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BHBIRochester.org Published Monthly Vol 42/No 8 Iyar-Sivan 5768 June 2008 Editor: Stan Schaffer |
Congregation
Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel B U L L E T I N |
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June
Presidentís Message Friends,
I'd like to thank everyone who turned out to march for BHBI in the
Salute to Israel@60 Parade last May.
We had a nice sized contingent to represent our congregation and show
the community our BHBI spirit!
Please see the photo on our shul website – just click on the
"Pics" link in the side menu, and then the "Israel@60"
link. Our
annual congregational meeting was held on May 18, with quorum present. I would like to thank the
congregation for its vote of confidence in electing me to a second term as
your President. As always, I
remain open to your suggestions and comments on improving our congregation
– feel free to contact me at any time. I'd like to thank Stan Schaffer for heading the nominating
committee and to thank all of you who have agreed to serve as officers and on
our Board of Trustees for the year to come. I'd particularly like to thank Katy Metlay who will be
serving on the Board for her first time! Coming
up in June will be Shavuot, the last of the yearly cycle of Festivals, on
which we celebrate the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. We will begin our holiday celebrations
with a shul dinner on Sunday, June 8, at 6 pm. A delicious meal and a good time are guaranteed for all. Please see the reservation form on
page 4 of this bulletin for details, and please send in your reservations as
soon as possible so that we can plan for the right amount of food. Following dinner we will have Shavuot
eve services and a Torah study session, beginning at 8 pm. Shavuot morning services then follow
on Monday, June 9, at 9 am.
Shavuot second day services, including yizkor, will be Tuesday, June
10, at 9 am, held jointly at BHBI with our friends from Temple Beth Am. Can't
come to Friday evening services?
Let Friday evening services come to you! On Friday, June 20, BHBI will hold Shabbat evening services
at Heather Heights, an assisted living community where long time members Ben
and Muriel Hobel now reside.
Heather Heights is located at 160 W Jefferson Road, between Clover St.
and Main St. Pittsford. Services
will begin at 7:00 pm. Ben's
birthday is June 18, so please come out to Heather Heights both to welcome
Shabbat and to wish Ben a very happy birthday! In
July, BHBI will host a very special event that we hope will become an annual
tradition. On Saturday, July 19th,
following Shabbat morning services, we will have the 1st Annual Simon
Finkelman Memorial Lecture at 1 pm.
To initiate this lecture series it is our great pleasure to have as
our distinguished speaker Rabbi Shamai Kanter. Rabbi Kanter is well known to the Rochester community, having
served for many years until his retirement as senior Rabbi at Temple Beth
El. So please save the date and
look for further details in our July Bulletin. See you in shul,
Steve
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MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR THE
SHAVUOT DINNER SOON!
Shavuot will be here before you know it. See Page 4 for more details.
DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE
UNAFFILIATED?
Tell
them about BHBI and let them know that BHBI is Rochesterís friendliest
shul! Then invite them to attend
our Shavuot dinner or any of our services – they will be sure to get a
wonderful welcome. We would also
be happy to add them to our bulletin distribution list.
BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – JUNE 2008
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Sunday |
June 1 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Friday |
June 6 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 8:28 PM. |
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Saturday |
June 7 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Naso
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Sunday |
June 8 |
9:00 AM 6:00 PM 8:00 PM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion Shavuot Dinner Erev Shavuot Services |
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Monday |
June 9 |
9:00 AM |
Shavuot First Day Services |
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Tuesday |
June 10 |
9:00 AM |
Shavuot Second Day Services with Yizkor together with Congregants from Temple Beth Am at BHBI |
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Wednesday |
June 11 |
7:30 PM |
Small Shul Collaborative Joint Torah Study Session at BHBI |
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Friday |
June 13 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 8:32 PM |
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Saturday |
June 14 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Behaalotchah |
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Sunday |
June 15 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Monday |
June 16 |
7:30 PM |
BHBI Board Meeting |
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Friday |
June 20 |
7:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services at Heather Heights, 160 W.
Jefferson Rd in Pittsford Light candles at 8:35 PM |
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Saturday |
June 21 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Shelach
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Sunday |
June 22 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Friday |
June 27 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service Light candles at 8:35 PM. |
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Saturday |
June 28 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Korach Blessing for the new month
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Sunday |
June 29 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
BHBI Officers 2008-09
President – Steve Teitel
First Vice-President – Leon Metlay
Second Vice-President – Judith Mercer
Treasurer – Ira Cohen
Financial Secretary – Art Mercer
Recording Secretary – Harris Honickman
Check out our website at www.BHBIRochester.org
You wonít be disappointed!
We are pleased to announce the
addition of our newest BHBI member, Elana Spezio.
Please welcome her to the BHBI
family the next time you see her.
THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
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May 3 |
Harris and
Aline Honickman in memory of Beverly Honickman |
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May 10 |
Janet Grable in honor of members with
December-May birthdays and anniversaries |
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May 17 |
Nina Klionsky and Leon Metlay |
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May 24 |
The Congregation |
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May 31 |
The Congregation |
TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GENEROSITY!
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GENERAL FUND
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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, June 11th. Come and enjoy interesting conversation
and make new friends while gaining new insights into Torah! All are welcome.
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
Memorialize a friend or
loved one by purchasing a BHBI memorial plaque. For more information, contact Stan Schaffer at 473-8072 or
stanschaffer@frontiernet.net
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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 or your family and
support BHBI at the same time!!
EVENTS IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Jewish
Community Federation Annual Meeting
Everyone
is welcome to attend the Jewish Community Federationís annual meeting on
Tuesday, June 17th at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai. The annual meeting will feature the
election of board members, special award recipients, and keynote speaker Sirak
Sebhat, an Ethiopian Jew who immigrated to Israel with his family in Operation
Solomon in 1991 and subsequently became an accomplished actor, starring in the
Israeli film, ìLive and Becomeî which was shown at the 2007 Rochester Jewish
Film Festival. Come and hear
Sebhat relate his extraordinary and inspiring story.
Whitewater
Rafting Trip for Teens
JERNY invites all teens
in grades 8 to 12 to come whitewater rafting at Letchworth State Park on
Sunday, June 22nd. The
group will leave the JCC at 9 a.m. and will return at approximately 4 to 5
p.m. There is no cost to
attend. RSVPs are required though
and must be received by June 16th. For information or to RSVP, contact Josh Boress at jboress@jewishrochester.org or
call 461-0490 ext. 249.
Join us at our Shavuot Dairy
Dinner on Sunday, June 8th
at 6 pm.
Cost: Adults $10, Children
under 12 years old $6,
Family Maximum $36
Please pre-register by
calling BHBI at 244-2060 or by completing and sending in the following
reservation form:
Name(s): ___________________________________________________________
Number of People
Attending: ____
Amount Enclosed: $ ______
Please call to make your
reservation or send this reservation form with your check made out to BHBI,
1369 East Avenue, Rochester, NY
14610 so that it is received by June 4th.
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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June 6 - 7 |
Sivan |
June 13 - 14 |
Sivan |
June 20 - 21 |
Sivan |
June 27 - 28 |
Sivan |
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Rose Levin* Esther Gertrude Schriba* Morris Levine* Ida Sherman* Ann Alderman* Sam Solomon Max Atkin* Bessie Eber* Albert Bernstein Max Vogelstein Benjamin Weinrib* Sarah Osband* Jessie Stolnitz* |
4 4 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 |
Harry Strauss* Minnie Strom* Rose Sallerson* Janet Riwkin Glaser* Evelyn Goldman Kauffman* Louis Maltinsky* Sadie Stolnitz* Katherine Weinrib* * Denotes name memorialized
on BHBI Memorial Plaque |
11 11 13 14 17 17 17 17 |
Lyons I. Jossem* Zus Kaminnik Eshter Senzel* Sarah Rebecca Gerber* Minnie Marcus* Nathan Yablin* Leo Lewin Fannie Warnick* Louis Sanow* |
18 19 20 21 21 21 22 23 24 |
Ada Gordon* Stella Getz* Mary Goldman* Betty Newell* Eva Wasserman* Elsie Cohen Isadore Goldman* Gerald Braz Hyb Jossem* |
26 27 27 27 27 28 29 30 30 |
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.
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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 making 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. A standard sponsored kiddush at BHBI costs just $40 while a larger enhanced kiddush is just $50.
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Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth Israel
1369 East Avenue
Rochester, NY
14610