happy chanukah
Wishing you a very Happy Chanukah!
First Candle:  Sunday, December 6th
December 3, 2015 21 Kislev 5776
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SHABBAT 
SHALOM! 
Shabbat Vayeshev
Friday, December 4th
Shabbat Table
6 p.m., Chapel
Saturday, December 5th
9 a.m., Sanctuary
This morning we will celebrate with Judah Karesh and his family as he becomes a bar mitzvah.  Judah is the son of Gayla Bassham and Michael Karesh, and brother of Benton and Lena.  He is also the grandson of Linda and Russell Bassham and Mimi and Warren Karesh.
10:15 a.m.  Supervised Youth Room and youth activities.
Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Mimi and Warren Karesh in honor of their grandson Judah becoming a bar mitzvah.

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

DECEMBER MITZVAH OPPORTUNITIES

chanukah with star MCUSY GIFT DRIVE.  Help a local Jewish family in need with their Chanukah celebration.  Click here 
for a list of requested items, which should be dropped off, wrapped and labeled with ID#, in the box located in TKA/BI lobby by Friday, December 4th.  
Building hours on Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.  The building is closed during the day on Thursday.

JIMMY'S KIDS: Friday, December 25th.  Meet  8:45 a.m. at St. Stephen's gifts Lutheran Church, 1235 Lawndale, Detroit 48209, and help deliver holiday gifts to local needy families.  No rsvp necessary.


Mitzvah Day 2014 MITZVAH DAY 2015 Friday, December 25th.  Register to volunteer in local service projects in various locations around metro Detroit.  E-mail nlevine@jfmd.org or call 248-642-2656 for more information.
FAMILY AND YOUTH  ACTIVITIES

campfire FAMILY CAMP
MARCH 18-20, BUTZEL CONFERENCE CENTER, TAMARACK CAMPS
Joint Family Camp experience with Congregation Beth Shalom.
Click here for flyer with registration form.


Got talent
TALENT SHOW RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 27TH
Contact info and details coming soon!


pj library
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 1/31, 2/28, and 5/1. Please e-mail Rabbi Robbins if you wish to receive further information about this program. Click here for complete schedule and information.

TEEN MISSION 2016 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m.
West Bloomfield JCC, Rooms 202-203
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia Rd, Huntington Woods, MI 48070

maccabi
2016 JCC Maccabi Games and Artist Informational Meeting
December 6th, 4 p.m.
Handleman Hall, West Bloomfield JCC www.MaccabiDetroit.com
 
Frankel Jewish Academy presents "Anything Goes."  Performances are Thursday, FJA logo December 3rd, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday December 5th, 8 p.m.  Vicki Freedman is coordinating a block of tickets.  If you are interested in attending, please e-mail Vicki .
 
SPECIAL SHABBAT ACTIVITIES
KEEP CALM AND EAT SHABBAT LUNCH

Shabbat Home Hospitality Shabbat Dates:  
 1/23, 3/26 5/14


Shabbat Game Afternoons and Family Learningboard games
Extend your stay after kiddush lunch.  Enjoy board games and family learning together with other families.  12/12, 1/9, 3/5, 5/7.



To join the B'nai Israel Synagogue Family Facebook Group, contact Ilana Glazier

TKA/BI CONNECTIONS
Temple Kol Ami
Golden Celebration Shabbat
Friday, December 5th
7 p.m., Sanctuary
Everyone welcome.

Game Night, Dec. 19th
7-10 p.m.
TKA/BI Social Hall.
No charge.
Kids Fun and Games in Room 2, staffed by TKA teens

May Their Memories Be For a Blessing 
DECEMBER YAHRTZEITS
12/3/2015 (21 Kislev)
Sara Burbank
12/4/2015 (22 Kislev)
Liba Malka Ginsberg
12/6/2015 (24 Kislev)
Megan Lewis Graub
12/8/2015 (26 Kislev)
David Benjamin Levy
12/9/2015 (27 Kislev)
Elizabeth Glazier
Richard Rosen
12/12/2015 (30 Kislev)
Helen Rosenthal Levine
12/14/2015 (2 Tevet)
Helen Feiner
Ethel Fishman
Diana Nussbaum
12/15/2015 (3 Tevet)
Sophie Chitkin
12/16/2015 (4 Tevet)
Edith Gans
Harrison Myers
12/18/2015 (6 Tevet)
Graham Miller
12/19/2015 (7 Tevet)
Steven Lawrence Beale
Kenny Birnholtz
Mark Lieberman 
Julian Nusbaum
Leonard Sonenshein
12/20/2015 (8 Tevet)
William Erlich
David Kaufman
12/21/2015 (9 Tevet)
Lillian Lewis
Annie Wineberg
12/24/2015 (12 Tevet)
Ted Berman
Betty Berman Ellias
Manuel Faxstein
12/25/2015 (13 Tevet)
Howard Feigelson
Sussel Jakobes
12/26/2015 (14 Tevet)
Benjamin Williams
Elenore Winkelman
12/27/2015 (15 Tevet)
Donald Irwin Kapetansky
Gertrude Lind
Bernard Tucker
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.  
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Shabbat Youth Learning
Shabbat Morning Activities Youth Ages 6-12
Formal Activities in lower level 10:30 a.m.-11:45a.m. 
12/12, 1/9, 2/27 3/12, and 4/30
Teen D'var Torah Cafe, 11 a.m. 
Youth-led discussion in the social hall following D'var   Torah 12/12, 1/9, 2/27, 3/12, and 4/30

Adult Shabbat Learning
jewish books
Shabbat Shiurim (BI and TKA lay-led) 
12/19:  "Joseph and his Brothers: The Rest of the StoryA fun investigation of how Rabbinical stories understand the motivations of the brothers for maltreating each other and the assignment of responsibility for their actions.  Led by Mitch Parker
Future Dates: 2/20, 5/7   Each Shiur/Class is held in the chapel after lunch and prior to minha.  They will be led alternately by members of B'nai Israel Synagogue and Temple Kol Ami.

Dr. Mitch Parker, Shabbat Mornings 
Divrei Torah, sanctuary: 12/12, 1/9, 2/13, 3/12, 4/16, 5/7
Midrash Class, lower level:  11/28, 1/23, 2/27, 3/5, 4/23, 5/28, 6/18
Times for midrash class and Divrei Torah will vary.  Please check weekly bulletins for updates.

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Sisterhood Corner
Book Club:
On Sunday, January 10 3:30-5 p.m., TKA/BI Library. The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss Many thanks to Shelley Fenyes and Lori Orel for leading the discussions and providing snacks.
Mazel Tov 
Happy Birthday!
Birthday Cake
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
  Harrison Feber
  3 Fred Shuback
  4 Rabbi Mark Robbins
  4 Cindy Victor
  5 Christopher Beider
  6 Jacob Abramson
  6 Robyn Canvasser
  6 Michelle Kappy
  8 Shay Finn
  8 Judith Lawson
  9 Brandon Beider
  9 Andrew Serlin
 12 Rich Lawson
 14 Miriam Lupovitch
 15 Michael Balkin
 15 Louis Soverinsky
 16 Sydney Gordon
 16 David Victor
 17 Jolie Gittleman
 18 Benjamin Canvasser
 22 Lori Orel
 23 Joyce Breitman
 26 Linda Baruch
 26 Shelli Dorfman
 26 Steven Myers
 28 Brian Ginsberg
 30 David Ruskin
 31 Gaye Taub
Jewish Wedding

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
 16 Joseph & Carrie Roth
 19 David Victor
 20 Raymond & Nancy Silverman
 20 Alan & Gaye Taub
 23 David & Marla Weiss
 25 Sy & Pearl Manello
 26 Frank & Lisa Ellias
 30 Mitch & Cheryl Parker


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

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