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Vol. 90 • No. 3
November 1, 2014
8 Heshvan 5775
Aaronion
The
TEMPLE OF AARON’S
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
616 S. Mississippi River Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55116-1099
(651) 698-8874 • www.TempleofAaron.org
From the Rabbi’s Desk . . .
Shir Chadash Continues All Year Long
Sometimes it is the voice of the cantor.
Sometimes it is the rhythm of the
service. And sometimes it is the music
that touches our heart. Every one of us
finds a different connection to prayer
and maybe some of us have not found it
at all. I know on Day 1 of Rosh
Hashanah, when Nicholas David took the
bimah, I felt the power of prayer. His
soulful rendition of “Hallelujah” and our
community’s participation in “Lean on
Me,” set a tone for our new theme Shir
Chadash, a New Song.
Despite the lack of a full-time cantor, the
Temple of Aaron staff felt strongly about
using the open 8pm Friday Night service
to welcome different voices to help us
explore our spirituality. In October, Elijah
Aaron Palnik will be our first Musician-inResidence of 5775. Eli is a graduate of
Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Besides creating and performing his own
music he also teaches at The Ohio State
University. Eli and I met at Camp Ramah
in Wisconsin many years ago and I am
excited for Temple of Aaron to
experience the different sound he will
share with our community.
Continuing every month we will welcome
new musicians to the bimah. In
November, Ariella Fornstein, who played
for us two years ago, will deliver a fresh
take on tefillah while allowing us to
explore our own instrument use. We will
welcome two Cantors: Randy Herman
and Nancy Abramson. Both will lead
Friday night and Saturday morning
services and teach throughout the
weekend. Cantor Abramson will also
discuss the state of the Cantorate.
Amanda and Berek Awend just released
a short album of Jewish Americana
music. They will lead a sing-along style
Friday night service in March 2015.
In April, for our Artist-in-Residence, we
will welcome Naomi Less. Naomi is a
tremendous name in the global Jewish
community. She is always on tour and
collaborating. She will not only lead
services, but be with us for several days
for workshops and concerts. Finally, in
January we will have a traditional choir
service directed by Tom Bartsch. As we
move forward with new music, it is
important to celebrate the classics we
have in our own repertoire. Please check
your Aaronians, Weekly Emails, and
Annual Program Guide for more
information on dates and times.
I want to encourage everyone to attend
these very special Friday night services.
This year we will find what resonates
with each of you and how music can
greater impact your personal prayer
experience. Musicians push us to feel
more during our time in synagogue.
Temple of Aaron strives to enrich each
member’s life with a current and
inspiring range of spiritual opportunities.
Oh yeah… and I cannot wait to see you
November 2nd at our 2nd annual
fundraiser honoring Martin and Esther
Capp with special guest Mel Brooks!
Rabbi Jeremy Fine
651-698-8874 ext. 112
Email:
RabbiJeremyFine@TempleofAaron.org
Twitter:
@RabbiJeremyFine
Writings:
www.jewishjournal.com/beyondthebimah
tcjewfolk.com/tag/pop-parsha/
NOVEMBER WEDDING
ANNIVERSARIES
We display every 5 years and all
anniversaries of more than 50 years
‫מזל טוב‬
35 Susan & John Flynn
35 Dede & David Smith
54 Barbara & Steve Godes
56 Yekaterina & Alexander Suponitsky
60 Beverly & Marvin Edelstein
61 Marion & Gary Klein
62 Ethel and Norman Smith
See you in shul!
Rabbi Jeremy Fine
Veterans Shabbat is Saturday
November 8
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Our guest speaker
during services
will be Peter
Nickitas,
Commander,
Department of
Minnesota Jewish
War Veterans of
the United States. Please join us as we
honor the people who served our
country. We will enjoy a lunch & learn
with Rabbi David Wirtschafter speaking
about gun violence. We will enjoy a free
lunch courtesy of two endowment
funds: Samuel I. Sloane Veterans Fund
and Dr. Stanley and Nancy Skadron
Family Fund.
Lilmod U’lilamed — “To Teach and to Learn”- Pirkei Avot
‫ללמד וללמד‬
Thank you to everyone who came and participated in all of our programming to start
off the year. As we ease into November please note that the fun has only begun and
this month is all about family fun and giving.
Parents of 2nd-6th graders are invited to join us on November 2nd at Mount Zion,
please drop off students there, from 9:00 am-noon for a community family puppetry
program. This community-wide event is sponsored by Federation as we partner with
Mount Zion, JCC, Beth Jacob, and Talmud Torah of St. Paul.
Joshua Fineblum
Director of Education
& Community Life
JoshuaFineblum@TempleofAaron.org
651-698-8874 ext. 103
On November 16th we would love you to join us here at Temple of Aaron throughout
the morning and learn about some worthwhile charities that our Teens and Social
Justice committee have chosen and learned about. Members will be able to donate
tzedakah through USY’s Tikun Olam program to these great causes. Look for more
details about this program coming soon.
Throughout the month we are also gathering things for the community B’yachad
project in conjunction with Jewish Family Services of St. Paul and other partner
organizations. Donations can be dropped in the bins at Temple of Aaron or you can
contact me for more information.
I look forward to seeing everyone at these events and helping out in any way you can
to these great causes! Toda Raba!
Midat Hachodesh:
Tzedakah
The value of tzedakah, giving charity,
is a very important concept in
Judaism. The word itself is derived
from the Hebrew root Tzaddik-DaletKoof which means justice (doing the
right thing), and refers to those who
give money for the benefit of others.
The root itself is the word Tzaddik, a
righteous person who puts value in
the needs of others. This value of
giving tzedakah helps us define who
we are as people and reminds us of
Rabbi Hillel’s quote in Pirkei Avot,
Chapter1:14: “If I am only for myself,
what am I? But if I am not for myself.
Who will be for me?” It is this
important value and Mitzvah,
commandment, that we do as a
community here at Temple of Aaron
through the B’yachad project and
through this month’s Kinyon tzedakah
as well. Please give to one of our
worthy causes this month by donating
money and items to those in need in
our community.
Have you given to a worthy cause this
year here at Temple of Aaron?
Education and Youth
Calendar of Events
Please look for the information about
some of our upcoming programming
including:
• November 2nd: 2nd-6th grade
community puppetry family program
during school hours at Mount Zion.
• November 9th Kadima Event– More
info on the way!
• November 16th Kinyon Tzedakah
program during school hours for the
entire school and Temple of Aaron
community.
• November 21st Prayers in PJs, Turkey
Got Shabbat, USY Shabbat evening
program & guest musician
• November 26th-30th USY Regional
Kinnus in the Twin Cities!
We hope to see everyone at these fun
events for our youth and families as we
continue to provide quality program for
all ages. For questions about any of
theses programs or anything about our
education or youth programming please
contact Josh at extension 103 or
joshuafineblum@templeofaaron.org or
Engagement Director Sam Berenson at
extension 115 or
samberenson@templeofaaron.org.
We look forward to seeing you at our
next event!
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Temple of Aaron and B’yachad
joining forces to help those in
need in our community!
Be A Part Of The Solution.
Help Now.
B’YACHAD
This community drive helps create
gift baskets for those in need during
the holiday season. Please refer to
the list to find out how you can help.
Donations of New, Unwrapped
items needed!
This project helps over 120 families
and individuals in our community!
Questions?
Joshua Fineblum, Director of Education
& Community Life
JoshuaFineblum@TempleofAaron.org
651-698-8874 ext 103
Download any of
Temple of Aaron’s
calendars to your phone at
TempleofAaron.org/calendars
Fun for Temple of AaronYouth
Meet Our New Engagement Director Sam Berenson
Sam hails from South
Carolina and came to
cold Minnesota five short
years ago as she
attended college at the
University of Minnesota. While there Sam
was heavily involved in the Jewish
Community at Hillel, including leadership
positions of program committee member,
programming VP, and intern. She
attended and supported many
community Jewish functions while getting
her degree in family social science and
leadership. While in School she also did
work with youth through camping and
youth departments in the area.
Over the past year she has worked at the
Sabes JCC as the assistant director in
the Early Education center and then
subsequently a lead teacher in an infant
room. Sam comes to us with much
experience and as excited as we are to
have her she is ecstatic about being a
member of the team and Temple of
Aaron family. She looks forward to
meeting you! You can reach Sam at
samberenson@templeofaaron.org or call
651-698-8874 ext. 115 with any
questions.
2nd-6th grade Families Go to Mount Zion and Get Excited for November 2!
Drop off and Mount Zion on November 2nd for an amazing partnership program.
“Z Puppets knows how to combine puppets, music and yoga into a swashbuckling good time.” – Fox News
Tap into the power of puppets, rock and yoga through Monkey Mind Pirates, a fun-filled, family-friendly musical mixing playfulness
with mindfulness and pirates!
Sail along with this epic tale of a sea captain as he discovers the secrets to navigating the stormy seas of stress. When Captain Fitz
sets out for the Legendary Waters of Calm, the unruly Monkey Mind Pirates hijack his ship with anxiety, depression and distraction.
The chaos turns his ship upside down and drives the Captain overboard where he meets the Wise Sea Monkey. Find out how the
Captain learns to turn his “arrghs” into ‘Oms,” regain peace and tame the Monkey Mind Pirates.
Turn your family’s “Arghs” into “Oms” with the award-winning, catchy, original songs and lovable puppets of the Monkey Mind Pirates.
Thanks to the work of the Men’s Club
and the David A. Berg family our
beautiful Sukkah had over 90 people
attend Pizza in the Hut. Students had
the opportunity to come in to the
sukkah, shake the lulav, and learn
about Sukkot with help from our USY
leaders.
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Shir Chadash Erev Shabbat Live
8pm Service Featuring
Ariella Forstein — November 21, 2014
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Award-winning performer and International authority on
Vocal Empowerment, Ariella Forstein guides people to
uncover and rediscover their most AUTHENTIC voice. The
Authentic Voice is not just the physical voice, but the
ultimate expression of one’s mental, emotional, physical
and spiritual state.
Save the Date!
November 9th
Kadima goes to the largest
candy shop in MN!
November 2: Read through the script with your
fellow cast members! Play cost is $125. Please
have payments to Sam Berenson by this date.
November 16th
Stay tuned for an exciting
B’resheet program!
November 16: Get ready for a backstage
tour of the Orpheum Theatre!
More information to follow.
Production Dates: February 19, 21, 22!
Shower
In
A
New
Season
Shower in a New Season - Sisterhood’s opening program to support Minneapolis Crisis Nursery was a success! Many thanks to cochairs Amy Miller Stern and Margie Schneider. Two Women’s League national awards were given out: Linda Eisenstadt earned the
Nashim BiK’dushah for outstanding liturgical skills which are used regularly leading services and Amy Miller Stern earned the Kolot
BiK’dushah for demonstrating skills in Torah reading and/or prayer leadership. Mazel Tov!
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Adult Education: Fundamentals of Judaism
Beginning at 6:30 PM on Wednesday
November 5, Temple of Aaron will
present its sensational 15-session adult
learning series: Fundamentals of
Judaism. In our Fundamentals course
you learn about the basics, and are
granted the space to ask anything you
ever wished to
know about Jewish
t e a c h i n g s ,
traditions,
and
history. Questions
are at the root of a
vital Jewish life.
We
do
not
necessarily seek
ultimate answers,
rather it is often
how to better ask a
question.
Can a modern J e
w i s h person cling
to P r a d a, Apple,
and Whole Foods,
and still remain
religiously observant? What does a Jew
believe? How does a Jew think? Is there
spirituality in Judaism? Does Judaism
reckon an afterlife? Civics, ethics, and
politics aren’t exempted. Need I affiliate
as Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian
to be a conscientious Jew? Is it a
tradition of community or do we prize
the individual? Can I argue with the
actions of the Israeli government and
still be a lover of the State of Israel?
These are all great questions, and not
one of them can be fairly addressed
with a simple answer.
Jews do not subscribe to a singular
creed, and that means the Jewish faith
cannot be summed up through one
unqualified statement. Sure, people
have tried to distill the basic ideas set
forth by Judaism. For instance, a Jew
believes in the one God of creation, the
God of the Exodus, the God of Abraham,
Sarah, Jacob and Leah. However being
a Jew in the
modern
world
doesn’t
stop
there.
The
m e d i e v a l
philosopher
Maimonides
believed it most
accurate to use
deductive
reasoning. That
is to say we can
infer
certain
truths
about
prophecy, and
the nature of
eternity.
For
example, “never
has a prophet arisen in Israel whose
intimacy with God was so unique as
Moses,” or “God has no physical body.”
In Jewish tradition, like many great
religions, often it is a hint of something
more splendid—that delicious mystery—
which intrigues us, engages our soul
and prompts our hunger for knowledge
and experience. Together we learn, we
share in lifecycles, and worship in
delight and trials. To join Temple of
Aaron’s Fundamentals of Judaism
course, please RSVP with Susan Tervola
at: (651)698-8874 ext 107, or pop her
an email at:
susantervola@templeofaaron.org.
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Rabbi Chaim Singer-Frankes
651-698-8874 ext. 111
Email:
RabbiSingerFrankes@TempleofAaron.org
Twitter:
@Chaimster
More:
http://chaim86.wix.com/rebchaim
Oh sure, there’s the story about the
two ancient rabbinic sages: Hillel the
tolerant and liberal, and Shammai
the exacting and inflexible “strict
constructionist.” A gentile provokes
them with the demand to be taught
the whole Torah while standing on
one leg. Shammai’s outrage is
kindled and gives the man an angry
whack with a measuring rod. Hillel
replies, “That which is hateful to you,
do not unto another: This is the
whole Torah. The rest is commentary
— [and now] go study.”
At Temple of Aaron’s Fundamentals
of Judaism course, nobody will ever
flog you, nor will they turn you away
with pithy epigrams. There are
wonderful, and engaging puzzles in
Jewish life. An espoused Jew can live
on the border between the surreal
and the practical, the vhaunting and
the self-reliant. So often the political
is the personal, and yet matters of
custom are rooted in logic.
Thank You Todah Rabah
‫תודה רבה‬
Donations in memory of loved ones ($10 or more)
. . . to High Holyday adult choir:
Betty Agranoff
Amy Miller-Stern
Marsha Schwartz
Jenni Schwartz
Jerry Schwartz
Hugh Gitlin
Howard Bell
George Bier
David Baldinger
Our deep and sincere
sympathy to the family
of the following member
who has passed away
Arlene Cardozo
Roza Vinokur
A Memorial Plaque Has Been
Displayed For
Sylvia Sloane
HESHVAN BANNER: In memory of Ben
Mirsky by wife, Rose Mirsky. Titled
“Book” (Tony Lee Design). It honors
Jewish Book Month and the book
represents a person’s intellectual
opportunity to fly.
September 2014
Abramson, Rick
Aleiner, Glaina
Behr, Bev & Dick
Berde, Doris
Blumstein, Sterling
Blyakher, Sima
Bubar, Sanna & Dmitry
Drucker, Harold
Eisenstadt, Larry & Linda
Fayngersh, Felix
Fishman, Georgia
Garbuz, Khaye
Geller, Rosie & Loren
Gochberg, Peter & Raisa
Goldberg, Sharleen
Goldberger, Geri
Gordon, Frank & Cookie
Greenberg, Richard
Grin, Alexandra
Grobovsky, Shirley
Grobovsky, Richard
Hirsekorn, Fred
Kagan, Galina
Kaminsky, Beverly
Kanivetsky, Rozita
Kaplan, Burleigh
Kaplan, Sue & Harvey
Elul & Tishri 5774/5775
Karasov, Shayne Brody
Karon, Robert
Khaskin, Iosif
Kiges, Audrey
Kislyuk, Alexandra
Klein, E. Gary & Marion
Kopilenko,
Alexander & Bella
Kushner, Susan
Lane, Harriet
Levey, Alan
Levey, Annette
Levinsohn, Mark
Lewine, Michael
Lubov-Ripps, Sherri
Mack, Ellen & Tom Bates
Makhlin, Boris
Makhlina, Bella
Miller, C Dennis
Miller, Mildred
Nemer, Helen
Passon-McNally, Linda
Pogoler, Andrew & Barbara
Ringer, Jan
Rosen, Fran
Rubenstein, Bob
Rubin, Paula
Cemetery:
Where Do You See
Yourself in 75 Years?
Savage, Edith
Schenker, Shirley
Scherzer, Margie
Schwartz, Jerry & Sue
& Jenni & Casey
Sher, Cantor Steve
Sher, Emery
Shneur, Gigoriy
Shneur, Revekha
Simes, Josephine
Smith, Richard
Sokol, Mike & Stacy
Swartz, Georgean
Tilsen, Robert
Toushin, Sally & David
Tragar, C.A.
Uchenik, Esfir
Uchenik, Lev
Udodovsky, Mira
Usem, Arnold & Harriet
Waldman, Jerry & family
Ward, Allen
Werthauser, Helen
Winthrop, Sonia & Steve
Wujek, Jerry & Shelly
and family
Help Those Who Need
Food Shelf Every Week
Make Advance Plans
to Save Family Pressure
Schedule a private
15-minute meeting
with Executive
Director Ken
Agranoff (651-6988874, ext 106).
Look at cemetery
maps, review
location options,
Ken Agranoff
and learn about
payment choices. We designed a policy
decades ago where members and
non-members can make cemetery
reservations. This policy enables
families to reserve multiple graves and
be together for eternity. Please note
the current policy welcomes mixed
faith members to select graves.
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Help us make progress in the
statewide fight against hunger.
Support our food shelf! You
can leave food at the
synagogue. You can use our
website and make an online
donation. You can mail a check
to chair person Harriet Levy
and she will mail a card for a
celebration, get well or
condolence.
Sisterhood News
SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP
651-699-9192
Goodwill Shopping Spree – Sunday, Nov.9, join us at 1:30pm as we shop at the
Goodwill Outlet, 2505 University Ave., St. Paul, for clothing to be donated for youth at
Safe Zone and Dakota Woodlands Women’s Shelter. Come prepared to sort through
tables of clothing shipped in from 32 Goodwill stores, purchase clothing at $1.49/lb.,
then launder at home and return to the Safe Zone bin inside Temple’s main entrance.
What a wonderful way to help out in our community. Questions, contact Mary Maguire
Lerman (magui011@umn.edu/651-644-7388).
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Gift Shop Sale – Nov. 15 – through Hanukkah. 20% off most merchandise; 10% off
books; no discount on parchment. New items available from the Tervy Collection –
hammered metal. Check out their products at www.classictouchdecor.com/tervycollection. Also now available for purchase are the following: New Cookbook - Cantor
Mitch; The Singing Chef – Kosher Cuisine for a New Generation (www.cantormitch.com)
and silk flower pins created by Sisterhood’s Mary Lerman. Support Sisterhood and Temple
by finding all of your Judaica needs at The Temple of Aaron Sisterhood Gift Shop. There
are items for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, graduations, confirmations and any other
special occasion. Not sure what to purchase for that special someone? Gift Shop gift
cards are always available. We also have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah & Bridal Registries to make
your shopping easy. For more info, call the Gift Shop (651-699-9192). Regular Hours:
Sunday 9–12 noon; Tuesday 10am–2pm; Wednesday 10am–1pm & 6pm–8pm or by
appointment – call Marcia Taple (651-688-3030).
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Mahjong – Sunday, Dec. 7, 2pm at Temple of Aaron. All levels welcome and experienced
players will teach the basics of this classic game. Seasoned players - come play for the
afternoon! There is no charge for this event and light snacks will be available. RSVP by
Dec. 4 to Margie Schneider (7381jbs@comcast.net/651-698-4358).
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Sisterhood Knits – Help to sew together 7½” by 8½” knitted squares into blankets to
be donated and also donate more squares for these blankets. Questions, call
Marjorie Daniels (612-724-3377) or Roxanne Portnoy (651-690-2232). Join other
knitters at Temple in the Temple Library – watch for fall dates to come. All levels
encouraged to attend; bring your own needles and yarn. Other crafters welcome –
feel free to crochet, bead or cross-stitch and bring your own materials.
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Food Shelf – Sisterhood is donating to Francis Basket Food Shelf, under the umbrella
of Neighborhood House, which is the only food shelf in Highland Park. Sisterhood,
along with Temple of Aaron’s Social Justice Committee, are working to fill our bins at
Temple with donated food. If you would prefer a monetary donation, send your check,
payable to Temple of Aaron Food Shelf, to Harriet Levy, 1826 Merlot Curve, Eagan,
MN 55122. Questions, call Harriet (651-454-6829). Feel free to check out this local
food shelf at www.neighb.org/food_shelf.
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Women’s Shelter Donations – Needed: new, unopened toiletries and cosmetics to be
donated to local women’s shelters and the homeless. Clean out your toiletry
collections from hotel visits!! Drop off your donations in the Temple Gift Shop. Help
out our local community and give someone a lift with these easy, inexpensive
donations. Questions, call Gail Rosenberg (651-452-3383).
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Building Fund Cards – Send a beautiful card for any occasion and they are only a
phone call away – no hassles. Pick up the phone and show someone you care by
sending one of these lovely cards. All funds raised by the use of these cards go
directly to benefit our beautiful building. To purchase our cards, call Sis Goren (651686-0425) or Susan Kushner (651-454-8336). For billing questions, call Betty
Agranoff (651-698-8275).
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Torah Fund Cards - The Torah Fund campaign supports: The Jewish Theological Seminary
in New York, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, The Schechter
Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and The Seminario
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Rabinico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This
Support Your Sisterhood Gift Shop
Support Your Synagogue
Hours:
Sunday 9:00a - Noon
Tuesday 10:00a - 2:00p
Wednesday 10:00a - 1:00p
Wednesday 6:00p – 8:00p
By Appointment Call:
Marcia Taple / 651-688-3030
is the future of Conservative Judaism.
Donate at the $180 level to receive the
beautiful Mishpachah: Family Tree of Life
pin. Questions, contact Mary Lerman (651
-644-7388).
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Women’s League Regional Conference
– April 25 – 28, 2015, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada. Planning is ongoing.
Make sure your passport is valid
through December 2015. Why do we
attend? Because we care about our
Sisterhood family and want it to be the
best it can be. Our Sisterhood President,
Roxanne Portnoy, will be attending.
Contact Roxanne, if you are interested
in attending – this event is open to all
Sisterhood members (651-690-2232).
Watch for more info.
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Membership Renewal – SECOND
RENEWAL NOTICES COMING SOON.
RENEW NOW!! You have received your
Sisterhood Renewal letter. Save us
added expenses of sending out
reminders and send in your renewal
asap to Linda Eisenstadt, 1077 Sibley
Memorial Highway, #400, Lilydale, MN
55118. 2014 – 2015 Annual
Memberships: $30 for Patron
Membership; $36 for Double Chai
Membership. Questions, contact
Alexandria Ganzel (651-490-7684).
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Guest Speaker Mugs – Your
membership makes this possible!
Sisterhood recently began a new
tradition by donating mugs filled with
fun stuffers to all guest speakers on the
bimah. Many thanks to all of our many
volunteer mug stuffers!
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Happenings/Entertainment Books Fundraiser – Books are available in the Sisterhood Gift shop for $30. Get discounts on
food, hotels, films, shops and more. Call
Marcia Taple (651-688-3030).
Social Justice - Opinions from aVolunteer Committee
This page provides room for updates and views from a committee within the Temple community.
Gun Violence Prevention Lunch and Learn — November 8
Please join us following morning services to participate in a discussion on gun violence prevention. Rabbi David
Wirtschafter, currently a visiting scholar at the Jay Phillips Center, the Rabbi for the Ames, Iowa Jewish
Congregation and an instructor at St. John’s University, will provide a Jewish commentary on this timely topic.
Francis Basket/Neighbor House Food Shelf
As we give thanks this month for all our blessings, let
us help bless others with food. Did you know that 11%
of MN households are food insecure? Hungry
Minnesota families miss 100 million meals each year.
This equates to 1 in 10 households in Minnesota,
almost 50% having children. We can help by donating
non-perishable food items to our local food shelfFrancis Basket or making a financial donation to the
food shelf for the purchase of foods at way below cost.
On an average, for every $1 donated, 3.7 meals can
be distributed to hungry Minnesotan children, families
and seniors in need. Each week, drop off your nonperishable food items in the food bins located at the
front entrance to the temple or make your check
payable to Temple of Aaron Food Shelf and mail to
Harriet Levy at 1826 Merlot Curve, Eagan, Minnesota
55122. If you have questions, please call Harriet at
651-454-6829. Information on the Francis Basket
Food Shelf can be seen online at www.neighb.org/
food_shelf.
Safe Zone Young Adults Need Winter Clothing!
Come join Sisterhood as they shop at the special Goodwill Outlet!
SafeZone is a unique drop-in center for homeless
youth (ages 11-21) that provides medical care, counseling and case management to support education,
job placement, permanent housing and healing selfsufficiency. Please help these young people and bring
clean, gently used or new clothing and place in the bin
at the Temple’s main entrance. ALSO- please join TOA
Sisterhood on Sunday, November 9th at 1:30 p.m. as
we shop at the Goodwill Outlet, 2505 University Avenue in Saint Paul for clothing for these young people.
Shopping at the Goodwill Outlet is a totally different
experience from shopping at regular Goodwill stores.
The Outlet is a clearance store for clothing, shoes,
purses, bedding and other non-breakable items that
comes from 32 Goodwill stores around the state.
Clothing is unpacked from large bins onto tables and
customers search for the items they want at a cost of
$1.49 per pound! The Goodwill Outlet is located at the
intersection of University Avenue and Cromwell
(adjacent to Hwy. 280) with the parking lot entrance
on Cromwell Avenue. For further information about
this event, contact Mary Maguire Lerman at
magui011@umn.edu or call her at 651-334-0986.
Put Social Justice Shabbat on your Calendar — February 15!
9
TUESDAY
17
Office Closed
6 pm Minyan
24
Office Closed
6 pm Minyan
16
9 am Minyan
Men’s Club Breakfast
9 am School 2nd-12th
23
9 am Minyan
Men’s Club Breakfast
9 am School 2nd-12th
10 am Infinity Adult Ed
25
6 pm Minyan
18
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm ToA Book Club
11
6 pm Minyan
10
Office Closed
6 pm Minyan
9
9 am Minyan
Men’s Club Breakfast
9 am School 2nd-12th
26
NO SCHOOL
6 pm Minyan
19
4 pm 2nd-7th grade
6 pm School 8th-12th grade
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm Fundamentals of
Judaism
12
4 pm 2nd-7th grade
6 pm School 8th-12th grade
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm Fundamentals of
Judaism
5
4 pm 2nd-7th grade
6 pm School 8th-12th grade
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm Fundamentals of
Judaism
templeofaaron.org
4
6 pm Minyan
30
9 am Minyan
Men’s Club Breakfast
NO SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Thanksgiving
27
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm NO Talmud Class
7:30 pm NO Bible Class
20
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm Talmud Class
6:30 pm Sisterhood Knits
7:30 pm Bible Class
13
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm Talmud Class
7:30 pm Bible Class
6
6 pm Minyan
6:30 pm NO Talmud Class
7:30 pm NO Bible Class
For more information on these and other events and programs, please visit our website
MONDAY
2
3
9 am Minyan
Office Closed
Men’s Club Breakfast
6 pm Minyan
9 am School 2nd-12th
10 am Infinity Adult Ed
7pm Tribute honoring Martin
& Esther Capp with Mel Brooks
SUNDAY
Temple of Aaron Calendar of Events
28
6:30 pm Service
21
5:45 Prayers in PJ’s
6:30 pm Got Shabbat Dinner
8pm Service with
Ariella Forstein,
Musician in Residence
14
6:30 pm Service
7
6:30 pm Service
FRIDAY
29
8 am Mi Ka Mocha
9 am Service — College Kesher
Shabbat
NO SCHOOL
22
8 am Mi Ka Mocha
9 am Service
9 am Shabbat School
11:30 am Lunch & Learn
15
8 am Mi Ka Mocha
9 am Service —
Visions Speaker Sally Abrams
9 am Shabbat School
8
8 am Mi Ka Mocha
9 am Service—Veterans Shabbat
9 am Shabbat School
11:30 am Lunch & Learn
1
8 am Mi Ka Mocha
9 am Service
9 am Shabbat School
SATURDAY
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Adult Education Series
Last year we began this new and exciting Adult Education Series with a wide variety of
classes that participants found interesting, engaging and intellectually stimulating.
Learning on Sundays is not just for kids! This year we have six new courses.
Sign up for one or all and join us for learning, debating, and a good time.
Fall Semester: November 2, 9, 23, December 7, 14
10AM - Rabbi Jeremy Fine — Talmud 102: 5 More Lessons That Will Change Your Life
11AM - Ernie Gulner — The Book of Job
Joshua Fineblum — The 72 Names of God
Cost: $10 for one or $15 for both per semester
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