B'nai review final february 2016

February 2016 Shevat– Adar 1 5776

Volume 5776 Issue 6

IN THIS ISSUE Contacts Page 2

Announcements Page 3

Messages Pages 4-5 A Team Page 9

Adult Studies & Special Services Pages 10-11

PRECEC Page 12

Youth Page 8,11-13

Calendar Pages 14-15

Women’s League/ Mitzvah Men’s Club Pages 16-17

Life Cycle Pages 18-19

Donations Pages 20

Jewish Young Professionals Page 22

Advertisers Pages 23-27

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Havdalah In The City Back Cover

B’nai Israel REVIEW February 2016

Our Mission

Through our congregational life, our goal is to provide the opportunity for our members and friends to experience Jewish life to its fullest. We want to transmit the ideals of Conservative Judaism to our children and grandchildren, to enable them to be knowledgeable and responsible participants in Jewish life, sensitive and ethical human beings and reliable custodians of an enduring heritage. Through the synagogue, we want to find strength and inspiration in worship and study, in the sharing of life cycle events, in acts of caring, in reaching out to the wide Jewish and non-Jewish communities, and in concern and support for Israel.

Contact Us Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D. 727.381.4900 x1008 Rabbi.luski@cbistpete.org

Cantor Jonathan Schultz 727.381.4900 x1005 Cantor.schultz@cbistpete.org

Executive Director Susan Goldstein 727.344.1017 execdir@cbistpete.org

Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon 727.381.4900 x1005 dmarmon@cbistpete.org

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center Interim Director Rachel Bennett 727.302.9668 preschool@cbistpete.org

Accounting Assistant Dianne Gettler 727.381.4900 x1004 accounting@cbistpete.org

Office Manager Pam Askin 727.381.4901 officemgr@cbistpete.org

Community Engagement Liz Sembler 727.381.4900 x1007 lizsembler@aol.com

Men’s Club President Jesse Rodman jesse.rodman1@gmail.com

Women’s League Catering Livia Wein polyglatt@gmail.com

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President Susan Marger LeVine doc2roc@aol.com USY President Corey Sokolov cnsok4@gmail.com

Announcements Kehilla

You Don’t Want to Miss...

BACA CONCERT : February 4, at 7:00pm Bay Area Cantorial Association 13th annual concert entitled “ There’s No Business Like Shul Business,” will be at Kol Ami in Tampa.

LAW SHABBAT: Saturday morning, February 6 Guest speaker St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway THE VOICE OF A PEOPLE : Sunday, February 21, at 4:00pm Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi is affectionately known as “The Jewish Pavarotti.” The concert will feature a mix of cantorial, Sephardic and Yiddish selections.

RITUAL WORKSHOP, February 20, 2016 Following Shabbat Morning Services Led by your fellow congregants, ‘Musaf Kedusha’ Facilitated by Reva Pearlstein

BIKKUR HOLIM One of the most important mitzvot in Judaism is bikkur holim: visiting the sick. It is a responsibility that the clergy of B’nai Israel take very seriously. When our members are ill or hospitalized, we want to know. In the interest of protecting confidentiality, hospitals today are extremely cautious about sharing patient names, even with clergy. We need our congregants to communicate directly with us and to inform us of illness or hospitalization. Please call Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 so that, as clergy and the synagogue family, we can be helpful in moments of difficulty or stress.

SHABBAT DINNER AT PBT The Benjamin Tower Foundation invites CBI congregants who would like to join PBT residents for Shabbat dinners. Dinner is $10 every Friday at 4:45 pm. This is a great opportunity to enjoy dinner and fellowship before walking over to CBI for Shabbat services. CBI will post each week’s menu to cbistpete.org on Monday afternoons.

RSVP with payment and entrée choice to Debbie Kobernick

by Wednesdays at 12:00 pm: 727.347.5191 or dkobernick@benjamintowerfoundation.org.

2015-16 CBI Membership Directories are in!

Do you want to know how you can secure CBI’s future and bring in dollars today?

Call Susan Goldstein to find out.

Susan Goldstein: 727.344.1017 execdir@cbistpete.org

Pick up yours in the office!

Help us reduce mailing costs by picking up your copy from CBI. If you notice that your information is not correct, please contact Pam Askin in the synagogue office with corrections/ additions.

We regret any errors that occurred. Several sets of eyes proof read the material multiple times. We plan to list corrections in an upcoming bulletin.

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From the Rabbi The Daily Minyan @ CBI When was the last time you made it to the minyan?

Twice daily, we have the opportunity to strengthen our community by participating and sharing in the joy and responsibility of making a minyan. Attending the daily minyan, in one respect, serves a charitable purpose. It allows others to pray and recite Kaddish for their loved ones. Just as significant, are the spiritual gifts you receive from the service itself. It is diverse in its attendees and filled with beautiful melodies, a special ruach, Torah readings on Monday and Thursday mornings, opportunities to have an Aliyah, and the chance to take a meaningful pause in your day and to connect with friends.

As members of a synagogue community, we owe it to each other and to ourselves to participate regularly in the daily minyan.

Please join us: Monday – Friday 7:45 am; Sundays & Legal holidays 9:00 am; Evenings: Sunday – Thursday 6:30 pm.

In Judaism, there are three daily prayer services: morning – Shaharit, afternoon – Minha, and evening – Maariv. The tradition of three services is attributed to the prayers of our forefathers. The morning prayer was learned from Abraham, the afternoon prayer from Isaac, and the evening prayer from Jacob. These services also recall the three daily sacrifices offered in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

The morning service is divided into several sections, which include the Shema and the Amidah – the standing prayer of 19 key blessings; the afternoon prayer consists of the Amidah and supplications; and the evening service consists the Shema and the Amidah. Morning prayer is recited wearing tefillin and tallit. You can learn how to wrap tefillin by coming to the morning minyan with the help from our Minyannaires.

Each service is unique in its way and offers us different opportunities for connection and introspection.

Individual prayer is encouraged, but prayer with a quorum of 10 Jewish adults – a minyan – is the most highly recommended form of prayer and is required for some prayers. An adult in this context means over the age of 13. Prayer is the service of the heart and is one of the many ways to express love of God and community. Although one may pray in private, praying with a congregation provides the opportunity to come together in a most beautiful and meaningful way. Come and experience it for yourself at the Daily Minyan and on Shabbat and Holidays at CBI. Shalom, Rabbi Jacob Luski

From the Cantor WE HAVE TWO CONCERTS THIS MONTH! COME ON OUT! The annual Bay Area Cantorial Association (BACA) concert will take place on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Congregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Rd, Tampa. Presented by Cantors and Cantorial Soloists from the Tampa Bay and Sarasota regions, this year’s theme will be “There’s No Business Like Shul Business: A Cantors Cabaret!” Tickets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $18 each. All proceeds benefit scholarships for students of Conservative and Reform Schools of Sacred Cantorial Music.

As if that weren’t enough, CBI is pleased to welcome Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 4:00 pm. Hazzan Mizrahi is one of the most famous cantors in the world, and he is affectionately known as “The Jewish Pavarotti.” The concert will feature a mix of cantorial, Sephardic and Yiddish selections, as well as some popular opera and art song selections. I am pleased to tell you that I will also be performing in the concert, as will CBI’s very own Rebecca Zapen, a professional violinist.

Greek-born tenor, Alberto Mizrahi, one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music, is Hazzan of the historic Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago. He has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts, and opera. His repertoire, spanning Hebrew, Yiddish, Italian, Greek, English, French, German and Russian songs, cantorials and arias makes his performances unique in the field. Appearances and recordings for the Milken Archive and the likes of the late Theodore Bikel and Dave Brubeck, as well as Maestro Krzysztof Penderecki, many other notable musicians have led him to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Schoenberg “Kol Nidre” conducted by Riccardo Muti), the New York Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Barcelona, Graz, Madrid, and Simon Bolivar orchestras among many others. He has sung recitals in a mélange of languages and styles, in synagogues, concert halls and opera houses throughout the world and in front of two U.S. Presidents.

Hazzan Mizrahi is the President of the Cantors Assembly, and serves on the faculty of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary. He serves on the boards of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Zamir Choral Foundation, Masorti Olami, and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

L’shalom, Cantor Jonathan Schultz

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From the President Our Children, Our Guarantors Love for Judaism begins at birth when a community rejoices together as a new child is embraced into the fold.

Much like the opening scene in the movie “Lion King,” the proud parents bring their child to the Torah in front of the congregation to declare the new Jewish child.

At Mussie Eidelman’s recent great-grand-baby’s naming ceremony, a well-known Midrash was quoted regarding the Jewish children being the Guarantors of God’s gift of Torah.

In this Midrash, out of concern that the Torah may become abandoned, God asks the Jewish people to name a Guarantor.

After considering the elders, then the rabbis and spiritual leaders, God ultimately decides that children are the ideal Guarantors of the Torah.

When a child is taught Torah from an early age, the child acquires a taste for it, a love of study that accompanies him/her throughout life and into adulthood. The study of Torah is passed on to their children and their children’s children.

At our first Junior Congregation Service, Avi Reich and Noah Adelson read Torah, under the tutelage of Morah Debbie Marmon and Cantor Schultz. This learning service was held in the Chapel and parents and grandparents and other students k’velled as these two children chanted their portions proudly and beautifully. On this same Shabbat morning, Pam Himmel led a Tot Shabbat for infants through Grade 2 and complimentary Child Care was offered in a preschool room.

At the conclusion of children services, all children ascended the Bima with Siddurs for Aleinu. We had about 16 kids and the congregation delighted in seeing the older children assist the younger kids with page turns. The uplifting spirit that Shabbat morning felt palpable.

Future Junior Congregations, Tot Shabbats and Childcare will be held: Shabbat Morning, February 13; Friday Evening, March 4; Shabbat Morning, April 9, and Shabbat Morning, May 14. Please be sure to attend and support our Guarantors!

From the Executive Director The Jewish Pavarotti a/k/a My Friend Abe I’m delighted that you will have the pleasure of meeting and hearing Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi on Sunday afternoon, February 21. I had the extreme good fortune of working with him for over 20 years as part of his Festival Choir at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago.

Many of you know the story of how I came to Judaism. While working for my Master of Music degree at Northwestern University, I was hired by Anshe Emet’s Hazzan Moses Silverman, z”l, for the High Holy Days choir. In those days, Anshe Emet had a professional choir and an organ every Shabbat and, eventually, I worked my way to that smaller, elite group. I fell in love with the music, and that lead me to Judaism.

A couple of years after Hazzan Silverman’s death, the new guy on the bimah, stage right, was Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi.

Pretty soon, Hazzan Mizrahi and his bimah bro, stage left, Rabbi Michael Siegel, nixed the organ. (It’s still there, but used only occasionally for weddings.) The weekly choral gigs soon were nixed, too, and we sang only for High Holy Days, chaggim, and B’nai Mitzvah Shabbatot when requested. But we were making even better music, learning more, and having a wonderful time. That’s because of Alberto, also called Abe. Abe made sure that his choir (about 95% non-Jewish) understood the meaning and context of what we were singing. He is an amazing teacher and mentor. For many years, he has invited young Jewish musicians to join him on the bimah for High Holy Days services.

Many have gone on to become professional musicians thanks, in part, to Abe’s generosity. He is extremely supportive of growing Jewish musicians, not only through his joyful sharing of the bimah, his teaching at JTS, and his mentoring of young cantors through the Cantors Assembly, but also through his work with the Zamir Choral Foundation and its international Jewish high school choir network, Hazamir.

Abe and his wife Debbie are gracious hosts, opening their home for Shabbat and chaggim. Nothing makes one feel as welcome as catching a piece of challah thrown by Hazzan Mizrahi! (It’s a Sephardic thing.) And there’s the groupie experience. Some of us travel to hear our friend; maybe it’s Manhattan for a day. (One of us is in Paris as I write; alas, it’s not I.) It’s fun to hear Abe and hang out for a little while with him and Debbie. We listen, talk, laugh, and learn. And we always are better for the experience.

You and I don’t have to travel to hear Abe on February 21, but some of my fellow groupies will. Please join us for this joyous event, featuring Hazzan Mizrahi and our own Hazzan Jonathan Schultz and violinist Rebecca Zapen. You will be SO glad you did!

B’Shalom,

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Law Shabbat

Saturday, February 6, at 9:00am

Guest speaker St. Petersburg Chief of Police Anthony Holloway Chief Holloway earned his Bachelor of Arts degree (Business Management) in 1999 and Master’s degree (Business Administration) in 2001. In June of 2011, he was awarded a Certificate of Completion for the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education and in August of 2015 he successfully completed the Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.

Chief Holloway has taught law enforcement to governmental, educational, and community organizations throughout Florida. He was appointed to the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar in June 2012 and serves as Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Committee of the Criminal Justice of the American Bar Association. He was also elected President of the Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Association in January 2015.

He is a current member of the Florida Police Chiefs Association and the International Association of Chiefs of Police and serves as consultant/trainer to organizations such as the Department of Juvenile Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, and St. Petersburg College.

Mishloach Manot Get ready for Purim by performing the mitzvah of Mishloach Manot the easy way. Once again, our CBI Women’s League will bake the hamantashen and add some other tasty treats.

Packages will be available for pick up in the Sembler Family Atrium on Tuesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 23.

Deadline to order is Friday, March 11.

Unfortunately we are unable to take orders after this date so please get your orders in asap!

A completed form MUST be accompanied by the CBI Member List when placing your order.

Please make sure you return both the form and the list to ensure your greetings are all delivered.

Greetings are $8.50/greeting and are due with the order.

Order forms are available in the CBI office.

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The Voice of a People Sunday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m.

One of the world’s greatest Jewish musicians, tenor soloist and Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi, will take the stage in the CBI sanctuary in a program called The Voice of a People that will include Sephardic and Ashkenazic cantorial numbers and a variety of operatic arias and classical solos and duos on Jewish themes. Joining him will be pianist Gary Lawrence, our own Hazzan Jonathan Schultz and violinist Rebecca Zapen, a CBI member.

Greek-born Alberto Mizrahi is Hazzan of the historic Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago.

He has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts, and opera.

His repertoire, spanning nine languages and a myriad of styles, makes his performances unique in the field. Mizrahi’s extensive discography numbers over 25 CDs including six for the Milken Archive on Naxos (including one with jazz great Dave Brubeck), FESTIVAL DELIGHTS & THE HIGH HOLY DAYS (with Schola Hebraeica), BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD I & II (with Theodor Bikel, Leonard Nimoy and The Western Wind), YIZKOR with the Afro-Semitic Experience, BIKEL & MIZRAHI: Our Song; ALBERTO MIZRAHI: My Song, and ALBERTO MIZRAHI AT MENUHIN HALL. In addition, Mizrahi is featured on the film “100 Voices: A Journey Home” (Cantors Assembly trip to Poland); the celebrated PBS concert, “CANTORS: A Faith in Song” (in the Amsterdam Portuguese Synagogue); and the PBS Hanukkah Special with Craig Taubman. He premiered and has performed “Kadysz” for the composer/conductor, Krzysztof Penderecki in Lodz, Warsaw, Bialystok, Caracas (Venezuela), and Graz (Austria).

In addition, Hazzan Mizrahi is President of the Cantors Assembly, on the Board of the Jewish Theological Seminary, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Masorti Olami, Zamir Choral Foundation and on the faculty of the H .L. Miller Cantorial School J.T.S., New York.

Gary Lawrence has been a professional pianist and arranger for over forty years. A graduate of Brooklyn College, he is adept with classical, jazz, klezmer and other traditional Jewish repertoire. In addition, Lawrence is a veteran of the famous Catskills "Borscht Belt," having worked at many resorts, including Brown's Hotel and Grossingers. While living in New York, he formed The Sizzling Syncopators, which appeared on national TV and recorded for several labels. Since moving to Florida in 1978, Lawrence has been the leader of two radio orchestras -- The WFTL Orchestra and The WLQY "Music of Your Life" Orchestra -- and is currently has an Internet radio show--blog "Chopin, Tchaikovsky … And All That Jazz!”

Hazzan Jonathan Schultz became CBI’s Cantor in October 2011. Prior to completing his graduate degree at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s H. L. Miller Cantorial School, Hazzan Schultz earned a physics degree and music minor at the U. of Rochester, worked for several years as an engineer, then trained for an operatic career. Now an active member of the Bay Area Cantorial Association (BACA), Schultz is also devoted to a capella singing, choral conducting and composing. His piece “Shalom Rav,” has been published in Transcontinental Music’s Shabbat Anthology, Volume VI. Versatile violinist Rebecca Zapen first began her music studies at the age of 3, later graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from the School of Music at Florida State University. The multi-faceted musician is also a jazz crooner and songwriter who has released four albums. Awards include Jacksonville's Musician of the Year 2008, Florida Album of the Year 2011, and most recently she was voted Best Local Classical Musician in Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay 2015.

Please come to this exciting concert and bring your families and friends! Adult tickets are $18. Youth under 18 are free.

Sponsorships are $180 and include two tickets with premium seating and a reception with the performers after the concert.

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Advocacy for Israel Committee

Tu B’Shevat Celebration at CBI with revelers of all ages learning and having fun together.

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Adult Studies & Special Services

Beginning Hebrew Class

Kabbalat Shabbat

Ruth Mauer leads a Beginners Hebrew class for “true” beginners to learn to read Hebrew and a little vocabulary with a focus on enriching your enjoyment of the Shabbat Evening Service.

The classes combine an atmosphere of relaxation and good friendship along with an emphasis on serious learning.

Classes meet on Wednesday evenings from 5:15- 6:30pm on February 3 and 10, and from 6:45 – 8:15 pm on February 17 and 24.

Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat services feature melodies written by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Reb Shlomo, as he was known to his followers, was a teacher, composer, and singer who was known as “The Singing Rabbi” during his lifetime (1925 – 1994). Although his roots lay in traditional Orthodox yeshivot, he branched out to create his own style combining Hasidic Judaism, warmth and personal interaction, public concerts, and song-filled synagogue services.

Rosh Hodesh Women’s Group Join other CBI women for this monthly get together.

We’ll share a little learning, a little schmoozing, and a lot of noshing !

Sunday, February 14, 10:30 am This session will be facilitated by Mavis Wallace, at the home of Sandy Brasch. For information, contact Sheryl Feinman at sherlam@tampabay.rr.com or 727.422.2221.

CBI-Hadassah Book Club Tuesday, March 1, 10:00 am CBI Library Book: Suddenly Love, by Aharon Applefield

The St. Petersburg Chapter of Hadassah is planning a Passover Food Demonstration on Tuesday, March 1, with Ethel from Edibiles by Ethel at Laurie Reiskind's home.

A food demonstration and recipe book will be provided for a small charge Please reply to Helene Debowsky at helenedebowsky@aol.com.

You can find Rabbi Carlebach’s full bio on our website: cbistpete.org/calendar/upcoming-events/carlebachkabbalat-shabbat-5 Friday, February 12, 6:00 pm

Introduction to Judaism Rabbi Luski is offering an Introduction to Judaism course for those considering conversion, or simply wanting to learn more about Judaism. If you know somebody who may be interested, spread the word!

Those who are not members are requested to arrange an interview with Rabbi Luski. Classes are from 5:15 6:30 pm on Wednesday, February 17 and 24. For more information, contact Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 or officemgr@cbistpete.org.

Torah For Seniors with Rabbi Luski on Tuesday, February 16, at 11:00am at Philip Benjamin Tower.

Lunch with the Rabbi on Wednesday, February 17, at noon at CBI. RSVP and give your lunch order to Pam at 727.381.4901 or officemgr@cbistpete.org by noon Tuesday, February16.

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February 2014

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC) Dear CBI Family, January has been filled with lots of learning, laughter, and love at PRECEC. We have enjoyed learning about seat-belt safety, keeping kosher, and celebrating Tu B’Shvat with the residents of Menorah Manor and Philip Benjamin Towers. Our PTA meeting has filled us with many ideas and opportunities for the coming months. We are so excited! February is shaping up to be nothing less than fantastic. We have many activities for our students to participate in right away: Saturday, February 13: Tot Shabbat Experience, including complimentary childcare for infants through Grade 2 with Ms. Judy beginning at 10:00 am Wednesday, February 17: Rabbi Luski will read to our VPK combo class Wednesday, February 24: Timeless Tales will present production of “Cinderella” Friday, February 26: Family Pre-Shabbat in the Benstock Family Sanctuary We will continue to offer Soccer Shots on Mondays and Music with Mar on Tuesdays!

Please stop by the PRECEC office and say “Hello!”

Warmly, Rachel Bennett, PRECEC Interim Director

CALLING ALL STORYTELLERS! Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center is looking for some fabulous volunteers to come read to our youngest learners. We will even provide you with a selected P.J. Library Story! Schedules are flexible as we have availability Monday through Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm.

Interested in getting involved? Please contact PRECEC Interim Director Rachel Bennett at preschool@cbistpete.org or 727.302.9668.

MERCAZ Scholarship Competition for Grades 7-12 2016 is the year for the biennial MERCAZ USA/MERCAZ-Canada/Women’s League Israel Scholarship Essay Contest. The information about the new round of the competition is available on the MERCAZ-Canada website, www.masortimercaz.ca. The MERCAZ USA,www.mercazusa.org, site links to it as well. Please share this information with all relevant groups with whom you are affiliated.

The contest is open to grades 7-12. Scholarships can be saved for Conservative Movement affiliated trips to Israel, whether for 2016 or thereafter, so there’s no reason not to enter. There are five scholarships awarded: $1000, $600, $400, $250 x2, which can be used on any Conservative Movement Israel trip. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, March 1.

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From Our Youth

USY Board Corey Sokolov Chapter President

Danielle LeVine Programming Vice President

Emma Piper Communications Vice President

A MESSAGE FROM HANNAH WEISS Hi, CBI! My name is Hannah Weiss and I am the USY International Social Action/Tikun Olam VP for the 2015-2016 year. USY raises Tikun Olam in many different ways, and all of the money we raise goes to aid over fifty Jewish charities globally.

This year, I am encouraging kehillot to help USYers raise money to allocate to Tikun Olam. If 100 CBI families donate $20 each, we'll raise $2,000, surpassing our $100 donation from last year!

Thank You to those who have contributed to date: Linda and Steve Grau Anita Helfand and Lorri Helfand Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind Sandy and Dr. Mike Slomka Dr. Starr Silver and Byron Kolitz Susie and Alan Schwartz Susan Goldstein

College Committee The college committee wants to keep your college or graduate school student in touch with their CBI family.

Please contact Sheryl Sutton at 727.492.6977 or ssutton3@me.com with your child’s contact information.

We are also seeking committee members to participate in this important outreach program.

CBI - we can repair the world, together, one small step at a time.

One small act of kindness at a time, Hannah Mae Weiss, SA/TO VP USY International 13

Shevat-Adar 1 5776 February 2016 Sun

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Music with Mar 6:30pm Minyan

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Music with Mar 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm Women’s League Board Meeting

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Presidents Day PRECEC Closed 7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Music with Mar 11:00am Torah for Seniors at PBT 6:30pm Minyan 6:45pm Hevra Kadisha Dinner

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9:00am Minyan, breakfast 9:45am PRTT 4:00pm Hazzan Mizrahi Concert: ” The Voice Of A People” 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Music with Mar 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm Board of Trustees meeting

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✡ Shabbat Minha service

will begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of morning services.

Morning Minyan Followed by Breakfast

Sundays 9:00 am Monday - Friday: 7:45 am

Evening Minyan Sunday Thursday: 6:30 pm See calendar for special holiday service times

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9:00am Minyan, breakfast 9:45am PRTT 6:30pm Minyan

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 4:45pm PRTT 5:15pm Beginning Hebrew 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm Hebrew High Remix 7:00pm Hadassah Meeting

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Library Committee 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm BACA Concert, at Kol Ami, Tampa

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 5:56pm Candlelighting 6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat

Parasha Mishpatim 9:00am Law Shabbat Services,with Guest Speaker Chief Holloway, Kiddush 12:30pm Shabbat Minha*

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Library Committee 5:30pm Torah On Tap with Rabbi Klein at The Vinoy 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:00pm Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 6:01pm Candlelighting

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am CBI Hadassah Book Club 12:00 Lunch With The Rabbi 4:45pm PRTT 5:15pm Intro to Judaism 6:30pm Minyan 6:45pm Beginning Hebrew 7:00pm Hebrew High Remix

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Library Committee 6:00pm Florida Holocaust Museum Gala at Mahaffey Theatre 6:30pm Minyan

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:06pm Candlelighting

Parasha Tetzaveh 9:00am Shabbat Services, Simha Shabbat, Kiddush, followed

by Ritual Workshop 12:30pm Shabbat Minha*

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am Library Committee 6:30pm Minyan

9:00am Minyan, breakfast 10:00 PRCEC Family Shabbat 6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:11pm Candlelighting

Parasha Ki Tisa 9:00am Shabbat Services, Kiddush 12:30pm Shabbat Minha*

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Women’s League

Women’s League of Congregation B’nai Israel invites you to attend the anuual TORAH FUND DINNER on behalf of THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA

honoring CAROL GRAY MARGER 2016 JACKIE JACOBS WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR HER YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE

GUEST SPEAKER: RABBI DANIELLE UPBIN Jewish Theological Seminary Florida Rabbinic Fellow Program:

“A Jewish Woman’s Guide to Mindful, Grateful Joyful Living” TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 6:00 P.M. Benjamin Family Social Hall

R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Anita Helfand 347-2300 or anita1121@msn.com Your check is your reservation, made payable to CBI Women’s League

Covert: $20.00 Plus suggested minimum donation to Torah Fund

Gift Opportunities:_______________________________ Chai $18 Associate Patron $600 Koach $28 Patron $1200 Benefactor $180 Scholarship $2500 Guardian $300 Keter Kavod $5000

With your donation of $180 or more, you will receive this beautiful gold and silver pin. Make your check payable to “Torah Fund,” and send to Marilyn LeVine, 1900 Park Street North, St. Petersburg, Fl 33710

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, February 9: Women’s League Board Meeting 7:00 pm Saturday, February 20: February Simha Shabbat and Kiddush Tuesday, March 8: Torah Fund Dinner 6:00 pm Saturday, March 19: March Simha Shabbat and Kiddush Monday, March 21: Prepare Shalach Manot bags, Morning Hamentashen Baking 5:00 pm Tuesday, April 5: Community Women’s Seder Congregation Beth Shalom, Clearwater Saturday, April 9: April Simha Shabbat and Kiddush Tuesday, April 12: Women’s League Program 7:00 pm Saturday, May 14: Yom Ha’atzmaut Israeli Breakfast Kiddush, May Simha Shabbat and Kiddush Saturday, June 4: June & July Simha Shabbat and Kiddush 16

Women’s League February Message, to the Women of CBI

A Wonderful Women’s League Shabbat Weekend

Each Shabbat, we hear from a few women who express a newly awakened interest in Women’s League activities. It is really nice to meet visitors, seasonal residents, and new and potential congregants in this way. Best of all, someone starts out as a new face and soon finds friends. We all like to come to a welcoming place. Welcome!

Thank you to all who planned, practiced, prepared, spoke, sang, and showed up to celebrate a successful Women’s League Shabbat 5776/2016.

We enjoyed a lot of participation in the Kabbalat Shabbat service, and many congregants stayed for the tradition of a delicious, sociable “Got Shabbat?” dinner. In the morning, the Torah readers were all women, and most other parts of the service were led by women, or Rabbi Luski or Cantor Schultz.

Since a baby-naming took place during the Shabbat service, we delighted in a tiny girl in her parents’ arms as she watched the readers, who included two of our brilliant high school students. I am sure that the baby, who was quiet and alert, heard their lovely voices on this special occasion

We are multi-generational and inclusive. We want it to be easy for you to take the step forward to show up and find a spot, next to one of us in the chapel, library, sanctuary, or social hall. It takes many to put together a Kiddush luncheon, to read and lead in prayer and study, or to help provide a personal touch at CBI. We support the synagogue however we can. You are one of us.

See you in shul !

With appreciation, Carol Marger, Service Coordinator

MIZVAH MEN’S CLUB: SAVE THE DATE

World Wide Wrap Sunday, February 7, 8:30am With special speaker Mayor Rick Kriseman, and brunch ✡Men’s Club Shabbat Friday, April 8, 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat & Got Shabbat Dinner - Man of The Year Presentation Saturday, April 9, 9:00 am Shabbat Services, April Simha Shabbat, Kiddush ✡Mother’s Day Brunch Sunday, May 8, 10:30 am

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Life Cycle Mazal Tov!

In Memoriam

To Matthew Levine on receiving his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and to his parents Ellie & Dr. Mitchell LeVine and grandparents Marilyn & Dr. Morry LeVine and aunts and uncles Susan & Dr. Steve LeVine Janice & Dr. David LeVine

Lois Schneider, z”l Grandmother of Dean Hershkowitz and Dana Hershkowitz Mother of Judy (Hal) Hershkowitz

May God comfort the families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Hannah Weiss on her election as USY International Social Action/Tikkun Olam (SA/TO) Vice President and to her parents Drs. Leslie & Mitchell Weiss

INTO GOD’S HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT

Margaret (Meg) Marger on her graduation from University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications and to her parents Carol & Bill Marger and grandparents Mary Ann & Bruce Marger and Ruth Gray and aunt and uncle Susan & Dr. Steve LeVine.

The Solitary Flame of the Yahrzeit light is a silent tribute to the preciousness and eternity of the human soul. Attending services, reciting Kaddish, and contributing to tzedakah are appropriate ways to commemorate your loved one’s memory.

If you are interested in purchasing a permanent Memorial Plaque and having it placed on our Memorial Wall, please contact Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 or officemgr@cbistpete.org for more information.

Ricki & Mark Lewis on the engagement of their daughter Dr. Jocelyn Lewis to Mark Cohen of New Brunswick, New Jersey

Etz Chaim Tree of Life Looking for a special way to honor family and friends celebrating a Simha?

BUNS FAMILY TREE OF LIFE is just the answer.

What a joy it is for someone to walk into our shul and see a tribute in honor of his/her Bar or Bat Mitzvah, special birthday, anniversary, or wedding. Order forms are in the synagogue office and lobby. Minimum donation $254

It is a Tree of Life to those who uphold it.

Proverbs 3:16-8 18

Life Cycle

February Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays 1 2 2 3 5 6 8 8 9 11 11

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Masha Ronay Dolores Diamond Ed Ginsberg Joseph Fuchs Michael Noonberg Alma Hirsch Fred Geffon Terri Gross Carol Epstein Marilynn Goldberg Lynn Ober

Anniversaries 2 5 7 10 11

Sandi & Jesse Rodman MaryAnn & Bruce Marger Laney & Alan Kay Yolette & Louis Frey Dr. Anita & Dr. Ben-Ami Braun

Ed Bailey Ellie LeVine Pattie Adelson Eileen Richman Marian Lustigman-Rooth Beverly Sherman Leah Sandler Bryan Greenberg Rony David Dr. Starr Silver Dean Hershkowitz Livia Wein

19 Mark Howard 21 Jeff Litt 23 Sarah Feld 24 Charlotte Goldberg 25 Dr. Mark Sokolov 25 Vivian Neumann 27 Rosalind Litt 27 Dr, Maury Seldin 27 Chaim Bloom 27 Eric Pastman 28 Beverly Levine 28 Millie Gelfond

17 Yael & Benjamin Alpert 17 Sheryl & Robert Sutton 19 Kathy & Dr. Frank Mendelblatt 26 Carol & Tom Epstein

Celebrate your February Birthday and Anniversary at Simha Shabbat on Saturday, February 20, 9:00 am.

MITZVAH GRAM!

Do a Mitzvah; make a Minyan!

Join us in wishing Mazal Tov! to members celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries, and B'nai Mitzvah. Your good wishes can be part of their memories, while at the same time supporting CBI's commitment to help our schools, youth groups, and kehilla through your donations to our Mitzvah Fund.

Your special simha is a wonderful opportunity to attend one of our twice-daily Minyan services.

See the calendar on Pages 14-15 for service times.

Circle the names of everyone you want to honor with a Mitzvah Gram. Send this form together with a check made out to CBI to: CBI c/o Kesef Accounting Services, PO Box 159 Montvale, NJ 07645. You can also donate online at cbistpete.org/donate.

CBI is proud to be partnering with TOP and the Grinspoon Foundation in the Life & Legacy Program.

We request a minimum donation of $10 per acknowledgement.

Your Name: ____________________________ Address: ______________________________ City:____________________ Zip: __________ Telephone: _____________________________

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Donations Adult Education Judy Klein

In Memory Of Debbie Lusana

Buns Technology Improvement Fund In Honor Of Susan Goldstein Birth of Pierce Schwartz Susan Goldstein Birth of Ayla Sternberg In Memory Of Fred & Kathleen Buns Abraham Buns Camp Ramah Fund Murray & Myrna Rubin Murray & Myrna Rubin Susan Goldstein

In Honor Of Birth of Pierce Schwartz Birth of Ayla Sternberg In Memory Of Debbi Lusana

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Morry & Billie Bornstein Dr. Ed Vivian Lurie

In Memory Of Jennifer Jay Betty Elias

Library Fund Dr. Pat Cottrille

In Honor Of January Birthdays & Anniversaries Susan Turner Larry & Vera Green’s Granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah

Bev Sherman Bev Sherman Walter Wallace & Sharon Feen Wallace

Janet Augenbraun

Maller Education Fund Henry & Flor Maller Henry & Flor Maller

In Memory Of Lorraine Maller Henry Maller

Minyan Fund Semyon & Terry Meerkov

In Honor Of In Appreciation of Daily Minyan

Mitzvah Fund Akif Agayev Kory Blair Lenny & Millie Gelfond

In Honor Of In Appreciation In Appreciation Speedy Recovery to Adele Morris Livia & Steve Wein’s Anniversary Hannah Krassner Birth of Hudson & Lillian Hirsch

Dr. Arthur & Bebby Marlin Michael Krassner Fred Silverman

Sylvia Ayes Ed Bailey & Dr. Nancy Landfish Irwin & Hannah Ayes Jerry & Joan Benstock Pearl Brook Tom & Carol Epstein Ruth Gray Jay & Terri Gross Robert & Deborah Jacobs Dr. Ruth Lebowitz Arlene Ludin

In Memory Of Henry Winaker Morris Landfish Reiva Levine Ada Kline Block William Widesky & Aaron Applefield Yetta Bunting Louis Gray George Gross Murray Jacobs Jack Lebowitz Maurice Rubenstein

Dr. David & Janice LeVine Dr. Leslie & Reva Perlstein Dr. Leslie & Reva Perlstein Dr. Leslie & Reva Perlstein Dr. Jimmy & Robin Post Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Alan & Susie Schwartz Dr. Mike & Sandy Slomka Linda Weiss Mary Wygodski

Ruth Shapiro Leo Freeman Teddy Pearlstein Sylvia Pearlstein Jill Engelman Debbie Lusana Debbie Lusana Bertha Slomka Stanley Weiss Morton Wygodski

Music & Concert Fund Eileen Richman

In Honor Of Birth of Sofie Jay

Prayer Book Fund Dr. Arthur & Bebby Marlin Scott Daniels

In Memory Of Herman Marlin Debbie Lusana

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Dr. Irwin & Barbara Feinman Morry & Billie Bornstein Barry & Jackie Kanner Barry & Jackie Kanner Jay & Karen Kauffman

In Honor Of Rabbi Luski Our 23rd Anniversary Alan & Susie Schwartz Rabbi Luski Rabbi Luski

Barbara Feinman Lou Bader Lou Bader Jerry & Joan Benstock Beverly Dikman Ed Ginsberg Ed Ginsberg Bryan & Robyn Greenberg Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Alma Hirsch Earl & Rita Kessler Joe & Diana Rosin Anita Sher Fred Silverman Shirley Sommella

In Memory Of Emanuel Faber Aaron Applefield Ida Bader Debbie Lusana Gertrude Berger Sam Obnetzky Lillian Ginsberg Lorraine Miller Issac Winter Aaron Applefield Debbie Lusana Larry Solomon William Hirsch Sid Yanchuck John Worobey Otto Weiskopf Julius Silverman Hannah LeBold

USY Fund Dr. Mark & Judi Gordon Murray & Myrna Rubin Murray & Myrna Rubin

In Honor Of Birth of Pierce Schwartz Birth of Ayla Sternberg

Judy Benjamin Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Ruth Mauer Ruth Mauer Dr. Linda Prieto Dr. Mandel & Karen Sher Dr. Mark & Debbie Sokolov

In Memory Of Debbie Lusana Aaron Applefield Seymour Abt Ida Abt Debbie Lusana Debbie Lusana Debbie Lusana

USY Pilgrimage Fund Ellen Bernstein

In Memory Of Aaron Appelfield

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February 11: The Vinoy Rooftop March 10: MEZE 119 April 14: The Vinoy Rooftop Info or RSVP to Rabbi Danielle Upbin at rabbidani@verizon.net Or

Rabbi Michael Torop at rabbirtorop@tempelbeth-el.com

BUNS FAMILY LIBRARY We have just placed some wonderful books on the shelves for you to borrow and enjoy !

NON-FICTION: Not In God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi oF the United Kingdom (170SAC) Ally by Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the US ( 953.22 ORE) Sacred Treasure: The Cairo Genizah by Rabbi Mark Glickman (902GLI) Isaac Stern—My First 79 Years: written with Chiam Potok (B STE) FICTION: The Marriage fo Opposites by Alice Hoffman (F HOF) - the early life of Camille Pissarro The Laundry Room by Lynda Lippman Lockhart (F LIP), Israel Resistance in 1946 by local author 22

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