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BHBIRochester.org Published Monthly Vol 43/No 1 Tishrei-Cheshvan 5769 October 2008 Editor: Stan Schaffer |
Congregation
Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel B U L L E T I N |
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October
President’s Message Friends, As
this message reaches you, our High Holy Days have gotten underway. Our Selichot service, held jointly
with Temple Beth Am and Temple Beth David, was a nice prelude. We viewed the movie "Paper
Clips" which was well received by all. Thanks to Leon Metlay for his work in organizing BHBI's
participation in this joint service. Yom
Kippur will soon be upon us. The
Kol Nidre service is set for Wednesday, Oct. 8th at 6:15 pm, with morning
services including Yizkor on Thursday, beginning at 9 am. The Ne’ilah Service will be at 5:45
pm, with the final Shofar blast ending our Days of Awe at 7:20 pm. As in past years, everyone is invited
to bring their own shofar to services and to join in for that final
blast! We are grateful to the
Honickman family who will again sponsor a break-fast at the shul following
the conclusion of Yom Kippur services. When
the High Holy Days conclude, there will be no time to rest! We move right on into the last
of the three regalim: Sukkot.
Please join us Sunday, Oct. 12th, at 11 am in the BHBI parking lot as
we meet to erect our shul sukkah.
Erev Sukkot services will be on Monday, Oct. 13th at 7 pm, with Sukkot
1st day services following on Tuesday at 9 am. We conclude our holiday season with Shmini Azeret morning
services, including Yizkor, on Tuesday, Oct. 21st at 9 am, followed by our
joyful Simchat Torah evening service that night at 7:30 pm. Please
be sure to tell your friends and acquaintances of our new FREE 3-month trial
membership! What better time
than the holidays to see what BHBI has to offer? (Offer available to new 1st time prospective members
only.) Our
annual Friday night barbecue on Sept. 5th was a great success! My very sincere thanks to Judith
Mercer who spent long hours helping in the kitchen, to Janet Grable who made
the desserts, to Leon Metlay who did the shopping, and to Helen Gulack and
others who helped with set-up and clean-up. With
one shul dinner over, it is time for the next! Please mark your calendar for Sunday, October 19th, 6 pm,
when we will have dinner in the sukkah (weather permitting). This will be a special benefit dinner
for our caretaker, Lual (formerly known as Yacob). As many of you know, Lual came to the U.S. as a refugee
from the fighting in the Sudan when he was a young boy. It was only relatively recently that
he learned that his parents and many other family members survived the
fighting and remain in the Sudan.
At the end of October, Lual will be making his first return trip to
the Sudan to be reunited with his family. Our special dinner will therefore be to wish Lual a safe
trip and a safe return, and to help him with the considerable expenses
involved. Food is being donated
by a member and we ask for the same minimum contribution as for other shul dinners:
$10 per adult, $6 per child under 12, with a $36 family maximum. All proceeds from the dinner will be
given to Lual in the form of a bonus.
Any contributions over the minimum amount are tax deductible. Please send your reservations and
check (made out to BHBI) to the shul by Monday, October 13th, so that we can give
Lual his bonus before he leaves on his trip. Friends are invited! See you in shul,
Steve
Teitel |
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May You Be Inscribed for a
Good Year
BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
2008
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Monday |
Sept 29 |
6:30 PM |
Erev Rosh Hashanah First Day Service Light candles at 6:35 PM |
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Tuesday |
Sept 30 |
9:00 AM 6:45 PM 8:00 PM |
Rosh Hashanah First Day Service
Mincha/Tashlich at Lake Riley Erev Rosh Hashanah Second Day Service Light candles after 7:34 PM |
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Wednesday |
Oct 1 |
9:00 AM |
Rosh Hashanah Second Day Service |
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Friday |
Oct 3 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Shuvah Evening Services Light candles at 6:28 PM |
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Saturday |
Oct 4 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Shuvah Morning Services Torah: Vayeilech |
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Sunday |
Oct 5 |
9:00 AM |
Service and Discussion |
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Monday |
Oct 6 |
7:30 PM |
BHBI Board Meeting |
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Wednesday |
Oct 8 |
6:15 PM |
Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service Light candles at 6:20 PM |
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Thursday |
Oct 9 |
9:00 AM 4:45 PM 5:45 PM 7:20 PM |
Yom Kippur Morning Service with Yizkor Yom Kippur Mincha Service Yom Kippur Ne’ilah Service Final Shofar to Mark the End of Yom Kippur |
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Friday |
Oct 10 |
8:00 PM |
Joint Shabbat Evening Services with Temple Beth Am at Beth
Am Light candles at 6:16 PM |
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Saturday |
Oct 11 |
9:30 AM |
Joint Shabbat Morning Services with Beth Am at BHBI Torah: Ha’azinu |
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Sunday |
Oct 12 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion Followed by Sukkah
Building |
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Monday |
Oct 13 |
7:00 PM |
Erev Sukkot First Day Service Light candles at 6:11 PM |
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Tuesday |
Oct 14 |
9:00 AM |
Sukkot First Day Service Light candles after 7:10 PM |
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Wednesday |
Oct 15 |
7:30 PM |
Joint Small Shul Collaborative Torah Study Session at BHBI |
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Friday |
Oct 17 |
7:00 PM |
Shabbat Chol Ha’Moed Sukkot Evening Service at Heather Heights in Pittsford Light candles at 6:05 PM. |
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Saturday |
Oct 18 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Chol Ha’Moed Sukkot Morning Services
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Sunday |
Oct 19 |
9:00 AM 6:00 PM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion Dinner in the Sukkah Honoring Our Caretaker, Lual |
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Tuesday |
Oct 21 |
9:00 AM 7:30 PM |
Joint Shemini Azeret Services with Yizkor Together with Congregants from Temple Beth Am at BHBI Erev Simchat Torah Services Light candles after 6:59 PM |
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Friday |
Oct 24 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 5:54 PM |
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Saturday |
Oct 25 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Bereisheit |
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Sunday |
Oct 26 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Friday |
Oct 31 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 5:44 PM |
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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Oct 3-4 |
Tishrei |
Oct 10-11 |
Tishrei |
Oct 17-18 |
Tishrei |
Oct 31-Nov 1 |
Cheshvan |
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Hyman A. Davis* Rose Lewis* Annie Schwartz* Stanley Toker* Fannie R. Spector* David Schaffer Milton Honickman |
5 6 6 6 8 10 11 |
Ida Strom Annie Kovel* Irving Solomon Harris I. Cenzer* Jean Traub* * Denotes name memorialized
on BHBI Memorial Plaque |
13 14 15 18 18 |
Marie L. Steinmetz* Robert Steinmetz* Daniel Horowitz Beverly Clark* David Israel Morris Album* |
19 19 23 24 24 25 |
Sarah Rickler* Blanche Florescue Ross* Charles Schnidman* Harry Silverman* Rabbi Jordan Taxon Ida Menter* Clara Spencer Marion Lazar* Joseph D. Stolnitz* Ida Buchbinder* Irene Bernstein Mikolasek* |
4 4 4 4 4 7 7 8 8 9 9 |
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Oct 24-25 |
Tishrei – Cheshvan |
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Sam Gold Bernard Israel Celia Israel Bessie Miller* Ida Phillips |
29 30 30 1 2 |
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.
We Send Our Best Wishes for a
Happy and Healthy New Year to the Congregation
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Jill Clark |
Mrs. Katharine Metlay |
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Ira Cohen and Dianne Hooker |
Jeff Nidetz, Leslie Toker and Mark |
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Ella Finkelman |
The Paprocki Family |
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Alan and Emily Fishman |
Dave Rogachefsky |
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Mrs. Maxine Gold and Lyn Michaels |
Harry Rogachefsky |
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Janet Grable |
Tamar Rogachefsky |
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Ben and Muriel Hobel |
Stan, Elaine, Aviva, Aaron and Jacob Schaffer |
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Harris, Aline, Matthew and Noah Honickman |
Mrs. Esther Solomon and Family |
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The Kleinstein Family |
Herb Spencer |
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Bob and Rise Levine |
Jeff, Lyn and Gavi Springut |
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Charles and Laura Levinson |
Ruth, Steve and Jack Teitel |
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Art and Judith Mercer |
Peg Toker |
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Leon Metlay, Nina Klionsky, Hannah Metlay |
Ken and Mollie Traub |
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Joseph Yudelson |
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THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH
SPONSORS
FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
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September 6 |
Phil and
Annette Garver in memory of David Gordon |
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September 13 |
The Congregation |
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September 20 |
The Congregation |
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September 27 |
Helen Gulack in
memory of her mother, Trudy Baran |
TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GENEROSITY!
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RABBI AARON SOLOMON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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unaffiliated and interested in joining a congregation?
Let them know about
BHBI’s special free 3 month
trial membership which includes complementary High Holy Day tickets
(available to prospective first-time new members only). Have them contact BHBI at 244-2060 or BHBI@frontiernet.net and we will be happy
to give them information about BHBI and this great offer!!
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
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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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JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL
The
JCC Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival will be held October 26 – November
5. For more information, contact
the JCC or visit www.rjbf.org
COME TO THE DINNER IN THE SUKKAH ON OCTOBER 19TH TO HONOR OUR
CARETAKER, LUAL, PRIOR TO HIS TRIP TO SUDAN
As
many of you know, our caretaker, Lual (who has also been known to us as Yacob),
is one of the ‘Lost Boys’ who escaped the violence in his native Sudan as a
child and eventually was brought to the United States to start a new life. Happily, his parents are still alive in
Sudan and he will be returning there soon to visit them for the first time in
many years. We are planning a
parve Italian dinner in the Sukkah (weather permitting) on Sunday, October 19th
at 6 pm to honor him before his trip and are collecting donations to provide
him with a special ‘bonus’ to be used for his trip.
Minimum
donations for those attending the dinner - $10 per adult; $6 per child under
age 12 (all donations above this amount are tax deductible). You may donate even if you cannot
attend the dinner.
Number
of People Attending the Dinner:
________ Adults
________ Children Under 12
Names:
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Please
send your reservation form and check made out to BHBI, 1369 East Ave.,
Rochester, NY 14610, to be received no later than October 13th.
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phone is 244-2060. For urgent
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Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth Israel
1369 East Avenue
Rochester, NY
14610