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When Purim mavens Carol Berkower and Charles Rammelkamp first approached Rabbi Kelley and me with the script for this year’s shpiel, I was eager to read it. Then, I found out Kelley and I had sizable parts which seemed daunting, but still fun. Then, I discovered the shpiel this year is based on the Tony-winning musical, The Book of Mormon. I plotzed. But then I read it and laughed. A lot. You see, the whole point of the Purim Shpiel is to offer a humorous, less-than-wholesome, even irreverent take on the Megillah, usually by spoofing some play or master story. But the Berkower/Rammelkamp script (and the songs which accompany it) marks the first time I’ve encountered a Purim Shpiel that is more (oh-so-much more) appropriate for a general audience than its source material. To wit, though my own daughter, Ellie, will be performing in the play; she will not any time soon be hearing the original songs on which our parody is based! If you’ve seen The Book of Mormon, you know what I’m talking about.

The art of the Purim Shpiel has deep roots in our tradition, going back at least five hundred years and is loosely patterned after German plays of the Reformation period. Jacob Shatsky explains in “The History of Purim Plays,” that the point of these plays was to bring joy and levity to the life of the Jewish common man, lifting him “…above the level of his tedious and often depressing

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

CANTOR’S CORNER

CONGREGATION LEARNING

PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

UPCOMING EVENTS

COMMUNITY NEWS

CONTRIBUTIONS

FUND DESIGNATION

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RABBI’S MESSAGE Look Out! Here Comes the Purim Shpiel.Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg

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Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg

OfficersPresident Julie Gottlieb1st Vice President Lisa Akchin2nd Vice President Lynn SassinTreasurer Alan KopolowSecretary David Lunken

Trustees through 2016Neil KahnCindy ParadiesDesiree RobinsonJim Schwartz

Trustees through 2017David DemskyRisa JampelAshley PressmanNaomi Rosner

Trustees through 2018Debbie AgusDina BillianCarol BerkowerMatt Herman

Past Presidents and Life MembersPast President Scott ZegerPast President Cy SmithHonorary Life Member Lainy LeBow-SachsHonorary Life Member Efrem Potts

Standing CommitteesContinuing Ed Chair Roberta GreensteinContinuing Ed Co-Chair Rachel RosenheckFinance Chair Alan KopolowFinance Co-Chair Joe WolfsonHouse Chair Sam PolakoffKiddush Chair Desireé RobinsonMembership Chair Patricia Fradkin-BermanMembership Co-Chair Robin KatcoffReligious Services Chair Joe WolfsonSocial Action Chair Arthur ShulmanSocial Action Co-Chair Jackie DonowitzYouth Education Chair Dina Billian

Ad Hoc CommitteesAnnual Fund Honorary Chair Gil SandlerAnnual Fund Chair Ricky FineAnnual Fund Vice Chair Jim JacobsBalt. Jewish Council Rep. Ben RosenbergBeth Am Connection Joanne Katz Risa JampelBAYITT Chair Sara GoodmanCongregant to Congregant Joyce KeatingDevelopment Chair Lainy LeBow-SachsDevelopment Co-Chair Cy SmithIn, For and Of, Inc. Don Akchin Marketing Chair Ellen SpokesOperations Co-Chair Ashley PressmanOperations Co-Chair David DemskyRes. Hill Improvement Council Carol Shulman

Office HoursTuesday-Thursday: 9:00-4:00Friday: 9:00-3:00

Office Contact Extentions:Tel: 410.523.2446 / Fax: 410.523.1729 Extensions: Rabbi Daniel Burg - 14Rabbi Kelley Gludt - 15Henry Feller, Exec. Dir. - 20Linda Small, Annual Fund Coordinator - 12Rachel Weistner, Captial Campaign Coordinator - 21Norm Weinstein, Bookkeeper - 17Nakia Davis, Front Office Coordinator and Assistant to the Rabbi - 11 Josh Weisberg - Program Coordinator - 16Lynora Lawless - Communcations and Membership Coordinator - 10Sandy Winters, Ritual Coordinator:410-598-6397 Office E-mail:Email: nakia@bethambaltimore.orgWeb site: www.bethambaltimore.org

Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg 443.202.0912 (cell) (emergencies only, please) ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org

Cantor Ira Greenstein 443.759.7807 (home) cantor.ira@gmail.com

Rabbi Kelley Gludt, Director of Congregational Learning 520.248.9541 (cell) rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

Henry Feller, Executive Director henry@bethambaltimore.org 443.742.9654 (cell) (emergencies only, please)

Julie Gottlieb, Board President juliegbetham@gmail.com 410-294-7418

In case of an emergency, please contact: Henry Feller, Executive Director 443.742.9654 (cell)

For transporation assistance, contact Joyce Keating joyceskeating@yahoo.com or 410-358-5477

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environment.” “What made the Purim play so endearing,” he writes, “and beloved, was not its literary quality, but the opportunity it provided, through naïve dialogue, simple, even primitive, song often of borrowed melody, and crude but frank action, to give vent to suppressed feelings and hopes heightened by current suffering. Here was a realm of freedom where the Jew could be assured of ultimate triumph over his enemies.”

I don’t know how depressing or tedious most of you find your environment, but if you do, come on down to Beth Am the evening of March 23rd. There, you’ll shake your grogger, hear the Megillah chanted by several of your fellow congregants, and perhaps sample some tasty hamantashen (and a little schnapps). Oh, and if life isn’t tedious or depressing, come anyway. It’ll still be funny.

Purim Sameach!!

Rabbi’s Message from cover

Follow Rabbi Burg on his blogwww.theurbanrabbi.org

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Hello!My name is

Elder Esther

It’s coming... The Book of Esther

Purim Shpiel 2016

March 23 following Purim Services

March 20 March 23 Carnival Megillah Reading + Shpiel

March 23, 2016

5:30 PM BYO DINNER (FISH OR DAIRY)6:30 PM SERVICES AND MEGILLAH READING 8:00 PM

March 20, 2016

CARNIVAL10:00 AM

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I have previously commented that my favorite moment in the Torah is immediately following the crossing of the Sea of Reeds, when the water stops churning, the dancing and singing end, the wind is calm, and the Israelites look eastward to an empty desert … when all has become silent. This moment is not described in the Torah. It simply says the Israelites start walking ahead. Surely there must have been some realization by the people that they were free and the horizon was simply out there, before the first step was taken, but that moment of realization was lost somewhere between sentences in the text.

I recently attended a string trio concert, including a piece comprised of a number of short variations, where one does not applaud until the last. Thus, there is a break between variations. As each variation ended, the musicians held their bows and facial expressions in suspension, waited, and then very slowly relaxed to set up for the next section. The silence between variations was powerful, allowing the mood of the just-completed variation to release gradually, and giving the listener some space

before the next began.I was not listening to my breathing or feeling my body relax, as might be the case in meditation for the purpose of relaxation. Nor was this a sense of tension release. Rather, it was a time to prolong an emotional and intellectual engagement, to appreciate how it affected me and savor the impact. And it was a powerful stimulus to which I was reacting, in this case the music, which the silent period imposed by the musicians gave me time to consider.

The same might be said about praying at services. We may break into a song, or dance with the Torah, or clap in a spirited manner, or read a prayer aloud together. But who among us fully experiences the silence? Prayer provides a text or themes for us to consider, but if we do not create the silence in which we can consider the impact of the message, then we have missed our opportunity to better understand the moment.

I am not only talking about the absence of noise. That is the first component of silence. But we often quietly read some text to

CANTOR’S CORNERGiving Meaning to SilenceCantor Ira Greenstein

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ourselves, thinking about it as the words are scanned by our eyes or recited from memory … and this, to me, is NOT a meaningful silence, but rather the absence of speech. To fully experience silence in prayer, it seems to me best for the mind not to be occupied in a fixed manner, to be free-flowing.

This is all in marked contrast to the holiday this month, Purim, where one feature is making noise. Thus, this month, we can experience both “extremes” of Judaism – delirium and silence – collectively, within the setting of our Beth Am community.

Silence is not impeded by language barriers or the ability to carry a tune, but it often derives its meaning as a reflex to the words and sounds that immediately preceded the silence. Or perhaps it takes its meaning from something that is bouncing

around in our head at that moment, some problem or some joy that is relived in the silence.The next time you recite an Amidah, and the room offers silence, I suggest you take part of that silence to allow the recited text or theme to sink in, to prolong its impact. For example, as you conclude your Amidah with Sim shalom (a prayer for world peace and serenity) or with Yih’yu l’ratzon (asking that our prayer be acceptable to God), see a peaceful world in your mind’s eye … or as you back away from the Sovereign’s throne, allow God’s image or presence to fade slowly. Alternatively, as I quietly hum a niggun (melody without words), try to absorb the impact of the prayer space we have just shared together in the music.

Savor the silence, use it meaningfully, and hopefully add a new dimension to your prayer.

To learn more of Cantor Ira’s musical tastes, join him on the Spain trip this summer (pg. 11)

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From every person whose heart is willing take my offering...and make me a holy space that I may dwell among them.

- Exodus 25

Thank you to everyone who has so generously contributed to this year’s Annual Fund. We hope for 100% participation from the Beth Am family in support of our synagogue. Please make

your donation now by calling Ricky Fine at 410 358 2380.

Planning has begun for a potential two-week journey to Germany and Poland: revisiting the Jewish past, focusing on the Holocaust, and getting in touch with Jewish life in Germany and Poland today.

This trip will be for individuals eighteen and older.

Home of Michael Sanow 3500 West Strathmore Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21215 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24

If you are interested please RSVP or for any questions: manow@ccbcmd.edu or 410-274-1499

TRIP TO POLAND/GERMANYEXPLORATORY Meeting: March 24, 2016 at 7pm

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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNINGRabbi Kelley Gludt

One of the best things about being a part of the larger Baltimore Jewish community is the chance to learn both with and from my colleagues and fellow educators. Last month, I had the blessing of engaging in two such professional development opportunities.

The International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion in Special Education hosted a day at the JCC for educators called Turning Mirrors into Windows. The workshop focused on ways to build learning strategies for diverse learners. The keynote speaker, Dr. Rick Lavoie, helped everyone in attendance make a paradigm shift in how we think about children with learning disabilities. His mensch-y approach to these students was both awe inspiring and helpful. The main message of the yom iyun centered on the statistic that we engage in social interactions for 97 percent of our lives, and the necessity for educators to keep that in mind when dealing with both children and adults who struggle in this area. Dr. Lavoie pointed out that if a child cannot read, we can make a digital recording; if a child cannot write,

technology offers us speech-to-text options; if a child cannot spell, we pull up spell-check. But if a child is unable to make friends, then he or she has a seriously diminished capacity for both happiness and success in life. The day of learning focused on the need for both roots and wings, and strategies to help our children succeed in the area that matters most—relationship building.

Next, I spent a day with my fellow professionals from the Reform movement exploring the mental health challenges facing our youth and teens. While this audience was vastly different, and the speakers no less so, the message was right on point: the vital importance of social and emotional competence. The workshop focused on five core capacities for healthy teens and youth, including self awareness, the ability to regulate emotions, social awareness, good relationship skills, and responsible decision making. We also explored the vital importance of moving our youth from stress to resilience. Resilience, we learned, resembles a muscle; it needs to be developed by absorbing a blow and recovering. Dr. Anne Townsend

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of the Mariposa Child Success Program taught us ways to foster self-awareness and stressed the most important takeaway from the day: empathy reduces stress which therefore increases the ability to learn.

We have spent a lot of time at Beth Am creating a warm and safe environment for our children and teens to come and learn and share, and we work hard to foster an environment that strengthens their social and emotional skills. I am so proud to be a part of Beth Am, where the congregants, staff and Lab faculty all so naturally and organically practice empathy. And I now empirically know what I have long felt in my kishkes: strong and healthy relationships are the key to successful learning.

Max Bloom dressed as the Kohen G’dol (High Priest) during the Jewish Discovery Lab’s unit

on the Second Temple.

LAB: DESIGNING THE TEMPLEFEBRUARY 10, 2016

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVEHow do you say mensch in Spanish? Julie Gottlieb

In mid-January, Steve and I spent ten days in San Juan, Puerto Rico. What we had planned as a break in the Caribbean sun turned into a misadventure when, on the first evening of our vacation, our dear friend and traveling companion was hit by a taxi and seriously injured. Once we learned that, with the right care, she would make a full recovery, we were able to put aside our initial terror and focus on supporting our friend and her husband, and we soon came to appreciate the many blessings buried in that awful experience. It was the small things people did that got us all through our friend’s eight days as a patient in the public hospital that serves major trauma cases in the Caribbean. There was Eduardo, the young nurse fresh from several years on the battlefield in Afghanistan who updated us frequently and with great warmth, and reassured us as the surgeons worked to stabilize our friend. There was Kristen, the night nurse who went out after her shift ended at 3 a.m. and bought our friend milk – which wasn’t available in the hospital. Carmen,

the social worker, made extra visits to ensure that the nursing staff got our friend out of bed as soon as she could walk a few feet. Yamila, the administrator for the Puerto Rican traffic insurance program, took our calls at all hours and made us feel like part of her family. And there was the patient in the next bed who, on seeing that my friend’s nightgown was wet and dirty, offered her one of her own – actually a lacy negligee -- and said, in Spanglish, “it’s yours to keep.”

At one time or another, we all experience tragedy, loss, and other unexpected hardships. Most people also face less dramatic day-to-day challenges. We expect, need, and get by with support from friends and family. But menschlichkeit gestures, especially from people not in our inner circle and from complete strangers, also can have a profound impact on our well-being. They make us feel connected, and expand our sense of belonging to a larger community, whether that is the larger Beth Am community, the Reservoir Hill community, or some place we just happen to be visiting.

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L’EILAH U’L’EILAHJoin us for family focused Jewish learning and social events in preparation for our 2018 Israel trip.

Families will be asked to lead various learning sessions for the group throughout the next 2 years. Please save these dates for upcoming family events this coming year:

• Sunday, May 15 - Program TBDIf you are planning to be a part of this exciting initiative, your participation in these events and activities is very important.

Please contact: Robin Katcoff (robinkrx@yahoo.com) or Rabbi Kelley (rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org).

Learn more and register online at:www.ayelet.com/CASpain2016.aspx

July 3 - 14, 2016SPAIN 2016!

Dear friends and congregants,Plans are moving forward on our Incredible Cantors Assembly Musical Mission to Spain in July 2016.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO JOIN THE TRIP, NOW IS THE TIME! We have been in contact with Ayelet Tours and reserved seats on airline flights are filling up. Contact Ayelet Tours (1-800-237-1517) to speak directly with Grace for assistance or questions or you may also call either Cantor Greenstein or Roberta at 443 759-7807.

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February 28 9:30 am Lab I11:00 am Sages for the Ages Program1:30 pm Purim Practice

29 March 121 Adar I

2 3 7:00 pm DIY Judaism Honors Class (pg. 15)

4 6:00 pmKlei Kodesh (pg. 17)

5 8:45 am Torah Study9:30 am Sanctuary Service10:45 am Shabbat Lab11:15 am Shabbat Yachad1:00 pm “How Religious Difference Can Make a Difference” Panel Discussion with Tom Hall pg. 14)

6 No Lab10:00 am Purim Practice

7 8 9 10Rosh Chodesh

7:00 pm DIY Judaism Honors Class

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1 Adar II 6:30 pm Bayitt (pg. 14)

12 8:45 am Torah Study 9:30 am Kesher Service 10:15 am Junior Congregation11:15 am Shabbat Yachad12:45 pm People’s Talmud (pg. 16)

13 9:30 am Lab I1:00 pm Purim Shpiel Practice

14 1512:00 pm Lunch & Learn (pg. 16)

16 17 18 19 8:45 am Torah Study9:30 am Kesher Service w/ Ava Bloom Bat Mitzvah11:15 am Shabbat Yachad

20 9:30 am Lab I 10:00 am Purim Carnival (pg. 4)1:00 pm Purim Shpiel Practice

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7:30 pm Social Action Committee Meeting (pg. 15)

22 6:00 pm Purim Shpiel Practice

23 5:30 pm BYO Dinner (Fish or Dairy)6:30 pm Megillah Reading8:00 pm Purim Shpiel (pg. 4)

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25 26 8:45 am Torah Study 9:30 am Kesher L’Neshama Services (pg. 13)11:15 am Shabbat Yachad 12:45 pm Chevruta Study (pg. 18)

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28 29 30 31 April 1 2 8:45 am Torah Study9:30 am Sanctuary Service10:45 am Shabbat Lab11:15 am Shabbat Yachad

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4 5 6 7 8 6:30 pm Bayitt

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYFebruary 28

9:30 am Lab I11:00 am Sages for the Ages Program1:30 pm Purim Practice

29 March 121 Adar I

2 3 7:00 pm DIY Judaism Honors Class (pg. 15)

4 6:00 pmKlei Kodesh (pg. 17)

5 8:45 am Torah Study9:30 am Sanctuary Service10:45 am Shabbat Lab11:15 am Shabbat Yachad1:00 pm “How Religious Difference Can Make a Difference” Panel Discussion with Tom Hall pg. 14)

6 No Lab10:00 am Purim Practice

7 8 9 10Rosh Chodesh

7:00 pm DIY Judaism Honors Class

11Rosh Chodesh

1 Adar II 6:30 pm Bayitt (pg. 14)

12 8:45 am Torah Study 9:30 am Kesher Service 10:15 am Junior Congregation11:15 am Shabbat Yachad12:45 pm People’s Talmud (pg. 16)

13 9:30 am Lab I1:00 pm Purim Shpiel Practice

14 1512:00 pm Lunch & Learn (pg. 16)

16 17 18 19 8:45 am Torah Study9:30 am Kesher Service w/ Ava Bloom Bat Mitzvah11:15 am Shabbat Yachad

20 9:30 am Lab I 10:00 am Purim Carnival (pg. 4)1:00 pm Purim Shpiel Practice

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7:30 pm Social Action Committee Meeting (pg. 15)

22 6:00 pm Purim Shpiel Practice

23 5:30 pm BYO Dinner (Fish or Dairy)6:30 pm Megillah Reading8:00 pm Purim Shpiel (pg. 4)

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25 26 8:45 am Torah Study 9:30 am Kesher L’Neshama Services (pg. 13)11:15 am Shabbat Yachad 12:45 pm Chevruta Study (pg. 18)

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28 29 30 31 April 1 2 8:45 am Torah Study9:30 am Sanctuary Service10:45 am Shabbat Lab11:15 am Shabbat Yachad

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We are young adults in our 20s and 30s transforming Jewish life in Baltimore City by building an egalitarian, socially conscious Jewish community. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BAYITT/?fref=ts Looking Ahead to Upcoming “Second Fridays”

BAYITT

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“ When John and I contemplated ‘estate planning,’ of course we wanted to provide for our children and grandchildren. But Beth Am also was like family, and a legacy gift was a painless way to provide for it as well. All we had to do was designate the portion of our estate to go to Beth Am when we die. We won’t be around to miss the money, and future generations can benefit.”

- Elaine Freeman

While there are many ways to give to Beth Am, we hope you will consider supporting the Synagogue’s missions by making a bequest to Beth Am in your will or living trust.

Making a bequest allows you to combine your financial planning with philanthropy to make a lasting investment in the future of our congregation.

Contact your attorney, to learn how you can make a bequest to Beth Am.

DIY JUDAISM

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For more information, email: rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

Join Rabbi Kelley for a three-week class on Shabbat honors. Learn how to lift and dress a Torah, have an Aliyah, and more!

ALL ARE WELCOME! We address many issues relating to poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, environmental sustainability, literacy and more in the Reservoir Hill community and beyond at the home of Jackie Donowitz, jemdonowitz@hotmail.com. Contact Arthur Shulman if you need a ride to the meeting at arthur.shulman@gmail.com.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE MEETINGMarch 13 at 7:30 pm

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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LUNCHlearn&

MONTHLY ON TUESDAYS

NOON - 1 PM

Please join Beth Am congregants and friends for Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Daniel Burg and Rabbi Kelley Gludt. All are welcome. Please bring a fish/dairy lunch.

Location:

Karin Batterton’s Office Coldwell Banker BrokerageVillage of Cross Keys 38 Village Square Baltimore, MD 21210

Schedule: March 15April 19May 17

KESHER L’NESHAMA

SOUL CONNECTION

Once-a-month, Kesher becomes Kesher L’Neshama! Tefilah connects us to one another and to God, but some of us struggle during services to connect with ourselves. This service is meant to help us interface with that part of ourselves that craves inspiration, purpose and meaning.

Come prepared to learn new and uplifting melodies as we raise our voices, engage our souls, and expand our horizons!

Upcoming Dates for Kesher L’Neshama

March 26, 2016April 16, 2016May 28, 2016June 18, 2016

Held after Kiddush lunch, congregants share their personal interpretation of what Judaism means to them and how they integrate Judaism into their daily lives. If you are interested in sharing your Jewish journey, please contact Michael Sanow, msanow@ccbcmd.edu

Upcoming dates: March 12 Sandy Winters, Jewish Educator and Beth Am Ritual Director

April 9 Alan Goldberg, Ph.D., Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Principal, Global Food Ethics

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As a kindness to neighbors without parking pads or garages, please park in the Beth Am parking lot behind the Esplanade Apartments - unless you have mobility or accessibility concerns. The lot is accessible from Brooks Lane and Beth Am’s spaces are designated by blue stripes. Take care to park only in the Beth Am spaces to avoid being towed (at your expense).

KLEI KODESH MUSICAL KABBALAT SHABBAT Friday, March 4, 2016 6:00 pm - Services There will be light snacks for younger children during services Please join Rabbi Daniel Burg, Cantor Ira Greenstein and guest musicians for a Musical Kabbalat Shabbat. Open to the community!

7:00 pm - Mediterranean dinner Adults - $16 Children 6-12 yrs. - $10 BAYITT $12 Household maximum - $56 Children 5 and under are free

RSVP by March 1st at 12 pm to Josh at: 410-523-2446 or josh@bethambaltimore.org.

MINYANON HIATUSSunday Minyan is on a hiatus while we review how this service is provided.

If you or someone you know needs transportation to shul, the doctor, dentist or shopping, please contact Joyce Keating at joyceskeating@yahoo.com or 410-358-5477.

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Chevruta StudyMarch 26 and April 16

The traditional (yeshivish) way of studying Jewish texts is with a chevruta – the buddy system. On each of the two Shabbatot, March 26 and April 16, after services, we will focus on relevant, provocative topics and study them by pairing up with a fellow congregant. The text sources we will make available will be both contemporary and traditional, Jewish and non-Jewish. After chevruta study, we will meet again as a large group to share what we’ve been learning. One-on-one chevruta learning is fun and informal, while facilitating thoughtful analysis and discussion.

The Rescue of Europe’s Plundered Wealth:

Wednesday, April 20, 7pm

The role of the Monuments Men is only part of a larger story. Join Susan Sullam, a Beth Am congregant, to hear her father’s role in an incredible adventure of plundered valuables, top secret documents and one of the greatest treasure hunts in history.

Continuing Education Upcoming ProgramsRachel Rosenheck and Roberta Greenstein - Co-Chairs

They try valiantly to save us from our typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors.

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PRAYERS FOR HEALINGChristine Fletcher, sister of Patricia BermanFrank Rosenstein, friend of Robin KatcoffJeri FalkLenore and Marvin Berman, parents of Janis SilvermanElena BernickEileen YoffeCarol Allen, stepmother of Eli AllenStuart Millison, uncle of Lou WohlmuthJulie Levitt, aunt of Maggi Gaines Russell Kassman, cousin of Rabbi Burg Stuart Burman, husband of Martha Burman and father of Karen McCarthyArcher Senft, friend of Jason MoscowMignon Salzman, friend of Gail and Lou WohlmuthCecilia Braunstein, aunt of Inbal BraunsteinBlaine Hall, friend of Jamie & Mike CatelinetNed Pollard, friend of the Spokes Family Mike Hess, cousin of Lou WohlmuthCharlie Blair, family friend of Jason & Robin KatcoffRon Silberberg, friend of Robin & Jason Katcoff Burton Gold, father of Joanne GoldAlexa MoinkoffMerle SachsMurray SachsLottie Greene, mother of Meg HymanDonald Allen, father of Lisa MinickSteven Kraft, brother of Jim KraftHilda CoyneVickie DorfFran Kanterman

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50+ ANNIVERSARIES

70+ BIRTHDAYSAlex Kolodkin Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and Charles J. Homcy and Simeon G. Margolis Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will receive the 2016 Pradel Research Award. This award is presented annually to recognize mid-career neuroscientists whose work is making major contributions to our understanding of the nervous system.

Michael and Jane Glickon birth of their granddaughter, Rosie Marquart

Karin Batterton on birth of her grandchild, Sadie Rosalie Kerin (parents are Sara Batterton and Michael Kerin)

Danielle and Jesse Spiro on the birth of their son and grandpar-ents Rachel and Bert Rosenheck on their new grandson Rob Lieberman on continuing his scholarly career as the Krieger-Eisenhower Chair in JHU’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Rabbi Michelle Stern and Eitan Kimchi on the birth of their daughter, Aviva Florence Kimchi-Stern

MAZEL TOV

Elaine B. Synder, wife of Sol Synder Joy Fried, mother of Scott Fried

Avraham Amith 16-MarGladys Arak Freedman 31-MarFredric Barron 14-MarRichard Bloom 11-MarHarold Dwin 22-MarMara Dwin 27-MarGershon Efron 30-MarStuart Fine 22-MarDavid Fishman 09-MarMuriel Friedman 12-MarRoger Garfink 28-MarJoan Laurie Glassner 26-MarDavid Goldstein 24-MarKalman Hettleman 30-MarRobert Hillman 23-MarLiliane Katz 29-MarRodney Klein 14-MarNancy Kohn Rabin 27-MarLois Macht 12-MarMichael Pearlman 01-MarStanley Rodbell 23-MarStuart Schoenfeld 24-MarRonald Shapiro 29-MarJohn Singer 24-MarNorman Weinstein 17-MarMichael Weiss 09-Mar

Julian and Linda Lapides 15-MarJack and JoAnn Fruchtman, Jr. 29-Mar

RECENT DEATHS

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CONTRIBUTIONSThank you!

Building Preservation & Ritual Enhancement Fund

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Cantor's Discretionary Fund

Heather Ashbury & David Aldouby in appreciation of Bonnie Stainman

Accessibility Fund

Adult Education Fund

Elisa, Jason, Julian & Lila Frost in appreciation of Rabbi Kelley GludtIrma Weinstein in memory of her father Seymour Kramer, on his yahrzeit

Shirley Braverman in memory of her parents, Ida & Nathan Goldman, on their yahrzeitsElisa, Jason, Julian & Lila Frost in appreciation of Sandy WintersJanis & Jay Silverman in memory of his parents, Sylvia & Morris Silverman and grandfather, Harry Silverman, on their yahrzeits

David Aldouby & Heather Ashbury in honor of their son, Zachary Aldouby for his Bar MitzvahElisa, Jason, Julian & Lila Frost

Winnie & Neil Borden in memory of his mother Edith Borden on her yahrzeit

Etta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund

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Social Action Fund

Kiddush Fund

Dovey Kahn in honor of Phyllis Gerber, on her birthday in hopes of a speedy recovery for Stuart StainmanHarriet Miller in hopes of a speedy recovery for Stuart Stainman in hopes of a speedy recovery for Dovey Kahn in hopes of a speedy recovery for Maggi Gaines

Prayer Book Fund for a Mahzor

Marcia & Robert Kargon in memory of his mother Inez Kargon, on her yahrzeit

Rheda Becker in memory of her granddaughter, Cara Becker, and her parents Leah & Isadore Greenberg, on their yahrzeitsElisa, Jason & Julian Frost in honor of their daughter, Lila Frost, on her Bat MitzvahFrancine & Allan Krumholz in memory of his parents, Mera & Jack Krumholz, on their yahrzeits

Youth & Teen Education Support Fund

David Aldouby & Heather Ashbury in memory of his grandmother, Beatrice Kalt, on her yahrzeit

Garden Fund

Mira Appleby in honor of Samuel Appleby’s college graduationElisa, Jason, Julian & Lila Frost in appreciation of Henry FellerEllen Patz & Family in memory of their mother Eleanor Levy, on her yahrzeitNate Braverman & Lynn Sassin in memory of her grandmother, Golda Sassin, on her yahrzeit

You can now make online credit card payments to acknowledge life cycle events and special occasions.

bethambaltimore.org/donate/

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FUND DESIGNATIONAccessibility Fund - Used to make the facility accessible to those with impaired physical abilities

Adult Education Fund - Supports educational programs for all adults

BAYITT Fund - Beth Am’s Young Adult Initiative for 20’s and 30’s

Building Preservation and Ritual Enhancement Fund - Supports the preservation and renovation of the building and the ritual items

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the Cantor to support special programs and individuals in need

Educator’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the Educator to support special programs and individuals in need

Etta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund Supports the purchase of furniture, equipment and capital improvements for the Jewish Discovery Lab

Floral Fund - Beautifies the Bimah

Garden Fund - Beautifies grounds

General Fund - Applied to the operating budget of the congregation

I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund - Assists students in their educational pursuits

Kiddush Fund - Used for luncheons following Sabbath and holiday services

Prayer Book Fund - Supports the purchase of prayer books and dedication prayer books

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the Rabbi to support special programs and individuals in need

Social Action Fund - Supports social action activities in the Reservoir Hill area and the general community

Tiny Tots Shabbat Fund - Supports Shabbat programs for our preschoolers

Youth & Teen Education Support Fund - Supports educational programs for all of Beth Am’s youth

ACKNOWLEDGE THE OCCASION THROUGH BETH AMWe encourage all congregants to send their contribution requests directly to Nakia Davis, nakia@bethambaltimore.org so they can be processed in a timely manner. Online donations available at our website bethambaltimore.org/donate/

First & Last Name(s): _______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________If your contribution is from a couple or family, please list all names (use additional paper if necessary)

Telephone: (________) __________ - ___________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________ Amount of Donation: __________________________($10 minimum requested; please make checks payable to Beth Am)

Fund Designation__________________________________________________________________

In honor/memory/appreciation of ___________________________________________________Send Acknowledgement Card To:

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

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