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September 2015 Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776

Volume 5776 Issue 1

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE: High Holidays Schedule of Services Page 18 Sukkot Schedule of Services Page 19 New Years Greetings Pages 20-21 Etrog & Lulav Page 27 Sukkot Dinner Back Cover

B’nai Israel REVIEW September 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.

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

Executive Director Susan Goldstein 727.344.1017 execdir@cbistpete.org

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

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

Youth Director/ Religious School Educator Melanie Tolchin 727.381.4900 x1011 youthdir@cbistpete.org

Office Manager Pam Askin 727.381.4901 officemgr@cbistpete.org

Community Engagement Liz Sembler 727.381.4900 x1007 lizsembler@aol.com

Communications Coordinator Carolyn Moritz 727.381.4900 x1001 communications@cbistpete.org

President Susan Marger LeVine doc2roc@aol.com

Men’s Club President Jesse Rodman

USY President Corey Sokolov

Women’s League Catering Livia Wein

Announcements Selihot

Join us on Saturday, September 5 at 9:00 pm for a full and lively Pre-Selihot program followed by Selihot services: ✡ Havdala ✡ Board Installations St. Petersburg USY Board Women’s League Board CBI Board of Trustees ✡ “Debbie & Kids” Musical Program Presented by Debbie Marmon ✡ “Three Pre-Selihot Preludes” Presented by Cantor Jonathan Schultz ✡ Reception ✡ Selihot Service Officiating: Rabbi Jacob Luski and Cantor Jonathan Schultz with the CBI Choir Visit Pages 18-19 for a full schedule of services

ETROG & LULAV Don’t forget to fill out your Etrog & Lulav order form! Find it on Page 27.

Kehilla HIGH HOLIDAYS TICKETS CBI has sent out High Holidays tickets to all members in good standing and/or who have an existing arrangement. If you have not yet received your tickets, please contact Susan Goldstein at 727.344.1017. ICE CREAM KABBALAT SHABBAT In honor of National “Eat Dessert First Month,” join us for “Eat Ice Cream First” at 6:00 pm on Friday, September 4. Kabbalat Shabbat service to follow at 6:30 pm.

HEBREW HIGH REMIX Mark the date! The first day of 5776 Hebrew High is Wednesday, September 2, at 7:00 pm. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for volunteers to help build and decorate the Sukkah. Men’s Club oversees building at 9:30 am on Sunday, September 20, and PRTT & the Women’s League will decorate at 9:45 am on Sunday, September 27. If you are interested in helping, please contact one of these organizations! 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.

“Sneak Into Shul” “Sneak Into Shul” 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 is also 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.” 3

From the Rabbi TEN WAYS TO MARK THE TEN DAYS As we begin the New Year and mark these sacred days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, this is a good time to break old habits and to begin new ones. I begin the New Year with some suggestions for celebrating the ‘yamim noraim’ and the year 5776. 1. Take on a new mitzvah. It does not have to be a complicated or difficult mitzvah. Make the commitment to perform one new mitzvah or increase the way you are observing one already. 2. Avoid speaking gossip - lashon harah - at least one hour a day. 3. Join a daily minyan at least once a week. 4. Adopt and support a tzedakah organization and make it your practice to aid this cause, at least once a month. Learn as much as you can about the organization. 5. Study Torah at least one hour a week. 6. Incorporate Shabbat into your life by lighting Shabbat candles, having a Shabbat dinner with others, or by attending Shabbat services. 7. Volunteer at least two hours a month to help your synagogue, community, or the Jewish people. 8. Apologize to someone you have hurt or been callous to during the past year. 9. Be green! Change at least three light bulbs in your house with more eco-friendly bulbs. 10. Begin building a sukkah and order your lulav and etrog. I offer these suggestions, because isn’t that what Rosh Hashanah is all about: new beginnings, new ways to give back to the community, and new ways to find self-improvements. Let us take these suggestions to heart and begin incorporating them in our lives now. With best wishes for a Shanah tovah u’metukah! Shalom,

From the Cantor Kol Nidrei is one of the most well-known prayers in our liturgy, if not the most well-known, particularly by non-Jews. It has been performed and recorded by many famous artists, such as Richard Tucker, Jan Peerce, Al Jolson, Perry Como, Neil Diamond, and Johnny Mathis. And Max Bruch’s arrangement for cello has been performed in synagogues around the world. The melody for Kol Nidrei became, over the ages, best known and most moving of all the melodies of the Ashkenazic synagogue. Somehow it has the power to reach and to move even the most disinterested peripheral Jew. If one needed additional testimony that words alone, no matter how elegant, are not enough for a Jew of prayer, he need only step into a synagogue on Kol Nidrei eve, the holiest night of the year. Empty and deserted much of the rest of the year, it is now packed to overflowing. Impending judgment hangs suspended, mist-like in the air. All wait for Kol Nidrei. And then the Ark is opened, the holy Scrolls are brought forth, and the Hazzan begins to chant Kol Nidrei. The notes shine like stars. In them you hear the heartbreak and the misery of the Jewish people; the pain and the anguish of the bitter centuries. Your soul quickens and you sway in response as if pulled by some unseen string. For an instant the man in front of you is your grandfather, wrapped in his white kittel, prayer book moist with his tears. He, too, is swaying – he to your tempo and you to his. You blink and it is over. You are back in the present. Unconsciously you touch the pages of your own prayer book and they, too, are moist. With whose tears? You glance at the words of Kol Nidrei, enigmas in their Aramaic. So you look to the facing page, to the translation, and you are shocked. There is no poetry, no prayer, no majesty – merely a dry-as-dust ancient formula; a blanket, legalistic release from unfulfilled promises. And then you understand the power of a song. Shanah Tovah, 4

From the President A few days ago, my oldest son moved into his University of Florida dorm along with three random roommates. He has been there just a few days and hasn’t clicked yet with his roommates: he says one is painfully shy, the second is a party animal, and the third has yet to show up. I suggested that he not judge on first impressions but rather give himself a chance to get a better sense of who they are. Education is a big component of who we are and at Congregation B’nai Israel we provide experiential education from babies to Bar Mitzvahs to Hebrew High and adult education. Golden Kippah keeps our post Bar/Bat Mitzvah students on goal to continue reading Torah as an adult. We create a world of daveners and more importantly Mensches! Jewish Identity develops early at CBI, and family and religious school educators work together to nourish it. Our Preschool is doing well with full classes and a special Friday Shabbat program. The Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah offers a well-rounded Hebrew and Jewish education with emphasis on Tzedakah and Tefillah. Mehina is a transitional year between PRTT and Hebrew High, which readies the student to do more critical thinking on thought provoking topics that study our history and consider our future. With our strong Judaic team, students get the personalized attention they need to excel. We are adaptable to fit different educational needs and permit each student to reach goals and to shine! On Selichot our USYers will be installed into office and then stay to perform the mitzvah of setting up chairs for the High Holidays. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur make sure to say “Yasher Koach” to some of our Golden Kippah students who continue to read Torah. As a mom, I am feeling good that my baby (yes, he is 18) is setting out into college life with the background he needs to make his own decisions and pave his path toward a promising future. Just in case the davening mood hits, Jared has his Tallit, Tikkun, and Tanach with him, and is ready to participate in Jewish life on campus!

From the Executive Director FAQS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE 5776/2015 HIGH HOLY DAYS AT CBI! Q. We weren’t asked to send in ticket requests this year. How do you determine what to send me? A. As noted in the message from CBI Treasurer, Bill Marger, in the August Review, we’ll send tickets for members of your household pursuant to our membership records. If you need additional tickets, please contact me. Q. When will I get my tickets? A. Tickets to members in good standing have been mailed, and you should have received them. If you don’t have yours yet, contact me.

Q. How do I sign up my child/ren for childcare and/or kids’ services? A. Fill out the form in the August Review, and email, fax, or bring it to the synagogue office. Alternatively, just contact me. Q. How do I contact you to ask questions, request dues abatement, work out payment plans, ask for a letter of reciprocity because I’ll be out of town for Rosh Hashana and/or Yom Kippur, volunteer, offer constructive criticism, or just say “hi?” A. Direct Phone Line: 727.344.1017; Email: execdir@cbistpete.org; Fax: 727.344.1307. I look forward to seeing you in shul, and hope 5776 brings joy, happiness, and good health to you and those dear to you. Shana Tova u’metukah,

February 2014

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC) CALLING ALL STORYTELLERS! Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center is looking for some fabulous volunteers to come read to our youngest learners. We will even provide you with a selected P.J. Library Story that supports our Judaica! Schedules are flexible as we have availability Monday through Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Interested in getting involved? Please contact Preschool Director Amy LaPiccarella at preschool@cbistpete.org or 727.302.9668.

Students at PRECEC had a wonderful time at Camp Shalom! Check out our upcoming events for the 2015-2016 school year.

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PRECEC Open House Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 pm PRECEC Closed for Labor Day Monday, September 7 Rosh Hashanah Party Wednesday, September 9, 11:00 am PRECEC Closed for Rosh Hashanah Monday & Tuesday, September 14-15 PRECEC Closed for Yom Kippur Wednesday, September 23 Family Pre-Shabbat Celebration Friday, September 25, 10:00 am PRECEC Closed for Sukkot Monday & Tuesday, September 28-29

FROM THE DESK OF THE YOUTH DIRECTOR It’s that time of the year again: summer begins to wind down as the kids head back to school. A time of new adventures and excitement as we begin the new school year and prepare for the High Holidays. My name is Melanie Tolchin, the new Youth Director/Religious School Educator at CBI for the 2015-2016 school year. I am really excited for a full year of programs, learning, and of course – fun! We are excited to kick off another wonderful year of youth programming at CBI. As always, our programs and events are open to any Jewish child, whether or not they are affiliated at CBI or any other synagogue. We have some exciting events lined up, including: ✡

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Wednesday, September 2: PRTT | 4:45 - 6:30 pm HEBREW HIGH REMIX! Don’t miss the opening day of 5776 Hebrew High at 7:00 pm! Friday, September 4: Family Program Ice Cream Oneg and Shabbat Service | 6:00 pm Saturday & Sunday, September 5 & 6: Pre-Selichot Program, Installation of officers at 9:00 pm, Reception and refreshments, Selichot Service at 10:30 pm, and a fun-filled USY Lock-In. Ends at 9:00 the next morning. Bring a sleeping bag and a change of clothes. Monday, September 14: Tashlich Service at Lake Pasadena | 6:00 pm Sunday, September 27: USY Swim, Sushi, Sukkah at Susan & Steve LeVine’s house: 1169 79th Street S, St Petersburg | 12:30 - 3:30 pm Friday – Sunday, October 9 - 11: Mercaz USY Fall Convention in Tampa

B’Shalom, Melanie Tolchin,Youth Director/Religious School Educator youthdir@cbistpete.org 561.866.8630 727.381.4900 x1011

USY/HEBREW HIGH/MEHINA DINNER IN THE SUKKAH Wednesday, September 30, 6:00pm You’re invited for Sukkot Dinner in the CBI Sukkah in the Courtyard! RSVP to Rabbi Luski at 727.381.4900 x1008 by Friday, September 25. 7

Adult Studies TORAH FOR SENIORS Join Rabbi Luski at the Philip Benjamin Tower for a meaningful Torah discussion. This will be the first Torah for Seniors discussion after Rabbi’s sabbatical, and he looks forward to seeing you there. Tuesday, September 8, 11:00 am

LUNCH WITH THE RABBI Have a deli lunch and join in Mishna Study with Rabbi Luski in the CBI Atrium. RSVP your lunch orders to Pam Askin at officemgr@cbistpete.org or 727.381.4901 by Tuesday, September 8, at 12:00 noon. Wednesday, September 9, 12:00 noon

TALMUD MADE EASY Steve Wein and his Talmud Class continue their study of Sanhedrin this September along with its selected commentaries. The classes are in English, and Steve explains all. Materials will be provided. The class involves both textual analysis and lively discussion, and is open to everybody. No previous knowledge necessary! Meet at CBI’s Buns Family Library. Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 pm

CBI-HADASSAH BOOK CLUB CBI and the St. Petersburg Chapter of Hadassah co-host a monthly book readers’ Discussion Group in the CBI Library. If you are interested in leading the discussion for a meeting, please contact Sheila Wasserman at 727.347.5816. All books are available at the St. Petersburg Public Library! This month's reading is The Girl from Human Street by Roger Cohen: Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing through to the present day, Cohen tracks his family’s story of repeated upheaval, from Lithuania to South Africa, and then to England, the United States, and Israel. It is a tale of otherness marked by overt and latent anti-Semitism, but also otherness as a sense of inheritance… At the heart of The Girl from Human Street is the powerful and touching relationship between Cohen and his mother, that “girl.” Tortured by the upheavals in her life yet stoic in her struggle, she embodies her son’s complex inheritance.

(Description courtesy of the St. Petersburg Public Library) Wednesday, September 16, 10:00 am Want to get a head start on next month's reading? This October, the Book Club will discuss The Difficult Saint by Sharan Newman.

Advocacy for Israel Committee Marvels in Israel: A series by Dr. Leslie Pearlstein “Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge While California and other western areas of the United States are grappling with an extreme drought, a “water revolution” has taken place in Israel. With its part-Mediterranean, part-desert climate, Israel had suffered from chronic shortages and exploitation of its natural water resources for decades. The turnaround came with a seven-year drought, one of the most severe to hit modern Israel, that began in 2005 and peaked in the winter of 2008 to 2009. The country’s main natural water sources — the Sea of Galilee in the north and the mountain and coastal aquifers — were severely depleted, threatening a potentially irreversible deterioration of the water quality. Measures to increase the supply and reduce the demand were accelerated, overseen by the Water Authority, a powerful interministerial agency established in 2007. A major national effort to desalinate Mediterranean seawater and to recycle wastewater has provided the country with enough water for all its needs, even during severe droughts. More than 50 percent of the water for Israeli households, agriculture and industry is now artificially produced. The natural fresh water at Israel’s disposal in an average year does not cover its total use. The demand for potable water is projected to rise to 515 billion gallons by 2030, from 317 billion gallons this year. Desalinization emerged as one focus of the government’s efforts, with four major plants going into operation over the past decade. With a fifth plant now coming on-line, they will produce together a total of more than 130 billion gallons of potable water a year, with a goal of 200 billion gallons by 2020. Israel has, in the meantime, become the world leader in recycling and reusing wastewater for agriculture. It treats 86 percent of its domestic wastewater and recycles it for agricultural use — about 55 percent of the total water used for agriculture. Spain is second to Israel, recycling 17 percent of its effluent, while the United States recycles just 1 percent. Water Authority representatives went house to house offering to fit free devices on shower heads and taps that inject air into the water stream, saving about a third of the water used while still giving the impression of a strong flow. Officials say that wiser use of water has led to a reduction in household consumption of up to 18 percent in recent years. In the parched Middle East, water also has strategic implications. Struggles between Israel and its Arab neighbors over water rights in the Jordan River basin contributed to tensions leading to the 1967 Middle East war. Israel, which shares the mountain aquifer with the West Bank, says it provides the Palestinians with more water than it is obliged to under the existing peace accords. A new era of water generosity could help foster relations with the Palestinians and with Jordan.

Israel Bonds High Holiday Message Last year at this time, as we prepared for the Days of Awe, Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza had just concluded. Every day during that conflict we marveled at the resolve of Israelis conducting their daily lives against a background of sirens and rocket fire; and concern for family members in battle. Also a source of wonder, then and throughout the year since, has been the thriving pace of innovation and not-to-be distracted focus on “love your neighbor” that has always been a priority in Israel. While the BDS movement needles, post-war commission findings criticize, conflict in the region rages, and tension with the US and P5+1 allies rises over the Iran treaty, Israel sent a field hospital with more than 300 health workers to Nepal to care for earthquake victims. Furthermore Israeli inventors and entrepreneurs continue to produce more made-in-Israel technology to make daily lives around the world more engaging, healthier, and more productive Though far away, we are important partners – anxious and proud partners – depended upon for solidarity and support. We renew that partnership daily with every call, text and visit; and with powerful messages sent worldwide of our connection, support, and solidarity for our people and our homeland. Every investment in Israel bonds sends that message to lawmakers, world leaders, and most importantly to our sisters and brothers in Israel. Not tzedakah to be handed out, but investment to strengthen, to build, and to grow a nation that needs to be strong. In the year to come, let us all be strong and make Israel strong. Join us on Rosh Hashanah for our high Holy Days Campaign for Israel and Israel bonds. Go to israelbonds.com to obtain prospectuses and rates and to set up an online account; you may also call Reva Pearlstein at our local office at 727.539.6449. With best wishes for a peaceful year 5776. Shalom,

Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776 September 2015 Sun

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Tue 1 7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:30pm Minyan 6:45pm Ritual Committee

Morning Minyan Followed by Breakfast

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

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

9:00am Minyan, breakfast NO PRTT 10:30am Kever Avot Menorah Gardens 11:30am Kever Avot Royal Palm Cemetery 6:30pm Minyan

LABOR DAY 7:45am Minyan, breakfast Office & PRECEC Closed 11:00am Torah for Seniors 9:00am Minyan, breakfast Philip Benjamin Tower 6:30pm Minyan 6:30pm Minyan 6:30pm PRECEC PTA Meeting

EREV ROSH HASHANAH 9:00am Minyan, breakfast NO PRTT 7:19pm Candlelighting 7:20pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

ROSH HASHANAH Office & PRECEC Closed 8:30am Rosh Hashanah Service 6:00pm Tashlih Lake Pasadena 7:20pm Minha, Maariv

ROSH HASHANAH Office & PRECEC Closed 8:30am Rosh Hashanah Service 7:20pm Minha, Maariv, Havdala

9:00am Minyan, breakfast 9:30am Put up the Sukka 9:45am PRTT 6:30pm Minyan

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

KOL NIDRE Office Closes at 1:00pm 7:45am Minyan, breakfast 7:10pm Kol Nidre 7:10pm Candlelighting

EREV SUKKOT 9:00am Minyan, breakfast 9:45am PRTT & Womenâ€™s League Decorate the Sukka 1:00pm USY Swim, Sushi, Sukka Event 6:30pm Erev Sukkot Service 7:04pm Candlelighting

SUKKOT FIRST DAY Office & PRECEC Closed 9:00am Sukkot Yom Tov Service 6:30pm Sukkot Yom Tov Service 8:03pm Candlelighting

SUKKOT SECOND DAY Office & PRECEC Closed 9:00am Sukkot Yom Tov Service 12:00pm Yom Tov Minha

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7:45am Minyan, breakfast 4:45pm PRTT 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina First Night 7:00pm PRECEC Open House

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

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:00pm “Eat Ice Cream First” 6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm Candlelighting

Parasha Ki Tavo | SELIHOT 9:00am Shabbat Services, Kiddush* 9:00pm Board Installations, Musical Program, Reception 10:30pm Selihot Service 11:30pm USY Lock-In

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 11:00am PRECEC Rosh Hashanah Party 12:00pm Lunch With the Rabbi 4:45pm PRTT 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina 7:00pm MMC Board Meeting 7:00pm Talmud Class with Steve Wein

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

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 6:30pm Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 7:22pm Candlelighting

Parasha Nitzavim 9:00am Shabbat Services, Kiddush*

Fast of Gedaliah 7:45am Minyan 10:00am CBI-Hadassah Book Club 4:45pm PRTT 6:30pm Minyan 7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina

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

7:45am Minyan, breakfast Parasha Va-yeilekh 6:30pm Shabbat Shuvah Service Shabbat Shuvah 7:15pm Candlelighting 9:00am Shabbat Services, Kiddush*

YOM KIPPUR Office & PRECEC Closed 8:30am Yom Kippur Services NO PRTT 1:00pm Yizkor Service 5:00pm Minha 6:15pm Neila 8:00pm Conclusion

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

7:45am Minyan, breakfast 10:00am PRECEC Family Shabbat Celebration 6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat 7:07pm Candlelighting

Parasha Ha•azinu 9:00am Shabbat Services, Ramah Summer Speakers, Kiddush*

7:45am Minyan, breakfast in Sukka 12:00pm PCBR Lunch in Sukka 4:45pm PRTT in Sukka 6:00pm USY, Hebrew High & Mehina Dinner in Sukka 7:00pm Sukkot Service

7:45am Minyan, breakfast in 7:45am Minyan, breakfast in Sukka Sukka 10:00am Gift Show Committee 6:00pm Hol Hamoed Sukkot 10:00am Library Committee Service, Congregation 11:30am Dairy Picnic in Sukka Sukkot Dinner 5:00pm Men’s Club Suds in 6:59pm Candlelighting Sukka 7:00pm Sukkot Service

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

HOL HAMOED 9:00am Shabbat Hol Hamoed Services, September & October Simha Shabbat 12:00pm Hol Hamoed Minha

Women’s League 2015-2016 TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN 5776 Your support of Torah Fund helps the students at the Jewish Theological Seminary and its many schools in their pursuit of knowledge of Jewish history, traditions, and heritage. The funds help these students with needed buildings, resources, and special programs and scholarships. As you attend High Holy Day services and receive inspiration from Rabbi Jacob Luski and Cantor Jonathan Schultz, both graduates of the Seminary, you can be proud you helped in the education of others to take on these leadership positions throughout the Jewish world. The new Torah Fund theme for 2015-2016 (5776) is Nat’ah karem, 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. This year your support of Torah Fund as a benefactor remains at a donation of $180 (checks made out to Torah Fund). With your pledge, you will receive this beautiful pin as depicted below. Wear your pin, representing our family theme, with pride, especially during the holiday season. Higher gift giving is also available, $300 for Guardian and $600 for Associate Patron, etc. and each pin is embellished with a special jewel. There are scholarship opportunities as well. Please send your check to Marilyn LeVine (made out to Torah Fund) and she will give you a pin, or drop it off at the Synagogue office where pins are also available. May this year of Torah Fund be a beautiful blessing for you and your family! Wear your Torah Fund Benefactor pin proudly during our High Holiday services.

DONATIONS

CONTACT INFORMATION $180 - Benefactor Fund Chair: Joanne Luski, 727.347.1741 $300 - Guardian Level Torah Fund Cards: Jennifer Sternberg, 727.391.9085 $600 - Associate Patron Special Gifts Chair: Marilyn LeVine, 727.343.2196 $1,200 - Patron

2015 CBI Women’s League Calendar Saturday, September 5 9:00 pm: Pre-Selihot Program - Installations of CBI Board, Women's League Board, and USY Board; Musical program; Reception hosted by Women's League 10:30 pm: Selihot Service Sunday, September 27 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Women's League Decorate the Sukkah Saturday, October 3 Simcha Shabbat and Kiddush for September & October Tuesday, October 13 7:00 pm Women's League Paid-Up Membership Fashion Show Tuesday, November 3 7:00 pm Women's League Board Meeting Sunday, December 6 1:00 - 6:00 pm CBI Family 5K Run Fundraiser 6:00 pm CBI Hanukkah Party Saturday, December 19 Simcha Shabbat and Kiddush for November & December 14

Women’s League Board 5776 Vice President of Membership Jennifer Sternberg Vice President of Torah Fund Joanne Luski Treasurer Susie Berman Financial Secretary Anita Helfand Recording Secretary Carol Marger Corresponding Secretary Ricki Lewis Parliamentarian Gail Frye Immediate Past President Alice Ettinger

BOARD POSITIONS Paid-Up Membership Dinner Jennifer Sternberg Torah Fund Special Gifts Marilyn LeVine Judaica Shop Eileen Richman, Diana Litt, Karen Kauffman, Anita Helfand Sisterhood Shabbat 2016 Carol Marger, Esta Blaxberg, Naomi Berg Birthday Greetings Naomi Berg Chai Club Selma Gaby New Years Greetings Booklet Anita Helfand Meeting Hospitality Millie Gelfond Catering Livia Wein, Eileen Richman Simcha Shabbat Phone Calls Helen Kahan, Claire Weinstein, Marilyn Goldberg Flowers Marilyn Goldberg Shalach Manot Irma Mayer, Esta Blaxberg Shalach Manot Packages Laurie Reiskind

Life Cycle Mazal Tov!

In Memoriam

David Fay & Dr. Marc Reiskind

Rina Abayov

CBI’s newest Minyanaires

Sister of Amnon Abayov

Mike & Gail Frye

John Fay

Birth of great-grandson Brantly Scott Shepherd

Father of David Fay

Arthur & Diane Jay

Lucille Ginsburg

Wedding of son Justin Jay to Elixis Persino Birth of granddaughter Sofie Charlotte Jay

Barry & Jackie Kanner Birth of granddaughter Emery Zarah Kanner

Dr. Arthur & Bebby Marlin Birth of granddaughter Rebecca Harriet Norton

Debbie Marmon Naming of granddaughter Mira Rose McLeary

Emma Piper Receipt of Golden Kippah Award

Sidney & Phyllis Werner Birth of grandson Jonah Hanan Werner

Mother of Rhoda (Michael) Ross, Harvey (Lois) Ginsburg

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

INTO GOD’S HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT The Solitary Flame of the Yahrzeit light is a silent tribute to the preciousness and eternity of the human soul. Attending services, reciting Kaddish, and contributing to tzedakah are appropriate ways to commemorate your loved one’s memory. If you are interested in purchasing a permanent Memorial Plaque and having it placed on our Memorial Wall, please call Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 for more information.

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

BUNS FAMILY TREE OF LIFE is just the answer. What a joy it is for someone to walk into our shul and see a tribute in honor of his/her Bar or Bat Mitzvah, special birthday, anniversary, or wedding. Order forms are in the synagogue office and lobby. Minimum donation $254 16

Life Cycle September Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays Alan Berg Janie Pincus Stephanie Kohan-Shohet Dr. Jimmy Post Stacey Seldin Phil Redisch Sarah Swale Dr. Jay Azneer William Rosch Dick Mensh

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Cheryl Segal Paula Dangler Shulamit Saeger Arthur Jay Dr. Craig Kunins Larry Freid Joel Goetz Marilyn Benjamin Leisa Zimmer Mirla Kremer

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Faina Sakovich Aliza Bloom Pam Himmel Dr. Mitch LeVine Renee Lipman Beverly Dikman Dr. Kevin Tralins Dr. Ed Lurie Dr. Joe Rosin Gail Wiseberg

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Dr. Richard Benator Dr. David Dresdner Lilly Salcman Susie Berman Joann Bush Jeremiah Weiner Carrye Dodell

28 28 28 29 29 29 30

Anniversaries J

Jerome & Barbara Rubin Dr. Mitch & Ellie LeVine Warren & Rebecca Simmons Sam & Sandy Janofsky Gerald & Barbara Colen

3 3 5 5 5

Dr. Bob & Ina Sheppard Brian & Sherrie Carroll Dr. Joe & Diana Rosin Mike & Gail Frye Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie

6 8 11 16 18

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 September & October Birthday and Anniversary at Simha Shabbat on Saturday, October 3, at 9:00 am. Do a Mitzvah on your birthday or anniversary, and attend one of our daily Minyan services!

VOLUNTEER

TO USHER

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 Diana Litt at 727.542.7484 or diana.litt@gmail.com.

SECURITY

AND DECORUM

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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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Tickets are not transferrable.

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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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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. Please cooperate with our volunteers. They’re here to help you! 18

BRING

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. 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.

S EATING P OLICY 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.

Women’s League of Congregation B’nai Israel Wishes Our Family and Friends a Very Healthy, Happy New Year! Rabbi Jacob and Joanne Luski

Cantor Jonathan Schultz

Todah to our congregants who participated in this New Year greetings section of the Bulletin. L’shana Tova Janet Augenbraun

A Happy and Healthy New Year Dolores Diamond

Shalom and L’shana Tova Steve and Linda Grau

Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Sylvia Ayes

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Ms. Beverly Dikman

L’shana Tova Tikatevu Anita and Lorri Helfand

L’shana Tova from Larry and Sheryl Feinman & Family

May You Have a Year Full of Good News Valerie Hyman

L’shana Tova Yollette and Lou Frey

Peace, Happiness and Good Health in the New Year Bob and Debbie Jacobs & Family

L’shana Tova Marilyn Benjamin L’shana Tova Joan and Jerry Benstock L’shana Tova Margot and Michael Benstock & Family L’shana Tova Naomi Berg and Alan Berg Happy Peaceful New Year Susie and Ira Berman L’shana Tova Ellen Bernstein Best Wishes for a Happy and Peaceful New Year Dr. Richard and Debbie Blanchard

A Happy and Peaceful New Year Esta Blaxberg L’shana Tova Brian, Sherrie and Robert Carroll and Dr. Marvin Bayles L’shana Tova Dorothy Bowser and Dr. Elizabeth Unruh Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Dr. Pat Cottrille

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Gail and Michael Frye Shana Tova U’metuka The Fuchs Family

L’shana Tova Sam and Sandy Janofsky L’shana Tova Helen Kahan

Best Wishes for a Healthy and Happy New Year Selma C. Gaby

L’shana Tova Barry and Jackie Kanner

L’shana Tova Lenny and Millie Gelfond

L’shana Tova Sharon Koenig

Best Wishes for a Happy and a Healthy New Year Ellen and Joel Goetz

L’shana Tova in 5776 and All the Years to Come Audrey Kopelman

L’shana Tova Charlotte and Harold Goldberg

Wishing a Year of Peace to Our CBI Family Dr. David, Janice, Daniel, Naomi, Shoshana and Rachel LeVine

L’shana Tova Marilyn and Jack Goldberg Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Linda and Jack Goldfarb Shana Tova U’Metuka Susan Jarvis Goldstein Wishing All a Healthy, Happy New Year Dr. Mark and Judi Gordon

L’shana Tova Dr. Morris and Marilyn LeVine Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year Susan, Dr. Steve, Jared, Marc and Danielle LeVine L’shana Tova Diane and Jeff Litt

L’shana Tova Dr. Edward and Vivian Lurie L’shana Tova Marian Lustigman Rooth L’shana Tova Shelley Lynn

L’shana Tova Mary Ann and Bruce Marger Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy Healthy New Year Miriam Tambor L’shana Tova Carol and Bill Marger Meg, Bernie and Eli Marger “Nana” Ruth Gray Best Wishes for a Healthy, Joyful, Peaceful 5776 Dr. Arthur and Bebby Marlin

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Joseph and Diana Rosin Jason, Morgan, Brady and Trevor Rosin Jessica, Andrew, Ruby and Rose Bizer Healthy and Happy New Year Phil, Joan and Beth Ann Redisch L’shana Tova, Happy and Healthy New Year Eileen Richman Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year The Rosenberg Family L’shana Tova Laurie, Marc, Elissa and Jeremy Reiskind Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Liz and Greg Sembler

L’shana Tova Debbie Marmon

Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Anita Sher

Good Health and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Ruth Mauer

L’shana Tova Karen and Dr. Mandel Sher & Family

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Gerry and Richard Mensh

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Beverly Sherman

Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Adele Morris

L’shana Tova Sandy and Dr. Michael Slomka & Family

L’shana Tova from The Pearlstein/Azneer Families

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Shirley Sommella

Health and Happiness for the New Year Anita and Harold Pollack

Best Wishes for a Healthy, Happy New Year Jennifer and Dr. Robert Sternberg

L’shana Tova Livia and Steve Wein L’shana Tova from The Weisberg Family L’shana Tova Linda Weiss

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Jean Wittner

Donations

(as of August 19)

Adult Education

In Honor Of

Mitzvah Fund (cont’d.)

In Memory Of

Anita Sher Susan Goldstein

Arlene Ludin’s Birthday Anita Sher Dr. Bob & Jennifer Sternberg In Memory Of Rose Sutton Harold Goldstein Mickey Walter

William Burcat Harriet Sternberg Ralph Sutton Ida F. Dropkin

Camp Ramah Fund

In Honor Of

Susan Goldstein

Birth of Jonah Hanan Werner

Buns Technology Fund

In Memory Of Arlene Reiskind

Library Fund

In Memory Of

Dr. Ruth Lebowitz Bev Sherman

Lucille Ginsburg Lillian Rosen

Mitzvah Fund

In Honor Of

Akif Agayev Elaine Fein Michael & Arlene Hurwitz Sharon Koenig Greg & Liz Sembler Dr. Bernardo & Stephanie Stein Dr. Pat Cottrille

In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation In Appreciation September Birthdays & Anniversaries Moshe Gershuny's Birthday Birth of Eitan Wein Esta Blaxberg's Birthday Mary Wygodski's Birthday

Lenny & Millie Gelfond Helen Kahan Dr. Morrie & Marilyn LeVine

In Memory Of Sylvia Ayes Marilyn Benjamin Michael & Margot Benstock Lou & Yollette Frey Stanley Hagendorf Barry & Jackie Kanner Audrey Kopelman Mirla Kremer Arlene Ludin Eric & Judy Ludin Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Dr. Frank & Kathy Mendelblatt Sonya Miller Richard Stader Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind David & Teddi Robbins George & Faina Sakovich

Ted Ayes Lilly Haliczer William Burkat Aron Bass Marion Bash Ruth Greene Erwin Lieberman Yetta Schwartz David Kremer Edward Ludin Ernest Drucker Lucille Ginsburg Reba Mendelblatt David Mendelblatt Lillie Haliczer Lucille Ginsburg Jack Fischman Lillian Rosen Debra Sonenshine L. Pleskov

In Honor Of

Barry & Jackie Kanner Eileen Richman

Birth of Jonah Werner Birth of Eitan Wein

In Memory Of

Shelley Lynn

Beverly Dikman

Pauline Rivkind Fund

Helen Hill

Gilbert Chenkin

Prayer Book Fund

In Honor Of

Dorothy Bowser & Dr. Elizabeth Unruh

In Appreciation

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

In Honor Of

Dr. Mitch & Ellie LeVine

Mary Wygodski's Birthday Phil Redisch's 80th Birthday

Eileen Richman

In Memory Of Pam Askin Selma Gaby Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Sam & Sandy Janofsky Marian Lustigman-Rooth Dick & Gerry Mensh Eileen Richman Susan Turner

Marietta Mercer Lillian Rosen Arlen Helfand Lucille Ginsburg Margaret Weiss Helen Lustigman Sammy Atri Michael B. Richman Lillian Rosen

USY Fund

In Memory Of

Ruth Mauer

Basia Mauer Constance Lazarus Arlene Reiskind

Dr. Hugh & Susie van Gelder

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