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February 2017
5 Shevat through 1 Adar www.cabi-boise.org
Congregat ion Ahavath Beth Israe l , 11 North Latah, Boise, ID 83706
(208)343 -6601 www.cabi -boise.org
T his year for Tu B’Shevat we are trying something a bit different—LUNCH! Follow-ing our regular morning
service (around 12:30) we will be having a potluck lunch and will watch part of the documentary YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip. While there is plenty of doom and gloom on the horizon, YERT focuses on the positive changes people are making in the USA. Three friends hit the road and trav-el with hope, humor, and all of their garbage—to explore every state in
America to find the innovators working to make a difference.
Plan to join us for this fun and education-al video. Bring a dairy or vegetarian dish that includes some type of tree fruit or nut in keeping with the New Year of Trees.
Questions: Contact Elisabeth Sonersen at [email protected].
Elisabeth Sonersen
Tu B’Shevat Luncheon, Movie & Discussion
Saturday, February 11
L’hitraot, Rabbi Dan!
R abbi Dan Fink leaves on a six-month sabbatical on February 1. After nearly 23 years of having him among us as a wise spiritual leader, knowl-edgeable teacher, generous counselor, and
dear friend, we all feel like a family member is heading off to parts unknown. With his consecutive sabbaticals (this being the third), we realize ever more profoundly how much a part of us he is. We will miss our ritual leader and fellow student of Torah. Precisely because we rely on him often, look constantly to him for direction, and ex-pect his assistance perhaps a bit too frequently, we are set to learn more than ever from this absence. While he is away, may we strengthen our leadership abilities, our competence in and understanding of the religious ser-vices and life cycle events that he usually guides, and our willingness to help each other in difficult times and to cel-ebrate our joys together.
By now you should have received a Sabbatical Re-sources booklet in the mail. Refer to it if you have ques-tions about our sabbatical process. Keep up with Rabbi Dan’s adventures by looking in on his blog: "At Home and On the Road," www.rabbidanfink.blogspot.com. Most of all, please offer to help fill the void he leaves. The Friday and Saturday Shabbat services will only ben-efit from your participation. Thanks to all who have helped get us ready. Happy travels, Rabbi Dan. Your congregation looks forward to news of your adventures and welcoming your safe return.
- Your Sabbatical Committee
*L’hitraot is Hebrew for “See you again soon.”
It was a mash-up! On Saturday, January 14, members of CABI worshipped and sang together at our 11th an-nual Feast of Torah. Music was the theme which was celebrated in so many ways. The Kostenkos shared their love of Klezmer, CABITs wrote songs, members danced to music. Dan Stern shared classical Jewish music, while Elana Salzman sang Yiddush music. The day ended with an open mic, a delicious dinner, Havdalah and teens singing. These are just some highlights of the day as are the photos on pages 2 and 3. Thanks to Nemmie Stieha for organizing the event and to all the volunteers who led a session or helped in the back-ground. It was a special day.
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Jewish Journeys 5777 Special Tot Shabbat
Friday, February 3 This will be an extra-special evening of crafts and story-telling hosted by Kitah Alef and Kitah Bet (1st and 2nd grade). We'll be meeting in the Social Hall at 6pm to make challah covers and listen to teachers Sima, Kirstan, and Pettra read a heartwarming Israeli story in Hebrew and English. Candle-lighting and blessings to follow. At 6:30, everyone is invited for a CABI-wide com-munal dinner ($10 per person over 5 years) and family-friendly services at 7:30 p.m.
Youth Scholarships Available
If your child or teen is attending camp or a NFTY event, we might be able to help financially! Call or email Beth at [email protected] and ask for a scholarship applica-tion. Requests are confidential and determined by our Youth Enrichment Fund Committee in accordance with need. Applications are due February 6 so don't de-lay.
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February Worship Calendar
ALL-CABI MONTHLY SHABBAT DINNER
Friday, February 3, 2017
Fresh and delicious vegetarian dinner at 6:30pm ($10)
followed by Family friendly service at 7:30pm.
Let us cook dinner for you. A sweet end to your week.
Coming in March—Purim!
Pizmon is a nationally acclaimed Jewish a Capella
singing group from New York City.
A Pizmon Purim Shabbaton: Friday March 10, Sat-
urday morning March 11 and Saturday evening
March 11.
Sunday March 12—Family Carnival & Pizmon Chil-
dren’s concert.
Friday, February 3, 6:00 pm Tot Shabbat All CABI Dinner 6:30pm Friday, February 3, 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Family Service Sima Bruchim and Kitot Alef and Bet as Bimah Guests Saturday, February 4, 10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Reading Portion Bo–––Exodus 10:1-13:16 Friday, February 10, 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Tu B’Shevat observance on Saturday, February 11 Saturday, February 11, 10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Reading Portion Beshallach––Exodus 13:17-17:16 Tu B’Shevat potluck Lunch, Movie and Discussion. All ages welcome. See cover for more information. Friday, February 17, 5:30 pm Early Bird Shabbat/Shabbat Unplugged Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Reading Portion Yitro–––Exodus 18:1-20:23 Kitah Hay as Bimah Guests
Friday, February 24, 7:30 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, February 25, 10:00 am Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Reading Portion Mishpatim–––Exodus 21:1-24:18
Nina Spiro attends NATA Conference In January I attended my first conference of the National Association for Temple Administration (NATA), held this year in Nashville, Ten-nessee, through a full scholarship from NATA. NATA is the profes-sional organization, founded in 1941, for Reform synagogue manag-ers, administrators and executives. NATA has over 400 members, and is dedicated to improving the management of Judaism’s key in-stitution: the synagogue. The conference, titled Kulanu B’Yachad (Everyone Together), gath-
ered 260 professionals from across the U.S., Canada, and Israel. The conference was unique in that, from the beginning of the planning process, it was jointly organized by NATA, associated with the Reform movement, and NATA’s Con-servative movement counterpart, the North American Association of Synagogue Executives (NAASE). Our nametags did not identify our affiliation, so when I greeted another attendee, I didn’t know if she or he worked for a Reform or a Conservative shul. Our different experiences of observance and administration—the strictness of kashrut, the length or frequency of our religious services, the siddur we use—were less important than our commonalities—our challenges in reaching out to Millennial Jews, our work to provide engaging programs on a limited budget, our desire to harness technology to improve communication in our congregations. At CABI, which is affiliated with the Union for Re-form Judaism, we sometimes call ourselves “ReConservaDox” (Reform + Conservative + Orthodox) because we wel-come different flavors of Jewish practice through our Reform Shabbat service on Friday night, and our Conservative Shabbat service on Saturday morning. These differences can continue to enrich our CABI community as we learn about and respect each other’s spiritual belief and religious practice. In fact, some of my NATA/NAASE colleagues were jealous that CABI encompasses such diversity in a single synagogue, with our additional good fortune, in recent years, of integrating a growing cohort of Israeli families. I look forward to infusing my work at CABI with what I learned in four intense days of lectures, workshops, and animated conversations. Pictured: At the NATA/NAASE conference, with NATA Executive Director Michael Liepmann (left) and my conference mentor David Muenschrath from Des Moines, Iowa (right).
Nina Spiro
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Adult Learning Opportunities
Shabbat Morning Torah Study during sabbatical: Saturdays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25 While Rabbi Dan is gone on his sabbatical from February through July, our Saturday morning Torah Study sessions will continue. Join us in the Social Hall at 9am before each regular 10am Shabbat morning service. We will touch on inter-esting Torah topics and chat about the weekly Torah portion. Haya Kinberg will guide February study. Throughout the month she will bring us captivating insights on the topic of “Torah Times.” Come and hear her informative presentation each Shabbat morning in February. Bring your ideas to share, and hear what others are thinking, too! Our ongoing sessions will be led by different congregants, who will offer new approaches and themes. We hope you will join us in the Social Hall for a lively, thoughtful Shabbat morning Torah talk.
Lay Leader Training for Saturday morning services: Wednesdays 3:30-4:15pm, February 1, 8, 15 and 22 in the CABI Sanctuary. We are practicing from the red prayer book, Siddur Lev Shalem. Questions? Isabel Ring-er: [email protected] or 208-585-6395 Questions? Contact Haya: [email protected].
Talmud Study (in English) on Tuesdays is taking a sabbatical and will resume in September 2017.
Teaching the Holocaust 6 sessions, KAIC Building 107
The College of Idaho, Caldwell. Free to CABI community.
Course credit for high school or college. Certification for Teachers’ Continuing Education.
Dr. Federica Francesconi is Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History at The Col-lege of Idaho and the Howard Berger-Ray Neilsen Chair in Judaic Studies. She is a mem-ber of our Jewish community, too. She brings her experience and insight to these six seminars. Her informative classes, free to CABI members, include creative methods and content for teaching about the Holocaust. The early sessions were postponed due to weath-er but will happen in February and be all that you expected! Watch our weekly e-blast for updates. Or get in touch directly with the organizer, Dr. Francesconi: [email protected] .
February 20 Monday 4:30 pm
"Why teach the Holocaust?" Invited guest Professor Natalia Aleksiun, Touro College, New York: Pedagogical choices in teaching the Shoah, and why it’s an important topic.
February 21 Tuesday 7 pm
"Jewish Hiding Networks and Survival Strategies in Eastern Galicia.” Professor Natalia Aleksiun, Touro College.
February 27 Monday
4:30 pm
"Teaching the Holocaust through visual images" Pre-class preparation: Watch “Schindler’s List.” Read text: Representation of the Holocaust.
March 6 Monday 4:30 pm
"Teaching the Holocaust through oral testimony; Exploring the USHMM archives" Pre-class reading: Avoiding the Complex History, Simple Answer Syndrome.
March 13 Monday 4:30 pm
"Teaching the Holocaust through written primary sources" Pre-class reading: Survival in Auschwitz, by Primo Levi; and Night, by Elie Wiesel.
April 3 Monday 4:30 pm
Course presentations. Each student to present one of each of 3 types of sources and
“why the why.” How do these documents help fulfill the purposes of teaching the Holo-caust, as we discussed on Day 1?
REVISED!
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People of the Book
Interfaith Panel
Discussion Tuesday, February 21
Cathedral of the Rockies,
Emmaus Center
5:30pm Potluck Dinner (RSVP required)
6:30-8:30pm Panel Discussion
This multi-faith look at the story of Abraham will focus on Hagar. Look for more information soon. Beth Harbi-son will be presenting a Jewish view.
RSVP to Jenny Willison at [email protected] for the Potluck Dinner.
Sunday February, 26
Rosh Chodesh Adar
All women of CABI are cordi-ally invited to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Adar, the start of the month that includes the festive holiday of Purim, on Sunday, Feb. 26
th, from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at the home of Shira Kronenberg. Please bring a vegetarian dish or beverage to share.
Our tradition tells us that Rosh Chodesh, the holi-day of the new moon, was given to women to honor us, that we might be renewed each month just like the moon. In recent decades, groups of Jewish women have been rediscovering this ancient holiday, meeting to share time, learning, food and drink, good company, and a sense of our own worth and place in our tradition and in the world.
Please RSVP to Shira at (208) 890-3692, or by
email to Betsy Russell at [email protected]. Shira lives in the El Pelar area just north of the North End; let us know if you need directions. Please join us if you can, and have a chodesh tov - a good month!
December’s Rosh Chodesh gathering included lighting the
menorahs for Hanukah.
$5,018
Gift Shop Contribution to CABI for 2016
What a team effort this was! Because of all of your shopping at the CABI Gift Shop our sales zoomed and we were able to write a check for $5,018 to the CABI General Fund! This was almost 90% more than last year’s contribution. Thanks to all of you and with the help from the following members at the Hanukah Fair and Deli Days we reached our goal for 2016.
Toda Raba to: Shirley Silver, Reba Lindsey, Arlene & Jorge Barjam, Nancy Feldman, David & Shirley Gulebi-an, Randy Magen & Christine Chandler, Marina & Ga-briel Dery, Jackie Roggow, Tamar Milstein, Marc Snyder, Tom Rogers and last but not least, Paulette Esposito who is my gift shop co-manager and BFF.
Shalom,
Arleen Winkler ([email protected])
February Birthdays Betsy Russell February 1 Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill February 4 Michael Gusinow February 5 Steve Pollack February 7 Abigail Davis February 8 Roy Ledesma February 8 Addysen Abmont February 9 Samuel Birnbaum February 9 Rabbi Dan Fink February 9 Peter Goodwin February 9 Michael Kling February 9 Sally Hughes February 10 Hy Kloc February 10 Ariel Kronenberg February 11 Jack Zuckerman February 11
Jorge Barjam February 12 Lauren Chasin February 12 Eva Goode February 12 Rowan Silman Herbert February 13 Philip Stevenson February 13 Ina Thompson February 13 Samuel Kramer February 14 Maxwell Broussard February 15 Isaac Fishman February 16 Joshua Holmes February 16 Dennis Wolf February 17 Randall Holmes February 19 Megan Roberts February 19 Mary Peterman February 20 Ashleigh Vogel February 21
Vanessa Kramer February 22 Esther Oppenheimer February 22 Tara Oppenheimer February 22 Laura Page February 22 Barry Gans February 23 Alise Pemsler February 23 Peter Bard February 24 Vikke Garcia February 26 Sherrill Livingston February 26 Elizabeth Rodgers February 26 Nathan Alexander February 28 Kurt Gusinow February 28 Claire Manning February 28
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Deli Days: Idaho’s Jewish Festival 2017, June 15 & 16
M ark your calendars for 2017 Deli Days: Idaho’s Jewish Festival on Thursday and Friday, June 15
th and 16
th.
Please join us this spring in the preparations for CABI’s biggest fundraiser, as we meet in the CABI kitchen to bake together and stockpile our freezer with delicious treats. Have a beloved recipe for hamentaschen, man-del bread, challah, or strudel? Bake for us at your home at your convenience, or even better, volunteer to
lead a baking session at the synagogue. All are welcome to come and bake. If you can’t participate, please consider a donation toward our Deli Days baking fund to help us buy our ingredients.
There are lots of ways to volunteer for Deli Days: Idaho’s Jewish Festival. If you are interested in heading up our securi-ty/parking efforts, that is one important responsibility that remains open. (Excellent training is available.) We will need all kinds of volunteers as June approaches, so please think about how you might like to participate. Contact Amy Duque at [email protected] for more information. If you are interested in shadowing Amy, in order to chair next year’s event, now is the time to begin! Mass baking starts in March: Sundays, March 12, 19, and 26. Call Telma Andersen at 284-4794.
Amy Duque
Life Cycle
Mazel Tov to:
Amy Benakote and Scott Garson on the birth of their son, Sidney Leo Garson, on Monday, January 2, 2017.
Sabrina Edge-Kierpak (now Sabrina Vogel) and Gabriel Vogel on their December 20 wedding held at CABI. Condolences to:
Hillary Beale on the death of her father, John Hart, in Boise on January 5.
The Kinberg-Smulovitz family on the death of Rhoda G. Kershman Kinberg, mother-in-law of Haya Kinberg and grandmother of Oni Kinberg, on January 2 in San Diego, California.
Senior Socialites Theatre Group Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! It won’t stop us from having our dinner and theatre evenings or our theatre and dinner matinees. Here’s our upcoming schedule at the Stage Coach Theatre…
Sunday March 12 @ 2 pm – ‘Sylvia’ is a delightful play about a man, a dog and his wife (the man’s, not the dog’s). We’ll have dinner after the show.
Sunday April 23 @ 2 pm – ‘Mauritius’ is a dramatic comedy that’s engrossing and unpretentious. Let’s dis-cuss it at dinner after the show.
Thursday June 1 @ 7 pm - ‘Dolly Parton’s 9-5’ –(please call me for reservations asap-this show always sells out! ) We’ll meet at Chiang Mai @ 5:30 for dinner.
Sunday July 16 @ 2 pm – Neil Simon’s ‘Star Span-gled Girl’ (suggest calling me for reservations asap) Din-ner after the show. Please email me with any questions. Looking forward to wonderful times this year. Arleen Winkler ([email protected])
Idaho’s Brightest Star Awards
Tom Rogers
Tom Rogers was nomi-nated for a Brightest Star Award, a Department of Labor Program that cele-brates the outstanding dedication and accom-plishment of Idaho Vol-unteers. Tom was nomi-nated because of his work with the Somali Bantu Community. His relationship with them began with the CABI community garden. Over the years he has expand-ed involvement through tutoring programs for elementary and high school children and adults. He has facilitated Cooking Matters courses for refugees, taught by the Idaho Food Bank. He plans on expanding his involvement at the national level with a new National Somali Association. Tom’s other volunteer activ-ities include CABI Social Action Chair and member of the Eagle Library Board.
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Donations If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
Unrestricted Contributions Warren & Kris & Nick Barrash Shannon Blackley Daniel & Elizabeth Fitch Nadine Fox - in honor of her daughter, Dr. Nicole Fox, passing her board certification in psychiatry Alan Leschinski Jules & Fay Levin Matt Oppenheimer Alise & Seth Pemsler: in appreciation for the Moody Jews Gaye Wise: donated with great appreciation for the Chicken Soup Group
CABI Board Notes from January
After completing a thorough search and testing of software options, Treasurer James Auw recommended that CABI sub-scribe to a cloud-based computer service, ShulCloud, that will enable the synagogue to maintain data base and financial records that are complete, current, and accurate. Members will be able to manage their family information, and this ser-vice will allow seamless integration between the database, the website, and the religious school. All staff members sup-port the adoption, which will be paid for by an existing grant. The board unanimously approved the request.
Watch for further information about this new development!
The board and Rabbi Dan expressed great thanks to Sandy Berenter and her committee for their work on Sabbatical book and lay leadership. Volunteers are still needed on Shabbat mornings -- readers of Torah as well as D’var Torah presenters.
Q2 Financial Report Ending December 31, 2016 Account Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 YTD 2017 YTD / Budget 16-17 Budget
MEMBERSHIP INCOME 35,364 30,359 22,377 207,418 88% 235,000
EARNED INCOME 4,357 4,040 1,765 30,462 49% 62,667
CONTRIBUTED INCOME 368 2,870 7,493 34,583 180% 19,250
DELI DAYS INCOME 0 0 0 11,930 18% 65,000
OTHER FUNDRAISING (& JCS) 471 (192) 0 979 0
Total Income 40,560 37,077 31,635 285,371 75% 381,917
RABBINIC & ADMIN. PAYROLL 15,673 18,408 16,923 103,515 49% 212,083
PAYROLL TAXES & BENEFITS 1,155 1,232 1,548 7,708 44% 17,400
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 240 61 520 1,899 50% 3,825
OFFICE SUPPLIES, COPIER, POSTAGE
1,149 1,209 969 6,170 60% 10,338
TELEPHONE 511 516 522 3,880 61% 6,375
NEWSLETTER,LIBRARY & DIREC-TORY
0 200 0 400 27% 1,488
BANK CHG & MUM DUES 5,833 (54) 0 6,208 48% 12,975
ONEGS, FACILITATOR & CHLD CARE
293 455 88 1,204 49% 2,465
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES 0 165 105 335 0
BUILDING & GROUNDS 6,778 4,529 2,839 22,531 54% 42,020
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL (& JCS) 1,869 4,635 5,541 19,213 29% 66,463
WORSHIP & CHOIR 792 2,938 250 4,367 114% 3,825
DELI DAYS EXPENSE 0 0 0 13,451 30% 45,000
SYNAGOGUE PROGRAMS & EVENTS
0 54 (17) 37 0
SOCIAL,FF,BIKKUR CHOLIM 76 91 0 224 21% 1,063
Total Expense 34,370 34,438 29,287 191,142 45% 425,320
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Rabbi Dan Fink, [email protected] Synagogue Director Nina Spiro, [email protected] Office Administrator Kat Dellamater, [email protected] Co-Director of Education & Younger Children Becky Groves, [email protected] Co-Director of Education & Teen Advisor Beth Harbison, [email protected] & [email protected] Music Educator Nemmie Stieha, [email protected] PJ Library Manager Joanna Jost, [email protected] Shabbat Facilitator James Auw Board of Trustees President—Leigh Evans, [email protected] President-Elect—Sharon Ledesma Vice-President—Oni Kinberg Treasurer—James Auw Secretary—Patti Diener-Lough At Large Members Alethia Dahlin Amy Duque Marty Geffon Deanah Messenger Tamar Milstein Ellen Suchar Addie Waxman Dennis Wolf Youth Representative—Sarah Chasin Synagogue Life Adult Education—Sandy Berenter Building Fund—Jeannette Bowman
CABI Bus—OPEN CABI Café—James Auw CABI Community Garden—Renée Kline Cemetery—Jack Bonawitz, Paul Frank, & John Barnet Chai Lights Editor—Nancy Feldman Chai Lights Folding—Bea Kopp Chevra Kadisha—Freddie Fisherman Chicken Soup Group—Pettra Pollack Conversion Mentoring—Rabbi Dan, Isabel Ringer Deli Days—Amy Duque Eblast—Katia Schrier Emergency Prep.—Addie Waxman, Elizabeth Rodgers Facebook & Social Media—OPEN Facilities—Marc Snyder Feast of Torah—Nemmie Stieha Friendship Feast—Kathryn Shapero, John Lllewellyn Gift Shop—Arleen Winkler, Paulette Esposito GreenFaith—Tom Rogers Idaho Jewish Festival—Oliver Thompson Jewish Assistance Fund of Idaho (JAFI)—Andy Chasan Kitchen—Marya Bruning Landscape—OPEN Library (Adults)—Terry McKay, Freddie Fisherman Library (Children)—Isabel Ringer Malkah Gathering—Molly O’Shea, Haya Kinberg Membership—Arleen Winkler Onegs—Debbie Holmes Ritual—Elisabeth Sonersen Rosh Chodesh—Betsy Russell Sabbatical Committee—Sandy Berenter Senior Socials—Arleen Winkler Shabbat on the Lake—Becky Groves Social Action—Tom Rogers Social Activities—OPEN The TABLE—Nemmie Stieha Volunteer Coordinators—Sharon Ledesma, Amy Duque Website—Elliott Groves Yom HaShoah—Patti Diener, Sherrill Livingston
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Donations Continued . . . Feast of Torah Murray & Nancy Feldman Robert Friedman & Gretchen Hecht Eva Goode Andrea Goodman Beth & Grant Harbison Molly O’Shea Gayle Speizer Molly O’Shea Youth Enrichment Michael Heck Jane Foreman in memory of Sara Meriette Interfaith Sanctuary Christmas Eve Dinner Leigh Evans Murray & Nancy Feldman Jewish Assistance Fund of Idaho (2016) Avi Bruchim & Sima Bruchim-Cohen Alethia Dahlin Andrew & Courtney Savin
Arleen Winkler & Tom Rogers Skip & Esther Oppenheimer Mark Audas & Idalyn Cyprus Brad & Shelley Wolf Bruce & Ardeth Smackey Cal McGillis Charlie & Betsy Russell Dave & Helen Brookman David & Mary Peterman Doug Oppenheimer Four Winds and a Dragon Maj Group Gail LeBow Gayle Speizer Virginia Gillerman & Alan Dornfest Harriet Berenter Pam Heuman Howard Berger Howard & Paula Koppel Hy Kloc & Joan Wallace Irv & Trudy Littman James & Alice Forsythe Jim & Ina Thompson Shira & Hananya Kronenberg Jeffrey Young Jerry & Suzi Cagen
Jerry Pollack & Joan Gusinow Jesikah & Johnny Luangaphay Allan & Marley Korn Kurt & Lauren Gusinow Larry Rincover Vern Lenz & Irit Shor Leigh Evans Linda Byron Louis & Valerie Vogel Mark & Meg Torf Marty Seidenfeld Molly O’Shea Morton & Mary Lou Weiner Murray & Nancy Feldman Nina Spiro & Charles Hannah Perry Paker Peter & Mikki Goodwin Richard & Bea Kopp Sam & Louise Birnbaum Steve & Terry Selekof Steve & Pettra Pollack United Way Eva Goode Beth & Grant Harbison Bill & Leslie Drake
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Community members young and old came out to light Hanukkah meno-
rahs at the annual Hanukkah service on Friday December 30.
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During a teen meeting Carly Hanna shared her experi-ences as a student in Israel with the NFTY EIE (Eisendrath Israel Experience) program. The experience changed her views on what it actually means to be a Jew.
CABIT Board Positions: President: Sarah Chasin, [email protected]. Membership & Communications VP: Zane Harbison, [email protected] Programming VP: Mira Torf, [email protected] Social Action VP: Alex Swerdloff, [email protected] Merchandising and Fundraising VP: Asher Sonersen, [email protected] Religions & Culture VP: Adam Thompson, [email protected] Treasurer: Rachel Chasin, [email protected]
NFTY 5777 Dates—Mark your calendars. Youth Summit & Convention in Chicago, IL
February 17-20 (Note: registration is already open)
Spring Kallah and Asefah: April 20 - 23
CABI Family Trip to Israel / December-January 2017/2018 Rabbi Dan in conjunction with the professionals at Israel Experts will lead a tour to Israel
Day 1: Friday, December 22. B'ruchim Haba’im – Welcome to Israel. Land at Ben Gurion air-port. Explore Jaffa. Visit Nahalat Binyamin. Prepare for Shabbat, attend services.
Day 2: Saturday, December 23 . Visit museum in Rehovot: Machon Ayalon, Explore the Clore Garden of Science, Isra-el Update, Havdalah, free evening.
Day 3: Sunday, December 24. Visit Independence Hall or tour the Palmach Museum Travel northwards. Visit Ein Shemer Ecological Greenhouse, visit Caesarea. Check in at guesthouse, dinner at guesthouse.
Day 4: Monday, December 25. Visit Golan Heights, explore Tzfat, boat ride on Lake Kinneret, fish dinner at Kibbutz Ein Gev
Day 5: Tuesday, December 26. Donkey riding on Mt. Arbel, visit Beit She’an, travel south, check into hotel, enjoy spa facilities
Day 6: Wednesday, December 27. Climb or cable car Masada, Dead Sea swimming, camel riding, drive to Machtesh Ramon,
Day 7: Thursday, December 28. Explore Ramon Crater, visit grave of David Ben Gurion, visit Israeli Airforce Museum, travel to Jerusalem.
Day 8: Friday, December 29. Visit Southern Wall excavations, visit Jewish Quarter and Kotel, visit Machane Yehuda, Kabbalat Shabbat
Day 9: Saturday, December 30. Shabbat morning Tfilot options . Walking tour of some of Jerusalem’s older neighbor-hoods, Havdalah, free evening.
Day 10: Sunday, December 31. Visit Yad Vashem, visit Har Herzl, hike Derech Burma. Farewell dinner and New Year’s toast. Depart for airport and return to the USA.
For complete details and fees visit our website www.cabi-boise.org.
Attention 8th graders through 12th graders!
Register early for Spring Kallah and take advantage of early bird pricing. This is the first event open to 8th graders. Don't miss this first NFTY experience. Check out northwest.nfty.org for details or see one of your CABIT VPs.
More teen photos on page 3 from Feast of
Torah
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The CABI gift shop is open Wednesday evenings
paralleling the Jewish Journeys schedule.
The gift shop can also be open by appointment
with Arleen Winkler at 818-398-7660.
CABI Website Getting a Facelift
Have you noticed our website's new look? We're in the process of updating our information so please "pardon our mess" while we work out the new system! Want to get involved with our social media? Contact Nemmie at [email protected] with questions!
Like us on Facebook. Search
@CABIBoise on Facebook. We are regu-
larly posting events and activities.
The March Chai Lights deadline is Friday February 17.
Email submissions to Nancy Feldman at [email protected].
We welcome notices of births, weddings and deaths for inclusion in our Life Cycle section.
CABI's group for ages 18-37
will host a Shabbat dinner at the home of Nemmie Stieha on February 24th at 6:30 pm. Please contact Nemmie with RSVPs and questions by Thursday February 23rd at [email protected] or 343-6601, ext. 6.
Come Play with Us Musicians: Are you musi-cally inclined and ready to join our house band for our Early Bird Shabbat Un-plugged services? The time to join is now! Nemmie is taking over the organization of Unplugged services dur-ing Rabbi Dan’s sabbatical and she's looking for musi-cians! Please send her an e-mail at [email protected] or call her to sign
up at 343-6601, ext. 6.
All CABI Shabbat Dinner: February 3
Tu B’Shevat Celebration: February 11
