July 23, 2015

7 Av 5775

HIGH HOLIDAY INFORMATION

Guest Tickets

Guest tickets for High Holiday Services may be ordered through the synagogue office. For order form, please click here. Please place order by August 31st to allow time for processing.

YIZKOR BOOK 5776

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JULY 24TH

Please consider memorializing your loved ones in the Yizkor Books which will be used throughout the coming year, beginning on Yom Kippur. To add names to the Yizkor Book for the coming year, Click here for
the downloadable form, or simply respond to the e-mails and letters that were sent this month to those who had previously listed names.

Questions? Contact DebbieSinger: yizkorbooks@gmail.com

Sisterhood Corner

Tuesday, August 25, 7 p.m.

Challah Baking and Demonstration

at the home of Nancy Benchell Eisman. Bakers of all levels, from aspiring to expert, are invited to attend. Mark your calendars and watch for further details coming soon!

The first Book Club meeting was well-attended and enjoyed by all. Click here for list of future books and dates.
Thank you to Lori Orel and Shelley Fenyes for organizing Book Club. Your suggestions are welcome.

SHABBAT CHAZON

PARASHAT DEVARIM

Words Of Admonition

Moses, finally, at the end of his life, able to transition from a man of action to a man of words, rebukes the Israelites, who are receptive to his criticisms.

By Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen

Overview

Parashat D'varim begins with Moses recounting the history of the Exodus, from the giving of the second set of tablets at Sinai through to the incident of the 12 spies. Moses highlights his own role as leader, and blames the people for the fact that he has been prohibited from entering the Land. Special attention is also paid to the promise of the Land. Moses notes the establishment of the Sanhedrin and the Judicial system.

Moses then jumps ahead and reviews some of the final battles that have been fought, including the battles with Sichon and Og and the acquisition of land to the east of the Jordan (in which they were standing). At the end of this portion, Joshua, who will assume the role of leadership after Moses, is assured that, just as God led Israel to victory in the wilderness, so too God will lead Israel in battle when they cross into the Land.

In Focus

These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel on the other side of the Jordan.... (Deuteronomy 1:1).

click here to continue reading

May Their Memories Be For a Blessing

JULY YAHRTZEITS

7/27/2015 (11 Av)

Tilly Rose

7/29/2015 (13 Av)

Sydney Gartenberg

Simon Aaron Kapen

7/30/2015 (14 Av)

Rose Feibus

7/31/2015 (15 Av)

Mayme Lawson

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 Devarim/ Shabbat Chazon

Friday, July 24th

6 p.m., Chapel

Saturday, July 25th

9 a.m., Sanctuary
D'var Torah: Annie Jacobson

Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Sue and Sandy Birnholtz in honor of their new grandson, Koby Hildebrandt.

To help sustain Kiddush Lunch, please consider joining a Kiddush Lunch Bunch group. E-mail Mindy Shuback for more information.

Donations to the Kiddush Lunch Fund can also be made online or mailed directly to the synagogue.

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SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 25TH

COMMUNITY-WIDE TISHA B'AV SERVICE

10 P.M., CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

Maariv and chanting of Eicha (Book of Lamentations)

SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 26TH

8:30 A.M., SHACHARIT, TKA/BI CHAPEL

Shacharit service to include Torah and Haftarah readings for Tisha B'Av.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 26TH

5:00 P.M. MINHA, TKA/BI CHAPEL

Minha Service to include Torah and Haftarah reading for Tisha B'Av afternoon.

There will not be a Maariv service

on Sunday, July 26th.

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UPCOMING YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Formal youth activities will resume in the fall.

COMING THIS FALL:

"PJ OUR WAY," a reading program for youth ages 9-11.

A unique book club for parents and children which will meet 10/18, 11/15, 1/31, 2/28, and 5/1. Please e-mail Rabbi Robbins if you wish to receive further information about this program.

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

will resume August 1st.

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.

SUMMER LOVING

Great Love Stories of the Tanach

Dates: Mondays, 27, August 3, 10

Time: 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Cost: $90

Place: TKA/BI Library

Instructor: Mitch Parker

Begin your Mondays with a morning study of the love stories that are an integral parts of the Tanach. Learn the truth about the romances of Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Rachel, Samson and Delilah and David and Bathsheba. Spend a few summer hours immersed in the verses of one of the greatest love poems of all times, The Song of Songs, Shir Hashirim.

If you are interested in enrolling or would like more information, please contact Mitch: abbadoc@comcast.net.

ISRAEL:

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED.

Join Mitch Parker March 21-April 2nd in Israel.

Click here for detailed itinerary.

E-mail Mitch:

abbadoc@comcast.net

if you are interested in participating.