RABBI’S MESSAGEDeath and Life in Israel Past and Present Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg

Yes, yes, I know I was just there! This February, as you know, I led a Beth Am Synagogue trip to Medinat Yisrael. In addition, for some time, Miriam and I have been planning to take our children back to Israel. We went, all four of us, last in 2010 during our move from Chicago to Baltimore. But five years is a long time in the life of kids, and we were excited to share our Jewish ancestral and modern homeland with our now school-age children.

There are so many takeaways from our Pesach trip this year, but if there was one true overarching impression I had this time, it was the numerous ways Israel is teeming with life. I was reminded just how “Jewish” Israel really is the last week of our visit. We had a few minutes to spare between hiking to the splendid Banias Falls in the Golan Heights and exploring the stunning mosaic floors of Tzipori, at one time seat of the Sanhedrin and the town in which Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi redacted the Mishnah in 200 C.E. So we swung by a Kibbutz in the Upper Galilee – for two reasons. First, they produce superb cinnamon-infused honey and second (and more important) it’s called Kibbutz Shamir. Our son was delighted to pose for a photo in front of the sign bearing his name.

What we didn’t show the kids on Kibbutz Shamir, however, was the memorial to Shoshana Galili, Judi Sinton, and Edna Mor, the last of whom was pregnant when she and the others were shot and killed by terrorists who infiltrated the Lebanon-Israel border on June 13, 1974. Edna was 28 years old. Shoshana was 58 and Judi, a volunteer from New Zealand, was 18.

A written message from the attackers read: “We love to die, as you love to live.” The quote reminds me of something Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah said on Al-Manar TV in May of 2006: “Our nation’s

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

CANTOR’S CORNER

PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

CONGREGATION

LEARNING

UPCOMING EVENTS

CALENDARS

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OfficersPresident Scott Zeger1st Vice President Julie Gottlieb2nd Vice President Lynn SassinTreasurer Alan KopolowSecretary Elaine Weiss

Trustees through 2015Lisa AkchinEliza FellerCheri LevinDavid Lunken

Trustees through 2016Neil KahnCindy ParadiesDesiree RobinsonJim Schwartz

Trustees through 2017David DemskyRisa JampelAshley PressmanNaomi Rosner

Past Presidents and Life MembersPast President Cy SmithPast President Jack LapidesHonorary Life Member Lainy LeBow-SachsHonorary Life Member Efrem Potts

Standing CommitteesContinuing Ed Chair Roberta GreensteinContinuing Ed Co-Chair Rachel RosenheckFinance Chair Alan KopolowFinance Co-Chair Joe WolfsonHouse Chair Sam PolakoffKiddush Chair Meg HymanMembership Chair Sharon NathansonMembership Co-Chair Robin KatcoffReligious Services Chair Joe WolfsonSocial Action Chair Arthur ShulmanSocial Action Co-Chair Jackie DonowitzYouth Education Chair Dina Billian

Ad Hoc CommitteesAnnual Fund Honorary Chair Gil SandlerAnnual Fund Chair Ricky FineAnnual Fund Vice Chair Jim JacobsBalt. Jewish Council Rep. Ben RosenbergBeth Am Connection Joanne Katz Risa JampelBAYITT Chair Brian RossCongregant to Congregant Joyce KeatingEutaw Place Ellen Kahan Zager Jack ZagerIn, For and Of Lisa Akchin Maggi GainesMarketing Chair Ellen SpokesOperations Co-Chair Ashley PressmanOperations Co-Chair David DemskyRes. Hill Improvement Council Carol Shulman

Office HoursTuesday-Thursday: 9:00-4:00Friday: 9:00-3:00

Office Contact Extentions:Tel: 410.523.2446 / Fax: 410.523.1729 Extensions: Rabbi Daniel Burg - 14Rabbi Gludt - 15Henry Feller, Exec. Dir. - 20Linda Small, Senior Staff and Development Coordinator - 12Ralph Shaver, Finance Manager -18Norm Weinstein, Bookkeeper - 17Marsha Blank, Educ. Admin - 16Idella Crenshaw, Admin. Specialist and Assistant to the Rabbi - 21Nakia Davis, Front Office Coordinator - 11 Valerie Tracy, Marketing Coordinator- 10Sandy Winters, Ritual Coordinator:410-598-6397 Office E-mail:Email: nakia@bethambaltimore.orgWeb site: www.bethambaltimore.org

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CANTOR’S CORNER Kedushat HaYom for Shabbat Musaf Cantor Ira Greenstein

Late in each Shabbat service, in the additional service known as Musaf, there is a section labelled Kedushat HaYom, the “Holiness of the Day.” It comes just after we recite the start of the Amida together, when we move into the silent personal prayer. The Rabbi will often announce that one has a choice of the more traditional version (about 60 pages before) or the “interpretive” version in front of us at that time. Perhaps you wonder why the choice.

The traditional version first: “You established the Sabbath; found

favor in its offerings; instructed regarding its commentaries along with the order of its showbreads [or libations]. Those who delight in it will inherit eternal honor, those who savor it will merit life and also those who love its words chose greatness. Then - from Sinai - they were instructed about it, when You commanded us, YHWH our God, to offer on it the Sabbath musaf offering properly. May it be Your will, YHWH, our God and God of our ancestors, that you bring us up in joy to our land and plant us within our borders. There we will perform before You the rite of our required offerings….”

The basic meaning is that, according to this text, we aspire to renew offering sacrifices in a rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem, in our restored homeland, just like our ancestors did, according to the Torah received on Mount Sinai, enhanced by rabbinic/Talmudic interpretations (considered equal to the text of the Torah in authenticity and obligation). Some of you may take issue with the content of this traditional text…dare I speculate, ALL of you. This text is still part of most Orthodox liturgy, either because the prayer is accepted as the future of Judaism, to restore sacrifices

in a Third Temple, or simply out of respect for tradition. References to sacrifices were incorporated into Musaf as long ago as the 3rd century CE, and it filled out over the years, phrases changing or being added in different traditions and times.

The Conservative movement provided a rewording starting in the 1940s. By changing the text to reflect that the Sinai commandments were given to our ancestors (text changed to “when you commanded THEM” in the past tense) and then again later on (text changed to “There our ancestors performed before you the rite of ” in the past tense), the altered conservative text declines to include any aspiration for a return to animal sacrifices in Jerusalem. This altered text is what we find in our Siddur Haddash traditional Musaf section. In the “interpretive” version in Siddur Haddash, where we start together, the middle section of this paragraph is truncated out of existence.

The Reform movement eliminates Musaf altogether, so it is not a consideration there, or replaced with a section addressing Shabbat rest. The Reconstructionist movement either has rejected or altered the traditional text.

Personally, I use the altered traditional text in my own prayer. There is another aspect, which I mentioned in services recently - the opening lines, before the mention of Sinai, are made up of 21 words in a reverse acrostic, starting with the letter tof and going back to bet. The Sinai sentence completes the acrostic, beginning with the letter aleph. To me, it seems sad to get all the way through an acrostic and then stop one letter short of completion as is done with the “interpretive” version in Siddur Hadash...and I confess to being an adaptive traditionalist when it comes to liturgy.

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE On LearningScott Zeger

During the day, I work as a Professor. Roughly eighty percent of my salary derives from extramural research funding, so some might say I am a researcher. But in my heart, I identify fundamentally as an educator.

So I was surprised one day to be stumped, when the dean of the School of Education asked me the question: if you teach a topic and the students do not learn it, have you in fact taught? Said another way, can there be teaching where there is no learning?

My initial reaction was yes, I am teaching, even when students are not learning. My job is to demonstrate the ideas and methods; the students’ job is to make the content their own. But with a moment’s reflection, that view is found wanting.

The origin of the verb “teach” is from Old English tæċan that means to show or demonstrate. One can show, without another understanding what has been shown. But the modern definition of teach is to pass on knowledge. One has not passed on to another that which the other has not received. So in this more modern sense, one has not taught unless another has learned.

Beth Am was founded as a house of learning. Rebbe Louis L. Kaplan was first and foremost a distinguished Jewish educator. He served as President of the Baltimore Hebrew University for 40 years and was the Chair of the University of Maryland Board of Regents. Still today, the eyes of a founding Beth Am congregant came alive recently when she describes her experience of learning with Dr. Louis L. Kaplan.

As Beth Am’s vision statement still says: We are…a spiritual home for learning. The point of this column is to make a simple point: to achieve our vision, it is not sufficient to offer

quality education programs; it is necessary that congregants engage in them and learn.

A wonderful attribute of Beth Am members is their desire to learn about a diversity of topics ranging along the sacred/secular spectrum. For example, during the past year, members have joined with Rabbi Burg, Cantor Greenstein, Rabbi Gludt and lay educators to learn Torah, new melodies for prayer, big ideas in Judaism, social and political issues in modern Israel, and challah baking.

Which learning opportunities are available in a given year are the result of ongoing dialogue among our clergy, educators and lay leaders, especially with the Youth and Adult (now Continuing) Education Committees. At a half-day education summit recently, the current committee chairs - David Lunken (youth), Elaine Weiss and Carla Rosenthal (adult), the incoming chairs - Dina Billian (youth), Roberta Greenstein and Rachel Rosenheck (continuing) met with Rabbis Burg and Gludt, Julie Gottlieb and me, to discuss how to engage more members in setting the learning agenda for the coming year. We agree that greater engagement in planning specific programs will lead to more learning, our common goal.

You can become involved in many ways. First, join one of the education committees. These committees are looking for new leadership and members. Second, participate in a task force that plans and implements a novel program, in collaboration with one of the committees. This is a short term commitment. Many find that working on a task force fits better with their other responsibilities. Third, share your ideas about what you want to learn with clergy, staff, or lay leadership. The better our understanding of

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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNINGBuilding Blocks Program Rabbi Kelley Gludt

Over 60 Beth Am’ers came together on Sunday, April 19 to celebrate Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day) by reconstructing the ancient city of Jerusalem, all out of Legos. It took approximately 90 minutes for Lab, day school and preschool families to create the magnificent structure with Building Blocks,

a program which brings historical sites to life through Legos. When complete, it included a myriad of important locations, including the Temple, the Kotel, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Montefiore’s windmill, and a complete wall around the city including the various gates.

willingness to sacrifice [our] blood, souls, children, fathers, and families,” he said, “gives Hezbollah a distinct advantage over Jews who guard their lives.”

Nasrallah is correct, as were the terrorists who attacked Kibbutz Shamir in 1974.

What has the Kibbutz done since that dark day, besides from producing delicious honey? Over the next few decades they parlayed their nascent bifocal lens industry into one of the most successful producers of high-quality progressive lenses in the world. Their products are specially designed to treat presbyopia, an eye condition that precludes focusing on nearby objects. In other words, they market sight. Their firm made history in 2005 as the first kibbutz company to trade on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange.

This month of Iyar, when we celebrate Israel’s 67th year, we also celebrate this enduring truth: We Jews do love life. May it always be so!

The Sephardic version uses a slightly different phrasing of the Sinai sentence, to include words beginning with the letters of the aleph-bet that are shaped differently when they occur as a final letter in a word (mem, nun, tzadi, peh, and kuf) which is clever. An older version of the Sephardi text rephrased the Sinai sentence to state that the commandment was given to Moses to remember Shabbat, and based on that, God commanded us to offer sacrifices.

Clearly, no matter how one modifies the text, it can be a challenge. But as I routinely note, so is a lot of the liturgy and we somehow manage to accept its intent more than its literal meaning - from angels, to messianic days, to medieval views of astronomy. So, I persist with my own practice, and urge each of us to think about how to relate this paragraph, as others, to our own world and lives.

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your aspirations, the better Beth Am will be at supporting your realization of them.

What is most important, make each contact with Beth Am an opportunity to learn. When you learn, another may have taught. Two mitzvot are even better than one.

Speaking of mitzvot, special thanks to David, Elaine and Carla for their commitment to promote youth and adult education through their chairing of Beth Am committees over the past decade.

Location: Jackie Donowitz’s home

ALL ARE WELCOME! Bring your ENERGY and your PASSION and your THOUGHTS! We address issues relating to poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, environmental sustainability, literacy and more in the Reservoir Hill community and beyond at the home of Jackie Donowitz, jemdonowitz@hotmail.com. Contact Arthur Shulman if you need a ride to the meeting, arthur.shulman@gmail.com.

SOCIAL ACTIONCommittee Meeting

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WHO’S GRADUATING?!Do you have a family member who is graduating this year? Please send the following information to Valerie@bethambaltimore.org Name of graduate and parent’s names; name of institution; degree information.

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SHABBAT YOUTH SERVICESShabbat Yachad - Saturdays at 11:15 am - Combines familiar children’s Shabbat songs with age appropriate sensory experiences. Every Saturday, except the first Saturday of the month, for newborns to kindergartners in the Chapel, begins before Haftarah reading (unless there’s a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, in which case it begins after candy throwing).

Shabbat Lab - May 2 at 10:45 am - A mix of traditional and innovative davening held the first Saturday of every month for children in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Chapel.

Jr. Congregation - Saturday, May 23 at 10:15 am - Calling all third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders! Join Rabbi Burg for a participatory Shabbat Service which blends traditional davening with upbeat music and engaging learning.

May CalendarSaturday, May 2: Shabbat LabSunday, May 3: No Lab 8th/9th Grade trip to NYWednesday, May 6: LabSaturday, May 9: Shabbat Yachad Bat Mitzvah of Talia KolodkinSunday, May 10: LabWednesday, May 13: LabSaturday, May 16: Shabbat YachadSunday, May 17: Lab (last one) Kadima / USY eventSaturday, May 23: Junior Congregation Shabbat YachadSunday, May 24: Bat Mitzvah of Makenna Hakim Saturday, May 30: Shabbat Yachad Bat Mitzvah of Meghan Gosse

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Held after Kiddush lunch, congregants share their personal interpretation of what Judaism means to them and how they integrate Judaism into their daily lives. If you are interested in sharing your Jewish journey, please contact Michael Sanow, msanow@ccbcmd.edu

May 2 - Carla Rosenthal

May 16 - Joe Nathanson and Stu Schoenfeld

FROM ISHA IN EDEN TO BETH AM IN BALTIMORE:

A heavenly journey through time and space with Betty Samuels Seidel, Nonagenarian

Saturday, June 13 at our People’s Talmud discussion after Kiddush Lunch

Everyone come and participate!

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10:00 am Bagel Breakfast 10:30 am Annual Membership Meeting

and Report of the Nominating Committee

OFFICERS: (One-year term – until Annual Meeting 2016) President – Julie Gottlieb 1st Vice President – Lisa Akchin 2nd Vice President – Lynn Sassin Treasurer – Alan Kopolow Secretary – David Lunken

FOUR TRUSTEES: (Three-year term – until Annual Meeting 2018) Debbie Agus Dina Billian Matt Herman Carol Berkower

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SANCTUARY SERVICESOur next Sanctuary Services will be May 2Join the “Kiddush Krew” and help make our kiddush buffet extra enticing and delicious!

Once a month, in preparation for our Sanctuary Shabbatot, we ask you to put your culinary skills to work by sharing with the congregation a recipe that no one will be able to resist. Your delectable donation will help Beth Am live up to its motto “Feels like Home.”

Go to Sign Up Genius to sign up: goo.gl/KozzA0 or contact Meg Hyman: meghyman@aol.com

In the spirit of volunteerism, we would like to invite you to help clean up after Kiddush lunch.

Please join our unofficial cleanup crew to make the transition quicker and cleaner than ever before.

Make it a mitzvah! Thank you!

TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT Saturday, May 23 8:30 pm ServicesServices will be followed by a series of TED Talks (short 6 min. 13 sec. presentations designed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading.”) We have invited congregants to respond to the statement: Everything I know about life I learned from this Jewish text (Bible story, Midrash, sermon, etc.) Cheesecake and text study will follow. Come and appreciate the gift of Torah!

SHAVUOT SERVICES 9:30 am - Chapel Services on: Sunday, May 24 - Shavuot Day 1 - with Makenna Hakim’s Bat Mitzvah Monday, May 25 - Shavuot Day 2 - Yizkor with Memorial plaque dedication The Beth Am Office will be closed on Monday, May 25

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PRAYERS FOR HEALINGIra Berlin, father of Lisa Berlin WittensteinAJ Montgomery, friend of Debra Furchgott Charlie Blair, family friend of Jason Katcoff (Robin) Ruth Berger-Kline Ron Silberberg, friend of Robin & Jason KatcoffJudy MillerScott Silverstine, cousin of Gail Wohlmuth (Lou)Mike Hess, cousin of Lou Wohlmuth (Gail)Eliana Joy Matz, granddaughter of Judy RichterAudrey Stearns, mother of Maxwell Stearns (Vered) Ray Katz, mother of Joanne Katz (Scott Zeger)Burton Gold, father of Joanne Gold (Andrew Stern)Elizabeth Stern, mother of Andrew Stern (Joanne Gold)Alexa Moinkoff, granddaughter of Sharon ZamkoffLaurie Glassner Merle Sachs (Murray) Lottie Greene, mother of Meg Hyman Lenore Berman, mother of Janis Silverman (Jay)Alan Pressman (Ashley)Harry Adler, friend of Roberta and Cantor Ira Greenstein Ofra Shipman, cousin of Roberta Greenstein (Cantor Ira Greenstein) Donald Allen, father of Lisa Minick (Chris)Norma Gaines, grandmother of Emily Gaines Demsky (David)Steven Kraft, brother of Jim Kraft (Kristi Aho)Jerald Lipsch, brother of Harriet Goldman (Herb)Cyndi Lee Haaz, mother of Stephany Moonaz (Robert) Robin Leidner & Sue Martin, friends of Amy Davidoff & Steve GoreHilda CoyneVickie DorfFran Kanterman

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RECENT DEATHS• Rose Ella Kanter, mother of Cantor Beth Weiner (David) • Charlotte Lee Morris, mother of Diana Morris (Peter Shiras) • Marjorie Goodman, sister of Jim Goodman (Fran)

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Elaine Freeman 5-MayLeonard Sachs 7-MayEdie Querido 13-MayMark Donowitz 16-MayEllen Heller 16-MayRachel Rosenheck 16-MayLois Feinblatt 17-MayPaula Williams 17-MaySidney Zulver 18-MayPaul Shupack 20-MayMatthew Freedman 21-MayMarcia Amith 22-MayHarriet Miller 22-MayAlan Gamse 23-MayBetty Seidel 23-MayHarriet Garfink 25-MayRichard Joseph 25-MayJane Rodbell 25-MayMurray Miller 26-MayNelson Fishman 29-May

70+ BIRTHDAYS• Ellen Kahan Zager on completing

her term as President of the Center for Jewish Education.

• Jamie & Mike Catelinet on their wedding.

• Jackie & Eric Steinberg on the birth and naming of their son, Henry Elliott Steinberg.

MAZEL TOV

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Sarajane Greenfeld and

Betty Seidel for their support proofreading for Beth Am!

50+ ANNIVERSARIESJane & Ron Reifler 10-May

KIDDUSH LUNCHEON AND BIMAH FLOWERS

Sponsorships and DonationsApril 18 The bimah flowers were sponsored by Elizabeth Diamond in honor of Jilly’s Bat Mitzvah.

April 23The bimah flowers were sponsored by Dianne Schwartz & Jim Maza in memory of Ellie’s uncle, Michael Maza, and Ellie’s grandfather, Frank Maza.

The Kiddush Luncheon was sponsored by Dianne Schwartz & Jim Maza in memory of Dianne’s father, Richard Schwartz.

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE!

Every Shabbat, for children 18 months to 5 years old. Begins at 10 am, with a

snack at 11 am, followed by Shabbat Yachad at 11:15 am

(when scheduled).Generously sponsored by the Alexander Grass Foundation.

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MARCHCONTRIBUTIONS

Building Preservation & Ritual Enhancement Fund

General Fund

Thank you!

• Roz & Nelson Hyman - in memory of Mike Steedman & Jim Blevins, brother and nephew of Linda Small

• Bill Oshinsky - in appreciation of Beth Am, and for receiving an aliyah

• Eileen Yoffe - in memory of Ruth Borris, mother of Mark Borris

BAYITT Fund

Floral Fund

Garden Fund

Prayer Book Fund

Kiddush Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

Educator’s Discretionary Fund

• Dovey & Billy Kahn - in honor of Cantor Ira Greenstein on his 15 year anniversary at Beth Am

• Robin & Jason Katcoff - in honor of Jamie & Michael Catelinet on their marriage

• Lynn Sassin & Nate Braverman - in honor of Cantor Ira Greenstein on his 15 year anniversary at Beth Am

• Lisa Stern & Bob Rombro - in memory of his mother, Geraldeen Rombro, on her yahrzeit

• Mira & Daniel Appleby - in memory of his father, Seymour Appleby, on his yahrzeit

• Erica & Eli Allen - in honor of Jamie & Mike Catelinet, on their wedding

• Judy & Michael Merrill - in memory of his mother, Evelyn Merrill, on her yahrzeit

• Becki & Barry Catelinet - in honor of Jamie Puffer & Michael Catelinet on their aufruf

• Naomi Goldstick Rosner & Gary Rosner - in memory of his sister, Sherry Miller, on her yahrzeit

• Dovey & Billy Kahn - in honor of Lois & Alan Kopolow, on the birth of their grandson Mason Jenkinson; In honor of Muriel Friedman, on the birth of her great grandson Mason Jenkinson; In honor of Sarajane Greenfeld, on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, Justin Greenfeld

• Abby & Charles Rammelkamp - in appreciation of Carol Berkhower and crew, on this year’s Purim spiel

• Jim Schwartz - in memory of Marcia Schwartz and Arnold Cohen, his mother and uncle on their yahrzeits

• Dee & Ben Rosenberg - in memory of Gertrude Myerberg

• Elaine Weiss & Julian Krolik - in memory of Dorothy Zenilman, mother of Jonathan Zenilman

• Micha Snitzer - in appreciation of Beth Am’s Bayitt group

• Karen Egorin & Marty Yaker - in memory of her mother, Mildred Kantor, on her yahrzeit

• Sarajane Greenfeld - in appreciation• Mimi & Richard Joseph - in memory of his

father, Phillip Joseph, on his yahrzeit• Ellen Patz - in memory of her husband,

Arnall Patz, on his yahrzeit

Garden Fund• Jane & Stan Rodbell - in memory of her

mother, Miriam Shapiro, on her yahrzeit

• Jane & Ron Reifler - in memory of Patricia Janklow

• Elaine & Norm Weinstein - in hopes of a speedy recovery for Bonnie Miranda

“For us, Beth Am is indeed a home for the people...Weekly Shabbat Services with our warm and stimulating Rabbi and shared luncheons are a highlight of my week. The campaign aims to enhance the synagogue’s facilities in ways that will augment the uplifting spirit and good fellowship that make Beth Am so special.”

~ Elaine & Sol Snyder

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Tiny Tots Shabbat Fund

Garden Fund

Youth & Teen Education Support Fund

ONLINE DONATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

You can now make online credit card payments to acknowledge life cycle

events and special occasions.

bethambaltimore.org/donate/

The Campaign for Beth Am, Tradition and Transformation, is

designed to ensure Beth Am’s future by investing in talented clergy and

staff, renovating/expanding the historic Sperry synagogue building,

and supporting innovative programs.

HOW MUCH WE CAN DO DEPENDS ON YOU.

Learn more at: bethambaltimore.org/ whatsnew/campaign/

Social Action Fund

From time to time Beth Am members ask for help in the

following ways:

~Rides to shul and events ~Rides to doctor appointments

~One Dish Meals for those who are ill ~Occasional errands

Beth Am’s Congregant to Congregant (C2C) committee wants to provide these services for our members.

Please indicate your interest to Joyce Keating: joyceskeating@yahoo.com

or Idella@bethambaltimore.org

• Winnie & Neal Borden - in memory of her mother, Florence Cohn, on her yahrzeit

• Karen Egorin & Marty Yaker - in memory of her father, Nathan Kantor, on his yahrzeit

• Abby & Charles Rammelkamp in memory of Charles Hall, father of Tom Hall

• Joan & Edward Sills - in memory of his mother, Tillie Sills, on her yahrzeit

• Elaine Weiss & Julian Krolik - in memory of Martin Doctrow, brother of Jerry Doctrow; In memory of Betty Akchin, mother of Don Akchin

• Ann Sarrin - in memory of her husband, Samuel Sarrin, on his yahrzeit

• Miriam Shulman - in appreciation • Elaine & Sol Snyder - in memory of her

mother, Lilian Borko, on her yahrzeit• Joyce Wolpert - in appreciation

• Robin & Jason Katcoff - in honor of Rachel Weitzner & Gregory Terry on the birth of their daughter Nesya Dalia

• Winnie & Neal Borden - in memory of her sister, Connie Cohn, on her yahrzeit

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From every person whose heart is willing take my offering...and make me a holy space that I may dwell among them.

- Exodus 25

We are still working to meet our goal of 100% participation for this year’s Annual Fund.

We need your commitment. Please make your donation in support of our synagogue.

Contact Ricky Fine, Annual Fund Chair, at 410-358-2380 or rsfine24@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

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FUND DESIGNATIONAccessibility Fund - Used to make the facility accessible to those with impaired physical abilities

Adult Education Fund - Supports educational programs for all adults

BAYITT Fund - Beth Am’s Young Adult Initiative for 20’s and 30’s

Building Preservation and Ritual Enhancement Fund - Supports the preservation and renovation of the building and the ritual items

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the Cantor to support special programs and individuals in need

Educator’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the Educator to support special programs and individuals in need

Etta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund Supports the purchase of furniture, equipment and capital improvements for the Jewish Discovery Lab

Floral Fund - Beautifies the Bimah

Garden Fund - Beautifies grounds

General Fund - Applied to the operating budget of the congregation

I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund - Assists students in their educational pursuits

Kiddush Fund - Used for luncheons following Sabbath and holiday services

Prayer Book Fund - Supports the purchase of prayer books and dedication prayer books

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the Rabbi to support special programs and individuals in need

Social Action Fund - Supports social action activities in the Reservoir Hill area and the general community

Tiny Tots Shabbat Fund - Supports Shabbat programs for our preschoolers

Youth & Teen Education Support Fund - Supports educational programs for all of Beth Am’s youth

ACKNOWLEDGE THE OCCASION THROUGH BETH AMWe encourage all congregants to send their contribution requests directly to Nakia Davis, nakia@bethambaltimore.org so they can be processed in a timely manner. Online donations available at our website bethambaltimore.org/donate/

First & Last Name(s): _______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________If your contribution is from a couple or family, please list all names (use additional paper if necessary)

Telephone: (________) __________ - ___________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________ Amount of Donation: __________________________($10 minimum requested; please make checks payable to Beth Am)

Fund Designation__________________________________________________________________

In honor/memory/appreciation of ___________________________________________________Send Acknowledgement Card To:

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

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