SUMMER 2025
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
My childhood rabbi used to lament that so many people would come to Temple only during the High Holidays. If you are going to come to Temple only once a year, he would say, you should have more fun than that! You should come for Passover or Sukkot.
So it was with great delight that I saw the Temple so packed with people – some who are there every Friday night and so who are there only once or twice a year – for our Passover seder, singing, celebrating, praying, and eating together. It drove home to me that our Temple is so much more than just a place of worship. It is a community in every sense of the word.
Over the past few months, our Temple has come to life through all kinds of activities, new and old. From our traditional weekly services, including one in Macomb, to our ongoing Sunday School; to new initiatives like Mahjong night and trivia night; and from facing difficult questions about the way we handle conflict to the care we show for each other in big and small ways, we have demonstrated together what it means to build a caring and kind Jewish community in central Illinois.
All of this serves as a reminder of how lucky we are to count on each other. It is a reminder of the many skills and competencies we bring to the table and the ways we support each other through the challenging times and the fun ones. With all these new activities, I am optimistic about the future of our community and hope you will continue to actively participate in our vibrant community.
Jonah
RABBI’S MESSAGE:
When I was thinking about what to write for the bulletin, the words of Psalm 96 came to mind: “Sing to Adonai a new song.” The wonderful part of this time of year is there is so much new all around us. New flowers, new buds on the trees, new plants growing in our gardens. Even though this is a time where we’ve traditionally had less activity at the Temple, the newness is still there. And I just want to take a moment to say how excited I am that there are so many wonderful and new things happening at the synagogue. From the formation of our new Community Connections Committee that is planning all kinds of activities, to celebrating a Shabbat in Macomb, I can feel the energy growing in our synagogue.
In March I was invited to join the Worship and Practice committee of the CCAR. This committee’s purpose is to explore and discuss best practices for prayer and ritual. We are currently working on revising and updating the Mishkan T’Filah siddur for Friday night. I am hoping that I can share this with you soon. The committee is also finalizing a new pamphlet for Tashlich on Rosh Hashanah. and I’m very excited to be a part of that and to share that newness with you as well. Additionally, in mid-June, I will be heading to Maine for the Center for Small Town Jewish Life conference. I can’t wait to study there with my leadership cohort, and to bring what I learn back to you (if you’re curious, you can see a schedule of events at https://jewishlife.colby.edu/maine-conference-for-jewish-life/).
Summer, for many of us, is a time of travel and seeking out new experiences. With that in mind, I wish you, in the words of the traveler’s prayer, “blessing in our every handiwork, and peace, kindness, and mercy in the eyes of all who see us.” I wish you all safe travels, and in your explorations may you find excitement and energy and inspiration to bring new songs back to us.
Have a wonderful summer,
Rabbi Jennie (she/her)
SERVICE SCHEDULE
| Date |
Leader |
Oneg |
Tech |
Shamash |
Notes |
| 6/13 |
No services |
|
|
|
|
| 6/20 |
Schulz |
Bunde |
Lyon |
|
|
| 6/27 |
No services |
|
|
|
|
| 7/4 |
Lyon |
West |
Amor |
|
|
| 7/11 |
No services |
|
|
|
|
| 7/18 |
Karlin/Raley-Karlin |
Gold |
D. Bunde |
|
|
| 7/25 |
No services |
|
|
|
|
| 8/1 |
Satisky/Schulz |
Geraci |
J. Bunde |
|
|
| 8/8 |
No services |
|
|
|
|
| 8/15 |
Amor |
Cohn/Eberhardt |
Lyon |
|
|
| 8/23 |
Rabbi Bunde |
Rericha |
Amor |
M. Lyon |
Saturday service |
| 8/29 |
West |
Jacobs |
D. Bunde |
|
|
| 9/5 |
D. Bunde |
H. Lyon |
J. Bunde |
|
|
| 9/12 |
Jacobs |
Rubin |
Lyon |
|
|
Leaders can find the names to read before the kaddish at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xMM-lmqx1dqbAQEX1m7rzEPUUGFWPlHQ/
Oneg responsibilities include: providing the food for the oneg, setting it out in the social hall, and cleaning up afterwards. (Beverages are kept in stock at the temple.) If you cannot attend services the evening you are assigned for the oneg, please switch with someone for another night, rather than just dropping off the food ahead of time. Thanks!
Need to switch?
If you cannot lead the service or provide the oneg, please find someone to switch with. Inform David Bunde of the switch.
TEMPLE HIGHLIGHTS
In late January, members of the Temple volunteered to welcome students to Lombard Middle School. (This is a weekly “High Five” activity at the school, with different groups greeting students each week.). It was a rainy Friday, but the smiles were bright!
We held the first (annual?) Temple Sholom trivia night. Congratulations to Team Unreliables for their victory. It seemed as though everyone had a great time. We raised more than $150 for FISH Food Pantry of Galesburg! Thank you to all who participated!
A group of us gathered at the Temple to watch the Holocaust Remembrance Day Online Concert.
We have had two Mah Jongg nights at the Temple, where we started to learn a very complicated game!
We held one of our rabbi services in Macomb on the campus of Western Illinois University. It was a good change of scenery and less of a drive for nearby members. We appreciate the drive that many congregants make to join us for services in Galesburg! Thanks to Dean Alexander for reserving the space to host the service.
As part of our Purim celebration, we made Purim baskets with hamantaschen and other goodies to spread the joy of the holiday!
The Jewish United Fund published an article about our own Rabbi Bunde and her participation in the Makom program through the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College. We were flattered by the attention, but they didn’t get everything right; don’t worry, Jennie’s parents are still alive and well! See the article at https://www.juf.org/Mag/tmpl-article.aspx?id=455114
PRACTICING HEBREW PRAYERS
Faye is offering to help members of the congregation practice reciting the Hebrew prayers that are usually included in the Shabbat service. You can meet in person or on Zoom. If interested, please contact her.
MAZEL TOV
Mazel tov to Shawn Greathouse on graduation from his program in Informational Technology, May 15, 2025.
Sammy Malecha will be graduating from Arcadia Charter high school on June 6th, 2025. Sammy is the son of Nancy (West) and Matt Malecha. He is the grandson of Jan West. Jan and Uncle Guy will be travelling up to Northfield, MN to celebrate with the Malecha family. Mazel Tov!
Leanne Sims received tenure and promotion! She is now the Daniel J. Logan Associate Professor of Peace and Justice and Chair. As a member of the European Forum of Restorative Justice’s working group on Imprisonment, she will participate in the “Restorative Justice Responses to Harm in Institutions” in San Sebastián/Donostia (Basque Country Spain) this summer. The event will explore the topic of organizational / institutional harm and the potential of restorative justice as a generative response. She was also invited by renowned scholar and Templeton Prize recipient Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela to be affiliated with the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest at Stellenbosch University, South Africa during her sabbatical in Spring `26. She will conduct research at AVReQ and do work in the prisons. (https://avreq.sun.ac.za/about/) Mazel tov to Leanne on her promotion and for these professional opportunities.
Jim and Hattie Jacobs report that their granddaughter, Hollan Mae Wright, received her Master’s degree and will be a school psychologist for Knox-Warren Special Education. Mazel tov!
TODAH RABAH
Thanks to Kelly Fisk of Fisk Design Group for her talented and generous help on the design of the Donor/Honor Scroll for the Temple’s capital campaign. The framed results will soon be visible in the entry hall at the Temple.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS/NEW TO AREA
We’ve had several new members join out congregation. Here are brief introductions. This is a new addition to the bulletin, but I think a good one. Welcome to them all!
Robert and Jovi Geraci have moved to Galesburg as part of the Knox faculty after spending 19 years in New York. They met during their PhD work at UC – Santa Barbara and have two children: Zion and Dorian. Zion is a college graduate, living and working in upstate NY. Dorian transferred to Knox, where he majors in Environmental Studies with minors in English Lit and Musicology. Along with her academic work, Jovi has a successful design business creating knitting patterns (Hook Mountain Handmade). Robert is less useful to the world, but he enjoys hiking, kayaking, tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, and videogames. Robert and Jovi have a dog named Poppy, who is awfully sweet to everyone, except all the people who don’t live in their house (but she’s learning to appreciate them also).
Elianna Sigman and Sam Kline have just joined the synagogue. Sam is a data engineer and analyst who has lived in the area all his life. He’s a voracious reader and lifelong learner, currently focusing his studies for fun on aerospace engineering, and working towards his dream of building and flying his own planes. He also enjoys video games, martial arts, and teaches West Coast Swing Dancing. Elianna is new to the area. She works as a personal growth and relationship coach, helping individuals achieve their personal goals and running workshops for couples. She enjoys Renaissance festivals, cooking, geocaching, and photography, and is an enthusiastic volunteer and volunteer organizer (and already on a synagogue committee.) Together, Sam and Elianna run a bi-monthly boardgame night in Macomb, go hiking, and spend too much time spoiling their 12-year-old cat. They are excited to be a part of this community and look forward to meeting everyone.
Another new attendee to our services is Charles Cunningham, a Presbyterian pastor, whose orientation would be described as progressive. Various life experiences have brought him to this place in time. In 1970, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (not Penn State). He taught school in south Philly for a year and then off to Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He left early and entered the field of landscape managing. He ended up at Knox College in 1979, tending to all things green and white. He coached football as an assistant coach with Harley, Tim, Joe and John. In 1986, he went off for another adventure—swine management—and became a hog man for his brother-in-law. Finally, he went back to seminary in Chicago at McCormick Theological Seminary, finishing up in 1990. He has been an ordained minister since then and is currently preaching twice a week in Pekin IL. Impressionist painters are his joy and delight.
NAMES FOR THE MI SHEBEIRACH LIST
If you have a name you would like to add to the Mi Shebeirach list for healing, send a note to the Hesed Committee chair Gabe or Rabbi Jennie. You can also edit the list directly on our Google Drive. We will keep saying the name each week, until we know there’s no longer a special need for this person. We will still ask for names at each service; this is just an additional way to add a name to the list.
SAVE THE DATE!
The Temple Annual Meeting will be on
July 13, 2025 at 4pm
(at the Temple)
Zack Bunde’s Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, October 18 at 10 a.m.
NEWS AND LINKS OF INTEREST
Knox College published this lovely profile of Mike Lawrence, son of Temple Sholom founders Mark and Gladys Lawrence: https://www.knox.edu/profiles/mike-lawrence-64
Our own Hannah Lyon was interviewed by radio station WGIL about getting a grant to upgrade equipment at Cornucopia: https://www.wgil.com/episode/cornucopia-galesburgs-grocery-treasure-gets-a-boost/
ACCESS TO BROOKSIDE CEMETERY
For security reasons, car access to Brookside Cemetery is controlled by having a locked gate at the entrance, but you can always walk in through the smaller gate to the side. Please make sure the gate is closed after you exit, with the padlock re-locked. For the lock combination or any additional questions, please contact one of the cemetery trustees: Bob Bondi, David Amor, and Jeremy Karlin.
Proposals invited for use of the Chai Fund: In 2014, Temple Sholom received a gift of $10,188 from the Chai Foundation. We have drawn on these funds for several projects, using about one-third of the funding. The Temple Board welcomes proposals to use the fund; guidelines below. If you have an idea, you might want to start by discussing it with a board member. Proposals can be sent to our president, Jonah Rubin.
Mission Statement for use of the Chai Fund: Temple Sholom will use the money from the CHAI gift on initiatives that will invigorate the Temple community. The Temple will give each initiative up to $500. The funds may be used for (but not limited to):
- scholarships for skills/leadership development
- care of the Temple Sholom building and grounds
- programs that bring the Temple community together and support our presence in Galesburg (and surrounding communities)
- tzedakah projects that engage the members of the congregation
- the purchase of religious objects/books, and technological additions and upgrades.
When requesting for funds from the CHAI grant, Temple Sholom members should state how the supported project will realize the mission of invigorating the Temple community.
DONATION RECORD
For improvements to the kitchen
Jan West and Guy West
To support students attending the annual seder
Bob Bondi
Mary Howell
Jan West
In memory of Alexander Faynov
The Fayman Family
Don’t see your name? If you have made a donation but do not see your name on this list and/or have not received an acknowledgement by mail, please let Nancy Eberhardt know. Sorry in advance for any slip ups!
Making a donation to Temple Sholom? If you would like to make a donation to Temple Sholom, please send your check to: Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501, identifying the nature of the gift (e.g., in memory of, in honor of, or for the speed recovery of a particular person). Maury will notify Nancy Eberhardt, who takes care of correspondence concerning such gifts (e.g., notifying the family of the deceased that a gift has been made in memory of that person).
Give to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund was established by the Temple Sholom Board in 2024, at the time that Rabbi Jennie Bunde was engaged as our rabbi. A regular part of most congregations that have ongoing clergy, this fund is intended to provide Rabbi Jennie with the means to provide tzedakah on behalf of the congregation to individuals and charitable organizations in times of need, both in the congregation and in the larger community. It can also be used to help the rabbi with professional expenses, books and other materials used to further her professional development. The Temple contributes to the Fund each year, but the hope and expectation is that gifts from congregants and friends of Temple Sholom will also help to build the fund.
If you are planning a gift to Temple Sholom, please consider making it to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. It could be in memory of a loved one, an expression of thanks for a life milestone, or any other reason, even just to support the fund. Checks should be made out to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund (NOT to Rabbi Jennie personally) and sent to Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501.
Happy Tree of Life Donations
Donations may be made in recognition of a variety of events, for example: in honor of a happy occasion (anniversary, birth, bar/bat mitzvah, birthday, etc.), or in honor of an individual or family. Donations may be made by an individual or a group at three levels: a leaf ($200), an acorn ($500), and a stone ($1,000). A leaf can be engraved with four lines of text with 20 characters in each line, plus a brief fifth line (often a date). Acorns and stones are larger than leaves and can accommodate more text. Sample wordings can be found by looking on the Happy Tree of Life. If you want to make a donation, you can send your gift, along with specification of wording, to Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501
Memorial Plaques: If you would like to purchase a memorial plaque ($250), send your donation and desired wording to Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501. You will find samples of what to include on the plaque by looking at ones already on the memorial board.
Gift Shop
Gift shop offerings have been pared back to candles (Shabbat, memorial, Hanukkah) and mezuzot. The easiest times to access the case are Friday evenings before or after services. For access at another time, contact Faye Schulz, 335-7192.
Summer 2025 Temple Bulletin
July 4, 2025 by templesholomgalesburg • Uncategorized Tags: Bulletins, Temple Bulletin •
SUMMER 2025
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
My childhood rabbi used to lament that so many people would come to Temple only during the High Holidays. If you are going to come to Temple only once a year, he would say, you should have more fun than that! You should come for Passover or Sukkot.
So it was with great delight that I saw the Temple so packed with people – some who are there every Friday night and so who are there only once or twice a year – for our Passover seder, singing, celebrating, praying, and eating together. It drove home to me that our Temple is so much more than just a place of worship. It is a community in every sense of the word.
Over the past few months, our Temple has come to life through all kinds of activities, new and old. From our traditional weekly services, including one in Macomb, to our ongoing Sunday School; to new initiatives like Mahjong night and trivia night; and from facing difficult questions about the way we handle conflict to the care we show for each other in big and small ways, we have demonstrated together what it means to build a caring and kind Jewish community in central Illinois.
All of this serves as a reminder of how lucky we are to count on each other. It is a reminder of the many skills and competencies we bring to the table and the ways we support each other through the challenging times and the fun ones. With all these new activities, I am optimistic about the future of our community and hope you will continue to actively participate in our vibrant community.
Jonah
RABBI’S MESSAGE:
When I was thinking about what to write for the bulletin, the words of Psalm 96 came to mind: “Sing to Adonai a new song.” The wonderful part of this time of year is there is so much new all around us. New flowers, new buds on the trees, new plants growing in our gardens. Even though this is a time where we’ve traditionally had less activity at the Temple, the newness is still there. And I just want to take a moment to say how excited I am that there are so many wonderful and new things happening at the synagogue. From the formation of our new Community Connections Committee that is planning all kinds of activities, to celebrating a Shabbat in Macomb, I can feel the energy growing in our synagogue.
In March I was invited to join the Worship and Practice committee of the CCAR. This committee’s purpose is to explore and discuss best practices for prayer and ritual. We are currently working on revising and updating the Mishkan T’Filah siddur for Friday night. I am hoping that I can share this with you soon. The committee is also finalizing a new pamphlet for Tashlich on Rosh Hashanah. and I’m very excited to be a part of that and to share that newness with you as well. Additionally, in mid-June, I will be heading to Maine for the Center for Small Town Jewish Life conference. I can’t wait to study there with my leadership cohort, and to bring what I learn back to you (if you’re curious, you can see a schedule of events at https://jewishlife.colby.edu/maine-conference-for-jewish-life/).
Summer, for many of us, is a time of travel and seeking out new experiences. With that in mind, I wish you, in the words of the traveler’s prayer, “blessing in our every handiwork, and peace, kindness, and mercy in the eyes of all who see us.” I wish you all safe travels, and in your explorations may you find excitement and energy and inspiration to bring new songs back to us.
Have a wonderful summer,
Rabbi Jennie (she/her)
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Leaders can find the names to read before the kaddish at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xMM-lmqx1dqbAQEX1m7rzEPUUGFWPlHQ/
Oneg responsibilities include: providing the food for the oneg, setting it out in the social hall, and cleaning up afterwards. (Beverages are kept in stock at the temple.) If you cannot attend services the evening you are assigned for the oneg, please switch with someone for another night, rather than just dropping off the food ahead of time. Thanks!
Need to switch?
If you cannot lead the service or provide the oneg, please find someone to switch with. Inform David Bunde of the switch.
TEMPLE HIGHLIGHTS
In late January, members of the Temple volunteered to welcome students to Lombard Middle School. (This is a weekly “High Five” activity at the school, with different groups greeting students each week.). It was a rainy Friday, but the smiles were bright!
We held the first (annual?) Temple Sholom trivia night. Congratulations to Team Unreliables for their victory. It seemed as though everyone had a great time. We raised more than $150 for FISH Food Pantry of Galesburg! Thank you to all who participated!
A group of us gathered at the Temple to watch the Holocaust Remembrance Day Online Concert.
We have had two Mah Jongg nights at the Temple, where we started to learn a very complicated game!
We held one of our rabbi services in Macomb on the campus of Western Illinois University. It was a good change of scenery and less of a drive for nearby members. We appreciate the drive that many congregants make to join us for services in Galesburg! Thanks to Dean Alexander for reserving the space to host the service.
As part of our Purim celebration, we made Purim baskets with hamantaschen and other goodies to spread the joy of the holiday!
The Jewish United Fund published an article about our own Rabbi Bunde and her participation in the Makom program through the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College. We were flattered by the attention, but they didn’t get everything right; don’t worry, Jennie’s parents are still alive and well! See the article at https://www.juf.org/Mag/tmpl-article.aspx?id=455114
PRACTICING HEBREW PRAYERS
Faye is offering to help members of the congregation practice reciting the Hebrew prayers that are usually included in the Shabbat service. You can meet in person or on Zoom. If interested, please contact her.
MAZEL TOV
Mazel tov to Shawn Greathouse on graduation from his program in Informational Technology, May 15, 2025.
Sammy Malecha will be graduating from Arcadia Charter high school on June 6th, 2025. Sammy is the son of Nancy (West) and Matt Malecha. He is the grandson of Jan West. Jan and Uncle Guy will be travelling up to Northfield, MN to celebrate with the Malecha family. Mazel Tov!
Leanne Sims received tenure and promotion! She is now the Daniel J. Logan Associate Professor of Peace and Justice and Chair. As a member of the European Forum of Restorative Justice’s working group on Imprisonment, she will participate in the “Restorative Justice Responses to Harm in Institutions” in San Sebastián/Donostia (Basque Country Spain) this summer. The event will explore the topic of organizational / institutional harm and the potential of restorative justice as a generative response. She was also invited by renowned scholar and Templeton Prize recipient Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela to be affiliated with the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest at Stellenbosch University, South Africa during her sabbatical in Spring `26. She will conduct research at AVReQ and do work in the prisons. (https://avreq.sun.ac.za/about/) Mazel tov to Leanne on her promotion and for these professional opportunities.
Jim and Hattie Jacobs report that their granddaughter, Hollan Mae Wright, received her Master’s degree and will be a school psychologist for Knox-Warren Special Education. Mazel tov!
TODAH RABAH
Thanks to Kelly Fisk of Fisk Design Group for her talented and generous help on the design of the Donor/Honor Scroll for the Temple’s capital campaign. The framed results will soon be visible in the entry hall at the Temple.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS/NEW TO AREA
We’ve had several new members join out congregation. Here are brief introductions. This is a new addition to the bulletin, but I think a good one. Welcome to them all!
Robert and Jovi Geraci have moved to Galesburg as part of the Knox faculty after spending 19 years in New York. They met during their PhD work at UC – Santa Barbara and have two children: Zion and Dorian. Zion is a college graduate, living and working in upstate NY. Dorian transferred to Knox, where he majors in Environmental Studies with minors in English Lit and Musicology. Along with her academic work, Jovi has a successful design business creating knitting patterns (Hook Mountain Handmade). Robert is less useful to the world, but he enjoys hiking, kayaking, tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, and videogames. Robert and Jovi have a dog named Poppy, who is awfully sweet to everyone, except all the people who don’t live in their house (but she’s learning to appreciate them also).
Elianna Sigman and Sam Kline have just joined the synagogue. Sam is a data engineer and analyst who has lived in the area all his life. He’s a voracious reader and lifelong learner, currently focusing his studies for fun on aerospace engineering, and working towards his dream of building and flying his own planes. He also enjoys video games, martial arts, and teaches West Coast Swing Dancing. Elianna is new to the area. She works as a personal growth and relationship coach, helping individuals achieve their personal goals and running workshops for couples. She enjoys Renaissance festivals, cooking, geocaching, and photography, and is an enthusiastic volunteer and volunteer organizer (and already on a synagogue committee.) Together, Sam and Elianna run a bi-monthly boardgame night in Macomb, go hiking, and spend too much time spoiling their 12-year-old cat. They are excited to be a part of this community and look forward to meeting everyone.
Another new attendee to our services is Charles Cunningham, a Presbyterian pastor, whose orientation would be described as progressive. Various life experiences have brought him to this place in time. In 1970, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (not Penn State). He taught school in south Philly for a year and then off to Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He left early and entered the field of landscape managing. He ended up at Knox College in 1979, tending to all things green and white. He coached football as an assistant coach with Harley, Tim, Joe and John. In 1986, he went off for another adventure—swine management—and became a hog man for his brother-in-law. Finally, he went back to seminary in Chicago at McCormick Theological Seminary, finishing up in 1990. He has been an ordained minister since then and is currently preaching twice a week in Pekin IL. Impressionist painters are his joy and delight.
NAMES FOR THE MI SHEBEIRACH LIST
If you have a name you would like to add to the Mi Shebeirach list for healing, send a note to the Hesed Committee chair Gabe or Rabbi Jennie. You can also edit the list directly on our Google Drive. We will keep saying the name each week, until we know there’s no longer a special need for this person. We will still ask for names at each service; this is just an additional way to add a name to the list.
SAVE THE DATE!
The Temple Annual Meeting will be on
July 13, 2025 at 4pm
(at the Temple)
Zack Bunde’s Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, October 18 at 10 a.m.
NEWS AND LINKS OF INTEREST
Knox College published this lovely profile of Mike Lawrence, son of Temple Sholom founders Mark and Gladys Lawrence: https://www.knox.edu/profiles/mike-lawrence-64
Our own Hannah Lyon was interviewed by radio station WGIL about getting a grant to upgrade equipment at Cornucopia: https://www.wgil.com/episode/cornucopia-galesburgs-grocery-treasure-gets-a-boost/
ACCESS TO BROOKSIDE CEMETERY
For security reasons, car access to Brookside Cemetery is controlled by having a locked gate at the entrance, but you can always walk in through the smaller gate to the side. Please make sure the gate is closed after you exit, with the padlock re-locked. For the lock combination or any additional questions, please contact one of the cemetery trustees: Bob Bondi, David Amor, and Jeremy Karlin.
Proposals invited for use of the Chai Fund: In 2014, Temple Sholom received a gift of $10,188 from the Chai Foundation. We have drawn on these funds for several projects, using about one-third of the funding. The Temple Board welcomes proposals to use the fund; guidelines below. If you have an idea, you might want to start by discussing it with a board member. Proposals can be sent to our president, Jonah Rubin.
Mission Statement for use of the Chai Fund: Temple Sholom will use the money from the CHAI gift on initiatives that will invigorate the Temple community. The Temple will give each initiative up to $500. The funds may be used for (but not limited to):
When requesting for funds from the CHAI grant, Temple Sholom members should state how the supported project will realize the mission of invigorating the Temple community.
DONATION RECORD
For improvements to the kitchen
Jan West and Guy West
To support students attending the annual seder
Bob Bondi
Mary Howell
Jan West
In memory of Alexander Faynov
The Fayman Family
Don’t see your name? If you have made a donation but do not see your name on this list and/or have not received an acknowledgement by mail, please let Nancy Eberhardt know. Sorry in advance for any slip ups!
Making a donation to Temple Sholom? If you would like to make a donation to Temple Sholom, please send your check to: Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501, identifying the nature of the gift (e.g., in memory of, in honor of, or for the speed recovery of a particular person). Maury will notify Nancy Eberhardt, who takes care of correspondence concerning such gifts (e.g., notifying the family of the deceased that a gift has been made in memory of that person).
Give to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund was established by the Temple Sholom Board in 2024, at the time that Rabbi Jennie Bunde was engaged as our rabbi. A regular part of most congregations that have ongoing clergy, this fund is intended to provide Rabbi Jennie with the means to provide tzedakah on behalf of the congregation to individuals and charitable organizations in times of need, both in the congregation and in the larger community. It can also be used to help the rabbi with professional expenses, books and other materials used to further her professional development. The Temple contributes to the Fund each year, but the hope and expectation is that gifts from congregants and friends of Temple Sholom will also help to build the fund.
If you are planning a gift to Temple Sholom, please consider making it to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. It could be in memory of a loved one, an expression of thanks for a life milestone, or any other reason, even just to support the fund. Checks should be made out to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund (NOT to Rabbi Jennie personally) and sent to Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501.
Happy Tree of Life Donations
Donations may be made in recognition of a variety of events, for example: in honor of a happy occasion (anniversary, birth, bar/bat mitzvah, birthday, etc.), or in honor of an individual or family. Donations may be made by an individual or a group at three levels: a leaf ($200), an acorn ($500), and a stone ($1,000). A leaf can be engraved with four lines of text with 20 characters in each line, plus a brief fifth line (often a date). Acorns and stones are larger than leaves and can accommodate more text. Sample wordings can be found by looking on the Happy Tree of Life. If you want to make a donation, you can send your gift, along with specification of wording, to Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501
Memorial Plaques: If you would like to purchase a memorial plaque ($250), send your donation and desired wording to Maury Lyon, Treasurer, Temple Sholom, P.O. Box 501, Galesburg, IL 61402-0501. You will find samples of what to include on the plaque by looking at ones already on the memorial board.
Gift Shop
Gift shop offerings have been pared back to candles (Shabbat, memorial, Hanukkah) and mezuzot. The easiest times to access the case are Friday evenings before or after services. For access at another time, contact Faye Schulz, 335-7192.