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Ha’ShofarVOLUME XI, ISSUE 4
CONGREGATION
BETH ISRAEL
April 2019
InsidePrayer Corner
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Ongoing Events
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Friday Noon
Study Group .......
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Gift Shop
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Donations .... p. 21
April
Calendar .... p. 23
Passover is a holiday which has seemingly
always captured our hearts and imaginations. It
has long been the most observed Jewish holiday,
and in the United States it is the most common
Jewish holiday experienced by people who prac-
tice other faith traditions. The challenge has
always been to keep the holiday true to its origi-
nal expression while also making it relevant in
each generation. This is, according to many
scholars, how the Haggadah got to be a lengthier
text, whereas in its original form it was actually
quite short. People added to the anthology in
order to make it relevant for them.
Passover is a celebration of symbols, and there is
no more integral collection of symbols for the
festival than the seder plate. There are 6 (or 5 for
many Ashkenazi families) symbols which have
long been included on the seder plate – A bitter
herb (or horseradish for most Ashkenazi fami-
lies), lettuce (for Sephardim and Mizrahim, and
is now included by many Ashkenazi families),
haroset, a shank bone (or chicken wing, or some
vegetarian alternatives), a roasted egg, and karpas
(a spring vegetable, often parsley or celery).
Beginning in the 1980s, some people began
including an orange as a symbol of inclusion for
LGBTQ members of our communities. Over the
years, more and more additional symbols have
been added – potatoes in solidarity with
Ethiopian Jews hoping to make Aliyah (those
who made Aliyah as part of Operation Solomon
were fed potatoes as their first meal in Israel),
chocolate as an expression of support of fair trade
practices, a banana in support of refugees, a
pinecone as a reminder of mass incarceration in
the US, cashews in support of soldiers fighting
overseas, and many more. While these innova-
tions are clever and creative and certainly have a
role in helping keep Passover relevant for some,
there is a way in which these additional symbols
actually distract from the core essence of what
Passover celebrates.
In the 20th and 21st century, some have adopted
the practice of making Passover about a reflection
on the place where cruelty exists in the world as
a way of using the holiday to raise awareness
about various global conflicts (for as many addi-
tional symbols as have been innovated, there are
ten times as many Haggadah supplements bring-
ing various global conflicts and struggles to
light). But the purpose of the Passover Seder to
remind us of the cruelty of the Egyptians in the
story of the Exodus in the Torah?
Rather, the purpose of Passover is to reflect on
the positive despite the challenges. This is the
connecting thread in the original symbols on the
seder plate – the bitter herb, while often described
as a remembrance of the bitterness of servitude,
however the original bitter herb was probably a
chicory root and was a symbol of perseverance;
the lettuce is a symbol of hope and positivity, the
word in Hebrew is hazeret, meaning returning;
the shank bone is a symbol of survival, connect-
ing us to the Temple but also acknowledging that
we have survived even after the building was
destroyed; the egg is a symbol of celebration,
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Remembering the Purpose of Passover By: Rabbi Justin Goldstein
First Seder
April 19th
A monthly tour through the Siddur:
the meaning, significance, customs, laws,
history and choreography of prayer
Gevurot, the second blessing of the Amidah (pg. 160 of Lev Shalem) – Tradition associates each of the opening three para-
graphs of the Amidah to the three Patriarchs, and so just as the first blessing is associated with Avraham, the second blessing
is associated with Yitzhak. The primary theme of the Gevurot blessing is resurrection of the dead. Once a mainstream and
fundamental aspect of Jewish belief, many contemporary Jews are surprised to learn that Judaism teaches of physical resur-
rection. There were many midrashim which taught that Yitzhak was actually sacrificed by his father and was resurrected,
hence the connection between the second blessing and Yitzhak. The name of the blessing, which literally translates to
strengths, or mighty acts, is derived from the description of God as ba’al gevurot – the Master of Strengths. While lifting the
fallen, healing the sick, and releasing the bound are mentioned, the most miraculous strength of all is reviving the dead and
restoring life. While later generations interpreted this as referring to the changing seasons – due in part to the inclusion in
this paragraph of a prayer for rain in the fall and winter – the generation which composed this prayer likely understood the
hope of resurrection to be a primary component of their religious belief.
Next month … Kedusha – the third blessing of the Amidah
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Mazel Tov !To Gerard & Thelma Uhler on the birth of their great-grandson, Jasper Arthur Benjamin
Uhler-Smith.
To Neil & Cindy Garroway who are pleased to announce the birth of their seventh grandchild and
first granddaughter, Natalie Corinne Garroway.
To Jay & Marlene Jacoby on their grandsons Elliot and Sam Persell becoming Bnei Mitzvah.
Refuah ShleimahTo Carol Deutsch, Ezra Landau, Neil McCollum, Bill Golson
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festivity, and the cycle of life; the karpas is a symbol of
rebirth and regrowth.
Passover is a festival in which we celebrate life and libera-
tion, we actually are supposed to move away from the ways
in which we are bound. In a world in which we are
constantly inundated with division and tragedy, let us keep
Passover relevant by restoring it to its original celebration
of human perseverance and its role in ensuring life and
liberty.
Remembering the Purpose of Passovercontinued from page 1
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Social Action Volunteer Opportunities
Help serving dinner at the Western Carolina Rescue Mission on the third Tuesday of the month from 4:00 pm to
5:30 pm. The Rescue Mission is located at 225 Patton Avenue, Asheville. Contact Alan Escovitz [email protected]
or Gail Gordon [email protected].
Help with our involvement with Room In the Inn. Contact Jan Zollars [email protected] or Gail Gordon
Ongoing CBI Events
Torah on Tap – A Lively Group Discussion
Led by Rabbi Goldstein
The last Sunday of the month 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. We will be meeting at Habitat Tavern & Commons,
174 Broadway, Asheville 28801. You are welcome to bring a snack or meal as Habitat does not serve
food. Dog-friendly with non-alcoholic options.
Meet the Midrash
Out of the texts of the Torah, the Rabbis created teachings bringing deeper meanings to the wisdom of the Jewish
people known as Midrash. Each week we will explore some of these teachings based on the weekly Torah portion.
We will gain not only an understanding of what the Rabbis were teaching, but how and why they were able to offer
these teachings. While there are many compilations of Midrash from different periods in Jewish history, we will
focus our studies on Midrash Rabbah. Wednesdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Hasidishe Kiddushled by Rabbi Goldstein
Fill your heart and soul with Torah (and schnapps...) and join together to learn Hasidic thought and wisdom on parashat
ha'shavu’a, the weekly Torah portion. Last Shabbat of each month at 12:30 pm.
Hazak
Hazak is a group of empty nesters who meet monthly for good food and conversation at local restaurants. The group
usually meets the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm, barring holiday conflicts. Anyone who is interested can
be added to the email list. Contact Sue Lerner.
Torah on Tap will not meet in March. We are seeking an
alternative venue to replace Habitat Tavern, which will be
closing. Our thanks to Habitat for their gracious
hospitality.We’ll announce a new venue as soon as we have
one.
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CBI’s Friday Noon Study Group will be exploring
Amos Oz’s
Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided
Land
About two months ago, the world lost Amos Oz, one of Israel’s greatest writers and intellectuals. Starting on March 1, we will be reading and discussing his last work of non-fiction, a collection of three essays on 1) the universal nature of fanaticism and its possible cures, 2) the Jewish roots of humanism and the need for a secular pride in Israel, and 3) the geopolitical standing of Israel in the wider Middle East and internationally. Our informal discussion group meets every Friday from 12-1 in the CBI Library. All are welcome to join us, regardless of their level of expertise or attendance at previous noon study group discussions. Oz’s book is available on a variety of internet outlets. If you have questions, please contact Jay Jacoby at [email protected].
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The Mishna has no tractate dealing with the synagogue.
Regulations with regard to location, orientation and architec-
ture have been gleaned from splinters of texts from the
Tosephta and later additions to the Mishna. The sources to
draw from are scarce.
Rabbinic regulation for synagogue location fixes the highest
point of the city. This may have been based on the past loca-
tion of the Jerusalem Temple that was located on an elevated
part of the city. Most Galilean synagogues were located on
high commanding points.
Many of the synagogues were located near water. Was this
based on ancient Jewish habits of reciting prayers near a body
of water or the practicality of being close to water for the
practice of tevilah or immersion in a natural pool of water
rather than in a mikveh pool?
The physical orientation of the synagogue was determined
by the principle of the orientation of the worshiper during
prayer: Those outside of Israel should turn their heart [mind]
toward Israel; those in Israel toward Jerusalem; etc. Follow-
ing this schema, those in the North of Jerusalem turn south;
those East of Jerusalem turn West, and so on.
Practically all excavated ancient synagogues both in Israel
and in the diaspora have the shape of a Roman basilica, i.e.,
a rectangular shape. The roof of the building was supported
by stone pillars whose cross section was either round or heart-
shaped. The row of these pillars divided the interior laterally
into three parts: a central relatively large empty area and two
side areas along whose two walls there was seating on one
or two rows of stone benches. Most early Galilean syna-
gogues featured a monumental facade with three entrance
doors.
Some scholars suggest that the tendency to emulate within
the synagogue features of the destroyed Jerusalem Temple
caused some rabbinic sources to protest. Hence the talmudic
ruling, One shall not make a house after the pattern of the
temple, nor a porch after the temple porch, nor a courtyard
like that of the temple, nor a table like the temple table, nor
a menorah like that of the temple. (Tb Menahoth 28b).
The Torah scrolls, the indispensable religious as well as phys-
ical center of any synagogue, were housed in the tevah (ark)
or Torah shrine. It seems that the term aron hakodesh (holy
shrine) was introduced at a later time and that there was
controversy regarding this innovation. Many scholars believe
that until the 4th century the Torah scrolls were housed in an
adjoining room and brought into the main synagogue hall at
the time of worship only and then temporarily placed into a
niche of the wall. Interesting in this connection might be a
part of a frieze at the excavated beautiful synagogue at
Capernaum (k'far nahum) on the northern end of the Sea of
Galilee. It is a four wheeled small wagon holding Torah
scrolls. I wonder whether such a wagon may have been used
to wheel-in the Torah scrolls from a synagogue annex to the
main hall where the worshipers had assembled to hear the
Torah reading. It is reasonable to assume, as the synagogue
system of worship developed, that a wooden cupboard hold-
ing Torah scrolls was eventually permanently installed in the
main hall where Torah was read in formal worship.
Next to the Torah shrine there was the bima, an elevated
podium from where translation into Aramaic (targum), inter-
pretations, and blessings were given (Neh. 4:3-5).
The Early synagogues in Palestine as well as in the Diaspora
had ornamentation. Second and third century sources suggest
that menorahs were favorite gifts given to synagogues.
Names of donors were often chiseled into stone pillars or
expressed in mosaics in floors. The menorah which is the
earliest specifically Jewish symbol was also incorporated in
the walls of synagogues and burial sites.
While geometric, flora and fauna ornamental representations
predominated in ancient synagogue floor mosaics, surpris-
ingly, also human representations are found there. The motifs
are often pagan as, for instance, zodiacs. To my amazement,
in the mosaic floor of the Beth Alpha synagogue, in its
bottom register representing the akedah (the binding of
Isaac), the artist incorporated not only the humans involved
in the biblical story, but also a hand reaching down from
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The Ancient Synagogue:A Mini-Introduction - Essay #3
By: Walter Ziffer
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above, next to which we read the word Avraham, representing
either the hand of an angel or the hand of God stopping
Abraham from killing his son Yitzchak (see below). How to
explain this seeming transgression of the second of the Ten
Commandments which explicitly forbids such representa-
tions?
The Ancient Synagogue:By: Walter Ziffer
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Congregation Beth Israel229 Murdock AvenueAsheville, NC 28804
828-252-8660
Business / Professional Name (Please print exactly as it should appear in listing)
———————————————————————————————————————ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________CITY___________________________________STATE_____________ZIP_________PHONE_______________________________FAX_____________________________CONTACT PERSON_____________________________________________________AD SIZE_________________________COST_________________________________BUSINESS / PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY DIRECTORY LISTING______________________________________________________________________
Please make check payable to CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. !"If you would like to use last year’s ad, please check the box.If you are using new ad copy email us an electronic copy (jpeg or pdf preferred). Email ad to: [email protected] ADDRESS FOR PROOF:___________________________________________
DATE AMT CHECK # BY PRINTER PROOF FINALRECEIVED_________ RECEIVED__________ __________________________________________________
Advertisement Size of Ad Rate
Back Cover 5” x 8” $1100
Inside Cover 5” x 8” $800
Divider Page 5” x 8” $600
Full Page 5” x 8” $450
1/2 Page 5” x 4” $350
1/4 Page 5” x 2” or 2.5” x 4” $200
It’s that time of year again!Our committee is hard at work selling ads for the 4th Annual Calendar/Directory.
Each of you will receive your personal copy at the conclusion of High Holiday Services. The directories will be on a table
in alphabetical boxes labeled with your name. Please take only your personal copy.
If you are a Business Owner please consider supporting our project by placing a business ad in the directory. A submission
forms is below and from the synagogue office. Thank you in advance for your support.
Calling all congregation members! Please support our 4th Annual Calendar/Directory by placing a personal L’Shana Tova
Greeting by using the form below or by contacting the synagogue office.
Beth Appel and the Hard Working Committee
CBI Committee News
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Our Gift ShopGift Shop Hours
Fridays 11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Sundays* 9:45 am to 12:15 pm *when Sunday School is in session
Please call Carol Samsky at (828) 676-0765 to arrange for opening the shop at other
times and for special orders.
Are you ready for Passover? The Gift Shop has a wide variety of items to help you celebrate –
from seder plates to Afikomen bags to washing cups.You'll find designs that will fit all tastes,
from a modern aesthetic to the more traditional. We have numerous items to decorate and delight
your table, as well as novelty items for the children to keep the seder lively and meaningful.
Please visit us! Our prices are not only the best in town – they beat the internet! Since we have
no overhead, and we have the most wonderful volunteers manning our shop, we can keep our
prices low for you. You will find that our shelves contain works of Judaica from many local
artists, some of whom are juried members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and some of
whom aremembers of our own congregation. We will be featuring these artists in Ha Shofar in
the coming months, telling you a little about them and their works.
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Have You Tried Out Our
Web Check Payment System?CBI’s Web Check Payment system is being used by quite a few congregants. Try it out, if you haven’t already. It’s an
easy-to-use, NO FEE way to make any of your payments to CBI – Dues, Bet Sefer, Ingles Gift Cards, or Donations. This
is a direct debit from your checking account. You just need your routing number and account number. There is also a
place for a memo entry so that you can indicate the purpose of your donation (in memory of, a particular fund, etc.).
Please make sure to fill in the memo box so that we can allocate your payment correctly.
We have contracted with a third party web check provider for this service. They have all of the necessary security issues
in place to handle sensitive account information data. Beth Israel Web Check Payments Online
Click on the donate button at the left to pay your dues,
make a contribution, pay your Annual Appeal Pledge or
pay for your Ingles cards. This simple Web Check system
is a direct debit to your checking account and allows you
to send a message to the CBI office along with your pay-
ment. No need to write checks or make special trips to the
office.
Ingles cards are a no-cost fundraiser for Beth Israel. Each month
CBI members and friends buy $8,000 worth of Ingles gift cards to
help raise $400 for Beth Israel – over $4,800 annually. Ingles gift
cards can be used at any Ingles store for groceries, pharmacy items
and gasoline. Sign up now to receive your Ingles cards automati-
cally each month. The office also keeps an inventory of Ingles
cards for immediate purchase. Contact the CBI office to get more
information and/or to participate at 252-8660 or admin@bethis-
raelnc.org.
For Information about Burial Plots
at Lou Pollock Memorial Park
Contact:
Josh Tager [email protected]
or Fred Lashley
Current rates: $1,000 CBI members;
$1,250 non-members
Interested In Hosting Additonal Guests at Your Seder?
Interested in hosting additional guests at your Seder? Interested in being hosted? Please contact the CBI office at
[email protected], and we'll try to get you together!
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Carolina Jews for Justice By: Frank Goldmith
Defiant Requiem coming to Asheville
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín is a multimedia concert-
drama that commemorates the remarkable story of courageous
Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp
(Terezín) during World War II, who performed the ambitious
Verdi Requiem while enduring the depths of human
degradation. The Asheville premiere of this powerful work will
take place on Saturday, June 1st at 7:30 pm at Thomas Wolfe
Auditorium and will feature the Asheville Symphony and
Voices of Terezín Remembrance – a chorus comprised of
singers from the Asheville Symphony Chorus, Asheville
Choral Society, and other community members – along with
an internationally renowned quartet of vocal soloists. Defiant
Requiem features a full performance of the Verdi Requiem and
will be led by Maestro Murry Sidlin.
The June 1st performance will be part of local educational
programming to provide a historic context to the current
incidents of hatred in our nation and to create conversations,
for young people especially, on how all oppressions are
intricately linked. By sharing experiences of the Holocaust and
the story of Defiant Requiem, the goal is to encourage the
wider community to participate in shaping a more just future
for all.
Defiant Requiem is the story of how, in the depths of the
Holocaust, within the Terezín concentration camp, one man’s
dream gave birth to an unparalleled act of defiance. The
multimedia production brings to life the tale of Rafael
Schächter, a young conductor who was deported to Terezín
from Prague, and who from a single smuggled score of Verdi’s
Requiem led his fellow prisoners to sing this Latin Requiem
as their defiance and resistance to the Nazis. Schächter told his
choir, We will sing to the Nazis what we cannot say to them.
Verdi’s Requiem was performed 16 times at Terezín. Through
the Latin of the Requiem – a warning of God’s coming wrath
against their captors – the unspoken message to the Nazis was
a proclamation of the prisoners’ unbroken spirit. Defiant
Requiem includes video testimony from survivors of the
original chorus, and footage of a 1944 Nazi propaganda film
made at Terezín, along with two actors who will speak the
words of conductor Rafael Schächter and others.
Kym Verhovshek, a Weaverville resident, has been working
with The Defiant Requiem Foundation and Carolina Jews for
Justice to bring this amazing program to Asheville. During
World War II, 15,000 children were imprisoned in Terezín.
Kym’s father, George Baum, now a retired journalist, was one
of the less than 150 children who miraculously survived. To
honor her father’s legacy Kym has been working with CJJ and
other local groups and individuals to raise the funds needed
for this program.
Last year, in a study on holocaust awareness, it was reported
that 22% of millennials in the US had not heard of, or weren’t
sure if they had heard of, the Holocaust. And 58% of
Americans believe that something like the Holocaust could
happen again.
Kym shared, The story of Defiant Requiem is universal. As the
daughter of a holocaust survivor and the mother of a 5-year-
old boy, I am the bridge between my father’s legacy and my
son’s future. It is through music and conversation that I am
driven to make a difference. At Terezín music was an oasis for
solidarity…allowing prisoners the opportunity to retain a
sense of identity. I want to make my son’s future one where
hearts and minds can come together in peace, and a world with
more love, and less hate. Music has the power to break down
barriers.
Tickets for the June 1st performance go on sale later this month
via Ticketmaster. Please consider becoming a sponsor now by
visiting https://www.defiantrequiem.org/Asheville.
This will be a once in a lifetime experience!
Stay tuned for upcoming community programs related to the
performance.
The views expressed are those of Carolina Jews for Justice and
do not necessarily represent the views of CBI.
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As always, we encourage you to tell your friends about
Carolina Jews for Justice. Ask them to go to our website and
sign up for mailings at www.carolinajewsforjustice.org. If in
the WNC area, have them contact Judy Leavitt at
[email protected] or Frank Goldsmith at
Follow us on Facebook: Carolina Jews for Justice/West
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Become a CBI Café Israel Sponsor!
This Year Café Israel Returns to CBI.
Sunday, May 19th 2019, 11:00 am – 2:00pm
In celebration of Israel’s 71st birthday
In addition to participating in this fun, family-friendly event, all are invited to become a Café Israel sponsor to help
CBI raise funds for our youth education programming. Your $50 sponsorship gift will be acknowledged in our event
program, as well as in our April, May and June HaShofar.
If you are interested in taking advantage of this sponsorship opportunity, please send your check or credit card infor-
mation to the CBI office before May 10th to be included in the event program.
Your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support Beth Israel
Your Amazon purchases can help support Beth Israel. Amazon Smile donates 1% of your purchases to CBI at no cost
to you. Just visit https://smile.amazon.com and select Congregation Beth Israel, then shop as you regularly would. If
you are a regular Amazon shopper, you can bookmark this website so as to find it easily every time you shop.
May Ha’Shofar Deadline –
April 10thI welcome your newsletter contributions, but
please, please respect the deadline of the
10th of the month
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Sale of Chametz to Rabbi Goldstein
Appointment of Agent for the Sale of Chametz Passover 2019/5779
I, ____________________________________, do hereby authorize Congregation Beth Israel’s Rabbi, Justin Goldstein, to
sell any chametz that may be in my possession wherever it may be: at my home, place of business, car, vacation home or
elsewhere, in accordance with Jewish law.
Name ______________________________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________________
Signature__________________________________________ Date _____________________________
In order for Rabbi Justin Goldstein to sell your chametz, this form must be at the CBI office by Monday, April 15,
2019. Deadline for disposing of chametz is Friday morning, April 19, 2019 at 9:00 am.
Since it is prohibited to possess chametz on Passover, any
chametz left undisposed must be sold to a non-Jew. All such
chametz, as well as all chametz utensils that were not thor-
oughly cleaned, should be stored away. The storage area
should be locked or taped shut for the duration of the
holiday.
Since there are many legal intricacies involved in this sale,
Rabbi Goldstein will be acting as an agent both to sell the
chametz to a non-Jew on the morning before Passover and
also to buy it back the evening after Passover ends. Below is
the necessary form to authorize Rabbi to sell your chametz.
CBI Has Joined the CARS™ Program –Any Easy Way to Donate Your Vehicle As a Tax Deductible Contribution
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Boray Perie HagafenBy: Ira Naiman
Riesling is everybody’s Charlie Brown, a lovable loser possessed
of abundant charm and talent waiting to be tapped… – Terry Theise
(author, Reading between the Wines).
There are times when I think that any sip of wine that isn’t Riesling
is wasted. – Hans Altman (vintner, Jamek Estate, Wachau).
It’s time to reach into Value Man’s mailbag and pull out a letter: “
Dear Value Man,
I was in a wine store and I heard some people talking about a grape
they called the Rodney Dangerfield of white grapes, it gets no re-
spect. Can you tell me which one it is? I would like to go to Pack
Square and protest in favor of giving this grape a voice.
Love to Wine
Dear L to W,
Value Man would be happy to help you pour your heart out. The
grape, is the often-overlooked Riesling. It’s grown in Alsace (east-
ern France), Slovenia, Austria, Canada and many parts of the U.S.
However, the pinnacle of Riesling expression is found in the
cool/cold areas of Germany, along the Rhine river areas. Riesling
from top vineyards in Germany can be very expensive, but once
you taste a really good one, you’ll never forget it. A good wine store
will have many reasonably priced choices. Some critics feel that
Riesling is the King of the white grapes due to its flavor profile
(melons, apricots, peaches, a smooth freshness, an acidity that
makes it taste bright) and its spectrum of types – dry to incredibly
sweet.
First you’ll need a quick primer on reading German Riesling labels
(and those who follow the leader). Grape ripeness: due to the cooler
temperatures at various vineyards, grapes ripen slowly, so in a given
year there may be up to six ripeness levels, often fewer. The first
level is kabinett, which is the normal harvest. It’s light bodied, dry
(trocken) or off dry (halbtrocken), relatively low in alcohol, an easy
to drink, casual wine. The second level is spatlese, where grapes
are harvested later. They are fully ripe, have more fruit flavor, fuller
body, and may be dry or slightly sweet.
The third level is auslese, which are very ripe grape bunches,
picked selectively, only in the warmer years. The flavor is rich,
mouth feel is lush, tends to be fairly sweet and expensive. Level
four is beerenauslese or BA. Each grape is harvested individually
when very ripe, or starting to shrivel from the Botrytis fungus,
which pulls out water from the grape leaving a very concentrated
flavor and sweetness. Trockenbeerenauslese or TBA is level five.
It’s very rich, very sweet, very rare and expensive. It’s made from
individual grapes that are shrunken into raisins by the Botrytis fun-
gus. The last ripeness level is eiswein or ice wine, made from very
ripe, frozen grapes. The frozen grapes are squeezed and the juice
is separated from the ice. The juice is sweet, has a high acid content,
and is concentrated. It is a pleasure to drink, especially with cheese
or dessert. Eiswein is made also in Austria, Canada, and upstate
N.Y., so it is more readily available.
Remember, generally speaking, the lower the alcohol content, the
sweeter it will be. Thus a Riesling with 6, 7, or 8% alcohol will be
sweeter than one with 10, 11 or 12% alcohol. So, in the name of
grape diversity, go to a wine store, see what is stocked, and pick
out a bottle or two. You will be hooked on one of the best wines
you never heard of.
Until next time.
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Ribbon Cutting and Building RededicationSunday, April 7th, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Café IsraelSunday, May 19th, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Support Your Shul and Its Congregants!
Active Donor Directed FundsFor those members of
CBI who would like to
direct their financial
support toward a spe-
cific area within CBI,
these are the active
donor directed funds.
You are encouraged to
support the General
Fund with your dona-
tions, allowing the Board of Directors the
discretion to direct this support toward
areas of the most need.
** These funds are very active and in the
most need of regular contributions.
� ** Spiritual Life Fund – Support of
spiritual life programs and needs
� **Social Action Fund – Funds CBI’s
social action projects
� ** Chesed/Tzedakah Fund –
Supports the Bereavement Committee
and other Chesed related activities
� ** Ted Liebowitz Children’s Fund –
Provides scholarships for Bet Sefer
students and supports Bet Sefer
expenses
� ** Toby Cohen Minyan Katan and
Junior Congregation Fund
� ** Family Education Fund –
Supports family education program-
ming
� Shorashim Teen Program Fund –
Supports CBI teen programs
� **Adult Ed Fund
� Website/Computer/Tech Fund
� Cemetery Committee Fund –
Supports maintenance of CBI’s
Lou Pollock Cemetery
� Chevra Kadisha Fund – Supports
efforts toward preparing the body of
the departed for Jewish burial.
� **Rabbi Discretionary Fund –
Supports needs or causes the Rabbi
chooses to support
General Fund
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Josefa Briant
Yossi Knight: Purim donation
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Della Simon & Mike
Weizman
Lee Avishai: wishing happy birth-
day to Walter Ziffer
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Bob Deutsch
Gerard & Thelma Uhler: in honor
of Morris & Sherry Uhler’s
anniversary
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Frank Goldsmith
Lee Avishai: Mazel tov to Jay &
Marlene Jacoby on their grand-
sons becoming Bnei Mitzvah.
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Eva Blinder
Gerard & Thelma Uhler: in honor
of Victoria Uhler’s birthday
Don & Debra Wooton: in honor of
Jay & Marlene Jacoby’s grand-
sons becoming Bnei Mitzvah.
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Perry Dror
Gerard & Thelma Uhler: in honor
of Jonathan Uhler’s birthday
Charlie & Lara Hume: in apprecia-
tion of Eva Blinder
Yahrzeit Fund
Lee Berkwits & Barb Hall: in mem-
ory of Barb’s mother, Helen Hall
Rick & Ellen Sanders: in memory
of Rick’s mother, Ann Lowenberg
Sanders
Sharon & David Boas: in memory
of Sharon’s father, Jerome Ehrlich
Richard & Barbara Laibson: in
memory of Rich’s father, Irving
Laibson
William & Barbara Lewin: in
memory of William’s father,
George Lewin
Gerard & Thelma Uhler: in mem-
ory of Thelma’s aunt, Rose Cohen
Adult Education Fund
Anon. (Friday Noon Study Group)
Anon. (Friday Noon Study Group)
Ted Liebowitz Children’s
Education Fund
Gerard & Thelma Uhler
Lee Avishai: in honor of Talia
Weizman becoming Bat Mitzvah
Gerard & Thelma Uhler
Kiddush Fund
Lee Berkwits & Barb Hall
February to March
Mazel Tov !April Birthdays01 Suzanne Escovitz
02 Jeffrey Goldstein
03 Ellen Sanders
04 Mark Goldstein
06 Heidi Scheffer
Beth Israel Blinder
07 Eileen Elkin
08 Jennifer Lapidus
10 Susan Levine
11 Norman Winkelman
12 Steve Rogers
Lou Lieb
13 Barbara Laibson
16 David Kayne
Tamar Katzwer
Doris Gordon
18 Connie Glaser
Sage West
19 Jonas Goldstein
22 Dee Cash
Frank Gilreath
Barbara Boyd
23 Paul Weichselbaum
25 Gerald Uhler
26 Hanan Weizman
27 David Boas
28 Jeremy Goldstein
29 David Hurand
30 Esther Burstein
Jillian Krupp
Ilene Broome
April Anniversaries04 Irvin & Vivien Saron
05 George Ackerman & Stanlee
Stahl
19 Paul & Barbara Michalove
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Our Sympathy
To the McConnell family on the passing of Kathleen McConnell.
A Local Jewish Dialogue Group –Would You Like to Join Us?
We are a small, diverse group of local Jews who have been meeting informally once a month for the last several months
to discuss issues of concern to us as Jews. We come from different backgrounds, experiences, and have different views
on a wide range of topics from Jewish identity to Israel. We are committed to creating a safe environment to express
our own views and listen respectfully to each others’ views. Our goal is to widen our perspectives while respecting our
differences.
If you are interested in finding out more about our group, please call one of our founding members:
Carol (828) 255-7700; Chuck (828) 242-5527; Florence (828) 675-0974
The group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00 pm at Congregation Beth HaTephila
1 2
5:00 pm Exec-
utive Commit-
tee Meeting
3
12:00 pm Meet
the Midrash
4 5
12:00 pm
Noon Study Group
7:37 pm Candles
6
9:30 am Shabbat
morning services
Judi and Patti
Haskell Welcome
Shabbat
8:26 pm Havdalah
710:00 am CBI
Beit Midrash
3:00 pm CBI
Ribbon Cutting
and Rededica-
tion
8 9
6:30 pm
Board
Meeting
10
12:00 pm Meet
the Midrash
11 12
12:00 pm
Noon Study Group
6:00 pm Kabbalat
Shabbat7:43 pm Candles
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9:30 am Shabbat
morning services
8:32 pm Havdalah
14 15 16 17
12:00 pm Meet
the Midrash
18 19First Seder
No Noon Study
Group
7:49 pm Candles
20First Day Passover
9:30 am Shabbat
morning services
10:00 am Milk and
Honey Hour
10:45 am Youth
Shabbat
8:38 pm Havdalah
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2nd Day
Passover
9:30 morning
service
1:00 pm Jewish
Meditation
22 23 24
12:00 pm Meet
the Midrash
25 26
7th Day Passover
9:30 am morning
services
no Noon Study
Group
6:00 pm Kabbalat
Shabbat
7:54 pm Candles
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8th Day Passover
9:30 am
Shabbat morning
services
12:30 pm
Hasidishe Kiddush
8:43 pm
Havdalah
2810:00 am CBI
Beit Midrash
10:00 am YEP
Multi Genera-
tional Program
4:00 pm Torah
on Tap
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5:00 pm Exec-
utive Commit-
tee Meeting
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April 2019SUN FRI SATTHUWEDTUEMON
HA’SHOFAR
April Yahrzeits
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Announced during services on:
March 30
01 (25 Adar II) Gerard Uhler for his father, Morris Uhler
02 (26 Adar II) Barbara Miller for her grandfather, Samuel Slosman
05 (29 Adar II) Suzanne Escovitz for her mother, Marguerite Kopp
05 (29 Adar II) Larry Schantz for his brother, Norman Schantz
April 6
06 (01 Nisan) Caren Kessler for her grandfather, Harry Robkoff
07 (02 Nisan) Alison B. Gilreath for her father, Andrew Gross
08 (03 Nisan) Alan Silverman for his grandfather, Benjamin Lewitt
09 (04 Nisan) Rick Chess for his grandfather, Edward Scharf
10 (05 Nisan) Norman Winkelman for his mother-in-law, Nettie Samuels
12 (07 Nisan) Neal Appel for his father, Sidney Appel
April 12 & 13
13 (08 Nisan) Judi & Patti Haskell for their grandfather, Louis Zirinsky
17 (12 Nisan) Elie Aharon for his father, Robert Pollard
17 (12 Nisan) Eliot Renick for his mother, Annette Renick
18 (13 Nisan) Julie Sherman for her father, Saul Sherman
April 20
20 (15 Nisan) Julie Sherman for her grandmother, Fanny Meyerson
21 (16 Nisan) Jimi Moore for her brother, Fredric Elliot Bornstein
21 (16 Nisan) Leonard Koenick for his mother, Adeline Meyers Koenick
21 (16 Nisan) Marc Rudow for his uncle, Joe Rotowitz
April 26 & 27
29 (24 Nisan) Janice Brock for her father, Julian Bederman
30 (25 Nisan) Sheldon Neuringer for his mother, Anna Neuringer
May their memories be for a blessing.
To all of our great volunteers who helped with the Lou Pollock Cemetery spring cleanup on
March 3rd: Josh Tager, Charles Grigg, Nanci & Bruce Soderlund, Shirley Sandler,
Ira & Sheila Naiman, Lee Avishai, Norm Winkelman, Shirley Kayne, Regi Weile, and
Ilene & Steve Broome.
To those who contributed to our Kiddush lunches this month: Lee Berkwits & Barb Hall,
Ira & Sheila Naiman, Lee Avishai.
Thank You and Yasher Koah!
Beth Israel Synagogue
Rabbi Justin Goldstein
Congregation Beth Israel
229 Murdock Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
Office Phone (828) 252-8660
Rabbi’s Phone (828) 252-9024
Fax (828) 252-8431
email: [email protected]
Synagogue Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
For updated information visit our website at
www.bethisraelnc.org
April
Candle-lighting & Havdalah
Friday 4/5/2019 7:37 pm
Saturday 4/6/2019 8:26 pm
Friday 4/12/2019 7:43 pm
Saturday 4/13/2019 8:32 pm
Friday 4/19/2019 7:49pm
Saturday 4/20/2019 8:38 pm
Friday 4/26/2019 7:54 pm
Saturday 4/27/2019 8:43 pm
RabbiRabbi Justin Goldstein [email protected]
Office AdministratorLee Avishai [email protected]
Executive CommitteeAli Climo, President [email protected]
Danielle Tocaben, Vice Pres. [email protected]
Julie Sherman, Secretary [email protected]
Norman Katzwer, Treasurer [email protected]
Della Simon, Past President [email protected]
Board Committee Chairs/Members
Alan Silverman, Membership [email protected]
Mike Weizman, Development [email protected]
Eva Blinder, Spiritual/Ritual [email protected]
Gail Gordon, Social Action [email protected]
Elie Aharon, Adult Education [email protected]
Board Members-at-LargeHannah Limov [email protected]
Kevin Boyd [email protected]
Ellen Sanders [email protected]
Alan Escovitz [email protected]
Patti Frankel [email protected]
Non-Board Committee ChairsMike Weizman, Capital Campaign [email protected]
Caren Kessler, Chesed [email protected]
Bruce Brown, HaShofar [email protected]
Ken Vallario, Youth Education [email protected]
Kitchen [email protected]
For everything else, contact [email protected]
Chesed: CBI’s Support NetworkIn the last 18 months, Chesed has assisted approximately 42 different individuals
and families in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s as simple as making a call or
writing a card. Sometimes it’s preparing a meal, making a visit or a providing a
ride. Sometimes it’s helping with a life cycle event: a Bat or Bar Mitzvah, the birth
of a baby, the loss of a loved one. Chesed is a caring team of CBI members who
are here to help out the CBI community during both challenging as well as joyous
times.
We need YOUR help to continue our work effectively. We can’t offer to do any-
thing unless we know who needs and wants some support. If we can help you with
something or if you are aware of someone who needs assistance, please tell Lee or
the Rabbi. They will pass along that information to the Chesed committee. Many
people at CBI are happy to help out.
We need YOUR help to respond to the requests. If you want to be involved, please
tell Lee or the Rabbi. You can also contact the Chesed committee directly at
[email protected]. Let us know what you would like to do. We’re grateful
to have you volunteer to do one or all of the following (it’s really up to you):
• Visit those who are sick
• Check in with those who are homebound
• Be part of a minyan for shiva
• Prepare meals
• Provide transportation
• Run errands
• Assist with set up for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah party
Jewish communities have a rich history of taking care of each other. The Babylon-
ian Talmud teaches us that All Jews are responsible one for another (Shevuot 39a).
The Chesed Committee invites you to be a part of that meaningful tradition.