It is once again a welcome privilege for the clergy to lead off the first issue of the Scroll for the new year.This is a time to enjoy familiar experiences as well as new begin- nings.This issue will focus on the latter. This issue also marks the start of Beth El’s 62nd year of making a difference in people’s lives and in the community around us. Last year was marked by new efforts in building our community and a lot of focus on education. We completed searches for a new education director and a new director for our Preschool, and we welcome Rabbi Mark Levine and Kim Lausin, respectively, into these leadership positions. (Find out more about them on page 10.) We saw our Religious School grow to 540 students, not missing a beat under Elisha Frumkin, interim director, who becomes associate education direc- tor going forward. Our first L2G classes began. Age and Stage programs for emp- ty nesters and high school juniors and seniors were implemented. Adult educa- tion continued apace, rebranded in part as the Rabbi Samuel Scolnic Adult Institute. Our synagogue theme for 5774 is Conservative Judaism. On the 100th birthday of the United Synagogue, the umbrella group for congregations such as ours, we are determined to have a seri- ous dialogue about the reasons we have My approach to language teaching is based on my personal belief that what keeps people apart and wary of one another is fear – fear of some- thing people do not understand, and therefore mistrust. It is this fear that ultimately manifests itself in prejudice we see around us. —Flora M. Singer My mother, Flora Singer, was a foreign language teacher with Montgomery County Public Schools for 14 years. She wove lessons about human tolerance and understanding into her French classes. She also co-created and implemented one of the first courses for teachers on how to teach the subject of the Holo- caust to high-school students. So it is fitting that MCPS’s newest continued on page 2 continued on page 6 Flora Singer in Belgium after liberation in 1945. Scroll Congregation Beth El The Scroll is a recipient of three Solomon Schech- ter Gold Awards from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Theme New Beginnings • 1, 10-13 From the Clergy • 1 Library Corner • 5 Youth • 7 Rabbi Scolnic Adult Institute • 9 Haftarah Class • 9 Create a Jewish Legacy • 9 Ask the Clergy • 12 Softball • 13 Mitzvah Day • 14-15 Departments Sisterhood • 3 Men’s Club • 4 Contributions • 16 Bulletin Board • 20 September 2013 • Elul 5773 –Tishrei 5774 Vol. 63 No. 1 By Rabbi Bill Rudolph, Rabbi Greg Harris, and Hazzan Matthew Klein From the Clergy Back to School Flora M. Singer Elementary By Sandra Singer Landsman NEW YEAR New Beginnings
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It is once again a welcome privilege for the clergy to lead off the first issue of the Scroll for the new year. This is a time to enjoy familiar experiences as well as new begin-nings. This issue will focus on the latter.
This issue also marks the start of Beth El’s 62nd year of making a difference in people’s lives and in the community around us. Last year was marked by new efforts in building our community and a lot of focus on education. We completed searches for a new education director and a new director for our Preschool, and we welcome Rabbi Mark Levine and Kim Lausin, respectively, into these leadership positions. (Find out more about them on
page 10.) We saw our Religious School grow to 540 students, not missing a beat under Elisha Frumkin, interim director, who becomes associate education direc-tor going forward. Our first L2G classes began. Age and Stage programs for emp-ty nesters and high school juniors and seniors were implemented. Adult educa-tion continued apace, rebranded in part as the Rabbi Samuel Scolnic Adult Institute.
Our synagogue theme for 5774 is Conservative Judaism. On the 100th birthday of the United Synagogue, the umbrella group for congregations such as ours, we are determined to have a seri-ous dialogue about the reasons we have
My approach to language teaching is based on my personal belief that what keeps people apart and wary of one another is fear – fear of some-thing people do not understand, and therefore mistrust. It is this fear that ultimately manifests itself in prejudice we see around us.
—Flora M. SingerMy mother, Flora Singer, was a foreign language teacher with Montgomery County Public Schools for 14 years. She wove lessons about human tolerance and understanding into her French classes. She also co-created and implemented
one of the first courses for teachers on how to teach the subject of the Holo-caust to high-school students.
So it is fitting that MCPS’s newest
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Flora Singer in Belgium after liberation in 1945.
S c r o l lCongregation Beth El
The Scroll is a recipient of three Solomon Schech-ter Gold Awards from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
By Rabbi Bill Rudolph, Rabbi Greg Harris, and Hazzan Matthew Klein
From the Clergy
Back to SchoolFlora M. Singer ElementaryBy Sandra Singer Landsman
NEw yEarNew Beginnings
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S c r o l l8215 Old Georgetown RoadBethesda, Maryland 20814-1451Phone 301-652-2606 Fax 301-907-8559Web www.bethelmc.orgAffiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative JudaismSenior Rabbi William D. Rudolph [email protected] Gregory Harris [email protected] Matthew Klein [email protected] Executive Director Sheila H. Bellack [email protected] DirectorRabbi Mark Levine [email protected] Education DirectorElisha Frumkin [email protected] of Community Engagement Geryl Baer [email protected] Preschool Director Kim Lausin [email protected] Director Adam Zeren [email protected] Emeritus Samuel Scolnic, z”lHazzan Emeritus Abraham Lubin [email protected] MillsExecutive Vice PresidentJerome SorkinAdministrative Vice PresidentLarisa Avner TrainorCommunications and Tikkun Olam Vice PresidentLarry SidmanCommunity Building Vice President Ivy FieldsDevelopment and Finance Vice PresidentMark C. BronfmanEducation and Lifelong Learning Vice PresidentAmy Kaufman GoottWorship and Spirituality Vice PresidentRebecca Musher GrossTreasurerJoseph B. HoffmanSecretarySharon D. ZissmanScroll Committee [email protected] Janet Meyers, Chair, Sharon Apfel, Judy Futterman, Mara Greengrass, Davida Kales, Marci Kanstoroom, Helen Popper, Marsha Rehns, Larry Sidman and Jerry Sorkin. 4U editor: Jennifer KatzScroll, USPS Number 009813, is published monthly by Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, 8215 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814. Periodical postage rate paid at Bethesda, Maryland and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Scroll, 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Special Labor Day weekend Office HoursRosh Hashanah begins Wednesday evening, September 4. High Holiday tickets have been mailed.
Religious School begins Sunday, September 8.
The Main Office and the Religious School Office will be open on Sunday and Monday, September 1 and 2, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, for last-minute payments, ticket distributions, and Religious School registration. n
Digital Parenting: What You Need to Know About Today’s Technology
Sunday, October 13, 10:30 amBender Sanctuary
Featuring author Sharon Duke EstroffSharon Duke Estroff is the author of the book Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? She writes for national publications including The Huffington Post, Woman’s Day, and Parent. She focuses on the impact of modern technology on children.
This event is free, but please RSVP to Geryl Baer at [email protected] or 301-652-8569, ext. 352.
Scroll Seeks WritersBe a part of the award-wining Beth El Scroll. The Scroll committee is looking for congregants who enjoy writing to join our staff of reporters and editors. Contact us at [email protected].
chosen affiliation with the Conservative movement and both the opportunities and challenges the movement faces in mak-ing an impact on the Jewish world. Many of us are connected to the movement’s camps, schools, and institutions. Yet most of us can do no better in defining our movement other than “not Orthodox and not Reform.” Along with all the programming we do, this dialogue will be key in shaping the year as well as the direction Beth El takes in the future.
For right now, the three of us are excited to be able to join as your clergy, for the third time together, to wish you and your families a good and sweet and peaceful 5774. We look forward to praying with you on Yom Tov and Shabbat (and in the daily minyan), and we look forward to learning with you and help-ing build our community and our future together. All the best from our families to yours. L’shanah tovah tikatevu. n
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Welcome Sukkot and autumn with a creative demonstration of flower arrangements
Join Sisterhood for a fun, interactive evening in our festive Beth El Sukkah.
Tuesday, September 247:30 pm
Congregation Beth El SukkahPlease RSVP by September 16 to [email protected]
Sisterhood UpComiNg SiSTErhood/ZhaVa EVENTSTuesdays, September 3, 10, 17, 24 6:30 pm Mah JonggTuesday, September 24, 7:30 pm Evening in the Sukkah, flower arrangingSunday, September 29, 11:30 am Book Chat, The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer, a World War II novel set in France and Hungary. Cosponsored with the Library Committee.Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 pm Kesher Nashim
Drop by and see our beautiful selection of shofars and honey dishes. We also carry honey
from the Land of Milk and Honey. We now carry tefillin and tefillin bags.
NeW iteMs arriviNg DaiLy. soMetHiNg for every buDget
volunteer in the shop to receive 10 percent off.
tuesdays 4:00 - 6:15 pm
sundays 9:30 am -12:30 pmOr by appointment. Contact Michelle Gips or Debbie
Olchykat at [email protected], 301-652-2606.beth el Judaica & gifts is a project of beth el sisterhood
betH eL JuDaica & gifts
Sisterhood presents a Jewish Calendar Diary
for 5774/2013-2014produced by Women’s League for Conservative JudaismThis calendar includes all the Jewish and secular holidays starting in September 2013 with Month-at-a-Glance and
Week-at-a-Glance views.Makes a great Jewish New Year gift.
And don’t forget to get one for yourself.Only $12 per calendar.
You will be notified when your order is ready for pickup.To order, contact Ina Young at [email protected] or
301-652-2606, or complete the form below and send it to Sisterhood at Congregation Beth El.
8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Make check payable to Beth El Sisterhood.
Janice Hamer, a composer of an opera about the Holocaust, will speak at Beth El on Sun-day, October 6, at 10:00 am. The opera, Lost Childhood, will be presented by the National Philharmonic at Strathmore Hall on Novem-ber 9, the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Janice, the daughter of Beth El congregant Joe Hamer, studied at Harvard and received her Ph.D. from the City University of New York.
Lost Childhood is based on a memoir by child survivor New York psychiatrist Yehuda Nir. The full-length opera, which took 15 years to write and compose, features 12 solo roles and will receive its first full performance at Strathmore in Novem-ber. Janice wrote the music and the libretto is by Mary Azrael.
The opera is set in Lvov, Poland; the year is 1939. In the living room of a Jewish family, nine-year-old Julek and his teenage sister dance the tango to music from the radio. Their father enters and turns to the BBC broadcast to hear news of impending war. The drama then jumps to Manhattan ho-tel in 1993, where Judah, a psychiatrist (the child Julek), sits across from his German colleague, Manfred, born after the war to a prominent family of Nazi sympathizers.
The confrontation between a post-war German man and a Jewish Holocaust survivor, each deeply troubled by his own lost childhood, makes the past come alive. The music strives to recreate the Holocaust’s terrors and inspire an opti-mistic view of the future.
Manfred’s character was inspired by Yehuda Nir’s friend Gottfried Wagner, a great-grandson of Richard Wagner. n
Men’s Club Poker TournamentSunday, October 27, 6:30-10:00 pmWaiting for the perfect Men’s Club event to get you out on a Sunday night? Do you have an overdeveloped sense of confidence? Do you like wine, beer, and snacks? If you answered “yes” to at least one of these, contact Jeffrey Grill at 301-442-4281 or [email protected] and and tell him you’re ALL IN. Open to the first 50 Beth El Men’s Club members who send a $72 check payable to Beth El Men’s Club.
Fishing TripSunday, October 6, 10:00 am Join us for fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.
Cost is $100 per person, with checks payable to Beth El Men’s Club.
The trip is limited to the first 18 people, unless there is enough interest for a second boat.
Please RSVP via the form in the shul lobby or email [email protected] to ask for a form.
Cornstalk S’chach for SukkotBeth El Men’s Club is offering cornstalk bunches for s’chach to cover your sukkah. Orders must be received by September 9 and will be delivered to your home either Friday, September
13, or between Sunday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 18 (erev Sukkot).
To order: Complete form below with a check for $12.50 per cornstalk bunch made out to Beth El Men’s Club. Mail
to Congregation Beth El, Men’s Club, 8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, or drop it off in the Men’s Club
I wish to order _____ bunches of cornstalk (10-12 per bunch) at $12.50 each. (Note: We suggest 4-5 bunches to cover an 8’ x 10’ Sukkah).
A check is enclosed for $_________.q Note: Please check the box if you are hosting a Religious
School “Build the Joy” event on Sunday, September 15, and thus require s’chach on Friday, September 13.
UPCOMiNg MEN’S ClUB EVENTSSunday, September 8 No program Thursday, September 12, 8:30 pm Jon Shields will lead Hearing Men’s Voices on the topic, “Forgiving.” Sunday, September 22, 10:00 am Herbert Tanenbaum, retired physician and long-time congregant, will give a presentation on “Coronary Disease and Resuscitation: An Update.” Sunday, September 22, 7:30-9:30 pm Men’s Club Kickoff. Meet new people, pick up tips to improve your poker game, and sample a variety of craft beers. Join fellow congregants and Men’s Club members to hear about Men’s Club programs for the year. Free; open to all.Sunday, September 29, 10:00 am Paul Green will speak about his book, Forgotten Hostages, which describes his involvement in the first major terrorist incident in Washington when he was a young executive with B’nai B’rith International.
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When Jonathan Sacks was born in London 65 years ago, few could have imagined that this son of a Polish shmatte dealer would rise to be the ad-visor and confidant of English princes and prime ministers, much less a global spokesman for religious values. Yet as Sacks prepares to step down in Sep-tember from his post as Britain’s Chief Rabbi after 22 years in office, illustri-ous members of the British elite can-not seem to say enough to express their gratitude. At a recent tribute dinner, Prince Charles, along with an extraor-dinary parade of past and present Brit-ish prime ministers and archbishops of Canterbury, heaped accolades on Rabbi Sacks, hailing him as a “national trea-sure,” “intellectual giant,” and “moral voice” within Britain and around the world. Even former Prime Minister Gordon Brown belied his reputation as a dour Scot by effusively calling Sacks the “greatest scholar,” the “greatest phi-losopher,” the “greatest writer,” and the “greatest thinker” he has ever met.
In the United States, Rabbi Sacks draws standing-room-only crowds on his American book tours. Sometimes called the “best communicator in the Jewish world,” Sacks is the author of
24 stimulating, easy-to-read books on Jewish and social issues as well as com-mentaries on sacred texts. His most re-cent book, The Great Partnership, argues that religion and science are fully com-patible and that we need both. During this month of Jewish holiday reflection, you can jump start your thinking about life’s big issues by dipping into one of Rabbi Sacks’ books (titles available in our library include A Letter in the Scroll and Covenant and Conversation: Genesis) or watching one of his many lectures and interviews posted online. Rabbi and lord of the RealmRabbi Sacks says that his first memory was of being lifted up by his father to place the bells on a Torah scroll. None-theless, he pursued a rabbinic career only after setting aside earlier aspirations to be an economist, lawyer, or professor of philosophy. Growing up in a house of few books, Sacks says his “teenage rebel-lion” consisted of wandering through secondhand bookshops, where he dis-covered British philosophers Locke and Hume. Enthused by philosophy’s effort “to make sense of it all,” Sacks delved into the subject at Cambridge and Oxford, earning a Ph.D. from King’s College. Still searching for wisdom, he entered rabbinical school. Such was his reputation for brilliance that Sacks was named Chief Rabbi only 13 years after his ordination. Still, Rabbi Sacks
remains nostalgic about his roots. When Queen Elizabeth conferred on him a life peerage, he chose the title Baron Sacks of Aldgate after an area in Lon-don’s East End where Sacks’ father sold cloth remnants and his grandmother ran a wine shop.
As Chief Rabbi, Sacks technically is the spiritual head only of shuls within the ambit of the centrist-Orthodox United Synagogue, which appointed him to his position. Nonetheless, the prestige of the office (which dates from the 18th century) gives the Chief Rabbi the appearance of representing all British Jewry to British officialdom and the public. Many non-Orthodox Jews object to this perception since Sacks, they say, has not always treated their denominations respectfully. Said one Reform movement official, “He’s very good at interfaith but not very good at intrafaith.” Still, admirers of Rabbi Sacks predict that after he leaves the Chief Rabbinate and the employ of the United Synagogue, he will use his new freedom to promote more liberal, inclusive views. In any case, many eyes will be watching this charismatic lead-er, curious to see what he will do next. Sacks will be succeeded as Chief Rabbi by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, currently the senior rabbi at a large London con-gregation and the former Chief Rabbi of Ireland. n
Book ChatSunday, September 29, 11:30 am. Please join us to discuss The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer, a World War II novel set in France and Hungary. For more information, please contact Margery London or Robin Jacobson at [email protected].
Library Corner
a Farewell Salute to Chief rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksBy Robin Jacobson
Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
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elementary school is named for her and that the year-old Flora M. Singer Elementary School has a Flora M. Singer Day. Created by the school’s principal, Kyle Heatwole, the day involves the students in lessons and activities revolving around Flora’s lessons of tolerance, kindness, and community service. This year’s day took place on June 7. The children planted flowers and made bookmarks with quotes from Flo-ra. The third- and fourth-grade classes attended an assembly where I had the honor of speaking and answering students’ questions about my mother. Next year, Principal Heatwole plans more class activities and art projects re-lated to Flora’s life. Lessons that build on the foundation of tolerance will be created in hopes that students can go forth with the knowledge of how to make the world a better place.
The Silver Spring school was also officially dedicated in June, with Senator Ben Cardin, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, and other county and school officials speaking at the ceremony.Teaching at Beth ElA long-time Beth El member, Flora taught a Yiddish lit-erature course for the Saul Bendit Institute. She was also involved with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, help-ing with the speakers’ bureau and other departments. Flora, a Holocaust survivor who evaded the concentration camps, was hidden in a convent in her homeland of Belgium and cared for by nuns. She died at the age of 78 in 2009.
My husband and I traveled across Eastern Europe this
summer, visiting what remained of the Jewish communities, as well as the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps where most of my mother’s family and friends perished. Our final destination was Ruiselede, Belgium, where we had an emotional visit with the one surviving nun who helped keep my mother from the horrific camps that we had seen just days before. Flora had made numerous visits back to
the convent over the years. Before her death, she completed the task of hav-ing her saviors honored by Yad Vashem.
In the summer of 2007, MCPS honored Flora for her Holocaust edu-cation work. At the close of the Board of Education meeting, one member stood up and declared that a school should be named after her. This set in motion wheels that continued to turn until the school became a reality.
From 2007 to 2012, Flora’s friends, colleagues, and family members wrote letters and made frequent visits to the Board of Education to keep the idea alive.
By April 2012, MCPS had narrowed choices down to six names, including Flora’s. In May 2012 her name was chosen, making the Flora M. Singer Elementary School the first pub-lic school in the United States to be named after a Holocaust survivor. The school, in the Forest Glen section of Silver Spring, has about 600 students in grades kindergarten to five.
Flora’s memoir, Flora, I Was But a Child, documents her experiences during the Holocaust. It is available in the Beth El Library and on Amazon.com. n
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lUlAV AND ETROg ORDER FORM
i would like to order the following lulav and etrog set:
q Standard $52 q Quality $65
Name _________________________
phone ________________________
Email ________________________
Please make your check payable to Congregation Beth El and send it with this form to the office.
Orders must be placed by Monday, September 9.
Orders can be picked up on Tuesday, Sep-tember 17, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, or Wednes-day, September 18, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
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Watch the mail for your invitation.
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I’m thrilled to write about new beginnings for this month’s Scroll. There’s so much new in the Youth Department, I’m not sure where to start.
Let’s begin with our new Youth Department staff. Tali Moscowitz and Isabel Barr join us as our Bonim (K-second grade) advisors for this year. If you’ve been up to the Religious School offices this summer, you’ve met Tali, who is working as the administrative assistant. She is fun, energetic, and friendly, and I just know all the kids are going to love her. Isabel is no stranger to Beth El because her family has been members for years. Isabel was an active member of our Youth Groups when she was a student, and she is excited to give back.
We also are welcoming Shira Goldstein to our staff. Shi-ra will be helping me with USY. She is a former Seaboard Region president, spent a year with Nativ in Israel, and now attends University of Maryland College Park. Her father is the rabbi at Beth Israel in Owings Mills. Shira is very ex-cited to get back involved with USY and hopes to make the best chapter in the region even better.
We will now include eighth graders in our USY chapter.
The high schoolers who plan and run USY have been busy all summer making sure our calendar is full of great activi-ties, so our eighth graders should enjoy a great year. September activitiesSeptember will be a busy month. Bonim (grades K-second) meets on Sunday, September 29, for an afternoon of Ulti-mate Games. Machar (grades third-fifth) will start the year on Sunday, September 8, by rock climbing at EarthTrex. Also, on Sunday, September 8, USY will hold its own ver-sion of the TV show “Wipeout,” featuring two huge in-flatables and the chance to get very wet. Other activities are being planned; check your email for the announcements. To get involved in any of our youth groups, please make sure you’re enrolled by emailing me at [email protected].
I can’t wait to see you all this month for an incredible year in the Youth Department. n
youth activities
Exciting youth Department ChangesBy Adam Zeren
Attention Parents of College Students! Looking for a way to keep your college student connected to Beth El? Send current email and mailing addresses, name of school with expected graduation date to [email protected] by September 9, and your college student will receive regular email messages from the Rabbi and special holiday packages filled with greetings and goodies.
Or complete the form and return it to the synagogue office, Attention: College Outreach
Student: _____________________________________
School: ______________________________________
Mailing address: _______________________________
___________________________________________
Please indicate if the mailing address is: q On-campus q Off-campus
Email address: _______________________________Year of graduation: __________________________*IMPORTANT NOTE: To keep our database current,
this information needs to be updated each year.
COme heaR the maCCabeatS at beth el
Sunday, November 10, at 4:30 pm.Tickets can be bought online at www.bethelmc.org or in person at the office. Tickets bought in advance are $12 for adults or $10 for youth under 13. At the door,
tickets will cost $15 for adults, $12 for youth. Family maximum is $42 in advance; $50 at the door.
YouTh KicKoff EvENTSunday, September 22, 10:30 am
Bender SanctuaryThe Mama Doni Band kicks off another amazing year
of youth programming. Join us in the Social Hall following the concert for a great ice cream sundae social! It’s all FREE! Religious School students will
attend with their class. No RSVP needed.
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Rabbi Greg and Rebekah Harris invite the community to celebrate as their son
Benjamin Lev Harris
is cal led to the Torah as a bar mitzvah
O ctob er 12, 2013
9 :30 am Congregation Beth el
Kiddush luncheon fol lows services
Please RSVP to the synagogue office at
301-652-2606 after September 8.
In support of our wonderful congregational community, donations
may be made to Beth El ’s General Fund in l ieu of gifts .
green Tikkun Olam Upcoming Events
Wednesday, September 11, 7:30 pm, Family RoomBeth El’s Green Tikkun (Environmental Committee) holds its annual meeting.Learn what we have accomplished so far and what we would like to do over the next year. Submit agenda items to Michele Lieban Levine at [email protected].
Saturday, October 5, 12:30 pm (after Shabbat services and Kiddush), Swoff ChapelMeet with the Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian directors of Friends of the Earth – Middle East (FoEME), who will discuss their cooperative ventures to clean up the lower Jordan River and other projects. For more information, contact Howard Hoffman at [email protected] or Michele at [email protected].
One of the best ways for you to be a part of the syna-gogue community is to volunteer for an activity. It is a great way to meet other congregants, build new relation-ships, and actively participate in synagogue life. The High Holidays usher in a new year filled with social, educa-tional, and community-wide experiences, and volunteers are welcome – and needed - to help plan and implement these events. Some programs are long-standing traditions, such as preparing new-member welcome bags. Others are new programs, like the Chinese food and a movie night, attended last year by more than 200 people. For more in-formation, contact Geryl Baer at [email protected] or 301-652-8569, ext. 352.
Please check all events that you are interested in on the form below, or go online to http://bethelrs.wufoo.com/forms/volunteer-form/. q Ice Cream Scoopers for Youth Department Kickoff (September 29)q Assembling New-Member Bags q Delivering New-Member Bags q Outreach Booth at Local Stores Before Holidays q Registration for Maccabeats Concert (November 10) q Chinese Food and a Movie (December 24) q Assembling College Student Packages
q Envelope Stuffing for Special Mailings q Lighten Up Shabbat Dinner Host (February)q End of Year Picnic (June)
Sometimes there are other programs and events that need a few people to help out. Please let us know what kinds of activities you would be willing to help with. q Registration at Events q Selling Books q Serving Food q Set up/Break down q Hosting a Meal or Small Gathering at Your Home q Chaperoning Youth Group Events
Do you have expertise in other areas that you would be willing to share or areas in the synagogue that you would like to be involved with?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Name: ________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________
Primary Phone Number: _________________________
Secondary Phone Number: _______________________
What time of the day or evening is best to reach you? _____
Congregation Beth El Volunteer Form
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wednesday Morning Haftarah Study By Tricia SachsIn our weekly Haftarah class with Rabbi Harris last year we studied what the Haftarah is, why we read it, and what the thematic connection is between the Haftarah and each week’s Torah parshah. Not only have we studied each por-tion from a book of the Prophets, but we have also looked at the larger historical context, i.e., what was transpiring at the time in the wider civilization.
While we always manage to finish reading the chapter, along the way we digress to larger issues that may come up. That could include understanding God’s covenant with the Jews and what it means for us to fulfill our part, enriching one’s life through ritual, helping the homeless and veterans in our own community, and trying to make sense of tragedy.
All this, with the scholarly enthusiastic guidance of our own Rabbi Harris, who will leave you with more than enough to contemplate between 9:30 and 11:00 am to last you the rest of the week, let alone that afternoon.
Please join us when we resume in the fall with the books of the Prophets (Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings). We welcome new faces and voices. Contact Rabbi Harris at [email protected] for more information. n
Preparing for Future Beth El GenerationsBy Suzanne BronheimOur Jewish journeys may begin early in life with our families and home communities. For many of us, however, a significant new beginning in that journey comes when we join a synagogue community as an adult. At Beth El, we are fortunate to make that beginning in a shul that exemplifies the best of the Conservative movement, bringing innovation and creativity to Jewish traditions so that Judaism is continuously revitalized in the context of modern life. The founders of Beth El left us this wonderful legacy. We owe it to future generations of Beth El Jews to have that same opportunity.
Beth El has joined with other area Jewish organizations in the Create a Jewish Legacy initiative, a bequest program that is indispensable to the future health of our synagogue. Please join us to preserve Beth El and provide for future generations of families. Creating your legacy can be as simple as including Beth El in your will or as a partial beneficiary under your re-tirement plan or life insurance policy.
If you have already made a bequest to Beth El, we would love to know and acknowledge your vision. Please let Sheila Bellack know. If you want more information or want to dis-cuss your legacy, contact Sheila Bellack at [email protected], and she will connect you with a member of Beth El’s Cre-ate a Jewish Legacy team. n
Rabbi Samuel ScolnicADULT INSTITUTE
Wednesday Evening schedule with Minyan/refreshment break from 8:20-8:40 pm
7:30 – 8:20 pm 8:40 – 9:30 pm
The Future of Conservative Judaism at 100Rabbi William Rudolph
Six Central Prayers for Your LifeHazzan Matthew Klein
Liturgy and Prayer: Challenges to the Roles of Jewish Women
Rabbi Avis Miller
Holocaust’s Place in History: New Insights into the Holocaust
Claire Goldstein SimmonsMajor Trends and Issues in the American
Jewish ExperienceDr. George Berlin
Israel: Current Political Issues and Challenges
Martin Sieff
Midrashim on Key Biblical Personalities: Learn the Rest of the Story
Marilyn Zitomer Fine
Jewish Influence on American Popular SongsHenry Kahn and Andrew Zatman
Tuesday morning schedule with refreshment break from 10:50-11:10 am
10:00 – 10:50 am 11:10 am – noonMajor Trends and Issues in the American
Jewish ExperienceDr. George Berlin
Jews Along the Historic Silk RoadJeffrey Kaplan
Liturgy and Prayer: Challenges to the Roles of Jewish Women
Rabbi Avis Miller
Midrashim on Key Biblical Personalities: Learn the Rest of the Story
Marilyn Zitomer Fine
Fall 2013
The Rabbi Samuel Scolnic Adult Institute, founded in 1977 as the Saul Bendit Institute, is one of the leading synagogue-based adult education programs in the Washington, D.C., area. Now in its 36th year, the Institute has received national and international recognition.
The fall program, running for six weeks, comprises 10 courses offered Wednesday evenings beginning October 9, and four classes offered Tuesday mornings, beginning October 8. The courses include classes on Conservative Judaism, Jewish history, Jewish liturgy, Bible, and Jewish thought. We are confident that you will find the courses interesting and informative. n
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As she sits comfortably on a child-sized chair in the Beth El Library, Kim Lausin jokes, “I very much think like a three year old.” That kind of mindset is an advantage for this new director of the Beth El Preschool (BEPS).
Kim is also new to the area, coming from suburban Cleveland, where she lived and worked nearly all her life and where she taught and served as the director of preschools for Park Synagogue and Gross Schechter Day School, both in Pepper Pike. She is looking forward to the challenge of working at a co-op preschool for the first time.
A career in preschool education was not her original plan. Her first passion was singing and musical theater. She enjoyed playing the piano and liked the idea of teaching, but a counselor once told her she was “too short and little to teach high school.” She married, had two daughters
Kim LausinFamily: Three daughters, one grandsonBorn: ClevelandEducation: B.A., Early Childhood Education, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago;M. Ed., Curriculum and Specialized Instruction, Cleveland State University, ClevelandCareer: Preschool teacher and director, Park Synagogue, Pepper Pike, Ohio; preschool director, Gross Schechter Day School, Pepper Pike, Ohio Hobbies: Photography, singing, musicFavorite Home Feature: Her apartment’s balconyFavorite Food: Anything with barbecue sauceFavorite Color: Red
Only two Jews were in Mark Levine’s freshman class at Vir-ginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. Church attendance on Sunday was mandatory, although the Jews had an excused absence. On Yom Kippur of his senior year, when war broke out in Israel, Rabbi Levine was profoundly moved.
“I had a strong cul-tural Jewish identity,” Rabbi Levine, Beth El’s new educa-tion director, recalled in a recent interview. “After the Yom Kippur War, it became even stronger.” The Vietnam War was winding down when he graduated that spring, so he shelved his orig-inal career plan of becoming a military lawyer.
Two years later, he joined Sherut La’Am, a program that placed college graduates in Israeli towns to help with resettlement of Jews from neighboring Arab countries. When he returned from Israel, he knew he wanted to delve deeper into his Jewish identity.
Rabbi Levine, whose father was a career Air Force officer,
had spent most of his middle- and high-school years in northern Virginia, where he attended W.T. Woodson High School and his family belonged to Alexandria’s Beth
El Hebrew Congregation. He was active in NFTY (the Re-form movement’s equivalent of USY).Studying JudaismIn his senior year, the fam-ily relocated to Albuquerque, N.M., where he finished high school. Albuquerque, with a Jewish population of 7,500, ironically turned out to be the place where he solidified his Jewish identity. After VMI and his year in Israel, Rabbi
Levine returned to New Mexico. Recognizing that his Jew-ish knowledge was “minimal,” he became active in the fam-ily’s shul, Congregation B’nai Israel (New Mexico’s only
Rabbi Levine’s Educational CareerBy Janet Meyers
Preschool Professional
marK LEvinE Places lived: California, Arizona, Alabama, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Mexico, Israel, and PennsylvaniaEducation: B.A., History, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.; M.Ed., Curriculum Theory and Development, Temple University, Philadelphia; Rabbinic ordination, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, PhiladelphiaCareer Highlights: Education director, Beth Israel-Beth Zion Congregation, Philadelphia; consultant, Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington; co-founder and editor, Babganewz magazine; executive editor, Behrman House Publishing Family: Three grown children; wife, Lisa Horowitz, a clinical psychologist.Hobbies: Gardening (in process of creating a Japanese garden in his Bethesda backyard); researching Moroccan Jewry; creative writing
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When he was growing up, David Mills was inspired to pur-sue a career as a litigator by watching “way too many” epi-sodes of “Perry Mason,” the fictional defense attorney who nearly always won his cases by exposing the real criminal and clearing his client.
“So not only did I want to be a lawyer, but I also thought most were trial lawyers who helped people wrongfully accused,” mused David. “I’ve spent most of my 25-plus years as a lawyer helping people sort out difficult problems.”
That might be useful experience for being Beth El president, David said. “I’d like to think a synagogue president would not require a litigator’s skills,” David said, “but I suspect they might come in handy at times.” Sifting through the relevant facts, solving problems, and crafting solutions are basic legal skills that he will likely be called upon to utilize in the next two years.Move to BethesdaDavid Mills, his wife Eve, and their three children joined Beth El in 2005 when they moved to Bethesda after living for more than 15 years in Falls Church. The family was immediately embraced by the synagogue community, and three years later David and Eve served as Gala co-chairs. The following year he joined the board as a director, two years ago he became executive vice president, and in May he became presi-dent.
Enticing the Mills family to join Beth El were longtime friends Michael and Michelle Gips. A few years after David, then single, moved to Washington in 1986, he joined a DCJCC softball team that Michael Gips captained. David accepted an invitation to a new-member reception at the Israeli Embassy,
which Eve also happened to attend with her friend Michelle. “So we like to say that we met in Israel,” David said. When they married 18 months later, “we honeymooned in Israel for real.” This month they celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
David grew up mostly in Rochester, N.Y., spending a few years in West Hartford while his father, an aerospace engineer at the time, worked on the Apollo lunar module for a division of Grumman Aerospace. The middle of three brothers, David went to college at Brandeis and then Duke Law School. After clerking for a judge, he joined Dow Lohnes, where he now heads the firm’s litigation practice group and serves on its board and as its hiring partner. For several years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was an assistant U.S. attorney
before rejoining Dow Lohnes.Family Sports, Tikkun OlamDavid and his family enjoy a variety of sports and activities. Eve, a CPA, race di-rector, and personal trainer, took up dis-tance running when she was 40 and has since run in 32 marathons. The girls also enjoy running, while son Danny is a com-petitive golfer (with a two handicap) who plays on the Whitman High School varsity golf team. David took up golf when he was 30 and has an eight handicap. He also plays on the Beth El softball and basketball teams. The family owns a small home in Annapolis and keeps a boat there. They also like to volunteer as a family, and Da-vid and Eve serve on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum leadership board.
Synagogue Finances a FocusDavid believes his role as president is to help “shape the vi-sion for the synagogue and empower its leaders to establish and achieve their goals.” His first priority is to continue improving the synagogue’s financial position. “Our goal is to
DaviD miLLsBorn: Rochester, N.Y.Education: Brandeis University, B.A., political science; J.D., Duke University Law School Family: Wife Eve, and children Nikki, Danny, Beccamost recent family trip: Montreal and New Hampshire, where they climbed a 300-foot rock wallmost recent books read: Bun-ker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick and In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsonsports: Golf, softball, basketball
In the Genesis legend, God made the Earth in six days and rested on the seventh. Thus was revealed one of the fundamental principles of project management and a spiritual truth of any worthy religion. It is the principle of preparation.
Here are some creative ways you can prepare for the High Holidays this year:
(1) Find a study partner. Jewish tradition banks heav-ily on partner study (chevruta). Our rabbis liked chevruta because of the ability of two people to challenge each other and help each other grow, a goal certainly worthy of the High Holidays. My study partner and I are read-ing and discussing Alan Lew’s book This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation. You might pick that or another book that discusses how one’s life should be lived.
(2) Journal. The High Holidays require a person to reflect. The rabbis called it cheshbon hanefesh, the inven-tory of the soul. This year, make time to reflect and write. Consider your successes, your growing edges, and your opportunities to change.
(3) Deepen into music. Melodies on the High Holi-days are some of the most ancient and comforting of our tradition -- Aleinu, Kol Nidre, Avinu Malkeinu. There are many new melodies that also open the words of the liturgy to our hearts. Listen to the musical reflections of Jewish musicians and artists by googling “Jewels of Elul,” a free series produced by Craig Taubman. You can also listen to Beth El’s own music at www.soundcloud.com/beth-el-melodies/high-holiday-melodies.
Services remain bland to us if we have not prepared our minds, hearts, and even bodies to receive intellec-tual and spiritual nourishment. But by preparing our-selves, we become open to new possibilities.
Shanah Tovah, and “be prepared.” n
Ask the ClergyHow should I prepare for the High Holidays this year? By Hazzan Matthew Klein
have every family make Beth El one of their top three char-itable contributions annually,” he said. “We haven’t raised dues in at least four years, but dues alone are insufficient to cover all the programs Beth El offers.”
He would also like the synagogue to have a “comprehen-sive approach to education” that would focus on all ages. In addition, he wants Beth El to do more tikkun olam projects.
Coordination of Beth El’s fundraising efforts is already un-
derway. The board has established a Development Committee, headed by Mark Bronfman, to coordinate fundraising through the Gala, the multiyear gifts campaign, and the endowment-building Creating a Jewish Legacy program.
“We have a strong foundation already in place,” said David. “We have talented clergy, fantastic professional staff, skilled lay leaders, and a wide variety of programming,” he said. We just need to keep reaching out to our members and motivate people to share their ideas and talents.” n
19 months apart, and had to put finishing college on hold. When the girls were small, Kim’s sister invited her to fill in teaching a class of two year olds. Kim was hooked. “Those early ages are great,” she says. “They are like little sponges. They’re always saying, ‘Tell me more, tell me more.’”
Eventually – 18 years and a third daughter later – Kim earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She earned her master’s degree in two years. Kim arrives at BEPS well qualified. She turned Park Preschool into a full-day, 75-student program and put in place a professional staff and an updated curriculum. At Gross Schechter, she increased enrollment from eight students to 64, and she also created dramatic arts and music programs for the kindergarten through eighth-grade students. BEPS has about 120 children.Children FirstAs a director, Kim finds she sometimes misses being a teacher. “I’m in the classroom a lot because I like to play,” says Kim. She knows that her teaching background brings invaluable understanding to her job and will help her deal with both the needs of children and their teachers. The children come first, but “my first goal after getting to know the kids is to work on a support system for the teachers,” says Kim.
Although Kim has not lived in the Washington area before, two of her three daughters graduated from The George Washington University, and her eldest daughter, 31, continued at GW for medical school and residency and now lives with her husband and 15 month old son in Poolesville. The 15 month old is, of course, the big attraction for Kim in Washington. Kim’s second daughter, 29, is a second-grade teacher at Agnon Jewish Day School in Cleveland and is getting married this fall; her youngest daughter, 23, is back from a year as a teaching fellow in Israel and is beginning a job as Jewish life coordinator for Hillel of Cleveland.
When Kim was growing up, her family was Conservative, but they belonged to the small Orthodox synagogue at the end of their street. She attended Camp Moshava, an Orthodox sleep-away camp in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, but never imagined she would spend her career working in Jewish institutions. n
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Beth El’s two softball teams didn’t have their best season for spring 2013, but both achieved some highs. The Blue team, be-set by injuries and inconsistent play, had its worst record in 12 years, finishing the regular season 6-12. But it showed flashes of talent as the only team in the league to defeat first-place Wash-ington Hebrew. And it finished strongly with its second-best performance in the playoffs, becoming one of the final four teams before being eliminated with a 3-2 playoff record.
Also notable: the return of MVP Rob Fersh and Sid Groeneman after absences of two and three years, respec-tively, and of Steve Strauss and Bruce Kershner after early-season health problems; performances by youngsters Josh Schmand, David Schoenholtz, and Corey Goldstone; and career years by Matt London and Sam Boxerman.
The rest of the Blue team roster included Dave Abramowitz, Brent Berger, Larry Bruser, Ted Gayer, Andy Hotchkiss, Max Kershner, Ken Levine, Reid Litowitz, Andrew Loewinger, Joe Martin, Dan Moskowitz, Roy Niedermayer, Mike Polis, Aryeh Portnoy, Andy Schoenholtz, Don Silverstein, Ben Teicher, Steve Teitelbaum, and Jonathan Zimmerman.
Unfortunately, the Gray team finished the regular season 4-14 and was eliminated from the playoffs in two games. But they had the kind of day that salvages a season when they swept Beth El Blue in both games of a double header, 14-9 and 12-8.
The second game featured a dramatic 11-run final inning to overcome a Blue lead of 8-1, with David Mills hitting a decisive grand slam home run. Manager Steve Aisenberg provided great leadership and players Michael Gips, Mark Manyin, Marc Solomon, and Richard Klein had games of which they could be proud. Gray’s new addition at short-stop, Jason Weingardt, provided the team with a jolt of pow-er and – more importantly – youth. Beth El Gray is looking forward to a stronger fall showing.
Both teams enjoyed the season and the camaraderie of friends and teammates and look forward to the fall season, which starts this month. The Gray team will need new play-ers next spring; contact Greg Klein at [email protected] or 301-652-2606. The Blue team may have openings in the spring; contact Larry Bruser at [email protected] or 301-652-2606. n
Mixed results for Softball Teams By Larry Bruser
Conservative synagogue), where he studied with Rabbi Isaac Celnick z”l and taught fifth grade in the religious school.
He became so intrigued with Mordecai Kaplan’s Recon-structionist philosophy that he applied to the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. “My parents were surprised that I had decided to become a rabbi, but they were very sup-portive,” Rabbi Levine said. Five years later, he had earned a rabbinical degree and a master’s in curriculum theory and development from Temple University. “By this time, I knew I wanted to do something with education,” Rabbi Levine said.
For three years, he served as religious school principal at Philadelphia’s Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel. In 1984, he moved to Washington to become supplementary school consultant at what was then the Board of Jewish Education of Greater Washington and is now the Department of Jew-ish Life and Learning. After 13 years, he decided he needed “more flexibility and more opportunities for creativity.” Children’s PublishingWith funding from a local donor, he began Sparks, an online children’s magazine through AOL. “This was when AOL was really hot, and they had an active online Jewish community,” said Rabbi Levine. Next, he and a partner obtained a grant from the AVI CHAI Foundation to launch Babaganewz, a monthly magazine that was colorful, lively, and enthusiastic about all things Jewish and targeted to elementary-school-age Jewish students. The magazine was published for a de-cade, but when the economy nosedived in 2008, the print
version folded, and it became an online site.In 2009, Rabbi Levine became the executive editor at Behr-
man House, the largest publisher in North America of Jewish textbooks and educational material for students and adults. There he was charged with making Behrman’s offerings avail-able in digital format. Behrman now offers extensive online re-sources to teachers and students. David Behrman, the company publisher, wrote in a May farewell blog post that Rabbi Levine was a “perfect educator and editor” who had a “deep, profound commitment to Judaism and the education of our children.”
After three years, the commute to New Jersey-based Behr-man was “a real killer,” Rabbi Levine said. He was eager to work in a school again, to “be on the ground, to be making an impact.”
At Beth El’s Religious School, Rabbi Levine plans to introduce “project-based learning.” If classes are examining leadership, for example, they would first study what Judaism says about leaders, both in the Torah and in more recent times. Then, students could create Beth El leadership awards, create criteria for the award, launch a search, produce publicity ma-terials, design the award, and run the presentation ceremony.
Rabbi Levine also said he will encourage the use of com-puters throughout the classrooms. Another goal is to incor-porate more Jewish arts in the curriculum. “I hope students will create Jewish culture instead of just being observers of Jewish culture,” Rabbi Levine said. Perhaps students will be able to use their talents in creative writing, dance, photogra-phy, or music to express themselves Jewishly, he said. n
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PROJECT TIME LOCATION CAPTAIN
Beth El Band will hold a concert of Yiddish and 1940s music for Hebrew
Home residents. NEW!!2:30 pm- 3:20 pm
Hebrew HomeWasserman Building6121 Montrose Road
Rockville, Md.
Jerry DanoffWe need a few volunteers to guide
residents to the concert.
J Weller Road Elementary School: BEPS will collect & pack food bags for
needy kids. NEW! *See list of donation requests.
9:15 am-11:15 am Sponsored by Beth El
Preschool
Beth ElBender Social Hall B Jennifer Gaum
J Create tactile mural for Keren Or School in Israel for blind, disabled
children. NEW!
12:30 pm- 2:30 pmSponsored by Beth El
Day School Committee. All welcome.
Beth ElMulti-Purpose Room 1
(downstairs)
Andrea Rifkind Fran Katz Watson
Jazz singer & congregant Julie Mack will perform for Jewish elderly. NEW! 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Ring House1801 East Jefferson St.
Rockville, Md.
Julie MackA few volunteers to guide residents to the concert.
J Flora Singer Elementary School: Park Cleanup at school named after
Beth El member & Holocaust survivor. NEW!
TBDSponsored by Minyan
Chaverim. All welcome.
Flora Singer Elementary 2600 Hayden Drive
Wheaton, Md. Carla Malozowski
Paint Hanukkah platters with Jewish Foundation Group Home residents to be donated to the Jewish Social Service
Agency for needy families. NEW!
3:00 pm to 5:00 pmSponsored by Beth El
Day School Committee. All welcome.
Beth El (limit 15) Julie Grimley Phyllis Lavine
Marak Hayom: Beth El’s teen a cappella group performs. NEW! 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Revitz House 6111 Montrose Road
Rockville, Md.Rebecca Gillman
Blood Drive through INOVA Mobile Unit. 7:30 am-1:00 pm Beth El Parking Lot and
Meeting Room off lobby Jack Ventura
Clothing Drive for Interfaith Works & Strive DC: Donate and help sort
clothing. *See list of requests.
Drop off - 8:30 am -11:30 am. Sort from 9:00 am-
noon. Deliver at 12:30 pm.
Beth ElBender Social Hall A
Sponsored by Sisterhood.
Leslie Dellon Diana Huffman
Marsha Liss
Prepare Meals for Homeless Shelters: Cook
at Beth El or at home.
9:30 am-11:30 amDrop off food by 11:30
am. Deliver in afternoon.
Beth ElMain Kitchen
Barbara KleinCook or deliver food.
Legal Counsel for the Elderly: Free legal help for D.C. low-income seniors.
NEW VENUE!
+October 31+11:00 am-12:30 pm
Victory Heights 1369 Irving St.
Washington, D.C.Sheryl R. Miller
J Gleaning: Pick fruits or vegetables to distribute to low-income families.
10:00 am-about 1:00 pm, plus travel time.
Location TBD the week before Jennifer Powers
Bowling with young adults with special needs.
11:00 am-12:30 pmOpen to adults and teens
with a parent.
300 Shady Grove15720 Shady Grove Rd.
Gaithersburg, Md.Andrea Golden RSVP two weeks before event
J Walk to benefit Shepherd’s Table 11:00 am-12:00 pmAll welcome.
Whitman High Track$20 donation per person Howie Stein
J Children’s Hospital National Medical Center: Make get well cards
and donate Lego sets.
12:30 pm – 2:30 pmSponsored by Zhava Beth El Family Room Jill Rider
Eileen Kay
Beth El Youth Groups’ ProjectsReligious School Projects TBA Watch for details from the
J Capital Area Food Bank: Make snack bags for low-income children.
12:15 pm -1:30 pmJoin us after Rel. School.
Beth ElZahler Social Hall Daniel Nestel
J Invasive Weed Species Eradication: Help restore native plants
to a local park.
Bring picnic lunch at 12:30 pm, work at 1:00 pm. Bring tools, wear pants and long sleeves.
Hillmead ParkFamilies welcome! Harriet Kuhn
Smiles for Shira: Quick, painless cheek swab for stem cell donor database.
11:30 am to 1:30 pm Just stop in.
Beth El–entry way. No pre-registration required. Robyn Cohen Churilla
CONGREGATION BETH El MITZVAH DAYSUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
Please join us for Mitzvah Day 2013! Sign up for a project and donate requested items. Registration is easy. Contact the captain of the project of your choice. For other information, contact chairs Sheryl R. Miller or Jonathan Polon at [email protected] or 301-652-2606, or past chair Nanci Sundel at [email protected]. All projects qualify for SSL hours. Pizza will be sold at Beth El from noon-1:00 pm. Proceeds benefit Mitzvah Day charities. [J=Appropriate for young children.]
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Mitzvah Day Donation RequestsA Wider Circle: Donations for Low-Income Families in D.C. Metropolitan Area
A Wider Circle truck will collect donations
9:30 am-11:30 am Beth El Parking Lot Ruth Silverstein
• Kitchen appliances, cookware, plates • New household cleaning supplies• Gently used blankets, sheets, comforters, towels • Mattresses, box springs, frames, and vacuum cleaners
• Tables, chairs, lamps• Healthful, non-perishable food• Strollers, high chairs, car seats , baby clothing up to 4T
NEW! Weller Road Elementary School: Food Pantry for Hungry Youth Drop off healthful, non-perishable food in Beth El Preschool wing throughout October, including:
• Canned fruits, vegetables, fish• Evaporated and condensed milk, pasta sauce, pasta, 5-lb
• Juice boxes, cereals, crackers, peanut butter• Foil, small plastic bags, wrap, paper towels, napkins, household cleaning
products
Bikes for the World: Bicycle & Sewing Machine Donations to Benefit People in Developing CountriesDrop off donations. We
need 3-4 volunteers to help prepare items for shipping.
10:00 am–2:00 pm Beth El Parking Lot Richard Lieberman
• $10 donation recommended to cover shipping costs• Adult and youth bicycles, including tricycles
• Bicycle helmets, bicycle parts, accessories, bike clothing • Sewing machines NEW REQUEST!
Gently Used Clothing for the Interfaith Clothing Center and Strive DCDrop off 8:30 -11:30 am. Beth El Social Hall See contact info above• Clothing , shoes, boots, accessories• Winter coats, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves• Prom dresses, holiday, and party attire
• Women’s business attire• Men’s business attire NEW REQUEST!• Only new undergarments, please in unopened packages
Electronics “rE-cycling” for Montgomery County through Creative Recycling
Drop off old electronics 8:45 am- noon Beth El Family Room Michele Levine
Capital Area Food Bank Food Donations for Capital Area Food Bank’s “Kids’ Caf锕 Pretzels, Cheerios, Chex cereal, or raisins. Drop off in Zahler Social Hall at 12:15 pm.
Children’s National Medical Center: Lego sets for children with cancer• New Lego sets for hospitalized children up to 12 years old. Drop off in Beth El Family Room from 12:30 pm -2:30 pm.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, REGISTRATION DRIVEJoin us from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm
at our first ever Mitzvah Day Registration Drive. Project captains will be on hand to answer your questions and help you register for projects.
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ContributionsPlease remember that contributions can be made easily, quickly, and securely via our Web page – www.bethelmc.org
Donations made from May 29 to July 22Beth El Annual CampaignIn Honor Of: Rabbi Harris on his 10th anniversary at Beth El by June and Rob Falb
Beth El ForestIn Honor Of: Clara Eisenstein on her 100th birthday by Beatrice Yellowitz Golfer
In Memory Of: Adele Schwartz Gilbert by Stefanie Gilbert Barbara Stern Schaner by Rita and Irv WeissBeth El israel FundBy: Leyzer Charno In Memory Of: Maria Samakovlija by Paola Samakovlija-BolasnyDorothy Beverly Kitchen FundIn Memory Of: Ida Friedman by Barry FriedmanCantor’s FundBy: Daniel and Samantha Bender In Honor Of: Hazzan Klein’s “Joseph” musical by Daniel Mann Hazzan Klein for officiating at Chloe’s bat mitzvah by Wynne and Ron Sitrin
Hazzan Klein for officiating at Maya’s bat mitzvah by Nanci and Gary Sundel
Hazzan Klein for his support of Skylar by Lisa and Murry Gunty
Hazzan Klein for helping prepare and officiating at Max and Sam’s bnai mitzvah by Jennifer and Alec Powers
Hazzan Matthew Klein by Craig Yokum Esther Isralow’s recovery by Judy Spector The “Joseph” musical and cast by Rita and Irv Kopin Hannah Susswein’s bat mitzvah by Wendy and Steve Susswein In Memory Of: Leo Lieber by Marsha Rehns Samuel Rauch by Ruth Ann and Bernard Heckman Leo Horowitz, beloved brother of Rita Liebowitz, by Rita Liebowitz
Chevra Kadisha FundIn Memory Of: George Werner by Leane Werner Dickler Carl Greenberg, father of Brenda Schmand, by Brenda, Jim, Josh, and Carly Schmand
Nathan Louis Biller, beloved father of Ruth Bloom, by Ruth Bloom
Barnett B. Berman and Rebecca Berman by Ken Berman My beloved dad, Max Joffe, by Judy Sherman Samuel Berger, beloved father-in-law of Audrey Berger, by Audrey E. Berger
Betty Rosoff by Janice Raffel.Feld Memorial lecture FundBy: Jacqueline KohnFine Arts FundIn Memory Of: My mother, Dorothy Horowitz, by Evyan Koenig
general FundBy: Anonymous In Honor Of: In appreciation of Beth El and Rabbi Rudolph by Karen Levinson
Rabbi Harris’s 10th year anniversary at Beth El by Linda and Ace Lipson, Seymour and Shirley Gross, Judy and Brian Liss and family, Reina Lerner, Henrietta Asen, Twila J. Nattel, Bob and Carol Luskin, Mark and Kim Schifrin, Ann Rosenthal, Cary and Nancy Feldman, Esther and Elliot Wilner, Jerry and Linda Herman, Fran Katz Watson and Robert Watson, Jack and Johanna Minker, Jennifer and Alec Powers, Stuart and Beverly Berman, Rhonda and Robert Zahler, Naomi Greenwood and Thomas Dahl, the Kulp clan, Jack and Stephanie Ventura, Jim and Leslie Dellon, Martin and Anne Rosensky, and Brenda Gruss and Daniel O. Hirsch
Rabbi Harris by Louise and David Kahaner Bnai mitzvah of Sam and Max Powers by Leslie K. Cohen and Andrew Niebler and Beth Pincus
Rabbi Harris and Ricardo Munster by Henry Kahn and Laura Primakoff
The Monday and Thursday Bridge group for their hospitality by Jack and Barbara Zable
Our aliyah on the occasion of our 55th wedding anniversary by Mike and Hilda Getz
Birth of Sydney Feldman, granddaughter of Nancy and Cary Feldman, by Howie and Holly Stein
Larry Lerner’s aliyah by Reina Lerner Jeff Glick, for receiving his PhD, by Gail Ross and Roy Niedermayer
Ellen Tillman’s 60th birthday by Linda and Jerry Herman Brent Berger’s Kavod Award from the Men’s Club by the Arnold family
In appreciation of Saul Kravitz and Michael Doniger’s assistance with the Worship and Study Minyan by Brenda Gruss and Daniel O. Hirsch
Marriage of Ilana Simon, daughter of Jon and Sandy Simon, to Terry Rubin, by Cary and Nancy Feldman
Ellen Tillman’s birthday by Brenda Gruss and Daniel O. Hirsch Rabbi Greg and Rebekah Harris by Martin and Anne Rosensky
Carolyn and Sigmund Shapiro’s milestone anniversary by Martha, Rachel, and Sidney Strauss
In Memory Of: Joseph Kershner by Phyllis Solomon Sidney Teitel, father of Richard Lieberman, by Richard Lieberman and Helene Weisz
Philip Kahn by Melissa Kahn Richard Arnheim by Walter Arnheim David Chubin, father of Herbert Chubin and grandfather of Ellen Chubin Epstein, by Ellen and David Epstein
Evelyn S. Bender by Daniel Bender Walter Weinstein by Dora Weinstein Luba Goldenberg by Dora Weinstein Ruth Kirschenbaum by Anne and Martin Rosensky Liya Dvorkina by Etia Dvorkina Michael Goldberg by Susan Mininberg Jack Ganek by Jeff and Lynne Ganek Irving Patron, beloved father of David Patron, by Rita and Irv Kopin
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Our parents, Edith and Morris Greenberg and Evelyn and Monty Horovitz, by Warren and Judith Greenberg
Joyce Hodes, mother of Michelle Gips, by Debbie and Sam Olchyk and David and Eve Mills
Sonia Safrin by Reina Lerner My brother, Herman Zagoria, by Etta Kline Margaret Rifkind by David, Andrea, Gabi, and Ethan Rifkind Charlotte Kiell, sister of Gloria Derkay, by Gloria and Lee Derkay My husband, Edwin Strauss, by Martha Strauss Milton Berzin by Marilyn Smolen Meyer Levine by Ken Levine, Diana Huffman, and Laura Levine Charles Margulies by David H. Margulies Simon Nussenblatt by Rosine and Robert Nussenblatt Sue Fields, beloved mother of Ivy Fields, by Judy and Evan Novenstein
Isaac Weinstein, Max Safrin, and Josue Lerner by Reina Lerner Esther Strauss by Gertrude Oliner and family Celia Lissy, mother of Myra Deutsch, by Myra and Stewart Deutsch
Bruce D. Bronstein, my brother, on the 10th anniversary of his death, by Paula and Bill Whyman
Mindy Davis by Sandy Harris and Gale and Ron Dutcher Our beloved mother, Goldie Bobb, by Anita and Howard Ratain Ann Leopold Kaplan by Penny Beitman, Jerry and Linda Herman, and Bucky and Mindi Jacobson
Stuart Handelman by Ken Handelman Yakov Sanovick by Etia Dvorkina Samuel Kline by Etta Kline Dale Horn by Paul Horn Fannie Kelner, mother of Robert Kelner, by Michael Cutler and Dale Rosenthal
Ramon Semo by Joseph Semo Harold S. Lee, father of Lester Lee, by Lester Lee My beloved aunt and uncle, Edith and Bert Markus, by Walter Schimmerling
Allen Jacobson by Bucky Jacobson Abraham Slivka by Sheryl and Ira Fishman Helen Feldman by Judith Muntner Richard Futrovsky, uncle of Steve Strauss, by David and Eve Mills
Samuel Bebchick by Leonard Bebchick Falk Shaff by Hilda Getz Mary Press and Thelma Van Velzen by Theodore Press Herman Dewald by Michele Herman Bill Zimmerman by David and Eve Mills Charles Chernin by Jerry and Fay Chernin Dora Deutsch, mother of Stewart Deutsch, by Myra and Stewart Deutsch
Lillian Needelman, beloved sister, by Ann Rosenthal Ronald Smith by Libby and Harvey Gordon Oscar Olchyk by Sam and Debbie Olchyk Peter Silverstein by Donald SilversteinElaine Silverman gessow College Activities FundIn Memory Of: Kalman Teglasi by Hedy Teglasi and Saul Golubcow Mark Shalom, beloved husband of Sabina Shalom, by Jonathan and Judith Levin
green Tikkun FundIn Honor Of: In appreciation for the shredding event by Naomi Greenwood and Thomas Dahl
Sharon Fine and Michael Katz’s 20th wedding anniversary by Jennifer and Alec Powers
In Memory Of: Lily Ann Altschul, mother of Carolyn Feigenbaum, by Carolyn and Ken Feigenbaum
groner Ramah Scholarship FundIn Memory Of: My father, Adolph Schlesinger, by Eric Schlesingerinterreligious learning instituteIn Memory Of: Rose Pollack by Alan Pollackisrael Experience Teen FundIn Memory Of: Samuel Shapiro by Melvyn F. ShapiroKesher Nashim FundIn Honor Of: Rabbi Greg Harris, in celebrating 10 years at Beth El, by Susan and Lewis Winarsky
Leesa Fine, in thanks for a stimulating Sisterhood program, by Susan and Lewis Winarsky
Debbie Olchyk, for her dedication to teaching, by Judy and Brian Liss and family
My friend Lilia’s recovery by Marilda Averbug In Memory Of: Mindy Davis by Naomi Greenwood and Thomas Dahl, Susan King, Marilda Averbug, Elaine and Carl Krasik, Judy and Murray Blank, Judith Zassenhaus, Holly Stein, Carol Rudolph, and Marge and Shelly London
Beloved father of Yael Greenberg, David Shapiro, by Yael Greenberg
Samuel Winarsky, my father, by Lewis Winarsky Fancine Yudkovitz by Susan and Lewis Winarsky Beloved brother, Archie (Abram) Preston, by Sabina Shalom Leslie Krausz, my father, by Mariette Klein Joyce Hodes, mother of Michelle Gips, by Carol RudolphKimball Nursery School FundIn Memory Of: Lily Sporn by Rosalie Sporn Donald M. Povich, brother-in-law of Doris L. Povich, by Doris Povich
library FundIn Memory Of: Bernard Simowitz by Lee and Amy Simowitz Richard Dane, father of Becky Evans, by Murray and Gerri Rottenberg
Mindy lieberman FundIn Memory Of: Mindy Davis by Debbie and Sam Olchyklitman Holocaust Education FundIn Memory Of: Richard Singer by Lori, Steve, Andy, and Jenna Ross Selma Kahn, beloved mother of Fred A. Kahn, by Fred A. KahnmazonIn Honor Of: Abby Mazer’s bat mitzvah by Marty and Elaine Schefflin Evan Werbel, great father and son, by Marty and Elaine Schefflin In Memory Of: Sidney Bloom by Debbie and Ed Bloom
Contributions Continued
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Isaac Goldman, father of Max Goldman, by Max and Mitzi Goldman
Mintz landscaping FundIn Memory Of: Melvin Mancher by Rhoda MancherMorning Minyan FundIn Honor Of: Peter Novick by Craig Yokum In Memory Of: Ben Kalser, beloved husband, and Carolyn Chinn, beloved niece, by Sarah Kalser
Guta Blass by Mark and Blanche Wine Our beloved brother, Maurice S. Brown, by Rita and Irv Weiss Rose Forman, beloved grandmother of Sondra Brody and Julian Levin, by Sondra Brody and Julian Levin
Our mother and grandmother, Rachele Rossignelly, by Nussenblatt family
Dear sister, Eve LeVine, by Mary Dubrow Sheldon Geller by Suzanne Strauss Robert Band and Rebecca Marcus by Marlene and Lawrence Marcus
Frances Lesser by Howard LesserNitzanim FundIn Memory Of: Rona L. Freedland, beloved mother and grandmother, by Amy Freedland
Perspectives FundIn Honor Of: Larry Sidman and Jana Singer, on completion of their new home, by Jayson and Tassie Amster
Prayerbook FundIn Memory Of: My beloved mother, Minna Gendelman, by Boris GendelmanRabbi’s FundBy: Daniel Bender and Mindy A. Hecker In Honor Of: Rabbi Rudolph for his support and for officiating at the wedding of Shelly and David by Sharon and Alan Parver
Rabbi Rudolph for his support and participation at Britt-Marie Weinberg’s bat mitzvah by Jonathan Weinberg
Rabbi Harris for his support and for officiating at the funeral of my wife, Ann Kaplan, by Lawrence Kaplan
Rabbi Rudolph and other Klay Kodesh for support the past year by Marvin Yudkovitz
Rabbi Rudolph for officiating at Aliza’s confirmation by Wynne and Ron Sitrin
Rabbi Rudolph for the special prayer for Karyl’s travel by Selma Barron
Rabbi Rudolph by Mark Gladstone Rabbi Rudolph, in appreciation for his support and for his leading evening minyan after my father’s passing by David, Michelle, Max, and Zoe Patron
Rabbi Rudolph, for officiating at Max and Sam’s bnai mitzvah by Jennifer and Alec Powers
Rabbi Greg Harris’s 10 years at Beth El by Amy and Gene Goott, Melvin and Roslyn Siegel, and Nanci and Gary Sundel
Rabbi Harris for officiating at Maya’s bat mitzvah by Nanci and Gary Sundel
With our appreciation to Rabbi Harris for officiating at Chloe’s bat mitzvah by Wynne and Ron Sitrin
Rabbi Greg and Rebekah Harris by Joseph and Margery Hoffman
Harriet Rabin’s 85th birthday by Bernice Rosenstock Our aliyah in honor of our 40th wedding anniversary by Jerome and Ina Wernick
Hannah Susswein’s bat mitzvah by Wendy and Steve Susswein Religious school teachers of the 2013 Confirmation class by Kathy Sklar and Paul Love
Larry Sidman and Jana Singer’s new home by Karen and Bill Lebovich
In Memory Of: Jacob Gilbert by Robert Gilbert Edward I. Engleman by Diane E. Epstein Eva Gittleson by Harriet and Melvin Gravitz Shepard Shaff and Ruth Feinberg Connors by Kenneth and Dede Feinberg
Ernest Pollak, beloved father, by Mark Pollak Rachel Cohen, sister of my husband, Jack, by Toni Schettewi Sue Fields, mother of Ivy Fields, by Joseph and Margery Hoffman Nelson F. Rubin, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, by Julian Levin
Lee Fefferman by Adam and Michael Postar Sarah Gladstone by Mark Gladstone Isadore Lieberman by Sara Lieberman Dorothy Kappel by Ellen Berman Carolyn Vollmer, mother of Sue Bruser, by Donald Gutman and Ivy Fields
Stanley W. Levin, beloved brother of Julian Levin and Sondra Brody, by Sondra Brody and Julian Levin
Estelle Barbara Gottesman, sister of Jerry Roschwalb, by Deborah G. Leibowitz
Our beloved son, Chip, by Marcia and Paul Merlin B. Norman Rubin by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rubin Emanuel Dickler, father of Elliot Dickler, by Elliot and Phyllis Dickler
Ida Dosik by Howard M. Bender Betty Finkle Popkin by Joel and Betsy Popkin Mildred Pernick Schafer by Irwin Pernick Joanne Pernick by Irwin Pernick Max Wernick, beloved father of Jerome Wernick, by Jerome and Ina Wernick
My mom, Jean Abromowitz, by Ellen Bezner Marvin Segal, father of Debbie Olchyk, by Debbie Olchyk Backy Amster by Jayson Amster Edward Schneider by Libby and Harvey Gordon My mom, Amalia Siegler, by Judy Liberson Moritz Rindskopf by Marsha Rehns Fannie Rifkin by Morton and Lillian Davis Ann Leopold Kaplan by Amy and Gene Goott and Liz Schrayer and Jeff Schwaber
My beloved father, Terenc Orban, by Annamarie Sokoly Mildred Berman, mother of Stuart Berman, by Joseph and Margery Hoffman
Jean Abromowitz, with thanks to Rabbi Rudolph for officiating at my mother’s unveiling, by Ellen Bezner
Naomi Haber by Marce Haber My mother, Minna Feldman, by Cary Feldman Yaacov Schettewi, father of my husband, Jack, by Toni Schettewi
Contributions Continued
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Scolnic Adult institute FundBy: Albert Fox In Honor Of: 50th anniversary of Judy and Alan Gann by Rhoda and Milton Nichaman
10th anniversary of Rabbi Harris at Beth El by Rhoda and Milton Nichaman
57th wedding anniversary of Dave and Jackie Levine by Albert Fox
In Memory Of: Mom-mom, Jean Abromowitz, by Ellen Bezner Rabbi Samuel Scolnic by Judith Scolnic My beloved mother, Sarah Brownstein, by Rita and Irv Kopin Beloved mother, Dorothy Neiterman, by Charlotte and Bernard Resnick
Howard Dellon by Jim and Leslie DellonSenior CaucusIn Honor Of: Ricardo Munster, who goes beyond the call of duty, by Annette Goldberg
In Memory Of: Paul Shanoff by Barry ShanoffDr. Elaine l. Shalowitz Education FundIn Honor Of: Shulamit Shafrir by Beth El Religious School Third-Grade Class
In Memory Of: Jennie Barr by Solomon and Rita BarrSimos Music FundIn Memory Of: Manny Landau by Murray and Gerri Rottenberg Minnie Kahn, mother of Henry Kahn and grandmother of Mira and Gabriella, by Doris Povich
Sydney Staffin, my beloved father, by Debbie GlickSisterhood Kiddush FundIn Memory Of: My beloved mother, Nina Freedman, by Rhonda and Robert Zahler
Pat Spiegel Chalphin by Barbara Friedman A wonderful mother, Anna Weinstein, by Margy and Irv Nurik Ruth Gross, a wonderful friend, by Margy and Irv NurikSisterhood Shiva Meal FundIn Memory Of: Mindy Davis by Tricia and Howard Sachs and family Morris Kohn and Sam Kramer by Margi and Mark Kramer and family
Minnie Kahn, mother of Henry Kahn, by Rachelle Bernstecker Ephraim Goldberg, father of Holly Stein, by Holly SteinSisterhood Torah FundIn Memory Of: Mindy Davis by Deborah LeibowitzSocial Action FundIn Honor Of: Cheryl Kreiser for tutoring and preparing Maya for her bat mitzvah by Nanci and Gary Sundel
Beth El Staff Pam Kocher, Ricardo Munster, Nancie Tajip, and Hattie Goodman, for their assistance for Maya’s bat mitzvah by Nanci and Gary Sundel
Diana Huffman’s birthday by Cynthia Huffman and Ray Heacox
In Memory Of: Shirley Babbin, mother of Mona Gabry, by Jerry and Mona Gabry
Suls Youth Activities FundIn Honor Of: Sheldon Novek, for chanting the Haftarah and for his many contributions to Beth El youth, by Rita and Irv Kopin
Elaine Tanenbaum Religious School Enrichment FundIn Honor Of: Cheryl Kreiser for helping prepare Max and Sam for their bnai mitzvah by Jennifer and Alec Powers
In Memory Of: David Goldenberg by Herbert Tanenbaum Louis Deckelbaum by Robert Deckelbaum J. Michael Schwartz, father of Harryette S. Deckelbaum, by Robert Deckelbaum
Jessie Tanenbaum, mother of Herbert Tanenbaum, by Herbert Tanenbaum
Estelle Feigenbaum by Kenneth FeigenbaumTorah Scroll FundIn Honor Of: My hagbah aliyah by Matthew WeinbergTransportation FundIn Honor Of: Ricardo Munster by Rose and Sam Saady In Memory Of: Sidney Wigler, beloved brother, by Rose and Sam SaadyWeker Family Program FundIn Memory Of: Simon and Trudy Weker by Laurie Weker Lipton
Contributions Continued
Todah rabahI was completely unprepared for what a special evening was planned to honor Rebekah and my 10-plus years at Beth El. The Friday night service and reception was remarkable and deeply appreciated. The outpouring of well wishes was amazing. It is impossible for me to write each of you a note to thank you individually, but I do want to say thank you. Beth El’s vibrancy, its embracing nature, and its commitment to Jewish learning have made this shul our home. We look forward to celebrating together many more milestones inthe lives of our family and the congregation. – Rabbi Greg Harris
mazal Tov to Sondra Brody and Julian Levin on the birth of her great-grandson and his great-great nephew, Miles Spencer Brown
Sandy and Norton Elson on the birth of their granddaughter, Ahava Rivka Levene. Parents are Franny and Jonathan Levene.
Josh and Glenda Laikin on the birth of their daughter, Noa Rebecca Laikin
Jon and Sandy Simon on the marriage of their daughter, Ilana, to Terry Rubin
Condolences to Jane and Michael Berardi on the death of Jane’s father, Sheldon Krubiner
Charlene Brock, longtime Beth El Kitchen staff member, on the death of her husband, McKinley Brock
Lisa and Daniel Cohen-Dumani on the death of Lisa’s father, Sheldon Himelfarb
Bill, Anna, and Jonny Davis on the death of their wife and mother, Mindy Davis
Susan and Steven Goldstein on the death of Susan’s father, Bernard Grandis
Robert and Rona Kelner on the death of Robert’s mother, Fannie Kelner
The family of Emanuel Landau on his deathJulie and Daniel Miller on the death of Julie’s mother, Marlene Simon
Daniel Rosenblum and Sharon Waxman on the death of Daniel’s mother, Evy Rosenblum
Linda Segal on the death of her father, Herman “Hy” SegalMichael and Sharon Strauss on the death of Michael’s father, Leon Strauss
NoteworthySenior Art Class, Tuesday, September 10, 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Discover your hidden talent and join this creative experience. All materials provided by the instructor, Jerry Ross. No art experience required. This activity is free. Contact Ricardo Munster at [email protected], or 301-652-2606, ext. 316.
Senior Caucus – Thursday, September 12, noon. Brown bag lunch. Come and socialize with your friends and enjoy refreshments and dessert. Due to all the holidays in September, this will be the only Thursday the group will meet.
Senior Caucus – Vatikkim Luncheon Program. There will be no luncheon in September due to Sukkot.
Roundtable with the Rabbi. This program will not meet in September.
Second Day Sukkot Deli Lunch, Friday, September 20, following the 9:30 am morning service. Our now-traditional deli lunch continues this year, thanks to the generosity of David and Jackie Levine.
Bridge – the greatest game ever. September is an unusual month. Join us on the following Mondays in September: 9, 16, 23, and 30. On Thursdays, the group will meet only on September 12. Program is from 12:30 to 4:00 pm. Drop in and join a game; no partner necessary. For information or transportation, contact Ricardo Munster at 301-652-2606, ext. 316, or [email protected].
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C o n g r e g a t i o n B e t h E l 8215 Old Georgetown RoadBethesda, Maryland 20814-1451
Descriptions of ServicesMinyan Chaverim offers the ruach of the Shabbat services in USY, BBYO, and Hillel. We have a lay-led, tradi-tional, participatory, spirit-filled service, including full repetition of the Shacha-rit and Musaf amidah, as well as the full Torah reading with an interactive Torah discussion. A pot-luck lunch fol-lows the service at a nearby home. For information, contact Debbie Feinstein or Sheryl Rosensky Miller at [email protected].
The Worship and Study Minyan is conducted by members of the congregation and combines evocative Torah study with ample singing and ruach. Children are welcome, although the service is oriented toward adults. For information, contact Dan Hirsch, Sid Getz, or Mark Levitt at 301-652-2606, [email protected].
Teen Service is a cool service without parents, conducted by and for post-b’nai mitzvah teens, with a great kiddush. To volunteer to read Torah, conduct part of the service, or help with a discussion, contact Matt Jacobson at 301-652-2606, [email protected]
Other Youth /Family Services, for information, contact Elisha Frumkin, 301-652-8573, ext. 319, [email protected].
B e t h E l C a l e n d a r& W e e k l y P a r s h i o t
Daily Services M-F 7:30 am Sun-Th 8:00 pm Fri 6:30 pm Sun 9:00 am
Shabbat Services (all services are weekly, except as noted) Early Morning Service 7:30 am Main Service 9:30 am Babysitting (2-6 years old) 9:15 am Minyan Chaverim (3rd Shabbat) 9:30 am Worship and Study Minyan (1st Shabbat) 9:45 am
Youth Shabbat Services Teen Service (1st Shabbat) 10:00 am Junior Congregation (5th grade +; Library) 10:00 am Shitufim 10:30-11:30 am (2nd– 4th grades; 2nd & 4th Shabbat; Zahler Social Hall)
Gan Shabbat (kindergarten-2nd grade; 1st & 3rd Shabbat; MP 1&2) 10:30-11:30 am Nitzanim (birth - kindergarten; 2nd, 4th, 5th Shabbat; MP 1&2) 10:30-11:30 am
Weekly ParshiotSource: Siddur Sim Shalom
Rosh Hashanah, First DaySeptember 5, 1 Tishrei; Genesis 21:1-34Sarah gives birth to Isaac as God has promised. In response to Sarah’s demand, Abraham banishes Hagar and Ishmael. God appears before Hagar and tells her that Ishmael will be the father of a great nation. Abimeleh and Abraham make a pact. Abraham plants a tree in Beersheba and proclaims his devotion to God.
Rosh Hashanah, Second DaySeptember 6, 2 Tishrei; Genesis 22:1-24 Abraham is commanded to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice to God. At the last minute, the angel of the Lord forbids Abraham to slay his son. A ram, caught in the thicket, is substituted as a sacrifice. Abraham is assured that because he has stood the test, a great future is in store for his offspring.
Ha’azinuSeptember 7, 3 Tishrei“Let the Earth hear the words of my mouth,” sings Moses. He depicts Israel’s future betrayal of God and God’s ultimate forgiveness. His song completed, Moses again urges the people to observe “all the instructions of this Torah.” God now orders Moses to ascend Mount Nebo to behold from afar, before he dies, the land promised to Israel.
Yom Kippur September 14, 10 Tishrei; Leviticus 16:1-34God instructs Aaron to purify the altar, the priests, and the people. To purify the people, two goats are chosen--one as a sacrifice, the other as a scapegoat to be sent off bearing Israel’s sins. This ceremony of the Day of Atonement is to be “an eter-nal statute” on the 10th day of the seventh month. Statutes con-cerning animal slaughter and prohibited sexual relations follow.
Sukkot, First DaySeptember 19, 15 Tishrei
Sukkot, Second DaySeptember 20, 16 Tishrei; Leviticus 22:26-23:44After an introductory section about sacrifices, the Torah lays out the holiday cycle in its fullest form. It begins with Shab-
bat, the most important holy day, and continues with the bib-lical holidays beginning with Passover. [Note how important the pilgrimage holidays are compared to High Holidays, and, of course, there is as yet no Purim or Hanukkah.]
Shabbat Chol Hamoed SukkotSeptember 21, 17 Tishrei; Exodus 33:12-34:26God agrees to show himself to Moses, “I will make all My goodness pass before you.” Then God tells Moses to carve two tablets of stone. The first set was fashioned by God alone. This second set was a joint divine-human effort. Notably the parsha ends with the commandment to observe the three pilgrimage holidays.
Shemini AtzeretSeptember 26, 22 Tishrei; Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17God instructs the Israelites to set consume a tithe of all they produce, to remit the debts of kinsmen in the seventh year, and to “open your hand to the poor and need kinsman in your land.” Hebrew slaves must be set free after six years. Instructions are given for the observance of Passover, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.
Simchat TorahSeptember 28, 23 TishreiDeuteronomy 33:1-34:12, Genesis 1:1-2:3The final chapters of Devarim begin with Moses’ blessing of the 12 tribes and ends with his death in Moab after having seen the land God “swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Mo-ses, “whom the Lord singled out, face to face,” was 120 years old when he died.
In the first chapters of Bereshit, God creates the Heaven and the Earth in six days and declares the seventh day holy because on it “God ceased from all the work of Creation.”
BereshitSeptember 28, 24 Tishrei God creates the heaven and the Earth, along with all living beings, enjoining them to “be fruitful and multiply.” Behold-ing Creation, God sees that it is “very good.” God’s plan, however, is disrupted by sin: disobedience in the Garden of Eden and Cain’s slaying of Abel. God regrets the creation of the human race but finds hope in Noah.
ErEv SimchaT TorahThe two most fun nights on the Jewish calendar are
Simchat Torah and Purim. Join uS aT 7:30 Pm on ThurSDaY, SEPTEmbEr 26,
for our annual Simchat Torah celebration, including singing and dancing, Torahs for everyone,
hershey bars, and the beth El band.
C o n g r e g a t i o n B e t h E lMonthly Calendar
Religious School Build the Joy – No onsite classes
9:00 am Minyan9:30 am Men’s Club Breakfast10:00 am Men’s Club Program
12:30 pm Bridge 8:15 am A Taste of Talmud6:30 pm Mah Jongg
9:00 am Rabbi’s Torah Class9:30 am Rabbi’s Haftarah Class6:30 pm Festival Evening Service
Schools and Offices Closed9:30 am Festival Morning Service6:30 pm Festival Evening Service
Sukkot 2nd DaySchools and Offices Closed9:30 am Festival Morning ServiceNoon Sukkot Deli Lunch6:30 pm Friday Evening Service
7:30 am Early Shabbat Service9:30 am Main Shabbat Service9:30 am Jacob Klein Bar Mitzvah9:30 am Minyan Chaverim10:00 am Jr. Congregation10:30 am Gan Shabbat
9:00 am Minyan9:30 am Men’s Club Breakfast10:00 am Men’s Club Program10:00 am Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class10:30 am Youth Department Kick-offNoon Youth Ice Cream Social7:30 pm Men’s Club Social Event
12:30 pm Bridge 8:15 am A Taste of Talmud6:30 pm Mah Jongg7:00 pm Sisterhood/Zhava Sukkah Social
Hoshanah Rabbah9:00 am Rabbi’s Torah Class9:30 am Rabbi’s Haftarah Class6:30 pm Festival Evening Service
Offices and Schools Closed7:00 am Festival Early Morning Service
(Yizkor)9:30 am Festival Morning Service (Yizkor)6:00 pm Nitzanim Simchat Torah Service7:30 pm Simchat Torah Service
Simchat TorahOffices and Schools Closed9:30 am Festival Morning Service6:30 pm Friday Evening Service
7:30 am Early Shabbat Service9:30 am Main Shabbat Service9:30 am Samantha Goldberg Bat Mitzvah10:00 am Jr. Congregation10:30 am Nitzanim10:30 am Shitufim
9:00 am Minyan9:00 am 4th Grade Garin Parents Meeting9:30 am Men’s Club Breakfast10:00 am Men’s Club Program11:30 am Book Club11:45 am Bonim Ultimate Games
10:00 am Sisterhood Social Activities Committee Meeting
12:30 pm Bridge
8:15 am A Taste of Talmud6:30 pm Mah Jongg
9:00 am Rabbi’s Torah Class9:30 am Rabbi’s Haftarah Class2:00 pm Roundtable with the Rabbi7:00 pm BEPS Back-to-School Night
Noon Senior Caucus Brown Bag Lunch1:00 pm Bridge7:30 pm Sisterhood Board Meeting8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices
Rosh Hodesh Heshvan7:30 am Early Shabbat Service9:30 am Main Shabbat Service9:30 am Jeffrey Elias Bar Mitzvah9:45 am Worship & Study Minyan10:00 am Jr. Congregation10:00 am Teen Service10:30 am Gan Shabbat
Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day6:30 pm Friday Evening Service
7:30 am Early Shabbat Service9:30 am Main Shabbat Service9:45 am Worship & Study Minyan10:00 am Jr. Congregation10:00 am Teen Service10:30 am Gan Shabbat
Office open 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 9:00 am Minyan9:30 am Men’s Club Breakfast10:00 am Men’s Club Program
Office open 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 9:00 am Morning Minyan9:30 am Ari Griboff Bar Mitzvah
8:15 am A Taste of Talmud9:00 am BEPS Welcome Visits6:30 pm Mah Jongg
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