Todah Rabbah
To all of the presenters from our Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Rabbi Norman Roman, Sam Mellits, Dr. Howard Friedman, Rabbi Mark Robbins, Dr. Mitch Parker, Dr. David Victor, Dr. John Marcotte, Nora Feldhusen, Rabbi Jonathan Berger.
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PARSHAT NASSO
Ancient Rituals, Enduring Values
Jay McCrensky
From a contemporary perspective, the plain reading of Parashat Naso reveals some of the most controversial and troubling passages in the Torah. Chapter 5 of B'midbar (Numbers) first commands the Israelites to oust from the camp anyone who has the skin disease of
tzaraat or an unclean bodily issue, and anyone who has touched a dead body, so that they will not make unclean their camp "that I am present within."
God then tells Moses to tell the people that when man or woman commits a trespass or sin, they must make restitution.
The passage continues with a statement that if a man suspects his wife of having sex with another man or is merely jealous, he can take her to the priest, who conducts prescribed rituals and forces her to drink bitter water. If she is innocent, nothing happens. If she is guilty of infidelity, "her belly will swell and her thigh will fall away."
From a contemporary perspective, this all sounds pretty outrageous. We should remember that the overall message Moses is transmitting, and therefore interpreting, from God is one necessarily colored by his own time and culture. It is intended for a specific time and place and people, not as
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May Their Memories Be For a Blessing
MAY YAHRTZEITS
5/29/2015 (11 Sivan)
George Weiss
5/30/2015 (12 Sivan)
Henry Fridenberg
JUNE YAHRTZEITS
6/1/2015 (14 Sivan)
Irene Belsky, Victoria Esther Seigerman
6/3/2015 (16 Sivan)
Harriet (Sivia) Band
6/6/2015 (19 Sivan)
Mr. Sidney Silverman, Ethel Toby
6/7/2015 (20 Sivan)
Alex Harris
6/12/2015 (25 Sivan)
Joseph Gartenbersg
6/13/2015 (26 Sivan)
Evelyn Wolock Eisman, Deborah Phyllis Vernick
6/14/2015 (27 Sivan)
Samuel Klein
6/15/2015 (28 Sivan)
Irving Koren
6/17/2015 (30 Sivan)
Milton Schloss
6/19/2015 (2 Tammuz)
Rose Arbit Magy
6/20/2015 (3 Tammuz)
Arlene Gorbaty, Judy Rogoff, Alvin Winkelman
6/21/2015 (4 Tammuz)
Edward Feibus, Donald Lewis, Florence Sklar
6/22/2015 (5 Tammuz)
Joseph Jacobson, James Pappas
6/25/2015 (8 Tammuz)
Betty Schwartz
6/27/2015 (10 Tammuz)
Jacob Kurland
6/28/2015 (11 Tammuz)
Harry Baer
6/30/2015 (13 Tammuz)
Beverly Weingarden
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.
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SHABBAT SHALOM!
SHABBAT NASSO
Friday, May 29th
6 p.m., Chapel
Saturday, May 30th
9 a.m., Sanctuary
10 a.m. Supervised Youth Room
Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Ed and Fran Chudnow and Linda and Steve Jacobson in honor of their 33rd wedding anniversaries.
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.
Next Shabbat, June 6th, we will celebrate with Emilie Weingarden as she becomes a bat mitzvah. Emilie is the daughter of Meredith and Adam Weingarden and sister of Noah. Emilie is also the granddaughter of Judith Holtz, Albert and Debra Holtz, Donna Weingarden, Nancy Precour (z"l), and Stanley Weingarden (z"l).
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!
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UPCOMING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES
 Formal youth activities will resume in the fall.
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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Saturday Night Learning, May 30th at the home of Mindy and Fred Shuback, 8 p.m.
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.
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Mazel Tov
MAY BIRTHDAYS
28 Susan Birnholtz
28 Hilda Hamburger
30 Jordan Rosen
31 Irvin Kappy
31 Marlene Myers
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
3 Paula Balkin
4 Sidney Kaye
5 Naomi Lupovitch
5 Joshua Saperstein
7 Melanie Soverinsky
9 Sarah Baruch
9 Robert Breitman
9 Lowell Schmeltz
12 Laura Berger
13 Bess Glazier
14 Phillip Litt
14 Cecily Myers
14 Marla Schloss
16 Ilana Glazier
20 Davida Robinson
21 Carol Golob
21 Marni Jacobson
24 Jessica Singer
25 Max Feber
26 Herb Lantor
26 Karen Rosenberg
28 Madeline Kaufman
28 Raymond Silverman
28 Ruth Webber
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
28 David Saperstein & Susan Knoppow
29 Oscar & Adele Band
30 Ed & Fran Chudnow
30 Steve & Linda Jacobson
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES
10 Murray & Linda Baruch
10 Mark & Ruth Webber
12 Dan & Miry Serlin
13 Andy & Libby Beider
13 Rabbi Mark & Amy Robbins
15 Howard & Sharon Friedman
19 Rami Berger
19 Benny Berger
20 John Marcotte & Vicki Freedman
21 Phillip & Cheryl Litt
22 Steve & Joan Freedman
22 Leonard & Sharon Rosen
24 Belmont & Gertrude Kershenbaum
25 Lowell Schmeltz & Ilana Glazier
26 Ron & Sharon Gadoth-Goodman
27 Ken & Shula Brown
27 Lenny & Robin Jacobson
28 Robert & Laurie Kimmel
28 Noel & Judy Lawson
29 Mark & Loraine Kuhn
30 Alan and Barbara Funk
If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please email the synagogue so we can update our records.
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