August 20, 2015

5 Elul 5775

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HIGH HOLIDAY INFORMATION

Member Tickets

Member tickets were mailed last week. If you did not receive your packet, please contact the synagogue office.

Guest Tickets

Guest tickets which have already been ordered for High Holiday Services should arrive in the mail this week. Additional Ttkets may still be ordered through the synagogue office. For order form, please click here. Please place order by August 31st to allow time for processing.

COMMUNITY WIDE SELICHOT SERVICE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, Congregation Beth Shalom

9:30 Maariv and Havdallah

10 p.m. Movie: The Walk

11 p.m. Selichot Click here for downloadable flyer.

SHABBAT SHOFTIM

Rabbi Bradley Artson

Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue

Justice, expressed in Parshat Shoftim, is one of the eternal religious obligations of Judaism.

Over the last several millennia, humanity has developed a large and growing body of profound writings, words that encapsulate the hopes, aspirations and potential of the human soul. Across the globe, religious traditions rightly exult in the majesty and depth of their sacred writings: the Bagavad-Gita, the Rig-Veda, the Dammapada, the Tao Te Ching, the Iliad, these are the spiritual heritage of humanity, a crowning glory of literary art and religious passion.

Reading these books constitutes an exposure to greatness. Yet there is something lacking in them all that the Hebrew Bible possesses in unique measure: a passion for justice for the poor, the weak, and the despised. Unlike the Buddhist ideal of a 'bodisatva' (an enlightened being) who is so pure that he can step over a beggar without remorse, Moses and Jeremiah consider justice and compassion to be the sine qua non of any true religiosity. One cannot claim to love God and not be passionate about justice. That is the primary Jewish contribution to the human spirit.

Yet there is a subtle Jewish assimilation afoot: because other

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May Their Memories Be For a Blessing

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

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.

Housing Needed for Shomer Shabbat couple October 16-17 who have a simcha at Temple Israel. If you are able to assist, please contact Jeff: by clicking here.

SHABBAT
SHALOM!

Shabbat Shoftim

Friday, August 21st

6 p.m., Chapel

Saturday, August 22nd

9 a.m., Sanctuary

Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by the following families: Michael and Debbie Balkin, Sue and Sandy Birnholtz, Nancy Benchell-Eisman and Jeffrey Eisman, Joan and Steve Freedman, Bernice Handler, and Marla and David Weiss.

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 22nd, 7:45 p.m., at the home of

Israel: The Road Less Traveled, March 21st-April 3rd,

led by Dr. Mitch Parker

Informational Meeting: Wednesday, September 8th, 8 p.m., at the home of Mitch and Cheryl Parker. Please rsvp to Mitch: abbadoc@comcast.net 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.

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. Please rsvp to Sandy Lada or Cheryl Berlin if you are able to attend.This event is limited to 30 people. There will be a $5.00 charge collected that evening. Everyone in attendance will be working with prepared challah dough, learning braiding techniques, and taking home recipes.

Book Club

Next Book Club Meeting: Sunday, October 18th.

We will be discussing the book All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr.

Thank you to Lori Orel and Shelley Fenyes for organizing Book Club. Your suggestions are welcome.