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HineniA Congregation Brith Shalom Publication
NovemberDecember
2012
Mitzvah DaySunday, December 9, 2012
A Message from
Rabbi Ranon Teller
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The results are in. This year’s High Holy Days had a signifi cant impact on our community; the impact can be measured by quantifi able post-holiday activity resulting from the experience. There have been many reports of measurable activity since the holidays. Here are three.
The fi rst report comes from the medical fi eld. Our Yom Kippur discussion featured three courageous cancer survivors who told their stories and shared the wisdom of their experience. It was a deep, raw, emotional community conversation. We learned about the power of community, the healing aspects of prayer, and the signifi cance of early detection. One of our goals was to impress upon our community the need for routine examinations. Since the High Holy Days, doctors have shared with me that Brith Shalomers have made appointments long delayed, citing the Yom Kippur afternoon discussion as their impetus.
The second report comes from the fi eld of psychology. On Yom Kippur day, my sermon encouraged focus on individual responsibility and empowerment. The framework was an affi rmation, “God loves me; the world needs me; so I will walk my Jewish journey.” A therapist who works with addicts and convicts reported to me that she is using the affi rmation in her work. Her clients are visibly moved when they recite the mantra, confronting their issues of loneliness and self-worth.
The third report is my own. Every Sunday morning, I lead a prayer service for the religious school students in kindergartener through second grade. It is one of the highlights of my week. We sing Jewish prayers, discuss upcoming holidays, and exercise our souls. One of the goals is to provide a foundation for the children to build a relationship with God through prayer. We used the Yom Kippur mantra last week right before the Sh’ma, and it worked beautifully. The chapel space was transformed with a sense of awe. One of the children asked the perfect question, which sealed the experience: “But Rabbi, doesn’t God love everyone?” “Yes,” I said, “God loves everyone. And God loves you, too.” We prefer to think of our God in the abstract. It’s easier, less demanding, less invasive, less risky, and less confusing. This year, join me in thinking about our God who loves you. It’s a little more diffi cult, a little more demanding, a little more intense, and a little more real.
If you have not yet acted on inspiration from the High Holy Days, please do so, because “the world needs you.” You can fi nd the text of the High Holy Day sermons at http://www.brithshalom.org/rabbi/
Walking my Jewish journey,
Rabbi Teller
A Message from
Cantor Lance Rhodes
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As a chazzan invested by the Jewish Theological Seminary, I spent fi ve years at the seminary and was also fortunate enough to have had a lot of cantorial and administrative training and experience during my undergraduate years and prior to my arrival at Brith Shalom. Throughout all of it, one of the things that I am most grateful for is being able to bring happiness and comfort to others through the many life cycle events and special moments that I have been privileged to take part in. Being a member of the clergy allows me to experience the most meaningful times in others’ lives. As a cantor, I can use my musical abilities to help provide spirituality, comfort, and joy for others during these times and more.
Of course, there are many responsibilities to being a cantor, and they vary depending on the type of synagogue and congregation that a cantor serves. At Brith Shalom, my job responsibilities include being a clergy, pastor, musician, and educator. I spend a lot of time teaching classes, conducting private tutoring, reaching out to others seeking comfort and company, and creating, organizing, and running many programs and activities to enhance Jewish life in our synagogue and community.
As you know, one of my favorite ways to connect with others is through music. In one of my attempts to continue to enhance the spirituality of our congregation, I am excited to announce that we are enlarging our Friday Night Ruach services with more singers and musicians! This season we will have a Friday Night Ruach Singers Ensemble in addition to more teen musicians recruited from our FNR teen band elective for Mosad Shalom. I am also excited about the start of a teen Torah chanting league, which also includes a rewards system with rules similar to those of Fantasy sports. I will also continue to teach the 6th grade Haftarah classes and tefi llot to some of the religious school on a weekly basis. Our next B’nei Mitzvah class begins the annual line-up of workshops and socials at the end of October. And in November I will again be teaching adult education classes for those interested in learning how to chant Torah, and we will begin the second series of Davening Like a Pro. There will also be several Jewish song sessions, open to everyone interested, after Saturday morning services throughout the year (dates to be announced). These are just some of the exciting upcoming events to look forward to.
Wishing everyone a wonderful new year,
Cantor Lance Rhodes
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Thank you!to all of our fabulous CBS volunteers - past and present! We are
constantly impressed by the spirit, dedication, and kindness of our volunteers, who are always just a phone call or email away. We could not do the work we do, or even begin to strive towards new ideas, programs,
and growth in our community, without each and every one of you. Whether you lend a hand during High Holy Days, participate in Mitzvah Day, serve on the Chesed Committee, proofread our publications, pass
out snacks to religious school students, donate a few hours of your time in the offi ce during busy periods, or even bring the offi ce staff treats, you are more help than you know. It is only through your support that our
synagogue can move forward, one mitzvah at a time.
Sincerely,
CBS Offi ce Staff
Following the publication of the current issue of the eHineni (the November-December edition), the eHineni will be published in January, April, June, and August. The next issue will appear in early January. In order to make this publication as successful as possible, we need content from individuals and affi liates. We are hopeful that you will be a part of that process by submitting your stories, articles, bulletins, announcements, events, programs, photos, advertisements, etc., to be used in upcoming issues of the Hineni. If you have an idea for an article or would like a particular CBS program highlighted, please review the “Submission Guidelines” below:
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Synagogue
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Community ShabbatSaturday, November 10, 2012
Join us for a fun-fi lled Shabbat with Israeli dancing, story telling led by Jordan Hill,
family and traditional services led by CBS clergy, a Pure Neshama yoga serviceled by Rabbi Teller, Torah study led by
Jonathan Fass, and more!
Havdalah in the Park
November 10, 2012March 9, 20136:00 pmEvergreen Park
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KIBBITZ COMEDY CLUBan evening of pre-purim comic relief
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23Doors open at 7:00 pm
NO COVER!
Daven, schmooze, nosh,lakhn, and make a l‘chaim!
OPEN BAR (21+)
LAUGH OUT LOUD
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Traditional Service (full megillah reading)7:15 pm
Kibbitz Comedy Club8:30 pm
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Young Professionals Programming
Torah at Agora!Agora Bar & Coffeehouse
1712 WestheimerHouston, TX 77098
Spring 2012 was the launch of our new after-work social series:Last Thursday of the month happy hour & coffee-house
meet-ups with the CBS clergy!
Come network and chill with CBS clergy and young professionals! Swing by Agora in Montrose to enjoy drinks on us, relax, mingle, and meet people you might not
know! Contact Jess Faerman [email protected] or713-667-9201 for more info.
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Brith Shalom’s third annual Mitzvah Day will take place Sunday, December 9. Various projects are planned, from helping clean up shared gardens in low-income areas to cleaning up our own synagogue. In the evening, a special
Chanukah celebration will include music, a slideshow summary of the day’s events, a light dinner, and candle lighting. If you would like to help with
organization and planning, email [email protected]. Visit http://www.brithshalom.org/mitzvahday for more details.
Mitzvah DaySunday, December 9, 2012
JewishFoodSummitSunday, January 27, 2013brithshalom.org/foodsummit
ARe you eating responsibly?for you for the environment for the planet
Join us for
Learning& hands-on Workshops
at the intersection of
Sustainability& Jewish values,
a Tu B’Shvat
Tree Planting,& CommunitySeder Lunch
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Email [email protected] to get involved.
Life SchoolSunday mornings
March 17April 21
May 5I. Financial PeaceII. Strengthening MarriageIII. Parenting Pre-Teen & Teens
More infocoming soon!
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This Passover...
Tuesday, March 26, 6:00 pm
Kids (11 & younger): $
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Adults: $40
www.brithshalom.org/p
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Prepare yourselves for a powerful experience in Jewish prayer. Our Sages teach that when a group of people prays together, God’s presence (the Shekhinah) dwells among them. The essence of the Friday Night Ruach service is intense congregational participation. This service is part of a new wave in Jewish prayer that began in New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, where congregations like B’nai Jeshurun, Kehillat Shira Hadasha, the Library Minyan, and Yakar are tapping into the contemporary need to participate in song. We at Brith Shalom are seeking the spiritual power of a sanctuary fi lled with voices singing and swaying in unison! We need your voice. Come sing and feel God’s intimate presence, the Shekhinah. In order to help the congregation raise their voices in song, we set traditional liturgy to Chasidic and contemporary melodies accompanied by Shabbat-appropriate instrumentation. We also provide transliterations and sheet music and, on request, can distribute the melodies on CD. After a joyous, uplifting service, people look forward to meeting in the social hall for a delicious light supper. We shake hands, schmooze, and enjoy each other’s company. When we leave, it's with a smile and a feeling of being invigorated as we look forward to coming together once again for the next Friday Night Ruach.
Join us for an engaging musical service with instrumental accompaniment followed by a delicious dinner with your CBS family. All ages welcome!
To sponsor a dinner or to subscribe to the FNR series, contactCherye-Ann DeLong at [email protected] or 713-667-9201 ext. 318
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Friday Night Ruach2012-2013
Celebrating the Spirit of Shabbatitt ngii thtt eh SpiSS rii ir ti ot f
October 19
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November 30
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January 18
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February 158
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Gourmet Shabbat Dinner Series
November 9RSVP by Monday, November 5
January 11RSVP by Monday, January 7
$20 per personRegister online:
www.brithshalom.org/gourmetdinnerseries
March 8RSVP by Monday, March 4
May 31RSVP by Monday, May 27
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presents
A special Shabbatservice for kids
in grades K-2
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Kid Shul
Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 amSeptember 08September 22October 13October 27
November 24
December 08December 22
January 12January 26February 09
February 23March 23April 27May 11May 25
Youth Services
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Welcome to 2012-2013 Friday Night Mini Minyan: Join us this year for an AMAZING family experience!
Shabbat experience for children six years of age and younger One Friday evening a month Singing, dancing, and eating Engage your Shabbat spirit Meet young families Connect with your community Have fun!
If you’d like to help sponsor a Mini Minyan dinner in honor of your
child’s birthday or special family event, please send a check to the synagogue
made out to Mini Minyan or visit www.brithshalom.org and donate
through CBS Online.
November 9
December 7
January 11
February 8
March 8
April 12
May 10
Service
5:45 pm (dinner to follow)
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Religious School
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Youth
Programming
Teen Shabbat Club!
January 11
May 11(Havdalah Pool Party)
Fridays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Fun Shabbat service and dinnerfull of song and discussion
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RSVP to Traylyn Evans at [email protected] you receiving youth programming evites?
If not, contact Traylyn to subscribe to the evite list.
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Kadima (Grades 6-8) Goes to the Movies!Sunday, December 16
An Unexpected Journey (3D)
To RSVP, contactTraylyn Evans at
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The Path of the Refugee
The Reh family began its long journey to safety more than 20 years ago, leaving their native Burma (Myanmar) out of fear of torture and forced labor perpetrated by the government. They are among hundreds of thousands of ethnic Karenni people who have fl ed fi ghting and persecution in their country, fi nding relative safety in refugee camps in Thailand. Now their journey has brought them to a safe haven—to Houston, where they strive to learn a new language, adjust to an entirely foreign culture, and become self-suffi cient and contributing members of the community that is now their home.Join us as we hear the stories of new Houstonians from all over theworld and explore the Jewish values related to the issue of refugees.
Wednesday, December 5, 7:15 pm
In conjunction with the program and Mitzvah Day, Brith Shalom is holding a drive to collect household goods and furnishings for a refugee family newly settled here by Interfaith Ministries. Please see the list of needed items and donation instructions at www.brithshalom.org/pathoftherefugeeThis program is sponsored jointly by the Diversity Outreach, Adult Education, and Social Action Committees and Mosad Shalom. It is part of Brith Shalom’s commitment to the ADL’s Community of Respect initiative.
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Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston Refugee Services Wish List
We need your assistance to help make a new home for refugees. Your donation will be used to furnish an apartment for a refugee family so that they may start a new life in America. Room & Board: Rental assistance Grocery gift cards (Fiesta, Kroger - $35 increments)
Furniture: Couches and loveseats Small dinette sets and chairs Mattresses (full and twin only, must be new) Basic bed frames
Miscellaneous: Clothing Televisions Microwaves Computers (less than 4 years old) Books
Housewares: Bed sheets (full or twin only) Blankets (full or twin only) Pillows Shower curtains Lamps (table or floor) Small, free-standing shelves Bath towels and washcloths Alarm clocks Brooms and dustpans
Kitchenware: Cookware (pots and pans) Dinnerware (plates) Bakeware and mixing bowls Cutlery (knives, forks, spoons) Cutting knives Stirring spoons (wooden or plastic) Serving utensils Drinking glasses Can openers
PLEASE NOTE:
Used items are acceptable, but must be clean and sanitary. Items may be dropped off in the box marked "IMGH Refugee Drive" in the coat closet, November 18-December 9. To arrange pick-up of large items, please contact Renee Stern at 713-666-2469 or [email protected]. All gifts to Interfaith Ministries (a 501(c)(3) organization) are tax deductible. If you would rather make a monetary donation, please make your check out to Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston. If you would like to help set up an apartment or help newly arrived refugees in other ways (for example, be a "cultural guide," teach ESL, adopt a family), please contact Renee Stern at 713-666-2469 or [email protected].
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for a family experience preparing for your
upcoming simcha!
B’nei MitzvahWorkshops
2012-2013
Sundays9:45 am-12:00 pm
October 28January 13February 3
Join Rabbi Teller & Cantor Rhodes
Coffee& breakfast
will be provided.
Upcoming B’nei MitzvahRebekah Lemeshev
Zachary RouahMaya Teller
Larissa BernsteinMacee Obermeyer
Priya FinkMiriam Alberts
Mazel Tov!
Alex RosenRaphael LevineMax MendelDaniel NadelSara Plager
Hudson Stronck
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presents
Junior Congregationfor students in grades 3-6
Saturdays, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
February 2March 2April 6April 27
October 6November 3December 1
January 5
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Grades 4-6
Retreat
March 1, 5:00 pm-March 2, 11:00 pm
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RSVP:cantor.levine
@brithshalom.org
Drury Inn & Suites
13770 Southwest Fwy.
Sugar Land, TX 77478Swimming
Schmoozing
$125 per person
prior to february 21
$140 per person
after February 21rrfter February 2after February 21
r$140 per person
rrrpr feb u y 2prior to february 21
rr$125 per person
Being a
Mensch!
USY offers a wide range of programs for teens from Conservative synagogues across the city, across the region, and internationally. USYers learn a love of Judaism and Israel and develop
life-long friendships. This year, members of HouJew, the local USY chapter, have participated in regional and international conventions, Kadima Conventions (for grades 6-8), and many chapter events. USY is peer-led, with the USYers planning and implementing the activities. In addition, USY offers life-changing summer programs in the United
States, Israel and Europe. Whether you are interested in USY on Wheels, which travels across the country, or USY Pilgrimage, USY has a summer program for you! For a full list of programs, visit http://www.usy.org/ For more information about USY locally, call 713-409-9814 or [email protected].
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Congregation Brith Shalom Department of Education Calendar – 2012-2013
AUGUST 22 Faculty Opening Retreat 26 Parents’ Open House & Parents’ B/M Orientation 29 Teen BBQ & Elective Sign-Up SEPTEMBER 5 Opening Night Religious School (Grades 3-12) 7 Teen Shabbat Club 9 Opening Day Primary Grades (PreK-2) 9 Grade 5 Parents’ Meeting 12 Grade 9-10 Parents’ Confirmation Meeting 17-18 Rosh Hashanah Youth Services 23 Family Tashlich Ceremony 26 Yom Kippur Youth Services OCTOBER 3 Teen Israeli Dancing 5 Teen Shabbat Club in the Sukkah 6 Junior Congregation 7 Sukkah Visits & Young Family Program 7 Pizza in the Hut 21 Primary Grades Visit the Library 21 Grade 7 Trip to Barry Farm 21 Rabbi Visits Grades 4 & 5 28 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop I NOVEMBER 2-3 Fall Teen Retreat 3 Junior Congregation 7 Book Fair Program at JCC 10 Community Shabbat ** (Saturday Classes) 18 Rabbi Visits Grades PreK-2 17 Kindergarten Kabbalat HaTorah DECEMBER 1 Junior Congregation 2 RS Chanukkah Celebration 2 Grade 7 Trip to Medallion 5 Teen Community of Respect Program 9 Mitzvah Day – NO Regular Classes JANUARY 5 Junior Congregation 11 Teen Shabbat Club 12 Young Family Havdalah 13 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop II 13 Primary Grades Visit the Library 16 Jewish Camping Presentation 25-26 Winter Teen Retreat 27 Tu B’shvat Celebration FEBRUARY 1 Teen Shabbat Club 2 Junior Congregation 3 B’nei Mitzvah Family Workshop III 9 Grade 3 Kabbalat HaSiddur 9 Young Family Havdalah 17 Yom Limmud – No regular classes 22 Grade 7 Dinner at Cantor Levine’s 24 Purim Celebration
FEBRUARY (Continued) 27 Community-Wide High School Program MARCH 1-2 Grades 4-6 Retreat 3 Primary Grades Visit the Library 3 Grade 7 Trip to SEARCH 16 Grades 5-6 Torah Service 22 Teen Shabbat Club 24 Rabbi Visits Grade 3, 6 & 7 24 Chocolate Seder APRIL 5 Grades 3-4 Service & Dinner 6 Junior Congregation 14 Grade 7 Trip to Supermarket 19-20 Spring Teen & 7th Grade Retreat 27 Junior Congregation & Grade 4 Torah Event MAY 10 Grade 7 Promotion 11 Teen Shabbat Club Havdalah 15 Grade 12 Graduation 19 Yom Yisrael SCHOOL CLOSINGS Sept. 16, 19, 23, 26 High Holidays November 11 Day After Community Shabbat November 25 -28 Thanksgiving December 9 Mitzvah Day December 12 Faculty Meeting Dec. 16 – Jan. 2 Winter Break February 17 Yom Limmud March 10, 13, 17 Spring Break March 27 & 31 Passover May 15 Shavuot B’NEI MITZVAH August 11 Everett Lowenstein August 25 Zoe Katzenellebogen Oct. 20 Leo Fiesinger Oct. 27 Nathan Lederman Nov. 17 Rebekah Lemeshev Nov. 30 Zachary Rouah Dec. 8 Vanya Rosenberg-Johnson Dec. 22 Maya Teller Jan. 5 Larissa Bernstein Jan. 12 Macee Obermeyer Jan. 19 Priya Fink Feb. 2 Miriam Alberts Feb. 9 Lily Siegel Feb. 16 Alex Rosen Mar. 23 Raphael Levine Apr. 13 Max Mendel School Cancellation – In the event that HISD closes school OR afterschool events due to weather conditions, Religious School and Mosad Shalom will be cancelled for the evening.
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Mechon Hadar Houston Fall 2012—Winter 2013
Join us as Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Co-Founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Mechon Hadar, the only egalitarian yeshiva in the United States, visits our community from September 2012 through February 2013. Rabbi Tucker will offer an in-person residency in Sep-tember and February and lead four interactive webinars in October through January. Rabbi Tucker was ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and earned a PhD in Talmud and Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He was named one of Newsweek’s Top Fifty Rabbis in America in 2011 and 2012.
Scholar-in-Residence at the ERJCC February 24—27, 2013
Interactive Webinars at the ERJCC October 2012 — January 2013
Selichot Shabbaton at Congregation Brith Shalom September 7-9, 2012
Halacha and Modernity: Toward a Meaningful, Contemporary, Jewish Practice
Friday Night Davar Torah and Dinner, Shabbat Sermon, Shabbat Text Study, Saturday Evening Lecture
Shabbat: Creating A Meaningful Atmosphere with Ancient Ritual Laws
Monday, October 15 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM
Kashrut: Toward Sensible, Meaningful, Contemporary Jewish Food Choices
Monday, November 26 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM
Inclusion: The Halakhic Case for Egalitarianism Monday, December 10 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM
What is a Jew? Monday, January 14 at 7:00 PM—8:30 PM
Between Wisdom and Honor: When Divine Commands Threaten Human Dignity
Sunday, February 24 at 7:30 PM .
Ethical Norms as the Foundation of the Torah Monday, February 25 at 7:30 PM
Was Abraham Asked to Sacrifice His Ethics? Tuesday, February 26 at 7:30 PM
Can Jewish Texts Be Unethical? Grappling with Difficult Sources
Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 PM
Individual Programs $15, Series Pass $100 To participate in an individual program or the entire series contact Nomi Barancik at
713.729.3200, ext. 3288 or go online to www.erjcchouston.org/hadar
October 13November 17December 15
Saturdays10:30-11:30 am
CBS Board Room
January 12February 16
March 16
March 30April 6May 11
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Jewish Prayer: A Challenge to Each of Uswith Cantor Mark Levine
Spirituality is the buzzword of the day, but what if prayer’s purpose hashigher significance than spiritual fulfillment? Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote:
We will explore the concept that prayer’s intent is to confront uscognitively. By struggling with our beliefs, we hope to emerge as betterhuman beings. With the Shabbat evening service as our guide, we will tackleissues addressed by the liturgy such as:
This is an on-going course, and it will benefit you most to attend all sessions;however, everyone is invited to attend individual sessions.
New Metaphors for GodThe Messiah
Evil in the WorldResurrection & Life After Death
Being a Chosen People
The true motivation for prayer is not, as it has been said,the sense of being at home in the universe, but rather,
the sense of NOT being at home in the universe.
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Real Life Torah
For Women
For Women
November 2December 7
January 11February 1
March 1April 5May 3
9:15-10:30 amCBS Board Room
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Wednesdays7:30 pm
January 9January 16January 23
Adult Ed Winter 2013Mini Course
RSVP requested but not required:[email protected]
The Texas Jewish Experience
I. Jewish Life During Pre-Statehood
In the early 1500s when the first conquistadors arrived in Nueva España, a Jew was usually found among their staff. These non-Catholics were allowed in the New World to serve the recording needsmandated by the Crown and the Church. Today their descendants are labeled crypto Jews, and their family stories are fascinating to modern scholars. This session will deal with the reality that the first Jews came to what is now Texas some two centuries before Jews arrived in New Amsterdam.
II. Jewish Life in Texas
It’s fair to suggest that from the 1500s until the 1970s, many considered Texas a wilderness. And yet the Jews who arrived throughout the centuries sought to maintain Judaism in some form, even in Cisco. Jews were involved in the warp and woof of the building of Texas, even as they faced the KKK anduniversity restrictions. Despite national anti-Semitic feelings in the 1930s, Hebrew was taught at UT. This session will discuss who we were and who we are; and, if we’re brave, who we’ll be as Jews in the “empire state of Texas.”
lII. Interesting Texas Jews
Texas has been the home of some very interesting individuals who have had more than national impact. Michael Seeligson was mayor of Galveston for 120 years before Abe Beame in New York. The first Hilton Hotel was in Cisco. Henry Cohen served his congregation 62 years and helped to create the state parole board. Leo N. Levi, later the national president of B’nai B’rith, persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to protest the Kishinev pogroms in 1903 in Russia. Other outstanding Texas Jews include Sam Dreben, Dr. Grace Jameson, Albert Lasker, Adrian Levy Sr., Stanley Marcus, and even Kinky Friedman. We’ll consider some of the great and the near-great Jews of Texas.
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Taught by Rabbi Jimmy KesslerTaught by Rabbi Jimmy KesslerThe Texas Jewish Experience
I. Jewish Life During Pre-Statehood
In the early 1500s when the first conquistadors arrived in Nueva España, a Jew was usually found among their staff. These non-Catholics were allowed in the New World to serve the recording needsmandated by the Crown and the Church. Today their descendants are labeled crypto Jews, and their family stories are fascinating to modern scholars. This session will deal with the reality that the first Jews came to what is now Texas some two centuries before Jews arrived in New Amsterdam.
II. Jewish Life in Texas
It’s fair to suggest that from the 1500s until the 1970s, many considered Texas a wilderness. And yet the Jews who arrived throughout the centuries sought to maintain Judaism in some form, even in Cisco. Jews were involved in the warp and woof of the building of Texas, even as they faced the KKK anduniversity restrictions. Despite national anti-Semitic feelings in the 1930s, Hebrew was taught at UT. This session will discuss who we were and who we are; and, if we’re brave, who we’ll be as Jews in the “empire state of Texas.”
lII. Interesting Texas Jews
Texas has been the home of some very interesting individuals who have had more than national impact. Michael Seeligson was mayor of Galveston for 120 years before Abe Beame in New York. The first Hilton Hotel was in Cisco. Henry Cohen served his congregation 62 years and helped to create the state parole board. Leo N. Levi, later the national president of B’nai B’rith, persuaded Theodore Roosevelt to protest the Kishinev pogroms in 1903 in Russia. Other outstanding Texas Jews include Sam Dreben, Dr. Grace Jameson, Albert Lasker, Adrian Levy Sr., Stanley Marcus, and even Kinky Friedman. We’ll consider some of the great and the near-great Jews of Texas.
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Shabbat Morning Learning
October 6November 3February 23
November 10January 19
April 6
October 13November 17December 15January 12February 16
March 16March 30
April 6May 11
Pure Neshama Servicewith Rabbi Teller9:30-10:15 am
Join Rabbi Teller for three soulful, contemporary experiences includingJewish spiritual wisdom, chi energy stretching, and meditative song.
Davening Like a Prowith Cantor Rhodes
10:30-11:15 am
Cantor Rhodes leads three sessions aimed at providingparticipants with greater comfort in synagogue services.
Jewish Prayer: The Challengewith Cantor Levine10:30-11:30 am
Join Cantor Levine in an explorationof the liturgy-its historical developmentand theological underpinning.
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Auxiliaries
& GroupsHazak
Sisterhood
Men’s Club
Announcements
Services information
New members
Anniversaries
Birthdays
Donations
Social Media
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HAZAK ROCKS!Are you 55 or better? Are you looking for an exciting and stimulating group of like-minded seniors?
THEN HAZAK IS FOR YOU!
HAZAK seniors enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, a variety of exciting and stimulating activities such as:
Bus trips to fun places such as Brenham and Jewish Galveston
Guest speakers discussing elder law, politics, healthy aging, handwriting analysis, and much more
Theater and dinner trips
Films with subjects of Jewish interest
Musical programs
Each month HAZAK offers fun and interesting events. There is something for everyone. Enjoy refreshments with friends at each meeting.
Special Notice:Mark your calendar now to celebrate Chanukah with us on December 16. We will have a musical program arranged by Cantor Rhodes, and we will light our menorahs together. Check your email for more information.
Interested in participating in one of our programs or becoming a member?
Contact: Norma Whitman for more informationPhone: 713-723-5673Email: [email protected]
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From the Sisterhood Presidents
September-October: Sisterhood’s annual membership event, entitled “Body & Soul – Preparing for the New Year,” was held Monday, September 10, at the home of Miriam Wiener. Featured speakers were Chaplain Hope Lipnick, MA, LPC, CHTP, Director of Jewish Chaplaincy, Jewish Family Service, and Denominational Coordinator, MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Texas Medical Center, and fashion experts from the French Cuff Boutique (Bellaire location), who put on a fashion show featuring Sisterhood models. Thank you to Susan Marbin, Sisterhood Membership VP, and Belinda Denn, Membership Chair, the coordinators of this event, which was attended by more than 50 women.
October was a fun-fi lled month for Sisterhood. First was our Sisterhood on the Go! small group activity: about 16 women attended Main Street Theater’s matinee performance of Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women on Sunday, October 14. Everyone loved the “Saturday Night Live”-style
humor during this highly regarded play, which included improvisation and audience participation.
Sisterhood’s fall program took place Monday, October 15, hosted by Susan Farb Morris. The event featured Carol Simon with the program “Women in Second Adulthood, What’s Next?” Ms. Simon, who heads Carol Simon Transitions, incorporated several exercises that helped us look at our present and future selves to move us forward with our dreams. She helped us identify our strengths, values, and life purposes.
Sisterhood’s programming chair this year is Etna Goldsmith. Please contact her with any program ideas you have for 2012-13.
November Book and Arts Fair Speaker Sisterhood’s annual ERJCC author sponsorship was fun and informative; we heard a lecture by Francesca Segal, (daughter of Love Story’s Erich Segal), author of The Innocents, November 1, during the ERJCC Book and Arts Fair. The Sisterhood board meeting took place immediately after the speech.
Gift Shop Chanukah Bazaar Is Back! Please support CBS Sisterhood by attending the Gift Shop’s Chanukah Bazaar on November 18, 9:00 am-4:00 pm. There will be a large variety of vendors, wonderful Chanukah/holiday items for sale, and more! If you are interested in selling items as a vendor, please contact Gift Shop Manager Barbie Talisman, at 713-922-9922. Concurrent with the Chanukah Bazaar will be an exciting Sisterhood Mah Jongg Tournament from 1:00-4:00 pm. Register by submitting a $24 check to CBS Sisterhood.
Ways And MeansOur High Holy Day fundraisers were successful! Thanks to everyone!
Ways & Means V.P. Doreen Lerner and her committee are continuing to work on the Sisterhood Cookbook. Want to put an advertisement in the Sisterhood Cookbook? You can send greetings, advertise your business, memorialize your loved ones, etc. For more information, see the Ways and Means article elsewhere in this eHineni. We’re expecting publication of the cookbook next year!
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SisterhoodStudy Group
Mondays9:30-11:00 am
New members are ALWAYS welcome! For
more information, please contact Marge Mayer at
A special thank you to our Founding Mothers. Without your efforts, we would not be in the CBS Sukkah together.
From left to right: Lorraine Brown (Past President), Flo Slatko, and
Elaine Merwin
Blanche Roubein, Aileen Zarin, Sherry Hager, Elaine Kellner, Natalie Kravitz, Marge Mayer, Elaine Merwin, Lila Lerner, Velva G. Levine, Carole Sheldon, Cookie Portnoy, Shirley Katzin, Bonnie Edelstein, Flo Slatko, Debi Mishael, Lorraine Brown
Sisterhood ShabbatSisterhood Shabbat is scheduled for January 25-26, 2013. We want to involve as many women in the service as possible. If you are not available for the service, there are numerous positions on the committee that need to be fi lled as well. Committee chairs for this year are Denise Mosk and Tracy Jakob. When you get a call or email from them, please respond as quickly as possible. If you already have a specifi c part in mind, please contact either one to let them know. Here’s to another incredibly empowering event! For more information, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
SEARCH Homeless ServicesSisterhood member Iris Fisherman leads this important interfaith, shul-wide project to help feed the homeless. CBS volunteers join others from Christ the King Lutheran Church in this endeavor on the third Wednesday morning of each month. Interested? Contact Iris at 713-667-1250 or iris.fi [email protected].
Torah Fund On the evening of Sunday, April 21, 2013, CBS Sisterhood will host Torah Fund, chaired by Dori Wind, Susan Marblestone, and Karen Lukin. Come hear our new Woman of Valor (the recipient of the Marcia Sheena Memorial Award) speak in the sanctuary, then enjoy dinner, all in the name of a worthy cause: Jewish Theological Seminary and other institutions responsible for training our Conservative rabbis, cantors, and educators. Please see the Torah Fund pin article elsewhere in this Hineni for details.
Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook! Search “Congregation Brith Shalom Sisterhood” and join the group!
B’shalom,
Laurie Silverblatt and Sherri Taxman, Sisterhood Co-Presidents
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Sisterhood Ways & Means
Our High Holy Day fundraisers were successful! They included the sale of honey (we sold 299 jars, and people loved receiving this sweet gift), donations for bimah fl owers, and the auction of parking spaces.
We are working on the new Sisterhood Cookbook, and we expect to publish it next year. Many members have sent in delicious recipes, but we still have room for more (other than desserts, chicken, or Pesach recipes).
The cookbook is our major fundraiser this year, and the proceeds will help pay for Sisterhood’s contribution
to Shabbat lunches for the congregation (for those Shabbatot where there is no simchah). There are opportunities for business advertising in the cookbook, or you can honor or memorialize a loved one in our dedication pages or include a greeting to Sisterhood. Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsorships are available. For donations of $360, $180, and $90, respectively. Or, you may prefer to advertise your business in our cookbook, where your ad will be seen by hungry CBS members for many years to come! Advertising rates are $75 for a full page, $50 for a half page, or $25 for a quarter page. Enter the cookbook title contest and win a free cookbook (as well as a special mention) if the cookbook committee picks your entry. We are also offering a free cookbook for the most advance sales!
If you’d like to help with this great project, please contact Doreen Lerner at [email protected].
SUPPORT JTSTorah Fund Pin for 5773
(2012-2013)
Uri, Uri: Awake - Greet the New Dawn!
This year’s Torah Fund theme is taken from the inspirational experience of Devorah, a prophet and judge in Israel, who was roused from her peaceful rest under a palm tree to lead her people’s troops into battle with the words, “Arise, arise, Devorah; arise and join in the chant” (Judges 5:12). Being roused to action is often just the prelude to awakening others, whether via the shofar (as seen growing out of the letter ‘ayin in the 5773 Torah Fund pin), or by using our voices and actions to focus attention to the critical needs of our families, our Jewish community, and the Conservative movement. The image of dawn invokes an awareness of the challenges before us as well as our need to be alert to address them.
Your donation to CBS Sisterhood’s Torah Fund campaign helps meet these challenges by supporting the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, and the Seminario Rabinico
Latinoamericano, which train our Conservative rabbis, cantors, and educators. For details on the various donation and pin levels, contact Karen Lukin (713) 526-7095 (evenings) or (713) 296-2528 (daytime).
Friendships are made here! Your Men’s Club has an active calendar aimed at developing programs for you! These programs will enrich the quality of Jewish life in your home and our community. Your participation will enhance your knowledge and appreciation of our Jewish heritage and traditions. More important, you will make lasting friendships and make a difference in our synagogue. Dues are only $36 per year! For more info or to join, contact:David Marbin, President (770) 316-4520
Below: CBS Men’s Club at our annual community-wide Kosher Chili Cookoff
(October 2011)
We encourage all men (and women, too) to attend our monthly Sunday breakfast speaker series, which provides an opportunity for interactive participation on important topics presented by outstanding speakers. Our breakfast speaker events (10:00 am-12:30 pm) take place following the 9:00 am Sunday morning minyan. The programs cover a wide variety of topics of current, national, local, personal, and family interest. New members are always welcome and eat free!Upcoming Sunday Breakfast Speaker Series dates are:
CBS Men’s Club
Above: CBS Senior Men’s Group having itsmonthly breakfast. Contact Ed Chaika at [email protected] to get involved.
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March 3April 13May 12
November 18December 16
January 20February 10
The third in the series of Men's Club breakfasts will take place on Sunday, November 18, 10:00 am. The speaker, Ms Kate Bauer, attorney with the fi rm of Hegwood & Associates, will discuss estate planning, wills, trusts, and directives. All members of CBS are welcome.
We are approaching our eighth week of fantasy football with a three-way tie between Nyan Cat, Appache Bears, and Domination Station. It looks like Clergy Smash is reeling as they started off on fi re but have lost three in a row. (It would help them not to start players in their bye week!)
CBS Weekly eBulletin
Content for the eBulletin is due the Tuesday - eight days prior to an eBulletin publication.
Aliyot
If you would like the honor of an aliyah, please contact Cantor Rhodes [email protected]
ShabbatKiddush & Children
During the Shabbat kiddush, the sanctuary will be off-limits for unsupervised children. Please supervise your children and have fun in the social hall, library or playground! There are board games available in the multi-purpose room closet.
Help us Keep in Touch
Due to privacy rules, hospitals are no longer able to provide Brith Shalom with a list of Jewish patients. Please contact Cherye-Ann DeLong at 713-667-9201 • [email protected] when you know of one of our members in the hospital. Please be sure to include the following: • Your name• The name of the patient/their signifi cant other• The name of the hospital & room number• Date admitted, if known
Services Information
Daily MinyanMonday - Friday 7:00 am
Sunday 9:00 am(Chapel)
Shabbat ServicesFriday Services
6:15 pm(Sanctuary)
Saturday Services9:30 am
(Sanctuary)Saturday Minyan
7:00 am
2 November 6:16 pm 9 November 5:11 pm16 November 5:07 pm23 November 5:05 pm30 November 5:04 pm 7 December 5:04 pm14 December 5:06 pm21 December 5:09 pm28 December 5:13 pm
Candle Lighting Bellaire, TXHebrew Year
5772-5773
*Havdalah times occur on Saturday, one hour later than
Shabbat candle lighting time
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Welcome,New Members!
Lisa & Ady GedaDavid Danielson
Karen & David Gorfi lDevinah & Jordan FinnElyse & Michael Kunick
Jessica & Armyn FreedsonCraig Lira & Guy Waguespack
David KaufmanMonica & Andrew Hoffman
Aron SilbergMarcia & Michael Zlotnick
Pascale Sharpe
NovemberAnniversaries
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December1 David & Annabel Levy1 Stuart Miller & Lolly Friedman Miller2 Jeff & Amy Kaufman4 Ian & Rachel Hartman6 Ralph Chaiet & Dianne Zomper6 Benjamin & Elaine Patel7 Sam & Karen Bernstein7 Lawrence Lynn & Candace Schiffman10 Martin & Laura Kay10 Michael & Ellen Kleinman11 David & Jodi Fradkin12 Isidoro & Miriam Wiener14 Sewell & Hannah Martin18 David & Marilyn Arlen18 Gabi & Hana Karny18 Mark & Fran Katzenellenbogen18 Milton & Gail Klein21 Gerald Falchook & Carolyn Shulman24 Howard & Norma Trusch25 Ray & Ruth Eagle25 Elliott & Janet Kaplan26 Howard & Susan Marblestone26 Leonard & May Tillis26 Sid & Marsha Wallace28 Joel & Elena Dinkin28 Yaron & Elisa Pacht
3 Adam & Jennifer Halpern12 Jacobo & Raquel Goldberg14 Martin & Deborah Kagan16 Steve & Wendy Conaway16 Julian & Kay Schneider17 Basil & Linda Narun17 Mark & Nancy Picus18 Gregg & Tami Sheena19 Charles Koller & Paula Bottecelli19 Christopher & Carolyn Wade20 Mark & Lisa Goldberg20 Gary Bloch & Marni Hettena20 Raul & Ester Husid21 David & Susan Marbin21 Moshe Vardi & Pam Geyer23 Stephen & Phyllis Linkin23 Randy & Holly Plost24 Al & Estrella Garson24 Martin & Deborah Segal25 Richard & Nancy Freed26 Salomon & Nikki Lahana28 Louis & Elly Sokol28 David Vener & Andrea Stolar29 Seth & Carol Alberts29 Larry & Renee Stern30 Ilya & Maria Itkin30 Leon & Beverly Levinson30 Robert & Barbara Silberg30 Ian & Sherri Taxman
November Birthdays
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1 Bernice Beckerman1 Rosine Chappell1 Tziona Regev1 Ann Ronn1 Marni Zarin2 Erica Farber2 Susan Marbin2 Susan Schlein2 Marilyn Svoboda3 Norri Leder3 Steve Lieberson4 Judy Offman4 Ben Portnoy4 Jacqueline Sack4 Guillermo Wiener5 Lorraine Brown5 Ellen Safi er6 Vanesa Levi Kreindel6 Kenneth Lesartre7 Ellyn Hirsch-Martin7 Vivien Saron8 Daniel Altman
8 Stacy Weiner9 Erica Roggen10 Steve Conaway10 Bettina Siegel11 Michele Goodmark11 Randi Sonenshein12 Elliot Kaplan12 Robert Kelso13 Arsalan Ansari13 Tracy Robinson13 Andrea Stolar13 Sherri Taxman14 Steve Ginsburgh15 Karen Aptekar15 Ronald Gelbart15 Narumi Rose15 Ruth Wintz16 Marcy Hamburger16 Samuel Mishael17 Orna Feinstein18 Suly Weissman19 James Graves19 Jay Grossman19 Laurie Silverblatt19 Larry Stern19 Guy Waguespack20 Jary Lesser20 Frank Shaw21 Jodi Shaulsky22 Elyse Evans22 Linda Narun23 Andrea Brody23 Sandra Cohan
23 Hans Mayer23 Henry Wise24 Adriana Shetsky25 Lionel Issen25 David Weiner26 Stephanie Buck26 Donna Feinstein26 Uriel Mushin26 Stanley Novy27 Fred Floersheimer27 Joan Lang28 Benjamin Holliday28 Gail Issen28 Howard Marblestone28 Andrew Remson30 Stephen Baker30 Nancy Davis
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December Birthdays
1 Michael Kunick1 Marc Lefkowitz1 Efrahim Mezrahi1 Eden Wenig2 Amy Halevy2 Lori Slater2 Malcolm Slatko3 Charles Rouah3 Judi Scott4 Isaiah Fidler4 Sharon Loftspring4 Benjamin Patel5 Edith Edelheit5 Ian Taxman5 Hy Warshaw6 Edward Engel6 Deborah Mishael6 Goldie Rushefsky6 Harriet Wasserstrum7 Lawrence Lynn7 Joann Singer8 Mark Goldberg8 Roslyn Hager9 Maurice Wolfthal10 Annabel Levy11 Issy Boim11 Katharine Bolen-Lourie11 Melvin Buck11 Joan Golub11 Lisa Lowenstein12 Maxine Goodman12 Wayne Lidsky13 Elizabeth Peterman13 Sara Saber13 Audrey Winer14 Ronda Feinberg14 Heidi Gerger14 Leon Horowitz14 Steve Johnson14 Leslie Weiner15 Eta Paransky
15 Bob Perchonok15 Carolyn Shulman16 Gilbert Baker16 Rodney Croft16 Charles Koller16 Dianna Milewicz17 Sara Goldstein17 Stacie Lefkowitz17 Aron Silberg18 Lila Flanz18 Aggie Rolnick19 Tracy Jakob19 Doreen Lerner19 Carole Sheldon20 Marilyn Arlen20 David Marbin20 Irvin Saron21 Philip R. Cohen21 Deborah Kagan21 Sidney Lefkowitz22 Marian Bell22 Peggy Cloninger22 Sondra Laves23 Lance Rhodes23 Norman Spiegelman23 Michael Stern24 Estrella Garson24 Lena Lieb25 Phyllis Kaufman25 Bruce Merwin25 Arthur Sigel27 Steven Brachman27 David Feinstein27 Sarah Gelbart27 Shayna Portman28 Todd Davis28 Joel Dinkin28 Steven Goldstein28 Elaine Heller29 Morton Levy30 Sherry Hager
30 Susan Marblestone30 Dave O’Brien31 Charlotte Axelrad31 Barbara Derman31 David Ronn31 Brian Stutt
Donations to Congregation Brith Shalom: August 2012-present
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Axelrad Adult Education FundMarvin & Stephanie BeasleyMidge Wische
Brown/SteinbergerAdult Education FundAnna Steinberger
Building Repair FundStephen Katz & Jacquie Lappin
Cantor’s Discretionary FundMark & Fran KatzenellenbogenStephen & Barbara RobbinsSaundra Turk
Chesed FundSanford & Leslie WeinerRay & Ruth EagleBenjamin & Elaine PatelMartin & Deborah SegalSaundra Turk
B’nei Mitzvah Tzedakah FundMark & Fran KatzenellenbogenSara Goldstein
Friday Night Ruach FundJoseph & Claire AltmanHenry & Susan WiseRobin BeermanAnn JacobsonRobert Rolnick & Dori WindSaundra TurkAllan Goldstein & Ronda FeinbergHenry & Susan Wise
General FundAlan & Laurie SilverblattAnn JacobsonBarbara HorowitzBernard & Marcie LeffIsidoro & Miriam WienerJerald & Aileen ZarinEden & Phyllis WenigFred & Velva LevineFrederick NathanGary & Naomi Rosner
Gerald Falchook &Carolyn ShulmanHerb FeinsHollis HendricksonHy & Shirley WarshawJack & Sondra LavesJodi BuckJohnathan & Norma HymanJoseph & Joy KaplanJudith GoldmanJulian & Kay SchneiderKarl & Eunice ReiterLeon & Beverly LevinsonLeonard & Susan KammermanLes & Cheryl WolfLillie LazarusMark & Jennifer GreenbergMichael & Carol GoldbergMiriam GergerMoshe Vardi & Pam GeyerRay & Ruth EagleRichard & Nancy FreedSidney & Lorraine BrownThe Estate of Stan Greiss
Gerger Scholarship FundRicki Gerger
Harriet Moser MemorialMusic FundBernice Beckerman
Kiddush FundRon & Shira MosesSeth & Carol Alberts
Library FundRussell & Judith WeidmanRobert & Anita EiglerSherry HagerRhoda Goldberg
Rabbi’s Discretionary FundBob & Joyce GilbertBradley Sabloff & Audrey FerstenCharles Fath & Wende YellinCharles Koller & Paula BottecelliDan Gordon
Daniel & Sandra CohanDavid & Judy BellHoward & Joan LangJhanine BindermanMark & Fran KatzenellenbogenMoshe Vardi & Pam GeyerNell GottliebPeter & Phyllis GingissRhoda GoldbergRuth KargerSam & Debi MishaelSam & Edith EdelheitSaundra TurkScott Chanin & Belinda DennWilliam Beaujon & Stacie Lefkowitz
Religious Article FundProf. Jeffrey & Lori Actor
Rushefsky Scholarship FundEllis & Goldie Rushefsky
Sisterhood FundBob & Joyce GilbertMichael & Carol GoldbergSheldon & Phyllis Kaufman
Synagogue Enhancement FundScott Chanin & Belinda DennFred & Velva Levine
Weekday MinyanTzedakah FundAllan Goldstein & Ronda FeinbergRandy & Holly PlostHIldy Caplan & Mike CaplanLeonard & Susan KammermanDavid & Phyllis FingerMartin & Deborah Segal
Weiner/WallaceScholar-In-Residence FundRenee Wallace
Year of the Torah ProjectSanford & Leslie Weiner
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