Dear Members,
Our Synagogue might be small but we all
know how to party and party we did the last
Saturday of February for Joyce Spiegel, who
turned 85. Her actual birthday was March 1
but her family was all able to get together on
this Shabbat. It was an incredible Gala event
and we found out so many interesting things
about Joyce. Keep up the good work Joyce
because you don’t look your age at all. Thank
you so much for all you do for B’nai Shalom.
Rumor has it that another member of
our Congregation turned 80 in February.
Congratulations Roberta Maimes.
B’nai Shalom celebrated the second
Passover Seder on Saturday April 23, 2015
at 6:00 P.M. What an incredible time we all
had. Delicious food, dancing and we even
had a Passover Seder Rap song.
Many thanks go to Naomi & Bill Stein,
Joyce Spiegel, Fern Levine and Muriel Kaplan
for helping prepare that wonderful meal.
Special thanks to Robert Cohen and his son
Andrew for helping, with the breakdown of
tables and set up of the chairs, after the meal.
This Seder was truly a community event.
Please let me know if you care to join in and
help for any of our synagogue events, Rabbi
Silverman led the Seder and it was the best
ever. This was such a treat since we heard our
Rabbi’s stories, he told us some great jokes,
and of course Bobbie crossed us all over the
Red Sea in dance.
On Saturdays May 14 & 28, 2016 at 10:00
A.M. Rabbi Silverman will lead us in services
followed by lunch and learn.
You will be receiving an e-mail to fill you
in on the dates for our summer Havurahs.
Also you will be receiving a notice for our
Annual General Membership Meeting in
June.
On behalf of the Board of Directors we
want to wish you all a Happy Summer.
Shalom,
Martin Hodes D.D.S.
May/June/July 2016Volume 12, No. 3
Inside This Issue
A Message from 1 our President
Birthdays, Anniversaries 2 and Yahrzeits
A Message from 3 our Rabbi
Pop Tab Update 3
A Message from Joyce 3
Havurah Scheduled 3
Mark Your Calendars
Thursday, May 5Yom Hashoah
Sunday, May 8Rosh Chodesh Iyar/Mother’s Day
Monday, May 30Memorial Day
Sunday, June 19Father’s Day
Monday, July 4American Independence Day
Tuesday, June 7Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Monday, July 4American Independence Day
Thursday, July 7Rosh Chodesh Tamuz
A Message from our President
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2014-2015
PresidentMartin Hodes, DDS
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TreasurerEllen Kippel
760-305-7114
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SecretarySalli Blakesley
760-630-8802
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DirectorsGeorge Hall
760-295-8963
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Beth Moore
760 525-6022
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Gary Polster
760-720-0810
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Joyce Spiegel
760-944-5774
[email protected]
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May BirthdaysBobbie Silverman – 5/6Gary Polster – 5/10Richard
Hartman – 5/28
June BirthdaysRandi Miller – 6/3Noah Schachter – 6/8Marge Burg –
6/17Ana Blakesley – 6/19Sam Blakesley – 6/25
Month of Iyar YahrtzeitsRose Garry (mother of Joel Garry) – 3
Iyar, 5/11/16Cadem Arditti (mother of Joyce Spiegel) – 5 Iyar,
5/13/16 Mildred Blackstone (mother of Muriel Kaplan) – 20 Iyar,
5/28/16Rose Brown (mother of Arlene Bender) – 22 Iyar,
5/30/16Harold Friedman (husband of Gladys Friedman) – 27 Iyar,
6/4/16
Month of Sivan YahrtzeitsBetty Ann Kippel (mother of Ellen
Kippel) – 5 Sivan, 6/11/16 Tillie Friedman (mother of Harold
Friedman) – 8 Sivan, 6/14/16Harry Riback (father of Sylvia Cramer
& Naomi Stein) – 21 Sivan, 6/27/16 Harry Kaplan (husband of
Muriel Kaplan) – 22 Sivan, 6/28/16
Month of Tamuz YahrtzeitsSolomon Roditti (father of Joyce
Spiegel) – 14 Tamuz, 7/20/16David Linderman (father of Beverly
Linderman) – 24 Tamuz, 7/30/16Nettie Isenberg (mother of Roberta
Maimes) – 27 Tamuz, 8/2/16
Birthdays, Anniversaries & Yahrzeits
July BirthdaysLaurie Garry – 7/21Beth Moore – 7/31
May AnniversaryLaurie & Joel Garry – 5/16
June AnniversaryEd & Arlene Bender – 6/22
No July Anniversaries
Kol Shalom page 3
At the beginning of March, a number of “pop-tab coordinators”
met to make another pop-tab submission. Together, we submitted
another 42 pounds! We have been collecting pop-tabs from soda cans
for the last few years. We give them to the Daughters of the
American Revolution and for every pound that we give to them, the
DAR pays for a needy family to stay at the Ronald McDonald House
free of charge. The Ronald McDonald House is across the street from
Rady Children’s Hospital and allows parents to spend the night
close to their ill children. To date, we have given the DAR 703
pounds of pop-tabs. That’s 703 nights at the Ronald McDonald House
free of charge to families who need a place to stay! What a
mitzvah! Keep those pop-tabs coming!
I would like to thank everyone for joining myself and my family,
in celebration of my 85th birthday party. many thanks to all who
participated in my gift and helped with shopping and setup. A
special thanks to our president Dr. Martin Hodes and of course to
our wonderful Rabbi Hillel Silverman.
Love, Joyce
Pop Tab Update
Note from Joyce Spiegel
A Message from our Rabbi
Havurah Scheduled - Sunday, June 12 @2pm
Shalom, The period of 49 days between the holidays of Passover
and Shavuot is a very special time. It is called S’fira or the
counting of the Omer. We count each day individually from Passover
until we reach the 49th day which is Shavuot. Passover commemorates
the exodus from Egypt, freedom from the slavery and oppression of
Pharaoh. Shavuot recalls the revelation on Mt. Sinai of the Ten
Commands and the ethical and ritual law of the Torah. Physical
emancipation (Passover) is not enough. We need spiritual
emancipation (Shavuot) of the ethical, moral and ritual law. The
Rabbi’s tell the story of a leave that is attached to the upper
branch of a tree. She envies the leaves soaring overhead in the
wind. “How I wish I could be released from the tree and fly in the
wind,” she cries out. Her prayer is answered and she flies higher
and higher, enjoy and exaltation. But the wind later dies down and
she plummets lifeless to the ground. In her dying gasps she
realizes, “I was truly free only when I was attached to the bow of
the tree.” The Jew is emancipated not when he gains physical
freedom (Passover), but only when he also has spiritual freedom
(Shavuot), ethical, moral, intellectual and cultural emancipation
through the guidance of the law, the teachings of the Torah. Like
the leaf, we are truly free when we are attached to the tree.
L’hitraot,Hillel E. Silverman
Looking forward to a fun filled afternoon? So, nu, join us at
Ellen Kippel’s home at 2PM for a Havurah Brunch. Please bring a
dairy, fish or vegetarian dish to share. This is a no-pain, some
gain fundraiser for B’nai Shalom at a meager $10 per person
donation. Please call Ellen at 760-305-7114 or email her at
[email protected] to let her know if you plan to attend, how many in
your party and what food item you plan to bring. Since Ellen lives
in a gated community she has to put your name in at the front gate
so that you will be able to get to her house. Please let her know
who the driver will be.
