Congregation brith sholom President: steven L. glickman rabbi: Michael singer

Rabbi emeritus: rabbi Allen juda

Volume XXViII No. 10~ OCTOBER 2017 TISHREI 5778 ~ HESHVAN 5778

Sunday, October 8 ~ 1:00 - 4:00 PM

……PLUS…… 

EQUALS =

A Great Time with family & friends! 

*Bar‐B‐Que * Beer * Board Games*  Come fulfill the mitzvah of eating (and watching football) in the Sukkah. There will be bar-b-que prepared by grill masters of CBS including Rabbi Michael “The Marinader-Serenader” Singer.

Menu of Various Wings and Kosher Sausages to delight your palate and more.

Beer and Wine will be available at an additional charge.

WE WILL BE THERE:

NAME:__________________________________

No. Adults @ $15:_____ No. Children (5+) @ $5:_______ No. Children 5 or under (free):______

Total amount:______________________

Please RSVP by Friday, September 15 to Tammy at the office. Payment by check, cash or credit card.

Vegetarian? Allergies? Please let us know so you’ll be happy eating too.

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FROM THE RABBI 

  Sukkot is one of the most joyous of all Jewish holidays (Yes, Purim is too!) and is in fact called by our tradition - z’man simchateinu - the time of our

rejoicing. Sukkot is a time to give thanks and celebrate the bounty of the harvest and the copious blessings God has showered down (including literally - rain) on us. We both acknowledge our fragility by dwelling in sukkot, while also declaring our faith that God’s presence shelters us in peace. We step out of our comfortable homes and instead open our temporary ones (sukkot) to family, friends, and strangers alike - demonstrating the true spirit of thanksgiving by shar-ing what we have with others. One of the most powerful symbols of the holiday is the lulav and etrog. The lulav is composed of three different types of branches - a date palm branch, 2 willow branches and 3 myrtle branches. Com-bined with the pri etz hadar - the etrog, we are commanded to put them all together and shake/wave them in all direc-tions, as well as march with them in hakafot as we pray for fertility, life, and deliverance. But, the physicality of the lulav and etrog and the differences among its components I believe come to teach us a whole lot more. According to the Rabbis, each one of the these branches possesses different characteristics and attributes which come to symbolize deeper levels of mean-ing. For example, our Rabbis compare the shapes of the components of the lulav and etrog to different parts of the human body each in their own unique way coming to praise the Creator of all Life. The palm branch straight like our spine, the willow like our lips, the myrtle like our eyes, and the etrog like our heart. Other Rabbis point out that each of the lulav and etrog components have different environmen-tal needs with the willow branches completely dependent on water to flourish while date palms able to withstand dry de-sert conditions. Still other Rabbis look at the lulav and etrog as symbolic of the balance between human pursuits of talmud Torah - the study of Torah and the performance of ma’asim tovim - good deeds. With smell equated with talmud Torah and fruit equated with ma’asim tovim. In this paradigm different kinds of people represented by the differ-ent parts of the lulav/etrog. The date palm has no smell (a person of little Torah learning) but produces fruit (a person with many good deeds), the myrtle has a beautiful smell (a person with lots of Torah learning) but produces no fruit (a person with few good deeds), the willow both has no smell and no fruit (a person with little Torah learning and few good deeds), and finally the etrog which is both fragrant and a fruit (a saintly person with lots of Torah learning and lots of good deeds). These are just a few of the many interpreta

tions that have been creatively ascribed to the lulav and the etrog. Yet, what is common to every interpretation is that a lulav would not be a lulav without all of its components and would be useless without the addition of the etrog as well. I believe this provides two key and important lessons. First, that God reminds us to celebrate diversity. God created different types of plants, trees, and animals each with their own inherent beauty, purpose, and place in the world. Likewise, we can celebrate the diversity within the human family. We are all people, but on the macro scale what we bring with different cultures, languages, ideas, and traditions enriches the world and makes for so much of the beauty, creativity, and frankly deliciousness of being part of a diverse human cacophony. On a micro scale, each and every person brings their own perspective, history, and tal-ents to the table. The beauty of this is that we each are the same, and yet different at the same time. This incredible gift of diversity for example allows for some of us to excel in sports while others in music, some of us in art and others in science. While it is rare for someone to be a master of all things, we nonetheless can all appreciate and benefit from this diversity. But diversity alone is not the complete picture. After all the components of the lulav and the etrog need to come together. Again they would be unusable without each other. Here is where I believe we can learn the second lesson. Diversity is the spice of life but working together, coming together to lift, build, and love one another is where the holi-ness of God’s creation truly reaches its potential. The lulav is both a symbol of diversity but also of the beauty of what can happen when we work together. It takes many people from various backgrounds, opinions, world views with their differing strengths and interests working together to reach the highest heights. This is not always easy but the greatest blessings of love, life, and peace cannot be attained without compromise, understanding, and respect for each other. So as you wave the lulav and etrog this Sukkot, I hope you will join me in celebrating the beauty of diversity and the power of unity as we give thanks to God for the bounty of blessings we enjoy and the dream of a more perfect world. Wishing you a Moadim L’Simcha! A joyous and meaningful Sukkot! Rabbi Michael Singer

A Thanksgiving Celebra on of Diversity and Unity  

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Friday, October 6 ~ Candle Lighting: 7:14 pm ~ SATURDAY, October 7 Ecclesiastes - Torah Reading—Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 29:17-25 ~ Haftarah Ezekiel 38:18-39:16

Havdalah: 8:42 pm

SHABBAT BERESHIT

SHABBAT HOL HAMOED SUKKOT

SHABBAT ROSH HODESH HESHVAN

Friday October 20 ~ Candle Lighting: 6:51 pm ~ SATURDAY, October 21 Torah Portion: Noah ~ Genesis 6:9-11:32, Numbers 28:9-15~ Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24; 66:23 ~ Havdalah: 8:19 pm

Friday, October 27 ~ Candle Lighting: 6:39 pm ~ SATURDAY, October 28 Torah Portion: Lekh-Lekha ~ Genesis 12:1-17:27 ~ Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Havdalah: 8:07 pm

Friday, October 13 ~ Candle Lighting: 7:03 pm ~ SATURDAY, October 14 Torah Portion: Bereshit ~ Genesis 1:1-6:8 ~ Haftarah: 1 Samuel 20:18-42 ~ Havdalah: 8:31 pm

Schedule of Services SHABBAT

Everyone is invited to attend and participate in the beauty of the Shabbat Services and the Kiddush that follows.

Services begin Shabbat morning at 9:00 AM.

MINYAN—is held in the Chapel

Monday and Thursday mornings……….7:45 AM

Holiday mornings……………...9:00 AM

SHABBAT LEKH-LEKHA

CALLING ALL TEENS GRADES 8-12!

LEV USY is Back and kicking off an incredible year of fun, food, friends, and community!

Channel your inner psychic and join us for a sightless dining experience at:

FEASTING IN THE SHADOWS!

October 14, 2017 at 7:30 PM—9:30 PM

Congregation Brith Sholom, 1190 W. Macada Rd. Bethlehem, PA

Contact Heather Levitt at 732-895-2150 or lehighvalleyusy@gmail.com for more information

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Sponsors:

The Schiff Family in memory of Mr. Henry

Schiff

Joe & Helen Appel with gratitude to everyone

who played a part in Helen’s surgery and

recovery no matter how big or small

Gift Shop Hours by appointment with Micki Auerbach Wechsler

610.533.1162 mixpix1@ptd.net

Why bother with the internet, the malls, the

catalogs when you can buy beautiful, unusual and well priced Judaica items in the comfort of

our Congregation Brith Sholom Gift Shop.

Share your Simchas, Shabbat and Seders while supporting our synagogue through

your purchases and special orders. We gladly accept cash or checks for all transactions!

BLOOD DONORS NEEDED

Keep Brith Sholom in good standing.

Call Miller-Keystone Blood Center at

(610) 691-5850 and make an appointment.

“Give the Gift of Life.”

Call today to schedule your appointment to donate blood on behalf of Brith Sholom

Thank You

SUKKOT Wednesday, October 4 Candle Lighting…………………………6:15 P.M. Evening Service……………………..… 6:20 P.M. Thursday, October 5 Morning Services……………………… 9:00 A.M. Friday, October 6 Morning Services………………………. 9:00 A.M.

HOSHANAH RABBAH Wednesday, October 11 Morning Service …………….7:45 A.M.

SHEMINI ATZERET Wednesday, October 11 Candle Lighting …………………………6:08 P.M. Thursday, October 12 Morning Services — YIZKOR………… 9:00 A.M.

SIMKHAT TORAH FAMILY SERVICE……………………… 7:00 P.M. Friday, October 13 Morning Services………………………... 9:00 A.M.

MOADIM L’SIMKHAH

Concluding

High Holiday Services—5778

HIGH HOLIDAY FLOWERS DONATION

The flowers that adorned the pulpit on Rosh Hashanah were provided by The Black Family in memory of Benjamin and Leah Black and parents, Rebecca and Morris Black and Mary and Albert Shanken

The flowers that adorned our pulpit on Yom Kippur were provided by The Riskin Family in memory of Milton and Sylvia Riskin, their parents, Joseph and Lena Riskin, Herman and Jennie Klibansky; brother, Lester and sister, Marion.

Bethlehem/Easton Hadassah

Book and Film Club Date: Thursday,

October 19 ~ 1:30 p.m. Film: Mr. Kaplan

Place: Judy Lappen, 1733 Millard St, Bethlehem 610–868-1594

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CBS Adult Education Program Fall/Winter 2016 - 2017

Wisdom of the Talmud

Join Rabbi Singer in a lively discussion about Jewish law, ethics, customs and history, as found in the pages of the Talmud. This year we are continuing to focus on the roots of the Sh’ma and Amidah, foundations of Jewish prayer, found in Masechet Brachot. Books (Berachot Volume 1) are available for order. No previous Talmud study required. Class will meet after the Shabbat lunch schmooze around 1pm.

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself! A Code of Jewish Ethics

Class Dates: Monday Evenings 7:15pm October 9, 16, 23, 30. November 6, 13, 20, 27. December 4, 11,18. Loving your neighbor as yourself seems like a vague, simple, yet profound Commandment. In the second volume of Rabbi Joseph Telush-kin’s, A Code of Jewish Ethics*, we will

explore the ethics of hospitality, visiting the sick, comforting mourners, and giving tzedakah to name a few. The focus of this class will be on how Judaism understands the dynamics between the individual and the community as well as the how and why of bringing the value of kindness to others. * Required book: A Code of Jewish Ethics Volume 2 Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Peeking Through The Veil

Explore Midrash and Talmud to uncover women’s voices in Jewish tradition. Class Dates: Wednesday Evenings 7:15pm October 18, 25. November 1, 8, 15, 29 December 6, 13, 20. From our matriarch Sara to today, Jewish women have always been a spiritual force within Torah and Jewish tradition. Too often, however the voices of prophetesses and female Sages have been overlooked, discounted, or repressed. Join with Rabbi Singer in exploring both classical and modern texts, which bring new life to the important voices, perspectives, and issues of women in Jewish life and tradition. * Required books & Cost: $50: A Bride for One Night by Ruth Calderon Sisters at Sinai by Rabbi Jill Hammer

CHAIR YOGA CLASS WILL BEGIN IT'S FALL SESSION AT BRITH SHOLOM ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017

Dear Friends, We are very pleased to announce that we will again be offering a Chair Supported Yoga Class at Brith Sholom. The class will meet on Mondays from 1:00PM to 2:00PM, with the first session scheduled for Monday October 2. The class will run for a total of ten weeks. The cost per participant for the ten sessions is $95. Chair Supported Yoga is suitable for people of all ages, abilities and disabilities. For those who are active and have a regular yoga practice or did in the past, the chair allows for deep and sustained full range of motion without the burden of full self-weight support. The chair also allows folks with no experience at all or with injuries or physical limitations to find their fullest range of motion in all joints and muscle groups safely within the limits of their restrictions. People with balance or stability issues can do this class as well as people with dizziness issues.

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It is with gratitude that we acknowledge the following gifts given to the synagogue in memory of or to honor and commemorate the people or events mentioned. It is a sacred obligation and a unique privilege for each of us to be able to show such traditional support and respect for our heritage and loved ones. (Minimum contributions to each of the donation levels are: Temple/$10;

Chai/$18; Silver/$25; Double Chai/$36); Golden/$50; Platinum/$100

PLATINUM DONATION InlovingmemoryofLeoandBea

Pozefsky

Theirlovingchildrenandtheirfamilies

Inlovingmemorybrother,ErvinGross

ShirleyGrossInmemoryofElaineSchwartz,moth-

erofBunniePiltch

BarryGoldin&CheriSterman

InlovingmemoryofourparentsMaxandHelenHausmanandCantorMax

&MinaSnyder

Jerry&FlorenceHausman

DOUBLE CHAI DONATION InmemoryofElaineSchwartz

Ed&UrslaLevy

Inlovingmemoryofmother,SelmaFreedman

MarlaFreedman

Inlovingmemoryoffather,AlvinFreedman

MarlaFreedmanInlovingmemoryofErnest&Freda

Grotsky

Norm&SandyWruble

Inmemoryofbelovedmother,EvelynG.Klayton

Ronald&JanetKlayton

InhonoroftheBrithSholomCommu-nity

Ron&AnnGould

InappreciationofourHighHolidayhonors

Jerry&FlorenceHausman

InhonorofTobyLader’sbarmitzvah

Mr.&Mrs.BrucePollack

SILVER DONATION InlovingmemoryofAlisonDiamond

George&RobertaDiamond

InmemoryofElaineSchwartz

Ken&MarilynKalnitsky

InmemoryofJosephRiskin

TheRiskinFamily

CHAI DONATION InmemoryofElaineSchwartz,moth-

erofBunniePiltch

IrvingKaplanInmemoryofHelenWard,sisterof

ArdieSmackey

Jeff&NanBratspies

InmemoryofElaineSchwartz

Ed&JannieKay

InmemoryofHelenEbert

ReneeGittler

TEMPLE FUND InmemoryofElaineSchwartz

CaseyGoldblat

InhonorofEdLevy’sbirthday

CaseyGoldblat

InhonorofTobyLader’sbarmitzvah

HelenEbert

InhonorofTobyLader’sbarmitzvah

CaseyGoldblat

Inlovingmemoryoffather,LewSaunders

Herb&JuliaSaunders

InhonorofMariaAin’sbirthday

RuthKugelman

InhonorofShelleyMartinezbecom-ingaconvert

CaseyGoldblat

InhonorofTabbithaMartinezbecomingaconvert

CaseyGoldblat

InhonorofMilagrosSantiagobecom-ingaconvert

CaseyGoldblat

InmemoryofHarryKammerman,fatherofBarbaraShapiro

CaseyGoldblat

InmemoryofBiennaGoldman

SteveBergstein&NanciGoldman

IN SYMPATHY

Our sympathy and condo-lences are extended to Renee, Jeffrey and the entire family on the recent passing of beloved

mother, grandmother and member, Helen Ebert.

May the All Merciful give the bereaved strength to endure their grief and may they be

comforted amongst the mourn-ers of Zion and Jerusalem.

IN SYMPATHY

Our sympathy and condolenc-es are extended to Dr. Lisa Todes-Meyer and the entire family on the recent passing

of beloved mother, grandmoth-er and member, Anita Todes.

May the All Merciful give the bereaved strength to endure their grief and may they be

comforted amongst the mourn-ers of Zion and Jerusalem.

Thank you to everyone who contribut-

ed to this year’s Greeting Book/Directory.

Your support is greatly appreciated

Norm & Sandy Wruble

Michael Riskin

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The 74th Annual Bethlehem-Easton Hadassah Concert

To be held at

Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem

Sunday, November 19th

at our usual time of 3 p.m.

with the gourmet dessert buffet.

Featuring The Hot Club of Philadelphia, an ensemble that includes a female vocalist - she's wonderful

mainly gypsy jazz and klezmer music.

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WEEK OF OCTOBER 7, 2017 * Mildred Isaacs 17 Tishri Oct. 7 * David E. Reis 22 Tishri Oct. 12 Elijah Foxson 18 Tishri Oct. 8 Yetta Weber 22 Tishri Oct. 12 * Steven H. Goldblat 18 Tishri Oct. 8 Irving Endick 23 Tishri Oct. 13 * Leslie Ackner 19 Tishri Oct. 9 * Pauline Gordon 23 Tishri Oct. 13 * Esther Goodman 19 Tishri Oct. 9 * Harold Hirshberg 23 Tishri Oct. 13 * Wolfe Long 19 Tishri Oct. 9 * Anna Rosenberg 23 Tishri Oct. 13 * Harry Spitzer 19 Tishri Oct. 9 Lew Saunders 23 Tishri Oct. 13 * Helen Weisz 19 Tishri Oct. 9 * Eugene Schobel 23 Tishri Oct. 13 * Pearle Lewis 21 Tishri Oct. 11 Boyd Silverberg 23 Tishri Oct. 13 Marta Feitl 21 Tishri Oct. 11 WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2017 Biena S. Goldman 24 Tishri Oct. 14 Anna Parmet 28 Tishri Oct. 18 Paul Pozefsky 24 Tishri Oct. 14 Etta Saltzman 28 Tishri Oct. 18 Harry Friedman 25 Tishri Oct. 15 Henry C. Schiff 28 Tishri Oct. 18 Bessie Friedman 26 Tishri Oct. 16 * Hyman Lazarowitz 28 Tishri Oct. 18 Dora Sarachek 26 Tishri Oct. 16 * Dorothy Amsterdam 29 Tishri Oct. 19 * Max Weiner 26 Tishri Oct. 16 Pearl Kornit 29 Tishri Oct. 19 * Harry Blinderman 27 Tishri Oct. 17 Naomi C. Berman 30 Tishri Oct. 20 Walter Oppenheimer 27 Tishri Oct. 17 * Mack Feigenblott 30 Tishri Oct. 20 Margaret Ovsak 27 Tishri Oct. 17 Robert Freedman 30 Tishri Oct. 20 Harold Weinstein 27 Tishri Oct. 17 * Samuel Laster 30 Tishri Oct. 20 * Louis Gross 28 Tishri Oct. 18 WEEK OF OCTOBER 21, 2017 Rose Klein 1 Heshvan Oct. 21 * David Schobel 5 Heshvan Oct. 25 * Nathan Silberman 1 Heshvan Oct. 21 * Minna Silbert 5 Heshvan Oct. 25 * Helen Stein 1 Heshvan Oct. 21 Frank S. Bassano 6 Heshvan Oct. 26 * Sarah Schobel 1 Heshvan Oct. 21 Alexander Brams 6 Heshvan Oct. 26 * Joseph Fraivillig 2 Heshvan Oct. 22 * Bessie Miller 6 Heshvan Oct. 26 * Martha Lax 2 Heshvan Oct. 22 * Esther Frosch 6 Heshvan Oct. 26 * Henny Feigenblott 3 Heshvan Oct. 23 * Eva Levitt 6 Heshvan Oct. 26 * Henry Adler 3 Heshvan Oct. 23 * Anne G. Weisz 6 Heshvan Oct. 26 Fannie Kuntz 3 Heshvan Oct. 23 * Nathaniel Glzaier 7 Heshvan Oct. 27 * Julius Gross 4 Heshvan Oct. 24 * Hannah Center 7 Heshvan Oct. 27 * Anna Greenberg 5 Heshvan Oct. 25 WEEK OF OCTOBER 28, 2017

Charles Bienenstock 8 Heshvan Oct. 28 Charles Meil 12 Heshvan Nov. 1 * Benjamin Fink 8 Heshvan Oct. 28 * Ida Marcus 13 Heshvan Nov. 2 Samuel Berger 10 Heshvan Oct. 30 Samuel Garber 14 Heshvan Nov. 3 Rachel Gross 12 Heshvan Nov. 1 Isidore Juda 14 Heshvan Nov. 3 Martin Hesse 12 Heshvan Nov. 1 Jean Waddell 14 Heshvan Nov. 3

We Want To Know

If you or someone you know is admitted to the hospital, please be sure to inform them that you or

the patient is Jewish and that Brith Sholom is the Synagogue affiliation. This is one way that we

can be made aware that a congregant has been admitted.

This information is not always available to us when we contact the pastoral care division at the hospitals.

Thank You !!!

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11 Tishri, 5778

11 Heshvan, 5778 October 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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11th of Tishrei,

5778

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12th of Tishrei,

5778

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13th of Tishrei,

5778

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14th of Tishrei,

5778

Erev Sukkot

6:19p

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15th of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot I

7:47p

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16th of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot II

6:16p

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17th of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot III (CH''M)

7:44p

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18th of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot IV (CH''M)

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19th of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot V (CH''M)

10

20th of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot VI (CH''M)

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21st of Tishrei,

5778

Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)

6:08p

12

22nd of

Tishrei, 5778

Shmini Atzeret

7:36p

13

23rd of

Tishrei, 5778

Simchat Torah

6:05p

14

24th of Tishrei,

5778

7:33p

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25th of Tishrei,

5778

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26th of Tishrei,

5778

17

27th of Tishrei,

5778

18

28th of Tishrei,

5778

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29th of Tishrei,

5778

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30th of Tishrei,

5778

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

5:54p

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1st of Cheshvan,

5778

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

7:23p

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2nd of Chesh-

van, 5778

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3rd of Chesh-

van, 5778

24

4th of Chesh-

van, 5778

25

5th of Cheshvan,

5778

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6th of Chesh-

van, 5778

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7th of Chesh-

van, 5778

Yom HaAliyah

5:45p

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8th of Cheshvan,

5778

7:14p

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Old World

Folk Band

3 PM

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10th of Chesh-

van, 5778

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CONGREGATION BRITH SHOLOM President: steven L. glickman Rabbi: Michael singer

Rabbi Emeritus: Rabbi Allen Juda

PUBLISHED MONTHLY

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