Beth Tfiloh Program Guide 2019-2020

THE BETH TFILOH EXPERIENCE Programs for Adults, Families and Children of all Ages 2019-2020 • 5780

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SHALOM! AS BETH TFILOH’s centennial year draws near, we are proud to continue to serve as one of the most diverse and vibrant congregations on the national scene, offering an extensive calendar of services, programs and events that is truly unparalleled.

There is something for everyone at BT — for adults, families, and children from toddlers to teens — to enrich Jewish life, Jewish learning, and to foster a sense of community. From Shabbat services and Yom Tov celebrations to weekly adult classes for the novice and advanced learner alike, BT takes great pride in its vast offering of youth and family programs.

Beth Tfiloh is committed to embracing your family’s desire to share, explore, and celebrate with joy a love of Judaism from generation to generation. We look forward to having you be part of our BT family.

RABBI MITCHELL WOHLBERG DR. ZIPORA SCHORR Director of Education MRS. CHANA SLAVATICKI Director, Mercaz Dahan Center for Jewish Life & Learning

CHERIE BROWNSTEIN Director, Synagogue Programming HOLLY VENICK Director of Synagogue Life LINDSAY GAISTER Director, BT Cares Social Action

SHABBAT & YOM TOV AT BETH TFILOH Shabbat is always a special occasion at Beth Tfiloh. Our weekly Shabbat line-up provides a choice of inspiring services for adults as well as fun and engaging services for children from birth through high school. The BT Minyan service on Shabbat mornings and Yomim Tovim provides a participatory service in a more intimate setting to enable Beth Tfiloh to serve the broadest cross-section of Modern Orthodoxy. Inspiring “talk of the town” sermons by our rabbis and the melodic baritone of Hazzan Avi Albrecht make Beth Tfiloh’s service truly unique on the American Jewish scene.

SHABBAT

For Adults

SHABBAT MORNING CLASS

Start Shabbat morning off with an in-depth class led by Rabbi Chaim Wecker at 8:10 am.

PARSHA INSIGHTS FOR WOMEN

Join our weekly discussion for women, by women, from 10-10:15 am.

SHABBAT SERVICES

Services take place weekly at 8:45 am in the Dahan Sanctuary and 9:15 am at the BT Minyan in our Epstein Chapel.

SHABBAT AFTERNOON

Every Shabbat afternoon Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev leads a stimulating session of Torah study before Mincha in the Epstein Chapel. Topics range from Jewish thought to the weekly Parshah to Jewish law. Mincha and Seudat Sh’lishit (the third Shabbat meal) follow immediately after the class.

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ALIYOT & HONORS

To request an aliyah or other honor on Shabbat, holidays, or during weekday services, please contact Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director: cwecker@btfiloh.org or 410-413-2218.

SHABBAT KIDDUSH CLUB

Share a L’Chayim after services in the Weiner Board Room, sponsored in part by #BTMen.

SHABBAT SPONSORSHIPS

A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available for Shabbat and Yom Tov. These include a range of meaningful ways to mark a special occasion or honor loved ones, including sponsoring the wine, the bima flowers, youth service kiddushes, the congregational kiddush or seudah sh’lishit. Details are available on page 14.

SHABBAT

For Children, Teens, & Families

Beth Tfiloh is blessed with a most dynamic and charismatic team of service leaders for children’s Shabbat & Yom Tov services. At our weekly services, children and teens are engaged at their own level. Our leaders are professionals who love working with your children and sharing their enthusiasm for Shabbat. Come and make each Shabbat your special family time!

BABYSITTING

Babysitting for children (infant-age 4) is available on Shabbat and Yom Tov at 10 am by trained teens.

PRESCHOOL COOKIE MINYAN

Cookie Minyan brings together parents and our youngest congregants, infant through age 3, in an interactive parent/ child service led by BT PreSchool teachers Sandy Kanter and Temi Kiwala in the Rynd Family Room. This weekly service begins at 11 am on Shabbat and holidays and engages everyone through song, prayer, stories, activities, and a totfriendly Kiddush. Babysitting is available at 10 am.

MINI MINYAN

For children age 4 through Kindergarten, we have a dropoff service with teachers Becky Gordon and Jody Levey at 11 am that gives children more active and independent participation. Children have the opportunity to learn prayers, play age-appropriate games, and engage in fun activities.

Special Kiddush lunches are offered for our Cookie Minyan and Mini Minyan families.

TEEN MINYAN

Teen Minyan, a student-led service assisted by the dedicated Stan Lustman and Yaakov Ehrman, is held in the Middle School Beit Midrash allowing teens to take part in the Shabbat experience. Services are conducted weekly on Shabbat and on holidays. A special Kiddush follows each service.

MINYAN MEYUCHAD

Beth Tfiloh sponsors this monthly service for teens and adults with special needs, led by Susan Coleman and Miriam Rosenberg. Participants take part in a meaningful adapted Shabbat service followed by Shabbat lunch. Signing for the hearing impaired is provided.

SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS

Throughout the year, there are creative and exciting celebrations of holidays and special Shabbatot for families and the Shul community.

Sponsor a Kiddush for our Youth Services in honor of a birthday or other special occasion. Contact Cherie Brownstein: csbrownstein@btfiloh.org or 410-413-2220.

LOWER SCHOOL KID CONG

Kid Cong (junior congregation) is a highly participatory service for children in grades 1-4 and Hebrew School classes Mechina-Daled. Kid Cong is led by the charismatic Brian Singer, whose creativity keeps kids engaged and entertained and our young Shinshin, Sagie Dotan. Services take place weekly and on holidays from 10-11:45 am. Our weekly themes provide wild and crazy ways to connect to the Parshah and holidays. Special Kiddush lunches will be held for different grades throughout the year. Shabbatonim will be held for grades 1-2, and 3-4.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS MINYAN

Boys in grades 5-8 and Hebrew School classes Hay and Vav spend Shabbat morning at 10 am in our weekly Middle School Minyan, led by BT alum Joe Schwartz ‘12. This Minyan gives students the opportunity to spend Shabbat and holidays with friends, reinforce their Hebrew reading, and sharpen their davening skills. Each week includes a fun Kiddush.

YOUTH SERVICE

Leaders

Sandy Kanter

Temi Kiwala

Becky Gordon

Jody Levey

Brian Singer

Sagie Dotan

Joe Schwartz

Tal Cohen

Stan Lustman

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SERVICE

Girls in grades 5-8 are invited to join together each Shabbat at 10 am for a girls-only service led by Tal Cohen, our Shinshinit, and a rotation of high school students. The service will include both prayer and discussion of the meaning of prayer, topical investigations, and special shmooze time.

Combined “Ask the Rabbi” sessions along with the grade level Shabbatonim are also held for middle school boys and girls.

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THE BT FAMILY Beth Tfiloh offers so many pathways to building Jewish pride, connecting with other members, and celebrating Judaism. These include our outstanding day school—encompassing our PreSchool, Lower School, Middle School, High School and Hebrew School— our popular day camps, and the special congregation programs below.

BAR/BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM

The Beth Tfiloh Bar/ Bat Mitzvah Program prepares students for the responsibilities of Jewish adulthood and provides them and their families with a meaningful and memorable Jewish life-cycle experience.

Beth Tfiloh’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah students and their parents meet monthly with our rabbis for family education revolving around synagogue life, rituals and life-cycle events, and topical issues of current interest. Our rabbis meet individually with students to help personalize and enrich a course of learning leading up to their Bar/Bat Mitzvah in conjunction with our excellent Bar/Bat Mitzvah teachers. Students also participate in a series of hands-on projects that prepare them to take on adult mitzvot.

To schedule your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah, please contact Eve Kresin Steinberg: 410-413-2251. For questions about programming, contact Cherie Brownstein: 410-413-2220.

MINYANAIRES: Our Daily Minyan

The daily minyan, led by our dedicated Minyanaires, has daily morning, afternoon and evening services with a class between Mincha and Maariv in the inspiring setting of our Epstein Chapel. Services are often followed by a breakfast.

For further information or to request an aliyah to commemorate a yahrzeit or for another occasion, contact Rabbi Chaim Wecker, our ritual director. View a detailed schedule of services at bethtfiloh.com/services.

BT CARES SOCIAL ACTION

BT Cares is dedicated to enriching the lives of those less fortunate in the communities around us. This year will include a variety of hands-on projects that will benefit organizations including Liberty Grace Church, GEDCO, Beans & Bread, CHANA, and many more. In the fall and winter, Beth Tfiloh will host a shoe drive, our annual Wolfe Street Clothing Drive, Blood Drive, and serve as a Mitzvah Room Partner for Community Mitzvah Day through The Associated. In the spring, BT Cares will host a Mitzvah Crafts Event Page 4

and Mishloach Manot Making event. If you are interested in getting involved and making a difference, please contact Lindsay Gaister, Director of Social Action: lgaister@btfiloh.org.

BETH TFILOH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Beth Tfiloh Young Professionals (BTYP) provides a vibrant and welcoming home at Beth Tfiloh Congregation for young professionals, ages 21 to mid-30s. With the support and leadership of Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev and Marlene Hollander, BTYP provides a space for young professionals to connect with one another and with Judaism through fun and engaging programming.

Young Professionals

BT

For additional details on the group and updates on upcoming events, join facebook.com/ groups/BTYoungProfessionals or email BTYP@btfiloh.org.

BT MEN

BT Men, formerly the Beth Tfiloh Brotherhood, sponsors a wide variety of activities, including Men’s Night, the Kiddush Club, the BT Blood Drive, and a men’s health night.

The financial support given to the synagogue and school by the BT Men supplies critical funding throughout the campus.

To become involved in BT Men or for more information, contact Larry Abramson: larrybtmen@gmail.com

BT SISTERHOOD

The mission of Beth Tfiloh's Sisterhood is to bring women together to support and benefit our congregation and schools as well as the Jewish community, at home, in the nation, and abroad. Sisterhood members connect with each other to provide opportunities for friendship, service, spiritual growth, and learning. The Sisterhood helps fund a variety of congregation and school programs.

Annual highlights include the Sisterhood Donor Dinner, Night of Bingo, Mega-Boutique, and the Multi-Sisterhood Luncheon. Ongoing projects include the Sisterhood Gift Shop, contribution cards, and many other worthwhile causes.

To become involved in our Sisterhood or for more information, contact Sheila Mentz: 410-484-8215.

Holidays 2019-2021 Holiday

2019 Calendar Year

2020 Calendar Year

2021 Calendar Year

5779 / 5780

5780 / 5781

5781 / 5782

Tu B’Shevat

Mon., Feb. 10

Thu., Jan. 28

Taanit Esther

Mon., Mar. 9

Thu., Feb. 25

Purim

Tue., Mar. 10

Fri., Feb. 26

Pesach

Thu., Apr. 9-Thu., Apr. 16

Sun., Mar. 28-Sun., Apr. 4

Yom HaShoah

Tue., Apr. 21

Thu., Apr. 8

Yom HaZikaron

Tue., Apr. 28

Wed., Apr. 14

Yom HaAtzma’ut

Wed., Apr. 29

Thu., Apr. 15

Lag B’Omer

Tue., May 12

Fri., Apr. 30

Yom Yerushalayim

Fri., May 22

Mon., May 10

Shavuot

Fri., May 29-Sat., May 30

Mon., May 17-Tue., May 18

Shiva Asar B’Tammuz

Thu., Jul. 9

Sun., Jun. 27

Tisha B’Av

Thu., Jul. 30

Sun., Jul. 18

Rosh Hashanah

Mon., Sep. 30-Tue., Oct. 1

Sat., Sep. 19-Sun., Sep. 20

Tue., Sep. 7-Wed., Sep. 8

Tzom Gedaliah

Wed., Oct. 2

Mon., Sep. 21

Thu., Sep. 9

Yom Kippur

Wed., Oct. 9

Mon., Sep. 28

Thu., Sep. 16

Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret

Mon., Oct. 14-Tue., Oct. 22

Sat., Oct. 3-Sun., Oct. 11

Tue., Sep. 21-Wed., Sep. 29

Chanukah

Mon., Dec. 23-Mon., Dec. 30

Fri., Dec. 11-Fri., Dec. 18

Mon., Nov. 29-Mon., Dec. 6

Asarah B’Tevet

Tue., Jan. 7, 2020

Fri., Dec. 25

Tue., Dec. 14 Holidays start at sundown the prior evening

Music to Inspire us

August 31: Bagels ‘N Box* (beat boxing music for children’s services)

February 8: Mezumenet University of Maryland women’s a capella for Women’s Shabbat*

October 4-5: Mordy Weinstein from Six13 a capella group*

February 15: Hazzan’s High School Musaf choir

November 2: Rak Shalom University of Maryland a capella group*

February 21-22: Mordy Weinstein from Six13 a capella group*

November 16: Hazzan’s High School Musaf choir November 22 and 23: Musical Shabbat featuring Rabbi’s 75th birthday dinner with Guest cantor Natanel Hershtik and the Hampton Synagogue Choir conducted by Izchak Haimov*

March 10: Purim Seudah with Soulfarm March 21: Mordy Weinstein from Six13 a capella group* March 28: Hazzan’s High School Musaf choir April 25: Hazzan’s High School Musaf choir

December 7: Kolenu BT High School a capella group

April 27: Kolenu sings at Yom HaZikaron Program

January 18: Kolenu sings at Unity Shabbat

May 2: Kolenu performs at Blue and White Shabbat

February 1: Kolenu sings at All-Star Shabbat

May 16: Hazzan’s High School Musaf choir

Page 5 * Programs funded in part through a grant from the Jewish Education Enhancement Projects fund of the Macks Center for Jewish Education

High Holy Day HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER

12

SEPTEMBER

19

High Holy Day Workshops

• A Guide to the Machzor, Rabbi Chai Posner - Sept. 12 • Themes and Customs of the High Holy Days, Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev - Sept. 19

SEPT.-OCT.

30-1

Rosh Hashanah

Inspiring services for adults and engaging services for children and teens

OCTOBER

14-20

Sukkot

• Enjoy the beautiful Hoshanot with kiddush in the sukkah • Empty Nester Sukkot Dinner - Oct. 17 Page 6

SEPTEMBER

21

Selichot

Usher in the New Year with a spirited service led by Hazzan Avi Albrecht with the Zinger Chassidic Choir and instrumental accompanists

OCTOBER

8-9

Yom Kippur

• Kol Nidre - Oct. 8 • Spirited Ne’eila service - Oct. 9

OCTOBER

21-22

Shemini Atzeret

Yizkor recited plus a magic show for the kids

Simchat Torah

Festive hakafot, women’s Torah reading and a BBQ kiddush

Youth & Family

PROGRAMS

SEPTEMBER

22

BT Young Professionals Learning & L’Chaim

Join Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev for engaging and interactive discussions about Jewish topics - Sept. 25

Apple Picking

Family fun prep for Rosh Hashanah—pick apples for you and for Ahavas Yisroael through BT Cares

OCTOBER

14-20

Sukkot

• Sukkot Petting Zoo - Oct. 14 • Lower School/Middle School Sukkah Hop - Oct. 15 • Hebrew School Sukkah Hop - Oct. 16 • PreSchool Sukkah Hop - Oct. 19 • Inaugural Paul Bolenbaugh Lecture featuring Dr. Sarah Hemminger, Co-Founder and CEO of Thread - Sept. 20 • High School Sukkah Hang-Out - Oct. 16 • PreSchool Pirates and Pizza in the Sukkah - Oct. 16

Scotch in the Sukkah

Learn about Sukkot and scotch with BTYP and BIYA at Bnai Israel - Oct. 17

Mercaz Programs

• BT in the AM - beginning Sept. 9, ongoing • Sisterhood Opening Meeting “Back in the U.S.S.R.” Robyn Helzner shares her experiences to assist Jews behind the Iron Curtain (in conjuction with Mercaz) Sept. 18 • Moms and Midrash - beginning Sept. 23, monthly • Bereavement Circle - Sept. 25 • Mercaz Book Club - Oct. 28, monthly See Mercaz insert for more information on these programs.

Visit the BT Mall at bethtfiloh.com/register To purchase your Lulav and Etrog, register for Sukkah Hops, and sign up for Mercaz classes.

Your one-stop shop for all Beth Tfiloh purchases and registration.

MAKE YOUR GIFT TODAY bethtfiloh.com/annualcampaign Page 7

Fall HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER

30

NOVEMBER

4,13,20

Mercaz Fall Semester

THE TRADITIONAL JEWISH FAMILY CONFRONTS THE NONTRADITIONAL 21ST CENTURY

Penn Lecture

The Jewish Family Faces the Future: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

NOVEMBER

7

Men’s Night

Annual night of food and camaraderie sponsored by BT Men

Alumni

PROGRAMS NOVEMBER

27-30

Alumni Weekend Page 8

Nov 4: End-of-Life Ethical Dilemmas Nov 13: Reflections of an Orthodox Journalist Nov 20: The Opioid Crisis is also a Jewish Problem See Mercaz insert for details

NOVEMBER

22-23

Musical Shabbat

Guest Cantor Natanel Hershtik and the Hampton Synagogue Choir will Celebrate Rabbi Wohlberg’s 75th Birthday at a special Friday night dinner and on Shabbat day

NOVEMBER

2

Scholar in Residence:

Rabbi Nati Helfgot Enjoy classes by this noted Modern Orthodox speaker and author

DECEMBER

5

Sisterhood: Ladino Singer

Mercaz Programs • Mercaz Friday Night Edition - Nov. 1

• Cholent Chaburah - Dec. 5, weekly

• “Fiddler on the Roof” New York Trip - Nov. 3

• Yaffe Scholars - beginning Dec. 4, ongoing

• Yiddish Club - Nov. 4, monthly

• Lunch Bunch - Dec. 18

• Do-It-Yourself Judaism - Nov. 11-Dec. 16

• Bereavement Circle - Dec. 18

• Hebrew Reading Crash Course Nov. 11-Dec. 9 See Mercaz insert for more information on these programs.

Youth & Family

PROGRAMS

NOVEMBER

1-2

Shabbat Noach

• Featuring Rak Shalom • Petting Zoo • Lunch for Cookie & Mini Minyan

NOVEMBER

12, 14

NOVEMBER

7,14,19

Open Houses

BT Young Professionals Learning & L’Chaim

Join Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev for engaging and interactive discussions about Jewish topics Nov. 19, Dec. 18

• Lower School - Nov. 7 • Middle School - Nov. 19 • High School - Nov. 14

NOVEMBER

14-15 • Wolfe Street Clothing Drive Oct. 28-Nov. 7

HS Fall Play: “Our Town” DECEMBER

3-7

Weiner Tournament

Grandparents’ Day

• PreSchool - Nov. 14

• Lower School - Nov. 15

DECEMBER

17

Almost Chanukah Bingo

Family BINGO and pizza plus the Sisterhood Boutique

• BT Cares Good Neighbor Day Help winterize seniors’ homes and do a local spring clean-up! Nov. 10 • HELP Lunches: Grade 3 Nov. 15 • Lower School BT Cares Mitzvah Project Nov. 22 • Lower School Toy Drive for Jewish Caring Network Dec. 2 • HELP Lunches: PreSchool 2’s Dec. 6 • BT Cares Toy Collection at Chanukah Bingo Dec. 17 • Community Mitzvah Day with Jewish Volunteer Connection: Join thousands of volunteers to assemble 2,000 winter surivival kits and help BT Cares with projects at our tables at both locations, Pikesville and Owings Mills. - Dec. 25 Page 9

Winter HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY

JANUARY

4

9

Winter Wonderful Shabbat

A warm and wonderful Shabbat with visiting penguins, followed by a hot cholent kiddush

FEBRUARY

8

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Shabbat Shira: Women’s Shabbat Full Shabbbat program featuring the Mezumenet women’s a capella group

MARCH

9-10

Purim

• Multimedia & traditional megillah readings • Carnivals for all ages • Women’s megillah reading • Seudah with Soulfarm Page 10

Kneading Spirituality:

BT Bakes Challah

Learn to bake Challah with Dr. Zipora Schorr and Morah Faigie Friedman

FEBRUARY

21

Mercaz Friday Night Edition A special Shabbat dinner for BT in the AM and Yaffe Scholar participants

MARCH

19

Dahan Lecture Anti-Semitism: Here and Now with Dr. Deborah Lipstadt

JANUARY

18

Unity Shabbat A special Shabbat with our friends from Liberty Grace Church

MARCH

1-3

AIPAC

Be a part of the BT delegation and show your support for Israel

MARCH

30

Haggadah Workshop Gain new insights into the Haggadah with Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev

Youth & Family PROGRAMS

• Parent/Child Post-Shabbat Learning- Jan. 4, 25 Come back with your children for Havdalah and family learning with Rabbis Posner and Yoggev, plus snacks • PreSchool Shabbat After-Party & Havdalah - Jan. 18 • Cookie & Mini Lunch - Jan. 25 • All-Star Shabbat and Grade 1 Lunch - Feb. 1 • High School Musical - Feb. 13, 16, and 18

BT Young Professionals Tu B’Shevat Trivia Night Tu B’Shevat Trivia; Getting down to our “roots” - Feb. 8

Purim Party

Join BTYP and BIYA at Bnai Israel to celebrate Purim - Mar. 9

Learning & L’Chaim

Join Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev for engaging and interactive discussions about Jewish topics - Mar. 25

• Cookie & Mini Lunch - Feb. 15 • Parent/Child Post-Shabbat Learning - Feb. 15 • Grade 3 Shabbat Lunch - Feb. 22 • Shabbaton for Grades 1 and 2 Feb. 29 • Pre-Pesach Women’s Night - Mar. 22 Join Dr. Zipora Schorr as she shares insights and ways to inspire and renew your Pesach Seder.

• Middle School Musical - Mar. 24

Mercaz Programs

• Cholent Chaburah - weekly • Gemara Class - Mondays, Jan. 6-Mar. 2.

• Yaffe Scholars Guest Speaker: Professor Lawrence Schiffman - March 4, 11, 25, open to the public See Mercaz insert for more information on these programs.

• PreSchool BT Cares Mitzvah Project - Jan. 20 • HELP Lunches: Kindergarten - Jan. 24 • Blood Drive: Do a mitzvah! The life you save could be your own! - Jan. 26 • BT Cares & Sisterhood Clothing Drive: Drop off your gently used men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing at this one-day drive to benefit CHANA - Jan. 26 • HELP Lunches: Grade 1 - Feb. 7 • Mitzvah Crafts Event: Decorate crafts that will benefit clients at local organizations, nursing homes, hospitals, and shelters - Feb. 9 • DessertDrop-Off: Send in your best home-made or store-bought treats for children at Paul’s Place - Feb. 10 • Mishloach Manot Making: Assemble Mishloach Manot bags to deliver to Jewish nursing homes for Purim - Mar. 1 • HELP Lunches: PreSchool 3’s - Mar. 6 • Pasta Graggers Collection - Mar. 9 • Pre-Pesach Chametz Drive: All non-perishable not expired food will be donated to GEDCO - Mar. 26

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Spring HIGHLIGHTS 1

Bereavement Circle

Empty Seat at the Seder - Please join Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev for reflection and support as Pesach draws near.

APRIL

24-25

Blue & White Shabbat:

Rabbi Judah Dardik Award-winning teacher and Assistant Dean of Yeshivat Oraya

MAY

28-29

APRIL

APRIL

9-16

21

Pesach

Yom HaShoah

Celebrate the festival of freedom with special synagogue programs for adults, BTYP, families and children (Yizkor recited April 16)

There will be a community commemoration TBA

APRIL

APRIL

27

28

Yom HaZikaron

©IDF

APRIL

Remember the fallen Israeli soliders and victims of terrorism

SPRING

TBA

Yom HaAtzma’ut

Celebrate Israel’s 72nd year with a special tefillah and fun activities for all

Mercaz Programs

• Lunch Bunch - June TBA

Shavuot

Tikun Leil Shavuot, Shavuot dinner and installation of officers (Yizkor recited) Page 12

See Mercaz insert for more information on this program.

SPOTLIGHT 2020

Youth & Family

PROGRAMS

APRIL

3

Pre-Pesach Shabbat Dinner

Spare the chametz crumbs and leave the cooking to us!

MAY

20

PS Vehicle Adventure Day

MAY

11

Lag B’Omer at BT Camps An Israeli-style bonfire and celebration

JUNE

7

• Lower School Production May 19, 5:30 pm

• Graduating Seniors honored in Shul Apr. 25

• Dance Concert May 21

• Middle School to BT Camps May 11, evening • One-Act Plays May 14

Learning & L’Chaim

Join Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev for engaging and interactive discussions about Jewish topics Apr. 22, May 27

Lag B’Omer BBQ & Bonfire Join young professionals from all over the Baltimore metropolitan area to celebrate Lag B’Omer with music, food, fun, fire, games, and more - May 12

High School Graduation

• Cookie & Mini Lunch Apr. 4

• PreSchool Shabbat Afternoon Party May 2

BT Young Professionals

• PreSchool Dinner June 5 • Kindergarten Follies June 9

• HELP Lunches: Grade 1 Apr. 24

• End-of-year Field Party June 9

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Summer HIGHLIGHTS JULYAUG.

JULY

9-30

Youth & Family PROGRAMS • BT Camps begins • Summer Shabbat Playdates July-August

Summer at BT

AUGUST

TBA

Summer Theater Productions Help Us Serve You! Our tradition teaches that it is customary for us to honor meaningful occasions in our lives, be they joyous or difficult times, by giving tzedakah (charity). Giving tzedakah is a tangible way to show gratitude for the blessings that we all have in our lives. Consider honoring your s’machot and yahrzeits by making a gift to Beth Tfiloh in one of the following ways.

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The Three Weeks and

Tisha B’Av

FALL

Alumni

PROGRAMS AUGUST

2020

2020

High Holy Days

Alumni BBQ

SHABBAT SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS Cookie Minyan Kiddush $100 & up Mini Minyan Kiddush $100 & up Kid Cong Kiddush $100 & up Middle School Kiddush $100 & up Teen Minyan Kiddush $150 & up Full Kiddush $1,500 Wine $500 Flowers $350 Seudah Sh’lishit $300 Simcha plaque $360

OTHER OPTIONS Brotherhood brick $90 Friday morning Minyan breakfast $200 Yom HaAtzma’ut sponsor $200 & up Purim sponsor $500 & up Lag B’Omer sponsor $500 For Youth Sponsorships, please contact Cherie Brownstein, Synagogue Programming Director, at 410-413-2220 or csbrownstein@btfiloh.org.

For other sponsorships, please contact Eve Kresin Steinberg, Executive Director, at 410-413-2251 or esteinberg@btfiloh.org for more information.

Candlelighting TIMES Friday, Sep. 6, 2019

7:12 PM

Friday, Mar. 13, 2020

6:54 PM

Friday, Sep. 13, 2019

7:01 PM

Friday, Mar. 20, 2020

7:01 PM

Friday, Sep. 20, 2019

6:49 PM

Friday, Mar. 27, 2020

7:08 PM

Friday, Sep. 27, 2019

6:38 PM

Friday, Apr. 3, 2020

7:15 PM

Sunday, Sep. 29, 2019 6:35 PM Eve of first day Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020 7:20 PM Eve of first day Passover

Monday, Sep. 30, 2019 7:31 PM Eve of second day Rosh Hashanah

Thursday, Apr. 9, 2020 8:21 PM Eve of second day Passover

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 6:27 PM

Friday, Apr. 10, 2020

7:22 PM

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 Eve of Yom Kippur

6:21 PM

Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2020 7:26 PM Eve of seventh day Passover

Friday, Oct. 11, 2019

6:16 PM

Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 Eve of first day Sukkot

6:13 PM

Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020 8:27 PM Eve of eighth day Passover Friday, Apr. 17, 2020

7:29 PM

Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 7:10 PM Eve of second day Sukkot

Friday, Apr. 24, 2020

7:36 PM

Friday, Oct. 18, 2019

6:05 PM

Friday, May 1, 2020

7:42 PM

Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 Eve of Shemini Atzeret

6:03 PM

Friday, May 8, 2020

7:49 PM

Friday, May 15, 2020

7:56 PM

Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 Eve of Simchat Torah

7:00 PM

Friday, May 22, 2020

8:02 PM

Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

5:56 PM

Friday, Nov. 1, 2019

5:47 PM

Friday, Nov. 8, 2019

4:40 PM

Friday, Nov. 15, 2019

4:34 PM

Friday, Nov. 22, 2019

4:29 PM

Friday, Nov. 29, 2019

4:26 PM

Friday, Dec. 6, 2019

4:25 PM

Friday, Dec. 13, 2019

4:25 PM

Friday, Dec. 20, 2019

4:28 PM

Friday, Dec. 27, 2019

4:32 PM

Friday, Jan. 3, 2020

4:37 PM

Friday, Jan. 10, 2020

4:44 PM

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

4:51 PM

Friday, Jan. 24, 2020

4:59 PM

Friday, Jan. 31, 2020

5:07 PM

Friday, Feb. 7, 2020

5:15 PM

Friday, Feb. 14, 2020

5:24 PM

Friday, Feb. 21, 2020

5:32 PM

Friday, Feb. 28, 2020

5:39 PM

Friday, Mar. 6, 2020

5:47 PM

Thursday, May 28, 2020 8:07 PM Eve of First day Shavuot Friday, May 29, 2020 8:08 PM Eve of Second day Shavuot

Staff

DIRECTORY

BETH TFILOH CONGREGATION Synagogue Office 410-486-1900 Schedule of Services Dial 6,2 Information Hotline 410-413-2345

Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, 410-413-2215 Rabbi Chai Posner, 410-413-2219 Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev, 410-413-2316 Hazzan Avraham Albrecht, 410-413-2212 Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director, 410-413-2218 Dr. Ron Davis, President Louis Schwartz, Board Chair Eve Kresin Steinberg, Executive Dir, 410-413-2251 Holly Venick, Dir of Synagogue Life, 410-413-2244 Mark Kaiser, Dir of Facilities & Tech, 410-413-2330

YOUTH CENTER

Cherie Brownstein, Program Director, 410-413-2220 Marlene Hollander, Asst Youth Dir, 410-413-2451 Sheri Knauth, Youth Dept Admin, 410-413-2221 Lindsay Gaister, Dir of BT Cares, 410-413-2224 Jen Postal, Youth Dept. Asst., 410-413-2224

MERCAZ DAHAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE & LEARNING Mrs. Chana Slavaticki, Director, 410-413-2441 Sheera Zaidman Shar, Coordinator, 410-413-2321

BUSINESS OFFICE

Don Weinapple, VP Finance, 410-413-2291 Abby Weinstock, Dir. of Business Ops, 410-413-2232 Jane Epstein, Controller, 410-413-2223 Shirley Horsley, Payroll/Benefits Admin., 410-413-2209 Becky Lavon, Accts. Payable, 410-413-2206 Sherri Fox, Accts. Receivable, 410-413-2208 Ella Zilberman, Bookkeeping, 410-413-2202

BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Friday, June 5, 2020

8:12 PM

Friday, June 12, 2020

8:16 PM

Friday, June 19, 2020

8:18 PM

Friday, June 26, 2020

8:19 PM

Friday, July 3, 2020

8:19 PM

Friday, July 10, 2020

8:17 PM

Friday, July 17, 2020

8:13 PM

Friday, July 24, 2020

8:08 PM

Friday, July 31, 2020

8:01 PM

Friday, Aug. 7, 2020

7:53 PM

Friday, Aug. 14, 2020

7:45 PM

Friday, Aug. 21, 2020

7:35 PM

Dr. Zipora Schorr, Director of Education, 410-413-2305 Larry Seegull, President, Board of Trustees Melissa Lebowitz, PS Director, 410-413-2554 Dr. Susan Holzman, LS Principal, 410-413-2503 Rabbi Yehuda Oratz, MS Principal, 410-413-2407 Dr. Renee Koplon, HS Principal, 410-413-2235 Brian Singer, Hebrew School Coord., 410-413-2523 Laurie Kott, Director of Admission, 410-413-2308 Allison Magat, Dir of Tuition & Fin Aid, 410-413-2310 Mandi Miller, Development Dir, 410-413-2399 Michelle Cherry, Dir of Alumni Relations, 410-413-2336

Friday, Aug. 28, 2020

7:25 PM

CAMP OFFICE

Friday, Sep. 4, 2020

7:14 PM

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

Friday, Sep. 11, 2020

7:03 PM

Switchboard 410-486-1905 Direct Lines: PreSchool 410-413-2303 Lower School 410-413-2500 Middle School 410-413-2311 High School 410-413-2400

410-517-3451

Friday, Sep. 18, 2020 6:51 PM Eve of first day Rosh Hashanah

Joan Feldman, Dir of Comm, 410-413-2312 Rina Goloskov, Asst Dir of Comm, 410-413-2369 Erin Smith, Comm Coordinator, 410-413-2369 Lori Bernstein, Graphic Designer, 410-413-2216 Charlene Schimberg, Comm Asst, 410-413-2217

Shabbat, Sep. 19, 2020 7:50 PM Eve of second day Rosh Hashanah

mail@btfiloh.org www.bethtfiloh.com

*All times are for Pikesville, MD. Consult ou.org/zmanim for other locations.

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