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VOLUME 5771 ISSUE 9 www.cbistpete.com
Shabbat Services 2
From Rabbi 3
Sisterhood/Men’s Club 9
Schools 11
Youth 12
Adult Studies 13
Buns Family Library 15
Fundraising Report 18
Family Programs 18
Life Cycle Events 19
Mitzvah Grams 21
MAY 2011 NISAN/IYAR 5771
Yom Hashoa 5
Mother’s Day Brunch 7
Federation Annual Mtg & Awards 7
Lag B’Omer Picnic 12
Yom Ha’atzmaut 13
Got Shabbat? Dinner 17
CBI Annual Meeting 22
Shavuot Schedule 26
Eilat, Israel
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CHILD CARE To request Shabbat morning childcare for preschoolers,
please call the Synagogue office by Wednesday prior to Shabbat.
Congregation B’nai Israel
727-381-4900 Contacts
Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D. 727-381-4900 Ext. 207
Hazzan Paul D. Goldstein 727-381-4900 Ext. 205 [email protected]
Executive Director, Sara A. Latham 727-381-4900 Ext. 202 [email protected]
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director Bonnie Halprin 727-381-4900 Ext. 211
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education Director, Ilana Dayan
727-381-4900 Ext. 310 [email protected]
Youth & Family Program Director Sandy Brasch 727-381-4900 Ext. 209
Torah Reader, Deborah Marmon
Office Manager, Pam Askin 727-381-4900 Ext. 203
Receptionist, Anita Helfand 727-381-4900 Ext. 201
Accounting, Barbara Jarvis 727-381-4900 Ext.204
PRTT Secretary, Patzi Gil 727-381-4900 Ext. 210 [email protected]
President, Karen Sher [email protected]
Sisterhood President, Alice Ettinger
Men’s Club President, Keyvan Kohan
USY President, Julia Halprin
Bulletin Committee:
Layout Editor, Masha Ronay
Coordinators, Pam Askin, Anita Helfand and Carol Marcin
B’nai Israel Review Publishes 11 times a year by
Congregation B’nai Israel 300 58th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710 727– 381-4900 FAX 727-344-1307
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Congregation B’nai Israel
Shabbat Services & Candlelighting
ROSH HODESH ROSH HODESH IYAR
May 4 & 5, 2011
PARTICIPATE IN ALIYOT The Ritual Committee of Congregation B’nai Israel
encourages worshippers to participate in services by
performing aliyot. If you would like to receive an aliyah, please
call the synagogue office at 381-4900, or kindly speak to one of the ushers when you
enter the sanctuary, and every effort will be made to
accommodate your request. Those wishing to receive an
aliyah on Shabbat morning are asked to arrive at services no
later than 9:30 am. We look forward to your
participation. Shalom,
Morry Bornstein, Ritual Chair
Saturday, April 30, 2011 Sedra – Kedoshim Shabbat Services 9:00 am Junior Congregation 10:00 am
Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:45 pm Friday, May 6, 2011 Candlelighting 7:50 pm Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm Got Shabbat? Dinner at the Kotel Saturday, May 7, 2011 Sedra – Emor Shabbat Services 9:00 am Daven at the Kotel Junior Congregation 10:00 am
Minyan Katan 10:45 am May Birthday Celebrants & Sisterhood Israeli Breakfast Kiddush Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:50 pm Friday, May 13, 2011 Candlelighting 7:54 pm Shabbat Service 8:00 pm Saturday, May 14, 2011 Sedra – Behar Shabbat Services 9:00 am Cholent Kiddush & Torah Study Junior Congregation 10:00 am
Minha, Maariv & Havdalah 7:55 pm Friday, May 20, 2011 Candlelighting 7:58 pm Shabbat Service 8:00 pm May Anniversary Shabbat Sit Down Oneg: Ask the Rabbi Saturday, May 21, 2011 Sedra Behukotai Shabbat Services 9:00 am Graduation Shabbat Summer Programs Sendoff Minha, Maariv & Havdala 8:00 pm
Friday, May 27, 2011 Candlelighting 8:02 pm Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm Saturday, May 28, 2011 Shabbat Services 9:00 am Yom Yerushalayim Minha, Maariv & Havdala 8:00 pm Friday, June 3, 2011 Candlelighting 8:06 pm Kabbalat Shabbat at Beach 6:15 pm Upham Beach on St. Pete Beach 6700 Beach Plaza St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 Saturday, June 4, 2011 Sedra – Naso Shabbat Services 9:00 am June & July Birthday Celebrants Shabbat Minha, Maariv & Havdalah 8:05 pm
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you are interested in sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat on Friday evening, a Seudah
Shlishit on Shabbat afternoon or a L’Hayim following a
Morning Minyan in honor or memory of a loved one or a
special occasion, please
contact Synagogue office.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
The Mitzvah Men’s Club provides a Continental
Breakfast for all worshippers on Minyan Mornings in the
alcove of the Social Hall. Please join the Minyanaires
for the morning Shaharit service and relax and
schmooze over breakfast bagels, cream cheese,
coffee cake and coffee/tea.
DAILY SERVICES Please join our twice daily
Minyan which meets weekday mornings at 7:45 am Sunday
mornings at 9:00 am, National Holidays - Memorial Day on
May 30 at 9:00 am and weekday evenings at the
following times:
May 1 – May 5 7:50 pm May 8 – May 12 7:55 pm May 15 – May 19 8:00 pm May 22 – May 26 8:00 pm May 29 – June 2 8:00 pm
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From the Rabbi
The countdown is on! From the second night of Passover, we count the 50 days from Exodus to Sinai, from Passover, the barley harvest, until Shavuot, the wheat harvest. But why
do we rise and recite Sefirat Haomer, the Counting of the Omer every evening between these two holidays? Traditionally we count each new day as a reminder that we are closer to fulfilling our ultimate purpose – joining in the covenant with God. Others have suggested that in contemporary Israel the journey from Pesah to Shavuot has become a reiteration of our national autobiography in the 21st century. Essentially, the counting of the Omer recognizes a 50 day period filled with Jewish commemorations both ancient and modern. The 13th day of the Omer is Yom Hashoah – Holocaust and Heroism Day, May 1-2. The 20th day of the Omer is Yom Hazikaron – Memorial Day for Fallen Israeli Soldiers, May 8-9. The 21st day of the Omer is Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day, May 9-10.
The 33rd day of the Omer is Lag BaOmer, May 22 with all night campfire celebrations commemorating the Bar Kochba revolt against Rome and the death of the mystical hero Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. The 43rd day of the Omer is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Reunification Day since the Six Day War, May 31-June 1. The 50th day of the Omer is Shavuot, the anniversary of the Giving of the Torah at Sinai and the bringing of the first fruits to the Temple, June 7-8-9. As you count, how are you marking our history and our heritage spiritually? Let us join together as a family and as a community to marvel at our heritage, to recognize our blessings and to move forward together.
Shalom,
Rabbi Jacob Luski
It’s that time of year again for the Friday evening talks on
GLIMPSES INTO JEWISH HISTORY. We will have these talks
every Friday over the summer. Please call Marvin Jacobs
if you are interested in giving one.
BAR/BAT Students who will become Bar or Bat Mitzvah, from August 2012 through August 2013, are scheduled to meet with Rabbi Jacob Luski, Hazzan Paul Goldstein, Sara Latham, Executive Director and our Synagogue leadership on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., in the Atrium. This meeting is mandatory for the Bar or Bat Mitzvah student and parents in order to minimize possible misunderstanding of expectations. The Synagogue, the clergy, and the religious school all take pride in our check and double check system for preparing our Bar/Bat Mitzvah candidates for their wonderful Simhas. If your child will celebrate Bar or Bat Mitzvah by August 31, 2013 and you have not received an invitation to the meeting, please contact Rabbi Luski in the synagogue office.
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I hope everyone’s Pesach was wonderful. As we begin to wind down our fiscal year, we have also begun planning for next year. Already underway are budgets, calendar meetings, committee planning for
events and soon, High Holidays arrangements will be underway. There is hardly time to breathe before we begin again. Our board and committees have been doing a great job this year, and I hope everyone will consider volunteering for a committee for next year. We need your help! The more members that volunteer, the more our endeavors are successful. Please call me to discuss your area of interest, and we’ll find the right spot for you. It’s crunch time for our operating budget. As a reminder, bringing your account current is necessary in order to meet end of year expenses. Personal checks are preferred since we do pay a fee for credit card charges. Nonetheless, your credit card will be happily accepted, either by phone or in person. Also, stocks or mature Israeli bonds can be used for your payments. This year’s annual congregational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. We have a full agenda and your attendance is important. We will be voting on our annual budget, electing new board members and officers, and presenting the 1st Annual Gail Warren Legacy for Leadership Award. Dr. Steven Warren, Allison and Michael will be making the presentation, so make sure and attend this honorable occasion. Gail was, and still is in our memories, an incredible person and a fantastic leader, not only in our synagogue, but in the community as well. The presentation of this award will pay tribute to the recipient and Gail as well. Please attend. I would like to thank our outgoing board members and officers, and especially Karen
From the Executive Director
Sher, who stepped up to the plate and began to steer our board in a direction of making positive changes for our congregation. Yasher Koach, Karen! Check your bulletin and/or website for details on this month’s programming – Mother’s Day Brunch, Daven & Dinner at the Kotel and the Lag B’Omer Picnic. Take care, and hope to see you soon.
Sara Latham Executive Director
Community Yom Hashoa Observance
Guest Speaker is Dr. Ken Hanson, Yad Vashem graduate and Asst. Professor in the
Judaic Studies Program at the University of Central Florida. Sunday, May 1, 2011, 2:00 p.m.
Florida Holocaust Museum
555 First Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida
Light Yellow Yom Hashoa Candles after dark.
Prayers were included with your Yom Hashoa Candle.
Planning is now underway for summer Shabbat services at CBI. Continuing our longstanding tradition, members of the Congre-gation will lead these services again this summer. This is your opportunity to recite a haftarah, deliver a D’var Torah, daven P’sukei D’Zimrah, Shaharit or Musaf or lead services from the Rabbi’s lectern. Our professional staff is ready to assist anyone in brushing up on old skills or in acquiring new ones. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Rabbi Luski at 381-4900.
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FRANK I. MENDELBLATT, M.D.
DAVID J. MENDELBLATT, M.D. OPHTHALMOLOGY
600 6th Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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You are invited to bring the whole family!
2011 Joint Annual Meeting
Jewish Federation of Pinellas &
Pasco Counties, FL
and its Beneficiary Agencies
Featuring Joel Mowbray, Award-Winning
Investigative Journalist,
Columnist & Author
“What’s Really Happening in Egypt,
Israel and the Middle East?”
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
6:30 pm: Hors d’oeuvres Reception
Program immediately following
Presentation of Dr. Edward N. Ludin
Young Leadership Award &
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Awards
Congregation B’nai Israel Recipients:
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Awards
Mr. Steve Wein
for Educator of Excellence
and
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Sandy Slomka
For Distinguished Community Service
Installation of Boards of Directors
and new Officers
Temple B’nai Israel
1685 Belcher Road South, Clearwater
Registration is FREE – but RSVP required
By Thursday, May 5
Call 727-530-3223 or register online at
www.jewishpinellas.org
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St. Petersburg Chapter
Come join us! For membership information
please contact:
Susan Kagan – Membership VP
727-347-3243
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and suggestions. We will post them and I will call you to see how we can work together to get these cluster groups started.
So help me to help you, Sisterhood and CBI. Get involved. Come to a meeting. Join a cluster group. I will call you—you can call or email me. I’m listed in the CBI Directory, but just in case you misplaced it, my home phone number is 727-954-4805; Cell is 732-259-3662; I’m good with email: [email protected].
So let’s get to know each other better.
Below is the list of our current Sisterhood Board members. Say hello to them as well. Gail Frye, Joan Redisch, Starr Silver, Joanne Luski, Cynthia Goldstein, Jean Kraff, Marilyn Goldberg, Marilyn LeVine, Diane Litt, Susie Berman, Selma Gaby, Sheryl Sutton, Eileen Richman, Sheryl Feinman, Ellen Bernstein, Janet Augenbraun, Esta Blaxberg, Helen Kahan, Susan Scheinert, Anita Helfand, Jennifer Sternberg, Sandi Rodman, Ruth Ann Mizrahi, Thelma Gilbert, Kitty Jacobs, Naomi Berg, Sandy Elkins (moved), Barbara Noonberg, Ronnie Geffon, Myrna Rubin, Millie Gelfond, Ricki Lewis, Lynn Amy Levenson.
Alice G Ettinger, Sisterhood President
We want you! As I begin my second year as Sisterhood President I am continuing as I began—asking for your help. However, this year I am retired and so now I can come and get you! I have so many ideas for the future of our Sisterhood and CBI. I need your help and I will be calling you to ask for it.
There are so many volunteers who are working very hard for Sisterhood and CBI. All of the Sisterhood Board Members have participated in so many activities both behind the scenes and out in the forefront. Now we need more.
I would like to interest you in joining a special interest cluster group. Consider spending some time with other women who have the same or similar interests as you: perhaps working mothers who are trying to balance their lives. How about retired women who are trying to figure out how not to get over involved? Women with special needs children; who are martini drinkers or want to share recipes; how about a music appreciation group? They are coming from my own interests and repertoire. You will have ideas of your own. I invite you to email your ideas
SISTERHOOD
TORAH FUND DINNER, HONORING SUSIE BERMAN, A HUGE SUCCESS
BY: JOANNE LUSKI, TORAH FUND VICE PRESIDENT
ON FEBRUARY 9, 2011 WE GATHERED TO HONOR THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND SUSIE BERMAN, CBI SISTERHOOD'S 2011 JACKIE JACOBS WOMAN OF ACHIEVENT. MAZEL TOV TO SUSIE ON RECEIVING THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. WITH MARILYN LEVINE'S EFFORTS, AS SPECIAL GIFTS CHAIR, OUR SISTERHOOD BOASTS 1 PATRON, 1 ASSOCIATE PATRON, 7 GUARDIANS AND 58 BENEFACTORS. SINCE WE'VE RAISED OVER OUR QUOTA FOR TORAH FUND THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'RE ABLE TO DEDICATE A PLAQUE ON THE "WALL OF HONOR", OUTSIDE THE WOMEN'S LEAGUE AT THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FROM CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL, ST. PETERSBURG, FL. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO SCHEDULE A VISIT TO THE SEMINARY. WHEN YOU GO, PLEASE NOTE THE PLAQUE AND SEVERAL SHELVES IN THE LIBRARY FROM OUR CONGREGATION. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO MADE THE TORAH FUND DINNER SUCH A SUCCESS: HEAD CHEF: SANDI RODMAN FOR A DELICIOUS DINNER HER SOUS CHEFS: PATTY ADELSON, ALICE ETTINGER, GAIL FRYE, IRMA MAYER, JESSE RODMAN AND WILMA REASONER SETUP: VIVIAN LURIE, BARBARA NOONBERG, JENNIFER STERNBERG, MARILYN BENJAMIN, JUDY GORDON, EILEEN RICHMAN, JANIE PINCUS, SUSIE SCHWARTZ, MARILYN GOLDBERG CLEANUP: DIANE SEMBLER-KAMINS, PHYLLIS WERNER, KAREN SHER, RONNIE GEFON, BEBBY MARLIN CENTERPIECES: BARBARA NOONBERG & JENNIFER STERNBERG PROGRAM AND PLACE CARDS: MYRNA RUBIN INVITATIONS, RESERVATIONS AND SEATING: ANITA HELFAND TORAH FUND CARDS: JENNIFER STERNBERG SPECIAL GIFTS CHAIR: MARILYN LeVINE ANTHEMS: JANET AUGENBRAUN BIRKAT HAMAZON: MARGOT BENSTOCK GUEST SPEAKERS: TEDDI AND DAVID ROBBINS
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THE PAULINE RIVKIND TALMUD TORAH
Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Liz Sembler there were eight Sunday Seminars and the students and families
learned many interesting facts at all these events. The parents and students noshed while many fun activities were imparted. Guest speakers discussed a variety of topics and were on hand to discuss a variety of topics and shared a wealth of information with the students of PRTT. Mostly Sunday Seminars gave us the time to be together and build bonds with each other within our Synagogue Community. Todah Rabah to Mrs. Sembler for being instrumental in launching this exciting series.
On Tuesday, April 12, twenty-five students from PRTT shared a Seder with 30 residents of Benjamin Tower. They all had fun eating, singing and dancing.
This event was under the chairmanship of Rebecca Horowitz.
Please remember that the closing Junior Congregation program will be on Saturday, May 14th at 10:00 am.
Closing program will be on Sunday, May 15th. Mark your calendars and plan on coming to this event.
Thank you to the entire teaching staff of PRTT, Rabbi Jacob Luski, Hazzan Paul Goldstein, Patzi Gil and the entire front office. You are appreciated.
Shalom, Ilana Dayan, Education Director
JUNIOR CONGREGATION All B’nai Israel children, ages nine to thirteen (grades 3 through 7) are invited to participate in our special age-appropriate Shabbat Service in the Chapel. Junior Congregation will meet on Saturday, May 7 and May 14 at 10:00 a.m.
THE PAULINE RIVKIND PRESCHOOL
The school year is coming to an end. We have been keeping very busy all year. We began the year early with the High Holidays. Children learned about apples and honey and why we eat a round challah on these holidays instead of the regular Shabbat braided challah.
The children helped decorate our synagogue Sukkah, then enjoyed snacks and lulav shaking under the branches. We danced with the Torah in the sanctuary and chapel with the Minyanaires on Simchat Torah.
During the Hanukka season the preschoolers enjoyed latkes and dreidels.
Purim brought a special treat. The children all learned how to make hamentashen. What a delicious success!
Next, in April came Passover. All of the children had the opportunity to participate in a Practice Seder led by Rabbi Luski and Cantor Paul. We practiced singing the Four Questions and sang many songs.
The end of this month, on May 26, we will have our VPK Graduation. Look for a list of our graduates in your next bulletin.
2011-2012 registration, for Pauline Rivkind Preschool is now taking place. Classes are filling up quickly. We offer preschool for children ages one year through 5 years old. Call the preschool office, ext. 211, if you have any questions or need a registration form sent to you!
B’shalom! Bonnie Halprin, Preschool Director
CBI STUDENTS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN SHABBAT
SERVICES
Each Shabbat morning, children are invited to participate in Congregation Services by leading Ein Keloheinu and Aleinu at the conclusion of Musaf. Please make plans to have your child present at the assigned time. We look forward to hearing our children’s voices raised in song and prayer as they take their places along side all those who continue to make services meaningful, spiritual and successful here at CBI. This month the schedule for participation is as follows:
May 7 Grade 4 May 14 Grade 3
Twenty-one students have been enjoying the Spring Semester of Hebrew High School, which ended on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Todah Rabah to our teachers: Rabbi Jacob Luski, Rivy Chapman, Sandy Brasch, Dr. Marc Reiskind and Mr. Byron Kolitz.
HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL
M A Y
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QUOTE
Fortunate is the one who has found wisdom and acquired understanding
Proverbs 3:13
YOUTH DEPARTMENT
The month of April was filled with activities! The month began with CBI opening its doors to over 100 USYers from central and northern Florida as we hosted the Mercaz Sub Regional Convention! After months of planning and anticipation the weekend was a fantastic success. My sincere thanks to those who cooked, shopped, decorated, chaperoned, made signs and were always there as a support and willing to help where needed. Yasher Koach to the co-chairs, Julia Halprin, Alyssa Kobernick, Jesse Sokolov and Susan Marger LeVine. The entire committee worked together as a team and our success was largely due to everyone’s efforts! USYers represented CBI at the HaNegev Regional Convention in Orlando at the end of April which ended a full season of conventions. Fourteen seniors will be graduating high school and we wish them well as they begin a new chapter of their lives. Please join us Shabbat morning, May 21st for Graduation and Summer Program Sendoff Shabbat. The support of the parents during this year has been invaluable and I appreciate each and everyone who has stepped in to help when asked. Thanks to Cary and Karen Reich who chaired our Youth Commission and to each member of the committee who are dedicated to our children. We reached many of our goals and will continue to work together next year as there is always more to accomplish. Five times this year we provided dinner on Wednesday evening for our kids as part of the Dine and Dash program. I hope to expand that program next year and with your continued support we can do just that. Although our fundraising efforts fell a little short this year we were able to make donations to our beloved CBI, Jewish Federation, and more. People measure success in different ways. I measure it in the joy and laughter that fills the youth lounge and this year has been a success.
B’Shalom, Sandy Brasch
May Calendar: 5/6 “Got Shabbat” Dinner 5/14 USY Closing event 5/15 Kadima and Halutzim Closing events 5/21 Summer Send off/ Graduation Shabbat 5/22 Lag B’Omer Picnic
If your college student has changed mailing addresses or e-mail addresses this semester, please let the synagogue office know. The College committee sends holiday cards and information about travel, scholarship and educational opportunities throughout the year. Thinking ahead – if your child or children are graduating this year from high school, college or graduate school, please inform the office. We print this information in the B’nai Israel Review in June.
The College Committee
COLLEGE CORNER
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ADULT STUDIES
NEW CLASS FORMING!
New Beginning Hebrew Class
Ruth Mauer will start a new Beginners Hebrew class on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn to read Hebrew in a small, friendly, casual group.
Also, for those who completed the last Beginning Hebrew Reading
class, Ruth is willing to continue into the next level with the 2nd book in the Hebrew series.
Please call the Synagogue office and tell us which class you would
be delighted to attend.
Torah For Seniors with Rabbi Jacob Luski Will meet on May 10th at 11:00 am at Philip Benjamin Tower.
Lunch with Rabbi Monthly Deli lunch and Mishnah study with Rabbi Luski will meet
at 12:00 noon in the Atrium on Wednesday, May 11th.
Please place your lunch orders to the synagogue office by noon on each Tuesday prior to class.
Talmud Made Easy, led by Stephen Wein Meets at 7:00 pm in the Buns Family Library on
Tuesday, May 10th Tuesday, Mary 24th
Wednesday, June 1st Wednesday, June 15th
CBI - Hadassah Book Discussion Club Meets monthly in the Buns Family Library at 10: am to discuss the
following book: May 18th THE THREE WEISSMANS OF WESPORT
by Cathleen Schine
Let’s Celebrate Israel’s 63rd
Independence Day Sunday, May 15
th
Community Yom Ha’atzmaut – Catch some fun
with the Rays! At Tropicana Field
Festivities begin at 11:45 am with a Community Pregame Party,
complete with a Kosher lunch and snacks followed by the Game at 1:40 pm.
Our own Hazzan Goldstein will present the National Anthem.
Tickets are $36 per person or $118.00 for a family of four-pack,
which includes the Pregame Party, Rays Game, a Rays Kipah, and interactive kids’ games
& entertainment. Ticket deadline is May 6
th!
Tickets are available in the synagogue office.
Yom Yerushalayim
“Jerusalem Day”
Yom Yerushalayim, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, marks the
reunification of the city by Israel during the Six-Day War. For years Jerusalem has had access to the Old City and to the many religious and historical sites including the Western Wall, the only remnant of the Holy Temple. In 1967, on the 28th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, the city was made whole again. On Yom Yerushalayim we pray not only that the city remains undivided, but the Jerusalem will help bring about the union of all people. It will be celebrated at B’nai Israel at Shabbat morning services on May 28, 2011.
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BUNS FAMILY LIBRARY
CBI - HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB MEETINGS
The CBI-Hadassah Book Clubs will continue to meet monthly in the Buns Family Library
for lively discussions of current books. We will meet on Wednesday at 10:00 am. ON May 18, 2011 THE THREE WEISSMANS OF WESTPORT by Cathleen Schine
If you would like to lead a discussion group, please call Sheila Wasserman at 347- 5816!
BOOK REVIEW
The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer Without a doubt, the most spellbinding novel I’ve read recently is The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer. The book was recommended to me by several friends, and was the featured book review in the March, 2011 Hadassah Magazine. Clearly this is a book people are talking about. Although there are nearly six hundred pages, the story is so compelling it’s hard to put down. This is an epic love story that starts in the 1930’s, and follows three Jewish brothers from a middle-class Hungarian family through their student days, the coming of Hitler and World War II, the Holocaust, and post World War II. It begins as the older two, Andres Levi and his brother, Tibor, are forced to leave Hungary to continue their studies in Paris and Modena because Hungarian schools have closed their doors to Jews. Subsequently, with the war imminent, their student visas are cancelled, and they are forced into the Hungarian labor service. The author has done a huge amount of research to write a novel of this proportion. Thirty-seven year old Julie Orringer, who lives in Brooklyn, based much of the book on her own grandfather and his experiences during World War II. In an interview, she spoke of her inspiration for the book:
“Ten years ago, a few weeks before I went to Paris for the first time, my grandfather told me he’d lived in that city for two years when he was a young man. That was the first I’d heard of it. He told me he’d been accepted to architecture school on a scholarship in 1937, but had to quit when the war began. Because he was Jewish, and a Hungarian citizen, he was conscripted into the Hungarian labor service and lost his student visa. Before that moment I’d never known he’d trained to be an architect. His war experience was even more patchy and abstract in my mind: he’d been in and out of forced labor camps, I knew, but I’d heard nothing about what he’d experienced and witnessed there. Over the weeks and months that followed, he and I began to talk about that time of his life—how he’d won the scholarship; what it had been like for him, a Jewish boy from rural Hungary, to move to Paris; how he’d survived there; what he’d studied; where he’d lived; who his friends were; why he’d had to leave. Then I started asking about what had happened during the war. Those questions gave rise to a cascade of stories, events that no one in our family had ever spoken of—what his time in forced labor had been like, how his relationship with my grandmother had developed during his furloughs, how his own brothers had been conscripted, imprisoned, and killed. As I listened, it occurred to me that few Americans knew the fate of the Hungarian Jews during the war—Hungary wasn’t occupied by Germany until spring of 1944, its Jewish population left mainly intact until the Final Solution had become such an efficient machine that it did away with more than half of Hungary’s Jews in a matter of months. As we talked, a narrative began to take shape in my mind— one that began in 1937 with a young Hungarian Jewish man and a scholarship to architecture school in Paris, and that extended through the war years. I knew this was a tale that demanded telling. “
The Invisible Bridge is available in the CBI Buns Family Library. Ruth Lebowitz
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The American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC),
America’s Pro-Israel Lobby,
AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE
2011 will be held
May 22-24, 2011
in Washington D.C.
Learn more and register at:
www.aipac.org
GRADUATION SHABBAT & SUMMER SENDOFF SHABBAT
Our annual Graduation and Summer Sendoff Shabbat is Saturday,
May 21, 2011. At that time, all family and friends are invited to
join us for Shabbat morning services. This gives parents and
grandparents an opportunity to honor their high school or college
graduates on their major academic achievements.
In order for all graduates to be recognized during services and in
the Congregation Bulletin, please RSVP their attendance and call
or e-mail the Synagogue office ([email protected]) and
share their graduation information with us. For high school
graduates, please provide us the high school, their degree, and
the college or other future plans. For college and graduate
degrees, please provide their school, their degree and major and
their future plans.
Summer sendoff students will also be recognized during services.
Please inform the office of their attendance.
We also invite you to make a donation in honor of your graduate
to the College Programming fund. These funds will be set aside
to help with our college activities during the upcoming school
year. We look forward to your children being with us this
Shabbat.
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FUNDRAISING REPORT
GIFT GIVING Please purchase gift cards for Mother’s day, end of the year teacher gifts and graduation gifts through the CBI SCRIP program!!! There are over 500 vendor card available and there is NO EXTRA CHARGE to purchase the cards. CBI makes a percentage of every purchase.
PLEASE READ*******PLEASE RESPOND******* As CBI Continues to explore ways to be more fiscally and environmentally efficient, I am asking you to please respond to the following: I would prefer to receive my CBI Review- the monthly bulletin
A. in hard copy in the regular mail B. delivered electronically only by e-mail
Respond with your answer to Pam LeCompte
[email protected] Or call: 384-3000 ext 325
FAMILY PROGRAMS
As the days become warmer our pace begins to slow down. This has been quite a year! As a Congregational Family we joined together at our “Got Shabbat” dinners five times. The goal of these dinners is to bring families together to share in the joy of Shabbat, not to mention give everyone a break from the kitchen. In an effort to keep the price reasonable and to continue with this wonderful tradition we will be experimenting with different formats. Is it necessary to be served or would a buffet be acceptable? Do we need to have seating pre-assigned? These are some of the questions I would appreciate you helping us answer. As always we appreciate feedback from YOU. Over these past months we have davened together, danced and laughed together and yes, cried together and supported one another. After all this is life and we are family. Your generosity has touched my heart. So many of you have volunteered your time in so many ways to make the programming at CBI a success. Thanks to each and every one of you. Shabbat evening May 6th we will dine at the Kotel as we enjoy our last “Got Shabbat?” Dinner of the year. Get your reservations in to the CBI
There will not be any changes made right away, we are simply taking a poll of your preferences. Remember, that the bulletin can be found online every month on the website. Believe it or not it is Membership Directory time again. Please plan to place either a personal or a business ad. If you respond early, you will be showing respect to your fellow congregants who are working on this project by saving them time with follow up phone calls. Please do your part and respond! If you would like to help with the project, please contact me. For online web searches and online shopping that benefit CBI- please go to www.goodsearch.com and enter Congregation B’nai Israel of St Petersburg in the spot that asks for your charity.
Laurie Reiskind, 3rd Vice President, Fund Raising
office so you don’t miss out. Sunday, May 22 is our 2nd annual Lag Ba’Omer Picnic at Lake Seminole Park. Thanks to the Mitzvah Men’s Club who will once again man the grills and prepare our delicious barbecue lunch. Mark your calendars now for Kabbalat Shabbat on the Beach, June 3rd! See the flyer in this bulletin for all the details. Wherever plans you have for this summer, slow down take a deep breath and enjoy the slower pace.
Sandy Brasch, Youth and Family Program Director
CBI Website
www.cbistpete.org www.jewishpinellas.org
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LIFE CYCLE EVENTS
MAZAL TOV TO: BAR MITZVAH
Mr. Samuel and Sandra Janofsky on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Alexander Berton Rudin.
HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL 5771 GRADUATES:
Liesa Ariel Abel, daughter of Drs. Warren and Naomi Abel
Julia Lyn Halprin, daughter of Mr. David and Bonnie Halprin and
granddaughter of Mrs. Bette Schroeder.
Naomi Bracha LeVine, daughter of Dr. David and Janice LeVine and
granddaughter of Dr. Morris and Marilyn LeVine
Bernard Louis Marger, son of Mr. Bill and Carol Marger and
grandson of Mr. Bruce and Mary Ann Marger
Margaret Gray Marger, daughter of Mr. Bill and Carol Marger and granddaughter of Mr. Bruce and Mary Ann Marger
Erica Ashley Sheppard, daughter of Dr. Robert and Ina Sheppard
Michael Harris Warren, son of Dr. Steven Warren
NEW HOMES:
Abraham and Rose Luski on their new home.
Robert Warsaw on his new home.
Arlene Ludin on her new home.
Todah Rabah to the following volunteers who have assisted with
the office work and special mailings this past month: Sally Swale, Murray Rubin, Kitty Jacobs, Marian Lustigman
Rooth and Carol Marcin. Through their efforts many tasks have been accomplished and
their time and assistance are greatly appreciated. Our apologies to anyone we may have inadvertently omitted. If you would like
to do volunteer work, please call the synagogue office at 381-4900.
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
We share in the sorrow
of the passing of:
HYMAN ROTCHTIN Father of Sharron Abrams
HARVEY MANDELL
Brother of Rivy Chapman
“BOBBIE” BARBARA LUTZ KARPAY Stepmother of Dr. Richard Karpay
and Wife of Irwin Joseph Karpay
In honor of 60 years Joanne Luski Love, Stuart, Rhea, Max, Josiah and Mom April 29, 2011
Mazal Tov Harry Kraff, on his 90th Birthday , April 14, 2011
By Dear friends: Ellen Bernstein, Susie & Ira Berman, Bill Dolgoff, Gail & Mike Frye, Selma Gaby, Millie & Lenny Gelfond, Jack & Marilyn Goldberg, Sandy Heller, Barbara Jarvis, Sara & Phil Latham, Jeff & Diane Litt, Wendy Levine, Marian Lustigman-Rooth, Ruth Ann & Ralph Mizrahi, Helen & Ben Pertcheck, Joan & Phil Redisch, Shirley Sommella, Pei & Blanche Tuinakauvadra, Livia & Steve Wein
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In Honor of: ________________________________
Check the names of everyone to you would like to send a Mitzvah Gram. Send this form together with your check, minimum $10 donation each, to: Congregation B’nai Israel, 300 58th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710 *The minimum donation per acknowledgement is $10. Please print:
Your Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City, _____________________________Zip: __________________
Telephone: ______________
Join us in wishing Mazal Tov! to members celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries and B’nai Mitzvah. Your good
wishes can be part of their memories, while at the same time, supporting B’nai Israel’s commitment to help our
schools, youth groups and Synagogue through your donations to our Mitzvah Fund.
1 Alan Kay 2 Mandel Sher 3 Mona Feld 3 Audrey Kopelman 3 Mark Applefield 3 Peggy McAvoy 3 Hugh van Gelder 3 Lawrence Green 4 Seth Labinger 5 Edward Silverberg 6 Loren Pincus 7 Susan Scheinert 7 Eliot Dantowitz 8 Gerald Benstock 8 Diane Weiner 9 Peter Benstock 9 Edna Sonkin 12 Beulah Steel 12 Harold Pollack 13 Stephen Wein 13 Philip Hirschfield 14 Samuel L. Janofsky 15 Eva Fuchs 15 William Jacobs 16 Lawrence Lew 16 David Robbins 16 Robert Sheppard 17 Rita Jacobson 17 Ronen Madjar 18 Herb Brasch
18 Ilene Worman 18 Jim Gordon 18 Bernard Wolfson 18 Ben Thomas 18 Shana Gaines 19 Hannah Krassner 19 Eric Weston 20 Robert Weisberg 20 Vivian Lurie 20 Helen Kahan 20 Kitty Jacobs 21 Ronald Yogman 22 Ann Mark 23 Steven Feld 23 Cynthia Goldstein 23 Louis Frey 23 Stanley Weinstein 24 Rachel Domber 24 Sheryl Feinman 25 Ralph Mizrahi 25 Kim Zinkerman 25 Steven Kossoff 26 Irwin Ayes 26 Barry Augenbraun 28 Rose Polsky 29 Sheila Knapp 29 Leonard Mauer 30 Shelley Lynn 30 Rosa Russek
Friday, May 20 , 2011!
MAY BIRTHDAY SHABBAT SATURDAY, May 7, 2011
9:00 AM
May
4 Richard & Liz Benator 6 Jack & Judy Buns 7 Stella & John Maganiaris 19 Mark & Lori Alperstein 19 Mark & Noelle Walters 22 Craig & Tertia Kunins 24 Aaron & Helen Applefield 24 Carl & Gail Rubinsky 24 Charles & Joanne Given 24 Jimmy & Robin Post 25 Joseph & Eva Fuchs 25 Jeffrey & Diane Hilton
26 Mark & Susan Applefield 26 Michael & Lisa Zimmer 26 Scott & Johanna Pinsker 27 Herb & Sandy Brasch 28 Larry & Helen Freid 29 Samuel & Beulah Steel 29 David & Vicki Greenfield 30 David & Lisa Hertz 30 David & Rachel Wein 31 Shimon & Mona Bines 31 Stanley & Nancy Rosenberg 31 Martin & Zina Rosenblum
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So what’s the Difference among the “M” Organizations
MERCAZ USA, the Conservative movement’s Zionist
Organization: a membership organization; with yearly dues.
Represents Conservative Judaism in the World Zionist
Organization (WZO) & the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI).
Advocates for funds from these organizations on behalf of
our Conservative (Masorti) Institutions in Israel & in the
Diaspora, eg. United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s
Conservative Yeshiva & NATIV College Leadership program
at the Fuchsberg Center, Jerusalem; Ramah & USY trips to
Israel; the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies; & Masorti
kehillot/synagogues throughout Israel. It promotes religious
pluralism, fosters Zionist & Hebrew language education
programming within our Conservative Movement in the US,
promotes short/long term Conservative movement programs
to Israel for youth/adults & supports the Aliya activities of
our movement. MERCAZ USA needs your membership to
increase our influence & expand our important activities.
MERCAZ means “center” in Hebrew indicating that Zionism
is “centra”l to Conservative/Masorti Judaism. To join
MERCAZ USA, visit
http://www.mercazusa.org or contact 212-533-2061 or
THE MASORTI FOUNDATION, is a philanthropic
organization, raising funds in North America to support the
Masorti (Conservative) movement in Israel, including the
kehillot (congregations) & their educational projects/
programs, eg. NOAM, USY’s counter-part for Israeli youth.
The foundation subsidizes programs in multi-lingual
publications & offers services for new olim (immigrants to
Israel) as well as veteran Israelis. It assists Kibbutz
Hannaton & the Shorashim communal settlement, both in
northern Israel. The Masorti Foundation needs your help to
assist the Masorti movement grow and flourish. Masorti
means “traditional” in Hebrew and is the name of the
Conservative movement in Israel. To find Masorti
synagogues in Israel or make a donation to the MASORTI
Foundation, visit http://www.masorti.org or contact
212-280-6039 or [email protected]
MASORTI OLAMI, the formal representative in the WZO of
Masorti synagogues/programs around the world & the
philanthropic organization to promote the growth &
development of Masorti Judaism in Europe, South America
& areas outside of North America & Israel. Affiliated with
Masorti Olami is MAROM OLAMI, the worldwide
association of Masorti students/young adults, and MERCAZ
OLAMI, representing the movement’s Zionist organizations.
Masorti means ‘traditional’ in Hebrew, & is the name of the
Conservative movement outside of North America. To find
Masorti synagogues in Europe, South America, etc or make
a donation to MASORTI OLAMI, visit
hpp://www.masortiworld.org or call 212-280-6039 or
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DONATIONS THROUGH APRIL 8, 2011
Adult Studies In Honor of
Ellen & Steve Cades Jesse Rodman, Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Adult Studies In Memory of
Barbara Jarvis Diane Washam
Cantor's Fund In Honor of
Dolores Diamond Happy Birthday to Jay Kauffman & Shirley Bulkin
Jesse Rodman, Mitzvah Men's Club Man of Year
David & Teddi Robbins In appreciation
Dr. Warren Abel In appreciation
Jacobs' Beautification Fund In Memory of
Bob & Debbie Jacobs Jacqueline Jacobs
Abby & Bill Jacobs
Library Music Fund In Honor of
Bev & Mort Sherman Happy Birthday - Vera Green
Happy Anniversary - Larry & Vera Green
Minyan Fund In Honor of
Barbara Jarvis Jesse Rodman, Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Mitzvah Fund In Honor of
Jane Markowitz Happy Anniversary - Larry & Vera Green &
Lee & Marvin Leibson
Sally & Joe Cohen Speedy Recovery to Millie Gelfond
Dr. Patricia Cottrille Happy Birthday to Jayne Weissman,
Hazzan Paul Goldstein, Dr. Marc Reiskind, Laney Kay,
Laurie Reiskind, Joan Benstock, Dr. Barnett Stein
Happy Anniversary to Linda & Steve Grau,
Joan & Phil Redisch, Jayne & Ron Weissman
Steve & Livia Wein Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Joel & Betty Sue Shayne Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Jesse & Sandi Rodman Happy Birthday to Shirley Bulkin;
Happy Anniversary to Joan & Phil Redisch on their 55th
Speedy Recovery to Pam Askin
Ed & Vivian Lurie Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Allen & Betty Tut Polon Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Ruth & Lenny Mauer Ana Masri - in gratitude; Shoshana Russek - in
gratitude; Marilyn Benjamin, Mazal Tov on Peninah
Benjamin's Bat Mitzvah & In gratitude
Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Gift & Craft Show Committee Mali & Fred Feld on engagement of Mandi Feld &
Michael Gross
Bill Dolgoff Ann Meyers 60th Birthday
Myrna & Murray Rubin Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Sara & Phil Latham Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Sally & Joe Cohen Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Jean & Harry Kraff Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Mizrahi Hartung
granddaughter of Ruth Ann & Ralph Mizrahi
Lee & Marvin Leibson Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Esther Piper
Rebecca & Warren Simmons Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Liz & Greg Sembler Karen Reich being selected CEO of Bon Secours, Florida
Lee & Marvin Leibson Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Monast
Allen & Betty Tut Polon David & Teddi Robbins - State of Israel Bonds Honorees
Beverly Dikman Happy Anniversary - Iris & Ben Bush
Thelma Rothman In appreciation to Rabbi Luski & all attending physicians
Sheryl Feinman Thank you to Vivian Lurie & Linda Goldfarb
Dr. Patricia Cottrille Happy Birthday to Joan Redisch, Naomi Berg,
Joanne Luski, Steve Warren; Happy Anniversary to
Harold & Anita Pollack
The van Gelder Family Happy Birthday to Dr. Marc Reiskind & Laurie Reiskind
Marilyn Benjamin Speedy Recovery to Pam Askin
Ruth Dikman Happy Birthday to Roz Geller, Lil Grau, Susan Turner,
Dr. David H. Gross, Joanne Luski, Dr. Steven Warren
Arthur & Bebby Marlin Speedy Recovery to Nancy Gordon Frank
Janet & Ed Shapiro Millie Gelfond
Mitzvah Fund In Memory of
Joann Bush Joseph Elias
Lucile Urvater Beatrice Bula
Audrey Kopelman Dr. Harvey M. Kopelman, Norman Halem, Beverly Halem
Murray L. Fink Benjamin Fink, Mollie Fink
Harold Wolfson Julia Wolfson
Mussie Eidelman Loved ones
Robin Perlman Anne Perlman
Ann Fructman & Dr. J. L. Azneer
Peter M. Castagna
Dee Dinsfriend Wyn Lowther
Charles Possick Loved ones
Bill Dolgoff Ben Dolgoff
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Joseph Elias
Liz & Greg Sembler Dr. J. L. Azneer
Nan Speller Dr. J. L. Azneer
Thelma Rothman Dr. J. L. Azneer
Jim & Margie Green Dr. J. L. Azneer
Carin & Bruce Zwibel Dr. J. L. Azneer
Sara & Phil Latham Diane Washam
Sheryl Goff Dr. J. L. Azneer
Steve & Livia Wein Hyman Rotchtin, Maximus Bloom
Jesse & Sandi Rodman Dr. J. L. Azneer, Hyman Rotchtin
Lana Rubinchik Bronya Inger
Margot Benstock Max Fisch
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Joseph Elias
Barbara Jarvis Hyman Rotchtin
Susie & Alan Schwartz Maximus Bloom
Allen & Betty Tut Polon Diane Washam, Hyman Rotchtin
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Hyman Rotchtin
Murray Rubin Dr. J. L. Azneer
Sara & Phil Latham Hyman Rotchtin
Marian Samson Joseph Jules Lowengard
Phyllis Eig Loved ones
Cary & Karen Reich Dr. J. L. Azneer
Arthur & Bebby Marlin Eva Marlin
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Lee & Marvin Leibson Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Esther Piper
Rebecca & Warren Simmons Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Liz & Greg Sembler Karen Reich being selected CEO of Bon Secours, Florida
Lee & Marvin Leibson Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Monast
Allen & Betty Tut Polon David & Teddi Robbins - State of Israel Bonds Honorees
Beverly Dikman Happy Anniversary - Iris & Ben Bush
Thelma Rothman In appreciation to Rabbi Luski & all attending physicians
Sheryl Feinman Thank you to Vivian Lurie & Linda Goldfarb
Dr. Patricia Cottrille Happy Birthday to Joan Redisch, Naomi Berg,
Joanne Luski, Steve Warren; Happy Anniversary to
Harold & Anita Pollack
The van Gelder Family Happy Birthday to Dr. Marc Reiskind & Laurie Reiskind
Marilyn Benjamin Speedy Recovery to Pam Askin
Ruth Dikman Happy Birthday to Roz Geller, Lil Grau, Susan Turner,
Dr. David H. Gross, Joanne Luski, Dr. Steven Warren
Arthur & Bebby Marlin Speedy Recovery to Nancy Gordon Frank
Janet & Ed Shapiro Millie Gelfond
Mitzvah Fund In Memory of
Joann Bush Joseph Elias
Lucile Urvater Beatrice Bula
Audrey Kopelman Dr. Harvey M. Kopelman, Norman Halem, Beverly Halem
Murray L. Fink Benjamin Fink, Mollie Fink
Harold Wolfson Julia Wolfson
Mussie Eidelman Loved ones
Robin Perlman Anne Perlman
Ann Fructman & Dr. J. L. Azneer
Peter M. Castagna
Dee Dinsfriend Wyn Lowther
Charles Possick Loved ones
Bill Dolgoff Ben Dolgoff
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Joseph Elias
Liz & Greg Sembler Dr. J. L. Azneer
Nan Speller Dr. J. L. Azneer
Thelma Rothman Dr. J. L. Azneer
Jim & Margie Green Dr. J. L. Azneer
Carin & Bruce Zwibel Dr. J. L. Azneer
Sara & Phil Latham Diane Washam
Sheryl Goff Dr. J. L. Azneer
Steve & Livia Wein Hyman Rotchtin, Maximus Bloom
Jesse & Sandi Rodman Dr. J. L. Azneer, Hyman Rotchtin
Lana Rubinchik Bronya Inger
Margot Benstock Max Fisch
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Joseph Elias
Barbara Jarvis Hyman Rotchtin
Susie & Alan Schwartz Maximus Bloom
Allen & Betty Tut Polon Diane Washam, Hyman Rotchtin
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Hyman Rotchtin
Murray Rubin Dr. J. L. Azneer
Sara & Phil Latham Hyman Rotchtin
Marian Samson Joseph Jules Lowengard
Phyllis Eig Loved ones
Cary & Karen Reich Dr. J. L. Azneer
Arthur & Bebby Marlin Eva Marlin
Alan Gross William Gross
Arlene Ludin Sally Rubenstein
Jack Eidelman Charles Eidelman
Anita & Arlen Helfand Lillian Solomon
Pauline Rivkind Fund In Memory of
Gail Frye Anna Pearlstein
PRTT Fund In Honor of
Jerry & Barbara Rubin In appreciation
Prayerbook Fund In Honor of
Frank & Roberta Florence Harry Kraff's 90th birthday
Prayerbook Fund In Memory of
Larry & Sheryl Feinman Dr. J. L. Azneer
Preschool Fund In Memory of
Debbie & Mark Sokolov Maximus Bloom
Rabbi's Fund In Honor of
Michael & Mavis Wallace Happy Birthday - Marilyn Isaacs
Mr. & Mrs. David Robbins In appreciation
Marvin & Kitty Jacobs Misheberah for Pam Askin
Shirley Sommella Speedy Recovery to Herbert Norosky
Jesse & Sandi Rodman Speedy Recovery to Marvin Jacobs
Ed Bailey & Dr. Nancy Landfish In appreciation
Harold & Charlotte Goldberg Dr. Bernardo Stein - for his kindness, care &
In appreciation
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Flisser In appreciation
Cynthia Goldstein In appreciation
Shiva Group Meals for Pearlstein Home
Shirley Sommella Jesse Rodman - Mitzvah Men's Club Man of the Year
Rabbi's Fund In Memory of
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lachter Morty Lachter
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Colen Dr. J. L. Azneer
Miriam Barshefsky Gus Barshefsky
Mindy Jo Siegel Dr. J. L. Azneer
Barbara Baccari Vincent Baccari
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Janofsky Carrie Janofsky
Hannah Krassner Dr. J. L. Azneer
Drs. Mitchell & Leslie Weiss Dr. J. L. Azneer
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Rosenblum Dr. J. L. Azneer
Dr. Eric D. Weston Jerome P. Weston
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Jacobs Diane Washam
Shirley Sommella Dr. J. L. Azneer
Michael & Mavis Wallace Charles Boux, Dr. J. L. Azneer
Mitzvah Fund In Memory of
Frank & Arlene Moss Dr. J. L. Azneer & Raela & Norman Moss
Arlene LeVine Max & Alys Levitt
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Colen Maximus Bloom
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Mendelblatt Leah Blacker
Lewis Unterman Eileen Unterman
Dr. Eric Weston Shirley Goodman
Anita Sher Dr. J. L. Azneer
Dr. Warren Abel Paul Abel, Bernard Pestronk
Mr. Herb Sirota Morris Sirota
Marian Lustigman Rooth Elaine Lustigman Rooth
Yvette Lew Dr. Harvey Gars
Alan Koenig Gladys Koenig
Meni Kanner Loved ones
Jean Wittner Ted Wittner, Lucile West
Larry & Aldena Lew Lena S. Lew
Sharron Scott Lena S. Lew
USY Fund In Honor of
Jesse & Sandi Rodman Joan & Phil Redisch's 55th Wedding Anniversary
Vivian Neumann Anita Sher's greatgrandchild, Paige Conroy
Arlene Ludin & William Burcat Anita Sher's greatgrandchild, Paige Conroy
Dr. Warren Abel In appreciation
Louisa & Mark Benjamin David & Teddi Robbins Israel Bond Honorees
USY Fund In Memory of
Carol & Bill Marger Harvey Mandell
Henry Kahalas Ruth Sahl
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Moore Philip Katz
Jayne & Ron Weissman Dr. J. L. Azneer, Maury Goldblatt, Howard Weissman
Billie & Morry Bornstein Lee Schwartz
Mel & Dee Dinsfriend Jenny Dinsfriend
Vivian Neumann Diane Washam
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Goldberg Alex Goldberg
USY Pilgrimage In Honor of
Jack & Linda Goldfarb Rachel Piper's Bat Mitzvah
Alice & Larry Ettinger Joan & Phil Redisch's 55th Wedding Anniversary
Myrna & Murray Rubin Special Birthday - Harry Kraff
Jesse & Sandi Rodman Happy Birthday to Warren Simmons
Susie & Ira Berman David & Teddi Robbins' Israel Bond Honorees
Leah Sandler Happy Birthday to Roz Geller
USY Pilgrimage In Memory of
Janet & Barry Augenbraun Diane Washam, Dr. J. L. Azneer, Helen Wertel's mother
Shelley Lynn Dr. J. L. Azneer
Dr. & Mrs. Morris Pearlman Dr. J. L. Azneer
Leah Sandler Robert Arthur Sandler
Susie & Ira Berman Maximus Bloom, Dr. J. L. Azneer
Warren Simmons John M. Simmons
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This is an appropriate season for you and your family to begin reading the Bible on a weekly schedule. A suggestion that you begin with “The Jewish Bible for Family Reading.”
On Shavuot, one should make every attempt to attend Synagogue Services. Read the story of Ruth from the Bible to your family as part of the Shavuot Eve dinner.
You might encourage the children in your family to plant a garden or even a window box plant.
To enjoy the festival spirit, you should do all your shopping before the onset of the holiday. Decorate your table with a Shavuot motif, such as summery flowers, a lovely tablecloth and your best silverware. Bring out your polished silver Kiddush cups. Like Shabbat, you should light the candles, recite the Kiddush, say Hamotzi, and chant the Grace after Meals.
Traditional Shavuot foods would be delicacies like blintzes, noodle pudding and cheese cake.
Suggestions for a table centerpiece. Arrangements of greens around a Torah scroll, individual baskets of fruit, small books between bookends.
It is customary, just before lighting the candles for the holiday, to put some coins in a Tzedakah box. The children should be invited to participate in this philanthropic experience.
The proper greeting for the festival is HAG SAMEAH – Happy Holiday!
THE MINIMUM DONATION IS NOW $10 PER ACKNOWLEDGMENT SENT. Gail S. Warren Legacy In Honor of
for Leadership
Laurie & Marc Reiskind Jean Wittner being selected for Ms. Sun
Speedy Recovery to Pam Askin
Dr. & Mrs. Mike Slomka Speedy Recovery to Pam Askin
Gail S. Warren Legacy In Memory of
for Leadership
Pam & Morris LeCompte Hyman Rotchtin
Laurie & Marc Reiskind Dr. J. L. Azneer
SHAVUOT SERVICE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 – Erev Shavuot Candlelighting 8:08 pm
Shavuot Services & Tikun Leyl Shavuot 8:00 pm
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Shavuot Yom Tov Services
Includes Bounty of Babies Ceremony 9:00 am Yom Tov Evening Service 8:00 pm
Candlelighting 9:08 pm
Thursday, June 9, 2011 Shavuot Yom Tov Service and Yizkor 9:00 am
Minha, Maariv & Havdala 8:15 pm
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