Hello everyone! It looks like this will be another short note this week…one can tell we are getting into the summer months and Temple life is slowing down a bit…while perhaps your lives are getting busier with travel and guests and just enjoying the beautiful weather.
Heroes’ Hands and Victims’ Voices
Many thanks to Ken Wolf for bringing to my attention the article in the paper last Friday about a project assigned to students in Tanya Hayes’s 10th-grade English class at Deshler High School called “Heros’ Hands and Victims’ Voices.” If, like me, you don’t get the paper or you simply missed it, a link to the article is included here. I would recommend you check it out. In my humble opinion, much praise goes to Ms. Hayes for assigning this project to her students and a letter of thanks is forthcoming. http://www.timesdaily.com/news/education/deshler-students-create-holocaust-exhibit/article_57abf905-3faa-552b-a30b-1c99bb2aa6dd.html
Let’s Have a Party!
This Sunday is our celebration of Erwin Coleman’s 97th birthday! The celebration will be held at the Temple on Sunday, May 28 from 2pm-4pm. Howard Zeff is still looking for more volunteers to help with the set-up on Saturday (May 27) at 1:00 and clean-up following the event. Many thanks to those that have already raised your hands but more volunteers would be helpful! Please remember, too, that everyone is asked to bring a finger food or a vegetable or fruit plate to share with attendees. A cake will be provided but we need other (non-sweet) snack-type items to make all our guests feel welcomed! While the plan has been to also have a book signing during this event, it is currently unclear as to whether the printers will have the book ready. Please don’t let that deter you from joining us for the wonderful celebration!
Service Schedule
The schedule for our upcoming services through the end of June, is as follows:
- May 26 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 2 – Robert Adler
- June 9 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 16 – Ken Wolf
- June 23 – Rabbi Nancy
- June 30 – Buddy Bernstein
As always, congregants and members of the Shoals community, at large, are invited to attend the weekly Torah Study session which is held each Saturday morning at 9:30, at the Temple.
Reminder items:
- Birthday Celebration for Erwin Coleman – Sunday, May 28, 2pm-4pm, at the Temple – Please plan to bring a non-sweet finger food item to share.
- Temple Board Meeting – Sunday, June 4, 10:00am, at the Temple – congregants welcome
If you are aware of something in the community that you would like me to draw some attention to in my message, please let me know! And, as always, if you have any announcements you would like for me to share with our membership, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.
I hope you all have had a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you Friday night.
Shalom!
Traci Welch
