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Join
us for Worship
Friday,
January 6
6:00 pm - Tot
Shabbat - stories, songs and crafts geared towards children ages 2 -
5 and their families (chapel)
6:00 pm -
Shabbat Service (sanctuary)
Saturday,
January 7
9:00 am - Parshat HaShavuah
10:30 am - Shabbat Service
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This Week in
the Torah
A
New Year's Resolution of Sorts
 I
will put it out there right now... I am a tremendous believer in the
Golden Rule of "do unto others as you would have others do unto
you." If you look at this from the positive perspective,
one should treat others as one would like to be treated. And if
we look at this in the prohibitive manner, we say that one should not
treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated.
Read More.
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Upcoming
Events
Saturday,
January 14 ~ Shabbat B'Yachad Stars of David Shabbat ~ 10:30 am
Join us for
our monthly Shabbat B'Yachad (Shabbat Together) intergeneration
participatory Shabbat morning service. In addition to our
congregation, we have invited members of Stars of David (Jewish
families with adopted children) to participate. Service is followed
by a light brunch, sponsored
by Brotherhood. Brunch is free of charge. RSVP required
to Judi Roseman at 216/454-1216.
 Saturday,
January 21 ~ Family Fun Bingo Night ~ 6:30 pm
Religious
School and Preschool parents are invited to socialize, play Bingo for
great prizes and participate in a raffle in the social hall while children
ages 4-12 can come in their pajamas to enjoy crafts, Bingo and a
movie planned and supervised by our Youth Group. Food, beer, wine and
soft drinks will be served. Price: $18/adult, children are free of
charge. RSVP to Renee Higer at 216/454-1209.
Friday,
January 27 ~ Max & Frieda Davis Award ~ 6:00 pm
Join
us for the presentation of the annual Max & Frieda Davis Tikkun
Olam Award to Zac Ponsky, founder of Medworks, a non-profit
organization committed to improving access to healthcare for Ohio's
uninsured and underinsured including free healthcare, education and
other services. Presentation will take place during Shabbat services.
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Religious
School
Back
to School: Classes resume on Sunday,
January 8, Monday, January 9 and Tuesday/Thursday, January 10/12. We
look forward to seeing everyone back!
Grade
6 Parents: Don't forget to register your
student for the Count Me In community wide program on Saturday, February 11 from 4:00
- 9:00 pm at B'nai Jeshurun. This amazing (and free)
program marks the culmination of your students' Count Me In
curriculum and will be in place of Religious School classes on
Sunday, February 12. See the flyer for more
details.
Want to learn about a progressive Jewish overnight
camp in Canada? URJ's Camp George will be visiting TEE
on Sunday, January 8, from 10:55-11:15 (during Kehillah). Click here for
more information.
Spend some
time as a family at our special family retreat weekend in February at
Geneva on the Lake. Open to families with children enrolled in our
religious school between Kindergarten and Grade 6. Flyer attached.
Hurry space is limited! For more information, contact Beth Mann at 216/454-1220.
Save
the Date: The 2nd Grade classes have been
collecting school supplies for their Tikkun Olam project this
year. Parents and students make sure to set aside the morning
of January 29
to help pack up the school supplies for our donation to National
Council of Jewish Women's "Dignity and More Campaign."
Learn about
college financial aid that is available to students in the Cleveland
Jewish Community by attending the "How to Pay for College"
Session presented by Jewish Family and Children's Services of
Cleveland on January 19 at 7:00 pm at Akiva. See attached flyer for
more info. RSVPs requested.
Click here to see
the Religious School Calendar.
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Youth
Group
Grades
7 and 8: Be on the lookout for
registration materials for the first ever 7th and 8th grade Junior
Youth Kallah. This exciting regional event is scheduled for
February 3 - 5 in Cleveland. It is an opportunity for our
7th and 8th grade classes to meet their counterparts from the other
Reform Congregations in Cleveland, Canton, Akron, Erie, Buffalo,
Rochester and Syracuse. Watch for an email from Beth with
details and registration information.
Grades
9 - 12: Do you want to become a published author or artist
in Teen Omanut - a Literary Arts Journal produced by Jewish teens for
Jewish teens? Teen Omanut (Teen Arts) is a project designed and
coordinated by high school students in the Youth Federation of Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan (NFTY-MI) offering a unique
opportunity for high school students to get published AND possibly
win a $360 academic scholarship. For more information,
contact Kate Milgrom.
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Preschool
 Temple
Emanu El Preschool will begin enrolling children for summer and fall
session 2012.
Summer session
will begin June 11, 2012 and Fall session will begin August 20, 2012.
TEE members have priority over the general public from January 9 -
13, 2012. For information or to arrange a tour, please contact Julie Rosenthal, Preschool
Director, at 216/454-1308.
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Adult
Education
Sunday, January
8 ~ Sunday Night Book Club ~ 7:00 pm
Join us to
discuss "Day After Night" by Anita Diamont. New
members welcome. For information, contact Sherrie Sperling at 216/486-4540.
Monday, January
9 ~ Men's Book Club ~ 3:00 pm
Join us to
discuss "The Brigade" by Howard Blum at the home of Rabbi
Roberts. For information, contact Herb Braverman.
2nd Trimester
Adult Education Classes
Sunday
Classes begin January 8
9:00
- 10:15 am Biblical Hebrew continued with
Rabbi Denker. Open to those who know the Hebrew letters and vowels,
basic grammar and vocabulary.
10:20
- 11:30 am Amazing Adventures in American
Jewish Literature with Sue Arnold - Explore literature from the
1930's through the 1980's.
11:35
- 12:45 pm Chants Encounter. Learn
Torah Trope and Beyond with Cantor Yomtov. Book required, see Adult
Ed link below for book title and details.
11:35
- 12:45 pm Contemporary Issues in Light of
Jewish Traditions with Rabbi Denker.
Monday
Course begins January 9
7:45
- 8:30 pm Big Issues, Family Discussions:
An Intergenerational Class with Rabbi Denker. Weekly when school is
in session.
Wednesday,
January 11 ~ Class and Coffee ~ 1:30 pm
Join us the
2nd Wednesday of the month at the Beachwood Place Food Court for
study on a variety of topics with Rabbi Denker or Cantor Yomtov. This
week, join us as we discuss REFORM JUDAISM & CONGREGATIONAL LIFE:
Where is it headed? Rabbi Richard Jacobs is the new President of the
Union for Reform Judaism. His address to our
movement's just concluded Biennial meeting will be our text. New
participants welcome.
 For
more information, check out our Adult Education flyer
and RSVP to Kate Milgrom at 216/454-1214.
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WOTEE
Thursday,
January 26 ~ WOTEE Dinner Circle ~ 6:30 pm
Join WOTEE
at Mitchells Fish Market in Eton Collection on Chagrin
Blvd. Separate checks. RSVP required by January 20 to Joyce Braun at
440/914-1771 or Gayle Kustin at 216/292-4943.
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TEE
Brotherhood
 SPORTS
NIGHT: You won't want to miss the opportunity to hear Mike
Chernoff, Assistant General Manager of the Cleveland Indians, give a
preview of the 2012 season. Make your reservation now for TEE
Brotherhood's 22nd Annual Sports Night on Wednesday, January 18 at
6:30 pm. You have a chance to win an autographed
Joe Thomas replica jersey among other prizes in the raffle drawing. Click here for
more information and registration.
2012 Our Town and All-Around
Dining Directories are
available for the low price of $28 each in the Temple
Office or by contacting Dennis Malkin at
440/897-8022.
 Brotherhood
Super Bowl Football Squares: TEE
Brotherhood is launching its Third Annual TEE Brotherhood Football
Squares Winter Fund Raiser. Click here for
more information and the order form.
Congratulations
to this week's winners:
1ST
QUARTER:
BROWNS 0
STEELERS 0
WINNER Alan
Herzog
$25
2ND
QUARTER:
BROWNS 6
STEELERS 3
WINNER Mark
Bailin
$25
3RD
QUARTER:
BROWNS 9
STEELERS 13
WINNER Spencer
Richman $25
FINAL:
BROWNS 9
STEELERS 13
WINNER
Spencer Richman $50
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TEE Board of
Trustees Nominations
The Temple
Emanu El Board of Trustees will convene its nominating committee in
January to recommend congregants to positions of
leadership on the Board of Trustees. These terms
will range from one to three years beginning June 1, 2012.
We desire to
have this process be as open and transparent as possible. We
know that many of you have expertise in
finance, budget, organizational
development, fundraising and, hopefully, the desire to
serve. If you would like to nominate yourself for the
committee's consideration, we would love to hear from
you. Please contact Judy Uram no later
than January 15, 2012.
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Other TEE Info
Year
End Campaign: Thanks to all of you
have generously contributed to our year-end campaign. Final results
will be reported soon. In the meantime, if you haven't turned in your
contribution or pledge, please do so this week.
Calling
all bakers!! We need 3 dozen of
your best cookies or hamantaschen for the dessert reception following
our 2012 Purimspiel. Your baked goods may be dropped any
time between now and March 2. Please note that we are a
nut free facility and that we require that you provide a list of
ingredients attached to your baked goods.
TEE's
Broadway Purimspiel will take place on Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 pm.
The show will feature the talents of congregants of all ages
including our very own Youth Choir. You can get in on
the fun by sponsoring one of the 18 great show tunes in the
Purimspiel. Your tax deductible sponsorship of
$50 will be recognized in the program.
 Matzah
Mitzvah: Do you hold a 1st or 2nd seder in
your home? Are you willing to add a few chairs at the table to host
TEE members who don't have a seder to attend? For more information or
to volunteer to invite guests into your home, contact Andrea Rubin at 216/454-1210.
Would
you like to communicate directly with TEE's Board of Trustees?
Your comments and questions are welcome. Below are the email links
for members of our Executive Board:
Stan Levy, President
Judy Uram, Executive Vice President
Sheryl Chaitoff, Vice President, Programming
David Sperling, Vice President,
Membership
Linda Lefkovitz, Vice President,
Worship
Jon Green, Treasurer
Jenny Mills, Secretary
Want
to see more of what's going on at TEE?
Check out current
and past issues of the Bulletin on our
website. Also, visit our Facebook page
for pictures, updates and reminders. And don't forget to click the
"like" button.
Our 2nd grade
class has been busy collecting school supplies for their Tikkun Olam
project. If you like to help them out, please bring new or
gently used school supplies to the coat room. All the
supplies will all be packed in backpacks by the Grade 2 families at
the NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) facility on January 29.
Campers:
The snow has blanketed the ground here in Cleveland so to warm things
up we would like you to focus on Summer Camp. Did you attend a summer
camp when you were a child? Have your children ever gone to a Jewish
Summer Camp? Send us your memories so we can all think about summer.
We are looking for memories, photos, etc. Please forward them to Beth Mann. Watch TEEmail for more camp related info in
the upcoming weeks.
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Mazel Tov
& Yasher Koach to:
The EmpTEE Nesters
group for putting on a hugely successful gala on New Year's Eve with
98 people in attendance to celebrate. To see photos of the fabulous
evening, check out our Facebook page.
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Recent
Loss
We have been
notified of the loss of Jeffrey Edelman, brother of Ken (Darcy)
Edelman. Ken may be reached at 440/248-4445. Shiva will be
observed at the home of his parents, Marilyn & Murray Edelman, 6
Salem Ct, 'The Village' in Beachwood on Friday 1-4:30p; Saturday
6-9p; Sunday 1-5 & 7-9p.
We have been
notified of the loss of Richard Levin, grandfather of Kate (Natan)
Milgrom. A private family service will take place. There
is no further information available at this time. Kate may be reached
at 216/469-7021.
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In the
Community
 Mah
Jahng Teacher Needed: The Orange
Village Senior Center is looking for someone to volunteer their time
to teach a group of seniors to play mah jahng. If interested, please
contact Nancy or Lucy at 216/831-8601.
Sunday,
January 15 ~ Hebrew Storytime ~ 4:00 pm
Hebrew
Storytime, a Hebrew and English story hour for children ages 2 - 8 is
held at Barnes & Noble ETON, 28801 Chagrin Boulevard,
Woodmere. Robyn Frum and Yael Engelhart, students at Fuchs
Mizrachi School, will read children's stories in Hebrew and
English. This event is free and open to the public.
Sunday,
February 5 ~ Tu Bishvat Celebration ~ 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Families are invited to Jewish National Fund's annual
Tu Bishvat Celebration that this year will be held at Fairmount
Temple, 23727 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood. Plant a tree, participate in
crafts and activities, enjoy snacks and win prizes. For more
information, contact Debbie Rothschild at
216/292-8733.
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