THE BETH TFILOH EXPERIENCE Programs for Adults, Families & Children of All Ages
September-December 2017 • 5777-5778
Shalom! AS BETH TFILOH approaches its centennial year, it continues a long and cherished tradition of serving the most diverse and vibrant Jewish community on the national scene. Through its congregation, school and camp, 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 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, to a 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 the BT family again this year. Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg Dr. Zipora Schorr Director of Education Sandy Vogel Director, MERCAZ Dahan Center for Jewish Life & Learning Cherie Brownstein Director, Beth Tfiloh Youth Center Holly Venick Director of Synagogue Life Lindsay Gaister Director, BT CARES/Social Action
ABOUT THE COVER The cover artwork, celebrating our beloved city of Jerusalem, is composed of the final murals created by each of the Beth Tfiloh Middle School teams as part of their annual Color War competition. 2
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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 halachicallyapproved 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 to enable Beth Tfiloh to serve the broadest Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg Hazzan Avi Albrecht 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.
For Adults SHABBAT MORNING CLASSES
Rabbi Eli Yoggev
Start Shabbat morning off with an indepth class led by Rabbi Chaim Wecker at 8:10 am. Beginning after Sukkot, join Rabbi Eli Yoggev and thousands of Jews worldwide who are studying a page of Talmud every day. The Shabbat Daf Yomi class will meet at 8:30 am.
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 AFTERNOON CLASS Every Shabbat afternoon our rabbis lead a stimulating session of Torah study 50 minutes before Mincha in the Epstein Chapel. Topics range from Jewish thought to the weekly Parshah to Jewish law. The classes are always interactive, lively, and accessible. Texts are available in English, making Rabbi Chai Posner this class perfect for everyone: young and old, men and women, 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 pre- or post-Kiddush discussion on news, books
and topics of interest. Let’s get together and get to know each other: November 11, and February 24.
COFFEE & COMMENTARY: Conversation for Women Join our BT Coffee Club each Shabbat morning for coffee and a nosh, meet up with friends and go into services together. Coffee Club runs from 10-10:15 am. Beginning at 10:15 am, Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe invites women to enjoy 15 minutes of engaging discussion on Parshah, current events or topics of their choice. After Coffee Club, we invite all to enjoy our Shabbat services.
BODY & SOUL
Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe BT Community Educator
Join the women of Beth Tfiloh in a warm home-hosted monthly gathering as we engage in intimate conversation focusing on personal and spiritual growth. Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe will guide the mindful discussions with meditation and poetry. In addition, there will be special events held throughout the year focusing on women’s physical and emotional health: September 10, October 10 & 13, November 4, December 3.
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. Rabbi Chaim Wecker
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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. Our leaders are professionals 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.
Kid Cong (Junior Congregation) is a highly participatory service for children in grades 1-4 and Hebrew School classes MechinaDaled, led by the charismatic Brian Singer, whose creativity keeps kids engaged and entertained. Services take place weekly and on holidays from 10-11:45 am. Our themed Kid Cong will be even more special Brian Singer with wild and crazy ways to connect to the parshah and holidays. Check the calendar for all of our special themes! We begin the year with a Back-to-School Raffle Shabbat followed the next week with a Ravens Dress-Up Shabbat.
PRESCHOOL COOKIE MINYAN
Cindy Stein
Terry Alpert
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 teachers and staff in the Rynd Family Room. This weekly service begins at 10:45 am on Shabbat and holidays and engages everyone through song, prayer, stories, activities and a totfriendly Kiddush. Babysitting is available beginning at 10 am.
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Special Kiddush lunches will be held for different grades throughout the year, as part of a creative program for parents and children with the BT clergy - January 13: 3rd and 4th grades; January 27: 1st grade; February 10: 2nd grade; April 21: Kindergarten; May 19: Hebrew School.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS MINYAN Boys in Grades 5-8 and Hebrew School classes Hay and Vav spend Shabbat morning at our weekly Middle School Minyan, led by BT alumni and staff at 10 am 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 Kiddush. Grade level Mini-Minion Shabbatonim will be held throughout the year, sponsored by our school. MEETS every Shabbat morning STARTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD!!
FOR children age 4 through Kindergarten
10:45 am / Next to the Rynd Room
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SERVICE
Led by Morah Jody Levey & Morah Becky Gordon BABYSITTING BEGINS AT 10 AM
• A NEW drop-off service for 4 year-olds through Kindergarten
Girls in Grades 5-8 are invited to join together each Shabbat at 10:30 am in Room 264 for a girls-only service. 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. Alumna Shuli Klein ‘16 will lead this group with young shelicha Yarden Salansky.
• A fun, creative participatory service with puppets, songs, stories and games.
Jody Levey
Becky Gordon
For children age 4 through Kindergarten, we have a drop-off service with PreSchool teacher Jody Levey and teacher and music specialist Becky Gordon at 10:45 am that gives children more active and independent participation. Children have the opportunity to learn prayers, play age-appropriate games, and engage in activities to make participation fun. Special Kiddush Lunches for participating Cookie Minyan and Mini Minion families will be held on September 16, December 9, February 3, and April 14 featuring special guest teachers from our PreSchool and Lower School.
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• Kiddush treats each week
• Right next door to our Cookie Minyan (for age 3 and younger)
BAR/BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM The Beth Tfiloh Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program has been developed to prepare 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 Bar/Bat Mitzvah students and their parents meet monthly with Rabbi Wohlberg 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 in addition to doing their own mitzvah project. Our 2018 Bar Mitzvah students will participate in a Tefillin Program with fathers, grandfathers, and/or another adult who will share this mitzvah with them. Our 2018 Bat Mitzvah girls will join their mothers, grandmothers, or other special women in their lives in a challah baking workshop to learn the beautiful mitzvot associated with challah, Shabbat, and holidays. 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 2019 have been assigned to those who have requested them. Dates for 2020 will be completed in the winter of 2018. 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
Stan Lustman
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. 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 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. September 9; September 21 (RH); September 30 (YK); October 9; November 4; December 9; January 6; February 3; March 3; April 14; May 5; June 2
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS Throughout the year, there are creative and exciting celebrations of holidays and special Shabbatot for families and the Shul community. Our first Shabbat dinner will be held on October 27 as Beth Tfiloh’s participation in the Baltimore Shabbat Project. Other meals have been planned including themed Kiddushim for Chanukah and Yom HaAtzma’ut, and honoring our students and families throughout the year.
SPONSOR A KIDDUSH
for our Youth Services in honor of a birthday or other special dates. Contact Cherie Brownstein at csbrownstein@btfiloh.org.
BT Cares! The Beth Tfiloh Social Action Committee BT Cares Social Action is dedicated to enriching the lives of those less fortunate. This year will include a variety of hands-on projects that will benefit different facilities including Baltimore Station, GEDCO, Helping Up Mission, Beans & Bread, CHANA, Paul’s Place, and more. In the fall and winter, Beth Tfiloh will collect toiletries as part of the Governor’s Days to Serve, host our annual Blood Drive and Wolfe Street Clothing Drive, and serve as a Mitzvah Room Partner for The Associated’s Community Mitzvah Day. HELP (Homeless Extra Lunch Program) LUNCHES: Support needy families at Beans & Bread by bringing in bagged lunches or sending an extra lunch with your child two Fridays per month. While all members and families are encouraged to send in lunches on any/all dates, this year, each HELP lunch day will be assigned to a grade in the school. Grades are encouraged to participate as Beans & Bread is counting on that specific grade for food.
The following BT Cares Collections will take place this fall and winter: September and October: Travel-sized toiletry collection for Sinai NICU and CHANA November: Children’s clothing, linens, blankets, and warm weather accessories for Wolfe Street Academy December: Brand new adult-sized gloves for winter survival kits at Community Mitzvah Day January: BT Cares and Sisterhood Clothing Drive: Men and Women’s clothing for CHANA, Helping Up Mission, Beans & Bread, Paul’s Place Beth Tfiloh affiliates, including the School, Hebrew School, Congregation, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Mercaz, Bar/Bat 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 at lgaister@btfiloh.org. 5
MERCAZ Fall Semester Four Wednesday Evenings - October 25, November 1, 8, 15
Session 1, 7-8 pm Trump and the Torah: A Jewish Perspective on Contemporary Issues RABBI MITCHELL WOHLBERG In the 2016 presidential election a majority of Israeli Jews favored Donald Trump, while a majority of American Jews voted for Hillary Clinton. This disconnect gives rise to the need to look at how Jewish tradition views some of the issues that have come to the forefront in the present administration. What guidance can we gain from our ancient texts in providing insight into the ideas that now confront the American people and the Jewish community? Topics will include: fake news and alternate facts; refugees and immigration; health care; and Trump, Israel and the Jewish people.
Session 2, 8-9 pm
Choose one exciting elective course: Creative Jewish Men and Women of the 20th Century BARBARA BLUMBERG Did you know that Superman, Batman and Spiderman were all Jewish? Did you know that Hitler was responsible for Judith Lieber, the Jewish woman who became world famous for her bejeweled handbags that have adorned first ladies since Mamie Eisenhower? Were you aware that the Volkswagen, Hitler’s choice for the “people’s car,” was originally designed by a German Jew, and was made popular by one of the first Jewish ad agencies in the U.S.? And finally, did you hear that Barbie and Ken, the famous iconic dolls, were Jewish? Join us and learn how these creative American men and women, with Jewish heritages, came to have an impact that extended beyond the American shores. Barbara Blumberg taught General Studies at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community Day School for 25 years. She is now an adjunct faculty member at the Community College of Baltimore County, at Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Towson University and at the Renaissance Academy for the Florida Gulf State University.
Kabbalah and the Modern Experience RABBI ELI YOGGEV What does Kabbalah have to say about yoga and meditation? What contributions can Kabbalah make to Western psychology? How can Kabbalah inform our modern discussions on gender? Explore all of these questions and more. Rabbi Yoggev will present Kabbalistic and Hassidic sources in an interactive manner, along with a guided Kabbalistic meditation. If you are curious about the secrets of the Torah, seeking to infuse your modern lifestyle with age-old spiritual insights, or just looking to learn and experience something new and different, this class is for you. Rabbi Eli Yoggev, Associate Rabbi at Beth Tfiloh Congregation, lectures widely on topics in Jewish Thought and Spirituality. He recently submitted his doctoral dissertation in Kabbalah and Hassidism to Bar Ilan University on the worldview of Rabbi Mordechai Leiner, the Izbitser Rebbe.
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Hebrew Reading Crash Course ELANA VOGEL Feel more comfortable in shul with this crash course in Hebrew reading. By the end of this class you will be reading Hebrew! Co-sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach program. Elana Vogel teaches Hebrew language at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community High School and Mercaz. She is a master language teacher and also teaches Hebrew classes at the Baltimore Zionist District.
Israeli Dance (8-9:30 pm) MONA ATKINSON This four week program provides the perfect opportunity to have fun, get exercise, and enjoy a welcoming community! There will be a mix of teaching and revisiting familiar dances. Open to the community with no prior experience necessary. Mona Atkinson, an avid dancer and teacher, has many years of experience teaching Israeli dance to various demographics around the world.
Learn the “Trop” and How to “Layn” RABBANIT BRACHA JAFFE Discover the names and melodies of the traditional Torah trop and techniques for reading Torah. Text will include the three portions of the Shema as well as various other texts. Women and men are welcome! Course will continue through winter months. Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, BT Community Educator, is a recent graduate of Yeshivat Maharat. She has interned at Modern Orthodox synagogues in New York and Houston, where she made significant contributions to Jewish life and learning for adults and youth, and provided pastoral care to congregants. She has also been a featured speaker at JOFA (Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance) conferences and at various synagogues in the U.S. and Canada.
MERCAZ Dahan Center for Jewish Life & Learning
WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CLASSES Living Room Learning PHIL JACOBS, FACILITATOR This study group, facilitated by Phil Jacobs, meets monthly on Sunday evenings at 7:30 pm at the homes of group members for lively discussion. Contact the Mercaz office for host details at 410-413-2321. October 22, November 19, December 10, January 21, March 18, April 15, May 6, and June 10 Phil Jacobs, former executive editor of the “Baltimore Jewish Times,” has won numerous awards for his work from both the American Jewish Press Association and the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association. He is currently a member of the Jewish History faculty at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community High School.
Mercaz Book Club HALAINE STEINBERG, FACILITATOR The book club, facilitated by Halaine Steinberg, will feature an impressive selection of books of Jewish interest. Read and discuss the season’s best, most thought-provoking books. Special fee. Mondays at 12:45 pm: October 30, November 27, December 18, January 29, February 26, March 26, April 30, May 14; Wednesdays at 10:30 am: November 1, November 29, December 20, January 31, February 28, March 28, May 2 , May 16 Halaine Steinberg is beginning her 20th year at Beth Tfiloh. She is the director of college guidance and 12th grade teacher of Honors College Writing. In addition, she is the advisor to the High School’s National Honor Society chapter and leads an 11th grade girl’s alternative davening group.
The Lunch Bunch A monthly program providing lunch, entertainment, music and speakers, meeting on Wednesdays at 12 pm. Special fee; advance reservations required. October 25, November 29, December 20, January 31, March 21, April 25, May 23 and June 20
Daf Yomi RABBI ELI YOGGEV Beginning after Sukkot, join thousands of Jews worldwide who are studying a page of Talmud every day. The class will meet in the evenings during the week, at 8:30 am on Shabbat morning, and at 9:15 am on Sunday morning.
Chumash Class RABBI CHAI POSNER Study the Torah through the lens of different Torah commentaries from Midrash to Chassidut, from Rashi to Rabbi Sampson Raphael Hirsch, and find out how we interpret, apply and understand God’s word in our world. Monday nights at 7 pm, December–May
Mercaz & Sisterhood Jointly Sponsored Programs Chanukah Cupcake Decorating Class Pariser’s Bakery will be our guest to demonstrate cupcake decorations for Chanukah on Monday, November 27. Registration required.
Pesach Cooking Demonstration Ora Imanoel will join us for a fun night of innovative Pesach cooking. Take home delicious new recipes for Pesach. Monday, March 12, 2018. Registration required.
Meet the Author In the spring, we look forward to meeting Ronald Balson, author of Once We Were Brothers, Saving Sophie, Karolina’s Twins, and his newest book, The Trust. Date TBA.
SAFEguarding Seniors CHANA spotlights the growing public health problem and human rights issue of elder abuse. Join us when Jacke Schroeder, Director of SAFE (Stop Abuse of Elders), explains the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. She will also provide tips for taking care of yourself and loved ones to prevent abuse and financial exploitation. Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Registration required.
MERCAZ FELLOWS Through a special grant from the Jewish Education Enhancement Program, a project of the Macks Center for Jewish Education, Beth Tfiloh has created the Mercaz Fellows Program. This program is designed to make prayer and the synagogue worship experience here at Beth Tfiloh richer, more meaningful and more relevant to young families. A group of 20 men and women that attended last year’s session will continue and a new group will be recruited. Both groups will meet bimonthly with BT rabbinical staff to become more acquainted with holiday and Shabbat prayers and services. For more details contact the Mercaz Office at 410-413-2321/mercaz@btfiloh.org.
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.
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MERCAZ Dahan Center for Jewish Life & Learning ONGOING JEWISH LEARNING BT in the AM
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Inspire your thinking and creativity through courses rich with ideas and text study touching on every aspect of modern Jewish life. Enrollment is open to Jewish men and women from all backgrounds and learning levels. This premier Jewish learning program consists of three sessions with a choice of outstanding classes.
Israel: Beyond the Blue & White
Choose one class in each time period to attend for the year:
Explore the deep historical connection of the Jewish people with the land of Israel, then delve into the day-to-day Israeli life as reflected through the personal stories of ordinary Israeli citizens. These short stories will be followed by an analysis of new trends, such as the constant rise and fall of political parties.
9:30-10:30 am
A Look into the Underappreciated Books of the Bible CHANA SLAVATICKI Explore part three of the Bible: Ketuvim. Ketuvim just doesn’t seem to get the respect it deserves—it’s neither a legal code like the Chumash, nor visions from our prophets, like Nevi’im. Its books are among the most interesting and significant for understanding the Bible as a whole. From poetry in the Book of Psalms, love in Song of Songs, and wisdom in Proverbs, to commitment in Ruth and Daniel, and deadly farce in Esther, we will explore these timeless themes through our study of the books of Ketuvim.
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus RABBANIT BRACHA JAFFE In this course we will look at mitzvot (positive commandments) and explore how they apply to men and to women. Are they the same? Are they different? Some examples: Shofar, Sukkah, Megillah, and Kiddush. We will also explore deeper meanings to the mitzvot through spiritual and philosophical lenses. 10:35-11:35 am
Jewish Food in Law and Lore RABBI MITCHELL WOHLBERG / DR. ZIPORA SCHORR Every human being eats… but not everyone eats the same things! For a Jew, the food we eat goes to the heart of our religion (e.g. honey, matzah), to our history (e.g. cholent, horseradish), to our culture (e.g. bagels and lox), to our statehood (e.g. hummus and tahini) and our diversity (e.g. legumes on Pesach). As Jews, we are what we eat!
Conflicting Reports PHIL JACOBS Examine different forms the media takes while covering the very same news event or feature. Participants will be placed in the position of “editor” or “assignment editor” and given actual stories and asked for coverage strategy. Then we will compare their ideas to what actually happened in the coverages of media companies ranging from Ha’aretz and the Times of Israel to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, CNN, Fox News and others. 8
RABBI CHAI POSNER AND DANIEL STEINER, BT SHALIACH
Current Events PHIL JACOBS Phil Jacobs will teach this current events course in the true spirit of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and the former “That Was the Week That Was” with David Frost. We will cover everything and anything that tops the 24-hour news cycle. October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18, January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, June 4–Preview Session for Next Year
YAFFE SCHOLARS The Seymour Yaffe Scholars Program for Advanced Jewish Learning. Seymour “Siggy” Yaffe, past president of Beth Tfiloh Congregation, was a most beloved and respected member of Beth Tfiloh.
American Law and Jewish Law: Similarities and Differences Rabbi Jonathan Sachs said, “True freedom requires the rule of law and justice and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others.” Judaism and the United States of America share a commitment to law as a foundational value: Jews adhere to halacha, given to us by God; Americans to the Constitution, created by the founding fathers of our country. The Divine vs. the human — they share much in common, but the differences are profound in everything ranging from how to live and the right to die. Come explore those laws that unite us and those that divide us, and how we have found common ground in which to operate over time. Special fees apply. Schedule: Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm for dinner (beginning November 29) followed by the Shiur at 7 pm. Enroll in any Ongoing Jewish Learning Program and receive special discounts to many other Mercaz programs and free participation in the Fall Semester classes and Monthly Book Club.
MERCAZ Registration Form 2017/2018 FALL SEMESTER AND ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
ENROLL ONLINE AT WWW.BETHTFILOH.COM/REGISTER OR MAIL REGISTRATION FORM AND YOUR CHECK TO: MERCAZ/Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 NAME______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STREET_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY_______________________________________________________ STATE ____________ ZIP CODE ___________________________ HOME PHONE ________________________________________ CELL PHONE_________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________________________________________
q Beth Tfiloh Member/BT School Parent
q General Public
A REMARKABLE FALL SEMESTER FOUR WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: OCT., 25, NOV. 1, 8, 15 FEE: $35 for Beth Tfiloh Members and Current BT School Parents $50 for the General Public. For one low fee, choose as many classes as fit your schedule! q Trump and the Torah: A Jewish Perspective on Contemporary Issues: Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, 7 pm CHOOSE ONE ELECTIVE COURSE AT 8 pm q Creative Jewish Men and Women of the 20th Centry, Barbara Blumberg q Kabbalah and the Modern Experience, Rabbi Eli Yoggev q Hebrew Reading Crash Course, Elana Vogel q Israeli Dance, Mona Atkinson q Learn the “Trop” and How to “Layn,” Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe
ONGOING ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES q Living Room Learning, Phil Jacobs - This study group meets monthly on Sundays at 7:30 pm at the homes of group members for lively discussion. October 22, November 19, December 10, January 21, March 18, April 15, May 6, and June 10 q MERCAZ Book Club, Halaine Steinberg - We are pleased to feature an impressive selection of books of Jewish interest. Read and discuss the season’s best, most thought-provoking books. Special Fee. Mondays at 12:15 pm: October 30, November 27, December 18, January 29, February 26, March 26, April 30 , May 14 ; Wednesdays at 10:30 am: November 1, November 29, December 20, January 31, February 28, March 28, May 2 , May 16 q The Lunch Bunch, A monthly program providing lunch, entertainment, music and speakers in the company of new and notso-new friends. Meets monthly at 12:00 pm on Wednesdays: October 25, November 29, December 20, January 31, No February, March 21, April 25, May 23 and June 20. Special Fee. Advanced reservations required
For Advanced Learning classes (BT in the AM and Yaffe Scholars) enroll online at www.bethtfiloh.com/register or call 410-413-2321 9
Empty Nester Chavurah Beth Tfiloh’s Empty Nester Chavurah (ENC) is a group of Beth Tfiloh Empty Nesters who gather Sunday evenings each month at members’ home to discuss topics related to Judaism or Israel or meet at local venues for socialization and fun. The Empty Nester Chavurah is a wonderful way to make new friends, strengthen connections with Beth Tfiloh members, and engage in meaningful religious, educational, cultural, and social pursuits. Should you wish to participate in the Empty Nester Chavurah, please email or phone Roberta Katz (robertakatz@comcast.net / 410-290-7991). New members are warmly welcomed and encouraged to join. September 17: Jewish trivia, October 28: Havdalah service, November 19: Technology, creativity, and staying connected with the younger generation, December 17: Hanukkah party and mitzvah/volunteer activity, January 28: Bowling with pizza, February 25: Program to be determined, March 25: Pesach stories, anecdotes, and ideas, April 29: Meeting with Rabbi Yoggev, Topic to be determined, June 3: Meeting with Rabbanit Jaffe, Topic to be determined
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. 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.
Help Us To 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 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 HaAtzma’ut sponsor Purim sponsor Lag B’Omer sponsor
$90 $200 $200 and up $500 and up $500
Gifts of $18 and above to a wide choice of Beth Tfiloh funds will be acknowledged in the Bulletin. 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.
BT Website and on Social Media 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! 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 10
MERCAZ Committee Shelley Kaye and Anne Pfeffer, Co-Chairs Sandy Vogel, Director Louis Baer Devorah Brooks Amy Caplan Sandy Dobres Larry Feldman Teri Gitlitz
Cass Gottlieb
Sheldon Polun
Stan Haas
Steven Pruce
Cheryl King
Rena Rank
Norman La Cholter
Betty Reichenberg
Marcia Leavey
Josef Rosenblatt
Loryn Lesser
Eve Kresin Steinberg
Sonia Maltinsky Sheila Mentz Ellen Miller Searle Mitnick
Howard Unger Holly Venick
SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER
The Year @ Beth Tfiloh
HOLIDAYS @ A GLANCE Thursday, September 21 Friday, September 22
Chanukah Wednesday, December 13 Tuesday, December 19
Fast of Gedaliah Sunday, September 24
Fast of Tevet Thursday, December 28
Yom Kippur Friday, September 29 - Kol Nidre Saturday, September 30
Tu B’Shevat Wednesday, January 31
Rosh Hashanah
Sukkot Thursday, October 5 Tuesday, October 10 Hoshanah Rabbah Wednesday, October 11
Fast of Esther Wednesday, February 28 Purim Wednesday, February 28 - Megillah Thursday, March 1
Shemini Atzeret Thursday, October 12
Pesach Saturday, March 31 Saturday, April 7
Simchat Torah Friday, October 13
Yom HaShoah Thursday, April 12
Yom HaZikaron Thursday, April 19 Yom HaAtzma’ut Friday, April 20 Lag B’Omer Thursday, May 3 Yom Yerushalayim Sunday, May 13 Shavuot Sunday May 20 Monday, May 21 Fast of Tammuz 17 Sunday, July 1 Tisha B’Av Sunday, July 22 Holidays begin on the prior evening at sundown. 11
September Saturday, September 16
High Holiday Tidbits Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Rabbi Chai Posner, Rabbi Eli Yoggev and Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe will offer Rosh Hashanah tidbits in the Dahan Sanctuary following services.
Selichot Program
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS Saturday, September 9 n “Back to BT” Shabbat: Babysitting, Children and Teen Services n Minyan Meyuchad n 2018 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program n High School Melavah Malka and Concert
Saturday, September 16 n PreSchool Kiddush Lunch and Guest Storyteller n Kid Cong: Sorry Tournament: Saying We’re Sorry with Selichot n Middle School & Teen Minyan Services n Shabbat High Holiday Tidbits (following services)
Thursday, September 21 - Rosh Hashanah n Babysitting, Children and Young Adult Services n PreSchool Family Service n Family Shofar Blowing n Young Adult “Shmooze” with Rabbi Wohlberg (Ages 21-30) n Tashlich at Rabbi Wohlberg’s home n Minyan Meyuchad
SELICHOT is a beautiful and moving late-night service when special prayers of forgiveness are first recited in anticipation of the approaching new year. Set the tone for the New Year with an upbeat and uplifting musical Selichot service featuring HAZZAN AVI ALBRECHT, the talented KOL FUSION a cappella group, and AVRAHAM ROSENBLUM on guitar. The service will be preceded by a screening of the hit movie, “The Women’s Balcony,” with a discussion led by RABBANIT BRACHA JAFFE, our BT Community Educator, and refreshments.
Friday, September 22 - Rosh Hashanah n Babysitting, Children and Young Adult Services n PreSchool Family Service n Family Shofar Blowing n Young Adult “Shmooze” with Rabbi Wohlberg (Ages 18-20)
Saturday, September 23 n Shabbat Shuvah Drasha
Friday, September 29 - Kol Nidre n Babysitting, Children and Young Adult Services
Saturday, September 30 - Yom Kippur n Babysitting & Youth Services n PreSchool Family Service n Minyan Meyuchad
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Sunday, September 10
n Apple Collection for Ahavas Yisrael at Baugher’s Family Apple Picking
Monday-Wednesday, September 11-27
SCHOOL & YOUTH Tuesday, September 5 n Kindergarten Back-to-School Night
Wednesday, September 6
n Travel-sized Toiletry Collection
n 9th Grade Reception and Meeting for New Parents
Tuesday, September 12
Thursday, September 7
n Yachad Program
SEPTEMBER
BT CARES
n Lower School Back-to-School Night for Grades 1-4
Friday, September 15
n PreSchool 2’s Pizza Picnic
n HELP Lunches • Grade 4
Sunday, September 10
Tuesday, September 19
n Family Apple Picking
n Bar/Bat Mitzvah “Stuff-It” Program
n High School ACT Testing
Monday, September 11
JUST FOR ADULTS Sunday, September 10 n Body and Soul with Rabbanit Jaffe
Sunday, September 17 n Empty Nester Chavurah
Sunday, September 10
Family Apple Picking
n Lower School Conferences n BT Plus Lower School Fall Classes Begin
Tuesday, September 12 n High School Back-to-School Night n PreSchool 3’s Pizza Picnic
Wednesday, September 13 n Middle School Back-to-School Night
Thursday, September 14 n PreSchool Back-to-School Night
Sunday, September 17 & 24 n Sunday Sports: Soccer
Tuesday, September 26 n PreSchool 4’s Pizza Picnic
Bring home the apples for your sweet New Year at our apple picking trip with the rabbis at Baugher’s Farm. Enjoy this hands-on opportunity to involve your children in getting ready for Rosh Hashanah. Embark on a family scavenger hunt and visit the petting zoo. Take home a BT booklet of “applicious” recipes for kids and parents along with how-to’s about the apples and honey during Rosh Hashanah. BT Cares: pick and purchase a bag of apples to donate to families in need through Ahavas Yisrael.
Shabbat & Yom Tov Home Hospitality 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 to meet and share a special meal with other Beth Tfiloh members. This program is brought to you by the Synagogue Life Committee. 13
October Sunday, October 8
Sukkahfest Block Party
SCHOOL AND YOUTH Sundays, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 n Sunday Sports: Soccer
Sunday, October 15 n High School SAT Testing
Celebrate Sukkot at our signature BT community event with amazing new rides and games, craft fair, silent auction, Simchat Torah arts and crafts projects, and fantastic carnival snacks. Special guest Chassidic dancing group!
Monday, October 23
Wednesday, October 18
Wednesday, October 25
Rachel Fishman Feddersen: “The Forward: Judaism & Justice For 120 Years— Bringing Together Multiple Points Of View”
Friday, October 27
Penn Lecture
Rachel Fishman Feddersen is the publisher and CEO of the legendary Jewish newspaper, “The Forward.” With her expertise in digital journalism and her leadership skills, she is a major transformer of the media landscape for Jewish news.
Thursday, October 19
Brotherhood Men’s Night Featuring elegant hors d'oeuvres including carving stations, single malt scotches, fine cigars and a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament with fabulous door prizes. New this year: unique wine tasting from kosherwine.com and craft beers from Union Craft Brewery.
Shabbat, October 27-28
The Shabbat Project Beth Tfiloh is an official participant in the Baltimore Shabbat Project, an international event bringing together Jews in 14
n PreSchool BT Plus Fall Classes Begin
Tuesday, October 24 n High School Girls Challah Bake at Lunch n Shabbat Project’s Great Challah Bake n 4th Grade Welcome Day
Sunday, October 29 n High School ACT Testing
Sunday-Tuesday, October 29-31 n High School AIPAC Leadership Conference
BT CARES! Sunday, October 8 n Toiletry collection at “Sukkahfest” Block Party
Monday-Friday, October 16-27 n Wolfe Street Academy Clothing Drive begins
Wednesday, October 18 n Yachad Project
Thursday, October 19 n Toy Collection at Brotherhood Men’s Night Out
Friday, October 20 n HELP Lunches • Grade 11 n High School Juniors: Day of Service
more than 465 communities. BT will host a beautiful Shabbat dinner meal open to all in the Synagogue Auditorium as part of the Shabbat Project weekend. Check our website to see a detailed list of activities at Beth Tfiloh and in the community.
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS Monday-Tuesday, October 2-3 n Schach pick-up n Lulav and Etrog Pick-up n Erev Sukkot
Thursday, October 5 – Sukkot
n Noach Shabbat with Maryland Zoo Animal Show n Kid Cong: BYO Stuffed Animal – Noach Shabbat
Friday, October 27 OCTOBER
Wednesday, October 4
Saturday, October 21
n Shabbat Project Dinner with a cappella group Rak Shalom
Saturday, October 28 n Kid Cong: Lech Lecha Scavenger Hunt
n Babysitting, Children and Teen Services n Sukkah Hops for Grades 1-4 and 5-8
Friday, October 6 – Sukkot
JUST FOR ADULTS
n Babysitting, Children and Teen Services, Petting Zoo
Tuesday, October 10 & Friday, October 13
Saturday, October 7
Mondays, October 16, 23, and 30
n 2019 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lunch in the Sukkah n PreSchool Sukkah Hop n Kid Cong: “Saturday Sukkah Sundaes”
Sunday, October 8 n Sukkahfest Block Party n Hebrew School Sukkah Hop
Thursday, October 12 – Shemini Atzeret n Babysitting, Children and Teen Services n Hula Hoop Exhibition by Hoop Love n Simchat Torah: “Dancing in the Streets,” light dinner
n Body and Soul with Rabbanit Jaffe n BT in the AM
Tuesday, October 17 n Sisterhood: Boscov’s Shopping Day
Wednesday, October 18 n Stanley Z. Penn Lecture featuring The Forward’s Rachel Fishman Fedderson
Thursday, October 19 n Brotherhood Men’s Night Out
Sunday, October 22 n Living Room Learning
Friday, October 13 – Simchat Torah
Tuesday, October 24
n Simchat Torah Festivities
n Sisterhood Game Day
n Babysitting and Youth Programs following Hakafot
Wednesday, October 25
n Women’s Simchat Torah Reading n Simchat Torah BBQ Kiddush
Saturday, October 14 n Kid Cong: Shabbat Bereishit – “Creation Stations” n 2018 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
Friday, October 20 – October 21 n 11th Grade Shabbaton
n Lunch Bunch n Yaffe Scholars n Mercaz Fall Semester
Saturday, October 28 n Empty Nester Chavurah
Sunday, October 29 n Sisterhood Boutique
Monday, October 30 n Mercaz Book Club 15
November
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
Saturday, November 4
n Minyan Meyuchad
Pink Shabbat
A home-hosted evening focusing on the health of women, joining with the organization Sharsheret, we will address health concerns of Jewish women in the sandwich generation: if you don’t take care of yourself, who will take care of your family? OB/ GYN Dr. Dee Dee Shiller ‘90 will address the predisposition of Jewish women to breast cancer and the BRCA gene. Dr. Tamara Sobel will look at women’s general health concerns and the importance of self care. Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe will provide a Jewish lens to our quest.
Sunday, November 5
BETH TFILOH BLOOD DRIVE Save a life! Protect your family by becoming a blood donor or volunteering. Be swabbed to be a potential bone marrow donor. Co-sponsored by the Brotherhood, Youth Center, and BT Cares Social Action.
Saturday, November 4 n Children’s Services: “Chocolate Shabbat” n Final 2018 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
Saturday, November 11 n Children’s Services: “Ravens Shabbat” n “What’s on the Rabbi’s Mind?” n 2019 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
Saturday, November 18 n Kid Cong: Parshat Toldot
Saturday, November 25 n Beth Tfiloh Alumni Shabbat n Kid Cong: Parshat Vayeitzei
BT CARES! Friday, November 3 n HELP Lunches • Grade 12
Sunday, November 5 n Blood Drive
Monday-Friday, November 6-17 n Glove Collection for Community Mitzvah Day
Friday, November 17 n HELP Lunches • Grade 9
Wednesday-Saturday, November 22-25
Tuesday, November 21
Wednesday, November 22 Convocation/Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Alumni Brunch Alumni Basketball Games
n Lower School Toy Drive for Jewish Caring Network
ALUMNI WEEKEND
Saturday, November 25 Alumni Milestone Reunions
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n Yachad Project
Monday, November 27-December 11
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
Wednesday, November 1, 29 & Monday November 27
Wednesday, November 1 & Monday, November 6
n Mercaz Book Club
n Middle School Conferences
Wednesdays, November 1, 8, 15, and 29
Thursday, November 2
n Yaffe Scholars
n Lower School Tours with Principals
Wednesdays, November 1, 8, 15
n PreSchool Pop-Up Dinner
n Mercaz Fall Semester
Friday, November 3
Saturday, September 4
n 3rd Grade Welcome Day
n Body and Soul with Rabbanit Jaffe
NOVEMBER
JUST FOR ADULTS
n PreSchool Pop-In Day
Sunday, November 5
Sunday, November 5 n Sisterhood Mt. Vernon Bus Trip
Mondays, November 6, 13, 20 and 27 n BT in the AM
Saturday, November 11 n Sisterhood/Brotherhood Bingo
Sunday, November 19 n Living Room Learning n Empty Nester Chavurah
Monday, November 27 n Sisterhood/Mercaz Chanukah Cupcake Decorating
Wednesday, November 29 n Lunch Bunch
n High School SAT Testing
Thursday, November 9 & Tuesday, November 14 n Lower School Conferences
Friday-Saturday, November 10–11 n 9th Grade Shabbaton
Sunday, November 12 & 19 n Sunday Sports: Basketball
Monday, November 13 n High School Conferences
Tuesday, November 14 & Thursday, November 16 n High School Production
Wednesday, November 15 n Middle School Open House
SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES
Thursday, November 2 & Wednesday, December 6 n Lower School Tours with Principals, 8:45 am
Wednesday, November 15 n Middle School Open House, 7 pm
Friday, November 17 n Middle School Mystery Movie Event
Wednesday-Sunday, November 22-26 n Alumni Weekend
Wednesday, November 29 n Weiner Tournament Begins
Monday, December 4
n High School Open House, 7 pm 17
December
SCHOOL AND YOUTH
Wednesday-Sunday, November 29-December 3
Sunday, December 3
Weiner Basketball Tournament Beth Tfiloh hosts the premier basketball tournament for Jewish high school teams throughout the country. Now in its 31st year, students from across the U.S., Canada, and Israel will come to BT to play competitive ball, develop friendships, and share Shabbat traditions with our special community. Join us at the game and watch our terrific BT teens play and host other Jewish teen athletes.
Friday, December 1 n PreSchool Pop-In Day n High School SAT Testing
Monday, December 4 n High School Open House
Wednesday, December 6 n Lower School Tours with Principals n PreSchool Conferences
Friday, December 8 n 2nd Grade Chumash Program
Friday-Saturday, December 8-9 n 8th Grade Shabbaton
Sunday, December 10 n Sunday Sports: Basketball n High School ACT Testing n PreSchool PJ Library Program at the Gordon Center
Monday, December 11 n PreSchool Conferences
Sunday, December 17 n Sunday Sports: Basketball
Tuesday, December 19 n Middle School Winter Concert
BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT BT
We Do it All!
Hold your birthday party at Beth Tfiloh and leave the planning to us! We provide the space, the food, the cake, and several party packages to choose from including sports, arts and crafts, and cooking. You may also bring your own entertainment if you choose. For more information, please contact Jen Postal at jpostal@btfiloh.org. 18
Friday, December 22-Monday, January 1 n Winter Break
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. For further information contact Rabbi Chaim Wecker, our ritual director. A schedule of services is available at bethtfiloh.com/services.
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS
JUST FOR ADULTS
Saturday, December 2
Sunday, December 3
n Weiner Tournament Shabbat
n Body and Soul with Rabbanit Jaffe
Saturday, December 9
Mondays, December 4, 11, and 18
n PreSchool Family Lunch
n BT in the AM
n Kid Cong: “Pajama Shabbat”
Tuesday, December 5
n Minyan Meyuchad n 2019 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
Tuesday, December 12 n First Night of Chanukah n Six 13 A Cappella Chanukah Concert n Chanukah Shabbat Lunch
Monday, December 18 n Chanukah Family Bingo
Saturday, December 23 n Kid Cong: “Hot Chocolate Shabbat”
Wednesdays, December 6, 13, and 20 n Yaffe Scholars
Sunday, December 10 n Living Room Learning
Sunday, December 17
DECEMBER
Saturday, December 16
n Mercaz Meal Making for CHANA
n Empty Nester Chavurah
Monday, December 18 & Wednesday, December 20 n Mercaz Book Club
Wednesday, December 20 n Lunch Bunch
December 12-19
CHANUKAH at BT Tuesday, December 12: Six 13 Chanukah A Cappella Concert with a light, pre-concert dinner available. Light the first candle at BT and enjoy this sensational Jewish a cappella group that performs melodies from “Hamilton” to Taylor Swift, and everything in between. Saturday, December 16: Chanukah Shabbat Lunch: A fun, family-and-friends meal for all ages and stages Monday, December 18: Chanukah Family Bingo brings families of all ages together. Dinner, exciting games and prizes will help us celebrate the holiday! BT Cares: Bring a brand new unwrapped gift to donate to children at the Hackerman-Patz House.
BT CARES! Tuesday, December 5 n Mercaz Meal Making for CHANA n Yachad Program
Friday-Monday, December 1-11 n Lower School Toy Drive
Friday, December 1 n HELP Lunches • PS 4’s
December 5, 6, 7, and 12 n BT Puppeteers Chanukah Puppet Show Performances at Local Nursing Homes
Friday, December 15 n HELP Lunches • Grade 8
Monday, December 18 n Toy Collection at Family Chanukah Bingo to Benefit Hackerman-Patz House
Monday, December 25 n Community Mitzvah Day 19
Beth Tfiloh Congregation and Schools
BETH TFILOH
Roz & Marvin H. Weiner Family Campus 3300 Old Court Road / Baltimore, MD 21208
Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1262 Baltimore, MD
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 Eli Yoggev 410-413-2316 Rabbi Chaim Wecker Ritual Director, 410-413-2218 Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe Community Educator, 410-413-2441 Eve Kresin Steinberg Executive Director, 410-413-2251 Don Weinapple VP, Finance, 410-413-2291 Holly Venick Director of Synagogue Life, 410-413-2244 Dr. Louis Baer, President Ricka Neuman, Board Chairman Richard Goldsmith & Charlie Jay Brotherhood Presidents, 410-413-2238 Marlene Friedenberg Sisterhood President, 410-413-2239
beth tfiloh dahan community school
switchboard: 410-486-1905
SAVE THE DATE for these special Winter/Spring 2018 events! n January 14
BT Cares & Sisterhood Clothing Drive
n January 27
All-Star Shabbat and Shabbat Shira
n February 15, 18, 20 High School Musical
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n February 25
BT CARES! Mishloach Manot Making Event
n February 28
Megillah Reading/Shushan Street Carnival
n March 1
Purim Seudah featuring Soul Farm
n Spring 2018
Dahan Lecture
n April 15
BT CARES! Mitzvah Crafts Event
n April 17
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony
n April 18
Yom HaAtzma’ut Celebrating Israel’s 70th Birthday
n May 19
Erev Shavuot/Tikun Leil Shavuot
n May 20
Spirit of Shavuot Lunch & Learn
n June 9
Aliyah Shabbat
n June 10
Graduation
n June 25
First Day of BT Camp
Dr. 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 Allison Magat Director of Financial Assistance, 410-413-2310 Mandi Miller Development Director, 410-413-2399 Joel Cohn 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
David Schimmel Director, 410-517-3451
bt cares!
Lindsay Gaister Director, 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 Erin Smith Communications Coordinator, 410-413-2322 Charlene Schimberg Communications Associate, 410-413-2217