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Inside this issue... Monthly Announcements 2
From the Rabbi’s Desk 3
Adult Education 3
The President’s Column 4
Sisterhood 5
Shabbat Happenings 5
Stacks 5
Gift Card Order Form 7
Donations 8-9
Caring 9
Sponsors 10
Calendar 11
November 2013 Cheshvan 5774 - Kislev 5774
Beth Hillel Chai-Lites A Conservative Synagogue for the Greater Hartford Area
Visit us online at www.BethHillelSynagogue.org
Upcoming Events November
2 First Shabbat
8-9 Library Shabbat
11 Rabbi Lunch and Learn
13 Sisterhood Accessorize
14 Schmooze
15 Home Service
18 Rabbi Lunch and Learn
18 Adult Ed Class
22 Outreach Service
24 Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
25 Rabbi Lunch and Learn
25 Adult Ed Class
December
2-4 Hanukkiah Lighting
12 Schmooze
13 Congregational Shabbat dinner
24 Barbara Leslie Mem Game night
Beth Hillel Synagogue Presents
Adult Education & Library Shabbat November 8-9, 2013
Professor Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi
Professor of Comparative Literature at Hebrew University
Topic for Friday, November 8, 2013:
A Century of Women: One Woman's Journey
Topic for Saturday, November 9, 2013
"The Urban Congregation in Mid-Twentieth Century Amer-
ican Jewish Fiction: Grace Paley & Philip Roth"
Kiddush Following Service
Luncheon Fee $8.00 Per Person
RSVP with payment to the synagogue office
160 Wintonbury Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 242-5561
Page 2 Beth Hillel Chai-Lites
Announcements Milestones
Barbara Reisner on the Bar Mitzvah of her
grandson Jared Reisner.
Philip Small on the engagement of his
daughter Rebecca Small to Seth Fink.
Jackie Isaacson and Lou Blumenfeld on
the engagement of their daughter/step-
daughter Rebecca Small to Seth Fink
Myrna Kahan on the Bar Mitzvah of her
grandson, Andrew Asnes.
Lynn Kaplan on the engagement of her
son Brett Gottheimer to Elizabeth
Jaworski.
Jack Rodin on the marriage of his son
David Rodin to Jay Cardenas.
Refuah Shelema
Joel Caplin
Bernice Carr
Mike Cohen
Barry Dubofsky
Ellie Feldman
Art Gandelman
Marc Glass
Myron Halpin
David Nemirow
Heidi York
Beth Hillel is an egalitarian
Conservative synagogue
rooted in the ancient
traditions of the Torah while
growing to meet the changes
and challenges of our world.
Its core are the many people
of different ages and
backgrounds who have
chosen to make it their
spiritual home, joining
together for prayer, learning,
and celebration. The many
branches of Beth Hillel’s
community provide support to
its congregants, reaching out
to each other and welcoming
our neighbors as together we
learn from the past and teach
for the future.
Mission Statement BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE 160 Wintonbury Avenue
Bloomfield Ct 06002
Rabbi: Gary L. Atkins
Rabbi Emeritus: Philip Lazowski
Staff:
Office Manager: Lynn Kaplan
Bookkeeper: Madalyn Levy Rabbi’s Secretary Bonnie Eisenberg-
Greene
Bulletin Editor Elizabeth Hoffman
Officers:
President …….. Jackie Isaacson Vice President ……. Lori Glass
Myron Cohen
Alan Goodman
Treasurer ……. Norm Famely
Asst. Treasurer Lou Blumenfeld
Financial Secretary ….. Richard Gutcheon Recording Secretary … Shirley Morrison
Main Office: (860) 242-5561 Fax: (860) 242-5683
Website: www.bethhillelsynagogue.org
E-mail [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS (except for Jewish holidays)
Mon, Tues, Thurs 9:30 am—2:30 pm Fri 9:30 am—1:30 pm
Closed Wednesday
Beth Hillel Synagogue is a member of
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Break the Fast Sponsors
Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins Paula and David Baram Phyllis & Robert Berman
Fern & Joel Cohen Marla Cohen Myron Cohen
Beverly & Jason Gans Lori and Marc Glass
Ellie and Mark Goldberg Rona Gollob
Marilyn and Alan Goodman Linda and Ken Howell
Jackie Isaacson & Lou Blumenfeld Debbie and Joel Kent
Muriel Kesten Philip Knecht
Tammi Kraushaar Shelley and Stephen Lipman
Maxine and Mel Marcus Barbara and Scott Merkelson
Shirley Morrison Sandra & Marc Needelman
Millie and Herb Osber Barbara Reisner Jan Rosenthal
Jean and Gershon Sosin Nancy and Marty Swilling
Judge Jerry Wagner Diane and Marcus Wolfset
Todah Rabbah For Your Generosity!
Sukkot Open House
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From Rabbi Atkins’s Desk
Rabbi Gary Atkins
Your Rabbi
Shalom Congregants and Friends, It is indeed noteworthy to encounter an event which, we are told, will not happen again for 76,000 years. What event? The fact that the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will occur on the same day. The Jewish world had a lot of special commemorative events when the once-in-26-year phenomenon of Birkat HaHama (Blessing of the sun) occurred in 2008. (Remember going to the West Hartford Children's Museum planetarium?) This event is 300 times more rare! Of course, who knows what life will be like at that far-distant date... But the future possibilities are theoretical; in the "here and now" we will be celebrating these two holidays starting Wednesday, November 27th. There have been many articles circulating in the press commenting about this coincidence and, in the spirit of America, the unique opportunities of commercialism that it has engendered. I am asking our bulletin editor to include one for you to read as background information in this issue of Chai-lites. Actually, in the balancing out of the two events starting that evening, I'll choose Thanksgiving. Its more universal message resonates with me, as well as the fact that I am aware that it is based on Biblical teachings. The fact that the Hanukkah holiday lasts for eight days reinforces the Thanksgiving
message, as well as giving us lots of opportunities to celebrate the Hanukkah holiday after the Thanksgiving turkey (or vegetarian option) has been digested. We will be celebrating both holidays at Beth Hillel Synagogue. We will be hosting, with the unanimous agreement of our Board of Directors, the annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service sponsored by the Bloomfield Interfaith Association. That service will be Sunday evening, November 24th, at 7pm in our sanctuary. I thank now our Sisterhood, which is always there to support synagogue activities, for proving a "collation" for the community after the service. I imagine that my sermons/teaching the Shabbat before will be on the theme of the upcoming holidays. The Ritual Committee has approved some adjustments in our minyan and Hanukkah lighting, reflecting what most peoples’ priorities will be. You will see that schedule elsewhere in the Chai-lites as well. Subject to change, our major observances will be on the Shabbat of Thanksgiving weekend, and then the last days of the holiday, e.g. Monday through Thursday, December 2-5. There are many events to interest you in November. Our home services have been most successful; do join us for the last one of the fall, November 15, at the Baram residence, and the outreach service at the Goldberg's home in Avon on November 22nd. Adult Ed has seen good attendance at both the "Lunch and Learn," which is ongoing, and my Monday evening study, which will be on November 18 and 25. Our Library Shabbat weekend should
be most exciting, with our guest speaker, Professor Sidra DeKoken Ezrachi. And there are many other programs and continuing activities... As always, your participation is what makes them successful! Wishes for a good month! Enjoy the last flashes of color in the leaves and get ready for the colder weather! And count your blessings!
NEED THE RABBI?
Rabbi Atkins is always available.
His normal day off is Wednesday.
However, he is always contactable
via his home phone (860-726-
9312) or cell phone (860-331-
0879). PLEASE WRITE THESE
NUMBERS IN A CONVEN-
IENT PLACE FOR YOU TO
ACCESS THEM WHEN NEED-
ED. Please also let him or the of-
fice know of any illnesses, hospi-
talizations, simchot or needs. Feel
free to also update the office on
any information related to a con-
gregant. Rabbi Atkins will be
away Oct 28 - Nov 7; coverage has
been arranged for any emergency
situation.
Adult Ed Classes
November 18, 25
After evening minyan
“Exotic Jewish Communities”
Jewish Communities from the 4 Corners of the Earth - Jews of
Kaifeng, China
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The President’s Column
From October 11th-15th the Unit-ed Synagogue of Conservative Judaism celebrated its 100th an-niversary with a gala celebration in Baltimore. Shirley Morrison, Rona Gollob and I were among approximately 1200 delegates and over 100 USYers who joined in the celebration. It was a meaningful and worthwhile expe-rience. The convention began with a Shabbaton which I was unable to attend but which Shirley and Rona did. The con-vention itself began on Sun-day and ran to Tuesday after-noon. We are planning on shar-ing the experience with you at a Shabbat service.
While the convention celebrated the past, the focus was to ex-plore our needs for the fu-ture. Together, through a series of conversations we explored the dramatic changes taking place in the Jewish world and learned how innovative thinkers are re-sponding to these changes. We reexamined the definition of com-munity, using "kehilla" in place of synagogue, a change in term adopted by the USCJ when it re-structured a few years ago. "Kehilla" alludes to inclusion and companionship rather than to a building, as did the term "synagogue." The goal is to wel-come, educate, and inspire the individuals in our communities. The presentations energized and inspired us to return to our kehil-lot with the purpose of continuing the conversations that are neces-sary to enable the USCJ to pro-ceed in, and hopefully thrive and grow through the next century of Conservative Judaism. It is our hope that we will be able to use what we learned to help the Beth
Hillel Kehilla select a direction consistent with the needs of the greater Hartford Jewish Commu-nity for the twenty-first century.
Here at Beth Hillel, as always, we are busy with our many programs and classes. The Adult Education Committee, led by Myrna Schaff-man and Tobie Katz provided an inspiring speaker, Alyse Lichten-stein, a recent BU graduate who spoke on her experiences partici-pating in "One By One," a pro-gram designed to bring together the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors with the chil-dren and grandchildren of Holo-caust perpetrators. The Adult Ed Committee teamed up with Brotherhood, which provided a sumptuous breakfast prepared by a team led by our gourmet chef, Mark Goldberg which pre-ceded the moving presentation. November 8th and 9th our Li-brary Committee, led by Barb Merkelson and Deb Gutcheon, has an exciting author weekend planned for us with Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, Professor Emerita of Comparative Litera-ture at Hebrew University in Jeru-salem. I hope that those of you who can will be there for all or part of the weekend.
We also have continued with our attempt to move outside of our building in twenty-first century style, with a well-attended Beth Hillel home Friday Shabbat ser-vice at the Schaffmans and an outreach Friday Shabbat service at the Waldos. Next up as I write is our first Shabbat dinner of this year followed by our first-ever Saturday Shabbat service at Hebrew Health Care to bring our Shabbat morning experience to its residents. In November we'll
have the next Friday night Shabbat home service, this one at the Barams. As we learned in Baltimore, moving outside of the walls of our building for some of our events is part of the current direction of Jewish life. With the leadership of Rab-bi Gary and the Ritual Commit-tee we already are on our way. So far it appears that our Beth Hillel family favors this new approach and as long as we continue to participate in and enjoy this new direction I am sure the Board will see that it continues. 'Til next month, Jackie
See the gift card order form on page 7 to order gift cards for
regular or holiday use. Help the synagogue raise money this easy way! Contact the office
with any questions.
Rabbi Philip Lazowski will be cel-ebrating the 70th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday-morning, November 23, at The Emanuel. He and Ruth are extending an invitation to the members of Beth Hillel Syna-gogue to join them in their sim-cha. There will be regular Shab-bat morning services at Beth Hil-lel Synagogue that morning for those who may not be attending the Bar Mitzvah commemoration.
Next Congregational Shabbat dinner is Dec. 13, 6:15 pm
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Shabbat Happenings First Shabbat Saturday
Afternoon Service Saturday, November 2 at
5:30pm Reminder: Saturday afternoon services are now scheduled for ONLY the first Shabbat of each month. If you need a minyan for a yahrzeit or any other reason, please contact Rabbi Atkins at least a week in advance so that it can be scheduled and announced.
HOME SERVICE Fri., November 15, 8pm
Baram residence, 5 Warbler Circle. No service at BHS.
OUTREACH SERVICE: Fri., November 22, 8pm Ellie and Mark Goldberg residence, 103 Brookmoor Dr., Avon
As part of the community “Big Tent” outreach program, Beth Hillel Synagogue has volunteered to try a program of monthly outreach services. There will also be a Friday night service at Beth Hillel for those who prefer the Bloomfield service, to be led by a member of our Ritual Committee.
KRISTALLNACHT
The 75th anniversary of this sad event in Germany, considered
to be the “start” of the Holocaust, will be observed with memori-al prayers the Shabbat of November 8 and 9. There will also be a special lecture by Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, one of the fore-most scholars of the Holocaust, at the UConn West Hartford Campus Auditorium on Monday evening, November 11. Admis-sion is by ticket only. Rabbi Atkins was given a very few to dis-tribute; contact him and then the campus if you wish to attend.
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Sisterhood Stacks
If you have not read The Loudest
Voice by Grace Paley or Conver-
sion of the Jews by Philip Roth,
we have copies of each story in
the library. Just look on the desk
for the short story folder. Our
special guest speaker Professor
Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi will refer
to these stories on Saturday, No-
vember 9.
Blue flyers about the Adult Ed/
Library Shabbat weekend have
been placed in the magazine
racks near the main sanctuary
and chapel.
Hope to see you at the Adult Ed/
Library Shabbat weekend No-
vember 8-9.
Barb & Deb
EMBRACING CHANGE The Hartford Jewish Federation and the Big Tent Initiative are holding a day-long special confer-ence on Sunday, November 17, on the Jewish fu-ture. Flyers are available at the synagogue. If you would like to attend, check with Rabbi Atkins.
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KASHRUT COLUMN—Rabbi Gary Atkins It has come to my attention that there are now a lot of genetically modified fish on the market. A company called Aqua Bounty, for example, produces a faster growing fish by splicing the genes of an eel like creature into the salmon's genes. The question for us is not just "is it safe?" We also have to ask, as we often do, "Does it have fins and scales?" And even if it does, is there a problem because of the splicing in of the genes of a non-kosher animal? Upon research, I find that Rabbi Avram Reisner wrote a teshuvah of 1997 that remains the normative position of the Conservative movement, and it holds that genetic modification does not constitute a violation of the various laws related to kilayim (mixing of species). Furthermore, even the products of old-fashioned mixed breeding, like a beefalo or a nectarine, are kosher, as long as the end result meets the criteria of kashrut for its type. In other words, If a genetically modified salmon has fins and scales, then it is kosher, even if it has some eel genes.
Hannukah
HANUKKIAH LIGHTING SCHEDULE
Mon., Dec. 2: BHS Brotherhood Tues., Dec. 3: BHS Board of
Directors Wed. Dec. 4: BHS Sisterhood ...after evening minyan
THANKSGIVING PERIOD SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sun. 11/24 7pm - Bloomfield Interfaith Association Community Service at Beth Hillel Synagogue Thurs. 11/28 9am - morning minyan. NO EVENING MINYAN Fri. 11/29 9am – morning minyan, EARLY KABBALAT SHAB-
BAT SERVICE 6:15pm Sat. 11/30 9:30am - regular Shabbat morning service Sun. 12/1 9am – morning minyan
Gobble tov! American Jews ready for Thanksgivukkah… with thanks to LEANNE ITALIE (AP) …….It's a turkey. It's a menorah. It's Thanksgivukkah! An extremely rare convergence this year of Thanksgiving and the start of Hanukkah has created a frenzy of Talmudic proportions.
There's the number crunching: The last time it happened was 1888, or at least the last time since Thanksgiving was declared a federal holiday by President Lincoln, and the next time may have Jews lighting their candles from spaceships 79,043 years from now, by one calculation.
There's the commerce: A 9-year-old New York boy invented the "Menurkey" and raised more than $48,000 on Kickstart-er for his already trademarked, Turkey-shaped menorah. Woodstock-inspired T-shirts have a turkey perched on the neck of a guitar and implore "8 Days of Light, Liberty & Latkes." The creators nabbed the trademark to "Thanksgivukkah."…..
The lunisolar nature of the Jewish calendar makes Hanukkah and other religious observances appear to drift slightly from year to year when compared to the U.S., or Gregorian, calendar. But much of the intrigue over Hanukkah this year is buried deep in the history of Thanksgiving itself, which hasn't always been fixed in the same spot. That caused some initial confusion over Thanksgivukkah, aka Turkukkah.
In 1863, Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as the last Thursday in November (the month sometimes has five of those) and the holiday remained there until President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of Congress fixing it as the fourth Thursday, starting in 1942.
Since 1863, Thanksgiving and the first full day of Hanukkah on the Gregorian calendar have not overlapped. Jewish practice calls for the first candle of eight-day Hanukkah to be lit the night before Thanksgiving Day this year, so techni-cally Thanksgivukkah falls on the "second candle" night.
And then there's Texas. Before 1863, each state decided on its own date for Thanksgiving. As late as 1956, Texans were still chowing down on turkey and stuffing a week later than everyone else, according to a history put together by Chabad.org of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Jews. That means Jews in that state might have also been lighting their first Hanukkah candle in 1945 and 1956.
For more information on this theme… anticipate the rabbi’s sermon on Saturday, November 23!
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ABE MORRISON SHABBAT DINNER FUND In Honor of Barbara Reisner’s grandson Jared Reisner’s Bar Mitzvah Barbara Bloom Yahrzeit for Esther Silverman Natalie Baraban In Loving Memory of Daniel Dworetsky Barbara Bloom
ALEX LEBED FUND Yahrzeit for Ethel Halpin Myron Halpin Max Silverman Helene Rosenshein Nathan Block Myron & Beverly Halpin In Loving Memory of Sal Vinci Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
BUILDING FUND Yahrzeit for Lee Lapides Sue Ellen Bromberg Stanley Silverman Helene Rosenshein
EDWARD GERSHENOWITZ FUND In Loving Memory of Judy Krasnow Mrs. Lorna Gershenowitz & family
EDWARD N. BROMBERG RITUAL EDUCATION MEMORIAL FUND In Honor of Myrna Kahan’s grandson Andrew Asnes’ bar mitzvah Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins Yahrzeit for Harry Slutsky Hilda Grossman
GENERAL FUND Yahrzeit for Abraham Kirshenbaum Sandra & Michael Delin & Family Alec Bransky Ruth Smith Anna Trachtenberg Naomi Taub Nathan Trachtenberg Naomi Taub Anna Lazarowitz Martin Lazarus Bessie Flitt Maxine Marcus Betty Miller Osber Herb Osber Corinne Karp Siegel Joel Lefkowitz Dora Levy Marvin Hoberman Dr. & Mrs. Israel Trachtenberg Naomi Taub
Esther Silverman Jean Sosin Harry Smith Ruth Smith Irving Lazarowitz Martin Lazarus Jacob Serotte Barry & Debby Berson Jennie Kaufman Mim Katz Lillie Abramson Zenia Lindenauer Louise Hatten Jeana Press Mark Trachtenberg NaomiTaub Michael Andrew Pinkus Benjamin Pinkus Nora Goldberg Esther Rauch Philip Kirshenbaum Sandra & Michael Delin & Family Rae & Israel Murzin Naomi Taub Rhoda Rosenthal Jan Rosenthal Samuel Slipchinsky Ruth Sloate Samuel Wilson Arthur Wilson Tillie Smith Ruth Smith Yale Dickstein Benjamin Pinkus In Loving Memory of Bil Bilder Ronald & Barbara Fishman Frank Rosenfield Ruth Smith Refu'ah Shelaymah to Anna Neleber Joel Lefkowitz Marc Glass Mickey & Joyce Libbin In Celebration of Dorothy & Norman Cohen wedding anniversary Joel Lefkowitz
IDA AND SAM COHEN FUND Yahrzeit for Samuel Cohen Ida Cohen
KIDDUSH FUND In honor of Chanting the haftorah Judge Jerry Wagner Brett & Elizabeth’s engagement Bob & Phyllis Berman Yahrzeit for Joseph Kovalsky Steven Kovalsky
LIBRARY FUND Yahrzeit for Dorothy Goldberger Joan Smith In Loving Memory of Sylvia Levy David & Paula Baram
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING FUND In Honor of Mickey & Joyce Libbin new grandson, Evan Davis Alford Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
MINYONAIRES Yahrzeit for Haskel Alter Gladys Goldstein
PAUL AND LIBBY WOLFBERG ENTERTAINMENT FUND In Loving Memory of Daniel Dworetsky Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins In Appreciation of Dr. Benson Horowitz helpfulness Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
PRAYER BOOK FUND Yahrzeit for Anna Helman Lila Abramson Rhoda Rosenthal Bette Rosenthal
RABBI ATKINS DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of Jackie Isaacson becoming President of Beth Hillel David & Paula Baram Mel Marcus Birthday Leonard Swade Noah Benjamin Atkins, Iris & Rabbi Gary's newest grandchild! Debbi & Ronald Clymer Yahrzeit for Abraham Rosenthal Bette Rosenthal Abraham Silver Jacob Fagin Alfred Moss Dr. Ronald Moss Betty Kaplan Edward & Judith Kaplan Harry Carr Leon Carr Herman Bercowetz Bette Rosenthal Ida Friedman Arlene Friedman Ida Rose Elaine Rose Ida Rosenthal Bette Rosenthal Isaac Gandelman Arthur Gandelman Janet Berman Stanley Cohen Jennie Gruber Glenn & Beth Gerber Jennie Kaufman Arlene Friedman Joseph Rose Elaine Rose Morris Rosenthal Bette Rosenthal Rebecca Gandelman
Arthur & Evelyn Gandelman In Loving Memory of Dorothy Shuman David & Paula Baram Marcia Aronson Feinberg Stanley Cohen In Appreciation of Meeshebayrach prayers Mickey & Joyce Libbin Harry Berry for your kindness Mel & Maxine Marcus Holiday and Yahrzeit Services Jack Rodin Rabbi Gary Atkins In Support of Social Action Work Leonard Swade Iris and Rabbi Gary Atkins for their thoughtfulness, prayers and kind words Gershon & Jean Sosin Iris and Rabbi Gary Atkins Your Hospitality at Succoth and kind wishes for my family Shirley Morrison Rabbi Atkins for visits, prayers, good wishes and blowing the shofar! Mel & Ellie Feldman Rabbi Gary Atkins Prayers at cemetery Stanley Cohen Edna Post Rabbi Gary Atkins kindness Mel & Maxine Marcus Refu'ah Shelaymah to Brian Scott Denenholtz Shirley Denenholtz Ken Kaplan Barbara & Herb Kaplan In Celebration of David Rodin & Jay Cardenas married 9-14-13 Jack Rodin Helen Giller & Marvin Goldberg recent wedding Leon & Bernice Carr
RABBI EMERITUS DISCRETIONARY FUND Yahrzeit for Fannie Kruh Susan Schwalbendorf Martha Sandler Lois Vanesse Sidney Frank Sheila Lutin
RABBI PHILIP LAZOWSKI EDUCATION FUND In Celebration of Roberta & Donald Baggish new great-grandson Benjamin Ruth Smith
SLESS MUSIC FUND Yahrzeit for Charles Adelstein Ms. Hana Levinson-Bogen In Loving Memory of Hal Soloff Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
SPECIAL KITCHEN FUND
We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions
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Social Action/Caring The CHESED CARING COMMITTEE continues to provide comfort to the congregants of Beth Hillel Synagogue. The Hebrew word "chesed" does not have a precise English equivalent but is probably closest to "loving-kindness." In the Jewish moral tradition, "chesed" is associated with love, giving, and altruism. For congregants who are ill, hospitalized, undergoing rehab, or otherwise in need of prayers and well wishes, our committee members are very generous with their time. We send cards of encouragement; we visit people in hospitals or their homes, rehab, or nursing home facili-ties; we call to let them know that they are in our thoughts and our prayers. On occasion, we provide meals and an oc-casional ride. We have challot and small bottles of grape juice to share just before Shabbat. When we offer a chamsa/dove as a "good luck charm" - we see faces light up. We, in return, are blessed by the knowledge that we are providing comfort to those most in need. We can only provide our services if/when we are aware of the need. If you or a loved one wish to be on the receiv-ing end of our services, you may call me (Iris) directly (860-726-9312) or leave a message at the synagogue office. Privacy will always be protected - unless you wish to extend the network of well wishers! Iris E. Atkins and Joel Neuwirth Co-Chairs, Chesed Caring Committee
THE BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE
MINYONAIRES
SCHMOOZE AND LUNCH PROGRAM THURSDAY November 14, 2013
THOM HOOPER Director of Bloomfield Planning and Zoning
“The Bloomfield CenTer Plan” Speaker at 11 AM; Lunch at Noon.
Cost of Lunch is $4.00 RSVP to the Synagogue at 860-242-5561
Reservations entitle you to a chance in drawing for a $25.00 gift card. You must be present to win.
PROGRAM: 11:00 TO NOON SCHMOOZE AND LUNCH: NOON TO 1:30PM
SCHMOOZING (FREE); LUNCH $4.00
RSVP: SYNAGOGUE OFFICE 242-5561
In Loving Memory of Sylvia Levy Tobie Katz and David Wichman Marcia Goldberg Adam Curtis Tobie Katz and David Wichman In Honor of Lillian Miller- new Great granddaughter Marcia Goldberg Iris and Rabbi Gary – new grandson Marcia Goldberg Marilyn and Alan Goodman - wedding anniversary Tobie Katz and David Wichman Yahrzeit for Harry Letchowetsky Tobie Katz Celia Letchowetsky Tobie Katz Samuel Waxman Faye Sklar Meyer Sklar Ruth Sklar
Donations cont.
BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE HOLDS SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE AT HEBREW HEALTH CARE
Rabbi Gary Lavit, the chaplain at Hebrew Health Care for over twenty-five years, had a problem. He had a number of residents/patients who wanted to attend and experience Shabbat services, but they could not actively contribute to the service. How could he give them the experience of an enthusiastic Shabbat ser-vice, with a congregation of active participants who know how to sing and daven and who enjoy doing so with spirit? He contacted Rabbi Atkins and inquired whether Beth Hillel Synagogue would be willing to be innovative and community-minded.... and thus willing to "move" their Shabbat morn-ing service to Hebrew Health Care on an occasional basis. Beth Hillel con-gregants would have the ability to do a special mitzvah and the Hebrew Health Care residents would benefit thereby. Our synagogue Ritual Com-mittee and Board of Directors both affirmed the value of doing this service. Rabbi Lavit was willing, on his part, to have the prayer service be the service of Beth Hillel Synagogue, con-ducted in accordance with Beth Hillel traditions and that of the Conservative movement. Indeed, it was a "Win-Win" situation. So, on Parashat Haye Sarah, October 26, this special service first took place. The next one will be scheduled on Shabbat in March 2014.
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The deadline for submission to the December Bulletin is November 12.
Visit us online at www.BethHillelSynagogue.org
MITZVOT TZEDAKAH—YOUR GUIDE TO GIVING
Beth Hillel synagogue offers many choices for donations to the Synagogue from formal endowments, designated funds. Honorials and Memorials, to operating and reserve funds. For more detailed information, ask our office staff to have the responsible committee representative contact you.
Unless otherwise noted by *, please send the following fund donations to the Synagogue Office.
I. SYNAGOGUE OPERATING FUNDS Donations offset expenses for religious school, adult education, youth activity, ritual, programming, etc .thus keeping dues and tuition lower. General Fund II. SYNAGOGUE DEDICATED ENDOWMENTS Donations are added to principal, and earnings are applied to Synagogue operating funds. Kiyum Endowment III. RESERVE/REPLACEMENT FUNDS Donations are added to the Synagogue Reserve Fund and used only under special circumstances. Building Fund Ida & Samuel Cohen Wing Kesten-Fishberg Chapel Fund Prayer Book ($25 min for book plate) IV. DESIGNATED FUNDS Donations are used to further the aims and activities listed
A. Named in Honor or Memory of: 1. Scholarship/Stipend Joy Risa Berman Edward Gershenowitz Leon Glazer Ethel B. Karp Jean Rosen Samuel Rosenthal Rebecca Schwartz Lazowski 2. Youth Activity Stipend Morris Feigenbaum/Jonathan Lodge Fred and Ronald Pivnick USY & Kadima Youth 3. Higher Education Scholarship Stipend Post Family 4. Health & Human Services Alex B. Lebed 5. Music, Arts & Entertainment Sless Music Paul and Libby Wolfberg Entertainment 6. Library Sidney Needelman Library
Library Fund PTO Library Programming Fund 7. Adult Education Rabbi Philip lazowski Education 8. Ritual Edward N. Bromberg Ritual Eucationn Memorial Fund 9. Other Rabbi Gary Atkins’ Discretionary Fund Rabbi Emertitus Philip Lazowski Discretionary Fund Abe Morrison Shabbat Dinner Fund B. Unnamed 1. Honorial/Memorial Yahrzeit Plaques Major Gifts 2. Sisterhood * Flower * Special Kitchen Kiddush 3. Minyonaires
For funds marked with *, send donations per below: Flower Fund— Barbara Kaplan 4. Early Dawn Circle, Bloomfield, CT 06002 243-5181 Special Kitchen Fund— Faye Sklar 4 Briar Lane, Bloomfield, CT 06002 242-7141
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE GIFT!
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