August 7, 2014

11 Av 5774

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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.

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.

Click here to continue reading

for additional insights on this week's parsha and others, visit The JTS Torah Commentary archive: http://www.jtsa.edu

Recipes needed for future B'nai Israel Synagogue cookbook. Please contact Sheila Kurland,kurlands@hotmail.com or Linda Foster, lindaefoster@gmail.com with questions or to send recipes.

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

8/20/2014 (24 Av)

Bertha Chitkin

8/22/2014 (26 Av)

Sarah Lewis

Ormond Sacks

8/24/2014 (28 Av)

Louis Jonah Lieberman

8/25/2014 (29 Av)

Judge Edward Avadenka

Max Friedman

Leonard Gaba

Robert Alan

Kapetansky

8/27/2014 (1 Elul)

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

To make a donation to commemorate a yahrtzeit, please click here. If you are a member of the synagogue and a yahrtzeit for your loved one is not on the list, please contact the synagogue office so we can update our records.

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phone: 248-432-2729

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.

Saturday, August 9th

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

8:15 p.m., is at the home of Cheryl and Phillip Litt. please rsvp to Mitch Parker.

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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,

click here for order form.

Please order your additional tickets for family members prior to the deadline to allow for processing.

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.

Upcoming Youth and Family Activities

Shabbat Youth Activities will resume in the fall.

Fall Events for Camp Ramah

September 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

click here to view the camp event flyers.

To stay current on all youth and family activities, contact Ilana Glazier to join the B'nai Israel Families Facebook Group.

Learning Opportunities

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.

Mazel Tov

Birthday Cake 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

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

14 Jeffrey Eisman & Nancy Benchell-Eisman

14 Steve & Tammy Dines

14 Armando & Rhonda Duer

14 Ram & Karen Orzach

15 Richard & Lois Wonboy

18 Jonathan & Laura Berger

20 Michael & Debbie Balkin

25 Jerry & Sharon Knoppow

30 Roy & Robin Rosen

31 Michael Karesh and Gayla Bassham

To make a donation in honor of someone's birthday or anniversary, please click here.

If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please email the synagogue so we can update our records.

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.

B'nai Israel Synagogue is affiliated with USCJ, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

QUICK LINKS:

B'nai Israel Synagogue website