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1011 N. Market StreetFrederick, MD 21701

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www.bethsholomfrederick.org

FEBRUARY 2014Adar I 5774

Volume 15 Issue 6

P3 RELIGIOUS AFFAIRSCOMMITTEE

SATURDAY | 1Services with Rabbi HershFamily Learners’ ServiceLunch & Learn

SUNDAY | 22nd Street MinyanRS Parent CoffeeUSY Board Meeting

TUESDAY | 4Adult Ed with Rabbi T

THURSDAY | 6Adult Hebrew Classes

FRIDAY | 7Services with Rabbi HershCongregational Shabbat Dinner

SATURDAY | 8Services with Rabbi HershLunch and LearnCasino Night

TUESDAY | 11Knit & KnoshAdult Ed with Rabbi T


SUNDAY | 16Office & Religious School Closed

MONDAY | 17Office and ECC closedNorth Market St. Investment Club

TUESDAY | 18Adult Ed with Rabbi T


FRIDAY | 21Services with Religious School ParticipationTot Shabbat

SUNDAY | 23Guest Speaker – Marshall BotkinMachar/Bonim ActivityUSY/Kadima Event

TUESDAY | 25Knit & KnoshAdult Ed with Rabbi T


Saturday, February 8, 2014 8:00 P.M.

At

Beth Sholom Congregation 1011 N. Market St., Frederick, MD

Tickets Available Now $40 each

6 for $200 8 for $250

10 for $300 (each additional $30)

To purchase tickets and to preview and bid on silent auction items go to:

https://www.biddingforgood.com/bethsholomfrederick/bethsholomfrederic-4

Or contact: Beth Sholom Office—(301) 663-3437

Beth Sholom Congregation2

Rabbinic Reflections - Peacefulness of the Season

RABBI JORDAN HERSH

The North Market StreetInvestment Club (NMSIC)

will meet at the Beth Sholom Community Centeron Mon., Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.

The NMSIC is prospering because the stockmarket is one the rise! We have openings for newmembers; if you’re intersted, call George Needleat 301-668-0046.

North Market Street

Investment Club

North Market Street INveStMeNt Club –

MoNday, Feb. 17

7:00 p.M.

Families with children in grades one through Bar or Bat Mitzvah are welcome to attend an interactive service where we delve into the meaning of Shabbat prayers, learn the beautiful prayer tunes and perform Parsha plays, followed

by a small kiddush. This service is held on the first Shabbat of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. It is a great opportunity for families to learn

together and become familiar with the Shabbat service.

Family Learners’ Service:Saturday, February 1,

10:00 a.m.

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Jordan Hersh

following Kiddush

Sat., Feb. 1: Olam Habah: Jewish Conceptions of the World to Come

Sat., Feb. 8: Halacha and Aggadah: The Judaism of Chayim Nachman Bialik,

Israel’s National Poet

Winter, and the snow that accompa-nies it, have always held a cherished place in our Jewish tradition. Psalm 147 describes God as “the One who spreads snow like fleece, and scatters the frost like ashes.” Throughout our history, both as a Jewish people and as members of the wider human family, snow has

been understood as a symbol of beauty and purity. The meditative pace of a soft winter snowfall is an experience that never fails to release tension and foster a comforting calmness. We talk of the snow blanketing the earth, evoking images and emotions of bed-time coziness or of snuggling up next to loved ones. Thank God, we are blessed to exist in an age in which we are not required to spend hours outside chopping wood in order to ensure our warmth.

As beautiful and awesome as winter can be, it is also difficult. Traveling outside of our homes can become treacherous and plans seem always to be colored with a tinge of tentativeness. Already, as we begin our second month of 2014, we have experienced multiple school and synagogue closures and experienced the teeth-grit-ting anxiety of driving on icy roads. Often, the splendor of the untouched snow, as it closes in all around us, is best observed through the windows of our heated homes.

As we take refuge indoors from the frigidness of winter, a teacher and spiritual mentor of mine from Jerusalem, Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum, suggests that winter is a time for withdrawing into ourselves as well. As we enrobe ourselves in various layers we shift the weight of our consciousness inward and the still, quiet air is reflected in the quietness of our inner selves. The silence of a soft winter snowfall allows for our inner thoughts to be heard most clearly and for our awareness to focus on our breath. The word for breath in Hebrew is Neshama; the same word for soul. The Torah records how, after Adam HaRishon, the first person, was formed from the dust of the earth, God “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (nishmat chayim), and Adam became a living soul.” How magnificent it is then that on the coldest of winter days, our

souls—our breaths of life—are made manifest and become visible as we exhale!

As an avid cyclist, I have learned that in addition to workouts, an equally important component of my training must consist of periods of rest. Without taking time off from the bike, my body will not be able to experience ultimate growth and development. Winter, like Shabbat, presents us with an opportunity to spiritu-ally and physically recharge. By taking a step inside of ourselves, we can breathe through some of our stress and ready ourselves to join together with the trees and flowers in returning to the fullness of the world when spring approaches.

In the meantime, allow yourselves to tune in to the peacefulness of the season. Yes it is cold, but taking the few extra moments to slow your pace as you rush from your heated car to your heated office or home or market, and allowing yourself to focus on the stillness of the air and notice your own breath/soul, will help you to acquire a sense of serenity.

Beth Sholom Congregation 3

Message from the President CHRIS EISSENSTAT

Hello to everyone from the deep freeze. While it's been cold and we have had sev-eral weather-related cancellations, there is always a positive side to any situation. We now have a policy for snow/ice related events—if the City of Frederick implements a snow emergency, we will be closed. This pertains to events beyond the school sched-ule; we will continue to follow Frederick

County Schools snow closure schedule for closings of the Early Childhood Center and Religious School.

Cancellations aside, we have had a busy month and look forward to continuing lots of activity into February. I KNOW you all have already purchased (or have plans to purchase) your tickets for Casino Night on February 8. Those who have attended in the past know what a great time is had by all. The food is great, the music is fun and there is gambling (albeit with fake money). What more could you ask for? Rabbi Hersh and his wife Shulie will be here the weekends of January 31-Feb. 2 and Feb. 7-9 so make sure you get to services and to our congregational dinners. The food is good, the services are lively and you will have an opportunity to get to know Rabbi Hersh on a more personal level.

Most importantly, we continue to ask the congregation to con-sider making three-year pledges to our New Rabbi Fund. The more money that can be raised from the congregation for this fund, the more that can be used from sale of the rental properties to pay down the mortgage. By targeting hiring a rabbi AND paying down the mortgage as priorities, we need congregants to step up as they did last year to make a rabbi’s salary for the next three years a possibility. IF this happens, in three years our mortgage should be paid down to a level that allows our bingo fundraiser to support the rabbi's salary as well as the last of the mortgage payments. This money raised from the congregation should be a bridge that takes us to a more solid fiscal foundation while allowing us to stop spinning our wheels spiritually and get a rabbi to help us grow. Thanks to every-one who has already pledged and to those who are considering it.

Esther Krinitz Group

You are cordially invited to attend a very special event on Sunday February 2, 2014 from

1:00–3:00 pm at Beth Sholom in Frederick!!

“Too Young to Remember”

Join one of our local treasures, Chaplain Julie Heifetz, well known author, playwright, and actress, for a discussion

about her book Too Young to Remember, an account of experiences of children during the Holocaust and how

these experiences affected their lives. You will have a chance to meet and speak with Ms. Heifetz

at a dessert reception following the discussion.

Cost: $18.00 Adult/$10.00 Student (at the door) ~ Proceeds to benefit Hadassah Hospital in Israel ~

RSVP to Rhonda Lang at [email protected] or

(301) 662-2630 by Monday January 27, 2014.

Sisterhood is sponsoring a trip to the France-Merrick Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore on Sunday, February 9th. There are a limited number of tickets available to see the 6:30 pm showing of

WAR HORSEWar Horse, based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, is a powerfully mov-ing and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and magnificent artistry. South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Com-pany brings breathing, galloping, full-scale horses to life on the stage — their flanks, hides and sinews built of steel, leather and aircraft cables. Experience the emotional journey that charges through the battlefields of history straight to hearts of audiences around the world.

This is the final Baltimore show. Tickets are $38.00 each and you do not need to be a member of Sisterhood to attend. Please call Andrea Eyler at 301-371-9457 for more information. This is not a fundraiser. Tickets are at cost.

Sisterhood Theater Trip

MINYANIM AT BSCThe first Sunday of each month9:00 a.m. (8:30 a.m. on Feb. 2)20 W. 2nd Street in downtown FrederickJoin us for a spiritual service in our historic space.

Every Thursday 8:00 a.m.Weinberg Chapel of the Community Center

All are welcome


From the Desk of the Executive DirectorMARCIA NEWFELD | [email protected]

ADULT EDUCATION WITH RABBI T

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at Beth Sholom

Community CenterFeb. 4: Tetzave – Unscrambling Jumbled MessagesFeb. 11: Ki Tisa – Thirteen Attributes of MercyFeb. 18 Vayakhel – Mirror, Mirror on the WallFeb. 25: Pekudei/Shekalim – Tempered Joy

Congregants will often ask me about the Beth Sholom funds to which they can donate in honor of or in memory of someone. I would like to share with you the many different funds that Beth Sho-lom has and a brief description of their purposes. Also there are other things which may be donated to the synagogue and they are listed below.

General Fund - This fund is used to help offset any deficit that the congregation has throughout the year in the general operating budget. General Fund contributions are actually a budgeted line in our annual budget.

Building Fund - This fund in not a budgeted line in our budget. All monies that come into the Building Fund are pooled and at the end of each fiscal year a check is written for this amount of money and applied to the mortgage on the building.

Interpreters Fund - The monies donated to this fund are used to offset the cost of sign language interpreters that we may have for the High Holidays or for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah at the request of the family.

Prayer Book Fund - Money donated to the prayer book fund is used to pay for new Siddurim and Chumashim. For a $36 dona-tion, a prayer book may be dedicated in honor or in memory of someone and a bookplate will be placed inside the front cover. The same is true for Chumashim, but the cost is $75.

Mikvah Fund - This fund was set up years ago with the intention that one day Beth Sholom would build a Mikvah. The cost to build a Mikvah is somewhere between $75 and $100 thousand dollars. There are annual maintenance costs as well. However, there are some congregants who still feel strongly that every community needs a Mikvah and so we continue to save toward this.

Education Fund - The Education Fund was set up with the idea that one day it would be large enough to help support our Reli-gious Education program. The money is invested and continues to grow. Donations to this fund may also be used for non-budgetary items or programs that the Religious School would like in order to enhance the education of our children.

Early Childhood Education Fund - This fund is used to offset the cost of non-budgeted items that enhance the education of our littlest children.

Torah Fund - The money donated to this fund is used for the upkeep and repair of our Torahs, and to purchase new Torah Man-tels (covers) or Ark Curtains when necessary.

G’mach/Chesed Fund - Our G’mach Society and Chesed Com-mittee join forces in helping congregants and others who may be down on their luck, have had an illness, or a death in the family.

They provide rides to doctors’ appointments, shiva meals and visit those who may be home bound. They have also made small loans to help congregants in time of need.

Leaf for the Tree of Life - A leaf on the tree costs $108 and may be purchased in honor of births, graduations, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.

Rock for the Tree of Life - For a donation of at least $600 you may dedicate a rock which is placed under our Tree of Life in honor of births, graduation, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, weddings, birthdays, anni-versaries or to honor someone who is retiring.

Memorial Plaque - A plaque placed on our Memorial Boards is a living memorial for our dearly departed. The memorial light next to each name is lit on the week of their Yahrzeit (date of death) and on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Passover and Shavuot, the four holidays when we recite Yiskor, the memorial prayers. Each plaque costs $300.

All donations are welcome, and all are acknowledged in our monthly Bulletin. The congregation continues to thrive and grow due to the generosity of our congregants and friends. Should you wish to make a contribution to Beth Sholom please contact Janet or Marcia in the synagogue office.

2013 Tax StatementsAs we have done over the past several years, in Jan-uary we sent out your annual tax statements. This will show all payments that you made to Beth Sholom during the calendar year 2013 that show up on your regu-lar statement. Sisterhood payments do not appear on this statement. The synagogue does not advise congregants as to which payments are tax deductible and which are not. Please take this statement to your tax advisor. If there are any prob-lems, please contact Marcia Newfeld at the synagogue office at (301) 663-3437.


KNIT & KNOSHJOIN OUR GROWING

GROUP OF AVID KNITTERS,

CROCHETERS & NEEDLEPOINTERS

OPEN TO ALL EVERY 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY

- 1:00-4:00 P.M.

Bring Kosherrefreshments

to share

Friday night service for kidsages 2-6 and their parents

Third Shabbat of each monthFriday, Oct. 19, 2012

6:30 p.m.

Stories and songs your kids will loveOneg Shabbat (refreshments) following

Tot Shabbat

Everyoneis welcome!

Friday, February 21

Religious Affairs CommitteeMARK VALLON, CHAIR

The Religious Affairs Committee (RAC) was presented with a question: Should a Bat Kohain (a daughter of a Kohain) receive the honor of the first Aliyah of the Torah service? The question came about when we learned that two of our newest members are daughters of Kohanim and wanted to know our custom.

First, a little background. During the Shabbat Torah service, seven adults are called to the Bima to recite blessings before and after each section of the Torah is read. The first Ali-yah is customarily awarded to a Kohain, someone whose paternal ancestry can be traced to Aaron, the brother of Moses. Similarly, the second Aliyah is awarded to one whose patrilineal line is traced to the tribe of Levi. The remaining five Aliyot are awarded to those whose paternal lines do not trace back to either Kohain or Levi and are identified as “Yisrael.” Historically, these honors were given only to men; however, Beth Sholom now conducts egalitarian services. So the question arises as to whether a daughter of a Kohain (or Levite) should receive the same honor as the son.

To fully understand the question and seek an answer that is acceptable according to Hal-akha required careful study. As it happens, this question has been studied by some of Conservative Judaism’s most learned rabbis. With Rabbi Hersh as our teacher, the RAC held three sessions in which we studied a responsum by Rabbi Joel Roth of the Commit-tee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, which provides guidance in matters of Halakha for the Conservative movement. The paper was written by rabbis for rabbis, so we relied heavily on explanation and commentary by Rabbi Hersh to under-stand all the terminology.

We learned from our sessions, for example, that the custom we follow of awarding the first two Aliyot is one of a number of acceptable practices and, contrary to the understanding of many, is not “to remember the days of the Temple” but according to the Mishna, is to keep the peace in the congregation!

At the end of our last session, the RAC took a vote and decided to adjust our custom and award the first two Aliyot to sons and daughters of Kohanim and Leviim. In this decision, we are acknowledging that both sons and daughters of Kohanim and Leviim are entitled to this honor and are, in fact, obliged to let us know when an Aliyah is offered.

If you would like to know more about this topic, please feel free to talk with members of the RAC (Gayle Bromberg, Gerry Royston, Jeff Rossio, Morrie Kelsey, Richard Haber and Mark Vallon), Chris Eissenstat, or Rabbi Hersh. Rabbi Hersh will also be addressing the topic during an upcoming Shabbat visit.

Margie Barber, ECC Director, to RetireAfter many years Margie Barber, our Nursery Director, will be retiring.

Beth Sholom is grateful for everything she has done for our school and for instilling a true love of learning in the many children she taught. For 18 years Margie has taught our 4-year-olds. Together they explored their letters and numbers, dinosaurs, trees, animals and had many other adventures as they walked through life together. The children learned all about Shabbat and other Jewish holidays. They made stone soup for Thanksgiving and had a costume parade for Purim. Simchat Torah found the children marching around the sanctuary waving their flags high.

Margie has loved and nurtured each child who passed through her classroom door. Her creativity and organization are amazing. We wish her well in whatever her next endeavor will be. We hope you will come back and visit. Shalom, Margie.


Shabbat Dinner

Please RSVP by sending in or dropping off the form below withyour payment no later than Tuesday, Feb. 4. Or call or email the office

to make your reservation, and remit payment before Feb. 7.

Please join us with your familyand friends on Friday, Feb. 7

for Shabbat services and and adairy lasagna dinner.

Services will begin at 6 p.m.,followed by dinner.

Shabbat Dinner - Friday, February 7, 2014

Name _______________________________________

Phone_________________

Number Attending: ____Adults ____Children ____Under 3

Amount Enclosed: $_____________

Please return on or before Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014

Cost:$10 per adult

$5 per child age 3-12under 3 free

with Rabbi Jordan & Shulie Hersh


One thing for sure, as teachers, we are always learning. We never know it all -- there’s always a new, different and better way of doing things. That’s why continuing education is paramount. On Thursday, January 2, Nancy Kohl, a preschool educational consultant from Mont-gomery County, gave our preschool staff a presentation entitled Creative Art with Young Children...It’s the Process, not the Product! Nancy imparted many helpful tips regarding preschool art. Here are some that stand out in my mind:

• It means NOT having 14 identical penguins (or any other kind of animal) being sent home. Each child’s animal should have its own individual style.

• It means seeing the possibility of painting with things other than brushes.• It means the craft doesn’t have to look like anything. Ever. Even if it’s “fish” week.• It means not making models or examples for the children.• It means not drawing for the child.• It means refraining from over commenting. If a child asks, “Do you like my painting?”...

put the question back to them and ask, “Do you like your painting?” Then you can be clever and turn the paper around, upside down or sideways and say, “How about when I hold it this way? Lie down and tell me if you like it better when I hold it over you.”

A rule of thumb: if it takes you longer to get the craft ready than it takes the child to do it, chances are it is NOT process-oriented art. We want the children to be free to create without constraints and restraints. We want them to use their imaginations to the hilt. This way, they feel empowered and have a sense of own-ership. If your child comes home with a craft and you’re not sure what it is, that means we’re on the right track! We’ve given the student the opportunity to create in their own fashion. Many of Nancy’s ideas and suggestions have given the BSECC teachers a lot of food for thought. We’re inspired and eager to implement our newfound knowledge regarding cre-ative art with young children.

BSECC

ANNIVERSARIESAl Goetzl and Melinda Cohen

Michael and Janet Kaplan

BIRTHDAYSAmanda AllexDaniel Blank

Sammy Chado Micki CohenMolly Cohen

Craig CornblattAlbert Dorfman

Boyd DwyerSidney EglyMarla ElkonJoan Elkon

Rita GordonAlex HaberBetty Isaac

Sidney KandelAnna Koozmin

Amy KrauseDon Lachman

Allan LoweSeth Needle

Richard PatchenMorty ReitmanKeith Roberson

Joshua RobersonSydney Roberson

Diana SchobelNora Schobel

Alex SmithBenji Smith

Adam TreiberBenjamin VershelAlexa Wetrogan

Ava WilliamsEugene Zebovitz

CONGRATULATIONS TO Richard and Rosanne Patchen on the birth of their granddaughter, Vanessa Ruby, on Dec. 23, 2013.

Vanessa is the daughter of Alex and Alexandra Patchen.

Book ClubBY CAROLYN SNYDER

On March 23, 2014, at 1 p.m., Beth Sholom’s Book Club will discuss The Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz.

Quoting Wikipedia: “The Jew in the Lotus is a best-selling book by Rod-ger Kamenetz. It is an account of an historic dialogue between rabbis and the Dalai Lama, the first recorded major dialogue between experts in Judaism and Buddhism. In fall 2007 the paperback was reissued in a

PLUS edition that includes an afterword by the author bringing the story of the Jewish-Buddhist dialogue up to date. The Jew in the Lotus was made into a PBS film which was first aired in 1999.''

Because another planned book selection, 1948, is not available, future selections may include Blooms of Darkness, The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, The Hiding Place, Poems of Jerusalem & Love Poems by Jehudaor Amichai, and Sarah’s Key, along with a few others recently recommended. Additional suggestions are welcomed and we’ll dis-cuss them at the upcoming meeting.

Our gatherings are open to all. We meet either in the library on the 2nd floor or the Wein-berg Chapel on the first floor. Note that, although we usually meet on the fourth Sunday of every other month at 1 p.m., in the months of November and May, when holidays present conflicts on those weekends, we move the date to the third Sunday. For further informa-tion, contact Carolyn Snyder at [email protected] or by phone at 301- 631-3991.

BY MARGIE BARBER, DIRECTOR AND TEACHER OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS


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NCJW Frederick Section will once again be collecting items in January and February for the Cold Weather Shelter. From November through March, the shelter provides a warm, safe haven for of homeless men and women, serving hundreds of people in need. The shelter has 80 beds (20 for women and 60 for men) and is open to any person 18 or older. The shelter also has showers and offers hot drinks and soups to those it serves. To help offset the $700 a night to operate, please consider donating some needed supplies:

Large Cans of Ground CoffeeSmall Packets of Creamer and Regular Sugar8- and 12-ounce Paper Cups for Hot DrinksTwo-ply Toilet Paper“Select-a-Size” Paper TowelsTissues

Powder-Free Textured Latex Exam Gloves (L)Heavy Duty Trash Bags (33 or 40 Gallon)Men's Winter Gloves (L, XL)White Crew Socks (L Men and Women)Men’s T-Shirts (L, XL, XXL)Men’s Briefs (34, 36, 38)

Please note that due to an abundant supply, the Cold Weather Shelter is NOT accepting hot chocolate, travel size soaps/shampoos/conditioners, shaving cream, hand lotions, shower caps, or shoe kits. In addition, they do NOT accept used clothing, coats, colored towels, or blankets. For more information on the Cold Weather Shelter, check out www.thereligiouscoalition.org.

Please place your donations for the Cold Weather Shelter in the collection box at the Beth Sholom Community Center

Sometimes we all need a helping hand.

In spite of issues concerning leadership (see Marcy’s January Bul-letin article), our NCJW/Frederick Section has kept busy. Two fundraisers were held, with Sharon Nicholas taking holiday pic-tures and Mamma Lucia holding a fundraiser night. Our section earned almost $400 from these two events.

NCJW/Frederick Section continues with our active community outreach programs. Adopt-A-Family collected gifts for a family in Baltimore for Chanukah and for three Frederick seniors for Christmas. Christmas Eve found us at the Soup Kitchen provid-ing both a delicious meal and small gifts to the men, women and children eating there (number of both volunteers and desserts was overwhelming). Our section’s efforts also include Shabbat visits to Country Meadows every other Friday (contact Margie Barber).

Please remember that we are collecting specific items in January and February for the Cold Weather Shelter in Frederick. These include ground coffee, paper towels, gloves, men’s t-shirts, trash bags, etc. (please see ad in this Bulletin for a complete list). Please place your donation in the collection box at the Beth Sholom Community Center.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN 2014: 1) Joint Women’s (NCJW/Kol Ami/Hadassah) Coffee Klatch at Dublin Roasters - Sunday, January 26 at 10 a.m. Jjust buy a coffee or chai tea, grab one of our free pastries and socialize. (No snow date.)

2) “No Show Spa Experience” in support of the Ruth Tick Memo-rial Nursing Scholarship at Frederick Community College – February 2014. Watch your mailbox for your invitation.

3) Montevue Bingo afternoon - Sunday, May 4. Come help resi-dents win prizes

4) Evening Out with Hadassah/NCJW - Saturday, May 31. Come have fun at a delicious event.

For more information, contact Marcy Taylor, President at 301-694-8212 or [email protected]; Marianne Erlichman, Recording Secretary at 301-694-9217 or [email protected]; or visit our web site at www.ncjwfrederick.org.

NEEDED: PART-TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER DIRECTOR

Applicant should have a warm and caring personality, be organized and able to multi-task when necessary. Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field a must. Familiarity with MSDE regulations. Please send resumes to ECC Committee c/o Beth Sholom Congregation 1011 N. Market Street Frederick, MD 21701.


Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 • 12:30 - 2 p.m.Beth Sholom Community Center

Come make:

Groggers

Shalach Manot platesHamantaschen

$5 for members$6 for non-members

RSVP to [email protected] Friday, Feb. 14

PurimMachar and Bonim

celebrateAttention Parents:

Do you have children from the ages of 6 months to 8 years old?

Sign up each one separately with PJ Library

Each month your child(ren) will receive an age appropriate book

or CD for FREE

This program is brought to you by a grant from the

Greenspoon Foundation and USCJ in conjunction with

Beth Sholom Congregation of Frederick, MD

Not a member of Beth Sholom?

Doesn’t matter…the books are free to those families in

the Frederick area who register their children through Beth Sho-lom on the PJ Library website at

www.pjlibrary.org

Beth Sholom Gift Shop Open

Check out our Gift Shop every Sunday

during Religious

School, or call for a private showing.


Shoresh Fidler Teen Torah Center Shoresh Fidler Teen Torah Center Shoresh Fidler Teen Torah Center Israel Trip Israel Trip Israel Trip

December 18December 18December 18---30, 201330, 201330, 2013

“My life has been changed for the best reasons and I can't wait to learn more, grow more in Judaism, and possibly head back to Israel.”

“My favorite part of this trip was davening at the Wailing Wall near the Temple Mount. It seemed especially holy and I felt the closest to G-d that

I've ever been in my entire life.”

“I left Israel with a much stronger connection to Hashem and with the

knowledge of how blessed I really am to be a Jew.”

“The entire Western Wall Plaza was packed with Jews enjoying the coming of Shabbos just like us,

and tourists were fighting to get to see us - the Jewish people - pray, for the first time in two thousand

years openly in Jerusalem.”

Thank you to Andrea Eyler and the Thank you to Andrea Eyler and the Beth Sholom Sisterhood for their Beth Sholom Sisterhood for their

financial assistance to help 13 of their financial assistance to help 13 of their kids attend this lifekids attend this life--altering trip!altering trip!


We know that money doesn’t grow on TREES,

Jewish ROOTS! Camp Shoresh is offering a special deal for

Beth Sholom Congregants, Religious School or ECC Students who have never previously attended Camp Shoresh

$500

Camp tuition off/session

Regular Prices 1st Session 2nd Session Little/Jr. Shoresh (4-6 yrs) : $1060 $795 Shoresh (2nd-8th grades) : $1240 $930 CITS (9th-10th grades) : $1370 $1025

Special prices* 1st Session 2nd Session

$560 $295 $740 $430 $870 $525

* RESTRICTIONS: Applies to the first 20 campers to enroll Application and deposit must be received to qualify Does not include transportation fees or optional hot lunch Must never previously attended Camp Shoresh

but that shouldn’t stop you from getting back to your

Camp Shoresh 2014

1st Session: (4 weeks) June 23-July 19

2nd Session: (3 weeks)

July 21-August 9

Just 8 miles South of Frederick!


LIFE CYCLE INFORMATION-

WHEN A DEATH OCCURSWhen a death occurs during working hours, please call the synagogue office at 301-663-3437 and ask for Marcia Newfeld so that we may be of assis-tance. After hours, please call Marcia’s cell phone 301-471-0040, leave a mes-sage and Marcia will return the call. On holidays and Shabbat, even though detailed arrangements for a funeral may not be made, you may still call Marcia’s cell phone.

Chesed/Religious Affairs Committee:The Chesed Committee assists families who have experienced a death by pro-viding a meal following the funeral. The Religious Affairs Committee will help set up and lead shivah minyanim. We welcome your interest and encourage your participation and assistance. We need you. Please join us in helping fel-low congregants.

If you have any questions, please con-tact Marcia Newfeld at 301-663-3437 or Susan Dwyer at 301- 662-2628 for Chesed.

Donations

CONDOLENCES TO Betsy Nicholas & Paul Kessler and Family on the passing of Betsy’s mother, Elaine Nicholas

Yahrzeits

FEBRUARY 2014 - ADAR I 5774

*Indicates Friday on which name will be read from the Bima.

BUILDING FUNDJoan Meyer for the Yahrzeit of Aaron MeyerMichelle and Sid Kandel in memory of

Sherman KahanSid Kandel for AliyahsShirley Miller for the Yahrzeits of Etta Miller

and Regina MillerMichelle and Sid Kandel in memory of Elaine

NicholasRicki and Denny Deragisch for the Yahrzeit

of Fannie MeyerShana Potash for the Yahrzeit of Fannie

Meyer

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERRosanne and Richard Patchen in honor of

the birth of their granddaughter, Vanessa Patchen

EDUCATION FUNDJoan Pearlman for the Yahrzeit of Rose

Skripsky

GENERAL FUNDRegina Kaiktsian for the speedy recovery of

Norman SandlerDaniel Blank and Sheila Blank for the

Yahrzeit of Emma BlankNorma and Morrie Kelsey for the Yahrzeit of

Bess WolfsonSonia and John Horowitz for the Yahrzeit of

Rosa MellorBobbi and Woody Price for the Yahrzeit of

Helen KalbMarianne and Marty Erlichman for the

Yahrzeit of Saul KochoninAndrea and Paul Kane for the Yahrzeit of

Armin MohrMarianne and Marty Erlichman for the

Yahrzeits of Morris & Julia MandelowitzJudi Simon for the Yahrzeit of Jacob SimonTina Prensky in memory of Sherman KahanMarcia and Peter Newfeld for the speedy

recovery of Gayle KluptMichelle and Sid Kandel for the speedy

recovery of Gayle KluptCindi and Barry Diamondstone for the

Yahrzeit of Pauline DiamondstonePhyllis and Gary Schwartz for the Yahrzeit of

Hilda VogelKaren and Joe Ashwal in memory of Sherman

KahanSaundra and J. William Kerpelman for the

Yahrzeit of Nan SarbAbby Roane for the Yahrzeit of Jessie FischShari and Howie Scher for the Yahrzeit of

Frank KleinmanMarcia and Peter Newfeld for the speedy

recovery of Barbara FromerMichelle and Sid Kandel in memory of Ken

Berkowitz’ motherThe Heart Center at Mt. Airy in memory of

Sherman Kahan

GENERAL FUND IN MEMORY OF ELAINE NICHOLASNorma and Morrie KelseyPeter Nicholas and Clea BensonMarianne and Marty ErlichmanKaren and Joe AshwalMarcia and Peter NewfeldPaula and David NathansonWilliam NicholasBetsy Nicholas and Paul KesslerMicki and Garry CohenDana Simel and Gerry RoystonCarolyn Snyder and Jim Lewin

SHAPIRO G’MACH/CHESEDMichelle and Sid Kandel for Mishaberachot

FEB. 7*Edith KaufmanRay GinsburgMorris Spectre

Etta MillerBenjamin Pincus

Ida M. IngberRose Newfeld

Morris BlumensteinBlanche CohenFrank Kleinman

Helen PoileyHilda VogelJessie Fisch

Regina MillerPauline Diamondstone

Dorothy Kleinman

FEB. 14*Jacob Samuel Schneider

Julius ScholleMorris Tischler

Maurice GlassmanCharles Janowski

Jacob LevineRose SkripskySimon Bloom

Sherrill WenderRegina KannSophie VogelTye Garner

Samuel PoileyJoseph DorfmanJoseph H. Jacobs

FEB. 21*Edith Chapin

Pauline RosenblattJerome LevyRae Needle

Maureen Siegel TischlerMorris Pargament

Betty Blank KushnerLena MendelsonLillian PrenskyAbraham BailinElsie SpielmanCecelia PotlockLuba Frederick

FEB. 28*Fannie Ulitsky

Evelyn RosensteinHamaline Peltz

Lawrence MaslanJack Sautman


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Rosh Chodesh Adar I - Day 2

Lincoln's Birthday Purim Katan

Washington's Birthday (observed)

Terumah

Tetzaveh

Ki Tisa

Vayakhel

5:19

5:27

5:35

5:43

9:30a Services10a Family Learners' Service12:30p Lunch and Learn

8:30a Minyan at 2nd St. Synagogue9:30a Religious School9:30a Religious School Parent Coffee10a Rabbi Search Committee meeting1p Hadassah speaker - Julie Heifetz4p USY Board meeting5p Bingo

5p Shoresh Bingo 7:30p Adult Ed with Rabbi T

4:30p Religious School

6:30p Religious School Committee meeting

8a Minyan

6:30p Intermediate AdultHebrew class7:30p Beginning Adult Hebrew class

6p Services with Rabbi Hersh7p Congregational Shabbat dinner

9:30a Services with Rabbi Hersh12:30p Lunch and Learn

8p Casino Night

9:30a Religious School10a New Member Brunch at Dorfmans'

5p Bingo 5p Bingo

1p Knit and Knosh

7:30p Adult Ed with Rabbi T


6:30p Executive Committee meeting

8a Minyan

6:30p Intermediate AdultHebrew class7:30p Beginning Adult Hebrew Class

7p Services

9:30a Services

No Religious SchoolOffice closed

5p bingo

Office and ECC closed

5p Shoresh Bingo7p North Market Street Investment Club meeting

ECC Parent/Teacher Conferences



7p Board of Trustees meeting

8a Minyan


6:30p Tot Shabbat7p Services with Religious School participation

9:30a Services

9:30a Religious School10a NCJW meeting11a Speaker - Marshall Botkin12:30p Machar/Bonim Purim Activity

3p USY/Kadima Ice Skating5p Bingo 5p Bingo

1p Knit and Knosh



8a Minyan


7p Services

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