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David Grossman Loel Weiss Rabbi Rabbi Emeritus
Our Fresh, New Voice
KOLEINU B’nai Tikvah
South Area Jewish Congregation
www.BnaiTikvahMA.org
1301 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021
Adar I - Adar II (It’s a Jewish leap year) March 2019
Tuesday Fun
4
No Free Lunch
5
School Info 9
Lego Pictures
9
Social Action
10
Mitzvah Day 11
Ritually Speaking
12
House Report
12
SH News & Pictures
13
Passover Seder
14
Cooking & Pictures
15
Membership News
16
BH News 18
Bob Ryan New Date
19
Yom Hashoah
20
Strategy Report
21
Points of interest inside:
Daylight savings time begins March 10.
Spring forward 1 hour when you go to bed Saturday, March 9th.
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Office Hours 781-828-5250
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am-2 pm
Tuesday 9 am—5:30 pm, Friday 9 am - 1 pm
Executive Director/Director Congregational Learning:
Melissa Rudman
Office Personnel: Donna Blumenthal & Laurie Schertzer,
Office Manager: Elissa Gordon, Bookkeeper: Harvey Weisthal
Executive Committee President Sam Evans
VP of Strategy & Communications Andrew Baizen
VP of Education Melanie Greitzer
VP of Community Natalie Weinberg
Treasurer Andrew Azer
Secretary Janice Halpern
House Steve Bernstein
Past President Marc Silver
Planning/Strategy Debbie Gladstone
Ritual Dena Kaufman & Ellie Sirk
Communication Adrienne Jacobson
Board of Directors Parliamentarian Wayne Gray
Membership Faye Sienkiewicz
Fundraising Cindy Lurie
Youth Sari Epstein
Adult Education Robin Zoll
School Committee Rebecca Baizen & Karen Reiser
Social Action Ann Hartstein
Brotherhood Harvey Levine & Marshall Silberberg
Sisterhood Jane Silver
At-Large Myriam Azer
At-Large Melissa Charnitsky
At-Large Buddy Promisel
At-Large David Wolicki
Other Committees Bulletin Jodi Rome-Avrus
Israel Affairs Stan Zoll
Judaic Gift Shop Heidi Wortzman
Library Harriet Lavine, Wendy Lustbader, & Stan Zoll
Scrip Janet Silberberg
Special Gifts Phyllis Moore
The weekly kiddush lunch at B’nai
Tikvah is an important part of our
community. It is a time to visit and
catch up with friends. For many in our
community it is the highlight of the
week. We have been fortunate that we
have been able to provide a full lunch
each week. These weekly luncheons
cost the temple $20,000 or more each
year.
One way we can ensure that this wonderful tradition of
providing lunch each week is able to continue is
through sponsorship. Sponsor for a birthday (we all
have them), anniversary, or other special occasion.
This is a wonderful way for the community to celebrate
with you, as well as help your B’nai Tikvah family
continue to enjoy the weekly luncheons.
If every family sponsored once a year we will be able
to keep this amazing tradition going strong. If you
have any questions or would like to sponsor please call
the temple office 781-828-5250. Hope the office phone
will be ringing off the hook.
Note from Melissa Rudman,
Executive Director [email protected]
The Senior lunch program is held every
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, now at the Fireman
Community Living Center. Come early to renew old
friendships and enjoy a lunch at 12:00 pm. If you are not on
the program already, please visit Elaine Matisoff at the front
desk to fill out a very quick application. A $3.00 donation is
appreciated.
Please call South Shore Elder Services at
781-848-3910 X415. You do not have to
be a temple member to enjoy this program.
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KOLEINU sponsored by
Family of Stacey Green In honor of Stacey chanting Torah in memory
of her father, Peter Green.
Love, Mom, Jodi, Jason, Karli, and Kamryn
Faye Solup and Family, with much love, Thank you to our Temple Community and
friends, Brotherhood and Sisterhood for your
out pouring of kindness, support, donations
and just being there for us. We as a family
want to again, thank you for all your warm
wishes on the loss of my husband, best
friend, father and brother-in-law. We lost a
wonderful caring person.
He will always be in our hearts.
Audrey Beerman, daughter of Natalie and
Harvey Shore both of blessed memory.
Thank you to everyone for being with us in
our happiest moments and also on our
darkest days. My parents made clear the
importance of building community and I will
be grateful to my Temple Beth Am / B'nai
Tikvah family forever.
Thank you all so much!
Marshall Silberberg
Thank you to everyone for your well wishes,
cards, and donations to help me celebrate
my 75th Birthday.
Gene Avrus
My thanks and gratitude goes out to the B’nai
Tikvah community for your outpouring of
condolences, good wishes, donations, and
friendship on the loss of my sister
Marcia. Special thanks also to Rabbi
Grossman for his invaluable help getting me
in touch with someone in New York to help
with arrangements.
Our Condolences
Natalie Shore
Beloved congregant of B'nai Tikvah, wife of the the
late Harvey Shore z"l, mother of Audrey & Hal
Beerman, and treasured grandma of Ari Beerman.
Pearl Saperia
Beloved sister of Ed and Adrienne Misiph.
Helen Elsner
Beloved wife of Herbert Elsner, mother of Mark &
Marcia Elsner, Susan & Barry Lit and Sharon & Jeffrey
Kolikof. Cherished grandmother and great-
grandother to many.
Kenneth John Rome
Beloved father of Jodi Rome-Avrus, father-in-law of
Gene Avrus, and PopPop (grandfather) of David
Avrus.
Edward Rosengard
Beloved brother of Judy and Ed Freedman.
A Novel Group
March 18: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Hosted by Sherri Lewis at B’nai Tikvah
April 15: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff
Hosted by Laina Levine at B’nai Tikvah
May 20: The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos
Hosted by Paula Atkins at B’nai Tikvah
June 17: Dinner
For details and more information, contact Harriet Lavine at
New Members are ALWAYS Welcome!
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There are certainly more than enough
glimpses of that “angry and vengeful
God” that so many people
stereotypically associate with the God
of the Torah. But our recent reading of
the Ten Commandments and of
mishpatim suggests a much more
complex, nuanced God who can certainly punish
transgressors but who also cares about the sick, the
needy, and the weak. This is the God who looks for
chesed, acts of charity and lovingkindness. “I will,” He
tells us, “pay heed” to the one who cries out because “I
am compassionate.”
When I think of this compassionate God, I think
particularly of the mitzvah of returning a cloak before
sunset to the needy man. It would be wrong for me to
go to sleep in the cloak of another, a cloak that should
cover the man who needs it. We are also instructed to
let the poor eat from our fields, not to perjure ourselves
or take a bribe so as to undermine justice for those who
are weaker, and to consider the needs of strangers, for
we “were once strangers in Egypt.”
It’s interesting that these mitzvot are commanded of us.
In some ways, those commandments resemble American
law, where to bribe an official or to perjure oneself is a
punishable offense. But so many of these mitzvot
instruct us to go beyond the law, beyond the minimum
of rights and duties and to focus instead on compassion
and care, much as Hashem cares for us. No law would
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punish us for not returning a cloak that had been
given to us to pay back a debt. Similarly, there is no
crime in not feeding the hungry or clothing the needy.
But for Jews these laws are just as strict and just as
binding as “thou shalt not kill.” We don’t rank these
mitzvot because we must strive in every aspect of our
lives to live up to these high standards. As the Rabbis
have taught us, no one of the 613 mitzvot takes
priority over any other.
Judaism is both demanding and loving. It demands
that we love through our deeds and our words. It
does not stop at the negative—don’t steal, don’t kill,
don’t covet—but goes far beyond that to consider the
needs of others and our relationships with them.
Judaism sets a very high bar to which we must all
aspire.
Wishing everyone a joyous and freilach Purim!
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Words From Our Temple President Sam Evans [email protected]
One of the constant struggles we
have in Conservative Judaism—or
any organized Judaism, really—is
convincing the unaffiliated that
there’s value in joining our
congregation rather than going it
alone. In today’s digital world, and
especially around Boston where there
are so many learned people and teachers, there are
many functions of a traditional temple/religious school
that someone determined not to join a congregation can
find on their own. However, as we’ve been emphasizing
in our internal strategizing and outreach for a while, the
one thing you cannot replicate on your own is the
community you belong to when you become a member.
That “community” can manifest itself in many ways, as
I’m sure most if not all of you can attest to: Some of
those community benefits include: pastoral visits;
minyan when you need to say kaddish (only in the
fullness of time, G-d willing); lots of voices singing the
prayers with you at services (one of my personal
favorites); and a Sisterhood and Brotherhood. It’s these
last two that I want to elaborate upon briefly (I promise).
Having a thriving Sisterhood and Brotherhood in the
building (and beyond) is a pleasant reminder to me of
why a congregational community is a good thing. While
you technically don’t have to be a member of B’nai
Tikvah to belong to Brotherhood or Sisterhood, the
benefits these two groups bring to B’nai Tikvah members
who do belong are plentiful. Besides the big events such
‘Hoods Doing Good
as the recent Family Feud (jointly hosted by both
groups) and the upcoming Bob Ryan speaker night
from the Brotherhood (moved to April 2), Sisterhood is
running “Tuesday is Fun Day” from 1-3:30 on (can you
guess?) Tuesdays, Brotherhood offers scholarships for
religious education, Jewish camps and travel, and USY,
and both groups will host Saturday morning services
on April 6.
But these are just (some of) the official events. Harvey
Levine and Marshall Silberberg donned aprons and
served kugels at the kiddush for one of the rabbinical
candidates. Jane Silver and the Sisterhood coordinate
the Shalach Manot effort for Purim. And that’s just the
tip of the iceberg, which I’ve limited myself to because
I promised to be brief.
The Sisterhood and Brotherhood are a microcosm of
B’nai Tikvah, providing benefits, services, and
camaraderie to their members. The nice part is they
also reach outside their scope and give back to the
larger BT community. This double benefit is a win-win
for those who belong to our congregation, and I offer a
big todah rabah to all members of Brotherhood,
Sisterhood, and B’nai Tikvah: thank you for helping
make our community what it is.
Our wonderful Shabbat kiddush luncheons cost $20,000+ per year? That’s more than
$250/person, based on an average of 80 attendees each Shabbat!
Please help keep this tradition of celebrating Shabbat together by sponsoring the kiddush
at least once a year for $250? Do it in honor of a special occasion/a
loved one/just because/etc. Contact the office. All sponsors will be
announced from the bimah and in temple publications.
Thank you!
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Candles 5:16
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm
2 Shabbat Services 9:30am
Religious School 9:30am
Mincha/Maariv 5:45pm
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Family Table
Minyan 7:30pm
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BH Board Mtg 7:15pm
Minyan 7:30pm
5 Torah Study 10:30am
Drop in Fun 1pm
Religious School 3:45pm
Memorial Garden 7pm
SH Mtg 7pm
Minyan 7:30pm
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7 Minyan 6:40am
Minyan 7:30pm
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Candles 5:24
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm
9 Early Study 8:30am Shabbat Services 9:30am
Shabbat Hike
Religious School 9:30am
Mincha/Maariv 6:00pm
Youth & SH Havdallah program 6:30pm
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Board Mtg 9:30am
Minyan 7:30pm
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Ritual Mtg 7:00pm
Minyan 7:30pm
12 Torah Study 10:30am
Drop in Fun 1pm
Religious School 3:45pm
Minyan 7:30pm
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Cooking Class 7pm
Minyan 7:30pm
14 Minyan 6:40am
Meet & Greet Eliana 7pm
Minyan 7:30pm
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Tot Shabbat 9:30am
Dinner with Eliana 6pm
Candles 6:32
Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm
16 Shabbat Services 9:30am
Religious School 9:30am
Seddah Shishit 7:15pm
Concert 7:45pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:00pm
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Purim activities with Eliana 10am
BH Wine Sale 10am
Minyan 7:30pm
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Book Group 7:30pm
Minyan 7:30pm
19 Torah Study 10:30am
Drop in Fun 1pm
Religious School 3:45pm
Minyan 7:30pm
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Dinner 6pm
Family Service 6:30pm
Full Megillah 7:45pm
21 Full Megillah & Seduah 7:30am
Minyan 7:30pm
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Tot Shabbat 9:30am
Shabbat Dinner 6pm
Candles 6:40
Kabbalat Shabbat with Choir 7:30pm
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Shabbat Services 9:30am
Religious School 9:30am
Mincha/Maariv 7:15pm
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BH Speaker program 9:30am
Minyan 7:30pm
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26 Torah Study 10:30am
Drop in Fun 1pm
Religious School 3:45pm
Social Action Mtg 7pm
Minyan 7:30pm
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Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm
30 Bar Mitzvah Josh Harris Shabbat Services
9:30am
Religious School 9:30am
Mincha/Maariv 7:15pm
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April 1
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BH/SH Shabbat 9:30am
Mincha/Maariv 7:15pm
Artist in Residence Weekend
Erev Purim
Purim
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Order forms available in the
temple office and on the temple
website.
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Religious School
Rebecca Baizen & Karen Reiser, Co-Chairs
Happening at the Religious School
The Religious School kids have been busy
working on the Purim Schpeil. This year's story
is based off of Annie. They are working on the
presentation as well as behind the scenes costuming
and sets. The Purim schpeil will be held on
Wednesday, March 20th. Please come support our
Religious School students!
Students in grades 7-12 are invited to write and submit essays to the 28th Annual Kaplun Foundation Essay Contest.
Winners and finalists earn prizes of $1,800 or $750.
The contest is an opportunity for students to reflect on their Jewish heritage and values and to better understand Judaism's contribution to civilization and culture.
The Kaplun Foundation believes strongly in the value of this writing process as a way for young people to explore challenging ethical topics. Entries are due by March 14, 2019.
Information, rules, and submissions online at: kaplunfoundation.org
Lego
Windmills
March 15 and May 3
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Ann Hartstein, Chair [email protected] 617-763-1396
The South Area Mitzvah Day is happening on Sunday, April 7 at 1 pm at the temple. In addition to the many
activities on that day, we will be collecting items throughout the month of March that will be sorted and packaged on
that day for children without a permanent home, women who live in homeless shelters and veterans in the area.
Help us help others by collecting the following items in March for Mitzvah Day on April 7:
Personal Care Items for homeless shelter residents (shampoo, hand lotion, hair conditioner, soap, deodorant,
body powder, etc.)
New School Supplies for the School on Wheels Program (Quality backpacks for boys & girls K-12, Large Pencil
Boxes, Zippered Pencil Pouches, Fun Pencils, Large Erasers. Glue Sticks., Blunt Children's Scissors, Pencil
Sharpeners (with cover), Crayons(24 pack), Washable Markers Broad Tip (8 pack), Colored Pencils, Red
Pens, Highlighters, Flexible Plastic Rulers, Mechanical Pencils, Index Cards (100 pack), Calculators (square
root & scientific), Shiny Pocket Folders, Composition Notebooks, Single Subject Notebooks, 1" Binders,
Binder Dividers, 3-Holed, Lined Paper, etc.)
Plastic grocery bags to make mats for youth without homes
Cloth grocery/carrying bags for shoppers at the Canton Food Pantry
Ann Hartstein (far right) participated in Habitat for
Humanity building day this February. She represented
B’nai Tikvah and spent the day working with others from
South Area CHAI Social Action Collaboration, a
collaborative consisting of nine Jewish organizations in the
South Area and supported by CJP. Others in this picture
are members from Temple Beth David of Canton.
Afghans for Veterans
Thank you to everyone who has
contacted me about knitting for our
hospitalized veterans. I will be
making a delivery in April. Please let
me know when you will be dropping
your afghans etc. off at the temple.
Thanks again, Harriet
Any questions, email me at
There will be collection bins at the temple for all of these items.
In addition to the above collections, we are asking people to purchase
scrip for grocery stores, target stores etc. from the temple and
donate them to Family Table Basic Needs Recipients. They can be
purchased by contacting Janet Silberberg and leaving them at the
temple office earmarked for Family Table.
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Crash Course in Hebrew Reading
The next round of classes, led by Heidi Wortzman will begin on February 26th and run for
five weeks. Each class lasts for 90 minutes
and is free of charge.
Learning Hebrew Prayers
Nancy Blake Lewis will commence teaching beginner, intermediate and review Hebrew classes. Further details will be discussed depending upon your response.
These two classes are different, trying to meet different
needs. Please contact the temple office for more
information about either. Make sure to specify whether
you are interested in the class with Heidi or with Nancy.
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Ritually Speaking [email protected] Ellie Sirk & Dena Kaufman, Co-Chairs
House Committee Report Steve Bernstein, Chair [email protected]
Modern Echoes of Purim
From Judaism 101
In the time of the Book of Esther, Haman was the one
who tried to destroy us. In modern times, there have
been two significant figures who have threatened the
Jewish people, and there are echoes of Purim in their
stories.
Many have noted the echoes of Purim in the Nuremberg
war crime trials. In the Book of Esther, Haman's ten sons
were hanged (Esther 9:13); in 1946, ten of Hitler's top
associates were put to death by hanging for their war
crimes (including the crime of murdering 6 million Jews).
An 11th associate of Hitler, Hermann Göring, committed
suicide the night before the execution, a parallel to the
suicide of Haman's daughter recorded in the Talmud
(Megillah 16a). There are rumors that Göring was a
transvestite, making that an even more accurate parallel.
It is also interesting that, in the traditional text of the
Megillah (Book of Esther), in the list of the names of
Haman's sons, the letters Tav in the first name, Shin in
the seventh name and Zayin in the tenth name are
written in smaller letters than the rest. The numerical
value of Tav-Shin-Zayin is 707, and these ten men were
hanged in the Jewish year 5707. They were not hanged
on Purim, though -- they were hanged on Hoshanah
Rabbah.
Another echo of Purim is found in the Soviet Union a
few years later. In early 1953, Stalin was planning to
deport most of the Jews in the Soviet Union to
Siberia, but just before his plans came to fruition, he
suffered a stroke and died a few days later. He
suffered that stroke on the night of March 1, 1953:
the night after Purim. The plan to deport Jews was
not carried out.
A story is told in Lubavitcher Chasidic Judaism of that
1953 Purim: the Lubavitcher Rebbe led a Purim
gathering and was asked to give a blessing for the
Jews of the Soviet Union, who were known to be in
great danger. The Rebbe instead told a cryptic story
about a man who was voting in the Soviet Union and
heard people cheering for the candidate, "Hoorah!
Hoorah!" The man did not want to cheer, but was
afraid to not cheer, so he said "hoorah," but in his
heart, he meant it in Hebrew: hu ra, which means,
"he is evil"! The crowd at the Rebbe's 1953 gathering
began chanting "hu ra!" regarding Stalin, and that
night, Stalin suffered the stroke that lead to his death
a few days later.
Roof-planned roof replacement project will start in April 2019 weather permitting. The work will be coordinated
with scheduled activities. The roof repairs were completed last week by CentiMark at no charge;
Snow removal- The Town of Canton DPW will be providing snow removal services (as they provide at local
churches). Our Snow plow person will continue to provide primary services with DPW as secondary back-up;
our Plan B;
The drainage upgrades; concrete handicap ramp and other exterior site projects is in design and will be presented
in more detail next month. The design will require an order of Conditions from Conservation Commission;
We are coordinating a Geniza by packing boxes and delivering them to Baker Street Cemetery in West Roxbury at
$18 per box (covered by House);
The new exterior sign will be finalized and presented to the Board at the next meeting;
Holocaust Garden is proceeding. The plan is to have the mosaic and monument installed first then the walls
constructed in the spring. (See attachments). A dedication ceremony is planned for the Fall. Natalie and
committee are raising the necessary funds for this very important project.
Questions/Comments: Steven L. Bernstein, House Committee Chair
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Torah Fund Cards are available.
Call Judith Caplan
617-965-4144
This has been a very busy season for Sisterhood. Our first
Tuesday Fun Day was a great success. We had people
playing games, learning new games, knitting and enjoying
some snacks. While we may not have started out with a lot
of people, I have heard from many of you that you are
interested in coming. Remember that this is not just for
Sisterhood nor even just for women. Anyone is free to join
us any week. There is no reason to feel obligated every
week and the fun will likely be different week to week. Come
anytime and be sure to bring your friends and or make new
ones!
Family Feud, sponsored in part by Brotherhood, was another
recent program. We had 10 teams of five participating plus
many who came just for the fun. And fun we had! With Paul
Meoni from Randolph acting as our game show host, the
crowd was roaring with the silly questions and silly answers.
Our winners walked away with great cash prizes. What a
lovely way to spend a dreary winter afternoon. Thank you to
Janet and Marshall Silberberg, Michelle & Andrew Langmead,
Harvey Levine, and especially Jodi Rome-Avrus for all their
help.
March is my favorite month! March not only includes my
son’s birthday, but my favorite holiday of Purim is in
March. Reminder that the B’nai Tikvah Sisterhood are once
again helping everyone to participate in the Mitzvah of Purim
by purchasing Shalach Manot gift bags to give your family
and friends. Still just $6 per bag! Deadline for purchase is
March 10th.
I have a correction to last month’s article. Instead of Friday
March 8th, the International Women’s Day program,
sponsored in Partnership with Youth Committee will be
held on Saturday evening March 9th. The theme this year for
International Women’s Day is #BalanceForBetter. This
GIRLS NIGHT OUT will start with Havdalah and will include
fun programming and activities for all ages focusing on Girl
Power, Role Models and Gender Equality. Oh and of course
there will be yummy treats (and cocktails for 21+.) Don’t
miss out on the fun.
The Sisterhood/Brotherhood Shabbat will be held on April
6th. Please contact Elaine Greenblatt if you would like to
participate. Please let me know if you would like to be a
Kiddush Sponsor.
Once again, if you are interested in working with the
Sisterhood Board and or working on a committee for a
specific program, or have ideas for a new program, I’d love
to hear from you! Please feel free to call me at 617-470-
6779 or contact me at [email protected].
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SOUPS
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We are pleased to announce our
Artist-in-Residence, Eliana Light, will
be with us March 14-17. Eliana Light
is an award winning songwriter and
educator who empowers people to
make Judaism their own through
song, experimental education and
prayer. She has released two albums
of original Jewish music for all ages.
Eliana graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary
with a Masters in Experiential Jewish Education in 2016
and is based in New York City. She is the author
of Hebrew in Harmony, a curriculum published by
Behrman House that teaches prayer and Hebrew
through music. In 2017, Eliana founded the G!D
Project, an educational initiative focused on accessible,
meaningful conversations about G!D and spirituality
through ritual, text, and creativity.
For more information, please call the office.
To learn more about Eliana, please visit her website,
http://elianalight.com/.
Dates, times, and registration form on
the following page.
Artist-in-Residence
March 14-17
Notes from the Outreach/Membership Committee Faye Sienkiewicz, Chair [email protected]
Happy almost Spring!
This new season brings with it some changes in our upcoming Passover Community Seder Committee. Karen Reiser
has been gracious enough to take over at the helm of this joyous celebration. Thank you so much to Karen for
coming forward to chair the Seder so we can continue this wonderful tradition! Thank you also to everyone who is
taking part organizing and preparing the meal and running this very special dinner.
The Tot Shabbat program is continuing to happen one Friday morning a month. We have added another date of
Friday, May 3 for the get together. Please spread the word around town if you know anyone who may want to join
us. They do not have to be temple members. Check the bulletin and weekly temple emails to get updates about the
class.
It is always wonderful to see people at all the services, programs and events that take place in our B’nai Tikvah
community. Family and friends of congregants are always invited to join us at any time. If you have any questions
about what is happening just call the Temple office for information.
Until next time, take care.
Celebrate
Your Simcha with Our
B’nai Tikvah Temple Family
March 16th
Once A Month On Shabbat You Can Honor Yourself or Someone who is Celebrating a
Birthday, Anniversary or any Simcha. We place the honoree’s name and celebration
in a frame on the Shabbat sweets table.
L’CHAIM $18 donation
Come And Enjoy The Shabbat And Celebrate These Happy Occasions With Your Temple
Family
Please call the office to let us know the name of the Simcha Honoree by Wednesday, March 13th .
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BROTHERHOOD NEEDS YOU
We are looking for “new blood” for our Executive Board
and Board of Directors for the New Fiscal Year, 2019-
2020, which begins July 1st. If you would like to serve,
please contact our Nominating Committee Chairman,
Paul Sirk, [email protected].
BOB RYAN SPORTS SUPPER-NEW DATE
Due to inclement weather the Ryan Supper for February
12th was cancelled. The new rescheduled date is
Tuesday, April 2nd. This means that those who may not
have been able to attend can now make reservations for
the new date. Deadline for reservations for this event
is March 27th. Brotherhood looks forward to a great
turnout.
PASSOVER WINE TASTING AND SALE
The Passover Wine Tasting will be held on Sunday
morning, March 17th. We have a selected list of over
150 Passover Wines from all over the world to enhance
your Seder table. Also being scheduled that morning is
the Purim activities and the conclusion of the Scholar-in-
Residence weekend. We anticipate a busy morning.
The wine sale will continue before and after Purim
Services on March 20th.
BROTHERHOOD/SISTERHOOD SHABBAT
The joint Brotherhood/Sisterhood Shabbat will be held
on April 6th. If you wish to participate please contact
our Chairman, Paul Greenblatt at [email protected].
We will be chanting the Haftorah from the Federation of
Jewish Men’s Club’s Sefer Haftorah, a specially
commissioned Torah like Scroll containing all the
Haftorah portions. Donations towards the Kiddush
may be sent to the Temple office to the attention of
either Brotherhood or Sisterhood.
B’NAI TIKVAH BROTHERHOOD SCHOLARSHIP
UPDATES
Please consider making a donation to the
Scholarship Fund. Your kindness will support many
students who are continuing their Jewish Education AND
allow Brotherhood to continue to provide funding to our
Temple Family. Contact Scholarship Chairman Scott
Belgard at [email protected]
PASSOVER WINE SALE AND TASTING
Sunday, March 17 9:00am-Noon
Wednesday, March 20 6:00-9:00pm
In the Temple Lobby
Large Selection of Kosher for
Passover Wines & Liquors from all
over the globe
Competitive Prices
PRICE LIST AVAILABLE AT SALE
Contact for more information: Marshall
Silberberg, [email protected]
or Harvey Levine, [email protected]
Orders taken at sale. Delivery before Passover.
Buyers will be contacted when wine is available
for pickup at temple.
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Save the date
Scholarship Fund Annual Awards Presentation
Friday, May 17, 2019
7:30pm
A Shabbat dinner will be served at 6:00PM
$8.00/p.p.
All members of B’nai Tikvah are invited
to join us for Services and the Scholarship Presentations following dinner.
More details in next month’s bulletin.
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Observing Yahrzeit on the anniversary of a loved one’s death is a Jewish tradition. In Judaism, there is a focus on carrying on the memory of those before us from generation to generation. Family and friends light Yahrzeit candles which burn for twenty-four hours, they say the mourner’s kaddish prayer, and often donate money to their temple in honor of their loved one ’s memory. Additionally, the Yahrzeit candle is lit on four other designated days of the year, called Yizkor dates - Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, eighth day of Pesach, & second day of Shavuot.
Yahrzeit Observances
March 1
Harry Pollack Uncle of Naomi Rubenstein
Martin Rosenberg Brother of Brenda Kessel
Ida Shapiro Mother of Martin Shapiro
Helaine Zimmerman Sister of William Zimmerman
March 2
Rose Bernstein Grandmother of Leslie Weiner
Dora Forman Mother-in-law of Eleanor Forman
Henry Greenberg Father of Marion Aaron
Bessie Rasnick Mother of Edith Goldstein
Gertrude Lillian Sokolove Mother of Robert Sokolove
March 3
Hyman Chesler Uncle of Roberta Bloom
Samuel Lewis Father of Harvey Lewis
Samuel Wolf Father of Leonard Wolf
March 4
Dorothy Lapin Mother of Myra Pransky
Jenny LItman Mother-in-law of Marjorie Litman
Edward Wine Father of Beverly Kramer
March 5
Martin Brooks Brother of Donna Blumenthal
Rose Goodfinger Mother of Carol Green
Dr. Allan Simon Brother of Beverly Singer
Jean Steinberg Mother of Judith Peel
March 6
Warren Appleton Nephew of Harvey Malin
George Hirshfield Father-in-law of Leonard Wolf
Jean Stein Mother-in-law of Kay Stein
March 9
Henry Rubin Father of Edward & Benita Goldman
March 10
Herman Seresky Father of Clifford Seresky
March 19
Ida Freedman Mother of Edward Freedman
March 24
Etta Snow Grandmother of Barry Lit
March 25
Bella Banks Mother of Ruth Diamond
Sam Borow Uncle of Clifford Seresky
Bertha Levine Aunt of Phyllis Richman
March 26
Saul Mickell Father-in-law of Harvey Lappen
March 30
Ann Teichner Mother of Nili Shoenig
March 31
Hyman Hymovitz Father of Allen Hymovitz
March 12
Eleanor Morril Sister-in-law of Beatrice Salden
March 13
Morris Mayser Uncle of Sandra Abel
Martin Menachem Father of Sherry Rosen-Brown
March 14
Ann Cashner Mother of Paula Levine
Rita Gilbert Mother of Anita Shatz
Freda Jochnowitz Grandmother of Susan Miller
March 16
Baby Boy Silver Son of Marc & Jane Silver
March 17
Hope Brockman Wife of Melvin Brockman
Sara Feinberg Mother of Marcia Locke
Sandra Schlossberg Wife of Seymour Schlossberg
March 18
Minnie Lappen Mother of Harvey Lappen
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Strategy and Planning Committee Report
The Strategy and Planning Committee has been meeting regularly to try to formulate and implement ideas, working
towards our vision of strengthening and growing B’nai Tikvah’s base. In the short term, we are focusing on
engaging members of all ages in various community activities, and supporting our school and younger families.
We have started 2 initiatives that are very successful – monthly Jewish cooking classes and alternative Shabbat
morning hikes. The cooking classes are open to all, with a different theme each month. March’s theme is special-
for-Shabbat foods – challah, a delicious chicken dish and a carrot/stuffing ring. There are demonstrations, tastings
and hands-on fun, coordinated by Michelle Langmead. Next year we plan to incorporate several family-friendly
cooking classes. Also, once a month on Shabbat morning a group meets to hike in some of the surrounding towns’
conservation parks. Along the way we discuss parts of the week’s Torah portion, led by Janice Halpern who makes
it fun, informative and relatable to our lives. We then join the congregation for kiddush. Won’t you consider joining
us? Contact the office for further details.
Soon we will begin a program for our recent religious school graduates. It’s a sad fact that as soon as they
graduate, most of our former students drop out of sight. We want to reenergize them, offering opportunities that
are tailored to their needs and interests. They’re our future, and we need to let them know that they are important
to our community.
There are many more ideas we’d love to implement, including starting a few chavurot, affiliated with B’nai Tikvah.
We are inviting you to join our committee to help bring our vision to fruition. Please let the office know if you are
interested in being a part of this group. Thank you!
Debbie Gladstone, Chairman
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Chapel available for indoor funeral services
Pre-need planning / interfaith sections available
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B’nai Tikvah
South Area Jewish Congregation
1301 Washington St.
Canton, MA 02021