Ha’ShofarVOLUME XI, ISSUE 6

CONGREGATION

BETH ISRAEL

June-July 2019

InsidePrayer Corner

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Ongoing Events

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Friday Noon

Study Group .......

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Gift Shop

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Donations .... p. 18

June & July

Calendars............

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As summer approaches and people increase the

amount of time we gather outdoors, I find myself

grappling more and more with the role synagogue

plays in our lives in the 21st century. Ray Olden-

burg, an urban sociologist, recognized the impor-

tance of what he labeled third places in

constructing a social fabric that is vibrant and

vital. For Oldenburg, our first place is home, our

second place work, and our third places hold a

wide array of definitions from pubs to parks. For

much of global civilization for a substantial

portion of human history, our spiritual and

religious gathering spaces were the most promi-

nent third place in our social structure. And we

know that these spaces no longer serve those

basic needs of community at a rapidly increasing

rate.

In a very organic manner, this has changed the

nature of all houses of worship in our society, in

general, and the synagogue in particular ways. As

the mechanisms and rate of communication and

information exchange increase in speed and ease,

our second places are changing as well. Like-

wise, as travel becomes more affordable and peo-

ple move greater distances from their childhood

homes and families, even our first places are

changing in substantial ways. In some ways, or

so it seems to me, the synagogue is no longer a

third place, but is rather an amalgamation of our

homes, our workplaces, and our social centers.

As people live longer and younger generations

are financially, geographically, or practically ill-

equipped to support the needs of older genera-

tions, institutions like the synagogue provide

essential resources for care and support – from

my view, our Chesed Team is one of the greatest

components of this community (thank you to

each and every one of you who make that a real-

ity!). This provides one of the most essential

aspects of home. As more and more people work

outside of offices or retail centers due to the

rapidly changing exchange of information in the

21st century, some share of their time, skills, and

energy – the exchange is not for financial gain,

but community volunteering produces a very

similar social bond that co-workers experience.

As you all know, CBI is what it is in large part

because of the incredible volunteers from our

membership and greater community (thank you

to each and every one of you for sharing of your-

selves!). While for our ancestors in earlier gener-

ations the primary use of the synagogue was

religious and ritual, for centuries now – and more

today than ever before – the synagogue is being

utilized for its social benefits. It has always

seemed to me that one of the most important

things we do in this space is eat together (thank

you to each and every one of you who join in

community and friendship over lunch!).

Major paradigm shifts are afoot in our entire

society, and the synagogue as an institution is not

immune to these global changes. Every commu-

nity institution must ask itself not what have we

been? or even who are we? but rather what do we

want to become? It is challenging to plan for an

uncertain future, but without dialog and sharing

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Who Do We Want to Become? By: Rabbi Justin Goldstein

Shavuot

June 9 and 10

A monthly tour through the Siddur:

the meaning, significance, customs, laws,

history and choreography of prayer

Yismah Moshe, the fourth blessing of the Amidah (pg. 162 of Lev Shalem) – While it is presumed that the origins of this

poem are quite ancient, we do believe that it was not necessarily a standard inclusion in every Shabbat morning Amidah

throughout the Jewish world until the 12th century. According to the Talmud, Moshe’s joy to which the opening phrase refers

is to receiving the Torah, and the opening lines seem to refer to the Sinai narrative. There is some amount of debate as to

whether this was once part of a full acrostic of which we only retain three letters, or if it was always in this current form. The

poem elevates Shabbat over the other mitzvot revealed at Sinai and references the passage from Exodus which connects

Shabbat to Creation. In navigating the tension between the universalism of Creation and the particularism of Shabbat, the

liturgist emphasizes the uniqueness of the Jewish relationship to Shabbat, and then emphasizes the uniqueness of the Jewish

relationship to the divine through the observance of mitzvot, in general, and of Shabbat, in particular. The narrative is pro-

posed: since Shabbat is unique to the Jewish people, and the Jewish people are unique to God through the mitzvot, then

resting on Shabbat is a mechanism to remind ourselves that God is unique. In this light, the blessing concludes, grant us,

Hashem our God, lovingly and willingly, your distinct Shabbat; so that the Jewish people may rest on it, those who make

your name distinct. You are a source of blessing, Hashem, who makes Shabbat distinct.

Next month … ha’mahazir shekhinato l’tzion– the fourth blessing of the Amidah

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Mazel Tov !To Olivia Eliana Millsap-Thomas on becoming Bat Mitzvah.

To our High School graduates this June: Eli Kayne, Quentin McCalla, Malina Japp,

Lev Goldstein, Zeke Goldstein, and Solomon Goldstein.

To Jay Jacoby on the publication of his short story, The Passing of Ruth Klein:

https://www.jewishfiction.net/index.php/publisher/articleview/frmArticleID/598

dreams and visions the absence of change might well lead

to an institution being overshadowed by the larger changes

happening around us. These conversations need not be struc-

tured and organized, but must happen in our homes, in our

workplaces, and in our gathering spaces. And, as I explained

above, the synagogue is a perfect mix of all of these, I hope

to see this community having these conscious, informed,

open, honest conversations centered around this very daunt-

ing and important question: who do we want to become?

Who Do We Want to Become?continued from page 1

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Social Action Volunteer Opportunities

Help serving dinner at the Western Carolina Rescue Mission on the third Tuesday of the month from 4:00 pm to

5:30 pm. The Rescue Mission is located at 225 Patton Avenue, Asheville. Contact Alan Escovitz aescovitz@charter.net

or Gail Gordon socialaction1@bethisraelnc.org.

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socialaction1@bethisraelnc.org.

Ongoing CBI Events

Torah on Tap – A Lively Group Discussion

Led by Rabbi Goldstein

The last Sunday of the month 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. We will be meeting at Archetype Brewing (previously

Habitat Tavern), 174 Broadway, Asheville 28801. You are welcome to bring a snack or meal or purchase

food at Archetype Brewing. Dog-friendly with non-alcoholic options.

Meet the Midrash

Out of the texts of the Torah, the Rabbis created teachings bringing deeper meanings to the wisdom of the Jewish

people known as Midrash. Each week we will explore some of these teachings based on the weekly Torah portion.

We will gain not only an understanding of what the Rabbis were teaching, but how and why they were able to offer

these teachings. While there are many compilations of Midrash from different periods in Jewish history, we will

focus our studies on Midrash Rabbah. Wednesdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm

Hasidishe Kiddushled by Rabbi Goldstein

Fill your heart and soul with Torah (and schnapps...) and join together to learn Hasidic thought and wisdom on parashat

ha'shavu’a, the weekly Torah portion. Last Shabbat of each month at 12:30 pm.

Hazak

Hazak is a group of empty nesters who meet monthly for good food and conversation at local restaurants. The group

usually meets the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm, barring holiday conflicts. Anyone who is interested can

be added to the email list. Contact Sue Lerner.

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Scholarship generally agrees that the institution of the ancient

synagogue was shaped by larger social, material, cultural and

religious contexts. The impact of the surrounding culture on

the Jews in the Greco-Roman and Byzantine worlds was

significant. We can be certain that no area of Jewish life was

immune to these influences which were of an infinite

variety.

The Jewish people never possessed an independent architec-

tural tradition. The exhibits of miniature replicas of syna-

gogue buildings from various periods in Tel Aviv's museum

of the Diaspora shows that each was constructed and deco-

rated in the style of the predominant culture of that time. The

exhibit shows that it was almost impossible to distinguish a

synagogue from a non-Jewish edifice by looking at its exte-

rior only. This is further corroborated by a rabbinic tradition

where it was debated whether one was guilty of an intentional

or unintentional sin by bowing before a pagan temple, think-

ing it was a synagogue (Tb Shabbat 72b).

It is very likely that the Jews of the Diaspora worshiped in

the vernacular. In a well known document published by

Roman emperor Justinian dated from 553 CE it is stated that

Jews read the Torah in Greek. Furthermore, those who read

in Greek shall use the Septuagint tradition which is more

accurate than all the others. The Yerushalmi (Talmud of the

Land of Israel) preserves a story about two rabbis entering a

synagogue in Caesarea in the 4th century where they heard

the worshipers reciting the shema in Greek. One of the rabbis

wanted to stop the service right then and there but the other

suggested that it was better for these Jews to pray in Greek

than not at all (Y Sotah 7, 1, 21b). It is generally thought that

in the Galilee and in Babylonia, on the other hand, prayer and

some sermons were delivered in Hebrew. The targum, i.e.,

the translation of the liturgy into Aramaic, the lingua franca

of the land at that time, is well known to have been used to

help the Jews understand Torah texts. A few Aramaic prayers

in the liturgy have been preserved to this day as, for instance,

the Kaddish.

The sanctity the Palestinian synagogue acquired must be seen

as a sort of transfer of this attribute from the destroyed

Jerusalem Temple. It also developed naturally as a counter-

balance to the ubiquitous presence of pagan places of worship

that were considered sacred. Undoubtedly it was also the

presence of the Torah scrolls housed within the synagogue

building that contributed to the synagogue being seen as a

holy place. Possible also is that the growing Christian interest

in Palestinian holy places may have influenced Jewish atti-

tudes of holiness attributed toward their own place of wor-

ship, the synagogue.

The variety of artistic and architectural forms that have been

alluded to in previous essays points undoubtedly to the influ-

ence of Hellenization. There is evidence that suggests that

this influence was not uniform. Large cities along the coast

of Roman Palestine with their cosmopolitan culture show this

effect to have been stronger there than in rural areas. But even

within urban areas there was diversity, with certain syna-

gogues being more and others less receptive to non-Jewish

influences.

What were the uniquely Jewish characteristics of the ancient

synagogue? The orientation of the synagogue was one of

these, as was pointed out elsewhere. Pagan temples and

Christian churches almost always faced eastward, toward the

rising of the sun. Synagogues outside of Israel were oriented

toward Israel and those within Israel toward Jerusalem.

Prayer was directed toward Jerusalem. While the stone

benches in synagogues were generally on either two or three

sides of the building, the fourth wall faced Jerusalem and it

is this wall that contained either a semi-circular niche or the

aron ha-kodesh, housing the Torah scroll(s).

The artistic representations consisted generally of Jewish

symbols, ethrog, lulav, shofar and incense shovel, the latter

being a reminder of the incense sacrifices burnt on the

incense altar in the Jerusalem Temple. Very popular was also

the seven-branched menorah, appearing in various forms and

shapes, sculpted into walls and appearing in mosaic floors.

A departure from these specific cultic objects was the Jewish

adoption and adaptation of the zodiac. While Christians

generally did not depict religious scenes or symbols, the cross

being definitively banned from such use, a number of syna-

gogues such as Beth Alpha, Hammat Tiberias and Sepphoris

did not shrink from depicting religious artifacts such as Torah

shrines and biblical scenes containing persons in their mosaic

floors.

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The Ancient Synagogue:A Mini-Introduction - Essay #5

By: Walter Ziffer

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It is worth mentioning also that while in the Byzantine church

there was a strict division between groups such as clergy, lay-

men, laywomen, catechumens, etc., such divisions were

unknown in the ancient synagogue.

I would have liked to report here that the status of women in

the ancient synagogue was equal to that of men. This, I regret,

was not the case. Woman's place was seen primarily as

domestic and was often discussed in rather disparaging and

uncomplimentary terms. Josephus writes: The woman, says

the Law, is in all things inferior to the man. Let her accord-

ingly be submissive, not for humiliation, but that she may be

directed; for the authority has been given by God to the man

(Against Apion 2, 201).

Paul in I Cor. 14:34 expresses similar sentiments about

women. History, on the other hand, reports notable excep-

tions regarding some Jewish women's societal status: the

Hasmonean Queen Salome, Queen Helena of Adiabene and

Beruria, wife of rabbi Meir. These are examples of Jewish

women who became powerful in the politics of their time and

were known for their intellectual and religious achievement

in society. These and lesser known women's remarkable

achievements, however, were not the rule either in Jewish

society nor in the surrounding Greco-Roman circles.

It can be said with certainty that women attended worship in

synagogue. Both Paul of Tarsus and also Philo write about

the presence of women in worship. Some rabbinic sources,

as well, speak of the presence of women in synagogue.

Among the Christian Church Fathers it is the rabid antisemite

John Chrysostom (4th cent.) who claims that the synagogue

is a place of abomination because men and women gather

there together (Adv. Jud. 3,1-2, 7,4).

For a long time it was assumed that women sat in a separate

section in synagogue. Based on archaeological findings, how-

ever, the claim now can be made that women in the early syn-

agogue did not sit separately from men. No archaeological

or documentary traces have been found suggesting a separate

synagogue area designated exclusively for the seating of

women.

Did women play a role in the ancient synagogue's ritual? Did

they lead in prayer, preach sermons and read from Torah?

Only one text in the Tosephta (Megillah 3:11-12) addresses

this question. Unfortunately, this text is ambiguous. The state-

ment reads: Everyone is included in the counting of seven

[people to be called up to read from the Torah on Shabbat],

even a woman, even a child. This is followed by, One does

not bring a woman to read to the public. The ambiguity and

seeming contradiction of these sentences following each

other lead us to a dead end.

Much more could be said on the subject of women in syna-

gogue as for instance on their altruistic roles and their various

support functions within the institution. Chiselled inscriptions

on synagogue pillars and texts in mosaic floors witness to

women's contributions to the richness of synagogue life. To

my disappointment I did not find that women played any kind

of liturgical role in the synagogue. Their role in synagogue

was supportive but liturgically peripheral. This by no means

suggests, however, that their role in synagogal life was

negligible.

Summarizing this very quick excursion into the reality of the

ancient synagogue a few final reflections are in order. What

strikes me most is that the synagogue was all inclusive.

Communal needs were met within its framework and the

synagogue reflected the community's wishes in its physical

appearance, its functions and leadership.

Jewish elements existed alongside elements taken from the

surrounding world. Rather than damaging what was uniquely

Jewish, the resulting amalgam strengthened Judaism. The

inclusivity also made it possible for Judaism and Jewish life

to survive the many crises it was forced to undergo. The

strong communal and religious dimensions shaped Jewish

concern for society at large and, in my opinion, provided

Judaism with the ability to be in some ways society's ongoing

conscience.

Having personally experienced Christian church-dominated

life for twenty-two years, it pleases me enormously that

Judaism, via the ongoing presence as community, guided and

led by synagogue, is not hierarchy dominated, let alone

governed. Every willing Jew has the opportunity to actively

participate in Torah and Haftarah readings, in sermons,

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prayers as well as in Jewish community-led activities that

participate in or interface with non-Jewish activities. And it

is, of course, in such activities that both the importance and

joy of the synagogue-as-people lies.

For my wife and me the term synagogue evokes feelings of

home and family. This is how it has been for most Jews for

millenia. May it remain so in the future! Something to be

thankful for.

Note: The preceding mini-essays were written with the help

of prof. Lee I. Levine's magisterial book The Ancient Syna-

gogue: The First Thousand Years. I am also greatly indebted

to prof. Herbert Gordon May (z”l) who not only encouraged

my research of the ancient synagogue in graduate school but

had me join him on a lengthy research trip through much of

the Middle East in the late 1960s.

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828-252-8660

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———————————————————————————————————————ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________CITY___________________________________STATE_____________ZIP_________PHONE_______________________________FAX_____________________________CONTACT PERSON_____________________________________________________AD SIZE_________________________COST_________________________________BUSINESS / PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY DIRECTORY LISTING______________________________________________________________________

Please make check payable to CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. !"If you would like to use last year’s ad, please check the box.If you are using new ad copy email us an electronic copy (jpeg or pdf preferred). Email ad to: shirley@allegraasheville.comEMAIL ADDRESS FOR PROOF:___________________________________________

DATE AMT CHECK # BY PRINTER PROOF FINALRECEIVED_________ RECEIVED__________ __________________________________________________

Advertisement Size of Ad Rate

Back Cover 5” x 8” $1100

Inside Cover 5” x 8” $800

Divider Page 5” x 8” $600

Full Page 5” x 8” $450

1/2 Page 5” x 4” $350

1/4 Page 5” x 2” or 2.5” x 4” $200

It’s that time of year again! Our committee is hard at work selling ads for the 4th Annual Calendar/Directory.

Each of you will receive your personal copy at the conclusion of High Holiday Services. The directories will be on a table

in alphabetical boxes labeled with your name. Please take only your personal copy.

If you are a Business Owner please consider supporting our project by placing a business ad in the directory. A submission

form is below and from the synagogue office. Thank you in advance for your support.

Beth Appel and the Hard Working Committee

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HA’SHOFAR PAGE 11

CBI Committee News

HA’SHOFAR PAGE 12

Our Gift ShopGift Shop Hours Change for the Summer!

With the end of Sunday School, the Gift Shop will be closed on Sundays. The new

hours are as follows:

Wednesdays 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Fridays 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

Please call Carol Samsky at (828) 676-0765 or Marlene Jacoby (828) 298-9433 to

arrange for opening the shop at other times. Contact Carol for special orders.

The month of June is filled with opportunities for gift giving – Father's Day, Graduations,

Weddings... Come into our shop and find a unique treasure for your loved one.You will be

surprised at our low prices due to our non-existent overhead and our wonderful volunteers. Best

of all, the shop's profits benefit CBI!

To Danise Hauser for enhancing the CBI lobby with her orchid and natural plant arrangements.

To Caren Kessler, Janice Brock and Jan Zollars for supplementing Eighth Day Passover Kiddush.

To Bella Frishman for her great help in coordinating the food for Café Israel.

To Alan & Suzanne Escovitz for their gift of 3M film for the entrance windows.

Thank You and Yasher Koah!

Every few months, Caroline Mannheimer showcases one of the artists whose works we sell in the shop. Many of these artists

are juried members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and others are members of our own synagogue. This month's artist

is CBI member, Carol Samsky.

Carol Samsky is an enthusiastic ceramicist. When her children were young, she found time to take extension courses in

ceramics at UC Riverside. But, when she began to work full-time, her artistic endeavors were put aside for over 20 years. It

was not until retirement that she renewed this interest. Since moving to Asheville 11 years ago, she has joined a group of

potters who meet at the Senior Opportunity Center, and she has also equipped a lovely pottery studio in her basement.

Though her earlier work was predominantly done at the wheel, she currently has been drawn to sculptural/hand building/slab

techniques which she uses to make figurative/abstract pieces. Carol's mezuzahs and menorahs can be found in our gift shop.

Your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support Beth Israel

Your Amazon purchases can help support Beth Israel. Amazon Smile donates 1% of your purchases to CBI at no cost

to you. Just visit https://smile.amazon.com and select Congregation Beth Israel, then shop as you regularly would. If

you are a regular Amazon shopper, you can bookmark this website so as to find it easily every time you shop.

Have You Tried Out Our

Web Check Payment System?CBI’s Web Check Payment system is being used by quite a few congregants. Try it out, if you haven’t already. It’s an

easy-to-use, NO FEE way to make any of your payments to CBI – Dues, Bet Sefer, Ingles Gift Cards, or Donations. This

is a direct debit from your checking account. You just need your routing number and account number. There is also a

place for a memo entry so that you can indicate the purpose of your donation (in memory of, a particular fund, etc.).

Please make sure to fill in the memo box so that we can allocate your payment correctly.

We have contracted with a third party web check provider for this service. They have all of the necessary security issues

in place to handle sensitive account information data. Beth Israel Web Check Payments Online

Click on the donate button at the left to pay your dues,

make a contribution, pay your Annual Appeal Pledge or

pay for your Ingles cards. This simple Web Check system

is a direct debit to your checking account and allows you

to send a message to the CBI office along with your pay-

ment. No need to write checks or make special trips to the

office.

Ingles cards are a no-cost fundraiser for Beth Israel. Each month

CBI members and friends buy $8,000 worth of Ingles gift cards to

help raise $400 for Beth Israel – over $4,800 annually. Ingles gift

cards can be used at any Ingles store for groceries, pharmacy items

and gasoline. Sign up now to receive your Ingles cards automati-

cally each month. The office also keeps an inventory of Ingles

cards for immediate purchase. Contact the CBI office to get more

information and/or to participate at 252-8660 or admin@bethis-

raelnc.org.

For Information about Burial Plots

at Lou Pollock Memorial Park

Contact:

Josh Tager admin@bethisraelnc.org

or Fred Lashley

Current rates: $1,000 CBI members;

$1,250 non-members

HA’SHOFAR PAGE 14

CBI Social Action Update In Partnership with Carolina Jews for Justice/West

Our Enemies Will Not Defeat or Define Us – these words

from Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action

Center (RAC) of Reform Judaism, reinforce the work of

Carolina Jews for Justice and Jewish advocacy groups across

the country. The ongoing acts of hatred – Chabad of Poway,

the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the churches in Sri

Lanka, the mosque in Christchurch, the Emanuel AME church

in Charleston – and, closer to home, the recent explicitly anti-

Semitic utterances on the campuses of Duke University and

UNC-Chapel Hill – are constant reminders that acts against

Jews, Muslims, Christians, people of color, and people of non-

conforming gender, reflect the hatred of those who are the

other.”

As Rabbi Pesner reminds us in his article, events like these do

not happen in isolation:

White supremacist ideology, especially in the United

States, teaches that Jews, black people, Muslims, anyone

not of white Christian descent, are somehow lesser in their

very humanity. Anti-Semitism is its own insidious brand

of this type of hatred, but fighting this battle—truly

fighting white supremacy—requires deep partnership

across all communities affected (in addition to those that

aren’t).

White supremacist ideology is a large part of the problem, but

it is by no means the sole explanation of murderous hatred.

Some act out of a twisted ideology based on their own terrible

misunderstanding of the teachings of their religion. The

shooter at the Poway synagogue, for example, wrote in his

manifesto that he targeted Jews because Jewish people were

guilty of faults ranging from killing Jesus to controlling the

media and deserved to die. He believed that his killing Jews

would glorify God, according to news accounts of his acts.

It is hard to see the humanity in people who express such

hatred, and yet we must if we are ever to create understanding.

Carolina Jews for Justice is committed to teaching, advocating,

and learning how we can try to bridge such a terrible divide.

We cannot sit silently as we, and other oppressed people, are

in danger.

As Carin Mrotz, Executive Director of Jewish Community

Action in Minnesota, and Keith Ellison, the state’s Attorney

General (and a Muslim) point out in a recent article in The

Forward, the Poway shooter’s attack came on the last day of

Passover, when Jews celebrate their deliverance from Egypt,

Mitzrayim in Hebrew, the narrow place.

But Mitzrayim can also mean figurative narrowness: when

we are selfish or refuse to do for others what we do for

ourselves; when we are angry and harm others out of

cruelty, retribution, or spite; when we are afraid and close

ourselves off from others or change who we are out of

fear. That, too, is Mitzrayim.

We must work with our partners from other faith communities,

our Jewish colleagues here and across the country, our

neighbors, people of color and different ethnicities – all those

who are targets.

Carolina Jews for Justice is the one statewide community

organization to take a leadership role in specifically fighting

anti-Semitism. But we cannot do this alone. We need multiple

voices and help – from you, our brethren, and from our

partners who are also trying to find ways to support each other.

We know this community understands. We remember the

outpouring of support for the Jewish community after the Tree

of Life shootings – the huge crowd in Pack Square who

assembled on short notice, and our non-Jewish friends who

flocked to our services. That is how we work – in community,

in partnership, and in love of each other.

It is deeply embedded in our tradition to care not only for

ourselves, but for others. Hillel famously said:

(If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am

only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?)

Of course we must be for ourselves against those who would

do us harm; but we cannot be only for ourselves. We are all

vulnerable, and we must all have each other’s backs. Help us

do the work.

********************************

To become involved with CBI’s Social Action Committee,

please contact Gail Gordon at socialaction1@bethisraelnc.org,

or Marlene Jacoby at marlenejacoby@gmail.com. To learn

more about Carolina Jews for Justice, contact Judy Leavitt at

judleavitt76@gmail.com or Frank Goldsmith at

goldsmith.cf@gmail.com, or visit its website and sign up for

mailings at www.carolinajewsforjustice.org.

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HA’SHOFAR PAGE 16

Boray Perie HagafenBy: Ira Naiman

A few weeks ago, Value Man noticed an article in the New York

Times written by a wine guy (aspiring to be perhaps, but certainly

no Value Man) with his picks for value wines under $12. Value Man

recognized only one wine. Wine picks by these newspaper (or wine

magazine) people rarely are found outside of Manhattan or San

Francisco. An idea came to mind: go to a wine shop and see if any

of these were available here in Asheville.

Value Man went to Asheville Wine Market, 65 Biltmore Avenue, a

store that has been in Asheville almost forever and has a very large

selection of wine (disclaimer: Value Man has no financial or famil-

ial ties with AWM). An employee looked at Value Man’s NewYork

Times list, laughed and said these picks wouldn’t be found outside

of New York City. So Value Man, in the interest of Value Science

(self sacrifice can be difficult), asked the employee to pick four

choices (one white, three reds) he felt were good values at under

$12 a bottle.

First up is Puglia Nero Di Troia from Barbanera Vineyards, in

Puglia/Apulia, Italy. Nero Di Troia is a rustic (think earthy) and

lightly tannic grape. It has a dark color, smooth, but full mouth feel,

and a quintessential Italian understated but very present berry and

spice flavor. Value Man and Wife had this wine with baked chicken

and BBQ sauce, and it effortlessly held its own. Italian wine is

made for food. Put this one on your list.

Next is Vega Piedra Rioja. Rioja is a region in Spain, and most of

their wine is Tempranillo (a local red grape) based. This wine was

100% Tempranillo. The nose was strong, but the flavor of light

berry was more subdued, with a little tannin (think pucker). It was

medium bodied and pleasant. Wife liked it, but Value Man was

somewhat equivocal about it.

The one white wine was the Domaine de Pouy, Côtes De Gascogne.

This vineyard is in southwest France, and the area produces a fair

amount of white wine. After some research, Value Man found the

grapes used were Colombard and Ugni Blanc, which are local

grapes. This wine is very citrusy; it shows obvious grapefruit, high

acidity and no perceptible sweetness. Wife said it was wonderful,

buy a case, while Value Man would not take another sip. Everyone’s

palate is different. If you like a heavy citrus and acidic white to cut

through a heavy sauce on fish, this is your baby.

The last pick was Domaine Chantpierre Côtes du Rhône. This wine

is from the southern Rhône area and is a blend of Grenache, Syrah

and Mourvedre. Note that in the southern Rhône, the blends can

have any number of the many approved grapes. This wine had a

beautiful nose, medium body and earthy taste. It was a solid table

wine that worked with Wife’s steamed salmon and Value Man’s

turkey burgers. It was not exceptional, but ok. The Rhône wines

are not made to be fruit bombs like California and Washington State

red blends.

Value Man noted that Asheville Wine Maret has several value

offerings ($8-$9) that rotate. Value Man plans to go back (the

employee said there are 10 designated parking spaces next to the

store) and check out the value wines. In Asheville Wine Market you

will find wine not in the supermarkets, and it is a nice store to visit.

Until next time.

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August Ha’Shofar Deadline –

July 10thI welcome your newsletter contributions, but

please, please respect the deadline of the

10th of the month

Support Your Shul and Its Congregants!

Active Donor Directed FundsFor those members of

CBI who would like to

direct their financial

support toward a spe-

cific area within CBI,

these are the active

donor directed funds.

You are encouraged to

support the General

Fund with your dona-

tions, allowing the Board of Directors the

discretion to direct this support toward

areas of the most need.

** These funds are very active and in the

most need of regular contributions.

� ** Spiritual Life Fund – Support of

spiritual life programs and needs

� **Social Action Fund – Funds CBI’s

social action projects

� ** Chesed/Tzedakah Fund –

Supports the Bereavement Committee

and other Chesed related activities

� ** Ted Liebowitz Children’s Fund –

Provides scholarships for Bet Sefer

students and supports Bet Sefer

expenses

� ** Toby Cohen Minyan Katan and

Junior Congregation Fund

� ** Family Education Fund –

Supports family education program-

ming

� Shorashim Teen Program Fund –

Supports CBI teen programs

� **Adult Ed Fund

� Website/Computer/Tech Fund

� Cemetery Committee Fund –

Supports maintenance of CBI’s

Lou Pollock Cemetery

� Chevra Kadisha Fund – Supports

efforts toward preparing the body of

the departed for Jewish burial.

� **Rabbi Discretionary Fund –

Supports needs or causes the Rabbi

chooses to support

General Fund

William & Barbara Lewin: in honor

of Mike Weizman for his efforts

creating the remodeling, rededica-

tion and celebration of 120 years

of Congregation Beth Israel

Jordan & Barbara Miller: in honor

of Barb Hall

Shirley Kayne: in honor of Talia

Weizman becoming Bat Mitzvah

Karen Daniels: in memory of Kath-

leen McConnell

Shirley Kayne: in honor of Olivia

Millsap-Thomas becoming Bat

Mitzvah

Mike Weizman & Della Simon

Lee Berkwits & Barb Hall

Gerard & Thelma Uhler

Lee Avishai: in honor of Lauren

Malinoff’s birthday

Yahrzeit Fund

Eliot & Nancy Renick: in memory

of Eliot’s mother, Annette Renick

Claire Mager-Jaffee: in memory of

her brother, Sidney Mager

Davida Horwitz: in memory of her

grandfather, Abraham Neuge-

bauer

Miriam Zaretsky: in memory of her

mother, Bessie Aronson

Neal & Beth Appel: in memory

Sidney Appel

Miriam Zaretsky: in memory of her

father-in-law, Joseph Zaretsky

Ted Liebowitz Children’s

Education Fund

Gerard & Thelma Uhler

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Norman & Tamar Katzwer: Ma’ot

Hittin

Arnold Wengrow: Ma’ot Hittin

Eliot & Nancy Renick: Ma’ot Hittin

Security Fund

Alan & Suzanne Escovitz

Robert Warner & Gail Kase

Chesed Fund

Robert & Karen Marcus

Kiddush Fund

Caren Kessler

Janice Brock

Jan Zollars

Café Israel Sponsors

Jennie Barrett

Wendy Feinberg

Steve & Carolyn Kayne

Regi Weile

Lee Avishai

Eva & Beth Israel Blinder

Jeremy & Sue Lerner

Elana Gilad

Caren Kessler

Alan & Suzanne Escovitz

The Van Winkel Law Firm

Doris Gordon & Robert Lackey

Carol Cohen

Mike Weizman & Della Simon

Gerard & Thelma Uhler

Carol Cohen

David & Sharon Boas

Bill & Jo Golson

Richard & Barbara Laibson

April to May

Mazel Tov !June Birthdays01 Chana Ruth Alterman

Edward Tennen

03 Alan Escovitz

Brad Fisher

04 Carol Cohen

06 Eleanore Fisher

Yonah Ray

07 Martha Salyers

Kevin Boyd

Bayla Ostrach

08 Fred Barnet

10 Kathie Kline

11 Mark Silberstein

12 Will Tocaben

14 Della Simon

Avery Matthews

Teri Kayne

15 Wendy Feinberg

Ralph Reeder

17 Laurie Chess

18 Bernard Coleman

Sheila Naiman

Bruce Goldstein

Julie Caro

20 Jodi Travis

23 Mitchell Levine

26 Patti Frankel

Stanlee Stahl

28 Bart Martindale

29 Adrienne Skolnik

June Anniversaries01 Bob & Carol Deutsch

05 Ira & Sheila Naiman

09 Margaret Teich &

Shuchin Shukla

11 Steve & Carolyn Kayne

12 David & Cathy Kayne

Patti & Steve Frankel

Steve & Jan Hartz

Bob & Eileen Elkin

Steve & Jan Hartz

11 Steve & Carolyn Kayne

12 David & Cathy Kayne

13 Robert & Kathie Kline

16 Marc Rudow & Deborah Miles

18 Neal & Beth Appel

Paul & Hannah Kirschenfeld

20 Alan & Marilyn Friedman

22 Nancy & Eliot Renick

26 Jay & Marlene Jacoby

27 Bill & Jo Golson

Mitchell & Susan Levine

HA’SHOFAR PAGE 19

July Birthdays01 Gail Rosenthal

02 Caroline Manheimer

04 Alan Laibson

Sharon Boas

07 Gail Shulimson

11 Steve Hartz

13 Barbara Lehrer

Adrienne Kessler

15 Phyllis Goldstein

18 Rochelle Neuringer

20 Heather Goldstein

21 Zeke Goldstein

25 Barbara Turner

26 Marilyn Silberstein

29 Adrian Sandler July Anniversaries01 Robert & Denise Pohlman

02 Jeremy & Heather Goldstein

Tom & Connie Glaser

06 Richard & Barbara Laibson

09 Goldie & Hanan Weizman

17 Eric & Heidi Scheffer

Refuah ShleimahTo Ezra Landau, Neil McCollum, Bill Golson, Devorah Reed

A Local Jewish Dialogue Group –Would You Like to Join Us?

We are a small, diverse group of local Jews who have been meeting informally once a month for the last several months

to discuss issues of concern to us as Jews. We come from different backgrounds, experiences, and have different views

on a wide range of topics from Jewish identity to Israel. We are committed to creating a safe environment to express

our own views and listen respectfully to each others’ views. Our goal is to widen our perspectives while respecting our

differences. If you are interested in finding out more about our group, please call one of our founding members:

Carol (828) 255-7700; Chuck (828) 242-5527; Florence (828) 675-0974

The group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm at Congregation Beth HaTephila

1

9:30 am Shabbat

morning services

9:11 pm Havdalah

210:00 am CBI

Annual Meet-

ing & Member-

ship Picnic

3 4

5:00 pm Exec-

utive Commit-

tee Meeting

5

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

6 7

12:00 pm

Noon Study Group

8:26 pm Candles

8

9:30 am Shabbat

morning services

9:30 pm Tikkun

Leil Shavuot

9:15 pm Havdalah

9

9:30 am

Shavuot Morn-

ing Services

10

9:30 am

Shavuot Morn-

ing Services

11 12

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

13

6:30 pm Board

Meeting

1412:00 pm

Noon Study Group

6:00 pm Kabbalat

Shabbat Services

8:29 pm Candles

159:30 am Shabbat

morning services

9:18 pm Havdalah

16

1:00 pm Jewish

Meditation

17 18 19

No Meet the

Midrash

20 21

12:00 pm

Noon Study Group

6:00 pm Kabbalat

Shabbat

8:31 pm Candles

22

9:30 am

Shabbat morning

services

9:20 pm

Havdalah

23

304:00 pm Torah

on Tap

24 25 26

No Meet the

Midrash

27 28

12:00 pm

Noon Study Group

6:00 pm Kabbalat

Shabbat

8:32 pm Candles

29

9:30 am

Shabbat morning

services

No Hasidishe

Kiddush

9:21 pm

Havdalah

HA’SHOFAR PAGE 20

June 2019SUN FRI SATTHUWEDTUEMON

Rabbi on Vacation June 18th to June 30th

Rabbi on Vacation June 18th to June 30th

1 2 3

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

4 5

12:00 pm

Noon Study Group

8:31 pm Candles

Shabbatluck - details

to be announced.

6

9:30 am Shabbat

morning services

9:20 pm Havdalah

7 8 9 10

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

11

6:30 pm Board

Meeting

12

12:00 pm

Noon Study Group

6:00 pm Kabbalat

Shabbat8:30 pm Candles

13

9:30 am Shabbat

morning services

9:19 pm Havdalah

14 15 16 17

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

18 1912:00 pm

Noon Study Group

8:26 pm Candles

209:30 am Shabbat

morning services

9:15 pm Havdalah

21

1:00 pm Jewish

Meditation

22 23 24

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

25 26

12:00 pm

Noon Study Group

6:00 pm Kabbalat

Shabbat

8:21 pm Candles

27

9:30 am

Shabbat morning

services

12:30 pm

Hasidishe Kiddush

9:10 pm

Havdalah

284:00 pm Torah

on Tap

29 30 31

12:00 pm Meet

the Midrash

HA’SHOFAR PAGE 21

July 2019SUN FRI SATTHUWEDTUEMON

HA’SHOFAR

June Yahrzeits

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Announced during services on:

June 1

02 (28 Iyar) Alan Baumgarten for his aunt, Hanni Friedmann

03 (29 Iyar) Elie Aharon for his mother, Carolyn Pollard

05 (02 Sivan) Robert Feirstein for his father, William Feirstein

05 (02 Sivan) Carolyn Goldstein for her father, Richard Russell Curtis

06 (03 Sivan) Ronald Neimkin for his mother, Marion C. Neimkin

06 (03 Sivan) Norman Winkelman for his brother, Seymour Winkelman

07 (04 Sivan) Barbara Miller for her grandmother, Miriam Liebowitz

June 8

09 (06 Sivan) Steve Miller for his grandfather, Harold Abrams

09 (06 Sivan) Cathy Kayne for her grandmother, Catherine Santoli

09 (06 Sivan) Alan Silverman for his mother, Faye Silverman

10 (07 Sivan) Lois Bernard for her grandfather, Jacob Dipsiner

11 (08 Sivan) Jimi Moore for her mother, Margaret Bornstein

12 (09 Sivan) Meryl Goldstein for her brother, Charles Gardner Tillotson

June 14 & 15

16 (13 Sivan) Steve Miller for his grandmother, Irene Abrams

17 (14 Sivan) Rochelle Reich for her grandmother, Lillian Segel

18 (15 Sivan) Jimi Moore for her brother, Andrew Peter Bornstein

19 (16 Sivan) Carol Cohen for her husband, Philip Cohen

20 (17 Sivan) Roberta Wall for her father, Sidney Wall

21 (18 Sivan) Alan Baumgarten for his mother, Celia Baumgarten

June 22

22 (19 Sivan) Neal Appel for his mother, Pearl Appel

22 (19 Sivan) Judi & Patti Haskell for their mother, Jane Z. Haskell

23 (20 Sivan) Beth Appel for her father, Oscar Kendler

23 (20 Sivan) Anthony Hauser for his grandfather, Abraham Hauser

24 (21 Sivan) Eva Blinder for her mother, Charlotte Blinder

24 (21 Sivan) Louis Lieb for his father, Herman Lieb

25 (22 Sivan) Gail Shulimson for her uncle, Samuel Tabashneck

25 (22 Sivan) Jodi Travis for her grandfather, William Travis

26 (23 Sivan) Claire Mager-Jaffee for her father, Morris David Mager

26 (23 Sivan) Susan Lerner for her mother, Minna Gross Kimmel

27 (24 Sivan) Norma Schulman for her husband, Herbert Schulman

27 (24 Sivan) Barbara Turner for her father-in-law, Robert Freid

June 28 & 29

29 (26 Sivan) Cathy Kayne for her father, John Santoli

30 (27 Sivan) Norma Schulman for her mother, Beatrice Epstein

May their memories be for a blessing.

HA’SHOFAR

July Yahrzeits

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Announced during services on:

June 28 & 29

01 (28 Sivan) Loretta Holmes for her father, Sol Finn

01 (28 Sivan) Tom Glaser for his father, Abraham Glaser

01 (28 Sivan) Jan Zollars for her mother, Betty Zollars

02 (29 Sivan) Gail Shulimson for her grandfather, Nathan Shulimson

03 (30 Sivan) Barbara Turner for her aunt, Gertrude Krubiner

04 (01 Tammuz) Bob Deutsch for his grandmother, Erzsi Deutsch

04 (01 Tammuz) Rochelle Reich for her grandfather, Albert Segel

July 6

06 (03 Tammuz) Barbara Laibson for her mother, Adele Levy

07 (04 Tammuz) Tom Glaser for his mother, Edith Glaser

07 (04 Tammuz) Marlene Jacoby for her father, Samuel Rosenberg

08 (05 Tammuz) Norman Winkelman for his uncle, Sam Winkelman

08 (05 Tammuz) Louis Lieb for his mother, Ruth Lieb

10 (07 Tammuz) Rochelle Neuringer for her father, Fred Rosenberg

11 (08 Tammuz) Judi & Patti Haskell for their father, Edward N. Haskell

July 12 & 13

14 (11 Tammuz) Jillian Krupp for her grandfather, Merhle Fox

14 (11 Tammuz) Ralph Reeder for his wife, Naomi Segelman Reeder

14 (11 Tammuz) Norman Winkelman for his mother, Fannie Winkelman

15 (12 Tammuz) Gerard Uhler for his mother, Bertha Uhler

16 (13 Tammuz) Steve Frankel for his father, Godfrey Frankel

17 (14 Tammuz) Judi & Patti Haskell for their sister, Anne Haskell-Landell

19 (16 Tammuz) Alan Silverman for his grandmother, Reba Stein

July 20

20 (17 Tammuz) Tamar Katzwer for her father, Rabbi Moshe Twersky

20 (17 Tammuz) Bernard Coleman for his father, David Coleman

20 (17 Tammuz) Alan & Richard Laibson for their mother, Bernice Laibson

22 (19 Tammuz) Barbara Crume for her great aunt, Janice Karesh

24 (21 Tammuz) William Lewin for his mother, Ray L. Lewin

July 26 & 27

28 (25 Tammuz) Bruce Brown for his father, Leonard Brown

29 (26 Tammuz) Rochelle Neuringer for her sister, Sara Wayborn

29 (26 Tammuz) Barbara Lehrer for her father, Henry Donner

30 (27 Tammuz) Robert Feirstein for his cousin, Gussie Book

31 (28 Tammuz) Bob Deutsch for his grandfather, Morris Rosenberg

May their memories be for a blessing.

Beth Israel Synagogue

Rabbi Justin Goldstein

Congregation Beth Israel

229 Murdock Avenue

Asheville, NC  28804

Office Phone (828) 252-8660

Rabbi’s Phone (828) 252-9024

Fax (828) 252-8431

email: admin@bethisraelnc.org

Synagogue Office Hours:

Monday to Friday

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

For updated information visit our website at

www.bethisraelnc.org

June/July

Candle-lighting & Havdalah

Saturday 6/1/2019 9:11 pm

Friday 6/7/2019 8:26 pm

Saturday 6/8/2019 9:15 pm

Friday 6/14/2019 8:29 pm

Saturday 6/21/2019 9:18 pm

Friday 6/22/2019 8:31 pm

Saturday 6/25/2019 9:20 pm

Friday 6/28/2019 8:32 pm

Saturday 6/29/2019 9:21 pm

Friday 7/5/2019 8:31 pm

Saturday 7/6/2019 9:20 pm

Friday 7/12/2019 8:30 pm

Saturday 7/13/2019 9:19 pm

Friday 7/19/2019 8:26 pm

Saturday 7/20/2019 9:15 pm

Friday 7/26/2019 8:21 pm

Saturday 7/27/2019 9:10 pm

RabbiRabbi Justin Goldstein rabbi@bethisraelnc.org

Office AdministratorLee Avishai admin@bethisraelnc.org

Executive CommitteeAli Climo, President president@bethisraelnc.org

Danielle Tocaben, Vice Pres. vicepresident@bethisraelnc.org

Julie Sherman, Secretary boardsecretary@bethisraelnc.org

Norman Katzwer, Treasurer cbitreasurer@bethisraelnc.org

Della Simon, Past President pastpresident@bethisraelnc.org

Board Committee Chairs/Members

Alan Silverman, Membership membership@bethisraelnc.org

Mike Weizman, Development development@bethisraelnc.org

Eva Blinder, Spiritual/Ritual ritual@bethisraelnc.org

Gail Gordon, Social Action socialaction1@bethisraelnc.org

Elie Aharon, Adult Education adulted1@bethisraelnc.org

Board Members-at-LargeHannah Limov mal1@bethisraelnc.org

Kevin Boyd mal2@bethisraelnc.org

Ellen Sanders mal3@bethisraelnc.org

Alan Escovitz mal4@bethisraelnc.org

Patti Frankel mal5@bethisraelnc.org

Non-Board Committee ChairsMike Weizman, Capital Campaign capitalcampaign@bethisraelnc.org

Caren Kessler, Chesed chesed@bethisraelnc.org

Bruce Brown, HaShofar hashofar@bethisraelnc.org

Ken Vallario, Youth Education yepadmin@bethisraelnc.org

Kitchen kitchen@bethisraelnc.org

For everything else, contact admin@bethisraelnc.org

Chesed: CBI’s Support NetworkIn the last 18 months, Chesed has assisted approximately 42 different individuals

and families in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s as simple as making a call or

writing a card. Sometimes it’s preparing a meal, making a visit or a providing a

ride. Sometimes it’s helping with a life cycle event: a Bat or Bar Mitzvah, the birth

of a baby, the loss of a loved one. Chesed is a caring team of CBI members who

are here to help out the CBI community during both challenging as well as joyous

times.

We need YOUR help to continue our work effectively. We can’t offer to do any-

thing unless we know who needs and wants some support. If we can help you with

something or if you are aware of someone who needs assistance, please tell Lee or

the Rabbi. They will pass along that information to the Chesed committee. Many

people at CBI are happy to help out.

We need YOUR help to respond to the requests. If you want to be involved, please

tell Lee or the Rabbi. You can also contact the Chesed committee directly at

chesed@bethisraelnc.org. Let us know what you would like to do. We’re grateful

to have you volunteer to do one or all of the following (it’s really up to you):

• Visit those who are sick

• Check in with those who are homebound

• Be part of a minyan for shiva

• Prepare meals

• Provide transportation

• Run errands

• Assist with set up for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah party

Jewish communities have a rich history of taking care of each other. The Babylon-

ian Talmud teaches us that All Jews are responsible one for another (Shevuot 39a).

The Chesed Committee invites you to be a part of that meaningful tradition.