Family Record - Congregation Beth Torah · 2017-05-30 · I also continued my mission to build community within Beth Torah, with the Jewish world, and with our non–Jewish neighbors

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In the event of an emergency—

For illness, death, or other family life cycle emergency after-hours,

please contact Rabbi Zelony at 310.409.6532.

Elana Zelony

Rabbi

Beri Schwitzer

Director of Congregational

Learning

OFFICERS

Cyd Friedman

President

Marty Fried

Executive VP

Vikki Silvis

Development VP

Justin Ross

Education VP

Aaron Drazin

Financial VP

Debbie Wills

Membership VP

Neil Burnstein

Ritual VP

Marc Machbitz

Treasurer

Lisa Miller

Board Secretary

Alan Hoffman

Past President

PAST PRESIDENTS

Howie Fields

Jerome Levy

Norman Kramer

Zelene Lovitt

Jerry Zeffren

Louis Fisher

Stephen Quinn

Nat Cohen

Ron Weller

Lou Kaiser

Rona Kesselman

Larry Strauss

Paul Koch

Garry Kahalnik

Tony Tello

Chuck Smith

Alan Hoffman

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

3 A Message From Our Rabbi

RABBI ELANA ZELONY

4 A Message From Our President CYD FRIEDMAN

5 A Message From Our Director of

Congregational Learning BERI SCHWITZER

6 Member News ANNIVERSARIES, BIRTHDAYS, CONDOLENCES, MAZAL

TOVS, MISHEBERACH

10 Habitat for Humanity

11 Ritual Acknowledgements

12 Sisterhood Events

13 A Message from the Inclusion Initiative

14 Shul Doings & Ongoing Classes

16 All About Yahrzeits

17 Upcoming Observances

19 Donations

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On May 22 the congregation held it’s annual meeting. We took a moment to appreciate

everything we’ve accomplished in the past year and I summarized my achievements.

First and foremost, my top priority for the synagogue continues to be pastoral care. The

most important thing a synagogue can do for its members is support them in times of

trouble. Thank you to all who have informed me when someone needed a visit from me. If

I’ve let you down by not visiting, please let me know so I can do a better job in the future.

I also continued my mission to build community within Beth Torah, with the Jewish world, and with our

non–Jewish neighbors in DFW. Adiv and I have hosted Shabbat meals and open houses in our home. If

you would like to come to a meal, please don’t be shy to ask—let us know, and we’ll be happy to include

you. I’ve made an effort to attend at least one event for every Congregation Beth Torah auxiliary group.

I’ve participated in many communal events such as the Kosher BBQ, Kosher Chili Cook–Off, Israel

Independence Day celebration at the JCC, and Bagel Run. I gave D'var Torah to Jewish Federation of

Greater Dallas Board, and accompanied CEO of Federation, Bradley Laye, to Houston to meet with Israel’s

Consul General to discuss Jewish pluralism in Israel. I participated on a panel discussing women in

Judaism for Hillels of North Texas as well as served on their board. I joined AJC as a panelist for a debate

on the future of Israel. I gave the D'var Torah at CHAI’s annual meeting. In addition, I went on AIPAC’s

mission to Israel. Please note that Federation is organizing a mission to Israel in February, and I hope

many of us will travel there together.

Starting in June, I will become the Chair of Richardson Interfaith Alliance Steering Committee. Through my

connections with this group I’ve organized and attended many multi–faith and multi–cultural events in

our city and DFW. My goals for the group in my time as its leader are to include more houses of worship in

the alliance, and increase interactions between the alliance and the city. The city’s leadership is

appreciative of its religious diversity, and the Richardson Interfaith Alliance will help our officials in city

hall, on the school board, and in law enforcement to continue to be embrace everyone in the community.

I had a powerful professional development opportunity this year—I joined Leadership Richardson. This is a

leadership program run through the city’s chamber of commerce. I learned about the city’s government,

healthcare, arts, cultural diversity, public education, business and development, social services, and

public safety. I acquired skills and tools in leadership as well as networked with the city’s current and

potential future leaders. I expect these connections will serve our community well for years to come.

Last summer, Beri and I envisioned offering more adult learning opportunities and together made our

vision a reality. Next year, we will continue to enrich the adults in our community with educational

opportunities. My Sunday morning spirituality class and Monday morning Talmud class will continue. In

addition, I will help to teach the Introduction to Judaism class as well as revive Lunch and Learns.

Of course I’ve continued to take an active role with the children in the Learning Center. Just because

you’re young doesn’t mean you’re not a congregant, right? Next year, I’ll continue teaching practical

Judaism as well as developing the children’s spiritual awareness. I’m particularly proud of how the

children are coming along in their knowledge of prayers and Hebrew, as well as their growing ability to

appreciate the splendor and wonder of God’s world.

Finally, I’ve helped expand social action activities at Beth Torah. I’ve supported co–chairs Ruben Granado

and Beth Mond and advocated for making social action a larger portion of Beth Torah’s budget. In

addition to the works of tikun olam we do, I’ve responded to the need to create a separate group of

approximately 30 congregants who want to be involved in addressing justice issues in the public square.

By keeping this group separate, we provide opportunities for both the congregants who want their good

works to intertwine with politics and those that don’t. There’s a way for everyone to be involved in making

our world a better place. I also joined Faith in Texas, an interfaith group that works on justice issues.

It’s been a wonderful year, and I can’t wait to see what we do together next!

Rabbi Elana Zelony | [email protected] FROM RABBI ELANA ZELONY

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First, I want to say thank you to those who were able to attend our annual meeting. I

am honored to continue serving as your president in the upcoming year and

appreciate your confidence in me. I want to welcome the new members of the board;

I look forward to working together. A big thank you to all of the board members who

have completed their terms. For all of our volunteers—you are amazing and I

appreciate all that you do.

Although we think of the summer months being a little less busy, there is still lots on the

calendar over the next couple of months. Please read through the Family Record and find the

wonderful events you would enjoy attending. We are so excited to be celebrating so many Bnai

Mitzvot in June and August! We have a lot to be proud of!

We hear a lot about security in the news these days. I am happy to announce that the Jewish

Federation of Greater Dallas has created a new position, Director of Community Security, to

help the whole community share information and be prepared to keep our community safe.

Marty and I have met with Robert Caltabiano as he is working to get to know every Jewish

organization in Dallas. He has a long history in law enforcement with Homeland Security and

the Secret Service and we look forward to working with him.

Although Beth Torah is proud of our warm, welcoming culture, we need to keep in mind the

changing times in which we live. Please be patient when doors are locked and, importantly,

don’t open them for anyone you don’t know. When you press the buzzer and are asked who

you are, please be respectful and tell us who you are and who you are visiting. Our staff is only

trying to keep all of us and themselves safe. When you arrive after hours, although those

inside hear the buzzer, they will need a couple of minutes to get to the door to let you in. Never

leave the doors unlocked or propped open, as it is an easy opportunity for someone to do you

or the building harm.

On a lighter note, I look forward to seeing you at one of the upcoming simchas or fun and

interesting events we have planned this summer. We have another great year ahead of us!

Submissions for the Family Record are welcome! The deadline for each issue is the FIRST OF THE MONTH prior to

publication month and can be done online at http://cbt.news/CBT-Announcement for shul–related items or http://

cbt.news/congregantnews for congregant news. The Family Record is published in color and mailed monthly, except

bi-monthly during summer, to those who subscribe ($50 per year subscription). Contact the office to subscribe.

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FROM CYD FRIEDMAN—PRESIDENT

https://jewishdallas.org/security

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas has created the Community Security

Initiative to ensure the Dallas Jewish community is prepared, in a proactive manner,

to handle security issues within our community. Through a series of meetings with

SCN, major donors and the Federation Board, the Community Security Initiative was

approved in February 2017. Major funding is provided by the Korenvaes Family

Foundation in addition to Federation allocations.

Included in the approval is the funding for a Director of Community Security and the

roll-out of Mir3, a community-wide communications platform.

http://cbt.news/CBT-Announcement

http://cbt.news/congregantnews

http://cbt.news/congregantnews


https://jewishdallas.org/security


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FROM BERI SCHWITZER—DIRECTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING

Mission: Make it Jewish. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it? It’s a challenge I give Miriam

and Hannah every summer. Let’s take on a project to learn, to study, and make it

Jewish. Over the years, we have studied Jewish authors and artists, historians and

heroines—and this summer is a big mystery. It might just be that I haven’t had breakfast

yet when I wrote this column, but I have food on the brain. What are ways that you can

make this summer Jewish? See if any of these strike a chord with your family.

The calendar is filled with special days throughout the year. Put your own Jewish twist on these

summer days while you enjoy special foods.

June 12—International Falafel Day: Falafel is a particularly popular food in Israel. Take the

opportunity to connect with Israeli cuisine by making your own falafel and enjoying it in a pita

with hummus and tahini.

June 17—Eat Your Vegetables Day: In the Torah, it says that when God created people, God

instructed them that they have domain over the Earth and that they have a responsibility to

take care of the Earth (Genesis 1:28-30, Genesis 2:15). On Eat Your Vegetables Day, make a

salad with a variety of sustainably produced vegetables. Discuss how you can use the earth’s

resources while continuing to protect those same resources.

July 7—International Chocolate Day: Chocolate is especially important on the Jewish calendar

around Chanukah, when gelt (chocolate coins) is a favorite treat. As you enjoy some chocolate

on International Chocolate Day, think about the Maccabees’ courage in standing up for what

they believed was right and what you can do to make a difference in the world. You can even

make your own chocolate with cocoa powder and common kitchen items or look for Israeli

chocolate at the grocery store.

July 16—National Ice Cream Day: The whole month of July is National Ice Cream Month, but July

16 has been specially set aside as a day to enjoy this tasty, cold treat. This year, National Ice

Cream Day falls during the Three Weeks, on the 22nd of Tammuz, on the Jewish calendar. The

Three Weeks are the days leading up to Tisha b’Av, when we commemorate the destruction of

the first and second Beit Hamikdash (Temple in Jerusalem), which the Talmud tells us

happened because the Jewish people were not being nice to each other. In commemoration of

the Three Weeks, buy a tub of ice cream and work as a team to sculpt a model of the Beit

Hamikdash. As you eat the sculpture, discuss how working together as a team helped the

success of the project.

August 2—Ice Cream Sandwich Day: In Israel, the ice cream sandwich is called a kaseta because

of its resemblance to a tape cassette; and it often contains half chocolate and half vanilla ice

cream. Put on some Israeli music and enjoy eating a kaseta. You can even find Israeli hits from

the 80’s, the heyday of the cassette tape (but you can still play the music through your favorite

digital source). This year, Ice Cream Sandwich Day falls on the day after Tisha B’Av on the

Jewish calendar. There is a tradition that the first Beit Hamikdash (Temple in Jerusalem)

continued to burn into the morning of the 10th of Av, so I recommend waiting until the

afternoon to begin your ice cream sandwich party.

Many thanks to all of the donors and volunteers who contributed their time and money to make

the CLC weekend happen this year! It was a thrill to see the 3rd graders receive their new siddurim

and to celebrate the entire weekend with the enthusiasm of our families. We started a new

tradition this year by giving the third graders a new prayer book. The orange, Mikdash M’at or

Small Sanctuary, is a beautiful guide to our liturgy with full color artwork that provides a visual

interpretation to accompany the service as well as insightful commentaries that explain the

structure of the service and the meaning of the prayers. We look forward to sharing this new

siddur with all of our participants at Junior Congregation!



Lisa Miller | [email protected]

MEMBER NEWS AND UPDATES

MAZAL TOV TO… Jill & Lou Kaiser on

the marriage of their

son Scott to Whitney

Goldberg on April 30 in

Maplewood, New

Jersey. The couple

resides in New York

City.

Megan Appel,

daughter of Mandy &

Mark Appel, who will be

called to the Torah to

become a Bat Mitzvah,

August 18 & 19.

Megan attends Renner Middle School in

Plano where she will be starting 7th grade as

an honor student in the fall. She is also a

competitive swimmer, plays the piano, and is

an avid reader.

For her Mitzvah Project, Megan volunteered at

several sporting events with the Special

Olympics.

Marissa Kahn, daughter of

Stephanie & Jared Elad, and sister

to Rachel, who will be called to the

Torah to become a Bat Mitzvah,

June 2 & 3. (See the May issue.)

Blake & Mara Matthews, children of Jill &

Eric Matthews and siblings to Zane, will be

called to the Torah to become a B'nai Mitzvah,

June 16 & 17.

Zachary Simpson, son of Francine & Richard

Simpson, will be called to the Torah to

become a Bar Mitzvah, June 23 & 24.

Helen Levy, daughter

of Jill & Raphael Levy,

and sister to Maxwell

and Barak, who will be

called to the Torah to

become a Bat Mitzvah,

June 9 & 10.

Helen Levy attends Parkhill Junior High where

she will be starting 7th grade in the fall. She

loves art and is passionate about animals.

She enjoys music and plays both the violin

and the trombone. Helen is also the

granddaughter of members Sandi & Joe

Black.

For her Mitzvah Project, Helen volunteered at

Equest, an equine therapy facility in Wylie, TX.

She worked with the horses in the barn and

volunteered at the Equest Special Olympics.

Ryan Edward Retan

arrived April 11 to

parents Lindsey &

Julian Retan and

grandparents Vikki &

Scott Silvis.

Rebecca Sigman & Chad Grossman on their

Auf Ruf (July 8) and wedding (July 9).

Eli Davidsohn on grandson Micah Bernstein's

Bar Mitzvah.

Jo & Jerry Zeffren on granddaughter Shira

Rauch's Bat Mitzvah.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO... Harriet Gross 15-Jul

Jeremy Shorr 15-Jul

Abbey Rosenbaum 16-Jul

Freda Shorr 16-Jul

Harriet Sham 16-Jul

Beri Schwitzer 17-Jul

Vanessa Levy 17-Jul

Jacob Wisch 18-Jul

Linda Matisoff 18-Jul

Jordan Collins 19-Jul

Landon Cox 19-Jul

Maxwell Levy 19-Jul

Rita Holzsweig 19-Jul

Howard Hacker 20-Jul

Sarah Bartfield 20-Jul

Adrienne Svidlow 21-Jul

Arnold Shelby 21-Jul

Craig Paul 22-Jul

Sanford Holzsweig 22-Jul

Sophia Shaub 22-Jul

Stanley Sutkin 23-Jul

Sandy Raskin 24-Jul

Sarah Orkin 24-Jul

Seth Miller 24-Jul

Mitchell Blumka 26-Jul

Roz Prupes 26-Jul

Talia Blum 26-Jul

Gabrielle Taper 27-Jul

Mary Shaub 27-Jul

Robyn Rose 27-Jul

Andrew Gluckman 28-Jul

Barry Wolfe 28-Jul

Ruth Precker 28-Jul

Maxwell Zucker 29-Jul

Charles Smith 30-Jul

Jeff Zucker 30-Jul

Lisa Miller 30-Jul

Maura Morgan 30-Jul

Melissa Gendason 30-Jul

Carol Kreditor 31-Jul

Marilyn Guzick 31-Jul

Aleksandra Rosen 1-Jun

David Goldstein 1-Jun

Howard Bazarsky 1-Jun

Sarah Navias 2-Jun

Trudy Wiseman 2-Jun

Debbie Wills 3-Jun

Ira Korman 3-Jun

Cheryl Tisser 4-Jun

Ethel Gruen 4-Jun

Lexer Kadan 4-Jun

Leyka Barbosa-Post 4-Jun

Andrew Lavigne 5-Jun

Megan Fass 5-Jun

Uri Rozemberg 5-Jun

Ari Morris 6-Jun

Allan Laffer 7-Jun

Cristal Kesner 7-Jun

Jane Simmons 7-Jun

Marsha Kreitman 7-Jun

Barak Levy 8-Jun

Teena Kantor 8-Jun

Meredith Shapiro 9-Jun

Adam Gluckman 10-Jun

Tommy Garber 10-Jun

Jonathan Rosen 11-Jun

Matthew Shapiro 11-Jun

Lily Paige Rubenstein 11-Jun

Richard Meth 12-Jun

Gabriel Bergknoff 13-Jun

Judy Bazarsky 13-Jun

Sarah Shapiro 13-Jun

Aaron Machbitz 15-Jun

Henry Koenigsberg 15-Jun

Jay Weinstein 15-Jun

Miriam Creemer 15-Jun

Eileen Lieberman 16-Jun

Herbert Mindle 16-Jun

Mallory Joy Rubenstein 16-Jun

Valerie Felner 18-Jun

Donna Leibow 19-Jun

Ashley Rosenberg 20-Jun

Mira Schmidt 20-Jun

Corby Cox 22-Jun

Ella Gould 22-Jun

Rikki Silver 22-Jun

Arnold Felner 23-Jun

Ellis Shwarts 23-Jun

Myron Lazar 23-Jun

Robin Portnoy 23-Jun

Savannah Nevelow 23-Jun

Michael Daneman 24-Jun

Susan Daneman 24-Jun

Eleanor Rowe 25-Jun

Tyler Simmons 26-Jun

Diane Bashover 27-Jun

Julia Liken 28-Jun

Linda Chozick 29-Jun

Myron Weiss 29-Jun

Robert Levinson 29-Jun

Heather Kupersztoch 30-Jun

Cheryl Drazin 1-Jul

Dylan Rose 1-Jul

Issac Wallenberg 1-Jul

Leslie Dworkin 1-Jul

Rita Leve 1-Jul

Antonio Tello 3-Jul

Beth Mond 3-Jul

Patti Fields 3-Jul

Robert Lovitt 3-Jul

Lisa Weiser 5-Jul

Stephanie Elad 5-Jul

Brandon Mond 6-Jul

Cheyenne Montoya 6-Jul

Arlene Berlin 7-Jul

Lyn Jacobs 8-Jul

Scott Chilton 8-Jul

Evan Drazin 9-Jul

Stephen Rowley 9-Jul

Gabe Austein 11-Jul

Robin Brown 11-Jul

Lori Machbitz 12-Jul

Jan Shelby 13-Jul

Justin Ross 13-Jul

Alexander Hankin 14-Jul

Emily Tanzer 14-Jul

Ilana Rose 14-Jul





DEATHS… Andy Lavigne's wife, Marie Conners

Robert Austein's father, Murray Austein

Julie Chapman's father, Norman Chapman

Susan Schwartz's husband, Larry Schwartz

Carlie Ross' grandmother, Shirley Murov Greengus Seligman

Paul Feldman's brother, Melvin M. Feldman

Female—Congregant

Farrah Montoya

Esther Cohen

Sue Slotnick

Mindy Grossman

Female—Family of Congregant

Valerie Levy

Allyson Bazarsky Blusius

Susan Hubble

Nora Nevelow

Ruth bat Esther

Sunni Golda bat Odel

Marge Eisner

Anat Hannah bat Frieda

Female—Friend of Congregant

Pam Kreisler

Melody Garcia-Vera

Carol Butler

Amelia Reya bat Rachel

Katie Berman

Perpetual Congregants

Barbara Kaufman

Barbara Zipkoff

Blanche Fisher

Brad Boa

Charlotte Goldberg

David Gerstein

Esther Rae Weinstein

Gary Ackerman

Harriet Gross

Howard Lieberman

Howie Fields

Israel Wiseman

Laurie Sutkin

Linda Northcutt

Mark Appel

Martin Greenblatt

Naomi Levinson

Patti Fields

Robert Levinson

Ruth Goldberg

Schlomo ben Sarah

Trudy Wiseman

Yaakov Avraham ben

Yehudit

Male—Congregant

Ariel ben Sarah

Bob Tate

Seth Block

Male—Family of Congregant

Barry Harris

Stephen Hyman

Gary Slotnick

Mordechai ben Beryl Hakohen

v’Esther

Israel Ben Nissan Hakohen v'Esther

David ben Froyim Hakohen v'Adah

Bob Rothman

Bert Eisner

Male—Friend of Congregant

Bill Jordan

Pat Schuback

Dr. Peter Marcus

Mason Moorman

Sy Frelich

Don Katcoff

Please be aware that names added to Beth Torah's Misheberach list are out in the public.

When you add someone to the list, we ask that you make them aware the list is public

and make sure that is okay with them.

It is important that the healing prayer list remain current. Names are added for four (4)

weeks unless otherwise requested. Non-members cannot be added to the perpetual list.

To add names, go online to congregationbethtorah.org/misheberach-request or contact

either Carren or Heather in the office at 972.234.1542.



MISHEBERACH (HEALING PRAYER)

mailto:congregationbethtorah.org/misheberach-request



DONATION CARDS Personal handwritten notes grow rarer by the day and, yet, they are the best

way to remind someone that you value them.

You can help sustain Beth Torah while also showing the people who matter to

your life that they are important to you by purchasing and sending Do-It-

Yourself donation cards from Congregation Beth Torah. Stop by the office to

purchase cards and envelopes for $13 per donation (must choose fund upon

pick-up).

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO... David & Elizabeth Stein 1-Jun

Harold & Mary Shaub 1-Jun

Sara & Maury Jacobs 1-Jun

Philip & Gloria Stayman 2-Jun

Herb & Ellen Schachter 4-Jun

Nicolle & Aaron Block 4-Jun

Bennett & Caron Robinson 5-Jun

Donald & Nanci Dubrow 6-Jun

Israel & Trudy Wiseman 7-Jun

Mark & Carol Kreditor 8-Jun

Larry & Maxine Levy 9-Jun

Matthew & Meredith Shapiro 10-Jun

Robert & Linda Chozick 10-Jun

Stephen & Ann Rowley 11-Jun

Louis & Arlene Navias 12-Jun

Howard & Eileen Kessner 14-Jun

Seth & Lisa Miller 14-Jun

David & Laura Halper 16-Jun

Barbara & William Glassner 17-Jun

Dane Miller & Linda Feldman-Miller 18-Jun

Darrin & Rachel Goldin 18-Jun

Gene & Carol Taper 18-Jun

Michael & Ruth Precker 20-Jun

Michael & Sara Coren 20-Jun

Neil & Vicki Burnstein 22-Jun

Arnold & Jan Shelby 23-Jun

Janine & Jonathan Bergknoff 23-Jun

Randall & Donna Leibow 23-Jun

Lou & Jill Kaiser 24-Jun

Arnold & Miriam Kuchinsky 25-Jun

Marty & Amy Wouch 25-Jun

Ari & Matthew Morris 26-Jun

Isaac & Rachel Leventon 26-Jun

Robert & Naomi Levinson 26-Jun

Doug & Lisa Weiser 27-Jun

Ira & Sarah Korman 27-Jun

Casey & Melissa Gendason 28-Jun

Robert & Caren Tate 28-Jun

David & Rhonda Duchin 30-Jun

Larry & Laura Schnitzer 30-Jun

Sandy & Rita Holzsweig 1-Jul

Nancy & William Lynd 3-Jul

Eric & Jill Matthews 5-Jul

Irwin & Anna Segal 5-Jul

Steve & Sarah Bartfield 5-Jul

Steven & Pamela Parham 5-Jul

Louis & Jenny Fisher 6-Jul

Howard & Eileen Lieberman 8-Jul

Stanton & Donna Zeff 8-Jul

Joel & Beri Schwitzer 9-Jul

Jeffrey & Lynda Markowitz 12-Jul

Robert & Zelene Lovitt 12-Jul

David & Leah Engelberg 14-Jul

Robert & Felicia Rubin 15-Jul

Paul & Raye Koch 18-Jul

Neill & Adrian Fleishman 23-Jul

Mark Post & Leyka Barbosa-Post 24-Jul

Alan & Marcia Weiss 26-Jul

David Decker & Michelle Gordon 27-Jul

Grant & Abigail Mindle 27-Jul

Neil & Linda Gould 27-Jul

Howard & Nancy LeCover 30-Jul

Howard & Sheryl Mintz 30-Jul





Jewish law states, “Do not to separate yourself from the community.” I find this odd for two

reasons. First, why would the rabbis need to tell us to seek community? Don’t most of us have

a natural urge to be a part of a community? Secondly, why would they consider this to be an

important mitzvah?

While it can be wonderful to be a part of a community, it can also be hurtful. In those

moments, it’s tempting to give up on the community and break relations. This halacha tells us

to stay put, communicate our needs and hurts, and grow from the experience with our

neighbors and friends.

Working through our differences with a community takes spiritual and emotional effort. Why

should we go to all that trouble? The sages tell us that while the individual and his

contributions to the world fade away after a generation, the accomplishments of the

community are eternal. We pass down our values to the generation following us so that they

too will create community.

HABITAT FOR HALAKHA Rabbi Elana Zelony | [email protected]

MISHMASH [email protected]

On Sunday May 7 the Mishmash group held a light

"breakfast-and-board games get-together" while

the kids were busy in Learning Center. It was a

fun, relaxing, socializing time and a big thank you

goes to Beri Schwitzer, Director of Congregational

Learning, for donating the snacks and goodies.

It was suggested that a similar event be

scheduled after the summer when Learning

Center starts up again. Suggestions for other

events are welcome and we hope to see more

attendees as more events get scheduled.

STREAMING To access this service, congregants need to email

[email protected] each

month for the password and instructions.

Technical support is not offered on Shabbat.

Available on

the first, third,

and fifth

Saturdays.





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Friday Night Leaders Rabbi Zelony, Leslie Morgan, Lisa Miller, Austin Clar, Earl Bills,

Joyful Noise, Elizabeth Stein, Marissa Kahn

Psukei D’Zimra

Earl Bills, Arny Felner, Rabbi Zelony, Austin Clar, Arny Felner

Shacharit Phil Stayman, Austin Clar, Joe Liken, Arny Felner, Garry Kahalnik,

Rabbi Zelony

Hallel

Joe Liken, Phil Stayman, Austin Clar, Arny Felner, Garry Kahalnik

Torah Service

Arny Felner, Earl Bills, Rabbi Zelony, Phillip Kopita

Gabbai Chuck Smith, Cliff Friedman, Lou Kaiser, Garry Kahalnik, Myron

Weiss

Torah Readers

Paul Utay, Bennett Robinson, Phil Stayman, Elizabeth Stein,

Myrna Silver, Earl Bills, Celia Bills, Chip Rosenson, Joe Liken,

Eleanor Eidels, Barbara Rosen, John Wills, Laura Halper

Haftarah

Rabbi Zelony, Jessica Winter, Stan Sutkin, Paul Utay, Chuck Smith

Sermons and Sermonettes

Rabbi Zelony, Harriet Gross, Miriam Creemer

Yizkor

Rabbi Zelony

Musaf Austin Clar, Phillip Kopita, Phil Stayman, Rabbi Zelony, Francine

Simpson, Garry Kahalnik, Joe Liken, Earl Bills

While we generally

do not schedule

service leaders and

Torah readers in

advance for the daily

minyanim, we would

also like to thank

everyone who steps

forward and helps

our daily services be

just as enjoyable

and participatory as

during Shabbat and

the Chagim

(Holidays).

On behalf of the congregation, the Ritual Committee wishes a hearty

Yasher Koach and Thank You to the following congregants, friends and

family who led a service, read from the Torah, or chanted a Haftorah on

Shabbat and Passover during the month of April 2017:

See the

back

cover for

service

times.

FROM OUR RITUAL COMMITTEE

See page 15 for information regarding our community

Tisha B'Av services.



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FROM SISTERHOOD

Knitting Circle 7 & 21 June / 5 & 19 July, Wednesday, 7PM (CBT)

Our circle meets twice a month (the first and third Wednesdays of the month) and includes

experienced knitters and beginners. Bring your current project and questions, or work on items to

donate, and join our schmooze! Check in at the Member's Lounge. Questions? Contact Kimber

Miller—[email protected].

Ladies Who Lunch 6 June / 11 July, Tuesday, 12:30 PM (RSVP for location)

Go Dutch once a month and gab with the girls while enjoying a new culinary spot around town. For

location, RSVP at least a week in advance to Carol Taper at [email protected]. All locations

chosen offer dairy and fish options.

Sisterhood Book Club 19 July, Wednesday, 7:30 PM

The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

Brooks takes on one of literature’s richest and most

enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between

history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring

David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces

the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from

shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from

beloved king to murderous despot and into his

remorseful and diminished dotage. The Secret

Chord provides new context for some of the best-

known episodes of David’s life while also focusing

on others, even more remarkable and emotionally

intense, that have been neglected. We see David

through the eyes of those who love him or fear

him—from the prophet Natan, voice of his

conscience, to his wives Mikhal, Avigail, and

Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son

who redeems his Lear-like old age.

Book Club will meet at the home of Laurie Sutkin. Please RSVP to Laurie at [email protected]

so she can plan accordingly.

Contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

Upcoming book discussions—

September 26 Sing for your Life by Daniel Bergner (Richardson Reads One Book)

October / November Tycher Community Reads (TBD)

January 17 After the Fire by Lauren Belfer

March 21 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

May 16 A Master Plan for Rescue by Janis Cooke Newman

July 18 TBD







Close to 40 years ago, Ellen and Gary Ackerman’s precious daughter Sara passed away due to congenital

coronary issues. This was a tragic event felt by the entire Beth Torah family. In her memory, the Sara

Ackerman Fund was established.

Two years ago, when the Inclusion Initiative came into being, the Ackermans re-dedicated the fund for

inclusion purposes to support children who face barriers to participating fully in the synagogue and in the

Learning Center. Recently, the Sara Ackerman Fund was accessed to purchase iPads and fidgets for use

in the Learning Center. These items help students who may deal with a myriad of issues that prevent

them from learning or focusing with ease.

Sara was a beautiful soul who gave joy and inspiration to all who met her. It is by means of the fund that

bears her name that she continues to live and contribute to the lives of other children. Thank you, Ellen

and Gary, for sharing your daughter with us all these past years and for those in the future.

What a fabulous year we have had as a synagogue! And what a fabulous year we have had as an

Inclusion Initiative! It is hard to fathom that the Inclusion Initiative is only completing its second year.

Barely completing it. Our Inclusion Initiative committee has plans for this next year to expand, enrich, and

build upon the foundation that has been laid. We have developed a community presence, as you will see

as the year unfolds.

Please circle the following dates on your calendar—July 20 is the second offering of The Conversation

Project. At that time, we will open our doors to members of Temple Emanu-El, an eager new partner in our

inclusion endeavors. The Conversation Project prepares us for sharing with our loved ones our end of life

wishes. This relates to how we want to live as we approach the end of our lives rather than how we want

to die. That is a big difference. For clarification and details, you will just have to attend. Watch the weekly

announcements and Facebook for further information. You will definitely want to reserve a seat.

On July 22, CBT will observe our summer Inclusion Shabbat. In the past, aliyot were offered to members

involved with Inclusion. The committee has now been offered the additional opportunity to recommend

service leaders as well as Torah and Haftorah readers. This is truly an honor. Our own Harriet Gross will

be sharing thoughts from the Bimah that morning.

We anticipate, in collaboration with the Social Action committee, bringing Jewish Family Service’s The

Inclusion Experience to our synagogue. Other congregations will be joining us at the event and we are

proud to be at the vanguard of this community partnership.

The financial commitment of our membership in donating to the Inclusion Fund has enabled us to take

actions in the support of inclusion efforts especially as regards streaming. The costs of both equipment

and monthly fees are paid for from the fund rather than from the synagogue budget. Thank you to all who

made donations. Your generosity is very much appreciated. If you have not done so yet, remember to

request access to streaming each month at [email protected]. You never know when

you might need it.

Beth Torah has benefitted from the Inclusion Initiative and congregants are extremely grateful. Thank you

to the Inclusion Initiative committee for your dedication and hard work—Ellen Ackerman, Gary Ackerman,

Esther Cohen, Devon Collins, Miriam Creemer, Sharon Fried, Fern Gerstein, Harriet Gross, Ivan Kaufman,

Roberta Lazarus, Bob Levinson, Susan Shapiro, Jeff Silver, Francine Simpson, Shirley Strauss, and Chair

Zelene Lovitt. Thank you to Rabbi Zelony, Beri Schwitzer, and Executive Committee Liaison Vikki Silvis for

your support and encouragement.

Zelene Lovitt | [email protected]

FROM INCLUSION INITIATIVE




BUSINESS OFFICES CLOSED 1 June, Thursday, and 4 July, Tuesday

SHAVUOT DAY 2 SERVICE 1 June, Thursday, 9AM (Sanctuary)

Yizkor at about 10:15 AM.

FESTIVE FIRST FRIDAY SERVICE 2 June / 7 July, Friday, 8PM

Join us for this special monthly service

celebrating upcoming birthdays and

anniversaries.

YOUNG FAMILIES’ BRUNCH AT THE

RABBI’S 4 June, Sunday, 9:30 AM *Offsite

[email protected]

Enjoy a delicious brunch with other young families

at the Rabbi's and join us afterwards for a nature

walk in nearby park! RSVP for address.

FAMILY DAY AT THE BALLPARK 4 June, Sunday, 5:15 PM (7:05 Game Time)

[email protected]

There are no tickets left with our group, but folks

are still welcome to buy tickets from the Rough

Riders and still join us at the tailgate party which

will feature hot dogs, sodas, and games for the

kids. Hosted by Men's Club.

SAVE OUR SKIN: COVER UP AGAINST

MELANOMA 11 June, Sunday, 2–4PM (Oneg)

Register online at http://cbt.news/SOS-2017

Online registration ends June 9 ($10 tickets) but

tickets will be sold at the door for $15. This is a

multi-faceted program to identify risk factors for

melanoma and what you can do to take charge.

Learn about Hadassah's research and

treatment, hear a dermatologist, listen to a panel

of survivors. Understand and see what products

and techniques are available for skin protection.

Hadassah members and children will model sun

–smart clothing and accessories. Kosher

refreshments served. Funds raised will go to

Melanoma Research at Hadassah.

TALK ‘N FOLD (M3) 14 June / 12 July, Wednesday, 2PM (Oneg)

Contact Lisa Miller

[email protected]

Come help fold, seal, label, and postage the

monthly mailing.

THE TALMUD WITH RABBI ZELONY Mondays following 6:45 AM Minyan

Contact Rabbi Elana Zelony

[email protected]

Come explore, spar with, and make meaning of

the Talmud. Open to all learners. Hebrew text is

provided but class discussions will be based on

English translation.

JEWISH & CHRISTIAN STUDY 12 June, Monday, Noon (Oneg)

Contact Earl Bills / [email protected]

An interfaith study group of Jews and Christians

learning about each other as we study primary

source texts (Bible, Mishnah). We are currently

looking at the development of early Christianity.

MUSSAR INSTITUTE CLASSES

12 & 26 June / 10 & 24 July, Monday, 7PM (Lib)

Contact Sue Pickens / 817.999.8965

This class is a good way to enrich your

spirituality while connecting with ancient Jewish

texts.

ONGOING CLASSES

SHUL DOINGS

ICE CREAM SOCIAL Feeling Hazed and Confused? (hazelnut & chocolate

ice creams with fudge chips & hazelnut fudge). Ready

to experience the AmeriCone Dream? (vanilla ice

cream with fudge covered waffle cone pieces & a

caramel swirl). Maybe you could do with a little

Chocolate Therapy? (chocolate ice cream with

chocolate cookies & swirls of chocolate pudding ice

cream). Join your fellow congregants and get the scoop

on their summer plans, June 6 (Tuesday), 7–8:30 PM,

Ben & Jerry's (1501 Preston Rd #400).

Questions? Contact Marilyn Guzick at

[email protected].



http://cbt.news/SOS-2017






SHUL DOINGS

JOYFUL NOISE (INSTRUMENTAL) 16 & 30 June / 21 July, Friday, 6:30 PM

If you're in the mood for a Shabbat service that's

got a "beat" then come join us in welcoming

Shabbat with instruments and singing! Upcoming

dates include 11 & 25 August, 15 September.

TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER 20 June / 18 July, Tuesday, 7PM (Oneg)

Contact Neil Burnstein

[email protected]

Come for a night of fun and friendship. $20

members and $25 non-members.

BOARD MEETING 26 June, Monday, 7:30 PM (Oneg)

Contact Lisa Miller

[email protected]

Monthly board meetings are open to all CBT

members with Minyan starting at 7:15 PM.

SUMMER HEAT SPLASH 16 July, Sunday, 10AM *Offsite

[email protected]

Had enough of our wonderful Texas summer?

Come relax with fellow CBT'ers with some cool

drenching fun! We will meet at the spray park in

Allen for a fabulous and cool event! Bring your

snacks/lunches. We will provide bottled water

for those attending. Guaranteed giggles for all

who attend!

THE CONVERSATION PROJECT 20 July, Thursday, 7PM *Offsite

[email protected]

Show your love for family and friends by

preparing to discuss end of life issues with them.

Please email for location.

INCLUSION SHABBAT 22 July, Saturday, 9:30 AM

[email protected]

Congregants will be offered honors to reflect

their diversity, support, and involvement

regarding inclusion.

WINE & CHEESE ADULT

ENGAGEMENT 27 July, Thursday, 7PM (Location TBD) [email protected]

Join us for a bit of adult time. Chat

with friends and make new ones!

JOIN US FOR

TISHA B'AV SERVICES Please join Congregation Beth Torah together

with other Dallas area Conservative

congregations in observance of Tisha B'Av.

This 24–hour fast commemorates the

destruction of the Holy Temples, as well as other

calamities that have befallen the Jewish people.

By remembering these chapters of our history,

we become ever more grateful for the gift of

Jewish life we have today, and hopefully more

committed to preserving it for ourselves and

future generations.

We will gather for evening services and a

candlelight reading of Eicha, the biblical scroll of

Lamentations.

We will reconvene at Levine Academy for

Mincha—the afternoon service—when it is

customary to wear tallis and tefillin that

afternoon instead of that morning.

Tuesday afternoon, August 1 (time TBD)

Levine Academy, 18011 Hillcrest Rd., Dallas

Monday evening, July 31 (time TBD)

Levine Academy, 18011 Hillcrest Rd., Dallas








LIGHTING A CANDLE Perhaps the best known custom for

observing a Yahrzeit is lighting a candle

made to burn for at least 24 hours. We light

the candle at home on the evening that the

Yahrzeit begins. It is a symbol of the soul

and spirit of the deceased. If a Yahrzeit falls

on Shabbat or a Holiday, the candle is

typically lit before the Shabbat or holiday

candles. Although there is no formal blessing

when lighting the candle, a meditation may

be said. It is appropriate, of course, to use

your own words and thoughts.

ATTENDING SERVICES The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and

it is customary to attend services on the

Shabbat before the Yahrzeit. You will receive

a reminder from the office each year,

sharing with you the date in which the name

of your loved one will be read, and the name

will be read prior to the Kaddish prayer.

Should you wish to change the date in which

you want the name to be read, please

contact the Synagogue office at

972.234.1542 x221.

TZEDAKAH It is traditional to do Tzedakah—righteous

acts of charitable giving—when observing

a Yahrzeit to honor the memory of the

deceased. The annual reminders you receive

from the shul includes a donation slip if you

wish to give to Beth Torah.

Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning “a year’s time”

and it is the remembrance of the anniversary of a

loved one’s death. It is observed each year on the

date of death.

One of the many services that Congregation Beth

Torah offers to its members is the reminder of

family yahrzeits. Yahrzeit is the memorialization of a

loved one on the anniversary of their death. It is a

very emotional time for family and friends of the

deceased and, at CBT, we do our best to ensure

that yahrzeits are announced and family members

are notified in a timely manner. We depend on the

family to inform us of the date of a loved one’s

death. It is the tradition at CBT, and of Conservative

congregations in general, to observe a yahrzeit

based on the Hebrew calendar. To make it easy for

those congregants who may not be familiar with the

Hebrew calendar, we ask for the secular calendar

date and we make the conversion. However, while a

day on the secular calendar starts at 12:00 AM,

midnight, and goes through 11:59 PM, the day on

the Hebrew calendar starts at sundown and goes

through sundown. Therefore, it is very important

that when you report the date of a yahrzeit, you

must specify whether the death occurred before or

after sundown on the secular date so that we can

convert it to the correct Hebrew date. If you are not

sure if it was before or after sundown, provide the

date and the time of death (always listed on the

death certificate) and we will determine when

sundown was.

QUESTIONS? If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates, or anything having to do with the rituals and customs

surrounding the end of life experience, contact—

Rabbi Zelony ([email protected])

Ritual Committee ([email protected])

Cemetery Committee ([email protected])

ALL ABOUT YAHRZEITS





Although there is no prescribed prayer for

lighting a yahrzeit candle, you might

include the following meditation in

addition to your own personal memories:

I haven't forgotten you, even though it's

been some time now since I've seen

your face, touched your hand, heard

your voice. You are with me all the time.

I used to think you left me. I know better

now. You come to me. Sometimes in

fleeting moments I feel your presence

close by. But I still miss you. And

nothing, no person, no joy, no

accomplishment, no distraction, not

even God, can fill the gaping hole your

absence has left in my life. But mixed

together with all the sadness, there is a

great joy for having known you. I want to

thank you for the time we shared, for the

love you gave, for the wisdom you

spread. Thank you for the magnificent

moments and for the ordinary ones too.

There was beauty in our simplicity.

Holiness in our unspectacular days. And

I will carry the lessons you taught me

always. Your life has ended, but your

light can never be extinguished. It

continues to shine upon me even on the

darkest nights and illuminates my way. I

light this candle in your honor and in

your memory. May God bless you as you

have blessed me with love, with grace,

and with peace. Amen.

JUNE 2 & 3

Zeisha Zysblat

Amy Sonnenblum

Eddie Sutkin

Edith Saitz

Esther Gelbs

Freddye Duchin

Holly Morris

Lydia Kaiser

Sheila Carol Sheer

Bess Dennis Zeffren

Dan Koresh Daniel

Morton Hahn

Shirley Kawesch

Pauline Seidel

Rowena Mond

Zelda Davidson

Cantor Sharon Kunitz

David Roth

Leonard Smith

Lovis Eisen

Roger Robertson

Ida Sheer Glassner

Philip Paul Korman

Rebecca Roth

Sylvia Tubman

JUNE 9 & 10

Benjamin Drazin

Rona Newman Horton

Yetta Weinberg

Gertrude Erenkrantz

Marcia Zane Horvitz

Corey Feldman

William Bogatz

Frieda Goldenberg

Lillian Bartfield

Maxine Dashefsky

Goldie Newman

Harry Shapiro

Barney Kaufman

David Hoppenstein

Samuel Block

Sara Zorinsky

JUNE 16 & 17

David Resnick

William Feldman

Evelyn Israelson

Susan Betty Gryn

Zalman

Lajos Bartha

Lillian Sharfstein

William Lodge

Jules Koenigsberg

Marcia Webb

Stanley Sobol

Minnie A Gassner

Morris Levy

Selma Stieglitz

Tess Kelewitz

Rebecca Kagan

Seibert Feldman

JUNE 23 & 24

Adolph Feldstein

Sophie Goldberg

Murray Kirschner

Gloria Larin

Philip Bonn

Theodore Post

Gertrude Faber

Irene Engelberg

Elsa Koch

Goldie Schwartberg

Schwitzer

Arnold Lener

Eve Bleich

Mark Siegel

Harriet Fine

Harvey Schien

Jeff Green

Lillian Fischman

(Continued on page 18)

UPCOMING YAHRZEITS


These names will be read at Shabbat services on the dates listed. To make a correction and/or

add a new name, contact the office at 972.234.1542 or go to

http://congregationbethtorah.org/yahrzeit-info

JUNE 30 & JULY 1

Hazel McWhorter Patrick

Mollie Roth

Esther Creemer

Morris D. Adler

Rachel Utay

David Bernard Ackerman

Harris Fine

Jack Smith

Joseph L. Felner

Lillian Fischman

Abe Wasserman

Anna Rakusin

DeeDee Fields-McKittrick

Elaine Miles

Irene Hoffman

Mel Sandler

Nathan Goldberg

John Mathes

Robert Droz

JULY 7 & 8

Sylvia Cohen

Sylvia Slotnick

Esther Bleefeld

Ben Engelberg

Mollie Smith Ammermon

Geraldine Schneider

Ilse (Seligmann) Goold

Ruth Coren

Salomon Rabinovich

H. Edward Chozick

Helen Hyman

Bernard Steinberg

Michael Vershinin

Rae Kawesch

Emma Nell Winer

Louis Seidel

JULY 7 & 8

Morris Guzick

Penina Agatstein

Rabbi Chana Timoner

JULY 14 & 15

Esther Roth Steinberg

Jeannette Smith

Mary Mond

Martha Wolf

Alan Larin

Amis Myers

Benjamin Kaplan

Claire Dorf

Dr. Irvin Stein

Shifra Silberman

Florence Wnuk

Mark Farin

Esther Binder Kaplan

Macy Goode

Jane Packer

Lisa Federow

Fannie Goldstein

Hyman Chizeck

Alan Perlmutter

Arthur Jacobs

Harry Wanger

Sam Schwartz

JULY 21 & 22

Adolph Lowenberg

Ethel Ingber

Morris Kessner

Eugene Ray

Bess Lieber Patt

Shirley Blum

Carl Lopaty

Jean Baroff

Edward Wiseman

JULY 21 & 22

Evelyn Fleishman

Isaac Bonn

Malcolm Birnbaum

Toni Gernsbacher

Carl Sandler

Earl Prince

John Simon

Raphael Levy

Carolyn Waltzer

Melvyn Lischin

Ruth Hyman

Golda Davis

Isidore Marksfeld

J. Harold Mosoff

JULY 28 & 29

Sophie Birenbaum

Tema Newman

Joseph Bernstein

Paul Lovitt

Essie Kerner

John A. Howells

Mark Ackerman

S.J. Shelby

Sonia Sheer

Yetta Wasserman

Kim Koenigsberg

Melvin Levy

Morris Berger

Charles Shnider

UPCOMING YAHRZEITS

http://congregationbethtorah.org/yahrzeit-info


Vikki Silvis | [email protected]

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS

BURN THE MORTGAGE

A Speedy Recovery for

Esther Cohen —Elaine & Bob

Scharf

Gary Ackerman —Elaine & Bob

Scharf

In Honor Of

Ed Matisoff —Haiya Naftali

In Memory Of

Edith Wasserman Kranson —

Jo & Jerry Zeffren

Louis Roth —Irwin Roth

Lillie Schultz —Irwin Roth

Joseph Roth —Irwin Roth

Norman, Berniece, and

Gordon Lowenberg —Jean &

Leonard Jacobs

David & Kate Jacobs —Jean &

Leonard Jacobs

Arlene Santo —Beth & Josh

Mond

Rebecca Roth —Irwin Roth

David Roth —Irwin Roth

Susan Schwartz's husband

Larry Schwartz —Elaine &

Bob Scharf

Bob Austein's father, Murray

Austein —Elaine & Bob

Scharf

CAMP SCHOLARSHIP

In Memory Of

Philip Bonn —Laura Halper

Marcia Fischer Webb —James

Webb

CEMETERY FUND

In Memory Of

Gwendolyn Benjamin —David

Goldstein

Al Benjamin —David Goldstein

Isadore Ingber —Laura Levy

INCLUSION INITIATIVE

—Jo & Jerry Zeffren

In Appreciation Of

Leslie Morgan's Passover

hospitality —Harriet Gross


In Celebration Of

Fern Gerstein's Birthday —Jo &

Jerry Zeffren


In Honor Of

Louis & Jenny Fisher's 50th

Wedding Anniversary —Fern

& David Gerstein

In Memory Of

Susan Cooper's husband, Jack

Cooper

—Jo & Jerry Zeffren

—Laurie & Stanley Sutkin

—Bob & Roberta Lazarus

—Elaine & Bob Scharf

Jeannette Rossen —Caren &

Bob Tate

LEARNING CENTER

—Meyer L. Bodoff

In Honor Of

Carlie & Justin Ross —Beri &

Joel Schwitzer

MAINTENANCE

In Memory Of

Florence Schwartz —Esther

Rae & Jay Weinstein

OPERATING

In Memory Of

Susan Cooper's husband, Jack

Cooper —Karen & Greg

Eaves

In Honor Of

All the "chickens" who have

made, and continue to

make, participating in Friday

night services something

wonderful! —Paul & Raye

Koch

RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY

—Cyd & Cliff Friedman

—Helene Morris

In Appreciation Of

Rabbi Zelony —Susan Cooper


In Honor Of

Lou & Jenny Fisher's 50th

Wedding Anniversary —

Anna & Irwin Segal


In Memory Of

Irving Pullman —Laurie &

Allan Laffer

Polly Kaufman & Hymie

Kaufman —Miriam Smith

Rose Lischin —Sue & Barry

Slotnick

Shirley Pullman —Laurie &

Allan Laffer

Sophie Goldberg —Valerie &

Arny Felner

Susan Cooper's husband,

Jack Cooper —Bob &

Kathleen Glosser

RITUAL (CHUMASH)

In Honor Of



David & Laura Halper

A Speedy Recovery for

Esther Cohen —Laurie &

Stanley Sutkin

In Memory Of

Arnold Sills —Ken & Myrna

Robins

RONALD GRUEN FUND

In Honor Of



Ricki & Barry Sokol

SOCIAL ACTION

In Memory Of

Rowena Mond —Beth & Josh

Mond

WALKWAY BRICK

In Celebration Of

Brian Rubenstein's birthday

—The Drazin Family


Congregation

Beth Torah 720 W. Lookout Drive

Richardson, Texas 75080

Services

SYNAGOGUE

OFFICES ARE

OPEN — Sunday—Friday

9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Minyan

9:00 AM Sunday

6:45 AM Monday, Non-Holiday

8:30 AM Monday, Holidays

Shabbat

9:30 AM Main Service

Babysitting in Room 1

10:30 AM Junior Congregation

11:00 AM Tot Shabbat (second and

fourth Shabbat of the month)

Kabbalat Shabbat

6:30 PM Friday

8:00 PM Festive First Friday! Join us on

the first Friday of each month for

a special service where we

celebrate the month’s upcoming

birthdays and anniversaries—

June 2

July 7

August 4

September 1

October 6

November 3

December 1

ISRAELI

DANCING Contact Linda Kahalnik

[email protected]

All dancers welcome! We meet on

Wednesday evenings in the Multi-

Purpose room (unless otherwise noted

on the synagogue calendar). Free for

members. $5 for non-members. 7:30

PM to 8:15 PM beginners. 8:30 to

10:30 PM for advanced.

TOT SHABBAT Contact Jessica Winter

[email protected]

On the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the

month at 11AM in the MPR room, bring

your tot and enjoy singing, dancing,

storytelling and a snack. It’s a fun-filled

ritual to educate, entertain, enthrall, and

envelope our youngest members.



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