CBI Review April 2013

VOLUME 5773 ISSUE 8

April 2013 Adar/Nisan 5773

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Daven & Dine at CBI’s Kotel Friday, April 12 at 6:00pm Services & Got Shabbat? Dinner Saturday, April 13 at 9:00am Services & Israeli Breakfast Kiddush Follow us on line at www.cbistpete.org CBI Annual Meeting Women’s League Fashion Show Wizards of Ashkenaz Concert Women’s League Glitter Girls Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration Lag B’Omer Picnic Sacred Texts Burial Daven & Dine at Kotel

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Shabbat Services & Candlelighting

Congregation B’nai Israel 727-381-4900 Contacts

Friday, March 29, 2013 ĂŶĚůĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ϳ͗Ϯϵ Ɖŵ Minha & Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah Service 6:30pm Saturday, March 30, 2013 Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah Services 9:00 am E Ž :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ Minah, Maariv & Havdala 7:30 pm Friday, April 5, 2013 ĂŶĚůĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ϳ͗ϯϮ Ɖŵ Sephardic Shabbat Service 8:00 pm Saturday, April 6, 2013 Sedra – Shemini Shabbat Services 9:00 am :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ϭϬ͗ϬϬĂŵ Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:35 pm Friday, April 12, 2013 ĂŶĚůĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ϳ͗ϯϲ Ɖŵ Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm Daven & Dine at the Kotel Got Shabbat? Dinner Saturday, April 13, 2013 Sedra – Tazria/Metzora Daven at the Kotel Shabbat 9:00 am April Simha Shabbat, Israeli Breakfast Kiddush Joyful Prayer Chapel 9:15am :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ϭϬ͗ϬϬĂŵ Minyan Katan 10:45 am, Rm 9 Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:35 pm Friday, April 19, 2013 ĂŶĚůĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ϳ͗ϰϬ Ɖŵ Shabbat Ruach Service 8:00 pm

Saturday, April 20, 2013 Sedra – Aharei Mot/ Kedoshim Shabbat Services 9:00 am :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ϭϬ͗ϬϬĂŵ Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:40 pm Friday, April 26, 2013 ĂŶĚůĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ϳ͗ϰϰ Ɖŵ Musical Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm Saturday, April 27, 2013 Sedra – Emor Shabbat Services, 9:00 am :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ϭϬ͗ϬϬĂŵ Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:45 pm Friday, May 3, 2013 ĂŶĚůĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ ϳ͗ϰϴ Ɖŵ Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm Saturday, May 4, 2013 Sedra – Behar/Behukotai Shabbat Services 9:00 am :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ϭϬ͗ϬϬĂŵ Minha, Maariv & Havdala 7:50 pm

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DAILY SERVICES Become a Minyanaire!

Please Support our Daily Minyan: Sunday morning at 9:00 am Monday – Friday mornings at 7:45 am Sunday – Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm in the Chapel

ROSH HODESH NISAN Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11, 2013

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 of bagels, cream cheese, coffee cake and coffee/tea, except during Passover.

Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D. 727-381-4900 Ext. 207 rabbi.luski@cbistpete.org Cantor Jonathan Schultz 727-381-4900 Ext. 305 cantor.schultz@cbistpete.org Executive Director, Michael Grossman 727-381-4900 Ext. 202 execdir@cbistpete.org Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director Bonnie Halprin 727-381-4900 Ext. 211 preschool@cbistpete.org Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education Director, Ilana Dayan 727-381-4900 Ext. 310 prttdir@cbistpete.org Youth & Family Program Director Sandy Brasch 727-381-4900 Ext. 209 youthdir@cbistpete.org Community Engagement, Liz Sembler 727-434-0513 Lizsembler@aol.com Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon 727-381-4900 Ext. 205 dmarmon@cbistpete.org Office Manager, Pam Askin 727-381-4900 Ext. 203 officemgr@cbistpete.org Receptionist, Anita Helfand 727-381-4900 Ext. 201 receptionist@cbistpete.org Accounting, 727-381-4900 Ext.204 accounting@cbistpete.org PRTT Secretary, Patzi Gil 727-381-4900 Ext. 210 prttsec@cbistpete.org

PARTICIPATE IN ALIYOT dŚĞ ZŝƚƵĂů Žŵŵ ŝƩ ĞĞ ŽĨ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ͛ŶĂŝ /ƐƌĂĞů encourages worshippers to ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ďLJ performing aliyot. If you would like to receive an aliyah, please call the synagogue office at 381-4900, or kindly 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 ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘ Shalom, Morry Bornstein, Ritual Chair

President, Laurie Reiskind lauriesr@tampabay.rr.com Women’s League President, Alice Ettinger Men’s Club President, Jesse Rodman USY President, Reva Halprin Kadima President, Rachel LeVine

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From the Rabbi Israel shall endure forever!

As we celebrate the 65th anniversary of the State of Israel's founding, let us remember these words: “To those who ask ‘what of the future?’ / ƐƟůů ŚĂǀĞ ŽŶůLJ one answer: I believe that we will have peace with our neighbors, but I am also sure that no one will make peace with a weak Israel. If Israel is not strong there will be no peace. I have seen my five grandchildren grow up as free in a country that is their own. Let no one anywhere have any ĚŽƵďƚƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ͗ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶΖƐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁ ŝůů ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞƩůĞ ĨŽƌ anything less.” Golda Meir, My Life (1975) Few states since the end of the Second World War have faced the kind of ůĞƚŚĂů ƵŶƌĞŵŝƫ ŶŐ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉůĂŐƵĞĚ /ƐƌĂĞů ƐŝŶĐĞ ŚĞƌ ďŝƌƚŚ͘ dŽĚĂLJΖƐ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ peace and dignity, secure against her relentless enemies: Hamas, , ĞnjďŽůůĂŚ͕ /ƌĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŇĂŵĞĚ ǁ ŽƌůĚǁ ŝĚĞ ĂŶƟƐĞŵŝƟƐŵ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ demonstrated their willingness to employ any means available to create ŚƵƌƚ͕ ƐƵī ĞƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘ &Žƌ /ƐƌĂĞůŝƐ ǁ ŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĨŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ Į ŐŚƚ ƐŽ ǀĂůŝĂŶƚůLJ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ĂůŝǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉĞĂĐĞ ŵĂLJ ƐĞĞŵ ĂƐ ƚŽŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ Ă ůƵdžƵƌLJ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ͘ /ƐƌĂĞů Ăƚ ϲϱ ŵƵƐƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͘ t Ğ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ knowing that Israel, more than just a country, is an idea that inspires millions of Jews around the world. From the ruins of Europe, from the ashes of the gas chambers, from Russia, Venezuela, Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Romania, Poland, the United States, Canada and dozens of other lands, our people created a vibrant new land sustained by an ancient faith.

Our greatest success is not only material but moral.

ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚ ďLJ ŚĂƚƌĞĚ͕ ĂƩĂĐŬĞĚ ƵƐ ďĂƌďĂƌŽƵƐůLJ ĞǀĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ϭϵϰϴ͘ zĞƚ ǁ Ğ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚ ŽƵƌ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ ǀĂůƵĞƐ͘ t Ğ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĂĐƌŝĮ ĐĞĚ ŽƵƌ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐΖ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶ ĐĂƐƵĂůƟĞƐ ŝŶ Ă ǁ ĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ĨĞǁ ͕ ŝĨ ĂŶLJ͕ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐŝĞƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ circumstances would ever consider.

The days to come will be a challenge. At Israel 's 65th Independence Day, let us remember how we started, what we are today and that we have to go forward in a dynamic way, improving our work-inprogress. Looking back at what has been accomplished, we must and we should have every confidence that we will succeed. Am Yisrael Chai!

At this 65th Israel Independence Day, let us remind the world that Israel is facing an enormous threat from increasing waves of Muslim ŚĂƚƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽďĂů ĂŶƟƐĞŵŝƟƐŵ͘ /ƌĂŶ ΖƐ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐ and its sponsorship of Hezbollah and Hamas are looming daily threats for Israel and Jews the world over.

We Diaspora Jews can stand in the front line of this conflict by lending our support and encouragement to our sisters and brothers in Israel . We must work according to our hope and belief that ‘Netzah Israel lo ishaker’ - the eternity of Israel will never falter.

Join us as we celebrate at CBI’s Kotel on April 12 and 13, as well as at ŽƵƌ WŝŶĞůůĂƐ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ Ɖƌŝů ϭϲ͘ , ĂŐ ^ĂŵĞĂŚ͊​͊ Shalom, Rabbi Jacob Luski

Our enemies,

Cantor’s Notes I’m sure that many of you have heard by now that I’m doing a concert this month. In case you haven’t… I am very pleased to be performing at CBI on Sunday, April 21 at 4:30 pm with my very good friends, Hazzanim Sidney Ezer, Yakov , ĂĚĂƐŚ ĂŶĚ D ĂƩ ŚĞǁ <ůĞŝŶ͕ ĂŬĂ The Wizards of Ashkenaz. I am very excited to reunite with my fellow Wizards for this concert, featuring Jewish music in every style from Hazzanut to jazz, barbershop and pop. &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƐĞĞ ŽƵƌ ǁ Ğď page at www.cbistpete.org/cantor-concert.

Also this month, I am giving a follow-ƵƉ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŵLJ ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ Germany last summer with the Cantors Assembly. I am speaking about the trip on Wednesday night, April 24 at 7:00 pm in the social hall. I will go into more depth than I was able to when I spoke on a Friday night last summer, and I will also show pictures.

LJ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ƚŚŝƐ͕ WĞƐĂŚ ǁ ŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ũƵƐƚ ĞŶĚĞĚ͘ >ĂƐƚ month, I talked about Hallel and its unique place in the Maariv service on the first night of Pesah and in the Seder. This month, I would like to talk about the central figure of the Pesah service: the &ĞƐƟǀĂů ŵŝĚĂŚ͘ dŚĞ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ĂŶĚ &ĞƐƟǀĂů ŵŝĚŽƚ Ěŝī Ğƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ǁ ĞĞŬĚĂLJ ŵŝĚĂŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ǁ ŚĞƌĞĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ weekday Amidah consists of thirteen brakhot making various ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ' ŽĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ĂŶĚ &ĞƐƟǀĂů ŵŝĚŽƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶĞ ďƌĂŬŚĂŚ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŶĐƟƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ day – K’dushat ha-Yom͘ dŚĞ &ĞƐƟǀĂů K’dushat ha-Yom is the most basic form of this brakhah, and it is the form from which the ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ĂŶĚ , ŝŐŚ , ŽůLJ ĂLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ƐƚĞŵ͘ dŚĞ &ĞƐƟǀĂů K’dushat haYom covers four basic themes: God has chosen us from among the ŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ , ŝƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͖ , Ğ ŚĂƐ ůŽǀŝŶŐůLJ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ &ĞƐƟǀĂůƐ͖ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽƵƌ ĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ &ĞƐƟǀĂů͖ ĂŶĚ͕ ďĞƐƚŽǁ ƵƉŽŶ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ z ŽƵƌ &ĞƐƟǀĂůƐ͘ B’shalom, Cantor Jonathan Schultz

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From the President I know it is only the beginning of April when you read this column, but I want to know where you will be on May 1, 2013?

I hope the answer is- Ăƚ ƚŚĞ / ŶŶƵĂů D ĞĞƟŶŐ͊ This important annual event allows us all the opportunity to come together and summarize the year in CBI history that has just passed and move forward into the new LJĞĂƌ ďLJ ǀŽƟŶŐ ŽŶ ĂŶ ĂŶŶƵĂů ďƵĚŐĞƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ and Board of Trustees. That will mean that my first complete year as President of CBI will be ending. I once again thank you for the honor ;ŵŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞͿ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĂƚ / ŚĂǀĞ ĞĂƌŶĞĚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŶĮ ĚĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ lead CBI for another year.

ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ǁ ĞďƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐͬ Z^s W͛Ɛ ĂŶĚ ƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ǁ ŝůů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ D ŝŶLJĂŶ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵŽƌĞ ƟŵĞƐ ŶĞdžƚ year- maybe strive to become a MInyanaire!

There are so many ways for you to get involved in CBI. There are ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞŵ happen. Let me know how you want to get involved next year.

Laurie Reiskind President

There have been bumps in the road, some larger than others. A lot is ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ :ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ / ĚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ ƚŚĂƚ some of our problems such as a decreasing membership and struggling D ŝŶLJĂŶ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ ĂůŽŶĞ͘ / ĚŽ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ dƌƵƐƚĞĞƐ ŚĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ŽŶ ƐŽŵĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ issues and are working hard to serve your interests by moving our ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ǁ ŝůů ĞŵďƌĂĐĞ ŽƵƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ĂƐ ǁ Ğ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ďĞƩ Ğƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ƉĂƟĞŶƚ ǁ ŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŐƌŽǁ ŝŶŐ ƉĂŝŶƐ͘ / ĚŽ ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ďĞŶĞĮ ƫ ŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ

QUOTE Be the first to extend greetings to every human being.

Be a tail to lions rather than a head of foxes.

Rabbi Mattia ben Harash

Congregation B’nai Israel of St. Petersburg OFFICIAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st, 2013, AT 7:00 P.M. in the Benjamin Social Hall 1. Amendments to CBI By-laws

2. Election of 2013-2014 Officers and Board of Trustees

3. Approval of the Budget for 2013-2014 4. Presentation of Gail S. Warren Legacy for Leadership Award

PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2013-2014 PROPOSED OFFICERS COMPRISING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: PRESIDENT: 1st VICE PRESIDENT: 2nd VICE PRESIDENT 3rd VICE PRESIDENT

Laurie Reiskind* Alice Ettinger* Bill Marger* Ricki Lewis*

1 YEAR TERM Pam LeCompte Larry Freid Byron Kolitz Jesse Rodman MEN’S CLUB REPRESENTATIVE:

TREASURER: SECRETARY: IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: PARLIAMENTARIAN**

PROPOSED BOARD MEMBERS 2 YEAR TERM Ed Ginsburg Gail Frye Joel Shane Dr. David Wein To be determined

Ralph Mizrahi* Sherrie Carroll* Dr. Leslie Pearlstein To be appointed by President**

3 YEAR TERM Lou Bader* Mandi Gross* Philip Redisch* Dr. Michael Slomka*

WOMEN’S LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE: To be determined

* Indicates new term nominations requiring election at this meeting. **Parliamentarian has no Board voting rights, is appointed by the President and does not require election.

Outgoing Board Members: Susie Berman, Chana Olmstead, Cary Reich, Cindy Weisberg and Outgoing Executive Committee Members: Liz Sembler and Lorne Abrams IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to vote, all dues and obligations must be current through the 3rd Quarter of the fiscal year. Absentee Ballots must be received no later than 4:00 pm Friday, April 26, 2013. Absentee ballots become invalid if the motion for which it was intended is amended.

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Save the Date Mother-Daughter Fashion Show Sunday, May 5th - 9:00 a.m.

Stein Mart Seminole Contact Jennifer Sternberg For more information jjudysternberg@gmail.com

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CBI WOMEN’S LEAGUE Spring is here and I want to repeat something I have already written in this column, but it is always very pertinent.

How to Plant Your Garden PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Lettuce be patient 4. Lettuce really love one another NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS: 1. Turnip for meetings 2. Turnip for service 3. Turnip to help one another TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME: 1. Thyme for each other 2. Thyme for family 3. Thyme for friends WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE. THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. Enjoy Spring. ůŝĐĞ ƫ ŶŐĞƌ, President

Wednesday, April 10th

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THE PAULINE RIVKIND TALMUD TORAH

THE PAULINE RIVKIND PRESCHOOL

dŚĞ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŽĨ Ɖƌŝů ŝƐ ^ƉƌŝŶŐƟŵĞ Ăƚ WĂƵůŝŶĞ ZŝǀŬŝŶĚ WƌĞƐĐŚŽŽů͘ t Ğ ĂƌĞ finishing our Passover holiday and returning to Preschool on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The children are working their vegetable/ herb and flower gardens out in the courtyard. Be sure to take a peek ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ƐŚƵů͘ t Ğ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϯ-2014 school year. Pauline Rivkind Preschool has classes for children as young as one year old, all the way through VPK classes. To register for VPK a child must be four years old by September 1, 2013. We are open year round from 7:30 am – 6:00 pm every day except Friday when we close at 4:30 for Shabbat. Please contact Bonnie Halprin at 302-9668 for ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ Ž LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ ǁ ĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ Ăƚ WĂƵůŝŶĞ Rivkind Preschool? You can come and read to the children, work with ƐŵĂůů ŐƌŽƵƉƐ ŽŶ ƉƌĞ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁ ƌŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƚŚ ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞǀĞŶ ĐŽŵĞ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƌƵď ďĂĐŬƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŶĂƉ ƟŵĞ ;ϭ ƉŵͿ͘ dŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŽǀĞ “playing” with adults!

Thank you to Judi Gordon who has started volunteering weekly in our VPK class. Thank you also to the ladies who assisted the children in ŚĂŵĞŶƚĂƐŚĞŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ͗ :ƵĚŝ ' ŽƌĚŽŶ͕ >ŝǀŝĂ t ĞŝŶ͕ ĞƩ Ğ ^ĐŚƌŽĞĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ three residents from Philip Benjamin Tower.

Bonnie Halprin Preschool Director

JUNIOR CONGREGATION All B’nai Israel children, ages 9 to 13, grades 3 through 7, are ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĂŐĞ-appropriate Shabbat ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƉĞů͘ :ƵŶŝŽƌ ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ ǁ ŝůů ŵĞĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ following Saturdays at 10:00 am on April 6, 13, 20 and 27th. dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŽ ƉƌĂLJ ǁ ŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĞůůŽǁ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘

HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL Nineteen students have been enjoying the Spring Semester of Hebrew High School, which completes on Wednesday, April 3, 2013.

This month we are observing 4 holidays that are significantly important during this century. We are not learning about holidays from the Torah, but as Jewish people we must look constantly at our history.

1 - Yom Ha-Shoah - Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust is on the 27th of Nisan. This was formed by the Israeli Knesset.

The Holocaust was the murder by Nazi Germany of six million Jews. Most of the Jews of Europe were dead by 1945. A ĐŝǀŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ ŇŽƵƌŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĂůŵŽƐƚ Ϯ͕ϬϬϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁ ĂƐ ŶŽ more. The survivors – one from a town, two from a host – dazed, emaciated, bereaved beyond measure, gathered the remnants of their vitality and the remaining sparks of their ŚƵŵĂŶŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌĞďƵŝůƚ͘ dŚĞLJ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŵĞƚĞĚ ŽƵƚ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ tormentors – ĨŽƌ ǁ ŚĂƚ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ such a crime? Rather, they turned to rebuilding: new families forever under the shadow of those absent; new life stories, ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ǁ ĂƌƉĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ǁ ŽƵŶĚƐ͖ ŶĞǁ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ŚĂƵŶƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ůŽƐƐ͘ t Ğ ŵƵƐƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ƚŚŝƐ terrible period in our history and never forget!

2 - Yom Ha-Zikharon- Remembrance Day is in honor of those ǁ ŚŽ ĚŝĞĚ Į ŐŚƟŶŐ for Israel in all wars. Since this affects almost everyone in Israel, many ceremonies take place and school children of high school age realize that it is their turn to become soldiers.

3 - The wonder of living and growing up in Israel is the next day,Yom Ha-Atzma’ut- Israeli Independence Day, is on the 5th of Iyar, the Hebrew date of the founding of the State of Israel.

This is celebrated by Jews all over the world! Thank God that we have a Jewish country which is now 65 years old! There will be a Shabbat Israeli-food dinner and we will have our own ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ^ĞŵŝŶĂƌ͘ 4 - Lag B’Omer is a minor Jewish holiday that falls between Passover and ^ŚĂǀƵŽƚ͘ Η>ĂŐΗ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚǁ Ž , ĞďƌĞǁ ůĞƩ ĞƌƐ͗ ůĂŵĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŐŝŵŵĞů͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ , ĞďƌĞǁ ŶƵŵĞƌŽůŽŐLJ͕ lamed represents the number 30 and gimmel represents the number 3. These two numbers are significant, because Lag ͛K ŵĞƌ ŝƐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϯϯƌĚ ĚĂLJ ŽĨ ŽƵŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ K ŵĞƌ͘ t ŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ K ŵĞƌ ŝƐ Ă ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ŵŽƵƌŶŝŶŐ͕ ŽŶ >ĂŐ ĂΖK ŵĞƌ marriages can be performed, children are taken to parks to ƉůĂLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŐĂƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ůĂƌŐĞ ďŽŶĮ ƌĞƐ͕ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ the light of the Torah. t Ğ ĂƌĞ ƉƌŽƵĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ͊ “Avinu She-bashamayim…Bless the State of Israel!”

Todah Rabah to our teachers: Rabbi Jacob Luski, Rivy Chapman, Dr. Marc Reiskind and Sandy Brasch.

B’shalom, Ilana Dayan͕ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ

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YOUTH DEPARTMENT

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI JACOB LUSKI

ůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁ ĞƌĞ ŚĞůĚ ĨŽƌ Sub Regional Board at Mercaz ^ƉƌŝŶŐ ^Ƶď ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ last month in :ĂĐŬƐŽŶǀŝůůĞ͘ ^ŝdž ŽĨ ŽƵƌ h ^zĞƌƐ ĂƩ ĞŶĚĞĚ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ represented us well. We wish the new Board “Mazal Tov!”

One the most important mitzvoth in Judaism is bikkur holim – ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ 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.

h ^z ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ will take place at our closing event May 18th. If you are interested in running for a Board ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ / ǁ ŽƵůĚ ůŽǀĞ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ LJŽƵ͊ ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŽĂƌĚ ŝƐ an ideal way to bond with other USYers and become part of the force that will drive your USY chapter 2013-2014.

/Ŷ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶĮ ĚĞŶƟĂůŝƚLJ͕ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ ƚŽĚĂLJ ĂƌĞ ĞdžͲ ƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĐĂƵƟŽƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ƉĂƟĞŶƚ ŶĂŵĞƐ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ǁ ŝƚŚ ƌĂďďŝƐ͘ t Ğ need our congregants to communicate directly with us and to inform ƵƐ ŽĨ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ Žƌ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů WĂŵ ƐŬŝŶ͕ Žĸ ĐĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ at 381-3900, extension 203, so that as clergy and as a synagogue family we can be helpful in moments of difficulty or stress.

On April 14th Kadima and USY will come together for a joint event! Stay tuned for details on this awesome event.

April 3rd is our last Dine and Dash of the year. We appreciate all those who provided sponsorships this year and to the Piper Family who sponsored Aprils’ Dine and Dash. &Žƌ ŽƵƌ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ ŝƚ ǁ ŝůů ďĞ ďŝƩ Ğƌ Ɛǁ ĞĞƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƩ ĞŶĚ ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ Ɖƌŝů ϭϵ-21 in Orlando. This will be ƚŚĞŝƌ ůĂƐƚ h ^z ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ ŚŽǁ ĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĂƩ ĞŶĚŝŶŐ Ă ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Į ƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝƚ ǁ ŝůů ďĞ Ă ƵŶŝƋƵĞ experience.

Mark your calendars so you don’t miss a moment of programming!

B’Shalom, Sandy Brasch Youth and Family Program Director April Calendar Wed. 4/3: ϱ͗ϬϬ Ɖŵ h ^z ŽĂƌĚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ 6:00 Dine and Dash 7:00 final Hebrew High & Mehina sessions Fri. 4/12:

“Got Shabbat?” dinner, USYers will serve

Sun. 4/14:

12:30 pm USY/Kadima co event

Sun. 4/28:

Lag B’Omer Picnic and BBQ

We want to thank everyone that participated in Mitzvah Day 2013 to make it a huge success. A very special Thank You goes to our sponsors that donated money or goods. And finally thanks to our committee members for all their hard work.

Jackie and Helen Wertel

Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Dr. Ruth Lebowitz and Janet Augenbraun and the rest of the Library Committee members, Esta Blaxberg, Sandy Harwood, Shoshana David and Rachel Seldin, for all their hard work to achieve national accreditation for our Buns Family Library by the National Association of Jewish Libraries. Everyone is welcome to attend the next Regional meeting of that organization on Monday, April 8th at noon. This is a lunch with guest author, Betty Grebenschikoff.

Please rsvp for lunch or if you wish to become involved with the work of the library committee, contact Ruth Lebowitz at 537-0795 or by e-mail: rlebowitz@tampabay.rr.com.

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ADULT STUDIES TALMUD MADE EASY LED BY STEPHEN WEIN Wednesday, April 3rd and 17th at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, May 7th and Wednesday, May 29th in the Buns Family Library

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS - A LIVING HISTORY Tuesday, April 9th at 4:00 pm ƌ͘ D ŽƌƌŝƐ >Ğs ŝŶĞ ǁ ŝůů ƚĂŬĞ ƵƐ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ explore the Dead Sea Scrolls.

TORAH FOR SENIORS LED BY RABBI JACOB LUSKI Tuesday, April 9th at 11:00 am Ăƚ WŚŝůŝƉ ĞŶũĂŵŝŶ dŽǁ Ğƌ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ZŽŽŵ͘ LUNCH WITH THE RABBI & MISHNAH STUDY Wednesday, April 10th at 12:00 noon in the CBI Atrium.

Please RSVP your deli lunch order to the synagogue office by 1:00 pm the Tuesday prior to class.

JOYFUL PRAYER Saturday, April 13th, 9:15 am in the Chapel CBI - HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB Wednesday, April 24th at 10:00 am In the Buns Family Library To discuss: Sleeping With the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War by Hal Vaughan

/ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞ ŽĨ ŚŽƐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŽĨ Ă ĨŽƵƌ-part JCRC series on Israel advocacy. Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Director and Campus Rabbi of the Hillels of the Florida Suncoast was the ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌ͘ , ŝƐ ƚŽƉŝĐ ǁ ĂƐ ͞/ ^ƉĞĂŬ &ůƵĞŶƚ /ƐƌĂĞů͗ /ƐƌĂĞů ĐƟǀŝƐŵ ŽŶ ĂŵƉƵƐ͘͟ K Ƶƌ , ĞďƌĞǁ , ŝŐŚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ discussion. This month’s column summarizes the February session. ^ŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͗ /ŵĂŐŝŶĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ǁ ŽƌůĚ ǁ ŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ , ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ ŝƐ Ă distant memory, where being Jewish is broadly accepted, where you (and perhaps your parents) have never lived in a world without a state of Israel. This is what it’s like for today’s young adults. Rabbi Rosenthal shared with us what it’s like to ŵĂŬĞ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂŶĚ :Ğǁ ŝƐŚ ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ǁ ŚĞŶ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ for granted. , ŝůůĞů͛Ɛ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉƌŽŶŐƐ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂĐƟǀŝƐŵ ŽŶ ŽƵƌ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ͗ ŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͖ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͖ ĂŶĚ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ͘ ŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͗ ĂŶ /ƐƌĂĞů dĂďůĞ Ăƚ Ă ŵƵůƟ-cultural ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐ͖ ĐŽī ĞĞ ĚĂƚĞ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ /ƐƌĂĞů ǁ ŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͖ ŚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ĐĂŶĚLJ ǁ ŝƚŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ /ƐƌĂĞů͖ zŽŵ , Ă ƚnjŵĂƵƚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͖ ĂŶĚ dĂŐůŝƚ ; ŝƌƚŚƌŝŐŚƚͿ͘ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͗ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͖ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͖ ŵŽǀŝĞƐ͖ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů encounters; Israel though holidays and culture. ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͗ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂĐƟǀŝƐŵ͖ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ government; student club leaders; student newspapers. The principle of Israel advocacy is that “Israel is NOT a Jewish Issue; Israel is an AMERICAN Issue”. Student leaders, not necessarily Jewish, are sent to conferences, eg, AIPAC, and to Israel.

• Hillel welcomes, partners with, and aids the efforts of ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ ŝŶ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂƐ Ă :Ğǁ ŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ ƐƚĂƚĞ͘ , ŝůůĞů ǁ ŝůů ŶŽƚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ǁ ŝƚŚ͕ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ Žƌ ŚŽƐƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ Žƌ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂƩ Ğƌ ŽĨ ƉŽůŝĐLJ Žƌ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͗ - ĚĞŶLJ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ƚŽ ĞdžŝƐƚ ĂƐ Ă :Ğǁ ŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐ ƐƚĂƚĞ with secure and recognized borders; - ĚĞůĞŐŝƟŵŝnjĞ͕ ĚĞŵŽŶŝnjĞ͕ Žƌ ĂƉƉůLJ Ă ĚŽƵďůĞ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ƚŽ /ƐƌĂĞů͖ - ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ďŽLJĐŽƩ ŽĨ͕ ĚŝǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ͕ Žƌ ƐĂŶĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ State of Israel; - ĞdžŚŝďŝƚ Ă ƉĂƩ ĞƌŶ ŽĨ ĚŝƐƌƵƉƟǀĞ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ƚŽǁ ĂƌĚƐ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ or guest speakers or foster an atmosphere of incivility.

Byron Kolitz dŚĞ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ĨŽƌ /ƐƌĂĞů ŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ bkolitz@tampabay.rr.com

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BUNS FAMILY LIBRARY

YOU ARE INVITED

The ŶĞdžƚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ :Ğǁ ŝƐŚ >ŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ ǁ ŝůů ďĞ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ / >ŝďƌĂƌLJ ŽŶ D ŽŶĚĂLJ͕ April 8th͕ Ăƚ ϭϮ͗ϬϬ ŶŽŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŐƵĞƐƚ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌ ǁ ŝůů ďĞ ĞƩ LJ ' ƌĞďĞŶƐĐŚŝŬŽī ͕ ůŽĐĂů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ , ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ ƐƵƌǀŝǀŽƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ŭ͕ ͞K ŶĐĞ D LJ E ĂŵĞ t ĂƐ ^ĂƌĂ͘͟ ĞƩ LJ ǁ ŝůů ďĞ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ^ŚĂŶŐŚĂŝ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ t ŽƌůĚ t Ăƌ // ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŇĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ E ĂnjŝƐ͘ This event is open to everyone. Lunch will be ordered from Jo-El’s.

All sandwiches are served with pickle and your choice one: potato salad, coleslaw, or macaroni salad.

The following menu choices are available: Hot corned beef

$7.99

Egg salad

$5.99

Hot pastrami

$7.99

Albacore tuna salad

$6.99

Oven roasted turkey breast

$6.99

Beef tongue

$9.50

dĞĂ͕ ĐŽī ĞĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ ǁ ŝůů ďĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ ŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ͘ Please respond to Ruth Lebowitz at rlebowitz@tampabay.rr.com or at 727-537-0795 with your lunch order by Friday, April 5th.

CBI - HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB Wednesday, April 24th at 10:00 am In the Buns Family Library To discuss: Sleeping With the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War by Hal Vaughan

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Come join us!

For membership information please contact: Rhoda Ross â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Membership VP rhodagr63@yahoo.com 727-548-5405

St. Petersburg Chapter

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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS Todah Rabah to the following volunteers who assisted with the office work and special mailings over the past month:  Marian Lustigman Rooth



Helen Kahan

 Sally Swale  Elissa Reiskind Through their efforts many tasks have been accomplished and their time and assistance are greatly appreciated. Our apologies to anyone we may have inadvertently omitted. If you would like to do volunteer work, please call the synagogue office at 381-4900.

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FAMILY PROGRAMS Although it has felt like spring for many weeks, the arrival of Pesach seems to make it official. I hope your Seders were meaningful and you have enjoyed the holiday.

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Sunday, April 21 we will be entertained by The Wizards of Ashkenaz featuring our talented Cantor Jonathan Schultz.

Several weeks ago you had the opportunity to take part in a ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͕ ĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĂŶŶƵĂů family Passover program. Once again Patzi Gil did an ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ũŽď ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ǁ Ğ ƐĂLJ ͞dŽĚĂŚ ZĂďĂŚ͊͟ , Ğƌ ĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ WĂƐƐŽǀĞƌ ƐƚŽƌLJ come alive is amazing.

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Sunday April 28 is Lag B’Omer and our annual Lag B’Omer Picnic at Lake Seminole Park. The JCC ^ƵŶĐŽĂƐƚ ŚĂƐ ƚĞĂŵĞĚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁ ŝůů ůĞĂĚ ŐĂŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Mitzvah Men’s Club who will prepare a yummy BBQ!

This month there are several events to enjoy with your family.  The last “Got Shabbat?” dinner of the year, April 12, 2013 ǁ ŝůů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ͘ D ĂŬĞ LJŽƵƌ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŶŽǁ ƐŽ you can experience dining at the Kotel. 

ĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ zŽŵ , Ă͛ ƚnjĂŵ͛Ƶƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ͕ Ɖƌŝů ϭϲƚŚ͘ ^ĞĞ ƚŚĞ ŇLJĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵůůĞƟŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘

www.jewishpinellas.org

Come to one or come to all!

B’Shalom, Sandy Brasch Youth and Family Program Director

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Mazal Tov To:

ACHIEVEMENTS:  Eric & Judy Ludin on their new home.  Danny & Rachelle Schwartz on their new home.  Robyn Mencher ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǁ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ D ŝŶƵƚĞ ďLJ D ŝŶƵƚĞ ĚŝƟŶŐ and Proofreading BAR & BAT MITZVAH:

 ƌ͘ D ĂƌŬ Θ ĞďďŝĞ ^ŽŬŽůŽǀ ĂŶĚ D ĂƌŝĞƩ Ă ƌƵĐŬĞƌ on the Bar Mitzvah of their son and grandson, Corey Nathaniel Sokolov.

We share in the sorrow of the passing of:

 Dr. David & Amy Piper and Julian & Zoe Piper on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter and granddaughter, Emma Claire Piper.

BIRTHS:  Jeffrey & Diane Hilton and Julian & Zoe Piper on the birth of their daughter and granddaughter, Alexa Sloan Hilton.

 Drs. Igor & Yana Sirotkin on the birth of their son Benjamin Liam Sirotkin.  Sidney & Phyllis Werner and Bruce & Sara Werner on the birth of their granddaughter and daughter, Tali Jordana Werner.

ENGAGEMENTS:  , ĂƌŽůĚ Θ ŚĂƌůŽƩ Ğ ' ŽůĚďĞƌŐ ĂŶĚ ƌ͘ >ĂƌƌLJ ' ŽůĚďĞƌŐ Θ :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ Whitcoff on Larry’s engagement to Jessica.

WEDDINGS:  Dr. Sheldon & Susan Scheinert on the marriage of their son, Lawrence Scheinert to Rachel Speisman.

Looking for a special way to honor your family and friends ǁ ŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ Ă ƐŝŵŚĂ͍ The TREE OF LIFE is just the answer. What a joy it is for someone to walk into our shul and see a Tribute of their special birthday, anniversary or wedding.

Does your child or grandchild have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or special occasion coming up? What a great way to honor them!

BEN BUSH Father of Gayle Bush, Steve Bush, Lisa Harris & Rick Carroll Father-in-law of Joann Bush MAITLAND KNAPP Husband of Sheila Knapp Father of Dr. Richard Knapp and Stepfather of Susan Gill

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JUDAICA SHOP HOURS Mondays: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesdays: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Thursdays: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

ůƐŽ ŵĂŬĞƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ͞ŐƌŽƵƉ ŐŝŌ͟ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ͘ Order forms are in the synagogue office and lobby.

If you need an appointment, please contact: Ellen Bernstein – 345-0237 Anita Helfand – 381-4900

D ŝŶŝŵƵŵ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ ΨϮϱϰ͘

Remember, we special order.

Leaves have been dedicated:

 Steve & Linda Grau’s 45th Anniversary, Love, Aaron, Sharon, Sam, Gia & Brooklyn, March 10, 2013

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April 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.

2 Carl Rubinsky 3 Robert Warsaw 4 Lorelei Monast 5 Lillian Grau 5 Sandy Brasch 7 Sandi Rodman ϳ ƌ͘ D ĂƌƟŶ ZŽƐĞŶďůƵŵ 7 Dr. Naomi Abel 7 Robin Eldred 8 Dr. Warren Abel 9 Joan Redisch 10 Joyce Seder 10 Marion Joseph 11 Diana Jay 12 George Sakovich 12 Barbara Karpay 13 Dr. Glen Goldfarb 14 Harry Kraff 14 Susan Turner 14 Rachel Wein 15 Jerome Rosenberg 15 Karen Leon 15 Michael Hurwitz

16 Naomi Berg 16 Dr. David H. Gross 18 Michael Frye 19 Sanders Heller ϮϬ ĞƩ Ğ ^ĐŚƌŽĞĚĞƌ 20 Dr. Steven Shwer 20 Gerald Wiseberg 21 Janet Shapiro 22 Claire Yogman 22 Billie Bornstein 24 Meni Kanner 25 Joel Berman 25 Pearl Brook 25 Leslie Kirsner 26 Sharon Schloss 27 Roberta Tepper 27 Dennis Vorob 27 Liz Sembler 29 Teddi Robbins 29 Joanne Luski 29 Dr. Steven Warren

CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY AT SIMHA SHABBAT SATURDAY, April 13, 2013 9:00 AM

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Diane & Jeremiah Weiner Jennifer & Dr. Robert Sternberg Anita & Dr. Harold Pollack Mali & Dr. Fred Feld Liz & Greg Sembler Susan & Dr. Sheldon Scheinert Bonnie & Michael Walker

“NEW” ANNOUNCING SIMHA SHABBAT ^ŝŵŚĂ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞ our former Anniversary Shabbat and Birthday Shabbat programs into ŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ͞^ŝŵŚĂ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ͟ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ anniversaries of our members will be celebrated each month and provide an opportunity for celebrants to jointly sponsor the Kiddush lunch. dŚĞ ĚĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ^ŝŵŚĂ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ͗ April 13, May 11 and June 8 (June & July observed).

In Honor of: ________________________________ Check the names of everyone to you would like to send a Mitzvah Gram.

Send this form together with your check, minimum $10 donation each, to: Congregation B’nai Israel, 300 58th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710, or donate online at www.cbistpete.org *The minimum donation per acknowledgement is $10.

Please print: Your Name: ______________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ City, _____________________________Zip: __________________ Telephone: ______________

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TORAH FUND DINNER, HONORING MILLIE GELFOND, A HUGE SUCCESS BY: JOANNE LUSKI, TORAH FUND VICE PRESIDENT

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2013, WE GATHERED TO HONOR THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND MILLIE GELFOND, AS CBI WOMEN’S LEAGUE 2013 “JACKIE JACOBS WOMAN OF ACHIEVENT”. MAZEL TOV TO MILLIE ON RECEIVING THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. THANKS TO MARILYN LEVINE'S EFFORTS, AS SPECIAL GIFTS CHAIR, OUR WOMEN’S LEAGUE BOASTS 1PATRON, 11 GUARDIANS AND 44 BENEFACTORS. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO SCHEDULE A VISIT TO THE SEMINARY. WHEN YOU GO, PLEASE NOTE THE PLAQUE ON THE "WALL OF HONOR", OUTSIDE THE WOMEN'S LEAGUE SYNAGOGUE AND SEVERAL SHELVES IN THE LIBRARY FROM OUR CBI’S WOMEN’S LEAGUE. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO MADE THE TORAH FUND DINNER SUCH A SUCCESS: HEAD CHEFS: SHERRIE CARROLL AND RICKI LEWIS FOR A DELICIOUS DINNER THEIR SOUS CHEFS: LIVIAN WEIN, CHANDYE PASTMAN, RUTH ANN MIZRAHI AND WILMA REASONER SETUP: JENNIFER STERNBERG, GAIL FRYE, PATTY ADELSON, PHYLLIS WERNER, SUSIE BERMAN, AND ALICE ETTINGER CLEANUP: JENNIFER STERNBERG, PHYLLIS WERNER, SUSIE BERMAN, JANET AUGENBRAUN, ANITA HELFAND, SHERYL SUTTON AND EILEEN RICHMAN CENTERPIECES: JENNIFER STERNBERG AND MARILYN LEVINE PROGRAM: SHERYL SUTTON INVITATIONS AND RESERVATIONS: ANITA HELFAND TORAH FUND CARDS: JENNIFER STERNBERG SPECIAL GIFTS CHAIR: MARILYN LEVINE ANTHEMS: CANTOR JONATHAN SCHULTZ BIRKAT HAMAZON: SHERRIE CARROLL AND RICKI LEWIS

BA’AL KOREI The proper definition of a Ba’al Korei is “an officiant who reads the Torah from the scroll in the synagogue with proper accentuation and cantillation.” Before the 12 th Century it was customary for each person called up to the Torah to read their own portion. The Ba’al Korei was appointed in order not to embarrass those unable to read properly and thereby worshippers were honored with an “Aliyah.”

Cantillation, originally, was the term applied to the mode of chanting the Torah in public. In the beginning of the 20th Century it is used to describe the musical interpretation of the “Te’Amim” that accompany the printed text of the Torah. Ta’Am means sense, meaning or taste for Torah accentuation. The function of the accents (appearing 12-below, 1 in between and 15-above the words) is to indicate the intonations and the importance of the syllables sung to them.

So where did the “trope/te’amim originate? Some scholars accept that Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai with its proper accentuation. Another theory is that they were handed down orally from Mount Sinai and the form of accents were put down by Ezra and the men of the Great Synagogue about 450 B.C.E. Currently the accepted view is that the vowels and accents did not exist in the time of the Talmud and were developed between the 6th and 10th centuries. Aaron Ben Asher of Tiberias, the head of a family of Masoretes, is credited with finalizing the vowels and accents.

Approaching this tradition is a great honor for me as it should be for all Torah readers.

Debbie Marmon, Educator and Torah Reader

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DONATIONS THROUGH MARCH 1, 2013 Adult Studies

In Memory of

Barshefsky Family

Mort Sherman

Michael H. Diamond

In Memory of

Endowment Fund Audrey & Eliot Dantowitz

:ĂĐŽďƐΖ ĞĂƵƟĮ ĐĂƟŽŶ &ƵŶĚ Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jacobs

Warren & Rebecca Simmons

Corey Sokolov's Bar Mitzvah

Bev Sherman

/Ŷ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌŝĂŶ Θ ^ƵƐĂŶ <ĂŐĂŶ Θ , ĂƌŽůĚ Θ ŚĂƌůŽƩ Ğ ' ŽůĚďĞƌŐ

Millie & Lenny Gelfond

Livia & Steve Wein's Israel Bond Honor

Marilyn Benjamin

The wedding of Jennifer & Bob Sternberg's son

Mitzvah Fund

In Memory of

Vivian & Ed Lurie

Mort Sherman, Joe Elias

Frank Moss

Raela & Norman Moss

In Memory of

Eva Fuchs

David Ickowicz

Jackie Jacobs

&ƌĂŶŬ Θ <ĂƚŚLJ D ĞŶĚĞůďůĂƩ

Leah Blacker

Audrey Kopelman

Mort Sherman

Cara Dantowitz

Library Music Fund

In Honor of

Charles Possick

Meyer Possick

Bev Sherman & Family

Cantor Jonathan Schultz,

Marilyn Benjamin

Irwin Miller

ŝŶ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ

Joseph & Sherry Schwartz

Wendy Benstock

Mr. & Mrs. David Robbins

Dr. Robert Robbins Mort Sherman

Library Music Fund

In Memory of

Charlene Wygodski &

Anita & Arlen Helfand

Mort Sherman

Steve Bloom & Family

Happy Birthday to Livia Wein

ŚĂƌůŽƩ Ğ >ĞǀŝŶĞ

Mort Sherman

Mary Wygodski

Mort Sherman

Esta Blaxberg

Mort Sherman

Mindy Siegel

Wendy Benstock

Noreen Walter

Mort Sherman

Laurie & Marc Reiskind

Mort Sherman

Naomi Berg & Wes Sawyer

Mort Sherman

Nancy K. Landfish, M.D. &

Benny Skop

Sam & Sandy Janofsky

Mort Sherman

Edward G. Bailey Jean & Harry Kraff

Mort Sherman

Lisa Ellen Davis & Jim Harris

Mort Sherman

Dr. Howard Kay

David Kay

:ĞƌĞŵLJ Θ ^ŚĞůůĞLJ ƌŽƩ

Mort Sherman

Alan & Sharon Koenig

Gladys Koenig

Audrey Chenkin

ĂǀŝĚ Z ŽƚŚďůĂƩ

Harold Wolfson

Julia Wolfson

Sandy & Steve Harwood

Mort Sherman

Joann Bush

Sidney Seidberg, Joe Elias

The Hafner Family

Mort Sherman

Mitzvah Fund

In Honor of

Millie & Lenny Gelfond

Mort Sherman

Susan & Sheldon Scheinert

CBI 90th Anniversary

Larry & Renee Salzer

Mort Sherman

:ĞĂŶ t ŝƩ ŶĞƌ

dĞĚ W͘ t ŝƩ ŶĞƌ

Arlene LeVine

ůLJƐ Θ D Ădž >ĞǀŝƩ

Mr. & Mrs. F. Linn

Mort Sherman

Bevery Dikman

Happy Anniversary Bruce & Mary Ann Marger Happy Birthday Leah Sandler

ƌ͘ WĂƚƌŝĐŝĂ ŽƩ ƌŝůůĞ

Happy Birthday Marilyn Goldberg, Bill Dolgoff, Dr. Starr Silver, Livia Wein, Dr. Mark Sokolov Happy Anniversary to Alan & Laney Kay & Jesse & Sandi Rodman

Lawrence & Jane

Livia & Steven Wein

Wein Greenwald

Helen Kahan

Harold Wolfson

Anniversary of Billie & Morry Bornstein Birth & Baby Naming of Gabrielle Rose Wolfson

Marilyn Benjamin

Pam LeCompte & Cindy Weisberg for chairing ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ' ĂůĂ

Bebby & Arthur Marlin

Happy Birthday to Livia Wein

Wagner Robin Perlman

Anne Perlman

Pauline Rivkind Fund

In Memory of

Audrey & Eliot Dantowitz

Cara Dantowitz

PRTT

In Honor of

Brian & Susan Kagan

/Ŷ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ Θ ƚŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ ĨŽƌ ŚĞůƉ and guidance to Ilana Dayan

Prayerbook Fund

In Honor of

Phil & Joan Redisch

Livia & Steve Wein being honored by Israel Bonds

Prayerbook Fund

In Memory of

Friends of Ellen Bernstein

Ruth Levine

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Preschool Fund

In Memory of

Steve & Linda Grau

Mort Sherman

Michael & Bonnie Walker

Mort Sherman

ĞƩ Ğ ^ĐŚƌŽĞĚĞƌ

Birth of Gabrielle Rose Wolfson, daughter of Sam & Julie Wolfson 20th Wedding Anniversary of Morris &

Jennifer & Bob Sternberg

Speedy Recovery to Adele Morris

Rabbi's Fund

In Honor of

Birth of Avery Schwartz, granddaughter

Richard & Gerry Mensh

/Ŷ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Illana Dayan,

of Susie & Alan Schwartz

Debbie Marmon, Shoshana David Gaye & Joel Taller

CBI's Gala

USY Fund

In Memory of

Susan Turner

Adele Morris' Speedy Recovery

Lucille Ginsburg

Mort Sherman

Shirley Sommella

Happy Birthday to Lenny Gelfond

Myrna Irwin

Fay Sonn

Dr. Warren & Naomi Abel

Steve & Livia Wein for Israel Bond Honor

Mary Ann & Bruce Marger

Herman Baum

Pam LeCompte & Cindy Weisberg for

Arlene & Frank Moss

Hortense Lasher

the Gala

Alysa Dortort

Mort Sherman

Bev Sherman & Family

/Ŷ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ

Mel & Dee Dinsfriend

Jenny Dinsfriend

Jennifer & Bob Sternberg

Livia & Steve Wein for Israel Bond Honor

Mirla Kremer

Mort Sherman

Jan & Craig Sher

/Ŷ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌ͘ t ĂƌƌĞŶ ďĞů

Myrna Irwin

Mort Sherman

Jennifer & Bob Sternberg

Birth of Drew Levine, grandson of

Anita & Harold Pollack

Louis Stromwasser

Jayne & Ronnie Weissman

Carol & Bill Marger

Mort Sherman

ĞƩ Ğ ^ĐŚƌŽĞĚĞƌ

Julia Wolfson, Mort Sherman

Rabbi's Fund

In Memory of

Leah Sandler

Mort Sherman

Sam & Sandy Janofsky

Ronda Gale Janofsky, Carrie Janofsky

Abbye Perlman

Judge Edwin P. Krassner

Gaye & Joel Taller

Lillian Taller

Susan Turner

Ruth Levine

USY Pilgrimage

In Honor of

Richard & Jerry Mensh

Samuel Mensh

Shelley Lynn

D ĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ ŽĨ :ƵƐƟŶ ^ƚĞƌŶďĞƌŐ ƚŽ

ŶŶĞƩ Ğ t ĞŝŶƐŚĂŶŬ

Gustave Barshefsky

Susan Turner

Myron J. Kaplan

Barbara & Jerry Levin

Sidney Roberts, Mort Sherman

USY Pilgrimaage

In Memory of

ƌ͘ WĂƚƌŝĐŝĂ ŽƩ ƌŝůůĞ

J. Leonard Azneer

Mark Gordon

Isadore Gordon

Susan Turner

Mort Sherman

Charla Fogel

Paul Fogel

Barbara & Jerry Colen

Mort Sherman

Ellen Bernstein

Carola Herschmann

Mr. & Mrs. Morris LeCompte &

dĞĚ W͘ t ŝƩ ŶĞƌ

Dianna Mannheim

Joseph Kauffman

Samuel Heller Green

Max Herschmann

Doris & Herschel Hochman

Mort Sherman

Susie & Ira Berman

Wendy Benstock

Dr. Harold Seder

Jean Seder

Pearl Brook

^ƚĂŶůĞLJ E ĞǀĞƩ ͕ ^Ăŵ ƵĞů ^ƚŽŶĞ

Helen Kahan

Her father

Audrey Kopelman

Dr. Harvey Kopelman &

Gail S. Warren

In Honor of

Norman & Beverly Halem

Legacy for Leadership

Florence B. Yukon

Mort Sherman

Linda & Jack Goldfarb

Bar Mitzvah of Corey Sokolov

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Greenstein

Mort Sherman

Bob & Jennifer Sternberg

Wendy Benstock

Gail S. Warren

In Memory of

Craig & Jan Sher

Wendy Benstock

Legacy for Leadership

^ŚĞůůĞLJ ĞŶƐƚŽĐŬ ^ƚĞƩ ŶĞƌ

Wendy Benstock

Dr. Stanley Rosenberg

Dr. Hyman Rosenberg

Drs. Warren & Naomi Abel

David Halprin, Paul Abel

USY Fund

In Honor of

Sandy & Mike Slomka

Mort Sherman, Dr. Harold Stephens

ůŝĐĞ Θ >ĂƌƌLJ ƫ ŶŐĞƌ

Bat Mitzvah of Rachel LeVine

Laurie & Marc Reiskind

Dr. Harold Stephens

Lucille Ginsburg

Bar Mitzvah of Corey Sokolov

Carol & Bruce Marger

Speedy Recovery to Janice LeVine t ŽŵĞŶ ŽĨ ŝƐƟŶĐƟŽŶ - Sandy Brasch & Laurie Reiskind

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Yom HaShoah Commemoration Florida Holocaust Museum

April 8, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.

Community Sacred Texts Burial

at Menorah Gardens Chapel Hill Memorial Park 12905 Wild Acres Road, Largo

After a commemorative ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, keynote speaker, Deborah Dwork, Ph.D. will present on "Holding on Through Letters: Jewish Families During the Holocaust."

Jewish families in Nazi Europe tried to hold onto each other through letters. But wartime conditions applied.

Letters were censored, and could not be sent between countries at war with each other. How to keep in contact? And, once contact was established, what to say — and about what to remain silent?

In her presentation, Debórah Dwork will explain the ingenious ways people bypassed the censors. She will trace how letters became threads stitching loved ones into each other's constantly changing daily lives.”

Dwork is an American historian and is the Rose Professor of Holocaust History and Director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Yom HaShoah is presented in partnership with the Pinellas County Board of Rabbis and the Bay Area Cantorial Association.

Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at 11:30 am The children of the Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah, accompanied by Rabbi Jacob Luski, Cantor Jonathan Schultz and faculty, will meet with others from the Jewish community at Menorah Gardens, the Jewish section of Chapel Hill Memorial Park, to perform a very special mitzvah.

The Jewish Community will join Congregation B'nai Israel in the burial of sacred texts, i.e., books, Bibles and ritual items that contain God's name that are no longer useable, to be properly buried in consecrated ground.

The Service will be conducted by Rabbi Jacob Luski and Cantor Jonathan Schultz at Menorah Gardens, Chapel HillMemorial Park, 12905 Wild Acres Road, Largo.

Attendees may bring their items to be buried to the cemetery that day.

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