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BULLETIN OF BETH EL CONGREGATION

SEPTEMBER 2015 AKRON, OHIO ELUL 5775 • TISHRI 5776

September Table of Contents Jewish and Public Affairs

Forum ............................ 1

Thank You to .................... 2

Anniversaries .................... 2

Milestone .......................... 2

Break-the-Fast ................... 2

Schedule of Services ......... 2

Rabbi Friedman: Shacharit . 2

Yahrzeits ........................... 3

In Memoriam .................... 3

Rose Hill Memorial .......... 3

Calendar ............................ 3

Rabbi’s Column ................ 4

Rabbi’s Reminders ............ 4

Lunch & Learn .................. 4

Kindness Workshop .......... 4

Inclusion in the Talmud .... 4

President’s Message .......... 5

Taschlich ........................... 5

High Holy Days

Services Schedule .......... 6

Babysitting .................... 6

Maj Madness ..................... 7

High Holy Days Singers ... 7

Erev Sukkot Program ........ 7

Jewish and Public Affairs

Reservation Form .......... 8

Upcoming Events .............. 8

Education Program ........... 9

Simchat Torah ................... 9

Contributions .................. 10

Shana Tovah ................... 10

Chant a Haftorah ............. 10

Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret,

and Simchat Torah

Schedules ..................... 11

Contribution Form .......... 11

D’var Torah .................... 12

Dr. Scott Scarborough First Forum Speaker of the Year

October 9

On Friday night, October 9th Dr. Scott Scarborough,

the 16th President of the University of Akron, will be our

first Jewish and Public Affairs Forum speaker of the year.

Dr. Scarborough’s talk will focus on “New Directions

for the University.”

A Shabbat dinner will begin at 6:15 PM followed by

Shabbat service at 7:30 PM with Dr. Scarborough’s

presentation at 8:00 PM. There will be an Oneg Shabbat

sponsored by Sisterhood. The Osherow Family Foundation

underwrites the Shabbat dinner.

In his first year Dr. Scarborough has focused on updating

strategic plans for each of the University’s 11 colleges,

strengthening finances, recruiting new university leaders,

and developing institution-wide initiatives to highlight the

University’s historical strengths as a great polytechnic university.

Those initiatives include a National Center for Choreography, Center for Data

Science and Information Technology, Corp of Cadets and Leadership Academy,

Success Coaches for incoming freshmen, and low-cost general education courses

taught in a blended learning format through the University’s Wayne College.

He previously served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic

Affairs at The University of Toledo since 2012. Scarborough was UT’s Chief

Academic and Operating Officer, responsible for 12 colleges and divisions. He

directed the development of a new five-year strategic plan for the main campus that

emphasized improving academic quality, enhancing academic distinction and

enriching the overall student experience.

From 2010-2012, Scarborough led The University of Toledo Medical Center as

Senior Vice President and Executive Director. During his tenure the medical center

won the Press Ganey "National Success Story of the Year Award" and was named

“Best Hospital in the Region” by U.S. News & World Report.

Before joining Toledo, Scarborough served as executive vice president at DePaul

University, the nation’s largest Catholic university. He was one of DePaul’s top three

executives with oversight of operational divisions ranging from human resources to

information technology to student affairs. Prior to DePaul, Scarborough also served

as: CEO of the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Co.; vice president for business

affairs at The University of Texas at Tyler; and an audit

Forum Continued on page 8

Reservation Form for Jewish and Public Affairs Forum on page 8.

Dr. Scott Scarborough


Rabbi Joan Friedman will lead the

High Holy Days Shacharit Services

Beth El Congregation 750 White Pond Drive

Akron, OH 44320

www.bethelakron.com

Office: (330) 864-2105

[email protected]

Affiliated with

The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

The Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Stephen Grundfast Rabbi

[email protected]

Erin Katz Ford Director of Synagogue Education

[email protected]

Arlyne Bochnek Office Manager

[email protected]

Martin Oppenheimer President

[email protected]

Dr. Harvey Sterns President Elect

Jerry B. Nelson Vice President

Michael Rabe Treasurer

Sharon Merklin Secretary

Laurel Gress Baalat Koreh

Leonard Rose Editor

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Thank You to…

... Susan Alfonso for sponsoring Bima

flowers on July 18 in memory of her father,

Stephan Handler.

... Joyce and Marty Oppenheimer for

sponsoring Bima flowers on August first in

honor of their 49th wedding anniversary.

... Rabbi Stephen and Judy Grundfast for

sponsoring the Kiddush on August 1 in honor of

the aufruf of Joe Grundfast and Deana Stein.

... Don and Marcia Stone for sponsoring

Bima flowers and Kiddush on August 8 in

honor of their 55th wedding anniversary.

... Alice and Ed Schneider and Faye and

Sidney Glick for sponsoring the Kidudsh on

August 15 in honor of their 50th wedding

anniversaries.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

SEPTEMBER 2015

ELUL 5775 • TISHRI 5776

Sunday – 8:30 AM

Weekdays – 7:30 AM

Saturday Morning – 9:15 AM

Please note:

• Friday night services will be held

when there is a special program.

Please check the calendar for further

details. Other evening services will

be held by request only. Please call

the office one week in advance to

make special arrangements.

• Kabbalat Shabbat: held at Brookdale

Montrose (formally Chambrel) on

the first Friday of every month.

Havdalah

Sep. 5 ....... 8:34 PM

Sep. 12 ..... 8:22 PM

Sep. 19 ..... 8:10 PM

Sep. 26 ..... 7:58 PM

Candle Lighting

Sep. 4 ....... 7:36 PM

Sep. 11 ..... 7:24 PM

Sep. 18 ..... 7:13 PM

Sep. 25 ..... 7:01 PM

Anniversaries

SEPTEMBER YEARS 2 Kirk and Debra Migdal ................. 25

4 Richard and Morgan Domokos ..... 10

27 James and Susan Osherow ............ 35

Milestone

BIRTH

A son, Jacob Edward, to Jane and Dan

Simons. Proud grandparents are Greta

and Hal Foster.

Join us following Neila Services as we break-the-fast. This year’s dinner is sponsored by Randy and

Julie Katz and family, Ellen and Herb Moss, Sally and

Alan Katz, and the Beth El Sisterhood.

September 23


Elul 5775 September 2015 Tishri 5776

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Services (unless otherwise noted)

Sunday 8:30 AM Weekdays 7:30 AM Saturday 9:15 AM

1 17 Elul

2 18 Elul

3 19 Elul

4 20 Elul

5 21 Elul

Ki Tavo

Selichot

6 22 Elul

7 23 Elul

Office Closed

Services 8:30 AM

Labor Day

8 24 Elul

Lunch & Learn 12 Noon

Hebrew School

Board Meeting 7:30 PM

9 25 Elul

10 26 Elul

11 27 Elul

12 28 Elul

Nitzavim

13 29 Elul

Services 6:15 PM

Erev Rosh Hashanah

14 1 Tishri

Office Closed

Services 8:30 AM

Rosh Hashanah

15 2 Tishri

Office Closed

Services 8:30 AM

Rosh Hashanah

16 3 Tishri

Fast of Gedaliah

17 4 Tishri

18 5 Tishri

Young Family Shabbat 5:30 PM

19 6 Tishri

Vayelech

Shabbat Shuvah

20 7 Tishri

Knitzvah 9:30-11:30 AM

Preschool 9:00-11:30 AM

Rose Hill Memorial Service 11:00 AM

21 8 Tishri

22 9 Tishri

Services 6:15 PM

Kol Nidre

23 10 Tishri

Office Closed Services 9:00 AM

Break-Fast after Ne’ila Yom Kippur, Yizkor

Fall Begins

24 11 Tishri

25 12 Tishri

26 13 Elul

Ha’azinu

27 14 Tishri

Sukkah Decorating 4:00 PM

Dinner 5:30 PM Service 6:15 PM

Erev Sukkot

Erev Sukkot

28 15 Tishri


Sukkot

29 16 Tishri


Hebrew School

Sukkot

30 17 Tishri

Intermediate Day

Let Us Know Rabbi Grundfast is eager to visit congregants in the hospital, but can't go if he doesn't know. If you or someone you know is in the hospital or sick at home and would appreciate a pastoral visit, please let us know.

YAHRZEITS

Sep 1 - 4 Rae Eichner George Epstein Rachmiel Cohen Levenson Abe Newman Mollie Rosenthal Max Stan Morris Winer Ben Wise Sep. 5 - 11 Martin Aberte

Raymond Barnett Bertha Foster Stanley Gertz Sophie Goldstein Harry Gordon Dorothy Herzberg Steven Hoffman Anna Neiman Jacob N. Nobil Ronald Penner Gizella Schwartz Pearl Spiegel Faith Stahl

Mary Stone Ronald Weiner Louis Wish Sep. 12 - 18 Bella Aber David Bloom Helen Dennis Sam Drucker Belle Finkelstein Lionel Glauberman Shirley Anne Glick Lena Gordon Adriene Grossman

Anna P. Hanigofsky Molly Israel Lydia Levinson Esther Lifshitz Alexander Lipson Miriam Marks Ralph Marks Max Recht Harry Rulnick Carl Stein Otto S. Steinreich Joseph Ungar Nate Weiss

Robert Wolman Sep. 19 - 25 Jeanette Bershon Lisa Anne Botnick Theodore Fabian Charles Feiner Stan Fish Pearl Grundfast Hyman Kodish Nathan Leubitz Marcel Mazala Israel Ostrov Gerry Rubens

High Holy Days Memorial Service

This year’s High Holy Days Memorial Service

at Rose Hill Burial Park will be held

Sunday Morning, September 20

at 11:00 AM, rain or shine.

In Memoriam

Beth El Congregation

notes with sorrow the passing of

Fred Cohen Brother of Walter Cohen

Albert Ryb Sarah Schwartz Maurice C. Sokol Isadore Stone Sep. 26 - 30 Maury Berger Sydell Cohen Jay D. Glauberman Herbert Goldfarb Lenore Gordon Emanuel Halpern Florence Koch Max Kosins

Sarah Ella Levinson Judith Merklin Norman Nobil Nathan Rothstein Seymour Seider Salig Tapper Yetta Tapper


Rabbi Reuven Hammer in his

excellent book, “Entering the HD: A

Guide to the History, Prayers and

Themes,” refers to Rosh Hashanah and

Yom Kippur as “opportunities for

change.” These High Holy Days

encompass a period of ten days where

we are afforded a concentrated period of

time for personal introspection. As Rabbi Hammer states in

his book, “It is a time to bring about both personal and

collective change and renewal.” (Hammer, page 98).

This time of year is our moment of truth when we can

right the wrongs of the past. Changing ourselves is never an

easy undertaking since we must first internalize the errors of

our ways and acknowledge that we are in need of change.

Change can be liberating if done with honesty and sincerity.

And, according to the Talmud, a person who is a true

repentant is more beloved by God than the completely

righteous.

The Ten Days of Repentance: Opportunities for Change Rabbi Stephen Grundfast

Rabbi’s Reminders Shabbat Service, September 4, 6:15 PM Brookdale Montrose (formerly Chambrel at Montrose)

Lunch & Learn, September 8, 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM At the Law Offices of Goldman-Rosen. If you want to order lunch, the cost is eleven dollars. Please contact Karen James at ksj-66@ goldman-rosen.com.

Young Family Shabbat Program and Dinner September 18, 5:30 PM A Shabbat program for families with school age children up to fifth grade. Shabbat dinner sponsored by The Lippman Kanfer Family Foundation. Please RSVP to Erin Katz Ford at [email protected]. Grandparents (and Great-Grandparents) are always welcome.

JCC Programs Free and Open to the Public

Kindness: Love it. Learn it. Live it. Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 PM

Join us as Rabbi Tzvi Muller from Detroit, Michigan leads a workshop on the importance of kindness.

Rabbi Muller is the founder of the “Kindness Project,” a program that was adopted by the JCCA to affirm, renew, and increase the understanding of kindness through arts and cultural programming; to learn what Jewish thought has to say about kindness through its classic teachings, and to help participants perform acts of kindness in their daily lives.

To RSVP, contact Kathy Klein: (330) 835 – 0027

Inclusion and other Educational Values in the Talmud

Thursday, September 3, 7:00 PM Renowned Torah scholar and educator Rabbi Moshe

Berger will discuss the historical roots of the concept of inclusion. Find out what the Talmud (meaning “teach & study”), a central text of rabbinic Judaism, has to say about the worth of every individual. The notion that young children with disabilities and their families are full members of the community reflects societal values that go back thousands of years. Rabbi Berger will explore these traditions and discuss how Rabbinic Judaism can inform the contemporary educational practice of inclusion.

Immediately following the discussion, there will be a viewing of the award-winning documentary “Praying with Lior.” Described by critics as “intimate and involving, fascinating and rather extraordinary,” this portrait of a young man’s coming of age will inspire us all.

To RSVP, contact Kathy Klein: (330) 835 – 0027

Lunch and Learn 2015-2016 For eleven years, Rabbi Grundfast has held a monthly

Lunch and Learn class at the law office of Gary Rosen (11 S. Forge St., Akron, OH 44304). We meet the second Tuesday of each month from 12 noon to 1:00 PM. A variety of subjects have been studied, from business ethics and the Jewish holidays to Pirke Avot and issues of law.

Our first session this year will be on Tuesday, September 9

th and our topic of study for the year will be,

“Walking with Life,” based on the series of adult education publications by The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

Each week we will encounter a different subject on the Jewish life cycle with texts from our tradition to be studied and interpreted. Our first topic will be conception and birth.

We would love to have you join us. Lunch is served each week for $11. Please contact Rabbi Grundfast (rabbi@ bethelakron.org or 330.864.2105 x114) for more details.

In Massechet Berachot (34b) it states, “In a place where

penitents (ba-aley Teshuvah) stand, the completely righteous

do not stand.”

The rabbis viewed a person who was a true repentant to

be exalted and emulated. The ba-aley Teshuvah are superior

to the perfectly righteous (tzadikim gemurim) because

though they do sin, their true repentance elevates them to a

level to be admired since the completely righteous never sin

and will never know or understand the healing power of

Teshuvah.

Of course, none of us are tzadikim gemurim and I have a

feeling that the Talmudic rabbis understood this. We are all

flawed and in need of Teshuvah in our lives.

Let this New Year of 5776 be your opportunity for true

and meaningful change so you can become a ba-al Teshuvah.

May I wish each of you and Shanah Tovah U’Metukah –

A Sweet and Good New Year.

Rabbi Grundfast

mailto:[email protected]




Sweet wishes and

blessings for an

awesome New Year!

When you look into

your heart as the year

starts, may you

discover a new belief

in the gifts you have

to share, a new connection to the

people around you and a renewed

commitment to your faith and your

dreams. May the New Year bring you

and your family health, happiness, and

laughter.

As the Holidays approach,

activities abound at Beth El.

Preparation for services is complete

after months of effort by Rabbi

Grundfast, David Wolinsky, our guest

cantor, and a dozen volunteer

congregants. Also, an original cantata

on the second day of Rosh Hashanah

will be an exciting complement to

services. All of the behind the scenes

effort organized by Erin Katz Ford

parallels that of preparing for a

wedding for over 400 guests five times

– Erev Rosh Hashanah, first and

second day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol

Nidrei, and Yom Kippur Day.

Even as High Holiday plans are a

focus, many other initiatives are under

way. A new easily affordable kiddush

sponsorship policy for up to 50 people

was recently approved by the Board

to make your simcha special. Choose

one of the sponsorship options:

Nibbles which includes pastry, fruit,

hummus or choose Kiddush 1 or

Kiddush 2 which include Nibbles plus

an assortment of added optional

goodies and an optional lox platter.

We have established a Beth El

Kiddush Club fund to defray

overhead costs of a kiddush and to

cover the cost of a non-sponsored

kiddush. Beth El will provide challah,

herring, gefilte fish, tablecloths and

set up. A $50 annual donation is

requested to become a member. So

please contact the office, sponsor a

kiddush and join our Kiddush Club –

it's a mitzvah.

The project of updating the

congregation's Bylaws is under way

through the guidance of Marty

Belsky. Comments by the Board and

congregants are being solicited and a

meeting will be scheduled to review

the input. Hopefully the process can

be completed by years end. With the

previous approval of our new

constitution, the Bylaws add more

definition to our governance.

The Education Committee under

the guidance of Ellen Moss has

planned a full year of activities. These

programs include a joint program that

begins with Jewish Family Service to

celebrate Veterans' Day on November

8 and a featured lecture on November

22 by Rabbi Reuven Hammer, former

Beth El rabbi and prominent leader in

the Conservative movement in Israel.

We anticipate an exciting and

successful Hebrew school year thanks

to the efforts of Rabbi Grundfast, Erin

Katz Ford and our experienced

educators.

We are thankful for your

congregational involvement, support,

creativity and generosity. We remain a

strong family growing Jewishly. May

you and your loved ones be inscribed

in the Book of Life, Health and

Prosperity.

L'shanah Tovah!

Marty

New Year Wishes and Initiatives Martin Oppenheimer, President

Beth El’s wonderful family tradition of performing

Taschlich on Rosh Hashanah will commence promptly at 4

pm on Monday, September 14.

We will gather at Fort Island Park’s small bridge

walkway. Everyone can symbolically cast their sins into the

creek with breadcrumbs during a very short family oriented

service.

There is ample parking adjacent to the walkway leading

to the creek. Children can enjoy nearby swings after the short

ten-minute service. Bring your friends and other family

members this year! Turn on Trunko from West Market Street

and continue until you reach the park on the left side of the

street. Breadcrumbs will be provided or bring your own.

Weather forecast for that afternoon is sunny and glorious!

Taschlich


High Holy Days Services 2015/5776

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 13

Service in the Gross Family Chapel .. 6:15 PM

Light Yom Tov Candles ...................... 7:20 PM

Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 14

Shacharit Service, led by Rabbi Joan Friedman ......... 8:30 AM

Torah Service, Introduction by Sheri Glauberman Haftarah - Rachel Osherow ............ 9:15 AM

Family “5 & Under” Program .............. 9:30 AM

Shofar Service ................................. 10:00 AM

Musaf (Hineni) Service ..................... 10:15 AM

Rabbi’s Sermon ............................... 12:00 Noon

Service Concludes ........................... 12:45 PM

Tashlich Service at Ft. Island Park .... 4:00 PM

Mincha-Ma’ariv Service, in the Gross Family Chapel ............ 7:00 PM


Tuesday, September 15

Shacharit Service .............................. 8:30 AM

Torah Service, Introduction by Meade Perlman Haftarah - Jerry Nelson .................. 9:00 AM

Shofar Service ................................ 10:00 AM

Musaf (Hineni) Service ..................... 10:15 AM

A Cantata for Rosh Hashanah, by Judy Grundfast ........................ 12:00 Noon

Yom Kippur Tuesday, September 22

Kol Nidre Service ............................... 6:45 PM


Wednesday, September 23

Shacharit Service .............................. 9:00 AM

Family “5 & under” Service ............... 9:30 AM

Torah Service, Introduction by Kate Waits Haftarah - Debra Shifrin Newman 10:00 AM

Hineni and Hatzi Kaddish................. 11:00 AM

President’s Message ........................ 11:15 AM

Rabbi’s Sermon & Yizkor Service ..... 1:00 PM

Completion of Musaf Service ............. 1:45 PM

Mincha Service Maftir Yonah - Jerry Schneir .......... 5:00 PM

N’eelah Service ................................. 6:15 PM

Shofar to conclude Yom Kippur, Break-Fast meal to follow ............... 7:55 PM

High Holy Days Babysitting Reservation Form

Name of congregant _____________________________

Child’s name ________________________ Age ______

Child’s name ________________________ Age ______

Child’s name ________________________ Age ______

Child’s name ________________________ Age ______

Please check all days needed:

_____ Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 14, 2015

_____ Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 15, 2015

_____ Yom Kippur, Sept. 23, 2015

Please return this form to the Beth El office

no later than September 7, 2015.

H i g h H o l y D a y s B a b y s i t t i n g

Babysitting will be available for children seven and under

during most of the services for the High Holidays.

Babysitting will begin at 9:30 AM on the two days of Rosh

Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Please bring items that you

would normally leave for a baby sitter in your home.

Diapers, formula, dairy snacks, and a favorite toy should be

provided for all children under two. A snack will be

provided for older children on Rosh Hashanah and a light

lunch will be served on Yom Kippur.

As usual there will be no charge for this service, but we ask

that parents please register so we may have the proper staff

ratios to ensure the best possible care.

Thank you for your cooperation.


High Holy Days Choral Singers and

Cantata Singers

11

Erev Sukkot – Sunday, September 27

Sukkah decorating, dinner and a Yom Tov

Service with Kiddush and Motzi in the sukkah.

4:00 PM Decorate Beth El Sukkah

5:30 PM Dinner in the Sukkah

(vegetarian chili and salad)

6:15 PM Yom Tov Service followed by

Kiddush and Motzi in Sukkah

6:56 PM Light Yom Tov Candles

RSVP to Erin Katz

e-mail [email protected]

or call the synagogue office, 330.864.2105

www.shawjcc.org | 330-867-7850 | 750 White Pond Dr. Akron

A mahjongg tournament open to all

women in the community. Friendly

competition, door prizes, catering by

Efrat’s Café, and a short film:

The Tiles that Bind.

Registration Fee: $7.50

Sponsors: Shaw JCC Women’s Auxillary, Beth El

Sisterhood, Anshe Sfard Women’s Chavurah,

Hadassah, Daughters of Israel, NA’AMAT

USA, Rubber City Jews.

Funded in part through a grant from the Jewish

Women’s Endowment Fund.

Simchat Torah

Monday Night, October 5

6:00 PM Dinner Baked Potato Bar, Salad Bar,

and Milk Shakes

6:45 PM Service and Creative

Hakafot

Dress as your favorite

Torah character!

Bring a friend. Free

and open to the community.

Cantata Singers: Rochelle Stone, Becca Moskovitz, Sarah Greenblatt, Rachel Osherow, Sharon Merklin.

Choral Singers: Judy Grundfast, Debra Shifrin Newman, Cantor David Wolinsky, Klementyna Pozniak, Steve

Botnick, Matthew Dolan (pianist), David Halpern, Laurel Gress.

Missing from photo: Rebecca Leib.

Free and open to the public.



Upcoming Events at Beth El

manager and interim director of Employee Group Insurance for The University of Texas System. Scarborough earned a

Ph.D. in strategic management from The University of Texas at Arlington, an MBA from The University of Texas at

Tyler, and a BBA in accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.

In his free time, he enjoys reading, golf, tennis, college sports and family activities.

Scarborough lives in Akron with his wife, Tammy, and their daughter, Samantha. His son, Spencer, has relocated to

Akron from Austin, Texas, and enrolled in The University of Akron School of Law.

Tammy Scarborough is Vice President for Ambulatory Services and Chief Operating Officer of Summa Physicians

Inc. at Summa Health System in Akron. Previously, she was Director of Finance and Business Systems for the

Department of Pediatrics of Akron Children’s Hospital, and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of The

University of Toledo Physicians Group (UTP).

Jewish and Public Affairs Forum

Dr. Scott Scarborough

President of the University of Akron

That’s right! I (we) plan to attend the Shabbat Dinner at Beth El on Friday, October 9 at 6:15 PM.

Name(s) of those attending: ___________

_________________________________

_________________________________

I (we) would like to be seated with

_________________________________

My phone number __________________

Please make checks payable to

Beth El Congregation

Mail to: Shabbat Dinner Reservations, Beth El Congregation, 750 White Pond Dr., Akron, OH 44320

All reservations must be pre-paid by September 30, 2015. For questions, call the Beth El office: 330-864-2105, ext. 110.

Forum Continued from page 8

Shabbat Dinner Reservation Form

After Sept. 30

___ @ $25 = $____

___ @ $15 = $____

___ @ FREE

Total = $____

By Sept. 30

___ @ $18 = $____

___ @ $12 = $____

___ @ FREE

Total = $____

Be sure your RSVP is postmarked by September 30

to save money!

Adults

Children (6-12)

Children 5 & under

October

3 Mini Minyan

5 Shemini Atzeret

Simchat Torah Celebration

6 Simchat Torah

9 Jewish Public Affairs and

Forum & Dinner

11 Preschool

13 Lunch and Learn

Board Meeting

16 Young Family Shabbat

18 Knitzvah

19 Taste of Torah

16 Taste of Torah

17 Hebrew School

20 Young Family

Shabbat

21 Synaplex

22 Preschool

December

1 Hebrew School

2 Modern Jewish

Cooking with

Leah Koenig

5 Mini Miyan

21 Hebrew School

25 Preschool

27 Hebrew School

November

3 Hebrew School

7 Mini Minyan

8 Veterans Program

Preschool

10 Lunch and Learn

Hebrew School

Board Meeting

15 Knitzvah

6 Hanukkah

at Home Depot

8 Lunch and Learn

Hebrew School

Board Meeting

12 Hanukkah

Celebration

13 Preschool

15 Hebrew School

17 Young Family

Shabbat

20 Knitzvah

21 Taste of Torah


Back to School Chaverim Group

Hebrew School Young Family Shabbat

Mini Minyan Preschool

Education

Program

Got Shabbat Shalom everybody! Beth El's Mini

Minyans are musical, interactive

and fun services designed for our

youngest Jews (typically ages 0-6)

and the grownups who love them!

Led by Becca Moskovitz, a licensed

Music Together teacher, pediatric

Speech-Language Pathologist and

Mommy, these 45 minute services

are sure to bring a smile to the faces

of all who attend.

Each week families sing and move to

familiar songs highlighting important

parts of the Shabbat service, as well as selected themes related

to weekly parsha or nearby holidays. This year's Mini Minyans

are scheduled to start around 10am inside the chapel so that the

children can be participants in the beginning of the Torah

Service. Once the Torah procession is over, our Mini Minyan-

goers will head out to our own quiet area and celebrate Shabbat

mini-style! Our first service of the season will occur on October

3. After the service, we will partake in congregational Kiddush

and/or theme related goodies. RSVPs are welcome to:

[email protected], but are not necessary. Family and

friends always welcome! Typically Mini Minyans are held the

first Saturday of the month, however subject to change.

Currently they are scheduled: October 3, November 7,

December 5, January 9, February 6, and March 5.

It's that time of year again time for a new

school year. Hebrew school for grades K

through 8 will have a start date of Tuesday

September 8th

. This year we have many

different programs happening for all ages.

Chaverim Group - Kindergarten, 1st, & 2

nd Grade

Students will meet on Tuesdays from 4:15 PM to 6

PM and one Saturday a month. Tuesdays will focus

on Hebrew, prayers, holidays and life cycle. Saturday

will focus on the joys of Shabbat, with Sarah.

Hebrew School - Grades 3-8

Students will meet on Tuesdays from 4:15 p.m. to 6

PM and one Saturday a month. Grades 3 to 6 will

focus on Hebrew, prayers, lifecycle (taught by Erin

Katz Ford). Grades 7/8 will focus on Jewish Values

and Bnai Mitzvah (taught by Leora Cohen). Saturdays

will focus on the joys of Shabbat.

Young Family Shabbat

Join us for a monthly traditional Shabbat dinner for

families with children ages newborn up through

Grade 5. Dinner is free and open to the public and is

generously sponsored by the Lippman Kanfer Family

Foundation.

Mini Minyan newborn to age 5

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for a

Shabbat service geared towards our youngest

congregants. You won't sit still. Movement and fun is

a big part of our service. Led by Becca Moskovitz and

begins around 10:00 AM. Open to all.

Preschool, ages 2 to Pre-K

Join us twice a month on Sunday mornings from 9:30

AM until 11:00 AM. The class will focus on Jewish

holidays and establishing a strong Jewish identity for

your child. This class is taught by Rachel Osherow.

For more information regarding cost please call the

office at (330) 864-2105, ext. 118.

Save the Date Tuesday Morning

October 6, 9:15 AM

Join us for a wonderful celebration with

recognition of five members of the congregation

who will be honored with the final Aliyah of the

yearly Torah cycle and the first Aliyah when we

begin reading the Torah from the beginning of

Genesis followed by an extended Kiddush.

RSVP – Beth El Office: 330 864-2105, ext. 118

Gabbaim

Honorees Steve Botnick

Bonnie Cohen

Sarah Greenblatt

Gabe Miler

Steve Newman

Andrea Steinberger Gabbaim: shamash or person

who assists in the running of

the synagogue services.

Becca Moskovitz



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Contributions ALEXANDER & LILLIAN MEDOFF

MUSIC FUND

In Memory of

Fred Cohen from Mr. and Mrs. Emory Geller

Murray Schwartz from Bernard and Charlotte Schwartz

CHOIR

FUND

In Memory of

Sidney Felder from Sherwin and Harriet Ruben

Samuel Tucker from Kevin Tucker

In Honor of

Special birthday of Gerry Stein from Janet Fisher

Special anniversary of Mort and Gerry Stein from Janet Fisher

EDUCATION

FUND

In Memory of

Fred Cohen from Ted and Rolinda Schneiderman

Sarah Cohen from the Hexter family

Amy Lynn Lazbin from the Gertz Family

Selma H. Paskal from Walter and Louise Cohen

Pauline Pesso from Jacques and Etty Sardas

Rose Ethel Winer from Lillian Katz

In Honor of

Special birthday of Judy Friedman from Burt and Lois Nobil

Birth of Jacob Simon, grandson of Hal and Greta Foster, from Laurel Gress, Carl Lieberman

IRVING BOTNICK

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In Memory of

Dorothy Bloom from Dolores Botnick

Irving Botnick from Dolores Botnick

KNITZVAH

FUND

In Memory of

John Waits from Kate Waits

LOUIS & BECKY LOCKSHIN

EDUCATION FUND

In Honor of

Special Anniversary of David and Rita Lockshin from your loving family

PRAYER BOOK

FUND

A Prayer Book(s) has been inscribed: In Memory of

Blanche Nusbaum from Mel and Anne Rothberg and Family

RABBI’S

DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Memory of

Philip Culiner from Louis and Xenia Culiner

Chaye Libby Kraus from Celia Levy

Phyllis Lockshin from Mark and Cathy Baer

Edith Shapiro from Harry Shapiro

REVEREND PHILLIP SALZMAN

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In Memory of

Rebecca Gershten from Helen Miller

Benjamin Heisler from Charlotte Heisler and family

Blanche Nusbaum from The Nusbaum Family

Jay Nusbaum from Sheri Nusbaum, the Nusbaum family

Rev. Phillip Salzman from Joe and Myrna Salzman

Ida Waxman from Neil, Carrie and Molly Waxman

STEPHEN M. GROSS

MEMORIAL FUND

In Memory of

Fred Cohen from Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gross

Sandra Spilman from Scott, Paula, Blake, and Skylar Gross

SYNAGOGUE

FUND

In Memory of

Fred Cohen from the Crane Family, Michael

and Linda Jacobs, Shelly Paikin, Lourie Rapport, Larry and Lani Rothstein, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Saferstein, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stone

Sylvia Horn from Harriet Horn

Bess Klausner Federhar from David Klausner

Nathan Kraus from Celia Levy and family

Harold Levinson from Betty Levinson

Herbert Littman from Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Richman

Ruben Manes from Lee Manes

Blanche Nusbaum from Daniel and Marilyn Slavin

Jay Nusbaum from Daniel and Marilyn Slavin

Pauline Pesso from Jacques and Etty Sardas

Alma Reuben from Phil and Livia Kades and family

Harold Reuben from Phil and Livia Kades and family

For Recovery of

Sue Spector from Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Richman

In Honor of

Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grundfast from Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Richman

Birth of Leah, granddaughter of Herb and Ellen Moss, from Sandra Levenson, Alan and Patsy Siff

Marriage of Kate Rapport from Dr. John and Patty Saks

Birth of Jacob Simon, grandson of Hal and Greta Foster, from Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Richman

Birth of Sloane, granddaughter of Sid and Faye Glick, from Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Richman

Special anniversary of Mort and Gerry Stein from Fran Lieberman

Thank you for your good wishes in honor of our recent anniversary.

Phil and Livia Kades

Thank you for your

contributions.

For that milestone in your life

Chant a haftarah

Contact Rabbi Grundfast

(330) 864-2105

Shana tovah u’metukah, tikatayvu v’tihataymu.

Blessings for a good and sweet year. May we all be

written and inscribed for only good things in 5776.


Special Gift Funds Alexander and Lillian Medoff

Memorial Music Fund

Eleanore and Jerry Lippman Bar/Bat Mitzvah Book Fund

Irving Botnick Education Fund

Max M. Federhar Memorial Fund

Osherow Family Special Projects

Widlus Memorial Lecture Fund

Luck Holocaust Fund

Lisa Botnick Memorial Fund

Aaron Kranitz Memorial Fund

Edward Abramson Memorial Fund

Jacob Reich Memorial Fund

Gress Torah Fund

Hakoah Education Fund

Office Use: Card Sent ______

Congregational Funds Synagogue Fund

Floral Fund

Music Fund

Garden Fund

Knitzvah Fund

Kiddush Fund

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

Education Fund

Scholarship Funds Lenore Gordon Scholarship Fund

Stephen M. Gross Memorial Fund

Kloner Family Fund

Louis Lockshin Scholarship Fund

Marks and Goldfarb Youth Fund

Lola Salzman Scholarship Fund

Reverend Phillip Salzman Scholarship Fund

Beth El Foundation for Jewish Education

Simon Kopleson Memorial Scholarship Fund

Max and Regina Schneier Memorial Fund

Beth El

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Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah • 2015 Schedule

September 27, Sunday – Erev Sukkot

Decorate Beth El Sukkah • 4:00 PM

In the Sukkah:

Dinner (Chili & Salad) • 5:30 PM

Yom Tov Service, Kiddush, and Motzi • 6:15 PM

Light Yom Tov Candles • 6:56 PM

Monday, September 28 – First Day of Sukkot

Yom Tov Service • 9:15 AM


Tuesday, September 29–Second Day Sukkot


Sunday, October 4 – Erev Shemini Atzeret

Hoshanah Rabbah Service • 8:30 AM


Monday, October 5 – Shemini Atzeret


Yizkor • 1:00 PM

Simchat Torah Program and Dinner • 6:15 PM

Family Simchat Torah Service • 7:00 PM


Tuesday, October 6 – Simchat Torah


PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AKRON, OHIO

BETH EL CONGREGATION 750 WHITE POND DRIVE

AKRON, OHIO 44320

D'var Torah A D'var Torah is a talk on topics relating to a section, or parashah, of

the Torah. For our High Holy Days, three congregants will deliver the

Divrei Torah, the Torah introductions, on each morning of Rosh

Hashanah and on Yom Kippur morning.

Sheri Glauberman Rosh Hashanah

First Day

Meade Perlman Rosh Hashanah

Second Day

Kate Waits Yom Kippur

Morning

Taste of Torah is canceled for

September and will

return October 19

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