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Rainbow Reporter http://www.bnaikeshet.org/
March 2014
Volume XXXV, No.3
From Our Co-Presidents
Rabbi Elliott
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Core Values
As you open this edition of the Rainbow Reporter and peruse through the many happenings available at Bnai Keshet we ask you to reflect upon some of the experiences that have helped shape your sense of a Jewish self. Our values as a congregation come across through many of the programs, both religious and secular that makes Bnai Keshet a Jewish institution that has escaped the dangers of the recent Pew study of Jewish life in America.We are a growing vibrant photo by Dan Epstein example of what can be rather than what once was. Our reality exists because our values are a direct part of who we are and what we do.Allow for a reminder from a recent mailing: • A diverse congregation, led by engaging and inspirational rabbis, and committed toTikkun Olam through advocacy and action. • A community fueled by the generosity of our members with a sliding dues scale so that no student or member is ever turned away. • Commitment to keeping an open policy for High Holidays that do not require a ticket for entry. • A community that partners with those from other faiths to welcome homeless weekly for a warm meal. • An accessible congregation for people with disabilities. • An innovative Bet Midrash program, designed to include any and all who wish to learn and study. BK offers the opportunity to engage in a community that is truly representative of our value as a community and congregation. Increase your connection by finding a path that suits your own personal spiritual and communal journey and take a moment to consider making this possible for others as well. In December every Bnai Keshet congregant received a Living ourValues mailing with an opportunity to support making our open congregation accessible to all.The campaign has been ramped up with an additional continued on page 2
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During a recent Shabbat discussion about the Eseret Hadibrot – the Ten Commandments, Bnai Keshet member Martin Golan asked that we consider what rules we might put together in an emergency survival situation. It occurred to me that we already have one answer to this question. In 2007, as part of our work on Long Range Planning, we adopted a statement of Core Values. These values, though not intended as an emergency survival document, are very much a congregational survival document. They speak not only to our purpose and desired outcomes as a community, but also to the values that should inform our process. I think that the work of those who framed the values and the Board that approved them was well done. When I read these values, they feel intuitive to our synagogue culture and representative of our membership. As with any such document, many of us as individuals might imagine giving greater emphasis to one point over others, or might want to add something or be just fine with leaving one out. but I feel that this is actually part of the document’s strength. It is not a personal set of values, but a communal one. It requires us to notice the way our values are shared with the broader Bnai Keshet community and also how they might differ in tone or emphasis. These values are the core of our Bet Midrash and Family Education curriculum. They have also been the foundation for our annual study value introduced each year at the High Holy Days. From a big picture level, we have done a good job of integrating them into the purpose of the synagogue. Still I feel compelled to share them as an act of increasing our conscious use of them in thinking about our day to day planning, celebration, prayer and social interaction. I have heard of congregations that read their core values at every service. I am not sure these would lend themselves to liturgical use, but I may give this a try any way. In any case, I think it is a good practice to regularly consider how the core values we articulated are in line with the core actions we embrace as a community. Shalom, Rabbi Elliott
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Bnai Kesher Values Statement adopted August 8, 2007
mailing and a telephone solicitation night.Your Bnai Keshet board of trustees made personal calls and email requests asking for a donation to allow our values to come alive for everyone.
These Core Values inform and permeate all aspects of congregational life at Bnai Keshet: 1. We create and foster a caring community that supports and embraces diversity, democratic decision-making, the volunteer work of our members, the search for spiritual fulfillment and the development of Jewish identity for people of all ages; 2. We understand Judaism to be an evolving religious civilization and actively engage in the struggle to define and redefine our practices and heritage, while honoring our shared traditions and history; 3. We provide opportunities for lifelong Jewish learning and foster and fortify the next generation of Reconstructionist Jews through Jewish education, celebration, ritual and community for children and families; 4. We rejoice in the diversity of our congregants and actively welcome all ages and family structures, including mature couples, singles, families with children, interfaith partners, gay men, lesbians and transgender people, and members of all racial, economic and ethnic backgrounds.
We are aware that we are all paying dues, Bet Midrash tuition, and other related expenses as a means to provide all that BK is. Please consider an amount that you feel comfortable with and then give one dollar more! Whether that amount is $18, $180 or $18,000 it will help us move forward as a community. Giving also comes in other forms as well. Consider volunteer opportunities that abound on a weekly basis and can all be accessed through the BK website www.bnaikeshet.org. BK is a unique and treasured community that thrives because our members care deeply about one another and the congregation as a whole.We trust you will join us and your fellow congregants in truly living our Values and continuing to make Bnai Keshet a reality for all who wish to call it home. It is an honor and privilege to serve as your co-presidents living our values together. With gratitude and warm wishes, Richard and Craig
5. We seek holiness (Kedushah) as a process of identifying and expressing the godliness within each human being and in the natural world; 6. We strive for the respect and civility (Derech Eretz) towards one another, toward the sacred space in our synagogue and toward our broader community; 7. We work to repair the world (Tikkun Olam) through social activism, thoughtful debate, and a mindfulness of social justice that permeates our community; 8. We care for one another (Hesed) and share communal experiences of pain and joy that include ritual, prayer, song and personal connection; 9. We welcome being part of Klal Yisrael, the Jewish people, and are mindful of our connectedness, despite our many differences; and 10.We view Israel as central to Judaism, promote the connection between our community and Israel and encourage respectful and open discussion of all aspects of our relationship to Israel as American Jews.
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living, breathing, millennia-old community of other learners and seekers, and we do it most commonly in the context of our own current living and breathing community.
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In my Across Jewish tradition, siddurim include a blessing for Torah study in the early part of the morning service as part of the fulfillment of the mitzvah of daily Torah study. This blessing reminds us of the mitzvah to “engage in the words of Torah,” asks that those words be sweet and constantly on our lips, and reminds us to pass them along the generations. After this blessing, there is a moment made for Torah study, and then we read the Kaddish de’Rabbanan, a long form of the kaddish recited at the end of a study session. Traditional siddurim fill in the space for Torah study with specific texts, ritually read each day to fulfill the mitzvah of Torah study. Our own siddur leaves space for morning Torah study and invites us to find our own appropriate texts. In response to this invitation, we’ve grown a tradition of study each Shabbat morning as an integral part of the flow of our liturgy. What’s the difference between the hour we spend in study at the beginning of the Shabbat service and the experience of hearing Torah reading later in the service, which begins with a completely different blessing? The latter experience is a re-enactment of the mythical moment of Sinai, our primordial first “hearing” of words of Torah. Although public Torah reading was originally accompanied by a simultaneous interpretation into the vernacular, this practice died out over a millennium ago. Meanwhile, giving a d’var Torah connected to the moment of Torah reading every Shabbat is relatively new to Jewish practice. So for many hundreds of years, Jews heard the chanted words of Torah without any expectation of immediate understanding - it was a mystical moment more than an intellectual one. Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote, “Jewish prayer is not a matter of informing God as to what we believe and what we need, but of seeking [God’s] presence and being transformed by it.” Torah study, defined broadly, is nothing if not seeking the Divine presence and hoping to be transformed by an encounter with it. The study that Jews traditionally engage in doesn’t usually focus on the Torah itself, though, which some Jews believe to be the literal word of God, but on the interpretations of sages, which are much more strongly associated with the personalities of our human teachers than a supernatural presence. So in our seeking out of the Divine in search of personal transformation, we engage not with Torah in the narrow sense, but with a
Jewish tradition tells us to “meditate on the Torah day and night.” The Torah study begun in the morning is a sort of kavvanah, an intention to constantly “engage the words of Torah” and to make spiritual learning the background of our thoughts and actions throughout the day. This learning can deepen our prayer, ritual, and meditative lives, as well as our relationships and daily activities. But it can also act as prayer itself, a way of inviting the words of our tradition and the words of fellow members of our communities into our lives allowing them to transform us.
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As part of our on-going effort to embrace this year’s congregational value of “Welcoming the Stranger”, a new greeter policy has begun at BK to engage all of us in the mitzvah of welcoming. We expect you have noticed two new additions to our lobby – a Greeter by the door saying “Shabbat Shalom ” and a table full of nametags. The In-Reach committee has assigned two Greeters from the congregation for each week through June. Further assignments will be sent out in May for the second half of the year. Each assigned member should already have received a letter from the office with the dates and instructions for fulfilling the greeter service assignment. If you are fulfilling this role for the first time, don’t worry. An email reminder with instructions will be sent the week you are assigned. If, for any reason, you are unable to be a Greeter on your assigned date, please find a replacement, or call one of the In-Reach chairs listed below so we can ensure coverage. It is our hope that by having the opportunity to be a Greeter, each member of our community will personally take an active role in Welcoming the Stranger to BK and, in turn, feel more connected to the community as they help to make new and potential members aware of the values of our congregation and our determination to practice what we preach. The Welcoming Greeter will offer an outstretched hand to those entering the synagogue and orient new and potential members to our sanctuary, building facilities, and child care services. The Nametag Greeter will be seated at the table in the lobby to help members find their nametags, which will be arranged alphabetically on the table. (We will not distribute nametags for weeks when there is a Bnai Mitzvah.) Nametags are another way we hope to facilitate more connections and help us know each other better. A nametag has been printed for every adult BK member. There are ones labeled ‘visitor’ for those new to BK. The tags are magnetic, so will not damage or pierce your clothing. We hope all will embrace the new custom of wearing nametags and, importantly, remember to return them to the nametag table in the lobby after services so that they are there for the next time. These are new “traditions” at BK, and we are still learning what will work best. We welcome your suggestions and feedback. For more information, contact Co-chairs, Jane Susswein at jsusswein@gmail.com or Carol Schlitt at caroleschlitt@gmail.com
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Take off from work, get a babysitter for the kids, reschedule your lunch date… Join us for our annual date in Paterson as we help build a house! We will schlepping, digging, giggling, hammering together with folks from other congregations
Thursday, April 17… we will meet at Bnai Keshet at 8 am, recite some prayers and then caravan to Paterson Bring friends and family (16 and older) and a bagged lunch Questions/RSVP Marian Golan, marian.golan@gmail.com
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Living Our Values is Bnai Keshet’s annual campaign to provide members and friends with the opportunity to contribute toward our collective efforts. Thus far, xx members have contributed a total of xx dollars. Through this campaign, we nourish and sustain both our Bnai Keshet community as well as the broader communities that are also a part of out lives. Contributions to the Living Our Values Campaign allow us to be the congregation we have chosen for our families and ourselves. We are so fortunate to be: • Led by engaging and inspirational rabbis, committed to Tikkun Olam through advocacy and action. • Fueled by the generosity of our members with a sliding dues scale so that no member or student is ever turned away. • Committed to keeping our moving High Holiday services open to all. • Creating partnerships with those from other faiths to welcome the homeless each week for a warm meal served by our young people. • Accessible to people with disabilities – in addition to CART for our High Holiday services, we recently installed a new entry door and continue to evaluate both our facility and our practices to maximize access. • Home to an innovative Bet Midrash program, operated with thoughtful accommodations to allow the full participation of all children. These practices and many others, embody our values of participation, inclusion, and service. Is it through commitments like these that we truly ”walk the talk” and live our values. Many of us chose Bnai Keshet specifically for the opportunities it gives us to “do” rather than simply “be” Jewish. Our goal is participation from all members at whatever level represents a reasonable stretch. Every gift of any amount is highly valued and helps us continue to build a stronger community both within and beyond our congregation. There are many ways we might each find a way to do this. Perhaps you came across a check you had forgotten to deposit, or perhaps you received an unexpected gift. Perhaps the snow kept you inside over the past several weeks, and your flight was cancelled, or you were unable to get out to the restaurant, or performance or sports event as you had planned. As we approach the conclusion of our first annual campaign, please give thought to how you want to support our community. If you have not already done so, please make a contribution. Please also consider volunteering to be a part of our fundraising team. Your generous participation is highly appreciated and ensures the success of our collective efforts.
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Yasher Koach to Linda Grotenstein and Julie C. Salmon, of Coldwell Banker, for achieving a Silver Sales Award (Linda) and Bronze Sales Award (Julie) in 2013. Yasher Koach to Fred Glicksman (former administrator of Bnai Keshet) who was honored by Temple Beth Shalom of Livingston’s men’s club on their Founder’s Day. New members Nancy and Adam Laboz would like to offer their fellow congregants a 20% discount on custom printing and invitation design- for bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, stationery, or any occasion at their store, Parcel in Glen Ridge. Noah (son of Martin and Melina) is looking for possible jobs within the community. Some of the things he can do are babysit (red cross certified, cook, can handle rambunctious boys); teach beginner bass guitar; tutor in middle school and below level math and English, and do general labor, such as raking, shoveling, and generally moving large things from A to B. He happily works with his brother, and if a job requires two people, we make a good team. Please call his cell at 856-313-2554 or home at 973-233-0209.
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Celebrate your family and friends or remember a beloved one with a Bnai Keshet donation. Whether it is a life cycle event, a special occasion, a remembrance of a beloved person, or just to let someone you know that you appreciate them, turn to Bnai Keshet to recognize the event or moment. Your donation will also help Bnai Keshet.
Tributes
Prayerbook
What is a Tribute? A tribute is a great way to tell someone you care. Perhaps you wish to acknowledge a life cycle event, a simcha, or just let someone know you’re thinking of them. Your tribute in celebration or in memory of someone will be listed on the website and also on a list distributed at Shabbat services. The recipient of your tribute will receive an immediate e-mail announcement. Nonmember recipients will receive a card via US mail. We welcome any donation, but suggest that it be given in increments of chai, $18.
Donating a prayerbook is a wonderful way to keep our supply fresh and growing. A bookplate with your name will be placed in the book you donate. Check the web for designs.
Bnai Keshet Bookplate
1) Go to the Bnai Keshet website, bnaikeshet.org
Celebrate and remember with a Bnai Keshet bookplate. Whether it is a life cycle event, a special occasion, or to honor a dearly beloved with a lasting memorial, dedicate a Shabbat siddur, a humash, or a High Holy Day mahzor to your family or friends. A bookplate will be placed in the book of your choice along with your personal inscription. Each time the book is opened your dedication will be reaffirmed.
Siddur - $36 Humash - $54 High Holy Day Mahzor - $72
Ways to make your donation:
2) Contact the synagogue office via email with the necessary information at bnaikeshet@bnaikeshet.org 3) Mail or drop off the information and payment to the synagogue office, 99 S. Fullerton Ave. Montclair, NJ 07042
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The Rainbow Reporter Bnai Keshet’s Quarterly Newsletter
We welcome articles
Rabbi:
Elliott Tepperman
Contact Lois at: lois_infeld6@hotmail.com
Assistant Rabbi and Director of Congregational Learning:
Rabbi Ariann Weitzman
Rabbi Elliott Tepperman
Co-Presidents:
Richard Freedman & Craig Levine
VP Religious Life & Tikkun Olam: Jordan Sklar
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Editors: Laurie Waite-Fellner & Lois Infeld Associate Editor: Judith Kalmanson
VP Membership & Community Development:
Cheryl Marshall-Petricoff
VP Development:
Charles Rosen
VP Education:
Ruth Lowenkron
Treasurer:
Richard Polton
Secretary:
Marian Golan
Director of Operations:
Stuart Brown
Assistant Director of Operations:
Nadia Christiansen
Rabbi’s Study: 973-783-2511 E-mail: rabbielliott@bnaikeshet.org Rabbi Ariann Weitzman,
School Office: 973-746-0244 E-mail: rabbiariann@bnaikeshet.org Synagogue Office (Mon. – Fri.)
Synagogue office: 973-746-4889 Fax: 973-746-4963 E-mail: bnaikeshet@bnaikeshet.org Website: www.bnaikeshet.org Please contact Stuart Brown, Director of Operations, for more information.