B'nai Israel Review November 2016

November 2016 Tishrei - Heshvan 5777

IN THIS ISSUE Contact Us

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Special Happenings

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Leadership Messages

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Sunday Morning University

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PRECEC & Youth

Pages 10-11

Bid & Buy Auction Page 13 Adult Studies

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Women’s League & Mitzvah Men’s Club

Pages 17, 21, 22

Life Cycle Events

Pages 18-19 Tributes

Pages 20 Advertisers

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Volume 5777 Issue 4

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 Rabbi.luski@cbistpete.org

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

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center Director Rachel Bennett 727.381.4900 x2001 preschool@cbistpete.org

Torah Reader/Facilities/Finance Bob Weinrib 727.381.4900 x1004 Accounting@cbistpete.org

Congregant Support Pam Askin 727.381.4901 x1003 officemgr@cbistpete.org Director Of Communications Hana Cowart 727.381.4900 x1002 Hana@cbistpete.org

Lifelong Learning Maureen Sechan 727.381.4900 x1011 DLL@cbistpete.org

President Susan Marger LeVine doc2roc@aol.com Women’s League Catering Livia Wein polyglatt@gmail.com Men’s Club President Leo Lang leopoldlang@gmail.com USY President Danielle LeVine DanielleL3201@gmail.com

Community Engagement Liz Sembler 727.381.4900 x1007 lizsembler@aol.com

Kehilla BIKKUR HOLIM: about sharing patient names, even with clergy. We need our congregants to communicate directly with us to inform us of illness or hospitalization. Please call Pam Askin at 727-381-4901 so that, as clergy and synagogue family, we can be helpful in moments of difficulty or stress.

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 takes very seriously. When our members are ill or hospitalized we want to know. In the interest of protecting confidentiality hospitals today are very cautious

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Special Happenings Mark your calendar for …..

SPECIAL SHABBAT EVENTS Friday, November 4, 6:30 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat featuring our PRTT students Saturday, November 5, 9:00 am Cholent Kiddush & Torah Study following morning services Friday, November 11, 5:30 pm Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat Service

The launch date for “Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas?” has been postponed to January 27, 2017.

Saturday, November 12, 9:00 am Veterans Shabbat Service Guest Speaker: Sharon Grau Russell

Which means it’s not too late for you to sign up to host an initial Shabbat dinner!

Saturday, November 12, 6:15 pm Havdala on the Beach Upham Beach, St. Pete Beach

“Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas?” is part of a nationwide program in Conservative synagogues. Host congregants invite other members – where possible, those who have never been in their homes before – to Shabbat dinner on a specified Friday night (dates, once a month, have been cleared on the synagogue calendar.)

Friday, November 18, 5:00 pm Tot Shabbat Experience, Light “kids” dinner Saturday, November 19, 9:00 am Hospice Shabbat Guest Speaker: Stacy Orloff November Simha Shabbat Junior Congregation 10:30 Chapel

Guests are asked to be hosts to other guests the following month! Reciprocity is not expected. Our aim is to be inclusive.

Saturday, December 3, 9:00 am Grandparents Shabbat December Simha Shabbat Junior Congregation 10:30 Chapel Tot Shabbat 10:30 Youth Lounge

The program has two goals: 1. To strengthen the synagogue community 2. To help members build meaningful memories and relationships To learn more, read the following article from the United Synagogue’s CJ magazine: http://www.cjvoices.org/article/guess-whos-coming-toshabbas/ We have 14 members who have already stepped up to host the January 27, 2017 dinner and we can use more. Contact the chairs, Maureen Shacter or Mary Ann Marger (contact info below) if you can join them. We’ll give you details of a planning session to take place in early December.

Mary Ann Marger artmarger@aol.com 727-345-3637

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Maureen Shacter weinma@gmail.com 727-393-3467

From the Rabbi Rabbi Milton Steinberg made a point in one of his essays that to be a Jew in America was to have the advantage of being able to fully participate in two cultures and traditions. The month of November has no Jewish holidays, but it does contain Thanksgiving, Veterans Day and even that great civic experience Election Day. For the Jewish community, Thanksgiving Day resonates with Jewish values, even if the historical background is not from our own history.

The obligation to cultivate a lively sense of appreciation for the manifold blessings a gracious God bestows on us runs like a golden thread throughout the fabric of our Jewish tradition. According to religious mandate we are obligated to recite “one hundred blessings” every day as we experience God’s bounty. So basic was this sense of appreciation that the Rabbis of old declared: “In time to come, all the offerings will be abolished except the thanks-offering; all the prayers will be abolished except the prayers of thanksgiving.”

At first thought, it appears easy to cultivate the art of giving thanks. From our earliest days we are taught good manners, among them responding “thank you” to express our gratitude when someone else was nice to us. What would be more natural than extending this lesson into our adult life, and occasionally pausing to be grateful for the blessings of our lives and for life itself. And yet as we move from day to day, we cannot fail to note the difficulty that most of us have in feeling gratitude and expressing appreciation.

There is a well known legend that underscores this tendency in human beings. Two angels were each given a basket and sent to earth to gather up the prayers that were being offered that day. One was to collect only petitions. The other was to gather up the prayers of thanksgiving. When they returned, the angel bearing the requests was carrying a basket filled to overflowing. The other angel was depressed for his basket was all but empty.

There is no doubt that our gripes and grumblings are louder than our expressions of appreciation. We complain more often than we experience contentment. We are certainly more aware of what we lack and need, than our focus on what we have.

Thanksgiving Day is a call to remedy this emotional imbalance in our perception of the world and our own lives. The meal, the sharing, that gathering together of family and friends can and must make us stand back and realize how grateful we should be for the people in our lives, the successes of our lives and for the simple fact that we are here to enjoy life.

We also should appreciate how lucky we are to be here in America with its tradition of tolerance. There have been few countries in our history that could compare with the level of acceptance and encouragement that we as Jews have found on these shores.

To be grateful does not mean to take for granted – just the opposite. From colonial days on, the Jewish community understood that it had to be resolute in defending American values and to participate in the “civic” process. We fought in the wars of America and as Jews were proud to be counted as veterans. Above everything, the early Jews in America understood that their right to vote and to hold public office was what made this country different for us. If you think about it, all three of the holidays of November have a common ground.

Appreciate and participate – that is what it is all about!

Shalom,

Rabbi Jacob Luski

From the Cantor One of my former rabbis used to say that Thanksgiving was his favorite holiday. I think it’s easy to see why – the message of the day is simple, yet fundamental. Although it was originally a day on which the pilgrims gave thanks to God for bringing them safely to America, for us it is a day on which we can reflect on and recall all that we are thankful for in our lives.

In the spirit of the holiday, I would like to share with you some things for which I am thankful: I am thankful that I am able to work in a profession that I love, and that I have the opportunity to serve a congregation filled with such wonderful people. I am thankful that I have my family, who are there for me in both the best and the worst of times. I am thankful to be an uncle – my niece and nephew are adorable. I am thankful to have my friends, many of whom are also colleagues.

There are many places in our formal liturgy where we thank God. Upon waking up in the morning, we say “Modeh / modah ani:” “I thank You, enduring Sovereign, for restoring my soul to me in compassion. You are faithful beyond measure.” The psalm for Shabbat begins “Tov l’hodot Ladonai (It is good to thank Adonai).” In Hallel, we say “Hodu Ladonai ki tov (Thank Adonai, for God is good)” and “Od’cha ki anitani (I thank You, for You have answered me).”

We even devote an entire brachah of every Amidah to thanking God: “Modim anachnu lach.” (For all you Hebrew buffs, “modim anachnu” is the plural of “modeh / modah ani”) We say this brachah three times every day, and four times on days when we have Musaf. Let’s take a look at the end of this brachah: “For all these blessings we shall ever praise and exalt You. May every living creature thank You and praise You faithfully, God of deliverance and our help. Barukh Atah Adonai, ‘The Beneficent One’ is Your name, and it is fitting to give thanks to You.” Happy Thanksgiving,

Cantor Jonathan Schultz

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From the President

Just three days before Election Day, my son Marc turns 18. As such, family conversations have focused on the debates and the twists and turns of the campaigns. Marc accompanied me to a local political fundraiser and discussed issues with CBI’s own Eric Lynn, a former advisor to President Barack Obama. Party politics aside, it is most important to be well educated, make a decision and get out there and vote. We are so fortunate as Americans to have the freedom and the power to vote.

After enjoying the beautiful Jewish High Holidays at CBI, we can now turn to November, a time to give thanks, look outward and consider global healing and building community. On Thursday, November 10th at 7am, I have the honor of representing the Jewish community by saying the Invocation prayer at the 15th Annual YMCA Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast held at the Coliseum. I will be sitting alongside clergy and leaders representing a diversity of religions to a crowd of 700 guests. This is my third time representing “our people.” This year it is very nice to be with a childhood friend and our Jewish Mayor Rick Kriseman. Guest speaker will be Lucille O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal’s mom, who will discuss raising a renowned athlete amidst many life struggles.

Get ready, get set, go… Our second annual 5K CBI Chase the Dreidel run/walk will be held in December, which will also feature an online Auction fundraiser. CBI’s Jewbilees, our empty nesters and baby boomers social group, is planning to give back to the community at their Christmas Day Tikkun Olam project.

Welcome to our newest staff person, Hana Cowart, who joins us as Communications Director. On Hana’s first week on the job, a Tampa Bay Times Photographer snapped a priceless photo of Hana holding her 2-year old Sarah on her shoulders while decorating our CBI Sukkah. The image became a front page, local section photo with cutline. Hana is off to a great start!

See you in Shul!

Susan Marger LeVine

From the Director of Lifelong Learning “Each person has a Torah, unique to that person, his or her innermost teaching. Some seem to know their Torahs very early in life and speak and sing them in a myriad of ways. Others spend their whole lives stammering, shaping, and rehearsing them. Some are long, some are short.

Some are intricate and poetic, others are only a few words, and still others can only be spoken through gesture and example. But every soul has a Torah.” I immediately connected with this teaching from Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. If I analyze the words through the lens of a Jewish educator, I recognize that there is a variety of potential in every student, and each student possesses differing abilities to access the Torah that is inside. I want to use a variety of tools to cultivate the joy in accessing the Torah. I also want to give our students at every age an opportunity to explore their Torah, because I’ve found that sometimes connecting authentically with our internal Torah requires different techniques as we travel through life! How many ways did we focus on the Torah during the holidays of Tishre? We read the Torah, interpreted the Torah, finished reading the Torah then started reading again, sang songs from the Torah, changed the Torah coverings, linked honored members of our community to the Torah: our Chatanei Torah, honored the Torah with processions and Hakafot, kissed the Torah, and even danced with the Torah. Ten different ways to connect with and experience Torah using all our senses, and hopefully there was something for everyone!

What are the innovative tools for Jewish education that we can use in our current setting? How do we integrate religious beliefs and cultural needs in a differentiated manner that allows all learners to embrace their inner Torah? I invite you to help me explore these questions and more later this month as we begin to work together to meet the needs of all our learners. Look for details in our weekly enews!

Maureen Sechan Director of Lifelong Learning

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$100,000 CHALLENGE! These are gifts before Greg & Liz Sembler and Michael & Margot Benstock match all new dollars over last year with a dollar of their own. New donations thus are tripled! $10,000 - $15,000 Greg & Liz Sembler Jerry & Joan Benstock Michael & Margot Benstock $7,000 - $8,500 Pat Cottrille Ed & Vivian Lurie Alan & Susie Schwartz Joel & Betty Sue Shane Mike & Sandy Slomka $4,000 - $6,500 Warren & Naomi Abel Marilyn Benjamin Mark & Louisa Benjamin Ira & Susie Berman Louis Orloff Mandel & Karen Sher Steve Warren Jean Wittner $2,000 - $3,600 Judy Benjamin Jack & Linda Goldfarb Mark & Judi Gordon Morrie & Marilyn LeVine Steve & Susan LeVine Marc & Laurie Reiskind Bernardo & Stephanie Stein David & Rachel Wein Bob & Cindy Weisberg Mitch & Leslie Weiss $1,018 - $1,850 Anonymous Janet Augenbraun Dorothy Bowser & Elizabeth Unruh Kathleen Buns Valerie Hyman Shelly Kamins & Diane Sembler-Kamins Audrey Kopelman Shelley Lynn Mitzvah Men’s Club Leslie & Reva Pearlstein Cary & Karen Reich Robert & Sheryl Sutton Current as of 10/23/16

$750 - $1,000 Anonymous Harold & Charlotte Goldberg Bruce & Mary Ann Marger Arthur & Bebby Marlin David & Teddi Robbins Fred & Maureen Sechan Bob Warsaw $500 - $749 Anonymous Tracy Benstock Ed Bailey & Nancy Landfish Rachel Domber Steve & Linda Grau Byron Kolitz & Starr Silver Leo Lang Moe & Pam LeCompte Larry & Aldena Lew Bill & Carol Marger Dick & Gerry Mensh Bob & Jennifer Sternberg Susan Turner Hugh & Susie van Gelder $300 – $499 Richard & Debbie Blanchard Steve Bloom & Charlene Wygodski Morry & Billie Bornstein Herb & Sandy Brasch Barry & Jackie Kanner Meni & Malina Kanner Marvin & Lee Leibson Mark & Ricki Lewis Eric & Judy Ludin Eric & Tracy Lynn Frank & Kathy Mendelblatt David & Amy Piper Lilly Salcman Bob & Ina Sheppard Steve & Livia Wein Bob Weinrib & Nancy Weil Linda Weiss Sid & Phyllis Werner $200 – $299 Oren & Stephanie Adelson Lawrence & Caren Appel Pam Askin Andrew & Amy Giskin

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Larry & Vera Green Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Carolyn Isakson Sam & Sandy Janofsky Alan & Laney Kay David & Janice LeVine Allan & Nancy Lonschein Robin Perlman Phil & Joan Redisch Murray & Myrna Rubin Sharron Scott Beverly Sherman Steven & Hazel Shwer Michael & Mavis Wallace Mark & Julia Wolfson $137 - $199 Anonymous Ben & Yael Alpert Lyle & Hana Cowart Tom & Carol Epstein Ed Ginsberg Alan & Araceli Gross Dean Hershkowitz Robert & Deborah Jacobs Jay & Karen Kauffman Dick & Gerry Mensh Jimmy & Robin Post Daniel & Rachelle Schwartz Bev Sherman Ron & Claire Yogman Michael & Leisa Zimmer $90 - $136 Esta Blaxberg Dolores Diamond Greg Engelman Lou & Yollette Frey Joel & Ellen Goetz David & Vicki Greenfield Jay & Terri Gross Dana Hershkowitz Alma Hirsch Jocelyn Howard Brian & Susan Kagan Helen Kahan Leslie Kirsner Mirla Kremer Ruth Lebowitz Mitch & Ellie LeVine Vivian Neumann

Mark & Debbie Sokolov Shirley Sommella Michael & Bonnie Walker $54 - $75 Anonymous Lou Bader Kory Blair David & Erica Benstock Jim Gordon Mark Howard Maxine Kaufman Ana Masri Adele Morris Bette Schroeder Mark & Noelle Walters Mary Wygodski Art & Kim Zinkerman $36 - $53 Caren Baird Naomi Berg & Alan Berg Jeremy & Rebecca Douglass Eve Epstein Joan Epstein Jack & Marilyn Goldberg Bonnie Halprin Arthur & Diane Jay Debbie Kobernick Ben & Helen Pertcheck Richard Polsky Bennett & Randi Rabin Jeff & Jess Strait Rose Sutton Claire Weinstein $18 - $35 Ellen Bernstein Fred & Mali Feld Joe & Eva Fuchs Michael & Arlene Hurwitz Beth Ann Redisch Eileen Richman Fred Silverman Lea Tucker

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February 2014

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center

Happy Thanksgiving from Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center!

CALLING ALL STORYTELLERS! Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center is looking for some fabulous volunteers to come read to our youngest learners.

October was filled with many celebrations, lots of learning, and exponential growth!

We could not be more excited as we head toward the end of the Fall Semester.

Join in the fun we have in store for November!

Thursday, November 1: PRECEC PTA Meeting 4:30pm-5:00pm CR#3 Tuesday, November 8: Election Day PRECEC OPEN Wednesday, November 9: Rabbi Luski’s Storytime in VPK 11:30am Friday, November 11: Veteran’s Day PRECEC OPEN Friday, November 18: Family Pre-Shabbat 10am CBI Sanctuary Tuesday, November 22: Timeless Tales’ Tom The Turkey 9:30am CR#2 Tuesday, November 22: Thanksgiving Feast 11:45am-12:30pm Classrooms Wednesday, November 23 – Friday, November 25: Thanksgiving Break PRECEC CLOSED

PRECEC is now accepting New Enrolls for 2017 Space is extremely limited. Book your tour today!

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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 Director Rachel Bennett at preschool@cbistpete.org or 727.302.9668.

Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah & Youth GAN YOM RISHON: PARENT AND TOT DROP IN CLASS Sunday mornings 9:45-10:45 am, whenever PRTT Sunday School is in Session.

What a fun way to build a vocabulary of Hebrew words through repetition, symbols, and movement. We are applying the same strategy to building Holiday understanding with our youngest learners! Through Gan Yom Rishon we are assisting the yeladim in learning “synagogue skills” in a fun and age-appropriate way. They are having a great time participating in Havdala every Sunday morning, learning some prayers, including the Shema in sign language, and playing games with the Torah before snack. Here’s a favorite: “Someone’s in the circle named Noah! Someone’s in the circle I know. Someone’s in the circle named Noah! Hugging the Torah just so!”

See you next Sunday: you are welcome to bring a friend: it is free and open to the Jewish community!

YOUTH GROUP

NEWS

USY AND KADIMA YOUTH GROUPS If it’s November, it’s Mercaz convention time! Our USYers will be traveling across the bridge to Tampa 11/4-11/6 for their first Sub-Regional convention!

Kadima will be traveling to Jacksonville Jewish Center 11/18-11/20 for their VERY FIRST CONVENTION!!!!

Can’t wait to hear about awesome times and new friendships!!!

COLLEGE

CONNECTION

Have you seen our college students’ smiling faces? Is it the hand-painted new mug? Is it the treats? Or is it knowing their CBI family loves them?! Our next package will go out in early December with Hanukkah-themed and finals survival treats. If you haven’t registered your student yet, send their address to Maureen at dll@cbistpete.org so CBI can send some love their way!

We will graciously accept any help in packing or purchasing treats for our students!

Maureen Sechan, Director Life Long Learning

Tel. 727-381-4900 ext 1011

E-mail dll@cbistpete.org

SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUPS SCHEDULE: PRTT

Youth Services

11/4 Kabbalat Shabbat PRTT 6:30 pm

11/18 Tot Shabbat Experience 5:00 pm, light dinner

11/20 No PRTT Teacher In-Service, TBJEC

11/19 Junior Congregation 10:30 am

11/23, 11/27 No PRTT – Thanksgiving Youth Groups: Hebrew High 11/2 Hebrew High, Election Curriculum 11/9 Hebrew High, Kristallnacht curriculum 11/16 Hebrew High

11/4-11/6 USY Mercaz Convention, Rodeph Shalom, Tampa 11/13

Shalom Club Grades 2-5 event

11/18-11/20 Kadima Mercaz Convention, Jacksonville Jewish Center

11/23 No Hebrew High 11/30 Hebrew High

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BID & BUY FOR CBI We’re holding our first annual online auction to benefit CBI programs and we need your donations. We seek art, Judaica, gift certificates, crafts, collectibles and more - donations are tax deductible! Resort stays, spa services, art you wish to recycle – we want it all. Please bring your items to CBI. The auction will go online in mid-November and end with a bang at Chase the Dreidel on December 4. Call Valerie Hyman with questions (727) 866-3232. Stay tuned for details!

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Tishrei - Heshvan 5777 November 2016 Sun

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Morning Minyan

1 Rosh Hodesh Heshvan 7:45am Morning Minyan 4:00pm PRECEC PTA 6:30pm Evening Minyan

Followed by Breakfast

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

Evening Minyan Sunday Thursday: 6:30 pm

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CLOCKS CHANGE-FALL BACK ONE HOUR!

9:00 am Morning Minyan 9:45 am PRTT 9:45 am Gan Yom Rishon Drop In 10:30 am Rosh Hodesh Women’s Group-Carolyn Isakson home 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

8 ELECTION DAY – VOTE! 7:45 am Morning Minyan 11:00 am Torah 4 Seniors-Benjamin Tower 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

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9:00 am Morning Minyan 9:45 am PRTT 9:45 am Gan Yom Rishon Drop In 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Board Trustees

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Federation Super Sunday

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

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NO PRTT 9:00 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

NO PRTT 9:00 am Morning Minyan 4:00 pm Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, Empath Health, SP 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

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7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

USY Mercaz Fall Convention, 4 Heshvan, Noah CRS, Tampa 9:00 am Shabbat Services, 7:45 am Morning Minyan, Cholent Kiddush & 6:26 pm Candlelighting Torah Study 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat, 12:30 pm Minha* PRTT Shabbat

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7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

Veterans Day 7:45 am Morning Minyan 5:22 pm Candlelighting 5:30 pm Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat

11 Heshvan, Lekh L’kha 9:00 am Veterans Shabbat, Speaker Sharon Grau Russell 12:30 pm Minha* 6:15 pm Havdala on the Beach, Upham Beach, SPB

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7:45 am Morning Minyan 10:30 am CBI-Hadassah Book Club 4:30 pm PRTT 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Hebrew High 7:00 pm Talmud Class

7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

Kadima Mercaz Convention, Jacksonville FL 7:45 am Morning Minyan 10:00 am PRECEC Pre-Shabbat Celebration 5:00 pm Tot Shabbat Experience & Light Dinner 5:19 pm Candlelighting 5:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat

18 Heshvan, Va-era 9:00 am Hospice Shabbat, Speaker Stacy Orloff, November Simha Shabbat 10:00 am Child Care 10:30 am Jr. Congregation 12:30 pm Minha*

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PRECEC Closed NO PRTT 7:45 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

Thanksgiving Day CBI Office & PRECEC Closed 9:00 am Morning Minyan 6:30 pm Evening Minyan

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Rosh Hodesh Heshvan 7:45 am Morning Minyan 4:30 pm PRTT 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Hebrew High 7:00 pm Talmud Class 7:00 pm Men’s Club Mtg

9 7:45 am Morning Minyan 11:30 am Rabbi Preschool Story Time 12:00 pm Lunch With Rabbi & Mishna Study 4:30 pm PRTT 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 6:30 pm Kristallnacht at Florida Holocaust Museum 7:00 pm Hebrew High

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25 Heshvan, Hayyei Sarah CBI Office & PRECEC Closed 9:00 am Shabbat Services 7:45 am Morning Minyan 12:30 pm Minha* 5:18 pm Candlelighting 5:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat

30 7:45 am Morning Minyan 4:30 pm PRTT 6:30 pm Evening Minyan 7:00 pm Hebrew High 7:00 pm Talmud Class

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Adult Studies & Special Events TALMUD MADE EASY CLASS WITH STEVE WEIN NOVEMBER 2, 16 AND 30, 7:00 PM, CBI LIBRARY Steve Wein continues his class studying Talmudic text along with selected commentaries. Classes are in English and Steve explains all. All materials will be provided and no previous knowledge necessary.

ROSH HODESH WOMEN’S GROUP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, HOME OF CAROLYN ISAKSON I wish each of you a happy and healthy new year. Our next Rosh Chodesh meeting is Sunday, November 6 at 10:30 am at the home of Carolyn Isakson. Ricki Lewis is facilitating.

Light brunch will be served. As always, lively participation and discussion will follow!!

Please RSVP to Carolyn at 860-463-1238 or cwislp@hotmail.com I look forward to seeing all of you.

Sheryl Feinman TORAH FOR SENIORS WITH RABBI LUSKI TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 11:00 AM, PHILIP BENJAMIN TOWER Rabbi Jacob Luski meets for monthly Torah discussion in the social hall at Benjamin Tower.

LUNCH WITH RABBI AND MISHNA STUDY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 12:00 NOON, CBI ATRIUM Deli lunch and Mishna Study with Rabbi Luski meets monthly on Wednesdays at noon in the Atrium. your lunch order by Tuesday, November 8th to Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 or officemgr@cbistpete.org

CBI-HADDASSAH BOOK CLUB NOVEMBER 16, 10:30 AM, CBI LIBRARY Good news for those who like to sleep in: we'll be meeting a little later at 10:30 am until further notice.

Please join us for lively and intellectual discussion at the CBI library. Note the revised November schedule (updated last month) and two new selections at the bottom of the list. We still don't have a volunteer to facilitate the April and May meetings. Consider stepping up. We are a mostly selffacilitating discussion group needing someone to keep us on topic. You can prepare as much or as little as you prefer.

11/16/16 The Paris Architect: A Novel

by Charles Belfoure; Facilitator: Leslie Kirsner 12/21/16 A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel

by Dara Horn; Facilitator: Mary Ann Marger 1/18/17 The Secret Chord: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks; Facilitator: Elaine Fein 2/12/17 One last thing before I go by Jonathan Tropper; Facilitator: Sheila Wasserman 3/15/17 Fault Lines by Nancy Huston; Facilitator: Carolyn Isakson 4/19/17 to be announced 5/17/17 to be announced LEARN TO CHANT HAFTARAH BEGINS WEDNESDAYS EVENINGS, JANUARY 11, 5:30-6:30 PM Please join us on Wednesday evenings, 5:30-6:30 pm, beginning January 11, for a six-week class on Haftarah chanting taught by Liz Sembler. Participants should be able to read Hebrew. Please call Liz at CBI: 381-4900, ext.1007 for more information and to sign up, or email her at lizsembler@aol.com.

Hana Cowart, Director of Communications Shalom CBI! Thank you for including me in this wonderful community and for the incredible welcome you have given me and my family.

To share a bit about myself: I am a proud graduate of University of South Florida (GO BULLS!) with Bachelors of Arts in both Religious Studies and Psychology. My professional experience includes both religious and secular teaching as well as child welfare. I’ve spent my career working with individuals and families to help them reach their goals and to help them work as a community. I look forward to working with my CBI family to continue the amazing work being done here to engage the Jewish community both here at CBI and those we hope will join us soon.

In addition to being your Director of Communications, I am a member of Congregation B’nai Israel along with my husband, Lyle, and daughter, Sarah.

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Mitzvah Men’s Club

Women’s League

Did you see the men's club membership list in the lobby at CBI on Yom Kippur? You too can have your name on that list for only $54.00 a year. That is only 15 cents a day. What a deal. If that wasn't enough for no extra charge you can participate in planning and putting on such events as the World Wide Wrap, Suds in the Sukka, Passover BBQ, and many others.

Many of your friends belong I am sure. Why not join us with a membership in the Mitzvah Men's Club of CBI?

Women's League takes this opportunity to wish our entire CBI family a year filled with good health and happiness, and peace in the world.

On Sunday, October 16, we joined our PRTT students in decorating the Sukka. Fun was had by all. Our kids are adorable, and under the guidance of Maureen Sechan, Director of Lifelong Learning, and the teachers, this intergenerational program was a huge success. The CBI Women's League's team for Sukkah decor included preparations by Vicki Greenfield, Vivian Lurie, and Phyllis Werner; and placement of the higher-level decorations, with ladders and long reaches,

by Kathleen Smith-Buns, Reisha Freedman, Ricki and Mark Lewis, Carol Marger, Livia and Steve Wein, and Jackie Wertel. We regret any omissions and thank all who made it happen.

Other upcoming events include Latkes during Hanukka, the World Wide Wrap including Brunch and a speaker, and the Men's Club Kabbalat Shabbat just to mention a few.

Leo Lang, President Looking Ahead: Sunday, December 28th cook and serve Latkes to the congregation

What is coming up in future?

The Judaica Shop will be open for all your Hanukka needs. Watch the Bulletin for dates and times.

Sunday, February 5th World Wide Wrap instruction, minyan

On January 20 and 21, under the chairmanship of Reisha Freedman, we will have our annual WL Shabbat. We will participate in Friday evening services and then we will enjoy a delicious Got Shabbat? Dinner. Look for information on this event. On Saturday, January 21, we will continue with WL Shabbat followed by a lovely kiddush luncheon.

Friday, March 24th Men's Club Kabbalat Shabbat, Got Shabbat? Dinner.

Saturday, March 25th Men's Club Shabbat service and Kiddush Thursday, April 13th Passover BBQ Sunday, April 30th Put up Kotel Sunday, May 14th Men's Club Mother's Day Brunch

February 21, Joanne Luski will be coordinating the annual Jewish Theological Seminary Torah Fund dinner. We will have a wonderful speaker, Carol Simon, President of International Women's League for Conservative Judaism. Our annual Jackie Jacobs Woman of Achievement will be honored at this event.

MAH JONGG CARD ORDERS Large cards - $9.00 - Small cards $8.00 ALL ORDERS MUST BE IN BY DECEMBER 31, 2016!!!

Checks are to be made out to: CBI Women’s League Send to: Sheryl Feinman 14047 Jennifer Terr., Largo, FL 33774 Or call or text Sheryl at 727-422-2221 Or email sherlnan@tampabay.rr.com Sheryl Feinman

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carol Marger, 727-345-0433 or Anita Helfand, 727-347-2300. In order to make WL flourish, we need you.

With warm wishes, Anita and Carol

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Life Cycle Events In Memoriam Edwin Reiskind Jr. z”l Father of Dr. Marc Reiskind (Laurie), Jodi Reiskind, Steven Reiskind and Andrew Reiskind

Helen Applefield z”l Mother of Paul (Jo) Applefield, Mark (Sue) Applefield, Rick Applefield and Cory Applefield May God comfort the families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

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

Celebrating a Simha?

INTO GOD’S HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT 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.

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.

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.

Membership Directory

The annual Membership Directory is about to go to press. Please call the office to report any changes in your own address, phone, or email.

We want to make sure we get your entry correct!

It is a tree of life to those who uphold it.

Proverbs 3:18

Thank you to CBI Congregants for donations of food pantry items for Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services Operation Isaiah. CBI keeps a collection basket year-round for donations.

Special thanks to Murray and Myrna Rubin for chairing these efforts.

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November Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6

Carol Katz Adele Morris Randi Rabin Ruth Lebowitz Rabbi Jacob Luski Pam LeCompte Brian Kagan Irma Mayer Joel Shane Claire Weinstein Cindy Weisberg Oren Adelson Sylvia Ayes

Anniversaries 6

Tom & Shevy Silverberg 12 Jack & Marilyn Goldberg 18 Jerry & Joan Benstock

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Marilyn LeVine Aldena Lew Karen Reich Matt Gould Sheila Hutman Leslie Weiss Selma Gaby Elaine Rothstein Barbara Levin Ben Pertcheck Phyllis Werner Sheri Frogel Joel Goetz

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Chaim & Aliza Bloom Ron & Claire Yogman Jack & Linda Goldfarb Rabbi Jacob & Joanne Luski

Bonnie Halprin Bob Weinrib Asher Gil Joel Taller Anita Helfand Robin Perlman Howard Rothstein Robert Sutton Barry Kelmachter Eric Ludin Michael Benstock Frank Katz Ana Masri Sam Green

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MITZVAH GRAM!

Celebrate your November Birthdays and Anniversaries at Simha Shabbat on Saturday, November 19 at 9:00 am. Also, Junior Congregation is at 10:30 am.

Do a Mitzvah, Make a Minyan!

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.

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.

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.

We request a minimum donation of $10 per acknowledgement.

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Donations & Tributes Adult Education Larry & Sheryl Feinman

In Honor Of Joe and Diana Rosin’s 40th Anniversary

Camp Ramah Fund David & Janice LeVine

In Honor Of Rabbi Luski

Ellen Glassman Adult Studies In Honor Of Jack & Linda Goldfarb Fred & Maureen Sechan’s New Home Jack & Linda Goldfarb Birth of Jacob George Gross Gail Warren Leadership Fund Marc & Laurie Reiskind Mike & Sandy Slomka Steve Warren Steve Warren Larry & Sheryl Feinman Mark & Ricki Lewis Ed & Vivian Lurie Phil & Joan Redisch Library Fund Janet Augenbraun Janet Augenbraun Bev Sherman Mitzvah Fund Akif Agayev Ira & Susie Berman Beverly Dikman Steve & Linda Grau Marietta Drucker Ed & Vivian Lurie Ed & Vivian Lurie Ed & Vivian Lurie Ludin’s, Sokolov’s and Marietta Drucker David Scheinert Bob Weinrib & Nancy Weil Marc & Laurie Reiskind Marc & Laurie Reiskind David & Teddi Robbins Steve & Livia Wein and Helen Kahan Steve Bloom & Charlene Wygodski

In Honor Of Sondra Levin’s Birthday Sondra Levin’s Birthday In Memory Of Gail Warren Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind In Honor Of Birth of Mark Shenofsky In Memory Of Barry Augenbraun Nathan Shure In Honor Of In Appreciation Birth of Jacob George Gross A Special Birthday In Appreciation Joanne Luski’s Honor Laurie Reiskind Hatanei Hatorah Ricki Lewis Hatanei Hatorah Joanne Luski Hatanei Hatorah Appreciation of Dr. Bernardo Stein In Appreciation Appreciation of Ruth Mauer Joanne Luski & Ricki Lewis Hatanei Hatorah Marriage of Ricki & Mark Lewis’ Daughter Joanne Luski Hatanei Hatorah Laurie Reiskind, Ricki Lewis and Joanne Luski Hatanei Hatorah

Mitzvah Fund Frank Mendelblatt Joe & Eva Fuchs Leslie Kirsner Bob & Elaine Lachter Dick & Gerry Mensh Richard Simon & Family Harold & Joyce Seder Anita Sher Anita Sher Lou Bader Ruth Kern Dee Dinsfriend Rachel Domber Murray Fink Lenny & Millie Gelfond Susan Goldstein Stanley Hagendorf Michael & Arlene Hurwitz Richard Miller and Family Leslie & Reva Pearlstein Cary & Karen Reich Cary & Karen Reich Greg & Liz Sembler Joel & Betty Sue Shane Hugh & Susie van Gelder Steve & Livia Wein and Helen Kahan

In Memory Of Abraham Blacker Sara Fuchs Her Brothers’ Yahrzeit Viola Max Sidney Mack Woody Reiskind Martin Seder Dr. Lewis Sher Calvin Weiskopf Edwin Reiskind Paul Kern Karen Dinsfriend Matthew J. Domber Henry Fink William Gelfond Edwin Reiskind Sidney Greene Max Rubenstein Woody Reiskind Edwin Reiskind Debi Englander Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind Edwin Reiskind

Prayer Book Fund Arthur & Bebby Marlin

In Honor Of Laurie Reiskind, Ricki Lewis and Joanne Luski Hatanei Hatorah Mark Gordon’s 70th Birthday In Memory Of Sam & Toby Shkarofsky Eva & Herman Marlin Helen Applefield

Arthur & Bebby Marlin Arthur & Bebby Marlin Arthur & Bebby Marlin Victor Shernoff

Edwin Reiskind

PRECEC Fund Ron & Claire Yogman

In Memory Of Birth of Arlene & Michael Hurwitz’s Grandson

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Barry & Jackie Kanner Dean Hershkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Herman Bader Sam & Sandy Janofsky Ruth Mauer

In Honor Of Birth of Jacob Gross Appreciation of Rabbi Luski In Memory Of Laura Luber and Father Harry Janofsky Henry Abt

USY Fund Ed & Vivian Lurie Ed & Vivian Lurie

In Memory Of Helen Applefield Stuart Bush

USY Pilgrimage Fund Murray & Myrna Rubin

In Honor Of Laurie Reiskind, Ricki Lewis and Joanne Luski Hatanei Hatorah

Mary Wygodski

If you have submitted a donation or tribute and you do not see it here, or if there is an error, please contact the synagogue office.

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Support Shabbat Kiddush Lunch

THE WOMEN’S LEAGUE JUDAICA SHOP Our Judaica Shop has many items for your home or your gift-giving pleasure. Remember, we gift wrap and take special orders. We have an array of items for all the holidays including Hanukka, and Pesach. If you are a Mah Jongg enthusiast, we have several gift items.

Please call us for an appointment.

Our Shabbat Kiddush luncheons have become a staple of the past year. Rather than rushing home to eat lunch the CBI community has enjoyed additional time after Shabbat morning services to socialize with friends and make new acquaintances. These lunches have encouraged the Mitzvah of participation in the Shabbat Minha Minyan. They have provided an additional opportunity for those saying Kaddish.

Please help your Kehilla continue what has become a beloved part of the CBI Shabbat experience.

To contribute to or sponsor a Kiddush luncheon please contact: Livia Wein at 727-393-3289 or email at polyglatt@gmail.com

If you would like to volunteer, please call Diana Litt, 727.392.5554, Eileen Richman, 727.393.6430 or Anita Helfand, 727.347.2300

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Kristallnacht Commemoration November 9, 2016 @ 6:30 P.M. The Florida Holocaust Museum The FHM's Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration will observe the 78th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, "the Night of Broken Glass," with a ceremony, including prayers and candle-lighting with Holocaust Survivors.

After the ceremony, author Russel Lazega will discuss his book, Managing Bubbie, which centers around his grandmother, Lea Lazega, a fearless Jewish woman who escaped from Nazi Germany to bring her three children safely to the United States. Managing Bubbie revisits the Holocaust period to mine the love, hope, and humor that emerged from the deepest despair. The FHM's Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration is free and open to the public. For additional program information, please visit: https://www.flholocaustmuseum.org/event/kristallnacht-commemoration-2/

WOMEN’S LEAGUE TORAH FUND 5777 (2016-2017) P’ri Yadehah, “the fruit of her hands” is this year’s Torah Fund theme, as depicted in the beautiful gold and silver pin. We celebrate women’s achievements and creativity. The wheat branch signifies the sustenance we wish for all of our family and friends and the olive branch signifies our prayers for peace. For the past 75 years, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism through Torah Fund, supports the Jewish Theological Seminary, in NY, NY, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in LA, CA, the Schechter Institue of Judaic Studies in Jerusalem, Israel, the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam, Germany.

The Torah Fund Campaign is a year-long endeavor, running from July to June every year.

This year’s benefactors, $180 donation, receive the above pin/pendant. Consider supporting the legacy of Conservative Judaism through a contribution to Torah Fund.

DONATIONS $180 – Benefactor $300 - Guardian Level $600 - Associate Patron $1,200 – Patron

Contact Information: Fund Chair: Joanne Luski Torah Fund Cards: Jennifer Sternberg Special Gifts Co Chair: Marilyn LeVine Assistant Gifts Chair: Vivian Lurie

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