B'nai Review August

August 2015 Av 5775 - Elul 5775

Volume 5775 Issue 12

High Holidays Services Schedule

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Message from our Treasurer 9 Friendly Reminders 10 Mahzor Form

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OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, August 16 9:00 am

ROSH HODESH ELUL The first Shofar sounding of the new year‌ followed by CBI Open House! PAGE 3

B’nai Israel REVIEW August 2015

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 lifecycle 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

Community Engagement Liz Sembler 727.381.4900 x1007 lizsembler@aol.com

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

Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon 727.381.4900 x1017 dmarmon@cbistpete.org

Executive Director Susan Goldstein 727.344.1017 execdir@cbistpete.org

Office Manager Pam Askin 727.381.4901 officemgr@cbistpete.org

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center Director Amy LaPiccirella 727.302.9668 preschool@cbistpete.org

Communications Coordinator Carolyn Moritz 727.381.4900 x1001 receptionist@cbistpete.org

Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education Coordinator Ricki Lewis 727.381.4900 morah@aol.com

President Susan Marger LeVine doc2roc@aol.com

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Youth Director/ Religious School Educator Melanie Tolchin 727.381.4900 x1011 youthdir@cbistpete.org Men’s Club President Steve Feld Women’s League Catering Livia Wein USY President Corey Sokolov

Announcements Shofar Sounding & CBI Open House

Kehilla

Join your CBI family on Rosh Hodesh Elul for the first Shofar sounding of the year! We will have refreshments and a family-friendly Open House. Invite your friends!

JUDAICA GIFT SHOP The Gift Shop is having a 50% sale beginning on August 3.

Everything except tefillin and kosher parchments will be half off! Now is the time to stock up on dreidels, jewelry, Kiddush cups, books, tallitot, mezzuzot, and much more. The Gift Shop will not accept credit cards effective August. Come in during the shop's summer hours: Mondays 11:00 am 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Tuesdays 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

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Fresh bagels, cream cheese, fruit, coffee, and more!

Family meet-and-greet with our new PRECEC Director Amy LaPiccirella and Youth Director/ Religious School Educator Melanie Tolchin Register for this year’s Talmud Torah religious school along with Hebrew High & Mehina!

Interested in the October Fashion Show? How about the fun and delicious Baking Brigade, or Building the Sukkah? Come listen to the Women’s League and Mitzvah Men’s Club tell us about their exciting upcoming events and programs!

Sunday, August 16, beginning with the 9:00 am Shofar sounding and Rosh Hodesh Elul service

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 Kelli Rolfe by Wednesdays at 12:00 pm: 727.347.5191 or krolfe@benjamintowerfoundation.org.

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.

Support Shabbat Kiddush Lunch 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: Carolyn Moritz: 727.381.4900 | receptionist@cbistpete.org Livia Wein: 727.393.3289 | polyglatt@gmail.com Todah rabah!

Visit pages 14 - 15 for full menu and sponsorship options.

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From the Rabbi A synagogue year has its own unique rhythms. It begins in the fall, as we anticipate the High Holy Days. The theme of renewal, both personal and communal, projects us forward to the possibilities inherent in a new year.

Soon, month after month passes by – the seasons of fall, winter, and spring – and the synagogue hums with the pulse of Jewish vitality: Shabbat; Yom Tov; the daily minyan; life-cycle events; children learning in our PRTT, Hebrew High School, and Preschool; youth programs; adults experiencing a broad range of educational and cultural opportunities; social action projects; the endeavors of Women’s League and Men’s Club; and on and on it goes. Then almost in the blink of an eye, it is summer, and an appropriate moment to pause and recognize all those who work with such dedication in sustaining CBI in its many dimensions.

There is a meaningful value concept in our Jewish tradition called hakarat hatov; literally, recognizing the good that happens to us. It is our distinctive Jewish way of saying “thank you” to all those who provide kindnesses and help us on many levels. Hakarat hatov can connect us, for example, to the person who repairs our computer, cleans our house, or takes our tolls on the highway – actions that we often take for granted.

From my perspective as a rabbi in a busy, dynamic, and complex synagogue, the concept of hakarat hatov reminds me how important it is to say a sincere “thank you” to my cherished colleagues on our staff, to our administrative and support teams, to our leadership and to the myriad of volunteers – too often underappreciated – who give so generously of time, effort, energy, caring, commitment, passion, and resources in fostering a better and stronger synagogue for all of us. Please know how deeply grateful I am to each of you.

A synagogue never stops, even in the summer. But hopefully, for each of us, these days offer a measure of relaxation and enjoyment. Then, God willing, we shall do it over once again, with each at CBI replete with the potential for hakarat hatov, affirming all that is good around us.

Shalom,

From the Cantor As I am writing this, I am preparing to go away on vacation for three weeks. I’m sure that many of you will also be away on vacation in July, and I look forward to swapping vacation stories when we all return.

In my June/July article, I wrote about Tisha B’Av. By the time you read this, Tisha B’Av will have passed, and we will have begun the period of seven weeks following Tisha B’Av when we read the seven Haftarot of Consolation. The first of these seven Shabbatot is special in several ways. The Torah reading for that morning, Va-ethanan, contains two of the most important passages in the entire Torah: the Ten Commandments, and the Sh’ma / V’ahavta. And they appear very close together, only one chapter apart.

What a sharp contrast this is from the somber, sorrowful tone of Tisha B’Av. Less than a week after the saddest day of the year, we read from the Torah: “I am Adonai your God, who led you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; you shall have no other gods beside Me.” And only one chapter later, we read, “Hear, O Israel! Adonai is our God, Adonai alone. You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.”

Think about that: less than a week after the saddest day of the year, when we commemorated the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem, we read a two-fold reminder that Adonai is our God, we shall worship only Him, and we shall love Him. That’s quite a dramatic shift, and I think that the Rabbis set up the calendar this way in order to remind us that God is God even in the saddest of times, and also to remind us that we are not meant to wallow in sorrow indefinitely. We are meant to mourn for three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and Tisha B’Av, and then we are meant to be consoled and comforted for seven weeks.

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From the President Big blue recycling receptacles showed up at every home in St. Petersburg this month as part of a new city initiative. As good citizens we are being prompted to do the right thing: to chart a course reflecting good values.

My new presidency has been referred to as “Recycled.” I am stepping back in with both seasoned and fresh new leaders to embrace values which are at the heart of Judaism. We are empowered with six months of research and a new vision which will be part of our soon-to-be-revealed Strategic Plan.

Our newly elected Executive Board includes all four Task Force chairs of our Strategic Plan Committee. This bodes well for taking the plan seriously! Spoiler alert: Look for new committees to utilize vast volunteer resources in more meaningful tasks! It is not uncommon for strategic plan chairs to immerse themselves into leadership, as our Beth Shalom Clearwater president is also the chair of their strategic plan.

We look forward to a year of growth and rebuilding at Congregation B’nai Israel. We are tasked with investing in our youth, welcoming and making connections with new members, strengthening our volunteer committees, and increasing sources of revenue.

I’ve stepped back up to a congregation in which I am proud. A true egalitarian congregation, where I can wear a Tallit, wrap Teffilin, be a Hagbah and truly count in making a Minyan. A religion which affords a new Jewish adult, at the tender age of 13, the opportunities to lead services and repeatedly come back to the Torah to attain the coveted Golden Kippah! The only congregation on the West coast of Florida which maintains a full-Torah reading and a twice daily Minyan!

Yes, I’m recycled and looking forward to utilizing old and new resources to ensure a vibrant Jewish congregation for generations to come.

From the Executive Director I’m passionate about Conservative Judaism. Some of you have heard me give that response when asked why I do what I do. I’ve been afforded lots of opportunities to consider that passion recently and how it guides the decisions I make relative to allocation of my time, talents, and financial resources. It’s the rationale for decisions relating to the last that I’d like to share with you now.

Some decisions are easy. I support Mercaz, JTS, my home synagogue, and the synagogue I serve (CBI) through general donations, Kol Nidre/Sustaining Fund gifts, Books of Remembrance, fundraisers, and the like. Recently, however, I’ve given thought to the longer term. If there’s money left after I’m gone, where do I want it to go? My grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be well cared for without help from me, but how do I want them to remember me? What do I want my legacy to be? If I’m passionate about Conservative Judaism, wouldn’t I want to make that my legacy?

As you may have heard, CBI is part of the Life & Legacy program of TOP Jewish Foundation in conjunction with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. I’m honored to serve as a part of the CBI Life & Legacy Team that is led by Laurie Reiskind, Joel Shane, and Mike Slomka. A fact of Jewish life today is that our kehillot cannot be sustained through dues alone. Fewer people are “joining,” or, indeed, seeing the need to affiliate at all. In order for a kehilla to succeed in today’s world, it must have a substantial endowment. Building that endowment is the primary purpose of Life & Legacy.

Your CBI Life & Legacy team members will be coming to you to ask you to make CBI part of your estate plan. Each of us has made a commitment to do just that. We couldn’t, and wouldn’t, ask you to do it if we hadn’t. The size of the commitment is not what matters most. The truth is that none of us knows what (if anything) will be left when we’re gone. What matters is that each of us steps up to say that conserving/preserving Conservative Judaism in South Pinellas County, Florida, matters, and that we’re going to take action to make sure that happens by including CBI in our estate plans. There are options for doing that: e.g., leaving a dollar amount or a percentage of one’s estate in a will; naming CBI as beneficiary of an IRA or 403(b) account. You can make a direct legacy gift or, to ensure the gift is in perpetuity, you can make the gift to TOP with CBI as beneficiary. If you have questions, please talk with Laurie, Joel, Mike, or me.

Join us in making your legacy count.

B’Shalom,

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February 2014

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC) Shalom!

My name is Amy LaPiccirella. I recently became the director of Pauline Rivkind Early Children Education Center. My career in early childhood education began in 1995, when I became a two year old teacher at Northeast Park Preschool. In 2005, I was offered the director position at Rainbow Academy. During my time there the school grew in capacity and reached the Gold Seal Accreditation level.

I truly have a passion for early childhood education. It is my goal to help bring Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center up to the Gold Seal status in the very near future.

Sincerely, Amy LaPiccirella, PRECEC Director

UPCOMING EVENTS AT PRECEC ✡

Last Day of Camp Shalom Friday, August 14

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Family Meet-and-Greet CBI Open House Sunday, August 16, following 9:00 am services

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First Day of PRECEC School Year Monday, August 24

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PRECEC Open House Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 pm

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CBI is excited to welcome our new Youth Director and Religious School Educator, Melanie Tolchin!

Melanie comes to us with a passion for Jewish values, social action, and working with youth.

We look forward to a great year ahead for USY, Hebrew High, and Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah.

Come meet Melanie at the family meet-and-greet at CBI’s Open House on Sunday, August 16, after 9:00 am Rosh Hodesh Elul services.

Visit Page 3 for more Open House details.

Pictured: Melanie Tolchin, Youth Director and Religious School Educator

Mazel tov to our new USY officers: ✡ Chapter President Corey Sokolov ✡ Vice President of Communications Emma Piper ✡ Vice President of Programming Danielle LeVine

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High Holidays: Services Schedule

SELIHOT SERVICE – SATURDAY NIGHT, September 5 Board of Trustees, Women’s League Board, & USY Board Installations, Musical Selections, & Reception 9:00 pm Selihot Service 10:30 pm KEVER AVOT – MEMORIAL SERVICES – Sunday, September 6 Menorah Gardens, Chapel Hill 10:30 am Royal Palm Cemetery 11:30 am ROSH HASHANA EVE SERVICE – Sunday, September 13 Includes special Blessing of Children 7:20 pm We urge everyone attending to have their tickets with them and to allow sufficient time for parking in order to be seated.

ROSH HASHANA - FIRST DAY – Monday, September 14 Introductory Service and Shaharit 8:30 am Torah Reading 9:30 am SHOFAR SERVICE 10:15 am Sermon 10:30 am Musaf Service 11:00 am Tashlich Service at Lake Pasadena 6:00 pm Minha, Maariv 7:20 pm ROSH HASHANA - SECOND DAY – Tuesday, September 15 Introductory service and Shaharit 8:30 am Torah Reading 9:30 am SHOFAR SERVICE 10:15 am Sermon 10:30 am Musaf Service 11:00 am Minha, Maariv & Conclusion of Yom Tov 7:20 pm SHABBAT SHUVA Friday, September 18 Minha, Maariv Saturday, September 19 Minha Service

6:30 pm 9:00 am 12:00 pm

KOL NIDRE – Tuesday, September 22 7:10 pm We urge everyone attending to have their tickets with them and to allow sufficient time for parking in order to be seated.

YOM KIPPUR DAY – Wednesday, September 23 Introductory Service & Shaharit 8:30 am Torah Reading 9:30 am Musaf Service 10:45 am Sermon & Yizkor 1:00 pm Minha Service 5:00 pm Neila 6:15 pm Neila Services will commence at 6:15 pm and all worshipers are requested to remain in their seats until the conclusion of the Maariv Service and the final sound of the Shofar at approximately 8:00 pm followed by the Mitzvah Men’s Club break-the-fast snacks.

CANDLELIGHTING: ROSH HASHANA: Erev 1st Day Sunday, September 13 Erev 2nd Day Monday, September 14

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Additional Information Kever Avot Services During the High Holiday period, it is customary to visit the graves of our loved ones and those who created our Jewish community.

Kever Avot services will be conducted at: Menorah Gardens, Chapel Hill 10:30 am Royal Palm Cemetery 11:30 am

Special Blessing of Children We invite parents to join Rabbi Luski in reciting a special Blessing of Children at Erev Rosh Hashana Services.

Recovery Prayer On the First Day of Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Luski will recite the blessing of Hagomel, thanksgiving for all those who have been hospitalized and recovered during the previous year. Rabbi will ask all those who have been ill and hospitalized to stand, together with their families, for the prayer which expresses their special sense of gratitude for the privilege of being in the Synagogue on this Rosh Hashana. If you are in this category and would like to join us in this event, please be in your seats by 8:30 am.

Tashlich Tashlich service is on the First Day of Rosh Hashana at Lake Pasadena: 64th Street & 4th Avenue North. The ceremony is based on the text of Micah: “And you shall cast into depths all of your sins.” We urge you to be present for this wonderful opportunity for children and parents to share in what is always a lovely outdoor ceremony. Minha and Maariv will follow at 7:20 pm at CBI.

High Holidays: Tickets A Message from our Treasurer, Bill Marger The High Holy Days are rapidly approaching - Erev Rosh Hashana is on Sunday evening, September 13 - and we look forward to welcoming all members of our synagogue family to worship with us.

This year, we will send High Holy Days tickets automatically to all members in good standing. We will send tickets based on the number of family members reflected in our database.

Of course, we will be happy to send additional tickets if we inadvertently miss a family member!

If you do not receive your tickets by Friday, September 4, please contact Executive Director, Susan Goldstein, at 727.344.1017 or execdir@cbistpete.org.

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Visitors who do not live in Pinellas County may purchase tickets for $150 each.

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We are pleased to honor requests for reciprocity from members of other Conservative and Reform congregations who provide advance notice.

Local college students and active duty military who are temporary residents of Pinellas County may request complimentary tickets.

If you will be out of town for Rosh Hashana and/or Yom Kippur and wish to attend services at another kehilla, please contact Susan Goldstein. We will be pleased to send a request for reciprocity for any CBI member in good standing.

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If you have questions about your membership status and/or want to make financial arrangements, please contact Susan Goldstein no later than Monday, August 24. We look forward to worshipping with all of our CBI family, so please do not hesitate to call.

Please note that age-appropriate services and supervised activities for all children under age 13 will be provided from 10:30 am through the conclusion of services on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur in the Chapel, Classrooms, and Early Childhood Education Center. Child care is available for children between the ages of two months through Pre-K. This care is complimentary; however, pre-registration is necessary in order to ensure that we have sufficient staff. Please complete and return the form below no later than Monday, August 24.

NAMES OF ALL ADULTS & CHILDREN

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AGES of all children

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Jr Cong (Grades 3-7)

K’tonton (K-2)

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CHILD CARE (17 months & under)

High Holidays: Friendly Reminders SECURITY

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Each person, including children, seeking admittance to the Synagogue will be required to present a ticket to Security Personnel.

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Please allow sufficient time for parking and getting to your seats.

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We encourage you to bring your own kipot and talitot.

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Open Seating: Seats may be saved up until 9:30 am.

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Please respectfully follow the directions of our volunteer ushers.

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Please silence all electronic devices.

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Please note the listing of youth services and supervised activities provided for all children.

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By order of the Fire Department, the lobby, halls, and aisles must be kept clear at all times.

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A dignified atmosphere enhances the beauty of our High Holiday worship. Be friendly, greet and meet your fellow worshippers.

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When seating and saving seats: We offer reserved seating for those with physical disabilities; e.g. those requiring wheelchairs, walkers, etc. Requests for handicapped seating should be made in advance through the office. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Spouses and relatives may save seats up until 9:30 am, after which ushers will ask for unoccupied saved seats to be released to others.

Your tickets will be checked at the door prior to entering the synagogue.

You must have a ticket to enter the building.

This precaution is designed to protect you, not cause inconvenience. Tickets serve as our first line of security for the congregation.

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YOUR OWN TALIT TO SERVICES

We ask all worshippers attending religious services in our Congregation to bring their own talitot and kipot. High Holiday prayer books, as well as a good number of talitot, will be provided by the Congregation.

Members are reminded to remain at the rear of the Sanctuary:  when the Congregation is standing at prayer,  when the Rabbi is speaking, and  when the Cantor is chanting solo.

Our Judaica Shop has a variety of talitot available for purchase.

Ladies are encouraged to wear talitot and headcoverings when receiving an Aliyah or honor on the Bimah.

Our volunteer ushers will signal appropriate entrance times.

Please cooperate with our ushers.

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Come to the aid of your Congregation and volunteer to be a High Holiday usher. We need your help!

We will tailor the usher schedule to the hours you anticipate being in shul. For information, contact Executive Director Susan Goldstein at 727.344.1017 or execdir@cbistpete.org.

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Mahzor Dedication Order Form The readings and explanations of Mahzor Lev Shalem are designed to stimulate thought and invite reflection while being accessible to each of us.

You have the opportunity to dedicate these Mahzorim in honor or memory, in appreciation of loved ones, or to acknowledge a special event for $36 per dedication, or three Mahzorim for $100. Each dedication will be inscribed in a Mahzor.

PURCHASED BY: Name(s):______________________________________________________________________________ Street Address:_________________________________________________________________________ City________________________________________ State_____________ Zip__________________ Enclosed $________ for ______Mahzorim

One for $36; Two for $72; Three for $100

OFFICE USE ONLY: CHECK # _______ DATE RECEIVED _______ Credit Card # _____________ Exp Date ____ Please send this form along with your check payable to: Congregation B’nai Israel 300 58 Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33710

Examples: This Prayer book is dedicated by This Prayer book is dedicated by This Prayer book is dedicated by

Steve and Linda Cohen in honor of Jessica Cohen’s Bat Mitzvah.

Lisa Cohen in memory of Edith Cohen.

Dr. and Mrs. Tom Cohen in appreciation of Rabbi David Cohen.

#1 This Prayer book is dedicated:

In Honor of

In Memory of

In Appreciation of

Name(s)_______________________________________________________________________ Donated by (person’s name, committee, family, etc.):____________________________________ A notification card should be sent to: Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________ Street Address:__________________________________________________________________ City______________________________State_____________ Zip__________________ #2 This Prayer book is dedicated: In Honor of In Memory of In Appreciation of Name(s)_______________________________________________________________________ Donated by (person’s name, committee, family, etc.):____________________________________ A notification card should be sent to: Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________ Street Address:__________________________________________________________________

City______________________________State_____________ Zip__________________ #3 This Prayer book is dedicated: In Honor of In Memory of In Appreciation of Name(s)_______________________________________________________________________ Donated by (person’s name, committee, family, etc.):____________________________________ A notification card should be sent to: Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________ Street Address:__________________________________________________________________ City______________________________State_____________ Zip__________________

Contact us with any questions at 727.381.4900.

Additional forms are available online at cbistpete.org/2015/07/mahzor5776 Thank you for your continuing support of our CBI community.

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

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 7:30pm Summer Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 7:57pm Candlelighting Glimpses Into History: Carol Marger

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PRECEC Closed for Training Week 7:45am Minyan, breakfast 7:30pm Summer Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 7:45pm Candlelighting

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Parasha Ki Tetse 9:00am Shabbat Services, Kiddush*

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* Shabbat Minha service will begin approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of morning services.

Sponsor a Shabbat Kiddush Celebrate your birthday, anniversary, the Yahrzeit of a family member, or other family occasion with a Kiddush at Shul! Sponsoring a Kiddush is very affordable, and it is a beautiful way of celebrating with the community.

A standard Kiddush serves 60 to 80 weekly worshipers.

For larger groups, please contact us.

All Kiddushim can be single sponsors or group sponsors. Call Livia Wein at 727.393.3289 or Eileen Richman at 727.492.4509 if you are looking to share a Kiddush. * Please note, we always serve salad and fruit for our vegetarian/vegan friends.

A. Mini Kiddush: $125 Fresh green salad with Italian dressing or a cabbage health salad Bread of some kind (rye, bagels, pita, challah) Choice of Protein: Tuna salad or egg salad or herring & gefilte fish or hummus & pita or white fish spread (when available) or apple herring salad ✡ Fruit salad ✡ Cake or cookies ✡ Coffee, tea, water ✡ Paper goods: Plates, napkins, forks, spoons, knives, cups ✡ Plastic table cloths ✡ Set up and clean up Additional 10 people: $20.00 ✡ ✡ ✡

B. Basic Kiddush: $250

All of the above + 2 proteins or salads + a hot dish or All of the above + 1 protein + bagels & lox spread, cream cheese Additional 25 people: $50.00

C. Deluxe Kiddush: $500 (Serves 100 worshipers)

All of the above + 2 hot dishes, 2 proteins, 2 salads + cream cheese & lox spread with bagels + cheese, cracker, & fruit platter + linen table cloths Additional 25 people: $100.00

D. Supreme Kiddush: $700 (Serves 100 worshipers)

All of the above + lox, whipped cream cheese, bagels, sliced tomatoes, onions + 2 hot dishes, 4 salads + full dessert table + linen table cloths, fancy paper goods Additional 25 people: $150.00

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CBI Dairy Kugel Apple Noodle Kugel Blintze Soufflé Pierogies Bourekas Knishes Macaroni & Cheese Baked Ziti Tuna Casserole

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Sponsor a Shabbat Kiddush Salad Options ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡

Green salad Tossed salad Cabbage cole slaw salad Cole slaw Spinach salad with apples or pears Broccoli salad Veggie platter Carrot salad Potato salad

Cold Platters ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡

Tuna salad Egg salad Deviled eggs ½ eggs Cheese and fruit plate Baked brie Herring Gefilte fish Hummus & pita Apple herring spread White fish spread

Desserts

Trifle; cookies; cakes; brownies; fruit and other specialties of our bakers; rugelach; halvah Sheet cake is a special order: $40 - $50 from Publix at Pasadena

Beverages ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡

Infused water (cucumbers, oranges, lemons, etc.)

Coffee with cream, sugar Hot tea, iced tea Punch Egg cream Sponsor a Kiddush by selecting the date below and call Livia or Eileen to arrange your simcha: Date

Parsha

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Name of sponsor(s)

Women’s League Let’s go forward together into the coming year!

Wherever you put effort - in the community, workplace, or home - and wherever you live, the woman who “plants a vineyard by her own labors” can respect herself and is to be commended. In Hebrew, the phrase above is Nat’ah karem, and you will see it again this year as a Women’s League theme.

The vineyard is here, in the work of our hands, hearts, and minds. Join us!

For the first time or the Nth time (that unknown number), it is important that YOU are counted as a dues-paying member of this group within Conservative Judaism. And it’s important to save the date for a special treat:

Save the Date!

On Tuesday, October 13, at 7:00 pm, we’ll get together for the popular Paid-Up Membership Fashion Show.

For more information about that, contact Jennifer Sternberg at jjudysternberg@gmail.com.

CBI Women’s League

Our Sisterhood - another name for Women’s League - is more than an organization. It’s an opportunity for learning, friendship, and service. We are part of the changes and traditions that mark Jewish life now. To strengthen our bonds, please join us the morning of Sunday, September 27, to decorate the CBI Sukkah and shmooze.

Let’s get together to grow a great sense of belonging!

Here are just a few of our upcoming dates: Tuesday, November 3, 7:00 pm: Women’s League Board Meeting Friday, January 15: Women’s League Kabbalat Shabbat, Shabbat Dinner Saturday, January 16: Women’s League Shabbat Tuesday, February 9, 7:00 pm: Women’s League Board Meeting Tuesday, March 8: Annual Torah Fund Dinner

Torah Fund Pin for 5776 (2015 - 2016) Give to Torah Fund and proudly wear your beautiful “Benefactor Pin” for the Jewish holidays.

Nat’ah karem is a phrase from the beloved prayer Eishet Chayil, taken from the biblical book of Proverbs. We re-envision this prayer today with appreciation for the hard-working, generous, family-oriented woman, who “plants a vineyard by her own labors” (Proverbs 31:7). We honor her productivity, independence, creativity, and her orientation to a hopeful future with the 2016 Torah Fund pin/pendant.

Torah Fund Campaign supports the following Conservative institutions: The Jewish Theological Seminary New York Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies Los Angeles Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies Jerusalem ✡

CONTACT CHAIRMAN Joanne Luski, challahmom@aol.com

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SPECIAL GIFTS Marilyn LeVine, babamfl@aol.com

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TORAH FUND CARDS Jennifer Sternberg, Jjudysternberg@gmail.com

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Paid-Up Membership Fashion Show Tuesday, October 13 7:00 pm at CBI

Israel Advocacy

Dear JNF/USCJ –Israel Committee Partnership / Affiliate Program Participant: Your participation in the “JNF/USCJ Affiliate Program” returning 20% of all contributions from your Kehillah to your Synagogue (and which can then be used to add to your Israel Education and Advocacy efforts) gives you the opportunity to support Israel and enhance your programming.

Israel needs your support.

Increase support for Israel through JNF. JNF has a call-in number-1.800.542.TREE (8733) to accept donations and to plant trees.

Anyone calling in and identifying his/her synagogue will have the contribution immediately credited to the special program to benefit your synagogue!

Working together, we can really make a difference.

How can we support your Kehillah?

Shalom from Jerusalem, Rabbi Paul Freedman Director, Israel Strategic Partnerships, Israel Committee, USCJ

Advocacy for Israel Committee Stay tuned for Dr. Leslie Pearlstein’s new series: Marvels in Israel, beginning with the September B’nai Review.

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Life Cycle Mazal Tov!

In Memoriam

Rita Jacobson

Aron Bass

Bar Mitzvah of grandson Jacob Melker

Father of Masha Ronay

Jay Kauffman Recipient of the Gail S. Warren Legacy for Leadership Award

Jeffrey Litt

Lillian Rosen Mother of Janis Wahl

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

Recipient of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Club Florida Region’s 2015 Ma’asim Tov Award

Adele Morris Wedding of granddaughter Carli Haber to Craig Jaffee

Mike & Barbara Noonberg Birth of granddaughter Willow Isabel Noonberg

Dr. Joseph & Diana Rosin Birth of grandson Trevor Clark Rosin

Leatrice Tucker New home

USY 2015-2016 Officers Chapter President Corey Sokolov Vice President of Communications Emma Piper Vice President of Programming Danielle LeVine

Pictured: Jay Kauffman (left) receives the Gail S. Warren Leadership Award from Dr. Steve Warren (center) and Past President Alice Ettinger (right).

In a moving speech, Jay thanked his mother for being a role model of good leadership in his life.

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 B’nai Israel’s commitment to help our schools, youth groups, and Synagogue through your donations to our Mitzvah Fund.

Celebrate your August Birthday and Anniversary Shabbat at Simha Shabbat on Saturday, August 22, at 9:00 am.

Do a Mitzvah on your birthday or anniversary, and attend one of our daily Minyan services!

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Life Cycle August Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays Beth Ann Redisch 1 Linda Weiss 1 Dr. Michael Worman 4 Sally Cohen 6 Michael Gross 6 Diane Litt 6 Helen Pertcheck 7 Edwin Shapiro 7 Moshe Gershuny 11

Noelle Walters Mary Wygodski Joseph Cohen Harry Lev Cary Reich Esta Blaxberg Nicole Melamed Ruth Ann Mizrahi Frederick Silverman

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Diana Rosin Renee Weinshel Leatrice Tucker Dr. Leonard Adelson Jeremy Douglass Arline Dresdner Charla Fogel Yollette Frey Shirley Sommella

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Andrew Giskin Ricki Lewis Betty Sue Shane Capt. Allan Lonschein

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Anniversaries Michael & Barbara Noonberg Sami & Ilana Dayan Dr. Robert & Cindy Weisberg Drs. Mitch & Leslie Weiss Robert & Deborah Jacobs Alan & Araceli Gross Drs. Steven Bloom & Charlene Wygodski Dr. Harold & Joyce Seder

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David & Teddi Robbins Dr. Jeffrey & Janie Pincus Abraham & Rose Luski Fred & Kathleen Buns Alan & Susan Schwartz Dr. David & Janice LeVine Dr. Mark & Judi Gordon Cary & Karen Reich Dr. Arthur & Bebby Marlin

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Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Jay & Karen Kauffman Jeff & Diane Litt Dennis & Martha Vorob Dr. Maury & Rachel Seldin Richard & Gerry Mensh

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Looking for a special way to honor family and friends celebrating a Simha?

Etz Chaim Tree of Life Leaves on the Tree of Life have been inscribed: On the special birthday of Steve Grau By his loving family July 3, 2015 On the birth of Eitan Solomon Wein By grandparents and Bubbi, Steve & Livia Wein, Linda Weiss, and Helen Kahan June 5, 2015 To Karen Sher, “Woman of Valor,� Wise * Kind * Charitable * Business Savvy * Admired and Loved

By Debbie Sembler

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

Proverbs 3:16-8 19

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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

Donations Adult Education

In Memory Of

Library

In Honor Of

Drs. Steven Bloom & Charlene Wygodski Stephen Zimmerman

Arlene Reiskind

Janet Augenbraun

Dr. Pat Cottrille's Birthday

Building Maintenance

In Memory Of

Dr. Leslie & Reva Pearlstein

Arlene Reiskind

Buns Technology Fund

In Honor Of

Fred & Kathleen Buns Fred & Kathleen Buns Michael & Barbara Noonberg

Camp Ramah Susan Goldstein

Janet Shapiro

Murray & Myrna Rubin Dr. Maury & Rachel Seldin

Sylvia & Theodore Pearlstein Leo Freeman Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind

Cantor's Discretionary Fund

In Honor Of

Ron & Claire Yogman

Jay Kauffman, Gail Warren Legacy Leadership Award Recipient

In Memory Of Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Michael & Barbara Noonberg

Jack Fischman Thelma Gilbert Thelma Gilbert

Gail Warren Leadership Fund In Memory Of Drs. Warren & Naomi Abel Mark & Ricki Lewis Renee Lipman Dr. Peter & Lois Pardoll Rona & Barry Seidel Greg & Liz Sembler Dr. Steve Warren

Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind Janet Shapiro Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind Thelma Gilbert Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind

Jacobs Beautification Fund

In Memory Of

Abby DiLeonardo Jack & Linda Goldfarb Robert & Deborah Jacobs Adele Morris

Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Janet Shapiro Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Jerry Gilbert

Julius Green Scholarship Fund In Memory Of Lynn Sumerson Norman & Harriet Rotter Dr. Samuel & Peggy Segal

Janet Augenbraun

Thelma Gilbert Carl Stearns

Mitzvah Fund

In Honor Of

Akif Agayev Jerry & Barbara Colen Fred Buns' 91st birthday Dr. David & Myra Gross Sandy Elkins In Memory Of Ben & Helen Pertcheck Abraham Buns Vicki York Thelma Gilbert Marilyn Benjamin In Honor Of Dr. Pat Cottrille Hannah Weiss, Beverly Dikman Hanegev SATO VP

In Memory Of Dr. Leslie & Reva Pearlstein

In Memory Of

Diane Green Shnider Diane Green Shnider Diane Green Shnider

In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation Ruth Mauer's Speedy Recovery June/July Birthdays & Anniversaries Moshe & Sharon Gershuny's Anniversary Sharon Gershuny's Birthday Marietta Drucker's Birthday Miriam Tambor's Birthday Lenny & Millie Gelfond Ruth Mauer's Speedy Recovery Birth of Noam Blaiss Birth of Eitan Wein Jack & Marilyn Goldberg Jack Goldberg's Birthday Jack & Linda Goldfarb Birth of Trevor Rosin Susan Goldstein Birth of Eitan Wein Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand June/July Birthdays & Anniversaries Robert & Carolyn Isakson Birth of Eitan Wein Mirla Kremer Carli Haber & Craig Jaffee's Wedding Dr. Morrie & Marilyn LeVine Dr. Morrie & Marilyn Levine's Anniversary Howard & Elaine Rothstein David Goldfarb and Rebecca Slatin’s Engagement Warren & Rebecca Simmons Birth of Noam Blaiss Ellen Bernstein's Birthday Susan Turner Harold Pollack David Robbins Greenfield Anniversary Steve Feld

In Memory Of

Judy Benjamin Marilyn Benjamin Drs. Steven Bloom & Charlene Wygodski Morry & Billie Bornstein Joe & Sally Cohen Robert & Frona Dubin Dr. Larry & Sheryl Feinman Lou & Yollette Frey Eli Futerman

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Arlene Reiskind Sammi Atri Arlene Reiskind Phillip Benjamin Leon Haliczer Jerry Bloom Ruth Bornstein Janet Shapiro Arlene Reiskind Michael Feinman Marion Bash Janet Shapiro

Donations Mitzvah Fund (cont’d.)

In Memory Of

Mitzvah Fund (cont’d.)

In Memory Of

Al Gelford Lenny & Millie Gelfond

Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind Thelma Gilbert Bertha Goldberg Jack Fischman Thelma Gilbert Jack Fischman Jerry Gilbert Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind Jack & Lee Itzkowitz Arlene Reiskind Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Jack Fischman Arlene Reiskind Arlene Reiskind Saree Kay Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Sam Lachter Janet Shapiro Janet Shapiro Janet Shapiro Arlene Reiskind Jack Fischman Thelma Gilbert Jerry Gilbert Dorothy Litzsky Janet Shapiro Arlene Reiskind Janet Shapiro Arlene Reiskind Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Sammy Atri Rebecca Mensh Leon Haliczer Marcia Fisher Arlene Reiskind Gertrude Stromwasser Tillie Polon Thelma Gilbert Jack Fischman Arlene Reiskind Janet Shapiro Jane Esther Goldman Helen Silverberg Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Joseph Silverberg Ed Goldman Jack Fischman Janet Shapiro Arlene Reiskind Ernest Drucker Selma Strauss Janet Shapiro

Susan Turner Linda Weiss

Howard Halpern Janet Shapiro

Music & Concert Fund

In Honor Of

Raymond Monty Bennett

Abraham Luski's Speedy Recovery

Pauline Rivkind Fund

In Honor Of

Ron & Claire Yogman

Birth of Eitan Wein

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

In Honor Of

Zelig & Joshua Herman Shirley Sommella Esta Blaxberg Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand

In Appreciation In Appreciation Birth of Eitan Wein Gary Sundick's Speedy Recovery

Harold & Charlotte Goldberg Jack & Linda Goldfarb Susan Goldstein Gary Gormin Steve & Linda Grau Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Larry & Myrna Irwin Robert & Carolyn Isakson

Jean Johnston & Phil Schmidt Rhoda & Allen Katz Howard Kay Audrey Kopelman Bob & Elaine Lachter Fran Leibowitz Samuel Leibowitz Eugene & Lenore Lerner Dr. Morrie & Marilyn LeVine Harriett Lieberman Jeff & Diane Litt David Loss Lynn Family Stella Mason Ana Masri Ruth Mauer Dick & Gerry Mensh Sonya Miller Judy Moore Bruce & Stacy Orloff Dr. Harold & Anita Pollack Allen & Betty Polon Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind

Alan & Susie Schwartz Sylvia Schwartz Don & Jane Silverberg

Warren & Rebecca Simmons Dr. Mike & Sandy Slomka Dr. Mark & Debbie Sokolov Jay Strauss Philip Tavill

In Memory Of Janet Augenbraun Beverly Dikman Tom & Carol Epstein Dr. Larry & Sheryl Feinman Dr. Mark & Judi Gordon Jay & Terri Gross Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Dr. Mitch & Ellie LeVine

Lillian Stearns George Dikman Lola Epstein Arlene Reiskind Florence Gordon Helen Silverberg Janet Shapiro Leonard Albert

USY

In Honor Of

Adele Morris

Birth of Noam Blaiss

In Memory Of Ira & Susie Berman Lucille Ginsburg Jack & Marilyn Goldberg Dr. Mark & Judi Gordon Alma Hirsch

Drs. Mitch & Leslie Weiss

Arlene Reiskind Kenneth Warga Robert & Ida Lobock Jerry & Thelma Gilbert Jeannete Hirsch Marilyn Miller Jeannette Hirsch Charles Tobis Sadie Tobis Joan Aronovitz Alan Robert Koenig Thelma Gilbert Arlene Reiskind Helen Lustigman Arlene Reiskind Jack Fischman Jerry & Thelma Gilbert

USY Pilgrimage

In Honor Of

Murray & Myrna Rubin

Birth of Noam Blaiss

Michael Hirsch Sam & Sandy Janofsky Sharon Koenig Yvette Lew Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Marian Lustigman-Rooth Ruth Mauer

In Memory Of Ellen Bernstein Pearl Brook Mark & Ricki Lewis

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Thelma Gilbert Bernard Brook Bella Nemiroff

Todah Rabah Todah rabah to Michael Barth for his assistance in organizing a fun and exciting night at the Trop.

Thanks to Michael, over 60 CBI members pre-ordered tickets to watch and hear Cantor Schultz sing the National Anthem at the Rays game on Monday, June 29, and even more people showed up on the night of the game!

Pictured: Cantor Jonathan Schultz gave a powerful performance of the Star Spangled Banner at Tropicana Field. To see (and hear) him sing, visit CBI’s website.

Todah rabah to the following families who made single payments to CBI to cover dues, donations, and fees for the upcoming year: ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡

Anonymous Dr. Mark & Judi Gordon Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Joel & Betty Sue Shane Dr. Michael & Sandy Slomka Jean Wittner

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WOMEN’S LEAGUE NEEDS YOU To share your simple, great pareve baking recipes.

Are you interested in joining the Baking Brigade?

Contact Livia Wein at 727.393.3289 or polyglatt@gmail.com

WOMEN’S LEAGUE CATERING

IS SPECIAL

Trust us with your simcha and you’ll discover that in addition to the delicious food, the great attention to detail, and the unbeatable value, there’s one thing that separates us from the rest. With everything we do - from the first phone call, to the serving of each carefully prepared dish - we do it with all our heart.

Give us a call and see for yourself.

Visit Pages 14 - 15 for a full menu of Women’s League Kiddush and catering options.

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