentlyfamily income and disability status--present a persistent challenge forschool districts, educational policy makers, and others concernedabout inequality. In this hour, we will discuss the historical trends inthe achievement gap in the US and the current gaps. We will end thesession by discussing the achievement gap in Minnesota.

Caren Arbeit is a doctoral candidate in Sociology,with a minor in Education Sciences, at the Universityof Minnesota. Her research focuses on the causes andconsequences of educational inequality. Caren taughtthe Sociology of Race, Class and Gender at the Uni-versity of Minnesota. Prior to attending graduate school, Caren workedat an educational policy organization focused on reducing the achieve-ment gap.. She worked on a study identifying the practices of high-per-forming, high-poverty schools in California. At Mount Zion, Caren isan active member of NOAZIM and taught Chai School in the past.

The Jewish Approach to GrievingA Discussion with the Rabbi

Guest Speaker: Rabbi Esther Adler

Sooner or later someone we love will die and we will grieve. It isthe human condition. As with almost all life experiences Jewishrituals and wisdom have been developed by sages, rabbis and oth-ers to help us along our journey. Learn about traditional and cre-ative ways of observing from the practice of shiva to observing ayahrzeit. Join Rabbi Esther Adler as we learn more about the Jew-ish approach to death and grieving and how it can help us movefrom despair towards healing

Rabbi Adler has served as a rabbi at Mount Zion since2000. She also serves part-time as Associate Chaplain atHamline University. Rabbi Adler graduated magna cumlaude from the University of California, Los Angeles in1980 with a B.A. in Music. She was ordained as rabbifrom Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York in1987. She has earned a Masters degree from Yale University in Rab-binic Literature.

B’NEI MITZVAH

Charles is the son of Anna Brailovsky and Eric Baker,grandson of Michael Brailovsky and Lucy Goldberg,and older brother of Addison. He is in the 8th grade

at Nova Classical Academy, where his favorite subjects are Physics andLatin. He enjoys fencing, theater, and making comedy YouTubevideos. He is a pianist and has been chosen numerous times for hon-ors recitals by the Minnesota Music Teacher's Association and theUpper Midwest Music Festival. He hopes to have a career at the in-tersection of design, technology, and engineering. For his Mitzvahproject, Charles has been volunteering weekly at Sholom Home be-cause his presence there can make a direct positive impact on the livesof individuals in his community through forging personal relation-ships. He will donate a portion of his gift money to the home.

Charles BakerMarch 8, 2014

Hannah is the daughter of Brian and Jennifer Fried-man. Hannah is the granddaughter of Jacob and Lor-raine Friedman of West Bloomfield, Michigan and the

granddaughter of Bill Gary and Mary Sullivan of Westmoreland, Ten-nessee. Hannah has two older sisters, Emilie and Sierra. Hannah is in7th grade and attends Meyer Middle School in River Falls, WI. Her fa-vorite subjects in school are Math and Band and plays the flute. Han-nah loves to play tennis and hang out with friends. Hannah is donatinga portion of her gift money to Our Neighbors’ Place. Our Neighbors’Place provides shelter and support services to families and individualsof Pierce and St. Croix Counties, to help people in need, to move to-ward independence and self-sufficiency.

Hannah FriedmanMarch 22, 2014

Short summary of every Jewish holiday They tried to kill us.

We won.

Let's eat.

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An Israel Book DiscussionA Tale of Love and Darkness

By Amos OzMonday, March 3, 7 p.m.

in the Mount Zion Library

Join Charles Fodor and Jonathan Eisenthal as well as members ofMount Zion’s Israel committee for an engaging conversation aboutIsraeli life through its literature. Questions: Contact Charles at CSFodor@aol.com or Jonathan at jkeisenthal@comcast.net.

“I will devour them like a lion” says God: The Many Faces of God in the Hebrew Bible

Hanne Løland Levinson, University of MinnesotaWednesday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. at Mount Zion Temple

The Hebrew Bible and the Jewish tradition strongly arguethat God should not be depicted in any form. At the sametime, the Hebrew Bible is full of images for God. God isfather, mother, and leopard, among others. The HebrewBible also draws on many diverse and challengingmetaphors for God. Hanne Løland Levinson explores the

diverse “god-language” of the Hebrew Bible and reflects on the connectionbetween language for God and concepts of God.

Hanne Løland Levinson is assistant professor of Classical and Near Eastern stud-ies at the University of Minnesota, where she is also affiliated with the Centerfor Jewish Studies. She is the author of Silent or Salient Gender? The Inter-pretation of Gendered God-Language in the Hebrew Bible, Exemplified in Isa-iah 42, 46, and 49. The book was awarded the John Templeton Award forTheological Promise in 2008. Co-sponsors: Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies; Mount Zion Temple

MAZALLIFE LONG LEARNING ONE STEP AT A TIME

Mount Zion Temple’s World-famous architect is featured in a new film:

Incessant VisionsThe life of Erich Mendelsohn

Lecture by Dr. Marilyn J. Chiat follows 70 min film.

Marilyn Chiat is a nationally known scholar of religious architecture.

Join Rabbi Spilker on a:

Parashah Pedal PubDowntown St. Paul or Selby / Dale Neighborhood

Some Exercise, Some Torah, Some Beverage (including non-alcoholic)

What more could you want?$18/Person

Participants must be 21 and over regardless of beverage choice.

Saturdays, April 26 & May 17, 5:30-7:00 p.m.Come to one or come to all…

RSVP Required! Limited to first 15 to sign up. More informationwhen you sign up at www.mzion.org

Learning Liturgy:Understanding God and Ourselves though Prayer

Shabbat Morning Learners’ Services Led by our Rabbis

Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.What we learn about God and ourselves in the Torah service.

(The prayers and choreography of the Torah service offer manyinsights into our relationship with God.)

Where Was Everyone? A Survivor RemembersPulpit Guest: Fred AmramFriday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. During Shabbat Services before Yom HaShoah

The Holocaust is remembered for its atrocities – the millions murderedby the Nazis. But how did it begin? Were there warning signs? Wherewere our friends? Why do we continue to allow new genocides? FredAmram relates some of his experiences in Nazi Germany and exploressome lessons learned.

For the last four years at Mount Zion on a Shabbat before YomHaShoah, we have invited members of the second generation to speakand share their parent’s stories and their own. We did so to help thechildren of survivors find their own voice, their own story. This year wereturn to listening to a person who was himself an eye witness and sur-vivor. May we continue to find opportunities to truly hear the storiesof all in our congregation.

Fred M.B. Amram, long-time member of Mount Zion married to SandraBrick, is the Morse Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Creativityand Communication at the University of Minnesota.

Sunday, March 210:00 a.m. - Noon

at Mount Zion

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Mount Zion’s 3rd Annual

Jewish Men’s RetreatIn scenic Lanesboro, MN

Exploring Jewish Manhood: Creating Jewish Manhood and Brotherhood in a Free World

“If I’m not conscious for myself, who will be conscious for me?

If I’m conscious of myself only, what kind of brother am I?

If not at the retreat, when?”—NOT from Pirkei Avot

Friday May 2 – Sunday May 4

Join the men of Mount Zion for an exciting and meaningful spring weekend in fabulous Lanesboro, MN.

Here are just some of the activities available:

All this at the fabulous Cedar Valley Resort in Lanesboro, Minnesota, the heart of the Bluff Country. Lanesboro was named one of

America’s Prettiest Towns by Forbes Traveler, one of the 50 Best Sports Towns in the Nation by Sports Afield Magazine, and the Bed &

Breakfast Capital of Minnesota. With the Root River State Bike Trail – the #1 rated trail in the state – winding through the resort, and

the Root River running alongside, there is no better access for fishing, biking, hiking, blading, kayaking, spelunking or tubing.

The registration fee covers lodging for both nights, 5 delicious meals, snacks, drinks and all programming. Check-in time for the retreat

will begin at 4 p.m., with Shabbat dinner to start at 7 p.m. Optional early activities on Friday will be announced as the retreat approaches.

The retreat fills up quickly, so please register early to ensure your spot! For a single room, the cost is $245, double room $185, dorm

room $125. To register, go to www.mzion.org and click on “Register”. or call Sheila at the Mount Zion office 651-698-3881.

Confidential financial assistance is available. Please call Rabbi Spilker for assistance.For more information about the retreat, call Daniel

Sogin (daniel.sogin.1@comcast.net) or 651-387-0997 or Richard Newmark (ranewmark@yahoo.com) or 651-340-3487.

Bike along the scenic Root River Trail•

Watch eagles soar over the bluffs•

Canoe or kayak for miles•

Explore historic Lanesboro•

Enjoy the camaraderie of Mount Zion•

men

Listen to the grasshoppers•

Find your spiritual side•

Learn a little Torah•

Observe the incredible Havdalah•

outdoors under the stars

Spend Saturday evening in an•

intellectually stimulating program

Bike with the Rabbi•

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TEEN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Chai School(7th-12th Grade)

7th Graders (Gesher)

Gesher Mitzvah TripMarch 9, 12:15 - 3:00 p.m. - Mitzvah Trip at Neighborhood House.

8-9th Graders Tri III Electives - Start March 5thOur 8th/9th graders are taking:

Intermediate Modern Hebrew Lior Shtivi•

Not your Bubbe’s Science Class Liza Mole•

Paiting the Face of Reform Judaism Eli Zimmerman•

Sacred Choices Bet Max Hendrix•

9th Grade ShabbatonSoak up Shabbat!March 28-29. Free! Sign up at mzion.nirsham.com11/12th Graders

From Rocks to RichesSunday, March 9, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Vertical EndeavorsSign-up at mzion.nirsham.com.

Noar Tzion(4-6th Grade Youth Group)

Save the dates for upcoming programming!

Sunday, March 30, 12:15 - 2:30 p.m.Jews Schmooze with Foods!

Learn about how Jewish foods have affected our culture and makesome easy, delectable noshes with other members of the tribe.

SPORTY News and Events

SPORTY Is-raeli Swing DancingSaturday, March 22, 7:00-10:00 p.m.Watch Facebook and e-mail for more info!

SPORTY Board MeetingsAll Meetings are Wed. from 7:15-8:30 p.m.March 5, 12, 26

JYG Gesher(7th & 8th Grade Youth Group)

Water Park of America!Saturday, March 29

Go to mzion.nirsham.com to sign up. E-mail Liza Mole, YouthGroup Advisor, with question: sportyadvisor@mzion.org.

Spring KallahSave the Date: April 10-13 at Temple IsraelWatch your email for more information!

Sacred Choices7th Grade Shabbaton 5774

What do you call a Torah that’s been sea-belted into

a car for transport? A say-fer Torah!

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS

Upcoming EventsSunday, March 2

6th Grade Tzitzit tying during Judaic Studies classFriday, March 7

Congregational Shabbat Dinner, 2nd Grade Participatessponsored by the Brotherhood Sign up at www.mzion.org

Sunday, March 9 Daylight Saving Time Begins (Spring Ahead!!)

Sunday, March 16 Purim! Festivities begin at 10:00.

Wednesday, March 19 and Sunday, March 23 No School, Spring Break

Sunday, March 30 – Noar Tzion Event: Jews Schmooze with Foods! (see p. 13 for details)

Thank you for the feedback you provided through our Religious School Satisfaction Survey last spring. As we gearup for our upcoming evaluation, we wanted to update youwith the results.

Over 130 Religious School parents/guardians respondedto our survey request. A special thank you to all of the families who took time to share comments and suggestions!We listened to your thoughtful comments and are taking

important steps to improve our already strong, quality programs. In addition, we are making changes based onyour feedback.

For more info. go toconta.cc/1dI1YZc

Give Five Food DriveEvery time you come to Mount Zion, donate in combinations of FIVE:

$5, $4 + 1 food item, $3 + 2 food items….or 5 food itemsEvery food or monetary donation will be matched, up to $1000, bythe Brotherhood for the Neighborhood Food Shelf.

We Heard You!

An Update on the Religious School Evaluation

Sixth Graders create beautiful Tallitot with their parents/guardians.

Our Third Graders celebrated Shabbat with their first Shabbaton (overnightretreat on Shabbat). Parents/guardians joined their children at the end of theShabbaton for Havdallah and learning with Rabbi Spilker. Families cre-ated their own personalized Havdallah set to use and take home.

Mount Zion families joined together with the St. Paul Jewish communityto celebrate Havdallah under the Bell Museum’s Exploradome’s night sky.This program was sponsored by the Youth Leadership Council of St. Paulthrough a generous grant from the St. Paul Jewish Federation.

Second Graders took a trip around Israel with their parents/guardianswhile taking a closer look at some special features of the Hebrew language.

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BROTHERHOODVOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTERShalom Friends,

Brotherhood has a busy March schedule from sponsoring the 2nd gradeShabbat dinner, Brotherhood Shabbat, a Purim booth, our next brunchand our support of the March Food Drive.

2014 Mensch of the Year Award and Brotherhood Shabbat. At ErevShabbat services on Friday March 21, please join Brotherhood as we recognize this year’s Mensch award recipient, Charlie Levine. We are delighted to recognize Charlie who has held a leadership role in numerousactivities at Mount Zion from Shamash to Brotherhood to Tzedek. Hehas been very active in fund raising and support of the Talmud Torah,Federation (UJF), and Israel, where he taught English in Tiberias. Pleasecontact Richard Newmark if you are willing to help plan, read, join theBrotherhood choir, or make a brief presentation at this service.

Bagel Brunch, March 30, 9:45 a.m.Join BROTHERHOOD for an opportunity to relax at Temple over a delicious complimentary breakfast and reconnect with your friends in theMount Zion congregational community. We will provide bagels, creamcheese, lox, eggs, and fruit. Contact Richard to help.

Brotherhood sponsored Shabbat DinnerFriday, March 7, 5:00 p.m.The 2nd grade will participate. Brotherhood members and their families areencouraged to attend the dinner and services. For more details, see page3.

Brotherhood is pleased to sponsor the GIVE 5 for the MARCH FOODDRIVE! With the religious school. Donations in any combination ofFIVE ($5, $4 and 1 food item, $3 and 2 food items, …, or 5 food items)will be matched, up to $1000, by Brotherhood for the NeighborhoodHouse Food Shelves.

The Men’s Retreat, sponsored by the Brotherhood, will be Friday, May2 – Sunday, May 4 in 2014. Reservations and details on this exciting andmeaningful spring weekend are on page 12. We have arranged for additional rooms at the Resort this year to allow for greater flexibility inaccommodations including some singles room and additional dorm spaceto permit an increase in the number of participants.

Brotherhood Office Elections will be held at the May Board meeting. Ifyou’re interested in serving as a member of our 2014-2015 leadership teamor would like to nominate someone, please contact President RichardNewmark. We need vice presidents of membership and events. We arelooking for a secretary and vice-presidents of membership and events.Input on future Brotherhood initiatives and programs is also welcome.

Brotherhood continues to sell bagels and coffee at the new “Wi-FiPop-Up Café” at the Summit Avenue entrance Please sign up with ArnieKrohn (askrohn@comcast.net) for a shift or two to help sell the coffeeand bagels. Bagel sales serve our community and give us an opportunityto schmooze with fellow congregants.

Recent successful Brotherhood events have included a bike ride from theTemple to the Dinky town and Cedar Lake bike ways. We will repeat thisride in the late spring for those who could not make the cold early November ride.

B’Shalom, Richard Newmark, Brotherhood President (ranewmark@yahoo.com or 651-340-3487)

Lija GreenseidLija Greenseid was nominated for Volunteer of theQuarter by Dana Prottas, Ana Apter, and SarahElkin. She was honored at Shabbat Services on Fri-day, February 21.

Lija Greenseid has been instrumental in creatinga school-wide evaluation for our ReligiousSchool program. Using skills from her profes-sional life as a Senior Evaluator with ProfessionalData Analysts, Inc., Lija developed an internal

evaluation plan here at Mount Zion for the school. Lija is the wife to An-drew and a mother of two students in our Religious School program.

Lija’s process here at Mount Zion was intense and she spent many hoursworking on the survey. First she gathered together a small group of par-ents and staff to develop the questions. This group met weekly for sev-eral months. Lija then wrote several drafts of questions. We launchedthe survey in the spring, and were impressed with the results. Overall,the feedback we received regarding the Lower School, Hebrew School,and Chai School was positive with 78% of parents/guardians being"very" or "mostly" satisfied with the Religious School overall. Parentsgenerally feel the program is meeting their needs by providing a qualityJewish education for their children. Through the survey, we were alsoable to identify three specific areas of improvement.

Lija will openly and happily share that she is a “data geek”. She enjoysthinking about the data – facts, numbers, correlations, curves, trends,statistics – in her spare time. Mount Zion has been fortunate to be ableto benefit from her favorite professional and pastime activity.

We have been so fortunate to have Lija working behind the scenes on thesurvey for our school. She is already gearing up for the new survey, whichwill launch again this spring. We think the words of one appreciativeparent sums up this entire process: “Thank you. I really appreciate theconscientious effort of all involved.” We all look forward to many moreyears of collaboration, evaluation, inspiration, and education.

The dentist told Melvyn that he needed a tooth removed

right away. The dentist asked, "Do you want a local anes-

thetic?" Melvyn shook his head and said, "Let's not pinch

pennies, doctor. Get the best–use imported."

Brotherhood Wi-Fi Pop-Up CaféSundays during Religious School in the Front Lobby

The Brotherhood sells coffee, including Keurig coffee cups, orangejuice, hot chocolate, and bagels (with cream cheese and lox) beforeSunday school. New this year is the Temple's Pop-Up Café - 2 or 3 ta-bles in the corner of Margolis Hall or in the front of Lipschultz Loungeat which anyone can access their Wi-Fi, eat, and drink. Sales will befrom about 8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. in the front lobby; there will beno sales in the school wing. This is a great opportunity to meet Sun-day school parents and others in the Temple! Profits are returned to theTemple and support the Purim Carnival, the Mother's Day Brunchand other Temple activities. Please e-mail Arnie Krohn (askrohn@com-cast.net) to volunteer to help.

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MITZVAH FOODSHELF FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Adolf AdlerHerbert Adler

Stephanie Adler GreensteinPhilip Alpern

Steve & Gail BrandBenjamin Cohen

Barbara SarbachBessie Greenspoon

Gail & Steve BrandCathryn M. Jackson

Jan JacksonRalph Jacobus

Dan & Denise JacobusDraza MalinoffHarry MalinoffMaureen Roin

Steve & Gail BrandMaurice Rosenblum

Walter & Lois BaumSophie Ruder

Carol GurstelleJoseph Schwarz

Walter SchwarzRose Butwin Silverstein

Bill Fox FamilyMildred Sneen

Jan HoffmanRuth Stein

Liz Stein, Rob & Ethan Larson

In Memory of:Concepcion Arzola Castillo

Mike & Lois MohebanLionel Greenberg

Rita GrossmanLynn Johnson

Jennifer & Roger KramerRobert “Bob” Katz

Dr. J. ChristensenKeith DahlmanRobert & Mary DenardoDan & Denise JacobusDennis & Kathryn JohnsonJim JohnsonBarry KatzRobert & Betty KluckMN Interprofessional Assoc.JoAnne OlsonJulian PlanteSally & William Umphress

Mort LazorLucy Shine

Bettian PollackEmily Seesel

In Honor of the Bar Mitzvahof:Andrew Abrahamson

Lois & Walter BaumIn Honor of:Emmy Lou Jacobson

Daniel LevyKathleen Stuart

In Honor of the Birthday of:Shirley Berdie

Henry & Janice SnyderIn Honor of the Marriage of:Lisa Cohen & Amy Jacobson

Jennifer & Roger Kramer

CANTORS’DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Honor of:My Loving Children

Marilyn SilverCantor Spilker

Mary Ann & David WarkIn Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of:Joseph Heyman

James & Lisa HeymanIn Yahrzeit Memory of:Carol Johnson

The Family of Carol JohnsonIn Memory of:Maxine Applebaum

James & Sally Beloff & FamilyIn Yahrzeit Memory of:Molly Abramson Marker

Sandy & Ed AbramsonDonation:Bert & Arlene Spilker

BLOOM LIBRARY FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Hyman Rosenblum

Steve LeveyFannie Tintner

James TintnerIn Memory of:Maxine Applebaum

Marjorie Melamed Sherman

ELSA BRONSTIEN MEMORIAL FUND

In Memory of:Maxine Applebaum

Howard Kuvetsky & FamilyEdward Bronstien, Jr.

Elaine EliasDee HorwitzSheri, Sean, Harry & Charlie

O’GormanConnie & Paul Ross

BROTHERHOOD FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Harold H. Sogin

Daniel A. Sogin & Emily Duke

CARING COMMUNITYFUND

In Memory of:Maxine Applebaum

Audrey CohenBarbara Melamed

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Alex Glass

Rozanne GlassDonation:Elaine Herring

EDELSTEIN FAMILY BIBLICAL GARDEN

FUND

Get Well Wishes to:Bobbie Edelstein

Evelyn Esrig

IRENE FINBERG CAMPFUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Philip Raffe

Marc & Mayda Raffe

RABBIS’DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Memory of:Maxine Applebaum

James & Sally Beloff & FamilySuellen & Michael BuelowJoni HymansonCelisa SeidelCharles & Joyce Volk

Gus GutmanBonnnie & Richard

GershenzonLynn Johnson

Stuart ApplebaumSally & Jimmy BeloffThe Family of Lynn Johnson

For Condolences to:Mr. & Mrs. Harold Daniels

Stuart ApplebaumIn Honor of the Wedding of:Ann Eisenberg

Stuart ApplebaumSally & Jim Beloff

In Honor of the Anniversary of:Lois & Walter Baum

Lois & Walter BaumIn Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of:Joseph Heyman

James & Lisa HeymanIn Yahrzeit Memory of:Archie Gingold

Carla Gingold FeldhamerDonald Horwitz

Dee HorwitzCarol Johnson

The Family of Carol JohnsonAnn KernsH. Victor Kerns

David KernsSusan KernsJanice LeBlanc

Eva LaunerRobert LaunerCynthia Launer

Keith MullerCharlie Nauen

For a Speedy Recovery of:Sheila Lieberman

Stuart ApplebaumIn Honor of:My Loving Children

Marilyn SilverIn Honor of the Birthday of:Esther Adler

Mary Ann & David WarkIn Appreciation of:Rabbi Esther Adler

Stacey KanihanRabbi Adam Stock Spilker

Marc & Sarah PaperEllen & Martin Sampson

Donation:Carolyn BorowBert & Arlene SpilkerErica SternPatricia Yoedicke

MILTON FIRESTONEART FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Eva Birnberg Launer

Herman Birnberg

FUND FOR MOUNTZION

In Memory of:Edward Bronstien, Jr.Mike BulgerCynthia Cowan

Mary Ann & David WarkLouise Newman

Betty MarzGary OlsenBettian Pollack

Mary Ann & David WarkIn Honor of:My Loving Children

Marilyn SilverMary Ann Wark

Barbara WaltzFor a Speedy Recovery to:Michael Chauss

Mary Ann & David WarkThank You to:Jan Leach & Ed Pickett

Mary Ann WarkDonation:Jean King/Stuart AppelbaumBill & Gloria LevinJudy Sharken Simon &

Chris Simon

GENERAL OPERATINGFUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Connie FoxLeo Fox

Bill Fox & FamilyArthur GoodmanConstance Goodman

Stephanie Goodman & FamilyMary Ann Reilly & Family

In Memory of:Lynn Johnson

Betsy Rest/Mike BanderLouise Newman

Barbara WinthropDonation:Henry & Janice Snyder

HARRIS CHAPEL

In Honor of the Birthday of:Bill Barrows

Mary Ann & David Wark

JIM & NANCY HARRISLEADERSHIP

ENDOWMENT FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:William Harris Gold

Natalie & Bud Harris

ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIPFUND

In Honor of:Jerry KobrinJulie Swiler

Pam Leeds-Ragborg & Jim Ragborg

YALE & SARA JOHNSON MEMORIAL

FUND

In Memory of:Lynn Johnson

Bacardi USA TeamBarbara Braman BentsonJudith BlaseColle + McVoyMike Duggan & FamilyRita GrossmanDerek HopkinsRick & Wendy JohnsonSteven KapplinSybil KatzJudy & Bunny KullerJudy & Bevan MarvyDiane & Joe MastStuart NolanAlison PottsStan & Jo Ellen RobinsConnie & Paul RossEmily SeeselMarjorie Melamed ShermanJoel & Gail TilsnerMary Ann & David WarkBarbara Winthrop

KIBUD MORIM FUNDHONORING TEACHERS

In Honor of:Maxwell Hendrix

Jennifer Hendrix

JULIE LAZOR CONFIRMATION

FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Miriam Schuman

Sheila & Martin SchumanMarilyn Sims

Toba LazorJack SteinShirley Stein

Sheila & Martin SchumanIn Honor of the Birth of:Charlotte Augusta Riederer

Toba Lazor

ANNETTE & JAMESLEVINE CHOIR FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Irving W. Levine

James A. LevineIn Honor of the Birthday of:Harvey Cohen

James A. Levine

MALMAN/COHEN EDUCATIONAL FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Murray Moskoff

Dee Albert

MELAMED LECTURESHIP FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Maurice Melamed

Barbara Melamed

THANK YOU...FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

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Edward StremBetty StremRobyn Strem Cook Jackie Strem KitaenEllie Strem Meade

Arnold SwilerBess Swiler

Richard & Jill SwilerCarol J. Trosdahl

Jane TrosdahlJoseph Schwarz

Walter SchwarzRachelle Wagner

Rosemary SevettMarianne H. Wark

David, Kathleen & Jeffry Wark

Julius WarrenBonnie BuchbinderMitzi Kane

Marianne WillensonDaniel Linwick

Betsy YebickiStuart Foss

NOAZIM FUND

Donation:Charlie Levine &

Marjorie Dana-LevineJudi & Todd Marshall

PARENTS & TOTS FUND

In Honor of a Speedy Recoveryof:Michael Chauss

Betsy Rest/Mike BanderIn Honor of the Birth of:Charlotte Augusta Riederer

Sally & Mitch RubinsteinDonation:Betty Strem

PRESIDENT’S DISCRETIONAY FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Eva Goldberg

Leonore HauserDonation:Betsy Rest/Mike Bander

SHIR TZION CHILDREN’S CHOIR

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Connie Butwin Fox

Fox Family

SISTERHOOD LEADERSHIP FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Ada Copp Larson

Rob & Ethan Larson & Liz Stein

TEEN & YOUNG ADULTPROGRAM FUND

In Honor of:Ana Apter

Judi & Todd Marshall

TORAH TONES MUSICFUND

In Memory of:Mike Bulger

Betsy Rest/Mike BanderGus Gutman

AnonymousMarsha Baer-DennisSusan BenfieldMary GrundeenBetsy Rest/Mike BanderDevora MolitorAmy MooreWalter SchwarzMary Ann & David Wark

In Honor of a Speedy Recoveryof:Anne Starr

Betsy Rest/Mike Bander

TZEDEK/SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Gay Forbes

Judi Levin MarshallIn Graditude of:The Kipp Family

Henry LippmanDonation:Donna Koren & Bob MiltonJudi & Todd Marshall

In Honor of the Special Anniversary of:Lois & Walter Baum

Henry & Janice SnyderIn Appreciation of:Kay & Ron MogelsonJeanette Price

Connie & Paul RossIn Honor of a Speedy Recoveryof:Marcia Bunin

Lois & Bud SeltzerDonations:Jean KingShirley KulevskyRecie LovichMildred MillerMonday Bridge GroupAndy RapoportHarold & Lenore RavitsMarilyn Silver

MOUNT ZION CEMETERY

MAINTENANCE & PERPETUAL CARE

FUND

In Memory of:Edward Bronstien, Jr.

Barbara BentsonGus Gutman

Brian & Judith KrasnowIn Yahrzeit Memory of:Eva Krasnow Aberman

Brian & Judith KrasnowPhilip Alpern

Steve & Gail BrandFernand Ben “Tony” Baer, Jr.Edwin Braman

Barbara B. BentsonGerald FinnLouis FinnMyron Finn

Honey Finn & FamilyBen Frank

Brian KrasnowBessie Greenspoon

Gail & Steve BrandFreda HoffmanMichael Hoffman

Jan HoffmanNancy Iannone

Ed PickettDraza MalinoffHarry MalinoffMaureen Roin

Steve & Gail BrandHyman Rosenblum

Steve LeveyOscar Rubinsky

Brian KrasnowIda Sansby

Jerry SansbyHarold H. Sogin

Daniel A. Sogin & Emily Duke

Edward StremBetty StremRobyn Strem Cook Jackie Strem KitaenEllie Strem Meade

Bert TintnerFannie Tintner

James Tintner

YAHRZEIT FUND

In Yahrzeit Memory of:Hessel Abramson

Sandy & Ed AbramsonArthur ApplebaumEdith Applebaum

Judy & Peter WolfJerry Ann Applebaum

Stuart ApplebaumMagdalena Bader

Sandra LyksettMargaret Bahr

Michael BahrDavid Beloff

The Beloff FamilyViljo Bjorkquist

Michelle MorrisMarion Borow

The Borow Moore FamilyKeevie BrooksKittie Brooks

Mrs. Marjorie B. EdwardsJudy Brown

Curt & Adele BrownBenjamin Cohen

Barbara SarbachMariam Conner

Howard & Mariam LowingerFrancine Travis Cutts

Howard & Barbara CuttsSamuel Dolinsky

Pearl Rosen & FamilyCorinne EpsteinSeymour Epstein

Harvey EpsteinPaul Fink

Henry E. FinkGerald FinnLouis Finn

Honey Finn & FamilyA. Harold Frishberg

Joan & Paul WernickSaadia Gelb

Howard GelbPam Gengler

Charlie Nauen & P.J. PofahlMelvin Goodwin, Jr.

Siana GoodwinHarold Grossman

Dale Grossman HorniakEsther Guthertz

Harriet Guthertz

Isidore HelfandJerry Helfand, Joan Cleary, &

Alex & Jenny HelfandSarah Hirshberg

Mrs. Marjorie B. EdwardsIda Katz

Betty MarzNorman Kulevsky

Shirley KulevskyJean Lazarus

Richard & Jill SwilerDvoyra Lisnyak

Rafail Lev & FamilyHelene Lowinger

Howard & Mariam LowingerTheodore Marker

Sandy & Ed AbramsonCelia Mastbaum

Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Mastbaum

Beatrice MichaelElaine HerringBryan Michael

Charles MoskovitzBetty Marz

Hans NauenVarda Nauen

Rueben OrensteinRoland King

Louis PeilenBarbara Sarbach

Trudy PertHilary & Jerry Kobrin

Leopold PistnerWalter Pistner

Sefra PitzeleHilary & Jerry Kobrin

Rose PressClaire H. Press

Bert RosenNancy Mendelsohn &

Jay HorvathDaniel Rosen

Pearl Rosen & FamilyEthel Rothmund

Jill CohenPaul Rubenstein

Bob RubensteinHarry Sandler

Judi Levin MarshallIda Sansby

Jerry Sansby

THANK YOU...FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

Create a Legacy at Mount ZionPlanned Giving

You can leave a legacy that helps Mount Zion Temple fulfill its mission while pro-viding you with many tax benefits. There are many ways to support Mount ZionTemple through planned giving, including a gift in your estate plans, life insurancepolicy, retirement plan, or gifts of case, stocks or bonds in your Will. After provid-ing for your loved ones, please consider one final testament of faith through thischaritable act. If you would like to speak with someone at the Temple about your gift,please contact Executive Director, Larry Solomon at 651-698-3881 orlsolomon@mzion.org. Thank you for considering Mount Zion Temple as part ofyour future legacy!

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T z e d e k = J u s t i c e

SOCIAL ACTION UPDATE

Minnesota JRLC (Joint Religious Legislative Coalition)

Day on the HillThursday, March 13 in Downtown St. Paul

Keynote Speaker:

Rabbi David Saperstein Director of the Reform Movement's Religious Action Center in DC

More details at www.jrlc.org/day-on-the-hill. Sign up at www.jrlc.org/register-for-day-on-the-hill.

JRLC's Day on the Hill is an annualpolicy briefing and lobby day. Partic-ipants are briefed on the JRLC issuesthat are being debated and voted onat our State Capitol. Clergy and laypeople from across the state attendDay on the Hill to show our interfaithcommitment to social justice and toparticipate in the lawmaking process.Registration is required. Participantsgather in the morning at RiverCentre

in downtown St. Paul for inspiration and issue briefings. Buses thentransport us to the Capitol for a short rally. Meetings are held withlegislators in the afternoon. Buses shuttle between RiverCentre andthe Capitol until 4 p.m.

Rabbi Saperstein was called the most influential rabbi in America byNewsweek Magazine in 2009. His three-decades of leadership of theRAC have built the Reform Movement's voice into one of the most re-spected in contemporary social and civic policy in Washington, DC.

Mount Zion Temple Tzedek CommitteeSocial justice continues in many facets at Mount Zion Temple. Con-gregants are always welcome to bring your voices, ideas and efforts tocommittee work or just get updates by reaching committee chair,Michael Kuhne at michael.kuhne@minneapolis.edu.

Three topics:#1 The Tzedek Committee has sent six members to the Jewish Com-munity Action’s (JCA) multi-week training institute called Tzedek In-stitute: Aimee Gonzalez, Jessica Griffith, Ronna Hammer, MariaKirsch, Donna Koren, and Liz Stein. All are participating in an eight-week, training totally over 30 hours to learn strategies for building so-cial justice work in their respective organizations. Mount Zion Templeis fortunate to have so many committed members volunteering theirtime to educate themselves and the rest of the congregation on bestpractices for social justice work.

Topics #2 and #3 are two projects that differ in scope and duration.

Topic #2 Short-term – Tom Marver is leading the Tzedek Committee’sefforts to ensure passage in 2014 of a Safe Schools initiative that fo-cuses on reducing bullying in the schools. One part of this effort willbe a JCA-sponsored lobby day at Capitol Hill for Mount Zion mem-bers. This is an opportunity for congregants who want to go a little far-ther in developing their advocacy skills in a communal setting bytalking with legislators at the State Capitol (we will announce datesand times soon, both here in the bulletin and on Mount Zion’s Face-book page). We know that many of you were excited and grateful toparticipate in this activity to pass the Same-Sex Marriage law last spring.

Topic #3 Long-term - Tzedek Committee members and Rabbi Spilkerhave been setting the foundation for what we hope is a long-term, con-gregation wide and deep partnership with Camphor MethodistChurch, an historically African-American Church in the Rondo neigh-borhood. It is led by the Reverend Gloria Thomas. Tzedek Committeemember Kate Cavett wrote an oral history of the neighborhood andher relationships with many people helped to open lines of communi-cation. Melissa Rudnick, Jewish Community Action’s liaison to MountZion Temple, is also helping to educate and facilitate this new part-nership.

Our primary goal for this partnership is to build relationships of com-mon interest across the boundaries of our congregational communitiesso that together we can bring social change in ways neither could alone.This new relationship with a portion of St. Paul’s African AmericanCommunity is a continuation of Mount Zion Temple’s tradition of en-gaging in social justice work, generally, but specifically in the PromiseNeighborhood where the church is location. More details of this de-veloping partnership will be presented at the Kehillah Council meet-ing on March 11, a Mount Zion Temple Board meeting to which allcongregants are invited, that will chart some key programming work forthe next year.

Respectfully, Batya Spector

12th Annual Jewish Community ActionImmigrant Freedom Seder

Sunday, March 30 at Mount Zion TempleDoors open at 1:30 p.m.;

Seder begins promptly at 2 p.m.

A sampling of seder foods will be served. Childcare available. Admission$10-$18 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Our 12th annual Immigrant Freedom Seder will bring people togetherfrom diverse backgrounds to share the story of Passover and highlightstruggles and triumphs in social, economic, and racial justice. We’ll weavetogether the elements of a traditional Passover Seder with storytelling,music, and activities, and share the holiday’s message of freedom.

RSVP by Monday, March 10 at 651-632-2184.

Two five year-olds, one Jewish, the other Catholic, are

playing in a sandpit. Sean says to David, "Our priest knows

more about things than your rabbi!" To which David

replies, "Of course he does, you tell him everything."

Food for Thought Friday, March 21, 5:45-7:15 p.m.

Understanding the Achievement GapGuest Speaker: Caren Arbeit

See page 12 for more details.

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Rabbi’s Letter 2

Service Schedule 3

From the President 5

Committees 6

Take Hold of Torah 8

Food for Thought 9

MaZAL 10-11

Inclusion 12

Teen and Youth 13

Religious School 14

Contributions 16-17

Sisterhood 18

Tzedek 18

Spend Shabbat Dinners with your

Mount Zion FamilyFriday, March 7, 5:00 p.m.

Sponsored by Brotherhood

Friday, May 2, 5:00 p.m.See page 3 for more details.

Purim for Adults (Age 13+)

Saturday evening, March 15

Purim for EveryoneSunday, March 16

See page 7 for details!

A Mount Zion Book Discussion

Read My Promised Land in ad-

vance of Ari Shavit’s visit on

March 9. We will have a book

discussion after services on

Friday, March 7, 8-9 p.m. at Mount Zion. 

Questions? Contact Rabbi Spilker

aspilker@mzion.org.

Tzedek = Justice

See page 10 for details.