Nov 2020 TEE bulletin

ourtemple.org @emanuel.temple . November 2020 Cheshvan-Kislev 5781 (205) 933-8037 The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El Birmingham, Alabama Tot Shabbat & Family Shabbat Returns! Starting Friday, November 6 Tot Shabbat starts at 5:00 p.m. and Family Shabbat at 5:45 p.m. It is time for Tot Shabbat! Join us virtually in the Sanctuary for a family-friendly Shabbat celebration designed for children ages 1 through 6 years-old and their grown-ups. We will sing our way into Shabbat before we begin our Family Shabbat service for all ages. 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 Our Services The Temple Office will be closed November 25, 26, & 27 for Thanksgiving. Friday, November 6 Friday, November 13 Friday, November 20 Friday, November 27 5:00 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Service Honoring our Veterans 5:45 p.m. Family Shabbat Service Saturday, November 7 Saturday, November 14 Saturday, November 21 Saturday, November 28 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Torah Study Torah Study Torah Study 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Shabbat Hilicha — Shabbat Morning Shabbat Morning Shabbat Hiking at Service Red Mountain Park Service Service Torah Portion Torah Portion Torah Portion Torah Portion Parashat Vayera Parashat Chayei Sara Parashat Toldot Parashat Vayetzei Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 Genesis 23:1-25:18 Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 Haftarah Portion Haftarah Portion Haftarah Portion Haftarah Portion II Kings 4:1 - 4:37 I Kings 1:1 - 1:31 Malachi 1:1 - 2:7 Hosea 12:13 - 14:10 Free Shabbat prayer books available for pickup at front desk 9:00-4:00, Monday-Friday. Happy Hour, Shabbat Watch Shabbat Hilicha – Party, & Virtual Oneg Shabbat Hiking Come together for Shabbat! November 14, December 5, & January 16 at 10:30 a.m. Every Friday we have a virtual happy hour Hike begins at 10:45 a.m. at 5 p.m., then at 5:45 p.m. we watch the Friday night service through Zoom, followed One Saturday per month, in lieu of an online service, we by a virtual Oneg. We hope you will join us: will meet at a local hiking trail to spend Shabbat morning https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88176032961 together. Led by Rabbi Wright and Cantor Wittner, we will OR spend one to two hours enjoying Shabbat and nature. Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799, November’s Hike will be at Red Mountain Park at the Frankfurt Drive entrance: Meeting ID: 881 7603 2961 2011 Frankfurt Dr, Birmingham, AL 35211 Shabbat Service Honoring Our Veterans Friday, November 13 at 5:45 p.m. Speaker: Robert Rutstein, Commander, Jewish War Veterans Post 608 USPS Publication Title: Our Temple Statement of Frequency: Address: Organization: IDENTIFICATION Issue Date: November 2020 Published monthly 2100 Highland Avenue South Temple Emanu-El Issue Number: 135 except for June/July issue Birmingham, AL 35205-4002

Around the Temple 3 The following was a speech given by Robert Berman, Buz-A-Bus is Back! President of Temple Emuanu-El, on Erev Rosh Hashana: Collat Jewish Family Services’ Tonight, I extend a warm Erev Tov to all as we enter 5781 and attend affordable, wheelchair- our sacred High Holiday services in unprecedented virtual fashion. accessible Buz-A-Bus has Countless hours and significant financial resources have been resumed service for essential dedicated to ensure that each of you enjoys a meaningful Holiday season, given the ongoing constraints of the COVID pandemic. trips including health care, Though, in 2020, we have discovered the unimaginable can grocery shopping and banking. happen, be assured that your Temple staff, lay leaders and The Buz-A-Bus service area vendors have worked tirelessly to ensure your High Holy Day includes UAB, St. Vincent’s and experience is warm and meaningful. Brookwood Medical Centers. Despite these unusual times, my first three months serving as your President have been quite rewarding. The restructuring of our Temple staff has proven to be positive Service is available to those across many areas. It has have given our team the opportunity to observe what’s who are 60+ or disabled. Face working well and where we can improve. There are no ties to the way we have done things in the past. The bottom line is that we are empowering our staff to make Temple coverings, social distancing Emanu-El a leader in the reform movement. and other safety protocols are In the first quarter of 2020, we began a three-year journey to speak with every strictly followed, and an initial congregant. Covid-19 delayed these efforts, but I am proud to report that this initiative re-launched last month. We will accomplish this goal by contacting 1/3 of the assessment is required. congregation each year. If you have not been contacted, be assured that you will be. To learn more, call Our Outreach effort is focused on listening to our congregants. What are we doing well, 205.879.3438. where do we need to improve and what are we missing? Our focus also includes the desire to provide a clear understanding of Temple’s financial status and the need for https://cjfsbham.org/transportation/ adequate funding. As President, I serve on this Outreach committee and my conversations have been enlightening. Mazel Tov & The initial expectation for most was that this was an ask for increased financial Shout Outs support. And it was, as the vitality of our Temple depends on each of us. However, the conversations went much further. In speaking with congregants, we are learning of your Rabbi Jonathan Miller relationships with Temple. We are understanding that every connection is different. And, and Judi Schulman-Miller we are taking these lessons back to Temple to guide future conversations as we strive to are thrilled to announce the be the very best that we can be. Each of us likes to have a voice, and our outreach engagement of their son, endeavor has already given 1/3 of our congregation this important opportunity. Thanks to all for your time and your honest reflections. Benjamin with Dana I enter 5781 with great excitement. I am excited about Temple’s future as it relates to Karangelen. Wedding our emotional and spiritual needs. Last year, we certainly weathered storms, and though, planned for after Covid-19. this year, we have faced a virus pandemic, Temple Emanuel is poised to move forward. Becky May turns 101 We have a dynamic Rabbi who is engaged, accessible, and extremely caring. We have November 17 (1913). welcomed a Cantor who has helped renew our souls with his voice and songs. We are Shout out to Mark Robinson tapping a task force, primarily made up of physicians, charged with determining protocols for his excellent audio visual for safely re-opening Temple. I anticipate recommendations for HOW to re-open Temple in the coming weeks. Note that I say HOW and not WHEN. We have NO target date for work during the WHEN as your safety is paramount. I assure you, however, that we will be ready when High Holy Days! the time is right. Shout out to Hilton Berger Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of the world and begins the 10 Days of Awe. & Ben Smith for blowing As each of us welcomes the new year – a new beginning – let us be resolute to engage in our the shofar during the Temple and community.Temple Emanuel is here for you – and because of you.Take advantage High Holy Days! of the many opportunities available to you and your family as, together, we embrace the year Shout out to Barry Hamric ahead. May it be a year filled with kindness and sweetness. On behalf of my family and our for capturing so many Temple family, I wish you safety, health, well-being, and peace in the coming year. L' Shana Tova great moments through his photography for our Temple! ~ Robert Berman Do you have a personal shout out or mazel tov that you would like to share with the community? Email to [email protected].

4 Around Our Temple Happy Anniversary The following was a speech given by Ginger Held, President of the Grafman Endowment Fund, at our Kol Nidre service: AnNnoivveemrsbaerries Never before has the GEF played such a pivotal role in Mark & Donna Berman Temple life as it has for the past 6 months. Our reach has been Russ & Jann Blitz extraordinary. Our congregational life has been dependent on the internet and our streaming platform. Our “blanket” has Warren & Bobbie Goldstein spread through computer screens that has provided us a Jack & Evelyn Held spiritual connection with each other. As Rabbi Wright so eloquently spoke in his Rosh Hashanah remarks — “our Stefan & Alice Kertesz Temple must be a place that provides refuge from suffering, Jerome & Shirley Leader a place that gives us the tools to repair our souls and the community. Temple Emanu-El will always push the blanket and cover everybody”. Steven & Kim Leaf And the Grafman Endowment Fund is a steadfast partner in this endeavor. Lee & Cathy Rogoff The Endowment Board is committed to continue our mission of providing Daniel & Nancy Rousso funds in perpetuity. That phrase is key — Perpetuity means continual existence, Andrew & Brittany Saag forever, or for an indefinitely long period of time. There are some misconceptions Mitchell & Norma Schneidkraut about endowments and their use: Louis & Lucy Schulhafer • Some believe that it is one large pot of money that can be used for whatever the Larry & Sandra Shulman Temple needs. Our Endowment is actually a collection of hundreds of funds set Benjamin & Monika Singletary up by generous donors like many of you, to provide a steady stream of revenue Bradley & Stephanie Sklar for our congregation. Think of these funds like retirement investment account — Michael & Elinor Staff which only spend the investment income each year. That way, each and every Stephanie & Steve Steinmetz year, our congregation has a steady stream of enhancement income. • Others perceive that the Temple can spend endowment funds however they Jim & Lori Weil please. Many of our funds are unrestricted with the intent to provide support Sanford & Bev Wiatrak for building preservation, religious education and program enrichment for our congregation at the discretion of the Endowment Fund Board of Directors. Also, Torah Study: a good number of our endowment funds are designated for a particular purpose that has been conveyed by the donor to provide specific enhancements and Every Wednesday, programs. It is our fiduciary responsibility to not only carry out our donors wishes, 12 p.m. but to legally abide by the restrictions of operating as a perpetual endowment. Our staff and leadership are constantly exploring ways to best utilize these funds each https://zoom.us/j/661751570 year to both match the donor’s wishes and meet the needs of the congregation, or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 so that all of these funds are used to their maximum potential. Our Grafman Funds at Work — you may have noticed the periodic articles in the bulletin that Meeting ID: 661 751 570 recap how these funds are being used, and how we have provided a spiritual AND connection. Just a few examples are: • the “Our Temple”Worship Anywhere Fund has helped improve remote Every Saturday morning, access to our services for years. It began with radio broadcasts some 20 9 a.m. years ago. Then, in 2007 with gifts from the Collat and Alfred Cohn Families, we added the live webcast to replace the radios — we were way ahead of our https://zoom.us/j/731472885 time! Last year with the assistance of several other funds — the Gotlieb or dial-in at +1 312 626 6799 Sanctuary Preservation Fund and the Hess Chapel Fund — we helped improve the sound system in our Sanctuary and Chapel that we so desperately Meeting ID: 731 472 885 needed. This year, in response to the dramatic need resulting from social Password: torah distancing, with the help of the Salloway Fund, additional cameras have been added to enhance our virtual worship experience. Just imagine what it would be like if we weren’t able to connect spiritually in this way during this unusual time. • Another example is the Engel Family who recognized our congregation’s great love of music — and therefore provided a gift to ensure that we always

Around Our Temple 5 were able to afford a magnificent High Holy Day choir and assist us in Special November ensuring that our congregation benefit from the spiritual leadership of an Birthdays ordained cantor. What a blessing! Many other families have followed suit and created funds that enable our Cantor to provide us with exceptional Following are members of our musical and cultural arts programming year-round at a level that most family celebrating birthdays congregations our size could not otherwise afford. These are just a few in years divisible by 5. examples of the many ways our Endowment enriches our congregation. Julie Altmark Take a look at the insert in your Yom Kippur pulpit folder you should have Abraham Askenazi received in the mail. And, soon you will be receiving our Annual Report David Betten which will further highlight what we have accomplished during the past year. Charlee Brobst I encourage you to read it from cover to cover. Andrew Cohn So, I ask you today, how do we continue to spread our blanket? How important Cheryl Collat is it to you that our Birmingham community have a strong and vibrant Reform Frances Cypress Jewish congregation for years to come? Eva Feinman Last Yom Kippur I stood on the bima and introduced you to a community effort Tammy Fleisher called “Live Your Jewish Legacy” which was our plan of obtaining 40 new Legacy Jonah Geer gifts to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Our Endowment Fund Board was positioned Denise Goldstein to begin the conversations and then our community was shut down. The pandemic William Hayes forced us to retreat and pause for a while. During this time our Executive Director, Ronne Hess Jann Blitz, and her staff continued to collaborate with the Temple professional and Brian Levine lay leaders to find new ways of reaching out to our congregants. Now, I am happy Rachel Levkoff to report that our “Live Your Jewish Legacy” efforts have begun again, and we hope Brett Lewis you will be receptive to talking with us to share your thoughts, hopes and dreams Allan Lichtenstein for this congregation to thrive in perpetuity. Edgar Marx III Tonight, as I look out in this beautiful sanctuary and see the pews empty, Rebecca May I pause to reflect on the meaning of this day. I stand before my G-d and thank Him Alexa Nelson for the many blessings in my life. I ask myself, what can I do to leave this place a Morgan Nelson little better than I found it? As I walk past the yahrzeit boards and recall with fond Hannah Saab memories so many that are not with us today, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THEM! David Simon Even though they are not physically with us, we still reap the benefits of their hopes, Elizabeth Slive their dreams, and their gifts from the heart. In the spirit of what they gave to us…. Jack Steinmetz let’s ask ourselves… what will we leave our children and grandchildren and what Joseph Strauss will our legacy be? How far will our “blanket” reach? On behalf of the board of the Grafman Endowment Fund, thank you in advance Please note that Anniversary and Birthday for your engagement and generosity and I hope that we will all be inscribed in the list is gathered from information in the Book of Life for a peaceful, healthy, and happy new year. L’Shana Tovah ~ Ginger Held Temple’s database. We apologize for any errors or exclusions. Please contact us at We are seeking leaders for the Spring 2021 Session of Temple Circles! [email protected] regarding any corrections. Thank you. Deadline is Friday, December 11 Circles may be held online or in-person. Small groups are a great way to meet other congregants and enjoy activities together as a group.You can start a group based upon something you want to try or learn, or something you already love to do! We will guide you through the process of designing your new group. All new group leaders will be offered training and one-on-one support. Contact Monika via email at monika@ourtemple. org, or call 205-933-8037, ext. 213.

6 Around Our Temple The The Brotherhood is a great way to become involved Bulbs Are Coming... Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood enjoyed a successful year in 2019-2020. We gave gifts to religious school students upon their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. We were greeters and We will be open on the ushers during High Holy Days. We built the Sukkah. We hosted the annual Hanukkah following days & times: luncheon and raffle in the winter. And, we donated money to the religious school. Most recently due to the virus pandemic, Brotherhood contributed funding for Tuesday – Thursday custom Temple Emanu-El Religious School face masks. We stepped up our game November 3rd - 5th a bit helping with the CJFS Food for Families program. Brotherhood itself sponsored from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. meals for the St. Vincent Hospital covid case workers which have been in the eye of the recent storm. In general, we are supporters of programs dedicated to men’s Friday November 6th issues and we are supporters of Judaism and camaraderie. from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Thank you to the volunteers who have helped this past year. Soon in the Sunday, November 8th months to come, we will be hosting the first ever “Temples Got Talent” online talent from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. show. This will be a lot of fun and there will be great prizes. Our goal is for Brotherhood to be a way you can become more involved in Temple. If you didn’t place an order you can still purchase some Dues for the upcoming year are only $36.You can pay using the Venmo, at our Bulb Shop (details below) PayPal QR Code or send in a check made payable to “Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood”. Your support and active If you are comfortable participation not only helps Temple Emanu-El, entering the Temple... but also the community at large. For information We will be in Weil Hall as usual contact Steven Leaf at [email protected] with your orders and all the additional bulbs we have to sell. Religious School Begins with Energy and Excitement! To enter the Temple, masks are required and your temperature Like many religious schools across the country, our Religious School will be taken upon entry. began the Wednesday after Yom Kippur. We had all hoped that by If you would prefer not to enter the Temple... waiting Covid would be in a different place and we would be back to We can deliver your order (and any Bulbs you’d like our “normal” routine! However, we plan, and God laughs and here from our Shop) out to your car in the Parking Deck. ]we are! Our faculty trained for virtual learning with Mark Robinson Call (205) 914-3545 when you arrive. Lynda Gutcheon and all the training seems to have paid off. Both Hebrew school Interim Director and Sunday School began with great energy and excitement. To purchase from our shop... of Education Our Sunday Morning Sunshine had already been off to a great You may view a list (including pictures) of what start but on October 4th we were able to create a special Succot video to present to is available in our shop at ourtemple.org/sisterhood/ everyone (it’s on our website, if you haven’t seen it)! Material bags and curriculum and click on the “Bulb Shop Items” in the box on the right materials had been delivered to each student and our online learning platform allowed of the page. If you’d like us to set any of these aside us to have our written materials on the screen for the students as well. Students had for you contact Kim Roth at art and music along with their lesson and at the end of the morning each student had [email protected] or (205) 914-3545 their snack ready to participate with their class in the blessings and some social time. (these are all on a first come, first serve basis). Our youngest students (kindergarten & 1st grade) participated in our new and innovative “Porch-Side Sunday School”. Hosted by Annie & Scott Goldberg for Kindergarten and Emily & Joel Feinstein for 1st grade, our students had class on the “porch” and had a great time hearing stories, having music and art all packaged together in a content based learning model. We are grateful to be able to offer all of these learning opportunities but look forward to being back in person soon. All of this is made possible by the Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Religious School Endowment Fund of the Grafman Endowment Fund.

Our Yahrzeits 7 May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory. November 1-7 Kenneth Eisner Wyker Margaret Miller Louis Henry Hirsh Daniel Canzoniero Estelle Yassem James Bowman Monroe Nancy Hoffman John M. Chapman, Sr. Norman Adelman Fira Zaidis Sophie Varlow Nedoss Elias Inzelbuch Marion Wender Cohen Karl Meyer Applebaum Martin \"Marty\" Jacobs November 8-14 Beckie Pearl Betty Ann Jacobson Irving Victor Cohen Herbert J. Baum, Jr. Gerald Popkin Evelyn A. Collat Herman M. Beck Gloria Abel-Waldron Grace E. Sals Rose Jaffe Hermyne R. Fox Helen Berland Leanore Aland Lillian Schermer Schultz Nathan Aaron Kahn Richard Goldblatt Sol Berry Lillian Schultz Jay Evan Kaufman Rose Goodman Charles Edward Alexander Goldye B. Shandler Mollie Bowman Blach David Jay Appelbaum Joel Silverman Scott Kraselsky Gilel (Hillel) Gurevitch Isadore Bonfield Larry Baras Abraham Slaughter Maurice Lapidus Basya Gurevitch Helen Cohen Alvin Bearman Samuel Smith Lisa Gurevitch Mia Cusmariu Rose Belitsky Emanuel Solomon Sol Lewy James Haimsohn Manuel Dorsky Leonore Wolk Berman Natalie Gordon Sperling Sarah Meadows Sharon Felder Edward Berman Rebecca Benton Staff Marilyn Michael Bernard Eric Hanan Evelyn Blum Harry M. Strauss, Sr. Stephen Peetluk Dodie Jaffe Lawrence Friedman Donald H. Broudy Muriel Sutker Bertha Peresman Bill Glandon Estelle Wertheimer Phyllis Russell Rogers Benjamin Jaffe Babcia-Maria Brzezinska Bertha Goldner Kahn Clarence Gluck Robyn Cohen Alvin Wolin Lena Roobin Jean Ginsburg Goddard Nina F. Cohen Roberta Yerton Louis Royal Marvin Link Anne E. Cohn Elaine Koppel Saag David Gordon Lyon Hinky Gold Lawrence Cohn November 15-21 Beatrice Schnee Miriam Goldberg Benjamin Sears Frances Mack Rose Feldman Goldner Bessie S. Cooper Harold Athey Albert Segal Herman Marcus Naomi Carroll Haimsohn Joe Dannis Maryln Silverfield Athey Sylvia Shiland Berman Stephen Yale Mazer Pauline B. Harris Irving M. (Boots) Silverfield Mervyn Helper Marion W. Freehling Gail S. Bayer Helen Heffler Silverman Dan Miller Minnie Hudson Herman Goldstein Elaine Blatt Eddy Sokol Sharon Patterson Elmer F. Jaspan Margaret L. Blumenthal Reba Strauss Hazel Randman Freda Josephs Joseph Gotlieb Michael Jon Cohen Jody Thomas Richard Lewitz Jay Randall Gotlieb Allen Dube Stella Waites Richard Reese Taft Epstein Martha Susan Weinstein David Rich Alvin Martin Mollie Gotlieb Irma Rae Bloch Erdreich Elizabeth Kronenberg Gerson May Hortense Helzberg Estelle Erlick Weinstein Rebecca Rogoff Ralph Morgenbesser Howard J. Helzberg Isaac Louis Fabian Irwin Wolf Luther Roper Jack Odess Hernando Franco Burton Zavelo Benjamin Patterson Eric Hirschowitz Cathy H. Friedman Ralph Roseman Bernice Perlman Margaret Johnson Noah Garden November 22-28 Sigmund Rosen Rose S. Schwartz Ida W. Grafman Elaine Silver Harry Koch Erica Green William Abroms Selma Sachs Ralph L. Solomon Paul Lande Freda Newfield Greenfield Ida Bellows Dora Weinstein Schreibman Bernard Steiner Florence Rice Lebensburger Frieda Greenhouse Beatrice Tucker Phillip Levitt Helen Friedman Gregg Adolphe E. Berke Anne Shiland Maurie Weil Sadie Levy Harold Heaster Jack Berland Abraham Siegel April Lee Weil Sadye Lichtenstein Lewis Jo Marks Heyman Albert Silbowitz Lillie Weinstein Milton Mack Herbert L. Blank Ralph Richard Silver, Jr. Paul Wiener JoAnn Marsala Ray Schall Blatzer Samuel B. Stern Flora May Henry H. Bowman Rebecca Stern Viktor Melekhin Abe Burt Tenenbaum Barbara S. Michael Dr. Roland Weinsier Jean Weinstein Dr. Gil Wideman

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 October 12, 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: Murray Koslin Eddie Russell Andy Abroms by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Roz Bloomston by Mary Lynne & Eli Capilouto by Nancy Goedecke Sadye Koslin by Nancy Goedecke Bruce Andrews by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman by Jerry Lapidus by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Susan Andrews Bernice C. Marx by Julie Levinson-Gabis & Bernard Gabis Harold Apolinsky by Lisa Marx by Betsy & Peter Printz by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Brenda & Fred Friedman Margot Marx by Judy & Robert Rutstein by Jerry Lapidus by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Ferne Seigel Barbara Atlas by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. by Brenda & Fred Friedman J.B. Mazer Max Beck, Sr. by Brenda & Fred Friedman Robert Schoenhof Weil by Lucy & Buddy Schulhafer by Rosalind Markstein Herbert Besser Babs Perlman by Ginger & Jerry Held by Erin & Johnny Segal Virginia Loeb Weil Max Binder by Rosalind Markstein by Adrian & Jeffrey Dyer-Smith Alvin Rich Baila Block by Julie & Charlie Stein Lynn Odess Wilmoth by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin Bess Cotton, grandmother of Al Cohn Frances Roseman by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Candy & Ed Meyerson Brad Wright Melba Epsman, aunt of Lynne Cohen by Beth & John Gerwin by Brenda & Fred Friedman Carol Tuck Alice Lurie Friedman by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman Wishing Good Health To: by Carol & Donald Herman Harold Blach Norris Friedman Did You Know? by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Sandra & Alan Berman Julius Goldstein MYTH: Ronny Epstein by Lenora Pate & Steven Brickman by Laurie & Craig Elmets Some people believe that by Sandra & Alan Berman by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman our Endowment is one large by Judy Borisky by Julie Koch pot of money that can be used for John Gerwin by Shirley & Jerry Leader whatever the Temple needs. by Wanda & Ross Cohen by Sharon, David & Hunter Sowry by Herbie Miller Harvey Gotlieb FACT: Betty Goldstein by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Brenda & Fred Friedman Joe Hagedorn Actually, our Grafman Endowment Jeff Pizitz by Eileen & Edward Leader Fund is a collection of hundreds by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Ferne Seigel Raymond Gotlieb Barbara Jean Herman, of funds set up by generous donors, by Brenda & Fred Friedman sister-in-law of Donald Herman like many of you, to provide a by Ferne Seigel by Barbara & Larry Fine steady stream of revenue for our Jimmy Rotenstreich by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin congregation. Think of these by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Candy & Ed Meyerson Nancy Rousso by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich funds like a retirement investment by Barbara & David Betten account – which only spends the by Nancy & David Denney Dolly Staff investment income each year. by Letty & Bob Marcus That way, each and every year, our congregation is fortunate to have a steady stream of enhancement income. 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 In Honor Of: When you do your estate planning, please remember your Temple! Al Cohn For more information on creating a Named Fund or exploring the many ways to by Brenda & Fred Friedman include Temple Emanu-El in your estate plans, please contact Jann Blitz Nancy Goedecke for being nominated in our Endowment Office at (205)397-0814 by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the 60 most Influential The Grafman Endowment Fund Annual Executives Gift Program Is Here by Brenda & Fred Friedman Pledges are due by December 31st Amy Goldstein Chauvin for being nominated by the Birmingham Business In the past few weeks, you should have received Journal as a 2020 CFO Awards Finalist your Grafman Endowment Fund Annual Report, which includes information about our Annual by Brenda & Fred Friedman Endowment Gift program for 2020. The clergy and the beautiful High Holy This special program provides an opportunity Day services for every member to participate in building this legacy for our Temple’s future. Please join by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr. nearly half of our congregants who annually Marilyn Pipkin for the beautiful violin make gifts to support our Temple in this accompaniment during the High Holy important way. We welcome annual gifts at all Day services levels — from $25 or whatever amount feels comfortable. An Added Benefit: Those members who make gifts of $250 or more, receive thirty (30) by Letty & Bob Marcus complimentary Endowment acknowledgements (in Honor of, in Memory of, etc.) Those Bat Mitzvah of Evie Frohsin, daughter making a gift of at least $100 receive ten (10) acknowledgements and also benefit from the of Elise & Hank Frohsin, granddaughter convenience of being able to simply phone in or e-mail their acknowledgement information. of Carolyn & Henry Frohsin and Pledges are due by December 31; however, you have until June 30 to make your gift. Judy & Gerson May We hope you will participate — knowing that every gift not only enriches our congregation by Brenda & Fred Friedman today, but also plants seeds in our garden for generations to come. Together, we can help Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Nelson, enhance our congregation, as well as ensure its vibrancy for generations to come. granddaughter of Ronne & Donald Hess Today and Tomorrow! For details, contact the Endowment Fund Office: (205)933-8397 or [email protected] by Judy & Gerson May Birth of our granddaughter, Norah Rose Cayez by Debbie & Mitch Block Birth of Rylan Finn Denney, grandson of Nancy & David Denney by Nancy Goedecke Birth of Jack Levin, grandson of Faye & Robert Levin by Brenda & Fred Friedman by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin Birth of Jacob Robert Odrezin, son of Meredith & Daniel Odrezin and grandson of Jamie & Greg Odrezin by Brenda & Fred Friedman A sweet new year (5781) by Eileen & Edward Leader Special Anniversary of Sandra & Alan Berman by Carol & Donald Herman Special Anniversary of Arlene & Milton Goldstein by Eileen & Edward Leader Special Anniversary of Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich by Carol & Donald Herman Special Birthday of David Betten by Jerry Lapidus A happy New Year to Brenda & Fred Friedman by Judy & Gerson May

10 Our Tributes DESIGNATED DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS TEMPLE FUNDS Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent sources Gifts to these “immediate use” funds of income for special programming and enhancements for our fulfill special needs beyond the scope of what temple today, as well as for future generations. dues and tuition fees are able to provide. BLACH FAMILY FUND RABBI MORRIS FOR DUES ENDOWMENT NEWFIELD FUND RABBI WRIGHT In Memory Of: In Memory Of: DISCRETIONARY FUND Eddie Russell Lynn Odess Wilmoth In Memory Of Bernice G. Hirsch by Kit & Rick Roth by Carol & B.G. Minisman by Rae & Bruce Hirsch MARY K. BRODNAX REESE FAMILY FUND Frances Roseman MUSIC FUND In Memory Of: In Memory Of: David B. Jacobs, Carol Reese, by the Roseman family Eddie Russell Sol Reese and Frances Roseman In Honor Of: Rabbi Wright for his kindness by Bernard Axel by David Reese during my illness by Barbara & Mark Goldstone by Sybil & Lawrence Michalove LANA & STEVE ROYAL by Ilene Johnson FAMILY FUND Bat Mitvah of Evie Frohson CEMETERY CARE FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT In Memory Of: In Memory Of: by Molly, Evie, Elise & Hank Frohsin Julius Goldstein Frances Roseman by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff Beautiful High Holy Day services by Maureen & Mark Petrofsky by Lana & Steve Royal by Lindsay Levine & Lee Ascherman David Schultz by Ginger & Jerry Held JEAN & JERRY SKLAR by Letty & Bob Marcus by Rhonda & Harry Weinberg FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT CANTOR WITTNER NINA & NORMAN COHEN In Memory Of: DISCRETIONARY FUND NEXT GENERATION FUND Harold Apolinsky, Melba Epsman, In Memory Of In Memory Of: Norris Friedman, and Carol Tuck Frances Roseman Eddie Russell by Jean & Jerry Sklar by the Roseman family by Lois & David Cohen Wishing Good Health To: In Honor Of: Jane Bluestein and Lena Bluestein Bat Mitvah of Evie Frohsin FAYE & NORRIS FRIEDMAN SOCIAL ENRICHMENT FUND by Jean & Jerry Sklar by Molly, Evie, Elise & Hank Frohsin In Memory Of: In Honor Of: Beautiful High Holy Day services Norris Friedman Special Anniversary of Sandra & Alan Berman; by Lindsay Levine & Lee Ascherman by Rachel, Hannah, Caren & Birth of Piper Layne Morrison, by Ginger & Jerry Held Donnie Fox daughter of Amy & Eric Morrison, by Letty & Bob Marcus granddaughter of Nancy Goldberg HANNAH & HYMAN and Glenda & Paul Nagrodzki and MUSIC FUND GOLDSTEIN great granddaughter of In Honor Of: VOLUNTEER FUND Carole & Michael Pizitz Paul Mosteller for his musical In Memory Of: leadership and spiritual reading Julius Goldstein by Jean & Jerry Sklar during the High Holy Day services; Marilyn Pipkin for the beautiful by Alan Barasch JANET & LEONARD violin accompaniment during WERTHEIMER FUND High Holy Day services MARGOT & EDGAR MARX FOR DUES ENDOWMENT FUND FOR In Memory Of: by Lindsay Levine & Lee Ascherman DUES ENDOWMENT Eddie Russell In Memory Of: Margot Marx by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer by Eileen & Edward Leader

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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. “The New Jew” in Modern Israel: . Return, Rebuild, Restore – The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El Virtual Learning with Rabbi Wright 2100 Highland Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35205 (205) 933-8037 | FAX (205) 933-8099 October 27 • November 10 • December 3 ourtemple.org at 6:00 p.m. Founded in 1882 and affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. Register at ourtemple.org Clergy Rabbi Adam Wright Cantor Robert Wittner, Engel Cantorial Chair Rabbi Jonathan Miller, Rabbi Emeritus Senior Team Danielle Barnett, Director of Accounting and Finance Jann Blitz, Endowment Fund Executive Director Lynda Gutcheon, Interim Director of Education Monika Singletary, Director of Congregational Engagement and Membership Board of Directors 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 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.