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KOLT.O.L.The“VoiceoftheTreeofLife”
February2019/Sh’vat-AdarI5779
ShabbatWorshipServices
Fri.,Feb.1 7:30pm ShabbatEveningServiceParshatMishpatim,Exodus21:1-24:18
Fri.,Feb.8 6:30pm ShabbatEveningService-FridayNightLiveSat.,Feb.9 10:30am ShabbatMorningService
ParshatT’rumah,Exodus25:1-27:19
Fri.,Feb.15 7:30pm ShabbatEveningServiceParshatT’tzaveh,Exodus27:20-30:10
Fri.,Feb.22 7:30pm ShabbatEveningServiceParshatKiTisa,Exodus30:11-34:35
FromthePresident/Rabbi 2-3EducationDirector/TOLinAction 4-5CommunityEvents 6-9TOLCelebrates 10Yahrzeits/Oneg 11ThisMonth’sCalendar 12Contributions 13
Pg.2 KOLT.O.L.FromtheBoardPresident
InsidethisIssue
MyfellowCongregants,Therabbisearchcommitteeisworkinghard.Pleaselookoutforinformationaboutcandidatesvisits.IwanttoassureyouthattheReligiousSchoolisnotbeingforgotten.IamworkingwithDr.LauraKagan,ElisaWestfall,andJordanHenrytoarriveataplan forourschool that will assure its continued dynamic, child-centered and Judaicallymeaningfulprograms.TheyareworkingwithRabbiCarolantocontinuethecurrentcurriculum.WehopethetransitionofourReligiousSchoolAdministrationwillberelativelyseamless.Weshouldbeabletoprovideadefinitiveupdatetoyouintheverynearfuture.TheBoardofDirectorswould like to thankallof theTOLVolunteers, committeemembers, and our office administration (Rabbi Mollo, Rabbi Carolan, andCharlotte)formaintainingourTemple'ssmoothoperations.Ilookforwardtoseeingallofyouverysoon.VeryKindly,BruceMiller
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DearFriends,The secular New Year kicked off beautifully with another wonderful
performancebyJackWilliams&TheWaterlineBandaspartofourTreeofLifeCoffeehouseseries.OnJanuary18thweheldaSpecialShabbatservicehonoringthe life and legacy of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.Most fortunately for us, wewere able to welcome Civil Rights Activist and Philanthropist, Samuel JayTenenbaum, to speak about his experiencemarchingwith Dr.Martin LutherKingJr.throughthestreetsofAtlantain1965.Samuel’sremarkswerefromtheheartandcarriedamessageofcourageandhopethatthereismuchworktobedone as we march towards fulfilling King’s vision of equality. Finally, onSaturday, January26th,ourownCOFTYboardcreated,constructed,and ledabeautifulmostly-farm-to-table Tu B’Shevat Seder. Between the specialmeal,theinspiringreadings,theprayers,andthemusic,theCOFTYboardcraftedanincredibleeveningincelebrationofcreationthatwewon’tsoonforget.
LookingintoFebruary,therewillbeseveraleventscomingupthatwillkeepourTempleabuzzuntilPurimandPassover:
• February2,2019–TOLCoffeehousePresents:JonathanByrd• February8,2019–FridayNightLive• February9,2019–ShabbatMorningServices• February22-25–ConfirmationclasstriptoWashingtonDCforL’taken
WishingyouaFantasticFebruary!
RabbiEric
Pg.4 KOLT.O.L.FromtheEducationDirector
**Travelequalization**Ifyouhavespentover$300toattendLLTI,Fall,Winter,andSpring,youareeligiblefora$100credittowardyourtuitionforSpring.Pleaseemailnftysar@urj.organdincludethedetailsofyourtravelexpensesfortheschoolyear.
• Wrestlewithhottopicsandchallengeyourassumptionsduringinteractiveteen-ledprograms
• "Unplug"fromthestressofthesemesterandenjoythepeaceandbeautyoftheoutdoorsatcamp
• Singyourheartoutatsongsessions
• ReconnectwithyourNFTYfriends
• CelebratetheaccomplishmentsofourSeniorclass
RegistrationisopenforNFTY-SARSpringKallah!April12-14,2019
URJCampColeman,Cleveland,GAGrades8-12
COST(includesallmeals!)$185untilFeb.20$205untilMarch20
$225afterMarch20ifspaceavailable
Even though Family Shabbaton did not take off this year asexpected, the foundation is laid for suchaprogramtohappen infuture years. However, I wanted to extend ahuge thank you toRabbi Leah and Adam Schor for hosting a camp-fire dinner ands’mores havdalah for the families who signed up.While a full day’s get-away would have been reallynice, we still treasured some quality time togetherandgottosavorShabbatinthegreatOutdoors.
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Happy2019fromWOLWRJ/Sisterhood!WehadagreatLadiesNightOutinJanuary!Wehadabout18ladiestotal,withwine,cheese,munchies,andlotsofconversation.OurtaskwastomakeTreeofLifependantswithwirewrapandgemstonechips,andeveryladyfinishedapendant!Everyonehadagreattime.
YouwillsoonbeseeingflyersandinformationeverywhereaboutourspringcampaignforJewishWomen’sBreastHealth.Wehaverenamedourkickoffevent“BrunchfortheBattle”tounderscoretheseriousnatureofthischallenge.WehavealsomovedtheeventtoFebruary24duetoaspeakerconflict.OurspeakerwillbeWhitneyDobek,ageneticcounselorfromUSCHealth,whowilldiscussthegeneticlinkbetweenwomenofAshkenazicheritageandvulnerabilitytobreastcancer.Whitneywillansweryourreal-lifequestionsincluding“Whatisgeneticscreening?”“Whoshouldgettested?”“IfI’mpositive,whataremyoptions?”WeareinvitingalloftheladiesintheMidlandsJewishCommunitytothisvitalandinformativeevent!ThenonMay21thePalmettoHealthMobileMammogramUnitwillspendadayintheTOLparkinglot,sothatasmanyladiesaspossiblecanconvenientlygettheirmammogram.WewillbespendingthetimebetweentheFebruaryeventandMay21signingupladies–weareespeciallyencouragingthosewhoknowtheyshouldhavearegularmammogram,buthavebeenhesitantorjusttoobusy.Nodoctor’sorderisneeded!Proofofinsuranceisrequired.Inbetween,wealsohaveourannualWomen’sSederonApril23rd.Therearemoreeventsplanned,includingtheannualSisterhoodShabbatandpossiblyanotherLadiesNightOutwithdinneratalocalrestaurant,sostaytuned!
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Brotherhood
WRJ/Sisterhood
GreenTeam
OnbehalfoftheTreeofLifeBrotherhood,Iwouldlike to thank all who came out to support theblood drive.Wewere able to secure 18 pints oflifesavingbloodfor theAmericanRedCross.Weare looking at dates for next year. Any feedbackontheblooddrivewouldbegreatlyappreciated,especiallyas to the timewe traditionallyhave it.Would you be more willing to donate on aweekdayversusaSundaymorning?Feeltoreachout to me at [email protected] are looking at Sunday, March 10th for theBrotherhoodspringmeetingandcookout.Pleasebeon the lookout formoredetails coming soon.-EricFeuerstein,TOLBrotherhoodPresident
PleaseparticipateinourGreenFaithHomeEnergyPledge.FormsareavailableattheTOLoffice.Forthosewhohavenotvisitedourawardwinningraingarden,thereisanADAcompliantwalkwayneartherightsideofthebuilding.TolearnmoreabouttheGreenTeam,pleasevisithttp://www.tolsc.org/about-us/associations/green-teamPleaseconsiderearmarkingyourTOLdonationsfortheGreenTeam.
CaringCommittee
TheCaringCommitteeisheretoprovidemealsandother support toourmemberswhen theyneed help. If you are in need of assistance orwould like to join our “army of volunteers”,pleasecontacteitherAnnetteGoldsteinor theRabbis.Onevolunteerneednotdoall!Youcansignup toprepareall or part of a meal or todeliver. You can pick upfoodratherthancook!Yourdonations to support thisendeavor are graciouslywelcomed.
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February1 February2 February3 February4 February9 February12AndrewBarkanEllaDecker
HarrisonMoses DavidBannister ZacharyHelmanLoisWandersman
JerryGibson WilliamBarkanElaineCohenJudiEmanuelDoriNudelmanMeredithWeinbergSella
February13 February15 February16 February17 February18 February21ArturIskhakov SusanHomeyer RowanBuscemi
DennisCohenAlexanderOgden
NinaContino AlexanderLevyKeenanSilver
RichardCohen
February22 February24 February25 February27 February28 LindaKStern YvetteFrank
LisaHelferMarkCrawfordKayRadin
DanielCanadyByranTucker
AlyssaGreenhouseBrodyMichaelNail
FebruaryBirthdays
FebruaryAnniversaries
February7
Jeffrey&PeggyMillerDavid&ShaynaPolen
February14
Marc&MiaRapport
February19Joshua&AvniGupta-Kagan
February26
Mark&PamelaCrawford
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February15
MorrisAlion*AbramAroneck*PhilipBernathHenriettaBlock*ElsieHaymanBruck*MarshallDiamondHenriettaSchleiderFarber*HildaFischman*GertrudeSegalFurman*SandraGaffney
RabbiHaroldGelfmanBellaKalbSolomonKorashJuliusLichtermanHeleneLipsitzEstherMagrillMabelMannCharlesRobertMeadorAlfredMischner
SamuelSavitz*EthelAnnSerbin*SherschelSimsFlorenceSnyderKennethSorensonPaulSpectorMarcSunshineHarryVigodsky*NellieLevineWinter*
February22
MildredAuerbachBruceBeckerMiltonE.Block*IleneBronson*JanetPearlstineCohn*HerschelCooper*RuthGrossmanDiamondBernardFleischman,Sr.*WilliamFrisch
JeanF.Gergel*AlvahHopeGouldHerbertGrosby*CharlesM.HerzogDorothyBerlinHerzogNancyBedfordMilman*KayPolitis*EthelRadin
BernardReynerJosephRussMauriceSavitz*RenaSheftman*YakovVolfsonDavidWallace*CatherineWeiner*GoldieWeiner*RachaelZarek*
March1
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February1
MinnieBradyDarrellCooper*SusanEpsteinFurman*MathildeNoverGruber*SolKohn*BernardLefton*JosephLipsitzMeyerLove*KeithSaulMiller*
EdwinNathanMittle*LarryNewton*DavidRichman*FrancesB.Rothschild*AnnLiederSavitz*RalphSegalJosephineT.Specter*CharlesThideIdaLeeWeisberg*
February8
NormanBeckerJerryBerezBobBlennerSylviaCohenMacDavidsonBelleFieldsPaulGarber*WilmaPeetHillIsadoreJackHoffman*EugeneKorash*BarryLevey*
SueMandell*RuthRichmond*LillianSchulman*J.PaulSilberberg*HerbertSpiers*RoseWildmanSternEliasStiglitzJonathanScottTrain*MiraVolynetsMichaelEWeisberg*SidneyZucker
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February1 Paul&ElisaWestfall February15 David&KimBannister BarbaraWillens Craig&MarilynBarkan Lee&JenniferWilliams Jan&JoanneBarkan RussellHaber&
KarenCooper-Haber BarbaraBecker
LauraBecker LindaAckerman
February8 AliceKasakoffAdams February22 GailBeinstock CheriDawson Barry&EleanorBornstein Ira&KayRadin Michael&RachaelRawl Jonathan&JessicaArtz BrianGlavey&EleanorSteinGlavey Keith&JackieBabcock PeterBlue Rachel&AriStreisfeld
FebruaryOnegShabbat
DavidBeckerErnestEllisorArthurFriedlandDoreenFriedmanJuneGoldfeinRitaBierfassGreen*JosephHalperAnnetteHark*
ElaineHarrisReginaHerzogHowardJollesDoraMeyersSamuelA.Mild*TaniaPaulKatePosner*Dr.HaroldSchleider*
EdnaSimsHenrySteel*JudiSwartzHaroldWeissWolfWinter*LibbieWittenberg*HenryWolff*
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February2019Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
7:30pmShabbat
EveningService
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7:30pmTOLCoffeehouseJonathanByrd
3
9:00amReligiousSchool
4 5 6
7:00pmAdult
BMitzvahClass
7
12:00pmLunch&Learn
8
6:30pm
FridayNightLive
9
10:30amShabbatMorningService
109:00am
ReligiousSchool
11 12
13
7:00pm
BoardMeeting
14 15
7:30pmShabbat
EveningService
16
17 18
President’sDay
19
20
7:00pmAdult
BMitzvahClass
21 22
7:30pmShabbat
EveningService
23
24
9:00amReligiousSchool
12:00pmWRJBrunchfor
theBattle
25 26
6:45pmSisterhood
BoardMeeting
27 28
January4Ellen&DavidPotter
inlovingmemoryofHannaMesserMarc&ElizabethPosnerinlovingmemoryofPhilipPosner
January18CindySaadinlovingmemoryofEleanorCalver-AlpertConnieandLeonGinsberg
January11GailBienstockinlovingmemoryofMarvinBienstock
inlovingmemoryofMarionMooney
January25CindySaad
Feliks&SarraRabinovichinlovingmemoryofJosephRabinovitchLisaHelferinlovingmemoryofIrwinZuckerJeanieandHymanRubinJr.inlovingmemoryofJeannieA.McLainLeaWeinerinlovingmemoryofRoseJosephsBarryandEleanorBornsteininlovingmemoryofAnaBornsteinAmy&RobertScullyinlovingmemoryofClaraLevininlovingmemoryofBettyScully
inlovingmemoryofMaxieAlpertVernon&ErickaJohnson
BimahFlowers
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TOLFundDirectoryPleaseconsidermakingatax-deductibledonationtoyourfavoriteTOLfund.
Donationsmakewonderfulgifts!
• GeneralFunds($10minimumdonation)• BuildingFund($10minimumdonation)• ChoirFund• CaringCommittee• FoyerLeafFund($72)• HighHolyDay/PassoverFund
(tohelpcoverholidayoperatingexpenses)• LibraryFund• MemorialBoard&PlaqueFund($500)• PrayerBookFund• Rabbi’sDiscretionaryFund• RabbiEmeritus’DiscretionaryFund
WRJ/SisterhoodFunds($10minimum)• ReynerConventionFund• CourtesyFund• Evelyn&DanDanielLeadershipDevelopmentFund
EndowmentFunds($25minimum)
• JeanetteBirchEndowmentFund• DianeBrownSobelEndowmentFund• MarianD.FleischmanEndowmentFund• Ralph&SarahLevineEndowmentFund• Sylvia&SamSavitzMusicEnrichmentFund• JonathanTrainYouthGroupEndowmentFund
GeneralEndowmentFund
Ifyou’relookingforareasontodonate,hereareacoupleofprojectswe’reworkingon:
• AnewTorahcover(Goal:$500)• ReplacinglightingwithLEDs(Goal:$4,000)• Repaintingthelobby(Goal:$1,000)
GeneralFundMarleneMeltz Inmemoryof:JessieSternInMemoryof:SarahBrett Rob&ShelleyKriegshaber John&MarcieBakerRichard&LauraKagan Inhonorof:Ira&KayRadin’s 50thAnniversary Inmemoryof:SusannahFeinsteinJerry&LoisGibsonJudith&RickMillerandArthurCohl Inmemoryof:HildaCohl
CaringFundPhilWittenbergReligiousSchoolFundFrank&MelanieBaker Inmemoryof:SarahBrettBuildingFundIra&KayRadinRobertFeinstein&JessicaElfenbein Inhonorofourvolunteers
GeneralEndowmentFundAmy&RobScully Inmemoryof:SarahBrettTheCaregiversGroup Inhonorof:NaomiFarber’sLeadership
Rabbi’sDiscretionaryFundVladimir&Tat’YanaShtesselRachelle&MichaelRawlSamBaker&MiraWarshauer Inmemoryof:SarahBrett
Tomakeadonationinhonororinmemoryofalovedone,pleasenotatethefundtowhichyouwishtocontributeinthememoportionofyourcheck.YoumaydropitattheTempleOfficeormailitto:
TreeofLifeCongregation6719NorthTrenholmRoad
Columbia,SouthCarolina29206
Topaybycreditcard,gototemple’swebsitewww.tolsc.com/givingIfyoudonotfindthefundtowhichyouwishtodonate,youmaydonateyourmoneyundermembershipduesandfillinthespecialnotesatcheckout,notewhereandtowhomthedonationshouldbeaccredited.
TreeofLifeCongregation6719NorthTrenholmRoadColumbia,SouthCarolina29206
TreeofLifeCongregationOffice:803.787.2182!Fax:803.787.0309
Website:www.tolsc.org!Email:[email protected]
Tuesday—Thursday9:00am-5:00pmFriday9:00am-4:00pm
RabbiEricMollo,[email protected]
RabbiCarolanGlatstein,[email protected]
SanfordT.Marcus,D.D.,[email protected]
OFFICERS COMMITTEECHAIRS BOARDMEMBERSPresident BruceMiller Endowment RobertFeinstein JackieDickman-BabcockFirstVicePresident JessicaElfenbein Finance RickCohn EricFeuersteinSecondVicePresident AlexOgden House&Grounds GreggHelman/PaulWestfall SteveFriedlandSecretary MindyTucker Membership AnnetteGoldsteinTreasurer ErnieMagaro ReligiousSchoolBoard ElisaWestfall JoshGupta-KaganImmediatePastPresident AlanBrill Ritual LauraKagan GreggHelman ScottKaplanAFFILIATES TEMPLEEMPLOYEES LIFETIMEBOARDMEMBERS DonnaMagaroBrotherhoodPresident EricFeuerstein CharlotteGibson BernardFleischman,Jr. DavidPolenWRJ/SisterhoodPresident TerryGarber SharonWitherell StephenSavitz MarkRapportCoFTYPresident MollyWestfall/HaydenCohen AmyScully JeffSilverPublicRelations HeatherWeiss DebTedeschi PaulWestfall