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The IsraelightCongregation Beth Israel of Media

A Reconstructionist Jewish Community

Table of

Contents

Donations 9Thank you

Social Action Committee 10,11Tee Shirt Memorial, Feeding the Hungry

Religious School 12New Youth Groups

A Special Invitation from Rabbi Linda 13Supporting Black Lives Matter & Israel: A Conversation

Clergy 3Meet our Cantor, Associate Rabbi’s Message

Religious Practice Committee 4,5,6High Holidays, Sukkot, Shabbat around the Table

Our Survivor Torah 6Horah for the Torah

Adult Education 7Lunch and Learn, Mekom Torah

Yahrzeits 8We remember them

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I’m a recent convert to a Pro-Choice perspective. Now, let me beclear: I’ve always supported women’sright to reproductive choice, but that’s notwhat I’m talking about here. I’m talkingabout the power of our personal choices,not only for ourselves but also for every-one around us. While life moves along at arapid clip and sometimes feels like it hap-pens to us, our choices about how we dealwith life make all the difference.

I had a pivotal experience this summerthat reminded me about the power of choice when I visited my fa-ther and uncle in their Wilmington, NC retirement community.One afternoon, we had a leisurely lunch in the dining room, over-looking the lake and its fountains. We sat at a round table, my fa-ther and his wife on my left and my uncle and his wife on my right.As we gathered, I asked my father’s wife, “How are you?” Her re-sponse was the same as always: “Oh, well, should I tell you aboutmy myriad troubles?” I then turned to my right and asked myuncle the same question. His response was, likewise, the same asalways: “Life couldn’t be better!”

The complete contrast between their answers to the same ques-tion was striking. They live in the same wonderfully vibrant com-munity, their health is similar, both have supportive friends andfamily. Yet one displays an infinitely positive outlook and the otherdoes not. What’s the difference?

I’ve concluded that the difference is simply a question of choice.Two famous thinkers wrote about such choice. Carl Jung said, “Itall depends on how we look at things, and not how they are inthemselves.” Viktor Frankl, wrote, “Between stimulus and re-sponse, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose ourresponse. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

My beloved elders exemplified the impact of choice in their re-spective outlooks on life. My uncle chooses daily… hourly… to seehis life as full and he is happy and content. I’ve decided to emulatehim and choose to be happy. What will your choice be?

President’s Message:My mission that last weekend of summer was to clear clutter andto reorganize several rooms of the house. This is not my forte.All too often I derail my own efforts, pour-ing over memories evoked by cards, pho-tos or other objects. This time theidentified treasures included some mes-sages from you - my Beth Israel commu-nity. They were from the happiest andsaddest events of my life - the birth of mydaughter, the death of my father, the oc-casion of my marriage. I thought aboutthe power of community to heighten joyand to soften sorrow through presence, prayer and partying.

The decluttering took place in the midst of another summer proj-ect - the exploration of High Holiday themes and texts. Thesereadings underscored the power of community to transform ourlives.

In a few days we will gather together for Rosh Hashanah andYom Kippur, known as the Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim). Whatmakes these days so awesome - both fearful and inspiring - is thefocus on our mortality and vulnerability in ways that we gener-ally avoid. In the deepest prayer of the morning we look to thefuture and starkly acknowledge that we are powerless to chooseour fate. After the long list of possible circumstances that en-hance, diminish or extinguish life, we chant the refrain “teshu-vah, tefillah, tzedakah” will avert the severity of the decree.What does it mean?

The decree refers to whatever fate awaits us, the part of life thatwe cannot control. The severity refers to how difficult we findthat fate. And the core is that these three concepts - teshuvah,tefillah and tzedakah - can transform our experience of our fateand transform our lives. The metaphor of the book of life is strik-ing. We are not only actors in this drama, we are co-authors withGod as our attitudes and our choices shape our character andeach chapter in the book of life. Here is how.

Teshuvah is often translated as repentance and refers to the actof looking inward, reviewing our deeds and making amendswhere we have fallen short. The ten days between RoshHashanah and Yom Kippur are called the 10 days of teshuvah -days of repairing wrongs and seeking forgiveness. In teshuvahwe look backward to fix brokenness and look forward to set apositive direction for the year to come. Teshuvah also means re-turning - to God and to the goodness in our own souls.

Tefillah is prayer, taking the time to acknowledge the sacred, toengage theological concerns and to cultivate awe and gratitude.Jewish prayer is done most often collectively, inviting us to tran-scend loneliness and to enjoy the comfort, creativity and conso-lation offered by community.

Tzedakah is often translated as charity but it means so muchmore. The root is tzedek - justice - and it calls for us to reach outto others, to attend to that which cannot be ignored. We needone another and the world needs us to engage in acts of caringand generosity, as we cultivate peace, justice and healing.

Rabbi’s Message

This holiday season does not insist that we clear the clutter fromour homes but it does call for an ordering of priorities. The call toengage in teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah directs us to engagewith life and with others. We are not called to be perfect but weare commanded to right our wrongs and to cultivate spiritualityand generosity.

At the time of this writing my possessions and mementos are notyet in order but I am committed to getting my life, my deeds andmy relationships in order. Let’s support one another in this holywork and use this next year to build deeper connections to ourcommunity. In so doing we will soften whatever blows life mightdeliver and enhance the joys that come our way so that they areas sweet as an apple dipped in honey.

Shanah tovah, I wish you a good and sweet year. Thank you forbeing my community

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Hello everyone,As we enter into a new year I wanted toshare with you all what a blessing it has beenfor me to serve as your Associate Rabbi aspart of your clergy team. I have felt so wel-comed and privileged to davven and singwith you, learn with you, and to walk withyou in some of your joys and challenges.I'm looking forward to continuing to serveyou this coming year as well!

As the high holiday season invites us to reflect on our lives I amdrawn to the sage's Hillel advice of "If I am not for myself, who willbe for me. But if I am only for myself who am I? (Ethics of ourSages 1:14)." Our involvement in community always requires a bal-ance of finding a balance of being aware and nurturing our ownspiritual and emotional needs while also being willing to step up toserve the greater whole. My hope for the coming year is that we allfind the balance we need to continue to deepen and enhance thecaring community that you have all created while we bring thefullness and wholeness of ourselves to this enterprise. May we allbe blessed with sweetness, health, connection, and growth in thecoming year!

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEDebbie Wile, PresidentJoyce Romoff, Executive VPDave Gornstein, VP, FinanceMark Carey VP, Communications

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COMMITTEE CHAIRSMembership Susan Robinson, Dina JacobsHebrew School Education Katie Sibley, Lauren ForbesReligious Practice Laura Lee Blechner, Larry HamermeshSocial Action Carol BriselliAdult Education Marion Hamermesh, Rich Reminick___Facilities Co-ordinators Chris Pragman, Arnie SchwartzImmediate Past President: Jennifer Lenway, Council of Past Presidents: Lynne CashellMEMBERS AT LARGE: Deb Erie, Ala Hamilton-Day,

Michael Lefkowitz, Julie Meyer, Wendy Waterston

BI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Associate Rabbi’s MessageMeet our High Holiday Cantor:

Rabbi Elinor KneplerThis year we will bejoined by Rabbi ElinorKnepler who will be tak-ing the role of chazan,cantor, generally filledby Cantor Juliet Spitzer.

Ellie Knepler comeshighly recommended.She was selected byRabbi Linda in consulta-tion with RPC chairsLaura Lee Blechner andLarry Hamermesh and in RPC meetings.

A graduate of RRC, she has led services at String of Pearls andCongregation Beth Tikvah in New Jersey, at Temple BethSholom in Oregon and at Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation inAjijic Mexico. She currently serves as a hospital chaplain at Al-bert Einstein Medical Center.

Cantor Rabbi Ellie will join us for day one of Rosh Hashanah aswell as the evening and morning of Yom Kippur, participating inthe same services where we have had cantorial support in thelast few years. Our lay leaders and Rabbi Linda will fill the role ofchazan on Erev Rosh Hashanah, day two of Rosh Hashanah andthe concluding services of Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Linda will continue to lead all of our High Holiday serv-ices and our members will continue to takepart in all services.

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Congregation Beth IsraelHigh Holy Day and Festivals 2016/5777

Day and Date Service TimeFriday, Sept 9 Welcome Back BBQ Shabbat ($10/person, RSVP) *** 6:00 PM

Shabbat Services: Rabbi Linda & Rabbi Nathan *** 7:15 PMSaturday, Sept 24 Selichot at BI: Holocaust Torah project kickoff, Selichot service. *** 7:00 PMSunday, Oct 2 Erev Rosh Hashanah Potluck Dinner *** 5:30 PM

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service: Rabbi Linda 7:00 PMMonday, Oct 3 Rosh Hashanah - First Day: Rabbi Linda and Cantor Ellie 9:00 AM Children's Service: Happy birthday to the world (age 11 & under) 10:30 AM

Teen & Tween Service & Chat (library) *** 11:00 AMTashlich picnic and games with Ohev (food provided, RSVP needed) *** 2:00 PM

Tues, Oct 4 Meditation prelude with Nancy Handwerger 9:00 AMRosh Hashanah - Second Day: Rabbi Linda and lay leaders 10:00 AM

Saturday, Oct 8 Shabbat Shuvah:R. Linda "Supporting BLM&Israel:A Jewish Conversation" 9:45 AMTuesday, Oct 11 Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur: Rabbi Linda and Cantor Ellie 6:45 PM

beginning with Carol Briselli, violist, playing "Kol Nidre" by BruchWednesday, Oct 12 Yom Kippur Shacharit Service: Rabbi Linda and Cantor Ellie 9:00 AM

Children's Service: Yom Kippur surprise (age 11 & under) 10:30 AMTeen & Tween Service & Chat (library) *** 11:00 AMDrum Circle: led by our many talented drummers *** 3:00 PMDiscussion Group: Leader TBA *** 3:45 PMHealing Meditation Service: Laynie Browne *** 4:30 PMMincha Service, including chanting & discussion of the Book of Jonah 5:15 PMAvodah: The Sacred Service of Social Action by members of the SAC 5:50 PMMartyrology: Rich Remenick 6:10 PMYom Kippur Neilah Service (approximately) 6:30 PMFast Ends & Break the Fast Dinner (approximately) *** 7:15 PM

Sunday, Oct 16 Sukkah Structure Building (not for young kids)*** 10:00 AMPizza & Prepare for Sukkot (all welcome) $5/person for pizza*** 12:00 PM

Friday, Oct 21 Sukkot/Shabbat service w/ board installation in the Sukkah: R. Linda *** 6:30 PMShabbat/Sukkot dinner (RSVP for catered dinner) *** 7:30 PMBeer Tasting at Sukkot dinner ($15/person) age 21 and older ***

Sunday, Oct 23 Pizza Dinner in the Sukkah (all ages) $5/person for pizza*** 5:00 PM

Erev Simchat Torah services: Rabbi Linda and BIMAS *** 6:00 PM

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On December 10 we will be having a party to raise funds for the restoration of our Holocaust Torah Scroll. With KlezmerMusic, Yiddish dancing, storytellling and delicious Eastern European Jewish food prepared by Nana's Kitchen we will con-tribute to the continued survival of this scroll for future generations of Beth Israel. Please bring your family to help us raisefunds for this project and to celebrate the continuation of our tradition and our community.

Stay tuned for information about ticket prices and our performers.

Shabbat Around the Table Friday, November 4, 2016 6:30 pm

Join us for a festive and cozy Shabbat Seder as we engage with Shabbat prayer, discussion and dinner –

all around the Shabbat table.

Feel free to bring a Shabbat item from home to beautify the tables: a Kiddush cup, Shabbat candlesticks,

a challah cover, a surprise.

Do you have a favorite Shabbat song, prayer, poem or practice? Email Rabbi Linda so that we may

include your favorites – ravltp@bethisraelmedia.org

We would like to have several challot for the evening, so let us know if you would like to bake or bring

a challah to share.

Please bring a dairy or vegetarian dish to share.

RSVP at www.bethisraelmedia.org or (610) 566-4645 so that we have enough tables set up.

MEDITATION WITH THE HEBREW LETTERS. CONNECT WITH THE 'BUILDING BLOCKS OF TORAH AND CREATING

Through chanting, meditation and creative play we'll invite in timely teachings...gifts of the Hebrew Letters. As a friend, each Letter may offer personal, communaland/or universal awareness that enriches your daily life.

Following our meditation you may choose to join our Torah service in the sanctuary.

Shabbat mornings at 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. October 15 & 29; and November 12Upstairs in the library led by Kohenet Nancy Handwerger

OUR SURVIVOR TORAHby Rich Remenick

Horah for the Torah: A Celebration of Ashkenazi CultureSaturday, December 10th at 5:30 pm at Beth Israel

RELIGIOUS PRACTICE

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JEWISH CONVERSATIONS: Expansive explorations of topics in the rich Jewish tradition. Satisfying learning for peoplewith a wide range of backgrounds. All are welcome. Led by Rabbi Helen Plotkin. Three session units, switching between BIand Ohev, with some units on Tuesdays and some on Thursdays.

Conversation #1: Talmudic Tales: Leadership in the Face of DisasterThursdays, 7:30-9:00pm, at Beth Israel: October 20, October 27, and November 3, 2016.

Conversation #2: David: Lover and SinnerTuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, at Ohev Shalom: November 15, November 29, December 6, 2016.

Conversation #3: In the Garden of EdenTuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, at Beth Israel: January 24, January 31, February 7, 2017.

Conversation #4: Through the Eyes of a Kabbalist: Mystical interpretations of the BibleThursdays, 7:30-9:00pm, at Ohev Shalom: March 2, March 16, March 30, 2017.

Conversation #5: Psalms: Understanding their Poetry and PowerTuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm, at Beth Israel: April 25, May 2, May 9, 2017.

Reading the Bible in HebrewIf you have some familiarity with Hebrew grammar and vocabulary, and if you want to deepen your understanding of thelanguage and delve into the meaning of the Bible, this class is for you. Go beyond the translations to see the native beauty,power, and complexity of the Bible in its own language. Led by Rabbi Helen Plotkin.Meets at Ohev Shalom on Monday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm, beginning September 12, 2016.

Connecting to PrayersEach session focuses on one section of prayer, unpacking the words, learning about the related practices, and uncoveringthe spiritual significance. Led by Rabbi Shelly Barnathan.Meets at Beth Israel, once a month on a Monday evening, beginning November 14, 2016.

Lunchtime TorahMeets every other Thursday in Center City. We have a reserved table at the delightful Nook Bakery and Coffee Bar, on 20thSt between Chestnut & Market, where we have lunch and talk Torah. Led by Rabbi Helen Plotkin. Begins on September 15, 2016, from noon to 1:30pm.

For more information, visit http://mekomtorah.org.

MEKOM TORAH OFFERINGS 2016 -2017

12:00 – 1:30 Thursday October 27

Lunch & Learn Join us for a lively session as we share ancient andcontemporary texts, brown bag lunch, and one another's good com-pany. Regulars and newcomers most welcome! No RSVP needed.

IN THE RABBI’S STUDY with Rabbi Linda Tuesday October 18, 5:00

Mussar is a Jewish spiritual practice that is an approach-able and practical set of teachings for cultivating per-sonal growth and spiritual realization in daily living. Theultimate goal is to help us to achieve greater wholenessand goodness.

Prerequisite: Participation in a previous mussar groupor permission of instructor; please contact R. Linda.

Yahrzeits

*after a name indicates that there is a plaque. Yahrzeit begins at sundown the evening before the date shown.

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Mourner Mourned Relationship to Mourner Yahrzeit 2016 Yahrzeit 5777Peter Bernstein Moses Bernstein* Father October 01 29 Elul 5776Jerry Feldman Arlene Feldman* Wife October 02 1 TishriAnne Raunio Elmer Raunio Father October 02 1 TishriAnita Weber Florence Weber Mother October 02 1 TishriDeenie Block Henry Erlich Father October 03 2 TishriSusan Raab Bernard Salzman Father October 03 2 Tishri

Juliet Spitzer Judy Spitzer Mother October 03 2 TishriAlan Fink Selma J. Fink Mother October 04 3 Tishri

Neil B. Kauffman David Kauffman Father October 04 3 TishriAnn Green Fannie Buchberg* Mother October 05 4 TishriHeidi Carp Nadine Rogoff* Mother October 07 6 Tishri

Sylvia Goldfield Israel Berman* brother October 08 7 TishriRandy Tiffany Frank Tiffany Father October 10 9 Tishri

Eleanor Strauss Samuel J. Braus Father October 13 12 TishriRandi Raskin Nash Daniel Alpert Uncle October 14 13 Tishri

Carol Briselli Elaine Sharf Sister October 15 14 TishriLoren Ellis Louis Ellis Father October 15 14 TishriRissa Sklar Paula Sussman Sister October 15 14 Tishri

Eleanor Strauss Jeanette Bash Sister October 15 14 TishriArnie Schwartz Benjamin Schwartz Grandfather October 16 15 Tishri

Jill Whitcraft Henriette Cohen Grandmother October 16 15 TishriLarry Green Lillian Green* Mother October 17 16 Tishri

Jenny Shulbank Mildred Strutt Mother October 18 17 TishriAlan Soffer Sylvia Byruck Soffer* Mother October 18 17 Tishri

Miriam Sigler Philip Aser Grandfather October 19 18 TishriLauren Forbes Henry Isenberg Father October 20 19 TishriDeborah Erie Eva Erie Grandmother October 21 20 Tishri

Andrew Coleman Gilbert Coleman Father October 22 21 TishriRuth Gottlieb Milton Panzer* Sibling October 22 21 TishriMargo Zitin Ben Kaufman* Father October 22 21 Tishri

Scott Gilbert Marvin (Bud) Gilbert Father October 23 22 TishriArnie Schwartz Joseph Silverstein Uncle October 23 22 Tishri

Miriam Sigler Gilbert Aser Uncle October 23 22 TishriCarol Cowan Genevieve Katherine Corrin Mother October 24 23 TishriCarol Cowan Allan Cooper Cowan Father October 25 24 Tishri

Henrietta Mudrick Miriam Marylyn Mudrick* Sister-in-law October 25 24 TishriLaura Lee Blechner Bessie Ferentz Aunt October 28 27 Tishri

Lynn Kelly Anne Rosenberg* Mother October 28 27 TishriRandy London Samuel London Father October 28 27 Tishri

Mark Rosenberg Anne Rosenberg* Mother October 28 27 TishriRayfield Rosenberg Anne Rosenberg* Wife October 28 27 TishriHenrietta Mudrick Anna Epstein* Mother October 29 28 Tishri

Christopher Pragman Walter Runkel Grandfather October 30 29 TishriArnie Schwartz Elke Silverstein Grandmother October 30 29 Tishri

Robert Stone Edward Stone Father October 30 29 Tishri

Condolences from the Congregation to:Anne Rosenberg on the passing of her husband Ray Rosenberg, who was father and father-in-law of Lynn and AndrewKelly, Mark Rosenberg and Kathe Smith, and David Rosenberg and Jennifer McLuckyAla Hamilton-Day and her family on the passing of her mother Marilyn Hamilton, mother-in-law of Peter Bernstein andgrandmother to Matthew and Sarah Bernstein.

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August 2016Social Action FundAnita Weber and Mark Cary to the Rosenberg Family in memory of Rayfield Rosenberg. May his memory be a blessing.Robin Coburn and Alan Rosenberg in loving memory of Matt Coburn, founder of the Matt Coburn Fund, who would have

celebrated his 80th birthday on August 15th.Susan Klein in memory of Ala Hamilton-Day’s motherAla Hamilton-Day and Peter Bernstein in memory of loved ones of Elaine Feldman and Dave and Lynn Cashell Anita Weber and Mark Cary to the family of Ala Hamiton-Day in memory of their mother and grandmother, MarilynHamilton. May her memory be a blessing.Amy Coburn to the Matt Coburn Fund in honor of the 50th Birthday of Tony Riviello.

Endowment FundLois and Joseph Deutsch in honor of Bob Stone’s 90th BirthdayAngelo and Marcella Monaco in honor of Bob Stone’s 90th Birthday

Bimas FundJennifer and Michael Cipolla

Torah FundMarilyn Drukin

Prayerbook FundIn memory of Sam Raskin, beloved husband, father, and grandfather. With love the Mukamal Arnold Family

The General FundSusan Klein

Golden BookRabbi Linda to Lynn Kelly and Mark Rosenberg In memory of your wonderful dad, Ray Rosenberg. We will all miss him

May you find comfort as you mourn this profound loss

Sending you blessings for healing: Naomi Sav, Dottie Jenkins, Ron Romoff, Andrew Kelly, Mel Drukin, Alan Fink, LindaCohen, Deanie Heller, Jane Laffend, Lynn Kelly

Thank you to our Oneg and Kiddush Hosts for JUNE 2016If you would like to choose a date to host.

please Contact Debbie Sherman (wdsherman@verizon.net)

Friday, September 30 Available (Rabbi Nathan leading at 8 pm)Saturday, October 1 Shabbat At HomeFriday, October 7 Shabbat At HomeSaturday, October 8 Available (Rabbi Linda leading at 9:45 am)Friday, October 14 Available (Rabbi Nathan leading at 8 pm)Saturday, October 15 Raskin Nash familyFriday, October 21 RPC for Sukkot dinnerSaturday, October 22 Bernstein family in honor of Noah’s Bar MitzvahFriday, October 28 Available (Rabbi Nathan leading at 8 pm)Saturday, October 29 Available (Rabbi Nathan leading at 9:45 am, meditation also)

There are many available dates to host; contact Debbie Sherman(debbiesherman@verizon.net) if you would like to choose a date to host.

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Please remember to donate school supplies, toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap), bath towels, wash cloths, etc. forthe Community Action Agency of Delaware County. Collection box is the blue bin in the lobby. A complete list of needed items is on thebin. Thank you.

SOCIAL ACTION

Save the Date “Woman in Gold” November 12The next “Gefilte Flicks” movie night will be Saturday, November 12. Doors open at 6:15, with Havdalah at 6:45 and themovie at 7PM, hosted by Rabbi Helen Plotkin “Woman in Gold” starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. Presented byBeth Israel Social Action Committee

PLEASE HELP FEED THE HUNGRYMahatma Gandhi said “There are people in the world so hungry that G-D cannot appear to them except in the form ofbread.” That’s a sobering thought at our High Holidays. More people need help than you think, and it’s not just the home-less. “Today, there are 76,080 men, women and children in Delaware County who struggle with hunger every day” accord-ing to Philabundance. In late August, the Media Food Bank, according to their Facebook page, welcomed 114 families, thehighest weekly number since last December.

A core value of our synagogue is feeding the hungry in our community. This we do through our regular meals program atthe Upper Darby Life Center and, at our holidays, by providing critical food donations to the Media Food Bank. The HighHolidays begin on the evening of October 2nd, and the Social Action Committee of Beth Israel is again collectingfood for the Media Food Bank. Your participation is easy. Please bring non-perishable food items, such as cans, boxes, orpouches, to the synagogue when you come for services. Please also consider buying highly valued items like infant for-mula or canned fish or meat. These items are a welcome supplement to the boxes of cereal or pasta. BI’s Social ActionCommittee, throughout the High Holy Days, will gather and deliver the food to the food bank.

MOST-NEEDED FOODSThe Basic List:Meals in a can (stew, chili, soup)Tuna and canned meatPeanut butterCanned foods with pop-top lidsLow-sugar cereals100% fruit juices in single serving boxesCanned fruit packed in juiceCanned vegetables (low salt)

Additional Kid-friendly options:Pop-top tuna100% fruit rollsRaisinsGraham crackersUnsweetened applesauceFruit cupsPretzelsGranola bars (without peanuts)

Alternatively (or in addition), you may wish to make a donation to MAZON. Envelopes for donations to MAZON, which arelocated in the foyer, will be stapled to the bags which are made available for your use.

Our congregation is a special place because of programs like this. Thank you.

“Greener Life Styles;” Pennsylvania Resources Council Presentation at Beth Israel. Sunday, November 6, 9AM Catered breakfast; presentation starts at 10AM. Beth Israel members are invited to become more environmentally aware of earth-friendly, health living. Green shopping,non-toxic cleaning, saving energy, reducing waste, and conserving water are just some of the topics to bediscussed in this one hour presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore a greener life style!

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Social Action Food Service, August 29, 2016Over 200 people lined up at the Life Center in Upper Darby for the SocialAction Committee’s Food Service on August 29. Despite the continued,blazing heat, the team of servers kept up a fast pace to dish up “firsts” andover 50 second helpings for the diners. The Beth Israel serving team com-prised Stu Pittel, Susan Klein, Yoon Ahn and her daughters Lauren and Jor-dan Isaacs, Adam Nichols, John Greenstine and Joe Deutsch. Your manyentrees, which included a wealth of chicken, pasta, vegetables and greensalads, plus hard cooked eggs and fresh fruit, more than met the challengeof the surprisingly large crowd that greeted us that night. Our thanks toeveryone who cooked, baked, grilled, boiled, shopped and donated forthat effort. Our next Food Service is Monday, October 31st. If you’d like todonate food or volunteer to serve on that date, please contact LynnCashell (DavidlynnCashell@gmail.com) (610) 543-6073.

FUSE - the Fellowship for Urban Suburban Engagement - of which we are a partner, offers the following opportunities this Fall:

October 13 6:30 pmCommunity Gathering; Second Discussion on Racism: "Our Lives Matter: An Unprejudiced Conversation" (all welcome)(location to be confirmed, Wallingford Presbyterian Church)October 27 6:30 pmGathering of FUSE partners at Beth Israel to explore "Building Relationships Through Time Banking or Bartering"November 20 3:00 pmTalent Show: 4ever Grateful Gathering to be held at Ohev; BI performingDecember 18 in the afternoonGathering for Families; Celebrating all cultures; Launching FUSE youth network

The T-Shirt Memorial Comes to Beth IsraelSeveral members of our Beth Israel family have lost a loved one to gun violence. Many more of us have in some way beentouched by this epidemic. Please join us and Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence as we erect a vivid reminder of thecost of gun violence on the front lawn of BI. On Sunday, October 30th at 12:00PM we will erect the T-Shirt Memorial toLives Lost to Gun Violence.You may have seen the memorial in churchyards around the area; it is a simple but com-pelling demonstration of the scope of the carnage wrought by gun violence.

Your help to set up, dedicate and take down the memorial is greatly needed. Setting it up on October 30 will involve driving steel rods into theground and dressing the tee shirts on supportingpipes. Each shirt bears the name of someone whoselife was taken. One week later, Sunday, November 6at 12:15PM, a dedication service will be held.Finally, on November 13 at 12:00PM, we will take itdown. Your participation in any or all of these eventswill be a blessing. There will be something thateveryone can do, regardless of physical ability.Please be a part of Beth Israel’s stand against thesenseless loss of life in our county. For more infor-mation please contact Rabbi Linda or ElaineWasekanes catwasekanes@yahoo.com, (610) 237-8269.

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Dear Friends, We hope everyone had a great summer, and wish everyone a Shana Tova 5777! We welcome you back with the following updates:

On September 23, the Vav Zayin Class will be hosting the dinner before the Young Family Service. Thank you to Dina Jacobs and Jim Wilson for organizing this!

On October 9, the Education Committee will meet at 10:00 am. Please join us!

We are inaugurating two new youth groups this year!! Their first meeting will be on October 30 at 12:30 right after HebrewSchool. The groups are for 4th and 5th graders and 6th and 7th graders. The kids will enjoy lunch and a youth group activityon 8 Sunday's throughout the year. Planned for this year are a few service projects, a field day, and a few trips. It will end inearly June with a camping weekend.

We also send Mazel Tov to our September and October B'nai Mitzvah students and familiesRoss Weiner- September 17 Arianna Blank- September 24 Noah Bernstein- October 22

For the Education Committee, Katie Sibley, Co-Chair

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

NEWS FROM HIAS/PAOn October 31st, Judi Baker-Bernstein will retire after 18 years as executive director of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society/Pennsylvania (HI-ASPA) although she will remain involved with special projects. Over the past 5+ years, BI has welcomed Judi and her colleagues tospeak on exactly how the Jewish response to displaced persons translates into action.

HIASPA was selected by BI’s Hebrew School as its Mitzvah Mall recipient one year , while the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College alsoprovides interns to HIASPA.

HIASPA began over 100 years ago resettling Jewish refugees from Europe’s pogroms. As the flood of displaced Jews from the formerSoviet Union came to a trickle in the 1990’s, HIASPA and its parent organization, HIAS, (headquartered in New York) shifted efforts tonon-Jews from Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Middle East. HIAS’ services have always been available to people of all races, colors,creeds & sexual orientation.

Today, HIASPA is very involved with unaccompanied Central American Minors who live in detention centers near Reading and Easton.HIASPA partners with the Nationalities Services Center to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States. They are amongst only 7 U.S.agencies with such permission, though America’s conflicting responses to the Syrian crisis has resulted in resettling less than 3,000 ofthe estimated 11 million Syrian refugees since the civil war broke out in 2011.

According to the The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (which sets worldwide quotas) there are 4.9 million Syrian refugeesoutside of Syria and 6.6 million internally displaced Syrians. Most are in Turkey & Greece.HIASPA’s resettlement services include legal counsel, language training, job skills, citizenship preparation, housing, and family reunifi-cation.

The imperative to “welcome the stranger” is HIAS' mission. Since 2010, HIASPA and the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for PublicHealth/Primary Care Physician Network, have partnered at a unique health clinic to provide comprehensive and critical health care tonewly arrived refugees.

This past spring, Rabbi Linda tapped me to become BI’s liaison to HIASPA for Congregational Support. This overly fancy title means I amyour “go to” person when you want to know how you can help globally displaced people. Whatever you need to feel like you are part ofthe solution—ask me. You can also speak to HIASPA directly or the individuals at BI who give generously of their skills volunteering forHIASPA. There are approximately 50 Jewish congregations in the United States that lend financial and non-financial support to HIAS. Inaddition, many non-Jewish faith-based organizations partner with HIAS. The group I am liaison to is comprised of other religious organi-zations throughout the Delaware Valley. http://hiaspa.org/want-to-help

Shana Tova, Miriam Sigler

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Supporting Black Lives Matter (BLM) & Supporting Israel: A Jewish ConversationRabbi Linda

A coalition of organizations associated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement issued a platform statement entitledA Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for Black Power, Freedom, and Justice. Most of the platform addresses issues thatare consistent with the values of Reconstructionist Judaism, such as the problems of structural racism, bias in law enforce-ment, economic inequality, LGBT rights and other pertinent issues. Painfully, however, the platform also speaks about Is-rael and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in ways that are deeply troubling to many in the Jewish community and beyond.

Many groups, including the wider Reconstructionist movement, have put forth statements in response to this platform. Asyou may imagine the responses are as diverse as the Jewish community.

On Shabbat Shuvah at services, Saturday October 8th, we will have our own Jewish conversation about these matters. Wewill look at the platform and discuss several of the responses from different cohorts in the American Jewish Community.

My hope is that we can find a way to support BLM while addressing the problematic passages that must not be ignored.

Save the Date! Sunday December 4th

Annual Beth Israel Holiday Craft Show

Over 35 Artisans

BIMAS

Delicious baked goods

Shop for all of you holiday gifts

Support our community!

YES! I shop at Acme or Giant and I’m happy to purchase giftcards through BI! (for every card purchased, BI receives $5 - itadds up and makes a difference!)

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Holocaust Torah Restoration Kickoff & Selichot service Saturday, September 24 at 7 pm

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