TEMPLE EMANU-EL Providence, Rhode Island | 2018–5779

Etz Hayim, Page 112

1st Aliyah Genesis Chapter 21 verses 1–4

2nd Aliyah verses 5–13

3rd Aliyah verses 14–21

4th Aliyah verses 22– 34

5th Aliyah Genesis Chapter 22 verses 1–8

6th Aliyah verses 9–19

7th Aliyah verses 20–24

Maftir Genesis 22:20– 22:24 Page 121

Haftarah II Kings 4:1–4:37 Page 124

Minhah/Ma’ariv – 5:45 PM Havdalah – 6:27 PM

October 27, 2018 | 18 Heshvan 5779

Parashat Va-yera

Headsets are available in the Main Sanctuary for people who need audio assistance. If you would like a headset, please ask a greeter or a gabbai and he or she will bring it to you.

Services this Shabbat

Sanctuary ServiceMain Sanctuary ............... Rabbi Wayne Franklin

Rabbi Rachel Zerin

Cantor Brian Mayer

Minyan HadashFishbein Chapel

Junior CongregationRosen Library .................... Shoshana Jacob

Tot ShabbatSisterhood Lounge ............ Rabbi Rachel Zerin

Mazal Tov!Mazal Tov to Sruel Oelbaum on celebrating his 2nd Bar Mitzvah this Shabbat! Thank you to the Oelbaum family for sponsoring Kiddush in honor of Sruel.

Mazal Tov to Audrey Kupchan on celebrating her birthday this Shabbat! Thank you to Audrey, and her husband, Sam Havens, for their donation to the Kiddush fund in her honor.

Thank You!Thank you to Larry & Marilyn Katz for their generous donation to the Kiddush fund in honor of Alice Eichenbaum.

Announcements

This Week’s Text Study – Postponed

The Minyan Hadash Text Study with Rabbi Dolinger scheduled for this week has been postponed. More information is to come when a new date is determined.

Swan Point Cemetery Plots Available for Purchase

We are pleased to announce that plots in our new burial section at Swan Point will be available to Temple Emanu-El members beginning Monday, August 27. All purchases will now be made directly through Swan Point. For information, please contact Bill Caldwell or Linda Xavier at 401.272.1314. A special discounted rate is available through December 31, 2018, so act soon! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Paul Stouber in the Temple office.

Kesher Social Worker-Drop in Hours Today

Tara Watkins, LICSW (email: tara@jfsri.org phone: 401-527-7772) will have drop in hours this Shabbat, from 11:00am-2:00pm in the Temple Office. No previously arranged appointment is necessary. Conversations with Tara are kept confidential. All congregants and their families are welcome to utilize this free supportive service.

Upcoming Simhahs:November 3: Bat Mitzvah – Chloe FeitNovember 10: Bat Mitzvah – Tessa GammNovember 17: Bar Mitzvah – Micah Santow

At Temple Emanu-El, we seek to fashion an atmosphere of peace and tranquility on the Sabbath. To help create this environment throughout the Temple, we refrain from writing, taking photographs, texting, and using cell phones. Please join us in observing these traditions as we make Shabbat a sacred experience for us all.

Oct. 28 - Talking to Kids About God with Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer Nov. 18 - Museum TourDec. 9 - Lighting Up the Dark: Adding Meaning to HanukkahDec. 16 - TBDJan. 13 - Judaism & Nature: Celebrating Tu BiSh'vatJan. 27 - Story of the Stained Glass WindowsFeb 10. - TBDFeb. 24 - TBDMar. 10 - TBDMar. 17 - Study of Megillat EstherMar. 31 - Incorporating Kids into the SederApr. 28 - Remembering the Holocaust

Oct. 28 - Talking to Kids About God with Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer Nov. 18 - Museum TourDec. 9 - Lighting Up the Dark: Adding Meaning to HanukkahDec. 16 - TBDJan. 13 - Judaism & Nature: Celebrating Tu BiSh'vatJan. 27 - Story of the Stained Glass WindowsFeb 10. - TBDFeb. 24 - TBDMar. 10 - TBDMar. 17 - Study of Megillat EstherMar. 31 - Incorporating Kids into the SederApr. 28 - Remembering the Holocaust

Come Sing with Shir Emanu-El and JOSHUA NELSON, The Prince of Kosher Gospel in

SINGING THE DREAM a musical tribute honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

on Sunday, January 27, 2019

Join us for an

OPEN REHEARSALSunday, October 28, 2018

From 4-6pm at Temple Emanu-ElBohnen Vestry

REHEARSALSWednesdays

17 October 2018 – 27 January 2019 7:15 pm – 9:30 pm

If you love choral singing, we would love to have you join our chorusThe music is lovely and the theme a MOST important one

COMMUNITY VOICES SHARING THE DREAM IN SONG

Monday, October 29 – 7:30 PMProfessor Bridget Buxton

Underwater Archaeology off the Coast of Israel

Sunday, March 3 – 11:00 AMProfessor Alan Verskin

A Vision of Yemen

Monday, April 1 – 7:30 PMProfessor Nelson VieiraProphets in the Tropics:

Jewish Expression in Brazil

Tuesday, January 15 – 7:30 PMRabbi Wayne Franklin

Jews of Nigeria

Monday, November 26 – 7:30 PMSamuel Zerin

How Sweden is Becoming a World Center for Yiddish Children’s Media

JEWS AROUND THE WORLDLECTURE SERIES

These lectures are free and open to the public. There is a suggested donation of $5 per person.

RSVPs greatly appreciated at: 401.331.1616 orwww.teprov.org/form/JewsAroundTheWorld

Temple Emanu-El – Bohnen Vestry99 Taft Avenue, Providence, RI 02906

To enter the building, please use the Taft Avenue or Meeting House entrance

Shabbat Chai is a spirited one-hour Friday night service with tons of congregational singing. The service is led by the Cantor and the Shabbat Chai Band, and the melodies are a mix of contemporary and traditional styles. The Rabbi gives a brief D’var Torah between Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv. Services are followed by a delicious Shabbat Dinner. The dinner is served at no cost to those who are attending the Shabbat Chai Service. Everyone is welcome!

Shabbat Chai is supported by the Charles C. Heller Fund, The Leonard Mandell Music Fund, and the Gladys & Sherwin Kapstein Fund

NOVEMBER 2 · FEBRUARY 1 · MARCH 1APRIL 5 · MAY 3 · JUNE 14

RSVP Online: www.teprov.org/form/sc_nov2018

family shabbatonNOVEMBER 16 & 17

Join us for the Temple Emanu-El

FRIDAY NIGHT

5:30-7:00 PM

7:00-8:00 PM

Service, Dinner & Program

Separate Parent & Child Programs

SATURDAY - ALL DAY

10:15 AM

10:45 AM

Light Breakfast

Family Service - follwed by Kiddush1:00 PM1:45 PM

Sing-DownFamily Relay Race

3:00-5:00 PM JCC Swim & Game Time

5:15-7:00 PM Dinner, Musical Havdalah & Trivia Night

FAMILY FRIDAY CAMP SHABBAT

TEMPLE EMANU-EL SHABBATON

NOVEMBER 16 - 5:30 PM 99 TAFT AVE - PROVIDENCE, RI

Check out Jewish Overnight & Day Camps in our area! If you're already a camper, wear your camp t-shirt and represent!

5:30 - Camp Fair & Preneg 5:45 - Kabbalat Shabbat  (led by campers & alumni)

6:30 - Dinner 7:15 - Special Programs for Tots, Kids, & Adults

RSVP Today! teprov.org/form/campshabbat

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Birthday Bash Concert

ARTS EMANU-EL PRESENTS:

A Celebration in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Leonard Bernsteins’s birth, featuring KOL AREV,

the Chamber Choir of Hebrew College

SAVE THE DATEDecember 16, 2018

Upcoming Kesher Programs

How Can Aging Be A Good Thing?

All too often as we think about growing older we think of drifting down-hill to a place we don’t want to go. But each year new doors open with opportunities, even while others close with loss. We have the power to prepare, to become stronger, more resilient, and navigate these challenges. Will we turn toward opportunities, and find new joy and meaning in life? How can we make the most of this time in our lives, and develop into deeper wiser people?

During group meetings we will reflect on these and other complex ques-tions. We will delve deeper into chapter content focused on topics such as: relationships with adult children, living with loss, cultivating well-be-ing, and shaping our legacy.

Grief Support Group

For those living with grief who perhaps might find comfort and sup-port meeting with others who are also on individual grief journeys, this might be for you. The group is anticipated to meet either once or twice a month for a given period of time. Focus of each group session will be the presenting concerns of the members as they relate to their personal grief experience with supplemental material provided by the facilitator.

Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding Discussion Group

While many people may find it easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to ac-quire and find your home filling with “stuff,” (perhaps items that others might find useless and unnecessary). You may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder.

Hoarding is a behavior problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discard-ing items, and excessive buying or acquiring. Hoarding is often associat-ed with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, can pose serious health risks. If you or a loved one has a hoarding disorder this group might be useful.

Are you interested in participating in any of these programs, or would you like more information? Please call or email Tara Watkins:

E-mail: tara@jfsri.org | Phone: 401.527.7772

Emanu-Lights ProgramLighting the Way for New Members

Help welcome new members to our community by becoming an Emanu-Light!

Why have an Emanu-Light Program?

The purpose of the Emanu-Light program is to help welcome new mem-bers into the Temple. It provides a single point of contact for questions and synagogue information. This program also provides a hospitable welcoming process.

What would I have to do to be a part of this program?

You would be a warm and welcoming contact for a specific new mem-ber. We will pair you up by shared demographics or interests. You will act as an informational resource about Temple programs and events, and help connect the new member by making introductions. You are NOT expected to be a best friend.

Emanu-Light Guidelines:

» Initial phone call

» If possible, deliver the Temple Welcome Bag (within 2 weeks of the new member joining)

» Attend at least 2 Temple events together (services, special program, etc.)

» Have at least 1 meet-up outside of the Temple (playdate, coffee, lunch, shabbat dinner)

» Introduce the new member to other members of the community

» Have a 6 month check-in

You are:

Friendly, outgoing, kind, committed, sensible, helpful, and a good listener

Sign Me Up!

For more information or to become a part of the Emanu-Lights program please contact Sharon Sock at (401) 331-1616 or sharon@teprov.org.

The Bristol Community College Holocaust Center presents a multi-media concert featuring Terezin Music Foundation director, Mark Ludwig, and the Hawthorne String Quartet

Do Not Forget Me

SUPPORT LEVELS $25 Student $50 Individual $100 Sponsor (1-ticket) $200 Benefactor (2-tickets)

Please make check payable to: BCC Foundation/Holocaust Center by October 20, 2018

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery Jackson Arts Center Auditorium Bristol Community College 777 Elsbree Street Fall River, Massachusetts

Monday, November 5, 2018 Reception: Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery, 6:30-7:15 pm Performance: Jackson Arts Center Auditorium , 7:30-9:00 pm

The program includes compositions by five musicians who were interned at the Terezin concentration camp as well as historic footage and images from the Terezin Music Foundation archives

HELP MAKEMINYAN

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: 7:00AM AND 5:45PM SATURDAY EVENING: TIMES VARY; SEE THE TEMPLE CALENDAR,                               WEBSITE, OR WEEKLY E-MAIL  SUNDAYS: 8:00AM AND 5:45PM

Having a Minyan twice every day is one of the ways we supporteach other as a community. These daily services offer those inmourning or observing a Yahrzeit an opportunity to reciteKaddish, and they provide all of us a space for us to cometogether in communal prayer.

It is occasionally difficult to find ten people who can attend andmake Minyan possible. We are turning to you to ask you toconsider attending Minyan. Please consider joining us at thefollowing times. We could especially use your help on theweekends! Thank you for supporting this important aspect ofour community!

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SEPTEMBER 2018 DONATIONS

thank you for your generous support of temple emanu-el !

arts emanu-el

i n h o n o r o f

Bela & Anatoly Miller by Fred & Sally Rotenberg

brenda & m. william smira fund

i n m e m o r y o f

M. William Smira by Robert & Carol Trow

cantor mayer’s discretionary fund

d o n a t i o n b y

Amy Berrol & Susan Havens

chakrin cable youth mentoring fund

i n m e m o r y o f

Esther Cable by Carl Freedman & Beverly Ehrich,

Fred & Sally Rotenberg, Howard & Judith

Mayer, Sue-Rita Goldstein & Meyer

Goldstein, Gail & James Werrbach,

Nathan & Karen Beraha, Robert & Lesley

Landau, Robert & Margie Pelcovits, Ruth

Foster, Audrey Kupchan and Sam Havens

chapel fund

i n h o n o r o f

Bruce & Marlene Wolpert by Fred & Sally Rotenberg

Sam Miller & Pam Kaitin-Miller by Robert & Margie Pelcovits

Richard Evangelista by Dr. Keith Greenbaum

Bill & Loiza Miles by Seymour & Helen Rayner

i n m e m o r y o f

Harlan J. Espo by Adele Espo

Paul Litwin by Alan & Marianne Litwin

Nathan & Dorothy Norman by Arthur Norman

Khana Groysfir by Boris & Zhenya Zitserman

Samuel Alperin by Brenda Clayson

Rose Berman by Carol and Ann Berman

Sanford I. Kroll & Elaine Kroll by Carol Kroll Kahn & Robert Renck, Jr.

Arlene Cherlin by Carolyn Mendelson

Samuel Segal by Charles & Susan Kahn

Dr. Harold H. Katz by Cynthia Levin

Estelle Sugarman by David Sugarman

Leonard Zuckerman by Debra Zuckerman

Harry Feldstein by Edward & Barbara Feldstein

Louis & Goldie Aronson by Edward & Myrna Aronson

Evelyn Magner, Herman Magner, Eva Ogens & Benjamin Ogens by Frances Magner

Paul Goldfine by Fredric & Elaine Kamin

Melvin Frank & Haskell Frank by H. Alan & Eleanor Frank

Israel M. Lecht by Holly Lorn

Abraham Abrevaya by Jacob & Maybeth Lichaa

Bessie Pollack by Jeffrey & Cynthia Davis

Milton Bornstein by Joel Cohen

& Pamela Gershman Cohen

Esther Share by Joyce Rose,

Lawrence Share & Susan Friedman

Esther Cable by Lawrence & Marilyn Katz

and Steven & Esther Dinerman

Israel Linsky by Leonard & Barbara Linsky

Nathan Malenbaum by Marian Golditch

Loved ones by Martin & Betty Israelit

Jack Levitt by Mayer & Judith Levitt

Daniil Bilik by Milada Bilik

Klara and David Sklar by Mitchel & Katherine Sklar

Dorothy Klemer by Morris & Barbara Schwartz

Joseph Liebowitz by Moshe & Toby Liebowitz

Charles Parness by Tina Fain

Jennie Klein & Gertrude Ellman by Richard & Bernice Kumins

Elissa Krivitsky by Sandra & Richard Bornstein

Mathew Fishbein by Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fishbein

Max Jagolinzer by Stephen & Judith Jagolinzer

Louis Gleckman by Thomas Gleckman

Herman Blumenthal by William & Roberta Mclaughlin

Myron Leich by Yetta Glicksman

Ida Holland by Zelda Kolodney

Philip Flink by Alan & Renee Flink

Louis Yosinoff by Andy Yosinoff

Beverly Schafer by Linda & Stephan Bloch

Nathan & Dorothy Norman by Donna Summer White

Blossom Roodin by Shirley Wolpert

Loved ones by Abe & Larisa Shapiro

general fund

d o n a t i o n s b y

Alice Eichenbaum & Stephen Allen

i n h o n o r o f

Sam and Ilana by Arlene Simon

the Temple Emanu-El family by Larry & Shelley Parness

Cantor Brian Mayer & Cantor Lynn Torgove by Marlene & Mark Polansk

Bud Kahn by Jill & Michael Thaler

Marilyn Katz, Donna Stouber, Sam Miller by Robert & Margie Pelcovits

Ben Froehlich and Catherine Conklin by Robert & Margie Pelcovits

John and Susan Froehlich by Seth Kurn & Barbara Harris

Elan Babchuck by The Oringel-Stoller Family

i n m e m o r y o f

Bruce Sundlun by Marjorie Sundlun

Sylvia Sterling by Stacy Emannuel

kiddush fund

d o n a t i o n s b y

Saul & Jeffrey Martin, Alice Eichenbaum,

Howard & Janice Shapiro, Carol Kahn Kroll

& Robert Renck, Michael & Paula Goldberg,

Jacob & Maybeth Lichaa, Jeffrey & Cynthia

Davis, Abe & Larisa Shapiro and Sam

Havens & Audrey Kupchan

i n h o n o r o f

Marilyn Katz, Sam Miller and Donna Stouber by Karen Drucker-Stern, Fred

& Sally Rotenberg, Sam Miller & Pam

Kaitin-Miller and Steven & Donna Goliger

Bob & Judy Fishman by Robert & Margie Pelcovits

library fund

i n m e m o r y o f

Florence Farber Einhorn by Lawrence & Marilyn Katz

Varda Lev by Michael Goldenberg

museum fund

i n h o n o r o f

Marilyn Katz, Sam Miller & Donna Stouber by Lawrence & Ruth Page

i n m e m o r y o f

Laila Allen and Joyce Tobkes by Lawrence & Ruth Page

rabbi franklin’s discretionary fund

d o n a t i o n s b y

Samuel Havens & Audrey Kupchan and

Amy Berrol & Susan Havens

i n h o n o r o f

Benjamin Froehlich by Steven Blazar

Rabbi Wayne Franklin by Steven & Donna Goliger, Morton & Jane

Perel and Elaine & Fredric Kamin

Arlene Feldman, Janice Shapiro and Gloria Gordon by Sam & Lillian Mendelowitz

i n m e m o r y o f

Roy Cohen, Milton Bronstein, Brett Lamphere, Marcia Cohen and Alice Desrosiers by Sam & Lillian Mendelowitz

Jerome Magner by Frances Magner

Elaine Robin & Charles Elbaum by Betty Jaffe

Paul Goldfine by Elaine & Fredric Kamin

rabbi zerin’s discretionary fund

i n m e m o r y o f

Freida & Louis Weissman

by Miriam & Arthur Plitt

richard & bernice kumins fund

i n h o n o r o f

Richard & Bernice Kumins by Mel Topf

shabbat chai fund

i n h o n o r o f

Josh & Eva Gutman by Carl Freedman & Beverly Ehrich

Steve & Wileen Snow and Benjamin Froehlich and Catherine Conklin by Mayer & Judith Levitt

Marilyn Katz, Sam Miller & Donna Stouber by Richard & Bernice Kumins

i n m e m o r y o f

Yetta Segal by Mayer & Judith Levitt

Milton Bronstein by Helen & Marc Davis,

Lawrence & Beth Berman, Larry & Joyce

Wacks, Robert & Margie Pelcovits, Sara

Parker and Susan Feldman

Jack Martin by Saul & Jeffrey Martin,

& Alice Eichenbaum

religious school

d o n a t i o n b y Phyllis Freedman

youth activities fund

i n h o n o r o f

Mary Rothemich by Lawrence & Marilyn Katz

Ronni Guttin & the Sock Family by Robert & Marsha Silverman

Ezra Daniel Kislak Brown by Lewis Polishook, Susan Sapiro,

Aliza and Bina

Robert Pelcovits President Rabbi Wayne M. Franklin

Rabbi Rachel Zerin

Cantor Brian J. Mayer

Rabbi Alvan H. Kaunfer Rabbi Emeritus Paul Stouber Executive Director Ronni Guttin

Interim Director of Education Shoshana Jacob Interim Director of Youth and Family Programs

Sharon Sock Advancement & Membership Coordinator

Temple Emanu-El