Congregation B’nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue Sylvania OH 43560 (419) 517-8400 A Congregation Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 147 Years of Consecrated Service to God, Torah and Israel www.cbitoledo.org
June and July 2014
3 Sivan 5774 thru 4 Av 5774
Annual Meeting
SHAVUOT TIKKUN
June 1, 2014 7:00 p.m.
Please come celebrate at B’nai Israel June 3, 2014 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Study with Rabbi Miller 8:15 p.m. Services 8:45 p.m. “Jewpardy” 9:15 p.m. Book of Ruth 9:45 p.m. Dessert
Board of Trustees 2014-2015 Executive Committee Jeffrey Bauer President Alix Greenblatt Vice President Administration Ellen Federman Vice President Religious Affairs Michael Portnoy Vice President Youth Activities Charles Traugott Treasurer Stephen Goldberg* Secretary Board Members Fagie Benstein Sisterhood Representative Stuart Brody Phyllis Diamond Honorary David Friedes Janet Katz Jill Kripke Michael Leizerman* Cindy Murphy Sisterhood Representative Bruce Post Sharon Rappaport** Howard Rosenbaum Honorary Howard Rosenberg Jerry Russell Debbie Spangenthal** Fran Weinblatt
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Shavuot 1st day 9:30 a.m. 5:45 p.m.
Services Mincha
Thursday, June 5, 2014 Shavuot 2nd Day 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 5:45 p.m.
Outgoing Board Members Hope Davis Arnold Remer
Service Yizkor Mincha
Rabbi Jason Miller will be leading our services at the Tikkun on Tuesday evening and at services on Wednesday morning. Please join us. Office Closed June 4 and 5, 2014
Board Member of the Year: Congregants of the Year:
Fran Weinblatt Luann Garber, Kathryn Linver and Lil Perlman Sam Schwartz Minyan Award Winner: Steve Moskowitz *First term ending 2017 **Second term ending 2017 1
NOTES FROM THE CANTOR PRODUCT DIFFERENT FROM SOURCE, OR THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE Mahatma Gandhi said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Despite the clichés ‘some things never change’ or ‘people don’t change,’ the holiday of Shavuot which we will celebrate beginning Tuesday evening June 3rd, June 4th and 5th (Yizkor) presents strong contrary evidence. Our ancestors thousands of years ago underwent a fundamental transformation after being enslaved for hundreds of years. Once free, God began to mold us into a ‘goy kadosh’ – a holy nation. While to those in the desert forty years might have seemed endless, the culmination of our new freedom in the receiving of the Torah, a mere seven weeks later, which we celebrate on Shavuot, and the conquering of the “promised land” forty years later under Joshua and a new generation, was a rapid, watershed transformation, without which we would not be here today as the Jewish People. While the true test to come was the quality of the Torah-based society we would establish in the new Israel, and the Temple was still to be built as part of the transformation, these were all modeled on what began in the desert immediately on receiving the Torah, and the building of the portable mishkan/tabernacle with its accompanying ritual. The potential for fundamental change is further demonstrated by the story of Ruth which we read in the Book of Ruth on Shavuot, and which represents the essence of what Shavuot is all about. The Torah states in Devarim/Deuteronomy 23: 4-5, “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the congregation of the Lord…to eternity because they did not greet you with bread and water when you were on the way from Egypt…and because they hired Bilam…to curse you.” Yet Ruth, the Moabite daughter-in-law of the Jewish Naomi, represents the epitome of kindness and devotion to family and God in the way she loved, fed and took care of Naomi when they both became widowed. In one of the most famous lines of our entire Tanach/Bible, which we read on Shavuot (Ruth 1:16), Ruth states, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back from following you, for where you go I will go, where you lodge I will lodge; your people are my people and your God my God.” While there are many reasons for the custom of eating dairy food on Shavuot, most common of which are Exodus 3:18 which refers to Israel as “a land of milk and honey,” and Song of Songs 4:11 which describes Torah as being “like honey and milk,” milk also symbolizes change. It comes from animals which are the essence of basar/meat, ie. the product is radically different from the source. I look forward to seeing you at our Shavuot Tikkun, Tuesday evening June 3rd at 6:30pm for which we have planned a full and stimulating evening, as well as services on Wednesday June 4th and June 5th when Yizkor will be recited. Take the opportunity to contemplate ways you have changed, or want to change in your own life. Chag sameach/a wonderful Shavuot holiday. Hazzan Ivor Lichterman CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Sunday June 8, 2014 at 7 p.m. Cantor Lichterman will be participating in a Cantorial Concert As part of the Chapel and Sanctuary rededication at Congregation B'nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322
This fund is used by Hazzan Lichterman to provide financial aid to congregants in need, support educational projects, programming, etc. Please consider a gift to this fund so our Hazzan can continue his good works. All contributions to the fund will be acknowledged in the bulletin. 2
RABBI MILLER’S ARTICLE Mt. Sinai: I was there Much of the disharmony in the Jewish community today can be attributed to the divergence of opinions concerning the revelation of our Torah at Mt. Sinai. Regardless of what one believes actually occurred at that mountain, the essential issue for us on the festival of Shavuot (which begins the evening of June 3 this year) is that we feel a part of divine revelation. How do we internalize the midrashic tradition that all Jews stood at Sinai as the Torah was revealed to Israel? Just as we seek the spiritual connection to see ourselves as having escaped Egyptian slavery on Pesach, we also attempt to envision ourselves at Sinai as the Torah was revealed several millennia ago. Never has the spiritual force of revelation affected me more than it did on the early morning of May 31, 1998. I had recently graduated college and was spending Shavuot at the synagogue where I served as youth director. The new assistant rabbi decided that the congregation would offer an all-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot (study session) and then a dawn Shacharit service just before 5:00 a.m. It was a memorable night with many opportunities for Torah study with several wonderful teachers including three eighth grade students from the local Jewish day school. With delicious snacks and caffeinated beverages, about thirty of us managed to stay up the entire night. We decided to hold the minyan outdoors in the courtyard so we could enjoy the sunrise while we prayed. The Torah service that morning took on new meaning for me. The Torah was paraded around and I had the sense that we really were at Sinai claiming what God had lovingly gifted to us. As I stood at the Torah for my aliyah, the sky began to get dark again. The Torah reader pronounced, "On the third day, as morning dawned, there was thunder, and lightning..." As the words "thunder" and "lightning" were uttered, a huge thunderstorm ensued. The Torah reader managed to get out a few more words, chanting "‌and a dense cloud upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the horn; and all the people who were in the camp trembled. Moses led the people out of the camp toward God, and they took their places at the foot of the mountain." At that point, the sky opened up and the heavy rains began. I grabbed the Torah and ran inside to the chapel where the Torah reading was completed. As I wiped the raindrops from my glasses, I remember thinking that this must be divine revelation. This was the epitome of holiness. This existential experience was full of awe and majesty, thunderclaps and lightning bolts. Best of all, it was shared with community. This was a liminal moment in my life. The experience has had a lasting effect on my life in the sixteen years since. Being shaken by the thunder, seeing the lightning, and hearing the words of our Torah convinced me that I really did stand at Sinai. We were all there together. As a community. Much has happened in my life since that Shavuot in 1998. I got married, became the father of three children, earned a master's degree in education and became an ordained rabbi. All of these accomplishments, all of these milestones, are informed by that experience in the early dawn hours of Shavuot in 1998. That was my revelation. That spiritually charged moment had the three ingredients that shape my life and my rabbinate: God, Torah and Israel. I felt the awesome force of the Holy One, I was touched by the words of Torah, and I stood together with my fellow Jews. May we all be blessed to share such powerful moments together in the years ahead. Elissa joins me in wishing you and your families a Chag Shavuot Sameach. Rabbi Jason Miller
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JUNE SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS
B'nai Israel Garden 2014 "Adopt a Plant" plants are now available. We have tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers for any congregant who would like to grow plants at home and share the crop with the Jewish Family Service Food Pantry. This is an easy way to enhance the amount of vegetables we are donating to needy families. Last year the garden provided 66% and "Adopt A Plant" provided 34% of what we sent to the food pantry. Anyone interested please call Marty Kaback@ 419-8262011 or email bethandmarty@earthlink.net
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JUNE SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES
Marty Kaback Chairperson
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INTERFAITH BLOOD DRIVE The 26th Interfaith Blood Drive of Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. June 28 and 29 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.at Grace Lutheran Church. The church is located at 4441 Monroe Street. Volunteers are needed to make phone calls, assist the days of the drive, and especially to donate blood.
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The Celebration of Life Program (service) is Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Unity Church at 3535 Executive Parkway. Please plan to attend.
55 Years Marty & Ruth Sitzmann 45 Years Cary & Michelle Kart Howard & Ann Rosenberg Steve & Cathy Sperling Michael & Lois Burke 30 Years Robert & Jean Ravin 25 Years Jack & Angela Katz 10 Years Stu & Jo-Jo Goldberg 5 Years Paul & Tracy Morse
JULY SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS
For more information to donate or volunteer, please call Devorah Shulamit at 419-841-4652.
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Daily Services Mon.-Thurs: Friday: Saturday:
Barbara Frankel Wexler Randy Katz Violet Hamerman Richard Becker Richard Bernstein Rhoda Miller
7:00 A.M. — 5:45 P.M. 7:00 A.M. — 6:00 P.M. 9:30 A.M. see schedule below for P.M. hours
Sharon Hoicowitz Michael Podolsky Rebecca Katz Marlene Russell Corey Russell Marty Kaback Sanford Kimmel Linda Rosenbloom
JULY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES 6
Shabbat Afternoon Service 1:00 p. m. After kiddush luncheon
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*No Sunday Services until Religious School Resumes in September
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70 Years Leo & Marian Goldner 20 Years Peter & Ashley Hendel 5 Years Adam & Stacy Kripke
Message from the President It is an honor to be serving as your president for the 2014-2015 trustee term year. It has been said that if you choose to do something in your life that you love, then it’s not really a job. I have had a long-standing commitment to our congregation having served as a board member, officer, fund raiser and sat on more committees than I can recall over the last 40 plus years. On the other hand, the benefits of being a member of Congregation B’nai Israel have provided a religious education for my children, lifelong learning from our clergy and inspiration from many of the past and present leaders in our congregation. The dedication and contributions of so many of our volunteers have enabled me to understand the ways each of us, by our actions can play a valuable part in strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between us. With summer fast approaching and our thoughts turning toward relaxation and spending time with family and friends, there is still much activity happening at CBI. I invite you to attend morning minyan and enjoy schmoozing afterward at Panera. For Shabbat services, leave your suits and dress clothes at home and come to more relaxed and informal services followed by our delicious Kiddush. On behalf of our board of trustees, officers and clergy, I wish you a summer of peace and good health.
Jeffrey Bauer June Kiddush Sponsors
Deadline for the August bulletin is Monday July 15 SIMCHA TREE “The Tree of Life”
June 3, 2014
Stu and Debbie Diamond in honor of Phyllis Diamond’s birthday.
June 21, 2014
Jeff and Anne Bauer Rhoda Miller Sharon Rappaport Howard and Ann Rosenberg
Leaves – $100 Stones - $1000 The following leaves was recently inscribed on the B’nai Israel Simcha Tree
CBI’s yearly dues begin on August 1, 2013. Please consider making your payment by Visa, Master Card or Discover. We appreciate your timely payment.
In Honor of Erwin Katz 80th Birthday From Your Special Friends Erwin Katz Special Birthday From Jeffrey Steinberg Erwin Katz Special Birthday From Mel & Patty Gerbie
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MEN’S CLUB
Book Club
Schvitzing, Teamwork & Comradery
Shomer Emunim and B’nai Israel Joint Book Club June 24, 2014 Noon Charlie’s, on Central Avenue at Sequoia The Last Ember by Daniel Levin Jonathan Marcus, a young American lawyer and former doctoral student in classics, is summoned to Rome for a case and stumbles across a message hidden inside an ancient stone fragment. The discovery propels him and UN preservationist Dr. Emili Travia into a coldblooded modern plot to erase every remnant of Jewish and Christian presence from Jerusalem's Temple Mount, in the process redefining history itself. RSVP to SperlingCathy@gmail.com
The Men’s Club annual Spring Beautification Day proved to be a huge success. Over 20 volunteers came to mulch and beautify the synagogue grounds. Volunteers expressed that they enjoyed the teamwork, sense of community and group support of the synagogue. Thanks to our fantastic team for their hard work:
No July Book Club August 26, 2014 Raisins & Almonds by Kerry Greenwood
SISTERHOOD PHYLLIS DIAMOND JUDAIC GIFT SHOP
Jeff Bauer, Leah Connor, Andy Davis, Greg Davis, Hope Davis, Jeremy Davis, Jason Ellick, Marc Glasser, Larry Johnson, Lannie Katzman, Eric Lauber, Joel Markovitch, Helen Michaels, Bruce Post (chairman), Sheila Post, Richard Papurt, Michael Portnoy, Howard Rosenberg, Josh Sherman, David Zack, Sam Zack
Looking for a gift? Come in and browse! Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. or by appointment
BITUSY BITUSY Officers for 2014-2015
Save your rummage for the Sisterhood Rummage Sale September 14-16, 2014
Sam Zack - President Josh Sherman - VP Membership/Kadima Miranda Hupp - VP Communications (Jamie Sherman - Scrapbooker) Ella Musher-Eizenman - VP Religious Education Dahlia Zack - VP Social Action/Tikkun Olam The new USY officers will present goals and objectives for the coming year. We look forward to engaging the Jewish community in the way that only USY can in 20142015! Rachel Noleff Brynna Post Co-Youth Directors 6
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Our students, Josh and Emmie Brody, Dahlia Zack, Ella Musher-Eizenman and Nathan Podolsky had the opportunity to finally meet students from our partnership region in the Western Galilee who corresponded throughout the year with many students from our Religious School.
Miranda Hupp and Cantor Lichterman hang the mezuzah presented for the youth lounge from the confirmation class
Abe Musher-Eizenman and his students enjoying the weather. 7
Andy Davis and Louis Abernathy having fun playing Alef-Bet Bingo.
Contributions for May Minimum Contributions are $10.00 Please note: More generous contributions will be indicated in the following ways: * denotes B’nai Mitzvah-$13.00 ** denotes Chai-$18.00 *** denotes Silver-$25.00 **** denotes double Chai - $36 A box denotes Gold-$50.00 A double box denotes Platinum—$100 A bold box denotes Diamond—$100.00+
YAHRZEITS 150th ANNIVERSARY A.H. Steinberg, M.D. Diane Bernstein* Jennie Albert Elaine Levy Marvin Karp Roggie Siegel Inge Horowitz Eleanor Kart The Kart Family** Miriam Wexler Chuck Wexler & Family Sandy Wexler & Stuart Dunn Florence Shavin Paul & Rona Rothschild*** Rose Baker Lenny & Irene Baker*** Bessie Fingerhut, Grandmother Dr. Barry & Esther Sherman**** William Sherman Jerry & Arlene Russell Morris Siegman Jerry & Arlene Russell**
BUILDING Seymour Cohen Chuck, Sandy, Jay & Kari** Heinz Spangenthal Bert & Debbie Spangenthal** Nathan Post Bruce & Sheila Post & Family* Vernon S. Petler Gary & Ellen Petler & Family*** Lillian Barry Alan & Karen Barry Vern Petler Shirley Bader Isadore Weinstein, Beloved Father Judy Erd*
Shabbat Prayer Book Etz Hayim Bible Tree of Life Leaf Tree of Life Stone Memorial Plaque Kiddush Lunch
$65.00 $100.00 $100.00 $1000.00 $500.00 $300.00
REMEMBER B’NAI ISRAEL IN YOUR WILL
MARION & STANLEY OBERLIN Ralph Oberlin Lorrie Oberlin Daube
MICHAEL & RENE QUIROGA Calvin Lieberman Bruce Lieberman & Karen Lieberman**
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Charles Rubin Dr. Corey Russell Ida B. Walkin Saundra W. Yaffe* Ann Levine Joel & Shirley Levine***
SAM SCHWARTZ MINYAN FUND Dorothy Schwartz David & Teena Liber***
TRIBUTE Julius Swolsky Sherry Phillips & Elaine Aubin Abraham Newmark Marcella Newmark Ben Albert Marvin Karp Elaine Levey Sylvia Karp Marvin Karp Elaine Levey Lillian Barry Michael & Cathy Barry** Alfred Damrauer Marvin & Peggy Damrauer*** Esther Ilowska Dr. & Mrs. Aron Wajskol*** Jeannette Kohler Zale & Shirley Kohler*** Bessie Scheer David Scheer &8 Family
CANTOR JULIUS ULMAN Elsie Winter The Winter & Vrudny Families**
CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Donald Russell, Beloved Brother Merv & Marlene Russell Jerry & Arlene Russell* Charles Rubin, Beloved Father Merv & Marlene Russell Samuel Siegman, Beloved Father Jerry & Arlene Russell* Florence Lenenberg Rene' Levy** Seymour Sattler Andrew Sattler** Dora Kanter Rubin & Abraham Kanter Gary & Andrea Urie** Marian Tarschis Rick & Susie Baum & Family*** Neal R. Touran The Touran and Jester Family
WASSERSTROM CHAPEL Philip Wasserstrom Adele Wasserstrom
YOUTH ACTIVITIES Sharon Friedes David & Lori Friedes** William Schroeder Richard Schroeder
HIDDUR/KIDDUSH Harry Rosen Harvey & Edna Rosen Abe Newmark Marcie Newmark Beatrice Price Allan & Ellen Chabler** Murray Remer, Beloved Brother Arnie & Marlene Remer** Lillian Kaminsky Martin Kaminsky*** E. Mitchell Kaufman Mollie Katz Steve & Susan Kaufman & Family*** Leroy Rosenberg Howard & Ann Rosenberg***
KRIPKE ISRAEL PROGRAM Maurice Marenberg Bruce Feldman & Family George Shopneck Daryl & Jill Moreau*
LIBRARY Karen Alexander Ken Alexander & Family*** Frank Millman Jack Viran & Carol Damrauer Viran
LILY BARON FUND Josephine Cousins Barry & Beckie Cousins***
In Memory of Roggie Siegel Jerry & Arlene Russell Selma Cohen Dave & Lil Perlman
BOBBI & AMY ROSENBLOOM In Memory of Selma Cohen Irwin Rosenbloom & Rochelle Russell
BUILDING FUND In Appreciation The Zucker Family Richard Schroeder
CAL & ART KATZ SANCTUARY In Memory of Cherie Wilk Nancy Katz Howard & Karen Rosenbaum
LILY BARON FUND In Memory of Selma Cohen Lil Petler Joel & Linda Beren** In Honor of Erwin Katz, Special Birthday Janet Rogolsky
CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of Erwin Katz, Special Birthday Helene & Chuck Helburn*** Gary & Marilyn Reinstein*** Janet Rogolsky Allan & Ellen Chabler** Marjory Rusgo Joseph & Marcia Goldberg*** David & Jill Scheibel*** Jeff and Anne Bauer Arlene Brookenthal** Allan & Ilene Miller*** Bob & Bonnie Swartz** Jim & Bonnie Swartz** Barry & Cheryl Himmel** Spencer & Prudy Stone Inge Horowitz** Eli & Fagie Benstein** Mary M. Karazim Frances "Chickie" Lenga Paul & Vivian Grossman Mike & Linda Shiff***
BUILDING
CONTRIBUTIONS 150th ANNIVERSARY Speedy Recovery Shirley Kohler Joseph & Marcia Goldberg*** Sharon Stein Eli & Fagie Benstein** Leon Williams Eli & Fagie Benstein** Sanford & Sharon Stein* Cary Kart Jerry & Arlene Russell In Appreciation Eli & Fagie Benstein Ellen & Rebecca Federman** In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Mark Reardon, new home Shirley Bader Jeff Bauer, elected President CBI Joseph & Marcia Goldberg***
In Memory of Marcia Liber Paul and Sharon Frankel
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL In Honor of Nate & Nancy Danziger, granddaughter's bat mitzvah Gail & Lee Kwait***
S.O.A.P. (Synagogue Organized Afternoon Program) a stimulating discussion of Jewish current events with Hazzan Ivor Lichterman Wednesdays 1:00 p.m.
SAM SCHWARTZ MINYAN Speedy Recovery Sharon Stein Howard & Karen Rosenbaum In Memory of Selma Cohen Howard & Karen Rosenbaum In Honor of Buzz Liber, Special Birthday Howard & Karen Rosenbaum
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B’nai Israel Library ALL ARE WELCOME Final SOAP June 25, 2014 No SOAP in July
HELEN FINK BURKE In Honor of Margie Rusgo, Special Birthday Inge Horowitz
HIDDUR/KIDDUSH FUND In Honor of Leighton & Marcia Woolf, 50th AnniShirley Bader Marcia Woolf, Special Birthday Shirley Bader Jolie Brochin, Confirmation Allen & Ellen Chabler Speedy Recovery Lois Levison Jack & Diana Lipszyc Paul Rothschild Ed & Marcia Dolin In Memory of Selma Cohen Mervyn & Marlene Russell Clara Weinblatt Chuck & Sandy Traugott
KRIPKE ISRAEL FUND Speedy Recovery Lois Levison Chuck & Fran Weinblatt In Memory of Cherie Wilk Gary & Nancy Beren Marcia Liber David & Marilyn Levine
Buzz Liber, Special Birthday Cathy & Steve Sperling
Buzz Liber, Special Birthday Rhoda Miller & Family In Honor of
LIBRARY FUND Speedy Recovery Roy Sperling Jack Viran & Carol Damrauer Viran
Torah Fund Residence Hall Campaign of the Jewish Theological Seminary Phyllis Diamond.…..531-5005 Marilyn Reinstein…..882-8757
In Memory of Selma Kale Cohen Phyllis Diamond Sherrie Zaft Arnie & Marlene Remer Bill & Helene Sherman Cherie Wilk Belle Swartz Arnie & Marlene Remer Bill & Helene Sherman Yahrzeit Charles Zale Swartz Beloved husband, father, grandfather, greatgrandfather and great-great grandfather Belle Swartz Speedy Recovery Sharon Stein Phyllis Diamond Sherrie & Caren Zaft Arnie & Marlene Remer Leon Williams Phyllis Diamond Sherrie & Caren Zaft Arnie & Marlene Remer
Meet Michelle Carr Many of you have already met our new office manager, Michelle. She is a licensed property & casualty and life & health insurance agent with nearly 10 years industry experience. Recently she was the office manager for a small insurance agency in West Toledo. Michelle attended the University of Toledo majoring in Organizational Leadership and Management and is a life-long resident of the Toledo-area. Michelle is married and has three sons. Her eldest son is in the United States Marine Corps and recently left for deployment in Japan. Her two younger sons are still at home. In her spare time she enjoys reading on her Kindle and going to ball games with the family. If you haven’t already done so, please stop by the office and welcome Michelle. She’d love to meet you! 10
SUPPORTED BY
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO
UPCOMING EVENTS
YO U R C A M PA I G N G I F TS AT WO R K
The Senior Adult Programs of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo are supported in part through your campaign dollars and through a generous grant from the Jewish Senior Services Supporting Organization. All events are part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and occasionally take place at the various synagogues. Please note registration deadlines for all programs! To register for a Jewish Federation Senior Program, please call 419-724-0354 or email registration@JewishToledo.org.
SAVE THE DATE June 24, 2014 6:30 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel
To register for a Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo senior program, please call 419-724-0354 or email registration@JewishToledo.org
Thursday, June 12 Annual Anniversary Luncheon Noon Congregation B’nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue $5 per person includes lunch and entertainment Join us as we celebrate nine years of senior programming in the Department of Jewish Programs. A lovely lunch will be served and, back by popular demand, Kelly Broadway and Mike Lorenz will entertain us. Sit back, relax, tap your toes and enjoy the soulful sound of Kelly and the wonderfully talented Mike. Registration and payment are required by Monday, June 2.
Travel Opportunity Monday, July 7 – Thursday, July 10 Niagara-on-the Lake, Grand Bend & Port Stanley, and Ontario
Thursday, July 17 ProMedica Volunteer Services Presented by Leslie Groth, Director of Volunteer Resources 1 p.m. Federation Campus, 6465 Sylvania Avenue Volunteer staff fulfills an important function in our hospitals. While performing any number of meaningful duties at our facilities, hospital volunteers provide a human connection to patients and their
loved ones and help guide them through the treatment process. By offering their time and talents, our volunteers gain a sense of purpose and fulfillment when they give back to their community. Come learn more about what YOU can offer by volunteering and what YOU can gain. Feeling good and making new friends helps you stay physically healthy, combats depression, increases selfconfidence and much more! Registration required by Monday, July 7.
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
Annual Meeting and Annual Leadership Awards
Travel Opportunity
Thursday, July 24 Day Trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan
* Complete information for all senior programs can be found in Toledo Jewish News.
Jump Into Spring Family Fun
Special Notice: Our trips are open to all seniors; reservations and payment are due at the time of the request to hold your space. We will accept reservations on a first-come basis since space is limited. A waitlist will be formed as needed. No confirmations will be mailed; your credit card charge or cancelled check will serve as your confirmation. Please fill out an Emergency Contact Form if you will be traveling with us for the first time. For questions about a program, please contact René Rusgo (419724-0365; rene@JewishToledo.org) or Mary Lou Whittaker (419-5312119; marylou@JewishToledo.org). Please note registration deadlines for all programs.
Sunday, June 22
2 to 4 p.m. | $10/Family Grassy area between Federation and The Temple Rain or shine Calling all families with children 10 and under! Come and jump into spring! There will be a bounce house, fun slide, toddler zone basketball free throw contest, many other games and some great munchies! Register with fee by Friday, June 13 to registration@jewishtoledo.org or call 419 724-0354.
Questions? Please call Sherry Majewski at 419-724-0386 or email sherry@JewishToledo.org 11
JUNE YAHRZEITS June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30
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Libbey Boyk, Daniel Brochin, Samuel Kaback, David Kalkstein, Chester Tuschman Thelma Meyer, George Shopneck, Herman Siegel Harry Katz, Leo Tauber, Rose Wiegler Anna Stauber, Fanny Tenzur, Pearl Tochtermann Ben Albert, Rose Goldstein Bernard Jacoby, Frances Levy David Radovsky, Sol Scharf, Cirala Shidlowsky Harry Baron, Saretta Bassett, Sadye Bookman, Seymour Cohen, Shirley Fox, Edward Ginsberg, Nettie Levitin, Pearl Schwartz, Morris Siegman Sivan 12 Sharon Friedes, Israel Steinberg, Ruth Vinson Sivan 13 Isidore Kahn Sivan 14 Charles Stupsker Sivan 15 Morris Boslov, Mae Kwait, Eriketi Mattathias, Mark Mattathias, Matthew Mattathias, Sava Mattathias, Solomon Mattathias, Lena Miller, Joseph Scharf, William Schroeder, Louis Shuer, Freida Williams Sivan 16 Pauline Hening, Bertha Malkin, Melvin Sandler, Dolores Smirin Sivan 17 Sadie Gunzenhauser, Lily Kapelmaister, Merwin Kutcher Sivan 18 Leon Save Sivan 19 Nathan Post Sivan 20 Pauline Albert, Rabbi Morris Goldfarb, Lewis Kirshner, Tilly Stern Sivan 21 Frieda Goldman, Esther Levi, Anita Lubov Sivan 22 Henry Klein, Sam Malkin, Joan Mangold, Lita Moldawsky Sivan 23 Albert Brookenthal, Jack Romanoff, Tillie Sherman Sivan 24 Jack Lane, Mildred Perlman, Leah Torchin, Neal Touran Sivan 25 Bess Siegel Sivan 26 Alex Cohen, David Eber, Michael Hoffman, Barry Morse, Leona Perelman Sivan 27 Harry Kapelmaister, Mildred Gerbie Sivan 28 Betty Forman, Harris Friedman Sivan 29 Rose Karp, Milford Romanoff, Sam Rubin, Sigmund Wiegler Sivan 30 Karen Alexander, James Goldman, Sanford Silverman Tammuz 1 Mildred Oberlin, Jacob Sack, Bessie Scheer Tammuz 2 Harry Borenstein, Harry Fradkin, Sylvia Karp, Samuel Katz, Harold Siegel
CHESED COMMITTEE OF CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL LOVING KINDNESS Congregation B’nai Israel’s Chesed Committee assists our members, who have no family support, by… Helping to prepare a meal when a member is seriously ill with short term needs or a terminal illness Comforting you when your loved one is acutely ill in the hospital or nursing home Assisting with contacting family and friends Providing support and guidance during and after the funeral and Shiva Ensuring a minyan at the cemetery as well as Shiva House-sitting during the funeral Helping prepare the meal, for the immediate family, following the funeral We are looking for volunteers to be on the Chesed Committee who would be willing to participate in these acts of Loving Kindness when a congregant may need us, especially during a bereavement of a family member or when someone is terminally ill. Please call us if you wish to participate in this very special mitzvah. You can help make Chesed a successful and viable group if we have enough volunteers. Thank you, Anne Bauer (419-517-3000) and Ann Rosenberg (419-882-1410)
Chesed co-chairmen
Please note that all requests for assistance should be initiated by calling the CBI office and clergy for arrangements.
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JULY YAHRZEITS July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31
Tammuz 3
Susan Albert, Miriam Cohen, Donald Connor, Beverly Engel, Betty Goldman, Nathan Karp, Reuben Wolkoff, Libbie Zankel Tammuz 4 Edsel Benstein Tammuz 5 Pearl Mannison, Raphael Teitlebaum, Isadore Weinstein Tammuz 6 Mary Topper Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 Nettie Nistel, Ida Schall, Shirley Solomon Tammuz 9 Bertha Schreiber, Irving Shyavitz, Eva Wengrow Tammuz 10 Rose Baker, Harry Rosen, Howard Smith, Dr. A.H. Steinberg Tammuz 11 Sharron Abramson, Raymond Duckworth, Saul Feilhardt, Mollie Kornblet, Rebecca Shopneck Tammuz 12 Solomon Cohn, Jacob Leizerman, Max Newmark, Morris Schwartz, Peter Traugott, Ida Walkin Tammuz 13 Hy Burack, Minnie Goldstein, Sydney Green, Henry Greenberg Tammuz 14 Bessie Goodman, Robin Greenberg, Hildegarde Saxon, Florence Shavin Tammuz 15 Charles Perlman Tammuz 16 Dorothy Kahn, Murray Garfinkel Tammuz 17 Pauline Baron, Bessie Friedman, Joan Hittleman, Calvin Lieberman, Morris Sherman Tammuz 18 Norman Gudelman, I. Abraham Goodman, Joseph Klein, Max Sherman Tammuz 19 Carmen Quiroga, Jack Radin Tammuz 20 Joseph Beren, Dorothy Gluck, Eva Jacobs, Rose Levin, Donald Navis, Benjamin Rubinoff Tammuz 21 Barney Romanoff Tammuz 22 Mindle Cusnir, Rabbi Michael Lichtenstein, Lewis Malkin, Martha Waldman, Lois Wexler Tammuz 23 Julius Jacobs, Yetta Katcher, Mollie Katz, Adolph Wiegler Tammuz 24 Jennie Fruchtman, Jean Mann, Hyman Shopneck Tammuz 25 Bess Albert, Myron Edelstein, Irving Michaels Tammuz 26 Lillie Brassloff, Jules Joseph Tammuz 27 Fred Applebaum, Julius Boss, Lena Shall Tammuz 28 Yisrael Ornan, Stella Shall Tammuz 29 Lillian Barry, Ben Berenson, Vera Cohen, Harry Edelstein, Gertrude Leib, Sharon Meinwald, Sylvia Roberts, Harriet Tuschman Av 1 Leroy Rosenberg, Harry Stark, Dorothy Steinberg Av 2 E. Mitchell Kaufman, Herman Moss Av 3 William Horwitz, Rhona Weinstein Av 4 Dorathe Bracker, Rose Hirsch, Lillian Hoffman, Joseph Mendelson, Sylvia Nesenman, Jonah Wiskin
Memorial Plaques
IMPORTANT LIBRARY INFORMATION
If you would like to order a memorial plaque to be dedicated on Yom Kippur you must place your order by August 1, 2014. Call Michelle in the office to place your order. Cost is $500 per plaque.
We have changed our link for the library to be more user-friendly. The new link is: www.librarything.com/catalog/bnaiisraelsylvania
Cemetery Hours Closed June 4 and 5 for Shavuot.
PLEASE LET US KNOW‌...
Sunday through Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday 6:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m, Closed Saturday
If you or someone you know is in the hospital or would appreciate a visit at home from the Hazzan, please call the shul office at 419-517-8400 or email rmiller@cbitoledo.org 13
Dear B’nai Israel Congregants, For many of us, one of the most important parts of the Services during the High Holy Days is the Yizkor Service on Yom Kippur. It is at that time when we turn our thoughts to our Loved Ones who have left this earth. We use this meaningful time to reflect upon their lives, as well as the lives of all those who were members of our congregation, family and friends. In addition, we take the time to formally recognize the Martyrs of our people, most especially the Six Million who were murdered during the Holocaust. As part of this process, we print a more permanent Yizkor Book, which will contain the Yizkor Service, a list of those on the synagogue’s Memorial Plaques, and a memorial to the Six Million. Not only is this book substantial and permanent, but anyone who wishes will be able to take it home with him, for use during the year. I would urge everyone to take advantage of this opportunity, as a way of remembering those dearest to us, and at the same time, helping the congregation. An order form is printed below. The response last year was wonderful! I hope that you will join us this year. I look forward to greeting everyone during the High Holy Days. If you wish to maintain your entry from last year, you need do nothing. The synagogue will bill you. Shana Tova A Blessed Year, Hazzan Ivor Lichterman
The Yizkor Book “In Remembrance” The “IN REMEMBRANCE” section of the Yizkor book for 5774, includes a list of names submitted by our members and friends as personal memorials. A minimum contribution of $18.00 per memorial name, per donor. Please return the form below along with your check by Wednesday August 30, 2014. Names should be printed the way you wish them to appear in the program. In Memory of:
Remembered by:
1._______________________________________ 1. _______________________________________ 2._______________________________________ 2. _______________________________________ 3._______________________________________ 3, _______________________________________ 4._______________________________________ 4._______________________________________
Make checks payable to: Congregation B’nai Israel. Discover, Master Card and Visa accepted.
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Congregation B'nai Israel, Holidays in Israel Sun
Jun 2014 (Eastern Time)
Mon
Tue
1 1 0 a m - Senior Symposium (JFS) 7 p m - CBI ANNUAL MTG
Wed
2 10:30am - Staff Meeting
3
Thu 4
Rabbi Miller Here
Fri
Shavuot Ends 9:47 p.m.
Erev Shavuos
Shavuot Office Closed
6 : 3 0 p m - Shavuot Progam
Shavuot (Pentecost)
1 0 : 4 5 a m - Yizkor
8 : 4 6 p m - Candle Lighting
8 1 2 p m - Cantor in Concert (Detroit)
9
10
10:30am - Staff Meeting
11 1 p m - SOAP
Sat
5
6 Parsha Behaalotecha
6 p m - Services
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
1 p m - Mincha
8 : 4 8 p m - Light Candles
9 : 4 9 p m - Shabbat Ends
12 1 1 a m - JSS Anniversary Luncheon
7
1 0 : 3 0 a m - Pick up Cake
13
14
6 p m - Services
Parsha Shelach Lecha
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
8 : 5 2 p m - Light Candles
1 p m - Mincha 9 : 5 2 p m - Shabbat Ends
15 Father's Day
16
17
18
19
20
Camp Gan
21 Parsha Korach
10:30am - Staff Meeting
1 p m - SOAP
7 : 3 0 p m - CBI Board Meeting
1 : 3 0 p m - BG Holocaust Program
22
23
24
25
6 p m - Services
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
1 p m - Mincha
8 : 5 4 p m - Light Candles
9 : 5 5 p m - Shabbat Ends
26
27
Camp Gan
28 Parsha Chukkat
10:30am - Staff Meeting
1 2 p m - Book Club
1 p m - SOAP
6 p m - Services
7 p m - Federation Annual Mtg
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
9 a m - Interfaith Blood Drive @ Grace 9 : 3 0 a m - Services Lutheran Church
8 : 5 5 p m - Light Candles
1 p m - Mincha 9 : 5 5 p m - Shabbat Ends
29
30
1
2
3
4
Camp Gan 10:30am - Staff Meeting
Mon 29
Independence Day
Parsha Balak
Office Closed
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
6 p m - Services
Congregation B'nai Israel, Holidays in Israel Sun
5 Auf Ruff Sacks Gallagher
Tue 30
Wed 1
Thu 2
1 p m - Mincha
Jul 2014 (Eastern Time)
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
9 : 5 4 p m - Shabbat Ends
Fri
3
8 : 5 5 p m - Light Candles
Sat
4
Camp Gan
5 Auf Ruff Sacks Gallagher
10:30am - Staff Meeting
Independence Day
Parsha Balak
Office Closed
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
6 p m - Services
1 p m - Mincha
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
9 : 5 4 p m - Shabbat Ends
8 : 5 5 p m - Light Candles
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
CANTOR VACATION Camp Gan
Parsha Pinchas
10:30am - Staff Meeting
13
14
15
16
6 p m - Services
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
1 p m - Mincha
8 : 5 2 p m - Light Candles
9 : 5 2 p m - Shabbat Ends
17
18
19
CANTOR VACATION 10:30am - Staff Meeting
6 : 3 0 p m - Executive Committee 7 M:e3e0tpi nmg - CBI Board Meeting
6 p m - Services
Parsha Mattot
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
8 : 4 8 p m - Light Candles
1 p m - Mincha 9 : 4 8 p m - Shabbat Ends
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
CANTOR VACATION 10:30am - Staff Meeting
6 p m - Services
Parsha Masei
7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
9 : 3 0 a m - Services
8 : 4 3 p m - Light Candles
1 p m - Mincha 7:30pm - ` 9 : 4 2 p m - Shabbat Ends
27 CANTOR VACATION
28 10:30am - Staff Meeting
29
30
31
1 7 : 4 5 p m - Candle Lighting
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CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL STAFF Ivor Lichterman ilichterman@cbitoledo.org Howard Rosenbaum Kim Brody
Hazzan
Minyan Leader
Religious School Principal kbrody@cbitoledo.org
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL BULLETIN 6525 Sylvania Ave Sylvania OH 43560 Address Service Requested
Rachel Noleff/Brynna Post Co - Youth Directors bitusy419@gmail.com Michelle Carr
Administrator mcarr@cbitoledo.org
Rhoda Miller
Community Outreach Coordinator rmiller@cbitoledo.org
Lou Steingroot Bookkeeper lsteingroot@cbitoledo.org Fagie Benstein & Cindy Murphy Sisterhood Reps David Zack
Men’s Club President
Sam Zack
USY President
President Vice Presidents Secretary Treasurer
Jeff Bauer Alix Greenblatt, Ellen Federman, Michael Portnoy Stephen Goldberg Chuck Traugott
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Stuart Brody, David Friedes, Marc Glasser, Jan Katz, Jill Kripke, Michael Leizerman, Bruce Post, Sharon Rappaport, Howard Rosenberg, Jerry Russell, Debbie Spangenthal, Fran Weinblatt
www.cbitoledo.org
SAVE THESE DATES June 1, 2014 June 1, 2014 June 3, 2014 June 4, 2014 June 5, 2014 June 8, 2014
Annual Meeting 7:00 p.m. End of USY Clothing Drive Shavuot Tikkun 6:30 p.m. Shavuot Services 9:30 a.m. Shavuot Services 9:30 a.m. Yizkor 10:45 a.m. Cantorial Concert with Cantor Lichterma Congregation B'nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322
June 25, 2014 June 28 & 29 July 4, 2014 July 15, 2014
Final SOAP Interfaith Blood Drive Office Closed Deadline for August Bulletin No SOAP in July
NEXT RUMMAGE SALE IS SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2014 No Sunday morning services until Sunday School resumes! 16
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