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VOLUME XLIV•NO 2 • 13 TISHREI - 13 CHESHVAN 5781• OCTOBER 2020

Friday, October 2 , Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 7:00PM

Erev Sukkot and Peace Week Jaclyn Markowitz will bless the Shabbat Candles

Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

Join the Oneg by clicking on the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82805720120?

pwd=VUJoMmRKUi9YZlJPRWJKMTRKRUxTdz09 Author, Jeffrey Lott, will speak; see article and Zoom

information on page 5 Birthday Blessings for the month of October

Saturday, October 3, Torah Study 9:30AM, Join by Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/531825441 or Join by phone: Dial-

In: 6465588656, Meeting ID: 531 825 441, Morning Service, 11:00 AM, Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/

channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw The Bat Mitzvah of Jaclyn Markowitz, daughter of Sandra

and Jeffrey Markowitz will be celebrated. “Succoth I”, Leviticus 23:33-44; Zechariah 14:7-9

Friday, October 9, Shabbat Service, Consecration, Simchat Torah , 5:30PM, Join us via: https://

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pwd=VUJoMmRKUi9YZlJPRWJKMTRKRUxTdz09 Saturday, October 10, Torah Study, 9:30AM, Join by

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/531825441 Join by phone: Dial-In: 6465588656, Meeting ID: 531 825 441, Simchat Torah and

Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Service, 11:00AM, Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

CDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw Friday, October 16, Service, 7:00PM

Marisa Robinson will bless the Shabbat Candles Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

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I’ve been looking forward to this month for a very long time. This month, in a few weeks, my parents, my sister, my in-laws and my immediate family, will gather in the sanctuary to celebrate my son’s bar mitzvah. He’ll lead the service; chant from the Torah (parashat Bereshit) and Haftarah and do a teach on his Torah portion. He’ll wear his great-great uncle’s tallit and use a yad given to my dad, who will preach the night before. My wife will sing as part of the service. The two of us will bless him, much as we did at his brit milah in another congregation thirteen years ago, and we do every week. What’s different is that there won’t be anyone else in the sanctuary. It’ll just be us, Cantor Flynn, Dennis Stewart, our music director, and Jenn Steinberg, our Temple President. Everyone else (including, hopeful-ly, you) will be participating through either YouTube or Facebook Live. And honestly? I’m thrilled. Let me explain. The Pandemic has forced us to reevaluate gather-ings large and small, including celebrations. Wed-dings, graduation parties, confirmation services, and b’nai mitzvah have all had to be rethought or resched-uled. For most of us, our initial reaction is one of dis-appointment; we are sad that lots and lots of people can’t gather together to fete the happy couple or kvell over the bat mitzvah girl. But this forced reimagining has also given us the opportunity to ask ourselves the question, ‘what does it really mean to welcome, to celebrate?’

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Quote of the Month

“The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cor-nerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find

humor in life and in ourselves.” Jerry Seinfeld

The Orbit Deadline

All articles for the November issue of The Orbit are due on or before, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 9:00 AM. Please email your articles to lwyzga@bethemethde.org. Thank you.

Saturday, October 17, Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw Meeting ID: 531 825 441 channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

The Bar Mitzvah of Elishai Yoseph Robinson, son of Marisa and Yair Robinson will be

celebrated. “Bereshith,” Genesis 1:27-2:3; Isaiah 42:5-10

Friday, October 23, Service, 7:00PM Eden Goldstein will bless the Shabbat Candles

Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

Join the Oneg by clicking on the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82805720120?

pwd=VUJoMmRKUi9YZlJPRWJKMTRKRUxTdz09 Saturday, October 24, Join us via: https://

www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

Meeting ID: 531 825 441 channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

The Bat Mitzvah of Eden Goldstein, daughter of Debra and Howard Goldstein will be

celebrated. “Noah,” Genesis 6:9-18; Isaiah 54:1-7 Friday, October 30, Service, 7:00PM

Alexis Kupchik will bless the Shabbat Candles Join us via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw Join the Oneg by clicking on the Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82805720120?

pwd=VUJoMmRKUi9YZlJPRWJKMTRKRUxTdz09 Saturday, October 31, Join us via: https://

www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

Meeting ID: 531 825 441 channel/UCDGcjXfeW866IGiUCWEbkuw

The Bat Mitzvah of Alexis Kupchik, daughter of Elena and Aaron Kupchik will be celebrated. “Lech L’cha,” Genesis 12:1-9; Isaiah 41:1-4

(Continued from page 1) Jewish tradition loves a good party. Think of the wedding feast Laban throws for Jacob and Rachel (oops! It’s Leah! Surprise!), or the festive meals Abraham throws for Isaac and Ishmael, or the cele-bration Esther and Mordechai proclaim for the Jews of Shushan for the fourteenth of Adar (we won’t talk about Achashverosh’s soirees at the beginning of that story). We are taught that a seudat mitzvah, a festive meal surrounding a sacred obligation—like a wedding, or a baby naming, or calling a child up to the Torah for the first time—is something to em-brace. It is a form of hiddur mitzvah, making the ful-fillment of the mitzvah beautiful. But what do we real-ly need for a meaningful seudah? When is it enough, and when is it too much? How many people do we need, and which people, do we invite? Who really

needs to be there? I’ve officiated at weddings and b’nai mitzvah over Zoom that have allowed peo-ple to be present from across the country, even the world, who would never otherwise have been able to be there; putting the service online made it more welcoming than being in-person. Mean-while, leading to a semi-empty sanctuary has also been a source of relief for kids like my son, for whom the idea of a full sanctuary, even knowing the love of the people in the room, fills them with dread. Smaller numbers allow the individual a chance to feel truly affirmed and celebrated, wel-comed into minyan. So, on October 17 we will gather in the sanctu-ary, while you gather in your living room or at your kitchen table, the service on your iPad or smart TV. Yes, it will be different, as so many b’nai mitz-vah have been this year; but his Torah will be no less meaningful. And while we won’t be gathered together in one place, we will still welcome him and each other into Shabbat, a new year of To-rah, and into this community that has watched him grow up.

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It is so hard to believe that the summer is nearly past and yet, as the sun sets earlier and the morning temperatures increasingly decline, it seems that somehow, we have indeed arrived in autumn. Typically, around this time of year I am so fo-cused on preparations for the High Holy Day season that it is seemingly all I can think or talk about. However, given the circumstances this year and the fact that my High Holy Days article was written for last month, I find myself turning my focus toward the other major event of the fall - the start of the new b’nai mitzvah season. While this is always an important and exciting time every year, we are all well aware that this year it is significant, and it is going to be differ-ent. While I pride myself on being quite a social person and find great joy interacting with all of the members of our community, it is no surprise that those I interact the most with and, possibly have the best jokes with, are my b’nai mitzvah students. While I know that no matter what, we are ensuring that the days when those stu-dents’ this fall will become bat or bar mitzvah will be as meaningful and as special as possi-ble, I am heartsick at how whatever they had originally imagined the day would be like, that idea and image that drove them when practic-ing, was hard or when they felt overwhelmed, is inevitably going to be vastly different in reality. Let me tell you though, the students inspire me daily with their resilience, determination, and focus to not let COVID take this achievement away from them. And I know they know that we, their community, won’t let it. Originally, before we had two b’nai mitzvah moved from the spring, the first bat mitzvah of the fall (which is still the first bat mitzvah of the New Year 5781) is taking place on the first day of Sukkot. Truly, I cannot imagine a more ap-propriate and significant holiday to mark the be-ginning of this very different b’nai mitzvah sea-son. Sukkot, a holiday based on the idea of adaptability with its temporary shelters which can be built with almost any material and can

be as small as covering a person’s shoulders and head, to as big as a backyard, teaches us important lessons about flexibility and adaptabil-ity that we are going to need as we move for-ward. Additionally, and perhaps most important-ly, Sukkot stresses the idea of welcoming guests, welcoming those in need, welcoming friends and family, and remembering to be welcoming and open in our general attitudes. These two themes of welcoming guests and helping them, combined with the idea of adapta-bility and flexibility, is a poignant reminder that while we might not be able to gather in the “normal” way for these students’ b’nai mitzvah, it should be our joy to celebrate the new ways we are able to gather during these times - virtually or socially distant. More importantly as a com-munity, it is our obligation to support these fami-lies who have no choice but to alter their cele-brations so drastically - attend virtually, send them notes of support, write cards of Mazel Tov to these amazing and strong students. I am so proud to be their teacher and I know you will all be so proud to be their community and syna-gogue family. I look forward to gathering with you all virtually as we celebrate their achievements.

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“Stephen Miller: The Rebellious Son… A Pre-November 3rd Thought”

There was a fire at the Chabad House of the Uni-versity of Delaware causing $75,000 damage. It was determined to be the work of a serial arsonist in the area; it was not considered to be a hate crime as of this writing. In Ohio a doctor’s license was permanently re-voked because of her anti-Semitic postings that were found over the past six years. She apologized saying, “This is not who I am.” She applied and was accepted into another program. Once they found out about the real reason she was kicked out – not her made-up one that there was a death in her family, and she withdrew – they withdrew their invitation. They real-ized this indeed is who she is. In the past few months and in the few years be-fore the rise of anti-Semitism has been staggering. With the rise of hatred in general, the anger circulat-ing throughout the country from fringe groups who seem to have been given permission to take their pent-up fury and act on it, generates such un-American acts. We read in the Torah about a rebellious child. He wouldn’t listen to his father; he wouldn’t listen to his mother… “when they have chastened him, (he) will not hearken unto them.” They are to take hold of him and bring him to the gate of the city in front of the el-ders. They are to tell the elders what’s been going on with this juvenile delinquent, that he is stubborn and rebellious, that he is a glutton and a drunkard. The elders then stone him to death. “So, shall you put evil away from you; and all Israel shall hear and fear” (Deuteronomy 21:18-21). A book has been published about a Jewish man, Stephen Miller, who might be considered by some to be worthy of some kind of punishment. I’m surely not advocating stoning, nor violence at all, but for a Jew-ish boy to be the “architect of the (President’s) restric-tive immigration politics…which have produced exec-utive orders and rhetoric heavy on exclusion, cruelty and ‘prejudicial white patriotism’” is beyond my – and many other people’s – comprehension. The book is entitled “Hatemonger.” The author, Jean Guerrero, makes the case that ever since he was a schoolboy, he found ways to create divisions. While he told a school committee on equality, “Racism doesn’t exist. It’s in your imagination,” he waged an ideological war on his dark-skinned classmates. There are many ex-amples of what he did in battle, shall we say, and he

has taken his perspective to those in higher places who agree with him. This kind of insidious bigotry is seeping into the streets; the divisiveness we have encountered in the past few years is no long-er theoretical. Alas, the divisiveness leads to terri-ble acts against people, ours included. The commentaries on the rebellious son are most interesting in light of the Stephen Miller situa-tion. First of all, as in all the cases involving the death penalty, the Talmud makes it perfectly clear that the son has to be told over and over and over again that what he is doing is wrong, and he is to be told not only by his mother and father as the Torah informs us, but by witnesses. It was virtually impossible to impose the death penalty in the days of our post-biblical literature because of all the re-strictions; but it did happen. Even more significant is that the rabbis said the person is to be put to death not for what he had done vis-à-vis his par-ents, but rather what kind of future the boy would have if he continued this kind of behavior. It would escalate, leading to robbery and murder. They killed him for his own good, as it were, and, of course, for the good of society. Again, to be clear, I am NOT advocating violence against anyone. I don’t understand Stephen Miller, nor do I un-derstand any Jew who doesn’t understand, let alone live by, the undergirding of our ethical tradi-tion. And when this results in a measure of power, power that can grow exponentially, the conse-quences are, as we Jews know all too well, be-yond comprehension. Where did Miller learn this? From his family? His uncle said, “If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out,” and continued with a typical immigrant story about his family members who looked to this country for the same things that so many of our relatives prayed for and received…freedom. For all intents and purposes, his family has disowned him. I just don’t get it; and while Stephen Miller is not running for election, I do hope the situation will be thus that his tenure in the White House will be over in a few months. That will not end bigotry, racism or anti-Semitism, but still, it cannot continue or there will be more Charlottesville; and true Ameri-cans who believe in the values of this country will have reason to fear the Millers and those like him in this country. This – and other - rebellious sons, have to go.

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I'll admit I got help with this particular article. I've been ruminating on hachnasat orchim, the Jewish value of welcoming guests, which goes so well with the holiday of Sukkot, but every time I sat down to write, I started thinking about dinner parties and Sukkah celebrations. I was really starting to bum myself out. My son, Alex, hearing my very mature whim-pering, offered a suggestion: "Write about wel-coming your non-biological child into your home. That's a unique and personal experi-ence." "You're not a guest, you are family," I coun-tered. "When do you think you became family and not a guest?" My husband and I adopted Alex as a teenag-er, a fantastic experience that has allowed the three of us to write and rewrite that narrative together with three sets of memories. According to Alex, we became family around the time of his second home visit, when things became less formal. He was still trying to impress us by pretending to eat vegetables, but he was doing it in his pajamas, so we were family. As we continued our discussion, we acknowl-edged that there was a beauty in our becoming family, but Alex wanted to point out the beauty in the ahachnasat orchim, of when he "was a mitzvah, " as he put it, before he was our son. That formal stage was an important part of be-ing welcomed for him. We were particularly so-licitous of the smallest opinions and made fancy cupcakes and went on exceedingly well-planned outings, and he did not feel like family. What he felt was special and wanted, and that was what laid the groundwork for becoming family. Usually, when we think of welcoming guests, we imagine all of the ways that we can make them feel at home, but both Alex and Avraham Avinu (I absolutely just compared my son to Avraham) remind us of what must come first, before familiarity. In Genesis 18:8, Abraham welcomed three passing angels to his tent. He prepared food and drink for them and

then, rather than eat with them, he stood, and he waited on them while they ate. I am not suggesting that we stand and wait on our guests, watching them while they eat. The social conventions of rolling out the red carpet may have evolved a little in the last few thou-sand years. But although technology has brought us all into each other's houses, once we're safely able to start hosting those dinner parties and welcoming guests again, I realize how special it will feel to be able to add a little flourish, maybe even a little formality. And who knows, your guest might remember that day fondly long after they become family.

Sukkot and Peace Week Speaker

Join us Friday, October 2, at 7:30PM, to hear author, Jeffrey Lott, our guest speaker for Suk-kot and Peace Week. Our Peace Week Pro-gram this year coincides with Erev Sukkot, af-fording us a wonderful opportunity to talk about justice, peace, and nonviolence, as we immerse ourselves in the Jewish values of Hachnasat Orchim, welcoming guests, and Ohev et Hato-chachot, the love of personal growth. Nonviolent Wilmington is a project of the Movement for a Culture of Peace (MCP), a broad-based coalition of faith, nonprofit, and community groups formed in response to rising violence in Delaware. Jeffrey will be joining us via Zoom after a shortened Erev Shabbat ser-vice, to talk about the Nonviolent Wilmington movement and ways you can become involved. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84601687602?pwd=V1FTYmY5TXRtanVaMkRQbW4vMEZQQT09 Meeting ID: 846 0168 7602 Passcode: 934689 One tap mobile +13017158592,,84601687602#,,,,,,0#,,934689# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,84601687602#,,,,,,0#,,934689# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 846 0168 7602 Passcode: 934689 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb5bdzmoL

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I think Purim is great and Purim at Beth Emeth is always awesome, but this year, I am especially grateful for Purim. Back on Friday March 6

(remember March?), we held our an-

nual Purim Shpiel – 80’s themed. It was glori-ous and at the time, I was just tickled to see my younger daughter Tessa, all dressed up like Cindy Lauper, having her first speaking role. And on Sunday, March 8, it was the Purim Car-nival – Tessa went as Narwhal from the Nar-whal and Jelly books and Dylan wore her corgi onesie. These are very precious memories from a time before COVID. But COVID was already here – the Saturday between the Shpiel and the Carnival, I went to Starbucks, and there was a sign about tempo-rarily pausing the use of reusable cups as part or preventing the spread of COVID. By the fol-lowing weekend, schools were closed, includ-ing our religious school, and Purim seemed so far away. I’m so very glad that we were able to do Purim this year because it is entirely likely neither of my children will get to dress up for Halloween or do any of the things one does, like trick or treating. Whenever I think about trick or treating, I start thinking about Sukkot and “hachnasat or-chim” – welcoming guests. This year, there will not only be no trick or treating, but Sukkot will look very different as well, as we rethink what that experience could look like in the time of COVID. In September, we began to slowly wel-come people back into the building with our first b’nei mitzvah and G-d willing, we will con-tinue to do this throughout the fall – but there will be waivers, and screenings, and question-naires, as we do our very best to welcome guests safely. Needless to say, there have been many COVID follow-up calls since the first one way back on March 13,

and I don’t see

them stopping any time soon. Ultimately, I am so very proud of what we’ve done at Beth Emeth since March – from our first foray into large Zoom gatherings with the Second Seder, to Zoom b’nei mitzvah, to dis-tance learning religious school, and the Virtual

High Holidays – we’ve risen to the occasion, again and again. And while we’re certainly not welcoming guests like we used to, the essence of what makes Beth Emeth special is still there in every program we put out, in every discus-sion about safety, in every board discussion about the health and well-being of the congre-gation. As always, thank you for being part of our Beth Emeth family and for your continued support of our goal of being a welcoming con-gregational family that supports and celebrates each other.

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In memory of the departed whom we now re-member. We share in the recent bereavement suffered by members of our temple family and

extend our sincere condolences to:

Chuck Marcus on the death of his mother, Violet Rosalind London Marcus.

Shera and Christopher Polzer on the death of

Shera’s grandmother, Lila Rosloff.

Sisterhood Gift Shop

Congratulations to all upcoming bar and bat Mitz-vah families and friends!! This is truly a special time for the entire circle of family and friends.

The gift shop can advise and help you with many of the specific wants and needs sur-rounding this special occasion. If you wish to purchase a tallit set, which usually includes a matching bag and kippah, we have a great selection in the shop. If time permits, we can special order as well. We also have a limited selection of tallit clips and shofarot as well. To discuss or set up an appointment, please call Marcia @ 302-478-5134. Please leave a message.

MOROCCAN DESSERT CIGARS WITH ALMONDS

THEBEESKITCHEN, JAMIE GELLER

INGREDIENTS

20 sheets of brick dough or phyllo 3 cups of ground almonds 1 tablespoon of melted butter or margarine 1 tablespoon of cinnamon 1/2 cup of granulated sugar 1/4 cup of rose water 1 egg white Vegetable oil Honey

PREPARATION

1. In a large bowl, mix the ground almonds, melted butter or margarine, sugar, and cinna-mon. Add the rose water gradually until the mixture becomes soft. 2. Lay flat a sheet of brick or egg roll wrapper. 3. Place a small amount of the mix on one side of the sheet. Brush the other sides with egg white. Fold the sides of the sheet over the ground almond mixture and roll very tight into a cigar; press firmly with the seam down. Heat up vegetable oil in a large pan. When the oil is hot, fry the cigars for about 5-6 minutes on each side or until they become gold. 4. Remove the cigars from the pan and let them cool down. 5. Pour honey on a large plate and roll the ci-gars one by one until they are completely coated. Makes 20 cigars.

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Joseph’s Pantry continues to be a source of nutrition and basic needs in this time of social strife in our community and our nation. We are proud of our ongoing ability to feed upwards of 30 families a week, representing almost 100 local citizens. We provide basic canned goods, fresh meats, canned meats and pro-teins, fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, pas-ta, and personal care items. The basics of life that so many are unable to provide for them-selves, at this time. We encourage our congregants to think about the continuation of our annual High Holi-day food drive, Operation Isaiah. With the cur-rent limitations on in-person interactions, we are collecting a bit differently this year. We have placed a bin to the right of the front en-trance to CBE. We encourage you to use this to drop off any donated items for the pantry. Below you will find a list of the most needed items. Recognizing that personal shopping is still a challenge for many, we would also like to offer some options for monetary donations. Donations to the Pantry can be made through the CBE website. The biggest advantage to monetary donations is that we can purchase, through the Food Bank of Delaware, at a much-improved cost compared to direct pur-chases from local groceries. This allows us to expand our reach even further. While this time of year brings these things to mind, it is also the time of year when students, regardless of in-person or remote learning, be need back-to-school items. When a family must consider whether to purchase food or school supplies, food is necessarily the priori-ty. This can make difficult school situations untenable. The added stress of this school year is putting many families in dire straits. We would like, as we did last year, to provide as much assistance to our clients as possible. Donations of school supplies can be made to

the same bin at the entrance and we have started a gift registry through Amazon again for those unable to purchase and deliver to CBE. This was an overwhelming success last year and we hope to have similar results this year as well. Volunteering for Joseph’s Pantry looks a bit different now than it did last year, but there are still jobs that need doing and we are always looking for additional help. We have a core group that are so very committed, but it is al-ways best to spread the love. Many hands make light work. We are committed to taking all suggested precautions for the safety of our volunteers and our clients. We have modified our distribution to a drive-up model. While we very much miss the personal interactions we were previously able to enjoy with our clients in the building, we are still able to check in with them quickly as they pick up their pre-packed bags. We have heard of the loss of family members, the hardships of housing and rental situations and the continuing gaps in social services in our community; but we are also blessed with the overwhelming gratitude of everyone who visits our pantry. It can be a renewing experience, even in these very diffi-cult times. We are also grateful. Grateful for our volun-teers, our donors and our extended communi-ty, for the support we have received to keep Joseph’s Pantry running. It may not look like it did before COVID-19, but we could not contin-ue to be a support to our community, without the support of our community. So, thank you!

Online Donations CBE website: https://www.bethemethde.org/

josephs-pantry/

Amazon gift registry: https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/josephs-pantry-

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Drop Off Donations If leaving items that would be adversely af-fected by heat or humidity, please notify the of-fice so the items can be brought inside in a timely manner. Most urgent: Baby supplies, formula, diapers Standard requests: Canned vegetables, fruit, protein, soup, breakfast foods, baking supplies, grains, pasta, spaghetti sauce, personal care, household cleaning, paper products, feminine hygiene, POC hair and skin care products School supplies: Lined paper, pencils, pens, glue, notebooks, binders, bookbags, erasers, scissors and markers.

Additional Option Grocery deliveries: With the prevalence of personal shoppers, it occurred to us that, if you were so inclined, you could place an order di-rectly with a store that is doing deliveries or through services like Instacart, to have items delivered to CBE on Tuesdays (when we are open and distributing to clients). If this option appeals to you, please contact Kim vonWeltin, by text or call 302-753.2162, ahead of time, to coordinate acceptance and to ensure we do not receive more fresh products in one week than we can give away.

The Caring Committee

The Caring Com-mittee provides op-portunities to help members of our CBE community in a varie-ty of ways. They in-clude making soup and meals, writing cards and making calls, consoling the bereaved, distributing

holiday gifts and visiting members of our com-munity in facilities and their homes. The Com-mittee meets monthly from September through May. New committee members are always welcome. Contact Judith Insinga at jjschnitman@yahoo.com or 302-764-4093 for more information about the Caring Committee.

Payments Made with Stock

People who wish to give stock as a donation or to pay their commitment, must follow these instructions: 1. Direct your broker to transfer stock to Beth Emeth’s broker. 2. Notify the business office and let Jon, Lisa or Lori know that you have transferred stock, so that we may credit your account. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART! Tell one of us your name, the # of shares you sold, the name of your stock (i.e. AT&T or DuPont) & what the stock is paying for (i.e. commitment). If you want to transfer to our broker, please call M & T Bank at 1-800-724-7788. Beth Emeth’s account number is AZD961050 and the DTC number is 0443. If you have any questions, please call the busi-ness office at 302-764-2393 and we would be happy to help you.

Notice

All contributions sent to the Temple should be made out to “Congregation Beth Emeth.” If a special fund is desired, its name should

be noted on the memo line or in an accompa-nying letter. Thank you for your cooperation.

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List of Funds to Donate to at CBE

ABLEMAN LITURGICAL ARTS FUND - Provides programs, contemporary worship or special musical events during Jewish Music Celebration. PAUL AND LILLIAN CRAMER MEMORI-AL FUND - To purchase equipment, and to enrich school educational programs; to fund capital improvements and mainte-nance to Temple property. FAMILY ASSISTANCE - For needy families. HARRY AND ESTHER JACOBS MEMORIAL FUND - For Adult Education and other special programs. KEIL-HERRMANN MEMORIAL FUND - To support annual Scholar-in-Residence lecture series. BERNARD KRESHTOOL MEMORIAL FUND - For Living Judaism programs such as Adult Jewish Education. MILTON & HATTIE KUTZ SCHOLAR-SHIP FUND - To help defray expenses of our youth at Jewish camps, conclaves, Gratz High School, as well as school tuition. EDITH LABOVSKY MEMORIAL FUND FOR STUDENT VISITS TO ISRAEL – As-sistance for Youth and Family Education. DR. LEO AND JULIA B. BLUMBERG SCHOLARSHIP FUND - For the same such purposes as the KUTZ FUND. DIRECTOR OF LIFE LONG LEARNING DISCRETIONARY FUND - for the Reli-gious School LIBRARY FUND - To purchase books for the library. MARGARET MAY MEMORIAL JEWISH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FUND - For Jewish educational programs. MAZON - A Jewish Response to Hunger - fundraising to help solve the problem of hunger. RAYMOND AND ESTHER MCDONALD MEMORIAL FUND - For activities relating to the State of Israel. RABBI GRUMBACHER MUSIC FUND - To promote Jewish music with guest musi-cians and purchase music.

PRAYER BOOK FUND - funding for pray-er book and bookplates call the office for pricing. RABBIS'/CANTOR’DISCRETIONARY FUNDS - To support Jewish causes, pur-sue acts of loving kindness, etc. Rabbi and Cantor has a separate fund. ROSENTHAL JEWISH BOOK MONTH LECTURE FUND - To promote Jewish Literature and a biannual lecture. SOCIAL ACTION FUND - To be used at the discretion of the Social Action Com-mittee for local groups in need i.e. So-journer's Place. TEMPLE FUND - Undesignated contribu-tions - for general congregation purposes. VANCE BOLEN MEMORIAL FUND - To support Cadet Aides. PEARL K. BREGMAN MEMORIAL FUND - fund available for use by the Car-ing Community Connection Committee. ALICE SCHIFF MEMORIAL FUND – needs recommended by the Endowment Fund Committee and the Board of Trus-tees. ADULT AND YOUTH CHOIR FUND – to promote and support the Adult and Youth Choir needs. LEONA ELKINS SCHOLARSHIP FUND – awarding need based scholarship to students of CBE studying Hebrew or ad-vanced Hebrew Studies at CBE, Gratz Hebrew High School or education pro-grams in Israel.

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Your Old Shoes Can Help

Stamp Out Cancer

Recycle Your Shoes

Did you know that your old, no longer used shoes can help to stamp out cancer? In cooperation with

Community Recycling and Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) Congregating Beth Emeth is taking part in a

unique fundraising drive that we hope you will consider supporting. It will cost you no money! Partic-

ipating is simple. Congregating Beth Emeth is collecting used shoes for reuse. This international

shoe recycling program collects used shoes for distribution to poor regions all over the world (including

areas in the USA). For each container filled with shoes a donation will be made to Stand Up 2 Cancer.

Our community will benefit as well. Not only will your recycled shoes help raise funds for SU2C, it will

also keep more shoes out of our local landfills---and free up some space in your closest.

• Drop off your used shoes in the shoe recycling container in the lobby of Congregating Beth

Emeth As each container is filled they are shipped to the Community Recycling organization for dis-

tribution to those in need. SU2C receives a small donation for each container that we fill.

• You get to free up some closet space while helping to reduce landfill waste

• Ask your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to participate

Thank you very much for helping to stamp out cancer.

DROP OFF YOUR SHOES to the shoe recycling box in the lobby at Congregating Beth Emeth

for information about SU2C please visit www.SU2C.org

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RABBI HERBERT E. DROOZ & FLORENCE Z. DROOZ FUND – awards for scholastic excellence. JUDGE STIFTEL AND YAFFEE FUND – needs recommended by the Endowment Fund Committee and the Board of Trustees. THE HARRY & BLANCHE WOLPERT FUND - Family assistance fund . STAT FAMILY GIFT FUND- Religious School camp and Israel trip scholarships HAROLD & BEATRICE SNYDER CAMP HARLAM FUND- For Camp Harlam Scholar-ships. MILTON & GAIL WAHL FUND - subsidize the publishing of The Orbit. THE MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND - to assist families or individual to pay the mini-mum dues. CARING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE – To support the Beth Emeth community with care baskets, driving needs, food, cards, etc… THE CONGREGATION BETH EMETH EDU-CATION FUND – or supplies and programs for educational needs. THE IRENE PACKLES MEMORIAL FUND FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS- Contributions made to this fund will enable our high school students to make the transition to college more easily, with regard to their Jewish identity. THE LARRY ISAKOFF MUSIC PERFOR-MANCE FUND- income from this fund will be used to pay for musical events such as canto-rial and choir concerts, musical plays, etc. YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING – for youth and family programs. THE HOLOCAUST GARDEN MAINTE-NANCE FUND – Maintenance of the Holocaust Garden THE TORAH REPAIR FUND – To repair the Torah. THE JERRY ARENSON LEADERSIP DEVEL-OPMENT FUND- for leadership development THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND - to provide funds for Religious School and Camp scholarships. HOSPITALITY FUND – to help with noshes, onegs and other events JOSEPH PANTRY (Beth Emeth Food Pan-try) – to provide funds for the purchase of food in order to supplement in-kind donations JOSEPH ZIMMERMAN MEMORIAL MUSIC FUND – to fund the hiring of a profes-sional cellist during Kol Nidre.

A Note about Contributions We welcome all contributions. If you wish the contribution to be listed in The Orbit, there is a minimum donation of $10. This also co-vers the mailing of ONE acknowledgement card. Please be sure to include the address if the person(s) are not members of Congrega-tion Beth Emeth. The card is mailed when the check is received. It is important that, when you send in a dona-tion, you write specifically how you want the donation listed. Please include a note with your check, printed clearly or typed, stating ex-actly how you want the contribution to read. For example: Mary and John Doe in memory of…, Mr. and Mrs. John Doe in honor of…, Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Doe in beloved memory of…. Please remember to write legibly and to list which funds you would like your donation to go to. Please make your check payable to Con-gregation Beth Emeth. Also, The Orbit usual-ly runs three weeks ahead of schedule so it may take three weeks for your dona-tion to appear in The Orbit from the date you mail it. Thank you for your coopera-tion.

Books and Bagels

Join us on Sunday, October 4 at 9:00 AM. If you love to read, then you'll love our Sister-hood Book Club, Books and Bagels. We'll be meeting virtually this Fall to connect, catch up and discuss our current book!! Please feel free to join us even if you have not yet read our current selection! We'd love for you to join us! A Zoom link will be provided as the date gets closer! Please plan to BYOB (bring your own bagel) and we'll see you "there!"

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RABBI ROBINSON DISCRETIONARY FUND

In memory of Burton Litwin from Richard & HarrietAnn Litwin In memory of Herman Ostroff from Sandra Idstein

JOSEPH’S PANTRY

In memory of Maurice Klein from Barbara Miller Chuck & Brooke Carroll In memory of Alan Cohen from Cohen-Greenspan Family Connie Kreshtool In memory of Jack Miller & Sally Miller from Elinor Miller Jay & Maxine Rosenthal In memory of beloved mother, Helen K. Hal-tenorth from Judith B. Joseph Judy & Steve Dorfman In memory of Ida Fonaroff & Alvin Caplan from Karen & Scott Caplan Rick & Amanda Lewis In memory of Simon Selden from Barbara and Michael Kramer

FAMILY ASSISTANCE In memory of Beatrice Wilner from Suzy & Peter Grumbacher

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL GARDEN

MAINTENANCE

In memory of Grace Zimmerman from Jan Ellen Zimmerman

LARRY ISAKOFF MUSICAL

PERFORMANCE FUND

In memory of Larry Isakoff from Francia and Robert Isakoff

LIBRARY FUND

In memory of Sam Cherrin from Susan & Dennis Cherrin

MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND

In memory of Peter Wright from Gail Goldberg Joel Friedlander & Julie Sandler

RABBI GRUMBACHER MUSIC FUND

In memory of Marian Bergeron, mother, grand-mother and great grand-mother and Harvey L. Bergeron, father, grandfa-ther and great grandfather from Janine Goldfeder & Family

TEMPLE FUND In memory of Anne Cherrin, Samuel Cherrin & Joanne Cherrin from Alan Cherrin In memory of Edmund Barrett from Andrew, Donna, Katy & Sam Barrett In memory of Samuel Fink from Anne F. Jacobs In memory of Joseph Souriano from Carmen & Stephen Shappell In memory of Helene K. Haltenorth from Dayle & Michael Joseph In memory of Louis Budin from Ethel & Don Parsons In memory of Joseph Ominsky from Fran & Marty Markowitz In memory of Rose David from Israel David

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In loving memory of grandmother, Helene Haltenorth from Pat & Cary Levitt In memory of Minnie Garber from Renee Chirtel & Family In memory of William Flippen from Richard & Dorothy Flippen In memory of Dr. Solomon Harrison Gellender from Rose & Alan Ebner In memory of mother, Fannie Belfus from Sarah Godowsky In memory of Anna Pallas from Susan & Mark Detwiler In memory of Michel Friedman from Winnie Silver & Family

THE CONGREGATION BETH EMETH

EDUCATION FUND

In memory of Isadore Levin from Bruce & Debbie Levin SCHOLARSHIP FUND Joel Friedlander & Julie Sandler

Will We Be Ready for the Next Emergency?

The corona-virus has caused an upheaval in our lives and in our congrega-

tion. Fear of contracting the virus keeps many of us house-bound, severely limiting our in-teraction with others in public places. In order to accommo-date our members and reduce the threat of transmitting the virus, Beth Emeth has gone virtual and made it possible for congregants to stay home and still worship in community. Luckily, Beth Emeth has an en-dowment fund, a financial cushion that can be tapped for funding in emergencies. The Endowment Fund was built over five decades by members who included be-quests to Beth Emeth in their wills. We ask that you consider continuing this tradition, so that the generations to come will be financially able to meet the needs of the congregation, no matter what emergency might befall it. For more information please leave your name with the temple office and a commit-tee member will follow up with you.

Jewish Family Services of Delaware

JFS is always looking for volunteers to help in the community; however, they have been very busy trying to support the older adults and vulnerable members in the local area during the current pandemic. From meal delivery and grocery errands to "Stay at Home Survival Kits" and notes from neighbors, their ser-vices have been more than food nourishment! Their services have been nourish-ment for the soul!! To get involved with JFS, please click on the following link: https://www.jfsdelaware.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Aluminum Can Tabs Please continue saving soda, soup and other tabs. You may drop them off at the container located at the front door. The tabs will be sent to the local Ronald McDonald House. The tabs are sold and the mon-ey helps support the won-derful work that the houses provide for sick children and their families.