RABBI’S MESSAGECell Phones in Shul: Why Not?Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg

Several times we’ve taken the kids to the Pumpkin Theatre, a wonderful children’s company in Baltimore County. Before each performance, the director Jimi Kinstle asks the audience to silence their cell phones and avoid texting during the show. He explains, “we are trying to teach our children theater etiquette.” In other words, the theater is not only interested in offering their patrons a distraction-free experience, they go further, by seeing each performance as a “teachable moment,” an opportunity to instill values - awareness and sensitivity to others - in our younger generation.

Lately, I’ve found myself, as have our other clergy, staff and lay leaders, frequently asking members and guests, men, women and teens, to put away their smart phones during services and kiddush lunch (and I’m not talking about doctors fielding urgent calls). We have a no-phone policy posted, in informational pamphlets, and on signs, and yet, I consistently find people either ignoring or overlooking these requests.

I understand. Most of us are deeply accustomed to being connected and plugged in. We have in our pockets and purses, at any given time, miraculous devices enabling us to communicate with loved ones or co-workers, find almost any sought-after information, jot down notes, conduct various transactions, read articles and play games. These devices are not evil; on the contrary they are a gift to humanity, serving many valuable purposes.

So why is it our policy to prohibit their use in shul? People think it’s a halakhic thing, and yes, it is related to Jewish law,

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

CANTOR’S CORNER

PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING

UPCOMING EVENTS

JEH ELEMENTARY

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OfficersPresident Scott Zeger1st Vice President Julie Gottlieb2nd Vice President Alyson BonavogliaTreasurer Alan KopolowSecretary Elaine Weiss

Trustees through 2014Betty ChemersJerry DoctrowEmily DemskyAshley Pressman

Trustees through 2015Eliza FellerCheri LevinDavid LunkenLynn Sassin

Trustees through 2016Neil KahnCindy ParadiesDesiree RobinsonJim Schwartz

Past Presidents and Life MembersPast President Cy SmithPast President Jack LapidesHonorary Life Member Lainy LeBow-SachsHonorary Life Member Efrem Potts

Standing CommitteesAdult Ed Chair Elaine WeissAdult Ed Co-Chair Carla RosenthalFinance Chair Alan KopolowFinance Co-Chair Joe WolfsonHouse Chair Sam PolakoffKiddush Chair Meg HymanMembership Chair Sharon NathansonMembership Co-Chair Robin KatcoffReligious Services Chair Joe WolfsonSocial Action Chair Arthur ShulmanSocial Action Co-Chair Jackie DonowitzYouth Education Chair David Lunken

Ad Hoc CommitteesAnnual Fund Honorary Chair Gil SandlerAnnual Fund Chair Eliza FellerAnnual Fund Co-Chair Jim JacobsBalt. Jewish Council Rep. Ben RosenbergBeth Am Connection Joanne Katz Risa JampelBAYITT Co-Chair Brian RossBAYITT Co-Chair Erica AllenCongregant to Congregant Joyce KeatingEutaw Place Ellen Kahan Zager Jack ZagerIn, For and Of Lisa Akchin Maggi GainesMarketing Chair Ellen SpokesOperations Co-Chair Ashley PressmanOperations Co-Chair David DemskyRHIC Rep. Carol Shulman

Office HoursTuesday-Thursday: 9:00-4:00Friday: 9:00-3:00

Phone:Tel: 410.523.2446Fax: 410.523.1729 Extentions:Rabbi Burg - 14Rabbi Gludt - 15Henry Feller, Exec. Dir. - 20Linda Small, Coordinator - 12Ralph Shaver - Finance Assoc. -18Norm Weinstein, Bookkeeper - 17Marsha Blank, Educator - 16Gail Wohlmuth, Admin. Spec. - 21Nakia Davis, Admin. Assist. - 11 Valerie Tracy, Marketing - 10

E-mail:Email: nakia@bethambaltimore.orgWeb site: www.bethambaltimore.org

After hours office phone numbers:Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg443.202.0912 (cell) (emergencies only, please) or ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org

Cantor Ira Greenstein443.759.7807 (home)cantor.ira@gmail.com

Rabbi Kelley Gludt, Director of Congregational Learning520.248.9541 (cell)rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

Scott L. Zeger, Board President410.868.7761scott.zeger@gmail.com

In case of an emergency, please contact:Henry Feller execdir@bethambaltimore.orgExecutive Director 410.602.2124 (home)

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CANTOR’S CORNERAre June and July Boring?Cantor Ira Greenstein

What a year! We begin June with the end of the harvest and the festival of Shavuot, and then June and July are a long stretch of Jewish experience without holidays or special Jewish calendar events - even Tisha B’Av is in August this year. But that allows our attention to be more completely focused on the Book of Numbers, Bemidbar, chronicling of the Israelites’ time in the wilderness.

Noteworthy for (among many other things) my Bar Mitzvah parasha, Shelach Lecha (and the Bar/Bat Mitzvah portion of many other people), the Torah readings are stocked with many an event and lesson to be learned. The book takes us from Sinai to the Jordan River, all led by the physical presence of God manifested as either a cloud or fire. Perhaps as a new nation, with its immaturity and doubts (hence, the incident of the Golden Calf a few weeks before), the need for God’s physical presence is a good thing, but it still does not keep the Israelites from mischief (such as Korach’s rebellion in Numbers 16). In the end, neither the people who left Egypt nor their leader, Moses, are going to complete the journey into Canaan, but there is much for readers to ponder and Israelites to experience along the way.

Aside from Torah readings and services that are very consistent, Beth Am will be humming along. There is much to do to prepare for the High Holydays. Allow

me to put in a plug for the choir - a fun-loving, friendly, mutually-supportive group of volunteers whose goal is to enhance your experience on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Rehearsals start the end of July and extend through Yom Kippur. If you have ANY INCLINATION AT ALL to participate, please read the solicitation in this month’s newsletter and let me know. The skill to read music is NOT a prerequisite, nor is prior experience in a four part choral group…again, choir members help each other learn the music.

During the summer, there is a lay-led Torah study group on Shabbat at 8:45 am before services. We will do singing after lunch almost every Shabbat. Sunday morning minyanim continue…please try to attend and follow e-mail for updates on this activity. We have two fantastic Friday evening Klei Kodesh musical Kaballat Shabbat picnics and services outdoors in the park, being together and having fun as the sun sets.

In the past, I have had reading recommendations for you for every summer. I think that many of you might enjoy the book Making Prayer Real by Rabbi Mike Comins and many others (Jewish Lights, 2010), which explores the reasons for and dimensions of prayer in a collection of individual perspectives that will confront the how and why of prayer.

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVEScott Zeger

The times they are a-changin - Robert Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan) wrote these words 50 years ago, heralding a cultural shift in America. That change was challenging, even painful, but laid the foundation for a more just society which benefits all of us today. (Equality of economic opportunity has not done so well). Among its many achievements, Dylan’s generation founded and sustained Beth Am. And, the times continue to change here as elsewhere.

You better start swimming…The Board is committed to making Beth Am “feel like home” for each member. Toward this end, it has three objectives for this year and next: Succeed in the Campaign for Beth Am; Engage the membership more effectively; and Enliven learning. How are we doing?

Succeed in the Campaign: Led by Lainy LeBow-Sachs and Cy Smith, the “quiet phase” of the Campaign has commitments from nearly 70 families of the Board, Past-Presidents, and several others totaling more than $7M. As soon as a small number of remaining solicitations have been completed, the Development Committee will be ready to start the public phase toward an amazing goal. Stay tuned.

Engage members: Based upon recommendations from its Operations Committee chaired by Ashley Pressman

and David Demsky, the Board’s Executive Committee asked Vice President Julie Gottlieb, Treasurer Alan Kopolow, and Ashley to engage with consultant Mark Smolarz, Chief Operating Officer of The Associated, to review Beth Am’s operations, so we can serve members more effectively and efficiently. They have made four recommendations to improve administrative services and to improve membership engagement. I will appoint a task force to pursue each goal immediately.

Enliven learning: Beth Am is first and foremost a learning community. In its recent discussion about programming priorities, the Board’s Executive Committee identified several learning priorities to pursue in the coming years, for example, B’nai Mitzvah family education.

June offers great learning opportunities for members of all ages. On June 7, Wes Moore will join Beth Am and members of the Reservoir Hill community for a Shabbat learning program about building community. Following Kiddush lunch, New Lens will help lead a decision making workshop.

It’ll…rattle your walls – not if you bring your family and friends to the Beth Am Services in the Park this summer - Fridays, July 11 and August 8. The services are held in the peaceful, natural setting of Maryland Zoo’s Waterfowl Pavilion in Druid Hill Park. This is the perfect

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I look forward to conversing during the summer and engaging with you on a whole host of issues. I enjoy the discourse, to share perspectives. These conversations help me refine my approach to serving as the Cantor at Beth Am. So to answer the initial question posed by the title of this article: no, June and July are hardly boring.

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but perhaps not the way you might think. Orthodox interpretation of halakhah holds that electricity, and therefore electronic devices of all kinds, are forbidden on Shabbat. Some Conservative authorities rule similarly. But at Beth Am, we permit the use of electricity. We use lights, microphones and aids for the hearing impaired. We simulcast our tefilot to permit those who are homebound or infirm to experience our services. I play amplified guitar music at Klei Kodesh on Friday nights. And, for what it’s worth, my personal practice includes calling my mother and other family from home on Shabbat afternoons.

Our no-cell phone policy is not about the letter of the law; it’s about the spirit of Shabbat. It’s about fostering a certain kind of atmosphere, and, much like the Pumpkin Theatre, it’s about etiquette and education. As you well know, our interconnected cyber-world brings us together, but it also keeps us apart. The ability to text, tweet or snapchat with hundreds or thousands doesn’t feed our intrinsic human need for contact. An iPhone cannot offer the feeling of a handshake or a hug, the sound of a friend’s voice as you look into her (non-virtual) eyes. Unlimited apps distract from the discipline of prayer and attentive conversation and from building sacred community. Aren’t those the reasons you come to shul?

Our Sages have a category of activities called shvut that are discouraged on Shabbat because they distract from Shabbat’s purpose and can lead to melachot (prohibited labor). At Beth Am, we wish to offer you and those around

opportunity to introduce others to what home feels like at Beth Am. Children of all ages enjoy the park, the music, the good food and satisfying prayer. If you know people who might enjoy Beth Am, please ask them to join you for Shabbat dinner and the inspiring service that follows.

The times they are a-changin. Beth Am is changing with them. Bring your friends to see Wes Moore, a Shabbat in the Park, or any event so they too can become part of Beth Am’s future.

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you a respite from the typical and tedious. We wish nothing less than for you to be inspired! You can help us achieve this goal by putting away your phones and politely encouraging others to do the same, both during and after services.

On Shabbat, we sing “Ki mitzion...” and take our sacred scroll from the ark. For that brief period in our busy week, isn’t this the only “texting” we need?

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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNINGRabbi Kelley Gludt

First and foremost, I would like to offer a well-deserved and heart-felt Todah Rabbah and Yasher Koach to the amazing faculty of the Jewish Discovery Lab. As always, this warm, loving, knowledgeable, and lively group of men and women went above and beyond and we owe them no small debt of gratitude.

Lab highlights for this past year include the Havdallah Sleepover (thanks again Bob, Lisa and Robin for sleeping in the social hall with me and the kids!), Stay and Play, Post Lab dinners, the kashrut zoo field trip, our trip to Israel (including Dead Sea mud and Ben Yehuda Street!), making pickles in our Shtetl Skills class, and everyone laying tefillin. The list goes on and on!

Our teens also had an amazing year. They showed up in force for Red Zone, the Chocolate Seder, King’s Dominion Day and as Madrichim (aides) in Lab. B’nai Mitzvah Class not only met as families for value-clarification workshops, but the kids went out into the world to do good works. They learned about ethics and values with Rabbi Burg in Teen Beit Midrash and really showed their talents at the Shabbat Teen Take Over. (A huge thank you to Adina Amith for all your hard work and teen-wrangling!)

We had our first-ever shul Shabbaton, where nearly a 100 of us came together for a beautiful weekend of learning, praying, drumming, laughing and fun. We had such a good time we are planning on doing it again. Please join us November 14-16 and be a part of it!

We continued our educational journeys with our fabulous Musician-in-Residence Joey Weisenberg, People’s Talmud, Lunch and Learn (now at Cross Keys too), Shabbat 101 challah-baking, and a book discussion on My Promised Land, just to name just a few, and we’ finishing off the year with TED Talks at Shavuot and a visit from Wes Moore.

Thank you to everyone who played a part in making this past year happen. Thank you to the Youth Education and Adult Education Committees for encouragement, enthusiasm and energy. There is no end-of-the-year wrap up without a thank you to Warren McFarlane. Without Warren’s help, not a single one of these events could have taken place. Thank you for your kindness, your patience and your professionalism - I know for certain we aren‘t always easy!

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SHABBATON - 5775Second Annual Shabbaton Friday, November 14 to Sunday, November 16

Capital Camps and Retreat Center Waynesboro, PA

This year’s theme: Telling Our Jewish Stories

All inclusive! Join us for the weekend as we explore the power of stories. Designed for all members of the congregation with programming for families, singles, Jews by Choice, empty-nesters, B’nai Mitzvah families and more!

For more information contact Rabbi Kelley Gludt rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org

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Have you always wanted to learn to read Hebrew? Curious about what the prayers really say? Interested

in reading Torah? Need to prepare for the High Holydays?Now is your moment!

Please let us know that you’re interested in an 8-week beginning

adult Hebrew summer class by contacting Rabbi Kelley at

rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org as soon as possible.

LEARN HEBREW!

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Here’s what some of the Bookworm volunteers have to say:

“I joined Bookworms thinking that I would enrich the lives of inner city students, but instead discovered that they enriched my life.”

~Ann Saunders

“I have really enjoyed this experience and am already looking forward to next year. The children are so enthusiastic; watching their reading skills grow has been very rewarding.”

~Sandy Angell

“Every time I go to John Eager Howard, I find that sharing the joy of reading is an enriching experience for me as well as for the children as we explore together.”

~Barbara Rosenberger

Beth Am’s Bookworms program has completed its fifth year at our neighborhood school, John Eager Howard Elementary. Volunteers from Beth Am read to a class of twenty-four kindergarten students once a month throughout the school year. The volunteers took books of their choice to read to the children and then donated the books to the classroom lending library.

At the last session of this school year, we gave each child a book as a way of encouraging summer reading. The books were purchased with grants from the Beth Am Social Action Committee and the Jewish Volunteer Connection.

An anecdote from Ed Levin:

“As I was walking to my car after services, I stopped to say hello to two boys who were playing with their bikes. The younger boy looked at me and said, ‘I know you. You’re Mr. Ed.’ He knew me from Bookworms.”

We wish to thank our enthusiastic and dedicated Bookworm volunteers Sandy Angell, Mary Azrael, Bailey Fine, Elaine Freeman, Laurie Glassner, Joyce Keating, Francine Krumholz, Cheri Levin, Ed Levin, Raellen Polan, Barbara Rosenberger, Carla Rosenthal, Ann Saunders, Linda Weisfeldt, and Norm Wigutow.

If you are interested in becoming a Bookworm volunteer or need more information, please contact Cheri Levin at 410-664-2309 or nivelmom@gmail.com.

BOOKWORMS AT JOHN EAGER HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCheri Levin

John Eager Howard Elementary Spring Book Giveaway

The Book Giveaway is scheduled for Tues, June 3 from 8:45 - 11 am.

Contact Jackie Donowitz - 410-235-5761, if you are interested in helping out.

BOOK GIVEAWAY

Actually, the High Holydays Choir would love to welcome new members. One can never have too much of a good thing. The choir is a low-key, friendly, mutually supportive group of people who enjoy making a difference, adding so much to the meaning and spirit of Beth Am’s services. Music is notated for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass…but reading music is not required. It is perfectly fine if you want to “try us out” and sing along for part of the services, or expand on previous participation. If

you sang with the choir before and want to re-join, come home again. No reasonable offers refused. We know…it just seems too good to be true, but it IS. Rehearsals are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8-10 pm starting late July and we will try to accommodate most constraints on your busy schedules.

If interested, please contact Cantor Ira at 443-759-7807 (evenings) or cantor.ira@gmail.com.

Cantor Ira Wants YOU!!!(Yes, YOU!)

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Tikkun Leil ShavuotTuesday, June 38:30 pm ServicesServices will be followed by a series of TED Talks (short 6 min. 13 sec. presentations designed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading.”) We have invited congregants to respond to the statement: Everything I know about life I learned from this Jewish text (Bible story, Midrash, sermon, etc.) A dairy dessert will be served afterward. Come and appreciate the Gift of Torah! Shavuot ServicesWed, June 4Thurs, June 5 (including Yizkor and dedication of memorial plaques) 9:30 am - Chapel Services The Beth Am Office will be closed on June 4 and 5.

TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT

WES MOORE COMES TO BETH AMServices & Stories at Beth Am

Saturday, June 79:30 am to 3:30 pm

Have you made a decision that changed your life?

Have you made a decision that changed someone else’s life?

The role of the choices we make will be our focus when author Wes Moore comes to Reservoir Hill to speak at Beth Am Synagogue.

9:30 am-12:15 pm - Wes Moore speaks during Shabbat Services

12:30-1:15 - Kiddush Lunch with Reservoir Hill neighbors

1:15-2:30 - Multi-generational, multi-cultural storytelling about making life decisions

2:30-3:30 - Ice cream social and informal discussion to explore further collaboration to engage young people in the community

Notice of Beth Am’s Annual Congregational MeetingPlease Join us onSUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2014

9:30 am Minyan10:00 am Bagel Breakfast 10:30 am Annual Membership Meeting

Report of the Nominating CommitteeOFFICERS: (One-year term – until Annual Meeting 2015)President Scott Zeger1st Vice President Julie Gottlieb2nd Vice President Lynn SassinTreasurer Alan Kopolow Secretary Elaine Weiss

TRUSTEES: (Three-year term – until Annual Meeting 2017)David Demsky Risa JampelAshley Pressman Naomi RosnerAlyson Bonavoglia completing the term for Lynn Sassin until 2015

SHUKAN SALE at the June annual meeting: 30% or more off many items

Photograph from the 2013 Annual Meeting by Howard Fink z”l

Services in the ParkJoin Beth Am Synagogue’s Rabbi Daniel Burg and Cantor Ira Greenstein for Services in the Park, a Musical Kabbalat Shabbat. Services will be held in the Waterfowl Pavillion at the Maryland Zoo.

Fridays, July 11 and August 86:00 pm - BYO fish or dairy dinner6:40 pm - Activities for children 9 and under7:00 pm - Shabbat Services

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Etta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund• Elaine Freeman - in memory of

Emanuel Kaplan, her father, on his yahrzeit.

Building Preservation and Ritual Enhancement Fund• Marcia & Ave Amith - in memory of

Blanche Feller, mother of Henry Feller• Carole & Morton Ellin - in honor of

Leonard Sachs on his birthday• Elaine Freeman - in honor of Leonard

Sachs on his birthday• Elisa & Jason Frost & Family - in honor

of Galya Kroiz Seidel, on her Bat Mitzvah

• Roz & Nelson Hyman - in honor of Cheri & Ed Levin, on the birth of their grandson Max Lazar

• Risa & Henry Jampel - in memory of Blanche Feller, mother of Henry Feller

• Joanne Katz & Scott Zeger - in memory of Natalie Sommer, mother of Alfred Sommer

• Rhoda & Aaron Levine - in honor of David Aldouby, becoming an Associate Judge of the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City

• Susan & Abel Merrill - in memory of Inez Kargon, mother of Robert Kargon

• Celeste Pushkin - in memory of Melvin Furchgott, brother of Maurice Furchgott

• Bob Rombro - in appreciation• Carol & David Shulman - in memory

of Joseph Shulman, his father on his yahrzeit

• Janis & Jay Silverman - in memory of Mildred Einhorn, her aunt

• Nancy & Arthur Sobel - in honor of Sandy & Bob Hillman, on their anniversary

• Eileen Yoffe - in memory of Blanche Feller, mother of Henry Feller; in appreciation of Beth Am

• Judy Miller - in memory of Harriet Estis, wife of Len Estis

• Judy & Les Stellman - in memory of Doris Cohen, her mother, on her yahrzeit

General Fund

• Roz & Nelson Hyman - in honor of Richard Rosenthal & family, on the Bat Mitzvah of his granddaughter, Toby Berman

Prayer Book Fund - Chumash

Adult Education Fund

• Karen Egorin & Martin Yaker - in memory of Nathan Kantor, her father, on his yahrzeit

• Abby & Charles Rammelkamp - in honor of Alyson Bonavoglia & George Wittenberg, on the Bar Mitzvah of their son David Wittenberg; in honor of Connie Rosenthal, on the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter Toby Berman

• Ellen & Mordecai Blaustein - in memory of Henrietta Baron, her mother, & Norman Blaustein, his father, on their yahrzeits

APRIL CONTRIBUTIONS

Kiddush Fund

I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund

• Joanne Gold & Andrew Stern - in appreciation of Beth Am

• Paul Walsky - in memory of Howard Fink

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Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Social Action Fund• Elisa & Jason Frost & Family - in honor

of David Wittenberg, on his Bar Mitzvah

• Sharon & Joe Nathanson - in honor of Cheri & Ed Levin, on the birth of their grandson Max Lazar; in honor of Nancy Kohn Rabin & Joel Rabin, on the birth of their granddaughters Irena & Hypatia

• Rex Rehfeld - in memory of Ruth Rehfeld, his late wife, on her yahrzeit

• Joan & Edward Sills - in memory of Tillie Sills, his mother, on her yahrzeit

• Lisa & Robert Berlin Wittenstein - in memory of Bertram Wittenstein, his father, on his yahrzeit

• Harriet & Herb Goldman - in memory of Harriet Estis, wife of Len Estis

• Sarajane Greenfeld, Sandy Hess and Dovey Kahn - in honor of Aaron Zelinsky

• Sandy & Bob Hillman - in memory of Albert Hillman, his father, on his yahrzeit

• Mimi & Richard Joseph - in memory of Naomi Joseph, his mother, on her yahrzeit

• Monica & Arnold Sagner - in memory of Jocobo Eisenstein, her father, on his yahrzeit

• Eileen Yoffe - in memory of Anne Schiff, cousin of Rabbi Daniel Burg

APRIL CONTRIBUTIONS

• Elaine Freeman - in honor of Zachary Stern, on his Bar Mitzvah

Youth & Teen Education Support Fund

KIDDUSH LUNCHEON AND BIMAH FLOWERS

Sponsorships and DonationsApril 26 The Kiddush luncheon was sponsored by Joanne Gold & Andrew Stern in honor of Zachary Stern’s Bar Mitzvah.

The flowers were sponsored by Joanne Gold & Andrew Stern in loving memory of Joanne’s mother, Lenore Elis Gold.

May 24The Kiddush luncheon was sponsored by Jon Shorr and Kendra Kopelke in honor of Julian Frost’s Bar Mitzvah

The flowers on the Bimah in memory of Bernie and Marilyn Shorr, Julian’s great grandparents.

Thank you!from Henry Feller, Exec. Dir.

Many thanks to the individuals who have helped breakdown and setup the social hall after

Kiddush lunches. I want to specifically thank

Jim Schwartz, Jim Jacobs and David Drager-Davidoff

who have been a tremendous help along with the ever present Efrem Potts and

Reneé Feller.

Help is always appreciated!

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Memorial Plaque Dedications

Order memorial plaques for the High Holyday dedication by July 29. To order a Memorial Plaque, to be added to the Beth Am Memorial Tablets in the Sanctuary lobby, please complete this form.

Memorial Plaque FormCurrent Cost: $525

Please make all checks payable to Beth Am. Return forms to: Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Fax (410) 523-1729

If you have any questions please contact the Beth Am office: 410-523-2446 or gail@bethambaltimore.org

I would like to order ________ plaques.

At $525 each (total): _________

Option 1: Order plaques

______________________________________Your Name

______________________________________Address (line 1)

______________________________________Address (line 2)

______________________________________Phone

______________________________________English Name of the Deceased

______________________________________His/Her relationship to you

______________________________________English Date of Death (month, date, year)

______________________________________Hebrew Date of Death (month, date, year)

Please indicate the time of death: _______AM ______PM

Option 2: Reserve plaques

_______ I would like to pre-order a “Reserve” plaque. _______ Quantity

______________________________________Your Name

______________________________________Phone

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PRAYERS FOR HEALINGLottie Greene, mother of Meg HymanMarsha Davis, mother of Nakia DavisRabbi Daniel Kaplan, brother of Debbie Potts (Efrem)Lenore Berman, mother of Janis Silverman (Jay)Risa Kipnis, friend of Roberta and Cantor Ira GreensteinJamie PufferEileen YoffeConnie RosenthalHarold FreemanRobert Gerard, nephew of Hilda CoyneAlan Pressman (Ashley)Judy Langenthal (Hersch)Mike Steedman, brother of Linda SmallNancy HolderHarry Adler, friend of Roberta and Cantor Ira GreensteinBurt D’LugoffOfra Shipman, cousin of Roberta Greenstein (Cantor Ira Greenstein)Donald Allen, father of Lisa Minick (Chris)Norma Gaines, grandmother of Emily Gaines Demsky (David)Steven Kraft, brother of Jim Kraft (Kristi Aho)Jerald Lipsch, brother of Harriet Goldman (Herb)Cyndi Lee Haaz, mother of Stephany Moonaz (Robert)Robin Leidner & Sue Martin, friends of Amy Davidoff & Steve GoreAlan GrossRobert Katz, father of Joanne Katz (Scott Zeger)Hilda CoyneVickie DorfFran KantermanSteven Eisenberg, friend of Les Stellman

RECENT DEATHS• Robert Katz, father of Joanne Katz (Scott Zeger) • Lee Rome, husband of Margaret Rome• Nicholas “Benzion” Attias• Dan Paradies, uncle of Cindy Paradies (Larry Moscow)• Andree Levys, mother of Carol Shear (David)

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GRADUATING?!?!Do you have a family member who is graduating this year from high school, college or graduate school? Would you like others to know how proud you are?

Please send the following information to Valerie@bethambaltimore.org: Name of graduate and parent’s name; from what institution the person is graduating; level of school (high school, college etc) and undergrad or graduate degree.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Betty Seidel and

Jo-Ann Orlinsky for their support proofreading

for Beth Am!

MAZEL TOV• Fred Katz, on the article about him,

A New Approach, in the Jewish Times.

• Diane and John Baum on the birth of their grandson. Parents are Emily Baum and Joshua Burke.

GRADUATIONS!• Joel Cohen graduated Magna Cum

Laude from Syracuse University with a Bachelor’s degree in Policy Studies and a minor in Management Studies. Son of Ilene & Neri Cohen

• Noah Manneville, graduated from Elon University, Elon, NC with a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies. Son of Debbie & Denis Manneville, grandson of Rosellen & Bob Fleishman

• Rob Moonaz graduated with a Master’s degree in Negotiations and Conflict Management from the University of Baltimore. His proud family includes: Steffany, Soleil, and Vie Moonaz.

• Megan Philippi is graduating high school from The Park School. Daughter of Miriam Hack.

• Ethan Plant graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Son of Harry Plant & the late Jennifer Ayres, grandson of Rosellen & Bob Fleishman

• Isaac Plant graduated from the London School of Economics, with a Master’s degree in Philosophy & Public Policy. Son of Harry Plant & the late Jennifer Ayres, grandson of Rosellen & Bob Fleishman

• Bill Walowitz is graduating from Lakewood High School, Lakewood, CO. Son of Laurie & Nate Walowitz, grandson of Rosellen & Bob Fleishman

TISHA B’AV SERVICES

MONDAY, AUGUST 4 8 pm

Services and Chanting of Eicha,

The Scroll of Lamentations. We will be

seated on the floor in the Chapel.

Please bring flashlights.

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70+ BIRTHDAYSCarol Traub 3-JunShirley Braverman 4-JunJackie Donowitz 6-JunNancy Holder 8-JunRuth Berger-Kline 9-JunDovey Kahn 12-JunEleanor Goldstein 13-JunCharles Angell 14-JunBarbara Gamse 15-JunRosellen Fleishman 16-JunGeorge Hess, Jr. 18-JunRex Rehfeld 19-JunVickie Dorf 22-JunEllie Fine 23-JunHarris Goldberg 23-JunJane Efron 24-JunEmile Bendit 28-JunDavid Kornblatt 30-JunRuth Borris 1-JulSandy Shapiro 1-JulDebbie Singer 2-JulMary Jacobs 7-JulMarion Pines 7-JulLinda Weisfeldt 12-JulFrances Rubenstein 14-JulBirdie Hack 16-JulAlbert Pats 16-JulHarvey Singer 16-JulMimi Davidoff 17-JulPat Joseph 17-JulGloria Askin 18-JulHerb Goldman 18-JulDiane Abeloff 20-JulLen Estis 20-JulMyra Hettleman 20-JulAlfred Moses 24-JulStephen Weiner 25-JulElaine Snyder 28-Jul

50+ ANNIVERSARIESSol & Elaine Snyder 10-JunDavid & Eleanor Goldstein 14-JunTony & Patsy Perlman 17-JunRichard & Mimi Joseph 18-JunNelson & Sara Fishman 20-JunAlbert & Nadja Pats 20-JunIvan & Gala Stern 20-JunAve & Marcia Amith 21-JunBuzzy & Myra Hettleman 22-JunEd & Joanne Wallach 24-JunRoger & Harriet Garfink 30-JunEdward & Joan Sills 3-JulMarcia & Robert Kargon 14-Jul

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From every person whose heart is willing take my offering...and make Me a holy space that I may dwell among them.

- Exodus 25

Thank you to Eliza Feller, Chair and Jim Jacobs, Vice Chair and the Annual Fund

Committee for a successful year

2013-2014 / 5774!

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FUND DESIGNATIONAccessibility Fund (1431) - Used to make the facility accessible to those with impaired physical abilitiesAdult Education Fund (1481) - Supports educational programs for all adultsBAYITT Fund (1414) - Beth Am’s Young Adult Initiative for 20’s and 30’sBuilding Preservation and Ritual Enhancement Fund (1426) - Supports the preservation and renovation of the building and the ritual itemsCantor’s Discretionary Fund (1405) Allows the Cantor to support special programs and individuals in needEducator’s Discretionary Fund (1404) Allows the Educator to support special programs and individuals in needEtta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund (1451) - Supports the purchase of furniture, equipment and capital improvements for the Jewish Discovery LabFloral Fund (1435) - Beautifies the Bimah

Garden Fund (1466) - Beautifies groundsGeneral Fund (1430) - Applied to the operating budget of the congregationI. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund (1461) - Assists students in their educational pursuitsKiddush Fund (1441) - Used for luncheons following Sabbath and holiday services Prayer Book Fund (1436) - Supports the purchase of prayer books and dedication prayer booksRabbi’s Discretionary Fund (1403) - Allows the Rabbi to support special programs and individuals in needSocial Action Fund (1471) - Supports social action activities in the Reservoir Hill area and the general communityTiny Tots Shabbat Fund (1408) - Supports Shabbat programs for our preschoolersYouth & Teen Education Support Fund (1476) - Supports educational programs for all of Beth Am’s youth

ACKNOWLEDGE THE OCCASION THROUGH BETH AMWe encourage all congregants to send their contribution requests directly to Nakia Davis, nakia@bethambaltimore.org so they can be processed in a timely manner.

First & Last Name(s): _______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________If your contribution is from a couple or family, please list all names (use additional paper if necessary)

Telephone: (________) __________ - ___________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________ Amount of Donation: __________________________($10 minimum requested; please make checks payable to Beth Am)

Fund Designation__________________________________________________________________

In honor/memory/appreciation of ___________________________________________________Send Acknowledgement Card To:

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

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