bnai review january 2014
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January 2014/
5774 Tevet & Shevat
Volume 5774 Issue 6
CBI Announcements
Rabbi’s Message
Cantor’s Message
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Engagement Committee
Life Cycle Events
Mitzvah Grams
Donations
Advertisements
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Youth
Mitzvah Men’s Club
Women’s League
Buns Family Library
Adult Studies
Calendar
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CONTACTS
Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D.
727.381.4900 x207
Cantor Jonathan Schultz
727.381.4900 x305
Executive Director Susan Goldstein
727.381.4900 x202
Bonnie Halprin
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director
727.381.4900 x211
Youth Director
727.381.7900 x 209
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education
Director Ilana Dayan
727.381.4900 x310
Community Engagement Liz Sembler
727.424.0513
Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon
727.381.4900 x205
Office Manager Pam Askin
727.381.4900 x203
Communications Coordinator
Melissa Hertzfeld
727.381.4900
Accounting
727.381.4900 x204
President Laurie Reiskind
Women’s League President Alice Ettinger
Men’s Club President Jesse Rodman
USY President Hannah Terzi
Our Mission
Through our congregational life, our goal is to provide the opportunity for our members and friends to experience Jewish life to its fullest. We want to transmit the ideals of Conservative Judaism to our children and grandchildren, to enable them to be knowledgeable and respon-sible participants in Jewish life, sensitive and ethical human beings and reliable custodians of an enduring heritage. Through the synagogue, we want to find strength and inspiration in worship and study, in the sharing of lifecycle events, in acts of caring, in reaching out to the wide Jewish and non-Jewish communities, and in concern and support for Israel.
B’nai Israel Review January 2014
Ongoing Activities at CBI
Participate in Aliyot
The Ritual Committee of Congregation
B’nai Israel encourages worshippers to
participate in services
by performing aliyot. If
you like to receive an
aliyah , please call the
synagogue office at
727.381.4900, or kindly speak to one
of the ushers when you enter the
sanctuary, and every effort will be
made to accommodate your request.
Those wishing to receive an aliyah on
Shabbat morning are asked to arrive
at services no later than 9:30 am. We
look forward to your participation.
Shalom,
Morry Bornstein, Ritual Chair
Daily Services Become a Minyanaire! Support our Daily Minyan in the Chapel:
Sunday Morning: 9:00 Monday—Friday mornings: 7:45 Sunday—Thursday evenings: 6:30
Come just for the joy of davening together. You'll be glad you decided to join the growing number of CBI members and friends who do.
Continental Breakfast
The Mitzvah Men’s Club provides a Continental
Breakfast for all worshippers on Minyan Mornings
in the alcove of the Social Hall. Please join the
Minyanaires for the morning Shaharit service and
relax and schmooze over breakfast—bagels,
cream cheese, coffee cake and coffee/tea.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsoring an Oneg
Shabbat on Friday evening or a L’Hayim following
a Morning Minyan in honor or memory of a loved
one or a special occasion, please contact the
Synagogue office.
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As a reminder, there is a Secured
Drop Box available at the shul and at
your service when you are in the
building. It is located outside the
Synagogue office across from the
Judaica Shop. You can drop off
messages, contributions, etc when
coming to classes, events, meetings,
or when dropping off children at
school. It is an easy way to
communicate within the
congregational family.
Drop-in sometime! B’nai Israel Review
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Congregation B’nai Israel
Junior Congregation
All B’nai Israel children, ages 9 -13,
grades 3 - 7 are invited to participate
in a special, age-appropriate Shabbat
Service in the Chapel.
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Women’s League needs
YOU
To help bake your own recipes/cake mixes to
be used for Kiddushim.
If interested, please contact Ruth Ann Mizrahi
at 727.347.6688 or
CBI Announcements
Directory
We regret the following omission in the Membership Directory:
The name and picture of Ilana Dayan, PRTT Director, on the” Dedicated
Staff” page.
Ricki Lewis
Laurie Reiskind
Reserved Parking
Please keep in mind the 6 reserved
parking spaces are reserved 24
hours a day for our dedicated
synagogue leaders.
Mailing List
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homepage of our website at
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Our Mailing List.” Enter your email in
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Then you will be asked to which lists
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Start receiving our emails today and
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Save the Date
Please Join Us for
Women’s League Shabbat
and
Got Shabbat? Dinner
January 31, 2014 6:00 pm service followed by dinner
February 1, 2014 9:00 am service followed by
Kiddush luncheon
Rabbi Office Hours
New: Rabbi Jacob Luski will be
available for any congregant to stop by
for any questions or conversations they
may have Wednesday afternoons from
2:00—4:00, January 8, 15, 22.
Appointments not necessary.
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The Jewish calendar constantly guides us to see wonder and majesty in the world. This month, two seemingly unrelated
events are the observance of Tu Bishvat, and our reading in the Torah about the Exodus from Egypt. These events always
come together, as they do this year in mid-January.
Tu Bishvat was a rabbinical idea to recognize a New Year for trees. It was a very early appreciation of ecological sensitivi-
ty, noting that we cannot take for granted the role of trees in the larger balance of our ecosystem. It focuses our attention on
the Land of Israel, noting that it is wondrous not only as the ancient and modern homeland of the Jewish people, but a unique ecosystem,
valued by Jews and non-Jews alike. From the rare black iris seen just for a few days in the Negev to ancient knurled olive trees, we see this
as a land that is truly blessed for its beauty and gifts to all species of life. We know how precious each drop of water is in the land of Israel.
When we say mashiv ha-ruach in our daily prayers, we are reminded to take no drop of water (or flake of snow) for granted as a dimension of
how God sustains our lives.
The Exodus was a prototypical miracle. The Jewish people presumably could have made their way out of Egypt as escaping ethnic refugees.
But the point of the story is that we became free through God’s wondrous intervention. The crossing of the Sea was an occasion for Moses’
song and Miriam’s dance. Our Torah makes it clear that this was an event of great meaning for all generations. The Exodus is an event in
which the Jewish people bond to one another through God’s power manifest in the crossing of the Sea.
Tu Bishvat and the Exodus remind us that we are children of the Miraculous. God is with us in so many ways; in Israel, the land is on the
threshold of spring. May we celebrate Tu Bishvat and relive the Exodus, affirming our relationship to God as children of God’s miracles, filled
with thanksgiving and wonder.
B’shalom,
You may recall that for centuries, people believed Aristotle was right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. The philosopher was regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of all time, and so it follows that he MUST be right!
Nearly 2,000 years after Aristotle’s death someone actually tested the theory. In 1589 Galileo Galilei summoned learned professors to the base of the “Leaning Tower of Pisa.” He pushed two weights from the top of the tower, one light and one heavy. They landed at the same instant. But the power of belief was so strong, that the professors denied their eyesight! They continued to teach that Aristotle was correct.
Galileo and others also tried to convince the educators of his day that the earth revolves around the sun. But they would not believe anything so radical and eventually forced him to recant his support of the Copernican theory. He lived the last years of his life under house arrest.
Erwin Soukup compiled a list he calls “The Seven Steps to Stagnation.” You have heard these statements before. Most of us have said them! They are:
We’ve never done it that way before.
We’re not ready for that.
We are doing all right without trying that.
We tried it once before.
We don’t have money for that.
That’s not our job.
Something like that can’t work.
There is tremendous power in belief. Our beliefs shape our future; what we believe to be true, quite literally becomes true for us!
There is a bold and exciting tomorrow awaiting anyone with the courage to believe something new CAN HAPPEN – things CAN BE DIFFERENT! Your life can be stagnant or things can change. Tomorrow can look very different than today, for those who believe.
Will you stagnate or will you believe that you can be different in 2014? Joanne joins me in wishing you and yours a happy and innovative New Year.
Shalom,
From the Cantor
From the Rabbi January 2014
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From the Executive Director
From the President January 2014
The journey continues……………….
What is the only thing that is constant in our lives? CHANGE!
It’ is easier for some of us than for others, of course, but none of us gets a choice; change happens.
As we ponder change at CBI as part of the strategic planning process, we’re going to be consulting with, and listening to,
you. We want to be sure that we share a vision. We’ll be weighing what we hear you say against our capacity in terms of finance, talents, and
abilities. In order to do that, we’ll be doing two things that involve YOU. In addition to asking what you consider the most important “wants and
needs” of our kehilla, we want to know what talents and strengths you can contribute.
We want to hold “holy conversations” with you as, together, we look at and assess our strengths and weaknesses (internal factors) and
opportunities and threats (external factors). Together, step by step, we will work to ensure CBI’s future as we honor its past.
Please respond positively when Alice Ettinger, our 1st Vice President, or another member of the Strategic Planning Committee asks you to
participate in the process.
Best wishes for a happy 2014 that’s filled with joy and positive change!
B’Shalom,
This is not an easy article to write. It is not my intention to paint a gloomy picture of CBI’s future, but rather this is my
opportunity to respond to a number of congregants who have recently questioned me or commented to me about the many
changes taking place at CBI. Changes, it seems, many of you do not like. I recognize that change makes people
uncomfortable; it also provides opportunity. You, my fellow congregants, have charged me with the responsibility of leading
the board to ensure CBI’s future. To do that, the volunteer leadership has made some very difficult decisions. This board
is following the groundwork begun by our predecessors.
As a corporation with legal responsibilities to its employees and members, certain details regarding job duties and compensation as well as
individual member financial information is confidential. For this reason, I may be unable to answer some questions posed to me with specific
answers. What is public information however, is, CBI is a Kehilla, a sacred community of people who come together to share Jewish life cycle
events and support each other through them. We learn and pray together, laugh and cry together. Everyone regardless of financial situation
is welcome and encouraged to be a member of our community.
As utility, salary and health care costs continue to rise, our revenue is decreasing due to fewer members, and an even smaller percentage
who can afford to pay full dues. With fewer members, we have fewer lifecycle events housed at CBI. Related to the economy, donations from
members, revenue we count on to pay above costs is also decreasing. While we strive to provide the diverse opportunities for synagogue
participation, we must explore and implement new ways to deliver these services in a less expensive and less labor intensive manner without
sacrificing the unique personality of CBI.
CBI had been most fortunate throughout its history to have some very wonderful employees who have worked with us for many years. In recent years, some of those people have retired and taken with them years of historical knowledge and love of CBI and its members. We at CBI have been sad to see them leave, honored them, and taken steps to keep CBI moving forward with new staff. As we continue to move forward, I ask you to support the work of the board, embrace the changes and welcome our new staff and our new members.
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From the Engagement Committee January 2014
What is Side by Side at CBI?
This year the CBI Engagement Committee is focused on helping our membership develop new relationships and strengthen existing ones–
with each other, with our clergy, with our heritage, and with God. We have titled this initiative SidebySide at CBI – joining together,
building community. You can see our logo below.
Our goal is to enhance personal connections at CBI so that when you participate in services, programs, meals, and fellowship, your experi-
ence is enriched even more. How can you help this along? First, find your way in – attend a service, a class, a social event. We are
blessed at CBI with so many Jewish opportunities! Come to minyan and be counted as part of our daily prayer community. Join Mitzvah
Men’s Club or Women’s League. Volunteer in the office. Watch a Sunday afternoon movie. Learn Talmud. Sing your heart out at Shabbat
services. Then, for each of the things you attend, bring a friend, a family member, a colleague, a neighbor. Or reach out to someone who’s
there whom you don’t know and introduce yourself. When you do so, you are joining together, building community, SidebySide at CBI.
At one of our Friday evening Shabbat services recently, we recited the closing prayer “May the Door of This Synagogue.” It encapsulates
beautifully SidebySide at CBI. The opening and closing lines of this prayer are:
May the door of this synagogue be wide enough
to receive all who hunger for love, all who are lonely for fellowship...
May this synagogue be, for all who enter,
the doorway to a richer and more meaningful life.
So please, come inside our CBI doors.
Come Be Included…SidebySide at CBI joining together
at CBI by side side
CBI Women’s League
Judaica Shop
Hours
Mondays 11:00 am—2:00 pm
3:00 pm—5:00 pm
Tuesdays 3:00 pm—5:00 pm
Thursdays 1:00 pm—3:00 pm
Shop the Judaic Way!
Contacts
Ellen Bernstein 727.345.0237
Anita Helfand 727.347.2300
Visit the Judaica Shop for:
Hanukkah items, ceremonial objects, Kiddush cups, candle-sticks, Shabbat Candles, shofars, honey dishes, tefillin, tallitot,
Challah plates, boards, knives, and more!
We special order!
TORAH FUND DINNER
Honoring: Livia Wein
CBI’S 2014 WOMEN’S LEAGUE JACKIE JACOBS
WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Guest Speaker: Rabbi Gail Swedrow, Assistant
Hillel Director and Campus Rabbbi, University of Florida
RSVP to Anita Helfand at 727.347.2300 or [email protected] by
Wednesday, February 12. Your check made payable to CBI Women’s
League is your reservation, covert $20, plus suggested donation to Torah
Fund.
GIFT OPPORTUNITIES
Chai~$18
Koach~$28
Benefactor~$180
Guardian~$300
Associate Patron~$600
Patron~$1200
TORAH FUND 5774 (2013~2014) Mishpachah: Family
In choosing Mishpachah as the theme for the 5774 TorahFund pin, we
acknowledge both the sanctity that comes with being one big family and
the complexity of our families and relationships. Our families are diverse
and this pin, reflecting that diversity, is something to be worn proudly by
all women. Your Torah Fund donations support the Jewish Theological
Seminary, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and Schechter Institute of
Jewish Studies, and help shape the future of Judaism. We proclaim that
we, as women in all walks of life, proudly shape the future of our three-
thousand year old history.
Gift Shop Torah Fund
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Many tangible means exist to show your support for Israel. One of the simplest ways is to buy products from Israel. The easy part is that so many items can be purchased locally, eg, CBI Women’s League Judaica Shop, Jo-El’s Kosher Deli & Marketplace, grocery stores, wine merchants, jewelry stores, department stores, etc. Just a few ideas include:
ritual items (tallitot, kippot, tefilin, mezuzot, candles, …) wearing apparel, eg, shoes and bathing suits cosmetics, especially from the Dead Sea area books, software, and music CDs art and jewelry, especially silver stamps, and coins & medals foods (oranges, canned items, cookies, chocolates, teas, herbs, …) wines flowers
Nationally, Buy Israel Goods (BIG) is a consumer guide for the retail purchase of Israeli products sponsored by the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and StandWithUs (SWU). These two groups formed a relationship, along with other like-minded organizations, to join in the effort to support Israel when you Buy Israeli Goods. They have combined their extensive years of experience, resources, and relationships in the pro-Israel community to further promote Israeli goods and services. As a starting point, you can use the web site to identify Israeli products likely to be available in retail store in a market area, and the stores that may carry them. On the web site, you can also find online retailers who carry Israeli products. To learn more about AICC, go to “buyisraelgoods.org,” and to learn more about SWU, go to “standwithus.com”.
The BIG web site covers markets that include over 75% of the Jewish population of the United States. Watch this site for expansion of listings and of geographic coverage.
Products from Israel meet highest quality standards, and many have unique features or designs not available in competing products. Many of these products can easily be incorporated into your regular shopping needs, while others are great for gifts or other occasional use.
Collectively, the frequent purchase of Israeli products will have a broad and significant impact on the Israeli economy and its citizens, and perhaps even on its ability to survive.
Byron Kolitz
AIPAC Policy Conference 2014 : March 2-4
You’re invited to support AIPAC throughout the year and especially encouraged to join CBI’s representation at the AIPAC Policy Confer-ence ’14 in Washington, DC.
AIPAC is a grassroots movement of activists committed to ensuring Israel’s security and protecting American interests in the Middle East and around the world. AIPAC is supported financially only by private donations. The organization receives no financial assistance from Israel, from any national organization, or any foreign group. AIPAC is not a political action committee - it does not rate, endorse, or contrib-ute to candidates.
How can such an organization - with only a few hundred professionals - become one of the most effective lobbying organizations in Washington, DC? It’s because of us - 100,000 active members.
During the upcoming Conference, over 13,000 attendees will hear from national and international leaders about Israel and its relationship with the rest of the world. While attending the Policy Conference you will gain greater insight into the challenges facing Israel. For exam-ple, you’ll hear about:
– detailed analyses of Syria, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and other nations
– new technologies, like the Iron Dome and David’s Sling, that protect Israel’s citizens and soldiers
– Israel’s humanitarian efforts that extend throughout the world
– current breakthroughs in medical technology that are saving lives today
– actions taken by the IDF to minimize civilian casualties when defending the people of Israel
What makes AIPAC particularly effective? On the last day of the Conference, attendees head to Capital Hill to lobby our Representatives and Senators to support a strong US-Israel relationship. Imagine the impact on elected officials when 13,000 constituents show up on their doorsteps! What’s even more impressive is that these attendees decided that the US-Israel relationship is so important to them that they are willing to take time from their jobs or other activities, and to pay their own expenses to deliver their message. There is no amount of professional lobbying that can compete with this.
Eric Pastman [email protected]
A-Team: CBI’s Advocacy for Israel Committee January 2014
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January 2014
Perhaps it’s because someone presented a Shabbat morning sermonette
that touched your heart. Or maybe a volunteer worked hard to make a
CBI Shabbat dinner extra special. Or a young child sang her heart out in
the PRRT musical. Sometimes you just want to reach out to a fellow
congregant and say, “Good job! You made my CBI experience even more
special!”
In Hebrew, when someone completes a service ritual on behalf of the
congregation, we say “Yasher Koach!” This is our way of saying, “Good
job!” Literally “straight strength,” yasher koach is a blessing for increased
strength so that one can continue to perform these rituals well.
The CBI Engagement Committee created a special postcard that you can
fill out and send to fellow congregants when you want to say to them,
“Yasher Koach!” We’ve printed both sides below so you can see what it
looks like. We keep the cards on the bookshelf next to the entrance to the
sanctuary. Next time you are at CBI, please pick up a few so you have
them handy when you want to extend your gratitude to another CBIer
for a job well done.
The CBI Engagement Committee
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Pauline Rivkind Preschool January 2014
Shalom!
Thank you to all our PRTT families, Patty and Leonard Adelson, Patzi Gil, Pam Himmel, Debbie Marmon, Sandi and Jesse Rodman, Hazzan Jonathan Schultz, and Louis Zerin for helping with the amazing “The
Village of Chelm” program.
I am so very proud of our students. They did a wonderful job and we are all thrilled with the way they performed. An extra “thank you” to our PRTT families for helping our students get prepared and for working
on their costumes.
It was a great experience for the children. I hope this experience will encourage them to learn more Hebrew, History, and more about our Jewish Culture, so that they can find greater depth and joy in their
lessons and prayers.
Our Winter Break begins on December 17. Classes resume Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Just a week later we will hold our annual Tu
B’Shvat Seder.
Again, I congratulate the children, families, and volunteers to bring
so much joy with “The Village of Chelm” program.
Kindest regards,
Ilana Dayan
Education Director
This month the preschool, and all preschool aged families, are welcome at the Annual PJ Library Havdala Party on Saturday, January 11, beginning at 6:30 pm. This year we have a special treat in store. Our teenagers from USY will be doing a story telling! All will enjoy cookies and milk before heading home to bed!
Pauline Rivkind Preschool will have our Annual Father’s Football Friday on January 31. Dads, uncles, grandpas are all welcome for some ball playing, followed by our Shabbat Celebration.
Save the Date:
Sunday, February 9, 4:30pm - 6:00pm The Pauline Rivkind Preschool Annual Pasta Dinner/Silent Auction
Everyone is welcome to enjoy some homemade pasta, garlic toast, salad, Italian ice and to bid on
beautiful artwork from our preschoolers!
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah
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Recap: Last month 13 of our USYers attended the “Snow Ball,” a subregional, semi formal dance. Our chapter was the most represented among the five chapters. Be sure to check out the photos! The following weekend we went to Airheads, which turned into a Girls Only Bounce Party! Kadima had a Cookie Decorating Contest, where everyone was a winner! The cookies were donated to Fire Station #9 on Fifth Avenue and 66th Street.
January is an exciting month for USY and Kadima. We have a very busy schedule ahead. Be sure to mark your calendars, and RSVP to Bonnie at [email protected]
Save the Date:
Yom Disney is coming up on Sunday, February 16. Only paid up members in USY and Kadima may attend. Please
get your forms and fees into Bonnie if you have not yet done so!
The deadline for CBI Summer Program scholarships is February 12, 2014. Don’t be late ~ participate!
KADIMA
Tuesday, January 7, 6:00 pm.
Soup and Boreakas Dinner for all Kadimaniks and Families
The cost is $6 per adult and $4 per child. This will be a delicious way to hang out!
Friday, January 10, 4:45 pm
Kadima will meet at Toby Weinman for Shabbat dinner, then come back to CBI to lead in Shabbat services.
Sunday, January 19, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
KADIMA COLOR WARS
A light lunch will be included
USY
Saturday, January 11, 6:30 pm
PJ Party
USY has invited the youth group at TBE to a very special joint program and sleep over on Saturday, January 11. The program is a PJ Party, starting with the USYers doing a read aloud for our preschool aged children during the PJ Library program, beginning at 6:30 pm.
Wednesday, January 15, 5:30 pm
USYers will be meeting for our Monthly Dinner Hang Out at Paisano’s. Contact Ari Zimmer if you want to attend.
Wednesday, January 29, 6:00 pm
Hebrew High Dine and Dash
Youth Department December 2013
Do you have a college student in the family?
CBI wants to stay connected. We need your help.
Please email the following information to
Pam LeCompte at [email protected]
Student name
Current college mailing address
Cell phone number
College attending, year in school, and gradua-
tion date
Parent name and email address
We will once again send mailing and “care packages” to
our college students. To insure YOUR child receives his/
her mail and package we must have a current address
and email address.
College Connection
January 2014
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Mitzvah Men’s Club
Summer Program Scholarships Congregation B’nai Israel offers its own scholarships for all
USY and Ramah summer programs. The deadline for this application is February 12.
For a complete list of all 12 programs and their application visit the CBI website at:
http://www.cbistpete.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HERE.pdf
New Scholarship offered by USY called One Happy Camper grant. This $1000. scholarship is offered by the Foundation of Jewish Camps and can be used for USY on Wheels or a Jewish summer camp.
Check out the website:
https://www.onehappycamper.org/cipms/home.aspx
Covenant Fund applications are now available through
January, 17
Check out the website:
Www.jewishpinellas.org
Mercaz Women’s League Israel Essay Contest – This
year’s theme is “Women in Zionism: Past & Present”
celebrating the upcoming 30th anniversary of women in the
Conservative rabbinate. Deadline is Friday, March 7
Check out the website:
www.mercazusa.org
For more information about all scholarships contact Bonnie Halprin at [email protected] or 727.381.4900 x209
Scholarships January 2014
This past summer the CBI Mitzvah Men’s Club (MMC) was singled out as a Quality Club Award Winner at the FJMC’s
(Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs) convention in Boston. A hearty “Yasher Koach” to each one of the hardworking and fun
loving guys who earned this prestigious award!
2014 will be another banner year for MMC, starting with the annual WORLDWIDEWRAP on Superbowl Sunday, February 2.
This year’s featured speaker will be the Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster NEIL SOLONDZ.
FJMC has a great website called Mentschen that you can find at mentschen.org. It’s an online forum featuring articles and
comments by men’s club members on any number of topics that are right on. You can go to the site at any time (no login
required) and read what’s on the minds of men from all over the country. Feel free to add your own comments or even to
submit an article to get the flow going on what’s important to you.
We are very fortunate to have a national support organization like FJMC. MMC pays only $11 per year for each member for all the services, ideas, support and ruach FJMC provides. That’s quite a bargain. Feel free to log on to the main FJMC website at www.fjmc.org and see for yourself. Jesse Rodman
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Women’s League January 2014
A Lesson on Social Media From Women’s League
Defining Social Media Facebook: Users create profiles with photos, personal interests, and other information. Users communicate through private or
public messages and a chat feature. They can also create and join interest groups and “like” pages, some of which are maintained by organi-zations as a means of advertising. Sisterhoods should have their own Facebook pages. CBI has its own Facebook Page under
“Congregation B’nai Israel of Saint Petersburg.”
Twitter: Social networking and microblogging that enables users to send and read text -based posts of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets."
Blogs: A type of website or part of a website regularly updated with new content. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual
with commentaries, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or videos. Entries are usually displayed in reverse-chronological order.
Pinterest: Pinboard-style photo-sharing where users create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests and hob-
bies. Users can browse other pinboards, “re-pin” images to their own pinboards, or “like” photos.
Set up an email account at Gmail.com
1. Go to www.gmail.com
2. Click the red button that says Create An Account in the upper right
3. Make your name. For example: First name: Alice Last name: Ettinger
4. Make your email simple: [email protected]
5. Make your password easy for you to remember, but with letters and numbers. For example: (Shaggy112) (My first dog and my birth-
day month and day.)
6. Write everything down and put it in a safe place.
7. Once you have established an email account, you can sign up to receive emails from Women’s League and CBI by giving CBI your
email address.
Facebook Setting up an account
1. Go to www.facebook.com
2. Click sign up
3. Use your newly created gmail account for Facebook
4. Use the same password as on gmail
Use the same name: For example: First name: Alice, Last name: Ettinger
Completing your Facebook (FB) profile
1. Upload your profile picture (whatever you want).
2. Put other information that you would like to share.
3. Locate friends either by their email or name and request their friendship.
Once you have a few friends, your newsfeed will be up and running and FB will stop defaulting you to the Welcome page.
Creating Facebook albums and posting pictures from events
1. Create albums of all of your events by going to your wall and onto your status bar and clicking add photo
2. You will then be prompted to upload photo/video or create an album.
3. Use the simple uploader (words are highlighted in blue) to upload your images.
Once they are uploaded, caption them and tag people who are your friends. This will help to generate interest and get you into the newsfeeds of your friends.
Liking Facebook pages
1. Look for pages with content that you can share with your friends. Once on the page, click the like button. You will now see their posts in your newsfeed. Don’t forget to like CBI’s page! Share content they post that your friends will find interesting and valuable by clicking on share, writing your communications.
*Please let us know if you are interested in learning more about social media, and we can continue our lessons.
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THE RIGHTEOUS MEN
By Sam Bourne
If you enjoyed The Di Vinci Code, then you’ll love The Righteous Men. The book was written by Sam Bourne, a pseudonym for Jonathan Friedland, an English Journalist who writes columns for The Jewish Chronicle, a British publication, The London Evening Standard and The Guardian, in addition to his other writings. He also presents BBC Radio 4’s contemporary history series, The Long View. The Righteous Men is a mixture of murder, whodunit, intrigue and the Chassidic world. Written in 2006, we follow brand new rookie NY Times journalist Will Monroe as he is sent to investigate a murder in Montana of a well known Militia Man. During the investigation he finds that the militia man’s death shares some of the same attributes as a murdered New York City pimp two days ago and a murdered businessman in Thailand yesterday. When he returns home he can’t find his wife until he gets a text that she’s been kidnapped. Frantically searching for her, he begins receiving cryptic and threat-ening text messages and e-mails. He enlists the help of two friends, one an ex-girlfriend and the other a computer nerd. The clues lead them to, of all places, Crown Heights, New York, the heart of the Chassidic community. He learns that the Chassidim have kidnapped his wife for safe keeping but refuse to let him see her. The story swiftly turns to reveal the Kabbala theory that there are believed to be thirty six Righteous Men alive in each generation who sustain the world and that if they should die the world will end. Throughout the book, these Righteous Men are being murdered around the globe. The Chassidim are trying to desperately solve this mystery through their world wide organization. All I can say is that The Righteous Men is a real page turner and one you’ll have a hard time putting down.
Lou Bader
CBI– HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB
MEETINGS
Next Meeting:
January 15, 2014, at 10:00 am
in the Buns Family Library
The Next book that will be discussed is
The English Assassin, by Daniel Silva.
Buns Family Library January 2014
Adult Studies
Lunch with the Rabbi
Deli Lunch and Mishna Study with Rabbi Luski meets monthly on
Wednesdays at noon in the CBI Atrium. Enjoy lunch, schmooze
and learn, “what, when, where, and why,” of the Mishnah in an
informal atmosphere.
Wednesday, January 15, noon
RSVP to the CBI Office at 727.381.4900
by Tuesday, noon
Talmud Made Easy
Stephen Wein continues his class studying Talmudic text along
with its selected commentaries. The classes are in English, and
Steve explains it all. All materials are provided. The class involves
textual analysis and lively discussion and is open to all. No
previous knowledge necessary.
Wednesdays, January 15 and 29, 7:00 pm
(Buns Family Library)
Torah For Seniors, led by Rabbi Jacob Luski
Tuesday, January 21, 11:00 am
(Philip Benjamin Tower)
Law Shabbat
Saturday, January 25, 2014, 9:00 am
Genesis and the Big Bang Theory
Participate in this exciting, interactive-style learning session with
Professor Steven Cantor of Plymouth state University, New
Hampshire. Discuss the physics of the Big Bang Theory and the
biblical description of the creation of the universe as presents in
Genesis. Discover the harmony between modern science and the
Book of Genesis.
Tuesday, February 4, 7:30pm
*For more information on these events, check the Adult Studies
Program Book, or call the CBI office at 727.381.4900
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January 2014
Shevat/Adar 5774
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
5 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
6 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
7 7:45 Morning Minyan 4:45 PRTT, Alef– Hef Classes 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:30 PRTT Soup & Bourikas
8 7:45 Morning Minyan 5:00 Intro to Judaism 5:00 Women’s League Board Meeting5:30 Torah Class for Hebrew Readers6:30 Evening Minyan
12 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 PRTT, All Classes 5:00 Jewish Federation’s Women of Distinction 6:30 Evening Minyan
13 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
14 7:45 Morning Minyan 12:00 Deadline to RSVP to January’s Lunch with the Rabbi 4:45 PRTT, Alef– Hef Classes 6:30 Evening Minyan
15 7:45 Morning Minyan 12:00 Lunch with the Rabbi5:00 Intro to Judaism 5:30 Torah Class for Hebrew Readers5:30 USY Dinner at Piezano’s6:30 Evening Minyan
19 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 PRTT, All Classes 12:00 Kadima Color Wars 6:30 Evening Minyan
20 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
21 7:45 Morning Minyan 11:00 Torah 4 Seniors at Philip Benjamin Tower 4:45 PRTT, Alef– Hef Classes 6:30 Evening Minyan
22 7:45 Morning Minyan 5:00 Intro to Judaism 5:30 Torah Class for Hebrew Readers6:30 Evening Minyan
26 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 PRTT, All Classes 6:30 Evening Minyan
27 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
28 7:45 Morning Minyan 4:45 PRTT, Alef– Hef Classes 6:30 Evening Minyan
29 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 USY Dine and Dash6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Hebrew High 7:00 BACA Concert
January 2014
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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
2 Rosh Hodesh Shevat 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal
3 7:45 Morning Minyan 5:30 Candlelighting 5:30 Kabbalat Shabbat
4 Sedra Bo 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, Kiddush
5:30 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
7:45 Morning Minyan 5:00 Intro to Judaism 5:00 Women’s League Board Meeting 5:30 Torah Class for Hebrew Readers 6:30 Evening Minyan
9 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal
10 7:45 Morning Minyan 4:45 Kadima Dinner at Toby Weinman 5:35 Candlelighting 8:00 Kadima Shabbat
11 Sedra Beshalah 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, Shabbat Shira, January Simha Shabbat, and Kiddush 10:00 Junior Congregation 5:35 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala 6:30 PJ Library Preschool Story Telling with USY 7:30 CBI –Ish Bowling at Ten Pins
7:45 Morning Minyan 12:00 Lunch with the Rabbi 5:00 Intro to Judaism 5:30 Torah Class for Hebrew Readers 5:30 USY Dinner at Piezano’s 6:30 Evening Minyan
16 Tu B’Shevat 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal
17 7:45 Morning Minyan 5:30 Kabbalat Shabbat, Bar Mitzvah of Mattan Melamed 5:41 Candlelighting
18 Sedra Yitro 9:00 Shabbat Services, Bar Mitzvah of
Mattan Melamed, Kiddush
5:40 Minha, Maariv, and1 Havdala
7:45 Morning Minyan 5:00 Intro to Judaism 5:30 Torah Class for Hebrew Readers 6:30 Evening Minyan
23 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
24 7:45 Morning Minyan 5:30 Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 5:46 Candlelighting
25 Sedra Mishpatim 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services,
Law Shabbat, and Kiddush
10:00 Junior Congregation
5:45 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 USY Dine and Dash 6:30 Evening Minyan
30 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
31 Rosh Hodesh Adar 1 7:45 Morning Minyan 9:00 PRPS Father’s Football Friday 5:52 Candlelighting 6:00 Women’s League Shabbat followed by Got Shabbat Dinner
Shabbat Schedule
Friday, January 3 Kabbalat Shabbat Candlelighting 5:30 pm Saturday, January 4 Morning Service, 9:00 Sedra Bo, Minha, Maariv, Havdala, 5:30pm
Friday, January 10 Kadima Shabbat, 8:00pm, Candlelighting 5:35 pm Saturday, January 11 Morning Service, Shabbat Shira, January Simha Shabbat, and Kiddush 9:00am, Sedra Beshalah, Minha, Maariv, Havdala, 5:35 pm
Friday, January 17 Kabbalat Shabbat, Bar Mitzvah of Mattan Melamed, 5:30 pm, Candlelighting 5:41pm Saturday, December 21 Morning Service, Bar Mitzvah of Mattan Melamed, and Kiddush, 9:00, Sedra Shemot, Minha, Maariv, Havdala 5:40 pm
Friday, January 24 Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Candlelighting 5:46 pm Saturday, January 25 Morning Service, 9:00, Sedra Mishpatim, Minha, Maariv, Havdala 5:45 pm
Friday, January 31 Women’s League Shabbat, followed by Got Shabbat? Dinner 6:00 pm, Candlelighting 5:52 pm
January 2014
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Life Cycle Events December 2013
Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Husband of Debbie, Father of Alyssa and Max
Edward Leibson
Brother of Marvin Leibson
Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Brother of Dr. Stanley Rosenberg
May He who comforts Israel, Grant you solace in your bereavement.
Mazal Tov ACHIEVEMENTS:
Jennifer Sternberg on being CBI Women’s League Honoree for the Jewish Federation’s Women of Distinction Award
Livia Wein on being CBI’s Honoree for the Jewish Federation’s Women of Distinction Award
BAR & BAT MITZVAH:
Marilyn and Dr. Morris LeVine, Bruce and Mary Ann Marger, and Susan and Dr. Steven LeVine on the Bat Mitzvah of their
granddaughter and daughter, Danielle Faith LeVine
Rabbi Ronald Bernstein-Goff and Tikva Melamed-Goff, Drs. Paul and Lynda Fleisher, and Elan and Nicole Melamed on the
Bar Mitzvah of their grandson and son, Mattan Melamed
BIRTHS:
Dotty Goldblatt, May Levine, Chuchie Weissman, Ron and Jayne Weissman, Bruce Levine and Sheri Weiner, Chesna Levine, Lucas and Sherrie Levine on the birth of their great-grandson, grandson, and son, Jack Hudson Levine
Dr. Robert and Jennifer Sternberg on the birth of their granddaughter Noa Alexandra Sternberg
January 2014
Mattan Melamed
Mattan is a seventh grade student
at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School.
He runs track, plays volleyball, and is
a member of the Rebel Wrestling
Club. He also enjoys art, music, and
singing. He is a member of CBI’s KADIMA.
His special Bar Mitzvah Project was in honor of his
brother, Gilad. To raise awareness and funds for the
American Heart Association, Mattan organized a team to
participate in the 2013 Tampa Bay Heart walk this past
November.
Aside from local family and friends, Mattan will have
family coming from California, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Florida, Tallahassee, Texas, West Virginia to
share this Bar Mitzvah celebration.
He will be called to the Torah Saturday, January 18,
2014. Please join us in wishing him Yasher Koach.
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CELEBRATE
YOUR
BIRTHDAY AND
ANNIVERSARY
AT SIMHA
SHABBAT
SATURDAY,
January 11,
2014
9:00AM
Join us in wishing Mazal Tov! to members celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries and B’nai Mitzvah. Your good wishes can be part of their
memories, while at the same time, supporting B’nai Israel’s commitment to help our schools, youth groups and Synagogue through your
donations to our Mitzvah Fund.
“MAZAL TOV!" TO OUR
JANUARY ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRANTS
□ 1 Eileen & Michael Richman
□ 18 Dr. Starr Silver & Byron Kolitz
□ 21 Amy & Andrew Giskin
□ 27 Livia & Steve Wein
□ 31 Sharon & Alan Koenig
“YOM HULEDET SAMEAH!” TO OUR
JANUARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS
□ 1 Bonnie Walker
□ 2 Dr. David LeVine
□ 3 Barbara Colen
□ 3 Dr. Michael Slomka
□ 3 Jeffrey Strait
□ 4 Dr. Lawrence Goldberg
□ 4 Dr. Mark Gordon
□ 4 Phyllis Hirschfield
□ 4 Jacqueline Wertel
□ 5 Morris LeCompte
□ 7 Dr. Fred Feld
□ 7 Barbara Noonberg
□ 9 Dr. Nancy Landfish
□ 9 Roberta DeBlasio
□ 10 Helen Wertel
□11 Erika Kauffman
□11 Gerald Werner
□12 Leonard Bader
□12 Alice Ettinger
□14 Shirley Grossman
□14 Nancy Rosenberg
□14 Shevy Silverberg
□16 Selma Rosenberg
□18 Thomas Epstein
□18 Michael Seltzer
□19 Larry Feinman
□19 Stephanie Stein
□20 Dr. Loren Isakson
□22 Dr. David Piper
□23 Cantor Jonathan Schultz
□24 Dr. Charlene Wygodski
□24 Kathleen Buns
□24 Martha Terry
□26 Dr. Greg Engelman
□27 Dara Rosen-Gould
□27 Leo Weinshel
□28 Dr. Arthur Marlin
□29 Sami Dayan
□30 Audrey Dantowitz
□30 Karen Kauffman
□30 Ellen Podgor
□31 Jack Eidelman
In Honor of: ___________________________
Check the names of everyone to whom you want to send a Mitzvah Gram.
Send this form together with your check, minimum $10 donation each, to:
Congregation B’nai Israel, 300 58th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710,
or donate online at cbistpete.org
*The minimum donation per acknowledgement is $10.
Please print:
Your Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City, _____________________________Zip: __________________
Telephone: ______________
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Donations January 2014
Adult Studies In Memory of
Lou Bader Bill Dolgoff
Sheryl & Larry Feinman Manny Fiel
Mickey Walter & Son Edward Leibson
Buns Family Technology Improvement Fund
In Honor of
Araceli & Alan Gross The birth of Noah Elias Wein
The birth of Jaron Liam Lynn
The birth of Emma Isabelle Gross
Camp Ramah Fund In Honor of
Susan Goldstein The Bat Mitzvah of Danielle LeVine
Linda & Jack Goldfarb The Bat Mitzvah of Danielle LeVine
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
In Memory of
Lucille Ginsburg Chana Olmstead
Anita & Lorri Helfand Bill Dolgoff
Edward Leibson
BACA Chana Olmstead
Vivian & Dr. Ed Lurie Betty Elias
Ellen Jo Glassman Adult Studies Endowment Fund
In Memory of
Ben & Rita Thomas Helen Glassman
Gail S. Warren Legacy for Leadership Fund
In Honor of
Liz & Greg Sembler The Marriage of Debbie Marmon’s daughter
Marc & Laurie Reiskind Charles Bresinger’s retirement
Sandy & Mike Slomka Charles Bresinger’s retirement
The naming of Emma Isabelle Gross
Linda & Jack Goldfarb Dr. Charlene Wygodski’s honor from the Maimonides Society
In Memory of
Sandy & Mike Slomka Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Bloom & Wygodski Family Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Library Fund In Memory of
Anita & Lorri Helfand Larry Solomon
Isaac Winters
Lorraine Maller Fund In Memory of
Flor & Henry Maller Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Mitzvah Fund In Honor of
Marilyn Wittner Jane & Don Silverberg’s 60 Anniversary
Marilyn Benjamin Jane & Don Silverberg’s 60 Anniversary
Myrna & Murray Rubin The Bat Mitzvah of Danielle LeVine
Parker Gold & Family The Hebrew School donating mezuzim to his childhood synagogue, Temple Israel in Merrick, NY
Dr. Patricia Cottrille Margot & Michael Benstock’s Anniversary
Billie & Morry Bornstein’s Anniversary
Karen Sher’s birthday
Pam Askin’s birthday
Jerry Gilbert’s birthday
Janet Augenbraun’s birthday
Sonya Miller Jane & Don Silverberg’s 60 Anniversary
Beverly Dikman Jerry Gilbert’s Birthday
Dorothy Goldblatt’s birthday
In Memory of
Cantor Sharon Brown-Levy Chana Olmstead
Ina Colen Rose Gotler
Betty Sue & Joel Shane Bill Dolgoff
Morris Shane
Edythe Shane
Harold Wolfson William Wolfson
Jessie Tucker
Barbara & Jerry Colen Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Millie & Lenny Gelfond Bill Dolgoff
Sheri Frogel Sarah Dareman
Marilyn & Dr. Morrie LeVine Bill Dolgoff
Marilyn Benjamin Max Stettner
Debbie & Dr. Jody Berner Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Sherry Hardage & Dennis Barth Annette Barth
Music & Concert Endowment Fund
In Honor of
Susan Goldstein The marriage of Debbie Marmon’s Daughter
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Don’t miss an opportunity to donate to CBI!
Visit cbistpete.org/donate and simply fill out the form with your credit card
number. Couldn’t be easier! We’re making some revisions to the site so, in the meantime, please indicate in
the “add a message” section to whom you would like your donation
acknowledged.
Send a check payable to Congregation B’nai Israel to:
Congregation B’nai Israel of St. Petersburg c/o Kesef Accounting Services
P.O. Box 159 Montvale, NJ 07645
OR to the synagogue office.
Please indicate to which fund you wish to donate, the occasion for the donation (e.g., in honor of, in memory
of), the name of the person you are honoring or remembering, and to whom you wish acknowledgement of your donation be sent. If the acknowledgement is not
going to a CBI member, please note the recipient’s address.
Donation to Women’s League or Mitzvah Men’s Club should be made directly to those affiliate organizations.
Donations
You can donate online at:
cbistpete.org/donate
January 2014
Pauline Rivkind Fund In Memory of
Myra & David Gross Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Fund
In Honor of
The birthday group Hariet Lieberman’s birthday
Sheryl Goff The birth of Noah Elias Wein
Janet Augenbraun The birth of Noah Elias Wein
Claire & Ron Yogman The birth of Noah Elias Wein
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah In Memory of
Claire & Ron Yogman Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Rabbi’s Fund In Honor of
Diana & Joe Rosin The marriage of Joe Gross
Myrna & Murray Rubin In appreciation
Sheila Knapp Rabbi Jacob Luski’s birthday
Esta Blaxberg The birth of Noah Elias Wein
Anita & Lorri Helfand The birth of Emma Isabelle Gross
Rabbi’s Fund In Memory of
Helen Kahan Her husband and brother
Joan Benstock Her father, Herman Kline
Sharon & Art Schloss Morris Teckler
Anita & Lorri Helfand Harry Winters
Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Mali & Dr. Fred Feld Irwin Schantz
Sheila Knapp Her grandmother, Freida Kriger
Aldena & Larry Lew Milton Lew
Bertha Stein
Joyce & Harold Seder Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Anita Sher Her father, Otto Weiskopf
Beverly Dikman Myrna & Murray Rubin
Gertrude Berger
Loved Ones
USY Fund In Honor of
Charlotte & Harold Goldberg Charlotte Wygodski’s honor from the Maimonides Society,
December Anniversaries
Liz & Greg Sembler Susie Schwartz & Marilyn Benjamin
In Memory of
Sandy & Herb Brasch Sidney Brasch
Karen & Dr. Mandel Sher Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Chana Olmstead
Gail & Mike Frye Rose Frye
Drs. Leslie & Mitchell Weiss Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Susan & Dr. Steven LeVine Dr. Stephen Kobernick
Leah Sandler Bill Dolgoff
Shirley Greenman
USY Pilgrimage Fund In Memory of
Lillian Rosen Chana Olmstead
Bill Dolgoff
Vera & Larry Green Her father, Isadore Joseph Silverstone
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January 2014
2014 Mah Jongg Cards
$8 Standard Size
$9 Large Size
Deadline is January 15
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(Make sure to include your address)
Mail to:
Susan Scheinert
9228 Silverthorn Road
Largo, Florida 33777
Questions: Email [email protected]
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