MARCH’S THEME: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Feminism...I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, ‘Free to be You and Me.’ Free to be, if you were a girl - doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. Anything you want to be. And if you’re a boy, and you like teaching, you like nursing, you would like to have a doll, that’s OK too. That notion that we should each be free to develop our own talents, whatever they may be, and not be held back by artificial barriers - manmade barriers, certainly not heaven sent.

RABBI RANDY SHEINBERG

Thankfully We are Continuing to Evolve!

• Years ago, when I was a sophomore in college, several women alumnae from the first coeducational class came back to campus for a weekend celebration. I remember running into a couple of them in the hallways. They were astounded. It hadn’t been that long since they graduated, and now here they were on a campus where men and women were present in equal numbers, where coeducation was taken as a given. “You have no idea how lucky you are,” they told me.
• I have thought of those pioneering women over the years, and how right they were. It is so easy to take for granted the rights we know, and to fail to recognize the struggle that was needed to make them the norm for us.
• When I reached the campus of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion to begin my rabbinic studies, I was far from a pioneer. Sally J. Priesand, America's first female rabbi had been ordained on HUC’s Cincinnati Campus on June 3rd 1972 by Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, President of HUC-JIR. Indeed, there is now a portrait of her that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. to honor her historical achievement. And the history of women rabbis stretches further back than that. Rabbi Priesand was America’s first female rabbi; however she was not the first woman ordained. Regina Jonas, a Reform Jew born in Berlin argued successfully that she fulfilled the requirements to become a rabbi and so was ordained in 1935, becoming the first woman ever to be ordained. Sadly, Jonas’s career was short-lived; she was murdered in the Shoah in 1944.
• By the time I went to seminary, many women had already been ordained and were serving as rabbis. My own class was equally balanced between the genders. Still, there were obstacles to equality that needed to be overcome. The vast majority of our professors were men. All the women professors were relatively young and new to the College, and none of them had tenure. Furthermore, as we students began to seek positions serving Jews in congregations and other settings, we learned that not everyone welcomed the presence of a woman on the bimah. Some women had difficulty finding employment. When they did, if it was with a team of clergy, they were sometimes given less to do or the less prominent work. I remember in my early days in the rabbinate, if a congregant said they preferred to have a male rabbi officiate at their parent’s funeral, we complied with their request; nobody thought about the effect of such requests on the women clergy.
• Thankfully, things have continued to evolve. It is impossible to imagine the Reform Jewish world today without thinking of the strong women leaders who fill so many different roles. As a vice-president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, I serve under a strong, dynamic female president (incidentally she is only the fourth woman to hold that position), with a board that is gender balanced. In our own Temple community, women leaders can be found at the helm of so many important facets of our life - from the Board of Trustees to Sisterhood to the Editor of this newsletter - and more. Although there is still a salary gap between the wages of men and women colleagues, that gap is closing. More women are being tapped to lead larger congregations and fill national leadership roles.
• I am proud that we can now take for granted the prominence of women leaders in our Jewish community. Even as we know there are still obstacles to full equality that the next generation must take on, we can rejoice in how far we have come.
• And that rejoicing should lead us to address the inequities facing this generation. Rabbi Elliott Kukla, who came out as transgender six months before his ordination in 2006, was the first openly transgender person to be ordained by HUC. Since then, there have been many others who identify as gender non-conforming. While they are facing their share of discrimination today, I like to believe that we are making progress on this front as well.

May we continue to create a world, and a faith community, where all of our members are valued, and freely bring their many gifts to enrich our shared community.

TORAH PROJECT GROUP

Have you ever wanted to learn to chant from the Torah? Here is your chance! You can still join our Torah Class. Even though the class has begun, we can always make room for you. This month classes will be held on Thursday, March 7th, 21st, and 28th at 10:00am in the Beber Auditorium and via ZOOM (Meeting ID: 823 7679 3869 / Passcode: 705568). Our learning sessions will be celebrated at a special Shabbat Morning Service on Saturday, May 11th 2024, when we will each have a chance to chant a verse – or more – of Torah!

TEMPLE PRESIDENT:

- LISA LUPO -

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement...Golda Meir

• Last night I held my new baby granddaughter, barely 24 hours old, for the first time. What an amazing feeling! Here was a totally new person with the whole world open to her.
• Her big sister, barely two years old was sleeping soundly, waiting to meet her new sister when she woke up in the morning. At two, she is busy absorbing the world around her, testing boundaries, and bossing everyone around.
• How wonderful I thought, these girls can be anything they set their minds to be. They have a lot of Jewish female role models to look up to – not just those that broke major barriers, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Golda Meir – but women in almost every profession - doctors, scientists, politicians, teachers, managers, business owners, and even astronauts.
• I want my granddaughters to succeed in whatever they choose to do with their lives, but I also want them to be proud of their Jewish heritage, always be kind to others, and give back to the community.
• In March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, I am thinking about all the strong Jewish female role models we have here at Temple Tikvah - our clergy, staff, and lay leaders and all of our religious school mothers who constantly must juggle their careers with motherhood and still strongly believe in providing their children with a sound Jewish education. I remember those days, and it is not easy. Hats off to all of you!
• In March we will celebrate Purim, a holiday featuring Queen Esther, another strong Jewish female role model. Please mark your calendars for our Purim Spiel, Saturday night March 23rd at 7:30pm. Temple Judea and North Country Reform will join us in our sanctuary this year to celebrate Purim. It is always a fun and lively evening.
• All tot and school-age grandchildren and friends are invited to join our religious school students at our Purim Carnival on Sunday morning, March 24th. Please let Sharon Fricano know if you plan to join us and what age your children are so we can plan properly by clicking on the LINK below.

• On March 16th we will welcome Rabbi Rinat Safania Shwartz from our sister congregation in Shoham, Israel for a special Lunch & Learn (note, start time will be 11:00am). She will share her perspective on current events in Israel. I will be there and I hope you plan on attending as well.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

"WOMEN ARE HISTORY MAKERS, MOVERS & SHAKERS, TIME TO RECOGNIZE"

Education Director

As We Celebrate Purim Let’s Remember Its Lesson: People should be able to live as they wish...as long as they don’t hurt anyone. (Queen Esther Saves Her People / Retold by Rita Golden Gelman)

• February was an abbreviated month, yet it was a busy one. We celebrated Tu B’Shevat with a tasting activity and by planting parsley (which if all goes well, we will use at our model seder in April!). Our 5th Graders did a wonderful job leading our Family Service, and we learned a lot about inclusion from Rabbi Lauren Tuchman, who visited our school in February.
• During March our students will continue to learn about the Hakarat Hatov or gratitude. Hakarat Hatov helps students recognize the needs of others and cultivates other virtues that get eclipsed by human ego. In young people, especially adolescents, recognizing the good in people and situations may counter feelings of depression or cynicism. Living an appreciative life reduces anxiety and heightens joy. With satisfaction comes relaxation and calm.
• When combined with Achrayut, our moral obligation to help others, it creates a cycle of stimulation (gratitude and appreciation) and response; acting on one’s responsibilities as a gifted/blessed person to help others.
• March Calendar: • Daylight Savings Time is on March 10th - Time to Spring Ahead! • March 10th - There is a Religious School Committee Meeting. Following the meeting, Sisterhood invites all parents to join us for a relaxing program entitled: "Tea As A Gateway To Mindfulness," led by our Temple member and tea educator Traci Levy. See Sisterhood’s Article in this Issue of the Tikvah Times or the upcoming Weekly Update for RSVP information. • March 15th - Please join our 4th Graders for a Family Shabbat Dinner and Service. The following students will participate: Owen Baker, Bailey Faulkner, Ryder Gutterman, Chloe Kellogg, and Leo Pitt. • March 23 - We will be hosting our Annual Purim Spiel at 7:30pm at Temple Tikvah! Temple Judea and North Country Reform Synagogues will again join us for a joint celebration. Prior to the Spiel, we will invite families to help set up our Purim Carnival for the next morning. • March 24th - Our Purim Carnival will be held during Religious School. Please feel free to invite your school age and tot friends and neighbors to join us at the carnival, just let us know who will be attending. Thank you to all the parents in advance for helping to make it a successful and fun event. • March 30th - Congratulations to the Gries Family on their daughter, Jaci becoming a Bat Mitzvah! • March 31st - NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

MAZEL TOV!

JACI GRIES' BAT MITZVAH IS ON MARCH 30th 2024!

TIKVAH TOTS

Women’s History Month

• Most toddlers would have difficulty understanding the meaning of Women’s History Month. However, they should be able to learn that women have played an essential part in our history. We surely have different opinions about the best ways to raise our children, but the many important contributions of women in the history of our society should be universally accepted. It seems that some people relegate girls to minor roles, thinking that they are not up to the tasks that boys can handle. That notion should be dispelled. One of the best ways to educate the young ones is by example. If they see mom and dad let their son help dad with the repairs and tell their daughter that she should stick to sewing, then the children will be learning the wrong lesson. On the other hand, if they see that boys and girls can excel in all things, that girls can play sports and that boys can cook; that men can be nurses and girls can be doctors, then they won’t grow up believing in the stereotypes that once were routinely espoused. Even if your tot is too young to understand the importance of learning the history of women who have contributed to our society, they can learn valuable lessons through movies, television, and books. They can learn about female astronauts (like Sally Ride), collegiate stars (such as Caitlin Clark), and female scientists (like Marie Curie). One set of books that we have come across, however have not yet read is Little Feminist Board Book Set by Lydia Ortiz, for children one to three years of age. If you conduct a Google search, you will find many others.

Of course, you can always point to Rabbi Sheinberg as an example that women can and do go as far as men.

WE DON'T CELEBRATE HAMAN...NA, NA, NA ~ WE CELEBRATE ESTHER!

Temple-at-Large

TEMPLE TIKVAH cultivates a sisterhood, empowering Reform Jewish women to find strength, joy, and connection in their communities ... we inspire spiritual growth by enriching contemporary life with Jewish rituals, traditions, culture, and opportunities for lifelong learning ... and ... we lead with the principle of Tikkun Olam, by mobilizing collective action on a variety of causes to create a more just and compassionate world for all people of all backgrounds and identities. (WRJ)

THE EDITOR'S SELECT GROUP OF WOMEN OF OUR TRIBE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW:

• ACTIVISTS: Ruth Abrams • Patricia Barr • Evelyn Torton Beck • Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca
• EDUCATION / JEWISH STUDIES: Bathsheba: Bible • Ruth F. Brin • Judith Hauptman • Selma Stern-Taeubler
• FAMILY / CHILDREN: Naomi Amir • Flossie Cohen • Marjorie Fisher • Shari Lewis
• JEWISH HISTORY / ANTISEMITISM: Rose Gollup Cohen • Gloria Greenfield • Judy Holliday • Lotte Jacobi
• POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT / CIVIL SERVICE: Anna Marks Allen • Birdie Amsterdam • Natalie Cohen • Gabrielle Giffords
• RELIGION / SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOUS LIFE: Hadassah Blocker • Mamie Gamoran • Sally Gottesman • Richea Gratz
• SPORTS / ATHLETES: Bonnie Bernstein • Sarah Hughes • Nancy Lieberman-Cline • Dara Torres

IT'S TEA TIME ...... AHHH

Sisterhood Celebrates Esther!

BOOK CLUB & WRITING GROUP INFORMATION

REMEMBER TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS: * The Temple Book Club will next meet on Monday, March 11th at 7:30pm to review The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride...Published in 2023, James McBride’s The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is an adult historical fiction/mystery novel. In 1972, a skeleton found in an old well unravels the hidden secrets of Chicken Hill, a Pennsylvania neighborhood where Jewish and Black communities coexist amidst racial tensions. Chona Ludlow is the Jewish owner of the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, which shapes the destinies of various characters over the decades. James McBride is a National Book Award winner, and the novel explores themes of community, survival, and justice. (supersummary.com)

*PLEASE NOTE: The Afternoon & Evening Book Clubs have merged to one meeting per month. The meetings will be the second Monday of each month. The ZOOM LINK will be in the Weekly Update and will be the same LINK for the entire year.

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SISTERHOOD

Women’s History Month

• Upon learning this month’s theme is Women’s History Month, my first thought was of singer Helen Reddy and her famous song “I Am Woman”. Her 1972 lyrics: “I am woman hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore” and “If I have to, I can do anything, I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman,” became an anthem for the Women’s Rights Movement in the early days. Betty Friedan and her groundbreaking book, “The Feminine Mystique” had started it all by encouraging women to form their own sense of identity through work, education, and gender equality. Betty also founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) to campaign for equality. Gloria Steinem was also famous for her being a feminist leader and co-founder of Ms. Magazine and the Ms. Foundation for Women.
• On March 3rd 1972, a group of women from the Great Neck area were headed to one of the early women’s rights caucuses in Albany, New York. Their plane crashed a short distance from Albany airport, but many of the passengers survived. I was called in to work in the operating room that night and spent much of my time consoling one of the women, as she waited for surgery. She told me she was going to the caucus, but that the crash experience was the end of her “liberalism". I think of her and wonder what her life was like going forward and if she ever became involved again; as the movement grew, became strong, and more widespread.
• One of the most famous Jewish women, whom I have admired from the early days of her career is Barbra Streisand - a singer, actress, comedian, director, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, and activist. She has won multiple awards not only for her talents, but for her humanitarian efforts and lifetime achievements on behalf of women. The Barbra Streisand Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is known for its research and diagnostic tools for identifying female pattern heart disease and its treatments.
• There are many more famous Jewish women: Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Ruth Westheimer, Bella Abzug, Barbara Walters, Bette Midler, Judith Resnick, and Golda Meir to name a few. They have all contributed to increasing the number of women that have entered the medical, legal, and scientific fields. Many more women have become rabbis and cantors or have broken the glass ceiling in the Supreme Court or at major corporations, universities or in politics. Women now can get and have - loans, credit cards, and mortgages in their own names. The options for women today far exceeds that of the younger generations. And let us not forget the growth we had on reproductive rights, however, now must fight again to regain those advances. The work is not done yet, so we must continue to pursue all that we can for equality.

Yet one does not have to look too far to find some of the best Jewish women. All you need to do is look to Sisterhood for some of the most caring, productive, helpful, and devoted women! They are educated and have a strong sense of identity. Join us at the following events and you will see for yourself ~ Tea as a Gateway to Mindfulness - Sunday, March 10th 2024 at 10:30am in the Beber Auditorium ~ Women’s Seder - Sunday, April 7th 2024 at 12:30pm in the Beber Auditorium ~ Sisterhood Shabbat - Friday, May 3rd at 7:30pm

WE ARE STRONG ...... WE ARE INVINCIBLE

Lifelong Learning

Women Provide Strength to Judaism...and the World

• In my family’s celebration of Pesach, we like to read an excerpt from a book called Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families. It was written in 2011 by the late journalist, Cokie Roberts and her husband, Steve Roberts. (She was raised Catholic and he Jewish.) Their book suggests that as part of the Second Cup celebration (“Deliverance”), we read various selections from well-known people to remind us that Passover is not only “a story about Jews, but also a universal story about oppressed people yearning for freedom.”
• Among the fifteen quotations cited, the following are specifically about women: Sojourner Truth - “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all Alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back and get it right side up again! And now that they are asking to do it, the men better let them.” • Susan B. Anthony - “The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world. I am like a snowball – the further I am rolled, the more I gain. • Margaret Mead - “Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.” • Madeline Albright - “There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women.” • Lucretia Mott - “The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of women the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.”
• On February 11th, we had a great treat when Rabbi Lauren Tuchman spoke and led breakout groups as part of a Lifelong Learning Program on what the Torah can teach us about inclusivity for Jewish Disabilities and Inclusion Month.

• Rabbi Rinat Sefania to Visit Temple Tikvah in March: On Saturday, March 16th beginning at 11:00am, we will have another wonderful event when Rabbi Rinat Sefania visits Temple Tikvah for brunch and discussion. Rabbi Sefania is the spiritual leader of Kehillat Shoham, our sister congregation in Shoham, a suburb of Tel Aviv, to whom Temple Tikvah donated one of our Torah scrolls. Rabbi Rinat is thrilled to join us again to talk about life in Israel since October 7th 2023, as well as what she sees as the challenges ahead and how we might help. Please join us for brunch and discussion. More details will follow in the Weekly Update. Please click on the LINK below to R.S.V.P for this event or use the Google Form in the Weekly Update to RSVP.

• Torah Study: Weekly Torah Study with Rabbi Sheinberg continues every Saturday morning. We are studying Shemot also called the Book of Exodus through mid-March when we will finish and move on to Vayikra also known as the Book of Leviticus. All sessions are on ZOOM, beginning at 9:00am and last 1 hour (give or take some minutes) except for Torah Study Plus. Torah Study Plus usually meets on the first Shabbat of the month at 9:30am on ZOOM and at Temple for Torah Study and bagels (a little tastier than the manna from heaven that God provided the Israelites on their exodus from Egypt). Those in-person/ZOOM sessions typically last 90 minutes. The next Torah Study Plus will be on March 2nd at 9:30am. In addition, on March 30th at 9:00am, Torah Study will be meet both at Temple and on ZOOM. Be sure to check the Weekly Update for start times, any changes, and the ZOOM connection.

One more thing: A Big Leap! ~ Enjoy March! Remember that on March 10th the Hebrew month of Adar ends and it will be succeeded by…another month of Adar! (It is known as Bet Adar or for fans of superhero movies, Adar II). Why? Well, not only is it a leap year on the secular calendar, it is also on the Jewish calendar. However, instead of adding a 29th day to February, Jews add 29 days or a full month. It has to do with the difference between the lunar (Jewish) and the solar (secular) calendars. Just to make life more interesting, the secular calendar has a leap year (in most cases) every four years. The Jewish calendar adds a second month of Adar seven times over a 19-year cycle. Don’t ask ~

BROTHERHOOD

All Women Should Feel Proud to Make a Difference, by First Believing in Themselves

• Women of all backgrounds have come a long way in the sports field. Women today are getting the headlines as much as men.
• Here are a few who led the way: • Serena Williams - Although now retired Serena stayed on top of the tennis world for over two decades. She is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and won 4 gold medals at 4 Olympics and totaled 39 Grand Slam titles in her 27 year career. • Nadia Comaneci - It has been almost 50 years ago since Nadia stole the show at the Montreal Olympics. At the age of 14, she achieved a 10 (1st time anyone in history to achieve this) on bars competition in gymnastics. Talent, balance, flexibility, concentration, strength, and lots of training made this Romanian gymnast a legend. • Billie Jean King - BJ won 39 major titles and dominated the tennis world for 22 years. And do you remember the 1973 Battle of the Sexes Match vs. former male champion, Bobby Riggs that SHE won!?! • Caitlin Clark - Caitlin is from the University of Iowa. She became the All Time Leading Scorer in Women's College Basketball, as she scored 49 points vs. Michigan and passed Kelsey Plum of Washington. Clark now stands with 3,569 points with more to come and on top of the mountain.
• Here are a few members of our tribe who have also led the way: • Amy Alcott - One of the most fascinating figures in professional golf, Amy had a long and illustrious career as a member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. She won five major championships and is now a successful golf course consultant, writer, sports broadcaster, and promoter of women’s golf. (jwa.org) • Bonnie Bernstein - Bonnie is one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history. She combines her role as on-air journalist with her work behind the scenes as vice president of Campus Insiders, a leading media platform for college sports. (jwa.org) • Thelma Eisen - Tiby was a pioneering star of women’s sports in the 1940s and 1950s. An outstanding centerfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), she starred for nine years in the only professional women’s league in the game’s history. (jwa.org) • Sarah Hughes - In a thrilling, surprise victory, Sarah Hughes won the gold medal for figure skating at the 2002 Olympics, becoming the first American to win that honor without ever having won a World or US senior national title. (jwa.org)
• Brotherhood News: Please mark your calendars • Tuesday, March 12th - Our Annual Ben’s Deli Fundraiser in Carle Place. You can take a picture of the flyer below or in the Weekly Update, print it or just show Ben's the picture from your phone. The flyer can be presented all day at Ben’s. Brotherhood gets a percentage of your bill. • Saturday, March 30th at 7:00pm - Please join us at Temple for A Pre-Passover Wine Tasting Evening. Again look for the details in the Weekly Updates. Our wine sale will continue for a few weeks after the Tasting Evening Event.

Lastly, don’t forget we SPRING AHEAD on Sunday, March 10th (Daylight Savings Time); which means the new baseball season will be upon us, sooner rather than later!

Please Join Us on Tuesday, March 12th for Our Annual Ben’s Deli Fundraiser in Carle Place

Social Action

Let’s Dream Big, Work Hard, and Forge Our Own Paths to Become Whoever and Whatever We Choose to Be

• March is referred to as "Women's History Month”. Did you ever wonder why women need a special month for their impact on history to be recognized and celebrated, just as other "minorities" have? Women are not even "equal" in number; there are more of us, so why do we qualify for a month to note our accomplishments? According to Ruth Bader Ginsburg (A ‘Jewish’ Mighty Girl!), the simplest definition of feminism would be the song, "Free to Be You and Me" because it encourages no artificial barriers to anything boys and girls or women and men want to do. While you consider some of these points, you may also find it interesting and educational to click on the LINK below to discover your own favorite example of Jewish women's varied accomplishments. Please share the LINK with all the people you know!

• At our last Social Action Meeting on ZOOM on February 13th, eight other active Jewish women met to discuss plans to follow up on recent sessions about antisemitism in schools and elsewhere in America. We will inform our community herein. You can find letters below our column to Secretary of Education Cardona and to Congress about the HEAL Act that we ask you to send to: Urge the U.S. Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism and Tell Congress to Support the Holocaust Education & Antisemitism Lessons Act (to your representative) S1273. The letters will also be in the upcoming Weekly Updates. In addition, we will continue to work with RAC-NY to support NYS legislation related to climate justice and we are interested in supporting Food & Water Watch.

Rally: The NY HEAT Act Will Save Long Island Money ~ Thursday, February 29th at 12:00pm

• Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building located at: 1550 Franklin Avenue - Mineola, New York 11051
• Join us for a Rally and Press Event in support of passing the NY HEAT Act in the state budget.
• The NY HEAT Act will lower energy bills while fighting climate change, eliminating massive ratepayer subsidies for new fracked gas infrastructure.
• This event will feature Long Island-specific data for how much the legislation would reduce energy bills in the region while halting ratepayer subsidies for building new fracked gas infrastructure.
• Event sponsors include: Food & Water Watch; The Long Island Progressive Coalition; New York Communities for Change; All Our Energy; The Climate Reality Project; The Sierra Club Long Island Group; and The Religious Action Center.

Food and Water Watch

• Purpose: With more than 2 million supports, Food & Water Watch fights for safe food, clean water, and a livable climate for all of us. They protect people from the corporations and the other destructive economic interests that put profit ahead of everything else.
• Senior Organizer and Contact Information: Eric Weltman / O (347) 778-2743 / 32 Court Street - Brooklyn, New York 11201

Please refer to the upcoming Weekly Updates for our next meeting or email us at the LINK below with your ideas. We are a committee of "Free to be you and me" - join us! :)

PLEASE PUT SOME PEN TO PAPER OR START TAPPING THOSE KEYS!

Suggested ADL Letters - Goal: The Anti-Defamation League mission is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

1) Urge the U.S. Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism: Address to Michael Cardona ~ In the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, anger over the Israel-Hamas conflict is fueling the flames of hate on college and university campuses. U.S. Jewish students are being assaulted, intimidated, and harassed because of their beliefs. Student groups like Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) across the country have explicitly condoned terrorism and violence, glorifying Hamas’s atrocities. These groups are also voicing an increasingly radical call for “dismantling” Zionism, which is a fundamental component of Jewish identity. This kind of rhetoric is dangerous and increasingly risks creating a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students on campus. Additionally, a new ADL Report has found that college students face added difficulty this school year as antisemitic and anti-Israel hostility has become increasingly commonplace on campuses across the U.S. As a concerned citizen, I urge the Department of Education to prioritize fulfilling its commitments in the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism to protect students from antisemitic and anti-Israeli hostility. ~ ADL's most recent Audit of Antisemitic Incidents showed antisemitic incidents on college campuses increased 41% last year. Recent campus surveys also confirm that many Jewish students face discrimination or a hostile environment on campus. A 2021 ADL-Hillel Survey on Campus Antisemitism found that nearly one-third of Jewish students personally experienced antisemitism on campus or by a member of the campus community. Jewish students, like all students, deserve equal rights to an education free from discrimination and harassment because of their identity. ~ The Department of Education must carry out its commitments under the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in order to better protect Jewish students. The Department can make campuses safer by applying Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, continuing to collect data, and increasing technical assistance to campuses and communities to help address the challenge.

2) Tell Congress to Support the Holocaust Education & Antisemitism Lessons Act: Write to Your Representative/ S1273 ~ A new report from ADL’s Center for Antisemitism Research found that individuals who participate in Holocaust Education are less likely to believe anti-Jewish tropes. At this time of increased antisemitic incidents and antisemitic attitudes, we must make sure effective Holocaust Education is being offered to every student across the United States to fight antisemitism and all other forms of hate. Join ADL in urging your members of Congress to cosponsor the Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons (HEAL) Act, to ensure the maximum reach and impact of Holocaust education.

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DONATIONS:

• CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND: Kami & Craig Katz in honor of their son, Cody becoming Bar Mitzvah, Student of Cantor Friedlander
• RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND: Cantor Kat Hastings in memory of Bea Halkiotis
• SISTERHOOD: Nancy Eschemuller in memory of Irving & Doris Silberman • Susan & Kent Moston in memory of Doris Silberman • Susan & Irwin Schneider in memory of Doris and Irving Silberman
• SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND: Sisterhood in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Carol & Amram Weiner (February 14th 2024)
• TEMPLE TIKVAH MEMORIAL FUND: Deborah Abramowitz in memory of Harold Abramowitz • Sharon Adler in memory of Jacob Adler • Robert Bader in memory of Joseph Bader and Samuel Bader • Florence Baravarian in memory of Bernice Rosenberg • Marian & Seth Baskin in memory of Mildred Cohen • Lorraine Bertan in memory of Mike Appel • Cindy & Joe Bettelheim in memory of Etta Eisman and Harry Rice • Martin Cohen & Rabbi Randy Sheinberg in memory Marvin Garrett • Terry & Michael Cutler in memory of Adam Cutler • Beth Feldman in memory of Marissa Feldman • Sonia Fink in memory of Clara Fink • Robert & Susan Gelfand in memory of Esther Gelfand • Lori Gordon in memory of Franklin & Rosalind Lustig • Muriel Gorochow & Family in memory of Harold Gorochow • Helene & Howard Hecht in memory of Chaim Berenfeld • Andrew Hollander in memory of Ruth Hollander • Joseph & Phyllis Horne in memory of Naomi Winter • Carole Kaplan in memory of Edward Kaplan, Max Kaplan, and Hilda Sorblum • Judy & Joe Kirschner in memory of Emil Rosenberg • Nancy Kiss in memory of Robert Kiss • Leslie Kizner in memory of Sol S. Poselle, Louis Kizner, and Arthur Poselle • Gloria & Larry Konstan in memory of Edythe Konstan • Terry & Ira Lepzelter in memory of Lori Schonfeld • Bonnie Love in memory of Louis Berlan • Lisa Lupo in memory of Lewis Schneider • Lois Marcus in memory of Sadie Pepper • Barbara & Joseph Massey in memory of Charlotte Freedman, Jacob Freedman, Jeanne Friedenberg, Lenore Katz, Robert Massey, and William Massey • Joyce & Joel Mensoff in memory of Bessie & Max Mensoff • Karla Osuna in memory of Ethel Brooks • Harriet Ozolins in memory of Richard Howard • Sandy Portnoy in memory of Rosalie Margolin • Melissa, Emily & Kelsey Price in memory of Georgette Shield • Jody Pugach Diamond in memory of Samuel Pugach • Phyllis & Rich Ravens & Family in memory of Morris Barocas • Barbara & Milton Rosenberg in memory Shirley Bach and Max Einstein • Lorraine Ross in memory of Florence Rosenthal • Susan Schall in memory of Jean & William Wald and Harry Schall • Susan & Irwin Schneider in memory of Mildred Rosen and Samuel Schneider • Charla Schnupp in memory of Jeffrey Garson and Ralph Haber • Marilyn Schwartz in memory of Yetta Schwartz • June & Jack Schwarz in memory of Max Birenbaum • Janet & Barry Spool in memory of May Goldberg • Susan & Martin Siroka in memory of Joseph Hochstadt • Roslyn & Burton Tropp in memory of Gwendolyn A. Goldman • Stuart Weinstock in memory of Lotte Rosenfeld • Joan Wiener in memory of Stanley Wiener • Howard & Gale Zeidman in memory of Elaine Mindlin

YAHRZEITS

• FRIDAY, MARCH 1st - WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH BEGINS - Tikvah Tots Shabbat at 6:30pm & Shabbat Service with Choir at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 5:29pm)
• SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd - *Torah Study, IN-PERSON at 9:30am
• SUNDAY, MARCH 3rd - Kol Simkha Choir Rehearsal at 9:00am; Religious School at 9:30am; and Challah Braiding Workshop at Temple Judea from 12:00pm - 2:30pm
• MONDAY, MARCH 4th - Cardio, Core and More! with Lori on ZOOM from 5:00pm to 6:00pm & Purim Spiel Rehearsal on ZOOM at 7:00pm
• TUESDAY, MARCH 5th - Sisterhood Board Meeting at 7:30pm ON ZOOM
• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MARCH 7th - Torah Project at 10:00am & On the Marc Sports Talk with Marc Gold at 4:00pm
• FRIDAY, MARCH 8th - Shabbat Service at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 5:37pm)
• SATURDAY, MARCH 9th - *Torah Study at 9:00am ON ZOOM ONLY (LINK in the Weekly Update)
• SUNDAY, MARCH 10th - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - Kol Simkha Choir Rehearsal at 9:00am; Religious School at 9:30am; Religious School Committee Meeting with Sisterhood at 9:30am; Sisterhood Event: Tea As A Gateway To Mindfulness at 10:30am; and Purim Spiel Music Rehearsal from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
• MONDAY, MARCH 11th - Cardio, Core and More! with Lori on ZOOM from 5:00pm to 6:00pm; Brotherhood Meeting at 7:00pm; and Book Club Meeting at 7:30pm
• TUESDAY, MARCH 12th - Brotherhood’s Annual Ben's Delicatessen Fundraiser
• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MARCH 14th - Wise Aging at 11:00am & On the Marc Sports Talk with Marc Gold at 4:00pm
• FRIDAY, MARCH 15th - Shabbat Dinner at 6:00pm & Family Shabbat Service with Grade 4 at 7:00pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 6:45pm)
• SATURDAY, MARCH 16th - *Torah Study at 9:00am ON ZOOM ONLY (LINK in the Weekly Update) and Lunch & Brunch with Rabbi Rinat at 11:00am (note earlier time)
• SUNDAY, MARCH 17th - Kol Simkha Choir Rehearsal at 9:00am; Religious School at 9:30am; and Purim Spiel Rehearsal with Pizza at 12:00pm
• MONDAY, MARCH 18th - Cardio, Core and More! with Lori on ZOOM from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
• TUESDAY, MARCH 19th - 1st DAY OF SPRING :-) / Brotherhood Trivia Night on ZOOM at 7:00pm & Writing Group at 7:30pm
• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MARCH 21st - Torah Project at 10:00am & On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm with Marc Gold
• FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd - Shabbat Service at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 6:52pm)
• SATURDAY, MARCH 23rd -*Torah Study at 9:00am ON ZOOM ONLY (LINK in the Weekly Update); Carnival Set Up & Pizza from 5:00pm - 7:00pm; and Purim Spiel at 7:30pm
• SUNDAY, MARCH 24th - PURIM / Kol Simkha Choir Rehearsal at 9:00am; Religious School at 9:30am; and Purim Carnival at 10:00am
• MONDAY, MARCH 25th - Cardio, Core and More! with Lori on ZOOM from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MARCH 28th - Torah Project at 10:00am & On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm with Marc Gold
• FRIDAY, MARCH 29th - Shabbat Service with Choir at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 7:00pm)
• SATURDAY, MARCH 30th - Torah Study / IN-PERSON & ON ZOOM at 9:00am (LINK in the Weekly Update); Jaci Gries’ Bat Mitzvah at 10:30am; and Brotherhood Event: Wine Tasting at 7:00pm
• SUNDAY, MARCH 31st - EASTER SUNDAY / NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

* PLEASE REFER TO THE WEEKLY UPDATES & THE LINK BELOW (CLICK ON NEW EVENTS, THEN CALENDAR) FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION *

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