March 31, 201621 Adar II 5776
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SHABBAT 
SHALOM!       
Shabbat Shemini/Shabbat Parah                  
Friday, April 1st
Shabbat Table
6 p.m., Chapel
Saturday, April 2nd
9 a.m., Sanctuary
Rabbi Berger will officiate
   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 also the granddaughter of Anaruth and Henri Bernard and Natalie and Lonnie Wolf.10:15 a.m.  Supervised Youth Room 
Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by Betsy and Michael Wolf in honor of their daughter Adena becoming a bat mitzvah, and by Adena's aunts and uncles: Ken and Monica Bernard, Rabbi Greta and Bob Brown, Miry and Dan Serlin, and Randi Berry.

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

MAZEL TOV
To Chuck Seigerman, who will be honored this weekend by the Brain Injury Association of Michigan's Legacy Society with the 2016 Professional Service Award.  

BI COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

KEEP CALM AND EAT SHABBAT LUNCH
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 table
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 whimsyShabbat 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.

Elie Kaunfer
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 Saturday evening at the home of Mark and Loraine Kuhn: But I Don't Know How to Make Kiddush!: Talmudic Stories about Confronting Ignorance." Saturday evening session will be followed by Maariv and Havdalah.  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.
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Sisterhood Corner

Book Club
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
American Red Cross
Dave Henig Memorial Blood Drive
April 18th, 2-8 p.m.
TKA/BI Social Hall
Mazel Tov 
March Birthdays
Happy Birthday!
Birthday Cake
31 Sharon Knoppow  31 Meredith Weingarden
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
1 Henry Citron    Daniel Serlin             Mitch Parker
3  Miry Serlin      Stephen Jacobson      Deborah Balkin
   6  Tillie Silverman              Arnold Berlin             Oscar Band
 12 Brianna Dines                12 Arica Jacobson         13 Matthew Orel
 15 Eli Eisman                     16 Jonathan Abramson  20 Cheryl Berlin
 21 Rachel Kapen                 21 Jeffrey Lupovitch     21 Cooper Myers
 24 Elianna Orel                  26 Evan Chudnow         26 Marvin Kozlowski
 27 Adam Weingarden         27 Shira Wolf                30 Charles Seigerman
 30 Nathan Soverinsky

Jewish Wedding


MARCH ANNIVERSARIES  
31  Henry & Janice Citron
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
  4  Martin & Sheila Kurland          5  Vern & Karen Gordon
 19 Louis & Sally Soverinsky        27  Michael & Carol Golob
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 
APRIL YAHRTZEITS
4/1/16 (22 Adar II)          
Ruth Raimi
4/2/16 (23 Adar II)
Bruria Merman
4/6/16 (27 Adar II)
Tillie Kaufman
4/7/16 (28 Adar II)
Isidore Goode
Anne Wechselfeld

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.  
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