President’s Message

~ Sherman Banks ~

Temple B’nai Sholom P.O. Box 2463

Huntsville, AL 35804 (256) 536-4771

Tishrei/Cheshvan 5775 October 2014

The Temple Times

Rabbi’s Message

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It was likely that historically while Yom Kippur was celebrated in the Temple, the real emphasis was on the holiday of Sukkot. The city of Jerusalem would swell as thousands of people would make a pilgrimage to pray for rain. The rainy season in Israel, then like today, is a narrow window between Sukkot and Passover. It is a time when we tried to control the world around us by muttering the correct supplications and prayers. Our liturgy is still filled with these same requests to God that we get adequate rain in Israel to carry the people through the year ahead. This holiday further celebrates the Fall harvest and abundance. People sleeping out in temporary shelters were able to harvest the fields quickly and prepare for the winter.

While the history is always of interest, the underlying ethics of the holiday are still relevant today. They address issues of sustenance, shelter and community. In this country, we have a harvest of plenty. Many of our pantries are so full that once in a while we clean them out, throwing away food that has expired to make room for something new tempting our always evolving pallet. Yet this holiday demands that we begin building a temporary shelter immediately upon the conclusion of Yom Kippur, since the rabbis teach us that we are not to delay in the performance of a mitzvah. The sukkah is designed so that we could see at least three stars through the roof.

L'Shanah Tovah

On Sunday the 28th we held a special Congregational Meeting. During the meeting we passed both the proposed Constitutional amendments regarding the voting of Auxiliary Groups and the filling of vacancies when a Trustee or Officer position is open between elections. We also had a very good forum for discussion of several topics, talking about the Dues Campaign, the change in the way we do the Onegs, the Green Space and the work that has been done on Mother's Morning Out/Early Childhood Education.

We also discussed the Temple Suggestion Form and how it can be used to help improve our Congregation. We found out that, as I write this, we have some problems with access to it through the web site, and we are working to try to fix it. Please continue to use the form whenever you have constructive criticism for us so that we can better track what is done, and get back to you with a response.

We are looking forward to a busy New Year with major activities including the Purim Spiel, Passover Seder, Chanukah Fry-Fest and more. Keep an eye on this space for more details.

On behalf of my wife, Gail, and the entire Board of Directors, we wish you a happy, healthy and sweet New Year.

Refuah Shlemah We wish all who are in need of healing a

refuah shlemah speedy recovery

October 2014Services and Yahrzeits

October 3 - 7:30 PM – Erev Yom KippurYahrzeits (September 28 - October 4)

October 10 – 7:00 PM

October 17 – 7:00 PMYahrzeits (October 12 - 18)

Barbara Grabbe, Sanie Jaffe, Leo Schiffman Sr., Menahem Honan, Aaron Kass, Leo Gelvan, Hyman Goldberg, Stephen Goodman, Benjamin Portner, and Harry Turbiner

October 24 - 7:30 PM

October 31 - 7:00 PMYahrzeits (October 26 - November 1)

OctoberAnniversaries

Important Message From Rabbi Bahar

Please let me know if you are sick or if you know of someone who is sick. I would like to come and visit!

OctoberBirthdays

Regina DemboSarla ScherlisSam GoodmanJerome AverbuchKaren TurbinerMargaret Anne GoldsmithLee TaylorMarla Baer-PeckhamHilda NathanJay DinermanHaley OttoMatt HurstLogan OwenEvan SemelMorgan TurbinerMichelle BanksMiriam FergusonRenate StoneKaren ParkerMark WardVassi BishopAri LackeyMatthew GinsburgClaire LevinSimon LevinClyde ButlerJessica CampbellLissa WilsonTina TarboxJack WalczakClaudia PolsJeffrey WalczakBrianna HurstClint McBayJamie Campbell

Irene Anderson Chuck Campbell Bobbelise Ceigler

Morley Denbo Darlene Gollop

Henry Grass Rachel Green

Heidi Kunitz-Levy

Heidi Kunitz-LevyRenata Limmer Debra Linsky

Sara Owen Joyce Powell Ansley

Smith Kay Stone Megan Wilder Jeffery Wyman Sharon Wyman

10/810/1010/16 10/24 10/2710/2810/29

Saul and Jacqueline GinsburgLarry and Michelle BanksRabbi Bernard and Roslyn HonanClyde and Cindy ButlerRichard and Sarah ShepardTheron and BB AndersEd and Darlene Gollop

10/1/1410/1/1410/3/1410/5/1410/5/1410/6/1410/7/1410/9/1410/9/1410/10/1410/10/1410/11/1410/11/1410/11/1410/11/1410/12/1410/12/1410/12/1410/13/1410/13/1410/14/1410/16/1410/17/1410/18/1410/18/1410/19/1410/20/1410/20/1410/22/1410/23/1410/24/1410/27/1410/29/1410/29/1410/30/14

October 4 - 10:00 AM - Yom Kippur Service

Yahrzeits (October 5 - 11)M. Harold Grober, Ethel May Stern, Rachel Levine, Elizabeth Zlotnick, Gloria Jacobs, Audrey Weiner, Louis Gollop, Sidney Turbiner, Oscar Goldsmith, and Richard Levin

Rachemiel Sterman, Irwin Fishman, Harry Goldner, Mark Hirschorn, Jacob Bernstein, Barbara Cohen, Richard Suskind, Amby Jean Crocker, Coleman Balisok, Edith Grober, and Joyce Ritter

Yahrzeits (October 19 - 26)Mitzi Spector, Joseph Denaburg, Josephine Keyserling, Jack Roberts, Robert Ward, Werner Bruck, Thelma Cockrell, Anna Weil, Boris Shtessel, Bernard Weiner, Ann Goldforb, and Sam Goldstein

Dorothy Scherlis, Dorothy Wolin, Alfred Jupiter, Hilda Bernstein, Alexander Davis, Benjamin Kunitz, and Raylene Harmon

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Past President

Sherman BanksOpenBlair EurtonAndrea PetroffLarry Banks

Trustees:Bill Ferguson Michelle Levin Sandra McGuire Don Platt

BB Anders Barry Berman Harrison Diamond Betsy Walczak

Temple Officers

Donations

General Fund

In Honor of Sandra McGuire's 75th Birthday From her Thursday & Friday Group of Friends (Leaf)In Honor of Roger & IIene Linton's Anniversary (Leaf) From: Barry & Eva BermanFrom: David & Seena Furman

In Memory of Baila Block From: Larry & Michelle Banks

In Honor of Paul Kunitz 80th Birthday From: Phyllis Goldberg

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

Library Fund

In Memory of Baila Block From: Jane Rutenberg

In Memory of Mas Nakajo & In Memory of Don Kleinman From: Mona Nakajo & Jeffrey Kleinman

In Memory of Fernando Guzman's brother From: Sherman & Gail Banks

In Memory of of Baila Block From: Anne Owen

In Memory of Rabbi Jeffrey Ballon From: Jeffrey Kleinman & Mona NakajoIn Memory of Sam Platt From: Don, Michele, & Nikita Platt

In Memory of Gertrude Loskove &In Honor of Rabbi Bahar From: Jerry & Arlene Averbuch

In Memory of Miriam Berkowitz From: David & Judy Berkowitz

In Honor of David & Sharon Cockrell's Renewal of Vows From: Vic & Ann van Leeuwen

In Memory of Marie Nakajo From: Mona Nakajo & Jeffrey Kleinman

Cantor Sharon Kunitz Fund

In Honor of Paul Kunitz 80th Birthday (leaf) From: Renata Limmer

In Memory of Cantor Sharon Kunitz From: Jeffrey Kleinman & Mona Nakajo

Check out these senior members having fun in Costa Rica (photo above).

Here is a picture of the synagogue on the beautiful Rosh Hashanah morning service (photo below).

LIZ HURLEY RIBBON RUN SATURDAY OCTOBER 18

Please Join the Temple B'nai Sholom Sisterhood Team! Help in the fight against breast cancer!

The 11th annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run will take place on Saturday, October 18 starting at the corner of Lowe Avenue and

Adams Street, and ending at Huntsville Middle School. We welcome all TBS members and friends to run, walk or support our team with a donation. All donations support the Liz Hurley breast cancer fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation

8:00 AM Men and Women’s 5K race

10:00 AM Survivors' Walk

TBS team members should register online a t w w w . l i z h u r l e y r i b b o n r u n . o r g Click on “register”, click on “join existing team”, scroll down to “Temple B'nai Sholom”.

Registration is $25.00 per person until August 21. From Aug 21 up to Oct 18th the registrationincreases to 30.00. Please note that this race usually fills up early and as a result registration may close several weeks before the race. If you have any questions, please contact Jill Smyth 256 603 7269 or Renata Limmer at 256 883 0887.

Since its inception, more than $2 million has been raised and thousands have been touched through this fund. The Liz Hurley Ribbon Run brings together our entire community and support from around the world in the fight against breast cancer. We hope you’ll join us this year. Go TBS Team !!!

Learning to Pray as a Jew

We will meet on Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM-N o o n , b e g i n n i n g September 7 at Temple B’nai Sholom, 103 Lincoln Street, Huntsville, AL 35801

Cost is free for Temple Members and $100 for non-members.

This class is designed for those with little or no previous exposure to Hebrew, this introductory course will focus on developing the foundation for reading comprehension and a basic Hebrew vocabulary. We will learn the basics of prayer-book Hebrew, beginning with the alphabet and moving through the basic grammar and vocabulary of the siddur (prayer book), including the key texts and melodies of some prayers and blessings found in the siddur. Required text is Aleph Isn’t Tough (available for purchase the first session). This book is not included in the fee.

Please visit our Judaica Shop

Judaica Shop

As always the Sisterhood’s Judaica Shop offers you items to enhance your home throughout the year and specifically during the holidays. There are several bar and bat mitzvahs this year. Why not check with the Judaica Shop for a gift or gift card?

Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 1pm - During most Temple events & After hours appointments

October 2014SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

16:00 PM - Sisterhood Board Meeting

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7:30 PM Erev Yom Kippur Service

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512:00 PM Sukkah Raising Party

6 7 86:00 PM Temple Board Meeting

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12 13 14 15 16 176:00 PM Simchat Torah

7:00 PM Yizkor Service

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19 20 21 22 23 245:30 PM Tot Shabbat Service

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27 28 29 30 31

10:00 AM Yom Kippur Service

Sukkot - Monte Sano Park starting at 6:00 PM

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11:00 AM Liz Hurley Run

11:00 AM - Learning to Pray as a Jew

11:00 AM - Learning to Pray as a Jew

11:00 AM - Learning to Pray as a Jew

11:00 AM - Learning to Pray as a Jew

Eeki Elner will speak at service

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By asking that we leave our homes once a year to go outside instead to be close to nature, the rabbis were making us reconnect with the wider world. We will see the bugs, the animals and the plants around us as we eat and sleep outside. There is no better time to think about the fact that we are stewards of the Earth and that God designated us to care for it. This year, perhaps we will think about the effect we are having on the world around us through climate change and decreasing the natural habitat of thousands of species. This decrease in habitat has led to a population decline for animals and plants around the globe. Lastly dwelling outside may help us think about the other people who do not have permanent homes: Refugees, the poor and mentally ill. In thinking of refugees we may remember that we too were refugees when we left Egypt; we too dwelled in temporary homes. Or we may recall all of our Jewish brothers and sisters who were forced to flee their homes because of their religion over the centuries. When we think about refugees, we can think about the illegal immigrant problem on our very border, or feel for the over 4,000 who have died thus far this year while attempting to escape some horror at home by trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. We can think about the poor who do not have a consistent place to lay their heads at night, or the mentally ill who cannot maintain an income or pay their bills in order to live safely in a home. Sukkot gives us an opportunity to really see the wider world after spending so much time thinking about our own problems and our own need to repent. It gives us an opportunity to see the problems that others experience, the time to think about where we might want to devote our future energies and hopefully the spiritually nourishment to know that our small contribution can make a positive in the community around us.May you be blessed with a sweet, healthy and happy Sukkot!I look forward to celebrating it with you on Monte Sano Mountain on October 10!!!!

~ Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar ~

Rabbi to parishoner. "Yes I understand that

McDonalds calls it "fast food"...but you STILL

can't eat it on Yom Kippur!"

Sukkot CampoutOctobr 10 6:00PM

Come join us for the Sukkot Campout. Boyscouts will be cooking dinner, followed by a service and s'mores. Make sure to bring your own camping supplies.

RSVP to the Temple Office

Temple B’nai Sholom High Holy Days 2014 – 5775

Yom Kippur Schedule: Day Date Time Service Fri. Oct 3rd 7:30 PM Erev Yom KippurSat. Oct 4th 9:15 AM Children’s ServiceSat. Oct 4th 10:00 AM Yom Kippur MorningSat. Oct 4th 2:00 PM Meditation Service

(Focus on Themes of Repentance)Sat. Oct 4th 3:00 PM Afternoon Service Sat. Oct 4th 4:00 PM Yizkor ServiceSat Oct 4th 5:15 PM Concluding Service

Sisterhood News

If you couldn’t attend Sisterhood’s September program, we missed you and you missed a very informative program. Better Business Bureau’s representative, Peggy Cole, spoke to us at length on various types of scams, ways in which identifies can be stolen, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

As we begin a New Year, the Sisterhood Board looks forward to working with you in developing more informative and fun programs and projects. Please give us your suggestions.

The Liz Hurley Run is October 18. If you haven’t signed up as a part of the Temple Sisterhood team, please go to the website and sign up as a part of Tempe Sisterhood’s team. Guys are welcome too. You don’t have to be a runner to sign up. Yes, I know that is the Alabama Texas game. Make a donation by signing up

Library News Now that the Temple has a book club, you may want to join the group. Our next meeting is October 6. We will be discussing the book, Once We Were Brothers. Hope to see you there. Richard Brooks has generously donated books to the library. They will be available soom.

A House Blessing by Welleran Poltarnees

Illustrated with lovely antique pictures A House Blessing is just that, a blessing for a house and for the protection within its walls. A sweet bed-time read for you or your children.

Classification: E - POL

Simchat Torah

October 17 Simchat Torah Pot-Luck at 6:00 PM

The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Orgin of Its Sacred Texts by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman

“The last hundred and fifty years a war has been waged over the historical reliability of the Hebrew scriptures…In The Bible Unearthed two leading scholars, and archaeologist and a historian, combine an exhilarating tour of the field of biblical archaeology with a fascinating explanation of how and why the Bible’s historical saga differs so dramatically from the archaeological finds.” [From the dust jacket].

Classification: 221.95 FINDonated by Larry and Celia Cantor

This is a fascinating read which will leave you askingmore questions.

TBS team members should register online at ww.lizhurleyribbonrun.orgClick on "register", click on "join existing team", scroll down to "Temple B'nai Sholom".

We will have a Pot-luck followed by our Shabbat Service. IMS Annual Hometown Pilgrimage will be joing us to celebrate this festival. RSVP to the Temple office. 256-536-4771.Names ending in A-K bring main dishL-R Bring SaladS-Z Bring Dessert

Make sure to go on Facebook and like the "Temple B'nai Sholom" Facebook page!

Temple B’nai Sholom Suggestion Form

Date:

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Suggestion Policies and Procedures

1. Communication should utilize the Suggestion Form and should be sent to the Temple either in hardcopy or electronic form for distribution to the appropriate person/s by the Temple President. TheSuggestion Form can be obtained on the website (under the “Contact Us” tab) or a hard copy can beobtained from the Temple Office. The Suggestion Form can be left in the mailbox outside the office,President’s mailbox in the library, or emailed to the President.

2. Communication can also be in person but must be accompanied by the written form and should bearranged at a mutually agreed upon time and place.

3. All communication should be framed in a constructive manner.

4. We ask all Temple members to please be respectful of the Board and Committee Members’ spiritual andsocial needs when you see members in Temple or out in the community. Please refrain fromcommunicating performance issues in public. Board or Committee members may be contacted viaemail or phone call to their respective homes.

Temple B’nai Sholom 103 Lincoln Street

P.O. Box 2463 Huntsville, AL 35804

Phone (256) 536-4771 FAX (256) 536-2220

Temple E-mail: templemail@knology.net

Temple Times E-Mail: templemail@knology.net

Our Web Address: www.templebnaisholom.org

Elizabeth Bahar, Rabbi

We will wil host Eeki Elner (ILI Leadership from Sderot) as a special guest to share in some way the evening of Friday October 24th, 2014. He is from the Israel Leadership Institute (ILI) from Sderot, Israel and will provide a first-hand update from Sderot on recent events, and also share the broader vision of cooperative state-to-state efforts being pursed with the Israel Leadership Institute, including a current Alabama-Israel Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (EPDR) initiative – a joint initiative inspired from Biblical faith. This event is cosponsored by the Alabama-Israel Task Force. Eeki will speak during our regular Friday night service at 7:00pm

Friday, October 24 at 7:00PM - Eeki Elner - ILI Leadership from Sderot