RABBI’S MESSAGET’shuvah and Domestic Violence Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once wrote: “In a free society some are guilty, but all are responsible.” This month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and at the time of this writing Ray Rice has just been fired from the Ravens and indefinitely suspended from the NFL. The controversy continues to swirl around who knew what and when, but one thing is clear – all parties: the NFL, the Ravens and especially Ray Rice have let us down.

In his book, Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto, Steve Almond indicts the game he loves for tacitly endorsing various societal ills. He writes: “Our allegiance to football legitimizes and even fosters within us a tolerance for violence, greed, racism and homophobia.” Whether or not football, and the culture surrounding it, is to blame, anyone who saw the video of Ray Rice knocking out his fiancée in one blow couldn’t help but think how accurate and powerful he is – on and off the field.

There’s a lot we don’t know about Rice. I certainly want to believe he is doing the t’shuvah necessary for him and his family to move forward. We, on the other hand, are focused on t’shuvah this month of Tishrei. Among the many things we should remember is that each of us is part of the free society Heschel describes. As we consider rampant violence in our city and our nation, we should consider our responsibilities. If we hear or witness something, we are responsible. And if we do nothing, al chet sh’chatanu lifanecha, we are responsible for that too.

There are resources available. Call 911 if necessary, but then call Chana or the House of Ruth as well. Offer someone protection, a safe harbor. If you yourself are being abused

OCTOBER 2014 TISHRI / KISLEV 5775

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CONTENTS

RABBI’S MESSAGE

CANTOR’S CORNER

PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

CONGREGATION

LEARNING

UPCOMING EVENTS

HIGH HOLYDAYS

OF THE NEIGBORHOOD

CALENDARS

COMMUNITY NEWS

CONTRIBUTIONS

FUND DESIGNATION

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Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg

OfficersPresident Scott Zeger1st Vice President Julie Gottlieb2nd Vice President Lynn SassinTreasurer Alan KopolowSecretary Elaine Weiss

Trustees through 2015Alyson Bonavoglia Eliza FellerCheri LevinDavid Lunken

Trustees through 2016Neil KahnCindy ParadiesDesiree RobinsonJim Schwartz

Trustees through 2017David DemskyRisa JampelAshley PressmanNaomi Rosner

Past Presidents and Life MembersPast President Cy SmithPast President Jack LapidesHonorary Life Member Lainy LeBow-SachsHonorary Life Member Efrem Potts

Standing CommitteesAdult Ed Chair Elaine WeissAdult Ed Co-Chair Carla RosenthalFinance Chair Alan KopolowFinance Co-Chair Joe WolfsonHouse Chair Sam PolakoffKiddush Chair Meg HymanMembership Chair Sharon NathansonMembership Co-Chair Robin KatcoffReligious Services Chair Joe WolfsonSocial Action Chair Arthur ShulmanSocial Action Co-Chair Jackie DonowitzYouth Education Chair David Lunken

Ad Hoc CommitteesAnnual Fund Honorary Chair Gil SandlerAnnual Fund Chair Ricky FineAnnual Fund Vice Chair Jim JacobsBalt. Jewish Council Rep. Ben RosenbergBeth Am Connection Joanne Katz Risa JampelBAYITT Co-Chair Brian RossBAYITT Co-Chair Erica AllenCongregant to Congregant Joyce KeatingEutaw Place Ellen Kahan Zager Jack ZagerIn, For and Of Lisa Akchin Maggi GainesMarketing Chair Ellen SpokesOperations Co-Chair Ashley PressmanOperations Co-Chair David DemskyRes. Hill Improvement Council Carol Shulman

Office HoursTuesday-Thursday: 9:00-4:00Friday: 9:00-3:00

Phone:Tel: 410.523.2446 / Fax: 410.523.1729 Extensions: Rabbi Daniel Burg - 14Rabbi Gludt - 15Henry Feller, Exec. Dir. - 20Linda Small, Senior Staff and Development Coordinator - 12Ralph Shaver, Finance Manager -18Norm Weinstein, Bookkeeper - 17Marsha Blank, Educ. Admin - 16Gail Wohlmuth, Admin. Spec. - 21Idella Crenshaw, Admin. Specialist and Assistant to the Rabbi - 21Nakia Davis, Front Office Coordinator - 11 Valerie Tracy, Marketing Coordinator- 10Sandy Winters, Ritual Coordinator E-mail:Email: nakia@bethambaltimore.orgWeb site: www.bethambaltimore.org

Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg443.202.0912 (cell) (emergencies only, please) ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org

Cantor Ira Greenstein443.759.7807 (home) cantor.ira@gmail.com

Rabbi Kelley Gludt, Director of Congregational Learning520.248.9541 (cell)rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

Scott L. Zeger, Board President410.868.7761 scott.zeger@gmail.com

In case of an emergency, please contact:Henry Feller, Executive Directorhenry@bethambaltimore.org410.602.2124 (home)

BETH AM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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CANTOR’S CORNERSinging of God’s StrengthCantor Ira Greenstein

This time of year, I like to explore with you a unique piece of liturgy, the musical setting of which is noteworthy, so that you might appreciate it more in services. Previously, I have done stalwarts like Kol Nidre, Hineni, and B’rosh Hashanah. A couple of years back, I found and now use a lovely setting (by Finkelstein) for a prayer that, in many ways, is like Hineni but is treated more intimately. The prayer is “buried” in the middle of the Musaf reader’s repetition as a personal prayer by the Hazzan (Cantor) on both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, specifically, Ochila La’Eil.

My guess is that most of you don’t know this text. It is posited from the Hazzan directly to God:

“I pray to you, God, that I may come into Your presence. Grant me proper speech, for I would sing of Your strength amidst the congregation of Your people and utter praises describing Your deeds. A person may have the best intentions, but it is God who grants the ability of expression. Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare Your glory. And may the words of my mouth and the thoughts in my heart be acceptable to You, Adonai, my stronghold and my redeemer.”

The last two sentences may sound familiar. They consist of the line we say to ourselves before reciting the Amida, followed by the line with which we end our personal Amida. At Beth Am, for our musical Friday evening (Klei

Kodesh) services, we sing together a version of “may the words of my mouth” (Adonai, s’fatai tiftach) before we do our Amida. The first half of Ochila La’Eil, on the other hand, is unique on the High Holydays, when our tradition still embraces the concept of a Hazzan representing the congregation to God, to pray on its behalf. The prayer was already in the oldest prayer book we have, dating therefore at least as far back as the 9th century CE, and its short and direct sentences imply that it may have been written by a practitioner rather than a poet or philosopher.

When I was growing up, Hazzan Abe Shapiro would chant Ochila La’Eil with a firm, even harsh, musical setting, using the most serious High Holyday “nusach” (melodic modality). The choir would do a series of “oy-oy-oy” phrases after each sentence of the Hazzan’s plea. I did the same nusach for 35 or more years. Then I discovered the Finkelstein setting. It caused me to re-think my interpretation. The new rendition is a much softer and sensitive version, which takes some of the same notes as Shapiro’s approach, slows them down, and makes them more from the heart than from the gut.

Changes in tempo and volume can change the entire mood of a prayer, even with the exact same notes and text. However, when you change pace and volume, the effect can be startling. The impact of this contrasting Ochila La’Eil

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVEScott Zeger

Shabbat Hanukkah 5775 is Beth Am’s 40th anniversary. When, in 5735, the founders gathered around the Potts’ kitchen table to establish our House of the People, they could not have imagined the value they would add to the lives of its members over four decades. We will celebrate Beth Am’s birthday on December 19-20 with two days of special events that Ellen Spokes and Adina Amith, the Celebration Task Force leaders, are calling: ReKindle, ReDedicate, ReJoice. Mark the dates; stay tuned for details.

While getting ready to celebrate the past 40 years, your Board is also busy preparing for the next 40. Like you, I hope that my sons and their friends will worship with their families in our 80th year at Beth Am - still in, for and of Reservoir Hill, Baltimore City. The Board is committed to and working towards making that future possible.

Let me share with you three significant steps that are being taken. First, the Development Committee, led by Lainy LeBow-Sachs and Cy Smith, is busy completing the “silent” phase of the Campaign for Beth Am and will launch the public phase at the 40th birthday party. Succeeding in the congregation’s first and only capital campaign, must be our highest priority to assure the future.

Second, because of the success to date in the Campaign and in anticipation of a successful public phase, the Board has asked Beth Am’s architects, Charles Alexander Design Studio, to prepare multiple preliminary designs for a multi-million dollar renovation of our Sperry Building.

There has not been a major improvement to the building in more than 90 years. For Beth Am to worship on Eutaw Place 40 years from now, we must make our magnificent building ready. Once drawings are drafted, you will have a chance to reflect upon the competing designs and contribute to the Board’s decisions.

Finally, the Board launched three “operations task forces” two months ago to modernize how we manage our resources. Special thanks to David Demsky, IT Task Force; Alan Kopolow, Office Relocation Task Force; and Lynn Sassin and Ashley Pressman, Office Organization Task Force and to the many participants in this improvement process. Thanks also to Henry Feller and his staff for their active engagement and full partnership with the Board of Trustees.

Lynn and Ashley presented the Office Organization recommendations to the Executive Committee of the Board this month. There was enthusiasm, especially from Henry Feller and Linda Small, about the proposed reorganization that is intelligently designed so that our members and the programs that serve them are front and center.

Change does not happen overnight with the a wave of a wand. Change is the fruit of the labors of the clergy, staff and lay volunteers who are together committed to get Beth Am ready to continue fulfillment of the promise made that day in the Potts’ living room.

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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNINGRabbi Kelley Gludt

Since when does cheering on a jousting knight, snow tubing and indoor trampoline dodgeball have anything to do with being Jewish?

It does when they are all upcoming programs for our ever growing Beth Am youth group chapter.

Beth Am is fortunate to have a cadre of warm, welcoming, fun, energetic and engaged Jewish teens. These young people can be seen all about our community, reciting Jonah on Yom Kippur afternoon, leading and teaching students in the Jewish Discovery Lab, taking the helm of services at the Teen Take Over. And they also choose to spend their much-sought after, free social time with friends from shul.

The mission of Kadima and United Synagogue Youth (K/USY), the official youth group chapters of the Conservative Movement, is “to bring about a meaningful and fully reciprocal encounter of Judaism, the Jewish people, and the Synagogue on one side, and the Jewish teenager on the other. As a result of this encounter, the Jewish teenager will demonstrate and experience how the Jewish way of living, through study, action and fellowship, leads to personal fulfillment and growth while meeting his spiritual and social needs, and make a significant contribution to his synagogue, community, society and the Jewish people.”

USY focuses on Jewish kids making Jewish friends, Judaic knowledge, and both leadership and team-building skills.

USY offers unique opportunities on both the chapter and regional levels, including trips to Israel, local and international conventions, USY on Wheels, SATO (Social Action Tikun Olam) and Nativ, a year in Israel for high school graduates.

With a steadily growing Kadima/USY chapter of our own, this year is going to be our best yet. We have scheduled monthly outings, everything from a kick-off at Medieval Times to a play and discussion with the actors at Center Stage. These opportunities give our young members a chance to be together in fun, informal and appealing ways.

Beth Am is blessed once again to have Matt Adelberg leading our teens. A wonderful dugma (example) to our children, Matt exudes warmth, caring, responsibility and commitment to Jewish life. This year he will be joined at all K/USY events by our local Shinshinim, young Israeli adults, here in Baltimore for the year before their army service. Hadas Dekel and Benny Shamailov hail from Ashkelon and will be accompanying us on all of our outings (see page 23). In ways large and small, they will be interacting with our teens while painting an accurate and nuanced picture of life in Israel.

Kadima serves students in the sixth through eighth grades, while USY is for those in high school. If you would like more information about any of our programming, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Renew or learn anew skills to read Siddur Hebrew with understanding and fluency.Mondays, October 6 - December 22Please join instructor Tzipora Sofare for Hebrew classes on Monday evenings, 7 to 9, at Sinai Hospital. While there is no charge for the class, there is a $25 book/supply fee (due at the first class, check or cash only please) and a nominal fee for parking.

RSVP to Rabbi Kelley Gludt: rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

PRAYERBOOK HEBREW FOR ADULTS

Cantor cont’dRabbi Burg cont’d

setting is that startling, and to meld it with the text multiplies the impact.

At Beth Am, we use musical settings from a variety of sources. Several years ago, the family of Hazzan Abba Weisgal – whose selection of settings established the standard for our services – came to me and emphasized that if Weisgal changed settings, so could I. Still, I do it with great care and deliberateness. If you have the inclination, listen to how I render Ochila La’Eil (page 153 on Rosh Hashanah and page 325 on Yom Kippur). I hope you will agree that it is worthy of the text. L’shana tova – a meaningful and good New Year!

or are an abusing spouse or parent (yes, sadly, this happens in the Jewish community), please get help. There are a number of hotlines and resources available. Here are two:

• 24-Hour Domestic ViolenceHotline (888.880.7884)

• Maryland Network AgainstDomestic Violence (800.MD.HELPS)

Most of all, those who serve abused women, men and children say more men need to speak out. We, men, must actively assist in changing the way power is exercised in our society. We must challenge our friends, family members and colleagues if they say or do things that contribute to more violence. And we must teach our children, our daughters and sons that it is never okay to treat women the way Ray Rice treated Janay. Ray is guilty for his actions as the Ravens (too slowly) have shown him. But we are responsible: as football fans, Baltimoreans, Americans and Jews.

Gmar Chatimah Tovah. May we be worthy of a good inscription!

LEARN YOUR TROPE Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm

at Beth Am Synagogue: Oct. 30

Nov. 6, 13, 20 Dec. 4 and 11

Join Cantor Greenstein as he teaches you to master the skill of chanting Haftarah in six weeks! RSVP to Nakia: 410.523.2446 or

nakia@bethambaltimore.org

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JEWISH DISCOVERY LAB SCHEDULEOctober CalendarWed, Oct. 1 - No LabSun, Oct. 5 - No LabWed, Oct. 8 - Lab, Sukkot Dinner Sun, Oct. 12 - Lab, Camp Stay and PlayWed, Oct. 15 - No LabSun, Oct. 19 - Lab, B’nai Mitzvah ClassWed, Oct. 22 - Lab, 8th and 9th gradeSun, Oct. 26 - Lab, B’nai Mitzvah ClassWed, Oct. 29 - Lab, Post Lab Dinner, 8th and 9th grade

KADIMA / USY SCHEDULE (K/USY)Sat, October 4 - Yom Kippur - K/USY Teen Open Forum Friday, October 10 - K/USY - Progressive DinnerSunday, November 9 - K/USY - Skyzone

SHABBAT YOUTH SERVICESShabbat YachadSaturdays at 10:45 amCombines familiar children's Shabbat songs with age appropriate sensory experiences. Every Saturday except the first Saturday of the month for newborns to kindergarten in the Chapel, begins before Haftarah reading (unless there's a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, in which case it begins after candy throwing).

First Day of Shabbat Lab - Saturday, November 1 at 10:45 amA mix of traditional and innovative davening. First Saturday of every month for children in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Chapel.

Jr. Congregation is back - Saturday, October 25 at 10:15 am. Calling all third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders! Join Rabbi Burg for a participatory Shabbat Service which blends traditional davening with upbeat music and engaging learning. (Once a month: Oct. 25 and Nov. 8)

Keep in mind: Your timely RSVP’s are helpful and often essential to help us plan for food and space.

Please remember to RSVP!

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HIGH HOLYDAYSMARTYROLOGYA Beth Am TraditionFor the past 28 years, Beth Am’s Martyrology Service, led by Rheda Becker, has been a special part of the Yom Kippur day for our congregation. During this service, we’ve heard about and remembered martyrs of different periods of Jewish history. We have spoken about rescuers as well – remarkable people who risked their own lives to save Jews.

On July 9th, just a few months ago, and almost seventy years after his mysterious disappearance into Soviet Russia, the Swedish born diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was awarded the congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The medal acknowledges Wallenberg’s heroic saving of 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazi death camps. We will hear about Wallenberg’s remarkable heroism and the tragic fate he suffered after being arrested by the Soviets in 1945.

The Martyrology Service will begin at 2 pm and will be immediately followed by the Open Forum with Rabbi Daniel Burg.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES5775 | 2014

YOM KIPPURFriday, October 3Kol Nidre and Evening Services 6:15 pm

Saturday, October 4Shaharit 9:00 amYizkor 11:00 amMartyrology 2:00 pmOpen Forum (follows Martyrology)Break - Learning at the Break with Sandy Winters 4:00 pm Minchah 5:00 pmNe’ilah 6:10 pmHavdalah/Final Shofar 7:10 pm

Service start times are fixed - all other times are approximate.

Important! Please bring your ticket, tallit and Mahzor to all services.

LEARNING AT THE BREAK WITH SANDY WINTERSYom Kippur October 4, 2014 from 4 - 4:45 pmThe Book of Jonah: a Study in ContrastsThe story of Jonah is replete with paradoxical ideas: ascending and descending, obedience and disobedience, sin and repentance, repentance and forgiveness. Join Sandy Winters, accomplished Jewish educator and Beth Am’s new Ritual Coordinator for this interactive study opportunity during the Yom Kippur afternoon break.

SUKKOTThurs. and Fri, October 9 and 10Sukkot Services at 9:30 am both days

SH’MINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAHThurs, October 16 Sh’mini Services with Yizkor - 9:30 am Erev Simchat Torah Celebration - 6 pm Fri, October 17 Simchat Torah Services - 9:30 am

HOLYDAYS AFTER YOM KIPPUR

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YOM KIPPUR October 4

Yachad (toddler through age four)10:45-11:15 Service in Chapel11:15-12:00 Free Play in Social Hall12:00-12:30 Lunch in Social Hall12:30-1:30 Activities in Social Hall

Young Leaders (kindergarten through sixth grade)10:45-11:30 Activities in Social Hall11:30-12:30 Service in Chapel12:30-1:00 Lunch in Social Hall1:00-1:30 Free Play in Social Hall

Yom Kippur October 4, from 6 - 7:30 pmSocial Hall

TEEN OPEN FORUM

Discuss modern Jewish issues through Conservative

teshuvot (legal rulings)Tuesdays, Noon - 1 pm Fall schedule below:

Please join Beth Am congregants and friends for Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Daniel Burg and Rabbi Kelley Gludt.

All are welcome. Please bring a fish/dairy lunch. Topics to be announced soon!

Karin Batterton’s Office Coldwell Banker Res. BrokerageVillage of Cross Keys 38 Village Square Baltimore, MD 21210

10/21: Rabbi Daniel Burg and Rabbi Kelley Gludt 11/18: Rabbi Daniel Burg 12/16: Rabbi Kelley Gludt

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Simchat Torah Celebration and B’nai MikrahThursday, October 16 6:00 pm - Bring your own dairy/fish supper6:45 pm - Simchat Torah Service with Flag Parade and B’nai Mikrah

B’nai Mikrah will be part of Beth Am’s Simchat Torah celebration. We will recognize our second grade day school and Discovery Lab students for their important role in our synagogue. Our second graders will receive a special gift. Join us at any point in the evening!

SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATION

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

SUKKAH BUILDINGSunday, October 510 am - 12 pmHelp build our outside sukkah at Beth Am! Strong schleppers are needed. Older children and teenagers encouraged to volunteer. Please RSVP so we may provide enough refreshments nakia@bethambaltimore.org or 410.523.2446

Please help take down the sukkah on Sunday, October 19, 10 am - 12 pm

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Bring on Your Best for Harvest Fest

GREENS AND KUGELS COOK-OFF

Pull out your best kugel recipe and enter our second annual kugel cook-off on Sunday, October 12th at noon. The cook-off will be at Reservoir Hill’s Harvest Fest at the Whitelock Garden, and will be held at the same time as the Garden’s traditional greens cook-off. We will have a prize for the best noodle kugel and the best savory kugel. And, if you don’t want to bake, come to taste and vote for your favorite renditions of greens and kugel while meeting Reservoir Hill neighbors. Contact Bonnie Guralnick (bguralnick@verizon.net) with any questions, and if you would like to enter a kugel.

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JOHN EAGER HOWARD ELEMENTARYBe a Bookworm!

Join us and share your love of books with the beginning readers in Ms. Lawrence's kindergarten class at John Eager Howard Elementary School. We read to these kindergartners for an hour once a month.

To participate or for more information, please contact Cheri Levin: nivelmom@gmail.com

Will this be YOUR John Eager Howard

Elementary School year?• Eager students• Dynamic, creative, energized

staff• Right in our neighborhood• Possibilities UNLIMITED• Short and long-term

commitments• Tikkun Olam• Have a great time

What are you doing in 5775?Email Jackie Donowitz for more information about how you can help: jemdonowitz@hotmail.com

Books + Students = READERS

You Do The Math!

The Holiday Book Giveaway is just around the corner.

Stay tuned!

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John Eager Howard Elementary School - JEH Design Team Update

The John Eager Howard Elementary School renovation plans are moving forward! The JEH Design team led by Erin Bowman, RHIC and by Jennifer McDowell, Child First Authority has been instrumental in organizing the Reservoir Hill Community as it pertains to the new school.

Our task was to clarify and to concretize both the community’s wants and needs for the soon-to-be renovated John Eager Howard Elementary School; scheduled to open on or about 2017. To that end, community meetings have been held, street interviews given and written questionnaires answered.

To bring you up-to-date with where we are…the community’s choice for the school design has been selected. Presently, we look forward to hearing both the School Board’s design decision and the selection of the architects.

Additionally, we have compiled community recommendations for the multi-use space that will be available within the school. Those recommendations were communicated to the Family League as a possible partner who could provide programming for fitness and community art projects and exhibits.

The next task includes the creation within Reservoir Hill of a “supportive community for learning.” The Baltimore City Department of Planning and the

Neighborhood Design Center have agreed to assist us in the development of a community taskforce which would engage all levels of institutions, foundations, city agencies and JEH School leaders in an effort to create a healthier and safer community.

On August 27, 2014, we took our own first steps to understand what a healthier and safer community might look like. Under the guidance of the Planning Dept., we met at Westside Elementary School on N. Fulton Avenue. We were given a map with two different routes to JEH Elementary School and a handout entitled, How walkable is your community?

As we began our walk, it was suggested that we imagine ourselves as our children as they traversed the neighborhood to school. What would our children encounter especially those who may be disabled? Along our imagined path we encountered very real broken pavements, poor lighting, overgrown vegetation, few stop signs, scary dilapidated houses, overgrown alleyways and no crosswalks.

Please contact us if you are interested in becoming involved with either the John Eager Howard Design Team or in the neighborhood planning process (Don Akchin, Cindy Paradies and Carol Shulman, Beth Am members of the John Eager Howard Design Team). It has been a worthwhile, engaging and instructive opportunity.

Speaking OF the NeighborhoodCarol Shulman

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Sundays at 7 pmOctober 19November 23December 14January 11February 22March TBA

Gesher is a joint program sponsored with our sister congregation, Kehillat Netzach Israel in Ashkelon. We will hold six monthly sessions, beginning in September, on a variety of social justice topics which currently affect both Israel and the United States. The goal of the class is to deepen our understanding of the parallel challenges that face both of our countries while finding ways for real, in-depth relationship building with the people of Ashkelon.

Contact Rabbi Kelley Gludt to sign up or for more information: rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

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KLEI KODESH MUSICAL KABBALAT SHABBAT

Friday, November 7 6 pm - Services

Please join Rabbi Daniel Burg, Cantor Ira Greenstein and guest musicians for a Musical Kabbalat Shabbat. Open to the community!

7 pm - Mediterranean dinner to follow services Adults - $16 | Children 6-12 yrs. - $10 Household maximum - $56 Children 6 and under are free!

Please contact Nakia for space availability: 410.523.2446 or nakia@bethambaltimore.org

BAYITT Beth Am Young Adult Initiative for Twenties and Thirties

All BAYITT programs are open to anyone in their twenties or thirties who is interested in meeting new people, celebrating Shabbat with a community, and eating delicious food!

Yom Kippur Break-Fast - Saturday, October 4, after the conclusion of Yom Kippur services (around 7:40 pm)Join other young adults for a celebratory meal of bagels and smear as we replenish our bodies after Yom Kippur. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 1. This event is free and you do not have to attend services (or fast) to join us!

Second Fridays in the Sukkah - Friday, October 10, 6:30 pmA special, shortened service followed by a celebratory Shabbat and Sukkot meal in the Beth Am Sukkah. Dress warmly!

November Second Fridays - Friday, November 14, 6:30 pmA Carlebach-style Friday night service and festive dinner at Beth Am synagogue.

For more information about events or to RSVP, contact bayitt@bethambaltimore.org or visit our website, bayitt.org.

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OUR DAILY BREAD Volunteers Needed!

9 am - 1 pm

Sundays: October 19 and 26 November 16 and 23

Younger volunteers ages 14-17 must be accompanied by an adult.

If you are interested in volunteering at Our Daily Bread, please contact Dan Richman at 410-377-0648 or email: danoavi@juno.comO

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Guess who's turning 40? Our beloved Beth Am!

Please mark your calendars so you can join in the celebration:

Friday and Saturday December 19 - 20, 2014

When we will Rekindle, Rededicate and Rejoice!

Watch your e-mail and mailbox for more information to come.

ANNIVERSARY

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SHABBATONFriday, November 14 to Sunday, November 16Capital Camps and Retreat Center Waynesboro, PAThis year’s theme: Sharing Our Jewish JourneysAll inclusive! Join us for the weekend as we explore the power of stories. Designed for all members of the congregation, with programming for families, singles, empty-nesters, B’nai Mitzvah families and more!

Costs: $245 / adults $195 / children ages 5-17 $25 / children under 5

Sign up soon, space is limited! Registrations are due by October 10.

GOT SHABBAT?Experience an enriching family-friendly Shabbat celebration at a different synagogue each month. The evening includes Tot Shabbat, a full catered Shabbat dinner and activities for young children. Register Online - jcc.org/gotshabbatregistration For more information visit - jcc.org/gotshabbat

Locations through April:

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GERMANY’S THE VOICE WINNER NICK HOWARD! B-MORE’S OWN SHELBY BLONDELL OPENS.

Nick Howard’s musical journey began in New York, where he moved from England as a 21 year old to pursue his career. His music has been played in TV shows such as The Hills, Jersey Shore, Pretty Little Liars, Switched at Birth, Army Wives, LA Ink and 90210. Nick built a loyal following by touring with bands such as Lifehouse, Boyce Avenue, Tyler Ward, Train, Gavin DeGraw, and Jack Johnson. He auditioned for The Voice of Germany as a way to introduce his music to a bigger audience, choosing Germany because his fans there were the first to embrace and support his music. He learned to speak German just two months before the first show and went on to win the competition with over 40% of the popular vote. Nick’s winning single Unbreakable hit number one on iTunes in three countries.

Shelby Blondell is a young singer/songwriter from Linthicum MD. She wrote her first song on guitar when she was nine years old, without having had any lessons and knew then that music was her calling. She has played with Howie Day, Aaron Carter, Ginny Blackmore, He Is We, The Scene Aesthetic, Plug in Stereo, Carter Hulsey, 2AM CLUB, Tiffiany Alvord, Sonia Leigh, Alex Goot and Luke Conard. “I write music not only because I absolutely love doing it, but I write songs with a background to them. Music is not only a hobby but it is the biggest influence in my life.”

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PRAYERS FOR HEALING“Baby Acrobat” Moinkoff and mother, Lora (daughter of Sharon Zamkoff)Elaine Weinstein (Norm)Susan Carroll (Aryah Fradkin)Joel Balsham, friend of Lissa RotundoDeb Cohen, friend of Stephanie FleishmanBurt D’Lugoff Melissa HymanLaurie Glassner Merle Sachs (Murray) Lottie Greene, mother of Meg Hyman Rabbi Daniel Kaplan, brother of Debbie Potts (Efrem) Lenore Berman, mother of Janis Silverman (Jay) Risa Kipnis, friend of Roberta and Cantor Ira Greenstein Alan Pressman (Ashley)Judy Langenthal (Hersch)Mike Steedman, brother of Linda SmallNancy HolderHarry Adler, friend of Roberta and Cantor Ira Greenstein Ofra Shipman, cousin of Roberta Greenstein (Cantor Ira Greenstein) Donald Allen, father of Lisa Minick (Chris)Norma Gaines, grandmother of Emily Gaines Demsky (David)Steven Kraft, brother of Jim Kraft (Kristi Aho)Jerald Lipsch, brother of Harriet Goldman (Herb)Cyndi Lee Haaz, mother of Stephany Moonaz (Robert) Robin Leidner & Sue Martin, friends of Amy Davidoff & Steve GoreAlan GrossHilda CoyneVickie DorfFran Kanterman

RECENT DEATHS• Robert Gerard, nephew of Hilda Coyne• Harry Zemel, uncle of Richard Bloom (Nancy)

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Happy Birthday!Sally Neustadt 2-OctJoan Sills 2-OctDebra Furchgott 3-OctJudith Miller 6-OctEdward Wallach 8-OctEfrem Potts 11-OctMartin Yaker 12-OctHarriet Goldman 13-OctSidney Levin 16-OctBetsy Hess 18-OctJudith Hozore 18-OctRobert Kargon 18-OctRena Konheim 23-OctPaul Hollinger 27-OctJoyce Keating 28-OctShirley Leaderman 30-Oct

Congratulations!Monica & Arnold Sagner 22-Oct

70+ BIRTHDAYS 50+ ANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations!• Betty Seidel on Dr. Ethan Abba

Seidel (son of Betty and the late Mishel Seidel) receiving the inaugural McDaniel Medallion for exemplary contribution to the progress of McDaniel College and the quality of life in Carroll County.

• Joan & Stuart Schoenfeld on the birth of their granddaughter.

• Sharon Zamkoff on the birth of a granddaughter, born to her daughter Lora.

MAZEL TOV

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Sarajane Greenfeld and

Betty Seidel for their support proofreading

for Beth Am!

This year’s Shinshinim, young Israeli adults, Benny Shamailov and Hadas Dekel, both of Ashkelon, Israel, will be joining Beth Am for all our K/USY (youth group) events, the Shabbaton and B’nai Mitzvah Family Class.

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AUGUST CONTRIBUTIONS

• Emily & David Demsky - in memory of Shirley Rosenberg, aunt of Reneé Feller; in memory of Burton Shapiro, brother of Sandy Shapiro

• Bonnie Guralnick - in memory of Harold Freeman

• Marcia & Robert Kargon - in memory of Samuel Meyer Rose, her father, on his yahrzeit

• Ellen Patz - in memory of Lester Levy, her father and grandfather of Susan Patz

• Connie Rosenthal - in appreciation of Henry Feller and the good wishes of the congregation

• Lore & Mark Singerman - in memory of Harold Freeman

• Leslie Sporn-Simonds & Philip Symonds in memory of Shirley Rosenberg, aunt of Reneé Feller and great aunt of Eliza Feller

General Fund

Prayer Book Fund - Mahzor

Building Preservation & Ritual Enhancement Fund

Kiddush Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

• Bunny Rosenthal - in hopes of Elaine Freeman’s speedy recovery; in hopes of David Fishman’s speedy recovery

• Debbie & Efrem Potts - in memory of Harriet Estis, wife of Len Estis

• Karen Egorin - in memory of Merrill Egorin, her late husband, on his yahrzeit

• Gail & Lou Wohlmuth - in memory of Alan Yoffee, her brother, on his yahrzeit

• Cathie & Jeff Austin - in memory of Sara Weiner, mother of Stephen Weiner

• Debbie & Efrem Potts - in honor of Mildred Shulbank-Strutt, on her special birthday

• Connie Rosenthal - in appreciation

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

Floral Fund

• Paula Singer & Michael Pearlman - in memory of Harold Singer, her father, on his yahrzeit

• Emily & David Demsky - in memory of Sylvia Cotzin, grandmother of Rabbi Miriam Cotzin Burg

• Ricky & Eric Fine - in memory of Louis Scherl, her grandfather, on his yahrzeit

• Mary Jacobs - in memory of Herman Wortsman, her father, on his yahrzeit

• Mimi & Richard Joseph - in memory of Lillian Silbert, her mother, on her yahrzeit

• Joanne Katz & Scott Zeger - in memory of Sylvia Cotzin, grandmother of Rabbi Miriam Cotzin Burg

• Nadja & Albert Pats - in memory of her brother, David Barron

• Connie Rosenthal - in appreciation• Lynn Sassin & Nathan Braverman - in

memory of Sylvia Cotzin, grandmother of Rabbi Miriam Cotzin Burg

• Judy Miller - in memory of Shirley Rosenberg, aunt of Reneé Feller; in memory of Shirley Rosenberg, great aunt of Eliza Feller

I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund

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KIDDUSH LUNCHEON AND BIMAH FLOWERS

Sponsorships and DonationsSeptember 13The Kiddush luncheon was sponsored by Heidi & Dan Moylan in honor of Josh Moylan’s Bar Mitzvah.

The flowers on the Bimah were in memory of Josh Moylan’s great-grandparents: Anne & Harry Blum, Evelyn & Sidney Barrett, Claire & Herb Lerner and Mildred & Charles Moylan

Thank you!

Youth & Teen Education Support Fund

Social Action Fund

• Lisa & Don Akchin - in hopes of Mimi Davidoff’s speedy recovery

• Carol & David Shulman - in memory of Benjamin Cohen, her brother, on his yahrzeit

Everybody is invited to come and participate in Beth Am’s

Kugel Cookoff, see page 10.

WHITELOCK HARVEST FEST OCTOBER 12, NOON TO 6 PM

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From every person whose heart is willing take my offering...and make Me a holy space that I may dwell among them.

- Exodus 25

PLEASE MAKE YOUR ANNUAL FUND GIFT.

Let our prayers and songs fill our beautiful sanctuary. Let the lights shine.

Let us share fellowship, family, and learning.

Beth Am’s treasures are only possible with your loving support, renewed commitment, and

ongoing generosity. Join Beth Am’s Annual Fund and be part of our legacy.

Contact Ricky Fine, Annual Fund Chair, at 410-358-2380 or rsfine24@gmail.com

with any questions you may have.

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FUND DESIGNATIONAccessibility Fund (1431) - Used to make the facility accessible to those with impaired physical abilitiesAdult Education Fund (1481) - Supports educational programs for all adultsBAYITT Fund (1414) - Beth Am’s Young Adult Initiative for 20’s and 30’sBuilding Preservation and Ritual Enhancement Fund (1426) - Supports the preservation and renovation of the building and the ritual itemsCantor’s Discretionary Fund (1405) - Allows the Cantor to support special programs and individuals in needEducator’s Discretionary Fund (1404) - Allows the Educator to support special programs and individuals in needEtta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund (1451) - Supports the purchase of furniture, equipment and capital improvements for the Jewish Discovery LabFloral Fund (1435) - Beautifies the Bimah

Garden Fund (1466) - Beautifies groundsGeneral Fund (1430) - Applied to the operating budget of the congregationI. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund (1461) - Assists students in their educational pursuitsKiddush Fund (1441) - Used for luncheons following Sabbath and holiday services Prayer Book Fund (1436) - Supports the purchase of prayer books and dedication prayer booksRabbi’s Discretionary Fund (1403) - Allows the Rabbi to support special programs and individuals in needSocial Action Fund (1471) - Supports social action activities in the Reservoir Hill area and the general communityTiny Tots Shabbat Fund (1408) - Supports Shabbat programs for our preschoolersYouth & Teen Education Support Fund (1476) - Supports educational programs for all of Beth Am’s youth

ACKNOWLEDGE THE OCCASION THROUGH BETH AMWe encourage all congregants to send their contribution requests directly to Nakia Davis, nakia@bethambaltimore.org so they can be processed in a timely manner.

First & Last Name(s): _______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________If your contribution is from a couple or family, please list all names (use additional paper if necessary)

Telephone: (________) __________ - ___________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________ Amount of Donation: __________________________($10 minimum requested; please make checks payable to Beth Am)

Fund Designation__________________________________________________________________

In honor/memory/appreciation of ___________________________________________________Send Acknowledgement Card To:

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

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