THE BETH TFILOH EXPERIENCE Programs for Adults, Families & Children of All Ages
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Welcome AS A CONGREGATION AND SCHOOL dedicated to serving the most diverse and vibrant Jewish community on the national scene, Beth Tfiloh offers 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 learning and to foster a sense of community through our BT CARES! social action program. From Shabbat services and Yom Tov celebrations to weekly adult classes for the novice and advanced learner alike, to a vast offering of youth and family programs, Beth Tfiloh is committed to embracing your family’s desire to further explore their love of Judaism from generation to generation. We look forward to being part of your extended family again this year. Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg Mrs. Zipora Schorr Director of Education Sandy Vogel MERCAZ Dahan Center for Jewish Life & Learning Cherie Brownstein Beth Tfiloh Youth Center Lindsay Gaister BT CARES! Social Action
ABOUT THE COVER The cover artwork, depicting the four seasons surrounding the Tree of Life, is composed of the final murals created by each of the Beth Tfiloh Middle School teams as part of their annual Color War competition.
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Shabbat at Beth Tfiloh
eth Tfiloh’s weekly Shabbat line-up provides a choice of services with a number of “user-friendly” enhancements. A full complement of children’s and teen services in addition to babysitting make the Modern Orthodox services especially attractive to families with young children. Our halachically-approved Tzomet sound system, a mechitza, and increased participation by women are innovations which aim to expand the appeal of this unique house of worship. The BT Minyan service on Shabbat morning and Yomim Tovim provides a participatory service in a more intimate setting, enabling Beth Tfiloh to serve the broadest cross section of Modern Orthodoxy. Inspiring “talk of the town” sermons by Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Rabbi Chai Posner, and the melodic baritone of Hazzan Avi Albrecht, make Beth Tfiloh’s service truly unique on the American Jewish scene. Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg
Rabbi Chai Posner
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
Rabbi Chaim Wecker
Hazzan Avi Albrecht
For Adults
Start Shabbat with your BT family at Friday Night Live, sponsored by the BT Brotherhood! Enjoy engaging Divrei Torah, delicious appetizers, refreshing spirits and comradery you won’t find anywhere else. All are welcome! January 6, February 3, March 3, May 5, June 9
SHABBAT SERVICES take place
weekly at 8:45 am in the Dahan Sanctuary and 9:15 am at the BT Minyan in the Epstein Chapel.
SHABBAT MORNING CLASS RABBI CHAIM WECKER
Start Shabbat morning off with an in-depth class led by Rabbi Wecker at 8:10 am.
SHABBAT AFTERNOON CLASS Every Shabbat afternoon our rabbis lead a stimulating session of Torah study. During the winter months, the class takes place during Seudah
Shelishit; in the spring and summer it takes place 50 minutes before Mincha in the Epstein Chapel. Topics range from Jewish thought and the weekly parshah to Jewish law. The classes are always interactive, lively, and accessible. Texts are available in English, making this class perfect for everyone: young and old, men and woman, experts and beginners. Mincha and Seudah Shlishit (the third Shabbat meal) follow immediately after the class.
“WHAT’S ON THE RABBI’S MIND?” Several times during the year, meet with our rabbis for a half-hour post-Kiddush discussion on news, books and topics of interest. Let’s get together and get to know each other: February 18, March 25.
ALIYOT & HONORS To request an aliyah or other honor on Shabbat, holidays or during weekday services, please contact Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director, at cwecker@btfiloh.org or 410-413-2218.
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Children, Teens & Families
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eth 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 by professional leaders who love working with your children and sharing their enthusiasm for Shabbat. Come often and make each Shabbat your special family time!
BABYSITTING
LOWER SCHOOL KID CONG
Babysitting for children (infant-age 4) is available on Shabbat and Yom Tov at 10 am through the end of services by trained teens. Cookie Minyan and Mini Minion both begin at 10:45 am.
Kid Cong (Junior Congregation) is a highly participatory service for children in grades 1-4 and Hebrew School classes Aleph-Daled. Kid Cong is led by the charismatic Mr. Brian Singer, whose creativity keeps kids engaged and active. Services take place weekly and on holidays from 10-11:45 am. Our themed Kid Cong will be Brian Singer even more special with wild and crazy ways to connect to the parshah and holidays. Check the calendar for all of our special themes!
PRESCHOOL COOKIE MINYAN Our PreSchool Service, “Cookie Minyan,” brings together parents and our youngest congregants, infant through age 3 ½, in an interactive parent/child service led by BT PreSchool teacher Marci Globerman. This weekly service begins at 10:45 am on Shabbat and holidays and engages everyone through song, prayer, stories, activities and a tot-friendly kiddush. Marci Globerman Regular visits by other teachers and our clergy are an integral part of the morning. Babysitting is available beginning at 10 am.
A special Kiddush will be held to celebrate with families of different grades throughout the year: February 4: 1st grade; February 25: 3rd and 4th Grade; May 13: Hebrew School
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS MINYAN Students in grades 5-8 and Hebrew School classes Hay and Vav spend Shabbat morning at our weekly Middle School Minyan, led by BT alum Adam Hariri ‘12 and Coach Eli Adam Hariri ‘12 Eli Creeger ‘03 Creeger ‘03 in room 265. This Minyan gives students the opportunity to spend Shabbat and holidays with friends, reinforce their Hebrew reading and davening skills, and participate in an occasional “Ask the Rabbi” session. Each week includes a delicious and varied Kiddush. Grade level Shabbatonim will be held throughout the year through our School.
MINI MINION For children age 4 through Kindergarten/ Mechina, we have a drop off service with PreSchool teacher Jody Levey and preschool teacher and music specialist Becky Jody Levey Becky Gordon Gordon that will give children more active and independent participation. They will have the opportunity to learn prayers, play age-appropriate games, and engage in activities to make participation fun. A special moving-up ceremony will be held for the Kindergarten participants in the later part of the year as they join the Lower School Kid Cong.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SERVICE
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Special enhanced Kiddush Lunches for participating Cookie Minyan and Mini Minion families will be held on January 7, March 25, May 20, and June 3, featuring special guest teachers from our PreSchool and Lower School.
STARTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD!!
Middle School girls are invited to join Mini-Minion Mrs. Amy Katz and Gal Yossef each FOR children age 4 through Kindergarten
Shabbat at 10 am in Room 264 for a girls-
only service. service will include both MEETS every ShabbatThe morning prayer and discussion of the meaning to the Rynd Room 10:45 am / Next
of prayer, topical investigations, and special shmooze time. Combined “Ask the A NEW drop-off service for 4 year-olds Rabbi” sessions along with the grade level through Kindergarten A fun, creative participatoryare service with held. Shabbatonim also
Led by Morah Jody Levey & Morah Becky Gordon BABYSITTING BEGINS AT 10 AM
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puppets, songs, stories and games.
• Kiddush treats each week • Right next door to our Cookie Minyan (for age 3 and younger)
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Amy Katz
BAR/BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM The Beth Tfiloh B’nai Mitzvah Program has been developed to prepare B’nai Mitzvah students for the responsibilities of Jewish adulthood and provide them and their families with a meaningful and memorable Jewish life-cycle experience. Beth Tfiloh’s B’nai Mitzvah students and their parents meet monthly with Rabbi Wohlberg for family education revolving around synagogue life, rituals and life cycle, 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 the Bar/Bat Mitzvah teacher. Students also participate in a series of hands-on projects that prepare them to take on adult mitzvot in addition to doing their own mitzvah project. Our 2017 students will participate in a Tefillin Program sponsored by our Brotherhood. Bar and Bat Mitzvah dates are assigned to children of Beth Tfiloh members at least two years in advance of the calendar year of their 13th birthday. Dates for 2017 and 2018 have been assigned to those who have requested them. Dates for 2019 will be completed in the winter of 2017. For more information on getting an assigned date, please contact Eve Kresin Steinberg at 410-413-2251. For questions about programming, please contact Cherie Brownstein at 410-413-2220.
TEEN MINYAN Teen Minyan is a student-led service held in the High School Beit Midrash that allows both young men and women to take part in the Shabbat experience. Services are conducted weekly on Shabbat and on holidays. A special Kiddush follows each service, prepared especially for this devoted group of teens who will no doubt become Stan Lustman our future Minyanaires. Mr. Stan Lustman assists with this service, together with a rotation of young adults who provide excellent role models for our students.
MINYAN MEYUCHAD Beth Tfiloh sponsors a monthly Minyan Meyuchad service for teens and adults with special needs, led by Mrs. Susan Coleman and Mrs. Miriam Rosenberg. Participants take part in an adapted meaningful Shabbat service followed by Shabbat lunch. Signing for the hearing impaired is provided. January 7; February 4; March 4; April 1; May 6; June 3
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS Throughout the year, there are creative and exciting celebrations of holidays and special Shabbatot for families and the Shul community. Meals have been planned including themed kiddushes for Chanukah and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, and honoring our students and families throughout the year.
BT Cares! The Beth Tfiloh Social Action Committee BT Cares Social Action is dedicated to enriching the lives of those less fortunate. The rest of the year will include a variety of hands-on projects that will benefit different facilities including Weinberg Park, GEDCO, Helping Up Mission, Beans and Bread, MCVET, CHANA, Paul’s Place, and more. Beth Tfiloh will run a one-day clothing drive to benefit the homeless, make crafts for residents in nursing homes, assemble hundreds of Mishloach Manot bags to deliver to the elderly in our community, collect pre-Pesach chametz for those in need, and host a summer item collection for homeless children attending Camp St. Vincent.
HELP LUNCHES: By bringing in bagged lunches or sending an extra lunch with your child two Fridays per month, the Homeless Extra Lunch Program (HELP) will help support needy families in our area: January 13 and 27, February 10 and 24, March 17 and 31, April 28, May 5 and 19. No peanut butter, please. Beth Tfiloh affiliates, including the School, Hebrew School, Congregation, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Mercaz, B’nai Mitzvah, and BT Camps, will participate in BT Cares events. Please check the calendar and Social Action webpage for more opportunities to get involved: www.bethtfiloh.com/btcares. For additional information, please contact Lindsay Gaister, Director of Social Action: lgaister@btfiloh.org. 5
MERCAZ Dahan Center for Jewish Life & Learning WEEKLY AND MONTHLY ADULT CLASSES Living Room Learning
Challah-luya
MR. PHIL JACOBS (FORMER EDITOR OF THE BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES), FACILITATOR
Thursday, March 30, 7 pm: Charoset in Sephardic Communities
This study group meets monthly in members’ homes* on Sundays at 7:30 pm for lively discussions. No fee. Contact the Mercaz office at 410-413-2321. Dates: January 29, March 19, April 23, May 21
Mercaz Book Clubs MRS. HALAINE STEINBERG, FACILITATOR We are pleased to feature an impressive selection of books of Jewish interest. Read and discuss the season’s best, most thoughtprovoking books. This year’s Book Club is being offered on Mondays at 12:15 pm or Wednesdays at 10:30 am and our selections are: • Free Spirit: Growing Up on the Road and Off the Grid by Joshua Safran • The Extra by A. B. Yehoshua and Stuart Schoffman • Here I Am by Jonathan Safron Foer • My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teeze and Nikola Sellmair • The Best Place on Earth: Stories by Ayelet Tsabari Mondays at 12:15 pm: January 30, February 27, March 20, April 24, May 15 Wednesdays at 10:30 am: February 1, March 1, March 22, April 26, May 17
“Best of” Talmud Class RABBI CHAI POSNER In-depth study of some of the most noteworthy sections of the Talmud. Gain insight into the eternal wisdom of the Gemara. Open to men and women of all levels. No fee. Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7 pm (except for Jewish and legal holidays), ongoing through May
The Lunch Bunch A monthly program providing lunch, entertainment, music and speakers in the company of both new and long-time friends. Meets monthly at 12 pm on Wednesdays: January 18, No February, March 8, April 5, May 10 and June 7. Special fee. Advance reservations required.
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Special fees. Sponsored by Mercaz, PA and Sisterhood
The Larry Katz Downtown Lunch & Learn RABBI CHAI POSNER The theme for this year will be “The Meaning Behind the Mitzvah.” Explore the deeper significance and symbolism behind popular mitzvot as well as more obscure ones. Learn how Jewish practice aims to connect you to God, others and yourself, in relevant and meaningful ways. Meets offsite* the first Thursday of the month, 12–1 pm: January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4. (Bring your own lunch, beverages will be provided.)
BT IN THE AM PROGRAM BT in the AM offers Monday morning weekly classes on a wide range of Jewish topics. Enrollment is open to Jews of all ages from all backgrounds and learning levels. Contact Sandy Vogel at 410-413-2306 for more information.
THE SEYMOUR YAFFE SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED JEWISH STUDY The Seymour Yaffe Scholars Program is modeled after the Wexner Heritage program. Participants meet weekly on Wednesday evenings for dinner and a 90-minute Shiur. This year the Yaffe Scholars will be examining the challenges faced by classic Jewish leaders, paying special attention to their wisdom, critical thinking, innovations, problem solving and communication. For more information contact Sandy Vogel at 410-413-2306.
MERCAZ LENDING LIBRARY: BOOKS AND VIDEOS Through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Silverman (z”l) MERCAZ is able to provide a lending library of both books and videos that reflect the richness of Jewish thought and variety of Jewish experience. Located in the Tuvin Library next to the MERCAZ office, the library offers an array of books–fiction, memoirs, biographies, Jewish history, current affairs, self help, and cooking–and a collection of outstanding Israeli and Jewish films. MERCAZ Library Hours: Monday–Thursday: 10 am–3 pm; Friday: 9–11 am. Closed holidays and weekends.
Help Us To Serve You!
Beth Tfiloh Professional Network All Beth Tfiloh members, school parents, alumni and faculty members are invited to connect with the many outstanding professionals in the Beth Tfiloh community, both online through our LinkedIn group, and at networking meetings held at BT throughout the year. This dynamic, growing group provides a forum for networking, professional resources, and sharing of connections. Professional Networking Events: March 15, May 9 To join our online group, go to www.linkedin.com, search for “Beth Tfiloh Professional Network” and click “Join.” Look for news of upcoming meetings this fall. For details, contact the Mercaz Office at 410-413-2306 or mercaz@btfiloh.org.
Beth Tfiloh Website
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 smachot and yahrzeits by making a gift to Beth Tfiloh in one of the following ways.
SHABBAT SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS: Youth Sponsorships: Cookie Minyan or Mini Minion: $75 and up Kid Cong: $100 and up Middle School Boys/Girls Services: $100 and up Teen Minyan: $150 and up Coffee Club $150 Full Kiddush: $1,500 Wine: $500 Flowers: $300 Seudah Shlishit: $300 Simcha plaque: $360
OTHER OPTIONS:
Brotherhood brick: Friday morning Minyan breakfast Yom Ha’Atzmaut Sponsor Purim Sponsor Lag B’Omer Sponsor
$90 $200 $200 and up $500 and up $500
Gifts of $18 and above to these funds will be acknowledged in the Bulletin:
Dues Assistance Fund Youth Services Fund Visit the Beth Tfiloh website for the most up-to-date schedule of services, calendar of events and programs, with the convenience of online registration plus sermons, online donations, news, photos, videos and more!
BT on Facebook and Twitter Follow Beth Tfiloh on Facebook and on Twitter — with the very latest updates including school news, photos and videos, posts and sermons by Rabbi Wohlberg, timely articles, and upcoming events. Visit our social media sites below and be sure to “like” us on Facebook and “follow” us on Twitter. • facebook.com/BethTfiloh • facebook.com/BethTfilohCongregation • facebook.com/BethTfilohAlumni • facebook.com/MitchellWohlberg • twitter.com/RabbiWohlberg
Mercaz Dahan Fund Scholarship Funds
For Youth Sponsorships, please contact Cherie Brownstein, Youth 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.
Shabbat & Yom Tov Home Hospitality Beth Tfiloh is our home for Shabbat and Yom Tov services. Opening your home or being a guest in someone’s home for a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal is a way to make and strengthen relationships between fellow congregants. Please consider Sharing Shabbat with members of our Beth Tfiloh community for the holidays or Shabbat all year round. Please contact Holly Venick, hvenick@btfiloh.org, if you would like to be a part of this ongoing program. This program is brought to you by the Synagogue Life Committee and Share Shabbat chairs Bess Gilden and Sonia Maltinsky. 7
January
ADULTS ONLY
Wednesday, January 4
Wednesday, January 4
STANLEY Z. PENN MEMORIAL LECTURE
Yavilah McCoy: “Increasing Our Awareness of Jewish Diversity” Yavilah McCoy, a Jewish diversity educator and advocate for Jews of Color, will explore what it’s like to be a Jew of Color and our community’s efforts to include Jews from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Friday, January 6
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Following our spirited Kabbalat Shabbat service, our monthly Shabbat Oneg features delicious food, l’chayims, ruach and an inspiring Dvar Torah.
Tuesdays, January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 n “Best of” Talmud Class n Yavilah McCoy, Stanley Z. Penn Lecture
Thursday, January 5 n Larry Katz Downtown Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, January 18 n The Lunch Bunch
Wednesdays, January 18, 25 n Yaffe Scholars Program
Monday, January 23, 30 n BT in the AM Program
Thursday, January 26 n Brotherhood Cholent Cookoff Prep
Sunday, January 29 n Living Room Learning
Monday, January 30 n Mercaz Book Club: Free Spirit: Growing Up on the Road and Off the Grid by Joshua Safran
Tuesday, January 31 n Sisterhood Game Day n Yaffe Scholars Program
Beth Tfiloh Camps
Register for an outstanding summer experience for your children, ages 2 through 14. Visit btcamps.org or call 410-517-3451. 8
SCHOOL & YOUTH
Friday, January 6
Tuesday, January 3
n Friday Night Live
n School Resumes
Saturday, January 7
Sundays, January 8, 15, 22 & 29
n PJ Shabbat
n Sunday Sports: Basketball
n PreSchool Cookie Minyan with guest storyteller, Morah Terry Alpert
Monday, January 9
n Family Kiddush Lunch for Cookie Minyan & Mini Minion with Special Guest Lynne Goldsmith
n Lower School BT Plus Winter Classes Begin for Extended Day Students
n B’nai Mitzvah Program
Tuesday, January 10
n Minyan Meyuchad
n Navigating the Road to College Acceptance: A Community Forum
Sunday, January 8 n Fast of Asarah B’Tevet
Monday, January 16
Saturday, January 28
n Middle School Red Cross Babysitting Course
n Brotherhood Cholent Cook-Off Kiddush
n NO SCHOOL – Professional Day
Friday, January 20
BT CARES
n 7th Grade Shabbaton
Fridays, January 13 and 27
n Parent Education Program: Jonathan Flombaum Why is it Hard for Kids & Adults to Think About What Others are Thinking?
n HELP Lunches
Sunday, January 15 n Men & Women’s Clothing Drive
Wednesday, January 18 n 2018 B’nai Mitzvah Bingo at Weinberg Park n Yachad Program
JANUARY
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
n 10th Grade Shabbaton
Saturday evening, January 21 n PreSchool Parent Social
Sunday, January 22 n High School SAT Testing
HELP Lunches On designated Fridays, once or twice per month, parents are asked to send an extra lunch to be delivered to Beans & Bread, a homeless program that serves 300 people daily. Sponsored by the High School Student Government, the Lower School and Middle School Students Councils, and the PreSchool Tikkun Olam Committee. 9
February
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
Saturday, February 4
Saturday, February 4
ALL-STAR SHABBAT
Friday, February 3 n Friday Night Live n All-Star Shabbat & Kolenu Singing in the Shul n 1st Grade Kiddush Lunch in honor of receiving their siddur n Minyan Meyuchad n 2018 B’nai Mitzvah Program
Saturday, February 11 n Spirit of Shabbat Shirah Lunch
Saturday, February 18 n “What’s on the Rabbi’s Mind?”
Enjoy true BT “nachas” (joy) as an All-Star team of Beth Tfiloh High School teens will lead the Shabbat Service in the Dahan Sanctuary. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the impact that our High School is having on the future of Jewish leadership.
February 5, 7, & 9
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
©Disney
Our talented High School students will return to the stage to perform "Beauty and the Beast," directed and produced by the awardwinning Beth Tfiloh Creative Arts Department.
n 3rd Grade Kiddush Lunch in honor of their Midot Ceremony
BT CARES! Monday, February 6 n Dessert Drop-Off
Fridays, February 10 and 24 n HELP Lunches
Wednesday, February 8 n 2018 B’nai Mitzvah: Empty Bowls at Hot Pots
Sunday, February 12 n BT Cares! “Spread the Love” Mitzvah Crafts Event
Tuesday, February 14
TRIBUTE GIFTS Beth Tfiloh offers a variety of Tribute Gifts to honor of memorialize a friend of family member. Gifts may be acknowledged by a letter to the recipient, and gifts of $18 or more are listed in the monthly Beth Tfiloh Bulletin. A variety of congregational and school funds are available for Tribute Gifts. Gifts may be made online at bethtfiloh.com/donate or by calling 410-486-1900. 10
Saturday, February 25
n Yachad Project
JUST FOR ADULTS
Friday, February 3
Wednesday, February 1
n 1st Grade Siddur Ceremony
n Mercaz Fellows
Sunday, Tuesday, & Thursday, Feb. 5, 7, & 9
Mondays, February 6, 13, 27
n High School Musical: “Beauty and the Beast”
n BT in the AM Program
Monday-Friday, February 6-10
Wednesday, February 1
n Middle School Mitzvah Week
n Mercaz Book Club: Free Spirit: Growing Up on the Road and Off the Grid by Joshua Safran
Friday, February 10 n 6th Grade Shabbaton
Sunday-Tuesday, February 12-14 n High School Model UN
Friday, February 24 n 3rd Grade Middot Program
ALUMNI Sunday, February 12
FEBRUARY
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
Thursday, February 2 n Larry Katz Downtown Lunch & Learn
Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 n “Best of” Talmud Class
Wednesdays, February 8, 15, 22 n Yaffe Scholars Program
Monday, February 27 n Mercaz Book Club: The Extra by A. B. Yehoshua & Stuart Schoffman
n College Park Reunion, Maryland Hillel
Thursday, February 16 n New York Reunion: Talia’s Steakhouse, Manhattan
Thursday, February 23 n WARRIOR DAY: Show your BT pride and help support our Annual Alumni Campaign
Saturday, February 11
SPIRIT OF SHABBAT: Shabbat Shira Lunch We will celebrate with a beautiful meal and musical Shabbat Shirah, which falls on or before Tu B’Shevat, so called because the week’s parshah, Beshalach, includes Shirat Hayam, the song the Israelites sang after they crossed the Red Sea. It’s a special Shabbat with food and entertainment for all ages. A festive lunch will follow services.
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March PURIM AT BT Don your costume and join us for joyous Purim festivities beginning with a choice of Purim Megillah readings on Saturday night, March 11, followed by the Shushan Street Carnival. Sunday's celebrations continue with Megillah readings, a PreSchool Purim Carnival, and a Purim Seudah with entertainment by Soul Farm. Bring boxes of pasta to use as graggers during the Megillah reading which will then be donated to GEDCO. Thursday, March 9
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS Friday, March 3 n Friday Night Live
Saturday, March 4 n Minyan Meyuchad n 2018 B’nai Mitzvah Program
Thursday, March 9 n Fast of Esther
Saturday, March 11 n Shabbat Zachor - A Shabbat to Remember n Purim Megillah Reading & Shushan Street Carnival
Sunday, March 12 n PreSchool Purim Carnival n Purim Seudah Featuring Soul Farm
Saturday, March 25 n Family Kiddush Lunch for Cookie Minyan & Mini Minion with Special Guests, Phyllis Waxman and Emily Levin n “What’s on the Rabbi’s Mind?”
n Fast of Esther
Saturday, March 11 n Purim Megillah Readings n Shushan Street Carnival
Sunday, March 12 n PreSchool Purim Carnival n Purim Seudah Featuring Soul Farm
BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT BT
We Do it All!
Hold your birthday party at Beth Tfiloh and leave the planning to us! We provide the food and a choice of packages including sports, arts and crafts, and cooking. For more information, please contact Jen Postal at 410-413-2224 or jpostal@btfiloh.org. 12
BT CARES! Dates TBD n BT Puppeteers Purim Performances
Sunday, March 5 n Mishloach Manot Making Event
Tuesday, March 7 n Yachad Project
Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 n Pasta Graggers Collection
Fridays, March 17 and 31 n HELP Lunches
March 27 - April 6 n Pre-Pesach Chametz Drive to benefit GEDCO
JUST FOR ADULTS
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
Wednesday, March 1
Friday, March 3
n Mercaz Book Club: The Extra by A. B. Yehoshua & Stuart Schoffman
n Last Day of School for Seniors
Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Friday, March 3-Saturday, March 4 n High School Shabbaton - all grades (Seniors stay an extra night at Capital Camps.)
Thursday, March 2
Wednesday, March 8
n Larry Katz Downtown Lunch & Learn
n High School Cultural Arts Night
Mondays, March 6, 13, 20, 27
n Lower School High School Buddy Program
n BT in the AM Program
Friday, March 10
Tuesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28
n School-wide Purim Celebration
n “Best of” Talmud Class
Thursday, March 23 and Sunday, March 26
Wednesday, March 8
n Middle School Musical: “Madagascar - A Musical Experience, Jr.,”
n Lunch Bunch
Wednesday, March 15 n BT Professional Network
Sunday, March 19
Friday, March 24 n Parent Education Program: Elana Weissman How to Incorporate Mindfulness into Our Lives and the Lives of Our Children
n Living Room Learning
Sunday, March 26-Tuesday, March 28
Monday & Wednesday, March 20 & 22
n AIPAC
n Mercaz Book Club: Here I Am by Jonathan Safron Foer
Tuesday, March 21
MARCH
n Yaffe Scholars Program
Our Daily Minyan
n Pesach Cooking Demonstration with Ora Imanoel, sponsored by the Sisterhood.
Sunday-Tuesday, March 26-28 n AIPAC Conference.
Thursday, March 30 n CHALLAH-LUYA: “Charoset in Various Communities”
The daily minyan, led by our dedicated Minyanaires, has daily morning, afternoon and evening services with a rabbi’s class between Mincha and Maariv. For further information about weekday or Shabbat services, contact Rabbi Chaim Wecker, our ritual director. A schedule of services is available at www.bethtfiloh.com/services. 13
April
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
Sunday, April 2
n 2018 B’nai Mitzvah Program
MITZVAH MILES WALK/RUN
Saturday, April 1 n Minyan Meyuchad
Friday, April 7 n Pre-Pesach Shabbat Dinner - “Leave the Chametz to Us”
Saturday, April 8 n Shabbat HaGadol Drasha
Tuesday, April 11 n Children’s Pesach Services
Tuesday, April 18 n Children’s Pesach Services
Mitzvah Miles is a family event which includes a 5K Race, 1 Mile Family Fun Walk, and PreSchool MiniMiles, which features games and activities. The postrace party includes a moon bounce, breakfast and activities for kids of all ages. All proceeds benefit the Beth Tfiloh Yad B’Yad Fund.
Monday, April 10 – Tuesday, April 18
PESACH
Monday, April 24 n Yom HaShoah Program: Dr. Agi Legutko
April 27 – May 1 n Safrai Gallery Art Exhibit
Saturday, April 29
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n Blue & White Shabbat n Honoring our BT Congregation Seniors in Shul n Kids Singing in Shul
Make this year’s Pesach the most meaningful ever, as we celebrate the festival of freedom. Look for the newest edition of Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg’s inspiring “10 Questions for the Pesach Seder” as well as updates to his “UnHaggadah” at bethtfiloh.com/Pesach.
Sunday, April 30
Join us for our annual chametz burning on Monday, April 10 in the BT parking lot. Bring chametz that can be donated to our partner organization GEDCO.
n Yachad Project
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ART E llery XHIBI T
n Yom HaZikaron Program, sponsored by BZD
BT CARES! Monday, April 10 n Last call for Chametz donations to benefit GEDCO
Monday, April 24 n Mercaz Gift Card Collection to benefit CHANA
Wednesday, April 26 Friday, April 28 n HELP Lunches
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
Mondays, April 3, 24
Sunday, April 2
n BT in the AM Program
n Good Deeds Day: Mitzvah Miles at BT
Tuesdays, April 4, 25
Thursday, April 6
n “Best of” Talmud Class
n High School CPR and Tessellations
Wednesday, April 5
Monday, April 10
n The Lunch Bunch
n Passover Break Begins
Wednesdays, April 5, 19, 26
Thursday, April 20
n Yaffe Scholars Program
n School Resumes
Thursday, April 6
Monday, April 24
n Larry Katz Downtown Lunch & Learn
n Lower School BT Plus Spring Classes Begin
Sunday, April 23
Thursday, April 27
n Living Room Learning
n PreSchool Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
Monday & Wednesday, April 24 & 26
Friday, April 28
n Mercaz Book Club: My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teeze and Nikola Sellmair
n Lower School Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
Thursday, April 27
Sunday, April 30
n Dahan Lecture: Abraham Foxman
n Seniors Leave for Poland & Israel
Sunday, April 30 n Sisterhood Trip to the Newseum
Monday, April 24
YOM HASHOAH PROGRAM Dr. Agi Legutko, Columbia University: “Never Say This is the Final Road: Jewish Life in Poland After the Holocaust”
GRANDPARENTS’ & SPECIAL FRIENDS’ DAY Thursday, April 27 n PreSchool Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
Friday, April 28 n Lower School Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day
APRIL
JUST FOR ADULTS
Thursday, April 27
4TH ANNUAL DAHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE ABRAHAM FOXMAN “Trump’s First One Hundred Days: The Impact on Jews”
Abraham Foxman, former national director of the AntiDefamation League
No one has been more passionate about securing the continuity of Jewish education to both children and adults than Beth Tfiloh’s most generous benefactor Haron Dahan, The Beth Tfiloh family and the Haron Dahan Foundation of blessed memory, and his cordially invite you to beloved wife Rachel, of blessed the Inaugural Dahan Lecture featuring memory. To help perpetuate all that the Dahans have stood for, Charles Krauthammer a Dahan Lecture will take place american pulitzer prize-winning annually to commemorate their syndicated columnist, political commentator and physician yahrzeits. International Affairs: An Overview Sunday, May 4, 2014 7:30pm Dahan Sanctuary Beth Tfiloh Congregation
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May
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
Sunday, May 14
n Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration & Safrai Gallery Art Exhibit
LAG B’OMER FAMILY FUN
Monday, May 1 n Yom HaZikaron
Tuesday, May 2 n Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Friday, May 5 n Friday Night Live
Saturday, May 6 n Minyan Meyuchad n 2018 B’nai Mitzvah Program n 4th Grade Kiddush
Saturday, May 13 Celebrate with us at Beth Tfiloh Camps with a BBQ, slide into the Kinneret, climb the Hermon, enjoy a bonfire on the “beach.” It’s a taste of Israel right here at BT!
n Hebrew School Siddur Program & Lunch
SHAVUOT
n Family Kiddush Lunch for Cookie Minyan & Mini Minion with Special Guest Jeri Wilkins
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Jerusalem’s Unification
Sunday, May 14 n Lag B’Omer Celebration at BT Camps
Saturday, May 20
Wednesday, May 24 n Yom Yerushalayim
Tuesday, May 30 n Erev Shavuot/Tikkun Leil Shavuot: “Jerusalem in Law and Lore”/Seudah
Wednesday, May 31 n 1st Day of Shavuot - Installation of Officers
April 27 – May 1 Tuesday, May 30 n Erev Shavuot/Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Jerusalem in
Law and Lore/Seudah
Wednesday, May 31 n 1st Day of Shavuot - Installation of Officers
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SAFRAI GALLERY ART EXHIBIT
Young and Old Masters of Israeli Art In celebration of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, don’t miss this unique opportunity to view and acquire unique works of art by 100 different Israeli artists, with proceeds to benefit Beth Tfiloh.
JUST FOR ADULTS
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
Monday, May 1, 8, 15, 22
Tuesday, May 2
n BT in the AM Program
n Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebrations
Monday & Wednesday, May 15 & 17
Friday, May 5
n Mercaz Book Club: The Best Place on Earth: Stories by Ayelet Tsabari
n Parent Education Program: Anne Townsend Why Children Struggle and How We Can Help Them Succeed
Tuesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 n “Best of” Talmud Class
Wednesdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 n Yaffe Scholars Program
Thursday, May 4 n Larry Katz Downtown Lunch & Learn
Tuesday, May 9 n BT Professional Network Breakfast
Sunday, May 7 n SAT Testing
Monday, May 8 – Friday, May 12 n AP Exams
Wednesday, May 17 n PreSchool Vehicle Adventure Day
Sunday, May 21 and Tuesday, May 23
n Sisterhood Game Day
n Lower School Production
Wednesday, May 10
Thursday, May 25
Sunday, May 21 n Sisterhood Trip to Peddlers Village, PA n Living Room Learning
n High School Trip Day
MAY
n The Lunch Bunch
n Seniors Return from Israel n Middle School Spring Band Concert
Friday, May 26 n 4th Grade Tehillim Program n High School Awards Assembly
BT CARES! Fridays, May 5 and 19 n HELP Lunches
Sunday, May 14
Sunday & Tuesday, May 21 & 23
LOWER SCHOOL PRODUCTION
n B’nai Mitzvah to Helping Up Mission n Mercaz Mother’s Day Gift Card Collection to benefit the women at CHANA, in loving memory of Leah Goldseker
Wednesday, May 24 n Yachad Project
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June SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
SCHOOL AND YOUTH Friday, June 2 n School Open
Sunday, June 4 n High School SAT Testing
Thursday, June 1
n High School Spring Formal
n 2nd Day of Shavuot: Yizkor/Lunch & Learn
Thusday, June 8
Saturday, June 3
n Kindergarten Follies
n Family Kiddush Lunch for Cookie Minyan & Mini Minion with Special Guest Dina Dresin
Friday, June 9
n Minyan Meyuchad
Friday, June 9 n Friday Night Live n PreSchool Shabbat Dinner
Saturday, June 10
n Athletic Awards Ceremony
Sunday, June 11 n High School Graduation
Monday, June 12 n Middle School Moving Up Ceremony
n Kindergarten Class Lunch
Tuesday, June 13
Saturday, June 17
n Last Day of School – Early Dismissal
n Teen Minyan & Middle School Minyan End
BT CARES! Monday-Friday, June 5-June 12
n PreSchool 4’s Aliyah Program
Monday, June 26 n BT Camps Begin
n Camp Summer Clothing & Supplies Collection
JUST FOR ADULTS
Sunday, June 18
Monday, June 5
n Camp Summer Clothing & Supplies Collection at BT Camps Orientation
Monday, June 26
FIRST DAY OF BT CAMPS
n BT in the AM: Preview of fall classes
Wednesday, June 7 n The Lunch Bunch
Thursday, June 8 n Sisterhood Trip to Longwood Gardens
Tuesday, June 20 n Sisterhood Book and Dinner with author, Lauren Silberman
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Summer
Monday night, July 31 Tuesday, August 1
TISHA B’AV
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS TBA n Family Shabbat Picnic Lunch n Family Shabbat Afternoon Play Dates
Tuesday, July 11 n Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
Monday Night, July 31-Tuesday, August 1 n Tisha B’Av
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
JUST FOR ADULTS
Thursday, August 10
TBA n Beth Tfiloh Arts Camp Production
Thursday, August 10
TBA
JUNE/SUMMER
n Alumni Barbecue
We will mark this day of mourning beginning Monday night, July 31 with the recitation of Eicha (Book of Lamentations) and selected Kinot. Our Tisha B’Av program continues on Sunday, August 1 with explanatory Kinot (elegies), special classes, a feature film relating to the theme of the day, and concludes with Maariv and a break fast.
ALUMNI BBQ
n Brotherhood Orioles Big Screen BBQ
August 28 n Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre Production
Our growing Alumni Association, including our many Dorot (2nd Generation BT) Families, will enjoy our annual family-friendly BBQ, with great food, fun activities, and an opportunity to reminisce about their wonderful years at BT. 19
Beth Tfiloh Congregation and Schools
BETH TFILOH Roz & Marvin H. Weiner Family Campus 3300 Old Court Road / Baltimore, MD 21208
switchboard: 410-486-1900 fax: 410-653-0603 Schedule of Services: Dial 6, 2 Information Hotline: 410-413-2345 mail@btfiloh.org www.BethTfiloh.com
beth tfiloh congregation
Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg 410-413-2215 Hazzan Avraham Albrecht 410-413-2212 Rabbi Chai Posner 410-413-2219 Rabbi Chaim Wecker Ritual Director, 410-413-2218 Eve Kresin Steinberg Executive Director, 410-413-2251 Tom Moran Chief Operating Officer, 410-413-2210 Don Weinapple VP, Finance, 410-413-2291 Holly Venick Director of Synagogue Life, 410-413-2244 Lowell Herman, President Fran Pruce, Board Chairman Ed Kelly Brotherhood President, 410-413-2238 Marlene Friedenberg Sisterhood President, 410-413-2239 Evelyn Gross & Shirley Miller Sisterhood Gift Shop, 410-413-2227
beth tfiloh dahan community school
switchboard: 410-486-1905
2017 JEWISH HOLIDAYS Fast of Tevet Sunday, January 8
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Monday, May 1
Tu B’Shevat Saturday, February 11
Lag B’Omer Sunday, May 14
Fast of Esther Thursday, March 9
Yom Yerushalayim Wednesday, May 24
Shavuot Purim Saturday, March 11 - Megillah Reading Wednesday, May 31 – Thursday, June 1 Sunday, March 12 Pesach Tuesday, April 11 – Tuesday, April 18 Yom HaShoah Monday, April 24 Yom HaZikaron Sunday, April 30
Fast of Tammuz 17 Tuesday, July 11 Tisha B’Av Tuesday, August 1 Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 21 – Tuesday, September 22
Holidays begin on the prior evening at sundown. 20
Zipora Schorr Director of Education, 410-413-2305 Melissa Lebowitz PreSchool Director, 410-413-2303 Nina Wand Lower School Principal, 410-413-2508 Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Middle School Principal, 410-413-2407 Dr. Renee Koplon High School Principal, 410-413-2235 Brian Singer Hebrew School Coordinator, 410-413-2523 Laurie Kott Director of Admission, 410-413-2308 Harriet Rosen School Administrator, 410-413-2310 Mandi Miller Development Director, 410-413-2399 Allison Magat President, Board of Trustees Laura Wolf Parent Association President, 410-413-2314
beth tfiloh youth center
Cherie Brownstein Director 410-413-2220
mercaz dahan center for jewish life and learning Sandy Vogel Director, 410-413-2306
beth tfiloh camps 410-517-3451 David Schimmel Director
bt cares!
Lindsay Gaister Coordinator, 410-413-2224
communications
Joan Feldman Director of Communications, 410-413-2312 Rina Goloskov Asst. Dir. of Communications, 410-413-2369 Lori Bernstein Graphic Designer, 410-413-2216 Charlene Schimberg Communications Associate, 410-413-2217