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FROM OUR RABBI:
The newsletter of Beth El Synagogue
Durham’s first synagogue
May 2013 Iyyar / Sivan 5773
A Voice that Speaks to Our Souls
One summer night in 1949 Susan Taubes and her husband,
Jacob, attended services at an Orthodox, and then afterwards, at
a Reform synagogue. She returned home and wrote the following
in a letter to her husband:
Darling—I am very sad without you and troubled
about many things and my meditations this evening lead
me to feel very hopeless about the ever growing an under-
standing between us. And as to prayer I can only pray to
an unknown light to save me from the nightmare of what
men call religion…
I went with a very open heart and I wanted so
deeply to come into my temple and participate in a service
the thought of which I felt was noble and holy but I
walked into a very awful farce instead and I felt very em-
bittered. The whole room was illuminated with lightbulbs
-lightbulbs even on candles and full of the din of chatter-
ing people—all around me the women were gossiping
during the service—the rabbi had to use a microphone
even though it was quite a small temple and there was
such noise that he had to ask the people to shut up several
times. People were running around, nobody listened and
they looked utterly brutal and stupid—not one measure
less than the Puerto Ricans you detest. The singing was
monotonous and unmoving. The sermon was below the
level of pulp magazines. The reform service was at least
tolerable. The people were quiet the organ played well
and Rabbi Bernstein at least did not presume to bring in
God but spoke simply and humanly. But it was quite un-
necessary.
It is clear to me that I must follow the voice that speaks
in my soul and not to deceive myself by any Talmudic or
Jesuitical rationalization that I can attach and commit
myself to any mass belief and tradition.”
I do not know if Taubes, a PhD student of German Protestant
Theologian, Paul Tillich, drew her sweeping conclusions about
Judaism and prayer after only one night’s experience in two syna-
gogues. If so, it seems to me that what she was searching for was
an excuse to walk away from, rather than encounter God and the
Jewish tradition. One cannot judge a thousands-year-old tradition
on the basis of two services at two synagogues on one night. To
do so is to enact the very shallowness that Taubes decries. First
impressions are important but, יש גבול there must be a limit on how
much credence is given to a snapshot in time. One synagogue does
not reflect the whole Jewish people. One evening service does not
reveal the richness a synagogue’s prayer life. One person does not
represent the diversity of a whole community. One sermon – or
bulletin article (!) – does not convey a rabbi’s whole approach to
Torah. If a person or a service or a community is lacking, it is just
as incumbent upon the individual to keep searching (or to try
and improve the institutions we have) as it is upon institutions to
continually ask if they are living up to the purpose for which they
were created. And yet…Taubes’ words haunt me. What would
Tabues have written had she visited Beth El one Shabbat morning?
What would have been her experience had she come to one of our
community meetings, or to one of our classes, or had she just
stopped by to visit one weekday afternoon?
In Mesechet Berachot 55a, Rav Yehudah said in the name
of Rav: “Bezalel knew how to combine the letters by which the
heavens and earth were created. It is written here, “God filled him
[Betzalel] with the spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding,
and in knowledge” (Exodus 35:31), and it is written elsewhere,
“God, by wisdom, founded the earth; by understanding, established
the heavens,” (Proverbs 3:19). Betzalel’s greatness was not just
that he knew how to work with gold and silver and wood, but rather
that he knew how to mold the raw, mundane materials of this world
and transform them into holiness. Can we learn from Betzalel to
craft every moment into a vessel for the divine? Whether we are in
the synagogue or just walking through the street, can we press every
part of ourselves into God’s service?
No community is perfect all the time. To hear such a voice
takes patience and work; it happens over time. But Taubes’ question
haunts me. If she were to visit us one day, could she discern from
the way she was greeted, or from how we speak with each other,
that we endeavor to create a community of kindness and kedusha
(holiness)? When a stranger does visit us – because someone like
Taubes is always walking through our doors – will she sing with
our prayers and join the conversation? Will she say, “Here, I have
found a voice that speaks to my soul?”
--- Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Inside this issue:
Committee Contacts…………………………...….....2
Gabbaim Schedule…………………………………....2
Synaplex Shabbat…………………………………..3-4
Shavuot 5773…………………………..………….....5
Kiddush Hosts & Sponsors………………………..….6
Sisterhood Kitchen Initiative………………..…….….8
Meet our B’not Mitzvah...…………………………...9
Youth & Talmud Torah News……....….............10-12
March Contributions……….…...…..……...…........13
Annual Fund……………………………………....14-15
Yahrzeit Reminders……….………..........….….…...17
Letter from Valhalla………...………......…….........21
Tzedakah Form……………………………..……….23
May Calendar…...….…………..………..…….…...25
June Calendar…...….………….………..…….….....26
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 2
The Beth El Bulletin is the newsletter of Beth El Congregation. We appreciate any feedback and input. Non-members may request to join our mailing list for a $25 yearly contribution to help cover printing & mailing costs. Bulletins are also archived online three months at a time. The online version has some contact information omitted for the privacy of our members.
Rabbi Rabbi Daniel Greyber President Barak Richman
First Vice President Rachel Galanter
Second Vice President Noah Pickus Interim Exec. Director Ivy Wingate
Education & Youth Director Karen Kosowski Admin. Assistant Miriam Cohen Franzen Publicity Assistant Krisha Miller Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Steve Sager Bulletin Advertising Manager Gladys Siegel
YAHRZEITS: To arrange a yahrzeit minyan, please call the synagogue office (919-682-1238) at least one month in advance. To receive notification of a yahrzeit or to list a yahrzeit in the bulletin, call the synagogue office (682-1238).
DO YOU HAVE AN ITEM FOR BETH EL BULLETIN? All items for the bulletin MUST be submitted by e-mail to Krisha Miller at [email protected]. The FINAL DEADLINE for items for the upcoming bulletin is the 1st workday of the preceding month. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE CONTACTS:
Finance Maxine Stern
Lifelong Learning Sheva Zucker
Membership Andrea Ginsberg
Orthodox Kehillah Marc Moskovitz
Ritual Ian Davis Social Action Debbie Goldstein
Synagogue Life Annette Kronmiller
Va’ad haChinuch Lauri Klein
Community of Caring Rhoda Silver
CHEVRA KADISHA (BURIAL SOCIETY) Contact David Klapper
Gabbai Rotation
Please contact if you'd like to
request an aliyah or help lead services.
Please do not call on Shabbat.
5/04 Behar-Behukkotai Jon Wahl
5/11 Bamidbar Sally Laliberte
5/15 Shavuot I Anne Derby
5/16 Shavuot II Matt Diamond
5/18 Naso James Tulsky
5/25 Beha’alotcha Sally Laliberte
6/1 Sh’lach Lekha Roger Perilstein
6/8 Korah/RH Tammuz
6/15 Hukkat Anne Derby
6/22 Balak Frank Fischer
6/29 Pinchas Shula Bernard
7/6 Mattot-Masay Jon Wahl
The Gabbaim schedule is also available online at:
www.betheldurham.org/rituallife/gabbirotation.html
Bulletin Deadline
June/July Bulletin:
Wednesday, May 1.
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Send notices to [email protected]
and we’ll let everyone know by posting it in the bulletin.
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Below is the full morning’s schedule for Synaplex Shabbat on April 27, 2013! Please see the next page for descriptions of the alternate sessions being held in addition to our regularly offered
Mishnah Study, Shabbat services in the Main and Orthodox Kehillah sanctuaries and Children's programming.
Our goal is that each of you finds something that speaks to your heart.
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 4
Synaplex Shabbat Morning Alternative Offerings These are in addition to our regularly scheduled
mishnah study, children’s programming, Orthodox & Conservative services.
(see reverse for full schedule)
8:30-9:30am (meet in front of Beth El): Hiking Tefillah
Join us for a walk around Duke’s East Campus. We’ll use song, silence, conversation and prayer in the course of this walking
meditation based upon the themes of the Shabbat morning service. Gather outside Beth El at 8:30 sharp with nothing to carry
but yourself. Led by Rabbi Daniel Greyber.
9:00-10:00am (Main Building, classroom 7): Inclusive Gender Language Minyan
We will be using the siddur Shaar Zahav to daven using Hebrew that has been changed to address places where our values make
using masculine words to refer to G-d or the Jewish people uncomfortable. Led by Rachel Galanter, a teacher and service leader
with a passion for singing, Hebrew, justice, feminism, the power of words, and doing her part to shape the traditions we pass onto
the next generation to reflect our values. Rachel also leads our Jr. Jr. Congregation (services for children ages 4-7).
9:30-11:45am (Main Building, classroom 4): Egalitarian Chavurah Service
The service is traditional and egalitarian, using the modern Orthodox Koren siddur, and all participants are able to take active part
in it. Families sit together and women fully participate in leading the service. The Chavurah welcomes all. Pre-bat/bar-mitzvah
youth read the maftir and chant. Post-bat/bar-mitzvah youth are especially invited to lead the service. Birkot HaShachar/Pesuqei
DeZimrah to begin at 9:30am; Torah service about 10:30. Please contact Malachi Hacohen if you'd like to lead, read Torah or be
called to the torah for an other honor.
9:45-10:40am (Freedman Center, classroom 1): Yiddish Poetry
After her mother died Sheva zucker decided to honor her memory in a way that she felt spoke to the essence of both her mother and
herself: a blog of Yiddish poems about mothers. She has posted about 60 poems by over 30 Yiddish poets on subjects ranging from
the gap between generations, the beauty of mothers lighting Sabbath candles, the joys and sorrows of being a parent and a daughter/
son and many more. In this session she will share some of her favorite poems (in translation). Sheva is a Yiddush scholar whose
textbooks are widely used in adult and university classes throughout the world.
9:45-10:40am (Freedman Center, classroom 6): Learners' Minyan
The Torah Service is the dramatic center of Shabbat morning. We remove the scroll from the Ark, bring it to the congregants in
a joyous procession, call members up for aliyot as we read the parts of the weekly portion, engage in animated and informative
discussion, and joyously retrace our steps to return the Torah to the Ark. Beginning with a brief overview of the themes and history
of the liturgy of the Torah Service, the Synaplex Learners’ Minyan will concentrate on what to do when honored with an aliyah –
the choreography and the text and melody of the blessings recited before and after the reading. Led by David Rubin who has been
wandering around Beth El for 40 years and believes that he has found the Promised Land here. He’s been doing multiple things
while here, including serving as President from 2006-2008. More important for this Learners’ Minyan, he’s a member of Beth El’s
corps of gabbaim and lay sh’lichei tzibbur (service leaders).
10:45-11:40am (Main Building, Library): Parasha / Torah Portion Study
A scholar-led discussion on the finer points of the morning’s Torah reading, Parashat Emor . Led by Matt Diamond, a Jewish
educator in Israel and in the US in both formal and informal programs for over 20 years, is currently studying Jewish education in
the Davidson graduate school at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
10:45-11:40am (Freedman Center, classroom 1): Jewish Meditation
We will use age old Jewish techniques in breathing and chanting in order to quiet the "chit-chat" of the mind, and gain a deeper
understanding of prayer. Led by Roger Perilstein, a long time student of meditation, who has previously taught classes in meditation
at Beth El.
10:45-11:40am (Freedman Center, classroom 6): Being Jewish: Exploring what it means to be a Jew in today's world
Join Maggid Rinah Rachel Galper for lively exploration and story sharing around what it means to be Jewish in today's changing
world. Using pearls from the parsha, the counting of the Omer, and Pirke Avot, combined with our own stories, we will share our
triumphs, challenges, hopes and fears for ourselves and our people has we prepare to receive revelation during Shavuot.
Ms. Galper is an ordained Maggid (Spiritual Guide and Jewish Storyteller) in the lineage of her teacher, Maggid Yitzhak Buxbaum,
and his teachers Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.
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Please welcome our newest members:
Hope Hartman & Bob Wechsler
Beth El Art Gallery
On display through May 2013
Photographs by Rachel Goldstein
Rachel is exhibiting her newest photos
featuring reflected images.
If you are interested in exhibiting your art work
please contact Susan Rosefielde
Professionals, students and hobby artists are welcome.
Mazel Tov to Erica & Rob Gringle
on the birth of their grandson
Maxwell Dean Risk on Friday, March 22, 2013!
The proud parents are Meredith & Brian Risk.
Shavuot 5773
Erev Shavuot, Tuesday evening May 14
5:30pm Talmud Torah Siyyum, Main Sanctuary
We invite the Beth El community to join us on
Erev Shavuot as we celebrate the conclusion of a great
school year. Each Talmud Torah class will lead a
presentation for the community.
(approx. 7:00pm) Community Shavuot Dinner Please RSVP to Miriam by Wednesday, May 8, for the dinner.
Cost for the dinner is $18 per person 13 and older, $9 per child
7-12, and no charge for children under 7. Family maximum is
$45. Please mail payment to Beth El with "Shavuot dinner" in the
memo line. Any cancellations made after this deadline
still need to be paid in full. Thank you for understanding.
(approx. 8:15pm) brief evening service/Ma'ariv
& Tikkun Leyl Shavuot/late night study sessions (starting around 8:30pm, we will have 3 study sessions (about
an hour each) with 10-15 min. schmooze breaks between each
session. The final session of the night will start around 11pm.
Noshing can continue throughout!
Shavuot I, Wednesday morning May 15 9:00am Services in both the Main Sanctuary and
the Orthodox Kehillah Sanctuary
Shavuot II, Thursday morning May 16 9:00am Services in the Main Sanctuary (Yizkor)
TBD Services in the Orthodox Kehillah Sanctuary
The Community of Caring is here for YOU!
Anyone who is in need of a meal due to illness, surgery,
grief or other special circumstances.
We are here for YOU! Anyone who needs a ride to/from a
doctor's appointment, to the hospital or nursing home
so you can visit a friend or loved one.
We are here for YOU! Anyone who would like a friendly
visitor to see you at home or in the facility where you live.
We are here for YOU! Anyone who would like to be a part
of this wonderful organization by helping with any of the
above.
Please call or email Rhoda Silver
Knitting Chevra May 12
The Knitting Chevra meets the second Sunday of
each month during the academic year from 10 to 11:30 in
the Beth El library. In addition to people coming to the
meetings we have "satellite" knitters who work on the same
knitting projects that we have but do them independently.
We welcome all!
We are also collecting “gently” used clothing for resale
in the second hand clothing store, Second Bloom, located
on Main Street in Pittsboro. They can use men’s, women’s,
teenagers’ and baby's’ clothing. Anyone is invited to bring
clothing to our meetings or to contact Hunter Levinsohn for
immediate pick up.
Israeli Cooking Lesson & Brunch
May 5, 2013
The Synagogue Life Committee invites you to a morning of
Israeli cooking and tasting on Sunday, May 5 10:30am-
12:30pm. Beth El member Perri Liberty, a talented cook in
the Sephardic tradition, will lead this enticing hands-on
program. You'll learn how to prepare bourekas (a savory
puff pastry or phyllo dough stuffed with a variety of fillings)
…Israeli salads…and other Middle Eastern dishes. Tantalize
your taste buds, inhale the aromas and make some of the
dishes you’ve had or only heard about. Best of all, share the
gastronomic experience as we serve the delicacies as a special
Israeli-style brunch. The program is free, but to allow us to
prepare enough for everyone, please RSVP by Thursday,
April 25. Contact Miriam at the Beth El office, 919-682-1238
or [email protected] — and get ready to enjoy!
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If you are not receiving Beth El’s weekly e-mail
announcements and would like to,
please contact Miriam at
and ask her to add you to the listserve.
May 4 Kiddush hosted by
Riki Friedman & Leslie Tobin
Jay & Hunter Levinsohn
Susan Morris
Les & Cheryl Saper
Yonat Shimron
Judith Snyderman
May 11 Kiddush hosted by Ronald Goldberg & Pilar Rocha
Goldberg in honor of their daughter, Mariana, becoming a
Bat Mitzvah
May 18 Kiddush hosted by David & Susan Kirsch in honor
of their daughter, Sidney, becoming a Bat Mitzvah
May 25 Kiddush hosted by
Andree Allen
Jonathan & Susan Breitzer in honor of their 15th
wedding anniversary
Lawrence Kodack
Alan & Mary Joan Mandel
William & Cheryl McCartney
Jennifer Parkhurst
Shabbat Kiddush Hosts and Sponsors
May 19, 2013
Annual Meeting
10:00am
followed by a brunch
honoring our
Volunteers of the Year:
David Dreifus,
Carol Haynes,
and David Klapper.
Each of these members has
dedicated many years
to the Board and to
the welfare of Beth El.
Details regarding the brunch
will be sent via e-mail.
Healing Yoga for anyone needing healing from illness, stress or loss
May 18 & June 1
Beth El member Margie Satinsky was trained this past
summer in a special form of yoga aimed at providing healing
for cancer survivors. Her classes - being offered for free on
Shabbat mornings - are aimed to provide comfort for any
among us who are in need of healing and support. The classes
will combine gentle movement, meditation, and poetry. No
prior yoga experience is required, and the program is open to
the entire community.
The yoga classes are held on select Saturday mornings
from 10-11 a.m. in the Beth El Freedman Center. Classes
started last fall & will continue once monthly through June.
These are gentle classes with live singing/chanting
provided by Nancy Lee Spears in May, and David Rubin in
June.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing. After the
class, all are welcome to join the Beth El worship service
and /or Kiddush lunch.
With generous support, Beth El has raised the funds to
purchase yoga mats, straps, foam blocks, blankets, bolsters,
and eye bags. These props help participants feel comfortable
as they sit, move, and meditate. Those who wish to partici-
pate should contact Miriam Cohen Franzen (919-682-1238
or [email protected]) or Margie Satinsky
Please join us, or if you know someone who might
benefit from healing yoga, consider coming as a buddy.
All are welcome.
The 2013-2014 Kiddush Schedule is now being set.
Please notify Miriam with hosting or sponsorship
preferences by
May 10!
Please note that most summer kiddushim will be a
simple ritual Kiddush (as opposed to a full lunch).
Those with medical considerations
should plan accordingly.
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Weekly Mishnah Study
Saturday Mornings at 8:45am in the Freedman Center
Feel free to attend at anytime! Join Rabbis Sager and Greyber for
coffee and discussions on text from the Mishnah. People new to
Mishnah study are especially welcome.
Weekly Text Study
Services start at 8:00am on most Wednesdays & usually last about
45 minutes. Afterward, those who can stay, gather in the social
hall for coffee, treats, & a weekly study led by Rabbi Greyber or
other members. All are welcome.
Weekly Midrash Study
Please contact Rabbi Sager ([email protected]) if you are
interested in possibly joining this advanced weekly study group.
Lifelong Learning www.betheldurham.org/adulted/courses.html
The Sisterhood Gift Shop is being revitalized.
New merchandise is already in and more is coming. Check out
yadiam, mezzuzot, jewelry and other items now. We welcome
your ideas. Presently the gift shop is open during office hours
and by appointment. We would like to be open Sunday
mornings and Wednesday afternoons while Talmud Torah is
in session and we need volunteers to take turns staffing the
gift shop once or twice in a six week period. We also need
volunteers for other short term projects. Contact Rhoda Silver
if you are interested in participating.
Take me out
to the ballgame -- again! June 2, 2013
This spring the Synagogue Life Committee will once
again reserve a block of seats for a Durham Bulls game.
We’re going on Sunday, June 2, at 5:05 to see them play
against the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees farm club.
Contact Richard Cramer as soon as possible for
tickets or more information on joining this group outing.
“Collect for the Omer” Food Drive
Many of you have asked how we could honor Laura Quigley’s service to Beth El. Not only do we have great
appreciation and gratitude for all that Laura has done for us, but we also want to recognize her lasting contributions to
Durham’s wider community. Her legacy at Beth El includes our annual Yom Kippur to Pesach food drive, her many
social action projects, and her passion to ensure that those in need receive support.
We therefore want to honor Laura’s contributions through a special augmentation of her efforts. Accordingly, we
have announced an additional food drive collection challenge from Pesach to Shavuot to coincide with the counting of the
Omer. Our goal is to collect 490 pounds of food—that is, 10 pounds of food per day of the 49 days of the Omer.
Together, we can build on the spirit of giving that Laura has nurtured in our community.
Thank you to everyone who participated in Laura Quigley Yom Kippur to Pesach Hunger Relief Challenge this year!
Just before Pesach, we delivered over 400 pounds of food to the
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina and Urban Ministries of Durham
bringing our total donation since Yom Kippur to 1804 pounds!
In addition, we collected over $400 to send to JFS to help with their hunger relief efforts, at Purim you gave almost $1000
which we passed along to Urban Ministries of Durham & the Interfaith Council in Chapel Hill. And, the tzedakah you give
during weekday minyanim has been used to give out over $400 in food cards to those who come to our doors seeking help.
Remember: our food drive is ongoing year-round!
Examples of appreciated items (Please remember that items need to be non-perishable and in non-glass containers.):
Peanut butter (plastic jars)
canned tuna, chicken or salmon
Beans, peas & lentils (canned or dry in bags)
Canned pastas, soups & vegetables (low sodium)
Canned fruits (preferably packed in 100% juice, not syrup)
Rice
Oatmeal or other hot & cold cereals
100% fruit juice pouches or juice boxes
Macaroni and cheese
Popcorn
Raisins or other dried fruit
Granola Bars
Pudding Cups
Animal/Graham Crackers
Trail Mix
Eric Pas Jewish Camp Scholarship Fund
Applications are still available for partial scholarship
funding for Beth El families who need financial assistance
in sending a child to a Jewish camp. Funding will be made
available on a need basis and information will be kept
confidential. In the past 14 years the scholarship fund has
distributed almost $30,000 and has sponsored 47 Beth El
children. Our children have participated in our local
Federation camp as well as Ramah Darom in Georgia,
Young Judea, and two overseas programs. If you would
like further information or an application please call
Michele Pas at 493-3175, or email to [email protected].
Please consider making a contribution into this fund. Beth
El members’ continued financial support of this fund will
allow more of our Beth El children to have a Jewish camp
experience. Thanks, Michele Pas
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 8
Sisterhood Kitchen Initiative
As we’ve announced, Sisterhood is sponsoring a fundraiser to improve congregants’ kitchen
experience with new supplies, storage and organization. As of early March, we collected donations
of $1,758. That is 17% towards our goal to raise $10,000. Watch the display outside the social hall to
track our progress.
We had our first milestone in February. The first major supplies order arrived and helped re-stock
the meat closet, which had run short of utensils and stock ware. That delivery included a new set of
commercial quality knives, with a diamond sharpening steel. Another shipment will arrive this month
to replenish the dairy closet.
There is good news on the appliances front. The conventional ovens have been repaired and are
heating reliably, thanks to David Klapper. You should find them more than satisfactory for baking
and cooking. The industrial dishwasher has been busy cleaning serving bowls and utensils that were
dingy from repeated hand washing. It is worth running whenever you are preparing food on a weekday.
Simply follow the posted instructions.
This points to the fact that our intervention has four parts: Signage, Inventory, Orientations, and Main-
tenance. Each has subtasks that range from research to assembly to printing. Volunteering just a couple
hours in the kitchen or from your own home can make a big difference. We hope our Beth El men give
this consideration. Please contact any member of the Sisterhood board to learn how you can help. No
long-term commitment is needed.
As always, we hope you consider making a monetary donation. We will all benefit from the success of
this initiative. It is important to keep up our momentum through the spring and summer so everything is
in place before the High Holidays. Thank you!
Sample items
Knife set $250-300
Stock pot $100-150
Small utensils $10-25
Shelving $1,500-3,000
Aluminum pans $30
Oven thermometer $15
Hand towels $5
Timers $10
Beth El Sisterhood Kitchen Initiative Pledge Form
Stocking and maintaining the kitchen is critical for weekly Kiddushim as well as other religious and social functions held at Beth El. Please help improve the kitchen by making a financial contribution to Sisterhood. The funds we collect will purchase professional quality knives, bowls, utensils, service ware, shelving, signage, minor servicing of equipment, and more.
This fundraiser will last through the year 5773, but we hope pledges can be filled soon to facilitate our early purchase of important kitchen items. Please make checks payable to Beth El Sisterhood and write “Kitchen Initiative” in the memo section. Thank you.
Yes, I want to support kitchen improvements and can pledge… $54 _______
$72 _______
$90 _______
$180 _______
Other amount $________
___________________ ____________________ ________________ Your Name E-mail Telephone
__________________________________________________________________________________ Address (if not in Beth El Directory)
I am interested in volunteering in the kitchen to implement improvements. ____
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Please celebrate with us as
Sydney Deborah
is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah
Shabbat Naso
May 17-18, 2013
Kiddush lunch following Saturday services
Sydney, Adam, Rachel David and Susan Kirsch
Please Join our family and friends as we celebrate
Mariana מרים
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah Shabbat B’Midbar
Friday, May 10, 2013 Saturday, May 11, 2013
Kiddush luncheon following services
Pilar and Ron Goldberg
Meet our B’not Mitzvah
Mariana May 10-11, 2013
Hi! My name is Mariana Rocha-Goldberg. I was born
on June 6th 2000 (D-Day) in Bogota, Colombia, South
America. I moved to the USA when I was four. I am
twelve years old. I live in Durham, North Carolina with
my parents Ron and Pilar, one dog, and three cats. I
am a seventh grader at Durham Academy, and have
been attending DA since kindergarten. My hobbies
are dancing, listening to music, talking to friends,
baby sitting, and playing soccer. I am bilingual. I know
Spanish and English, and am learning French, and
Hebrew. I am fluent in Spanish because it is my first
language. I have four sibilings, Ana Maria 25, Brooke
32, Seth 35, and Erin 38. I also have one nephew, Elias
3, and one niece, Clara 10 months. My favorite kind
of food is Colombian usually food from Bogota. I
want to become a lawyer and work on immigration
problems.
Sydney Deborah May 17-18, 2013
Name: My name is Sydney Kirsch.
Age: I am 12 years old. My birthday is August 24.
Siblings: My brother Adam is 10 and my sister Rachel
is 7.
Where I've lived: I was born in Maryland; I have also
lived in Massachusetts.
School: I'm in 6th grade at Duke School.
Activities: I like to dance, play tennis, and hang out
with my friends.
Pets: I have a frog named Lima and a dog named
Gelato.
Colors: My favorite colors are purple and turquoise.
Animal: My favorite animal is a hamster.
Food: My favorite food is ice cream.
Singer: My favorite singer is Taylor Swift.
Bat Mitzvah: My Bat Mitzvah is May 17-18. I hope
you can come!
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 10
FROM OUR EDUCATION & YOUTH DIRECTOR
Dear Friends and Families at Beth El,
So here it is—my last set of bulletin pages. Time to
say goodbye. As I look back, there’s a lot to celebrate
- we’ve accomplished so many great things together.
In a few short years, we have almost doubled our
enrollment. We have also modernized the school
in many ways:
A new well-rounded and comprehensive
curriculum, wonderfully implemented by our
great teachers.
Weekly chuggim to introduce our students to
some of the experiential aspects of Jewish
education - Israeli dance, cooking for social
action, biblio-drama, Birkhat Hamazon
ruach, etc. (Thank you to our madrichim
for implementing these activities!)
Grade-level family education programs for
Shabbat and holidays.
Early childhood programming to introduce
children to the world of Jewish education.
Extensive programming for children and
families, creating a strong connection to
community.
I look at each of these things as accomplishments,
yes, but also as fond memories. Memories of being
a part of your families and watching your children
mature. Memories of families joining our community
and participating in what we have created. And of
course, memories of enjoying our time together.
As I move forward to my next adventure (and I have
not yet decided what that will be), I wish you all the
best.
I will be at Beth El through May 31. During this
month, I look forward to seeing you at all of our
year-end activities. As always, please contact me
if you have any questions, or if you would just like
to say hello. You can reach me at
[email protected] or (919) 682-1238,
or you can stop by!
B’Shalom,
Karen
Talmud Torah
Lag B’Omer Field Day Join us for games, activities, and
friendly team competition
Sunday, April 28 11:00-12:30
Open to everyone in grades pre-K—6
Please RSVP to Karen by Wednesday, April 24 to be included on a team (Talmud Torah
students need not RSVP—they’ll be brought by their teachers.)
It’s time for our
Annual Young Family
Shabbat picnic!
Saturday afternoon, May 4 3:30-5:30 pm
For families with children in 2nd grade or younger (Joint Alef-Bet and early childhood program.)
Enjoy a light dinner and a casual afternoon of socializing, running around, playing games, and
hanging out on the playground.
We’re still looking for a few volunteers to help pre-pare our light dinner—let us know if you’re available!
Talmud Torah Siyyum
On a Tuesday night?!?
We invite the Beth El community to join us on
Erev Shavuot as we celebrate the conclusion
of a great school year
Tuesday evening, May 14 5:30 pm
In the sanctuary
Each Talmud Torah class will lead a presentation for the community
followed by the community Shavuot Dinner
Please RSVP to Miriam by Wednesday, May 8, for the dinner. Cost for the dinner is $18 per person 13 and older, $9 per child 7-12, and no charge for children
under 7. Family maximum is $45. Please mail payment to Beth El with "Shavuot dinner" in the memo line. Any cancellations made after this deadline still need to be
paid in full. Thank you for understanding.
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Focus on the Classroom Kitah Gan
The Kitah Gan class this year is a wonderful group of
bright and inquiring preschoolers, and I am constantly
delighted by their curiosity in class and their fast learning
skills. We have celebrated all of the Jewish holidays so
far this year, we have learned many stories from the
Torah, we have talked about what Judaism means to us,
and we have worked very diligently on learning the
Aleph Bet.
Each student in this class has a thirst for knowledge, and
is ahead of the curve on every new holiday we celebrate
and lesson we learn. I am extremely impressed by their
reading abilities, as most of them are learning to read this
year, and they are all very enthusiastic about volunteering
to draw on the white board and read for the entire class.
Each student loves to dance and sing during music time,
and Shira and I love to join in with all the ruach that we
see coming from our students.
We started the year celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur, learning about the head of year and apologizing
for all the sins we had committed in the past year.
Tashlicht was a very important lesson for us, as we threw
pieces of bread into the water as we recognized ways in
which we would behave better in the year to come. We
discussed the importance of sharing, of being kind to our
siblings, and helping out parents when they ask us. We
celebrated TuB’shevat by creating an art forest, and also
did a scavenger hunt around Beth El’s campus, learning
to explore and appreciate the nature that we see around
us. We talked all about Hannukah and our favorite
family traditions, and we most recently been learned the
four questions for Pesach. The students did an incredible
job learning the tunes to the four questions and their
meanings in English, participating in a class discussion
about the experience of the Jews in Egypt and why we
celebrate the holiday of Passover. I was very impressed
that many of the students already knew some of the
songs!
We love hands-on learning, and art comprises a large
portion of our class time. Our entire class loves to
color, paint, and play with play-doh during every
session of Talmud Torah. We learn each story from the
Torah using our artistic abilities and our practiced acting
skills (when we jump in our time machines with our
friends in Kindergarten and First Grade to go back in
time). For example, when we learned about the story of
David and Goliath, we acted out the entire play. Then,
we each painted our own Magen David (Jewish star) to
represent the Jewish people, and David as the King of
Israel.
Some of our favorite activities have been learning about
Shabbat, when we baked Challah from scratch, made
our own Challah covers out of cloth and puffy paint, and
learned the prayers in their correct order. The braided
Challah was delicious coming hot out of the oven, and
each student got to take their individual challah home to
share with their families!
Lastly, we are almost done with the entire Aleph-Bet,
and the Pre-K students have made unbelievable progress
learning each letter, along with its shape and sound.
When we learned the letter yud, we each drew yads
(hands) on paper, and wrote the whole word out on
Hebrew!
I have greatly enjoyed teaching this class so far, and the
students love working with Shira as our madricha. Shira
and I are both looking forward to the rest of the year
with this awesome class!
Shalom!
Morah Jill Rubin
Kitah Gan
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 12
USY had another great year this year, starting with our annual trip to Emerald Point Wet-N-Wild, and going through our most recent adventure, our Lazer Tag and Lock-In adventure in April. We’re all looking forward to May, when we get together twice to enjoy one of our favorite activities—going to the theater. Please contact Karen if you’re interested in joining us for either event: May 4 - Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert May 19 - Sister Act These events are open to all 8th-12th graders. We hope you will join us as we say goodbye to our graduating seniors!
Kadima had so much fun in April welcoming our fifth graders by joining them on the Mystery Bus Ride! As we wrap up the school
year and start talking about our individual sum-mer plans, we can still look forward to our year-end pool party on Saturday night, June 1. Watch your emails for details about that event. Remember to invite your friends—our year-end events are open to all Jewish 5th-8th graders.
Hey Pre-Kadima!
Our third-fifth graders had a great year!
Our activities have given us the chance to learn, play, help the community, and socialize with all of our friends at Beth El. We’re all looking forward to our pre-Kadima lock-in in April!
Check your emails or announcements for information about our year-end event on May 5.
Join Alef-Bet! As we celebrate the great success we have had this year, we look forward to enjoying our final month with two great activities - the annual young family picnic on May 4, and our year-end event on May 19. Watch your emails for details about both of these great programs!
Important dates to remember The 2012-2013 Family Programming Calendar is online at http://www.betheldurham.org/calendar/schoolcalendar.html.
Please note that dates are subject to change.
Watch your emails for updates and more complete
information, including youth group programs and Talmud
Torah special events. (Please contact Karen with any
changes to your email address.)
Saturday, 4/27 Ruach Shabbat
Tot Shabbat
Sunday, 4/28 Talmud Torah
Lag B’Omer field day
Wednesday, 5/1 Talmud Torah
Saturday, 5/4 Young Family Shabbat Picnic
Saturday evening, 5/4 USY program
Sunday, 5/5 Talmud Torah
Sunday afternoon, 5/5 Pre-Kadima program
Wednesday, 5/8 Talmud Torah
Friday, 5/10 Mariana Rocha-Goldberg Bat Mitzvah
Saturday, 5/11 Marian Rocha-Goldberg Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, 5/12 NO TALMUD TORAH
Tuesday, 5/14 Talmud Torah Siyyum / Erev Shavuot
Friday, 5/17 Sydney Kirsch Bat Mitzvah
Saturday, 5/18 Sydney Kirsch Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, 5/19 Alef Bet year-end program
USY year-end event
Sunday, 6/1 Kadima year-end program
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped
with this year’s youth group programs -
Whether you helped drive and chaperone,
promoted our events,
contributed financially,
or just stepped in when you
could, we couldn’t have
done it without you!
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March Contributions
Beth El Congregation gratefully acknowledges all contributions. Please send donations & dedications to Sandy Berman, our corresponding secretary, at the Beth El address. Donations may be made via check, cash, stock transfer, or Paypal. A full list of funds, donation forms & the direct Paypal link are available on our website’s development page & through the office. When making a donation to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, please write a separate check payable directly to that fund.
Building Maintenance Fund Sheila and Sol Levine in honor of Ethan Franzen's Bar Mitzvah Sheila and Sol Levine in memory of William Goldberg Sheila and Sol Levine in memory of Lena Goldberg
Cemetery Fund Irwin Sobel and Ceevah Freedman Sobel Donald and Judith Steine
Earl and Gladys Siegel Endowment Fund Gladys Siegel in memory of Martin Poleski's mother, Teresa
Poleski Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Dayan in honor of Arthur Axelbank
performing the brit milah for their son, Ethan Carol and Jimmie Haynes in honor of Brian and Brenda
Ginsberg's new grandbaby, Nora Michelle Block Carol and Jimmie Haynes in honor of the wedding of Gladys
Siegel's granddaughter Dee and Jonathan Prastein in honor of Dr. Arthur Axelbank
performing the brit milah for their son, Yaakov Ben Yitzhak David and JoAnn Rubin in memory of Ilana Saraf's father, Irving
Saraf David and JoAnn Rubin in memory of Itzik Lebovich's sister,
Esther Lebovich David and JoAnn Rubin in memory of Amy Halberstadt's
stepmother, Anita Weinblatt-Halberstadt David and JoAnn Rubin in memory of Eric Mlyn’s father, Jack
Mlyn David and JoAnn Rubin in memory of Martin Poleski’s mother,
Teresa Poleski David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the bar mitzvah of
Ethan Franzen David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the bar mitzvah of
Russell Springer David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the bat mitzvah of
Mariana Rocha-Goldberg David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the bat mitzvah of
Sydney Kirsch David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the engagement of
Neil Berman & Rachel Werner David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the wedding of Gladys
Siegel’s granddaughter Elan to Alon Tiv David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the wedding of Neil &
Sharon Freedman’s daughter Rebecca to Thomas Neustein David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of Bob & Laurie Gutman’s
50th anniversary David and JoAnn Rubin in celebration of the birth of Erica & Rob
Gringle’s grandson, Maxwell Dean Risk David and JoAnn Rubin wishing Jimmie Haynes a refuah
shleymah
Elaine Perilstein Memorial Fund Don and Sheila Goldstein in memory of Anne Goldstein, mother
of Don Don and Sheila Goldstein in memory of Will Grossman Don and Sheila Goldstein in honor of Laura Quigley for her grace
and hard work Don and Sheila Goldstein for refuah shleymah for Jimmie
Haynes Don and Sheila Goldstein for refuah shleymah for Corey Gradin
Eric Pas Jewish Camp Scholarship Fund Don and Sheila Goldstein in memory of Ilana Saraf's father Don and Sheila Goldstein in memory Itzik Leibovich's sister
General Fund Ruth Riddle Greg and Bryna Rapp in memory of Mary Szulik Alan and Mary Joan Mandel in honor of selling their chametz Alan and Mary Joan Mandel in appreciation of January &
February bimah honors Mara Buchbinder and Jesse Summers in honor of Artie Axelbank
performing the brit milah for their son, Simon Joseph Summers The Farels in honor of the marriage of Elan Siegel to Alon Tiv Barrie and Jean Hurwitz in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Alon
Greyber Barrie and Jean Hurwitz in honor of the birth of Ruth Dzau's
granddaughter, Sadie Barrie and Jean Hurwitz in honor of Bob Lefkowitz receiving a
Nobel Prize Beth and Adam Goldstein in memory of Mary Szulik Margie Satinsky in memory of Alex Satinsky Margie Satinsky in honor of Neil Berman's engagement Margie Satinsky in honor of Ethan Franzen's Bar Mitzvah Mark Werner with thanks for an aliyah on February 23, 2013
Mitzvah Fund Robert and Debbie Rosenstein in honor of Ethan Franzen's
Bar Mitzvah Robert and Debbie Rosenstein in honor of David Rubin David and JoAnn Rubin in honor of Laura Quigley Mindy Oshrain and Stephen Jaffe in honor of Pearl Levine's
85th birthday Mindy Oshrain and Stephen Jaffe in memory of Amy
Halberstadt's step-mother
Prayer Book Fund Michelle Shrott and Jeff Krolik in memory of Harold Goodrich Michelle Shrott and Jeff Krolik in memory of Herbert Bailin Michelle Shrott and Jeff Krolik in memory of Mary Zeitune Szulik Michelle Shrott and Jeff Krolik in memory of Irving Saraf Barrie and Jean Hurwitz in loving memory of parents Willie and
Dorothy Massey Barrie and Jean Hurwitz in loving memory of parents Schrol and
Margaret Hurwitz
Orthodox Kehillah Lynne Grossman in memory of Philippe Chemla's mother Sheldon Hayer
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Don & Sheila Goldstein in honor of selling their chametz Hal Sandick and Barbara Roberman in honor of Ethan Franzen's
Bar Mitzvah Alan and Mary Joan Mandel in appreciation of their Purim treat Scott and Randi Smith in honor of Ethan Franzen's Bar Mitzvah Jerry and Valerie Schreiber with gratitude to Barak Richman for
the help he offered their son
Sam and Jeannette Fink Programming Fund Margie Satinsky in honor of the Gutmans 50th wedding
anniversary Margie Satinsky in honor of David Rubin with appreciation for
his davening for Healing Yoga
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 14
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 2012-2013 Annual Fund Campaign! This list reflects pledges received by April 19.
Every effort has been made to ensure that all those who have pledged are included.
Please inform the office if your name is mistakenly missing from this list.
Our goal is $110,000 & 100% member participation.
$65,417.80 (59.5%) pledged from 108 member families (33% of goal)
Our fiscal year ends on May 31. Please pay all unpaid pledges before then.
It’s not too late to give!
All donations received by May 31 will be acknowledged in the August Bulletin.
Joel & Adele Abramowitz Anonymous Arthur Axelbank & Susi Lieff Steven Bachenheimer Robyn & Stephen Bagg Ed Balleisen & Karin Shapiro Sheldon Becker & Rita Lichtman Fred Behrends in honor of the birth of Phyllis
Dworsky's first great grandchild Lisa Berley in honor of Dorothy Rutherford,
beloved friend Sandra Berman Stephen & Shula Bernard Shelah Bloom Jacob & Ruth Blum David Bronstein & Carla Fenson Harvey & Sandra Cohen Richard Cramer & Jane Gabin Michaela Davidai in memory of Mollie Fridovich Jeff & Anne Derby David Dreifus & Jennifer Sosensky Phyllis Dworsky Ruth Dzau Paul & Anita Farel Bernard & Shari Fischer Frank & Pat Fischer Joel Fleishman Laura Flicker Michael Frank Kurt Franzen & Miriam Cohen Franzen in
honor of Jim & Sandy Fangmeier's new grandson Neil & Sharon Freedman Rachel Galanter Ronald & Pilar Goldberg Susan Cohen & Peter Goldberg in honor of
Estelle Cohen Edward & Florence Goldblatt
David & Carrie Goldman Shalom Goldman & Laurie Patton Don & Sheila Goldstein Philip Goodman & Mary Butler Ruth M. Greenberg in memory of Bernard G.
Greenberg Henry Greene & Marilyn Telen-Greene Hudi Gross Grossinger-Donnelly Family in honor of Laura
Quigley for everything she does for the Beth El community
Eric Guajardo & Rachel McCarthy Robert & Laura Gutman Jeff Spinner & Elyza Richmon Halev Edward & Sharon Halperin in honor of Michele
Pas & Jeff Koweek in honor of the Federation awards they received
Richard Hart & Sally Hicks in honor of Michele Pas
Sheldon Hayer Jimmie & Carol Haynes Steve & Judith Herman Michael Hershfield & Susan Rosenthal Samuel & Marsha Horowitz Doris Iarovici in memory of Larry Katz Mindy Oshrain & Stephen Jaffe Sharon Joffe Irwin & Deborah Kahn in memory of Leon &
Bernice Kahn and William & Dolores Ginsburg Ann & Stuart Kaplan Jill Kaplan Sandy Kessler & Sheva Zucker Tom Keyserling & Alice Ammerman Annette Kirshner David & Susan Klapper Stephen & Lauri Klein
(Continued on page 15)
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2012-2013 Annual Fund Campaign Participants
continued from page 14
Louis & Claire Kolman Hillel & Charlotte Koren Jeff & Lynne Koweek Jeffrey Krolik & Michelle Shrott Thomas & Annette Kronmiller Harold & Susan Kudler Musia Lakin Itzik Lebovich & Celia Schreiber Esther Lederman Joel & Susan Leeb Bernard & Sylvia Leibel Kevin & Ann Leibel Steve Lerner & Sharon van Horn Pearl Levine Sol & Sheila Levine in memory of their
grandparents Jay & Hunter Levinsohn Isaac & Rose Levy Arie & Anita Lewin Hinda Lind Jonathan Lovins & Florence Briones in memory
of Norma Lovins Shawn MacDuff Alan & Mary Joan Mandel Lee & Elaine Marcus Larry & Rebecca Margolese-Malin Connie Margolin Lew Margolis & Linda Frankel Arthur & Judith Marks in honor of the wedding
of Alex Marks & Liz Berger on the 20th of January, 2013.
Jon & Sean Meltzer Lori Bernstein & Doug Merrill Ram Miller & Gili Bethlehem Sydney Paul & Krisha Song Miller in honor of
Sydney’s grandmother Edna’s 90th birthday
Elliott & Sandy P. Mills Lorraine Morley Andree Allen in memory of Menachem Drucker Peter & Marilyn Ornstein Barry & Lois Ostrow Dale & Diane Pahl Michele Pas Roger Perilstein & Kathy Bartelmay Noah Pickus & Trudi Abel
Barbara & Martin Poleski Mark & Diane Pozefsky David Reed & Diane Markoff Barbara Rochen Renner Michael & Jacqueline Resnick Ruth Riddle in memory of her grandparents,
Max & Paula Meiselman Herb & Mavis Rochen Howard & Claire Rockman in memory of
Israel & Yetta Rockman Robert & Deborah Rosenstein Caryn Rossi David & JoAnn Rubin Margaret Sachs in honor of the Gutman's
anniversary Hal Sandick & Barbra Roberman Marjorie A. Satinsky Doug Schiff & Karen Sindelar Roy Schonberg & Cheryl Marcus Jerry & Valerie Schreiber Bob & Merle Schwartz Richard & Ann Shachtman Simon & Barbara Shane Herbert & Eunice Shatzman Gladys Siegel Lewis & Judith Siegel Scott & Randi Smith Judith Snyderman Michael Spiritos & Sarah Stahmer Chuck & Marlene Spritzer Alan & Maxine Stern Ronald Strauss & Sue Slatkoff James Tulsky & Ilana Saraf Charles van der Horst & Laura Svetkey Jonathan & Deborah Wahl David & Laura Weaver Howard Weinberg Norman Weiner & Laura Lieber Jim Wells Barry Yeoman David & Aimee Zaas Gary & Abby Zarkin
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 16
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE
1004 WATTS STREET
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27701
919-682-1238
Dear: Beth El Members and Friends
From: Yetta Brandt and Michelle Shrott
Date: May 2013
Re: YOM KIPPUR MEMORIAL BOOKLET
Dear Friends,
We are writing to you now about the Memorial Booklet, which is being prepared for use during the Yizkor
Service on Yom Kippur. The purpose of the Memorial Booklet is to aid us in keeping the names of the departed
ever before us as a symbol of reverent and undying love.
Because the Yizkor prayer specifically makes reference to a pledge to charity to perpetuate the memory and
ideals of our beloved departed, the Beth El Board of Directors has ruled that any charitable offering shall be wholly
voluntary in keeping with the sacred spirit of the occasion. Therefore, we do not have a schedule of mandatory
fees to honor the memory of your loved ones, but each person may respond with a contribution in accord with his
or her own inner prompting.
If you wish to have the name(s) of your beloved departed listed in this special booklet, please complete the
form below and mail it with your check to: Beth El Synagogue (Attn: Memorial Booklet) 1004 Watts Street,
Durham, NC 27701.
Checks should be made payable to Beth El with "Memorial Booklet" noted in the memo line.
Please print information:
If the names to be inscribed in the Memorial Booklet are the same as last year, you may write SAME.
NAMES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 15 FOR OUR PRINTING SCHEDULE.
Thank you, Yetta Brandt and Michelle Shrott
Remembered by:
In Memory of:
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Yahrzeit Reminders
Iyyar May 21 Alexander Koplowitz 1 22 Ricka Brown Hart 2 22 Charles Kaplan 2 22 Alfred Veis 2 23 Marcia Lynn August 3 23 Morris Snyderman 3 24 Sandra Lynn Fink Goodman 4 25 Joseph Behar 5 25 Frank Greenberg 5 26 Harry Pitkis 6 26 Abraham Rosenstein 6 26 Milton Siegel 6 28 Harry R. Bergman 8 28 Hanoch ben Levi 8 29 Sylvia Ackerman 9 29 Susan Shapiro Lipper 9 29 Toba Man 9 29 Rose Sawilosky Roemer 9
Sivan May
1 Nathan Henry Brandt 10 2 Julia Schlanger 11 3 Ann Feldman 12 3 Morton Pizer 12 4 Benjamin Pudolsky 13 4 Sarah Sody 13 5 Eva Rosenstein Dave 14 5 Bertram Lubar 14 5 Bruno Strauss 14 6 Aron Pas 15 6 Moses Lyon Stadiem 15 6 Earl Weaver 15 7 Norma Greenberg 16 8 Gerald Reed 17 9 Jeremy Bland 18
10 Bella Goldstein 19 10 Annie Levy 19 10 Esther Silverman 19 13 Peggy Elizabeth Silver Huffman 22 14 Lotte Herzfeld 23 15 Lily Feiler 24 15 Willard Gidwitz 24 16 Norman Evenson 25 16 Stuart Garr 25 16 Irene Markoff 25 16 Pearl Morrison 25 16 Herbert Sharp 25 17 Carrie I. Hayer 26 17 Jonathan Shimm 26 18 Toni Cumpana Eisenberg 27 18 Samuel Levine 27 18 Lionel Shapiro 27 18 Molly Zauder 27 19 Gregory Barry 28 20 Earl Siegel 29 21 Jennie Leibson 30 21 Margot Sandick 30 21 Sidney Shapiro 30 22 Hyman Kresses 31 22 Fannie Promisel Freedman 31
Sivan June 23 Milton Goldstein 1 23 Howard Jaffe 1 23 Tirtza Leiss 1 23 Eunice Loewinsohn 1 23 Daniel Miller 1 23 Amanda Stang 1 24 Leonard Becker 2 24 Mollie Fridovich 2 24 Phyllis Lehon 2 25 Theodore Brody 3 26 Mary Y. Berman 4 26 Esther Markman Enzer 4 27 Marian Freedman 5 27 Dennis Hart 5 27 Herman Wagner 5 28 Lottie Frohman 6 29 Julius Concors 7 29 Isaac Evans 7 29 Minnie S. Freedman 7 29 Reba Levine 7 30 Libby Isaacs 8
Tammuz June 1 Sarah Z. Bane 9 1 Zevel Berman 9 1 Joshua Berry 9 1 Eva Gadlli 9 1 Robin Perlo Berry 9 1 Abram Primakoff 9 1 Herman Scherr 9 1 Akiba Sitron 9 2 Mitchell Bergman 10 2 Samuel Cooper 10 2 Mollie Gabin 10 2 Rivka Rachel Ginton 10 2 Dalia Weinisman 10 3 Jon Michael Gitelson 11 3 Hannah Lakin 11 4 Pearl Fisher Alexander 12 4 William Cassell 12 4 Eva Sarah Goodman 12 4 Sheila Krolik 12 5 Gertrude Fishman 13 5 Rhoda Goldman 13 5 Ida Grossman 13 5 Charles Z. Kadis 13 5 Ruth Slavin 13 6 Donald Benjamin Hackel 14 6 Mildred Marcus 14 8 Neil Felmus 16 8 Sofie Lillienfeld Spatz 16 8 Elizabeth Gay Thurston 16 9 Rachel Geller 17 9 Shlomo Geller 17 9 Mary Kirshner 17 9 Mandel Silverman 17
10 Janet Alpern 18 10 Yetta Greenberg 18 10 Annie Landsberger 18 11 Albert M. Fleishman 19 11 Ann Geller 19 11 Max Parker 19 11 Dave Satlof 19 13 Martin Landau 21 13 Louis S. Stadiem 21 13 Clara Swartz 21 13 Eva M. Woods 21 14 Lucy Evans 22 14 Jorge Gadlli 22 15 Norman Kirshner 23 15 Nathan Ornoff 23 16 Julius J. Bienstock 24 19 Rose Krebs 27 20 Sidonie Hauser 28 20 Raquel Levy 28 20 Ray Rosenstein Lewin 28 20 Juliet Schwartz 28 21 Sidney Stern 29 22 Ralph Arnold 30 22 Shayna Belenko 30 22 Steven Hershenow 30 22 Myer B. Marcus 30 22 Peter Stein 30
Traditionally, we light a memorial candle
on the evening before the anniversary of a loved one's death.
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 18
JOIN Rabbi Sager and Sicha for the next installments of
B’almah—our conversation between ancient sources on loss and
the lived experience of loss—at 7:30pm. These will be the last
programs until next fall. Stay tuned for new topics!
April 30 at Beth Meyer (Raleigh): Covering Mirrors,
Uncovering the Truth. Jewish tradition teaches that a
covered mirror reflects loss. Join a conversation uncover-
ing that which can only be seen within:
http://bit.ly/blmapril.
May 22 at Levin JCC and May 30 at Beth Meyer
(Raleigh): Candle and Soul. "The Lord's candle is the
human soul," says Proverbs. "The soul is attached to the
body as a flame to its wick," another tradition says. Join a
conversation about the candle that burns in the place where
we gather to honor loss, making the powerful and fragile
connection between soul and body: http://bit.ly/blmapril.
May 7 Yom Yerushalayim program at the Levin JCC at
7:30pm. In celebration of Yom Yerushalayim--Jerusalem Day,
Sicha presents a conversation between ancient and modern
Jerusalem voices: Jerusalem: Where Heaven and Earth Meet.
Why is Yerushalayim always two, one above and one
below?
I want to be in the middle Yerushalayim
without banging my head above and without stubbing
my toe below. (Yehuda Amichai)
This program is co-sponsored by the Levin JCC.
Light refreshments will be served. For more information:
http://bit.ly/5-7yy
Register now for SICHA SHABBATON IN THE
MOUNTAINS—August 8-11, 2013 at Wildacres in the mountains
of western NC. Information and online registration can be found
here: http://tinyurl.com/Shabbaton2013. See page 22 for
information on the 66th annual Wildacres B’nai B’rith Institute
of Judaism at Wildacres Aug. 12-15
Sicha, Hebrew for "conversation," is an organization that promotes
the vital ongoing dialogue between classical Jewish texts and
modern life. Essays engaging modern and classical texts in conver-
sations can be found on our website: www.sichaconversation.org.
Interested in reading the Haftarah or Torah
during an upcoming Shabbat service?
Congregants who do this regularly/semi-regularly/
every-once-in-awhile are greatly appreciated! Even if
you've never chanted a Haftarah, if it's been a long
time, or you have thought it would be a meaningful
way to commemorate an occasion, you like the sound
of the trope, or you would just like to learn this as a
new skill, please contact Randi Smith -
If you would like to read a Torah portion, please
contact Jeff Derby - [email protected]
On April 28th join the community at the Federation's
Yom Ha'atzmaut / Israeli Independence Day celebration 3-6 pm at the Levin JCC.
Free to attend.
Festivities include:
Israeli food (falafel, salads, watermelon, and more)
Performances by members of the community
An Israeli-style shuk (market)
Children's activities (face-painting and other Arts & Crafts)
Israeli-themed Photography Contest
Contact Shoshana Israel at [email protected] or 919-886-7076
for more information. All ages welcome, but children under 10
must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
"Down Home: The Cantata"
The Triangle Jewish Chorale will present three performances
of a newly composed piece, “Down Home: The Cantata”, explor-
ing the Jewish immigrant experience in North Carolina. Perform-
ances will take place on April 28 at 3:00pm in Goodson Chapel at
Duke University; on May 12 at 3:00pm at Beth Meyer Synagogue
in Raleigh; and on May 19 at 3:30pm at Temple Emanuel in
Greensboro.
The premiere of this original composition by composer
Alejandro Rutty, Associate Professor at UNCG, and performed by
the Triangle Jewish Chorale, soloists and orchestra takes place in
Goodson Chapel at Duke University at 3 p.m. on Monday, April
28. "Down Home: The Cantata" weaves world, folk music and
Jewish liturgical melodies with text inspired by oral histories of
North Carolina Jews. The score features audio recordings from the
Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina archives.
Additional performances will take place at 3 p.m. on
Monday, May 12 at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh
(http://goo.gl/maps/FKv7b), and at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19
at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro (http://goo.gl/maps/4LsjX).
All three performances are free and open to the public. Singer and choral conductor Lorena Guillen will lead the
performances of this new piece, commissioned by Eric Meyers,
religion professor and director of the Duke Center for Jewish
Studies.
“‘Down Home: The Cantata’ is a highly original, imagina-
tive work that will both move and entertain its audiences," Meyers
said. "In blending traditional melodies with sounds of the New
South, Rutty has not only captured the sounds and moods of the
past but he has used the actual voices of the past to interact with
them.”
"Down Home: The Cantata" is a musical complement to
the foundation's multimedia project, "Down Home: Jewish Life
in North Carolina," which consists of a book, film, school
curriculum, archive, website (http://jhfnc.org), and digital
exhibition.
The cantata is sponsored by the Bernice and Morton Lerner
Endowment in Judaic Studies at Duke.
For more information on the TJC contact Gayla Halbrecht,:
[email protected] or Bernie Most: [email protected].
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(919) 489-0433 — [email protected]
Israeli Author Book Club
Read and discuss books by Israeli authors. All books available in
English translation and discussions will be in English.
May 12: Love Live by Zeruya Shalev
Location: Levin JCC / Cost: Free
Call the Levin JCC to register: 919-354-4936
Jewish Meditation at the Levin JCC
Meets the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. 10:45am-12:00pm
No charge & no experience needed to attend. Long standing
meditation group. Always open to new participants. Sometimes
a participant leads a guided meditation; other times it is a silent
practice. Levin JCC, 1937 W. Cornwallis Road, Durham.
Phone: 919-354-4936, [email protected]
Parts of Main Street, Durham Closing for Six Months
Note Detours near Beth El May-September
Beginning May 13, the section of West Main Street that runs
along Duke’s East Campus between Buchanan Boulevard and
Swift Ave./Broad St. will be closed for five months for a state
bridge replacement project.
More at: http://today.duke.edu/2013/04/mainstreetclosed
Come hear
THE MAGNOLIA KLEZMER BAND!
Bring a blanket or chair, picnic, or buy food.
Dance, shake, or listen.
All shows are free.
May 3rd, 7pm, Cary Downtown Performances Series,
Kildaire Farm Road and Academy Street (across from the
Cary Arts Center) Cary, NC http://bit.ly/CaryPerm
May 5th, ll-1pm, Weaver St. Market Jazz Brunch,
Weaver & Greensboro Sts., Carrboro, NC
www.carrboro.com/wsmjazz.html
July 21st, 6-8pm, Southern Village on the Green,
620 Market St., Chapel Hill, NC
www.southernvillage.com/movies-music.htm
Women's Voices Chorus presents
"The Foibles of Fauna"
A concert sure to delight all ages,
featuring a world tour of music about animals
Sunday, May 5, 3 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
300 E. Rosemary Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Tickets are $15 adults, $5 students. Group rates available.
For more information, visit www.womensvoiceschorus.org or
email [email protected]
Jewish Family Services at the Levin JCC 1937 Cornwallis Road, Durham
919-354-4936 [email protected] www.levinjcc.org
Contact Jenny Schwartz
at 919-354-4923 or [email protected]
for information on these & other JFS programs.
Visti the JCC website for dates & details
on these ongoing events & more:
JFS Mitzvah Corps Bubbes and Zaydes
Job & Networking Group Caregiver Support Group
Chronic Connections Memory Café
Chaverim JFS Clinical Connections
Women’s & Men’s Groups BRIDGES Sensational Sundays
Growing up Jewish in the South
At the JFS Men’s group on Friday, May 3rd, Howard Margolis
will speak on the subject, “Growing up Jewish in the South.”
Howard, a native of Durham (born in 1941) is the grandson of
two of Beth El's founding families Joseph & Ida Goldberg and
Michael & Tzviia Margolis. His father, Sam, was active at Beth
El from the mid-forties through the beginning of this century.
Howard will emphasize his childhood years 1941-65 while
adding some stories about his dad, Sam.
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▪ Member of the Chapel Hill Kehillah
▪ Life Member of Hadassah
▪ NC Hillel Board of Directors
▪ Board of Directors Durham/Chapel Hill Federation
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Lerner’s Annual 5k Race/Walk June 2, 2013 at 7am.
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Jews and Durham in Transition Sunday, June 16, 3p.m.
Main Durham Library
Join us for a panel discussion on the history of Jews in Durham
with historians Leonard Rogoff and Karin Shapiro along with
Lynne Grossman and Robert Rosenstein, both of whose families
have lived in Durham for many generations.
Karin's exhibit, "Beth El Synagogue – the first 125 years"
will be on exhibit at the library from June 4 to July 15.
Durham County Library
300 North Roxboro Street
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Jewish Food Festival
"Essen my kinder"--The Levin JCC will be hosting its 1st Annual
Jewish Food Festival! This will be our signature event of the sea-
son with everything from Egg Creams (which our president, Jeff
Koweek recently learned contain neither eggs nor cream) to ko-
sher pastrami sandwiches, a pickle tasting, the best homemade
falafel, live music and much more! The event will take place on
Sunday, June 2nd and volunteers are needed. Please see below
and sign up for what interests you.
Food Preparation Jobs (most happening prior to the event):
www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4AAEAD2F4-june
Day of The Event Jobs :
www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4AAEAD2F4-june1
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With that, the program came to an end and I headed to the subway so
I could get to Grand Central Station and get on the train back to our
apartment in Greenwich, Connecticut.
A few weeks after Rabbi Sacks' presentation it was time for
winter break at New York Medical College. Sharon, Jenny, Alison, and I met down at Fort Lauderdale and caught a cruise ship in
Miami for our annual winter vacation. The ship docked at Key
West, Florida, and then sailed to Cozumel, Mexico before returning
to Miami. We took a long bicycle ride around Key West and saw the
sites. At the southern tip of the island there is a massive concrete
bollard where tourists line up to have their picture taken at "the
southernmost tip of the continental United States". We pedaled up on
our bicycles to do the same when Sharon noticed that, to the right of
the bollard, there was a representation of a menorah by Chabad, left
over from Chanukah, with a sign claiming
that it was the southernmost menorah in the continental United States. Who was going to
dispute that claim? We snapped a photo. →
In the last few weeks here in New York
I have been to a few new kosher restaurants.
Ladino Tapas Bar and Grill, 940 8th Avenue
at 56th Street, Manhattan (near Columbus
Circle on the West Side): Jenny found this
place. It is a Spanish-themed tapas bar (little
plates with a taste of this and that) along with
more conventional kosher cooking. I ordered the skirt steak, well
done, and the waiter refused to serve it to me. "Chef" was only willing to serve it medium. (When people are referred to without the
"the" it sounds particularly pompous.) We fought it out for a while
but the waiter was standing firm. I conceded and said I would take
the hamburger. The waiter turned up his nose and told me that was
not a fit meal for a growing boy like me and that I should have the
rib eye steak. I asked if his Excellency the Chef would be willing to
give it to me well done. We shook hands on the deal and it was quite
good.
Carlos and Gabby's Glatt Kosher Mexican Grill, 67-11 Main
Street, Kew Garden Hills, Queens: On Sunday nights when I fly from
RDU from JFK, I often arrive at dinner time. This has placed me in the position of looking for kosher restaurants near the airport. Carlos
and Gabby's is an order-at-the-counter and find yourself a table. They
give you a pager which goes off when your food is ready. The place
is kind of dumpy, noisy, and crowded. For a kosher restaurant the
prices are reasonable. I had the squash soup and a "Philly Steak"
sandwich: grilled rib eye steak with caramelized onions, peppers,
and mushrooms. It was fabulous and very messy. I forgave the
appearance of the restaurant.
Cafe Muscat, 178-07 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows,
Queens: This was another one of my discoveries on the way back
from JFK. You could not make up a place like this: a dairy kosher restaurant with an extensive fish menu, paninis, sushi, pasta, and a
few stir-fried Thai and Chinese dishes to boot. The place was busy
with a large crowd of black yamulkes, knitted yamulkes, Fedoras,
and women in sheitels. I went with the onion soup, Israeli salad,
and a panini with Bulgarian cheese and was full and happy upon
my departure.
Next month I owe you the story of our visit to the Jewish
Museum of Miami Beach and then I will tell you what it took for me
to start a daily minyan at New York Medical College.
Until then,
Regards from Valhalla, Edward Halperin
Letter from Valhalla
Some Thoughts on Science, Religion, and Medicine from the
Chief Rabbi - II
Last month I introduced you to the Chief Rabbi of the United
Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain, Jonathan Sacks, and shared
with you the notes I took when he spoke at the 92nd Street YMHA. I
promised that this month I would share the notes I took when, after
the formal part of the program, he took questions from the audience
at the Y and from those watching from remote television hook-ups. Here we go; the questions Rabbi Sacks was asked are in italics and
the responses are in regular font.
Why do the number of months vary from year-to-year in the
Jewish calendar?
"The Jewish month is a lunar month. Jews had to create a
calendar that was lunar in relation to months and solar in relation
to years. This created a discrepancy which was corrected by,
periodically, adding in an extra month."
What accomplishment during your term as Chief Rabbi is
particularly important to you?
"Education is what makes Jews Jews. I set myself a task to create an educated Jewish community. During my term as chief
Rabbi the percentage of children attending Jewish days schools went
from 25% to 75%."
What is your view of people who seek to "prove" the truth of
Torah on the basis of science?
"Torah is our covenant, our written Constitution, it has moral
power. Do not try to justify Torah on the basis of science. Justify
science on the basis of Torah."
If, in the future, porcine genes are inserted into plants and
those plants are used for food, will the plants be kosher or non-
kosher? "If you genetically engineered a plant with a porcine gene, it
is still kosher. The gene becomes part of the plant."
What is your view of meditation?
"Meditation is probably the least Jewish thing invented. Jews
are very verbal - a religion of words. There was a Jewish tradition
in meditation in the Middle Ages. The sages said the pious mediated
an hour before and hour after prayers. Many people can't connect
with tefilah - perhaps meditation may help. Meditation is a prelude
to the religious experience. It is not the experience itself. Meditation
is creating the space to receive the knowledge of God. "Judaism is
full of silences; but we don't talk about them." What must be done to engage young people with Judaism?
"Speak to the questions and anxiety of the age. I don't think we have
given Jewish college students the attention they need. We need to
inspire a new generation of educators. We need to create Torah for
the iPad.
Why do we need a personal G-d? A atheist can be as moral as
a religious person. We have to be humble enough to accept that the
religious are not superior in morality.
"Jews look forward, not look back. If you look back you are
Lot's wife. What I have learned from Holocaust survivors is that they
understand how to look forward. Three years after the Shoah they built the state of Israel."
What is the place of secular education for an observant Jew?
"Who is wise? Someone who learns from everyone. Judaism
always believed there were two kinds of knowledge: That which
comes from revelation and that from inference and observation. A
full Jewish education means being literate in all branches of Jewish
literature and at the same time studying everything that teaches us to
see the world as God's world (the natural sciences) and everything
that teaches us to see people as part of God's world (the humanities).
The broad horizon is that which comes when a Jew feels comfortable
studying everything without feeling their faith is threatened."
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 22
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at Wildacres
Little Switzerland, NC
Dear Friends,
Here is some advance information about the 66th annual
Wildacres B’nai B’rith Institute of Judaism planned this year for
August 12 through 15. You do not want to miss this one. If you
receive this “heads up” letter by Email, please forward it to those
whom you think would be interested in this year’s program.
We will again have three outstanding speakers:
Eli Groner is Israel’s Minister to the U.S. for Economic
Affairs. He is a former consultant with McKinsey & Co., the U.S.
based consulting firm. Born in the U.S., he emigrated to Israel
with his family when he was 15. He holds an MBA from New
York University, and a BA in Political Science from Bar-Ilan
University. His topics include: Israel Confidential, Israel at the
U.N.: the Challenges Facing Israel Today, and The Secret Sauce
for a Start-Up Nation.
Jeffrey Morton is a professor in the department of Political
Science at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. A
designated Master Teacher, 2004 University Researcher of the
Year, and 2012 College Distinguished Teacher of the Year,
Professor Morton teaches classes in international law, diplomacy,
and American foreign policy. His topics include: The Iranian
Nuclear Threat, The Role of International Law in American
Foreign Policy, and Confronting Terrorism.
Joel Hoffman is a lecturer on translation, Hebrew, and
the Bible. He has served on the faculties of Brandeis University
and Hebrew Union College. Dr. Hoffman is the author of, And
God Said: How Bad Translations Conceal the Bible’s Original
Meaning, and In the Beginning: a Short History of the Hebrew
Language. His topics include: On the Bible’s Cutting Room Floor,
The Bible Doesn’t Say That, and Three Thousand Years of Jewish
Continuity through Three Thousand Years of Hebrew.
There is a lot of musical talent in the Blue Ridge mountains.
This year we will again have three of the best groups in the area
providing our entertainment. The Altapass Foundation and Bill
Carson, owner of the Orchard at Altapass and a member of the
board of directors at Wildacres, are assisting us in setting up this
program.
We will again hold patio discussions with the speakers in
the afternoons, and religious services before dinner. We also
offer noshes, the Wednesday Afternoon Live comedy hour, and
free tennis lessons. It should add up to a great educational and fun
vacation.
Hope to see y’all in August.
Bill Carr
Chairperson, B’nai B’rith Institute of Judaism
Spend a week in the mountains! See page 18 for registration information for the Sicha Shabbaton
in the Mountains at Wildacres the previous weekend, August 8-11.
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Libi Eir Mikveh Art Gallery
One of Libi Eir's seven founding principles is Hiddur Mitzvah /
Beautifying the Mitzvah. Exhibiting the work of local artists is
one of the ways they take this mandate seriously - and joyfully.
Exhibits change every three to four months.
Artists: If you'd like to feature your work at Libi Eir, please
contact Rabbi Jenny Solomon at [email protected].
Beth El is a partnering synagogue of our community mikveh,
Libi Eir, which opened in September of 2011.
USCJ Centennial Celebration
October 11-12, 2013: Shabbaton
October 13-15, 2013: Conference
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Conservative Judaism to mark its 100th anniversary, and the
entire Jewish community is invited. You are welcome to attend
any part or all of the event.
The USCJ Centennial will be an open, dynamic gathering of 21st
Century Jews: professionals, lay people, students, and some of the
most innovative, visionary Jewish leaders today. It will celebrate
the impact of Conservative Judaism and look to the future, toward
creating meaningful Jewish communities for the 21st century.
Be Part of The Conversation of the Century from the
incomparable Rabbi Harold Kushner to the inspiring young
teacher Rabbi Adam Greenwald, this October, Jews from all
over will flock to a historic gathering in Baltimore, Maryland.
There will be a Shabbaton filled with meaningful prayer, learning
with celebrated scholars, workshops with visionary leaders, and
performances by cutting-edge artists.
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4th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
24/ 1
5th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
8:0
3pm
25/ 1
6th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
Parash
at Beh
a'alotch
a
9:0
4pm
Ha
vdala
h
26/ 1
7th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
27/ 1
8th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
Office clo
sed
28/ 1
9th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
29/ 2
0th
of S
ivan
, 577
3
30/ 2
1st o
f Siv
an, 5
773
31/ 2
2nd
of S
ivan
, 577
3
8:0
8pm
May
20
13
Listed
Ha
vda
lah
Tim
es are 4
2 m
inu
tes after su
nset
Beth
El ev
ent c
ale
nd
ar o
nlin
e:
ww
w.b
etheld
urh
am
.org
/calend
ar/ind
ex.h
tml
BE
TH
EL
SC
HE
DU
LE
OF
SE
RV
ICE
S
Frid
ay n
igh
t services:
Held
on
ly in
conju
nctio
n w
ith o
ther p
rogram
min
g o
r special ev
ents.
Talm
ud
Torah
7th
grad
e meets 5
:00
p.m
.-6:0
0 p
.m. w
hen
services are h
eld.
Satu
rday
morn
ing serv
ices: S
ervices in
the O
rthod
ox K
ehilla
h b
egin
at 9:0
0 a.m
.
Serv
ices in th
e main
sanctu
ary b
egin
at 9:3
0 a.m
. W
eekd
ay m
inyan
im in
the m
ain san
ctuary
:
Wed
nesd
ays 8
:00
a.m. fo
llow
ed b
y tex
t stud
y (7
:45
a.m.-R
osh
Ch
od
esh)
Su
nd
ays 9
:30
a.m.
Beth
El m
em
bers c
oo
k a
nd
serve lu
nch
at the IF
C sh
elter in C
hap
el Hill
the F
irst W
ed
nesd
ay
of ev
ery m
on
th. C
ontact G
ladys S
iegel to
help
. B
eth
El m
em
bers c
oo
k a
nd
serve d
inn
er at th
e IFC
shelter in
Ch
apel H
ill
the sec
on
d T
uesd
ay
of ev
ery m
on
th. C
on
tact Mey
er Lib
erman
to h
elp.
Beth
El m
em
bers se
rve T
un
a C
asser
ole
Din
ner at th
e Du
rham
Com
mu
nity
Kitch
en
the fo
urth
Su
nd
ay
of each
mon
th. C
on
tact Erica G
ringle to
help
prep
are and
/or serv
e.
Offic
e H
ou
rs: M
on. th
rough T
hurs.: 9
:00 a.m
. to 5
:00
p.m
.
Fri.: 9
:00 a.m
. to 1
:00
p.m
. T
alm
ud
To
rah
: S
un.: 9
:30a.m
.-12
:30p
.m. p
reK
-7th
grad
es
Tue., 5
:00p
m-6
:00p
m &
Sat.: 9
:45a.m
.-10
:30
a.m. O
pt. H
ebrew
for g
rades 3
-6
Wed
.: 4:1
5p.m
.-6:0
0p.m
. 2nd
-6th
grad
es
Sat.: 9
:00a.m
.-9:4
5a.m
. 7th
grad
e M
ishn
ah
Stu
dy
: Sat. 8
:45 a.m
.
May 2013 /Beth El Bulletin 26
cal
Ju
ne
20
13
Lis
ted
Ha
vda
lah
Tim
es a
re 4
2 m
inu
tes
aft
er s
un
set
Bet
h E
l ev
ent
cale
nd
ar
on
lin
e:
ww
w.b
ethel
durh
am
.org
/cal
end
ar/i
nd
ex.h
tml
Off
ice H
ou
rs:
Mon.
thro
ugh T
hurs
.: 9
:00 a
.m.
to 5
:00
p.m
.
F
ri.:
9:0
0 a
.m.
to 1
:00 p
.m.
M
ish
na
h S
tud
y:
Sat.
8:4
5 a
.m.
BE
TH
EL
SC
HE
DU
LE
OF
SE
RV
ICE
S
Fri
day
nig
ht
serv
ices
:
Hel
d o
nly
in
conju
nct
ion
wit
h o
ther
pro
gra
mm
ing o
r sp
ecia
l ev
ents
.
Tal
mu
d T
ora
h 7
th g
rad
e m
eets
5:0
0 p
.m.-
6:0
0 p
.m.
wh
en s
ervic
es a
re h
eld
. S
atu
rday
morn
ing s
ervic
es:
S
ervic
es i
n t
he
Ort
hod
ox K
ehil
lah
beg
in a
t 9
:00
a.m
.
S
ervic
es i
n t
he
mai
n s
anct
uar
y b
egin
at
9:3
0 a
.m.
Wee
kd
ay m
inyan
im i
n t
he
mai
n s
anct
uar
y:
W
edn
esd
ays
8:0
0 a
.m.
foll
ow
ed b
y t
ext
stud
y (
7:4
5 a
.m.-
Rosh
Ch
od
esh
)
S
und
ays
9:3
0 a
.m.
Su
n
Mo
n
Tu
e
We
d
Th
u
Fri
S
at
1 /
23
rd o
f Siv
an
, 57
73
Par
ashat
Sh
'lach
-10
:00a
m Y
oga
for
Hea
ling
9:0
8pm
Ha
vdala
h
-Kad
ima
yea
r-en
d e
vent
2/2
4th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
-5:0
5p
m B
ull
s g
am
e 3
/25th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
4/2
6th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
5/2
7th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
6/2
8th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
7/2
9th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
8:1
2pm
8/3
0th
of
Siv
an, 577
3
Par
ashat
Kora
ch
Rosh
Ch
od
esh
Tam
mu
z 9
:12
pm
Ha
vdala
h
9/1
st o
f T
amm
uz,
5773
Rosh
Ch
od
esh
Tam
mu
z
10/2
nd
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
77
3
11/3
rd o
f T
amm
uz,
577
3
12/4
th o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
1
3/5
th o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
1
4/6
th o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
8
:15pm
15/7
th o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
Par
ashat
Ch
uk
at
9:1
6pm
Ha
vdala
h
16/8
th o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
17/9
th o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
1
8/1
0th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
1
9/1
1th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
2
0/1
2th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
2
1/1
3th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
8:1
7pm
22/1
4th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
Par
ashat
Bal
ak
9:1
8pm
Ha
vdala
h
23/1
5th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
30/2
2n
d o
f T
amm
uz,
57
73
24/1
6th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
2
5/1
7th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
Tzo
m T
amm
uz
2
6/1
8th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
2
7/1
9th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
2
8/2
0th
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
8
:18pm
29/2
1st
of
Tam
mu
z, 5
773
Par
ashat
Pin
chas
9:1
8pm
Ha
vdala
h
Beth
El
mem
bers
coo
k a
nd
ser
ve l
un
ch
at
the
IFC
sh
elte
r in
Ch
apel
Hil
l
the
Fir
st W
ed
nesd
ay
of
ever
y m
on
th. C
onta
ct G
lad
ys
Sie
gel
to h
elp
. B
eth
El
mem
bers
coo
k a
nd
ser
ve d
inn
er a
t th
e IF
C s
hel
ter
in C
hap
el H
ill
the
seco
nd
Tu
esd
ay
of
ever
y m
on
th. C
on
tact
Mey
er L
iber
man
to h
elp
. B
eth
El
mem
bers
serve T
un
a C
ass
erole
Din
ner
at t
he
Du
rham
Com
mu
nit
y K
itch
en
the
fou
rth
Su
nd
ay
of
each
mon
th. C
on
tact
Eri
ca G
rin
gle
to h
elp
pre
par
e an
d/o
r se
rve.
27
C o m m u n i t y C o n n e c t i o n s
Community of Caring
Do you need assistance? Please let us know.
a meal, a ride or someone to talk with
Can you provide assistance? Please let us know.
an occasional meal for the bereaved,
ill, or new parents in our community
a ride to Beth El for services or other events
a visit with a homebound member
If you need assistance from the community,
or if you can help those in need
on either a regular or occasional basis, please contact
the office: 919-682-1238 or Rhoda Silver: .
Tzedakah in Bloom
Tzedakah in Bloom is a project started by the
Jewish Family Service to raise money for local
community members in need and food banks.
JFS offers 13 different silk flower arrangements
for use at your simcha.
(on the bimah, at a reception or as a centerpiece).
New arrangements are added periodically.
Each arrangement rents for $150.00.
Please call the Federation office at
919-489-5335 if you have questions about the project.
Photos of the arrangements
as well as a reservation form is online at:
www.shalomdch.org/blooms.htm.
To reserve an arrangement,
contact Sandy Fangmeier, Project Coordinator:
919-489-0433 or [email protected]
JFS Gift Card Program: JFS seeks gift cards to shops, movies, restaurants, shows, hair salons. Your gift will be apreciated by those in need. To make a donation or for more information, contact Jenny Schwartz at 919-354-4923 or [email protected]
JFS volunteers needed:
Shabbat Outreach volunteers are needed to lead a short Shabbat service on Fridays for Jewish residents of an assisted living facility in Chapel Hill.
Friendly Visitors needed for isolated older adults living in the community. Not appropriate for volunteers who want to visit someone with their child. Friendly visitors will spend time with the person as friends do- talking, exploring common interests, or going for a walk. Minimum time commitment: 2-4 hours per month. For more information on these volunteer opportunities, please contact JFS Social Worker Jenny Schwartz at 919-354-4923 or [email protected]
Volunteer as a Guardian ad Litem: Help change the life of Durham's abused and neglected children. For more information or to volunteer, contact Stephanie Kelly at 564-7289 or [email protected]. Sandy Kessler can also give you information on what it is like to be a Guardian ad Litem.
Help our Jewish Elderly: Jewish Family Services provides a program and lunch for seniors in our community (Chaverim). This is a wonderful opportunity for our elderly seniors to get together on a regular basis, spending time together chatting over a good lunch. We are looking for small groups of friends, such as a family or two, a Hebrew school class or a B’nei Mitzvah student to consider preparing or sponsoring ($100 donation) a lunch in honor or memory of someone or just for the fun of it, for between 15 - 20 seniors. This is an easy and wonderfully rewarding mitzvah opportunity. For more information please contact Michele Pas at [email protected] or 919-493-3175.
We need Beth El volunteers for the Chapel Hill Commu-nity Kitchen to cook lunch on the first Wednesday of each month from 9:30-12:30. Anyone able to help please contact Gladys Siegel ([email protected])
Servers & Tuna Casseroles Needed for Durham Community Café Dinner the fourth Sunday of each month! Several casseroles are needed for the Community Café dinner that is served on the fourth Sunday of each month. For your convenience, the recipe is printed below. Please deliver the casseroles to Judea Reform before the fourth Sunday of each month during their regular office hours. If you are unable to deliver the casserole, please contact Erica Gringle to make alternate arrangements. This mitzvah is an easy one in which to involve children. Besides making casseroles, Beth El's commitment is to provide servers for the community meal on the fourth Sunday of each month (5:45 PM - 7:15 PM). If you are interested in participating in this community service project, please contact Erica Rapport Gringle. Pre-teens through adult can serve so this too is great mitzvah to do with your older kids.
TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE (use a very large rectangular or oval disposable tin) Please note changes for pasta & vegetables —2 lbs. of rotini (other pastas get mushy after being frozen, thawed and baked) —about 42 ounces of water packed tuna, drained —7 cans of cream of mushroom soup (about 70 ounces and low sodium, if possible) —8 carrots and 8 stalks of celery, diced —Boil the noodles in a large pot of water until al dente or almost done. Drain and place in casserole. —Add all other ingredients and mix well. —No need to cook. Just cover tightly with lots of foil and transport it to the Judea Reform freezer.
Duke Hospice Volunteers Needed: If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a hospice volunteer for Duke Hospice, please contact Carolyn Colsher at 919-620-3859, ext. 235 or [email protected]. For more information on programs visit www.dhch.duhs.duke.edu.
BETH EL SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Friday evening services:
Services are held on Friday evenings only in conjunction with other programming or special occasions. See monthly calendars for noted dates and times.
Saturday morning services: Services in the Orthodox Kehillah begin at 9:00 a.m.
Services in the Main Sanctuary begin at 9:30 a.m. Weekday minyanim in the Main Sanctuary: 9:30 a.m. Sunday minyanim (check calendar for some dates with earlier start time)
8:00 a.m. on Wednesday mornings (check calendar for some dates with earlier start time) Please let the office know in advance if you need to say Kaddish, even if a minyan has already been scheduled.
OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. / Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office (voice) 919-682-1238 (fax) 919-682-7898 Rabbi Daniel Greyber, Rabbi 919-682-2491 [email protected] Ivy Wingate, Interim Exec. Dir. 919-682-1238 ext. 110 [email protected] Karen Kosowski, Education & Youth Director 919-682-1238 ext. 170 [email protected] Miriam Cohen Franzen, Admin. Assistant 919-682-1238 ext. 100 [email protected] Krisha Miller, Publicity Assistant 919-416-1397 [email protected] Rabbi Steve Sager, Rabbi Emeritus 919-682-1238 ext. 195 [email protected] Bulletin Advertising Sales Manager 919-942-5369 [email protected]
If the office phone is in use or no one is in the office, please leave a message on the voice mail. Your call will be returned in a timely manner.
BETH EL WEBSITE: www.betheldurham.org
Barak Richman President Rachel Galanter 1st Vice-President Noah Pickus 2nd Vice-President
Carol Haynes Financial Secretary
The deadline to submit items for the Beth El Bulletin is the first workday of the preceding month.
The deadline for the June/July summer double issue is May 1.
Send bulletin items and calendar dates via e-mail to [email protected].
Beth El Synagogue
1004 Watts Street
Durham, NC 27701
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