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February 2019February Shabbat andWorship CalendarThe Chutzpah to Seek and to FindFriday, February 1 6 pmKabbalat Shabbat Service withTorah readingabbi Menachem Mendle of Kotzk once asked hisdisciples if they could tell him where God dwelled.Surprised they answered, “How can you ask such a thing?Is not the whole world filled with God’s glory?!” Then theRabbi answered, “God dwells wherever we let God in.”A child was playing hide-and-seek with a friend. Aftersome time, he realized that his friend had abandoned thegame, and he ran crying to his grandfather. “I hid, but my friend didn’t look forme.” His grandfather lamented, “It is the same with God. God says, ‘I hide,but nobody seeks me.’”A 10-year-old girl is hard at work in class drawing a picture. The teacherapproaches and asks, “What are you doing?” The girl replies, “I am drawingGod.” “But nobody has ever seen God,” says the teacher. The girl looks upand responds, “They will in a minute.”We may know that God is everywhere, but we still have to seek God and bewilling to let God in. And sometimes knowing and searching are not enough.Sometimes we need to see God.This year the Our Tent Faculty had been learning from a book entitled TheChutzpah Imperative: Living a Life that Matters. In it the author, Rabbi EdwardFeinstein, dares us to have the chutzpah, the guts, to ask the big, the deep,and the challenging questions. Doing so, he posits, will lead to a moremeaningful Judaism and a more meaningful life.The theme for Our Tent this year has been “Dare to ” and for the nextthree months I would like us to dare to ask the questions we may not havehad the chutzpah to ask before.Friday, February 8 6 pmKabbalat Shabbat ServiceCome Grow With Me! Shabbat withRabbi Shana and Lauren SmithFriday, February 15 6 pmKabbalat Shabbat ServiceFriday, February 22 6 pmKabbalat Shabbat ServiceLearning Shabbat: The Great Latke vsHamantasch Debate (for all ages)Tikkun Olam ListeningSessionThe Tikkun Olam committee will behosting a listening session on Sunday,February 3 at noon. Informationcollected at the 90-minute session will beused to help RAC Ohio decide the focusof their next campaign. In conversationtogether, we’ll share our dreams formaking Ohio better and more just.Reform congregations throughout Ohiowill be engaging in similar listeningsessions. After the listening sessions arecomplete, all of our voices will be joinedtogether to build a campaign that willhave deep and lasting impact on Ohio.There is no cost to attend and a lightlunch will be served.Please RSVP to the Temple officeat 216.991.0700 or dhopkins@suburbantemple.org if you would liketo attend!RSome questions for this month:When/How do you let God in?Where do you search for God?Where do you find God?What do you see when you see God?May we continue to create a sacred community of learning as we ask andendeavor to answer together.Rabbi Shana Nyersnyer@suburbantemple.orgRabbi Vann is on Sabbatical until April 9, 2019
From Brett’s Desk:Did you know thatFebruary is my favoritemonth of the year? Ok,maybe not, but I do lookforward each year to thearrival of February. Since Ibegan working at ST-KA, wehave taken a few days each February tovisit the state of Florida and to see ourcongregational snowbirds.It is a tremendous opportunity tospend quality time with some of ourcongregants who are not in Clevelandduring the bulk of our programming year.I’ll have updates on all the excitingthings that are happening at ST-KA.As with most years, I’ll be there forabout four days and will be trying to visitas many congregants as possible. Ifyou’re in Florida and I haven’t been intouch, please reach out ASAP to DaleHopkins in our office and let’s see if wecan still squeeze in a visit.I’ll be there from February 12–15.A few thoughts about development. Toall who played our first year of BrownsFootball Squares – thank you! Thefundraiser was a success and theweekly e-mails and updates from chair,Michael Polster had us laughing (orcrying) each week! I am especiallygrateful to those who chose to contributetheir winnings back to Temple. I lookforward to an even more successfulBrowns Football Squares fundraisernext year.We are still raising money for thisyears’ annual campaign. Our goal of 36,000 is in reach, but we need everymember of the congregation to give theirbest possible gift. If you haven’t yetgiven to the 2018–19 annual campaign,please do so now. You can donateonline, sending in a gift, or by calling theoffice. Thank you!B’shalom,Brett Shankman,Executive Directorbshankman@suburbantemple.org2Kids’ Book BankIt was a little over one yearago that you read a briefarticle here, about theCleveland Kids Book Bank(KBB.) To recap—it is anamazing organization,which distributes booksFREE (now over 1 million books) to needychildren. We at ST-KA are now a part of it. Ifyou haven’t done so before, please checkout their website: kidsbookbank.org.Flash forward to the present—ST-KA hasheld two (with another pending) mitzvahevents at KBB and collected many boxesof children’s books. These have been takento KBB and subsequently delivered todozens, if not hundreds of children in theCleveland area.The next phase of our involvement beganin October of 2018. ST-KA has committed tohelp with a Little Free Library (LFL.) Ourinitial goal is to stock one LFL, at least oncea month. We hope to ramp this up in thefuture. Kudos to Jan Lieblich, Susan GordonMerdler, and Susan Long who completedthis mitzvah at least once, during “their”month. Individuals and families have signedup to do this through June.Right now, volunteers for July and beyondare being signed up. It seems far ahead, butremember, you are only committing to doingsomething once during that month! Pleaselet me, or the Temple office know if you cando this mitzvah. Please continue to bringyour books to the box in the lobby (yes, it’sstill there!) The books will either get to theKBB or to the LFL.Thanks so much,Ellen Weberelleweb1@me.com260.414.8128Meet Keesha SellarsWe are very excited to welcome Keesha Sellars to theSuburban Temple – Kol Ami family. Keesha joined us inlate December as the administrative assistant for lifelonglearning. After only a few weeks with us, Keesha hasquickly become a full partner to our congregational team.Keesha lives in Cleveland Heights. She has three childrenEric 27, Kamille 25 and Kortney 21.Prior to joining ST-KA, Keesha worked at AT&T for over20 years. An avid learner, Keesha received her bachelor’sdegree from Baldwin Wallace University, double majoringin Business Administration and Management with a minorin Human Resources. She has been pursuing a Master’sdegree of Business Administration in the University ofDayton’s online program.Keesha enjoys reading, baking and wearing big hats.According to Keesha, “I look forward to spending many years with my new Temple family.”We know that everyone will welcome Keesha to the ST-KA family.Youth Group4th and 5th Grade YouthGroup Bonanza at ST-KASunday February 3 1–3pmJoin NFTY678 at Adrenaline Monkey for athrilling afternoon of ultimate adventure withother Cleveland 6th, 7th and 8th graders.Cost is 20 and includes a snack. Registeronline at bit.ly/nfty678. Contact jcollins@ttti.org with questions. Drop off/pick up atAdrenaline Monkey 26800 RenaissancePkwy., Warrensville Hts., 44128.Sunday, February 3 12–2 pmJoin us at Suburban Temple-Kol Amifor games, fun, pizza and a sundaebar from noon–2 pm on Sunday,February 3. If your 4th or 5th graderwould like to attend, please contactOri Akrish at oakrish@yahoo.com.
Dare to makea new Friend!Dare to learnsomething new!Dare to discover whatreally matters!Wehetenigmaiotuyo!seitilipossibRSVP BY MARCH 15to lifelonglearning@suburbantemple.orgor by calling the Temple officeat 216.991.0700 75 per adult* and 45 per kid(includes all meals and accommodations)*for double occupancy (single occupancy 140)This retreat is made possible through generous grants from theJewish Education Center of Cleveland.“Double Dare” and the Double Dare (splat) logo are trademarks of MTV Networks / Viacom / NickelodeonJoin us for our next Learning Shabbat!Friday, February 22 6-8:30 pmLATKE VS HAMANTASCH DETAEBATGREE!THVS.Are you a LATKE person or a HAMANTASCH person?Come debate the merits of these two Jewish treats!A light dinner following services. Debate, including campaign posters, cheers, and taste testing!Fun for all ages! Come just for services or stay for the whole evening.RSVP to Keesha with the number of family members who will be attending.ksellars@suburbantemple.org or 216.991.07003
Greetings from Kol Nashim!SuburbanSpotlightTemple members David, Michelle andAron Oppenheimer recently volunteeredfor the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’sWinter Break Lunch Program. Thevolunteers serve hot, nutritious lunches,play games, create crafts and distributeholiday gifts to children in Cleveland’smost vulnerable areas.Our ever-busy Temple member CarterStrang starts off the new year with a newposition! He’s been elected the new chairof the Center for Community Solutions, anonpartisan think tank focused on solutionsto health, social and economic issues.We thank our congregants for theirparticipation in tikkun olam (healing theworld) and wish them Mazal Tov forbeing recognized for their work!Congratulations to Rabbi Shana, whowill continue serving as the JewishEducator at Camp Wise each of the nextthree summers!ST-KA Technology UpdateDid you know that shopping on Amazon.com can benefit ST-KA? We have signedup with AmazonSmile, which donates asmall percentage of every purchase toour congregation. Please visit smile.amazon.com and choose SuburbanTemple-Kol Ami as your preferredcharity. Then, change your Amazonbookmark to smile.amazon.com forfuture purchases! There is no extra costto you and you can use your usualamazon.com account. Start at smile.amazon.com each time you shop!WiFi For Everyone!Suburban Temple-Kol Amihas WiFi available. If youhave a WiFi capable deviceand wish to connect, simply use theguest password “Temple2016.”Live Streaming Service InformationDon’t forget, you can watch KabbalatShabbat services live (or recorded)on our website. Please visitwww.suburbantemple.org and clickon the livestream menu at the top.4Our noses may be cold but our levviot(hearts) are warm! Here’s what’s doingto keep our hearts going:We will be hosting an author’s event onThursday, February 7 in collaboration withthe JCC Book Festival, “The Next Chapter.”Join Jenna Blum as she speaks about herlatest book The Lost Family at 7p.m. RSVPto the Mandel JCC at mandeljcc.org or216.831.0700Rolling, stuffing and pinching are part ofour Rosh Chodesh Adar celebration onThursday, March 7. Let’s meet in theST-KA kitchen from 6–8 pm. to makehamentashen (Purim Carnival is March 17).Heavy appetizers will be served! Thoughthere is no cost to this event an RSVP toDale is requested before March 3.Save these dates:Together we will ready ourselves for theholiday of Passover through readings,rituals, sisterhood and tastes at our annualWomen’s Seder on Sunday, April 7 at 5pm. Please bring a special wine glass to beused as a Miriam’s Cup. Our Seder willinclude foods that provide a taste ofPassover. Bring your girlfriends, mothers,daughters, sisters, aunts, andgranddaughters to participate in thismeaningful experience. The cost is 18 perperson. Please RSVP before March 29.Thursday, April25 – Our BookClub will bereading anddiscussing But HeWas Good to HisMother by RobertA. Rockaway at 7p.m. An RSVP toDale is requestedbefore April 21.Location given attime of reservation.A thrilling assortment of true storiesinvolving pitiless men, who murdered in coldblood and stole millions on their way tobecoming the top gangsters of their era.Men for whom the law meant nothing andthe threat of prison held no fear. Gangsterswho were cop-killers, ran entireneighborhoods, shunned their heritage andturned their back on the obligations of theirreligion, who cared for nothing, but with oneglaring exception they were good to theirmothers.A reservation to the aforementionedevents prior to the deadline is requested sowe can count on you and accommodateyou in the manner you would like to be.Please make your reservation and payment(where applicable) to Dale in the ST-KAoffice: 216.991.0700Get to know us!In keeping with getting to know us, meet thisbig-hearted member, meet Ellen Weber:My husband and I joined ST-KA in 2014when we moved to Cleveland. We had beenin Ft. Wayne, Indiana for the past 30-plusyears, but both Ed and I are fromPhiladelphia originally, and certainly identifywith that culture, despite our years in theMidwest. When it came time to retire, andour daughter (Jackie Greenfield) and herfamily were obviously settled here, thedecision to come to Cleveland was easy. Anadditional factor encouraged the movehere—some familiarity with the city andenvirons. I attended Case Western from1970-1975, graduating with degrees inPsychology and Nursing. I remained closewith several of my roommates, who are stillhere in town.I didn’t become involved with KN untilabout a year after we arrived. (Building andmoving into a new home and being a caretaking grandma to Samantha took up mostof that first year.) Becoming active in KN wasanother easy decision—here were activitiesthat were important and familiar, and womenwho were friendly and welcoming. Thatkeeps me involved. I give some time andenergy, and I receive multiple rewards, inbeing part of a group, of friendship, and ofstimulating new ideas and activities. Beingactive in KN has helped me feel more a partof the ST-KA “family.”Ellen serves as the secretary for KolNashim and is the co-chair of the CalvaryChurch dinner Tikkun Olam experience, andco-ordinates ST-KA’s participation in theKids’ Book Bank’s Little Free Library.Hope to see you soon,Susan Gordon MerdlerKol Nashim PresidentSTKAKolNashim@gmail.com
February Programs, Events, and MeetingsTorah study meets every Saturday morning from 9:15-10:15 am. Join us in the Gries Libraryfor bagels and open discussion about the Torah!Sun., Feb. 3. 9 am Our Tent12 pm Tikkun Olam: RAC Ohio Listening Session12–2 pm 4th & 5th Grade Youth Group Bonanza1 pm NFTY: 678 Event at Adrenaline MonkeyThurs., Feb. 7.7 pm Mandel JCC Book Discussion with author Jenna BlumSun., Feb. 10.9 am Our TentMon., Feb 11.7 pm Board of Trustees meetingMon., Feb 18.PRESIDENTS’ DAY: OFFICES ARE CLOSEDFri., Feb. 22. 6-8:30 pm Learning Shabbat: The Great Latke vsHamantasch Debate!Sun., Feb. 24. 9 am Our Tent12 pm Faculty Meeting / JESPTues., Feb 26.7:30 pm Kolot Kol Ami rehearsalWed., Feb. 27.7 pm Executive Committee meetingThurs., Feb. 28.6 pm Vintage Suburban meetingMilestone Birthdaysand AnniversariesMazal tov to our memberswho are celebrating milestonebirthdays in February:Judy GreenBlair HaasArt ZinnMilestone birthday listings beginat age 50 and every five years afterward.All birthdays 100 and over are listed.Mazal tov to our memberswho are celebrating milestoneanniversaries in February:Barbara and Morton Mandel(70 years)Milestone anniversaries begin at ten yearsand continue every five years thereafter.Bimah Flowers and Oneg Shabbat SponsorsOn December 7, bimah flowers and oneg shabbat were gifts from Mickey Friedman inloving memory of Harry Friedman, Stanley Eli Friedman, H. Jacques LehmanOn December 7, bimah flowers were gifts from Sue and Rudi Hoffman in loving memoryof Florence AbramsonOn December 7, bimah flowers were gifts from Susan and James Ohneck in lovingmemory of Tom RoseOn December 7, oneg shabbat was a gift from Barbara and Irv Feldman in loving memoryof Irmgard and Albert BaerOn December 14, oneg shabbat was a gift from Dr. Jane Glaubinger and Eric Baer inloving memory of Ana Baer, and Raymond and Mollie GlaubingerOn December 21, bimah flowers were gifts from Noreen Bertman in loving memory ofMinnie GutmacherRemember ST-KAthrough a bequestor other charitablevehicle in yourestate plan.Please contactBrett Shankman formore information.On December 21, bimah flowers were gifts from Sherry and Gary Dinner in loving memoryof Gloria DinnerOn December 21, bimah flowers were gifts from Shelly and Tom Galvin in loving memoryof Lonnie Simon GolenbergOn December 21, bimah flowers were gifts from Michele and Dr. Jerry Goldberg in lovingmemory of Leah and Benjamin J. GoldbergOn December 21, bimah flowers were gifts from Ellen and Tom Wieder in loving memoryofJudith Marx Wieder and Jacob WiederOn December 28, bimah flowers were gifts from Betsy and Michael Kasperek in lovingmemory of Dr. Joseph Lewis FriedmanOn December 28, bimah flowers and oneg shabbat were gifts Amy Posner Brooks andJosh Brooks in loving memory of Dr. Joseph Lewis Friedman5
We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following ContributionsPlease consider making a contribution to Suburban Temple-Kol Ami to celebrate a special occasion, express gratitude or sympathy, or honorimportant accomplishments. A current list of Temple funds is available from the Temple office. Donations may be made online atwww.suburbantemple.org. Donations listed below were received between December 1 and December 31, 2018. Please let us know of anyerrors or omissions.Bimah Flower FundIn loving memory of Harry Friedman, Stanley Eli Friedman,H. Jacques LehmanMickey FriedmanFlorence AbramsonSue and Rudi HoffmanTom RoseSusan and James OhneckDr. Joseph Lewis FriedmanBetsy and Michael KasperekDr. Joseph Lewis FriedmanAmy Posner Brooks and Josh BrooksMinnie GutmacherNoreen BertmanGloria DinnerSherry and Gary DinnerLonnie Simon GolenbergShelly and Tom GalvinLeah and Benjamin J. GoldbergMichele and Dr. Jerry GoldbergJudith Marx Wieder and Jacob WiederEllen and Tom WiederCalvary ChurchJean and Lou BloomfieldOneg ShabbatIn loving memory of Ana Baer, and Raymond andMollie GlaubingerDr. Jane Glaubinger and Eric BaerIrmgard and Albert BaerBarbara and Irv Feldman Harry Friedman, Stanley Eli Friedman,H. Jacques LehmanMickey FriedmanDr. Joseph Lewis FriedmanAmy Posner Brooks and Josh BrooksOperating FundIn celebration of his conversionJustin MaraschkyJennifer MaraschkyIn loving memory ofMarilyn BialoskySharon and Richard BergerJean and Lou BloomfieldMichele BrownGeis CompaniesGinny and Dennis LehmanJulie and Matt Lehman Mike Pappas and the Directors ofBarnes Wendling CPAsKyla and Mitchell SchneiderSharon and David SheinbartSue Siegal Ed Small and Friends atSmart Hotels Group6Edward (Ted) PrestonBarbara and Irwin FeldmanNatalie and Manuel FormanJonathan and Jane FormanJohn E. FrankelBarbara and Dr. Stanley BrownLeah and Benjamin J. GoldbergMichele and Jerold GoldbergAlice SternbergWendy Cantor Dobo and Thomas DoboStashower Family Garden FundIn loving memory ofDavid L. StashowerFred P. StashowerMarilyn BialoskyHallie CookSara Stashower and Mark HellerOur TentIn celebration of her Bat MitzvahMorgan LenderEmily and Jim GuskyStrengthening ST-KA 2018/2019In loving memory ofCalvin Siegal Sandy Lusher-Waterhouse and BruceWaterhouseIn loving memory ofCalvin SiegalMarilyn BialoskyBarbara and Irwin FeldmanMarilyn BialoskyJoanie and Tom AdlerRabbi Eric J. Bram Camp andIsrael Scholarship FundIn loving memory ofClement StanescuDrs. Roxana and Gabriel StanescuMarjorie H. FrankelBarbara and Dr. Stanley BrownRabbi’s Discretionary FundIn celebration of her Bat MitzvahMorgan LenderEmily and Jim GuskyIn loving memory ofMarilyn BialoskyBarbara and Stanley BrownMarjorie GrodinThe Bialosky FamilyJody HubertRabbi Myron and Gladys SilvermanYouth Activities FundIn loving memory ofJudith Marx Wieder and Jacob WiederEllen and Tom WiederDiane Scholnick Youth Leadership FundIn celebration of a milestone birthdayNancy GrunzweigBarbara and Irwin FeldmanIn celebration of a milestone birthdayNancy GrunzweigSara Stashower and Mark HellerShabbat AcknowledgmentsWe are grateful to the following peoplewho helped make our Decemberworship services a beautiful experience.Chanukah Blessings: Matt andSamantha Greenfield, Steve andAbby Greenfield, and Ellen WeberShabbat Blessings: Jean and LouBloomfield, Wendy Cantor Dobo,Dr. Jane Glaubinger and Eric Baer,Jan Lieblich, Justin MaraschkyTorah Blessings: Flossy MitchellAnnouncements: Matt Lehman,Lori Rosenberg, Sandy Shapiro,Bruce ShermanUshers: Jan Lieblich, Flossy and DennisMitchell, Richard Skall, Terry Solomon,Ellen and Tom WiederIn MemoriamDear MembersMarilyn BialoskyLarry GreenwaldDear RelativesHallie CookLinda B. CouchPatricia A. JurkashHenry MetzgerTed PrestonCalvin Siegal
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Feb 01, 2019 · Kids’ Book Bank It was a little over one year ago that you read a brief article here, about the Cleveland Kids Book Bank (KBB.) To recap—it is an amazing organization, which distributes books FREE (now over 1 million books) to needy children. We at ST-KA are now
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