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BHBIRochester.org Published Monthly Vol 42/No 1 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5768 October 2007 Editor: Stan Schaffer |
Congregation
Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel B U L L E T I N |
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October
Presidentís Message Friends, I hope the start of the
New Year finds you well and happy.
Our sincere thanks go to all those who participated in and helped
prepare for our holiday services.
We particularly thank the Honickman family for sponsoring the lovely
break-fast at the shul following the conclusion of Yom Kippur services. As we start the New Year, the biggest
challenge facing BHBI continues to be increasing our membership base. I therefore once again urge you to
let your friends and relatives know about the warm and informal atmosphere we
have at BHBI, and encourage them to pay us a visit. If the story of my
great-grandfather, which I related in my Annual High Holiday Appeal message,
sufficiently intrigued any of you that you now wish to try and track down
your own family history, I would recommend the following internet sites to
start: Ellis Island searchable
records:
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ JewishGen: The Home of
Jewish Genealogy:
http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen:
ShtetLinks:
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen: Yizkor Book
Project:
http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ Following the High
Holidays we had little time to rest as our dedicated sukkah building crew
returned to erect the shul sukkah on the Sunday following Yom Kippur. Check the ìPicsî section of our shul
website to see the action.
Thanks to Leon Metlay for supplying breakfast to those who came out to
help. Sukkot services on
Thursday were followed by a delicious stuffed cabbage kiddush sponsored and
prepared by Janet Grable. Many
thanks Janet! Our holiday season
will conclude on Thursday, October 4, with Shmini Azeret morning service
starting at 9 am, followed by yizkor, and then Simchat Torah evening service
at 7:30 pm. Be sure to come and
join in the fun Thursday evening! Next month will see a
very special occasion for my family when our son Jack becomes a bar mitzvah,
Saturday morning, November 10.
My wife and I ask you to save the date and come celebrate with
us. A special kiddush will
follow the service, to which all are welcome. Saturday night at 6 pm there will be a dinner dance party
at the shul for Jackís family and friends. All congregants who wish to share in our simcha are
invited to the party, but we must ask you to call us (472-6331) by Sunday,
October 21, so that we know how many are coming. The Hobels would like
their friends to know that they have moved. Ben is now residing at Heather Heights in Pittsford, while
Muriel is continuing rehabilitation therapy at the Highlands of
Brighton. We hope that she will
join Ben soon, and we wish them a mazel tov on their 59th wedding
anniversary that was last month.
We also thank them for a very generous donation of groceries. The Finkelmans have now moved into
the Jewish Home, where Simon continues a slow recovery after a stroke. Laura Levinson had heart valve
replacement surgery just after Rosh Hashanah. She is now back home and doing very well. Peg Toker had stomach surgery just
after Yom Kippur. The operation
went well and she hopes to be back home soon. We wish them all a speedy and complete recovery. See you in shul, Steve
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BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – October 2007
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Thursday |
Oct 4 |
9:00 AM 7:30 PM |
Shemini Azeret Services with Yizkor together with
Congregants from Temple Beth Am at BHBI Erev Simchat Torah Services |
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Friday |
Oct 5 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles
at 6:26 PM. |
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Saturday |
Oct 6 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Beresheit Blessing of the new month |
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Sunday |
Oct 7 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast, Discussion |
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Monday |
Oct 8 |
7:30 PM |
BHBI Board Meeting |
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Wednesday |
Oct 10 |
7:30 PM |
Small Shul Collaborative Joint Torah Study Session at BHBI |
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Friday |
Oct 12 |
8:00 AM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 6:14 PM. |
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Saturday |
Oct 13 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Noah |
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Sunday |
Oct 14 |
9:00 AM |
Service and Discussion |
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Friday |
Oct 19 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 6:03 PM. |
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Saturday |
Oct 20 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Lech Lecha |
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Sunday |
Oct 21 |
9:00 AM |
Service and Discussion |
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Friday |
Oct 26 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 5:52 PM. |
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Saturday |
Oct 27 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Vayeirah |
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Sunday |
Oct 28 |
9:00 AM |
Service and Discussion |
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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.
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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!!
PLEASE VISIT OR CALL OUR
SHUT-INS!
Many of our elderly members are
no longer able to come to shul and would love to hear from their BHBI
friends. Please call or visit
them. Theyíd love to hear from you!
THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS
FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
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September 1 |
The Congregation |
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September 8 |
The Congregation |
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September 15 |
The Congregation |
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September 22 |
Yom Kippur Break-Fast by Harris and Aline
Honickman in memory of Harrisí parents, Milton and Beverly Honickman |
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September 27 |
Janet Grable in honor of Sukkot |
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September 29 |
Katharine Metlay in memory of her brother, Leon
Titof, and Janet Grable in honor of Sukkot |
TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GENEROSITY!
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GENERAL FUND In honor of Chris and Andrea Paprocki and Family Mr. and Mrs. Julian Sugarman HIGH HOLY DAY FLOWERS Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky In memory of Edna and Carl Astrachan, Bessie and
Harry Cominsky, Bea and Jerry Levien, and Phillip and Mamie
Morrow Hanna and Norman Lester HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL
Donations to the High Holy Day Appeal
received after this monthís bulletin has gone to press will be listed in next
monthís bulletin |
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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, October 10th.
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.
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October 5-6 |
Tishrei |
October 12-13 |
Cheshvan |
October 19-20 |
Cheshvan |
October 26-27 |
Cheshvan |
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Beverly Clark* David Israel Morris Album* Sam Gold Bernard Israel Celia Israel * Denotes name memorialized
on BHBI Memorial Plaque |
24 24 25 29 30 30 |
Bessie Miller* Ida Phillips Sarah Rickler* Blanche Florescue Ross* Charles Schnidman* Harry Silverman* Rabbi Jordan Taxon Ida Menter* Clara Spencer |
1 2 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 |
Marion Lazar* Joseph D. Stolnitz* Ida Buckbinder* Irene Bernstein Mikolasek* Bernard Lipschutz Lottie Astrachan* Lewis Glaser Alfred E. Hart* Sol Weinstein* Israel Astrachan* Marion Grossman* |
8 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 |
Nellie Beckler* David Mandlebaum Lena Cohen* Sofya Kaminnik* Ray Toker Mosheh Lazar* Nathan Pastor Nachem Reb Tsvi Hersh Julia Goldman* Bessie Schnidman* |
15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 21 |
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.
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
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EVENTS
IN THE COMMUNITY
Partnership 2000 of the Jewish Community
Federation
invites you to participate in
THE GREAT JEWISH COMMUNITY BAKE-OFF
of traditional Jewish desserts
WIN A FREE TRIP TO ISRAEL
Just bake your favorite recipe of any of the
following:
Honey Cake, Rugallach, Mandelbread or
Hammentaschen
Enter through any participating Jewish
organization or submit an entry of your own.
Winners of each contest will enter a final
bake-off and compete for a free trip to Israel in January 2008.
The winning baker will accompany a professional
chef to Modiíin, Israel and assist as a sous chef in a cultural exchange
between Rochester and Modiíin.
Each sponsoring Jewish organization will submit
its winnerís name to the Federation by October 22nd.
The final judging of bake-off winners will take
place at the JCC on Sunday, October 28th.
Individual entrants should bring their baked good
and recipes to the JCC on Monday, October 15th from 1 - 3 p.m. Individual entrants will be judged that
day.
The winner will be provided with home hospitality
while in Israel and will participate in cooking and baking projects while
there. The winning baker must also
agree to be part of a week of programs in Rochester when Modiíin sends their
top chef here in March 2006.
To learn more, visit www.JewishRochester.org or call
Isobel Goldman at 461-0490 ext. 235.
If you would like to represent BHBI in the
bake-off, please contact Steve Teitel by Friday, October 5th.
Donít miss the incredible 15th
anniversary line-up!
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Alana
Newhouse: Sunday,
October 21 at 7:30 pm A
Living Lens |
Iris
Krasnow: Sunday,
October 28 at 7:30 pm I
Am My Motherís Daughter |
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Michael
Oren: Monday,
October 22 at 7:30 pm Power,
Faith & Fantasy |
Diane
Ackerman: Tuesday,
October 30 at 7:30 pm The
Zookeeperís Wife |
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Jon
Entine: Tuesday,
October 23 at 7:30 pm Abrahamís
Children |
Dennis
Ross: Thursday,
November 1 at 7:30 pm Statecraft |
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Fiction
Panel Luncheon: Friday,
October 26 at noon |
Ashley
Kahn: Saturday,
November 3 at 7:30 pm The
House That Trane Built |
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Philip
Lerman: Sunday,
October 28 at 10:00 am Dadditude; Brunch at Irondequoit Country Club |
Festival
tickets are available at the JCC or by calling 461-2000 ext. 235. |
OFFICE: The
shul office is checked regularly for mail and messages. The shul phone is 244-2060. For urgent issues, call Steve Teitel at
473-5741 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.
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Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth Israel
1369 East Avenue
Rochester, NY
14610