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August 2015 / Av - Elul 5775
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash - Kempsville Conservative Synagogue Newsletter
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash - Kempsville Conservative Synagogue
952 Indian Lakes Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA 23464-5655
Your board meets at 7:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month
Synagogue Inputs
e-mail to [email protected]
Newsletter Inputs • Mail information to synagogue, or • e-mail to [email protected]
Cantor David Proser President Jason Silverstein (757-372-2095) 1st Vice President Ed Landress (757-305-0626) 2nd Vice President Myra Savransky Treasurer Sam Epstein (757-420-5891) Trustees Amos Berkovich (2016) Harvey Eluto (2017) Nathan Segal (2018) Ritual Alan Shaprio Facilities Ed Landress Financial Secretary Libby Furst Secretary Chris Epstein (757-420-5891) Ways and Means Karen Rosenberg Member At Large Judy White Alene Kaufman Auxiliary of KBH co-Presidents Heliene Siegel Lynn Bell Programming/Social Rona Proser Webmaster Jason Silverstein Newsletter Sam Epstein Kiddush Coordinator Rona Proser
(757) 495-8510
www.kbhsynagogue.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/kbhsynagogue www.kbhsynagogue.org/event.php
Candle Lighting*
FRI 31 JUL 7:55 PM FRI 07 AUG 7:48 PM FRI 14 AUG 7:40 PM FRI 21 AUG 7:31 PM FRI 28 AUG 7:22 PM FRI 04 SEP 7:12 PM
*www.chabadoftidewater.com
“The first of Elul is New Year for the cattle-tithe, but according to Rav Eliezer and Rav Simeon, it is on the first of Tishrei.” [Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 1:1].
The 2-day observance of the Jewish month of Elul starts at sunset on Friday, 14 AUG 2015. In addition to the new year for tithing animals, Elul marks a period of introspection prior to Rosh Hashanah. Services include sounding the shofar on weekdays. Elul reminds us that while G-d is always willing to accept teshuvah (“return”), this time is a particular opportune moment. Memorialize someone you love in the Kehillat Bet Hamidrash (KBH) Book of Life, read during Yom Kippur Yizkor services. We require written inputs to arrive at the synagogue no later than 08 SEP 2015 (the day after Labor Day). Please review the enclosed the form, which lists suggested donations and other memorial opportunities. We bring in Elul with a joint Erev Shabbat service and dinner with our programming partner, Temple Israel, on Friday, 14 AUG 2015 in the KBH sanctuary. The dinner is free for children 5 and under, $9.00 for those between 6 and 13, and $18 for others. Please RSVP by 10 AUG 2015 to [email protected]. Kehillat Bet Hamidrash – the Kempsville Conservative Synagogue – intends to publish a membership list for distribution during the holidays in September 2015. Other local organizations may request this information. We will not publish telephone numbers or e-mail addresses. To opt out, please e-mail the synagogue at [email protected] or send a note via the U.S. mail by Friday, 04 SEP 2015. The Schechner Family gracefully opens their home to the KBH congregation for a Saturday evening social at 8:45 PM, 15 AUG 2015. Please RSVP by 12 AUG 2015 to [email protected] and receive details. Cost? A non-perishable food product or toiletry item for the food locker. We also have a special Torah Talk after services on Saturday, 13 AUG 2015. The program takes a pause in September, but returns the third Shabbat of the secular month in OCT 2015.
The next book for President’s Book Club is The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Selichot
Saturday,
05 SEP 2015 Time/location TBD
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Temple Israel, located at 7255 Granby Street in Norfolk, VA invites KBH to participate in its sessions with Rabbi Panitz about the high holidays, “Getting Ready for the Yamim Noraim.” Classes meet 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM on Sunday, 30 AUG 2015 and 06 SEP 2015. Consider joining Rabbi Avi Rubin of Portsmouth’s Toras Chaim for adult learning sessions every Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the KBH library. These sessions meet you at your level of comfort and knowledge. If you purchase items through Amazon, please consider using the link found on our synagogue’s homepage, www.kbhsynagogue.org. 0.5% of each eligible purchase returns to the synagogue. AmazonSmile offers the same products, services, and prices – it just sends a little back to our shul. You may continue to use your address book, and all your preferences. To honor the memory of Ms. Meyera Oberndorf, KBH will assemble a team to participate in the 5-kilometer Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, 11 OCT 2015 (Columbus Day weekend) at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. You may walk, sponsor a walker, or do both. Details to follow. Jewish News is online at www.jewishnewsva.org. You may also find the Tidewater Jewish Community Directory online at http://jewishva.org/ST-communitydirectory. The Yiddush Club meets from 12:45 – 1:45 PM on Thursday, 27 AUG 2015 at the Simon Family Jewish Community Center. For details, please contact [email protected]. You may register for the Tuesday, 01 SEP 2015 27th annual Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning Golf Tournament by visiting https://www.hebrewacademy.net/hat-golf-page or contacting Ms. Patti Seeman at (757) 424-4327 or [email protected]. United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), through Hazak, sponsors a trip to Israel for adults 55+ (and their family and friends) from 01 – 12 NOV 2015. Costs start at $2,395 and vary depending upon additional selected options. For details, please visit http://tinyurl.com/ng4z48o or contact Ms. Tucker-Zemlak at (240) 988-1545 or [email protected]. KBH welcomes our newest members to our congregation, David and JoAnn Lewis. We also extend a welcome to Bayla Esther Shames, who, on 01 JUL 2015, became the newest granddaughter of Linda and Steve Shames and great-grandparents Ida and Eddie Shames. Bayla joins proud parents Aaron and Rachel (Hornstein) Shames. Honor or commemorate any event by sponsoring a Shabbat Kiddush. Please contact Ms. Rona Proser for details or to reserve a date. This month we thank Ms. Judy Saperstein for the 18 JUL 2015 Kiddush to honor her father, Mr. Leo Saperstein and her grandmother, Ms. Freida Saperstein Brandwein. We also thank the Proser Family for the 11 JUL 2015 Kiddush.
Home Social
8:45 PM Saturday, 15
AUG 2015 RSVP by 12 AUG 2015
Shabbat Dinner New Date!
Friday, 14 AUG 2015 6:30 PM
KBH Sanctuary RSVP by 10 AUG 2015
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of your purchase to KEHILLAT BET HAMIDRASH
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Kehillat Bet Hamidrash expresses its appreciation for the following mitzvot:
• A contribution from Ms. Beatrice Mutterperl. • Mr. Ed Landress for bringing our collection of non-perishable food items and
hygiene products to JFS. • Ms. Vickey Morgan for a donation to honor the yahrzeit of Ms. Fanny Savransky. • Mr. Jason Silverstein, Dr. Alan Shapiro, and Mr. Ed Landress for leading Erev
Shabbat and Shabbat services while Cantor Proser was out of town. • Murray, Murray, and Murray for their ongoing efforts in maintaining our building, kitchen,
and grounds. • Ms. Marcie Oberndorf-Kelso for a donation in memory of her parents, Roger and
Meyera Oberndorf. Kehillat Bet Hamidrash continues to offer programming, religious, and educational opportunities throughout the year. Cantor Proser makes up-to-date announcements at services, and we send breaking news via e-mail. To add your name or that of a prospective member to the KBH e-mail or mailing list, receive the Newsletter via e-mail, or remove yourself from the Newsletter’s distribution, kindly send your request to [email protected].
President’s Book Club After Kiddush
2nd & 4th Shabbat of the secular month
Nepal Earthquake Relief
American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee www.jdc.org
Learn with Rabbi Rubin 2:00 PM on Tuesdays
KBH Library
Torah Talk 13 August 2015
3rd Shabbat of the secular month
5 km Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Sunday
11 OCT 2015 Neptune Park
Virginia Beach, VA 10:00 AM
Rosh Hashanah
Sunset 13 SEP 2015 – sunset 15 SEP 2015
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Yom Kippur Book of Life Information 23 SEP 2015 / 10 Tishrei 5776
ה"ב
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash (KBH), the Kempsville Conservative Synagogue, distributes a Book of Life on Yom Kippur. Participants dedicate this pamphlet in memory of family and friends, whose names we read during the Yom Kippur Yizkor (Memorial) service. By honoring their memory through gifts of tzedakah, their contributions become a living memorial and support the continuity of Jewish life and community.
Yom Kippur starts the evening of 22 SEP 2015 on this year’s secular calendar, with Yizkor occurring around noon on 23 SEP 2015. The Book of Life automatically includes those you memorialize with a synagogue yahrzeit plaque. If you wish to include an additional name in the KBH Book of Life, we request a donation of $36 for the first two names, with $10 for each additional name. Please neatly print the name of the person you wish to include, and the person(s) remembering the name we shall read. We assume you wish the names grouped together unless otherwise indicated. This year, we need your inputs before Rosh Hashanah. Kindly include your donation with your request to arrive no later than Tuesday, 08 SEP 2015 to:
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash Attn: Book of Life 952 Indian Lakes Boulevard Virginia Beach, VA 23464-5655
We cannot guarantee acceptance or publication of submissions that arrive after 08 SEP 2015 or any verbal requests. We will print your input as per the following example (please add additional sheets of paper, if necessary):
In memory of:
Sam Smythe Susie Smythe
The Monroe Family
In memory of:
Fred Jones Crystal Powers
Richard Armstrong
Edna and Phil Lincoln
In Memory of:
Remembered by:
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Kempsville Conservative Synagogue 5776 Tribute and Memorial Opportunities Sanctuary ................................................................................................................. $150,000
Social Hall ............................................................................................................... $150,000
Entrance Plaza ........................................................................................................... $30,000
Kitchen ...................................................................................................................... $25,000
Lobby ........................................................................................................................ $25,000
Ark ............................................................................................................................ $25,000
Bimah ........................................................................................................................ $18,000
Torah Scroll .............................................................................................................. $18,000
Kitchen Furnishings .................................................................................................. $15,000
Yarhzeit Board (each) ............................................................................................... $12,000
Main Entryway Doors (each) ...................................................................................... $5,000
Torah Crown ............................................................................................................... $4,000
Pulpit chairs (each) ..................................................................................................... $2,500
Parochet (Ark Cover) ................................................................................................. $2,500
Torah Stand ................................................................................................................. $2,000
Torah Breastplace ....................................................................................................... $1,500
Talism Cart .................................................................................................................. $1,000
Siddur Cart .................................................................................................................. $1,000
Lectern Cover .............................................................................................................. $1,000
Torah Pointer ................................................................................................................. $500
Yahrzeit Plaque .............................................................................................................. $280
Tree of Life Green Leaf ................................................................................................. $250
Tree of Life Leaf ............................................................................................................ $100
Chumash ........................................................................................................................ $100
Siddur ............................................................................................................................... $65
Chairs (for Sisterhood) ..................................................................................................... $50
