JUNE CHESED COMMITTEE: Margot Sunshine 301.251.9079 [email protected] Sandler, 301.299.8227 - [email protected] Sussman, 301.983.8938 [email protected] volunteer, please read the Kashrut standards document found online (bethsholom.org), followed by an email to Debbie Fisch and Stephanie Gurevich stating that you agree to adhere to these Kashrut standards. [email protected].
Flora GinsburgGraduated: Winston ChurchillNext year: Boston University
Avi GlassmanGraduated: Winston ChurchillNext year: UMBC
Eidan HornGraduating: Berman Hebrew Academy
Amanda JachGraduated: Winston ChurchillNext year: Boston University
Ethan KulpGraduated: CESJDS
Adiv LiebsteinGraduated: CESJDS
Hannah MarillGraduated: Winston ChurchillNext year: Tiferet Center, Ramat Beit ShemeshCollege: Brandeis University
Yoel AltmannGraduated: Winston Churchill
Jeremy AsheGraduated: Winston ChurchillNext year: University of Pennsylvania
Danielle BetaharonGraduated: Winston Churchill Next year: University of Maryland
Sophie ElfassiGraduated: WhoottonNext year: Pre-Law
MAZAL TOV TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Coby SiegelGraduated: CESJDSNext year:John’s Hopkins Peabody Institute and joining the 229th ArmyBand, Maryland National Guard
Benjamin StrauchGraduated: Winston Churchill Next year: University of Maryland, Clark School of Engineering
Galit SubinGraduated: Fusion AcademyNext year: Kol Ami Mechina
Jacob Udler Graduated: Winson Churchill Next year: Binghamton University(SUNY), studying business
Moed Sperling-MilnerGraduated: Berman Hebrew AcademyNext year: Yeshivat Orayta in JerusalemCollege: University of Maryland
Joshua MizrahiGraduated: Berman Hebrew AcademyNext year: Towson University
Isaac NadanerGraduated: CESJDSNext year: Maale GilboaCollege: University of Chicago
Zachary SalamonGraduated: Berman Hebrew AcademyNext year: Orayta YeshivaCollege: Rutgers, School of Engineering
Daniella SchwartzGraduated: Berman Hebrew Academy
MAZAL TOV TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
David KulpGraduated: Emory UniversityNext Year: pursuing MS in Digital Health as an Emory Bobby Jones Scholar at the University of St Andrews in Scotland before matriculating to medical school.
Azariah (Andrew) Kurlantzick Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clark University He titled his senior thesis in the English department,"Fearing the Flood, Explorations of a Yiddish Gothic." Minor in Computer Science.Next year: seeking editing work
Gil MelkinGraduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland, Smith School of Business. Next year: Sh'or Yoshuv Yeshiva
Shira PanitchGraduated: University of MarylandNext year: Americorps in Washington, DC
Amir WertheimerGraduated: University of MarylandNext year: Parsons School ofDesign
Mijal AltmannGraduated: University of Maryland
Michael BerkowitzGraduated: Washington University In St. Louis
Isaac BetaharonGraduated: University of Maryland
Avi ElfasiGraduated: UMBC, BS FinancialEconomics & BA SociologyHonor cords: Hillel & Alpha KappaDelta, Sash Phi Kappa SigmaNext Year: Freedom Mortgage
Danielle GalitzerGraduated: University of MarylandNext Year: Graduate school at University of Maryland, College of Education
Amit GersteinGraduated: The GeorgeWashington University
MAZAL TOV TO OUR UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
Sarah HirschGraduated: M.A. Teaching (English Education), University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Staci Smith, DMDGraduated: University of Pennsylvania Dental SchoolNext year: General Residency at Jacobi Medical Center in NY
Jessica BetaharonGraduated: The GeorgeWashington University, MA inSpeech Language Pathology
Corey HirschGraduated: J.D., Benjamin Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University
MAZAL TOV TO OUR GRAD SCHOOL GRADUATES
FAMILY @ BETH SHOLOMHappy Birthday: June 6 - 12 Nicole Faith Segal, Rebecca Tanen, Naomi Miriam Goldstein, Eliezer Shmuel Schneider, Susan Neuberg, Roy Smith, Nava Kempner, Reka Von Fegyverneky, Marilyn Zenilman, Alec Silberg, Amollia Antine, Daniel Yitzhaky, Isaac Schneider, Hilda Hahn, Deborah Ruth Gross, Michael Korn, Devora Zack, Kerry Brodie, Diana Pankowski
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THOSE OBSERVING YAHRZEITS June 6-12 (14-20 Sivan) SAT Zehavit Kandel, for her Mother, Sara Melamed
Steven Sax, for his Father, Stanley Sax SUN Stanley Lerner, for his Mother, Ethel Lerner MON Leslie Sandler, for her Father, Coleman Schwartz
Lisa Charnoff, for her Grandmother, Anne Vilensky AshendorfWes Ashendorf, for his Mother, Anne Vilensky AshendorfLeona & Donald Drazin, for their Son, Benjamin DrazinFrances & Ed Feldman, for their Son, Marc Feldman
TUES Max Bronstein, for his Great-Grandmother, Hinda RazelAlice Kalish, for her Father, David Meyer HoffmanStephen Kalish, for his Mother, Beatrice Cramer KalishMichael Glick, for his Grandfather, Jack GlickMiriam Baum, for her Mother, Olga Yaffa Weiss
WED Roy Smith, for his Father, Dennis SmithMerry Lymn, for her Mother, Lillian Albert
THURS Amy Subar, for her Father, Leon Finkle FRI Jennifer Marks, for her Father, Robert Lewis
Evelyn Marcus-Wheeler, for her Grandmother, Ella Marcus
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CEMETERY PLOTS AVAILABLE: Beth Sholom owns cemetery plots at Gan Zikaron, Garden of Remembrance. Our members are entitled to discounted pricing on these plots. If you are interested in purchasing one, please contact Rachel Zutshi at [email protected].
FOOD SHOPPING & MEAL RESOURCES:
The Kosher Kitchen Catering Co. is offering digital gift cards and free local home delivery. https://orders.thekosherkitchen.com/products/giftcard https://orders.thekosherkitchen.com/products/shabbat-in-a-box USE DISCOUNT CODE FREE4U - limited time.
Moti’s Market is open & has online shopping - https://shop.motismarket.com/
Al Ha’Esh - is open for takeout - order between 9am-3pm at 301-822-4000
Shalom Kosher is open & has online shopping - https://shalomkosheronline.com/
Signature Catering has meal packages for pickup or delivery https://signature-caterers.square.site/
Max’s is open for online and carryout orders https://maxscafe.square.site/
Siena’s is open for takeout - 301-770-7474
Holy Chow and Oh Mama Grill: Holy Chow is taking online orders for Oh Mama Grill and delivering to Beth Sholom parking lot on Wednesdays and Thursdays. https://holychow.revelup.com/weborder/?establishment=1
CAPITAL KOSHER PANTRY: Shalom's donation box: Donate to Yad Yehudah's donation box at Yad Yehuda (see address below) Or if someone in your community would volunteer to be a drop off location outside their house in a bin. Ship to: Capital Kosher Pantry, 1910 University Blvd. W, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Question - I left out a box of raw rice on my counter on shabbat, is it muktzeh?
Answer - One of the categories of Muktzeh is called Muktzah Machmas Gufo. This means it is intrinsically muktzah as it has no function on shabbat. This category of mukztah is often contrasted with a Kli Shemilachto L'isur, which means a vessel that is usually used for a prohibited labor but can also be used for a permitted one. An example of this latter category would be a hammer which is usually used to build (prohibited labor) but can also be used to crack open a nut. The Halacha for the hammer is that if you either need it to crack a nut or you need to move it to clear the space, it is permitted. So if you accidentally left a hammer on your counter you could move it if you wanted the counter space. However, raw rice has no purpose on shabbat. It would therefore be intrinsically muktzah and one could not move it from their counter. A similar thing would be true about flour or any food item that will not be edible over shabbat. Note, that a frozen challah is not muktzah because you can defrost it and use it on shabbat so it isn't muktzah even in its frozen state.
ם לו׃ (במדבר ה:ז) ר אש ן לאש יו ונת ף על יב את־אשמו בראשו וחמישתו יס ר עשו והש והתודו את־חטאתם אש
He shall confess the wrong that he has done. He shall make restitution in the principal amount and add one-fifth to it, giving it to him whom he has wronged. (Numbers 5:7)
Parshat Naso, 5780 / פרשת במדבר, תש"פRabbi Eitan Cooper בס”ד
Context: This pasuk comes in the midst of the parsha describing what someone does when they defraud (perhaps embezzle) someone, and then deny it under oath. This is not the first time the Torah has described this situation (See Vayikra 5:1-4 and 16:21), though this pasuk is innovative in that it also requires the defrauder to make a verbal confession
Rambam: THE SOURCE OF TESHUVAH: The very first halacha in hilchot teshuvah (the laws of repentance) uses this pasuk to inform us of the importance of a verbal confession. Whenever we do teshuvah it is important not only to feel that we have done something wrong, but to say what we have done wrong. Moreover, it is only through declaring, with our words, that we have no intention to do the action again that we have truly done “teshuvah.”
Parshat Naso is the longest in the Torah, with many concepts and pesukim to consider. It is important to take pause and notice this pasuk and consider the importance of our words - and how they can help effect change in this world by creating the possibility for teshuvah.
Or HaChaim: DIFFERENT BUT THE SAME: The beginning of the pasuk is addressed in the plural, and the latter part in the singular. Why? The Or HaChaim notes that this is because the first part of the pasuk, which deals with teshuvah and the confession process, is the same for every person. The restitution process, though, this can sometimes differ based on a person’s wealth and their ability to bring certain types of offerings. The pasuk thus simultaneously acknowledges (importantly) our differences as people, but also affirms the fact that we are all united in the importance of looking inward and confessing.
Aruch HaShulchan: TESHUVAH BEFORE YOM KIPPUR: In Arukh HaShulchan, Orach Chaim 607:1, this pasuk is brought as the primary source for confessing for our sins on Yom Kippur. Quoting the Rambam, the Aruch HaShulchan indicates that the primary time to fulfill the mitzvah of confessing for our sins is on Yom Kippur. However, he notes that some also suggest there is a mitzvah to confess our sins on minchah before Yom Kippur. Even though the day of atonement has not yet begun, there is a concern that someone may choke on their food and die before Yom Kippur, not having had a chance to confess their sins for that year before dying! While this is perhaps a scenario that feels unlikely to happen, the lesson is clear: While teshuvah and confessing for our sins verbally is primarily fulfilled on Yom Kippur, if we have any concern that we might not be able to do so on Yom Kippur that year, we can confess beforehand.
Most importantly, making a verbal confession - using our words to admit wrongdoing - can be done all year, not just on Yom Kippur.
Ben Bag Bag said:Turn it over, and turn it over, for all is therein (Avot 5:22)בן בג בג אומר, הפך בה והפך בה, דכלא בה. (אבות ה:כב)
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Welcome to our third community profile focusing on members of our community and how COVID-19 has affected them.
BENJAY KEMPNERWe interviewed Dr. Benjay Kempner, an active duty US Navy anesthesiologist and pain medicine doctor currently stationed at Walter Reed Hospital who just returned home from being stationed aboard the USNS Mercy off the coast of Los Angeles. Born in Boston, Benjay spends his free time trying to explain to his 4 kids that real football fans don't root for the Jaguars.
How has COVID-19 impacted your work?How hasn't it impacted my work? Soon after the local shut down of schools and businesses, I received notice that I would be deploying aboard the hospitalship USNS Mercy. With 48 hours’ notice, I flew to San Diego and boarded the ship a few hours before it sailed to Los Angeles. The mission was to ‘decompress’ and offload non-COVID patients from the local hospitals to help them prepare for a surge of COVID patients that was expected to strain the healthcare capacity of Los Angeles. While the surge in COVID patients never took place, we did gain ample experience in risk mitigation, infection control, outbreak management, and rapid mobilization of a large medical platform. Have you seen or experienced something extraordinary in your work? The number of active duty and reserve service members who jumped at the chance to volunteer for the Mercy, the Comfort, and the many land based field hospitals was truly inspiring. Thousands of people from all 50 states put their lives on hold and instantly mobilized large functional medical platforms in 5 different states. It was reassuring to see that when push comes to shove, America can get the job done.
What has been the most difficult part of the pandemic for you?Being apart from my family at the onset of the pandemic was stressful. Under normal deployment circumstances, I willingly put myself in harm's way bolstered by the knowledge that my family is safe back home. This time I left my family under very uncertain circumstances. Remember, at the onset, there were shortages of staple supplies. There was palpable fear and paranoia of the unknown. There was a real risk of civil unrest under these circumstances. Perhaps we are seeing some of that manifest now, but I feel much better being at home with my family. Have you found any silver linings to being under the stay-at-home orders?It is a refreshing reminder of needs vs wants: of what is truly important in our lives: and of people’s ability to adapt. My family has demonstrated incredible adaptability and resiliency in the face of these wild disruptions, which as everyone knows are numerous and new. I love watching them rise to the challenge (mostly) every day. The Jewish people are going to be alright. The future is looking up.
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