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My ordinationc e r t i f i c a t e ,f rom the

Jewish TheologicalSeminary reads: “Rabbi,Preacher and Teacher inIsrael.” In this role, one

of my jobs is to make the Torah comealive, primarily for you, mycongregants, as well as for the largersociety in which we live. It is in thatspirit, and with a genuine desire toboth save lives and enhance life, that Ihave shared with you my testimonyfrom April's Marriage Equalityhearings and the more recent GunReform Legislation this past May. Icertainly want to make you proud ofyour Judaism, and your Torah, whichhas many wise things to offer aboutthe issues facing us today.

Rabbi Michael Beals

Testimony on House Bill (HB) 58,Large Capacity Magazines,Wednesday, May 1, 2013,

Legislative Hall, Dover, DEDelaware House of Representatives

Vayivra Elohim et ha adam b'tsalmo,b'tselem Elohim bara otoAnd G-d created man in the Divineimage, in the image of the Divine G-dcreated him.

- Genesis 1:27

Because, in the Jewish faith, we aretaught that we are all created in God'simage, then we also believe whensomeone is murdered, say by the typeof large capacity magazines HouseBill 58 seeks to prohibit, we believepart of G-d's Divinity is diminished aswell.

Every year, more than 31,000Americans die by gunfire. If you canwrite and pass legislation that wouldsave even one life, in my faith, it is asif you have saved the ENTIRE world.My own 17 year old cousin wasmurdered by gun fire when I was only10 years of age. His assailants werenever discovered, neither was themotive.

from our rabbi: Testimony in Dover… Teaching our Legislators the Lesson of the Goring Ox

I come to you, not only as the Rabbiof the second largest synagogue in theState of Delaware, I come to you as aman who literally has skin in thegame. You cannot bring my deadcousin back to me. But you can bringcomfort to my soul, meaning to ourfamily's suffering by passinglegislation like HB 58.

The Torah teaches that if you have anox, and it gores someone for the firsttime, you simply need to makerestitution. But if you know the oxhas a propensity for goring, if you donothing to prevent it from goring inthe future, and it in fact gores, thenthe full weight of the law will fallupon you.

Governor Jack Markell SignsMarriage Equality Bill Into Law

On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Governor Jack Markell signed into law the MarriageEquality Bill, thereby making Delaware the 11th State in the United States toallow same-sex couples to marry.

Last June, in 2012, the USCJ, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism,and the Rabbinical Assembly affirmed that same-sex marriages have “the same-sense of holiness and joy as that expressed in heterosexual marriages,” sharedRabbi Avram Reisner following the decision.

As for Congregation Beth Shalom, as part of the USCJ, we affirm and supportGovernor Markell’s decision and welcome all couples to discuss their marriageplans and ceremonies with Rabbi Michael Beals and Cantor Elisa.

Guns are like the goring ox. Youknow what guns can do. If you do notpass this legislation, any deaths thatfollow as a result of large capacitymagazines will be on your head. Youwill have to answer to the voters ofDelaware and ultimately you willhave to answer to your Maker inHeaven when you pass from thisworld to the next.

Do NOT stand idly by the blood ofyour neighbor. Pekuah nefesh. Savelife. It is why you were placed on thisearth. Please do not hesitate to passthis bill.

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from our cantor: Reflection of My First School Year

Dear CBS Community,

I can’t believe my first school yearhas already come to an end! It seemsas though I only just arrived here atCBS. Looking back, it has been anincredible academic year filled withlearning, growing, prayer, and music.

From our youngest to oldest students,our school’s population spent much of the year learningHebrew, Jewish history, Israel, Bible, Ethics, and about theJewish holidays. Our spiraling curriculum allows for ourstudents to learn about these topics in a way that is mostappropriate to their grade level. Our youngest studentsbegin laying a Jewish educational foundation throughhands-on art projects, music, and stories, while our oldeststudents learn through more complex experiential modes ofteaching involving a high level of critical thinking.

Hebrew School Highlights of the year include: Hanukkah Celebration Singing at the Kutz Home Tu B’Shevat Seder Kitah Bet Consecration Ceremony Grade Level Family Education Programming Passover Model Seder Grade Level Shabbatot Kehillah Completion Ceremony Kitah Gimel/Dalet Field Trip to the National Museum

of American Jewish History in Philadelphia Upper Grade Field Trip to the Tenement Museum and

Sites in New York City

Confirmation students spent the year focusing on threedifferent Jewish topics: Israel, Life Cycle Events, andJewish Cooking. This three-part curriculum allowed forstudents to learn about not only the Jewish homeland, butalso about Judaism and Jewish culture in our daily lives.

Although Hebrew School and Confirmation will be onbreak for the summer, I hope and pray that you all will findways to stay involved Jewishly!

Here are some ways to stay involved this Summer:

SHABBAT UNDER THE STARSOver the summer, CBS holds outdoor family musicalShabbat services at the Siegel JCC on the first Friday of themonth (July 5, August 2, and August 30). We gather at theoutdoor picnic area and enjoy hot dogs and hamburgersfollowed by guitar-led Kabbalat Shabbat services. This is afun and informal way to bring in the Sabbath with yourCBS friends and family!

SHABBAT SERVICESEvery Shabbat CBS holds family friendly Shabbat serviceson Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. Please checkthe online synagogue calendar for dates and times.

INVOLVEMENT IN SERVICESAs you know, we place a heavy emphasis on prayerHebrew in Hebrew School. We strive to make sure eachand every child feels comfortable following along in asiddur during weekday and Shabbat services. This pastyear, our Kitah Vav (sixth grade) class learned Torah tropeand we will continue this trend in the coming years. If yourchild is interested in helping to lead services and/or chantTorah this summer, please contact me ateabrams@cbswilmde.org.

VISIT JEWISH EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES:http://www.myjewishlearning.com/http://babaganewz.com/

Please stop by and visit this summer!My office door is always open!

L’Shalom,Cantor Elisa

THANK YOU TO OUR 5773 (2012/2013)HEBREW SCHOOL AND CONFIRMATIONTEACHING STAFF!

Teachers:Rebecca Harris – HalutzimMelissa Heinspeter – Kitah GanGabrielle Hall – Kitah AlefRachel Mussaf – Kitah BetMeredith Weiss – Kitah GimmelKaren Moss – Kitah DaletRebecca Downard – Kitah DaletSharon Rosengarten – Kitah HeyCindy Kushner – Kitah VavOsnat David - Hebrew SpecialistMarty Feinstrauss - KehillahRabbi Michael Beals – Kehillah/ConfirmationDina Lipschultz - ConfirmationRebecca Kason – Assistant Teacher

Ozrim – Teaching Assistants:Aviva StanleyJulia SchwartzJanna RosengartenJonathan Lehrfeld

Cantor Elisa Abrams

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men’s club

Brews with Jews™ - Thursday, June 20, 8:15pm,location forthcoming. Join the guys of the Men's Club forour monthly gathering at a local watering hole for somebeers, munchies and some laughs. Bring your friends andjoin in the fun. Men's Club membership or Jewishaffiliation not required.

Concession Stand Fundraiser at the Wilmington BlueRocks - Sunday, June 23Fifty (50) volunteers ages 16and up are needed for thisfun fundraiser manning bothconcession stands at FrawleyStadium. No concessionstand experience or Men'sClub membership necessary.If interested in helping out, sign up online: http://bit . ly/11s6yXg Contact David Fruchtmandfruchtman@gmail.com for details.

Jewish Heritage Night at the Wilmington Blue Rocks -Tuesday, August 13 - Play Ball!! Join your friends andfellow congregants at Frawley Stadium cheering on theBlue Rocks and our very own Cantor Elisa, who will besinging the national anthem. Last year over 70 peopleenjoyed this family-friendly night of baseball fun.Reserved tickets are only $7! Deadline to purchase ticketsis August 1, and they are available at the synagogue frontoffice.

We would like to thank all of our members who havehelped this year with our Dollar Dog Days, Men’s ClubShabbat, our Night of Comedy with Rabbi Bob Alper,Fantasy Football, and so much more!

If you are not a member, we encourage you to become onetoday! Details, including payment options, are on theMen’s Club Page of the CBS Website. We look forward toseeing you at our upcoming summer-time events!

The Sisterhood’s mission is toencourage increased involvementand activism in the synagogueamong women of all ages throughfriendship, support and mitzvot. Weprovide social , educat ional ,philanthropic and spiritual activitiesin addition to supporting thesynagogue by way of fundraising, member recruitment andoperational assistance.

Won’t you come get involved in Sisterhood?We have a number of Board positions available!

We have a number of Committee positions available!Or simply make the commitment to help with one of

our events this year!Please contact Suzanne Burcat (sburcat@hotmail.com)

to learn more about these options.We’d love to have your input and enthusiasm!

How can YOU Become a Sisterhood Member?We welcome you to JOIN Sisterhood for 2013 or simplyrenew your annual dues now for 2013. Simply go to theSisterhood Page of the CBS Website and use theconvenient Paypal link for Membership! Our membershipyear runs from October 1 through September 30. Duesmust be paid by October 1 to attend our AnnualMembership Brunch on December 15.

We would like to wish everyone a joyful and safe summeras we work on plans for Sisterhood events for next year. Ifanyone is interested in helping to plan or to work on ourevents, please contact us. We will need help with the YomKippur Break-the-Fast, Sisterhood Brunches, Fall GeneralMeeting and our December Paid Membership Event – justto get the year rolling. In addition, there will be manyother opportunities throughout the year for involvement –as much or as little as our Sisters’ time permits, so pleasecome join us!

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got kiddush?

This year your dues statementincluded a new addition—arequest for a voluntary

$36.00 contribution to help sponsoronegs and kiddushes when there isno “event” or sponsor available on agiven Shabbat.

Fiscal restraints over the past few years have not permittedfunding from our general budget for this laudable tradition.It is a time-honored Jewish value, beginning with the firstJews, Abraham and Sarah, to provide hospitality. Wewould like to offer at least a basic oneg or kiddush for ourguests as well as our congregants on every Shabbat. BethShalom strives to be a warm and caring congregation. Inaddition to providing “sustenance,” the time spentfollowing services promotes discussion and socializing. Alldonations will be tracked separately and only used for thepurpose of providing onegs and kiddushes. Your tax-deductible check, made out to CBS can be mailed orbrought to the CBS front office. Please be generous.

family promise: thank you!

New this year, Congregation Beth Shalom hasbecome part of Family Promise, an interfaithinitiative to help homeless families move into

permanent housing. Over the past three years, 80% of thefamilies in the network have moved into their own homeswithin three months.

Many thanks to all our volunteers who stepped up inMay. Volunteers are now being recruited for our lastcommitment for 2013 - the week of September 22 - 29 toassist with hosting homeless families at Peninsula-McCabeChurch. We need people to cook and serve dinners andweekend breakfasts, visit with the families in the evenings,and drivers for the 14-person van each morning andevening. We also need two overnight hosts each evening.Contact: Dina Lipschultz, dina.lip@verizon.net,302-762-4341.

It takes at least 50-70 volunteers to fully provide forhosting four families for a week.

Also needed: donations in any amount to help provide foodand supplies for hosting weeks, and assistance to familieswhen they are able to move into their own homes.

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Finger-Gordon announces 2013 grant awards

second friday shabbat: Wedding Celebrations

Ever wonder why in Western Societies June is apopular wedding month? Two theories. TheoryOne: Harvest. Couples often chose to marry in

accordance with peak harvest time. A June wedding meantthat the bride may be in the early part of her pregnancy thusshe could help with the harvest. And after a spring birth,she would be in good enough health to help with the next

year’s harvest. Theory Two: The Roman Deity, Juno.Juno was the ancient Roman goddess of marriage, andmany Romans chose to honor her by planning a Junewedding. Other societies choose the end of the harvestseason for weddings, whereas in the Scandinaviancountries, couples choose late June and early July to wed asthe days are filled with 20 hours of light for celebrations.Japanese tradition identifies specific days that areauspicious for weddings... Tomobiki (which signifiesdrawing friends together) and Taian. These days vary eachmonth in accordance with the ancient Japanese calendar.Wedding plans are made far in advance, Spring being themost popular time for marriage in Japan. And……remember the Andrew Sisters song of World War II, I’ll BeWith You In Apple Blossom Time? So, what about Jewishwedding traditions and customs?

Join us Friday evening June 14 as Rabbi Beals discussestraditional Jewish wedding customs, why June is a popularmonth, the history and significance of the ketubah, theLieberman clause, the chuppah, breaking of a glass, and theseries of laws instituted by the Rabbis to protect the wife.

For our Oneg Shabbat, you are encouraged to bring yourwedding photograph(s) and ketubah to share memoriesof your wedding celebration. Reminder: Second FridayServices begin at 8:00pm. This Friday Service, RabbiMichael and Cantor Elisa will offer special blessings forcouples celebrating their June Wedding Anniversaries.

Marv CytronThe Anna E. Finger - Ruth F. Gordon Memorial Trust ispleased to announce that the following are the recipients ofgrants in 2013:1. The Kristol Center for Jewish Life/Hillel Foundation,

to help fund a Holocaust Remembrance initiative.2. Ethan Schultz, to attend the March of the Living.3. Aliya Cohen, to attend Camp Pinemere/Solelim.4. Avery Steffen, to attend Camp Ramah.5. Randall Frank, to participate in the B'nai B’rith Youth

Summer Experience.6. Congregation Beth Shalom, to sponsor a teacher’s

attendance at the NewCAJE Conference.7. Jewish Community Cemetery Association, toward

construction of a small chapel at the cemetery.

The Anna E. Finger-Ruth F. Gordon Memorial Trust is acharitable fund that provides grants to individuals andinstitutions involved with the study of Judaism and Jewishculture. The Trust was established in 1968 by Louis J.Finger and Abraham J. Gordon in memory of Mr. Finger’smother and sister and Mr. Gordon’s mother-in-law andwife.

For further information about the fund or to apply for 2014Grants, contact David L. Finger at (302) 573-2525.

Photo Courtesy of Sue and Marv Cytron

ROBIN KAUFFMAN SARAN, current president ofFederation has accepted the position of COMMUNITIESVICE CHAIR within National Women's Philanthropy.SUZANNE BARTON GRANT, past President ofFederation, has accepted the position of co-chair of the2014 International Lion of Judah Conference.RABBI MICHAEL BEALS, presented the opening prayeron the Floor of the US Senate on Thursday, May 23.HAYIM WEISS, has accepted an offer to be the DataAnalytics Administrator at DMW Direct, a specializeddirect response advertising and marketing firm.

MAZEL TOV to Jessica Imber, Karin Karel, MartyKarel, Dennis Schnee, Anita Sobel, and Meredith Weissfor participating and learning to read the Book of Ruth andits corresponding trope signature. Look for futureopportunities to learn Haftarah, Torah and other specialtrope signatures (nusach) with Cantor Elisa later this year.

in the news and Mazel Tov

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June 1Glenn Krasker

June 2Mardian BermanPhyllis Kazinoff

June 3David DribanAsher RosenbergLeah SchutzmanJacob Weaver

June 6David BernsteinSeth BloomSusan KernerAnna McDermottMarlene OrnstonMargot WaitzStuart Young

June 7Scott KupfermanPauline LeBoritz

June 8Warren Burr

June 9Ruth Forman

June 10Shira BealsErrol GerKen KammRoger Kerzner

June 11Naomi ConsiglioSydney Glazier

Richard LevinBonnie Zahn

June 12Jonathan BlumbergZachary HorowitzSheldon Singer

June 13Elaine CohenSander KatzEugene Marcus

June 14Sharon Milner

June 17Rhea LevyMark Mendelson

June 18Mark DelmericoSharon Rosengarten

June 19Sheila IndenGary LipsonAbigail RosenbergMichelle Silberglied

June 20Amy BurrMichael MarkellFalana Walls

June 21Robert JacobsLeila KutzMichele MadekszaShari Walter

June 22Aliya CohenStuart GrantMichael GrossRichard A. Levine

June 23Jonathan ColtonJordyn Flaherty

June 24Rona CaplanMargaret SalzerNathan Schaeffer

June 25Noa FletcherGabriel FletcherAnita Sobel

June 26Michael BallardMartin HochheiserJared Silberglied

June 27Barbara Levitt

June 28Jennifer Fink

June 29Jeremy Winaker

June 30Jerome CovinSarah Shafer

e extend Birthday and Anniversary greetings to members of our Beth Shalom Family this month. If a birthday oranniversary date was inadvertently left off, please contact the Beth Shalom Office (302-654-4462) so we canupdate our records. Mazel Tov and Best Wishes!

birthdays and anniversaries

JUNE ANNIVERSARIESCarol & Bruce DeWitt (6/1)Jill Liebling & David Consiglio (6/3)Rose & Howard Schwartz (6/3)Shari & Seth Walter (6/4)Elly & Rick Alexander (6/5)Marla & Ross Cooper (6/5)Alison & Michael Goldberg (6/5)Ronna & Moses Hochman (6/6)Michelle & Roger Kerzner (6/6)Rhonda & Robert Walter (6/7)Rachel & Garry Rodriguez (6/8)Susan Szabo & Robert Dressler (6/9)Ellin & Leonard Dwares (6/9)Stacey & Steven Colton (6/10)Kristin & Joshua Dorph (6/10)Carla & Jack Markell (6/10)Susan & Steven Ebner (6/11)Wendy & Lawrence Lehrfeld (6/11)Sandra & Ethan Solomon (6/11)Rachel & F. Todd Harad (6/13)Karolin & Mark Lipman (6/13)Dina & Alan Lipschultz (6/13)Judy & Alexander Montag (6/14)Barbara & Samuel Swinger (6/15)Kerry & Daniel Berkowitz (6/16)Elaine & Robert Cohen (6/16)Gila & Joel Lipman (6/16)Karin & Martin Karel (6/18)Josephine & Alfred Kessler (6/20)Renee & Jerome Covin (6/21)Esther & Leonard Entel (6/22)Nedda & Howard Barth (6/24)Melissa & Mike Stanley (6/24)Beth & Christian Giffin (6/25)Anita & Herman Stein (6/25)Falana & John Walls (6/25)Lin & Lance Ziering (6/25)Sarah & Brian Andrus (6/26)Samantha & David Fruchtman (6/26)Francine & Gabriel Venit (6/26)Jane & Steven Goldberg (6/27)Sharon & Ralph Milner (6/27)Cheryl & Elliot Mitchell (6/27)Selma & Louis Weiner (6/27)Shelly & Barry Kanofsky (6/28)Claire & Barney Kantar (6/28)

WE WANT TO HONOR YOU WITH A SPECIAL BLESSING!FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 6:30PMBIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 8:00PMANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Welcome Shabbat and honor fellow congregants during ourFriday Shabbat Evening Services.

MAZEL TOV TO ALL OUR CELEBRANTS!Please let us know you will attend by emailing the synagogue office.

(July Birthdays will be celebrated on Friday, July 5 andAnniversaries on Friday, July 26. Services at 6:30pm.)

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legacy society: A Teacher and A Chemist - Living Through Giving Back

Arlene and Robert Davis joined Congregation Beth Shalom in1971 for several reasons. They are most comfortable in aconservative synagogue, and especially one that has become

egalitarian. They also appreciate the warm welcome to the unaffiliated.Arlene taught and administered at the Beth Shalom Hebrew School for 33years as well as chanting Torah for the High Holy Days and otheroccasions. She taught and trained B’nai Mitzvah for both children andadults. Robert has served on the Board of Directors, was on severalcommittees at the synagogue, and chaired or co-chaired several events, thelargest being the Jewish Festival in 1980 and 1981.

Both Arlene and Robert feel grateful for many positive experiences in which they participated at Beth Shalom and stronglywish to have many other couples share similar experiences in the future. We believe one of the best ways to insure a strongand vibrant synagogue is to join the Legacy Society. We hope the Legacy Society will continue to grow and thrive.

About the photograph:We were on a trip of our own design in 2006 to Greece and the Greek Islands. One morning we took a flight to Thessalonike, the secondlargest city in Greece, at the top of the Adriatic Sea. Prior to World War II, it had the largest Jewish population in the country. Arlene isplacing a rock on the base of the sculpture in memory of the Jews who perished during the Holocaust.

There’s a bit more to the story. When the Nazis occupied Greece they demanded from the mayor of Thessalonike the names of the Jewsresiding in the city. He refused. The Nazi general then requested the same information from the chief rabbi of Thessalonike and therabbi gave him the information he was looking for. The rabbi assumed that by being cooperative, the Jews would be treated humanely.

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23 Sivan (6/1/2013)Reba BenjaminMarcia Shirley GreeneEdward Honey

24 Sivan (6/2/2013)Myer Budovitch

25 Sivan (6/3/2013)Harry DrowosMax C. HoneySamuel KirshnerAudrey RosenbergHerman ShumanVivian SteigerLudwig ThemalHyman Twer

26 Sivan (6/4/2013)Sadie CohenKate HoffmanMaurice H. KrasickEvelyn S. LevittMorris Schultz

27 Sivan (6/5/2013)Celia BackmanLeah CitronEvelyn CollinsFrances KramenZoltan SpitzerFannie Weinstein

28 Sivan (6/6/2013)Mamie BlockMollie BricklinJulius FeldhornSamuel Reback

29 Sivan (6/7/2013)Mark J. CaplanHarry KurfirstMax MeltzerMax Zinman

30 Sivan (6/8/2013)Janet CoderFlorence FinkelmanRalph P. KramerHarry MoskowitzMichael Willer

1 Tammuz (6/9/2013)Nathan AdlerBernard I. GreenbergMax LangermanAnne Levenson

Solomon MargolineBessie Rosen

2 Tammuz (6/10/2013)Rose HaradShlomo Chaim KatzRebecca SorinLois StapePincus Wexler

3 Tammuz (6/11/2013)Janet CohenSamuel CohenMilton KutzJack LandbergDiane Levin

4 Tammuz (6/12/2013)Jacob "Jay" BalickMiriam CorensLeonard EttingerFrances GershmanGladys GoldbacherSylvia HeimanBruno LevyLeo LevyHarry S. SachsIrvin SherrBeverly B. SimonPauline Weinstein

5 Tammuz (6/13/2013)Nathan CookMildred DuboisEvelyn MartoneKarl MillerWalter PlautGeorge SchierLois Weisman

6 Tammuz (6/14/2013)James H. Burns IIIPat ChalphinManuel CohenJoseph NeumannMarshall PallasMarian RiceEve SklutSylvia Steinig

7 Tammuz (6/15/2013)Shirley BalickMorris ByerJoel CohenMollie GoldPearl Kristol

8 Tammuz (6/16/2013)Esther BlatnickWillie LobelSylvia RiebmanDorothy Wolpert

9 Tammuz (6/17/2013)Fred BernsteinHerman FormanFeivel LaubMax ShafferGoldie Shapiro

10 Tammuz (6/18/2013)Hannah AlperAbner AntilesLudwig BeitmanJoseph BitmanIrving DeutchEdith LabovskyEva LaikenMyrna RubensteinFred Wormser

11 Tammuz (6/19/2013)Jacob BalickClair CylinderTillie GreenbergSimon SchutzmanBenjamin SteinBernard TroubhAlbert Zeid

12 Tammuz (6/20/2013)Morris AprilWilliam BlockFannie BreslowLena KronfeldJack Sklut

13 Tammuz (6/21/2013)Israel CohenLena HoffmanJoe KatzIda LivingstonZelda PodolskyHarry RappaportHelen RubelLouis ShafferHarry Sommers

14 Tammuz (6/22/2013)Rosalyn GordonEllen KluskyCatherine KurzmanJacob RudolphMinnie Rudolph

Ida Schwartz

15 Tammuz (6/23/2013)Jeannette GevurtzMollie GoldbergHelene HanauCharles KaufmanHerman Kerbel

16 Tammuz (6/24/2013)Ann Haber BimbyLee GlickBernard LeemanCharles LewisEsta MillerSandra NeumannMax Twer

17 Tammuz (6/25/2013)Jacob BlockBeatrice GoldfarbHarry JablowLillian Ploener

18 Tammuz (6/26/2013)Michael BlockEleanor BoffaJoseph Z. CohenEmanuel GershmanErnesto HubnerMorris SingerKarol SzaboBertha Toor

19 Tammuz (6/27/2013)Steven BlumenthalAbraham A. GoldenSara GoldsteinJennie MarkovitzJennie Simon

20 Tammuz (6/28/2013)Paul CheslerHarry CutlerSeligmann FreimarkEtta TurkinNathan Wortman

21 Tammuz (6/29/2013)Sol HermanSamuel RosenfeldLouis Steinberg

22 Tammuz (6/30/2013)Sarah CohenIsaac MillerFannie Willer

It is the custom in our congregation at Shabbat Services to read aloud prior to the recitation of kaddish the names of those whoseyahrzeit occurs in the upcoming week. We are providing the names here for you, so that you can help us make a Minyan, allowingkaddish to be recited for those in mourning or whose custom it is to recite the kaddish. The Hebrew dates have been added. Listings arealso on our website for both the current day and the following seven days.

may their memory be a blessing

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Shalom Chaverim,

This is a notice to inform you of thechanges that will be made to the CBSKitchen Guidelines and Procedures.As some of you may be aware, I haveundertaken the task of updating theorganization of the CBS kitchen,storage units, and pantry.

Updated CBS Kitchen Procedures/Guidelines and the CBS KashrutPolicy will be posted for yourconvenience in the kitchen, outsidethe front office, and on the CBSwebsite. While we recognize that ourmembers observe the mitzvah ofKashrut in various ways, it is ourintention to create an atmospherewhere all people can be assured thatthe principles of Kashrut are upheldwhen consuming food prepared in theCBS kitchen. We will update,maintain, and facilitate procedures toguarantee that the integrity of theCBS kitchen is consistent with thoseprinciples.

An active mashgiach (supervisor/inspector that has been trained tooversee the kashrut status of a kosherestablishment) will be checking in allfood items, before entrance into theCBS kitchen, to confirm that eachfood item has an approved andrecognized hechsher (kashrutcertification). Food items checked inwill be clearly marked with a yellowsticker. Frequent inspections will bemade to ensure that the cleanliness ofthe kitchen is maintained after eachuse. Anyone wishing to use thekitchen facilities must contact MerrillDorph, our Executive Director, duringbusiness hours. No unscheduledperson will be permitted touse the kitchen facilities withoutauthorization. No outside food willbe permitted to be brought in or takenout of the kitchen from 3pm on Fridayuntil after Havdalah on Saturday nightas well as during recognized holydays throughout the year. If there isan extenuating circumstance please

in the kitchen: new guidelines and procedures

contact Merrill Dorph as soon aspossible so that accommodations canbe made.

A dry erase board posted outside ofthe kitchen door is updated regularlyto identify the mashgiach on duty.

The list of active CBS Mashgichimare as follows: Merrill Dorph, RalphDownard, Jodi Frank, FrancineFreedman, Celina Riebman, CecileRoth, Walter Roth, ElaineSchmerling, Dennis Schnee, FalanaWalls, Hayim Weiss, and DianeWolf.

Further notification of our efforts,updates on guidelines/procedures andpolicies will be made available withinthe coming months. We appreciateyour patience during this time.

If you have any questions orconcerns please feel free tocontact:

Merrill DorphExecutive Directormdorph@cbswilmde.org(302) 654-4462

Cecile RothChair for Va'ad HaKashruth of DE:ceil@mswli.com(302) 834-8422

Falana WallsKitchen Maintenance Coordinator:walz137@earthlink.net(551) 206-6745

Respectfully submitted,Falana Walls

D id you know there are over1200 kashrut symbols,

hechshers, which can authenticatean item as being kosher? InDelaware, you will only see afraction of these, around 250,between Shoprite, Giant, Acme,and Superfresh.

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Congregation Beth Shalom raises funds to support synagogue activities, programs and projects. To make a donation to anyof our existing funds, please email or call our synagogue accountant, Marlene Greenberg, at 654-4462. The minimum con-tribution to send a tribute card is $12. To establish a new fund or learn more about contributory opportunities, please callour synagogue President, Karin Karel. We appreciate your generosity.

AL BERLIN MINYAN FUNDFor Tzedakah: Anonymous

In honor of:Ethan Fruchtman’s Bar Mitzvah Sandra & Ethan SolomonGary Harad’s Role as Gabbai atEthan’s Bar Mitzvah

David Fruchtman & FamilyJeff Lewis’s Role as Gabbai atEthan’s Bar Mitzvah

David Fruchtman & Family

In memory of:Dora Davidoff Estelle, Marty, Matthew, Holly, & Naiomi Glick Debbie, Rick, Zack & Ben NewmanSamuel Garber Robert Garber & FamilyAlfred Greenberg Lynne & Terry SklarSteven Matter Susan & Jack StoltzIsidor Riebman Celina & Ronald RiebmanHarry Silver Faith & Paul SilverHelena Simonowits Jerry SimonowitsArchie Stoltz Susan & Jack StoltzClaire Willey Cynthia Moskow

BRIAN DOMBCHIK FUNDMazel Tov:Celina & Ronald Riebman onGranddaughter Maya Oestreicher’sBat Mitzvah Rhoda & Steven Dombchik

In memory of:Celia Katz Evelyn Kaplan & FamilyEthel Levy

Danna & Roger Levy & FamilyFannie Lipman Gila & Joel LipmanLeanora Miller Danna & Roger Levy & Family

CANTOR ANDREW SALZER MUSICENDOWMENT FUNDIn memory of:Katherine Forman Doris & Joseph MillerMarvin Grossman Irene & Richard Plotzker

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn appreciation: Jo & Al Kessler

CAPITAL CAMPAIGNIn honor of:Dina Lipschultz’s Service to theHebrew School Melissa, Mike & Aviva Stanley

In memory of:David Breslow Ann G. Breslow & FamilyCheryl Dorsch Jill & Ralph DownardEllen Downard Jill & Ralph DownardTerry Frank Mike, Melissa & Aviva StanleyMarvin Grossman Anita & Edward SobelAlicia Bea Keil Harriet & Alfred RemsenRosalie Kurfirst Judith & Howard Zucker

CHESED COMMITTEEIn appreciation: Frances Stein

CONGREGATION FUNDIn honor of:Ariella Beals’s Bat Mitzvah Phyllis KazinoffKarin Karel’s Retirement from DuPont

Faith & Paul SilverJacob Morris’ Bar Mitzvah Betty & Barry Diznoff Cindi Viviano

In appreciation of:The Passover Yizkor Service Brenda & Willard BernsteinPat Burns

Ann Zweigle

In memory of:Mildred Alderson Karolin & Mark Lipman Suzanne & Stuart GrantLeon “Mike” Bloom

Anita AronsonIrving A. Bonett Barbara SchwartzJames Chaikin Frances & Michael BaylsonSylvia Cherrin Jerilyn & Richard CherrinMuriel Dorph Carol EinhornBenjamin Fink Phyllis & Alan FinkGerald Goldberg Myra R. GoldbergHarry J. Goldberg Celina & Ronald RiebmanAnna Goldman Mark H. GoldmanJoseph Graboyes Merle, Ron & Valerie CohenEdwin Granite Bernice Tomases & FamilyIsabella Greengold Florence & Isaac BudovitchMarvin Grossman Bumpers & Company Andrea & Scott Feinman Suzanne & Stuart Grant Kevin Gross & Family Leslye & Jerry Heisler The Kreston Family Nan & Hal Pezzner Dr. & Mrs. Richard Sklut Bobbie & Norman Tomases Roberta & Mel WoloshinBelle K. Haberman Shirley & Barry KlassmanNathaniel Hyman Barbara & Les DukartRose Klassman Shirley & Barry KlassmanJoseph Labovsky Bernice Tomases & FamilyJack Matter Anita AronsonThelma Plotnick Linda & Jeff DrowosIsidor Riebman Harriet & Marvin Sachs

contributions

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Bernard SiegelRuth Siegel

Leslie R. Stone Elaine Stein & FamilyLeonard Weinstock Bernice Tomases & Family

FINGER GORDON FUNDSpeedy Recovery:Sandra Lubaroff

Dorothy Finger

HEBREW SCHOOL FUNDIn honor of:Dina Lipschultz’s Service to theHebrew School Margie & Alan Bleier Marlene, Gary, Brian & Steve Gold Frances & Steven Klein Rhea & Stan Levy, Faith & Bill Levy Ellen, Ray & Zack Dagastine Faith & Paul Silver Susan Spitzer

In memory of:Nettie Brodsky Esther Schaffer & FamilyMary Davis Arlene & Robert DavisTillie Entel Esther & Leonard EntelMollie Kreuger Claire Wirosloff & FamilyIda Levy Rhea & Stan Levy, Faith & Bill Levy Ellen, Ray & Zack DagastineLawrence Lobel Rhea & Stan Levy, Faith & Bill Levy Ellen, Ray & Zack DagastineLouis Wirosloff Claire Wirosloff & Family

KRAFT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONSpeedy & Complete Recovery:Norman Schutzman

Ruth Siegel

In memory of:Margery Ann Fisher Josephine FisherHenry Klein Frances & Steven KleinSidney Perlman Toni & Stuart B. Young & FamilyH. Albert Young Toni & Stuart B. Young & Family

LIBRARY FUNDIn memory of:Mildred Gross

Cecile & Walter Roth

LINDA GOLDSTEIN FUNDIn memory of:Samuel April Marlene & Lawrence OrnstonAnna Atlas Frances Stein & FamilyBertram Braunstein Mary Ann & George Braunstein

ONEG/KIDDUSH FUNDIn honor of:Karin Karel’s Retirement from DuPont

Ellen & Robert Meyer

PRAYER BOOK FUNDIn memory of:Steven Matter

Anita Aronson

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn appreciation: Felisha & Gary Alderson Jo & Al Kessler

In honor of:Ariella Beals’ Bat Mitzvah Annette Kellem Sandra & Ethan Solomon

In memory of:Mildred Alderson Ellen Pomerantz & Bentley PittavinoEthel Denenberg Linda Seidenstat & FamilySolomon Denenberg Linda Seidenstat & FamilyMarvin Grossman Sandye & Jerry TurnauerLawrence Lobel Bess LobelLeon Pollett Ruth Forman & FamilyBelle Ross Adele & Stan RossIda Seidenstat Linda Seidenstat & FamilyLillian Turnauer Sandye & Jerry TurnauerIsrael Weiner Bess Lobel & DaughtersDorothy Zutz

Sylvia & Ted Zutz

TORAH FUNDIn memory of:Samuel April Josephine Fisher

contributions

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CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM1801 Baynard Blvd • Wilmington, DE 19802PHONE: (302) 654.4462 / FAX: (302) 543.7150www.bethshalomwilmington.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NEXT KOL SHALOM DEADLINE ISJUNE 10, 2013~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Kol Shalom is the monthly newsletterof Congregation Beth Shalom, anegalitarian-Conservative congregationaffiliated with the United Synagogue ofConservative Judaism. To submitarticles, photos, and announcements,please e-mail: kolshalom@cbswilmde.orgor mail them to the address noted above.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RABBIRabbi Michael S. Bealsrabbimichael@cbswilmde.org

CANTOR / EDUCATION DIRECTORCantor Elisa Abramseabrams@cbswilmde.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMerrill Dorphmdorph@cbswilmde.org

PRESIDENTKarin Karelpresident@cbswilmde.org

DON’T FORGET!ANNUAL MEETING

TUESDAY, JUNE 18 - 7:30PM