March 24, 2016

14 Adar II 5776

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HAPPY PURIM!

SHABBAT
SHALOM! Please use the shuttle on Shabbat morning

Shabbat Tzav from Prince of Peace.

Friday, March 25th

6 p.m., Chapel

Saturday, March 26th

9 a.m., CHAPEL

Rabbi Berger will officiate

We will celebrate the aufruf of Rabbi Josh Foster and Katie Mintzer. Mazel Tov to Josh's parents, Linda and David Foster, and to Katie's parents, Karen and Barry Mintzer.

10:15 a.m. Supervised Youth Room and youth activities led by our Ramah fellow, Jared Skopf.

Kiddush will be in the lower level following services, sponsored by the Kiddush Lunch Fund and Linda and David Foster, in honor of Katie and Josh.

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

UPCOMING SIMCHAS - Mazel Tov!

April 2nd Adena Fay Wolf will become a bat mitzvah.

Adena is the daughter of Betsy and Michael Wolf, and sister of Shira, Ilana and Jonah. Adena is the granddaughter of Anaruth and Henri Bernard and Natalie and Lonnie Wolf.

TODAH RABBAH

To Cathy Graub and Tammy Dines for sending mishloach manot to our college students.

To Sheila and Marty Kurland for taking all of the Purim Pasta to Yad Ezra following megillah reading.

CONDOLENCES

To Alan and Gaye Taub on the sudden passing this week of their nephew, Dennis Cangemi.

BI COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Future Shabbat Home Hospitality Dates:

5/14 Please e-mail Joyce Breitman to be a host or guest

or with further questions.

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

TKA Passover Seder

Passover Seder, Second Night

Saturday, April 23rd, 6 p.m.

Hosted by Temple Kol Ami and led by Rabbi Roman

Strictly kosher, catered by Dish Kosher Cuisine

Advanced registration is required by April 4th.

Please download and print the reservation form by clicking here.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Family tot shabbat

Tots and Parents Shabbat*

led by BI member and early childhood educator Gaye Taub

Join with Gaye in song and Shabbat play.

11 a.m., lower level: April 9, May 7, and June 18.

*children 5 and under

Shabbat Youth Learning

Shabbat Morning Activities Youth

Ages 6-12

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

3/26, and 4/30

Teen D'var Torah Cafe, 11 a.m.

Youth-led discussion in the social hall following D'var Torah

3/26, and 4/30

ADULT EDUCATION

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.

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

if you plan to attend.

B'nai Israel Synagogue is pleased to welcome

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer of Mechon Hadar as our

Scholar in Residence April 8-10, 2016

"Revitalizing Prayer and Community: A 21st Century Approach."

Weekend highlights include: Shabbat Dinner and evening Study Session: "Can I Pray What I Don't Believe;"

D'var Torah Shabbat morning:
"Can Doubters Pray?; Shabbat afternoon following lunch "Empowered Judaism: What It Means for Synagogue Life,;" and following shabbat minha: But I Don't Know How to Make Kiddush!: Talmudic Stories about Confronting Ignorance." There will be an additional session following minyan breakfast Sunday morning: "Comforting God?: A New Understanding of the Mourner's Kaddish. The community is invited to join us over the course of Shabbat at no charge. There is a charge to attend Shabbat Dinner.

To register for Shabbat dinner, please click here for downloadable form.
ALL DINNER RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 4th.

Sisterhood Corner

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

April 3rd, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., TKA/BI Library. PLEASE NOTE DATE

TKA/BI JOINT ACTIVITIES

Dave Henig Memorial Blood Drive

April 18th, 2-8 p.m.

TKA/BI Social Hall

Mazel Tov

March Birthdays

24 Talya Berger 24 Jeremy Rosenberg 26 Karen Orzach 26 Roi Orzach 29 Brittany Beider 30 Ryan Schmeltz 31 Sharon Knoppow 31 Meredith Weingarden

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

28 Bob & Joyce Breitman 31 Henry & Janice Citron

To make a donation in honor of someone's birthday or anniversary, please click here.

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

May Their Memories Be For a Blessing

MARCH YAHRTZEITS

3/19/2016 (9 Adar II) 3/20/2016 (10 Adar II) 3/22/2016 (12 Adar II) 3/25/2016 (15 Adar II)

Sharon Florence Weiss Nancy Fischer Ricki Nederlander Katy Erdos

Rhea Lazarus Leah Yudell Jewell Dorothy Shuback

Joseph Weiss

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.

B'nai Israel Synagogue is affiliated with USCJ

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

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B'nai Israel Synagogue

5085 Walnut Lake Road

West Bloomfield, Michigan 48323

248-432-2729