Reaching for the Highest Rung—Family Promise
T he preeminent medieval Jewish sage
(philosopher, astronomer and physician),
known as Maimonides or the Rambam, gave us
what is commonly referred to as the Tzedakah
(giving, charity) Ladder. The lowest of the eight
rungs of the Tzedakah Ladder is when charity is
given begrudgingly. It’s better than nothing, but doesn’t
reflect our best. The highest of the eight rungs is helping
another person become financially self-sufficient, no longer
in need of another’s charity. That’s the ultimate goal.
Temple Solel, through a
unanimous vote of the Board of
Trustees, is joining an interfaith
network called Family Promise to
help first-time homeless families
get back on their feet with
sustainable, affordable housing
and a job that pays a living wage.
It’s a different model than
traditional homeless shelters
(which still play a critical role in
the community). Here’s how it
works: Each Family Promise house
of worship makes a commitment
to host three to five families
(mostly single moms with young children that all go through
a screening process) for four weeks distributed throughout
the year. The families are dropped off at 5:30 pm on each
day of the host’s designated week. Private areas are set up
with inflatable beds (in our case, the social hall) for each
family. Volunteers greet the families, serve them a meal
cooked in our kitchen before families arrive, spend time
interacting and getting to know the families, maybe playing
or helping the kids with their homework, and the families
then have the opportunity for a sound night’s sleep. Early
the following morning, the families are picked up by the
Family Promise staff and are taken to their day facility,
where families are provided showers, the children are
taken to school, and the parents are provided the resources
and support to find affordable housing and jobs. The
average amount of time the families are hosted within the
Family Promise network is 45 days. After which, because of
THE MISSION OF TEMPLE SOLEL IS TO BE A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND
ENGAGED REFORM COMMUNITY, GROUNDED IN RELATIONSHIPS AND DEEDS,
AND ELEVATED BY SHABBAT AND TORAH.
the commitment made by Family Promise, the family has
secured sustainable housing and employment.
I was first introduced to Family Promise by my dear friend
and colleague, Rabbi Mari Chernow from Temple Chai.
Through Rabbi Chernow’s leadership, Temple Chai became
the first synagogue in greater Phoenix to serve as a host site
for Family Promise. Now in their third year, Rabbi Chernow
reports that it has been transformative for the legion of
volunteers that serve as hosts. Why is it transformative?
First and foremost, it’s an
opportunity to see a homeless
person through a different lens—
not as someone to fear, but
rather a person just like us;
someone that fell on tough times
and needs a hand to help lift
them up. Members of all ages
from the Temple Solel community
know the feeling of being of
service and extending kindness to
another. It’s what gives our lives
meaning; it’s what makes us
human.
Temple Solel’s Family Promise
coordinators Rae Rader and
Susan Wine have scheduled two meetings for interested
members of Solel to learn more about Family Promise
volunteer opportunities (it’s perfect for all ages!): Please
join us on Thursday, September 5 at 6:30 pm, or Sunday,
September 8 at 9:00 am at Temple Solel to learn about
Family Promise and how we can impact families in need. If
you are unable to attend these meetings but would like
more information or to volunteer, contact Rae and Susan at
solelsocialaction@templesolel.org.
If you volunteer for Family Promise, you’ll have the joy of
helping to restore dignity to these families, reminding them
they are loved as they rebuild their lives. You’ll have the
satisfaction of reaching the top rung of Maimonides’
Tzedakah Ladder. What a great way to begin the New Year!
Rabbi John A. Linder
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Service & High Holiday Schedule
Friday, September 6, 2019
Erev Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Oneg to precede service at 5:30 pm.
Anniversaries will be announced.
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Torah Study 9:00 am
Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am
During the service, Samuel Beneke
will be called to the Torah as a
bar mitzvah.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Erev Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Oneg to precede service at 5:30 pm.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Torah Study 9:00 am
Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am
During the service, Maya Superfon
will be called to the Torah as a
bat mitzvah.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Erev Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Oneg to precede service at 5:30 pm.
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Torah Study 9:00 am
S’lichot: Dessert Reception,
Program and Service 7:00 pm
Cantorial Soloist Todd Herzog will
present “20 Ways to Encounter God
During the High Holidays,” followed
by S’lichot Service with Rabbi John
Linder, Rabbi Emily Langowitz, and
Cantorial Soloist Todd Herzog.
Friday, September 27, 2019
Erev Shabbat Service 6:15 pm
Oneg to precede service at 5:30 pm.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Torah Study 9:00 am
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Erev Rosh Hashanah
6:00 pm Contemporary Service
8:30 pm Traditional Service
Monday, September 30, 2019
Rosh Hashanah
9:00 am Contemporary Service
9:30 am Family Service
12:00 pm Traditional Service
3:00 pm Children’s Service
4:00 pm Tashlich Service at
Temple Solel in Courtyard
4:30-6:00 pm Open House at the
Linder Residence (members only)
Temple Solel office & The Solel
Preschool are closed.
View complete schedule on
page 11 of this newsletter.
J
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Samuel George Beneke, son of
Rachel and Steve Beneke, will become a
bar mitzvah on Saturday, September 7,
2019 at 10:30 am. Sam attends
Mountainside Middle School
and enjoys playing soccer,
hanging out with friends, playing
with his dog, and video games.
For his mitzvah project, Sam
collected soccer balls for God
Loves Soccer, an organization
that provides refugee children
living in Phoenix an opportunity to play
on a youth soccer team. Sammy enjoys
playing soccer and hopes to help other
kids play the sport he loves so much.
Maya Frances Superfon,
daughter of Sarah and Joel Superfon, will
become a bat mitzvah on Saturday,
September 14, 2019 at 10:30
am. Maya attends Veritas
Preparatory Academy and
enjoys gymnastics, piano,
skiing, traveling, reading, and
spending time with friends. For
her mitzvah project, Maya
volunteered at HomeBase,
making and serving meals to teens
transitioning out of the foster care
system. She also volunteered at St.
Vincent de Paul, helping kids in the
Family Dining Hall.
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Returning to Ourselves

T his time of year, we are doing a lot of

introspection… figuring out where we’ve
looks like. We have a choice at this time of year, not to be
something more… but to be something less. To strip away
been in the past year and all the things in our lives that are ‘not
where we see ourselves “Your job is not to be anything us’ and to be true to the essence of
going as we move forward. There is a like any [other famous or ourselves. In this way, we can achieve
great tendency to want to compare authenticity and happiness. By letting
ourselves to others - to be something
influential person]. In fact, go of comparison and returning to our
more than who we are. For this reason, your job is to be as unlike them own truth, we inch a little closer to the
it is a relief in many ways to recognize as you can possibly be. Your life we had always envisioned for
that we cannot nor should not be ourselves.
anything other than who we truly are. only job while you’re here on
May this be a New Year of simplicity
We had it right as kids. We didn’t care the planet is to be as good at and freedom for us all.
about dancing around and acting silly. being you as they are at being Todd Herzog
We didn’t care about what others them. That’s the deal.”
thought about us. We weren’t trying to Cantorial Soloist
fit into some elite social clique or match –Caroline McHughat
up to society’s vision for what ‘success’

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS KOL HAKAVOD/MAZEL TOV

 Blaine Light and Sydney Sivios  Sam Danoff, Saguaro High School student and
 Deborah Weiner and sons, Ethan and Matthew Temple Solel member, and Zachary Kasper,
 Jack Weiner Chaparral High School student and Temple Solel
member, for attending ACLU’s Summer Advocacy
RETURNING MEMBERS Institute in Washington, D.C. this past July.
 Susan Segal
 Mayan Tahan and Russ Levine and children, Levi, Lola,
Gavri, and Aleeza Tahan
 Cheri and Brett White and children, Sara, John, and Emily

A Tree Grows in Solel

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
Howard Abrams & Jodie Labowitz .......19 yrs
Jeff & Laura Beraznik ...........................22 yrs
Josh & Suzy Berkowitz .........................18 yrs
Jay & Lois Berman ................................58 yrs
Bruce Berey & Wendy Blum ..................7 yrs
Stan & Barbi Bodker .............................19 yrs
Neal & Jennifer Bookspan ....................16 yrs
Joel & Linda Bramoweth ......................36 yrs
Bob Cohen & Dottie Braun-Cohen .........5 yrs
Larry & Margo Fink ..............................19 yrs
Erik & Mia Goldenson ..........................21 yrs
Don & Sandy Hurwitz ...........................62 yrs
Mal & Jane Jozoff .................................25 yrs
Rick & Kathy Klein ................................38 yrs
Barry Krumholz & Carolyn Pettit ..........24 yrs
Andy & Nan Langowitz .........................34 yrs
Matt & Patty Lernor .............................35 yrs
Larry & Evelyn Lieberman ....................58 yrs
Brian Lipner & Michelle Laiss ...............11 yrs
Paul & Deborah Miller .........................48 yrs
Danny & Erica Openden ...................... 13 yrs
Marc & Marlene Perlove ..................... 41 yrs
Frank & Rae Rader............................... 38 yrs
Andrew & Jules Rafal........................... 14 yrs
Freeman & Shirley Rosenblum ............ 60 yrs
Gil & Harriet Rosen.............................. 55 yrs
Mark & Mary Schubert ........................ 34 yrs
Joe & Rana Schwartz ........................... 65 yrs
Stuart & Robin Seiler ........................... 63 yrs
Rob & Lisa Speck ................................. 25 yrs
Mark & Barbara Stern ......................... 35 yrs
Richard & Suzanne Swift ..................... 41 yrs
Aaron & Diana Turk ............................. 56 yrs
Randy & Terri Udelman ....................... 17 yrs
Jim & Vivian Ullman ............................ 49 yrs
Chuck & Shari Warshaver .................... 33 yrs
Erwin & Barbara Weinstein ................. 57 yrs
Shane Worthy & Isiah Tso ..................... 7 yrs
Brad & Alli Zall ..................................... 21 yrs
The purchase of a leaf on Temple
Solel’s Tree of Life provides a special
way to commemorate a life-cycle
event, while at the same time
providing needed funds for our
children’s religious education. You
have probably noticed the inscribed
leaves, each one reminding us of a
special Simchah or thought celebrated
by a temple member or organization.
These leaves can be purchased for
$180 each. All funds are used to
support various Temple Youth and
Education Programs.
A leaf has been purchased:
 In honor of our
55th wedding anniversary
From Becky and Frank Weinberg
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School is in Full Swing

W e have finished the first few weeks of
school and the children are having a great
time making new friends, learning new
concepts and just having a good time. We had
a “Mom’s Night Out” at the end of August,
which was a great way for the Moms to get acquainted.
The Solel Preschool will be learning about Rosh Hashanah
in September. Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the
Jewish New Year and one of the most important religious
holidays in Judaism. You may hear teachers in the
preschool greeting others with the blessing L’shanah
Tovah (say “le-sha-NAH to-Vah). This means “for a good
year.” We will be making New Year’s cards to send to our
families.
We will be eating challah bread and apples dipped in
honey. The challah is often baked in a round shape to
symbolize the head of the year. Apples dipped in honey
represent sweetness and good health throughout the New
Year. We will be using apples to do many art projects.
Rosh Hashanah is a time when we reflect on the past year
and look ahead with hope, planning the changes we will
make in the New Year. We will be thinking about the
mistakes we made this year and talking about how to
change for next year. Saying sorry is part of the process.
Rosh Hashanah is also known as “The Day of the Shofar
Blast.” The shofar is a special horn that is traditionally
sounded in the synagogue to signal the start of the New
Year. This is one of the favorite parts of the holiday for
children. There will be frequent shofar blowing during the
month of September at The Solel Preschool.
Mary Ann Bloom
Director of Early Childhood
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
 September 6: Back to School Tot Shabbat & Oneg,
5:30-6:00 pm
 September 11: Parents’ Night Out, 6:00-8:00 pm at
Famous 48 in Gainey Village

Social Action at Temple Solel

At Temple Solel we seek the divine spark in each individual by working together, based on the Jewish tradition of tikkun
olam and the teachings of Torah, to help the needy in our community and affect social change. We invite you to become
part of our tapestry of neighbors helping neighbors, striving to fulfill our mission of being a vibrant and engaged social
action community. For further information, please email solelsocialaction@templesolel.org.

Tzedakah—giving of resources homeless families by providing dinner and a safe place to

Organizations we have helped include the following:
 StreetLightUSA
 Phoenix Cancer Support Network
 Saving Amy
 Jewish Family and Children’s Services
 Phoenix Jewish Free Loan
 Jewish National Fund
 Bubble and Froth Foundation for Food Assistance
G’milut Chasadim—acts of loving kindness
Thanksgiving Meal Project: Prior to Thanksgiving, Solel
members come together as a community to create and
package individual Thanksgiving meals for Saving Amy, an
organization supporting those who are transitioning from
homeless shelters to apartments. Last year we made 90
turkey dinners with all the fixings.
Spin a Little Love: Each December Temple Solel members
support military families and community members in need
with gifts for the holidays.
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix: Temple Solel is part of
the network of congregations that helps first time
sleep for seven nights on a quarterly basis during the year.
StreetLightUSA: Temple Solel sponsors luncheons at this
shelter for girls who have been rescued from sex
trafficking.
Mitzvah Day: Solel members and Raker Religious School
participate in various projects at Solel and in the
community that benefit a variety of charitable
organizations.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Annual Foster Care
Party: Temple Solel sponsors a holiday party for the young
adults who are part of the Foster Care program.
Advocacy/Shinui Kivun—changing the status quo
 Immigration and Asylum Seekers:
 Kino Border Initiative
 Arizona Jews for Justice
 Interfaith Alliances:
 Islamic Speakers Bureau
 Valley Interfaith Project
 Brit Olam
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Raker Religious School
T hank you for a wonderful, upbeat first day
of religious school! It was so good to have the
Below are the names of all of our Raker teachers. Please
introduce yourselves.
students back on campus and to have all of Mazel Kids Susie Miller
the parents join us for T’filah. Parents, keep
coming! Kindergarten Alla Shnitman, Marilyn Einhorn
Grade 1 Lauren Mishlove
Another year has passed and it is time for us to reflect.
How did the year go for you? When we hear the sound of Grade 2 Maryn Herberg
the shofar, will it wake us up spiritually to think about how Grade 3 Sharona Feld & Emily Harrison
we can do or continue to do the right thing? It is a tall Grade 4 Jett Feld, Gilah Nemiroff, Natalie Waxenberg
order for all of us, but one that will make our year filled
Grade 5 Ariella Feld, Moshe Blenkitni
with accomplishments and sweetness.
Grade 6 Allison Collins, Madison Ginsberg
The only ritual for Rosh Hashanah stated in the Torah, is Grade 7 Dr. Jay Levinsohn
the blowing and HEARING of the shofar. However, other
customs have evolved over the years. Grades 8/9 Andrea Eisen
Grade 10 Rabbi Langowitz
1. We dip apples in honey.
Grade 11/12 Rabbi Linder, Rabbi Langowitz
2. We make round challot instead of regular long braided
Hebrew Enrich. Ruth Goldman, Robyn Ginis
ones. Round challah reminds us that the seasons go
round and round, they recycle. Fine Arts Patricia Jacobson
Music Todd Herzog
3. We have Tashlich, the practice of symbolically casting Shavua Tov!
away (we use breadcrumbs) sins of the past year into a
body of water. Tashlich will be held in our courtyard Tobee Waxenberg
this year. Please come join us for Tashlich at Solel as Raker Religious School Director
we will have our own body of moving water!
Upcoming Date to Remember:
Religious school went very well. Thanks to all who were on
time and helped raise scholarship dollars by frequenting  September 18: Back to School Night, 6:30 pm. Meet your
the Bistro. It was a busy morning, with Todd, Rabbi child’s teacher and learn about their curriculum. This is for
Langowitz and Rabbi Linder making a “superstar” entrance parents only.
into the Sanctuary! Praying, singing and Hebrew learning
was the focus; it was a beautiful morning!
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Solel Book Club
Hello, Book Lovers!
As you read this in early September, you long for the
oppressive heat to break. It will. Eventually.
Over the summer I read some wonderful books, including
Hamilton by Ron Chernow (which inspired Lin-Manuel
Miranda to pen "Hamilton," the play), The Mayor of
Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, and our first selection for
the Book Club season, The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael
David Lukas.
The Solel Book Club will meet on Tuesday October 29,
2019 at 6:00 pm. We convene for a dairy/pareve (non-
meat, fish okay) potluck and at 6:30 pm begin our book
discussion about The Oracle of Stamboul. The book is
about a young Jewish girl living in a territory Russia seized
from the Ottoman Turks. This child turns out to be a
prodigy who attracts a guardian flock of hoopoe birds.
Circumstances I won't spoil lead her to Istanbul, where she
eventually meets and influences the sultan of the fading
empire. Read The Oracle of Stamboul for its delicious
prose and a taste of magical realism, too.
It's a very friendly group, and the moderators encourage
broad participation. You do not have to read the book to
come, but the discussion will resonate more if you do. I
will lead the October discussion and welcome volunteers
to lead later discussions. The remaining book selections for
the Temple year will be:
December 17, 2019: One Night, Markovitch by Ayelet
Gundar-Goshen
February 25, 2020: The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise
May 5, 2020: Underground Fugue by Margot Singer
All these books are available to borrow from the temple
library. Kindle editions and public library books also exist,
except for One Night, Markovitch.
We look forward to seeing or meeting you on October 29.
Happy reading to all!
Judy Schaffert
Downtown Study Group
Wednesday, September 4, 12:00-1:00 pm
Join us as we nourish our minds and bodies with the study
of Torah. We will be hosted at the downtown law offices of
Engelman Berger, P.C. 2800 N. Central Ave. Suite 1200,
Phoenix, 85004. RSVP to Scott Cohen, sbc@eblawyers.com.
ART@SOLEL
New Retrospective Opens the
Solel Art Season
A major Retrospective highlighting the four decades of art
masterpieces by Arlene Scult is the subject of ART
SHOWCASE in the North Hallway Gallery, through
November 30.
Arlene and her husband, Mort, were among the founding
families of Temple Solel, and Mort served on the board
and was one of our first temple presidents. Arlene has
been preeminent in the valley’s professional art
community since the early 70s. Her art journey includes
projects in acrylics, drawings, photography, ceramics, and
multi-media.
From 1977 to 1994, she ran an art consulting firm that
assisted corporate and professional clients around the
country in obtaining art for their working environments.
Then in the mid-nineties, she returned to being a working
artist. In 2013, Arlene and her husband established an
endowment at the Phoenix Art Museum to award a grant
each year of $5000 to a working artist to assist the artist in
furthering their career.
Her work is included in many private collections around
the country and in Europe, and she has been featured in
the Tucson Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, the
Downey Museum of Art (CA), Joslyn Museum (Omaha), the
Jewish Community Center, the Paidea Gallery (LA) and the
Limner Gallery (Scottsdale). Her pieces are for sale by
contacting Mort Scult at 602-571-0044. All sales proceeds
will be donated to Temple Solel and the Alzheimer’s
Association.
Special Photo Display Recounts
Rabbi’s Sabbatical
As you approach the Social Hall for High Holidays, spend
some time looking at the photos that Rabbi Linder took
during his recent sabbatical. They are hung in the back
hallway behind the Social Hall, and they chronicle his
travels with Nancy in this country and abroad. His special
eye captures some heartfelt moments with people and
nature.
iCreate Youth Art Initiative Gearing Up
If you have artistic children in your family, please have
them consider joining the iCreate Art Program that will
allow them to interact with other young artists in the
temple this winter and guide them to making art to hang
in the spring in the second annual YOUTH ART SHOWCASE.
For an application and more information, have them email
Nancijoy Weissman at nweissman4@gmail.com.
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Temple Solel Endowment Foundation
Securing Our Future | Volume 2, Issue 4
“Endowment Donors = Organ Donors”
On behalf of the Temple Solel Endowment Foundation
Board of Directors, I thank you for your participation in
raising over $1,170,000 toward our next interim goal of
$1,800,000. We especially want to thank our current
donors; Richard and Fran Lamden, Arnold and Rochelle (of
blessed memory) Alpert, and Michael and Judy Schaffert.
Temple Solel is my family and connects me to Judaism.
Just like any family, this synagogue seeks to strengthen
and perpetuate Jewish ties and values, and perform
Tikkum O’lam, so that we leave this world a better place.
Endowment donors are very much like organ donors
because both provide a gift of life and we are the gifts that
keep on giving. I have been a longtime volunteer for the
DNA (Donor Network of Arizona). I passionately
understand the importance of organ and tissue donation
as one person can save fifty lives or vastly improve the
quality of life of its recipients. One person!!! Similarly, a
Temple Solel endowment fund donor’s contribution
supports the temple forever! A donor’s gift is like their
legacy that keeps on giving. Also, knowing that our
professionally managed fund can provide supplemental
income that can be used to enhance Temple Solel’s
programs, facility, faculty or other enhancements above
and beyond the operating budget. It is how we guarantee
the temple’s future and the perpetuation of those Jewish
values since the beginning of our time.
I love this synagogue and have profound respect for its
mission. I joined the Endowment Board and contribute to
the fund to insure the life of Solel beyond my time here.
There can be no more of an important time to our Jewish
heritage, Jewish ideals and values to repair the world and
future of Temple Solel than now.
I welcome you to consider… or just make a contribution to
the Endowment Fund in any Planned Gift form: Gift of
Cash; Bequest in your Will (you won’t need it anyway and
it will help the temple in your name); Gift of Life Insurance,
Gift of Securities; Charitable Remainder & Charitable Lead
Trusts and gifting made directly from Retirement Plans
(e.g., Traditional IRA’s, 401(K), etc.). Each type of planned
gift has its benefits but consult your tax advisor to which
methodology best fits your circumstances.
For those interested in participating in or contributing to
the Temple Solel Endowment Foundation, please contact
the Board at endowment@templesolel.org.
Gail Rosenberg Zucker
Board Member
Temple Solel Endowment Foundation
Your Organs Keep Giving = Your Endowment Keeps Giving
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The Al & Irma Feldman To all our
Yiddish friends
Y i d d i s h Club and
supporters of
the Yiddish Club here at Temple Solel, we want to
invite you to join us for our first meeting of the 2019-
20 year on Wednesday, September 18, 1:30-3:00 pm.
We are a friendly group of people who enjoy the
Yiddish language and culture and each other’s
company.
At each meeting we have a bit of a “shmues”
(conversation) in Yiddish. We open with “gezang”
(singing). There is always a “bisl” “literatour” and
“gelechter” (laughter). Our club consists of people who
know just a little Yiddish to those who are fluent.
Some can understand but not speak. Whatever your
level of knowledge is, there is place for you in our
group. “kumt” (come ) un brengt a fraynt.
We spend the last 15 minutes of each session talking
about what is new in the world of Yiddish. I am
delighted to report there is lots of news to share. If
you can find a piece of news about Yiddish, share it
with us.
Our first session will include a bit about Rosh
Hashanah. What foods do you eat on the new year?
What are your “meshpoche” traditions?
Bring a list of 3 foods you eat, ate and 2 traditions your
family keeps or kept.
It will be my delight to share a story written by I.L.
Peretz, a favorite Yiddish author of mine. Many Yiddish
schools across the world bear his name. Hope to see
you there.
Sandy Bernoff
UPCOMING SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Thursday September 19, 7:00-8:30 pm at Temple Solel
Abbi Stein
“From Chassidic Rabbi to Trans Activist”
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Camp Solel finished out the summer with a visit from the Fantastic Fire Department who brought lots of water activities for the kids to enjoy. The older
camp classes had fun on a field trip to the Lego Discovery Center at AZ Mills mall the last week of camp.
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Register by
Tuesday
September
3rd!
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We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Solel by remembering and
Contributions honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.
Rabbi Linder’s Discretionary Fund
 In memory of Rochelle Alpert
From Judy and Herb Gold
 In memory of Elsa and Henry Aptroot
From Jeff Lewis
 Speedy recovery to Linda Rotman
From Inalou Raznick and Mel Epstein
 In honor of Elaine and Jeff Chapman’s
50th anniversary
From Barbara and Mark Stern
 In honor of Barbara and Marvin
Chassin’s 50th anniversary
From Harris and Bernice Gelberg
 In memory of Eleanor J. Lerner
From Nelson and Lisa Lerner
 In honor of Briana Lieber-Gomez’s
bat mitzvah
From Barbara and Harvey Wasserman
 In memory of Andy Seplow
From Leslie Schwartz
 In appreciation of our beautiful Adult
B’not Mitzvah
From Joan Lipson
 From Mal and Jane Jozoff
In memory of Robert Schlemmer
In memory of Martin Jozoff
Rabbi Langowitz’s Discretionary Fund
 In memory of Max and Sophie
Rosenstock
From Jeff Lewis
 In appreciation of the Haftorah remix
and beautiful Adult B’not Mitzvah
service
From Joan Lipson
 From Shirley Dubow and Sonny Elfant
In memory of Susan Hall’s brother
In memory of Andy Seplow
 In memory of Norman Krumholz
From the Krumholz/Petit Family
Cantorial Soloist’s Todd Herzog
Discretionary Fund
 In appreciation of the beautiful B’not
Mitzvah service
From Joan Lipson
 In memory of Andy Seplow
From Jan Carp
 From Jeff Lewis
In memory of Harold Lewis
In honor of the birth of
Noah Samson Hawkes
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Art@Solel
 In memory of Rochelle Alpert
From Ruth Goldman
Building Beautification Fund
 In memory of Samuel Hoffman
From Arnold Hoffman
Caring Community Fund
 In honor of the birth of Ella Lerner
From Sue Waldbaum
 In memory of Sonia Woloshin
From Myra Baum
 In memory of Betty Pishko
From Phil and Marilyn Hawkes
Cary J. Zucker Youth Library
 In honor of Jerry Friedman
From Joan Lipson
Edward and Celia Linder Interfaith
Bridge-Building Fund
 Speedy recovery to Mindy Brandt
From Jeff Lewis
 In memory of Audrey Mathes Carp
From Jan Carp
General Fund
 In memory of Norman Krumholz
From The Krumholz Family
 In memory of Betty Pishko
From Steve and Lisa Banen
From Barbara and Marvin Chassin
 In memory of Samuel Rabinowitz
From Arnold Rabin
 In memory of Deborah Zugravu
From Linda and Eugene Montgomery
 In memory of Leah Kauftheil
From Rosalie Avery
 In memory of Sara Kanefsky
From Mark and Karen Kanefsky
 In memory of Jerome Lipman
From Shirley Lipman
 In memory of Raymond Caplan
From Sheldon Levitt
 In memory of Morris Dickman
From Barbara and Marvin Chassin
 In memory of my beloved father
From Ludmila Brigadier
 In memory of Pearl Lieberman
From Larry Lieberman
 From Cynthia Marcus
In memory of Edward Marcus
In memory of Esther Macey
 In memory of Shepard Powell
From Dana and Peter Powell
 Thank you
From Brad’s Kitchen
 In honor of Jeff and Elaine Chapman’s
50th anniversary
From Myrna and Ira Wechter
High School Fund
 In memory of Irvin McGrew
From Marney Field
Jane and Bob Podall Library Fund
 In memory of Betty Pishko
From Jeff Lewis
From Barbara and Marvin Chassin
From Marlene Tucker and Scott
Tucker
From Margo and Larry Fink
 In memory of Bea Duboe
From Lesley Lustgarten
 In honor of the birth of
Noah Samson Hawkes
From Peter Pishko
Oneg Fund
Sponsors
 In honor of our 61st anniversary
From Allen and Rita Cohen
 In honor of the bar mitzvah of
Samuel Beneke
From Steve and Rachel Beneke
 In honor of the bat mitzvah of
Maya Superfon
From Joel and Sarah Superfon
Contributions
 In honor of our anniversary
From Sharon and Stewart Levine
From Susan Wine and Bob Ransom
From Sybil and Shelby Yastrow
 In honor of our 69th anniversary
From Gordon and Jerri Schubert
Social Action Fund
 In memory of Andy Seplow
From Debbie Seplow
 In memory of Jeanette Kardon
From Rae Rader
 In honor of Rae Rader’s retirement
From Phylis and Gary Bolno
The Solel Preschool
 In memory of Gerald Wlody
From Sandy and Ginger Wlody
Donations received after
August 7 will be printed in the
next issue of the Pathfinder.
September 2019 / Elul 5779 - Tishrei 5780 13
Caring Community News “Encounter” at Torah Study
Thank you to the following members who participated this
past year: Susan Wine, Laura Miller, Sharon Levine, Diane
Schoen, Marian Fisher, Robin Balon, Milly Kaplan, Alan and
Beverly Nathan, Linda Ribnik, Karin Epstein, Marilyn
Hawkes, Joan Matlock, Jennet Kirkpatrick, Nancy Farmer,
Barbara Neumann, Sonya Placencia, Audrey Sobel, Sue
Silvert, Joan Lipson, Nadelle Hanover, Arleen Schwartz,
Esther Zack, and Jacquelyn Null. We will have a
reorganization meeting with a dairy potluck in October. In
September we are planning a group activity in the Solel
kitchen to make Matzoh Ball soup. We will also be
delivering apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah to those
unable to join us for the High Holidays. We continue to
provide support to those in our congregation experiencing Recently, I decided to explore the mystical origin of Rosh
illness or the death of a loved one or other life challenges. Hashanah. The Torah describes it as a sacred occasion of
Should you be in need of our services please contact us at the seventh new moon, a special time to encounter God’s
caring@templesolel.org or call the temple office at presence. We read: “In the seventh month, on the first day,
480.991.7414. you shall rest and not work. You shall observe it as a day
Dottie Braun-Cohen when the horn is sounded” (Numbers 29:1). Mysteriously,
the Torah requires both rest and shofar, as if a balance of
Caring Community Coordinator silence and sound is needed to fully encounter God.
The mystery deepens when we see that the Torah never
mentions the Jewish New Year or the term “Rosh
Hashanah.” That term comes later in the Bible, in a mystical
vision of the prophet Ezekiel, who lived during the
Babylonian exile and dreamed of returning to the lost
Temple of Jerusalem. Ezekiel recalls: “In the twenty-fifth
year of our exile, at the beginning of the year (rosh

Thank You!
hashanah), God showed me the Temple all rebuilt…. I
approached its gate, as the glory of God came from the
east, roaring like mighty waters…. Then a wind lifted me up,
and carried me into the inner courtyard, and God’s radiance
filled the Temple” (Ezek. 40:1-43:5).

Volunteer Recognition Today on Rosh Hashanah, we rekindle this ancient balance

of sound and silence, the blast of the horn and quiet day of
Volunteers are an essential part of Temple Solel. We would like rest, the rush of water and whisper of wind. Our service
to thank the following volunteers for their time and efforts: begins by singing the words and melodies of familiar
prayers. After a while, though, we can drop out the words
Birthday calls Gift Shop and hum only the melodies. After more time, we can drop
Arlene Bonime Carol Brillman out the melodies and listen to our breathing. Then, as
Becky Lieberman Ezekiel did, we can hold our breath and see a gate leading
Knitting for a Purpose Sue Waldbaum
Frieda Allweiss inward. With breath held in amazement, we open it and
Arlene Bonime High Holiday Mailing pass through.
Carol Brillman Carol Brillman Torah Study meets every Saturday morning at 9:00 am in
Jill Loebel the library. Please come!
Beverly Nathan Yahrzeits
Margie Rahilly Cynthia Marcus Matthew Kozinets
Beth Sennett
Judy Sirkis
Debbie Smith
Nancy Weinstein BIRTHS
 John “Jack” Frederick Jones – grandson
Would you like to volunteer at some point in the future? of Andy and Ann Abraham
We’d love to have you! Email Edie Bradt,  Shira Carmella Klein-Mascia – daughter
ebradt@templesolel.org and she’ll add you to the list. of Kendra Klein and Mark Mascia
14 September 2019 / Elul 5779 - Tishrei 5780

Yahrzeits
Kaddish will be recited on Erev Shabbat on the following dates:

September 6, 2019 September 27, 2019

Herbert Berman Libby Lanson Claire Silk Gregg Alpert Janet Gonshak Jeffrey Propper
Yehuda Breslow Kelvin Levitt Kathleen Solon Abraham Baum Milton Green Isadore Rader
Ezabella Brigadir Donald Litz Robert Speisman Ed Benson Louis Hyman Bette Rosen
Pauline Curhan Mary Anne Robert Spencer Estelle Borowitz Robert Kline Harold Rutchick
Sidney Edwards Louchheim Ida Towbin Abraham Brust Harold Leight Harry F. Salomon
Arnold Fine Phillip Miller Ellen Tucker Ester Brust Frank Levine Irving Schauer
Jeanette Galst Flora Milstein Martin Wales Arnold Brustin Jan Ligerman Diane Shatz
Harry Green Albert Minkin John Washburn Lawrence Buchman Rose Mozenter Dorothy Shefrin
Ruth Grey Paula Myers Benjamin Weinberg Lena Budd Lorene Ohsman Jerome Starr
Alex Hamburg Sophia Nederlander Janet Wemple Samuel Cohen Beatrice Perlo Rose Starr
Arie Hanin Victor Nufeld Edward Werner Al Cohen Irving Petshaft Allen Sweet
Louis Hartstein Arlene Rosenson Henry Winkelman Harriet Feinstein Sadie Petshaft Rose Tucker
Sidney Hausman David Rosenthal Max Wlody Eula Fister Donald Pine Frank G. Weinberg
Joyce Kessler Milton Seligman Fred Zechman Klara Glaser
Yetta Klein Elizabeth Shapiro Hyman Zitomer

September 13, 2019

Saul Barkov Clara Hanover Rebecca Rudin
Beryl Barth Miriam Hass Sadye Schimberg In Loving Memory
Elmer Becker Florence Kessler Sarah Schwimmer  Betty Pishko
Ada Bistrow Fannye Kottle Greta Sharp From the Temple Solel and The Solel Preschool Staff
Irvin Bolno Harry Kreitzer Reba Silvestri  Melissa Sue Barron
Hillel Clemons Celia Linder Janice Speck From Judy and Herb Gold and Taylor Barron
Maurice Cohen Larry Marton Morris Spierer
Elaine Fay Bella Miller Harry Tuber
 Dolores “Nana” Elam
Eli Friedman Elizabeth Moretsky Alan Webber  Donald “Pop” Elam
Mona Friefield Jean Moss Louis Weistrich From The Edwards Family
Hilda Gershman Joseph Nussbaum Dolores Wilkins  Arlene Phyllis Miller
Lawrence Gordon Laura Anne Phillips Pauline Wine From Harriet and Sheldon Kaplan
Samuel Greenbaum Daniel Razansky Lillian Zessar
Helen Greenfield Marvin Rosenberg Gertrude Zweig
Max Hammerman Evelyn Rosenson Sarah Zychick

Condolences
We Mourn the Loss of:
 Elaine Marston – aunt of Evye Woldman
September 20, 2019  Andy Seplow – husband of Debbie Seplow and
stepson of Judy Seplow
Harold Banen Harold Jacobs Bonnie Olson  Jeanette Kardon – sister of Doris Bolno,
Harold Blechman Tara Katz Yetta Perlmutter aunt of Gary Bolno
Jake Brustin William Kessler Rosalie Polakof
Pearl Chozen Louis Klein Dorie Rifkin
 Rochelle Alpert – wife of Arnie Alpert
Armida Danoff Maurice Klugman Lorin Rosenberg  Brian Galbut – cousin of Lindsay Morris and
Morris Freedland Rita Lee Harvey Rutman Keith Galbut
Evelyn Friedman Herbert Lipner Bernyce Sherman  Dave Pollock – great uncle of Brent Adleman
J. Allan Garner Norma Melny Bernard Siegelman  Jonthan Murray – friend of Brent Adleman
Harry Greenberg Goldie Micay Annette Strauss  Allan Flader – husband of Katherine,
Mary Hersch Harold Morris Heidi Beth Swartz brother of Michael
Muriel Itkoe Francis Nadler  Faye Topolosky Joseph – mother of Marc Joseph
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Our Gift Shop is one of the best-kept Published by and for the members of Temple Solel
secrets in the valley. Come and see what September 2019
we have to offer—items change with the Rabbi John A. Linder rabbilinder@templesolel.org x.122 Rabbi
Jewish holidays and seasons. Rabbi Emily R. Langowitz rabbilangowitz@templesolel.org x.131 Assistant Rabbi
Todd Herzog therzog@templesolel.org x.136 Cantorial Soloist
We have Bar and Bat Mitzvah presents, Rabbi Maynard W. Bell Rabbi Emeritus
amazing tallitot from Israel at different Executive Committee & Trustees
price points, and much more. Bettina Chow ......................................................................................................... President
Doreen Feldberg ............................................................................ Executive Vice President
Don’t forget baby gifts, wedding presents Pamela Ornstein ..................................................................... Vice President - Membership
and even a beautiful mezzuzah. We also Stephen Slogoff ............................................................................ Vice President - Accounts
Andy Abraham .......................................................... Vice President - Trustee Development
have jewelry to meet your every want and Lauren Brown .............................................................................. Vice President - Education
need and lovely hostess gifts. Rae Rader ............................................................................... Vice President - Social Action
Larry Cohen .............................................................. Vice President - Facilities and Security
The Gift Shop is open several times during Brian Weinberger ........................................................ Vice President - Legal and Contracts
Bobbi Moss ............................................................................................................ Secretary
the week. Please call the temple office at Phil Hawkes ........................................................................................................... Treasurer
480.991.7414 before you stop in so that
Eve Danoff Rhea Kowitz Tracy Schwimmer
we may be able to assist you. Larry Fink Lisa Lerner
Judy Gold Eric Mininberg TSTY President:
Rebecca Goldberg Howard Rosen Lena Weissman

Return Policy Administrative Staff

The temple will cheerfully accept any Peter Pishko ppishko@templesolel.org x.124 Executive Director
returns for store credit only. Jacquelyn Null jnull@templesolel.org x.128 Engagement Specialist
Thank You! Tobee Waxenberg twaxenberg@templesolel.org x.123 Director of Raker Rel. School
Elis Legler elegler@templesolel.org x.121 Raker Religious School Coord.
Noni Clark hclark@templesolel.org x.125 Controller
Joan Giannini jgiannini@templesolel.org x.127 Mbshp. & Emp. Svcs. Manager
Edie Bradt ebradt@templesolel.org x.120 Office Manager
Torah Portions/Candle Lighting Times Jelena Santiago jsantiago@templesolel.org x.126 Executive Assistant
September 6 Deut. 16:18-21:9/Shoftim/6:29 pm Mary Ann Bloom mabloom@templesolel.org x.162 Director of Early Childhood Ed.
September 13 Deut. 21:10-25:19/Ki Tetze/6:19 pm Sonya Placencia splacencia@templesolel.org x.135 Preschool Billing & Office Asst.
Kathleen Manahan katmanahan@templesolel.org x.164 Education Assistant
September 20 Deut. 26:1-29:8/Ki Tavo/6:10 pm Alberto Mena amena@templesolel.org x.129 Facility Manager
September 27 Deut. 29:9-30:20/Nitzavim/6:00 pm Vojo Stanisic vojo1953@yahoo.com x.129 Custodian