September 2020 Bulletin

September 2020 Elul / Tishri 5781 The monthly bulletin . for Temple Emanu-El www.ourtemple.org @emanuel.temple (205) 933-8037 Birmingham, Alabama 5781 HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE YOM Simchat Torah KIPPUR We may be virtual, but we are together. All high holy day activities will be streamed at ourtemple.org/webcast and Facebook live S'Lichot Yom Kippur Sukkot September 12 September 27 - 28 October 2 - 9 5:30 p.m. (see info on page 3) September 27 October 2 Kol Nidre 7:45 p.m. Sukkot Service Rosh Hashana 5:45 p.m. September 28 September 18 - 20 Yom Kippur Family Service Simchat Torah 9:00 a.m. & Consecration September 18 Erev Rosh Hashana 7:45 p.m. Yom Kippur Morning 10:30 a.m. October 9 Sermon: \"Battle of the Bulge\" Sermon: \"You Will Be Found\" 5:45 p.m. September 19 Yom Kippur Afternoon Service October 11 Contemporary Service 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Yizkor 10:30 a.m. Rosh Hashana Morning 10:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Sermon: \"Blankets\" Afternoon Speaker: See the most Family Service & Tashlich 4:30 p.m. Julian Resnick up to date Veterans Park in Hoover Speaking from Israel 4800 Valleydale Rd, 35242 2:45 p.m. High Holy Day info and tune-in at September 23 Healing Service Kever Avot/Congregational 4:00 p.m. ourtemple.org/hhd5781 Memorial Services Yizkor & Evening Service Northside Cemetery 10:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Elmwood Cemetary 11:15 a.m. Our Mission: Temple Emanu-El nurtures our relationship with God by making Judaism come alive, welcoming all people to help them grow on their spiritual journeys, and bringing more love and kindness into the world.

2 Our Services All Shabbat services and Torah study sessions are currently only available online. More info at ourtemple.org/onlinecommunity (see below for more details) Friday, September 4 Friday, September 11 Friday, September 18 Friday, September 26 5:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Service Erev Rosh Hashanah Erev Shabbat Service Service Saturday, September 5 Saturday, September 12 Saturday, September 19 Saturday, September 27 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Torah Study Contemporary Service Torah Study 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Service Leil S’lichot & Rosh Hashanah Service Shabbat Service Shabbat Service Torah Portion 4:30 p.m. Torah Portion Parashat Ki Tavo Torah Portion Family Service Parashat Ha’Azinu Parashat Nitzavim - Vayeilech Deuteronomy & Tashlich Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8 Deuteronomy at Veteran’s Park 32:1 – 32:52 29:9 – 31:30 Haftarah Portion Haftarah Portion in Hoover Haftarah Portion Isaiah 60:1 – 60:22 Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 II Samuel 22:1 – 22:51 5:30 p.m. Havdalah, S’lichot Service & movie Free Shabbat prayer books available for pickup at front desk 9:00-4:00, Monday-Friday. All these programs and more can be found at ourtemple.org/onlinecommunity with more added every week! Watch Shabbat Services via Zoom, Facebook & our website Torah Study: Every Wednesday afternoon, 12 p.m. https://zoom.us/j/661751570 or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 661 751 570 and Every Saturday morning, 9 a.m. https://zoom.us/j/731472885 or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 731 472 885 USPS Publication Title: Our Temple Statement of Frequency: Address: Organization: IDENTIFICATION Issue Date: September 2020 Published monthly 2100 Highland Avenue South Temple Emanu-El Issue Number: 133 except for June/July issue Birmingham, AL 35205-4002

Around Our Temple 3 Maintaining Momentum . Update on Our New Outreach Initiative Honoring the past, embracing the future Last month we shared with you about our important new “Outreach” initiative to ensure that our Temple is providing both the financial well-being and the Temple Emanu-El is excited to connection that we heard our members are seeking. Co-chaired by Harry introduce its new logo this month. Bayer and Joe Bluestein, our Outreach Team of over 30 members is currently in the process of speaking individually to every member of the congregation The new design was created to over the course of the next three years. reflect the vision of our clergy and leadership team, of both honoring Over the last few weeks, we have connected with over 45 congregants (1/3 of those in this first year’s group), and the input we have received has our past and embracing our been most insightful. Part of our goal is to obtain 3-year financial commitments future – while giving a nod to our from each congregant in order to help our leadership with short-term financial beautiful historic building, yet in a planning and budgeting. Thus far, we are very pleased to have obtained contemporary new design style. financial commitments of over $26,000 in increases based upon these conversations. We hope to maintain this momentum and achieve our goal COME TOGETHER of $66,000+ as we conduct the remaining 115 conversations in the next FOR SHABBAT! few weeks prior to the High Holy Days. Happy Hour, Once again, we greatly appreciate your participation in this new input Shabbat Watch Party, process. We hope that when contacted, you will be receptive to sharing your thoughts and insights about the most feasible and attractive way to & Virtual Oneg financially support our congregation, as well as about how the Temple can best serve your needs. Thank You! Every Friday we have a virtual happy hour at 5 p.m., Elul Learning then at 5:45 p.m. we Join Rabbi Wright to lead us into the New Year with a two-part Elul class of watch the Friday night Reflection and Introspection – Embracing a New Year 5781. service through Zoom, September 3 at 6:00 PM followed by a virtual oneg! We occasionally have a guest Elul is the Hebrew month that precedes the High Holidays where we join us for the happy hour! begin personal reflection. Please register at: https://bit.ly/32kwi0n We hope you'll be with us! Temple Emanu-El invites you to join the Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88176032961 OR Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 881 7603 2961

4 Around Our Temple Happy Anniversary The opportunities are endless for you to create AnSnepivteemrsbaerires a meaningful Tashlich experience that resonates Sam Dubrinsky & Jamil Clayton with your Judaism. Charlie & Cheryl Collat Jr. Here’s an Idea! Scott & Judith Denson In Hebrew, Tashlich means “casting off,” a phrase we hear a great deal around Rena Cohen & Michael Getman Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — you know, as in “casting off your sins.” In the Sam & Denise Goldstein Jewish tradition, we act out this phrase somewhat literally. Because sins aren’t tangible, though, we use small pieces of bread or other food to represent our Lucien & Jeanne Hagedorn sins. In this Rosh Hashanah afternoon ceremony known as Tashlich, we cast that Ken & Ilene Johnson sin-laden bread into a body of flowing water, like an ocean, river or stream, to be carried away with the current. With each item we cast into the water, we remember Erik Lizee & Michele Forman and name, aloud or to ourselves, an aspect of our behavior we want to “cast away.” Bobbi & James May Bob & Anita May The practice was inspired by the Prophet Micah 7:19, which reads, Allan & Joan Morris “God will take us back in love. God will cover up our iniquities. God will hurl Karli & Max Morris all our sins into the depths of the sea.” Aaron & Elisa Nelson Give your Tashlich experience a social justice twist by participating in our David & Christy Nelson Temple Emanu-El Food Drive (see below). We want each family to participate in Greg & Jamie Odrezin this most important and, this year in particular, tremendous need for food for others. Marshall & Susan Rathmell David & Ina Russakoff MAKE 5781 YOUR NEW YEAR OF GIVING Adam Sigman & Anna Erdreich Marty & Kate Solomon There are so many people who are in need of help especially through this Matthew Swerdlin & Zoey Glick unparalleled time. According to FRAC (Food Research & Action Center) ‘there has been an unprecedented risein unemployment and food insecurity’ due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alabama is listed in the group of states having the ‘highest food insecurity rates in the US.’ Please consider donating food to the many in need of our help. We will be accepting non-perishable food items from September 18th through October 2nd. Please make sure the items are within the date of expiration. Suggestions are: canned fruits and vegetables, individual servings of fruit, peanut butter, jelly, pouches of pasta, bags or boxes of pasta and rice etc. Please do not donate the huge bags of rice. Try to donate plastic rather than glass as it weighs less and broken glass can be dangerous. You may deliver the food any time Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM via the alley entrance. A Temple volunteer or employee can help unload and take the food inside for you. Thank you in advance for your donations!! 10-DAY CAMPAIGN Our 10 - day campaign raises money for Collat Jewish Family Services, Greater Birmingham Ministries and Family Promise from Erev Rosh Hashana through Yom Kippur. It provides these agencies with funds to assist their clients in the many needs they have. We have always been very generous in this campaign and the Tikkun Olam Committee is very grateful that we can help provide for our Jewish and non-Jewish neighbors. Our committee hopes you will help us make this the best year yet! L’Shana Tova Checks may be made out to Temple Emanu-El with 10-Day Campaign in the note or you may donate on our website, ourtemple.org.

Around Our Temple 5 Shabbat Service With Special Guests Special The Mike Slive Foundation September Birthdays September 4 at 5:45 p.m. Following are members of our Founded by Ed Meyerson and the late Mike Slive, the family celebrating birthdays in Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research’s mission is to save lives by funding cutting-edge research and by raising awareness years divisible by 5. of prostate cancer. Since September 2017, the Mike Slive Foundation Jack Anderson has have raised more than $1.4 million for prostate cancer research Donna Askenazi Aaron Ayers and funded twelve cutting-edge prostate cancer research grants Mark Cohen with its 2020 grant cycle underway. Jennifer Cordover Temple members Harry Bayer, Howard Goldberg, Judd A. Harwood, Beth Gewant Charles Herman, Ed Meyerson, Danny Markstein, and Joel Rotenstreich Isla Graham serve on the Mike Slive Foundation’s Board of Directors and members Anna Jose Katz Slive Harwood and Emily Capilouto work on the Mike Slive Foundation’s staff. Olivia Komisar Todd Koretzky With 1 in 9 men facing a prostate cancer diagnosis in his lifetime, Sandra Landau we invite you to join us in the fight to end prostate cancer. Olivia Leader Mazel Tov & Shout Outs Zachary Maclean Frances Roseman Amy Goldstein Chauvin on being selected as a finalist in the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2020 CFO awards. Daniel Rousso Jenna Routman Stacey Mazin & Sarah Mintz for graduating nursing school. Marilyn Tanner Fran Godchaux honored with the Susan J Goldberg Distinguished Allison Weil Volunteer Award and Isa Dorsky honored with the Joanie Plous Bayer Young Leadership Award by the Birmingham Jewish Federation at their Please note that Anniversary and Birthday Annual Meeting on August 30 at 4:00 p.m. list is gathered from information in the Marie and Preston Goldfarb announce the marriage of their daughter, Temple’s database. We apologize for any Aly Paige Goldfarb, to Jonathon Paquette on June 12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. errors or exclusions. Please contact us at Sean and Samantha Goldfarb on the birth of their daughter, Fiona Jade [email protected] Goldfarb, on July 29. We also congratulate brother Otis Wolf Goldfarb, regarding any corrections. Thank you. grandparents Marie and Preston Goldfarb and Aunt Aly Goldfarb Paquette (Jon). Fred Kanter, turned 95 years young! on August 10th and we celebrated mightily even though constrained due to covid. Do you have a personal shout out or mazel tov that you would like to share with the community? Email to [email protected].

6 Our Yahrzeits May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory. Aug 30 - Sept 5 Leon Judah Weinberger Sept 13 - Sept 19 Sept 20 – Sept 26 Margaret Thompson Charles Weinstein Rena Wachsman Andrew David Abroms Sheldon Wilensky Rhonda Dreyfus Abraham B. L. \"Punch\" Aarons Meryl Wilkoff Max Alpert Elin E. Wyker Evelyn Allen Gertrude Michalove Adcox Isador Zemurray Helene \"Laney\" Wortsman Milton Ascher Gusta Barth Baim Lynne C. Alexander Steven Bruce Wren Morris Barstein Sept 6 - Sept 12 Mervyn Barstein Sarah Allen Irving Beiman Anne S. Baer Maurice Berger Sept 27- Oct 3 Pauline Berger Florence Hanover Bayer Sadie Berman Arnold Altmark Arthur Berman Moses Seligman Blank Gertrude W. Beck Herman Adler Bertha Berman Jules Bielitsky Samuel S. Blankstein Roselyn B. Bernheim Steven Michael Baras Helen Berman Bessie L. Binder Gertrude Bleiweiss Helen Biedinger Louis Bonfield Beatrice Rosenberg Blumberg Roger Nathan Blum Sadie C. Barstein Anne K. Cohen James Breman Samuel Bittner Rose Abraham Bayer Celia Cooperman Anita Brown Nell Williams Bresler Herman Blumberg Jacob Cotton Eva Camp Maurice S. Breyer Mitchell Bernheim Gerald \"Gashie\" Dorsky John Cassetti Mark Bronshteyn Jack F. Broda Sidney Bernstein Stanley F. Cohen Maurice Caheen Dudley Burwell Herbert W. Birnbaum Allen Dube Tessie Stein Cohen Salvador Caheen Ralph Carl Blach, Sr. Craig Dube Herbert Cohen Dot Caldwell Raphael Bornstein Robert Eisner Harry Milton Datnoff Corinne Cherry Gene Elkus Leo E. Frankel Ralph Davis Meyer I. Collat Marvin Feldman Barney Brown Ida Rose Friedman Hal Fredericks Minerva S. Dalrymple Herman Fetter Justin Cohen Richard Friedman Joann Sachs Friedman Iris Denaburg Lon David Flurer Robert (Greg) Coons Isadore Paul Friedman Jacob S. Harris Sylvia Dorsky Selma Friedman Barney Copeland Louis Garfinkle Mahlon A. Hartselle, Jr. Janet Dorsky Sam Diamond Elsie Ginsberg August Hirsch Linda Eubanks Drescher Vera Galbert David Echt Helen Glazer Albert Stanley Hodes Margaret Dreyfus Joan Marcus Gilbert Adair David “A.D.” Fine Stanley Gold Will Holloway Edith Epstein Leon Godchaux, II Mickey Fineberg Bernard Gold Louise Levine Kombar Sarah Freeman Fogel Harry Fitlow Eleanor Goldblatt Carrie Crine Levine Bessie Frohman Murray M. Gold Muriel B. Goldstein Hyman Maurice Levine, Sr. Barish Golger Mervyn Jerome Goldstein Orrin Ford David Jay Goldstein May Locke Louis Goodman Golda Fox Rose Raff Goldstein Edna T. London Rosine Helzberg Marvin Goldstein Alfred Freeman Don Goldstein, Jr. David Lowi James Helzberg Ruth Bromberg Goldstein Harold Goldstein Beatrice S. Gordon Anita Golman Marcus Frances Hogan Howton Rachel Grabove Rose Gottner Margorie Weiss Margolin Melanie Friedman Jaffe Mary Richman Green Brian Grodner Solomon Grabove Morris R. Kahn David Greenberg Carrie L. Hagedorn Isadore Greenhouse Ike May Harry J. Kuhn Claire Hagedorn Geraldine Weiser Heymann Ida Grossman James Herman McCledon John Alan Lefkovits Abraham Hyatt Joseph E. Hirsh Alan G. Howard Nathan Lewis Rebecca Imas Naomi Garry Hodes Melvin David Jacobs June Michel Dorothy Megerian Sylvia K. Inzelbach Joseph Jakub, Sr. Ruth Jacobs David Miller Edward L. Kanter Patrick Kilcullen Sylvia Jacobs Ralph R. Mitnick Freyda Miller David Kanter Mitzi Kronenberg Mae Kaden Max Morrison Iris Denaburg Norris Hannah Kaufman Rose Magness Diana Kazdon Louis Phillips Nessie Kessler Maurice Mervis Mickey Klotzman Matilda Pinhas Joseph L. Pava Bertha R. Kessler Szymon Nagrodzki Jeanette Koppel Marie Rosen Babs Perlman Louis Kushner Rose Krentzman Odess Rebecca Krentzman Lefkovits Lawrence L. Saks Moe Perlman Max Lefkovits Anna S. Petrofsky Jack Levin Maurice Salloway Annie B. Prochep Sadie Silverfield Levin Ida Herman Herman Schultz Luis Pernia Alfred Babe Levenson Sherman C. Raffel Jerry Markovitz Lorna Schwartz Bernard Pevow Norm Levinson Samuel Julius Ripps Jerome Meyer Sidney (Sonny) Seidenman, Jr. Maxine Pevsner Fay Lewitz Jennie Rosenblum Molly C. Newman Ida Seigel Harry Margolin Jo Anne Rosenfeld Morris Ovson Phil Shapiro, Sr. Luna Piha Aaron Sachs Barnard Aaron Pearl Albert Shugerman Sidney Pinhas Oscar \"Babe\" May Muriel Schinasi Rebecca Rashley Rhena Jean Simons Adele Cohen Reiss Sam Miller Samuel Sewelowitz Lillian L. Rothschild Robert Samuel Slate David Siegel Carl Schwartz Ryann Danielle Stanton Loris Rich Marshall Howard Miller Irving Silverman Laurence Schweitzer Robert Risman Samuel E. Mogilner Esther Sklar Ruth Shovers Si Stern Alice A. Rosen Rose Monheit Gertrude Solomon Irvin F. Siegal Bea Thompson Joseph Rosenthal Szymon Nagrodzki Sam Spiegelman Evelyn Warner Silverstein Ernie Willcher Kats Silverfield Ina R. Pitt Mary Trammell Celia Aland Simon Myra Edith Rathmell Mildred Turetzky Louis Solomon Ruth Woolf Rose Singer Micki Reis Robert Turner Lester Solomon Howard Henson Sisson Lydia Rodgers Minnie C. Wald Leopold M. Sonnabend Virginia Loeb Weil Joseph Steinberg Seymour Slater Barbaree G. Rosenbaum Charlotte Weiss Isadore H. Sugerman Rose Spielholz Frances Rosenbush Mollie Weiss Edward Trammell Myron J. Sterman Samuel Rosenthal Sallie Mae Wiener Joe Vlasaty Max Stern, Sr. Vernon R. Rosenthal Henry Norman Wise Ben Teitelbaum Richard Routman Benjamin B. Wolf Irene Thomas Neil Russakoff Bettie S. Wolfsohn Larry Weiner Greta Korn Schwarz Lois Zimmerman Leonard Wertheimer, Jr. Philip Shapiro Jacob Zuckerman Bertha Yasnyi Nathan Shapiro Jake Zemurray Mabel B. Skier Beatrice H. Ziff Rebecca Slive Mary Solomon Morris Solomon Leo K. Steiner, Jr. Barbara Tenenbaum

Our Tributes 7 We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support our congregation by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions. Thank you for the following gifts received through August 13, 2020. GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Donations to our General Temple and Endowment Funds, and the Unrestricted Named Endowment Funds provide the greatest flexibility to respond to our congregation’s changing needs. In Memory Of: Norris Friedman Mac Hahn, father of Beth Gerwin Harold Apolinsky by Sandra & Alan Berman by Wanda & Ross Cohen by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Donna & Howard Goldberg by Phillippa & Frank Bainbridge by Jerry Lapidus by Gail & Charles Herman by Harry Bayer by Betty & Max Steinmetz by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Sandra & Alan Berman by Letty & Bob Marcus by Herbie Miller by Barbara & David Betten by Ferne Seigel by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Wendy & Frank Siegal Julius Herman by Jane & Melvin Davis by Carol & Donald Herman by Nancy Goedecke Harvey Gotlieb by Cissy & Leonard Held by Joan Becker Saundra Hulsey, mother of by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Sandra & Alan Berman Rebecca Gordon by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Marian & Ronny Epstein by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Jenny & Kerry McInerney by Mitzi Goldstein Elaine Kartus by Betsy & Peter Printz by Cissy & Leonard Held by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich by Ginger & Jerry Held by Ginger & Jerry Held by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Joyce Helzberg by Joyce Helzberg by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Ferne Seigel by Jerry Lapidus by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Sandra & Larry Shulman by Shirley & Jerry Leader Robert Lapidus by Kay & Scott Simon by Bari Love by Jerry Lapidus by Ginger & Greg Simon by Letty & Bob Marcus Ronnie Leaf by Carole Simpson by Evelyn Oberman by Marian & Ronny Epstein by Cheryl Zadick by Janet Perry Margot Marx Barbara Atlas by Betsy & Peter Printz by Marian & Ronny Epstein by Ferne Seigel by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Sunny Franklin Brian Bennett by Ferne Seigel by Ginger & Jerry Held by Wanda & Ross Cohen by Southpace Properties, Inc. by Joyce Helzberg Arthur Berman by Betty & Max Steinmetz by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Sandra & Alan Berman by Joan & Don Weisberg by Shirley & Jerry Leader Bertha Berman by Judy & Gary Monheit by Sandra & Alan Berman Murray Guttman by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Baila Block by Letty & Bob Marcus by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Sandra & Alan Berman by Sandra & Larry Shulman Melvin F. Cohen Joe Hagedorn by Ferne Seigel by Elaine & Bruce Pava by Harry Bayer J.B. Mazer Bess Cotton, grandmother of Al Cohn and by Joan Becker by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich stepmother of Candy Meyerson by Cheryl & Charlie Collat Maurice Mervis by Lynne & Mark Cohen by Beverly & Stanley Erdreich by Linda Levin by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Barbara & Larry Fine by Claire Mervis by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Polly Fraser and Paul Scharff Sabina Miller by Carol & Donald Herman by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin by Jenny & Kerry McInerney by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Mitzi Goldstein Simon Mirelman by Judy & Gary Monheit by Cissy & Leonard Held by Denise & Wayne Lewis by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich by Ginger & Jerry Held Sam Mislow by Ferne Seigel by Carol & Donald Herman by Carol & Donald Herman by Wendy & Frank Siegal by Jerry Lapidus Martin Nelson, brother of Cindy Pinhas Melba Epsman, aunt of Lynne Cohen by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Lori & Stephen Dorsky by Harry Bayer by Letty & Bob Marcus by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Joan Becker by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Sara & Marvin Lazarus by Ferne Seigel by Amy & Michael Saag by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Carole Simpson Gilbert Odrezin by Arnold Steiner by Jamie & Greg Odrezin Your contributions through our “Temple Tributes” help to support Temple Emanu-El’s annual operations and activities, and further build our Grafman Endowment Fund to enrich our congregation…now and forever. To make a Tribute Gift to either a temple or an endowment fund, please contact the Endowment Office at (205) 933-8397 or [email protected]. A list of all our funds is available on the our website at www.ourtemple.org.

8 Our Tributes GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED FUNDS (continued from page 11) Frances Leslie Savage Carol Tuck Jeff Pizitz by Sharon & Ed Bromberg by Wanda & Ross Cohen by Barbara & Larry Fine by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Shirley & Jerry Leader Martin Schulman, brother of by Jane & Melvin Davis Rosalyn Bloomston by Cissy & Leonard Held Jeff Rotenstreich by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Barbara & Larry Fine by Harry Bayer by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Joan Becker by Herbie Miller Judy Rotenstreich by Helene Elkus by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Carol & Donald Herman by Sandra & Larry Shulman Ken Seton by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Carole Simpson by Betsy & Peter Printz by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Joan & Don Weisberg by Letty & Bob Marcus Kenny Siegal by Carole Simpson Wishing Good Health To: by Sandra & Alan Berman by Joan & Don Weisberg Jim Abroms by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman Morris Serwitz by Carole Simpson by Carol & Donald Herman by Wendy & Frank Siegal by Joan & Don Weisberg by Susan & Barry Koretzky Jane Bluestein by Ashley & Jon Lewis Marilyn Tanner by Betsy & Peter Printz by Barbara & Larry Fine by Shirley & Jerry Leader Carol Solomon by Eve & Rick Hirsch by Jean Goldstein by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman In Honor Of: by Ginger & Jerry Held by Betsy & Peter Printz Al Cohn by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer Lena Bluestein Lillian Urbaitel, grandmother of by Barbara & Larry Fine by Robin & Hilton Berger Tracy Cohn by Nancy Goedecke Nancy Goedecke for being nominated by by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Ginger & Jerry Held the Birmingham Business Journal as one by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman of the 60 most influential executives Jean Kaufman Weil by Joan & Don Weisberg by Mary Virginia & Josh Mandell Michael Freeman by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman Muriel Weisberg by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Linda Verin & Rick Clay by Joan & Don Weisberg Morton Goldfarb by Carole Simpson by Marian & Ronny Epstein Amy Goldstein Chauvin for being nominated The beauty of planning a Jewish Betty Goldstein by the Birmingham Business Journal as a legacy gift is that it’s yours to create — by Susan & Barry Koretzky 2020 CFO Awards Finalist Raymond Gotlieb by Wendy & Frank Siegal and by doing so, you help guarantee by Isaac, Noah, Ben, Collette by Carole Simpson the vitality of our congregation and by Linda Verin & Rick Clay community. Chances are you already & Chip Blach Special Anniversary of Sandra & Alan Berman support the organizations you care by Barbara & Larry Fine by Letty & Bob Marcus by Joyce Helzberg Special Anniversary of about during your lifetime — by Carole Simpson Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich and by arranging for a legacy Kim Leaf by Letty & Bob Marcus gift or bequest, you are making a by Marian & Ronny Epstein Special Anniversary of Tracy & David Warren difference for generations to come Carole Pizitz by Jeri & Jeff Wolff by Barbara & Larry Fine Special Birthday of Joe Bluestein — L’dor V’dor! by Mitzi Goldstein by Marian & Ronny Epstein by Shirley & Jerry Leader Special Birthday of Gaston Stein When you do your estate planning, by Betsy & Peter Printz by Sandra & Larry Shulman please remember your Temple! by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Special Birthday of Marcia Unger by Carole Simpson by Marian & Ronny Epstein For more information on creating Jimmy Rotenstreich Birth of Jack Cohen Levin, grandson of a Named Fund or exploring the by Marian & Ronny Epstein Faye & Robert Levin by Barbara & Larry Fine by Ginger & Jerry Held many ways to include by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin Birth of Jacob Robert Odrezin, son of Temple Emanu-El in your estate plans, by Donna & Howard Goldberg Meredith & Daniel Odrezin and grandson by Ginger & Jerry Held of Jamie & Greg Odrezin please contact Jann Blitz in our by Gail & Charles Herman by Linda Verin & Rick Clay Endowment Office at (205)397-0814. by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Fran & Lee Godchaux by Letty & Bob Marcus by Nancy Goedecke by Harriett Shulmister by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. Birth of Piper Layne Morrison, daughter by Joan & Don Weisberg of Amy & Eric Morrison, granddaughter of Nancy Goldberg and Glenda & Paul Nagrodzki, and great-granddaughter of Carole & Michael Pizitz by Barbara & Larry Fine

Our Tributes 9 DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS SHERRON & ALLAN GOLDSTEIN BREAK-THE-FAST FUND Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent sources In Memory Of: of income for special programming and enhancements for our Bess Cotton, Harvey Goldstein and temple today, as well as for future generations. Lillian Urbaitel BARBARA ABRAMS & JULIAN JANIS & PAUL FRIEDMAN FUND by Sherron & Allan Goldstein ALAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT HANNAH & HYMAN GOLDSTEIN In Memory Of: In Memory Of: VOLUNTEER FUND Harold Apolinsky Harold Apolinsky, Bess Cotton, In Memory Of: Melba Epsman, Harvey Gotlieb, Harold Apolinsky, Melba Epsman, by Jory, Jess, Amy & Todd Nathan and Margot Marx Mac Hahn, Dede Luriem, Harvey Gotlieb, BLACH FAMILY FUND Martin Schulman and Morris Serwitz FOR DUES ENDOWMENT by Cathy & Paul Friedman In Memory Of: Wishing Good Health To: by Debra & Joel Goldstein Harold Apolinsky and Norris Friedman Lena Bluestein, Jeff Rotenstreich and Harold Apolinsky, Harvey Gotlieb and Jimmy Rotenstreich Joe Hagedorn by Kit & Rick Roth Harvey Gotlieb and Joe Hagedorn by Cathy & Paul Friedman by Marilyn & Murray Tanner In Honor Of: In Honor Of: by Nancy & Harold Blach Birth of Jack Cohen Levin Birth of Jacob Robert Odrezin; by Kit & Rick Roth Special Birthday of Joyce Lichtenstein by Cathy & Paul Friedman by Marilyn & Murray Tanner CEMETERY CARE FUND TOGETHER PLANTING THE SEEDSLEGACY In Memory Of: Preston Edwards and Norris Friedman THANK YOUWE ARE STRONG by Maureen & Mark Petrofsky VISION AND FORESIGHT Harvey Gotlieb NOW AND FOREVER by Sandra & Denis Kaufman TODAY & SUPPORT WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER by Maureen & Mark Petrofsky TOMORROW AN ENDURING BLESSING by Rhonda & Harry Weinberg ENRICHING OUR NINA & NORMAN COHEN COMMUNITY NEXT GENERATION FUND In Memory Of: Through this past year, we have recognized the wonderful accomplishments of our Harold Apolinsky and Gene Vine Temple’s Grafman Endowment Fund over its 40-year history. Our hopes were to by Lois & David Cohen culminate our 40th year, as we have in years past, with a special celebratory Shabbat In Honor Of: evening to honor this milestone and recognize the foresight and generosity of so many Birth of Jacob Robert Odrezin and of our congregants since our inception in 1979. Walter Yellin by Lois & David Cohen However, due to the restrictions of the pandemic, we sadly realize that our plans FAYE & NORRIS FRIEDMAN to involve our congregation in this sort of celebration are simple not possible. Life has SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT FUND its up and downs; but the challenges that Covid-19 has dealt us has been something else. In Memory Of: Norris Friedman Even in unusual and uncertain times such as these, we truly believe that there are by Jerome Brown many positive things that come of it. The compassion for one another is certainly one by Roz & Ed Mass of those things. In that caring spirit, each of you should have recently received a mask by Sybil & Larry Michalove as a small token of gratitude to keep you going — and to remind you how much we care by Laurie & Zachary Solomon about you and those you care about. On behalf of your Grafman Endowment Fund BETTY ALLENBERG leadership, again, thank you for caring about our Temple and its future. We look GOLDSTEIN CAMP JACOBS forward to the day when we can resume life together and can celebrate. SCHOLARSHIP FUND Best and be well, In Memory Of: Harold Apolinsky Ginger Held, Grafman Endowment Fund President by Mollie, Evie, Elise & Hank Frohsin

10 Our Tributes FundOs autrWork DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS (continued from page 13) We greatly appreciate the MOLLIE & HERMAN GOTLIEB BUNNY & JOEL ROTENSTREICH enhancements provided by the SANCTUARY PRESERVATION FUND FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT the Grafman Endowment Fund In Memory Of: In Memory Of: Harvey Gotlieb, Joe Hagedorn, and Harvey Gotlieb and Norris Friedman in recent months: Martin Schulman by Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich Rabbi Jonathan Miller Enduring by Marcia Unger LANA & STEVE ROYAL FUND Legacy Fund and the Ruth & EDWARD & HERMIONE FRIEND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT Marvin Engel Cantorial Chair COMMUNITY FUND In Memory Of: Fund for contributing significant In Memory Of: Martin Schulman and Lillian Urbaitel funding towards both our Senior Harold Apolinsky Rabbi and Cantor positions at by Lana & Steve Royal Temple Emanu-El — helping to by Ellen & Fred Elsas JEAN & JERRY SKLAR FUND ensure that the congregation is led MARGOT & EDGAR MARX FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT with inspiring spiritual leadership. FOR DUES ENDOWMENT In Memory Of: We look very forward to continuing In Memory Of: Preston Edwards, Harvey Gotlieb, a tradition of excellence in the Harvey Gotlieb, Joe Hagedorn and Joe Hagedorn, Elaine Kartus, coming years with Rabbi Wright Carol Solomon Margot Marx and Marty Schulman and Cantor Wittner. by Edgar Marx, Sr. by Jean & Jerry Sklar Dues Endowment Funds for Margot Marx Wishing Good Health To: providing over $75,000 now in Jimmy Rotenstreich “Annual Temple Commitment” by Polly Fraser and Paul Scharff (Dues) income on behalf of 16 by Charles E. Madanick by Jean & Jerry Sklar of our congregational families. by Laurie & Zachary Solomon In Honor Of: These gifts are indeed a blessing Wishing Good Health To: Special Birthday of Joe Bluestein as they will continue to provide Lena Bluestein operating support to our Temple by Edgar Marx, Sr. by Jean & Jerry Sklar each year in perpetuity. In Honor Of: JANET & LEONARD WERTHEIMER Birth of Joshua Blumenthal, FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT Hannah & Hyman Goldstein son of Emily & Michael Blumenthal In Memory Of: Volunteer Fund for underwriting by Edgar Marx Sr. Harold Apolinsky and Bess Cotton the “We’re In This Together” REESE FAMILY FUND masks (featured on page 13) In Memory Of: by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer in conjunction with the Ruth Jacobs, Sylvia Jacobs and Wishing Good Health To: Grafman Endowment Fund’s Ann Rose Jane Bluestein and Jimmy Rotenstreich 40th Anniversary – we hope by David Reese you’ll wear them with care! by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer In Honor Of: Bat Mitzvah of Evie Frohsin by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer DESIGNATED TEMPLE FUNDS Gifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill special needs beyond the scope of what dues and tuition fees are able to provide. RABBI WRIGHT DISCRETIONARY FUND TIKKUM OLAM FUND In Memory Of: In Memory Of: Joe Hagedorn Norris Friedman by Linda & Eugene Davidson by Joel Isenberg and John McGill by Linda Kappel GIVING TREE FUND by Anne Sweidel Wishing Good Health To: Margot Marx Robin Gotlieb by Linda Kappel by Leigh & Jack Schniper by Judy & Robert Rutstein In Honor Of: My return to Judaism by Emily Feinstein

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Temple Emanu-El NONPROFIT ORG. 2100 Highland Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35205 U.S POSTAGE Postmaster: Time Sensitive Material. PAID Please deliver immediately. Birmingham, AL Address Service Requested Permit No. 1137 Are you moving? Do we have your correct address? Please let us know by e-mail: [email protected] This issue of OurTemple bulletin is made possible through the support of the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund. GRAFMAN LEGACY PROGRAM Please join us for our virtual Grafman Legacy Program as . we bring back our own entertaining version of The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El “The Tonight Show” 2100 Highland Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35205 featuring our own “Johnny Carson” (205) 933-8037 | FAX (205) 933-8099 www.ourtemple.org Michael Saag Founded in 1882 and affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. interviewing his very special guest, our talented new cantor Clergy Rabbi Adam Wright Cantor Robert Wittner Rabbi Jonathan Miller, Rabbi Emeritus Cantor Robert Wittner, Engel Cantorial Chair Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. Senior Team via FaceBook or our Hess Chapel webcast: Danielle Barnett, Director of Accounting and Finance ourtemple.org/webcast Jann Blitz, Endowment Fund Executive Director Lynda Gutcheon, Interim Director of Education We hope you will log on to “virtually” join us! Monika Singletary, Director of Congregational Engagement The Board of Directors of the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund Board of Directors and Membership EXECUTIVES Robert Berman, President Charles Collat, Jr., President Elect Barbara Aland, Vice President Dr. Adam Gordon, Vice President Lisa Bebenek, Secretary Joel Piassick, Treasurer Dr. Al Cohn, Immediate Past President Sherron Goldstein, Presidential Appointment Jeffrey Bayer, Presidential Appointment GENERAL BOARD Dr. David Askenazi Fran Godchaux Dr. Brian Kulbersh Ashley Lewis Kit Roth Brittany Saag Amanda Sokol Ginger Held, Endowment Fund Board President Auxiliary Leadership Steven Leaf, Brotherhood President Sylvia Wright, Sisterhood President In the event of a family emergency after hours, please contact us: Rabbi Adam Wright: (760) 470-2424 Cantor Robert Wittner: (917) 363-7548 Remember Temple’s Endowment Fund in your estate plans, and please let us know when you do.