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August 2014
Tammuz/Elul 5774
Volume 5774 Issue 11
CBI Announcements
Rabbi’s Message
Cantor’s Message
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Women’s League
Mahzor Dedications
August Calendar
Events
Mitzvah Grams
Life Cycle Events
Donations
Advertisements
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Youth
Engagement Committee
A-Team
Todah Rabah & Involvement
Tisha B’Av
Book Club
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CONTACTS
Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D.
727.381.4900 x207
Cantor Jonathan Schultz
727.381.4900 x305
Executive Director Susan Goldstein
727.381.4900 x202
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Interim Director
Katherine Schaefer
727.381.4900 x211
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education
Director Ilana Dayan
727.381.4900 x310
Youth Director
727.381.7900 x 209
Community Engagement Liz Sembler
727.424.0513
Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon
727.381.4900 x205
Office Manager Pam Askin
727.381.4900 x203
Communications Coordinator
Melissa Hertzfeld
727.381.4900 x201
Accounting Dianne Gettler
727.381.4900 x204
President Alice Ettinger
Men’s Club President Jesse Rodman USY President Hannah Weiss
Kadima President Danielle LeVine
Our Mission
Through our congregational life, our goal is to provide the opportunity for our members and friends to experience Jewish life to its fullest. We want to transmit the ideals of Conservative Judaism to our children and grandchildren, to enable them to be knowledgeable and respon-sible participants in Jewish life, sensitive and ethical human beings and reliable custodians of an enduring heritage. Through the synagogue, we want to find strength and inspiration in worship and study, in the sharing of lifecycle events, in acts of caring, in reaching out to the wide Jewish and non-Jewish communities, and in concern and support for Israel.
B’nai Israel Review
Ongoing Activities at CBI
Participate in Aliyot
The Ritual Committee of Congregation
B’nai Israel encourages worshippers to
participate in services by performing
aliyot. If you like to re-
ceive an aliyah, please
call the synagogue of-
fice at 727.381.4900, or
speak to one of the ushers when you
enter the sanctuary, and every effort
will be made to accommodate your
request. Those wishing to receive an
aliyah on Shabbat morning are
asked to arrive at services no later
than 9:30 am. We look forward to your
participation.
Shalom,
Morry Bornstein, Ritual Chair
Daily Services Become a Minyanaire! Support our Daily Minyan in the Chapel:
Sunday Morning: 9:00 Monday—Friday mornings: 7:45 Sunday—Thursday evenings: 6:30
Come just for the joy of davening together. You'll be glad you decided to join the growing number of CBI members and friends who do. Please sign in to be counted.
Continental Breakfast The Mitzvah Men’s Club provides a Continental
Breakfast for all worshippers on Minyan Mornings
in the alcove of the Social Hall. Please join the
Minyanaires for the morning Shaharit service and
relax and schmooze over breakfast—bagels,
cream cheese, coffee cake and coffee/tea.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsoring an Oneg
Shabbat on Friday evening or a L’Hayim following
a Morning Minyan in honor or memory of a loved
one or a special occasion, please contact the
Synagogue office.
Online LIKE us on Facebook
Sign up to support us on GoodSearch.com
You can also make payments and donations on our website! cbistpete.org
Office Drop Box As a reminder, there is a Secured
Drop Box available at the shul and at
your service when you are in the
building. It is located outside the
Synagogue office across from the
Judaica Shop. You can drop off
messages, contributions, etc when
coming to classes, events, meetings,
or when dropping off children at
school. It is an easy way to
communicate within the
congregational family.
Drop-in sometime! B’nai Israel Review Publishes 11 times a year by
Congregation B’nai Israel 300 58th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 727.381.4900 FAX 727.344.1307
cbisptete.org All rights reserved. No part of this document
can be copied without the permission of Congregation B’nai Israel
Junior Congregation For all B’nai Israel children, ages 9 -
13, grades 3 - 7 will return in the fall.
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CBI Announcements August 2014
With Love From the CBI Kitchen
Barbara Bleier’s Sponge Cake
Serves 12-14
Spring Form– Tube pam
350 degrees for 30 minutes
Beat egg whites stiff, add sugar, egg yolks, flour, baking
powder, salt and vanilla, Pour into pan and bake. Turn upside
down to cool.
6 eggs, separated 1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar Pinch of salt
1 cup flour 1 tsp vanilla
Is someone special
celebrating a Simha this month?
Give Mitzvah Gelt!
When you buy Mizvah Gelt (formally Scrip Cards) Gift
Cards from CBI, CBI makes a percentage of your pur-
chase!
This is a great way to help our
synagogue and an easy way to shop for family and
friends: Contact the CBI
Office today to see what we have in stock!
Annual Parking Spot Auction
The Time has come for our Annual Parking Spot Auction!
The winner is guaranteed a shady spot, close to the front door, for the entire year 5775.
The bidding will open on Monday, August 25, 2014
and will end at NOON on Friday August 29, 2014.
You may call 727.381.4900 x201 to place your bid.
A recorded message will let you know the current highest bid.
You may then place your bid, and be sure to include your name.
Feel free to call daily during the bidding period to check on the latest bid.
The highest bidder will be notified by phone on the afternoon of the 29th.
Good luck to all!
Change in Shabbat Minha Time
Beginning in the month of Elul, August 30, Shabbat Minha Service, that had been held Saturday Evenings
at 6:30 pm, will now be at 12:30 pm, approximately 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of
Shabbat morning services. Please direct any questions to Morry Bornstein, Ritual Committee Chair,
727.397.9955, or [email protected]
Bikkur Holim One of the most important mitzvot in Judaism is bikkur holim –visiting
the sick. It is the responsibility that the clergy of B’nai Israel take very
seriously. When our members are ill or hospitalized, we want to know.
In the interest of protecting confidentiality, hospitals today are
extremely cautious about sharing patient names, even with clergy. We
need our congregants to communicate directly with us and to inform
us of illness or hospitalization. Please call Pam Askin at 727.381.4900
x203, so that as clergy and the synagogue family we can be helpful in
moments of difficult or stress.
Donate cleaning and school supplies through August 15 at CBI for the
Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services!
Join us Saturday, August 16, 9:00 am
In honoring
Bonnie Peskin Halprin For her 18 years as
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director
NEW Bereavement Support Group at CBI
Thursdays, 1:00 –2:00 pm, Beginning August 21 continuing
August 28, September 4, September 11, October 2,
October 23, October 30 a beareavement support group will
be led by Renee Baseman from Gulf Coast Jewish Family
Services in the CBI Library. For more information contact
the CBI Office or GCJFS at 727.479.1800
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It’s summertime – the season when children are out of school for three months, and when many people go away on vacation. We tend to think of summer as a time for enjoyment and relaxation. I find it interesting that the saddest day on the Jewish calendar – Tish’a b’Av – falls during this season that we tend to think of as hap-py.
Tish’a b’Av is a day of mourning. According to tradition, both the First and Second Temples were destroyed on Tish’a b’Av, and traditionally, the destruction of the Temples is the primary thing that we mourn on Tish’a b’Av. Over time, this day came to be a time when we mourn all Jewish suffering, including the Bar Kochba rebellion, the expulsion from Spain, and the Holocaust.
The liturgical highlight of Tish’a b’Av is the reading of Megillat Eicha, the Book of Lamentations. In Eicha, the prophet Jeremiah describes and laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. A recurring theme is the suffering of Jerusalem and its people, and the book moves between seeing God’s role in the destruction as passive and as active. The book raises many more questions than it offers answers, and perhaps that is the point of the book – to raise the questions, and to inspire us to ponder those questions.
Eicha contains five chapters. Chapters one, two and four all begin with the word “Eicha,” usually translated as “alas,” and are alphabetic acrostics: the first verse begins with aleph, the second verse begins with bet, and so on. But in chapters two and four, the order of ‘ayin and peh are reversed. Chapter three is a triple acrostic: three aleph verses, then three bet verses, and so on. Chapter three is also traditionally chanted to a special melody distinct from the trope of the other four chapters. And the most famous verse from the book, the final verse, is one that we know from the end of the Torah Service: Hashivenu Adonai eilecha v’nashuva, hadesh yameinu k’kedem. “Help us turn to you, Adonai, and we shall return. Renew our lives as in days of old.”
B’shalom,
In a few weeks we will welcome the month of Elul – the sixth month of the Jewish year. If you were to look in the Torah for a reference to Elul, you would not find it. There are no holidays in Elul. But in post-Biblical times, in the calendar of rabbinic Judaism, the whole month of Elul becomes a period of great significance, an entire month devoted to preparation for the great days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the Days of Awe. How is it possible to enter that time of judgment and repentance with no preparation? You cannot simply take the plunge. You have to spend time getting ready.
Over the course of the centuries various practices have been developed to help us with that task, actions that make Elul a very special month. The shofar is sounded each morning, reminding us of the need to search our deeds but also signifying that God is a forgiving God who desires life and not death, as the story of the Binding of Isaac teaches. Special prayers of forgiveness, Selihot, are recited late at night in which God's attributes of mercy are repeated. A special psalm is chanted morning and evening, Psalm 27, "The Lord is my light and my help, whom should I fear?" The psalm is particularly appropriate because it reveals the anxiety that we all feel regarding the future and our uncertainty in standing before God, yet ends with a positive note, a feeling of hope, of assurance that the individual "will enjoy the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living" and urges us to "Be strong and of good courage! Hope in the Lord!"
Significantly, the word Elul itself has been interpreted as representing the first letters of the Hebrew verse in the Song of Songs, Ani ledodi vedodi li – "I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” This book was interpreted by Rabbi Akiva as referring to the relationship between God and the people Israel. The 'beloved' is God, while the woman is Israel. According to Akiva, the true relationship of God and Israel is a relationship of love, not fear, best likened to the relationship between man and wife.
This interpretation is especially significant during Elul. The thought of the days of judgment could indeed generate a feeling of fear, almost of panic. The use of the verse from Song of Songs as the meaning of the month of Elul serves to remind us that love is the primary relationship with the Divine. It should not be forgotten that the command in Deuteronomy is "Love the Lord your God with all you heart, with all your soul and with all your might" and that the prayers that precede the recitation of that verse state that God loves us greatly as well. The relationship is of mutual love.
Soon we will welcome Elul, the month of preparation, the month of self-awareness, the month of forgiveness, the month of establishing a relationship of love between ourselves and God.
Shalom,
From the Cantor
From the Rabbi August 2014
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From the Executive Director
From the President August 2014 MAY 2014
Notes from 3080 Broadway………………..
I attended the 24th annual NAASE Week of Study at the Jewish Theological Seminary in June. The theme was “It Is A Tree of Life to Those Who Hold It Fast: The Evolution of Judaism and Jewish Text.” What an amazing experience! Our keynote teacher was Dr. Ben Sommer, Professor of Bible, who led four sessions on “The Two Torahs, and What They Tell Us About How the Rabbis Remade Judaism.” We focused on texts, comparing and contrasting passages from the Written Torah and Oral Torah by various authors from different periods with Ben and with other JTS stars, including Rabbi David Hoffman, Dr. David Kramer, and Dr. Alan Cooper. Rabbi Bill Lebeau (who helped establish this program) came in to teach a session, and we heard from Rabbi Steve Wernick (USCJ CEO) and Professor Arnie Eisen (JTS Chancellor). Some of us took a quick trip up to the Rare Book Room to take a look at a 17th century Chinese Torah! A few takeaways in which you might be interested:
We spent a lot of time talking about the fact that machlochet – disagreements “for the sake of Heaven” are at the heart of the Jewish tradition. We shouldn’t shy away from disagreement, but we should remember to disagree respectfully. Per Ben Sommer, God loved machlochet, so He gave us the Torah (the whole thing, not just the Bible) to encourage it!
Dr. Michal Raucher reminded us that 5775 will be a shmita year (the period every seven years when the land of Israel allows i ts soil to regain its nutrients) and suggested that we give some thought to finding a way to focus on that in our programming. One suggestion was that we consider having an energy audit and implement it. (Since we recently had a Duke Energy audit, this idea might just be a good one for us.)
David Hoffman talked about mussar (a Jewish ethical, educational, and cultural movement developed in 19th Century Europe) which he described as putting a flashlight on one’s decision-making process. Every decision we make is influenced by biases created by our own life’s dramas and experiences. He proposed that we take some time to “recalibrate.”
Bill Lebeau put a new spin on the Adam and Eve story and suggested that tradition might need to be viewed in a new light, too. Maybe Eve did just what God wanted her to do, and the expulsion was not because she ate “the apple,” but that she and Adam did NOT choose to eat from the Tree of Life (a/k/a Torah)!
There’s lots more, but I’ve used all the space allotted me in this issue – so thoughts from Steve Wernick and Arnie Eisen will have to wait!
B’Shalom,
My first column as President of CBI! I am honored to be elected to this position and will try my very best to live
up to the fabulous past presidents who have preceded me.
The Trustees and I will work hard to continue to keep CBI an important part of your lives in many ways. My
personal goals for this coming year include membership, youth, and strategic planning. You will be hearing
more about all of these initiatives as the year progresses.
CBI has been accepted to the USCJ Sulam for Strategic Planning where 10 synagogues within USCJ have been included for
participation. Rabbi Luski and I attended the first meeting in NYC in the spring. Liz Sembler and I will be co-chairs as we work to
investigate and plan for our future. Each of you will be given an opportunity to participate and have your voice heard so please
stay tuned for that.
As we embark on this journey together, I will share a phrase from Rabbi Alfred E. Landsberg, from my earlier days in
New Jersey. “Today I shall try to be kind.” I have lived by this and ask that you think of this daily as well.
I will be available to you through cell phone, home phone, and email, but not on Shabbat or Yom Tovim. I look forward to working
together and greeting you each time we meet.
B’shalom,
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Women’s League August 2014
How is it possible that another year is upon us?
To me, the start of a new year almost feels like the start of an old, familiar race. Not a race to see how fast I can get from one
place to another, but more like a hamster wheel, only with obligations and distractions. Much like passing recognizable landmarks
along the road, we also have time and date landmarks we unknowingly use to navigate our year.
I think time slips away from us so quickly because we often go about our daily routine, or even our YEARLY routine with about as
much excitement as watching paint dry. Maybe if we approach our calendar happenings with a little more gusto, we may not only
get more out of the experience, but we may also find a way to jump off that hamster wheel and find a fresher perspective that
we’ve missed all this time.
Join us for our Paid Up Membership Dinner on Wednesday, September 17, when we will be having a ball with ballroom line
dancing! Not in the mood to kick up your heels? That’s okay! Just come be with your friends because we miss you when you’re
not there! And if you’ve never been... what better time than now?
We have a great year of fun and inspirational programming ahead for you, so make a promise to yourself to jump off your
humdrum hamster wheel and dive into the fun Women’s League has to offer. After all, our lives are meant to be lived, richly and
fully. Don’t settle for mundane.
Sheryl Sutton
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Women’s League Events August 2014
Save the Dates! Here are the dates of our Women’s League Meetings for the 2014-15 year!
Mark your calendar for: September 17, 6:00 pm, Membership Dinner October 7, 7:00 pm, Decorate the Sukkah
January 13, 7:00 pm, Start the Year off Right February 10, 7:00 pm, Chocolate Galore
March 2, 5:30 pm, Hamentaschen Baking March 10, 7:00 pm, Get Tech Savvy
April 29, 6:00 pm, Torah Fund Dinner
We look forward to seeing all of you at our meetings in the coming year!
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Youth Department August 2014
February 2014
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah
Welcome to our new year of PRTT!
Our new year will be exciting, fascinating, and
interactive. Our courses will be all new and
innovative! Our children will love it! We want our
kids to love their Judaism and be proud of their
identity! Also, we hope our parents will be part of
the learning.
PRTT has so much to look forward to this coming
school year. We hope your families will be a part of
it. Go to cbistpete.org, or come by the CBI office for
a registration form.
Contact Ilana Dayan for more information.
Ilana Dayan Education Director
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Pauline Rivkind Preschool at Congregation B’nai Israel is a progressive preschool that embraces families from all backgrounds and cultivates a connection to Jewish values and traditions.
Pauline Rivkind Preschool in the Shirley Buns Early Childhood Center has the unique opportunity to provide the foundation for Jewish learning for all its children and families. We know that quality Jewish learning leads to the building of strong Jewish identities. From the time children enter the preschool, the families begin a fascinating journey that follows the Jewish calendar. Our children learn to be proud of their Jewish heritage through many wonderful learning experiences. They anticipate each holiday with wonder as it approaches. Our entire preschool envi-ronment is alive with a multi sensory approach to appeal to every child’s way of learning. Our classrooms and hallways are infused with sights and sounds of Judaism.
When school begins each year, we get ready to celebrate Rosh Hashana, the birthday of the world. When the school year ends, we celebrate Shavuot, when Moses receives the Ten Commandments at Sinai. Throughout the year we offer little lessons that we hope will inspire families to delve deeper into their Jewish life by adding new rituals and knowledge to their base.
Guided by our understanding of how young children learn best, our program offers them the opportunity to develop the building blocks for future success – positive self image, social skills, language communica-tion, and independence. Even at a very young age, children have an infinite potential to absorb knowledge. Our day is filled with opportunities to learn new skills, concepts and ideas, building on children’s natural curiosity and thirst for learning. Through a dynamic and developmentally-appropriate curriculum, we create an atmosphere that invites children to observe, to try new things, to actively participate, and to make choices. Art experiences, baking projects, imaginative play, and field trips foster a culture of wonder and discovery that is shared with friends.
Start the year off right! Register your child in one of our classes. We have classes for children ages one year old through five years old, participating in the Voluntary Pre Kindergarten program with the state of Florida. Spread the word. If you do not have a child this age, tell your children and grandchildren!
Contact the Preschool Office for more information. 727.381.4900 x211
Hebrew High Calling all teens...It's here and ready to roll.... a totally NEW and REVAMPED Hebrew High School experience! Get ready for a hands-on, interactive and multi-modal program coming your way this fall! Don't miss this once-a-week opportunity to be with your friends while increasing your Jewish knowledge! Look for the forms arriving soon! Fill 'em out and send 'em in and join your fellow CBI teens! Wednesday nights starting August 27, from 7:00 - 9:00. See you soon!
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A Message from Bonnie P. Halprin
Shalom. This will be the final note that I will be posting in our monthly bulletin as di-
rector of Pauline Rivkind Preschool
Last month I accepted an offer to teach Kindergarten for Pinellas County Schools.
This is a move that I am extremely excited about.
Pauline Rivkind Preschool has been a huge part of my life for the past 18 years. It is
difficult to make this change, but it is the right time for me to make a change. My fam-
ily has been so involved with the synagogue, it will be strange not to be here every
day. David took such pride in Congregation B’nai Israel. He volunteered more hours
than can be counted to insure the success of the synagogue. My children grew up
here, spending countless hours with me while I worked. They consider CBI a second
home.
It has truly been a joy working the young children at Pauline Rivkind Preschool. I will
miss their hugs and smiles.
Thank you to those of you who have always supported the preschool. I wish nothing
but good things in the future for Pauline Rivkind Preschool, and I look forward to see-
ing you all in shul.
Bonnie Peskin Halprin
Transition in Pauline Rivkind Preschool
Message from Katie Schaefer,
The Congregation B'nai Israel Pauline Rivkind Preschool Interim Director
Originally from Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, I moved to Florida as I was
transitioning into grade school. I graduated Eckerd College with High Honors in
Environmental Studies and Human Development in May 2013. Since then, I have
received several credentials and certifications in Early Childhood Education and have
recently begun my Master of Education program.
As an educator, I believe it is imperative to build a safe, fun, educational, tactile, and creative environment for our children in
order for them to grow. By engaging students in age-appropriate activities and encouraging them in both individual and
cooperative settings, we can promote the fundamental skills they need to build upon for a successful future.
Every child is a precious gift, and here at Pauline Rivkind, our team works closely with our children's families to deliver a quality,
first educational experience while continuing our tradition of providing a Jewish Education. I am deeply humbled by the opportuni-
ty to be the Interim Director of Pauline Rivkind Preschool and will strive to uphold the values and integrity of our school. I am im-
plementing an "Open Door Policy" and will gladly answer any questions in this time of transition.
Pauline Rivkind Preschool August 2014
Message from Katie Schaefer
*Join us Saturday, August 16, at 9:00 am as CBI honors Bonnie’s 18 years of dedication to CBI as Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director during our
Shabbat Morning Services.
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CBI Engagement Committee August 2014
A-Team: CBI’s Advocacy for Israel Committee
A few months ago, CBI completed its second JNF Parkland in Eretz Yisrael. We look forward to a formal completion ceremony commemorating our achievement on Tu B’Shevat 5775 (Wednesday, 4 February 2015).
Opportunities continue – I’m pleased to announce that we have begun a new project. It is a Woodland of 2,000 trees. Our goal is to raise $10,000 over the next few years. The donation form can be downloaded from CBI’s Home web page; a hardcopy version is available in the lobby. If you call in your contribution (800-542-8733), please inform the JNF operator of the project number: RN140633.
In addition to supporting the greening of Israel, as a Partner with JNF, CBI receives a 20% monetary benefit from every gift to JNF – used only for our Israel advocacy programming. Over a period of three years, CBI has earned $5,000! This money is available to:
a) Provide stipends for our eligible youth (high school and college) to supplement expenses for programs in Israel: March of the Living; summer events in Israel, eg, various USY, Young Judaea programs; semester at Alexander Muss High School in Israel; college programs in Israel, eg, Nativ, MASA, Young Judaea Year Course; etc.
b) Provide assistance for our youth, especially USYers, to attend AIPAC, StandWithUs, and other events: Policy Conference; Leadership Seminars; High School Summit; etc.
c) Contribute to costs of bringing top-notch programs and speakers to CBI-hosted Israel advocacy events, eg, Scholar-in-Residence weekend.
Note: This money is not intended to replace existing sources for youth scholarships (but may supplement existing funds); the money is for new Israel-centric initiatives. Requests for youth assistance will follow the same process as applying for camp and other scholarships.
Please encourage your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and others to participate in this opportunity.
Byron Kolitz
This summer the CBI Engagement Committee launched two initiatives in our synagogue: congregational name tags and a trans-
literated version of selected prayers found in the Shabbat Sim Shalom Siddur.
You’ll see the name tags when you come into the lobby. Please wear yours at services and at the Oneg or Kiddush. And if you
have a preferred name that we did not use on your name tag, let us know and we will make the change. We have a special
name tag for guests that says, “I’m visiting. Please ask my name.” This enables us to more easily recognize our guests and
welcome them to our community and our synagogue. Please help us with this outreach effort and introduce yourself to guests
when you see them in our shul, and yes, please ask them their names. When you leave the synagogue, you can place your
name tag in the designated basket by the front door.
If you are not a Hebrew reader and like to follow the prayers using a transliteration, please pick up a blue folder from the name
tag table in the front lobby. The folder contains the Conservative Movement’s prepared transliteration of many of the Shabbat
and Festival prayers. This is a prototype of the 5x8 booklet we will print and place in the back of our sanctuary seats this fall.
Also in the folder you will find a feedback form. Please fill out the form after Shabbat and bring it to the synagogue office. We
will use your feedback as we prepare the printed version.
The Engagement Committee would love your input. Please contact me if you would like to join the committee or share ideas,
and help us as we work together to further our mission of fostering warmth and connections at CBI though initiatives that bring
us closer to God, our fellow synagogue members, and the Jewish community.
See you in shul,
Liz Sembler
Engagement Director
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Todah Rabah August 2014 We would like to say a special Todah Rabah to the following people for their dedication to CBI.
✡ Gail Frye, Rita Jacobson, Ricki Lewis, and Marian Lustigman-Rooth for helping Melissa in the CBI Office
✡ Our Minyanaires and all of those who have joined us for Morning or Evening Mnyan
✡ Sam Cohen, Eddie Ginsberg, Byron Kolitz, Dr. Steve LeVine, and Jesse Rodman for davening Pesukei D’Zimra.
✡ Oren Adelson, Michael Barth, Mali Feld, Sharon Grau, Jay Kauffman, Andrea LeVine, Dr. Steve LeVine, Niomi London, Reva Pearlstein, Liz Sembler, Dr. Robert Sheppard, Dr. Starr Silver, and Corey Sokolov for reading Torah.
✡ Dr. Steve LeVine, Diana Jay, Byron Kolitz, Debbie Marmon, Liz Sembler, Dr. Starr Silver, Sid Werner for chanting Haftarah.
✡ Michael Barth, Naomi Berg, Eddie Ginsberg, Jay Kauffman, Byron Kolitz, Eric Ludin, Dr. Robert Sternberg, and Sid Werner for leading services
✡ Dr. Jay Azneer, Jay Kauffman, Byron Kolitz, Jeff Litt, Debbie Marmon, and Steve Wein for acting as Ba’al Tefillah while Cantor Schultz was away on vacation
✡ Ari Weiss for reading Ashrei
✡ Oren Adelson, Mali Feld, Alan Gross, Janice and Dr. David LeVine, Eric Pastman, Dr. Robert Sternberg for giving us a Glimpse into Jewish History
✡ Oren Adelson, Eric Ludin, Jesse Rodman and Dr. Robert Weisberg for speaking during our Summer Sermonette Series
✡ Our Shabbat Greeters for welcoming our members and guests every Friday night and Saturday morning
Ways to Get Involved
Do you want to be more active at your home away from home? Here are a few ways!
□ Become a Minyanaire! We need at least ten people a service to say the Mourner’s Kaddish. Join
with your CBI Family for the joy of davening and to support those in mourning, and join a close
knit group of Minyanaires!
□ Read Torah! We have a wonderful teacher who can help you prepare for this honor. Liz Sembler,
our engagement director, is always available to help you learn to read Hebrew and the Torah. If
you are interested in learning more about how you may perform this Mitzvah, contact Liz at
[email protected], or 727.381.4900 x206
□ Help in the CBI Office! Join our fun and welcoming CBI Staff for a few hours and help them send
out mailings, filing, or organizing to keep this ship smooth-sailing!
□ Become a greeter! Be the first to wish members of your CBI Family a “Shabbat Shalom” at Friday
night, or Saturday morning Shabbat Services. If you would like to take part in this tradition, contact
Selma Gaby at 727.345.2887
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CBI– HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB MEETINGS
Book Club will resume in September. If you would like to join this group on a regular basis, contact the CBI Office.
We will add your name to their email list.
Here is a look at the next year of the book club:
September 17 The Storyteller: a novel by Jodi Picoult
October 22(4th Wed) Rashi’s Daughters. Book II. Miriam by Maggie Anton
November 19 The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
December (Hanukkah)
January 21 I am Forbidden: a novel by Anouk Markovits
February 18 The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew and the Heart of the Middle East by
Sandy Tolan
March 18 To Wear the White Cloak by Sharan Newman
April 15 The Aleppo Codex: a true story of obsession, faith and the pursuit of an
ancient Bible by Matti Friedman
May 20 Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons
Tisha B’Av & The 3 Weeks August 2014
What are the Three Weeks? According to the Mishnah, Taanit 3:16, a number of disasters occurred to our ancestors on
both the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av. Two of the disasters, which occurred, concern the destruction of the Second
Temple. On the 9th of Av both the First and Second Temples were destroyed. The next Mishnah, Taanit 3:7, states that
during the week in which Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av falls, it is forbidden to both cut one’s hair and to do laundry. From the
second Mishnah we see that a number of customs associated with mourning were observed in order to remind us of the
gravity of the destruction, which befell Israel.
While the Mishnah states the mourning customs are observed only the week in which Tisha B’Av falls, the Talmud brings a
number of Tannaitic opinions which hold that the mourning customs are observed from Hodesh Av, from the first day of
month of Av (Taanit 29b). It wasn’t until centuries later that the custom developed to observe some of the mourning cus-
toms from the 17th of Tammuz. Rabbi Moses Isseries in his glosses on the Shulhan Arukh says, “The custom is to be
strict about the prohibitions of doing laundry from Rosh Hodesh, but regarding cutting one’s hair, the custom is to be strict
from the 7th of Tammuz” (Orakh Hayyim 551:4). In addition to the prohibitions mentioned in the Mishnah, it has been cus-
tomary not to perform marriages from the 17th of Tammuz until after Tisha B’Av and some people also minimize the eating
of meat and drinking of wine.
TISHA B’AV SERVICE SCHEDULE
Monday, August 4, 8:00 pm
Tuesday, August 5, 7:45 am
Tuesday, August 5, 1:00 pm
Tuesday, August 5, 8:15 pm
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Congregation B’nai Israel of St. Petersburg
High Holiday Mahzor Dedication Order Form
Last Rosh Hashana, CBI introduced the inspiring and engaging new Mahzor Lev Shalem. The readings and expla-nations are designed to stimulate thought and invite reflection while being accessible to each of us. You still have the opportunity to dedicate these new Mahzorim in honor or memory, in appreciation of loved ones or to acknowledge a special event for $36 per dedication, or three Mahzorim for $100. Each dedication will be inscribed in a Mahzor.
PURCHASED BY:
Name(s):______________________________________________________________________________
Street Address:_________________________________________________________________________
City________________________________________ State_____________ Zip__________________
Enclosed $________ for ______Mahzorim One for $36; Two for $72; Three for $100
OFFICE USE ONLY: CHECK # _______ DATE RECEIVED _______ Credit Card # _____________ Exp Date ____
Please send this form along with your check payable to: Congregation B’nai Israel 300 58
th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33710
Examples:
This Prayer book is dedicated by Steve and Linda Cohen in honor of Jessica Cohen’s Bat Mitzvah.
This Prayer book is dedicated by Lisa Cohen in memory of Edith Cohen.
This Prayer book is dedicated by Dr. and Mrs. Tom Cohen in appreciation of Rabbi David Cohen.
#1 This Prayer book is dedicated: In Honor of In Memory of In Appreciation of
Name(s)_______________________________________________________________________
Donated by (person’s name, committee, family, etc.):____________________________________
A notification card should be sent to:
Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________
Street Address:__________________________________________________________________
City______________________________State_____________ Zip__________________
#2 This Prayer book is dedicated: In Honor of In Memory of In Appreciation of
Name(s):________________________________________________________________
Donated by (person’s name, committee, family, etc.):_____________________________
A notification card should be sent to:
Name(s):________________________________________________________________
Street Address:___________________________________________________________
City______________________________State____________ Zip___________________
Contact us with any questions at (727) 381-4900. Additional forms are available online at www.cbistpete.org Thank you for your continuing support of our CBI community.
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August 2014
Av/Elul 5774
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
3 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
4 Erev Tisha B’Av 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 8:00 Erev Tisha B’Av Service
5 Tisha B’Av Fast Day 7:45 Tisha B;Av Service 1:00 Tisha B;Av Service 8:15 Tisha B;Av Service
6 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 MMC Board Meeting
10 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
11 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
12 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan
13 7:45 Morning Minyan
6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Women’s League Board Meeting
17 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
18 Pauline Rivkind Preschool Opens 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Strategic Planning Meeting
19 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan
20 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Ritual Committee Meeting
249:00 Morning Minyan
9:00 PRTT 6:30 Evening Minyan
31 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
25 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan
26 Rosh Hodesh Elul 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Board of Trustees Meeting
27 First Day of PRTT &Hebrew High/Mehina7:45 Morning Minyan 4:45 PRTT Opens 6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Hebrew High and Mehina Opens7:00 PRPS Open House
Calendar August 2014
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August 2014
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 7:45 Morning Minyan 7:30 Musical Kabbalat Shabbat, Glipses into Jewish History, and Oneg 8:03 Candlelighting
2 Sedra Devarim Shabbat Chazon 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, Summer Sermonette, and Kiddush 8:05 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
7:00 MMC Board Meeting
7 7:45 Morning Minyan 4:30Engagement Committee Meeting 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal 6:45 Engagement Committee Meeting
8 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 CBI Goes Vegan Pre-Shabbat Dinner 7:30 Musical Kabbalat Shabbat, Glipses into Jewish History, and Oneg 7:58 Candlelighting
9Sedra Va’ethanan
Shabbat Nahamu 9:00 Shabbat Morning Service, Summer Sermonette, and Kiddush 8:00 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
7:00 Women’s League Board Meeting
14 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal
15 Last day to donate cleaning and school supplies for GCJFS 7:45 Morning Minyan 7:30 Musical Kabbalat Shabbat, Glipses into Jewish History, and Oneg 7:52 Candlelighting
16 Sedra Ekev 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, August Simha Shabbat, Honoring of Bonnie Peskin Halprin,and Kiddush 7:50 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
6:45 Ritual Committee Meeting
21 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal
22 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Kabbalat Shabbat, Bar Mitzvah of Caleb Kravitz 7:45 Candlelighting
23Sedra Re’eh 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, Bar Mitzvah of Caleb Kravitz, and Kiddush 7:45 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
First Day of PRTT & Hebrew High/Mehina
7:00 Hebrew High and Mehina Opens 7:00 PRPS Open House
28 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Choir Rehearsal
29 7:45 Morning Minyan 7:30 Kabbalat Shabbat and Oneg 7:38 Candlelighting
30 Sedra Shoftim 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, August Simha Shabbat, and Kiddush 12:30 Minha, Maariv
Through August 15, enjoy Friday Night Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30 with Glimpses through Jewish History
discussions led by CBI members. Saturday morning services will continue to be at 9:00 with Sermonettes given by
fellow congregants. Look out for August Simha Shabbat on Saturday, August 16. During this service we will also
honor our fellow congregant and former Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director, Bonnie Peskin Halprin.
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February 2014 Events August 2014
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Events August 2014
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MAY 2014
Mahzor Dedication Opportunities
The Ritual Committee wants to remind our Congregants that there are still opportunities to dedicate individual copies of our High Holiday Mahzorim in honor or memory of loved ones and friends, to commemorate a special Simha, etc. One Mahzor may be dedicated for $36, or you may dedicate 3 Mahzorim for $100. Please contact the Synagogue Office for more information. Thank you very much!
Sincerely, CBI Ritual Committee
CELEBRATE YOUR AUGUST
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY
AT SIMHA SHABBAT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16,
9:00AM
Join us in wishing Mazal Tov! to members celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries and B’nai Mitzvah. Your good wishes can be part of their
memories, while at the same time, supporting B’nai Israel’s commitment to help our schools, youth groups and Synagogue through your
donations to our Mitzvah Fund.
“YOM HULEDET SAMEAH!” TO OUR
AUGUST BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS
□ 1 Beth Ann Redisch
□ 1 Linda Weiss
□ 2 Sam Terzi
□ 4 Michael Worman
□ 6 Sally Cohen
□ 6 Diana Litt
□ 6 Michael Gross
□ 7 Helen Pertcheck
□ 7 Ed Shapiro
□ 8 Marjorie Seltzer
□ 11 Moshe Gershuny
□ 11 Mary Wygodski
□ 12 Joe Cohen
□ 13 Alison Hitzel
□ 13 Harry Lev
□ 14 Cary Reich
□ 15 Esta Blaxberg
In Honor of: ___________________________
Check the names of everyone to whom you want to send a Mitzvah Gram.
Send this form together with your check, minimum $10 donation fro each acknowledgement to: CBI St. Pete, C/O Kesef Accounting Services, PO Box 159 Montvale, NJ 07645, donate online at cbistpete.org, or drop off your check in the synagogue office.
*The minimum donation per acknowledgement is $10.
Please print:
Your Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City, _____________________________Zip: __________________
Telephone: ______________
“MAZAL TOV!" TO OUR AUGUST Anniversary CELEBRANTS
□ 5 Barbara and Michael Noonberg
□ 7 Ilana and Sami Dayan
□ 10 Cindy and Dr. Bob Weisberg
□ 13 Drs. Leslie and Mitch Weiss
□ 13 Deborah and Robert Jacobs
□ 13 Araceli and Alan Gross
□ 17 Drs. Charlene Wygodski and Steve Bloom
□ 18 Joyce and Dr. Harold Seder
□ 19 Teddi and David Robbins
□ 15 Nicole Melamed
□ 16 Ruth Ann Mizrahi
□ 16 Fred Silverman
□ 18 Barry Caplan
□ 18 Diana Rosin
□ 18 Renee Weinshel
□ 21 Leo Adelson
□ 25 Jeremy Douglass
□ 26 Arline DresdnerDo a Mitzvah on your birthday,
Attend the
Daily Minyan! Other Simhas
□ 20 Stephanie and Keyvan Kohen-Shohet
□ 21 Sandra and Dr. Barry Caplan
□ 21 Patricia and Dr. Lionel Levinson
□ 22 Randi and Bennett Rabin
□ 22 Nancy and Capt. Allan Lonschein
□ 24 Phyllis and Sid Werner
□ 24 Gaye and Joel Taller
□ 25 Susan and Dr. Steven LeVine
□ 29 Judy and Eric Ludin
□ 20 Janie and Jeff Pincus
□ 21 Rose and Abe Luski
□ 22 Kathleen and Fred Buns
□ 16 Hannah and Dr. Irwin Ayes
□ 17 Malina and Meni Kanner
□ 18 Irma and Jack Mayer
□ 18 Helen and Ben Pertcheck
□ 19 Sheila and David Hutman
□ 19 Sally and Joe Cohen
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Life Cycle Events August 2014
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Dr. David LeVine for being awarded the 2014 First Humanitarian Award from St. Petersburg General Hospital.
Niomi London on receiving her Golden Kipah Award.
BIRTH:
Mazal tov to Debbie Marmon, and Ilana Marmon and Paul McLeary on the birth of her granddaughter and their daughter,
Mira Rose McLeary
Mazal tov to Leslie Kirsner, Rachel and Mike Wilson, on the birth of her grandson and son, Jayden Christopher Wilson.
ENGAGEMENT:
Mali and Dr. Fred Feld on the engagement of their son , Forrest Feld to Sarah Blanchard.
WEDDING:
Sam Cohen on his marriage to Sherri Crews
Anita Sher, and Karen and Dr. Mandel Sher on the marriage of her grandson and their son Michael Sher to Laura Miller
Helen Kahan, and Livia and Steve Wein on the marriage of their grandson and son Matthew Wein to Lisa Aronson.
Rosa Russek Mother of Chava Allouch and Danny Russek
Sister of Ana Masri
Dr. Allen C. Marmon Husband of Debbie Marmon
Father of Shoshana, Yael, Ilana, and David
Alan Koenig Husband of Sharon Koenig
Father of Robyn Shapiro and Pamela Dotson
Gertrude Shacter Mother of Maureen Shacter
Dorothy Liss Mother of Susan Berardino and David Liss
Sister Paul Berkow Madge Kolman
May God comfort the families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Mazal Tov
Caleb Kravitz is a 7th grade honor student at
Madeira Beach Fundamental School. He plays
trumpet in the Jazz Band as well as enjoys all
water sports, including wake boarding, water-
skiing, and sailing. He spends most of his free
time swimming competitively for St. Petersburg
Aquatics, specializing in the butterfly stroke,
and just finished swimming in his 4th Junior
Olympics competition.
For his Bar Mitzvah project, he is working with the Special Olympics
at the North Shore pool, helping coach special needs swimmers in
the sport that he loves. Caleb loves to travel and spend time with his
family, including his grandparents, Bob and Carolyn Rinehart; his
parents, Pam and Arnie Kravitz; and brothers, Aaron and Josh.
Mazal Tov to Caleb for becoming a Bar Mitzvah!
Dr. Allen C. Marmon z'l The Marmon Family would like to thank the CBI community
for their support and friendship. Todah rabah!
Debbie, Shoshana,Yael, Ilana and David Marmon
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Donations August 2014
Carolyn and Robert Isakson
Livia and Steve Wein
Susan and Brian Kagan
Adult Studies
Yollette Frey
In honor of
In memory of
Learning Trope and her recent Torah Reading
Sarah Blanchard's Conversion Sarah Blanchard's Conversion
her sister, Marion Bash
Buns Family Technology Improvement Fund
In honor of
Thelma and Jerry Gilbert
Alice and Larry Ettinger
Susan Goldstein
Wendy Levine
Sharon and Lorne Abrams
Anita and Lorri Helfand
Susan Goldstein
Bev Sherman
Valerie Hyman
Kathleen Buns
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
the engagement of Forrest and Sarah
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Fred Buns 90 Birthday Fred Buns 90 Birthday
In memory of
Allan Smith Dr. Allen C Marmon
Kathleen Buns
Kathleen and Fred Buns
Camp Ramah Fund In honor of Sandi and Jesse Rodman
Susan Goldstein
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th anniversary
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th anniversary
Cantor's Fund In honor of Adele Morris
In memory of Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th anniversary
Jack Eidelman
Ellen Jo Glassman Adult Studies Endowment Fund
In honor of
In memory of
Eileen Richman Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th anniversary
Susan and Brian Kagan Gertrude Shacter
Gail S. Warren Legacy for Leadership Fund
In honor of
In memory of
Sandy and Dr. Mike Slomka
Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind
Linda and Jack Goldfarb
Sandy and Dr. Mike Slomka
Liz and Greg Sembler
Nancy and Dr. Stanley Rosenberg’s grandson
Continued speedy recovery for Erica Greenberg
Diana Bresinger's retirement
Dr. Phil Warren’s birthday
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Phil Warren's 85th Birthday
Refuah Shlaymah for Pam Askin
Refuah Shlaymah for Sandra Levin
Dr. Starr Silver and
Nancy Rosenberg Sandy Slomka Gail and Mike Frye Jack and Linda Goldfarb
Gail Warren
Murray M. Citrin
Irving Gelford
Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen C Marmon
Jacobs Beautification Fund In memory of
Adele Morris Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen C Marmon
Library Fund In honor of
In memory of
Janet Augenbraun
Teddi and David Robbins
Leslie Kirsner
Bev Sherman
Dolores Diamond
Fred Buns 90 Birthday
Jared and Allison Shenofsky's daughter
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th
Janet Augenbraun
Bev Sherman
Dolores Diamond
her mother, Lillian Stearns
Rosa Russek
Dr. Allen C Marmon
Mitzvah Fund In honor of Thelma and Jerry Gilbert Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind
Rebecca and Warren Simmons
Lee and Marshall Leibson
Dr. Pat Cottrille
Elaine Kleinmetz
Vera and Dr. Larry Green
Hannah Freid Mary Ann and Bruce Marger
Anita and Lorri Helfand
Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind
Ruth Mauer
Thelma and Jerry Gilbert
Marilyn Benjamin
Sonya Miller
Janet Augenbraun
Diana Jay
Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind
Walter Loebenberg's 90 birthday Sarah Blanchard's Conversion Sherrie Crew's Conversion
Awilda and Carlos' Conversion
Steve and Livia Wein's son’s Auf Ruf
Sharon Grau's talent David and Erica Benstock's son Sheryl and Larry Feinman's anniversary Mavis and Mike Wallace's anniversary Sandy and Dr. Mike Slomka's anniversary Irma and Jack Mayer's anniversary Judy and Eric Ludin's anniversary
Dr. Harold Seder's birthday Abraham Luski's birthday Dr. Bernardo Stein's birthday Rose Luski's birthday Gail Frye's birthday
Margot Benstock's birthday Marilyn and Dr. Morris LeVine's 65th Anniversary Marietta Drucker's birthday Steve Grau's birthday Deb Marmon's birthday Morry Bornstein's birthday
Byron Kolitz's birthday Good health for Beverly Dikman Patricia and Dr. Lionel Levinson's anniversary Mussie Eidelman's birthday Lucille Urvater's birthday Dr. Nina Bernstein completing her medical residency Morrie and Marilyn LeVine's 65th Anni-versary A speedy recover for Alan Koenig The engagement of Forrest and Sarah
A speedy recovery for Pam Askin A speedy recovery for Pam Askin Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th anniversary Donny Silverberg's 85th Birthday Refuah Shlaymah to Pam Askin Don Silverberg, his 85th birthday The birth of Leslie Kirsner’s grandson The birth of Debbie Marmon’s grand-daughter Speedy Recovery
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie's 65th Anniver-sary
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Donations August 2014 Mitzvah Fund In memory of Vicki K. Greenfield
Vicki K. Greenfield
Vicki K. Greenfield
Alice and Larry Ettinger
Tanya and William Weiland Brandi, Jeff, Zeke, Tori, Isaac, and Eliana Rosenbluth
Laurie and Dr. Marc Reiskind
Dolores Diamond
Bille and Morry Bornstein
Ina Colen
Judy Schaffer Carr
Anita and Harold Pollack
Marilyn Benjamin
Sharon and Alan Koenig
Ruth Mauer
Inna Reznik
Anita and Lorri Helfand
Florence and Joel Einstein
Dr. Steve Bloom
Pearl Brook
Pearl Brook
Marilyn Benjamin
Marilyn Benjamin
Marilyn Benjamin
Judy and Kenny Rosenberg
Anita and Lorri Helfand
Anita and Lorri Helfand
Judith and Richard Meyer
Sonya Miller
Sybil Rosen
Miriam Tambor
Bev Sherman
The Goetz Family
Janet Augenbraun
Diana Jay
Diana Jay
Cheray Ashwill
Nancy and Robert Shannon
Yvette Lew
Yvette Lew
Barbara and Jerry Colen
Linda Diamond
Marilyn and Dr. Morris LeVine
Margaret McGrory
Lawson Cook
Janis Cook
Maureen Shacter
Harry Kraff
Lenny Mauer
Maureen Shacter
Lenny Mauer
Lenny Mauer Lenny Mauer her aunt, Bernice Friedman
Perley Gotler
Bernard Schaffer
Anita's mother, Gertrude Stromwasser
her father, Leon Haliczer
Abe Skott
Rosa Russek
Liliya Grinberg
Arlen's Father, Harold David Miller
Rosa Russek
Jerry Bloom
Frances Stone
Irving Nevetsky
Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Rosa Russek
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Lenny Mauer
Allen Koppelman
her mother, Sayde Gallant
Alan Koenig
Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Lenny Mauer
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Alan Koenig
Rosa Russek
Alan Koenig
Alan Koenig
father, Ben Diamond
Alan Koenig
Music and Concert Endowment Fund
In memory of
Esta Blaxberg Dr. Allen C Marmon
Pauline Rivkind Fund In memory of Steve Feld
Ruth Gray
Mona Feld
her son, Elliott Gray Pauline Rivkind Preschool In honor of Claire and Ron Yogman Myrna and Murray Rubin Ruth Mauer
Fred Buns 90th Birthday Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th Ann The birth of Leslie Kirsner's grandson
In memory of Pauline Rivkind Preschool
Sandy Brasch Bunnie Katz
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Fred Buns 90th Birthday In honor of
Myrna and Murray Rubin
In memory of
Gail and Mike Frye Sheryl and Larry Feinman
Dr. Allen C Marmon Dr. Allen C Marmon
Preschool Scholarship Fund In memory of Ruth Mauer Gertrude Shacter
Rabbi's Fund In honor of Linda and Jack Goldfarb
Hannah Freid
Rachel and Dr. David Wein
Dorrie and Frank Rosenblatt
Mary Wygodski and Family
Esta Blaxberg
Sherrie and Sam Cohen
Eileen Richman
Mavis and Michael Wallace
The birth of David and Erica Benstock's son
in appreciation
The birth of David and Erica Benstock's son
Sara and Craig Eidelman's Wedding
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th Ann
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th Ann
in appreciation
Ellen Bernstein's Birthday
in appreciation of Dr. Patricia Cottrille
In memory of Annette Weinshank
Robin and Barry Blaxberg
Betty Sue and Joel Shane
Robert Warsaw
Shirley Sommella
Sharon and Moshe Gershuny
Carol and Thomas Epstein
Robert Warsaw
Howard Isaacs
Barbara and Jerry Levin
Billie and Morry Bornstein
Myra Gross
Howard Isaacs
Ellie LeVine
Sonya Miller
Vivian Neumann
Rachel and Dr. David Wein
Myrna and Murray Rubin
Eileen Richman and Jean Kraff
Susan and Alan Dee
Mavis and Michael Wallace
Doris and Herschel Hochman
Aldena and Larry Lew
mother, Miriam Barshefsky
Ben Blaxberg
Gertrude Shacter
Janine Warsaw
Rogelia Barrera
Edna Sonkin
Lola Epstein
Sylvia Warsaw
Lester Isaacs
Laurie Roberts Maville
Maureen Shacter
her mother, Hilda Belinky
Mollie Isaacs
Leonard Albert
Leon L. Haliczer
Rosa Russek
Lenny Mauer
Dr. Allen C Marmon
Alan Koenig
Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen C Marmon
Alan Koenig
Rosa Russek Alan Koenig Larry’s mother, Lena Lew
Shirley Buns Preschool Fund In honor of Billie and Morrie Bornstein
Susie and Alan Schwartz
Livia and Steve Wein
Cindy and Dr. Bob Weisberg
Sandi and Jesse Rodman
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Shirley Buns Religious School Fund In honor of
In memory of
Leonard and Paul Lehman Fred Buns 90th Birthday
Betty Sue and Joel Shane
Barbara and Michael Noonberg Dr. Allen C Marmon Dr. Allen C Marmon
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Donations August 2014
CBI Women’s League
Judaica Shop Call for an Appointment:
Anita Helfand 727.347.2300
Visit the Judaica Shop for:
Holiday items, ceremonial objects, Kiddush cups, candlesticks, Shabbat Candles, shofars, honey dishes, tefillin, tallitot, Challah plates, boards, knives, and more!
We special order!
Looking for a special way to honor your family
and friends who are celebrating a Simha?
BUNS FAMILY TREE OF LIFE
is just the answer. What a joy it is for someone to walk
into our shul and see a tribute of their Bar or Bat
Mitzvah, special birthday, anniversary or wedding.
Order forms are in the synagogue office and lobby.
Minimum donation $254.
This month one leaf have been added to the
T he Buns Family Tree of Life:
In honor of Fred Buns’ 90th Birthday
dedicated by his friends at CBI
USY Fund
Livia and Steve Wein Janice and Dr. David LeVine Louis Orloff Charlotte and Harold Goldberg
William Gross' Graduation The birth of David and Erica Benstock's son The birth of Allison and Jared Shenofsky's daughter Bruce Marger's Cordozo Society honor CBI Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th Anniversary
In honor of
In memory of Louis Orloff
Ruth Mauer
Charlotte and Harold Goldberg
his mother, Jean Orloff Dr. Allen C Marmon Alan Koenig
USY Pilgrimage In honor of
Linda and Steve Grau Janet and Ed Shapiro
Dr. Nina Bernstein completing her medical residency
Marilyn and Dr. Morrie LeVine's 65th anniversary In memory of
Pearl Brook
Lucille Ginsburg
Billie and Morry Bornstein
Ellen Bernstein
Ellen Bernstein
Florence Nevetsky
Kenneth Warga
his mother, Ruth Bornstein
Alan Koenig
Dr. Allen c Marmon
Israel
We stand by Israel in this time of tribulation. We pray for everyone's
safety in the State of Israel.
If you have the means, please show
your support by contributing to organizations including, but not limited
to:
AIPAC, American Friends of Magen
David Adom, Friends of the IDF,
Hadassah,
Jewish Federation, JNF,
Masorti, Stand Up for Israel,
Israel Bond
Am Yisrael Chai!
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VE
SE
RV
ICE
– W
ed
nesd
ay,
Sep
tem
ber
24,
7:1
0 p
m
Inclu
des s
pecia
l B
lessin
g o
f C
hild
ren
W
e u
rge e
very
one a
ttendin
g t
o h
ave t
heir tic
kets
with them
and
t
o a
llow
suffic
ient tim
e f
or
park
ing In o
rder
to b
e s
eate
d b
y 7
:15 p
m.
RO
SH
HA
SH
AN
A -
FIR
ST
DA
Y –
Th
urs
day, S
epte
mb
er
25
Intr
oducto
ry S
erv
ice a
nd S
haharit
8:3
0 a
m
To
rah R
eadin
g
9:3
0 a
m
SH
OF
AR
SE
RV
ICE
10:1
5 a
m
Serm
on
10:3
0 a
m
Musaf
Serv
ice
11:0
0 a
m
Ta
shlic
h S
erv
ice a
t Lake P
asadena
5:5
5 p
m
Min
ha,
Maariv
7:1
0 p
m
RO
SH
HA
SH
AN
A -
SE
CO
ND
DA
Y –
Frid
ay, S
epte
mber
26,
2014
In
troducto
ry s
erv
ice a
nd S
haharit
8:3
0 a
m
To
rah R
eadin
g
9:3
0 a
m
SH
OF
AR
SE
RV
ICE
10:1
5 a
m
Serm
on
10:3
0 a
m
Musaf
Serv
ice
11:0
0 a
m
SH
AB
BA
T S
HU
VA
F
rid
ay,
Septe
mber
26 M
inha,
Maariv
7:0
5 p
m
Satu
rday, S
epte
mber
27
9
:00 a
m
Min
ha,
Maariv &
Havdala
Serv
ice
7:0
5 p
m
ER
EV
YO
M K
IPP
UR
MIN
HA
– F
riday,
Octo
ber
3, 1:0
0 p
.m.
K
OL
NID
RE
- F
rid
ay, O
cto
ber
3, 7:0
0 p
.m.
We u
rge e
very
one a
ttendin
g t
o h
ave their tic
kets
with them
and t
o a
llow
suffic
ient tim
e f
or
park
ing to b
e s
eate
d b
y 7
:05 p
m.
YO
M K
IPP
UR
DA
Y –
Satu
rday, O
cto
ber
4
Intr
oducto
ry S
erv
ice &
Shaharit
8:3
0 a
m
To
rah R
eadin
g
9:3
0 a
m
Musaf
Serv
ice
1
0:4
5 a
m
Serm
on &
Yiz
kor
1:0
0 p
m
Min
ha S
erv
ice
4:4
5 p
m
Neila
6:0
5 p
m
Neila
Serv
ices w
ill c
om
mence a
t 6:0
5 p
.m. and a
ll w
ors
hip
ers
are
requeste
d
to r
em
ain
in
their s
eats
until th
e c
onclu
sio
n o
f th
e M
aariv S
erv
ice a
nd t
he
fin
al sound o
f th
e S
hofa
r at appro
xim
ate
ly 7
:50 p
m. fo
llow
ed b
y t
he
M
itzvah M
en’s
Clu
b b
reak-t
he-f
ast snacks.
CA
ND
LE
LIG
HT
ING
: R
OS
H H
AS
HA
NA
:
E
rev 1
st D
ay –
Wednesday, S
epte
mber
24
7:0
8 p
m
E
rev 2
nd
Day –
Th
urs
day, S
epte
mber
25
8:0
7 p
m
SH
AB
BA
T S
HU
VA
: F
rid
ay, S
epte
mber
26
7:0
5 p
m
YO
M K
IPP
UR
: F
rid
ay, O
cto
ber
3
6:5
7 p
m
