BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
MARCH 2012 BULLETIN Join us for Musical Shabbat Services and a Special Oneg Shabbat Reception Friday, March 2 6:30 p.m. Following the musical Shabbat service will be a dessert Oneg Shabbat reception in honor of Dr. & Mrs. Josef & Diana Olmert’s wedding. Sponsored by Josef & Diana Olmert Come celebrate with them in this joyous simcha. Join us for a birthday celebration for Florence Levy Saturday, March 3 9:45 a.m. In honor of her special 105th birthday! Following the Shabbat services will be a special kiddush luncheon in honor of Florence Levy’s 105th birthday.
Come Eat, Drink, and be Merry! As we celebrate Purim with members of Tree of Life & Beth Shalom for a community Masquerade Ball at Beth Shalom
Purim Masquerade Ball Wednesday, March 7th 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Megillah Reading, Havdallah service 7:30 p.m. Live music from the Atlantic Coastline Band, open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, costume parade, build-your-own sundae bar. Bring the whole family. Babysitting will be available. This is a joint event hosted by Beth Shalom and Tree of Life Congregation. There is NO charge for this event. RSVP is required by March 5th, please call 782782-2500.
The kiddush is being sponsored by her children and grandchildren. Join us for Shabbat Services and Baby Naming Saturday, March 10 9:45 a.m. Join us for a baby naming for Elliott Rebecca Kline, daughter of Jessica & Larry Kline. Proud grandparents are Rose & Harold Kline. Following the Shabbat morning services will be a special kiddush luncheon in honor of the baby naming. The kiddush is being sponsored by Rose & Harold Kline.
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Musical Shabbat evening services. Special Oneg Shabbat dessert reception will follow services,
6:30 p.m.
March Calendar of Events
in honor of the marriage of Diana & Josef Olmert. Candle lighting 6:03 p.m. 3/3
Shabbat morning services. Special 105th birthday celebration for Florence Levy. Talmud study with Rabbi Case in the library after Kiddush. Havdallah candle lighting 7:12 p.m.
9:45 a.m.
3/4
Sunday School & Preschool Class. Adult Education Seminar. Guest speaker: Dr. Federica Clementi. Topic: “How much funnier can you get? - Some thoughts on Jewish Humor.” Bagel & lox breakfast $4 per person.
9:30 a.m. 10 a.m.
3/6
Tuesdays with Friends event at Beth Shalom Ritual Committee Meeting in the social hall Board of Education meeting - Library
3/7
Hebrew School (modified start time)
Community Purim Masquerade Ball at Beth Shalom.
11:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
3/8
Membership Committee Meeting in the library.
7 p.m.
3/9
Shabbat evening services. Candle lighting 6:09 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
3/10
Shabbat morning services. Baby naming for Elliott Rebecca Kline, daughter of Jessica & Larry Kline. Talmud study with Rabbi Case in the library after Kiddush. Shabbat Playtime program (for 18 months - 1st grade children) Havdallah candle lighting 7:18 p.m.
9:45 a.m.
3/11
Sunday School students will join Tree of Life for a Purim Extravaganza!
9:30 a.m.
3/13
KOLOT - Voices of Torah and Haftarah. The Art of Torah Cantillation. Level 1: Kol Yankuta (novice). Instructor: Hazzan Michal Rubin.
6:30 p.m.
3/14
Hebrew School Executive Board Meeting - Library Board of Directors meeting - Library
4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
3/16
Shabbat evening services. Candle lighting 7:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
3/17
Shabbat morning services. Kiddush luncheon will follow services. Talmud study with Rabbi Case in the library after Kiddush. Shacharit Meditation Shabbat service “Israel Israel” program. Havdallah candle lighting 8:23 p.m.
9:45 a.m.
3/18
Sunday School
9:30 a.m.
3/21
Hebrew School
4:30 p.m.
3/23
Shabbat evening services. Candle lighting 7:20 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
3/24
Shabbat morning services. Kiddush luncheon will follow services. Talmud study with Rabbi Case in the library after Kiddush. Havdallah candle lighting 8:29 p.m.
9:45 a.m.
3/25
Sunday School & Torah Tots; Model Seder
9:30 a.m.
3/28
Hebrew School
4:30 p.m.
3/29
Harvest Hope Food Bank Project. We need volunteers to help distribute food to the needy in Columbia. Minyan services will be held at Harvest Hope Food Bank (2220 Shop Road).
3/30
Shabbat evening services. Candle lighting 7:25 p.m.
3/31
Shabbat morning services. Kiddush luncheon will follow services. Talmud study with Rabbi Case in the library after Kiddush. Junior Congregation Havdallah candle lighting 8:34 p.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m. 6 p.m.
5 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.mm. 9:45 a.m. 11 a.m.
At the Phoenix House, the celebrated drug rehabilitation center in New York City, newcomers arrive and gather for their first session. They sit around in their chosen seats and make small talk. Then someone will say something like, “It isn’t your mother or society or even the pushers who put the needle in your arm. You did.” Only then does the therapeutic process begin. US News and World Report. Most of what we learn is due to pain. We suffer and grow. Who among us cannot attribute innumerable physical and psychic scars to moments of shame, despair, and loss? No one seeks pain but we all grow from it. They say that nothing is assured except “death and taxes.” Regarding the first, we are all survivors. As we age, the scythe of the Angel of Death comes closer, and we feel more vulnerable to its sharp edge. Judaism has many prescriptions for addressing death. You know what they are: immediate burial, shoveling earth into the grave, sitting shiva, observing the eleven months of mourning, yahrzeit… Nowadays, I find most folks want to speed the process. They want to get it over with quickly and “move on.” It is a shame. Life waits for no one and we have to run if we expect to keep up. I wish society would turn back to when time was not a commodity but a luxuriant gift. With a determination to sit, tell stories of the dead, say kaddish, and openly weep, we give ourselves the gift of healing. When we take responsibility for the true loss we have experi-
enced, we own it, understand it, and learn from it. And such time is a luxury. What do we learn from attention to the time of shiva and going to say kaddish on yahrzeits? One lesson is that we are far less than we think we are. In the end we are dispensable. We may attempt to stave off the claws of the death but it will only be a temporary stay. We worry: then what will happen to our clients? People who depend on us? They will “move on” and forget about us. This is one of the lessons of being quiet and allowing time to do its healing work. An idea from our past: the kaddish is the prayer that asks God to acquit the dead. It is an altruistic prayer, a gift to the souls who have passed. That is noble. Another item learned from saying kaddish is the broad path that is left by death. When we stand to say kaddish in a community we are rarely alone. Looking around we see others who have suffered. We knowingly look at them, and they at us as we share a bond, a sacred unspoken bond. We support one another. That is why kaddish happens only in a minyan, in a community. It is never to be said alone. Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, “God is concern, not only power. God is He to whom we are accountable. In the wake of religious insight, we retain an awareness that the transcendent God is He to Whom our conscience is open.” In other words, God wants us to be accountable. He does not desire us to pass by the many roads of life without looking both ways. We are supposed to laugh, cry, talk, and be silent at all the appropriate times. Page 3
And regarding taxes (see third paragraph), a law student was finishing a course in federal income tax. As he was walking in to take the final exam he spotted a penny, heads up, on the ground. He picked it up and said to the professor, “It must mean good luck for the exam.” “Not necessarily” he replied. “But it does mean you have taxable income.” Be accountable. Be responsible. It is God’s gift to you and the best gift you can give yourself.
Rabbi Jonathan Case
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February was a busy month at Beth Shalom and March promises to be equally busy. For February, in addition to the usual events - Musical Shabbat, Tuesdays with Friends, Harvest Hope, and an adult education seminar – we also participated in Mitzvah day, and began a new program, “Kolot” for training congregants in chanting Torah and Haftorah.
Our religious school had the second “Shabbat Playtime” program for younger children, the Otis Spunkmeyer cookie fundraiser project, and sponsored a “Schoolhouse Shabbat” with services conducted by the students followed by a Shabbat dinner. The Schoolhouse Shabbat, in particular, was an especially successful program with over 150 children, parents, and grandparents participating in a lively Kabbalat Shabbat service. Several members approached me after the service with the same thought – this was the future, and the future looked bright. In the first seven days of March, we will have Musical Shabbat & special oneg, a Shabbat kiddush celebrating Florence Levy’s 105th birthday, an adult education seminar with Federica
Clementi of USC, Tuesdays with Friends, and Purim (complete with Megillah reading, masquerade ball, live music, and more.) And at the end of March, the religious school will have a model Seder (warning – Pesach is just over a month away.) Our synagogue has many activities and programs – come and join us! Sadly, we had two tragic losses in our community in February and our condolences go out to Aileen Sunshine & family and June Safran & family. May the families be comforted along with all mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Hyman Karesh
TO ALL SYNAGOGUE MEMBERS: As the new person helping with service participants, I am asking for help. Marc Berger and I are doing this together and we are looking for all members who like to lead any of the Shabbat services, read Torah, and/or read Haftarah. Do you have a child who has had his Bar/Bat Mitzvah and would like to be part of our service program? Are you an adult who has had his Bar/Bat Mitzvah and would like to have an anniversary? Please contact me by email at pattylovit@gmail.com or call 865-8166. Dr. Marc Berger’s email is wootdoc@yahoo.com to schedule a time. It can be a week away or two months away. Whenever you can help out will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help. Patricia Lovit and Marc Berger Page 4
Shacharit Meditation Service (in the Chapel)
Saturday, March 17 10 - 11:15 am You are invited to an alternative meditation period in the Chapel during Shacharit services. We will have chanting, silent meditation and a kavanah on the Torah portion. Participants will be encouraged to join the congregation in the main sanctuary for the Rabbi's sermon and Musaf. For more information please contact Meira Warshauer or Catherine Morgan.
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Barbara & Roger Blau, for being honored at the Annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala as the 2012 Living & Giving Award Recipients. Dr. & Mrs. Diana & Josef Olmert, on their marriage. Dr. Nicole Ptashkin and Barnett Greenberg, on their recent engagement. John Baker, on being elected to the National Board of Directors of Israeli Bonds. Rabbi Dr. Josh Frankel, on becoming the Rabbi for Congregation Beth Jacob in Fresno, CA. If you are in Fresno, come by and see him!
Adult Education Seminar
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ! 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/7 3/7 3/8 3/12 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/20 3/22 3/22 3/22 3/25 3/27 3/29 3/29 3/30
Ben & Lisa Arnold Robert & Barbara Kahn Morris & Claire Kline Mick & Nancy Lourie Michael & Janet Safran Peter & Elizabeth Vardi Stuart & Marion Goodwin Samuel Baker & Meira Warshauer Henry & Minda Miller Dmitri Schoeman & Victoria Huang Hilik & Dana Shenkar Beth Bernstein & Rip Sanders Chauncey & Leah Smith Tristan & Ella Weinkle Henry & Gloria Goldberg Jay & Katherine Friedman Richard & Kathy Kline Joe & Wendy Sharnoff Steve & Jenny Wagner
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Sunday, March 4 10 a.m. Topic: “How much funnier can you get? --Some thoughts on Jewish humor.”
Adult Education Seminar
Guest speaker: Dr. Federica Clementi. Bagel & lox breakfast $4 per person.
Sunday, April 1 10 a.m. Topic: “Nine Conversations to have with your Aging Loved Ones.” Guest speaker: Mr. Scott Middleton, author of "Parent Talk" and CEO of Agape Senior. Mr. Middleton's presentation will be of interest to seniors and their children. Bagel & lox breakfast $4 per person.
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Beth Shalom Religious School
The cold winds of February were no deterrent to our exploration of the growing season in Israel. Our pre school and Torah Tot students focused on Tu B’ Shevat last month by planting Parsley, making birthday pictures for the Trees and painting murals with items found in nature. We also hung birdfeeders outside and decorated our bulletin board with our new monthly theme. Our Hebrew school students engaged in discussions about Mitzvot and ethics. We read bible stories and identified how our Jewish values stem from the Ten Commandments. It’s almost spring time & time for Purim, the happiest, loudest holiday, one which teaches us that we should never give up hope. The students will explore its message, which lies not in how it began, but rather what it has become- a thankful and joyous affirmation of Jewish survival against all odds. The special quality of Purim is often reflected in the intriguing customs associated with both its synagogue and home celebration. Reading the megillah, the grogger, masquerading, mishloah manot, and Purim spiels are all part of the rich and colorful tradition of this holiday deliverance. Be sure to check the Religious school’s Shutterfly (http://bssreligiousschool.shutterfly.com/) account or Beth Shalom Religious School on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/BethShalom-Religious-School/306488599403295) to see the photos from our whole school Tu B’ Shevat Seder which took place on February 5th. Parents and students enjoyed a Fruit filled Seder, a Pizza lunch and time well spent enjoying ice cream, games and nature in our own front yard.
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Join Tree of Life and Beth Shalom Religious Schools as we celebrate the Purim holiday together at TOL on
Sunday, March 11 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon! A hotdog lunch and Hamentaschen Sundaes will be served!!! Please come in costume - a simple mask will do. We’ll parade, make hamentaschen, and say to Haman, “Boo!” There will be skits and laughs, and music and more-crafts, face painting and games galore!!! Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to JFS to give to those in need in our area. For more information, please contact BSS at 782-2500 or TOL at 787-2182
Beth Shalom Shabbat Playtime Come visit with Queen Esther as she tells the story of Purim Puppet Show, Singing, Dancing, Torahs, and Challah!
Saturday, March 10th 11 am In the Chapel Come have fun with Morah Leah & Alon 18 months to 1st Grade
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Want to be in touch with the latest developments in Israel? One of our own, Michael Sharnoff, writes frequent columns on the State of the Middle East. You can subscribe or just read what he has written: michaelsharnoff.wordpress.com/
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! 3/1 3/1 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/3 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/5 3/6 3/6 3/7 3/7 3/7 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/9 3/9 3/9 3/10 3/10 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/14 3/15 3/15 3/15 3/15 3/16 3/17
Morris Kurlat Jacob Stark Paul Kirschenfeld Florence Levy Aileen Sunshine Kathy Kline Karol Ann Sribnick Frieda Ritter Mark Goldstein Irene Milliman Melton Kligman Jeffrey Silverberg Florence Abramson Charles Kahn Sandra Poliakoff Philip Levin Joseph Rosen Gerald Schein Inez Tenenbaum Sarah Drucker Dena Gelman David Ryan Stark Alex Frank Rebecca Walden Joshua Geffen Catherine Morgan Lindsay Rabin Lindsay Talmor Natalie Steckman Nicole Levy Eden Picow Alex Baker Matt Baker Shelli Charles Andrew Safran Leonid Dolbir John Paul Palmer
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Neal Sutker Jeremy Raxter Michelle Ehrlich Danielle Glass David Kulbersh Deborah Ritter Aaron Small Jeffrey Stahl Shep Cutler Evan Gendil Selma Dickman Peter Stahl Penni Nadel Lisa Sutker Emma Gendil Jerome Jewler Caroline Sanders Paula Abrams Frances Levin Michael Spevack Caleb Fins Rose Kline Rachel Milas Linda Schoen-Giddings
Bette Needle Rose Needle Doris Frank Lewis Abrams Iris Balser David Lovit Dorothy Solomon Samuel Lourie Michael Safran Shayna Brannock Joshua Morgan Emily Sheftman
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Musical Shabbat Services Friday, March 3 6:30 p.m. Join us for a wonderful Musical Shabbat service.
We warmly welcome our new members: Col. Joseph Sigal Mrs. Leslie Ptashkin Dr. Nicole Ptashkin
to Beth Shalom! Dear Beth Shalom family, I would like to thank everyone who made donations in honor of my 70th birthday. I am overwhelmed by the kindness, and feel blessed to be part of such a warm and caring community. My family and I are so fortunate. Thank you. Gad Matzner
Women who like to Read If you would like to join us for discussions on books of women's and Jewish interest, contact Marlene Roth malka9448@yahoo.com for more information.
Community Yom Hashoah Program at Beth Shalom
Thursday, April 19 7 p.m. Guest speaker: Holocaust survivor, Ela Weissberger Opera-tunity Foundation, the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust, and The Columbia Holocaust Education Committee will be presenting the children’s opera Brundibár as part of "Week of Remembrance…. a Celebration of Jewish Culture," April 15 -21, 2012. Composed in 1938 by Czech composer Hans Krása with a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, children in a Jewish orphanage first performed Brundibár in 1942. It was then performed 55 times in 1943 by the inmates of the Terezín concentration camp. Holocaust survivor and the original “Cat” in the performances of Brundibár in Terezín, Ela Weissberger will speak and perform at each of the 3 performances (Friday, April 20th, 11am, JCC and 11am and 1:30pm on Saturday, April 21, Dreher High School). Cost is free, but reservations to Ela Weissberger insure seating must be made. Please contact Janet Hopkins at OperatunitySC@gmail.com or (803) 777-0772. Weissberger was born on June 30, 1939, in Prague, Czechoslovakia. At the age of 11, Ela, her sister Ilona and their mother were sent to Terezín in one of the first transports. Ela was first placed in a cramped barrack with her mother, sister, and many other women and girls who were suffering from hunger and disease. Later, Ela and Ilona were separated from their mother and forced to live in a separate barrack for children. While much was forbidden in Terezín, many art forms were allowed to be produced, and Ela created several drawings depicting life that she lived in Terezín. These will be on display along with other artifacts belonging to Ms. Weissberger. In 1943, it was declared that a children’s opera entitled Brundibár was to be performed in Terezín. Ela was requested to be a part of the show and was cast as the “Cat.” The first performance took place in September 1943, and was repeated each week. As time went on, cast members continually needed to be replaced as children were transported out of Terezín, most often to their death in Auschwitz. Ela, however, was permitted to stay with her mother and sister, playing the role of the “cat” in all 55 of the Brundibár performances. After years of watching many of her friends transported out of Terezín to their death, Ela and her sister were finally freed on May 5, 1945. Her mother followed later. Of the 64 members of her family, only four survived the war. In 1949, Ela moved to Israel along with her mother and sister. There, she served in the army and met Leopold Weissberger, another Holocaust survivor and Israeli soldier. The two married and immigrated to America where Ela took care
In the original Brundibar production, Ela Weissberger is the cat, to the right of the boy with the fake mustache, in this propaganda photo taken by the Nazis. of their two children. They were followed by Ilona and her husband and their mother. Today, she lives in New York and works as an interior designer. She has dedicated her life to traveling across the United States and abroad to tell her story and honor the victims of the Holocaust. She is the focus of the book, The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezín by Susan Goldman Rubin. Brundibár is a children’s fable and features a young brother and sister, Pepicek and Aninku, who are trying to help their sick mother. The themes that infuse this charming score are the importance of courage and of uniting together against tyranny. The character Brundibár is a bully who brutally monopolizes life in the town, a parody on Hitler’s dominance and dictatorship during this time period. He is sarcastic and oppressive. Together the children overcome his dominance and defeat him. Weissberger’s participation provides a unique opportunity to hear stories from Terezín first hand. Ms. Weissberger will also be speaking at Yom Hashoah, April 19th, 7 pm at Beth Shalom. Brundibar is only one event in the "Week of Remembrance". The opening event on April 15th at the Koger Center for the Arts, also sponsored by the USC School of Music, is "Defiant Requiem-Verdi at Terezin". The Defiant Requiem is a powerful multi-media production which tells the story of the courageous and innovative prisoners who used their performances of the magnificent music of Verdi’s Requiem to show their defiance to their captors. The work interweaves Verdi’s Requiem with video clip interviews of actual Terezin survivors, dramatic readings from inmate’s diaries, and Nazi film footage. There are different community events daily, many free.. The "Week" honors the different mediums of orchestral, voice, art, film, choral and symphonic that both came from the Terezin concentration camp and from the Jewish heritage. The prisoners spoke of their ability to find strength and solace through the arts, and how these simple acts of creativity served as an act of defiance in the face of oppression. To see the full schedule of events, please visit OperatunityFoundation.webs.com
n o i t n te ors t A e ni S Senior Program—Everyone Welcome Come Enjoy the Fun, Food & Friendship What a metziah! All for just $4 bucks!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 11:30 am-1 pm Featuring: Vocalist, Mazen Cotran, singing popular standards made famous by such artists as Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, and Elvis. Fun Fitness with Kaytina & Birthdays Celebration! To RSVP call Beth Shalom at 782-2500, by March 1st
No April program due to the Passover holidays. Next Tuesdays with Friends on May 1st Featuring members of Southern Klezmer This program is funded in part with a grant from The Columbia Jewish Federation and the BJH Foundation for Senior Services. The BJH Foundation for Senior Services is a non-profit foundation exclusively committed to enhancing the lives of Jewish elderly residing in North and South Carolina through programs, activities and organizations that share their mission in accordance with Jewish practices and beliefs.
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DONATIONS Adinah Kitchen Fund To Sheila & Steven Gendil - In loving memory of your mother, Bernice Forstot. By: Marcie & John Baker By: Jennifer & Charles Kahn To John Baker - In honor of receiving the citation of “Humanitarian of the Year” by United Way. By: Margo & Karl Goldberg To Gad Matzner - In honor of your birthday. By: Nancy & Howard Nankin By: Kathy & Richard Kline In memory of Helen Greher Kahn. By: Ilsa & Roland Young To Larisa Aginskaya - Get well soon. By: Doris & Ronnie Frank To the Balser family - In loving memory of Dr. Leonard Balser. By: Marcie & John Baker To Donna & Norman Goldberg - In memory of your mother, Mary Porter. By: Marcie & John Baker
To Paula & Hyman Karesh - In memory of your father, Dr. Marshall Solomon. By: Debbie Ritter To Frieda & Steve Ritter - Mazel tov on your 25th wedding anniversary. By: Debbie Ritter To Michal Rubin & David Reisman - In memory of your sister, Yaela Granot. By: Debbie Ritter
Ben Stern Cantorial Memorial Fund To Lilly & Bruce Filler - Mazel tov on the baby naming for Josephine Mae Raynes. By: Belle & Jerry Jewler By: Margo & Karl Goldberg To Lilly & Bruce Filler - In honor of your wedding anniversary. By: Marcie, John & Gabbi Baker By: Sandra & Ed Poliakoff To Sheila & Steven Gendil - In memory of your mother, Bernice Forstot. By: Belle & Jerry Jewler By: Sandra & Ed Poliakoff By: Linda & Bill Stern
In memory of Saul Kahn. To Heidi & David Lovit - In honor of Adam & By: Ilsa & Roland Young Shanna’s marriage. To Michal Rubin & David Reisman - In By: Marcie & John Baker memory of your sister & mentor. By: Sara Schechter Schoeman & Robert JesTo Naomi & Carl Freedman - In memory of selson your mother, Ruth Goldberg. By: Bill & Linda Stern By: Kathy & Richard Kline By: Marcie & John Baker To Donna & Norman Goldberg - In memory of your mother, Mary Porter. To Paula & Hyman Karesh - In memory of By: Linda & Bill Stern your father, Dr. Marshall Solomon. By: Kathy & Richard Kline
In memory of my dear friend, Roy Mitchell. To Henry & Minda Miller - In memory of your By: Ivan Gottlieb father, David Miller. In memory of my dear friend, Ellie Hack. By: Kathy & Richard Kline By: Ivan Gottlieb To Richard & Van Balser - In memory of your father, Dr. Leonard Balser. By: Kathy & Richard Balser To Helen Silver - In honor of your birthday. By: Kathy & Richard Kline To Rob Kriegshaber - In honor of your birthday. By: Marcie & John Baker To Aileen Sunshine - In memory of your son, Marc Sunshine. By: Claire Meltzer
Aunt Rose & Menashe Kahn Memorial Fund To Gad Matzner - In honor of your 70th birthday. By: Debbie Ritter
To Aileen Sunshine and family - In memory of Marc Sunshine. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner By: Heidi & David Lovit By: Sandra & Ed Poliakoff By: Sylvia Friedman Cremer In loving memory of: Gertrude D. Golden, Michael Dribbon, and Harris Golden. By: Heide Golden
Betty & Marvin Brownstein Torah Restoration Fund In loving memory of my parents, Betty Jean & Marvin Brownstein. By: Janet Brownstein By: Joanne Epley To Pat Lovit - In honor of your birthday. By: Ilsa & Roland Young In loving memory of my grandparents, Celia & Dave Rosen. By: Janet Brownstein In memory of my grandfather, David Rosen. By: Joanne Epley To the Sunshine Family - In loving memory of Marc Sunshine. By: Janet Brownstein To Nathan Picow - Thank you for always being there for me. By: Janet Brownstein To Joanne Epley - Thank you for being a wonderful sister. By: Janet Brownstein
Carol O. Bernstein Memorial Fund To Florence Levy - In honor of your 105th birthday. By: Marlene & Murray Riebman
Education Fund
To Nathan Picow - In memory of my dear friend, Lil Picow. By: Ivan Gottlieb
To Adele Salzberg - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Sandra & Gerald Euster
To Aileen Sunshine & family - In memory of Marc Sunshine. By: Linda & Bill Stern By: Belle & Jerry Jewler
To Bernice Levinson - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Sandra & Gerald Euster
Bereavement Fund To Sheila & Steven Gendil - In memory of Bernice Forstot. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner By: Erika & Jack Swerling By: Heidi & David Lovit To the Wagner & Gendil families - In memory of your grandmother, Bernice Forstot. By: Marlene Roth
To Marlene Roth - Mazel tov on the birth of your two granddaughters. By: Heidi & David Lovit To Aileen Sunshine - In memory of your son, Marc Sunshine. By: Naomi & Carl Freedman To Paula & Hyman Karesh - Mazel tov on the birth of your grandson, Grayson Marshall Silverberg. By: Heidi & David Lovit
To John Baker - In honor of receiving the citation of “Humanitarian of the Year� by United Way. By: Heidi & David Lovit By: Michal Rubin & David Reisman To Diana Rubinger & Josef Olmert - Mazel tov on your wedding. By: Heidi & David Lovit To Naomi & Carl Freedman - In memory of your mother, Ruth Goldberg. By: Bluma Goldberg To Gad Matzner - Happy belated birthday. By: The Pearlstine & Hodges families To Barbara & Roger Blau - Mazel tov on your honor with JDRF. By: Heidi & David Lovit By: Michal Rubin & David Reisman
To Gad Matzner - In honor of your birthday. By: Rose & Harold Kline By: Helene & Melton Kligman To Joe Sharnoff - In honor for a job well as treasurer of our congregation. By: The Stark Families
In memory of my husband, William Rothstein. By: Helen Rothstein
To Daryl Giddings - In your honor for a job well done as president of our congregation. By: The Stark Families
In loving memory of Irving Fins, husband & dad. By: Carrie Fins and children
To Hyman Karesh - Wishing you much success as president of our congregation. By: The Stark Families
To Lilly & Bruce Filler - Mazel tov on your special anniversary. By: Heidi & David Lovit
In loving memory of Dr. Abe Robinson. By: The Stark Families
To Sheila & Steven Gendil - In loving memory of your mother, Bernice Forstot. By: Nancy & Gerald Sonenshine By: Sue & Joel Sussman
In loving memory of Elizabeth Rubinowitz. By: The Stark Families
To Henry & Minda Miller - In memory of your General Fund father, David Miller. To Barry Laban - Wishing you a speedy and By: Lycia, Joseph, Joshua, Rachel & Laura complete recovery. Golson By: Paula & Hyman Karesh
Eleanor & Henry Hammer Historical Garden Fund To Donna & Norman Goldberg - In memory of your dear mother, Mary Porter. By: Roselen Rivkin
Endowment Fund In memory of Eleanor Hack. By: Linda & Daryl Giddings To Mary & Jeff Silverberg - In honor of the birth of your son, Grayson Marshall Silverberg. By: Linda & Daryl Giddings To Sheila & Steven Gendil - In memory of Bernice Forstot. By: Linda & Daryl Giddings By: The Stark Families To Adele Salzberg - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Linda & Daryl Giddings By: Dean Bernstein To Everett Ness - Glad you are feeling better. By: Dean Bernstein
To Paula & Hyman Karesh - In honor of the birth of your grandson, Grayson Marshall Silverberg. By: Helen Rothstein
To Rob Kriegshaber - In honor of your special birthday. By: Patricia Lovit In memory of my husband, Jeffrey Ptashkin. By: Leslie Ptashkin
To Aunt Florence Levy - In honor of your 105th birthday. By: Arlene & Marshall Katz
To Aileen Sunshine & family - In memory of Marc Sunshine. By: Shelley & Rob Kriegshaber and family
To Sheila & Steven Gendil - In memory of Bernice Forstot. By: Paula & Hyman Karesh
To Lilly & Bruce Filler - In honor of your granddaughter, Josephine Mae Raynes. By: Shelley & Rob Kriegshaber and family
To Adele & Herman Salzberg - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Paula & Hyman Karesh
To Susan R. Lourie - In memory of Dr. Harold Klein. By: Shelley & Rob Kriegshaber and family
George Port Memorial Kiddush Fund
Ida & Isidore Gergel Memorial Fund
To Gad Matzner - In honor of your special birthday. By: Belle & Jerry Jewler By: Brenda & Larry Needle By: Adele & Herman Salzberg By: Margo & Karl Goldberg By: Marlene Roth
In memory of my dear friend, David Weiner. By: Ivan Gottlieb
In appreciation. By: Thalia Birch
To Florence Levy - Best wishes to you on a great birthday. By: Blanche Kaplan & family
To Pat Lovit - In honor of your 75th birthday. By: Brenda & Larry Needle By: Margo & Karl Goldberg
To Michal Rubin & David Reisman - In memory of your sister, Yaela Granot. By: Dean Bernstein By: The Stark Families
To Erika & Jack Swerling - In memory of your mother, Clara Helfer. By: Bluma Goldberg
In memory of my husband, Arnold Bernstein. By: Dean Bernstein
In memory of my husband, Bernard Kahn. By: Gerda Kahn
To Naomi & Carl Freedman - In memory of your mother, Ruth Goldberg. By: Helene & Melton Kligman
To Adele Salzberg - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Carrie Fins
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In memory of my dear friend, Max Denberg. By: Ivan Gottlieb
Library Fund
Outreach Hesed Fund In memory of Kay Politis. By: Katherine & Jay Friedman In memory of Matthew Parasol. By: Hannah & Paul Kirschenfeld In memory of my husband, Marvin Berry. By: Cydney Berry To Susan R. Lourie - In memory of your brother in law, Harold Klein. By: Helen Bellah
To Aileen Sunshine - In memory of your son, Marc Sunshine. By: Minda & Henry Miller To Sheila & Steven Gendil & family - In loving memory of your mother and grandmother, Bernice Forstot. By: Penni & Larry Nadel To Mel Go - Wishing you a happy birthday. By: Doris & Ronnie Frank To Barry Laban - Wishing you a quick recovery. By: Helen Silver To Helen Silver - In honor of your special birthday. By: Bluma Goldberg To Barbara Blau - Wishing you a happy birthday. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner To Ronnie Frank - Wishing you a happy birthday. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner To Alon Segal - Wishing you a happy birthday. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner To Diana Rubinger - Wishing you a happy birthday. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner To David Reisman - Wishing you a happy birthday. By: Bobbi & Gad Matzner In memory of my husband, Jeffrey Ptashkin. By: Leslie Ptashkin To Adele & Herman Salzberg - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Claire & Jerry Breger To Gad Matzner - Congratulations on your 70th birthday. By: Claire & Jerry Breger
Prayer Book Fund To Gad Matzner - In honor of your birthday. By: Ilsa & Roland Young
To Rabbi Case - Thank you for being around & in honor of your Doctoral degree. By: Helene & Melton Kligman
In memory of Jacob Freed. By: Ilsa & Roland Young
To Claire Nezvesky - In memory of your husband, Issy Nezvesky. By: Helene & Melton Kligman
To Lilly & Bruce Filler - In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Josephine Mae Raynes. By: Bluma Goldberg
To Iris Balser - In memory of your husband, Dr. Leonard Balser. By: Helene & Melton Kligman
To Aileen Sunshine & family - In loving memory of your son and brother Marc. That he had so many, many friends speaks volumes about him. By: Penni & Larry Nadel
Prayer Book Fund (High Holiday) In memory of my beloved husband, S. Donald LaBelle. By: Barbara Labelle In loving memory of our parents, Beatrice & Peter Grant. By: Marsha Grant & Nancy Grant Hodes
To Helen Silver - In honor of your special birthday. By: Helene & Melton Kligman In honor of the birth of our new granddaughter, Addison Elizabeth Mood. By: Skyler Harvey & John Mood
Yahrzeit Fund In memory of my mother, Rose Richman. By: Barbara LaBelle In memory of Jennie Winter Rivkin. By: Marlene & Murray Riebman In memory of Goldie David. By: Sue & Jerry Kline and family
To Henry & Minda Miller - In loving memory of your father, David Miller. By: Bluma Goldberg
In memory of Ari Salant. By: Alice & Tom Simmons
To Aileen Sunshine - In memory of your son, Marc Sunshine. By: Erika, Jack, Bryan & Stephanie Swerling
In memory of my loving brother, Nathan Evens. By: Eleanor & Joel Levy
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund To Naomi & Carl Freedman - In memory of your mother, Ruth Goldberg. By: Marcie & John Baker To Tonya Dotson - Wishing you a speedy recovery. By: Irene & Doug Milliman By: Patricia Lovit In memory of Jennie Safran. By: Janet & Michael Safran
To Henry & Minda Miller - In memory of your In memory of Joseph Safran. father, David Miller. By: Janet & Michael Safran By: Debbie Ritter To Tom Charles - Wishing you a speedy & full recovery. By: Helen Silver
To Adele Salzberg - In memory of your brother, Herman Erlichson. By: Irene & Doug Milliman
In loving memory of my sister, Lynn King. By: Sheila Kaffee
To Rabbi Case - With deep appreciation for all your kindnesses. By: Adele & Herman Salzberg
To Mary & Jeff Silverberg - Mazel tov on the birth of your son, Grayson Marshall Silverberg. By: Michal Rubin & David Reisman
To Jackie Dickman - In honor of your special birthday. By: Patricia Lovit
To Daryl Giddings - Thanks for your outstanding service to Beth Shalom. By: Michal Rubin & David Reisman
To Marlene Roth - Mazel tov on the birth of your two granddaughters. By: Patricia Lovit
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In memory of my husband, Jeffrey Ptashkin. By: Leslie Ptashkin In loving memory of Jenny Rivkin. By: Marlene & Murray Riebman
Flower Power Fred & Ellen Seidenberg Sarah Kline David & Heidi Lovit Bruce & Lilly Filler Isa & Arnie Riechenthal Katherine & Jay Friedman Penni & Larry Nadel Belle & Jerry Jewler Robert Frank Leslie Ptashkin, Nicole Ptashkin, Amanda Ptashkin & Joseph Sigal Ilse Sammon Ivan Gottlieb Marlene Roth
elected and served once again from 1961 through 1962.
Green Eggs and Corned Beef (not the Dr. Seuss tale) I love a parade and NYC is the Mecca of parades. There's a Caribbean Day parade, an Israeli Independence Day parade, a Puerto Rican Day parade, the annual Labor Day parade and of course, the Thanksgiving Day parade and numerous other parades. One of the most popular is the St. Patrick's Day parade. Until one of the fiscal crises the center line on 5th Avenue, the parade route, was painted green. An unusually large turnout is visible. Perhaps because of the large contingent of uniformed members of the police and fire departments along with their family members (unofficially it has become almost acceptable for school-aged family members to skip school on this day.) The parade is usually led by the grand marshal and the Emerald Society Official NY Police Department Drum and Bagpipers. A number of years ago the selected and honored parade marshal was a non-resident and a non-citizen. He was the Mayor of the City of Dublin. This event was extremely unique and extensive media coverage was afforded both here and in Ireland. The selected dignitary as Grand Marshal of the Parade was the Honorable Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland. He was elected by popular vote in a city that has a 90% Roman Catholic population. The Lord Mayor of Dublin was Robert Briscoe, who was JEWISH.
In 1988, Ben Briscoe, the son, was the elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. And, in 1977 in the nearby City of Cork, they elected Gerald Goldberg as their Lord Mayor. So whether you are Galic or "Galitzianer," Hibernian or Hebrew, you can partake in the traditional celebration with corned beef and green cabbage along with a glass of green beer. As for me, I'll have mine on rye and a substitute with another green vegetable - a sour pickle and a Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda (formerly known as tonic.) Growing up, momma always insisted that we have dessert after the entree. This edict can be disregarded this year. We should definitely have that traditional delicacyHAMMANTASCHEN prior to the corned beef , lest we miss the important fact that the Festival of PURIM is March 8 and that is about a week prior to St. Paddy's Day. There's your license to have your dessert before the entree. An opportunity to have your dessert and eat it, too. PURIM WILL BE CELEBRATED ON MARCH 8th. HAG SAMEACH and/or ERIN GO BRA Submitted by: “One in a Minyan”
Mayor Briscoe served from 1956 through 1957 and was re-
Starting March 1st, there will be a community-wide challenge to fight hunger. There are many hungry in our community and the JFS Food Pantry is for the needs of fellow Jews who can only obtain kosher foods here. The Feinstein Foundation enables matching funds for every dollar and every food item donated to the Jewish Family Service Food Pantry. Here is what Mr. Feinstein writes about his mission for matching funds: My name is Alan Shawn Feinstein. For the past 14 years, I have been giving away $1 million each year to anti-hunger agencies throughout the country. I am doing it again… Why am I doing this? Because I believe each of us was put here on earth to do what we can to help those in need. You got this letter because we feel that YOU believe that, too. My money started this campaign but it is YOU who will help de-
cide how many needy people in your city or town will be fed this year. All that will matter to us someday is what we did while we were here to help those who needed us. This has become the greatest grass roots campaign ever to fight hunger in our country. Your donation makes you a partner in it with me! Please give whatever you can - I will gladly add some of my money to yours. Thank you for sharing my heart, and the hope that—someday—no one will ever go hungry. Sincerely Yours, Alan Shawn Feinstein There will be a drop off location at Beth Shalom Synagogue for food (non-perishables please.) Also, the only stipulation is that we must know who the food comes from - if you donate a can, please write your name on it. This information will not be released, but they have requested a list of names for IRS purposes. If anyone in the community wishes to donate money, please make checks out to JFS.
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Pauline Morris Berry Albert Fields Herman Gerson Alex Hochstadter Eric Oppenheimer William Rothstein Frances Benson William Fox Solomon Gelman Sadie Kordonsky Dora Lieberman Robert Samet Victor Sherman William Somerstein Cecile Wolff Fred E. Buck, Jr. Harry Getter H. Bernard Kahn Nathan Lifchez Samuel Marks Milton N. Safran Rabbi Marcus Wald Wolfe Winter Grant Anderson Sam Berry Herbert J. Kriegshaber Dora Meyers Ethel Anne Serbin Rosa Chaplin Litman Shimshon Markowitz Gerald Miley, Jr. Stanley Riebman LaBelle Tenenbaum Mariya Volfson Tillye Satisky Eisman Cela Miller Minna Bensen David Galoob Gould Rose Kahn Morris D. Laden Louise Levi Marcus Paul H. Meyer Cheryl Reich Simon Sorentrue Mary W. Bluestein Blanche Kordon Cooper Jennie Ginsberg Rebecca Harris Rudolph Wills Helmick Katie B. Kahn Helen Rosensweig Yakov Volfson Henry Bratstein Thomas Charles
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Dorothy Friedman Robert Gerard Betty Lewis Bernard Fleischman, Sr. Alvin Levine Leo Rosansky Jean F. Gergel Anne Nagel David Rogol Joseph Russ Alexander Berliner Danny Hyman Bessie F. Berry Sonia Bloom Joseph Firetag Elaine Gomberg Issac Greher Selma Hyman Louis Lourie Murray Aaron Marcus Celia Berry Rosen Fred Ferdinan Newman Silver Dr. Abram Berry Lynn King Rose Darling Levinson Max Weiss Zelick Freed Anna Gordon Rebecca Resnick Ethel Luberoff Miller Michael Morris Lorraine Roth Sophie Rudnick Lena Sunshine Hilda Ann Weiss Berta Wolff Ralph J. Friedman Pauline Halpern Philip Kline Dora Gottlieb Rosenthal Dr. Philip Rosenzweig Bertha J. Scheininger Abraham Siegel Rebecca Siegel Arline Wander Patricia Baker Phylis Firetag Bertha Katz Alfred Lovit Sarah Balk Miriam L. Pearlstine Aviva Joy Silverstein Judi Ann Swartz Sam Wengrow
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The congregation extends its condolences to: Aileen Sunshine & family on the loss of her son, Marc Sunshine. The Safran, Martin & Webb families on the loss of Georgy Safran Martin.
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Meyer Bluestein Ellis Dribbon Murray Ehrlich Yekha G. Lesov Steve Mesnik Esther Feiga Silber Joseph Elliott Winter Sol Manuel Winter Bernard Kline Isadore Silver Abraham Ben Balk Jack Breger Gussie Lipitz Gottlieb Samuel Lance Florence Levinson Jean Silverstein Curt Behrens David Brotman Janey Ann Cohn Young Chill Kim Jacob Rivkin Harold Solomon Jules Witten Samuel Cooper Emanuel Osterweil Dr. Benjamin Rubinowitz Kalmen Rusakov Matthew Schechter Benjamin Tucker
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Not well? In the hospital? The rabbi and visitation team want to support you. Let us know by calling the Synagogue office. The only way we know is by you telling us.
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Joseph Gergel Dr. Shirley Morris Lovett Edith Morris Robert B. Solomon Sylvia Solomon Elsie Winter Arthur W. Berger Morris Goldsmith Sidney Goodwin Annabell Lance Bea Norwick Jennie Selden Minnie Spero Harry Zolin Morris Drucker Martin Leffler Hanna Rose Riber Barbara Rosenberg A. Ollie Stark Herbert Paul Kaplan Israel Irving Roth Ralph N. Buckler Jacob Katz Tessie Noble Annie Berry Esther Kott Pearl S. Osterweil Melvin Schwartz Leonard Weinberg
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WANTED The first meeting of Sit and Knit (or Crochet) at Beth Shalom will take place on Thursday, March 15th - 1 p.m. thru 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome; from beginners to experienced. Bring needle sizes: 9, 10 or 10 1/2 We need yarn that is either worsted weight or sport yarn.
SHARON K. ROBINSON REALTOR, SRES
If anyone would like to donate some full skeins of yarn or funds to help us get started, it would be most appreciated.
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DIRECTORY Beth Shalom Synagogue 5827 North Trenholm Road * Columbia, SC 29206 Phone: (803) 782-2500 Fax: (803) 782-5420 General email: BethShalomColumbia@att.net Web page: www.BethShalomColumbia.org Become a friend of Beth Shalom on Facebook at: www.Facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: http://Twitter.com/BethShalomSC Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Rabbi Jonathan Case Hazzan Dr. Michal Rubin
In the case of an emergency over a Jewish Holiday or Shabbat, please call our President on the Board of Directors, Hyman Karesh at 782-8177, or our Vice President, Terri Hodges at 254-3787.
RebCase@hotmail.com MichalRubin53@gmail.com
BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Hyman Karesh Vice President Terri Hodges Treasurer Dr. Daniel Matzner Financial Secretary Heidi Lovit Recording Secretary Todd Serbin Past President Daryl Giddings
HKaresh@KareshEnv.com Terri.Hodges@PalmettoHealth.org
HLovit3@hotmail.com
Beth Shalom Judaica Gift Shop
TSerbin@hotmail.com dwgatdoc@aol.com
Amy Berger Penny Blachman Andy Gendil Dr. David Kulbersh Dr. David Reisman Dr. Howie Scher Andy Zalkin
Trustees: Dr. Lilly Filler Belle Jewler Gad Matzner Howard Stravitz
Doris Frank Dr. David Lovit Minda Miller Sandra Whitton
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm Friday: 9 am - 3 pm Phone: 782-2500 Consider the Gift Shop for your birthday, wedding, anniversary, and holiday gift needs. Come see our wonderful assortment of jewelry, serving pieces, candlesticks, religious, and non-religious items.
BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr. Linda Schoen Giddings Robin Lourie Bobbi Matzner Jerry Miley Diana Olmert To be filled
Beth Shalom Men’s Club President Dr. Dan Matzner
Friday 6:30 p.m. Saturday 9:45 a.m. Monday-Thursday Minyan 6:00 p.m.
dmbones@hotmail.com
Board of Directors: Lisa Arnold Kenny Berger Bruce Filler Dr. Stanley Greenberg Dr. Shane Rabin William Saltzman Randy Stark
Julie Berger Rachel Golson Heidi Lovit Eveda Matzner Nancy Nankin Kala Raxter
Schedule of Services
DMBones@hotmail.com
Anyone interested in working with the Beth Shalom Gift Shop, especially in publicity and marketing, displays and sales, please contact Anny Zalesne at AZalesne@gmail or Bobbi Matzner at Minigad@sc.rr.com Also needed are volunteers for our sales force for a few hours (flexible). Please contact Bobbi Matzner at Minigad@sc.rr.com or 873-1283.
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BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage P-A-I-D COLUMBIA, SC Permit No. 652
5827 North Trenholm Road Columbia, SC 29206
(803) 782782-2500
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
The deadline for the April bulletin is March 15th Send submissions for the bulletin to: BethShalom Columbia@att.net Bulletin Editor: Penni Nadel Layout & Publishing: Tonya Dotson Bulletin Donations: Sara Simmons
Happy Purim!
Israel Isreal... “Hang Out in Israel For a Night” See Israeli life through the eyes of an 18 year old: The Army, high tech inventions, cool Israeli rap and rock, street food and lots, lots more! Who: Grades 4 through 8 When: March 17 from 6-9 pm Where: Tree of Life Congregation Why: To get together, do great informal programming, and give parents a NIGHT OUT! Cost: Nothing! RSVP to Sara Simmons at BSSReligiousSchool@att.net or by calling the office at 782-2500.
This program is funded in part with a grant from The Columbia Jewish Federation.