NOVEMBER 2014
Heshvan/Kislev 5775
VOLUME 72
NUMBER 3
STAY CONNECTED
UPCOMING
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www.bnaiisraelcong.org
Schilit Nursery School OPEN HOUSE See p. 16 for details.
One Team, One Goal
UPCOMING
Scholar-in-Residence
Weekend
B’nai Israel
TAILGATE SHABBAT
Saturday, November 1
9:00 a.m.
Wear your favorite colors or jersey to show your team spirit.
Join us for a tailgate kiddush of hotdogs and all the trimmings!
See p. 15 for the complete service schedule, which includes
3’s Shabbat, 3rd Grade Shabbat, 5th grade Shabbat, and special
visitors for Camp Ramah Shabbat.
Prospective members are welcome.
with
RAHEL
MUSLEAH
Friday–Sunday,
December 5–7
See p. 11.
Inside
B’nai Mitzvah .................................................................... 2
Rabbi’s Message ............................................................. 3
Notes by Cantor Josh ................................................. 4
Leadership Message .................................................... 5
Mitzvah Day ...................................................................... 6–7
Adult Education .............................................................. 8–9
Shabbat around B’nai .................................................. 10
Scholar-in-Residence .................................................. 11
Family Education & Day School Update........... 12
B’nai Israel’s 21st Annual
Mitzvah Day
is Sunday, November 9.
Shabbat Magic ................................................................ 13
Schilit Nursery News .................................................... 16
Talmud Torah Update .................................................. 17
Teen Scene ....................................................................... 18
Blumberg-Zalis Family Library ............................... 19
Sisterhood .......................................................................... 20
Projects Collections Mitzvot
See p. 7 for details.
Men’s Club ......................................................................... 21
Members in Mourning ................................................. 22
Mazal Tov to Our Celebrating Members ........... 23
Donations ........................................................................... 24
B’NAI MITZVAH
devn ipa
Joshua Seth Diewald
November 1  9:00 a.m.
Josh, son of Debra and Allen Diewald and grandson of Dale and James
McManus and Gilbert Diewald and the late Donna Shurberg and the late
Dr. Harold Shurberg, is a 7th grade student at the Charles E. Smith Jewish
Day School. For his mitzvah project, Josh worked as a CIT at Camp
Katan this past summer. He will also be making a donation to Johns
Hopkins Children’s Center to further support food allergy research. He
plans to organize a run to benefit food allergy research.
Emma Evelyn Ash
November 8  9:00 a.m.
Emma, daughter of Melissa and Darren Ash and granddaughter of Carol
and David Ash and Carol and Dennis Elliott, is a 7th grade student at the
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. For her mitzvah project, Emma is
helping children develop skills for ballet. She is volunteering in children’s
classes at the Maryland Youth Ballet where she dances.
Raymond Lyle Ash
November 8  9:00 a.m.
Ray, son of Melissa and Darren Ash and grandson of Carol and David
Ash and Carol and Dennis Elliott, is a 7th grade student at the Charles E.
Smith Jewish Day School. For his mitzvah project, Ray is collecting
sports equipment for underprivileged children. He will be donating the
equipment to Leveling the Playing Field.
Orli Yaffa Katz
November 15  9:00 a.m.
Orli, daughter of Naomi and Dr. Joshua Katz and granddaughter of Arlene
and Dr. Seymour Katz and Dr. Judith Lax and the late Dr. Melvin Lax
is a 7th grade student at Bornblum Solomon Schechter in Memphis, TN.
For her mitzvah project, Orli is helping A Wider Circle, which provides
furniture, food and household supplies to families who lack basic
essentials. She helped sort and prepare donated items and is collecting
pasta, canned goods and dental care products.
Sarit Kleinwaks Luftman
November 22  9:00 a.m.
Sarit, daughter of Elise Kleinwaks and Eric Luftman and granddaughter
of Ruth Luftman and the late Alvin Luftman and Doris S. Kleinwaks and
the late Norman Kleinwaks, is a 7th grade student at the Charles E. Smith
Jewish Day School. For her mitzvah project, Sarit is collecting 1,000
gently used books and funds to set up a library in Swaziland for kids in
grades 4 through 8 under the auspices of the African Library Project.
Ariel Margolis
November 29  9:00 a.m.
Ariel, son of Clara and Avi Margolis and grandson of Zvia Margolis and
the late Stuart Margolis and Harriet Smith and the late Paul Smith, is a
7th grade student at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. For his
mitzvah project, Ariel is volunteering at Red Wiggler Community Farm.
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N O V E M B E R
Welcome to the
Newest Members of
Our B’nai Israel Family
(September 15 – October 13)
New Members . . .
Alexis and Marc Anolik
Karen and Ariel Brio
Gail Bronson
Tammy and Gil Cohn
Stephanie and Gabriel Eber
Melissa and Joshua Hausfeld
Molly and Peter Jekel
Jade-Snow and
David Joachim
Norda Kittrie and
David Levin
Angela Rosenbloom
On behalf of the Membership Committee
we want to welcome our new members. We
know the entire congregation shares our
joy in welcoming you into the B’nai Israel
family. Though we are a large congregation,
we strive to make each and every member
feel at home.
Save the Date!
Schilit Nursery School
Open House
2015–2016
Friday, November 14
10:00 a.m.
or
Sunday, November 16
10:00 a.m.
Learn more about our half- and full-day
programs and tour our school.
Meet B’nai Israel’s staff and clergy.
RSVPs are appreciated
but not required to Karen Gerton.
Individual tours are also available
throughout the year.
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RABBI’S
MESSAGE
BY
RABBI JONATHAN A.
SCHNITZER
Why did I decide to teach a course about
Shabbat this fall? One of my favorite ways to
think about Shabbat is that in Jewish terms,
this distinctive “time zone” encompasses
one-seventh of each week, one-seventh of
each year, one-seventh of our entire lives.
Clearly, by any mathematical standard,
Shabbat represents a very significant
dimension of our Jewish experiences.
Yet, sadly and ironically, many Jews view
Shabbat as a litany of endless prohibitions.
In that mindset, the “don’ts” associated with
Shabbat far outweigh the “do’s.” Shabbat
thus becomes a form of Jewish drudgery
—even oppression, totally devoid of the
positive potential that Shabbat ideally should
be fostering for us.
Beginning on Tuesday evening, November
18, I hope to explore the concept of Shabbat
on various levels: historical, theological,
legalistic and contemporary in an effort to
frame Shabbat as one of the most precious
gifts and resources which our Jewish
heritage offers us. I recognize that there is
no “one size fits all” formula for Shabbat
among Conservative Jews in 2014, but I am
convinced that in its broad strokes, Shabbat
with its amalgam of family, community,
study, prayer, pleasure, rest, peace and
renewal (both physical and spiritual)
provides a critical antidote to the stresses
that pound at most of us on every other day
of our week.
Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel, who was
my teacher at the Jewish Theological
Seminary and whose writings continue to
influence our American Jewish community,
may have said it best: “To set apart one
day a week for freedom, a day on which
we would not use the instruments which
have so easily turned into weapons of
destruction, a day for being with ourselves,
a day of detachment from the vulgar, of
independence of external obligations, a day
on which we stop worshiping the idols of
technical civilization, a day on which we use
no money, a day of armistice in the economic
struggle with our fellow men and the forces
of nature – is there any institution that holds
out a greater hope for man’s progress that
the Sabbath?” (from The Sabbath).
FLORIDA REUNION
Please join me for four Tuesday evenings—
November 18, November 25, December 2
and December 9 at 7:30 p.m. here at B’nai
Israel as together we “unpack” one of the
greatest and most relevant ideas of Judaism.
WELCOME
TO OUR NEW STAFF
Susan Cairnes,
our new Events
Manager, is a Certified
Meeting Professional
who comes to us
with an extensive
background in
professional meeting
planning and event
management. B’nai
Israel’s development event management,
facilities rentals, event schedule management,
and High Holy Day seating are in Susan’s
very capable hands.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Ballenisles Country Club
Palm Beach Gardens
Join us for brunch and to reunite
with your B’nai Israel family.
Please notify us of your Florida address.
Invitation to Follow.
Originally from New York, Susan resides
in Silver Spring and enjoys spending time
with her family.
beautiful facilities.
Jose ‘Pepe’
Strauss, our new
Facilities Director,
comes to us from
Shaare Torah where
he was the Facility
Director for eight
years. Pepe directs
the management and
maintenance of our
Originally from Mexico and Israel, and
fluent in Spanish and Hebrew, Pepe resides
in Rockville with his wife and two children,
and has been the director of the Kesem/
Yesodot Israeli dance program for the past
twenty years.
N O V E M B E R
B’nai Israel Congregation
is an accessible building.
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NOTES
BY
CANTOR JOSH
Jokes of the Month
A Football team was on the field during
practice, when to their surprise, a big
turkey suddenly walked up to the coach and
demanded a tryout.
FROM OUR TABLE TO
YOURS VOLUME II
B’nai Israel Schilit Nursery
School Cookbook
LEADERSHIP
MESSAGE
BY
April Kaplan
“Are you crazy,” hollered the coach, “we
don’t give tryouts to turkeys.”
Before he knew it the turkey started dashing
towards the football and made a fantastic
catch.
Thank you; thank you; thank you. Thank
you, November, for having so many
opportunities to say, “thank you.” The first
thank you is for the extra hour of sleep you
give us on November 2. Remember—fall
back, spring forward.
On November 11, we thank our men and
women in the armed forces and take a
moment on Veteran’s Day to thank them
for their service to our country.
Thanksgiving day is a special day of thank
you which offers opportunities to thank
the people you work with, the ones you
live with, or people you see on the street
on a daily basis. Thanksgiving is a great
opportunity to just say, “thank you.”
Hopefully, these three special days in
November will inspire us to make a regular
habit of saying thank you. Most often we
go through our day taking miracles for
granted, let alone gestures of kindness
from others. And so personally, for each
and every one of you reading this article,
I say, “thank you,” and also to those of
you not reading this article I say, “thank
you.” To the family and friends and the
people I work with, I say, “thank you.”
May we share many more years together,
acknowledging each other in a thankful and
appreciative way.
“That was amazing”, exclaimed the coach
“I have never seen anything like that! How
much do you want for a year?”
“Don’t worry about money,” said the
turkey, “let me just ask you something,
does the season go past thanksgiving?
Q: Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving?
A: The turkey because it’s already stuffed!
Q:Why can’t you take a turkey to
the synagogue? A: Because they use such FOWL language!
Support B’nai Israel’s Gift Card
Program!
Purchase Giant Food, Peapod, Moti’s
Market, and Shalom Kosher Market
gift cards at face value and use them
just as you would cash or a credit card
at those stores.
Buy them in the Education Office during
office hours and Talmud Torah school
hours. Cash or checks only!
Questions? Contact Julie Mintz
([email protected]), Ellen Robinson
([email protected]), or
Sharon Safra (240-221-2500, sharons@
bnaiisraelcong.org).
A collection of over 450 recipes
including Jewish holiday recipes,
family favorites, child-friendly
foods and many more organized
in a professionally designed 3-ring
binder.
Buy a few—From Our Table to Yours,
Volume II is a great gift for a holiday,
house warming, birthday, bridal
shower, hostess gifts, etc.
Don’t miss out! Volume I sold out in
record time. Available in the Schilit
Nursery School Office for $25 per
book.
Support B’nai Israel
by Shopping in Your
Sisterhood Judaica Shop!
We have all that you need
for your holiday shopping
as well as your other
gift-giving needs.
Thank you in advance
for your support!
See p. 19 for details.
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N O V E M B E R
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As I write this Scroll article, we have
just completed the high holidays and are
approaching Sukkot. As I reflect back
on this past year I am grateful for the
opportunities life has offered Rob, our
children and me. B’nai Israel has played a
significant role in our family’s life. We’ve
looked to B’nai in times of great sadness,
times of great happiness, for education,
spiritual guidance, friendship, parenting
advice and so much more.
It is because of what B’nai has given us
that my husband and I feel the need to give
back to B’nai. I have served in executive
committee positions because investing
financially, emotionally and physically in
our Shul is what makes our “mini city”, as
I refer to B’nai, available to us 24/7. Under
my portfolio I have the opportunity to work
with a wonderful team of volunteers and
staff to assure that B’nai remains a strong,
vibrant, egalitarian synagogue that provides
each of us with a spiritual, educational,
social and emotional community.
To ensure that our “mini city” continues to
thrive, we must all be willing to invest in the
future. Our Annual Giving Hineini Society
supports operating expenses like our staff,
building, maintenance and security, which
are so critical. We have to raise more money
than ever before. Thank you to Debbie and
Danny Glazer, Sarah and Doug Kotlove
and Susan and Rob Loewy for being three
amazing couples and offering to co-chair the
Hineini Campaign. They have gotten us off
to a great start.
I also want to thank Drs. Stuart and Ellen
Lessans for their overwhelming generosity.
They have pledged to match all Annual
Giving Hineini Society donations, dollar
for dollar, once the challenge threshold has
been met.
While our Fall is focused on Hineini, it’s not
too early to get ready for our exciting Spring
events, including our annual Evening With,
our exceptionally fun Golf Outing and our
newest event, Ribs and Spirits.
Details on how to participate and volunteer
for all these events are forthcoming and I
hope you will participate and volunteer. It
takes all of our emotional, social, educational,
spiritual and financial commitments to keep
B’nai the warm and caring community, we
have become accustomed to.
ANNUAL GIVING
Hineini Society
B’nai Israel is here to be your
Home for Jewish Life.
When you need us,
we are proud to say
“Hineini—Here I am.”
Now, we need you.
Please tell us, here I am—
make your pledge today to the
Annual Giving—Hineini Society
Campaign.
http://www.bnaiisraelcong.org/
annualgiving
240-221-2519
There is ALWAYS
something happening
at B’nai Israel!
STAY CONNECTED
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your email address to
[email protected].
N O V E M B E R
B’nai Israel Congregation’s
BLUMBERG-ZALIS
FAMILY LIBRARY
Awarded the Advanced Accreditation
Degree by the Association of Jewish
Libraries
The Accreditation Committee of the
Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
is pleased to announce that B’nai Israel
Congregation’s Blumberg-Zalis Family
Library, under the direction of Jill
Gendelman, received the advanced
level Accreditation which is the highest
accreditation given to Jewish Libraries
by the Association and demonstrates an
exemplary standard of excellence for its
library. The Award was presented to Fred
E. Goodman, Chairperson of the Library
at an award ceremony which took place
during the 94th annual conference of the
AJL in Las Vegas, Nevada in June.
With a superior, up-to-date collection of
over 12,000 books, periodicals, videos,
DVDs, audio, and other resources,
The B’nai Israel Library houses one
of the largest Jewish library collection
in the Washington DC, Maryland amd
Virginia areas. The library also hosts
innovative book, author, film, and
cultural programming open to the entire
community. “Jill’s management of
the library sets the bar very high for
professionalism and creativity and we
are thrilled that we have received this
recognition from the AJL,” notes Fred
Goodman while accepting this award.
“Her programming skills, her material
acquisition skills, her support of the
pre-school, Talmud Torah, Teen and
Adult Education programs, and selfless
devotion to the library, hour upon hour, are
a testament, and her personable manner
makes her a favorite with both colleagues
and congregants.” “I am also grateful for
the steadfast support and encouragement
for the Library by our Clergy, and by the
Synagogue Management and by its Board
of Directors,” said Goodman.
For more information about the
Blumberg-Zalis Family Library, go to
http://www.bnaiisraelcong.org/library.
For more information about the AJL,
visit www.jewishlibraries.org.
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SOCIAL ACTION
N a t a l i e M e r ku r
Rose, LCSW-C
JSSA Synagogue
Liaison
It has been my privilege
to serve as the JSSA
Synagogue Liaison to
B’nai Israel for the past
12 years. I’ve been able to help members,
staff and clergy in many different ways and
I’m pleased to be thought of as part of the
B’nai Israel family. I’ve been contacted by
members who don’t know where to turn…
who have mental health or complicated
family issues and are looking for someone to
help them figure out their next steps. I’d like
to share some specific examples of how I fit
into the synagogue community to highlight
when and how I can be helpful.
Parents at B’nai Israel contact me when they
have concerns about their children of varying
ages. These concerns may be ordinary—
bedtime, mealtime, setting limits, etc. or may
be related to a transition in the family such
as a new baby, a move, a serious illness or
death in the family. I am able to meet with
the parents to recommend new strategies and
if necessary, connect them to other resources
in our community.
Adult children of aging parents contact me
when they have concerns about an older parent
declining either physically or cognitively, a
living situation no longer meeting their needs,
or additional support is needed to remain in
their current environment. I am able to offer
suggestions on how to broach these delicate
subjects and introduce change and can link
them to appropriate assistance.
Members of various ages contact me when
they or a family member have a serious or life
limiting illness. I am able to link them with
JSSA Hospice or Transitions Program, for
information for the future or for immediate
services. So too with folks who are interested
in services for people with special needs,
supported employment, adoption, and issues
surrounding divorce.
A member once called me for a consultation
and said, “I put your information on my
refrigerator six months ago. I knew one day
I’d need you. And that day has come”. If you
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have concerns and would like to speak to me,
either by phone or in person, at B’nai Israel or
at my JSSA office, please contact me
(301-610-8319, [email protected]).
Mitzvah Day
COLLECTIONS
Manna Food Sorting
Sunday, November 16
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Support B’nai Israel’s
PROJECT MANNA
Urgently Needed Food Items
(though we take all nonperishable
food items)
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•
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•
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Cereal and Oatmeal
Peanut Butter
Tuna Fish
Canned Soup
Canned Fruit
Canned Veggies
Pasta, Rice, Beans (dried/canned)
Tomato Sauce/Diced Tomatoes/
Tomato Paste/etc.
Canned Pasta (Spaghetti O’s, etc.)
Canned Fish
(Salmon, etc.)
Thank you for your
commitment
to this life-giving
mitzvah!
dpai cqg mler
Please join us for B’nai Israel Congregation’s 21st Annual
Mitzvah Day
Social Action PROJECT
Mark your calendars for our first of the new
year Manna Food Warehouse food sorting.
This is always a wonderful family activity.
The Manna Food Warehouse is located
at 9311 Gaither Road in Gaithersburg.
Questions? Contact Andrea Nadelman
([email protected], 301-455-5934).
Let
Us Build a World of Kindness
(Ps. 89:3)
KEEP
CALM
Sunday, November 9, 2014
BETHESDA CARES
Hospitality supplies such as:
coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, instant
soup, etc.
COOKIES FOR TROOPS
(Beginning Wednesday,
November 5)
Bring small containers of cookies,
brownies or bar cookies
INTERFAITH WORKS
CLOTHING DRIVE
Winter coats and winter gear
9:00 a.m. Morning Minyan
9:35 a.m. Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Mitzvah Day projects begin
Register online at www.bnaiisraelcong.org/mitzvahday
Peace Players International Basketball Tournament (Michael Nevett & Karen Post)
(www.crowdrise.com/BnaiIsraelMitzvahDay)
Friendly Tennis Game to Benefit Israel Tennis Centers (Valerie Eisenstein)
www.israeltenniscenters.org
Be Brave and Shave to Benefit Children’s National Health Systems (Sima Berman)
http://childrensnational.donordrive.com/
COLLECTIONS
Support our ongoing collection of
nonperishable food items.
Unopened Bags of Dry Dog Food,
and other pet care items.
To see a complete wish list, go to:
www.mchumane.org
DO A
MITZVAH
NEW PROJECTS
MANNA FOOD DRIVE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
HUMANE SOCIETY
AND
Activities for
mensches of
all ages and
stages!
Montgomery County Humane Society
Cookies for U.S. Soldiers
Thoughtful Treasures Project
Clothing Drive for Interfaith Works
of Montgomery County
Phoenix Computers
Habitat for Humanity
See p. 6 for details.
See p. 27 for the
registration form.
MITZVAH FAIR
Check out how you and your family
can get involved in community service
projects and mitzvot.
Students who wish to showcase their
mitzvah projects or organizations who
wish to have a table should contact
Kristen Mirsky.
Participate in
Our Annual
Blood Drive
to Benefit
Inova
THOUGHTFUL TREASURES
Small Box Puzzles, Small Beanie
Babies, Small Travel Games,
Coloring Books and Crayons, Small
Art Supplies
All food items will be
directed to the Manna
Food Center.
Mitzvah Day Chairs 
Mitzvah Day is made possible
by the generous support of the
Mildred and William Kaplan
Social Action Endowment.
ROBIN LENKIN 301-315-9541, [email protected]
EMILY WEINER 301-983-1639, [email protected]
Mitzvah Fair Chair 
KRISTEN MIRSKY 301-881-8892, [email protected]
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ADULT EDUCATION
Learning Opportunities
TEXT STUDY
Monthly Lunch and Learn: Torah Study
Instructor: Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer
November 3 and and the first Monday of each month
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Registration: Free
Join the eager group of congregants and others who assemble
monthly to participate with Rabbi Schnitzer in a detailed engagement
with the text of the Torah.
Parashat HaShavua Discussion
Discussion Leaders: Rabbi Jonathan A. Schnitzer,
Rabbi Michael Safra, Dr. Louis Nagel
Saturday, November 8 (Vayera)
Saturday, November 22 (Toldot)
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Join us for stimulating discussions on the weekly Torah portions.
Our discussion will end in time to hear the Torah reading and the
Haftarah in the Dweck Sanctuary service.
HAZAK—Active Seniors
News Media Meltdown: Discovering the Gaza War
with Eric Rozenman, Washington Director of
CAMERA – Committee for Accuracy in Middle East
Reporting in America
Thursday, November 13
Bring a dairy lunch at 12:00 p.m.
Programs begin at approximately 12:30 p.m.
Eric Rozenman has served as Washington director of CAMERA,
the 65,000 – member, Boston-based Committee for Accuracy in
Middle East Reporting in America, since 2002. From 1997 to 2002
he worked as executive editor of B’nai B’rith’s International Jewish
Monthly, senior speechwriter and press spokesman. For five years
prior to that Rozenman was editor of the Washington Jewish Week.
HAZAK is our group for individuals 55 or older who want to share
in interesting experiences. It’s never too late to make new friends!
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B E R E AV E M E N T
ADULT EDUCATION
Learning Opportunities
FOR ALL B’NAI ISRAEL MEN
Bereavement Support Group
Led by Natalie Merkur Rose
4 Wednesdays, November 5–December 3
No session on November 26.
7:00 p.m.
Our Jewish traditions and rituals are important and comforting
components of dealing with loss, but they might need to be
supplemented with opportunities for more consistent and frequent
companionship. Join others from the B’nai Israel community who
have experienced loss for moderated discussion about the healing
process, sharing, and mutual support.
Jews and Brews: An Informal Jewish Conversation
for Men
Thursday, November 13, 2014
7:30–9:00 p.m.
Lakewood Country Club
This program is sponsored by the B’nai Israel Men’s
Club.
Join our rabbis and educators for drinks and schmoozing, followed
by informal text study and discussion about ethical living in our
modern world.
JEWISH LIVING
L . I . F. E . L E C T U R E S E R I E S
World Religions:
Spotlight on
Judaism
Susannah Heschel
and Jack Miles
Sunday,
November 9
7:30 p.m.
This lecture is
presented live via
satellite from New
York. Participants
will have the ability to submit questions via email in real time.
Explore Judaism in the context of the world’s other great religions.
What unique ideas has Judaism contributed to the world? How has
Judaism been influenced by the traditions and beliefs of others?
Susannah Heschel is the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at
Dartmouth College. Her scholarship focuses on Jewish-Christian
relations in Germany during the 19th and 20th centuries, the history
of biblical scholarship, and the history of anti-Semitism.
Jack Miles, Distinguished Professor of English and Religious
Studies at the University of California at Irvine, is the author of the
Pulitzer Prize–winning GOD: A Biography and Christ: A Crisis in
the Life of God. He lives in Irvine, California.
Register online at www.bnaiisraelcong.org.
L.I.F.E. Lectures are free of charge and open to all B’nai Israel
members and the entire community.
Questions? Contact Beth in Rabbi Safra’s office
(301-881-6550, ext. 575, [email protected]).
L.I.F.E. Lectures will be sign-interpreted for the hearing impaired, if
requested at least three business days prior to the program to Beth
(301-881-6550, ext. 575, [email protected]).
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Shabbat: A Unique Time Zone
Instructor: Rabbi Jonathan A.
Schnitzer
Chair: Carol Vogel
4 Tuesdays,
November 18–December 9
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Registration: $30 members,
$40 nonmembers
Most Jews have some general familiarity
with the concept of Shabbat. But how did
Shabbat develop into such a powerful
aspect of the Jewish experience? Over the course of four sessions,
we will explore core sources relating to Shabbat in biblical and
Rabbinic literature. We will also discuss how we as 21st century
Jews might be able to develop our own Shabbat style and spirit.
F O R PA R E N T S
BBM—The Blessings of B’nai
Mitzvah
Instructor: Rabbi Michael Safra
Chair: E.J. Corwin
4 Sundays, December 14, 2014;
January 25, February 8,
and February 22, 2015
9:15–10:30 a.m.
Registration: Free
This series is intended for parents
of 5th and 6th graders.
Increase the feeling of “blessing” in your
child’s bar or bat mitzvah process—from getting the date, to the
actual date. Learn more about what it means to become bar and bat
mitzvah. Increase familiarity with the Shabbat service and make the
Torah portion more accessible. Parents will have the opportunity to
share questions and concerns, and also to get to know each other
better.
J E W I S H H I S T O R Y & C U LT U R E
Israel: Conversation Plus
The Melted People of the Melting Pot
Instructors: Pnina Agenyahu and Shelley Kedar
3 Wednesdays, January 14–28, 2015
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 1, 2015; 11:00 a.m.
Suggested Donation: $40-$150
(Your donations will be used to fund a project in our
Partnership Region in Israel.)
Connect with Israel with the head, heart and hand. Join two fabulous
teachers for an exploration of the diverse cultures that make up
Israel’s “melting pot”. The final session will be a chat via Skype
with our partners in the Bet Shemesh/Mate Yehudah region in Israel.
Participants will evaluate proposals and choose a philanthropic
project to make a difference in Israel. All moneys collected will be
matched by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington to fund
the project.
Pnina Agenyahu is the community Shlicha
(emissary) to the Jewish Federation of Greater
Washington. Her amazing personal story is
emblematic of Israel’s remarkable diversity.
Born in Ethiopia, Pnina traveled to Israel with
her family by foot at the age of three. Prior to
coming to Washington, Pnina was the director
of Hillel at Tel Aviv
University.
Shelley Kedar is the Director of Jewish Agency
for Israel and Campus Israel Fellows at Hillel
International. Prior to coming to America for her
three year Shlichut, Shelley was the director of
the International School for Jewish Peoplehood
Studies at the Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv.
Both Pnina and Shelley are remarkable teachers
who combine their knowledge of the subject
matter with their personal stories.
For more information on these courses
and additional learning opportunities, go to
www.bnaiisraelcong.org/adulteducation.
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Scholar-in-Residence
shabbat
RAHEL MUSLEAH
around b’nai
Rahel Musleah was born in Calcutta, India, the seventh generation of a
Calcutta Jewish family that traces its roots to 17th century Baghdad. With
song, story, and pictures, she shares her rare and intimate knowledge of this
ancient community’s history, customs and melodies.
An
ongoing,
pay-it-forward
Shabbat
Dinner
Program
designed to expand your circle
of friends within the B’nai Israel
community
The first night of Shabbat Around B’nai will be Friday,
November 14. It is not too late to sign up to host to another
B’nai Israel family for Shabbat dinner in your home on
November 14. We are happy to provide guest suggestions
if you would like, or you can choose your guests on your
own. We hope that you will invite someone you don’t see
all the time and would like to get to know better. You will
receive a nice Shabbat bag for hosting, plus of course enjoy
an evening of lovely conversation.
Then, on December 19, the program will run again. On
that date, we hope that all the original hosts will want to
host again with a different family as their guests, but more
importantly, we hope all the original guests will pay forward
the hospitality by inviting another family to their home for
Shabbat dinner. It is, in essence, a Shabbat dinner pyramid
scheme. The program will run again on February 6, March
13 and May 1.
Rahel is an award-winning journalist with hundreds of published articles
to her credit as well as the author of several critically acclaimed books
on Jewish holidays, the Jewish lifecycle, and the Jews of Calcutta. Her
CD, Hodu: Jewish Rhythms from Baghdad to India, features ancient texts,
authentic melodies, and contemporary rhythms. (“Hodu” in Hebrew means
both “India” and “praise God”.) Rahel has received awards for her writing
from the American Jewish Press Association, the Society of Professional
Journalists, the National Sephardi Literary Contest, the Society of National
Association Publications, and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
A graduate of Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, she sings with New York’s Zamir Chorale. Rahel lives in Port
Washington, NY, and she hopes to pass down the legacy of the Indian Jewish
community to her two children, Shira and Shoshana.
Friday, December 5
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Service, with Special Tunes from Calcutta
7:00 p.m. Indian-themed Shabbat Dinner (Dinner reservations are due by Monday, December 1.)
8:15 p.m. “Jewish Calcutta through Music and Memory”
A fascinating personal story mirrors the story of Calcutta’s Jews with humor, poignancy, and song.
Saturday, December 6
9:00 a.m. Shabbat services begin
9:50 a.m. Torah Service, featuring an intriguing medley of ancient texts, distinctive Shabbat rituals, customs and liturgy
11:00 a.m. Sermon: “The Power of Prayer to Create Community”
12:30 p.m. (following Kiddush) Q&A, informal discussion
You do not need to know how to cook to host! You can
bring in a prepared meal, or even pizza. It’s not about the
food—it’s about the connections. It is not necessary to have
a kosher home in order to participate, either. Just disclose
to your potential guests whether your home is kosher or
not, and if not, please serve a dairy or pareve meal.
Saturday Evening
“Awafi: An Intimate Evening of Music and Food”
Hosted by Vicki Berman and Yeheskel Dori
Join Rahel in learning about the cuisine and food customs of the Baghdadi-Indian Jewish community, singing its songs
for motza’ei Shabbat (the end of Shabbat), and enjoying a cooking demonstration and dessert. Advance registration is
required to Beth (301-881-6550, ext. 575).
Light the candles, recite the blessings (we’ll provide them
for you!) and enjoy a wonderful evening! Register online
or return this form to the main office. Questions? Contact
Jennifer Schwartz ([email protected]).
Sunday, December 7
9:00 a.m. Morning Minyan, followed by breakfast
9:45 a.m. “The Blessings of a Pomegranate”
The riveting legacy of the Jews of Iraq and an unforgettable return “home” to Calcutta.
See p. 26 for a registration form. or register online at
www.bnaiisraelcong.org/shabbataroundbnai.
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Special thanks to the Dollye and I. Wolford Berman
Educational Initiative Grant for making this
program possible.
Register for the Shabbat dinner at
www.bnaiisraelcong.org/scholar
or use the registration form on p. 26.
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FAMILY
EDUCATION
BY
SHARON R. SAFRA
FAMILY EDUCATION
DIRECTOR
DAY SCHOOL Update
Staff Visits to CESJDS
Day School “School’s Out Program”
Members of our B’nai Israel clergy and
professional staff will be visiting both
campuses of CESJDS to see our B’nai
Israel–JDS students.
A fun day with our friends at Beth El on
this first day of parent-teacher conferences.
6 Grade Family Mini-Shabbaton
th
Friday evening, November 7 –
Saturday afternoon, November 8
As the Bar and Bat Mitzvah dates creep
closer, we are all looking for ways to
enhance the experience and to bring
the celebration into the larger context
of synagogue and communal life. This
annual event for 6th grade families offers an
opportunity to spend Shabbat together, form
closer relationships, and strengthen the
connection to B’nai Israel and each other.
6 graders and at least one parent are strongly
encouraged to attend the Shabbaton which
will take place Friday evening from 5:45–9:30
p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
th
Registration has gone out to all 6th grade
families directly. If you have not yet
registered, please do so ASAP. See p. 26 for
a registration form or register online at
www.bnaiisraelcong.org/6thgradeshabbaton.
Please contact me (240-221-2500,
[email protected])
with any questions.
Thursday, December 4
Beth El Congregation
PJ Havdalah
Saturday evening, December 6
JDS UPPER SCHOOL
FAMILY EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
SAVE THE DATES
Thursday, November 20
Our staff will once again be bringing pizza
and dessert for the teens at our lunchtime
visit. Please remind them to join us, as this
is a wonderful opportunity for our students
to meet and see their B’nai friends and to
schmooze with our B’nai Israel staff. If
you think your teen will be coming, please
RSVP to Sharon (sharons@bnaiisraelcong.
org; 240-221-2500) by Monday, November
17 so we know how much pizza to order.
JDS LOWER SCHOOL
Dates to be announced shortly. Look for
an email with details!
Calling All Day School
Families!
If you are a B’nai Israel family with
a child(ren) at one of the local Jewish
day schools, please contact Sharon
Safra (240-221-2500, sharons@
bnaiisraelcong.org) to make sure your
contact information is added to our Day
School Family database.
A family-friendly program with music, arts
and crafts, bedtime stories, and dessert.
Shabbat Magic
PROGRAMS
Schilit Nursery School PLAYGROUND FUN
Mini-Minyan
is for children in grades K–3.
Junior Congregation
is for children in grades 4–7.
Torah for Tots
is for toddlers, preschoolers,
and their families.
Crown of a Good Name and B’nai
Torah
Sunday, December 14
This wonderful celebration and family
program is for all kindergarteners and new
1st graders.
Latkes & Lights
Thursday, December 18
Our family Hanukkah celebration is back
—join us!
Details about all of these events will be
forthcoming in the upcoming weeks.
Feel free to contact me (240-221-2500 or
[email protected]) if you have
questions or need additional details.
Current Day School families who have
not been receiving emails and mailings
regarding our B’nai Israel Day School
Family programming should also contact
to Sharon to be included in our database.
GOLD KIPPAH
SOCIETY
Mazal tov to the following
new students who have
demonstrated their mastery
of the required
tefilot (prayers)
to reach:
BLUE
Sarah Ashe
Brooklyn Levy
SILVER
Jason Altneu
November 1
Tailgate Shabbat, 3’s Shabbat,
3rd Grade Shabbat and
5th Grade Shabbat
10:00 a.m. – Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 a.m. – Mini-Minyan, including
3rd Grade Shabbat
10:30 a.m. – Junior Congregation,
including 5th Grade Shabbat
11:00 a.m. – Torah for Tots, including
3’s Shabbat
November 8
November Birthday Shabbat
9:00 a.m. – Torah Discussion
10:00 a.m. – Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 a.m. – Teen Minyan
10:30 a.m. – Mini-Minyan
10:30 a.m. –Junior Congregation
11:00 a.m. – Torah for Tots
11:40 a.m. – Youth Kiddush honoring
all of our November Birthdays
November 15
10:00 a.m. – Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 a.m. – Mini-Minyan
10:30 a.m. –Junior Congregation
11:00 a.m. - Torah for Tots
November 22
2nd Grade Shabbat
9:00 a.m. – Torah Discussion
10:00 a.m. – Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 a.m. – Mini-Minyan, including
2nd Grade Shabbat
10:30 a.m. – Junior Congregation
11:00 a.m. – Torah for Tots
November 29
10:30 a.m. – Combined Junior
Congregation and Mini-Minyan service
11:00 – Torah for Tots
Participants at our Dor L’Dor (Generation to Generation)
Sukkah Decorating program on October 5th.
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MINYAN
NOVEMBER 2014
MONDAY
SUNDAY
TUESDAY
Monday–Thursday 7:15 AM | 8:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM | 8:00 PM
DAILY
*Please note: Minyan times vary on holidays; changes are noted on the calendar.
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
2
3
4
5
12:30 PM Lunch and Learn p. 8
10:15 AM Sisterhood: Bingo at
the Hebrew Home p. 20
9:30 AM Bonim & Machar:
Players Fun Zone p. 18
9:30 AM Kadima & USY Tour
of FedEx Field p. 18
7:00 PM Bereavement Support
Group p. 8
9
10
10:00 AM Mitzvah Day p. 7
7:30 PM L.I.F.E. Lecture – World
Religions: Spotlight on Judaism p. 8
7:30 PM Monday Night at the
Movies – A Home on the Range:
The Jewish Chicken Ranchers of
Petaluma p. 19
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Lech Lecha
Tailgate Shabbat p. 1
Bar Mitzvah of Joshua Diewald p. 2
10:00 AM Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 AM Mini-Minyan (3rd Grade Shabbat)
10:30 AM Junior Congregation (5th Grade Shabbat)
11:00 AM Torah for Tots (3’s Shabbat)
November is Jewish Book Month! See p. 19 for details.
10:00 AM Rabbi Matthew Simon’s
Jewish Book Month Review p. 19
11:00 AM Book Presentation by Allan
Goodman p. 19
Friday 7:15 AM | 6:15 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM | 12:30 PM
6
7
6th Grade Family Mini-Shabbaton
p. 12
4:43 PM Candlelighting
6:15 PM Hayman Chapel
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13
14
7:00 PM Sisterhood Board
Meeting p. 20
12:00 PM HAZAK – News Media
Meltdown: Discovering the Gaza
War p. 8
7:30 PM Jews and Brews p. 9
Shabbat around B’nai Program
p. 10
10:00 AM Schilit Nursery School
Open House p. 16
10:30 AM Book Discussion and Trip
to the JCC Book Festival p. 19
8 Vayera
November Birthday Shabbat
B’nai Mitzvah of Emma Ash and Raymond Ash p. 2
9:00 AM Parashat HaShavua Discussion p. 8
10:00 AM 6th Grade Shabbaton Resumes
10:00 AM Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 AM Teen Minyan
10:30 AM K–5 Youth Service
11:00 AM Torah for Tots
11:40 AM Youth Kiddush Honoring November Birthdays
15 Chaye Sarah
Bat Mitzvah of Orli Katz p. 2
10:00 AM Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 AM Mini-Minyan
10:30 AM Junior Congregation
11:00 AM Torah for Tots
4:37 PM Candlelighting
6:15 PM Hayman Chapel
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16
9:30 AM Sisterhood: Seaboard
Region of Women’s League of
Conservative Judaism Education
Day p. 20
10:00 AM Schilit Nursery School
Open House p. 16
10:00 AM Manna Food Sorting p. 6
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18
19
20
21
10:15 AM Sisterhood: Bingo at
the Hebrew Home p. 20
7:30 PM Shabbat: A Unique
Time Zone p. 9
11:00 AM Book Discussion: The
Ice Cream Queen of Orchard
Street p. 19
12:00 PM Staff Visit to JDS Upper
School p. 12
6:30 PM Sisterhood: Paid-Up
Membership Dinner p. 20
USY Fall Convention Weekend
Schilit Nursery School PreK
Dinner
4:32 PM Candlelighting
6:15 PM Hayman Chapel
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25
26
9:30 AM Sisterhood: Chicks Who
Stitch p. 20
27
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9:00 AM Morning Minyan
Offices Closed
Offices Closed
22 Toldot
Bat Mitzvah of Sarit Luftman p. 2
9:00 AM Parashat HaShavua Discussion p. 8
10:00 AM Gold Kippah Chug
10:30 AM Mini-Minyan (2nd Grade Shabbat)
10:30 AM Junior Congregation
11:00 AM Torah for Tots
29 Vayetze
Bar Mitzvah of Ariel Margolis p. 2
10:30 AM Combined Mini-Minyan and Junior Congregation
11:00 AM Torah for Tots
ROSH CHODESH
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THANKSGIVING
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4:29 PM Candlelighting
6:15 PM Hayman Chapel
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SCHILIT
NURSERY
SCHOOL
BY
KAREN GERTON
DIRECTOR
We will be hosting our annual Open House
on Friday, November 14 at 10:00 a.m. and
Sunday morning, November 16 at 10:00
a.m. Prospective families are invited to visit
our school in anticipation of the 2015–2016
school year. Please spread the word and
invite family and friends. As always, you are
our best advertisement. If anyone has any
questions they can call the nursery school
office. RSVPs are appreciated but not a
must. We love showing off our program!
We hope all of our families with children in
our PreK classes will join us for a Family
Shabbat Dinner on Friday, November 21.
It is a lovely evening sharing Shabbat
with old and new friends. There will be a
family service and singing with Rabbi Safra,
Cantor Ilana and Cantor Josh followed by
dinner. Please make sure all reservations are
returned to the nursery school office. This
is the first of our class Shabbat dinners—our
other children will celebrate later this year.
All nursery school classes will be busy
preparing for Thanksgiving this month.
Classes will be doing holiday-related
art projects, preparing special foods and
learning many Thanksgiving songs and
stories. Each class will also be collecting
tzedakah to help provide individual families
in need with Thanksgiving dinners through
the Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA).
Mitzvah and Tzedakah are always themes
throughout B’nai Israel Schilit Nursery
School. Children can learn at a very early
age how important it is to give to people
who are less fortunate. Our families will
participate on Mitzvah Day on November 9
with our nursery school project, Thoughtful
Treasures. In addition, our children bring in
tzedakah to their classrooms each Shabbat.
The beneficiary of our tzedakah money will
be the Save a Child’s Heart Endowment
Fund, continuing the work of Dr. Ami
Cohen z”l. The money we collect will go
toward the cost of providing life saving heart
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surgery to indigent children from around
the world who have come to the Wolfson
Medical Center in Israel.
We have implemented a new program,
”Kesher” for our PreK students. Kesher
is Hebrew for connection. The goal is to
build a connection with our colleagues
in the Education Department. Dr. Louis
Nagel, Education Director, Babette Cohn,
Assistant Education Director and Sharon
Safra, Family Education Director, rotate
visits to the PreK classes for Hebrew and
Judaic enrichment. The students will learn
basic Hebrew vocabulary using games and
activities designed just for them. Some time
is also spent doing holiday activities, bible
stories and B’nai Israel’s yearly Blessings
theme. It’s a wonderful experience for other
synagogue staff to meet all of the children
before many enter the Talmud Torah or a day
school the following year.
As we continue to foster the relationships
between Israel and Bnai Israel Schilit
Nursery School students in our three-yearold and PreK classes are enjoying Israeli
folk dancing on Fridays. Melissa Schwartz,
B’nai Israel’s Youth Director, enjoys
teaching the girls and boys folk dances—
dancing to Israeli music.
Registration for the 2015-2016 school year
will begin next month. Continuing students
will receive their registration materials
in their backpacks. If you are not on our
mailing list or have not received your packet
please call the nursery school office. If you
have friends, family, neighbors, etc. who
are interested in hearing about our program
—you are our best advertisement—tell them
about our nursery school and have them
give us a call.
As you can see we are very busy. I am
thrilled that so many of you are a part of our
nursery school and synagogue. I am so proud
of the work that we do and the friendships
that we all share.
We want your child to
spend EVERY DAY
with us!
B’nai Israel
BY
DR. LOUIS NAGEL
EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Schilit Nursery
School
Jerry Seinfeld often opened his stand-up
routine with a question beginning, “What’s
the deal with….?” He then would go on about
the tendency of assigning great importance
to the insignificant.
OPEN HOUSE
Friday, November 14
Sunday, November 16
10:00 a.m.
RSVPs are appreciated but not
a must to Karen Gerton
([email protected]).
If you are unable to attend,
contact us to schedule a tour.
• Ages 2–Pre-K
• Before & After Care
• Extended Hours
8:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m.
• Transitional Two’s
• Innovative Pre-K Program
• Balance of Play & Academic
Programming
• Enrichment Programs
• MD State Department of Education
License
• Summer Camp Program
I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving
holiday with family and friends.
KAREN GERTON
Schilit Nursery School Director
301.816.5578
www.bnaiisraelcong.org
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TORAH
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Along those lines, there is a Jewish joke
where God is dictating the Torah to Moses.
God says, “Do not cook a kid in its mother’s
milk!” Moses writes, “Do not serve dairy and
meat at the same time.” God says, “I simply
said, do not cook a kid in its mother’s milk.”
Moses notes, “Separate sets of dishes, pots
and pans, and utensils for dairy and meat.”
God again says, “I just said do not…” Moses
chisels, “Do not eat dairy for six hours after
a meat meal.” Exasperated, God says, “OK,
Moses, have it your way.” In this case it
is taking something simple and making it
complicated.
Our celebrations have evolved over the
millennia, origins often rooted in an
understanding of a phrase in Torah. In
the process of questioning halacha we
have diminished the significance of some
minhagim (practices) and elevated the status
of rituals that previous generations barely
considered. Our way has been to bend and
shape Jewish culture.
The “Shalosh Regalim,” Sukkot, Pesach and
Shavuot, for example, are certainly no longer
defined by pilgrimage to Jerusalem. After the
fall of the Second Temple in 70 CE, these
pivotal celebrations lost the place to which
to make the epic journey. In the aftermath,
the Rabbis recognized the necessity to either
re-define what it means to be a Jew or cease
to exist.
Let me pose a Seinfeld question, “What’s the
deal with Bar/Bat Mitzvah?” In ancient times,
Bar Mitzvah was a term interchangeable with
“adult,” meaning having reached the age of
responsibility to fulfill mitzvot. The child’s
father proclaimed, “Praise God for releasing
me from responsibility for this one.” That
was it! No months of learning brachot and
Torah; writing a “Bar Mitzvah speech; and
no catered affair. Bar Mitzvah was a fact of
having reached adolescence.
It was around the time of the Expulsion from
Spain that a minhag developed of a boy,
having reached the age of mitzvot, read verses
of Torah and delivered a “D’var Torah.”
That talk, a drash, a lesson drawn from the
text, was a demonstration of his learning.
The event was followed by a modest seudat
mitzvah, a celebratory meal, in honor of the
fulfillment of a mitzvah. The moment marked
a step into adulthood with the expectation
that, having demonstrated these skills and
capabilities, would continue to develop and
refine those abilities through his lifetime.
What’s the deal with this life cycle event?
Are its best days in the past or yet to come?
How are we bending and shaping it to fit a
new age? Personally, I appreciate the family
reunion aspect of the event, a snapshot of a
family’s past, present and future. The Bar/Bat
Mitzvah, that emerging adult, is recognized
as a shining star in the family constellation,
as the Talmud says, “a universe entire.” Just
as Judaism evolves under the influence of
time, space and place, I am encouraging
reflection on the significance and meaning
of this life cycle event that has come to take
on a level of importance far removed from
either its ancient or medieval understanding.
In general, we raise our children with
celebrations marking transition through the
learning process. We see that progression
as a multi-stage rocket that we hope will
continue to stratospheric heights. Similarly,
this festive occasion is only an intermediate
stage in the Jewish life-cycle. Is it the booster
stage of an ongoing exploration of what it
means to be Jewish or the last step before a
splashdown? It is what we make of it.
Talmud Torah Directory
We are excited to announce that we are
teaming up with AtoZ Directories to
provide our Talmud Torah families with
a better than ever school directory!
Do you or someone you know own a
business? We are offering B’nai Israel
families the opportunity to advertise
in our 2014–15 school directory. What
better way to reach the families of B’nai
Israel students than by advertising in
our directory! Please contact us
([email protected], 301-8165576). Thank you for your support!
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Be A Blessing
In connection with Mitzvah Day
(Sunday, November 9), the bracha
of the month is the idea of “Be(ing)
a Blessing.” The Torah first gave us
images of God “blessing” creation,
particularly sea creatures, birds
and humans and the seventh
day, Shabbat. Later, God blesses
Abraham and goes on to say,
“You shall be a blessing.” (Bereshit
12:2) Abraham came to personify
Blessing through righteous acts
(welcoming guests, resolving
conflicts, righteous dissent, and
defending the innocent). How
can we step into this role and
“be a blessing” to our families,
communities and world?”
Imagine Yourself in
ISRAEL!
Congregational Mission to
Israel
with
Sharon and Rabbi Michael Safra
July 27–August 7, 2015
To learn more about this experience
of a lifetime, contact Rabbi Safra
([email protected], 301816-5565) or visit
www.israeltour.com/rsafra2015.html.
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TEEN
SCENE
BY
MELISSA
SCHWARTZ
YOUTH DIRECTOR
& UPPER SCHOOL
COORDINATOR
If you were to ask me to list the goals of
the B’nai Israel Youth Department, I would
answer by saying that I hope we encourage
a connection to Judaism, to B’nai Israel, and
to make new friends and memories. I want
the children who participate in our youth
programs to look back on their events one
day and say, “I did that with my synagogue,
it was a lot of fun.”
Speaking of fun, our year has gotten off
to a great start! We have picked apples,
played laser tag, scooped ice cream, roasted
marshmallows, and held several Sukkot
events, including our USY Progressive
Sukkot Dinner. Thank you to the Zuckerman
and Wandersman Families for hosting a
lot of hungry teenagers! But, the fun is
just getting started! This month brings
two special events, held on the same day.
On November 4, while the adults are busy
voting, Bonim and Machar are going to
Players Family Amusement Center for an
afternoon of bumper cars, mini golf, moon
bounces, and much more! Kadima and
USY will have their own fun event going
to tour FedEx Field followed by a stop at
the University of Maryland. It is going to
be a great day.
Another goal of the B’nai Israel Youth
Department is to give our children and teens
the opportunity to make new friends. What
if I were to tell you that in the course of one
weekend you could make over 250 new best
friends? If you are a teen in grades 9–12 and
come to our annual USY Fall Convention
at the new Nesiya Lodge at Capital Camps
and Retreat Center November 21–23, you
can do just that! We are so proud of Ethan
Meltzer who is one of the Chairs of USY
Fall Convention.
This year, Seaboard USY will welcome our
“Changemaker in Residence” Jessica Abo
to Fall Convention. Jessica is an actress,
reporter and social entrepreneur in addition
to being a proud USY alumnus. She was
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most recently in The Amazing Spider-Man
2, and was also in Disney’s Delivery Man
and in several episodes of Gossip Girl,
among other TV shows and movies. She
will be speaking to the USY teens about
becoming “changemakers” in their own
lives. B’nai Israel is fortunate to be able
to provide scholarships for those going to
USY convention. Please contact me for
more information, I promise it will be the
best weekend of your life!
Finally, I want to thank our High Holy Day
youth program leaders. With their help, over
500 children and teens had a wonderful,
spiritual, safe, and fun High Holiday
experience. Thanks to them and to all of
you for a wonderful High Holy Day season.
BLUMBERG-ZALIS
FAMILY
LIBRARY
BY
JILL GENDELMAN
LIBRARIAN
USY members getting ready to scoop lots
of ice cream during our annual Scoop Night.
I hope everyone had a lovely, joyful Sukkot
and Simchat Torah. With November comes
the celebration of Jewish Book Month, an
important annual event in both the American
Jewish community and the publishing
world, sponsored yearly by the Jewish Book
Council. To celebrate, Jewish book fairs are
held in major cities, and all over the world,
featuring lectures by visiting authors. Come
celebrate Jewish book month by attending
one of our many programs.
JEWISH BOOK MONTH Programs
Members of the Talmud Torah Upper School
in the Fanaroff Sukkah during our annual
Pizza in the Hut Dinner.
Let’s get ready and celebrate!
Rabbi Matthew Simon’s Jewish
Book Month Review
Sunday, November 2
10:00–11:00 a.m
Members of Bonim having fun in the Fanaroff
Sukkah during the Science in the Sukkah
event featuring a performance by
Mad Science.
Join Rabbi Matthew Simon for his exciting
annual book review session.
Rabbi Schnitzer explaining to a ninth grade
student about the history of Soviet Jewry
during a field trip to the Voices of the Vigil
exhibit at the JCC.
YOUTH GROUP Events
Machar secret agents having fun during
their Spy Museum Scavenger Hunt.
Bonim & Machar
Players Fun Zone
Tuesday, November 4
Kadima & USY
Tour of FedEx Field
Tuesday, November 4
USY
Teen Minyan
Saturday, November 8
Members of our Kadima chapter bundled
up for an evening bonfire and hayride at
Butler’s Orchard.
N O V E M B E R
Fall Convention
November 21–23
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Monday Night at the Movies
November 10
7:30 p.m.
A Home on the Range: The Jewish Chicken
Ranchers of Petaluma (2014) – 56 min.
English
Jack London, California vigilantes,
McCarthyism, the Cold War and agribusiness
all come to life in this quintessentially
American story of how a group of
immigrants, Jews who fled the pogroms and
hardships of Eastern Europe and traveled
to California, and found their new home
“on the range” where they became chicken
ranchers.
Book Discussion and Trip to the
JCC Book Festival
Friday, November 14
10:30 a.m.
Please join our B’nai Israel book club as we
head over to the 45th Lessans Family Book
Festival at the JCC for a 9th Annual Book
Club Brunch featuring Susan Jane Gillman,
author of The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard
Street (see description below). The cost of
the program includes brunch and a signed
copy of the book. Tickets can be purchased
online at www.jccgw.org. They will be
available for early pickup at the JCC box
office. For more information call 301-3483805. Then, join our discussion of the book
and author on November 19 at B’nai Israel.
B o o k P re s e n t a t i o n by A l l a n
Goodman, Author of Father, Son,
Stone
Book Discussion: The Ice Cream
Queen of Orchard Street
Father, Son, Stone blends history and
mystery to reveal the secret of the most
controversial religious site in Jerusalem
—known to Jews as the Temple Mount
and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.
The truth, when finally revealed, changes
Jerusalem, and the people who live there,
forever. Books can be ordered through our
Sisterhood Judaica Shop.
The captivating story of ice cream
queen Lillian Dunkle. A young Russian
immigrant, Dunkle, is all at once pathetic,
sarcastic, ambitious, and bold. As a poor
immigrant becomes the ice cream queen,
the story provides historical insights on
the development and franchising of the ice
cream industry. Gilman is the acclaimed
author of several books and has written
commentary for The New York Times, The
Los Angeles Times, and Ms. Magazine.
Sunday, November 2
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m
(following Rabbi Simon’s review)
Library Hours
Monday, Thursday, Sunday
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Tuesday 4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Closed Shabbat and Holidays
Wednesday, November 19
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Getting ready for Thanksgiving?
Come and check out our extensive collection
of Jewish and Kosher cookbooks.
HANUKKAH HAPPINESS IS
SHOPPING IN THE
S I S T E R H O O D
JUDAICA SHOP
301-770-7577
Hanukkah Celebration Items
• Menorahs
• Candles
• Dreidels
• Gelt
• Latke Platters
• Gifts for all Ages
• and more!
We feature the work of
• Michael Aram
• Gary Rosenthal
• Artistique Design
• Susan Fullenbaum
• and many others!
SHOP HOURS
Sunday 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Tuesday 4:15–6:15 p.m.
For special appointments
call Dottie (301-881-7115), Ellen
(301-231-9312), or Miriam (301649-3770).
To special order personalized
kippot and benchers for your
simcha, call Suzy Levy
(301-460-9636).
FOR ALL YOUR JUDAICA
NEEDS!
Looking for a good book? Browse through our state-of-the-art online catalog, available
at www.bnaiisraelcong.org or http://birockville.mysurpass.net. Library cards are free
of charge to members and $36 for nonmembers. Contact me, Jill Gendelman to receive
your card (301-881-6550, ext. 524, [email protected]).
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Sisterhood News
Men’s Club
Bingo at the Hebrew Home
B’nai to Broadway
Tuesday, November 4 (Wasserman)
Tuesday, November 18 (Smith-Kogod)
10:15-11:30 a.m.
A Gentleman’s Guide
to Love & Murder
Sunday,
December 14
Join us for Bingo with the residents of the
Hebrew Home. With just an hour of your
time, you can help brighten someone’s day!
Questions? Contact Dottie Cohen (301-8817115).
Sisterhood Board Meeting
Wednesday, November 12
7:00 p.m.
Seaboard Region of Women’s
League of Conservative Judaism
Education Day
“Our Journey: Past, Present and Future”
Sunday, November 16
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Beth El Congregation in Baltimore
Paid-Up Membership Dinner
Thursday, November 20
6:30 p.m.
$20 per person (plus $36 for annual
Sisterhood dues)
Join us at Sisterhood’s Paid Up Membership
Dinner for delicious food, wonderful
camaraderie, and outstanding entertainment
by Steve Friedman, a Broadway educator
and vocalist! Contact Audrey Suskind
([email protected], 301-9483389) or Susan Lazerus (301-251-2322,
[email protected]). Please register
by November 13.
Chicks Who Stitch
Sunday, November 23
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Bring your knitting, crocheting or other
needlework project and join Sisterhood’s
Chicks Who Stitch. Newcomers are always
welcome. Questions? Contact Harriet Levi
(301-649-3429, augmom1800@verizon.
net).
Mah Jongg Cards
The Judaica Shop is selling the 2014 Mah
Jongg Card. The Standard Card is $8.00 and
the Large Card is $9.00. Questions? Call
Harriet Levi (301-649-3429).
Join us as we travel to
New York in style! A
luxury motor coach will pick us up at B’nai
Israel at 7:30 a.m. On the way we will
enjoy a delicious continental breakfast. You
must bring your own coffee or tea.
We will arrive in New York City at
approximately 12:00 p.m., three hours
before the 3:00 p.m. curtain. Enjoy holiday
shopping and lunch at the many fabulous
eateries.
After the show, the motor coach will pick
us up right outside the theatre. Dinner will
be pre-ordered from Ben’s Kosher Deli.
An order form/information will be sent to
attendees. Dinner will be served on the way
home while enjoying a video. We plan to
return to B’nai Israel around 11:00 p.m.
The fee is $262 per person and includes
everything but lunch. Payments are
nonrefundable. Deduct $125 if you have
already sent in a deposit. In the memo area,
list the number of people in your party.
Checks should be made payable and mailed
to: B’nai Israel Sisterhood, 6301 Montrose
Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Questions?
Contact Gail Libin (301-871-3661) or
Norma Krupenie (301-260-8283).
Project Linus
Do you have half-finished knitting or sewing
projects lying around? Donate your washable
yarn and quilting-friendly fabrics to support
Project Linus, a Sisterhood Social Action
project. The yarn and fabric are delivered
to a Montgomery County group whose
“blanketeers” create blankets and afghans to
provide love, security, warmth and comfort to
ill or traumatized children. You can donate
yarn/fabric, knitted or crocheted squares
(which are assembled into blankets), and
new, homemade washable blankets, too.
Project Linus has distributed nationally over
3 million blankets since 1995.
Sisterhood Dues
Thank you to everyone who has already sent
in their Sisterhood dues. If you have not done
so already, please do it as soon as possible!
Your $36 annual dues will pay you back
in many ways. Sisterhood’s educational,
cultural, and social programs benefit our
synagogue, its members and the community
at large. Sisterhood offers camaraderie and
community, religious and leadership skills,
and connects our synagogue women with
others from near and far.
Please include a check for $36 made
payable to B’nai Israel Sisterhood for $36
and include the following: Name, Address,
City/State/Zip, Phone (Home and/or Cell),
and Email Address. Mail to: B’nai Israel
Sisterhood, Attn.: Membership Dues, 6301
Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852.
Don’t miss out! We want to see you
all at our Paid-Up Membership Dinner.
Questions? contact Sisterhood Membership
Coordinators, Juliann Goldman (301309-0832, juliann.goldman@yahoo.
com) or Rhona Shemesh (301-230-0221,
[email protected]).
Kids Reading Network
YOU can be part of the solution by
volunteering to tutor children in reading,
math, or other subjects. Mentor students
learning English. Engage in weekly
discussion groups with high school students.
There are many options for you to help
Montgomery County Public School students
from PreK through high school improve
and thrive academically, socially, and
emotionally!
This program is coordinated through the
Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA). JCA
has programs in many parts of the county
so you can volunteer at a school convenient
for you.
For more information, contact Norma
Krupenie ([email protected], 301460-8382). Training, training books and
tools, and school locations will be provided.
For more information or to arrange for
collection, contact Juliann Goldman (juliann.
[email protected], 301-309-0832).
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N O V E M B E R
The Men’s Club Political Forum on October
12 was attended by Maryland gubernatorial
candidates Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D)
and businessman Larry Hogan (R), along
with Montgomery County Executive Ike
Leggett (D) and his challenger, attorney
Jim Shalleck (R). Many thanks to Jonathan
Salant for serving as moderator.
Dear Rabbi Schnitzer and Congregation,
Thank you for your recent contribution of
526 pounds of food on September 2 and 5.
The B’nai Israel Garden helps to provide
fresh produce to many hungry families in
Montgomery County.
Manna marks 30 years of feeding hungry
families in Montgomery County. Since 1983,
Manna has distributed 46 million pounds of
food to 2.8 million residents of Montgomery
County in need of food assistance. Each
year, Manna has seen a rise in the number
of households it serves. During the first
few months of 2013, Manna has already
distributed over 2 million pounds of food.
Our cornerstone Food for Families program
provides clients with 70 pounds of nutritious
perishable and non-perishable food. Food
distributed by this program is sourced from
local grocery stores, farms, and gardens and
is screened and sorted by Manna’s dedicated
volunteers and staff.
The innovative Karen Goldberg Smart
Sacks program provides food to more than
2,000 local elementary school children each
Friday throughout the year as a supplement
to the free and reduced price meal program.
Students receive nutritionally balanced meals
and snacks for the weekend when subsidized
programs are unavailable.
Through the Agency Food Distribution
program, we are able to provide food, free of
charge, to smaller agencies in Montgomery
County, allowing them to expand their
resources in addressing the cause of poverty.
The Farm to Food Bank program distributes
thousands of pounds of local, fresh produce to
our clients’ families each year. Local farms,
gardens, and orchards provide Manna with
an array of fruits and vegetables that we
pass on to clients who benefit from improved
nutrition for themselves and their families.
From all of us at Manna Food Center, thank
you very much for your contribution to
fight hunger and feed hope. For every dollar
donated to Manna, $.94 goes directly towards
feeding our food-insecure neighbors.
 

We are all touched by B’nai
Israel. It makes a difference in our lives.
And it is our endeavor to ensure that it
makes a difference in our community for
many years to come.
As our parents planted for us, let us sow
the seeds that will make a difference for
our children and grandchildren.
–Talmud Ta’anit 23a
CREATE YOUR
JEWISH LEGACY
www.jewishlegacygw.org
As we celebrate our successes, we
are grateful for the commitment and
generosity of those who came before
us. Dues and annual donations do not
provide sufficient resources for all we
must do to sustain Jewish life at B’nai
Israel. And so we invite and encourage
you to create your own legacy.
It is so easy to make a planned gift or
bequest through B’nai Israel’s Create a
Jewish Legacy Program. Simply include
B’nai Israel in your estate planning as
a beneficiary in your will, under your
retirement plan or life insurance policy.
It carries no financial obligation in the
present, but it will have a huge and
lasting impact on our future.
B’NAI ISRAEL
Larry Trope, Executive Director
301-816-5563
[email protected]
WWW.BNAIISRAELCONG.ORG
Sincerely,
Jacqueline DeCarlo, Executive Director
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IN SYMPATHY
dkxal mpexkf
B’nai Israel Congregation mourns the
loss of our beloved members . . .
Arthur Eden
Ruth Silver
Fannie Weintraub
We extend our sincerest sympathy to
our members who have experienced
recent losses . . .
Ann Eden on the loss of her husband,
Arthur Eden.
Visit
MyJewishGeneticHealth.com,
a new, free website designed to educate
the Jewish community about genetic
health conditions for which they
may be at higher risk.
consists of individual “lessons”
covering various topics relevant to the
Jewish community, including specific
diseases and medical conditions, genetic
technologies, and bioethical issues.
Open your siddur or humash at home
or away from home and participate in
our Shabbat, festival, and High Holy
Day services. Follow the reading of the
Torah, study the parasha together with
the congregation, listen to the comments
of the rabbis on the many concerns of
Jewish life, offer personal prayers, and
sing familiar melodies along with the
hazzan and our B’nai Israel community.
The Shiva Kugel
Delivery Program
Up to 15 participants will be able to
call into the B’nai Israel phone system
between 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and
listen to the live audio of our service in
the Dweck Sanctuary.
MyJewishGeneticHealth.com
Elaine Potosky on the loss of her mother,
Helen Fellman.
Joseph Robinson on the loss of his
grandmother, Evelyn Robinovitz.
Erin Willcher on the loss of her
grandmother, Phyllis Ross.
Lori Eig on the loss of her grandfather,
Alvin “Al” Sperling.
Jason Eig and Dr. Matthew Eig on the
loss of their grandmother, Jeanette
Wineburgh.
FROM THE DESK OF
RABBI JONATHAN A.
SCHNITZER
One of the most important mitzvot
in Judaism is bikkur holim—visiting
the sick. It is a responsibility that
the clergy of B’nai Israel take very
seriously. When our members are ill or
hospitalized, we want to know.
In the interest of protecting
confidentiality, hospitals today are
extremely cautious about sharing
patient names, even with rabbis. We
need our congregants to communicate
directly with us and to inform us of
illness or hospitalization. Please call
Rosanne Sharpe, Rabbi Schnitzer’s
administrative assistant (301-881-6550,
ext. 562) so that as clergy and as a
synagogue family, we can be helpful in
moments of difficulty or stress.
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Join B’nai Israel by
Telephone When You
Cannot Be With Us at
Our Services
is seeking additional
volunteers to visit shiva
homes and deliver a kugel to
congregational families who
have suffered a loss.
If you are interested in
volunteering, please contact
Suzy Levy
(301-460-9636,
[email protected])
or
Pam Shalloway
(301-765-8984,
[email protected]).
B’NAI ISRAEL
CEMETERIES
B’nai Israel Congregation
maintains three
attractive cemetery
locations.
For information about our Oxon
Hill Cemetery, or our sections
at Judean Memorial Gardens or
Garden of Remembrance, please
contact Executive Director Larry
Trope at 301-816-5563.
N O V E M B E R
How to Use the System
1. Dial the regular B’nai Israel phone
number, 301-881-6550.
2. When the automatic system answers
the telephone, dial “7”.
3. You will be transferred to the live
Dweck Sanctuary audio.
Please Note: If 15 participants are
already listening on the system, you will
receive a message that the system is full.
Please try again later in the morning.
Fresh Vegetables for
MA N N A
Did you know that B’nai Israel
maintains a vegetable garden and
donates hundreds of lbs. of fresh
produce to Manna each year?
If you like to garden—or would
like to learn more about vegetable
gardening—and are willing to donate
some time in B’nai’s garden, we want
to hear from you. Please contact Anne
Abend ([email protected]) if you
are interested in volunteering.
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mazal tov
November Anniversaries
Jeffrey Fenster and
Rachel Wollitzer – 1
Eugene and Galina Sapiro – 1
Steven and Rachel Kerchner – 2
Michael and Michelle Logsdon – 2
Eric and Rachel Manchester – 2
Joel Michaels and Jennifer Russel – 2
David and Carrie Stein – 4
Ronald and Gail Minsk – 5
Alan and Elizabeth Warsaw – 5
David and Joan Geber – 6
Jeffrey and Stephanie Holtzman – 6
Doug and Sarah Kotlove – 6
David and Paulette Perlman – 6
Mike and Marissa Privman – 6
Yoav Schreiber and Leah Liston – 6
Asher and Jill Gendelman – 7
Stuart Lipshutz and Dori Silverman – 7
Jonathan and Stephanie Weiss – 7
Glenn and Danielle Benson – 8
Marty Butin and
Barbara Freedenberg – 8
Peter and Rebecca Just – 8
Douglas Klayman and
Marci Handler – 8
Craig and Robin Lenkin – 8
Michael and Dianne Michnick – 8
Andrew and Faye Mitchell – 8
Michael and Sima Berman – 9
Glen and Elise Goldstein – 9
Stuart and Sherry Kaswell – 9
Craig and Marcie Peters – 9
Aaron Bull and Lisa Garson – 10
Arnold and Nancy Fanaroff – 10
Stephen and Marjorie Goldberg – 10
Charles and Bonnie Harab – 10
Ronald and Gale Greenbaum – 11
Jeff and Sally Lachin – 11
Andrew and Lisa Shulman – 11
Ron and Sharon Gross – 12
Steven and Melissa Seperson – 12
Ernst and Nancy Billig – 13
Jason and Tricia Friedman – 13
Myles Getlan and
Leah Schmulewitz Getlan – 14
Rob and Randi Poli – 14
Benjamin and Erin Willcher – 14
Jeffrey and Heather Goldman – 15
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Steve and Kim Cohen – 16
Bryan and Amy Cole – 16
Howard and Sandy Arnold – 17
David and Michelle Marquardt – 17
Dale Morton and
Irma Goff-Morton – 17
Stanley and Sandra Ratner – 17
Bernard and Cheryl Rod – 17
Joshua and Suzanne Schonfeld – 17
Leon and Ellen Taranto – 17
Arthur and Carol Besner – 18
Jason and Karen Silberberg – 18
Charles and Mindy Postal – 19
Harris and Michelle Bernstein – 20
Stewart and Barbara Bushman – 20
Eugene and Erica Cantor – 20
Ira and Kristen Mirsky – 20
Jonathan Forest and Pam Martin – 21
Mitchell and Stacey Jungreis – 21
Lawrence and Mindy Nadel – 21
Joel and Jennifer Eisenfeld – 22
Neil and Marcie Jacobs – 22
Mark and Judy Lerner – 22
Ken Winer and Emily Hofmann – 22
Robert and Jacqueline Barnett – 23
Michael and Deidre Sacks – 23
Lee and Stacey Shenker – 23
Brian and Rachel Singer – 23
Glenn and Cindy Easton – 24
Michael and Nechama Fellner – 24
Steven and Laurie Forman – 24
Robert and Gayna Kieval – 24
Stephen and Ellen Kraft – 24
Ronald and Phyllis Levine – 24
Howard and Joy Isaacson – 25
Mitchel and Jill Kider – 25
Morry and Hanita Schreiber – 25
Kenny and Evalyn Cohn – 26
Michael and Suzanne Fanaroff – 27
Yale and Christine Goldberg – 27
Bernard and Norma Harrison – 27
Jerry and Carole Cohen – 28
George and Rona Eisenberger – 28
Howard and Sherry Greenfield – 28
Jacob and Dorie Ravick – 28
Jonathan and Victoria Goldberg – 29
Aaron and Jessica Lieberman – 29
Josh and Naomi Katz – 30
and Mazal Tov to . . .
Gail and Dr. Peter Sherer on the birth of
their grandson, Jonah Sherer.
Nava and Ronald Dweck on the birth of
their grandson, Noah Ethan Dweck.
Nancy Abramowitz and Mark Ellenberg
on the birth of their granddaughter, Isabella
Katz Ellenberg.
Dr. Richard Reff on receiving the
Inaugural JCC Macabi Legacy Award and
to Adam Kaplan, Hannah Ship, Harry
Wandersman and Daniel Zuckerman on
receiving the 2014 Hyman M. and Phillip
D. Perlo Award for High School Athletes at
the JCC of Greater Washington’s Dinner of
Champions on November 22.
Members of B’nai Israel’s High Holy Day
Committee smile at the conclusion of a
very successful season.
“To the world you may be one person, but
to one person you may be the world.
N O V E M B E R
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
from
Your B’nai Israel Family
The Synagogue offices
will be closed on
Thursday, November 27
and Friday, November 29.
MINYAN
Thursday 9:00 a.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Friday 7:15 a.m. & 6:15 p.m.
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B’nai Israel Congregation deeply appreciates all contributions directed to the various funds of our congregation.
DONATIONS
Due to increased printing and labor costs:
1. Each contribution will be acknowledged by mail to one designated recipient.
2. Only contributions of $18 or more will be printed in the Scroll.
3. Donor acknowledgements will be sent by email and will also appear on year-end statements.
Donations Made in September
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D O N AT I O N S C A N B E M A D E AT www.bnaiisraelcong.org
Bruce R. Saypol Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
A speedy recovery for
Israel Feldman by Jerry and Nancy Reed
Hazzan Robert Kieval Music Library Fund
In Appreciation Of:
Cantor Perlman’s support of my family and leading the
service at my home by Rebecca Adler
In Memory Of:
Jeffrey Van Grack by Steve Van Grack
David Easton Endowment for Video Education
In Memory Of:
Annette Rayman by Cindy and Glenn Easton
Annette Rayman by Jack Rayman
Helen and Herman Glazer Youth Endowment Fund
In Honor Of:
The birth of Edith Black’s great grandson, Jack Riley
Maier by Ellen and Michael Glazer
Dr. Chester M. and Rita Mandel Stein Environmental
Conservation Sustaining Endowment
The following have made donations in honor of the
birth of Emma Goldie Stein, daughter of Amanda and
Jonathan Stein and granddaughter of Rita and Dr.
Chet Stein:
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rabkin
Susan and Larry Lesser
Rabbi Seymour and Barbara Panitz
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Solomon
Jerry Neil Memorial Sustaining Endowment
In Memory Of:
Stephen Hass by Wayne and Denise Berman
Linda by Mincy Neil and Family
Rosalia by Mincy Neil and Family
Varda Reisner by Sanford Gold
Esther Glickman, mother of Sharon Meliker by Denise
and Wayne Berman
ENDOWMENTS
Dr. Jack and Miriam Dubit Newlywed Mezuzah
Fund
In Appreciation Of:
Rabbi Schnitzer’s participation at Ryan Massa and
Robyn Nadel’s aufruf by Mindy and Larry Nadel
In Honor Of:
Leonard and Marilyn Teitelbaum’s 60 th wedding
anniversary by Barbara and Richard Daumit
Dr. Mitchell and Thelma Goldfarb Rubinow
Endowment for Special Needs
In Honor Of:
The bat mitzvah of Lolly Shapero’s granddaughter by
Sharon Glickman
Ethan Ross Alperstein Sanctuary Garden
Endowment Fund
In Honor Of:
Cantor Josh for making Allison’s bat mitzvah a
wonderful and memorable by Matthew, Julie, Allison
and Natalie Mintz
Hazzan Deborah Togut Memorial Endowment Fund
In Appreciation Of:
Cantor Ilana’s help with Allison Mintz’s bat mitzvah
by Rina and Sylvan Mintz
In Honor Of:
Cantor Ilana for making Allison’s bat mitzvah
wonderful and memorable by Matthew, Julie, Allison
and Natalie Mintz
Bella Manchester’s bat mitzvah by Edward Lieberman
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Please note:
Etz Hayim Humash
dedication: $60,
Siddur Sim Shalom
dedication: $30
Louis and Helyn Fanaroff Sustaining Endowment
In Honor Of:
The Lessans’ new grandchild by Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Bortnick
The birth of the Stein’s new grandchild by Mr. and
Mrs. Gary Bortnick
In Memory Of:
The Gould’s loving mother and grandmother by Mr.
and Mrs. Gary Bortnick
Mandel and Stein Prayer Book Fund
In Honor Of:
The birth of the Stein’s granddaughter, Emma Goldie
Stein by Nanci and Jay Wechsler
Sharyn Fuch’s years of service to B’nai Israel as a
Shabbat and holiday greeter by Jay and Nanci Wechsler
In Memory Of:
Goldie Stein by Rita, Chet, Jonathan, Amanda and
Emma Stein
Murray and Rose Gottlieb USY/Kadima Scholarship
Endowment
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Schnitzer’s kindness, support and caring
following the loss of our mother by Dr. Elliot and
Paula Aleskow
Rabbi Schnitzer’s kindness, support and caring on the
birth of our first grandchild by Dr. Elliot and Paula
Aleskow
Rabbi Jeshaia and Hilde M. Schnitzer Israel
Scholarship Endowment Fund
In Appreciation Of:
Rabbi Schnitzer officiating at Robyn and Ryan’s
wedding by Mindy and Larry Nadel
Cantor Wolpert helping make Erin’s bat mitzvah so
beautiful by Marti and Norm Jacobs
In Honor Of:
The bar mitzvah of my grandson, Noah Samuel Pearson
by Judith Magiday
Rabbi Schnitzer for making Allison’s bat mitzvah
wonderful and memorable by Matthew, Julie, Allison
and Natalie Mintz
In Memory Of:
Burton Benjamin by Marlene Brager
Rabbi Michael Safra Adult Programming
Endowment Fund
In Appreciation Of:
Rabbi Safra conducting the funeral of Stanley Goldstein
by Rebecca Adler
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Safra for making Allison’s bat mitzvah wonderful
and memorable by Matthew, Julie, Allison and Natalie
Mintz
The birth of Nathaniel George Evans, our second
grandson by Larry and Becky Evans
Rabbi Safra for participating in our son’s bris by Jamie
and Jared Maier
In Memory Of:
Charles Oshinsky, my father by Bill Oshinsky
Rachmill Schlafstein Memorial Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Tzedakah Box Endowment
In Honor Of:
The birth of Emma Goldie Stein by Sheri and Dr.
Steven Schlafstein
In Memory Of:
Burton Benjamin by Sheri and Dr. Steven Schlafstein
Jeffrey Van Grack by Sheri and Dr. Steven Schlafstein
Sara Levy Diener Memorial Endowment Fund
A Contribution Has Been Made By:
The Walter and Sarah Diener Foundation Inc.
Toby Herman Memorial Educational Endowment
Fund
In Memory Of:
Joan, a wonderful and caring lady by Robert and
Karen Keats
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Wilma and Ron Lenkin Holocaust Education
Endowment
In Honor Of:
Bella Manchester’s bat mitzvah by Edward Lieberman
FUNDS
Adult Education Fund
In Honor Of:
The marriage of the Vogel’s son, Daniel to Andrea
Hippeau by Suzanne Offit
In Memory Of:
Ted Kahn for the continued success of Lunch and Learn
by Annette and Bob Friedman
Aliyot and Honors Fund
In Honor Of:
Our aliyah at Allison Mintz’s bat mitzvah by Rina and
Sylvan Mintz
Robert Kaplan’s Hatan Torah honor by Shulamith
Weisman
Stan Favin’s 80th birthday by his loving children and
grandchildren
My Shabbat honor by Art Nimetz
Richard Daumit’s Rosh Hashanah honor by Barbara
and Richard Daumit
My honor on the first day of Rosh Hashanah by Mike
Chernikoff
Capital Campaign Fund
In Memory Of:
Herman Iskow, beloved father by Denise and Sheldon
Iskow
Early Childhood Enrichment Fund
In Honor Of:
The birth of Emma Goldie Stein, granddaughter of Dr.
Chet and Rita Stein by Rosa and John Yazdi
In Memory Of:
Eva Eisenberger by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Solomon
Edith and Charles Pascal Library Book Fund
In Honor Of:
Our granddaughter, Sydney Rose Zendel by Leah and
Allan Zendel
In Memory Of:
Jeff Van Grack by Dr. and Mrs. Peter Sherer
Burton Benjamin by Dr.and Mrs. Peter Sherer
General Fund
A speedy recovery for
Izzy Feldman by Shulamith Weisman
Contributions Have Been Made By:
Jay and Nanci Wechsler
Kenneth Winer and Emily Hofmann
In Appreciation Of:
Judy Kerbel for her help during my fall by Malka Finkel
In Honor Of:
Ruth and Lester Heltzer’s son’s wedding by Jerry and
Nancy Reed
Mort Greenberg with thanks by Herschel Cutler
Marcia and Jules Levine’s grandson’s bar mitzvah by
Linda Heller
My recent aliyah by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rose
Stan Favin’s 80th birthday and aliyah on September 20
by Sue and Morty Rudo
Bill and Thelma Fisher’s 60th anniversary by Elsa
Weinstein
Nanci and Jay Wechsler by Helen and Allen Farrar
In Memory Of:
Jeffrey Van Grack, beloved brother by Steve Van Grack
Burton Benjamin by The Goldfarb Family
Burt Benjamin by Stan and Madelene Brager
Dr. Ian Sunshine and Beverly Sunshine by Jessica and
Aaron Lieberman
Rosalia Kider by Naomi and Richard Resnick
Beverly Sunshine by Sam and Julie Gallo
L.I.F.E. Lecture Fund
Contributions Have Been Made By:
Nanci and Jay Wechsler
Michael Chernick
Shulamith R. Elster
Bernard and Cheryl Rod
In Honor Of:
Allison Mintz on her bat mitzvah by Carol and Donald
Tender
The marriage of Drs. Robyn and Ryan Massa by Susan
and Rob Loewy
The birth of Sophie Quinn Lessans by Susan and Rob
Loewy
The birth of Noa Emery Fleischer by Susan and Rob
Loewy
The marriage of Carol and Don Vogel’s son Danny
to Andrea Hippeau by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Solomon
In Memory Of:
Harry Chevan by Charlotte and Larry Freeman
Morning Minyan Fund
In Honor Of:
All the good folks who come each morning to make a
minyan by Dean Eisen
Nursery School PTA Fund
In Honor Of:
Ryan Bauman’s bar mitzvah by Barbara and Richard
Daumit
In Memory Of:
Esther Glickman by Marlene Brager
Ritual Director’s Fund
In Appreciation Of:
Cantor Wolpert helping me prepare to read the Torah on
Shabbat Eikev by Patricia Greenwel-Rojkind
Sisterhood Fund
In Honor Of:
The marriage of the Vogel’s son, Danny to Andrea
Hippeau by Meg and Marc Gold
Talmud Torah Fund
In Memory Of:
Burton S. Hoffman by The Orloffs, Kaisers and Wilson
Tzedakah and Welfare Fund
A Contribution Has Been Made By:
Arlette Snyder
Yahrzeit and Yizkor Fund
Contributions Have Been Made By:
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Diener
Robert D. Burk
In Memory Of:
Bess Rosenthal by Marc Lurie
Rita Lenkin Hawkins by Wilma and Ron Lenkin
Edward Katzman by Suzy and Sol Levy and family
Albert Book by Elaine and Martin Book
George Leshner by Lawrence and Linda Revzan
Jessie Heineman by Thelma Barmack
Dr. Marcos Rojkind by Dr. Patricia Greenwel
Benjamin Glazer by Sherry and Lawrence Wachtel
Lena Glazer Sherry and Lawrence Wachtel
Donald Rosenthal by Ann B. Rosenthal
Annette Waterman by Nancy and Paul Lande
Helen Kieval by Diane and Gershon Kieval
Marcelle Steinberg by Jill, Andy, Brad, and Caryn Klein
Abraham Lipton by Laurie and Len Lipton
Harriet Lee Cohen by Cameron and Brandon Cohen
Jacob Cutler by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Goldberg
Jospeh Cutler by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Goldberg
Jeanette Ceppos by Judge Seymour Korn
Frances Levy by The Taffet Family
Bessie Taffet by The Taffet Family
Mitchell Magiday by Judith Magiday
Meta Abraham by Joan Barr
Hannah Shamraevsky by Aelita Zagoskin
Isadore Jacobs by Norman Jacobs
Meyer Bobrow by Mona, Nathan and Bradley Bobrow
Lillian Straus by Susan Kneller
Annette Winnick by Dana, Todd, Dana Winnick
Edith Meyer Pitler by Kay and Barry Greenberg and
Children
Abraham Schwartz by Alan Lipschultz
Robert Abel by Debbie and Danny Glazer
Benjamin Zatz by Dorothy Zatz Cohen
Rose Zatz by Dorothy Zatz Cohen
Bertha Baron by Sydelle Silberman
Stella Emsellem by David Emsellem
Joe Bortnick by Debby and Gary Bortnick
Helyn Fanaroff by Debby and Gary Bortnick
Rudolph Faller by Mort and Ruth Faller
Sidney Goldstein by Jerry and Joan Goldstein
Samuel Greenhouse by Jerry and Joan Goldstein
Robert Johnson by Anne Jarrett
Heshmat Moaadel by Arasteh Moaadel
Rose Greenbaum by Nathan and Beth Greenbaum
Rose Liptz by Dr Joel and Beverly Reiskin
Hannah “Beme” Shulman by Michael and Marlyn
Heiserman
Samuel W. Greenhouse by Robin and Dan Shapiro
Albert Wulf by Audrey and Barry Suskind and Family
Sharon Wieland by Beth Sanders
Alvin Gelfound by Linda and Stanley Margolius
Louis Needleman by Etta and Allan Doris
Joseph J. Doris by Etta and Allan Doris
Helyn Fanaroff by Wendy Fanaroff
Charlotte K. Lewis by Doug and Rita Lewis
Rose Rosenfeld by Dr. Mark and Susan Jaffe
Dr. Daniel S. Jaffe by Dr. Mark and Susan Jaffe
Sarah Forman by Lolly Shapero
Gussie and Gustave Berman by Vicki Berman
Lillian Schwartz by Bette J. Levy
David Terner by Leslie and Benjamin Terner
Morris Bressler by Adele Goldberg
Benjamin Glazer by Debbie and Danny Glazer
Irving Zane by Eleanor and Michael Goode
My parents by Larry Rosen
Adolph Stark, father by Evelyn Tabach
Max White by Gerald and Myrna Cooperstein and
Family
Burton Schwalb by Estelle Schwalb
Rose Tauber by Edward Tauber
Jeanette Ceppos by Alan Pollin
Jack Goren by Audrey and Bert Greenberg
Sarah Forman by Mike Chernikoff
Louis Fuchs by Arthur and Sharyn Fuchs
Joseph Donald Berman by Linda and Mitchell Berman
and Family
David Frank by Gerald Frank
Isidor Riebman by Judy and Barry Riebman
Josef Kahan by Nellie and Joel Grover
Charles Shaw by Lois and Steve Gutmann
Edith Reznick by Steven and Elaine Keller and Family
Gilbert Freedman by Mickey and Linda Freedman
Fayga Broida by Fern Abrams
Ruth Graff by Stuart and June Graff
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Irving Niedelman by Gail and Steven Niedelman and
Family
Martha Reisner by Jeffrey and Linda Reisner
Arthur Fingerhut by Earle Fingerhut
Ivan Gerson by Adrienne Hass
Yetta Epstein by Bobby Epstein
Jacob Steppa by Sunny and Mark Polsky
Helyn Fanaroff by Sunny and Mark Polsky
Saul Modlin by Barry Modlin
Dora Wartska by Mila Sobel
Isadore Budman by Bonnie and Stan Favin
Tillie Budman by Bonnie and Stan Favin
Stella Emsellem by Irene Kaplan
Faya Broida by Harriet Levi
Jenny Hatwell by Ron and Rita Hatwell
Arnold E. Sukrow by Ellie and Steven Kahan
Steven Edeiken by Wilma and Ron Lenkin
Dr. Gilbert Ottenberg by Dr. Ronald Ottenberg
Howard Emen by Michael and Gayle Emen
Louis Rubenstein by Stephen and Maureen Goodman
David Wandersman by Suzanne Wandersman
Youth Activities Fund
In Memory Of:
Martha Idowicz by Norma and Ron Karp
Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat Dinner Reservations (p. 11)
_______________________________________________________________________
Name
Name
__________________________________________________________________
Phone NumberEmail Address
Phone Number
Early Bird Reservations through November 30
# of adults __________ @ $20 member/$23 nonmember
# of children under 13 ________ @ $5 member/$5 nonmember
# of children 2 and under ________ free
# of adult vegetarian meals __________
Total Enclosed $________
Reservations after November 30
# of adults __________ @ $25 member/$28 nonmember
# of children under 13 ________ @ $7 member/$7 nonmember
# of children 2 and under ________ free
# of adult vegetarian meals __________ Total Enclosed $________
Any allergies that we should be aware of? If so, please list.
_______________________________________________________________________
Shabbat Around B’nai (p. 10)
Friday, November 14
Please make checks payable and mail to:
B’nai Israel Congregation, c/o Eagle Bank, PO Box 360652, Pittsburgh, PA 15251
Questions? Contact Beth (301-881-6550, ext. 575, [email protected]).
_______________________________
Name
_______________________________
Address
_______________________________
Phone
_______________________________
Email
6th Grade Mini-Shabbaton
Registration Form (p. 12)
Registration is due by
Sunday, November 2.
___________________________________
Name(s) of 6th Grader(s)
___________________________________
Name(s) of Parent(s) Attending
_______________________________
Name/s and Age/s of Children
_______________________________
Name of Family Being Hosted
q I would like to host and would like
suggestions for guests.
Please return this form to the synagogue
office by Wednesday, November 5.
___________________________________
Name(s) & Age(s) of Sibling(s) Attending
___________________________________
Email Address
Please make checks payable to B’nai Israel
Congregation and drop off in the Education
Office.
Or mail this form and your check to:
B’nai Israel Congregation,
c/o Eagle Bank, PO Box 360652
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-6652
Attention: 6th Grade Mini-Shabbaton
SHABBAT DINNER on Friday Night
(The adult meal is either baked chicken or a
vegetarian entree.)
__ # 6th graders @ $7 each = ___
__ # of adults @ $18 each = ___
__ # of other children ages 3+ eating adult meal
@ $14 each = ___
__ # of other children ages 3+ eating kid meal
(chicken nuggets or pasta) @ $9 each = ___
__ # of children ages 2 and under =0
SHABBAT LUNCH on Saturday Afternoon
__ # 6th graders @ $5 each = ___
__ # of adults @ $10 each = ___
__ # of other children ages 3+@ $7 each= ___
__ # of children ages 2 and under
=0
Because our food orders are due approximately
a week prior to the event, registration received
after November 2nd will be subject to a $3 per
person per meal upcharge. If you are registering
late, please add that amount in here:
+ ___
Total Amount Enclosed = ___
Is anyone in your family a vegetarian?
(List family member.)_____________________
Any food allergies or special diets?
(List family member.)_____________________
Register online at www.bnaiisraelcong.org/6thgradeshabbaton
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Mitzvah Day Registration (p. 7)
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Email Address
Please return this form to B’nai Israel by
Sunday, November 2.
Mitzvah Day projects begin at 10:00 a.m.
Please register for one of the following:
SHUL CHEFS (Cooking)
q Children’s Inn – Cook and deliver meals for families of sick
children. (Laurie Havens) Please note: this activity is full.
q Ronald McDonald House – Cook and deliver meals for
families of sick children. (Cheryl Sheer)
q **Martha’s Table, Montgomery County Coalition for the
Homeless, and Bethesda Cares - Make peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches for homeless shelters.
(Wayne Berman & Debra Fredman)
q Chase Shelter – Cook a meal for residents of Chase Shelter.
(Andrea Nadelman)
DONATE, SORT, AND SACK (Collections)
q Montgomery County Humane Society – Donate supplies
needed to care for animals and paint dog bowls.
(Andrea Yaffe)
q **Cookies for U.S. Soldiers – Help package cookies and cards
for American soldiers serving overseas.
(Debbie & Michael Oblon)
q **Thoughtful Treasures Project – Decorate and fill small
bags with little treasures for Children’s Inn patients and
their siblings.
q Clothing Drive for Interfaith Works of Montgomery County
– Sort and organize donated clothing.
(Mitchell Gross & Sol Levy)
q Phoenix Computers – Bring in your old computers and
printers on Mitzvah Day to be donated to a low income
family in Montgomery County. Computers and printers
cannot be dropped off prior to November 9.
(Gerald Rosenkrantz)
MOVIN’ MITZVAHS (Sports & More)
q Be Brave and Shave (Sima Berman)
q Friendly Tennis Game to Benefit Israel Tennis Centers
(Valerie Eisenstein)
q Peace Players Basketball Tournament
(Michael Nevett & Karen Post)
** Family-friendly projects for young children and parents.
q Fisher House – Cook and deliver meals for residents of
Fisher House. (Elana Schanzer & Rachel Singer)
VISITS WITH FRIENDS
q **Hebrew Home, Wasserman Residence – Visits and singing
with friends. Sponsored by Sisterhood. (Lolly Shapero)
q **Hebrew Home, Smith-Kogod Residence – Visits and
singing with friends. Sponsored by Sisterhood.
(Sheila Franks & Christina Hersh)
q **Revitz House – Activity and party with seniors.
BLOOD DRIVE (Runs all Morning)
Give the Gift of Life. Sign up to be a blood donor.
Donors must be at least 17 years old. Please indicate
your time preference, and a chair will call to confirm your
appointment. (Marcia Kay, Barbara Kopelman, Paul Krupenie,
Rob Loewy)
Date of Birth ______________
Preferred Appointment Time ______________
(Leah Stein & Sammy Strent)
q Kadima Activity – Participate in a cool friendship social with
residents from a group home.
CREATIVE CRAFTS
q Placemats – Decorate placemats for Children’s Inn and
Bethesda Cares Homeless Shelter. (Lauren Krauthamer)
q **Packages from Home – Write letters and send packages to
Israeli and American soldiers to thank them for their service.
(Nechama Fellner & Andra Metz)
q Linus Blankets – Cut and tie fabric to make blankets for
those in need; participants do not need any special sewing
or handicraft skill. Sponsored by Sisterhood; materials
provided by the Mandelstamm Mitzvah Fund.
We encourage havurot and other groups to choose projects
they would like to participate in together. If your group
would like to join one of the projects listed or to help plan
and run an additional project at B’nai Israel on Mitzvah Day,
please contact Rabbi Safra ([email protected],
301-881-6550, ext. 575).
q I would like to be added to the Social Action Committee
listserv to receive information about service projects
throughout the year.
(Jennie Bobman & Dottie Cohen)
q **Glories Happy Hats – Help create and decorate hats
“filled with happy thoughts” for children in local hospitals.
Recommended for ages 7 and up. This is a great activity for
parents and kids together! (Jill Needleman & Shari Weinstein)
Register online at www.bnaiisraelcong.org/mitzvahday
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Jonathan A. Schnitzer Senior Rabbi
Michael J. Safra Rabbi
B’nai Israel
SCHILIT
NURSERY
SCHOOL
We Want Your Child to
Spend Every Day With Us!
Schilit Nursery School
Open House
2015–2016
Matthew H. Simon, DD, DHL Rabbi Emeritus
Josh C. Perlman Hazzan
Friday, November 14
10:00 a.m.
or
Sunday, November 16
10:00 a.m.
Cantor Ilana Wolpert Ritual Director
Robert Kieval Hazzan Emeritus
Larry Trope, FSA Executive Director
Dr. Louis Nagel, CJE Education Director
Babette Cohn Assistant Education Director
Sharon Rosenberg Safra Family Education Director
Karen Gerton Schilit Nursery School Director
Nancy Goldberg Schilit Nursery School Assistant Director
Melissa Schwartz Youth Director/Upper School Coordinator
Jill Gendelman Librarian
Tamar Solnik Director of Finance
Susan M. Cairnes, CMP Events Manager
Jose (Pepe) Strauss Facilities Director
OFFICERS
Andrew Schechter President
Deedee Jacobsohn Vice President Administration
April Kaplan Vice President Development
Jennifer Schwartz Vice President Membership
Dr. Haidee Bernstein Vice President Religious Affairs
Sharon Slotkin Vice President Youth and Education
Douglas Sunshine Secretary
Dale Singer Assistant Secretary
Steven Rothenberg Treasurer
• Classes for Ages
15 Months–5 years old
• Half-Day and Full-Day
Options
• Balance of PlayBased and Academic
Programming
• Before and Aftercare/
Extended Hours from
8:00 AM–6:00 PM
• Pre-K Challenging and
Innovative Curriculum
• Transitional Two’s
• Parent Toddler Program
• Summer Camp
Program
• Maryland State
Department of
Education License
• USCJ Gold Award
See p. 25 for details.
Marla Schulman Assistant Treasurer
Truck Day at B’nai Israel
Lois Alperstein Immediate Past President
Christina Hersh | Lynn Rayman Sisterhood Co-Presidents
Joel Goldberg Men’s Club President
Daniel Zuckerman United Synagogue Youth President
Please contact Karen Gerton, Nursery School Director
(301-816-5578, [email protected]) for information
and a tour of the school.
Steven Cohen | Arthur Fuchs | Judith Goldberg
Dr. Fred Messing | Dr. Stephen B. Robbins | Jay Wechsler
Gabbaim
shabbat
Schilit Nursery School 301-816-5578
Talmud Torah 301-816-5576
Fax 301-881-6221
Judaica Shop 301-770-7577
Affiliated with The United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
6301 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-6550
around b’nai
An ongoing,
pay-it-forward
Shabbat Dinner Program
designed to expand your
circle of friends within the
B’nai Israel community
See p. 10 for more information.
www.bnaiisraelcong.org
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