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PASSOVER SERVICE SCHEDULE 2015 Friday evening, April 3..........................................6:30 pm Saturday morning, April 4.............................9:00 am Torah Reading................................................10:00 am Saturday evening, April 4................................ 7:00 pm Sunday morning, April 5..................................9:00 am Torah Reading................................................10:00 am A complete schedule of youth services and activities for Passover can be found on page 18.

Thursday, April 2

B’dikat Hametz, Search the home for particles of bread.

Friday, April 3

Siyyum B’chorim: 6:30 am : Service for dispensation from fasting for first-born males, 7:15 am, Siyyum Bi-ur Hametz, symbolic burning of particles of hametz, 10:00 am Sale of Hametz, by 10:15 am (form on page 11) .

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Purim Service Schedule and Carnival, page 3 Kallah................................................ page 3 Poker & Paint Empty Nester Event... page 9 Additional Passover Info........... pages11, 18 Leaving Evelyn, a play...................... page 3 Special Needs Seder........................ page 10 Israel Awareness Shabbat................ page 12

ONE SYNAGOGUE - MANY SERVICES Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804-2190 (914) 235-2700 www.bethelnr.org

A Conservative synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi Melvin N. Sirner Hazzan Jamie Gloth Associate Cantor Uri Aqua Assistant Rabbi Joshua Dorsch Cantor Emeritus Lawrence Avery Hazzan Emeritus Farid Dardashti Executive Director Erica Leventhal Controller Olivier Vogel Day Camp Director Julie Rockowitz Maintenance Director Milton Sinclair Nursery School Director Ronnie Becher Religious School & Youth Activities Dir. Jen Vegh Special Projects Director Linda Newman

OFFICERS President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Treasurer Financial Secretary Recording Secretary

Samuel E. Berger Geralynn C. Reifer Daniel Burton Mark Seidenfeld Mark Silver Joseph Wygoda Debbie Young Sandy Gruenberg

AFFILIATE OFFICERS Sisterhood President Barbara Horowitz Men’s Club Co-Presidents Robert Levine

Steven L. Young Parent Organization Ellen Barlis, Rachel Casanova, Marci Marcus

BULLETIN COMMITTEE Editor & Production Assistant Editors

Linda Newman Michelle Levy Blaustein Jack Gruenberg Steven L. Young

EDITORIAL BOARD Rabbi Melvin N. Sirner Samuel E. Berger Hazzan Jamie Gloth Erica Leventhal Steven L. Young

The Bulletin Vol. 97, No. 7

March 2015 Adar ~ Nissan 5775

Please visit the Beth El Synagogue Center website, www.bethelnr.org for the most current information on meetings and events.

To send us a message, e-mail info@bethelnr.org.

Shabbat Youth Services March 7, 10:45 am 10:15 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:45 am Torah for Tots Family Kehillah Service; clergy visitor: Rabbi Josh Dorsch March 14, 10:45 am Birthday Shabbat 10:15 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:45 am Torah for Tots Family Kehillah Service; clergy visitor: Hazzan Jamie Gloth March 21, 10:45 am 10:15 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:45 am Torah for Tots Family Kehillah Service

clergy visitor: Rabbi Melvin N Sirner March 28, 10:45 am 10:15 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:45 am Torah for Tots Family Kehillah Service; clergy visitor: Cantor Uri Aqua • Torah for Tots: Birth - Kindergarten in the Wiener Lounge • Family Kehillah Service in the Levenson Chapel

Daily Minyan Beth El maintains morning and evening services every day of the year.

Contact Associate Cantor Uri Aqua, 914-235-2700, ext. 222.

Shacharit

Saturdays – 9:00 am Sundays – 8:00 am Mondays and Thursdays – 6:55 am Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays – 7:00 am

Evening Minyan Times Mincha and Maariv March

1 – 6

5:30 pm

7

5:45 pm

8 – 20

6:45 pm

21 – 31

7:00 pm

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Shabbat Discussion Group Services take place in the Bess and Nathan P. Jacobs Library from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. Participants gain a better understanding of the Shabbat morning service through study and discussion of individual prayers and the weekly Torah portion. Other relevant topics are also discussed.

Contact: Jack Gruenberg jackgruenberg@gmail.com MARCH 7, 21 I n S h a b b a t S . P. A . C . E .

(Synagogue Play Activities Children’s Environment), offered weekly on Shabbat, children are supervised by child-care providers in a safe and fun environment, be with their friends, and play with Shabbatfriendly games and toys.

No food is allowed in Shabbat S.P.A.C.E., allergy-aware snacks and water are available. If your child has any allergies, please alert the supervisor in the Kasakove.

An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided upon request.

Visit us on facebook at www.facebook.com/ BethElSynagogueCenter On Shabbat and Yom Tov, the telephone in the main office is available only for physicians answering electronic pagers, and not for other purposes.

Cemetery Grave & Plot Availability Beth El Synagogue Center has sections at Mt. Eden and Sharon Gardens Cemeteries (both in Valhalla), in which graves and plots are available for members and their families. (A plot is made up of four graves.)

For information, call the office, 914-235-2700, ext. 223/226.

Beth El’s Men’s Club, Sisterhood, Chesed, and Adult Programming, and WJCS Partners in Caring, generously funded by UJA-Federation of New York

present

LEAVING EVELYN

A play about senior moments and more, written

by KATHY KAFER, playwright and Beth El member

sponsored by the Beth El Youth Community and JLife

Monday, March 16th • 7:30 pm at Beth El Synagogue Center

Questions will be facilitated by Shari Baum, MSW Light refreshments to follow.

R.S.V.P. to JRockowitz@bethelnr.org (appreciated but not required) Questions? Call 914-235-2700, ext. 256.

About Leaving Evelyn It’s a summer night in suburbia, and Nate and Susan are waiting by the barbecue for Nate’s mother, Evelyn, and her husband, Morris. But as the older couple arrives in the midst of an argument, it’s clear that most of the sparks will not be flying from the barbecue. Morris, an elderly Holocaust survivor, is morose, and Evelyn is flaky and demanding. Meanwhile Susan and Nate’s only son has just left for college, but instead of settling happily into their own empty nest, they find themselves dealing with a family crisis.

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PURIM SERVICES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 5:00 pm to Kasakove Play Date & PJ 6:30 pm Library Purim Experience 6:45 pm

Maariv Service; Megillah Reading by our teens

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Shabbat SPACE THURSDAY, MARCH 5 6:30 am Shacharit service for

Purim, including

reading the Megillah

RABBI’S MESSAGE I write this message in midFebruary. At this time, there is a great deal of debate, Rabbi both in the Jewish Melvin N. Sirner community as well as the larger American populace, about the projected visit of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. Clearly this speech was scheduled with the Speaker of the House to give the Prime Minister an opportunity to address Congress on the important and sensitive issue of Iran. We should not forget that both the United States and Israel have a strong interest in seeing that Iran does not become a nuclear power. Israel, by its geographic

proximity, as well as the articulated wishes of Iranian leaders to wipe Israel off the map, regards this issue to be of the highest priority. In negotiations with Iran, America’s position is not identical to that of Israel, even as the United States has led the campaign for sanctions, which has brought Iran to the negotiating table. Some regard this issue as being so crucial that Prime Minister Netanyahu must appeal to the American government wherever he can find a hearing.

Others regard this as bad form to plan such a visit two weeks before the Israel election and without consulting with the president, who is the chief person responsible for foreign affairs. The debate goes on, and in early March we will see how this awkward and touchy issue plays out.

It is interesting that we prepare, at precisely this season, for the joyous festival of Purim, set in Persia of old. There, too, a villain by the name of Haman clearly articulated his goal to wipe out the Jewish people. One need not be paranoid to acknowledge that when leaders of influence, nations of the world, and radical ideologies say their intent is to destroy Jews, we must certainly take them seriously. The Shabbat prior to Purim is Shabbat Zachor, when we remember all the “Hamans” and “Hamanic forces” in the world. On Purim itself, we shall rejoice that ultimately they have failed in the past, as surely they will in the future as well.

Hag Purim Sameah, Rabbi Melvin N. Sirner

NOTES FROM THE HAZZAN Since the High Holidays, a sign with our synagogue’s theme has hung above the entrance to Beth El Synagogue Center. It says, “V’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha – Love your neighbor as yourself.” I try to look up at it as often as I can, reminding myself of where my focus should be.

We have taken great effort to incorporate this theme into many of the programs this year, including the USY High Holiday Food Drive, our Artist-in-Residence weekend with Mordechai Rosenstein, our annual Turkey Drive, the Hanukkah After-Party, our annual Shanok Scholar-in-Residence weekend with Rabbi Ethan Tucker, and many more. There will be more opportunities to explore this theme in the coming months: participating in the B.E.S.T. program on March 13, volunteering at the Special Needs Seder on March 23, or donating Passover food for those with special needs, and donating your unused and unopened hametz at the Pre-Passover Pasta Palooza on April 1.

One of our annual programs that seemed tailor-made for our theme, the Day of Service in January, unfortunately was canceled due to bad weather. Although we

were unable to come together on that day, I am pleased to report that this important work continued regardless—bagged lunches were still made and donated to local food banks by our Retirees’ Club; Project Linus blankets were made by some of our Nursery School students; and candy, toothbrushes, and toothpaste were prepared and sent to our troops by members of our youth community.

I am very proud of the efforts our Beth El family has made to incorporate this theme— loving our neighbor as ourselves—into our lives. One member shared a story with me which illustrates this beautifully, and they have allowed me to share it with you: I had just finished picking up a few things at the grocery store and was waiting in line, minding my own business. Although the woman ahead of me seemed to be almost finished with her order, something was holding up the line. When I looked up, I saw that the cashier was helping her figure out which of her remaining items she could afford with the few bills clenched in her hand.

As I looked down at the belt, I saw that the groceries were sensible staple items, such as fruit, vegetables, cooking oil and dish soap. She seemed to be working hard not to draw attention to herself, and perhaps just 4

to keep her emotions in check.

It broke my heart to think that this Hazzan Jamie Gloth woman had to choose between what amounted to about $40 of groceries. The longer I watched, the louder I heard “Love your neighbor as yourself” echoing in my head. Without another thought, I leaned in towards the cashier and quietly said, “Excuse me. I’ll pay for the rest.”

Words cannot adequately express what happened next. The woman introduced herself, thanked me profusely, and then looked upwards and said, “God works in mysterious ways! God helps those in need!”

She started weeping, as did the cashier, and said, “You don’t know what you’ve just done. I need to give you a hug!” The woman gave me a strong, tight hug, and continued to thank me. It turned out that she had not been out of her house for many days, both due to the wintery weather and her failing health. She only ventured out because she had no more food to eat.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JOB WELL DONE! ofjf rahh Dear Friends, I am writing this article after the Board of Trustees has recommended to the congregation to elect Rabbi David Schuck as our new Senior Rabbi, and one week before the scheduled special meeting of the congregation. Words cannot express the thanks we all owe to the incredible Rabbi Search Committee, co-chaired by Marc Klee and Mark Seidenfeld. Now working for over a year, this committee has pored over two dozen resumes from around the world, skyped candidates at the shul until late into the night, conducted in-person interviews, and organized fantastic fourday weekend visits for two excellent candidates. However, most importantly, they have engaged the congregation throughout this process and listened to feedback from all of us, from our teens to our most senior members.

I would like to recognize and thank each and every member of the committee (I also sat in, ex officio, as president):

that made our discussions all the more enjoyable and constructive.

The members represented a great cross section of our shul—longtime Samuel E. Berger members and newbies, seniors, empty nesters, and parents of school age children and preschoolers. The Committee was pretty even—male and female, day school parents and public school parents.

The intermarried population was represented by both couples themselves and parents of intermarried children. We had many learned people, and people with extensive connections within the greater Jewish community. This is all a reflection of the hard work our Human Resources Committee put in to selecting the committee members, and we owe them a big thank you as well for establishing a diverse committee that represented the rich diversity of our congregation.The Search Committee’s long hours of work and tireless efforts all demonstrate their deep commitment to our community, and passion, love, and respect for Beth El. Kol HaKavod and Todah Rabbah. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

See you in shul,

Sam Berger, President

RABBI SEARCH COMMITTEE

Abe Bartell Nina Luban Alyssa Erber Tami Novoseller Aaron Fleishaker Elise Richman Lauren Freeman-Bosworth Gary Salmo Sandy Gruenberg Mark Seidenfeld Marc Klee Mark Silver Lois Kohn-Claar Marianne Sussman Michael Wechsler

We Celebrate Rabbi Sirner’s 43 Years at Beth El with these Special Events

The Committee had an amazing group of people—committed, smart, passionate, hardworking, open and honest, sincere and respectful. And they were all able to keep a healthy sense of humor

Wednesday Evening, May 6th, at 7:30 pm

A panel discussion on a topic chosen by Rabbi Sirner: The Condition of American Jewry—Current Patterns and Future Prospects

HAZZAN NOTES, continued from page 4 the $40. And as I told the woman as she left, it was my pleasure to help. And it was. The good feeling I received that day remains with me still, and for only $40, it truly was a bargain.

Our own Jack Wertheimer will moderate as three of America’s leading scholars weigh in on this thoughtprovoking topic. Come and listen and ask questions of Steven Bayme, Steven Cohen, and Alisa Kurshan.

If you have a “Love Your Neighbor As Yourself” moment that you are willing to share with others, please let me know. I will keep it anonymous, but these moments happen all the time, and we should all learn how to see and to act upon them.

Hazzan Jamie Gloth

Saturday Morning, May 30th

Special Shabbat Services and Kiddush Luncheon

A meaningful and moving service, and a Kiddush complete with an a capella orchestra and dancing in the aisles.

Sunday Evening, May 31st

The Gala, honoring Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner

BETH EL THEME

Our celebration will culminate with an incredible evening of paying tribute to the Sirners.

“Golden Rule:” V’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha – Love your neighbor as yourself.

Mark your calendar now . . . you won’t want to miss these once-in-a-lifetime celebrations!

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Limmud Programs for March Sunday, March 1 5:00 pm Tuesday, March 3 After Minyan Thursday, March 5 10:00 am Thursday, March 5 10:00 am

Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua Torah Tuesday Morning (off-site) WAJE: Talmud Class WAJE: The Prophets: Second Isaiah and Ezekiel, Rabbi Molly Karp Thursday, March 5 6:30 pm Ulpan Beginners Thursday, March 5 7:30 pm Ulpan Intermediate Thursday, March 5 8:00 pm Choir, with Hazzan Ellen Arad Thursday, March 5 8:30 pm Ulpan Advanced Saturday, March 7 10:30 am Shabbat Discussion, with Jack Gruenberg Saturday, March 7 12:45 pm ShabbaTunes, with Hazzan Jamie Gloth Saturday, March 7 1:00 pm Daf Shevui Sunday, March 8 5:00 pm Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua Tuesday, March 10 10:00 am WAJE: Exegesis (make-up class) Thursday, March 12 10:00 am WAJE: Talmud Class Thursday, March 12 10:00 am WAJE: The Prophets: Second Isaiah and Ezekiel, Rabbi Molly Karp Thursday, March 12 1:00 pm Parashat HaShavua, with Rabbi Melvin Sirner Thursday, March 12 6:30 pm Ulpan Beginners Thursday, March 12 7:00 pm Talmud Class, with Rabbi Josh Dorsch Thursday, March 12 7:30 pm Ulpan Intermediate Thursday, March 12 8:00 pm Choir, with Hazzan Ellen Arad Thursday, March 12 8:30 pm Ulpan Advanced Saturday, March 14 1:00 pm Daf Shevui Sunday, March 15 5:00 pm Israeli Dancing Thursday, March 19 10:00 am WAJE: Talmud Class Thursday, March 19 10:00 am WAJE: The Prophets: Second Isaiah and Ezekiel, Rabbi Molly Karp Thursday, March 19 6:30 pm Ulpan Beginners Thursday, March 19 7:30 pm Ulpan Intermediate Thursday, March 19 8:00 pm Choir, with Hazzan Ellen Arad Thursday, March 19 8:30 pm Ulpan Advanced Saturday, March 21 10:30 am Shabbat Discussion, with Jack Gruenberg Saturday, March 21 1:00 pm Daf Shevui Sunday, March 22 5:00 pm Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua Thursday, March 26 10:00 am WAJE: Talmud Class Thursday, March 26 10:00 am WAJE: The Prophets: Second Isaiah and Ezekiel, Rabbi Molly Karp Thursday, March 26 1:00 pm Parashat HaShavua, with Rabbi Sirner Thursday, March 26 6:30 pm Ulpan Beginners Thursday, March 26 7:30 pm Talmud Class Thursday, March 26 7:30 pm Ulpan Intermediate Thursday, March 26 8:30 pm Ulpan Advanced Saturday, March 28 8:30 am “A Modern Understanding of the Bible,� with Rabbi David L. Blumenfeld, Ph.D. Saturday, March 28 1:00 pm Daf Shevui Sunday, March 29 5:00 pm Israeli Dancing, with Cantor Uri Aqua Tuesday, March 31 8:00 pm Torah on Tap (off-site), with Rabbi Josh Dorsch Ulpan classes are taught by Miri Ben Avi. Questions? E-mail miriulpan@gmail.com, or 914-602-1503. For WAJE classes, e-mail WAJE@wjcouncil.org, or 914-325-7001. For all other programs, contact Rabbi Dorsch, jdorsch@bethelnr.org 914-235-2700, ext. 260.

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Join Hazzan Gloth on SHABBAT, MARCH 7 th , at 12:45 pm , for an informal get together. We will sing old Shabbat morning favorites as well as some new tunes. No registration or sign up. You do not need to have a good voice or be fluent in Hebrew. Anyone can come! You just have to love to sing.

TORAH ON TAP Tuesday, March 31 8:00 pm at Rockwells, in Pelham

Torah means different things to different people in different places. Why not seek its meaning in a bar? Come join us, off-site, for an opportunity to discuss whatever it is that Torah means to you. There will be an opportunity to ask Rabbi Dorsch, in a very informal setting, any questions that you may have about Judaism, God, Torah, or Israel.

Participate in a guided conversation on these topics while socializing with a drink or two. Age 21+. R.S.V.P. to jdorsch@bethelnr.org.

Yiddish Vinkl Fridays, at 1:00 pm All are welcome!

We all enjoy speaking mamalochen!

Join us every Friday! Speak Yiddish, shmooze, and have fun!

For further information, contact Bea Freedman, 914-337-8645.

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE NORTH END SENIORS PROGRAM “A Modern Understanding of the Bible” Rabbi David L. Blumenfeld, Ph.D. (Near Eastern Literature and Languages)

“The Song of Songs” March 28 8:30 am - 9:30 am in the Board Room

The most well known love poem in history begins with these words, “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine.” Spring is here again and a new awakening of love is in the air. Things haven’t changed much . . . “as time goes by.”

Wednesday, March 4

Exercise with Cheryl, 10:30 am Brain Games with Cheryl, 11:15 am

Friday, March 6

Exercise with Cheryl, 10:30 am Superfoods; Guest Speaker Greta Breskin, R.D., 11:15 am

Wednesday, March 11

Yoga with Polly, 10:30 am The Bioethics Dilemma, Guest Speaker Joyce Kent, 11:30 am

Friday, March 13

Zumba with Julie,10:30 am Passover Rituals, Guest Speaker Rabbi Joshua Dorsch, 11:30 am

Wednesday, March 18

Tai Chi with Norma, 10:30 am How to Organize your Affairs, Guest Speaker Sara Meyers, Esq., 11:30 am

Friday, March 20

Exercise with Cheryl, 10:30 am Mystery Couch Tour, Guest Speaker Art Zuckerman, 11:00 am

Wednesday, March 25

Yoga with Polly, 10:30 am All That Jazz, Guest Speaker Greg Koster, 11:30 am

Friday, March 27

Zumba with Julie, 10:30 am Secrets of New Rochelle, Guest Speaker Barbara Davis, 11:30 am

All are welcome.

All Seniors are welcome to attend any of these programs. Programs are subject to change. In case of inclement weather, please call 914-235-2700 to make sure that the Senior Program is being held.

Calling All Musicians!

JOIN THE RETIREES!

perform with the

On Tuesday, March 17th

WESTCHESTER MARCHING BAND at the

51st Celebrate Israel Parade Sunday, May 31st, 2015

Take advantage of a complimentary membership in The Westchester Klezmer Program and perform with the Westchester Marching Band in the parade.

To participate in the parade or for more information contact Kenny Green at kgreen@westchesterklez.org, or call 914-276-0497.

9:30 am Coffee and a Nosh 10:00 am Program

Dr. Robert Ellis, Professor of Law at Manhattan College, will speak on Current Constitutional Issues including non-traditional marriages and other controversial subjects being considered by the Supreme Court

On Tuesday, March 24th The Retirees will take a Tour of Channel 12 Television, in Yonkers Leave Beth El at 9:30 am.

Limited places—R.S.V.P. is a must!

No charge for the tour.

Afterwards, we will go out for lunch!

(cost dependent on what you order for lunch)

Reply to Julie, 914-235-2700, ext. 256, or jrockowitz@bethelnr.org.

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Report from the Keruv Committee . . .

There have been Jews among us who have long thought that intermarriage may not be such a bad thing for the Jewish people. It may well be more biologically healthy than generation upon generation of in-marriage. It diversifies the gene pool. Is this a valid argument? I don’t know.

But whether it is good or bad, it clearly is happening, and the strictures against it are becoming less draconian. This leaves us with a large number of intermarried families.

How do we engage them in Judaism?

In our own community we see many intermarried families and interracial families, in which one partner is Jewish.

Attracting them to organized Jewry is a task for us. For those families who may express an interest in participating in synagogue life, we try to make that process more inviting and less burdensome. At heart they must have a real interest in learning about and experiencing Judaism. But that interest doesn’t come ready-made. Introductory courses exist and are available to help people learn. The feeling one gets from being in synagogue, whether to pray, learn, or socialize, takes time to develop. We cannot instill that feeling in another person. They have to make an effort to do the groundwork themselves. Can we make a non-Jew or even an “introductory” Jew more comfortable in shul? We can try to not put that person off.

But beyond that, they must make the effort to involve themselves in some aspect of Jewish life to feel comfortable here. They must take some ownership.

Are there cliques at Beth El? Absolutely, if by “clique” you mean a group of people or friends, who like being with each other rather than with people they don’t feel close to. They are composed of people with a shared social history and life experiences.

Thus they feel more comfortable with each other. Is that bad? It seems to me that it‘s actually good.

But does this cliquishness exclude others? Does it foster giving the cold shoulder to outsiders? Is it impolite to others? I hope not. But no matter how accepting we may be, it takes effort, over time, for an ”outsider” to become an insider.

There is no royal road other than working at it. We need to ‘grease the skids’ to facilitate this process.

What does this grease consist of? A number of ideas and programs have been developed to further this process. This article is not meant to be a compendium of what exists. It is meant to be a step in our understanding of the scope of the problem and the reason why we must face it.

Robert Sussman Keruv Committee Chair

Not hearing as well as you used to? Don’t miss a beat in the sanctuary!

Small, cell phone-sized amplifiers are now available and integrated with our sound system. They use radio waves to transmit every syllable directly to your ears via earbuds. Use our earbuds or bring your own! The amplifiers are located in the wooden cabinet across from the entrance to the sanctuary. Please speak to an usher for assistance.

Interested in furthering the work of KERUV? JOIN US! E-mail Bob Sussman, rbsuss@optonline.net, or leave a note in the office.

Did you know . . .Keruv curhe means to bring close, to draw near.

EXHIBIT BY ARTIST THOR WICKSTROM IN MUSEUM through Sunday, March 29th

Geometry 215th Street Station

Thor Wickstrom is a full-time artist. He paints landscapes and also works from his imagination. His exhibit at Beth El highlights his landscapes and cityscapes in oil, based on “plein air” observations from the Berkshires and New York City, and painted entirely onsite. Wickstrom is dedicated to the craft of working from life, responding directly to the world around him, rarely from photographs.

He also values working from imagination, and has maintained a separate body of work consisting largely of fanciful cityscapes and subway scenes that capture the emotional ups and downs of city living; the crowd at turns humming with vibrant activity, while sometimes leaving the individual feeling strikingly alone.

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He has taught art, including at the Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Wickstrom is also a successful illustrator of children’s books and magazines, however, the exhibition at Beth El will focus solely on his oil paintings.

Visit his website, ThorWickstrom.com, to view his work. He has had over 100,000 views in a year and has sold many works through that venue. He recognizes that just as he must paint from a scene in front of him, looking at a reproduction or image is no substitute for experiencing art in person; only in real life can art be truly “seen.” For that, he is grateful for the opportunity to show at Beth El. The museum is open every weekend. At other times, please get the key from the office.

MEMORIES TO GO: OUR STORIES ABOUT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY This is the sixth in a series of reflective essays written by members of the writing group Memories to Go.

PURIM

When I was a child in the late 1930s and Ruth Kon, March 1938 Dressed up for the Purim early 1940s, Purim meant reading the story Kinderfest (children’s festival) of how Esther, the Jewish Princess, saved the Jews from Haman’s decree of death. First we in her fancy costume smeared chalk under our shoes and wiped I remember a Purim off Haman each time his name was called. holiday when I was a child Later, we received groggers and the noise of five- or six-years-old, in deafened and destroyed Haman. We would Uruguay, where we lived. My mother made send gifts (Shalach Manot) to friends and me a costume that she cut out of her dressing neighbors, and then go on to clean out our gown. I was a gypsy and my mother attached homes for Pesach.

Shirley Katz coins to my hair cover. Here is my photo of that occasion.

Ruth Kon

ALL ARE WELCOME! Have a full life, but an empty nest?

No longer hunting for a babysitter? Finished carpooling?

Come for a night of FUN, FOOD & FRIENDS!

BETH EL EMPTY NESTERS

POKER & Paint nite Sunday, March 22

Purim at Beth El, long ago, was a big deal.

We gathered as many children as we could convince to help us bake and we took over the kitchen. Out came flour, sugar, and all the ingredients needed to make Hamantashen by the hundreds! We established stations for mixing, rolling out the dough, adding the filling, and forming the three-corner hats.

We prayed that the results would be edible!

We encouraged the kids to wash and clean their hands and not to eat too much raw dough. Of course, if they wanted to sample the sweet filling, we had little control. With much laughter, singing, and some work, we managed to produce hundreds and hundreds of Hamantashen, and everyone ate!

Bernice Ward I went to a Yiddish-speaking school, called a shule, and Purim was the big deal.

We would have a fund-raising banquet. The women did everything, from purchasing live chickens to cleaning, kashering, and cooking them. They made everything that went with the meal, from soup to cake. We also put on a Purimshpiel (play). Mrs. Schwartz put on the shpiel, music, dancing, and all. The costumes were made by the parents. When I complained to my mother about how much work being a Hebrew school parent was, she said don’t complain.

Blanche Fried

Would you like to have an Aliyah?

Let our Beth El community share in your joys and your remembrances! Celebrate a special birthday, anniversary, or yahrzeit of a loved one with an aliyah to the Torah.

Call Rosalie Cristofalo in the clergy office to set up your honor, 914-235-2700, ext. 228.

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SPECIAL NEEDS SEDER Monday Evening, March 23rd • 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Join the special needs residents of local group homes, who will be guests of the synagogue at a very unique Lower Westchester Special Needs Seder. This event is in honor of Rabbi Melvin N. Sirner upon his upcoming retirement, with much gratitude for his extraordinary service to the Special Needs Seder over many years. It is sponsored

by Westchester Jewish Community Services and our Sylvia and Robert Scher Chesed Community.

If you would like to volunteer, contact Seder co-chairs Ellen Gelboim, esgelboim@ gmail.com, or Sandy Gruenberg, gamson36@gmail.com. We need people to prepare prior to the Seder, as well as during the event and at the conclusion. If you are unable to participate physically, financial donations are always needed. Checks should be made payable to the Scher Chesed Community and mailed to Sandy Gruenberg at Beth El Synagogue Center.

For more information and to sign up as a volunteer, visit bethelnr.org/specialneedsseder.

NOTE: We are collecting Passover foods to be sent home with the residents of the group homes that attend our Seder. When you shop for your Passover foods, please buy something extra for those in need and bring it to the office

by Thursday, March 19th! Thank you!

Have too much hametz to eat before Passover starts? No problem! Our solution is a win - win!

1. On Purim, bring a box of pasta to use as a grogger during the reading of Megillat Esther. Then donate it and we will take it to Project H.O.P.E. 2. When you come to our fabulous Pasta Palooza (see cover), bring your leftover hametz and place it in the designated boxes. We will make sure that it gets to Project H.O.P.E.

Ellen Gelboim and Sandy Gruenberg, Co-Chairs

REGISTRATION CONTINUES FOR SUMMER 2015 MONDAY, JUNE 29 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 Open Friday, July 3, and Monday, July 6!

To register, visit bethelnr.org/daycamp.

To arrange a tour, call Julie at 914-235-2700, ext. 256. Questions? E-mail jrockowitz@bethelnr.org.

Please join the College-Age Committee Thursday, March 26th 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at

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help pack our Passover “care packages” We look forward to seeing you!

Debra Ackerman and Lori Schwartz

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PASSOVER SHARING

Passover 2015 LATTER DAY SERVICE SCHEDULE

While the Passover Seder is a time for family and friends to gather together, distance, family circumstances, and other factors frequently prevent families from being together. Beth El is eager to continue the tradition of sharing the beauty of Seder rituals. Please help us all fulfill an important mitzvah and consider welcoming your fellow congregants to your home for Seder this Passover.

Thursday evening, April 9......................................7:15 pm Friday morning, April 10......................................9:00 am

Torah Reading............................................10:00 am Friday evening, April 10.............................................7:15 pm Saturday morning, April 11.................................9:00 am Sermon, followed by Yizkor (Memorial Prayers)........................................10:30 am

If you would like to host a guest at your Seder or be a guest at someone else’s Seder, please contact Sandy Gruenberg 914-633-9060 or gamson36@gmail.com.

Information regarding Youth Services and Shabbat S.P.A.C.E. can be found on page 18.

Sale of Hametz The ritual sale of hametz must be completed by early Friday, April 3rd. Many prefer to perform this ritual in person. Rabbi Melvin Sirner, Rabbi Josh Dorsch, or Cantor Uri Aqua will be available for this purpose before and after the Minyan for at least one week prior to Passover. Cantor Aqua will have additional hours during the week before Passover. Those who cannot tend to this matter in person may complete the form and return it to Rabbi Sirner’s office.

FORM FOR SALE OF HAMETZ I, __________________________________________, do hereby authorize Rabbi Melvin N. Sirner of New Rochelle, New York, to act as my agent to sell the hametz that may be in my possession, whether it may be at home, place of business, or elsewhere, in accord with the requirements and provisions of Jewish law.

NAME _____________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE ____________________________________________________________________________________ I enclose a contribution for Maot Hittim (Passover tzedakah) to help others, less fortunate, celebrate the holiday.

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Israel Awareness Shabbat Saturday Morning

March 28, 2015 Shabbat service focusing on our love and connection to Israel.

Followed by an Israeli Kiddush Lunch!

Rabbi Sirner and his Israel travel group are ready to depart for the airport!

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NEED A MI SHEBEIRACH PRAYER? Let us know!

Each Shabbat morning, our congregation recites a special Mi Shebeirach prayer aloud, praying for healing of both the body and spirit for those in our community who are ill.

Many have found this to be extremely comforting, both for those who are ill as well as for their family and friends.

Beth El Synagogue Center maintains a Mi Shebeirach list so that our entire congregational family can keep you or a member of your family in our thoughts and prayers. We will print the list in our weekly Shabbat announcements, which are distributed via e-mail and at Shabbat morning services.

If you would like the community to keep you or a family member in mind on Shabbat and include you/them in their thoughts and prayers, please send the name(s) in English and Hebrew (if you know it) to dlomurno@bethelnr. org, or call Debra in the clergy office at 914-235-2700, ext. 239. Inclusion on the list is entirely optional; no one’s name will be added without his or her permission. Names will be kept on the Mi Shebeirach list for one month, unless you indicate otherwise.

Of course, those who wish for private Mi Shebeirach prayers may contact the clergy directly.

Prayer is a powerful tool. May those in our congregation and community who are ill find healing and comfort.

A Note from Your Men’s Club . . .

If you see this before Saturday night February 28th, come to the Men’s Club PurimInspired Party “Cocktails & Karaoke,” at 8:00 pm. It is one of the best community building events on the Beth El social calendar. Come in costume or not, and sing or not. If you are over 21, come for a good time with old and new friends.

We are proud to advise you that the Men’s Club saw a need at Beth El and acted swiftly to fill it. The “big TV” in the Youth Lounge was not working. There is now a new, 55-inch, flat-screen TV on a portable cart that allows it to be moved around the

building. While we look forward to using it at our Monday Night Football event next season, we have been assured that it will be put to good use by many others in the Beth El community.

We will again be participating in the Federation of Jewish Men’s Club’s (FJMC) Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Program.

Yom HaShoah, when we commemorate those who perished during the Holocaust, is on Wednesday, April 16th. Look for details in next month’s Bulletin on how to get and light a candle.

We will be attending the Hudson Valley Region FJMC Annual Man-of-the-Year and Youth-of-the-Year event on Sunday, April

26th, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at Temple Israel Center, in White Plains. We will announce our honorees during the month.

Finally, one of our favorite events—The Dr. Ed Scharfman Men’s Club Shabbat— will take place on Saturday, May 2nd.

Volunteer to participate! Please contact Rob Levine at GoBrother@ralasolutions.com, or the office at 914-235-2700, ext. 223, and plan on joining us on Shabbat.

Our monthly meeting will be held on Sunday, March 8th, at 9:00 am. Join us for a bagel and shmear, and help us plan the remainder of the year.

Steve Young and Robert Levine Men’s Club Co-Presidents

Men’s Club Meeting

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Sunday, March 8th 9:00 am Join us for a bagel and shmear, and help us plan our upcoming events.

We need your ideas and your time!

At the World-Wide Wrap in February—We learned and practiced putting on t’fillin.

Beth El Celebrates March Birthdays Beth El Synagogue Center would like to extend a “Happy Birthday!” to its members with a birthday in the month of March. Please join us for a birthday celebration at our Robert Alterman Stan Arkow Lawrence Avery Jesse Bartell Stephen Bartell Hannah Bases Sanford Batkin Paul Bernstein Michelle Levy Blaustein Joan Brown Enrique Casanova Lance Cohen Stanley Cohen Howard Cohen Yehuda Cohen Janis Demartini Michael Dorman

Noel Edelson Arlene Elkind Erica Epstein Jordan Esrig Michael Felberg Eve Ferdman Richard Feuerstein Susan Field Steven Fuchs Stanley Galler Susan Gelb Bruce Gold Joshua Goldstein Cary Goldstein David Gordon Lita Gottesman Florence Graff Daniel Groner

Kiddush luncheon on March 14th. If you have a March birthday, but your name does not appear on the list, we are sorry for the omission and we ask that you contact the synagogue at info@bethelnr.org so that we

can update our records. Please also contact us if you do not wish to have your name appear on our birthday list. (The list reflects our adult members and post-bar/bat mitzvah children up to the age of 21.)

Peter Gross Ellen Gross Daniel Gruza Samantha Herlands Mark Hirsh Barbara Horowitz Robert Jacobson Ethel Kaplowitz Alan Kellman Shlomo Kessel Jason Klee Nora Klion-Wolloch Jennifer Klonsky Iva Kornreich Rubin Kuszel Seth Leibowitz Jay Lerman Elliot Lesser

Kay Pomerantz Greg Portnoy Ilene Poses Margery Reisfeld Jonathan Rieber Esther Robbins Jamie Rothenberg Evelyn Rothenberg Samuel Schiller Zachary Schwartz Melanie Selber Joel Siegel Mitch Sofer Ira Solomon Deborah Solymar Jeffrey Stahl Rachelle Stern Steven Stern

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Susan Lesser Linda Lesser Gilbert Levine Elizabeth Levine Lance Levine Stephanie Levites Michael Malina Lisa Mandelker Susan Matos Richard Mendelsohn Andrew Messinger Miriam Morris George Newfield Julie Newman Dianne Newman David Pfeffer Lena Podolsky Moshe Pomerantz

Burton Stern Pearl Sullivan Marianne Sussman Andrew Tannen Barnett Troodler Mitchell Troyetsky Maris Wasserman Zwi Weinberg Beth Weingast Kira Weiss Leni Wiener Sophia Wolk Arthur Wolk Ivor Wolk Allan Wolkoff Steven Young Lester Zimmerman

Save the Date . . .

It’s back . . .

THE SPRING LORD & TAYLOR Do Good Fundraising Shopping Event

FRIDAY, MARCH 27th

Just in time to shop for a Passover outfit!

Tickets can be purchased through members of Sisterhood, the Nursery School, and in the Beth El office.

Questions? Contact Linda Resnick at cosa48@yahoo.com, Alyssa Erber at acerber@gmail.com, or Alise Liquorie at aliquorie@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 223.

TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 5th for Beth El

Sisterhood’s

SPRING GALA honoring

Anita Better

New Rochelle Hadassah is pleased to present the award-winning film Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh Monday afternoon, March 16th at the Eastchester Library

11 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY At a time when much of the world turned a blind eye toward the Holocaust, Hannah Senesh could not stand idly by. “There are times when one is commanded to do something.” Hannah wrote on the eve of her return mission to Hungary. Narrated by Joan Allen, this award-winning film is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter, and modern-day Joan of Arc. With unprecedented access to the Senesh family archive, Blessed Is the Match explores Hannah’s life against the backdrop of great historical events providing a rich portrait with interlocking strands. Through Hannah’s poetry, diary entries, and correspondence, Blessed Is the Match celebrates Hannah’s legacy—her inspired poetry and writings, and the remarkable courage of a young woman.

12:30 pm light lunch; 1:00 pm program All are welcome!

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6:00 pm Cocktails 7:00 pm Dinner Courvert $75 per person Sponsorships, which include one dinner reservation plus raffles, are available.

Questions? Contact co-chairs Rita Kaufman at rita.kaufman@gmail. com, or Ellen Hollander at ellenarts@optonline.net.

SISTERHOOD Sisterhood Scene As I write this, we are experiencing some very cold and snowy weather, but it is, after all, winter so that is to be expected!

Nevertheless, our Sisterhood members are active in spite of the weather, and we are working hard on upcoming programs. See the box on this page for information about a very important event—our Annual Torah Fund Brunch. On Sunday, March 15th, at 11:00 am, we are honoring two very deserving Sisterhood members, Marcia Assor and Joyce Goldkang, for their efforts on behalf of Torah Fund and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). Beth El Sisterhood is proud of our successful efforts to raise funds for JTS. We feel strongly that our support of the educational arm of the Conservative Movement is crucial in

training our rabbis, cantors, and educators, and we invite you to join us in this effort.

Also this month, back by popular demand, is a reading of a play by Beth El Sisterhood’s own Kathy Kafer, on Monday evening, March 16th. Publicity for this event is also noted on page 3.

Mark your calendars for other upcoming events, including an exciting visit with author Maggie Anton on Tuesday evening, April 21st, and our next evening book club meeting on Thursday, May 14th. And while it may be months away, we are starting to prepare for Sisterhood Shabbat and Installation on June 6th. If you would like to participate in the service, please contact me at Barbara.w.horowitz@gmail.com and I’ll give your name to our chairperson.

Stay warm!

Barbara Horowitz, Sisterhood President

Sisterhood cordially invites you to the Annual Goldye James Torah Fund Brunch honoring

MARCIA ASSOR and JOYCE GOLDKLANG

Clean out your attic and basement and help raise funds for Sisterhood at the same time!

Tag Sale Sunday, May 3rd 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Beth El Synagogue Center

Under the direction of Miriam Schwarz Goods may be brought to the synagogue office and we will store the items safely until the sale.

No clothing or books.

Ongoing Programs CARD ROOM, 12:45 pm: Canasta (Mondays) and Mah Jongg (Tuesdays) meet weekly!

WALKING CLUB meets every Monday at 9:30 am for a nice easy walk—not a jog. Everyone is welcome!

Sunday, March 15th • 11:00 am at Beth El Synagogue Center

Couvert $42 • Catered by Classic Caterers Checks payable to Beth El Sisterhood (mail to Gaby Newfield, 87 Runyon Place, Scarsdale, NY 10583) Kindly R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 2nd.

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BAGELS & BOOKS BOOK CLUB usually meets on the last Monday of the month, at 9:30 am. Join us on March 30th for Apprentice, by Maggie Anton.

THE EVENING BOOK CLUB meets again on THURSDAY, MAY 14th

MITZVAH KNITTING meets once a month on Wednesdays. Lessons and supplies are available. Join us on Wednesday, March 25th, at 9:30 am. For information, contact Phyllis at pjf920@verizon.net.

Please read The Apprentice, by Maggie Anton in preparation for our discussion.

QUESTIONS? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com, or 914-235-2485.

Questions? E-mail Erica Epstein at mmleepstein@gmail.com, or Cynthia Glickman at tanman911@verizon.net.

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PASSOVER PARENT WORKSHOP FRIDAY, MARCH 20th • 9:15 am Why is this workshop different than all other Workshops?

Rabbi Josh Dorsch and Ronnie Becher, Director of our Nursery School, will be offering a fun, interactive, and informative Passover Workshop at Beth El for parents with young children. The workshop will include the historical background, customs, traditions, games, and food.

Materials and instructions for holiday activities to enhance your family’s celebration will be provided!

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NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS This past month was a most unusual one.

The challenging weather caused us to close school a number of times, and President’s Week vacation also kept us away from Beth El. Nevertheless, exciting learning took place on the days we were in school!

Children engaged in ice, salt, water,

and snow experiments, snowman sewing, letter recognition games and activities, bear studies, woodworking, sewing, clay exploration, and board games.

We are looking forward to a full month of learning in the month of March (no days off)! Purim is around the corner. Picture Day is scheduled, as well as the 100th day of school, which brings many exciting

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activities related to the number 100.

Registration for the 2015-2016 school year is open and now’s the time to sign up and reap the benefits of the early bird discounts. Continue the joyous journey of Reggio inspired learning with Beth El Nursery!

Ronnie Becher, Nursery School Director

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS Religious School News February was a busy month. It began with an exploration of Tu BiShvat through movement, poetry, drama, planting, and more. It was a quick turn-around (because of spring break) to Purim. Our learners could be found using masks and finger puppets, debate and drawing, and many other unique learning methods to view the holiday of Purim through a new lens. They will celebrate the holiday on Thursday, March 5th, with the Dorothy Fleishaker Dancing Letters program, with a Purim theme.

Jen Vegh

YOUTH PASSOVER SERVICE SCHEDULE Shabbat S.P.A.C.E. at 9:30 am Youth Services at 10:45 am

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, March 1 Wednesday, March 4 Thursday, March 5 Sunday, March 8

Monday, March 9 Thursday, March 12 Sunday, March 15 Monday, March 16 Thursday, March 19 Friday, March 20 Sunday, March 22 Thursday, March 26 Sunday, March 29

Purim Carnival, 11:00 am (in lieu of classes) Megillah Reading, 6:45 pm Dorothy Fleishaker Dancing Letters, Purim Style Olim & Tichon Educator Meeting Post Daylight Savings Pajama Day E.L.I., 5:45 pm Gan-Gesher Educator Meeting Art for Gimel-Vav Religious School Board Meeting, 8:00 pm Art for Alef & Bet Gimel, Dalet, Hey/Vav Erev Shabbat Seder Sport Prep Seder Sport Prep Seder Sport, Matzah Factory

First days of Passover Saturday, April 4 Sunday, April 5

Later days of Passover Friday, April 10 Saturday, April 11

Megillah reading by our teens Wednesday, March 4th 6:45 pm

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At left: Kitah Gimel, whose curricular holiday focus is Tu BiShvat, practiced Hebrew writing and vocabulary related to trees by drawing their bodies as trees Above, in Kaballah Yoga, teens connect the parasha, holidays, Hebrew, and Kabbalistic themes to body movements.

YOUTH NEWS Youth Community Update We had so much fun starting the month of March with our Annual Purim Carnival, this year with a Wild West twist. It was, of course, a blast, with a giant, inflatable obstacle course; new Western-themed games (like cow milking, cactus ring toss, and bull lassoing); Western prizes; and delicious snacks. Thank you to the teens and adults who ran booths, sold food, managed prizes, and helped with set up and clean up. We couldn’t have done it without you!

We are also very grateful to all of the congregants who participated in our Matanot L’Evyonim, Annual Purim Campaign.

Through your contributions, we have been able to make generous donations to Masorti (the Conservative Movement in Israel) and Mazon (the Jewish Response to Hunger).

The funds also support the coming year’s Youth Community programming.

In February, we had our first parent night out for Ruach and Chaverim parents.

This month, on March 28th, we look forward to another parent night out for Kadima and USY parents. Watch your e-mail for details!

Jen Vegh

YOUTH COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, March 1 Wednesday, March 4 Thursday, March 12 Saturday, March 14 Sunday, March 15 Thursday, March 19 Sunday, March 22

Monday, March 23 Saturday, March 28

Purim Carnival, 11:00 am Megillah Reading, 6:45 pm USY Lounge Night, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Bar & Bat Mitzvah Institute, 8:50 am Kadima Good Deeds Day Rosh Hodesh Girls, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Ruach Peter Pan Event, 11:00 am-12:15 pm Chaverim Mad Science, 12:00 pm-1:15 pm Special Needs Seder Kadima & USY Parent Night Out, 8:30 pm-10:30 pm

Watch your e-mail for information about other upcoming Youth Events!

Passover USY Shul-In Sunday, April 5 to

Monday, April 6

Parent Night Out Our Youth Community “Parent Night Out” dates are approaching.

Join us at a local bar for a drink and schmoozing!

USY

(9th-12th grades)

Join other

KADIMA & USY PARENTS (6th-12th grades)

Saturday Evening, March 28th 8:30 pm-10:30 pm

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Ruach (Kindergarten - 2nd grades) gathered for a Frozen-themed event in which they danced to “Let It Go” had an Olaf scavenger hunt, and made marshmallow snowmen (to “Do You Want to Build a Snowman,”of course!)

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At the Bar & Bat Mitzvah institute, sixth graders learned all about T’fillin from a real sofer (scribe) and even got to wrap t’fillin themselves!

MARCH YAHRZEIT DATES

MAZAL TOV

The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates:

Newsmakers . . .

Mazal tov to:

Icek Alexander 1 Sadie Einhorn 1 Albert C. Gross 1 Elliot Kahn 1 Henry Katowitz 1 Esther Thier 1 Jo Ann Berrol 2 Mae S. Lieberman 2 Harry Rosenblum 2 Esther Shanok 2 Dorothy Sobel 2 Judith Sunshine 2 Henry Walke 2 Minnie Herrman 3 Herman B. Liebman 3 Martin Zuckerman 3 Moshe Eliyahu Ben Yehuda 4 Arlene Chabin 4 Sol Gerstein 4 Irving Sobel 5 Rose Wolfson 5 Dr. Henry Agnuss 6 Sarah Patchen 6 Gussie Raber 6 Max Wiener 6 Max Wygod 6 Beatrice L. Braunstein 7 Philip Kasakove 7 Ross Gottlieb 8 Mae Lowenbraun 8 Jennie Somerstein 8 Martin W. Teichman 8 Barry Berger 9 Mollie Diesenhof 9 Marc Fried 9 Edward Goodman 9 Abraham Burstein 10 David Fusfeld 10 Bessie Glick 10 Henry B. Glick 10 Rabbi David I. Golovensky 10 Miriam Katowitz 10 Gail Goldstein Kenvin 10 Stanley Root 10 Joseph G. Teichman 10 Benjamin Greenstein 11 Charles Kurzon 11 Reuben Miller 11 Philipp G. Nussbaum 11 Miriam Rimsky 11 William L. Strauss II 11 Rose Wagner 11 Charles Epstein 12 Dora Gerber 12

Elise and Bob Schepp on their daughter Meri becoming a board certified Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Sandy and Jack Gruenberg upon the birth of grandson Ezekiel Ber, and to parents Hillel Gruenberg and Yael Kalban; Sherry and Richard Brown upon the birth of grandson Lucas Max Lamberg, and to parents Rachel and Michael Lamberg Greyson; Ronnie and Michael Becher upon the birth of granddaughter Sophie Charlotte, to parents Ari and Beth Becher; Bernice Ward on the birth of great-granddaughter Nessa Abigail, and to granddaughter Gila Ward Menda.

A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!!

Kiddush The Kiddush of March 7th will be sponsored by Michelle and Steven Brick in honor of the babynaming of their granddaughter, daughter of Danielle and Todd Brick.

The Kiddush of March 14th will be sponsored by Stephanie and Gary Heller in honor of the bat mitzvah of their daughter Zoe Heller.

The Kiddush of March 21st will be sponsored by Donna and Abe Bartell in honor of the b’nai mitzvah of their sons Jesse and Stephen Bartell.

The Kiddush of March 28th will be sponsored by Alan and Wendy Rosenberg; by Linda and Sol Haber in honor of the aufruf and upcoming marriage of their daughter; and by Shireen and Matthew Lewis in honor of the babynaming of their daughter Isabelle.

CONDOLENCES We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our members and friends and extend to them our deepest sympathies. Condolences to: The family of Lea Ferstenberg upon her passing; Stuart Prager upon the loss of his father, Sidney Prager; Dr. Stan Arkow upon the loss of his mother, Isabella Arkow.

Welcome to the Beth El Community The Preminger/Friedman Family of Armonk Robert Preminger and Pamela Friedman

MARCH YAHRZEIT DATES (continued) Herman Karpel Selma Mintz Pauline Kelner Abraham Kovent Gertrude Morris Judith Sacks

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Dorothy Shanok Isaac Bloom Abraham Strauss Antoinette Loinger Herman Mandel George Patchen

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Charles Librett 12 Harry Lowenbraun 12 Sam Stieglitz 12 Isaac Werbelosky 12 Fritzi Abrams 13 Joel Halpern 13 Rose Kramer 13 Solomon Wofsy 13 Nathan Florowitz 14 Jules Guggenheim 14 Joseph Hoffer 14 Beverly Robinson Mansfield 14 Dr. Matthew Statsinger 14 Gilbert Kahn 15 Helen Scheer 15 Vivian R. Fink 16 Anna B. Levene 16 Norma Schneiderman 16 Celia Newman Sushner 16 Jerome Louis Ginsberg 17 Eugene Kellner 17 Samuel V. Price 17 Isidore Rubenfeld 17 Bunny Schaffer 17 Harry Halpern 18 Sarah Kaufman 18 Nathan Landin 18 Esther Liebe 18 Gertrude Ratner 18 Nathan Theeman 18 Sidney Druskin 19 Eva Goldfarb 19 Gertrude Teichman 19 Benjamin Kalen 20 Frances Klein 20 Julia Lefkowitz 20 Morris Rosenblatt 20 Julius Shulman 20 Saleh Masri 21 Dr. Arthur D. Sobey 21 Morris Ferstenberg 22 Tessie Katz 22 Dorothy Klingsberg 22 Burton L. Merdinger 22 Irving S. Rapaport 22 Beckie Krumholtz 23 Evalin Lesser 23 Ida Liebman 24 Samuel Singer 24 Joseph Tecklin 24 Abraham Wissoker 24 Sonia Nova 25 Jacob S. Stillman 25 Theresa V. Joseph 26

CONTRIBUTIONS HAZZAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Dr. Alan Legatt in memory of his parents, Lilly and Herbert Legatt.

In memory of Jeanette Winik.

THE ANDREW SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUND IN MEMORY OF: Ed Shapiro, beloved husband of Judy Shapiro, from Lisa and Robert Patchen, Priscilla and Barry Fox, and Bernice Perlman.

MARC FRIED SPECIAL NEEDS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF: Eunice and Sol Kaplan on their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, from Blanche Fried.

IN MEMORY OF: Sylvia Klee, beloved mother of Marc Klee, from Shelley and Arnie Goldring-Silverman.

Judy Prince, from Shelley and Arnie GoldringSilverman.

Ed Shapiro, beloved husband of Judy Shapiro, from Shelley and Arnie Goldring-Silverman.

Rabbi Stanley Platek, beloved father of Jeremy Platek, from Shelley and Arnie GoldringSilverman.

Our beloved brother Peter Cutler, from Wendy and Alan Rosenberg.

Our beloved father, Benjamin Rosenberg, from Wendy and Alan Rosenberg.

My beloved mother, Freda Mogil, on her yahrzeit, from Ruth Esses.

My beloved brother Harold Mogil on his yahrzeit, from Ruth Essses.

HANNAH AND JOSHUA FUND IN HONOR OF: Tamar and Joseph Tait on the bar mitzvah of their son Dylan, from Michelle and Eric Maidenberg.

THE JEREMY SCHEINFELD MEMORIAL FUND IN HONOR OF: Meri Schepp, daughter of Elise and Dr. Bob Schepp, on becoming a board-certified Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

IN MEMORY OF: Catherine Maloney, beloved mother of Mary DiCarlucci, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

GENERAL FUND A generous donation was received from Diane and Eugene Linett.

IN HONOR OF: Vicki and Nate Fisher on their fiftieth wedding anniversary, from Marianne and Bob Sussman.

Nora Klion-Wolloch on the engagement of her daughter Deena Wolloch, from Erica and Larry Epstein.

Robin and Mitch Kaphan on the engagement of their daughter Ali Kaphan, from Erica and Larry Epstein.

Eunice and Sol Kaplan on their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, from Audrey Singer and Sylvia Burns.

Margo Lampert on the birth of her grandson Ian Samuel, and to proud parents Linda and Phil Sklar, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Robin and Mitchell Kaphan on the engagement of thier daughter Alison, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Stephanie Millman and Rabbi Josh Dorsch on their engagement, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

IN MEMORY OF: Robert S. Orans, beloved father of Lawrence Orans, from Barbara and Lawrence Orans.

Dr. Norman Posner, beloved father and grandfather, from Vicki and Phil Wacks, Marianne and Bob Sussman, and Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Lea Ferstenberg, dear mother of Annette Ferstenberg, from the members of the Yiddish Vinkl, and Ann Freedberg.

Linda and Dov Hyman on the marriage of their daughter Rebecca, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Herbert Legatt, beloved father of Alan Legatt, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Harriet and David Rudnick on the birth of their granddaughter Leia Adele, and to proud parents Shoshana and Ari Jafess, from Nora KlionWolloch.

Aziza Mowlem, beloved mother of the Mowlem family, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Irving Luban, beloved father of Nina Luban, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.

Sidney Prager, from the Lutzker family.

YAHRZEIT/YIZKOR DONATION SPECIAL NEEDS FUND A generous donation was received form Lenore and Walter Stern in support of our special needs endeavors.

IN HONOR OF: Elizabeth and Alan Legatt on the engagement of their daughter Rachel Legatt to Will Merchan, from Phyllis and Harvey Jay. Nora Klion-Wolloch and Richard Wolloch on the engagement of their daughter Deena Wolloch, from Phyllis and Harvey Jay. The sixty-fifth wedding anniversary of Sol and Eunice Kaplan, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt.

Bernard Freedman, Malcolm Graff, Barbara and Leon Protass, Ella Fayer, Nancy Coughlin Tiszenkel, Stanley Galler, Kenneth Klein, Cynthia and Robert Hershkowitz, Malcolm Graff, Eugenie Gingold, Sydney Mitchell, Susan and Michael Lurie, Joyce Wechsler, Marilyn and Mitch Sofer, Beatrice Freedman, Mark Silver, Debra and Steven Fuchs, Caryn Levison.

SYLVIA AND ROBERT SCHER CHESED COMMUNITY FUND IN MEMORY OF: Sylvia Aig, beloved mother of Dorothy Fox, from Mary and Tony Ilardi.

The bar mitzvah of Dylan Tait, son of Tamar and Joseph Tait, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt.

PTA ISRAEL TRAVEL FUND

The birth of Asher Saul Gruenberg, son of Orlee Tatarka and Yehuda Gruenberg and grandson of Sandy and Jack Gruenberg, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt.

Lauren Berger and Jay Rehr on the marriage of their son Josh to Elana Jacob, from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.

Meri Schepp, daughter of Elise and Dr. Bob Schepp, on becoming a board-certified Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt.

Eunice and Sol Kaplan on their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, from Norma Wasserman.

IN MEMORY OF: Mark Hirsch, beloved brother of Sandy Stolzberg, from Judy and Hy Harary.

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IN HONOR OF:

Nora Klion-Wolloch on the engagement of her daughter Deena to Eliran Mesika, from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.

BERNICE FELDMAN NURSERY SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF: Rori and Nick Tamagna on the bar mitzvah of their son, Braden Tamagna, from Rachel and David Grandwetter.

CONTRIBUTIONS RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Annette and Mitchell Fogelman in memory of Sylvia Aig; Ellen and Merill Resnick with wishes for the recovery of Mitch Kaphan; Elizabeth and Alan Legatt in memory of father Herbert Legatt; Sheila Tanenbaum in memory of Herbert Legatt; Mitchel and Ronnie Kaplan in memory of Herbert Legatt and Linda Liker; Jack and Faye Gingold in memory of Mitchell Schneider; Jeffrey, Cynthia, and Tanner Glickman in memory of Irving Luban; Fred and Joyce Claar in memory of Irving Luban; Harris Bedell in appreciation to Michelle Silverman Bedell; Nancy Price in memory of Norman Posner; Yvette and Herman Gordon in memory of Norman Posner; Richard and Ruth Kling in honor of the engagement of Alison Kaphan; Joy and Steve Rotker in honor of the birth of grandson Lev to Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner; Joy and Steve Rotker in honor of the birth of grandson Lev to Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner; Matthew and Jill Levy in appreciation to Beth El Synagogue Center; Shery and Howard Rosenstein in appreciation to Rabbi Sirner; Claire Gerstein in memory of grandparents Morris Gerstein and Rebecca Jackson; Lester and Liz Stiel in memory of parents Miriam and Abe Belsky; Jeffrey and Susan Mittleman; Stanley and Mindell Patchen in honor of the bat mitzvah of granddaughter Emily; Selma and Manfred Moses in honor of the sixty-fifth anniversary of Eunice and Solomon Kaplan; Annette Ferstenberg in appreciation to Rabbi Sirner; Jeffrey and Vicki Bloom in memory of IDF Capt. Yochai Klangel and IDF Sgt. Dor Nini; Carol and Paul Diament with wishes for a refuah shleimah to Sheila Tanenbaum; in memory of Shirley Nutkis, Herbert Luban, Sylvia Aig, Herbert Legatt; in honor of the bat mitzvah of Emily Patchen and Edith Geisinger’s nintieth birthday; Sol and Linda Haber in honor of the marriage of Rebecca Hyman, engagement of Rachel Legatt, and in memory of Dr. Norman Posner; Marianne and Robert Sussman in honor of the birth of grandson Lev to Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner; Leon and Muriel Geller in memory of Rabbi Stanley Platek and in honor of the birth of grandson Lev to Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner; Joyce and Michael Wechsler; Deborah Gerstein in memory of Rebecca Jackson and Morris Gerstein.

ELEANOR G. BAUMWALD PRAYERBOOK FUND IN HONOR OF: Eunice and Sol Kaplan on their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, from Clara Richmond and family.

Jack and Sandy Gruenberg on the birth of their grandchildren, from Michelle and Eric Maidenberg.

IN MEMORY OF: Eva Teitlebaum, from Jack Schwartz.

SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND IN HONOR OF: Dr. Sol and Eunice Kaplan on their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary, from: Clara Ingwer, Judy & Bobby Schmeidler, Joyce and Michael Wechsler, and Jane Schogel.

Annette and Mitchell Fogelman on the birth of grandson Judah Ari, from Eunice and Sol Kaplan, Miriam Rabin, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Av Rivel on the bar mitvzah of his grandson Noah Rivel, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Sherry and Richard Brown on the birth of granddaughter Annabelle, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Claire and Jonas Kessler on the birth of a greatgrandson, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Tamar and Joseph Tait in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son Dylan, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Bilha and Jerry Gottlieb on the bar mitzvah of on their grandson Jack Gottlieb, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Martin Levitin on his eighty-fifth birthday, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Dana Rottman on the bat mitzvah of her granddaughter Mollie, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Marianne and Bob Sussman on their fiftieth wedding anniversary, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

IN MEMORY OF:

Barbara and Jay Lerman on the birth of their grandson Jacob, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Ruth Kon on the birth of her great-granddaughter Ella Rachel, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Margo Lampert on the birth of her grandson Ian Samuel, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Laurie and Rob Levine on the b’nei mitzvah of on their children Sarah and Michael, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Linda and Joe Resnick on the birth of their grandson Jacob, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Nora Klion-Wolloch and Richard Wolloch on the engagement of their daughter Deena to Eliran Mesika, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Robin and Mitchell Kaphan on the engagement of on their daughter Alison, to Timothy Coyle, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Mark Hirsch, beloved brother of Sandra Stolzberg, from Margery and Arnold Reisfeld, Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Carole and Jeff Graham.

Herbert Legatt, beloved father of Dr. Alan Legatt, from Rita and David Kaufman, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Sylvia and Walter Klee, beloved parents of Marc Klee and Richard Klee, from Rita and David Kaufman.

Sylvia Aig, beloved mother of Dorothy Fox, from Blanche Fried, Rita and David Kaufman, Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Sharon Schoenholtz and Larry Hanau.

Catherine Maloney, beloved mother of Mary DiCarlucci, from Eunice and Sol Kaplan, and Miriam Rabin.

Alex Hoffer, beloved husband of Edna Hoffer, from Blanche Fried.

Lauren Berger and Jay Rehr on the marriage of on their son Josh to Elana Jacob, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Irving Luban, beloved father of Nina Luban, from Sharon Schoenholtz and Larry Hanau, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Edith Geisinger on her ninetieth birthday, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

The family of Aziza Mowlem on her passing, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Ruth Kon on the bar mitzvah of her grandson Dylan, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

The family of Norman Posner on his passing, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Harriet and David Rudnick on the birth of their granddaughter Leia Adele, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Rabbi Stanley Platek, beloved father of Jeremy Platek, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Phyllis Feingold on the b’nei mitzvah of her grandsons Tyler Henry Greene and Lucas William Greene, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

TEEN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Avraham Glickman, beloved father of Jonathan Glickman, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Sylvia Klee, beloved mother of Marc Klee, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Sylvia Klee, beloved mother of Richard Klee, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

IN HONOR OF: Lisa and Robert Patchen on the bat mitzvah of their daughter Emily, from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.

ZARO SENIOR PROGRAMMING FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

IN HONOR OF:

Irving Luban, beloved father of Nina Luban, from Jayne and Darren Peister.

Edith Geisinger on her nintieth birthday, from William and Lisa Kulak.

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MARCH 2015 1a SUNDAY 1

10 ADAR 2

Religious School Closed

Purim Carnival 11:00 am Israeli Dance 5:00 pm

ADAR ~ NISSAN 5775

MONDAY

11 ADAR 3

Walking Club 9:30 am

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

12 ADAR 4

Torah Tuesdays, after minyan, 7:30 am (off-site)

Canasta 12:45 pm

Mahjong 12:45 pm

Officers Meeting 7:30 pm

Sis Executive Board Meeting 7:30 pm

13 ADAR 5

Seniors 10:30 am Nurs. Sch. Kasakove Playdate & PJ Library Purim Experience 5:00 pm Shabbat SPACE 6:30 pm Maariv, with Megillah reading by teens & Purimspiel 6:45 pm

Purim Services and Megillah Reading, 6:30 am

17 ADAR 9

18 ADAR 10

Men’s Club Meeting 9:00 am Zumba 9:30 am

Canasta 12:45 pm

Israeli Dance 5:00 pm

E.L.I. Meeting 5:45 pm

Walking Club 9:30 am

Daylight Savings Time Board of Trustees Begins. Move clock 8:00 pm forward 1 hour

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24 ADAR 16

Walking Club 9:30 am Hadassah 12:30 pm Sisterhood Torah Fund (off-site) Brunch 11:00 am Canasta 12:45 pm Kadima 1:00 pm Israeli Dance 5:00 pm

26 ADAR 18

Retirees 9:30 am

27 ADAR 19

Seniors 10:30 am

Mahjong 12:45 pm

Leaving Evelyn, a Play 7:30 pm

2 NISSAN 23

Zumba 9:30 am

3 NISSAN 24

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Walking Club 9:30 am

JLife/PJ Program and Matzah Factory 10:00 am Canasta 12:45 pm Ruach 11:00 am Chaverim 12:00 pm Special Needs Seder 5:30 pm Israeli Dance 5:00 pm Empty Nester Poker & E.L.I. Meeting 5:45 pm Paint Night 5:30 pm

9 NISSAN 30

Retirees 9:30 am Mahjong 12:45 pm

10 NISSAN 31

Israeli Dance 5:00 pm

Canasta 12:45 pm Officers Meeting 7:30 pm Executive Council 8:00 pm

21 ADAR 13

28 ADAR 20

Nursery School Closed WAJE: The Prophets 10:00 am WAJE: Talmud 10:00 am Rosh Hodesh Girls 6:00 pm Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal 8:00 pm

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11 NISSAN

16 ADAR

KI TISA

22 ADAR 14

Shabbat ends 6:33pm

Passover Parent Workshop 9:15 am 6:49 pm Seniors 10:30 am

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm Gimel and Dalet Shabbat 6:00 pm

6 NISSAN 27

23 ADAR

Shabbat VAYEKHEL/ ends 7:41pm PEKUDEI

Welcoming Chai House Bar/Bat Mitz In. 8:50 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv. Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Birthday Shab. 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 1:00 pm SHABBAT PARAH BIRKAT HACHODESH

29 ADAR 21

1 NISSAN

Shabbat VAYIKRA ends 7:48 pm

Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Shab. Disc. Grp 10:30 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 1:00 pm ROSH HODESH SHABBAT HACHODESH

7 NISSAN 28

Seniors 10:30 am Sis. Mitzv Knit 9:30 am WAJE: The Prophets 10:00 am Yiddish Vinkl Baby U 10:00 am WAJE: Talmud 10:00 am 1:00 pm 6:56 pm Seniors 10:30 am Parashat HaShavua 1:00 pm Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm College-Age Committee Packing 7:30 pm Talmud Class 7:30 pm

Nursery Sch. Book Fair Nursery Sch. Book Fair Nursery Sch. Book Fair Religious School Sisterhood Bagels and Zumba 9:30 am Closed Books 9:30 am Walking Club 11:30 am

Nursery School Picture Day

SHABBAT

PURIM

20 ADAR 12

Religious School Board Mtg. 8:00 pm

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Gateways 9:30 am Baby U 10:00 am Seniors 10:30 am WAJE: Jews for WAJE: The Prophets Connect to Care 10:00 am 10:00 am Exegesis 10:00 am Yiddish Vinkl 6:41 pm Seniors 10:30 am WAJE: Talmud 10:00 am 1:00 pm Mahjong 12:45 pm Parashat Hashavua Nursery School 1:00 pm Kasakove Playdate Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm 11:45 am USY 7:00 pm Sisterh. General Board Talmud Class 7:30 pm BEST Shabbat 6:00 pm Meeting 7:30 pm NS Ladies Night Out (off-site) Nursery School Board 7:30 pm Meeting 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal 8:00 pm

25 ADAR 17

Zumba 9:30 am

19 ADAR 11

FRIDAY

Seniors 5:33 pm Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am WAJE: The Prophets 10:30 am Pre-Serv. Oneg 10:15 am 10:00 am Shab Disc. Grp 10:30 am Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm WAJE: Talmud 10:00 am Youth Services 10:45 am ShabbaTunes 12:45 pm Hebrew Ulpan 6:30 pm Daf Shevui 1:00 pm Choir Rehearsal 8:00 pm

EREV PURIM

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14 ADAR 6

TZAV

8 NISSAN

Shabbat ends 7:56 pm

Israel Awareness Shab.

Underst. Bible 8:30 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 1:00 pm Kadima & USY Parents Sat. Night Out 8:30 pm SHABBAT HAGADOL

B’NAI MITZVAH 3/7 Marley Vogel 3/14 Zoe Heller 3/21 Jesse Bartell

Stephen Bartell

Mahjong 12:45 pm Torah on Tap 8:00 pm (off-site)

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