April 28, 2016

20 Nisan 5776

SHABBAT
SHALOM! CHAG SAMEACH!

PASSOVER, YOM TOV CONCLUDING DAYS

APRIL 28th, 29th, 30th

Thursday, April 28th

7 a.m. Shacharit, Chapel

6 p.m. Minha/Maariv Chapel

Friday, April 29th

9 a.m., Sanctuary

Mitch Parker will officiate.

6 p.m. Chapel

Shabbat Morning, April 30th, 8TH DAY OF PASSOVER

8:30 a.m. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME, Sanctuary

The morning service will include Yizkor service and chanting of Shir Hashirim

Mitch Parker will officiate.

8:45 p.m.

Minha/Maariv/Havdalah to conclude Shabbat and Pesach, Chapel

Click here for the Rabbinical Assembly Guide to Passover
Click here to download and print
Passover Services Schedule

BI COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

B'nai Israel Social Action Project
To benefit persecuted Christians and other minority refugees
in the Middle East.

Sunday, May 1st, 3:30-5 p.m. ONLY

BI/TKA parking lot

Items to be collected: NEW Toddler clothing (tags must be attached), Feminine products, diapers, cash/check donations. Click here for complete information, including tax information and HelpIraq website

This project is in collaboration with St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church

and Covenant Baptist Church.

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

Future Shabbat Home Hospitality Dates:

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

or with further questions.

SUNDAY, MAY 15TH

8 a.m. 5K Family Fun Run (registration required)

10:30 a.m. Open to the Public

11 a.m. Special Guest Speaker Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst for The Jerusalem Post

12:30p.m. Kosher Lunch (no charge)

1:30 p.m. Walk begins Click here for complete event flyer

Jewish Family Service Annual Meeting

MISSION POSSIBLE: An Unforgettable Evening

with Natan SharanskyThe international undertaking that rescued 1.5 million Jews from the former Soviet Union

Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Congregation Shaarey Zedek

6:30 Registration

Commemoration of Operation Exodus and Jewish Detroit's role in building new lives for 7,000 refugees from the former Soviet Union. Advanced registration required due to limited seating. Everyone welcome, no charge. To register, please call 248-592-2339 or visit: jfsannualmeeting.org

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 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

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

Saturday 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.

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.

Mazel Tov

APRIL 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

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES

19 Louis & Sally Soverinsky 27 Michael & Carol Golob

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

APRIL/MAY YAHRTZEITS

4/30/16 (22 Nisan) Shmuel Muschkies

5/1/16 (23 Nisan) Julias Abramson

5/3/16 (25 Nisan) Max Fischel

5/4/16 (26 Nisan) Ida (Huddle) Band, Lottie Kwiatek

5/5/16 (28 Nisan) Sara Garber, Morris Soloway

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