May 7, 201518 Iyyar 5775
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B'nai Israel Synagogue Annual Meeting
Monday, May 11th, 7 p.m., Sanctuary
Annual Report , Presentation of Volunteer of the Year Award, and Election of Directors.

MAZEL TOV
To B'nai Israel Synagogue member Robert Canvasser, who will be given the Rabbi Jacob E. Segal Hillel Day School (z"l) Award at this year's Hillel Day School Dinner, May 17th.  Bob has served the Hillel Day School community tirelessly, and we congratulate him on this well-deserved honor. Further information on the diner can be obtained by contacting the school directly.
Parshat Emor 
"Some Days Count 
More Than Others"
Rabbi Avi Weinstein

The days between Passover and Shavuot are a time of great vulnerability and profound opportunity.

Barley is the first crop to be harvested in Israel. Its harvest signifies the beginning of a long spring, summer and fall of produce and fruit to be harvested. The 50-day period between Passover and Shavuot will be the time that both barley and wheat will be harvested. It is the period when the bread of the nation of Israel will be determined and decreed. It is also the period that counts the days between the Exodus from Egypt and the day when Israel received the Torah. The days of great anticipation and profound vulnerability are intentionally intertwined.

Leviticus 23:9-11

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, When you come to the land which I give to you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring an omer [measurement] of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest; And he shall wave the omer before the Lord, to be accepted for you; on the next day after the Sabbath [the day after Passover] the priest shall wave it.

 

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Sisterhood Corner
Book Club books
Click here for list of books and dates.  Thank you to Lori Orel and Shelley Fenyes for organizing Book Club.  Your suggestions are welcome.

Sunday, May 10th, 2 p.m., JCC
"When Comedy Went to School"
Join Sisterhood at the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival for this event.  Purchase your tickets through the Film Festival but RSVP by May 7th to Cheryl Berlin by e-mail [email protected] or phone 248-763-1121 if you plan to attend and wish to sit with our group.

May Their Memories Be For a Blessing 
MAY YAHRTZEITS

5/7/2015 (18 Iyar)

Sylvia Isaacs

5/8/2015 (19 Iyar)

Rabbi Moshe Funk

5/9/2015 (20 Iyar)

Pearl Mirkin

5/10/2015 (21 Iyar)

Abraham Joseph Kleinbard

5/12/2015 (23 Iyar)

Jean Rappaport,

5/15/2015 (26 Iyar)

Maurice Gordon

5/16/2015 (27 Iyar)

Marvin Picker

5/17/2015 (28 Iyar)

Bernie Toby

5/18/2015 (29 Iyar)

Ralph Levin

5/19/2015 (1 Sivan)

Sarah Hurvich

5/20/2015 (2 Sivan)

Esther B. Goldenberg

Sandra G. Rose

5/21/2015 (3 Sivan)

Morris Rogoff

Grace Weiss

5/22/2015 (4 Sivan)

Arnold Margolis

Isadore Silverman

5/23/2015 (5 Sivan)

Roslyn Tucker

5/24/2015 (6 Sivan)

Alice Fenyes

5/26/2015 (8 Sivan)

Steven Friedman

Daniel Graub

5/29/2015 (11 Sivan)

George Weiss

5/30/2015 (12 Sivan)

Henry Fridenberg


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.

   Please click here if you wish to permanently memorialize a loved one by purchasing a yahrtzeit plaque.  

SHABBAT SHALOM!
SHABBAT EMOR
Youth Shabbat

Friday, May 8th

6 p.m., Chapel

Saturday, May 9th

9 a.m., Sanctuary

Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Libby and Andy Beider in honor of the 70th wedding anniversary of Andy's parents, Shirley and Morrey Beider.

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.

 

SNL

SNL May 9th , 7:45 p.m. at the home of Mindy and Fred Shuback.
  Please rsvp to Mindy if you plan to attend.

 

 

TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT

MAY 23, 2015: 9 p.m. - Dawn

"Crossing the Boundaries in Jewish Life"

Co-sponsored by B'nai Israel Synagogue and Temple Kol Ami. Click here for the schedule of presenters and topics.  All are welcome.  There is no charge to attend.

Shavuot Picnic Monday, May 25th following services.

Picnic Basket
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PACK YOUR PICNIC BASKET 
FOR SHABBAT IN THE PARK 2015:  JUNE 12, JULY 10TH AND AUGUST 14TH.  BLOOMER PARK, 6 P.M.  ALL ARE WELCOME!
UPCOMING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES
SAVE THE DATE:  YOUTH SHABBAT MAY 9TH
Youth of all ages will be participating in and leading the service.  We will be honoring our graduating high school seniors and presenting them with a special gift during the course of the service. Please click here to submit your student's information to the synagogue office.

torahTeen D'var Torah Cafe (8-12 graders) and Shabbat Children's Workshop (ages 7-12) with Ramah Fellow, Sam Mellits.
Future dates: 5/23, TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT.  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.
ADULT EDUCATION
Shabbat morning study with Dr. Mitch Parker: 
"Reflections on the Siddur:  Hallel, Birkat Hamazon and Beyond." Lower level.
Future dates: 5/23.

SAVE THE DATE: 
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23RD 
5775/2015 TIKKIN LEIL SHAVUOT
"Crossing the Boundaries in Jewish Life."
Speakers include Rabbi Norman Roman, Rabbi Mark Robbins, Dr. Howard Friedman, Dr. Mitch Parker, Dr. John Marcotte, Dr. David Victor, Nora Feldhusen, Rabbi Jonathan Berger, and Jeffrey Lasday.  Click here for complete schedule. Youth Tikkun will begin prior to the adult tikkun and will be led by Sam Mellits, Ramah Fellow.

SNL
Saturday Night Learning
May 9th 7:45 p.m. 
at the home of Mindy and Fred Shuback.  Please RSVP to Mindy if you plan to attend.
Volunteers will lead a text based discussion each week on the topic of his/her choosing.  The evening will close with Maariv and Havdalah.  Everyone is welcome! Subjects are self-contained, so you can join any week you would like and not worry about "missing out" on material from the previous week. 

Mazel Tov 
Happy Birthday!

Birthday Cake

MAY BIRTHDAYS

  8  Geri Feigelson

  8  Howard Rosenberg

 10 Jay Abramson

 10 Armando Duer

 10 Casey Ginsberg

 11 Rhonda Duer

 11 Rachel Jacobson

 15 Marilyn Lantor

 16 Trudy Jacobson

 18 Gloria Ruskin

 20 Linda Foster

 21 Louise Lazarus

 21 Megan Victor

 22 David Feber

 22 Karen Lovinger

 23 Shai Ohana

 26 Robin Rosen

 27 Susan Gartenberg

 27 Jay Kozlowski

 28 Susan Birnholtz

 28 Hilda Hamburger

 30 Jordan Rosen

 31 Irvin Kappy

 31 Marlene Myers

Jewish Wedding

 

MAY ANNIVERSARIES

 20  Jay & Joanna Abramson

 25  Leah and Joe Bernstein

 26  Jeffrey Lupovitch & Alissa Citron

 28  David Saperstein & Susan Knoppow

 29  Oscar & Adele Band

 30  Ed & Fran Chudnow

 30  Steve & Linda Jacobson

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