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(Bereavement) Mitzvah Day

Sisterhood Brotherhood

College Connection

Mazel Tov Social Action Bikkur Cholim (Illness)

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www.bethavodah.org, click on “Giving”.

Donations can now be made online!

Temple Beth Avodah Donation Form

Donor Name: __________________________ Telephone: __________________________ Address: __________________________ __________________________ Send Card To: __________________________ Address: __________________________ __________________________

Message or Inscription: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

Use one form per gift and please print. Make checks payable to Temple Beth Avodah.

 I do not wish my donation to be listed in the Kadima. $_______ Temple General Fund

TEMPLE FUNDS

To support the ongoing operations and activities of the Temple community.

$_______ Temple Education Fund

To support educational activities at the Temple. Funds will support religious school, Hebrew school, nursery school and family education programs.

$________ Temple Memorial Fund

To honor the death or yahrzeit of a friend or family member. Funds support the on-going operations and activities of the Temple community.

$________ Temple Technology Fund

To support the purchases of new and/or upgraded technology enhancements for TBA communications and congregational record keeping.

$________ Adult Education Fund

$________ Social Action Fund

$_______ Ritual/Prayer Book Fund

$________ Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

$_______ Temple Youth Fund

$_______ Rabbi Educator’s Discretionary Fund

$_______ Caring Community Fund

$________ Cantorial Discretionary Fund

To support adult education programming at the Temple.

To purchase prayer books in honor of or in memory of loved ones (minimum of $36 per book), to purchase other ritual related articles, and support ritual programs.

Funds will be used to enhance Jewish youth programming, provide scholarship opportunities and sanctioned trips to Israel for youth.

Provides care and assistance to congregants who may be ill, homebound, bereaved, or otherwise in need of our attention.

Supports outreach efforts to new members, college students and those with simchas to celebrate.

Funds to be used to support social action initiatives.

Provides assistance to individuals and projects within the congregation and community as determined by the Rabbi.

Provides assistance to individuals and projects within the congregation and community as determined by the Rabbi Educator.

Provides assistance with music related projects and programming within the congregation and temple community as determined by the Cantorial Soloist.

Named Funds with a Restricted Purpose $_______ Sisterhood Scholarship Fund

$ ___________ Kayla Rosenberg Fund

$________ Anita G. Bamel Music Fund

$_____ Rabbi & Margaret Miller Scholarship Fund

To provide college tuition scholarship funds to a deserving student.

Established by her family in her memory, to support and foster music and music appreciation programs throughout the entire Temple community.

In loving memory of Kayla Rosenberg, daughter of Donna and Jason Rosenberg, and sister of Alicia Rosenberg. This fund supports the Temple’s annual Mitzvah Day. To provide scholarship funds for students participating in the Passport to Israel program.

$_______ Gordenstein/Retik Pre-School Scholarship Fund

$________ Bassin Family Scholarship Fund

$_______ Tye Fund

$________ Wise Fund

Established in memory of Lisa Fenn Gordenstein & David Retik for the purpose of providing scholarship funds to preschool families.

Established in memory of David Bassin to provide full or partial tuition for children who need financial assistance to attend religious school.

To support physical and technology improvements to the library/chapel.

To support educational programming and education-related needs at Temple.

$________ Endowment Trust Fund

The Endowment Trust Fund is committed to preserving the legacy of the Temple for generations to come. Proceeds of the endowment support educational and community-building programs.

Donations to fund other activities:

$_________ Other:__________________________

Religious School Closed

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Seventh Day of Pesach – Temple Office Closed Yizkor Service 8:45 a.m.

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Erev Pesach – 1st Seder

Preschoool and Religious School Closed (through April 25)

Patriot’s Day – Temple Office Closed

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Religious School Closed (through April 25)

Midrasha 6:30-8:45 p.m.

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Social Action 9:00 a.m.

Torah Class 9:15 a.m.

Adult Hebrew 11:00 am Scholar-In-Residence Program 11:00 a.m.

Spirituality Workshop 1:00 p.m.

Midrasha 6:30-8:45 p.m.

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Monday

K-2 Passover Program Torah Class 9:15 a.m.

Knitting Group 10:00 a.m.

Adult Hebrew 11:00 am In Conversation with Cindy & Danny Paisner 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday

Hebrew School

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Community Seder 6:00 p.m.

Preschoool and Religious School Closed

19

Hineni Class Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Hebrew School

12

Adult Education Passover Tasting 7:00 p.m.

Hebrew School

5

Tuesday

Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.

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Preschoool Closed

20

Women’s Drumming & Dessert 7:30 p.m.

Brotherhood Meeting and Dinner 6:30 p.m.

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Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00 p.m.

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Wednesday

April 2011

Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m.

Dinner with Israeli Soldiers 7:15 p.m.

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Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m.

Finance Task Force Meeting 8:30 a.m.

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Preschool Closed

22

Shabbat Service with “Ask the Rabbi” 7:30 p.m.

15

Congregational Dinner 7:30 p.m.

Shabbat Service with Newton Lane ScholarIn-Residence 6:15 p.m.

8

Preschool Committee Meeting 9:00 a.m.

Children’s Shabbat and Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Service 7:30 p.m.

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Friday

Preschoool Closed

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Thursday

Anna Dorfman Davidge Bat Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

Social Action at Bristol Kitchen 4:30-7:00 p.m.

Alexandra Bovarnick Bat Mitzvah 6:00 p.m.

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Andrew Berg Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Tyler Morris Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Saturday