Tablet
The
March 2014
Volume 50, Issue 8
Adar I/II 5774
Beware the Ides of Adar
Megillah Reading, Followed byFrolicking & Festivity for
Gents, Dames & Children
Fast of Esther
Thursday, March 13
6:04 pm Fast Begins
7:39 pm Fast Ends
Erev Purim
Saturday, March 15
1:30 pm Minha / Torah Study
Ma’ariv, Traditional Megillah Reading
8:00 pm
Purim Shpiel “Beware the Ides of Adar”
Havdalah
9:30 pm Frolicking, Festivity and Refreshments
(Reception includes Jugglers, Signature
Cocktails, and Snacks)
Purim | Continued on Page 14-15
The Annual Alan B. Levenson Brunch
Featuring our special guest speaker,
Dr. Jonathon Reiner
In This Edition
March 23 at 9:30 am
Dr. Jonathon Reiner has recently co-authored a book titled
Heart, An American Odyssey with perhaps the most famous
heart patient in the world, former Vice President, Dick Cheney.
The book features a compelling history of the treatment of
heart disease and the scientific advances achieved over the
years. The history of medical heart innovations and treatment,
viewed through the eyes of both a leading physician and his
patient, is truly fascinating.
If you have already purchased the book Heart, Dr. Reiner will
be happy to sign your copy, so please bring it to the brunch.
RSVP to Har Shalom at 301-299-7097, ext 332 by March 15th.
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Page 2 | Jewish Summer Camp
Rabbi Raskin looks at the impact of Jewish
Summer Camp on a child and their life-long
connection to Israel
Pages 14 & 15 | Be Happy, It’s Purim!
The most animated festivity on the Jewish
calendar discovers a long lost treasure
Page 5 | Silent Auction for ECEC
This year’s auction promises to be the best
so far!
Page 13 | A Letter from the President
Beineinu: Between Us
Rabbi Adam J. Raskin
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From the Rabbi
.
Dearest Friends...
The death of the legendary folk singer
and songwriter Pete Seeger opened up a
flood of memories from my childhood. I
have practically memorized the words of
“If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn, Turn, Turn,”
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone,”
“Michael Row the Boat Ashore,” and
so many other hits that I sang as a kid.
Undoubtedly what made those songs
Rabbi
so memorable was also where I learned
Adam J. Raskin
them and sang them... the fact is that they
were a staple of the musical repertoire at
Jewish summer camp. When I reminisce
about my childhood, Jewish summer camp was one of the most
positive, formative experiences for me... as a Jew and as a human
being. In my hometown of Cleveland, the Jewish community owned and
operated two beautiful camps out in the country; a day camp
connected by a winding lake to an overnight camp. Located on
hundreds of acres of rolling hills and forest, Camp Anisfield and
Camp Wise were my summer playgrounds. And moreover, those
Jewish camps were the places where I learned to live and love
daily Jewish life. When I “graduated” from being a camper, I
returned as a counselor, village supervisor, pool director, and
eventually Assistant Director of the day camp. Camp was in my
blood... it was like my home away from home.
A Jewish community study of the impact of Jewish
summer camps revealed some of that profound impact.
Consider the statistics presented on the following column
about adults who attended a Jewish summer camp:
The Impact of Jewish Summer Camp
..55% more likely to feel a “very emotional attachment” to Israel
.45%
more likely to attend synagogue monthly or more
..37%
more likely to light Shabbat candles
..30% more likely to give to a Jewish charity
..20% more likely to report that being Jewish is “very important”
..10%
more likely to marry a Jewish partner
The list goes on and on, and you can view the full report
on the website of the Foundation for Jewish Camp at
www.jewishcamp.org. I’m not sure that there is a single other Jewish institution that can
boast such a deep impact on participants. There are numerous
varieties of Jewish summer camps... cultural, religious, Zionist,
Jewish camps that cater to a variety of special needs, and Jewish
camps that specialize in any number of specific activities, sports,
outdoor adventures, etc. What links all of them is a pervasive
atmosphere of joyful, engaging Jewish life. In Jewish summer
camp I learned first-hand the value of Jewish community, as we
prepared for Shabbat, celebrated Israel, learned Hebrew words
and phrases, and sang Jewish songs. I saw that Judaism was
a matter of daily Jewish consciousness; and I yearned to make
Jewish behaviors and observances a part of my life long after
camp was over. One of the most positive harbingers of Jewish continuity is the
fact that over 70,000 kids attend Jewish summer camp each year.
From the Rabbi | Continued on Page 4
Emergency Contact Information
The Tablet | Newsletter for Congregation Har Shalom
In case of illness, death, or any other
family emergency, please contact
Rabbi Raskin at 240-687-7218.
Rabbi
Adam J. Raskin
Early Childhood Director
Brenda Footer
Founding Rabbi
Morris Gordon, z”l
Treasurer
Michael Baron
Hazzan
Henrique Ozur Bass
Youth Director
Julie Ashin
President
Cindy Fishman
Financial Secretary
David Silver
Executive Director
Gary D. Simms
Rabbi Emeritus
Leonard S. Cahan
Secretary
Mikki Ashin
Director of Congregational Learning
Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen
Cantor Emeritus
Calvin K. Chizever
Vice Presidents
Wes Kaplow
Bernie Lubran
Miriam Mishkin
Jeff Rubin
Robert Shapiro
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Ombudsman
Sorell Schwartz
Notes from the Hazzan
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From The Hazzan
In recent months, I have been using this
space to discourse about my views on
prayer. These reflections are a result of a
question asked by a fellow congregant:
“What is the value of such a prayer as
Un’taneh Tokef?” As this is the month of
Purim, and our penitential season looms
six months away, I thought this a fine
time to respond to this question!
First, however, we must understand the
question. Value means relative worth,
Hazzan
Henrique Ozur Bass merit, or importance. It is determined
by the reward one receives from
a particular thing. An object has value, depending on its use; a
concept, such as family, has value because it provides you with a
sense of belonging, love, and unconditional support. But what is
the value of prayer, in general? We cannot demonstrate that there
is reward in prayer, other than the personal fulfillment one gets.
There is no certainty that God cares in the least about the prayers
recited by humans on this earth.
There is, yet, another uncertainty: who is the intended recipient of
prayer? Spontaneous, unscripted prayer is, absolutely, directed at
a higher being, which I believe to be God. The prayer that arises
from the lips of those who are ill, needy, and hungry; the prayer
which requires no prayer book; that prayer is, unequivocally,
addressed to The Holy One of Blessing. The other kind of prayer,
the one that requires discipline and the prayer which is scripted
and repetitive, I question whether those are directed towards God.
Yes, God’s address is on every prayer, and we pray in front of the
Holy One of Blessing. But prayer is written for us to hear, so that we
change our behavior and attitudes. The Siddur, itself, claims God
knows the thoughts of all humans and the Sages of the Talmud
require that prayer must be vocalized, and not simply read silently.
It follows that the prayers found in the Siddur must be addressed
at us. We should listen to the prayers. Not to put ourselves in The
Divine role, but to act, in our lives, in a more divine manner.
The purpose of the prayer found in the Siddur cannot be to
change the ways of The Almighty; its intent must be to change
how we behave on earth. This is the reason prayer is scripted
and repetitive: only through repetition and practice are we bound
to change our behavior. And, when we improve our outlook and
attitude, we are bound to improve the world around us.
Next month I will start to unpack this very powerful section of
our High Holy Day liturgy, Un’taneh Tokef. I invite you to study it
with me. In our Mahzor Lev Shalem, it is found between pages
143 and 144. I look forward to journeying with you towards prayer,
repentance and justice.
L’shalom,
Hazzan Ozur Bass
Table of Contents
Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25
B’nai Mitzvah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Beineinu: Between Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4
Purim: “Beware of the Ides of Adar” . . . . . . . . . . 14-15
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
Congregational Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Daytimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-31
Early Childhood Education Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Potomac, Maryland 20854-2297
301-299-7087 fax 301-299-2247
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Family News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Membership Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Men’s Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 & 14
Notes from the Hazzan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pre-Pesah Food Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Silent Auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sisterhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-22
Ways and Means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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From the Executive Director
Gary Simms, Executive Director
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From the Executive Director
At its January meeting, Congregation
Har Shalom’s Board took the first
concrete steps towards the creation of
a capital campaign to fund renovations
of the Stempler Social Hall, the Gordon
Sanctuary, administrative areas, and the
education wing. A task force headed
by Joe Katz had recommended to the
Board the hiring of an architectural
firm, WMCRP Architects, to consult
with congregational leaders, county
Executive Director regulators, staff, and officers and present
preliminary ideas on how refurbishment
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could be accomplished, and to provide
us with renderings of possible selections we can make. We will
obtain initial cost estimates for each option and at each step of
the process.
WMCRP is the firm which designed our wonderful Burke Sanctuary.
In fact, Michael Poness, the individual primarily responsible for the
design, is still a principal with the firm and is eager to complete
what he started more than a decade ago. When the Burke
Sanctuary was added, the firm also completed a broader master
plan for the renovation of our entire structure. However, we were
not able to complete it at that time. We all appreciate the beauty
of the Burke Sanctuary, and it is our hope to integrate the rest of
the structure with our outstanding sanctuary to create a unified
whole of which we can all be proud. The original “master plan”
prepared by WMCRP will be updated to reflect the current needs
and priorities of our community.
We’re taking an optimistic and careful approach. For example,
the initial contract with WMCRP has been funded through existing
congregation funds plus seed money from donors as a “down
payment” on their campaign pledges. The Board has made its
intention clear: we will be proceeding only as far and as fast as
our fundraising succeeds; each successive stage of the project
will be funded before it is authorized by the board. Nevertheless,
the excitement is palpable for dealing with those aspects of our
existing facility in sore need of updating (both those we can see,
and those things we can’t see: parts of infrastructure which are
well beyond their anticipated lifetimes, such as heating and air
conditioning units). The input of the each and every congregant is
important in this process, and plans for the best ways of keeping
everyone “in the loop” are being developed.
With the June, 2014 kickoff of our year-long 50th anniversary
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celebration, we’ll have a perfect way to link the first 50 years with
the next 50 years of Har Shalom.
President Cindy Fishman will soon be appointing two major task
forces to assist in evaluating plans for the coming campaign: a
building task force and a development task force. They will both
report regularly to the Executive Committee, the Board, and to the
Congregation. Rabbi Raskin has been an important advocate in
the process so far, and has vowed to take a lead role in helping to
transform Har Shalom’s physical plant in the way he has helped to
transform the atmosphere and culture of the congregation.
We look forward to bringing you exciting news, obtaining your
enthusiastic emotional and financial support, and beginning the
second half of our first century with our flags flying high!
L’shalom,
Gary Simms
From The Rabbi | Continued
These 70,000 kids will come home inspired and excited about
Jewish life and Israel. The fact is that there is hardly any better
investment that you can make in your children’s or grand-children’s
Jewish future (along with day school and Israel trips). I encourage
you to explore the One Happy Camper $1,000 scholarships for
first time Jewish campers, and the other opportunities that exist
to encourage kids to experience Jewish summer camp. My own
kids have a countdown beginning the day they leave camp until
the first day of the next summer’s session! If I can help you choose the right camp for your child, I hope you
will contact me. We received a mug from our kids’ camp not long ago that
says: “Life is Good; Camp is Better!” In fact, Jewish camp makes
Jewish life better. Although it’s only March, this is the time to
solidify your children’s summer plans. I hope you’ll make Jewish
camp the highlight!
L’shalom,
Rabbi Raskin
From the President
Cindy Fishman, President
From the President
Dear Friends,
While the world around us and
the very makeup of the Har
Shalom community has changed
dramatically since the 1980’s,
our High Holy Day mahzor has
remained the same. As part of
our ongoing progress towards a
deeper relationship with Jewish
life, I am pleased to announce
Congregation
Har
Shalom’s
Cindy Fishman
transition to Mahzor Lev Shalem
President
during the coming year’s High Holy
Days. This exciting transition comes at the recommendation of our
Religious Activities Committee (RAC), with the enthusiastic support
of our clergy, and with the unanimous approval by the Board of
Directors of Har Shalom. In anticipation of this change, I used this
very book instead of our current mahzor during this year’s High
Holy Days. Without embellishment, I can truly say it transformed
my observance.
For those unfamiliar with it, Mahzor Lev Shalem is a recent
publication of the Rabbinical Assembly. It’s more engaging, more
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inviting, and more compelling - both spiritually and intellectually
– and brings a far more comprehensive view of the mahzor to
the reader. Its English translation of the Hebrew prayers is more
faithful to the Hebrew text while successfully retaining the poetic
motif of the many of the prayers. The prayers are annotated with
sources, critical analysis, insights, and historical contexts. So as to
be more inclusive of those members still mastering their Hebrew, it
includes English transliteration (phonetic spelling in English of the
Hebrew) for many of the prayers which are said out loud. The text
is accessible, intellectually stimulating, and can be used by your
family not only during services but as a study and conversation tool
year-round. In fact, the past three Tablets have each featured an
article sourced from Mahzor Lev Shalem. In the event you missed
them, these articles are available in the Tablet Newsletter section
of the Har Shalom website (www.HarShalom.org).
To facilitate our transition, Har Shalom has initiated a bulk purchase
of the new mahzorim at the publisher’s price of $27 – less than
half of what they sell for on Amazon.com and in bookstores. You
will receive a special billing in March, where single members will
be billed a one-time charge of $27 for one book, and family
memberships will be charged $54 for 2 mahzorim. Additional
From the President | Continued on Page 14
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Adult Education
Adult Education Classes
For more information about any of these classes, contact
Erika
Balser
at
[email protected] or
301-299-7087, ext. 228. Classes with an asterisk (*) before the
title require registration (with Erika Balser unless otherwise
noted.)
Coming in March
On the Small Screen – Arab Labor
with Ira Weiss
Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8 at 8 pm
Created by Sayed Kashua, an Israeli-born Palestinian journalist,
Arab Labor (translated from the Hebrew “Avoda Aravit”, which
colloquially implies “shoddy or second-rate work”) focuses on
Amjad Alian, a Palestinian journalist and Israeli citizen in search
of his identity. Poking fun at the cultural divide, Kashua and his
characters play on religious, cultural and political differences
to daringly depict the mixed society that is Israel. This show
marked a milestone on Israeli television as the first program to
present Palestinian characters speaking Arabic on primetime.
Class discussion will follow each screening.
*Text in the City with Rabbi Raskin
Wednesday, March 5, 12 to 1 pm
Join Rabbi Raskin for text study downtown during lunch! At
the Law Offices of Hogan Lovells, Columbia Square, 555 13th
Street NW (above Metro Center). Enter the lobby from F Street
(between 12th and 13th), across the street from Oceanaire, or
from 13th Street, between E and F, next door to the Warner
Theater.
Bring your own lunches. Beverages & dessert will be provided.
Register with Leslie in the Clergy Office, 301-299-7087 ext. 223
or [email protected]. Thank you to Stuart Stein for hosting
& sponsoring this program.
Biblical Archaeology Forum at JCCGW - with Marjorie Venit
from the University of Maryland
Har Shalom, Sponsor of the March Lecture
Wednesday, March 12 at 8:00 pm
Visualizing the Afterlife: Monumental Tombs of Graeco-Roman
Egypt. The Greek conquest of Egypt in 331 BCE and subsequent
Roman hegemony resulted in intellectual interaction far
beyond that permitted by former Egyptian-Greek relationships.
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Greeks brought their own ideas of death and afterlife, but they
recognized the authority of Egypt; concurrently, Egyptians had
lost some of their earlier eschatological self-confidence after
suffering centuries of foreign rule. One result of the confluence
of these cultures was the development of new and enriched
visualizations of death and afterlife.
Har Shalom is sponsoring the above lecture and Har Shalom
members will receive half price admission ($5 instead of
$10) for this lecture. Advance registration not required. For
information on the other lectures, visit http://jccgw.org/baf
Interfaith Bible Study 2014
Next Session: March, 23 at 7 pm at Har Shalom
Taught by Rabbi Leonard Cahan and Pastor Jan Lookingbill
Theme: “Holiness - what, why, where, when?”
An exploration of the meaning of Holiness in the Tanakh, the
New Testament, Rabbinic literature, and Jewish and Christian
traditions.
Coming in April
*Step up for Israel
Sponsored by World Jewry
Tuesdays, April 29 to May 27 at 8 pm
Israel is constantly in the public view, but there is much more to
the Jewish State than meets the eye. Jerusalem U has created
a 5-part multimedia mini-course. The course has received rave
reviews.
Discover core Israeli values and success stories born in the face
of constant challenges. Understand why Israel is constantly in
the headlines and explore whether media reports are balanced
and accurate. Review historic moments including the founding
of the modern State of Israel, and get the answers to the
tough questions about Israel and the conflict. Then learn the
communication techniques most effective for passionate Israel
advocates.
The tools you will gain from this short course will increase
your connection to Israel and empower you to encourage your
friends, family, and colleagues to Step Up for Israel.
Adult Education | Continued
*When Children Intermarry... A Discussion Group for Parents
& Grandparents
Sunday, April 27 at 10:30 am
When a child chooses to intermarry, parents and grandparents
often have a variety of emotions, questions and concerns.
And, as an intermarried couple matures and has children of
their own, new questions and, sometimes, conflicts arise. This
session will be devoted to understanding the Jewish view of
intermarriage through the ages and how our own experiences
relate. It is intended for members of Har Shalom whose children
have married or are planning to marry non-Jews. It is an open,
honest and non-judgmental place for sharing and learning.
Minha, Torah Study, Ma’ariv Study Group
Saturdays, time is 15 minutes before candle-lighting time
the day before.
Since 1990, Har Shalom congregants have celebrated the end
of Shabbat with a lay-led Minha, Torah Study, Ma’ariv group.
This 90-minute service includes 30 to 40 minutes of learning
on the weekly Torah portion or the prayers and their meaning.
Dr. Stan Siegel, Dr. Fred Steinberg and other congregants and
clergy members have led the teaching and discussion. Come
discover this gem of learning at Har Shalom - twenty-four
years in the making.
*Conversational Hebrew - Newcomers invited!
Weekly Text Study
Newcomers always welcome!
Session 2: Ongoing, through March 12
Session 3: March 19 to May 28
Price will be pro-rated, $150/10 classes
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Mishna Study: Tractate ‘Eruvin with Rabbi Raskin & Hazzan
Ozur Bass
Thursdays at 10:30 am, ongoing
We will study the Mishna’s guidelines governing the carrying
of objects and discuss its relevance and application today.
Newcomers are always welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Join your clergy in exploring the wonders of Mishna.
Learn to Speak Ivrit – Intro to Conversational Hebrew
with Batia Cross
Wednesdays, 8 to 9 pm
In Ulpan style, learn to speak Hebrew like they do on the
streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Useful vocabulary, phrases
and introductory grammar will be introduced. The emphasis
will be on building conversational skills.
Required knowledge: Ability to read Hebrew
Talmud Study with Rabbi Cahan
Mondays from 8 to 9:30 pm, ongoing
Explore the Talmud and its lessons with Rabbi Cahan. This
perennial favorite has been around for over a decade. Hebrew
or prior study is helpful, but not required. Novice students
always welcome! Touch the sources created by the Sages.
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Shabbat Torah Study with Fred Steinberg
Each Shabbat at approximately 12:40 pm
Join this popular, long-standing Torah discussion group. No
Hebrew knowledge or previous Torah study necessary, just an
interest in looking at Torah text and discussing it.
Required knowledge: Ability to read Hebrew characters and
some conversational skills. Although this is a continuation of a
class that began in the fall, newcomers are welcome.
Speak More Ivrit – Intermediate Modern Hebrew with
Naomi Beroukhim
Wednesdays, 8 to 9:30 pm
If you know some conversational Hebrew, this class is for you!
Build a larger vocabulary, gain more conversational Hebrew,
experience and put your Hebrew knowledge to good use.
Join A Class
&
Enrich your Experience
at Har Shalom
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Early Childhood Education Center
Brenda Footer, Director
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From the ECEC Director
The snow hasn’t slowed down the
ECEC! The Chaverim Class (Full
Day students) enjoyed cardboardbox sledding, while the Frogs
stayed inside and made play
dough. In the early years, children
are developing their motor skills
as well as cognitive and social
ones. Activities like sledding work
large muscle groups, while play
dough and clay develop finger
ECEC Director
muscles for later writing skills.
Brenda Footer
Measuring and mixing the dough
encourages early cognitive skills
such as measurement, reading a recipe, and observing the mixture
process. Activities like this are just some of the fun learning events
happening in the ECEC every day.
Registration is now open for Summer Program 2014 and the
2014-2015 School Year. We invite you to stop by or schedule a
tour to learn more about our program. Contact Brenda Footer,
Director. 301-299-7087 ext. 235, or [email protected].
The 2014 Har Shalom / ECEC
Silent Auction
March 30, 2014
On March 30, 2014, please join the ECEC and the entire Har
Shalom congregation community for a fun-filled adults-only
evening and support the annual Har Shalom ECEC fundraiser. Hors
d’oeuvres and drinks will be served.
We are excited to share a sneak peek of a few of this year’s silent
auction items, donated to our school by very generous vendors:
• beach house vacation
• interior design session
• cooking lesson
• family portrait session at Freed Photography
• DC Comedy Show tickets
• pack of 6-tickets for Walking Tour of DC
• collectible sports memorabilia
• Disney theme park passes
• hotel stay and breakfast for 2 at the Fairmont Hotel
Cost per couple is $36! www.harshalom.org/silent-auction
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ECEC Personalized
Haggadah
Fundraiser
February seems early to think about
Pesah, but it’s on the way! The Passover
Seder can be a great family event,
especially with the right Haggadah. The
ECEC is excited to offer the Promise
Haggadah. The front can be personalized with your family name
or children’s names. This Haggadah is easy to understand,
transliterated, and child-friendly. Brenda Footer uses it with her
own family! A sample copy is available in the ECEC office.
Ordering is simple:
just go to www.personalizedhaggadahs.com and choose “MDPotomac-Har Shalom Early Childhood Ctr” from the pull-down
menu at checkout. The ECEC receives 20% of each sale!
Personalized Haggadot are just $11.50 each.
Toddler First Steps Program
Winter/Spring Session
For Children 15 months & older
with parents, guardian or other adult.
Tuesday mornings, 9:30 - 11 am
Through June 3, 2014
$300 Members - $400 Non-Members
Plus $25 processing fee
Please contact Brenda Footer, ECEC Director, at
301-299-7087 ext. 235 or [email protected]
with questions about this fabulous introduction to
preschool class.
Enjoy this weekly class with a story, snack and
playtime in a preschool classroom with other
toddlers. You can download a registration form at
www.harshalomecec.org.
Youth Department
Julie Ashin, Youth Director
What Happened in February
February was a snow-filled month, but that didn’t stop the Youth
Department from having exciting and engaging activities for all of
our youth at Har Shalom! Our teens danced the night away with
more than 130 USYers at the USY “Winter Wonderland” formal that
was hosted by Bnai Shalom of Olney.
Kadima spent an afternoon at Bounce U getting to know some new
Kadimanicks and making new memories with old friends!
Another exciting event that took place in February was 30
congregants seeing Churchill’s production of BLAST 25: Mixtape.
We enjoyed songs from many of BLAST’s previous shows and
music from today’s top 40 and cheered on Har Shalom’s stars in
the show! Our programs continue to foster friendships within our
Har Shalom community and our membership continues to grow as
a reflection of our programs.
Upcoming in March
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USY goes to Sky Zone!
Friday, March 28th from 1 pm to 5 pm
There is no school, what better way to spend the day than
bouncing and jumping around on trampolines with your USY
friends? Join us for a multi-chapter event at sky zone! There will be
bus transportation from B’nai Shalom of Olney and the cost is $30.
Please RSVP to [email protected].
USY Leads Youth Shabbat Services
Saturday, March 29
Join us on Shabbat morning for a fun and creative service lead
by our USYers! Our teens led an exciting Candy Shabbat a few
months ago. I can’t wait to see what they have in store for this
Shabbat. No RSVP necessary. Just show up ready to enjoy Shabbat
with your friends at Har Shalom!
We look forward to another great month of programming for our
youth!
B’Shalom,
Julie Ashin
Youth Director
March will be a very busy and active month for the youth department
and we hope to see you at our fabulous programs!
Ice Skating at the Sculpture Garden (5th-8th graders)
Sunday, March 9th
Join us from 12-3PM for Ice Skating at the Sculpture Garden! We
will be leaving from Har Shalom directly after Hebrew School. A
party bus will be taking us to the Sculpture Garden downtown.
Bring a bagged dairy lunch. We will skate the afternoon away with
our Kadima friends and enjoy some delicious hot cocoa too! The
event is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Please RSVP
to Jenna at [email protected]!
USY 5K “Walk-A-Thon Under the Stars” and Overnight at
Capital Camps
Saturday, March 23
More information to come!!
Movie Night at Har Shalom
Thursday, March 27th from 6:30 pm to 8 pm
Har Shalom’s Gesher and Klub Kef invites all Kindergarten-5th
graders to join us for a box office hit at Har Shalom! There is no
school for MCPS the next day! This event is $10 – this includes
$2 in Youth Department money for concessions during the movie.
The movie title is a surprise but the fun you’ll have isn’t – RSVP to
Lindsay by March 23rd at [email protected].
DARFUR
VIGIL
Third Sunday of every month
– rain or shine –
1:30 to 2:30 PM
This month: March 16
The Embassy of Sudan
2210 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | 3 blocks from DuPont Circle Metro
This ongoing effort is organized by the Darfur Interfaith Network,
which represents a growing number of synagogues, churches,
student groups and other people of conscience who have joined the
I ACT campaign to stop the killing, rape, torture, and displacement
of civilians in the Darfur and other regions of Sudan. Help us show
the depth of our commitment.
STUDENTS:
• Earn community service
hours.
PARENTS:
• Come with your children;
come when they can’t.
VOLUNTEERS:
• Email Laura Cutler [email protected]
• Pick up and return posters stored near
the Embassy
• Organize carpools
•Take photographs
•Help with local publicity
To learn more, visit www.EndGenocide.org/Conflict-areas/Sudan/
Congregation Har Shalom • 9
Daytimers
Jerry and Selma Miller, Co-Chairs
Scott Miller to Update Daytimers
on Holocaust Museum Mission
• 301-299-7087, ext. 275 | [email protected]
Daytimers Great Reads Club
Wednesday, March 26, from 12-2 pm
Wednesday, March 12, at 12:30 pm
Scott Miller, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum, will brief the Daytimers on the latest effort
- in this last window of opportunity - to build the collection of
records on the Holocaust acquired from survivors, U.S. Army
liberators, and eyewitnesses.
In his talk titled “Rescuing the Evidence of the Holocaust
Before It is Too Late: An Update,” Miller will describe recent
treasures collected by the Museum that reveal previously
untold stories of the Holocaust. These include, among many
others, a farewell letter written by a mother at Auschwitz
to her husband and son, a note in Yiddish handed to an
American soldier by a survivor whose entire family was killed
at Treblinka, the diary of a witness to Kristallnacht, and the
diary kept by a prisoner at Theresienstadt who was liberated
by his own son.
Miller has been with the Holocaust Museum since 1989. The
co-author of Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and
the Holocaust, he travels widely speaking to groups about
the books’ revelations and the Museum’s program of global
search and rescue. He is a past member of the Steering
Committee of the Council of Jewish American Museums.
Earlier, Miller taught modern Judaic history at American
University. For six years he lived and worked in Israel as a
teacher while attending The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
He holds degrees from Columbia University and the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
The dairy brown-bag forums are held monthly, September to
June, from 12-2 pm, and are free and open to all. Refreshments
are always served.
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[email protected]
The Daytimers Great Reads Club is a different kind of book
club. Promoting the theme “Get Hooked on Books,” the
Club features multiple mini book reviews, which include
commentary and open discussion on volumes of Jewish
interest, as well as the ideas and values they reflect.
At the upcoming meeting on Yetta Plotnick will review the
widely acclaimed best seller My Promised Land by Ari Shavit,
a powerful and revealing portrait of modern Israel. Norman
Plotnick will critique The Ghost of Hannah Mendes by Naomi
Regan, the absorbing tale of a globe-trotting family seeking
its roots. Marie Kramer will review Sacred Trash: The Lost and
Found World of the Cairo Ginza by Adina Hoffman and Peter
Cole, chronicling the retrieval of sacred Hebrew documents.
Jerry Miller will offer a commentary on The Comic Genius
of Woody Allen with numerous illustrations. Finally, an open
discussion will be held on a new documentary film titled The
Last of the Unjust which poses the moral question, “Does
the end justify the means?” Attendees will receive a copy of
the Spring 2014 issue of the Great Reads Quarterly bulletin
describing books of Jewish interest plus commentary on
literary topics.
The Great Reads Club convenes quarterly and is open to all.
Bring a brown-bag dairy lunch at noon; refreshments are
served.
Ways and Means Committee
Amazon, Another Way to Support Har Shalom
If Amazon won’t come to Har Shalom, then you
should go to Amazon. Specifically, please, go to
Amazon.com to purchase what you need. Har
Shalom is now a participant in Amazon.com’s
Associates Program which means that Amazon.
com will pay Har Shalom a percentage of your
purchases so long as you enter Amazon.com’s
website by starting with the badge at the bottom of
www.Harshalom.org. You might have noticed the recent addition
of an Amazon “badge” or icon at the bottom of Har Shalom’s home
page. If you “enter” or access Amazon.com’s website by first
clicking on the badge from Har Shalom’s website, then Har Shalom
will get a percentage of your purchase.
The Ways and Means Committee hopes that the Amazon.com
Associates Program can make a meaningful monetary contribution
to Har Shalom’s budget. Amazon.com sells practically anything
and everything from Kosher TV dinners to 80” HD TVs. You also
can purchase everyday grocery items from Amazon.com. All of this
will be delivered to your front door. And, if you join Amazon.com’s
Prime program – which I personally recommend – most shipping
charges will be avoided. This is a great country!
feel exhausted by the endless fundraisers that occur. Here is your
chance to give money to Har Shalom without having to do anything
differently from what you otherwise would do. I used today’s
Thursday, February 13, 2014, snowstorm to prepare for spring
break. I went to Har Shalom’s website, clicked on the Amazon
badge, and went to Amazon’s website where I bought new flip
flops and a book to read during the break. With over a foot of snow
outside my house, I would have bought these items from Amazon.
com in any event. It took no effort for me to access the Amazon.
com website by first going to Har Shalom’s website and clicking on
the Amazon badge. I then bought what I wanted to buy. But, this
time was different. When I finished my purchase – be careful, that
one-click purchase can take you by surprise – I knew that I had
helped Har Shalom financially.
My contribution was not as signification as making a $100 donation,
but I made a donation, however small it might have been. Over
time, many small donations can become big. I ask all of you to go
to Amazon.com by way of Har Shalom’s home page and buy, first,
what you need and, second, what you want.
L’shalom,
Eric Horvitz
But, in all seriousness, I know that many Har Shalom members
Giving to Har Shalom has never been easier. Now you
can support the synagogue effortlessly. Simply click the
Amazon icon at the bottom of the HarShalom.org website to
get started. As you complete your regular online shopping
on Amazon.com, a portion of your purchase goes towards
Congregation Har Shalom. There is no additional cost to you. The contributions are
made by Amazon!
Congregation Har Shalom • 11
Congregational Learning
•
Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen 301-299-7087, ext. 229
| [email protected]
Be part of the Har Shalom Shabbat morning activities! Each
Shabbat will be filled with meaningful learning, celebration and
fun. All activities at 10:45 am, unless noted.
March 1
K to 2nd - Gan Shabbat with Judi Lapidus
3rd to 7th - Parasha Drama with Laurie Freed
March 8
K to 2nd - Brixalot Shabbat
3rd to 7th - Learner’s Minyan & March Madness Shabbat
March 22
Family Service for All Ages with Rabbi Cohen & Judi Lapidus
ECEC Reunion Shabbat
March 29
K to 2nd - Club Gesher Shabbat
3rd to 7th - USY Creative Service
Religious School Families: Our Religious School has a guideline
that students should attend at least 10 Shabbat services over the
course of the year. There is a black box kept on the table with the
large print prayer books near the tallit racks and kippot. The box
will have a card for each student in the school. When a student
attends services, he or she should take their card from the box and
give it to either Rabbi Raskin, Hazzan Ozur Bass or Rabbi Cohen.
At the end of the year, we will have a party for students with great
service attendance.
Do you have bins of Legos or boxes
of wooden train tracks and Thomas the Tank engines
just sitting in your basement?
Are they just collecting dust?
Did your children “age out” of them years ago?
Bring them to Har Shalom! We will put them to good use on
Shabbat morning for children’s programming.
Contact Erika Balser, Education Administrative Coordinator,
for more information,
at [email protected], 301-299-7087, ext. 228.
Or, just drop them off at the congregation.
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Men's Club
Judd Kessler, Men’s Club President
• 301-299-7087, ext. 411 | [email protected]
Har Shalom Men’s Club
Warmly Greets Imam
Rasoul Naghavi
Men’s Club Sunday Brunch
featuring Doug Duncan
Our Men’s Club monthly brunch on February 1st brought well
over 100 members and friends, many of whom who had never
encountered a Muslim cleric in person. Some were curious, not
to say suspicious, and came prepared with lots of questions. The
Imam, after all, is a Shiite whose principle place of study was
the city of Qom, Iran, a nation much on the minds of Jews at the
present moment.
Douglas “Doug” Duncan has served Montgomery County as Mayor
of Rockville and as County Executive. More recently, he was an
unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maryland.
He was introduced by Rabbi Raskin with great warmth and sincerity,
reflecting, in part, the welcome the Rabbi had received from the
Imam at the nearby Potomac Islamic Center when Rabbi Raskin
visited and spoke. Whatever our expectations may have been,
we quickly saw and heard from a man who was clearly a gentle,
loving and deeply religious person. His talk was not heavy with text
or deep analysis, but he said some striking things. For example,
he noted that he would rather live in a nation like Israel, where
religion was part of the national identity and purpose, than in many
Western countries where secularism reigns and religion seems to
be getting pushed aside. He also said that he, personally, felt more
a kinship with Judaism than many other religions because of the
importance in Judaism of ritual.
Toward the end of his talk, we also met his young daughter,
Fatimah, a beautiful and intelligent child who obviously loved and
was very proud of her father.
Rabbi Raskin showed us a beautiful prayer rug he had been given
by the Imam on his visit to the Islamic Center, and presented the
Imam with a beautiful enameled tzedakah box. Richard Sternberg
also presented him with a Men’s Club car cup displaying our slogan
“Jewish guys, doin’ good, havin’ fun.”
Imam Raghavi may have left us with many unanswered questions,
but to many of us in attendance “the medium was the message.”
We cannot know how many other Muslim clerics share his thoughts
and attitudes, but Imam Naghavi, in his warm, careful and caring
way, made it harder for us to cling to stereotypes and easier to
remember that in every religion there are deeply serious and caring
people seeking in their own ways to promote understanding and
to lessen conflict.
March 2, 2014, 9:15 am
A Montgomery County native, Doug and his 12 siblings grew up in
the Twinbrook neighborhood of Rockville. Doug graduated from
Columbia University in three years to help his family save money,
and so that his younger siblings could also afford to go college. At
age 26 he was elected to the Rockville City Council. After serving
three terms, he ran for Mayor of Rockville where he served three
terms. In 1994, he was elected to the first of an unprecedented
three terms as Montgomery County Executive.
Doug lives in Rockville with his wife of 33 years, where they raised
their 5 children.
Adult Kids Club
Upcoming Events
We have had a couple of great months and have plans for more
good times. In January, the Adult Kids Club joined the BOYZ
Club for dinner and a movie. This was a very successful event
with about 20 people attending. In February, the Adult Kids Club
went to dinner at a newly opened Kosher restaurant in North
Bethesda, the Blue Star BBQ. The next event will be dinner on
Thursday, March 27 at Siena’s. Please RSVP to Ken Shere, email
[email protected].
In April we are planning our Spring Golf Outing. The Golf Outing is
open to all members of the Men’s Club and their friends. We are
planning to advertise the golf outing with other men’s clubs in our
region and we expect a good turnout, so put it on your calendar
and RSVP as soon as you can.
Every guy who thinks he is old enough to have an adult child
and who is not a grouch is eligible to join us. This roughly
corresponds to people aged 50+. Please RSVP to Ken Shere, email
[email protected]
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Men's Club | Continued from page 13
Purim Day | Continued from Cover
Sunday, March 16
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Shaharit, including Traditional Megillah Reading
Bring your favorite box of pasta to use as a grogger. Pasta
will be donated to a local food pantry following the Purim
festivities.
Children’s Activities for Pre-K (beginning at 9:30 AM) to
7th Grades, including crafts, games, performances, and
other exciting events. All children are invited to join our
Religious School Students.
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Kreplach & Dim Sum – Yes,
There are Jews in China!
Saturday, April 26
Through her lively multi-media presentation, Kreplach & Dim
Sum – Yes, There are Jews in China! popular local singer and
musician Robyn Helzner, shares stories, photos, video and music.
They are an exploration of the extraordinary history of the Jewish
communities in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Kaifeng; tracing
their emergence as the fastest growing Jewish region in the world.
Acclaimed for her concerts and recordings of Jewish music, Helzner
officiated at the first Bar Mitzvah celebrated in Beijing, China, and
served as the Cantor for the United Jewish Congregation of Hong
Kong.
Seeking Hakarat Ha’Tov
(Expressing Gratitude)
Recommendations
Do you know someone who is doing great work in the
community? Have you heard about a Har Shalom member who
is engaged in a meaningful, beneficial project or endeavor? If
so, we would like to know about it!
Simply send an email directly to
Rabbi Raskin
([email protected]) so that we can honor our
members who are taking the lead in making our community a
better place. Past Hakarat Ha’Tov honorees include Janette
Gilman, President of Montgomery County Council of PTA’s;
Ron Glancz, Treasurer of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Washington; and Karen Kolodin Kramer, Vice President of
Marketing, FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered.
14 • The Tablet
Purim Party for all ages
This includes dancing, inflatables, games, crafts, photo
booth, costume parade, and a meat lunch (additional cost)
— hot dogs, hamburgers (limited), veggie burgers, corned
beef sandwiches, knishes, chips, drinks, hamantashen,
veggies, pickles (prepared by Men’s Club).
7:45 PM
Ma’ariv
Don’t forget to come in costume!
From The President | Continued
mahzorim will be available for purchase directly from Har Shalom
at the same discounted rate of $27 per copy. Orders recieved by
June 1st will be picked up directly from the warehouse by a group
of Har Shalom volunteers. After June 1st, the prices increase as
the mahzorim will be shipped via UPS. Order forms will soon be
available in the synagogue office and on the Har Shalom website.
You may choose to opt out of our discounted group purchase
should you decide to obtain the new mahzor on your own. I would
like to emphasize, however, that Mahzor Lev Shalem will be the
only mahzor used during High Holy Day services and not having
one will make following the service challenging. The option to
purchase large print mahzorim will be available for an extra charge,
but again at cost.
Should you have any concerns or questions about our transition to
Mahzor Lev Shalem, don’t hesitate to reach out to me, a member
of the RAC, or our excellent professional staff. We are excited
by the change and the richness and depth this will bring to our
observance. We know you will feel that way as well.
L’shalom,
Cindy Fishman
Shakespeare may never have met a Jew. Jews were banished
from England from 1290 to 1657. The Bard died in 1616.
Rabbi Cohen: Interesting. I read an article recently, though, that
argued that Shakespeare might have been a Jew.
Rabbi Cohen Sits Down
with Dr. Sir Edward Purimshpiel
I recently caught up with Dr. Sir Edward Purimshpiel, Director of
the Shakespearean Library at London’s Globe Theater. Sir
Edward is a consultant for Har Shalom’s Purim Play, Beware
the Ides of Adar. The script for Beware the Ides of Adar was
discovered in December in a secret vault in Stratford-UponAvon. It retells the Book of Esther in Shakespearean verse. It
is an honor for Har Shalom to be first to produce it.
Rabbi Cohen: Sir Edward, “Beware the Ides of Adar” is quite a
find isn’t it? When you first heard the script, how did you feel?
Dr. Sir Edward Purimshpiel: Gobsmacked, bloody gobsmacked.
To find a new Shakespearean play would have been brilliant
enough, but one based on the Book of Esther is truly remarkable.
Rabbi Cohen: I heard that the manuscript has been authenticated.
Dr. Sir Edward Purimshpiel: Yes, what a relief! Professor Vashti
Bat-Adar of Hebrew University used the same carbon dating as
utilized for Dead Sea Scrolls to verify the age of the manuscript.
It is clearly from Shakespeare’s lifetime.
Rabbi Cohen: I’m confused, though. I always thought of
Shakespeare as anti-Semitic. Shylock, in Merchant of Venice,
reinforces so many negative stereotypes.
Dr. Sir Edward Purimshpiel: Some of my scholarly mates back
across the pond in London say Shylock proves Shakespeare was
anti-Semitic. Others say just the opposite. Consider these words
of Shylock: “I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew
hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with
the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same
diseases, heal’d by the same means, warm’d and cool’d by the
same winter and summer, as a Christian is? “
Dr. Sir Edward Purimspiel: It is an intriguing theory. First time that
I heard it, I thought somebody was off their trolley. The theory
suggests not that Shakespeare was Jewish, but the author of
Shakespeare’s play was Jewish. For decades, many scholars
have questioned whether William Shakespeare wrote his plays or
sonnets, or if “Shakespeare” is a pen name to hide the Bard’s
true identity. In fact, the Shakespeare Authorship Trust, founded
in 1922, has to date endorsed the alternate candidacies of
almost a dozen other Elizabethans as the true Bard. Back
in 2007, they offered the name of Jewish woman as the
possible Bard.
Rabbi Cohen: Shakespeare was a Jewish woman?
Dr. Sir Edward Purimspiel: She has a name: Amelia Bassano
Lanier, a Venetian born Converso, or hidden Jew. She wrote “Salve
Deus Rex Judaeorum (Hail God, King of the Jews),” a 3,000-line
book of original poetry.
Rabbi Cohen: One more question before I let you go. “Beware the
Ides of Adar?” The famous Shakespearean line from Julius Caesar
is “Beware the Ides of March.”
Dr. Sir Edward Purimspiel: “Ides” is based on Latin, meaning the
middle days of the month. Some months have their “Ides” on the
15th and others on the “13th.” Purim coincidentally falls on the 14th
of Adar, hence the “Ides of Adar.”
Rabbi Cohen: And this year, Purim also falls on the ides of March.
Come on out on March 15 for a megillah reading, shpiel and festive
celebration. Thank you, Sir Edward, for taking the time to talk.
Dr. Sir Edward Purimshpiel: Cheers!
L’Shalom,
Rabbi Debbie Cohen
Rabbi Cohen: Talking with you is bringing back memories of
college literature courses, Sir Edward.
Dr. Sir Edward Purimspiel: It is important to remember:
Congregation Har Shalom • 15
March 2014 Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Rosh Hodesh Adar II
AIPAC Policy Conference
Library Book Sale
2
Rosh Hodesh Adar II
AIPAC Policy Conference
Library Book Sale
9:00 am Shaharit
9:15 am 6th Grade Sifreinu
9:15 amMen’s Club Speaker Series & Brunch
11:00 am Art Gallery Reception
4:30 pm USY & Kadima: Basketball League
7:00 pm Sisterhood Tallitot Workshop
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
6:45 am
7:45 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Daylight Savings Time Begins
Sisterhood Purim Brigade
6:45 am Shaharit
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm Adult Ed: Talmud Study
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9:00 am Shaharit
12:00 pm 5-8: Ice Skating at Sculpture Garden
4:30 pm USY & Kadima: Basketball League
6:30 pm Kesher Dessert Program, followed
by classes
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
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9:00 am Shaharit with Megillah Reading
10:30 pm Purim Party for All Ages
1:30 pm Darfur Vigil at Embassy of Sudan
4:30 pm USY & Kadima: Basketball League
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
6:45 am Shaharit
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm Adult Ed: Talmud Study
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Winter Kadima Kallah & 8th Grade Shabbaton
6:45 am 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm
16 • The Tablet
AIPAC Policy Conference
Library Book Sale
Shaharit
Ma’ariv
Adult Ed: Talmud Study
Congregation Board Meeting
6:45 am Shaharit
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm Women of the Wall
8:00 pm Adult Ed: Talmud Study
4
9:30 am ECEC Toddler First Steps Program
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm On the Small Screen: Arab Labor
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9:30 am
11:15 am 12:00 pm
7:45 pm 8:00 pm ECEC Toddler First Steps Program 11
Clergy Lunch at JDS Lower School
Sisterhood Senior Bingo
Ma’ariv
On the Small Screen: Arab Labor
9:30 am
10:50 am 7:00 pm 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 18
ECEC Toddler First Steps Program
Clergy Lunch at Churchill HS
ECEC Parent University: Hidden in Plain Sight...
Ma’ariv
On the Small Screen: Arab Labor
9:30 am
11:30 am 7:45 pm 8:00 pm ECEC Toddler First Steps Program 25
Clergy Lunch at JDS Upper School
Ma’ariv
On the Small Screen: Arab Labor
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Pre-Pesah Food Drive Begins
9:00 am Shaharit
30
9:00 am K-4: Model Seder
4:30 pm USY & Kadima: Basketball League
7:00 pm ECEC Silent Auction
7:00 pm Sisterhood Tallitot Workshop
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
3
Shaharit
Ma’ariv
Adult Ed: Talmud Study
Sisterhood Board Meeting
Purim
9:00 am Shaharit
9:30 am Levenson Brunch
4:30 pm USY & Kadima: Basketball League
6:30 pm Kesher Dessert Program, followed
by classes
7:00 pm Adult Ed: Interfaith Bible Study
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
Tuesday
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March 2014 Calendar
Thursday
Saturday,
March 1
Wednesday
Library Book Sale
5
Library Book Sale
Friday
9:30 am Shaharit / Parasha: P’kudei / Shabbat Shekalim / Sisterhood Shabbat
10:45 am Pre-K to 2nd: Gan Shabbat
10:45 am 3rd-7th: Parasha Drama
12:40 pm Shabbat Torah Discussion
5:25 pm Minha/Torah Study/Ma’ariv
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10:00 am Sisterhood Bowling
12:00 pm A/E: Text in the City
12:15 pm Sisterhood Book Club
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm A/E: Learn to Speak Ivrit
8:00 pm A/E: Speak More Ivrit
8:00 pm Men’s Club Board Meeting
6:45 am Shaharit
10:30 am Adult Ed: Mishna Study Tractate ‘Eruvin
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
10:00 am Sisterhood Bowling 12
12:00 pm Daytimers Forum
7:30 pm Adult Ed: How Has this Night Been Different..
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm Biblical Archaeology Forum at JCCGW
8:00 pm A/E: Learn to Speak Ivrit
8:00 pm A/E: Speak More Ivrit
Fast of Esther
6:04 am 6:45 am 10:30 am 7:39 pm 7:45 pm Saturday
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Fast Begins
Shaharit
Adult Ed: Mishna
Study - Tractate ‘Eruvin
Fast Ends
Ma’ariv
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10:00 am Sisterhood Bowling
12:00 pm Daytimers Film Festival
7:30 pm Adult Ed: How Has this Night Been Different..
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm A/E: Learn to Speak Ivrit
8:00 pm A/E: Speak More Ivrit
8:00 pm RAC Meeting
6:45 am Shaharit
10:30 am Adult Ed: Mishna Study Tractate ‘Eruvin
12:15 pm Sisterhood Book Club
7:45 pm BOYZ Club Book
Discussion
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
10:00 am Sisterhood Bowling 26
12:00 pm Daytimers: Great Reads
Club
7:30 pm Adult Ed: How Has this Night Been Different..
7:45 pm Ma’ariv
8:00 pm BBM Class of ‘14-15 Q & A
8:00 pm A/E: Learn to Speak Ivrit
8:00 pm A/E: Speak More Ivrit
6:45 am Shaharit
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10:30 am Adult Ed: Mishna Study Tractate ‘Eruvin
5:15 pm ECEC Chaverim Picnic
6:30 pm Sisterhood Torah Fund
Dinner
6:30 pm Adults Kids Club Dinner
6:30 pm Gesher & Klub Kef Movie
Night
7:45 pm Ma’ariv, followed by
Minyan and Martinis
1
10:00 am
5:50 pm
6:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm ECEC Caregiver /
7
Toddler Playgroup
Candle Lighting
Kabbalat Shabbat
Rak Ehad Shabbat Dinner
Share Shabbat
9:30 am Shaharit
8
Parasha: Va-yikra
Bar Mitzvah: Ben Williams
10:45 am K-2nd: Brixalot Shabbat
10:45 am 3rd-7th: Learner’s Minyan & March Madness Shabbat
12:40 pm Shabbat Torah Discussion
5:30 pm Minha/Ma’ariv/Havdalah
Bar Mitzvah: Ari Knauer
5:35 pm Minha/Torah Study/Ma’ariv
10:00 am
6:30 pm
6:57 pm ECEC Caregiver /
Toddler Playgroup
Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting
9:30 am Shaharit
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Parasha: Tzav
Shabbat Zakhor
Bat Mitzvah: Lauren Snow
12:40 pm Shabbat Torah Discussion
1:30 pm Minha
8:00 pm Ma’ariv with Megillah Reading & Purim Schpiel
9:30 pm Purim Frolicking & Festivity
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Winter Kadima Kallah &
8th Grade Shabbaton
10:00 am ECEC Caregiver/Toddler
Playgroup
6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
7:04 pm Candle Lighting
10:00 am
1:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:11 pm
ECEC Caregiver /
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Toddler Playgroup
USY Trip to Sky Zone
Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting
Winter Kadima Kallah &
8th Grade Shabbaton
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9:30 am Shaharit
Parasha: Sh’mini
Shabbat Parah
Bar Mitzvah: Joshua
Rabinowitz
10:45 am Family Service for All Ages
12:40 pm Shabbat Torah Discussion
6:50 pm Minha/Torah Study/Ma’ariv
8:00 pm Dessert Night Out\
8:00 pm USY 5K Walk-A-Thon Under
the Stars and Overnight at
Capital Camps
9:30 am Shaharit
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Parasha: Tazri-a
Shabbat HaHodesh
B’nai Mitzvah: Gabriel &
Ryan Margolis
10:45 am 3-7: USY Creative Service
K-2: Club Gesher Shabbat
12:40 pm Shabbat Torah Discussion
6:45 pm Minha / Ma’ariv / Havdalah
Bat Mitzvah: Tami
Silverstone
6:55 pm Minha/Torah Study/Ma’ariv
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ALAN B. LEVENSON ENDOWMENT LECTURE & BRUNCH
HEART:
An American Medical Odyssey
Jonathan S. Reiner, MD, is a renowned
cardiologist and the co-author of the book
Heart: An American Medical Odyssey with
former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Dr. Reiner is the director of the Cardiac
Catheterization Laboratory at The George
Washington University Hospital and a
Professor of Medicine at The George
Washington University Medical Center.
Dr. Reiner and his family
are longtime members of Har Shalom.
If you have purchased the book Heart,
bring your copy and Dr. Reiner will be
happy to sign it.
Sunday, March 23
at 9:30 am
Register 301-299-7087, ext. 332, or [email protected]
Sponsored by the Alan B. Levenson Endowment under the auspices of the
Adult Education Committee. Donations to the Alan B. Levenson Endowment are welcome.
18 • The Tablet
March 12 at Har Shalom in Potomac “How Has This Night
Been Different From
All Others?”
The Development of
Passover Ritual From Biblical
Times to the Present
A community learning series
in conjunction with the
Context Adult Jewish Learning
Program of JTS
Enrich your experience of the
festival through an exploration of
the origins and development of
Passover ritual. Prepare readings in
advance and engage in stimulating
discussions guided by expert
Jewish studies scholar/teachers.
This series will open a window onto the celebration of
Passover at different moments in history.
The Context Approach
Participants encounter the richness and diversity of Jewish
civilization through the close reading of core texts, and discover
the meaning of these texts in their original settings, how they
have been received and interpreted, and their continuing
importance today.
Passover of Egypt, Passover of the Generations: How is our Passover Different from all other Passovers? Dr. Steven Garfinkel, JTS Discussion led by Rabbi Jonathan Maltzman March 19 at Kol Shalom in Rockville The Seder, the Symposium and the Last Supper Dr. Jonathan Milgram, JTS Discussion led by Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt March 26 at Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg “Pour out Thy wrath” – Celebrating Redemption in the Face of Oppression Dr. Eliezer Diamond, JTS Discussion led by Rabbi Adam Raskin April 2 at B'nai Tzedek in Potomac Writing Women into the Haggadah Dr. Anne Lapidus Lerner, JTS Discussion led by Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal This unique learning opportunity features top scholar/teachers from The Jewish Theological Seminary followed by discussions led by the hosting rabbis. Students will be sent readings prior to each session. Hosting Congregations: Har Shalom, 11510 Falls Road, Potomac Kol Shalom (with Kehilat Shalom), 9110 Darnestown Road, Rockville Shaare Torah, 1409 Main Street, Gaithersburg B'nai Tzedek, 10621 South Glen Road, Potomac Day/Time: Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 pm For more information, contact
[email protected] or (212) 870-5850.
Tuition: For the Series: $30 Members of Hosting Congregations $50 non-­‐members For Individual Sessions: $10 members of Hosting Congregations $15 non-­‐members Registration: Register online at www.jtsa.edu/PassoverMD The Adult Jewish Learning
Learning
Program of JTS
Registration Deadline:
March 5, 2014
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Sisterhood
Yvonne Paretzky, President
• 301-299-7087, ext. 410 | [email protected]
Sisterhood Shabbat
Saturday, March 1
Please join us as we celebrate family (Mishpahah) at the Sisterhood
Shabbat service on March 1. This year we have adopted the theme
of Mishpaha (family) because it acknowledges both the sanctity
that comes with being one family and the complexity of our
individual families and relationships. Share the experience with
us, as members of Sisterhood conduct a service that promises to
inspire everyone with prayer and ruah as only the sisters of the
“hood” can do.
We also will welcome renowned educator and author Miriam P.
Feinberg to our family as our invited speaker. She will provoke
thought with her talk entitled “Mishpaha: How does it inform our
Jewish past, present and future?” Dr. Feinberg, who now teaches
at Gratz College, will weave together the themes of family and
Jewish values. She has said, “What is the meaning of the Hebrew
word “Mishpaha”? Who is considered family to the Jewish People?
Parashat Sh’kalim teaches us many things about the importance
and sanctity of the family. There are many connections between
what I learned while researching the twelve women about whom
I wrote in my book, “Hear Her Voice: Twelve Jewish Women Who
Changed the World”, and Shabbat Sh’kalim and Mishpaha.”
Torah Fund Dinner
Wednesday, March 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM
Featuring Rabbi Lilly Kaufman, Director, Torah Fund
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Join your Har Shalom community in supporting Torah Fund. We
will enjoy a delicious dinner and will have the opportunity to hear
from Rabbi Lilly Kaufman, who has just been appointed as Director
of Torah Fund. As both Hazzan and Rabbi, Lilly Kaufman has a
fascinating background and she will share her experiences and
insight with us. Come for a beautiful evening of camaraderie, food
and learning.
RSVP by March 13 to 301-299-7087 ext. 343 or by email to
[email protected]. Cover charge $18 (Check
or cash payable at the door to Har Shalom Sisterhood, minimum
donation of $36 to Torah Fund JTS).
Sisterhood Book Club
Sisterhood Tallitot
Workshop
March 2, March 30 and May 4, all at 7 pm
The year 2014 brings new creativity and excitement to Har Shalom’s
Sisterhood. Our Tallitot for Uganda project is beginning its second
year creating beautiful tallitot for the women of the Abayudaya
community, a conservative Jewish community in Uganda where
there are not enough tallit for all who wish to wear one.
Our sessions will continue throughout the year and more dates will
be added as needed. No artistic talent is required! We have stamps
and templates and all the materials you need to make a beautiful
tallit. This project is for anyone 12 and up. What a lovely way for a
soon-to-be Bat Mitzvah to form a link with a sister Bat Mitzvah in
Uganda!
This project is planned to be ongoing, so don’t worry if your
schedule doesn’t allow your creativity to flow right now. Your
project will wait for your schedule to clear. For location information,
RSVP to [email protected].
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Mar. 5 - One More River by Mary Glickman
facilitator, Ellen Kaner Bresnick
Apr. 2 - Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
facilitator, Lois Forster
May 7 - Book TBD
June 11 - Luncheon
If you have any questions, please email Marie Kramer,
Chair, [email protected]
Bowling
Wednesdays at 10:00 am warm up; 10:15 am games begin;
Bowl America, Gaithersburg, No skill required! Contact Ruthie
Hartzman, Chair, at [email protected].
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In Search of:
Senior Bingo
Tuesday, March 11 - Senior Bingo is open to all Seniors. Contact
[email protected] for more information.
Food, Glorious Food
As thoughts turn to the warmth of spring, some of us are anxiously
awaiting the bounties the season has to offer. Fresh spring
veggies, fruits, and frozen delights are among them. Ellen Robin,
a Director of the Sisterhood Board, will tell us why frozen yogurt
from commercial yogurt shops shouldn’t be on our list. Check it out
at www.harshalom.org/auxilaries/sisterhood/links/.
Minyan and Martinis
th
Thurday, March 27, at 7:45 pm - We gather every 4 Thurday of
each month.
Sisterhood Ye*SHE*va
Mar. 1 - Sisterhood Shabbat
The D’var Torah will be given by noted author, Miriam Feinberg, on
Women’s League’s theme Mishpaha.
Mar. 31 - Women of the Wall
Michele Sumka of the Washington friends of Women of the Wall
will talk about the controversial issues surrounding the right of
women to pray at the Kotel in Jerusalem. Michele started WfWOW
in solidarity with WOW in November, 2012, after the police wrested
the Torah from Anat Hoffman’s arms while they were walking
from the Women’s section to Robinson’s Arch for the Torah
service, in Israel. Michele, a long-time member of Tifereth Israel
Congregation, will speak on the history of the Women of the Wall
and her involvement with them. She will also address the current
status of their activities and the proposal for a third prayer site at
Robinson’s Arch. Discussion with a Q&A to follow.
If you would like to volunteer to help for any of these
events or have any questions, please contact Laurie
T. Freed, Sisterhood Vice President of Education at
[email protected] or 301-987-2478.
Judaica Shop Sales Associates
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday morning (during the Men’s Club
Brunches)
Generally the first Sunday of each month; for appointments.
No experience necessary. Contact Marcy Versel at
[email protected].
Kiddush Volunteers
Message from Linda Isen: I know you all realize how important
the Kiddushim we provide every Shabbat are to our congregants
and guests. Whether you’re having a B’nai Mitzvah celebration, a
baby-naming, an auf ruf, or a special birthday, you can depend on
Sisterhood to make that day special, and every Shabbat special,
too, with our wonderful Kiddushim. It is one of Sisterhood’s gifts
to the Har Shalom community. Help us give that gift by helping in
the kitchen every once in a while. Open to both men & women!
It’s easy, just go to SignupGenius.com and enter
[email protected] as the Sign Up Creator. If you
have a problem using this sign up sheet, please
email Linda Isen, Kiddush Volunteer coordinator at
[email protected].
Stepping Stones Shelter
Har Shalom families give back to the community through
volunteering at Stepping Stones Shelter. The shelter serves
families who, for a variety of reasons, find themselves without a
place to call home. We have cooked, donated goods, and raised
funds for the shelter for over 10 years.
In 2013, contributions from Har Shalom and others have provided
safe shelter for 31 families (over 100 people); employment
counseling and job search skills; community resource and housing
opportunity contacts; financial counseling; tutoring; and familycentered activities. The shelter also provides ongoing assistance
to former resident families. This year, 130 new backpacks with
school supplies were provided for 130 children, and food & gifts
will be given to 50 families.
Tax-deductible donations help Stepping Stones support families
through the continuum of services provided: emergency shelter,
permanent housing with supportive services, and ongoing support
to families in our community.
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Do you have a passion or expertise you’d like to
share?
Just drop a note to Yvonne Paretzky at
[email protected]. It really does take a village!
• A gift of HOPE ($500) provides case management
services, financial literacy training, and support from
employment counselors.
• A gift of SWEET DREAMS ($250) provides a new bed,
pillow, and bedding for a child.
• A gift of CHEER ($100) provides grocery store gift
cards for families moving out of the shelter.
• A gift of FAITH ($50) helps with transportation for a
month for a working parent.
• A gift of JOY (any amount) brings something to
everyone!
We invite you to give to Stepping Stones Shelter through monetary
donation or volunteering.
Cooks Needed - Can you believe it? It’s 2014 and Stepping Stones
needs chefs for dates in March (meals are served at 6:00 pm):
Seaboard Region operations, local and international tikkun olam
projects, and Sisterhood programs and activities for its members.
If you would like to make a donation to Sisterhood, please
send a note indicating whether you would like your
contribution to go into Sisterhood’s Kitchen Kash Fund
or to Sisterhood’s General Operating Fund. Make checks
payable to Sisterhood of Har Shalom and mail or deliver to
Har Shalom, 11510 Falls Rd., Potomac, MD 20854.
Advocate for the
Victims in Sudan
Every third Sunday, rain or shine, snow or hail, from 1:30 to 2:30
in front of the Embassy of Sudan. See ad on page 9. This month’s
vigil will be on Sunday, March 16.
Women’s League
March: 5, 6, 13, 18, 20, 24, 27
Note: Some dates may have been taken by the time you read this,
so please confirm the date you want is still available.
If you don’t have time to cook, please consider a food donation.
The shelter especially needs lunch meat, frozen meats, large
family-sized frozen meals, bottled water, powdered drinks, foil
and cling wrap, and full-sized toiletries. Residents come and go
throughout the year, so school supplies are always needed as are
cleaning supplies and diapers. Donations may be taken directly to
Stepping Stones or left in the Gordon Coat Closet marked with the
shelter’s name.
Please
contact
Marjorie
Klein,
Chair,
at
[email protected] if you are interested in cooking,
volunteering in other ways, or have questions.
Photographers for Sisterhood Events
No fancy equipment needed. Your phone camera will do just
fine. We just need photos of our members at programs so we
can show everyone who we are! Contact Yvonne Paretzky at
[email protected].
Sisterhood Donations
Money that Sisterhood receives from its fundraising projects
and donations goes to support Har Shalom, our Early Childhood
Education Center, our Religious School, Conservative/Masorti
seminaries in the United States and abroad, Women’s League and
22 • The Tablet
Keep up-to-date with news from Women’s League on their website:
www.wlcj.org.
Simhat Megillat Esther - Women’s League has begun a new
initiative to benefit the organization’s mission to create multifaceted educational programming through the creation of a
beautiful Megillat Esther. Soferet Rabbi Hanna Klebansky, one of
the very few trained female scribes, has been engaged to create
this Megillat Esther. Rabbi Klebansky was born in the former Soviet
Union and was ordained at the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem.
Participation in this development project is open to
everyone and there are several levels of giving available.
For more information or to join in this mitzvah, visit
www.wizevents.com/register/landing.php?id=2324.
WLCJ Convention, July 17-20, 2014 (Thursday - Sunday), Hanover
Marriott, Whippany, New Jersey.
Seaboard Region’s Medidot Newsletter - Go to the Sisterhood
Links page on the Har Shalom website to see what Seaboard
Region Women’s League is doing.
Who’s Who
For a list of Sisterhood officers, directors and committee
chairs, go to www.harshalom.org/auxilaries/sisterhood. For
general questions or if you don’t know who to contact, email
[email protected] and your message will be directed to
the proper person.
Membership Programming
Share Shabbat
March 7, 2014
There are many ways to celebrate Shabbat. “Share Shabbat” is
when our whole congregation is invited to celebrate Shabbat at
each other’s homes on one night, as a way of:
• Having fun together, strengthening the Har Shalom Community,
and creating meaningful memories;
• Encouraging folks to celebrate Shabbat however they
currently feel comfortable doing so (a causal pizza is just as
good as a more traditional meal); and
• Promoting a positive feeling among HS members and “paying
it forward” so guests will consider being hosts in the future
and even more people can Share Shabbat together at the
next one.
Share Shabbt Survey: Thank you for filling out this 8 question
survey which should take less than 5 minutes to complete, and will
be used solely to manage the Share Shabbat program and help
match you with the appropriate participants.
http://svy.mk/1gRfUWh
PLEASE RSVP soon after filling out the survey, and no later than
Sunday, March 2, Hosts and Guests will get an email from the
Membership team including the participants with whom you have
been matched.
If you gather before Shabbat, we encourage you to take photos, and
after Shabbat send them to Miriam Mishkin at VPMembership@
harshalom.org. If you have any questions, please send an email
with any questions to Miriam Mishkin (at the address above).
The monthly Dessert Night Out
Top: Susan Grant, and with hosts Diana
and Scott Rabinowitz.
Left: Dana Kromash and Cindy Fishman
Dessert Night Out
We had another successful Dessert Night Out on Saturday, February
22 at the home of Diana and Scott Rabinowitz, who greeted more
than 30 people. The evening was filled with delicious potluck
desserts and treats, and good conversation.
Mark your calendar for next month’s Dessert Night Out on
Saturday, March 22, at the home of Sharon and Eric Mayl. RSVP
to Susan Grant at [email protected] to tell her what you
will be bringing.
Let’s Share Shabbat!
Enjoy. L’Chaim!
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Art Gallery
Fran Abrams, Art Gallery
• 301-299-7087, ext. 310 | [email protected]
“Seeing It in Black and White”
On View through April 28
Please join us for the Meet the Artists reception on Sunday, March 2 from 11 am - 1 pm, all are welcome.
The walls will exhibit the work of Shanthi Chandrasekar, pen and
ink on paper, Deron DeCesare, printmaker, and Marge Wasson,
photographer. The display cases will feature the polymer clay
work of Fran Abrams and glass jewelry by Lisa St. Martin. The
art on display encompasses a wide range of mediums, but each
demonstrates the impact that can be achieved when we choose to
create art without a full palette of colors.
Shanthi Chandrasekar, North Potomac, MD, (www.shanthic.com)
was born in India and educated in physics and psychology. While
many of her works are influenced by her Indian heritage, her muse
lives where the scientific overlaps with the spiritual. A self-taught
artist, she has won numerous awards including recognition from
the Maryland State Arts Council. She also received grants from the
Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, MD in 2009
and 2013. The series of work presented in this exhibit focuses on
creating imaginary maps of black holes of various sizes.
Deron DeCesare, Woodbridge, VA, (www.derondecesare.com)
was educated as a fine artist at Gettysburg College and now
focuses on painting and printmaking. Within the narrow confines
of black and white, he finds printmaking to be an ideal medium to
explore such design elements as line, texture, shape and value
in their purest forms. Through printmaking, he investigates the
range and diversity of artistic expression fostered by those very
confines. His work has been displayed in numerous portfolios and
exhibitions at galleries, museums and universities throughout the
United States and abroad.
Marge Wasson, Chevy Chase, MD, started showing her
photographs in 2011. “Black-and-white photographs,” she says,
“can pull me into an object or reveal elements that would be almost
invisible in all the ‘noise’ of color.” For this exhibit, she focuses on
botanical subjects. Without the usual colors found in nature, they
acquire a kind of tempo. Some evoke a sense of rhythm, some
seem to flow in swirls and graceful round notes, some just want to
pop right out of the frame.
24 • The Tablet
Fran Abrams, Rockville, MD, (www.franabrams.com) is a Har
Shalom member and chair of the Har Shalom Gallery Committee.
She has been creating art with polymer clay since 2000. Typically
her work encompasses the wide range of colors that can be
achieved with this man-made material. For this exhibit, she
has created work using only black clay and white clay and has
examined themes of contrast, pattern and repetition. Her work
has been widely exhibited and has won numerous awards in
competition with more traditional mediums.
Lisa St. Martin, Reston, VA, (www.glassbeads.com) has been
working with hot glass for over thirty five years. Her jewelry for
this show is an exploration of white, black and clear glass; a study
in the opposition of dark and light and the purity and clarity of
clear glass. With work all over the world and in many books, Lisa’s
time is spent refining her craft, developing new techniques and
teaching. She received the 2010 Society of Glass Beadmaker’s Hall
of Flame Award for her work.
Gallery Har Shalom is located on the walls and in the glass
showcases between the Burke Sanctuary and the Stempler Social
Hall. As you move through the hallway, slow down and look at
the beautiful work on display. Keep in mind that all work is for
sale. Sales forms are available in the rack on the gallery wall and
purchases can be made at the office. A percentage of all sales
benefits Har Shalom.
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timeless spaces. Her goal is to create interiors
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7019 Bradley Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817 | 301-365-0457
www.potomacdesigns.com
Off Season
Deron DeCesare
For complete collections and pricing information, please
visit the Art section of the Har Shalom website.
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26 • The Tablet
B’nai Mitzvah
3/8/2014
3/8/2014 - Minha
Benjamin Williams
Ari Knauer
Son of
Karen Boyd & Jeffrey Williams
Son of
Gary & Stephanie Knauer
3/15/2014
3/22/2014
Lauren Snow
Joshua Rabinowitz
Daughter of
Linda Silverman & Daniel Snow
Son of
Scott & Diana Rabinowitz
3/29/2014
3/29/2014
Gabriel Margolis
Ryan Margolis
Son of
Marc & Sheryl Margolis
Son of
Marc & Sheryl Margolis
3/29/2014 - Minha
Tami Silverstone
Daughter of
Maya Chauls & Jon Silverstone
Congregation Har Shalom • 27
Family News
Mazal Tov to:
Condolences to:
Dawn & Charlie Meyers on the birth of their first grandchild, Sylvia
Rowe Stoneberg. The proud parents are Carly & Andy Stoneberg.
Richard Lurye on the passing of his mother, Lucille Lurye.
Emily & Reuven Goldblatt on their 1st wedding anniversary.
Alex Brodkowitz, son of Ken & Jill Brodkowitz, on the 1st
anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Eric Mendelsohn on the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Our ECEC Director, Brenda Footer, on her acceptance into
the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute, a
cutting edge program for the nation’s leading Jewish preschool
professionals.
Diana & Scott Rabinowitz on their 20th anniversary.
Hannah Freeman, daughter of David & Sandy Freeman, on her
induction into the Yad Squad.
Jerry Breslow on the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Mark Strassman on the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Bruce Immerman on the passing of his mother, Roslyn Immerman.
Honey & Morris Rosen on the passing of their son-in-law, James
Whitten Walsh.
David Doar on the passing of his father, Josiah W. Doar.
Cathy Hodin on the passing of her mother, Gloria Myers.
Arnold Binderman on the passing of his brother, Murray
Binderman.
Jeremy Selengut on the passing of his grandmother, Dorothy
Selengut.
JOIN US FOR THE NEXT
ELDERCARE BRUNCHES
Sheldon & Shelah Landsman on the birth of their grandson, Caleb
Alejandro (Asher Gidon), on December 29th. The proud parents
are Roger & Lina Landsman of McLean, VA.
Faye Taxman & Sandy Ressler on the engagement of their
daughter, Lizzie, to Ian Clark, son of David Clark of Worcester, MA.
Joan Forest on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, Aaron Ryan
Forest, on January 18th. Aaron’s parents are Jonathan & Pam
Forest; his younger brother is Harrison Ethan Forest, and his other
grandparents are Howard & Judith Martin.
Scheldon Kress on celebrating his second Bar Mitzvah, with his
wife, Rose; children Julie Schumacher, Karen Hammerman,
Michael Kress; and grandchildren.
Wendy & David Epstein on the birth of their granddaughter, Arya
Harper Epstein, on January 13th. The proud parents are Benjamin
& Rachel Epstein, great-grandmother is Blanche Abel, and greataunt & uncle are Jackie & Lenny Haynes.
Joan & David Weiss on the birth of their granddaughter, Dalia
Adele, on January 20th. The proud parents are Richard & Sarah
Weiss. Dalia is also welcomed by her grandparents Rita & Kheder
Shukur, uncle Steven and (soon-to-be) aunt Rebekah, and big
sister Temima.
Ken & Karen Lechter on the birth of their granddaughter, Noa
Clara Lechter, on January 28th. The proud parents are Jonathan
& Tamar Lechter.
28 • The Tablet
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
&
JUNE 22
Open to all! Invite your family members and friends.
Contact Bikkur Holim Eldercare Chair Erica Webber
with any questions or suggestions
[email protected]
Donations
We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions . . .
Abram Blum Library
Fund
In Honor of:
Birthday of Marsha Schwartz
Bill & Ellen Bresnick
In Memory of:
Dora Pallia
Bill & Ellen Bresnick
Arlene Sidman Fund
In Memory of:
Esther Sachnoff, aunt of Joel
Rubinstein
Warren & Ann Steinberger
Goldie Chelemer, mother of
Carol Chelemer
Warren & Ann Steinberger,
Bea Katzen
Gussie Rubenstein, mother
of Marlyn
Saul & Marlyn Schepartz
Ray Muffs, our father-in-law
& “Poppa”
Michael, Larry & Amy
Goldfinger
Josiah W. Doar, father of
David Doar
Amy Fine, Karen Barbash &
Paul Strauchler
David & Joan Weiss
Ashin-Zitomer Dor
L’Dor Fund
Lucille Lurye, mother of
Richard Lurye
Bill & Ellen Bresnick
Bud Hale, husband of Jo
Hale, father of Trish Hale
Jeff & Mikki Ashin
Murray Binderman, brother
of Arnold Binderman
Stewart & Shelley Remer
Father of Phyllis Dreyfuss
Jeff & Mikki Ashin
Adult Education
Fund
In Honor of:
Birthday of Marsha Schwartz
Jeff & Meryl Cohen
Alan B. Levenson
Fund
In Memory of:
Jean Levenson, my motherin-law
Joan Levenson
In Memory of:
Marcia Simon, wife of Stuart
Simon
Jeff & Mikki Ashin
Building
Improvement Fund
Jerome Bochner, my father
Arnold Bochner
In Memory of:
Roz Immerman, mother of
Bruce
Arnold & Madelene Bochner
Roslyn Immerman, mother
of Bruce Immerman
August & Carolyn Spector
Cantor Cal Chizever
ECEC Scholarship
Fund
In Memory of:
Lucille Lurye, mother of Rick
Lurye
Stewart & Shelley Remer
Milton Krissman,
grandfather of Rabbi Debbie
Cohen
Lee & Brenda Footer
Louis Sklar, father of Barry
Sklar
Don & Sheila Moldover
Lucille Lurye, mother of Rick
Lurye
Don & Sheila Moldover
Milton Krissman,
grandfather of Rabbi Debbie
Cohen
Don & Sheila Moldover
Marcia Simon, wife of Stuart
Simon
Marvin & Margaret Friedman
Debbie Karch
Children’s Library
Fund
Community of
Caring Fund
In Honor of:
In Honor of:
Birthday of Allyson
Grossman
Norma Grossman
Bar Mitzvah of Scheldon
Kress
Dennis & Linda Winson
Milton Krissman,
grandfather of Rabbi Debbie
Cohen
Jeff & Mikki Ashin
Bat Mitzvah of Lillia Shub,
granddaughter of Bob &
Harriet Shub
Howard & Leah Cohen
Murray Binderman, brother
of Arnold Binderman
Jeff & Mikki Ashin
Sheryl Etelson
Susan Rosenstock
In Memory of:
Milton Raport, father of Lori
Horwitz
Warren & Ann Steinberger
In Memory of:
Sharon Asnis, wife of
Theodore Asnis
Jeff & Mikki Ashin
Ed Morenoff, husband of
Judy
Mel & Millie Rumerman
Donations | Continued on next page
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Donations | Continued
Etz Hayim Humash
Fund
In Memory of:
Birth of Caleb Alejandro
Landsman, grandson of
Sheldon & Shelah Landsman
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Marcia Simon, wife of Stuart
Simon
Steve, Sharon, Rachel, Jessica
& Ben Lieberman
Birth of Grayson Stryker
Matthews, grandson of
Lenny & Helene Sacks
Har Shalom Board of Directors
General Operating
Fund
In Honor of:
1st Wedding Anniversary of
Reuven & Emily Goldblatt
Har Shalom Board of Directors
20th Wedding Anniversary
of Scott & Diana Rabinowitz
Har Shalom Board of Directors
64th Bar Mitzvah
Anniversary of Eric
Mendelsohn
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Stan & Paulette Schofer
66th Bar Mitzvah
Anniversary of Rabbi
Leonard Cahan
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Bar Mitzvah Anniversary of
Jerry Breslow
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Bar Mitzvah Anniversary of
Mark Strassman
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Birth of Arya Harper Epstein,
granddaughter of David
& Wendy Epstein, greatgranddaughter of Blanche
Abel, and great-niece of
Lenny & Jackie Haynes
Har Shalom Board of Directors
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Birth of Sylvia Rowe
Stoneberg, granddaughter
of Charlie & Dawn Meyers
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Ken & Yvonne Paretzky
Gary & Abby Simms
Brian’s Aliyah on January 4,
2014
David & Phyllis Coburn
Engagement of Lizzie
Ressler, daughter of Sandy
Ressler & Faye Taxman, to
Ian Clark
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Har Shalom Players and The
Wizard of Oz
Eileen Penner
Jerry Breslow
Hal Freed
Cyla Handelsman, my
mother
Jacob Handelsman
Jerome Rosenberg, my
father
Morton Rosenberg
David Baris, father of
Michael
Michael & Marsha Baris
Josiah W. Doar, father of
David Doar
Har Shalom Board of Directors
David Resnick, father of
Marsha
Michael & Marsha Baris
Lillian Stempler, mother of
Gerald
Gerald & Deana Stempler
Eugene Leitman, my father
Susan Leitman
Louis Taple, father of Bobbie
Phil & Bobbie Carin
Freyda Schwartz, my mother
Jeremy Schwartz
Lucille Lurye, mother of Rick
Lurye
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Isidore & Florence Wolfe
George Basen, father of
Barry
Barry & Shelly Basen
Marcia Simon, wife of Stuart
Simon
David & Sandra Freeman
George Karelitz, father of
Nancy
Richard & Nancy Millstein
Gloria Myers, mother of
Cathy Hodin
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Harold Auerbach, our uncle
Martin Auerbach
Andrew & Linda Levy
Martin Loser, father of
Claudio
Claudio & Raquel Loser
Max Schwartz, father of
Ellen
Arden & Ellen Baker
Michael Schwartz, our
beloved husband & father
Debra, Andrea & Brian
Schwartz
Ron Glancz for being
honored on Shabbat Hakarat
Ha’Tov in November
Billy & Ruth Oshinsky
Henry & Ida Hochman, my
parents
Marilyn Goodman
In Memory of:
Isidore Cohen, my father
Blanche Abel
Milton Isen, father of
Richard
Richard & Linda Isen
Aaron M. Brenner & Helen
Kossman Brenner, parents of
Phyllis
David & Phyllis Coburn
Jack Greenberg, my late
husband
Marilyn Goodman
Murray Binderman, brother
of Arnold Binderman
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Anna Zonana, my sister
Blanche Abel
James Whitten Walsh, sonin-law of Morris & Honey
Rosen
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Murray Landow, my father
Sandra Handleman
Blanche Meth, mother of
Marty
Marty & Anne Meth
Jennie Plotkin, grandmother
of Steve
Steve & Wende Schuster
Nathan Carin, father of Phil
Phil & Bobbie Carin
Nilda Vazquez, my mother
Graciela Vazquez de Schwartz
Donations | Continued on next page
Donations | Continued
Perry Coburn
David & Phyllis Coburn
Raymond & Estelle Cypes,
parents of David
David & Barbara Cypes
Roz Immerman, mother of
Bruce Immerman
Har Shalom Board of Directors
Samuel Immerman, father of
Bruce
The Immerman Family
Sara Modlin, mother of Hank
Hank & Ruth Modlin
Sarah Rogul, my mother
Marvin Rogul
Seymour & Bernice Weiss,
parents of Barbara
David & Barbara Cypes
Sylvia Weber, mother of
Anne
Marty & Anne Meth
Syma Berson, father of
Wayne
Wayne & Sandra Lynn Berson
Speedy Recovery to:
Bill Bresnick
Stew & Shelley Remer
Marjorie Turgel
Har Shalom Players
Harvey Forest Fund
In Honor of:
Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Forest,
grandson of Joan Forest
The Forest-Ost Family
Howard & Leah Cohen
In Memory of:
Karl Forest, my father-in-law
Joan Forest
Hazzan’s
Discretionary Fund
In Memory of:
Lucille Lurye, mother of Rick
Lurye
The Sheva Brachas
Rabbi’s
Discretionary Fund
In Honor of:
In Memory of:
Rabbi Raskin
Danny & Yael Uhr
Scheldon’s Bar Mitzvah
Scheldon & Rose Kress
Louis Sklar, father of Barry
Sklar
Marcy Versel
Religious School
Fund
Hevra Kadisha Fund
Rose Robfogel Jaffa, mother
of Joe
Joe & Zeevia Jaffa
In Honor of:
Malden March of
Living Fund
Siddur Sim Shalom
Fund
In Honor of:
In Memory of:
Bar Mitzvah of Scheldon
Kress
Al & Dotty Fuchsman
Helen Wisotsky, mother of
Philip
Philip & Shirley Wisotsky
Faye Feder
The Udell Family
Frances & Harry Rubinstein,
parents of Marilyn,
grandparents of Lynn
Jamie & Lynn Mintzer and
Marilyn Loesberg
Permanently Inscribed
Giving Opporunities
There are many ways to honor family, friends, and occasions at Har Shalom... a brick or plaque can be displayed as a permanent reminder.
Forms are available in the Synagogue Office. If you have any questions, whether about ordering or appropriate wording, please contact Leslie
in the Clergy Office: 301-299-7087, ext. 223.
• Megillat Simha leaf: ($180) Celebrate your simha with a brass leaf, displayed in the hallway outside of the Gordon Sanctuary.
• Bricks ($180): For any occasion. Located in the walkway at the Burke Sanctuary entrance.
• Tree of Life leaf: ($360) Commemorate your family’s milestones; displayed in the hallway between the Burke Sanctuary and the Stempler
Social Hall.
• Yahrzeit Plaque: ($500) Memorial plaque in the Burke Sanctuary.
• Burke Seat Plaque: ($1,800) For any occassion or remembrance; located on the back of seats in the Burke Sanctuary; payable in three
installments.
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Buy Something / Give Something
Please help support Har Shalom through the purchase of gift cards. There is nothing "extra" for you to pay; you
simply pay for the face value of the gift card and the stores make a contribution to Har Shalom.
Cards are available whenever the main office is open. The following cards are currently in stock: Giant $50 & $100,
KosherMart (Moti’s Market) $50, Starbucks $10 & $25, AMC Theaters $25, Macy’s $25 & $100, Regal Theaters $25,
and Bloomingdale’s $25 & $100.
Looking for something else? Visit www.glscrip.com to see their complete vendor list and let the office know what
you would like. Questions? Please call the office at (301) 299-7087 or email [email protected].