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ndividual families celebrate s’mahot, such as a Brit Milah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or a wedding. And our schools celebrate special milestones, such as the completion of units of study and graduations. The calendars of our affiliate groups are marked with many special occasions. But when do we celebrate our connection to Chizuk Amuno? When do we rejoice as one synagogue family? Last year, the Congregational Life Committee (CLC), with representation from each of Chizuk Amuno’s affiliate groups and the school community, took the first steps in this direction with Laser Lights Hanukkah and Dancing with the Stars Purim. This year, the CLC is planning four major programs: the Sukkot Tailgate Bash on Sunday, September 22, Laser Lights II (brought back by popular demand) for Hanukkah on Tuesday night, December 3,
a major Purim Celebration on Saturday night, March 15, and a Learning Festival on Sunday, May 4.
Mark your calendars now for the Chizuk Amuno Community Sukkot Tailgate Bash, which will, God-willing, take place on Sunday morning, September 22 from 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. , rain or shine. In addition to a delicious BBQ tailgate lunch and chili cook-off, we will have a concert on the lawn by the Rusty Spurs, sports for all ages, a sing-along in the sukkah, moonbounce, children’s character meet ‘n greet, face painting, art projects, popcorn, snow cones and cotton candy. Volunteers are needed for a special project for the Jared Scott Levy Memorial Garden at 10:30.
Please note that the Derekh Amuno dedication will take place at 10 a.m. in front of the building entrance to the Hoffberger Chapel. The Sisterhood Shredding and eCycling Event, as well as the I.O.U. Clothing Drive, will be from 9 a.m.-Noon. Reservations for the Tailgate Bash can be made online at chizukamuno.org, by check at the synagogue office ($6 per person/$18 per household), or at the door ($7 per person/$21 per household). We look forward to welcoming your entire family to our opening synagogue-wide program on Sunday, September 22. B’Shalom,
Rabbi Paul D. Schneider
Selihot: An Evening of Greeting, Reflection, and Hope
Blessing Our Children
Saturday, August 31 Join with our community to prepare for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. 8:30 p.m. Havdalah 8:45 p.m. “The Holiness of Hope: Being Optimistic in a Worried World” A new Jewish year is upon us. The same old world confronts us. Our days fill with worries about world events, about our personal challenges, and how best to live with meaning and contentment. Preparing for the High Holy Days, we’ll reflect. How do we stay realistic and hopeful? What inspiration do we seek? What optimism does Judaism teach? Join with Rabbi Shulman as we explore answers to these questions.
Erev Rosh HaShanah September 4, 6 p.m. t is a meaningful Jewish custom to begin each holiday occasion with blessings and hopes for our children. Receiving their parents’ loving embrace at the start of a new year, children of all ages, children of every generation, feel the joy and promise in holiday celebration. At Chizuk Amuno, we will celebrate this timeless tradition as a community during our first service of the New Year, on Erev Rosh HaShanah. (Please note, the Ma’ariv service lasts one hour. Blessing our children will take place during the first portion of our gathering.) Our family blessings are inclusive, celebrating all ages and each generation. Parents, bring your children. Adult children, bring your parents, your children’s grandparents. Grandparents, bring your children and grandchildren. For more details regarding High Holy Day services, please refer to page 4.
9:15 p.m. Dessert Reception 9:45 p.m. Preparing for the New Year Before our service begins, the Torah Scrolls in the ark are publicly changed into their white High Holy Day covers. 10 p.m. Selihot Service A String Quartet will accompany Hazzan Perlman and the Chizuk Amuno choir during our Selihot Service. Our rabbis will each reflect on this question: “What do you hope for in the New Year?”
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Gemilut Hasadim Activities at Chizuk Amuno Adopt-A-Road
Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood performs the mitzvah of shmirat adamah, protecting the earth, by cleaning a segment of Greenspring Avenue on Sunday, September 29 (rain date: October 6). Meet us at 9 a.m. by the front office. All supplies will be provided. All are welcome. To volunteer, please call Irwin Golob at 410/560-7422.
Jared Scott Levy Memorial Garden
We are grateful to master gardener, Allen Brown, for his leadership, expertise, and dedication. The garden truly looks beautiful and is a special space for study, prayer, socializing, and reflection. To sign up for fall planting and weeding, please contact Allen Brown, 410/3633605 or abrown86@verizon.net. Todah Rabbah to Allen Brown (leader), Ann Betten, and Shari Kaplan for the beautiful summer plantings. Special thanks to Mira Baum, Ethan Bers, Alison Davis, Michelle Gold, Jacob Kligman, Megan Reznik, Alex Rubin, Bonnie Schloss, and the GECEC Summer Camp for watering in very hot weather.
Paul’s Place Women’s Listening Circle
Help a listening circle for women at Paul’s Place’s. The circle is facilitated by Barbara Sugarman Grochal. Participants share experiences, listen to one another, and build community in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Rides are available from the Chizuk Amuno parking lot. For more information or to volunteer, contact Barbara Grochal, bgrochal@gmail.com or 410/484-0544.
NEW!! Let’s Get Together Special Connections
Be on the lookout for more opportunities to volunteer with Special Connections, a group for developmentally disabled adults this fall. For more information contact Linda Levy at lindalevy10@gmail.com.
Transportation Service on Shabbat
Need a ride to shul on Shabbat mornings? Rides for members who no longer drive can be arranged on a week-by-week basis. Just call Miriam Foss by Monday or Tuesday of the week you want to attend services.
Knit One, Learn Too
We knit and or crochet blankets for babies in Israel and Baltimore. Each session includes study and discussion. Knitting instruction is available and everyone is welcome. We meet on the third Wednesday of every month, 2-3:30 p.m.; led by Miriam Foss and Judy Meltzer. Upcoming dates: October 23, November 20, and December 18
Ronald McDonald House
Join us as we cook and serve dinners at Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children. The families look forward to home cooked meals to ease the strain and pressure that come with seeking medical treatment far from home. Upcoming dates for dinner are Wednesdays, October 9, November 13, and December 11. Contact Miriam Foss to volunteer. Todah Rabbah to our August volunteers: Harriet Brown, Hillary Crystal, Margi Hoffman, Janet Kantor, Linda Levy, Marian Pachman, Marcia Scherr, Leslie Seidman, Sharon Siegel, Ron Siegel, Frada Wall, and Marsha Yoffe
Chizuk Amuno Joins the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Operation Welcome Home Maryland
Join us as we welcome home our troops from military service overseas. Volunteers will meet at BWI airport and help pack goodie bags, welcome and cheer for soldiers, and thank them for their service. Dates are set one to three weeks in advance of the incoming flights. If you would like to be informed of these welcoming opportunities contact Rabbi Wechsler at dwechsler@chizukamuno.org. This project is suitable for adults and children of all ages.
Our Daily Bread
Join the Chizuk Amuno team to help serve meals to hungry men, women, and children from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays, September 29, October 27, and November 24. To sign up, please contact Wendy Davis, 410/358-5979 or bandwdavis@aol.com, or Jenny Baker, 410/602-9885 or bakerjenny@yahoo.com. Todah Rabbah to those who served in June and July: Jenny Baker (leader), Randi Braman (leader), Jason Folus, Arlene Klaff, Marvin Spector, Marvin Steingart
Hakhnasat Orhim – Welcoming Guests
If you live within walking distance of the synagogue and are able to host visitors for Yom Tov or Shabbat, please e-mail Rabbi Wechsler, dwechsler@chizukamuno.org. We express special gratitude for funding from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund of the Chizuk Amuno Foundation, Inc. For questions or to participate in any Gemilut Hasadim programs, contact Miriam Foss at ext. 281 or mfoss@chizukamuno.org, or refer to our website for more information.
What’s Trending?
Wednesdays, October 16, 23, and 30; November 6, 13, and 20, 7:30 p.m. Join Rabbi Shulman to explore current concerns within the Jewish community. Each week we’ll take a look at a #timely topic and study Jewish sources to guide our discussion. Our goal is to learn about Judaism, the larger Jewish world, and our relationships to them. Join in for any or all that interest you. Our topics include Religion - #Are ancient texts still relevant? #Secular and Religious; Human Relations - #Jewish Values and Human Sexuality #Jews and Non-Jews; and Jewish Identity - #Post-Denominational Judaism, #Aging or Renewing.
Sunday, October 20 Run, walk, or simply donate to support the fight against breast cancer. Race participants are invited to join in a special aliyah at Shabbat morning services on October 19 at approximately 10 a.m. To sign up: http://www.komenmd.org/2013/chizukamunocongregation. For questions, please contact Kelly Blavatt, kellyblavatt@me.com.
Baltimore Board of Rabbis Adult Institute Tuesdays, October 8, 15, and 22 Hanukkah: History, Holiday, and Modern Jewish Identity taught by Rabbi Ron Shulman Hanukkah is “early” this year, an opportunity to realize that there’s much more to our Festival of Lights than a legend about oil. We’ll explore Hanukkah’s history and significance in order to discover insights for who we are and how we live as Jews today. To be held at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. For more information and to register, visit baltimorerabbis.org/adultinstitute.
Recognizing Your Gifts
To view this month’s lists of Bimah Flowers, Perpetual Memorials, and Terumot HaKodesh–Tribute Gifts and Discretionary Fund: • Visit the “Giving” section of the Chizuk Amuno website, www.chizukamuno.org • Click on the links on the left-hand column of our weekly e-update. Hard copies of the Bimah Flowers and Perpetual Memorials lists can be found on the table as you enter the Sanctuary. 2
Ravens vs. Texans • Pre-Game Warm-up at Chizuk
Derekh Amuno Dedication
ello. Many of you may know me as a member of Chizuk Amuno and the mother of two Krieger Schechter students. Let me also introduce myself as the chair of our Community Sukkot Tailgate Bash on September 22. This event, sponsored by the Congregational Life Committee, promises to be like no other. We invite you to come, reconnect and schmooze with your friends, nosh on the delicious chili from our chili cook-off competition, and enjoy the blue grass sounds of The Rusty Spurs. There are plenty of activities for all ages – everyone is welcome! In addition to our normal crowd-pleasers – games, a moonbounce, snow cones, a sing-along, and so much more – this year we will feature an exciting drawing for two lower box tickets for the November 24 Ravens vs. Jets game. Raffle tickets will be sold that morning, and will also be available for purchase prior to the event through the school offices and the synagogue office. Be sure to get yours! All proceeds from the raffle will support exciting Congregational Life programming throughout the coming year.
Rosenbloom Religious School RRS will dismiss students at 10 a.m. so that the children and their families can enjoy the festivities at the Sukkot Tailgate Bash. The admission fee for RRS students and their families will be covered by the school.
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Thank you to the volunteers who have already signed on to help out. As always, events such as this one can only take place with the support of volunteers. Please consider helping out, even if only for an hour. Contact me if you are interested in volunteering at tlrabinowitz@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to seeing you at our Sukkot Tailgate Bash. It will be an awesome event…and we promise to have you home in time for kickoff! See you then,
Sunday, September 22, 10 a.m. Join us as we dedicate our new walkway, Derekh Amuno ~ Pathway to Faith. This project has been made possible through the generosity of Leslie M. Berman and members of the Chizuk Amuno community who purchased bricks during this initial phase. Additional pavers will be available for sale for $250 beginning October 1.
Terri Rabinowitz
Game Day Schedule Changes • Sunday, September 22 Morning Minyan Minyan will begin at 8:30 a.m. rather than 9:15 a.m. in order to facilitate the attendance of minyan participants to both the dedication of the chapel walkway and the Sukkot Tailgate Bash, both of which begin at 10 a.m.
CHIZUK AMUNO SISTERHOOD’S SEMI-ANNUAL
Shredding and eCycling Event
Interview Outfits Unlimited
(I.O.U.) Clothing Drive Sunday, September 22 • 9 am. - Noon
Sunday, September 22, 9 a.m. - noon Chizuk Amuno Parking Lot All electronic and paper material to be recycled—no landfills used.
Please drop off cleaned, gently worn professional clothing on hangers and accessories for men and women.
$10 for up to 5 bags/boxes of paper to be shredded; $10 for a trunk-full of electronic items with a cord or battery. No HAZMATS, no light bulbs, no refrigerants. Flat panel TVs accepted at no charge. Older CRT TVs are $15 extra. Used cell phones with charger will be donated to CHANA.
Volunteers will be on hand in the Louis A. Cohen Family Chapel Lobby to accept donations and help unload cars. Receipts will be available.
Questions? Please contact Marcia Scherr, 410/484-2480, or marcia@marciapscherrcpa.com
Volunteers are needed to transport items. Donations take place on weekdays and Sundays. If you drive a SUV, van, or truck , and would like to do a mitzvah please contact Miriam Foss. Questions? Call Miriam Foss, mfoss@chizukamuno.org or 410/486-6400, ext. 281. A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund
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High Holy Day Information
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Erev Rosh HaShanah Wednesday, September 4 Ma’ariv 6:00 p.m. Rosh HaShanah Thursday, September 5-Friday, September 6 Sanctuary/Krieger Auditorium Shaharit 9:00 a.m. Stulman Auditorium Shaharit 9:30 a.m. Erev Yom Kippur ~ Kol Nidre Friday, September 13 Ma’ariv 6:45 p.m. Yom Kippur Shabbat, September 14 Sanctuary/Krieger Auditorium Shaharit 9:00 a.m. Stulman Auditorium Shaharit 9:30 a.m. Study Session: “Thinking in Jewish” 2:45 p.m. Dr. Benjamin Sax Ask the Rabbi 4:00 p.m. Minhah 5:15 p.m. Neilah: Concluding Service 6:30 p.m. Please refer to your High Holy Day brochure for complete holiday service and event times. High Holy Days 2013 | 5774
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Please drop off your sealed food in bins located in the Louis A. Cohen Family Chapel Lobby and the Administrative Lobby. Please check expiration dates. For more information, call Miriam Foss, 410/486-6400, ext. 281
Beef stew, canned fruits, canned meats/tuna, canned vegetables, dish soap, disposable salt and pepper shakers, ketchup and mayonnaise, laundry detergent, macaroni & cheese, metal forks, napkins, paper lunch bags, pasta and sauce, peanut butter and jelly, plastic baggies, plastic ware, rice, stove top stuffing, sugar, tea bags, toilet paper
In lieu of food, monetary donations will also be accepted and donated to kosher food funds. Make checks payable to Chizuk Amuno, Attn. Food Drive. A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund
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• Torah for Tots, grade K and below • Family Service, grades K-4 • Camp Tishrei Holiday Activities, grades K-4 • Middle School Services, Discussions, and Programming, grades 5-8 • Middle School Kol Nidre Service • Teen Learning Sessions • Family Neilah Service Contact the Office of Congregational Education for more information, 410/486-8641.
High Holy Days Israel Bonds Campaign
During this year’s High Holy Day Campaign, please join members of hundreds of congregations around the country by purchasing an Israel Bond to show your support and love for Israel. Once again, Hopkins Federal Savings Bank and THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore are partnering to make a 100% match on all Israel Bonds purchased during the High Holy Days appeal throughout the entire Baltimore community.
Chizuk Amuno Congregation 8100 Stevenson Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21208 www.chizukamuno.org
Synagogue Office 410/486-6400 Synagogue Fax 410/486-4050 Synagogue E-mail info@chizukamuno.org Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center 410/486-8642 Krieger Schechter Day School 410/486-8640 Rosenbloom Religious School 410/486-8641 Stulman Center for Adult Learning 410/824-2055
OFFICERS
President Michelle Malis, pres@chizukamuno.org First Vice President Dr. Andrew J. Miller, 1stvp@chizukamuno.org Vice President Jason A. Blavatt Vice President Sandra Moffet Secretary Michelle Hettleman Treasurer Louis E. Sapperstein Assistant Treasurer Stephen Pomerantz, MD
S Y N A G O G U E S TA F F Rabbi Ronald J. Shulman x230 rshulman@chizukamuno.org Rabbi Deborah Wechsler x231 dwechsler@chizukamuno.org Rabbi Paul D. Schneider x226 Director of Congregational Life pschneider@chizukamuno.org Rabbi Emeritus Joel H. Zaiman x296 Hazzan Emanuel C. Perlman x233 eperlman@chizukamuno.org Dr. Moshe D. Shualy x243 Ritual Director mshualy@chizukamuno.org
Director of Congregational Education Rabbi Stuart Seltzer | x234 | sseltzer@chizukamuno.org Head of School, Krieger Schechter Day School Bil Zarch | x259 | bzarch@ksds.edu Director, Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center Michelle Gold | x238 | gecec@chizukamuno.org Director, Stulman Center for Adult Learning Judy Meltzer | x287 | stulman@chizukamuno.org
Schedule of Shabbat Services Each Friday evening and Shabbat morning we enjoy celebration, prayer, and Torah study with Rabbi Ronald Shulman, Rabbi Deborah Wechsler, Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, and our synagogue community. This schedule indicates the weeks when our Chizuk Amuno Choir participates in services, as well as study themes, or other service features including family and Shabbat Yahad activities. Join with us to express yourself in the presence of God, to nurture your soul, and to connect your life with the life of our synagogue family. Babysitting is available beginning at 9:15 a.m. every Shabbat, except holiday weekends.
Daily Services, Hoffberger Chapel Unless otherwise noted: Daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Minhah, Ma’ariv, and Havdalah: refer to weekly Shabbat schedules
Please refer to your High Holy Day brochure for our complete Shabbat/Yom Kippur schedule. September 6/7 | Tishrei 2/3 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Director, Gemilut Hasadim Program Miriam Foss | x281 | mfoss@chizukamuno.org
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: HA-AZINU, DEUTERONOMY 32:1-52 Talking about Teshuvah with our Rabbis
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coordinator Debby Hellman | x290 | dhellman@chizukamuno.org Curator, Goldsmith Museum Dr. Susan Vick | x291 | svick@chizukamuno.org
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:54 p.m.
Choir Director, T. Herbert Dimmock
A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F
Director of Congregational Advancement Laurel Freedman | x275 | lfreedman@chizukamuno.org Synagogue Administrator Jenny Baker | x227 | jbaker@chizukamuno.org Controller Rick Bernard | x256 | rbernard@chizukamuno.org Information Systems Manager Bruce P. Yaillen | x284 | byaillen@chizukamuno.org Cemetery Director Marsha Yoffe | x309 | myoffe@chizukamuno.org Director of Communication and Member Services Cheryl Snyderman | x300 | csnyderman@chizukamuno.org Graphic Designer Rachel Levitan | x282 | rlevitan@chizukamuno.org
September 20/21 | Tishrei 16/17 Shabbat Hol HaMoed Sukkot Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat New Shabbat Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: EXODUS 33:12-34:26 Bar Mitzvah of Alexander Rubin Rabbi Wechsler’s Sermon Family Service Torah for Tots Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:32 p.m.
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Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: BERESHIT, GENESIS 6:9-22 Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Plant Rabbi Shulman’s Sermon Family Service Torah Study, Lunch
9:15 a.m.
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:20 p.m.
October 4/5 | Tishrei 30/Heshvan 1 Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: NOAH, 6:9-11:32 B’nei Mitzvah of Ryan Alperstein and Zoey Driscoll Rabbi Wechsler’s Sermon Family Service 10:30 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 2013 Tishrei 5774
Shabbat Shuvah – The Sabbath of Return Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
September 27/28 | Tishrei 23/24
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:09 p.m.
Candle Lighting September 6
7:11 p.m.
September 13
7:00 p.m.
September 20
6:48 p.m.
September 27
6:37 p.m.
October 4
6:26 p.m.
Shabbat Torah Study with Rabbi Shulman
September 28, 12:15 p.m. Make a reservation to join for Shabbat lunch and Torah Study with Rabbi Shulman. We’ll explore the insights of traditional and modern Torah commentators. Watch for additional Torah Study sessions once each month. Call the rabbinic office or e-mail jsimkin@chizukamuno.org to reserve your place.
Opening Day for Family Service & Torah for Tots
Shabbat morning, September 21, 10:30 a.m. The Family Service, led by Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, is designed for families with children in kindergarten through 4th grade. Torah for Tots, led by Michelle Gold, is designed for children kindergarten aged and younger.
Milestones in Our Community
B’nei Mitzvah
We proudly celebrate with these students who will be called to the Torah as B’nei Mitzvah. Mazal tov to their families. SEPTEMBER 21 Alexander Michael Rubin Dov Tzvi son of Sharon and Dr. Eric Rubin
Helen Schreiber
Ellen Friedman, on receiving the 2013 Ahavat Tzion Award from the Center for Jewish Education Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, on receiving an honorary doctorate in music from the Jewish Theological Seminary Jennifer Arndt Robinson, on being named Executive Director of the Friends of Patterson Park Steve Abrams, Judy Finifter, Brian Goldman, Mark Komins, Aaron Max, and Mark Pressman, on being named to the Board of Directors of the Pikesville Chamber of Commerce
Michael Wallach
Brotherhood and the Ravens
Birthdays
We wish Happy Birthday to these members of our synagogue family who each celebrate a birthday milestone this month. Diane Dansicker Stephen Dansicker Rose Frank Dr. Ivan Oshrine
SEPTEMBER 28 Olivia Haley Plant Channa daughter of Debra Hettleman and Lawrence Plant OCTOBER 5 Ryan Austin Alperstein Avraham son of Sari and Warren Alperstein
Zoey Madison Driscoll Sarah daughter of Ellen and Timothy Driscoll
Births
We congratulate the following families on the birth of their children and grandchildren. Samuel Max Attman, son of Donna and Scott Attman, grandson of Stephanie and Ronald Attman and great-grandson of Edward Attman. Samuel Bruce Ciarlone, son of Hallie and Mark Ciarlone, grandson of Jan and Dr. Jay Schein and great-grandson of Doris and Jay Bernhardt. Ava Rita Leven, daughter of Caren and Jon Leven and granddaughter of Toby and Steve Leven and Debbie and Shalom Shalom. Milli Ruth Schwartz, daughter of Lindsay Levine and Adam Schwartz, and great-granddaughter, Beverly and Toby Wiseman
Anniversaries
Mazal tov to the following members of our synagogue family who will be celebrating their wedding anniversaries in the coming weeks. 75th: Fannie and Albert Kishter 50th: Doris and Marshall Tanhoff 45th: Sande and Ed Mitchell
Mazal Tov to our Members
Bob Wolf
Engagements
We congratulate these couples and their families as we wish them much happiness. Adam Scott Freud Kruger, son of Linda Freud, to Samantha Robyn Ellis. Andrew Attman, son of Stephanie and Ronald Attman and grandson of Edward Attman, to Julie Satisky, daughter of Laraine Satisky and Brian Satisky.
In Loving Memory
In sadness, our synagogue community mourns the passing of our members: Robert Gerber, father of Ferne Abramowitz and Carol Gratz Dr. Theodore Kaiser, husband of Joan Kaiser and father of Susan Kaiser and Robert Kaiser Gloria Kogan, mother of Todd Kogan and Fern Sugar Samuel Zimmerman, father of Michael Zimmerman, Dr. Edward “Buzz” Zimmerman, and Robert Zimmerman We offer our sincere condolences to our members: Michael Adess, on the loss of his mother, Mary Adess Phyllis Attman and Harriet Glazer, on the loss of their mother, Rose Lazinsky Ailene Fradin, on the loss of her mother, Pauline Mash Harriet Friedman and Bernard Krol, on the loss of their mother, Rose Krol Deena Lowenberg, on the loss of her mother, Zahava Velder Susan Mehlman, on the loss of her father, Jerome “Jerry” Kaplan Michael Rabinowitz, on the loss of his mother, Marlyn Joan Pinkner Dr. Michele Shermak, on the loss of her mother, Annette Shermak Marvin Solomon, on the loss of his brother, Leonard Solomon As a synagogue community, we express our sincere condolences and prayers for comfort to those who mourn. 6
On October 20 at 4:30 p.m., the Baltimore Ravens will be in Pittsburgh to play the Steelers. You’re invited to watch the game on a big-screen TV in the Esterson Auditorium. As the Ravens feast on the Steelers, you can feast on a deli dinner – all while enjoying the game and the camaraderie of Brotherhood.
Opening Sisterhood Meeting
Wednesday, October 9, 6:30 p.m. Plans are underway for dinner and an exciting program featuring Jill Smokler, who blogs at scarymommy.com. Watch your mail and our Facebook page for details. For cost and additional information, contact Ruth Silber, baberuthe@comcast.net.
Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends Shopping Day Tuesday, October 22 With your purchase of a $5 ticket, you will get a 25% discount in Boscov’s stores in PA, NJ, MD, or DE. Purchase your ticket at the Sisterhood Judaica Shop and Sisterhood gets to keep all of the proceeds from the ticket sales. For further information, call Lynne Lichtig at 410/526-4192.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
Hours: Sunday ~ 9:15-11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday ~ 10 a.m.-Noon; 2-6 p.m. Friday ~ 10 a.m.-Noon As always, we are available “buy appointment.” Contact Anne King, 410/486-5813 to make an appointment or to join our crew of dedicated volunteers. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Attention College Students and Parents
Please send your street addresses, e-mail addresses, and year in college, so Chizuk Amuno can keep in touch throughout the coming year. Send your information to Bonnie Ziegelstein at bonnieroy3@verizon.net.
Chizuk Amuno’s Community Choir is Back!
Join the Shalom Squad!
Buy Your Lulav and Etrog!
Join our corps of members who welcome those new to Chizuk Amuno, and, of course, to welcome those who have been here all along. A friendly face, a help with page numbers, a personal touch. We anticipate that our Shalom Squad participants will be called upon two or three times per year, with occasional luncheon meetings after services. For details, please contact Sheila Sandbank, grandmasheilax2@ hotmail.com or 410/484-5016, or Fran Glushakow Gould, Franny1912@yahoo.com.
Sukkot Decorations
Club Hatikvah Olé!
Come here them sing at festival morning services on the second day of Rosh HaShanah.
Celebrate Sukkot with a Lulav and Etrog set from Israel. For more information please contact Brotherhood representatives, Marvin Spector, 410/484-8939 or Michael Moranz, 410/486-0277 by Monday, September 9. $45 per set.
Tuesday, September 17 Come help Sisterhood decorate the Sanctuary bimah for Sukkot.
Attention 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders!
Dinner and Designs in the Sukkah Wednesday, September 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join Chizuk Amuno Kadima for their kick-off Sukkot program and dinner! Bring your creativity and carpentry skills – we’ll be decorating one of the Chizuk Amuno sukkot and then rewarding ourselves with a relaxing dinner and dessert in the sukkah. Please contact our Kadima Youth Advisor, Zack, to RSVP and for more information about Kadima membership and programs, zkaye@chizukamuno.org. This program is free for Chizuk Amuno Kadima members.
On Sunday, October 6, at 6 p.m., Club Hatikvah will have its opening dinner. We will celebrate the start of 5774 with an all Spanish evening, including décor, scrumptious food, and entertainment by a flamenco guitar player and a flamenco dancer. For membership and reservation information, contact Carol Davis, President, at 410/833-7673 or carolgildavis@ aol.com. Club Hatikvah is our “over 50” club open to all in the Jewish community. Let us wow you with an evening of fabulous food and outstanding entertainment. What a great way to spend a Sunday evening!
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Chizuk Amuno Congregation
A n n uA l M e M o r i A l S e rv i c e Arlington Cemetery Sunday, September 8, 11 a.m.
Services will be conducted by Rabbi Ronald Shulman, Rabbi Deborah Wechsler, and Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, accompanied by the Chizuk Amuno Choir.
Foundations of Jewish Family Living: Jewish Values for Parents to Share with Children
20 Sessions beginning in October Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., or Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. If you are the parent of a child in Early Childhood through fourth grade, Foundations is for you. The specially designed curriculum will provide you with the learning, the language, and the confidence to be a learning partner and teacher to your own children. Each week you will meet together with a wonderful teacher to explore what Judaism has to say about “Making Our Own Miracles,”“Overcoming Anger,” “Gratitude,” and many other subjects relevant to our lives. At the conclusion of each lesson is a special section called Taking the Conversation Home, developed by Foundations, in collaboration with The PJ Library. This section includes a helpful list of major themes and ideas in the lesson, topics related to the lesson for you as parents to discuss at home with your children, as well as a convenient list of The PJ Library books, arranged according to age-level, that reflect or reinforce ideas raised in each lesson. The values presented in each lesson will come to life for your children through watching the Shalom Sesame video clips linked to our Melton website. Please contact Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, Director of Congregational Education, 410/486-8641, Michelle Gold, Director of the Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center, mgold@chizukamuno.org or 410/486-8642, or Josh Bender, Head of the Lower School, Krieger Schechter Day School, jbender@ksds. edu or 410/486-8640, to learn more about this new course. Join with your friends on this exciting journey in Jewish learning.
A P RO J E C T O F T H E H E B R E W U N I V E RS IT Y O F J E RU SA L E M
Melton at Chizuk Amuno Enters 17th Year
Following the formal ceremony, Dr. Moshe D. Shualy will be available to offer graveside prayers.
Curious about God, Miracles, Free Will, and Sin? Do you want a better understanding of our holidays and rituals, what Judaism has to say about relevant ethical issues, and how learning Jewish history opens new ways for us to understand our personal and collective identity? Join us this year and expand your circle of learning and understanding. Year One classes will begin on Tuesday, September 17, and will meet weekly for 30 weeks from 9:30-11:45 a.m.
For more information, call the synagogue office
410/486-6400. Arlington Cemetery is located on Rogers Avenue, West of Reisterstown Road.
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New Shabbat
“And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit into you…” —Ezekiel 36:26 Friday, September 20 • 7:30 p.m. Celebrating Sukkot, we’ll gather for our monthly contemporary Friday night service with guitar music. This month Josh Bender joins Rabbi Shulman to create the special spirit of New Shabbat in song, reflection, and special moments. Participants describe New Shabbat as Uplifting and Joyful • Moving and Spiritual • Powerful and Beautiful Come enjoy an upbeat Shabbat celebration of prayer, song, and insight with your family and friends. Using a special prayer book that includes Hebrew transliteration and English reflection, everyone is welcome to join in New Shabbat. Our next New Shabbat will take place on Friday, October 18.
Chili Cook-off and Tailgate Lunch Concert on the Lawn by The Rusty Spurs Ravens Tickets Raffle Athletic Games • Moon Bounce Popcorn • Snow Cones • Cotton Candy Children’s Character Meet ‘n Greet Face Painting • Art Projects and so much more!
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