Volume 45, No. 8 — March 2011 — Adar I/ Adar II 5771

Gemini to perform… page 11 Strolling Israeli Dinner...page 10

Saturday Evening

March 19

7 p.m. Mincha

7:20 - 7:50 p.m. Pre-paid Dinner*

by Reservation for Families & Individuals

7:45 p.m. Magician

8:10 p.m. Maariv

8:20 - 8:30 p.m. Costume Parade & Prizes

ADULTS

8:30 p.m. Megillah Reading (in the Social Hall)

KIDS

8:35 p.m. Megillah Reading & Carnival Games (in the Chapel - Kid Friendly)

*See Registration Form and Menu Inside (page 4)

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HOW YOU CAN REACH US

Telephone: (248) 788-0600

Fax: (248) 788-0604

School office: (248) 788-3600

email: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org

on the web: www.bnaimoshe.org

Clergy Rabbi Elliot Pachter ... rabepach@bnaimoshe.org Cantor Earl G. Berris .... cantorb@bnaimoshe.org

Executive Director Charles Berris ............. cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org

Director of Education Gail Gales .................... cbmedu@bnaimoshe.org

Office ....................... cbmoffice@bnaimoshe.org bnaimoshe@bnaimoshe.org

President .................................... Kerry Greenhut cbmpres@sbcglobal.net

Vice Presidents ............................. Douglas Zack Daniel Sperling

Treasurer ........................................... Joel Shayne

Secretary .................................. Steven Mondrow

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by Kerry Greenhut

The Twitter Siddur Twitter is sweeping the country. For those of you who (like me) are not users of the latest in gizmos and technology, “Twitter” is a computer communication service that allows you to send electronic messages. But the key thing about it is that each message (called a “tweet”- where the heck do they come up with these terms?) cannot be longer than 140 characters. This

means your message must be concise. You have to get right to the point. There is no space for rambling. Plus, they use a lot of abbreviations and code words. Well, in keeping with this new technology, I am pleased to announce the new B’nai Moshe fundraising project for the year. It is the “Twitter Siddur.” I know. I know. Don’t tell me. We just got a new Shabbat siddur only a few years ago. But, these days things are changing so fast. You have to stay current. It is imperative we keep up, so I believe a change is in order. Think of the many benefits we will derive with a siddur that has only 140 characters in shacharit and 140 characters in musaf. For example: (1) We could start services at 11 a.m. and still have plenty of time for Kiddush. (2) On days with a big football game, we could start early and be out by 10. (3) It would be almost impossible to get bored. (3) Printing a book with just one page would be very inexpensive. (Well, I guess there has to be a second page for the bookplate commemorating your loved one.) (4) You won’t have to listen to that person who sits behind you sing off-key for two hours. I am sure you will have no trouble adding many more advantages to this list. And, there is certainly no need to stop here. How about a Twitter Torah? So short that practically anybody could leyn or do hagbah! (Send us your suggestions on which of the commandments should be left out. There sure won’t be room for all ten!) Finally, we can then get to what we have all been waiting for --- the TWITTER SERMON. Just two minutes from start to end! Enough said. So watch your (snail) mail for the twitter siddur fundraising letter. You can buy a word, a letter, a punctuation mark, or (for the truly frugal) even a blank space. TTFN. CU in shul (and HAPPY PURIM!), Kerry Greenhut P.S. Now, let me be serious. Please don’t forget to support the current BRICK DONATION FUNDRAISER program. The brick walkway will begin at the synagogue’s office/school entrance and go down (south) toward the parking lot. Provide a lasting honor or memorial for at least one, or hopefully several, family members, relatives, and friends. Remember that once you have purchased one brick, the cost for additional ones is much less! P.P.S; (Also serious) Kudos to the cast and crew of Cabaret! It was a fantastic show and the audience loved it. And, thanks to Annette Kaufman for a great job coordinating the Bat/Bat Mitzvah & Consecration alumni Shabbat! It turned out wonderfully.

Thoughts From Our President

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by Rabbi Elliot Pachter

Balancing Family and Career The Story Of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, has gripped our nation for good reason. We are saddened by the senseless shooting of Congresswoman Giffords, and we hope and pray for her continued recovery. We are also aware of the

difficult dilemma in which Commander Kelly finds himself — choosing between remaining full time at his wife’s bedside or leading the final mission of the space shuttle Endeavor. I am not here to offer an opinion on Mark Kelly’s decision, but rather to note that the choices reflect a common tension in our tradition. I am reminded of Moses, perhaps the greatest leader in Jewish history, yet one who sacrificed family for career. At birth, Moses is separated from his family in order that he might remain alive. Growing up in Pharaoh’s palace, Moses chooses to give up royalty for the purpose of fighting against the injustice that he witnesses. Finally, Moses gives up his quiet life as a humble shepherd in Midian, leaving his wife and two sons, in order to follow God’s word to lead the Israelites from slavery to freedom. While few, if any of us will be asked to be the new Moses, many of us face the need to strike a balance between serving the needs of ourselves and our families, and at the same time being a supporter of the larger Jewish community, and the world. This is exactly the paradox presented by the sage Hillel in the Pirke Avot, who asks rhetorically: If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? This month we return once again to the delightful holiday of Purim. Central to the celebration is the reading of Megillat Esther. Esther’s life fits right into the internal struggle I have described above. Esther leaves the security and privacy of her home in order to become the Queen of Persia. In so doing, she also finds herself in a position to save the Jewish people from extinction. Like Moses before her, and like so many others throughout Jewish history, Esther arrives at her heroic status only after facing and resolving a difficult dilemma involving the choice between her own needs and that of her community. I wish all of you a joyful and meaningful Purim. I hope that you will join us in shul for the megillah readings in the evening and morning, and that you will also participate in the other important mitzvot of the holiday, including the giving of food packages to your friends and neighbors and monetary gifts to the needy.

A Word From Our Rabbi

by Cantor Earl G. Berris

Virtual Minyan Still Needs The Real Thing

Dear Cantor, I wanted to know whether a virtual reality minyan would be acceptable according to Judaism, because there are small communities all over the world for whom it is hard to get a minyan every day. Is it acceptable to get a minyan by linking 10 Jews on a real-time computer and praying in a virtual

community, since there are 10 people who are interacting with the aid of technology? How does Judaism regard the creation of new communal spaces that are not physical in nature? Though the specific questioner is fictitious, this question has been asked of me and I’m sure many other clergy. This question has actually been taken up by the Rabbical Assembly Law Committee, “Wired to the Kadosh Barukh Hu: Minyan via Internet” presented by Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner, March 13, 2001 as well as responsa by a number of Orthodox rabbis. The Mishna in Tractate Megillah says: "... the congregation is not led in prayer and the Priestly Blessing is not said, nor do we read from the Torah…in the presence of less than ten..." What we need to know is whether a minyan requires 'physical proximity' or not? The Shulchan Aruch writes: "We require that all ten be in one place and the Shliach Tzibbur (Hazzan) must be with them. One who stands in the doorway so that if the door were closed he would be outside is considered outside, not in the place of the minyan." Therefore, even if all of the people are audio-visually connected via their computers they would not constitute a minyan, because the people need to be in 'physical proximity' to each other. This is not to say that the lone worshipper cannot be 'connected' in some halachic sense to an already existing minyan via computer. The Shulchan Aruch writes: "One should try to pray in a Synagogue with the congregation. If because of extenuating circumstances he cannot, then he should pray at the [same] time that the congregation prays..." Once a Minyan has been duly constituted, anyone hearing the prayers being offered in that minyan may respond and fulfill his or her obligations thereby, even over long distance communications. If you are connected to a minyan in such a way that you can hear the congregation praying, that would satisfy this requirement of prayer 'at the same time' as the congregation. You can therefore respond to Kedusha, Kaddish and Barchu which are recited by the congregation. So what’s the bottom line? It is preferable, by far, to physically attend a minyan, for the full social and communal effect of minyan for which it was established is only possible in that way. Less desirable, but closest to attendance at a minyan proper, is real-time two-way audio-video connection, wherein the individual, though unable to reach the other minyanaires, is able to converse with them and see and be seen by them. Next would be a two way audio connection and then only in rare circumstances, where one of the above is not possible should the last, and least desirable, method of fulfilling one’s obligation to pray with a minyan be used by attaching oneself to that minyan through a one-way audio vehicle. Essentially, overhearing the prayers as if one were standing outside the synagogue listening to the minyan inside praying. In conclusion, I hope you all noticed that to allow for the virtual minyan, using technology as a spiritual aid and spreading a Minyan throughout the ethernet, a group of 10 people still need to be brought together as a core, in the old fashion way, meeting for services 3 times a day.

A Word From Our Cantor

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L.I.F.E. / Youth News

BatMitzvah ~~~~~~~~~~

Phyllis Marcus Phyllis Marcus, daughter of Charlotte z’l and Manuel Marcus z’l, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah

celebration on Saturday, March 12, 2011. She is the matriarch of the Marcus family including her children, Jennifer and Ryan Shaw, Emily Baran and Michael and Ann Kaplan, grandchildren Elijah, River and Georgia Kaplan, and brothers and sister-in-law David and Susan Marcus and Eric and Eileen Marcus. Phyllis works as an IT manager at Coretek Inc. and enjoys in her spare time hiking, knitting, crocheting, and boating.

STAY AND LEARN

with

BARRY LEVINE

What: One hour discussions on Shabbat beginning about 15 minutes after Adon Olam

March 19, 2011

“Prophecy”

What To Do and How to Do It: Go to the Kiddush table and fill your plate.

Bring your plate, drink and curiosity to the chapel. Join in the discussion, share your perspective with

us, or just listen, eat and enjoy!

Purim Dinner & Megillah Reading

Saturday Evening - March 19 Cost: $10 Per Person or $30 per Family (parents and children)

Meal includes Sub Sandwich, Cole Slaw, Bag Potato Chips & Beverage

RSVP by March 10

Make checks payable to: Congregation B’nai Moshe

Mail to: 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Meal includes: Sub Sandwich, Cole slaw, Bag Potato Chips, & Beverage

Name____________________________________ Number Attending __________

#__________Salami #__________Turkey #__________Vegetarian

Per Person - _________ x $10 = $__________

Per Family - _________ x $30 = $__________

Total = $__________

*Credit Card #_____________________________ *Expiration Date _____________

*Address___________________________________ *Zip Code_____________________

*Signature__________________________________________________________________

*Required for all credit card orders.

Credit card orders must be a minimum of $20.

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Kolel Moshe / Family Education

The B’nai Moshe Library Catalog is back up and running on the WEB after being down since September due to the installation of all the school wing’s new public access computers. I want to apologize to anyone who tried and failed to search the catalog during this transition time. Happily, all the bugs and glitches have now been worked out and,

barring bad weather causing a shutdown, everyone should be able to access the catalog and place holds on titles again. You can reach the catalog from a link on the B’nai Moshe Website www.bnaimoshe.org or via the website www.jewishlibrariesdetroit.org. Please remember that to place a hold on a title you will need your Library Patron Number. Contact the library to obtain your number. Renewed access to the catalog is just in time for Purim. So here are a few of the newer Purim titles available for B’nai Moshe’s

younger readers: Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale by Barbara Diamond Goldin. Young, blind Hershel finds that he has special gifts he can use to help his mother during the Jewish holiday of Purim. This is a reissue of an older title with brand new vibrant illustrations. Purim Goodies by Amalia Hoffman. Based on a tale by Sholom Aleichem, this Purim story tells how two mischievous young maids cause trouble when they nibble on the luscious Purim goodies they should have been delivering to their employers' friends.

Sammy Spider's First Purim by Sylvia A. Rouss. A young spider wants to join in as Josh and his mother bake hammantaschen, make a costume, and spin the grogger in celebration of Purim.

The Mystery Bear: A Purim story by Leone Adelson. When he awakens from hibernation, Little Bear's hunger leads him to a house where a Purim celebration is just beginning.

And in addition to Purim tales, I want to pass on the winners of the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Awards which were announced in February.

Winner for Younger Readers: Gathering Sparks by Howard Schwartz. This is a beautiful picture book in which a grandfather introduces his grandson to the Jewish tradition of tikkun olam, a centuries-old concept which proposes that everyone must do their part in order to improve the world. (Don’t miss looking at this title alongside the book Light by Jane B. Zalben, published in 2007, which tells the same Midrash with a different perspective!)

Winner for Older Readers: Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch. Mirka Hirschberg is a spunky, strong-willed Orthodox Jewish eleven-year-old who isn't interested in knitting lessons from

her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-better-not warnings from her brother. There's only one thing Mirka does want: to fight dragons! But she'll need a sword - and therein lies the tale! This is a delightful, funny, graphic novel for young people. Winner for Teen Readers: The Things A Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt. Although they have never gotten along well, seventeen-year-old Levi follows his older brother Boaz, an ex-Marine, on a walking trip from Boston to Washington, D.C. in hopes of learning why Boaz is completely withdrawn. To see the complete list of Sydney Taylor Winners, Honor Books and the accompanying Notable books

for 2011 go to the Association of Jewish Libraries website www.jewishlibraries.org. All these books and many, many more are at your B’nai Moshe Library. So visit the library in the school wing of the synagogue, or on the WEB.

Library Catalog Web Access Available For Purim Reading

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Synagogue

Searching for B’nai

Moshe Life Cycle Alumni

Wedding Shabbat - Saturday, March 5

As part of the Congregation B’nai Moshe 100th Anniversary Celebration, the second of two special shabbatot is planned. If you were married at one of the B’nai Moshe buildings or if B’nai Moshe clergy officiated at your wedding, we hope you will plan to attend and take part. The Rabbi will invoke a special blessing over you, our esteemed alumni. In addition, our alumni will be honored throughout in the service. If you wish to participate, please plan to be in shul by 9:30 a.m. Services will be followed by a festive Kiddush in honor of this celebration. Please complete the form below and return it to the synagogue office as quickly as possible.

Wedding Shabbat Name ______________________________ Phone _________________ Wedding Date ___________ ___ Yes, I would like an honor if available. (Please check all that apply) ___ Honors in Hebrew ___ Honors in English ___ Non verbal honor (e.g. curtain opening)

We cannot guarantee every request but will try

to honor as many as possible.

Chai Club Members Answer Call When the call came for help, you jumped into action and joined the Chai Club. So we want to thank those heroes who took on the mitzvah of voluntarily paying above and beyond their normal dues – an incredible feat especially in these tough economic times. We honor this year’s Platinum Chai Club members: Dennis Deutsch Rose Ann & Bernard Rosenthal Heather & Steven Sperling Earning Gold Chai membership are: Audrey & Neil Alperin Barbara & Alex Green Elaine & Kerry Greenhut Ruth & Alan Hurvitz Jacqueline & Solomon Rosenblatt We also honor our Silver Chai members:

Pearlena & Jason Bodzin, Suzanne Boschan, Robert Brateman, Rhonda & Morris Brown, Alan Chernick, Shirley Altman & Herman Dolinka, Robin & Paul Ehrmann. Sandy & Earle Endelman, Helen Etkin, Joan & Alan Feldman, Ellyce & Stephen Field, Lorraine & Arnold Fisher, Melvin Friedman, Jill & Robert Friedman, William Hamburger, Melvin Hersh, John Kaplan, Barbara & Edward Klarman, Sharon Klein, Beverly & Thomas Klimko, Ellen & Stuart Left. Michael Liebowitz, Teresa & Mark Migdal, Elissa & Dennis Paul, Doris Paul, Lori & Maurice Pogoda, Carol Pollack, Susan & Steven Rabinovitz, Leslye & Lewis Rosenbaum, Ruth & Joel Shayne, Alisa Peskin-Shepherd & Steven Shepherd, Joyce & Donald Sherman, Michele & Arthur Siegal, Libby & Leo Sklar, Marion & Bert Stein, Lisa & Daniel Sperling, Lynne Avadenka & Marc Sussman, Stacey & Kevin Whelan, Ada & Howard Yerman, Brenda & Douglas Zack and Cathleen Zepelin. Thanks to their generosity, Chai Club members help us maintain the quality and dignity of B’nai Moshe religious services as well as fund adult education, music and L.I.F.E. programs. Of course, it’s not too late to join this group of heroes. You can become a Chai Club member by calling the B’nai Moshe office at (248) 788-0600 .

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Synagogue / Community News

üCountdown To 100

üThe Brick Project is ongoing, but... If you buy your bricks before April 1 they will be included in the special inaugural ceremony during the Celebration Weekend. Remember that the more bricks you buy, the better the price. Honor dear friends and family or mark special events in your life!

üSpecial Shabbatot!

Come to services Shabbat morning, March 5, to celebrate everyone who was married at B’nai Moshe in the last 100 years! Contact the office if you fit this description so you’re sure to be properly saluted!

üSunday, March 6

Our year of parties continues with a wonderful family concert featuring Gemini, the popular brother entertainers from Ann Arbor. The concert is at 4 p.m. and FREE, thanks to the sponsorship of the Sherman and Sperling families. Enjoy our own 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade L.I.F.E. Program students as they sing with Gemini.

üAnd after the show…Middle East feast! Stay for the Israeli theme dinner at 5:30 p.m. March 6. Enjoy all your

favorites. Adults eat for $25 and children 5-12 are $10.

üFlowers, et al! Would you like to help us with the costs of our 100th birthday year? There are many ways to do so. Are you willing, able, but in need of an idea? Pearlena Bodzin can help you decide! Call her today at (248) 357-1157.

üCelebration Journal Fill out those ad forms and send them in! Promote your business, profess your love for all the years at B’nai Moshe, take advantage of the dinner/ad packages! Remember: This beautiful journal, a wonderful keepsake of the shul’s Centennial celebration, is an important fundraiser to insure our congregational health into our second century!

üThe BIG Weekend: May 20-22 Begins with a Friday night Shabbat dinner and Saturday morning services not-to-be missed, all led by our scholar in residence, Rabbi Michael Ungar, a B’nai Moshe alum sponsored by his proud father, Seymour Ungar. And then, Sunday evening, May 22, join together for …

üDinner and Dancing

As we celebrate the Tradition, the Present, and the Future of our B’nai Moshe Family!

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Synagogue

Judith Aaron

Eleanor & Abraham Aharoni

Audrey & Neil Alperin

Jennifer & Louis Bass

Susan Braun & Randall Benson

Jeanette Berger

Minnie & Sam Berman

Diane & Marc Betman

Anita & Dennis Blender

Michele & Erwin Bloomberg

Pearlena & Jason Bodzin

Gloria Bookstein

Joyce Borovoy

Suzanne Boschan

Marsha & Bruce Brand

Robert Brateman

Marlene & Wallace Pratt

Estelle & Eli Brown

Rhonda & Morris Brown

Marla & Marc Cahn

Cheryl & David Ceifetz

Margie & Allen Charnes

Allan Chernick

& Keri Guten-Cohen & Donald Cohen

Herbert Cohen

Robin & Paul Ehrmann

Sandy & Earle Endelman

Lori & Bruce Epstein

Ethel Feldman

Elaine & Max Fertel

Ellyce & Stephen Field

Roberta & M. David Freedman

Harriet & Harold Friedman

Jerald Friedman

Melvyn Friedman

Jill & Robert Friedman

Ruth Friedman

Susan Friedman

Roslyn & Max Garber

Marlene & Larry Glanz

Michael Gluck

Dora & Leslie Goldstein

Jacqueline & Neil Goldstein

Zipora & Edward Golenberg

Rosalind & Michael Grand

Barbara & Alex Green

Elaine & Kerry Greenhut

Lillian Greenhut

Ann & Leonard Grey

Phyllis & Bernard Grossman

Melvyn Hersh

Hermina & Bernard Hirsch

Rochelle Iczkovitz

Susie & Mark Iovan

Lorrie & Jon Isenberg

Lisa & Robert Jaffe

Audrey Weisberg & Bernard Jonas

Susan & Jay Kalisky

John Kaplan

Carol & David Kastan

Anne & Gerald Katzman

Susann Kauffman

Annette & Barry Kaufman

Barbara & Edward Klarman

Diane & Emery Klein

Sharon Klein

Beverly & Thomas Klimko

Harriet Sherman Kohl & Steven Kohl

Toni Korman

Mildred & Jerome Kornheiser

Bonnie & Mark Kowalsky

Maxine & Paul Krause

Barbara & Kevan Kreitman

Albert Krochmal

Sheila & Martin Kurland

Anita & Jack Lampcov

Adele & Alan Levenson

Linda & Bart Levich

Patricia & Barry Levine

Michael Liebowitz

Rose & Jerry Light

Judy & Michael Lipson

Sherri & Michael Litman

Phyllis Marcus

Beth Margolin

Elaine Markowitz

Fran & Aaron Martin

Margaret Meisner

Steven Meltser & Rachel Brown

Eugene Merin

Arthur Mevis & Rita Kaplan

Pauline & Harold Michaels

Linda & Steven Mondrow

Deborah Kaplan & Mbodja Mougoue

Maryanne Murawski

Sheryl & Gregg Nathanson

Sara & John Nemon

Laurie Novetsky

Naomi Weckstein & Elliot Pachter

Irene Petrinitz

Naomi Pinchuk

Tina & Alan Pinter

Ellen & Ronald Plaine

Debra & Adam Plotnick

Carol Pollack

Joyce & Jack Polsky

Susan & Steven Rabinovitz

Mark Rafsky

Geraldine & Phillip Raznik

Eleanor & Donald Reimer

Leslyle & Lewis Rosenbaum

Beth & Michael Rosenfeld

Ruth Rosenfeld

Sheryl & Shay Rosenfeld

Mary & Seymour Ross

Stacie & Bruce Roth

Beverly & Mark Roth

Eugene Rottman

Anne & Michael Rottman

Ellen Kotler & Donald Rubin

Edie Rubin

Elinor & Nathan Rubin

Agi & Zoli Rubin

Marilyn & Donald Sachs

Shirley & Ben Salem

Ida Schwartz

Margit Schwartz

Sheldon Schwartz

Sandra & Martin Sharp

Ruth & Joel Shayne

Alisa Peskin Shepherd & Steven Shepherd

Joyce & Donald Sherman

Maxine & Steven Shoskes

Michele & Arthur Siegal

Fay & Leon Siegel

Helen & Robert Siegel

Rachel & Brian Silver

Sharon & Stewart Silverman

Andrea & Ted Simons

Marilynn & Edward Skulsky

Susan Spaniol

Lisa & Daniel Sperling

Heather & Steven Sperling

Ellen & Joseph Starr

Marion & Bert Stein

Colleen & Joel Storchan

Eva & Andrew Sugar

Lynne Avadenka & Marc Sussman

Maggie & Marcel Thirman

Thelma & Jonathan Tobes

Susan Tukel

Seymour Ungar

Sherry Wasserman

Mariam & Harry Weberman

Joyce & Marvin Weckstein

Diane & Stanley Weinberger

Rita & Arthur Weinfeld

Jodi & Rob Weinfeld

Barbara & Burton Weintraub

Sue & Martin Weiss

Shari Weiss

Stacey & Kevin Whelan

Barbara & Jody Wiener

Helen & Theodore Wizenberg

Ada & Howard Yerman

Brenda & Douglas Zack

Cathleen Zepelin

Our Thanks To All Those Who Made Our Annual Campaign A Success

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Sisterhood / Men’s Club

Many Ways To Make Sisterhood Torah Fund Contributions

B’nai Moshe Men’s Club

Annual Shabbat Weekend

Friday, April 8, 2011

Honoring Man of the Year Sidney Kraizman

Services at 6 p.m., Dinner at 7 p.m. Dinner reservations required, see form below

Shabbat Services, April 9 at 9 a.m. Featuring members of the Men’s Club leading the services

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reservation Form for Friday, April 8 Return this form with your payment by April 1 to:

Congregation B’nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 Names: __________________________________________________________________________ Children:_________________________________________________________________________ Phone number:_______________________ Address_____________________________________ Zip Code __________ Check No. __________ or *Credit Card #___________________________________ Expiration Date ______________

______ Adults Members $20 Non Members $25 ______ Children (4 to 12) $11 $14 Children 3 and under: No charge

No. of adults: Chicken____________ Vegetarian____________ Fish__________ No. of children: Chicken____________ Vegetarian____________ Fish__________ *Visa, MasterCard and Discover only

The B’nai Moshe Sisterhood’s “Torah Fund” is actually the way in which Sisterhood raises funds for the Jewish Theological Seminary. As a member of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, it is one of the many commitments Sisterhood makes during the year. You do not have to be a member to contribute. Some think that the only way to contribute to this fund is by being a Benefactor, Guardian or Associate Patron. There are, however, other ways to participate. You may purchase Tribute Cards for various occasions. We can send the cards out for you, or we can mail a selection of your choice directly to your home. The cost per card is a minimum donation of $5. You can also aid us in this fund raising by just making a donation. No amount is too small.

All checks should be made out to Torah Fund and sent to Sharon Silverman, 6487 Forestside Drive, Waterford 48327. To purchase a tribute card, please contact Sharon at 248-666-8170 or e-mail sharon125@att.net. All contributions will be listed in the bulletin. This month we would like to thank the following women for their support: Associate Patron: Cathy Zepelin Guardians: Ruth Shayne, Sharon Silverman Benefactors: Pearlena Bodzin, Susan Friedman, Jacqueline Goldstein, Dolores Greenspan, Susann Kauffman, Annette Kaufman, Linda Mondrow, Ruth Rosenfeld, Michele Siegel, Ann Wanetik.

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Synagogue / Community News

Congregation B’nai Moshe and

Elite Kosher Catering

invite you to a

Strolling Israeli Dinner Sunday, March 6 5 to 7:30 p.m. at

Congregation B’nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI

Kids’ Station Gluten free available — Nut free — No carry out SAVE ROOM FOR OUR DESSERT STATION

Before Dinner: Join us at 4 p.m. for a FREE concert Featuring Gemini from Ann Arbor

______________________________________________________________

Israeli Strolling Dinner Prepaid Reservations Preferred. Reservations for entire tables must be received by March 1

Walk-ins welcome Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Number of adults: ____________________ $ 25 each Total: ____________ Number of children (ages 5-12): _________ $10 each Total: ____________ Number of children (age 4 and under) No Charge Total: ____________ Credit card # ________________________________ Expiration date: ________________ Address and Zip Code: ___________________________________________________________________ or enclose your check made payable to: Congregation B’nai Moshe, 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield MI 48322 For more information, please call the B’nai Moshe Office at 248-788-0600

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Synagogue / Community News

Come join us in song for a

Free Family Concert

by Sandor & Laszlo Slomovits

Sunday March 6 from 4 -5:30 p.m.

Congregation B’nai Moshe. 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield

The (Jewish) Films of Barry Levinson Enjoy one more film by producer, editor and writer Barry Levinson that

masterfully recall Jewish life in 1950’s Baltimore. NO COST. OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.

LIBERTY HEIGHTS (1999) - 8 p.m., SAT., MAR. 12 (127 Minutes)

Funny and dramatic, Liberty Heights is a look at the fabric of life at a pivotal time in American social history. Ben Foster and Adrien Brody star as the middle-class Jewish sons of a shrewd burlesque operator (Joe Mantegna) running a petty numbers racket on the side. Set in the mid-'50s, the story finds the boys restless within the confines of their tight-knit community and unwilling to be restrained or rejected by anti-Semitic barriers or other racial and class prejudices.

Congregation B’nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road, West Bloomfield (248) 788-0600

Doors Open 7:30 p.m. -- Film Begins at 8 p.m.. -- Refreshments Available.

Sponsored by:

Dr. Donald & Joyce Sherman, their children and grandchildren and

Steven & Heather Sperling, their children and grandchildren

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Synagogue / Community News

Jacket Commemorates Our First 100 Years

Now you can keep the memories of our 100th

anniversary celebration with you once the party ends

with this commemorative special edition jacket.

You can purchase this royal blue waterproof

windbreaker, featuring our 100th anniversary logo in

gold. This jacket comes in the following sizes: small,

medium, large, extra large and 2x-large.

To order your jacket, please fill out the purchase order

below and send with your for payment to the office.

Each jacket costs $36.

Commemorative Jacket Order Form

Name_________________________________________ Phone #___________

Number of Jackets__________ S____ M____ L____ XL_____ 2X____

Amount owed_______

Check #_______ or *Credit Card#_______________________________

*Address______________________________________ Zip Code__________

*Expiration Date___________ *Signature______________________________ *Required for all credit card purchases

Bricks "Building our Future by Remembering our Past"

Each of us has our own individual memories of the activities that we were part of at B'nai Moshe. We are all unique to our congregation.

Our synagogue was built one brick at a time by individuals who gave of their time, energy and support. Each person is special to the creation of what was and continues

to be B'nai Moshe.

"One Person - One Brick” Each brick is 4” by 8.” Name inscriptions are two lines, 14 characters per line (including spaces).

Names will be centered on the brick. First brick…$100 Second brick…$72 Each additional brick…$54 Your commemorative brick will be a lasting tribute to your loved ones.

Name__________________________ Phone #_________________ *Address_____________________________________ *Zip Code _________ Order Amt___________ Check #________ *Credit Card #__________________________ *Expiration Date ________________

Please place brick inscription on an additional page and send it in together to the synagogue office. *Required for credit card purchases