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Rabbi

Jeffrey Lipschultz

President

Michael Weindruch

Vice President

Maynard Siegel

Dues & Reviews

Justin Teitle

Co-Treasurers

Steve Barkan

David Franks

Secretary

Vicki Levin

Saturday, February 2 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Service

Friday, February 8 6:00 p.m. All Hebrew School Class Service

Saturday, February 9 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Service

10:00 a.m. Junior Congregation

Wednesday, February 13 12:00 p.m. Nosh & Mingle Luncheon at TCJC

Friday, February 15 6:30 p.m. Joint Religious School Jew Crew

Shabbat Service at Temple Emanuel

Saturday, February 16 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Service

Tuesday, February 19 Sisterhood Dinner & Movie Night

7:00 p.m. Center Board Meeting

Saturday, February 23 10:00 a.m. Brunch and Learn

10:00 a.m. Junior Congregation

Candle Lighting Times

Parasha Friday Night Havdalah

February 1 & 2 Mishpatim 5:00 p.m. 6:02 p.m.

February 8 & 9 Terumah 5:09 p.m. 6:10 p.m.

February 15 & 16 Tetzaveh 5:18 p.m. 6:19 p.m.

February 22 & 23 Ki Tisa 5:26 p.m. 6:28 p.m.

Winter weather closures and cancellations will be

announced via email in the event of

inclement conditions.

Giving Warms the Heart

Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz

Hello to all as we reach February the coldest month of the year. I

have been in the Quad Cities for almost four years and I believe I

finally have experienced what a true mid west winter feels like.

With our coldest days hopefully starting to dissipate I have thoughts

on the warmth of giving in the cold months of winter.

We have entered the month of Adar and leaving the month of Shvat as we prepare to

embrace the warmth of Adar and prepare for Purim in March we need to think of what

one of the important mitzvot of Purim, the giving of gifts to the poor. The Mitzvah is

Matanot the Avanim or gifts to all who ask is an essential Mitzvah that is acknowledged

by a prayer to open our heat and to give even when not asked. The prayers signal for

us to search within our heart and give of ourselves not only to those in needs, but to our

fellow human being. As we approach this month this is not a time for us to look at the

world and say, “You are on your own”, “pull yourself out of your problems by your own

will”, or “don’t lean on me, work it out for yourself." Our mind during this time is to say

that we are stronger when we are together, we lean on each other, and we are

responsible for each other. That is why the prayer for Tsadakah is an essential element

of our faith. We stand together because with one voice we stand with God and offer

our supplication.

As we prepare to warm up during February the act of Tsadakah is a big part of the

unique month of Adar when we are given the opportunity to change and embrace God

with love of others through the act of giving. The acts of asking for forgiveness are to

put our bodies into action and this is why giving is so important. We see that when we

embrace the love of God we see that the greatest gift that can be given is often the gift

of forgiveness. Now is the time to give the Tsadakah of forgiveness to those around us

and try to start our lives with a new heart.

My children just saw the new Mary Poppins movie which reintroduced them to the

classic movie and its songs. This fine musical was produced by Disney over fifty years

ago. I remember as a child watching the movie with my parents and humming the

songs that have become a mainstay in our American vocabulary, but I never listened to

the words until this year when my children starting watching the movie over and over

again and singing the songs and teaching them to their brother Asher only two years

old.

One song that sticks in my mind at this time of year is the song “Feed the Birds”. The

lyrics are an essential element of the act of Tsadakah. “Although you can't see it, you

know they are smiling each time someone shows that he cares. Though her words are

simple and few, listen, listen, she's calling to you, ‘Feed the birds, tuppence a bag,

tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag.’"

The theme of the song is that it only takes a little bit of charity to make things better.

We refer to charity as tsadakah. It is the simple idea that God asks us to give tuppence

in our daily life (literally just a few coins, but figuratively just small acts of kindness), but

few of us listen and often pass on the chance to give not necessarily money but also

time and energy to make our world a little better. The song is sad and sweet, talking

about an old woman feeding the birds, but really asking only that our hearts be open to

the act of giving tuppence, just a small amount of tsadakah. The song also is a word to

adults to listen to our children and love them give them time to just laugh with us and

play. As I see my son Ari grow and start school this year I think how little tuppence of

time we still have left before we start to beg him for some of his time for us.

The new movie embraces the concept of tuppence recognizing that an open heart can

change so many things even if not realized immediately. The main characters have

grown from the original yet that concept of tuppence remains the core concept of their

relationship to what is good in the world. The Month of Adar we are to embrace the

heart of tsadakah and prepare to see the joy of Purim in its true light. Now is the time to

give and open our heart to that tuppence of charity, whether it’s the charity of for-

giveness or the charity of an open heart to others, God asks for tuppence from all. I look

forward to a warmer month as we embrace the month of Adar and prepare next month

in March for Purim.

BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD NEWS

It might be bitter cold outside, but Sisterhood has some sweet plans for late winter!

DINNER & A MOVIE EVENT

Mark your calendars now for the Dinner & Movie event to be held on 19 February 2019.

Members meet for dinner at the Red Lantern Restaurant in Davenport , followed by a

movie at Rave Cinema. Movie TBA - but, the Chinese dinner is always great. If you have

any questions or suggestions, please contact the program chair, Stephanie Tansey.

2018 DUES

Membership dues for Sisterhood are traditionally paid in the Fall. The cost still remains

only $36.00/year. If you haven't paid yet, please send your check directly to the Center.

Jill Ross

Member

Beth Israel Sisterhood

February 2019 - Hebrew and Joint Religious School Schedule

Sunday, Feb. 3 Hebrew / Joint Religious School Session #15 - Gan #4

Wednesday, Feb. 6 Hebrew School

Friday, Feb. 8 TCJC Hebrew School Class Service @ 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9 Junior Congregation @ 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 10 Hebrew / Joint Religious School Session #16

Wednesday, Feb. 13 Hebrew School

Sunday, Feb. 17 NO SCHOOL - (President’s Day)

Wednesday, Feb. 20 Hebrew School

Saturday, Feb. 23 Junior Congregation @ 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 24 Hebrew / Joint Religious School Session #17

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Hebrew School

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities and the Bettendorf Public Library cordially invite you to two

outstanding presentations at 7:00 pm on February 4th and 11th, at

the Bettendorf Public Library:

Monday, February 4, 7:00 pm:

"U.S. National Security Decisions:

A look behind the curtain at the National Security Council"

by Navy Captain Alison McCrary

______________________________

Monday, February 11, 7:00 pm:

"My Experiences as a US Naval

Aviator

in the Mediterranean during the 1973

Arab-Israeli War"

by Captain Dale Hendricks, US Navy Retired

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

27 Shevat

Friday, February 1

Evelyn Morris

Dorothy Mayesh

Myrtle Gordon

Violet Strum

Bessie Honeyman

Edna Shamon

28 Shevat

Saturday, February 2

Sarah Ruth Cohn Light

Isador Katz

29 Shevat

Sunday, February 3

Nathan Marblestone

Morris Shamon

Sidney Achler

30 Shevat

Monday, February 4

Harry Green

Bruce Gordon

Sadie Andich

Dora Redman

1 Adar I

Tuesday, February 5

Esther Farber

2 Adar I

Wednesday, Feb. 6

Saretta Karon

Mary Kofsky

3 Adar I

Thursday, Feb. 7

Joseph Louis Bernstein

Lilyann Gantz

John Brady

Jerry Dockterman

Donald Cohn

4 Adar I

Friday, February 8

Morris Geifman

Isadore Brotman

Walter Nitekman

Herbert Strum

Harry Marantz

5 Adar I

Saturday, Feb. 9

Oscar Teper

6 Adar I

Sunday, February 10

Louis Ziffrin

Linda Dalkoff

Leib Morris

Jake Gorovoy

Ethel Friedman

Herbert Gellerman

Dorothy Goldwasser

Rose Goldstein

7 Adar I

Monday, February 11

Florence Gersick

Samuel Packer

Rachel Cohn

8 Adar I

Tuesday, February 12

Rebecca Hanchin

Evelyn Halpern

Harry Rich

Max Shenk

Arnold Karon

Lena Kanter

Rebecca Goldstein

9 Adar I

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Phil Napsky

Louis Levy

10 Adar I

Thursday, Feb. 14

Samuel Harris

Ben Dobrofsky

Joe Handler

11 Adar I

Friday, February 15

Oscar Goldfein

Harry Kofsky

Joseph Richman

Ira Weindruch

Shirley Press

Phillip Leibovitz

12 Adar I

Saturday, February 16

Allan Lipschultz

Morris Geifman

Henry Finkelstein

13 Adar I

Sunday, February 17

Anna Zabolsky

Nathan Satin

Bertha Rubin

14 Adar I

Monday, February 18

Minnie Whitebook

Bessie Packer

George Geifman

15 Adar I

Tuesday, Feb. 19

Elisa Dalkoff

Fannie Gordon

Charles Moskowitz

Rachel Susin

16 Adar I

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Abraham Kaplan

Norman Keller

Sam Moskowitz

Louis Rachelewsky

17 Adar I

Thursday, Feb. 21

Benjamin Andich

Esther Gamburg

Gertrude Sitrick

Sima Pearl Versman

18 Adar I

Friday, February 22

Anna Baker

Joseph Cohen

Anna Goldsmith

Dan Versman

Solomon Williamson

Dr. David Zubatsky

19 Adar I

Saturday, February 23

Bessie Lefstein

Irving Livingston

Sol Popofsky

20 Adar I

Sunday, February 24

D. Jack Brotman

Margery Heeren

Jonah Versman

21 Adar I

Monday, February 25

Rebecca Feldschreiber

Isadore Finkelstein

Maurice Holland

Sarah Rimmerman

Morris Strum

22 Adar I

Tuesday, February 26

Charlotte Leman

Esther Lipsman

23 Adar I

Wednesday, Feb. 27

Bertha Avrick

William Goldsmith

Sophie Weinstein

Charles Weiner

Chaim Trachtenbarg

24 Adar I

Thursday, Feb. 28

Morris Axelrod

Esther Brotman

Sarah Markovitch

Fanny Vesole

Samuel Segal