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The Aramaic name for it is “Parsumey nissa.” The time for it is early evening, when people are on their way home from work. And the action involved is striking a match, lighting some candles in a candelabrum and placing it in our front window. Facing the street. Why? Because it’s Cha-nukah. Because a miracle happened in Israel in the year 165 BCE, and we celebrate its anniversary. How? By advertising the miracle – “parsumey nissa.”

Before we do all this, of course, we say a blessing, giving thanks for the miracle that happened for our ancestors, in those days, at this time. This action – exhibiting our lit menorah for all passersby to see – is how we advertise the miracle of the Maccabees, when as our prayers tell us “God, in Your great mercy You fought their battle…and the strong lost to the weak, the many to the few, the impure to the pure, the wicked to the righteous, and the arrogant lost to those who devoted themselves to Your Torah.” So this act of advertising is truly a sacred duty. Let’s re-member the purpose of the menorah this year: Parsumey nissa.

What we should also remember, of course, is the fact that we do not glo-rify the personalities of the Maccabees, but we celebrate the victory they achieved by their inspiration, their determination to resist oppression and attacks on their faith – our faith. Their story took place only 2,180 years ago, and things like government and politics were rather different then. Or were they? Believe it or not, they had such a thing as corruption then too. After driving the Greek invaders from the Temple, Judah Mac-cabee and his brothers proceeded to take over ruling the country. As glorious as they were in battle, they were inglorious as rulers. So we still celebrate their victory, but not their per-sonalities. It’s “Parsumey nissa” – “publicize the miracle”. Not “publicize the Maccabees.”

In our day as we approach the 22th centu-ry since the Chanukah miracle, we can cou-ple our sacred advertising with a prayer for a new miracle. The very name of our holiday, remember, is Chanukah – literally Dedication. With Divine inspiration, our ancestors were able to reclaim the Temple and dedicate it, with that little bottle of oil

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Eternal Light

to Anna Haspel Aronson, now a

freshman at Tulane University,

who will reign as the queen of the

Mystic Krewe of Louisianians at

the Washington D. C. Mardi Gras

Ball on Jan. 23

Anna is the daughter of Laurie

and Mark Aronson and the

granddaughter of Susan and

Richard Lipsey and Mitzi and

Ben Aronson.

President’s Message by Deborah Sternberg

It’s hard to believe that Hanukkah is upon us already. This is one of my favorite times of the year. It is a time for family and being together. As we light the menorah each night and remember the re-dedication of the Holy Temple, we can reflect on the past year and recall how much we have to be thankful for in our own synagogue. We have come together over the past 12 months and have re-built and enhanced our beautiful congregation.

As we approach the festival of lights, I have eight wishes for all of us: Continued membership growth Financial strength for our congregation Energized religious school Vibrant music in our services and religious school Strong overall participation Sustained strong spiritual leadership Peace in Israel And, above all, health and happiness for our extended community

Wishing you all a wonderful 2016!

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the only one that the Maccabees found still sealed with the High Priest’s seal – just enough to burn for one day. And we recall the miracle that it burned for 8 days. That, says the Talmud, is the true miracle of Chanukah.

We can also recall the experience of 1967 – not 22 centuries ago, just 48 years ago – when an Israeli general liberated the Old City and radioed headquarters with the historic message – “the Temple Mount is in our hands!” And they would not let him take it. Today Jews are not permitted to pray on the Temple Mount. Today enemies that make the ancient Greeks look noble attack Jews at prayer and at bus stops. We see lives destroyed and nothing gained. No miracle to advertise. At least, not yet.

So, until we get a new miracle, the best we can do is celebrate the old one. We can do so with songs and with latkes, with joy and with hope. We can enjoy advertising the miracle of Chanukah once again.

Rabbi Jordan Goldson

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Mark Your Calendar

Congregation B’nai Israel Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 10 at 5:00pm

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December December 16

B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm

December 8

CBI Board Meeting, 6pm

December 5

Morning Minyan & Torah

Study, 10am

December 4

Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm

Gates of Prayer

December 6

Confirmation, 11:30am

First Night of Chanukah

December 3

Men’s Club Shopping Spree

@ Macy’s 5pm-8pm

December 18


Gates of Prayer

December 24 & 25

Office Closed

December 26


Study, 10am

December 25


Gates of Prayer

December 19


Study, 10am

December 9


Intermediate Hebrew, 6pm

December 11


Gates of Prayer

Followed by Latke Dinner

December 13


December 12

Habitat for Humanity, 8am


Study, 10am

December 2


Intermediate Hebrew, 6pm

January

January 2

Morning Minyan & Torah Study,

10am

January 1


Gates of Prayer

January 8

Bat Mitzvah of Allie Weinstein


Gates of Prayer

January 6


January 9

Bat Mitzvah of Allie Weinstein

Shabbat Service, 10am

January 10


Annual Meeting, 5pm

January 20


January 13


January 15

Bar Mitzvah of Charlie Roth


Gates of Prayer

January 16

Bar Mitzvah of Charlie Roth

Shabbat Service, 10am

January 22


Union Prayer Book

January 23

Tu B’shevat Sedar, 10am

New York Nosh Night, 6pm

January 24


Federation Annual Mtg., 4pm

Beth Shalom Synagogue

January 29

Shabbat Evening

Service, 6pm

Gates of Prayer

January 30


Study, 10am

January 27


January 12

CBI Board Meeting, 6pm

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tunity to come together as a community to repair the world, tikkun olam. Bill Hounshell, of

Matherne’s Market on Kenilworth, not only provided his customary free delivery this year, but

he also added 13 additional 12-14 lb. turkeys for no added cost. The Lipsey Family also

brought in a generous 25 turkeys again this year. With so many contributions, both in pre-

order and with personal delivery, we were able to provide St. Vincent de Paul with a total of

109 turkeys for the long Thanksgiving weekend this year!

President and CEO of St. Vincent de Paul, Michael Acaldo, said, “Every year, Baton Rouge is

so blessed to have B'nai Israel's community leadership during Thanksgiving. We are so thank-

ful for you and your congregation. The congregation's generosity ensures that poor, homeless

and the most vulnerable don't have to go hungry on Thanksgiving Day. Thank you!” In addi-

tion to all who helped pass turkeys on the train, we wish to say “Todah Rabbah”, thank you, to

the following people and an anonymous donor for contributing so generously to this mitzvah:

With Thanksgiving behind us now, we look ahead towards Chanukah. We have many exciting

things planned in Religious School this month. Jacobs Camp will be celebrating Chanukah

with us, helping to make marshmallow dreidels, leading Gaga, and judging the Iron Chef Lat-

ke competition this year. We will have our annual Chanukah Menorah contest, dreidel compe-

titions, an M&M’s “Mini Maccabee” event with Rabbi Jordan, a fried chicken and latke lunch,

and a Chanukah candle-lighting led by our Confirmation students. For our Chanukah celebra-

tion on Sunday, December 13, we are asking every child to bring a wrapped gift appropriate for

their age and not to exceed $10 for our gift exchange game.

To enhance your own family celebration, visit the following links to find the candle blessings,

book suggestions, historical facts, dreidel rules, and recipes. Wishing everyone a bright and

joyous festival of lights!

http://www.pjlibrary.org/parents-and-families/reading-tips-and-resources/jewish-holidays/

hanukkah.aspx

http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/hanukkah

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm

The Abraham Family Rabbi Jordan Goldson The Mullenix Family

The Attias-Bowker Family The Gutfreund Family Jimmie Murvin

The Alton Family Bill Hounshell The Nachman Family

The Aronson Family River Hutchison The Pike Family

The Jeffrey Bender Family Jack Isaacs The Ritchey Family

The Beychok Family The Jalenak Family The Roth Family

The Bienvenu Family Shirley Judge David and Robbie Rubin

Sidney and Carol Anne Blitzer The Jacob Kantrow Family Esther and Laura Sachse

The Blumberg Family The Seth Kaplan Family The Marc Sager Family

Allyson Bombet The Kirshner Family Luke Shiroda

Harold and Laurie Brandt Bette Levine The Daniel Simon Family

Claudia Chaudhry The Levy/Bookman Family Ed and Elaine Simon

Maureen and Malcolm Corcoran Joy and Tom Lewis The Stephenson Family

The Douenias Family The Lipsey Family The Tepper Family

Sue and Jerry Freedman Sloane Marks Barbara Young

L’ Shalom

Jessica Yellen

http://www.pjlibrary.org/parents-and-families/reading-tips-and-resources/jewish-holidays/hanukkah.aspx

http://www.pjlibrary.org/parents-and-families/reading-tips-and-resources/jewish-holidays/hanukkah.aspx

http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/hanukkah

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm

Religious School Dates

December 2 4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah Prep

December 6 9:30am, Religious School

Chanukah Menorah Entries Due

Chanukah Shopping in the Gift Shop

11:30am - 1:30pm Confirmation

December 9 4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah Prep

December 13 9:30am, Religious School

9:30am, Confirmation Parents Mtg.

10:45am M&Ms : Mini Maccabees

11:30am Chanukah Latke

Lunch & Celebration

11:30am—1:30pm, Confirmation

December 16 4pm, B’nai Mitzvah Prep

December 20

NO Religious School

Winter Break

December 27

No Religious School

Winter Break

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Todah Rabah To Esther Sachse, Laura Sachse, Jill

Pike, Ally Bombet, Warren Sager,

Sierra Sager, Joshua Stephenson,

Julie Suggs, Marc Sager and

Sue Freedman for their extra help

with Religious School

To Ellen Sager for helping with the

Confirmation lunches

Join us for a special Jacobs Camp presentation on Sunday, December 6 at 11:15 a.m. in the CBI

Sanctuary!

Anna Herman and Adam Orlansky will be pre-senting the annual Jacobs video and answering

questions from parents and campers.

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CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

CHANUKAH MENORAH

CONTEST

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES AND JUDGING WILL BE

- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 - No late entries can be accepted!

Winners will be announced at our Religious School Chanukah

Celebration on Sunday, December 13, 2015.

GUIDELINES FOR ENTRIES

Must have 9 branches (including shamash)

to make a chanukiyah.

Must be able to hold candles of any kind.

Design must be appropriate to be present

at the synagogue.

Must be made MOSTLY by the student.

Must have student’s name on the bottom or back.

AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR:

The most COLORFUL

The best use of RECYCLED materials

The most creative display of our mitzvah theme: Being Jewish: Inside Out

BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN! Contact Jessica Yellen or Julie Tepper with any questions:

[email protected] / [email protected]

225-343-0111 x 205

mailto:[email protected]


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Annual Build with Habitat for Humanity On Saturday, December 12th, volunteers from Congregation B’nai Israel will dedicate part of their Shabbat to help build a home for a

needy Baton Rouge family.

We will be working from 8 am-noon. We will meet at the building site.

If you would like to be part of this mitzvah (holy act), please call or email Rabbi Jordan [email protected]

Congregation B’nai Israel Religious School and The M&Ms invite you to become a

Mini Maccabee Sunday, December 13

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Gary J. Weill Youth Room

Toddlers and their parent(s) or grandparent(s) are invited to share some Chanukah fun with Rabbi Jordan followed by a Chanukah latke lunch celebration with the Religious School in the Social Hall.

RSVP: [email protected] OR 343-0111 x205


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Each child present is asked to bring an age appropriate wrapped gift ($10 maximum) for our Chanukah gift exchange game.

Parents are invited to join their child in Religious School for a festive Chanukah lunch including chicken strips, latkes, and a sweet treat!

Please RSVP below by Sunday, December 6.

Sunday,

December 13

11:30am

Social Hall

Latke Lunch

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHILD(REN)’S Name(s):___________________________

Please circle the number of parents attending: 1 2

Congregation B’nai Israel’s

Chanukah Celebration

Friday, December 11th

6:00pm Chanukah/Shabbat Service

7:00pm-9:00pm “Latke Dinner” and Party

Featuring

White Elephant Gift Exchange Bring 1 gift per person. The value should not exceed $20. Preferably it should

be a re-gifted item or “tchatcke” that you are willing to part with,

but it must be wrapped.

Community Menorah Lighting Bring your own Chanukiah

$8 for adults

$4 for children

RSVP by Monday, December 7th

[email protected] or 343.0111


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An off-duty officer will provide

security at the cemetery every

2nd Sunday of the month from 10:00am until 2:00pm.

General Fund Lucila Silva Ruth Brodsky, in memory of Richard Brave and Leonore White CBI Foundation Robbie & David Rubin, in memory of Byron Levy

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You may donate to the Temple in many ways.

The designated Temple funds are listed below

with a brief description of each. When mak-ing your donations, please designate your

fund of choice.

Building Fund: for maintenance, repairs &

improvements to the building

Camp Scholarship Fund: for need-based

scholarships to a Jewish camp.

Carolyn & Bernard Schmulen Cemetery

Beautification Fund: To plant appropriate

shrubbery and trees, particularly in the new

part of the cemetery, to create a more beauti-ful and peaceful setting.

Cemetery Maintenance Fund: Cemetery maintenance

Endowment Fund: to establish a permanent

base of financial support for Congregation

B’nai Israel.

Gary Weill Youth Room Fund: for maintenance, upkeep and improvements of

the Youth Room.

General Fund: for support of general

operating expenses of the Temple.

Alvin & Janice Rubin Ner Tamid Break

Fast Fund: to provide continued support for the Annual Yom Kippur Break Fast.

Prayer Book Fund: to purchase new prayer books.

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund: used to support

worthy charitable organizations and to assist

members in need.

Sandy Sager Beautification and Garden

Fund: for outdoor Temple beautification.

Sylvia Steiner Religious School Fund: to purchase needed items and provide scholar-

ship assistance for Religious School.

Torah Repair Fund: for repairs to Torahs.

The following memorials or dedications

are also available:

Tree of Life Leaf: $250

Yahrzeit Memorial Plaque: $250 Tree of Life Stone: $1000

Sanctuary Pew (1/2 side): $1500

you’re invited to a

KENDRA GIVES BACK PARTY

A fun shopping event with 20% of sales benefiting

Congregation B’nai Israel

Enjoy sips & sweets while you shop

December 2, 2015 6pm—8pm

KENDRA SCOTT BATON ROUGE—PERKINS ROWE 10156 PERKINS ROWE / SUITE 150 /

BATON ROUGE LA 70810

you shop, we give

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Hey everyone! My name is Eliana Levy and I am the 2015-2016 BaRFTY Communications Vice President (CVP).

This year BaRFTY is hosting NFTY Southern’s Spring Conclave. There is lots of planning and preparations going

into this event to make it the most fun and successful event yet.

NFTY So stands for National Federation of Temple Youth Southern region. There are four events total in a year

where Jewish teens from all over the south register for a weekend of fun and learning surrounded by other Jewish

teens. Out of the four events, two of them are hosted in certain cities by that city’s TYG, or Temple Youth Group.

This year Baton Rouge has been selected to host Spring Conclave from April 8-10, 2016.

As I mentioned before, there is lots of planning going into this event and the preparations start now! BaRFTY has

been brainstorming and planning some fundraising ideas to help raise the money to pay for food, transportation,

and merchandise. The details of upcoming fundraisers will come soon! If you have a child in BaRFTY, we would

love for you to encourage them to participate in not just this event, but all NFTY Southern events! They are so

much fun and a great way to make lifelong friends. There are also committee sign ups happening now as well.

There are six different committees each headed by a BaRFTY board member under the leadership of our Conclave

Co-Chairs; Aaron Posner and Nina Jalenak. The committees and their descriptions are as follows:

Social- headed by Max Sager and Eliana Levy. This committee is responsible for promoting and en-

couraging NFTY’s goals and values.

Communications & Engagement-headed by Max Sager and Eliana Levy. This committee will get the

word about conclave out to the community! They will also help in communicating with other commit-

tees and helping the event come together in general.

Religious- headed by Ari Hoffman. This group will create religious and cultural activities and assist in

t’filot events.

Programming- headed by Benny Meltzer. This committee will prepare innovative programs for our

youth including finding the perfect place for each program.

Logistics- headed by Nina Jalenak. This committee will make sure that all food, transportation, and

decorations are taken care of.

Mitzvah Project- headed by Rachel Posner. This committee is responsible for the social actions pro-

ject the NFTY Southern members will be participating in throughout the weekend of Spring Conclave.

The committees will have separate meetings to work on their branch of conclave as the head of the committee de-

cides. There is extra HOUSING COMMITTEE headed by Maia Jalenak and Linda Posner. Participants from

out of town usually stay at their friend’s house for the weekend, but if you have room available at your home and

you don’t mind housing a handful of kids for a weekend that would be great! Housing entails welcoming teens into

your home, feeding them, giving them a room or two to sleep in, and driving them to and from the synagogues for

programming.

We hope that you will sign up for a committee and help us out! If there are any questions please feel free to contact

me or one of our BaRFTY advisors, Ellen Sager, or Julie Hoffman at the numbers below. If you are unable to sign

up for a committee, please consider making a donation to help us make this an amazing event successful for all of

our friends and to help us show everyone how great our Jewish Community is! Thanks so much for all your sup-

port!

Sincerely,

Eliana Levy, CVP

Eliana: 225.954.0229 [email protected]

Julie Hoffman: 225.229.5645 [email protected]

Ellen Sager: 225.907.4869 [email protected]

BaRFTY by Eliana Levy




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December 4 Alfred M. Posner, uncle of Lisa Binder M.P. Elkind, father of Karen Elkind-Hirsch Wallace B. Shlopack, father of Lois Elisar Henrietta Michelove, grandmother of Ellen Folks Sol Weiner, father of Aileen Dampf Cecile Kahn Landau, sister of Metz Kahn Harold Rosenberg Harries, brother of Lillian Bloomenstiel Ethel Estelle Prater, mother of Beth Dupaquier Jacob James Bach, grandfather of Adrian Hirsch Charles Gartner, father of Brenda Berg Phil Washauer, husband of Sylvia Washauer Meer Kaplan, uncle of Dan Cassin

December 11 Samuel L. Edelman, father of Joe Edelman Albert Kunstler, father of Jak Kunstler Amelia Levine, mother of Bette Levine Simon Dreyfus Weil, husband of Ray Weil Bernard Schmulen, father of Lynn Weill Rose Roth Stein, aunt of Gary Roth William “Bill” Murvin, husband of Jimmie Murvin Betty Murvin, mother-in-law of Jimmie Murvin Abraham Kanter, grandfather of Ellen Folks Helene Blitzer, mother of Sid Blitzer Meyer Kaplan, uncle of Dan Cassin Sarah Lampert Holtzman, aunt of Lee Caplan Molly Coen, mother of Linda Weinstein James O. Wilson, father of Jimmie Murvin

December 18 Annie Pilaud, mother of Beth Roth William Schwamberg, father of Norman Schwamberg Isadore Marcus, grandfather of Susan Dampf Gary J. Weill, brother of Felix Weill and Laurie Brandt Dorothy G. Schlesinger, mother of Elise Kaufman Josef Sternberg, husband of Mary Ann Sternberg, and brother of Hans Sternberg and Insa Abraham Pearl Cohen Weinstein, mother of Rabbi Barry L. Weinstein Joseph Daniel Freedman, grandfather of Jerry Freedman Sheldon Goldsholl, father of Ellen Rayner Jonas Bloom Kahn, Sr., father of Metz Kahn Al Yellen, grandfather of Joshua Yellen

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December 25 Julien Mendelsohn, uncle of Lawrence Mann Herman Lampert, father of Lee Caplan Ernst Preis, father of Julie Nachman Samuel Brooks, grandfather of Rick Brooks Florence Kirshner, mother of David Kirshner Lucille Weiner, mother of Aileen Dampf, grandmother of Jack Dampf Ruth Weill, mother of Felix Weill and Laurie Brandt Rose Marie Rosenberg, mother of Lynne Miller Joshua Bombet, son of Charles Bombet Morris Levy, father of Sherry Mayer Jo Paul Steiner, father of Maureen Corcoran Paul Marks, uncle of Brock Kantrow, Emelie Alton, brother of Jill Kantrow Jack Feldman, grandfather of Jessica Lacher-Feldman Hyman Black, father of Jerry Black Florence Bombet Kantrow, grandmother of Sid Blitzer Roy Hanf, stepfather of Danny Miller Victor A. Sachse, II grandfather of Victor E. Sachse Pearlie Folks, mother of William (Chunky) Folks, grandmother of Heather Givens, Lauren Adams & Shawn Folks

Healing Mi Shebeirach, the prayer for physical and emotional healing, is recited at the Friday evening Shabbat service. If you are ill and would like a Mi Shebeirach recited on your behalf, please call the Temple office at 343-0111 before noon on Thursdays, so the con-gregation may offer its prayers for you. If you know another person who needs the same, please ask the individual for permission to read his/her name before calling the office.

Visiting Those Who Are Ill Congregation B’nai Israel wants to make sure we care for our members and their families. If you have a family member or know of someone in our congregation who is in the hospital, has been in an accident, or is ill and recuperating at home, please call the Temple office at 343-0111 so Rabbi Jordan can contact them and arrange for a visit.

Yarzheits Yarzheits are traditionally read during the Friday night service prior to the anniversary

of a loved ones death unless other arrangements are made through the temple office.

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Men’s Club by Nathan Levy

The date for the shopping spree is Thursday, December 3 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm at Macy’s at the Mall of Louisiana.

We need volunteers to take Big Buddy kids shopping and to help wrap gifts. This annual event has helped thousands of kids and their families have a wonderful Christmas. Please support this program with your help and do-nations.

All donations should be sent to the B’nai Israel office, attn.: Nathan Levy and checks can be made out to the B’nai Israel Men’s Club.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Nathan Levy at [email protected]

All women in the Congregation are invited to join WCBI Wednesday, December 16th at 12:00pm as we honor Aileen Dampf for her steadfast service to the organization and to the synagogue.

Mrs. Aileen has served as WCBI’s Recording Secretary for many years and has attend almost every meeting and event

The luncheon will be catered, so it is important that you let me know if you will be attending. You can email me at [email protected] or call me at 225.755.2437

We will hold a brief meeting during the luncheon.

Women of Congregation B’nai Israel by Linda Levy

Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge

The Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge will again be serve Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day lunch at St. Vincent de Paul. This season, help those in the community who can’t help themselves by volun-

teering to help serve.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome and must arrive at St. Vincent de Paul no later than 10:45am. Lunch concludes at 1:00pm

Spaces are limited and are first come, first serve To reserve your spot, please call the Jewish Federation

of Greater Baton Rouge at 379.7393 or email at [email protected] by December 18th

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Sundays, 7pm to 8:30pm Dancers, experienced or novice, singles, couples or families, young or young-at-heart, are invited to attend free of charge. Or, if you prefer to, just come and listen to the lovely music of Israel. Classes are: Dec 6, Dec 13 To register, call David at 756-5291

Candles Burning Brightly…………..……………………………………. Sunday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m. A celebration of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights with an exploration of Chanukah foods and traditional foods and traditional activities…and plenty of music.

Paul Winter’s 35th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration ……. Sunday, Dec. 20, 9 p.m. Celebrate the return of the sun at Cathedral of St. John the Divine with the Paul Winter Con-sort, gospel singer Theresa Thomason and Danny Rivera, the “National Voice of Puerto Rico”.

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Please join us as Allie Kate Weinstein

Is called to the Torah

As a Bat Mitzvah

Saturday, January 9, 2016, 10am

Allie will also lead Shabbat services on

Friday, January 8, 2016 at 6pm

Oneg following will be hosted by

David and Tara Weinstein

Allie is a 7th grader at Episcopal High School.

She is a strong student with a great work ethic. Allie plays competitive

soccer with the Baton Rouge Soccer Club. She is an excellent player with a

great love for the game

For her Mitzvah project, Allie has chosen the Friends of the Animals Dog

Adoption House. Allie has raised her own dog, King, since he was just 6

weeks old. She does this with such care and maturity. She has a special

place in her heart for dogs and wants to give back to those who are in need.

Friends of the Animals helps rescue, re-home and save as many dogs and

puppies as possible.

To donate to this wonderful organization, and help them with much needed

supplies, visit their website at

http://friendsoftheanimalsbr.org.previewdns.com/donate/

Or mail checks to:

FOTA

8476 Highland Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

* Please indicate that the

contribution is in honor of

Allie Weinstein’s Bat Mitzvah.

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Congregation B’nai Israel 3354 Kleinert Avenue · Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Eternal Light The official publication of Congregation

B'nai Israel

Rabbi Jordan E.Goldson

Rabbi Emeritus Barry L. Weinstein

Religious School Director Jessica Yellen

Asst. Rel. School Director Julie Tepper

Office Administrator Cathy Duplechin

President Deborah Sternberg

Past-President Marc Sager

Vice-President Jay Jalenak

Treasurer Lisa Binder

Secretary David Rubin

Sisterhood President Linda Levy

Men's Club President Nathan Levy

Inquiries and submissions may be directed to Congregation B’nai Israel

3354 Kleinert Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Tel: 225/343-0111

Fax: 225/343-0653

Religious School: 225/343.0111 x 205

http://www.bnaibr.org

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Distribution of the Eternal Light is free to members and

friends of the Congregation.

Intermediate Hebrew

taught by Rabbi Jordan

Class Dates:

December 2, 9

Class Time

6:00pm—7:30pm

Learn Hebrew grammar and verb forms which will

enable you to read and translate passages from modern

and biblical sources. This level is appropriate for

students who have some experience with the language

and are interested in learning Hebrew on a higher level

Fee:

Members: $36 plus $35 material fee

Non-Members: $65 plus $35 material fee

Material fee waived for those students who already

own the text book

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