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Tikvat IsraelBULLETIN

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2015AV-ELUL 5775 - TISHREI 5776

Volume 8 ■ Number 7

WEEKLY RELIGIOUSSERVICES

Monday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 p.m.

Shabbat 9:30 a.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Services also held at Shiva houses as needed. Morning service times may change for Rosh Chodesh, minor fasts and national holidays. Watch e-mail for notifications.

CANDLELIGHTING TIMES

Sep 4 Ki Tavo 7:16

Sep 11 Nitzavim 7:05

Sep 13 Rosh Hashana 7:01

Sep 18 Vayelech 6:53

Sep 22 Yom Kippur 6:47

Sep 25 Ha'Azinu 6:42

Sep 27 Sukkot 6:39

Oct 2 Sukkot 6:31

Oct 4 Shmini Atzeret 6:28

Oct 9 Bereshit 6:20

Oct 16 Noach 6:10

Oct 23 Lech Lecha 6:00

Oct 30 Vayera 5:51

SAVE THE DATEINSTALLATION FOR RABBI BENJAMIN SHULL

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 10:30 a.m. (JUST AFTER MORNING MINYAN)

BRIEF CEREMONY WITH RECEPTION FOLLOWINGNOTE: Congregants interested in sponsoring this event should contact the office

or Sam Gilston ([email protected]) or Fred Wagner ([email protected]). We are seeking contributions to defray the cost of the Installation reception.

I am thrilled to greet you as your new rabbi as we approach the High Holy Day season. Tikvat Israel is a wonderful congregation. My family and I have been overwhelmed by your kindness and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.

Shalom, shalom l’rachok v’lakarov. These are the words of the prophet Isaiah that we will read on Yom Kippur morning. “A double blessing of peace to those who are far and to those who are near.” The prophet was relaying God’s message of hope to all the people of Israel who had been exiled to Babylonia in ancient days. “Far and near” was a reminder that God’s hand is extended to all no matter how far they may have strayed.

Now some may understand “far and near” to refer to the people’s distance from God. But I don’t think that’s what the prophet meant. I believe that God is near to all of us, as we are all God’s children. “Far and near” in the prophet’s message is referring to the people’s distance from one another and not from God. Some may have strayed from the community and

some may be very close, but God’s greeting of “shalom” is sent in equal portion to all.

Haverim, the prophet’s ancient message is just as important today as it was over 2500 years ago. God’s hand is extended to all, equally, whether we are “regulars.” at the shul or whether we are “not so regulars”Hope and renewal is available to all. The High Holy Days come to remind us that God is right beside us. All we have to do is turn (teshuvah) and God will be there to greet us with shalom, shalom.

The “far and near” issue is about our relationship to one another. Lessening the distance between us and our fellow Jews, or

SHULL TO SHUL

Shalom Shalom L’Rachok v’LaKarov-Welcoming Those Who Are Far and Near

BY RABBI BENJAMIN SHULL

Continued on page 5

Rabbi Shull reads to the children in the Tikvat Israel ECC. (Photo by Bob Silverstein)

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Commitment to Change BY MELANIE GRISHMAN, TIKVAT ISRAEL PRESIDENT

I just finished reading Dr. Erica Brown’s book Inspired Jewish L e a d e r s h i p : Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communi t i e s .A friend who chairs her shul’s library committee asked

me to review the book and then tell her if their library should keep it. They should, and I encourage our members to read the book as well.

As I began reading, I became entranced by how Dr. Brown wove the concepts of leadership into Jewish leadership in particular. Her chapter on change seemed particularly relevant to where we are as a community today. She wrote of two basic points of change in Jewish life – teshuva and tikun olam. When we make teshuva we commit ourselves to change something about ourselves in order to become a better person. In tikun olam we work to make the world a better place. Neither of these concepts of change is easy.

As we begin our relationship with Rabbi Shull, our focus is on working to make our community a better place. Dr. Brown suggests that brit, or covenant, may be the more appropriate word in this case, as it does not indicate change as much as community-wide commit-ment to the collective identity. Each member within the community must make personal accommodation to meet group needs and values. A brit involves a group understanding about who we are and what we stand for. These ideas really resonated with me because the changes

that we will be facing are not about any one of us personally, but are about all of us. It is about what we want Tikvat Israel to become as we move into the future.

Making these types of accommoda-tions is not easy. We have to give up some of what we want personally for the greater group needs. It can make us anxious and uncomfortable. The leaders in the com-munity have to engage in due diligence to make sure that they hear the needs and concerns of the community and respond. All members of the community must be involved in this collective journey.

In our community, we have many committees that plan and execute spe-cific programs, such as Adult Education, Religious Practices, and Social Action. Avy Ashery is reviving the Israel Affairs Committee and is asking members to join him in this endeavor. I am meeting with Janice Rosenberg and Tamah Graber, two librarians in the congregation, to begin working on establishing a Library Committee to make the library more accessible and useful to our members. Bob Silverstein is chairing a committee on marketing to ensure that the com-munity at large knows us and make sure that we are no longer “the best kept secret in Rockville.” Fred Wagner has formed a Membership Committee to attract new members for the community, and to fos-ter active and engaged current members.

I sense great energy being created in anticipation as we begin to move forward. I challenge you to become part of that energy to ensure that your voice is heard. As each of us makes a new commitment to Tikvat Israel, may we go from strength to strength.

SAVE THE DATECantor’s Concert: ROCK OF AGESJewish Music with a Contemporary Beat

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 7:30 P.M.Featuring Cantor Rochelle Helzner and the Mark Novak Band

Photo by Felica R. Black

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CANTOR’S CORNER

Upcoming ProgramsBY CANTOR ROCHELLE HELZNER

Joint Selichot Program with Shaare Tefila on Saturday night, September 5

David Rose, ZAKA's International Director, will be at Tikvat Israel on September 5th as

the speaker for our joint Selichot program with Shaare Tefila. According to its website, ZAKA is “a UN-recognized humanitarian organization that can deploy anywhere on the globe within hours…. ZAKA's mission is to rescue and recover victims following ter-ror attacks, bombings, or natural disasters.” ZAKA, which is perhaps best known for its sacred work in collecting human remains to ensure a proper Jewish burial, is equally active in the fields of emergency response, search and rescue, and accident prevention.

Refreshments will be at 9:00 p.m., speaker at 9:30 and service at 10:15.

Cemetery Visit, September 20Join Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner at

Judean Gardens (16225 Batchelors Forest Road, Olney) on Sunday, September 20 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Meet at the Tikvat Israel area for a brief ceremony before visit-ing family graves. Rabbi Schull and Cantor Helzner will chant "El Moleh Rachamim" at the individual gravesites if requested or will provide sheets so you may chant/recite it yourselves.

Pizza in the HutThe Early Childhood Center and

Tikvat Israel will sponsor Pizza in the Hut, a Sukkot family experience in the Sukkah on Thursday, October 1, 5:30-7:30pm.

Congregational Dinner in the Sukkah, October 2

Fulfill the mitzvah of eating in a suk-kah together with fellow congregants on Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot, Friday evening, October 2.

"Thanksgiving Sing" PreparationTikvat Israel's joint Thanksgiving pro-

gram with the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m.. Singers are invited to

participate in a joint choir with the church and Kolot Halev. Russell Moore will once again prepare us. Rehearsals will be held on Sundays, October 11, 25, November 1, 8 & 15. Our joint rehearsal will be Thursday, November 19 at the church. Contact Cantor Helzner for more information.

A Shabbat for EveryoneTikvat Israel offers a variety of experi-

ences for observing Shabbat that appeal to a wide array of interests and needs. We offer a weekly Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:30 p.m. and a weekly Shabbat morning service at 9:30 a.m. In addition, the line-up at TI includes the following:

• Kabbalat Shabbat with InstrumentsThis uplifting Shabbat evening service

includes spirited melodies, both traditional and new, accompanied by guitar, piano, bass and percussion. It is held in the Flax Library at 6:30 p.m. on special scheduled Shabbatot. A pre-service sponsored reception at 5:45 p.m. usually precedes the service. The service is open to congregation members of all ages. The first service of the year will be held on Friday, October 16 at 6:30 p.m. A pre-service reception at 5:45 p.m. will be sponsored by Lenny and Celia Shuchman.

• Boker Ohr ServiceThis service, led by Cantor Helzner,

includes a more musical and spirited early morning service accompanied by percus-sion. Boker Ohr will be held on November 14. Further dates to be announced.

• Nishmat Kol ChaiFacilitated by Rabbah Arlene Berger

with help from congregants, this Shabbat morning service includes traditional and non-traditional prayers, chanting, percus-sion, movement and a Torah discussion. Its purpose is to help participants connect spiritually with their prayers; to explore the intent of our prayers, the meanings of our Torah and different prayer modalities. Prayers include the matriachs. This service is held from 10:00 a.m. to noon in the Flax Library on special scheduled dates and runs concurrently with the regular service in the sanctuary. Nishmat Kol Chai dates will be announced soon.

• Junior CongregationThis Shabbat morning service for stu-

dents in third through sixth grade will be conducted by the students themselves with the help of Hannah Smith and Matthew Kaminow and advisor, Jason Schwartz. The first service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on October 3, and continues the first Shabbat of every month.

• Tot ShabbatFamilies with young children (ages

5 and under) are invited to join Maxine Perlmutter for songs, prayers and stories at 11:00 a.m. on Shabbat mornings in Room 13 (ECC Library). The first one of the new year is planned for October 10. Check B’Kesher for confirmation of this and future dates.

• Shabbat Sing-a-Long Join us for a lively, kid-friendly sing-

a-long with traditional Jewish and Hebrew songs. Young children (through age 5) and parents will be led in song by fellow TI con-gregants/parents Dani Schwartz and Sarah Hardy. Tentative dates are September 5 and October 17 at 11:00 a.m. Check B’Kesher for confirmation of these dates.

• Torah ClubUnder the direction of adult advisors,

students in grades four and up learn Torah trope with the goal of becoming proficient in reading Torah. The club meets every second and fourth Shabbat morning of the month (Sept. 12 and 26, Oct. 10 and 31). Students will meet in the school wing at the end of the Torah service. Contact Elliot Cowan at 301-460-9522 for more information.

• Drama ShabbatKids of all ages (infants to teens) join

together to perform a skit relating to the week’s parasha. The rehearsals start during the Shabbat morning service and the play is performed during the Kiddush. The first Drama Shabbat will be October 24.


USY Regional Office Moving into TI Space

The Seaboard Region office of United Synagogue Youth will move its operations to Tikvat Israel beginning Sept. 30.

USY will rent office space from the synagogue on the second floor of the education wing, relocating from its current home in an office building on Executive Boulevard in Rockville.

The USY staff, led by Shira Kaplan, intends to hold meetings at the synagogue, which will bring additional young people into the building. The Seaboard Region, which began in 1953, coordi-nates the activities of about 30 chapters in an area stretching from Baltimore, Md., to Raleigh, N.C.

“We are very excited to make Tikvat Israel our new home, and we are so grateful for the very warm welcome the Tikvat Israel community has shown us,” said Kaplan, regional youth director for the Seaboard Region of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

Tikvat Israel’s Hannah Smith, daughter of Ellen and Jeff Smith, is serving as the Seaboard Region USY president in 2015-16. She was elected to the top youth leadership post by her peers in the spring.

TI’s Charity Group Funds a Dozen Global

and Local CausesThe synagogue’s Tzedakah Havurah recently distributed

more than $4,000 in charitable funds to 16 human service and social service organizations supporting a wide range of needs locally and globally.

In his annual fiscal year accounting at the end of July to the congregation, David Gantz, chair of the Tzedakah Havurah, said Tikvat Israel collected $3,984.10 from charitable giving, the vast majority from individuals’ donations at morning and evening minyanim ($3,392.60) since last August. The other source was Purim canisters ($591.50).

The committee recently allocated $4,050, leaving $122 in the account to begin the 2015-16 tzedakah year.

This year’s beneficiaries, selected by members of the havurah, were as follows: Mazon, Project Hope, Israel Free Loan Association, Manna Food Bank, Shepherd’s Table, Save a Child’s Heart, SmileTrain, Alyn Hospital in Israel, American Jewish World Service, Stepping Stones Shelter, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, The Polaris Project (combats human trafficking), Washington Area Fuel Fund, Rockville Emergency Assistance Program, Jerusalem Foundation’s support of Helena Kagan Youth Center and Shutaf (a Jerusalem-based children’s special-needs camp).

Said Gantz in his public report: “The Tzedakah Havurah has been able to make such allocations because of the everyday gener-osity of the Tikvat Israel congregants.”

Anyone in the congregation interested in joining the group’s future allocation discussions can contact David Gantz at [email protected] or any other member (Hope Kott, Dan Jacobs, Robbi Cohen, Elyse Bernstein, Kate Jennes-Kahn).

TI’s Tzedakah Havurah was started in 1987 by members of Beth Tikva Congregation and operates under the umbrella of the synagogue’s tax-exempt status. Based upon Jewish tradition, the group funds both Jewish and non-Jewish causes.

Bridge ClubThe first bridge night of the Fall will

be on September 2, then continuing on first and third Wednesdays beginning Oct 7. Each month, the first Wednesday is Party Bridge, and the third Wednesday is Duplicate Bridge. We will have dessert in the Social Hall at 8:00 p.m., then table play begins at 8:15. For more information, contact Lincoln Hallen at [email protected].

TI WOMEN’S NETWORK

Book Group Reads about Marc Chagall

The first meeting of the TI Women's Network Book Group will be on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:45 p.m.. We will be discussing The Bridal Chair: A Novel by Gloria Goldreich. The book tells the story of Marc Chagall and his life, including shtetl life, his art and life with his daughter Ida Chagall Meyer. The Women’s Network has a great group and is always happy to see a new face.

Please remember that evening minyan starts at 7:30 so come and support your fellow congregants by attending the minyan before the book group. A complete list of the books for 2015-2016 will be coming shortly. Happy reading!

SAVE THE DATE FOR A Journey Through S'farad: A Musical Voyage

in Preparation for the Cantor's Assembly Summer 2016 Mission to Spain.

This concert will be held on Sunday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m. at Congregation Har Shalom, featuring performances by the Conservative Cantors of the Seaboard Region, including Cantor Helzner.


BE the Best You Can BEE in the ECCBY MICHELLE SOBEL

DIRECTOR, TIKVAT ISRAEL ECC & T.I. PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING

The cycle of the year offers us specific moments to reflect, refresh and renew. Though the ECC is open year-round, there is a definite feeling of renewal as we begin a new school year. Certainly, there is clear demarcation in the Jewish calendar with Rosh Hashanah marking a new beginning. In the secular calendar, New Year’s celebrations often come with New Year’s resolutions. In Jewish tradition, we engage in something a bit more introspective and a practice that I believe is valuable for adults and children alike.

The time period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur offers us a time for teshuvah. We usually hear the word teshuvah related to the concept of repentance and associated with the time when adults take stock of their lives and repent for their sins in the days leading up to Yom Kippur. Though we know that teshuvah literally means "return," I like to think of teshuvah as a time to focus on reflection and renewal. Indeed, we can all benefit from taking the time to look back, but more importantly, we can look forward. By putting a positive emphasis on teshuvah, we can seize the opportunity to think ahead about ways to practice being our best selves throughout the year.

How do we teach this concept of teshuvah to young children?

I grappled with this question several years back when I pondered how to teach young children about Yom Kippur without focusing on negative and abstract concepts such as sins, repentance and being sorry. What followed was not only a meaningful and engag-ing lesson with the two-to-three-year olds I was teaching that year, but the impetus for what is still very much part of the Tikvat Israel ECC culture.

The answer: BE the Best You Can BEE!

With the help of a bumblebee puppet (to keep the children engaged and remind them of the kid-friendly phrase), I asked the children what it means to “BE the Best You Can BEE!” It was a very positive and powerful experience to observe children contemplating and verbalizing ways they can do right in their world rather than focusing on something they might have done wrong in the past. In addition, I was able to help the “BE the Best you can BEE” concept “stick” with the children by adding a honey tasting to the lesson and making the connection that bees make honey and we enjoy honey during the High Holiday season as a symbol of a sweet new year.

That one lesson with the bumblebee puppet went on to inspire many elements of our Tikvat Israel ECC curricu-lum, as well-being a phrase commonly heard throughout the ECC. In fact, this “BE the Best You Can BEE” theme is incorporated at the ECC throughout the year. One never knows when Batya Bee (our “BE the Best You Can BEE!” puppet mascot) will appear in an ECC classroom singing her theme song to excite and inspire the children to be the best they can BEE. As early childhood educators, we often recognize a teachable moment where there is an opportunity to help a child learn. We may ask them: “Are you making good choices?” or “How can you help your community?” This offers our children the chance to reflect on their own attitudes and actions and to make positive choices. I BEElieve that is what teshuvah is all about.

I invite everyone in our Tikvat Israel community to start the New Year off with a posi-tive spin by reflecting and renewing your focus on ways to “BE the Best You Can BEE!”

Shanah Tovah Umetukah. Wishing a Good and Sweet Year to all!

perhaps between us and our family mem-bers from whom we are estranged, is the goal of this High Holy Days. And I believe that God’s loving message of “shalom” can help bring us together. Peace, wholeness, and healing is God’s promise. Knowing that God’s warm embrace encompasses us all, whether “religious” or not, whether “engaged” or “disengaged,” opens the road to reconciliation.

“Far and near” are words that mean something to me as your rabbi. I want to reduce the distance between us. I want to get to know you, so that we become, kerovim, the Hebrew word for relatives, those who are near, rather than strangers. In order to do this, we have to meet and discuss, get to know one another personally.

Over the course of the next few months, with the help of lay leaders, I will be setting up different opportunities for us to meet. You will see notices about special meetings outside of the shul, hopefully near where you work or gather for coffee or tea. Stay tuned for more details.

As my schedule takes shape, I will contact you about my office hours (I will be available for office appointments on one evening each week, most likely Mondays). I have an “open-door” policy — please feel free to drop by as I will be around the shul most days of the week except for Wednesdays, or give me a call at the office, or shoot me an e-mail.

Once again, I am thrilled to be part of this fine community. My wife Stacy and I would like to wish you and yours a healthy and prosperous new year. And may we always come together in peace. Shalom, shalom l’rachok v’lakarov

MAZEL TOVTO THESE OUTSTANDING

B’NAI MITZVAH!Aviva Kram - August 29

Austin Kaminow - September 7

Miriam Gardsbane - October 17

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Favorite Apps Shared by Our CongregantsBY FELICIA R. BLACK, TIKVAT ISRAEL BULLETIN ASSISTANT EDITOR

I visited a shiva house for a Tikvat Israel congregant recently and noticed a strange sight. During Minchah/Ma’ariv, a congregant -- a rabbi, no less -- appeared to be reading her e-mail. And her husband was doing the same!

Soon after, I discovered this to be a clever use of technology rather than a case of ill-considered manners and bad timing.

Reading the Minchah/Ma’ariv prayers on their cell phones is just one of the many ways Rabbah Arlene Berger and her husband Warren use J’apps, or Jewish apps, to make their Jewish lives easier. “Most places run out of siddurim, so I leave them for others,” Rabbah Berger said.

The app she and her husband were using is called Smart Siddur, which provides the prayers in Hebrew only. One of the convenient features of this app is that it shows you only the prayer that is appropriate for the day and time of day you are using it. For example, if you open the app on your mobile device at 8 a.m., it automatically displays Shacharit, but if you open the app on Rosh Hodesh, it displays the prayers for the Hallel. According to its developer, Jack Sitt, “The app makes the praying process far more efficient, beautiful and convenient.”

From davening Minchah/Ma’ariv to finding the right b’racha for a particular food and the correct candlelighting time for your location to learning your Torah portion and its trope, J’apps have you covered.

And if you think J’apps are only handy for those with official duties, think again. Congregants Janaki Kuruppu and Peggy Mitchel use a Omer counter, which provided them with the Omer blessings and counting reminders. Kuruppu uses Chabad’s Omer counter. ”It has a meditation for each day, which is cool, and it keeps track of your location,” she said. “It reminded me correctly in Sierra Leone, and then in Rockville.”

Another J’app used by Rabbah Berger is a Hebrew/English translator by RustyBrick, which converts Hebrew to English and English to Hebrew. “You can translate Hebrew by typing using our Hebrew keyboard and clicking translate. In addition, you can use the built-in Apple keyboard to translate from English to Hebrew,” according to RustyBrick.

Among the siddur apps Rabbah Berger uses is Siddur Lite by RustyBrick (99 cents). “I downloaded it on the recommendation of a colleague and like it a lot. I’ve tried several other siddur apps, and this is the only one I find consistently readable,” said Rabbah Berger.

The iBracha app by iBracha Corp is good for finding the cor-rect b’rakhot for food.

For learning Torah readings, Rabbah Berger prefers PocketTorah by Russel Neiss. “It has the Torah readings, aliyot,

for each parsha in both regular format (with vowels, trope and punctuation) and in actual Torah format,” she said. And for learning trope, she likes PocketTorah Trope, also by Neiss, which has the trope for Torah, haftarah, High Holidays and megillot.

For Shabbat candlelighting times, I use Shabbat Shalom, a J’app by RustyBrick. It also provides Havdalah times and the name of the parsha of the week.

Rabbi Alana Suskin’s favorite J’app is On Your Way, or in Hebrew, ובלכתך , by Roi Reshef. “It’s basically a phone version of the Bar Ilan CD -- every possible book, commentary, whatever, from Torah to midrash to halacha -- only for Hebrew readers, I’m afraid,” according to Rabbi Suskin.

(The J’apps compiled by the author for this column are available in the iPhone app store. Some are available for Android. Unless indicated, the app is free.)

The IBeracha app for finding the blessing for various foods.


TI YOUTH

New BeginningsBY RACHEL DENRICH, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND

YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT TIKVAT ISRAEL

Throughout a lifetime, a person experiences changes, transformations and new beginnings. In Judaism, we experience life-cycle events, holiday cycles, calendar cycles, and Torah cycles. More than once throughout the year we “start over.” The same can be said for education.

Each fall, students head back to school to embark on another year of learning and new adventures. It

doesn’t matter if this is their first year in school or their fifth, all students start the year ready to soak up every bit of information presented to them.

Like those eager students, Tikvat Israel is embarking on a new education and youth programming adventure. We are creating a new curriculum, family programs, and partnerships to build com-munity and foster Jewish values for our youth. Each program, project, workshop, and class has intention and purpose behind it. We are creating experiences that strengthen each student’s connec-tion to God, Judaism, and the community.

Building strong family partnerships will help our children learn at home as well as at TI. Families will be invited to join in learning throughout the year by participating in tikkun olam projects, Shabbat services, and holiday programs. We will part-ner with families to bring practices and values into the home to reinforce what students are learning in the classroom, on Shabbat, and during holidays. We want students and their families to feel comfortable coming to the synagogue and participating, no mat-ter their level of observance.

We will create an environment where both students and par-ents can be teachers. Everyone in our community should be able to learn from others’ experiences, knowledge, and points of view. Learning is more than absorbing information from a teacher. It’s about critical thinking and problem solving in order to construct meaning in a relevant and authentic way. Students and their fami-lies will be teachers to each other, the TI community, and most importantly themselves.

We are very excited to see what this year brings!

High Holiday Services for YouthJoin us for the High Holidays! Tikvat Israel is offering an

array of services and programs from babysitting to a teen break out study group during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Our amazing staff has been working hard to plan interactive and meaningful services. Services are open to everyone in the com-munity! Advance registration is strongly recommended to prepare materials and snack.• Jr. Congregation (3rd-7th graders) - First day of Rosh

Hashanah and Yom Kippur (10:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)• K-2nd grade Service - First day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom

Kippur (10:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)• Story Telling (K-7th graders) - Second Day of Rosh Ha-

shanah (10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)• Family Service (5 years and under) - First Day of Rosh

Hashanah (11:15 a.m.-12:00 noon.); Yom Kippur (10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)

• Babysitting - First & Second Day Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (10 a.m.-1 p.m.); Kol Nidre (6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.)

• Teen Study Sessions - First Day Rosh Hashanah (11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.); Yom Kippur (11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)

• Neilah - (K-6th graders) 6:15 p.m. until the Shofar blows

Photo by Amy Matathias

Joyous New Service for Families with Young Children

Families with children 5 and under will gather in the Flax Library on Rosh Hashanah afternoon, Monday, September 14 at 4:00 p.m. for a new service led by Maxine Perlmutter, with participation by Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner.

Join us afterwards for Tashlich “at the bridge,” inside Rock Creek Park. Bring breadcrumbs!

Opening Day of TI Religious School

Tikvat Israel’s Religious School will open on Sunday, September 20th at 9:00 a.m.! All TI religious school families are invited to join us on the opening day of school. Help us kick off the begin-ning of the school year with bagels, coffee, activities, and learning! All K-6th graders and their families are encouraged to join us! For more information, please contact Rachel Denrich, Director of Education and Youth Programming, at [email protected].

USY Regional Kick-Off Join USYers from all over Maryland and Virginia to kick-off the

year on Saturday, September 26th at Pump-It-Up in Gaithersburg! For more information visit http://seaboardusy.org/

Blessing of the AnimalsJoin TI families (and their pets) on Sunday, October 18th at

11:00 a.m. for the Second Annual Blessing of the Animals.

Machar Youth Group Kick-OffSunday, October 11th at 12:00 noon. For all 3rd-5th graders

in the TI community. Enjoy an afternoon of activity and games with Rachel Denrich. For more information, please contact Rachel Denrich Director of Education and Youth Programming at [email protected].


Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 17 Elul - 17 Tishrei - September

17 Elul

SEptEmbEr 1Anna Esther AskowEdith SchererJulius SeligmanBertha SmithHilda StarrAlexander StolovyJacob Teller

18 Elul

SEptEmbEr 2Evelyn MirmelsteinIrene Wexler

19 Elul

SEptEmbEr 3Sanford BelkinLouis ChernoffAbraham HamburgLamar MillerMorris Rosenthal

20 Elul

SEptEmbEr 4Mildred StermanMayer Zlotnick

21 Elul

SEptEmbEr 5Lew CyrulnikLeah MayerFannie RosenIrwin Marvin Towers

22 Elul

SEptEmbEr 6Mary KesslerNeil NewmanHyman Pachenker

23 Elul

SEptEmbEr 7Chasse Freda ChaitLeah LevinClara PhillipsMinnie PolanskyAaron SegalRobert Solomon

24 Elul

SEptEmbEr 8George BeckerJennie DereneSara Goldman

25 Elul

SEptEmbEr 9Lillian BermanJack FeiginEva Mae FutrovskyPaul HermanClara LichterFred MeyersRosemary Stoll

26 Elul

SEptEmbEr 10Donald AndrewsRebecca HarrisonPearl KaplanSadie Polikoff LevyDavid Sakoff

27 Elul

SEptEmbEr 11Chaim MandelGerda Tuchler

28 Elul

SEptEmbEr 12Sidney BermanDavid Morris

29 Elul

SEptEmbEr 13James W. ChurchRose Hein

1 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 14Rae AxelrodMelvin BanksJanet KabikLena LeiseRuth PlafkerMargaret Schreiber

3 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 16Gertrude AppelSamuel GorelickAnna Georgia SchneiderSolomon Shapiro

4 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 17Max AptIrwin KrakaurSamuel MeyersIsadore ParzowCharles RomGeorge SimballEsther Stanhill

5 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 18William HorwitzErnest JennesSanford StarobinIsaac Meir Sterling

6 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 19Sidney AdlerLena CohenFay HalpernMorris RidbergAbram SapozhnikovGeorge Sharlot

7 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 20Sidney BenderFanny ChelemerSarah GoldsteinJennie LavineHarold Saldinger

8 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 21Carl BergerLibby CohenAlvin FeinsilberJoseph David FertelLouise GoldsteinLeo David KronzekRay Shapiro

9 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 22Rose FriedmanRobert GrossmanAlbert MukaseyBernard NewmanGertrude ReinerDavid ShetzichTobie Waxler

10 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 23Leila DunsmoreMichael GoldsteinTov Yehuda JaffeClaire LelloucheMoise LelloucheDavid LiebermanMiriam LudwinowitzMaurice Pressman

11 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 24Shirley AllenDavid Chefer

12 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 25Marion BaumanLena BrittnerTillie JarchoAlex KreismanDoris Warren

13 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 26Laurel AnchorsRose FreedmanAda JacobsIrene Kline

14 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 27Stanley FirstEdward FishmanAlbert FreedSaul B. FriedmanMarie LebowitzManny Senzer

15 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 28Arthur FinsteinCharles GoldmanPaul KermanHannah Dinah Scolnik

16 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 29Alexander BeckEleanor BermanPauline KramIta Vainer

17 tiShrEi

SEptEmbEr 30Belle BeckEdith Raphelson BotkinLois CreadickFelix EichtersheimerWilliam H. GlaterNoach HoffmanRobert OakleyAvshalom SaadianAaron SteinHarry West


Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 18 Tishrei - 18 Cheshvan - October

18 tiShrEi

OctObEr 1Herman IskowBarbara Ann Schecter

19 tiShrEi

OctObEr 2Lillian BloomRuth GordonDr. John MandelIvan Tempchin

20 tiShrEi

OctObEr 3Samuel DanoffMuriel Joy HorowitCelia KornhauserEdward John Urban

21 tiShrEi

OctObEr 4David FinemanLena MoskowitzRosalie PeckBea SolomonDr. Benny Waxman

22 tiShrEi

OctObEr 5Julius AuerbachSidney BannorHarry BerlinRose FraginMoshe GordonTzipa GordonRae Caplan Mensh

23 tiShrEi

OctObEr 6Miriam BlockAlbert CopakenLilly GreifingerJanice KirschenbaumPhilip Marco

24 tiShrEi

OctObEr 7Benson KesslerHenry MeyersClinton NewmanMax Winter

25 tiShrEi

OctObEr 8Adolph BergerBenjamin GorfineEsther KabotHarry KoeppelMax Seiler

26 tiShrEi

OctObEr 9Jeanne BowenAdel ErdmanMickey GoldsteinMax ShulmanLinda Yun

27 tiShrEi

OctObEr 10Maurice BeckerAbraham KaplanYetta Yanoff

28 tiShrEi

OctObEr 11Lorraine AronsonCille RidbergAlex SilbertGrace Turkewitz

29 tiShrEi

OctObEr 12Benito PazoChazzan Gregor Shelkan

30 tiShrEi

OctObEr 13Maurice BerkNaomi Cohen BermanAlan EisenbergDr. Jerome SeilerSandra ShorePhillip Edward SokolIda SpectorKenneth Bradley UrbanAlexander Zelenka

1 chEShvan

OctObEr 14Evelyn BerlinRobert W. BirrellEsther FellerKaren Hirsch-Harari

2 chEShvan

OctObEr 15Claire LichtFanny RaucherLouis SteinerAbraham Tempchin

3 chEShvan

OctObEr 16Nathan BeckMorris FineAlice LevinDorothy LowWilliam NussbaumEugene SchwartzFranklin Yasmer

4 chEShvan

OctObEr 17Jerry J. BrownPaul KasperMarvin PodgorLouis Sandler

6 chEShvan

OctObEr 19Samantha KesslerJeanette MeyersArthur Spanier

7 chEShvan

OctObEr 20Geraldine BraunsteinDr. Philip BressRobert JarchoPhilip Phillips

8 chEShvan

OctObEr 21Alexander Ben AmiLena GantzDorothy GlaserJacques KahnMary Seslan

9 chEShvan

OctObEr 22Daniel E. BerlyneLester Earl CohenSylvia GorbanJudy LermanLeon MorrisonJulia RosenlichtDora A. Thaler

10 chEShvan

OctObEr 23Max HirschmanAbraham KrugmanBernard Levitt

11 chEShvan

OctObEr 24Arthur AronsonMargit S. ElkinsEva EpsteinHarry GordonRuth LevinsteinMenachem LidertBelle MeyersBenjamin RaucherIrving Shantz

12 chEShvan

OctObEr 25Irving AllenBertha GudelskyDavid KlineNancy Kanow Simpson

13 chEShvan

OctObEr 26Dora FraemanMorris HanigClara KandalisRose KaplanAnne K. RobinsonSolomon Zeidman

14 chEShvan

OctObEr 27Lester FinkelsteinMollie GinbergBessie HelznerAnna MarmorJacob MarmorMorton Aaron RosenBenjamin Saperstein

15 chEShvan

OctObEr 28Nathan AskowRose KrepchinRose RosenbloomSadie Steckler

16 chEShvan

OctObEr 29Harry KenskyMorry NisensonDanny Pressman

17 chEShvan

OctObEr 30Lena GlickMary GoldsteinAda Punitzer

18 chEShvan

OctObEr 31Donald FutrovskyJudy Katz-BergerDavid Jacob LernerMark SandlerBenno Stein


TI Mailbox

Jewish Theological SeminaryThank you, and all the members of

Tikvat Israel Congregation, for your sup-port as a Friend of JTS.

I hope you know how much the recent contribution of $261 means to all of us here, to our 405 students, and to the thousands of individuals whose lives will be impacted by our students in the future. Support from Conservative congregations like yours is essential for the continued excellence of the education at JTS.

Sincerely,Adena Stern

Stewardship ManagerThe Jewish Theological Seminary

Thanks for Donations to MannaThank you so much for your generous

contribution of $68.00 and 286 pounds of food. Your support comes at a critical time. Your contribution will help Manna Food Center provide for the needs of more than 39,000 individuals in Montgomery County this year.

Please know that your contribution is not just supporting the immediate needs of our recipients; it is saving us money on food purchases. We can multiply resources to help our neighbors become self-suffi-cient members of our community.

Sincerely,Jackie DeCarlo

Executive DirectorManna Food Center

TI Tzedakah Fund Helps Heat HomesYour continued and generous support

of WAFF is truly impactful. A family will have heat this winter. Please know you are making a huge difference!

Warmest regards,Kelly Caplan

Community Outreach ManagerWashington Area Fuel Fund

Tikvat Israel Helps Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Facility

It is always a very special privilege for me to be able to thank someone for their loyalty and generosity. Your wonderful gift of $216 is especially meaningful for us right now because ALYN Hospital is fac-ing a terrible financial crisis. TThank you for helping us take steps toward bridging that funding shortfall. We are doing it gift by gift. Just as the ALYN kids meet their challenges step by step.

Thank you on behalf of all the children and families who come to ALYN looking for their miracles. You are helping us transform disabilities into abilities. I hope that our partnership continues to grow and flourish as we make it possible for more and more children to realize their hopes and dreams.

In gratitude,Cathy Lanyard

Executive DirectorAmerican Friends of Alyn Hospital

Comforted in Time of NeedThank you to the entire congregation

for thinking of me and my entire family during our greatest time of need. It was comforting to know that your thoughts and prayers were with us.

Sincerely,Elaine Weinstein & family

Generous Gift to PolarisThank you for your generous gift of

$216 to Polaris. Your partnership and engagement bring us continually closer to ending human trafficking and modern slavery. With your help, eradication is possible.

Your partnership has Polaris poised to significantly disrupt trafficking networks, wherever they exist, in 2015. Together, freedom is happening now.

In solidarity,Bradley Myles

Executive Director & CEOPolaris

Donation to MazonThank you for your generous donation

supporting MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. Our Jewish values compel us to fight for the most vulnerable among us - to strive to repair the world by pursuing justice. At MAZON, that means taking the lead to find real solutions to the challenges of hunger that plague too many of our neighbors.

I cannot thank you enough for being our partner in the fight to end hunger. With your help, we will bring about lasting change. Together we will transform how it is into how it should be.

Sincerely,Abby J. Leibman

President & CEOMAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Israel Free Loan AssociationDear Tikvat Israel,

The Israel Free Loan Association (IFLA) would like to acknowledge and thank you most sincerely for your generous donation of $432, to be applied to the Tikvat Israel Free Loan Fund (Fund No. 144). Your official receipt was issued directly from the American Friends of IFLA.

With best wishes,Joe Rosen, Director

IFLA

TOILETRIES COLLECTION AT TI

Are you traveling over the coming months? Don’t forget Tikvat Israel’s toiletries collection campaign, which benefits the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless.

Bring back from hotels and motels your small, unopened toiletries and add them to the collection basket in the synagogue’s main office.


DonationsThe congregation gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the various funds of Tikvat Israel. The donor lists that follow reflect gifts received at the synagogue in June and July. If your donation during this time does not appear in the list, please contact the synagogue office at 301-762-7338.

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YAHRZEIT DONATIONSIn Memory of:Abraham Abramowitz by Adele BayerPearl Ackerman by Robin LempertRose Altschuler by Leon AltschulerVictor Battino by Elisabeth BattinoYetta Bendett by Michael Starobin

Clinton Berger by Suzanne and Jerome BodenWilliam Berger by Suzanne and Jerome BodenWilliam Berk by Joseph and Shirley BogageAbram Berlin by Sandy LevineJacob Berman by Howard M. Berman

Adele Boden by Jerome and Suzanne BodenRosa Miriam Bosques by Madeline and Jose

Guzman and FamilyEugene Brooks by Keith and Brenda BrooksJoseph Samuel Brudner by Ruth ChornockPhilip Chelemer by Carol Chelemer

Sarah Chernoff by Howard and Rosie ChernoffCharles Chidakel by Sheila Lev-TovGeorge H. Cohen by Charlotte PodgorRubin Cohen by Lewis and Roslyn Levy GodfreyBessie Cooper by Terry and Frank Cooper

Harry Cooper by Terry and Frank CooperTillie Cooper by Terry and Frank CooperDevera Danovitz by Norma DancisIsadore Danovitz by Norma DancisSelma Danovitz by Norma Dancis

Anna Deckelbaum by Alan WeiserLouis Deckelbaum by Alan WeiserIrving Edelman by Myrna and Leonard WagmanHertha Ermann by Danny ErmannSiegfried Ermann by Danny Ermann

Anna E. Feinmark by Micah and Elaine KrichevskyJoseph Feinmark by Micah and Elaine KrichevskyDiane Finkelstein by Jim and Maxine

PerlmutterLottie Finkelstein by Judith WaldmanJennifer J. Flax by Melanie Grishman

Ben Friedman by Sally FriedmanLeo Friedman by Sonia FriedmanBernice Gateman by Robbi and Larry CohenHyman Geller by Louise Chatlynne and Sylvia GrobGussie Glaser by Joan Weiss

Herbert Gold by Robert GoldSander Goldberg by Paul GraysonKenneth Goldin by Bruce GoldinSarah Freda Golding by Basil GoldingAnna Goldman by Ruth Simball

Lillian Goldstein by Barbara and Irv CohenBurnell Goodman by Meryl ThomasEsther Gottlieb by Irene KaplanMorris Gottlieb by Irene KaplanGelu Greenbaum by Anna Robbins

Harry Greene by Dorothy RegensteinerDr. Samuel Hale by Stephanie WeissMarvin Hammerman by Beverly and Mark SchwartzRose Harad by Selma WinsonWilliam Hirsch by Diane Hirsch

Meyer Holtzman by Ruby HalpernSylvia Holtzman by Henrietta AsenElizabeth Katz Jeremias by Robert and Judy KatzHerbert Joseph by Lauri JosephClaire Kahn by Joel and Annie Kahn and

Daughters

Max Katz by Madeline and Jose Guzman and Family

S. Barbara Katz by Howard KatzJudith Kessler by Susan ApterRonald E. Kirschner by Barbara HooperHarriet Kravitz by Phyllis Leise

Ellis Leise by Phyllis LeiseEsther Leise by Phyllis LeiseRose Lesser by Phyllis LeiseBen Levin by Lawrence LevinMarcia Lieberman by Phylis Ermann

Maurice Mainen by Carl and Ellen MainenJennie Mazaroff by Ruth FineFrieda Mendelson by Lillian TauberPhyllis Menduke by Judith SchwartzSimon Mensh by Helene and Elliot Lerner

Lillian Miller Murphy by Gail BigioNeftali Pazo by Nadgy RoeyMorton Pearlman by Florence MudrickAnne S. Prince by Robert StutzIda Rose by Mark and Cheryl Levitt and Family

Adolf Rosenberg by Janice RosenbergAnne Rosenberg by Janice RosenbergLeon Rosenberg by Janice RosenbergRegina Rosenberg by Janice RosenbergHelen Rosenblum by Renee Thaler

Morris Rosenblum by Renee ThalerPhilip Salon by Rebecca SalonKate Hayley Schaffman by Mark and Nancy

SchaffmanManfred Scheige by Steven ScheigeIra L. Schiffman by Barbara Reiner

Maurice Schottenfeld by Roberta SteinerSylvia Schottenfeld by Roberta SteinerRose Schrier by Ann Ruth VolinRose Schwartz by Harriet and Abraham SchwartzSam Sharlot by Phyllis L. Zusman

Abraham Silverstein by Edward SilversteinFannie Simball by Ruth SimballLouis Simball by Ruth SimballFeiga Smolar by Naomi and Harvey KaplanLeivy Smolar by Harvey and Naomi Kaplan

Mordko Smolar by Harvey and Naomi KaplanIsidor Sohn by Roma and Marvin SohnEsther Solomon by Harriet and Abraham SchwartzMarion Soypher by Ruth FineDick Stein by Ronald Rabin

Leonard Stein by Edith SteinSimon Strassman by Sally FriedmanSolomon Stutz by Robert StutzRichard Volin by Rudolph and Ann Ruth VolinRose Volin by Rudolph Volin

Murray Wadler by Sandra BrafmanRose Wadler by Sandra BrafmanEva Waldman by Marvin WaldmanRabbi H. Jonah Waldman by Marvin WaldmanSarah Weiser by Alan Weiser

David Joseph Williamowsky by Ben and Minna Williamowsky

Bessie Winer by Robert StutzIrving M. Yanoff by Debbie Yanoff

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDby Susan Apterby Irv and Barbara Cohenby Bobbi Gorbanby Jack and Kelcey Klassby Barry Lipsy

by Aaron Mannesby Amy Matathiasby Nancy and Rod Mathesonby Mimi Meltzerby Helen and Steve Raucher

by Philip and Zell Rosenfeltby Jason and Elissa Schwartzby Barbara ZweigIn honor of Robin and Stan Hein by Avram Hein

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE FUNDIn memory of Sanford Count by Marilyn and

Michael GreenwoodIn memory of Trudy Finstein by Joel and

Barbara Kristal

CANTOR’S PROGRAM FUNDIn honor of Cantor Helzner by Adele and Bill

RedischIn honor of Cantor Rochelle Helzner for

officiating at our wedding by Denise Kanuck and Stuart Feldsott

In honor of Dorothy Engel by Marilyn and Michael Greenwood

In memory of Liba Scheige by the Horowit/Hendler Family

In memory of Liba Scheige by Amy and Dan Matathias

In memory of Morris Fineman by Aaron and Leslie Fineman

In memory of Phil Katz by the Horowit/Hendler Family

In memory of Phil Katz by Judy and Marvin Waldman

COLLEGE OUTREACH FUNDIn memory of Peggy Wilchins by Howard Wilchins

ALFRED COWAN TORAH CLUB FUNDIn honor of the birth of Celia and Leonard

Schuchman's grandson, Aaron Schuchman, by Muriel and Jules Asher

In honor of Vivian Liebenson by Amy and Dan Matathias


ECC FUNDIn honor of the ECC's 2015 graduating class and

their teachers by the Adelman/Schneider FamilyIn honor of ECC graduates Maya Leibowitz,

Shana Mirman and Sam Sobel by the Adelman/Schneider Family

GENERAL FUNDby Anonymousby Louise and Chuck Chatlynneby Melanie Grishmanby James PurdyIn honor of aliyah by Jack and Kelsey Klass

In honor of the birth of Bobbi and Larry Gorban's granddaughter, Gabriella Meira Sandler, by Jeff and Elyse Bernstein

In honor of the birth of Bobbi and Larry Gorban's granddaughter, Gabriella Meira Sandler, by Denny Kanuck

In honor of Felicia Black by Debbie Segal

In honor of Gertrude Krick's birthday by Morton A. Davis and Sue C. Sandler

In honor of Joel Bressler and Shirley Waxman by Janaki Kuruppu

In honor of Ken Birrell by Sam FreedenbergIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Shirley

BlattnerIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Sue and

Jerry Boden

In honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Pauline and Barry Dahne

In honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Joyce FischerIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Alice

GoodmanIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Ilene

GruenfeldIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Roz

and Ted Kram

In honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Joan LeesIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Betty NevinsIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by

Dorothy PikeIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Sheila

and Harvey PrivorIn honor of Marian Kaiser's birthday by Morton

A. Davis and Sue C. Sandler

In honor of the marriage of Janet Hockstein and Ami Greenstein by Phylis and Danny Ermann

In honor of the marriage of Denise Kanuck and Stu Feldsott by Betty and Cliff Fishman

In honor of Michael Kabik by Janaki Kuruppu and Ron Rabin

In honor of Rabbi Benjamin Shull and his family by Alvin Solomon

In honor of Sharon Beth Kristal's engagement by Betty and Cliff Fishman

In memory of Phil Katz by Susan and Alan ApterIn memory of Phil Katz by Joan and Myer BermanIn memory of Phil Katz by Sue and Jerry BodenIn memory of Phil Katz by Bernice BrahinIn memory of Phil Katz by Louise and Chuck

Chatlynne

In memory of Phil Katz by Carol ChelemerIn memory of Phil Katz by Jerry and Elaine DanielsIn memory of Phil Katz by Norbert and Rhoda

EcksteinIn memory of Phil Katz by Shelly and Bruce GoldinIn memory of Phil Katz by Melanie Grishman

In memory of Phil Katz by Sara and David HarrisIn memory of Phil Katz by Judy and Robert KatzIn memory of Phil Katz by Dale and Ellis KochIn memory of Phil Katz by Linda and Allen LankinIn memory of Phil Katz by Phyllis Leise

In memory of Phil Katz by Maxine and Jim PerlmutterIn memory of Phil Katz by Morton A. Davis

and Sue C. SandlerIn memory of Phil Katz by Nancy and Jonathan

SolomonIn memory of Phil Katz by Howard and Sue WilchinsIn memory of Shirley Rosen Drucker by Robin

and Stuart Lempert

In memory of Shirley Rosen Drucker by Rachel and Jason Schaperow

In memory of Liba Scheige by Susan and Alan ApterIn memory of Liba Scheige by Michele and

Steve EisenbergIn memory of Liba Scheige by Suzy and Sol LevyWishing a Refuah Shlemah to Jerry Boden by

Roz and Ted Kram

KIDDUSH FUNDIn honor of our 2015 graduates by Amy and

Dan MatathiasIn honor of Jesse and Marian Kaiser's

anniversary by Amy and Dan MatathiasIn honor of our anniversary by Sarah Hardy and

Mark BeckerIn honor of our anniversary by Michele and

Steve EisenbergIn honor of our anniversary by Betty and Cliff

Fishman

In honor of our anniversary by Louis and Gail Grosman

In honor of our anniversary by Robert and Judy KatzIn honor of our anniversary by Sandy and Larry

LevineIn honor of our anniversary by Amy and Dan

MatathiasIn honor of our anniversary by Janaki Kuruppu

and Ron Rabin

In honor of our 60th anniversary by Norbert and Rhoda Eckstein

In honor of Amalia Cowan's birthday by Joyce FischerIn honor of Amy Matathias' birthday by Dan

MatathiasIn honor of Becca Matathias' birthday by Amy

and Dan MatathiasIn honor of Dan Matathias' birthday by Amy

Matathias

In honor of Judy Katz's birthday by Robert KatzIn honor of Larry Levine's birthday by Sandy LevineIn honor of Micah Cowan's birthday by Joyce FischerIn honor of Norbert Eckstein's birthday by

Rhoda EcksteinIn honor of Penina Freedenberg's birthday by

Sam Freedenberg

In honor of Robert Katz's birthday by Judy KatzIn honor of Sam Freedenberg's birthday by

Penina FreedenbergIn honor of Sandra Sheskin's birthday by

Eugene SheskinIn honor of Stuart Brafman's birthday by

Sandra Brafman

In honor of Irene Fobe's graduation by Rachelle FobeIn honor of Tori's graduation by Debra CordaroIn honor of Cantor Helzner and the Kabbalat Shabbat

musicians by Rosie and Howard Chernoff

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Jeff and Elyse Bernstein

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Shirley Waxman and Joel Bressler

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Aaron Mannes and Sonia Castillo

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Louise and Chuck Chatlynne

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Rosie and Howard Chernoff

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Michele and Steve Eisenberg

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Ellen and Sherman Eisner

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Rebecca Salon and Jay P. Goldman

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Marian and Lincoln Hallen

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Ellen and David Kaminow

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Roz and Ted Kram

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Robin and Stuart Lempert

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Sandy and Larry Levine

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Amy and Dan Matathias

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Nancy and Rodney Matheson

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Mimi and Allan Meltzer

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Susannah Challis and Richard Nisenson

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Sue and Jay Plafker

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Stephen and Helen Raucher

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Adriana Silberstein

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Edward and Linda Silverstein

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Hilda Springer

In honor of Rabbi David Abramson by Mary and Fred Wagner

In honor of Rabbi Benjamin Shull's First Shabbat at Tikvat Israel by Alan and Susan Apter

In memory of Shirley Rosen Drucker by Amy and Dan Matathias

In support of Volunteer Brunch by Carol ChelemerWishing a Refuah Shlemah to Yvonne West by

Elisabeth Battino

LYNN BERK SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn honor of Austin Kaminow by Amy and Dan

MatathiasIn memory of Rita Tsoy by Amy and Dan

MatathiasIn memory of Sara Shedroff by Amy and Dan

Matathias

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RABBI’S FUNDIn honor of Rabbi Shull and Family by

Jonathan, Nancy, Shayna and Rachel SolomonIn memory of Phil Katz by Amy and Dan

Matathias

TZEDAKAH CHAVURAH FUNDIn honor of Debbie and Harold Diamond's 50th wedding anniversary by Robbi and Larry CohenIn memory of Anna E. Feinmark by Harriet

ArmozaIn memory of Phil Katz by Robbi and Larry Cohen

YOUTH COMMISSION FUNDIn memory of Sidney Wilchins by Sue and

Howard Wilchins

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NURSING HOME SHABBATSTikvat Israel has maintained a relationship with Potomac Valley Nursing Home

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18 TammuzFast of Tammuz

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9 AvErev Tisha B'Av

9:30a ShabbatServicesDevarimShabbat Chazon

9:30PM Ma'ariv, TishaB'Av Service(Joint Servicewith ShaareTefila at TI)

10 AvTisha B'Av

8:45AM Shacharit forTisha B'Av(Joint Service atShaare Tefila)

4:30PM Tisha B'AvMincha (NoMa'ariv servicethis day)

11 Av6:45a Minyan7:30p Minyan8:00PM Board Meeting

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1 17 Elul

7:30p Minyan

2 18 Elul

7:30p Minyan 8:00p Bridge

3 19 Elul 6:45a Minyan

4:30p Yoga 6:45p ECC

Back-to-School Night

7:30p Minyan


6:30p Kabbalat Shabbat 7:16p Candle-lighting

5 21 Elul 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service 12:30p Study with Rabbis Suskin and Faierstein 9:00p Selichot


7:30p Minyan

7 23 Elul 9:00a Minyan and Austin Kaminow bar mitzvah

7:30p Minyan

8 24 Elul

7:30p Minyan

9 25 Elul

7:30p Minyan 8:00p Study with Rabbi Brandriss

10 26 Elul 6:45aMinyan

4:30p Yoga

7:30p Minyan

11 27 Elul 8:00a Minyan 6:30p Kabbalat Shabbat 7:05p Candle-lighting

12 28 Elul 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service 11:00a Torah Club

13 29 Elul Erev Rosh HaShana 9:00a Minyan

7:01p Candle-lighting

14 1 Tishrei Rosh HaShana I Rosh Chodesh

15 2 Tishrei Rosh HaShana II

16 3 Tishrei Fast of Gedaliah

7:30p Minyan

17 4 Tishrei 6:45a Minyan

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6:30p Kabbalat Shabbat

19 6 Tishrei 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service 12:30p Study with Rabbis Suskin and Faierstein

20 7 Tishrei 9:00a Minyan 9:00a Atid LC Opening Day

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22 9 Tishrei Erev Yom Kippur

23 10 Tishrei Yom Kippur


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26 13 Tishrei 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service 11:00a Torah Club

27 14 Tishrei Erev Sukkot 9:00a Minyan

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28 15 Tishrei Sukkot I 6:45a Minyan

7:30p Minyan 8:00p Board Meeting

29 16 Tishrei Sukkot II

30 17 Tishrei Hol Hamoed Sukkot

7:30p Minyan 8:00p Study with Rabbi Brandriss


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1 18 Tishrei Hol Hamoed Sukkot 6:45a Minyan 5:30p Pizza in the Hut

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2 19 Tishrei Hol Hamoed Sukkot 8:00a Minyan

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3 20 Tishrei Hol Hamoed Sukkot

4 21 Tishrei Hoshana Rabba 9:00a Minyan 11:30a Atid Family Lunch in the Sukkah 7:30p Minyan

5 22 Tishrei Shemini Atzeret

6 23 Tishrei Simchat Torah

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7 24 Tishrei

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10 27 Tishrei 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service 11:00a Torah Club 11:00a Tot Shabbat


11:30a Machar Kick-Off

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6:30p AHLI Adv Beg II 7:30p Minyan

13 30 Tishrei Rosh Chodesh

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14 1Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh

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152Cheshvan 6:45a Minyan

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16 3Cheshvan 8:00a Minyan


17 4Cheshvan 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service/ Miriam Gardsbane bat Mitzvah 12:30p Study with Rabbis Suskin and Faierstein

185Cheshvan 9:00a Minyan 9:00a Atid LC 11:00a Blessing of the Animals

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24 11Cheshvan 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service/Drama Shabbat


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28 15Cheshvan

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31 18Cheshvan 9:30a Shabbat Morning Service 11:00a Torah Club

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Taking Care of Our Home at Tikvat IsraelBY CAROL CHELEMER, VP FOR ADMINISTRATION

This headline reflects the sentiment of the Tikvat Israel Board of Directors and the congregation at large. In approving the FY 2016 budget, the congregation voted for an expense item termed "debt service." Tikvat Israel is negotiating for a multi-year loan to cover the costs of a number of major (and much needed) repairs and refurbishments to

our building. The five-year Capital Improvement Plan includes:

• Sanctuary roof replacement as well as repair and repainting of the sanctuary's exterior wall (to be completed before the High Holidays)

• Repairs to the asphalt in the parking lot and replacement of the asphalt curbs

• Replacement of pavers in the plaza

• Replacement of light fixtures with "greener" ones that will be

more efficient and more conservation conscious

• Replacement of 1960s-era windows in the Sanctuary

• Replacement of HVAC units to be more energy efficient and to reduce outages and repairs

For the most part, this work will repair and enhance the exterior of the building and our property. We next need to turn to repairs and improvements to our interior space. Among other items we all may have noticed, we should replace the carpeting in our lobby (which is very difficult to maintain) with wood, tile, other flooring. We need to replace the ceiling tiles in the Sanctuary and Social Hall and elsewhere that have been subjected to various leaks over the years.

If you have other ideas, feel free to contact me.

Let's make our Tikvat Israel home safe and attractive for years to come.

Documents

SHULL TO SHUL Shalom Shalom L’Rachok v’LaKarov- Welcoming ...tikvatisrael.org/private/bulletins/Bulletin150910.pdf · Helzner will chant "El Moleh Rachamim" at the individual