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Volume 5775 Issue 1

September 2014 Elul 5774-Tishrei 5775

CBI Announcements

Women’s League

Rabbi’s Message

A-Team

Cantor’s Message

President’s Message

Executive Director’s Message Youth

8-9 Mahzor Dedication Form

10 High Holy Days

13-20

Todah Rabah & Involvement 10 Mitzvah Grams

Kol Nidre

11 September Calendar

Mitzvah Men’s Club

11 Donations

Judaica Shop

11 Life Cycle Events

6-7

Adult Studies

12 Advertisements

22-23

26-31

B’nai Israel Review

Our Mission

CONTACTS

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.

The Ritual Committee of Congregation B’nai Israel encourages worshippers to participate in services by performing aliyot. If you like to receive an aliyah, please call the synagogue office at 727.381.4900, or speak to one of the ushers when you enter the sanctuary, and every effort will be made to accommodate your request. Those wishing to receive an aliyah on Shabbat morning are asked to arrive at services no later than 9:30 am. We look forward to your participation.

727.381.4900 x207 Rabbi.luski@cbistpete.org Cantor Jonathan Schultz 727.381.4900 x305 Cantor.schultz@cbistpete.org

Ongoing Activities at CBI

Participate in Aliyot

Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D.

Executive Director Susan Goldstein

Daily Services Become a Minyanaire! Support our Daily Minyan in the Chapel: Sunday Morning: 9:00 Monday—Friday mornings: 7:45 Sunday—Thursday evenings: 6:30 LABOR DAY 9:00 am Come just for the joy of davening together. You'll be glad you decided to join the growing number of CBI members and friends who do. Please sign in to be counted.

Continental Breakfast The Mitzvah Men’s Club provides a Continental Breakfast for all worshippers on Minyan Mornings in the alcove of the Social Hall. Please join the Minyanaires for the morning Shaharit service and relax and schmooze over breakfast—bagels, cream cheese, coffee cake and coffee/tea.

727.381.4900 x202 execdir@cbistpete.org Pauline Rivkind Preschool Interim Director Katherine Schaefer 727.381.4900 x211 preschool@cbistpete.org Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education Coordinator Ricki Lewis 727.381.4900 x310 morah@aol.com Youth Director 727.381.4900 x 209 Youthdir@cbistpete.org Community Engagement Liz Sembler

Shalom,

727.424.0513 Morry Bornstein, Ritual Chair

Office Drop Box As a reminder, there is a Secured Drop Box available at the shul and at your service when you are in the building. It is located outside the Synagogue office across from the Judaica Shop. You can drop off messages, contributions, etc when coming to classes, events, meetings, or when dropping off children at school. It is an easy way to communicate within the congregational family. Drop-in sometime!

Sponsorship Opportunities If you are interested in sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat on Friday evening or a L’Hayim following a Morning Minyan in honor or memory of a loved one or a special occasion, please contact the Synagogue office.

lizsembler@aol.com Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon 727.381.4900 x205 dmarmon@cbistpete.org Office Manager Pam Askin 727.381.4900 x203

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CBI Announcements

September 2014

Change in Shabbat Minha Time WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YOM TOVS- Beginning in the month of Elul, August 30, Shabbat Minha Service, that had been held Saturday Evenings, will now be at 12:30 pm, approximately 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of Shabbat morning services. Please direct any questions to Morry Bornstein, Ritual Committee Chair, 727.397.9955, or morborn@aol.com

Lulav and Etrog Sets for Sukkot Blessing the lulav and etrog is the Jewish way of thanking God for the blessings of the earth during Sukkot. To prepay for your own lulav and etrog set by

October 1, please contact the CBI Office. Late orders may not be able to be filled. Sets are $45 each. Orders may be picked up from the Synagogue Office from 9:00 am—4:00 pm October 7-8.

With Love From the CBI Kitchen

Joanne Luski’s Apple Cake 

6 small apples, sliced

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2 tsp cinnamon

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5 Tbs sugar

Mix together and let stand on the side.

Pick up a bag at the synagogue to bring in food

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4 eggs

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2 tsp baking powder

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3 cups flour

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1 cup oil

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1 tsp salt

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1/4 cup Orange Juice

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2 cup Sugar

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2 1/2 tsp vanilla

Sift dry ingredients. Mix oil, vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Add dry ingredients and juice alternately. Grease a tube pan. Add 1/4 of the batter, spread some apples, then more batter and more apples. The top should be batter. Sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes.

donations for Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services Annual Food Drive. We will be accepting donations through the holidays. If you stop by the shul this month, don’t forget your cans!

Bikkur Holim One of the most important mitzvot in Judaism is bikkur holim –visiting the sick. It is the 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 727.381.4900 x203, so that as clergy and the synagogue family we can be helpful in moments of difficult or stress.

CBI– HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB MEETINGS

September 17 10:00am The Storyteller, by Jodi Picoult

NEW Bereavement Support Group at CBI Thursdays, 1:00 –2:00 pm, September 4, September 11, October 2, October 23, October 30 a beareavement support group will be led by Renee Baseman from Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services in the CBI Library. For more information contact the CBI Office or GCJFS at 727.479.1800 3

From the Rabbi

September 2014

On New Year’s Day, Rosh Hashanah, we remember. The People of Israel remembers its unique function to make the world a better place, and recalls its successes and its failures. The central theme of New Year’s Day, the beginning of the world, is the power of memory itself. Memory establishes the continuity of the generations. For Judaism New Year’s Day is not only the anniversary of Creation, but also – and more importantly – the renewal of Creation. On Rosh Hashanah, the shofar’s blast reminds the Jewish people to renew their commitments as Jews. It inspires us to overcome the menace of global anti-semitism, the Iranian hatred against the Jewish people, and the unending regional terrorist threats against the Jewish State of Israel. The sounding of the shofar reminds us of our mighty and proud Israel Defense Forces. We recall their acts of heroism and the just and ethical values which the IDF proudly stands for, despite continuing assaults and genocidal threats against the State of Israel and the Jewish people by terrorist gangs and states. Our world is in deep crisis. We are facing hatred and horror, and with the failed “Arab Spring” and now Operation Protective Edge, increasingly intensified anti-Israel attitudes. The orchestration of hate against the State of Israel, the outrageous claim that Zionism equals racism and fascism, and the stigmatization of Israel, remind us today of the ugly climate, the anguish and the fear of the 1930’s. But the shofar’s sounding also reminds us of the just, ethical values of Judaism. Judaism regards the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as the days of celebration of creation and of renewal, of a new beginning for individuals and for Am Yisrael, the people of Israel. The sound of the shofar is a call for peace and the harmonious gathering of all people. Tzedek, Tzedek, Tirdof: Justice, Justice you shall follow! (Deuteronomy 16:20) Happy New Year to all our CBI family and friends. May 5775 be a year of peace for Am Yisrael, for the State of Israel, and for the entire world.

From the Cantor As we approach another New Year, we may find ourselves reflecting on the year that has just passed, and contemplating the year to come: What is in store for us? We are optimistic, so we greet each other with “Shanah Tovah” (May you have a good year), or the expanded forms “Shanah Tovah um’tukah” (May you have a good and sweet year) and “L’shanah Tovah tikatevu.” (May you be inscribed for a good year) The Rosh Hashanah Musaf Amidah is the longest Amidah of the year, and contains three passages that are unique to that service: Malchuyot, Zichronot, and Shofarot. Each of these sections contains at its core ten Biblical verses that emphasize the theme of the passage. The first three verses are from the Torah, the second three are from the Psalms, the next three are from the Prophets, and then the tenth verse is once again from the Torah. Malchuyot celebrates God’s sovereignty and evokes the image of God as King. The image of God as King also emphasizes God’s role as the Divine Judge during these Days of Awe, as God inscribes our fates for the coming year in the Book of Life. The introductory passage of Malchuyot is a prayer that we all know – Aleinu. Aleinu was originally written specifically for Malchuyot, and it became so popular that it was added to the conclusion of every service. Zichronot shifts the focus to a different aspect of Rosh Hashanah, that of Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. The main focus is that we ask God to remember the covenant that He made with our ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. By asking God to remember the covenant, we are asking Him to be gracious to us because of the merits of our ancestors, and of course because of our own merits as well. Shofarot is about the unique active mitzvah that we perform on Rosh Hashanah: the shofar. All of the Biblical verses in Shofarot contain a reference to a shofar being sounded. Throughout Shofarot, the image of the shofar is used in two principal ways: to evoke the memory of the revelation at Sinai, and to give a preview of the big drama that will happen when the Messiah comes. Shanah Tovah,

From the President

September 2014 MAY 2014

New Year Thoughts

This is always the time for introspection and retrospectives. We think of what was good and what didn’t go as we had expected. Also, it is the time to make reparations if possible, and change things. Please be assured that the Trustees will review what went wrong and try to learn from those experiences. Hopefully, that can help to prevent the same thing from happening again. That makes sense – learn from your mistakes. We will also review what was right and continue to work on these and make improvements. I believe in taking chances. I love new and creative ideas. Not every idea can come to fruition as there are pros and cons to everything. But if we don’t voice our ideas and suggestions, then we remain stagnant. We need the risk-takers and the nay-sayers to keep the balance. (The Trustees have some of each.) I need your help to keep CBI vital and alive. I need you to attend our programs, support our appeals, volunteer when you can, and offer creative suggestions in a positive manner. I expect that everything is neither totally positive nor totally negative, so I encourage the negative with constructive suggestions for improvement. And of course I want your positive comments as well! Call, write, or email me with them. I will bring them to the Executive Committee for consideration and discussion. I am hoping that some exciting ideas and suggestions will bubble up. For the Board of Trustees, as well as Larry and myself, have a happy, healthy, and sweet New Year. L’shana tovah u’metukah,

From the Executive Director New Beginnings………….. I’ve always loved fall – the High Holy Days and celebrating the birthday of the world, the smell of apples and honey, the holiday of Sukkot (my favorite because there are no food restrictions and no gift giving!), a new school year holding the promise of learning new facts that may someday lead to wisdom, and that first hint of crispness in the air. Well, we’re in Florida, so scratch the crispness bit! At CBI we’re gearing up for an exhilarating school year. The Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC) is off to a rousing start under the leadership of Katherine (Katie) Schaefer and her team. PRECEC has a dynamic new logo created by CBI member Robin Perlman. Watch for it on the new sign on 58th Street, in our new brochures, and in the press. The Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah (PRTT) and Hebrew High/Mehina have been completely revamped with exciting new curricula thanks to Ricki Lewis (PRTT) and Janice LeVine and Amy Piper (Hebrew High/Mehina). USY/Kadima have been rejuvenated thanks to the Supermom Team of Janice LeVine, Susan LeVine, Sheryl Sutton, Sherrie Carroll, Leslie Weiss, Stephanie Kohan-Shohet, and Melissa Terzi. We are fortunate to have these gifted volunteers who are so willing to share their talents and knowledge to strengthen our children’s Jewish learning opportunities. Todah Rabah! As the year progresses, we look forward to thanking other volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you! And thanks to all of you who recently filled out the strategic planning survey. With the results from that survey, the work of our dedicated strategic planning team, and the expertise provide by our partners at the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism (USCJ), we’ll be set to launch new initiatives that will ensure CBI’s future for many years to come. It’s a good way to begin 5775! I wish each of you and those dear to you a sweet, happy, and healthy New Year. L’shanah tovah um’tukah,

February 2014

Youth Department

September 2014

Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah We are honored to welcome 3rd Vice President Ricki Lewis as Coordinator of PRTT. Ricki has vast experience in educating Jewish youth from preschool to teens. She is joined by Pam Himmel (lead teacher), Cantor Jonathan Schultz (shira/song and tefillah/prayer expert extrordinaire!), Sherrie Carroll and Jackie Wertel (K’tonton Hebrew specialists), Jason McMahon (professional “Storahteller” and Aleph-Heh Hebrew instructor provides new experiences and an exciting approach to religious learning. This year’s PRTT experience will feature interactive computer technology and multi-media learning. Students will fuse development of the mind with physical activities, using hands and voices to fully engage in Jewish learning. Sunday sessions (K’tonton and Aleph-Heh) are from 9:45 am until noon, beginning September 7. Wednesday sessions (Aleph-Heh only) are from 4:45 pm until 6:30 pm, beginning September 10. Following the Sunday morning assembly warm up for parents and their children from 9:45-10 AM, parents are invited to enjoy complementary Wi-Fi, coffee and a nosh, and read the Sunday papers while their kids are at religious school.

College Connection Let us keep up with your kids! If you have a student in college, please send the CBI Office their information. We would like their: school, year in school, major, address, email, and phone number. Send this information to receptionist@cbistpete.org, or call 727.381.4900 x201.

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC) As the High Holidays approach, Pauline Rivkind Preschool students are getting ready to celebrate and recharge for the year ahead! This year, weekly themes revolve around Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur during the month of September. During Rosh Hashana, students look forward to celebrating the Jewish New Year by creating crafts such as apple prints, decorating honey jars, collaborating on classroom banners, and of course, our annual Rosh Hashana party during preschool hours. The children will be learning about how G-d created the world in six days, and rested on the seventh. They will be making birthday cards for the world and special Rosh Hashana cards for their families and residence at Philip Benjamin Tower and Menorah Manor. We will carry this theme of “newness” into our week long study of Yom Kippur. During this time, students will learn about repentance and saying, “I’m Sorry”. It is a new year and we are ready for a fresh start! This year, we will continue to team up with PJ Library for highquality Jewish books and music to incorporate into our themes. Jewish early childhood education has great potential for transforming ritual practice and community involvement in families. Our curriculum allows us to embrace the character development of our individual students and equip them with a values system. If you have children 8 years and under, are not yet involved with PJ Library, and would like access to these resources at home, please visit www.pjlibrary.org. We invite family members and volunteers whom would like to get involved with our preschool to please contact the preschool office directly at 727 302 9668.

Katherine Schaefer Interim Preschool Director 6

September 2014

Women’s League

September 2014

Save the Dates!

Here are the dates of our Women’s League Meetings for the 2014-15 year!

Mark your calendar for:

September 17, 6:00 pm, Membership Dinner October 7, 7:00 pm, Decorate the Sukkah

January 13, 7:00 pm, Start the Year off Right

February 10, 7:00 pm, Chocolate Galore

March 2, 5:30 pm, Hamentaschen Baking March 10, 7:00 pm, Get Tech Savvy

April 29, 6:00 pm, Torah Fund Dinner We look forward to seeing all of you at our meetings in the coming year! Torah Fund

TORAH FUND 2014-2015 Torah Fund Campaign of Women's League for Conservative Judaism gives every person an opportunity to participate in preserving, promoting, and perpetuating Conservative/Masorti Judaism. The Torah Fund Campaign supports and provides scholarships to students at the following institutions: The Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, New York) Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (Los Angeles, California) Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem) Give to Torah Fund Campaign and wear your beautiful “Benefactor Pin” for the Jewish holidays. 2014–2015 Torah Fund Pin:

Contact Information: Torah Fund Chair: Joanne Luski 347-1741 Special Gifts Chair: Marilyn LeVine 343-2196 Torah Fund Cards: Jennifer Sternberg 391-9085 8

Women’s League Events

September 2014

Women’s League of Congregation B’nai Israel cordially invites you to our

“Paid-up Membership Dinner” Wednesday, September 17, at 6:00 pm Participate or just enjoy watching A group lesson in Ballroom Line Dancing Dinner and Entertainment FREE TO ALL PAID-IN-ADVANCE MEMBERS Make your check out to: CBI WL for $36 ($54, Chai Club) mail or drop off at CBI

In addition you MUST: RSVP for dinner by Wednesday, September 10 to: Melissa, CBI Office, 727.381.4900 x201 receptionist@cbistpete.org PLEASE NOTE: All checks for full membership dues MUST be received by September 10 Jennifer Sternberg, Membership

A-Team: CBI’s Advocacy for Israel Committee

September 2014

I find it a daunting task to write a column at the end of July for September delivery. I pray that Operation Protective Edge will have concluded successfully and that Israel can begin to experience a long-term peace. I trust that each of you stayed informed of events from the many pro-Israel organizations that did their very best to provide unbiased, accurate, and current news. If you did not receive timely emails or did not know of websites to visit, please make someone on the A-Team aware. The A-Team provided information for various CBI emails, but sent very few broadcast emails so as not to repeat the messages from local and national sources. Please consider adding your name to the A-Team email list. I assure you that you will receive only essential information that is not sent generally by the local Federations. Now, more than ever, we Israel Advocates must remain vigilant and resolute. If you have the means, please show your support by contributing to organizations including, but not limited to: AIPAC, American Friends of Magen David Adom, Friends of the IDF, Hadassah, Jewish Federation, JNF, Masorti, Step Up for Israel, Underwear Packages for IDF Soldiers, United with Israel, Straight to the South, etc. If more appropriate to your financial situation, please show your support by loaning money to Israel by buying an Israel Bond. Please help Israel by ongoing communications with your federal representatives. Ask them to support Israel's right to defend itself. I wish everyone a New Year of peace. Byron Kolitz

Todah Rabah We would like to say a special Todah Rabah to the following people for their dedication to CBI. ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡ ✡

Gail Frye, Thelma Gilbert, Rita Jacobson, Helen Kahan, Karen Kauffman, Ricki Lewis, and Murray Rubin for helping in the CBI Office Everyone participating in getting the synagogue ready for the coming High Holy Days. Our wonderful lay leaders and parents that have helped prepare our Youth activities for the Fall. Wendy Levine for reading to our PRECEC Students weekly All of those that led services while our Clergy were away. Those that took time to prepare for us their wonderful Glmpses into Jewish History Those that took time to prepare for us their interesting Summer Sermonettes Sam Cohen, Byron Kolitz, and Dr. Steve LeVine for leading Pesukei D’Zimra Samuel Benjamin, Caleb Kravitz, and Sharon Rosenthal for reading Torah Oren Adelson, Caleb Kravitz, Dr. Steve LeVine, and Sharon Rosenthal for chanting the Haftorah Caleb Kravitz for presenting Ashrei

Ways to Get Involved Do you want to be more active at your home away from home? Here are a few ways! □

Blow the Shofar at weekday morning minyan during the month of Elul. If you are capable, please contact the synagogue office to be scheduled.

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Become a Minyanaire! We need at least ten Jews for public worship. Join with your CBI Family for the joy of davening and to support those in mourning, and join a close knit group of Minyanaires!

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Help in the CBI Office! Join our fun and welcoming CBI Staff for a few hours and help them send out mailings, filing, or organizing to keep this ship smooth-sailing!

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Become a greeter! Be the first to wish members of your CBI Family a “Shabbat Shalom” at Friday evening, or Saturday morning Shabbat Services. If you would like to take part in this tradition, contact Selma Gaby at 727.345.2887

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Read Torah! We have a wonderful teacher who can help you prepare for this honor. Liz Sembler, our Engagement Director, is always available to help you learn to chant Torah and Haftorah portions. If you are interested in learning more about howyou may perform this Mitzvah, contact Liz at lizsembler@aol.com, or 727.381.4900 x206.

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Be an Usher for High Holy Days! Offer your assistance by contacting Susan Goldstein at 727.381.4900 x202

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Join our Security Committee! We have a committee every year for High Holy Days to monitor the building. If this would be something you are interested in, please contact the Synagogue office at 727.381.4900 x201 10

Kol Nidre Campaign

September 2014

This year as we begin the Kol Nidre Campaign, we want to bring a few important things to your attention. Marc and I are honored to chair the Kol Nidre Campaign this year because we truly love CBI! We are humbled that Thelma and Jerry Gilbert are joining us as honorary chair people, whose lifetime legacy of giving to CBI with their time and money is exemplary. As a founding family at CBI, they are still engaged, active and giving today! Jerry and I, having been presidents of CBI, know what it takes to keep CBI the center of Conservative Jewish life in St. Pete. Although the revenue needed to keep CBI at its best may have increased significantly between our presidencies, what has not changed is the deep dedication of CBI families to ensure our Jewish future. At a time when CBI’s budget deficit is larger than ever, the board and administration are working as hard as ever to use your dollars wisely. Our Kol Nidre process this year will be less costly meaning more of your generously donated dollars can be used for the operation of CBI. Our process will also be streamlined as we are requesting that donations are paid online or mailed in the envelopes provided directly to Kesef Accounting Services. It is well known that the economy is still struggling, meaning many of you, our members, have less disposable income. Most of us are also torn because there are so many important places and organizations that need our financial support. As I write this article, Israel is at war and that tugs at all of our heartstrings and purse strings. We ask that when you decide where to use your important and generous dollars, you remember that CBI has a much more limited number of people who can be asked to provide support. A successful Kol Nidre campaign does not happen without the support of many people, lay leaders, volunteers, staff, and most importantly you, our donors. If you would like to help in any way, please reach out and let us know. Please join our families in making meaningful, generous Kol Nidre gifts to CBI. Todah Rabah in advance for your support. Laurie and Marc Reiskind Kol Nidre Chair people Thelma and Jerry Gilbert

Honorary Kol Nidre Chair people

Steve Feld Elected President of Mitzvah Men’s Club Steve describes himself as a CBI “lifer,” having been a member all his life. He joined the Men’s Club Board of Directors in 2013 and quickly became a participant; shortly thereafter his interest, enthusiasm and capabilities became obvious. When he’s not using his talents at Raymond James, Steve has become a “regular” at CBI’s minyan. In his acceptance chat with the MMC Board, Steve promised to build on the Club’s long tradition of “Involving Men in Jewish Life” and to add his own ideas as well. The Mitzvah Men’s Club will be having an all members get together after the High Holidays where those who haven’t yet met Steve can do just that.

Greetings from the Judaica Shop Crew We invite you to browse our Sisterhood Judaica Shop and check out our new items. In the showcase, you will find a nice assortment of menorahs and High Holiday items, including honey dishes for Rosh Hashana. We also added a new selection of Gary Rosenthal draydels, candleholders, Kiddush cups and more. They are a lovely addition to any home and they make fabulous gifts. Inside, you will find a wonderful array of tallitot and ceremonial items. In addition, we have a new selection of greeting cards and every card is just $1. As we approach the new year, we would like to share a special gift with our valued congregants. Just present or even mention this bulletin article and you will be entitled to a 10 percent discount on your Judaica Shop purchase. At this time, we would like to extend a special thank you to Ellen Bernstein. She recently retired after dedicating 30 years of service to the Judaica Shop. We truly appreciate all of the love and attention she put into making our shop special. We also want to thank all of our hardworking volunteers. We are so grateful for their help. Please join me in welcoming our new Judaica Shop leaders: Diana Litt, Karen Kauffman and Eileen Richman. Anita Helfand will be sticking around a while to assist with the day-to-day operations. Please remember to shop the Judaica Shop way. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, we will be happy to special order something for you. Finally, we all would like to wish you and yours a very healthy, happy and sweet new year.

Adult Studies

September 2014

Adult Studies in September

Lunch with the Rabbi

Torah 4 Seniors

Wednesday, September10, 12:00 pm

Philip Benjamin Tower

RSVP with your Deli Lunch Order by Tuesday, September 9, at noon to 727.381.4900, or receptionist@cbistpete.org.

Rabbi Luski will be leading Torah Study at Philip Benjamin Tower. All are welcome to join in the discussion.

Tuesday September 9, 11:00 am

Join Rabbi Luski for a deli lunch and Mishnah study. No previous Knowledge is necessary. 12

Mahzor Order Form

September 2014 February 2014

Congregation B’nai Israel of St. Petersburg High Holiday Mahzor Dedication Order Form Last Rosh Hashana, CBI introduced the inspiring and engaging new Mahzor Lev Shalem. The readings and explanations are designed to stimulate thought and invite reflection while being accessible to each of us. You still have the opportunity to dedicate these new 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 58th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 Examples: This Prayer book is dedicated by Steve and Linda Cohen

in honor of

This Prayer book is dedicated by

Lisa Cohen

in memory of

This Prayer book is dedicated by

Dr. and Mrs. Tom Cohen in appreciation of

#1 This Prayer book is dedicated: In Honor of

Jessica Cohen’s Bat Mitzvah. Edith Cohen. Rabbi David Cohen.

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_____________ #2 This Prayer book is dedicated: In Honor of

Zip__________________

In Memory of In Appreciation of

Name(s):________________________________________________________________ Donated by (person’s name, committee, family, etc.):_____________________________ A notification card should be sent to: 13

September 2014

CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL OF ST. PETERSBURG HIGH HOLIDAYS 5775 - SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SELIHOT SERVICE – Saturday night, September 20 Program, USY Installation and Reception 9:00 pm Selihot Service 10:30 pm KEVER AVOT – MEMORIAL SERVICES- Sunday, September 21 Menorah Gardens 10:30 am Royal Palm 11:30 am ROSH HASHANA EVE SERVICE – Wednesday, September 24, 7:10 pm Includes special Blessing of Children We urge everyone attending to have their tickets with them and to allow sufficient time for parking In order to be seated before services begin. ROSH HASHANA - FIRST DAY – Thursday, September 25 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 5:55 pm Minha, Maariv 7:10 pm ROSH HASHANA - SECOND DAY – Friday, September 26, 2014 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 SHABBAT SHUVA Friday, September 26 Minha, Maariv 7:05 pm Saturday, September 27 9:00 am Minha 12:30 pm EREV YOM KIPPUR MINHA – Friday, October 3, 1:00 p.m. KOL NIDRE - Friday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. We urge everyone attending to have their tickets with them and to allow sufficient time for parking to be seated before services begin. YOM KIPPUR DAY – Saturday, October 4 Introductory Service & Shaharit 8:30 am Torah Reading 9:30 am Musaf Service 10:45 am Sermon & Yizkor 1:00 pm Minha Service 4:45 pm Neila 6:05 pm Neila Services will commence at 6:05 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 7:50 pm. CANDLELIGHTING: ROSH HASHANA: Erev 1st Day – Wednesday, September 24 Erev 2nd Day – Thursday, September 25 Shabbat Shuva- Friday, September 26 Yom Kippur- Friday, October 3

7:08 pm 8:07 pm 7:05 pm 6:57 pm

Friendly Reminders

September 2014

Open seating and saving seats: We offer reserved seating for those with physical disabilities; i.e, members in wheel chairs, etc. Requests for handicapped seating should be made in advance through the synagogue office. Seating is done on a first come first served basis. Spouses and relatives may save seats up until 9:30 am. At 9:30 am, the 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.

All worshippers attending religious services in our Congregation are asked to bring their own talitot and kipot. High Holiday prayerbooks, as well as a good number of talitot, will be provided by the Congregation.

CBI’s

has a variety

of talitot available for purchase.

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

Tickets are not transferable.

VOLUNTEER TO USHER

Please allow sufficient time for parking and getting to your seats. All are encouraged to bring their own kipot and talitot. Open Seating:

Come to the aid or your Congregation and volunteer to be an usher for the High Holiday

Seats may be saved up until 9:30 am.

Please respectfully follow the directions of our volunteer ushers.

services. We

Please silence all cell phones and beepers.

tailor the usher schedule to the hours you anticipate being in the shul. If you need more information, please call Audrey Dantowitz, 727.710.5662.

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

By order of the Fire Department, the lobby, halls and aisles must be kept clear

need your help!

We will

at all times.

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

Friday, October 17, 9:00 am

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 volunteer ushers will signal appropriate entrance times for late comers. Please cooperate with our ushers. 15

We will be honoring: Hatan Bereshit, Jesse Rodman Kallah Maftir, Mali Feld Hatan and Kallah Torah, Ralph and Ruth Ann Mizrahi

Selihot & Kever Avot

September 2014

Pre-Selihot Service Musical Inspiration for the Days of Awe With Cantor Jonathan Schultz and Debbie Marmon Saturday night, September 20 USY Installation, Program, and Reception 9:00 pm Selihot Service 10:30 pm What is Selihot? The word seliha means forgiveness, and in the singular is used to indicate a piyyut whose subject is a plea for forgiveness of our sins, our wrongdoings. In the plural, the word is used for a special set of prayers which are recited during the Penitential season which begins before Rosh Hashana and concludes with Yom Kippur. Selihot, composed by great personalities Saadya Gaon, Gershom ben Judah, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, as well as some contemporary poems, are included in our late night service. The Selihot for the first day are usually recited late on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashana. Ashkenazi Jews recite Selihot on the Saturday night /Sunday morning before Rosh Hashana for at least three days.

Kever Avot Services Sunday, September 21 10:30 am at Menorah Gardens, Chapel Hill Memorial Park 11:30 am at Royal Palm Cemetery, CBI Section During the High Holiday period, is customary to visit the graves of our loved ones and those who created our Jewish community. Kever Avot Services will be conducted 16

Special Services for Rosh Hashanah

September 2014

SPECIAL BLESSING OF CHILDREN Parents are reminded to join in reciting with Rabbi Luski a special Blessing of Children at Erev Rosh Hoshana Services on

Wednesday evening, September 24, 7:10

RECOVERY PRAYER On the First Day of Rosh Hashana, Thursday, September 25, Rabbi Luski will recite the blessing of “Hagomel,” of thanksgiving for all those who have been hospitalized and recovered during the previous year. The 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 9:30 am.

TASHLICH The annual service of Tashlich will be conducted on the

First Day of Rosh Hashana, Thursday, September 25, 5:55pm Lake Pasadena, located at 64th Street & Fourth Avenue North. The ceremony is based on the text of Micah: “And you shall cast into depths all of your sins”. It is one of the traditional practices surrounding Rosh Hashana. 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 7:10 pm at the Synagogue.

Yom Kippur Prayers

September 2014

“

”

– “ as your “ True Self” – This Yom Kippur, take a step in

the right direction by wearing sneakers, and come as you are by being fragrance-free. The five interpretations of “afflicting one’s soul” include: No eating and drinking No wearing of leather footwear (or at least avoiding leather soles) No bathing or washing No applying perfumes, colognes, oils, or lotions No marital relations Refraining from using fragrances also is a courtesy to those who fast and are prone to getting headaches. Also, on Yom Kippur, dressing in white is particularly appropriate given the symbolic importance of white as reflected in the verse: “And your sins which were as red as scarlet shall become as white as snow.”

Let us now make the confession that we so often feel and so seldom say: We have done our share of evil along with the good that we do. Let us admit it, and may this admission prepare our hearts for the fast, just as this means prepares our bodies. We did not mean to do evil, but too often our failure to listen, to respond when we are called, to appreciate and to say thanks, caused more harm than any deliberate wrong could have done. Frequently we acted in haste, wrongly and to our sorrow. Many times our judgment was needlessly rash and harsh. We retorted to excuses many times and we blamed others instead of ourselves. We hurt most the ones we love the most. Therefore let us admit it, and let us say we are sorry. More than that, let us promise each other that we will try our best not to repeat our mistakes. Let us now make up with each other, and resolve to love each other more in the New Year. May God forgive us as we forgive each other, and may this be a sweet new year. Amen.

: Eternal God, with feeling of reverence and love I recall the memory of my dear ______________ on this sacred eve of Yom Kippur. I am grateful for the years we shared, for the abiding influence of those years, and for the memories that live in my heart. I am grateful too, O God, for the healing which time brings and for the hope which faith and trust inspire. May the remembrance of my loved ones encourage me to live with integrity and with compassion. May my deeds reflect honor on my family; and may they add the “merits of the ancestors” which has sustained the house of Israel throughout the generations. I now light this Memorial Light in memory of my departed _________________ whose English name was __________and whose Hebrew name was ______________. May the memory of ______________ strengthen my resolve to be a source of blessing for all those whose lives touch mine. Amen. 18

High Holy Days for the Kids

September 2014

Bring your children to hear the shofar sound at 10:00 am. Supervised activities for ALL CHILDREN are provided from 10:30 am until the conclusion of adult services. Grades 3-7 Junior Congregation – Chapel, from 10:30 am until the conclusion of services. Grades K-2 K’tongregation - Youth Lounge from 10:30 am until the conclusion of services. Ages 2-5 Child Care – Classroom # 8, from 9:45 am until the conclusion of services. Infants and toddlers under age 2, accompanied by parent(s) are welcome in the Atrium. All services will be broadcast in the Atrium. We recommend that all children, ages 2-7, wear a name tag with their parent’s names so that we may locate parents if needed.

Following Neila and Maariv, our religious school youngsters will join on the bima for Havdala, the traditional liturgy that separates Sabbaths and the holidays from the rest of the week. Following the Havdala, our distinguished Shofar Blower will lead all of Congregation B’nai Israel’s Shofar Blowers in sounding the Tekiah G’dolah, to end the first on a triumphant and powerful note. All members of the Congregation who wish to join in this final sound of the Shofar are invited to bring their Shofarot.

Sukkot

September 2014

Sukkot Services & Events Schedule 5775 Yom Tov Services Wednesday, October 8 - Erev Sukkot Erev Sukkot evening service, 6:30 pm Hebrew High/USY & Mehina Yom Tov Dinner in the Sukka Thursday, October 9 - 1st Day Sukkot Yom Tov morning services - “Shake A Lulav” Hoshanot Processions, 9:00 a.m. Yom Tov evening service, 6:30 pm Friday, October 10 - 2nd Day Sukkot Yom Tov Morning services - “Shake A Lulav” Hoshanot Processions, 9:00 am Yom Tov Minha & Hol Hamoed Service, 6:00 pm Hol Hamoed Services and Events: Saturday, October 11 Shabbat morning services, 9:00 am Shabbat Minha 12:30 pm Sunday, October 12 Morning Minyan 9:00 am and Breakfast in Sukka Picnic in Sukka - Sukka available for dairy only picnics, Noon - 6:30 pm Evening Service 6:30 pm Monday, October 13 7:45 am Minyan and Breakfast in the Sukka 5:00 pm Mitzvah Men’s Club “Suds in the Sukka” 6:30 pm Evening Service Tuesday, October 14 7:45 am Minyan and Breakfast in the Sukka Noon Pinellas County Board of Rabbis Lunch in Sukka 6:30 pm Evening Service Wednesday, October 15 - Hoshana Rabah Hoshana Rabah Services, 7:45 am followed by Breakfast in the Sukka. Hoshana prayers for a good harvest in the year to come are recited during a procession seven times around the bimah after which five aravot bound together are beaten. Yom Tov Services: Wednesday, Octrober 15 - Erev Shemini Atzeret Service, 6:30 pm Thursday, October 16 - Shemini Atzeret Shemini Atzeret Yom Tov morning services includes Yizkor Memorial Service and Memorial Plaques Dedication, 9:00 am Minha, Maariv & Torah Procession, 6:30 pm - Erev Simhat Torah Includes Youth Simha Celebration Friday, October 17 - Simhat Torah Simhat Torah Yom Tov morning service, 9:00 a.m. Honoring our Hatanei Hatorah – “Princes of the Torah” Yom Tov Minha & Shabbat Maariv, 6:30 pm Child Care is available on Yom Tov mornings upon request to the synagogue office prior to the holiday. SUKKOT CANDLELIGHTING Wednesday, October 8 – 6:52 pm, Thursday, October 9 – 7:50 pm, Friday, October 10 – 6:50 pm, Wednesday, October 15 – 6:44 pm, Thursday, October 16 – 7:43 pm, Friday, October 17 – 6:42 pm 20

MAY 2014

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.

“MAZAL TOV!" TO OUR SEPTEMBER Anniversary CELEBRANTS □ □ □ □

Barbara and Jerome Rubin

Ellie and Dr. Mitch LeVine

Rebecca and Warren Simmons

Sandy and Sam Janofsky

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Angela and Seth Weisberg

Barbara and Jerry Colen

Ina and Dr. Bob Sheppard

Sherrie and Brian Carroll

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11 Diana and Dr. Joe Rosin 15 Thelma and Jerry Gilbert 16 Gail and Mike Frye 18 Vivian and Dr. Ed Lurie

“YOM HULEDET SAMEAH!” TO OUR

CELEBRATE YOUR SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY AT SIMHA SHABBAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 9:00AM Do a Mitzvah on your birthday,

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □

Pat Weber

Dr. Joel Marantz

Janie Pincus

2 Stephanie Shohet-Kohan 2

Dr. Jimmy Post

Stacey Seldin

Bernard Kanner

Gerald Levin

Phil Redisch

Sally Swale

Dr. Jay Azneer

Bill Rosch

Richard Mensh

Cheryl Segal

□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □

10 Paula Dangler 10 Dr. George Hitzel 11 Geraldine Diamond 12 Arthur Jay 12 Dr. Craig Kunins 14 Larry Freid 14 Kimberly Gilbert 14 Joel Goetz 14 Angela Weisberg 15 Marilyn Benjamin 16 Elizabeth Zimmer 18 Mirla Kremer 18 Faina Sakovich 21 Pam Himmel 21 Lillian Rosen

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22 Dr. Mitch LeVine 22 Renee Lipman 25 Beverly Dikman 25 Kevin Tralins 26 Dr. Ed Lurie 26 Dr. Joe Rosin 27 Gail Wiseberg 28 Dr. Richard Benator 28 Dr. David Dresdner 28

Lilly Salcman

Rick Applefield

Susie Berman

Joann Bush

Jeremiah Weiner

Carrye Dodell

Attend the Daily Minyan! Mahzor Dedication Opportunities The Ritual Committee wants to remind our Congregants that there are still opportunities to dedicate individual copies of our High Holiday Mahzorim in honor or memory of loved ones and friends, to commemorate a special Simha, etc. One Mahzor may be dedicated for $36, or you may dedicate 3 Mahzorim for $100. Please contact the Synagogue Office for more information. Thank you very much! Sincerely, CBI Ritual Committee

Other Simhas

In Honor of: ___________________________ Check the names of everyone to whom you want to send a Mitzvah Gram.

Send this form together with your check, minimum $10 donation fro each acknowledgement to: CBI St. Pete, C/O Kesef Accounting Services, PO Box 159 Montvale, NJ 07645, donate online at cbistpete.org, or drop off your check in the synagogue office. *The minimum donation per acknowledgement is $10. Please print: Your Name: ______________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ City, _____________________________Zip: __________________ Telephone: ______________ 21

Calendar

September 2014

September 2014 Elul 5774– Tishrei 5775 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wedne

1 Labor Day CBI Office Closed

9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 10:15 Gift and Craft Show Meeting 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Strategic Planning Meeting

24 Erev Rosh Ha 1:00 CBI Office a Close

9:00 Morning Minyan 7:45 Morning Minyan 9:45 PRTT Sunday School Opening Day 1:00 Strategic Planning Meeting 10:00 What Will You Discover? 6:30 Evening Minyan High Holidays Mahzor Workshop 6:30 Evening Minyan

9:00 Morning Minyan 9:45 PRTT Sunday School 10:00 What Will You Discover? High Holidays Mahzor Workshop 12:00 Kadima Event 1:00 YAD @ The Buccs Game 6:30 Evening Minyan

9:00 Morning Minyan 9:45 PRTT Sunday School 10:30 Kever Avot, Menorah Gardens 11:30 Kever Avot, Royal Palm Cemetery 6:30 Evening Minyan

28 Fast of Gedaliah 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:45 PRTT Sunday School 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 11:00 Torah 4 Seniors, Philip Benjamin Tower 12:00 RSVP Deadline for Lunch with the Rabbi 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 10:00 PRECEC Rosh Hashana Party 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Board of Trustees Meeting

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Hebrew High and M 7:00 MMC Meeting 7:00 Women’s League M

7:45 Morning Minyan 12:00 Lunch with the Ra 4:45 PRTT, Alef—Heh C 6:00 USY Board Meeting 6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Hebrew High and M 7:00 MMC Board Meetin

7:45 Morning Minyan 4:45 PRTT, Alef—Heh C 6:00 Women’s League P Fling 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:30 Jewish Federation Event. Community Lead 7:00 Hebrew High and M

7:45 Morning Minyan 7:08 Candlelighting 7:10 Erev Rosh Hashan

September 2014

Change in Shabbat Minha Time WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YOM TOVS- Shabbat Minha Service, that had been held Saturday Evenings, will now be at 12:30 pm, approximately 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of Shabbat morning services. Please direct any questions to Morry Bornstein, Ritual Committee Chair, 727.397.9955, or morborn@aol.com

esday

Mehina

Meeting

abbi Classes g

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

6 Sedra Ki Tetze

13Sedra Ki Tavo

20 Sedra Nitzavim-Vayelekh

25 Rosh Hashanah Day 1

26 Rosh Hashanah Day 2

27Sedra Ha’azinu Shabbat Shuvah

7:45 Morning Minyan 10:00 Library Committee Meeting 1:00 GFJFS Bereavement Group 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Kabbalat Shabbat followed by Dive into CBI Welcome Back Got Shabbat? Dinner 7:30 Candlelighting

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:22 Candlelighting

9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, and Kiddush 12:30 Minha Service

9:00 Shabbat Morning Service, Membership Shabbat, September Simha Shabbat, and Kiddush 12:30 Minha Service

Mehina ng

Classes Paid Up Membership

Campaign Kickoff dership Awards Mehina

ashanah and PRECEC

nah Service

7:45 Morning Minyan 10:00 Library Committee Meeting 1:00 GFJFS Bereavement Group 5:30 “Go Soul-ar” with Rabbi Upbin at Meze 119, RSVP to daupbin@jtsa.edu 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal

8:30 Rosh Hashanah First Day Services 10:00 Junior Congregation Service 5:55 Tashlih Service, Lake Pasadena 7:10 Minha, Maariv Services 8:07 Candlelighting

7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:14 Candlelighting

8:30 Rosh Hashanah Second Day Services 10:00 Junior Congregation Service 7:05 Minha, Maariv Services 7:05 Candlelighting

9:00 Shabbat Morning Services and Kiddush 12:30 Minha Service 9:00 Pre-Selihot USY Installation, Program, and Reception

9:00 Shabbat Shuvah Services and Kiddush 12:30 Minha Service

Donations Adult Studies Judi and Mark Gordon

September 2014 In memory of

Mitzvah Fund

Lillian Schertzer

In memory

Mr. and Mrs. Hagendorf

Ruth Greene

Audrey Kopelman

Yetta Schwartz

In honor of

Murray Fink

Ruth Fink

Myrna and Murray Rubin

Bonnie Halprin’s service to CBI

Nancy and Ed Shermon

Alan Koenig

Susan Goldstein

The birth of Debbie Marmon’s granddaughter, Mira Rose McLeary

Rebecca and Warren Simmons

Dr. Allen C Marmon

In honor of

Rose Sutton

Ralph Sutton

Alice and Dr. Larry Ettinger

The birth of Cantor’s nephew

Sharon Koenig

Ann Skott

Susan Goldstein

The birth of Cantor’s nephew

Sheri Frogel

Meyer Frogel

In memory of

Svetlana Rubinchik

Lina Rubinchik

Wendy Levine

Dr. Allen C Marmon

Susie and Alan Schwartz

Alan Koenig

Anita, Lorri, and Norm Helfand Arlen Helfand Camp Ramah Fund

Cantor’s Fund

Ellen Jo Glassman Adult Studies Endowment Fund Rita and Ben Thomas Mitzvah Fund

Ellen Glassman In honor of

Anita Sher

A speedy recovery for Marilyn Benjamin

Dr. Pat Cottrille

Cindy and Dr. Bob Weisberg’s Anniversary

Pauline Rivkind Preschool Fund Claire and Ron Yogman

Rose and Abe Luski’s Anniversary Thelma and Jerry Gilbert

Fred Silverman’s birthday

Rabbi’s Fund

Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind

The birth of Aliza and Chaim Bloom’s son, Isaiah Aaron

Susie and Alan Schwartz

Bonnie’s years of dedication to CBI In memory of

Cye B. Jacobson

Fay Jacobson

Susan and Dr. Sheldon Scheinert

Freida Scheinert

Kathy and Dr. Frank Mendelblatt

Dr. David Mendelblatt Reba Mendelblatt

Susan Turner

In honor of Bonnie Halprin’s years of dedication to CBI In honor of The birth of Leslie Kirsner’s grandson, Jayden In memory of

Andy, Karen, and Melissa Hertzfeld

Carrie Glassman

Carol and Thomas Epstein

Jimmy Bunting

Elaine and David Wolsten

Lee Itzkowitz

Evelyn Smolowitz

Her mother, Gertrude

Mali and Dr. Fred Feld

Dorothy Schantz

Judith Levee

Maurice Joesphs

Lillian Grau

Mildred Jolles

Marvin Freeman

Dossy Freeman

George Sakovich

L. Pleskov

Doris and Jack Ohlhaber

Alan Koenig

Jean Wittner

Aaron Mershen

Eva and Joseph Fuchs

Charles Fuchs Alan Koenig

Mickey Walter and Lee Grossman

Ida Feinberg Dropkin

Marilyn and Karl Allison Myrna and Larry Irwin

Lee and Jack Itkowitz

Richard Mensh

Bea Mensh

Lee Shenofsky

Lenny Mauer

Sandy and Sam Janofsky

Alan Koenig

Dr. Allen C Marmon

Margaret Weiss Janofsky

Linda and Steve Grau

Dr. Allen C Marmon

Linda Weiss

Sidney Barbanel

Joan Aronovitz, Sadie Tobis, Charles Tobis Susan Turner

Bonnie Barbanel Gordon Marietta Drucker

Ernest Drucker

Lee and Marvin Leibson

Dr. Allen C Marmon

Millie and Lenny Gelfond

Dr. Allen C Marmon

Sharon and Moshe Gershuny

Sara Gershuny

USY Fund Reva and Dr. Leslie Pearlstein

Rosa Russek In honor of Bonnie Halprin’s dedication to CBI

Donations & Life Cycle Events USY Fund

September 2014

In memory of

Charlotte and Harold Goldberg

Lillian Schertzer

Debbie and Mark Sokolov

Ernest Drucker

Ellen Bernstein

Fanny Herschmann

Linda and Steve Grau

Lillian Schertzer

Mirla Kremer

David Kremer

Diane Sembler-Kamins and Shelly Kamins

Lillian Schertzer

Susie and Ira Berman

Lillian Schertzer Sidney Klemow

Teddi and David Robbins

Mazal Tov BIRTH: Aliza and Chaim Bloom, Drs. Esther Stern-Bloom and Benjamin Bloom, and Esther Roseman-Hochman and Dr. Richard Hochman on the birth of their son and grandson, Isaiah Aaron Bloom



Debra Sonenshine

WEDDING: Looking for a special way to honor your

Arlene and Michael Arlene Hurwitz on the marriage of their son Daniel Hurwitz to Fanya Faankel

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family and friends who are celebrating a Simha?

BUNS FAMILY T REE OF LIF E

BAR MITZVAH: Pam and Arnie Kravitz on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Caleb Micah Kravitz.

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is just the answer. What a joy it is for someone to walk into our shul and see a tribute of their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, special birthday, anniversary or wedding. Order forms are in the synagogue office and lobby.

AdrienneKohn Grossman

Minimum donation $254.

Wife of Gary Grossman Daughter-in-law of Lee and Marvin Leibson

This month one leaf has been added to the T he Buns Family Tree of Life:



Lillian Schertzer Mother of Arline Dresdner

In honor of Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine’s 65th Wedding Anniversary

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

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