The Bulletin

Union Temple of Brooklyn

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism

MARCH 2015

ADAR - NISAN 5775

Vol. 166, No. 7

SHABBAT SERVICES FOR MARCH

SHABBAT KI TISA
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Celebrate Purim!
The fun begins at Union
Temple on March 1 and
continues all week.
Play games at
the Temple
Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 8!

Friday Evening
First Friday Family Shabbat and Purim Celebration
4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4
6:00 PM - Snacks
6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 PM - Potluck Dinner with Megillah Reading to follow

Saturday Morning
9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre
9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox / PJ Library Purim Costume Party
10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service

Torah: Exodus 30:11 - 34:35

SHABBAT PARAH / VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI

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Friday Evening
4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4
6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat - pizza and a movie: Chariots of Fire

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Saturday Morning
9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre
9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox
10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service

See page 6 for details

Torah: Exodus 35:1 - 40:38

The Rabbi A. Stanley

Dreyfus
Memorial Lecture:
From Pope Francis
to Paris:
Interfaith Relations in
the 21st Century

See page 4 for details

Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:22-36

SHABBAT VAYIKRA
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Friday Evening
4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4
6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat and Music of Passover

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Saturday Morning
9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre
9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox
10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service

Torah: Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26

Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21 - 44:23

SHABBAT HAGADOL / TZAV

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Friday Evening
Fourth Friday Shabbat
4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4
7:00 PM - Dinner
8:00 PM - Shabbat Service
9:00 PM - Oneg and Discussion with Henry Ehrlich

Lecture by Rabbi Dr.

David Fox Sandmel
Saturday March 14

Haftarah: I Kings 18:1 - 18:39

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Saturday Morning
9:00 AM - Shabbat Study Hevre
10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service - Brotherhood Service and Luncheon

Torah: Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36

Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24

Rabbis Message

A Passover Mitzvah

This winter has brought us record breaking temperatures here in New York, as
we have shivered our way through the deep freeze. Our neighbors to the north
in Boston have been buried under multiple snowstorms that crippled their city.
Our fellow Americans in the South have slipped and skidded across roads covered with treacherous ice. Even Niagara Falls has frozen over! In the midst of
weather like this, it is inevitable that we will breathe a sigh of relief at how fortunate most of us are to have the refuge of heat and hot water in our homes, and
the comfort of several good meals every day. But also in these moments, we
remember those who are not blessed with that same comfort. As Jews particularly, we remember that there are tens of thousands of our fellow Jews in the
Metropolitan Area who do not enjoy the same bounty as we do. That is why the
New York Board of Rabbis conducts its annual Passover Appeal - so that our
Jewish brothers and sisters in the area who are disadvantaged, alone, or institutionalized, will be able to share in the joy of Passover along with the rest of us.
The annual Passover Appeal of the New York Board of Rabbis grows out of the long-standing tradition of
maot chittin. Historically, the elders of the community would collect for a fund to buy wheat with which to
bake matzah. The rules of the fund were simple: those who needed it took from it, those who did not need
it gave to it. Each year as a congregation, along with our sister congregations throughout New York, we at
Union Temple have continued this tradition of maot chittin by responding to this appeal with overwhelming
kindness and generosity. I hope that this year will be no exception. I am proud to be associated with the
NYBR, particularly because of the chesed - compassion - embodied by this annual appeal, and carried out
by the chaplains of the NYBR all year round.
As we have done each year, we ask you to make out a check, for whatever amount is comfortable, to
Union Temple, earmark it Passover Appeal, and send it to the Union Temple Office at 17 Eastern
Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Or, you may contribute online with this link: http://tinyurl.com/
Appeal2015. Please specify PASSOVER APPEAL next to the option "Designate your donation to a
specific program or fund." We then will issue a collective check to the NYBR for this appeal.
Moses Maimonides, in Laws of Gifts to the Poor, a tractate of the Mishneh Torah (10:1), teaches: We are
obligated to be more scrupulous in fulfilling the commandment of tzedakah than any other positive commandment because tzedakah is the sign of the righteous." As always, on behalf of all the recipients of your
contributions, and my colleagues at the NYBR, I thank you most sincerely for your kind participation in this
appeal, as together we perform the mitzvah of tzedakah, so central within our Passover celebration, and so
central the teachings of Judaism.
-Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman

Officers Column

Happy Purim

What sort of people would parody a book of the Bible? Well our sort, if we are talking about the Book of
Esther and the Festival of Purim. Purim plays have been performed for hundreds of years.
Sometimes the Purimspiel is a straightforward dramatization of the Book of Esther. But more often it simultaneously parodies both the Book of Esther and a popular play or musical, with the actors costumed as the latters
characters. That is appropriate in a special way, as it reflects the hidden identities and purposes of the people in
the Book of Esther. Esthers Jewish identity is kept secret from the King until the crisis arises; Haman has no
idea that Mordecai is the man the King wants to honor; and of course Hamans plot is a dirty little secret until it
all comes out. God also is hidden, never mentioned in the whole Megillah, even at the miraculous turn of events.
Purim satires complete with music and dance became the popular form of Purimspiel in Eastern Europe in the
18th and 19th centuries. Some took the form of puppet shows for children. The productions for adults (which
on occasion were a little too adult) were among the inspirations for the development of Yiddish theater. Then
and even now, the Purimspiel often reflected contemporary social and political developments, as well as the
popular music and drama and comedy of the times.
And why do we do this? As Tevye would say, Tradition! One of several traditions of the Festival of Purim
is to eat (and not just hamentashen), drink wine, and be merry. More important are listening to the reading of
the Book of Esther, giving to the needy and sending food portions to others. Have a festive Purim, and dont
forget the Mazon box!
-Steven Segall, Secretary

Wednesday
Evenings
7:30 - 9:30 PM
March 11: SYNAGOGUE AND STATE: THE ISRAELI EXPERIENCE examines the current core principles that
shape Israeli jurisprudence on issues of religion and State in order to discern an emerging Israeli model for
rebalancing the relationship between synagogue and State and creating a public space in which both tribal
and national concerns can be met. [Dr. Hartman, and interviews with Ruth Gavison and Danny Statman]
March 25: SHARING THE PUBLIC SPHERE: NEW FOUNDATIONS FOR A JEWISH DEMOCRACY looks at cases
taken from headlines to examine the way in which the challenge of sharing the public sphere is being addressed in the current reality of modern Israel. [Dr. Hartman]
April 22: THE ARAB PALESTINIAN ISRAELI TRIBES explores the complex identity of Arab Palestinian Israelis and
opportunities for redefining the relationship of these tribes with the modern State of Israel. [Dr. Hartman and
Interviews with Amal Jabareen and Mohammad Darawshe]
April 29: TRIBES AND PEOPLEHOOD: REFLECTIONS ON LIVING IN A TRIBAL FAMILY concludes the series with
a set of conversations that explore the lived experience of the Jewish people as a tribal family. [Interviews with
Yossi Klein Halevi, Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Dr.Yehuda Kurtzer, Melila Hellner-Eshed, Gil Troy]
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Union Temple of Brooklyn

cordially invites you to attend

The Rabbi Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus Memorial Lecture

Saturday, March 14
Dinner at 6:00 PM Lecture at 7:30 PM
RSVP by March 9: RSVP by March 9: http://tinyurl.com/Dreyfus2015 (or) 718-638-7600
(or) uniontemple@uniontemple.org
No charge for dinner, but voluntary contributions would be most appreciated!

Rabbi Dr. David Fox Sandmel

Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League
will address the topic

From Pope Francis to Paris: Interfaith Relations in the 21st Century

Prior to joining the ADL staff, he held the Crown Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union, in
Chicago, and served as Senior Advisor on Interreligious Affairs to the Religious Action Center and Adjunct Faculty at
the Union for Reform Judaism.
From 1998-2001, he was the Jewish Scholar at the Institute for Christian & Jewish
Studies in Baltimore. There, he directed the National Jewish Scholars Project, a major initiative to promote a new
discussion within the Jewish community and between Jews and Christians about the differences and similarities between the two traditions. As part of the project, Rabbi Sandmel coordinated the publication of Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity, a groundbreaking event that generated international attention in the
interfaith community and wide media coverage.
Rabbi Sandmel lectures and publishes widely on contemporary issues in Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish-Muslim relations, religion in contemporary society, and the foundations of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. He contributed the commentary on First Thessalonians to the Jewish
Annotated New Testament (Oxford University Press, 2011). He is the co-editor of Christianity in Jewish Terms (Westview, 2000), to which he has
also contributed an essay. In addition, he is the lead editor of Irreconcilable Differences? A Learning Resource for Jews and Christians (Westview Press,
2001), a study and discussion guide that focuses on core theological issues on the boundary between Judaism and Christianity. He is also involved
in Jewish-Muslim dialogue and in the tri-lateral dialogue between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Has has team-taught a course at Catholic Theological Union with a Roman Catholic and an Imam on the Abrahamic faiths, and led interfaith study trips to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
He also served on the steering committee of In Good Faith, a CTU sponsored tri-lateral community dialogue. From 2002-2014, he participated in
the Catholic-Jewish Scholars Dialogue co-sponsored by the Jewish United Fund, the Chicago Board of Rabbis and the Archdiocese of Chicago,
and served as its chair from 2011-2014.
Rabbi Sandmel is the founding rabbi of Congregation Bet Haam in Portland, Maine, and also has served congregations in Cleveland and Chicago.
He graduated with honors from Ohio State University, and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. He completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied the history and literature of Judaism and Christianity in the
Greco-Roman world. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Association for Jewish Studies, and the Central Conference of
American Rabbis (CCAR).

This annual lecture honors the memory of Union Temple's beloved

Rabbi Emeritus, Rabbi Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus, z"l,
who also served on the Rabbinics Faculty of Hebrew Union College
and chaired the Liturgy Committee and served as Placement Director of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

Sisterhood

Marking Womens History Month

After a long, frigid and snowy winter, at last its March. There may still be some wintry winds in store for us,
but Sisterhood doesnt mind. March is special to usand not just for its vernal equinox. March is Womens
History Month, and it also brings us the beginning of the Jewish month of Nisan, in which we celebrate Passover and honor our matriarch Miriam.
Join us Sunday, March 22, at 10:00 AM, for a joyous Rosh Chodesh Nisan. Well also be observing Womens
History Month with a vital program on A WOMANS BILL OF RIGHTS IN NEW YORK CITY, presented
by our own Sheila Katzman. Sheila will discuss the campaign that is underway for a New York City ordinance
based on the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW). She is the Chair of the Cities for CEDAW/NYC, and she will tell us how such an
ordinance can lead to laws that will eliminate discrimination against women and mandate equal pay for equal
work, access to health services that respond to the special needs of women and girls, access to affordable and
safe housing, improvement in educational curricula for girls, and an end to violence against women and girls.
This is an issue of enormous importance to all of us, and no one will want to miss it. Come with your friends
and with your appetite, for, as always, there will be delicious treats as well as food for thought.
While youre marking your calendar for March 22, keep your pen in hand and make a big circle around April
26. We have a treat in store for you on that day. Remember the Red Apple Rest on Route 17 on the way up to
the Catskills? Elaine Freed Lindenblatt, the daughter of its owner, will be with us that day to tell us all about it
and discuss her memoir, Stop at the Red Apple. Be sure to save the date!
We look forward to seeing you on March 22. Till then, remember that the plight of women all over our nation
and the world is an essential part of Sisterhoods mission, and your dues and contributions to Sisterhoods
Memorial Fund, Hattie Newman Happy Day Fund, and Rose Keit Flower Fund help us fulfill our pursuit of
tikkun olam. Together, we truly can work to make the world a better place for women and girls in need of
help and inspiration. Thank you for your participation.
-Barbara Brett, Secretary

Fourth Friday Shabbat!- March 27

Are Chinese herbs the answer to the modern epidemic of
immune disease? Henry Ehrlich will discuss his book, Food

Allergies: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science,

and the Search for a Cure, which documents the research
of Dr. Xiu-Min Li of the Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai.

Join us for dinner at 7:00 PM ($10 pp.)

Shabbat service at 8:00 PM
The discussion begins after the service.
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Education Corner

Make Some Noise! Its Purim!

Purim is one of my favorite Jewish holidays. We get to dress up, be silly and celebrate. This year we have a lot
of ways to enjoy getting ready for Purim and celebrating Purim. Union Temple, along with other organizations,
are working together with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) to put on a Purim extravaganza. Check
out all out the exciting activities to participate in.
Sunday, March 1 - 1:00-4:00 PM
Union Temple Social Hall: 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn.
Accessible by elevator, though nearby 2/3 train to Grand Army
Plaza and Q to 7th Avenue are not wheelchair accessible.
Children of all ages! Join us to learn about Purim, build,
paint, and practice running carnival games for the youthbuilt, youth-run Purim Carnival.

Sunday, March 8 CARNIVAL FOR ALL AGES 1:00-4:00 PM

Union Temple: 17 Eastern Parkway at Grand Army Plaza,
Brooklyn. 2/3 trains to Brooklyn Museum, Q to 7th Ave, S to
Botanic Garden.
A sumptuous, topsy-turvy, social justice-themed Purim
carnival with handmade carnival games designed and
built by kids and youth. Featuring an excerpt from the
Aftselakhis Spectacle Committee's Purimshpiel! Fun for
all ages! Wear a costume of your own, or dress up from
our costume chest and strike a pose in our photo booth.

Tuesday, March 3 - HAMENTASHEN BAKE AND

CARNIVAL BUILD! - starting at 4:00 PM
Union Temple Social Hall: 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn.
Accessible by elevator, though nearby 2/3 trains to Grand
Army Plaza and Q train to 7th Avenue are not wheelchair
accessible.
Children of all ages! Help bake hamentashen and put final
touches on Carnival games for the Sunday, March 8 Purim
Carnival.

To learn more about Purim programming and how to get

involved, follow us on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SpectacleCommittee

-Mindy Sherry,
Director of Youth and Family Engagement

First Friday Family Shabbat - Friday March 6, 2015

Come and Celebrate Purim with us!!
Food requests for this month's potluck dinner:
Please bring enough for 10 people in a 9x12 size pan and remember, take-out is just fine.
A - F: Salad
G - P: Side Dish
Q - S: Dessert Side
T - Z: Main Dish
*We are looking for 3 families to sponsor pizza for dinner. If you are interested in sponsoring pizza,
please contact Mindy Sherry. The first three families to respond will sponsor pizza. If no families
respond, then we will not have pizza.
We are looking forward to celebrating Shabbat with you! Please RSVP to Mindy Sherry at
educator@uniontemple.org.

Preschool

Winter Brings its own Set of Lessons

The winter months bring with them lots of growth and exploration at the Preschool.
The Chickadees and Starlings are starting the unit Shapes, Colors, and Sizes. They begin the unit by learning
basic shapes and searching for them in the everyday objects in their environment. Next, they identify colors
and explore what happens when we mix them together to create new colors. Finally, they compare objects by
size and put them in order accordingly.
The Robins, Tomomi Iwamoto's twos class, have been talking about winter and snow. They have been singing The Snowy Day song that gives each child a chance to respond with what they love doing in the snow.
They have also done lots of winter-related arts and crafts, making icicles, snowmen and a winter mural.
They read the book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and acted out what Peter does in the story. After the story,
they took ice cubes, put them into a felt pocket and left them overnight to see if the ice cubes would still be found in
the pocket the next morning. When they checked the pocket the next day they found that it was empty, just as it was
in The Snowy Day. The children were fascinated and we talked about how the ice cubes "melted" away.
The Puffins, Caitlin Mullin's threes class, are exploring everything about winter and the cold. They found out
that each snowflake is unique. They practiced their fine motor skills by cutting out a snowflake of their own.
They froze watercolor paints and made paintings with the ice cubes. They also read The Snowy Day by Ezra
Jack Keats and made their own book about what they enjoy doing on snowy days.
The Sparrows, Alex Beers' threes class, are exploring Feelings. They are having discussions about what it
means to feel happy, sad, scared, mad, and surprised. There are Feelings Charts going up outside their room
-- ongoing notes that spring from their many Circle-time talks -- as well as portraits by the children as they
explore facial expressions and ways to identify how others are feeling. While the teaching of empathy is an
ongoing aspiration throughout the preschool years (and beyond!), this unit introduces ways to label our own
feelings and discover that we are not alone.
The Hummingbirds, Pam Apple's fours class, are currently doing a unit on artists. They will study the art of
Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, Jackson Pollock and Judith Scott. Judith Scott currently has an exhibition at the
Brooklyn Museum. Ms. Scott "uses yarn, thread, fabric, and other fibers to envelop found objects into fastidiously woven, wrapped, and bundled structures." Kristen, our museum educator, came to the classroom and
wrapped objects with the children. They then went to the exhibit and the children tried to identify the objects
that Ms. Scott used in her artwork. The children have also painted portraits of each other.
-Susan Sporer, Preschool Director

Go to: http://bit.ly/UTpassover

Brotherhood

Brotherhood Shabbat, then Carter, Begin and Sadat

The Brotherhood Shabbat service and lunch will be on Saturday, March 28. That is Shabbat HaGadol, the
Sabbath before Passover. Brotherhood Shabbat is a favorite annual event for Brotherhood, an o pportunity
to participate in leading the service, then enjoy lunch together. Ill be sending out an email to ask what
part everyone would like in the service. And if Ive missed you, I apologize, and please email me at
stevenmarkleo@prodigy.net.
On Sunday morning, April 19 at 10 AM, Jeff Stein will lead a book discussion about Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright. It tells the story of the 1978 Camp David Conference the historical background,
the three leaders, and the complex negotiations that resulted in the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. And
well have bagels and coffee, too, of course.
-Steven Segall, Brotherhood President

THE SHALOM MEDITATION CIRCLE

Wednesday, March 18, 5:30-6:30 PM
SHEMA: Hearing the Voice Within; Becoming One with the Sound
In our Jewish spiritual teachings and practices, the SHEMA tells us to open not only our ears but our Mind,
Heart and Spirit to truly Hear. We learn to tune inward; to listen to the quiet Voice of the Soul (Neshumah).
At our SHALOM MEDITATION CIRCLE session in March, we will
use several different meditative practices: toning and chanting Hebrew
chants, accompanied by the soft strumming of a guitar, to focus the
Mind and nurture a positive, compassionate emotional state; toning the
Qi Gong sounds, corresponding to major organs of the body, to open
energy channels and remove any blockages, increasing the flow of
Energy (Qi); vibrating the crystal quartz Heart Bowl, as soothing
tones calm the Mind and we become One with the Sound. As we
come into Harmony with all the vibrations around us through the
process of Entrainment, we experience SHALOM, a sense of deep
Peacefulness.
Experience the peacefulness and relaxation as your stress melts away in
the warm, supportive group of the SHALOM MEDITATION CIRCLE.
No previous experience is needed. All are welcome. There is no charge for the session.
Gail Levine-Fried, Ph.D., RYT, facilitates the SHALOM MEDITATION CIRCLE each month. Gail is a
Registered Yoga teacher (RYT) and has taught Stress Management as a college professor for many years.
She has been a member of Union Temple since 1954.

Our deepest thanks to members who made a donation for the High Holy Days
Jerome Bunke and Jane Bassewitz
Arnold and Ellen Kolikoff

Rebecca Reich
Adam Sarkozy

Susan Sukenik and David Rapheal

Tzedakah
UNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUND

Donated by ..............................................................in memory of

Abe Barnett ..................................................................... Irving Barnett

Emily Campbell .............................................................. James A. Campbell
Emily Campbell .............................................................. Jerry M. Lebowitz
Arlene Greendlinger ....................................................... Dorothy Ebner
Dr. Gail Levine-Fried ..................................................... Bonnie Levine
Doris Klueger ................................................................. Leon Klueger
Alan Henkin.................................................................... Dorothy Henkin
Sheila Solow ................................................................... Saul and Anna Solow
Anne Maltz ..................................................................... Richard Maltz
Sherry Rosenberg ........................................................... Louis Rosenberg

RABBIS DISCRETIONARY FUND

Donated by

Beverly Rotter .................................................................in memory of her son, Randall Dean

DR. A. STANLEY DREYFUS LECTURE FUND

Donated by ..............................................................in honor of

Hortense Hurwitz ................................................................... Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman

SISTERHOOD HATTIE NEWMAN HAPPY DAY FUND

Donated by ..............................................................in honor of

Susanne and Henry Singer ........................................................ Daniel Halioua and Rebecca Gross-Cohen on their recent marriage

FRIDAY, MARCH 13: Services at 6:30 PM

followed by pizza and movie Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1981.
The stirring movie, told in flashback, is of two young British
sprinters competing in the 1924 Olympics. Eric Liddell, a
devout Scottish missionary, runs because he knows it must
please God. Harold Abrahams, an English Jew, runs to overcome prejudice and prove his place in Cambridge society. Eric refuses to run
in the qualifying heat which is scheduled for a Sunday. The rest is history.
The film is also known for its instrumental theme and won the Academy Award
for Best Original Score.
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Memorial Plaques

The Bulletin

MARCH
Charles Diener ..................................................................... March 1, 1983
Lucille C. May ..................................................................... March 1, 1986
Joseph J. Baker .................................................................... March 2, 1938
Sophie Newman ................................................................... March 2, 1940
Rosa R. Keit ......................................................................... March 2, 1944
Bert Nachman ...................................................................... March 4, 1955
Priscilla R. Sherer ................................................................ March 4, 1975
Saul Solow .......................................................................... March 4, 1998
Helen Stein Caplin ............................................................... March 5, 1913
Helen M. Baum ................................................................... March 9, 1923
Isaac Rutenberg ................................................................. March 10, 1929
Bessie Kasdan .................................................................... March 11, 1948
Ray Latz Frisch .................................................................. March 14, 1918
Sali Fried ........................................................................... March 14, 1946
Morris Smallberg ............................................................... March 14, 1954
Florence Liebman .............................................................. March 14, 1982
Bertha Levy ....................................................................... March 15, 1920
Morris Salzman ................................................................. March 15, 1930
Leon Meyer ....................................................................... March 15, 1935
Minna Feldenkris ............................................................... March 15, 2004
Milton Rosenberg .............................................................. March 16, 1943
Gustave L. Stern ................................................................ March 18, 1969
Samuel A. Fogel ................................................................ March 18, 1970
Regina David ..................................................................... March 19, 1965
Helen Boley ....................................................................... March 20, 1951
Louis Fishman ................................................................... March 20, 1935
Dr. Arnold Messing ........................................................... March 20, 1958
Dr. Charles M. Pollack ...................................................... March 21, 1941
Dr. Louis Beacon ............................................................... March 22, 1982
Leah Davidson ................................................................... March 23, 1951
Blanche Baar Stern ............................................................ March 24, 1963
Arnold Leopold ................................................................. March 25, 1947
Adolph Mayer .................................................................... March 25, 1947
Hilda Feldman ................................................................... March 25, 2000
Harry Smallberg ................................................................ March 25, 2005
Lewis A. Feldenkris ........................................................... March 26, 1974
Rose Kaufman ................................................................... March 26, 1977
Jennie Felner ...................................................................... March 28, 1947
Mary Glassheim ................................................................. March 28, 1958
Carrie R. Hamburger ......................................................... March 28, 1963
David S. Heit ..................................................................... March 29, 1935
Ricka Bender ..................................................................... March 29, 1945
Hyman B. Rosenson .......................................................... March 30, 1921
Emanuel S. Brandt ............................................................. March 30, 1988
Max Meyer ........................................................................ March 31, 1956
Selma Oppenheim.............................................................. March 31, 1989

A memorial plaque is a lasting tribute to a loved one.

If you wish more information regarding obtaining a
plaque in memory of a loved one please e-mail the
temple at uniontemple@uniontemple.org
or leave a message with the temple office.

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Union Temple of Brooklyn

17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11238
(718) 638-7600
Fax (718) 783-9151
E-mail: uniontemple@uniontemple.org
Website: uniontemple.org
Dr. Linda Henry Goodman
Rabbi
Emma Goldin
Student Cantor
Shinae Kim
Temple Musician
Susan Sporer
Preschool Director
Mindy Sherry
Director of Youth and Family Engagement
Beatrice Hanks
President
Abe Barnett
Ellen Kolikoff
Jeffrey Stein
Vice Presidents
Steven Segall
Secretary
Robert Newhouser
Interim Treasurer
Mike Baron
Hortense R. Hurwitz
Doris Klueger
Honorary Presidents
Ross Brady
Temple Administrator
David Rapheal
Bulletin Editor
Martin Kasdan
Funeral Director
(800) 522-0588

Union Temple suggests that its members

contact our Funeral Director
Martin D. Kasdan of
Boulevard-Riverside Chapels
1895 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
1-800-522-0588
Proudly maintaining more
than 50 years of Temple involvement

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10:00 AM: Caring

Committee

9:30 AM: Religious School

Yom Mishpacha &
Model Seder

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12:00 PM: Social Action

Committee

10:00 AM: Sisterhood Rosh

Chodesh Seder

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10:00 AM: Membership

Committee

9:30 AM: Religious School

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1:00-4:00 PM:
Purim Carnival

9:30 AM: Religious School

1:00-4:00 PM: Purim

Carnival Build

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6:00 PM: Youth Group

Committee

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6:30 PM: Religious School

Committee

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6:00 PM: Board of Trustees

6:15 PM: Officers Meeting

9:30 AM: Religious School

Mon

Sun

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24

17

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4:00 PM: Hamentashen

Bake & Carnival Build

Tue
Erev Purim

6:30 PM: UT Singers

7:30 PM: iEngage Series
7:30 PM: Intro to Judaism

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7:30 PM: Intro to Judaism

5:30 PM: Shalom

Meditation Circle

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6:30 PM: UT Singers

7:30 PM: iEngage Series
7:30 PM: Intro to Judaism

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7:30 PM: Intro to Judaism

Wed

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19

12

Thu
Purim

9:00 AM: Shabbat Hevre

10:30 AM: Brotherhood
Service & Luncheon
Fourth Friday Shabbat
7:00 PM: Dinner
8:00 PM: Service
9:00 PM: Oneg &
Discussion: "Allergies:
Search for a Cure" with
Henry Ehrlich

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4:00 PM: Fridays @ 4

Rosh Chodesh Nisan

9:00 AM: Shabbat Hevre
9:30 AM: Out of the
Shabbox
10:30 AM: Shabbat
Morning Service

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9:00 AM: Shabbat Hevre
9:30 AM: Out of the
Shabbox
10:30 AM: Shabbat
Morning Service
6:00 PM: Dreyfus Memorial
Lecture with Rabbi Dr.
David Fox Sandmel

10:30 AM: Shabbat

Morning Service

9:00 AM: Shabbat Hevre

9:30 AM: Out of the
Shabbox/PJ Library
Purim Costume Party

Sat

27

6:30 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat

Music of Passover

4:00 PM: Fridays @ 4

20

6:30 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat

Pizza and Movie Chariots of
Fire to follow

4:00 PM: Fridays @ 4

13

First Friday Family Shabbat

6:00 PM: Snacks
6:30 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 PM: Potluck Dinner
and Megillah Reading

4:00 PM: Fridays @ 4

Fri

March 2015 ~ Adar-Nisan 5775

Volunteer Opportunity at Masbia Soup Kitchen: Serving Dinner

Volunteers are needed to help serve dinner to the guests of this kosher,
restaurant-style soup kitchen on a regular basis.
Masbia of Flatbush
1372 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Q train to Avenue J
Sundays and Mondays, 5:30-7:30 PM
To register for a specific date, please contact Susan at 347.415.0943 or skranberg@jccmanhattan.org.

Prospect Park
Health and Racquet Association
In Union Temple Building at
17 Eastern Parkway
718-789-4600
Ask about Special discounts for
Union Temple Members

Union Temple of Brooklyn

17 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-7600
uniontemple@uniontemple.org

MARCH 2015
UNION TEMPLE OF BROOKLYN BULLETIN

Passover Second Night Seder - Details on Page 7