February 2007 Bulletin - web

Sisterhood Shabbat February 9 & 10

Please join us for services,

all led by the women of

Sisterhood. A special

kiddush luncheon will follow

Shabbat services, sponsored

by Beth Shalom Sisterhood.

BETH SHALOM S Y N A G O G U E

February 2007 Shevat - Adar 5767

Sisterhood Shabbat Services Sisterhood Shabbat Services Sisterhood Shabbat Services Sisterhood Shabbat Services & Shabbat Dinner& Shabbat Dinner& Shabbat Dinner& Shabbat Dinner

Friday, February 9th Friday, February 9th Friday, February 9th Friday, February 9th ---- 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

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The cost for this meal will be:The cost for this meal will be:The cost for this meal will be:The cost for this meal will be: Adults: $7, children (under 12 yrs.): $4.00 Adults: $7, children (under 12 yrs.): $4.00 Adults: $7, children (under 12 yrs.): $4.00 Adults: $7, children (under 12 yrs.): $4.00 Maximum cost per family will be $18.00Maximum cost per family will be $18.00Maximum cost per family will be $18.00Maximum cost per family will be $18.00

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Eden & Brandon

Picow

to become

B'nai Mitzvah

March 2 & 3

Eden Rose Picow is a 6th grader at Hammond School. Eden enjoys basketball, soft-ball, tennis and swimming. She loves being with her friends, listening to music, shopping and going to the movies.

Brandon Adam Picow is a 7th grader at Hammond School.

Brandon loves all sports, including soccer, football, baseball, swimming and especially basketball. He played on Hammond’s middle school football team and presently is playing on the basketball team.

The Picow family-Eden, Brandon, Marilyn and Ian invite the entire congregation to share this wonderful simcha with them!!!

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Shalom Aleychem!

We are entering the month of Shvat, in which we celebrate Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the trees. Shvat has become a time for remembering our obligations, as Jews, to protect the Earth and to guard against any needless destruction of natural resources (ba’al tashchit). In this vein, the religious school will be holding both a Tu Bishvat seder and collecting money to plant a grove in honor of Dr. Spotts.

From the Rabbi’s Study….

It is a fortuitous coincidence, this year, that the “World Wide Wrap” - Sunday, February 4 at 10 a.m. - a day on which thousands of Jews around the country, including here at Beth Shalom, will be laying tefillin - falls on the same weekend as Tu Bishvat. On the face of it, these observances seem so different. Wrap-ping a black leather box on your arm, in a ritual at least two thousand years old, is a ritualistic act that de-fies rational explanation. Tu Bishvat, on the other hand, speaks of our responsibility for the physical basis of our existence. The Sages spoke of two categories of mitzvot: mishpatim (laws) and hukim (decrees). ‘Laws’are rational laws of ethical behavior which everybody in the world understand, and ‘decrees’ are those rituals unique to us as Jews. These two classes of mitzvot seem totally opposite—the former is rational and practical, the latter weird and ‘religious.’ These two realms, though, not only complement each other, but are necessary for each other. Rituals like laying tefillin bring us into relationship with God. When we wrap the tefillin strap around our arm, we symbolically bind ourselves to God’s will in our lives, allowing God to direct us in our every action. It is a daily symbolic marriage with God. If we do this every morning, it can serve as a spiritual tune-up, reminding us to do Godly actions like visiting the sick and caring for the needy. Tikkun Olam, the repair of the physical world, is the fulfillment of this, carrying through on our intentions in practical ways. Torah includes both of these realms, teaching us how to relate to God, to each other, and to the world. We have a lot going on at Beth Shalom: classes, groups, celebrations, worship… I hope to see you there!

Beyedidut, Rabbi David B. Siff

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Did you know…

Ba’al Tashchit is the prohibition against any wasteful actions. This law is derived from the Biblical pro-hibition against cutting down an enemy’s fruit trees during a siege, but extends toward any unnecessary destruction of even a small piece of food, furniture, or clothing. God created everything in the world, and we must treat all of creation with dignity. Tefillin consist of 2 black leather boxes with leather straps; one of the boxes is placed above the forehead, one on the left arm. By laying tefillin, we fulfill the commandment from the 1st paragraph of the Shema: “You shall attach them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be frontlets between your eyes.” The mitzvah of tefillin is easy to do! Halacha teaches us to do it once a day as a spiritual tune-up, to di-rect our heart and mind in the service of God; it’s a wonderful spiritual practice, even if you do it just once. Come and try it on at our “World Wide Wrap,” on Sunday, February 4th.

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Halacha of Purim

Purim is a time for celebrating our survival as Jews in the face of persecution throughout the ages, and customarily is the one day of the year that we let ourselves go completely “wild and crazy” in celebration. It is technically permissi-ble to work on Purim, but considered improper to go to one’s job or pursue business. The Sages have said: 'Whoever works on the day of Purim does not see any sign of blessing (through his work).' So you’re better off spending the

day going to all the celebrations around town!

Purim has 4 of its own Mitzvot: 1. The Reading of the Megillah (Mikra Megillah)—Not just for kids! All of us are supposed to read the Book of Esther (in Hebrew or English) both Saturday night and Sunday morning. If you can’t make it to a service, you can fulfill this mitzvah alone, but it’s more fun at Beth Shalom. 2. The Festive Purim Meal (Seudat Purim)—It’s a mitzvah to have a festive meal on the day of Purim! We have been generously invited to join members of The Learning Shul for a seudah at the Rockbridge Club at 6 p.m., or host your own and invite friends and new acquaintances. 3. Sending Gifts (Mishloach Manot)—It’s a mitzvah to give at least 2 pieces of food to 2 different people - see Re-becca Pinsker’s article on one good way to accomplish this. 4. Gifts to the poor (Matanot l'Evyonim)—It’s a mitzvah to distribute food to the poor, to help them experience the joy of the day and to express our own joy. This year, we will be doing this through a food drive on Saturday night. Please bring a can of something appetizing as the “entry price” to the Megillah reading.

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As part of our ongoing effort to make Beth Shalom a more warm and welcoming environment, we en-

courage you to take a look a Ron Wolfson’s book, “The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform

Your Congregation into a Sacred Community,” and help think about how all of us can improve Beth

Shalom Synagogue.

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Adult Education The Adult Education Committee will be offering the following classes:

Tuesdays 5:15-6:15 p.m. Delving into the Depths of Davenning - We will read through the text of the Amida to-gether, in English, discussing its significance as well as its meaning in our own lives. This study group is being facili-tated by Alan Witten. Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m. Pirke Avot “The Ethics of our Fathers.” This study group is being facilitated by Dr. Henry Ray Wengrow & Rabbi Siff. Begins January 30. Thursdays 5:15-6:15 p.m. Mishna Berachot - We will study the first book of the Mishna, which is the rabbis’ out-line of a Jewish spiritual life. Thursdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. Join us as we study the Zohar, the classic work of Jewish mysticism. This class will now meet at Beth Shalom. Saturdays 1:30-2:15 p.m. “Journey to Virtue”- a study of the Torah laws of Interpersonal Relationships.

Chevre, my friends,

In the story The Lorax, Theo-dor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, introduces the “Once-ler” who cuts down the beautiful Truffula trees so that he can use their wonderful silk tufts to knit "thneeds". Thneed sales are so successful that the Once-ler

builds a factory and invents the Super Axe Hacker, which cuts down four trees at a time. The Lorax speaks up in defense of the trees, animals, air and water that the Once-ler is destroy-ing in pursuit of bigger and bigger profits. Finally, when the last Truffula tree is cut down, production of the Thneeds ends. Closed factories, polluted air, polluted water and an uninhab-itable wasteland are all that remain on the once beautiful site. The Lorax can no longer live here, but he leaves behind a small pile of rocks on which the word UNLESS is inscribed. The Lorax is an environmental fable the students in the Religious School will watch and read as part of their Tu B’Shvat learning. I selected this story because it sparks dis-cussion where students will be able to draw conclusions and make predictions about the environmental impact and wise use of resources. The Lorax illustrates an ecosystem, a natu-ral unit in which living and non-living parts interact. All of the parts are linked together and functions as a unit. When one of the parts is altered or damaged, the entire system may fail. The concept, of all parts being linked together and functioning as a unit, is easily connected to our Jewish com-munity. When I looked up the word UNLESS in the thesau-rus [the one inscribed on a pile of rocks] IF NOT was one alternative offered. It reminded me of one of the most famous sayings recorded in Pirkei Avot by Hillel, a rabbi from the first century BCE “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?” In the 6 months I have been part of the Beth Shalom Community I have watched and listened and learned a great many things. Most significant is the honor of being part of a community such as this; one that is bound together and functions together for the greater good. Even after it sustained ‘damage’ that created circumstances where the entire system could have failed this community did not because of all of you. The Beth Shalom community fulfilled the real meaning of the words of Hillel, each person stood up for others, themselves, and with compassion made decisions to make wise use of its resources and continues to do so and thus thrives. Tu B’Shvat celebrates the renewed life rising, though hidden, in the trees that give us fruit. Rabbi Arthur Waskow wrote, “Five hundred years ago, the mystical Kabbalists con-nected these fruitful trees with the Divine Tree of all life. For they saw God as a Tree with Its roots in heaven and Its fruit our very world. Now we know what they did not -- that ALL trees are fruitful and life-giving because they keep the earth in balance, breathing in carbon dioxide and breathing out oxy-gen.” He further notes that, “Since this celebration of rebirth comes in mid-winter, Tu B'Shvat reminds us that in grim,

From the Director of Education….

dull, and deadly times life may be stirring anew be-neath the surface.” There is new life stirring throughout the Beth Shalom community and I see it in so many areas. Within the Religious School we are slowly nurturing and supporting our students and their families through their spiritual journey. On this journey we are taking the message of The Lorax that all our actions impact everyone around us and that our Jewish actions are an integral part of our lives. We are taking time to learn together as families and acknowledging our communal responsibility to not harvest the fruit too early thus possibly stunting growth. During the fall semester together as families, we explored many areas from blessings and Torah to G-d and Shabbat. During the spring semester families will explore mizrach and Je-rusalem, Prophets, Miriam and Passover creating won-derful ritual objects to use with our families. We will celebrate Purim with a carnival and enjoy the mitzvoth of m’shloach manot [sending gifts to our friends] and matanot l’evyonim [giving to the poor], hearing the reading of the Megillah, and a seudah [meal] of joy. Like trees in which the juice begins in winter-time to rise, a new semester of adult education is rising with the joy of davvening together while wrapped in Tefillin during the World Wide Wrap, todah rabah to Ronnie and Herb Drucker for all their hard work and the new television. The study of Pirkei Avot, Hebrew, the Siddur, personal spiritual journeys, the story of Ruth along with the Sunday lecture series are sure signs of continued growth, commitment, and the inte-gral link that we all have to one another and to our Jewish community. When we meet together to study we create a holy space and it is said that G-d sits with us. Tu B’Shvat, the New Year of the Trees, repre-sents the being aware of the cycle of life, growth, and change. This is how we, as Jews, mark points in time by carving out space in time thus, making time holy. Yes, I believe we at Beth Shalom are a healthy ecosys-tem, a natural unit in which living and non-living parts interact and that ALL of the parts are linked together and functions as a unit. May we all be blessed in our continued learning and growth. How to fulfill the mitzvah of m’shloach manot-sending gifts to friends? So simple all of us can do it (even the children)!! Purchase a beautiful mug filled with goodies to give to your local friends and relatives! We are sell-ing these lovely gifts for only $4.00!!! Send in your order form and we will have students deliver your goodies on Saturday night and Sunday after the Megil-lah reading.

RAMBLINGS AND RUMINATIONS ON JEWISH EDUCATON AND JEWISH LIFE

Rabbi Dr. Leon H. Spotts, Beth Shalom Resident Scholar

THE EMERGENT HOLIDAY OF TU BISHVAT

The Holiday of Tu Bishvat falls this year on Saturday, February 3, 2007, and will be observed on Sunday, February 4. The evolvement of the Holiday over the centuries is an object lesson in the dynamic quality of Jew-ish law and observance.

Phase 1—In the Mishnah (tractate Rosh Hashanah) the first day of Shevat was designated as one of the four New Years in the Jewish calendar – more spe-cifically, The New Year of the Trees. In that capac-ity, the first of Shevat marked the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year for purposes of calculating the term of orlah for each tree. Orlah refers to the prohibition on eating the fruit of a newly planted tree for the first three years of the tree’s life. The total crop of the fourth year was to be diverted to the Priests and Levites who maintained the Holy Temple. For these purposes, any tree stand-ing on Tu Bishvat was considered to have aged an-other year. From the fifth year on, in the life of the tree, Tu Bishvat served as the date for the determination of whether a given piece of fruit should be applied to the tithing for the “old” year (i.e., prior to Tu Bish-vat) and that which should accrue to the “new” year (i.e., from Tu Bishvat onward). Phase 2—From this conception it was but a short step to viewing Tu Bishvat as the demarcation point between the “old” growth of the tree and the verdant “new” growth as the trees in Israel began to bloom. Indeed, the first blooming tree, the almond tree, came to signify the end of winter in Israel. But on what Hebrew date did the almond tree normally bloom? Here was an example of the classic dispute between the disciples of Rabbi Hillel and Rabbi Shammai (1st Century B.C.E.). Rabbi Shammai held that the New Year of the Trees, when the first blooms were manifest should be properly assigned to the 1st of Shevat. But Rabbi Hillel argued that the appropriate date was the 15th day of Shevat. As in most of these debates, Hillel’s position prevailed and the celebration of the Holiday was moved to the

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15th of Shevat – hence the name, Tu Bishvat, which means simply the 15th day of the Hebrew month Shevat. Phase 3—After the destruction of the Second Temple and the dispersion of the Jews throughout Europe, it became customary for Jews in the Diaspora to partake of the fruits of the land of Israel. In this way they maintained their connection with the historic homeland. Phase 4—In the 16th Century, the Kabbalists (Jewish mystics) who settled in the city of Tzefat (Safed) under the charismatic leadership of Rabbi Isaac Luris, institu-tionalized the custom of eating fruits from the land of Israel on Tu Bishvat by the creation of a unique Tu Bish-vat Seder. In addition to the consumption of fruits which grow in Israel, this Seder featured the use of mixtures of red and white wines to symbolize the progression of the seasons in Israel. The Tu Bishvat Seder has been revived in contemporary times, and has become a popular way to celebrate Tu Bishvat. Phase 5—As Jews from Europe began to settle in Israel beginning in the late 19th Century, they faced the task of aforestating the land, which had been denuded over the Centuries by the Ottoman Turks. Tu Bishvat, The New Year of the Trees, was now seen as an appropriate annual occasion to contribute to this effort. Accordingly, in 1892, students from Zichron L’tzion were taken on a field trip to plant trees in the land of Israel. In 1908 the Jewish National Fund, which had been established sev-eral years earlier to acquire and develop land in Israel for the Jewish people, took on the aforestation of Israel as one of its major projects. Over the past Century, the pur-chase of trees in Israel through the Jewish National fund has become a widespread practice for the observance of Tu Bishvat. Phase 6—Finally, in contemporary times, as ecological and environmental concerns have become more signifi-cant, Tu Bishvat has increasingly been viewed among Jews as a an appropriate occasion for undertaking pro-jects that will improve the environment both in Israel and in other lands throughout the world where Jews live. In this manner, the Jewish New Year of the Trees has be-come a vehicle for us and our coreligionists to contribute significantly to the never ending task of Tikkun Olam, the physical and moral improvement of this world in which we live.

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TODAH RABAH! To our hosts who participated in Beth Shalom’s “Dining with Beth Shalom” fundraiser. Thank you so much for opening your homes and hearts to raise funds for your synagogue! Each of the families listed below hosted approximately 6 couples in their home for a night of fabulous food, fun and fellowship together.... not to mention raising at least $1200 per event. We would also like to thank Lilly Filler and Lyssa Harvey for Co-Chairing “Dining with Beth Shalom,” so these dinners could be such a won-derful success!

Hosts:

Jocelyn & Bob Burg Lilly & Bruce Filler Doris & Ronnie Frank

Clarke & Harold Friedman Gloria & Henry Goldberg Kay & Jeff Gross

Sandra & Ed Poliakoff Jenny & Steven Wagner Erika & Jack Swerling Thanks also to all the families that participated in these dinners (many of them a few times) to help Beth Shalom! Sam & Inez Tennenbaum Karl & Margo Goldberg Ed & Sandra Poliakoff Moss & Penny Blachman Alan & Charlotte Kahn David & Heidi Lovit Ben & Lisa Arnold Robert & Lori Lapin Stanley & Carolyn Greenberg Pat Baker Ian & Marilyn Picow Gerald & Nancy Sonenshine Jeff & Kay Gross Fred & Ellen Seidenberg Henry & Gloria Goldberg Bruce & Lilly Filler Bill & Linda Stern Jack & Erika Swerling Eric & Renee Bland Ezra & Mandy Riber Alan & Ferne Kantsiper John & Marcie Baker Ronnie & Doris Frank Pierre & Beryle Jaffe Ram & Ayala Kalus Steven & Sheila Gendil Michael & Dianna Arnold Sarah Kline Roger & Barbara Blau Bob & Jocelyn Burg Joel & Sue Sussman Melton & Helene Kligman Rip Sanders & Beth Bernstein Charles & Jennifer Kahn Howard & Shirley Hammer Jonathan & Lyssa Harvey Ira & Esther Greenberg Henry Stern David Reisman & Michal Rubin Rick & Rachel Silver Aileen Sunshine Daryl & Linda Giddings Nathan Crystal Susan Lourie Sam & Toni Elkins & Nancy McCormick Andrew & Lisa Helfer Sig & Delores Friedman Murray & Kay Politis Lawrence & Penni Nadel Carl & Naomi Freedman Randy & Cindi Stark David & Anny Zalesne Graham Miller Isaac & Tania Murciano Shep & Joni Cutler Jack & Gail Lieb Michael & Patricia Tucker Rob & Shelley Kriegshaber Harold & Clarke Friedman Frank & Susan Lourie Henry & Minda Miller Barry & Jenny Feldman

The congregation extends its condolences to: The family of Tillie Gendil

As you consider your Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary,

and Holiday Gift needs, come see our wonderful assort-

ment of Jewelry, Serving Pieces, Candlesticks, Religious

and Non-Religious items.

Wednesday: 4:30 - 6:15 p.m.

Friday: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Or by appointment 782-2500 5827 North Trenholm Road

Beth Shalom Gift Shop

Outreach – Hesed

First Meeting Report

The Hesed Outreach group had its first meeting with volunteers. Elysa Sexton gave an excellent presentation of the tools and skills we use to help our volunteers. The ensuing group discus-sion resulted in new ideas, which we are work-ing on implementing. First steps are in place and we have initiated visits to BSS members. We look forward to continue the bi-monthly meet-ings. The next meeting will be Sunday, April 1st. If you are interested in participating, contact the office or Doris Frank at 699-1464. We thank

Rabbi Siff for his support.

Doris Frank

Two Beth Shalom families have recently made

significant donations. Todah Rabah to:

The Chapel is being dedicated in their honor for their

commitment and love to Beth Shalom Synagogue.

A classroom in the Kline Education wing has been do-

nated by the Druckers in memory of Ronnie’s uncle,

Harry Wallenstein, grandmother, Rose Wallenstein

and aunt, Ruth Wallenstein.

Helene & Melton Kligman

Ronnie & Herb Drucker

Beth Shalom Sisterhood’s Membership

Meeting featured “Game Day.” Old

and new members enjoyed favorites

like Mahjong and Scrabble.

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Jewish Woman’s Book ClubJewish Woman’s Book ClubJewish Woman’s Book ClubJewish Woman’s Book Club

Wednesday, February 21st

7 p.m.

Beth Shalom Synagogue - Library

Join us to discuss:

“Revenge: The Gilded Chamber:

A Novel of Queen Esther”

By: Rebecca Kohn

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2/1 Mrs. Jane Eneman 2/16 Henry Stern

2/1 Mr. Frank Russo 2/17 Nancy Gottlieb

2/2 Mr. Steven Gendil 2/17 Zachary Kline

2/2 Dr. Robert Kriegshaber 2/17 Joseph Sharnoff

2/2 Jessalyn Sandler 2/17 Linda Stern

2/4 Mrs. Dana Blau Shenkar 2/18 Arnold Bernstein

2/5 Mrs. Elna Benson 2/18 Evan Lowsky

2/7 Danna Lewsky 2/18 Ella Weinkle

2/7 Rachel Lourie 2/18 Tristan Weinkle

2/7 Mark Rapoport 2/19 Lester Bockow

2/8 Stephanie Driver 2/19 Joni Cutler

2/8 Anna Fedrick 2/19 Thomas Simmons

2/8 Haim Tigay 2/20 Joe Golson

2/9 Justin Beck 2/21 Julia Blachman

2/10 Diane Wilkins 2/21 Barbara LaBelle

2/11 Barbara Blau 2/21 Wendy Sharnoff

2/11 Ronnie Drucker 2/21 David Zalesne

2/11 Ronnie Frank 2/22 Toni Elkins

2/11 Margo Goldberg 2/22 Diana Rubinger

2/11 Elizabeth Gross 2/23 Bradley Robinson

2/12 Micheala Anderson 2/24 Sylvia Cremer

2/12 Evan Arnold 2/24 Andrew Friedman

2/12 Jackie Laban 2/25 David Reisman

2/12 Marilyn Picow 2/26 Davis Bland

2/12 Joshua Rapoport 2/26 Donna Goldberg

2/12 Nadia Vardi 2/26 Esther Greenberg

2/13 Mark Garber 2/26 Galina McBurnett

2/13 Brian Stern 2/26 Manda Riber

2/13 Stephanie Walden 2/26 Merrie Zolin

2/15 Faye Levinson 2/27 Michael Arnold

2/15 Troy Sexton 2/27 Barbara Kahn

2/15 Linwood Small 2/27 Bryan Tucker

2/15 Irving "Jeff" Sunshine 2/28 Meira Warshauer

2/5 Pierre & Beryle Jaffe 40 years

2/12 Aaron & Betty Small 46 years

2/14 Bener & Joan Amado 16 years

2/14 Harvey & Sheila Blacher 15 years

2/14 Sol & Tootsie Kline 20 years

2/15 Stephen & Frieda Ritter 20 years

2/17 Sig & Dolores Friedman 50 years

2/24 Larry & Desa Wasserberger 6 years

2/27 Edmund & Greta Richman 52 years

Dear Beth Shalom family,

Thanks to all for the many well wishes and visits during my recent recuperation.

Dolores Friedman

2006 Magen David Award – Big Thank You

I would like to express my gratitude to all of you who were

involved in making this special day possible.

Thank you to those who humbled me by nominating me, to those who shared the morning in synagogue with me, to those who participated in the services, and to those who baked and enhanced the Shabbat luncheon as well as those who have made donations to the Hesed Outreach Fund in my honor. Thank you Lilly with your words, which made

me feel so special.

Doris Frank

WORLD WIDE WRAP Sunday, February 4

10 a.m. World Wide Wrap - Conservative Jews around the world will be celebrating the Mitz-vah of Tefillin at our Sunday morning min-yanim. Beth Shalom will be joining thousands of others in the seventh annual “World Wide Wrap” by holding a Tefillin fair & breakfast after minyan where we’ll discuss how to “Wrap Yourself with God.” The knot forms a Yud, pointed towards the heart, to remind us to love God with all our heart.

♦ Learn how to lay tefillin ♦ Musical service with Rabbi Siff &

Rebecca Pinsker ♦ Breakfast ♦ Movie showing: “The Ties That Bind” ♦ Discussion with Catherine Morgan

& Rabbi Siff ♦ Adults and children invited.

Sisterhood Shabbat Dinner/Service

Friday, February 9th - after services (services begin at 6:30 p.m.)

Unique - Special Event!! Services & dinner will be together and will be held in the social hall instead

of the sanctuary. Spiritual Fun/Food!!

"Traditional Shabbat Meal"

Adults: $7, Children (under 12 yrs.): $4 Maximum cost per family: $18

Please Note: Your mailed-in check will be your reservation. Sorry, we cannot guarantee dinners for those without reservations. Checks need to be received by Wednesday, February 7th. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-pay basis, for the first 120 seats.

Make your checks payable to Beth Shalom Sisterhood and mail your check and reservation form (below) to:

Beth Shalom Synagogue, 5827 North Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29206

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Beth Shalom Sisterhood - Family Shabbat Dinner - Friday, February 9, 2007. Name______________________________ Phone___________________________ Number Attending: Adults_____________ Children___________ Amount Enclosed $________________

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The Rabbi Edward R. Kandel Scholarship Fund will be awarding scholarships for Jewish youths who will be attending a summer Jewish learning experience, such as Camp Ramah Darom, or other approved Jewish oriented programs. These scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria. Please explain how you

have fulfilled the following criteria.

Attendance at Services: _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Participation in Jewish Youth Group – if applicable to age group-please name: _________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Demonstration of Jewish Leadership ability: _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Service to the Synagogue: ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Community Service: _______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Commitment of Jewish Community Service upon returning from a trip: _______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All applications will be reviewed by the Beth Shalom Sisterhood Board and the Director of Education. The scholarships are available to any Jewish youth whose family belongs to Beth Shalom Synagogue. The awarded scholarship must be used in the year it is awarded. If, for any reason, the participant is unable to attend the program, the scholarship is to be refunded in full to Beth Shalom Sisterhood.

BETH SHALOM SISTERHOOD

RABBI EDWARD R. KANDEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

2007

Submit to: Rebecca Pinsker, Director of Education

DEADLINE: SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007

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PLEASE FILL OUT THIS APPLICATION FOR REVIEW:

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 5:15 pm-Mishna

Berachot class

6:30 pm-Zohar

study group

7:30 pm-Board

of Ed Meeting

2 Candle Lighting-5:35 pm

6:30 pm- Shabbat

services.

3 Tu B’Shevat Parshat Beshellah 9:45 am-Shabbat ser-

vices

10:30 am-Junior Con-

gregation

1:30 pm- “Journey to

Virtue” class

4 10 am-World

Wide Wrap

11:30 am–

Family Program-

Tu B’Shvat school

wide program

12 pm-Sisterhood

Board Meeting

5 6 5:15 pm-

Davenning class

6:30 pm-Pirke

Avot study group

7:30 pm-

Sisterhood Shab-

bat chorus

rehearsal

7

8 5:15 pm-Mishna

Berachot class

6:30 pm-Zohar

study group

7:30 pm-Sisterhood

Shabbat chorus

rehearsal


6:30 pm-Sisterhood

Shabbat services

7:30pm-Sisterhood

Shabbat dinner fol-

lowing services.

10 Parshat Yitro 9:45 am- Sisterhood

Shabbat services

10:30 am-Junior

Congregation


Virtue” class

11 10 am-Adult Ed. Seminar- Topic:

“The Incredible Legacy of the Cha-

bad Rebbe,

Manachem Schneer-son.”

10 am-Family pro-

gram-4th-7th Grade: Prophets & Profits.

12 13 5:15 pm-

Davenning class

6:30 pm-Pirke

Avot study group

14 Tu B’Av

15 5:15 pm-Mishna

Berachot class

6:30 pm-Zohar

study group


6:30 pm-6th &7th

Grade Shabbat

services

17 Parshat Mishpatim 9:45 am-Shabbat ser-

vices


Virtue” class

18 NO HEBREW

SCHOOL

19 20 5:15 pm-

Davenning class

6:30 pm-Pirke

Avot study group

21 7 pm-Jewish

Women’s Book

Club meeting.

7:30 pm-Board

of Directors

meeting.

22 5:15 pm-Mishna

Berachot class

6:30 pm-Zohar

study group


6:30 pm-Shabbat

services

24 Parshat Terumah 9:45 am-Shabbat ser-

vices


Virtue” class

25 10 a.m.-STAR

Program at TOL

10 am-Adult Ed.

Seminar-Topic:

“Jewish Identity

in Secular

Society.”

26 27 5:15 pm-

Davenning class

6:30 pm-Pirke

Avot study group

28 6:30 pm-

Ritual Com-

mittee meeting

March 1 5:15 pm-Mishna

Berachot class

6:30 pm-Zohar

study group

7:30 pm-Board

of Ed Meeting

March 2 Candle Lighting-

6:01 pm

Brandon & Eden

Picow - B’nai

Mitzvah

March 3 Parshat Tetzaveh Picow B’nai Mitzvah

10:30 Jr. Congregation

7:30 pm-Purim Cele-

bration & Megillah

reading.

Sunday March 4 -10 am

Interpretive Megillah

reading/performance.

Beth Shalom Calendar

February 2007

Rosh Chodesh

Adar

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MAZAL TOV! To Dana & Hilik Shenkar on the birth of their daughter, Zoe Rose Shenkar. Proud grandparents are Barbara & Roger Blau.

Kligman Family Life Education Series

“How to Talk to Your Teen”

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center.

Join Lois Wandersman in unraveling the mystery of communicating with teenagers.

USC Lecture - By Dr. Eric Kandel

Tuesday, February 20 - 5 p.m. Dr. Eric Kandel of Columbia University, the winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will deliver the Charles Knowlton Law and Liberal Arts Lecture at the University of South Carolina. The title of his lecture is “We Are What We Remem-ber: Memory and the Biological Basis of Individual-ity.” Dr. Kandel’s most recent book is In Search of Mem-ory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind. The lecture is open to the public.

7th Annual Columbia Jewish Film Festival March 17-22

This year’s Festival will feature such acclaimed films as “Live and Become” and “The Rape of Europa,” as well as others to be announced soon. A Sunday Pa-trons Brunch and showing of a documentary will be held at the Columbia Mu-seum of Art on March 18th. “Live and Become” is about Operation Moses, a joint effort between American and Israeli troops aimed at relocating refugees from Africa to Israel. Hoping to shield her son from an impoverished life, 8-year old Soloman’s Christian mother forces him to declare himself Jewish and join the exodus with a Jewish woman who has lost her son earlier that day. “The Rape of Europa”, a feature documentary, is the epic story of the systematic theft and deliberate destruc-tion of European artwork by the Nazis and efforts to safe-guard and return this displaced art. The complete festival schedule will be available soon on the Nickelodeon Web site, www.nickelodeon.org.

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Getting ready for

Spring cleaning? Hadassah is collecting clean, used for-mal wear to send to a New Orleans

high school for prom. For more information call or email Debbie Ritter at 787-4541 or [email protected].

YAHRZEITS

2/1 Edith Basseches Shevat 13 2/16 Benjamin Moses Winter Shevat 28

2/1 Jeanette Swerling Shevat 13 2/16 Henry Wolff Shevat 28

2/1 Esther Weiss Shevat 13 2/17 Philip Benson Shevat 29

2/2 Louis Coplan Shevat 14 2/17 Tema Melamed Shevat 29

2/2 Melvin Firetag Shevat 14 2/17 Sam Mild Shevat 29

2/2 Abraham M. Robinson M.D. Shevat 14 2/17 Rose Stern Shevat 29

2/2 Jennie Safran Shevat 14 2/18 Jacob Kressler Shevat 30

2/3 Alfred Ackerman Shevat 15 2/18 Harry S. Levy Shevat 30

2/3 Sarah Buckler Cutler Shevat 15 2/18 Meyer Isaac Picow Shevat 30

2/3 Harry Drucker Shevat 15 2/18 Joseph Safran Shevat 30

2/3 Lionel Forstot Shevat 15 2/19 Fannie Benjamin Adar 1

2/3 Diane Fox Shevat 15 2/19 Fannie H. Greenberg Adar 1

2/3 Sara Lourie Gordon Shevat 15 2/19 Matthew Parasol Adar 1

2/3 Solomon Simon Shevat 15 2/19 Elizabeth Rubinowitz Adar 1

2/4 Esther Fuches Shevat 16 2/20 Samuel Keith Bernstein Adar 2

2/4 Nellie L. Winter Shevat 16 2/20 Jacob Freed Adar 2

2/5 Daniel Garland Shevat 17 2/20 Goldie R. Weiner Adar 2

2/5 Selma Bea Goldstein Shevat 17 2/20 Rosa Winter Adar 2

2/5 Henry L. Rabinowitz Shevat 17 2/21 Harris Golden Adar 3

2/5 Ida Radin Shevat 17 2/21 Sidney Aaron Levine Adar 3

2/5 Mary Lesser Reiner Shevat 17 2/22 Kurt Jesselson Adar 4

2/6 Hyman Levine Shevat 18 2/22 Pinkey Kramer Adar 4

2/6 Alfred Mart Shevat 18 2/22 Herbert Rosenblum Adar 4

2/7 Hans Cohn Shevat 19 2/23 Michael Gentile Adar 5

2/7 Frank P. Russo Shevat 19 2/23 Edith Lance Adar 5

2/7 Maxine Russo Shevat 19 2/23 Dr. Herbert Lourie Adar 5

2/8 Max M. Berry Shevat 20 2/24 Morris Boriskin Adar 6

2/8 Clara Lavisky Edson Shevat 20 2/24 Philip Datnoff Adar 6

2/8 Siegfried Frank Shevat 20 2/24 Augusta Goldberg Adar 6

2/8 Eloise Kriegshaber Shevat 20 2/24 George Alan Port Adar 6

2/8 Eleanor Rosenblum Shevat 20 2/24 Hyman Rosen Adar 6

2/9 Betty Friedman Shevat 21 2/25 Pauline Morris Berry Adar 7

2/9 Coleman Karesh Shevat 21 2/25 Albert Fields Adar 7

2/9 David Rosen Shevat 21 2/25 Herman Gerson Adar 7

2/10 Emma Lavisky Bukatman Shevat 22 2/25 Eric Oppenheimer Adar 7

2/10 Mildred Kirsch Katz Shevat 22 2/25 William Rothstein Adar 7

2/11 Ruth Berry Shevat 23 2/26 Frances Benson Adar 8

2/11 William Edward Brock Shevat 23 2/26 William Fox Adar 8

2/11 Samuel Sanborn Shevat 23 2/26 Solomon Gelman Adar 8

2/12 Marvin Berry Shevat 24 2/26 Sadie Kordonsky Adar 8

2/12 David Buckler Shevat 24 2/26 Robert Samet Adar 8

2/12 Robert Damond Shevat 24 2/26 Victor Sherman Adar 8

2/12 Max Goldberg Shevat 24 2/26 William Somerstein Adar 8

2/12 Robert Glen Shultz Shevat 24 2/26 Cecile Wolff Adar 8

2/13 Hugo Gerstle Shevat 25 2/27 Fred E. Buck, Jr. Adar 9

2/13 Mark J. Gordon Shevat 25 2/27 Harry Getter Adar 9

2/13 Seymour Katz Shevat 25 2/27 H. Bernard Kahn Adar 9

2/13 Rose Laban Shevat 25 2/27 Nathan Lifchez Adar 9

2/14 Abraham Horowitz Shevat 26 2/27 Samuel Marks Adar 9

2/15 Jennie Winter Rivkin Shevat 27 2/27 Milton N. Safran Adar 9

2/15 Katie Roth Rivkin Shevat 27 2/27 Rabbi Marcus Wald Adar 9

2/15 Angela Roth Shevat 27 2/27 Wolfe Winter Adar 9

2/16 Morris B. Alion Shevat 28 2/28 Grant Anderson Adar 10

2/16 Bertha Gerstle Shevat 28 2/28 Sam Berry Adar 10

2/16 Jacob Lewis Karesh Shevat 28 2/28 Herbert J. Kriegshaber Adar 10

2/16 Hyman H. Roth Shevat 28 2/28 Dora Meyers Adar 10

2/16 Marie Rothstein Shevat 28 2/28 Ethel Anne Serbin Adar 10

EPOBUJPOT!!

Bejobi!Ljudifo!Gvoe!To Irene & Harold Jablon - In honor of

Allison’s engagement to Dr. Lowell Davis.

By: Penni & Larry Nadel

To Larissa Aginskaya & Haim Tigay - For

all the best European cooking.

By: Helene & Melton Kligman

To Rhena Denberg - In memory of your

sister, Barbara Kornblut.

By: Bluma Goldberg

To Tessie Noble - Wishing you a speedy

recovery.

By: Diana Rubinger

To Julie Noble - Wishing you a speedy

recovery.

By: Diana Rubinger

To Doris Frank - Mazel Tov on your Magen

David Award.

By: Linda & Daryl Giddings By: Mindy & David Odle

To Minda Miller - In memory of your father,

Herman Lieberman.

By: Linda & Daryl Giddings

To Lyssa & Jonathan Harvey -

Congratulations on Eden & Matt’s wedding.

By: Linda & Daryl Giddings

In memory of my mother-in-law, Sarah

Burack.

By: Ruth Burack

A donation has been made.

By: Dana Blau & Hilik Shenkar

Cfbvujgjdbujpo!Mboetdbqf!Gvoe!

To Pat Lovit - In honor of your very special

birthday.

By: Arline & Jerry Polinsky

Cfo!Tufso!Dboupsjbm!Nfnpsjbm!Gvoe!

To Max Denberg - Congratulations on your

90th birthday.

By: Sheila & Sid Kaffee

To Rose Kline - In memory of your sister,

Toby James.

By: Belle & Jerry Jewler

To Michal Rubin - In honor of your many

accomplishments in service to Beth Shalom.

By: Ruth Burack

To Bruce Filler & family - Our deepest

sympathy.

By: Gloria & Harold Rittenberg

To Heide Golden - In memory of your

mother, Ann Hull.


To Rhena & Max Denberg - In memory of

your sister, Barbara Kornblut.


To Diane & Alan Witten - In memory of

your mother, Madeline Witten.


To Anita Flachs - In memory of your sister,

Florence Berry.


Cfuuz!'!Nbswjo!Cspxotufjo!Upsbi!Sftupsbujpo!Gvoe!

In memory of my parents, Betty Jean &

Marvin Brownstein.

By: Jane Brownstein

To Donnie Golson & family - In memory of

your mother & grandmother.

By: Janet Brownstein

Dbspm!P/!Cfsotufjo!Nfnpsjbm!Gvoe!

To Shaul Lewsky & family - In memory of

your father, Yehuda Lewsky.

By: Dolores & Sig Friedman

Fevdbujpo!Gvoe!To Dr. Leon & Sara Spotts - In honor of

your accomplishments.

By: Stephanie Alexander & Gary Blatt By: Ruth Burack By: Herb & Ronnie Drucker By: Marc Garland

To the Golson Family - To a family

abundant with mitzvoth.

By: Stephanie Alexander & Gary Blatt

To Rabbi & Tanya Siff - Thank you for your

hospitality.

By: Denese Scott

In memory of Sharon Carlson.

By: Ronnie & Herb Drucker

Fmfbops!'!Ifosz!Ibnnfs!Ijtupsjdbm!Hbsefo!Gvoe!


Herman Lieberman.

By: Nancy & Howard Nankin

Foepxnfou!Gvoe!To David Lovit - To honor you for being the

officiant at Eden & Matt’s wedding.

By: Lyssa & Jonathan Harvey


mother, Ann Hull.

By: Shirley & Everett Ness

Hfofsbm!Gvoe!To Diane & Alan Witten - In memory of

your mother, Madeline Witten.

By: Susan Lourie

To Rhena & Max Denberg - In memory of

your sister, Barbara Kornblut.

By: Susan Lourie


mother, Ann Hull.

By: Susan Lourie

To Doris Frank - Mazel Tov on receiving the

Magen David Award.

By: Susan Lourie

To Nancy Sonenshine - Happy 55th birthday.

By: Terri & Howard Garfinkel


Herman Lieberman.

By: Retha & Ross Lynch

A very generous donation has been made -

In loving memory of the Bruckners

In loving memory of the Berrys

In loving memory of the Lureys

By: Abe & Ruth (Bruckner) Reiner

Hfpshf!Qpsu!Nfnpsjbm!!Ljeevti!Gvoe!

To Anita Flachs - Our deepest sympathy. By: Gloria & Harold Rittenberg

To Rhena Denberg - Our deepest sympathy.

By: Gloria & Harold Rittenberg By: Dolores & Sig Friedman

To Heide Golden - Our deepest sympathy.


To Cydney Berry - Our deepest sympathy.


To Pat Lovit - In honor of your 70th birth-

day.

By: Harriet Brenner By: Andrea Williams

To Pat Lovit - In memory of Murray Lovit.

By: Pat Lovit

By: Harriet Brenner By: Andrea Williams By: Betty Hatchell

In memory of Irving Fins, husband, father &

grandfather.

By: Carie Fins & children

In memory of my mother, Lottie Riebman.

By: Stanley Riebman

In memory of aunt Anita Rottenberg.

By: Wendy & Peter Stahl

To Ronnie Firetag & family - In memory of

your wife and mother, Mackie Firetag.


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Herman Lieberman.

By: Joan & Bener Amado By: Paula, Hyman, Abby & Mary Karesh

Mjcsbsz!Gvoe!To Vicky & Steve Serbin-Mazel Tov on the

birth of your first grandchild, Jacob Allen

Serbin.


Iftfe!Pvusfbdi!Gvoe!To Doris Frank - Mazel Tov on your well-

deserved award.

By: Dolores & Sig Friedman By: Eleanor & Herb Niestat

Qsbzfs!Cppl!)Tjn!Tibmpn*!To Minda Miller & family - In memory of

your father, Herman Lieberman.

By: Ellen & Fred Seidenberg & family

Sbccj’t!Ejtdsfujpobsz!Gvoe!To Minda Miller & family - In memory of

your father, Herman Lieberman.

By: Sue Berkowitz & Harry Palmer

!

Zbis{fju!Gvoe!In memory of your mother, Corinne

Berliner.

By: Mildred & Al Berliner

In memory of Julius Coplan.

By: Caron Coplan

In memory of my husband, Lee Baker.

By: Patricia Baker

In memory of Ari Salant.

By: Alice & Tom Simmons

In memory of Ralph Gottlieb.

By: Nancy & Joel Gottlieb

In memory of Hebert Carlson.

By: Annette Carlson

In memory of my mother, Dora Weinstein.

By: Cheryl & Louis Weinstein

In memory of my wife, Geney Tyagay.

By: Haim Tigay

In memory of my mother, Hana Tyagay.

By: Haim Tigay

In memory of my mother, Maream Kaplan.

By: Larisa Aginskaya

In memory of my grandfather, Abraham

Berry.

By: Ellen & Fred Seidenberg

In memory of my father, Oscar Seidenberg.


In memory of my mother, Helen Seidenberg.


In memory of Minnie Marcus.

By: Blanche Kaplan

In memory of my mother, Mackie Firetag.

By: Julie & Adam Firetag

In memory of Max Winter.

By: Mary Winter

In memory of Shirley Winter Levy.

By: Mary Winter

In memory of my husband, Saul Kahn.

By: Helen Kahn

In memory of Serena Freed.

By: Helen Kahn

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Shalach Manot boxes include homemade

Hamantashen, grogger, candy, chips, card and more! $18 each, which includes shipping. Or-ders must be received by Friday, February 23 with payment. For more information or to place your order, call Elysa or Julie at 787-2023, or email [email protected].

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ADULT EDUCATION SEMINARS: 10 A.M.

Sunday, February 4 World Wide Wrap - Tefillin Fair & breakfast after minyan. We will also watch “The Ties That Bind.”

(bagel & lox breakfast $3 per person)

Sunday, February 11 Moderated by: Rabbi Hesh Epstein

Topic: “The Incredible Legacy of the Chabad Rebbe, Manachem Schneerson.”

(bagel & lox breakfast $3 per person)

Sunday, February 25 Moderated by: Rebecca Pinsker

Topic: “Jewish Identity in Secular Society.” (bagel & lox breakfast $3 per person)

Schedule of Services

Friday …….... 6:30 p.m.

Saturday …….... 9:45 a.m.

Mon.-Thurs. ……… 6:15 p.m.

Candle Lighting Times

February 2 ……... 5:35 p.m.

February 9 ……... 5:42 p.m.

February 16 ……... 5:49 p.m.

February 23 ……... 5:55 p.m.

Florence Levy

is turning

100!

Come and join us for this wonderful simcha at a

special kiddush luncheon, sponsored by the fam-

ily of Florence Levy. Saturday, March 10th - 9:45

a.m.

100!

Documents

February 2007 Bulletin - web