February 26, 2015

7 Adar 5775

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PARSHAT TETZAVEH

SHABBAT ZACHOR

Rabbi Irving Greenberg

Purim opens on a somber note. Haman is identified as the descendant of Amalek, whose people attacked Israel in the desert, the symbol of cruelty to the weak. Before celebrating the defeat of the wicked, one must remember that God (as well as God's people) has a war with the Amalekites and will not be at ease until the Amalekites are blotted out. Jews are pledged to work for the end of oppression of the weak everywhere; a temporary, partial victory should not blind one to the persistence of evil in the world.

On the Sabbath before Purim, the portion of the Torah dealing with Amalek is read. This day is called Shabbat Zachor, the Sabbath of Remembrance.

It is a special mitzvah [commandment] of the Torah to hear the reading and thus remember.

Zachor [remembrance] is a mitzvah that has made modern Jews uncomfortable. The natural desire to forget and be happy collides with the ongoing pain of memory and analysis. When asked why President Ronald Reagan in 1985 initially declined to visit the Dachau concentration camp, a presidential aide explained that the President was an "up" type of person and did not like to "grovel in a grisly thing."

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May Their Memories Be For a Blessing

FEBRUARY YAHRTZEITS

2/27/2015 (8 Adar)

Wesley Brown

Marvin Rosen

2/28/2015 (9 Adar)

Max Silverstein

Sharon Florence Weiss

MARCH YAHRTZEITS

3/1/2015 (10 Adar)

Nancy Fischer

Rhea Lazarus

Klara Stark

3/3/2015 (12 Adar)

Theodore Jacob Levine

Betty Margolis

Leah Yudell

3/4/2015 (13 Adar)

Gloria Braverman

Arthur Goodman

Sol Reichberg Taub

Leo Weber

3/5/2015 (14 Adar)

Wolfe Brown

Esther Nusbaum

3/6/2015 (15 Adar)

Katy Erdos

3/7/2015 (16 Adar)

Yetta Langfelder

3/8/2015 (17 Adar)

Ann Doneson

Maurice Katz

3/9/2015 (18 Adar)

Alan Breitman

Rose Lifshitz

3/10/2015 (19 Adar)

Lillian Ruskin

Jewel Dorothy Shuback

Joseph Weiss

3/11/2015 (20 Adar)

Doris Barahal Tron

3/12/2015 (21 Adar)

Arlene Beals

3/13/2015 (22 Adar)

Edith Nusholtz

Ruth Raimi

3/14/2015 (23 Adar)

Bruria Melman

3/17/2015 (26 Adar)

Esther Patent

3/18/2015 (27 Adar)

Tillie Kaufman

3/19/2015 (28 Adar)

Isadore Goode

Anne Wechselfeld

3/20/2015 (29 Adar)

Harold Goldstone

3/21/2015 (1 Nisan)

Stuart E. Allen

3/22/2015 (2 Nisan)

Leonard Kershenbaum

3/25/2015 (5 Nisan)

Bennie Mirkin

3/26/2015 (6 Nisan)

Jonas Dworin

Sam Friedman

3/27/2015 (7 Nisan)

Harold Milton Ellias

3/30/2015 (10 Nisan)

Jack Chitkin

3/31/2015 (11 Nisan)

Libby Rubinstein

Sidney Wechselfeld

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SHABBAT SHALOM!

This week there is TKA bar mitzvah. Please shuttle park from Prince of Peace.

SHABBAT Tetzaveh

Shabbat Zachor

Friday, February 27th

6 p.m. Services, Chapel

Saturday, February 28th

9 a.m. Services, CHAPEL

10 a.m. Supervised Youth Room

D'var Torah in honor of Purim: BI Inaugural Latke/Hamantashen Debate, where the grease (and flour) will be flying in this face-off between two expert presenters on the merits of our winter holiday delicacies.

Kiddush will be in the lower level today and is sponsored by Marlene Margolis in honor of her new grandson, Henry Weisberg.

Kiddush Lunch each week is sustained by the generosity of sponsors If you would like to become part of a sponsoring lunch group, please e-mail Mindy Shuback. Donations to the Kiddush Lunch Fund can also be made directly to the synagogue.

SHABBAT DINNER

FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH, TKA/BI SOCIAL HALL

Why cook the Shabbat before Passover? Join us for shabbat dinner. Click here for dinner reservation form. Reservations accepted until Sunday, March 22nd.

TODAH RABBAH

To Roxane and Brian Newhouse for sponsoring Minyan Breakfast in honor of Brian's birthday. Happy Birthday Brian!

To Tammy Dines and Cathy Graub for preparing and shipping Purim packages to BI college students.

Purim Partners: B'nai Israel Synagogue, Adat Shalom, Beth Ahm, B'nai Moshe and the Jewish News

SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, 5 p.m.

Family Night at Minyan , BI

Join us at minyan, then stay for dinner and to assemble Mishloach Manot for BI seniors. RSVP to the synagogue if you plan to stay for dinner. $15/family, payable at the door.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH

hosted at Beth Ahm. Activities begin at 5:30 p.m. Megillah Reading begins at 7 p.m. (bring pasta to use as a gragger, to be donated to Yad Ezra after Purim)

THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH

Morning Megillah Reading

Hosted at B'nai Israel

7 a.m. Shacharit and Megillah Reading followed by breakfast.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH, Noon

Purim Carnival hosted at Adat Shalom

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UPCOMING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES

FAMILY CAMP 2015 RESCHEDULED FOR MAY 29-31st.

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FAMILY NIGHT AT MINYAN

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST 5p.m.

PLEASE SEE DETAILS AT LEFT UNDER PURIM ACTIVITIES.RSVP to the synagogueif you

plan to attend.

SAVE THE DATE: YOUTH SHABBAT, MAY 9TH

ATTENTION FAMILIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:

Graduating High School Seniors will be honored and presented with a gift during Youth Shabbat Services. Please click here to submit your students' information directly to the synagogue office.

Teen D'var Torah Cafe (8-12 graders) and Shabbat Children's Workshop (ages 7-12) with Ramah Fellow, Sam Mellits.

Future dates: 3/7, 4/11, 5/9 PLEASE WATCH THE WEEKLY SHABBAT BULLETIN FOR DETAILS.

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