May 28, 2015

10 Sivan 5775

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.

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.

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!

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.

ADULT EDUCATION

Saturday Night Learning, May 30th at the home of Mindy and Fred Shuback, 8 p.m.

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

Birthday Cake

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

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

Sisterhood Corner

Book Club

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

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