Rabbi Marty It’s hard to believe that I have served Beth Israel Sinai for almost 20 years. (Actually, my affiliation with the congregation goes back to 1997 when I first interviewed for the position.) As I look back over the last 20 years together, despite the handful of critics who predicted our demise, we have continued as a vibrant congregation. Our commitment to maintaining a strong TRADITIONAL Jewish presence in southeast Wisconsin has never been stronger. Shabbat evening and morning services, holiday services, and adult education classes are regularly attended. The entire community, regardless of belief, race, or sexual orientation, is welcomed. Still our community has many challenges ahead. To aid in our future growth, every member should consider themselves an “ambassador” promoting the values of TRADIONAL-EGALITARIAN Judaism espoused by Beth Israel Sinai. Encourage both members of nearby synagogues (on days when they do not have officially scheduled services) to become ASSOCIATE MEMBERS of our temple. Offer to participate in their activities. Not only are Interfaith families welcomed. But non-Jews seeking a better understanding of the first monotheistic religion are warmly invited to attend. (For a full list of classes and services offered, contact Rabbi Marty at rabbimartyn@icloud.com or leave a message at BIS at (262)633-7093. The MISSION STATEMENT of Beth Israel Sinai is: "FOCUS ON WHAT UNITES US RATHER THAN WHAT DIVIDES US.” At BIS, there are no Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, or Humanistic Jews. There are only HUMAN BEINGS seeking a BETTER UNDERSTANDING of Judaism. As, I begin my next 20 years as your Rabbi (from my mouth to G-d’s ears), may our Temple family continue to grow from strength to strength. CHAZAK, CHAZAK, v’NITCHAZEK. SEE YOU IN SHUL RABBI MARTY P.S. Please check our website and like us on Facebook. For more information about our synagogue visit bethisraelsina.org. For more information of services offered to the Jewish community by Rabbi Marty, go to: newjewishoutreach.org. Our Facebook pages are: Beth Israel Sinai and New Jewish Outreach.

Beth Israel Sinai News The Monthly Newsletter of Beth Israel Sinai Congregation

February 2020 Shevat / Adar 5780

Our Roots

This is a story about one of our former members Morris Kaufman, Chuck Kaufman graciously sent us a brief

history of Morris’s life.

Morris Kaufman was born in Russia where he attended the Jewish Theological Seminary for six years and

further studied modern Hebrew in Odessa, Russia, before immigrating to the United States in 1906.

Morris married Sadie Aronin in 1910 and they were active in Beth Israel Sinai Congregation where he held major religious offices for more than forty years. In 1968 he was honored by the Racine Jewish Community

for his knowledge, dedication, and inspiring spiritual life.

The couple’s family included two sons, Dr. Benton Kaufman and Dr. Eugene Kaufman and six grandchildren.

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February 2020 Shevat / Adar 5780

The Presidents Message It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since Rabbi Adelberg has come to Beth Israel Sinai to serve our congregation. We want to thank Rabbi for all the years of service to our congregation. It has been a blessing for us to have his dedication. Donations are always welcome. The next Shabbat dinner will be in March. If you want to learn how to make the challah please let me know and we can work out time for us to bake together. Please feel free to call me if you have any concerns, 262-945–7675 Joyce

Cemetery Notes

The Racine Jewish Cemetery is five acres located at 612 Lathrop Ave. It is a well maintained, park-like setting. A resting

place for all Jews. Donations to cemetery are tax deductible.

There is a Reform section of the cemetery where Jews and their

non-Jewish family members can be buried together.

For more information about the purchase of cemetery plots or

perpetual care, please call Jim Barten at 262-886-0381

Saturday, February 1, 2020

we will be celebrating the

20th anniversary of Rabbi

Adelberg serving Beth Israel

Sinai. Service starts at 10:00

a.m. Donations are always

welcome.

Rabbi Adelberg is offering free Hebrew classes to children. Please call Rabbi Adelberg

847-529-1609 to setup appointments. Donations to the Rabbi’s discretionary account are

always welcome, and tax deductible.

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Yahrzeit list

1. Harris Domsky

3. Maurice Davis

5. Sidney Glickstein

5. Hilda Popkoff

5. Ethyl Shovers

6. Dorothy Glickstein

6. George Lang

6. Hazel Watt

7. Phil Blitstein

7. Meyer Gottlieb

7. Fanny Kluk

8. Ida Schwartz

9. Sophie Shovers

10. Sgt. Leonard Hulbert

10. Ruth Grant Hulbert

11. Samuel Laufman

11. Tillie Sideman

12. Elizabeth Goldberg

13. Kathryn Raftenberg

14. Max Grust

14. Harold Tabaksman

15. Esther Gottlieb

15. Iadore Milch

15. Bertha Waisman

16. Joseph Popkoff

16. David Shovers

16. Julius Lichterman

16. Oscar Shovers

16. Eva Gorsky

16. Manfred Calsner

16. Edith Seft

20. Joseph Magner

21. Zachary Dorman

21. Joseph Harris

21. Jane Kiselow

21. Gertrude Fishbain

21. Frank Shovers

21. George S. Cohen

22. Eli Hulbert

Sisterhood If anyone is interested in sponsoring a Kiddush just let Joyce Placzkowski know, 1-262-945-7675. The charge for a dairy Kiddush is $50, meat Kiddush is $100. The kitchen can always use paper goods. If you are interested in helping to make food for the Kiddush or a Shabbat dinner just let Joyce Placzkowski know.

Donations

Anonymous general donation

Max Gordon in memory of Blanche Kahn and Leone Niemiec

Sarah Levin in memory Blanche Kahn

Sarah Levin and Judy McGauran in memory of Leone Kaufman

Jeffrey and Ruth Kaufman in memory of Leone Kaufman

Debra Kaufman in memory of Leone Kaufman

Laeh Grant in memory of Blanche Kahn

Ellen G. Lowe general donation

Cheryl and Hanoch Livneh in memory of Leone Niemiec

Wendy Dorman in memory of parents Henry and Jean Dorman

22. Mary Soref

22. Rose Kaminal

23. Darnold Blivas

24. Beverly Schuster

24. Marc Lee Silver

24. Paul Kaplan

25. Joseph Donner

25. Sam Fishbain

25. Solomon Levin

25. Fritz Roos

26. Sheine Chayne Aronin

26. Ralph Levin

26. Genevieve Lillian Gold

26. Simon Grant

27. Hyman Laufman

27. David W. Watt

28. Eugene J. Aronin

28. Sarah Spracker

28. Dori Gorsky

29. Max J. Bassewitz

29. Dr. Ernest Wolf

29. Anna Brill 29. Meyer Domsky

Beth Israel Sinai

3009 Washington Ave

Racine WI 53405

Mailing Address:

Beth Israel Sinai

P.O. Box 081725

Racine, WI 53408

262-633-7093

Email: bethisraelsinai@att.net

Web: www.bethisraelsinai.org

Shabbat & Holiday Candle Lighting Time February 7 4:54 February 14 5:03 February 21 5:12 February 28 5:21

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February 2020

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4no class 5 69:45a.m.

7 8 9 10 11class 5 and 6

pm 12 139:45 am

14 15 16 17 18no class 19Dinner

6p.m.

209:45 am

212pm

annual meeting

22 23 24 25class 5

and 6 pm

26 279:45 am

28 29 30Study

service 7pm

31

May 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Yizkor 10:00a.m. 2 3service 9:45

a.m.

4 5 6 7 8classes 5 and 6

pm

9 10service 9:45

a.m.

11 12 13 14 15classes 5 and

6 pm

16 17service 9:45

a.m.

18father’s day 19 20 21 22classes 5 and

6 pm

23 24service 9:45

a.am.

25 26 27 28 29 30

June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

19:45 service

2 3 4 5 6no class 7 89:45 service

9 10 11 12 13class 5&6 14 159:45 service

16 17 18 19 20class 5 & 6 21 229:45 service

23 24 25 26 27class 5 & 6 28 299:45 service

30 318pm service

July 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 no class 4 59:45 Service

612;00pm picnic 7 8 9 105 & 6 pm

class

11 12 9:45 Service

13 14 15 16 175&6 pm class 18 19 9:45 Service

20 21 22 23 245 & 6 pm

class

25 26 9:45 Service

27 28 29 30 315 & 6 pm

class

August 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 29:45 am service

3 4 5 6 75 & 6 pm adult

education

8 99:45 am service

10 11 12 13 145 & 6 pm

adult education

15 169:45am

8pm Selichot

17 18 19 208 pm Erev

Rosh Hashanah

2110 am Rosh

Hashanah / Tashlich 4pm

2210 am Rosh

Hashanah

2310 am service

24 25 26 27 285 & 6 pm

adult education

294pm pre Yom

kippur dinner/ Kol Nidre

6:30

3010 am service

fast ends 7:15

September 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

110 am build

sukkah

2 3 4

510 am Sukkot

service

6 710 am service

8 9 10 11 1210am and 6

pm Dinner

13 1410 am service

15 16 17 18 195 and 6 pm

class

20 2110 am service

22 23 24 25 265 and 6 pm

class

27 2810 am service

29 30 31

October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 24:00 office hours 3 410:00 a.m.

5 6 7 8 910-3:30 office

hours

10 1110:00 a.m

12 13 14 15 164:00 office hours

176:00 dinner 1810:00 a.m.

19 20 21 22 23Thanksgiving

24 2510:00 a.m.

26 27 28 29 304:00 office hours

November 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 410 am

5 6 7 8 9 10 1110 am

12 13 14 15 16 17 1810 am

19 20 21 22 23 24 2510 am

26 27 28 29 30

November 2017 ChanSun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 210 am

3 4 5 6 710-4 office hours 8 910 am

10 11 12Chanukah one 13Chanukah two 14Chanukah 15Chanukah four 1610 am

17Chanukah six 18Chanukah 19Chanukah 20Chanukah 2112-6 office 22 2310 am

24 25 26 27 2812-6 office 29 3010 am

31

December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 46 pm Taste of

Religion

5 610:00

7 8 9 10 116 pm Taste of

Religion

12 1310:00

14 15 16 17 186 pm Taste of

Religion

196 pm Shabbat

dinner

2010:00

21 22 23 24 256 pm Taste of

Religion

26 2710:00

28 29 30Tu b’Shevat

begins sundown

31Tu b’ Shevat

January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

16 pm Taste of

Religion

2 310 am

4 5 6 7 86 pm Taste of

Religion

9 1010 am

11 12 13 14 15 166 pm Shabbat

Dinner

1710 am

18 19 20 21 22 23 2410 am

25 26 27 286 pm Purim

service

February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 310:00 am

4 5 6 7 8office hours 9 1010:00 am

11 12 13 14 15office hours 16 1710:00 am

18 19 20 21 22office hours 23 2410:00 am

25 26 27 28 29 306:00 pm

Pesach Seder

3110:00 am

Pesach

March 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

12nd day of

Passover

23rd day of

Passover

34th day of

Passover

45th day of

Passover

56th day of

Passover

67th day of

Passover

78th day of Passover

Yizkor

8 9 10 11 12Holocaust

Remembrance Day

13 1410:00 service

15 16 17 18Israel

Remembrance Day

19Israel

Independence Day

20 2110:00 service

22 23 24 25 26 27 2810:00 service

29 30

April 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3Lag B’Omer 4 510 am service

6 7 8 9 10 11 1210 am service

13Mother’s Day 14 15 16 17 18 1910 am service

7pm dinner &

learning

2010 am service

Shavuot/Yizkor

21 22 23 24 25 2610 am service

273 pm annual

meeting

28Memorial Day 29 30 31

May 2018 S

u

10 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 210:00 am

3 4 5 6 7 8 910:00 am

Sarah Levin birthday

111 12 13 14 15 1610:00am

118 19 20 21 22 2310:00am Leone

Niemiec birthday

225 26 27 28 29 3010:00 am

June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Fast of the 17thDay

of Tammuz

(postponed)

2 3 4Independence Day 5 6 710 am service

8 9 10 11 12 13 1410 am service

15 16 17 1810 am board

meeting

19 20 2110 am service

and 8 pm service

Tisha B’Av

22Tisha B’Av 23 24 25 26 27 2810 am service

29 30 31

July 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4service 10:00

5 6 7 8 9 10 11service 10:00

1212:00 noon

picnic at Eileen’s

13 14 15 16 17 18service 10:00

19 20 21 22 23 24 25service 10:00

26 27 28 29 30 31

August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

110:00 am service

Selichot 7:30 pm

2 3Labor Day 4 5 6 7 810:00 am

9Rosh Hashanah concert

5 pm service 7 pm

109:00 am Rosh

Hashanah/Tashlich 4:00

119:00 am Rosh

Hashanah

12 13 14 1510:00 am

16 17 186:45 pm Kol

Nidre

199:00 am / 4:30

pm Yom Kippur

20 21 2210:00 am

23Build Sukkah

10:00 am

24Sukkot 10:00

am

25 26 27 28 2910:00 am

30

September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Shemini Atzert and

Simchat Torah 10 am

2 3 4 5 6service 10 am

7 8 9 10 11 12Shabbat Dinner

6:00pm

13service 10 am

14 15 16 17 18 19 20service 10 am

21 22 23 24 25 26 27service 10 am

28 29 30 31Halloween

October 2018 rvicSun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 310:00 service

4 5 6 7 8 9 1010:00 service

11Veterans Day

Board meeting 2 pm

12 13 14Lecture series

7pm

15 16 1710:00 service

18 19 20 21 22Thanksgiving 23 2410:00 service

25 26 27 28Lecture series

7pm

29 30

November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

110:00 service

21st night

Chanukah 1 candle

3 2nd night Chanukah

2 candles 4 3rd night

Chanukah 3 candles

5 4th night

Chanukah 4 candles

6 5th night

Chanukah 5 candles

76:00 pm Chanukah

dinner 6 candles

810:00 service 7th

night 7 candles

9 8th night

Chanukah 8 candles

10 11 12 13 14 1510:00 service

16 17 18 fast of the 10th

day of Tevet

19 20 21winter begins 2210:00 service

23 24 25 26 27 28 2910:00 service

30 31

December 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 510:00 service

6 7 8 9 10 116:00 pm Shabbat

Dinner

1210:00 service

Rabbi Bar Mitzvah

anniversary

13 14 15 16 17 18 1910:00 service

20 21Tu B’Shevat 22 23 24 25 2610:00 service

27 28 29 30 31

January 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 210:00 am

3 4 5 6 7 8 910;00 am

10 11 12 13 14Valentines Day 15 1610:00 am

17Board meeting

2:00

18Presidents’ Day 19Purim Katan 20Shushan Purim

Katan

21 22 2310:00 am

24 25 26 27 28

February 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 210:00 am

3 4 5 6 7 8 910:00 am

10 11 12 13 14 15Shabbat Dinner

6:00 pm

1610:00 a.

17 18 19 20Purim Service

7:00 pm

21 22 2310:00 am

24 25 26 27 28 29 3010:00 am

31

March 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 610:00 service

7 8 9 10 11 12 1310:00 service

14board meeting

2:00

15 16 17 18 191st night of

Pesach

2010:00 service

2nd night of Pesach

213rd night of

Pesach

224thnight of

Pesach

235th night of Pesach

246th night of

Pesach

257th night of

Pesach

268th night of

Pesach

2710:00 service

28 29 30

April 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

17:00 pm Holocaust

Remembrance service

2 3 410:00 service

5 6 7 8Israel

Remembrance Day

9Israel

Independence Day

10 1110:00 service

12Mother’s Day 13 14 15 16 17 1810:00 service

19 20 21 22 23Lag Ba-Omer 24 2510:00 service

262:00 pm Annual

Meeting

27Memorial Day 28 29 30 31

May 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

110:00 service

2 3 4 5 6 7 810:00 service

Shavuot Service 7 pm

9Shavuot service 10

am

10 11 12 13 14 1510:00 service

Sarah 102nd bday

162:00 board

meeting

17 18 19 20 21 2210:00 service

23 24 25 26 276:30 pm active

shooting demo

28 2910:00 service

30

June 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2Labor Day 3 4 5 6 710:00 am

8Grandparents day 9 10 11 12 13 1410:00 am

15 16 17 18 19 20 2110:00 am

Selichot 8:00 pm

22 23Autumn begins 24 25 26 27 2810:00 am

297:00 pm Erev

Rosh Hashanah

30Rosh Hashanah

10:00 am Tashlich

5:00 pm

September 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

110:00am Rosh

Hashanah

2 3 4 510:00 am

6 7 86:00 pm service

Erev Yom Kippur

910:00 am Yom

Kippur Fast ends

7:00 pm

10 11 1210:00 am

131:00 pm build

Sukkah / 6:00 pm

service

14Sukkot 15Sukkot 16Sukkot 17Sukkot 18Sukkot 1910:00 am /

Sukkot

20Hoshana Rabba 2110:00 am

Shemini Atzert/ 6:00

pm Simchat Torah

22Simchat Torah 23 24 25 2610:00 am

27 28 29 30 31

October 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 210:00 a.m. service

3 4 5 6 7 8 910:00 a.m. service

10 11Veterans Day 12 13 14 15 1610:00a.m.

service

17 18 19 20 21 22 2310:00a.m.

service

24 25 26 27 28Thanksgiving

Day

29 3010:00 a.m.

service

November 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

January 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 79:00 study

10:00 service

8 9 10 11 12 13 1410:00 service

15 16 17 18 19 20 219:00 study

10:00 service

22Chanukah

1 candle

23Chanukah

2 candles

24Chanukah

3 candles

25Chanukah

4 candles

26Chanukah

5 candles

27Chanukah

dinner 6 pm 6

candles

289:00 study

10:00 service

29Chanukah

8 candles

30 31

December 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

January 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

January 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4class 9:00

Service 10:00

5 6 7 8 9 10 11class 9:00

Service 10:00

12 13 14 15 16Mussar class

1pm

17Shabbat dinner

6 pm

18class 9:00

Service 10:00

19Board meeting 2

pm

20 21 22 23mussar class 1

pm

24 25class 9:00

Service 10:00

26 27 28 29 30mussar class 1

pm

31

January 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

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February 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1service 10:00

2 3 4 5 6 7 8class 9:00

Service !0;00

9 10Tu B’Shevat 11 12 13 14 15service 10:00

16board meeting

2:00

17 18 19 20 21 22class 9:00

Service 10:00

23 24 25 26 27 28 29class 9:00

Service 10:00

February 2020