March 2021 TEE bulletin

ourtemple.org @emanuel.temple . March 2021 Adar-Nisan 5781 (205) 933-8037 The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El Birmingham, Alabama Second Night Passover Seder Sunday, March 28 at 6:00 P.M. via Zoom Open to congregants and guests of all faiths Registration is required at ourtemple.org/passover Also see Wonder of Passover article on page 4, Cooking Matzah Toffee article on the back cover, and we’d love for you to share your Passover photos — please send to [email protected] 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, March 12 Friday, March 19 Our Services Friday, March 5 5:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Friday, March 26 Erev Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Service 5:00 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service Saturday, March 13 Saturday, March 20 Erev Shabbat Service 5:45 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Saturday, March 27 Family Shabbat Service Torah Study Torah Study 9:00 a.m. Saturday, March 6 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Torah Study Shabbat Morning Shabbat Morning 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Torah Study Service Service Shabbat Morning Isaac Mastin becomes Torah Portion 10:30 a.m. Parshat Vayikra Service Shabbat Hilicha — a Bar Mitzvah Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Erev Passover Shabbat Hiking & Service Torah Portion Haftarah Portion (Red Mountain Park) Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei Isaiah 43:21 - 44:23 Torah Portion Exodus 35:1 – 40:38 Parshat Tzav Torah Portion Haftarah Portion Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Parshat Ki Tisa Ezekiel 45:16 - 46:18 Haftarah Portion Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 Malachi 3:4 - 3:24 Haftarah Portion Ezekiel 36:16 - 36:38 Tot Shabbat & Shabbat Hilicha PASSOVER CALENDAR Family Shabbat Shabbat Hiking Sat, Mar 27 First Night Passover via our website, March 5 Sun, Mar 28, 6 p.m. 2nd Night Congregational Facebook, YouTube, April 24 Sedar via Zoom May 29 Wed, Mar 31, 5:30 p.m. Cooking Matzah Toffee via Zoom & Zoom Sat, April 3 10:30 a.m. Last Night Passover Friday, March 5 Hike begins at 10:45 a.m. Sun, April 4, 11 a.m. Passover Yizkor Service at 5:00 p.m. via Webcast One Saturday per month, It is time for Tot Shabbat! in lieu of an online Torah Study Join us for a service, we will meet at Every Wednesday at 12 p.m. family-friendly Shabbat Red Mountain Park to spend https://zoom.us/j/661751570 or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 celebration designed Shabbat morning together. Meeting ID: 661 751 570 for children ages Led by Rabbi Wright and AND Every Saturday at 9 a.m. 1 through 6 years-old Cantor Wittner, we spend https://zoom.us/j/731472885 or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 and their grown-ups. one to two hours enjoying Meeting ID: 731 472 885 password: torah We will sing our way into Shabbat before we begin Shabbat and nature. Happy Hour & Shabbat Watch Party our Family Shabbat service for all ages at 5:45 p.m. We will meet at Join us every Friday for virtual happy hour at 5 p.m. Zoom info for Tot Shabbat Red Mountain Park at the followed by our Shabbat Watch Party at 5:45 p.m. Frankfurt Drive entrance: We hope you will join us: is in our weekly https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88176032961 congregational email. 2011 Frankfurt Dr, Birmingham, AL 35211 OR Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 Meeting ID: 881 7603 2961 USPS Publication Title: Our Temple Statement of Frequency: Address: Organization: IDENTIFICATION Issue Date: March 2021 Published monthly 2100 Highland Avenue South Temple Emanu-El Issue Number: 139 except for June/July issue Birmingham, AL 35205-4002

Around the Temple 3 Last March, Temple Emanu-El made the painful but necessary Temple Emanu-El decision to suspend in-person worship because of Covid-19. Blood Drive During this time, we did not know how long this suspension would last. Many of us, including the Clergy and Senior Team, Tues, March 9 from 10a.m. - 3p.m. believed that the virus would have dissipated in August, Since March, COVID-19 has allowing us to return to in-person worship. Unfortunately, completely changed our way our hopes never came to fruition; and now, a year has passed. of life and impacted us in ways that we will never forget. Many During this year of physical distancing, zoom programming, corporations are now and virtual services, Temple Emanu-El learned a great deal work-from-home and schools about our strengths and limitations in this novel environment. Despite our are teaching virtually. Due to tenacity to provide engaging virtual programming, we miss seeing you in factors like these, the blood the pews and our children in our classrooms. This virus also prevented us supply in our nation and in our from celebrating joyous lifecycles in our sanctuary — and, especially, own community has taken a providing physical comfort to the mourner at shiva. As a Jewish proverb major hit. To help combat this, reminds us: “We need to be with friends — both for joy and for sorrow.” we will be teaming up with the Judaism — even in its infancy — spoke to the vital importance of American Red Cross to host a companionship and community…in person. blood drive on March 9th. One of my favorite and vital rabbinic teachings from the Book of Genesis tell us that when God created the world, every aspect of creation, whether it was — Additionally, the Red Cross will be light, the skies, the oceans, land, or the animals that these creative acts were testing all donors for COVID-19 “good.” But, when God created Adam and placed him alone in Garden of Eden, antibodies! If you would like to the Torah tells us this was “not good.” For the first time, something is seen as donate, you can schedule your ‘not good.’ Therefore, God created an ezer k’negdo — Eve — his companion. God knew then that it was good for humanity to have companionship. appointment visit redcrossblood.org And, that still holds true for us today. Now more than ever, it is time to be and use sponsor code Emanu-el with each other… and be with our friends at Temple. The Leadership, Clergy and Senior Team are eager to make this happen or call 1-800-733-2767 in order to have in-person worship. We are currently working closely with our Covid-19 Task Force regarding this real possibility because of vaccines. Our SAVE THE DATE Task Force is in the process of creating new guidelines regarding in-worship, safety measures, and inoculation. We understand — empathically — that not Community all of our temple families have received the vaccine.Yet, we believe it is the Yom HaShoah Program right decision to begin this gradual process so we can be closer to being with each other, especially our congregants who are in need of physical and Yom Ha Shoah Observance spiritual comfort. Stay tuned, we will be communicating with you as our and the Anne Frank Tree new guidelines and process unfolds. Again, we thank you for constant support and virtual participation. We Rededication will take place indeed look forward to being back together in these sacred spaces celebrating virtually on April 11 at 2 p.m. together and providing comfort. Yom Ha Azmaut Rabbi Adam Wright Israel Independence Day A Special Memorial Service Celebration at Sunday, March 14 at 6:00 p.m. Homewood Patriot Park Tune in at ourtemple.org/webcast April 18 at 3:00 p.m. A special contemporary yizkor service to reflect, to remember, and to mourn the past year of physical distancing, isolation, and those members in our community whom we have lost during this time.

4 Around Our Temple Special Tribute to Marilynn Rothstein, outgoing trustee of March Birthdays the Union of Reform Judaism North American Board Following are members of our In her decade on the NAB, Marilynn To our outgoing family celebrating birthdays trustees, you are like in years divisible by 5. Rothstein has taken on many roles, our Maccabees.You David Aarons including serving as chair of the are strong, you are Samuel Dillard Shalom Y’all Community, working courageous, you have Carole Epstein on Social Justice, and working on been pillars of strength. Barbara Evans Jewish Spirituality and Community. And you have gone into Bradley Friedman Strengthening Congregations has also been an every aspect of our work Bruce Gordon important initiative for her, and she especially enjoyed with such dedication such Donald Herman partnering with its professionals and lay leaders. love and such impact… Barbara Hirschowitz Marilynn has served as a Biennial Coach and attended Over these last months Heather Lebensburger Spring Training sessions. Among her favorite NAB and over these last few Debbie Lipsitz events were the Board meeting when Rabbi Jacobs years, we've had so Max Michael was installed, the happy hour with Josh Nelson and many opportunities Mark Petrofsky sushi, and the board meeting at HUC-JIR. for us collectively to Amy Saag Marilynn says she’s loved meeting Jewish leaders Leigh Schniper from across North America and also meeting with reimagine and to Molly Sirkus people from her URJ Community. She is a member re-envision who we Velma Spencer of Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham, Alabama, as are, what we do and Peter Weber well as Temple Beth Orr in Coral Springs, Florida. to strengthen the Sanford Wiatrak She found the two URJ Days of Leadership Learning Reform Movement Sadie Wisotsky to be great because they brought congregations and the Jewish people. together from the URJ Communities and helped And we are so deeply March them create action plans they could take home and grateful to you. We ask Anniversaries develop. She recalls attending a NAB meeting when God's blessing upon different services were offered for board members you. We ask that you David & Caleigh Alevy to attend, and that gave her hope for a “UAJ - Union Robin & Hilton Berger for all Jews” sometime in the not-too-distant future. go with our love Sam & Emily Friedman Marilynn says she’s been inspired throughout and our gratitude. Phillip & Joye Madden her board service by Rabbi Jacobs’s remark at the Rabbi Rick Jacobs Eric & Amy Morrison beginning of his tenure: “We are stronger when we Carlie & Colter Somerville work together.” Marilynn has enjoyed serving on President, the Trustees Committee and looks forward to a Union for Michael Tucker & continuing role there — working with NAB alumni. Reform Judaism Jenna Mullendore Chris & Sydney Walker There’s Still Space in the Following Temple Circles Register Now to Participate this Spring! Please note that Anniversary and Birthday list is gathered from information in the Cooking Together Friendly Fishing Jewish Scouting Discover A Park Haftarah Happy Hour Loving Our Interfaith Families Temple’s database. We apologize for any Drawing Together Travel Our World After 2020 errors or exclusions. Please contact us at Focus & Click: Hunger Helpers Photography Group Outwitting History: Where the WINDS Blow: [email protected] A Fun MahJong Circle regarding any corrections. Thank you. An in-depth look at a very special book! If you are interested in participating or leading a Temple Circle, you can register at ourtemple.org/temple-circles For more info contact Monika at 205.933.8037, ext. 213. or email [email protected]

Around Our Temple 5 Sisterhood Happenings Join Sisterhood Jordan Askenazi has chosen to collect for our second virtual supplies for Mitchell’s place for her Floral Arrangement Class Bat Mitzvah project. Mitchell’s Place is a local preschool that is geared Thursday, March 25 2021 at 7:00 p.m. towards children with autism and (Zoom information published at a later date) developmental disabilities. Items can be dropped at Temple Emanu El in the Last fall we had so much fun making and learning how to design foyer in a clearly marked tub or at our arrangements for Rosh Hashanah. 3508 Springhill Road (35223) where Everyone’s arrangement was beautiful! a tub will be clearly marked as well. Money can also be sent by Venmo This year we will welcome to Donna-Askenazi and then Jordan Carolyn Chen from Wild Things Shop and Curiosities in Homewood. will shop for the items with the www.wildthingsbham.com money donated. This project will Carolyn will demonstrate how to craft a small centerpiece for your continue until 5/20/21. Passover table. For your convenience, floral kits including a vase and seasonal flowers will be available to order for $40.00. The kits will be Items for donation: available for pick-up the morning of Thursday, March 25 from 10:00 a.m. Colored index cards, 24 packs crayons, to 3:00 p.m. downstairs near Abroms Hall. To place your order call Wild Things Shop and Curiosities at 205.703.8821. washable crayons, washable glue, glue sticks, baby wipes, facial tissues You are welcome to attend without purchasing flowers. (flat boxes), copy paper, bubbles (large bottles), colored construction paper, Questions ? email Sylvia Wright [email protected] This is not a Sisterhood Fundraising Event. smart paper edger scissors, 2 gallon containers of glue. Give your child or grandchild a gift that will last a lifetime … a summer at URJ Jacobs Camp, ALL ITEMS MUST BE IN NEW CONDITION. the Reform Movement’s camp in Mississippi. Children from Temple Emanu El Thanks for your support! and URJ congregations across the Deep South join together each summer in this unique environment to experience the fun Mazel Tov & Shout Outs and MAGIC of Jewish camping. Jacobs Camp is now enrolling The birth of Charlotte Beth Capper campers entering grades 1-10 for on December 19, daughter of Summer 2021! Find information Emily Rousso & Seth Capper on sessions, dates, fees, as and granddaughter of well as camper scholarships at Nancy & Danny Rousso. jacobscamp.org or call 601-885-6042. Evie Frohsin on winning the Shelby County Spelling Bee and is going to the State competition! Evie is the daughter of Elise & Hank Frohsin and granddaughter of Carolyn & Henry Froshin and Judy & Gerson May. Do you have a personal shout out or mazel tov that you would like to share with the community? Email to [email protected].

6 Around Our Temple BAR MITZVAH The Wonder of the Number 4 Isaac Mastin During Passover will become a Bar Mitzvah (with references from on March 13, Dr Maurice M. Mizrahi) 2021. Isaac lives The holiday of Pesah, or Passover, is almost here. One of its characteristics in Mountain is the number four. It seems to appear all over the place during its celebration. Brook with For example: — We must drink four cups of wine during the seder. —The his parents, children ask four questions when they sing the Ma Nishtana. — We must Michelle and explain the meaning of the holiday to four sons who are very different: The Brian Mastin wise one, the wicked one, the simple one, and the one who does not know and his older sister, Rayna (age 17) how to ask. — There are four names for the holiday: Chag haPessah and younger brother, Eli (age 11). (the Festival of Passover), Chag haMatzot (the Festival of Matzah), His grandparents, Marilynn and Earl Chag ha-Aviv (the Festival of Spring), and Chag ha-Cherut (the Festival of Rothstein are also a very significant Freedom). — Four times the Torah commands us to tell the story of the part of Isaac’s day to day life and Exodus to our children: Three in the Book of Exodus and one in the Book fortunately they live right here in of Deuteronomy. There are four steps in our redemption from Egypt. In the Birmingham. Book of Exodus, God tells Moses: Say… to the children of Israel, I am God, Isaac attends Mountain Brook and 1) I will free you from the labors of the Egyptians, and 2) I will deliver you Junior High and does very well from their bondage, 3) I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with academically. In addition to school, great judgments, and 4) I will take you to be My people. How many matzot Isaac is an avid athlete. He is very are there in the matzah cover on the seder plate? Three, right? Yes, but soon invested in baseball and when not after the beginning of the seder, the middle matzah is broken into two parts, in school, you can find Isaac burning and one part, the afikoman, is hidden, to be eaten at the end of the seder. up the high-way driving back and This makes FOUR pieces of matzah! How many parts does the seder forth to Atlanta (or another southern have? Fourteen, right? Yes, but they can be put into four main parts: The state) to play ball. If he is not opening, the story of the Exodus, the meal, and the closing. Now let us ask: playing baseball, he is probably Why four? What is so special about four? The answer is that four represents playing basketball and leaving it all totality, completeness. For example, four represents completeness in time, out on the court. Isaac decided at a space and substance: — First, completeness in time. A complete year has very early age that he would be an four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. — Second, completeness in MLB baseball player. If this does not space. There are four directions: East, west, north and south. We talk about work out for him, he has a future as the \"four corners of the earth\", meaning “everywhere”. Physicists tell us that an orthodontist in his mind’s eye. we live in a four-dimensional world: Three dimensions of space and one of Because the opportunity to time. Finally, completeness in substance. In Talmudic times, the four basic play sports, including having the components of the world were thought to be earth, water, air and fire. Today, essential equipment to do so, has they are the four basic states of matter observable in everyday life: Solid, been paramount in Isaac’s life, his liquid, gas and plasma. There are other states, but they are very rarely seen. mitzvah project involves donating Let us ponder, this year, during our Passover celebration on the number gently used sporting equipment to 4 and how that number intertwines our lives. Let us also remember that youth in need. Please come help us the Maharal, from 16th century Prague, said that when we have a great deal celebrate Isaac’s simcha and join us of superfluous things, it is difficult to break from a bad life. The puffiness of virtually (or in person if appropriate) bread symbolizes superfluous things. The simplicity of matzah enables for services on this day. freedom. Contemporary Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, notes that what transforms the bread of oppression into the bread of freedom is the willingness to share it with others, as we do each year during our Passover Seder. Chag sameach. (Four times!)

Our Yahrzeits 7 May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory. February 28-March 6 Abraham I. Perley Harry R. Licht Louis Fox Louis Clein Phillip Pincus Audrey Lugar Samuel Goldstein Lucille Zeldin Cotton Ralph Aland Sol Rittenbaum Duke Marlowe Anna Witten Datnoff Edith Perman Allen Barbara Wertheimer Marx Ruthie Gornek Joseph D. Rosenberger, Sr. Lee Randal McDonald Irving Zulie Harris Olga Dyer-Smith Herbert J. Baum Pearl Rothman Gloria Alexander Ethridge Harry Bernow Ben Saag Lill Ostand Sam Hartman Abraham Bresler Joseph Sachs Alan H. Pines Jerald Jacobson Michael David Fetter Rose Waxman Bresler Louis Silberman Linda Gotlieb Pliner Clara Kaufman Dave Fischer Aubrey Elton Buchalter David Sperling Annie Ripps Matthew Kernan Herbert Cain Annie Rittenbaum Jacob Klotman Suzanne Gaines Isaac E. Capilouto Harvey D. Spielholz Rose Mayberger Roobin Laura Beth Gill Judge Marvin Cherner Milton Turner Edward G. Rosenfeld Harry Kolber Tommy Gillespie Norman J. Cohen Edward Wald Ida Rosenthal Lillian Pirer Lapidus Lawrence Goldman Sylvia Cooley Richard Goldner Bessie G. Cooley Rosalyn Lurie Weil Rick Ruby Mollie Levin Emelia Goldsmith Phyllis Crandell Oscar Weinstein Irving Russell Max P. Levitt Seymour S. Green Isadore M. Davis Sayde Yeargin Tobey Safris Elizabeth Mancin Jean Hartselle Martha (Marti) Shelnutt Dillard Edward Schoen Charles Monheit Edwin J Hiller, Jr. Neliah Einstein Sol Zalmon Bernice K. Schulwolf Celia Millstein Oppenheim Sara Friedman Klafter Nathan Epsman Sidney Sigman Leonard Petrofsky Sidney Kronenberg Gladys Epstein March 7- 13 Rose Simkin Isadore Pizitz Robert Lewis Ben F. Ezekiel Dave Solomon Rose Ripps Beverly Marks Morris Feldman Jack Joel Altmark Earl Roman Elaine Markstein David Fleisher Gene Baim Myer Staff Robert Myer (Teddy) Roobin Shannon Hope Alex Friedman Julius Stein Emma Hellman Schoen Cogen McInerney Mort Gilbert Ida Eisenberg Bornstein Burghard Steiner Hannah Schulman Lauren Korman Moran Mae Goldberg Louis Bresler Mimi Swid Jerry K. Seton Sara Newberger Howard Goldstein Victor Cohen Leo Wald Samuel A. Shapiro Mose Newberger Nathan Goldstein Oscar Cohen Marcus Weil Harry Meyer Spiegelman Anna Eisenberg Odrezin Herman Gotlieb Arnold Cotton Isadore T. Weill Freida Spivak Pearl H. Perling Michael Hirsch Sara Weinstein Max Stern, Jr. David Petrofsky Jacqueline Jaspan Helen Ruth Damsker Annabelle L. Weinstein Henry J. Swedlaw Lena Phillips Jack Kaden William Epstein Lesley Hirsch Whitson Sam Vitemb Nathan Kraselsky Lena Feidelson Jeanette Weinberg Sylvia Raflo Lena Krentzman March 14- 20 Elaine R. Weissman Hattie Reese Isaac (Ike) Kronenberg Celia Wasserman Gamburg Anne Wildstein Thelma Renaud David Joel Landau Dave Goldberg Henry Aizenman Florence Wolf Carrie Lazarus Reita Jean Barasch Martha Kaufman Wolf Abe Rich Rebecca Malkove Leader Esther Robin Goldblatt June Wolin Ann Rosenberg Anna Levine Albert Goldman Simon Blach Benjamin Schultz Jacob M. Levine, Sr. Minnie Goldner Dorothy Bonfield March 21-27 Abe London Hyman Goldstein Samuel Bornstein Rose Seton Minnie Weil Loveman Malvin Goldstein Alice Ida Bredosky Mitzi Jaffe Aarons Bertha B. Shapiro Joseph H. Loveman Lillian Goldstein Tallie Barre Mrs. S. A. Shapiro Ella L. Mack Reva Bry Dorothy Beck Carolyn Silverman Beatrice L. Mazer Edward Goldstone Mary Champion David Mitnick Robert Scott Gordon Aline R. Chapman Harvey S. Benjamin Morris Slive Julie Weintraub Moore Samuel Cohn Adolph J. Berger Max Sokol Harry Moore Victor M. Hanan Stella Baer Strauss Lena W. Myer Frummie Dorfman Harris Marvin Cohn Edith Coolik Besser Dorothy Thompson Lucille Oster Thelma Cook Alice Wilzin Blach Samuel Ullman Joseph Hirsch Robert Degen Bettie Urdong Minna S. Holzer Robert Harold Dyer-Smith Elizabeth \"Liz\" Adolph B. Weil Dr. Edward Sidney Hyman Calman T. Estrach Wideman Bleiberg Arthur Weinberg Sylvia Berger Kalin Ralph Ethridge Richard Bransdorf Max Weinstein Mimi Fiordalisi Leona Roth R. Cherner Murray A. Weinstein Doris Kanter Steven Christopherson Marian E. Wertheimer Mary Karnofsky Jacob Kaufman Robert Kernan Flora Klotman Ida Leland

8 Our Tributes 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 February 9, 2021. 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: Fred Friedman Howard Koch Harold Apolinsky by Eve & Rick Hirsch by Julie Koch by Betty & Max Steinmetz by Bobbi & Jim May by Amy & Michael Saag Genady Bronshteyn Joe Hagedorn Beatrice Kohn by Mila & Igor Kishinvsky by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Elizabeth Kohn Adam Cadranel by Betty & Max Steinmetz Beverly Lande, sister-in-law of Gail Bayer by Joan & Don Weisberg Freida Kishinvsky by Eve & Rick Hirsch Woody Cohen by Mila & Igor Kishinvsky Barton Leaf by Linda Barstein Issak Kishinvsky by Eileen & Edward Leader by Harry Bayer by Mila & Igor Kishinvsky by Renee & Steve Singer by Roz Bloomston Scott Leader, son of Shirley & Jerry Leader Angela Lichtenstein by Barbara & Larry Fine by Lauren Becker by Linda Barstein by Amy & Scott Garber by Sandra & Alan Berman by Sandra & Alan Berman by Nancy C. Goedecke by Ellen & Terry Bernstein by Barbara & David Betten by Ginger & Jerry Held by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Trey, Andrew, Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Gail & Charles Herman by Lynn & Bob Bratton by Nancy & David Denney by Jerry Lapidus by Roz Caplan by Beverly & Stan Erdreich by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Linda Verin & Rick Clay by Ginger & Jerry Held by Letty & Bob Marcus by Trey, Andrew, Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Carol & Donald Herman by Sandra & Larry Shulman by Patricia & Ralph Cook by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Carole Simpson by Annette Culberson by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Betty & Max Steinmetz by the William Engel family by Fran Marlow by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman by Judy & Gerson May Craig Dube by Barbara & Larry Fine by Candy & Ed Meyerson by Amy & David Rosenthal by Sharon & Emris Graham by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich Betty Fertel by Ginger & Jerry Held by Ferne Seigel by Betsy & Peter Printz by Cissy & Leonard Held by Sandra & Larry Shulman Terry Fierman, father of Ashley Lewis by Susan & Barry Koretzky by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. and brother of Bobby Fierman by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Allison & Ben Weil by Natalie & Eric Asman by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Lori & Jimmy Weil by Joan Becker by Ruth Pearson by Joan & Don Weisberg by Heidi Bloomston by Betsy & Peter Printz Samuel William Lyon by Roz Caplan by Carla & Bob Reich by Shirley & Jerry Leader by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich V. Hugo Marx by Marian & Ronny Epstein by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Lisa Marx by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin by Ferne Seigel Martin Nelson by Ginger & Jerry Held by Rosalyn Siegal by Cindy Pinhas by Joyce Helzberg by Wendy & Frank Siegal Anna Randman by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Sandra & Larry Shulman by Elaine & Bruce Pava by Eileen & Edward Leader by Sue & Allan Solomon Ingrid Roskin, mother of Jessica Roskin by Karen & Joel Piassick by Laurie & Zachary Solomon by Joan Becker by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. by Barbara & Larry Fine by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Debbie & Louis Tuck by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Carole Simpson by Elizabeth & Henry Weatherly by Karen & Joel Piassick by Laurie & Zachary Solomon by Joan & Don Weisberg Robert Roth, father of Neil Roth by Lisa & Jack Spiegelman by Shirley Zeitlin by Joan Becker by Joyce Stein by Judy & Gerson May by Karen & Joel Piassick 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.

Our Tributes 9 Gloria Saag, mother of Ken Saag Jean Sklar DESIGNATED by Sandra & Alan Berman by Marian & Ronny Epstein TEMPLE FUNDS by Wanda & Ross Cohen by Mitzi Goldstein by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Ginger & Jerry Held Gifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Joyce Helzberg special needs beyond the scope of what dues by Amy & Scott Garber by Eve & Rick Hirsch by Ginger & Jerry Held by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer and tuition fees are able to provide. by Candy & Ed Meyerson Brenda Weinstein by Ferne Seigel by Sandra & Alan Berman RABBI WRIGHT by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Donna & Howard Goldberg DISCRETIONARY FUND by Allison & Ben Weil by Eve & Rick Hirsch In Memory Of: Connie Schwartz by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Scott Leader by Joan & Don Weisberg In Honor Of: by Eileen & Edward Leader David Staff Special Anniversary of Gloria Saag by Susan & Barry Koretzky Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein by Ken, Leah, David, Sherrie, Myer Staff by Marian & Ronny Epstein Mary Anne and Jim Saag by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff by Joan & Don Weisberg In Honor Of: Sue Tuck Special Birthday of Joan Becker Special Birthday of Lucien Hagedorn by Cheryl & Charlie Collat by Ferne Seigel by Jeanne, Leah & Rebekah Hagedorn by Jane & Melvin Davis Special Birthday of Russ Blitz Rabbi Wright and the wonderful on-line by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Ginger & Jerry Held worship servicers by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich Special Birthday of Charlotte Goldberg by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Carole Simpson CANTOR WITTNER by Sandra & Larry Shulman Special Birthday of Betty Allenberg Goldstein DISCRETIONARY FUND by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Ferne Seigel In Memory Of: by Lori & Jimmy Weil Special Birthday of Emily Helzberg Gloria Saag by Joan & Don Weisberg by Carole Simpson by Ken, Leah, David, Sherrie, Phyllis Weinstein Special Birthday of Fred Kanter Mary Anne & Jim Saag by Amy & Scott Garber by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Cantor Wittner and the wonderful by Eileen & Edward Leader Special Birthday of Bob Marcus on-line worship servicers by Judy & Gerson May by Amy & Michael Saag by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff by Carole Simpson by Pat Weil LOIS COHEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Special Birthday of Carrie Pizitz Wishing Good Health To: Wishing Good Health To: by Carole Simpson Elina Stern Kishinevsky Joan Becker Special Birthday of Max Steinmetz by Mila & Igor Kishinevsky by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Charlie, Jack, Stephanie & In Honor Of: by Joan & Don Weisberg Stephen Steinmetz Birth of Finn Charlie Kishinevsky, son of Harold Ceitlin Birth of Charlotte Beth Capper, Jennifer & Felix Kishinevsky, and grandson by Beverly & Stan Erdreich daughter of Emily & Seth Capper and of Mila & Ignor Kishinevsky and by Eve & Rick Hirsch granddaughter of Nancy & Danny Rousso Harriett & Jim Berg by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich and Barbara & Stuart Capper by Mila & Igor Kishinervsky by Carole Simpson by Linda Barstein LIBRARY FUND by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Nancy Goedecke In Memory Of: Barbara Fine by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz Barton Leaf by Amy & Michael Saag Birth of Brody Berman Fried, by Nancy & Morton Dimenstien Sherron & Allan Goldstein grandson of Jeri Berman-Davis & TIKUN OLAM FUND by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Edward Goldberg and Cantor Jessica Wishing Good Health To: Evelyn Held Roskin & Alan Davis Lee Rogoff by Eve & Rick Hirsch by Nancy C. Goedecke by Debbie & Louis Tuck by Ferne Seigel by Donna & Howard Goldberg by Joan & Don Weisberg Birth of Sadie Pauline Weiss, Emily Helzberg granddaughter of Sheryl & Jon Kimerling by Barbara & Henry Helzberg by Linda Barstein Ricky Koslin by Amy & Scott Garber by Joyce Helzberg by Nancy Goedecke Leah Lapidus Marriage of Kelly Valente to by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman Josh Rotenstreich, grandson of Robert Levin Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Carol & Donald Herman by Ferne Seigel David Ovson for being recognized as Denise Lewis Volunteer of the Year by the Collat by Amy & Michael Saag Jewish Family Services Nancy Rousso by Fran & Lee Godchaux by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich

10 Our Tributes DESIGNATED MOLLIE & HERMAN GOTLIEB ENDOWMENT FUNDS SANCTUARY PRESERVATION FUND In Memory Of: Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent sources Terry Fierman, Fred Friedman, Scott Leader, of income for special programming and enhancements for our Ingrid Roskin and Angela Lichtenstein temple today, as well as for future generations. by Marcia Unger Wishing Good Health To: BLACH FAMILY FUND SHERRON & ALLAN GOLDSTEIN Harold Ceitlin, Sherron & Allan Goldstein, FOR DUES ENDOWMENT BREAK-THE-FAST FUND Jean Sklar and Brenda Weinstein In Memory Of: In Memory Of: by Marcia Unger Terry Fierman and Angela Lichtenstein Woody Cohen, Terry Fierman, In Honor Of: by Kit & Rick Roth Scott Leader and Robert Roth Special Birthdays of Joan Becker and Scott Leader by Sherron & Allan Goldstein Ronny Epstein by Nancy & Harold Blach by Marcia Unger Wishing Good Health To: BETTY ALLENBERG Jean Sklar GOLDSTEIN CAMP JACOBS JEAN & JERRY SKLAR FUND by Kit & Rick Roth SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT In Memory Of: In Memory Of: GAIL & JEFFREY BAYER FUND Fred Friedman, Julius Goldstein, Harvey Woody Cohen, Terry Fierman, Paul Freeman, FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Gotlieb, Scott Leader, Ingrid Roskin and Fred Friedman, Eddie Russell, Bruce Simon, In Memory Of: Phyllis Weinstein and Phyllis Weinstein Angela Lichtenstein by Amy Goldstein Chauvin by Jean & Jerry Sklar by Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Ingrid Roskin Wishing Good Health To: In Honor Of: by Molly, Evie, Elise & Hank Frohsin Harold Ceitlin, Ronny Epstein, Inauguration of President Joe Biden Wishing Good Health To: Allan Goldstein, Raymond Gotlieb, by Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Vicki Lugar and Nancy Rousso Evelyn Held, Emily Helzberg, and by Amy Goldstein Chauvin Brenda Weinstein MARY K. BRODNAX MUSIC FUND In Honor Of: by Jean & Jerry Sklar In Memory Of: Special Birthdays of Charlotte Goldberg In Honor Of: Sandra & Edward Russell and Bob Marcus Birth of Charlotte Beth Capper; by Laurie & Zachary Solomon by Amy Goldstein Chauvin Special Anniversaries of Marjie & Myron Butler, CEMETERY CARE FUND HANNAH & HYMAN GOLDSTEIN Joanna & Charles Collat and In Memory Of: VOLUNTEER FUND Cissy & Leonard Held; Robert Carafiol, Mitchell Cotton, In Memory Of: Special Birthdays of Nathan Petrofsky and Louise Zipe Woody Cohen, Hannah Goldstein, Scott Joan Becker, David Betten, by Maureen & Mark Petrofsky Leader, Ingrid Roskin and Phyllis Weinstein Ronny Epstein and Bob Marcus; Angela Lichtenstein by Marilyn & Murray Tanner Joel Rotenstreich for being recognized by Debbie & Louis Tuck David Staff and Sue Tuck as a 2020 Volunteer in Philanthropy by Debra & Joel Goldstein by the Alabama Association of NINA & NORMAN COHEN In Honor Of: Fundraising Professionals NEXT GENERATION FUND Special Birthday of Ricky Koslin by Jean & Jerry Sklar In Memory Of: by Marilyn & Murray Tanner Scott Leader and Barton Leaf Gary Monheit for being awarded an LANA & STEVE ROYAL FUND by Lois & David Cohen endowed professorship at UAB FOR DUES ENDOWMENT In Honor Of: Department of Dermatology In Memory Of: Birth of Charlotte Beth Capper by Debra & Joel Goldstein Angela Lichtenstein by Lois & David Cohen by Lana & Steve Royal RABBI MORRIS NEWFIELD FUND JANIS & PAUL FRIEDMAN In Memory Of: JANET & LEONARD WERTHEIMER FAMILY FUND Alan Fine and Scott Leader FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT In Memory Of: by Carol & B.G. Minisman In Memory Of: Angela Lichtenstein Wishing Good Health To: Woody Cohen, Barton Leaf, Scott Leader, by Cathy & Paul Friedman Evelyn & Jack Held Angela Lichtenstein, Robert Roth In Honor Of: by Carol & B.G. Minisman and Sue Tuck Bar Mitzvah of Josh Gotlieb, by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer grandson of Rosalie & Raymond Gotlieb; REESE FAMILY FUND In Honor Of: Special Birthdays of Betty Goldstein and In Memory Of: Special Birthdays of David Betten Steve Royal Bruce Cassal and Carolyn Sloss and Bob Marcus by Cathy & Paul Friedman by David Reese by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer

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blessings A publication offering information and opportunities to help ensure March 2021 a strong and vibrant home of Reform Judaism in Birmingham, Alabama…. Now and Forever Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund for Temple Emanu-El 2020-21 Annual Endowment Gifts — through February 15, 2021 — With your support, we continue to build an impressive Endowment that helps ensure our Temple’s vibrancy. It is our pleasure to recognize the over 280 participants of our Annual Endowment Gift Program, whom we have heard from thus far. Please know that there is still time to participate and that we are appreciative of every gift -- as each helps us to further build our Temple’s endowment to provide enhancements today and to ensure financial stability for future generations of Reform Jews. Again, thank you! Janet & David Aarons Roz Caplan Lisa & Alan Engel Our Mission: Hal Abroms Amy Goldstein Chauvin Lacey & Jason Epstein Louise & Jim Abroms Linda Verin & Rick Clay Marian & Ron Epstein To support, enrich and Barbara & Jack Aland, Jr. Martin Cogen Alise & Joe Erdberg perpetuate Jewish life Fraida & Bob Aland Avie & Ronald Cohen Kaydee Erdreich-Breman for all congregants of Robert Aland Betty Solomon Cohen Beverly & Stanley Erdreich Ramona Albin Lois & David Cohen Emily & Joel Feinstein Temple Emanu-El Karen Allen Lynne & Mark Cohen Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman through a strong and Julie & Steve Anderson Morissa & Mitchell Cohen Barbara & Larry Fine vibrant endowment. Marissa Apolinsky Wanda & Ross Cohen Tammy & Keith Fleisher Donna & David Askenazi Tracy & Al Cohn Clara & Glenn Fleisig Our Purpose: To raise a Linda Barstein Charlotte Cohn Sunny Goldstein Franklin pool of funds to be invested to Susan & Rodney Barstein Mary Faye & Jeff Cohn Diane Clark & David Freedman yield additional income Mary Lynn & Jesse Bates Rebecca & Jeffrey Cohn MaryAnne & Michael Freeman primarily for programming Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Linda Cohn Linda & Douglas Friedman enhancements — and to ensure Harry Bayer Linda & Richard Cohn Brenda & Fred* Friedman financial security for Temple Lisa & Paul Bebenek Cheryl & Charlie Collat, Jr. Mark Friedman Emanu-El in event of Joan Becker Joanna Gotlieb Collat & Cathy & Paul Friedman, Jr. catastrophe. Becky & Randal Benson Sandy Friedman Robin & Hilton Berger Charles Collat, Sr. Elise & Hank Frohsin Gift Opportunities: The Nancy & Lincoln Berland Tom Cowen Carolyn & Henry Frohsin Endowment Board and staff Sandra & Alan Berman Tamara & Jeff Cusmariu Julie Levinson-Gabis are always on hand to discuss Alison & Robert Berman Sharon & Gary Cutter the many gift options Nancy & Harold Blach, Jr. Frances Cypress & Bud Gabis available. Deferred and Jann & Russ Blitz Jane & Melvin Davis Amy & Scott Garber current gifts of all sizes are Star Bloom Rick Davis Toby & Warren Gewant greatly appreciated — $25, Barry Bloomston Jeri Davis Fran & Lee Godchaux $250, $1000 — or whatever Rosalyn Bloomston Sarah & Randall Davis Mary & Scott Godchaux amount feels comfortable. Jane & Joe Bluestein Nancy & David Denney Nancy C. Goedecke Karen & Kenneth Bluestein Dian Diamond Charlotte Ives Goldberg ———— Emily & Michael Blumenthal Amy & Clint Dillard Dan Goldberg Sarah & Paul Blutter Lori & Stephen Dorsky Donna & Howard Goldberg There are many convenient Judy Borisky-Metzger Adrian & Jeff Dyer-Smith Nancy Goldberg ways for everyone to Sharon & Ed Bromberg Lindy Edwards Morton Goldfarb participate in building this Robin Bromberg Peter Egli Marie & Preston Goldfarb valuable resource for our Ellen Bruck Jeff Eliasoph William Goldman congregation. For more Roberta & Ned Caheen Helene Elkus Sherron & Allan Goldstein details, please contact us! Mary Lynne & Eli Capilouto Laurie & Craig Elmets Betty Allenberg Goldstein Ellen & Fred Elsas Bobbie & Warren Goldstein Continued on page 2

Debra & Joel Goldstein Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein Stephanie & Brad Sklar Jenna & Michael Tucker Mitzi Goldstein Mary Virginia & Josh Mandell Jean & Jerry Sklar Rochelle & Bruce Tucker Ann & Richard Goldstein Letty & Bob Marcus Liz Slive Marcia Unger Barbara & Mark Goldstone Dale Marcus Meredith Smith Robyn & Stuart Usdan Rebecca & Adam Gordon Julie & Nathan Marcus Amanda & Kevin Sokol Lisa & Andy Weil Beverlee & Bruce Gordon Fran Marlow Barbara Bresler Sokol Allison & Ben Weil Maria Grigoryev Judy & Gerson May Carleton & Bruce Sokol Lauren & Drew Weil Lynda & Cantor Bernie Gutcheon Jennifer & Kerry McInerney Dodie Sokol Lori & Jim Weil Dixie Hagedorn Nancy & Allen Meisler Lydia Cheney & James Sokol Pat Weil Jeanne & Lucien Hagedorn Candy & Ed Meyerson Susan & Allan Solomon Rhonda & Harry Weinberg Andrea & Kent Haines Max Michael Pat & Don St. Charles Sandra & Norman Weinberg Ann & Leonard Halpern Herbie Miller Elinor & Michael Staff Karen & Mike Weiner Nancy & Barry Hamric Carol & B.G. Minisman, Jr. Julie & Charles Stein Joan & Don Weisberg Rona Harper Judy & Gary Monheit Betty & Max Steinmetz Janet & Leonard Wertheimer Anna Slive Harwood Joan & Allan Morris Stephanie & Stephen Beverly & Sanford Wiatrak & Judd Harwood Amy & Eric Morrison Michelle & Michael Wilensky Marilyn Haver Joan Loretta Munn Steinmetz Alex & Cantor Robby Wittner Katie & Brian Held Natalie & Mark Mussafer Margaret & Max Stern Rachel & Rabbi Adam Wright Evelyn & Jack Held Glenda & Paul Nagrodzki Amy & Ron Strickland Leigh Ann & Herbert Young Ginger & Jerry Held Elisa & Aaron Nelson Elaine Witt & (1) Anonymous Donor Cissy & Leonard Held Leigh Anne & David Nomberg Michael Sznajderman Joyce Helzberg Jamie & Gregory Odrezin Marilyn & Murray Tanner Emily Capilouto & James Herb Shirley Osband Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. Gail & Charles Herman Maureen & Mark Petrofsky Ann & Sam Todd Carol & Donald Herman Karen & Joel Piassick Ronne & Donald Hess Cindy Pinhas Eve & Richard Hirsch Sylvia Wright & Eli Pinhas Barbara Hirschowitz Joan & Dick Pizitz GRAFMAN LEGACY SOCIETY Roxanne Travelute Carole & Michael Pizitz & Michael Honan Carrie & Richard Pizitz We all think of our legacy in many ways...our descendants, our life’s Joel Isenberg & John McGill Betsy & Peter Printz work, our written words or artistic creations. Your legacy can also be Mitchell Ives Lynn Rathmell a philanthropic gift to our Temple. Judy Weinstein Jablow David Reese & Peter Jablow Madeline & Jake Reiss We hope you will consider joining the following who either created a Joan Jacobson Lynn & Frank Ritchie new Named Fund or let us know of a bequest in the their estate plans Richard Jaffe Sarah-Kate Roberts over the past year. Special thanks to the following: Susan & Andy Rotenstreich Shirley Salloway Kahn Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich Robert Appelbaum Fred Kanter Alison & Robert Berman Rhoda Kaplan Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich Kim & Neil Roth Henry Dube Sandra & Denis Kaufman Lacey & Jason Epstein Alice Walther & Stefan Kertesz Kit & Rick Roth Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman Sheryl & Jon Kimerling Marilyn & Earl Rothstein Rebecca & Adam Gordon Harry Klotzman Nancy & Danny Rousso Cindi & Michael Routman Marilyn Haver Julie Koch Jamie & Justin Routman Sandra & Eddie Russell* Robin & Bart Kolber Stephanie & Brad Sklar Susan & Barry Koretzky Judy Roy Susan & Allan Solomon Lana & Stephen Royal Rochelle & Michael Koslin Judy & Robert Rutstein Pat Weil Ricky Koslin and Lori & Jim Weil Lyons Heyman Becky & Harry Saag Leah & Kenneth Saag When you do your own legacy planning — Donna & David Kraselsky Amy & Michael Saag please remember our Temple! Alisa & Wayne Krouse Jen & Brian Kulbersh Karen & Ronald Salloway Jaynn & Harold Kushner Leigh & Jack Schniper Randi & David Landy Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer Jerry Lapidus Chip Schwartz Deanna & Hugh Leader Erin & Johnny Segal Shirley & Jerry Leader Alan Seigel Leah B. Leaf Ferne Seigel Kim & Steven Leaf Ken Seton Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund Joanne & Mitch Leibovitz Sandra & Larry Shulman Gayle Leitman Isabel & Alan Siegal F O R T E M P L E E M A N U—E L Edward Levin Wendy & Frank Siegal Faye & Robert Levin Rosalyn Siegal 2100 Highland Avenue South Emily & Bob Levine Estelle Silverstein Birmingham, Alabama 35205 Pat & Michael Levine Lesly & Robert Simon (205) 933-8937 * [email protected] Ashley & Jon Lewis Carole Simpson Denise & Wayne Lewis Monika & Ben Singletary Jann Blitz, Executive Director Bold Italics — this year’s new donors (*) — of blessed memory