January 28, 2016

18 Shevat 5776

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 7 P.M., SANCTUARY

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND

Click here for Daily Minyan Schedule

SHABBAT
SHALOM!

Shabbat Yitro

Friday, January 29th

6 p.m., Chapel

Saturday, January 30th

9 a.m., Sanctuary

10:15 a.m. Supervised Youth Room and youth activities.

Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Joanna and Jay Abramson, Alissa Citron and Jeff Lupovitch, Susan and David Feber, Cathy and Michael Graub, Jay and Renee Kozlowski, Lori and Matt Orel, Karen and Howard Rosenberg, Susan Knoppow and David Saperstein.

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

BI COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Future Shabbat Home Hospitality Dates:

3/26, 5/14

Please e-mail Rabbi Robbins to be a host or guest or with further questions.

"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.

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

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

COMING SOON: SUNDAY MORNING 3D

Daven, Dine and Discuss

8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Next 3D session: February 7th

Speaker: David Victor: "Is it Good for the Jews?"

Guest Chef: Sharon Rosen

Join us in the chapel for morning minyan, followed in the social hall by guest speakers and yummy breakfast. Open to anyone who wishes to participate. Contact Mitch Parker if you wish to assist with this program.

Shabbat Youth Learning

Shabbat Morning Activities Youth

Ages 6-12

Formal Activities in lower level 10:30 a.m.-11:45a.m.

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

2/27, 3/12, and 4/30

"Talmud for Beginners:

led by Dr. Mitch Parker

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m., Room 2 TKA/BI

Everyone is welcome, no prior knowledge required. Texts will have full English translations and commentaries. We will study the tenth chapter of Pesachim, which deals with the Seder night. Join the class in January and be prepared to astound your friends and relatives in April at your Seder with everything you have learned. $25.00 onetime charge for materials.

Please register with Mitch (abbadoc@comcast.net; 248 738 0220)

if you plan to attend.

Adult Learning

Thumin Beit Madrash in
cooperation with Congregation Beth Ahm

"Who are the People in your Talmudic Neighborhood?"

7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Ahm, $25 for the series.

Four sessions, led by Aaron Wogel, Judaic Studies faculty member, Frankel Jewish Academy. RSVP to ablau@cbahm.org or call 248-851-6880

Open Beit Midrash with Rabbi Rubenstein, 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Ahm

$5.00/session. All texts provided in Hebrew and English

February 1 - Shabbat Kiddush February 8 - Dive into the Mishna

February 22 - What's Bothering Rashi?

February 29th - A text-based Primer to the Mitzvot of Purim

Click here for flyer.

Sisterhood Corner

Sunday, February 7th 1-2:30

Shmoozers on the Go

Snowshoe Trek at Heritage Park, Farmington Hills.

$10.00 charge includes snowshoe rental and instruction. $5.00 charge if you have your own snow shoes. In case of no snow, there will be a nature trail walk.

Registration Options:

Online at https://recreg.fhgov.com/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/search.html, Class #211245-01. In person: at the Costick Activities Center, 28600 Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm and Wednesdays until 7:30 pm. Please Contact Cheryl Berlin with any questions: acberlin_mi@yahoo.com, or 248-763-1121.

Next Book Club book:
My Promised Land by Ari Shavit.

April 10th, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., TKA/BI Library.

Mazel Tov

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

29
Becky Bernard

29
David Chudnow

31
Robin Pappas

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

2 Hanna Berlin 4 Murray Baruch 12 Constance Victor 14 Jeffrey Eisman

14 Rebecca Tron 16 Benjamin Eisman 16 Brian Newhouse 16 Miriam Saperstein

17 Michael Golob 17 Leia Serlin 19 Nancy Silverman 20 Colton Graub

21 Inez Stevenson 22 Seymour Manello 25 Sheila Kurland 25 Sharon Rosen 26 Aaron Orel

FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES

2 Jerry & Gail Beale 9 Steven & Marlene Myers

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May Their Memories Be For a Blessing

JANUARY YAHRZEITS

1/28/2016 (18 Shevat) 1/30/2016 (20 Shevat)

Richard Reinherz Albert (Sam) Sklar

FEBRUARY YAHRZEITS

2/3/2016 (24 Shevat) 2/4/2016 (25 Shevat) 2/5/2016 (26 Shevat) 2/6/2016 (27 Shevat

Betty Crone Betty Ginsburg Joseph Langnas Isaac Faxtein

2/10/2016 (1 Adar 1) 2/14/2016 (5 Adar 1) 2/15/2016 (6 Adar I) 2/17/2016 (8 Adar I)

Oscar Kuhn Henrietta Hamburger Jack Gruber Wesley Brown

Arnold Lada

2/18/2016 (9 Adar I) 2/19/2016 (10 Adar 1) 2/21/2016 (12 Adar I) 2/21/2016 (12 Adar I)

Max Silverstein Klara Stark Theodore Jacob Levine Betty Margolis

2/22/2016 (13 Adar I) 2/22/2016 (13 Adar I) 2/22/2016 (13 Adar I) 2/22/2016 (13 Adar I)

Gloria Braverman Arthur Goodman Sol Reichberg Taub Leo Weber

2/23/2016 (14 Adar I) 2/23/2016 (14 Adar I) 2/25/2016 (a6 Adar I) 2/26/2016 (17 Adar I)

Wolfe Brown Esther Nusbaum Yetta Langfelder Ann Doneson

Maurice Katz

2/27/2016 (18 Adar I) 2/27/2016 (18 Adar I) 2/29/2016 (20 Adar I) 2/29/2016 (20 Adar I)

Alan Breitman Rose Lifshitz Doris Barahal Tron Arlene Beals

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B'nai Israel Synagogue

5085 Walnut Lake Road

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