B'RUCHEEM HA'BAH'EEM
We warmly welcome the following new members to our congregational family.
Mechelle and David Bernard and their children, Naomi and Becky.
Gayla Bassham and Michael Karesh and their children, Lena, Benton and Judah.
Rich Lawson and his son Jack.
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Shabbat Nachamu
Parshat Va'etchanan
Rabbi Mychal B. Springer,
The dreaded has happened. The inconceivable has come to pass. The Temple has been destroyed. Our center is no more. Our sense of safety is shattered. The world is no longer familiar. We are in a place of disorientation. So this Shabbat we begin the hard work of consolation: Nachamu, nachamu ami ("Comfort, oh, comfort My people, Says your God" [Isa. 40:1]). These are the opening words of this week's haftarah portion. Each week, for seven weeks, we will receive another haftarah of consolation, until we reach Rosh Hashanah. The number seven conveys completeness, like the seven days of the week. Like the seven days of shiv'ah. Consolation cannot happen in one brief moment. It is a process, a journey. How is it that consolation does happen?
There are three verses in the haftarah that stand out as offering great insight into the dynamics of consolation:
A voice rings out: "Proclaim!"
Another asks, "What shall I proclaim?"
"All flesh is grass,
All its goodness like flowers of the field:
Grass withers, flowers fade
When the breath of the Lord blows on them.
for additional insights on this week's parsha and others, visit The JTS Torah Commentary archive: http://www.jtsa.edu
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May Their Memories Be For a Blessing
AUGUST YAHRTZEITS
8/7/2014 (11 Av)
Tilly Rose
8/9/2014 (13 Av)
Simon Aaron Kapen
8/10/2014 (14 Av)
Rose Feibus
8/11/2014 (15 Av)
Mayme Lawson
8/13/2014 (17 Av)
Moishe Glazier
Phillip Nusholtz
8/14/2014 (18 Av)
Lillian Handler
8/17/2014 (21 Av)
Theodore P. Mason
8/18/2014 (22 Av)
Joel D. Hamburger,
Bennie Magy
Bertha Chitkin
8/22/2014 (26 Av)
Sarah Lewis
Ormond Sacks
Louis Jonah Lieberman
8/25/2014 (29 Av)
Judge Edward Avadenka
Max Friedman
Leonard Gaba
Robert Alan
Kapetansky
Moshe Buncel
Louis Silverstein
8/28/2014 (2 Elul)
Robert Keila
8/29/2014 (3 Elul)
Louis Rose
Sam Toby
8/30/2014 (4 Elul)
Jack Harold Kaufman
8/31/2014 (5 Elul)
Lillian Katzman
Please click here if you wish to permanently memorialize a loved one by purchasing a yahrtzeit plaque.
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SHABBAT SHALOM!
Shabbat Nachamu/V'Etchanan
Friday, August 8th
6 p.m. SHABBAT IN THE PARK
Bring your dairy or pareve picnic to Bloomer Park. No services at the synagogue this evening.
9 a.m. Services, Sanctuary
Kiddush Lunch* is sponsored by Sharon and Leonard Rosen in honor of Leonard's birthday. Kiddush Lunch is also sponsored by the following Kiddush Lunch Group: Sue and Sandy Birnholtz, Michael and Debbie Balkin, Nancy Benchell-Eisman and Jeffrey Eisman, Naomi and Amnon Reiter, Joan and SteveFriedman, Marla and David Weiss, Frieda Langnas, and Bernice Handler.
*Kiddush Lunch is available through donations to the Kiddush Lunch Fund, the generosity of weekly sponsors, and volunteer efforts of our congregants and regular attendees. Please e-mail or call the synagogue office if you would like to sponsor a kiddush lunch. To sponsor as part of a "group," please e-mail Joanna Abramson or Mindy Shuback. You may also make a donation to the Kiddush Lunch Fund by clicking here.
 SATURDAY NIGHT LEARNING August 9th
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HIGH HOLIDAY PACKETS, WHICH INCLUDE
TICKETS, WILL BE MAILED IN AUGUST TO MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING.
TO PURCHASE HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS,
Please order your additional tickets for family members prior to the deadline to allow for processing.
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B'nai Israel Upcoming Events
SAVE THE DATE:
Shabbat Morning, August 23rd 
Please join us as we honor Linda Jacobson, president of B'nai Israel Synagogue 2010-2014, for her leadership and tireless commitment to our synagogue.
 Tiger Baseball Game
Sunday, September 7th
Bus leaves from the TKA/BI parking lot at 11:30 a.m. and returns to the synagogue following the game. Cost: $30/person includes admission ticket, transportation and pizza. Click here for reservation form. Bus space limited to first 45 reservations.
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Upcoming Youth and Family Activities
Shabbat Youth Activities will resume in the fall.
 Fall Events for Camp RamahSeptember 7th
Camp Heremelin, 12:30 p.m. at the home of Doreen Hermelin
September 14th
Welcome Back from Camp Ramah
5-7 p.m., Adat Shalom Synagogue
To stay current on all youth and family activities, contact Ilana Glazier to join the B'nai Israel Families Facebook Group.
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Adult Education
"Making Sense of the Machzor"
A 3-Part Series as part of SNL, Saturday Night Learning
Shabbat, September 6, 13, 20 - 6:30 pm
Prepare for the Yamim Noraim over Seudah Shlishit, as we wrap up the season's Saturday Night Learning sessions.
Location TBD
"Reflections on the Siddur," with Dr. Mitch Parker
will return in the fall.
Want to brush up on your prayer skills, tropes or birkat amazon? Click here.
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Mazel Tov
 AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
9 Leonard Rosen
10 Julia Abramson
10 Betsy Wolf
11 Nancy Benchell-Eisman
11 Marybeth Rosen
11 Michael Soverinsky
13 Elizabeth Breitman
13 Cathy Graub
15 Andy Beider
15 Kayla Kapen
15 David Saperstein
16 Marlene Margolis
16 Marcia Seigerman=
18 Melissa Berlin
19 Katie Rosen
19 Sally Soverinsky
21 Stefani Chudnow
21 Adam Gordon
22 Maya Rosenberg
23 Vernon Gordon
25 Rabbi Jonathan Berger
27 Noah Marcotte
27 Cary Rosen
27 Melvin Toby
29 Edward Chudnow
If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please email the synagogue so we can update our records.
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Caring Community Information
Refuah Sh'leimah/Wishing a Speedy Recovery.
Please e-mail Michael Golob or call the synagogue: 248-432-2729 to add a name to our communal mishebeirach list.
Shiva assistance: To assist in providing a shiva meal for BI member families and/or if you are able to lead a shiva minyan, please e-mail the synagogue.
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B'nai Israel Synagogue is affiliated with USCJ, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
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