Kadima January 2011

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(Bereavement) Mitzvah Day

Sisterhood Brotherhood

College Connection

Mazel Tov Social Action Bikkur Cholim (Illness)

PERSONALIZED WEIGHT LOSS Individual, Family, and Group Counseling

SANDY PRESSER 617-965-4822

sipresser@aol.com

not printed in online edition

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

Donations can now be made online!

Celebrate the new year by making a donation in honor of someone special. We will send out a card acknowledging your donation.

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:__________________________

Social Action Meeting 9:00 a.m.

Torah Class 9:15 a.m.

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Torah Class 9:15 a.m.

Torah Class 9:15 a.m.

Religious School 9:0012:30

K-6 Tu b’Shevat Program 9:00 a.m.

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Sunday

Hebrew School 12:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Midrasha 6:30 – 8:45 p.m.

Executive Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Hebrew School 12:30 – 6:00 p.m.

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Introduction to Zionism Class w/ Rabbi Stern 7:00 p.m.

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Midrasha 6:30 p.m.

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Midrasha 6:30 p.m.

Introduction to Zionism Class w/ Rabbi Stern 7:00 p.m.

Temple Office Closed

Hineni Class 7:00 p.m.

Hebrew School 12:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Martin Luther King Day

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Green and Healthy Eating Workshop 12:30 p.m.

Brotherhood Discussion Series 7:00 p.m.

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Introduction to Zionism Class w/ Rabbi Stern 7:00 p.m.

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Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Hebrew School 12:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to Zionism Class w/ Rabbi Stern 7:00 p.m.

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Wednesday

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Tuesday

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Midrasha 6:30 – 8:45 p.m.

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Monday

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Tu b’Shevat

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Thursday

January 2011

Jazz Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m.

Junior BAYGL Event 5:00-11:00 p.m.

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Shabbat Service 7:30 p.m.

Religious School/Camp Shabbat Dinner 6:15 p.m.

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Shabbat Service 6:15 p.m.

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Preschool Committee Meeting 9:00 a.m.

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

Shabbat Service 7:30 p.m.

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Friday

Madeline Hurley Bat Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Emma Foley Bat Mitzvah 6:00 p.m.

Eric Teichner Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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Daniel Pavlotsky Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m.

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New Year's Day

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Saturday

Issue 12-10-04 Bill Friedler/President Keith H. Stern /Rabbi Lisa Eiduson /Rabbi Educator Robert M. Miller/Rabbi Emeritus Susan Glickman /Cantorial Soloist Dan Soyer /Executive Director Heidi Baker/Renaissance Educator & Preschool Director Becky Oliver /Youth Educator Shukie Sapir /B’Nai Mitzvah Tutor Eileen Brooks/Communication & Technology Specialist Doug Ball/Facilities Manager Elsa Rojas/Bookkeeper Rebecca Baizen/Education Assistant Claudia Folkman/Executive Assistant

Friday, January 7, 2011

Service Schedule

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Children’s Shabbat Service & Dinner - 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Service - 7:30 p.m.

Eric Teichner Bar Mitzvah - 10:00 a.m.

Emma Foley Bat Mitzvah - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

Daniel Pavlotsky Bar Mitzvah - 10:00 a.m.

Jazz Shabbat Service - 6:15 p.m.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

MLK Shabbat Service - 6:15 p.m.

Madeline Hurley Bat Mitzvah - 10:00 a.m.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Celebrating Education Dinner - 6:15 p.m. & Shabbat Service - 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Schedule Temple Office Closed for MLK Day January 17

Temple Beth Avodah Celebrating Education Shabbat Dinner and Service January 21 6:15pm Dinner 7:30 Service

Join us for a family Shabbat dinner for all ages followed by a Shabbat service celebrating the many different types of Jewish education including our Religious School, summer camps and teen Israel trips. The service will be led by our Grades 3, 4 and 5 students as well as the Youth Choir. We will have information about the One Happy Camper Initiative and the Passport to Israel Program.

RSVP at www.bethavodah.org.

Click “Events and Forms�