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Passover

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

President’s Message

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Men’s Club 4

Religious School News

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Donations 7

Birthdays 8

Yahrtzeits 8

Calendar 12

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

VIKKI GOLDSTEIN, SYNAGOGUE PRESIDENT

We at B’Nai Israel recently experienced the loss of Jon Davies, a fiercely dedicated congregant who exemplified what it means to be Jewish. I was honored to call him my friend and will miss his kind words and wisdom. We also lay to rest Ms. Janet Landy. Ms. Landy was a long time con-gregation member before I was even born! What a perspective. These events made me stop and think of the history of B’Nai Israel. This Con-gregation has a history going back over 100 years! Our Synagogue started in 1899 as the lo-cal Orthodox Jewish congregation and in 1955 we became a Conservative congregation. Yes, the reality is we are an aging congregation. How-ever, B’nai Israel is active and thriving. To further our plan for not only the short term but the con-tinued history of B’nai Israel I have appointed a building planning committee. They are actively gathering information and developing plans for the best course of action related to our aging building, antiquated heating/cooling system as well as kitchen (we have ovens nearly my own age!). There is a sense of excitement in this plan-ning renewing our commitment to this congrega-tion; downsizing if necessary for maintainability and hopes of growth and revitalization. More information will be coming and I appreciate your

patience as we complete our due diligence to this community.

We are thankful to have Rabbi Vana here for our Passover celebration and annual community Se-der. Thank you to all the congregants assisting Rabbi Vana in the planning and preparation. Please make your reservations asap with Jeannie to be part of this communal event.

Also mark your calendar for the first community Derby at the Shul and live Art Auction with Sedg-wick Gallery May 3rd. This will be a FUNdraiser benefitting B’Nai Israel and our partner TIP (Trauma Intervention Program). What an easy way to support your community! Dress to im-press, decorate those hats for the hat contest and enjoy the “stick”horse races inspired by the Kentucky Derby. Contact me, Benjamin Nettles, or Jeannie at the office to purchase tickets, spon-sor the event and/or register to race your choice of horses.

In the words of Mr. Jon Davies…“Be well”

Past, Present and Future

2nd Night Passover Seder at the Shul

With Rabbi Vana

Saturday April 4, 2015 6:30 pm

Contact Jeannie at the Shul for Reservations

433-7311

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Derby at the Shul Fundraiser

In honor of the Kentucky Derby B’nai Israel will be hosting a “Derby at the Shul” fundraiser. We are very ex-cited to be partnering with TIP (Trauma Intervention Pro-grams) to make this a day of fun for the entire community. Get your best clothes and enjoy a traditional mint julep while we watch our “stick” horses make the Run for the Roses! Of course we must also have the traditional hat contest so get those hats ready! In conjunction with our Run for the Roses we will have an online silent auction as well as an on site Art Auction. We need committee volunteers, horse riders and donations for our silent auction. Please contact Vikki Goldstein or Benja-min Nettles if you can assist in any way. We are very excited for this event!

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MEN’S CLUB NEWS ALAN SHEMARIA, MEN’S CLUB PRESIDENT

We need volunteers for Sun-day morning around 10am to help tear down the tables, and chairs from the 2nd night Seder. Shouldn't take that long. If you can help out please call Alan Shemaria or email him, to let him know you are available.

Thank you, because without out You, these special times would not be possible.

Passover Clean Up Helpers Needed Sunday

Condolences

To the families of

Jon Davies

Mrs. Janet Landy

Our thoughts and prayers also go out to James and Barbara Gaus on

the loss of Barbara’s father, George Polchowski.

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“ILLUSION” in concert

featuring former IDF soldiers

BARAK LEVY

LIOR PERETZ

STAV KURZBURG

Wednesday, April 29th

6:00 pm

Creative Learning Academy

3151 Hyde Park Road

Pensacola

FREE ADMISSION

The Pensacola Jewish Federation invites you to a musical celebration of

YOM HA’ATZMAUT (ISRAELI INDEPENDENCE DAY)

with the dynamic Israeli band…

Don’t miss this special performance as Bar-ak, Israeli shaliach

(emissary) to Montgomery, Alabama reu-nites with his

former IDF band members Lior and Stav, direct from Israel,

to proudly bring us music from the Jewish homeland.

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Reminder, there is NO religious School Saturday April 4th.

We continue to have fun learning. Passo-ver means one thing for my classroom, plague bags! The children enjoy a little fun figuring out each plague and having some entertainment at their individual Seder. They also decorated cups for Eli-jah, as we pray for his attendance at this Seder and peace in the world.

After our break we will resume our studies of Jewish Life Cycles to finish the year, and don’t forget Allison Poirier, ISJL fellow, will be here April 17-19 for Yom Hashoah presentation.

Vikki Goldstein

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS VIKKI GOLDSTEIN, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

Passover Preparations

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Donations for April

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Mrs. Delores Livingston

General Donation

Keith Stimnell

In Honor of

In Honor of Martha Miller’s 100th Birthday, from Gene, Joe, & Faye Ros-enbaum

In Honor of Martha Miller ‘s 100th Birthday, from Bill & Esther Allen

In Honor of Martha Miller’s 100th Birthday, from Mary Mayer Wells

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory of Jack & Leah Rosenbaum from Gene, Joe, & Fay Rosenbaum

In Loving Memory of Reuben Charcas from Gene, Joe & Faye Rosenbaum

If you would like the office to send the

Yahrtzeit by email of your loved ones, please

let the office know, and it will be sent to you

as the Yahrtzeit approaches. This was a

suggestion by a distinguished congregant and

thought this idea would be nice to share with

all.

YAHRTZEITS

Please see the donation form on page 13 to make a

contribution to B’nai Isral Synagogue.

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YAHRZEITS

BIRTHDAYS

Nisan / Iyar April 2015

ANNIVERSARIES

1 Mitzi Goldstein 1 Marci Goodman 1 Nathan Kahn 3 Seth Friedman 3 Nancy Haller 4 Phillip Davies 5 Benjamin Rosenbaum 6 Sarah Davies 6 Joseph Davies

8 Cara Kailey Faith Shema-ria

11 Norman Roberts 12 Elizabeth Allen Harris 13 Ruth Cantor 16 Jeffrey Cantor 17 Lauren Allen 19 Marci Shemaria 19 Ryan Klemm 19 Roy Masters 21 Jackie Goodman 22 Jean Ellen Gordon 23 Alex Lollar 25 Rachel Haller 29 Dolores Gelfand

Nisan/April

12 1 Fannie Kroll 13 2 Frank Dreyfus 13 2 Jack Goldstein 14 3 David George Green 14 3 Marilyn Safer 15 4 Gerson Snyder 16 5 Stanley Levin 16 5 David Lefkowitz 18 7 Sam Rabin 23 12 Rose Friedman 24 13 Hyman Soclof 26 15 Gussie Bearman 26 15 Jeffrey Lee Baron 26 15 Betty Lean 27 16 Herman Lefkowitz 27 16 Elisheva Goldstein Murphree 29 18 Alex Lischkoff 30 19 Bessie Helen Harris Rosenthal

1 Richard and Nancy Haller

14 Gerald and Mitzi Goldstein

Iyar/April

1 20 Irving Miller

6 25 Arthur Rasnick

6 25 Phyllis Fruchtman Maybloom

7 26 Jacob Hersch Green

8 27 Sara Goldstein

8 27 Sarah Pinha Shemaria 11 30 Frances Dreyfus

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What’s Happening at

B’nai Israel Synagogue

April 2015

◄ Mar 2015 ~ April 2015 ~ May 2015 ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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3 Services 6:30pm Eve of Pesach

4 1st day of Pe-sach Services 9:30am Services 6:30pm Community Sedar

5 2nd Day of Pe-sach Services 9:30am

6 Chol Hamoed

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9 Services 6:30pm

10 Morning Ser-vice 9:30am Evening Ser-vice 6:30pm

11 Morning Ser-vice 9:30am

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16 Holocaust Remem-brance Day

17 Services 7pm

18 Service 9:30am

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20 Rosh Chodesh Iyar

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22 Israel Remem-brance Day

23 Israel Inde-pendence Day

24 Services 7pm

25 Services 9:30am

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Notes:

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Donation Form Please select where you would like your donation to go by checking the appropriate box below. �General Fund �Library Fund

�Religious School Fund �Youth Scholarship Fund

� L’Dor V’Dor Fund �Prayer Book Fund

� Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund � Kiddush Fund

� Book of Remembrance � Flower Fund

� Tree of Life ($125) �

Perpetual Care Funds

� Jack & Leah Rosenbaum Memorial Fund � Norman Willenzik Memorial Fund

Men’s & Women’s Organizations

�Men’s Club � Sisterhood

(make check out to “Men’s Club”) (make check out to “Sisterhood”)

In Memory / Honor of ________________________________________________________________________ (circle one) Acknowledge to: ____________________________________________________________________________

Donated by: ________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________

City:______________________________ State: _______ Zip: _________________

Mail this form and your check to:

B’nai Israel P.O. Box 9002 Pensacola, FL 32513-9002

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P.O. Box 9002

Pensacola, FL 32513-9002

B’nai Israel Synagogue

Rabbi: Israel Vana

President: Vikki Goldstein

Vice President: Benjamin Nettles

Secretary: Rosemary Lieberman

Treasurer: Richard Haller

Sisterhood: Lori Ripps

Men’s Club: Alan Shemaria

B’nai Israel Synagogue

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