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Congregation
Beth Tephilath Moses Pesach Bulletin
March 2014 Adar 5774
A Pesach Message From Our President…
At this time of year the same questions are asked at every Passover Seder throughout the world. "why is this night different from all other nights?"...It will be answered with the family Seder service, the reading of the Haggadah, and the discussion of the holiday...The questions and the answers link us with our past and become our responsibility to pass on to our children and to all future generations.
Never before has the concept of freedom, carried more responsibility for us to understand and a need to support. .As Chanukah represents the first fight for religious freedom, allow this light from a small jar of oil that burned for eight days, act as a beacon and remind us that the light of knowledge, peace, and understanding can still shine brightly.
I would like to thank you for allowing me the honor of continuing to serve as your president, and also thank all those individuals who donate their time and effort to this synagogue. The four sided dreidel who letters mean "a great miracle happened here;" continues to manifest our message as a community.
On behalf of the board of directors and myself, we continue to wish you and
your family good health and happiness during the holiday season.
Dr. Robert Shore
President
Donations to the Synagogue December 15, 2013 – March 17, 2014
NONE TO REPORT AT THIS TIME
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
For those wishing to reserve a cemetery plot in the BTM Cemetery, please contact Jerry Rosen at 586.615.1714
~~ If you want a plaque placed on our Yiskor board showing the name of a beloved one, the charge is $400. The name of your loved one will be announced on the Shabbat closest to the anniversary of their demise, and will also be announced in the BTM Bulletin closest to that season. We will order the plaque when it is paid for. Call the office to order. ~~
Join us for Movie Night at BTM for great movies and fellowship! Watch your email and listen for announcements at the Synagogue!
Along with our regular weekly Wednesday 7 pm Hebrew Classes, Rabbi Silberberg teaches a Torah class once a month on Wednesday nights…hope to see you there!
REMINDER: Kay Schwarzberg teaches an awesome Torah Study class to anyone who
wants to stay after Shabbat Services.
PLEASE NOTE: The BTM Board Meeting for April has been changed to APRIL 10th!!
MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHEON – Saturday May 10th following Shabbat Services!
BTM members will be conducting the services until further notice. If you wish to participate in any part of our services, please contact Meyer Keslacy at 586.247.8524 or Jeff Heinfling at 586.558.4545
Our BTM Sisterhood is a working arm of our community. We would like to invite any member or non-member to our meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Synagogue. Dues are $20 per year, which also entitles you to “A Women’s League For Conservative Judaism” Magazine, published 4 times per year. Call Leah Reeves for details on upcoming meetings, activities and Sponsored Community events!
Special Thanks to our Director of Education, Kay Schwarzberg, for the wonderful Drashes on Shabbat and for the special classes offered at BTM. We have had a number of new people coming into services and to classes, many from other faiths, and her hard work studying and diligence in presenting the material with amazing insight is greatly appreciated by all! Also to both Kay and our Religious Director, Michel (Meyer Keslacy) for presenting our ongoing Community Hebrew Classes each Wednesday Night. We are grateful to have both of you as part of our leadership!
Shabbat HaGadol luncheon sponsored by Michel & Linda Keslacy to honor of Elizabeth Kezlacy’s Bat Mitzvah Anniversary will be on April 12th after Services.
Special Thanks to Mary Robinson for organizing so many events at BTM, including (but not limited to…) the Annual Tu B’Shevat Seder and Mother’s Day Luncheon for over 20 years now! Mary is hoping to find someone to assist her
in planning these functions and eventually taking them over. If interested, please call her at 586.463.4704
REMINDER: Annual Membership dues, Pledges, Sisterhood dues taken care?
Lag B’Omer Bonfire & Potluck on Sunday, May 18th at Bob & Trish Abernathy’s home in Lakeport, MI. More details to follow.
If we spelled any names wrong or missed any names or info, we apologize! Please send an email to [email protected] with BTM BULLETIN INFO in the subject line and let us know about any upcoming events, FYI’s, Mazel Tov’s, Illnesses, Condolences, etc. so we can put them in the next bulletin. You can also donate to the synagogue and we will send a card!! We NEED each other, so please help us to inform our congregation!!
Annual
Congregation Beth Tephilath Moses PPEESSAACCHH CCOOMMMMUUNNIITTYY SSEEDDEERR
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 15 Nissan, 5774
6:00 p.m. Passover Seder
Passover is the Jewish Spring Holiday that celebrates the spiritual renewal of the meaning of freedom.
Holidays are so much more than mere tradition; they are cosmic signposts alerting us to unique spiritual frequencies that
appear for a limited time. Yes, the actual historic events, the holidays, did happen, but we are not celebrating the event.
We are connecting with the actual energy that made the event happen in the first place. Accessing these unique
frequencies increases our desire to break through our self-imposed fears and limitations. Join us as we celebrate!
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~~ Reservations MUST be placed NO LATER THAN March 26th to avoid late fee ~~
Make Checks Payable to: BTM
MAIL PAYMENT TO: Mary Robinson
20415 Villa Grande Circle
Call Mary Robinson if you have any questions: (586) 463-4704 Clinton Twp, MI 48038
Seder Plate Essentials
Beitzah (Roasted Egg)
Karpas (Parsley)
Maror (Horseradish)
Chazeres (Romaine)
Z’roah (Lamb Shank Bone)
Charoset (Apple, Nuts, Raisins, Wine, Spice)
MENU
Roast Chicken Jerry Rosen’s Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Chopped Liver Kugel or roasted potatoes
Carrot Tzimmes Assorted Desert
Coffee, Tea, Wine, Grape Juice Matza
Seder Plate Essentials
Passover Events & Services: THERE IS NO SIYUM SERVICE AT BTM THIS YEAR.
Siyum Service (siyum (סיום ) (“completion”) means the completion of any unit of Torah study, or
book of the Mishnah or Talmud. A siyum is usually followed by a celebratory meal, or seudat mitzvah,
a meal in honor of a mitzvah, or commandment. Siyum also refers to the celebration. An enduring
custom is for the community to complete a unit of Torah or tractate(s) of Talmud during the 30 days
following the death of a beloved one and hold a communal siyum thereafter, in tribute and honor of
the memory of the deceased. It has become customary for synagogues to arrange a siyum on the
morning before Passover to allow those fasting for Ta’anit Bechorim (Fast of the Firstborn) to break
their fast, taking advantage of the halakhic principle that prioritizes Torah study.
Saturday, April 12th -- Shabbat HaGadol Kiddish after BTM Services
Sunday Night, April 13th
at Sundown: – Search for the Chametz.
Monday, April 14th
- Ta’anit Bechorot (Fast of The First Born)
Monday, April 14th
: Erev Pesach -- NO SERVICE at BTM (1st Seder night)
Tuesday Morning, April 15th
– 10:00 am: Pesach Service at BTM
Tuesday NIGHT, April 15th
– 6:00 pm: Pesach 2nd
Seder at BTM
(conducted by Kay Swarzberg) Annual Community Seder BY RESERVATION ONLY
Sundown Wednesday, April 16th
to Sundown Sunday, April 20
th– Chol ha Moed
Sunday Night, April 20th
at Sundown is the 7th
day of Pesach – Shabbaton
Monday Night, April 21st at Sundown is the 8
th day of Pesach – Shabbaton
Tuesday, April 22nd
– 10:00 am BTM Service: Yizkor (Memorial) about 11:30 am
Please see our Community Calendar at www.btmtoday.com for the LATEST UPDATES, info and for other community participation activities!
Sunday Night, April 27th
to Monday, April 28th
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
(Please light your candle for Yom HaShoah in the evening, April 27th. As always, candles are available in the Sisterhood Gift Shop. Donations are appreciated! )
Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה; "Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day"), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah, is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its accessories, and for the Jewish resistance in that period. In Israel, it is a national memorial day and public holiday. It is held on the 27 Nisan (April/May). Yom HaShoah was inaugurated in 1951, anchored in a law signed by the Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion and the President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.
Monday, May 5th
Yom HaZikaron (Israel Day of Remembrance)
Yom Hazikaron (Hebrew: האיבה פעולות ולנפגעי ישראל מערכות לחללי הזכרון יום , lit. Israeli Fallen Soldiers and
Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day) is Israel's official Memorial Day. In 2009, Israel honored the
memory of 22,570 soldiers killed in the line of duty and 1,723 civilian terror victims. Yom Hazikron is the
day on which Israel honors its war veterans and others who died in the Arab-Israeli conflict. National
memorial services are held in the presence of Israel's top leadership and military personnel. The day opens the
preceding evening at 20:00 (8:00 pm), given that in the Hebrew calendar system days begin at sunset, with a
siren. The siren is heard all over the country and lasts for one minute, during which Israelis stop everything
(including driving, which stops highways) and stand in silence, commemorating the fallen and showing
respect. Many national-religious (religious-Zionist) Jews say prayers for the souls of the fallen soldiers at this
time as well. The official ceremony to mark the opening of the day takes place at the Western Wall, at which
time the flag of Israel is lowered to half mast. A two-minute siren is heard the following morning, at 11:00,
which marks the opening of the official memorial ceremonies and private remembrance gathering which are
held at each cemetery where soldiers are buried. The day officially draws to a close between 19:00 and 20:00
(7–8:00 p.m.) in the official ceremony of Israel Independence Day on Mount Herzl, when the flag of Israel is
returned to full mast.
Tuesday, May 6th
Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
Yom Ha'atzmaut (Hebrew: העצמאות יום yōm hā-‘aṣmā’ūṯ; Arabic: عيد اإلستقالل 'īd al-istiqlāl) is the national
independence day of Israel, commemorating its declaration of independence in 1948. Celebrated annually on
5th of the Jewish month of Iyar, it centers around the declaration of the state of Israel by David Ben Gurion in
Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar, 5708), and the end of the British Mandate of Palestine. An official
ceremony is held every year on Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on the evening of Yom Ha'atzmaut. The ceremony
includes a speech by the speaker of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), a dramatic presentation, a ritual
march of soldiers carrying the Flag of Israel, forming elaborate structures (such as a Menorah, Magen David
and a number which represents the age of Israel) and the lighting of twelve torches (one for each of the Tribes
of Israel). Every year a dozen Israeli citizens, who made a significant social contribution in a selected area,
are invited to light the torches.
Saturday, May 10th
– Mother’s Day Luncheon following Shabbat Services
Wednesday, May 14th
– Pesach Sheini (2nd
Passover)
Sunday, May 18th
– Lag B’Omer (33rd
day of the Counting of the Omer) @ Abernathy’s
Wednesday, May 28th
– Yom Yerushalayim
Wednesday/Thursday, June 4th
& 5th – Shavuot - MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Tuesday, August 5th
– Tisha B’Av
Anyone who wishes to donate to the
BTM Building Fund by sending a
greeting, congratulation, tribute or condolence…
please contact
Linda Keslacy at
586.247.8524
BTM Building Fund Donations
December 2013 Through March 15th, 2014
Sympathy Card sent to Touvaniah Tamer in memory of her sister Dina…
BTM Trustees Meyer & Linda Keslacy
Sympathy Card sent to Victoria Keslacy & Family in memory of her niece Laure Malka…
Meyer & Linda Keslacy
Mazel Tov Card sent to Devorah & Phil Shih on the upcoming birth of their first child…
Meyer & Linda Keslacy Elizabeth Keslacy & Alex Tzinares
Birthday Card sent to Leah Reeves…
Linda & Meyer Keslacy
Thank You Card sent to Jerry & Lynn Levine for generous donation to the Cemetery Fund…
BTM Board of Trustees
It states in the Hagaddah “Whoever is hungry, come eat, whoever is needy, come celebrate Passover”. If you would like to help a needy family celebrate Passover, for $18.00 Yad Ezra (Helping Hand) will do
so for you. Yad Ezra is the only kosher food pantry in Michigan. You can call them at (248) 548-FOOD (3663) or donate online at www.yadezra.com or send your check to: Yad Ezra, 2850 11 Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072. As an incentive to donate to such an important charity that acts as a safety net for so many, there is a special Michigan tax law allowing eligibility for a 50% tax credit on gifts of $400 (per couple) and $200 (per single person) for donations to food pantries such as Yad Ezra.
Get Well
Sid Gersh Sarah Sanfield
Claire Hauptman Honorable Judge Marvin Sanfield Michael Schwartz
Mazel Tov!
To Devorah & Phil Shih on the upcoming birth of their first child!!
To Linda & Meyer Keslacy on the upcoming birth of their first
Grandchild!!
Happy Birthday to Leah Reeves
Mazel Tov to the BTM group going to Israel in March:
Bob Shore, Leah Reeves, Linda & Michel Keslacy, Elizabeth & Alex
Tzinares, Touvaniah Tamer, Don & Leslie, Alyssa and Cara Goch
To Elizabeth Keslacy who was awarded a fellowship in Architecture at
University of Michigan
Condolences
Our sympathy goes out to Touvaniah Tamer & family on the lost
of her oldest sister Dina in December 2013 ~~~~~~~
Prayers and deepest sympathy to the family of Raymond Meola
who passed in December 2013
There is a difference between interest and commitment…
When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit...
When you are committed to something you accept no excuses only results.
Make a difference! Participate!
~~~ Let’s Repair The World (Tikkun Olam) ~~~
OUR BTM COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU!
Thank You!
To Dr. Robert Shore, Mary Robinson, Linda Keslacy and Touvaniah Tamer for Bulletin.
To Robert Abernathy, Shelley Cardamome, Alyssa Goch and Leslie Goch for our BTM Community Website & Social Networking Sites
To Education Director, Kay Schwarzberg and Religious Director, Meyer Keslacy
BethTephilathMoses.com
or
BTMToday.com