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Inside this issue... Monthly Announcements 2
From the Rabbi’s Desk 3
The President’s Column 4
Shabbat Happenings 5
Upcoming Synagogue Activities 5
Donations 7
Sponsors 10
Calendar 11
June 2014 Sivan 5774 - Tamuz 5774
Beth Hillel Chai-Lites A Conservative Synagogue for the Greater Hartford Area
Visit us online at www.BethHillelSynagogue.org
Upcoming Events June
3-5 Shavuot
5 Yizkor
5 Office Closed
7 First Shabbat
8 Congregational Major Fundraiser
12 Schmooze
13 Installation Shabbat
14 Special Speaker
22 Mens Club—Rock Cats
27 Home Service
July
4 Early Service
4 Office Closed
11-14 Tag Sale
18 Shabbat Under the Stars
SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS HAWAIIAN FISH DINNER
& SIMCHA SHABBAT
PREPARED BY OUR MINYONAIRE MASTER CHEFS Mahi Mahi with mango/pineapple chutney
Dirty green rice and roasted veggies Watermelon, cake-cookies and sherbet
Friday Night- July 18th 6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service
With Singing and Musical Accompaniment Under the Stars Provided by Dr. Ethan Nash
Dinner Cost: $18 per synagogue member / $19 per non member
$10 per child (under Bar/Bat Mitzvah age)
Please fill out the RSVP form on page 7 by July 14.
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Announcements Milestones
Elba and Syd Schulman on the Bar
Mitzvah of their grandson Benjamin
Schulman.
Shelley and Dr. Stephen Lipman on
the high school graduation of their
daughter Shoshana.
Ellie and Mark Goldberg on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Lindsey Haberman. Myrna Kahan on the marriage of her
daughter Linda to Dr. Robert Kaye.
Condolences
On the passing of past President of
Beth Hillel Synagogue, Dr. Mark
Conway.
On the passing of beloved member Miriam “Mim” Cooper. Deborah Figarsky on the passing of
her mother Irene Figarsky.
Refuah Shelma
Trudy Lovell
David Nemirow Millie Waldo
Beth Hillel is an egalitarian
Conservative synagogue
rooted in the ancient
traditions of the Torah while
growing to meet the changes
and challenges of our world.
Its core are the many people
of different ages and
backgrounds who have
chosen to make it their
spiritual home, joining
together for prayer, learning,
and celebration. The many
branches of Beth Hillel’s
community provide support to
its congregants, reaching out
to each other and welcoming
our neighbors as together we
learn from the past and teach
for the future.
Mission Statement BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE 160 Wintonbury Avenue
Bloomfield Ct 06002
Rabbi: Gary L. Atkins
Rabbi Emeritus: Philip Lazowski
Staff:
Office Manager: Lynn Kaplan
Bookkeeper: Madalyn Levy Rabbi’s Secretary Bonnie Eisenberg-
Greene
Bulletin Editor Elizabeth Hoffman
Officers:
President …….. Jackie Isaacson Vice President ……. Lori Glass
Myron Cohen
Alan Goodman
Treasurer ……. Norm Famely
Asst. Treasurer Lou Blumenfeld
Financial Secretary ….. Richard Gutcheon Recording Secretary … Shirley Morrison
Main Office: (860) 242-5561 Fax: (860) 242-5683
Website: www.bethhillelsynagogue.org
E-mail [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS (except for Jewish holidays)
Mon, Tues, Thurs 9:30 am—2:30 pm Fri 9:30 am—1:30 pm
Closed Wednesday
Beth Hillel Synagogue is a member of
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
MINYAN POLICY WHEN THERE IS A SHIVA MINYAN Synagogue policy is that, when there is a shiva minyan at a location five miles or less from the shul, then the minyan will move to that location. No-tices will be posted at the syn-agogue and included in syna-gogue e-mail.
CELEBRATING SIMCHOT It is wonderful that so many congregants are celebrating special family simchot with their synagogue family. If you have a special birthday or anniversary coming up, call the office to schedule sponsoring/ helping to sponsor a kiddush or oneg.
Donations of nonperisha-ble food are always wel-come at the synagogue for area food banks!
CONTACTING RABBI ATKINS Rabbi Atkins’ normal days off are Tuesday and Wednesday, effective July 1. However he is always contactable via his home phone (860-726-9312) or cell phone (860-331-0879). DO NOT BE RETICENT TO CALL HIM AT HOME WHENEVER NECESSARY!! Please let him or the office know of any ill-nesses, hospitalizations, sim-chot or needs. Feel free to also update the office on any infor-mation related to a congregant. We’re not mind readers!
Many thanks to each of you who donated to the Abe Morri-son Shabbat Dinner Fund. We had a lovely evening and I hope everyone who was there en-joyed it as much as my family did. It’s hard to believe 9 years have passed since Abe passed away and the Dinner Fund has allowed us to keep the tradition, and his memory alive. We are truly grateful. The Morrison Family
The next issue of Chai-lites is our mid-summer issue. You should receive it around July 21.
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From Rabbi Atkins’ Desk
There’s a long time between writing a column and your reading it. Let me share with you now a Shavuot message, and if you find that it
“speaks to you,” I invite you to attend services and learn some more! Rabbi Lawrence Kushner tells of the time he brought a nursery school class into the synagogue sanctuary for a tour. He showed them the bima, the ner tamid, the cantor's and rabbi's lecterns. Finally, the tiny kids stood before the huge doors of the Holy Ark. "What do you suppose is in there?" he asked them. "Nothing!" one child answered, "It's empty." "A new car!" another shouted. "An old, old Torah!" responded another. "I know! I know" one child insisted, "It's a mirror!" From the mouths of babes….. For each of the kids was right in a way. For Jews distant and disconnected from Judaism, the first child was right: The Ark is empty. Judaism is alien and barren of meaning and substance. For others, Judaism holds only a superficial, aesthetic appeal. It's all Bar Mitzvah parties, bagels and lox on Sunday morning, and what we'll be wearing to Yom Kippur this year. Religion as cultural entertainment -- a warm, ethnic sentimentality without ethical or spiritual demands. For some, Judaism is a tired, old, depleted faith. They hear in it nothing important for a modern mind, and what they do hear is
interpreted as misogynist, racist, or coldly legalistic. But for those who are prepared to look deeply and imaginatively, the Ark contains a mirror, reflecting the truth about ourselves, our values, our accomplishments and our limitations. The Kotzker Rebbe taught that the uniqueness of Hasidism was this: All Jews are taught, "You should not lie." Hasidim teach: "You should not lie to yourself." It is this reflexive turn, the looking inward, that characterizes the Kotzker's Torah. Rabbi Harold Schulweis once proposed this reflexive turn as a way to hear the Ten Commandments anew. He turned each commandment inward and challenged us to look deeply into the mirror of Torah. Let’s look at some of them, then, this way, in no special order…… The Sixth Commandment, for example, teaches "You shall not murder." Within this is the commandment, "You shall not “murder” yourself." What are all the ways we daily murder ourselves? "You shall not steal... from yourself. " When do we steal from ourselves? What do we steal? And how do we make restitution? "You shall not covet...yourself." We covet when we simply cannot live knowing that a neighbor has possessions and position that aren't ours. We covet ourselves when we simply cannot live without all that was once ours but is no more. What are the attachments to the past that hold us back from the present and the future?
"Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy." Where is the sanctified Sabbath within you? Where in your life is a place of peace, your haven and refuge from competition and conflict? "Honor your father and mother...within you." What does it mean to carry a father's love or a mother's wisdom within? What has become of the fatherly and the motherly in you? "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." What were the promises and commitments I once made to myself that were subsequently broken, ignored, or allowed to slip quietly into lazy neglect? "You will have no other gods before Me...including yourself." When have I made of myself the measure of all things and the center of the universe? On the festival of Shavuot, we celebrate receiving the gift of Torah, the mirror of our souls. Hag Sameach,
Rabbi’s June Vacation Rabbi Gary will be on vacation June 15-25. He will be back in the office June 26. Coverage will be arranged for any emer-gency situations.
Rabbi’s July Vacation Rabbi Gary will be on vacation July 7-17. Coverage will be ar-ranged for any emergency situ-ations.
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The President’s Column
Shavuot, the commemoration of our receiving the Torah is almost upon us.. It is the event that ef-fectively created Jewish peo-ple. Our sages have compared Shavuot to a wedding between G-d and the Jewish people. As often seems to be the case, we find a parallel between our situa-tion and a current holiday. Soon, perhaps late June, we as a Con-gregation will gather to make some important decisions, about a relationship with the United Pentecostal Church that has ob-vious similarities to a wedding. As those who attended the Annu-al Meeting heard, the Executive Board and Board of Directors have been reviewing drafts of a Purchase and Sale Agreement and a Lease that David Baram has drawn up. At its May meeting the Board of Directors approved a proposed purchase price and discussed parts of the proposals and the process. The Executive Board discussed the Agreement and Lease and met with David and provided input and changes to the documents. David has re-drafted, and has shared drafts of both documents with the Church and the Executive Board, so each can propose changes. David has done an excellent job of making proposals that protect Beth Hillel, although we expect some give and take on the lease. Once we have documents that the Board has approved we will have a spe-cial Congregational meeting at which you will be asked to ap-prove the sale. Again, I want to remind you that nothing can or will be signed until we have the approval of the Congregation. As we approach the end of our fiscal year I again appeal to you to give generously to the ad book
for our upcoming fundraiser and if you have unpaid dues please, if you are able, please pay this month. Our cash flow situation has been very difficult. Looking back to May, we had an-other successful Shabbat dinner in memory of Abe Morrison with close to 80 people participating. Thanks again to Steve Miller, Tammi Kraushaar and the rest of the Shabbat dinner crew; as al-ways, it was outstanding. Sister-hood had its annual fashion show and spaghetti supper. With more than 170 people in attendance we saw fashions from Soft Sur-roundings featuring our own Sis-terhood models. With a special Kiddish, we helped Rabbi Gary celebrate the 40th anniversary of his Ordination. We joined our friends at HHC for another Satur-day morning Shabbat service. Also, we enjoyed a Friday Shab-bat service with a return visit from the current Hartford area young Israeli Emissaries, had another informative Schmooze and Lunch, had a Library Book Schmooze, and had a home Fri-day Shabbat service at the home of Bob and Judy Dobrow, to whom we extend a special thank you. A very busy, varied and in-teresting month! Thank you to all the people who worked very hard to put all these programs togeth-er. Without the constant support of these volunteers we would not have these programs or the vi-brant community that is Beth Hil-lel. June is another busy month high-lighted by our Comedy Show and Auction on Sunday, June 8th. There is still time to get your res-ervation into the office. Don’t miss out on this entertaining evening. And this year we are celebrating Shavuot with Beth
Ahm who will be joining us for a light dinner and an evening of study on Tuesday, June 3rd. I hope you will be able to make it. Until next month….. Jackie
On May 4, North Atlantic Re-gion of Women's League held its Spring Conference in Stoughton, MA. At the confer-ence, Women of Distinction from various Sisterhoods were honored. Beth Hillel's award-ee was Phyllis Berman. Deb Bruce, President of NAR, at-tended our Spaghetti Supper and Fashion Show and pre-sented Phyllis with her award. Our heartiest congratulations to Phyllis for receiving this well deserved honor.
Thank you to all who made our annual Spaghetti Supper and Fashion Show an over-whelming success. Co-chairs Marla Cohen and Beth Gold-berg did a wonderful job find-ing a store, lining up models and overseeing everything. Many thanks to Madalyn Levy who took reservations and set up the table arrangements. A special thank you to Arthur who made the delicious sauce and to Marion and Andy who are indispensable too!
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Shabbat Happenings Saturday, June 7, 9:30am
Come celebrate Iris' birthday at the Kiddush, supported by Rabbi Gary and Iris. Come taste some of Iris' baking under the aegis of the “Home Kashrut Certification Program"
Shabbat Home Service Friday, June 27, 8pm
Elba and Syd Schulman will host at their home, at 8 High Ledge Rd. in Bloomfield. There will be no services at Beth Hillel. If you are interested in hosting a future service, (your home must be within 5 miles of the synagogue) at some time, please contact Rabbi Atkins.
FIRST SHABBAT AFTERNOON SERVICES Saturday, June 7, 7:15pm
Hav-deli this month sponsored by Marilyn and Alan Goodman in loving memory of Alan’s mother, Sylvia Goodman, and also Anna, Harry, and Frances Dobrolovsky. RSVPs to the office are preferred for plan-ning purposes.
Simcha Shabbat Friday, June 13, 8pm
Installation and Simcha Shabbat
Please join us as we install and hon-or our officers and board.
Friday, July 4, 6:15pm
Early Service due to the
holiday
Saturday, June 14, 9:30am
Elana Kranc will talk about her recent experiences in Israel with her Solomon Schechter class-
mates.
Upcoming Synagogue Events Sunday, June 8, 7pm Beth Hillel Synagogue
Major Fundraiser Comedy Show and Auction
$25 per person in advance
$30 after 6/2/14 contact the office at 860-242-
5561 or [email protected]
to RSVP or for more info
SHAVOUT Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah, and is celebrated with both study and simcha. Shavuot this year starts the evening of Tuesday, June 3. Beth Hillel is happy to share the traditional Tikkun L’ayl Shavuot with Congregation Beth Ahm of Windsor. They will be joining us this year here at Beth Hillel Synagogue. The Greater Hartford Rabbinical Association is linking all participating synagogues together in a program called “First Night for the Torah.” A listing of all study opportunities at area synagogues will be available at www.myjewishhartford.org and at Beth Hillel Syna-gogue. Share the mitzvah of learning with all your fel-low Jews!
Tuesday, June 3 at Beth Hillel 7pm light dinner 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv services 8pm 1st teaching session 8:40pm break/ dessert 8:50pm 2nd teaching session Anticipated finishing time: 9:30pm Wednesday, June 4 9:30am Shaharit services 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday, June 5 Office Closed 9:30am Shaharit services Yizkor approximately 11:15am 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv
Holidays
Friday, July 4, 9am Morning Minyan
The next Shabbat Under the Stars will be August 15 with a Western theme.
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Beth Hillel Synagogue Annual Meeting 2014
Report by Rabbi Gary Atkins I mention, whenever we have a minyan at prayer services, that we are praying as a “Kehilla Kedosha,” which means as a “Holy Congrega-tion” or “Holy Community.” As I wrote last year, these words, to me, embody the central quality of a synagogue – that it becomes a home for members in which they can pray/ study/ socialize/ identify/ celebrate the good parts of the lifecycle / mourn and get comfort for the sad. Like any complex or-ganism, a Kehilla Kedosha is a del-icate grouping of many parts and organs, each making its unique contribution to the whole. It is a family, with the dynamics of a fami-ly, in all senses of the word. It has been a full year that is draw-ing to a close. We have seen births and deaths, we have drawn togeth-er after a time of disagreement as to the future of the congregation, and we have been considering op-tions for our future…. All of which reflect the essential health and soundness of the synagogue. We have many congregants who have made Beth Hillel Synagogue their synagogue home for 40 or even 50 years or more. This core of mem-bership gives us maturity and wis-dom – along with traditions that should be cherished. It is appropri-ate to be proud of our strengths. It has been my honor to lead this congregation as your rabbi for the past eight years… and I recently celebrated “40 years since my ordi-nation.” Iris and I have made Beth Hillel Synagogue our home. You have become our extended family. We will celebrate Iris’ 67th birthday at services in early June (Saturday, June 7…and she’ll be baking as part of the Home Kashrut Certifica-tion Program). The years often seem to fly by…
Part of our annual meeting in-volves adopting a budget for the coming year. I know the financial challenges that we all face. I take the opportunity to remind you that I have shared in contributing toward the synagogue’s financial future by accepting a substantial reduction in salary for the coming year…. in addition to the ongoing donations and contributions that Iris and I give, as do you. I continue to note that our congregational donations listed in our “Chai-lites” are greater than those of many larger congre-gations. That is but one example of your support for the synagogue. BHS continues to provide many truly fine programs and services… and I invite you again, as I do eve-ry year, to take advantage of them to the fullest. I intellectually know that many people find “their level” of involvement – and your choice to affiliate and pay dues is itself a commitment that should not be minimized. I truly think you cannot find a synagogue – even one larger than ours – that offers a more meaningful and attractive set of programs for its members. As just some examples, this past year we continued to have a won-derful Scholar-in-Residence /Library Shabbat, I taught my fall and spring Adult Education clas-ses. My “Lunch and Learn” pro-gram has had an enjoyable year. We have had a series of meaning-ful Shabbat speakers, Shabbat din-ners (especially the annual Abe Morrison Memorial one), and Shabbat Under the Stars pro-grams. We have expanded service outreach with monthly “Home Shabbat Evening Services” and Shabbat mornings quarterly at He-brew Health Care. The House Committee has worked hard throughout the year; the Ritual Committee likewise. The office and the custodial staff have given of themselves much more than if they
considered it “just a job.” The Is-rael Affairs, Library, and Adult Education Committees have pro-vided meaningful programs for the benefit of congregants. The Ritual Committee and I have to-gether kept services running in a smooth and organized pattern. The Chesed Caring Committee continues to reach out to congre-gants who are ill or in need of support. Sisterhood and Brother-hood contribute greatly… both financially and programmatically. I have tried to be aware of events in the lives of my congregants. My one continuing frustration is that I am not always made aware of them and am thus not able to respond appropriately. I continue to be involved and “invested” in both the Jewish and larger communities. I remain one of the leaders of the Bloomfield Interfaith Association. I am proud to note that I anticipate being elected as incoming President of the Greater Hartford Rabbinic Association next month. I also continue to be one of the chap-lains for the Bloomfield Police Department. We should have pride in our syn-agogue and its strengths, as we work to make it even better. We have much to offer prospective members, and our Membership Committee under David Nemirow and Joel Neuwirth is trying to at-tract them. I urge all to have a positive, “can do” outreach atti-tude. To restate again what I wrote be-fore, “I thank you for the privilege of serving as your rabbi... your teacher and spiritual guide. May we be blessed with wisdom to respond to the challenges of the coming year.” Rabbi Gary Atkins Your Rabbi
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ABE MORRISON SHABBAT DINNER FUND In Honor of The annual Abe Morrison Memorial Dinner Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins Yahrzeit for Harold Lessinger Barbara Reisner Sarah Landman Shirley Morrison In Loving Memory of Abe Morrison Gershon & Jean Sosin Louis Blumenfeld & Jackie Isaacson Herbert & Milli Osber Irene Figarsky Shirley Morrison Miriam "Mim" Cooper Shirley Morrison Sonya "Sonny" Rodin Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
EDWARD N. BROMBERG RITUAL EDUCATION MEMORIAL FUND In Honor of Maura Nemirow special birthday Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins Yahrzeit for Martin Grossman Hilda Grossman
ETHEL KARP FUND Yahrzeit for Herbert Karp Mrs. Rhoda Karp
GENERAL FUND Yahrzeit for Arnold Lewis Stan Lewis Bella Silver Lynn Mitchell Bennie Rosenberg Ms. Rona Gollob Donald Rauch Ms. Esther Rauch Ethel Freedman Evelyn Gandelman
Ethel Russman Naomi Hoberman Frances Rosenblatt Dr. Joel Rosenblatt Henry Karp Ruth Sloate Jack Fichman Ms. Florence Fichman In Loving Memory of Irene Figarsky Ms. Jackie Isaacson, Lou Blumenfeld and Jen Small Rona Gollob Judith Poliner Marlene Oslick Miriam Cooper David & Susan Gibeley Louis Blumenfeld & Jackie Isaacson Phyllis Harris Alan Gittleman Sonny Rodin Jack Rodin In Appreciation of Judge Jerry Wagner Dedication and Service to Beth Hillel Synagogue Elene Needelman Alan Gittleman
KESTEN-FISHBERG CHAPEL FUND In Honor of Phyllis Berman Receiving the Sisterhood "Woman of Distinction" award Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins Yahrzeit for Salomen Kesten Muriel Kesten In Loving Memory of Mim Cooper Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins In Celebration of Ellie & Mark Goldberg granddaughter Lindsey's Bat Mitzvah Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
KIDDUSH FUND Yahrzeit for Seymour Roth Barbara Roth
LIBRARY PROGRAMMING FUND In Loving Memory of Irene Figarsky Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins In Celebration of Jean & Gersh Sosin granddaughter Dana Spiegelman's marriage to Kenneth Sayers Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
PAUL AND LIBBY WOLFBERG ENTERTAINMENT FUND In Honor of Marla Cohen 40 years of teaching Israeli dancing! Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins Yahrzeit for Arnold Lewis Ms. Rhonda Lewis In Loving Memory of Lorraine Peck Iris & Rabbi Gary Atkins
POST FAMILY Yahrzeit for Irwin Post Edna Post
PRAYER BOOK FUND Yahrzeit for Hyman Sloate Ruth Sloate
RABBI ATKINS DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of Jean and Gersh Sosin grandson Yale Sosin's graduation from University of Maryland Gershon & Jean Sosin Rabbi Gary Atkins 40th anniversary of your ordination Jack Rodin Marvin & Mimi Hoberman Stuart & Sheryl Kopel Yahrzeit for Carl Kopel Mr. Stuart Kopel Dr. Zelly D. Ross Dr. Marc Ross Max Tucker Norma Fishman
In Loving Memory of Aaron Shakun Ronald & Barbara Fishman Abe Morrison Norman & Dorothy Cohen Dr. Stanley Edelstein Ronald & Barbara Fishman Family Members Mrs. Renee Germain In Appreciation of Iris and Rabbi Gary Atkins Prayers and Good Wishes Jack & Pearl Vogel Iris and Rabbi Gary Atkins In appreciation of your visit to the hospital Mrs. Elene Needelman Rabbi Gary Atkins visits and caring during my hospitalization Roni Berson Refu'ah Shelaymah to Mary Whitaker Mr. Stanley Cohen In Celebration of Jean and Gersh Sosin granddaughter Dana Spiegelman's marriage to Kenneth Sayers Gershon & Jean Sosin
RABBI EMERITUS DISCRETIONARY FUND Yahrzeit for Chana Greenberg Samuel Hurewitz Harry Gaber Mr. Carl Marcus Israel Bregman Ann Bregman Sonya Rodin Mr. Robert Rodin
RABBI PHILIP LAZOWSKI EDUCATION FUND Yahrzeit for Fanny Kasak Susan Reinstein
SLESS MUSIC FUND Yahrzeit for Rose Adelstein Hana Levinson-Bogen In Loving Memory of Mim Cooper Rona Gollob
We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions
July 18 Shabbat Under the Stars Please fill out this form and send it along with your check for your reservation.
TO BE IN THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN JULY 14, 2014
NAME________________________________________________ NAME/AGES OF CHILDREN____________________________
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Rock Cats Baseball Sponsored by Beth Hillel Brotherhood
Sunday, June 22
Beth Hillel Brotherhood will sponsor a trip to the Rock Cats game, against Reading. First we will have a Brotherhood meeting at the Rock Cats stadium where you can bring your own lunch, that will start at 10:30 AM, then you can pick up tickets at the WILL CALL window for 11:30 batting practice which ends at noon. The game will commence at 1:35 P.M. Tickets are box seats and only cost $9 . It should be a wonderful and fun afternoon. DONT MISS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For more information call: David Nemirow at 860-232-1983, or e-mail : [email protected]
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY As we get into summer, and the need for service coverage contin-ues, we are making renewed ef-forts to develop a “leadership group” of individuals who can share the mitzvah of leading ser-vices. Want to relearn how to chant a haftorah? Or learn / chant the Torah service or Mu-saf? It’s not hard to learn, and the teachers are more than will-ing! Give Rabbi Atkins a call. Computer files of parts of the service will be available for downloading and study/practice.
Monday, June 9, 7pm
Special Speaker at the JCC, David Horovitz, Former Editor of the Jerusalem Post and Founding editor of The Times of Israel – Cosponsored by JFACT and the JCRC.
TAG SALE FRI. JULY 11 & SUN. JULY 13 8:30am—5:30pm
BAG DAY MONDAY July 14 ($5 per bag of clothing, 50% off
all other items) &
FREE DAY TUESDAY July 15 8:30 am —7:30 pm
Please call the office at 860-242-
5561 for more information.
Sisterhood
Community Events
Items for the tag sale can be brought to the
synagogue during office hours and help is needed.
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The CHESED CARING COMMITTEE continues to provide comfort to the congregants of Beth Hillel Synagogue. The Hebrew word "chesed" does not have a precise English equivalent but is probably closest to "loving-kindness." In the Jewish moral tradition, "chesed" is associated with love, giving, and altruism. For congregants who are ill, hospitalized, undergoing rehab, or otherwise in need of
prayers and well wishes, our committee members are very generous with their time. We send cards of encouragement; we visit people in hospitals or their homes, rehab, or nursing home facilities; we call to let them know that they are in our thoughts and our prayers. On occasion, we provide meals and an occasional ride. We have challot and small bottles of grape juice to share just before Shab-bat. When we offer a chamsa/dove as a "good luck charm" - we see faces light up. We, in return,
are blessed by the knowledge that we are providing comfort to those most in need.
We can only provide our services if/when we are aware of the need. If you or a loved one wish to be on the receiving end of our services, you may call me (Iris) directly (860-726-9312) or leave a message at the synagogue office. Privacy will always be protected - unless you wish to extend
the network of well wishers!
Iris E. Atkins and Joel Neuwirth Co-Chairs, Chesed Caring Committee
THE BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE MINYONAIRES
SCHMOOZE AND LUNCH PROGRAM THURSDAY June 12, 2014
Brandon Glass Reporting from Sochi
Speaker at 11 AM; Lunch at Noon.
Cost of Lunch is $4.00 RSVP to the Synagogue
at 860 242-5561
DON’T FORGET THAT EACH PERSON MAKING A RESERVATION WILL BE ENTERED INTO OUR DRAWING FOR A $25 GIFT CARD. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
PROGRAM: 11:00 TO NOON
SCHMOOZE AND LUNCH: NOON TO 1:30PM The Models at the May 14 Sisterhood
Fashion Show
Phyllis Berman (Center) receiving the WOMAN of DISTINCTION AWARD from Deb Bruce (on Right), North Atlantic Region President, at the
Sisterhood Fashion Show. Shirley Morrison (on Left), a previous
year Woman of Distinction Award recipient.
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The deadline for submission to the Mid-Summer bulletin is July 8.
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MITZVOT TZEDAKAH—YOUR GUIDE TO GIVING
Beth Hillel synagogue offers many choices for donations to the Synagogue from formal endowments, designated funds. Honorials and Memorials, to operating and reserve funds. For more detailed information, ask our office staff to have the responsible committee representative contact you.
Unless otherwise noted by *, please send the following fund donations to the Synagogue Office.
I. SYNAGOGUE OPERATING FUNDS Donations offset expenses for religious school, adult education, youth activity, ritual, programming, etc .thus keeping dues and tuition lower. General Fund II. SYNAGOGUE DEDICATED ENDOWMENTS Donations are added to principal, and earnings are applied to Synagogue operating funds. Kiyum Endowment III. RESERVE/REPLACEMENT FUNDS Donations are added to the Synagogue Reserve Fund and used only under special circumstances. Building Fund Ida & Samuel Cohen Wing Kesten-Fishberg Chapel Fund Prayer Book ($25 min for book plate) IV. DESIGNATED FUNDS Donations are used to further the aims and activities listed
A.Named in Honor or Memory of: 1. Scholarship/Stipend Joy Risa Berman Edward Gershenowitz Leon Glazer Ethel B. Karp Jean Rosen Samuel Rosenthal Rebecca Schwartz Lazowski 2. Youth Activity Stipend Morris Feigenbaum/Jonathan Lodge Fred and Ronald Pivnick USY & Kadima Youth 3. Higher Education Scholarship Stipend Post Family 4. Health & Human Services Alex B. Lebed 5. Music, Arts & Entertainment Sless Music Paul and Libby Wolfberg Entertainment 6. Library Sidney Needelman Library
Library Fund PTO Library Programming Fund 7. Adult Education Rabbi Philip lazowski Education 8. Ritual Edward N. Bromberg Ritual Eucationn Memorial Fund 9. Other Rabbi Gary Atkins’ Discretionary Fund Rabbi Emertitus Philip Lazowski Discretionary Fund Abe Morrison Shabbat Dinner Fund B. Unnamed 1. Honorial/Memorial Yahrzeit Plaques Major Gifts 2. Sisterhood * Flower * Special Kitchen Kiddush 3. Minyonaires
