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1 4/1 10:00 AM Schmooze with the Rabbi (Zoom) 1:00PM-5:00 PM FOOD DRIVE 4/2 7:00 PM PASSOVER WORKSHOP (Zoom) 4/3 5:45 PM Shabbat Yeladim (Live Stream) 6:00 PM Shabbat Service (Live Stream) 4/4 10:00 AM D'var Torah & Service (Live Stream) 7:30 PM Havdalah religious school (Zoom) 4/7 9:30 AM Adult Education Prophets Amos and Hosea (Zoom) 4/8 1 st Night Passover Seder 4/9 2 nd Night Passover Seder more info to follow 4/16 7:30 PM Congregational board meeting & elections (Zoom) Inside HaRuach Rabbi’s Desk ........................... 2 Refuah Shlemah ....................... 3 Religious School ....................... 5 Celebrations ........................... 6 Sisterhood ............................. 8 Interfaith Action .................... 10 Todah Rabah .......................... 12 Yahrzeits .......................... 13-14 Upcoming Events Detail ............. 14 HaRuach The SPIRIT of Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County APRIL 2020 NISAN - IYYAR 5780

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4/1 10:00 AM Schmooze with the Rabbi (Zoom) 1:00PM-5:00 PM FOOD DRIVE 4/2 7:00 PM PASSOVER WORKSHOP (Zoom) 4/3 5:45 PM Shabbat Yeladim (Live Stream)

6:00 PM Shabbat Service (Live Stream) 4/4 10:00 AM D'var Torah & Service (Live Stream)

7:30 PM Havdalah religious school (Zoom) 4/7 9:30 AM Adult Education Prophets Amos and Hosea (Zoom) 4/8 1

st Night Passover Seder

4/9 2nd

Night Passover Seder more info to follow 4/16 7:30 PM Congregational board meeting & elections (Zoom)

Inside HaRuach Rabbi’s Desk ........................... 2

Refuah Shlemah ....................... 3

Religious School ....................... 5

Celebrations ........................... 6

Sisterhood ............................. 8

Interfaith Action .................... 10

Todah Rabah .......................... 12

Yahrzeits .......................... 13-14

Upcoming Events Detail ............. 14

HaRuach The SPIRIT of

Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County

APRIL 2020 NISAN - IYYAR 5780

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From Rabbi Cutler’s desk, ,

In the aftermath of the tragedy of the Tree of Life synagogue in October 2018, we were living in unprecedented times because it was the first time in American Jewish history that such an evil had occurred. I always thought the violent acts of anti-Semitism only took place in Israel or Europe. I could never have imagined that I would have to deal with this in my lifetime. I lived with a sense of false security.

Therefore, it is the responsibility of our generation to confront this new deadly form of anti-Semitism. We figured out how to address these concerns with help from oth-ers and implemented unprecedented solutions.

We learned how to address and cope with the 'new normal' by increasing security at Beth Israel. The new procedures created a normalcy with key fobs, signing in at the front desk, showing photo IDs, etc. This 'new normal' has become routine without losing who we are as a community. People still came to events, participated in religious life, and the social life of our con-gregation. We found answers and we implemented them.

We got used to it. We were still able to come together and support each other. We continued to foster human connections albeit under more challenging circumstances. Community is based on coming to-gether under the physical roof of Beth Israel and interacting with each other. This is the very foundation of community.

Once again, we are challenged in April 2020 with living in unprecedented times, pandemic, COVID-19. With COVID-19 we are only in the beginning of finding solutions with a new set of challenges on many levels -- worldwide, national, state, local, synagogue, and family. I thought pandemics were relegated to the history books because the last worldwide pandemic happened 102 years ago -- the Influenza pan-demic of 1918. I believed that modern science and technology would shield us from pandemics in 2020… something we did not have to worry about.

Here we are in April 2020 not knowing how this entire situation is going to unfold. The fear of the pan-demic and the fear of how this is going to unfold is unprecedented because the present generations have no recent history on how to deal with this.

Unlike the pandemic of 1918, we are scientifically advanced in that we have solutions on how to pro-ceed, or at least to stem the spread -- washing hands, social distancing, quarantine and eventually a vaccine – knowing by following these procedures we can make it less of a threat.

But the concerns and even the fears are still present because it is unprecedented as the unknown is real. In the case of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, we supported each other physically and emo-tionally by coming together in the physical space called Beth Israel. We leaned on each other and worked together to protect our community. We put together plans to protect us.

We can’t do that now. We can’t come together physically, to support each other with a hug and we can’t even be in our building. And yet the very heart of being in community is coming together physically. How much the more so do we need each other, need the routine of weekly rituals, our social interac-tions, and yet we are left on our own, possibly isolated.

With the holiday of Passover approaching, we can learn from the Passover story – redemption, and hope. We have little control over our world but the most heroic act, the rabbis teach, is the one which can conquer the Pharaoh within, telling you not to be afraid and succumb to despair and fear (Avot 4:1).

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Continued from Rabbi’s desk Rabbi Jon

Every moment of fear is also a moment of opportunity. Every moment of anxiety, where doors look closed and you feel shut in, is also a moment to open the windows of your own heart. These mo-ments, as hard as they are, can also be opportunities to become stronger and kinder, to reinvent yourself and to create a world that can be better than the one you find before you. It’s the only way worlds are created, not by ignoring the chaos, but by building a world through and over it. The Passover story begins as a slave story. The Israelites were put into bondage and were forced to build palaces and cities for Pharaoh, but this story of darkness and despair ends with hope and redemption. What is redemption in the face of the COVID-19?

With the kids being home or you being home, or everyone being home and no one allowed to go about business as usual, there is an opportunity to take stock of your life and ask yourself if the rhythm that I lived before, being busy and being away, is really necessary? For what purpose were all those trips, long commutes and forever-hours in the office? Can this time away from the office be an opportunity to reimagine what it is all for? Can we take the chaos that we feel and cre-ate a new world and new self out of it?

There are Pharaohs without and Pharaohs within. We remember that going from being a slave to being free is not just a matter of liberation, but a choice to overcome the fear, to reimagine a new and better world and then to act on it - that is the Passover story, that is our plan to face this pan-demic. We can find ways to support each other, to enjoy fellowship, to express our love and con-cern, to help each other with our needs, to lift up those that are fallen, stand for causes we care about, and even to celebrate and have fun.

This coming Passover will be remembered as the time we overcame fear and anxiety, supported each other, and lifted others up. That is the true essence of the Passover story. That is how we will respond in this unprecedented time.

Stay Safe, Rabbi Jon

This is the Jewish prayer for swift and complete healing for the wounded or the sick. Please include the following in your prayers. If you would like to add/remove a name for this list,

please email Deborah Kaplan [email protected]

Kevin Berger Sue Cazes Jack Cazes Jonathan Eaton Sheldon Gerver Doris Goldring Susan Jacowitz Harold Knable Arlene Knable Sandy Milberg Sigrid Rosenthal Leah Schmidt Randy Steen Eva Skolnik Micah Chaim HaLevy ben Malka

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Laughter is always welcome So that you are prepared, we want to let you know about some changes in the Passover 2020 celebration: 1. To maintain social distancing, only two people will be allowed to attend at a time, and we will be metering en-try. We will be sending a Google doc so that you can sign up for your preferred portion of the seder in 15 minute shifts: The Four Questions; The Four Kinds of Children, Dayenu, The 10 Plagues, Elijah and the Afikomen. We anticipate a lot of interest in the Plagues section so we will have to make some hard choices. (NOTE: if you have children under 5 who can only attend with their parents, as long as they are entirely wrapped in plastic, you can bring them; no need to sign them up). 2. Some Seder practices and traditions will have to be modified. For example, the family style servings of haroset, matzoh, horseradish, and salt water will have to go. Each guest will receive a pre-packaged box of the essential ceremonial items plus a bowl of matzoh ball soup. You should be able to cry your own salt water tears. 3. The ceremonial hand washing, however, will be emphasized. Everybody will wash their (fill in the blank) hands every (fill in the blank) five minutes. 4. I inquired with the Almighty about the four glasses of wine limit and proposed raising it to eight. She said no problem at all. So there's that. 5. Elijah has advised that due to COVID-19 restrictions in his own organization, he will not be able to attend in person. He is learning how to use Zoom (like the rest of us) and we are hopeful that he will be up to speed by then. 6. The 10 Plagues section will be modified to focus on the one obvious plague. The other plagues don't seem that relevant. The kids are hard at work making custom COVID-19 plague masks. The design will be reminiscent of a dog cone. The good news is that they won't mess up your hair! (And we are obviously not sticking our pink-ies in our wine and placing drops on our plate and then drinking the wine!!) 7. For the Afikomen, we have determined that having children with grubby hands engage in a hunt all over the house for a small piece of matzah split between all the guests will not work. We will conduct the Afikomen cere-mony ahead of time wearing our (if we can get them) N-95 masks and gloves and apportion it in separately wrapped pieces. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If, despite these changes, we are not able to hold the se-der in person, don't worry. We will send everyone a Zoom link and it will be like you're actu-ally there! Dayenu! Have a Great Passover. Stay safe and healthy!

Passover

2020

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Religious School Chai-lights

Amid the tumult of our new reality of physical distancing due to COVID-19, Passover is likely to be celebrated quite differently this year.

In a Jewish calendar packed with ritual observances and religious feasts, the Passover seder is the quintessential shared holiday ex-perience. It is perhaps the most widely observed Jewish holiday ritual in the United States. The story of the journey from slavery to freedom, along with the songs, customs and food, have become a core part of Jewish tradition.

But all of that has been upended by COVID-19 and the restrictions necessary to contain its spread. We have been asked to limit gath-erings to 10 people — smaller than many extended families. Countries are shutting their borders, making Passover travel near impossible. Hotels and synagogues that hold communal seders, are canceling. Families are scrapping annual traditions as Passover, like so much else in Jewish life, is remade for the current moment.

Kosher food professionals say shelves of kosher grocery stores will probably still be stocked with matzah and other Passover staples. Due to social distancing, some kosher supervisors have been supervising food production plants via a livestreamed walk-through. But the food is still being produced. Most of the kosher-for-Pesach production began a long time ago, so there shouldn’t be problems in terms of availa-bility of products for Pesach.

Even if the food does make it to the shelves and into people’s kitchens, the limitations on large gather-ings could be a problem for some. Some may face the unusual prospect of conducting the communal meal alone. Throughout the Haggadah, we read about many accounts of our ancestors, whether it be in Egypt or whether it be hiding in caves or any other times, that are going through some very challenging times. Passover in the midst of Covid-19 is no different.

If people are limited to small or virtual seders on the first nights of Passover, they might consider having a kind of second chance, a “Pesach Sheni,” literally “Second Passover,” a day that comes exactly a month after the first day of Passover. In ancient times, Pesach Sheni was a second chance to make the paschal sacrifice for those who had been unable to on the holiday itself.

We should still have a seder on the first night of Passover, but if you are looking for a chance to make a communal seder with friends or family, depending on the coronavirus’s spread, you may want to do so on Pesach Sheni — without the blessings or dietary restrictions, — provided everything is clear and peo-ple can resume some sort of normal life.

Maintaining a sense of normalcy for our children and ourselves by holding Passover seders (however small) can help us navigate through the current uncertainties in our world, bring us comfort, and help us appreciate the hard times our ancestors went though, while navigating the uncertainties in their our exist-ence both as slaves and as a free people.

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Edward Goldring 4/3 Noah Keller 4/4 8th Robin Kerollis-Napiecek 4/4 Nancy Goldberg 4/7 Jeremy Kramer 4/7 Thierry Steenberghs 4/10 Jerry Napiecek 4/11 Rachel Schmerling 4/11 Jonathan Ryan Schmidt 4/12 9th Zoey Bird 4/13 5th Stuart Bran 4/13 Samuel Dinerman 4/13 20th Susan Havens-Lang 4/16 Irv Hendel 4/18 Cyd McCord 4/18 Richard Kramer 4/19 Jody Reinbold 4/19 Onyinye Myers 4/23 Jonathan Eaton 4/24 Carol Gordon 4/24 Andrew Surden 4/24 Jamie Parker 4/25 Jack Cazes 4/26 Steven Goldberg 4/26 Stuart Solomon 4/26 John Scott 4/29

Neil & Adrianne Liebman 4/4 38th Jonathan & Rebecca Zieff 4/14 Leike Michelow & Alberto Perez 4/23 33rd Jason & Amanda Silverman 4/23 7th

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BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION OF CHESTER COUNTY

Notice of Election of Officers, Board Members, and Trustees Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, at 7:30 p.m.

This meeting and election will be hosted via ZOOM details and login information will be provided in advance of the meeting.

Recommended by the Nominating Committee

for two-year term beginning July 1, 2020: OFFICERS

President Neal Stone Executive Vice-President Donald Suss Finance Vice-President Stuart Miller Program Vice-President vacant Secretary Roz Goldstein Treasurer Stuart Miller BOARD OF DIRECTORS (8 elected)

Michelle Harbold Robin Kerollis Napiecek Jeffrey Pickholtz Jennifer Sauls Mandy Scott Dominik Palaszewski-Zebrowski Marcy Zeichner Paul Zislis TRUSTEES

Edward Margolis Jeffrey Pickholtz Donald Suss

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SISTERHOOD by Maxine Endy

Women have always taken care of each

other and their families. Now we are in trying

times, and not asking “why?” but asking “what

can we do?” is the question. Safety of our

families is #1 for each of us. Jewish Women

International has taken up the mantle of reminding us of other our

responsibilities. Each week they issue a 3-2-1- reminder for us. The

following is a reminder for a week in March. If you want to be reminded

each week of issues that are important to Jewish women, or to find out

www.jwi.orgabout this organization, please log on to JWI

Here are the issues JWI chose for the second week in March.

#3 In a nutshell: One in three private sector workers and seven out of ten low

-wage workers do NOT have access to paid sick days. When a worker has to choose between

paying rent and staying home to take care themselves, we are all at risk. Take Action: In re-

sponse to the global spread of Coronavirus, emergency legislation was introduced that would grant all

workers paid sick leave. Call your representative and senators and tell them to join Sen. Patty

Murray and Rep. Rosa DeLauro in supporting this bill!

#2 In a nutshell: With one in five refugee/displaced women experiencing sexu-

al violence, it is imperative that women leaders be at the table in developing and implement-

ing crucial interventions to prevent and address gender-based violence. Take Action: Email

your representative and tell them to co-sponsor the bipartisan Safe From The Start Act that

opens opportunities for affected women to lead and make decisions that impact them and

their communities!

#1 In a nutshell: Every woman should be able to determine her own future –

no matter where she lives or how much money she makes. Take Action: Congress must pass the

Women’s Health Protection Act so no state can pass medically-unnecessary restrictions to abortion access.

Call your representatives and senators and recommend that they take up the mantle to protect women.

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Sisterhood Snippets Thank you to Elaine Bran and Michelle Harbold for the B’nei Mitzvah assistance Sisterhood gives to our families. Thank you to Jaimee Helbein, Barbara Hendel, and Michelle Harbold for working with the co-presidents and the entire Sisterhood to provide for our entire congrega-tion at a time of their need. And thank you to Rabbi Jon for his guidance in our ef-fort to continue “The Art of Caring.” We continue to send cards and provide get-well gifts or meals when needed. We fund our Mitzvah Program through our fund raising, and we are happy to be able to be there in times of need. After careful consideration, our Closing Dinner Committee has recommended that we temporarily postpone our closing dinner; we are hopeful that we will be able to re-schedule that in the near future. Our March 31 meeting is cancelled but in the coming weeks, we may want to have a Zoom meeting. That’s all virtual and safe. Please know that we are caring about you! We are keeping track of our responsibilities to remain safe and healthy. Your Sister-hood will be rearranging how we conduct our affairs in the coming months. We will try to meet electronically and by telephone, and we will be curtailing our social func-tions. We remain cognizant of our members’ needs and we continue to stay in touch through our Mitzvah Program with cards and food gifts. We will follow all CDC and governmental guidelines to keep everyone safe.

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Thank you to all from Beth Israel and the Interfaith Action Community for

Food Donations. On March 17 the Beth Israel Adult B’nai Mitzvah Chavurah class held a food drive for the Potts-town School District students. Another food col-lection was held on Sunday, March 29. A third is planned for Wednesday, April 1 from 1PM to 5PM at Beth Israel parking lot. The drive is meant to help Principal Danielle McCoy of Pottstown Senior High School fill a gap in nutrition caused by the current school closures

in Pennsylvania due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Thank you to everyone at Beth Israel and the Interfaith Action Community for contributing food to this effort. What caused this nutrition gap for the students? It is a little-known fact that 100% of Pottstown School District Students qualify for federal school breakfast/lunch programs. Since schools have closed, the students do not have access to these free meals. According to some teachers, some students depend on the school lunch as their only full daily meal. Principal McCoy is leading an ef-fort to distribute meals to the students’ families during the shutdown to help fill this gap. Our food donations are going to help with a difficult problem that students are experiencing during the current school closures. Some in the Interfaith Action Community are also working on an effort to solve a problem of unequal funding for our PA Public Schools. Some PA School Funding Facts: Pennsylvania has the nation's starkest spending gap between rich and poor school districts -Philadelphia Inquirer March 13, 2015 — As of 2020, this gap has gotten wider. Pennsylvania school districts depend more on local property taxes for their funding than most other states. In many other states, state revenue covers more of a school district’s needs, making them less dependent on local property tax revenue. Residents of poorer school districts tend to pay property taxes at a higher rate than more affluent districts. Pennsylvania has a law, ACT 35 of 2016, that would provide more equitable distribution of state basic education funds to the school districts by taking into account the growth or decrease in stu-dent population, ability to raise local revenue, poverty, and other needs. However, this law was lim-ited to cover only incremental “additional” education funding. Currently 89% of Pennsylvania state basic education funding is distributed to school districts without regard to the number of students, poverty level, or need. To learn more about Pennsylvania’s funding for schools and to get involved in solving this problem, go to https://powerinterfaith.org/campaigns/education/

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November 14

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Todah Rabah! Tzedakah is a mitzvah, a unique privilege granted to every Jew. Re-

membering friends and family in this manner is an appropriate way to show our feelings towards

both our loved ones and our community. We want to thank the following for their contributions:

Building Fund In memory of Benjamin Miller, Susan’s fa-ther From Gary and Susan Levin Security Upgrades Fund In memory of Terry Myers, with our sincere condolences to Onyinye and Family From Irv and Barb Hendel In memory of Terry Myers From Joanie Sharp In memory of Terry Myers From Paul and Sharon Zislis Yahrzeit Donation From Halle and Brian Schonherz Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In memory of Stanley Nathanson From Sherrill and Sheldon Gerver

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Yahrzeits

Observed 4/3-4/4 Gayle Arnon 4/4 Nissan 10 Samuel Goldstein 4/5 Nissan 11 Mary Sayers 4/5 Nissan 11 Martin Tyner 4/5 Nissan 11 Pauline Cohen 4/6 Nissan 12 Joseph W. Kauffman 4/6 Nissan 12 Sylvia Pogach 4/6 Nissan 12 Irvin Jacobs 4/7 Nissan 13 Helen Moscow 4/7 Nissan 13 Sarah Ramel 4/7 Nissan 13 Sidney I. Shapanka 4/7 Nissan 13 Esther Wattenmaker 4/7 Nissan 13 Alan Magloff 4/8 Nissan 14 Getze Sarvetnick 4/8 Nissan 14 Michael Besrodni 4/9 Nissan 15 Rae Abramowitz 4/10 Nissan 16 Isaac Morris 4/10 Nissan 16 Jennifer Strauss 4/10 Nissan 16 Observed 4/10-4/11 Jacob Baer 4/11 Nissan 17 Rose Cooper 4/11 Nissan 17 Philip Endy 4/11 Nissan 17 Moses Koreen 4/11 Nissan 17 Harry Atlas 4/12 Nissan 18 Hans Geiringer 4/12 Nissan 18 Rochelle Hipschman 4/12 Nissan 18 Moses Levitt 4/12 Nissan 18 Katie Morris 4/12 Nissan 18 Fannie Riebman 4/12 Nissan 18 Arlene Schwartz 4/12 Nissan 18 Susie Svigals 4/12 Nissan 18 Oscar Berman 4/13 Nissan 19 Gertrude Kirschenbaum 4/13 Nissan 19 Rudolph Rigano 4/13 Nissan 19 Ernest Behrend 4/14 Nissan 20 Nathan Chafetz 4/14 Nissan 20 Diana Chanes 4/14 Nissan 20 Buna Levitt 4/14 Nissan 20 Miriam Schloss 4/14 Nissan 20 Blanche Schneeweis 4/14 Nissan 20 Cele Berman 4/15 Nissan 21 Rabi Soleimani 4/15 Nissan 21 Alexander Storman 4/15 Nissan 21 Harry Blechman 4/17 Nissan 23

Observed 4/17-4/18 Ruth Gordon 4/18 Nissan 24 Zelda Besrodni 4/19 Nissan 25 Doris Dabrow 4/19 Nissan 25 Jay Baer 4/20 Nissan 26 Anna Gerstenfeld 4/20 Nissan 26 Milton Apfelbaum 4/21 Nissan 27 Mary Derby 4/21 Nissan 27 Carl Mondschein 4/21 Nissan 27 Harry Resnik 4/21 Nissan 27 Rose Abrams 4/22 Nissan 28 Bessie Bush 4/22 Nissan 28 Harry Jarris 4/22 Nissan 28 Sayde Riebman 4/22 Nissan 28 Leslie Morgan Tyner 4/22 Nissan 28 Isidore Milberg 4/23 Nissan 29 Fannie Cohen 4/24 Nissan 30 Renee' Dreyfuss 4/24 Nissan 30 Sarah Gordon 4/24 Nissan 30 Irving Kimmeldorf 4/24 Nissan 30 Janet Shrier 4/24 Nissan 30 Bernard Zalma 4/24 Nissan 30 Observed 4/24-4/25 Julius Miller 4/25 Iyar 1 Rose Fickler 4/26 Iyar 2 Mark Rostolsky 4/26 Iyar 2 Frank Sabatelli 4/26 Iyar 2 Marie Stark 4/26 Iyar 2 Dorothy Goldberg 4/27 Iyar 3 Irving Seftel 4/27 Iyar 3 Bernard Hankin 4/28 Iyar 4 Dora Hodess 4/29 Iyar 5 Rodney R. Confer 4/30 Iyar 6 Noah Benjamin Levy 4/30 Iyar 6 Ann Miller 4/30 Iyar 6 Carin Bakelaar 5/1 Iyar 7 Bennett Gilbert 5/1 Iyar 7 Hannah Smulowitz 5/1 Iyar 7 Benjamin Svigals 5/1 Iyar 7

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Observed 5/1-5/2 Siegfried Fischer 5/2 Iyar 8 Jonathan Halpern 5/2 Iyar 8 Mildred Lenox 5/2 Iyar 8 Naomi Atlas 5/3 Iyar 9 Marjorie Klein 5/3 Iyar 9 Mihla Margolis 5/3 Iyar 9 Mary Peters 5/3 Iyar 9 Milton Salow 5/4 Iyar 10 Sara Gold 5/5 Iyar 11 Edward Mittelman 5/5 Iyar 11 Lewis Sacks 5/5 Iyar 11 John Barnett 5/7 Iyar 13 Sophie Goldring 5/7 Iyar 13 Harriet Riebman 5/7 Iyar 13 Dorothy Hankin 5/8 Iyar 14 Louis Schwartz 5/8 Iyar 14

Yahrzeits

LACHALL, COHEN & SAGNOR

H. MICHAEL COHEN Attorney at Law

Tel. (610) 436-9300 144 West Market Street Fax (610) 696-7962 West Chester, PA 19382-2985

Upcoming events:

Wednesday April 1 from 10-11 (new time) Schmooze with the Rabbi (Zoom -- will be sending link sepa-rately) Bring a cup of coffee or tea or your favorite beverage FOOD DRIVE Wednesday April 1 -- 1 PM to 5 PM, drop off at Beth Israel to help feed the students in the Pottstown School District. Needed: Bread, Dinner products such as “Hormel Compleats” and Chef Boyardee Ravioli / Spaghetti Cans/envelopes of Chicken Salad or Tuna Salad; dry cereal. John Barnett is coordinating this event. Thursday April 2 from 7 PM to 8 PM PASSOVER WORKSHOP -- bring your questions to talk about how to do Passover in 5780/2020 (Zoom) Friday April 3 at 5:45 PM Shabbat Yeladim music with Robin and Rabbi (Live Stream on facebook.com/BethIsraelofCC/ Friday April 3 at 6:00 PM Service (live stream facebook.com/BethIsraelofCC/) Saturday April 4 at 10:00 AM D'var Torah and Service (live stream facebook.com/BethIsraelofCC/) Saturday April 4 at 7:30 PM Havdalah religious school students (Zoom) Tuesday April 7 at 9:30 to 10:30 Adult Education class on the Prophets Amos and Hosea (Zoom)

Wednesday April 8 -- 1st Seder Thursday April 9 at 6:30 PM Second Seder, more information to follow THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. Congregational Meeting & voting

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See up-to-date Calendar on www.bethisraelpa.org for highlights

HaRuach

BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION of CHESTER COUNTY

385 Pottstown Pike (Rte. 100)

Eagle, PA

P.O. Box 678

Uwchland, PA 19480

(610) 458-8550 [email protected]

www.bethisraelpa.org

Rabbi — Jon Cutler

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President — Halle Schonherz

Executive Vice President — Neal Stone Vice President, Finance — Stuart Miller

Vice President, Program — open Secretary — Roz Goldstein

Treasurer — Stuart Miller Immediate Past President — Mark Segal

MEMBERS John Barnett Cindy Blair-Miller Aaron Blom Nadine Dinerman Maxine Endy Linda Glazer

Rob Greer Michelle Harbold Morris Kauffman Gary Levin Robin Kerollis-Napiecek

Mandy Scott Heather Simon Drew Weintraub Marcy Zeichner Paul Zislis Sharon Zislis

TRUSTEES

Ed Margolis Jeff Pickholtz Don Suss

Pre-School Director — Adrianne Liebman Religious School Director — Joan Sharp

Office Administrator — Bernice Gause Music Director — Robin Kerollis-Napiecek