CBI BULLETIN YOUR SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
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2020 Begins with Two of Our Favorite Events! Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 6 PM MAIN SANCTUARY
GUEST SPEAKER
Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel The Beloved Community! Challenge? Reality? Please join us for a highlight of our year, celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the deepening bonds between the Jewish and African American communities. With the NW Freedom Singers, Kol Echad congregational choir, and guest speaker Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel.
FEBRUARY 23 5:30 PM - 8 PM CASTAWAY 1900 NW 18TH
Learn about Rev. Dr. Bethel on page 2.
The beloved annual fundraiser is back for its eighth year! Please join us in a night of food, drink, and fun! Featuring many of Portland’s best restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and breweries. For the most up to date information, tickets, and sponsorship opportunities, please visit: TasteOfTemple20.givesmart.com
SOCIAL ACTION
Social Action at CBI One size does not fit all. Our commitment to social justice at CBI takes many forms.
Brit Olam, Covenant with our World Within the context of this URJ/WRJ program we have chosen to focus on Immigration Justice, Gun Violence Prevention, and (under the leadership of the WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood) Reproductive Health and Rights. Shabbat programs this fall included an Immigration Justice service during the week of Sukkot. In keeping with the teaching of welcoming the stranger, we hosted and shared the stories of immigrant and refugee guests from Iraq, Eritrea, the former Soviet Union and Mexico. Last month, we joined many congregations statewide in marking a weekend of Sabbath activity for Gun Violence Prevention. The Immigration/Refugee sub-committee learned about the work of IMIrJ, (Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice) from Executive Director Alaide Vilchiss Ibarra at it’s December meeting. We have exciting opportunities to partner in education and advocacy, the latter in support of asylum seekers moving through the legal process to be granted permanent status. We are continuing to support our adopted Eritrean refugee family with tutoring and life skills mentoring. Jake Weigler, from State of Safety, spoke to the Social Action Committee about his organization’s work in promoting gun safety and responsible
gun ownership. Sadly, Oregon exceeds the national average for gun deaths per capita. The 2020 OR State Legislative Session will be a time when we can lobby for State of Safety’s safe gun storage legislation. This spring we plan to partner with Lift Every Voice Oregon in support of OR State 2020 gun violence prevention ballot measures related to semi-automatic firearms. As a component of their Reproductive Health and Rights focus, the WRJ/Beth Sisterhood has an ongoing drive to collect feminine product donations. PARTY (Portland Area Reform Temple Youth) is a partner in this endeavor.
NW Towers Our annual Thanksgiving Dinner at NW Towers was a huge success. Approximately one hundred guests enjoyed the delicious meal and the festive atmosphere. The residents were truly grateful for the opportunity to celebrate. Special thanks to cochairs Elizabeth Friedenwald and Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman, and to all the volunteers. Homework Club continues, meeting on Tuesdays at 4:00 PM. Our students benefit from the individual attention we provide, and we’d like to expand this program to include a second day each week. If you’re able to help on Wednesdays afternoons, please contact Tracy Manaster Alifanz in the CBI Main Office at (503) 222-1069 or email SAC@bethisrael-pdx.org.
Kids’ Winter Coat Drive Project Lemonade offers kids in foster care the opportunity to shop for clothes at their free store. As this is being written, we are hosting a winter coat drive to help stock their store. We hope our December collection will provide warmth and comfort for many kids living in foster care.
Red Cross Blood Drives Pikuach nefesh, saving a life, is elevated above all other actions. A member of our CBI community, Sarah Pitman, has taken this principle to heart. She recently brought a fifth Red Cross Blood drive to our campus. She’s done this as a one person organizer, without formal support of Social Action or other CBI groups. Thank you, Sarah for all your mitzvot.
High Holidays Funds for Food Thanks to all who generously supported our annual appeal, and to Robert Peltz, our leader in this effort. Our final total was $15,747! Our donations support our partners working to alleviate hunger in our community.
Social Action Content on CBI website Please check the CBI website at www.bethisrael-pdx.org/community/ social-action/ for updates on Social Action activities. Participation in the Social Action Committee and Subcommittees is open to all members of the CBI community. Sally Rosenfeld Social Action Chair SAC@bethisrael-pdx.org
Activist and Advocate Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel, our 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service speaker, serves as Senior Pastor at Portland’s Maranatha Church and has preached the gospel, conducted workshops, and facilitated conferences across the United States and abroad. An activist and advocate, he is President of
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the Albina Ministerial Alliance, Vice President on the Board of Directors for TriMet, President of the board of Living Stone Outreach and is on the boards of numerous faith organizations. For over thirty years he has worked as an advocate for housing, jobs, justice, and community development in
Portland and beyond. He has been honored with the Emerald Award from AKA, Inc., The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ (NOBLE) Drum Major for Justice Award, and, in May of 2019, was named by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon as the Ecumenist of The Year.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Travel and Transformation by Cantor Ida Rae Cahana Senior Cantor This year, our high school students are on the road! For the first time, eighth and ninth graders were able to go to L.A. with Rabbi Joseph and Chelsea Ferguson, our Senior Program Manager-Youth and Family, to learn about doing justice in one of America’s largest cities. In February, our tenth graders will fly to Washington, D.C., as they have for decades, to participate in the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center “L’taken” program. Students are engaged in trusting the power of their voices to effect change on issues studied through a Jewish lens. Last but not least is our eleventh and twelfth graders’ Civil Rights Trip, which I want to tell you more about. There are, admittedly, certain parts of our great country which I have never visited and never knew I wanted to visit, until recently. This past November, I was privileged to travel to deep south Mississippi with Chelsea Ferguson, fifteen of our juniors and seniors, and our amazing congregant, Civil Rights’ history expert, and tour guide, Ron Silver. No amount of trip planning could fully prepare us for what we experienced in those meaning-packed four days. Ron met with the teens for four preparatory
sessions, including a Sunday morning service at our sister church, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist. Our teens completed assigned readings and watched documentaries prior to our departure. Each trip participant researched one significant person whose steps we traced and whose stories were told in the city of Jackson, in Neshoba County, or in the fields of the Mississippi Delta. We shared dinner on our first full day with Civil Rights leaders Hezekiah and Chris Watkins, who generously shared their time and their memories. Reporter Jerry Mitchell met us for lunch and revealed pieces of the harrowing stories he couldn’t fit into his most recent book. Ron led us to the unmarked spot where three civil rights workers: Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman were murdered by the KKK in the Freedom Summer of 1964. One of our students, Rij Dorfman, had brought his saxophone along “just in case,” and it was there that he pulled it out and we sang together before we recited Kaddish. I share this one small memory of a transformative trip because it is experiences like these which focus us and remind us that as Jews, we are commanded to be or l’goyim, a light to the nations. How we shine a light in dark times and places depends on what we learn and see for ourselves to be true. Each of us had the opportunity to ride, walk, sing, and sit in places that
had witnessed inconceivable brutality and really open our eyes to the presence of prejudice which still permeates our world. Each of us also were able to find hope in the conversations we shared with each other and our teachers, those physically present and those present through the force of memory. We reached the park where a statue of Fannie Lou Hamer rose with the power of her courageous voice as we listened to a recording of her singing “Go tell it on the mountain…to let my people go!” A couple of our teens reflected afterwards that they identified with Fannie Lou who had been overlooked for much of her life. We learned about the humanity of these heroes and in doing so, we hope to be heroic in every way we can when we raise our voices against hatred in our world. Please join us at 6:00 PM on Friday, January 17 for our annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat commemoration where the trip participants will light Shabbat candles in an inspiring service of beautiful prayer and music. Deep thanks to Jason Waxman for supporting the L.A. trip and to Roscoe and Debra Nelson for their support of the Civil rights trip. And thanks to all of you for continuing to send our kids out into the world and support us as we endeavor to open their eyes to all that still needs changing and all that is eternally meaningful in their Jewish heritage.
CBI TEENS ON THEIR RECENT CIVIL RIGHTS TRIP
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UPCOMING EVENTS
ADULT EDUCATION Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and the Prophets That Inspired Him Thursday, January 16, 7:00 PM Pollin Chapel When Dr. King called for “justice to roll down like a river and righteousness like a mighty stream,” he was quoting the Hebrew Prophet Amos, and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was the scholar of the Hebrew Prophets that inspired him. On the evening before our annual MLK Shabbat Service, please join Ron Silver as he explores the Jewish roots grounded in the Hebrew Prophets that inspired Dr. King.
operates a restaurant and catering service. Co- sponsored by Social Action, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, CBI Adults 50+, and JND. To RSVP, call the CBI Main Office at (503) 222-1069 or email RSVP@bethisrael-pdx.org.
United States Representative (and CBI congregant!) Suzanne Bonamici will speak on current events.
Hamantaschen Baking Class Sunday, February 9, 10:00 AM Goodman Kitchen Learn to perfect this tasty treat and engage in an age old debate: which filling is the best?
BROTHERHOOD Brotherhood Tuesday Night Socials Tuesday, January 7, 7:00 PM Tuesday, February 4, 7:00 PM Locations TBD A “social” is just what the word implies, with no agenda or talking points. Conversation topics might range from satellite deployment, to macramé. Locations vary, so make sure you’re on our email list by contacting Brotherhood President Eric Flamm at flammeric@outlook.com.
SISTERHOOD Social Hour at Stone Soup PDX Thursday, February 13, 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Stone Soup PDX (306 NW Broadway) Join us at Stone Soup PDX (stonesouppdx. com), a non profit providing food service training and life skills to persons at risk of homelessness. Founded by CBI members Ronit and Craig Gerard, Stone Soup
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Sunday, February 16, 10:00 AM Goodman Hall A Mercy Corps workshop to facilitate understanding of the global refugee crisis. See CBI website for details.
Sisterhood Shabbat Friday, February 21, 6:00 PM Pollin Chapel Join us for Shabbat Evening Service led by the WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood. We are looking for readers and singers! Contact Kate Royston at kroyston@gmail.com to volunteer. If you’re interested in contributing to this event as a greeter or a baker, please email Debbie Braymer at djsbraymer@gmail.com.
An Evening with United States Representative Suzanne Bonamici Wednesday, January 22, 6:00 PM Goodman Hall
“Displaced” Workshop
SOCIAL ACTION Interfaith Alliance on Poverty January 9, 12:00 PM Fremont Methodist Church (2620 NE Fremont St) Guest Speaker Nick Fish February 6, 12:00 PM Goodman Hall Hosted by CBI CBI is a member of the Interfaith Alliance on Poverty. This group’s mission is to alleviate poverty in the Portland. Meetings and programs are open to all who are interested. Information can be found at www.allianceonpoverty.org.
Eternos Indocumentados Saturday, January 4, 6:00 PM P’Nai Or (6948 SW Capitol Highway) Please join us for a program including a showing of Eternos Indocumentados, a documentary film about migrants on our southern border. Co-sponsored by P’nai Or in memory of their founding rabbi, Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield (z’l).
Social Hour at Stone Soup PDX Thursday, February 13 5:00 PM-8:00 PM Stone Soup PDX (306 NW Broadway) Social Action joins Sisterhood, Brotherhood, CBI 50+, and JND in support of Stone Soup PDX and their important work providing food service training and life skills to persons at risk of homelessness.
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MINI MENSCHES Tot Shabbat January 4 and 18, February 1 and 15 9:00 AM Pollin Chapel Celebrate Shabbat with the Mini Mensches. Enjoy stories, songs, crafts, connections, and (of course) snacks with the Congregation Beth Israel clergy, our littlest community members, and their families.
How to Havdalah with the Mini Mensches Saturday, January 25, 4:00 PM Goodman Hall Close out this week’s Shabbat with a beautiful Havdalah with Mini Mensches! Learn all about the sweetest weekly tradition (hint: it’s Havdalah!). Dinner will be provided as we learn, celebrate, and welcome the new week together.
Tu B’Shevat Brunch and Learn Saturday, February 15, 10:00 AM Goodman Hall Directly following Tot Shabbat, we invite kids to do gymnastics while parents join our clergy in the room next door for bagels, schmear, and conversation!
EDUCATION Date Night Saturday, January 4 and February 1, 5:00 PM Blumauer Auditorium Start 2020 with a fabulous night out while we take care of your little ones. Children in grades kindergarten through fifth grades will enjoy Jewish learning, games, dinner (and dessert!) and end the evening with family Havdalah. $15 per child; signups open online one month in advance.
Pre-K Family Shabbat Saturday, January 11, 10:30 AM Pollin Chapel Join our clergy to celebrate Shabbat together on a Saturday morning! We’ll have some snacks and coffee (for the adults) while we have a fun and musical Shabbat service together.
UPCOMING EVENTS Third Grade Family Havdalah Saturday, January 11, 4:00 PM Goodman Hall The third grade families will join our clergy for dinner, crafts, and to celebrate Havdalah! Questions? Connect with Chelsea@bethisrael-pdx.org.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Preschool Day of Service Monday, January 20, 10:00 AM Mittleman Jewish Community Center (6651 SW Capitol Highway)
An exclusive course will be set up on Goodman Hall and we will spend the afternoon eating pizza and playing together. The fun starts right after Religious School; pick up will be at CBI at 3:00 PM.
PARTY PARTY MLK Shabbat Dinner Friday, January 17, 5:00 PM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Join PJ Library for the 2020 MLK Day of Service for preschoolers and their families! There will be many booths with hands on activities for kids as well as story time and music!
High School Students will gather for dinner and to meet with our speakers in advance of our annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service.
Second Grade Family Program
Sunday, January 26, 2:15 PM Youth Lounge
Sunday, February 9, 10:15 AM Goodman Hall Come ready for an interactive and fun Tu B’Shevat program centered on the environment, recycling, and learning what Judaism says about our trees (and all the other plants!).
Dads’ Night Out Thursday, February 27, 7:00 PM Location TBD Meet other Jewish dads or dads raising Jewish kids and take part in a relaxed parenting conversation a rabbi or cantor. For parents of all ages and stages; $5 donation suggested. Contact: Chelsea@bethisrael-pdx.org.
YOUTH GROUPS
DOR CHADASH Dor Chadash Blazers Game Monday, January 13, 6:00 PM Moda Center (1 N Center Court Street) Root on the Blazers against the Hornets with us at the Moda Center! We’ll be in the cheap seats and having a blast together for a fun weeknight activity. This event costs $15 and includes dinner and the ticket. Please reach out to Chelsea@ bethisrael-pdx.org with questions.
Dor Chadash Laser Tag Sunday, February 9, 12:15 PM Goodman Hall Our lucky sixth and seventh graders get to play laser tag in our own arena!
PARTY Lounge Day Hang out time for students in grades eight through twelve with PARTY in the youth lounge. Free and open to all.
PARTY Event Sunday, February 23, 12:15 PM Location TBD Join our eighth through twelfth grade youth group for an afternoon of fun and bonding! These events are planned by teens, for teens and are a great way to jump into our teen and youth community.
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Bernstein at 100 Docent Tour Sunday, January 12, 1:00 PM Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (724 NW Davis Street) Please join CBI congregant and OJMCHE docent Jill Slansky on a guided tour celebrating the life and works of iconic composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. $5 at the door; RSVP to Jill Slansky at slansky@comcast.net.
Main Sanctuary Docent Tour Sunday, February 16, 1:00 PM Main Sanctuary Did you know neighborhood Christian congregations donated one of our Main Sanctuary’s beautiful stained glass windows? That the Ark doors weigh over 750 pounds each? Get all the details about our iconic sanctuary on a docent-led tour.
OTHER EVENTS CBI Book Club Sunday, January 5, February 2 9:00 AM Amy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research Library Calling all book lovers! The montly CBI Book Club offers a coffee and a chance to discuss the latest page turner. January’s book is The Last Watchman of Cairo by Michael and David Lukas and February’s is The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service Friday, January 17, 6:00 PM Main Sanctuary An annual highlight of our CBI calendar, our Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat service celebrates the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the deepening bonds between the Jewish and African American communities. This lively, inspiring service will feature the NW Freedom Singers, CBI’s own Kol Echad congregational choir, and guest speaker Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel.
Portland Youth Philharmonic Concert Thursday, January 30, 7:00 PM Main Sanctuary Congregation Beth Israel is proud to partner with the Portland Youth Philharmonic Association (PYP) to bring our community a special concert performed by the young musicians of this remarkable orchestra, the oldest youth orchestra in the country. The concert is open to families with children aged seven and up; a $10 donation is suggested.
Taste of Temple Sunday, February 23, 5:30 PM Castaway (1900 NW 18th Avenue) The beloved event is back for the 8th year! Please join us at this year’s fundraiser for a night of food, drink, and fun! Featuring many of Portland’s best restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and breweries. Tickets are $72. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, and more information please visit TasteofTemple20. Givesmart.com. Thank you to Josh and Amy Remick, 2020 Event Chairs.
Simchah Central (previously known as Mitzvapalooza) Saturday, February 29, 12:00 PM Goodman Hall Join us this year as we extend an invitation to CBI’s best loved vendor expo to the entire community! Meet with caterers, photographers, DJs, and other vendors who can help you plan your Simchah (celebration) with joy and ease. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 | CONGREG ATION BE TH ISR AEL
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SERVICES, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL, COMMITTEES, AND OTHER RECURRING EVENTS SERVICES
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Shabbat Evening Services
Sunday Hebrew Program (Pre-K - 7th Grade)
Adult Education
Friday Evenings 6:00 PM, Pollin Chapel*
JND Shabbat
Sundays, 9:15 AM- 12:15 PM Sherman Education Building
January 23, February 12, 8:30 AM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Board of Trustees
January 3 and February 7 7:30 PM, Pollin Chapel
Sunday Hebrew Program (8th Grade - 12th Grade)
January 23, February 27, 6:30 PM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Tot Shabbat
Sundays, 12:15 PM- 2:15 PM Sherman Education Building
Executive Committee
January 4 and 18, February 1 and 15 9:00 AM, Pollin Chapel
Pre-K Family Shabbat Saturday, January 11 10:30 AM, Pollin Chapel
Third Grade Family Havdalah
Integrated Hebrew Program (IHP) Thursdays, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sherman Education Building
NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Saturday, January 11, 4:00 PM, Goodman Hall
Thursday, January 2 Thursday, January 16 Sunday, January 19
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service Friday, January 17 6:00 PM, Main Sanctuary
Sisterhood Shabbat Friday, February 21 6:00 PM, Pollin Chapel
Torah Study Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM, Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Shabbat Morning Services Saturday Mornings 10:30 AM, Pollin Chapel* *When our community celebrates B’nei Mitzvah, and on other occasions throughout the year, these services may take place in our Main Sanctuary. Our weekly e-news or website (www.bethisrael-pdx.org) is your best source for up to the minute location details.
B’NEI MITZVAH Celebrated at: Shabbat Morning Services (10:30 AM) or Havdalah Services (5:00 PM) Bar Mitzvah of Jamie Taylor Saturday, January 25, 10:30 AM Main Sanctuary Havdalah Bat Mitzvah of Abigail Wendroff Saturday, February 1, 5:00 PM Main Sanctuary Bat Mitzvah of Aria Gundberg Saturday, February 8, 10:30 AM Main Sanctuary Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Kotansky Saturday, February 15, 10:30 AM Main Sanctuary
TU B’SHEVAT Monday, February 10
January 8, February 12, 12:00 PM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Immigration/Refugee Subcommittee January 8, February 5, March 4, 4:30 PM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Interfaith Alliance on Poverty January 9, 12:00 PM, Fremont Methodist Church (2620 NE Fremont St) February 6, 12:00 PM, Goodman Hall
Social Action Committee
January 8, February 5, March 4, 5:30 PM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board February 6, 6:00 PM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
OTHER RECURRING EVENTS Mah Jongg Every Friday, 10:00 AM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Knit-a-Mitzvah Third Wednesday of the month, 10:00 AM Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Book Club First Sunday of the month, 9:00 AM Amy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research Library
OFFICE CLOSURES Jaunary 1, New Year’s Day
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B’NEI MITZVAH
L’DOR V’DOR ~ FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
Mazel Tov to Benjamin Olshin for being selected the recipient of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Youth in Philanthropy award.
Jamie Taylor Jamie Dylan Taylor will become a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, January 25. The son of Howard and Lisa Taylor, Jamie has an older brother, Jordan. Jamie’s grandparents are David and Arlene Taylor of Atlanta, GA and Polly and Andy Buccat of Westminster, CA. He is a seventh grader at Cedar Park Middle School. Jamie likes sports, especially soccer and basketball. In his spare time he enjoys playing video games. For his Mitzvah Project, Jamie is volunteering at the Oregon Food Bank in Beaverton.
Abigail Rose Wendroff Abigail Rose Wendroff will become a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, February 1. The daughter of Josh and Hillary Wendroff, Abigail is the older sister to Lila Wendroff (age 10), and Sadie Wendroff (age 5). She is the granddaughter of Phyllis Snyder of Los Angeles, CA and Rich and Marianne Wendroff of Ft. Collins, CO. She is a seventh grader at Da Vinci Arts Middle School in NE Portland, where she enjoys acting in school plays and musicals. She is currently a member of the Studio Jr. cast at Northwest Children’s Theater (NWCT). In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family and friends, listening to music, and playing with her three dachshunds For her Mitzvah Project, Abigail has decided to share her life-long love of books and reading with other children by gathering, donating, and restoring lightly used books to the Children’s Book Bank. The Children’s Book Bank supports early literacy and changes lives through building home libraries with age-appropriate, beautiful, engaging, and culturally diverse books that the children can call their own. Please assist Abigail in reaching her goal of collecting enough books to help the many children and families that the Children’s Book Bank serves each year in Multnomah County.
Mazel Tov to all our January/February B’nei Mitzvah Celebrants Bar Mitzvah of Jamie Taylor Saturday, January 25, 10:30 AM Havdalah Bat Mitzvah of Abigail Wendroff Saturday, February 1, 5:00 PM Bat Mitzvah of Aria Gundberg Saturday, February 8, 10:30 AM Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Kotansky Saturday, February 15, 10:30 AM
Sara Ward, daughter of Adair Savage and the late Jeff Ward, on passing the Oregon Bar this fall. Alex and Rachel Sarasohn on the birth of their son, Teddy, and to grandparents David and Lisa Sarasohn and uncle Peter Sarasohn. Julie and Evan Daigneault on the birth of their daughter, Kaycee Michelle. May they grow in health and wisdom and be a source of strength to their families and all humankind.
Condolences to Joyce Loeb on the loss of her husband, Carl Loeb (Allison) and Eric Loeb (Pamela) on the loss of their father, Daniel Loeb and Andrew Loeb on the loss of their brother, Claire, Eli, and Liv on the loss of their grandfather, and the extended Loeb family on the loss of Stanley Loeb, who passed away on October 28. He was eighty-six years old, and had served as Board President of the Congregation Beth Israel Board of Trustees from 1975-1977. Marlene Weil-Perez on the loss of her husband, Elaine Savinar on the loss of her son-in-law, Sharon Weil and Dana (Bill) Hunt on the loss of their brother-in-law, Alicia and Bryan Hunt on the loss of their uncle, and the extended Perez family on the loss of Luis Perez, who passed away on October 30, at age sixty-nine. Steve Kruss on the loss of his father and the extended Kruss family on the loss of Lawrence Kruss, who passed away on on November 15. Michael Sigell on the loss of his wife, Julie (Frank) Butts, Todd (Simone) Sigell, and Lisa Sigell on the loss of their mother, Jim Poplack, Rick Poplack, and Susan Leavitt (z”l) on the loss of their sister, Lauryn, Kaden, Grayson, and Paxton on the loss of their grandmother, and the extended Sigell family on the loss of Janice Sigell, who passed away at age seventy-six on November 16. Dennis Epsten on the loss of his wife, Andrew Epstein on the loss of his mother, and the extended Epstein family on the loss of Rebecca Epstein, who passed away on on November 18. Dr. Gerald Green on the loss of his wife, Adrienne Green (Thelonius Johnson) and Steven Green on the loss of their stepmother, Elizabeth Cushing on the loss of her godmother, Roderick Frahm, Mary Frahm, and Mickey Olson on the loss of their sister, Jeremy Johnson and Zachary Johnson on the loss of their grandmother, and the extended Green family on the loss of Nancy Green, who passed away on Friday, November 29. Stan Marcus on the loss of his wife,Hank (Kathi) Marcus, Amy Marcus-Newhall (Brian Newhall), and Becky Marcus-Woods (Brendon Woods) on the loss of their mother, Kyle Hayes, Rachel, Emily, and David Newhall, and Mikayla and Naya Woods on the loss of their grandmother, and the extended Marcus family on the loss of Susan Marcus, who passed away on December 4. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 | CONGREG ATION BE TH ISR AEL
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COMMUNITY
Our heartfelt appreciation to all who contributed to Torah Connects, last year’s initiative to restore our community’s Sifrei Torah. Michael Adler and Molly Newcomer George and Sharon Alexander Tracy and Marc Alifanz Michael and Margie Anton Benjamin and Lindy Ariff Mark Astor and Deb Scott Bill and Sydney Baer Sarah Baldauf-Wilcox Martin Baicker Greg and Alison Bostrom Dan Hurwitz and Debra Brooks Megan Brown Jeff Capen and Kira Dennison-Capen TJ Maheras and Stacy Cohen Louis Feldman and Risa Colton-Feldman Warren Dabney and Ann Mestrovich Barry and Bonnie Davis Stuart and Nikki Director Lee and Nikki Dorfman James Monteith and Ned Duhnkrack Chet Edwards and Lynne Tobias John and Sarah Epstein Howard and Jen Feldman Casey and Natalie Feves Steve, Stephanie, and Alexander Fine Paul and Sherry Fishman Andrew Frank and Sally Rosenfeld Elizabeth Friedenwald Eric and Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman Gary Peterson and Debbie Friedman Rich and Leslie Geller Barbara Glazer David and Tiffany Goldwyn
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Bill June and Susan Graber Darrell Young and Janet Grayson Joe and Gail Greenman Louis Guzman-Woldrich and Jeff Woldrich Dan Heims and Lynne Bartenstein Andrew Herman and Tina Szczesniak The Sally M. and Stephen A. Herman Foundation John Harland and Janet Hoffman Lindsey Horenblas and Geri Cullers Stuart Kirschner Loren and Michelle Koplan Henry Kunowski and Kerstin Schulz Glen and Lisa Levy Scott Lewis and Laura Rose-Lewis Gil and Jennie Luria Annette MacDougall Steve Klein and Gail Mandel Greg and Jemi Mansfield Steve and Robin McCoy Joan Meyers Christie Moore and Stacy Lewis Avrel Nudelman Robert and Leslie Peltz Bob and Rita Philip Elana Pirtle-Guiney and Brandy Pirtle-Guiney Ryan and Sarah Pitman Richard and Shirley Plotzker Harold and Jane Pollin Rachel Pollin Alice Rogan Paul and Gayle Romain
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Brian and Robin Romer Rabbi and Lorraine Rose Eric and Tiffany Rosenfeld Ted and Davia Rubenstein Matthew Rubenstein and Caroline Davidson Rose Rustin Ben and Jennifer Sabraw Ben Sandler and Lolly Jamerson David and Lisa Sarasohn Michael and Sarah Savage Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Family Fund of OJCF Dave Smith and Libby Schwartz David Seres Joel and Sandra Seres Steve and Georgy Seres Ariel and Emily Silverman Nate Smith Richard and Alyce Solomon John and Becca Spain Jerry and Helen Stern Grandchildren’s Fund of OJCF Marcy Tonkin Jesse Treger and Candice Adelson Marc Blackstein and Hannah Treuhaft Bill and Joanne Treuhaft Jon and Linda Twichell Bruce Melzer and Robyn Urbach Tony and Bianca Urdes Michael Weiner and Kathy Davis-Weiner Jen Weprin Erik Wohlgemuth and Arah Erickson
COMMUNITY
SAVE THE DATE! Sisterhood Social Action As part of CBI’s Brit Olam commitment, the WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Social Action committee is focusing on Reproductive Health and Rights. On Saturday morning, February 22, Rabbi Joseph will lead the morning Torah Study, and the following Shabbat Morning Service, with a spotlight on Jewish text and tradition and how they have much to offer the reproductive justice conversation. Come one come all to learn more about why this is a Reform Jewish issue. After the service, join us to nosh and “shmooz a bisl.” Please contribute our ongoing menstrual product drive to support the Somali American Council of Oregon. Also coming in 2020: Sisterhood Social Action will hold monthly video conference calls from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. These monthly calls will include an education component, advocacy alerts, service opportunities, and event planning that focuses on pertinent women’s issues.
Another CBI international trip is in the works. In the spring of 2021, Rabbi and Cantor Cahana will lead a Jewish Heritage trip to Krakow, Warsaw, and Berlin. The trip will run from Tuesday, April 27, 2021 through Thursday, May 6, 2021. For travellers who wish to continue the adventure, there will be an optional Prague leg lasting until Sunday, May 9, 2021. Sign-ups will open in May of 2020. The March-April edition of the CBI Bulletin will cover the trip in more detail.
For more information, contact Sisterhood Social Action co-chairs, Susan Berniker at susan.elaine@comcast.net or Robin McAlpine at robinapdx@gmail.com.
Why join Sisterhood? We get it. Everyone is stretched thin with the demands of life and with the challenges of our time. However, membership in Sisterhood requires only $36 in dues. If you want to be an active member - great. If you never want to attend a meeting or take on a task - no problem. Your membership dues will allow us to continue with our work. So what’s in it for you? What’s in it for you is the opportunity to be part of a group of wonderful women that work actively in and for our community in every sense of that word: the CBI community, the greater PDX community, and the global community. We march, advocate, and donate to support breast cancer research, reproductive rights, LGBTQIA rights, pay equity, and immigration rights and needs and more. Yes – we bake cookies and prepare food for the ill. It’s true that many of our members are older. Ok – we admit that our members include a Representative to the US Congress, health care providers, entrepreneurs, educators, working parents and stay-at-home parents, artists, retirees, newlyweds, theater people, advocates, etc. Maybe your mom was a member of Sisterhood and you think – oy vey. Well, if your mom was supporting her congregation as part of a Sisterhood, then we say wow – your mom is amazing! There may be women who think this is “not for me.” But Sisterhood is a place for all women and anyone who identifies as female. We support CBI through our words, actions, and financial donations. We are stronger together when you are part of WRJ/BIS Sisterhood and your voice joins our chorus (no - you don’t have to sing!). Please renew your membership or join us as a new member! No you don’t get a tote bag or a sticker, but new Sisterhood members will enjoy a one time 10% discount at the Gift Shop!
SWEETS FOR RABBI JOSEPH
The CBI community will celebrate the upcoming marriage of Rabbi Rachel Joseph and Dr. Sara Spettel with a special blessing at Friday Evening Shabbat Services on March 13–and Sisterhood will provide the sweets for the Oneg following! Please email Debbie Braymer at djsbraymer@gmail.com if you are interested in contributing.
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IN REMEMBRANCE ~ MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING January 3 and 4 Shirley Abrams Julian Albert Maurice Albert Abraham Avigdor Benjamin Backer* Ben Besser Hannah Bodner June J. Burgin Sarah Davis Jacob J. Davis Anne D. Davis* Mandel Fischer Robert A. Freidenrich Joseph Glasgow Anne Goldberg Samuel Greenberg Ben Hoover Walter Hyman Henry Kaplan Benjamin Kirz Carol Lang Joan A. Liebreich* Harold Light Egon E. Loebner Joseph Margolin Carol Gevurtz Meisels* Morris Mittleman Rebecca Nelson Hans Neuberger Stanley Pitkin Mary Plotzker Hilda Pomerantz S. Fredrick (Fred) Rabiner Jeannette Lewis Rubenstein Maurice Rubenstein Arthur Segal Bruce M. Senders Meier (Mike) Shavzin William Shevach Sanford Simkoff Harriet A. Sockut Max Solomon Manton J. Spear Barbara Spero Eloise D. Spiegel Sally Stolzoff David H. Warshawsky Adam Weinstein Goldie Weinstein Philip Wexler January 10 and 11 Morton L. Alexander Dorothy A. Andrianoff Muriel Berman Frieda Bizer Kaa Byington Bernard Cohen Rosalie Davis Rosalie DeWitz Charles K. Diamond* Morris Director Charles Edelson Joseph Endler Yussie Joseph Jacob Epstein Louis Fenton* Jerome G. Feuer
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Shirley Fishel Cantor Edward Fogel David W. Friedman Stella Georges Jaime Goldfarb Elsie Goldhammer Morrie Greenstein Mary Hasson Oscar Ingber Alan Kantor Melvin E. Kendall Jean Kornfeld Lee Ann T Labby Charlotte Lazerwith Sam Lazerwith Hilde Lehmann Esther Utay Lenet Esther Levin* Arthur J. Levine Salo Lewin* Donald Londer Lyle Luers Suzanne Norman Malloch Doreen Stamm Margolin Louis Mark Ronald K. Mesher* Louis Miller Harold Mink Robert Misrach Olga Molnar Melvin Nelson Ben Novich Renee Paley-Bain Herman Passamaneck Esther Solomon Planer Judith Platman Jerrold Platt Donald Richman Mary Rogoway Lawrence Rosenberg Freda Rovech Joyce Rubin* Rabbi Murray Saltzman Adele Savinar Ramy Schneider Lorraine Schulberg Deanna Seste Thomas N. Spitzer Arnold Tannenbaum* Audrey Jane Vera Sally Vidgoff* Harold Ward Irving M. Weinstein Jean White Cynthia Rich Wood Louis Woron Elaine Woskow Rose Wright* Anne Zisenwine January 17 and 18 Lillian Applebaum Eugene Arron Irene Edith Feinstein Arron Ada E. Beckman Louise Pauline Anisman Brenner Eva Bronshteyn Samuel Budin*
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Jean Coffey Hyman Cohn Herman David Bob Edelman Davida Effros Leah Epsteen Robert Epsteen Glenn Epstein Clara Farberman Joseph Feldman Kathy Fisher Anne M. Geffen Suzanne Gevurtz* Laddy H. Gross Jack Handelman Florence Hughes Julius B. Jaffe* James Kaplan* Hyman Kaplan Phyllis Negin Katz Henry Kleinberg David Kron Sarah Kurland Leonie F. Lidsky James R. Lilienthal Lorraine Lippoff Louis William Maher Naum Messerman June Nagel Louis Puziss Ruth Ravetz Gloria Reiss Morris Ricks Sam Rosen Mona Rosen Fred M. Rosenbaum* Sarah Rosenblum Harry Rosenfield Rachel Rubin Harold (Hal) Saltzman Harold (Hal) Saltzman Wynne Spiegel Gerald Stern* Mary Stilwell David Strauss* Ronald Barry Tonkin* Bilah Vilner Jeffrey A. Ward Lenore Wurtzel January 24 and 25 Joy Alkalay* Adolf Asher Abe Blank Bern Blattner Benjamin Brickman Dick Brownstein Anna Buchbinder Marvin L. Byer Dennis Cash Ann Chanin Dluger Mina Draghicescu Helen Epsteen Hyman Falbel Henry Feldman Lewis Fendrich* Irvin Fields Milton Gevurtz*
Michael Gilbert Brian P Glover Hannah Greenwald Katie Halmos Taylor Harris Frieda Goldkrand Isenberg Betty Louise Jackson Bruce Kantor Arlene Kaplan Bernard B. Klonoff Evelyn Utay Laster Michael Laufer Julius Levin Merritt Linn Arthur Litowitz Harry B. Marcus Peter Markus Lloyd McFall Robert L. Novack* Burnetta Packouz Betty Parker Shirlee Romer Rose Rosen Harvey Rosencrantz Bella Ruderman Harry J. Schatz* Jack Schiff* Connie R. Schultz John Leasing Selling Ronald Paul Seres Jerome B. Shank Ronda Leppanen Shaw Joseph Simon Joyce Singer Louis Sockut Helen Spivak* Yetta Jean Stern Marion Sulzberger Harvey Taback Nancy Lou Tonkin* Fanny Turtledove* David Warshawsky Yvette Weintraub Paul Weston Carol Williams Howard F Wolfe January 31 and February 1 Harriet Alifanz Miriam Baer* Franklin Barkley Anna Bloom Sara Glasgow Cogan Jenny Dickson Sol D. Director* Leah Kinspel Durkheimer Ruth Epstein Herbert Frank Feibleman Martin Fishel Morris Fishman Milton Freidenrich Hatzkel Frumkin Rudolph Galkin Isaac Geller* Morton Glazer Leo Goldman Emily Georges Gottfried Robert M. Jacobs
IN REMEMBRANCE ~ MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING Pearl Malin Karlin Gertrude Klein Walter Kranz Becca Kristovsky Rose Kunowski Stanley B. Lang Stanley Lappen Davine Levison Jacob “Coco” Levy Morton Levy Jack McBride Jordan M. Meier* Jack Menashe Alan S. Meyer Jeno Molnar Esther Layton Murphy* Charlotte Oliven David Popowich George Raffel Jeanette Rigler Esther Rodinsky Edith Goodman Rogoway Florence M Applebaum Rosenberg Ruth Rosenfeld Ethel Ruben S. I. Samuels Ellen Sanders-Tuft Arthur Senders* Harriet D. Shank Wesley Spellman Samuel M. Steinberg* Lawrence Tarlow Isadore Tinkleman Harry Leonard Turtledove Florence Warshawsky Robert P. Weil* Herbert H. Werlin Ruth Woron February 7 and 8 Cynthia Lipman Aaron Allen Adler Frank B. Aiken Irwin Applebaum Solomon Arnsberg Carol August Maxine Barker Bruce D. Becker Kathryn Benaroya Solomon Berner Elsa Bonyhadi* Norman Marion Burnett Sally Burnett Esther Florence Diamond* Gertrude Docherty Sara Drucker Nathan Feldman Florence Fishman Marion S. Forman Ruth Friedman Miriam Gadye Alfred Greenwald Joseph Horenstein Linda Hudesman
Runi Hyman* Sylvia Director Jacobs* Mary Kane Harold L. Kaplan Harry Karansky Margaret Balick Kavitt* Stella Koenigsberg Eliot Kowitt Otmar Liebenstein Leslie Lipman Celene Lauterstein Lowenson* Ruth Marsh James E. O’Neil Charles Ostrofsky Max Peltz Ruth Philip Joan Ramsey George K. Robbins Annette Rosen* Arnold Rustin Neil F. Sandler Bernie Savage Lorraine Schenbaum William Shapiro Sally Ann Shulman Sam Snyder Edward Soren Joseph Spiegel Jean Wolff February 14 and 15 Eva Y. Ail Frances Barde Arback Theresa Bergstein William J. Berman Samuel Berne Florence Brown Sally Buchbinder Leonard A. Burgin Joan Cahn Don Felton Albert F. Forman Edith Goodman Joseph J. Heilner Lawrence Hoffman* Max Isaacson Ethel G. Kelinson* Max D. Kelinson* Cantor Chaim Kohen Rabbi Zahlmon Kohen Doris Krys Sylvia Krys-Nudelman Philip Kurland Antone Larsen Pauline Lecker David H. Lomas Abe Margolin Esther Mink Joel Arnold Moskowitz Monford Orloff Irving Ovitz Lesa Oziel Carlton R. Reiter Thelma Rosen Rodney A. Rosencrantz*
Otto B. Rothschild* Avi Schaefer Sadie Scheffer Joseph Francis Sercu Elise Rosenbaum Sherlin Joseph Smertenko Judge Gus J. Solomon* Katalin Soltesz Molly S. Streit Selmo Tauber Louis Tobin Adele Tunick Anna Urman Eugene Veltman Jacob Vidgoff Anne K. Wald Shirley Waldman Jack Zasloff Lillian Zidell February 21 and 22 Lee Ackley Nathan Adler Rick Aftergut Esther Hirsch Barde George Hillel Barker A. I. Bloch Harold Chucker Edward “Sonny” Cogan Lorraine Davis Marvin L. Diamond* Harry Estrin Berenice Feldman Erma Delman Ferrera Max Flaxman Charles Freeman George Friend Rita Geller Bernard Goldberg Archie Goldsmith* Samuel Hahn Henry Harold Hirsch Rachel Horenblas Joseph Hupert Sylvia Sylvia Kaplan Nellie Katzky Pauline Kaufman Erich Kellner Raymond Eugene Krantz* Rosalind E. Levine Anne Liebman Marshall Lindner Sylvia Margulis* Marian M. Meyer* Adele R. Meyer Donna Miller Rewen Pikoos Stan Pro Max Raskin Don Safran Bessie Savinar Henrietta Segal Alma B. Senders Marion Silver Philip J. Spear
Norman Stein Dora Tall William Isaac Trachtenberg Rose Trachtenberg Sam Urman Lois Waldinger Allan Weinstein Arnold Winters Donald Wolfstone February 28 and 29 Frank J. Anker* Theodore R. Blank* Leon Block Clarence Albert Blomgren William Brenner Victor Dayan Sam Shaia Director Myrtle Donaldson Ralph Driesen Stuart Durkheimer Shelly Feig Selma Emerman Feldman Jacob Foster Diane McCullough Friedman Samuel Glickman Maurice Goldberg Barbara S. Goldstein Albert Goldwasser Edgar Goodman Eva Gross Sheila Haikins Robert R. Hampel Frederic S. Hirsch Minna Hochfeld Clara Hyman Beatrice Kirz Annie Klonsky Richard Alan Lachman Theodore Lachman* Marie Lamfrom Oscar Olman Charles Pakosinski Gertrude Plushnick Aaron Popick Blanche Berson Robbins Jack Rogel Patricia Rosen Judith Rosenberg David Rosenfeld Pearl Russell Samuel Russell Norman Stamm Jennie Tanne Anna Tenenbaum Harold Unkeles Seymour Utay Goldie L. Weinstein Laura Yankowitz Sonia Zalk Zelda Director Zeidman
(*) next to a name indicates a memorial plaque has been purchased to ensure the beloved departed is remembered in perpetuity. For information about memorial plaques in the Temple, please contact Emily at (503) 222-1069 or emily@bethisrael-pdx.org. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 | CONGREG ATION BE TH ISR AEL
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VERY THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE TRIBUTE FUND DONATIONS FROM MARC S. ALBERT In memory of Julian Albert General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM ROBERT ANDERSON In appreciation of Our Livestreamed Services General Administrative Tribute Fund
In memory of Henry Oseran In memory of Susan Marcus In honor of Ted And Davia Rubenstein In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Luis Perez In memory of Alan Green In memory of Ruth Blauer General Administrative Tribute Fund In memory of Jan Sigell In memory of Lila Goodman In honor of Jerry Leshgold In memory of Ken Packouz In honor of Jen Feldman In honor of Sue Friedman’s Birthday In honor of Susan Hammel’s Birthday Social Action Food Fund
FROM BRUCE AND CAROL BACKER In honor of Barbara Durkheimer’s 75th Birthday Social Action General Tribute Fund
FROM MARK AND DIANA BONYHADI In memory of Emily Gottfried General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM LYNDA BAKER In memory of Ronnie Wood In memory of Michael Laufer In memory of Frank Berne In memory of Louis Fenton General Administrative Tribute Fund In memory of Michael Laufer Social Action Food Fund
FROM ALISON, GREG, AND NAOMI BOSTROM In memory of Herb Weiss General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM DICK AND CAMERON DAVIS In memory of June Nagel In memory of Alfred J. Davis In memory of Nathan Dickson In memory of Jenny Dickson In memory of Anne Davis In memory of Sarah Davis Simon and Helen Director Endowment Fund
FROM BILL AND MARINA BROWN In memory of Benjamin Brown Social Action Food Fund
FROM I. KENNETH DAVIS In memory of Jenny Dickson Heims Family Youth Fund
FROM MEGAN BROWN In memory of Judith Meller WRJ/BI Sisterhood In memory of Carol Williams Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund
FROM BRUCE DIRECTOR In memory of Sol D. Director Nettie Director Library Fund
FROM STEVEN ALBERT AND JANE GOLDENBERG In honor of Rabbi Joseph and Dr. Spettel’s Engagement Rabbi Joseph Discretionary Fund FROM SUE ALBERT In memory of Jay Albert In honor of Jen Feldman’s Recovery Social Action General Tribute Fund
FROM KAYCI AND SAMUEL BALTO In honor of The Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Education Events Early Childhood Education Tribute Fund FROM ROGER BARON AND MICHELE FRISELLA In memory of Harry L. Baron Social Action Food Fund FROM LEWIS, JESSICA AND SARAH BARR In memory of Ann Goldsmith Barr Cantor Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM LEN AND BETSY BERGSTEIN In memory of Paul Weston General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM NANCY AND BILL BERKOWITZ In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM LEE BERNE In memory of Michael Laufer In memory of Louis Fenton Social Action Food Fund FROM STANLEY AND CLARICE BERMAN Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM GEREL BLAUER In honor of Jerry Newmark In honor of Rabbi Joseph
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FROM DONNA BROWNSTEIN In memory of Dick Brownstein General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM RACHEL BRYANT-STANEK In memory of Paul Halupowski In memory of Herman Fagin Temple Improvement Fund FROM BARRY AND BARBARA CAPLAN In memory of Pearl Friedman In memory of Sherry Caplan In memory of Nancy Caplan Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM THOMAS CARR AND LEONARD CARR In memory of Bernard Carr Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM SEYMOUR AND CAROL CHESTLER In memory of Stan Loeb Landau Chapel Tribute Fund FROM HOWARD AND BARBARA COHN In memory of Henry Oseran Social Action Food Fund
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FROM MARCIA COLTON, RISA COLTON-FELDMAN, LOUIS, JACOB AND NOAH FELDMAN In memory of Betty Veltman Goldman In memory of Leo Goldman May Georges Studies In Israel Scholarship Fund
FROM BUNNY EDELSON In memory of Luis Perez In memory of Sally Stolzoff Social Action Food Fund
FROM RHONDA, KENNY AND ANDREW COHEN In memory of Allison B. Cohen Allison B. Cohen Religious Education Fund
FROM STACY EPSTEEN In memory of Robert Epsteen In memory of Helen Epsteen In memory of Leah Epsteen General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM HOWARD AND BARBARA COHN In memory of Henry Oseran Social Action Food Fund
FROM PIERCE ETHIER In memory of Joy Alkalay Cemetery Beautification Fund
FROM STUART AND NIKKI DIRECTOR In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Henry Oseran In honor of Marge Sender’s 100th Birthday In memory of Sol Director In memory of Nettie Margolis In memory of Sam Shia Director In memory of Rose Rosen Nettie Director Library Fund FROM RICHARD DOBROW In memory of Henry Oseran In memory of Stan Loeb Estelle Director Sholkoff Fund Jewish Educators Scholarship FROM MARK DOHRMANN AND JULIE DURKHEIMER In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund FROM BARBARA DURKHEIMER AND GARY LARSEN In honor of Rabbi Joseph’s Engagement and Marriage In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action General Tribute Fund In memory of Henry Oseran Prayer Book Fund
FROM CAROL EDELMAN In memory of Alfred Edelman General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM LYNDA & MICHAEL FALKENSTEIN In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM RISA COLTON-FELDMAN, LOUIS, JACOB AND NOAH FELDMAN In honor of Marcia Colton’s 80th Birthday Prayer Book Fund FROM SCOTT AND CAROL FENTON In memory of Michael Laufer Cemetery Beautification Fund FROM MURIEL FEUER In memory of Jerome G. Feuer General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM HOWARD AND TAMRA FEUERSTEIN In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM ERIC AND ROBIN FLAMM In memory of Louis Miller Social Action Food Fund FROM FORREST FRANK AND PHOEBE ESKENAZI In memory of Andrew J. Frank Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM JOANA AND RICK FREEDMAN, CAROL COOK, AND NANCY HAWK In memory of Stan Loeb Caring Community Fund FROM ELIZABETH FRIEDENWALD In memory of Kaa Byington General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM ERIC AND REBECCA FRIEDENWALD-FISHMAN In memory of Kaa Byington Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM FRANCINE AND ARNOLD FRISCH In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund
VERY THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE FROM LOUANN FRISCH In memory of David C. Frisch Social Action Food Fund
FROM MATTHEW HARAD AND ANNE STONE General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM ZANLEY AND CLAIRE GALTON In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Rose Wright Amy R. Goldsmith Library Fund
FROM DAVID AND HOLLY HAZAN In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM RICHARD AND SUE GARBER AND FAMILY In memory of Ben F. Goldman In memory of Mary Goldman In memory of Marilyn Goldman In memory of Bertram Solomon In memory of Max Solomon In memory of Sybil Solomon In memory of Molly Boyarsky In memory of Sadie Finkelstein In memory of Nettie Kleinberg In memory of Rachel Leveton Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM TRUDI AND ALAN GARDNER In memory of Stanley Loeb Social Action Food Fund FROM STANLEY AND ADRIENNE GEFFEN In memory of Anne Geffen In memory of Isadore Tinkleman General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM LINDA GEORGES In memory of Thomas Georges III In memory of Thomas Georges, Sr. Tom Georges III Memorial Fund FROM JOHN AND MYRA GEVURTZ In memory of Milton Gevurtz Brotherhood Fund FROM BARBARA GLAZER In memory of Joan Sitwell Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM TED AND CONNIE GILBERT In honor of Jen Feldman’s Continuing Good Health Jenat Feldman Leadership Development Fund FROM BOB AND LESLEY GLASGOW In memory of Sara Glasgow Cogan In memory of Joseph Glasgow Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund
FROM SAMUEL HEDINE In honor of Linda Bloom Social Action Food Fund FROM BRUCE HILDRETH In memory of Sherie Reiter Hildreth Ruth And Larry Semler Youth Activity Endowment FROM JOAN HIRSHBERG In memory of Henry Oseran General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM IRWIN AND RENEE HOLZMAN In memory of Stanley Loeb In memory of Henry Oseran In memory of M’liss Gilbert In memory of Lena Holzman In memory of Isaac B. Holzman Social Action Food Fund FROM ARDEE IMERMAN In honor of Jen Feldman Jenat Feldman Leadership Development Fund
FROM HENRY KUNOWSKI AND KERSTIN SCHULZ Cantor Cahana Discretionary Fund Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Rose Kunowski General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM LYNN LERTZMAN In memory of Albert Mandelbaum In memory of Evelyn Mandelbaum Cantor Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM GERALD AND EVELYN LESHGOLD In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Luis Perez Altar Flowers And Oneg Fund FROM DAVID AND LIZ LIPPOFF In memory of S. Fredrick Rabiner In memory of Lorraine Lippoff Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM STANLEY AND HARRIET LITT In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM JOYCE AND STAN (Z”L) LOEB In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM LORA AND JIM MEYER In memory of Stan Loeb Caring Community Fund
FROM JOYCE LOEB In memory of Stan Loeb Rabbi Joseph Discretionary Fund
FROM PAUL AND ALICE MEYER In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Fanny Turtledove In memory of Alan S. Meyer In memory of Harry L. Turtledove In honor of Eve Rosenfeld’s Recovery Social Action General Tribute Fund
FROM MR. RALPH LONDON In honor of Jen Feldman’s Recovery Social Action General Tribute Fund
FROM BILL JUNE AND SUSAN GRABER In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM HOWARD AND LISA LUBER In memory of Henry Oseran General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM SIVIA KAYE In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In honor of CBI’s marvelous Yom Kippur Service General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM DICK AND HARRIET MAIZELS In memory of Stan Loeb Temple Endowment Fund FROM STEPHEN MAIZELS AND NATALIE PITKIN-MAIZELS In memory of Charles Pitkin Cemetery Beautification Fund FROM HOWARD AND ROBIN MARCUS In memory of Stan Loeb Adult Education Fund
FROM ILENE GOLDBERG In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM TAMMY KRAMER In appreciation of The Beth Israel Staff General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM STANLEY AND SUSAN MARCUS In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM MARILYN GRUNBAUM In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Thea Grunbaum Social Action Food Fund
FROM ROBERT KRAVITZ In memory of Hyman Kravitz Caring Community Fund
FROM LYNN MARKS In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM JACK KRON AND RUTH WHITHAM General Contribution General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM PHILLIP MARGOLIN In memory of Doreen Margolin In memory of Joseph Margolin General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM GORDON AND MERYL HABER In memory of Ben Rosenfeld In memory of Miriam Rosenfeld Social Action Food Fund FROM IRV AND GAIL HANDELMAN In memory of Jack Handelman Adult Education Fund
FROM TOINETTE AND VICTOR MENASHE In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund FROM BOB AND ROBIN MESHER In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Sally Vidgoff Sally Vidgoff Camp Kalsman Scholarship Fund
FROM KENNETH AND KAREN JANOFF Donation for Main Sanctuary Light Bulbs
FROM JOEL AND RAYE KAPLAN In honor of John and Sarah Epstein’s 33rd Wedding Anniversary Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund
FROM RUBEN AND LIZ MENASHE In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In honor of Eve Rosenfeld’s Recovery Social Action Food Fund In honor of Jen Feldman’s Recovery In honor of Gerel Blauer’s Recovery WRJ Hope In Life Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Temple Endowment Fund In memory of Jack R. Menashe and Jack Mcbride General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM PETER AND GAIL MARRACCI In memory of Babette Horenstein Social Action General Tribute Fund
FROM ALAN AND LANA MILLER In appreciation of Cantor Cahana Cantor Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Jan Sigell In appreciation of Joshua Kashinsky Miller Room Refurbishment Fund In appreciation of Rabbi Cahana Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In appreciation of Rabbi Joseph Rabbi Joseph Discretionary Fund FROM BARNEY AND SUSAN MILSTEIN In memory of Stanley Loeb In memory of Lillian Applebaum Social Action Food Fund FROM JEANNE NEWMARK In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Luis Perez Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Stanley Loeb Temple Endowment Fund FROM PHYLLIS NEWMARK In memory of Stan Loeb Temple Improvement Fund continued on p. 14
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HEADER HEREPEOPLE VERY THOUGHTFUL FROM ROSALYN NEUBERGER In memory of Hans Neuberger General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM PATRICIA NEUBERGER In memory of Herman David Social Action Food Fund FROM KERI NICOLAISEN In memory of Rose Rotenberg In memory of Irving Rotenberg Rabbi Rose Discretionary Fund FROM AVREL NUDELMAN In memory of Hyman B. Nudelman Ruth and Larry Semler Youth Activity Endowment FROM MICHAEL OLDS AND GLORIA BORG OLDS In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund FROM ILSE ORTHMEYER In memory of Salo Lewis General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM NANCY OSERAN In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM LINDA OSTOMEL In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Anne Ostomel In memory of Maurie Ostomel In memory of Rose Ostomel In memory of Harry Ostomel In memory of David Ostomel I Have A Dream Fund Through Social Action FROM THE OVERBECK FAMILY In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action Food Fund FROM PAULA OVERBECK In memory of Jan Sigell Temple Endowment Fund FROM RAYMOND PACKOUZ In memory of Burnetta Packouz Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM GERALD AND SYLVIA PEARLMAN In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM ROBERT AND LESLIE PELTZ In memory of Robert Morse Wood Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM MARY PERLMAN In memory of Lydia Pugliese WRJ Hope In Life Fund FROM GARY PETERSON AND DEBBIE FRIEDMAN In memory of Pete Peterson and Peg Peterson Adult Education Fund
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In memory of Spencer Daniels In memory of Abe Friedman Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Morton Glazer Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM CARL AND DIANE POLESKY In honor of The CBI Book Club Amy R. Goldsmith Library Fund FROM MICHAEL AND ALICE POWELL In memory of Pearl Karlin Cantor Schiff Discretionary Fund FROM THE PRESIDENT’S FUND OF THE OREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION In honor of Rabbi Joseph’s Engagement Rabbi Joseph Discretionary Fund FROM GAIL AND PHILLIP RAZNICK In honor of Jen Feldman Jenat Feldman Leadership Development Fund FROM GLORIA REICH In memory of Ernest Bonyhadi General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM PHIL AND DOROTHY REITER In memory of Milton Reiter In memory of Sherie Hildreth Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Henry Oseran Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM JIM AND MICHAEL RICHMAN In memory of Cynthia Rich Wood Altar Flowers And Oneg Fund FROM MARVIN RICHMOND AND MARGE COHN In memory of Henry Oseran General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM BERT AND LAURIE ROGOWAY In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Nancy Green General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM MICHAEL ROSEN In memory of Stan Loeb Nettie Director Library Fund FROM NEAL AND LISA ROSEN In memory of Rose Rosen Nettie Director Library Fund FROM DAVID AND SUSAN ROSENBLUM In memory of Sara Rosenblum Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund FROM DAVID AND DIANE ROSENCRANTZ In memory of David Hudesman Cemetery Beautification Fund
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FROM ALAN AND EVE ROSENFELD In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Temple Improvement Fund In memory of Robert Morse Wood In memory of Sylvia Miller Social Action Food Fund FROM ERIC AND TIFFANY ROSENFELD In memory of Stan Loeb Lloyd B. Rosenfeld Youth Leadership Fund In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM ARLENE SCHNITZER Simon & Helen Director Endowment Fund FROM ARLENE SCHNITZER AND JORDAN SCHNITZER Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Facilities Fund FROM CAROL SCHNITZER LEWIS In memory of Edith Schnitzer General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM JACK AND BARBARA SCHWARTZ In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM JANET LA ROSSA In memory of Estelle Ellner I Have A Dream Fund Through Social Action
FROM MARGO SERCU In honor of Marcia Colton In memory of Leo Goldman Prayer Book Fund
FROM TED AND DAVIA RUBENSTEIN In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action General Tribute Fund
FROM JACK SHAPIRO AND LINA KONE In memory of Gregory Shapiro In memory of Lucy Shapiro In memory of Maria Gelbshteyn General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM ELEANORE RUBINSTEIN In memory of Richard See General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM STUART AND SUSAN SHLEIFER In memory of Henry Oseran Social Action Food Fund
FROM RICHARD AND DEANNE RUBINSTEIN In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action General Tribute Fund FROM ROBERT AND MARYLYN RUSSELL In memory of Stan Loeb Caring Community Fund FROM ROSE RUSTIN In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM JERRY AND BUNNY SADIS In memory of Sara Sadis In memory of Sydney Finegold Social Action Food Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action Food Fund Chanukah Care Packages Urman Family College Communication Fund FROM ELAINE SAVINAR In memory of Stan Loeb Caring Community Fund In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Luis Perez Rabbi Cahana Discretionary Fund In memory of Julius Jaffe General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM BOB AND WENDY SCHATZ In memory of Harriet Schatz General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM NORMAN AND NORMA SILVER In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action Food Fund FROM DON SPIEGEL AND DEBORAH DAVIS-SPIEGEL In memory of Eloise Spiegel Caring Community Fund FROM RICHARD SOLOMON AND ALYCE FLITCRAFT In memory of Elsie Goldhammer In memory of Judge Gus J. Solomon Social Action Food Fund FROM MARTHA SOLTESZ AND FAMILY In memory of Les Soltesz Social Action General Tribute Fund Rabbi Joseph Discretionary Fund FROM SALLY SONDHEIM In memory of Reva B. Reingold General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM LOUIS AND JOAN SORIANO In memory of Max Swerdlik Ruth And Larry Semler Youth Activity Tribute Fund FROM BRUCE SPIEGEL In memory of Eloise Spiegel Social Action Food Fund FROM MARDI SPITZER In memory of Henry Oseran In memory of Thomas Spitzer Cemetery Beautification Fund
VERY THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE HEADER HERE FROM JIM SPIVAK In memory of Yussie J. Epstein In memory of Jacqueline Ray Spivak In memory of Clarice Lilly In memory of Edith Goodman Rogoway In memory of Abraham Spivak In memory of Minnie Spivak Cemetery Beautification Fund In memory of Helen Spivak In memory of Harry Spivak In memory of Al Wexler In memory of Gilda Wexler In memory of Dr. Harry Semler In memory of Gertrude Semler Ruth and Larry Semler Youth Activity Endowment FROM HARLEY AND ROBYN SPRING In memory of Lucille Spring In memory of Joan Liebreich General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM WENDY STEINBERG In honor of Rabbi Rachel Joseph and Sara Spettel’s Engagement Caring Community Fund In memory of Harriet Towne In memory of David Bloom Social Action Food Fund
FROM RENA TONKIN In memory of Ada Beckman In memory of Ronald Tonkin Cemetery Beautification Fund FROM NORMAN AND SUZAN WAPNICK In memory of Stan Loeb Adult Education Fund FROM SHARON WEIL In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund In memory of Stan Loeb Social Action Food Fund FROM ALAN AND KAREN WEINTRAUB In memory of Yvette Weintraub General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM SANFORD AND ELAINE WEINSTEIN In memory of Stan Loeb Cemetery Beautification Fund FROM ELDON AND CAROLYN WEXLER In memory of Philip Wexler Ruth and Larry Semler Youth Activity Tribute Fund Tzedakah Fund
FROM KATHY STEINBOCK In memory of Hilda Steinbock General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM JACK KRON AND RUTH WHITHAM In memory of David Kron General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM RICHARD AND KAY STERN In memory of Gerald Stern Social Action Food Fund
FROM LEWIS AND ANN YOUNG General Administrative Tribute Fund
FROM NAOMI STRAUSS In memory of Stan Loeb In honor of Jen Feldman’s Continuing Good Health Jenat Feldman Leadership Development Fund In honor of Rabbi Joseph’s Engagement Rabbi Joseph Discretionary Fund In memory of Janice Sigell Social Action Food Fund In memory of David Strauss In memory of Anna Buchbinder In memory of Sally Buchbinder Prayer Book Fund FROM RON AND BOBBI SWERDLIN In memory of Samuel Budin May Georges Studies In Israel Scholarship Fund FROM SHARON TARLOW In memory of Stan Loeb Landau Chapel Tribute Fund In memory of Larry Tarlow General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM RENA TONKIN AND CHERYL TONKIN In memory of Henry Oseran Oseran Family Endowment Fund
FROM BEVERLY AND MARTY ZELL AND FAMILY In memory of Stan Loeb In memory of Luis Perez In memory of Emily Zell Social Action Food Fund FROM EVYN ZELL AND BRIAN GRONER In memory of Stan Loeb Oseran Family Endowment Fund FROM JANET ZELL In memory of Stan Loeb General Administrative Tribute Fund FROM DR. IDA ZUCKER Early Childhood Education Tribute Fund
Congregation Beth Israel 1972 NW Flanders Street, Portland, OR 97209 Office: (503) 222-1069 • Fax: (503) 274-1400 Beth Israel Cemetery, 426 SW Taylors Ferry Road
CBI Team
Administrative Assistant/ Clergy Support Beeta Neshati beeta@bethisrael-pdx.org
CLERGY Senior Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana
Office and Special Projects Coordinator Bitsie Appleton bitsie@bethisrael-pdx.org
Senior Cantor Ida Rae Cahana Associate Rabbi Rachel L. Joseph Rabbi Emeritus Emanuel Rose, D.H.L., D.D. Cantor Emerita Judith Blanc Schiff Contact any of the clergy at clergy@bethisrael-pdx.org EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Education Director Ben Sandler, M. Ed., R.J.E. ben@bethisrael-pdx.org Senior Program Manager Youth and Family Chelsea Ferguson chelsea@bethisrael-pdx.org Senior Program Manager Life Cycle Events Emily Silverman emily@bethisrael-pdx.org Education Coordinator McKenna Means mckenna@bethisrael-pdx.org CBI ADMINISTRATION Executive Director Josh Kashinsky josh@bethisrael-pdx.org
Finance Director Melissa Bordine melissa@bethisrael-pdx.org Accounts Payable Linda Bridges linda@bethisrael-pdx.org Facilities Managers Dallas Van Winkle Susie Young facilities@bethisrael-pdx.org Facilities Staff Bea Anderson Kevin Larkin Fatima Osborne Daniel Whalen CATERING PANEL Alfresco Catering by Sheraton 503-335-2853, Julia Deuchler Art of Catering 503-231-8185, Eric Sandstrom Aviv Israeli Vegan Cuisine 906-236-2834, Biz Lyons Century Catering 503-849-2605, Allen Levin Devil’s Food Catering 503-233-9288, Dan Sullivan
Senior Program Manager Membership Shoshanna Pro-Richards shoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org
Kenny & Zuke’s 503-222-3354 Lisa Glickman, Private Chef 541-728-6678 Vibrant Table Group/ Food In Bloom 503-297-9635, 503-944-6820 Karen Rich
Communications and Program Coordinator Tracy Manaster Alifanz tracy@bethisrael-pdx.org
Board of Trustees, FY 2019/2020 Officers
Trustees
Glen Levy President
Naomi Derner At Large
Tony Urdes Vice President/ President-Elect
Robin McCoy At Large
Sally Rosenfeld Secretary Stacy Friedman Treasurer Auxiliaries Kathleen Doctor WRJ/BI Sisterhood President
Eric Flamm Brotherhood President
Jeff Capen Bonnie Davis David Goldwyn Dan Hurwitz Janet Hoffman Bill June Christie Moore David Sarasohn Libby Schwartz
Anna Epstein JND President
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 | CONGREG ATION BE TH ISR AEL
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Congregation Beth Israel
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 594
1972 NW Flanders Street Portland, OR 97209-2097
congregation beth israel presents
SAVE THE DATE!
MARCH 9 6 PM
main sanctuary
free and open to the public
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879