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BHBIRochester.org Published Monthly Vol. 46/No 2 Cheshvan-Kislev 5772 November 2011 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, It was a long stretch,
but the Holidays are finally over!
We had a very nice crowd participating for all our High Holiday
Services. Thanks to George
Kornfeld, who once again served as our Cantor, and to Ira Cohen and Leon
Metlay who led other portions of the various services. Thanks to all who helped with the
organization or served as ushers or page announcers, and a special thanks to
the Honickman family for sponsoring the Break Fast at the conclusion of Yom
Kippur. Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret
and Simchat Torah were a joint affair, with hosting and participation from
all the small Conservative shuls, BHBI, Beth Am and Beth David. Simchat Torah evening and morning at
BHBI were an especially joyful and entertaining celebration, with the usual
songs and joking and even a raven that came to visit. Thanks to the participants from all
of the congregations, particularly those who organized the schedule and led
the services. For Shmini
Atzeret, Simchat Torah, and the following Shabbat we enjoyed wonderful and
tasty kiddushim, sponsored by Janet Grable. Thank you, Janet!
And thanks to Judith Mercer and Esther Vogelstein who helped Janet
prepare and cook. Some of you have asked
me about the Talmud passages I cited during my Yom Kippur address to the
Congregation. For those
interested, these passages, which refer to the less than cordial relations
that sometimes existed between the Houses of Hillel and Shammai, are: Talmud
Bavli - Sanhedrin 88b, Shabbat 17a, and Eruvin 13b; and Talmud Yerushalami -
Beitzah 2:4 and Shabbat 1:4. For
the Yerushalami, I used the Neusner translation to English. It is with sadness that
I inform you of the passing of long time members Ben Hobel and Tamar
Rogachefsky. May their memories be a blessing to their loved ones. See you in shul, Steve Teitel |
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The JCC’s 19th
Annual Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival will be held from October 30th
– November 16th
A number of authors will be
present to discuss their books. Go to www.rjbf.org
for more information.
BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS – NOVEMBER 2011
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Friday |
Nov 4 |
7:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service at Heather Heights in Pittsford Light candles at 5:40 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 5 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Lech Lecha |
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Sunday |
Nov 6 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Wednesday |
Nov 9 |
7:30 PM |
Small Conservative Shul Collaborative Torah Study Session at BHBI |
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Friday |
Nov 11 |
8:00 PM |
Joint Shabbat Evening Service with Temple Beth Am at Beth Am
Light candles
at 4:32 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 12 |
9:30 AM |
Joint Shabbat Morning Service with Temple Beth Am at BHBI Torah: Vayeirah |
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Sunday |
Nov 13 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Monday |
Nov 14 |
7:30 PM |
Monthly Meeting of the BHBI Board of Trustees |
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Friday |
Nov 18 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service
Light
candles at 4:25 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 19 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Chayei Sarah |
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Sunday |
Nov 20 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion |
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Friday |
Nov 25 |
8:00 PM |
Shabbat Evening Service Light candles at 4:20 PM |
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Saturday |
Nov 26 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service Torah: Toldot. Blessing of the New Month. |
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Sunday |
Nov 27 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast and Discussion. |
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)
which includes free High Holy Day tickets. 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!!
SMALL CONSERVATIVE SHUL COLLABORATIVE TORAH
STUDY
Now that the holidays are past us, the Small
Conservative Shul Collaborative Torah Study Group will resume it regular meetings
on Wednesday, November 9th at 7:30 p.m.
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that you want and put in BHBI on the line where it says Who Do You Goodsearch
For? BHBI will benefit from each
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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 price.
Buy gifts or something for yourself or your family and support BHBI at
the same time!!
BHBI WEB SITE
Have you checked out the
BHBI web site lately? If you
haven’t there is a lot that you’re missing. The web site at www.BHBIRochester.org
provides information about many aspects of our congregation, lists the BHBI
calendar, has electronic versions of this and previous bulletins going back
several years, has an extensive history of our congregation along with historic
photos, includes photos from several BHBI dinners, picnics and other special
events, and has the unique Adon Olam Songbook with information on over 100
melodies for Adon Olam.
AD
SPONSORS
We are always
looking for additional businesses that are interested in placing an ad in the
BHBI Bulletin. If you know of
someone whose business or company may be interested, contact Stan Schaffer at
473-8072 or by e-mail at stanschaffer@frontiernet.net
EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
Last year on November 7th, Rochester celebrated the
first Global Day of Jewish Learning - honoring the completion of Rabbi Adin
Steinsaltz’s monumental translation on the Talmud – in concert with
Jewish communities worldwide. We were delighted when, in partnership
with Rochester's Jewish Community Center, hundreds of adult learners
turned out at the center to choose from over 40 workshops; additionally there
were tracks for educators and teens.
The mission of "Global
Day" is to bring the Jewish people together once a year to celebrate
our foundational Jewish texts through community based learning. This year,
we honor the spirit of the "Global Day" with a very special
"Global Evening of Jewish Learning." We hope all who are interested
will join us for, "Can You Hear Me?" The Wisdom of the
Sh'ma."
The Sh'ma is a section of verses that is commanded
to be recited twice a day, as it is stated explicitly in the Torah, "speak
of them... when you retire and when you arise" (Deuteronomy 6:5-9).
We are fortunate to present Cantor Ellen
Dreskin to address this intriguing topic. Her discussion of the sh'ma will be
followed by breakout sessions with three esteemed rabbis from our own
community.
The details of "The Global Evening"
are as follows. There is no cost to attend but RSVP is requested by Nov. 4th.
“Can You Hear Me?” The Wisdom of the Sh’ma with Cantor Ellen Dreskin
Sunday, November 13, 2011
7:00-9:15 PM
Jewish Community Center • 1200 Edgewood Avenue
Study
through story and song with Cantor Dreskin followed by a text based break-out
session with one of the following:
Rabbi Aviva Berg, Temple Beth David
Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick, Congregation Beth Sholom
Rabbi Amy Sapowith, Temple Sinai
RSVP by or email your break-out session choice to: soutlaw@jewishrochester.org/Info:
461-0490, x253.
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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November 4-5 |
Cheshvan |
November 11-12 |
Cheshvan |
November 18-19 |
Cheshvan |
November 25-26 |
Cheshvan -Kislev |
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Marion Lazar* Joseph D. Stolnitz* Ida Buckbinder* Irene Bernstein Mikolasek* Bernard Lipschutz Ingeborg Vogelstein Dianne Hooker* Lottie Astrachan* Lewis Glaser Alfred E. Hart* Sol Weinstein* Israel Astrachan* Marion Grossman* |
8 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 |
Nellie Beckler* Lena Cohen* Sofya Kaminnik* Ray Toker Mosheh Lazar* Nachem Reb Tsvi Hersh Julia Goldman* Bessie Schnidman* *Denotes name memorialized
on BHBI Memorial Plaque |
15 16 17 17 18 18 19 21 |
Louis Gastel* Emanuel Koveleski* Nathan Strom* Mary Jaffey* Harvey Sanow* Fannie Stern* |
23 24 24 28 28 28 |
Abraham Friedman* Jacob Marker* Rose Nidetz Sam Morris* Israel Schriba* Jacob Smilack* Dorothy Lewis Cohen* Mark H. Keyfetz* |
29 29 30 4 4 4 5 5 |
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.
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
You can memorialize a
friend or loved one by purchasing a BHBI memorial plaque. Our memorial plaques are very
reasonably priced. For more
information, contact Stan Schaffer at 473-8072 or stanschaffer@frontiernet.net
THANK
YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS
FOR
THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
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October 1 |
The Congregation |
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October 8 |
Yom Kippur Break Fast by Harris and Aline
Honickman in memory of Harris’ father, Milton Honickman |
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October 15 |
Katharine Metlay in memory of her brother, Leon
Titof |
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October 20 |
Janet Grable in honor of Shemini Atzeret |
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October 21 |
Janet Grable in honor of Simchat Torah |
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October 22 |
Janet Grable
in honor of the holidays and Jill Clark in memory of her mother, Beverly
Clark |
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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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We Thank
Everyone Who Contributed to This Year’s
High
Holy Day Appeal
Jill Clark
Ira Cohen
Phil and Annette Garver
Paul and Rose Israel
Laura Levinson
Nina Klionsky and Leon
Metlay
Judith Mercer
Jeff Nidetz and Leslie
Toker
Stan and Elaine Schaffer
Steve and Ruth Teitel
Peg Toker
Hermann Vogelstein
Additional contributions
to the High Holy Day Appeal which are received after publication of this
month’s bulletin will be listed in the December bulletin.
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 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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If so, please let Stan Schaffer know. We always appreciate feedback.
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can now be found on our web page: www.BHBIRochester.org
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Congregation Beth Hamedresh-Beth
Israel
1369 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14610