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AUGUST 2017 — Av & Elul 5777
Dear Friends,
The month of Av is the saddest one of the Jewish calendar, culminating on Tisha b'Av (the 9th of Av). Jews all over the world will gather to chant the sorrowful words of the book of Eicha (Lamentations), in its haunting melody, as they mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples. These ancient Temples were once the very fulcrum on which Jewish life turned. On Tisha b’Av, we tap into the grief our ancestors felt as their system of community, governance, security, religious practice and connection to the Divine collapsed before their eyes.
By making space for the grief of what has been lost, Tisha b’Av also provides a powerful opportunity for us to reimagine what might be. When the ancient Temple fell apart, new raw materials became available for rebuilding and reconfiguring Jewish life and religious practice - eventually leading to the formalization of rabbinic Judaism, a different iteration of religious life what had been before. Animal sacrifice was no longer possible, so the location for sacred eating became the individual tables of every Jewish household. National gatherings were no longer feasible, so more localized gatherings would now take place at the synagogue, marketplace, and the yeshiva. Similarly, if systems we have come to rely upon fail us today, we have the opportunity to let go of the structures that no longer serve us, so that we might begin to create the world we imagine.
Mourning what has been lost is an essential stop on our way to the place of all possibilities. The creative process is an ideal vehicle for this journey, providing us a way to approach our sadness, to know our grief, and then to be big and bold as we venture forth. I encourage folks to take some time during the 24-hour period of the day to think individually about their connection to the destruction of Jewish life 2000 years ago, as well as the parts of their own relationship to Judaism that are in a state of “destruction”, and in need of being rebuilt and rethought. This Tisha b’Av may we emerge connected, empathic and awake. May we hold the loss we feel tenderly in our hands as we begin to reconfigure our broken fragments into their next vibrant iteration. In so doing, may we expand the boundaries of what is possible as we work to build the world of our dreams.
With blessings,
R Gabe
RABBI’S MESSAGE
4004 West Esplanade Avenue, South - Metairie, LA 70002 - Phone: (504) 454-5080 - Fax: (504) 883-8010 - www.BethIsraelNOLA.com
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NEWS & HAPPENINGS
Sunday, August 13th, 7:00PM - Yahrtzeit Minyan in memory of Sybil Klaff Effron, z”l (Simah Zelda bat Tzvi Hersh)
Please join us as we mark the yahrtzeit of Dr. Mark Effron’s mother,
Sybil Klaff Effron, z”l, for Mincha / Maariv.
Wednesday, August 2nd & 23rd, 12:00PM - Beth Israel's Downtown Lunch and Learn series, hosted at the Gertler Law Firm, 935 Gravier St #1900, New Orleans.
Take some time to nourish your mind, body and soul.
Lunch will be a kosher deli meal. We ask for a $10 contribution.
Thursday, August 17th, 10:30AM - Sisterhood Coffee, Cake & Conversation at Beth Israel
Sisterhood is sponsoring an hour-long discussion with Rabbi Gabe on a contemporary hot topic in Jewish life. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend.
Free to Sisterhood Members and their Spouses - $2 per person for non-members
Please RSVP to [email protected]
Friday, August 4th, 5:30PM - Tot Shabbat Summer Event, Services & Dinner
Family Shabbat services begin at 5:30PM followed by a kid-friendly Shabbat dinner.
Cost: Members: $18 Per Family , Non-Members: $25 Per Family
Please RSVP no later than, Wednesday, August 3rd to [email protected] or (504) 454-5080
August 18th Following 7:00PM Services - Friday Night Dinner with special guest, incoming
Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans Chief Executive Officer, Arnie Fielkow
Members Non-Members:
$18 pp adult / $9 pp child $25 pp adult / $18 pp child
(All Children 5 and under FREE)
Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, August 16th to [email protected] or call (504) 454-5080
Monday, July 31st & Tuesday, August 1st - Tisha B’Av Services
Monday, July 31st
Mincha - 7:50PM
Fast Begins - 7:54PM
Maariv, Eicha & Kinot - 8:00PM
Tuesday, August 1st
Shacharit Services with the reading of Eicha - 7:00AM
Fast Ends - 8:26PM
SYNAGOGUE SOFTBALL LEAGUE 2017/5777
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NEWS & HAPPENINGS THE BETH ISRAEL 52ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY CALENDAR 2017-2018/5778
Our Beth Israel Calendar for the coming year, 2017-2018/5778, is being planned now. We are asking you to again support this most useful and enjoyable project.
**You can order calendars to include the birthdates and anniversary dates of your family members. **You can join the FBI (Friends of Beth Israel). **You can be a calendar advertiser. **You can do All of the above!
For more information about the Calendar, FBI listings, and advertisements, or to request an order form, please contact Rabbi David or Paula Picker in the synagogue office.
Orders are due no later than Thursday, August 3, 2017...ORDER TODAY!
Rabbi David Posternock Paula Picker [email protected] [email protected] (504) 454-5080 Ext. 2 (504) 454-2446
BETH ISRAEL’S YIZKOR BOOK 2017-2018/5778
With the approach of the High Holidays, we are preparing our Yizkor Booklet for the Hebrew calendar year 5778. We hope you will participate by listing the names of your beloved departed family and friends. The Yizkor Booklet is used four times during our calendar year: for Memorial Services on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Sukkot and Shavuot, and is useful for us at home and when visiting
the cemetery. It has been a time-honored Beth Israel tradition to perpetuate the memory of our loved ones as a blessing for us all.
For an order form or more info, contact Rabbi David in the synagogue office (504) 454-5080 Ext. 2 or [email protected].
All orders are due no later than Thursday, September 7, 2017.
Mazel Tov to The Beth Israel / North Shore softball team for making it to the Championship!
Beth Israel / North Shore (Pictured) Bottom Row (L to R) - Randy Opotowsky, Aaron Karlin, Joel Brown, David Posternock, Hilton Title.
Top Row (L to R) - Cameron Kirzner, David Higgins, Austin Kirzner, Lee Kirzner, Gerald Levin, Henry Opotowsky.
Not pictured: Jason Feder Michael Feldman, Steven Graffeo, Michael Hertzig.
Mazel Tov to 2017/5777 SSL Champions - Gates of Prayer
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In memory of… Remembered by…
August 1 (9 Av) Samuel Bronik…………………………………………………..Annette Smason Annie Pailet Gerson Archie Hellman……………………………………………...Kelly Nowlakowski
August 2 (10 Av) Guisse Lovitch Maslansky Nathan Weinstein
August 3 (11 Av) Abraham Bernstein Edward Davis…………………………………………………………..Doris Davis Philip Karnovitz
August 4 (12 Av) Dora Cotlar……………………………………………………………...Dan Cotlar Sidney & Diane Cotlar Oscar Rabinowitz
August 5 (13 Av) Odell Sharpe Farmer……………………………...Zollie & Verdie Richburg Max B. Parnes Elliot Pressner Miriam G. Shnaider
August 7 (15 Av) Rosa C. Sall Goldberg Rose Goldberg
August 8 (16 Av) Lotti Goliger…………………………………...Alessandro & Julie Steinhaus William Kleinfeldt Miriam Pearl Lorbert…………………………………………...Miriam Lorbert Adele Pailet Cecile Bressler Tolmas……………….Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust
August 9 (17 Av) Myrtle Geiger Philip Mayo Gordon Fisher Kansas……………………………….Jason & Rachael Kansas Feder Freida Mae Gottsegen Jacob & Lee Kansas Joseph & Janice Nodvin Molly Lawent Ray Warnick
August 10 (18 Av) Lola Freedman……………………………………...David & Anne Freedman Bernard Louis Kaplan………………………………..Shawn & Judith Kiefer Morris Pulitzer………………………………………...Simon & Paula Pulitzer Hillel Rosenblum
August 12 (20 Av) Mollie Davis Nettie Fertel…………………………………………...Dr. Dan & Marcy Fertel Sydney & Joyce Fertel Joseph Fisher………………………………………….Marc & Deborah Fisher Pearl Rosenzweig Grossman Ida Handelman Duke W. Pailet Bluma Weinstein……………………………………………..Beverly Brickman
August 13 (21 Av) Sylvia Bruchis……………………………………………………..Joseph Bruchis Margaret Cotlar…………………….Dr. Alvin Cotlar & Dr. Ginger Rogers Sybil Klaff Effron………………………………..Dr. Mark & Rochelle Effron Jacob Lorbert……………………………………………………..Miriam Lorbert
August 14 (22 Av) Sara Bienn Moses S Clein Joseph Cotlar……………………….Dr. Alvin Cotlar & Dr. Ginger Rogers Dan Cotlar Sidney & Diane Cotlar Estelle Gentcher……………………………………………...Shirley Nowalsky Celia Rosenson
In memory of… Remembered by… August 15 (23 Av) Samuel Fertel………………………………………….Dr. Dan & Marcy Fertel
August 16 (24 Av) Fannie Bradsky Belasco Sara Farber Gloria Fisher……………………………………...Dr. Marc & Deborah Fisher Rachel G. Glinky Sam Rosen…………………………………………………………..Martha Sands Ralph Rosenblat……………………………………...Joel & Ruth Loeffelholz Henry & Susan Rosenblat Rosa Rosenson Sall
August 17 (25 Av) Nathan Ball Etta G. Freeman Samuel Friedberg Gertrude Rosenblat………………………………….Joel & Ruth Loeffelholz Henry & Susan Rosenblat Ferdinand Salomon…………………………….Dr. Marc & Deborah Fisher Annette Smason Gertrude Silverman Weinstein…………………………………….Alan Krilov
August 18 (26 Av) Meyer Lachoff……………………………….Jason & Rachael Kansas Feder Benah Klafert Irwin & Judy Lachoff Ida Pollack………………………………………………...Isaac & Holly Pollack
August 19 (27 Av) Naomi Altman………………………………………...James & Sabina Altman Solomon Joseph……………………………………………………..Caron Bleich Augusto Vives………………………………………….M. Theresa Vives, M.D.
August 20 (28 Av) Ida S. Fisher
August 24 (2 Elul) Libby Krasnoff Schiffman Gansar…………………………………..Alan Katz Benah Klafert Sol Sherman…………………………………..Ken & Sue Rae Brown Bishop
August 25 (3 Elul) Gabor Friedenthal……………………………Alessandro & Julie Steinhaus
August 26 (4 Elul) Bessie Kahn Aronson Ben Weiner
August 27 (5 Elul) Esther Feldman Packler
August 28 (6 Elul) Borris Burk Abraham I. Kleinfeldt Joseph Rittenberg
August 29 (7 Elul) Esther Glazer Esther Sher Lang Harry Nowalsky………………………………………………..Shirley Nowalsky Dora Schneid
August 30 (8 Elul) Dorothy Tolmas Horton………………Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Emilia Passigli………………………………….Alessandro & Julie Steinhaus Benjamin Soued Anna Weil
August 31 (9 Elul) Blanche Gordon Amdusky Hyman Green Harry J. Kline
AUGUST 2017 YAHRTZEITS
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Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Anonymous
In honor of…by…
Thanks for a fabulous naming ceremony………………………………… ……………………………………Jason & Rachael Beth (Kansas) Feder Thank you to the community for the welcome on Shabbat..Justin Rosenthal
Building Fund
Bradley & Daniela Bain Rabbi David & Jessica Posternock Alvis & Jessie Wilson
In memory of...by...
Gerson Lachoff…………………………………..Joel & Ruth Loeffelholz
General Fund Anonymous
In honor of…by...
Rebecca Fisher's graduation from Bowdoin College, …………………... ……………………………………………..Dr. Marc & Deborah Fisher Aliyah on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz…………….David & Henna Grunblatt Alex Barkoff for a beautiful read haftorah on his 54th Bar Mitzvah
Anniversary……………………………………………….Richard Katz Joel & Paula Picker's 40th Anniversary……………………Jacob Kottle
In memory of…by…
Gussie Barkoff……………………...Kenneth Barkoff & Denise Caplane Gerson Lachoff……………………...Drs. Alvin & Ginger Rogers Cotlar Dr. Leo Fisher……………………………….Dr. Marc & Deborah Fisher Ida Scharff Fisher…………………………..Dr. Marc & Deborah Fisher
Jean Katz…………………………………………………Richard Katz Zelda Rowling Wapner………………………..Sharon & Glenn Pullman
Refuah Sheleimah to…by…
Harold Pesses……………………………………………..Richard Katz
DONATIONS TO BETH ISRAEL JUNE 27 - JULY 24, 2017
Kiddush Fund
Anonymous
In honor of…by…
Gertrude Beerman's would-be 100th birthday………Joe & Lee Blotner Dan Fertel's Bar Mitzvah Anniversary…………Dr. Dan & Marcy Fertel Dr. Mark & Rochelle Effron's Anniversary….Myron & Marcie Goldberg
Leon & Debbie Pesses’ Anniversary……………..Harold & Janet Pesses Martin & Marilyn Kay's visit to NOLA………….Harold & Janet Pesses Dr. Mark & Rochelle Effron's Anniversary…………Joel & Paula Picker
In memory of...by...
Abe Goldberg……………………………..Myron & Marcie Goldberg Gerson Lachoff…………………………….Myron & Marcie Goldberg Seymour Schram…………………………...Myron & Marcie Goldberg
Oscar J. Tolmas…………………The Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Naomi Pesses…………………………………...Harold & Janet Pesses Augusto Vives………………………………………..Tere Vives, M.D.
Refuah Sheleimah to…by…
Lisa Cotlar Higgins…………………………….Sidney & Diane Cotlar
Prayer Book Fund
In memory of…by…
Leonard M. Miller……………………………Elene Beerman Miller Blotner Reitze Michael Levine Brickman………………………….Beverly Brickman Helen Slater Rogers……………………Drs. Alvin & Ginger Rogers Cotlar Annette Slater Branch………………….Drs. Alvin & Ginger Rogers Cotlar Oscar J. Tolmas……………….Rabbi Gabe & Abby Streusand Greenberg
Oscar J. Tolmas……………………………………...Jacob & Lee Kansas Oscar J. Tolmas…………………….The Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Marjorie S. Tolmas…………………The Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust Albert Schiffman………………………………..Mildred Pailet Schiffman
In memory of Bernard Burk, z”l
General Fund
Drs. Alvin & Ginger Rogers Cotlar Marshall & Jane Gerson
Howard & Susan Green Dr. Sanford Pailet
Kiddush Fund
Myron & Marcie Goldberg
Prayer Book Fund
Harris & Rosalie Dulitz
Building Fund
Joel & Ruth Loeffelholz
Please consider sponsoring a Kiddush in honor of a loved one’s Yahrtzeit or to celebrate a simcha
Please support our congregation by sponsoring a Kiddush Lunch to honor or remember someone, to celebrate a simcha, or even to just enhance our Shabbat celebration. There are three levels of Kiddush sponsorship:
$180 - Basic Dairy Kiddush
$270 - Deluxe Dairy or Basic Meat Kiddush
$360 - Deluxe Meat Kiddush
Contact Rabbi David in the synagogue office today at (504) 454-5080, Ext 2 or
[email protected] to reserve the date for your special Kiddush or to make a donation!
Upcoming Kiddush Sponsorships - Yasher Koach to our Generous Donors!
• August 5th - Dr. Mark & Rochelle in memory of Mark’s mother, Sybil Klaff Effron, z”l
• August 12th - Dr. Dan & Marcy Fertel in memory of Dan’s grandmother, Nettie Fertel, z”l
• August 19th - Anonymously Sponsored
• August 26th - Judge Sol & Jackie Gothard in honor of their 60th Anniversary
Rabbinic Chair Grant
The Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust
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PASSOVER 2014 / 5774 PASSOVER 2014 / 5774
Beth Israel is a proud member of the Orthodox Union
and a supporter of YCT Rabbinical School!
BETH ISRAEL NEWS
Book Dedications
Dedicate a book in honor of a loved one, in memory of someone special, or for a happy occasion!
Only $36 each!
Contact the synagogue office to
dedicate a prayer book or Chumash!
• To Barbara Burk & Family on the loss of Bernard Burk, z”l.
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES
Sisterhood Presents...
Thursdays, 5:30PM at Beth Israel
YOGA WITH JANICE OPPENHEIM
Open to men and women of all ages $6 sisterhood members - $7 non-members
Beth Israel Sisterhood
Sisterhood is dedicated to the women of Beth Israel. We are all about friendship, Jewish education, Jewish values and particularly, supporting our Beth Israel family and synagogue. We hope you, too, believe in this endeavor by joining and sending in your dues of $18 now.
Your membership and participation will strengthen us all!
Lee Miller Blotner - (504) 834-2312,
CHESED COMMITTEE
The committee helps individuals and families by providing anything from a phone call, a home or hospital visit, or a meal in such circumstances as an illness or the birth of a baby. If you are
interested in serving on the committee or helping in some way, please contact:
Jennifer Schneider Eva Barkoff [email protected] or [email protected] (504) 883-5137 (504) 832-3617
Thank You to our Volunteers To our Holy Kitchen Krewe: Judy Antin Lachoff, Chink Lepow, Paula Picker, Lee Beerman Blotner, Rochelle Adler Effron & Jackie Gothard.
To our committed Office Volunteers: Shirl Watsky, Paula Picker, Sidney Cotlar & Gail Chalew.
HOME HOSPITALITY
Can you offer a bed, or a Friday night dinner, or a Saturday afternoon lunch?
Contact Jessie Wilson at [email protected] and find out how you can participate in Beth Israel's hospitality endeavors.
Help us maintain a network of volunteers.
MAZEL TOV! • To Rebecca Fisher on her graduation from Bowdoin
College, where she double majored in Neuroscience & Gender Women's Studies and for acceptance in a cancer research position at Mass General Hospital in Boston.
• To Joel & Paula Teles Picker on their 49th Anniversary
• To Dr. Mark & Rochelle Adler Effron on their 40th
Anniversary
• To Leon & Debbie Katz Pesses on their 40th Anniversary
COMMUNITY GROUPS WELCOME
Our building is available to the community for use by civic and neighborhood groups and service organizations as well as by our members for various professional, social, or life cycle functions, etc. We have technology for business meetings with video conferencing, high definition movie display, versatile space for your group or organization’s needs and much, much more. All groups and organizations are welcome to use our facility regardless of religious
affiliation. Contact the synagogue office for more info or to schedule your event!
In July we hosted: Shabbat Dinner with special guests Rabbi Mikey Stein & Shevy Baskin,
NAMI Support Group and Yoga with Janice Oppenheim
COMMUNITY NEWS
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Sun, August 6th, 12:00PM - Hadassah - “Chai” Society Tea - Location: TBD. Contact: Patty Ungar at (504) 455-2050 or [email protected].
Sun, August 6th, 4:30PM - Federation - Nourish Program - at the Women’s & Children’s Shelter, New Orleans. For more info contact Jeff Gubitz at (504) 780-5688 or [email protected].
Wed, August 9th, 8:00AM - JCDS - First Day of School - at JCDS 3747 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie. Contact: Lauren Ungar at [email protected] or (504) 887-4091.
Thu, August 10th, 7:00PM - NFL Preseason Football - Saints at Browns.
Sun, August 13th, 3:00PM to 5:00PM - JCDS - Family Swim Party - at JCDS 3747 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie. Contact: Lauren Ungar at [email protected] or (504) 887-4091.
Sun, August 20th, 7:00PM - NFL Preseason Football - Saints at Chargers.
Weds, August 23rd - September 27th, 4:30PM - 6:00PM - JFS - LGBTQ Adults With Anxiety Support Group - at 3300 W. Esplanade Ave, Ste. 603, Metairie. Contact: Melanie McClellan at [email protected] or (504) 831-8475.
Thurs, August 24th, 7:00PM - Federation - JNOLA Chai Society Event - Location: TBD. Contact: Tana Velen at [email protected].
Sat, August 26th, 7:00PM- NFL Preseason Football - Texans at Saints.
Sun, August 27th, 10:00AM to 1:00PM - Federation - Community Jewish Bus Tour - Contact: Tana Velen at [email protected].
Sun, August 27th, 11:00AM to 3:30PM - JCC - Mah Jongg Tournament - at the Uptown JCC, 5342 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans. Contact: Judy Yaillen at [email protected].
Mon, August 28th, 7:00PM to 9:00PM - JCC - Monday Movies in Metairie “Chariots of Fire” - at Shir Chadash, 3747 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie. Contact: Judy Yaillen at [email protected].
Wed, August 30th, 7:00PM to 9:00PM - JFS - Adoption Panel - at the Uptown JCC, 5342 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans. Contact: Laura Kulick at (504) 831-8475 Ext 155 or [email protected]
Thurs, August 31st, 7:00PM - NFL Preseason Football - Ravens at Saints.
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August 2017 9 Av - 9 Elul
Tisha B’Av
Shacharit with Eicha
7:00AM
Fast Ends 8:26PM
Lunch and Learn at the Gertler Law Firm 12:00PM
Yoga with Janice Oppenheim 5:30PM
Family Shabbat Program & Dinner 5:30PM
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv 7:00PM
Va’etchanan
Shabbat Nachamu
Shacharit 9:00AM
Shabbat Ends 8:29PM
Wednesday Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 10 Av
2 16 Mar Cheshvan
3 11 Av 12 Av
5:54 4
7:33
18 Mar Cheshvan
5 13 Av
4 19 Mar Cheshvan
6 14 Av
3 Elul
25
Yoga with Janice Oppenheim 5:30PM
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv 7:00PM
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Ekev
Shacharit 9:00AM
Shabbat Ends 8:23PM
Re’eh
Shacharit 9:00AM
Shabbat Ends 8:15PM
Shoftim
Shacharit 9:00AM
Shabbat Ends 8:07PM
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv 7:00PM
Followed by Shabbat Dinner with Arnie Fielkow
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Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv 7:00PM
Sisterhood: Coffee, Cake & Conversation 10:30AM
Yoga with Janice Oppenheim 5:30PM
Rosh Chodesh Elul - Day 2
Lunch and Learn at the Gertler Law Firm 12:00PM
Yoga with Janice Oppenheim 5:30PM
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7 15 Av
8 16 Av
9 17 Av
10 18 Av 19 Av
12 20 Av
14 22 Av
13 21 Av 23 Av
15 16 24 Av
17 25 Av 26 Av
19 27 Av
21 29 Av
20 28 Av
22 30 Av
23 1 Elul 2 Elul
26 4 Elul
29 7 Elul
30 8 Elul
31 9 Elul
7:27
7:20
7:12
Rosh Chodesh Elul - Day 1
Yahrtzeit Minyan in
memory of Sybil Klaff Effron, z”l -Mincha / Maariv 7:00PM
9 Av
28 6 Elul
All Shabbat Candle Lighting & End Times and Yom Tov Candle Lighting & End Times provided by MyZmanim.com
27 5 Elul
Lunch & Learn at the
Gertler Law Firm
12:00PM
Yoga with Janice
Oppenheim 5:30PM
Yoga with Janice Oppenheim 5:30PM