Our continual message from the Temple Solel Endowment Foundation hasn’t changed since our inception a little less than 10 years ago. And every article we write to share with our members the importance of ‘securing our future through the Endowment Foundation” this message doesn’t change. As we think about Passover, this month of April, we are also reminded that we build our present and secure our future because of that past. The Endowment Foundation does just that; we build for our future for Solel and our community. We lost a special member in March, one of our biggest supporters of the Endowment Foundation and a friend too many of us, Nelson Lerner. If anyone inspired us to live every day to the fullest, it was Nelson, but to ensure Solel’s future through the Temple Solel Endowment Foundation. Nelson was a special, dedicated human being whose passion for our Temple and the importance to grow our foundation was only like a few others. Nelson taught us to be steadfast in our goals, do the right things, be honest, trustworthy and have the passion of being part of Solel. He would always come up with new ideas to build our foundation, communicate with the members of how important this fund was for our future. An endowment fund, as Mary Ann Bloom wrote in our March article said, “an endowment fund is permanent, creating a pool of charitable dollars that can address the needs of our temple (now if absolutely necessary) and its future.” By contributing to the foundation, your legacy, Nelson’s legacy (and his contributions) will go beyond your lifetime. Contribute to the foundation – Any amount and Any time. There is no limit to either. Besides using all those Charitable Tax advantages. Trust me I know. Do It Now! Honor your children, Honor your legacy and Honor Nelson Lerner. Contact Robert Simon for any questions at [email protected] Fondly, and appreciatively of your time, efforts, and contributions to Solel Endowment. Gail Rosenberg Zucker APRIL 2023 / ADAR — NISSAN 5783 A Gift That Keeps on Giving – An Ongoing Challenge Temple Solel Endowment Foundation Securing Our Future | April 2023
2 APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 Service Schedule Saturday, April 1, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am (Zoom only) Thursday, April 6, 2023 Passover 2nd Night Seder 6:00 pm Traditional Passover Meal—Check eNUZ Friday, April 7, 2023 Shabbat Services 6:15 pm Oneg 5:30 pm. A blessing for April anniversaries will be offered. Saturday, April 8, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Wednesday, April 12, 2023 End of Passover Community Service —(See page 6) Friday, April 14, 2023 Family Shabbat Services 6:15 pm —(See page 8) Saturday, April 15, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 am During the service Charlotte Yudell will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah Sunday, April 16, 2023 Yom HaShoah 3:00pm —(See page 13) Friday, April 21, 2023 Shabbat Services 6:15 pm Oneg 5:30 pm. Saturday, April 22, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 am During the service Mya Abraham will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah 4:00 pm Spencer Shniderman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah Friday, April 28, 2023 Shabbat Services 6:15 pm Oneg 5:30 pm. Saturday, April 29, 2023 Torah Study 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 am During the service Julian Brown will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Sunday, April 30, 2023 Yom Ha’Atzmaut — (See page 10) View Shabbat and B’nai Mitzvah Services by visiting templesolel.org and selecting the “Click here to watch our Streaming services” link at the beginning of each service. We encourage everyone to come celebrate with the community for each of the dates mentioned above! Charlotte Yudell daughter of Jacqueline Rick and Michael Yudell, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 10:30 am. We would like to extend a big “Mazal tov!” to Charlotte and her family, we know she will continue to be a blessing to her community and those around her. Mya Jean Abraham, daughter of Ellie Abraham Charles and Larry Charles, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:30 am. Mya attends Phoenix Country Day School and enjoy playing sports, specifically softball and basketball, and spending time with friends & family. For her Bat Mitzvah project, Mya is working with the Daffodil Project, which aspires to build a worldwide living Holocaust Memorial! Spencer Shniderman, son of Laura and Brian Shniderman, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 4:00 pm. Spencer attends Pardes Jewish Day School and enjoys hockey, science, sculpting, music, and gaming with friends. For his Bar Mitzvah project Spencer is raising money and collecting essential goods for UMOM, to help end homelessness in our community! Julian Brown, son of Craig and Lauren Brown, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 10:30 am. We are all so excited to celebrate this awesome big event with the Brown family!
3 Dear Solel Family, This month, even as we celebrate the holiday of Passover, our story of liberation and freedom to worship God as we wish, we also commemorate the Holocaust. As the voices of those who experienced this horrific event in human history are becoming fewer and fewer, it is even more important for us to carry on the memory of those lost through culture and song. The words to this piece were written by Avraham Sutskever during his time in the Vilna ghetto. It was later put to music by Abraham Brudno and first featured in the play Di Yogenish in Fas(the hunt in the barrel, a pun on Diogenes in a barrel). What is amazing is the author’s ability to maintain his sense of faith and hope, even in the face of impenetrable darkness. He is staring up at the stars from the basement, speaking to God even though he has no place to pray. It is a testament to the strength of the human spirit that we are able to call upon resources beyond our own capacity in order to overcome that which oppresses us. After the Vilna ghetto was liquidated, Sutskever went on to fight with the partisans and managed to survive the war. Brudno was sent off to a German concentration camp in Estonia, where he lost his life in 1944. APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 Zachary & Anna Roth 4 Eleanor & Larry Charles 5 Jeffrey & Morgan Burg 6 Jay & Breeann Adleman 12 Mark & Sara Hass 12 Tyler & Shana Abrahams 14 Marina & Joshua Rudin 14 Martin & Cynthia Applebaum 17 Stephanie & Andrei Cherny 17 Samuel & Jeanette Martin 17 Jonathan & Stacey Feuer 18 Ben & Jennifer Liebhaber 18 Ryan & Joanna Garrison 20 Lawrence & Cynthia Cohen 22 Brad & Susan Sorosky 22 Brian & Laura Shniderman 23 Richard Epstein & Judy Ackerman 25 Lawrence & Catherine Kasper 28 Mark & Karen Kanefsky 31 Bob & Sara Silver 35 Richard & Frances Lamden 39 Howard & Paula Donsky 41 Stephen & Helen Gubin 44 Allen & Eleanor Farkas 58 April Anniversaries Join us at Shabbat Services on the first Friday of every month for a special anniversary blessing from our bimah The music of this dark time continues to live on, and is a powerful reminder for us never to allow depression to overwhelm our sense of awe and connection. After my divorce, music helped to ground me again, and I used creativity and singing to instill hope and a sense of direction in my life. When I felt at my lowest, music was the one thing that could express the brokenness I felt within me and bring healing to my soul. Now that I am entering into a new phase of life with my marriage, music expresses the joy and wonder of hope and a new beginning. Each generation that is born expresses possibility for the future. It is also important for us to look back and remember. We will use music to commemorate the darkness of the Holocaust with a Yom HaShoah program at Congregation Beth Israel at 4pm on April 16. I will be singing this song as part of the program. In the meantime, I invite you to listen to a beautiful version of the piece here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TFMhWeW36y4&t=99s May we all use music and culture to remind us of the immense power that resides within us that we can access at all times… In song, Todd Herzog Cantorial Soloist Hope in the Darkness Under Your white stars Extend Your white hand to me My words are tears Which want to rest in Your hand See how they’ve lost their gleam from the vantage of my cellar - and I haven’t even a corner in which to pray אונטער דײנע ווײסע שטערן אונטער דיינע ווייסע שטערן שטרעק צו מיר דיין ווײסע האנט מיינע װערטער זענען טרערן וועלן רוען אין דיין האנט זע עס טונקלט זייער פינקל אין מײן קעלערדיקן בליק און איך האָ ב גאַ רניט קיין ווינקל זיי צו שענקען דיר צוריק
4 APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 Brains and Bodies Moving with Music! In her article “Beyond Twinkle, Twinkle: Using Music with Infants and Toddlers, Rebecca Parlakian explains how musical activites “simultaneously promote development in multiple domains.” Her article further discusses how music plays a role in promoting physical, cognitive and emotional skills for young children. Of course the use of music in curriculum is well known among early childhood educators and is a strength here at The Solel Preschool. Evidence of this can be seen on a daily basis throughout our school. Music and the movement that accompanies it encourages the development of both gross and fine motor skills, body awareness and coordination. “ Jammin with Judy” a once a week music and movement special taught by Judy Isaac for our toddlers and two’s classes uses instruments, music and dancing to advance the physical development of student while having fun and acting silly. Additionally, our classrooms from infants to Pre-K are filled with movement songs whether its “Wheels on the Bus”, “Animal Action”, “Shaking Your Sillies Out”, “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” (in English and Hebrew) and countless other movement songs. The ultimate goal is the same physical movement enabling the development of these essential gross and fine movement skills. For cognitive development including literacy and language skills, the benefits of Music are endless. Patterns, sound and letter recognition as well as comprehension of vocabulary are all enhanced with the use of music. The repetitive nature of songs is especially helpful for toddlers to learn language and routines. Classroom circle times are used by our teacher’s incorporating songs and movement to set routine and encourage learning of patterns and language. “Days of the Week” and “Look Who Came to School Today” are just a couple of examples of songs that can be heard in our hallways accomplishing this goal. Let’s not forget the tried and true class “Clean Up Song” loved by teachers in Early Childhood Centers everywhere. Songs are also incorporated in The Solel Preschool curriculum to teach concepts and there is no better example of this than our use of songs in our teaching of Jewish Holidays. Most of our preschoolers can tell you about the dreidel made of clay or that Haman’s hat has three corners all through the use of songs that fill our holiday units. As Passover approaches, songs like “Oh Listen King Pharaoh” will teach the story of the Exodus better than any words in a book. And “Pat the Matzah, Flat, Flat, Flat” will familiarize these eager young learners will the symbols of our holiday. The 3 year old and 4 year old classes will share a seder using a Haggadah filled prayers and songs to highlight our holiday. Perhaps the greatest benefit music provides in early childhood might be the least noticed and that is the emotional development it provides. Whether it is Ms. Alla and the Infant Room Staff providing soothing comfort through a lullaby or our older students learning from their teachers’ dance moves that its okay to be silly…music provides a safe place. Our Monday Morning Havdalah led by Ms. Robyn, Tunes with Todd and Shabbats with Rabbi Linder and Rabbi Stiel fill our school with music and create a community where are students, parents and staff feel connected, joyful and comfortable. • Our 3’s & PreK classes are singing the National Anthem at the D-Backs Game April 23, 2023 Tickets available through the Preschool Office. • The Solel Preschool is Cruising into Summer Camp Registration has begun Toddlers through Second Grade Welcome! -Jackie Siamon *Enrollment for the 2023-24 school year has begun at The Solel Preschool. Classes fill up quickly, so if you are interested get your registration in early. Visit www.solelpreschool.org to register for the school year.*
APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 5 Hello Temple Solel Families! I just returned from a wonderful and thought provoking conference in Houston, one that brought Jewish educators together from all over the country. It was put on by ARJE, Association of Reform Jewish Educators. The theme of the conference was, Healthy Leaders, Healthy Learners: Supporting the Well-Being of our Whole Community. Besides being back in Houston, where my late husband and I lived for many years, being around other professional educators, Rabbis, Cantors, professors, etc. was quite the highlight. While as educators we all had similar challenges, it was the common thread of "Well Being" that was so obvious. I look forward to adding more to what we at Temple Solel can do for our youth, for their well being. Something perhaps as simple as a place to hang out! I leave you with 5 Simple Rules for Happiness from CHAI MITZVAH: Free your Heart from Hatred, Free your Mind from Worries, Live Simply, Give More , Expect Less L'Shalom, Tobee Waxenberg Rosh Chodesh This Month: The Women of The Wall Wednesday, April 19, 2023 6:30-7:45pm – Food, Socializing, Learning & Blessing the New Month Dear Rosh Chodesh Sisters – Did you know that women cannot take a Torah scroll to the Western Wall and read from it? But there is a group, known as the Women of the Wall, who have been working for decades to change that. Rabbi Stiel will talk about this brave group of women who go to the Kotel (Western Wall) each month to pray on Rosh Chodesh. Their case has come before the Supreme Court of Israel and the Knesset – as they try to get an egalitarian space at the Wall where all of us can read Torah and pray together. Rabbi Stiel will share the history and also the challenging experience of praying with this group in Israel for Rosh Chodesh Adar last month! Please bring a dish to share for our potluck dinner. We will meet in the Temple Solel library. Registration information is in eNUZ. All who register will be sent the article. *We use an inclusive definition of “woman” and “female” and welcome trans women, genderqueer women and non-binary people.
6 APRIL 2023 / ADAR — NISSAN 5783 Temple Solel Book Club April Zoom Events Jewish Meditation Tuesday April 11, 2023 April 25, 2023 10:00-10:30 am Lunch & Learn Wednesday April 5, 2023 (CANCELLED) April 19, 2023 (See page 7) 12:00-1:00 pm Fellow Book Lovers, Thanks to Gayle Pincus and Steve Slogoff for leading the discussion on March 21. This month we will meet on April 11 at 6 p.m. for our dairy/pareve potluck and will add Zoom attendees at 6:30 to discuss One Mile and Two Days Before Sunset by Shimon Adaf, an Israeli author. It's the first book of the Lost Detective Trilogy, a murder-mystery that plays with time-warn noir tropes, such as "the hard-bitten detective moving through the night time city, the goons that trash his office and then beat him senseless." The book has both the atmospherics of a noir novel and erudite Jewish content. As of the date of this writing, the discussion leader also remains a mystery; perhaps it will be you? On May 16, our book will be Unstoppable, about a Holocaust survivor named Siggi Wilzig who arrived in NY penniless and built a $4 billion oil-and-banking empire. The author is Joshua M. Greene, with a foreword by Holocaust scholar and President Biden's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Debra Lipstadt. https://www.goodreads.com/book/ show/54396808-unstoppable Come June 20, we will be back exclusively on Zoom and will read The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross. This debut novel won the National Jewish Book Award and the Jewish Fiction Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries. According to Amazon.com, it was "written with the fearless imagination of Michael Chabon and the piercing humor of Gary Shteyngart—about a small Jewish village in the Polish forest that is so secluded no one knows it exists . . . until now." Thank you, Myra Baum, for the recommendation. Upcoming dates: July 18 and August 15, only on Zoom. There will be no meeting in September due to the High Holidays. Happy reading, Judy Schaffert - [email protected]
April 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 7 Special Guest Speaker for April 19th ZOOM Lunch & Learn Jonathan Ornstein Chief Executive Officer, JCC Krakow Since its opening in April 2008 by King Charles III, Jonathan has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow, Poland, an organization devoted to rebuilding Jewish life in Krakow.The JCC boasts over 850 Jewish members, welcomes 10,000 visitors a month and is one of Poland’s most visible signs of Jewish revival. He created Ride For The Living and Holocaust Survivor Day, two global initiatives with tens of thousands of participants. Prior to the JCC’s opening, he taught Modern Hebrew at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University Department of Jewish Studies for 6 years and founded the “Gesher” association for Polish-Israeli dialogue.A native of NewYork City, Jonathan moved to Israel in 1994, living for 7 years on a kibbutz in the Negev desert and served in a combat unit in the I.D.F. before moving to Poland in 2001. He is a founding member of the Krakow Association of Christians and Jews where he serves as vice president. He also serves on the boards of the Krakow branch of the Child Survivors of the Holocaust organization, Hillel Poland, JCC Global, and the Abraham Global Peace Initiative. Jonathan, a primary architect of Poland’s contemporary Jewish rebirth, is a frequent international speaker and media contributor on issues relating to Jewish Poland, and an activist for Holocaust survivors. Please join Rabbi Linder and the Temple Solel community for this incredible opportunity to hear from Jonathan Ornstein at our April 19th Lunch & Learn! “Pesach Moon” at Torah Study This month in Torah Study we celebrate Pesach, one of several “full moon” festivals on the Jewish calendar. Jews are often more familiar with the lunar aspect of Rosh Chodesh or “new moon” festival, when just a tiny sliver of moonlight can be seen. But on Pesach, as well as on Shavuot and Sukkot, the moon shines brightly with maximum radiant glory. Moon festivals are special events in Jewish tradition. They are celebrated with music: “Sing unto God, take up the timbrel, blow the shofar at the new moon and at the full moon of our feast-day” (Psalm 81). In addition, moon festivals are associated with female divinity, and with the regenerative cycle of birth, death, and renewal. Moon festivals also connect us to our pagan roots – the time when our indigenous Hebrew ancestors found God in nature, in the raw earth and vast celestial sky. On Pesach, we call upon these ancestors during our evening seder. For example, we invoke the spirits of the prophets Elijah and Miriam. Tradition tells us to open the door for Elijah and invite him to sit at our seder table. Later, we open the door for Miriam, but we don’t welcome her in. Rather, we step outside and join her in gazing at la luna extraordinaire. With grace, Miriam invites us to sit at her “seder table” – a tableau of blessings from wild nature and wild spirit. We hear angels sing: “Hallelu Yah, praise God, sun and moon, and all you stars of light” (Psalm 148). And miraculously, the Pesach moon – the first full moon of spring – reflects the fullness of heart we feel in receiving God’s countless and magnificent gifts. Torah Study meets in-person in the Temple Solel library and also on Zoom every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. See eNUZ for Zoom link. Please join us! Matthew Kozinets
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10 APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 Join Temple Solel In the month of April in supporting the International Rescue Committee We are Collecting Clothes and Hygiene Products for Asylum Seekers Welcomed to Phoenix! What we need: ● T-Shirts ● Slacks ● Jeans ● Dresses ● Shoes, Hats, Belts ● New Undergarments, Socks ● New Toilet paper, Paper towels, Kleenex ● New Shampoo, Body wash and lotion, Deodorant, Soap ● New Toothbrushes + Toothpaste ● New Diapers Why we need these? Every day, hundreds of refugees from unimaginable circumstances come to the United States seeking safety and a better life. When they get in, they are helped by the International Rescue Committee, who prepares them for living in the states, gives them food, and gives them a change of clothes. Temple Solel has agreed to host a drive to get clothes and supplies for everyone, and we all need to pitch in to give all they need! Turn in all donations by April 25th to the bin in the Temple Solel foyer. Thank you!! - Raker Religious School’s 11-12th Grade class (Teen Civics Council) Inquiries email Mason Marks at mmarks@temple solel.org
APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 11 Public Health and Jewish Ethics – Mini-Series Session #3 How Does the United States and Israel Deal with Pandemic Concerns Special Guest: Dr. Nadav Davidovitch April 12th , 6:30pm -8:00pm in Sanctuary and via LiveStream We are excited to have with us this month Professor Nadav Davidovitch who was involved in creating the Israeli COVID policies. We will look at similarities and differences in the way the United States and Israel approach/have approached pandemics. Part of the discussion will include looking at the Jewish values related to this issue. Even if you did not attend the other 2 mini-series sessions, we hope you will attend this special session. Prof. Nadav Davidovitch, M.D., Ph.D, M.P.H., is director of the School of Public Health at BGU. His research focuses on various aspects of health policy, combining his multidisciplinary training as an epidemiologist and public health physician with his research expertise in the sociology of health and public health ethics. He is involved in several research projects related to the legal and ethical aspects of public health practices, including pandemic response and health inequalities. As a reserve medical officer during 2014’s Operation Protective Edge, he was the commander of a medical unit of some 700 physicians, paramedics, medics, and other medical personnel. Prof. Davidovitch received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University and his M.P.H. from BGU. We Need to Know… Please inform the Temple Solel office when a family member or friend is in the hospital. Too often we find out about illnesses, crises and hospitalizations long after they occur. This is a missed opportunity for visits from the rabbi and calls from the Caring Community as well as other assistance offered by the temple. We need your help in order to offer ours. If you’d like to let us know about a member that is ill, has a surgery date coming up, or is experiencing any other health-related issue that the rabbis should know about, please call the temple office at 480.991.7414, ext. 126 or email Tara at [email protected]. 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 Anne Kanter Jill Loebel Beverly Nathan Margie Rahilly Linda Ribnik Judy Schaffert Beth Sennett Reva Steinberg Nancy Weinstein Yahrzeit Notices Cynthia Marcus Family Promise Susan Wine Bob Ransom Natalie Neer Hart Dottie Braun Cohen Dean Scheinert Mary Ann Bloom Helene Weitzenkorn Lauren Brown Jacqui Rick Lisa Banen 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! APRIL CLOSURES: April 5—Close at Noon April 12—Passover Closure
12 APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 Donations received after February 2023 will be printed in the next issue We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Solel by remembering and Contributions honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions. 2022-23 CANTORIAL SOLOIST DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of Todd & Kerry’s wedding from Deb and Robb Gordon In memory of Harriet Miller, beloved mother and grandmother from Bonnie Miller and Family 2022-23 CARING COMMUNITY FUND In appreciation of Susan and Bob Wine, all that you did for me while I was ill from Freeman & Shirley Rosenblum In memory of Julia Seligman from Kenneth & Diana (Betsy) Gometz Jules Hertz from Milly Kaplan 2022-23 CARY J ZUCKER YOUTH LIBRARY FUND In honor of Mr and Mrs Sam and Kara Cantor from Joel & Mary Mack 2022-23 ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Arnold Rabin from Abbey & Toby Goldberg Arnold Rabin from Allison Collins Arnold Rabin from Dennis Helfman Arnold Rabin. We will miss your mensch of a father. Sending you lots of love. from Faith and David Boninger Arnold Rabin from Francine Schauer Arnold Rabin from Howard & Judith Rosen Arnold Rabin from Judith Seplow Arnold Rabin from Michael & Karin Epstein Arnold Rabin from Nancy Wise Arnold Rabin from Phylis & Gary Bolno Arnold Rabin from Richard Kasper Arnold Rabin from Robert & Eve Danoff Arnold Rabin from Sandra Harris Arnold Rabin from Tracy and Mark Schwimmer 2022-23 GENERAL FUND In honor of Bob Mitchell's 98th birthday. Best wishes for a great day. from Ruth, Henny and Elaine In memory of Fannie Ostrov from Arnold & Judith Hoffman Jean Adleman from Barrie & Bellarri Adleman Nettie Kaner from Dean & Donna Kaner Milton Polayes from Eric & Robyn Stone Sylvia Stone from Eric & Robyn Stone Robert Shellow from Francine Garner Ronald Shellow from Francine Garner Robert Schubert from Gordon & Geraldine Schubert Joan Kreisler from Howard & Kay Segal Nathan Wechter from Ira & Myrna Wechter Anna Margaret Weber from Jeffrey & Nancy Weber Marcus Watts from Kenneth Sachs David Schwartz from Leonard & Phyllis Miller Sam Woloshin from Myra Baum my dear mother, Rosa B Colb from Norman & Nancijoy Weissman Carolyn Becker and Robert Hatfield from Peter & Mary Ann Bloom Marvin Hatfield from Peter & Mary Ann Bloom Eli Perlo from Philip & Gloria Cowen Sophie Sachs from Raymond & Valda Sachs Solomon Zucker Cantor from Robert & Joan Lipson William LeGrand from Ruth LeGrand Becky Epstein from Sol & Helen Epstein Rose Amendola from Ted, Jodi, Jackie and Randy Amendola Barry Krumholz from The West Family Frank Amendola from Theodore & Jodi Amendola Laurence Jacob Leebove from the Leeboves and the Linns Arnie and Cindy, wishing you a lifetime of happiness together. With love from Marlene & Marvin Lauwasser 2022-23 RABBI LINDER'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of Ben Mailey from Andrea & Daniel Kravets Arnold Rabin from Jay Levinsohn and Patti Katz Julia Seligman from Kenneth & Diana (Betsy) Gometz Arnold Rabin. Arnold's hall of fame smile filled my heart and soul with warmth from Steve Shobin Thank you from the Rabin/Schaffert family from Paul & Marnee Solon from Stephen & Jeanne Winograd for the catch-up visit from Stewart & Sharon Levine 2022-23 RABBI STIEL DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of Henry Krumholz from Eleanor Krumholz Caryl Segal from Howard & Kay Segal Julia Seligman from Kenneth & Diana (Betsy) Gometz Mazel Tov, Debbie and Steve on becoming grandparents from Peter & Mary Ann Bloom Thank you from the Rabin/Schaffert family 2022-23 SOCIAL ACTION FAMILY PROMISE FUND In memory of Arnold Rabin. We are so sorry to hear of the loss of your father, Judy from Karen & Marvin Leff Adeline Levitan, Mother of Bob Levitan. from Robert & Shari Levitan
APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 13 Those we Have Lost in the Past year… Have you lost a loved one in the past year and would like to have their name read each week during the Friday night Erev Shabbat Service? Please send your request via email to office@ temple solel.org and we will add them to the list. Phoenix Holocaust Association Invites the Community to Holocaust Remembrance Yom HaShoah Commemoration Sunday, April 16 3PM at Congregation Beth Israel We will honor the memory of those who perished during the Holocaust and recognize those who survived. Visitors will select one of two concurrent sessions which will be followed by a commemoration program including a procession of survivors, candle lighting in memory of the 6 million, presenting the Shofar Zakhor Awards to recognize those who educate the community about the Holocaust, and musical pieces organized by Cantor Seth Ettinger. Concurrent sessions preceding program: Making an Emotional Connection to the Holocaust: Reflections of local survivors or Close Quarters: Victims and Perpetrators Sharing the Kitchen in Postwar Germany Margarete Myers Feinstein, PhD, Loyola Marymount University New Funds Available for Jewish High School Trips to Israel!!! The Union for Reform Jewish (through their new program called Yallah! Israel) is now providing more funds for Jewish High School trips to Israel. Thanks to a generous commitment from Root One (seeded by The Marcus Foundation) the URJ is now providing a voucher for $3250 toward any URJ high school summer trip to Israel after your teen’s b’nai mitzvah, when they become age-eligible in 10th grade. Teens who already received a $250 NFTY certificate at their bar/bat mitzvah will still be eligible to apply for the additional $3000 Root One voucher, making their total discount the same. If you are interested in one of these URJ Israel trips, and applying for these funds, please email Tara Marcussen at [email protected]. This $3000 voucher can also be used towards the Camp Stein Israel trip. In addition, don’t forget to apply early for the Harold and Jean Grossman Teen Israel Experience Incentive funds of $750 for trips that are 16-21 days. They also have funds available for semester and school year in Israel programs. To find out more about the Phoenix Central Jewish Philathropies’ Grossman Fund go to www.phoenixcjp.org/teenisrael Deaths Dorothy Vinegar Arnold Rabin, father of Judy (Mike) Schaffert Nelson Lerner, husband of Lisa Lerner Welcome New Members! David Podkameni and Monica Lourenco with their son, Noah Jeffrey and Morgan Burg with their son, Jack Jeffrey and Lindsey Stern with their children, Raya, Tabitha and Joseph Jodi Baygood and her daughter, Kaya David and Jennifer Book 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 APRIL 2023 / ADAR —NISSAN 5783 Yahrzeits Kaddish will be recited on Erev Shabbat on the following dates: April 7 Rose Weiss Harold Levitan Isaac Kuschner Saul Friefield Jason Wurzelbader Elaine Warshaver Albert Wallack Matthew Forstadt Bernard R. Barney Cohen Herta Feher Beverly Berey Ruth Burg Edith Reshin Galpern Gerda Klein Sidney Kaufman Muriel Superfon Katie Katzenstein Samuel Lieberman Hanna Greenbaum Estelle Sokoloff Carol Goodman Gloria Bomash Cutler Nettie Stern Louis Shumaker Beatrice Posner Rose LeGrand Elois Bernheim Sayrs Rossya Kaufman Louis Waber Jay Holtzman Edie Singer Nathan Sachs Albert Starr Florence Brandwein Sylvia Singer Max Saul David Sobel Wilfred Brandwein Ronald Rosenson Edith Levitan Albert Starr Charles Koplin Sarah Cohen Dorris Berkowitz Andrew Dickman Stanley Brush Ann Sherman Sarah Cohen Frank Sherman April 14 Etta Salman Ruth Klein Alfred Reinstein Mathilda G. Scheuer Barbara Riffer Lillian Sachs Minna Slater Howard Love Sidney J. Kaufman Jeremy Charney Carolyn Nathan Doris Hoffman Jacob Kantor Ellen Futterman Marion Weisberg Tony Duffy Morris Hertz Steven Daryl Dachinger Louis Kirschblum Sonia Siegel Jean Susman Ann Kaminsky Benjamin Kovnatt Selma Goldfried Victor Butnik Emanuel Michael Cartsonis Fannie Zimmer Helen Weiss Marton Esther Driss Norman Burg Stuart Jenkins Ruth Cohen Tybe Blink Juanita Hatfield Leonard Berey Mary Zamler Mazo Richard Gash Abraham Schneider Larry Miller April 21 William Bruce Silverman Abraham Berk Norman Chassin Eli Shapiro Lillian Kastner Bea Dickstein Ruth Marks Rosen Julian Lieberman Barry Horowitz David Sam Meyer Dorothy Birnbaum Albert Greenbaum Ann Schulman Harvey Sapot Gertrude Hollander Peter Underdahl Hugo Farkas Stanley Canter Harold Silvestri Mr. Richard Segal Lindsay Schiffman Adelyn Posner Kurt Klein Simon Lazar Abe Lieberman Edith Usem Helene Miller Phillip Epstein George Seplow Julie Knoller-Schwartz Hildegarde Reinstein Lilly Pollack Tillie Miller Cathy Adams Natalie Smith April 28 Leonard Levine David Feldman Lorraine Berg Michael Jeremy Ornstein Harvey Malofsky Hyman Danoff Vickie C. Robens Lester Louis Solomon Harvey Berman Morris Kristal Carl Silverman Paul Sayrs Louis Belfer Morris Kristal Deborah Scharf Dr. Martin Bell Judith Leinwohl Leonard Schrift Catherine Wahlberg Leonard Schrift Delphine Michaels Edith Gendler Bernard Friedman Shirley Schwartz Sherry Bekowitz Tickie Levin Michael Forstadt Jeanne Sarlat Wendy Padden Peter Foster Howard Cohen Mildred Blask Stephen Alan Cohen David Shefrin Samuel Feldberg Rossya Kaufman JM Perry Reuben Pliskin Barry Pinciss Allan Levie Meta Gross Celia Kirchler
Current Resident or Non Profit Organization US Postage Paid Scottsdale AZ Permit No. 24 Issued monthly Volume 22 - Issue 8 Visit our website - Dated Material - via this QR Code Torah Portions/Candle Lighting Times April 7 / Chol HaMo-eid Pesach / 7:31 pm April 14 / Sh’mini / 7:37 pm April 21 / Tazria—M’tzora / 7:43 pm April 28 / Acharei Mot—K’doshim / 7:49 pm Temple Solel Gift Shop News Return Policy The temple will cheerfully accept any returns for store credit only. Thank You! Our Gift Shop is one of the best-kept secrets in the valley. Come and see what we have to offer—items change with the Jewish holidays and seasons. We have Bar and Bat Mitzvah presents, amazing tallitot from Israel at different price points, and much more. Don’t forget baby gifts, wedding presents and even a beautiful mezzuzah. We also have jewelry to meet your every want and need and lovely hostess gifts. The Gift Shop is open several times during the week. Please call the temple office at 480.991.7414 before you stop in so that we may be able to assist you. 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 Assistamt Director Sonya Placencia [email protected] x.135 Preschool Billing & Office Asst. Alberto Mena [email protected] x.129 Facility Manager Vojo Stanisic [email protected] x.129 Custodian 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 Rae Rader............................................................................................................... President Eve Danoff....................................................................................Executive Vice President Doreen Feldberg………………………………………………… Immediate Past President Phil Hawkes ...........................................................................................................Treasurer Risa Jacobson.........................................................................................................Secretary Becky Lieberman ....................................................................... Vice President - Education Leon Gavartin ......................................................... Vice President - Facilities and Security Perry Simons......................................................................... Vice President - Development Phyl Bolno ............................................................................. Vice President - Membership Madelaine Berg......................................................................................... Member at Large Dottie Braun-Cohen…………………………………………….. Caring Community Chair Jennet Kirkpatrick ...............................................................................Personnel Committee Stephanie Cherny ................................................................................Personnel Committee Laura Miller ....................................................................................Ritual Committee Chair Neil Motzkin ............................................................................................. Member at Large Blake Lewkowitz ........................................................................... Membership Committee Gary Horowitz......................................................................Education Committee Co-chair Michael Yudell...................................................................................... Social Action Chair