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.
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Moses as a model of one who seeks greater understanding
Rabbi Marc Wolf
Reenacting an historical moment through liturgy and deed is a forte of Judaism. Our calendar year overflows with holidays and observances that transport us to our former days and inspire us to reenter the narrative and relive salient moments of history. This week in particular, observing the 9th of Av, we read of the destruction of the Temple and continue the mourning of our ancestors for the calamities that befell them.
While it is possible to read this narrative as a preventive measure to ensure that we, too, do not fall victims to George Santayana's dictum condemning us to either learn from our history or repeat it, I believe that Judaism's message is a blessing, not a curse. It is a blessing for us to be able to relive life's difficult moments-and the reason why can be gleaned from Moses' behavior and our parasha this week.
Isaiah Horowitz, commenting on this week's parashah, Va'et'hanan, asserts that throughout the parshiyot of D'varim, we are constantly encouraged to learn and relearn the mitzvot of the Torah. The common name of
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May Their Memories Be For a Blessing
JULY YAHRTZEITS
7/30/2015 (14 Av)
Rose Feibus
7/31/2015 (15 Av)
Mayme Lawson
8/1/2015 (16 Av)
Ron Taub
8/2/2015 (17 Av)
Moishe Glazier
Phillip Nusholtz
8/3/2015 (18 Av)
Lillian Handler
8/6/2015 (21 Av)
Manya Gartenberg
Theodore P. Mason
8/7/2015 (22 Av)
Joel D. Hamburger
Bennie Magy
8/8/2015 (23 Av)
Marilyn "Mike" Feigelson
8/9/2015 (24 Av)
Bertha Chitkin
8/11/2015 (26 Av)
Sarah Lewis
Ormond Sacks
8/13/2015 (28 Av)
Louis Jonah Lieberman
8/14/2015 (29 Av)
Edward Avadenka
Leonard Gaba
Robert Alan Kapetansky
8/16/2015 (1 Elul)
Moshe Buncel
Louis Silverstein
8/17/2015 (2 Elul)
Robert Keila
8/18/2015 (3 Elul)
Louis Rose
Sam Toby
8/19/2015 (4 Elul)
Jack Harold Kaufman
8/21/2015 (6 Elul)
Franka Charlupski
8/23/2015 (8 Elul)
John Eby
8/24/2015 (9 Elul)
Reinald Freedman
8/26/2015 (11 Elul)
Ernest Gans
Arthur Markowitz
8/27/2015 (12 Elul)
Alex Kuhn
8/28/2015 (13 Elul)
Pearl Leah Naimark
8/30/2015 (15 Elul)
Rabbi Carl L. Manello
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Shabbat V'etchanan/Shabbat Nachamu
Friday, July 31st
Saturday, August 1st
9 a.m., Sanctuary
D'var Torah: Annie Jacobson
Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by the following Kiddush Lunch Bunch participants: Libby and Andy Beider, Robyn and Robert Canvasser, Tammy and Steve Dines, Lisa and Frank Ellias, Geri Feigelson, Vicki Friedman and John Marcotte, Ilana Glazier and Lowell Schmeltz, and Marcia and Chuck Seigerman.
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.
SATURDAY NIGHT LEARNING AUGUST 1ST
8:15p.m., at the home of Ed and Fran Chudnow. Please bring a copy of Pirkei Avot. RSVP to Ed if you plan to attend.
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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.
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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!
Thank you to Lori Orel and Shelley Fenyes for organizing Book Club. Your suggestions are welcome.
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Saturday Night Learning
August 1st, at the home of _____
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, 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.
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Mazel Tov
JULY BIRTHDAYS
30 Hannah Finn
30 Ian Robinson
31 Brandon Kappy
31 Noah Weingarden
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
1 Alissa Citron
2 Joshua Breitman
3 Laura Gartner
4 Steve Freedman
9 Leonard Rosen
10 Julia Abramson
10 Betsy Wolf
11 Nancy Benchell-Eisman
11 Marybeth Rosen
11 Michael Soverinsky
13 Elizabeth Breitman
13 Cathy Graub
15 Andy Beider
15 Kayla Kapen
15 David Saperstein
16 Marlene Margolis
16 Marcia Seigerman
18 Melissa Berlin
19 Katie Rosen
19 Sally Soverinsky
21 Stefani Chudnow
21 Adam Gordon
22 Maya Rosenberg
23 Vernon Gordon
25 Rabbi Jonathan Berger
27 Noah Marcotte
27 Cary Rosen
27 Melvin Toby
29 Edward Chudnow
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
30 David and Gloria Ruskin
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
4 Brian & Casey Ginsberg
If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please email the synagogue so we can update our records.
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