Shofar - Congregation Shalom

Shofar March 2015 | Adar – Nissan 5775

Vol. 64 No.7

A Weekend of Festivities in Honor of Rabbi Shapiro May 15 - 17, 2015 We hope everyone will get involved in Rabbi Shapiro’s retirement weekend. Activities are planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Want to honor Rabbi Shapiro? See pages 6 and 7.

Rabbi David Ellenson

Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., is our special guest for the weekend. An internationally recognized author with expertise in the areas of Jewish religious thought, ethics and modern Jewish history, Rabbi Ellenson previously served as President of URJ’s Hebrew Union College (HUC) for 12 years. He is currently HUC’s Chancellor.

Friday, May 15 7 p.m. Shabbat service with guests followed by a special oneg Saturday, May 16 9 a.m. Torah Study with Rabbi Ellenson 10 a.m. Shabbat service with choir, Kiddush lunch and program 6 p.m. Evening gala (black tie optional) at Discovery World — dinner, dancing, and other festivities (Look for your gala invitation in the mail.) Sunday, May 17 9:30 a.m. Religious school program and brunch

How to Participate and Help 1. Volunteering at events throughout the weekend.. 2. Participating in a 10-15 second video expressing your memories and best wishes for Rabbi Shapiro and Judy. Taping sessions will be scheduled for March and April. All of the video messages will be combined and presented throughout the celebration weekend. (See page 6 for additional information.) 3. Sending a personal note or letter to Rabbi Shapiro and Judy, mailed to or dropped off at Congregation Shalom. 4. Being a sponsor or donor for the weekend’s events. (See page 7 for more information.) 5. Photographing or videographing the weekend’s events. 6. Baking for the Saturday afternoon Kiddush lunch.

Continued - See Rabbi Shapiro Festivities on p. 6

A MESSAGE FROM

RABBI NOAH

MARCH WORSHIP SERVICES

!"#$%&'()%"*%+,-.,/,%."%+0"%1)'(%.$%23'--4% here, and during this month we look forward to the holiday of Purim! I always recall the Purims of my youth as being a time of joy and frivolity. The Purim carnivals, the hamentashen, the Megillah readings and the Purim Shpiels all heightened the fun of this season. But what I also remember were the masks.

March 6 & 7 Torah Portion Haftarah 6:45 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

Kee Tissa | Exodus 30:11-34:35 I Kings 18:1-39 Family Shabbat Service – Samson Sanctuary Saturday Shabbat Service – Samson Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah – Michael Spector Saturday Shabbat Service with Kiddush Luncheon – Kesselman Chapel

For a time I was scared of the masks. It was always a little disturbing not to see what lies behind the makeup or the pressed plastic. But as time rolled on and I grew in years, I started to enjoy wearing the masks. One year I could be a hero, another year a villain, and sometimes something in-between. It became enjoyable for a time to take on the personas, or the identities of something “other”than my true identity. The fact that we dress up on Purim underscores the brilliance of our tradition.

March 13 & 14 Torah Portion Vayakhel-Pekude | Exodus 35:1-40:38; Numbers 19:1-22 Haftarah Ezekiel 36:16-38 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service – Samson Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Saturday Shabbat Service – Samson Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah – Eli Finder 10:00 a.m. Saturday Shabbat Service with Kiddush Luncheon – Kesselman Chapel

The Megillah reading is part of our story and is eternally relevant. There are villains who are intent on our destruction and their own personal gain. There are ethnic politics at play and looming genocide. There are hidden motives, betrayals and subterfuges. There are questions of loyalties, and hidden pasts and identities. There are issues of gender, seduction and power. And there are questions about the manifestation or lack thereof of God. In reviewing my last sentences it is clear that our Megillah could just as easily be superimposed as the issues of our day.

March 20 & 21 Torah Portion Vayikra | Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20 Haftarah Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service – Samson Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Saturday Shabbat Service – Samson Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah – Benjamin Hersh 10:00 a.m. Saturday Shabbat Service with Kiddush Luncheon – Kesselman Chapel March 27 & 28 Torah Portion Tzav | Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Malachi 3:4-24 Haftarah 7:30 p.m. MCRC Shabbat Service – Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun 10:00 a.m. Saturday Shabbat Service with Kiddush Luncheon – Kesselman Chapel

We wear masks. We all do. We also fear what lies behind the masks of others. Though the seeds of this exploration are planted when we are children, laughing and enjoying the carnivals and plays, the hope is that as we get older we can explore these relevant themes in new and developing ways in adulthood. So I’m so pleased to share with you that this Erev Purim (Wednesday, March 4, 7 to 8:30 p.m.), we will enjoy “A Purim Carnevale”— a masked service and Megillah reading for adults where we will discuss the masks we all wear as Jews, as friends and as family members. Do we wear those masks or do we take them off in order for others to see our “true selves.” We act in accordance with the medieval Italian practice of wearing a “maschere”— a mask, expressing who we are or, who we are not. Wear any mask which pleases you; or do not wear a mask at all. It is a deliciously interesting topic — but not as rich as the delicious “antipasto” appetizers, hamentaschen, desserts and "&,%523,%$6.(."$7%8&.9&%:,,6%0$%-./,-4%.3%"&,%$6.(."%*;%%?,% happy it’s Adar!

The Next Chapter with Rabbi Noah Tuesdays, resuming March 3, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. At the completion of the Five Books of Moses, the Israelites stand ready to enter the Promised Land. Moses, our leader, will not be making the journey with the Israelites into the land of Canaan and the mantle of leadership is now passed on to Joshua. In this class, we will study the next chapter!

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A MESSAGE FROM

PRESIDENT LINDA BERLIN

There’s a lot going on this month... offering many ways to connect with the Shalom community!

to the Saturday evening Gala event will be sent out this month. You’ll want to send your reservations in promptly as space *)0)5/5)',1%/**'!%(1%5'%/88'00'-/5#%',*&%5"#%+$15%9::% reservations that are received.

The Purim Shpiel is always such a fun event — the clergy and staff put on a great show. Please join us in Samson Sanctuary on Sunday, March 1. And of course, the annual Purim Carnival begins right after !"#$#%&'(%!)**%+,-%./0#1%/,-%2$)3#1%4'$%5"#%6)-17%/%!',-#$4(*% array of silent auction items to interest the adults, and food for all. The Purim celebration is a great family event that generates funding for youth group activities throughout the year.

I’d like to thank the members of the Assistant Rabbi Search Committee who have been working very diligently to select the best candidate for our congregation. The process will be +,/*)3#-%;&%0)-&(*"(*9&(8?4)7"7>&("@%6&(4"(#)*&3 than March 31.

New Safety Procedures To ensure that Congregation Shalom remains a safe environment, the main doors to the building will be open for 30 minutes past the start of Friday Shabbat services and then will be locked. Should you arrive ."3#+"3#$%&#=,("$#3((,#6(8?&34#/6&.)&#@)&#;(@,#8&66# phone to call 414-412-1378. This number reaches our maintenance staff who will come to open the door. The phone number will be posted on the door to the building for your convenience. Thank you.

THOSE WE REMEMBER IN MARCH March 1 -7 Evelyn Alter Kenneth Ausman Beth Berkson Roman Blank Dena Bonic Maurice Cohen Evelyn Cohn Samuel Eisenberger Adam Elmasri Bonnie Elmasri Mike Elmasri Wesley Foreman Albert Friedman Samuel Gershon Sara Gordon Evelyn Halpern Ralph Harris Walter Jacobsohn Howard Karas Marvin Klein Marian Klimpl Bedane Kosberg Hanna Lambert Julius Lipkind Saul Lubar Rose Mark Gale Mendeloff Jonathan Miller Ida Minkin Zelda Mitchell Shirley Morgen Irving Pokrass Samuel Pokrass Gayle Riches

Bernard Ross Geraldine Routman Robert Sacks Jessie Schefrin Michael Schwartz Harry Soref Hyman Spector Milton Stein Pearl Stein Shirley Tahler Abraham Vielie Nathan Weinberg Maurice Winnik Henry Zeiger George Zussman March 8 -14 Samuel Been Laura Berman Judd Biller Lawrence Bodner Sam Brazner Nena Buchbinder Eli Cigel Sarah Cohen Charlotte Daniel Sylvia Edelman Emanuel Fine Julian Galst Frances Gantzarow Rose Gelin Judith Goldstein Sarah Gootel Genia Grinbaum Herbert Grindel

Bryce Herbert Theresa Himelhoch Sam Hornik Marvin Issacson Faye Jubelirer Max Kaiser Suzanne Komisar Lillian Levin Rela Markovits Shirley Neeman Saul Padek Joseph Peckerman Muriel Polsky Libbie Pumpian Gertrude Reuben Florene Rickun Fred Sattler Ruth Shlensky Sam Siegel Norman Smith Harry Stein Frances Stern Jack Teplin Sophie Trosch Aaron Ugent Shirley Walchok Jake Wasserman Harry Weisfeldt Martin Wertheim Sarah Wichman Fanny Wolper March 15 - 21 Sorel Bergman Estelle Bernstein

Eunice Caine Eunice “Cookie” Caine Albert Deshur Isadore Dizack Joseph Familant Lena Feldman Sylvia Fox JoAnn Glickman Florence Gorsky Nancy Hack Florence Joseph Samuel Jubelirer Adele Kahn Esther Kampner Andrew Kramer Ellen Kraus Jerome Landsman Gerson LaPidus Gabriel Levin Charles Offenhartz Bernice Paler Lynne Parr Reed Pentler Ruth Plotkin Louis Podell Solomon Rapaport Michael Robbins Tillie Rose Mark Rutberg Elizabeth Saichek Harry Saletra Herman Segal Esther Skurnick Libby Solochek Estelle Stawicki

Ann Stearns Melvin Stein Joseph Steinberg Elsie Vielie March 22 - 28 Sol Abelson Mildred Abrams Betty Barrientos Miriam Bazelon Louis Berman Bess Berzon Sharon Besser Joseph Blank Thekla Cahn Esther Cohen Ruth Cohen Rose Cohn Florence Frank Lisa Galitzer Ruth Gibbs Jadzia Glasin Rita Horwitz Nathan Jacobs Kenneth Jamron Edith Karp Arlone Kroll Jacob Lieberman Sidney Lubar Max Marcus Anne Matsoff Hyman Mendelson Morris Meskin Rachel Miller Alvin Muchin

Norman Nye Max Owens Sarah Perchonok Dorothy Pfeiffer Jack Recht Rose Sadowsky David Saichek Mollie Schneider Brondell Schuminsky Ruth Sheyer Sarah Shovers Joanne Skemer Marion Skorodin Sigmund Spitz Tybie Taglin Charlotte Weiss Rita Wohlfeiler Norbert Wolf Mildred Wooll Jacob Yablansky Hyman Zeiger March 29 - April 4 Harry Aronson Rose Barnett Kent Benzinger Fred Canter Iosif Chernyavsky Harry Cohen Sidney Cohen Dorothy Davis Jennie Dizack Rose Engel Harold Feingold Samuel Fiul

Ruth Galst Louis Gantzarow Sigmund Goldberg Natalie Goldstein Jay Goodman Aaron Gradus Gertrude Hack Nathan Kahn Michael Katz Leo Kissel Kenneth Leabman Louis Liebman Charles Lucoff Max Mayerson Jennie Mitchell Rube Paler Annette Pearl Steven Pinsky Tom Plotkin David Rose Sarah Saxe Herman Schiff Saul Schuchman Mollie Schumacher Elliott Sharpe Faye Silberman Judith Singer Frieda Ugent Sarah Wein Ethel Weisfeldt

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