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Shabbat Shalom! 20 Shevat, 5780
This week’s parashah is Yitro.
Sunday, 2/16 ~ 21 Shevat
8:00 am Morning Service, Helfant Chapel 10:00 am Speaker Series - Julie Orringer, Eisner Commons 12:30 pm Purim Prep, Shear Youth Lounge 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 8:30 pm Online Parashah Study Group - Textual, Zoom Video Call
Monday, 2/17 ~ 22 Shevat Presidents’ Day ELC closed, office Closed.
7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel
Tuesday, 2/18 ~ 23 Shevat
7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 12:00 pm Lunch and Learn, Zweig Library 4:15 pm J-JEP, Classrooms 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 pm Board of Trustees Meeting, Zweig Library 8:30 pm Online Parashah Study Group - Torah and Modern Life, Zoom
Wednesday, 2/19 ~ 24 Shevat
7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 12:15 pm Life and Text: Weekly Parashah Study, Lehman Center 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 pm Jewish and Black Jam Session, Stofman / Zweig Library
Thursday, 2/20 ~ 25 Shevat 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 4:15 pm J-JEP, Classrooms 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 pm How to be Antiracist Book Club, Eisner Commons
Friday, 2/21 ~ 26 Shevat Candle lighting 5:44 pm
7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 6:00 pm Teen-Led Kabbalat Shabbat, Helfant Chapel
Saturday, 2/22 ~ 27 Shevat Havdalah 6:45 pm
6:30 am Early Morning Shabbat Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary 10:00 am Youth Tefillah, Meet in Shear Youth Lounge, then to respective services 10:30 am Discussion Service, Weinberg Pavilion 12:15 pm Congregational Kiddush, jointly with New Light Congregation, including brief
concert by Magevet, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom 5:15 pm Minhah, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 5:40 pm Se’udah Shelishit, in the Eisner Commons 6:25 pm Ma’ariv, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 7:30 pm Clues & Schmooze, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom
Early Morning Shabbat Service 6:30 am Homestead Hebrew Chapel
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Havdalah 6:36 p.m.
ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY, LIFELONG JEWISH LEARNING, & SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Please look for this symbol inside for info on accessible entrances at Beth Shalom.
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 15 - 21, 2020 20 - 26 SHEVAT, 5780 Yahrzeits Gittel Adler Goldie Arluck Rose Avner Harry Balis Nettie Baron Joseph Benkovitz Haim Berdicherskiy Morris Berger Morris M. Berger Anna Berlin Jean Davis Birkenfield Esther Blitz Joseph Bloom Ida Caplan Anna Dunn Cohen Mary Ann Cohen Reuben A. Cohen Leah R. Danovitz James David Davidson Leontiy Dolinsky Belle Edelmann Fanny Jacobs Eggleston
Eli Elfman Abraham Engelberg Carolyn Fiedler Israel Fineman Max Fingeret Jackie Flamm Esther Frank Paul Gendleberg Goldie F. Ginsburg Rose Glick Sam Glick Eva Glimcher Anna Goldberg George Goldberg Dorothy J. Golden Irvin M. Golding Sara Goldsmith Rose Goldstein Pauline Goldszer Tillie Gray Belle Green Bernice Greenfield
Hadassah Gusky Sarah Heimowitz David Tewel Heringer Isaac B. Herring Aaron Hirschman Judith Hoffman Max Joel Ida Kafton Julius Kahn George Kalb Betsy Kanarek Boris Kanovsky Louis Kantor Orley Miriam Kantz Fannie Katz Isador Katz Mildred Colker Kaufman Albert F. Klein Hyman Lang Edward Lapidus Sidney Leiner Rose Levenson
Ruth Lever Harry E. Levine Paul Levinson Rose Lewin Meyer Maglin Samuel Mallinger Rebecca Marder Anna Martin Isaac Mazur Benjamin H. Parkler Joseph Perell Zelda Ann Perlis Max A. Port David Regenstein Nathan Rice Mollie Rogow Sarah G. Rosenberg Nathan L. Rosenthal Rose Rosner Sadie Ross Ida Rothman Herman Ryave
Hyman Sapeer Marion Schafer Sonia Schneir Rose Schwartz Leon Semins Florence Shapiro Geraldine Ann Shear Tillie Shillit Anna Shklyar Minor D. Silverberg Sol Silverman Helen Simon Sylvia Simon Jeffrey Marc Stein Julia Stark Sara Stuart Jack Tables Hyman Tanur Benjamin S. Tesler William Toker Phyllis Wanetick Victor Wein
Arthur Weiner Morris Weiner Jeffrey S. weiss Frances B. Wimmer Anna F. Witt Sylvia N. Wittlin Norman Zabusky Fannie Zalmonovitz Ruth Zaremberg Helen Sarah Zeff Samuel M. Zionts
5915 BEACON STREET ° PITTSBURGH, PA 15217 ° 412.421.2288 ° BETHSHALOMPGH.ORG
Please refrain from using electronic devices in the
synagogue during Shabbat and holidays. Thank you.
The following Yahrzeits will be observed today and in the coming week. This list comprises those dear departed for whom there are dedicated plaques in our praying spaces, and those for whom contributions have been made to have their names listed here.
Friday, February 14, 2020
Candle lighting 5:35 p.m.
Minhah 5:05 pm Homestead Hebrew Chapel
Se’udah Shelishit, sponsored in part by Erica Fox Zabusky in memory of her father, Norman Zabusky 5:30 pm
Eisner Commons
Ma’ariv 6:15 pm Homestead Hebrew Chapel
Congregational K iddush Luncheon, sponsored by Deb & Mark Sindler 12:15 pm
Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm Helfant Chapel
Shabbat Morning Service, including Noah Sindler becoming a bar mitzvah 9:15 am
Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary
Youth Services
Saturday
10:00-10:30 am - Meet in the Shear Youth Lounge
or Rice Gym.
Toddler - Pre-K with Manny Theiner 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Hoffman & Zweig Libraries, 3rd floor
Mini-Minyan, Pre-K - 2nd Grade Youth Tefillah
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Homestead Hebrew Chapel
3rd - 5th Grade Youth Tefillah 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Youth Lounge, 4th floor
The Rabbi’s Assistant answers questions that someone might be too shy to ask.
What Are All These Dots, Then? Part 2.
Last week we discussed the dagesh kal. To review a bit, a dot in the middle of a Hebrew letter (and we are talking for the
most part Biblical Hebrew for the moment) is called a dagesh (גש ”is one. “Dagesh ”ד“ In fact, the dot inside the .(דmeans “piercing.”
There is another sort of dagesh, a dagesh forte, or dagesh hazak, a “strong” dagesh. This dagesh has the effect of strengthening the sound of the letter, as if it were doubled. (We see this in Italian, for instance, in the word “spaghetti,” in which the “tt” sound both ends the syllable before and begins the syllable after. Linguists call this “gemination.”)
When the dagesh hazak is found inside one of the letters which may take a dagesh kal, the sound which is doubled of
course is the harder sound - as in “כפר” which is “kipper” rather than “kiffer.” (Please note that it is not “kipper” as in “kippered herring,” but has an accented second syllable, sounding like “be FAIR!” )
When a י or ו appears as a consonant, it may contain a dagesh, as in ציון. Guttural letters, however, cannot be doubled,
and thus nearly never take a dagesh hazak .א ה ח ע ר :
Dagesh hazak is commonly a mark of certain grammatical forms, for instance where it is used in the intensive form of a
verb. Occasionally a dagesh is inserted in a consonant to give greater strength to the preceding vowel, as in ה and ,למ
sometimes to ensure the audibility of a vocal schwa, as in עקבות. This latter usage is called a dagesh forte dirimens or a dagesh forte disjunctive.
And then, as if all this were not enough, there is another dot which pierces the bosom of a letter in Hebrew; it looks like a
dagesh, but it is a mappik. Literally meaning “ causing to go out,” a mappik usually appears in a ה but also may (rarely)
appear within an א. One use of the mappik is to create a consonant “h” at the end of a word, complementing the vowel
sound, such as in הללויה, where it is emphasizing God’s name. Another use is when the ending of a word “-ah” indi-cates “her.” Some consider some of the dots that appear in a yad or vav to be mappik as well, as it indicates that they are to be considered consonants in those particular words.
Your correspondent’s Hebrew name, חנה , has a dagesh hazak in the nun, written in English Hannah, with two “n”s.
We look forward to your questions. We have these columns online at http://bethshalompgh.org/ive-always-wondered/ .
Rabbi Adelson joins the Officers and Trustees in welcoming all members and guests to our services. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
All are welcome to the congregational kiddush luncheon, sponsored by Deb & Mark
Sindler, immediately following services in the Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom.
This week’s Se’udah Shelishit will be sponsored in part by Erica Fox Zabusky in memory of her father, Norman Zabusky.
OUR CONGREGATIONAL FAMILY
SHABBAT SHALOM
Se’udah Shelishit / Third Shabbat Meal
Every Shabbat afternoon from Oct. 19 until Pesah, we dine together at se’udah shelishit (the third Shabbat meal). Free to attend; all are welcome. We meet in the Eisner Commons, starting one and a half hours before
havdalah time (check this Bulletin or the website for the schedule). We are seeking sponsors, please!
To sponsor the a third meal, please contact Ira Frank: 412-281-4064 or [email protected]
LOCATING THE MOST ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE
Palkovitz Lobby, Helfant Chapel, ELC, Front Offices: Enter at Beacon Street (or Rear Parking Lot Entrance with key) Eisner Commons, Homestead Hebrew Chapel: Enter at Beacon Street, take elevator to 2nd floor Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary: Enter at Beacon Street, take elevator to 3rd floor Shear Youth Lounge, Rice Auditorium: Enter at Beacon Street, take elevator to 4th floor Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom: Enter at Shady Avenue
OUR LEADERSHIP Clergy Rabbi Seth Adelson, Ext. 115 Rabbi Mark Staitman, Rabbinic Scholar Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Dir. of Derekh & Youth Tefillah, Ext. 111
Executive Officers Deborah Firestone, President, Ext. 106 Kate Rothstein, Executive V ice President Alan Kopolow, Vice President Jordan Fischbach, Vice President Fred Newman, Treasurer Dan Eisner, Secretary David Horvitz, Past President
Staff Ken Turkewitz, Interim Exec. Director, Ext. 226 Dale Caprara, Controller, Ext. 109 Anthony Colaizzi, Communications & Design
Manager, Ext. 108 Audrey Glickman, Rabbi’s Assistant, Ext. 112 Rabbi Larry Freedman, J-JEP Director, Ext. 323 Kate Kim, Assistant J-JEP Director, Ext. 323 Hilary Yeckel, Early Learning Center Dir., Ext. 390 Rosie Valdez, ELC Administrator Marissa Tait, Dir. of Youth Programming, Ext. 463 Ethan Einhorn, Kadima Y outh Advisor Adi Kadosh, BSUSY Y outh Advisor Michelle Vines, Events Coordinator, Ext. 113 Lonnie Wolf, Cemetery Director, Ext. 293 Tika Bonner, Receptionist, Ext. 114 Amira Walker, Bookkeeper, Ext. 110
Auxiliary Presidents Ira Frank, Men’s Club Judy Kornblith Kobell, Sisterhood Elana Kolko, USY
Mazal Tov to
Toby & Joseph Trompeter, on the bir th on February 4 of gr anddaughter Mia Alexandra Taub, at 5 lb., 13 oz., 19 inches. Mia is the daughter of Julie Trompeter Taub, Ph.D., and Daniel Taub, JD, and is little sister to Benjamin and Eli.
Benji Himmel, who has been elected to the Isr ael Affair s International General Board of the 2020 USY International.
David & Jamie Harris-Gershon and family on the passing of David’s brother Br ian Gershon on Sunday, February 9, in Antartica.
Jimmy & Rochelle Wagner on the passing of J immy’s father Arnold Wagner , who was also brother of our member Sandra (Sissie) Margolis, and first cousin of our members Richard (Suzanne) Wagner, Natalie Klein, and Norton (Adrienne) Freedel.
Marjorie Sachs and family on the passing of Dr. Murray Sachs on February 13.
Roger Zimmerman (Jane Liebschutz) on the passing of Roger ’s father Herber t Zimmerman on February 13.
Condolences to
IMPORTANT: Stand up for the values and strength of the Conservative Movement in Israel by casting your ballot for MERCAZ, the “champions of progress & pluralism.”
Vote for delegates to the World Zionist Congress, and encourage others to do so as well.
Text “VOTE” to 917-336-1162 or go to www.Mercaz2020.org.
WE NEED YOU!
Are you willing to give some of your time once every other month (possibly less frequently if we get more volunteers) to welcome participants as they enter the synagogue? Beth Shalom’s Membership Committee is working to begin a GREETER PROGRAM to welcome individuals on Shabbat mornings. Volunteers would be asked to welcome people from approximately 9:45 until 11:00 a.m. on a rotating basis. The hope is to have 1-2 individuals each week. If interested, please contact Linda S. Newman at [email protected] or at
336.508.2427. We need YOU to make this program work. Thank you for your participation.
Shabbat Across America Congregational Dinner
Friday, February 28, 7:00 p.m. Congregational Dinner, following Hod veHadar Instrumental K abbalat Shabbat at 6:00.
Sponsored by Men’s Club and Sisterhood
$25 per adult; $10 per child (12 and under). RSVP by 2/21/2020, please.
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/DinnerFebruary5780
Please donate an item for the Food Bank for the table centerpieces; please bring items to Beth Shalom Receptionist (labelled for the centerpieces) before February 26th.
To help with setup, contact Gail Neft at 412-421-1772 (home) or 412-915-8280 (can text).
Aliyah Verses Readers Hertz
Etz
Hayim
1st ראשון Exodus 18:1-12 Noah Sindler 288 432
2nd 18:13-23 שני Noah Sindler 289 434
3rd 18:24-27 שלישי Noah Sindler 290 435
4th 19:1-6 רביעי Noah Sindler 290 436
5th 19:7-19 חמישי Mark Sindler 292 438
6th 19:20-20:14 ששי (Aseret HaDibberot) Mark Sindler 294 440
7th 20:15-23 שביעי Mark Sindler 300 449
Maftir 20:19-23 מפטיר Noah Sindler 301 449
Haftarah הפטרה Isaiah 6:1 - 7:6; 9:5-6 Noah Sindler 302 452
SHABBAT - 20 SHEVAT 5780
PARASHAT YITRO
Divrei Hashavua — Words of the Week
hoten Moshe
anshey hayil
al kanefey nesharim
segullah
mamlekhet kohanim
Congregational Over 21 Purim Party
Men’s Club and Sisterhood are hosting an Over 21 Purim Party for the congregation starting 6:00 p.m. on March 8.
The party will include a light dinner, a bar, music, dancing, and games. Watch for details coming soon.
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Old Jewish-Organization Pittsburgh-Area Cookbooks
Our friends at the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center are this year collecting old Jewish-organization cookbooks published in western Pennsylvania. To contribute a cookbook to the collection, please contact Eric Lidji at [email protected]. Then bring your
books to Audrey Glickman, Rabbi’s Assistant, with your name and address attached.
We are now a Legacy Partner! Beth Shalom was invited to become a member of the Life and Legacy program this past fall. We feel very fortunate to be a part of this program,
along with more than thirteen Pittsburgh Jewish organizations offered by the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The objective of Life and Legacy is to provide for long-term sustainability for Jewish institutions. This training and incentive program has been
helping us plan for the future of our kehillah.
Our Beth Shalom program will be called the Legacy Circle, and includes these team members: Ira Frank, Mindy Shreve, Julian Elbling, Kate Rothstein, Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Debby Firestone, and Ken Turkewitz. Our participating goal is to assure the future of Congregation Beth Shalom,
and it is also a very important part of our synagogue’s development /fundraising mission and strategic plan. There are several ways for each of you to help not only our Shul but also other
Jewish institutions that you may have a special connection to. Our team will be visiting members with the hope that you, our membership, will help us achieve the goals set by the program. Please consider leaving a legacy gift to Congregation Beth Shalom which can be achieved in several ways but begins with a “ Declaration of Intent ” through these giving options: Will or Trust, Retirement
Plan Assets (IRA, 401K, Pension), Life Insurance Policy, Cash Donation. And if you’ve already made that choice, please let Rabbi Jeremy Markiz know.
You can make a difference for the future of Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community and Congregation Beth Shalom. If you’d like further information, please contact
any member of our team or Rabbi Jeremy Markiz at the Shul. We appreciate your willingness to be a part of this connection and partnership with Jewish
organizations and Federations from across North America.
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Host Homes Needed
Host homes needed for June 1-3 for a group from Georgia. 1 for two teen boys, 1 for three teen girls, 1 for three female chaperones (no cats, please)
Please contact Marissa Tait at [email protected].
UPCOMING EVENTS For additional information, please see the flyers in the racks, or go to our website.
Check the calendar on our website for daily event information at http://www.bethshalompgh.org
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PURIM CARNIVAL!
Sunday, March 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Beth Shalom. Come to Kosherland for Purim games and Purim fun!
For more information, and to sponsor, please call Marissa Tait 412-421-2288 x463 [email protected]
Feb. 18th at Beth Shalom, Feb. 11th Downtown at David Horvitz’ office, 535 Smithfield Street
Discussing the roots of egalitarianism in Conservative Judaism, including the landmark teshuvah “On the Ordination of Women as Rabbis” from 1984 by Rabbi Joel Roth. Please register for Sq. Hill classes at http://bethshalompgh.org/lunchandlearn/
To include lunch in your registration for the Lunch and Learn classes that are at Beth Shalom, you must register by noon on the Friday prior to the class.
(Lunch cannot be ordered for downtown, but may be taken with you. Registration not required.)
Monday mornings at 9:15 a.m. Rabbi Jeremy Markiz learns Massekhet Rosh Hashanah, a tractate of the Talmud about the many new years that fill out the Jewish calendar. To join Talmud Class Google Group, go to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/talmudcbs
Sunday, February 16, 10:00 a.m. - Julie Orringer - The Flight Portfolio “Bighearted, gorgeous, historical, suspenseful, everything you want a novel to be” (—Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less), a new book inspired by the World War II story you’ve
never heard—the real-life quest of an unlikely hero to save the lives and work of Europe’s great minds from the impending Holocaust. Book signing follows.
Further information at bethshalompgh.org/speakerseries
Wednesday, February 19, 7:30 p.m. - Music is a shared language through which we can explore cultural intersections between Jewish and Black musical traditions. Bring your instrument and voice
and a song to share with the group. Contact [email protected]
We invite you to this non-denominational class! This six-week course will cover an overview of creation, Bible, diversity, holidays, and Shabbat.
2:00-4:00 p.m. on 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, and 3/15 Cost, including book, is $80 for a member, $100 for a non-member.
Taught in partnership with the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at the American Jewish University. Babysitting available upon request.
BethShalomPgh.org/IntroToJudaism
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Sisterhood Book Club
The Sisterhood Book Club will discuss Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Thursday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m., at Dina’s home.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop - Great Gifts!
Open Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (except holidays), or by appointment
Barbara Kaiserman, 412-422-5677
February - 30% off all kiddush cups and candlesticks
April 26-28, 2020. Registration closes February 24th! Learn about American history and civil rights in an intimate and powerful way,
visiting Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham. Please visit https://BethShalomPgh.org/civilrightstrip
Next Discussion Service will be Feb. 22 at 10:30 a.m., in the Weinberg Pavilion. Rabbi Adelson leads a discussion-oriented service for all ranges of davener, from the uninitiated to
the veterans. We seek meaning behind the words, and personal connections within tefillah. Free; all are welcome. This year’s theme is “The Intertextuality of Tefillah.”
The February service topic is “The Languages of Tefillah.”
Textual Analysis: Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Torah & Modern Life: Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. Dig into the language of the parashah A wide-ranging discussion on how Torah and unpack a difficult section of Torah. affects our modern life, beliefs, and practice.
Join these lay-led discussion groups! All classes meet online. No Hebrew knowledge required. Interested in either or both? Contact [email protected]
12:15 p.m. Wednesdays - Bring the parashah alive and make it persona lly meaningful as we discuss and explore the weekly parashah through the lens of Hasidic sources with Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman. To join the Google Group, go to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lifeandtextcbs
Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. - Yousef Bashir - The Words of My Father A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality inthis moving, candid, and
transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear. Book signing follows. Further information at bethshalompgh.org/speakerseries
Sunday, February 23, 10:00 a.m. Find out what Dr. Za rky Rudavsky learns about you when he examines your eyes. He has been in practice as an optometrist in Squirrel Hill since 1980. A light breakfast will be served with bagels and lox sponsored by Beth Shalom’s Men’s Club at 10:00 a.m.
The event is free. Contact [email protected]
Saturday, February 22, Doors open at 7:45 p.m. Trivia 8:15-10:30 p.m. Team trivia contest, open bar, 50/50 raffle, open to all, age 21+ only. General trivia. Teams of 3-6.
$25/person by February 20, or $30 at the door. Sign up as a full team, or we will match you up! Tinyurl.com/clues2020
