June 2018

18 Sivan through 17 Tammuz 5778 www.cabi-boise.org

It’s June. The sun is out, and so is school. As summer approaches, many of us hit the road for adventures far and near. To those heading out, safe and happy trav-els!

To those staying near, consider including some Shabbat get-togethers in your summer plans. Whether you like to gather around the grill, or at the river’s edge, in the park or at a café, the ShabbatTogether

team is here to help you organize and connect. Keep your eye out for announcements in the weekly eblast; on the CABI online calendar; and in the July/August issue of Chai Lights for preplanned Shabbat get-togethers. If you are looking for a gathering any particular week; or if you plan a gathering and would like to invite others to join you; or if you need inspiration or resources for your Shabbat get-together, send us an email, at shabbattogether@cabi-boise.org. We are here to help you get your Shabbat on! Naomi Brownson

Congregat ion Ahavath Beth Israe l 11 Nor th Latah, Boise, ID 83706

(208)343 -6601 www.cabi -boise.org

Introducing CABI’s New Executive Director

Tamara Shapiro Ansotegui will be the new, and first, Executive Director, effec-tive July 1, 2018. Tamara will be respon-sible for CABI’s overall day-to-day man-agement, including financial manage-ment, staffing and development of staff and volunteers, programming, communi-ty outreach and organizational sustaina-bility. Working with the Board and staff, she will develop a clear vision and mis-sion to guide CABI into the future.

Tamara has been an active member of CABI since 2008, when she returned to Boise. She has served our congrega-tion in many capacities, including:

Religious School teacher, 2008-2011

Board of Trustees, 2011-2015;

Executive Board 2013-2015

Deli Days Planning Committee, 2010-2011

Jewish Cultural Festival Film Screening, 2013

Chicken Soup Group Tamara is married to Dan Ansotegui, musician and restaura-teur. Welcome Tamara!

Thank you, Nina! The CABI community expresses its heartfelt appreciation for the marvelous, innovative, creative, and steady job Nina Spiro did as our first ever Synagogue Director. Since January 2014 Nina has kept CABI running, supervising the building and everything in it (and outside of it) – with more tasks than we could ever shake a lulav at. She has been an organizational force and partnered with us on

countless projects and events. Her long hours, dedication, and attention to detail have made things run smoothly for CABI. Among the many projects accomplished during Nina’s tenure were the development of our “Walk Through the Jew-ish Year” landscaping, the arrangement with The Coopera-tive Preschool to share our campus, the Covenant Grant-funded hiring of a music educator, and implementation of the ShulCloud membership management system.

The Talmud teaches us that all beginnings are hard. But because of the outstanding beginning that Nina gave us as CABI’s first Synagogue Director, we are now able to take the next step in our development: the hiring of a full time Execu-tive Director. This decision was not an easy one, but our hope and plan is that it will ultimately serve our congregation well as we continue to expand our programs and broaden our community.

We are excited to celebrate our friend, our colleague, and our CABI partner Nina at an upcoming event – watch for de-tails then mark your calendars! In the meantime, come by to wish Nina a hearty todah rabah and mazel tov on a job well done. Nina will remain Synagogue Director until June 30.

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Jonah Kaufman Bar Mitzvah

June 2

Hi! My name is Jonah Kaufman, and I am in 7

th grade at North Junior High. I

love gymnastics and piano. My Torah portion is called b’haalotecha. I enjoy going to the synagogue every week to see my CABI friends and every-body else at the synagogue. Please

join me in celebrating my bar mitzvah on June 2. I look for-ward to seeing you there!

Sam Edrich Bard Bar Mitzvah

June 16 Howdy! My name is Sam Edrich Bard and I am having my bar mitz-vah on June 16

th.

I go to North Junior High. In my spare time, I like to play basketball, hang out with my friends and play Fortnite. I really like working with all types of animals and volunteering at the Humane Society.

My Torah portion is called Korach and is about the rebellion of Korach. I really appreciate Rabbi Dan and Shira Kronenberg for all their work preparing me for my Bar Mitzvah. I hope you can join us on June 16. See you then!

Hannah Dornfest Bat Mitzvah

June 9 My name is Hannah Dornfest. I attend East Junior High School and will be going into 9

th grade in

the fall. My favorite sport is bas-ketball, and my favorite class is physical science. My Torah por-tion is “Shelach lecha.” I would

like to invite you to celebrate my bat mitzvah with me on June 9. Hope you can come.

Petra Hoffman Bat Mitzvah

June 30 Please join me at my bat mitzvah on June 30th when I will join our Jewish Community as an adult. I'm in 7th grade at Sage Inter-national School and love English class.

My hobbies include writing poetry, running, backpacking, and spending time with friends and family. You can usually find me in my garden planting, picking, or weeding flowers. I hope to bring my personal touch to my bat mitzvah, to learn how to lead from the bimah, and to have fun.

Cooperative Preschool Completes 3rd Year

T he Cooperative Preschool completed its third academic year on the CABI campus. CABI and the Preschool are

pleased to have signed a lease agreement for the 2018-19 academic year. Each year the Preschool has an educational visit by some very large snakes, and this year CABI staff got to meet them. The snakes were closely supervised, of course, as were the students and the CABI staff!

Founded in 1969, The Cooperative Preschool was the first secular pre-

school in Boise. It is now accredited by NAEYC (the National Association for the Education of Young Children). For more information about their wonderful programs for toddlers and preschoolers ages 1-5, visit their website at www.cooperativepreschool.org or call their Director, Anne Ciril-lo, at 208-342-7479.

School celebrates Lag B’Omer (photos right)

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June Worship Calendar

Tuesday Talmud Study (In English) on June 5 and 12

For beginners and veterans alike. We discuss passages that touch on contemporary concerns, and learn more

about the Talmud and why it continues to be the central text of our tradition. Bring a brown-bag lunch at noon to

these weekly sessions.

The July / August combined Chai Lights deadline is Friday, June 22.

Email submissions to Nancy Feldman at mnfeldman@cableone.net.

We welcome notices of births, weddings and deaths for inclusion in our Life Cycle section.

Note: During July and August, our Friday night services will move to our traditional summer time of 6:00, with only a short kid-dush to follow, so that all may enjoy the long summer evenings for Shabbat dinners at home. A few of these services, which will be noted, will be done “picnic style” at Kathryn Albertson Park. The significant change is that with our new ShabbatTogether initiative, as we go into the fall, instead of switching back to 7:30, our Kabbalat Shabbat services will remain at the 6:00 time throughout the coming year—with a focus on enjoying Shab-bat dinners together, in homes and at CABI—after the service. More on this exciting change in coming weeks.

Friday, June 1—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, June 2—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Kaufman Portion Beha’alotechah: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Friday, June 8—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, June 9—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Dornfest Portion Shelach L’chah: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Friday, June 15—5:30 pm Early Bird Shabbat/Shabbat Unplugged Song Session and Service

Saturday, June 16—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah of Sam Bard Portion Korach: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Friday, June 22—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, June 23—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study Portion Chukat: Numbers 19:1-22:1 Friday, June 29—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, June 30—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Petra Hoffman Portion Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9

Coming in August: August 9-12 Teen Backpack Trip in the Sawtooth Mountains

Adult Education Returns in Late August: June will be the last month for our Talmud study class. These sessions—

and the rest of our adult learning classes which concluded in May—will be on summer hiatus. Talmud and other ses-sions will return in the fall. Watch for details of discussion sessions leading into High Holy Days, tentatively planned to start late August. If you have suggestions for next year’s classes, please contact Sandy Berenter.

Mazel Tots We're on summer vacation and look forward to seeing you in the fall.

Jewish Journeys finished in May. School will resume around Sukkot.

Enjoy your summer.

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Saturday, June 9, 6-9pm

Host: Debbie & Randall Homes, 1304 S. Gourley

Come join us in playing board games from 6-9pm. Bring a game of your choice, along with drinks and a dairy/parve snack to share. Note that this is an adult-only event.

RSVP to Debbie Holmes, d5holmes@msn.com

Life Cycles

Condolences to Andrea Goodman on the death of her granddaughter, Sonja Henderson, on Thursday, May 3, in Winnemucca, Nevada.

Condolences to Sandy Berenter on the death of her fa-ther, John O. Beimborn, on Monday, May 14, in Tacoma, Washington.

Donations If I am not for myself, who will be for me?

Susan Newman & Sally Hughes in memory of Diane Carol Dolginow, Dennis Wolf’s sister.

Geraldine Weichman in memory of Dr. Jack Weichman.

Dorothy Kidd in memory of Ilene Berenter Nelson.

Kerry Kurtus & Bonnie-Kaye Dietz in thanks for the warm welcome we received for Yizkor last year.

Hy Kloc & Joan Wallace in thanks to the Chicken Soup Group.

Linda Byron in memory of Arthur Joseph, her father.

Shannon Lewis Blackley in honor of Orthodox Rabbis in New York and elsewhere.

Andrea Goodman in memory of Michelle Fingeroot, Pam Heuman’s sister, Stan Speizer, and her granddaughter Sonja Henderson.

Marty & Dorothy Geffon in memory of Kerry Groves, Crag Groves’ brother, Diane Carol Dolginow, sister of Dennis Wolf, Barbara Delucci, sister of Gayle Speizer, and Shirley Century.

Jerry Pollack & Joan Gusinow in memory of Diane Carole Dolginow.

Mark & Annabelle Travis in honor of Rabbi Dan Fink and the wonderful Trope class of 2018.

Louise & Samuel Birnbaum for the Heuman Center stone.

Andrea Leeds for the Heuman Center stone.

Emily Heuman for the Heuman Center stone.

Pam Heuman for the Heuman Center stone.

Gayle Speizer for the Heuman Center stone.

Nina Spiro and Charles Hanna in memory of Gaye Wise and in honor of Patti Diener Lough.

Jews in the News

Betsy Russell is the new Boise bureau chief and state capital reporter for the Idaho Press-Tribune and Adams Publishing Group.

Scott Garson has taken an assistant coaching position with Santa Clara University. He, his wife Amy Benakote and their

son Sidney will be missed.

Aviva Braun is moving to Cheyenne, WY to be the meteorologist with the Na-tional Weather Service. Her husband Justin Ross will stay in Idaho for the time being.

Adult Refugee Tutoring at CABI Completes Second Year

Under the auspices of the So-cial Action Committee, LDS volunteers completed a sec-ond year of using the Social Hall for tutoring English and citizenship skills with African adults, mostly from Somalia. Many of these adults also have plots in the CABI Com-munity Garden. While the adults are studying, their pre-kindergarten children have English-focused play and learning time in Classrooms 1 and 2. Pictured here are two adult students carrying home

the donated diapers they received on the last day of tutoring. Interested in volunteering on Tuesday and Thursday after-noons in 2018-19? Contact Social Action Chair Tom Rogers: socialaction@ahavathbethisrael.org or LDS tutoring coordi-nator Marla Hansen: dalemarlao@aol.com for information.

Events at Capitol Park 601 W. Jefferson

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Rabbi Dan Fink, rabbidan@cabi-boise.org Synagogue Director Nina Spiro, director@cabi-boise.org Office Administrator Kat Dellamater, office@cabi-boise.org Director of Education & Teen Advisor Beth Harbison, school@cabi-boise.org & teens@cabi-boise.org Music Educator Nemmie Stieha, music@cabi-boise.org PJ Library Manager Joanna Jost, pjlibrary@cabi-boise.org ShabbatTogether Coordinator, Naomi Jankowitz Brownson, shabbattogether@cabi-boise.org Shabbat Facilitator Moshe Yager Board of Trustees, Officers President—Sharon Ledesma, president@cabi-boise.org Vice-President—Amy Duque Treasurer—James Auw Secretary— Kathryn Shapero Past President— Leigh Evans Board of Trustees, At Large Members Pat Beale Oni Kinberg Joe Levitch Davida Mitchell Shellan Rodriguez Ellen Suchar Addie Waxman Dennis Wolf Synagogue Life Adult Education—Sandy Berenter Building Fund—Jeannette Bowman CABI Bus—OPEN

CABI Café—Beth Harbison CABI Community Garden—Renée Kline CABI Socialites— Arleen Winkler Cemetery—Jack Bonawitz, Paul Frank, & John Barnet Chai Lights Editor—Nancy Feldman Chai Lights Folding—Andrea Goodman and Susie Frank Chevra Kadisha—Freddie Fisherman Chicken Soup Group—Pettra Pollack Conversion Mentoring—Rabbi Dan, Isabel Ringer Deli Days—OPEN Eblast—Lorian Gans Emergency Prep.—Addie Waxman, Alan Leschinski Engagement—Molly O’Shea Endowment Fund—Leigh Evans and Andrea Leeds Facebook & Social Media—OPEN Facilities—Marc Snyder Feast of Torah—Sandy Berenter Friendship Feast—John Lllewellyn and OPEN Gift Shop—Arleen Winkler, Paulette Esposito GreenFaith—Tom Rogers Idaho Jewish Festival—Oliver Thompson IT— Elliott Groves Jewish Assistance Fund of Idaho (JAFI)—Andy Chasan Kitchen—Marya Bruning Landscape—OPEN Library (Adults)—Terry McKay, Freddie Fisherman Library (Children)—Liz Fitch Malkah Gathering—Molly O’Shea, Haya Kinberg Membership—Arleen Winkler Onegs—Debbie Holmes Ritual—Elisabeth Sonersen Rosh Chodesh—Betsy Russell Shabbat on the Lake– Nemmie Stieha Social Action—Tom Rogers Social Activities—OPEN The TABLE—Nemmie Stieha Volunteer Coordinators—Sharon Ledesma, Amy Duque Yom HaShoah—Suzanne Metzgar and Reba Lindsay

Who’s Who at CABI

June Birthdays

Barry Stern June 1 Henry Manning June 2 Matthew Chasan June 2 Shira Salzman June 4 Dana Zuckerman June 5 Dave Brandt June 7 Martin Seidenfeld June 7 Mira Torf June 7 Amber Geffon June 8 Vicky Swerdloff June 8 Michael Mikhalev June10 Gabriella Schuldenfrei June 11 Richard Uhlmann June 11 David Poplack June 12 Carla Stern June 12 Claire Paschke June 12 Henry Groves June 14

Lucy Spiess June 15 Wes Jost June 15 Nathaniel Hoffman June 16 Alan Kahn June 17 Reba Lindsay June 17 Vladimir Mikhalev June 17 John Lough June 18 Courtney Savin June 18 Amy Byron June 8 Perry S. Brown Sr. June 19 Shelly Levy June 20 Mark Rasmus June 21 Jared Berenter June 22 Howard Berger June 22 Anne Sakolsky-Basquill June 22 Laurel Chasan June 22 Elijah Lusby June 22

Jacob Livingston Hill June 22 Kimberly Wiener June 23 Steve Schneider June 23 Davida Mitchell June 24 Doug Oppenheimer June 24 Shlomo Kostenko June 25 Rosa Fink June 26 Irina Ravitskaya June 27 Marina Dery June 27 Victoria Kostenko June 27 Sam Riley June 28 Mark Audas June 28 Joe Ryan June 29 Owen Manning June 30 Amy Benakote June 30 Marya Bruning June 30

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CABI’s Graduating Seniors

Adam Thompson graduated from Capital High School. He re-ceived a scholarship to Montana State Univer-sity and will major in Psychology.

Alison Block graduated from Re-naissance High School and will at-tend Carleton Col-lege in the fall.

Rachel Block graduated from Re-naissance High School and will at-tend Carleton Col-lege in the fall.

Steven Wiener graduated from Boise High School and will be attending Louisi-ana State University in the fall to study Political Communica-tion and Business.

Max Ryan graduated from Eagle High School. He will attend Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in the fall.

Carly Hanna graduated from Boi-se High and will be attending Scripps College, a member of the Claremont College consortium. Whatever her major, she will make time for studio art clas-ses.

Miriam Golick is taking a gap semester in New York and attending a women’s semi-nary there. She is then coming back to Boise to attend Boise State Univer-sity.

Alex Swerdloff graduat-ed from Boise High School and will attend Wellesley College to study Political Science.

Rachel Kaufman graduated from Boise High School and will be studying visual art and religious studies next year at the University of Victoria.

Izzy Lusby grad-uated from Boise High School and will attend Loyola University Chicago, majoring in Interna-tional Relations and minoring in Arabic.

Asher Savin graduat-ed from Boise High School. He will attend the Clark Honors Col-lege at the University of Oregon this fall.

Elliott McCloskey graduated from Capi-tal High School and will attend the College of Idaho this fall.

Alex Mikhalev graduated from Tim-berline High School and will attend UCLA this fall to study Com-puter Science and Engineering.

Ben Dudley graduat-ed from Capital High School and will attend Pacific University—Oregon. He will play baseball for the school.

Marisa Pemsler graduated from Eagle High and will be attend-ing College of Western Idaho (CWI) in the fall. She will continue volun-teering with the Meridian Canine Rescue.

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Religious School Please join us during the Annual Meeting Tuesday, June 5, when our Budding Philanthropists class (this year’s b’nai mitzvah students) award for the first time ever three $1,000 grants to area non-profits.

Religious school will begin again in the fall just in time for Sukkot, September 26, and after High Holy Days. Look for registration information in August. We hope you have a great summer.

Claire Eleanor Manning graduated from Boise High School. She will be attending Pitzer Col-lege in the fall. She plans to study envi-ronmental science and studio art.

Jacob Wiener graduated from Boise High School. He will be attending the Uni-versity of Arizona Honors College to study business.

2018/2019 CABIT OFFICERS Co-Presidents: Sarah Chasin and Mira Torf

VP of Religion and Culture: Anwen Roberts

VP of Membership: Becca Metzgar

VP of Communications: Ben Zuckerman

VP of Merchandising and Finance: Rachael Metzgar

Song leaders: Rimon Milstein and Marisa Marczak

Regional VP of Membership with NFTY Northwest

Zane Harbison Congratulations to CABIT’s newly-elected officers and to Zane for this new exciting responsibility and honor!

Teen Backpacking Trip August 9-12

This year’s trip will start at Redfish Lake and end in Grandjean.

Please contact Rabbi Dan at rabbidan@cabi-boise.org if you are interested in joining the trip.

More photos from Spring Kallah (above). CABITs enjoy hanging out together (above & below) (group photo was in May issue)

Maxwell Seymour Peterson graduat-ed from Boise High School and will at-tend Boise State University.

Molly O’Shea hosted Malka in May, when the theme was count-ing the Omer, music and stories.

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