Volume 93, No. 9 • March 2021 • Adar/Nisan 5781

HONORING TRADITIONS

ENGAGING FAMILIES

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES

Blessings of All Kinds

I write this month fromthe same seat I have

been occupying for months now, at mydesk at home, where I have spent almostall of my time for the last eleven months.A few weeks ago, the groundhog fore-told six more weeks of winter—a prophe-cy which in Wisconsin sounds an awfullot like an early spring, although in thelore of the groundhog is apparently anextended winter. Although there aregiant mounds of snow piled up outside,the sun is shining, and the world seemsto be moving forward in a hopeful direc-tion. So many synagogue zoom gather-ings now begin with a new ritual: therecounting of who has received a firstdose of the COVID-19 vaccine, where to find appointments, and how to helpothers get what they need.

I had always learned that Judaism has ablessing for everything in life, and now I have learned that when we don’t have a blessing for a unique moment or mile-stone, we create one. Getting this vaccineis such a milestone. It marks the begin-ning of a time when we will, hopefully,be able to safely gather together in person again.

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From Rabbi JessicaBarolsky

CEEBJ is Preparing for Our Ongoing Journey Through the Wilderness

Congregational Seder Online with Catered Home Meal

Sunday, March 28, 6:30 pm, on ZoomCatered Home Meal Information:

Passover Drive-Thru Meal Pickup and DeliveryFriday, March 26, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Join us as we approach Pesach through study, song, food, community, and zoom. In the weeks leading up to Passover, we will have plenty of opportunities toget ready for this year’s holiday. We will combine tradition and technology,

new ideas and old favorites, and we are looking forward to doing so together,at least spiritually. help you prepare for your journey from Egypt.

Pickup at CEEBJ. If you are not able, we’ll deliver

MenuThis Kosher-for-Passover-Style meal from Ferrante's Mequon:

Matzo ball soup, honey orange-glazed,chicken with baby red potatoes and garlic dill carrot coins. Flourless chocolate cake.

A vegetarian option features vegetarian brisket with everything included above except the chicken.

Every order will include the traditional Seder plate food items:

One family Seder plate set of apple charoset, hard-boiled egg, a shankbone (a beet if all meals are vegetarian), romaine leaf, horseradish root and matzo. Each individual meal will come with apple charoset, hard egg, parsley, and matzo.

A Kosher for Passover meal from Hannah's Kitchen is also available. Please email Cheryl Otto at cotto@ceebj.org with any questions.

Standard and Vegetarian Meals: $34.95/ppSeder Plate only: $15

Kosher for Passover Meal: $38.95/pp

To signup go to ceebj.org/sedermealor call the Synagogue Office

at (414) 228-7545.

For more information on Passover events, please see page 4

More details to follow!

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Shalom, congregantsand friends.

As we emerge fromfrigid temperatures andblankets of snow, CEEBJ

remains a source of warmth, connection,and satisfying Jewish activity. With nervesfrayed after a long, challenging year, weappreciate congregational life that muchmore. The feeling of community is palpa-ble and reassuring. Personally, I look for-ward to Shabbat services and the week’sofferings with a new intensity.

Our staff has raised the bar withdynamism, hard work and commitment.An enriching and compelling Scholar inResidence weekend recently flowed intoa fun-filled (and prune-filled) week ofPurim celebrations. A blood drive, a tal-ent show, and learning from fellow con-gregants. All in just one month! That’s inaddition to Rosh Chodesh, studyminyans, weekly Torah study, and otheractivities.

These have one important thing in com-mon: volunteers were essential in makingthem happen. Time and again, when agood idea needs coupling with therolling up of sleeves, our congregants riseto the occasion. Thank you, volunteers!Your contribution to our congregationallife is what makes it all work. It’s thesecret sauce of CEEBJ. Please take anopportunity to express your gratitude to avolunteer. If you are one, give yourself apat on the back. We appreciate you!

If you have yet to avail yourself of ourofferings – take a look. You are sure todiscover something enjoyable and satis-fying on the calendar. Emanu-Email is agreat way to stay abreast of what’s hap-pening. And if you are interested in lend-ing your skills or just your time as a vol-unteer, reach out to anyone on the staffor leadership. We’ll happily make a con-nection.

Michael Grinker

From OurPresident

Many Thanks to theCast of Grease for ouronline Purim Spiel

A fantastic YasherKoach (congratula-

tions) goes out to our Megillah Meistersfor our Grease Purim spiel this year…online! Thanks to our multi-generationalcast for all their hard work and effortrecording dialogue scenes and songsweek after week: Andrew Appel, RabbiJessica Barolsky, Noah Barolsky, YaelBarolsky, David Blumberg, SherryBlumberg, Susan Cosden, Brian Feiges,Isaac Feiges, Ainsley Friedman, Jimi JoFriedman, Lucy Girton, Naomi Levin,Alyson Lippman, Elliot Lippman, NormMalmon, Michael Taibleson, DeclanWinterfield, Jenn Winterfield and Rowan

Winterfield. We had a fun time going to“zoom” rehearsals each week: playingzoom games (thank you Alyson andElliot), watching completed scenes, andgetting our new “assignments!”

Our tremendous gratitude to Scott Finchfor his marvelous creativity in his visionof the character avatars, accompanyingfor all the songs on piano and guitar, andproducing this unique Purim spiel. Alsospecial thanks to Ilana Lupkin for her ini-tial character plans and to Anna Pace forher colorful avatars and set design.

Our appreciation also goes out toAndrew Appel and Bob Brazner forstreaming the Purim spiel and their technical expertise.

Wishing you a meaningful Pesach andplease stay healthy and safe,

Cantor David Barash

From OurCantor

The National Council of Jewish Womenencouraged all sections across the coun-try to take part in Repro Shabbat backon February 12-13. Repro Shabbat wasan opportunity for congregations,organizations, and communities to cele-brate the critical importance of repro-ductive health access, reproductiverights, and reproductive justice, and tolearn more about Judaism’s approach tothese issues. NCJW Milwaukee reachedout to all our regional synagogues toparticipate. CEEBJdecided to host Tanya Atkinson,President and CEO ofPlanned Parenthoodof Wisconsin, alongwith LaurenMarkowitz, her chiefof staff, at our Fridaynight service that weekend.

Rabbi Barolsky first taught us, throughthe portion that night of Mishpatim,Judaism’s approach to reproductive jus-tice. She then turned to Tanya to teachus all about the incredible work ofPlanned Parenthood, reproductive jus-tice in Wisconsin and across the country,and how we all have a role in advancingreproductive rights to ensure that peo-ple have access to the healthcare theyneed when they need it.

As Co-President of NCJW Milwaukee, I want to thank Linda Frank, RabbiBarolsky, and Reenie Kavalar who allhelped bring Tanya and Lauren to ourcongregation. Our Shabbat service wassuch a powerful and informative way toparticipate in Repro Shabbat.

Barbara Levin

CEEBJ/NCJW Repro Shabbat

Friday, March 5Kabbalat Shabbat Service/Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm

Saturday, March 6Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 amTorah Portion: Kee Tissa, Exodus 30:11-34:35;Special Torah reading for Shabbat Parah:Numbers 19:1-22Prophetic Reading: Ezekiel 36:16-38

Friday, March 12Kabbalat Shabbat Service/Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pmBirthday blessings for all those celebrat-ing birthdays in the month of March.

Saturday, March 13Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 amTorah Portion: Vayakhel – Pekude,Exodus 36:1-40:38 Special Torah reading for Shabbat Ha-Hodesh: Exodus 12:1-20Prophetic Reading: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18Havdalah Together 7:15 pm

Friday, March 19Kabbalat Shabbat Service/Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pmSaturday, March 20

Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 amTorah Portion: Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 43:21-44:23

Friday, March 26Shabbat Eve Service 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 27Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 amTorah Portion: Tzav, Leviticus 6:1-8:36Special Prophetic reading for ShabbatHa-Gadol: Malachi 3:4-24Erev Pesach

Sunday, March 28Pesach Morning Service 10:30 amTorah Portion: Exodus 12:21-12:51 and Numbers 28:16-28:25Prophetic Reading: Joshua 5:2-6:1

Friday, April 2Kabbalat Shabbat Service/Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm

Saturday, April 3Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 amPesach Morning Service with Yizkor10:30 amTorah Portion: Exodus 13:17-15:26; Numbers 28:19-25Prophetic Reading: II Samuel 22:1-51

March Worship Schedule

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All services are online- streaming on our website, on Facebook Live, YouTube, and through Zoom.

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It marks the beginning of a time when wewill be able to see one another withoutso much fear. It marks the beginning of atime when we can protect ourselves, ourloved ones, our community. And so,there are now many new blessings forreceiving this vaccine; I am sharing aselection of them below. Feel free to saythe words that are meaningful to youwhen your turn comes, and to sharethese words with others who mightappreciate them.

Modah Ani/Modeh Ani I thank You For the wisdom of the scientists For the courage of the trial volunteers For the strength and compassion of thehealth care professionals For the patience of the delivery workers All who have brought us to this moment. For our bodies, Our finely balanced networks Capable of blessing You May this vaccine offer protection. May it offer strength. May it offer hope. Baruch atah Adonai, Shehechianu v'ki'-manu v'higianu lazman hazeh. Blessed are You, who has kept us aliveand sustained us and enabled us to reach this very moment.

- Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein

May it be Your will, Heavenly Healer, thatthis endeavor be for healing and may Yougrant healing to me, to my loved ones, tomy nation, and to all who are in need. Fillme with a sense of gratitude for all whocreate, distribute, and deliver this vaccine,and for all those who work for the healthof individuals and our communities.Empower me to care in good health evermore deeply for others. Blessed are You,Holy One, Healer of all flesh, sustainingour bodies in wondrous ways.

- Rabbi Aaron Starr, based on Babylonian Talmud,

Berachot 60a and the Morning Blessings

I have been praying for this day and now it is here! With great excitement, a touch of trepidation

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Rabbi Barolsky, continued

And with deep gratitude I give thanks To all the scientists who toiled day and night So that I might receive this tiny vaccination That will protect me and all souls around this world. With the pandemic still raging I am blessed to do my part to defeat it. Let this be the beginning of a new day, A new time of hope, of joy, of freedom And most of all, of health. I thank You, God, for blessing me with life

For sustaining my life And for enabling me to reach this awe-filled moment.

- Rabbi Naomi Levy

Many others can be found athttps://www.ritualwell.org/coronavirus.

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In addition to blessings for receiving aCOVID-19 vaccine, I look forward to theblessing of Pesach, to celebrating ourfreedom. I hope that as March comes inwith the joy of Purim, it goes out withthe beauty of Pesach, and I hope to seeyou in some of our many plannedPesach events this month.

Upcoming Program on Saturday, April 10, 6:30 – 7:45 pmHavdalah Together

and Jewish Rock Radio All-Star Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration featuring David Broza, Josh Nelson, Nefesh Mountain, Chava Mirel, Rabbi Lisa Silverstein, Laurie Akers, Shimon Smith, and Rick Recht.

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“Do not separate your-self from the commu-nity.” – Hillel, PirkeiAvot (The Sayings ofthe Ancestors)

Chapter 2, Verse 5

For the month of March, our LifelongLearning middah (our Jewish value) isk’hillah (community). We are definingk’hillah to be a group to which membershave a sense of belonging, with socialconnections between members, a reci-procity of responsibility, and a sharedsense of purpose. K’hillah make thetimes of joy more joyous, the times of oymore palatable, and make the days inbetween more special.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (z”l) inCovenant & Conversation in his com-mentary on Vayakhel Pekudei entitled“Three Types of Community” explainedthat there are three models throughwhich we can consider the idea of com-munity within Jewish life: 1.Members of an eidah (unit) are like-minded with a strong sense of collectiveidentity; they have much in common,

but can be a group that operates forgood or bad. 2.Members of a tsibur (gathering) arebrought together by circumstance; theyhappen to be in the same place at thesame time, but do not necessarily share acollective identity or purpose, certainlynot one that would continue beyond thatmoment. Think of people who gather fora concert and then disperse afterwards.3.Members of a k’hillah (community) aredifferent from one another, thus taking onthe characteristic of a tsibur. But a k’hillahhas a strong collective purpose that enablesthem to make a distinctive contribution.Sacks writes: “The beauty of a k’hillah... isthat when it is driven by constructivepurpose, it gathers together the distinctand separate contributions of many indi-viduals, so that each can say, ‘I helped tomake this.’ ... To preserve the diversity ofa tsibur with the unity of purpose of aneidah – that is the challenge of k’hillah-formation, community-building, itself thegreatest task of a great leader.”

In Romemu, our focus on k’hillah is toempower our learners to realize that thestrength they bring to a k’hillah startswith their sense of self-worth, that theyhave much to contribute to a largerwhole. We want to empower our learn-ers to actively engage with each impor-tant k’hillah in their lives, contributing to

a shared sense of purpose. Staying con-necting to one another in new and cre-ative ways is more crucial than ever. Wewant to empower our learners to findways to engage with their k’hillah now,and in meaningful and lasting ways.Some of these discussions and eventswill take place in yachad and tefillah.

Other events will take place during non-Romemu times, such as grades k4-thirdgrade hot chocolate date on March 4 withthe senior staff (to learn more about the hotchocolate date see page 5) and anIntergenerational Around The WorldCharoset Bar with Scavenger Chopped Jr.(This last event is open to the entire congre-gation.) To learn about the Around theWorld Charoset Bar with ScavengerChopped Jr. see the details below.

Adult Learning opportunities will alsofocus on k’hillah this month. On Tuesday,March 9 at 12:00 pm Rabbi Barolsky andSusan Cosden will host a women’s seder,focusing on a specific k’hillah within ourlarger CEEBJ k’hillah. See more detailsbelow.

On March 23, Shira Kleinman and LoisBrazner will host our fourth Virtual Field Tripto Israel, this one focusing on various k’hillotin northern Israel. See page 5 for details.

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Director ofLifelongLearning

Please join Rabbi Barolsky and SusanCosden on Zoom if you identify as afemale and would like to prepare forPassover by experiencing a Women’s Seder.Why a Women’s Seder? 1.When we read the Exodus with openeyes Passover is among other things acelebration of women’s heroism. 2. As Passover celebrates our freedomfrom oppression, the women’s seder cel-ebrates our own journey as Jewishfemales paying tribute to women pastand present, raising feminist questions,

reinterpreting familiar rituals and prayers,and articulating a feminist vision ofredemptions yet to come. 3.Women’s seders help infuse otherseders, including family and congrega-tional seders, with new traditions andmay add a focus on those who previous-ly might not have had a voice. 4. Together we gather to name what isand to dream of and work toward whatis yet to be. Please register for this eventat www.ceebj.org to get the Zoom linkand what to bring with you.

Intergenerational Aroundthe World Charoset Bar

with Scavenger Chopped Jr.,Sunday, March 7, 12:30 pm

Susan Cosden will host ourIntergenerational Around the WorldCharoset Bar on Zoom. Please join her tolearn a variety of different charosetrecipes from around the world and someinformation about the Jews who live inthose different places. After learningabout different charoset recipes and whatthey have in common, Susan will theninvite everyone who wants to participatein one round of Scavenger Chopped Jr.to go on a scavenger hunt before makinga dish with a secret ingredient. Pleaseregister for this event at ceebj.orgto getthe Zoom link and the recipes so youcan make sure you have all the necessaryingredients.

Celebrating Passover and Our Ongoing Journey Through the Wilderness

Innovative Tradition: Crafting a Personalized PesachExperience, Thursday, March 11, 7:30 pm

This year we can count on the wine to be sweet, the matzoh to be dry and the Israelites to befree at the end of the story. Decide for yourself what else you’d like your Pesach experience tobe this year. Join Rabbi Toba Schaller (Milwaukee Jewish Day School) for a look at innovativeways to celebrate our tradition, discussion on the meaning and values behind Passover traditions,and some time to plan and workshop a personal Pesach experience for this year’s celebration.

Women’s Seder, Tuesday, March 9, 12:00 pm

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Women’s Torah Study,Tuesdays, March 2, 16, 23

& 30, at 10:00 am

Food for Our Soul:Parashat HaShavua

(the Weekly Torah Portion) in Our Lives,

Thursdays, March 4, 11,18, & 25, 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Taught by Susan Cosden, RJE. Guest teaching on March 18, 25, andApril 1 will be Dr. Sherry Blumberg.

Thursday, March 11, Food for Our Soulwill meet 1:15-2:15

instead of the regular time

Brown Bag Lunch Encouraged (Nourishyour body as you nourish your soul.)Please join Susan Cosden for an hour ofstudying the weekly Torah portion andhow it applies to our lives today. Theportions we will cover are Ki Tisa,Vayak’heil-P’kudei, Vayikra, and Tzav.Through Torah we will examine moralconflicts and ethical lessons. We willexplore a variety of different God con-cepts and what each one implores us todo, being created in God’s image. Bywrestling together, we will each makepersonal meaning and find insights inour sacred text.

Join us for an in-depthdiscussion of Torah fromwomen’s perspectives.Dr. Sherry Blumberg, a contributor to The Torah: A Woman’s Commentary, will leadus through this text andthe poetry, feministreadings and traditional commentary itholds. This course is perfect for anyonewho identifies as female, whether newto Torah study or a more experiencedscholar. Register online at ceebj.org orcall (414) 228-7545.

Dr. SherryBlumberg

Our next trip will be Tuesday, March 23, at 7:00 pmSince ancient times the Jewish peoplehave been referred to as "am Yisrael" - thepeople of Israel. The emphasis has alwaysbeen placed on the community the Jewishpeople create for themselves regardless ofwhere they have settled, their kehilla(social connectedness and community).Israel is where many kehilot (plural ofkehillah, communities) have developedover time, both Jewish and non-Jewish.We will travel throughout Israel to get toknow some of the lesser known Kehilot ofEretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel) . We willvisit the holiest sites of the Bahai Faith, getto know the secrets of the Druze Religion,explore the ancient traditions of theSamaritans and many more! Enjoy a trip toIsrael from the comfort of your home. Ifyou have never joined us before, there isno time like the present (no need to haveattended previous trips)!

Our final trip will be April 27. Our theme will be: Shaarei Chesed - Gates of Loving Kindness: Jerusalem and its Four Quarters. The great Rabbi Maimonides defineschesed as an excess of good. Join us aswe walk through the center of Chesed.From biblical times until today, the OldCity of Jerusalem has served as the cen-ter for Jews, Muslims and Christians. Thisis where many make their pilgrimage tobe embraced by the chesed, kindness,of their community. In this square kilo-meter, we will explore each importantreligious center that has shaped thevalue of chesed that permeates eachgroup. The evening is sure to be a nightof exploring the secrets of the Old Cityof Jerusalem, no need to have attendedprior trips together all are welcome!

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Romemu K4-Third GradeHot Chocolate Mixer with the Senior StaffThursday, March 4 at 4:00 pm on Zoom

All of our K4, K5, First, Second, and ThirdGraders are invited to join Rabbi Barolsky,Cantor Barash, Susan Cosden, andAndrew Appel, on Zoom with theirk’hillah kit so we can mix hot chocolatetogether and schmooze. We did not pro-vide mugs so please pick your favoritemug to show us and ideally one that has agreat story to share with it or make one up.Parents are welcome to join us, thoughyou will have to provide your own hotchocolate or other favorite hot beverage.

This event is a follow up to the first les-son of our kehillah unit which addressesWhat is a k’hillah (community)? Andwhat is the difference between a some-times circumstantial group of peopleand a k’hillah?

Virtual Field Trips to Israel for Adults: Tiyulim (trips) with Shira and Susan

Cost: $10 per Zoom box per tiyul (trip)

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Our ongoing Torah classes (Women’sTorah Study (see information below) andFood for Our Souls) and Study Minyanare each a k’hillah within a k’hillah and atthe same time we would love for you tojoin us.The more learners, the more weeach learn as it adds to the wisdom in theroom. Please see the next column on theright for more information on Food forOur Souls.

The timing of k’hillah as our middah thismonth was intentional. On Saturday night,March 27, we will gather in our homesand perhaps through Zoom to celebratethe first night of Pesach and retell ourExodus from Egypt and then on Sundaynight, March 28, many of us will do thesame with our CEEBJ k’hillah on Zoom.This retelling and this celebration is one ofour defining stories/holy days as a k’hillah.It is from our Exodus to our moment onMt. Sinai that we went from being amixed multitude to the Jewish people.

We will celebrate this period from Egyptto Mt. Sinai, the period of Counting theOmer, by celebrating our Jewish Journeys.More on this will be shared as Passoverapproaches and will begin at our CEEBJcongregational second night seder.

On behalf of my family, I want to wishour entire CEEBJ k’hillah and your extend-ed families, a meaningful and healthyPesach.

Susan Cosden, RJE

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Lifelong Learning

From OurPresident

This month, the Womenof Emanu El (WE) are look-ing forward to the FRIED

Leadership conference on March 12-14. TheWE board voted to pay for up to 15 people toattend this Zoom event. The fee for attendingis $54.00, but WE will pay for your fee toattend. At this conference, attendees will learnabout developing leadership skills while deep-ening connections with leaders around NorthAmerica and experience meaningful worship.

Another Zoom event free to all, sponsoredby WE is a docent led event using all ofyour senses while you listen, see the artevent and some persons will show off theirJudith Leiber bags. This happens onMarch 18 at 7:00 pm. See details (right) formore information allowing all membersand your friends to sign in!

On March 23 at 6:30 pm CT WRJ will have afundraiser named “Do Good and Glass:Making Judaica at home.” You will designyour own mezuzah and hear from renownedglass and Judaica artist Gary Rosenthal.

Stay tuned for more information regard-ing our April 22, 7:00 pm Wisconsinthemed Earth Day Zoom event.

Thank-you to Amy Stone for workingwith lifelong learning who presented aZoom event on February 7, showinghow to make Hamantashen. I madethem also, but they weren’t as perfect asAmy’s, but very tasty just the same.

The Purim “Spiel” was great thanks to thehard work of Canter Barash and the otheractors at CEEBJ. It was a pleasure to watchwhile enjoying a “Lou Malnati’s“ slice ofpizza. (Lifelong Learning fundraiser).

Another event that seems so far away butis just around the corner is the WEAnnual meeting. Stayed tuned forupcoming information regarding thisZoom event on the first Thursday in May.

Stay safe and remember to reach out toothers by phone, computer or other safedistancing ways.

Ruth Treisman, treisra@gmail.com

Women of Emanu-El

Judith Leiber,MasterCraftsman. The story of a fearlesswoman aheadof her time.

This exhibitionhonors theHolocaust survivor-turned-mega-designer’slife, work andlegacy and will feature photographs ofLeiber alongside a comprehensive selec-tion of Judith Leiber’s bags, belts, pillboxesand glasses, from collectors in Florida aswell as from The Leiber Collection.

The tour will be lead by the Susan Gladstone,Executive Director, Jacqueline Goldsteinthe Curator and Nancy Doyle Cohen,Manager of The Jewish Museum Florida -FIU. There will be time for questions anda Show and Tell at the end of the tour.

For more information please go to theWomen of Emanu-El page at ceebj.org.

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://fiu.zoom.us/j/92567162626?pwd=UjBDSTg2MXFmTlBUR1Z1bDQ4U2FpZz09

You can access the event by navigating toMarch 18 in the calendar or directly bythis link:https://www.ceebj.org/event/Virtual-Tour-of-the-Judith-Lieber-Exhibition.

Women of Emanu-El is Sponsoring a Free

Virtual Tour of theJudith Lieber ExhibitionThursday March 18,

7:00 pm From the Jewish MuseumFlorida-FIU via Zoom

Restore our EarthThursday, April 22, 7:00 pm

Free WE Zoom Program

Romemu Families:Welcome Shabbat

Together, Friday, March 19,at 6:15 pm on Zoom

Rabbi Barolsky and Cantor Barash inviteall of our Romemu families to join themfor services and then to have the specialhonor of lighting the candles together.Romemu learners in grades k4-thirdgrade are encouraged to use the candlesfrom their Romemu kits that night thatthey will have decorated after the thirdlesson of k’hillah during yachad onSunday, March 14. There will even be aspecial activity for all of our Romemulearners to do in addition to the regularblessings over the candles, family mem-bers, grape juice/wine, and challah.

Last Eidah (Unit) Starting Soon

Yes, our fourth eidah only startedFebruary 28 and our last Sunday of thiseidah will be Sunday, March 21. Then itwill soon be Spring Break and once wereturn the first Sunday back, April 11, willbe our Romemu Intergenerational YomHa’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day)Program. That said, this eidah is full ofrich content around k’hillah, continuedlanguage development with t’nuah(Hebrew through Movement), prepara-tions for Passover and being able torecite the four Questions, and fun withchugim. This eidah are learners are takingTiyul with Rachel to Israel, Adventures inDreaming, I Heart Israel, Crafting JewishArt History, Jewish Folktales and OtherJewish Stories, and It’s Alive! GrowAnything Anywhere. Because of SpringBreak and Passover, the final eidahchugim (electives) choices form willbecome available on Sunday, March 7.These forms are due to Tiffani at assistant@ceebj.org no later than Sunday, March 21.

From Our President

Hello from Austin,Texas where the weath-er has been fair and in

the 70s! Continuing my condo saga, Ihave been purchasing kitchen stuff andfurniture which has long delays for deliv-ery due to Covid issues. I have decidedto go “minimalist” on the furniture and acolor accent wall in the living room, guestand master bedrooms. I am becoming a“decoratorista” in my old age!

As for the Temple Brotherhood, youhave received the Directory. Lots ofthanks to our advertisers and congre-gants who made contributions to beBenefactors and Patrons, along with allthe Brotherhood volunteers that madethe Directory happen.

Our Brotherhood programs include ourfirst Earth Day Shabbat on April 16. Theguest speaker will be Eric Leaf, AssistantDean of Advancement at the UWM Schoolof Freshwater Sciences. We have tentativelyreserved a miniature golfing date at MissingLinks Golf Course on Sunday, July 11.

We will be selling Yellow Candles thismonth in observance of Yom HaShoah withthe proceeds to be determined early inMarch. Look for more information in the E-Flyers that will be sent to you and Emanu-Email. Brotherhood also helped arrange forMarty Thau to speak about his Father, Charlieat our Yom HaShoah Service on Wednesday,April 7. Please see the back cover for details.

You are always invited to join ourBrotherhood and attend our virtual meetingson the first Thursday of each month. Be safe!

Robert Jacobsreddjacobs@aim.com

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Reminder: CongregantsPlease support and patronize

the advertisers in our Annual Directory to thank them for their support

of our Congregation.

TempleBrotherhood

Social ActionDespite frigid temperatures and a pan-demic, our Debbie Carter BerksonMemorial Blood Drive was another suc-cess. Thank you to all who signed up togive. We collected 23 units from over 30individuals, supporting 69 patients inneed. Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsinis greatly appreciative of our support.

Sandwiches:We are back in the businessof making sandwiches. Thanks to JudyLerner, Audrie Berman, Andrea Konz,Nadine Zuckerman and Jane Suesskindfor making sandwiches for Just One MoreMinistry. Sandwiches are made at homeand dropped off on Wednesday or Fridayat JOMM location in Glendale. If othersare interested, please let Judy know.

We provided Meta House with individualpacks of salad dressing, peanut butter,hummus, napkins, paper plates and plas-tic cutlery for their residence through theSalinsky Fund to Feed the Hungry.Salinsky Fund also provided sandwichmakings to Repairers of the Breach asthey served as a warm shelter for thehomeless during the frigid weather.

NCJW Repro Shabbat was held onFebruary 12 with speaker Tanya Atkinson,CEO of Planned Parenthood, speaking onwomen’s health and reproductive free-dom. See page 2 for more details.

A number of our congregants will be par-ticipating in the Tikkun Ha-Ir Jewish RacialJustice Training Series (February – May).

This program explores in depth the histori-cal and personal contexts of racism, both ingeneral and specifically in the Jewish com-munity. Our goal is to develop specificaction steps within our congregation.

March brings new opportunities forinvolvement. The Passover Food Drivecollection will be from March 1-17. Weare collecting boxes of Matzoh, matzoball soup mix, grape juice, and gefilte fishin cans. Items can be left at the syna-gogue in the grey bin. Bags will bepacked on March 18 in the afternoon atthe Jewish Community Pantry and distri-bution will occur on Sunday March 21. Ifyou are in need of a Passover food bag,please be in touch with Rabbi Barolsky.Tikkun Ha-Ir will be requesting volun-teers for packing and distribution.

With the new administration inWashington, changes are occurring onthe immigration front. Join us on March 5for Refugee Shabbat. We will have aspeaker bring us up to date on immigra-tion changes and refugee issues.

Garden: As we prepare for Spring and thegrowing season, we need volunteers tohelp renovate our garden. Fencing needs tobe put up, beds laid out and prepared,walkways reestablished. Please let me knowif you can help. Targeting end of March anda “warm” day to get this work started.

Reenie Kavalarrkavalar@gmail.com

Passover Food DriveMarch 1 - 17

We are collecting boxes of matzo,matzo ball soup mix, grape juice, andgefilte fish in cans. Items can be left atthe synagogue in the grey bin.

Prospective TrusteesIt's time again to begin thinking about our new class of Board Trustees.

Congregants wishing to submit names of prospective Trustee or other leadershipposition candidates can do so by contacting Barbara Levin at (262) 309-1967

or bdorf@yahoo.com by April 1.

Ellen Schneiderman on her engagementto James Stein.

Cary Silverstein for the publishing of hisbook The Mayor of Jackson Heights:Growing Up Jewish in New York in the1950’s. Please see Susan Cosden’s reviewat ceebj.org.

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BIMAH FLOWER & BASKET FUNDS IN JANUARYIN HONOR OF DONOR

Barbara Appel’s Birthday………………………Michael and Barbara AppelOur 22nd Wedding Anniversary……………………Kevin and Beth ClementIN MEMORY OF DONORMy father, Henry Kirsch…………………………………………Carol Fishman My mother, Frances Garner……………………………Judy and Chuck Lerner

RABBI MARC BERKSON DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN MEMORY OF DONOR

Debbie Carter Berkson……………………………………Jeff & Lisa GorelickSeth Erlebacher……………………………Albert and Dolores A. ErlebacherRoberta (Bobbie) Fefferman…………………………………Mike FeffermanJames Alan Urdan…………………………………………………Joan Urdan

RABBI BAROLSKY DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN MEMORY OF DONORDavid Levin………………………………………………………Judy Levin

CANTOR BARASH DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN HONOR OF DONOR

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Bobbie Fefferman…………………………………………Michael Fefferman Jerry Schumacher…………………………………………Judy Schumacher

BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUNDIN MEMORY OF DONOR

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DYGOLA CAMPERSHIP FUNDIN HONOR OF DONOR

Caitlin Brazner & Daniel Brazner…………………………Lois & Bob BraznerCese & Stan Holland…………………………………………Mark HollandMark Holland…………………………………………………Tamar KelberON BEHALF OF DONOR

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Sobel, Arthur and Kayla Spector, Jeanne Traxler & Bob Goisman, Eve JoanZucker, Temple Brotherhood of CEEBJ

Kenneth Holland………………………………………Jerry & Bonnie Plotkin

FOOD BANK FUNDIN MEMORY OF DONOR

Norbert Eglash…………………………………………Jerry & Bonnie Plotkin Barry Neil Hersh…………………………………………………Susan Zellin Kenneth Holland……………Floyd Harris, & Paul & Leslie Schwartz & FamilyRose K. Kaufman…………………………………………Judith WeingartenDavid Levin……………………………Linda and Eli Frank, Pamela NonkenJames Shapiro……………………………………………………Sara GimbelDaniel Weinstein………………………………………………Sara Gimbel

FUND FOR A SECURE FUTUREIN MEMORY OF DONOR

Annette D. Laikin…………………………………………Irving & Byrda Raffe David Saul Levin………Bobbie Abrams, Kari, Michael, Jack & Justin Altman,

Andrew Appel, Susan Hersh & Julia Appel, Joe and Carol Atkin, AudrieBerman & Mark Mendelsohn, Mickey & Lynne Brenes, Jerry & Harriet Dorf,

Ruth Dwyer, Michele & Joe Ellner, Carol Fishman, Florence Fishman, RichardFox, Mark & Barbara Glazer, Sharon Glickman, Mr. & Mrs. David Greenberg,

Becca & Mike Guralnick family, Sandra Hersh, Andrea & Rich Konz, theKorengold family, Alan & Rita Marcuvitz, Jordan & Jean Nerenberg, Jerry &

Bonnie Plotkin, Irving & Byrda Raffe, Rosalie Rellin, Eileen & Rob Rosenfeld,The Salamas, Gary & Diane Sobel, Nancy Thomadsen

Jerry Schumacher…………………………………………………Don Siegel Ben Tolkan……………………………………Rebecca and Fred EmmerichFan Zarne……………………………………………………Carla Pearson

B. GRATCH CHILDREN'S LIBRARY FUNDIN MEMORY OF DONOR

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LEVY GROUP SERVICE FUNDIN HONOR OF DONOR

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SALINSKY FUND FOR THE HUNGRYIN MEMORY OF DONOR

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TIKKUN HA-IR FUNDIN MEMORY OF DONOR

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WISHING A SPEEDY RECOVERY TOIN HONOR OF DONOR

Marc Rasansky…………………………………………Marley & Gary SteinNadine Zuckerman………………………………………Susie & Bob Fono

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Tributes

March 1Cese HollandMarch 2Virginia SchenkerMarch 3Thomas GrabowskiTeresa KleinermanMark MendelsohnByrda RaffeMijal TohiMarch 4Julie BandalinMarch 5Sylvia UsowMarch 6Bea StrickMarch 7Sherry BlumbergRobin DormanDanni GendelmanBrett StoneMarch 8Marty Abramson

Norm MalmonRabbi Toba Schaller

March 10Jason GottliebErin HorwitzDick KimmelJulie Weiss

March 11Jacque Clinton

March 12Rosalie Rellin

March 13Audrienne EderBobbie FedderlyPeter GilbertAndrew OrensteinDavid Schiman

March 14Suzanne CohnFloyd Schwade

March 15Rich LansingAudrey LaufmanSteven Schapiro

March 16Andrea Taxman

March 17Kirsten AbramsBen Levin

March 18Mimi ChudnowJudy Kaplan

March 19Rusty Katz

March 20Mandi Lakric

March 21Bruce Resnick

March 22Mariana VelazquezAnthony Waite

March 24Carol LevinSusan Richheimer

March 25Rozanne KoshakowNancy PaddenSheila Rudberg

Terri SiegelTom WeissNadine Zuckerman

March 26Gary EngleMarilyn LaneAlice PeckDrew Schara

March 27Jane ButenhoffDeb Kravit

March 28Joyce Orenstein

March 29Al Solocheck

March 30Muriel Lappin

March 31Stefan GendelmanEyton Zelazo

March 2Don & Mimi Chudnow

March 3Richard & Nicole Masters

March 9Greg & Linda Marcus

March 13Stacie & Ben Bishop

March 20Cantor Jerry & NaomiBerkowitz

March 22Eric & Heidi Salter

March 27Jason & Sara Cherny

March 29Chuck & Donna Luber

Birthdays

68 YearsChuck & Donna Luber

25 YearsGreg & Linda Marcus

Special Anniversaries

Anniversaries

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March 5William AlpertBernice J. BaronFlorence BergMinnie BernsteinHarry M. Blesser

Anne BortinFrances DorsenTillie Patek EttenheimAbraham FeinRosa FeldSamuel Frank

Martha FredmanIke FreudenfeldAbraham S. GillmanMaurice A. GollbergSol GreenbergErwin G. GreenblattHarry HershoffMax KannAnne L. LermanLee LernerLouis ManasseRose G. Mark Jack M. PalakowPhilip PollayRachel RashmanRichard Samuel RiceJeannette S. RobbinMary RumackMichael SchunderSarah SchusterLeon ShapiroMelvin W. ShikoraFannie B. SnaderNina SteindlerArthur N. SuranHenry TaxmanLeah TemkinHugo WeinerLouis Allen Weiss

March 12Ione AusmanBen BerlowitzMillie BlochSamuel K. ChortekRebecca CohenPercy FredmanSamuel FredmanEric Gidan

Jacob GoldbergSophia E. GoodsittArnold S. GoreSidney GrinkerPaula Sylvia GutglassMae M. HankinMarvin HershMinnie HirshbergMulvine Kaiser KitsisRose B. KromRose LarkeyMichael LoreMeyer LubotskySam MallinBirdie MetzAlvin R. MeyerLulu Erensky OttLouisa PentlerAnita Rose PickarLaura RiegerJoseph Lawrence Rosenberg

Dina SamenfeldAnnette Ida SaxJosephine SegelJohn ShafrinDianne SiegelRose Blumberg StauffJulius StrnadHelen K. SweetRae L. TischcoffEarl WassermanSigmund Winter

March 19Benjamin B. AlbertsEsther K. AnsfieldLeo BaumMeta T. Baum

Alfons BergLaura M. BermanHarry BreimeisterSofa BykhofskyMiriam "Mimi" ChernovI.A. DinersteinJeanne Margoles

DubinTillie FranklinBertha W. GillerArthur HerzHans HettmanRegina KannMarcell KosalyIda H. LiebmannLyova I. LivshitsDonald Norman Pittelman

Earl RothsteinDora RubinsteinArthur A. SantleyHarry SchlarEsther TemkinLiebman SchwadeRaymond ScribnerVictor W. SmithMuriel Jean StahlVictor SteinJames SternWolf WeilerCaroline ZarneJoseph Zilber

March 26 Rose AbelsonEarl J. AdashekDorothy BerkwichLouis BermanFranklin Boruszak

Robert BraunfeldAbraham CarlsruhFanny CohenMargaret CohnRebecca Smith Franklin

Lillian FriedmanTrudy GidanBetty Winter GlassDorothy GranofHerbert E. HartsteinDelores “Dee” JacobsGary Brian KaufmanLouis KaufmanPeter R. KroogBernadine Marsack

LappinHerman LoebRickchen MeissnerBert J. MeyerMorris MillerJoseph OgensReed Jason PentlerAdeline K. PlousHarold A. PrimakowHarry L. PumpHerbert A. ResnickNathan SingerEmil StraussPearl Hirschberg StrnadBarbara A. Bloom SuranWilliam "Bill" TewelesMollie TroschAbraham D. UsowLenke WaldHelen D. WeisenburgMax ZembroskyPhyllis Shamberg Zien

Memorial Plaque Yahrzeits

Marshall Harris WeingartenBrother-in-law of Brenda Safer (of blessed memory)Husband of Judith WeingartenFather of Roberta and StaceyAlso preceded in death by his parents, Harold andRose Weingarten, his brother, Mark Weingarten,and his parents-in-law, David and Rose Kaufman

Dorothy A. SpangenbergMother of Bob (Sandy) Spangenberg, and Dennis(Kim) Spangenberg Grandmother of Chelsea, Danny (Chelsea),Heather (Seth), Allie, Matt, and KyleGreat-grandmother of CambriaPreceded in death by her husband James “Jimmy”,her parents, Ernest and Vera Davis and her twelvesiblings including her twin sister, Doris

Floyd LeveyFather of David (Janet) Levey, Edan (Nancy) Levey,and Brian (LeAnn) Levey Husband of Pauline LeveyGrandfather of seven Great-grandfather of twoBrother of Phillip (Claudia) Levey and the late Paul LeveyPreceded in death by his parents, Albert and Pearl Levey

Susan Breshears BayhSister of Linda (Greg) Marcus, Bob Jr., and AnnWife of Evan BayhMother of Beau and Nick Bayh Daughter of Bob and Carol Breshears

In MemoriamWe acknowledge with sorrow the passing of:

May God, the Source of Peace, grant peace to all whomourn and comfort the bereaved among us. Amen.

Perpetual MemorialRemember your loved ones who passed away

by purchasing a Permanent Memorial Plaque (at $400.00) to be installed at the synagogue.

Names of family members memorialized with a plaque are read on future Yahrzeit dates at Shabbat services

in perpetuity, regardless of membership.For more information,

contact Toni at the synagogue office at (414) 228-7545,or go online at ceebj.org.

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YAHRZEIT FUNDIN MEMORY OF REMEMBERED BY

Steven M. Berg………………Frank Berg & Michelle Dloogoff, Syril Newman Barbie Blutstein………………………………………Jerry and Jill Polacheck Edward Elkon…………………………………………………Barbara ElkonElaine Elkon……………………………………………………Barbara ElkonEthel Freedman…………………………………………………Fran Franklin Lita Fromstein……………………………………James and Ruth Fromstein Anne Holland…………………………………………Stan and Cese Holland Ken Holland……………………………………………………Jon Sanfilippo Henry Kirsch…………………………………………………Carol FishmanHarry Koshakow…………………………………………Rozanne Koshakow Rose Yampol Kulakow…………………Audrey Brooks & Richard Lauwasser David Levin……………………………………Rosalie & Raymond Harkavay Lillian Mazur………………………………………………Jane B Suesskind Maurice Surlow………………………………………………Clarice Zucker Sarlota Weiss……………………………………………………Weiss family Tibor Weiss……………………………………………………Weiss familySamuel Weitzen………………………………………………Betty WeitzenMorris Zuckerman……………………Nadine Zuckerman, Daniel WilkinsonPhil Zuckerman………………………Nadine Zuckerman, Daniel Wilkinson

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1:00 pm Golda MeirEllie Gettinger will explore Golda’s storythrough photos, artifacts, and stories.

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What does a librarian’s personal library look like?Pristine? Up-to-date? In perfect order? Notmine, at least. Like most it’s a perpetual work inprogress and probably will never be finished.

Libraries shouldn’t stop changing. Librarianscontinually re-think, re-evaluate, and re-orga-nize their collections. That’s a necessary jobfor many reasons: the library has run out ofshelf space; our patrons are asking for materi-als we don’t currently have; the library’s mis-sion and purpose have evolved; the budget istighter, or, happily, has increased.

A challenging part of this on-going process isweeding the collection. Librarians call that“deaccessioning,” a benign description of ajob we don’t like talking about. How canyou say good bye to a treasure that has out-lived its usefulness? It’s not easy to do, evenfor the best of reasons.

The opposite task - deciding which books tobuy, especially when budgets and shelf spaceare tight – is also challenging. I sometimesagonize over choosing titles that will appealto patrons and stand the test of time. While

I’m not making life and death decisionswhen I compile a book order, it sometimesfeels that way. I want to get it right.

The process is the same in my home library -decide what books to weed out, what newtitles to add, find more shelf space. It certainlyhas been a revealing process for me. Afterone major re-shelving project, when Istepped back to admire my work, I realized Ihad automatically arranged my library by theDewey Decimal System. I thought that wasgoing too far, so I re-shelved my books ran-domly. Somehow, though, they managed tomigrate to their Dewey places on the shelves.I wonder how that happened?

My library is a source of joy, of wisdom, ofsolace and of entertainment. But I guessthere are other uses for books I hadn’tthought about. An interior decorator set mestraight one day when she surveyed my livingroom. She thought the room could use a lit-tle drama. Her recommendation: cover allthe books on the shelves in orange paper(completely obliterating the spines, of

course). I thought she was joking, but shewas dead serious! I don’t think it would havemattered had she known I was a librarian.

Presently, for a variety of reasons, my books arescattered about my house. Some are in boxesor piled on tables waiting to return to myoffice shelves. Others are stacked precariouslyin towers and threaten to topple over at theslightest touch. Many are double and triple-shelved in overflowing bookcases. I would behard pressed to locate any specific title.

Perhaps I should be embarrassed or dauntedby this disarray, but I’m not. As I said, a libraryis an entity that is, or should be, evolving tomeet changing circumstances.

The same is true of our Dudley WeinbergLibrary. Although it isn’t open, the library isstill circulating books. You can choose frombooks in the carts located in the vestibule offthe main entrance. Please contact the mainoffice for the hours the books are available oremail me at librarian@ceebj.org.

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Join Us For Our Yom Hashoah Online Service, Wednesday, April 7Hear The Compelling Story Of Charlie Thau

Hiding From The Nazis and Serving In The Soviet Army

Our congregation will beobserving Yom HaShoahwith a online service onWednesday, April 7 startingat 6:15 pm. We will be toldof the experience of CharlieThau as told by his son,Marty Thau. The service willbe followed by a questionand answer session withMarty for those who wish tolearn more about his Father’sexperience.

Prior to the invasion ofPoland, Charlie lived a verynormal life with his brothersand parents. His parentswere local peddlers andfarmers located in the farsoutheast part of Poland/Ukraine. When the Naziscame into town, his parents told the three boys to run andhide in the neighboring forest until the Nazis left. The twoyounger brothers refused to leave and stayed with their par-ents. His parents and two brothers were never seen or heard

from after that day. This iswhen Charlie went into hid-ing from the Nazis in the near-by forest for 19 months ineastern Poland. He learned tosurvive by living off the land,eating food from farm fields,sleeping in barns and caves hecreated in the forest. Charliethen joined a partisan resist-ance fighter group, while hid-ing in the forest. After fightingwith the partisans, he joinedthe Soviet Army, trained inSiberia and fought in the frontlines as a commander of fourtanks. He never revealed thathe was Jewish while in theSoviet Army.

After the war he traveled backto his hometown of Zablotow,

Poland. It was in ruins and the pre-war population of primarilyJewish residents was virtually gone. Charley Thau never wentto a ghetto or concentration camp, but hid in the forest,fought and survived.

United States troops of the 69th Infantry Division (left), shakehands with Soviet troops in a staged photo on the wreckedbridge over the Elbe River at Torgau, Germany, to mark the previous day’s link-up between American and Soviet forces

on April 26, 1945. The Soviet soldier in the centre is LieutenantCharles Thau, a Pole drafted into the Soviet Army in 1943.

(Photo by Allan Jackson/ Getty Images)