A Chat with the irrespressible Jed Mescon - Inverviewd by Bary Parker
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November 2, 2011
Growing Up Jewish in Chattanooga - Vol II.
Andy Hodes, Iris Abelson, Amy Cohen, and Flossie Weill.
All these come from multi generationalfamilies...all returned to Chattanooga as valuable Mizpah members as well as the general community....all have been very successful in their careers. This is a program not to be missed.
November 16, 2011
Wes Hasden, Associate Editor of the Chattanooga Times....Chattanooga Connections..another Mizpah Congregant who has a wonderful story to tell.
This relates to Cohen/Hasden families and will be fascinating.
November 30, 2011
The Changing Role of Education in the 21st Century
Panel: Jill Levine, Judy Solovey, Lynn Howard, Bruce Stewart - Moderated by Beth Roberts
A reception will be held from 7:00 pm -7:30 pm
Programs begin PROMPTLY at 7:30pm
No charge for congregants...$5 charge for non-members.
The MizpahGarden is a project ongoing since 1996. Begun as a way to get members involved and create usable and attractive space where there was none, the Garden of Lifewas dedicated in 1999. Already, our Garden has appeared twice on the Chattanooga Garden Club’s summer Garden Tour, being the first non-residence to appear so. Ruth Longway and Susan O’Hara Barack are the creative force behind the Garden. Twice annually, in the Spring and Fall, there is a Garden Work Day, where weeding and planting take place. The Garden is maintained as well by our Temple custodian, Clair Roth. If you would like to join this ‘labor of love,’ please call Herb Cohn at 877-3813. Thank you.
Standing, left to right: Judy Mogul, Ryan Whited, Stacey Whited, Richard Zachary, Herb Cohn, Susan O’Hara, Betsy Temple; Kneeling, left to right: Helen Smith, Ruth Longway and Joe Barack
Artist in Residence
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010 NEW TORAH MANTLES were unvailed We celebrated Simchat Torah, Consecration And we danced with our Torahs dressed in their new covers. After, we will all gathered together for First Friday Dinner.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010 WELCOME TEMMA GENTLES Judaic Fiber Artist Extraordinaire Goldman-Moses Artist-in-Residence Enjoy an evening of Havdalah, Refreshments and A presentation by Temma Evening program begins at 7:00 pm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010 Temma Gentles will be engaging our Religious School children with a Mezuzah Workshop 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Intriguing Conversations Second of Four
Mizpah Congregation Presents
Intriguing Conversations
Paul Lefkoff, Joy Adams, Alvin Hodes and Max Brener
will discuss
“Growing up Jewish in Chattanooga.”
Iris Abelson
will serve as moderator.
Wednesday October 13, 2010 – Feinstein Hall
For more information call the Homeless Coalition 423.267.2320
2008 Purim in the '60's - Peace, Love & Happiness
Boman to Deliver Goldman-Moses Lecture at Mizpah Congregation
The Goldman-Moses Lecture at Mizpah Congregation
Presents
Dr. Kjell Boman, Senior Medical Advisor
to the African Mission in Sudan
Thursday evening, May 24, at 7:00 p.m.
"Medical Conditions in Darfur."
Dr. Boman is a Colonel in the Swedish Army and has served in United Nations Missions in Lebanon, Pakistan, Bosnia, and Liberia. Most recently, he served as the Senior Medical Advisior to the African Mission in Sudan, facilitating medical care for refugee camps on behalf of Swedish Rescue and the European Union.
The public is welcome to attend.
For more information contact
Mizpah Congregation 423-267-9771
2007 Selichot Dessert Reception and Service
A terrific Selichot Dessert Reception was enjoyed by all who attended. Thank you to MJ Levine and all of our Past Presidents for putting together this wonderful evening of great food. We ended our evening with a service to change our Torah Covers to White for the High Holidays.
2011 Annual Mizpah Picnic
Selichot 2009 at Mizpah
Members joined together to prepare for the New Year. We participated in Havdalah followed by a Study Session with Rabbi Tepper. During Selichot Services the Past Presidents and current Board members assisted in changing our Torah Covers to our High Holiday White Covers. A wonderful event.
2008 Volunteer Day at Mizpah
“WORKERS MADE MIZPAH READY FOR RABBI TEPPER”
Thank you all so very much for coming out on a lovely Sunday morning to spruce up our offices, our closets, our library storage space, our copying room and our gift shop. First came the Rabbi’s office…. a mere job of moving the four-piece desk around. It began with Richard Zachary and Sid Simon studying with a practiced eye how to take on the task. Then Herb Cohn came in to watch and wait till he was needed to provide muscle.After much conversation, measuring, and studying the phone and computer outlets, in walked Angie Wilson.With a commanding voice, she told them exactly what she wanted for her new Rabbi. Then calling in extra troops in the form of three able grammar school boys, they achieved their goal. Choir members Rhonda Seeber and Helen Smith sorted years of sheet music and books…tossing out and boxing up to achieve their goal of storage space for choir notebooks.Bev Coulter, Dana Banks and Sue Cohn boxed and labeled current storage items in office closets. Louise Kushner and Teddi Mendel assembled a membership notebook for Rabbi Tepper to help him learn about all our families. David and Paula Israel..David our official cassette and disk inspector/tosser out; and Paula once again upstairs moving our ReligiousSchool! Janet Perfetti and Karen Simon straightened up our copier room, making space for Gift Shop storage. And a final cheer to Henry Poss who worked tirelessly to enhance the working space in the Administrator’s office.
The First Friday of October was
SIMCHAT TORAH!
WE Heard our younger congregants recite the Shema for Consecration,
WE Paraded around the room with our Torah scrolls,
and
We Unrolled one Torah all the way around the Sanctuary
as we read the end of Deuteronomy and start again at the beginning of Genesis!
We had many congregants help hold up the scroll as it was unrolled around the room.
Following services, we enjoyed a delicious Cabbage Roll Dinner in Feinstein Hall!
2007 Women of Distinction
Congratulations to two of our own, Sonia Young who was honored as the recepient of the 2007 Tennessee Women of Distinction and MJ Levine who was honored as one of Chattanooga's Women of Distinction. We are very proud of these two members of our Mizpah family.
Sonia Young "The Purple Lady" with Rabbi Lief. Finette Winer Picture with MJ Levine
