ChaiLights
Volume 16 Number 12—Kislev & Tevet— December 2014
December 2014 Worship Schedule
December 5 & 6
Shabbat Vayishlach
Friday: *Shabbat Family Service 7 pm
Celebrating December birthdays
and anniversaries
Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service 10 am
Rabbi's Message
The festival of Hanukkah, as we observe it today, is a very different
celebration than that which the Rabbis began to create centuries
ago. On December 18, our last Thursday evening adult learning
program of the semester, we will have the chance to trace that
evolution and the historical and philosophical factors that helped to
shape it. But, for now, let's take a moment to look at a snapshot of
Hanukkah as it is celebrated today:
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December 12 & 13
Shabbat Vayeshev
Friday: Jewish Book Month
Shabbat Evening Service 8 pm
Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service &
Tot Shabbat 10 am
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Kimchi
December 19 & 20
Shabbat Miketz
Friday: CHARLEY led Shabbat
Evening Service 7 pm
Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service 10 am
December 26 & 27
Shabbat Vayigash
Friday: Shabbat Evening Service 8 pm
Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service 10 am
*Babysitting is provided for our
Shabbat Family Service
beginning at 6:30 pm
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For most of us, our observance takes place at home. While the
instruction might be to place our hanukkiyot (Hanukkah
menorahs) in the window, most of us have one on a kitchen or
dining room table, either instead of the window or in addition to
it.
All ages gather around the table – adults and children, parents and grandparents. For
those fortunate enough to have family nearby, there might be multiple generations at
once; or we might gather with a group of friends – a family not by birth, but by choice.
But the important thing is that the candles become a focal point that draws us together.
While the candles burn, we connect with each other and our tradition. We dance, we
sing. We spin the dreidel and play. We eat – of course we eat! – latkes and sufganiyot
and chocolate gelt. And we tell stories – the historical story of Hanukkah, the story of
miracles, our own miraculous stories, the sweet (and funny and poignant) stories of
Hanukkah celebrations past.
We exchange gifts. Yes, we know this has the potential to overshadow other aspects of
the holiday, but we also know it's a beautiful thing to say to someone: "You're important
to me and I want to give you something I know you will enjoy as a way of expressing it."
So we balance our gift-giving by remembering to say "I love you" or "I value you" in nonmaterial ways, and by giving time and gifts to individuals and organizations in need, as
well.
So what is the modern observance of Hanukkah? It's many things, of course, yet
fundamentally it is the paradigm of family education. While "the candles are burning low,"
families connect with one another and their Judaism. We perform rituals; we share stories;
we draw out values. We recount the Hanukkah narrative that lives in our historical memory,
and recall and create our own memories that will be shared for years to come. And – very
important – we have fun!
As our congregation is a family of families, this is the model we strive to emulate, as well. For
those who are a part of our Religious School, we hope your entire family will join us on
Sunday, December 14, for a morning full of family programming. And, throughout the year, it
is our goal to provide opportunities – both in the synagogue and at home – to help you grow
your Jewish connections, individually and with each other.
May this Hanukkah draw you close to all that matters most.
L'shalom,
Index of Articles
Rabbi ………………………....…....…Pg. 1
Temple President …………….....…..Pg. 3
Temple Educator…………..……...…Pg. 4
Sisterhood...…………………….……Pg. 8
Brotherhood………………...….….....Pg. 8
Donations…………….….……Pgs. 14 & 15
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim shall be to serve the religious needs of
families and individuals through programs of lifelong Jewish education (Torah),
inclusive communal worship and ritual (Avodah), and the ongoing quest for greater
justice, peace and acts of loving kindness (Gemilut Chasadim).
KKBE 90 Hasell Street, Charleston, SC 29401 Tel. (843) 723-1090 Fax: (843) 723-0537 www.kkbe.org
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Rabbi
Stephanie M. Alexander
[email protected]
Rabbi
Andrew H. Terkel
[email protected]
Rabbi Emeritus
Anthony D. Holz
[email protected]
Executive Director
Alex Grumbacher
[email protected]
Executive Assistant
Tamar BenArdout
[email protected]
Bookkeeper
Vikki Rondeau
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Irene Gilbert
[email protected]
Receptionist
Alexandra Vaughn
[email protected]
Music Director
Heidi Kunitz-Levy
[email protected]
B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator
Shula Holtz
[email protected]
Youth Advisor
Robin Shuler
[email protected]
Officers
Anita Rosenberg - President
Ben Glass - VP Administration
Art Richek - VP Finance
Susan Pearlstine & Cindi Solomon
Co-VPs Development
Naomi Gorstein - Secretary
LuAnn Rosenzweig - Financial Secretary
David Jaffee - Past President
Edwin Pearlstine - President Emeritus
Trustees
Neil Fisher
Belinda Gergel
Harry Goldberg
Harlan Greene
Rachel Morley
Gary Neiman
Bob Novick
Randi Serrins
Sarah Swingle
Harold Gabel
Brotherhood President
Beth Elmaleh Stapleton
Religious School Chair
Kirby Glass
CHARLEY President
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Bereavement
Dunlap Silver
[email protected]
Building &
Grounds
Steve Ziff
[email protected]
Caring
Bill Greenhill
[email protected]
Herb Goldberg
[email protected]
Cemetery
Morton Ellison
[email protected]
Chavurot
Paul Levy
[email protected]
Development
Susan Pearlstine
[email protected]
Cindi Solomon
[email protected]
East Cooper
Margaret Seres
[email protected]
Sarah Blum
[email protected]
Finance
Art Richek
[email protected]
Heritage
Andy Slotin
[email protected]
Anita Rosenberg
[email protected]
Historic Coming
Street Cemetery
Anita Rosenberg
[email protected]
Randi Serrins
[email protected]
Mary Radin
[email protected]
Insurance
Marty Jackson
[email protected]
Leadership
Development
Cindi Solomon
[email protected]
Library
Marlene Williamon
[email protected]
Join us for this monthly
celebration of KKBE’s member’s
birthdays and anniversaries.
Friday, December 5
Our Next Tot Shabbat
will be on
Saturday, December 13
at 10 am
This service is geared
for our youngest
congregants and families
A Community Kiddush will
follow.
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ChaiLights
Volume 16
Issue 12
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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
90 Hasell Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Programs
Personnel
Ben Glass
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Pulpit
Anita Rosenberg
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Religious School
Beth Stapleton
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Ritual
Art Richek
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Ex Officio
Missee Fox & Lynda Schwartz
Sisterhood Co-Presidents
Celebrating
Committee Chairs
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Social Action
Tourism /
Docents
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Youth
Sandi Jacobs
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President’s Message
Anita M. Rosenberg
December is Jewish Book Month and this is the perfect time to say Thank You,
Todah Rabah, to a wonderful KKBE volunteer, Marlene Williamon. Because of
Marlene’s hard work, we have a really remarkable library. I remember when the
library was a small afterthought! So, I asked Marlene to tell us how this space was
transformed into what we celebrate today. Here’s her story:
“I was walking up the stairs into the old Temple office when Eve Berlinsky,
President of KKBE at the time, caught up with me and asked if I would go into the
Temple library and see if I could repair/organize the books. My answer to her was
“gee, I didn’t know KKBE HAD a library!” I am not a certified librarian, but my
love for reading prompted me to answer Eve’s suggestion. After finding and
assessing the library, I determined that we had about 1,000 to 1,500 books on the
shelves, and indeed, many of them did need repairing. It took about 6 months to
repair many of the original books on the shelves. Today, I fix them before putting them on the shelves.
When we moved to the present space in 2003, patrons were in the library almost daily--studying, reading,
doing research, using the patron computer, and of course checking books in and out. Our library also loans out
CD’s, DVD’s, videos and magazines and we now have a copier in the library for patron use. Our inventory
totals 4000 books and other materials, and there’s room on the shelves for more, if you want to donate items.
There is a separate children’s section, and on Sunday mornings when our Religious School is in session, the
teachers bring their classes into the library for the children to borrow books.
The Association of Jewish Libraries Weine Classification System is used in the KKBE library to catalog all the
materials. This is an expansion of the Dewey Decimal system and quite easy to use.
Currently, with e-books, the readership of our library is not used as it was in years past, but the KKBE library
is still a fun place to be—especially on Sunday morning. Won’t you join us—any Sunday about 10am for
board games, puzzles and conversation. If you would like to assist on Sundays, please call. Jewish Book
Month is December and the oneg after Shabbat services on December 12th will be held in the library.”
Thanks, Marlene, for your dedication!
L’Shalom,
We would be honored to have you celebrate with us as our son,
Benjamin Meir Kimchi is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, December 13th at 10 am.
Kiddush Luncheon to follow
We could not be prouder of our son Ben, who is the most loving
and witty older brother to Emma and Caroline. Ben is a talented
cellist and avid tennis player who attends Charleston County
School of the Arts. In his leisure, Ben simply enjoys spending time
with his family, friends, and pups, Rosie and Rusty.
We look forward to sharing this special day with you!
Kimberly and Eric Kimchi
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Artist in Residence
Religious School Photos
Grade 2’s Simchat Torah
flag made of recycled materials
Grade 4’s Simchat Torah flag depicting
favorite Torah stories
Kindergarten students tell us
about themselves!
Hebrew Bet’s roots
Hebrew Aleph’s word
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Executive Director’s Message
Alex Grumbacher
Over the course of this past year I have had the opportunity to get to
know a particular member in a much different way. Every month, I drive
Delphine Barnett to or from KKBE (Tamar usually does the other direction)
so that she can help prepare the Chailights for mailing. I have come to
cherish this “car” time. We talk about her childhood in Natchez, Mississippi,
her life in rural Illinois where, her husband Harry, of blessed memory, was a
family doctor (the way doctors used to be). When the conversation turns to
politics, I change the subject.
This past month, the day came for our trip downtown. I realized that I
needed to attend an event at my daughter’s school the same morning. I know
how important this time, helping with the Chailights is for my friend, so I
decided to take her with me to the school event so that she didn’t miss going downtown. We attended my
daughter’s Boosterthon and she loved it. She was surrounded by hundreds of children running for a good
cause, reiterating the entire time that she hadn’t been around little kids for quite some time. She
cheered for the students, talked with other parents and the organizers of the event. She loved it!
Why am I writing about this? Companionship for our seniors is important. As relayed by Louis Valerio,
a GlamourGals Executive Board Member, an organization where teens are inspired to provide ongoing
companionship and makeovers to elderly women in senior care:
I believe that through volunteerism and commitment to change, younger generations have the
power to remind every senior citizen that they are appreciated. I have witnessed the excitement on
a senior citizens' face when a young girl rushed to a woman she had developed a special bond with
to get advice on a dress design for her upcoming prom. Regardless of age, people can connect
because they share one commonality -- a longing for companionship.
Yes, Delphine helps with the Chailights, but that is not the important part. We provide an
opportunity for her to be around other people at a place she loves. We also have a program where we
provide some companionship for this segment of our congregation through a service provided by Donna
Spencer and a group of dedicated volunteers. Each Friday Donna visits local nursing homes for Shabbat
services and Jewish holiday programs. We are able to do this through a generous grant from BJH
Foundation for Senior Services.
But, is this enough? We often get phone calls from our older congregants, those that were extremely
active in the past that would like to come to services or events once in a while, but no longer have the
means to do so. They want to be a part of our community. Please let me know if you would be interested
in giving rides to these members or would like to get involved with Donna Spencer’s program. This is an
easy way to brighten someone’s day. I look forward to hearing from you.
L’Shalom,
Alex
Delphine at the Belle
Hall Boosterthon.
We are looking forward
to the
KKBE Shabbaton
April 11, 2015
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Vice President of Administration
Ben Glass
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived
forwards. – Soren Kierkegaard
As I write this, I am looking forward to the installation of Rabbi Andrew Terkel, on
Friday, October 21, 2014. On that evening, we can officially say we are a two rabbi
congregation. But really, Rabbi Terkel and his wife, Hannah Rubin-Schlansky, are already
a part of this community – hosting gatherings in their sukkah, sharing meals with
congregants, and reaching out into the larger Charleston community. Not even four
months in Charleston, and Hannah is already working with the development and
governance group to gather, review and centralize all of our policies.
As we grow in size, both in terms of members and clergy, it is important that we
understand what and who brought us here, and equally important that we be willing to continue evolving. While we
should not change for the sake of change, neither should we resist change for fear of the unknown. Many wonderful
people have given their time, talents, and treasure over the last 266 years to bring us to where we are today. Just as
surely, people we do not yet know will contribute much in the future to create a congregation we can only imagine.
Change is hard. Change is scary. But without change, there is no progress. A year ago, none of us had heard of
Andrew Terkel. Eighteen months ago, no one here knew who Alex Grumbacher was. Five short years ago, none of us
knew a young, Midwestern rabbi with an affinity for the St. Louis Cardinals would be standing on our bimah weaving
sermons filled with baseball, humor, and incredible insight. As I sit in the Board room during Trustee meetings, I see
faces that were not here five years ago. But as we sit here today, looking back on those past five years, do we not
understand how different we are today as a congregation than we were five short years ago?
Certainly we must look backwards to understand the story of KKBE, and we must honor and treasure all those
who have contributed to that story. But just as surely, we must also be willing to turn the other way and continue living
that story into the future. So I wish a hearty welcome to Rabbi Terkel and to Hannah, and I look forward to welcoming
the many unknown leaders and congregants of the future who will continue, with us, to live the story of KKBE.
L’Shalom,
Ben
December Congregational Dinner!
Welcome to our
newest members!!
Friday, December 5 at 5:30 pm
followed by
Shabbat Family Service at 7 pm
celebrating December birthdays and anniversaries
Craig Koniver and Tracie Mays
Brian Faudman
Alyssa Rheingold and Ben Jones
Paula and Ira Willmer
RSVP with the office for dinner by
Tuesday, December 2
$5/person, eight years old and under eat for free
Please bring a side dish that will feed 8!
(Chicken, mac & cheese, Sticky Fingers'
sweet potato casserole and salad are provided.)
Babysitting Provided.
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Join us…...
EAST COOPER SERVICE AT FRANKE
The East Cooper Committee expresses appreciation to all who made the October 24
Shabbat Service at Franke at Seaside a success. Thanks to Rabbi Andrew Terkel who led
the service and to Ellen Elmaleh and Beth Stapleton who provided a delicious Oneg.
Special thanks to all the committee members who worked so hard to make the event run
smoothly.
SAVE THE DATE
The next East Cooper event will be a Friday Evening Shabbat Service on
January 16, 2015
at 7:00 PM at Rodenberg Chapel at Franke at Seaside in Mount Pleasant,
1885 Rifle Range Rd. Please join us!
Sarah Blum and Margaret Seres, East Cooper Co-Chairs
Daniel Island Chanukah Celebration
Come celebrate Chanukah
on Daniel Island!
Saturday, December 20th
4:00-5:30 pm
Family Circle Tennis Center
Come enjoy the our Chanukah celebration
and Menorah lighting ceremony.
Traditional Chanukah food and beverage! Traditional Jewish games! DJ!
The Menorah lighting ceremony will take
place at approximately 5:15pm.
The event is free and
open to the entire Community.
Congregational Chanukah Dinner
Friday, December 19
5:30 pm
Come celebrate the holiday with your
Temple family!
We will have chicken, latkes and other
wonderful Chanukah treats
Bring your menorahs and candles
Chanukah In the Square!
Sunday, December 21
4:00-6:00 pm
Marion Square Park
Candle Lighting! Dancing!
Delicious Holiday Foods!
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KKBE Sisterhood , WRJ
Missee Fox & Lynda Schwartz, KKBE Sisterhood Co-Presidents
As I write this, we’re just emerging from our first cold snap of winter and I sincerely hope we’ll have a milder
winter than last year. That having been said, by the time you read it, Thanksgiving will be over and Chanukah
on the horizon, so I guess we will have to accept the fact that it is winter – even in Charleston.
As you know, Sisterhood traditionally has two fundraisers a year, the Bazaar and our ongoing fundraiser –
Chosen Treasures Gift Shop. While I sincerely hope that I’ll be reporting that this year’s Bazaar raised record
amounts and hope you will think of Chosen Treasures for all your Chanukah needs, please know that this year
we’re proud to be adding our wonderful new cookbook, “Historically Cooking” to our fundraising projects.
Come in to the Gift Shop to take a look at it. It makes a wonderful Chanukah gift! We’re relying on your help
to raise more money than ever so we can fulfill our mission of supporting our Temple.
We thank all those members who have renewed their memberships for this year – and to everyone else – it’s
never too late.
L’Shalom and stay warm!
Judy Gimson – Sisterhood Treasurer
Save the Date!
December 10- Pastries with Heschel Falek
January 14– Sisterhood Luncheon
Questions? Please contact Missee Fox or Lynda Schwartz at
[email protected]
Have some free time? Whether a little or a lot,
Chosen Treasures would love to hear from you. Training provided.
Contact Cynthia Powell at 723-7324.
KKBE Sisterhood, as an affiliate of Women of
Reform Judaism, promotes Jewish values
and causes. We provide our members with an
opportunity to participate in
Social Action, Programs and
Education.
From the Brotherhood President
Harold Gabel
Please join me for the KKBE Brotherhood Brunch, featuring
Armand Derfner
Constitutional Law Scholar-in Residence,
Charleston School of Law
Attorney, Derfner, Altman, and Wilborn
"From Polish Shtetl to Charleston -- By Way of Palestine,
Paris, the Ivy League, Mississippi and Points Beyond."
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Freudenberg Board Room, 10:30 AM-12 Noon
This program is open to the entire congregation
RSVP: Sewell Kahn at [email protected]
By December 10, 2014
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Adult Learning ~ Fall 2014
These programs are funded in part by the
Addlestone/Regenbogen Families Adult Education Fund and the Sisterhood of KKBE
“Yiddish with an Australian Accent”
December 4 at 7 pm
Presenter: Helen Slucki
“From Morning “Till Night:
Little Rituals that Remind Us”
Yiddish can make us nostalgic...it can also
make us shudder and laugh, especially when
we’re bantering about Yiddish curses! Come
spend some time learning and discussing Yiddish phrases–, or
“Vaksn zolstu vi a tsibele mitn kop in dr’erd–
May you grow like an onion with your head
in the ground!”
Make sure you are a part of this sure-to-befun session!
December 11 at 7 pm
Presenter: Rabbi Andrew H. Terkel
We make so many decisions every day, we often
aren’t aware of them all. Where to sit on the bus,
what to order for lunch, how to put on your shoes in
the morning. What if there were rituals for these
little moments in your day that would help us be
more mindful of the choices we make? In fact,
Judaism has a lot to say about these moments!
Come learn what our tradition has to say about
mindfulness and intentionality even in the most
mundane of tasks as we try to transform the
mundane into something holy.
“Chanukah: A Holiday in the Making”
December 18 at 7 pm
Presenter: Rabbi Stephanie M. Alexander
Perhaps more that any holiday we celebrate, it is abundantly clear that the holiday of
Chanukah we now celebrate (with regard to both purpose and practice) does not
look like the holiday that was once created. In this session, we’ll read the sources
that track this evolution, asking ourselves what Chanukah was meant to be, and why
it changed, and what it means to us today.
Torah Study:
The World's Oldest
Book Club
Ongoing Thursday Night Courses
October 23 — December 18 at 8 pm
Talmud for our Times
with Rabbi Stephanie M. Alexander
Registration Required
You may join throughout the semester.
Sundays
(when Hebrew/Religious School
are in session)
10:30 am -11:30 am
Berlinsky Atrium Lobby
Intro to Judaism - REGISTRATION CLOSED
(This is a 16 week course, a second 8 week
section will be offered in the Spring and
registration will open again.)
Casual and conversational, join us for an ongoing discussion of the
foundational text of Jewish thought and practice. We'll begin at the
very beginning - Geneses I:I - reading and discussing the Torah
from cover to cover, paragraph-by-paragraph, verse-by-verse. No
Hebrew required; bring your own edition of the Torah or use ours.
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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim ~ December 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
6 pm
Koleinu Rehearsal
3
12 pm
Literature & Film
Chavurah
5:45 pm
Confirmation Class
4
7 pm
Adult Ed: “Yiddish with
an Australian Accent”
8 pm
Adult Ed: “Introduction
to Judaism”
8 pm
Adult Ed: “Talmud for
Our Times”
5
5:30 pm
Congregational Dinner
7 pm
First Friday Shabbat
Service Celebration
Birthdays & Anniversaries
6
10 am
Shabbat Morning Service
7
9am
Hebrew for Adults
9 am
Hebrew School
10:30 am
Religious School
10:30 am
Torah Study
8
9
6 pm
Board of Trustees:
Executive Committee
Meeting
7 pm
Board of Trustees
Meeting
7 pm
Religious School
Committee Meeting
10
10 am
Sisterhood Program:
Pastries with Heschel
Falek
5:45 pm
Confirmation Class
11
7 pm
Adult Ed: “From
Morning ‘Til Night:
Little Rituals That
Remind Us”
8 pm
Adult Ed: “Introduction
to Judaism”
8 pm
Adult Ed: “Talmud for
Our Times”
12
8 pm
Jewish Book Month
Shabbat Evening Service
13
10 am
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin
Kimchi
10 am
Shabbat Morning Service
10 am
Tot Shabbat
14
9am
Hebrew for Adults
9 am
Hebrew School
9 am
Religious School
Dreidel Shop and
Chanukah Celebration
10:30 am
Brotherhood Brunch
15
16
Lighting of first
Chanukah candle
17
First day of Chanukah
18
7 pm
Adult Ed: “Chanukah:
A Holiday in the
Making”
8 pm
Adult Ed: “Introduction
to Judaism”
8 pm
Adult Ed: “Talmud for
Our Times”
19
5:30 pm
Chanukah Congregational
Dinner
7 pm
CHARLEY Led Shabbat
Evening Service
20
10 am
Shabbat Morning Service
21
NO Hebrew/Religious
School
4-6 pm
Chanukah In The
Square
22
23
6 pm
Koleinu Rehearsal
24
25
Temple Closed
26
8 pm
Shabbat Evening Service
27
10 am
Shabbat Morning Service
28
NO Hebrew/Religious
School
29
30
31
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Daniel Kasman
Cameron Blessinger
Steven Shapiro
Sierra Debrow
David Gamliel
Michael Silverman
Jacob LaCroix
Elaine Salmon
Travis Barnett
Ellis Regenbogen
Augusta Levy
Victoria Labbe
Henry Siegler
Mickey Rosenblum
Winthrop Hepburn
Mark Cumins
Kristina Shatz
Bobby Kornhauser
Heather Bell
Robert Hyman
Elana Ziff
Sharon Becker
December
Anniversaries
4
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17
Susan Wallen
Harold Lenoff
Dana Rothschild-Levy
Benjamin Bernstein
Edward Herschaft
Susan Rieder
Cindi Solomon
Aiden Ball
David Pearlman
Bev Gutmann
Kenneth Chavin
Sheila Shear
Andrew Dubin
Charles Goldberg
Debbie Norton
Jonathan Buncher
Jeffrey Buncher
Matthew Johnson
Leigh Wey
Susan Ziman
Ira Willner
Amelia McMarlin
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Jerry and Macky Farber
Sundance and Cara Rivera
Aaron and Laura Silberman
David and Wendy Frederick
Randolph and Donna Friedman
Charles and Charlotte Zaglin
Steven and Katherine Shapiro
Week of
Nov. 30– Dec. 6
Mary Adler
Charles Belisle
Gusta Mae Brewton
Stuart Buncher
Frances Cornell
Martha Diskin
Ivan Egerton-Green
David Friedman
Michel Golde
Bari Lee Heiden
Pearl Horowitz
Sol Kathrins
Corinne Kratzok
Florence Kurr
Esther H. Lapin
Abraham Lasku
Rose Lazarus
Sarah Leshay
Doris Levy
Saul Mandel
Caroline Mantoue
Harvey Masonberg
December Birthdays
Edna Miller
Jonah Monene
Corrine Nathan
Susan Novick
Sharon Painter
Sara Pellett
Stanley Poley
Clara Pollitzer
Selina Rosen
Dennis Rosenzweig
Edward Ross
Burton Simons
Sidney Steinberg
John Tobakos
Thelma Turk
Martin Turkewitz
James Wallace
Marvin Wallace
David Weinman
Samuel Wiener
Jacob Williams
Sadie Wolf
December Yahrzeits
‫זכור‬
Remember
Marilyn Laken
Jakob Cumins
Richard Glass
Cheryl Keats
Jordan Adelson
Asher Tick
Larry Lipov
Donna Spencer
Gerald Meyerson
Griffin Ramsdell
Jeffrey Zucker
Tess Abedon
Robert Rosen
Amanda Baker
Gannon Rose
Jacob Williams
Ruth Schwartz
Murray Passo
Sam Mendelsohn
Robin Rhea
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Week of
Dec. 7-Dec. 13
Marvin Bobin
Bertha Breibart
Charles Epstein
Herbert Ett
Ann Genauer
Arthur Herschaft
Aaron Holtz
Reuben Jaffee
Sheldon Kamen
Harriet Keyserling
Flora Meyerson
Seymour Neuman
Joseph Olasov
Sophie Pearlstine
Jerome Salmon
Robert Shapiro
Joseph Shapiro
Rachel Solomon
Lester Tichi
Andrew Trussler
Hilma Wetherhorn
Ruby Wolff Levy
Ozzie Young
Sol Zaglin
Joyce Zale
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Jim and Heide Klein
Sid and Gwen Sasiene
Adam and Andrea Mendelsohn
Jack and Jennet Alterman
Larry and Judith Dandridge
Halcyeon Nowack-Paniagua
Robert and Sylvia Reitman
Week of
Dec. 14– Dec. 20
Kenneth Albert
Esther Cohen
Helene Craig
Leonard Devine
Stephen Diamond
Ida Dolin
David Durra
Sherman Finkelstein
Susan Frederick Merz
Audrey Goldbogen
Belle Golde
Bert Gosschalk
Sylvia Green
Hortense Holtz
Meyer Horowitz
Samuel Kaplan
Philip Katz
Carl Klaper
Sylvia Kohn
Ida Levin
Seymour Markowitz
Evelyn Neuman
William Orr
David Post
Joseph Read
Laura Regenbogen
Lou Ries
Eva Saltzman
Norman Silver
Harry Sprung
Milton Stein
Bernard Van Blankenstein
Bill Walser
Robert Waters
Harold Winlow
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Sherry Schwimmer
Ilene Turbow
Max Feinman
Edward Kronsberg
Elliot Kronsberg
Alan Cohen
Gerald Heilman
Jonathan Ray
Emanuel Genauer
Alan Rubin
John Aberman
Abby Archer
Aaron Perlmutter
Isabella Slotin
Brian Rieder
T.R. Williams
Sundance Rivera
Kelly Tick
Robert Witcher
Noah Rieck
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Mark Swick
Sarah Vane
Jack Alterman
Nancy Walker
Aiden Handegan
Brian Alspector
Vicki Danziger
David Millman
Mark Mandel
Ruth Ornik
Alan and Sally Davis
Mitchell and Beth Sherr
Frank and Anita Drennon
Robert and Deborah Turkewitz
Gregory and Karen Forman
William and Elissa Golde
Week of
Dec. 21– Dec. 27
Abe Appel
Abner Bergman
Sarah Brody
Betty Burke
Larry Fox
Louis Golden
Harris Jacobs
Karen Johnson
Betty Kaplan
David Kashin
Week of
Dec. 28– Jan. 3
Nathan Bass
Raphael Elmaleh
Arnold Faudman
Betty Finkel
Leon Forman
Walter Freudenberg
Morton Glass
Nancee Goldsmith
Benjamin Higer
Eslie Kaufman
Blanche Niederman S. David Kaufman
Sanford Olasov
Henry Kratzok
Howard Pomerantz Freddie Kronsberg
Eleanor Portugal
Isadore Mendelson
Sylvia Savitz
Betty Morgan
Irene Sher
Josephine Needle
Harry Sherr
Joan Nelson
Sylvia Silvers
Karolina Ostrower
Matthew Snapp
Mary Schechter
Morris Stone
Joseph Sokol
Bennett Tarshish
Mary Sprung
Rowena Tarshish
Edna Stacey
Jack Vane
Edith Tennis
Rosa Wetherhorn
Aaron Thaler
Gisele Wulfsohn
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Did you Know?
Amanda Freedman, BBG's 70th International N'siah (President),
is spending the year before she attends college traveling the
world, helping regions grow,
meeting with teens, and setting
the global agenda
for BBYO.
Here she is on a tour of our
synagogue with Anita Rosenberg
and Randi Serrins
Cynthia Powell will be moving to Bluffton, S.C.
and will be giving up
her position in the gift shop in December.
Sisterhood is very appreciative of Cindy’s great work
in Chosen Treasures and we wish her and her family the best.
We welcome Bev Gutmann as our new
part time employee in the shop.
-Missee Fox and Lynda Schwartz
Support KKBE and buy your
Mah Jongg Cards
from Sisterhood!
Thank You……..
Sisterhood is proud to make a donation to the
Bernstein Kitchen Fund in honor of the following
people for their contributions to the 64th Annual
Sisterhood Bazaar:
Large Cards- $9
Standard Size Cards- $8
Send your check made out to
KKBE Sisterhood
Stephen Ziff
Sandy Bernstein DeAntonio
Arlene Margoles and Arlenes Catered Affairs
Evelyn Brown and EZ Catering
Kevin and Leslie Archer and Bojangles
Michael Shemtov and Mellow Mushroom
Ellis Grossman and Black Bean Company
Eli Hyman and Hyman's Seafood
Naomi Gorstein
December 2014
And mail to:
Sarah Blum
2775 Olympia Fields Lane
Mt. Pleasant SC 29466
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KKBE HAPPENINGS
Come have a seat in our new
lobby furniture!
Anita Rosenberg and Randi Serrins gave a
tour of KKBE to The Very Reverend
Dr. John Hall, Dean of Westminster Abbey.
Working at the Sisterhood Bazaar:
Lois Sugarman, Penny Levy,
Sandra Bregman, Sheila Shear
HALOS HOLIDAY GIFT DRIVE IS BACK!
NOW THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7TH
The Holidays are almost here and there are so many wonderful children in our
community who need YOUR help to make it happy. Please come by our lobby and
pick a card with a HALOS child's name/ age and gift that they are hoping for, grab a toy
or gift card while you are out doing your holiday shopping and
bring it back to the Temple lobby.
We are also collecting stickers/crayons/markers to fill gift bags.
Please leave them in the labeled box in the lobby as well.
Thank you in advance for your help and your generosity…
Let’s share our KKBE love this Holiday Season!
Any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
Jennifer Alspector [email protected]
December 2014
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Your Generous Donations
We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions for October 16 th thru November 15th:
Building Maintenance/Garden Fund
for Marion Goodman’s speedy recovery
Alan & Rosemary Cohen
in memory of
Janet Kolendar
Marion Goodman
Member Donation
in memory of
in honor of
Blanche Saltzman
Harold & Evalynn Lenoff
Louis Lenoff
Harold & Evalynn Lenoff
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heckelman
Mordenai Hirsch
in memory of
Leonard Eisenberg
Capital Campaign Fund
in memory of
Beverly Jaffee Finkel
Herbert & Patricia Whetsel
Justin & Margaret Ornduff
R .Randall & Susan Bridwell
SC State Constables Assoc.
Marion Goodman
Cemeteries’ Maintenance Fund
in memory of
Fay Alfred
Marlene Addlestone
Coming Street Cemetery Restoration Fund
in memory of
Morey Lipton
Ira & Anita Rosenberg
Charlotte Libater
Ira & Anita Rosenberg
Israel Goldstein
Ken & Nadine Chavin
Marion Goodman
Thomas Seres
Margaret Seres
Leon Aaron Korin
Mitchell & Beth Sherr
with thanks for a great tour
American Paper & Twine Company
Bob Doochin
Chris Lopez
Ellen Buckwalte
Howard & Phyllis Rosenthal
Karen Levin
General Fund
Gilbert & Sandra Jacobs
for the speedy recovery of Alex
Grumbacher
Richard Address
in appreciation of Sisterhood
Arthur Richek
KKBE's warmth to them at Sukkot
Paul & Leslie Kaplan
Richard & Rachel Lustiger
in honor of
Robert Wiesner
Celeste Wiesner
Fred & Jill Klein
Louis & Laurie Berman
in memory of
for the speedy recovery of
Aviva Hoffman
Marian Birlant Slotin Bereavement Fund
Sylvia Kositsky
Ken & Nadine Chavin
Joan Schoenes birthday
Mordenai Hirsch
Ephim Betsis
Mikhail & Galina Smolkin
Nathan Marcus Scochi
Norman & Rebecca Nirenblatt
Charlotte Libater
Lester & Jane Bergen
Larry Dumas
Sallie Dumas
in memory of
Elaine Dontzig
Marjorie Lynch
Rich & Gloria Lapin
Samuel & Sara Rosen
Samuel & Sylvia Steinberg
Leonard "Curly" Greenebaum
Samuel & Sylvia Steinberg
Mary Hagenbuch
Sid & Gwen Sasiene
Music Fund
in honor of
Shula Holz
anonymous
Heidi Kunitz-Levy
William & Patricia Hirsch
Emmi LeVasseur Memorial Fund
Harold & Lillian Jacobs Mitzvah
December 2014
Kramer Religious School
in honor of
Jack Durra
S. & Leslye Prum
Alex Rovner chanting from the Torah at
Rosh Hashanah
Mildred Bernstein Kitchen Fund
Ann Durra
Deverett Smith & Vivian Friedman
in honor of
in memory of
KKBE’s welcome of their son Alex at
services
in honor of the birth of Adam Mahon
Hornik Youth Fund
Rosalyn Monat-Haller
Belinda and Richard Gergel
Sara Breibart
Thank you to KKBE
in appreciation of Judge Joe Mendelsohn
Ira & Anita Rosenberg
Jay & Rhelda Sher
KKBE's warm welcome
Solomon Breibart
Community Tzedakah Fund
Heritage Fund
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Rabbi Terkel’s installation
Martin & Rochelle Yonas
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in memory of
Samuel Aaron Cohen
Edward & Bonnie Silverberg
Charlotte Libater
anonymous
Ken & Nadine Chavin
Margaret Seres
Paul & Penny Levy
Thomas & Paige Williams
Marion Goodman
Patla/Hirschmann Fund
in memory of
Thank you
in memory of
for our beautiful and moving
wedding ceremony
Abraham Finkel
Dave & Amanda Gilbert
David & Dolly Jaffee
for performing a beautiful wedding
ceremony for Arielle and Scott Sheridan
Deverett Smith & Vivian Friedman
Rabbi Anthony D Holz Social Justice Fund
Lee and Hilda Banov
Sam & Ellen Banov
Prayer Book Fund
in memory of
Bluma Swillinger
Lawrence Swillinger
Rabbi Alexander Discretionary Fund
in memory of
Leonard Greenebaum
William Quick & Stephanie Schwartz
Samuel Hoffman
Durst Payne and Joan Rubinstein
David Stewart & Helen James-Stewart
Samuel Hoffman
Durst Payne & Joan Rubinstein
Ezin C. Goldberg
Herbert & Helen Goldberg
in celebration of
Lois Sugarman’s daughter's marriage to
Charles Dima
David Stewart & Helen James-Stewart
in honor of
Jeff and Beth Richek’s wedding
Art Richek
Heidi Kunitz-Levy
David Stewart & Helen James-Stewart
Margaret Seres
Pearl Baker
Rabbi Emeritus Discretionary Fund
in memory of
Nathan Wolf
Tamar BenArdout
Scholar in Residence
David & Dolly Jaffee
Doris Meyers
Social Action Fund
Rabbi Terkel Discretionary Fund
in memory of
Judith Vane
William Quick & Stephanie Schwartz
in honor of
Rabbi Terkel
William G. Hill
Dianne Berger-Hill
Sugarman Hospitality Fund
Aaron & Laura Silverman
Arnold & Amy Terkel
in memory of
for the speedy recovery of Alex
Grumbacher
Sara Vane
Paul & Patricia Sykes
in memory of
Harriette and Robert Mann
Charlotte Libater
Julius Seres
Shoshanna Szuch
Carol Mysel
Judith Vane
David Mann
David & Dolly Jaffee
Frank "Wolfie" Wasserman
in memory of
Jennie Mysel
Helen Banov
Sam & Ellen Banov
Charlotte Libater
Marvin Bordetsky
Rabbinic Endowment Fund
Lois Sugarman
Edward & Amy Kronsberg
Charlotte Libater
Mark & Janet Bloch
Sanctuary Restoration Fund
for the speedy recovery of
Tourism Fund
Heidi Kunitz-Levy
Thanks for a great tour
Paul & Susan Sugarman
Mark Green
Janet Schwartz
David & Dolly Jaffee
in honor of
Silvia Marx
the anniversary of Rabbi and Judy Holz
David & Dolly Jaffee
the anniversary of Maury and Cookie
Finkelstein
David & Dolly Jaffee
Stephen & Ina Abrams
Stephen & Roma Field
Steven & Alice Hirsh
in honor of
Rhetta Mendelsohn
Michael Stotsky MD
Susan Pearlstine
Elizabeth Lockette
Jay Drapkin
Shoshanna Szuch
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Floral Sponsors Needed!
If you have a celebration—a birthday or anniversary— or
want to honor someone you love, sponsoring the Bimah
flowers is a wonderful way to show you care!
Below are available dates you can brighten our beautiful,
historic sanctuary with a floral bouquet.
To pick your weekend, please contact the Temple
Office at 723-1090 or [email protected] .
Thank you to our
November Oneg Sponsors
Cookbook Committee of Sisterhood
KKBE Sisterhood
KKBE Brotherhood
KKBE Board of Trustees
The Feinman Family
Sign Up
For Onegs!
Thank You to Our November
Floral Sponsors
When you have a celebration—a birthday or
anniversary— really any time you want to honor
someone you love, sponsoring an Oneg is a
lovely way to share the celebration with KKBE's
entire congregation! Sometimes several families
choose to share an Oneg Sponsorship, which
makes it twice the fun.
Miriam Wilchanovsky
Audrey and Mark Mandel
The Feinman Family
December ‘14
19
January ‘15
2, 16, 23
February ‘15
6, 20
March ‘15
All Taken!
April ‘15
3, 17, 24
May ‘15
1, 22, 29
June ‘15
12, 19, 26
December ‘14
19, 26
July ‘15
3, 10, 17, 24
January ‘15
9, 16, 23
August ‘15
7, 14, 21, 28
February ‘15
20
September ‘15
4, 11, 18, 25
March ‘15
October ‘15
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April ‘15
10, 17,
November ‘15
6, 13, 20, 27
May ‘15
8, 15, 29
June ‘ 15
26
July ‘15
3, 10, 17, 24
August ‘15
7, 14, 21, 28
September ‘15
4, 11, 18, 25
October ‘15
2, 9, 16, 23. 30
November ‘15
6, 13, 20, 27
For $144, you can sponsor an Oneg and the
Temple will purchase the food.
Please contact the Temple Office 723-1090 to
schedule your date!
December Oneg Sponsors
Celeste Wiesner and Linda Bergman
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Harold & Lillian Jacobs
Mitzvah Memberships
2014-2015
Circle of Generations
Edwin Pearlstine, Jr.
Susan Pearlstine
Jan & Larry Lipov
Circle of Vision
Nadine & Kenneth Chavin
Circle of Understanding
Judith & Mark Green
Amy Davis & Phil Saul
Cynthia & Kerry Solomon
Circle of Spirit
Linda Bergman
Debarah Wallace & Peter Dubin
Maxine & Henry Freudenberg
Margaret Seres
Katherine & Steven Shapiro
Patricia & Paul Sykes
Samuel Taylon
Judith Vane
Rochelle & Martin Yonas
Circle of Hope
John Aberman & Linda MacDonald
Katherine & Barry Abrams
Marlene Addlestone
Jennifer and Brian Alspector
Ann Apple
David Bachman & Marjorie Rath
Jo Ellen & Jan Basile
Jack Bass
Jaclyn Berlinsky
Eve & Norman Berlinsky
Flo and Barry Breibart
Beth & Jeffrey Buncher
Bobbi Cohn
Sandra Conradi
Judith and Larry Dandridge
SaraJane & Samuel Dolinsky
Barbara & Edwin Epstein
Ellen Elmaleh
Linda & Richard Ett
Rella & Alan Eysen
Judith and William Farley
Deborah & Neil Fisher
Amy & Brian Frain
Julie & Scott Glass
Ruth & Harry Goldberg
Marion Goodstein Goodman
Marilyn & Neal Gordon
Janet Gorski
Cynthia and Harvey Greene
Harlan Greene & Jonathan Ray
David Haller
Rosalyn Monat-Haller
Sandi and Gilbert Jacobs
Murray Jaffe
Dorothy Joseph
Renee & Sewell Kahn
Lee & Allen Kaplan
Heide & Jim Klein
Dr. Michael Kogan
Arlene and Robert Krauss
Marilyn Laken
Henry Levin
Alice Levkoff
Sherri & Harvey Loew
Audrey & Mark Mandel
Janyce McMenamin
Mary Ross McQuage
Doris Meyers
Helaine Minkus
Roslyn Monat-Haller
Carol Mysel
Gary and Margalit Neiman
Teresa & Robert New
Rebecca & Norman Nirenblatt
Beth & Bob Novick
Christine & William Olasov
Sue & Robert Prenner
Roslyn & Paul Price
Elizabeth and Wayne Rackoff
Anita and Ira Rosenberg
LuAnn & Steven Rosenzweig
Michelle & Eric Rovner
Randi & Rich Serrins
Dunlap & Richard Silver
Debbie & Joseph Sistino
Lois Sugarman
Diane & Edward Tichi
Lisa Toporek
Stephanie & Terry Tranen
Deborah & Robert Turkewitz
Susan & Nils Wallen
Dana & Skippy Weil
Jeffrey Weingarten & Belinda Broido
Vicki & Jay White
Everett Wilcox & Jan Pomerantz
Paige & TR Williams
Robert Witcher & Lynda Schwartz
Mindelle & Loren Ziff
Julie & Stephen Ziff
Anita Zucker
December 2014
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Writer’s Chavurah
I Remember
By H. Sandra Bregman
Waking glad to greet the day,
While never worrying what to say;
Brightly living with youth’s heart,
Taking pleasure from the start;
Of just the ordinary things to do,
Like walking along enjoying the view,
Of trees and lawns of gardens sweet,
That loving hands had made so neat;
And watching birds and butterflies,
That punctuated the scenes before my eyes;
Oh would that innocent exuberance yet return,
That only happy youth can learn-I would again feel happy just to be,
And find that unfettered soul that’s truly me.
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Join the Society of 1749
...generous, visionary KKBE
members who have included bequests
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