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By Judy Saxe

This June marked the
anniversary of the

11th
capture in 1982 of Israeli
soldiers Zecharia Baumel, Zvi
Feldman and Yehuda Katz
during a tank battle in the

Syrian Controlled Bekaa
Valley in Lebanon.

No solid information
has been forthcoming on the
three about what happened
to them or their whereabouts.

A fourth soldier, Air
Force Captain Ron Arad, has
been missing for seven years,
since October 1986, after
safely bailing out of his
stricken plane over Lebanon.
Captain Arad, the navigator
of the plane, was captured by
members of the Lebanese
Shiite organization, Amal.

The Conference of
Presidents of Major American
has
formed a National Committee
for Israeli MIA'S, chaired by
Iladassah National President
Deborah Kaplan to
coordinate a national
campaign aimed at
increasing public awareness
of this tragic issue, obtaining
information regarding the
fate of the MIA'S, and to
secure their safe return to
their families.

BACKGROUND
INFORMATION ON MIA‘S.

From Hadaasah News Service
Release

Captain Ron Arad
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navigator with the Israeli Air

Force, was captured on
October 16, 1986 after
parachuting out of his

Phantom jet. He landed in
the area of Sayda in southern
Lebanon and was captured
by members of the Islamic
fundamentalist Amal militia.
Captain Arad was brought to
Beirut and was personally
held by the then head of
security of Amal, Mystify
Dirani. The leader of this
militia, Nabi Berri,
announced that he was
holding Arad and proposed
an exchange for Shiite and
Lebanese detainees.

In early 1988, Dirani
severed his ties with Amal
for ideological differences and
took Arad with him. He
formed a new group that
same year and called it "The
Resistance of the Believers."
Arad was held captive under
Dirani's group until the
beginning of 1989. After
negotiations between "The
Resistance of the Believers"
and the Iranians, Arad was
handed over to the Iranian
"Revolutionary Guards“ in
exchange for a large sum of
money. Sources in Israel
believe that Captain Arad is
still being held by this group

 

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and according to an April 8,
1993 edition of the Jerusalem
Report, he is now held
captive somewhere in Iran.

Ron Arad was born in
Israel on May 5, 1958, the
son of Batya and the late Dov
Arad. Ron and his wife Tami
have a daughter Yuval, who
is seven years old. Before his
capture Ron was a student at
the Technion-Israel Institute
of Technology where he was
in pursuit of a BS. degree in
chemical engineering. At the
time of his capture, he had
successfully completed his
first year of studies.

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Baumel, Staff sergeant
Zvi Feldman, and
Sergeant Yehuda Eats

On the morning of
June 11, 1982, in the Sultan
Ya‘akub area of Lebanon, a
battle occurred between a
Syrian Army unit and a tank
force of the I.D.F. Upon
completion of this battle, six
Israeli soldiers were missing.
Three of the six were
ultimately found. However,
Zacharia Baumel, Zvi
Feldman and Yehuda Katz
are still missing.

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Sources in Israel
claim that terrorists, who
were in the Sultan Ya'akub
area, including the Fatah and
Syrian affiliated Sai’qa,
organized a parade in the
village of Ayta Al-Fawkhar
on the very day these three
Israeli soldiers were reported
missing. There were reports
that Israeli soldiers, or
possibly bodies of Israeli
soldiers, were displayed
during the parade. The
Sai'qa organization that same
afternoon held a procession
in Damascus, which featured
an Israeli tank that was

ere’ we
additional reports that Israeli
P.O.W.'s were being
displayed in this parade and
yet others suggesting that
there were three corpses on
the tank. On July 4, 1982
the Syrians held a funeral in
the Jewish cemetery in
Damascus for four I.D.F.
soldiers. The cofi‘ms were
provided by the Sai'qa
organization,a nd attached
with them were Hebrew
documents that were left
behind in Israeli tanks from
the battle in Sultan Ya'akub.

Under the auspices of
a prisoner exchan e in 1984,
these four co ins and
documents were transferred
to Israel. It was discovered
that only one of these coffins
contained an Israeli body
(Captain Zohar Lifschitz).
The Israeli documents
attached to them actually
belong to Israeli soldiers who
are not missing at all and are
alive and well in Israel. In
December of 1991 a team of
Red Cross pathologists re-
examined the bodies and
confirmed the fact that three
of the bodies sent by Syria
were not Israeli.

 

  

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THE TOBAH THIS MONTH

 

By Rabbi Jon Adland

The readings from
the Torah this month come
from the Book of
Deuteronomy. They cover a
wide span of the book
beginning in chapter 7 and
concluding in chapter 25.
The overall theme is one of
following God's
commandments, reward and
punishment, and the
consequences of our actions.
Moses delivers this discourse
to the Israelite people who
are poised to enter Canaan.
He does not have any
confidence that the
community will continue to
be faithful to the covenant
once it enters the land and
comes in contact with
foreigners, something that
has not occurred over the last
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reminding the Israelites of
their responsibility to God
and the laws handed to them
on Sinai.

EKEV - August 7/ 20 Av
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25

A common theme in
the Torah, as well as in much
of TaNaKh, is the problem of
idolatry. Moses and the
prophets are constantly on
guard against the temptation
of idol worship. Simply put,
this portion begins with the
statement that those who
worship idols shall be
destroyed and the gods they
worship are abhorrent.

The portion then
turns to the theme of reward
and punishment. God will
bless those who worship
Adonai and follow the laws
with abundance and
prosperity, but those who
turn away will certainly
perish.

After a reminder of
the revelation at Sinai and
the building of the Ark, the
portion concludes with the
rewards for following God's
statutes and ordinances. By
loving God, we will receive

in turn will provide all of our
sustenance.

RE'EH - August 14/ 27 Av
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
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third discourse to the
Israelites. This portion
considers such subjects as the
need for worship to be
centralized, injunctions
against‘_ idolatry, dietary
considerations, tithing and
Holy Days.

Beg; also deals with
the problem authenticity of
prophecy. Where the
prediction of events to come
might serve to produce a test
of authenticity, even a false
prophet might get lucky.
Therefore, the Torah suggests
loyalty to God. To be
considered a prophet, one
must uphold the laws and
commandments of God.
Anyone who counseled
disobedience would
immediately be discounted.

The portion concludes
by reminding us that three
times a year - Pesach,
Shavuot, and Sukkot - all
males shall appear before
God with their ofi'erings, each
with his own gift, according
to the blessing of God.

SHOFETIM - August 21/ 4
Elul
Deuteronomy 16: 18-2129

’ “Justice, justice shall

you pursue, that you may
thrive and occupy the land
that the Lord your God is
giving you." (16:20) These
are some of the most famous
words in the Torah. This

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portion reminds us that
justice for all people must be
taken seriously. Investigate
the facts, do not rely on the
testimony of a single witness,
but use two witnesses in
death penalty cases. If a
matter is in dispute in a
lower court, bring it to a
higher court for
consideration. Use the
written word for teaching
and deciding.

Once again a concern
for the false prophet is
brought up this time in the
form of soothsayers, diviners,
and sorcerers. These are
abhorrent to God. But the
text turns to defining a true
prophet as one who speaks
God's words. If someone
makes a prediction and it
doesn't come true, then this
person does not speak on
behalf of God. He is not a
prophet.

The portion cencludes
with a wonderful comment
about a very serious subject:
war. We are told to offer
terms of peace when coming
to attack a town. We are
also told not to despoil the
earth. Trees which bear fruit
must be preserved and not
cut down.

KI TETZE - August 28/ 11
Elul " "
Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
This portion considers
a variety of subjects: The
rights of women who are
captives of war; treatment of
a rebellious son; burial of an

 
 

executed criminal; and
shatnez the mixing of

unlike things together.

Also, in this portion is
the fascinating story of the
person who happens on the
bird's nest and is told to shoo
the mother away before
taking the eggs. This story is
characteristic of the Torah's
concern for the feelings and
needs of animals. It is also
clear from this story that
God's mercy extends to all of
God's creation.

Beginning in the
middle of chapter 22 are laws
about sexual relationships,
their civil and criminal
aspects and consequences;
physical hygiene in regards
to ritual purity; pledges and
loans; treatment of laborers;
and fulfilling a vow.

In Deuteronomy 25
we learn about the Levirate
laws. These are rules
concerning the death of
husband who does not leave
an heir to his name and the
obligation of the widow and
brother to bear a son in the
dead brother's name.

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 Report From Kiryat Ata
Senior Center

(Funds raised for the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation '3 Project
Renewal Campaign help support
salaries at the Bea Kramer Day
Care Center for the Ederly in Kiryat
Ata )

Letter from Kiryat Ata:
Dear Mr. Kramer,

The Bea Kramer Day
Care Center for the Elderly
in Givat HaRakafot - Kiryat
Ata is now completing its
sixth Successful year of
operation! I am writing to
you as a friend of the Center
who enabled its opening, and
who has kept in touch
throughout these years, to
tell you of a new and exciting
program which we are in the
process of developing.

As you know from
earlier reports and from your
visits to the Center, we are
now working at our
maximum capacity, and we
have reached most of the
goals which we set upon
opening the Center. We now
serve some 120-150 Seniors
each morning.

Independent-
functioning seniors are
engagedvm various social and
cultural’ programs at— the

Cehtzéi‘. 213111!“ the afternoon ”‘

hours we have a group of
forty more people who come
daily and, in addition, we
have opened a special
program for new immigrants;
this latter program operates
daily from 5-9 pm. On top of
all this, we also serve a group
of some 55 disabled Seniors
who receive special services.
These services include
transportation to and from
the Center in a special
vehicle, hot meals, showers,
physical and occupational
therapy, special gymnastics,
laundry, hairdressing, and
more.

You can see that we
aim to provide a broad range
of services, which hopefully

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will enable every Senior
Citizen in Kiryat Ata to
receive what he or she needs
at our Center.

To truly achieve our
goal, we are now planning to
open a new wing in the
Center which will provide
special professional services
to elderly with mental
functioning problems, such as
Alzheimer's Disease. There
is presently no institution in
Kiryat Ata which provides
these services; yet these
services are so desperately
needed by the families who
are struggling with the
everyday care of people with
such problems. The
Association for the Elderly in
Kiryat Ata together with the
Municipality and the Mayor
have agreed to begin such
services in our Center and
they, of course, will share the
cost of its building.

I know that you have
a special. feeling for our
Center, and have kept up a
continuing interest in our
progress. Accordingly, I
thought you might be

interested in contributing to
‘ the opening of such a-wingx

If indeed you are interested,
we will send you all of the
necessary plans and details
of the project as they are
completed.

Whatever your
answer will be, we do want to
thank you once again for
your part in our present
work, which has enabled us
to operate the high standard
of services which we now
provide.

We would also be
happy and honored if you
would visit us whenever you
have the opportunity to come
to Israel.

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LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND
HADASSAH NATIONAL
CONVENTION

 

By Kathy Feinberg

The 79th Hadassah
National Convention was
held July 11 -14 in Los
Angeles, California. Over
1,400 Hadassah members,
associates, and guests
attended the convention.
Our Lexington chapter was
represented by (from l.~.to.r.,
see photo) Marilyn Moosnick,
Kathy Grossman, Gail
Cohen, Kathy Feinberg, Judy
Saxe and Carole Wilson. On
Tuesday we were all in
attendance at the plenary
session to see Gail Cohen
elected to the National Board
for a three-year term. Our
chapter extends a resounding
mazel tov to Gail!

The theme of the
convention was Beyond the
Dream. Roz Brown,
Convention Co-Chair, stated

that we are the dream
makers and Hadassah
members change people's

lives, can turn dreams into
realities, and are ready to
take on new directions- It
was an exciting convention
and the reports on the
various Hadassah projects in
Israel and the United States
were a testament to the
dedication and commitment
of our worldwide
membership. Professor
Shumuel Penchas, Director
General of Hadassah Medical
Organization, said that
Hadassah's 10 facilities have
been at 100% occupancy, on
the average, for over 30
years. He stated that this

 

record is unmatched in any
medical facility in the world.
Also speaking at the

convention were Ambassador
Abba Eban, Susan Eban,
Malcolm Hoenlein, and Israel
Ambassador to the United
States, Itamar Rabinovitch.
It was an uplifting four days
and a joy to attend. Next

years convention will beans

New York City from July 31
to August 3. I encourage our

members to attend. You will
be glad you did.

WELCOME TO LEXINGTON!

 

The Bisnovataya family formerly of Kiev, Russia
arrived in Lexington on June 10. Pictured above are Manya .
Bisnovataya, Valentina Goloborodoko (Manya's daughter),
Vladimir Goloborodoko (V alentina's husband) and Irina
(Valentina & Vladimir's daughter). .

Please welcome them to the Central Kentucky Jewish '

community.

American families.

 

 

 

Phone the CKJF oflice at 268-0672 for
information on how you can help with the arrival of new“

has

Volunteer of the
Month.

   
    

This month, the
Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation salutes Jessica
Ross as Volunteer of the
Month.

A member of the
Board of Directors of the
CKJF, Jessica has taken on
the responsibility of chairing
the Camp Shalom
Committee. Working
diligently throughout the
year, Jessica led the
committee to acquire the first
ever true camping facility for
CKJF. As so many of the
parents of campers have
stated, "there is no turning
back now”.

Besides the many
hours that Jessica spends
volunteering on behalf of
CKJF. she is a volunteer
parent, f0£.,,,,

Swim Team‘ancf’a "Wee y"

volunteer at the Mill Creek
School.

CKJF takes pride in
recognizing Jessica Ross as
this month's Volunteer of the
month.

 

 

 Photos by: Sara Charney Cohen
Susan Mason
Sharyn Sharer

 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Israel Independence
Day Picnic

l:\ Susan Mason

On Sunday June 13. an enthusiastic group of
approximately 150 people gathered in Ecton Park to
celebrate 45 years of Israeli Independence. In Lexington we
may have celebrated a little late this year but it didn't
diminish the success of the event.

Israeli folk music was presented by Vivian Bowling,
Harold and Larry Sherman entertained with Klezmer music.
Along with the music and Israeli dancing, everyone had a
piece of birthday cake to symbolize the occasion.

The children enjoyed having their faces painted with
custom designs by Barbara Chassen—lcpez and Sandra
Mason. Many new Americans from the former Soviet: Union
participated in the festivities. The weather cooperated and
everyone enjoyed a pleasant Sunday in the park,

Co-chairmen for this event were Susan Mason and
Dawn Vermey. CKJF Board members. The picnic was a
program of the local federation and made possible through
gifts to the annual Campaign.

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
    
    
   

 

 

 

 

 NATIONAL NEWS

 

Seniors, Doctors Missions
Scheduled for Fall

Registration has begun for two Fall Missions to
Israel, one geared toward seniors, and the second toward
physicians and dentists.

The National UJA Zahav "Golden" Mission for Active
Seniors is designed for those 60 and older who wish to
experience Israel at a leisurely pace. The mission dates are
October 3-17, 1993. This two week program is the longest of
the UJA missions, and occurs at the best time of the year.
The total cost is $2,750 from New York. ’

The "In the Footsteps of Maimonides" Mission is an
opportunity for physicians, dentists, and their spouses, to see
Israel through the eyes of her people, to visit with colleagues
and leaders, to learn about new breakthroughs in medical
procedures from Israeli counterparts, and to truly experience
the spirit of the land. This mission will run November 29 -
December 9, 1993 and again in the Spring, March 6 - 16,
1994. Subsides are available for this mission.

If you are interested in these, or any other Israel
program, please call the CKJF office at (268-0672) for more
information. UJA runs missions for all types!

MUSEUM EXHIBIT EXPLORES
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND

AMERICAN JEWS

The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural
Center, 1350 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce, OH (800-BLK-
HIST). Bridges and Boundaries: African American and
American Jews. July 11 - Sept. 1. Examination of the
relationship between African Americans and American Jews
in the 20th century. Includes over 300 artifacts,
photographs, documents, media materials, and works of
original art. (Wilberforce, Ohio is about an hour Northeast
of Cincinnati.)

Films About Southern Jews

It was reported in Judaica News that two film
projects are in the works documenting Jewish life in the
Deep South. "Delta Jews", a one-hour documentary exploring
small Jewish communities, is being made by Mike DeWitt
and Dan Klein of New York (212-560-6940). "Jews and
Judaism Southern Style" documents communities in
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tenessee.
It is being produced by New Orleans filmmaker Brian Bain
(504-891-8819). Both projects, which are in need of funding,
seek individuals with information to share.

 

Unemployment in Israel Continues to
Drop

HADASHOT
(7/6/93) reports on the release
of the June report by Israel's

requests, 10,500 came from
first-time filers for
unemployment benefits. This

Social Security bureau. figure is one of the lowest in
According to the report, the past eighteen months.
7 9.0 0 0 r 0 q u e s t s fo r During the second quarter,

an average month registered
83,000 applications for
unemployment benefits
received, an 18% decrease
from the monthly average of
the first quarter of 1993.

unemployment benefits were
submitted to Social Security
offices during the, month of
June. a 7.5% decrease from
the number of applications
submitted in May. Of these

 

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Pages

FLIGHT OF DREAMS

 

Welcome Homel Immigrants arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv are

greeted by ecstatic Israeli relatives. The 133 emigres, all from Moslem
Republics of the former Soviet Union, made the trip with 40 American Jewish
leaders who were members of the United Jewish Appeal Operation Exodus

Mission. Operation Exodus is a special UJA/Federation campaign to raise
money for the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.

By Jerry Cheslow
UJA Press Service

( T a s h k e n t ,
Uzbekistan) -- Midnight May
19, 1993 passed as a packed
El Al 757 streaked from
Tashkent toward Israel's Ben
Gurion Airport ushering in
not only a new day, but also
a new life for 133 immigrants
from the Central Asian
republics of the former Soviet

Union (FSU). The
passengers from
Kazakhastan, Uzbekistan

and Tajikistan ranged in age
from a two-week-old baby in
her mother's arms, up to a 90
year-old woman who had to
be helped up the stairs by
her 67-year-old musician son.

The flight was one of
four El Al departures per
month from Uzbekistan, the
world's busiest
point for immigrants to
Israel. Each month about
1,000 immigrants pass
through Tashkent for Tel
Aviv.

This flight was
special because the
passengers shared the plane
with 40 American Jewish
leaders of Operation Exodus,
the United Jewish
Appeal/Federation campaign
to raise money for the
emigration of Jews from the
FSU.

"I sat next to a doctor
who was a father of eight,"
related Dan Schusterman of

West {him Beach Florida.
”Although technically we
were contributor and

beneficiary. we were really
just two people with no wall
between us."

A s t h e . p l a n e
ascended into the night sky,
there was a tangible
dissipation of tension. The

 

collection,

with an array of bags,
ranging from modern, leather
suitcases, to improvised sacks
made of floral curtain
material, to crumpled plastic
shopping bags. Strollers
were left at the base of the
stairs to the 757, so they
could be loaded into the cargo
hold. Suddenly, a father
carrying a toddler darted out
of line to one of the strollers.
He retrieved a teddy bear
that had obviously been
embraced to the point of
losing its fur. , .

Aboard the plane, the
passengers spoke of their
reasons for leaving their
homes for Israel.

"I just want to live
with my people," said 62-
year-old Isaac Bierman, an
English teacher from
Kazakhastan who had
persuaded his wife, daughter
and son-in-law to accompany

 

I'm Going Home! This child is one of
133 immigrants who took the "flight of
dreams” out of Uzbekistan and Into
Israel. The immigrants were joined on
their flight by 40 American Jewish
leaders who were visiting the Moslem
Republics of the former Soviet Union
as part of the United Jewish Appeal
Operation Exodus Mission. Operation
Exodus is a special UJA/Federation
campaign to raise money for the
Immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.

departure process in
Tashkent had been
emotionally charged, every
step of the way. People stood
outside the departure
building embracing brothers
and sisters whom they might
never see again. A woman in

' her 60's had her hand-sewn

canvass bag ripped apart by
a customs agent who
demanded that she leave a

rug behind. A twelve-year-

old boy and his aunt sdbbed
as they stood next to the
passport control counter.
They had gone through the
entire clearance process only
to be turned back as the rest
of their family headed toward
the plane. The boy had been
listed on his mother's
passport but she died a week
earlier and the passport was
no longer valid.

The passengers
reached the check-in counter
him. The family was on its
way to the southern Israeli
coastal town of Ashdod,
where Bierman's cousins live.

' “Bierman also pointed
out, "The economy is very
bad in Kazakhstan. I want
my two grandchildren to
have opportunities that they

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Shalom Chardorova,
the 43-year-old doctor who
sat next to Dan
Schusterman, said he decided
to leave Uzbekistan because
of growing anti-Semitism in
his town of Shakhrisabt,
following the collapse of the
Soviet Union.

" M y t e e n a g e
daughters were being
followed, surrounded and
taunted on their way home
from school, " he explained.
"I felt there was just no
future there."

The 757 touched
down at Israel's Ben Gurion
airport and some of the
Operation Exodus leaders
began helping two elderly
women, wearing babushka
headscarves, down the steps.
On the tarmac, a band was
playing Hevenu Shalom
Aleichem a traditional song
of greeting. Hundreds of
people waving Israeli flags
handed the immigrants red
camations and pulled them
into a rousing dance of the
flora. As the band played
the Israel national anthem,
Hatikva, which means 1h
Hope, there were few dry
eyes in the crowd.

 

 

 

 TEMPLE ADATH ISRAEL NEWS

 

SISTERHOOD
NEWS

By Sandy Adland, President

Sisterhood activities
will begin next month with a
Sisterhood Board meeting on
Monday, August 16th at 7:30
pm. A dynamic group of
women have committed their
time and energy to serve as
board members and
committee chairs for the
coming year. They would
love to get to know you and
to work with you. If you are
not a Sisterhood member,
please join us. Experience
the fun and the fulfillment!
There is something for
everyone. This year's joint
Temple/Sisterhood Fund
Raiser is scheduled for
November 13th, and plans
will soon be underway.

Betsy Wides is busy
planning a variety of fun,
interesting and stimulating
programs for the coming
year. If you have any ideas
for programs, please share
them with Betsy.

The September Board
meeting will be Monday,
September 20th at 7:30 pm».

0 u r o p e n i n g
Luncheon is scheduled for

PRESCHOOL NEWS

By Sandy Adland, Director

Our Lead Teachers are spending many hours
organizing the classrooms and creating exciting and
stimulating lesson plans for the coming year. Also, repairs
are underway in the classrooms and on the playground!

Our staff roster for the 1993-1994 school year is as
follows:
-2 1/2 and 3 year old Lead Teacher: Terri Potter
-2 1/2 and 3 year old Assistant Teacher: Peggy Leep
-4 year old Lead Teacher: Adele Mroz
-4 year old Assistant Teacher: Amy Eifrid

I am grateful for the time and effort which they have
committed to our Preschool program, and I look forward to
working with all of them in the coming year. Parents'
Orientation is Thursday, August 24th for the 2 1/2 year olds.
We currently have openings in the 2 1/2 year old class which
meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 AM to 12 noon.
Please help me spread the word! Contact Temple Adath
Israel at 269-2979 for more information.

 

Wednesday, September 22nd
at 12:30 pm. Details will
follow.

0 u r
House/People/Book Pin sales
continue to benefit agencies
in Lexington which help
those in need. Our new
chairperson for this project is
Marcia Brown. Please call
her whenever you're
interested in buying pins.

NFTS Calendars are
now on sale for $6.00 and can
be purchased by calling

 

YOM KIPPUR MEMORIAL BOOK

It is a tradition of long standing to honor the memory
of departed ones and friends with special acts of kindness
and Tzedakah during the High Holy Days. One opportunity
for an act of remembrance is ofl‘ered through he Memorial
Booklet.

Names on our sanctuary's memorial tablets as well
as the names of those who died in the past year are
automatically listed in the booklet.

A $5 per time donation is requested. Memorial
Book funds are used throughout the year for special
Temple purposes including supporting the High Holy
Day choir, printing new family services for Shabbat
and Holy Days, and more.

All listings under a personal heading (i.e.
"Remembered by...") will appear only by request. Detach this
form and send it to the Temple office along with your
contribution made payable to Temple Adath Israel Memorial
Fund. Requests must be received no later than Friday,

Sandee Wildes at the Temple
ofiice, 269-2979.

Sisterhood will
sponsor a TAI Newcomer's
Dinner on Friday, August
27th after 6:00 pm worship
services. Please come out
and help us welcome those
who have recently joined our
Temple family.

L e i s u r e C l u b
continues to meet. Don't
forget to donate yarn for
their Baby Quilt Project!
Thanks to each and every
Sisterhood member for all
that you do to make a
difference!

 

Have you ever tried balancing eight people on a swinging log
while singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"? Well, LEXTY did
it. We also accomplished lots of other group problem solving
and communication exercises at UK's Ropes program this
past June.

With our new officers, Aaron Johnson, President;
Jessica Kemp, Vice-President; Brandon Wides, Treasurer,;
and Jennifer Silberman, Secretary, we know we'll have an
outstanding year!

Already the LEXTY Board has been compiling
program ideas that will involve all of you 9th through 12th
graders. Redecorating the youth lounge, a Mitzvah Day, a
car wash, and many more plans that will catch your eye are
coming, but we'd like your suggestions too. Contact any of
the Board members and share your opinions and
expectations for our youth group. i

The Ropes program was just a taste of what LEXTY
will offer this year and on August 29th we'll officially start
our fun with a cookout at Rabbi and Sandy Adland's house.
Call Temple Adath Israel for more information at 269-2979.

Religious School & Hebrew School
Information

The TAI Religious
School begins on September
12, 1993, at 9:45 AM. If you
have not registered your
children, there will be people
to take registration forms
and payment beginning at
9:15 AM. The TAI Religious
School starts with a 3 yr old
program - Confirmation (10th
Grade). Your childmust be
three years‘old‘by'Clctobcr l.
1993, in order to be enrolled.

 

SHABBAT
SERVICES

 

Friday, Auwst 6TH

Kahbalat Shabbat Service 6 PM
Torah Portion: Ekev
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25

NO Child Care Available

Friday, August 13th
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6 PM

Torah Portion: Re‘eh
Deuteronomy: 11:26- 16: 17

ida e te her 10th
Erev Shabbat Service 8 PM
Torah Portion: Nitzavin-Vayelcch
Deuteronomy: 29:9-31-30
Child Care Available

Saturday, September 11;};

Torah Study 9:30 AM

Jenna Meckler Bat Mitzvah 10:30
AM

If you have not received a
registration form by August
30th, then contact the
Temple ofiice.

The TAI Hebrew
School meets on Monday
afternoons from 4:30 PM to
5:45 PM. Children usually
begin this three year process

in 4th grade. If your childish _
young m his ofinggiagqqlbiV 5:5

level. it maybe a vantageous
to begin in 5th grade. Talk
with the rabbi first. Three
years of Hebrew education
are required in order to begin
preparation for a Bar/Bat
Mitzvah at TAI.

F o r f u r t h e 1‘
information contact Judi
Higdon, Religious School
Principal or Rabbi Adland.

 

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September 17th.

NAMES:

NO Child Care Available

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Kabbalat Shabbat. Service 6 PM
Torah Portion: Shofetim
Deuteronomy: 18:18-21t9

 

NO Child Care Available

 

Eridanfimstilth
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6 PM
Torah Portion: Ki ’l‘ctzc

 

Deuteronomy: 21:10-25:19
NO Child Care Available

 

REMEMBERED BY:

Eriday, September 3rd
Kabbalat Shabbat Service (5 PM
Torah Portion: Ki 'l‘avo
Deuteronomy: 26:1-29:8

Child Care Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205 Toronto Rd.
Lexington, KY 405l5
(606) 272-3945

 

 

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