THE SCROLL - Beth Shalom Congregation

THE SCROLL Tammuz/Av/Elul 5775 - July/August 2015

BETH SHALOM CONGREGATION The Center for Conservative Jewish Life In Howard County

Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Beth Shalom Congregation 8070 Harriet Tubman Ln

Columbia, MD · 410-531-5115

Cool down with some delicious watermelon, story time, and songs at Beth Shalom!

No registration required, NO FEE - invite your friends.

Watermelon Wednesdays

Summer Storytime

At Beth Shalom

4:30 PM on the front lawn (Just look for the tent!) - June 24, July 15 and August 12

All are welcome. This program is geared towards ages 7 and under.

Summer Shabbat Soirees

Fridays, July 17 - August 14, delightful laid-back

summer dinner-and-a-service celebrations to

welcome Shabbat in congregants’ homes.

Service is not held at Beth Shalom on these Friday evenings.

See page 5 for details

July/August 2015 - Tammuz/Av/Elul 5775 Page 2

Minions for Minyan

By Rabbi Susan Grossman

Judging by the new Minions movie, I am not the

only fan of these yellow characters introduced in the

Despicable Me movies. It may be their slapstick

humor or their cuteness, but I think there is something

more. Like the comedy teams of Abbot and Costello

or the Marx Brothers, under all their ribbing, the

Minions care and go to bat for each other.

I am struck by the similarity between these

Minions and our own Minyan, the quorum of ten

needed to recite certain prayers including Mourner’s

Kaddish. Throughout history, the minyan has been the

basic building block of Jewish identity and unity. It

was not uncommon for a stranger to be approached on

a city street with the question, “Are you Jewish?” and

if the answer was yes, that person was asked to, and

often would, help make the minyan. This tradition

still occurs in some communities. (Oh for the day that

women would be approached to help make the

minyan, too!) There is an unspoken understanding

that we all share the same goal, that of caring and

going to bat for our fellow Jews.

One of the most important ways we care for

and go to bat for each other is by being one of the

Minions that support the Minyan. Anyone who has

lost a loved one knows how disorienting and alienat-

ing that journey of loss is. That is why our Sages

decreed that Mourners’ Kaddish can only be recited

within a minyan. Summers are particularly difficult.

With so many of our regular minions away, more

minions are needed to help sustain our weekday

minyans.

Services are held at 7:30 pm Sunday through

Thursday. These services are only 15 minutes long,

but they are a very important 15 minutes. These 15

minutes can help lighten a mourner’s burden of

sorrow, but only if a minyan is present. Bring the kids

to model this critically important element of Jewish

identity and tradition. (Some kids even count towards

the minyan!)

One of the delights of the first and second

Despicable Me films that introduced us to the Minions

is that their “despicable” master, Gru, is not so despic-

able after all. Once he experiences what it means to be

cared for, he commits himself to taking care of others,

particularly his family and his minions. Our Master in

Heaven placed us on this earth to care and go to bat

for each other. One of the ways we can do that is by

becoming one of the minions to make the Minyan this

summer! Please sign up for a minyan slot on our

website (www.beth-shalom.net) or just show up. The

more minions the better!

On behalf of David, Yoni and Pops, I wish you

a safe and revitalizing summer filled with joy and the

satisfaction that comes from being with family and

friends, and doing acts of kindness for others.

A Message from Rabbi Grossman Contact Rabbi Grossman at [email protected] or call (410) 531-5115 x306

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Worship with Us ................................................ page 3 Message from the President ............................. page 4 Summer Soirees .................................................. page 5 Religious School Open House ......................... page 5 Sisterhood ........................................................ page 6-8 Men’s Club .......................................................... page 9 Committee & Community News ................... page 11 July & August Calendars ......................... pages 12-13 Good & Welfare ............................................... page 15 Shul Lady ........................................................... page 16 Yahrzeits & Minyan Schedule ........................ page 17 Board of Directors, Staff & Babysitters ........ page 19

http://www.beth-shalom.net


Worship With Us - Fridays Main Service Starts at 8 pm (except as noted below)

Date Candle Lighting

July 3 8:20 pm July 10 8:18 pm July 17 8:14 pm Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner and service at congregant’s home. No service at Beth Shalom July 24 8:09 pm Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner and service at congregant’s home. No service at Beth Shalom July 31 8:03 pm Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner and service at congregant’s home. No service at Beth Shalom August 7 7:55 pm Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner and service at congregant’s home. No service at Beth Shalom August 14 7:46 pm Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner and service at congregant’s home. No service at Beth Shalom August 21 7:37 pm Ask the Rabbi August 28 7:28 pm Guest Speaker: Col. Al Biegel - “Can ISIS be defeated?”

Special Upcoming Shabbat Programs

Fri., Sept. 4 - Jewish Superhero Shabbat 6:00 pm: Shorashim Tot Service, Youth activities and

Adult Education lecture

6:45 pm: Dinner (meat with vegetarian options)

8:00 pm: Main Service: Rabbi Grossman will speak about

Jewish Super Heroes in Jewish Literature and History.

Come as yourself or in costume! Bring your friends for

our first Shabbat Dinner of the year.

Sat., Oct. 2: Social Action Shabbat With special Guest Speakers Rebecca Niburg &

Nicole Wood from the Department of Homeland Security

speaking about Human Trafficking.

Babysitting will be available.

Worship With Us - Saturdays Main Service Starts at 9:30 am

Date Shabbat Ends July 4 9:26 pm July 11 9:23 pm July 18 9:18 pm July 25 9:12 pm August 1 9:04 pm August 8 8:56 pm August 15 8:46 pm August 22 8:35 pm Emily Gorny’s Bat Mitzvah August 29 8:24 pm Daniel Osheroff’s Bar Mitzvah

TISHA B’AV

Saturday, July 25

9:30 pm: Erev Tisha B’Av Service

Sunday, July 26:

9:00 am: Tisha B’Av Service

4:00 pm: Minhah Service

ROSH HASHANAH—YOM KIPPUR

Saturday, September 5

8:00 pm: Selichot Program & Service

Sunday, September 13

8:00 pm: Erev Rosh Hashanah

Monday, September 14

9:00 am: Rosh Hashanah Service Day 1

5:00 pm: Tashlich & Minhah

Tuesday, September 15

9:00 am: Rosh Hashanah Service Day 2


6:20 pm: Erev Yom Kippur Service

Wednesday, September 23

9:00 am: Yom Kippur Service

SUKKOT

Sunday, September 27

7:30 pm: Erev Sukkot Service

Monday, September 28

9:30 am: Sukkot Service Day 1

7:30 pm: Rabbi Grossman’s Sukkot Open House


9:30 am: Sukkot Service Day 2

SHEMINI ATZERET - SIMCHAT TORAH

Sunday, October 4

8:00 pm: Erev Shemini Atzeret Service

Monday, October 5

9:30 am: Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor

7:00 pm: Tot Simchat Torah Service

7:30 pm: Erev Simchat Torah Service

Tuesday, October 6

9:30 am: Simchat Torah Service

SAVE THE DATE


A message from the President - Alan Zeman (contact Alan at presidentbeth-

Looking back, we had a year

we can all be proud of with

engaging family and adult

programming, fantastic con-

certs, amazing congregational

support for our Annual

Appeal, which came in over

goal, and one of our best

fundraisers, and fun events ever, the Maccabeats

concert. Thank you to all the volunteers, clergy and

staff who made these events so successful. We must

be doing something right because we welcomed many

new members to the Beth Shalom family this year.

As you come by this summer, excuse the dust as we

begin the first stage of our

larger renovation plans, beginning with our bath-

rooms. More information about future plans will be

coming this fall.

Of course, Beth Shalom continues to provide services

and programming over the summer. Join us on Friday

evenings for our Summer Shabbat Soiree Pot Luck

Dinner & Service at congregant’s homes. I am host-

ing the Soiree on July 24 and everyone is invited.

Saturday morning and Tisha B’Av services continue

as usual throughout the summer in our air conditioned

sanctuary. For young families, we are again hosting

Watermelon Wednesdays monthly after camp pick up.

Check out the details elsewhere in the Scroll for all

these programs.

As we look forward to the coming year, committees

are busy planning bigger and better program-

ming. Let me and our other Board members know

what Beth Shalom can do for you! Most important,

get involved.

Volunteer 15 minutes for evening minyan. (With less

people in town, it becomes even more important to

support our evening minyan Sunday – Thursday at

7:30 pm.) Or volunteer a few hours. It’s your call, so

please call. The list of committee chairs appears else-

where in the Scroll.

Hope to see you soon. In the meantime, on behalf of

my wife, Mary Okada and myself, I wish you a

healthy and happy summer.

Alan Zeman

President


Summer Shabbat Soiree Press Release 2015

Beth Shalom's 2015 Summer Shabbat Soirees -- our ninth summer! -- we are

ready to roll! Beginning July 17th, we will once again be getting together in

the homes of congregants on Friday nights for potluck (kosher dairy/pareve)

dinner-and-a-service activities, our synagogue’s delightful laid-back summer

celebrations to welcome Shabbat.

Hosts will be announced in the e-Scroll two to three weeks before each

Soiree. (For those who don’t receive the e-Scroll, consider signing up, or

check with the synagogue office periodically.) Guests must then contact

EACH host to sign up in advance (no later than the Tuesday of that week) and work out what they will bring.

For guests who don’t keep kosher (and/or cook), there are plenty of tasty commercially-prepared foods that

are kosher, even in ordinary supermarkets. If you want to cook, we have developed FAQs on how (and sug-

gestions on what) to prepare kosher dairy and pareve foods in a non-kosher kitchen. It is easier than you

might think – but, as there are different standards for keeping kosher, hosts have final say about what may or

may not be brought into their homes.

For those who want only the Shabbat service, you are welcome to join the Soirees after dinner because there

will not be a service at the synagogue on the nights we hold Soirees. Please contact the hosts so they can

make sure they have enough chairs and books.

Foodies, start polishing your recipes for this rare opportunity to show off your home-cooked goodies to the

Beth Shalom family. Everyone, prepare for evenings of fun!

If you have any questions, please email Barbara Pollack at [email protected].

Beth Shalom Religious School Opening Day and Open House

Sunday, August 30

The first day of Beth Shalom's Religious School will be an open house day for our

students and prospective students to get a taste of what the upcoming year will be

like. Each class will have a chance to play games to get to know one another

(returning students and prospective students together), review learning from previous

years, and be exposed to all of the aspects of Beth Shalom's Religious School.

We will have an orientation session for parents, opportunities to meet with Rabbi Grossman and

Rabbi Plotkin, and a special program from the Beth Shalom Sisterhood.

Watch your e-mail for more information this summer, and invite your friends to join us that morning.

mailto:[email protected]


JOIN IN A HOLIDAY TRADITION

And support Beth Shalom Youth Programs

Say Shana Tova to the entire Congregation.

Add your name and your family’s to the

Beth Shalom High Holiday Greeting Card.

Proceeds from the card help fund a special Youth enrichment event

ORDER BY August 20, 2015

$30 (make checks payable to Beth Shalom Sisterhood)

I want to include my family on the Rosh Hashanah Card as follows:

_____________________________________________________________

Name: _______________________________________________________

Phone: ___________________ E-Mail: ___________________________

YOM KIPPUR BREAK-FAST Did you know…..

…. Sisterhood sponsors the Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast?

Sisterhood pays for the food, and coordinates the preparation, but it is volunteer congregants

who prepare the Break-the-Fast at the end of Yom Kippur services.

If you want to help out, sign up, and return the form to:

Eve Klein, 5262 Five Finger Way, Columbia, MD 21045

I volunteer for the Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast. Please contact me to help.

___ Shopping ___Setting up ___Cleaning up

Name: ___________________________________________________

PHONE: __________________ Email _________________________

Mail to: Eve Klein, 5262 Five Finger Way, Columbia, MD 21045


Sisterhood News by Irva Nachlas-Gabin, Sisterhood President

I hope everyone is having a pleasant

and relaxing summer. The Sister-

hood leadership is taking time

between relaxing to gear up for the

coming year. We are planning

some Sisterhood get-togethers for

the Fall, and we’re looking forward to partnering with

the newly reinstituted Beth Shalom Men’s Club on a

field trip.

Our incoming Sisterhood Board is an energetic group

of women who have new ideas to move Sisterhood

forward. Watch your emails for the list of Board

members.

There are still openings for a few posts, some small

jobs and some larger. And there is always room for

creative and innovative ideas. Please contact

Sisterhood at our email

[email protected] if you want to

suggest a program, help with Judaica Shop, host a

brunch or tea at your home, pack College Care

packages, set up an oneg, or any of the other many

things Sisterhood does.

TIME TO JOIN OR RENEW

Renew your membership, or join Sisterhood before

September 1, and receive a small Thank You gift – a

coupon for a 10% discount on one item from the

Sisterhood Judaica Shop. Sisterhood members

already receive a discount on most purchases from the

shop, so this coupon will give an added discount on an

item of your choice. To renew your membership,

email [email protected] or use the

Membership form in the Scroll.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 pm – Special movie oppor-

tunity: From the series “Exhibition On-Screen,” The

Impressionists – from the Musee du Luxembourg

Paris, National Gallery London, and Philadelphia

Museum of Art. A documentary highlighting some of

history’s greatest painters, including a revealing look

at each artist, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage

from the exhibitions. At the AMC Columbia Movie

Theater at the Columbia Mall. Email

[email protected] for tickets and

more information.

Sunday, August 30, 10:00am – 12:30pm – Our

Opening Brunch, at Beth Shalom. Meet old friends

and new acquaintances at our open house. Enjoy

coffee and a nosh, participate in a cooking

demonstration of High Holiday recipes, browse the

Judaica shop. Watch for more information in the

eScroll.

Sunday, October 4, 3:00 pm – Tea in the Sukkah – a

reprise of the popular program is in the planning

stages. We invite you to join the planning committee

to make this a special event.

Watch for more information about Torah Fund, Paid

Up Members Dinner, “We-Care” packages for

College Students, and more Sisterhood information in

our summer mailing.

Beth Shalom Libraries in the Chaitovitz Classroom

Come and see what’s happening to The Steven Chilton Memorial Children’s Library and the Myer and Phyllis Kuritzy Memorial Library. Our shelves are filling up with all sorts of interesting books. We’ve started to create an online catalog so Beth Shalom mem-bers can find out what the Library has that they can use. There is still much work ahead to get our Libraries in order. Jobs to do:

Evaluate the existing collection for timeliness and value.

Help determine library hours, borrowing rules, and library ac-cess.

Repair, cover and label books, enter data in the libraries’ cata-log.

Identify new titles to add to the collection,

At this time, the Beth Shalom Libraries are not accepting dona-tions of books.

To volunteer to help with this project, please call Irva Nachlas-Gabin at (410) 997-7759 or email to [email protected].


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Beth Shalom Sisterhood 5776 (2015-2016)

Sisterhood Dues (Includes Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ) membership & website access, and Sisterhood Paid Up Members Dinner)

$30 for first-time Sisterhood members $40 for returning Sisterhood members Please make your check payable

to Beth Shalom Sisterhood

Name: _____________________________ E-Mail:* ______________________@_____________

Street: ___________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip:_____________________________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________ Neighborhood: ___________________________

Birthday month______ day _____ *Providing your e-mail address saves money & paper. Sisterhood will send e-vites to you for upcoming events. Sisterhood will not share your e-

mail with any group other than Beth Shalom Sisterhood members and WLCJ.

___ I want to join Beth Shalom Sisterhood Facebook page. Please invite me.

___ Women’s League for Conservative Judaism sends occasional informational e-mails to members.

If you don’t want to receive these e-mails, please opt out here:

YES! Count me in to volunteer. I would like to:

__ Work “behind the scenes” (make phone calls, help with mailings, etc.)

__ Be part of the “Kitchen Crew” and shop for/prepare onegs and Kiddushes

__ Help on a committee (please circle all that apply):

Judaica Shop Torah Fund Membership / Paid Up Dinner College Mailings Welcome

Communications (Facebook, Scroll, newsletter, etc.) Sisterhood Shabbat Shalach Manot Programming

I have a child in college or on active duty military who would like to receive

Sisterhood holiday gift packages.

Childs name (Print): _______________________________________________

Mailing address: __________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________

AMOUNT ENCLOSED:

Dues: New Member: $_________

Returning Member: $_________

Donation to Sisterhood: $_________

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ _________

Beth Shalom Sisterhood is affiliated with

Women’s League of Conservative Judaism

Please make your check payable to:

Beth Shalom Sisterhood

Send completed form and check to:

Sherri Kersey

9510 Dawn Blush Court

Columbia, MD 21045-5117


Beth Shalom Congregation Men’s Club

Everyone knows that Beth Shalom has a strong, vibrant and active Sisterhood. It's time for the Men's Club at Beth Shalom to come out of hibernation where it has been for the past few years. An equally strong, vibrant and active Men's Club is vitally important to the growth and health of the Congregation. I have been a member of the Beth Shalom Board the last couple of years in charge of Communications and my term has expired. I am stepping up to help re-energize the Beth Shalom Men's Club. Our mission should be:

1. To strengthen the involvement of the Men's Club members in the life of Beth Shalom. 2. To help integrate and grow Beth Shalom institutions. 3. To promote a more thorough knowledge and appreciation of Jewish life. 4. To stimulate social and cultural activities among the members and in the community at large. 5. To train knowledgeable leaders for the synagogue and the Jewish community.

Come on guys! We already have a group of guys who get together and watch football. We already have a bowling league. Last year a large group of us went on a hike. We help the Sisterhood in the kitchen. A group goes to baseball games in both Baltimore and DC. Every year we build and take down the Sukkah. We do a lot of things in and around the synagogue and it is time to formalize our activities and make them more unified. We are looking for fellow congregants who feel it is important to start the formation of an active and involved Menʼs Club. We need to get things started by brainstorming what we want to do and get our first few events off the ground. This should get us well on our way to rejuvenating the Beth Shalom Men's Club. Our Men's Club will be a breath of fresh air and will be filling a void in congregational activities.

We need to develop a list of possible activities our Men's Club might offer. They need to be a variety including some that are religious-oriented, others that involve community service, and some that are social or recreational. Our Men's Club will be whatever our membership wants it to be. Some of the things a Men's Club can do are Support Congregational Youth financially and through programs, enhance Jewish observance at the Synagogue and at home, Increase Involvement in the Jewish community, work on and expand projects to support the Congregation, create camaraderie and Ruach, Set a

Positive Example for our Children, Provide Social and Recreational Activities and Enhance an Understanding of World Jewry and its Problems.

So, I am looking for men who want to be involved in the rebirth of the Beth Shalom Men's Club. If you would like to get involved in its development, either give me a call at 443-285-9336 or email me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you.

Alan Spiegel Beth Shalom Men’s Club President (443) 285-9336 © [email protected]

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Book Club

The Book Club meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. We chat about the book and enjoy some munchies. Everyone is welcome to attend. We’re always glad to see newcomers. Contact Sharon Schreiberg (410) 992-0616, [email protected]) to find out where we are meeting. Here’s our schedule for the next few months.

July 8 -- The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman

August 12 - A Guide to the Perplexed by Dara Horn

Committee and Community News

Social Action News by Roger Gabin, Social Action Committee Chair

It's been a productive year for the Social Action Committee. Here is a summary of our activities:

Hanukkah Extravaganza: We collaborated with Rabbi Plotkin and the religious school stu-

dents to identify and carry out social action activities.

Indian Cave: We mobilized community members to attend a February public meeting about

development that threatened the Indian Cave on Harriet Tubman Lane, part of the Underground

Railroad.

Cold Weather Shelter: We supported the Kittamaqundi community during their week shelter-

ing approximately 25 Howard County homeless residents, providing driving, food, laundry, and entertainment services

Don't Burn That Chametz: We collected chametz for donation to the Howard County Food Bank.

Road Clean-up: We picked up trash along Harriet Tubman Lane from the synagogue to Cedar Lane

Grassroots Motel Boxes: With the religious school, we delivered 5 boxes of food for Grassroots participants

temporarily sheltered in local motels.

Thanks to everyone who helped make these events happen: Ora Fisch, Andrea

LeWinter, Sharon Shoemaker, Beverli Goldberg, Lenny Cohen, Pearl Seidman,

Mindy Sperling and her mom Jeannette, Scott Klein, Linda Nachenberg, Frankie

and Sylvie Staines.

Thanks to the Social Action Committee members for their time and hard work: Abby

Glassberg, Linda Eisenberg, Rabbi Plotkin, Alan Seidman, Margie Steiner, Sherri

Kersey, Barbara Miller, Mary Anne Newkirk.

A special thank-you to Abby Glassberg. She was everywhere: baking cookies with religious school students at the Ha-

nukkah Extravaganza, mobilizing support to preserve the Indian cave, coordinating Beth Shalom's activities to support

the Cold Weather Shelter (and providing entertainment one evening herself), collecting chametz, and leading the Road

Clean-up. Thank you, Abby, for your time, energy, and devotion.

Want to have some fun, socialize, and bowl - then join the Co-ed Jewish

Community Bowling League for 2015 and 2016. If you are interested

please contact Sharon Freedman at 410-381-3717

or Steven Bloom at 410-531-8535.

Cost will be $16 per week.

League will meet on the following Sundays at 9 am:

2015: Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 8, Dec. 13

2016: Jan. 10, Feb. 21, March 20, April 17, May 15


Beth Shalom Congregation Calendar - July 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

July 1 14 Tammuz

2 15 Tammuz 3 16 Tammuz Office Closed for Independence Day 8:00 pm Shabbat Service

4 17 Tammuz 9:30 am Shabbat Service

5 18 Tammuz

6 19 Tammuz

7 20 Tammuz 2:00 pm Adult Ed: Daytime Study Group

8 21 Tammuz

9 22 Tammuz

10 23 Tammuz 8:00 pm Shabbat Service

11 24 Tammuz 9:30 am Shabbat Service

12 25 Tammuz

13 26 Tammuz

14 27 Tammuz 2:00 pm Adult Ed: Daytime Study Group

15 28 Tammuz 4:30 pm Watermelon Wednesday

16 29 Tammuz Rosh Chodesh Av

17 1 Av Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner & Service at home of Congregant - NO service at Beth Shalom

18 2 Av 9:30 am Shabbat Service

19 3 Av

20 4 Av

21 5 Av 2:00 pm Adult Ed: Daytime Study Group

22 6 Av

23 7 Av


25 9 Av Erev Tisha B’Av 9:30 am Shabbat Service 9:30 pm Tisha B’Av Service

26 10 Av Tisha B’Av 9:00 am Tisha B’Av Service 4:00 pm Minhah Service

27 11 Av


29 13 Av 8:00 pm Book Club (Off-site)

30 14 Av

31 15 Av

Summer Shabbat Soiree: Dinner & Service at home of Congregant -

NO service at Beth Shalom

Be sure to check the weekly E-Scroll and

bulletin for changes in program schedules

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Beth Shalom Congregation Calendar—August 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

August 1 16 Av 9:30 am Shabbat Service

2 17 Av

3 18 Av 4 19 Av 2:00 pm Adult Ed: Daytime Study Group

5 20 Av

6 21 Av


8 23 Av 9:30 am Shabbat Service

9 24 Av

10 25 Av


12 27 Av 4:30 pm Watermelon Wednesday 8:00 pm Book Club (Off-site)

13 28 Av


15 30 Av Rosh Chodesh Elul 9:30 am Shabbat Service

16 1 Elul

17 2 Elul

18 3 Elul 2:00 pm Adult Ed: Daytime Study Group

19 4 Elul

20 5 Elul

21 6 Elul USY Encampment 8:00 pm Shabbat Service - Ask the Rabbi

22 7 Elul USY Encampment 9:30 am Shabbat Service - Emily Gorny’s Bat Mitzvah

23 8 Elul USY Encampment

24 9 Elul

25 10 Elul 2:00 pm Adult Ed: Daytime Study Group

26 11 Elul 2:00 pm Maddrichim Orientation

27 12 Elul

28 13 Elul 8:00 pm Shabbat Service Guest Speaker: Col. Al Biegel - “Can ISIS be defeated?”

29 14 Elul 9:30 am Shabbat Service - Daniel Osheroff’s Bar Mitzvah

30 15 Elul 9:00 am Religious School Open House and Sisterhood Opening Brunch

31 16 Elul

Be sure to check the weekly E-Scroll and

bulletin for changes in program schedules



















MAZEL TOV TO: Eric and Brenda Gorny on the Bat Mitzvah of their

daughter Emily

Joseph Osheroff and Nicole Pilevsky on the Bar Mitzvah of

their son Daniel

OUR CONDOLENCES TO:

Tammy Colton on the loss of her mother, Joy Podolsky

Michal Cohen on the loss of her mother, Ruth Fram

Jeff Cohen on the loss of his mother, Emily Cohen

Philip Press on the loss of his mother, Isabell Pree

Tammy Lawrence on the loss of her uncle, Jerry Loubier

Ron Rabinowitz on the loss of his mother, Doroth Rabinowitz

GENERAL FUND DONATIONS:

In memory of Hyman Berkowitz on his yahrzeit:

Janet and Rod Grimes

In memory of Carl Weiler on his yahrzeit:

Judy Gartner

In memory of May Arhkenoz Berman:

Joan and Myer Berman

In memory of Kathleen Nuttridge on her yahrzeit:

Daniel Arnheim

In memory of Marcos Kornblum on his yahrzeit:

Ruth Stern

In honor of the birth of Sherri and Alan Kersey's grandson,

Blake:

Sharon Schreiberg

In honor of the birth of Ivy Konel and Marvin Zeldin's grand-

daughter, Victoria:

Sharon Schreiberg

In memory of Sheerah Rosenthal Roache on her yahrzeit:

Brian Roache

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND: In memory of Louis Frishman on his yahrzeit:

Jonathan and Mindy Sperling

In memory of Rivka Haut:

David Rosenberg and Sheryl Haut

In memory of Jack Goldstein:

Norman Goldstein

In honor of Natalie Jeffrey's 88th birthday:

Her children and grandchildren

In memory of Harry P. Margulies on his yahrzeit:

Janet and Norman Goldstein

In honor of Rabbi Grossman for the beautiful service at my

mother's unveiling:

Elyse Schochet

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND:

In memory of Robert Alpert on his yahrzeit: Andrew Alpert

BEREAVEMENT FUND DONATIONS: To commemorate the yahrzeit of I. William Lustbader:

Jay and Susan Lustbader

In memory of William M. Halpern on his yahrzeit:

David Halpern

RICH KAVALSKY SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND: In memory of Larry Littman on his yahrzeit:

Felicia and Harris Littman

In memory of Lillie Rachbach on her yahrzeit:

Clifford Rachbach

In memory of Abraham Rachbach:

Clifford Rachbach

In memory of my mother, Lillian Sacher, on her yahrzeit:

Paul Sacher

ALAN REID YOUTH FUND DONATIONS:

Mazel tov on the birth of Norman and Janet Goldstein's grand-

son, Abraham Jackson:

The Laric Family

Mazel tov on the birth of Ivy Konel and Marvin Zeldin's

granddaughter, Victoria:

The Laric Family

Mazel tov on the birth of Sherri and Alan Kersey's grandson,

Blake Eli:

The Laric Family

Mazel tov to Helene and Harold Tyler on the engagement of

their daughter, Laura to Michael Cherry:

The Laric Family

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DONATIONS:

In memory of Pearl Spiegel on her yahrzeit:

Alan Spiegel

In memory of Lilly Poltilove on her yahrzeit:

Ann and Dave Poltilove

In memory of John Nuttridge on his yahrzeit:

Daniel Arnheim

In memory of Richard Arnheim on his yahrzeit:

Daniel Arnheim

JOINT LIBRARY FUND DONATIONS: In memory on the yahrzeit of Malkiel Fram:

Michal Cohen

In memory of Dorothy Ottenheimer on her yahrzeit:

Ann and Dave Poltilove

CHESED FUND DONATIONS:

In memory of Sid, "Papa Sid":

Elyse Schochet

In honor of Jan Schub for being such a wonderful person:

Elyse Schochet

In memory of my beloved brother, Arnie:

Lenore Weinstein

In memory of my dearest friend, Ronni: Lenore Weinstein

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO SHABBOS FUND DONA-

TIONS:

In memory of Rose Stenzler on her yahrzeit:

Nicki and Yale Stenzler

Good and Welfare


SHUL LADY

Please contact Sherri Kersey with any joyful announcements: [email protected].

Mazal Tov to Dr. Michael Goldman on his article “Tis

the Sneezing Season for Allergies” which appeared in

in Wellness Matters published by Howard County General

Hospital.

Mazal Tov to Eric and Sara Seifter. The Seifters have

been dedicated to Centennial High School’s It’s Academic

team for the past 15 years and this year the team won the

television show’s 2015 Super Bowl, a title representing

supremacy in the Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and North-

ern Virginia area.

Mazal Tov to Gerry Adler’s daughter, Amy Adler,

who was featured in Her Mind Magazine for her

work as the western Maryland regional organizer for

the Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign. Her

work has been credited as an important factor in the

unexpected success of Question 6 in some of the

more conservative parts of the state.


In Memory of a Loved One

MINYAN SCHEDULE

Please support the daily minyan

Everyone is asked to attend; in particular, families with a last name that falls in the ranges listed below should attend one day per week for the month as shown below:

Minyan Times*: Monday - Thursday at 7:30

pm Sunday 7:30 pm

*Unless otherwise noted in the weekly e-scroll or other special

Congregation-wide messages

JULY

Sunday - 5, 12, 19, 26 VIN - ZOZ & ABR - BEN

Monday - 6, 13, 20, 27 BER - DAH

Tuesday - 7, 14, 21, 28 DAL -

GOLDM

Wednesday - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 GOLDS -

GRO

Thursday - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 GRU - KAL

AUGUST

Sunday - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 KAN - LAS

Monday - 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 LAV - MEL

Tuesday - 4, 11, 18, 25 MEY - REI

Wednesday - 5, 12, 19, 26 RIN - SCHU

Thursday - 6, 13, 20, 27 SCHW - STA

SEPTEMBER

Sunday - 6, 13, 20, 27 STE - ZEL

Monday - 7, 14, 21, 28 ABR - CLA

Tuesday - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 COH - FRE

Wednesday - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 GAB -

GREEN

Thursday - 3, 10, 17, 24 GREENB -

HOL

Beth Shalom is trying a new approach to Minyan participation. It’s a mitzvah to make a Minyan for those

reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish. Please sign up now! Even one night a month helps out, though more is always appreciated. If you're unable to make your

scheduled weekly Minyan time, please sign up for at least 4 other days.

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15 Tammuz/July 2

Julius Marcus

16 Tammuz/July 3

Joseph Schribman

17 Tammuz/July 4

Isaac Ber

18 Tammuz/July 5

Robert Feldman

20 Tammuz/July 7

Ellen Babitsky

Grenna Freeman

Rahmil Shiller

21 Tammuz/July 8

Rose Grossman

Lea Indyk

22 Tammuz/July 9

Frieda Morse

23 Tammuz/July 10

Milton Pilevsky

24 Tammuz/July 11

John Collins

25 Tammuz/July 12

Sylvia Tell

26 Tammuz/July 13

Clara Shulman Fishman

William Lessey

28 Tammuz/July 15

Joseph Jacobs

Bernard Levy

29 Tammuz/July 16

Sol Hyman

1 Av/July 17

Muriel McGrain

Manus Rabinowitz

Eva Turk

3 Av/July 19

Rae Reinstein

4 Av/July 20

Yehuda Zimbalist

5 Av/July 21

Jacob Shenkman

6 Av/July 22

David Kovel

7 Av/July 23

Frank Balakirsky

Alexander R. Fox

Irving Tow

8 Av/July 24

Marvin Rubin

Gershon L. Weinstein

9 Av/July 25

Murray Haber

Mrs. Elyse Mashbaum

10 Av/July 26

Nathan Krasnapoler

Elaine Sugerman-Retting

12 Av/July 28

Irving Kaplan

Lena Schuster

Martin Wahlberg

14 Av/July 30

Rose Berenfield Fishbein

17 Av/August 2

Edward Israel Fishbein

Lydia Gillette

William Smith

18 Av/August 3

Benjamin Goldman

Alan Reid

19 Av/August 4

Lillian Scheinzeit

20 Av/August 5

Frances Boder

Alfred Saunders

21 Av/August 6

Philip Schildhaus

22 Av/August 7

Robert Block

Anne Klayman

24 Av/August 9

Gussie Osheroff

26 Av/August 11

Carolyn Carson

Max Regenbogen

Ben Haim Sperling

27 Av/August 12

Sara Jacobs

Maurice Schachter

Irvin Sokolic

Anita Uhrmacher

28 Av/August 13

Benjamin Fishman

29 Av/August 14

Sue Crum Mantell

30 Av/August 15

David Goldman

Harold Retting

Ralph Weber

2 Elul/August 17

Miriam Kine

William Sexton

3 Elul/August 18

Solomon Fisch

Ira Kersh

Benjamin Kohn

4 Elul/August 19

Mignon Talkin

6 Elul/August 21

Florence Grinsberg Seldin

Shirley Winter

7 Elul/August 22

Stephen Smith

10 Elul/August 25

Paula Nachlas

11 Elul/August 26

Rochelle Greenspan

William Heine

12 Elul/August 27

Helen Konel

Sidney Spiegel

13 Elul/August 28

Steven Futternan

Laurence Hemmendinger

Isadore Hessan

14 Elul/August 29

Theodore Klayman

Esther Meliker

Fay Regenbogen

Irene Saul

15 Elul/August 30

Sidney Greenfeld

Leo Haas

Geralding Cohen Siegler

16 Elul/August 31

Frederick Glassberg

Ester Lisken

Abraham Muchnik

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Area Age Name

Beaver Brook 19 Adrianna Shoemaker*

Clarksville 18 Arianna Jordan*

Clarksville 18 Zoe Jordan*

Clemens Crossing 17 Avigail Paisner

Ellicott City 20 Anna Safren

Ellicott City 17 Robert Corrigan

Ellicott City 15 Gabrielle Corrigan

Pleasant Ridge 17 Hannah Rosen

River Hill 17 Mycah Berson

* denotes teens who have taken the baby sitting class. Please Note: For contact information, check your directory or call the synagogue office. Any parent wishing to have their child’s name (13 or older) added or deleted should contact the synagogue office.

BETH SHALOM CONGREGATION

Office Phone: (410) 531-5115

Office Fax: (410) 531-5343

OFFICE HOURS

Mon -Thurs 9 am - 5 pm;

Fri 9 am - 12 pm

Rabbi: Susan Grossman

[email protected]; Extension 306

Cantor: Richard C. Walters [email protected] (301) 871-7049

Education Director:

Rabbi Daniel Plotkin

[email protected];

Extension 304

Youth Director & Family Programmer:

Adam Kruger

[email protected]; Ext. 322

Tutor: Debbie Wilcox [email protected]

H: (410) 730-3127; C: (410) 916-4410

Tutor: Jerry Sinay

[email protected]; H: (410) 381-6390

Tutor: Eric Yafee

[email protected]; H: (301) 251-8521

Office Manager: Anita Green

[email protected];

Extension 301

Rabbi’s Assistant: Jessica Schultz [email protected];

Extension 300

Accounting/Billing: Ruthann Klem

[email protected];

Extension 313

Religious School Admin Assistant:

Jeffrey Green

[email protected];

Extension 320

BOARD OFFICERS

President: Alan Zeman

President Elect: Victor Grinblat

1st Vice President: Tammy Lawrence

2nd Vice President: Marc Berger

Secretary: Eve Klein

Treasurer: Eric Gorny

BOARD MEMBERS

Building Ops: Carl Uhrmacher

Communications: Jodi Pluznik

Budget & Finance: Bruce Jaffe

Fundraising: Susan Kuning

Jewish Federation: Jeffrey Goldstein

Legal & By-Laws: Arnie Sheetz

Adult Education: Cheryl Gillette

Long Range Planning: Howard Fishbein

& Josh Saunders

Membership: Sherri Kersey

& Marjorie Steiner

Men’s Club: Alan Spiegel

Religious: Gerald Kiel

School Board: Nadia Wasserman

Sisterhood: Irva Nachlas-Gabin

Social Action: Roger Gabin

Social Events: Barbara Block

& Scott Kuperman

Youth: Stephanie Caplan

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES/

GROUPS

Annual Appeal: David Bastacky

Bereavement: Beverli Goldberg

Book Club: Sharon Schreiberg

Haftorah Coordinator: Myer Berman

Hesed: Jill Oletsky

Israel Advocacy: Ron Abrams

Library Committee: Irva Nachlas-

Gabin

Melave Coordinator: Jeff Rudd

Personnel: Tammy Lawrence

Rabbi’s Advisory &

Review Committee: Howard Fishbein

Scrabble Club: Barbara Pollack

Torah Readers: Michael Tow

Tot Shabbat Oneg

Coordinator: OPEN

Vatikim Coordinator: Linda Chwieroth

Beth Shalom Board of Directors

2015 - 2016


Beth Shalom Congregation 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane

Columbia, MD 21044 410-531-5115

www.beth-shalom.net

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PAID COLUMBIA MD PERMIT NO. 24

Wed, July 8 - Book Club

Tues, July 14 - Sisterhood Movie Opportunity

Wed, July 15 - Watermelon Wednesday

Fri, July 17 - Summer Shabbat Soiree


Sat, July 25 - Erev Tisha B’Av Service

Sun, July 26 - Tisha B’Av Service


Fri, August 7 - Summer Shabbat Soiree

Wed, August 12 - Watermelon Wednesday

Wed, August 12 - Book Club

Fri, August 14 - Summer Shabbat Soiree

Fri, August 21 - Sun, Aug 23 - USY Encampment

Fri, August 28 - Guest Speaker, Col. Al Biegel:

“Can ISIS be defeated?”

Sun, August 30 - Religious School Open House &

Sisterhood Opening Brunch

July and August Events

Save the Date

Friday, September 4: Jewish Superhero Dinner and Shabbat

6:00 pm: Shorashim Tot Service, Youth activities and Adult Education lecture

6:45 pm: Dinner (meat with vegetarian options)

8:00 pm: Main Service: Rabbi Grossman will speak about Jewish Super Heroes in Jewish Literature and History.

Come as yourself or in costume! Bring your friends for our first Shabbat Dinner of the year.

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