November 2017

12 Cheshvan through 12 Kislev 5778 www.cabi-boise.org

The Big Move Recalled (and Even Bigger News)

CABI members and friends gathered on October 26 to remember the Big Move from our prior State Street and Bannock Street locations to the current Latah Street campus. Even bigger news came when Jeannette Bowman gleefully announced that “the mort-gage is paid off!” for the Latah Street proper-ty.

The historic synagogue building was moved in 2003, but the hard work began years earli-

er with an initial capital campaign to raise $1.7 million. Sandy Berenter recalled the logistics of finding new real estate, meeting with neighborhood associations, supervising construction, selling property and so much more. The list was long but attainable.

And then, late on the night of October 25 through the early morn-ing of October 26, 2003, the synagogue was slowly moved to its current campus, an area some 35 times as large as the State Street parcel. Steve Berenter recalled that evening to early morning procession: “I remember how much we hoped, worried, and stood in awe, as the building was delivered about three miles, from State Street to Latah, even stopping for early morn-ing Kaddish at the cemetery. It arrived unscathed, to take its place here, the jewel of our campus, to be used by us, our chil-dren and their children, hopefully for at least another 100 years.” “We trust in upcoming generations to be good caretakers of our heritage. We do this, just as my parents, who came to this build-ing to celebrate Jewish holidays from Caldwell, Idaho, have

trusted us; and just as my grandparents, who came to this Shul from Buhl, Idaho; and all those who lived alongside them and

all those who lived long before them, once trusted them.” As Steve concluded, “that is how it should be. We did our part, knowing that those before us had done their part for us. And knowing that we would pass the work on to a new generation soon enough. L’dor, V’dor. From generation to generation.” (more photos on page 3)

Congregat ion Ahavath Beth Israe l , 11 North Latah, Boise, ID 83706

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

The Rapidly Rising Anti-Semitic Tide

Discussion for members of our Jewish community.

Tuesday, November 28

7-8:30 pm in the Sanctuary

I n recent years, we have seen an uptick in anti-Semitic attitudes and in violence against Jews in

the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Threats against Jews, their beliefs, wellbeing, and security, are on the rise, as are hateful atti-tudes against other minority groups. Despite efforts by many political leaders, nation-ally and at the local level, and by educators, law enforce-

ment groups, parents, journalists, human rights groups and others, this trend seems to continue. The outlook is disturb-ing. What is its context, what is causing it, can it be curbed, and what do we need to know?

Join us for a discussion of this vital topic on November 28. Our session will be led by Howard Berger, PhD, History Pro-fessor and Weyerhaeuser Chair at the University of Idaho. Howard is a frequent lecturer in topics relating to Jewish his-tory, the Holocaust, and American intellectual history. He is also a longtime member of our congregation. If you have questions, ask Sandy Berenter, berenterlaw@cableone.net. See you after Thanksgiving, on the 28

th!

Sponsored by your Adult Education Committee.

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Trey Harbison Bar Mitzvah

Hi, my name is Trey Harbi-son. I like to play hockey and lacrosse, and I also play the snare drum. I am in the 7th grade and I at-tend school at Sage Inter-national School of Boise. I will be having my Bar

Mitzvah on November 4th. My Torah portion, Vayeira, is about how Sa-rah gave birth to Isaac while Lot and his daugh-ters fled from the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. I hope to see you all when the day comes!

Trey Harbison

Leah Chasin Bat Mitzvah My name is Leah Chasin and I am in 8th grade at North Junior High. I will be becoming a Bat Mitzvah on November 11th. My Torah portion is Chayei Sarah, which tells the story of the death of Abraham’s wife, Sarah, and how Abraham helped his son, Isaac, to find his wife, Rebekah. I will talk about how Rebekah was chosen to marry Isaac, and the importance of kind-ness, selflessness and inner beau-ty, and what these qualities mean to me. I look forward to seeing you there!

Leah Chasan

Hannah Kahlke and Matthew Platts are proud to announce their

b'nai mitzvah on Satur-day, November 18. It will be a double celebra-tion, as it will also be a reception for their wed-ding to be held earlier that same week in Boi-se. The wedding will be a small, private affair.

The b'nai mitzvah will be a community celebration of their wedding. A reception/kiddush lunch will follow the service, catered in part by Life's Kitchen of Boise.

All are invited to join them in the celebration of their two very special simchas this November, before they leave on Sunday the 19th for a vacation in New Zealand.

No gifts, please. We are moving overseas next year and are downsizing our life so we’d just enjoy having you there! al-ready. Questions? Contact Hannah at hkahlke@gmail.com

Hannah Kahlke & Matthew Platts B’nai Mitzvah

& Wedding Reception

Community Interfaith Service Cathedral of the Rockies

Monday, November 20, 7:30pm Members of all faiths in Boise gather together for an even-ing of thanks and fellowship. The service lasts just over an hour. The Idaho Food bank will col-lect food donations and the offering is donated to a local charity.

Members of the CABI community participate annually.

Are you ready to rumble?

Annual Thanksgiving Day

touch football game at Ann

Morrison Park. All ages wel-

come.

November 23 at Noon. Life Cycles Condolences to:

Wendy Neufeld on the death of her husband, Dr. Jacob

(Jay) Neufeld on September 20 in Boise.

Alan Kahn on the death of his father, Harry S. Kahn on October 1 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Ardie Smackey, Jennifer Smackey, and Rebecca Hurd on the death of their mother/grandmother Hazel Johnson on October 24 in Youngsville, Pennsylvania.

Virginia Gillerman, far right, was a speaker for the Teshuva and Tikun Olam Series.

The location changed this year to Cathedral of the Rockies. Their address is 717 N 11th St.

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Tanya Fink

Life in the Moishe House

F or over two years now, I have called Moishe House in Seattle my home. This summer I was giv-en the opportunity of a lifetime

through a Global Resident Exchange grant to attend the Moishe House interna-tional conference in Barcelona. If you are unfamiliar with this organization, Moishe

House empowers young Jewish adults to plan and implement programming out of their home and in their communities for other young Jewish professionals. As residents of the Seattle Moishe House, my housemates and I put on seven events a month (social, Jewish culture/holiday, Jewish learning and tikkun olam programming) and, in return, receive a rental sub-sidy. There are 109 houses in 27 countries. Moishe Houses have hosted 15,197 unique participants at 5,780 programs to date.

As a North American resident, I have attended three national conferences for Moishe House in Wisconsin, and in doing so have met residents from coast to coast. While I already felt rooted in the American Moishe House community, the inter-national houses seemed disconnected from my Moishe House experience and I really knew nothing about their com-munities’ challenges, typical events, participants, etc. That quickly changed as I deboarded the plane in Barcelona and began mingling with other residents from Paris, Israel, and Buenos Aires.

There were 81 residents and staff from 20 countries present at the conference. We spent the weekend sharing challenges and program ideas, and dancing and doing Jewish learning together. One of my favorite events of the weekend was a Pecha Kucha, in which each house pre-sented a quick-fire power point with photos showing what made their Moishe House unique. I learned that the Moishe House in Uruguay have a swimming pool, Shanghai hosts bagel brunches, and Budapest has a pet iguana. I left the weekend with many fond memories and new friends spanning the entire globe.

(For information about the Boise Moishe House without walls contact Nemmie Stieha at CABI)

T om Rogers is looking for three or four adult volun-teers to rotate turns with our other after school volun-teers at Jefferson Elementary on Tuesday after-noons. Volunteering runs from 3:45 to 4:30pm week-

ly following the Boise School district calendar.

If you are interested, contact Tom at socialac-tion@ahavathbethisrael.org or by telephone at 208-949-7807.

Tutors Needed

Hanukah Gift Shop Sale

Got dreidels?

Get your Hanukah supplies at our annual Hanukah blow-out sale.

Sunday, December 3 Sunday December 10

12pm until 4pm

CABI Social Hall

Next Game Night

Saturday, December 2 at 6pm

Host: Jonah & Kate Horwitz

Contact: horwitz.jonah@gmail.com or kate.horwitz83@gmail.com.

Note: This is for adults only

More Big Move night photos

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November Worship Calendar

Tuesday Talmud Study (In English) on November 14, 21, and 28 (off November 7)

For beginners and veterans alike. We will discuss passages that touch on contemporary concerns, and learn more about the Talmud and why it continues to be the central text of our tradition. Bring a brown-bag lunch to these weekly sessions.

Trope—Beginning Satuday, December 2

Torah Trope: How to Chant Torah—9:15-10:00 am Saturdays before the Shabbat morning service. In this class, we will learn how to chant Torah according to the traditional musical system. Participants who chose will be encouraged to put this skill into practice, leyning (chanting) from the weekly portion on selected Shabbat morning services. This course is recommended for B’nai Mitzvah students. It is also highly recommended for CABI adult members who are able to read Hebrew phonetical-ly. As a prerequisite you MUST be able to decode Hebrew proficiently in order to take this class; if one cannot read the Hebrew smoothly, it is too much to take on learning the musical notation.

Friday, November 3—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, November 4—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah of Trey Harbison Portion Vayera—Genesis 18:1-22:24 Friday, November 10—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, November 11—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Leah Chasin Portion Chaye Sarah—Genesis 23:1-25:18 Friday, November 17—5:30 pm Early Bird Shabbat With drinks and nosh

Saturday, November 18—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Adult B’nai Mitzvah of Hannah Kahlke and Matthew Platts Portion Toldot—Genesis 25:19-28:9 Friday, November 24—7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, November 25—10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study Portion Vayetze—Genesis 28:10-32:3

Coming in December

December 2—Trope Class Begins December 2—Hebrew for Adults begins December 9—Visiting Scholar, Professor Maeera Shrieber December 12—An Evening with Rabbi Dan & Rosa Fink, Adult Learning Program December 15—Hanukah Shabbat Program

Are you looking for a fun and friendly introduction to reading Hebrew? You are not alone! CABI will offer a weekly opportunity to learn the Hebrew alphabet, sound out words, and study and practice prayers. The class will start Saturday, December 2 and run through May. Join us for an hour each Shabbat afternoon, right after Kiddush, from 1-2 p.m.

The fee for this series, including materials, is $100. We anticipate there will be occa-sional Saturdays when we do not meet because of conflicts. You should expect about 20 sessions by year-end. If you are interested in joining, please contact Leigh Evans at 503-781-8096, or boiseleigh425@gmail.com.

As always, we do not turn away any member of our community for inability to pay. If the fee presents a hardship, please speak

confidentially with Leigh,

Aleph-Bet – Hebrew for Adults – begins in December!

Tot Shabbat New and improved, and coming in January 2018!

Tot Shabbat has been an important part of our Friday night programming for many years. We are taking a temporary hia-tus while we re-envision our plans, as part of our overall Shabbat Initiative that Rabbi Dan spoke about during High Holy Days.

The December ChaiLights deadline is Wednesday, November 22.

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

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

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Sukkah set up crew.

Jewish Journeys started off the school year with edible

sukkahs (right). CABI is a vibrant place on Wednes-

days!

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Matt & Heidi Chasan in honor of the religious school

Cordie Anne Kelsay towards Youth Enrichment in celebration of Rosh Hashanah

Kirstan Matteson to Adult Education

Jennifer & Eric Thornfeldt in honor of Jewish Journeys and all you do

Patrick & Hillary Beale in memory of John & Shirley Hart

Hode-Lia Svidgal in memory of my late sister Saari Svidgal

Ruth Ellsworth in honor of Sukkot

Elliott Tepperman in honor of Nina Spiro. Thanks for coordinat-ing Sam’s visit for the holidays

Sylvia Goffe in honor of Rosh Hashanah services

Gail LeBow in memory of Sharon Katz’s father

Perry and Marilyn Brown in honor of Harriet Berenter’s birthday

Steve & Sandy Berenter for Feast of Torah

Karen Fink in honor of Harriet Berenter’s birthday

Daryl King in memory of Dale King

Reba & Gregg Lindsay

Peter Lichtenstein on behalf of Talmud Tuesday studies

Perry Paker in memory of Isador Paker

Peter & Joan Lucier, High Holidays

Elizabeth Rodgers & Jonathon Fishman in honor of Isaac & Zelda’s bar and bat mitzvah

Andrea Leeds in honor of Trey Harbison’s bar mitzvah

Gayle Speizer in honor of Andrea Leeds’ birthday

Donations

Account Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 YTD 2018 YTD / Budget 17-18 Budget

MEMBERSHIP INCOME 8,164 9,782 63,470 81,416 23% 360,000

EARNED INCOME 120 2,469 4,974 7,564 10% 74,350

CONTRIBUTED INCOME 151 4,567 6,234 10,952 66% 16,700

DELI DAYS INCOME 140 23,415 0 23,555 0

OTHER FUNDRAISING (& JCS) 1,700 262 585 2,547 0

Total Income 10,275 40,496 75,263 126,034 28% 451,050

RABBINIC & ADMIN. PAYROLL 17,368 20,418 20,904 58,689 23% 257,949

PAYROLL TAXES & BENEFITS 3,001 3,001 2,328 8,331 38% 21,942

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 0 73 72 145 3% 4,275

OFFICE SUPPLIES, COPIER, POSTAGE 1,134 1,300 1,577 4,011 39% 10,350

TELEPHONE 1,214 516 538 2,267 41% 5,500

NEWSLETTER,LIBRARY & DIRECTORY 0 0 196 196 12% 1,625

BANK CHG & MUM DUES 415 0 5,000 5,415 47% 11,500

ONEGS, FACILITATOR & CHLD CARE 0 0 0 0 0% 2,815

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 0 0 179 179 0

BUILDING & GROUNDS 5,260 4,498 5,628 15,386 28% 54,000

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL (& JCS) 0 399 449 848 1% 70,101

WORSHIP & CHOIR 0 0 608 608 10% 6,000

DELI DAYS EXPENSE 24,579 597 570 25,746 0

SYNAGOGUE PROGRAMS & EVENTS (5) 618 (295) 318 64% 500

SOCIAL,FF,BIKKUR CHOLIM 0 0 0 0 0% 1,925

Total Expense 52,966 31,419 37,754 122,140 27% 448,482

Q1 Financial Report ending September 30, 2017

TLC for the Historic Synagogue

In late June during the CABI Annual Meeting, an unusually

strong summer squall poured rain down from the highest

south-facing stained glass windows of the sanctuary onto

astonished congregants. Later in the summer, another unusu-

al storm exposed leaks in the highest north-facing windows.

Fortunately, we have a strong relationship with CM Company,

the construction management and general contracting firm

that supervised the synagogue’s move from downtown Boise

to the Bench, and the construction of our modern multipur-

pose building. CM secured several bids to repair and caulk all

of the synagogue’s windows, and

to prime and paint the exterior for

the long-term health of the building.

Mick Handler, owner of American

Heritage Painting and a member of

the CABI community, did a fabu-

lous job, treating every inch of the

exterior walls and windows with

love and care, and enabling us to

protect our historic building within

our very limited budget. Mick is pic-

tured here on a scissor lift, painting

near the Magen David at the roof’s

highest point. He even came down

from the lift one morning to make a

minyan for a small morning service!

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November Birthdays Justin Ross November 2 Patrick Beale November 2 Trey Harbison November 3 Kevin Peter November 3 Bill McCloskey November 4 Josh Rodriguez November 4 Cameron Mozes November 5 Susan Norton November 5 Beth Wolf November 5 Zachary Clayton November 7 Ruth Kling November 7 Beth Harbison November 8 Corey Beale November 9 Mason Smith November 10 Victoria Salato November 10 Elliott McCloskey November 10 Dylan Simmons November 11 Zachary Ryan November 11 Ilana Rubel November 11 Mychal Sonersen November 13

Jo Ellen Ringer November 13 Zelda Geyer-Sylvia November 15 Eliza Jost November 15 Seth Pemsler November 16 Murray Feldman November 16 Ellery Chasan November 16 Carolyn Block November 17 Patti Diener Lough November 18 Jonathon Fishman November 18 Donna Llewellyn November 18 Zane Harbison November 19 Marilyn Brown November 19 Marshall Simmonds November 19 Jae-Eun Lee November 20 Valerie Hanna November 20 Dana Lough November 21 Matthew Stevenson November 21 Rick Poplack November 21 Aerin Truskey November 22 Andrew Peterman November 22

Terry McKay November 23 Jenna McKenzie November 23 Abby Mozes November 25 Stanley Silman November 25 David Gans November 25 Sara Goldstein November 25 Bowen Mitchell November 25 Lezlie Ellard November 26 Claire Davis November 27 Bruce Smackey November 27 Lauren Gusinow November 27 Leah Chasin November 27 Leslie Drake November 28 Mason Lam November 28 Angela Dudley November 29 Jaqueline Audas November 29 Katherine Audas November 29 Laurie Zuckerman November 29 Amy McKenzie November 29 Ruth Ellsworth November 30

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NFTY NW Calendar 5778 November 17-19, 2017- Fall Kallah December 6-10, 2017 – URJ Biennial in Boston December 17, 2017 for 6, 7 & 8th graders January 12-15, 2018- West Coast Party February 2-4, 2018- Winter Kallah February 23-24, 2018- for 6, 7 & 8th graders Shabbaton April 12, 2018- Asefah and Elections for Regional Board April 13-15, 2018- Spring Kallah April 20-22, 2018– for 6 & 7th graders Kallah Bold Events are High School events. Italicized are 6th, 7th & 8th grade events.

Shalom! This past month the CABI teens have started their hadracha activities. With

this we are learning to become better leaders in the community starting with CABI.

Soon, the teens with be going to NFTY's Fall Kallah, in November 17th- 19th at Camp

Casey in Washington. Have an amazing month!!

Rachael Metzgar

Hadracha is the name of our

teen leadership training pro-

gram. Madrichim and

madrichot (the leaders - boys

and girls) get mentored and

meaningful real-world job

experiences while providing

necessary and important

support at CABI. Their ser-

vice positions include work-

ing in the library, assisting

teachers in all grade levels

and subjects (cooking, He-

brew, Jewish studies).

Honey Sales: CABITs raised $1,300 between CABI and Boise High

School sales. Half will go to disaster relief, half to the CABIT program.

Time to Register for Camp!

Camp Kaslman Registration is open for summer 2018. Sessions close quickly, so I urge you to save your child a place ASAP. $200 gets you a place, and you can apply for scholarships later.

Youth Enrichment Fund: NFTY (our national teen organization), semester programs in Israel, and summer camp registrations are already in full swing. Every year our youth enrollment in Jewish education and camp programs

grow, but so do requests for scholarships. If you can, please contribute to our CABI Youth Enrichment Fund. Your gift will be carefully used and greatly appreciated.

Rebecca Metzgar (left) and Trey Harbison (right) help-

ing out in Jewish Journeys class on Wednesday night.

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From the Editor . . .

Only eight more issues and I retire from compiling the monthly ChaiLights newsletter. Interested in keeping the newsletter alive? Contact Nancy Feldman at 208-384-1729 or via email at mnfeldman@cableone.net.

Save the date: 12th Annual

Feast of Torah! January 27, 2018

8:30am to 8:30pm at CABI

Activities for all ages, all day!

Tea and Torah: Saturday, November 18 at Snake River Tea from 2-4pm.

Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism—Jewish Community Lec-

ture by Howard Berger. Tuesday, November 28 at 7pm.

Sukkot Brewery Tour

Challah Baking Class November 5, 1pm

Telma Anijar Andersen is making challah for the Shabbat services, and new members. Want to help? Contact Telma at anidjart@live.com.

The table is

CABI’s social

group for ag-

es 18-38.

Nemmie

Stieha is your

contact for all

events.

CABI and the Pursuit Church celebrated Sukkat Shalom Din-ner together as a thank you to all of the Friendship Feast vol-unteers (above). Every fourth Thursday CABI and Pursuit Church prepare a dinner for the homeless at First Presbyteri-an Church downtown Boise (photos below from October).

Interested in Vol-unteering?

Contact: Kathryn Shapero at Kathryn.shapero @gmail.com.