May 12, 2016  Yom Ha'Atzmaut4 Iyar 5776
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SHABBAT 
SHALOM! 
THIS SHABBAT THERE IS A TKA BAR MITZVAH.  PLEASE SHUTTLE FROM PRINCE OF PEACE.
Shabbat Kedoshim
Friday, May 13th
6 p.m., Chapel
Saturday, May 14th
9 a.m., CHAPEL
Dr. Mitch Parker will officiate.
11 a.m. Tot Shabbat with Gaye Taub.  Lower level.
11 a.m. Shabbat Youth Learning with Joe Bernstein.  
Kiddush is in the lower level.  There is no lunch this shabbat.
If you would like to be part of a Kiddush Lunch Group or would like to sponsor a lunch, please contact the synagogue office:  info@bnaiisraelwb.org.


SNL Saturday Night Learning
5596 Fox Hunt Lane West Bloomfield, MI at 8 p,
Conclude Shabbat with some study, light snacks, followed by maariv and havdalah. May 14th SNL will be at the home of Robert and Laurie Kimmel.
Please RSVP to Mitch.


BI COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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
Upcoming Shabbat Home Hospitality Dates:  
5/14 Please e-mail Joyce Breitman  to be a host or guest 
or with further questions.
Walk for Israel 2014SUNDAY, 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
lag b'omerLAG BA'OMER PICNIC
WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH, 5-8 P.M.
HERITAGE PARK (north shelter), FARMINGTON HILLS S'MORES
BRING YOUR OWN DAIRY OR PAREVE DINNER, WE WILL PROVIDE THE S'MORES!  Questions? Contact the synagogue office.

softball B'nai Israel Softball Team
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 
Multi-Age activities led by Joe Bernstein
YOUTH SHABBAT
SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH
All youth are invited to participate in the service. 
Please contact Susan Feber: susanfeber@gmail.com for more details.
Families with graduating high school seniors, please CLICK HERE

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)
May 15th.  Guest Speaker:  Vadim Avshalumov, Program Manager, Downtown Detroit Partnership
May 22nd Guest Speaker:  Rabbi Dan Horowitz
Future Dates: June 5th, June 19th
Come to Sunday morning minyan, stay for breakfast and discussion.  All are welcome.  
No charge to attend.  Interested in being a sponsor?  
Contact Mitch Parker: mitch@bnaiisraelwb.org
 

Talmud class with Mitch Parker
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the synagogue
Classes resume May 4th.  We will begin our studio  Brachot, the first section of the Talmud.  Interested?  Contact Mitch: mitch@bnaiisraelwb.org

SNLSaturday Night Learning
*******location and time
Conclude Shabbat with some study, light snacks, followed by maariv and havdalah. May 14th SNL will be at the home of ****
Mazel Tov 
Happy Birthday!
Birthday CakeMAY BIRTHDAYS
15 Marilyn Lantor
16 Trudy Jacobson
20 Linda Foster
21 Louise Lazarus
21 Megan Victor
22 David Feber
22 Karen Lovinger
27 Susan Gartenberg
27 Jay Kozlowski
28 Susan Birnholtz
28 Hilda Hamburger
31 Irvin Kappy
31 Marlene Myers

Jewish Wedding
MAY ANNIVERSARIES                                    
 20     Jay & Joanna Abramson                                           
 25    Joe & Leah Bernstein                                                
 26    Jeffrey Lupovitch & Alissa Citron                            
 28    David Saperstein & Susan Knoppow                      
 29    Oscar & Adele Band                                                  
 30    Ed & Fran Chudnow                                                 
 30    Steve & Linda Jacobson                                             

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 
MAY YAHRTZEITS

5/13/2016 (5 Iyar)                 Allen Charlupski, Lillian Ruth Levin, Lillian Sonenshein, Aaron Wineberg
5/14/2016 (6 Iyar)                 Max Nusbaum
5/15/2016 (7 Iyar)                 Irving Victor
5/16/2016 (8 Iyar)                 Imre Erdos, Sarah Kurland Fridenberg, Edith Miller
5/17/2016 (9 Iyar)                 Robert Perry Schloss
5/18/2016 (10 Iyar)              Gabor Fenyes, Marc Silverman
5/19/2016 (11 Iyar)              Avrum Greenbaum, Gertrude Greenbaum
5/20/2016 (12 Iyar)              Evelyn Graub, Gertrude Wapner
5/23/2016 (15 Iyar)              Marilyn Soverinsky
5/26/2016 (18 Iyar)              Sylvia Isaacs
5/27/2016 (19 Iyar)              Rabbi Moshe Funk
5/28/2016 (20 Iyar)              Pearl Mirkin
5/29/2016 (21 Iyar)              Abraham Joseph Kleinbard
5/31/2016 (23 Iyar)              Jean Rappaport


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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