THE ACTORS TEMPLE

Announcements Week of March 21, 2016

www.theactorstemple.org * info@theactorstemple.org * 212-245-6975 * Fax 212-586-3025
339 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036
Mailing Address: PO Box 2620, NY, NY 10108

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ANNUAL GALA: FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE, starring Anna Bergman, Monday March 21, 7:30 PM
PURIM: A POLITICAL PURIM (Trump vs. Clinton!) Wednesday, March 23, 7 PM with original Spiel
SHABBAT: Friday, 3/25, 7 PM: Service, and Oneg Shabbat
SHABBAT AM: Saturday, 3/26, 10:30 AM: Torah Service, Discussion, & Oneg, Parashat Tzav
LOOKING AHEAD: Queen of Mean, Passover, and more
EDUCATION: Adult Torah Study, No Class this week, on the night of the Purim Spiel
THANK YOU, DONATIONS, & GIVING
HEALTH & HEALING
YAHRZEIT AND KADDISH
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

THIS WEEK

ANNUAL GALA: FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE, Romantic songs by Richard Rodgers, starring Anna
Bergman, featuring Nat Chandler & Musical Director Joseph Thalken, Produced by Carol Ostrow; honoring
Rabbi Jill Hausman for her 10 years at the temple, and President Robert J. Reicher, Monday March 21st,
7:30 PM; For tickets call Larry Roberts: 917-796-312, The AT office: 212-245-6975, or Carol Ostrow: 212265-8500. Producers: $1,000 includes 2 Prime Orchestra Seats (Dinner at Da Rosina, 342 West 46th St.,
name in the program, and a special thank you mentioned that evening); Supporters: $750 includes 2
Prime Orchestra Seats (Dinner, name in the program); Prime Orchestra: $250 (Dinner included); Rear
Orchestra: $150; Last Row Orchestra: $50; Front Mezzanine: $150; Rear Mezzanine: $100; Last Row
Mezzanine: $50. Dinner at 6 PM.

PURIM CELEBRATION: Wednesday, March 23, 7 PM: Service, Megillah Reading, Original Spiel A
POLITICAL PURIM or ESTHER CLINTON VS. HAMAN TRUMP, by Bob Greenberg with song spoofs from
Annie Get Your Gun, starring professional actors and piano music by James Besser. We will sing, laugh,
pray, eat hamantaschen, and give thanks for our Jewish survival!

SHABBAT, Friday, March 25, 7 PM: Shabbat Service & Oneg Shabbat. We commemorate the Yahrzeits of:
Eva Greenspan (3/28) Elias Lustig (3/29), Susan Jaslow (II Adar 21).

SHABBAT AM, Saturday, March 26, 10:30 AM, Service, Discussion, & Oneg Shabbat, Parashat Tzav.

LOOKING AHEAD

Bat Mitzvah of Sara Jackrel, Saturday, April 2, 10:30 AM. Parashat Shemini. Special Kiddush sponsored by
her parents Denise & Jan. All are invited.

The Queen of Mean: The Rise and Fall of Leona Helmsley, a new musical starring Tovah Feldshuh,
Thursday, April 7, 7:30 PM (4/4 is sold out). Does getting what we want bring happiness? What does it feel like to
be rich and powerful? Why would someone with everything stop at nothing to have more? Arts@AT Tickets: $20
in advance, $25 at the door, $15 for AT members and students under age 18.

SHABBAT, Friday, April 8, 7 PM. Barbara Bova sponsors the Oneg in honor of Rabbis Jills first
grandchild. Aron Bederson and James Besser will sing and play.

SECOND NIGHT COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER, Saturday, April 23, 6 PM. A delicious catered dinner and
full seder, conducted by Rabbi Jill Hausman, forms and information is posted on our website. Please make
dinner reservations before April 11th. A limited number of vouchers are available for those in need. Please notify
Rabbi Jill or Larry Roberts in our office. Menu: Roasted Salmon with Cerignola Olives, Citrus, Parsley
Tomatoes, Sicilian Cauliflower with Sweet & Sour Vinaigrette, Vegetarian Entre: Stuffed Peppers with
Mushrooms, Matzah, Gruyere, Asparagus with Beet Dressing, Potato & Artichoke Gratin, Salad of Arugula, Dates,

Parmesan & Almonds, Tom Cat Bakerys Matzah, White bean puree, Pickled String Beans & Carrots, Hard Boiled
Eggs, Charoset; Flourless Chocolate Cake with Blueberries, French Roast Coffee & Harney Teas.

EDUCATION

WEEKLY TORAH STUDY for Adults: No class this week on Erev Purim; next week: uptown at 96th Street;
studying Pirkei Avot. A donation of $10/class is gratefully accepted.

THANK YOU, MAZEL TOV, AND DONATIONS

Thank you to Torah chanters Daniel Benyamin and Harry Ellison; thanks to those who set up and cleaned
up the oneg: Barbara Bova, the Feingold Family, and others. Thank you to Aron Bederson for singing at our
services, and Daniel Miller for maintaining the website.
Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or a Musical Service in honor of any Life Cycle event such as: Birthdays, Births,
Anniversaries, Graduations, Aufruf, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, or any Simcha or event. A leaf on our Tree
of Life Plaque, is only $180. Chair Plaques can be personalized and donated. Please also remember The
Actors Temple in your will. We are available for Memorial Services and we have Cemetery Plots in NJ.

HEALTH AND HEALING

R'fuah Sh'lema to: Mary Favia, Carmen Richkin, Judith Tedeschi, Dalita Rubinstein, Phyllis Malamud, Matt
Clark, Hank Eulau, Maya Demri, Zell Schwartzman, Liz Strickoff, Benjamin Bederson, Benjamin Mollica, Paul
Kravitz, Lucy Kashangaki, Jeanie Kwartler, Ruth Krausman, Sandra Grassby, Ronald Hausman, Nancy Myron,
Wilma Shochat, Stephen Gersten, Ruth Klatsko.

YAHRZEITS AND KADDISH

We recall the Yahrzeits of (Heb. Date of PassingAdar-Nisan): Eva Greenspan (3/28) Elias Lustig (3/29),
Susan Jaslow (II Adar 21) 3/26; Harold Walerstein, Ruth Rosenbaum (4/1) 4/1; Hannah Cohen (1 Nisan),
Mother of George Cass (4), Bernard Krausman (4/12), Samuel Wishner (4/14), 4/8; Beatrice Friedman (7),
Jeanette Lieberman (8), Jeffrey David Walerstein (9), Eva Greenspan (10), Norman Bandler (4/19) 4/15;
Ephraim Friedman (16), Mollie Feinstein Cohen (17), Selma Eulau (18), 4/22; Hannah Unterman Malamud
(25), Leonore Silver (25), William Greenspan (26), Naum Galperin (27),4/29; Bernard Sheldon (28), Edna
Hersh (29), Ruth Schindelheim (29-30), Lewis Friedland (30), 5/1
We recall for Kaddish: Eileen Della Levitats, Devorah Kravitz, Suzanne Cohn Simon, Judy Greenwald,
Barbara Vann, Murray Reich, Mark Kigler, Harold Lempert, Gabriel Hellman, Sylvia Nacht Luckom,
Elizabeth Swados, Dorothy Strowman, Carole Elfman, Annabel Meister, Samuel Witchel, Ronnie Eulau,

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS

TV Broadcast of Actors Temple on The Public Voice Salon: at mnn.org. Click "watch now" on community
channel. Later to be on YouTube. Panelists: Carol Ostrow, Mike Libien, Bob Greenberg, and Rabbi Jill.

Bob Greenberg is on 2 TV shows: on VINYL, Episode 4, The Racket; in reruns & HBO On Demand & in the
Original Netflix Series, THE CHARACTERS, as "Tim Robinson," Episode 7 as Male Gambler. Mazel Tov!

Kama Linden performs solo: 4/7, 8 PM, Sylvanas, 300 W. 116th St.; & 4/10, 8 PM, Pianos,158 Ludlow St.

Join Heidi Latskys social media campaign, Me On Display, http://heidilatskydance.com/meondisplay/

reclaiming the beauty of the individual, #MeOnDisplay. Take a photo &/or post a comment.

Celeste Wiseblood is in a photography group show, Creative Houston Street Center (UNIVERSITY
SETTLEMENT AND Y), 2nd floor, 273 Bowery near E. Houston, thru early May.

Sandy Rosenberg appears as Sister Mary Lazarus in SISTER ACT, Fulton Theatre, Lancaster, PA, 3/1 26.

GOD SPELLED BACKWARD, a ventriloquist routine written & performed by Marjorie Conn, Manhattan
International Theater Festival, 3/21, 7:15 PM; 3/24, 7:30 PM, & 3/26, 4:15 PM, Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th
Street. Running Time: 30 minutes

Kidney Donor Needed: Jeanne Krausmans daughter Ruth needs a kidney due to an inherited condition.
Please contact Jeanne at 973-783-3851 if you have any information or are willing to be a donor.

Valerie Brown, 212 496 6484, available for cleaning. Dr. Dalita Rubenstein seeking psychotherapy clients
(sliding scale), 212-627-8624; Celeste Wiseblood seeking hypno/psychotherapy clients 917-833-8885.

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BLESSED WEEK!