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B E T H E L C O N G R E G A T I O N
December 2012
Kislev-Tevet 5773
Volume XLVIII, No. 11
Beth El Congregational Hanukkah FiestaWednesday, December 12th, 6:15 p.m.
See the enclosed flyer for complete details
Hanukkah begins the evening of December 8th
Beth ElServices
PROGRAMMINGThursdays, December 6th & 13thThe Observant LifeThis series of facilitated discussions led by RabbiLavinsky and Janette Silverman from 6:30-7:30p.m., guides participants through theConservative movement’s new book. TheRabbinical Assembly presents multiple authorslooking through one lens - contemporaryConservative Judaism. From synagogue life tocivic morality, from same-sex relationships andintermarriage to caring for the environment, TheObservant Life explains what it means to live anhonest, moral and purposeful Jewish life. Nofee to participate, but please purchase your book($25) ahead of time. Books are still available -see Renee or Korina in the office.
Sunday, December 9thBlanket BoostersWe will make blankets for abused children.Come join us in the lobby at 9 a.m. For moreinformation, please call Sandy Schnell at 602-249-3778.
Sunday, December 9thGenealogy WorkshopJoin Janette Silverman from 1-3 p.m. at Beth Elin Schurgin A for a program co-sponsored bythe Arizona Jewish Historical Society. For complete information, please visit www.rela-tiveity.com. No RSVP needed.
Wednesday, December 12th Hanukkah FiestaCome celebrate Hanukkah with your Beth Elfamily. Join us for minyan at 5:45 p.m.Festivities begin at 6:15 p.m. Please bring 6 can-dles and your Hanukkiyah and we will light themas a community. Please see the enclosed flyerfor menu and R.S.V.P. information.
Sunday, December 16thMovie Time at Beth ElThe Frisco KidLet's watch an old favorite about how the westwas won, Jewish style: "The Frisco Kid" is ourpick for the December movie day. We'll startour movie at 4 p.m., have an intermission breakfrom 5:45 - 6:15 p.m. for the evening minyan,and then finish up with the last 20-30 minutes ofthe movie! "Frisco Kid" stars Gene Wilder andHarrison Ford and is rated PG. See page 9 fora movie review. Runtime: 2 hours, 2 minutes.
Welcome to Beth El
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DecemberProgramming
SERVICES
VayislahSaturday, December 1st Morning service 9:00 a.m.Chanting Haftorah- Fred GreenwoodMincha service 4:30 p.m.
VayeshevBirkat HahodeshSaturday, December 8thMorning service 9:00 a.m.Talmud Torah Shabbat2nd B’nai Mitzvah AnniversaryChanting Haftorah-Flori & Ileyna WitensteinMincha service 4:30 p.m.
MiketzSaturday, December 15thMorning service 9:00 a.m.Chanting Haftorah - Dr. Steve NathanMincha service 4:30 p.m.
VayigashSaturday, December 22ndMorning service 9:00 a.m.Chanting Haftorah - Scott BerlantMincha service 4:30 p.m.
VayehiSaturday, December 29thAnniversary ShabbatMorning service 9:00 a.m.Chanting Haftorah - Tom BehrendtMincha service 4:45 p.m.
Kabbalat ShabbatFridays, December 7th, 14th,21st & 28thCome as you are! The service begins at 5:45 p.m.
OFFICE CLOSURE
Tuesday, December 25th
**A BIG thank you to Scott Berlant forvolunteering (often on short notice) toread Torah. If you can read Hebrew andwould like to participate, please contactCantor Sam Goldman at 602.944.3359,ext. 124.**
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Dear Friends,Hanukkah is almost upon us and itis therefore worthwhile to reviewthe importance of our Festival ofLights. While most people arefamiliar with the story of the one-day supply of oil which lasted foreight days, the holiday embodies afar more important message. TheJews, in the time of the Maccabees(2nd Century B.C.E.), wereoppressed by the Syrian-Greek dic-
tator Antiochus who forbid the Jews from studyingTorah or from circumcising their sons. Judah and hisfollowers fought a valiant battle and ultimately defeateda military force many times larger than their own. Thatis why we recite the prayer Al Hanisim (for all the mira-cles) throughout Hanukkah which includes the follow-ing words:
[We thank You] for the miracles, for the redemption,for the mighty deeds, for the saving acts, and for thewonders which You have wrought for our ancestors inthose days, at this time. In the days of Matityahu, the sonof Yochanan the High Priest, the Hasmonean and hissons, when the wicked Hellenic government rose upagainst Your people Israel to make them forget YourTorah and violate the decrees of Your will. But You, inYour abounding mercies, stood by them in the time oftheir distress. You waged their battles, defended theirrights, and avenged the wrong done to them. You deliv-ered the mighty into the hands of the weak, the manyinto the hands of the few, the impure into the hands ofthe pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, andthe wanton sinners into the hands of those who occupythemselves with Your Torah. You made a great andholy name for Yourself in Your world, and affected agreat deliverance and redemption for Your peopleIsrael to this very day. Then Your children entered theshrine of Your House, cleansed Your Temple, purifiedYour Sanctuary, kindled lights in Your holy courtyards,and instituted these eight days of Hanukkah to givethanks and praise to Your great Name.
Today, while we American Jews surely live in a countrywhich is largely Christian, there are no outside pressuresfor us to abandon God’s commandments. Any Jew isfree to study Torah if he or she wishes. Sadly, most donot exercise that right. Nobody stops a Jew from cir-cumcising their sons, although there are indeed somemisguided Jews who brazenly forsake this Mitzvah. Wecan be as Jewish as we wish to be --- or not! But thechoice is ours.
Arthur LavinskyRabbi
The Rabbi is available for you!In addition to being able to schedule appointmentswith Rabbi Lavinsky throughout the week, he has alsoestablished “drop by” office hours from 8 – 11 a.m.on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Furthermore, if you are in the hospital or anotherinstitution, or if you are unable to leave your home,Rabbi Lavinsky will happily visit you wherever youare. Just call the Rabbi at 602.944.3359, ext 108.
Remember – we’re here to serve you.
According to many scholars, the story of the miracle ofthe cruse of oil was fabricated because in retrospect, thevictory of the Maccabees was relatively short lived.Within generations, the descendants of these proudJewish warriors voluntarily shed their Jewish traditions,embraced Hellenism (Greek culture) and assimilated.The rabbis therefore minimized the military conquestof the Maccabees and stressed, instead, the importanceof keeping our spiritual beings alive. The light of theHanukkiyah (the Hanukkah Menorah) captures thatJewish spirit that must never be allowed to extinguish,even long after the Festival of Lights is concluded.
As usual, our observance of Hanukkah comes at aboutthe same time of the year that our Christian neighborscelebrate Christmas. Let us remember that the purposeof Hanukkah is not, God forbid, to compete withChristianity or our Christian neighbors. By all means,greet your non-Jewish neighbors as graciously and aswarmly as you would like to be greeted as you celebrateyour holidays. But Hanukkah is not a Jewish Christmas– it is our declaration that we embrace a faith and tradi-tion which is beautiful and unique and from which otherreligions have taken root. As Jews, there is much for usto be proud of. As we light the candles on our Menorot,let’s ensure that the flame of Judaism burns brightly inour homes and in our hearts.
Happy Hanukkah!Rabbi Arthur Lavinsky
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Dear Friends,Thank You...Thank You...Thank You!
Thank you for participating in the 2012Beth El Membership Survey. A specialthank you to Jennifer Jalowiec for herhard work that made the survey possible.A summary of the survey is below.
The best part is that your Board is usingthe results to set long and short-termgoals. These goals will lay the foundationfor Beth El's future growth.
2012 Beth El Member Survey SummaryMember Suggestions & Recommendations
Below are lists of the top five suggestions and recommenda-tions for each area.
GeneralThis ‘General’ category has been included here to provideactionable items that members would like to see Beth El’sBoard, Staff and Committees improved or changed:1. Programming needs to have follow-up2. Board Members need to be visible at Beth El and in
the Community3. Board Members, Clergy and Staff need to engage the
younger families in the congregation4. Costs should be directly correlated to the quality of
events5. Engage congregants in volunteering and planning
RitualThe following are the top five Ritual areas that memberswould like to see improved or changed:1. Provide Alternative Family Services2. Engage Post Bar/Bat Mitzvah youth3. Services need to be more energetic & family
friendly4. Mandatory Bar/Bat Mitzvah participation & Jr.
Congregation5. Services need to be shorter and include music
(Singing/Instrumental)
EducationThe following are the top five Education areas that memberswould like to see improved or changed:1. More Adult Education Classes2. Utilize Sundays for Adult Education Classes/Parent
Engagement3. Utilize Talmud Torah to build community among
parents & students4. Foster a relationship between Early Childhood
Development & Talmud Torah5. Improve accessibility and assistance with distance
learning
SocialThe following are the top five Social areas that memberswould like to see improve or change:1. Facilitate Special Interest Groups/Programs2. Create Havuras & Travel Groups3. Family, Adult, Women & Youth Retreats4. More Arts Programming
(Concerts/Music/Productions)5. More social programming
Preston MayonPresident
This past month Blanket Boosters donated 50 blan-kets to Jewish Family Service and Children's Bureau.These blankets will be given to children atHanukkah time. We are always looking for newmembers to join our group. All you really need is adesire to share your talents. We will supply the yarnand if you need instructions, we will provide that too.We meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month(unless otherwise noted) between 9 and noon in thelobby at Beth El. Won't you join us? The childrenthat receive our blankets are so appreciative and wecan always use an extra pair of hands. If you haveany questions, please feel free to give me a call.
Sandy Schnell(602) 249-3778
BETH EL GIFT SHOPThe Gift Shop has received lots of new Hanukkah itemsas well as gift ideas. The jewelry will be returned to thevender after Hanukkah so hurry in to select your gift.
Shop early and get the best selection of all Hanukkahitems including: Hanukkiyot (both candle and electric),candles, Hanukkiyah oil, cards, wrapping paper, gift tags,banners, towels, lots of decorations and many gift ideas.
Always available are Havdalah candles, Shabbat candlesand candlesticks, Kiddush cups, memorial candles andholders, and electric memorial candles.
The gift shop has an e-mail address for everyone to con-tact us regarding special orders, questions, or just to say“Shalom.” Our address is easy to remember:[email protected] for all your Judaica shop-ping.
Reasons to shop at Beth El Gift Shop:
1. Supports YOUR Beth El2. No sales tax3. Convenient4. Custom orders offered for all Judaica
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Shalom,EXTREME COUPONING
Extreme couponing is a “way oflife” for congregant and “mitzvahcoupon lady” Beth Shernoff. Shecombines shopping skills withcoupon clipping – in an attempt tosave as much money as possiblewhile accumulating the most in gro-ceries and sundry items.
As it turns out, she has been working at honing this par-ticular skill since 2008. As the economy back then wasweakening – and with her daughter starting graduateschool and planning a 2010 wedding at the same time,Beth decided it was time to take action – to figure outhow to get the “most bang for her hard earned dollar.”As she looked into her household budget and at whatshe was spending for food and sundry items, she foundvaluable information on the internet and taught herselfhow to maximize the use of coupons.
Speaking with Beth, I could feel her excitement, it wasthat contagious. She claims that her shopping trips arelike “winning the lottery.” Internet sites offer all theinformation she needs -- from which store is offering thebest prices – to the exact coupon publication that has thecoupons she will need for her shopping experience. Shehas come into the synagogue office with boxes loadedwith goods that may have cost her pennies. She has alsoreceived store gift cards because of how she has maxi-mized her purchases, and then is able to purchase moreitems using coupons and the gift cards. A continuouscycle of playing with money! Again, she always wins!
It’s been several months now that we have asked you todrop off your coupons so that Beth NOW has access tocoupons by the hundreds. With the coupons, you havekept her very busy. She shops – using next to no money– and manages to fill the Isaiah’s Box in our lobby withitems for Interfaith Cooperative Ministries (ICM). Now,just before the holiday season, we start collecting itemsfor Sojourners, a shelter for abused women and theirchildren. We collect toys for the kids living atSojourners – so they can have gifts to unwrap during theholidays – and for the moms, we collect the sundry itemsthat every women needs. Beth has been shopping toensure that we have plenty of products to deliver to thewomen and children that have run away from theirhomes with literally nothing but the clothes on theirback. In addition to the items she donates to ICM andSojourners, she also donates goods to the BrentShernoff Toy Fund at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Anne SchaferExecutive Director
Remember Beth El in your will.
For information, please contact
DDeborah Lavinsky, Planned Giving Chair
602-318-5068
What an exceptional woman Beth is. She spendshours at her computer – and then she shops for theorganizations she is passionate about. Her husband,Neil, has accompanied her in this shopping addictionand is truly amazed at what his wife if able to buy, saveand donate! She averages a savings of 75% to100%...and this is no joke!
If you have time to give Beth a helping hand or if thereare any B’nai Mitzvah students in need of a mitzvahproject, she would welcome the help! In this case, itappears that everyone benefits. The price you wouldpay is minimal, the personal reward – priceless!
Have a wonderful holiday season.Anne
TOY DRIVE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
Beth El Congregation will be conducting a toydrive during the month of December.Congregants are asked to drop off new,unwrapped toys at Beth El to be donated toSojourner Center (no violent toys such as guns orweapons, or stereotypical toys such as Barbie orprincess items please). This organization wasopened in 1977 with 28 beds - today they have280 beds for women affected by domestic vio-lence. The center says they can help women andchildren overcome the impact of domestic vio-lence one life at a time.
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EDUCATION News
We often talk about the power of one,since each of us, when joining with otherscreates a powerful community. In mid-November, I experienced a very powerfulcommunity – a USY LEAD kinnus. Fiveof our USYers participated in the 4 dayprogram and I feel very privileged to haveshared that with them. Rather than use alot of words to describe my experience, Idecided to share some photos with you.Ask Emily Ulan, Jeremy Winkelman,Hannah Cooper, Ben Singer and Michael
Anthony to describe the weekend for you. Make sure youhave plenty of time when you ask them!
Janette SilvermanEducation &Youth Director
USY NewsDear Friends,
What a whirlwind November was forUSY! We had 5 of our USYers go toLEAD; all of whom came back trulyinspired with new ideas on how to
make our chapter even better! We had our first“Into the Night” program, which I can report was ahuge success and a lot of fun! We even learned howto lead a Havdalah service and much more!
This month we will be having our annual HanukkahBonDfire, complete with a white elephant giftexchange. This is one of our favorite events of theyear! December also holds a very important eventfor USY, International Convention taking place inBoston, Mass! IC is the largest international gather-ing for United Synagogue Youth. I hope everyoneenjoys a relaxing Winter break! We’ll get backtogether in January.
B’Shalom,Rachel SternUSY Advisor
TALMUD TORAH NOT IN SESSION
Sundays, December 23rd & 30th
Wednesdays, December 26th &
January 2nd
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Preschool NewsThe cooler temperatures have finally arrivedand that means preparing for Hanukkah.The classes are all learning about the holi-days through crafts, stories and songs. Thesmell of latkes and sufganiot fill the hallways.We all know how special Hanukkah can beand how en-light-ning it is for us and the com-munity. Linda Feldman from the Bureau ofJewish Education will once again come toteach the children how to make oil. Theywill learn to squash olives and then watch, as
if by magic, they turn into oil. Our Parent Teacher Organizationruns a Hanukkah holiday room. The children enter the room thathas been beautifully decorated and they enjoy arts & crafts and aspecial snack.
December also brings us something “grand” – Grandpersons Day.A family member, neighbor or friend of each child is sent an invi-tation to attend class and celebrate Shabbat at school. We willmeet in the Synagogue with Rabbi Lavinsky for special songs andlighting the Shabbat candles and then go back to the classroomsfor snack and arts & crafts. It is a real joy watching them together,working side by side. We all walk away from the day feelingGRAND!
As we finish our first semester of the school year, I want to takethis opportunity to thank all the staff for a job well done. Workingwith children is a gift and a privilege, but it is also hard work andtakes a lot of patience. We celebrate each child as an individualand work hard to ensure that their educational needs are beingmet in a stimulating and nurturing environment. Through theirteachings, the children learn about their Jewish identity. We wanteach child to leave here as an independent, problem solving andcaring child.
I wish you all a happy Hanukkah and hope the spirit of thisHanukkah keeps glowing in your hearts forever.
B’Shalom,Sari Topper-RombergDirector
PRESCHOOL CLOSED
Monday, December 24, 2012 - January 4, 2013
HOLIDAY CAMP OPEN
Monday, December 24, 2012 - January 4, 2013,
excluding December 25, 2012
Sari Topper-RombergPreschool & CampDirector
“Digging it.” Juliana, Rhys, Andrew, Samir & Ethanfrom the 3’s class play inside the tunnel.
Doctor on call - Dr. Madison & her assistant Joshuaare helping out their “sick” patient Jadon in the Pre-K class while learning about Community Helpers.
What happens when you add shaving cream on topof tin foil? Sara enjoyed learning about the 5 senses.
How sweet it is! All Benjamin has to do is look intothe camera and you want to melt.
Yom Huledet Same’ach to our December BirthdaysDate2 Howard Cohen
Norman Lewin3 Edward DuBrow
Bryan LittlepageMarcia NewmanBeth RosenbergMaryjane SandlerRuth Williams
4 Jesse Cohen6 Lori Rizzo7 Sherman Adler
Samuel Kreisberger8 Sylvia Berlatsky
Gloria FeldBarbara GoldsteinKaren PodelCorey Richter
9 Benjamin Zlochower10 Linda Fishman
Ilene FrienerRonald Serbin
11 Robert CohenLaura KatzFrances SamuelsonGary SerbinShirley Sheinkopf
12 Ethan BindelglasArthur Miller
13 Joseph CohenWilliam Weese
14 Edna Voloshin15 Max Dine
Henry Zalut16 Elaine Weiss17 Leith Baletin
Martin Vanacour18 Barry Becker19 Allan Ratihn
Sue Rosen20 Lori Reuben21 Mathis Becker
Robert GarmanBryan HillRobert Podel
22 Sandra Schwartz23 Lewis Brown24 Frieda Linovitz
Beverly PearMinnie UngerSeymour Zendle
25 Nicki LaskyPam Raphael
26 Beth Shernoff27 Mark Foster29 Elaine Gordon
Molly HalperinPaul Staman
30 Vickey Cook
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Beth El Announcements December Birthdays continued...Date31 Barry Aarons
Sharon DineDeborah LavinskyAaron Moskowitz
Mazal Tov to our DecemberAnniversariesDate Years Married2 Steven & Elaine Casselman 28
Jerome & Selma Targovnik 513 Max & Inez Levine 288 David & Sue Rosen 509 Herbert & Rene Rosenberg 6112 Dan Shein & Beth Rosenberg 3014 Martin & Rosalyn Slovin 3216 Mark & Lorraine Shwer 42
Arnold & Julieta Unger 1818 Lawrence & Rona Green 51
Baruch & Ruth Koritan 2122 Sayed & Elaine Hashimi 46
Robert & Nancy Kravetz 5523 Arnold & Etta Silver 50
Imre & Barbara Zwiebel 5024 Carl Gotlieb & Barbara Kluger 23
Seymour & Leone Zendle 6126 Allan & Patricia Ratihn 46
Paul & Maryjane Sandler 4728 Lewis & Barbara Brown 5429 Sandor & Bunny Shuch 5530 David & Florie Amster 42
Bruce & Risa Mallin 39
Please note: If your name is not listed, please contactus to be sure we have complete and accurate informa-tion on you in our database.
Mazal Tov to:Barbara & Louis Goldstein on the birth of theirgreat-grandson, Nathan Jacob, born October 26th.Parents are Adam & Dana Goldstein.
Sid & Susan Greenwald on the birth of their grand-daughter, Morgan Harper, born June 9th. Parentsare Jenn & Alex Greenwald. Great-grandparentsare Ben & Esther Zlochower.
Korina Lollar - Office Manager, on the birth of herfirst grandson, Zain Attikus, born October 24th.
Aaron & Alicia Moskowitz on the birth of their son,Samuel Richard, born October 19th.
We Remember-Zikhronam li-V’rakha:Condolences to the family of Rabbi Louis Barish.
Condolences to the family of Rachel Smith.
Albert Shuster, father of congregant Julie (Dan)Witenstein.
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MANY THANKS TO YOU - OUR MEMBERSHIP PLUS MEMBERS
FOR YOUR GENEROSITY TO BETH EL
LIFE MEMBERSHerb & Patti Dreiseszun, Bryan Hill & Leah Pallin-Hill, Sheldon & Ronda Kottle, Jo Liebhaber, Bruce &Risa Mallin, Samuel Pallin, Sheldon & Maddy Roth,Paul & Maryjane Sandler, Leon & Evelyn Zeitzer, Dan& Lynda Ziskin
GIBBORIMAnonymous, Rich & Sue Cohen, Ben & LeslieCooper, Jim & Linda Fishman, Louis & BarbaraGoldstein, Lawrence & Rona Green, Allyn & BonnieKluger, David & Michelle Rosenbaum
SHOMRIMBarry & Jody Aarons, Rabbi Louis Barish, Lewis &Barbara Brown, Greg & Susan Harris, Neal Kurn &Sue Yaffe Kurn, Margaret Loeb, Mel & Shirl Myland,Marvin Siegel & Eileen Bloom, Denton SimmonsBlair & Eileen Singer, Leon Smith & Joyce CohenSmith, Sara Ziskin
CHAVERIMAnonymous, Mathis & Barbara Becker, PrestonMayon & Barbara Kehm-Mayon, David & Lisa Segal,Sandor & Bunny Shuch, Morton & Joan Sitver, Hank& Beverly Zalut
MALACHIMSheldon & Maddy Roth
If you would like to see your name among ourstrongest financial supporters, please contact
Rabbi Arthur Lavinsky at 602.944.3359, extension108 or [email protected].
GROCERY CARD PROGRAM
Order yours now!
Fry’s, AJ’s & Basha’s$25 cards in stock!!!
If you have any questions or to order your grocery cardscontact Renee, [email protected] or602.944.3359, ext. 113.
This fundraiser should have 100% participation.
We all need groceries and grocery items and Beth Elgains by your purchase of these cards.
There is no added cost to you to purchase a grocery storecard from us.
Our most recent check from Fry’s alone was over $700!Thank you to everyone who is participating in this noadded cost fundraiser!
New! A bike riding group at Beth El If you like to ride a bicycle and would enjoy ridingwith others, please just show up at Beth El on thefirst Sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m. (whenTalmud Torah is in session) and join SuzanneDaggert and others for a fun hour or two. This is agreat way to get exercise and to socialize with otherTalmud Torah parents and Beth El congregants atthe same time. For more information, please con-tact Suzanne at [email protected].
Movie Time at Beth ElThe Frisco Kid
Sunday, December 16th4:00 p.m.
Robert Aldrich returns to the western-spoofgenre he'd previously explored in Four forTexas with The Frisco Kid. Gene Wilderplays Polish rabbi Avram Belinsky, whointends to set up a congregation in SanFrancisco. Eminently unsuited for life in theOld West, poor Avram is victimized by every-one with whom he comes in contact. Salvationarrives in the unlikely form of taciturn bankrobber Tommy (Harrison Ford). Incredibly,Tommy takes a liking to the feckless Avram,and together the two men embark on a seriesof seriocomic adventures.Excerpt from Rottentomatoes.com
New West Side HavurahLooking for a Havurah and live in the southwestvalley? We’re starting a new Jewish friendshipgroup for those who live in Buckeye, Avondale,Litchfield, Goodyear or Tolleson and are willing tomeet with others in that area of town. The group isopen to anyone who wants to connect with otherJewish individuals and families; synagogue affilia-tion is not necessary. The first meeting will be a get-together at a private home and is scheduled forDecember 15, 2012 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. To RSVPor for more information, please contact SuzanneDaggert at [email protected].
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Daily minyan times: Monday-Friday 7:15am & 5:45pm, Saturday 9am (see date for PM), Sunday 8:15am & 5:45pmTALMUD TORAH is held every Sunday at 9am & Wednesday at 4:15pm unless otherwise noted.***Updated 11/16/12***CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE
BB E T H E L C O N G R E G A T I O N
December 2012 17 Kislev 5773 - 18 Tevet 5773
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Hanukkah - Day 1 Hanukkah - Day 2 Hanukkah - Day 3 Hanukkah - Day 4 Hanukkah - Day 5 Hanukkah - Day 6Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Hanukkah - Day 7
Hanukkah - Day 8
Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
Christmas Day
Vayishlach
Vayeshev
Miketz
Vayigash
Veyechi
Shabbat Ends: 5:50
5:00 Shabbat Ends: 5:50
5:02Shabbat Ends: 5:52
5:05 Shabbat Ends: 5:55
5:09 Shabbat Ends: 5:59
4:30pm Mincha
Kadima Lounge and AtidLounge Activity
6:15pm Exec. Comm. mtg - H/H6:30-8:30pm USY - YL
6:30-7:30pm Observant Life - YL
9:15am All School Shabbat - SANC5:45pm Kabbalat Shabbat
Talmud Torah Shabbat4:30pm Mincha
9am Blanket Boosters - LBY1-3pm Genealogy workshop - SCH A
7AM MINYAN 7AM MINYAN9:30-11am P/S Olive Oil w/Linda (BJE) - PAV
7AM MINYANPTO Hanukkah Room - P/S6:15pm Hanukkah Fiesta - S/HAtid Lounge activity6:30-8:30pm USY/Kadima -YL
7AM MINYAN6:30pm Men's Club mtg -H/H6:30-7:30pm Observant Life - YL
7AM MINYAN5:45pm Kabbalat Shabbat
4:30pm Mincha
1pm PHSA lunch - S/H4pm Movie
9:30-11am P/S PE - PAVLAST DAY OF TALMUD TORAH6:30-8:30pm USY - YL7:00pm Board mtg - PAV
P/S Grandperson's Day and Ballet Recital5:45pm Kabbalat Shabbat
2-8pm Church - SANC + S/H4:30pm Mincha
NO TALMUD TORAH
P/S HOLIDAY CAMPOFFICE CLOSEDPRE-SCHOOL CLOSED8:15AM MINYAN
NO TALMUD TORAHP/S HOLIDAY CAMP
P/S HOLIDAY CAMP
P/S HOLIDAY CAMP5:45pm Kabbalat Shabbat
Anniversary Shabbat4:45pm Mincha
NO TALMUD TORAH P/S HOLIDAY CAMPOFFICE CLOSES @ 3PMP/S CLOSES @ 3:30PM
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Thank you for the followingBeth El Contributions
General Fund(Proceeds used for various needsof our synagogue)A thoughtful contribution
AZ Pops LLCStephen BernsteinWilliam JacobHenry RodriguezPaul & Pauline Staman
Thank you for the honor on2nd day Rosh Hashanah
Oscar & Huguette Machbitz
Thank you for the daily min-yan
Rivka & Seth WeisbergFor the friendship and assis-tance shown to my father,Abe Meth
Joseph MethFor the Speedy Recovery ofJody Levitt
Charlotte AdelmanFor the Speedy Recovery ofKaren Bycer
Charlotte AdelmanBernie & Barbara KaplanSteve & Marti Nathan
For the Speedy Recovery ofShawnee Schwartz
Charlotte AdelmanHenry & Beverly Zalut
For the Speedy Recovery ofAbe Meth
Steve & Marti NathanFor the Speedy Recovery ofMax Levine
Second Sunday HavurahMazal Tov to Barbara &Louis Goldstein becominggreat grandparents of NathanJacob
Charlotte AdelmanMazal Tov to Rona & SamGoldman, Aaron & HeatherGoldman on the birth ofSydney Eliana
David & Judy SiegelIn honor of Althea Levine’s60th Bat Mitzvah Anniversary
Charlotte AdelmanIn honor of my aliyah onNov. 27th
Leith BaletinIn honor of the Mikvah
Beth El Men’s ClubIn honor of Nathan JacobGoldstein’s birth
Carolyn & Morry KaplanBeverly & Hank Zalut
In honor of Don Simmons’special birthday
Bernie & Barbara Kaplan
In honor of Sydney ElianaGoldman’s birth
Bonnie & Allyn KlugerIn honor of SamuelMoskowitz
Kristan MoskowitzIn memory of Stuart H.Aarons
Jody & Barry AaronsIn memory of Ruth Rellin
Joyce CohenIn memory of Helen Ernst
Ira & Ed ErnstIn memory of EdwardFriedman
Charles FriedmanIn memory of Rita Rosen
Joseph GelbIn memory of Rina Sebag
Morris & Marcelle GortlerIn memory of Sydney Lilly
Nancy & Bob KravetzIn memory of Dianne Lato
Alan & Linda LatoIn memory of Bertha Fink
Rhoda MorrisDebra Salins
In memory of JohnRosenberg
Ruth RosenbergIn memory of Tillie Rothman
Reba & Allen RothmanIn memory of Marvin Miller
Chuck & Janice DietzShirl DorfmanBetty GinisMark & Arlene GormanHarriet PeckMarvin PeckMichael & Carol Wilk
In memory of FriedaSandomir
Charles & Lisa SandomirIn memory of Leonard Wolfe
John & Debbie WolfeIn memory of Louis Zack
Seymour & Helen Zack
Jeannette Flom BikkurCholim FundFor the Speedy Recovery ofJoni Cohen
Steve & Marti NathanFor the Speedy Recovery ofDavid Siegel
Steve & Marti NathanFor the Speedy Recovery ofSol Levitt
Steve & Marti NathanIn honor of the Bar Mitzvahof Aaron Zeitzer
Steve & Marti NathanIn honor of Syndey Eliana’sbirth
Steve & Marti Nathan
Sam Goldman’sDiscretionary FundIn honor of Sydney ElianaGoldman’s birth
Charlene AbramsohnIn honor of Samuel RichardMoskowitz’s birth
Shirl DorfmanIn honor of my Haftorah onYom Kippur
Steve NathanIn honor of Abe Meth
Selma & Jerome Targovnik
In memory of Ted HarrisSelma & Jerome
Targovnik
Rabbi’s DiscretionaryFund(Proceeds are dispensed for wor-thy causes at the discretion ofRabbi Lavinsky)A thoughtful contribution
Diane DuBoseFred S. Greenwood
In appreciation of RabbiLavinsky
Henry & Nancy Markiewicz
In appreciation for ArnoldSmith’s unveiling
Arnold & Rachel Smith Foundation
For the Speedy Recovery ofDavid Siegel
Richard & Suzanne Bernheim
For the Speedy Recovery ofBeth Anne Newman
Lorraine DavidsonIn honor of Samuel RichardMoskowitz’s birth
Marion Greenberg & family
In honor of our special birth-days
Sid & Susan GreenwaldIn honor of Samuel’s bris
Aaron & Alicia Moskowitz
In honor of two MisheberachMardell Newman
Preschool FundIn honor of the birth ofMorgan Harper
Sid & Susan GreenwaldIn honor of Risa Mallin’sbirthday
Aubrey & Fay PalestrantIn memory of Albert Shuster
Rich & Sue Cohen
Yahrzeit Memorial FundIn memory of Esther Battock
Irwin & Rochelle BattockIn memory of Rose RokeachBaumrind
Ann BaumrindIn memory of Molly Weisgraw
Lorraine DavidsonIn memory of Albert Freeman
The Freeman FamilyIn memory of Meir Friedman
Esther FriedmanIn memory of Mollie Goldberg
Norton GoldbergIn memory of A. Lederman
Fannie GrizoletIn memory of David Kuschner
Selina & Eli KaminskyIn memory of Fay Goldstein
Lou & Barbara GoldsteinCarolyn & Morris Kaplan
In memory of Mary GoldsteinCarolyn & Morris Kaplan
In memory of FriedaKreisberger
Samuel KreisbergerIn memory of Isaac Barer
Josephine LiebhaberIn memory of Charles Minkoff
Howard MinkoffIn memory of Bertha Fink
Rhoda MorrisIn memory of Joseph Novakoff
Stephen NovakoffIn memory of Eva Patlove
Lola & Jacob ShapiroIn memory of Julius Rosenberg
Edward & Merle ShoreIn memory of Annie SchatzRozencwajg
Edie WadeIn memory of Louis W. Zack
David M. ZackIn memory of Anna C. Zack
David M. ZackIn memory of Raymond F.Zack
David M. Zack In memory of Albert BuddyZuckerbrow
Shirley & Martin Zuckerbrow
Yizkor AppealAnn BaumrindJudith JohnsonVerne TockerHenry & Beverly Zalut
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Kiddush FundFor the Speedy Recovery ofDavid Siegel
Althea LevineFor the Speedy Recovery ofShawnee Schwartz
Althea LevineIn honor of their OctoberAnniversary
Aaron & Gert ShoreIn honor of their NovemberAnniversaries
Eve & Steve BresslerBenjamin & Esther
ZlochowerIn honor of Althea Levine’s60th Bat Mitzvah Anniversary
Edie WadeIn memory of Esther & LenaAbromovitz
Stan & Jeanne MilsteinIn memory of RichardFriedman
Selma FriedmanIn memory of Kurt Gutfreund
Julie GutfreundIn memory of Regina Frisch
Julie Gutfreund
Tzedekah FundIn memory of FrancesDeneroff
Ellie AltmanIn memory of SylviaKronenfeld
Richard KronenfeldIn memory of LeonardMarkiewicz
The Markiewicz FamilyIn memory of SamuelWolicki
Sheldon & Eva MillerIn memory of Belle Staman
Paul & Pauline StamanIn memory of Pearl Gluck
Paul & Pauline StamanIn memory of Irving Dorfman
Lynda Ziskin
JNF Trees for IsraelIn memory of Larry SpencerCrouch
Selma & Richard Edelstein
Scholar-in-ResidenceWeekendGary & Lisa Serbin
Post Holy Day AppealSol DavisLeonard DurrEsther FriedmanCharleen & Chuck HoltAndre & Joan KleinSamuel & Lorraine
KreisbergerBruce & Risa MallinHarriet PeckHerbert & Rene RosenbergSheldon & Maddy RothVirginia SerbinJohn & Debbie WolfeShirley & Martin Zuckerbrow
Blanket BoosterDonationsFor the Speedy Recovery ofShawnee Schwartz
Sam & Rona GoldmanFor the Speedy Recovery ofDavid Siegel
Sam & Rona GoldmanIn memory of Barry Leverant
Louise Leverant
Yom Kippur AppealHarvey & Selene GreenbaumMax & Inez LevineJack & Barbara Luftman
Michael S. SchwartzPreschool FundIn memory of Albert Shuster
The Romberg FamilyIn memory of RussFinkelstein
Ros & Martin Slovin
Education DiscretionaryFundIn memory of Marvin Miller
Barbara & Martin Ganz
Merrin-Cohen IsraelScholarship FundIn honor of Sydney ElianaGoldman’s birth
Shawnee & Larry SchwartzIn honor of Nathan JacobGoldstein’s birth
Shawnee & Larry Schwartz
DONATION PROCEDURES...
HELP US TO SERVEYOU BETTER!
A completed donationform should accompanyeach contribution to BethEl, including your addressas well as the recipientsaddress.
If we do not receive acompleted form, some-one in the office mustcomplete one for you,often necessitating aphone call to completemissing information.
You can find donationforms in the lobby at BethEl or you can downloadthem from our website -www.bethelphoenix.com.
Thank you in advance!
Scholar-in-ResidenceKiddushCharlotte AdelmanHuguette & Oscar Machbitz
Jeffrey Todd Zendle FundFor the Speedy Recovery ofArlene Schoenfeld
Leone & Seymour ZendleIn memory of Shirley Kahn
Leone & S. Buzz Zendle
THANK YOU TO ALLWHO GENEROUSLY
DONATED TONECHAMA FOR THOSE
IN NEED AFTER“SUPERSTORM SANDY”
Thanks from ICM Food & Clothing Bank
“From all of the ICM Food & Clothing Bank staff,board members and volunteers, we appreciate you! Weare writing to express our deepest thanks for your effortsin hosting a very successful Yom Kippur food drive tobenefit ICM. This drive provided 1,838 pounds offood, clothing, and toiletries for our clients. Drive dona-tions from donors like you provide the means andmoral support needed to continue our mission.”
Please contact Abby Loza at your convenience at602.403.3577 if you would like a tour of their facility….“to see firsthand how your donations are helping tomake a difference in the lives of so many.”
Thank you all for your generous support. This is something we could not do without you!
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