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Elliott Tepperman Senior Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh Associate Rabbi Ariann Weitzman, Rabbi Director of Congregational Learning Stuart Brown Director of Operations Craig Levine and Richard Freedman Co-Presidents Jane Susswein and Leslie Weber Editors Shabbat Handout
April 20, 2013 –10 Iyar 5773
AHAREY MOT-KEDOSHIM 25th Day of Omer
Leviticus: 16:1-24 19:1-22
p. 679 p. 693
YAHRZEITS
All those observing a yahrzeit are encouraged to accept the honor of the second aliyah.
Ralph Klopper remembered by Barbara and Ed Davis (10 Iyar) Beverly Celeste Saltz Leve remembered by Jay Leve (10 Iyar) Jerry Beckerman remembered by Marc Beckerman (10 Iyar) Michael Bosh remembered by Catherine Brown and Larry Kramer (11 Iyar) Cecile Stolbof remembered by the Sinemus family (11 Iyar) Sam Silverberg remembered by the Silverberg‑Urian family (12 Iyar) Stanley Wax remembered by Amy Wax‑Orloff (12 Iyar) Mirka Barhash remembered by Leah Barhash (April 24) Harold Cohen remembered by Freyda Lazarus (16 Iyar) Michelle Fischer Kattenburg remembered by Kathy Kattenburg (16 Iyar) Esther Diamond remembered by Ellen & Marshall Kolba & Family (16 Iyar) All are welcome to the kiddush sponsored by Rachel and Gil Naaman in honor of Maya becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
This Friday Evening YOM HA‘ ATZMAUT (ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY) Starting at 6 pm Barbeque followed by Kabbalat Shabbat service and Israeli songs and festivities. BYOB. Don‘t miss this!!!!! LAG B’OMER COMMUNITY PICNIC Sunday, April 28 at noon at BK. The 33rd day of the Omer is happening. BBQ, Campfire, GAGAAAAA! and other outdoor games Spin your 33 1/3s at BK for the 33rd day (really!) KIDS - Wear your camp shirts (we‘ll have extras if you don‘t have) for chances to win prizes from One Happy Camper!
WELCOME TO BNAI KESHET Bnai Keshet is a diverse, family-friendly community with a lively mix of tradition and innovation. Whatever your interests, age, family structure, or level of Jewish practice or knowledge, you’ll find a home here, as well as programs that engage your mind, nourish your spirit, and make a difference at home and in the world. Bnai Keshet is fortunate to be served by three outstanding rabbis: Senior Rabbi Elliott Tepperman, Associate Rabbi Darby Leigh, and our Director of Congregational Learning, Rabbi Ariann Weitzman.
This Shabbat FREE BABYSITTING IS AVAILABLE FOR ADULT ED AND THE SERVICE when Bet Midrash is in session, starting at 9 am each Shabbat in our child care room (left off the elevator.) The sound is piped in so you won’t miss the service if you want to stay with your child. CHANTING WITH BETH SANDWEISS AND MELISSA SCHAFFER at 9 am.
Coming Up BK OMER RUN Sunday, April 21 at 10 am. Rabbi Elliott is running his first half marathon with a handful of Bnai Keshet members. Together they hope to raise money for the American Jewish World Services (AJWS), which is doing amazing work to address global issues of oppression through their support of local grass-roots organizations and leaders. The goal of Team BK is to raise $5,200 (2 X 26 – we are running on the 26th day of the Omer—the period between Passover and Shavuot!). Go to the BK website (www.bnaikeshet.org) and Donate to Team BK AJWS. MINYAN & ADULT LEARNING: The OMER Teaching CLub Wednesday, April 24 at 8 pm following 7:30 pm minyan. Zach Lipner will teach from Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Sages, which is the traditional text studied during the counting of the Omer. Tidbits from Talmud with Rabbi Ariann Saturday, April 27 at 9 am. Rabbi Ariann will facilitate a study session of interesting pieces from her personal Talmud study over the past year. No experience necessary! Come learn from our fascinating rabbinic tradition. Minyan and Adult LEarning: OMer COoking CLub Wednesday, May 1 at 8 pm following the 7:30 minyan. Just in time for Shavuot, Marian Golan will teach us how to bake filo puffs stuffed with cheese and topped with sesame seeds. Passed on from Aleppo! BK ANNUAL RETREAT Friday afternoon, May 3, to Sunday afternoon, May 5, at Camp JRF, South Sterling, PA. Join us for a unique, fun, educational retreat for all ages as we explore our community’s values - a wonderful opportunity to
spend time with old and new friends in a relaxed atmosphere. Consider volunteering to help make this weekend a success. Register online at bnaikeshet. org or contact Betsy Tessler at 973-886-9736. Minyan and Adult LEarning Wednesday, May 8 at 8 pm following the 7:30 minyan. Special guest, Roni Yavin, from Elul in Israel will lead a discussion on tradition and modernization. ROSH CHODESH (FOR WOMEN ONLY) Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 pm. Led by Melissa Schaffer and Marie Ben-Israel, the women’s group marks the opportunity for renewal each month with a focus on gentle movement, chanting, and Jewish themes and topics. FRIDAY NIGHT CHAVURAH: MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY IN NJ: WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT YOU CAN DO Friday, May 10 at 8 pm. A look at mental health issues in New Jersey with some of the State’s leading advocates, including our own Ruth Lowenkron who will moderate the panel, Judy Banes of Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, Robert Davison of the Mental Health Association of Essex County and Joseph Young of Disability Rights New Jersey. Topics will include treatment options, bullying, violence prevention, health insurance coverage and discrimination. JEWISH PARENTING BOOK CLUB: UNDERSTANDING DEATH FROM A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE Saturday, May 11 at 9 am BYOB – Bring Your Own Book. This time we’ll be discussing the If, How, and When to talk to children of different ages about death and dying. Bring ideas and/or book to share on anything from the personal level of understanding death and dying in a family or community, to bigger picture issues like genocide, war, and school shootings. RABBI DAN EHRENKRANTZ Saturday, May 11 at Shabbat mornings services. Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, past Bnai Keshet Rabbi and currently serving as President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College will be joining us for Shabbat services. During services he will be speaking about challenges and vision for the college and our movement. BK READS Saturday, May 11 after Kiddush I Am Forbidden: A Novel, by Anouk Markovits. Follow four generations of a Satmar family beginning with the onset of the Holocaust in Romania to present-day France and the United States. This novel particularly focuses on the lives of two women, who are raised as sisters but grow apart as their beliefs and life styles change. BK SALON RESCHEDULED to Saturday, May 18 from 8 to 10 pm. A night of music, theater, and readings—and, of course, wine, cheese, and dessert. Join us for a fun evening! SHEFA GOLD CHANTING WORKSHOP Sunday, May 19 from 1 to 5 pm at BK. Rabbi Gold is a leader in Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal and received
her ordination both from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Shefa composes and performs spiritual music, has produced 10 albums, and her liturgies have been published in several new prayerbooks. She combines her grounding in Judaism with a background in Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, and Native American spiritual tradition to make her uniquely qualified as a spiritual bridge celebrating the shared path of devotion. Lilith Salon for women Sunday, May 19 at 7 pm. Sign up on the BK website to find location. Membership To join Bnai Keshet, or find out more about us, please contact Cheryl Marshall-Petricoff at cmpetricoff@verizon.net or the BK office at 973746-4889. HESED IS HERE helping those in need: meals, shiva preparation, rides to BK, rides to doctor appointments, grocery shopping, visits, phone calls, help with simchas. Any specific need a congregant has, we are here. Remember: It is a mitzvah to let others know you need help!! Contact Lori Becker at loribecker13@gmail.com. Shabbat Morning service on website. Want to familiarize yourself with the melodies for our service? Site is on the left side of the BK web page. (www.bnaikeshet.org)
MetroWest News NEXT JCC BOOK GROUP: UNORTHODOX by Deborah Feldman. Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 pm. Born into the insular and exclusionary Hasidic community of Satmar in Brooklyn, Feldman recounts in this nicely written memoir her rebellion and ultimate “escape” from her ultraorthodox life. Unorthodox author Deborah Feldman will be speaking on Thursday, May 9 at 8 pm at Temple B’nai Abraham, just down the road from the JCC. This event will be open to the public (although not free.) For more information contact Carol Berman at cberman@jccmetrowest.org or 973-530-3421. For other dates and titles, see www.jccmetrowest.org/bookgroup. “Will You Know How to Stand Up for Israel on Your College Campus?” Sunday, May 19 from 9:30 am to noon at the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany. High school seniors are invited to an interactive program to prepare them for campus dialog and activities around Israeli/Palestinian relations
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