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BHBIRochester.org Published Monthly Vol 45/No 2 Cheshvan-Kislev 5771 November 2010 Editor: Stan Schaffer |
Congregation Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel B U L L E T I N |
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November
President’s Message Friends: What I’m about to say
is going to upset some of you. I hope it does. I also hope it will motivate
you to take action. What do you do on
Friday nights? Do you light candles? Bless the challah? Jewish tradition
fosters family togetherness as we go through the familiar rituals. Part of
the Friday night tradition is Kabbalat Shabbat, the prayers for greeting the
Sabbath. It’s not a long service but it’s a wonderful way to get into the
Sabbath mood. Judging from our turnout on Friday nights, those of you who say
Kabbalat Shabbat do it somewhere else. I was recently looking
back through some old BHBI bulletins, going back to when I was president 20
years ago. One of the things I wrote about back then was the problem getting
a minyan on Friday night. Since then we’ve experimented with different times,
without notable success. At this point I can propose changing the time of the
service without worrying about inconveniencing the regular attendees. There
are so few. More of our members attend the monthly services at Heather
Heights than any others. On our last joint Friday night service at Beth Am,
none of our members attended. I anticipate that for the October 29th
Friday night joint service at BHBI, there will be more Beth Am members than
BHBI members. What can we do? Is 8 PM
too early? Too late? Should we go back to having a 6 PM service so that
people can go home to dinner afterwards. Or should
we have services later so people can have a more leisurely dinner beforehand?
Based on our relative success at Heather Heights should we try to schedule
services at other assisted living facilities in town? Whatever we try will be
destined to fail, unless you, the members of BHBI, resolve to attend Friday
night services. Think about it. This is an important part of our tradition.
Get the Friday night habit! The one kind of event
we can pretty much guarantee a crowd for is a holiday party. The next such
event will be the Chanukah party, celebrated jointly with Beth Am on Sunday
December 5th at BHBI. I hope to see you there. I also hope to see
you at a Friday night service soon. B’shalom, Leon Metlay |
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BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – NOVEMBER 2010
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Friday |
Nov 5 |
7:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service at Heather Heights in Pittsford Light candles at 5:38 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 6 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Toldot Blessing for the New Month |
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Sunday |
Nov 7 |
9:00 AM |
Service,
Breakfast and Discussion |
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Monday |
Nov 8 |
7:30 PM |
Monthly Meeting of the BHBI Board of Trustees |
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Wednesday |
Nov 10 |
7:30 PM |
Joint Torah Study with members of Temple Beth Am and Temple Beth David at BHBI |
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Friday |
Nov 12 |
8:00 PM |
Joint Shabbat Evening Service with Temple Beth Am at Beth Am Light candles at 4:31 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 13 |
9:30 AM |
Joint Shabbat Morning Service with Temple Beth Am at BHBI Torah: Vayeitzei |
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Sunday |
Nov 14 |
9:00 AM |
Service,
Breakfast and Discussion |
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Friday |
Nov 19 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service Light candles at 4:24
PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 20 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Vayishlach |
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Sunday |
Nov 21 |
9:00 AM |
Service,
Breakfast and Discussion |
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Friday |
Nov 26 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service Light candles at 4:20 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 27 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Vayeishev |
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Sunday |
Nov 28 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
SAVE THE DATE
We will be having our BHBI Hanukkah celebration on
Sunday, December 5th.
Mark your calendar and be sure to join us then as we all light our
menorahs and celebrate the holiday.
There will be more details in the December bulletin.
Do You Know Anyone Who is Unaffiliated and
Interested in Joining a Congregation?
Let
them know about BHBI’s special free 3 month trial membership (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!!
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO
CONTRIBUTED
TO OUR 2010 HIGH
HOLY DAY APPEAL
Ira Cohen
Emily and Alan Fishman
Phil and Annette Garver
Aline and Harris
Honickman
Paul and Rose Israel
Judith Mercer
Katie Metlay
Leon Metlay and Nina
Klionsky
Jeff Nidetz and Leslie
Toker
Alan Resnick
Stan and Elaine Schaffer
Sherwood Snyder
Herb Spencer
Steve and Ruth Teitel
Peg Toker
Nellya Vishnagorsky
Hermann Vogelstein
GOODSEARCH.COM
Goodsearch.com
is an on-line internet search program that pays non-profit organizations like
BHBI a fee every time someone uses their search service. Go to www.goodsearch.com, enter the search term
that you want and put in BHBI on the line where it says Who Do You Goodsearch
For? BHBI will collect a fee for
each search you make!
THE RABBI FUND
Contributions to the Rabbi Fund enable us to engage
Rabbi Goldberg to lead additional services at BHBI during the year. Whenever the funds in the Rabbi Fund
reach a predetermined level, we will schedule an additional service with Rabbi
Goldberg. To contribute to this
purpose, please send a check in to BHBI with a notation that the contribution
should be used for the Rabbi Fund.
AMAZON.COM
Are you starting your Hanukkah shopping? Why not shop on-line? 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 or your family and support BHBI at the same
time!!
TORAH STUDY
Join
us for an interactive session of Torah study with our friends from Temple Beth
Am and Temple Beth David at BHBI on Wednesday evening, November 10th at 7:30
p.m. The discussion is always
lively!
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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Nov 5-6 |
Cheshvan– Kislev |
Nov 12-13 |
Kislev |
Nov 19-20 |
Kislev |
Nov 26-27 |
Kislev |
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Abraham Friedman* Jacob Marker* Rose Nidetz Eva Shulman Sam Morris* Israel Schriba* Jacob Smilack* Dorothy Lewis Cohen* Mark H. Keyfetz* |
29 29 30 3 4 4 4 5 5 |
Ilse Beutler Natalie Glickman Meyer Kovelski* Nathan Bernstein* Beatryce Cohen* J. Louis Shapiro* Feist Hess* Eleanor Teitel Dr. Mark Blue Wolf Schild* |
6 6 7 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 |
Rachel Olkes* Jack Soble* Rebecca H. Nusbaum Edward M. Hart * Denotes name memorialized
on BHBI Memorial Plaque |
13 14 16 19 |
Rose Alderman* Hyman Ring* Ernst Beutler Ida Taub Ida Bobb Sarah Hoffman* Hyman Snyder* |
20 20 21 22 24 25 25 |
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.
WHEELCHAIR LIFT
Please note that our
wheelchair lift is now fully installed and operational. If you are
someone who has stayed away from services because of difficulty climbing our
stairs, know that there is now a safe, easy and convenient way to join us once
again. Please come and give it a try! There is a conveniently
located button to press should you need assistance. So don’t delay any
longer – join us at BHBI services and events!
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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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 |
TO OUR DONORS – THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
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THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
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October 2 |
Jill Clark in
memory of her mother, Beverly Clark |
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October 9 |
The
Congregation |
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October 16 |
Esther and
Hermann Vogelstein in memory of their parents, Max and Inge Vogelstein |
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October 23 |
Ira Cohen in
memory of Dianne Hooker |
EVENTS IN THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY
Global Day of
Jewish Learning
Join many of your friends and neighbors at the many interesting
events to be held at the Global Day of Jewish Learning at the JCC on Sunday,
November 7th. Go to www.jewihrochester.org
for more information and on-line registration.
The Main Event
– A Celebration of Extraordinary Jewish Women
The Jewish Federation is sponsoring a celebration of
extraordinary Jewish women with a dinner celebration at Temple Beth El on
Monday, November 15th.
The cost to attend is $45 per person. Attendees will have an opportunity to make their own
personal pledge to the 2011 UJA Federation Campaign. For more information or to register on-line go to
www.JewishRochester.org
Kristallnacht
Commemorations
There will be 3 events in the community to commemorate
the 72nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass,
when in 1938 the Nazis attacked Jewish synagogues, businesses and homes in
Germany in a forerunner to the Holocaust.
On Wednesday, November 3rd, Dr. Jud Newborn will discuss the
White Rose Anti-Nazi Resistance at the Nazareth College Shults Center Forum at
7 p.m. On Tuesday evening,
November 9th, a commemorative interfaith service will be held at
Temple B’rith Kodesh at 7 p.m. The
next day, November 10th, MCC will host its 19th annual Kristallnacht
commemoration which will focus on “Kristallnacht in the Soviet Union : A
prelude to the Holocaust and the Nuremburg Trials.” The featured speaker will be Joshua Rubenstein, the
Northeast regional director of Amnesty International USA. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the
MCC Theatre. All 3 events are free
and open to the public.
Alan Dershowitz on Live
from NY’s 92nd Street Y
The JCC will telecast a conversation with Professor
Alan Dershowitz titled “Is peace possible with a nuclear Iran?” from New York
City’s 92nd Street Y on Thursday November 4th from 8 to
10 p.m. Contact the JCC or go to www.jccrochester.org for more
information.
OFFICE: The synagogue office is checked regularly for mail and messages. The synagogue 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, Rabbi Fund 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