August 2023 Temple Emanu-El Bulletin-Web Version

ourtemple.org @emanuel.temple . August 2023 Av-Elul 5783 (205) 933-8037 The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El Birmingham, Alabama August 25 –27, 2023 Friday, August 25th 5:00 pm Tot Shabbat with pizza dinner! 6:00 pm Shabbat Service with our Bima Band, the Graftones, and honoring all of our committee volunteers. Welcome Back Fair (immediately after service) filled with opportunities to engage in our Temple. Launch of Temple Circles – Registration opens. At the Fair, enter a raffle to win a High Holy Day parking spot! Saturday, August 26th 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service – “Come As You Are” casual attire. 5:30 pm Happy Hour & Havdalah Program (Dessert Oneg to follow). 5:30 pm TEFTY Fall Kickoff at Civil Axe Throwing (for grades 9–12). Sunday, August 27th 9:30 am Religious School Open House – Students and Parents, Meet the Teachers. 10:00am Welcome Back Fair filled with opportunities to engage in our Temple! Enjoy yummy breakfast treats. 10:30am Carnival for our Religious School families (walk as a group to Temple Beth El for the carnival). See details and RSVP information on page 3. Special thanks to the Hannah & Hyman Goldstein Volunteer Fund, the Leah Marks TEEN Education Fund, and the Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School Fund, all of our Grafman Endowment Fund, for helping make this “Weekend Of Welcome” so very special. Our Mission: Temple Emanu-El is a welcoming Reform Jewish congregation, engaging members in prayer, study, fellowship, and acts of loving kindness for our congregational family and the community at-large.

2 Friday, August 11 Friday, August 18 Our Services Friday, August 4 6:00 pm 6:00 pm Friday, August 25 Erev Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Service 6:00 pm 5:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service with Band Tot Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, August 5 Saturday, August 12 Saturday, August 19 Saturday, August 26 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am Torah Study Torah Study Torah Study Torah Study 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Halicha/Hike Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Morning Service Parashat Eikev & Service Kent Haines Bar Mitzvah 5:30 pm Happy Hour & Havdalah Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 (at Red Mountain Park) Parashat Shoftim Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Fall TEFTY Kick-Off Parashat Re’eh Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Parashat Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Isaiah 54:1-10 Shabbat Halicha TOT SHABBAT• W O W W E E K E N D • Torah Study Friday, August 25that 5:00 pm Shabbat Hiking Every Wednesday Join Cantor Wittner & Elizabeth Bloch 12 pm August 12, September 9, October 21 for a fun and musical Tot Shabbat. https://zoom.us/j/661751570 or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 Meet at 10:00 am Pizza to follow. Hike begins at 10:15 am RSVP by Thursday, August 24th to Kathryn Pautler Meeting ID: 661 751 570 One Saturday per month, in lieu at [email protected] or (205) 933-8037. AND of an online service, we will meet at Red Mountain Park to spend Special thanks to the Grafman Endowment Fund. Every Saturday Morning 9 am Shabbat morning together. Led by our clergy, we will https://zoom.us/j/731472885 spend one to two hours or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 enjoying Shabbat and nature. Meeting ID: 731 472 885 We will meet at Red Mountain Park at the password: torah Frankfurt Drive entrance: 2011 Frankfurt Dr. Birmingham, AL 35211 Special thanks to the Nina & Norman Cohen Next Generation Fund. Publication Title: Our Temple USPS Statement of Frequency: Address: Organization: IDENTIFICATION Issue Date: August 2023 Published monthly 2100 Highland Avenue South Temple Emanu-El Issue Number: 165 except for June/July issue Birmingham, AL 35205-4002

Our Services 3 August 25 –27, 2023 Friday, August 25th 5:00 pm Tot Shabbat with pizza dinner! RSVP to [email protected] by Aug. 24. 6:00 pm Shabbat Service with our Bima Band, the Graftones, and honoring all of our committee volunteers. Welcome Back Fair (immediately following service) filled with opportunities to engage in our Temple! Launch of new session of Temple Circles. At the Fair, enter a raffle to win a High Holy Day parking spot! Saturday, August 26th 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service – “Come As You Are” casual attire. 5:30 pm Happy Hour & Havdalah Program (Dessert Oneg to follow). RSVP to [email protected] by Aug. 24. 5:30 pm TEFTY Fall Kickoff at Civil Axe Throwing (for grades 9–12). RSVP to [email protected] by Aug. 21. Sunday, August 27th 9:30 am Religious School Open House – Students and Parents, Meet the Teachers. 10:00am Welcome Back Fair filled with opportunities to engage in our Temple! Enjoy yummy breakfast treats & kid activities. 10:30am Carnival for our Religious School families (walk as a group to Temple Beth El for the carnival). Special thanks to the Hannah & Hyman Goldstein Volunteer Fund, the Leah Marks TEEN Education Fund, and the Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School Fund, all of our Grafman Endowment Fund, for helping make this “Weekend Of Welcome” so very special.

4 Around Our Temple Special Calling All 9th– 12th Graders August Birthdays Lets Get Together for our Fall Kick-Off! Caleigh Alevy Susan Andrews Saturday, August 26 Please join us for this fun, exciting event. 5:30 pm Kyra Berger RSVP by Monday, August 21st to [email protected]. Sarah Blutter 3004 4th Ave. S. • Birmingham William Franco (205) 262 - 0002 To learn more about NFTY, go to nfty.org. Henry Frohsin *Shirley Goldstein Join us at theWeekend of Welcome Vlada Groysman *Jack Held The new session of Temple Circles will Jack Hugunine open on August 25th, the first night of Judy Ladden the Weekend of Welcome! Deanna Leader Ruth Lischkoff Visit us after services that night at our booth and find out Dale Marcus what small groups are in the mix this year. We will be “doing Owen McMillan Jewish together” by reading, walking, cooking, dining, Amy Morrison watching movies, and more. If none of these group topics Mark Mussafer interest you, start a Temple Circle of your own. Lynn Rathmell To learn more about Temple Circles, and to Henry Saab see what will be offered in our new session, Michael Schachter go to ourtemple.org/temple-circles. Toby Siegel Benjamin Sokol TZEDAKAH Stephanie Steinmetz Sandra Weinberg Here is another wonderful gift Justin Weintraub from the Temple Emanu-El’s * OVER 90 Tzedakah Box. This check is going to Pathways. Jennifer Sumner, Executive Director is receiving the June collection from the box. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible.

Around Our Temple 5 Elizabeth Bloch, MARE, RJE - Director of Education We are busy planning educational and congregants back to Temple after a long Happy Anniversary engagement opportunities for our members summer. See our website and/or the of all ages to ensure a successful and bulletin cover for details and times of all August Anniversaries engaging year ahead. We are looking forward our WOW programming and events. to welcoming new students and religious Mark & Jodi Bearman school families from Temple Beth El. Last summer I had shared with you that Brad & Alyssa Blair To celebrate and welcome them, we are our team vision, under the leadership planning a Carnival at Temple Beth El during of Rabbi Wright, is to create a space on Edward & Sharon Bromberg our WOW (Weekend of Welcome) religious Sunday mornings where members of all Mark & Lynne Cohen school Open House – Meet the Teachers, ages can gather for learning, praying, and Joe & Alise Erdberg on August 27th. engaging with the clergy and with each other. Indeed, Temple has been a place Bobby & Chu-Chi Fierman Mark your calendars with the dates for WOW of smiles and learning for all ages this Mike & MaryAnne Freeman August 25th – 27th and get ready for our past year and by popular demand, Rabbi 2nd Annual Committee Fair. If you are a Wright will be teaching two interesting Joel & Debra Goldstein committee chair, your enthusiastic presence adult education courses of ten weeks Richard & Ann Goldstein on Friday August 25th and Sunday, August each. You will not want to miss Rabbi Adam & Rebecca Gordon 27th, is essential in welcoming all our Wright’s classes. Howard & Edie Hapner Charles & Gail Herman I am excitedly looking forward to the implementation of the following new Barry & Susan Koretzky initiatives this year: Eric & Cindy Land • PreK class during religious school (pending a minimum of 5 students enrolled) Steve & Robin Lazarus Josh & Mary Virginia Mandell • New space with new toddler items and toys for parents to hang out with their Brian & Carlie McMillan kids below PreK age during religious school time on Sundays Temple Tots Playtime Jonathan & Judi Miller Joel & Karen Piassick • Baby & Me at TEE with a teacher, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 – 11:00 AM James & Judy Rotenstreich for children up to age 3 and their adults Bob & Judy Rutstein The Sunday hangout space and Baby and Me at TEE will provide engagement opportunities Ronald & Karen Salloway for adult participants as well as toddlers, and we are looking forward to both of these new initiatives. Lester & Jane Seigel Ben & Jennifer Smith During WOW, on August 27th, Our Religious School Opening Day Harry & Rhonda Weinberg our schedule will be as follows: will be September 10th, and our • 9:30 – 9:50 Open House schedule will be as follows: Please note that Anniversary and Birthday lists • 9:30 – 10:00 Parents and are gathered from information in the Temple’s Meet the Teachers • 9:50 – 10:30 WOW Fair & Nosh in Students PreK – 7th grade in database. We apologize for any errors or Sanctuary for Tefillah assembly exclusions. Please contact us at Abroms Hall (Enter the raffle for a • 10:00 – 12:00 All students in [email protected] High Holy Days parking spot!) their classrooms regarding any corrections. • 10:30 – 11:30 Carnival • 10:00 Nosh and Schmooze at Temple Beth El for parents • 12:00 Dismissal An additional High Holy day service will be added this year for our religious school age kids. Our youth will experience a special Rosh Hashanah “Ruach” service, complete with a high energy, guitar playing song leader. Our teens will be involved in leading different parts, singing, and sharing readings at this service. We will again offer our popular Tot High Holy Day services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, followed by holiday activities in the classrooms. Look for more details in your High Holiday mailing. L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu ~ May you be inscribed in the book of life for a good year!

6 Around Our Temple ADULT EDUCATION STARTING OCTOBER 1 REGISTER ALL DATES AT ourtemple.org/adult-education Jewish Aspects of the New Testament Facilitated by Rabbi Adam Wright SUNDAYS @ 10:00 am | OCTOBER 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 LOCATION | HESS CHAPEL The New Testament narrative presents the ideas, belief Judaism underwent expansive changes. As such, the systems, trends, and rituals of the “Judaisms” during the narrative can deepen our understanding of Jewish praxis, late Second Temple period. The narrative also provides piety, and expression today. details about the development of Rabbinic Judaism, the democratization of Jewish sects, Jewish life under Roman This class teaches adult learners in a congregation setting authority, and meaningful Jewish rituals that we continue the different models of Jewishness in the New Testament to observe today. By studying the New Testament, learners narrative. Learners will understand how New Testament will gain greater insight into the origins of first-century literature serves as a primary source for Jews to understand “Judaisms”. Therefore, the New Testament can expose the late Second Temple period, rather than as a foreign and help contemporary Jews understand Judaism as source that speaks only about Early Christianity and practiced today more deeply. For example, New Christians. Testament Literature introduces the ritual of giving a boy his name during his circumcision: More specifically, this curriculum guide explores the following themes and topics: “Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that God 1. The Greco-Roman Environment and its Influence on had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with Jews in Judea and the Communities in the Diaspora her. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after 2. Models of Jewish Expression in the New Testament his father. But his mother said, ‘No, he is to be called Narrative John’” (Lk. 1:57-59). 3. Jewish Life and Identity in the New Testament Moreover, the New Testament also introduces the ritual of passing around the Kiddish Cup for Shabbat and other Hagim meals: “Then he [Jesus] took a cup, after giving thanks he said, ‘Take this [the Kiddish Cup] and divide among yourselves’” (Lk. 22:17). The Gospel According to Luke chronicles the first historical record of these two Jewish rituals; evidence of these rituals remains unknown in Talmudic literature. Therefore, Jews can appreciate the New Testament as a source that offers Jews insight into a period when Adult education programs are underwritten by our Grafman Endowment Fund.

Around Our Temple 7 Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class Facilitated by Cantor Wittner, Rabbi Wright & Elizabeth Bloch Plan Ahead for the High Holy Days WEDNESDAYS LOCATION JASPER ROOM OCTOBER: 4, 11, 18, 25 NOVEMBER: 1, 8, 15, 29 DECEMBER: 6, 13 JANUARY: 10, 17, 24, 31 FEBRUARY: 7, 14, 21, 28 MARCH: 6, 13, 20 APRIL: 3, 10, 17 MAY: 1 Register at ourtemple.org/adult-education

8 Around Our Temple HIGH HOLY DAYS Youth Activities This Summer ARE COMING ROSH HASHANAH SCHEDULE Friday, September 15 Erev Rosh Hashanah Service at 7:30 pm Saturday, September 16 Rosh Hashanah Tot Service at 9:00 am Rosh Hashanah Morning Service at 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Ruach Service at 10:00 am Learning Activities for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade at 10:00 am Tashlich at the Birmingham Zoo at 3:00 pm Sunday, September 17 Kever Avot/Congregational Memorial Service at Northside Cemetery at 12:30 pm Kever Avot/Congregational Memorial Service at Elmwood Cemetery at 1:15 pm MACCABI GAMES IN ISRAEL CAMP MAC ~ REMINDER ~ CAMP BARNEY MEDINTZ Birmingham campers including some Temple Emanu-El children Bring your (Mishkan Hanefesh) Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayer books when you come to service.

Around Our Temple 9 Dream Street YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE Dream Street is a five-day, four-night camping program for children with physical Sunday, September 24 disabilities. Our Temple was well represented this summer providing a wonderful camping experience for their campers. The camp is held on the grounds of Kol Nidre URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica, MS and is sponsored by NFTY’s Southern at 7:30 pm Region. For more information, go to dreamstreetms.org. Monday, September 25 JCC Maccabi Games in Israel Yom Kippur Tot Service Our Birmingham JCC Maccabi team went to Israel for this year’s weeklong at 9:00 am Olympic-style sports competition that will gather more than a thousand Jewish teens from 10 countries as part of the ongoing celebration of Israel’s 75th Yom Kippur Morning Service birthday. The adventure will end with two weeks of educational travel throughout at 10:00 am the country. Pictured are the teen athletes from Birmingham that participated this summer in Israel, with several members of our Temple Emanu-El Learning Activities for congregation represented. Kindergarten through Fifth Grade at 10:00 am Yom Kippur Learning with Julian Resnick OR Music & Meditation in Hess Chapel at 1:30 pm Yom Kippur Afternoon Service at 3:00 pm Yizkor & Concluding Service/Havdalah at 4:30 pm Break-the-Fast Immediately Follows Havdalah September 3 No Religious School September 4 Office Closed Register ONLINE NOW for High Holy Day Babysitting and Kids Activities ourtemple.org/hhd5784

10 Our Yahrzeits May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory. July 30 – August 5 August 6 – August 12 Alexander Zeldin Morris Singer Margaret Sisson Abe Abroms Morris Belitsky August 13- August 19 Estelle Slaughter Julian Adler Elena Bliss Henry A. Spielberger Eda Bacharach Allenberg Russell Bean Louis Allenberg Flora B. Bluttman Ann Raden Bergman August 20 – August 26 Sylvia Ascherman Chana Bojor Jean Esther Biernstein Seligman H. Blank Claude Alloun Irwin “Chico” Bomchel Chaim Bronshteyn Irma Mae Blank Yetta Betten Helene Bresler Beverly Cogen William L. Camp Sloem Celman Sam Colick Anne Weinstein Blankstein Connie Cohen Bess S. Bayme Cotton Arthur R. Datnoff Paul Bruck Larry Datnoff Lazar Cusmariu Lea Egli Sara Friedman Rabbi Myron L. Datnoff Alan Eisenberg Francis Chadwick David Gamburg Dorothy Weinstein Dubowsky Bob Engel Vernon Cohen Amelia Grafman David Feinefeld Isadore Halpern Frances Friedman Grace Klafter Finkel Roselyn Rosenthal Cohen Pauline E. Euchvitz Harris Patty Glickman Sidney Finkel Julius H. Cohen Carolyn F. Heller Allen D. Golden Bertha Coplan Sarah Glass Hirsch Betty Golding Isidore Friedman Max Eisenberg Matilda L. Holzer Birdie Goldstein May G. Friend Esther Epsman Bobbie Kaminsky Mary Frances Hastings Janet Goldfarb Louis Epstein Murray A. Koslin Emil Carl Hess Violet Leitman Mary Spence Isenberg Fannye Goldfarb Florine Capper Ettinger Emma Sacks Levin Julius Jaffe Victor Goldman Florine Ettinger David S. Levine David H. Jaffe Walter E. Gregg Hyman “Herc” Maurice Levine, Jr. Dr. Noah Wayne Jaffee Morris Hirschowitz Irwin “Ike” Fierman Mose Levy Miriam Kartus Hannah Weil Jenkins Jerome E. Freehling Charles Brooke Mehaffey Jordan Kirschberg Polina Meixon Milton Krivitsky Elvin Kanter Max Friedman Eleanor Melnikoff Herman Loewe Hannah Kelly Marsha Sall Friedman Benjamin S. Meyer A.R. “Buddy” Mazer Essie Kirkel Sarah Fies Mohr Josephine McWaters-Alexander Harry M. Kohn Paul Friedman, Sr. Marilyn Noble Morris Monsky Ida B. Levin Sam Goldberg Allen Oliver, Sr. Lorenzo Music Frances M. Levine Arnold Goldner Adele Overall Martin Harold Nelson Maxine Marlowe Lichtenstein Suzy Ovson Ben N. Perlman Pauline Berman Malkove Gertrude Goldstein Irving Philipson Isaac Piassick Harry Markstein, Jr. Max Gotlieb David Rich Eric Ryan Polk Morris Marlowe Blanche Rogoff Carrie Rotholz Marion Adler Marx Max Greenwald Ann Rose Sylvia Rutstein Saul Matelson Emily Held Mary Borth Roth Esther Siegal Sam Mayer Edward Siegal Nathan Starr J. George Mitnick Leo Arthur Jaffe Manuel Steinberg Sally Tanner Leroy G. Monsky, Sr. Abe Kaufman Bernard S. Steiner, Jr. Bea Verin Doris Oertel Sadye C. Koslin Doris L. Sugerman Raymond L. Webb Eli Perlman Rosa M. Krawcheck J. Leon Touro Celia Weinstein Mildred Pines Lina Cohen Levine Jean Kaufman Weil Sara Zalkin Richard Alan Routman Rhoda Link Julius Wenger Jay M. Ziff Charles Schulwolf Jeanette G. Lipson Blanche Newman Wilzin Irvin Shapiro Maurice Mervis Ruth Woolf Stanley T. Siegal Dorothy S. Meyer Arnold Singer Abram Mitchell Skier Max Mohr Yetta Glazer Sokol Harry Monroe Lee E. Unger Helen Nagrodzki Muriel Weisberg Gilbert Odrezin Edith Wisotsky Bessie R. Pizitz Joe B. Wright, Jr. Betty Rivkin Harold R. Safris Frances Leslie Savage David Schimmel Inez Schimmel Sam Shulman Anne Copeland Silberman

Our Tributes 11 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 July 10, 2023.. 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: by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Frank Libravch Gene M. Abroms by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper by Renitta Goldman by Hal Abroms by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. Jerry Leitman, brother-in-law Belle Brock Adelman-Cannon by Lori & Jimmy Weil of Gayle Leitman by Monika & Ben Singletary by Pat Weil by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich W.B. Bennett by Rhonda & Harry Weinberg Margaret Lyon by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff by Joan Weisberg by Shirley & Jerry Leader Elinor Bozeman Bennett by Sylvia Wright & Eli Pinhas Joan May by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff Doris Gotlieb by Marsha Lefkovits Kenneth Berk, brother of Charles Berk by Joanna & Charles Collat Maynard Melamed by Harry Bayer Rabbi Milton Grafman by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Charles Berk and Leslie Gibbs by Stephen W. Grafman James Burton Saag, father of Ken Saag by Jane & Joe Bluestein Jeanette Hill Hanan, wife of Richard Hanan by Lindsay Levine & Lee Ascherman by Ferne Seigel and mother of Alison Berman and Jeanne Samuels by Sandra & Larry Shulman Diane Weil by Marian Radwin by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. by Janet & David Aarons Armen Schwartz Bobby Bloomston, by Sandra & Alan Berman by Joan Weisberg father of Brett Bloomston by Barbara & David Betten Howard H. Schultz by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Lynne & Mark Cohen by Ricky Koslin Bari Cotton by Cheryl & Charlie Collat Jerry Seigel by Rhonda & Harry Weinberg by Julie Levinson Gabis by Janet & David Aarons Allan Cutler, father of Jeffrey Cutler by Nancy Goedecke by Harry Bayer by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Marilyn Haver by Joan Becker Lillian Perrin Friedman by Carol Herman by Sandra & Alan Berman by Betty Steinmetz by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Elaine Becker Bercu Ruth Grafman Fromstein by Sheri & Jimmy Krell by Charles Berk and Leslie Gibbs by Joanna & Charles Collat by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Katherine Billmeier by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Letty & Bob Marcus by Cheryl & Charlie Collat Walter Gerson by Fran Marlow by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman by Isabel & Alan Siegal by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper by Nancy Goedecke by Sandra & Alan Berman by Monika & Ben Singletary by Dan Goldberg by Jann & Russ Blitz by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Mitzi Goldstein by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. by Carol Herman by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Rhonda & Harry Weinberg by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Joanna & Charles Collat by Linda Verin & Rick Clay by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Alise & Joe Erdberg Evelyn Held by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Sunny Franklin by Joanna & Charles Collat by Eileen & Edward Leader by Fran & Lee Godchaux Joyce Helzberg by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Nancy Goedecke by Joanna & Charles Collat by Letty & Bob Marcus by Marilyn Haver Julius Hirsch by Fran Marlow by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Jan & Ron Hirsch by George McMillan III by Susan & Barry Koretzky Barry Isenberg by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Amy & Michael Saag by Julie Levinson-Gabis by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Wendy & Frank Siegal by Edward Levin by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein by Carole Simpson by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper by Sue & Allan Solomon by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Betty Steinmetz by Letty & Bob Marcus Chervis Isom by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Fran Marlow by Wanda & Ross Cohen by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Sam Tenanbaum, Jr. by Linda Verin & Rick Clay by Amy & Michael Saag Paula Leader by Louise & Greg Warner by Ferne Seigel by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Lori & Jimmy Weil by Sue & Allan Solomon by Carole Simpson

12 Our Tributes GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED FUNDS by Allison & Ben Weil son of Katharine & Stephanie Marx Our 2023-24 by Pat Weil by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Grafman Endowment Don St. Charles Birth of Zora Mirelman, granddaughter of by Monika & Ben Singletary Kim & Dan Mirelman Board of Directors Dorothy R. Tenenbaum by Linda Verin & Rick Clay by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. Birth of Cassie Viv Goldstein, granddaughter President: Don Weisberg of Debbie & Louis Tuck Jerry Held by Joanna & Charles Collat by Jane & Joe Bluestein Vice President: by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Ashley & Jon Lewis Nancy Goedecke Sanford Wiatrak, father of Brian Wiatrak Anniversary of Barbara & Larry Fine Treasurer: by Jann & Russ Blitz by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin Charles Stein by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Carol Herman Immediate Past President: by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Anniversary of Kit & Rick Roth Andy Rotenstreich Thomas Zadick, grandson of by Joan Becker Sandra & Larry Shulman Birthday of Roz Bloomston BOARD OF DIRECTORS by Barbara & David Betten by Barbara & David Betten Kenneth Bluestein by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Birthday of Al Cohn by Carole Simpson by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Amy Goldstein Chauvin by Laurie & Zachary Solomon by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Ross Cohen Wishing Good Health To: Birthday of Pam Cohen Jason Epstein Amy Goldstein Chauvin by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein Barbara Fine by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Birthday of Carol Herman by Carole Simpson by Sandra & Alan Berman Stephanie Friedman Lisa Engel by Barbara & David Betten Becky Gordon by Wendy & Frank Siegal Birthday of Gayle Leitman Fran Godchaux Carole Epstein by Sandra & Larry Shulman by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper Birthday of Bunny Rotenstreich Bobbie Goldstein by Jessie & Abe Schniper by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein Andrea Haines Larry Fine by Letty & Bob Marcus Gerson May by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Ferne Seigel Carole Pizitz Howard Goldberg by Dodie Sokol by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Confirmation of Reid Nelson, grandson of Rick Roth Shirley Leader Ginger & Jerry Held Brad Sklar by Eileen & Edward Leader by Janet & David Aarons David Silverstein by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein Confirmation of Bobby Rutkoff Sam Todd by Carole Simpson by Blair Eurton Roxanne Travelute Gerson May Marriage of Trey Collat, son of Cheryl & by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper Charlie Collat to Sarah Weinberger TEMPLE LEADERSHIP Lisa Morchower by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Barbara Aland by Betty Steinmetz New Home of Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich Michael Saag by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper Charles Collat, Jr. by Wendy & Frank Siegel Retirement of Jann Blitz Alan Seigel by Robin & Bart Kolber ADVISORS by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Lindsay Levine & Lee Ascherman Neil Roth Jean Sklar Wedding of Shaina Shealy, daughter of Allen by Jann & Russ Blitz Shealy & Esther Schuster, to Ben Glickstein Frank A. Siegal by Carol Herman by Linda & Doug Friedman by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein Rabbi Wright EX-OFFICIO by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Monika & Ben Singletary Rabbi Adam Wright by Carole Simpson Cantor Wittner In Honor Of: by Monika & Ben Singletary EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bar Mitzvah of Ben Lebensberger, son of Alison H. Berman Heather & Jeff Lebensberger by Jann & Russ Blitz Our Endowment is for everyone, Bat Mitzvah of Alana Bluestein, as together we strive to safeguard granddaughter of Jane & Joe Bluestein Our Temple’s future while support- by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich ing its needs today. L’dor V’dor. Bat Mitzvah of Millie Blair, daughter of Alyssa & Bradley Blair by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Birth of Thomas Adler Marx,

Our Tributes 13 DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent sources of income for special programming and enhancements for our temple today, as well as for future generations. ABROMS HALL PRESERVATION FUND by Elaine Bercu DONALD R. KAHN/MARGARET & In Memory Of: by Pat & A.C. Burnham MAURICE SALLOWAY LEGACY FUND Ruth K. Abroms and Myldred A. Mann by Beth & Steven Cole In Memory Of: by Hal Abroms by Lydia Cheney & James Sokol Betty Allenberg Goldstein and Jerry Seigel by Sarah & Sonny Coslov by Sbirley Salloway Kahn ELLEN & JACK ALAND MEMBERSHIP by Alan Edelman ENGAGEMENT FUND by Lisa & Alan Engel RABBI MORRIS NEWFIELD FUND In Memory Of: by Marlin & David Feldman In Memory Of: Jeanette Hill Hanan by Gerri Lyn & Byron Ginsburg Kenneth Berk, Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Barbara & Jack Aland by Wendy Goldstein and Jerry Seigel by Marilyn Haver by Morton Goldfarb BLACH FAMILY FUND FOR DUES by Ginger & Jerry Held In Honor Of: ENDOWMENT by Carol & Steve Himmelstein Birthdays of Carol Herman In Memory Of: by Mitchell Ives and Bunny Rotenstreich Betty Allenberg Goldstein and Sanford Wiatrak by Sharon Kahn by Carol & B.G. Minisman by Kit & Rick Roth by Sheree & David Kanter by Judy & Larry Moss & family REESE FAMILY FUND GAIL & JEFFREY BAYER FUND FOR by Jamie & Greg Odrezin In Memory Of: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION by Linda & Ron Rosensweig Anne Reese In Memory Of: by Susan & Ronald Shiland by David Reese Rhoda Kaplan and Jerry Seigel by Jane & Joshua Sosland by Gail & Jeffrey Bayer by Jennifer & Daniel Stolper BUNNY & JOEL ROTENSTREICH by Judi & Joey Tauber FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT NINA & NORMAN COHEN NEXT by Linda Verin & Rick Clay In Memory Of: GENERATION FUND by Kay & Thomas Whitman Betty Allenberg Goldstein In Memory Of: by Rhoda & Peter Trooboff by Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich Betty Goldstein, Jeannette Hanan, In Honor Of: Barry Isenberg and Jerry Seigel HANNAH & HYMAN GOLDSTEIN Birthday of Bunny Rotenstreich by Lois & David Cohen VOLUNTEER FUND by Arlene Fisher In Memory Of: BARBARA & LARRY FINE FUND FOR Phillip Bromberg, Allan Cutler, LANA & STEPHEN ROYAL FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT Betty Allenberg Goldstein, Jeannette Hanan DUES ENDOWMENNT In Memory Of: and Sanford Wiatrak In Memory Of: Jerry Seigel and Thomas Zadick by Debra & Joel Goldstein Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Barbara & Larry Fine Hannah Goldstein and Jerry Seigel by Lana & Steve Royal Wishing Good Health To: by Marilyn & Murray Tanner Larry Fine Hyman Goldstein LESTER SIEGEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND by Robin & Bart Kolber by Debra & Joel Goldstein In Memory Of: In Honor Of: by Marilyn & Murray Tanner Jerry Seigel Birthday of Bunny Rotenstreich In Honor Of: by Rebecca Benson by Barbara & Larry Fine Birthday of Joel Goldstein by Shulamith & Floyd Berman by Robin & Bart Kolber by Toby & Warren Gewant JANIS & PAUL FRIEDMAN FAMILY Birthday of Joel Goldstein by Sandra & Larry Shulman FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT and Bunny Rotenstreich by Renee & Steve Singer In Memory Of: by Marilyn & Murray Tanner by Mary Jane & Bill Sisson Betty Allenberg Goldstein and Jerry Seigel by Anne & Robert Smith by Cathy & Paul Friedman EDWARD & HERMIONE FRIEND by Betty Steinmetz and Jack Schniper In Honor Of: COMMUNITY FUND Birthday of Bunny Rotenstreich Wishing Good Health To: JANET & LEONARD WERTHEIMER by Cathy & Paul Friedman Jean Sklar FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENNT by Linda & Richard Cohn In Memory Of: BETTY ALLENBERG GOLDSTEIN In Honor Of: Jeanette Hanan CAMP JACOBS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Birthdays of Carol Herman by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer In Memory Of: and Bunny Rotenstreich Wishing Good Health To: Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Linda & Richard Cohn Michael Saag by Hal Abroms by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer by Judith Ashkenaz by Peggy & Michael Balliet

14 Our Tributes DESIGNATED REMEMBERING LOVED ONES DURING TEMPLE FUNDS THE HIGH HOLY DAYS … CHECK YOUR MAILBOX Gifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill The High Holy Days offer a beautiful time to remember special needs beyond the scope of what dues and memorialize loved ones. Our Endowment offers multiple ways and tuition fees are able to provide. to do so, such as including the names of loved ones in our annual Yom Kippur Memorial Book. RABBI WRIGHT DISCRETIONARY FUND Letters detailing options are in the mail, so be on the lookout. In Memory Of: August 21, 2023, is the deadline to have loved ones Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Amy Goldstein Chauvin included in the Memorial Book. Evelyn Held by Betsy, Jack & Lee Held For more information, please contact the Endowment Office at Barry Isenberg by Joel Isenberg (205) 933-8397 Jerry Seigel by Jennifer, Lester and Alan Seigel or In Honor Of: Confirmation of Bobby Rutkoff [email protected] by Wendy & Jonathan Rutkoff Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund CANTOR WITTNER DISCRETIONARY OUR LEGAGY FOR TEMPLE EMANU-EL FUND In Memory Of: Your contributions through our “Temple Tributes” help to John Allen Dees support Temple Emanu-El’s annual operations and activities, by Marlene & Rick Beringer Jeanette Hanan and further build our Grafman Endowment Fund to enrich by the Hanan family our congregation… now and forever. Evelyn Held by Betsy, Jack & Lee Held To make a Tribute Gift to either a Temple or an Endowment Marie Antoinette Majeau Fund, please contact the Endowment Office at by Deborah Chargois Jerry Seigel (205) 933-8397 by Jennifer, Lester and Alan Seigel In Honor Of: or Confirmation of Bobby Rutkoff by Wendy & Jonathan Rutkoff [email protected] Marriage of our son Trey Collat to Sarah Weinberger A list of all our funds is available on our website at by Cheryl & Charlie Collat ourtemple.org CARING COMMITTEE FUND In Memory Of: Avery Fierman by Judy & Randy McDonald TIKKUN OLAM FUND In Honor Of: Naming of Elias and Riley Spaulding by Nancy & Brad Spaulding RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND In Memory Of: Jeanette Hill Hanan by Judy Ladden & Randy McDonald In Honor Of: Confirmation of Bobby Rutkoff by Wendy & Jonathan Rutkoff

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