Published Monthly

Vol 39/No 10

Sivan/Tammuz 5765

July 2005

Editor:

Stan Schaffer

Congregation Beth Hamedresh ñ Beth Israel

B U L L E T I N

July Presidentís Message

Summer is finally upon us ñ not that anyone is complaining. Many of us will be taking some time to visit places near and far. Israel, northern Pennsylvania, Thousand Islands, Disneyworld, and NYC are just some of the places our shul members will be visiting. Letís wish everyone safe and enjoyable journeys.

Make sure to put August 21^st on your calendar. We will have our annual picnic on that date. We expect to have great food and fun.

We had well attended services for Shavuot, with a joint service with our friends from Beth Am on the second morning of the chag. Letís all extend a yasher koach to Janet Grable and Judith Mercer who sponsored and prepared the wonderful milchig dinner that we had on erev Shavuot. Thanks also to those who helped serve and clean up. The dinner was delicious as will be attested by the 40 some odd congregants who attended.

We do have a bittersweet note. Our long time members, the Amon family, will soon be moving to Ohio and will be sorely missed. Weíve watched their children grow up and become young adults. Two are already off to college. On July 9, we will have a special oneg following Shabbat services to say farewell Moris, Terry and their children. We will also celebrate the July and August birthdays and anniversaries for our members. Please join us on that very special Shabbat.

As the Bard wrote, ìÖsummerís lease has all too short a date.î Enjoy it while it lasts.

See you all at shul.

Harris Honickman

SAVE THE DATE!!!

THIS YEARíS BHBI PICNIC IS SCHEDULED FOR

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21^st FROM NOON TO 6 P.M.

BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS ñ July 2005

Friday	July 1	6:15 PM	Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 8:35 PM.
Saturday	July 2	9:30 AM	Shabbat Morning Services Blessing of the New Month (Tammuz) Torah: Korach
Sunday	July 3	9:00 AM	Service, Breakfast, Discussion
Thursday	July 7	7:30 PM	Joint Small Conservative Shul Torah Study Session with Congregants from Temple Beth Am and Temple Beth David at BHBI
Friday	July 8	8:00 PM	Joint Shabbat Evening Services with Congregants from Temple Beth Am at Beth Am Light candles at 8:33 PM.
Saturday	July 9	9:30 AM	Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Chukat
Sunday	July 10	9:00 AM	Service, Breakfast, Discussion
Monday	July 11	7:30 PM	Board Meeting
Friday	July 15	6:15 PM	Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 8:29 PM.
Saturday	July 16	9:30 AM	Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Balak
Sunday	July 17	9:00 AM	Service, Breakfast, Discussion
Friday	July 22	6:15 PM	Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 8:23 PM.
Saturday	July 23	9:30 AM	Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Pinchas
Sunday	July 24	9:00 AM	Service, Breakfast, Discussion
Friday	July 29	6:15 PM	Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 8:23 PM.
Saturday	July 30	9:30 AM	Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Matot
Sunday	July 31	9:00 AM	Service, Breakfast, Discussion

Please join us after services on Saturday morning, July 9^th for a special kiddush as we say good-bye to the Amon Family and honor those with birthdays and anniversaries during the months of June, July and August

JOIN US AFTER SERVICES ON JULY 9^TH AS WE HONOR THE AMON FAMILY AND THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WHO HAVE BIRTHDAYS OR ANNIVERSARIES DURING JUNE, JULY OR AUGUST

Mazel Tov to those with birthdays:

Mazel Tov to our anniversary celebrants:

Allyson Levine

Nina Klionsky

Ben Hobel

Nat Goodhartz

Morton Sarachan

Erika Gunder

Moris Amon

Gavi Springut

Bob Levine

Leon Katzen

Katy Lipsky

Esther Solomon

Patricia Malka y Negri

June

July

August

Jeff Nidetz and Leslie Toker

Marco and Patricia Malka y Negri
Philip and Annette Garver

Ken and Mollie Traub

Chris and Andrea Paprocki

Moris and Terry Amon

Bruce and Katy Lipsky

Art and Judith Mercer

Alan and Emily Fishman

Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky

June

August

THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS

FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

June 4 The Congregation

June 11 The Congregation

June 13 Janet Grable in honor of Shavuot

June 14 Janet Grable in honor of Shavuot

June 18 The Congregation

June 25 Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky in memory of Ninaís grandfather, Max Klionsky

TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

TORAH FUND

In honor of Sylvia and Bernie Roth

Congratulations to Pearl Lovinger on her grandsonís bar mitzvah

From Charles and Laura Levinson

YAHRZEITS

At the following Shabbat Services, we will read the names of our late loved ones whose Yahrzeits will occur on that Shabbat or during the following week.

July 1-2

Sivan

July 8-9

Tammuz

July 15-16

Tammuz

July 29-30

Tammuz

Ada Gordon*

Stella Getz*

Mary Goldman*

Betty Newell*

Louis Sanow*

Eva Wasserman*

Elsie Cohen

Isadore Goldman*

Hyb Jossem*

* Denotes name memorialized on BHBI Memorial Plaque

Marion Bernstein

Samuel Hoffman*

Sara Sarachan*

Rose Joffe*

Jennie Epstein*

David Glasser*

Morris Krinsky*

Sarah Shnitman*

Rabbi Aaron Solomon*

Eva Krinsky*

Jael Stekel

Phillip Morrow*

Rochli Rothschild*

Eli Hobel

Sarah Singer*

Rachel Strauss*

Rachel Morris*

July 22-23

Yetta Goldman*

Sarah Marken*

Sam Hector*

Harry Sarachan*

Rose Schiff*

Tammuz

Max Goodman*

David Gordon*

Louis Edelson*

Nelli Ahuva Metlay*

Ira Edward Potter*

Thelma Ring Smith*

Louise Schulman

Irwin Bertman*

Mark Rose

Abraham Schriba*

Ida M. Weiss

Hyman Tanenbaum*

Celia Silverstein*

We pray that our mourners will be comforted among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem and that the memory of the deceased continues to be a blessing to all who knew them.

TORAH STUDY

Join friends from BHBI, Temple Beth Am and Temple Beth David for an interesting evening of Torah Study at BHBI at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 7^th. We will be studying Parshat Chukat.

ENJOY THE FOURTH OF JULY

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

The JCCís 2005 Ames-Amzalek Jewish Film Festival will be held from July 17^th to 24^th at the Little Theatre. For more information and tickets, contact the JCC. The following films will be shown:

ÿ Sunday, July 17^th at 4 p.m. ñ Bar Mitzvah Boy (a BBC bittersweet comedy about coming of age)

ÿ Sunday, July 17^th at 7 p.m. ñ Protocols of Zion (a documentary about religious intolerance and bigotry in the name of G-d)

ÿ Monday, July 18^th at 6:30 p.m. ñ Behind Enemy Lines (a look at the Arab-Israeli conflict through the enemyís eyes)

ÿ Monday, July 18^th at 8:30 p.m. ñ Rosenstrasse (a German film with English subtitiles dealing with resistance during the Holocaust)

ÿ Tuesday, July 19^th at 6:30 p.m. ñ Number 17 (the story of the massive effort to identify one of the victims killed in a suicide bombing in Israel)

ÿ Tuesday, July 19^th at 9 p.m. ñ Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (the story of a teen who takes care of everyone in his family and eventually finds his own identity)

ÿ Wednesday, July 20^th at 2 p.m. ñ Vaudevillians on Film (a series of short films featuring the great Jewish comedians of the Vaudeville era)

ÿ Wednesday, July 20^th at 6:30 p.m. ñ Heir to an Execution (a personal documentary by the grand-daughter of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg)

ÿ Wednesday, July 20^th at 9 p.m ñ Wonderous Oblivion (a story of coming of age and relationships between a Jewish youth living in England and his neighbors from Jamaica)

ÿ Thursday, July 21^st at 6:30 p.m. ñ Le Grand Role (a French movie with English subtitles that tells the story of actors waiting for their big break)

ÿ Thursday, July 21^st at 9 p.m. ñ Rashevskyís Tango (a French movie with English subtitles that affectionately examines modern European Jewish identity)

ÿ Saturday, July 23^rd at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ñ Lost Embrace ñ to be shown at the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House (an Argentinian film in Spanish with English subtitles looks at a young Jewish manís struggles in the Buenos Aires of the 21^st century). This film won the best film award at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival.

ÿ Sunday, July 24^th at 4 p.m. ñ The Get (a documentary highlighting the struggle of many Jewish women to obtain a Jewish divorce or ëgetí).

ÿ Sunday, July 24^th at 6:30 p.m. ñ Watermarks (the story of 7 remarkable female Jewish athletes)

ÿ Sunday, July 24^th at 8:30 p.m. ñ Turn Left at the End of the World (the story of 2 immigrant families ñ one from India and one from Morocco ñ living as neighbors in Israel). The film will be followed by a wine and chocolate celebration.

Temple Bírith Kodesh will be hosting a concert by the RPO on July 14^th and a performance by the Downtown Cabaret Theatre troup titled Sex Sirens: Songs of the 40ís, 50ís and 60ís on July 21^st. For more information, contact TBK at 244-7060.

Want to Honor Someone?

Sponsor a BHBI Shabbat kiddush in their honor! Call [the shul office 244-2060] for details.

So far our TOPS Gift Card fundraiser has been quite successful. Remember,

TOPS Gift Cards are now available through BHBI in $50 denominations.

To purchase TOPS Gift Cards, contact Stan Schaffer

at 473-8072 or by e-mail at schaffer@localnet.com

OFFICE HOURS: The shul office is checked regularly for mail and messages. The shul phone is 244-2060. For urgent issues, call Harris Honickman at 271-5145 or Stan Schaffer at 473-8072.

WANT TO REMEMBER OR HONOR SOMEONE OR A SPECIAL OCCASION?

Consider sponsoring a kiddush or make a donation to any one of our funds (General Operating, Kiddush, Library, Torah, Rabbi Aaron Solomon Scholarship, Our Youth, Special Events, or the Sam Malina Memorial Fund) please indicate which fund you would like your donation to go to and we will send out an acknowledgement card as you indicate and print an announcement in this bulletin.

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