August 2008 Synagogue Etz Chayim, 7705 Bailey Cove Rd. Huntsville, AL 35803 Av 5767

August 2008 Synagogue Etz Chayim, 7705 Bailey Cove Rd. Huntsville, AL 35803 Av 5767

We are thrilled to welcome student Rabbi Jill Levy to Etz Chayim.

Up Close & Personal with Rabbinic student Jill Levy: Jill is entering her third year as a Rabbinical Student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She has served as a Gabbai for Kehilat Hadar, at Camp Ramah Darom, and has lead services at JTS. Her synagogue skills include: leading all aspects of Shabbat and weekday services, leyning Torah, and preparing sermons. She has also worked as a Jewish educator for both children and young adults at Camp Ramah Darom, Hebrew School, on birthright Israel trips, and for young adults in the Atlanta Jewish community. In addition, this summer she will be a Student Chaplain at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, TX. On a personal note, Jill grew up and worked in the south. She is very excited about joining our “family” for the coming year.

Please give her a warm welcome when you meet her.

I hope that everyone is enjoying the few weeks left of summer. School starts just around the corner.

Additionally, Holly Kent is organizing the list for hosting the Rabbi Kiddush Luncheons for the upcoming year. Please call her at 539-8302 to volunteer to help. This can be done as a team effort!!

Please mark your calendars. On Monday, September 15th, at 7 p.m. at the synagogue, we will have our Sisterhood Membership Kickoff meeting. More information to follow.

Enjoy the rest of the summer, and see you in September!

Shalom,

Sue Paddock

Etz Chayim Sisterhood President

MEN’S CLUB /
Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the Synagogue.
IMS: Deliveries are made to Food Pantry and First Stop bi-weekly. Please remember these important projects by leaving (cans of food, baby food, and personal hygiene items) at the entry way of Synagogue. We appreciate your support.
Simcha and Memorial Plaques: $50.00 and $75.00 respectively. For inquires, please contact Joe Sacks, 883-1889.
Thanks,
Have a wonderful summer...... Joe

Lisa Lapidus, Sandy Pepper and I are excited to announce that we are the co-directors of Religious School this year! We are having a wonderful time planning the year and it promises to be a very rich and rewarding experience for students and their families alike. First of all, we are starting out the year with a Home Run! The first day of Religious School is going to be a picnic and softball game! Parents and Teachers will be right in there with the students! The midweek Hebrew Program for our fifth, sixth and seventh graders will begin the following Wednesday. This program focuses on preparing our students for their B’nai Mitzvot.

Another new experience will be “Family Boker Or’s” throughout the year and Family Education! Kids,your parents and younger siblings will be learning right along with you! We have some great ideas for the special programming, such as back to the Sukka for Family Dinners at Sukkot and innovations in Purim Carnivals that will stir up the fun like you won’t believe! We are going to plant lots of trees at Tu B’Shevat!And we are going to again celebrate Chanukah at Congregation Etz Chayim this year.

There is a new Education Fellow this year from the Goldring Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Her name is Samantha (Sammi) Gannon. This lovely young woman will be coming in to Huntsville to meet us all three times this year, beginning August 15, 16 and 17.

Our religious school uses the curriculum that has been created by the ISJL education department. We were one of the first congregations to use the prototype curriculum five years ago. This is the first year that the curriculum is considered “finished”.It is the responsibility of the Education Fellows to work with our directors and teachers helping us to implement the curriculum and do a great job teaching our children. Whenever we have questions, we can call Sammi as we could with our Fellows that preceded her and get instant help and encouragement. Parents, we are getting you involved in a big way this year! How fun and exciting for us all to have you at Religious School working right alongside your children and seeing their Jewishness taught to them in a fun and organized way.

Shalom, Chavarim!

Lisa Lapidus

Pam Rhodes

Sandy Pepper

Tot Shabbat
I hope that everyone has been enjoying the Summer season. It always feels so good to anticipate that time when we can plan for vacations and once they are over, we have to begin planning for the next season. For me, that season will be our Tot Shabbat Saturday mornings. I have begun to think about my little friends and how much they have grown since we were all together in May. It will be fun to see them again in September. We will have our first Tot Shabbat on Saturday, September 20th from 10:00-11:30am. Of course, this will be a celebration for Rosh Hashanah, and, a new season for us all to grow and learn!

Some of my friends will have grown so much over this year that they may be entering my Kindergarten class for Religious School.

See you all soon!

Suzanne Druckman

JFHNA Agenda for Annual Meeting August 10

7 PM at Temple Beth Shalom

Welcome and Recap of the Past Year

Laura King, Current, President JFHNA

Recognition

Laura King

Sue Farbman

Introduction and Voting in of New Board Members

Ed Gollop

Harry H. Greene Award

Paul Kunitz

The Coming Year

Laura King

Federation Project Update

Laura King

Building Fund

From: Janet & Morris Schindler

To: Ted Roberts – Glad that your surgery is over and you are on the road to recovery.

From: Brenda & Cliff Liles

To: Ted Roberts – So glad you are feeling well, Let me know when you are ready for some rugelach.

From: Harriet & Joe Sacks

To: Ted Roberts – Speedy recovery and continued good health.

From: Millie & Max Rosenthal

To: Ted Roberts – To let you know we are thinking of you and pray for your speedy recovery.

From: Sandra Wiederecht

To: Ted Roberts – Glad your surgery is over, speedy recovery and get well soon.

From: Natha & Scott Hancock

To: Ted Roberts – Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

From: Larisa Thomason & Phil Kirshtein

To: Harriet & Joe Sacks – In Memory of Joe’s sister, Betty.

From: Debra Leites & Phala Dunning

Outdoor Lighting Fund

In Memory of Gertrude and Perry Schlein by their daughters, Natha Hancock and Robin Slomka and their families.

Kitchen Fund

From: Dorothy & Bill Goldberg

To: Joe Sacks – Deepest sympathy on the loss of your sister, Betty.

To: Ellann Cohen – Congratulations on your graduation from MIT.

To: Jeptha Cohen – Congratulations on your graduation from High School.

General Fund

From: Dorothy & Bill Goldberg

From: Sharon & Jeff Yalowitz

Randy Sacks Fund

From: Linda & Fred Kolchin

To: Harriet & Joe Sacks – In Memory of Randy Sacks

A generous donation to the Randy Sacks Fund was received from

Dr. & Mrs. Alan Sacks & Family in Memory of Randy

Remember the food pantry on your Oneg. First Stop needs personal hygiene items. Bring a few cans of food when possible.

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August Calendar 2008 /
Date / Time / Event / Place
8/6 / 7 PM / Congregational Meeting / EC
8/9 / 7:30 PM / Tisha B’Av Maariv / EC
8/10 / 7:30 PM / Tisha B’av / EC
8/10 / 7 PM / JFHNA annual meeting / TBS
8/26 / 8 PM / Men’s Club / EC

Unless otherwise noted Shabbat Services are Friday night 7:30pm, Saturday 9:30am

CELEBRATING LIFE AS OUR LOVED ONES PASS ON…

YARTZEITTT /
Aug-2 / Av 1 / Naomi Miller*
Aug-7 / Av 6 / Harold Isadore Yalowitz
Aug-9 / Av 8 / Bruce Harris
Aug-11 / Av 10 / Sadie Kopkin*
Aug-15 / Av 14 / Bernard Roberts
Aug-16 / Av 16 / Beatrice Goldner*
Aug-18 / Av 17 / Fannie Feldman*
Aug-19 / Av 18 / Gilbert A. Greenbaum
Aug-29 / Av 28 / Sarah Fink
Aug-30 / Av 29 / Jerry Donsky
Aug-30 / Av 29 / Dolores D’Acosta Hein
ANNIVERSARIES /
Aug 4 / Dennis and Sheri Bulgatz
Aug 8 / Toni and Ron Stauffer
Aug 9 / Michal and Gary Hall
Aug 12 / Linda Sue Maier and Frederick Kolchin
Aug 16 / Kelley and Jeffrey Zelickson
Aug 22 / Dr. Boyce and Arlene White
Aug 29 / Sue and Joe Paddock
Aug 31 / Robert & Shannon Burdeshaw
Shabbat Onegs Candle Lighting /
Fri, Aug 1 / Light Candles: 7:30 PM
Oneg:
Shabbat, Aug 2 / Shabbat Ends: 8:29 PM
Parshah: Massei
Fri, Aug 8 / Light Candles: 7:24 PM
Oneg:
Shabbat, Aug 9 / Shabbat Ends: 8:44 PM
Parshah: Devarim
Fri, Aug 15 / Light Candles: 7:16 PM
Oneg:
Shabbat, Aug 16 / Shabbat Ends: 8:12 PM
Parshah: Va’etchanan
Fri, Aug 22 / Light Candles: 7:07 PM
Oneg:
Shabbat, Aug 23 / Shabbat Ends: 8:03 PM
Parshah: Eikev
Fri, Aug 29 / Shabbat Begins: 6:58 PM
Oneg:
Shabbat, Aug 30 / Shabbat Ends: 7:53 PM
Parshah: Re’eh

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BIRTHDAYS /
Aug 1 / Scott Hancock
Aug 2 / Joey Yalowitz
Aug 3 / Larry Weinberger
Aug 3 / Sarah Harris
Aug 4 / Ralph Donsky
Aug 6 / Bill Greenbaum
Aug 10 / Harriet Sacks
Aug 12 / Shimon Leib Bauer
Aug 17 / Jeff Lapidus
Aug 20 / Andrea Rosenthal
Aug 23 / Lauren Goodman
Aug 25 / Michael Zelickson
Aug 26 / Dottie Golden
Aug 27 / Debra G. Stanley
Aug 29 / Morris Schindler
Aug 29 / Daniel Wiederecht
Aug 31 / Hadley Weinberger

ETZ CHAYIM BOARD MEMBERS

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President / /

Dennis Bulgatz

Vice-President / /

Jeff Yalowitz

Treasurer / /

Michal Hall

Recording Secretary / /

Holly Kent

Corresponding Secretary / Michelle Lapidus
Trustees / Abbe Adams
Brenda Liles
Larry Weinberger
Larisa Thomason
Sam Kleiner
Mens Club Representative / Joe Sacks
Sisterhood Representative / Mille Rosenthal

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·  Happy belated Birthday Sammy (July 16)

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