April 14, 20166 Nisan 5776
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SHABBAT 
SHALOM!       
Shabbat Meztora/Shabbat Hagadol  
This Shabbat there is a TKA bar mitzvah in the sanctuary.  Please use the shuttle on Saturday morning from Prince of Peace.
Friday, April 15th
6 p.m., Chapel
Saturday, April 16th
9 a.m., CHAPEL
Mitch Parker will officiate.
10 a.m. Supervised Youth Room
Kiddush is sponsored by the Kiddush Lunch Fund and will be in the lower level following the conclusion of services.

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


passover table
Passover is coming!




MAZEL TOV
baby rattle, girl To Rita Goldstone on the birth of her new great-granddaughter, Abigail Hannah.  Mazel too to Abigail Hannah's parents, Jeff and Michelle Bortnick and big sister Elizabeth Pearla.
BI COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

TIKKUN OLAM/SOCIAL ACTION
Sunday, April 17th, 3:30 p.m. Help Iraq
BI/TKA Sanctuary
As we prepare to celebrate Passover, the Holiday of Freedom, please join us in welcoming Basal Bacall of St. Thomas Chaldean Church.  Basal is co-founder of HelpIraq.org. This organization benefits persecuted Christians and other Minority Refugees in the Middle East.  Basal will be giving a presentation and speaking about the problems Christians and other minorities face in the Middle East and how we can help them.  
All are welcome to join in this educational opportunity. There will be a future clothing and toy drive that will help assist these families.  
Please RSVP to the synagogue office if you are able to attend.

bbq
KOSHER RIB-OFF
Thursday, May 12, Hillel Day School
Interested in being part of the B'nai Israel Synagogue team of grillers/chefs? Contact Joe Bernstein: jmbernstein@yahoo.com

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.



softball B'nai Israel Softball Team in Formation.  
B'nai Israel is part of the inter-congregational softball league.  Games are played on Sunday mornings.  Men and women welcome. Must be 18 or over.
Interested?  Contact Steve Dines: stevedines@aol.com


To join the B'nai Israel Synagogue Family Facebook Group, contact Ilana Glazier
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: 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. 
4/30
Teen D'var Torah Cafe, 11 a.m. 
Youth-led discussion in the social hall following D'var   Torah 
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.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
3d
Sunday Minyan 3D (daven, dine, discuss)
returns May 15th.  
Future Dates:  May 15th, May 23rd, June 5th, June 19th
Come to Sunday morning minyan, stay for breakfast and discussion.

Talmud class with Mitch Parker
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the synagogue
Classes resume May 4th.  Interested?  Contact Mitch: mitch@bnaiisraelwb.org

SNLSaturday Night Learning
Saturday evenings weekly, Resumes May 7th, 8 p.m.
Conclude Shabbat with some study, light snacks, followed by maariv and havdalah. May 7th SNL will be at the home of Mitch and Cheryl Parker.
flower border
Sisterhood Corner
Sunday, May 1st, 2 p.m.
West Bloomfield Trail, Arrowhead Road
Please join us for a walk to welcome Spring on the West
Bloomfield trail. Meet at the trailhead at Arrowhead Road at 2:00. We'll stop for a bite at the Village Palace restaurant and walk back to the trailhead. Questions? Contact Cheryl Berlin: acberlin_mi@yahoo.com.

TKA/BI JOINT ACTIVITIES
American Red Cross
Dave Henig Memorial Blood Drive
April 18th, 2-8 p.m.
TKA/BI Social Hall
Mazel Tov 

Happy Birthday!
Birthday CakeAPRIL BIRTHDAYS
 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
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
 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

4/13/2016 (5 Nisan)                     4/14/2016 (6 Nisan)                   4/15/2016 (7 Nisan)
Jonas Dworin, Sam Friedman      Harold Milton Ellias                    Jack Chitkin
4/18/2016 (10 Nisan)                   4/19/2016 (11 Nisan)
Libby Rubinstein                          Jolyn Freedman
Sidney Wechselfeld                     Harry Silverman
   Sadie Weiss 
        
4/22/2016 (14 Nisan)                 4/23/2016 (15 Nisan)                  4/25/2016 (17 Nisan)
Mimi Schloss                              Esther Manko                               Goldie Chanel
      Rose Kaye
     Rose Kleinbard
4/26/2016 (18 Nisan)                4/27/2016 (19 Nisan)                   4/30/2016 (22 Nisan)
Bluma Stark                              Shmuel Muchkies                         Julius Abramson



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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