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Friday, December 7 - Shabbat Family Service - 6:45 PM Bima: David Glick and Lisa Ketchum

Usher: Religious School Students

Oneg: Joyce Levy

Birthday Blessings for children born in December

Friday, December 14 -Chanukah Covered Dish Dinner - 6:00 PM

RSVP to the Temple Office by December 11

Chanukah Shabbat Service - 7:30 PM

Bima: Herman Glaser and Diane Shattls

Oneg: Deedee Mufson

Friday, December 21 - Shabbat Service - 7:30 PM

Bima: Derek Hyman and Samantha Beverage

Oneg: Barb Silverstein and Lynne Mayer

in honor of our new members

Friday, December 28 - Shabbat Services -7:30 PM

Bima: Malinda Cains and Mitch Klein

Oneg: Kelly Levy

Anniversary Blessings for couples married in December

Child care will not be provided during the Friday night services during

the month of December. It will resume on January 18.

Issue 11 December 2012

B’nai Sholom newSletter

B ' n a i S h ol om C o n g re g a t i o n

KISLEV - TEVET 5773

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

SABBATH SERVICE FRIDAY 7:30 P.M. SABBATH SERVICE SATURDAY 9:00 A.M. WEEKDAY MINYAN SUNDAY 9:00 A.M.

Sunday, December 2

Chanukah Bazaar

10:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Sisterhood Brunch

12:30 PM

Choir performs at

Museum of Art

3:00 PM

Tuesday, December 11

Temple Board Meeting

7:00 PM

Tuesday

December 18

Hebrew Alef

6:30 PM

Jewish Prayer

7:30 PM

Wednesdays

December 12 & 19

Hebrew Bet

6:30 PM

KABBALAH - Jewish

Mysticism

7:30 PM

B’NAI SHOLOM NEWSLETTER B’NAI SHOLOM NEWS LET TER

From the RAbbi

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WE ARE ISRAEL

The complicated nature of life in Medinat Yisrael [the country or the state of Israel] has never been more evident to me than it is today. Last night, in the midst of the bombings taking place in the South, [we] saw a small group of Israeli Jews demonstrating outside the home of the Prime Minister against a potential Israeli invasion of Gaza… At this moment, the streets of Jerusalem are calm and busy, full of the signs and noises of everyday life and people preparing for Shabbat even as missiles rain down upon the South of Israel and Gaza – and even as troops are called up and massed for an incursion that may or may not happen. Life goes on even as tensions fill the air. Rabbi David Ellenson in an email from Jerusalem, November 16, 2012

Two and a half years ago Rabbi Ellenson proclaimed me a “Rabbi in Israel.” If he had said, “You are now a rabbi” I would have been thrilled. But he said, “Rav beYisraeil at - You are a rabbi in Israel.” How can I convey the depth of what that means to me? Israel is: klal yisraeil, a culture including a body of texts; am yisraeil, a people living all over the world and back through time; eretz yisraeil, a land, a place with its unique geography and ecology; and medinat yisrael, a modern state. None of them can exist without all the others. All are inextricably linked. That I – not even born into a Jewish family – could earn the right to be a part of all this and on top of that a teacher amidst all this… It blew my mind then and it blows my mind every time I think of it. November brought a terrible development in Israel. As a result of escalating rocket attacks from Gaza and counter strikes by the Israeli army, Israelis and Palestinians have died. I hope I don’t have to defend Israel’s actions in this case, but I will anyway. The Gaza rockets are aimed at civilian targets. The Israeli attacks are aimed at military targets. Gaza, however, is one of the most densely populated places on earth and civilians are often killed as well as military and paramilitary personnel. As I write this, a cease-fire is rumored to be only hours away. Kein yehi ratzon – may it be so. What I want you to know, what I want you to feel, is that when Israel is under attack we are all under attack and we need to support each other. If you’ve ever thought about donating money to Medinat Yisrael – the modern country of Israel and those who live there – now is a good time. My usual method of supporting Israel is to contribute to Progressive Judaism in Israel. This best expresses my values and hopes for Israel and the Middle East. At this time, the Union for Reform Judaism and the United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism are both funneling their members’ efforts to the Israel Terror Relief Fund, which is coordinated by Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to provide emergency services. Our local branch of JFNA is Jewish Federated Charities of Huntington. Federated will bundle all our contributions and send every penny of them directly to the Israel Terror Relief Fund. I urge everyone reading this to contribute to the relief effort by sending a check to Federated at P.O. Box 947, Huntington WV 25713. When we return (God willing) from our congregational trip to Israel we will have more to tell. B’Shalom – Praying for peace, Rabbi Jean E. Eglinton

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B’NAI SHOLOM NEWS LET TER

December 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Shabbat

Service

9:00 AM;

2 Bazaar

10:00 AM;

Sisterhood

Brunch;

12:30 PM

3 4 No classes

5 No classes

6 7 Shabbat Family Service

6:45 PM

8 Shabbat

Service

9:00 AM

Chanukah

First Candle

9 Minyan Service

9:00 AM;

Religious School

10:00 AM

10 11 No class

Board Meeting

7:00 PM

12 Hebrew Bet

Class

6:30 PM;

Kabbalah Jewish

Mysticism

7:30 PM

13 14 Chanukah

Dinner

6:00 PM; Chanukah

Shabbat Service

7:30PM

15 Shabbat

Service

9:00 AM

16 Minyan Service

9:00 AM;

Religious School

10:00 AM

17 18 Hebrew Alef

6:30 PM;

Jewish Prayer;

7:30pm Federated

7:00 PM

19 Hebrew Bet

Class

6:30 PM;

Kabbalah Jewish

Mysticism

7:30 PM

20 21 Shabbat

Service

7:30 PM Oneg in honor

of our new

members

22 Shabbat

Service

9:00 AM

23 Minyan Service

9:00 AM;

Religious School Recess

24 25

26

27 28 Shabbat

Service

7:30 PM

29 Shabbat

Service

9:00 AM

30 Minyan Service

9:00 AM;

Religious School Recess

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Rabbi Jean and other members in Israel through December 6


B’nai Sholom Congregation is

on FACEBOOK.

Go to our site and press the ‘Like” button

so our entries will be on your news feed,

and you can see pictures of the Israel trip!

Use this link to find us…

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bnai-Sholom-

Congregation/126655354095190?ref=hl

B’nai B’rith: Another Successful Thanksgiving Basket Project Thanks Too Your Support, 300 Families Enjoyed Thanksgiving Dinner

After 50 years of continuous service on this project our dear friend Herman Glaser has changed his role

to project adviser. Herman and his committees have sustained this vital community service project uninterupted for over 50 years. Leadership by example is alive and well in our Congregation.

Once again this year the Committee was able to provide 300 baskets to needy members of the greater Huntington Area. The Salvation Army, senior centers and other local service organizations received the

baskets for distribution. They all expressed their heartfelt thanks to our Congregation.

Extra Special Thanks to Herb and Betty Colker for their substantial and unsolicited gift that allowed us to continue this project. Also to West Virginia Electric and the Colker Family for the much needed use of

their truck and driver to pick up the hundreds of pounds of food.

Special Thanks to the dozens of volunteers young, old and in between who unloaded the truck and staged the massive amount of food. Over 3000 pounds of potatoes alone were handled by our volunteers. And to religious school students, parents and others who packed the baskets and helped with the

distributions. It was wondrous to see members of our Congregation pulling together to keep this project alive and vital.

This project further demonstrates this Congregation’s

continuing dedication to feeding the poor.

David Glick and the Rabbi continue our on going can and food drive. Last month we participated in the Global Hunger Shabatt and at the High Holy Days many of us contributed to Jewish agencies

dedicated to ending world hunger.

THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED!

Mitch Klein

If you would like to be on the Temple email list, please email or

call the Temple.

[email protected]

December 2012 4

SPECIAL EVENTS IN MEMBERS’ LIVES DURING 2012


Rabbi Jean Eglinton and some of our Temple

members left for a Federated trip to Israel

November 26. This mission was subsidized for

the Jewish community of Huntington by the

Barvin-Weisberg family.

Lauren Kaitlin Levine, born July 10. Parents: Kevin and Patty Levine

Grandmother: Janice Levine

January 20, 2012

The installation of our rabbi,, Jean E. Eglinton,

by Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks of The Temple

in Louisville, KY,

accompanied on guitar by Steve Stuhlbarg of Cincinnati..

Caylee Rene Klein, born April 5. Parents: Micahel and Lora Klein

Grandparents: Mitch and Linda Klein and Mary Klein

Kyle Hudson

Woodruff born March 6.

Parents: Adam and Erica

Woodruff Grandparents: Ed and Judy Woodruff.

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Beryl Carande Memorial

Choir Fund

Tom and P.J.Scarr

in honor of Marilyn Cohen's

80th birthday

Building Fund Loretta Levine

in memory of Larry Levine

Congregational Fund

Maury and Deedee Mufson

in honor of Marilyn Cohen’s

birthday, Herb Colker’s birthday

and Betty and Herb Colker’s

70th anniversary

Ed and Peter Eiland

in memory of William Eiland

Mark and Shelley Ginsburg

in honor of Marilyn Cohen's 80th

birthday

Billy and Brenda Glick

in memory of Charles Tully and

Freda Tully

Bill and Ronni Gompers


milestone Birthday

Joan Lerner


birthday

Bob and Joyce Levy


birthday

Charles Lloyd

The Portsmouth Learners

Sylvia Sapinsley

in honor of the 80th birthday of

Marilyn Cohen

Ed and Judy Woodruff

in honor of Marilyn

Cohen’s birthday

Mazon Fund

Maxine Frankel

in memory of Benjamin Lazar

Pauline Kaplan


birthday

Memorial Fund

Harold and Freda Kagan

in memory of Alexander Kagan

Prayerbook Fund

Marshall and Ruth Cohen


80th birthday

Myron Katz Memorial Fund

Ed and Judy Woodruff

in memory of Mickey Radow

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

Manny Borinsky

in memory of Boris Borinsky

Bob and Debby Cohen


80th Birthday

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund cont.

James and Ruth Egel

in memory of Constance Kaplen

Billy and Brenda Glick

in memory of Arthur Willis

Murray Greenstein

in memory of Miriam Greenstein

Lake and Louise Polan

in memory of Bertha Miriam Polan

and Lake Polan, Jr.

Yiddish Choir Fund

Stephanie and Helene

Jacobs-Skolik

in memory of Stella Skolik

Youth Group Fund

Janice Levine

in memory of Larry Levine

Donations received after

November 23 will appear in

next month’s newsletter

DONATIONs

Our special thanks to

Victor and Belle Winston for

their very generous donation

to establish the

B'nai Sholom

Congregation Holocaust

Memorial Caring Fund.

Thanks to all who

donated to B’nai B’rith

Lodge #795 for the

Thanksgiving Basket

Project. A complete list

of donors will appear in

the January newsletter.

December 2012 6

Each year on Christmas Eve and

Christmas Day, members of

B’nai Sholom Congregation

(under the umbrella of B’nai B’rith)

take over volunteer positions at

the Information Desk of

Cabell Huntington Hospital.

This is done so that those Christian

volunteers who normally perform these

duties can spend time at

home with their families.

Those of you who wish to volunteer on

Christmas Eve or Christmas Day,

please call Matt Colker:

304 525-2929

Volunteers Needed

For Christmas Day Shifts at the

Ronald McDonald House.

If you are interested, please

call Tori Wucher.

525-2411


December 2012 7

We have gift cards for you to purchase for

those you wish to thank for the past year.

Say THANK YOU to your paper carrier, letter carrier, children’s teachers, and others with TEMPLE GIFT CARDS. THEY WILL LOVE IT!

GIFTS for OTHERS HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH GIFT CARDS

Red

Lobster Olive

Garden

As a reminder, the Temple makes 15% in some restaurants and 10% in others.

Please be generous in your gift giving. Call Tim or Samantha Beverage to order cards:

304-955-7058 Please mark your payment envelopes

to the attention of Tim Beverage.

Thanks to all who have brought

non-perishable food for the Huntington Area Food Bank!

Please continue to bring food for distribution to those in need in our area.


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Lisa Jacobson is stepping down from her role as coordinator for the Marshall University Jewish Student Association at the end of 2012.

The board of the Federated Jewish Charities of Huntington thanks Lisa for all her work helping to establish the Marshall Jewish student group

and supporting its growth over the past few years.

Through Lisa’s efforts, the foundation has been built for a Jewish presence on campus. We also want to thank Lisa for her gracious

offer to assist with the transition in 2013.

FederatedJewishCharitiesofHuntingtonWV.org

Israel Terror Relief Fund Please give as generously as you can.

One hundred percent of all donations for this fund will be used for

aid and will be forwarded immediately to JFNA.

We will continue to keep the people of Israel in our thoughts and prayers during this crisis.

Our financial support and the strength of the agencies on the ground will enable

Jewish Federations to respond quickly and effectively at this challenging time for the State of Israel.

Together, we stand strong as a global Jewish community and remain faithfully

committed to our Israeli brothers and sisters during times of need.

Name: ______________________________________

Address: ______________________________________ Donation: $ ______________

Federated Jewish Charities of Huntington

P.O. Box 947

Huntington, WV

President: Marilyn Polan Treasurer: Mark Uslan

Menashe Cohenford, Maxine Frankel, Herman Glaser, Ronni Fox Glaser, Chad Greene, Bob Levy,

Sam Kincaid, Linda Klein, Helene Jacobs-Skolik, Stephanie Skolik, Marietta Schloss,

John Schloss, Joan Weisberg, Maxine Yaged

Thank You To

Malinda Cains for all of her efficient

work of processing bulb orders.

Suzi Brodof and her committee for the

tasty November luncheon.

Kelly Levy for her informative program

about Hospice.

Mary Lee Glaser, her committee and

Sisterhood members for the delicious

congressional meeting dessert.

Sisterhood

Sisterhood Brunch Sunday, December 2

12:30 PM

Chair: Gail Feinberg

Committee: Joanne Gelin, Freda Kagan and Tori Wucher

Program: Team for West Virginia Children

RSVP to Mary Lee Glaser [email protected]

9 December 2012


Religious School Winter Break

December 23 and 30.

Friday, December 14

Chanukah Covered

Dish Dinner

6:00 PM

Chairs: Kelly Levy and

Lisa Jacobson

Committee: Marla Balaklaw, Ruth Egel

and Melanie Glazer.

Sisterhood will provide:

Main Entrée: Salmon,Latkes, Applesauce,

Sour Cream, Pasta with sauces,

Donuts and Drinks!

Bring your Menorah plus a dairy side dish

and join us for an evening of fun!

Adults $5.00 Children $3.00

RSVP to the Temple Office by December 11.

[email protected]

Please bring a can (or cans) of food

for our Huntington Area Food Bank.

Chanukah Bazaar Sunday, December 2 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Enjoy one stop Chanukah shopping at Simchas’ gift shop!

Bring your gelt for some great

Chanukah gifts!

Friday, December 7

Family Shabbat Service

6:45 PM

. Photo by Leah Levy

10 December 2012


RABBI’S

OFFICE HOURS

Please call for an appointment.

Tuesday and Thursday:

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Wednesday

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

TEMPLE

OFFICE HOURS

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Custodian’s Hours

Monday - Thursday

8:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Fridays

8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

6:00 - 9:00 PM

The deadline for

items to be in the

January

Newsletter

is December 14

TEMPLE

MAILING ADDRESS:

B’NAI SHOLOM

CONGREGATION

P.O. BOX 2674

HUNTINGTON, WV

25726-2674

SIMCHAS & TSCHOTCHKES

We’re counting down the

days, and we bet you are too!

The happiest Holiday of all is quickly approaching - - -are

you ready?

We are. The shop chicks have been hither and yon (just down the road from

Paradise and Eden).

Searching for everything you need to celebrate Chanukah, Hanukah, Hanuchah - - spell it anyway you like - -you will finds lots to

smile about right in the social hall.

We have Menorahs - - boy, do we have Menorahs - -glass, metal and ceramic; wooden, clay and paper – and that’s just to name a few.

We also have decorations, lights

and wrapping paper - -just to mention a few more.

We still have pictures, mouse pads, necklaces and tiles from Passion Works, a group of disabled adults making wonderful

one-of-a-kind pieces of art.

The best news? More is on the way. If you think the shop is great now, just wait a minute.

Shop early and often ‘cause you know what happens when it’s gone.

Come in for a free kiss. Everything else has a price on it.

Sherri: 529-6398

Barb: 633-7070

Lisa: Sunday mornings

Shopper of the Month

Marilyn Cohen

It’s not the money---it’s the attitude


Chanukah Blessings

This year, we kindle the first candle of Chanukah on Saturday night, December 8th

and the last candle on Saturday night, December 15.

Candles are added to the Chanukiah from right to left but are kindled from left to right. The newest candle is lit first. (On the Shabbat of Chanukah, kindle the Chanukah lights first and then the Shabbat candles.) Light the Shamash - the helper candle - first using it to kindle the rest of the Chanukah lights; say or sing:

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tsivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle the Chanukah lights.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, she-asah nisim laavoteinu v'imoteinu bayamim hahaeim baz'man hazeh. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who performed wonderous deeds for our ancestors in days of old at this season.

For first night only:

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higianu laz'man hazeh. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season. We kindle these lights because of the wondrous deliverance You performed for our ancestors. During these eight days of Chanukah, these lights are sacred; we are not to use them but only to behold them, so that their glow may rouse us to give thanks for Your wondrous acts of deliverance.

Miriam Silman

and her 9 year-old daughter Lily

P.O. Box 553

Salyersville, KY 41465

Phone: 606-349-5269

On behalf of the Huntington Area Food Bank, we would like to

thank you for your generous donations.

Your donation s of food and funds are being used to help feed

some of the nearly 96,000 food-insecure individuals in our

service area. You are truly making a difference in your

community.

Sincerely,

Katie Aurinonez, Interim Assistant Director of

Development

Huntington Area Food Bank

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Photo by Leah Levy

December 2012

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December Floral Fund

Donated by: In Memory of: Manny Borinsky Boris Borinsky

Mary Cantor Sol Schiff

David and Pat Johnson Joseph Elswick

Maxine Frankel Lloyd R. Frankel

David Glick Joanne Glick Levey

David and Pat Johnson Joseph Elswick

Harold and Freda Kagan Marie Levinson Bachman

Sam Kincaid and James Morris-Smith Oren William Smith, Jr.

Janice Levine Chuck Levine

Bob and Joyce Levy Sarah (Sally) Levy

Rose Marie Levy

Sylvia Levy Polak

Paul and Lynne Mayer Lena Klausner

Harry Silverberg

Mark and Nancy Newfeld Stan Rubin

Lake and Louise Polan Max Schoenfeld

Rena Steirn Sol Schiff

Kalman and Vicki Socolof Sol Schiff

Nancy Tarbis Carolyn Sue Cohen Whitten

Joan Weisberg Rachel Leah Polan

Victor and Belle Winston Sidney Jaroslow

Rabbi David and Tori Wucher Morton Turetzky

Rabbi

Jean E. Eglinton

Rabbi Emeritus

Dr. David E. Wucher

President

Dr. Mark Newfeld

Vice President

Diane Shattls

Secretary

Samantha Beverage

Treasurer

Marc Solochek

Immediate Past President

Dr. Gail Feinberg

Board Members Malinda Cains

Herman Glaser

Hoyt Glazer

David Glick

Derek Hyman

Lisa Ketchum

Mitch Klein

Joan Lerner

Tom Scarr

Joan Weisberg

Sisterhood Co-Presidents

Donnel Horn

Judy Lentz

B’nai Sholom Newsletter

published monthly by

B’nai Sholom

Congregation

949 10th Avenue

P.O. Box 2674

Huntington, WV 25726

Phone:

(304) 522-2980

E-Mail: [email protected]

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December Yahrzeits

December 1 observed on November 30 Faye Elderman Borstein 12/1 Kislev 17

Max Nechin 12/1

Sallie L. Sparks 12/1 Kislev 17

December 2-8 observed on December 7

Rae Cuttler Jaffe 12/2 Kislev 18

Sidney Jaroslow 12/4

James G. Secunda 12/4

Howard A. Carande 12/5 Kislev 21

Robert Goldenberg 12/5

Adele Broh 12/6

Simon D. Cantor 12/6

Rhea Silberta 12/6

Harry Silverberg 12/6

Frederic J. Glazer 12/8

Sol Hyman 12/8

Lena Klausner 12/8

Ruth Perry 12/8

Stan Rubin 12/8 Kislev 24

Robert Simons 12/8

Dorothy Slifkin 12/8

December 9-15 observed on December 14 Beatrice Miller 12/10

Alice Carande 12/11 Kislev 27

Morton Turetzky 12/13 Kislev 29

Joseph Elswick 12/14

Charles “Chuck" Levine 12/14

Helen Lipfeld Siegel 12/14 Tevet 1

Marie Levinson Bachman 12/15 Tevet 2

Selma Footlick Galpin 12/15


Marge Halstead 12/16

Samuel Mansbach 12/16

Albert Levine 12/17

David Korros 12/18

Rose Marie Levy 12/18

Sarah (Sally) Levy 12/18

Sylvia Levy Polak 12/18

Sol Schiff 12/18 Tevet 5

Joanne Glick Levey 12/21

Rachel Leah Polan 12/21

Sara Ginsberg Samson 12/21

December 16-22 observed on December 21 continued

Isabelle Seligson 12/21 Tevet 8

Sam Colker 12/22 Tevet 9

Jack Gottlieb 12/22


Mortimer Frolow 12/24

Sol Keen 12/24

Carolyn Sue Cohen Whitten 12/24 Tevet 11

Henry E. Angel 12/25 Tevet 12

Janice Hersh 12/26

Marjie Lerner 12/26

Gazella Masinter 12/26

Esther Lachman Michaelson 12/27 Tevet 14

Dora Schneiderman 12/27

Samuel Wormser 12/27

Lloyd R. Frankel 12/28

Saul Kaplan 12/28

Shirley Mendlowitz 12/28

Max Schoenfeld 12/28 Tevet 15

Walter Steirn 12/28

Oren William Smith, Jr. 12/29

Julius Broh 12/30

Sadie Fetter 12/30

Morris Boos 12/31

Our Condolences to….

Joan Weisberg and family on the death of Art Weisberg

and

Steve and Diane Shattls and family

on the death of Steve’s mother, Barbara Shattls.

Friday, January 4 - Family Shabbat Service - 6:45 PM

Birthday Blessings for children born in January.

Friday, January 25 -TuB’Shvat Dinner - 6:00 PM

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