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Vol 41/No 2

Cheshvan/Kislev 5767

November 2006

 

Editor: 

Stan Schaffer

Congregation Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel

B U L L E T I N

 

November Presidentís Message

 

Friends,

 

I trust that everyone enjoyed the holidays. Now refreshed, cleansed of our sins, suitably warm and dry from the shelter of our sukkah, and contentedly satisfied from our feasts – we turn forward to the tasks of the New Year.

 

We had great attendance and participation for the holiday services this year.   Thanks to Leon Metlay for coordinating the services and all who helped with readying the sanctuary for the High Holy days, page announcing, chanting haftorot, and assisting with the services.

 

The following people helped to build the sukkah this year:  Leon Metlay, Stan Schaffer, Esther Vogelstein, Paula Bobb, Art Mercer, Steve Teitel, Ira Cohen, Matt Honickman and Joe Yudelson.  Leon Metlay and Harris Honickman spent several hours taking down the sukkah on 10/22.  Great job and thanks to all!  

 

Special thanks to Janet Grable for sponsoring the kiddushim for Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret as well as the September-October-November Birthday and Anniversary Kiddush.

 

We will be calling members to help with leaf raking on Nov. 12th and 19th.  Please help out.  The job is easier and goes much faster the more people we have helping.

 

Finally, I want to wish each and every one of you a happy Thanksgiving.

 

See you at shul,

 

Harris Honickman

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch in and do your part!

Help us with leaf raking at BHBI on Sunday, Nov. 12th and Sunday, Nov. 19th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Bring a rake and a lot of spirit!  Free hot chocolate and lots of appreciation will be served to all those who show up and help.

BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – November 2006

 

Friday

Nov. 3

8:00 PM

 

Shabbat Evening Services

     Light candles at 4:42 PM.

 

Saturday

Nov. 4

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Services                               Torah: Lech Lecha

Sunday

Nov. 5

9:00 AM

 

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

Wed.

Nov. 8

7:30 PM

Small Conservative Shul Collaborative Joint Torah Study Session at BHBI

Friday

Nov. 10

8:00 PM

Joint Shabbat Evening Services with congregants from Temple Beth Am at Beth Am

     Light candles at 4:33 PM.

Saturday

Nov. 11

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Services                               Torah: Vayeirah

Sunday

Nov. 12

9:00 AM

 

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

Leaf Raking at BHBI

Monday

Nov. 13

7:30 PM

Board Meeting

 

Friday

Nov. 17

8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Services                              

     Light candles at 4:27 PM.

 

Saturday

Nov. 18

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Service                                 Torah: Chayei Sarah

Blessing for the new month

 

Sunday

Nov. 19

9:00 AM

 

10:00 AM

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

Leaf Raking at BHBI

 

Friday

Nov. 24

8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Services

     Light candles at 4:22 PM.

 

Saturday

Nov. 25

9:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Services                                Torah: Toldot

 

Sunday

Nov. 26

9:00 AM

Service, Breakfast, Discussion

 

 

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, November 8th.

 

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!!

 

ISRAEL QUIZ

In addition to Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberius, this is one of Judaismís 4 holy cities.  See page 3 for the answer.

Thank you to the following people who donated to the

BHBI High Holy Day Appeal

 

Mark Bobb

Katharine Metlay

Paula Bobb

Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky

Jill Clark

Dave Rogachefsky

Ira Cohen

Stan and Elaine Schaffer

Phil and Annette Garver

Karen Schulman

Nat Goodhartz

Rose Silver

Ben and Muriel Hobel

Herb Spencer

Harris and Aline Honickman

Steve and Ruth Teitel

Paul and Rose Israel

Peg Toker

The Kleinstein Family

Nelly Vishnagorsky

Charles and Laura Levinson

Annette and Malcolm Weinberg

Bruce and Katy Lipsky

Jerry and Arlene Wiesenberg

Art and Judith Mercer

Joe and Tanya Yudelson

 

Focus on Israel

The ancient yet modern city of Safed (called Sefat in Hebrew), located 3200 feet above sea level in the mountains of eastern Galilee, is one of Judaismís 4 holy cities.  For centuries it was the home of many of Judaismís great mystics.  One of our great sages, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, predicted that at the end of days, the messiah will travel from Safed to Jerusalem.  Following the Spanish Inquisition, many of the worldís greatest Jewish religious scholars and mystics moved to Safed, which flourished as a site of great learning.  It became the spiritual center of the Jewish world and the place where the Kabbalah was developed and reached the peak of its influence.  Subsequently, Safed went into decline because of earthquakes, plagues and Arab attacks.  The battle for Sefed during Israelís War of Independence was one of the warís most dramatic -- the city was saved by a single small cannon known as the Davidka.

 

Many of Safedís ancient synagogues are still in use.  Today, Safedís cobblestone alleyways are lined with art galleries and Judaica shops.  Safed has drawn thousands of Ethiopian and Russian Jews, who now call it home.  In fact, Israelís largest absorption center for Ethiopian Jews is located in Safed.  During this past summerís war, Safed was targeted by Hizbollah and many missiles fell on the town.  Luckily, none of Safedís ancient historical sites was destroyed.  For more information about Safed, go to www.safed.co.il.

 

 

 

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 stanschaffer@frontiernet.net

 

THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

October 2           Yom Kippur break fast sponsored by Harris and Aline Honickman in memory of Milton Honickman

October 7           Janet Grable in commemoration of Sukkot

October 8           Janet Grable in commemoration of Sukkot

October 14         Janet Grable in honor of members with September, October and November birthdays and anniversaries and in commemoration of Shemini Azeret

October 15         Janet Grable in commemoration of Simchat Torah

October 21         Jill Clark in memory of her mother, Beverly Clark

October 29         Katharine Metlay in memory of her brother, Leon Titof

                          

 

TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

 

TORAH FUND

In memory of Florence Metelsky

Peg Toker

 

In memory of Betty Slaford

Peg Toker

 

Wishing Muriel Hobel a speedy recovery

Charles and Laura Levinson

 

 

FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAY BIMAH FLOWERS

In memory of Bessie & Harry Cominsky, Edna and Carl Astrachan, and Gerald Levien

Howie & Mary Jo Astrachan, Hanna & Norm Lester, and Bea Levien

 

Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky

GENERAL FUND

Annette and Malcolm Weinberg

 

In memory of Esther Mandelbaum

Sara Orbach

 

In honor of Chris and Andrea Paprocki

Julian and Sonia Sugarman

 

In memory of Ceal Levine

Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky

 

In memory of Ceal Levine and Clara Spencer

Herb Spencer

 

Thanks to Leon Metlay for leading the minyans during Ceal Levineís shiva

Herb Spencer

 

 

GET WELL WISHES

To Muriel Hobel who is recuperating from surgery at the Jewish Home.

Muriel would love visitors, so pay her a visit if you have a chance.

 

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.

Nov. 3-4

Cheshvan

Nov. 10-11

Cheshvan

Nov. 17-18

Cheshvan/

Kislev

Nov. 24-25

Kislev

Israel Astrachan*

Marion Grossman*

Nellie Buckler*

David Mandelbaum

Lena Cohen*

Sofya Kamminik*

Ray Toker

Mosheh Lazar*

Nathan Pastor

Nachem Reb Tsvi Hersh

Julia Goldman*

13

13

15

 

15

16

17

17

18

18

 

18

19

Bessie Schnidman*

Louis Gastel*

Emanuel Kovelsky*

Nathan Strom*

 

21

23

 

24

24

 

Mary Jaffey*

Harvey Sanow*

Fannie Stern*

Abraham Friedman*

Jacob Marker*

Rose Nidetz

Eva Schulman

Pauline Solomon

 

 

* Denotes name memorialized on BHBI Memorial Plaque

28

28

28

 

29

29

30

  3

  3

Sam Morris*

Israel Schriba*

Jacob Smilack*

Dorothy Lewis Cohen*

Mark H. Keyfetz*

Ilse Beutler

Natalie Glickman

Meyer Kovelski*

Nathan Bernstein*

Beatryce Cohen*

J. Louis Shapiro*

Feist Hess*

Eleanor Teitel

  4

  4

  4

 

  5

  5

  6

  6

  7

  9

  9

  9

10

10

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.

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

See ëMy America, Art from the Jewish Museum Collection, 1900-1955í at the Memorial Art Gallery until December 24th.  In addition, on Sunday, November 19th from noon to 4 p.m., the Jewish Community Federation is sponsoring art activities, tours, storytelling and musical performances at the museum in connection with the exhibition.

 

Please Support Our Advertisers

 

 

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.  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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Rochester, NY  14610