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September 2022 / Elul 5782 - Tishrei 5783
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Rabbi's Message
by Rabbi David Komerofsky
The High Holy Day prayerbook (in Hebrew, the machzor) is like some of our basements and attics. In things go at various points in our history, and there they sit for occasional review, and never come out. Once upon a time the prayerbook for everyday use, Shabbat, and holidays was a single volume. As things were added and never removed, the book became too large to carry. Thus the siddur and the machzor became separate volumes. Our Reform tradition has carried forward that practice. The slim Union Prayer Book has evolved into separate versions of Mishkan HaNefesh for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Things become a tradition, and they never change. What goes into the book stays there, looked at occasionally or glossed over completely.
As the High Holy Days approach and we again pick up the machzor, I encourage you to take advantage of the richness that is at your fingertips during the service. Our Mishkan HaNefesh has all of the traditional prayers plus a vast array of commentaries, meditations, and supplemental readings. Let your mind wander across the page, going back and forth between the traditional and the contemporary. Find inspiration wherever it might be so that when you return the book to its shelf some of its contents will remain with you. Spend some time this Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur exploring your Jewish attic and basement – you never know what you’ll find. Below is a beautiful example.
PERSONAL PRAYER: KNOW BEFORE WHOM YOU STAND by Rabbi Norman Hirsh
You can’t rush a prayer to God,
If it comes from the heart
It will rush out on its own
Speed through receding galaxies or
Silences in the soul,
And God will hear.
Honesty with all, but
Speaking to God is different.
Mine the soul
For your coal and gems and regular earth,
No pretense,
And God will hear.
Don’t force the prayer
Or string words together,
Pause, perhaps
Better not to pray,
Silence will be a message of awe,
And God will hear.
Now step of into the very deep,
Beyond the way of prayer:
We glimpse unknown magnitudes of God,
No more, or we would be stunned into silence.
Except that Love makes itself small,
We could not pray at all.
(Page 41 of Mishkan HaNefesh for Rosh Hashanah)
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Teaching a Sweet New Year Through Food
by Julie Zorn
When Covid hit in 2020 and it became clear that returning to school in person would not be a wise option, we knew that one of our first tasks for the school year would be in helping our Chadash students celebrate and learn about the high holy days. How could we possibly create an experience that not only helped the new year feel joyous, but it would also hold our student’s interests and get them sharing the holiday with their families. Our plans immediately turned to food!
Chadash’s very first program during Covid was a Facebook live cooking session on how to make an apple crisp recipe that Chadash students could share for the holiday meal. Prior to cooking day, families registered, and we dropped off the needed ingredients to each student’s homes. There would be no chance our students wouldn’t have everything they needed for the one hour of time we spent with them that day!
Famed New Orleans based TV personality, chef, cookbook author and philanthropist, Aaron Sanchez, summed up the importance of food and culture perfectly when he responded to the question, “How does food bring us together,” posed on the website, Quora, in 2015. He wrote:
Cooking as a family or with friends and loved ones brings us together because we are able to share our culture and heritage through food and give each other nourishment. Coming together and sharing a meal is the most communal and binding thing in almost every place in the world. Being able to make a dish and share that with the people you love is one of the most universal concepts because it's at the root of our survival. We all have to eat and being able to learn how to make a recipe from your mother is one of the oldest traditions of mankind. It feels really good to learn and hone a technique from your parents and pass it down to your kids. This idea of carrying on the legacy and sharing recipes that have been in our family for generations is something that is so incredibly special.
In our Jewish tradition, this is all certainly true. Our recipes for chicken soup and brisket are as celebrated and cherished as our simchas. The time spent preparing the food and even washing the dishes together in the aftermath of the holidays are almost as memorable as actually consuming all the delicious concoctions you worked so hard to make absolutely perfect.
It is no doubt that Jewish culture and food go hand in hand, and that is why at Chadash we feel so strongly that it is important to get our students in the kitchen as often as possible.
With this in mind, we encourage our Chadash families to spend time this holiday season with your children and grandchildren in the kitchen. They’ll be sure to remember it forever.
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Register Today for Chadash!
Registration is now open for the Chadash 2022/2023 school year. You can register by filling out our online registration form through the Temple Israel website or the Chadash website. Below are some important dates to remember, and the complete school year calendar is available at both websites, as well.
Sunday, September 11 - 1st Day of Chadash
Sunday, October 2 – Chadash meets off site at the Alliance Cemetery
Sunday, October 9 – Chadash Sukkot celebration
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Shabbat Services - September 2022
All services are in-person and streaming live via Temple Israel’s YouTube channel.
Watch our website and Temple Tidbits for updates and more information.
Friday, September 2, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Family Shabbat Service
Saturday, September 3, 2022
10:00 a.m. - Ivah Parker Bat Mitzvah
NO STOLLEN MOMENTS
Friday, September 9, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Including August Birthday and Anniversary Blessings
Saturday, September 10, 2022
10:00 a.m. - Stollen Moments
Friday, September 16, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, September 17, 2022
10:00 a.m. - Stollen Moments
Friday, September 23, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Saturday, September 24, 2022
10:00 a.m. - Stollen Moments
Friday, September 30, 2022
5:30 p.m. – Oneg Shabbat
6:15 p.m. – Shabbat Shuvah and Blessings of 50+ Years Couples
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Religious Object Burial at the Alliance Cemetery with Chadash and Kever Avot
Sunday, October 2 - 10:00 a.m.
As part of our Kever Avot service at the Alliance Cemetery, we will be burying Jewish religious objects that are no longer usable. If you have old prayerbooks, bibles, tallitot, tefillin, etc. please bring them to the Temple office so that we can dispose of them appropriately.
All are also welcome to join the Chadash students and their families for the cemetery program. Contact Rabbi Komerofsky with questions.
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Jewish Family Services list has changed and they are in need of the following:
- Miracle Whip
- Cheerios
- Honey Nut Cheerios
- Corn Chex
- Spaghetti Noodles
- Toilet Paper
- Sq. or Rectangular Box Kleenex
- Napkins
- Tuna (packed in water)
- Liquid Dish Soap-Med size
- Laundry Detergent HE- Med Jug
- Large Black Trash Bags
- 13 gal. White Trash Bags
- Mac & Cheese
- Strawberry Jelly/Jam
Please feel free to drop off food at the office!
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CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR
BILL LUNTZ
Event: A Celebration of Life gathering in memory of Bill Luntz
When: Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Where: The Canton Palace Theatre
Format: Informal, casual dress
Activities: All are invited to a brief ceremony and reception following the ceremony
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Thanks to the many volunteers who stepped up (quickly!) to help with the Every Voice, Every Vote Postcard Campaign. We were able to write and send 360 postcards to Floridians with vital information before their primary election.
Kyle Arce
Marilyn Feldman
Diane Friedman
Adele Gelb
Ron Gelb
Patti Green
Maryl Jonas
Greer Kabb-Langkamp
MaryJo Lockshin
Amy and Judy Nusbaum
Joan Ortman
Barbara Rosenstock
Eileen Saltarelli
Vito Sinopoli
Judy Tenenbaum
Fran Wells
There are always upcoming elections and opportunities to help get the vote out. You'll be hearing from us again soon!
Leanne Lehn and Debbie Sinopoli
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Save the Date! 2022 Donor
L’Dor VaDor
Take Life By the Hand, and Dance
We hope you will join Shaaray Torah and Temple Israel Sisterhood on Sunday, November 13 for Donor 2022. Details to follow.
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Volunteer at the Cemetery Fall Cleanup
A meaningful volunteer opportunity for all ages
There’s no greater mitzvah than caring for those who came before us. Join volunteers of all ages and honor our ancestors by raking, pruning, and beautifying a local Jewish cemetery.
When: November 6, 2022
Where: North Lawn Cemetery
Time: 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
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Habitat for Humanity Faith Build Dedication
Temple Israel is a proud sponsor of the Faith Build, and participated in the dedication of two new homes built through the project. Each includes our hand-made desks!
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September 2
Clara Abrams
Rita K. Art
Robert Bailey
Harry S. Berger
Lena Brodell
Robert Brokstein
Nimrod Dinar
Mary L. Ebie
Blanche K. Feiman
Fannie (Babs)Fischer
Fannie Fisher
Julia Fenyves Friedman
David Greenberg
Marcella Lavine
Sophia Lefkovits
Abraham E. Levie
Esther Kaplan Levie
Neal Libster
Rose Lipson
Isador S. Low
MIlton Malks
Elizabeth Markowitz
Mollie R. Narens
Grace Francis Queen
Margaret Roberts
Norma Rothman
Howard Rubin, Jr.
Evangeline Schneider
Jack Shapiro
Marilyn Slesnick
Lena Tamny
Luise Weintraub
Ruth Wilkof
Alfred Ziff
September 7
Philip Abugov
Harry Exelrod
Esther Chessin
Anne M. Cohen
Gerald D. Cohen
Sara Munitz Cohn
Wilbert Duntze
Marlene Gaito
Arthur Gale
Fred Goldstein
Reuben F. Jacobson
David Katz
Julius Lazarus
David Levin
Edith Marks
Don E. Neuberger
Freda Schuerer Rapport
Anne Raxlin
Leon Russianoff
Doris Barnett Sanford
Rosalind Shedlarz
Rozanne Wachtel
Herman G. Wells
Irv Winston
Nathan Worshil
September 16
Mary Kathryn Balan
Alissa Bloch
Edythe Drebin
Joseph Fenyves
Helen B. Goldfarb
Louis Gordon
Sarah Gordon
Bernard Greenwald
Belle Kail
Harry Kotler
Charles Joel Landau
Judith Lipson
Fay Logan
Wilbur Marusich
Karen McCrea
Leah Olden
Lt. Darin Pontell
Sophia Rakowski
Bessie Salomon
Gerard Saltarelli
Marion Sherwin
Robert Sternberg
Michael Wachtel
Susan Goldberg Warshaw
Nancy Weinberg
Craig S. Weiss
S. Sgt. Sanford Wilkof
Carmen A. Zembrello
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September 23
Abraham Adelman
John Autilio, Jr.
Dr. Theodore Burstein
Earl Cohen
Ida Noble Factor
Belle Felder
Dr. Albert Goldberg
Abe Goldstein
Clark James Johnson
Lillian Knell
Joseph Lasse
Cecile Low
Abe Miller
Sally Berkman Miller
Mary Mittelman
John Mudrak
Lilliam S. Nathanson
Anna Refkin
Rae Robbins
Arnold Rubin
Ileen Rubin
Herman Sachs
Sylvia Sachs
Minnie Schaner
Bertha Schlachet
Robert Shiffman
Eldon L. Weaver
Solweig Wenar
Betty Wilkof
Ethel Winkler
Marion Wolf
September 30
Elisabeth Bertman
Gerald Burns
Goldie Riben Cohen
Dr. Samuel J. Feingold
Rae Fettman
Joseph Fisher
Norma Greenbaum
Robert Victor Haas
Sarah L. Hirschheimer
Morris Kamenetzky
Sylvia C. Leitz
Myer Manheim
William S. Manheim
Becky Medoff
Dr. Howard V. Mishler
Murray Pearl
Frances B. Rosenblum
Jack Rosenstock
Alex Rosenthal
Eunice Rosenthal
Nathan Ross
Benjamin Silverman
Julius Stone
Harry Tenenbaum
Abe Warszawski
Dorothy Werstler
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The Temple's Sympathy is extended to the families of:
- Sarah Singer-Nourie
- Elaine Fladen
- Max Wachtel
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Mazel Tov to:
- Ellyn & David Roberts on the engagement of their daughter Jamie Roberts to Alex Carsel.
- Aaron Berke & Christy Poecze on their marriage. They were married on August 12, 2022 at Gervasi Vineyard. Aaron is the son of Dr. Jay and Marcia Berke.
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Welcome New Temple Members
- Dr. Dawn Burns
- Brian Lindenbaum and Elizabeth Bradley and their daughter, Soleil
- Julie and Adam Goch and their daughter, Ilana
- Brandice and James Schnabel and their child, Matilda (Tilly)
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Temple Israel Endowments
Lockshin-Goldenfeld Religious School
In Memory of
- Elaine Fladen, by Shirley Lockshin & Family
- Joseph Goldenfeld, by Shirley Lockshin & Family
Robert and Shelley Schweitzer Temple Youth Group
In Honor of
- Aaron & Christy Berke's Marriage, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer
In Memory of
- Sarah Singer-Nourie, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer, Estelle Blau
- Elaine Fladen, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer
- Robert Lichty, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer
- Dr. Alan Kamen, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer
- Dr. Frank Weinstock, by Rob & Shelley Schweitzer
In Recovery of
- Betty Smith, by Marianne & Dennis Glazer
Trees for Israel
In Memory of
- Elaine Fladen, by The Reaven Family
Temple Israel Restricted Funds
Caring Committee
- Thank you to the Caring Committee, by Dr. Audrey Lavin
Kiddush Fund
In Memory of
- Freda Brokstein, by William Brokstein
- Robert Brokstein, by William Brokstein
- Lavone Spitzer & James Barton Spitzer, by Rabbi John & Cheri Spitzer
- Charles Landau, by Estabelle Landau
In Honor of
- Aaron and Christy Berke's marriage, by Diane & Bob Friedman
Social Action
In Honor of
- Howard Smuckler's 65th Birthday, by Tom & Anita Porter
Mazon Fund - A Jewish Response to Hunger
In Memory of
- Dr. Frank Weinstock, by Lois & Marty Jacobson
- Robert Lichty, by Celia & Bob Borack
- Sarah Singer-Nourie, by Lois & Marty Jacobson, Jerry & Joyce Ortman, Mimi Shapiro
- Elaine Fladen, by Alicia Rozenbom
- Lena Smuckler, by Harlene Smuckler
- Elaine Fladen, by Lois & Marty Jacobson
- Louis Olden, by Karen Olden
- Max Wachtel, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
In Honor of
- Aaron & Christy Berke's Marriage, by Ron & Adele Gelb, Chelle & Larry Cohen
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In Memory of
- Dr. Frank Weinstock, by Alicia Rozenbom
- Sarah SInger-Nourie, by Stan Rosenblatt & Kathy Balan
- Aaron Saltzman, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
- Luise Weintraub, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
In Honor of
- Aaron & Christy Berke's Marriage, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
In Recovery Of
- Lee Karelitz, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
- Eileen Dinn, by Marilyn & Paul Feldman
Rabbi Spitzer Endowment for Social Justice & Action
In Honor of
- Silhouette Project, by Roger & Verna Barrett, Marilyn Thomas Jones
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Temple Israel
432 - 30th Street NW
Canton, OH 44709
Phone: 330-455-5197
Fax: 330-455-5268
The staff’s direct phone numbers are listed below their email addresses
Rabbi David Komerofsky
rabbi@templeisraelcanton.org
330-445-2406
Rabbi Emeritus John H. Spitzer
john.h.spitzer@gmail.com
Julie Zorn, Chadash & Outreach Director
educator@templeisraelcanton.org
330-445-2853
Debbie Spetich, Temple Office
office@templeisraelcanton.org
330-445-2852
Temple President — John Spera
jspera1@outlook.com
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