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CONGREGATION BETH TORAH Large Enough to Serve You—
Small Enough to Know You. Congregation Beth Torah is a welcoming, Conservative synagogue community. We inspire the lifelong Jewish journeys of individuals and families by promoting active participation in Jewish life and learning.
ELANA ZELONY, RABBI [email protected]
CYD FRIEDMAN, PRESIDENT [email protected]
Welcome!
Miketz 31 December 2016 2 Tevet 5777
GREET SOMEONE you don’t know with “Shabbat Shalom” and say hello! Please refrain from smoking, photography, writing, and texting anywhere on the premises during the Sabbath, from Friday night through Saturday.
Please turn off or silence all pagers and cell phones. Need a large-print prayer book? They are available in the sanctuary vestibule. We hope you
enjoy Shabbat with us at Congregation Beth Torah!
Female—Congregant Jo Zeffren
Female—Family of Congregant Silvia Koenig–Scanio Valerie Levy Toby Scott Alegra Tevet Tina Liebo Ruth Buchanan Marge Eisner Mary Rosen Anat Hannah bat Frieda
Female—Friend of Congregant Katie Berman Pam Kreisler Elaine Stanton
Male—Congregant Ariel ben Sarah Jacob Wisch Jerry Zeffren Ivan Kaufman
Male—Family of Congregant Eliyahu ben Shimcha Michael Kreitman Barry Harris Jerry Coff Mordechai ben Benjamin v'Esther hakohen
Gary Slotnick Michael Yermeyahu bat Ruth Bob Rothman Ariel Doron ben Uri v'Chaya Devorah
Gershon ben Aaron Bert Eisner
Male—Friend of Congregant Yaakov ben Margalit Bill Jordan Pat Schuback Tzi Herschel ben Chaim
Please be aware that names added to the CBT Misheberach list are out in the public. When
you add someone to the list, we ask that you make them aware the list is public and make sure
that is okay with them.
It is also important that the healing prayer list remain current.
Names are added for four (4) weeks unless otherwise
requested. Non-members cannot be added to the perpetual list.
To add names, go online to congregationbethtorah.org/
misheberach-request or contact the Rabbi’s secretary
at 972.234.1542 x227 /[email protected].
Misheberach (Healing Prayer) List Perpetual Congregants
Barbara Kaufman Barbara Zipkoff Blanche Fisher Brad Boa Charlotte Goldberg David Gerstein Esther Rae Weinstein Feivel Moshe ben Aviva Leah Gary Ackerman Harriet Gross Howard Lieberman Howie Fields Israel Wiseman Larry Schwartz Linda Northcutt Mark Appel Martin Greenblatt Mary Shaub Naomi Levinson Patti Fields Robert Levinson Ruth Goldberg Schlomo ben Sarah Trudy Wiseman Yaakov Avraham ben Yehudit
While the Mourner's Kaddish is being recited, please support those in mourning and observing yahrzeits by responding at the appropriate times.
Yahrzeit Observances
For changes to these observances, visit us online athttp://cbt.news/Yahrzeit-Update or call Carren at 972.234.1542 x221.
For questions about yahrzeit dates, or anything having to do with the rituals and customs surrounding the end of life experience, contact Rabbi Zelony at 972.234.1542 x227.
OBSERVANCES NEXT SHABBAT OBSERVANCES THIS SHABBAT
Torah Genesis 41:1–52 Pg. 250
Maftir Numbers 7:48–53 Pg. 809
Haftarah Zechariah 2:14–4:7 Pg. 1270
ARE YOU NOT RECEIVING IMPORTANT EMAILS FROM CBT? Opt-in by texting CBTCONNECT to 22828 or go online to http://cbt.news/E-optin
MAKE ALIYAH REQUESTS—http://cbt.news/Aliyah-Requests
WALKERS WANTED—The rabbi is looking for volunteers to escort her to and from the synagogue on Friday nights. If you would like to be
included in the rotation, please email her secretary, Heather, at [email protected].
PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK—Because we care about everyone's safety, we ask folks who visit Beth Torah, Monday through Friday, to sign our guest book. In the event of an emergency, being able to see
who is or is no longer in our building, is important.
Whether you are new to our synagogue, long-time members, or just visiting, we are so pleased to have you here with us!
Contact Debbie Wills (972.991.7842) or Marilyn Guzick (469.235.3815 ) for questions about membership.
Following Shabbat service, all are invited to join us for a Kiddush
luncheon sponsored by Roz Weiner in honor of her 70th birthday.
5:13 PM Shabbat Starts (60 min) 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service
9:30 AM Shabbat Service Babysitting (RM 1) 10:30 AM Jr Congregation (MPR)
6:31 PM Shabbat Ends (60 min)
Next Week—Vayigash 5:18 PM Candle Lighting (60 min) 6:37 PM Havdalah (60 min)
2 Tevet Abe Navias
2 Tevet Elaine E. Roberts
2 Tevet John Reuler
2 Tevet Zena Ingber
3 Tevet Aaron Agatstein
3 Tevet Martha Rochelson
5 Tevet Benjamin Wouch
5 Tevet Bernie Rosen
5 Tevet Ike Berman
6 Tevet Leon Schachter
7 Tevet James Edward Bartfield
7 Tevet Philip Leon
7 Tevet Sam Ruttenberg
8 Tevet Adele Tanzer
8 Tevet Anna Nathan
8 Tevet George Koopferstock
8 Tevet Marvin D. Faber
8 Tevet Philip Brown
4 Tevet Sidney Carp
10 Tevet Betty Goode
10 Tevet Joseph Shane
10 Tevet Regina Wildbaum
10 Tevet Rona Victorson
10 Tevet Rose Robins
11 Tevet Elwood Kaplan
11 Tevet Evelyn Fried
11 Tevet Herbert Greiper
11 Tevet Miles Kraut
11 Tevet Monroe Chilton
11 Tevet Pearl Feinberg
12 Tevet Albert Bryan
12 Tevet Harry Goode
12 Tevet Rebecca Smith
13 Tevet Martin Jerome Mendelsohn
13 Tevet Rolf Meyerhardt
14 Tevet Charles Rigel
14 Tevet Dora Lederer
14 Tevet Ida Eichler
14 Tevet Pauline Westerfeld
14 Tevet Samuel Ballin
14 Tevet Violet Ray
15 Tevet Ann Singer Cohen
15 Tevet Dale Steven Greenblatt
15 Tevet David Creemer
15 Tevet Mary Herman
15 Tevet Sandford Katz
15 Tevet Stanley Kawesch
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UPCOMING EVENTS @CBT_Richardson SHALL WE DO TO THE PALESTINIANS AS WE WERE COMMANDED TO DO TO THE CANAANITES? 15 January, Sunday, 7:30 PM (Sanctuary)
Contact Earl Bills / [email protected] The Jewish People has returned to its ancient homeland after 2000 years of exile. What does Jewish tradition say about how we should relate to the non-Jewish people in our midst? Taught by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger.
MLK DAY OF SERVICE 16 January, Monday (Times & locations vary)
Join CBT’s Social Action and Temple Emanu-el’s Social Justice as we join forces to serve on MLK Day. North Texas Shared Ministries. Hunger Busters. Salvation Army. North Texas Food Bank. Pebbles Apartments. Go to http://cbt.news/MLKD16 to see all opportunities and registration.
LADIES WHO LUNCH 17 January, Tuesday, 12:30 PM
Contact Carol Taper / [email protected] Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town each month. Must RSVP for location. Selected locations offer dairy and fish options. Sponsored by Sisterhood.
TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER 17 January, Tuesday, 7PM (Oneg)
Contact Neil Burnstein / [email protected] Come for a night of fun and friendship. $20 members and $25 non-members.
SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB 18 January, Wednesday, 7:30 PM (Offsite)
Contact Carol Rothschild / 972.805.3612 [email protected] This discussion will be about Snow in August by Pete Hamill. We will meet at the home of Caren Tate. RSVP to Carol at [email protected] so she can plan accordingly.
JOYFUL NOISE A CAPPELLA 20 January, Friday, 6:30 PM
Join us on the third Friday of each month for some great singing.
SISTERHOOD INTRA-FAITH LUNCH 22 January, Sunday, 12:30 PM (Oneg)
Contact Anna Segal / [email protected] Come hear Natalie Nanasi, Director of the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women and Assistant Professor of Law SMU Dedman School of Law. $20/person with lunch catered by CBT. Registration due by January 8— http://cbt.news/2016INTRAFAITHLUNCH.
MUSICAL OPEN HOUSE 31 December, Saturday, following CBT Shabbat lunch until 4PM (offsite)
Please join the rabbi in her home (308 Canyon Ridge Dr.) Shabbat afternoon for a musical open house. Bring your instruments and voices. Come and make music. All are welcome. Nosh will be served.
BUSINESS OFFICES CLOSED 1 & 2 January, Sunday & Monday
FESTIVE FIRST FRIDAY SERVICE 6 January, Friday, 8PM
Join us for this special monthly service celebrating upcoming birthdays and anniversaries.
A HEALTHY DOSE OF REALITY 8 January, Sunday, 2–4PM (Oneg)
Contact Joy & Herb Weinstein / [email protected] Join healthcare specialist, Dr. Deepa Pattani, to ensure your prescriptions and OTCs are not harmfully interacting with each other. Open to all CBT. $5 per person. Reservations sent to Gene Taper are due by January 2.
TALK ‘N FOLD (M3) 11 January, Wednesday, 2PM (Oneg)
Contact [email protected] Come help fold, seal, label, and postage the monthly mailing. The more hands we have, the faster it goes!
SISTERHOOD KNITTING CIRCLE 11 January, Wednesday, 7PM (CBT)
Contact Kimber Miller / [email protected] Experienced knitters and beginners welcome. Bring your current project and questions, or work on items to donate, and join our wonderful schmooze! Check in at the Member's Lounge.
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT GOES TO CYJ WOMEN'S CAMP 13–15 January
Join Rabbi Z and other friends from Beth Torah at this year's CYJ Women's Retreat. Visit http://www.cyjtexas.org/retreats for details.
MEN’S CLUB MONTHLY BREAKFAST PROGRAM 15 January, Sunday, 9:30 AM
Contact Brian Rubenstein / [email protected] This monthly breakfast program is open to everyone. Featuring Samantha Horwitz—author, former Secret Service Agent, and Courage Consultant. $7 members / $10 non-members / $5 students.
ONGOING CLASSES INTRO TO JUDAISM: ON ONE FOOT 10, 17, 24, 31 January, Tuesday, 6:30 PM (Library) Contact [email protected]
This course covers the sweep of more than 3,000 years of history, encounters texts and teachers both ancient and contemporary, and most importantly—gives you the opportunity to reflect on your place in the narrative of the Jewish people.
BEIT MIDRASH 4, 11, 18, 25 January, Wednesday, 7PM & 8PM Contact Beri Schwitzer / [email protected]
Join Rabbi Zelony (The Book of Samuel) and Beri Schwitzer (weekly Haftarah portion) at both 7PM and 8PM as they rotate through both sessions.
JEWISH SPIRITUALITY 8, 22, 29 January, Sunday, 8AM (Room 11) Contact Rabbi Zelony / [email protected]
The Mystical Tradition and How it Speaks to Our Everyday Lives: Come explore essays of the Chassidic masters and modern scholars to understand what Judaism has to say about God, inner transformation, spiritual practice, compassion, healing, tshuva, halacha, and mitzvot.
JEWISH & CHRISTIAN STUDY 9 January, Monday, Noon (Oneg) Contact Earl Bills / [email protected]
A unique interfaith study group of Jews and Christians learning about each other as we study primary source texts (Bible, Mishnah). We are currently looking at the development of early Christianity.
SISTERHOOD TORAH DISCUSSION GROUP 19 January, Thursday, 5:45 PM (Oneg) Contact Nancy Siegel / [email protected]
Dinner is available for $10 by RSVP and the discussion is based on Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz' Judaism's Great Debates: Timeless Controversies from Abraham to Herzl.
BOARD MEETING 23 January, Monday, 7:30 PM (Oneg)
Contact Lisa Miller / [email protected] Monthly board meetings are open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 7:15 PM.
SCHMOOZING WITH THE MIDDLE 28 January, Saturday, 8PM (Offsite)
Contact Gloria & Phil Stayman / [email protected] The Middle is a purely social, all-inclusive, non-exclusive group of post-carpool, pre-retirement age people. If this sounds like you and you’re looking for a little fun, join us!
MEN'S CLUB announces the return of their Football Pool fundraiser. Visit https://cbt.news/squares2016 for details and/or to sign up.