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TEMPLE TIME 

The Voice of The Temple Beth Israel Community 

ADAR 14 / MARCH 8 - 9 

INSIDE: 

February/ March 2012 / Shevat/Adar/Nisan 5772 

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FROM ADRIAN ELTON 

HOLY SMOKE 

Or exhaust fumes to be exact… 

That’s right folks; in a bid to raise funds like never 

before, the TBI brains trust have hit upon what they 

are sure will be a Grand Prix winner of an idea. 

Indeed, every year without fail, once the Yom Tovim 

are upon us, our devout congregants are reduced 

to cursing and blaspheming as they struggle to find 

parking spots around our hallowed synagogue. And 

that’s before wrestling with the unwieldy beast of time 

restrictions. 

That in mind, our General Manager went into lock 

down, digging deep, so as to devise the perfect 

solution. And in what can only be described as a 

miraculous and somewhat divine flash of inspiration, 

they concluded that an underground car park was 

the answer. In further discussion with the marketing 

committee it was decided that the positive spin 

that could be generated by way of being the first 

synagogue in the world to have an underground car 

park that surfaces from directly beneath the Aron 

HaKodesh was an absolutely irresistible prospect. 

The same engineering group who spear headed 

the construction of the West Gate Bridge have been 

engaged to bring this bold and unprecedented project 

to fruition. 

“It is first and foremost for our TBI congregation” said 

one of the Rabbis who then privately went on to clarify 

that in the interest of fund raising though it would also 

be open to the public on a fully commercial basis. 

The plan has already got council backing who are 

incredibly enthusiastic about this initiative as it will 

ease the already heavily congested traffic in the area. 

While some congregants have already expressed 

what can only be described as startled dismay at the 

suggestion that cars will be emerging from the bimah, 

Temple Beth Israel Inc. (No. A0040666N) 

76-82 Alma Road St Kilda 

P.O.B. 128 St Kilda, Vic 3182, Australia 

T. (61-3) 9510 1488 F. (61-3) 9521 1229 

info@tbi.org.au • www.tbi.org.au 

MISSION: Temple Beth Israel is a kehilla kedosha (spiritual community) bringing 

innovation and creativity to Jewish traditions. We provide multiple pathways for 

our members and friends to enjoy an engagement with Progressive Judaism that 

enhances their lives through spiritual enrichment, learning and community. We are 

guided by principles of egalitarianism and respect for others. We are inspired to 

continually develop and grow and to provide a spiritual home for all who wish to 

embrace our values. We welcome your membership! 

Temple Beth Israel acknowledges that we are assembled on land whose traditional 

custodians are the people of the Kulin Nation. 

PURIM EDITION 

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mid-service; 

TBI management have 

insisted that disruptions will be kept to an 

absolute minimum. To assist in the swift movement of 

vehicles the pulpit itself has been hinged at its base so 

it can be swung forward and effectively flattened at a 

moment’s notice. 

While there is an acknowledgement that it may take 

a while for congregants to warm to the proposed 

development, the projected revenue will more than 

make up for any shortfall in the liturgical experience 

with the first round of funds already ear marked for a 

state of the art industrial grade extractor fan to remove 

any carbon monoxide that might otherwise poison 

congregants and their families. 

When questioned as to how the Board of Governance 

might ‘sell’ the idea to the congregation the President 

explained that, “people are naturally afraid of change 

– so this will involve a gradual transition which is why 

we won’t be allowing any light trucks into the car park 

for the first year of its operation”. 

So while congregants will now be able to buy their 

own parking space, much in the same way that other 

members of the broader Jewish community can buy 

seats at orthodox synagogues, it’s really going to be a 

case of ‘watching this space’ to see whether the TBI 

underground car park, rises triumphantly or else sinks 

like a stone. 

Senior Staff 

Rabbi Fred Morgan: rabbi.fred.morgan@tbi.org.au 

Rabbi Kim Ettlinger: rabbiettlinger@tbi.org.au 

Robyn Felman (General Manager): robyn.felman@tbi.org.au 

Monica Hyams (Education Director): monica.hyams@tbi.org.au 

Sue Silver (Community Projects): sue.silver@tbi.org.au 

Va’ad (Executive) 

Sam Sharman (President): sam.sharman@bigpond.com 

Robert Hershan (Vice President): rhershan@iprimus.com.au 

Rob Sward (Vice President): rob_sward@hotmail.com 

Victor Appelboom (Treasurer): vappelbo@bigpond.net.au 

Rebecca Silk (Secretary): rebeccasilk@bigpond.com 

Dorothy Graff (Chair): dmwg3@aol.com 

Brian Samuel (Immediate Past President): bsamuel@bigpond.net.au

PURIM EDITION 

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FROM THE PRESIDENT SAM SHARMAN 

WELCOME BACK 

I hope your holidays were amazing 

and filled with friends, family and 

great food! 

Now, to business! 

The ancient Babylonians made 

promises to their gods at the start 

of each year that they would return 

borrowed objects and pay their debts. 

The Romans began each year by making promises 

to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is 

named. 

So, is the high bar you set with your New Year’s 

resolutions already wobbling a bit? Are unrealistic 

expectations getting tossed aside for manageable 

goals? 

Well here at Temple Beth Israel your Board of 

Governance have been busy prioritizing the four Key 

priorities for 2011/2012, which are both realistic and 

manageable. 

1. Fundraising 

2. Membership 

3. Rabbinic succession 

4. Building and Maintenance. 

The one I wish to elaborate on at this stage is Rabbinic 

Succession. I want to advise you that Phyllis Dorey 

has been appointed “Chair” of the Rabbinic Search 

Committee. Phyllis is eminently qualified to take on this 

onerous role, as her list of Community positions are 

extensive: 

• She is a Past President of Temple Beth Israel from 

1999-2001 

• Immediate Past President of the Union for Progressive 

Judaism (UPJ) 

• Member of The King David School Council and Chair 

of their Education Sub Committee and, 

• UPJ representative on the Executive Board of the 

World Union for Progressive Judaism. 

By the time you read this article a committee will have 

been formed for the purpose of finding a new Senior 

PLANNED GIVING 

TBI, like other synagogues, is dependent on donations to our continuing 

existence. We have solicitors who are TBI members who would be happy 

to help you with your will if you include a bequest to TBI. 

Rabbi to serve upon Rabbi Morgan’s retirement in 

August 2013. 

Committee members will be selected to reflect the 

diverse composition of our community, with varying 

backgrounds and experiences. The committee 

is responsible for, screening, interviewing, and 

recommending rabbinic candidates to serve as our next 

Senior Rabbi. 

Initial contacts were made with potential applicants, 

known to our community; however, it has now become 

clear that in the best interests of our community that it 

is time to go to a international search. 

When the Committee holds its first meeting it will 

discuss the process and timetable for the selection. 

The Congregation will be surveyed mid to late February, 

resulting in the development of the Position Description 

and selection criteria. 

Our Rabbinic search is governed by the procedures and 

requirements of the Rabbinical Placement Commission 

of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) 

which oversees recruitment and placement of Rabbis 

for Reform Congregations. 

At all times throughout this rigorous process you will be 

updated constantly. 

I am excited to announce that the UPJ notified TBI that 

Sue Morgan had been awarded the prestigious Ner 

Tamid Award in December 2011. This will be presented 

to her at Temple Beth Israel by David Robinson, 

President of the UPJ on February 18th 2012, so please 

come along to this special Shabbat service and help 

Sue celebrate this wonderful award with her community 

which she continues to serve selflessly. 

In closing let me just say that 2012 is going to be a year 

of change and growth and I am looking forward to 

being with you: to building new friendships, to studying 

and praying together, to mourning and celebrating 

together and to building our Jewish Temple community. 

B’Shalom 

Sam Sharman 

You can speak with us for more 

information at the TBI office 

on 9510 1488. 

Our children are our future 

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FROM THE SENIOR RABBI FRED MORGAN 

ECO-SHABBAT AND INTERFAITH NETWORK EVENT 

From the very beginning, what 

has set Reform (later Progressive) 

Judaism apart from other 

expressions of Judaism is its 

emphasis on the pursuit of social 

justice, what we today call tikkun 

olam, repairing the world. Other 

forms of Judaism concentrate much 

more on matters internal to leading life within a Jewish 

framework. They invest most of their attention on 

Jewish law and how traditional authority is maintained 

within the structure of community. 

These things are important to Progressive Jewish 

trend-setters, too, but not at the expense of pursuing 

tikkun olam. Social justice is less about internal 

structures of Jewish life than it is about the mission 

of the Jewish people in the world at large. Tikkun 

olam reflects the outward-looking character of the 

progressive outlook to Judaism. It is concerned with 

the way in which we impact on the world in which we 

live, which is multicultural and pluralistic, a world of 

interdependency and mutual obligation. 

Despite the fact that social justice is so central to 

Progressive Judaism, not all people who affiliate 

with Progressive synagogues seem to realise this 

or acknowledge its implications for their own lives. 

Virtually by definition, we can expect every Progressive 

Jew to be committed actively in at least one area of 

social justice, and that commitment would explain why 

that person is affiliated to the Progressive movement. 

Many Progressive Jews can be spotted exactly in 

this way. Yet, many others seem not to understand 

that the pursuit of social justice at the very heart 

of the Progressive outlook and the way we practice 

Judaism. Indeed, in my opinion, someone who keeps 

a traditional life-style -- observing Shabbat, keeping 

a kosher home, learning Torah on a regular basis, 

contributing to the congregation with time and money 

– but puts social justice high on the list of mitzvot, is 

adopting a Progressive Jewish outlook, whatever their 

affiliation. 

Of course, some people affiliate with TBI because they 

like the way we run our services, or train children for 

bnei-mitzvah, or perform chuppot or funerals (l’havdil– 

what a difference!), or offer educational programs for 

adults, or for a myriad of other reasons. But behind 

all these activities lies an abiding concern for social 

justice. This concern is exemplified by our egalitarian 

outlook. We don’t discriminate between people in the 

rituals we offer, not on the basis of gender, race or 

ethnic background. That in itself is an expression of 

tikkun olam. 

We at TBI continually run social action events through 

which we model tikkun olam. Over the next couple 

of months we have two events which are devoted to 

promoting social justice. 

The first, on February 4, is our first-ever “Eco- 

Shabbat”. Throughout the Shabbat morning service 

we shall be highlighting God’s role as Creator and 

the world as God’s creation. We shall be focussing 

attention on our obligations as God’s creatures to 

uphold the integrity and well-being of the world 

in which we live. We shall also be promoting the 

beautifully produced booklet recently published by 

JECO (the Jewish Ecological Coalition) called “Shavu’a 

Tov: good week sustainable week”, and we’ll be 

handing out 100 copies of the booklet to those who 

attend the service on a first come, first served basis. 

Then, on Sunday March 18, in conjunction with 

the City of Port Phillip Interfaith Network, we’ll be 

opening TBI to the wider community of St Kilda and 

beyond. We’ll be taking a look at “A Jewish Life”, 

with lively sessions and displays on the major rituals 

of a Jewish life: birth, bar- and bat-mitzvah, death 

and marriage. The afternoon will include a full-scale 

chuppah ceremony, complete with klezmer music 

and refreshments. This will be the third open-house 

we’ve run at TBI over the past four years. Each of the 

previous open-houses was a brilliant success, breaking 

down barriers between us and our neighbours by 

demystifying the synagogue for them and introducing 

them to our religion in an inviting way. This, too, 

promotes social justice. 

We need your help to put on “A Jewish Life”. We need 

lots of people to help with welcoming and ushering, 

putting out food, answering questions and just being 

there for our guests. If you’re interested to help on this 

one-off project, please contact me at TBI. 

Rabbi Fred Morgan

BET MIDRASH - STUDY 

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FROM THE PRESIDENT SAM SHARMAN 

INTRODUCING DENISE WENDEROTH 

Denise has a varied background in Non Profit 

Organizations and commercial companies within 

Australia. 

Her experience includes Strategic Planning and 

Development; Budget and resource management 

and Project Management. She has worked extensively 

in Events Management; Major Gifts; Foundation 

Relations; Grant & Proposal writing. 

Purim Supper Quiz 

– Adults Only! 

Wednesday March 7 @ 7.30pm 

Previously she ran her own consulting service where 

she was Development Officer with Friends of The 

United Nations. 

Denise joins us at TBI on Monday January 16, 2012 

where she will work with our Donor Database and 

assist us in all fundraising activities. 

Please make yourself known to Denise as she settles 

into her new role. 

$10 for TBI members, $15 for non-members (includes punch and soft drinks, hamantaschen - BYOB). 

How well do you know the geography, music, dress, history and customs of 

countries from around the Jewish Diaspora? This is your time to shine! 

TBI will assign a country per table. Register your seat via the TBI office, 

tel 9510 1488, to find out which country will be yours. 

Your country will determine your dress code for the evening and what kind 

of supper snacks to bring and share. 

There will also be a surprise appearance of “Megillat Esther”. 

Come along to find out more! 

Purim Family Carnival 

Sunday March 4 from 3pm – 5pm @ TBI 

Everyone loves a Carnival, no – Everyone loves a PURIM CARNIVAL! 

Join us for a carnival atmosphere with sideshow games, prizes, arts & 

crafts, face-painting, music, fairy floss, popcorn, Purim spiel and parade. 

Dress up as your favourite TV Character... 

Fun for all ages – bring your grandparents, bring your neighbour. 

Prize for the family who has 3 generations in dress up. 

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1. LOTTERY 

2. PURIM 

3. ESTHER 

4. GRAGGER 

5. HAMAN 

6. HOLIDAY 

7. MEGILLAH 

8. MORDECAI 

9. ADAR 

10. PERSIA 

11. QUEEN 

12. BOO 

13. HISS 

14. COSTUME 

Purim Word Search 

X H H M O R D E C A I J 

M E G I L L A H N I A A 

O V C G R A G G E R H P 

K Q R L L O T T E R Y E 

K U L A D P M H I S S R 

R E T U D I O V T O J S 

V E R W R A R O L G W I 

O N T U B O O E L M Y A 

N L P Q B H H D H X O T 

O G H A M A N Q Q T O L 

W V H O L I D A Y H S I 

C O S T U M E B W C K E 

HAMANTASHEN 

Joliet Jewish Congregation 

250 North Midland Avenue 

Joliet IL 60435 

4 eggs 

1 cup sugar 

1/2 cup oil 

1 tbs. lemon juice and lemon rind from half a lemon 

1 tsp. vanilla 

5 cups sifted flour 

2 tsp. baking powder 

1 egg to brush 

jam/jelly for the filling 

• preheat oven to 180º 

• beat eggs and sugar 

• add the next five ingredients and mix well 

• stretch it on a floured surface about .5cm thick 

• cut out circles with a cup 

• fill each one following the illustrations (right) 

• put in a greased pan 

• brush with beaten egg 

• bake for 20 minutes 

815.741.4600 

jolietjewish@att.net 

www.jolietjewishcongregation.com 

BET KNESSET - COMMUNITY 

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Purim mix-up 

Here is the story of Queen Esther, 

according to the Megillah – but it’s all 

mixed up! Number each scene according 

to the proper order, and email the results 

to Rabbi Morgan. The first three correct 

entries will receive a Purim prize! 

____ Vashti refuses to dance before 

King Ahashueros 

____ Haman’s 10 sons are hanged 

____ The King, unable to sleep, reads 

in his diary about how Mordechai 

saved his life 

____ Mordechai overhears 

Bigthan and Teresh plotting to kill 

the King 

____ Esther accuses Haman of plotting 

to kill the Jews 

____ King Ahashueros throws a party 

for the VIPs in his kingdom 

____ Haman throws lots (purim) to 

find a date to kill the Jews 

____ Esther invites the King and 

Haman to a party 

____ Esther declares a new Jewish 

holiday on “Purim” 

____ Haman leads Mordechai through 

Shushan on the royal horse

MUSIC FOUNDATION 

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SHIROT CHAYIM 

THE RABBI FRED & SUE MORGAN MUSIC FOUNDATION 

The Rabbi Fred & Sue Morgan Music Foundation was 

established in March 2011 to honour their dedicated 

service to our congregation over the past 13 years. 

The funds from the Foundation are to enable us to 

pursue the services of a fully invested Cantor, and I am 

very pleased to advise that we will be re-invigorating 

the Cantorial search committee early in 2012. 

The reason we are able to move forward at this time 

is because of the generous donations that we have 

received from our congregation, which to date stands 

at 120k. This is the beginning of our work as we need 

to raise in excess of 250k to ensure the continuing 

viability of this programme. 

We believe music elevates prayer, blending word 

and spirit. It provides its own language of hope and 

holiness to our worship. It is transcendent. 

Music, in our view, is the soul of a community of faith. 

When you enter the gates of our synagogue, we want 

you to find a world of song: in prayer, in learning, in 

teaching, and in a broad range of special events, large 

and small, throughout the year. 

Also at this time I am very pleased to announce that 

Cantor Michel Laloum will be joining our team for 

Mr Ron Aarons & Ms Sandra Farber 

Mr Richard Asznowicz 

Mr Roger Bancroft JP 

Mrs Ellen Bando 

Mr Phillip & Mrs Sandy Benjamin OAM 

Mr Joe Bentata 

Mr Arnold & Mrs Mary Bram 

Mrs Norma Brand 

Mr Alan & Mrs Rayleen Chanesman 

Mr Ken County 

Mrs Susie Cymbalist 

Mr George & Mrs Marlene Dryen 

Mrs Pamela Durra 

Mr Frank Durra 

Ms Roslyn Eldar 

A/Prof Joseph Epstein AM FIFEM 

& Mrs Janice Epstein 

Mr Barry Fradkin OAM 

& Dr Pam Fradkin 

Mr Frank & Mrs Fliss Goldstein 

Miss Dorothy Graff & Mr Felix Wyss 

Mr Clive and Mrs Elana Green 

Mr Geoffrey Green OAM & Mrs 

Pauline Green 

Mr Garry & Mrs Julie Grossbard 

Mrs Felicity Guthrie 

Dr Paul Hall 

Mrs Caroline Heard 

Mr Gary & Mrs Susan Hearst 

Mr Robert & Mrs Yvonne Hershan 

Dr Ian Heyman 

Mrs Marilyn Hyams 

Dr David Irons 

& Ms Joanne Loewy Irons 

Mr Peter Isaacson AM,DFC,AFC,DFM 

& Mrs Anne Isaacson 

Mr Silviu & Mrs Jeannine Iser 

Mrs Alwynne Jona OAM 

Mr John Kaufman 

Dr Steven & Mrs Doris Klein 

Dr George Klempfner & Mrs Yolanda 

Klempfner AO 

Mr Ken & Mrs Carol Klooger 

Mr Peter & Mrs Shirley Koadlow 

Mr Peter Kolliner OAM & Mrs Barbie 

Kolliner 

Mr Eddie & Mrs Rena Komesaroff 

Dr Phillip Feren 

services on the 1st 

Saturday and the 

second Friday of the 

month from February 

to June, so please 

come along and 

introduce yourself, or 

re-introduce yourself, 

as many congregants 

will remember Michel 

from the early 90’s 

when he sang at TBI. 

MUSIC FOUNDATION (MARCH 2011 - JANUARY 2012) 

People have always 

found music significant 

in their lives, and I am 

hoping you will feel as 

I do that the Music Foundation is a very worthwhile 

way of making a contribution to the ongoing needs of 

Temple Beth Israel. 

I am sincerely hoping that you will consider making 

a generous donation in support of the Music 

Foundation, and if donations are made to the 

Progressive Jewish Cultural Fund they are 

tax deductible. 

& Ms Devorah Komesaroff 

Dr Margit Korn 

Mr Michael & Mrs Lyn Lawrence 

Mrs Marian Lawrence 

Mr Jeffrey & Mrs Danielle Leigh 

Mrs Helen Leperere 

Mr Joe Lewit & Dr Ruja Varon 

Mrs Maria Lewit OAM 

Dr Larry & Dr Helen Light AM 

Mrs Marion Lippmann 

Dr Lewis & Mrs Eve Lustig 

Mr Jonathan & Dr Fairlie Mahemoff 

Mr Roger & Mrs Sue Mendelson 

Mr Andrew & Mrs Irene Metter 

Mrs Stella Mitchell 

Mrs Inge Mohrer 

Mr Sam Moshinsky OAM & Mrs Ada 

Moshinsky QC 

Dr Carl & Mrs Madeleine Muller 

Mr Paul &Mrs Dorothy Nathan 

Hon Mr Justice Howard Nathan 

Mrs Rhonda Nirens JP 

Ms Win O’Hoy 

Prof Leon Piterman AM 

FUNDRAISING 

BAROMETER 

TOTAL: $120,000 

$500,000 

$100,000 

$20,000 

$10,000 

$5,000 

& Dr Hannah Piterman 

Mr Peter & Mrs Bette Pulver 

Mrs Rodika Reich 

Mrs Ruth Riess 

Mrs Lynette Rockman 

Mrs Ruth Rosenbaum 

Mrs Rysia Rozen OAM 

Mr Adam & Mrs Yoko Ryan 

Mr Leo Sambor & Ms Irene Shrayer 

Mrs Mim Segal 

Mrs Sam Sharman 

Mr Efim & Mrs Manya Shmukler 

The Silberscher Family Foundation 

Mr Colin & Mrs Sue Silver 

Dr Maurice Slonim 

Mr Oscar Sokolski 

Mr David & Prof Liz Sonenberg 

Dr Norman & Dr Sue Sonenberg 

Mr Andrew Sward 

Mr Geoffrey Sward 

Mrs Magdee Taryan 

Mr Tevita & Mrs Barbara Tauelangi 

Mrs Manya Van Aken 

Dr Mark & Mrs Stefanie Weis 

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COMMUNITY EVENTS 

LIMMUD 

A ON SUNDAY 

FOUR UNORTHODOX LECTURES ON JEWISH HISTORY 

February 5, 12 and 26, March 4 (skipping February 19) 

A brief journey through Jewish history, looking at key 

moments in the history of our people through progressive 

eyes. Presenter: Emeritus Rabbi Dr John Levi 

Entry: Free for TBI members, $5 donation for non-members. 

BARUCH SPINOZA: APOSTATE JEW OR 

PROGRESSIVE JEW? 

March 18 and 25 

Baruch Spinoza is one of the most puzzling and divisive 

philosophers of the modern era. He rejected the Jewish 

religion and was banished from his community, and yet 

devoted himself to arguing for religious toleration and for 

utter devotion to the love of God. He rejected traditional 

ethical systems as mere fictions, and yet his central work 

(entitled “The Ethics”) is an extended argument for peace 

and community. In these lectures, we will discuss Spinoza’s 

historical context and the central themes of his philosophy. A 

guiding question will be: what would Spinoza have thought of 

contemporary Judaism? 

Presenter: Dr Colin Marshall. Dr Marshall lectures in the 

history of philosophy at the University of Melbourne. He 

studied at New York University, and he has a special interest 

in the philosophy of Spinoza and in contemporary ethics. 

Entry: Free for TBI members, 

$5 donation for non-members. 

A ON MONDAY 

* Important notice * Changes to Monday Limmud 2012 * 

The series of Monday morning classes advertised in the 

Chanukah issue of Kol Yisrael for Term 1, 2012, cosponsored 

by TBI and the Melton Adult Mini-school, on 

“Exodus: from Slavery to Sinai”, will not be taking place, 

due to the decision of the Melton Program not to run their 

courses in Melbourne for 2012. Instead, Rabbi Morgan will 

be offering an eight-week course for Term 1, 2012, under 

the auspices of the Jewish Museum. These classes will be 

held at the Museum. 

FROM THE PROPHETIC BOOKS OF THE BIBLE: 

THE HAFTAROT - THEIR FUNCTION AND MEANING 

IN JEWISH TRADITION 

Mondays 9.30am – 11.45am 

February 6, 13, 20 and 27, March 5, 19, 26, April 2 

Jewish Museum – 26 Alma Road, St Kilda, 3182 

Every Shabbat in Synagogue, alongside the Torah portion 

we read the “haftarah” – a selection from the “Nevi’im”, the 

Prophetic books of the Bible. 

Reading the haftarah has become an essential feature of a 

bar-mitzvah; it is a part of the service with which every bar- or 

bat-mitzvah family is familiar. 

But what do we really know about the haftarah? Why are 

these readings included in the Shabbat and festival services? 

How did they come to be included? What function do they 

perform? Do their meanings change when they are taken 

out of their original context in the Bible and placed in a new 

context in the Chumash? Above all, what is their ‘message’ 

and how do they communicate it? 

By looking at several examples of haftarot in detail, we 

intend to respond to some of these questions and so enrich 

our appreciation for the role of the haftarot – and of the 

prophetic books of the Bible - in Jewish liturgy and life. 

To register or for more information - Leah Justin, 

PH: 8534 3600 info@jewishmuseum.com.au 

A ON TUESDAY 



For more information on all events listed below, please contact the TBI office, 9510 1488, unless otherwise specified. 

INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM 

Year long course on various aspects of Judaism 

In the Magid Resource Centre - Starts January 31, 7.30pm 

A two-semester course for those seriously interested in 

confirming their place among the Jewish people. This is 

a foundation level course of study covering Jewish source 

literature, history, customs and how to pursue a Jewish 

lifestyle. Introduction to Judaism meets at TBI most 

Tuesday evenings through the year. 

There are two intake points for the course each year – late 

Nov/Dec and June. Anyone who’s interested in joining 

the course should contact TBI rabbis to interview before 

registering. 

This class is also open to anybody who would like to 

refresh their Jewish knowledge. If you are a member of 

TBI there is no need for an interview with a Rabbi. 

PARSHAT HA’SHAVUA 

Exploring the Parasha of the Week Tuesday evenings 

7.30-9pm in the Friedlander Bet Midrash on the weeks 

when Introduction to Judaism meet. All welcome.



COMMUNITY EVENTS 

LIMMUD AND MORE 

A HEBREW LIMMUD 

ALEPH ISN’T TOUGH 

Starting 7.30pm February 2, 2012 

Beginner Hebrew classes with Karen Rosauer. Conducted as 

a series of 12 one-hour sessions. This course is offered twice 

yearly. 

ALEPH ISN’T ENOUGH 

Starting 7.30pm February 2, 2012 

Intermediate Hebrew classes with Albert Bentata. Conducted 

as a series of 12 one-hour sessions. This course assumes 

you have an understanding of Hebrew word structures and 

an elementary vocabulary of key prayer terms. It builds 

on the fundamentals to establish a more comprehensive 

understanding. For information & registration call the Temple 

Beth Israel office. 

BET IS FOR B’RESHIT 

For those who have mastered the Hebrew alphabet and 

feel comfortable with the words in the siddur. To extend your 

knowledge of Hebrew, we will continue to focus on roots of 

words as well as grammar and introduce a little colloquial 

modern Hebrew as well. For those who wish to take their 

Hebrew study one step further. Please call TBI office for 

information. 

DROP IN AND CHAT / KNITTING CIRCLE 

2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm 

February 8 & 22, March 14 & 28. Contact Dot Nathan. 

YOUNG TBI 

Shabbat Dinner – February 24 and March 23 

after Services in Slome Hall. Everyone to bring a non-meat 

dish to share. More info at Young TBI on Facebook. 

MEN’S GROUP 

February 19 and March 18 

On the 3rd Sunday of the month at 8pm in private homes. 

Contact Albert Bentata at 9555 2527. 

LIVING WITH DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP 

February 27 at 7.30-9pm in the Friedlander at TBI 

A Jewish support group for family carers of a person with 

dementia. Changes are an inevitable part of caring. This 

session provides a safe space to talk about these changes 

and their impact. Not to be missed! Contact Dot Nathan. 

RUACH SINGERS 

Ruach sing on the 3rd Shabbat of every month: 

February 17 & 18, March 16 & 17 

and rehearse the Tuesday before: 

February 14 , March 13 from 6.15 - 7.45pm. Open entry. 

GESHER 

on the 2nd Saturday of every month 

February 11 and March 10 at 9.45am 

in the Magid Resource Centre 

Intimate Service led by lay members 

SHABBAT MISHPACHA 

on the 2nd Saturday of every month 

February 11 and March 10 at 9.45am 

Service Leaders: Rabbi Kim Ettlinger and Julie Howard 

Geared to pre-schoolers and their families, come and 

celebrate Shabbat with your children through songs, stories, 

and fun. Join other young families in a warm and relaxed 

atmosphere. 

SHABBAT B’YACHAD 

Friday February 3, April 13 at 6.15pm 

Service Leaders: Rabbi Kim Ettlinger and Julie Howard 

Join us for a new Shabbat service specifically for primary 

school aged children and pre- and post- B’nai Mitzvah 

students. The services will include songs, a story and regular 

Shabbat service elements with participation from your 

children and Netzer. 

SHABBAT SHIRA 

Friday February 3, April 13 at 6.15pm 

Alternative minyanim - Intimate, musical, interactive service 

located in the Temple Beth Israel Magid Resource Centre. 

ROSH CHODESH GROUP 

Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) 

Nisan - March 25, 7.30pm 

Led by Rabbi Kim Ettlinger 

We would like to extend a warm 

invitation to all women to come 

along and join a lovely group to meet, chat, learn and 

celebrate the monthly new moon as so many women in our 

tradition have done before us. Each month we will look at a 

chapter in the book. Call the office for location. 

THE FRIENDSHIP CLUB 

February 1 and March 21, 11am @ TBI 

Sit, chat and listen to music - lunch is served at 11.45am 

$10 including lunch. Rob Severini and Nadia Morando 

“Sensafine” An Italian Experience. 

(note date change due to Purim) This month’s entertainers 

are Jo Abbott on Piano and Alan Lee on Vibraphone. Jazz, 

mixed with Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Ravel and Percy Grainger. 

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LEYNERS REQUIRED 

At the beginning of December those who were 

privileged to be in synagogue experienced a very 

special Shabbat service. It was the culmination of 

a year-long “bnei-mitzvah for adults” course run by 

Rabbi Ettlinger. Eight members of our community, 

seven women and one man, chanted from the 

Torah for the very first time. They also led the 

whole of the service, interspersing the prayers with 

personal reflections on their meaning and on the 

journey that had led each of them to the bimah. 

Everyone who was present agreed that this was 

one of the most unusual and moving services 

they had ever attended. It was magical to see 

those eight people so elated by their experience 

of ‘leyning’ and ‘drashing’ Torah – singing verses 

from the scroll and explaining the significance of 

Judaism in their lives. 



We invite you to share the magic of leyning Torah 

to the congregation. We need leyners every week 

throughout the year. Even on bnei-mitzvah dates, 

at least a couple of the aliyot are read by other 

members of TBI; this is sometimes the bar/batmitzvah 

tutor, but other TBI members also play an 

active role in leyning Torah. 

If you would like to have your name added to our 

roster of Torah leyners, please let Oonagh Thomas 

know via the TBI office or at Oonagh.thomas@tbi. 

org.au. We can fit our dates to suit your availability 

and offer full back-up. The more often you leyn, 

the easier it becomes and the better equipped 

you’ll feel. 

If you’ve never leyned before but would like to 

learn how, just let Rabbi Morgan know at 

rabbi.fred.morgan@tbi.org.au. 

Netzer Update 

It’s 2012 and Netzer is up and running with a brand new 

mazkirut (executive) and 25 enthusiastic, motivated and excellent 

madrichim. With 140 chanichim from Melbourne on summer 

camps this year, Netzer is off to a great start! 

Join us, as we welcome back our fantastic shnatties from 2011, 

and farewell Shnat Teva for 2012, for a Netzer-led Shabbat 

Service on Friday January 27, starting at 6.15pm at TBI. 

We are also excited to announce the very successful 2nd Annual 

Hanamtaschen Fundraiser. Orders can be placed through the 

Netzer website at www.netzer.org.au, by sending an email to Ellis 

Brasch at gizbarvic@netzer.org.au or by picking up a hardcopy of 

the order form from the TBI reception. 

Our fun-filled weekend programs for years 3 – 12 will begin in 

March. This is a great way to keep in touch with camp friends 

and stay in Netzer mode all year round! More information about 

location and time will be sent out via email. If you’re not on our 

email list and would like to know about Netzer’s activities, please 

send an email to Olivia Sandler at metaemvic@netzer.org.au. 

Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you all soon!



NER TAMID AWARD 

Temple Beth Israel is a proud 

constituent of the Union for 

Progressive Judaism: Australia, 

Asia and New Zealand (the UPJ). 

The UPJ does many things for our 

movement. It supports Netzer 

and Israel, promotes Progressive 

Judaism in our region, responds 

to current issues, runs a useful website, holds 

conferences and workshops, sponsors the Rabbinic 

Council (the Moetzah) and its Bet Din, and much 

more. 

Every year the UPJ makes two kinds of awards to 

members of Progressive communities who have made 

outstanding contributions to their congregations and 

the Progressive movement in general. The Vatik 

(“Pioneer”) Award was established in the early 2000s 

to honour Presidents of congregations in our region 

who have maintained a high level of involvement 

for at least five years following their term of office. 

Awardees at TBI have included Philip Mayers (2007), 

Peter Kolliner (2009) and Philip Bliss (2010; Philip was 

President at the Leo Baeck Centre some years ago, 

and is currently Chair of Progressive Judaism Victoria). 

The Ner Tamid (“Eternal Flame”) Award was 

established in the early 1990s. It is given to 

acknowledge members of UPJ congregations who 

have not held high office in their congregations 

but have worked at a grass-roots level to achieve 

extraordinary things. Their efforts often span 

communities and bring honour to our movement 

in the wider Jewish world. Two or three candidates 

from across the UPJ are awarded the Ner Tamid per 

annum. 

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Over the past 17 years eight TBI members have been 

honoured with this very special award: the Hon Walter 

Jona z”l (1994), Fred Mote z”l (1996), Albert Bentata 

(1998), Ian Samuel (2000), Joe Stupel (2002), Nicole 

Brown (2004, nominated by The King David School), 

Dot Nathan (2007) and Rhondda Hall (2010). 

We are thrilled that Sue Morgan has been awarded 

the Ner Tamid for 2011. Sue’s activities on behalf 

of TBI and Progressive Judaism range from leading 

choirs to networking among musicians across the 

region; promoting social justice by creating links with 

the Aboriginal community and involving herself and 

others at TBI in interfaith projects; supporting TBI 

members in need, founding the TBI Tele-chat group 

and maintaining pastoral contacts across the agegroups 

in our synagogue. She has also taught B’nei- 

Mitzvah students over the years, she leyns Torah on a 

regular basis, and she is a major contributor to Gesher, 

TBI’s alternative minyan. 

Sue will be presented with her Ner Tamid Award by 

David Robinson, President of the UPJ, on February 18 

at the conclusion of the Shabbat service at TBI. 

We wish Sue kol hakavod, all honour to her for this 

prestigious award! 

Family-oriented community Second Seder - Saturday April 7, 2012, 6pm 

Led by Rabbi Fred Morgan and Rhondda Hall, 

this family-friendly seder is structured to ensure everyone can 

participate! Professional catering with all the ritual trimmings! 

Adults $55 members/ $70 non-members 

Children to 13 $25 

Young TBI $45 

Concessions available on request 

For information contact Sue Silver at the TBI office on 

9510 1488 or sue.silver@tbi.org.au

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SMACHOT 

CELEBRATIONS 

Recent Births (07.11.11 - 05.01.12) 

• Miles Otis Grossbard, son of Merle Zierke & Guy Grossbard • 

Tyson Cecil Crespin, son of Mia & Tait Crespin • Jesse Asher Same, 

son of Josh & Tara Same • Coby David Segal, son of Gemma & 

Jona Segal • Jake Hopper Sharret, son of Dani & Eric Sharret • 

B’nei mitzvah (31.01.12 - 29.02.12) 

• Gabriella Markov • Ashley King • Zachary Rockman • 

Recent Ba’alei Kriyat Torah Leyners (07.11.11 - 05.01.12) 

• Caroline Appelboom• Raphael Danos • Roslyn Eldar • Rabbi 

Kim Ettlinger • Huw Goldstein • Rhondda Hall • Peter Haylock • 

Sam Heselev • Ian Heyman • Ginny Klooger • Liz Lalor Kogan 

• Rena Langberg • Alex Langsam • Bruce Levin • Liz Marks • 

Helen Midler • Ian Moore • Evi Morawetz • Simon Morawetz • 

Rabbi Fred Morgan • Sue Morgan • Evi Nelson • Rina Reiss • 

Milestone Wedding anniversaries (04.12.11 - 29.02.12) 

“Milestone” is defined as an anniversary ending in 5 or 0 from 

25 to 85 and then after 85 every year. 

• Mr Neville & Mrs Vivien Swinnerton • Mr Stephen Jacobs JP & 

Mrs Rhonda Jacobs • Mr Andrew & Mrs Irene Metter • Mr Andrew 

& Mrs Michelle Komesaroff • Mr Russell & Mrs Janis Whytcross 

• Dr Jose Segal & Dr Lisa Farber • Mr Roger & Mrs Sue Mendelson 

• Mr Barry Fradkin OAM & Dr Pam Fradkin • Mr Michael & Mrs 

Sally Schonfeld • Mr Richard & Mrs Roslyn Boyar 

• Dr David Irons & Ms Joanne Loewy Irons • Dr Marcus & Ms 

Emma Zipper • Mr Leslie Gross & Ms Di Erlichman • Mr Charles 

& Mrs Jan Levi • Mr Daniel Star & Ms Karen Salter • Dr Andrew 

Smith & Dr Sheree Krass • Mr Louis & Mrs Joan Abrahams 

• Mr Arthur Eger • Prof Leon Piterman AM & Dr Hannah Piterman 

• Mr Harry & Mrs Nadine Kahan • Mr Warren Fineberg & 

Dr Vivienne Elton • Dr Peter & Mrs Carole Loewy • Dr Karen 

Wayne & Dr Victor Wayne • Mr Martin & Dr Hali Halphen • Ms 

Katie Valentine & Mr Trevor Nathan • Mr Charles & Mrs Karyn 

Akkerman • Mr Efim & Mrs Manya Shmukler • Mr Geoffrey Green 

OAM & Mrs Pauline Green • Mr Frank & Mrs Fliss Goldstein 

• Mr Richard & Mrs Liz Leder • Mr Thomas & Mrs Diana Lew 

• Mr Michael & Mrs Ellen Frajman • Mr Brian & Mrs Jenny Samuel 

• Mr Alan & Mrs Dianne Samuel • Mr Barry & Mrs Paula 

Rockman • Dr Paul & Mrs Eve Bartrop • Mr Robin & Mrs Margaret 

McKenzie • Miss Elaine Bourne • Mr Joel & Mrs Stacey Dodge 

• Mr Jeffrey Harrison & Ms Heike Schwarz 

YOUR GENEROSITY 

DONATIONS 

General Fund (03.11.11 - 03.01.12) 

• Mr Charles & Mrs Karyn Akkerman • Mr Victor & Mrs Caroline 

Appelboom • Mr Basil Arkles • Dr Michael Balint & Mrs Susie 

Balint OAM • Ms Paulette Bancroft • Mr Roger Bancroft JP • 

Mr Gregory & Mrs Elena Barger • Dr Victor & Mrs Sally Barnes • 

Mrs Adrienne Basser • Dr Russell & Dr Deborah Basser • Jeremy 

TZEDAKAH 

vesm 

Members Milestone Birthdays (04.12.11 - 29.02.12) 

“Milestone” is defined as a birthday ending in 5 or 0 from 25 to 85 and 

then after 85 every year. 

• Mrs Ellen Bando • Mr Roger Bancroft JP • Mr Jeremy Basser • 

Mrs Norma Benjamin • Miss Emma Black • Mrs Helene Boon • Mr 

Rhys Boyar • Mr Arnold Bram • Mr Graham Burrows • Mr Harvey 

Caplan • Miss Danielle Cohen • Mr Mervyn Cohen • Mr Michael 

Cohn • Miss Claire Cyngler • Mrs Lea Donald • Mrs Andrea Dorey 

• Mrs Mary Dunn • Mr Conrad van Embden • Mr Joshua Fast • 

Mrs Beryl Feldman • Dr Phillip Feren • Mrs Marga Finkelstein • Mrs 

Hannah Forshaw • Mrs Emma Franco • Mrs Natalie Galak • Ms 

Irene Ginzbourg • Mrs Jeanette Goldman • Miss Romi Goldschlager 

• Mrs Jan Goldsmith • Mrs Katie Gould • Mrs Kate Graham • Mr 

Clive Green • Mr Jake Green • Miss Stephanie Greenberg • Mr 

Garry Grossbard • Mrs Judi Grossbard • Ms Caroline Gurvich • Mrs 

Zara Halprin • Miss Toni Hamilton • Ms Muffy Hand • Mrs Fella 

Harbig • Mrs Stella Harris • Mrs Pam Hayat • Mrs Jane Hayman 

• Mrs Sharon Herbert • Mrs Amy Hershan • Mr Jeremy Hershan • 

Mr Daniel Heymann • Mrs Fran Van Hoof • Mr Nathan Jacobson 

OBE • Dr Michael Jelinek • Mrs Sylvia Joachim • Mr Daniel Jones 

• Mrs Diana Kahn • Mrs Jennifer Kalmus • Mr Albert Kaminsky • 

Mrs Debbie Kiffer • Mr Matthew Koadlow • Mrs Renee Krane • 

Mrs Jo Kuperholz • Miss Carina Lawrence • Mrs Helen Leperere 

• Ms Mairead Lesman • Mrs Rose Lester • Miss Ramelle Lewis 

• Ms Michelle Lewit • Mrs Vanessa Levin • Mrs Helen Light • Mr 

Stephen Lucas • Mrs Malvina Malinek OAM M.Sc. • Mr Guy Malka 

• Mrs Eve Markov • Mr Jeremy Marks • Mr Joshua Marlow • Mrs 

Etta Maver • Mr Philip Mayers • Mr Barrie Midler • Mr Julian Miller 

• Mr Randall Moshinsky • Mrs Ruth Mote • Mrs Di Morton • Mrs 

Tania Nahum • Mrs Elaine Nassau • Miss Emily Nathan • Mrs 

Molly Nathan • Mrs Rochelle Obel • Mrs Judith Page • Mr Justin 

Page • Mr Gabi Palti • Mrs Anna Paul • Mrs Grete Pearce • Mrs 

Lotti Eisinger-Philipp • Mr Werner Philipp • Mrs Ursula Piekarski • Dr 

David Pook • Mrs Sarah Popper • Mr Jeremy Precel • Mr Michael 

Precel • Mrs Carmella Prideaux • Prof Bernard Rechter • Mr John 

Reed • Mr Justin Robin • Mr Oliver Rose • Mrs Martha Sanders • 

Mrs Danielle Schilling • Dr Kurt Schwarz • Mr Jerry Sender • Mrs 

Hedy Setton • Miss Dionne Shalit • Mr Danny Sharp • Mr Laurence 

Sharpe • Mr Charles Shaw • Mrs Leanne Shaw • Mrs Judy Sher 

• Mr David Simmelmann • Miss Nicole Simmelmann • Mr Alan 

Simon • Mrs Sharon Simon • Ms Kylie Smith • Mr Len Singer • Miss 

Leya Snider • Mr Daniel Sonenberg • Mr Bradley Spencer • Mrs 

Edith Spencer • Mr Sam Stiglec • Mr Geoffrey Sward • Dr Natalie 

Taft • Mrs Susan Tescher • Mr Harrison Yardney • Mr Torsten 

Weller • Mrs Gloria Wieselmann • Dr Hendrik Zimmet • Dr Marcel 

Zimmet • 

Basser • Mr Phillip & Mrs Sandy Benjamin OAM • Mrs Jean 

Berah • Dr Philip & Mrs Andrea Bliss • Mr Arnold & Mrs Mary 

Bram • Mrs Naomi Carrick • Mrs Susie Cymbalist • Mr Andrew 

Danos • Georgia and Evelyn Danos • Mr Matthew Danos • Mr 

Robert Danos • Mr Tom Danos • Mrs Leoni Davis • Mr Ron & 

Mrs Judy Dodge • Ms Phyllis Dorey • Dr Ron & Mrs Andrea Dorey

TZEDAKAH 

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YOUR GENEROSITY 

DONATIONS 

With thanks for your generous donations (received from (03.11.11 - 03.01.12) 

• Ms Judi Dubiner • Dr Ian & Mrs Dianne Eilenberg • Ms Roslyn 

Eldar • A/Prof Joseph Epstein AM FIFEM & Mrs Janice Epstein • 

Dianne Erlichman • Mr David Ettelson • Mrs Erika Fisher • Mr 

David & Mrs Katarina Freedman • Mrs Vera Freidin • Mr Jorge & 

Mrs Diana Gerzenstein • Ms Jenny Goldsmith • Mr Frank & Mrs 

Fliss Goldstein • Mr Eric & Mrs Beverley Gorr • Mr Jack & Mrs 

Katie Gould • Mrs Liselotte Graetzer • Mr Geoffrey Green OAM 

& Mrs Pauline Green • Mrs Rita Greiner • Mr Garry & Mrs Julie 

Grossbard • Dr Paul Hall • Mr Ashley Halphen • Mrs Elfi Halphen 

• Mrs Fella Harbig • Mrs Jill Harris • Stella Harris • Mr Rodney 

& Mrs Jessie Hartman • Mr Peter Haylock • Mr Symon Hyman • 

Mr Nathan Jacobson OBE • Dr Andrew & Mrs Penny Jakobovits 

• Mr Vernon & Mrs Sandra Jedwab • Mr Graham Joel • Brenda 

Kahan • Mr Joshua & Mrs Minnie Kahan • Albert Kaminsky • 

Mr Zeleck & Mrs Shirley Kaminsky • Mrs Masza Kaye • Mrs Faye 

Kayser • Lara & Suzanne Kimmel • Mr Andrew & Mrs Kath Kolb 

• Mr Peter Kolliner OAM & Mrs Barbie Kolliner • Dr Henryk & Mrs 

Emily Kranz • Andrew Smith & Sheree Krass • Ms Rena Langberg 

• Miss Carina Lawrence • Liz Leder • Mr Jeffrey & Mrs Danielle 

Leigh • Charles Levi • Mr Hal & Mrs Roslyn Levy • Mrs Maria 

Lewit OAM • Mr Ross Liebmann • Dr Larry & Dr Helen Light AM 

• Mrs Marion Lippmann • Mr Len Lock • Peter Loewy • Mr Ron 

& Mrs Frances Lowe • Dr Lewis & Mrs Eve Lustig • Mr Brian & 

Mrs Jeanette Mandie • Mr John Mansfield • Mr Stan Marks OAM 

& Mrs Eva Marks • Mr Leigh & Mrs Sandra Masel • Dr George & 

Prof Danuta Mendelson • Irene Metter • Ms Rosemary Michael 

• Rabbi Fred & Mrs Sue Morgan • Ms Miriam Morris • Ruth 

Mote • Dr Carl & Mrs Madeleine Muller • Elaine Nassau • Mr 

Peter Nathan • Mr Robert & Mrs Eva Neeter • Mr Les & Mrs Ellen 

Pahoff • Mrs Anna Paul • Mr Gerald Pearce • Mr Marc Pearce • 

Mr Maurice Pereira • Dr Michael Rich & Dr Nicole Phillips • Mr 

Daniel Poll • Mrs Hanna Popiolek • Mrs Irene Popper • Mr Peter 

& Mrs Bette Pulver • Mrs Rodika Reich • Mr Daniel & Mrs Neomy 

Reuben • Dr John & Mrs Margot Rogers • Mr Howard Rogers 

• Ms Karen Rosauer • Mr Saul Rozenbes • Dr Paul Rozental & 

BEREAVEMENTS (07.11.11 - 03.01.2012) 

Richard Adler Father of Marion Bishop & Gary 

Sir Zelman Cowen Husband of Lady Anna, father of Shimon, 

Nick (Yosef), Kate and Ben 

Annalise Felder Mother of Ron & John 

Leslie Fuerst Husband of Karen, father of Rebecca 

and Danielle 

Leslie Gold Father of David 

Erica Greenberg Partner of Reuben Potts, mother of Joe & Judy 

Sylvia Greenberg Mother of Selwyn 

Mary Hollander Mother of Rachel Hollander 

Edith Kohn Mother of Peter 

Sheilah Layton Wife of Richard, mother of Naomi Layton 

& David 

Leo Lazarus Uncle of Rhonda Jacobs 

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Mrs Rochelle Rozental • Mr Adam & Mrs Yoko Ryan • Mr Daniel 

Star & Ms Karen Salter • Mr Phillip Same • Mr Alan & Mrs Dianne 

Samuel • Mr Graeme Samuel AC & Ms Jillian Davies • Mr Neil & 

Mrs Marion Samuel • Mrs Martha Sanders • Michael Schonfeld • 

Kurt Schwarz • Mr Claude & Mrs Rose Schwarz • Mrs Mim Segal 

• Mrs Marion Segal • Mr Bernard Shafer • Mrs Ellen Shafer • Mrs 

Sam Sharman • Mrs Glenda Shulman • Ms Susan Silberberg • Jack 

Silberscher • Mr Paul Silberscher • Mr Leon & Mrs Laura Silver • Mr 

Jeff & Mrs Marion Simmelmann • Dr Maurice Slonim • Kylie Smith 

• Mr Frank & Mrs Sarah Steen • Mrs Jutta Sterling • Dr Rodney 

& Mrs Aviva Taft • Mrs Magdee Taryan • Dr John & Mrs Tanya 

Tescher • Mr John & Mrs Sally Unglik • Dr Renata Valentine • Karen 

Wayne • Mr Peter Weiniger • Mr Russell & Mrs Janis Whytcross • Mr 

Jonathan & Mrs Ula Wolfe • Mr Lewis & Mrs Deborah Woolf • Mrs 

Ilse Ziffer • Mr Michael & Mrs Bobbi Zylberman • 

PJCF 

The Progressive Jewish Cultural Fund (PJCF) is a tax deductible fund for 

the promotion of Jewish Cultural events which include Seminars, lectures, 

conferences and educational programmes for the public; research into 

Jewish Cultural Heritage such as design, literature, music, arts & crafts 

and establish scholarships, bursaries & award prizes; establish & maintain 

cultural centres. 

• Ms Dorothy Bresner & Ms Evelyn Bresner • Mr Max & Mrs Pat 

Fink • Mr Barry Fradkin OAM & Dr Pam Fradkin • Miss Dorothy 

Graff & Mr Felix Wyss • Mr Garry & Mrs Julie Grossbard • Mr 

Robert & Mrs Yvonne Hershan • Mr Peter & Mrs Jenny Levi • Hon 

Mr Justice Howard Nathan • Mr Peter Newman • Mr Adam & Mrs 

Yoko Ryan • Mr Leonard & Mrs Marie Shenker • Mr Neil and Mrs 

Kerri Slonim • Mrs Lorraine Topol • Mr Mark Wollan • 

CRES 

The Council for Jewish Education in Schools (CRES) is a tax deductible 

fund which is to promote Jewish education to Jewish children outside of the 

Jewish schooling system. 

• Dr Ron & Mrs Andrea Dorey • Mr Ian Samuel OAM & Mrs 

Shayndel Samuel • 

All Yahrzeits are recorded on the weekly Shabbat synagogue supplement 

Malcolm Lerner Husband of Marjorie, father of Sarah & James 

Victor Nathan Husband of Shirley, father of Greg & Rafi 

Rae (Rachel) Singer Wife of Len, mother of Pauline Walvisch and 

Pamela Rees 

Ruth Webster 

Michael Weinstein Husband of Ina (Josephine), father of Dianne 

Veseley & Cynthia Weinstein 

Fima Weisman Husband of Evgenia Nisman, father of Albert 

Weisman 

Susan Whyte Wife of David 

Rabbi Moshe Zemer 

Rhonda Nirens JP - Executive Director of Bet Olam Jewish Funerals 

and Funeral Director - Pager 9883 6237 Mobile 0438 464 909

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FEBRUARY 

CALENDAR 

juk 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

February 5 

10.30am 

Limmud on Sunday 

“Four Unorthodox Lectures on 

Jewish History” 

February 12 

10.30am 




8pm 

Men’s Group 

February 19 

February 26 

10.30am 




February 6 

10am 

Holocaust Survivors Group - 

Jewish Care 

February 13 

10am 


Jewish Care 

February 20 

10am 


Jewish Care 

February 27 

10am 


Jewish Care 

7.30pm 

Living with Dementia 

February 7 

10am 

English Classes - Jewish Care 

10am 

TBI Archive Group 

4pm Matan 

7.30pm 

Introduction to Judaism 

7.30pm 

Parashat Ha’shavua 

February 14 

10am 


4pm Matan 

6.15pm 

Ruach Rehearsal 

7.30pm 


7.30pm Parashat Ha’shavua 

February 21 

10am 


10am 


4pm Matan 

7.30pm 



February 28 

10am 


4pm Matan 

6.15pm 

Ruach Rehearsal 

7.30pm 



11am 

Friendship Club 

10.30am 

Drop in & Chat 

February 1 

February 8 

6pm 

B’nei Mitzvah Orientation 

8pm 

Maccabi Toastmasters 

10.30am 


February 2 

10.30am 

Holocaust Survivours Group - 

Russian Speaking 

(Jewish Care) 

7.30pm 

Aleph isn’t Tough 

7.30pm 

Aleph isn’t Enough 

February 9 

10.30am 



(Jewish Care) 

7.30pm 


7.30pm 


February 15 February 16 

February 22 

7.30pm 

Rosh Chodesh - Adar (offsite) 

8pm 


February 28 

3 Adar 5772 4 Adar 5772 

5 Adar 5772 6 Adar 5772 

10.30am 



(Jewish Care) 

7.30pm 


7.30pm 


February 23 

10.30am 



(Jewish Care) 

7.30pm 


7.30pm 


February 3 

6.15pm 

B’yachad Service 

6.15pm 

Shabbat Shira 

Service 

10 Shevat 5772 

6.15pm 

Kabbalat Shabbat 

Service 

6.15pm 

Kabbalat 

Shabbat Service 

Ruach 

6.15pm 

Kabbalat 

Shabbat service 

7.30pm 

Young TBI Dinner 

February 10 

February 17 

February 24 

February 4 

10am 

Shabbat Beshallach 

8 Shevat 5772 9 Shevat 5772 

11 Shevat 5772 

February 11 

9am 

Shabbat Mishpacha 

9.45am 

Gesher Service 

10am 

Shabbat Yitro 

BM Gabriella Markov 

12 Shevat 5772 13 Shevat 5772 14 Shevat 5772 15 Shevat 5772 16 Shevat 5772 17 Shevat 5772 18 Shevat 5772 

February 18 

10am 

Shabbat Mishpatim 

BM Ashley King 

19 Shevat 5772 20 Shevat 5772 21 Shevat 5772 22 Shevat 5772 23 Shevat 5772 24 Shevat 5772 25 Shevat 5772 

Ruach 

February 25 

10am 

Shabbat Terumah 

BM Zachary Rockman 

26 Shevat 5772 27 Shevat 5772 28 Shevat 5772 29 Shevat 5772 30 Shevat 5772 1 Adar 5772 2 Adar 5772 

Share your simcha 

with your community 

If you would like to sponsor a kiddush please contact the office today 

for information on how you can get your name up in lights!

CALENDAR 

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MARCH 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

March 4 

10.30am 




3pm 

Family 

Purim 

Carnival 

March 5 

10am 


Jewish Care 

March 6 

10am 


10am 


4pm Matan 

7.30pm 



March 7 

7.30pm 

Purim - Quiz & supper 

March 1 

10.30am 



(Jewish Care) 

7.30pm 


7.30pm 


7.30pm 


7.30pm 


6.15pm 


Service 

10 Adar 5772 11 Adar 5772 

12 Adar 5772 13 Adar 5772 14 Adar 5772 15 Adar 5772 16 Adar 5772 

March 11 

March 12 

March 13 

March 14 

2 Nisan 5772 3 Nisan 5772 

4 Nisan 5772 5 Nisan 5772 6 Nisan 5772 7 Nisan 5772 8 Nisan 5772 

The Temple Beth Israel Business Breakfast 

March 2 

15 

7 Adar 5772 8 Adar 5772 

9 Adar 5772 

March 8 

March 15 

6.15pm 


Service 

March 9 

March 16 

with Brian A McNamee, AO 

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director CSL Limited 

Friday March 16, 2012, 7.30am - 9am Slome Hall, 76-82 Alma Road, St Kilda 

10am 

Shabbat Tetzaveh 

BM Azul Rosenstein 

9am 

Shabbat Mishpacha 

9.45am 

Gesher Service 

10am 

Shabbat Ki Tissa 

BM Mitchell Midler 

March 3 

March 10 

March 17 

Labour Day - Office closed 10am 


4pm Matan 

10.30am 


7.30am 

TBI Business Breakfast 

10am 

Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekudei 

BM Rebecca Freedman 

6.15pm Ruach Rehearsal 

Ruach 

7.30pm 


7.30pm 


8pm 


7.30pm 


7.30pm 


6.15pm 


Service 

Ruach 

17 Adar 5772 18 Adar 5772 

19 Adar 5772 20 Adar 5772 21 Adar 5772 22 Adar 5772 23 Adar 5772 

March 18 

March 19 March 20 

March 21 

March 22 

March 23 

10.30am 

10am 

Limmud on Sunday - 


10.30am 

11am 

Baruch Spinoza: Apostate Jew 

10am 


Friendship Club 

or Progressive Jew? 



6.15pm 

3pm 

4pm Matan 

(Jewish Care) 


Port Philip Open Day 

7.30pm 

7.30pm 

Service 



7.30pm 

8pm 

7.30pm 

7.30pm 

Young TBI Dinner 

Men’s Group 



24 Adar 5772 25 Adar 5772 

26 Adar 5772 27 Adar 5772 28 Adar 5772 29 Adar 5772 

March 25 

10.30am 

Limmud on Sunday - 

Baruch Spinoza: Apostate Jew 

or Progressive Jew? 

7.30pm 

Rosh Chodesh - Nisan (offsite) 

March 26 

10am 


Jewish Care 

March 27 

10am 


4pm 

Matan 

7.30pm 


7.30pm 


10.30am 


March 28 

8pm 


7.30pm 


7.30pm 


March 29 

Contact TBI for booking & information 

9.30am 

KDS Model Seder 

6.15pm 


Service 

March 30 

March 24 

10am Shabbat Vayikra 

10am 

Shabbat Tzav 

BM Benjamin Brill 

1 Nisan 5772 

March 31

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PETER KOHN 

AUSTRALIA FAREWELLS SIR ZELMAN 

A GALAXY of Australians from all walks of life 

- more than 1200 of them -- gathered at TBI to 

farewell Sir Zelman Cowen, aged 92. The mourners 

included Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Prime 

Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition leader Tony 

Abbott. 

Rabbi Fred Morgan introduced the King David 

School Choir, directed by Joe Stupel, which offered 

both stanzas of Advance Australia Fair, ushering 

in a solemn, heartfelt service. Tributes flowed, 

interspersed with Hebrew prayers sung by our 

cantorial soloists Rhondda Hall and Bruce Levin, 

and by the TBI Choir. In his eulogy, Rabbi John Levi 

described Sir Zelman’s and Lady Anna’s long, close 

ties to TBI, noting his father Bernard had been the 

synagogue’s president, her father Hymie Wittner had 

been a treasurer, and the Cowens had married at TBI 

in 1945. 

Sir Zelman began his Oxford years at Oriel College, 

returning to Australia and a long, honourable life in 

academia. In the wake of the 1975 constitutional 

REMEMBRANCE 

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crisis, Malcolm Fraser appointed Sir Zelman, a 

wholly non-partisan figure who, in thought and 

action, had grappled more profoundly than perhaps 

anyone else in this country with the issues of division, 

consensus, communication, and healing, to the post 

of Governor-General. 

Sir Zelman was patron of St Kilda Football Club, 

and in 1966, although it was Yom Kippur, he had 

quietly gone to the football to witness St Kilda’s only 

premiership triumph. Speaking at the funeral, his 

friend Simon Skala recalled a conversation with him 

about this several decades later. “I asked him was it 

worth it, and he replied, ‘Too soon to tell’. I think he 

now knows the answer”. 

Reflecting on his life, Sir Zelman said, “The small 

boy could not dream of all this. I am deeply grateful.” 

We, too, are deeply grateful to have had Sir Zelman 

Cowen as our mentor and friend at TBI for so 

many years.

xbf ,hc - Temple Beth Israel

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