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Beth Israel Congregation’s
BBUULLLLEETTIINN
Rabbi’s Message
I found it amusing that a Jewish woman from Silver
Spring noticed my yarmulke as I was entering the
Grand Hotel in Ocean City on May 19th
. “Who is this
Levinas?” she asked me as she saw the hotel signs for
the North American Levinas Society. Of course, the
majority of Jews, sadly, have never heard of the name
of one of the greatest European Jewish philosophers –
Emmanuel Levinas – who was born in Lithuania and
became one of the giants of French thought. This
year, The North American Levinas Society, which
promotes the publication of academic papers about
Emmanuel Levinas, was held at the Grand Hotel.
Professor James Hatley of Salisbury University is a
published Levinas scholar and an active member of the
organization. I was honored to attend the conference.
In a nutshell, Levinas’ philosophy is rooted in absolute
respect and commitment to the Other, what he calls
“alterity”. For Levinas, the pursuit of the ethical is
primary. Unlike the history of Western thought that
begins with the Self – think of Descartes’ famous line,
“I think therefore I am” – Levinas begins with the
perception of the Other. His thought draws heavily
from his rich foundation in Jewish study as well as the
influence of the European philosophers Husserl and
Heidegger. Levinas was shocked when Heidegger,
one of Germany’s greatest thinkers, became supportive
of the Nazi Party. It is said that Levinas brought
Talmudic insight to the continental philosophers of
Europe – that he translated “Hebrew into Greek”. Of
course, his writings are much more profound than that
simple statement. The Levinas Society has applied the
philosopher’s ideas to such diverse discussions as
environmentalism, prison reform, and Asian studies.
Levinas’ personal story is as moving as his
philosophical contributions. He was detained in a
political prisoner camp during the Holocaust and lost
many of his family members during this period. His
wife and his daughter hid in a convent.
Continued on page 2
June 2014/5774
Save the Date!
General Service Schedule
Friday—7:30pm; Saturday—10:00am
June
June 4 @7:30pm—Shavuot Yizkor Service
8 @TBA —BIRS end of year party
14 ---Corinne & Dori Krasner
Bnot Mitzvah
Shabbat Candle Lighting Times
June 06 – 8:05pm June 13 – 8:09pm June 20 – 8:11pm June 27 – 8:12pm
ConGRADulations to Beth Israel Congregation’s
2014 Graduates
Ethan Kahn graduated from Washington University
(parents Fred & Andrea Kahn). Ethan has been accepted
into the PhD program in physics at Penn State
University.
Aaron Kleiman graduated from the Kennedy School of
Public Policy at Harvard University (parents Gary &
Annette Kleiman).
Zach Sherr-graduated PharmD from UMES School of
Pharmacy (parents Jeff &Joanne Sherr). Zach will be
joining the family business at Apple Discount Drugs.
Evan Caplan graduated from Sussex Technical High
School (parents Mike & Dana Caplan). Evan will be
attending the University of Delaware.
Melanie Goldman graduated from James M Bennett High
School (parents Karen & Andy Karten). Melanie will be
attending the University of Delaware.
Isaac Paciga (parents Tom & Susan Lewis Paciga) will be
attending the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Rabbi’s Message, Continued …
His academic career took him from teaching in a
private Jewish school to teaching philosophy at the
Sorbonne in Paris. His commitment to his family is
still evident at the meetings of the Levinas Soceity.
His family members attend the annual event and the
program concluded with a presentation of family
pictures.
The diversity reflected in the fifty participants at the
meeting was inspiring. There were two professors and
two students who attended from the University of
Alaska. I was particularly impressed by a paper given
by the recent graduate of the University of Alaska –
Juneau. He had mastered one of the languages of the
native people of Alaska – the Tlingit. He began and
closed his paper in the Tlingit language. His paper
focused on the need to respect Native Alaskans as the
Other. Levinas would have been proud. At the final
dinner, I sat with academics from Brazil, the Czech
Republic, and England. Of course, it is always a small
world. It turned out that one of the presenters from
Israel was married to a former congregant of mine
from Toledo!
The Eastern Shore of Maryland should be very proud
of the international gathering of academic scholars that
discussed one of the giants of contemporary Western
thought. I offer my gratitude to Professor James
Hatley who brought these great scholars to Ocean City,
Maryland. --Rabbi Bienstock
Beginning July 1, 2014 Beth Israel
Congregation’s summer office hours will be
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from
10:00am-2:00pm.
From Our President…
Our religious school year has come to a close, and we
had our final Shabbat dinner of the school year on the
16th. Thanks for that Israeli dinner go to Chris
Parypa, Sara Stivelman and Shari Silbert. Shari and
Sara have worked hard this year running our religious
school progam, and we appreciate all that they do so
well. We also appreciate the great teachers we have.
Our Shabbat and Oneg honoring Al Berger
was very nice on the 23rd. We missed those members
who were away for Memorial Day weekend, but we
had a good crowd. We dedicated the lovely Barry
Berger Youth Lounge which was recently renovated,
and we extended our appreciation to the Berger and
Guldelsky family for their generous contribution.
Thanks to Susan Land for providing beautiful flowers
for the event and Richard Polin for the tasty bagels
and lox. Thanks also to Jackie Middleton for her help
with the event and for assisting me in the kitchen.
Early in the month, we had our annual open
board meeting. We are happy to have a full board, but
we will meet in June to decide who will fill the
various positions. Let someone know if there is a
committee you would like to work on or a job you
wish to do during the 2014/2015 year. We need
everyone’s help!
On June 8th
, the Bermans are graciously
hosting the end of religious school picnic at their
home. On the 14th, we will celebrate the Bat Mitvahs
of Corinne and Dori Krasner.
Do not forget that we have Shabbat services
every Friday and Saturday in June, July and August.
Please come to services when you can. Since our
students have a break from schoolwork and school
activities during the summer, it is a good time for
them to come to services and participate, in
preparation for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. Have a safe
and enjoyable summer!
--Susan Tilghman
End of the Year BIRS Pool Party!!
All That’s Missing is You!!
Help Us Celebrate another successful year of Beth Israel Religious School
Classes.
When: Sunday June 8th 11:00-4:00pm
Where: Todd & Pam Berman’s House
27855 Pointer’s Lane Salisbury, MD 21801
Please RSVP (Jackie, 410-742-2564 or
Shari, 443-859-7242) and let us know what you would like to bring.
Member-to-Member Happy Birthday to Rabbi Bienstock on June 17th. Thank you to everyone who attended our Al Berger Celebration and the renovated Barry Berger Youth Lounge dedication. It was wonderful to have Al Berger, his son, and members of the Gudelsky family, join us. Thank you to Susan Tilghman for putting together the food for the event, and Richard Polin, for supplying the bagels and lox and Susan Land for the lovely flowers. Thank you to the cleanup crew: Susan & Mark Tilghman, Richard Polin and Susan Paciga. Mazel Tov to Andy Karten on his new job. We wish you the very best! Congratulations to Spencer Tilghman and the It’s Academic Team from James M Bennett High School for winning the State Competition. Thank you to each of our Religious School teachers. We appreciate the hard work, time and dedication you spend with our children. Thank you to Jamie & Jeff Albright for hosting an Oneg in May. Thank you to Shari Silbert, Sara Stivelman and their crew for hosting the BIRS Shabbat Israeli Dinner. Thank you everyone who helped with the BIRS students Mitzvah Day project at the Wicomico County Humane Society on June 1, 2014. Between Beth Israel and Bat Yam we had over 30 people participating in this project.
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*Condolences to Rabbi Bienstock & Hadas on the loss of Rabbi’s mother, Eleanor from: Dena & Bob Hirsh *Condolences to Albert Berger on the loss of his wife, Nancy from: Dena & Bob Hirsh *Condolences to Gil Bers & Family from: Dena & Bob Hirsh *Thank you to Al Berger for his generosity from: Hilliary & Harvey Needleman
Above: Beth Israel’s Religious School students,
David Caplan, Sadie Hall, Gabe Berman and Ben
Honick made superheroes in one of their last
classes of the year.
Spencer Tilghman, Kaya Manizade and Kieran Murphy,
members of Bennett’s Academic Team, won the Baltimore
championship in May. Giant, the sponsor of the TV program, hosted
a dinner in their honor and presented the team with a check and
plaque. The television host and the producer of the show were there
as was a representative from Giant headquarters and the Salisbury
store manager. Dr. John Fredericksen and other Wicomico County
Board of Education officials also attended. The semi-final
competitions will be aired on June 7th
and June 28th
at 10:00am.
YAHRZEIT NAME SERVICE DATE
URSULA STEIN Jun 6-7, 2014
JACOB SADICK Jun 6-7, 2014
GERTRUDE GERSHENFELD Jun 6-7, 2014
JACOB HOROWITZ Jun 6-7, 2014
MICHAEL BENJAMIN Jun 6-7, 2014
MAURICE BLACK Jun 6-7, 2014
LEAH BEATUS Jun 6-7, 2014
CELIA KRASNER Jun 6-7, 2014
MINNIE MILLER Jun 6-7, 2014
FAYE GANGI Jun 6-7, 2014
ANNA GELBARD Jun 6-7, 2014
JUDY GLENN Jun 13-14, 2014
BENJAMIN GIVARZ Jun 13-14, 2014
BERNARD S. LIEBMAN Jun 13-14, 2014
WALTER Weinberg Jun 13-14, 2014
BESSIE BERMAN Jun 13-14, 2014
FANNIE KRIGER Jun 13-14, 2014
ALEXANDER BURTON Jun 13-14, 2014
FAY GUERRIERI Jun 13-14, 2014
HARRY RUBENFELD Jun 13-14, 2014
PEARL WOORMAN Jun 20-21, 2014
SOL LIEBMAN Jun 20-21, 2014
JOSEPH SHUSTER Jun 20-21, 2014
MORRIS ROSENBERG Jun 20-21, 2014
PRISCILLA COLBY Jun 20-21, 2014
ABNER M. GNATT Jun 20-21, 2014
ROBERT STARR Jun 20-21, 2014
EVA COHEN Jun 20-21, 2014 ISAAC RABINOWITZ Jun 20-21, 2014
THOMAS TEATES Jun 27-28, 2014
ANNA LANSMAN Jun 27-28, 2014
HERMAN LEWIS Jun 27-28, 2014
HERB KAPLAN Jun 27-28, 2014
LITMAN LITOW Jun 27-28, 2014
GOLDIE M SILBERT Jun 27-28, 2014
MAURICE STEIN Jun 27-28, 2014
DR. BERNARD GREENBERG Jun 27-28, 2014
Yahrzeits:June
Donations for May 2014
Yahrzeits
Richard Polin Yahrzeit of Ursula Stein
Jamie & Jeff Albright Yahrzeit of Mildred Albright &
Yahrzeit of Malcolm Pierce
Joe & Regina Beatus Yahrzeit of Leah Beatus
Murray Lustig Yahrzeit of Susan Lustig &
Yahrzeit of Arthur Goldstein
In Memory of Martha Bers
Arlene Miller
Gail Koppelman
Jan Koppelman
Barry Berger Fund Al Berger—Yahrzeit of Tilly Berger & Israel Myers
Happy Birthday to: Jason Tarpley—June 7
Ann Hansen—June 12
Rabbi Bienstock—June 17
Harvey Needleman—June 19
Hilliary Needleman—June 24
Tom Paciga—June 27
Happy Anniversary to: Andy & Karen Karten—June 29
Bruce and Nicole Krasner invite you to
join Corinne and Dori Krasner as they
celebrate their joint Bnot Mitzvah on
Saturday June 14th. Mazel Tov!
Do you love ONEG?
Who doesn’t? So come celebrate a simcha, remember a yahrzeit or just make it a great end to a long week by hosting one! It’s easy and quick. Call Jackie in the BIC office for details. 410-742-2564.
Beth Israel Staff Rabbi: Arnold Bienstock Office Manager: Jackie Middleton
Board of Governors President: Susan Tilghman Vice President/House: Todd Berman Secretary: Andy Karten Treasurer: Susan Land Youth: Shari Silbert and Sara Stivelman Religious: Jaimi Hall Social: Arlene Miller Lifetime Member: Albert Berger Contact Us 600 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801 Phone 410-742-2564 Fax 410-742-2697 www.bethisraelsalisbury.org General Information: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Shabbat Services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The mission of this Congregation shall be to establish and maintain a Synagogue and such educational,
religious, social and recreational activities as will help further the cause and objectives of
the Synagogue and Conservative Judaism.
Established 1926
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