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Schedule of July-AugustShabbat Services

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Number 7July-August 2000 - Sivan-Av 5760

Shabbat ShelachJuly 1

Num. 13:1-15:41

Shabbat Parallel Morning Minyan10:15 am

Morning Service -10:30 amBar Mitzvah of Andrew Duberstein

July & AugustFriday Evening Shabbat

6:45 pmexcept August 25 will be at

7:30 pm

Shabbat Korach - July 7/8Num, 16:1-18:32

Shabbat Chukat-BalakJuly 14/15

Num, 19:1-25:9

Shabbat Pinchas - July 21/22Num. 25:10-30:1

Shabbat Matot-MaseeJuly 28/29

Num, 30:2-36:13

Shabbat Chazon - August 4/5Deut. 1:1-3:22

Shabbat Parallel Morning Minyan10:15 am - following Torah Study

Shabbat NachamuAugust 11/12Deut. 323-7:11

Shabbat Ekev - August 18/19Deut. 7:12-11:25

Shabbat Ree/Klezmer ShabbatAugust 25/26

Deut. 11:26-16:177:30 pm

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Torah Study (Lay Led)Saturdays, Library -9am

I begin my two years as your President with awe -and respect for what we have achieved over thepast 38 years, and excitement at the promise thatlies ahead. Just as our founding members hadthoughts and plans for using the original buildingwhen it opened 30 years ago, so we now have theopportunity to determine how best to use our new / Ifacilities. Each Board committee is looking for newinitiatives and programming to make our beloved congregation a place inwhich all of our members will want to participate as much as possible.Our highly successful fundraising campaign clearly demonstrates that wehave a concerned, caring and committed congregation that values whatthe Temple has given them and what it has to offer.

As we settle to the slower pace of the summer months, we have much tocontemplate and consider for the future. With the addition of RabbiBurstein last July, our wonderful, caring clergy team is complete andguiding us toward realizing Rabbi Schwartzman's vision of a K'hilahKedoshah, a sacred congregation. Every day, that tangle of steel, concrete,wire, drywall and pipes "out back" is taking shape into the building andfacilities the congregation vitally needs, and for which we have worked sohard. The construction will be done before we know it and we will havea building that will enable us to better serve the most important part ofTemple Rodef Shalom - YOU!

I invite all of you to take up the challenge of developing our future. Asthose of you who attended the Volunteer Recognition Shabbat found out,there are countless ways you can make a difference in our Temple. Eachtime a volunteer takes even a little time to work on one project or initiate anew program, the benefit to all is inestimable. If you've wanted to getinvolved, then this is the time you can make a real difference. Everyonehas something to contribute.

I am honored to have the opportunity to lead our congregation into thenew century. Over the past two years, we were indeed blessed to haveEllen Blalock expertly guide us through the daunting and difficulttransitions and additions of clergy, the fundraising campaign and thebeginning of construction. Yes, we have achieved much and have beengiven much, but it does not stop there. Just as Judaism requires lifelong

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Harvey Levin (seated) presents Endowment Trustee Peter Elinskywith a contribution which brings the Barbara Levin Memorial Fund toover $25,000, enabling IRS to create a permanent endowment inBarbara's memory.

Remembering the Past...Providing for the Future

Twenty-five years ago, TRS founding member andPast President (1966-1968) Harvey Levin lost hisbeloved Barbara to cancer. A devoted wife, andmother of their three young children, Barbara wasalso a very active member of our Temple, serving inmany roles, including President of Sisterhood from1971-1973.

A memorial fund was set up at the Temple inBarbara's name, and over the years, Harvey andmany friends contributed generously to providevarious furnishings for the sanctuary. Our beautifulTorah Stand and the Ncr Tamid (Eternal Light)were both provided through the Levin Fund.

Despite his previous generosity, Harvey felt hewanted to do more for the Temple and more toensure that the fund would be permanent. He hasthrough recent contributions, created a designatedfund in the TRS Endowment and has made acommitment to contribute additional funds eachyear of his life. Because he feels so strongly aboutthis special fund, he has taken steps now to makesure that our Temple benefits from his contributionsafter he is gone. Upon his passing, funds will beallocated from his estate and the fund will berenamed the Harvey and Barbara Levin MemorialFund.

Harvey has allowed us to share this story with you,not to "toot his own horn," but to encourage othermembers to provide for the future of our Temple insimilar ways as they make their own financialplans.

We salute you Harvey! And we encourage otherswho might like to follow Harvey's wonderful

example of charitable giving to TRS to contactTemple Administrator Judy Seiff, who willwork together with you and our EndowmentTrustees. Endowed funds provide income forthe Temple, while the principal is retained inthe Temple's investment portfolio. If you wantto give a gift that keeps on giving to the Temple,this is a fine way to accomplish your goal.

PHOTO DIRECTORYINDEFINI TEL Y POSTPONED

We regret that we will not be able to publishthe photo directory as planned this January.

Despite numerous negotiations with thepublisher, we were unable to secure enoughphoto sitting times that would be convenient toour members. We thank those of you thatbooked sitting appointments, and we hope tobe able to proceed with this project at a latertime with a different vendor.

In the meantime, we plan to publish a directorysimilar to what we have had in the past. It willbe available in January 2001.

President's Message cont. from page 1

study, the making of a congregation requireswork, commitment and caring if it is to thriveand become a truly sacred community. Thankyou for allowing me to lead that effort.

B'Shalom,

Jonathan H. KosarinPresident

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NOTICE!!!

THIS IS YOUR COMBINED JULY!AUGUST BULLETIN

THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ALL OURSUMMER PROGRAM INFORMATION.

THE NEXT TEMPLE BULLETIN WILL BETHE SEPTEMBER ISSUE.

Summer Kabbalat Shabbat ServicesBegins Friday, July 7

As many of you already know, our summerKabbalat Shabbat Services begin at 6:45 pm onFriday evenings. This is a shorter service thanour usual Friday night service. Without asermon, the informal atmosphere provides anopportunity for some creative additions.During past summers, we have learned newsongs and read Hebrew poetry. This summer,we will share Jewish short stories. We hope youwill join us as we welcome Shabbat and hearshort stories written by famous Jewish authors.Summer services will continue through Aug.18. Aug. 25 is a 7:30 pm Klezmer Shabbat, andour regular schedule will resume Sept. I with a7:30 pm Family Service.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bar Mitzvah .....................Brotherhood ....................Calendar .........................Cantor's Notes ................Caring Committee ..........Donations .......................Kingston Liberal SynagogueLibrary................................Living & Learning ...............Long-Range Planning .........Membership .......................President's Message ...........Religious School .................Scrapbook .........................Sisterhood ..........................Social Action ......................Youth .................................

Temple Rodef Shalom Bulletin

www.TempleRodefShalom.orgE-mail: trsfcva@erols.com

AMY M. SCHWARTZMAN, Senior RabbiMARCUS L. BURSTEIN, Assistant RabbiLASZLO BERKOWITS, Rabbi EmeritusMICHAEL A. SHOCHET, Cantor

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Membership Survey

The TRS Long-Range Planning Committee is con-ducting a Membership Survey. We are interestedin learning about the goals and priorities of allmembers of the congregation. This informationis critical as the Committee develops a long-rangeplan for IRS.

OfficersJONATHAN KOSARINPETER ELINSKYRICKI KANTERMARSHALL BERMANFRED ABBEYCAL KLAUSNERBETH SILVERFRED FREEDMANMARTHA BERNADDEBORAH JARDOT

PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentTreasurerAssistant TreasurerFinancial SecretaryRecording SecretaryCorresponding Secretary

The survey was mailed to each adult member inJune. If you have not done so already, pleasecomplete the survey as soon as possible and re-turn it to the Temple office. If you cannot findyour survey, please call the Temple office to re-quest another.

If you have already mailed back a completedquestionnaire, thank you. Your opinion isimportant.

TrusteesED BECKWITHBETTY NAN OBERMAYERCHERIE ARTZ

JUDY SEIFF, Administrator (532-2240)DINA BURT, RJE, Religious School Principal (532-2207)KAREN SIMPSON, Nursery School Principal (532-2227)FRANK CONLON, Choir Director

The TRS Bulletin is published 11 times a year on the 1st of eachmonth except July/August when 1 issue is published.

College Addresses

If your child(ren) is headed foror returning to college this fall,and you would like him/her toreceive "care packages" andother correspondence from theTemple during the year, pleaseprovide the followinginformation to the TempleOffice:

Name of StudentName of School

AddressPhoneE-m

Thank you!

Position Available for

TRS YOUTH DIRECTOR

TRS has an immediate opening for a (paid)Youth Director. This person will run allprogramming, projects and marketing of theseactivities for the Junior Youth Groups, theSenior Youth Group, the College YouthProgram, and some regional youth programs.

The Youth Director position requires anaverage of 40 hours of work per month, andincludes participation at all youth groupevents, as well as attendance at committee andstaff meetings, and planning/ implementationtime. The ideal candidate enjoys being withand has great rapport with young people ingrades 5-12, is well organized, and computerliterate.

Interested persons should contact RabbiMarcus Burstein at 703/532-2217 as soon aspossible.

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RENAISSANCE CLUB HITS THE GROUND RUNNING!!!

A delightful group of more than 30 of our members turned out for the Renaissance Cluborganizational meeting on June 4. The meeting served its purpose perfectly as familiar faces that wehad not seen in the Temple for many years came to find out how they could once again becomeinvolved in our Temple community. Numerous program and event ideas were discussed includingtheatre and dining out nights, pot luck dinners before Temple-wide programs, book clubs, movienights, educational workshops, weekend and extended travel, as well as hiking, skiing and sailing!

KICK OFF EVENTS: POT L UCK BBQ'S.'

July 30 - 7pmAugust 27 - 7 pm

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Steak, chicken and beverages will be provided.Please bring an appetizer, salad, sidedish or dessert to share!

To be added to the Renaissance Club mailing list, or to RSVP for a BBQ & sign up to bring a food item,please call Sharon Levy at 703/208-1876.

(The Renaissance Club is for our members without children, or whose children have grown up and moved on.Average age range: 50-70 years.)

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Klezmer Shabbat Brings The House Down... Literally.

The Temple shook June 2 during Klezmer Shabbat! Well, it might have been from the torrentialthunderstorm that caused a tree to crash through the Religious School office just prior to the startof the service. Or, it could have been from the awesome adult and junior choir singers! Eitherway, it was quite a service. Thank you to all the participants who endured the hot, dark, sanctu-ary to sing the liturgy for which they had prepared so well. For those of you who missed it,we're going to repeat the service - this time with air-conditioning and lights (hopefully) - onFriday, August 25 at a special time: 7:30 pm. Don't miss this rockin' Shabbat - Klezmer style, aswell as Dr. José Bowen's musical story. This will be the last of our summer services. We hopeyou will enjoy the informal nature of summer services: piano accompaniment, congregationalsinging, and a story each week. A number of congregants and special guests will be helping outwith the singing this summer; come and sing along!

1cffEi I Lvi'El/EWIIH fl1IIIAs the summer season approaches, we at the Temple, want to wish all of you a healthy and happy Julyand August. Hopefully, the weather will be cool, the mosquitoes few and the barbecues delicious. Wehope too that your summer will provide you and your family with some especially fun opportunities toexperience your Judaism. We thought we would share some of our favorite ideas for making thissummer fun and Jewish.

1. Come to the Temple on a Friday evening with a picnic. Eat outside under our apple trees on theside of the building. Bring candles and flowers. Join us for our informal summer services at 6:45 pmafter (or before) your meal.2. While away on summer vacation, seek out the synagogue in your vacation town. Go to servicesthere. Bring us home the things you liked. Give us some new ideas to incorporate into our service.3. Make a mitzvah chart for yourself and your children. See how many mitzvot you can fulfill in twomonths.4. Visit the TRS Library and pick out a few Jewish books to keep you busy on the beach.5. When the rainy days come and everyone is stuck in the house, rent a Jewish video. Consider TheFrisco Kid, School Ties, Fiddler on the Roof or Exodus. Movies lead to great family discussions about ourtradition!6. Host a Saturday night Havdalah party. We'll be happy to help out with the details for this short,yet beautiful and meaningful service.7. Consult your mother, grandmother, the TRS Sisterhood or Nursery School Cookbooks or any otherJewish cookbook and make a traditional Jewish food. Share it with your friends and explain where therecipe comes from.

These are just a few ideas to keep your Judaism on the front lines of your summer plans. Please call usfor more specific ideas. We would love to help make your summer fun and Jewishly fulfilling.

Enjoy your summer!

0Rabbi Amy Schwartzman, Rabbi Marcus Burstein, and Cantor Michael Shochet

Religious School office at 703/532-2207. Whywait? Let's use these summer days to get you readyfor a classroom!

B'shalom,Dina Burt, RJE

IT'S A BANNER ATTENDANCE YEAR!

It has been a great year of fun and learning—andattendance in our classes each week has beenoutstanding! Congratulations are in order to all ofour students who completed the attendancerequirements!

Mazel Toy to the 31 people who received perfectattendance awards... it's incredible to be hereEVERY SINGLE WEEK! GOOD FOR YOU!

In addition, congratulations to the 420+ students ingrades K-7 who received honor roll attendanceawards. Students receiving honor roll and perfectattendance awards comprised 70% of our K-7population. WAY TO GO! 10Students receiving perfect attendance awards werehonored at the closing assembly of the ReligiousSchool year, on the last day of classes.

Early Session (in alphabetical order):Edward BreitnerDaniel LowenJamie BreitnerWalter OsteenMichael Brill Brenna PosnerJeremy ChaikindJeffrey SchlossbergMichael CohenMatthew SchwartzStephanie EissAlison ShapiroMichael FreemanJoshua ShapiroMaya KavalerJoel SteinJeremy KuneyEva SzymanskiAaron Lesher Eric Turner .

Religious kh 00/From The Educator...

The weather is steamy outside (and inside toosometimes) as the summer wears on. I am surethat Religious School is far from your minds...but that's what I am here for! Just a quick noteto let you know that the Religious School officeis up and running all summer long. While weare each taking some vacation at different timesduring these few months, the office remainsopen for business. We are busy watching thenew building go up, planning for our move (inthe winter) and figuring out how to make thisyear the best ever. There will be lots of new andexciting programs in school this year... so besure to watch for details. Additionally, this is atime when we need your help. Many of you areaware that finding teachers is one of the mostdifficult tasks. (Those of you who are wait-listedfor your section because we don't have theteachers yet are most keenly aware of thedilemma.) We are still looking for teachers forthis coming school year. We need Jewish studiesand Hebrew teachers (the Hebrew we learn inour school is prayerbook Hebrew). Weespecially need people with Sunday and 4:30Wednesday availability.

We are not alone in our search. There is aJewish teacher shortage across the communityand across the country. The professionals in theJewish education world are trying to figure outwhat to do about it. In the meantime, we havekids registered for school who need loving andcaring people to help make Judaism importantto them. I believe that Rodef Shalom has thestrength to fix our own problem of findingteachers. If you have ever thought aboutteaching, now is the time to step forward.Remember... we never send you into theclassroom unprepared or lacking materials.And, there is lots of support from the office andfrom co-teachers. If there is a will, there is away. I am convinced that we can build one ofthe strongest schools by choosing faculty fromamong our own ranks. If you would like to beconsidered for one of these fabulous classroomopportunities or you know someone whowould be a great teacher, please call the

Sophie Lesher

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ALCOHOLISM -- CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY

It can happen to Jews!

Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons& Significant Others

(JACS)

Up to 50% of patient populations in residential treatment are Jewish. Temple Rodef Shalom isnow a community of over a thousand families and is not immune to this disease. We haveformed a JACS group to help one another. That's the power of JACS. The spiritual programs ofJACS help us to connect with each other and reaffirm our Jewish tradition. Just finding out thatthere are others like us, that we are not alone, has brought an enormous sense of relief to manyof us. The program is for those who are addicted as well as their family and friends. We meetevery Thursday at the Temple at 7:30 pm. For more information or if you wish to join, please

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SLtcr/i oodBook Club3rd Wednesdays at 10 AM

Long-Range P/anniigLong-Range Planning CommitteeConducts Survey

July 19The Last Septemberby Elizabeth Bowen

Harriet Beckman6849 Strata StreetMcLean, VA 22101703/356-3586

Aug. 16 The Ritual Bathby Faye Kellerman

Rochelle Zohn1553 Forest Villa LaneMcLean, VA 22101703/893-0819

Sep. 20To the Lighthouseby Virginia Woolf

Peg Metzger1030 Broad Branch CourtMcLean, VA 22101703/442-0069

For further information, call Lynnie Weinsteinat 703/821-3215.

"Wear the old coat and buy the new book."- Austin Phelps

The Temple is now 38 years old and has over 1,100families. As TRS moves into the 21 century, weneed to ensure that we continue to meet our mem-bers' evolving needs. The Temple's Long-RangePlanning Committee, which serves to assess ourTemple members' needs on an ongoing basis, iscurrently developing a five-year plan to addressthose needs. As an important input to the five-year plan, the Committee is conducting a surveyof all TRS members.

The survey is essential for us to gain insightinto members' needs, attitudes and percep-tions. The findings from the survey willenable us to understand, and consequently,plan to meet the goals and priorities of thecongregation.

The Committee has conducted extensive inter-views with clergy and senior staff and has re-ceived input from numerous Committee Chairsand members. The Committee plans to hold fo-rums in the fall to receive further input from thecongregation.

Blood Drive

On Monday, June 5, INOVA was at the Templefor a blood drive. We ended up with our high-est total of units of blood ever in spite of 7people having to cancel prior to the drive, 6deferrals, and 3 no-shows. We were able toobtain 56 units of much-needed blood and areso grateful to all who donated or tried to donateblood, those who worked at the site, those whofurnished food for the canteen and for thehospital staff, to the office staff for their assis-tance, and to the custodians for all their worksetting up for this drive. Sixty-two peopleactually showed up to donate blood and thatincluded 7 walk-ins. Please mark your calen-dars now for our next drive which is to be heldon Monday, December 11th. Details will followin the October and November Bulletins. Yourefforts are appreciated by the recipients of yourblood, INOVA, and Sisterhood.

The Committee consists of: Fred Abbey, Elisa Jo-seph Anders, Sally Bloomberg, Lisa Horowitz,Phyllis Palombi, Robert Schlossberg, and JudySeiff and is co-chaired by Cory Amron and DougSanderson. Dean Gerstein is assisting the Com-mittee in preparing and analyzing the survey.

We mailed the survey to each adult member ofTRS. Every opinion matters. If you have not al-ready responded, please complete the survey andreturn it to TRS as soon as possible. If you havealready responded, thank you. If you have mis-placed the survey and would like a replacementcopy, please call the Temple office at (703) 532-22 17.

Long-Range Planning Committee

Cory AmronDoug SandersonCo-chair Co-chair

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Brotherhood - Maze! Toy to Our July• L

Bar Mitzvah!

A New Look for Brotherhood

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A new TRS Brotherhood, focusing principallyon attracting a new and larger core member-ship, will soon make its appearance.

Continuing efforts began almost two years agoto redefine its character. Big changes are now inthe works to provide the IRS family a differentBrotherhood organization - an organizationthat will concentrate on social activities whilemaintaining visibility within the TRS family.

The annual Purim Carnival will remain animportant Brotherhood function, but plans arein progress to invite greater participation fromother Temple organizations. The overall objec-tive is to eventually be more inclusive of variouscommittees and to eventually present a roster ofmore diverse and creative activities for TRSfamilies.

Other changes within the TRS Brotherhoodinclude withdrawing from the North AmericanFederation of Temple Brotherhoods (NAFTB)and reducing membership dues back to $18 -CHAI!! Several years ago, TRS Brotherhoodaffiliated with the national organization toexpand the monthly activities and to introducenew programs. Annual Brotherhood dues wereincreased to meet the new expense of nationalaffiliation, but Brotherhood officers and mem-bers have agreed that the cost-benefit of NAFI'Bis minimal in our current situation.

Andrew Duberstein July 1, 2000

Andrew is the son of Ken &Sydney Duberstein of McLean.He is a 7 1 grade student atCooper Middle School where heis in the history club. Andrewplays soccer, basketball, golf, andbaseball. At least one week outof every summer he enjoyssailing. In his spare time he likesbeing with friends, music, sports

and travel. Andrew has several interests in a careerchoice - rabbi, professional sailor, astronaut, policeofficer, or news broadcaster. He is very excited abouthis Bar Mitzvah.

your Jewish community and to demonstrate tofamily members the importance of Judaism inyour life.

For questions or information about the TRSBrotherhood, please contact Jeff Lesher or PeterPoggioli. The use of e-mail is encouraged. Jointhe TRS Brotherhood and become an activeparticipant in creating a stronger Jewish iden-tity by actively participating in TRS Brother-hood activities.

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Where does this leave TRS Brotherhood? Forthe upcoming year, there will be greater em-phasis on purely social activities. TRS Brother-hood will hold quarterly dinners at local restau-rants to foster greater camaraderie and toenhance TRS Brotherhood membership. Theexpanded critical mass will enable us to growinto a more robust organization in a position tooffer different and greater programs in thefuture.

TRS Brotherhood is an outstanding means tobecome involved in Temple activities. Moreover,it is a great way to reflect your commitment to

Dinner Dates are:

September 13November 15February 28

April 25

(Detailed infromation to follow in future Bulle-tins.) See you there!!

Jeff Lesher at jeff.lesher@btweb.comor 703/442-4993Peter Poggioli at ppoggioli@ft.newyorklife.comor 703/802-6869

Social Act/onOn June 11, the Social Action Committee held aretreat to plan our 2000-2001 program. As themeeting occurred after the deadline for thissummer bulletin, we'll report on the details inSeptember. We would like to express our greatthanks to the many Temple members who madeour 1999-2000 activities so successful by givingtheir time, talent, funds, and donations of goodsand services to help people in need in ourcommunity and around the world.

Soup Caravan

Our Soup Caravan project provides soup andsandwiches to shelter residents and low-incomesenior citizens in Falls Church twice a month, andcontinues in the summer. We are very pleased tohave added a third caravan route, serving home-less people in Arlington in collaboration with theArlington Street People's Assistance network.For more information or to volunteer, contact JuneWallach at 703/734-7086 or Barbara Schonfeld at703/242-7560 for the Falls Church Caravan.

The Arlington Caravan will make bag lunches onthe first Tuesday of each month in the Templekitchen, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The meals will bedelivered to the Arlington main library at 5:30p.m., and will be handed out on the street tohomeless people, along with soup provided by aDC soup kitchen. One volunteer is needed toshop for the food. Several are needed to make thebag lunches. At least two volunteers are neededto deliver the bags and distribute them. Teens andschool age children with a parent are welcome.Call Jan Saferstein at 703/354-2833 for moreinformation or to volunteer for the Arlingtoncaravan.

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities

In addition to once-a-year activities, such as ourrecent Mitzvah Day project, there are a number ofongoing projects that need regular, occasional, orone-time volunteers. Recent immigrants from theformer Soviet Union need tutoring and othersupport. Contact Nancy Bleeker at 703/847-5735for information.

Temple members may volunteer to prepare mealsor tutor at area shelters and social serviceagencies, such as:

• The Arlington Community TemporaryShelter (703/237-0881);

• The Family Respite Center (703/532-8899),Falls Church;

• Shelter House (703/356-2155), FallsChurch;

• Carpenter's Shelter (703/683-7885),Alexandria;

• Mondloch House (703/799-2293), Route ICorridor;

• The Literacy Council (703/237-0866); and• Food for Others (703/207-9173), Merrifield.

The Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter inFalls Church (703/820-7621) welcomesvolunteers to help prepare meals and also gladlyaccepts tax-deductible donations of leftoverprepared food.

The Jewish Foundation for Group Homessponsors two residences for people withdisabilities in Reston, and would welcomevolunteers who can spend Shabbat or a Jewishholiday with residents, or who would be willingto share recreational time with residents. ContactVanessa Ripps at 301/984-3839 for information.

Share Representative Needed

Our Committee is looking for one or morecongregants who would be interested in servingas the Temple's representative to Share, Inc. Thisnonprofit agency provides emergency food,clothing, transportation, furniture, and cashgrants to low-income residents of McLean, GreatFalls, Pimmit Hills, the Tysons area, and parts ofFalls Church. Share is supported by the Temple,21 area churches, local service clubs, and theMcLean Community Center. Representativesfrom these groups meet nine times a year, and theTemple representative is also responsible forinforming the congregation of Share's needs (forfood, clothing, furniture, funds, volunteers, andso forth). Please let us know if you are interested.

Nancy Reder Marc Cohen

Co-Chair Co-Chair

703/821-5527

703/356-5834ndreder@aol.comm.j.cohen@cgiar.org

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I'lcmbcrs/i/pWhile many of the Membership Committee'sactivities will slow down over the summer, somewill keep going strong.

If you are interested in joining a group of TRSmembers with similar interests to yours, considerjoining a Havurah this summer. A Havurah is agroup of five to seven "families" or individualswho meet regularly to observe holidays, enjoysocial or religious activities, and who can pro-vide you with a sense of closeness to others atthe Temple. We currently are looking for singleparents and childfree people in their 40s to joinHavurot already in formation. You can pick upa Havurah application form at the Temple officeor find out more by calling Elinor Gruber at703/790-5889.

If you are in your 20's or 30's, read about theKallah group elsewhere on this page.

If you are single and are not currently receivingmailings about singles activities, call JeanSenseman at 703/281-3061 or Deborah Miller at703/642-8161 to be put on the mailing list.Activities for singles are held monthly, evenduring the summer.

For those members who do not have children orwhose children have grown up and moved on,there is the Renaissance Club. The chartermeeting of this group met in early June for acoffee and discussion, and over 30 enthusiasticmembers showed up. If you would like to be onthe mailing list for future meetings of the Renais-sance Club, call the Temple office. (See page 4for summer event information.)

That's it for now. Look for exciting new pro-grams in the fall, including Zip Code Coffeesand Member Shabbat Dinners. Joining me as Co-chair will be Diane Pollack whose creativity,laughter and leadership are greatly welcomed. Ifyou would like to join us in creating programswhich make TRS members feel at home here,please call me at 703/237-1924. It's the perfecttime to join the Membership Committee.

Tamar AbramsCo-chair

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LLceived c-mails that read from: "EviteTRS Kallah" and might have won-

dered, "Is this another pesky computer virus?" No,it's not!!

The e-mail was from the Temple's all-encompass-ing (and high tech!!) TRS Kallah group, a groupgeared toward Temple members in their 20's &30's. The goal of the Kallah group is to create anatmosphere where people can meet and get toknow other Jewish adults, to help individualsconnect (or re-connect) to their Jewish heritage,and to draw interest to the Temple and everythingit offers. We are hoping that e-mail/evite will beone of the primary forms of communicating withmembers of our group.

Evite.com is an easy-to-use electronic vehicle(driven over the Internet) that helps to communi-cate and organize events. When members openemail from Kallah/Evite, they will be taken directlyto Evite.com to find information about an upcom-ing event. Members can access a map and direc-tions, see who is attending, add invitees/ friends orsubmit comments. When you see an Evite-messagenext time around, take the time to check it out andrespond - it's a really exciting new tool!

The first event, a Bowling Party in April, attractedalmost 30 people, and was considered by all whoattended a great success. Currently, the group is inthe process of planning a BBQ Party forSunday, August 6t1, 4 p.m. at OlneyPark in Falls Church. This is the perfectplace for a summer BBQ - we'll have food, music,games, sports activities such as softball and basket-ball, and a tot lot for children. This WILL be ourBIGGEST event yet - and a HUGE way to end thebusy summer, so, JOIN US!!! Call Michelle Sandlerto RSVP (number below). For more informationabout this group go towww.TempleRodefShalom.org or call MichelleSandler at 703/433-1456. To add your name or afriend's name to the group's e-mail database,e-mail mark@sandler.org .

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NEW ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES ALL SUMMER LONG!

.Every Tuesday night beginning July 11, you can explore your Judaism with exciting one-nightcourses, taught by the clergy and staff of Temple Rodef Shalom. Each class begins at 7:30 pm.

July 11 Jewish Views on the AfterlifeRabbi Marcus BursteinThis class will briefly introduce some of the concepts contained in Jewish literature about whathappens after death.

July 18 Introduction to Torah TropeCantor Michael ShochetLearn the basics of Torah cantillation and why it helps us become better Torah readers as well.

July 25 The Basics of Our LiturgyCantor Michael ShochetGain an understanding of the central rubrics of a Shabbat service.

August 1 The Kaddish - Rabbi Amy SchwartzmanA Prayer of Life and Death

Explore the meaning, history, theology and surrounding customs of this ancient prayer.

August 8 Introduction to LeviticusRabbi Marcus BursteinOur Torah Study meets every Saturday morning at 9 am, during this time we go through theboks of the Torah line-by-line. Starting in September, we will begin reading Leviticus. This classwill give an overview of Leviticus, its importance, history, and context.

August 15 When You Say 'Shabbas' - Your Kid Says 'Shabbat'Dina Burt, RJEExploring the differing Sephardic and Ashkenazic traditions from culture to language.

August 22 "Reform Is a Verb" Judy Seiff, RJEInteractive discussion exploring the dynamic nature of Reform Judaism and how it affects ourlives today.

August 29 The Book of Jonah Rabbi Amy SchwartzmanWho was Jonah? Why was he a reluctant prophet? What relevance does this book have for ustoday?

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A great time to start is inAugust!

First rehearsal to prepare forthe High Holy Days:

Tuesday, August 22, at 7:30 pm

KLEZMER SHABBA Twith jos6 Bowen

Koleinu, Jr. Choir, and special guests,Temple Sinai Choir and

Cantor Laura Croen

Friday, August 25, at 7:30 pm .

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TRS Nursery School has 2 part-timeteaching positions available starting in

September 2000A degree in Early Childhood Education

is preferred but will considercommensurate experience.

T/Th with 2-year oldsMIWIF with 3-year olds

8:45 am - 12:45 pm

Call Karen Simpson, DirectorTemple Rodef Shalom Nursery School

2100 Westmoreland StreetFalls Church, VA 22043

703/532-2227

ARE YOUR KIDS GOING TOSUMMER CAMP??

Would they like a letterfrom their clergy??

Send us their address and datesthey will be at camp and we'll

send them a personal letter!

S $12,000 Raised at Nursery School PajamaParty

Thanks to all the families with children in ourNursery School, this year's P1 party was a hugesuccess. The silent auction and class raffle basketsincreased funds raised for the Isabel MalakieMusic and Art fund in memory of former NurserySchool music teacher, Isabel Malakie. The NurserySchool family, along with local businesses donatedfabulous auction items while families donateditems to a class basket which made for verysuccessful raffle ticket sales. We were fortunate tobe entertained by our own Chai Notes withCantor Shochet and Anita Thornton, but the realexcitement of the evening was for the children tosee their teachers and principal, Karen Simpson,in their PJ's. What good sports we have in ourstaff. A special thanks to Susan Mayman andLynn Starr who did an outstanding job in makingthis event a smashing success. In addition, cook-books are still available for $18 with proceedsgoing to the Isabel Malakie Music and Art Fund.If you are interested or have any questions, pleasecall Debbie Levin Jardot at 703/356-9147.

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HIGH HOLY DAYS INFORMATIONWILL BE MAILED OUT IN

LATE JULY/EARLY AUGUST!

Please be sure to open yourHigh Holy Day Information

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promptly return allcompleted forms to theTemple. Yourinformation packet willinclude an updatedMEMBERSHIP DATAFORM that MUST alsobe filled out

completely to ensure that we have allnecessary information for our new databaseand Temple Directory.

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LIVING & LEARNING

.On-going classes, workshops, support and discussion groups.

CLASSES/LEARNING DISCUSSIONS

Torah Study: Line by line discussion /study of Torah. This group reviews and discusses Biblical pas-sages each week in an informal setting. Drop-ins are always welcome. We meet at 9 am everySaturday in the library.

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Tuesday Morning Discussion Group: Daytime discussion of current topics affecting the Jewish com-munity. This group meets at 10 am every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month. Drop-ins are welcome.

Downtown Lunch Bunch: Well-established tradition among our members who work in the District,this group "brown bags" lunch for an open discussion of contemporary Jewish issues. New members

are always welcome! Please call Cheryl in the Temple office to be put on the mailing list andconfirm dates for future meetings. Next meetings: July 12 & August 9 at noon.

No. VA Lunch Bunch: This group meets the 4th Wednesday of each month in Ballston, and is modeledafter the Downtown Lunch Bunch, but is more convenient for our No. VA members to attend. Please

call Cheryl in the Temple office for details and to be put on the mailing list. Next meetings:July 26 & August 23 at 12:15 pm.

Israeli Affairs Discussion Group: Just as the name implies this group deals with current and ongoing.

Israeli issues. Contact David Zohn for more information at 703/893-0819. No meetings in July andAugust. Group will resume in September.

WORKSHOPS/SUPPORT/DISCUSSION GROUPS

CareGivers: Whether you are caring for aging parents in your home, locally or long-distance, you mayfeel squeezed between the responsibilities to your family and those of your aging parents. Ifthis is your situation now, or you see it in your future, you may be interested in joining thisgroup. Meetings are held in a private confidential setting where you have frank, useful discus-sions with other group members and acquire practical information. The group is temporarilyinactive. If you are interested in future meetings, please call Sharon Levy at 703/208-1876

(evenings).

TRS "Next Step" Group: A support/education/discussion group for Jewish widows and widowerswho are beyond the initial stages of bereavement (i.e., post 6-12 months). Discussions focus on

the practical, emotional, and social issues related to moving ahead with life as a single wid-owed person. This is not a drop-in group; please call Marion Jacknow at 703/698-8702 for

more info or if you wish to join. If you are recently bereaved, contact either Marion or RabbiSchwartzman who can inform you of the resources available to you in our community. Next

meetings: July 12 at 7 pm, the July 26 meeting is out of the building Please call Marion regardinglocations of the August 9 & 23 meetings.

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PARENTS OFTODDLERS AND BABIES:

THE TRS PLAYGROUPWILL MEET

AT A NEW TIME!

Toddlers and babies are invited to join in play in theMultipurpose Room on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each

month from9:30-11:30 cm.

For further information, please callJill Greaney at 703/532-2455 orJackie Cooper at 703/917-1582.

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Ronnie O'Connor6703 Capstan Drive

Annandale, VA 22003

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An Opportunity To Help Your Neighbors

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When a family must cope with serious illness, dinner preparation can be a daunting task forfamily members. We would like to provide the opportunity for you to help Temple memberswithin your neighborhood or community who are living with illness by providing meals for thefamily when the need arises.

A list of volunteers will becode. If a Temple member livingneighboring zip code needscontacted and assigned a day toenough volunteers, you maythan once a month.

Thank you in advance for yourwill need a large response fromthis project to succeed.

organized according to zipwithin your zip code or ayour help, you will beprepare a meal. If we havenot be asked to help more

support of this project. Wethe congregation in order for

If you have any questions, please call Ronnie O'Connor at 703/642-0289 or e-mailiidd@erols.com .

To become a volunteer for this project please fill out the form below and mail it to:

Please include me on the list of volunteers for the TRS Meal Preparation.

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Intermarried Couples Discussion Group: This group meets on the first Wednesday of each month

2ASeptember through June at 7:45 pm. Please call Hannah Moore at 703/533-9640 if you areinterested in joining. No meetings in July and August. Group will resume in the fall.

JACS: Our newest group, Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically dependent persons & Significant others,provides a spiritual program for those who are addicted as well as their family and friendsof all ages. For more information call Rabbi Burstein at 703/532-2217 or Susan Michelson703/448-8569. Meets every Thursday at 7:30 pm.

PERFORMING ARTS

Koleinu: Koleinu is our Temple's volunteer choir and generally meets twice each month. You don'thave to be an experienced singer, just experiencing the joy of learning new songs andbeing a part of a fun group is enough. Just follow the music and let it take you away.Contact Cantor Shochet if interested in joining. No rehearsals in July. Klezmer

Shabbat rehearsal is August 24 at 7:45 pm. First rehearsal for High Holy Days is Tuesday,August 22 at 7:30 pm.

Drama Group: Join the "Rodef Shalom Play Reading Group" for an evening of fun! Scripts areprovided and no experience is necessary. This group meets at the Temple at 7:30 pm. Nextmeeting: July 18. Auditions will be held on Sept. 6 & 7 at 7:30 pm for the Nov. 11 & 12performance of a Neil Simon play.

JUSTFOR KIDS

Playgroup: We welcome all members and their infants and toddlers to participate in the TRSplaygroup. The playgroup meets in the multipurpose room on the second and fourth Thursdays

-of each month between 9:30 am and 11:30 am. It's a great way for young kids and parents of' young kids to get to know their peers at the Temple. Call Jill Greaney at 703/532-2455 or Jackie

Cooper at 703/917-1582 if you'd like further information. See you there! Next meetings: July13 & 27 and August 10 & 24.

Babysitting: Babysitting for Friday night service is provided to our Temple members free of charge forchildren 2-6 years of age on the first and fourth Friday of each month from September to June.

' We request that there be no tipping of babysitters. Contributions to the Religious PracticesCommittee Babysitting Fund will be gratefully accepted. For information or to make reservationsby 1 pm the Wednesday prior to each service, please call Anne in the Temple office at 703/532-

2217. Babysitting is not offered during the summer and early fall months and will resume afterthe High Holy Days.

JUST FOR PARENTS

Parents of Teens: This group will not meet during the summer. If you are interested in participating in

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a group for Parents of Teens OR Parents of Children 5-12 years of age, please call Steve Gell at703/527-1226 regarding fall workshops.

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(orfrig_CommitteeSubcommittee Coordinator E-mail

*Bereavement CommitteeStu Weiss 703/522-2524sweiss@hrsa.gov

CholimLisa Gordon 703/241-7807fayegordonaol.com(Visiting the Sick)

Elder Care Joanne Muir 703/442-4911joamuir@mindspring.com

Jewish Council on AgingJoanne Muir 703/442-4911joamuir@mindspring.com(JCA) Partnership

Meals Ronnie O'Connor 703/642-0289 rjdderols.com

*These subcommittees only take referrals from the clergy.

Support GroupDate/TimeCoordinator E-maillhMiSusan MichelsonJewish AlcoholicsThurs., 7:30pm susan.k.michelson@cpmx.saic.com(JACS) 703/448-8569

Parenting TeensCall Steve Steve Gel]703/522-1226 sgell@his.com

"Next Step" GroupMarion Jacknow(for widows! -703/698 mjacknow@aol.com

widowers 1 year +) -8702

Inactive - call RichardCareGivers -for informationswerdlow@erols.com

703/319-0424Children with Valerie AronsonSpecial Needs -703/534-4718valerieba@hotmail.com

The Caring Committee is a group of coordinators, shown in the above tables, who connect congregantsor their families who need help with other congregants who can help. We keep a list of volunteers whowish to help. If you want to be on the volunteer list or want to serve as a coordinator, contact RichardSwerdlow. Two of the subcommittees specially marked only take referrals from members of the clergy,so if you or someone you know needs that help, contact one of the Rabbis or the Cantor. For the othergroups, contact the coordinator listed. If you need help with something that doesn't fit, contact any ofthe following: Anne Duncan at the Temple office at 703/532-2217, one of the Rabbis or the Cantor(same number as Anne), or Richard Swerdlow.

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SENIOR YOUTH GROUP

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Though it's currently the middle of thesummer, the beginning of school will be herebefore you can say "summer vacation". Classassignments for students in grades K-7 willbe mailed out at the very end of August.Our first Sunday will be September 17,2000 for grades K-7. The first night ofHaskalah for students in grades 8-10 willbe Tuesday, September 19.

JUNIOR CONGREGATIONOur first Junior Congregation service istentatively planned for Saturday morningOctober 28. There will be Jr. Congregationinformation mailed out with ReligiousSchool class assignments the last week inAugust. Look for it!

JUNIOR/SENIOR YOUTH GROUPSOur Junior and Senior Youth Groups had awonderful time at King's Dominion on June4. On Sunday, June 11, our Senior YouthGroup held their end-of-the-year event. Itwas great to see everyone before they wenttheir separate ways for the summer. Wealso had a chance to thank SuzanneSaunders for all of her wonderful workwith our youth groups these past 4 years.Though we will miss Suzanne at YouthGroup events we will look forward to seeingher around the Temple.

Calling all incoming 9 11_ 1211 graders! If youthought the NFTY-MAR weekend, THEVENTthat we hosted at TRS was fun, then don'tmiss the NFTY-MAR Summer Kallah thisAugust 21-27! Spend a week with Jewishteens from the mid-Atlantic region at CampHarlam in Pennsylvania. You can get an appli-cation from Rabbi Burstein or the ReligiousSchool office. bon't delay; sign up today!

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Read Any Good (Jewish) Books Lately?

Yes? Then why not write a "book review" forTemple members. Submit a short review andwe'll either publish it in the Bulletin or post it inthe library. Leave book reviews with Martha Hillin the library or send them via FAX or e-mail tothe Temple office.

Judaism

Herman Wouk, The Will To Live On: This Is OurHeritage. Wouk's aim in the classic This is MyGod and in this new book is to "reawakenthought about the magnificent Jewish patri-mony and to convey a message of hope forJewish survival."

Sidney Schwarz, Finding a Spiritual Home: How aNew Generation of Jews Can Transform theAmerican Synagogue. Is the synagogue meetingthe needs of post-war American Jews? Asharp look at a generation of spiritually hun-gry seekers.

New Fiction

Judy Budnitz, If I Told You Once... A new novelabout mothers, daughters and love..."sparkling, startling."

A.B. Yehoshua, Open Heart. The New YorkTimes called this Israeli author's book "aremarkable achievement ... mind expandingand poetic". ..explores love in all its forms.

Children and Teenagers

Moshe Pearlman, Moses, Where It All Began.Children's First Dictionary.Yigael Yadin, Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the

Legendary Hero of the Second Jewish RevoltAgainst Rome.

Celia Straus, Prayers on My Pillow: Inspiration forGirls on the Threshold of Change. Celia Strausspoke at the Sisterhood Shabbat on May 19.

Miscellaneous

Jack Kugelmass, The Miracle of Intervale Avenue:The Story of a Jewish Congregation in the SouthBronx. A fascinating study of a community intransition.

During the summer months I will be in theLibrary Monday, Wednesday (usually) andThursday mornings or as needed. I am workingon inventory so please check your shelves forforgotten volumes. For special projects orpersonal requests, call me at home on 202/363-6172. You may also fax or e-mail requests to theoffice. FAX: 703/536-0754; e-mail:trsfcva@erols.com.

Martha Hill, Librarian

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Get To Know Rabbi Danny Richof Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Rabbi Danny Rich was born into a classical English Liberal Jewish South London family. Danny wasstate educated at Hearnville Primary School and Sir Walter St. John's Grammar School of which hebecame Head-Boy.

Following A-Levels in German, History and Government & Politics, Danny worked as a bureaucrat atthe London Fire Brigade before gaining a place at Manchester University to read Politics and ModernHistory where he completed his undergraduate thesis on "The Palestinian Experience in Jordan: 1948-1970."

Danny was continuously active in student union politics during his college years. (He was twice electedthe chairperson of the ten country's largest Student Union and its Sabbatical Welfare Officer for ayear); in Jewish student affairs (he was the organizer of the local, and convener of the national,Progressive Jewish Students); and in the Jewish community (he served as the visiting Lay-Minister tothe Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation, as a supervisor at the Kadimah Summer School from1979-1985, and as a teacher/service leader at Manchester Reform Synagogue).

In 1984 Danny began his Rabbinic studies at the Leo Baeck College in Finchley, retaining his links withthe Leicester Congregation in addition to teaching at Alyth Gardens (Reform Synagogue). Dannyserved as an Assistant to Rabbi Julia Newberger at South London Liberal Synagogue, as part-timeMinister to Kingston Liberal Synagogue, as Assistant Student Rabbi to Hull and South HampshireReform Communities, before returning as the full-time rabbi at Kingston in 1988. Danny was ordainedin 1989, submitting a thesis on "The Teaching of Torah to Non-Jews."

Although Kingston has been the focus of Danny's activities for more than a decade, he was for threeyears the part-time Director of the Youth Department of the Union of Liberal and ProgressiveSynagogues (ULPS), and is in his 111h year as the Director of the Kadimah Summer Camp.

Danny currently serves as Jewish Chaplain to Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Latchmere, to SurreyOakland's National Health Service (NHS) Trust, to Kingston and District Community Health Trust,and to Epsom Hospital. Danny is a past Secretary of the Dittons Clergy Fraternal, and the foundingChairperson of the Dittons Branch of the Council of Christians and Jews.

Danny is a tutor of rabbinic students at the Leo Baeck College, and is the Director of the College'sApprenticeship, Internship and Mentoring Program for the vocational training of student rabbis.

Danny is a former trustee of Mental Aid Projects and a past Governor of Hinchley Wood Junior School.He has just completed a three-year term as National Chairperson of the Rabbinic Conference of theUnion of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues. The Lord Chancellor appointed him as a Justice of thePeace in December 1996.

Danny is struggling to complete an MA in Criminology at the University of Leicester, and seeks both tobe a good father to four children and a tolerable husband to one wife.

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Vatikim's 21 annual Spirit of Washington cruise brought out over 30 ofour members for an afternoon of great food and lively entertainment.

ingPresident Ellen Blalock by wearing attire promoting her "other" favoriteteam at a special barbecue in her honor!

"Klezmer Shabbat" turned out to be a real evening to remember! Thedelightful service was truly inspirational for all in attendance, despite asummer storm and lack of electricity.

The evening concluded with the traditional Wedding Service underthe Chupah,

Kings Dominion is ALWAYS a favorite destination of the TRS YouthGroup!

Arts and crafts, music, a story and PIZZA were all part of our veryfirst S-l-P-P-E-R-S program for children ages 0-5 and their parents.

. As is our tradition, June Tot Shabbat service concluded with a leisurelypicnic dinner on the Temple grounds.

WOW! What a difference a month makes! The addition is really takingshape!!!

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Donations [IAssistant Rabbi's Discretionary FundMary Chester in appreciation of Rabbi

Burstein's participation in a Bet DinKen & Andrea Weckstein with thanks

for helping to prepare Alison for herBat Mitzvah and conducting aservice we will always remember

Jennifer Blalock FundMort & Myra Roney wishing Susan

Simon a complete recoveryNeil Schwab in memory of my grand-

niece, Jennifer BlalockCheryl Ames wishing Mike Perlin a

speedy recovery

Building Campaign FundLes Needle in thanks for all of the

support given during the recent lossof my mother, Libby Blacker Needle

Paul & Sue Lipman in appreciation ofRabbi & Mrs. Berkowits' kindness toour daughter, Alison

Soop & Jan Saferstein to wish SusanSimon a speedy & completerecovery

Samuel Schulman in loving memory ofmy sister, Anne Lutz

Nancy Kleinman in apreciation of RabbiSchwartzman, Cantor Shochet,Rabbi Burstein and Beth Renne fortheir support, patience, warmth anddedication in helping to prepareMichael to become a Bar Mitzvah

Robert & Ernestine List in honor of IdaSilverstein's 801h birthday

Lester & Olive Ferris in honor of IdaSilverstein's special birthday

Phil & Karen Heintz with wishes for aspeedy recovery for Susan Simon

Sam & Susan Simon in memory of JudyBerkowits' father, Max Mitman andin appreciation for the kindness,support and loving care shown byall our friends, board members,clergy and staff of Temple RodefShalom

Cantor's Discretionary FundMichael Rafky & Kathleen McSweeney

in appreciation for making Noah's &Benjamin's bris so memorable

Ken & Andrea Weckstein with thanksfor helping to prepare Alison for herBat Mitzvah and for the wonderfulservice

Caring CommitteeHerman Levy in memory of Philip Levy

Choir FundJean Pfeiffer in memory of Adele

Zacharias & Erna Frankel

Martin Kestenbaum Comfort FundMatthew & Nancy Carpelow in honor

of Mrs. Marge Kestenbaum and Dr.& Mrs. Joseph Marshall

Cultural FundThe Wolinsky family in thanks for

Cantor Shochet's contribution to thebeautiful music during the serviceand helping Eric with his chanting

Israel QuestRebecca Dezube and her family in

honor of the graduations ofMeredith Barber, Megan Zelinger,Heather Menzer, Alex Rosemblat,Grant Forman, Brooke Alper, RobertAlmassian, Rachel Artz, MichaelBarry, Michael Bromberg, RachelCopperman, Emily Eisenberg, NickiGaines, Danielle Howard, MichaelMandell, Elisa Marks, Derek Miller,Marcia Sternlieb, David Tejtel,David Thornton, Scott Weckstein,David Maskell, Craig Shalit,Jonathan Schulman, Joelle Seligson,Laura Ross, Alix Van Opstal, &Jessie Sticklor-Lipson

Barbara M. Levin Memorial FundHarvey Levin in honor of Ida

Auerbach's 8811 birthday and inloving memory of James Crist

Library FundThe Wolinsky family in appreciation of

Rabbi Schwartzman's patientguidance in helping Eric understandthe significance of his Bar Mitzvah

Life Cycle FundElsie Lerner in memory of my mother,

Belle YoungIzzy & Ruth Zietz in memory of Helen

Podelo's brother and to wish RosaliePallo a complete and fast recovery

Lucille Weener

Prayer Book FundStuart & Tanya Weiss in honor of the

501 wedding anniversary of Charles& Betty Mondelblatt on March 18

Marian Goldberg in memory of ErnaFrankel and Max Mitman, father ofJudy Berkowits, and in honor ofBeano Solomon, for the many gooddeeds she has given to Temple andothers, and in honor of Susan Simon,for all the time and all the years ofdevotion to TRS

The Wolinsky family in thanks forRabbi Burstein's insightful teachingsabout Eric's Torah and Haftarahsections

Edith Gavora in memory of Dr. HugoGavora

John Lynn in memory of my mother,Maudie Lynn

Rabbi Emeritus Discretionary FundLois Levin in memory of my mother,

Sherry Postol

George & Phyllis Cohen in appreciationfor Rabbi Berkowits', Judy Seiff'sand the Temple Bulletin's congratu-lations for us and our son, Bruce

Religious School FundDr. & Mrs. Julian Burstein in honor of

the confirmation class of TRSRabbi Marcus Burstein in honor of

Danielle Heyman-Feist finishing hermaster's degree

The Wolinsky family to honor andthank Sylvia Csongos for herwarmth and support in makingEric's preparation a joyful experi-ence in growth and learning and inappreciation for the beautifulperformance by Dina Burt andAnita Thornton at Eric's party

Luis & Nilda Baquedano in memory ofPearl Liebgott, grandmother ofKaren Baquedano and great-grandmother of Joshua Baquedano

Anne Duncan in memory of MaxMitman, father of Judy Berkowits

Beatrice Finkel in appreciation of DinaBurt's musical contribution to theIsrael trip which entailed schleppingher guitar all over Israel

Jim, Nancy, Sarah & Beth Pettit inmemory of Fred Waldeck, brother ofIlse Bernstein

Senior Rabbi's Discretionary FundMichael Rafky & Kathleen McSweeney

in thanks for making the bris forNoah & Benjamin such a beautifuland moving ceremony

Beatrice Finkel in appreciation of RabbiSchwartzman's efforts before andduring the wonderful trip to Israel

Ken & Andrea Weckstein with thanksto Rabbi Schwartzman for helping toprepare Alison to become a BatMitzvah

Social Action FundThe Newberger family in memory of

Joan Harris' mother, Edna SpielerMyron & Susan Peck in memory of Max

Mitman, father of Judy BerkowitsSusan V. Nicholson

New Torah FundKen & Andrea Weckstein with thanks

to Na'ava Feder for tutoring Alisonfor her Bat Mitzvah and giving herthe confidence to do such a good job

Youth FundKen & Linda Schatz in memory of Edna

Spieler, mother of Joan Harris

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Maze! Toy toTodd & Marnie Waldman on the birth of Lucie

Brooke in MayEmil & Stacy Engels (& to Grandma Roz

Engels) on the birth of Daniel Tyler in MayDr. William Ossakow, son of Joan & Sidney

Ossakow, who received his DDS from theMedical College of VA School of Dentistry

Karen Aronson & Mark Esherick on their recentmarriage

Ellen Salsbury who was honored by the FallsChurch School Board for her outstandingservice to the City's schools on the eve of herretirement

Bernard Rostker for being appointed UnderSecretary of Defense

Jerry & Karen Simpson on the birth of their firstgrandchild, Noah Jacob, born to Amy & AnCamin

Beano Solomon, who along with President andMrs. Clinton was honored by the WhitmanWalker Clinic

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19 am Torah Study10:15 am Shabbat Morn.

Minyan10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8Independence Day 7:30 pm JACS6:45 pm Shabbat Evening 9 am Torah Study

Office Closed Service10:15 Informal Serviceafter Torah Study

9 10 11 12 13 14 1510 am Disc. Group12 pm Downtown Lunch9:30 am Playgroup6:45 pm Shabbat Evening 9 am Torah Study7:30 pm Summer AdultBunch 11:30 am Vatikim LunchService

Inst. & Trip7:30 pm JACS

16 17 18 19 20 21 227:30 pm Summer Adult 7:30 pm JACS6:45 pm Shabbat Evening 9 am Torah Study

Inst. Committee Night Service

24 25 26 27 28 2910 am Discussion Group12:15 pm NoVA Lunch9:30 am Playgroup6:45 pm Shabbat Evening 9 a Torah Study

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SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday1 2 3 4 57:30 pm Summer Adult 7:30 pm JACS 6:45 pm Shabbat Evening 9 am Torah Study

Inst. ServiceInformal Parallel MinyanFollowing Torah Study

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7:30 pm Summer Adult Bunch 7:30 pm JACS ServiceInst. Tishah BAy

13 14 15 16 17 18 197:30 pm Summer Adult7:30 pm Next Step Grp.7:30 JACS 6:45 pm Shabbat Evening 9 am Torah Study

Inst. Committee Night Service

20 21 22 23 24 25 2610 am Discussion Group12:15 NoVA Lunch Bunch 2 pm Playgroup 7:30 pm Klezmer Shabbat 9 a Torah Study7:30 pm Summer Adult 7:30 pm JACS Service

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27 28 29 30 317 pm Renaissance BBQ 7:30 pm Summer Adult 7:30 pm JACS

& Potluck Inst.

OOB = Out of Building