TEMPLE SHOLOM NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2024
ELUL 5784 / TISHREI 5785
SPRINGFIELD, OH

MAZAL TOV TO...
Kim and Larry Fish. Sidney Jiro Hetherington was born to Lauren Fish Hetherington and Ryan Hetherington in Chicago Illinois on August 30, 2024. Sidney honors his great-grandfather Sidney Fish; Jiro honors his great-great-grandfather Jiro Fujiharo. His Hebrew name is Simcha Tzvi, which was his great-grandfather Stan Nedelman's name.

THE CONGREGATION EXPRESSES ITS SYMPATHY TO...
Phyllis Nedelman, Larry and Kim Fish, Rick and Lori Nedelman, and their families with the passing of Stan Nedelman on Monday, September 2.
May his memory be for a blessing

~ RABBI'S CORNER ~
''It's His game, not yours''
Dear Friends,
As we end this year of 5784 and begin 5785, there is much for which to be grateful...and much about which to be concerned.
Given what is happening in the world - and in our nation, our community, our own daily lives - anyone who takes the High Holidays seriously can't help but reflect on the underlying theme of the Un'tane Tokef prayer: ultimately whatever control we have over our lives is limited.
And yet, we do have some! We are still able to make choices. We are still able to choose how to respond to ''circumstances beyond our control.'' Our Tradition teaches that we do well to make our life choices, not ''shooting from the hip,'' but out of wisdom and with proper perspective.
With that in mind, I share with you this (anonymous) meditation, with the hope that it will serve as an aid to preparing for, and truly experiencing, a year of health, growth, and genuine happiness:

Every soul is created for a purpose. Unfortunately, we ask it wrong when we ask, ''What is my purpose?'' Things aren't created because they needed to be; they are created because the Creator needs them for some thing. Ask instead, ''What does He need from me?'' Move from ''me to ''Him'' in your question, and it becomes clearer. To understand the Creator's need for you, you need to first understand His need for His entire creation. Only then can you understand your specific purpose in His need. This understanding is found in Torah, and then the entirely of scripture. Understand the game plan before you understand your position on the team. Realize it's not about you, but about Him. He made it simple: Love Him and love your neighbor. Followed by righteous justice and appropriate grace.
It's impossible to achieve these four things if you are self-centered. If you walk in His instruction manner, people will begin to hate you because your walk challenges their notion of themselves. But stand strong because He will be able to use you to help those same people break free from the bondage of pride and selfishness. Only then can you see your purpose, even if you never understand it in this life. So, the answer to what is my purpose becomes, ''My purpose is to train my mind, body, and soul to be ready for when He calls me into the game.''
It's His game, not yours.

Sheryl joins me in wishing each of you l'shana tova tikateyvu v'tichataymu:

May all of us be written and sealed in the Book of Life for a healthy, happy, and wisdom-filled New Year.
-Rabbi Cary Kozberg

~ 5785 HIGH HOLY DAYS ~
Sunday, Sept 29, 11:00 AM
Cemetery Memorial Service

Wednesday, Oct 2, 7:30 PM
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

Thursday, Oct 3, 10:00 AM
Rosh Hashanah Morning Service
followed by Tashlikh Service and Lunch at Temple

Friday, Oct 11, 7:00 PM
Kol Nidre Service

Saturday, Oct 12, Yom Kippur
10:00 AM - Morning Service
1:00 PM - Afternoon Program/Discussion
3:30 PM - Afternoon Service
5:00 PM - Yizkor Memorial Service
5:30 PM - Ne'ilah/Havdalah

ROSH HASHANAH EVE ONEG
The traditional apples and honey, as well as cookies and coffee, will be served during the kiddush after the service on October 2. We hope you will join us for this service BEGINNING AT 7:30 PMand celebrate the sweetness of the new year.

TASHLIKH ''THROW'' AND LUNCH
Please join us for the ancient Rosh Hashanah ritual of Tashlikh after the Rosh Hashanah Morning Service that begins at 10:00 a.m. on October 3. Gather at Reid Park (across from the entrance to the Dam) and bring your bread. Rabbi Kozberg will lead in symbolically ridding ourselves of our shortcomings by throwing breadcrumbs in the water. We will then meet back at the Temple for a festive holiday (dairy) lunch.

YOM KIPPUR BREAK-THE-FAST
Following Nielah/Havdalah on Yom Kippur, Saturday October 12, the Social Committee and Temple are sponsoring Break-the-Fast. Main dishes and bagels will be served. We ask that you please bring a kugel or baked goods to share. The Temple will provide bagels and lox. This is a wonderful way to end the High Holy Days among friends and family.

YOM KIPPUR HUNGER PROJECT
Please bring your grocery bags filled with non-perishable foods for donating to the Second Harvest Food Bank. A table will be set up just inside the social hall for your donations.

CELEBRATE SUKKOT
Join us as we decorate the Sukkah on Sunday, October 13 at 1:00 p.m. Doughnuts and drinks will be provided to those who are here.
Join us as we celebrate Sukkot with our annual congregational dinner under the sukkah on Friday October 18 following the service. Please bring a side dish to share. Chicken will be provided. Please RSVP to the Temple office if you plan to attend.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
On Sunday, November 3 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Temple Sholom will have its 2nd annual Blessing of the Animals, in recognition of the reading of Noah. Each participant will receive a certificate of blessing. Please RSVP if you and your pet plan to attend.

~ CONTRIBUTIONS ~
-A generous donation has been received from Marilyn and Stuart Cooper
-A generous donation has been received from Miriam Aune

SPECIAL
-In memory of Stan Nedelman from Surgical Assoc of Springfield Inc, Chris and Lisa Wells, Hauck Brothers Inc, Kyle and Gretchen Conroy, Jeff and Ellen Levine, Andy and Cathy Bell, Linda Mattes, Phillip Metzger, Derby Glen LLC, Craig and Marilyn Crossley, Hal and Beth Goodrich, Robert and Kelly Kavanaugh, David and Carolyn Hobson, Cathy Cohen and Family, Doug and Stephanie Paugh, Ed and Laurie Leventhal
-In memory of my husband Jeff from Inas Sisler

DIAMOND
-In memory of Stan Nedelman from Sanford and Faye Flack, Diane Smith, Jim and Bonita Heeg, Renae Shifman, C.W. and Deanna Brougher, Richard and Linda Butler
-In honor of yahrzeit for my father, Eric Weiler, and husband, Robert L. Hinch, from Valerie Hinch

GOLD
-In honor of the yahrzeit for my brother Harold Leventhal from Aaron Leventhal
-In memory of Stan Nedelman from Warren and Clara Copeland, Barbara Willens; Jack and Nancy Sayers, Bernice Goldman

JEFFREY D EBNER YOUTH FUND
-In memory of my son Jeffrey D. Ebner during Yizkor Memorial from Lyla Bailin

~ YAHRZEIT LIST ~
OCT 4: Ida Reva Block, Jane L. Ensten, Hyman E. Levy, Alan Feinstein (husband of Nancy Feinstein), James Goldman, Ruth Miller, Seymour Miller, Lester Stein (father of Leslie Buerki)

OCT 11: Sophia S. Kossoff, Michael N. Maybruck, Florence A. Tannenbaum, Max Levitan, Sandra Marenberg (sister of Gerald Marenberg)

OCT 18: Harry Bernstein, Barnett Brizman, Elsa M. Kleeman, Samuel Klein, Daniel Rich, Lance William Rich, Nathan Rollins, Louis Schuman, Keith Harbaugh (father of Kelley Beloff), Ella Farber Katz, Sarah Leventhal (mother of Ed Leventhal), Alyse R. Weiss (mother of Brian Weiss)

OCT 25: Theodore Adler, Jack Brammer, Rabbi Janice Garfunkel, Julius G. Hoeflich, Gary Krauss (father of Rick Krauss), Larry Sanders, Retta Wolff, Esther Zitsman

NOV 1: Barbara Kempler, Sylvia Anne Lapinsky, Pearl S. Levine, Abraham Silberberg, Arthur A. Strauss, Gloria L. Zitsman, Eva Wile Friedsam, Gabriel Greenland