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Congregation Lev Sha lom Volume 28
2019 High Holy Days at Congregation Lev Shalom Please arrive 15 minutes prior to service time to allow for seating
Officiating: Rabbi Nina Perlmutter
Cantorial Soloist: Lynne Nemeth
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 – 6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 9:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Children's Service;
10:00 a.m. Services for Yom Kippur and Yizkor; 5:30 p.m. Ne’ilah Service followed by
Break-the-Fast.
October 2019 Tishre i—Cheshvan 5780
THE BULLETIN
Upcoming at the Shul
IN THE BULLETIN
High Holy Day Info 1 President’s Message 2 Sisterhood & Brotherhood 3
Advertising Corner 4 Monthly Calendar 5
Congregation Lev Shalom
P.O. Box 31058
2609 N. Patterson Boulevard
Flagstaff, AZ 86003
(928) 527-8747
www.levshalomaz.org
Every Monday at 12:30 Torah Study Group Sunday, October 6 9am Torah Tots 10:30am Religious School & Kadimah Class Tuesday, October 8 6:30pm Kol Nidre Service Wednesday, October 9 9am Yom Kippur Children’s Service 10am Yom Kippur & Yizkor Service 5:30pm Ne’ilah Service & Break-the-Fast Friday, October 11 7pm Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Saturday, October 12 8:30am Torah Study 10am Shabbat Morning Service led by Rabbi Bonnie Koppell Sunday, October 1 3 10:30am Sukkah Decorating & Potluck Lunch Sunday, October 20 9am Torah Tots 10:30am Religious School Monday, October 21 7pm Simchat Torah Celebration & Dessert Sunday, October 27 10:30 Kadimah Class
Please join us for our annual community Break-
the-Fast following the Neilah service at the con-
clusion of Yom Kippur. Thank you to the
Congregation Lev Shalom Sisterhood for spon-
soring this event. It is a nice time to meet peo-
ple and have some food after a hard fast.
RSVP to Myra Rufo
at [email protected] if you are
planning to attend.
COMMUNITY YOM KIPPUR BREAK-THE-FAST OCTOBER 9 AT 6:30PM
THANKS TO OUR DONORS
In Honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of their
grandchildren, Seth and Emily Brown:
Martin and Terry Brown
ANNUAL HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
Across the country, communities like
ours are activating Jewish values in
responding to economic challenges
faced by neighbors, friends, and fami-
lies. In this spirit, we will be joining hundreds of
synagogues, Jewish Federations, Mazon, and other
groups by collecting non-perishable food items
during the High Holy Days.
Please look in your cupboards, add items to your
shopping list for this effort, and contribute at least
the equivalent of meals you will miss by fasting for
Yom Kippur. We have been told the most-needed
food items are: canned meats (tuna and chicken),
meals in cans (such as beef stew, ravioli, and
soups), canned vegetables and fruit, dry and
canned beans, peanut butter, cereal, and rice.
PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANYTHING WITH PORK OR
SHELLFISH to the synagogue.
We hope you will fill up the bags we distribute and
bring additional bags from home to the syna-
gogue. The day after the end of Sukkot (October
21st) the bags of food items will be delivered to
the food bank.
Feeding the needy is an ancient mitzvah and good
way to start the new year – good for recipients and
donors alike. It is also an expression of the value
tikkun olam – repairing the world.
THE BULLETIN
Unless otherwise indicated, all
numbers are in the 928 area
code.
Congregation Lev Shalom Board of Directors President
Paul Cohen 267-251-6473
Vice-President
Secretary
Bob Braudy 201-665-0168
Treasurer
Tom Henderson 527-0677
Members-at-large
Tal Rihanha 863-1144
Jennifer Ruben 600-5704
Jamie Shadian 615-879-9049
Rachel Sturm 606-0122
Congregation Lev Shalom Contacts Rabbi Emerita
Nina Perlmutter 777-8172
Temple Coordinator/Newsletter
Editor
Rachel Sturm 606-0122
Ritual Committee
Sandy Shaw 266-0854
Brotherhood Chair
Bob Braudy 201-665-0168
Sisterhood Chair
Judi Braudy 914-263-3953 Cemetery Coordinator
Tal Rihanha 863-1144
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CLS INTRODUCES KADIMAH CLASS
The Kadimah class (5th grade
and up) is an enthusiastic group
of students sharing their Jewish
knowledge and experience. We
are strengthening Hebrew skills
and exploring key figures in
Jewish history. This group will be
participating in Shabbat morning
services throughout the year, and
they are terrific singers, so be
sure to come join them!
Please contact Leah Mundell at
928-600-2575 or leahmun-
[email protected] for more infor-
mation about our Kadimah class.
INTRODUCTIONS... —PAUL COHEN
One of the most enjoyable
aspects of serving Congregation
Lev Shalom is learning about the
people who also serve…
On October 11 and 12, 2019,
Rabbi Bonnie Koppell will be
visiting Rabbi here at CLS. Rabbi
Koppell serves as Associate Rabbi to the Temple
Chai community in Phoenix, Arizona, where she
also directs the Deutsch Family Shalom Center. A
native of Brooklyn, New York, she is a graduate of
the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College where
she received a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2006.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Religion from
Temple University. She was granted a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Brandeis University and
graduated Magna Cum Laude with High Honors in
Philosophy. In 2013 she earned a Master of
Strategic Studies from the US Army War College.
In 2007 she was invited to the White House to
offer the opening prayer at a meeting of Jewish
leaders with the President of the United States.
Rabbi Koppell served as a Chaplain (Colonel) in
the United States Army Reserve for 38 years.
Upon her ordination in 1981, she became the first
female Rabbi to serve in the U.S. Military. Rabbi
Koppell’s writings have been published in
numerous books and journals. She is a frequent
newspaper columnist and much sought after
speaker.
Please join Rabbi Koppell as she leads us in
Friday Night Shabbat Service on October 11,
Torah Study at 8:30 A.M. on October 12th
followed by Saturday Morning Shabbat Service.
At the Board Meeting on September 24, the Board
unanimously appointed Gary Pearlmutter to fill the
vacant Vice President of the Board position. Gary
has been a member of CLS since 1993. He
previously served on its Board from 2004 to 2016
and was Vice President and President for several
years during that time. He has helped rewrite the
bylaws on a couple of occasions and worked hard
to ensure congregational engagement and
transparency. He has a reputation for mediating
several challenges that the congregation faced
and tried to ensure that everybody’s voice was
heard. He has also served on many other boards,
including the Flagstaff Unified School District
Governing Board, Mountain English Spanish
Academy Charter School Board of Directors,
Accreditation Commission for Programs in
Hospitality Management, Jewish Family and
Children’s Service of Southern Arizona Board of
Directors, Jewish Community Relations Council,
American Council of Chief Defenders Executive
Committee and the Arizona Public Defender’s
Association Board of Directors. Gary has also
served as a mediator in the Superior Court of
Coconino County for over 20 years.
We welcome Gary's wealth of experience and
institutional knowledge to the Board of
Trustees.
The Board of a Trustees and
our families wish you and your
families a sweet and healthy
New Year! Shanah Tovah!
CLS BOARD MEETING REMINDER
The Board of Trustees of Congregation Lev
Shalom will meet on Tuesday, October 22nd,
at 6p.m. at the synagogue. Members of the
Congregation are welcome to attend. Please
advise Paul Cohen
([email protected] or 267-251-6473)
if there are matters that you would like the
Board to consider or if you would like an
advance copy of the agenda for the meeting.
Please be aware that non-board members will
be asked to step out of the meeting should the
Board go into executive session to address
matters deemed to be of a confidential nature
by the Board, such as personnel issues or
matters dealing with specific members.
HOOD HAPPENINGS—BOB BRAUDY
On Monday, September 9, members of The
Hood met at The McMillan for our aperiodic
get together. We were joined by a delightful
young lady - Cambria Berbeco - whose
thoughts were focused on the chips at the
table. In all seriousness we did discuss the
work-in-progress Active Shooter/Attack and
Stop the Bleed programs that we are develop-
ing for the Flagstaff community in conjunction
with Karin Eberhard and Pastor Adam
Barnhart. More to follow.
For further information about the Congregation
Lev Shalom Brotherhood, please contact Bob
Braudy at [email protected] or 201-665-
0168 .
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SISTERHOOD NEWS—JUDI BRAUDY
The next Sisterhood meeting will be held at the shul on Sunday,
October 6th at 12:30pm. All CLS women are invited!
The Sisterhood walks for October are as follows:
Sunday, October 6th 9:30am Buffalo Park
Sunday, October 20th 9:30am Buffalo Park
If you have any questions about Sisterhood, please contact Judi,
Sisterhood Chair, at [email protected] or 914-263-3953.
LEVTY NEWS
Lev Shalom Temple Youth ate pizza and planned activities at Will's
house last Sunday. This fall the teens plan to volunteer at the
Flagstaff Family Food Center for the "Harvest of Books" event and
have a Hanukkah party, inviting the larger teen Jewish community.
Several teens will be attending the NFTY SW Fall Kallah in mid-
October at Camp Stein. They will provide an update in the
November newsletter!
Please contact Nena Bloom at ([email protected] or
928-310-2252) for more information about our youth group.
CLS MEMBER SPOTLIGHT —JENN RUBEN
Get to know CLS members
and hear their stories!
Jennifer Ruben was raised by Billy
and Lainie Ruben to be a proud,
Jewish woman.
In high school, Jenn was B’nai Brith
Youth Organization’s (BBYO) regional
president for Kentucky, Indiana and
Ohio. She attended Jewish summer
camps, Israeli summers, and partici-
pated in The March of the Living. As a budding Zionist (at age 18),
Jenn “informed” her parents that she was joining the Israeli army.
Her parents “informed” her that she was going to college. In the
middle of the night, from her dorm room at University of
Wisconsin, Jenn enrolled in Marvah, the Israeli army program for
non-Israeli citizens. Jenn spent months being immersed in
Hebrew and learning army protocol, and then returned to the U.S.
with a rank and an open file in Israel.
Jenn graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in Social Welfare
and went on to Georgetown Law school. For the next 10 years,
Jenn lived in Brooklyn, New York, and worked as a special victim’s
prosecutor. Although her identity remained centered in Judaism,
Jenn drifted from the Jewish community. She moved to Arizona in
2009, and married fine artist, Dave Booth, who is not Jewish.
It was Jenn’s daughter, Miriam, then 5 years old, who brought
Jenn back to a synagogue. Miriam attended her cousin’s Bar
Mitzvah in California and asked “does Flagstaff have a syna-
gogue?” Jenn and Miriam started attending Lev Shalom regularly,
and have been members since 2017. Being a member of a syna-
gogue has become crucial to Jenn’s identity as a Jew, since it al-
lows her to feel connected to Jews all over the world, especially
through coordinated social action projects.
Jenn now serves on the Lev Shalom Board, and is working hard to
raise Miriam (and now her little brother, Wyatt) to be proud mem-
bers of the Jewish community.
SIMCHAT TORAH OCTOBER 21 AT 7PM
Rejoice in the sweetness of Shabbat and the love of Torah and
study. You are invited to join us for our Simchat Torah Hakafah
Celebration!
We will be rejoicing as we conclude the annual cycle of Torah
readings and begin a new cycle, while singing and waving our
flags.
Bring your family, friends, and dancing
shoes!
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MAZEL TOV!
To those celebrating birthdays
in October—
David Miggins—10/11
Jill Pressman – 10/18
Gary Pearlmutter – 10/22
Josh Pearlmutter – 10/23
Monica Brown – 10/24
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS—SUSAN NICKERSON
L’ Shanah Tovah!
Both the Torah Tots and Religious School students ready themselves
every Sunday by reciting the Shema and Modeh Ani, and participate
in the giving of Tzedakah.
In September our Torah Tots learned the Hebrew words for their
body parts and family members along with counting numbers in
Hebrew.
As September closes, we will start the study of High Holidays with Rosh Hashanah. In October we will continue with the High Holiday ob-
servance of Yom Kippur, Harvest of Sukkot and the celebration of Simchat Torah.
This past month our Religious School students learned Hebrew letters Shin, Tav and Resh, along with counting to 10 in Hebrew. They
also learned the Hebrew words for their family members. As the month ends, they will expand their understanding of why and how we
observe Rosh Hashanah. In October their education continues with more High Holiday observances of Yom Kipper, the harvest of Sukkot
and Simchat Torah.
We all are looking for a blessed New Year. L’ Shanah Tovah to one
and all.
Registration is open all year. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Susan at
her email, [email protected] for further information about our
Youth Education program.
Photo Courtesy of Susan Nickerson