THE MISSION OF TEMPLE SOLEL IS TO BE A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGED REFORM COMMUNITY, GROUNDED IN RELATIONSHIPS AND DEEDS, AND ELEVATED BY SHABBAT AND TORAH. Writing something to be read two weeks into the future is an act of faith. For that matter, so is anticipating tomorrow. Each breath, each day, is a blessing. I am on an airplane, flying back from the March for Israel rally in Washington, DC. I was one of an estimated 290,000 people, mostly Jews. With less than a week’s notice, we gathered from across the United States to stand together on America's sacred ground of the National Mall. Jews are not monolithic. Yet on this day, we stood as one. I was proud and privileged to join the Phoenix contingent (organized under Rich Kasper’s leadership by the Center for Jewish Philanthropy) in common cause: for Israel’s right to exist as a sovereign nation, against Jew hatred, and for the release of the hostages. The most immediate and urgent of these being the release of the hostages. The family of Israel and the Jewish people is holding our collective breath for the estimated 240 hostages being held by Hamas in underground tunnels in Gaza. The most moving voices at the March for Israel were from families whose sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, cousins were kidnapped on October 7th – Israel’s day of infamy. Can any of us imagine? Rachel Goldberg, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin was seriously injured before being taken hostage, said, “We all have third-degree burns on our souls.” She asked how the world community could quietly accept the captivity of, “…the 240 human beings from almost 30 countries…these children of God who range in age from 9 months to 87 years – Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus.” Our neighbors two doors down at Valley Presbyterian Church are not passively standing by. Senior Pastor, David Joynt and members of VPC are hosting a Bring Them Home Exhibition and Service in collaboration with Temple Solel on Sunday, December 3, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM. Spearheaded by our members, Shira and Nadav Razon, leaders within the Israeli American community, this will be a special exhibit representing each of the 240 hostages. This is between our two communities, not a public community event. In advance of this article you will have seen more details. Our Cantorial Soloist, Todd Herzog, will join with VPC’s musical counterpart to sing, Bring Them Home, a rendition of Les Miserables’ Bring Him Home. [Todd will sing this as well, the same evening, with the Phoenix Opera Company at Temple Solel’s Bright Lights of Broadway!] Come together in community, with our brothers and sisters at VPC. Each breath is a blessing - BRING THEM HOME!!! -Rabbi John A. Linder Bring Them Home [photo taken by fellow marcher]
2 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 Service Schedule Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 Solel Pre-K Kabbalat Shabbat 4:15pm Our Solel Preschoolers and parents will welcome the Sabbath together! Erev Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Oneg preceding service. Guest speaker Lily Maier will be talking about her special relationship with Holocaust survivor Arthur Kern and the Kindertransport. December anniversary blessings will be offered. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 am Max Mininberg will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 Hanukkah/ New Member Family Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Bring a friend to experience an amazing Hanukkah service with our community and a delicious chicken soup dinner! December birthday blessings will be offered. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 am Arabelle Cherny will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Oneg preceding service. ADL’s Sarah Kader will speak about confronting antisemitism today. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 am Eli Lawton will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Friday, Dec. 22 2023 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Oneg preceding service Friday, Dec. 29 2023 Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Oneg preceding service Further details available at www.templesolel.org/events Max Mininberg, Son of Eric and Julie Mininberg, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 10:30 am. Max attends Madison Meadows and enjoys playing baseball, video games with friends, and traveling with his family. For his mitzvah project Max is volunteering with the Creighton Community Foundation. Arabelle Sophia Cherny, daughter of Stephanie and Andrei Cherny, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 10:30 am. Sienna attends Arizona School for the Arts and enjoys drama, singing, piano, and Taylor Swift! For her mitzvah project, Arabelle is collecting clothes for the houseless people in Arizona. Eli Lawton, son of Shawn and Leah Lawton, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:30 am. Eli attends Cooley Middle School and enjoys playing guitar, viola, and soccer. For his mitzvah project Eli has been doing bake sales to raise money to donate to American Friends of Magen David Adom. Thank You! Thank you, Temple Solel community, for your generous giving to help create a happy Thanksgiving for Saving Amy families. Your gifts of food, supplies, and cash/gift cards were truly appreciated.
D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 3 DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES Dania & Daniel Bloom................3 Jen & Ben Lehan.........................8 Vincent Bruno & Aliza Sabin ......9 Adam & Jodi Stone...................16 Andy & Hallie Waxenberg........22 Robert & Eve Danoff ................26 Patricia & Jeffry Parker ............30 Steven & Lisa Banen.................35 Neil & Vicki Motzkin.................38 Leonard & Robin Balon............41 Stephen & Nanci Fisher ...........50 Ira & Myrna Wechter...............55 Frederic & Arleen Schwartz.....60 Martin & Rollie Rosen..............62 Leonard & Eleanor Harris.........70 American sound of jazz and black America. George Gershwin incorporated the music he heard growing up on the streets of Harlem with klezmer instrumentation and his own unique combination of ethnic and liturgical sounds to form a new genre of music. It’s no secret that Jewish composers have written some of the most popular songs of all time. In order to celebrate these composers, we will come together on Sunday, December 3 at 5pm in our social hall, to join together in community and to sing these melodies of the stage and screen. By doing so, we will fulfill our legacy of finding solace in music. Please join me and members of the Phoenix Opera Company as we tour the Jewish composers of Broadway. All proceeds will support Temple Solel. To purchase tickets, scan the code below, visit: https://templesolelaz.shulcloud.com/form/-shabbatproject-concert or call Joan in the office at 480-991- 7414 In Song, Todd Herzog Cantorial Soloist Singing Our Way into Joy “Music is the most immaterial and ephemeral of all the art forms. We can’t see music, we can’t grasp it in our hands, but we can feel it working through us and the world. As such, music represents our connection to the divine, to each other, to everything. Music is a wordless prayer that opens up our imaginations to the divine source of all life.” -Joey Weisenberg Dear Solel Family, At the darkest times, Jews have turned to music to bring healing and to find joy in life, even when that joy is most elusive. Some of the most beautiful melodies arose out of the Holocaust, out of the struggle, out of the oppression. It should come as no surprise that music still has a very powerful role to play now, as we face this latest challenge in the world. When Jews first came to the United States, they created Yiddish theater. Over time, this evolved into the artform that we now know as the Broadway musical. The music was formed out of their own experiences in Europe, combined with the uniquely
4 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 Holiday Lights! For small children, Hanukkah is experienced through the senses: beautiful candles shining, the taste of fried foods (i.e, delicious, sweet, sticky sufganiyot or donut holes, latkes or fried zucchini) and evening snuggles with family. Introduce your little ones to Hanukkah with stories like Where is Baby's Dreidel and Hanukkah Lights. The only ritual component of Hanukkah is lighting the hanukkiah and saying the blessings. Everything else is optional – fried food, tales of Jewish heroism, gifts and gelt. Ritually speaking, it’s all about the light, and for each of eight nights, bringing a little more of it into the world. The candles are lit from left to right. Traditionally, for the whole period the candles are burning (about a half hour), you’re not supposed to work. Take that half hour and enjoy the glow. Watch the candles burn, sing a song together, eat a zucchini stick, play a game, read a book. The sixth night of Hanukkah always coincides with a new moon, making this night the darkest night of Hanukkah. Hanukkah teaches that with darkness comes the possibility of light. Arlo Guthrie said, “You can’t have a light without a dark to stick it in.” Spread some light with a friend by making and delivering a goodie bag. Place your menorah near a window and share your light with everyone. The real miracle of Hanukkah was that we tried to light the menorah given the small amount of oil available. So, the Jewish answer to a world that feels dark is to go ahead and shine some light. Enjoy the holiday. Linda Irish Solel Preschool Director Special Speaker: Sarah Kader, Community Manager for ADL Arizona Friday, December 15, 6:15pm Shabbat Service Confronting Antisemitism Today Sarah Kader is the head of the ADL (AntiDefamation League) office in Phoenix. She will share with us a brief history of the ADL and their mission. Sarah will also talk about what the ADL does to combat antisemitism in our local community and share some information on what the ADL is seeing in Arizona in regards to antisemitic extremists. The talk will include ways that we in our community can fight antisemitism and hate together. On this last day of Chanukah, we are reminded that one of the ways we keep the Jewish flame burning bright is by remaining informed about concerns to our community.
D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 5 Raker Religious School meets 26 times during a school year. We start at 9:30 and end at Noon. The teachers usually arrive early to get prepared and be ready to give their students a morning of learning, fun and community. Just this last Sunday, November 12, Raker was a place of many moving parts! We had our second graders participate in t'filah, our 2/3 grade PACT program (Parents And Children Together) , a speaker, Jessica Bozek, from JFCS to talk to our teens, our 8/9 grade Madrichim class visiting our neighbors at Valley Presbyterian Church as part of their comparative religion class, the Boker Tov Bistro, and our 7th graders investing more time in the making of their own Talit! So who are these very giving souls who want to be with your students in order to pass on their love of being Jewish? Here are a few, more to come… Mason Marks or who we call "Cartoon Mason", grew up in a Reform household, in New Mexico, celebrating the Jewish holidays. Wanting to learn more, he took a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel as a young adult, earning his Master's Degree in Jewish Education. After completing his education, he moved to Scottsdale and is now working as our second grade teacher, and Engagement specialist. Barbara Friedman, our fifth grade teacher for the last two years, came to Temple Solel through her volunteer work with the Welcome Volunteer Center. She has very strong feelings about Jewish traditions and values which she passed on to her 5 children. Those same traditions and values are what she brings to her class each and every Sunday. Arielle Nelson is a mass communications and journalism major at ASU. She literally grew up at Temple Solel, attending preschool and Raker religious school. She had her Bat Mitzvah, was Confirmed and was an outstanding Madricha in our 8-12 grade Madrichim program. Her hope is to provide all of the children and their families who attend Temple Solel with the same loving feeling and sense of community that she has experienced and has had the privilege of having while at Temple Solel. Arielle is our first grade teacher! Vicki Miles is our third grade teacher at Raker! The core of her Jewishness comes from Pirkei Avot, the sayings of our people, specifically Rabbi Tarfon who said, "It is not your responsibility to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it." Vicki and her family are steadfast volunteers for the unsheltered. She hopes that her words and actions encourage her students to become Partners with God and participate in tzedakah projects that will make the world a little better for all. As you walk the halls of Raker, you will hear students practicing prayers, learning Hebrew, singing songs, discussing social issues, solving puzzles, making chicken soup, sharing Shabbat boxes, and making Shabbat keepsakes! To our outstanding teachers, Todah Rabah! Tobee Waxenberg Raker Religious School Director WHO ARE THE WONDERFUL TEACHERS OF RAKER? The 7th Graders are Sewing Their Own Tallit! The 7th grade students of Raker Religious School are sewing their own tallit this December and January, and they could use your help! If anybody can volunteer to help sew, it would be greatly appreciated! This is an amazing opportunity to help our students deepen their connection to Judaism, and make it personal! If you are interested and would like more information, please reach out to Kerry Taylor-Herzog at [email protected].
6 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 Temple Solel Book Club Greetings, Book Lovers! We, the little Hasmoneans of Solel Book Club, wish you a luminous Chanukah. Although we won't meet this month, here is a a preview of upcoming books for you who love to get a head start. After December break, on January 16, 2024 we will have a 6:00 p.m. potluck with a longer book: Gospel: A Novel by Wilton Barnhardt. Steve Slogoff has enthusiastically recommended it as "a thinking person's provocative and enjoyable read." Amazon summarizes it: "Gospel concerns the search for a lost first-century gospel of the Bible, a document that could shake the foundations of Christianity. Wilton Barnhardt's narrative races through three continents, nine countries, and dozens of colorful locales, as two characters―shy theological student Lucy Dantan and hard-drinking, disillusioned ex-Jesuit Patrick O'Hanrahan―pursue rumors and clues about the gospel's whereabouts and contents. In the end, what they discover will challenge and forever change the nature of faith." Why does a Jewish book group read this big novel? Because it's "an intellectual detective story with the erudition of Umberto Eco and the grand swirling entertainment of a nineteenth-century novel [that is] terrifically funny." And there's a rabbi. You may want to start reading soon. On February 20, we will discuss a memoir, Soles of A Survivor by Nhi Aronheim. Aronheim, a Vietnamese refugee, endured ordeals en route to becoming American. Her book "is at once a personal and universal journal in which we learn how the author ultimately finds a home for her heart with her beloved, and a home for her soul within the Jewish community, a community she makes stronger and kinder. In its pages, the reader cannot help but feel that renewal is ever a possibility.” —Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson, president, The Wexner Foundation. And who doesn't need a little renewal? On March 19, we will explore another immigrant story, From Africa to Zion: The Shepherd Boy Who Became Israel’s First Ethiopian-Born Journalist by Danny Abebe. According to the Jewish Book Council review, the "memoir offers a personal reflection on the challenges of [Abebe's] childhood journey from the village of Tilamado, through Sudan, and to the Jewish State. It also shares the complex, painful, and ultimately inspiring struggle the author has fought for integration and acceptance into Israeli society." Upcoming meetings: (in-person through May) April 16, May 21, August 20, September 17. I Mah Jongg Purchase Mah Jongg cards for 2024 Hadassah is selling 2024 Mah Jongg cards. The cards cost $14 for the standard size and $15 for the large ones. Checks must be made payable to Hadassah. A current address needs to be on your check. Please mail checks to Sheryl Socoloff, 12193 E. Paradise Dr., Scottsdale, 85259. The deadline for placing orders is January 29, 2023. Include your phone number and email and indicate that you want email confirmation of your order. Any questions? Contact Sheryl Socoloff [email protected] or 480.277.1454 December Zoom Events Jewish Meditation Tuesday December 12, 2023 10:00-10:30 am (December 26 Meditation CANCELLED) Lunch and Learn Wednesday December 6, 2023 December 20, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm See eNUZ for links to all events listed.
D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 7 “Rainbow-Colored Jews” at Torah Study Volunteer Recognition Volunteers are an essential part of Temple Solel. We would like to thank the following volunteers for their time and efforts: Birthday Calls Erica Bonime Knitting for a Purpose Lois Bell Carol Brillman Jill Loebel Beverly Nathan Margie Rahilly Linda Ribnik Judy Schaffert Beth Sennett Reva Steinberg Saving Amy Joan Matlock Would you like to volunteer at some point in the future? We’d love to have you! Email [email protected], and we’ll add you to our volunteer email list for upcoming opportunities. Thank You! Recently, I started calling myself a “rainbow-colored Jew” as a way to celebrate being LGBTQ and Jewish. This is a new identity label for me. For most of my life, I called myself a “white male.” But I came to realize that my gender is more open and fluid than just being “male.” I possess an ever-shifting mix of masculine and feminine qualities. Plus, “white” is too bland for me! My spirit is much more colorful and vibrant. Happily, history’s first rainbow-colored Jew appears in our Torah Study readings this month – Joseph! Traditional Jewish texts portray him as a gender fluid person. The Torah notes Joseph’s masculine name and describes him as “well-built and handsome.” But he wears a technicolor coat, a garment typically worn by tribal princesses (2 Samuel 13:18). Plus, according to midrashim, Joseph pencils his eyes and curls his hair, “looking beautiful like his mother” (Genesis Rabbah 84-86). Being creative in his appearance helps Joseph celebrate his truth. Additionally, Joseph’s moral character is rainbowhued thanks to his willingness to forgive others. In the Torah, the rainbow is a symbol of forgiveness. Following the flood in Genesis, God creates a rainbow to represent a covenant of forgiveness granted to all earth beings for all time. This is Judaism’s concept of Original Forgiveness. No matter what we do, divine mercy is guaranteed. Similarly, Joseph does not seek revenge against his brothers for their cruelty. Though they sold him into slavery, it led to him becoming a leader of Egypt. At the end of his story, Joseph embraces his brothers, saying that it all worked out for the best: “God meant it for good.” Thankfully, Joseph’s many great qualities inspire rainbow-colored Jews to thrive today. Torah Study meets on ZOOM and in person every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. See ENUZ for Zoom link. Everyone is welcome! Matthew Kozinets
8 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 The Sisters of Solel gather at Merkin Vineyards Wine Bar! The Raker Religious School kids love tefillah!
D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 9 Fun times at the solel preschool The petting zoo visits the Solel Preschool!
10 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 Temple Solel Endowment Foundation Securing Our Future | December 2023 The end of the calendar year is an ideal time for personal reflection. A tune-up if you will from the contemplative work we do during the High Holidays. This is especially the case now as Jewish communities around the world and our congregation continue to reel from the events in Israel of October 7th. Thanks so much to our Temple Solel leadership for their wisdom, insight, and spiritual guidance as they help us navigate through this difficult time. Our synagogue has not missed a beat over the past two months. Shabbat services, the Raker Religious School, Bar and Bat-mitzvahs, Torah study classes, adult education opportunities, volunteer activities, and Preschool have continued without any hitches. The Temple Solel Endowment Foundation stands ready, willing, and able to support the temple during periods like we are currently experiencing. We do this in multiple ways including strategic collaboration with the Temple Board of Directors, connecting with our congregants, and financial support. Endowments are tasked with furthering the financial stability of non-profit organizations such as Temple Solel through fund raising and prudent investment policies. Among our many functions, we serve as a rainy-day fund that steps up during unforeseen events or crises impacting the synagogue family. One recent example is last month’s Temple Solel Endowment Foundation’s generous monetary support of the congregation’s commitment to additional security because of recent increases in antisemitic vitriol and actions. During this season of gratitude, despite the sorrow that many of us are feeling, please find a place in your hearts for Temple Solel and the Temple Solel Endowment Foundation. There are many ways to give in addition to year-end donations and legacy gifts. At a minimum, please make it a point to thank our security team and vendors when you see them for all that they do on our behalf. Best wishes from the entire the Temple Solel Endowment Foundation Board of Directors for a safe and restful holiday season. Dean Scheinert, Member Temple Solel Endowment Foundation Men of Solel Speaker Programs! December Speaker: Mayor Kate Gallego has a vision for Phoenix: she sees it as a place that is vibrant and growing, where every person is treated with dignity and respect. To realize this vision, she has two major goals. The first is to make Phoenix the most sustainable desert city in the United States. The second is to create good jobs through advocating smart business growth and investment. Please join us at Temple Solel on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. when Mayor Gallego will discuss “Phoenix’s Future in a time of Climate Change.” January Speaker: Terry Goddard is currently the President of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, having served on its elected board since 2012. The board established policy and sets rates and taxes for the Central Arizona Project (CAP). CAP is the canal system that since 1985 has provided Colorado River water to central Arizona -- a major reason for the growth and prosperity of the region. The current drought and pending reallocation of water supplies in the Colorado Basin presents a serious challenge to central Arizona continuing to receive a reliable water supply. Mr. Goddard served as Mayor of Phoenix (1984 to 1990) and as the Arizona Attorney General (2003-2011). Please join us at Temple Solel on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. when Mr. Goddard will discuss “Crisis on the Colorado.” (Scan here to register for the Speaker Series)
D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 11 JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL ROSH CHODESH CELEBRATION OF CHANUKAH Wednesday, December 13th, 6:00pm-7:15pm Sisters- Bring your Chanukiah (menorah) and candles for the 7th night and a food dish to serve 8-12 people. We’ll share a potluck dinner, socialize, learn together and bless the new month. Rabbi Stiel will share stories of the women in the Chanukah story. Also, bring a budget-friendly gift item (with a $15 cap), and we will do a fun gift exchange. The RSVP link will be in eNUZ. Thursday night, December 14th Thursday night, December 7th
12 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 2022-23 JANE & BOB PODALL LIBRARY FUND In memory of Gertrude Lewis from Marvin & Barbara Chassin 2023-24 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 5784 In appreciation of Todd Herzog and John Massaro from Ken and Barbara Love and Jerry Weiner In memory of Clarice Gordon from Robb Gordon 2023-24 ART @ SOLEL FUND In memory of Elliott Benson Golden from the Golden and Ornstein Families 2023-24 CANTORIAL SOLOIST DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of Barbara Chassin's 75th Birthday from Stewart & Sharon Levine In memory of Dorothy Stopsky, her yartzeit falls the day before Mateos’ Bar mitzvah. Thank you for guiding Mateo through the passages from Wendy Lieberman Thank you for the beautiful music from Peter & Mary Ann Bloom 2023-24 CARING COMMUNITY FUND In memory of Jennie Bonime from Erica Bonime Lewis Kirchler from Joyce Lipner Michael Jonathon Bell, Morris Lasik from Lois, Jared,Taylor and Vija Bell Max Simons from Perry Simons & Melanie Rich Ronald Fillman from Peter & Mary Ann Bloom Beatrice Perlo from Philip & Gloria Cowen Stella Epstein from Richard Epstein & Judy Ackerman Reba Ginsburg from Ted & Sharon Gordon Thank you for sharing your New Year's Celebration! from Linda Wohler 2023-24 ONEG FUND In honor of Melanie Rich & Perry Simons 40th anniversary from Melina S Rich In memory of Alberto's brother, Pedro from Michael & Judy Schaffert 2023-24 RABBI LINDER'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In appreciation of Rabbi Linder from Mateo Piccione In honor of Rabbi Linder! from Alan & Nancy Rooks Madalyn Gressel's Bat Mitzvah from Jaron & Amanda Gressel Hannah Zweig's engagement to Daniel Goldberg from Jay Zweig In memory of Sheldon Manson from Andrea, Dan, Benjamin, and Matthew Kravets Minnie Matz from Andrea, Dan, Benjamin, and Matthew Kravets Philip Alpert from Arnold & Cindy Alpert Ron Taub from Cheryl & David Leskar 2023-24 ENDOWMENT FUND In appreciation of Rabbis Linder and Stiel from Ken and Barbara Love and Jerry Weiner In memory of Milton G Waldbaum, MD from Susan Waldbaum For a Speedy recovery for Andrei Sayapin from Yuri Sayapin & Ludmila Brigadier 2023-24 GENERAL FUND In memory of Sheila Roman from Allan & Barbara Friedman Steve Friedman from Allan & Barbara Friedman Hyman Cohen from Allen & Rita Cohen Eva McFlikier from Barrie & Bellarri Adleman Eva McFlikier from Brent Adleman Irving Schauer from Francine Schauer Arnold Rosen from Howard & Judith Rosen Larry Ash from Jane Ash Alice Novak from Judith Alpert Moises Dragon from Judy, Zoe, Zach Dragon/Isaac Esther Dry, Carl Dry, and Caroline Koff from Kenneth & Harri Dry Robert Joseph from Larry & Fern Kane Irene Schwartz from Leslie Schwartz Lillian and Leopold Breen from Linda & Sander Wiener Kieve Gitlin from Mark & Barbara Stern Helen Lambeck from Maxine Henig Herman Zatulove and Mickie Zatulove from Paul Zatulove We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Solel by remembering and Contributions honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.
D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 13 Thank you for your wonderful service as Rabbi and leader of Temple Solel from Mark & Barbara Stern 2023-24 RABBI STIEL DISCRETIONARY FUND The Miles family thanks you for the honors we received on Shabbat Thank you for supporting our youth from Lawrence & Cynthia Cohen for your wonderful contribution to the High Holy Day services and the services all year long from Mark & Barbara Stern 2023-24 SOCIAL ACTION FUND In memory of Earl Lustgarten from Marshall and Lesley Lustgarten 2023-24 SOLEL PRESCHOOL FUND Happy New Year from Amy Schur! 2023-24 TEMPLE SOLEL HARDSHIP RELIEF FUND In memory of Dick Harte from Judy and Mike Schaffert 2023-24 TZEDAKAH FUND In honor of Shari Levitan's Special Birthday from Randy Stone and Jim Hahn Donations received after October 31, 2023 will be printed in the next issue of the Pathfinder. Contributions (Cont’d) Deaths • Diana Turk, wife of Aaron Turk • Richard (Dick) Harte New Members • Jessica and James Sirota and their children, Eleanor and Jacob • Richard and Stacy Cooper • Mitchell and Debbie Stillman • Jen and Ben Lehan and their children, Jack and Charlie • Diana and Tristin Charlesworth and their daughter, Merritt • Daniel and Teresa Wachinski and their children, Nathaniel and Andrew • Matt and Robyn Komena and their children, Oliver and Leo • Brandi and Jeremy Dicker and their children, Roen and Barrett • Vincent Bruno and Aliza Sabin and their daughter, Elia • Curtis and Celeste Dickman • Alan and Toni Gendler • Geoffrey Turbow and Kerri Schneider and their children, Drew and William • Randy Stone If you have a simcha, new birth, or achievement to share in our Mazel Tov section, please send it to [email protected] Our Temple Family
14 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 3 / K i s l e v - Te v e t 5 7 8 4 Alger Klein Allan Gurovitsch Ann Leavitt Aviva Gross Belle Epstein Belle Robinson Betty Klein Betty Levie Daniel Rosenbloom David Jacobson Dr. Fred Benderoff Edward Goldstein Emil Zugravu Florence Rigberg Frances Rudinger Gerhardt Shumaker Gretl Frank Yahrzeits Kaddish will be recited on Erev Shabbat on the following dates: December 1, 2023 Matta Pereploytchikov Max Horne Mortimer B. Keats Mr. Morris Seeskin Pauline Feldman Richard Nestor Bernstein Rita Bernstein Robert Trujillo Rose Benson Ruben Nadler Ruth Fields Sam Engel Sam Litwin Selma Smith Stanley Joseph Theresa Cohen Ybikeh Berkovics Harold Udelman Harry Raznick Helene Weinberger Jacob Meyer Swersky Jacob Mishlove Jean Horne Jerrold Weiss Joe Rice Joseph Erwin Berman Larry Hall Louis Katz Martin Berger Mary Crossman Peter Libby Anna Fleishman Arthur Ruble Audrey Gruber Wallack Benjamin Altwarg Betty Mink Cary Zucker Cynthia Shultz Danielle Goldberg Edward Gottlieb Harold Colb Harold Geller Helen Elkin Isaac Rigberg Jack Frank Jack Moses Jean Rosen December 8, 2023 Melissa Sue Barron Michael Katz Michael Miller Mildred Lerman Milton Ackerman Mrs. Bluma "Bleema" Polonski Norman Sobel Philip H. Wain Raymond Cohen Rosabelle Edelstein Rosalyn Bloom Rose Haber Russell Bielenberg Ruth Feinstein Sarah Levy Simon Charles Scheuer Jeanne Levinsky Jerome Moses Joan Schrift Joel Sukenic John Lawful Judith Ann Prowda Kate Kahn Larry Lipsman Leah Nagel Leon Zinn Leonard Furman Lillian Leopold Lillian Plotkin Alpert Marci Mainus Marvin Bendau Manuel Shindel Albert Wilkins Barack Stulman Ben Kane Benjamin Wolfe Bernie Weinberg Bessie Wolfe Charles Gartell David Allweiss David Barrett David Busker Diane Zeig Donald Pollack Donald Scharff Doris Leff Dr. Gloria Burke December 15, 2023 Joseph Denmark Joseph Smulyan Mina Bentur Gerald Traister Oscar Rauch Robert Hawkes Sadie Stulman Sara Holtzman Susan J Robbins Udell Duboe Virginia Glascock Edward Usem Edwin Cooperstein Elsie Heinle Ernna Briner Estelle Green Esther Kezele Eva Patlove Freida Friefield Gary Shapiro Goldie Siegel Harry S. Lewis Hope Rose Shykind Irene Waxenberg Jack Gordon Sarah Kaplan Allan Cohan Calvin Lieberman Charlotte Bollyn Dr. Robert Ullman Edith Brossman Floyd Parker Frances Gometz Freda Keats Gloria Weissman Ida Lamden Jennie B. Millman December 22, 2023 Myron Cohen Rose Duboe Rubin Sabin Ruth Charnie Selma Bodell Shirley Freedland Sonya Ullman Stephen Field William Kranz William Nathan Yetta Fessler Joseph McFliker Joseph Weissman Leonard Fisher Leonard Glazier Lester Ostrov Lillian Shapiro Mollie Wechter Morris Rifkin Mrs. Gloria Weisman Florence Sennett Abe Rudberg Adam Louis Donnenfield Barry Krumholz Ben Lerman Dana Claudia Dickman Eric Roseman Erwin Lanson Eve Donsky Gail Gash Hannah Busch Harry Ginsburg Harry Traister Hilda Buchman December 29, 2023 Murray Wlody Peter Kokalis Ralph Henig Rita Pashkow Robert Mahler Roslyn Altschul Ruth Schwartz Sarah Brody Sarah Roberta Seltzer Selma Vivian Fink Solomon Isaac Sophie Turk Sylvia Ginsburg Velma Cohen Ida Kassie James Harris Jana Rosen Conn Joel Birnbaum Julie Mae Rosenbloom Lillie Rosenthal Louis J. Meyers Louis Palitz Maurice Rosenblum Maurice Targove Mira Neimark Mona Ehrenreich Morry Howard Mort Balon
Current Resident or Non Profit Organization US Postage Paid Scottsdale AZ Permit No. 24 Issued monthly Volume 22 - Issue 5 Visit our website - Dated Material - via this QR Code Torah Portions / Candle Times December 1: Vayishlach/ 5:02PM December 8: Vayeishev/ 5:02PM December 15: Mikeitz/ 5:04PM December 22: Vayigash/ 5:07PM December 29: Vayechi/ 5:11PM Return Policy The temple will cheerfully accept any returns for store credit only. Come check out our gift shop anytime during regular office hours, 9AM—5PM Monday through Thursday, 9AM—4PM Friday. We have Kiddush cups, Passover seder plates, memorial candles, artwork, and more! Rabbi John A. Linder [email protected] x.122 Rabbi Rabbi Debbie Stiel [email protected] x.131 Rabbi Todd Herzog [email protected] x.136 Cantorial Soloist Rabbi Maynard W. Bell Rabbi Emeritus Administrative Staff Peter Pishko [email protected] x.124 Executive Director Tobee Waxenberg [email protected] x.123 Director of Raker Rel. School Noni Clark [email protected] x.125 Controller Joan Giannini [email protected] x.127 Office Manager Linda Irish [email protected] x.163 Preschool Director Jackie Siamon [email protected] x.135 Preschool Assistant Director Sonya Placencia [email protected] x.135 Preschool Billing & Office Asst. Alberto Mena [email protected] x.129 Facility Manager Mason Marks [email protected] x.121 Engagement Specialist Jesse Edwards [email protected] x.120 Religious School Coordinator Tara Marcussen [email protected] x.126 Clergy Assistant The Temple Solel Endowment Foundation (Foundation) The Foundation is separate and distinct 501(c)(3) from Temple Solel that has been formed and organized to raise, invest, and manage funds through endowments and gifts for the sole purpose of financially supporting the activities, programs, practices, and growth of Temple Solel. If you are interested in the work of the Foundation, please contact Foundation Board President Robert Siamon at [email protected]. Executive Committee & Trustees Eve Danoff..............................................................................................................President Jennet Kirkpatrick......................................................................... Executive Vice President Phil Hawkes........................................................................................................... Treasurer Laura Miller........................................................................................................... Secretary Blake Lewkowitz........................................................................Vice President - Education Leon Gavartin..........................................................Vice President - Facilities and Security Perry Simons .........................................................................Vice President - Development Phyl Bolno..............................................................................Vice President - Membership Dottie Braun-Cohen…………………………………………….. Caring Community Chair Stephanie Cherny................................................................................ Personnel Committee Laura Miller.................................................................................... Ritual Committee Chair Gary Horowitz .....................................................................Education Committee Co-chair Michael Yudell ......................................................................................Social Action Chair Madelaine Berg..........................................................................................Member at Large David Greenbaum......................................................................................Member at Large Neil Motzkin..............................................................................................Member at Large Paul Bakerman...........................................................................................Member at Large Andy Greenfield ........................................................................................Member at Large Mandana Zerbib.........................................................................................Member at Large Risa Jacobson ............................................................................................Member at Large Temple Solel Gift Shop News