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Published Monthly

Vol 40/No 11

Av/Elul 5766

August 2006

 

Editor:  Stan Schaffer

Congregation Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel

B U L L E T I N

 

August President’s Message

 

Friends,

 

As we enter the second half of summer, I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather we’ve had this year. Some of us went to Boy Scout Camp with Troop 3 and had the privilege of catering to the culinary tastes of millions of mosquitoes.

 

We observe Tisha B’Av from Wednesday evening August 2 through sundown August 3. This is a time of mourning as we recall the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem, the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the other tragedies that have befallen our people on this day. Our congregation will again participate in services at Beth David on Erev Tisha B’Av. At 8 pm there will be a discussion led by Bill Gertzog about the Haftorahs of Rebuke and Consolation. Services will follow at 9 pm.

On August 6 we are invited to attend a truly special simcha – the 100th birthday celebration for Rebbetzin Esther Solomon. Mrs. Solomon and the late Rabbi Aaron B. Solomon provided leadership and inspiration during their years of service to BHBI and the Rochester Jewish Community. Please come to the Jewish Home on South Winton Road on Sunday August 6th between 1:30 and 3:30 pm to wish her well and to thank her and her family for their lifetime of service.

 

The BHBI Annual Picnic will be held on Sunday, August 13 from noon to 6 pm. Please come with your family and friends and bring your appetite. We always have great franks, burgers, corn-on-the-cob, watermelon, cake and more. Our picnic committee can always use more help, so please – volunteer.

 

See you at shul,

 

Harris Honickman

 

 

COME TO THE BHBI PICNIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 13TH AND BRING A FRIEND

 

 

BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – August 2006

 

Wednesday

Aug 2

8:00 PM

 

 

 

9:00 PM

Tisha b’Av discussion about the Haftorahs of Rebuke and Consolation at Temple Beth David

     Fast begins at 8:26 PM.

 

Joint Tisha b’Av services with Temple Beth David at Beth David

 

Friday

Aug 4

8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Services

      Light candles at 8:09 PM.

 

Saturday

Aug 5

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Services                                Torah: Vaetchana

 

Sunday

Aug 6

9:00 AM

 

1:30 PM

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

Mrs. Esther Solomon’s 100th Birthday Celebration

Wednesday

Aug 9

7:30 PM

Small Conservative Shul Collaborative Joint Torah Study Session at BHBI

 

Friday

Aug 11

8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Services

      Light candles at 8:00 PM.

 

Saturday

Aug 12

9:30 AM

Joint Shabbat Morning Services with Congregants from Temple Beth Am at BHBI                                                            Torah: Eikev

 

Sunday

Aug 13

9:00 AM

 

12–6 PM

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

BHBI Picnic

 

Monday

Aug 14

7:30 PM

BHBI Board Meeting

 

Friday

Aug 18

8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Services

     Light candles at 7:49 PM.

 

Saturday

Aug 19

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Services                                Torah: Re’ei

Blessing for the new month              

 

Sunday

Aug 20

9:00 AM

Service and Discussion

 

Friday

Aug 25

8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Services

     Light candles at 7:38 PM.

 

Saturday

Aug 26

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Service                                 Torah: Shoftim

 

 

Sunday

Aug 27

9:00 AM

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

 

 

Congratulations to Rebbetzin Esther Solomon on her

100th birthday

 

Please join her to celebrate her special birthday at the Jewish Home on Sunday, August 6th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY

July 1

Janet Grable in honor of members with June, July and August birthdays and anniversaries and the visiting Garber and Anbar families. Contributions were made by Peg Toker, Esther Vogelstein, Jeff Nidetz, Leslie Toker and Mark Toker.

July 8

The Congregation

July 15

Nina Klionsky and Leon Metlay in memory of their daughter, Nelli Ahuva Metlay

July 22

Karen Schulman in memory of her mother, Louise Ruth Schulman

July 29

Phil and Annette Garver in memory of David Gordon

 

 

TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

 

TORAH FUND

Get well soon to Morris Herman

Congratulations to Shelley and Shlomo Gabay on the beautiful wedding

Charles and Laura Levinson

 

RABBI AARON SOLOMON SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In memory of Phillip Kaplan

In memory of Donna Marie Ryan

In memory of Albert Allard

Ira Cohen

 

A gift of chai in honor of Esther Solomon’s 100th birthday

Ben and Muriel Hobel

 

 

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 Wednesday, August 9th.  We will be continuing our study of Bereisheit.

 


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.

 

August 4-5

Av

August 11-12

Av

August 18-19

Av

August 25-26

Elul

 

Haim Menachem Levy

Hyman Silverman*

Frank Carper*

Sarah R. Spector*

Samuel Gross

Abraham Heyman*

 

 

* Denotes name memorialized on BHBI Memorial Plaque

 

12

12

13

13

15

16 

 

Phillip Boyarsky*

Jennie Braime*

Abraham I. Spector*

Alexander Aronov

Morris Ohl*

Sarah Applebaum Gastel*

Israel Osband*

 

18

20

20

21

21

22

22

 

Bessie Gastel*

Rose T. Cohen

Jacob Osband*

Samuel Wechsler*

Ruben Klein*

Esther Marker*

Sarah Weisenberg*

Harry Eber*

Bernard W. Engel*

Rose Gordon

 

25

26

26

26

27

27

28

30

30

30

 

Eva Lederman*

Albert Joffe*

Harold Krinsky*

Ether Strom*

Harold Schulman

Celia Goodman*

Jennie Levinson

Esther Mandelbaum

Irving Mack*

 

2

4

4

4

6

7

7

7

8

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.

 

Would you like to honor or remember a friend or loved one?

Then why not sponsor one of our wonderful Shabbat kiddushim?

Contact Aline Honickman at 271-5145 for more information.

 

Don’t forget – BHBI sells memorial plaques at very reasonable prices.

Consider memorializing a loved one by purchasing a memorial plaque.

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

First Day of Rosh Hashanah – Saturday, September 23

Yom Kippur  - Monday, October 2

First Day of Sukkot – Saturday, October 7

  
DO YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE LATEST NEWS FROM ISRAEL?

 

To Watch an Israeli Newscast in English on the Internet:

 

Go to http://info.jpost.com/C005/Channel2/ to see a short news summary

or go to http://www.iba.org.il/ and click on ‘English TV News’ on the right for a full half-hour

Israel Television newscast.

 

WAYS TO HELP ISRAEL

 

Contribute to the Israel Crisis Fund set up by Jewish Federations around the U.S. to provide aid to the residents of Israel’s northern communities.  You can make your donation on-line at www.jewishrochester.org or by calling the Federation.

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

WXXI’s Reachout Radio reads the entire Jewish Ledger on the air at 1 p.m. every Tuesday.

For more information, contact WXXI at 325-7500.

 

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME

 

Join your friends in the Rochester Jewish Community at Frontier Field on Tuesday, August 22nd for a kosher picnic followed by the Red Wings game against the Syracuse Sky Chiefs.  The picnic starts at 5:15 and is followed by the game at 7:05.  Tickets for all of the festivities are $12 for adults, $8 for children 8 years of age and under. For more information, go to the Federation web site www.jewishrochester.org or call 461-0490.

 

DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE UNAFFILIATED?

 

Tell them about BHBI and invite them to attend our services – they will be sure to get a wonderful welcome.  We would also be happy to add them to our bulletin distribution list.

 

AMAZON.COM

 

The next time that you want to buy something from Amazon.com go to the BHBI web page at www.BHBIRochester.org and click on the Amazon.com link.  Each time you make a purchase after linking to Amazon.com from our web page, BHBI gets a percentage of the purchase.  Buy gifts or something for yourself and support BHBI at the same time!!

 

 

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 the_schaffers@juno.com

 

OFFICE:  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.  You can also e-mail us at BHBI@frontiernet.net

 

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.

 

BULLETIN CONTENT

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Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth Israel

1369 East Avenue

Rochester, NY  14610