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The Beth El Bulletin January 2019

Tevet-Shevat 5779

Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

Joint Tu B’Shevat Program with Beth Jacob

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Thank you’s/ Jewish Education

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Home-hosted Kabbalat Shabbat Service

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Book Club/ Camp Ramah

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Birthdays & Anniversaries/ Simcha Shabbat

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Beth El Happenings

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Donations 9-10

Yahrzeits 11

Volunteer Opportunities/ Advertisers

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January Calendar 13

Advertisers 14-15

SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY

Shabbat Services

Candle Lighting

Shabbat ends

Daily Services

Weekly Morning Svc. Monday & Thursday

at Crossroads

7:00 a.m.

Daily Evening Svc. Sunday—Thursday

at Shaw Street

7:30 p.m.

Friday 1/4 6:00 p.m. 4:14 p.m.

Saturday 1/5 9:30 a.m. Simcha Shabbat

5:23 p.m.

Friday 1/11 7:30 p.m. Home Hosted

Kabbalat Shabbat with oneg (no meal)

See pg. 5

4:21 p.m.

Saturday 1/12 10:00 a.m. Short Shabbat

5:30 p.m.

Friday 1/18

6:00 p.m. at BETH JACOB

7:00 Dinner Seder (by RSVP)

4:29 p.m.

Saturday 1/19

9:30 a.m. 5:39p.m.

Friday 1/25 6:00 p.m. 4:38 p.m.

Saturday 1/26 9:30 a.m.

5:47 p.m.

Unless otherwise announced, all Shabbat services will take place at

Crossroads (70 Cross Rd., Waterford).

*Should you wish to ensure a minyan to say kaddish, please notify the

office at least 2 days prior so that we may announce it to the congrega-

tion. Please also ask your friends and family to come.

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Our Mission Statement: The mission of Congregation Beth El is to foster a welcoming, diverse, and egalitarian community within the framework of Conservative Judaism, and to enrich the lives of its members through worship, learning, fellowship, celebration and tikun olam—healing the world.

President’s Message

Attention Beth El “Snowbirds”

Before leaving Connecticut for your warmer winter home, please be sure to contact the Beth El office so

that your Beth El mail can be sent to the correct address. It is also helpful if you can provide the date that

you expect to return to Connecticut.

Thank you, and be sure to send a postcard from your warm winter haven!

Fellow Congregants,

By the time you read this message December will be almost over and New Year's upon us. I hope everyone had a wonderful Chanukah spent with family and friends. As you know, in December Beth El shared a Friday night service with Beth Jacob, had our own Chanukah celebration with SSA students participating, and enjoyed Cantor Anna.

Our real estate committee has been very active this month exploring various options at Crossroads, including building out the basement or expanding the main level. We

have had engineers and architects give us opinions on what might work best for the space. In addition, committee members are visiting some potential properties for feasibility with the assistance of a realtor. I am optimistic that within the next few months we will have a better idea of whether we pursue the Crossroads option(s) or move on.

We also located our rolling table from the 660 sanctuary and have brought it to Crossroads along with our refrigerator, freezer, and other assorted items for the kitchen. Our sanctuary now faces East, and the window is covered, providing a more spiritual sense to the space. Dona is adjusting to the kitchen space, and we have been extremely lucky to have John Succo, a Crossroads congregant, helping Dona to set up and break down from events, as well as helping Judy Engel with all the "renovations" to the space. Many thanks to Sarah Rogovin and Rogovin Movers for finding so many of the items we had placed into long term storage and transporting everything to Crossroads. We have located our video streaming equipment as well, and are exploring how best to use it at Crossroads. It is my hope that all of these changes will provide Beth El members with a space they now feel is their own (see picture).

We welcome Ella Sackett to our office staff as our new co-office manager.

I wish each of you a happy, healthy, New Year!

Respectfully, Judi

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Tu B’Shevat Dinner Seder - Friday, January 18th, 2019 Please RSVP by Monday, Jan. 14th.

Please complete this form and mail it with your check payable to:

Congregation Beth El, P.O. Box 1310, New London CT 06320.

Name(s) __________________________________________

# of Adults ______ # of Children (ages 12 and under) ____

$12.00 each = $_____ $10.00 each = $_____

OR $30 Family = $_____ Total enclosed $_________

# vegetarian meals ______ # non-vegetarian meals _______

Friday, January 18th, 2019

6:00 p.m. - Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 p.m. - Dinner Seder

at Beth Jacob Synagogue

(400 New London Turnpike, Norwich)

Join us for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service led

by Rabbi Safman and cantorial intern Anna May,

followed by a Tu B’Shevat Dinner Seder.

An RSVP is required for the dinner

portion of the event.

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Ever wished you had a bit more understanding of the Jewish calendar?

Wondered why we pray as we do? Wanted to know what Judaism had to say about “X”?

Join us for our weekly in-depth explorations of fundamental Jewish topics.

Classes meet in the Shaw Street office on Wednesdays at 4pm.

All are welcome!

Discussions are tailored to reflect the background of those in attendance.

Keep on Learnin’

Students in the late elementary and middle school grades are invited to join a new

educational initiative co-sponsored by Congregation Beth El and Solomon Schechter

Academy. Classes taught by Rabbi Safman and other SSA faculty members will cover select

topics in contemporary Jewish thought and life, Jewish history and culture, and synagogue skills.

Open to any student with sufficient Jewish background, we will meet weekly on Monday

afternoons from 4:00-6:00 p,m. beginning after Columbus Day.

Please contact Rabbi Safman or Barbara Wolfe for more information and to register.

Diane Maran, Rena Linder and Elyse Landesberg for leading

the Shabbat services while Rabbi Safman was away

Harry Leiser for being our Master of Ceremonies for

the Beth El Hanukkah party

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Cantorial Intern, Anna May

Upcoming visits:

January 18

February 1

March 15

Save the Dates! — JFEC Adult Ed Classes

Sundays, Jan. 6, 13, 20, & 27

Look for course descriptions in Dec. 21 Leader

Please join us for a

Home-hosted Kabbalat Shabbat service

Friday, January 11th at 7:30 p.m.

at the home of

Mona & Robert Levin 10 Spinnaker Rd., Waterford

The service will be followed by an oneg.

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Come see what all the excitement is about at Camp Ramah in New England! Our rich and varied program offer campers the opportunity to grow, learn, and develop life-long friendships while being a part of a vibrant, joyous Jewish community. Please visit campramahne.org to watch our videos, take a virtual tour of our camp grounds, and explore our programs.

Camp Ramah offers two-week sessions for children currently in grades 2-3 and four or eight-week sessions for children in grades 3-10. We offer a $500 tuition discount to eligible new campers, and signifi-cant additional financial aid is available. For more information feel free to contact Josh Edelglass, Assistant Director, at [email protected] or 781-702-5290 x101.

Beth El Book Club - Thursday, January 24th

What is the basis for Judaism’s claim to the Land of Israel and how do we nego-

tiate this claim in the face of the Palestinian people’s contrasting narrative of

their relationship to the land and their desire for national sovereignty?

Join the Beth El Book Club at Shaw Street on Thursday, January 24th, 8:00 p.m. as we discuss

Yossi Klein Halevi’s much talked about memoire, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, one of

the most thought provoking tracts on the intractable struggle in

the Middle East in recent years.

Copies of the book are available at the Waterford Library under

“Beth El Book Club.” It is also available as an e-book.

campramahne.org

mailto:[email protected]

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Milton & Mimi Seed - in honor of Milton’s 94th birthday

Stuart and Sue Miller - in honor of their twin grandsons’ 3rd birthday

and in honor of Sue’s birthday

Gaby Schlesinger - in honor of her birthday

Sandy Greenhouse and Jo-el Fernandez - in honor of being together 5 years

Thank you to our... November-December Simcha Kiddush Sponsors

Daniel Bendor Alan Bogdonoff Melvin Coleman Sandra Davidson Sam Elperin Sandra Epstein Beverly Evvard

Arielle Frommer Rafael Frommer Samuel Frommer Rachel Goldstein Deniz Kayhan Melvin Kirsch Helene Lamchick

Anne Levine Nadine Lipman James Maclin Martin Manley Ruth Randolph Dolores Rubin Eugene Sapozhnikov

Jerome Schwell Richard Simonson Leonid Trachishin Jake Weiss Jared Weiss Jodi Weiss

Iosif & Sofiya Agranovich

Garon & Beth Camassar

Maier & Sunny Fein

Leonid Trachishin & Anna Fishman

Len & Robyn Wolman

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY JANUARY ANNIVERSARY

January Simcha Shabbat—Jan. 5th at Crossroads

The Simcha Shabbat has been a wonderful success and will continue on this year! Each month we will have one specially designated Shabbat when we will be reserving honors in the Torah service for congre-gants who are marking a special occasion during the month. We will also be serving a more elaborate Kiddush lunch that Shabbat and are asking those who are marking special occasions that month to make contributions toward the luncheon — and, of course, to come along with your family members and friends! If you are interested in being a co-sponsor of the January Simcha Shabbat, please contact the Beth El office, (860) 442-0418.

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BETH EL OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

27 Shaw Street New London, CT 06320

(860) 442-0418

Our mailing address: Congregation Beth El

P.O. Box 1310

New London, CT 06320

Our office location: 27 Shaw Street in New London (across the street from the Walgreens back parking lot)

Due to joint programs with Beth Jacob,

there will not be a

Potluck dinner in January.

We will resume the potluck dinners in February.

Watch this space for updates!

HELP MAKE BLANKETS!

Nancy Brand and Harriet Juli are embarking on a project to make lovey blankets (small 14 x 14 with satin tabs) for children hospitalized at L&M Hospital.

If you are interested you can: Join us in our efforts

Donate satin binding or satin ribbon (at least 5/8” wide) Donate $5-10.00 to help defray the cost of fabric and binding

Please drop off satin binding/ribbon or monetary donations at the Shaw Street office along with your contact info, or call Harriet Juli at (860)442-8951.

Thanks in advance for your support and generosity!

- Harriet Juli & Nancy Brand

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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In memory of Myron Hendel Judi & Ed Goldberg In memory of Myron Hendel Svetlana & Alexander Atamancek In memory of Myron Hendel Mona & Robert Levin For the good health of Sunny Fein Mona & Robert Levin In memory of Myron Hendel Lisa & Stuart Lipton In memory of Myron Hendel Owaroff Family In honor of Shirley Gottesdiener’s birthday Owaroff Family In appreciation of Rena Linder Gaby Schlesinger In appreciation of Carole Sandrew Gaby Schlesinger In memory of Myron Hendel Sandy & Leonard Epstein In memory of Myron Hendel Marilyn Simonson In memory of Myron Hendel Richard Simonson & Phyllis Holtzman In memory of Myron Hendel Richard Simonson & Phyllis Holtzman In memory of Sophie & Boris Pais Igor Roytfeld & Elena Kabanova In memory of Musya Zilberman Igor Roytfeld & Elena Kabanova

BETH EL DISCRETIONARY FUND For the good health of Sunny Fein Barbara Lewis In memory of Myron Hendel Eugene O’Neill Theater Center In memory of Myron Hendel Janet & John Stock In memory of Myron Hendel Joyce Tarnapol In memory of Myron Hendel Dr. Shawn Schurr & Dr. Todd Schurr In memory of Myron Hendel Carole Sandrew In honor of Congregation Beth El Cynthia Ingols & Steven Spitz

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY FUND In memory of Myron Hendel Holly & Ron Medwick In memory of Dave Weinbaum (father, grandfather, great grandfather) on the anniversary of his yahrzeit Holly & Ron Medwick

CAMP RAMAH FUND In honor of Rena & Herb Linder Leah Spitz In memory of Myron Hendel Marilyn Simonson In memory of Stuart Hendel Marilyn Simonson In memory of Stuart Hendel Richard Simonson & Phyllis Holtzman

BUILDING FUND In memory of Myron Hendel George & Barbara Burton In memory of Myron Hendel Trudy & Sol Klioze In memory of Myron Hendel Richard Simonson & Phyllis Holtzman In memory of Barbara Gottesdiener Richard Simonson & Phyllis Holtzman In honor of Erica Weiner on making Aliyah Richard Simonson & Phyllis Holtzman In memory of Myron Hendel Deborah & Gregg Benson In memory of Myron Hendel Stuart and Sue Miller

ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Myron Hendel Jane Goldsmith For the good health of Sunny Fein Beth & Garon Camassar For the good health of Alan Stevens Beth & Garon Camassar In memory of Myron Hendel Karl & Marcia Bratin In memory of Sandy Autor, loving father, father-in-law, & grandfather Sunny & Maier Fein In memory of Myron Hendel Michael Sherb In memory of Myron Hendel Sunny & Maier Fein For the good health of Sunny Fein George & Barbara Burton Mazel Tov to Hinda & Elliot Kimmel on the birth of two new grand-children Sally & Lewis Baker For the good health of Sunny Fein Sally & Lewis Baker In memory of Myron Hendel Sally & Lewis Baker In memory of Myron Hendel David & Francine Salsburg In memory of Myron Hendel Gaby Schlesinger

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In memory of Myron Hendel Leah Spitz In memory of Myron Hendel Linda, Leonard & Dana Cohen In memory of Jane Baker Linda, Leonard & Dana Cohen In loving memory of Dorothy Friedman Nancy Brand & Family In memory of Naomi Jaivin Diane & Stephen Smith In memory of Naomi Jaivin Diane & Stephen Smith In memory of Naomi Jaivin Carole Sandrew

LEWIS & HANNAH LEVINE FUND In honor of Michael Slosberg on his retirement Beth & Garon Camassar In Herb & Rena Linder Jane & Ken Kierstein In memory of Joe Feinberg Jane & Ken Kierstein In memory of Myron Hendel Jane & Ken Kierstein In memory of Barbara Gottesdiener Jane & Ken Kierstein

We offer our condolences to the

family & friends of

Jane Baker


family & friends of

Myron Hendel


family & friends of

Naomi Jaivin


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Jan 4 ,2019 28 Tevet-Jan 5

Molly Kuchner

Izzy Resnikoff

29 Tevet-Jan 6

Charles Atlas

Max Bogad

Seymour Bogdonoff

Joseph Eisenstein

Nathan Frank

Philip Jacob Hendel

Irene Hillsberg

Jacob Mandel

George Rosenfield

01 Shevat-Jan 7

David Porges

Jennie Selleck

02 Shevat-Jan 8

Joseph Birenbaum

Leon de Haaff

Eleanor Faith Gaines

Hyman Kierstein

David Lichter

Charles Phillips

03 Shevat-Jan 9

Hyman Marlow

Leonard Ribchinsky

Paul Sandrew

04 Shevat-Jan 10

Sally Lenchek

Herman Zeitlin

05 Shevat-Jan 11

Milton Green

Philip Lenchek

Pauline Levinson

Rhoda Reiser

Albert Tannenbaum

Rachel Weinstein

Gertrude Zuckerman

Jan 11, 2019 06 Shevat-Jan 12

Mina Gastfreund

Robert Moyel

Dora Nalibotski

Esther Seed

Betty Sokol

07 Shevat-Jan 13

Belle Jayson

Evelyn Mehlman

Kenneth Ritter

Anna Tanenbaum

Sylvia Yoselevsky

08 Shevat-Jan 14

Benjamin Dean

Lillian Korman

Bessie Pasternak

09 Shevat-Jan 15

Martha Pollack

10 Shevat-Jan 16

Max Elion

Lena Gottesdiener

Harry Jacobs

Benjamin Lapin

Gloria Slackman

11 Shevat-Jan 17

Sidney Dean

Jessie Dorsky

Rochel Greengrass

Cecelia Ort

12 Shevat-Jan 18

Morris Golden

Jack Steinberg

Jan 18, 2019 13 Shevat-Jan 19

Chaya Detz

Basheva Hausman

Ethel Morris

Rose Rodensky

14 Shevat-Jan 20

Ruth Feinstein

Fannie Simon

15 Shevat-Jan 21

Jacob Dorfman

Rebecca Katrosar

Abraham Rodensky

Katie Rosen

Harry Sokol

16 Shevat-Jan 22

Ida Elfenbein

Abraham Scher

Morris Sulman

17 Shevat-Jan 23

Richard Chain

Albert Glassenberg

Anna Kaplan

Etta Shapiro

18 Shevat-Jan 24

Samuel Kurtz

Esther Randolph

Jennie Wool

Florence Zusman

19 Shevat-Jan 25

Beatrice Bersutzky

Samuel Chertoff

Robert Kaplan

Lillian Levine

Michael (Mickey) Levine

Rose Perry

Jan 25, 2019

20 Shevat-Jan 26

Aaron Goldberg

Sylvia Hecht

Irving Hendel

Gabriel Perlman

William Rosenburgh

Anna Silverstein

Isaac Tanenbaum

Ernest Tylo

21 Shevat-Jan 27

Samuel Belt

Viliam Bratin

Joseph Dean

Samuel Friedman

Solomon Gershowitz

George Hillsberg

Morris Konoff

Louis Rosenbaum

Elliot Smith

22 Shevat-Jan 28

Aaron Agrin

Mamie Daren

Harold Juli

David Wool

23 Shevat-Jan 29

Rose Chesler

David Gelfond

David Goldberg

William Miller

Benjamin Shacter

24 Shevat-Jan 30

Lena Fishman

Martin Gilman

Allen Yale Kaufman

George Sarosi

Eli Udolf

Maurice Wein

25 Shevat-Jan 31

Misha Bilman

Jeffrey Goldblatt

Rebecca Hendel

Stewart Krieger

Florence Simonson

Esther Witkin

26 Shevat-Feb 1

Bessie Baker

Selma Golden

Louis Gordon

Andrew Sheriff

Isidore Traystman

Ronald Henry Weiss

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445 Ocean Avenue New London, CT (860) 443-2619 Hours: Sun - Thu 11:00am to 10:00pm

Fri & Sat 11:00am to 11:00pm

Free Delivery! Take-Out Orders Welcomed!

Debra K. Daren, D.D.S., P.C.

131 Boston Post Road

East Lyme, CT 06333

860-739-3425

Donations Needed!

Beth El is accepting donations of tuna fish, penne pasta, and cans of cream of mushroom soup for the monthly meal served at the New London Soup Kitchen. You can drop off donations at the office, located at 27 Shaw Street.

Please contact Beverly Rhodes if you have any questions.

Contact: Bikur Cholim if you need assistance - meals, a ride, etc. Volunteer: Offer to cook or drive! Coordinators: Sema Stein 860-691-0654 [email protected]

Gaby Schlesinger 860-442-3841 [email protected]

Sunny Fein 860-739-6842 [email protected]

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January 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

2 Intro to Judaism 4 pm @ Shaw St.

7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

3 7:00 a.m. Minyan w/ Torah rdg @ Crossroads 7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

4 6:00 Kabbalat Shabbat service @ Crossroads

Candle Lighting 4:14

5 SIMCHA SHABBAT 9:30 a.m. Service @ Crossroads

Shabbat Ends 5:23

6 Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Shaw Street


8 7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

9 Intro to Judaism 4 pm @ Shaw St. 7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

10 7:00 a.m. Minyan w/ Torah rdg @ Crossroads 7:00 p.m. Service @ Crossroads 7:30 BOD Meeting @ Crossroads

11 7:30 p.m. Home Hosted Kabbalat Shabbat service @ Robert & Mona Levin’s home Candle Lighting 4:21

12 SHORT SHABBAT 10:00 a.m. Service @ Crossroads Shabbat Ends 5:30

13 Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Shaw Street





18 6:00 p.m. Service @ Beth Jacob Joint Tu B/Shevat Program 7:00 Dinner & Seder (by RSVP) Candle Lighting 4:29

19 9:30 a.m. Service @ Crossroads Shabbat Ends 5:39




23 NO Intro to Judaism 7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

24 7:00 a.m. Minyan w/ Torah rdg @ Crossroads 8:00 p.m. Book Club @ Shaw Street 7:30 p.m. Service @ Shaw Street

25 6:00 Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Solomon Schechter Academy @ Crossroads

Candle Lighting 4:38

26 9:30 a.m. Service @ Crossroads Shabbat Ends 5:47






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