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LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE BY JULIE HYMOVITCH
What a difference one year makes! It is hard to believe that the summer is coming to an end and the High Holy Days are coming upon us! Camp Daisy and Harry Stein was able to open this summer and it was so amazing to see so many familiar and new faces. To see our campers and staff back in action, after having to make the very difficult decision to cancel camp last summer, was truly awesome. We are already making plans for next summer to make the experience even better and cannot wait to share another summer with our campers and staff. The Centennial Celebration will begin, kicking off at our High Holy Days. I am very excited to be your President during our Centennial and we have so many wonderful events planned. There will be several volunteer opportunities and I look forward to seeing familiar and new faces as we celebrate together. We have been fortunate to start holding services in our sanctuary in person and it has truly been most uplifting to be able to pray together. Last year, we were able to have a limited number of members share services in person during our High Holy Days while livestreaming for all others. After the holidays passed, and after close to 18 months of having our Shabbat services via livestream, the need for us to all be together, for one service for each day of the High Holy Days, became a priority. For years, we have been grateful for our partnership with Chaparral Christian Church. In recent years, the cost for renting this space has increased significantly, making it truly cost prohibitive, particularly in light of the recent pandemic. If we were to rent space from Chaparral Christian this year, we would have to continue to have an early and late service, and it would not be a fiscally prudent decision for the Board to approve the incredibly high costs of such during a pandemic budget year. We looked at many large spaces closer to our synagogue as well as downtown and were unsuccessful in finding a venue that would both welcome us and be cost conscious during these uncertain times. This is how Pilgrim Rest was chosen as our prayer space for the High Holy Days. Without hesitation, they invited us into their space and are charging us a very small fee, which is simply to assist with security and utilities for the time we are in their space.
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I would like to take a moment to reflect and remember our Congregation’s ecumenical roots. Rabbi Albert Plotkin, of blessed memory, was regarded as one of the Valley’s premier leaders in the Jewish and Interfaith communities. For 25 years, he volunteered as a Chaplain at Phoenix Veteran’s Hospital. In 1972, he received the National Award for Brotherhood from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Additionally, our beloved and dearly departed Rabbi Plotkin taught for decades at All Saint’s Episcopal Church about the Jewish Roots of Christianity. I would like to think that he would be extremely proud of us for coming together on the High Holy Days to pray at Pilgrim Rest, where we are being welcomed with open arms because they value our relationship and value the importance of these Holiest of our Holidays. I look forward to worshiping with my Congregation Beth Israel family under one roof, with one service, altogether, after 18 months of viewing one another through a computer screen. I invite each and every one of you to join me. As I personally reflect on this last year, it has certainly been filled with many challenges, both within our synagogue and personally. Thank you for your support during my recent difficult loss of my Aunt Barbara, with whom I was extremely close. My husband, Steven and I are now looking forward to celebrating our youngest’s Bar Mitzvah on August 7, 2021. I hope you will join us virtually. As always, I am here to listen to your joys, concerns, or just to say hello.I wish you all Shanah Tova.
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At CBI, we were able to stay connected virtually and use technology more effectively than we ever thought enabling greater participation and connection, whether in BY ROBIN person or at home. As we learned how to ROEDER implement health and safety protocols, we were able to return to limited in-person worship, keep our Chanen preschool healthy, As we prepare for the High Holy Days, we and run Camp Stein for over five-hundred cannot help but reflect on the year that was. campers and staff. As we look forward to 5782, It was difficult to say the least, with so many challenges we had to endure. Whether it was I am excited for the year to come. We have so many opportunities for engagement and illness, loneliness and isolation, or new work and school arrangements, each new challenge connection this next year as we celebrate CBIs Centennial and come back together as a created new stresses. However, for every healthy, strong, and loving community. More challenge, there was also some good. Some than ever, we need each other. I am humbled call them ‘silver linings’, some say ‘positive and honored to be your CCEO and serve this consequences’, and others the ‘unexpected beauty’, of Covid-19. Spending more time with sacred congregation. For me, this is the silver family, slowing down and simplifying life, and lining of the pandemic. Wishing you all a very happy New Year filled with good health and creating new hobbies are some of the things fulfillment. L'Shana Tovah! that people speak of when talking about the positive experiences of the pandemic.
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CBI NEW MEMBERS
CBI is excited to announce our new members who have joined our congregation.
WHITNEY TROMPETER & BRANDON COOK LARA & DANIEL CITRON DESMOND & ROXANNE REIS AARON & JANELLE EINFRANK JOSHUA KAY & CAYLA WEISS JUDY MARTIN SEGAL GEORGEANNE LEVY ALEX & CARLY EISEN
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WARREN & JENNIFER SPIVAK
BRAIN WEINBERGER & SARA PLOTNIK
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“HASHIVEINU WE RETURN!” BY CANTOR SETH ETTINGER
Dear Friends., It is hard to believe that it will have been two years since we were last together in person to hear the Shofar calling out to us on Rosh Hashanah to plead on each other’s behalf for God’s forgiveness before the heavenly gates close on Yom Kippur. Last year our High Holy Day services looked and felt very different as the majority of us were forced to experience them from home. Though we were proud of what we were able to produce and accomplish despite the severe restrictions, I know that all of us were praying for a safe return to in person services for 5782. Fingers crossed, our prayers so far have been answered and we will be returning this year to in person services! As your Cantor and Shaliach Tzibur, it is my avodah, sacred duty, to decide each year, paraphrasing the Un’taneh Tokef, which composed liturgical piece will live and which shall be replaced by new musical moments. It is a long journey that I embark on once Yom Kippur has ended with the support and trust of my clergy colleagues and Jackie Huber. I do not take this responsibility lightly for I am fully aware that there are many pieces which, if taken out, could “make or break” the High Holy Day experience for each member of our congregational family. For most Jewish people, these sacred musical moments such as: Avinu Malkeinu by Cantor Max Janowski, Kol Nidre by Henry Russotto and the Kedusha by Louis Lewandowski are the High Holy Day experience as they link us to our past and when we hear or sing them we are instantly transported to our childhoods. Whereas some of these beloved melodies had to be cut last year so as to keep within the allotted time deemed safe for exposure, you can be sure that as keeper of our 5782 year long musical tradition, these along with the majority of our beloved High Holy Day repertoire have been restored to the service repertoire and will be sung this year to link us, L’Dor Va’Dor to years past. This will be my fourth High Holy Day season with our historic congregation. I am humbled that you all have embraced many of the composed pieces I introduced including Shelter of Your Peace by Lisa Levine, Yihyu L’ratzon by Cantor Marshall Portnoy and both Hin’ni and Shema Koleinu by Cantor Meir Finkelstein. These great liturgical settings, as well as my original settings of Sim Shalom and V’shamru have weaved themselves seamlessly into the musical minhag of our congregation. It brings me great pleasure to hear the congregation join me for these moments and though many things about this High Holy Day will indeed appear new and different this year, the musical core will remain familiar and inviting. CBI חדשות
I am greatly looking forward to having our Shir Joy choir return this year with both volunteer and guest singers. I know all of us are eagerly awaiting those special tearful moments when we will be led in musical prayer by special youth soloists and hear the Torah and Haftarah chanted by esteemed B’nei Mitzvah alumni. One moment in particular that I am proud of is a new composition called “Hashivenu We Return” that I wrote to open the High Holy Day season on Erev Rosh Hashanah. This ballad with congregational refrain combines the joy, humility and celebration of the Shehecheyanu blessing with the declamatory opening verse to the High Holy Days: “Hashiveinu Adonai Eleicha V’nashuva- Return us to you O’God and we will return!” The original English lyrics are an interpretation of each of the three gifts given to us by God as referred to in the Shehecheyanu and praise God for endowing us with the knowledge and discernment to be able to discover and understand the information necessary to ensure our survival from generation to generation especially throughout the devastating COVID pandemic. It is this sacred partnership that truly has enabled us to reach this season. This piece will be introduced by the great sounding of the shofar and accompany the long awaited return of our Torahs to the Ark and I can’t wait to teach it to you so we can all sing the refrain together. This year on Rosh Hashanah we will not only re-establish God’s sovereignty and majesty throughout the world, but we will also have the opportunity to re-establish the foundation upon which we connect as social, emotional and spiritual beings. May this be the first of many years to come where we can return and be together for one service in an awe-inspiring space and with each passing year move farther and farther away from the fear and uncertainty that has plagued our lives for the past 18 months. “We have learned from our past to make these days last, Hashiveinu we return, we return!” L’shanah Tovah U’Metukah, Cantor Seth Ettinger
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10 WAYS TO GET HIGH HOLY DAY READY BY RABBI MASONBARKIN Rosh Hashanah will be here before we know it. It seems to always come early or late – never quite on time. Except that in truth, it always arrives exactly as scheduled: on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. If we are following the Jewish calendar, then we know that we are currently in the month of Elul, the month that precedes the High Holy Days with 29 days of contemplation, reflection, and preparation. Like most things in life, we will get out of the High Holy Days what we put into them. This is what the month of Elul is for. It is time to prepare ourselves, time to find our spiritual center, time to consider the ways that we might like to change in the year ahead. I’ve compiled here ten easy ways to prepare for the holy days. Notice: when we take the time to prepare, our High Holy Day experience can become richer, more authentic, and even more fulfilling. 1. Make An Intentional Plan for Prayer. Will you be attending in person, or virtually? If in-person, have you mapped the route to Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church? Have you figured out what time you’ll need to leave? If virtually, have you thought about how to make your home feel like a ‘sacred space?’ Where can you sit comfortably and free of mundane distractions? 2. Plan your menu. If Rosh Hashanah makes you think of honey cake, and Yom Kippur makes you wonder what kind of bagel you’ll have to break the fast – you aren’t alone. Food can connect us to our loved ones even when we aren’t together in space and time. 3. Arrange to take the day off from work. This year Rosh Hashanah falls on a Tuesday, and Yom Kippur falls on a Thursday. Don’t be caught off guard! Arrange to take the day off from your other responsibilities now so that you don’t have to scramble for childcare or work coverage on short notice.
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4. Stock up on non-perishable items to bring to NourishPHX (formerly ICM). Our Haftarah on Yom Kippur reminds us that a fast day is not meaningful if it isn’t accompanied by action that will help to nurture the world around us. Start stocking up now on donations of nonperishable food to help those in need. 5. Start a ‘Gratitude List.’ Whenever you have a moment (while waiting for the host to start a zoom meeting, while waiting in the carpool line, while trying to fall asleep at night…) jot down a few moments when you have felt a sense of gratitude. Start the list now, in the month of Elul, and try to keep it going until the end of the Days of Awe. 6. Make plans for quality time with friends and family. It is customary to take some time during the month of Elul to ask forgiveness. However, this is difficult to do if we haven’t even had a phone call with family or met for a coffee with friends recently. Who in your life do you miss spending time with? Take this opportunity to set up a time to reconnect. 7. Make plans for quality time with yourself. Just like we need to make for others, we also need time alone. Schedule time just for you. Take some time with your own thoughts. Perhaps you think best on a long walk or run, while journaling, or in meditation. Prioritize this time to reflect and reconnect with yourself. 8. Immerse in the mikvah. It is traditional to immerse in the mikvah before the High Holy Days. The sacred waters help us mark time and transition. If this is a new experience for you, you can ask Rabbi Kahn, Rabbi Mason-Barkin or Stacy Rosenthal to be your mikvah guide – it would be our honor to teach you about this ancient tradition. 9. Listen to Cantor’s High Holy Day playlist. Music is such a fundamental way of connecting to our spiritual selves. Make sure to listen to the Cantor’s list of music to get you in the mood and ready for an impactful, reflective journey. 10. Read The Immortalists and/or watch Life As A House. This year during our Selichot shabbaton, your clergy will be drawing connections to these stories as a way of deepening our thinking around the themes of the High Holy Days. Join us! This might be a daunting task. It might feel like you are too busy, or too tired – or even like your Jewish life is something you would rather do when you get to temple instead of spending time on at home. And yet. Perhaps this is the year that you are ready to challenge yourself to go deeper. To feel more. To make the High Holy Days a longer journey that begins now, in the month of Elul. L’shanah Tova Tikateivu – may this be the start of a year filled with sweetness and joy!
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CBI YOUTH HELPS LAUNCH THE PHOENIX REFORM TEEN COALITION BY ERIK RENDELMAN
When it comes to Jewish education, teens have always required a special approach. That fine balance between content and community has always been at the forefront of Reform Jewish identity, and it is particularly important to get right for teenagers. They need opportunities to explore Judaism in ways that make them feel free of judgment and I’m sorry to say, away from the labels of “grown-ups.” There is a reason that Camp Stein’s LTP and Ozrim programs are so beloved; the campers get the chance to take ownership and empower themselves into their own community action. But what happens to our teens when those opportunities aren’t available? Pandemic laid bare many difficult truths about Jewish programming across the movement, but particularly for teens.Our fellow congregations found themselves in the same position: virtual programming, and virtual community, just wasn’t drawing teens in. And who could blame them? We spent a long school year trying program after program, blending ages, bringing in virtual guests, and attempting longdistance tikkun olam events. Many of our teens participated solely because they knew how hard we were working (they are, after all, amazing and deeply empathetic kids), not because they were feeling particularly connected to their Jewish community. As the 2021 school year transitioned into an inperson summer, all of the Youth professionals in the Valley had the same question: how can we get it right this time? Through collaboration, many Zoom calls, and a large amount of chutzpah, the solution would become what we now call the Reform Teen Coalition.
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Aligning our synagogue with the teen programs of Temple Chai, Emmanuel, and Kol Ami, the RTC aims to grow our individual congregation’s youth groups by leaning on the tight-knit Jewish teen community in our own backyard. For years, we held separate functions at our respective synagogues and outsourced community-wide functions to NFTY or BBYO. With those programs no longer able to support us at their previous levels, we swung for the fences and decided to form our very own local movement. We are thrilled to say that the Reform Teen Coalition is a massively successful undertaking thus far. Our kickoff event brought over 80 Jewish teens together from across the Valley for food, Havdalah, and the beginnings of a true kehilah kedoshah. A year ago, we all were struggling to bring these teens into our virtual spaces. But together, for both advisors and teens, we truly feel that we are beginning to move from strength to strength. Our next RTC event will be a Charity Disc Golf Tournament held after High Holy Days, giving congregations space to launch their own individual programming while helping to rebuild the teen experience for the larger Jewish community. CBI Youth will still have a full schedule of programming for all ages throughout the school year, but now has the chance to take teen engagement to the next level.
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CHANEN HIGH HOLY DAYS BY AMY GAVARTIN CHANEN PRESCHOOL PRINCIPLE
At the Chanen Preschool, we don’t teach our children just to say “Sorry.” Children as young as one are encouraged to get cold packs, spend time with an injured friend or show compassion in other ways. We often talk about how one mistake made early in the morning doesn’t have to impact the rest of the day or week. Each day is a new beginning. Our Preschoolers High Holidays teachings are about starting fresh, making amends and striving to do better in the New Year. Our affiliation with a Synagogue affords our students a unique connection with Clergy. They visit the classes, blow the shofar for our little ones, tell stories and form the bonds with students that carry into Religious School and beyond. That is why Chanen is so special. Once a Chanen baby- always a Chanen baby. Chanen has developed an age-appropriate Preschool High Holy Days curriculum to help students understand the Days of Awe. From the actual translation of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, to how students can make their own name shine in the Book of Life, songs, games and art projects all help to deepen understanding. At our annual Apple Dip, preschoolers listen to stories and are treated to a little sweet taste of the New Year. Chanen has also provided child-size shofars in the past for students to blow as they perfect each of the calls at home.
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Congregation members and Preschool families are invited to join CBI’s Tot Yontif services. We are a family at Chanen. The Blessing of the Children is one of those special moments that we want to share with the whole family. When new babies are introduced to our community there is a unique feeling felt by both Mom and Dad. As a parent, being a part of this ritual with my own children was incredibly meaningful: being in a sacred space, sharing all the values we hold dear as Jewish people with my own children was remarkable. These are the feelings that the Chanen Preschool hopes to impart daily to students. Steeped in Jewish culture, teaching about holidays and Monthly themes relating to living life Jewishly, our curriculum fosters a love for being Jewish. We talk about raising mini menches. We weave a few Yiddish words into daily conversation. And we talk about how every student can help make the world a better place.
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MAKING JEWISH BABIES IN THE NEW YEAR! BY RABBI STEPHEN KAHN ELUL 5781
Before you read this article, please take a few moments to watch this video. https://youtu.be/p9VoQzZvp3Q or https://bit.ly/2V5aSDh On the second morning of Rosh Hashanah, we will celebrate the creation of the world by hearing from the beginning of the Book of Genesis. The Torah teaches, that following the creation of the first male and female, God “blessed them and God said to them ‘P’ru urvu’ ‘be fertile and increase,’ [often translated as ‘Be fruitful and multiply’].” Jews refer to this phrase as the “First Commandment,” of the Torah. However, the words from Genesis 1:28 are in fact part of a “blessing.” Either way, you translate the text this is God’s blessing to the first woman and man to make babies. One of our most cherished Rosh Hashanah traditions at Congregation Beth Israel (“CBI”) is welcoming/blessing new babies who were born in the previous year to our communal family. Every year at our Tot Yontif Service we invite parents with their newborn babies up to the bima for a special blessing. Over the years of joyously blessing our newest members, I have paradoxically felt a pang in my heart for our couples who so desperately wanted a new baby, but for a variety of reasons are not able to conceive. Jewish law clearly states that couples who cannot have children due to fertility-related issues are exempt from the fulfillment of ‘P’ru urvu’.Yet, I believe that especially in an era of unimaginable (albeit expensive) medical advances in fertility treatments and technologies, making Jewish babies and thus, creating Jewish homes, is not just the singular duty of parents, but also the calling of a community. After all, making Jewish babies is a “calling” for the Jewish People, writ large.
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This idea of the communal “calling” to make Jewish babies has become part of CBI’s newest efforts as part of our Mishpacha Project which we introduced to the congregation at our 2019 High Holy Day Services. Through the Mishpacha Project, we recognize our communal responsibility to - quite literally - build the Household of Israel. Our stated goal is to recognize those young couples who are struggling with infertility and the high cost of many procedures by offering fertility assistance grants to enable members to achieve their dream of building a family through advanced fertility treatments such as intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization. We know that it is not only an emotional, physical and spiritual drain on these couples but can be costprohibitive as these technologies and procedures typically must be paid “out-of-pocket.” This creates undue stress for couples who often must take out second mortgages or engage in lengthy payment plans in their pure effort to fulfill their dreams of creating a Jewish family. I am thrilled to share that during the year 5,781, our CBI family provided the first grant to a young couple which was used to pay for medical treatments enabling them (God willing) to have their first child in the coming year. Under the leadership of a highly sophisticated and passionate committee (CBI members: Lauren Hendeles, Debbie Yunker Kail, Cassie Weisz-Marin and Dr. Jesse Hade), our efforts to assist in making Jewish babies is underway. Please help us in sharing the aspirations of the sacred work of our Mishpacha Project with other families and friends. We hope you will both support and take pride in our congregation’s role in creating Jewish families. This Rosh Hashanah we will (virtually) welcome and bless all of the babies born in the Jewish year 5,781. My prayer is that one year from now, at the beginning of 5,783 we will count among our newborns those who were born as the result of our small, but incredibly significant, efforts toward building a Jewish future in fulfillment of God’s blessings. May it be a sweet and happy new year for you and your families. Ethan, Elle and Ethan join me in wishing you a Shanah Tova u’Metukah.
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MISHPACHA PROJECT A Fund to Support Creating Jewish Families Now Accepting Grant Applications Congregation Beth Israel’s
Mishpacha Project provides grants to
build Jewish Families! This unique
Watch the Mishpacha Project Video The Stories behind the CBI Mishpacha Project https://youtu.be/p9VoQzZvp3Q or on the CBI YouTube Channel
fund enables CBI members to achieve their dream of building their mishpacha (“family”) with fertility assistance grants. We are now accepting grant applications on our Website. We recognize the significant financial burden for those who are struggling with infertility and the high cost of advanced treatments such as intrauterine insemination (IUI), egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization (IVF), testing and medication. By offering fertility assistance grants, we hope to enable members to take the next step on their journey without financial stress. If you or someone you know could use financial assistance for fertility treatments, please visit the Mishpacha page on our website to learn more and to submit an application. If you wish to make a donation to the Mishpacha Fund to help build Jewish families please call CBI to speak with our team.
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MEET MAX DRACHLER, CBI’S YOUNG SHOFAR SOUNDING EXTRAORDINAIRE BY ROBIN WOLFE
Very few adults can pick up a shofar for the first time and get a sound to come out of it, but that’s exactly what Max Drachler did while he was a preschooler at CBI. Fast forward and Max, who will turn 15 in October, will once again sound the shofar for our congregation at the upcoming High Holy Day services. Over the past ten years, Max has been sounding the shofar at one service or another at CBI. In 2017, he made his debut at adult services on Rosh Hashana to the delight and awe of the congregation. It all started without any prior thought or desire. One day during preschool Rabbi Rony Keller, CBI’s Associate Rabbi at the time, came in to discuss Rosh Hashana and demonstrate the sounding of the shofar. Without any fanfare, Max picked up the shofar and to everyone’s surprise got a sound out of it, according to Laura Drachler, his mom. She said that Rabbi Keller was surprised and described what Max did as “legit,” and experiencing something special he began helping Max practice. In 2015, Max started sounding the shofar for the children’s High Holiday services.
Today, Max only needs about two to three months to practice for High Holidays. He says that he has developed muscle memory so that he doesn’t need to practice year round.Instead the focus is on getting his lungs in shape to bring out the needed sounds. He says that the short blows that come in quick succession are the most difficult because they require a lot of control to make them the same length & exact sound. The repetition of the short blows helps to build his lung capacity to get out the longest sound that he needs to make. “Consistency is really the key, and that’s why practicing is important,” he says. “I want to make it perfect for others to hear, because it’s such an honor for me to be doing it,” he adds.
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Max remembers how his maternal grandpa and CBI member, Dr. David Drachler, teased him that for Max’s Bar Mitzvah no one would know if he was making a mistake but when it comes to sounding the shofar everyone would know if there was a mistake. It’s really his love for his grandparents, Drs. David and Carole Drachler, that drives his desire to get up in front of the congregation with the shofar. “Honestly, I love doing it for my grandparents and it means a lot to me that they can be there to watch me,” he says. Max recalls the first time he sounded the shofar for the adult services, and says he remembers seeing a lot of shocked faces. “I really like seeing that each time,” he says. Laura says that Max understands the significance of blowing the shofar and is very appreciative of the honor of being able to do so for our congregation. She added that Max gets great joy in learning all things related to Judaism. She says he loved the experience of becoming a Bar Mitzvah at CBI, and looks forward to Camp Stein every summer. As Max puts it, “Camp is my home away from home.” He credits camp with developing his maturity and connecting him to his Jewish identity. Like so many things that come full circle, Max’s shofar is one of them. Laura said that they upgraded his shofar the first year he sounded it for the congregation instead of Rabbi Keller, and it was Rabbi Keller who picked it out for him from Florida. As the summer winds down, Max will be getting ready for all of us once again at High Holiday services.
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PLANNING A MEANINGFUL MUSICAL LITURGY FOR HIGH HOLIDAYS BY ROBIN WOLFE
It may come as a surprise, but the planning for the musical liturgy of our High Holy Day services takes place the minute N’ilah concludes each year. “The creative process for the High Holidays is active throughout the entire year and is very collaborative,” according to longtime High Holy Day music director and accompanist Jackie Huber. “As soon as services are over, Cantor Ettinger and I make notes about what we may want to change for the next year,” she added. Jackie explains that there is a menu of programming for each service and the order of the musical pieces. “We look at what should be solo, choir, and congregational moments,” she said, adding that there are different moods for pieces. Jackie works closely with Cantor Seth Ettinger and the Shir Joy choir members to develop the music and make it meaningful for the congregation. The musical component of High Holy Day services is rich in both tradition and innovation and is central to the overall experience. The choral music tradition of Judaism dates back to Temple times when, according to Cantor Ettinger, a Levitic choir made up of men between the ages of 20 and 50 would sing the Psalms that were specifically designed to accompany the daily sacrifice. Each choir member would have to prepare for five years to learn the correct melodies and inflections. The choir's purpose was to represent the angels who were present when God would render whether or not the sacrifices would be accepted. Though we know the choir existed, no one would have heard them outside of the Kohanim or Levi’im who were present during the sacrifice. After the Temple was destroyed, it would not be until the 16th century that the choral tradition would emerge again in Jewish ritual worship.
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Significantly, Jackie points out that the choir is not performing during our services in the traditional sense of professional musicians and singers on a stage, but rather they are the bridge to the congregation as a community that comes together and participates. “The congregation really steps into what we are doing,” she said. “Throughout the services, there are invitations to congregants to become involved and see themselves as part of it,” Jackie said. That is why words are put on a screen to enable congregants to sing along. “There are times to listen, but there are many times to participate,” she added. Covid and its impact on High Holy Day services was a big unknown for most of the year. “We didn’t know what services would look like,” she said. Every aspect was up in the air for a long time, including whether there would be a full choir or partial choir and where services would occur. “What we did know was that musical choices still had to be made, and we continued to move forward,” she said. She said that Cantor Ettinger just wrote a new piece for the first musical moment of the service, and she is excited about the creativity and flow of the music this year. “Our musicians have been so great about being flexible and learning new pieces, and it’s been an intense undertaking,” she said. Even masks are an issue to be considered. Jackie points out that there are special masks for singers with added layers and a form that allows the mask to sit away from the lips. “Every step of the way, there has been a sense of gratitude from the choir,” she said. Despite the logistics challenges that come with being in a new venue, the choir has stepped up, she said. For Jackie, who is Christian, services have become a special part of her life for 22 years. “Not many people get to experience two faiths as intimately as I do, and I’m so grateful,” she said. “I feel part of the Christian community and the Jewish community,” she added. When we gather for High Holiday services, sing a little louder and know that your participation is not only important to you but to many others who want to make the entire experience more meaningful through music.
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MY TIME AT THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM BY ALEXANDER WOLMAN
The Holocaust Museum is very different from any museum I have ever been to. Every floor is like a chapter of a book that tells a story that explains what life was like before, during, and after the Holocaust. What was really unique was that you start at the top (4th floor) and walk down to the bottom. While waiting for the elevator, everyone was asked to take a card from the stack on the wall. These were identification cards that talked about the life of someone who lived during the Holocaust. The card I chose was Kurt Pauly, who was 3 years old when the Nazis took over Germany. Fortunately he was able to escape with his family, but others could not, including his cousin, Anne Frank! The fourth floor tells how the Nazis were created and became powerful. There were videos showing terrible things done to Jews. It broke my heart watching what these innocent people went through. There was a Torah torn into pieces that had been thrown onto the street when the temples were destroyed. An exhibit called the “Tower of Faces” displays about a thousand photos of people who lived in one of the Shtetls in Eastern Europe. What made it special for me was that this was the town next to where my great-grandfather was born. The third floor is incredibly sad. It shows how Jews were treated and what life was like in the ghettos, before being taken to concentration camps. A train car was displayed that you could walk through. I can’t imagine how so many people could fit in that small room! There was a model of a gas chamber, pairs of shoes worn, and pictures of hair that was shaved off people’s bodies. There is a theater on this floor called the “Voices of Auschwitz” and you can listen to stories told by some survivors. Books were printed with the words they were saying so you can read along. I sat and listened to everyone. One that stuck out was that the Nazis made people roll around in mud and then beat or shot some for being dirty.
The second floor honors brave people like Raoul Wallenberg and Oskar Schindler who helped Jews from being sent to concentration camps. As Germany became weaker fighting against other countries, people in the camps were freed! You would think that after being rescued there wouldn’t be any more problems, but the Survivors had no home to go to and many countries wouldn’t let them in. Many went to Palestine and that helped Israel become a country so the Jews could have a home of their own. There was a theater where we sat and watched videos of Survivors sharing their memories. The final room is called the “Hall of Remembrance” and has an eternal flame to remember all those who died during the Holocaust. Around the flame, there are 6 walls that list the names of 20 concentration camps. When we got back to the first floor, we met with the Director of the Museum to thank him for the tickets. He told us that they have many more artifacts from the Holocaust but can’t keep them in the Museum all at the same time. He also gave us a coffee table book to take home that tells how the Museum was planned and created. We walked through a room called the “Wall of Remembrance” that had over 3,000 tiles painted by school children showing what they learned about the Holocaust. These tiles represent the 1.5 million children who were murdered during the Holocaust. We were in the Museum for over 6 hours, and very tired after all that standing and walking. We were also really hungry as there was no place to eat while in the museum. It felt like forever, but for those who were in the camps, that was EVERY minute and EVERY day while also having to do a lot of physical work and being threatened with their lives! Outside the front of the building, there is a sign in the window saying, “Think about what you saw”. With everything that the Museum showed me, all I can think is “How can I not?” Although the Museum is extremely heartbreaking to see how horrifying life was, it was a great experience and I hope to visit again. I encourage everyone to also visit.
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF HISTORY HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY
As Congregation Beth Israel celebrates its centennial anniversary, its first building also will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Now called the Cutler*Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, this historic landmark was built in 1921 as home to CBI and the first synagogue in Phoenix. The building, which is located at 122 E. Culver Street, adjacent to Phoenix’s Margaret T. Hance Park, is recognized as a Phoenix Point of Pride. Its name honors James and Bettie Cutler and Rabbi Albert Plotkin, who served as CBI’s Rabbi from 1955 to 1991. In addition to providing religious services, the congregation then called Temple Beth Israel served as an informal community center, hosting meetings of B’nai B’rith, the National Council of Jewish Women, community Passover Seders and special dances. During the Second World War, the sanctuary also was used to host religious services and holiday celebrations for Jewish servicemen and women stationed at Luke Field. A connecting classroom building was first added in 1924. Destroyed in a fire in 1935 and rebuilt in 1936, the classroom building now serves as a functional museum gallery.
After CBI moved to a larger facility at 10th Avenue and Flower Street in midtown Phoenix, the First Chinese Baptist Church called the building home, first as a mission in 1951 and later as an independent church. As the first Chinese-speaking Christian church in the city, it was the religious and social hub for Phoenix’s Chinese-American community from 1951 to 1981. In 1981, Iglesia Bautista Central Church, an Hispanic Baptist church, become the third congregation to occupy the building. In 2002, the Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AzJHS) bought and renovated the building. Today, AzJHS sponsors numerous multicultural events at the Heritage Center, including speakers and panels, documentary films, book discussions, and various community social programs. AzJHS is planning a series of events to celebrate the Heritage Center’s centennial anniversary. These include an exhibit, “If These Walls Could Talk,” featuring religious artifacts, historic memorabilia, photos, narratives, garments and more, highlighting the four organizations, including CBI, that have called the building home. The exhibit is scheduled to open in October 2021 and run through March 2022. A free community festival will be held on Sunday, Nov. 7, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Heritage Center. The exhibit will be open during the festival, which also will feature musical entertainment representing the diverse cultures which have been housed in the Heritage Center. Cantor Ettinger is planning CBI’s musical program, and performances by the Rural Street Klezmer Band and the Chinese and Hispanic communities are planned. There also will be food trucks, activities for families and children, and special guest speakers. The other event planned for the centennial celebration of the Heritage Center is a gala honoring long-time AzJHS community leader, Lawrence M. Cutler. The Gala will be on Oct. 30, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 7200 N. Scottsdale Road. For more information on the centennial celebration of the Cutler*Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, visit www.azjhs.org. Written by CBI Member Susan Sendrow
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ALL FOR ONE - WELCOME 5782
Thank you very much for your generous contribution to the All For One Campaign for 5781. With over sixty percent of our congregation participating, your gifts enabled over sixty families to maintain their membership at CBI while struggling with pandemic challenges, provided religious school scholarships to over 10 families, supported our youngest families with preschool scholarships, and helped send campers to Camp Stein and Camp Chanen for a well needed summer! As we welcome 5782, we call on your once again to give a 'gift of the heart' to support our families that need a little extra help this year. Many families are still struggling and we hope you will consider increasing your gift or giving at the same level as this past year. We have three main concerns as we look ahead this year: Continuing to support families that are yet to recover from the pandemic. Reaching those not connected through expanded engagement efforts. Funding the increasing cost of security to keep our members safe May we continue to go from strength to strength Visit www.cbiaz.org and All for One to make your donation today.
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PICTURES FROM OUR CONGREGATION
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CONGRATULATIONS SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2021 ANNIVERSARIES & YEARS MARRIED Anniversaries | September Years Married
Michael & Gail Baer Jason & Falynn Baum Steven & Kassie Black Marc & Joy Blonstein Jonathan & Susan Breakstone David & Melinda Burstein Lawrence & Barbara Fink Steven & Brenda Fox Allen & Amy Gavartin Michael & Elaine Glazer David & Lisa Goldstein Jerry & Karen Graver Daniel & Abby Kahn Zoran & Nicole Klisara Martin & Shelly Kornbluth Michael & Patricia Koslow Eran & Stephanie Mahrer Tony & Becky Napolitano Tri & Abby Nguyen Eric & Tracy Novack David & Karen Pear Sheldon & Phyllis Plotnik Jacob Reuben & Renee Neier Ian & Allison Schulder Allen & Carol Sherman Edward & Tamara Simmons Joshua & Elaine Slepak Scott & Cathy Sudhalter Jay & Robyn Varcoe Joshua & Cindy Winston Brian & Lindsay Wright
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Anniversaries | October Years Married 32 12 18 26 24 20 59 28 10 54 37 14 10 13 51 45 23 10 12 24 26 10 9 26 28 25 14 26 23 17 14
Albert & Caryn Bick Charles & Terri Blackbourn David & Wendy Carriere Adam & Jodi Cohen Wayne & Margi Cook Howard Droz & Linda Lantin Howard & Julie Erlick Hal & Stacy Feinberg Blair & Colleen Feldman Sanford & Marta Gerber Murray & Dorothy Goodman Nyles & Gale Gradus Rick & Michele Gusdorff Marty & Lori Haberer Murray & Nancy Hollenberg David & StephanieKahn Michael & Nina Kotin Richard & Stacy Leonard Stanley & Elyse Lerner Bruce & Robbin Lieberman Eugene & Sari Lipitz David & Cynthia Lorsch Joseph & Sharon Luber David & Virginia Ludwig Court & Jaye Rich Jay & Irene Rosenblum Robert & Susan Roth Jason & Rhonda Rush Adam & Chantelle Sabbath Ari & Amy Schur Herman & Ivy Segal David & Sally Simon Bruce & Julia Sohn Alan & Nancy Sommers Michael & Karyn Sypes Jonathan & Dawn Wallack Craig & Melissa Weissman George & Leesa Weisz Jeffrey & Robin Wolf Steven & Debra Zeiontz
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CBI BABIES!
ADDI MAE HIGASHI, BORN MARCH 17, 2021 6LBS,11OZ PROUD PARENTS – ASHLEY & AARON HIGASHI PROUD SISTERS – ARIA & AMIRA PROUD GRANDPARENTS – JULIA & BRUCE SOHN, MICHAEL HIGASHI, SHARON BALLINGER SAMUEL THOMAS EINFRANK, BORN APRIL 1, 2021 8LBS, 3OZ, 21.75” PROUD PARENTS – JANELLE & AARON EINFRANK PROUD SISTER – LEORA DAVID ARTHUR REYNOLDS, BORN APRIL 28, 2021 6LBS, 14OZ PROUD GRANDPARENTS – CAROL & DAN REYNOLDS GEORGINA “GEORGIE” MAE ETTINGER, BORN MAY 10 2021 8 LBS, 11 OZ, 19.75" PROUD PARENTS – SARAH & SETH ETTINGER PROUD BROTHER – RONI
ELLA ANN WEINER, BORN JULY 22, 2021 6LBS, 4OZ PROUD PARENTS -- JESS & KRYSTAL WEINER PROUD GRANDMOTHER -- AUDREY HOLLANDER MASON AARON BURKE, BORN AUGUST 24, 2021 7LBS, 3OZ, 20" PROUD PARENTS -- RAND BURKE & ANNA MEYERS BURKE PROUD GRANDPARENTS -- JACKI COHEN & DR. LANCE COHEN
It is with our deepest sympathy that we note the passing of the following people who were recently laid to their Eternal rest... May 2021 - August 2021
Deceased & Family Micheal (Connie) Bronowitz, Brother of Steven (Cindy) Bronowitz, Uncle of Jason Bronowitz Bernard “Bernie” Deutsch, Husband of Sharon Deutsch, Father of Fred Deutsch, Alyssa Moniuszko (Mike), Grandfather of Alex & Noah Moniuszko Mary Elizabeth Griffith, Wife of David Harwin, Mother of Maira Griffith, Aaron Harwin & Rachel Harwin Barbara Satz, Aunt of Julie (Steven) Hymovitch, Great Aunt of Stefanie, Hannah, Hallie, David & Evan Trudy Klein, Mother of Stephen (Jessica), David (Nikki) and Debbie (Steve), Grandmother of Caleb, Ethan, Leah & Cayden Robert Malkus, Father of Erin (Greg) Sir Ruth Z. Learner, Mother of Nathan Learner (Tricia Vamos) & Gail Learner, Lisa (Wally) Maher Phyllis Joyce Cohen Mother of Dr. Lance (Jacki) Cohen, Grandmother of Randy and Maddie Burke.
"May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem" *Due to HIPAA Laws, our clergy and staff are never notified by hospitals, hospices or rehabilitation centers of births, illness or deaths. Please help us stay informed by calling the office with this important information.
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TZEDAKAH CONTRIBUTIONS (JANUARY 1, 2021 - AUGUST 31, 2021)
All For One Contribution by: Jarold Altman & Lisa Blum-Altman, James Andrews & Susan Sacks, Joel & Candy Arthur, , Ilene Aube, Richard & Marcea Azimov, Leonard (Sam) Baker, Robert & Joan Baratz, Jason & Falynn Baum, Stephen & Eve Bressler, Robert Burghart & Julie Sedita, Elisa & Mark Cain, Jordan & Lauren Cohen, Lance & Jacki Cohen, Richard & Judith Cooper, Kathryne Diamond, Sheryl & Donald Dickinson, Alan Discont, David & Carole Drachler, Julie & Howard Erlick, Gale Finger, Abbie Fink, Barbara & Lawrence Fink, Freddie Jacobs & Susan First, Sherman & Sarilynn Fogel, Steven & Brenda Fox, Todd Franks & Nancy Bodinet, Frances Frazin, Andrea Gass, Yetta Gettleman, Michael & Elaine Glazer, Melvin & Mary Lou Goldstein, Stephan & Judith Goldston, Adam & Stephanie Goodman, Benjamin & Janis Harris, Richard Herbig & Merle Salus-Herbig, Merton & Marci Hersh, Steve & Sarah Hoodin, Samara Hurley, Julie & Steven Hymovitch, Mona Jamison, Daniel & Abby Kahn, Eric & Jonelle Kaitz, Marlo & Kevin Kaminsky, Eliot & Tiffany Kaplan, Orli Kaplan, Jerry & Jeanne Karnell, Dan & Carrie Katai, Jeff & Jennifer Kirshner, Ian & Jamie Kornbluth, Martin & Shelly Kornbluth, Michael & Patricia Koslow, William & Emily Koslow, Harriet Kriegsfeld, Kevin & Jessica Langbaum, Mr. & Ms. Viet Le, Gary & Christine Leva, M. Randall & Hope Levin, Georgeanne Levy, Orlyn Levy, Michael Lewin & Sallie Fine, Georgeanne Levy, Steven & Julie Lewis, Michael & Karen Lipton, David Lorsch & Cynthia Lubin, Joseph & Sharon Luber, Irene Lubin, Chad & Dina Mandelbaum, Bruce & Pamela Meyer, Gary & Robin Miller, Shari Miller, Helene Miracle, Tivon & Tara Moffitt, Melissa & David Monheit, Susan Oppenheim, Jerry & Hedy Orodenker, Lynn & Suzan Pearlstein, Howard Perlman, Sheldon Plotnik & Phyllis Loewenstein, Steven & Jennifer Rabin, Daniel & Carol Reynolds, Marc, Jill & Doris Rhodes, Leon & Lynne Rigberg, Stephen & Eve Riter, , Alberto Rosenberg, Jonathan & Deborah Rosenberg, Robert & Ellen Rosenberg Stacy & Greg Rosenthal, Martin Rosenthal, Sheldon Roth, Ivy Sakansky, Mark & Caroline Salevitz, Judith & Sydney Saperstein, Francine Schaurer, Kenneth & Carol Seidberg, Michael & Enid Seiden, Shane & Sheri Sender, W. Mark & Susan Sendrow, Arlene Shapero, Laurie Shapiro, Martin Shultz, Anthony & Cynthia Siegle, Robert & Natalie Silverman, Sally & David Simon, Mark & Pamela Slepak, Alan & Nancy Sommers, Jay Stein, Gary Stern, Harry & Dorothy Sunenshine, Peter & Jamie Sunenshine, Terry Switsky, Michael & Karyn Sypes, Daniel & Gail Tenn, Robyn & Jay Varcoe, Beth Waldinger, Richard Waldinger, Vicki Wallach, Seth & Rachel Wasserstrom, George & Leesa Weisz, Herbert Winograd, Roma Wittcoff, Jeffrey & Robin Wolf, Bruce & Lynn Yogel, Wayne & Felice Zensius, In honor of: Joan Baratz 90th birthday by Freddie Jacobs In memory of: Phyllis Cohen By: John Bode, Jordan Cohen, Michael Lewin Thelma Gross by Irene Lubin Trudy Klein by Jennifer Kirshner
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Adult Education Fund In memory of: Pascal Rizzo by Anne Schafer & Shirl Dorfman Michael Bronowitz by Susan & Mark Sendrow In honor of: Birth of Ellan Ann Weiner by Susan & Mark Sendrow Amdur Volunteer Fund Contribution by: Thelma Gross In memory of: Thelma Gross by Adam Meinstein Bandler Art Room Fund In honor of: Birth of Rei Louise Bandler by Yetta Gettleman In memory of: Debra Branker by Nancy & Steve Weled Camp Stein Fund Arcadia Farms Shabbat Dinner & Raffle: James Andrews & Susan Sacks Nichole & Michael Arko Ilene Aube Sam Baker Linda & Steven Bandler Josh & Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin Falynn & Jason Baum Jaqueline & Daniel Belen Alison & Adrian Betts Kathy & Jim Brewer Cindy & Steven Bronowitz Jacki & Lance Cohen Cynthia & Larry Cohen Stacy & Richard Cooper Sheryl & Donald Dickinson Stacy & Hal Feinberg Barbara & Lawrence Fink Jennifer & Stuart Garber Nancy & Paul Gitelson Elaine & Michael Glazer Rebecca Goldberg Maryn Gordon Alan Kierman & Allison Harvey-Kierman Zoran Klisara & Nicole Dowburd-Klisara Patricia & Michael Koslow Emily & William Koslow Jessica & Kevin Langbaum Georgeanne Levy Nancy & Larry Moffitt Abby & Tri Nguyen Sheldon Plotnik & Phyllis Loewenstein Elaine & Eli Rabin Michelle & Michael Raizer Carol & Daniel Reynolds Lynne & Leon Rigberg Eve &. Stephen Riter Robin & Clifford Roeder Susan & Robert Roth Jill & Alan Sandler Judith & Sydney Saperstein Jennifer & Joshua Schaeffer Christine & Rodd Scheinerman Amy & Ari Schur Ivy & Herman Segal
Camp Stein Fund ~ continued Arcadia Farms Shabbat Dinner & Raffle Joseph Segal Melissa & Andrew Seidenberg Carol & Kenneth Seidberg Cynthia &. Anthony Siegle Jon & Cindy Sigona Julia & Bruce Sohn Jay Stein Beth Waldinger Rachel Wallach Jonathan Wallack & Dawn Valdivia Catherine & Dale Walls Tracy & Randall Warner David & Lauren Weinzweig Martha & Herbert Zelikoff Felice & Wayne Zensius Contribution by: Rachel & Bryan Bertucci, Ori & Mirit Eisen, Marni & Alan Hirshman In honor of: Paula Nadell Bat Mitzvah by Laurie & Sy Sternberg In memory of: Sherman Bendalin By:Neal Kurn, Adam Nach Glenda Bensusser by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Sharon Berger by Hillary & Harry Kaminsky David Moffitt by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Tania Moffitt by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Sol Moretsky By: Helena Benchimol, Nurit Burrow, Coleen & Craig Cassidy, Fennemore Craig, P.C., Julie & Steven Goldman, Larry Mizel, Nancy & Larry Moffitt, Michael Rosenmayer, Cynthia Roy, Mitzi Jo Schoninger, Natalie & Shelly Simon, Tina & Brent Stewart, Jerry & Georgette Turken, Randi Wikler Beverly Morick by Brian Laks Madeline Maddy Roth by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Bill Seidenberg by Allison Kierman Camp Stein scholarship Fund Contribution by: Gail & Michael Baer, Linda & Steven Bandler, Jacqueline Beigler, Jacki & Lance Cohen, Sheryl & Donald Dickinson, Jennifer & Stuart Garber, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Natalie Katz, Barbara Miller, Carol & Daniel Reynolds, Robin & Clifford Roeder, Pemmy & David Saltman, Natalie & Shelly Simon, Rhett Slater, Valley of the Sun United Way, Randi Wikler In honor of: Birth of Rei Louise Bandler by Jacki & Lance Cohen Birth of Mason Burke by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Birth of David Arthur Reynolds By: Nancy & Larry Moffitt, Susan & Mark Sendrow, Vicki Wallach David Carlson & Family by Kenneth Kalina Nicole Langbaum’s Bat Mitzvah By: Phyllis Loewenstein, Nan & Larry Waldman, Herbert & Martha Zelikoff Nancy Molfitt’s Birthday by Patricia & Michael Koslow
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Camp Stein scholarship Fund ~ continued In memory of: Bill Ballard By: Jacki & Lance Cohen, Fran Frazin, Jessica Langbaum, Nancy & Larry Moffitt, Tara & Tivon Moffitt, Ivy & Herman Segal Richard Borg By: Nancy & Larry Moffitt, Ivy & Herman Segal Michael Bronowitz By: Elaine & Michael Glazer, Roger Gettleman & Sandra Savlin by Yetta Gettleman, The Hymovitch Family, Patricia & Michael Koslow, Sara & Ted Leibowitz, Ivy & Herman Segal Phyllis Cohen By: Linda & Steve Bandler, Yetta Gettleman Trudy Klein Nancy & Larry Moffitt By: Michael Arko, Linda & Steve Bandler Ruth Learner by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Sol Moretsky, By: Pearl Coburn, Jacki & Lance Cohen, Carol & Ken Seidberg, Susan & Mark Sendrow Barney Rozifsky by Nancy & Larry Moffitt Bill Seidenberg by Nancy & Larry Moffitt
CBI CARES Contribution by: Jessica & Kevin Langbaum, Georgeanne Levy, Sally & David Simon, Jonathan Wallack & Dawn Valdivia
Memorial Fund ~ Continued
In memory of: Howard Aidem by Roberta Aidem Bill Ballard by Lauren Brown In honor of: Sherman Bendalin Sally & David Simon by Linda & Franklin Simon by Phyllis & Len Miller, Beth Alpert Esther Berman by Hope & Randy Levin In memory of: Ralph Bookbinder by Stacy & Bruce Horowitz Shirley Barker by Carol Kadet Debra Branker by Nancy & Steve Weled Isaac Bucksbaum by Steven Bucksbaum CBI Women's Seder Phyllis Cohen In honor of: By: Sarilyn & Sherman Fogel, Ilene & Geoff Frankel, Christie Miracle Adoption Anniversary by Helene Miracle Sheila & Merle Frankel, David Hunenberg & Steve Lisker. Carol & Ken Seidberg, Tami & Daniel Weinbaum, Lisa & CEMETERY FUND David Wolfe In memory of: Gavriel Edelstein by Gloria Edestein Louis & Sarah Landy by Lisa Atkins Bertha Escovitz by Deborah Frazelle Ruth Learner Rozalind Gaffin by Deborah Frazelle By: Linda & Steve Bandler, Jacki & Lance Cohen, Jacob Gold by Simon & Nurit Burrow Jennifer Kirshner Adele Goldstein by Leonard Goldstein Thelma Gross by Janis & Ben Harris CENTENNIAL TORAH PROJECT Terry & Martin Hirshberg by Rachel Kurz Contribution by: Paul Hochberg & David Glaser by Enid & Michael Seiden Carol & Kenneth Seidberg Bernard Kaminitz by Renee Kaminitz Annette Karp by Renee Kaminitz Camp Stein-LINDA & STEVE BANDLER Chanen Preschool Fund Lillian Katzman by Roma Wittcoff scholarship Fund In memory of: Trudy Klein In honor of: Madeline Maddy Roth by Jill & Bruce Goldstein By: Paul Smelkinson, Vicki Wallach Birth of Rei Louise Bandler by Leah & Kyle Bandler Hy Levin by Hope and M. Randall Levin Chanen Preschool SCHOLARSHIP Fund Martha Levin by Hope & M. Randall Levin In memory of: Contribution by: Mary Finerman Lewis by Simon Lewis Bill Ballard Jill Goldstein, Baroukh Marzouk by Claire Marzouk By: Linda & Steve Bandler Shaina & Matthew Rozen Norman Mattisinko by Mandy & Jim Daitch Richard Borg Ben Miller by Phyllis & Len Miller By: Gail & Michael Baer, Linda & Steve Bandler, In honor of: Sol Moretsky The Garber Family Evan Hymovitch Bar Mitzvah by Stacy & Greg Rosenthal By: Janis & Ben Harris, Sue & Neal Kurn Bernard Deutsch by Linda & Steve Bandler Irma & William Oppenheim by Gail & Ian Obstfeld Andrew Nechtman by Luciana Funtowicz In Memory of: Dolores Perlman by Howard Perlman Diane Sandler by Linda & Steve Bandler Trudy Klein by Stacy & Greg Rosenthal Elliott Pomerantz by Orlyn Levy Sol Moretsky by Linda & Steve Bandler Ruth Learner by Stacy & Greg Rosenthal Hyman Pomerantz by Orlyn Levy Barbara Satz by Stacy & Greg Rosenthal S. Postal by Joel Postal Cantor Ettinger Discretionary Fund Pascal Rizzo by Elaine & Michael Glazer Contribution by: FRAZIN FAMILY FUND Ken Kalina & Jane Erin, Allison Kierman, Michael In memory of: Madeline Maddy Roth Sendrow, Evelyn & Daniel Simon, Vicki Wallach, Richard Borg by Fran Frazin By: Gail & Michael Baer, Sherry & Howard Browner, Murray Zeiontz Beatrice Frazin by Fran Frazin Jackie & Lance Cohen, Betsy & Jeffrey Hoos & Family, Sol Moretsky by Fran Frazin Cori & Barry LeVine, Allison Mandel, Susan & Mark In honor of: Sendrow The birth of Georgina Mae Ettinger HAPPY OCCASION FUND By: Linda & Steve Bandler, The Garber Family, In honor of: Carol Kadet, Hillary & Harry Kaminsky, Sam Klein Alan Bandler’s Birthday by Mack, Steve & Ron Bandler Esther and Morris Rubinstein by Verne Rosenfield & Donna Harris, Nancy & Larry Moffitt, Families Dora Sadagursky by Michael and Edin Seiden Carol & Ken Seidberg Phyllis Lowenstein’s Birthday by Elaine & Michael Glazer Diane Sandler by Bette Mae & Lawrence Epstein Cantor Ettinger birthday and upcoming birth by Barbara Satz by Alan & Allison Kierman Carol & Ken Seidberg HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL Esther Scherr by Lori & Stuart Scherr Cantor Ettinger Gesher Model Seder by Amy Contribution by: David Schwartz by The Miller Revocable Trust Hummell, Gesher Mark Brenner Rose Schwartz by Phyllis & Len Miller Kaya Gibbs Bat Mitzvah by Kara Gibbs Samuel Klein Bill Seidenberg by Elaine & Michael Glazer Adin Glovinsky Bar Mitzvah by Heather & David Ben Shumow by Natalie Katz Glovinsky Memorial Fund Mildred Stern by Gary Stern Jeffrey Kuznitsky birthday by Elaine & Michael Contribution by: Abe Turek by Roberta Aidem Glazer Jim Andrews & Susan Sacks, Helena Benchimol, Manning Weingarten by Naomi Remer Nicole Langbaum’s Bat Mitzvah by Jessica & Marilyn & Stephen Gardner, Harry & Hillary Kaminsky, Sam Wilf by Lynne & Leon Rigberg Kevin Langbaum Georgeanne Levy, Elizabeth Zimkofsky by Gary & Virginia Stern Lynn & Herb Rigberg Morley Rosenfeld In memory of: David Kaminsky & Robert Berger by Hillary & Harry Kaminsky Sylvia Resnick ‘s Yarzheit by Hillary & Harry Kaminsky
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Mishpacha project In memory of: Seymour Rosenbloom by The Hymovitch Family
Rabbi Kahn Discretionary Fund Kathy & Lawrence Bain Sharon & David Baratz Howard Perlman
Music Fund Contribution by: Rae Polland
In honor of: Sherman Bendalin’s unveiling by Evey Bendalin Samantha Daitch Bat Mitzvah by Joel Arthur Suzanne Goldman by Gail Gordon & Ron Ober Nicole Langbaum’s Bat Mitzvah by Jessica & Kevin Langbaum Maddy Roth’s Funeral Service by Sheldon Roth
In honor of: Birth of Georgina Mae Ettinger by Susan & Mark Sendrow In memory of: Millie & Jack Goldman by Susan & Mark Sendrow Lorraine Greenberg By: Flora Abramson, Steve & Linda Bandler, Cheryl Berkson Civic Center Pharmacy, Donna Harris, Suzi Abramson Johnson & Phil Johnson, Natalie Katz, Howard Luber, Tal Masserman Carol & Ken Seidberg, Susan & Mark Sendrow, Vicki Wallach, Danielle Wasserman, Deborah and Barry Weiss Sherrie Lowenstein By: Susan & Mark Sendrow Harriet Robbins by Susan & Mark Sendrow Pearl & Seymour Sendrow by Susan & Mark Sendrow Norman Mattisinko Memorial Fund In honor of: Perri Mattisinko's Bat Mitzvah by Susan Mattisinko Plotkin Judaica Museum Fund In memory of: Barbara Winograd by Robin Winograd & Jeff Wargon Bernard Deutsch by Sandra & Isaac Shifran In honor of: Syd Saperstein’s 75th Birthday By: Patricia & Michael Koslow, Phyllis Loewenstein, Joseph & Sharon Luber, Jill & Alan Sandler, Cynthia Siegle, Lyn & Ken Walter Prayer Book Fund In memory of: Leonard Andrews by Jim Andrews & Susan Sacks Mina Andrews by Jim Andrews & Susan Sacks Dennis Alan Taisch by Jim Andrews & Susan Sacks Judith Taisch by Susan Taisch Sacks Nathan Taisch by Susan Taisch Sacks
In memory of: Trudy Klein by Nancy & Stephen Weled Mollie Kornat by Marilyn Gerber Madeline Maddy Roth by Randi & Alan Jablin Irv Weled by Nancy & Stephen Weled Milton Wargon by Jeff Wargon & Robin Winograd Barbara Winograd by Herbert Winograd Rae & Maurice Winograd by Herbert Winograd Rabbi Mason-Barkin Discretionary Fund Contribution by: Carole & David Drachler Florence Eglin Donna Harris Audrey Hollander Ken Kalina & Jane Erin Howard Perlman Natalie & Robert Silverman Grace & Eric Weiss In honor of: Kaya Gibbs Bat Mitzvah by Kara Gibbs Adin Glovinsky Bar Mitzvah by Heather Glovinsky Olivia Kaplan Bat Mitzvah by Orli & Geoffrey Kaplan Nicole Langbaum’s Bat Mitzvah by Jessica & Kevin Langbaum Phyllis Loewenstein’s 85th Birthday by Susan Sacks & Jim Andrews In memory of: Bert & Sylvia Goodstone by Felice Zenzius Linda Kopans by Susan Sacks & James Andrews Sherrie Lowenstein by Pam & Mark Slepak Barbara Winograd by Herbert Winograd Religious School Contribution by: Claire & David Kahn Sy Sternberg
Religious School TEACHERS FUND Contribution by: Janet Baratz, Falynn & Jason Baum, Brenday & Andrew Gorman, Lisa & Jason Kanarish, Carrie & Dan Katai, Karen & Michael Lipton, Abby & Tri Nguyen, Amy & John Nielsen, Rebecca & Joshua Reedy, Jaime Roberts, Robyne & Marc Schultz, Carol & Allen Sherman, Suzanne & Omar Trevino, Robyn & Jay Varcoe, Lindsay & Brian Wright Seidberg Summer-In-Israel Scholarship In honor of: The birth of David Arthur Reynolds by Carol & Ken Seidberg Linda & Steve Bandler’s Granddaughter, Rei Louise, by Carol & Ken Seidberg Robert Roth by Carol & Ken Seidberg George Weisz by Carol & Ken Seidberg In memory of: Ruth Learner by Carol & Ken Seidberg Madeline Maddy Roth by Carol & Ken Seidberg WELCOME HOME PROJECT Contribution by: Sam Baker, Sherry & Howard Browner, Judith & Richard Cooper, Marilyn Gerber, Judith & Syd Saperstein, Dorothy & Harry Sunenshine Youth Programming In honor of: Adin Glovinsky Bar Mitzvah by Heather & David Glovinsky Youth-maya schulder scholarship fund In memory of: Maya Schulder by Marsha Kimmelman Andrea & Barry Sloan Andrea, Sloan & Susan Weltman Susan Weltman
2nd Century Endowment Fund
Rita Moretsky Sanford & Barbara Moretsky
In honor of: Paula Nadell Bat Mitzvah by Laurie & Sy Sternberg Religious School scholarship FUND Contribution by: Abbie Fink, Rebecca & Joshua Reedy, Stacy & Greg Rosenthal, Robyne & Marc Schultz, Carol & Allen Sherman In memory of: Sherrie Lowenstein By: Lori Rizzo & Aaron Bebee, Stacy Rosenthal Michael Bronowitz by The Garber Family
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B'NAI MITZVAH
EVAN HYMOVITCH
Evan Michael Hymovitch Became a Bar Mitzvah on August 8th, 2021. Evan has a brother David and two sisters, Hallie and Stefanie.
ARI SILVERMAN
Ari Benjamin Silverman became a Bar Mitzvah on August 18. Ari is the son of David and Diane Silverman. David has two younger brothers Asher and Adam. Ari is in 8th grade at Paseo Verde Elementary School where his favorite subject is Social Studies. He enjoys video games, playing tennis and soccer as well as drawing.
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CHANEN
A message from the Chanen Preschool By Amy Gavartin
Chanen Preschool students experience a program that combines play and age-appropriate academic instruction with a Jewish overly. Providing the families in our community with a high quality, safe & educational place to grow, Chanen Preschool teacher’s inspire a love for learning in very classroom.
Interested in joining the team? Chanen Preschool is especially looking for COVID-19 vaccinated staff that love working with infants. CPR/First Aid Certification and Fingerprint Clearance card preferred. Contact amy@cbiaz.org CBI חדשות
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GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
BOARD INSTALLATION
CBI had a board installation ceremony this last quarter and added 3 new members to the leadership team. We would like to welcome: Lauren Hendeles Matthew Ross Laszlo Vaszar
BACK TO SCHOOL TOT SHABBAT
Cantor Ettinger and the Shabbam Jam team brought in Shabbat with all of our favorite Tots! We had our Candles(toy), Challah, and Torah out as we brought in Shabbat and sung some of our favorite songs.
VOLUNTEER FAIR
CBI had its first volunteer fair. Many of our congregants stopped by and signed up to help out at the temple, events and services.
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CBI CLERGY, BOARD & STAFF
CBI Board of Directors Julie Hymovitch Allison Kierman Joe Luber Will Koslow Jacki Cohen Falynn Baum Wendy Carriere Tracy Contant Laura Drachler Jessica Langbaum Julie Lewis Bruce Meyer Sydney Saperstein Jennifer Rabin David Shapiro Lauren Hendeles Matthew Ross Laszlo Vaszar
President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Immediate Past President Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member
CBI Clergy Stephen Kahn Sara Mason-Barkin Seth Ettinger
Senior Rabbi Rabbi Cantor
CBI Staff Robin Roeder Stacy Rosenthal, RJE Jason Bronowitz Amy Gavartin Josh Goodman Kathy Brewer Catherine Walls Jennifer Walker Gail Gilmartin Eric Rendelman CBI חדשות
Chief Communal and Executive Officer Senior Director of Education and Youth Engagement School Principal & Director of Camp Experience, Camp Stein Preschool Principal Director of Marketing & Communications Facility & Membership Manager Controller Assistant Camp Director, Camp Stein Clergy & Administrative Team Manager Youth Advisor PAGE 36
CBI CONTACT INFORAMTION
Clergy Contact Gail Gilmartin 10460 North 56th St Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Email: Ggilmartin@cbiaz.org Phone: 480-951-0323
Congregation Beth Israel Main Office 10460 North 56th St Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Email: info@cbiaz.org Phone: 480-951-0323
Camp Stein 3400 Camp Pearlstein Road Prescott, AZ 86303 Email: asstdirector@cbiaz.org Phone: 480- 951-0323 Summer Phone: (928) 778-0091
Haberkorn Religious School 10460 North 56th St Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Email: srosenthal@cbiaz.org Phone: 480-951-0323
Chanen Preschool 10460 North 56th St Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Email: amy@cbiaz.org Phone: 480- 951-3398
Beth Israel Memorial Cemetery 305 S. 35th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85009 Email: info@cbiaz.org Phone: 480-951-0323
Website https://cbiaz.org/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CongregationBethIsraelScottsdale
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cbiaz @cbiaz
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