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“...to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.”
TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL’S MEMBERS & FRIENDS NEWSLETTER
ADAR II - NISAN 5776
The Bulletin APRIL 2016
106 Years and growing!
Board of Directors 2
President’s Message 3
Rabbinic Reflections & Weekly Readings 4
Services 5
Committee Updates 6
Temple Family News 7
Repairing our World; Healing our Souls 7
Library & Religious School 8,9
The Bat Mitzvah of Willow Golden 10
J-Kids 11
Passover Quiz 11
Passover Primer 12
8th Night of Passover: Kid- and Adult-Friendly
dinner celebration! Is it a Seder?
Well, “seder” means “order” and, well…. But there will be kiddush, matzah, food, song, and celebration. Come celebrate the fullness of the promise of Passover with your Temple family!
Friday, April 29, 6:00pm Suggested Donation:
Adults: $15.00 $10 for children 10 and older
All are welcome. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay.
PLEASE RSVP BY APRIL 20
[email protected]; 860-423-3743
In this issue
Visioning 13
Traveling Dinner 14,15
Chili - A Fun Follow-up! 17
Yahrzeits 18, 20
Yom Hashoah Service 19
Climate Change: A Community Conversation 21
Donations 23
Sofer Visit, Save the Dates 24
Auditorium Rental, Thanks to our advertisers 25
April Jewry Duty, Calendar 27
Sephardic Cooking & Culture - Shabbat Dinner Back cover
AT THE TEMPLE AT HOME
We’d like to make sure all who wish to attend a home Seder may do so.
Would you like to have a guest from the
congregation/Jewish community at your Seder?
Would you like to go to Seder at a member’s home? Since Torah times, families coming together to share Seder has been a tradition. The Temple would like to help facilitate matching people who need a Seder to go to with people who have a spot at their Seder to offer. Please let Marlene know if you are in either of the
above categories.
Contact her at [email protected] or call 860-423-3743.
Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz Office hours:
Tuesday through Friday To schedule an appointment call
860.423.3743 Ext. 0 or e-mail [email protected]
Confidential Voice Mail: 860.423.3743 Ext. 1
Affiliations: The Jewish
Reconstructionist Movement www.jewishrecon.org
Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut
www.jfec.com
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) www.waimct.org
Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger
www.mazon.org
Religious School Administrator Morah Dara Bowling
Email: [email protected]
Office Administrator Marlene Aulten
860.423.3743 Ext. 0 [email protected]
Monday 9am-2pm Tues/Wed/Thurs noon to 5
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TEMPLE BNAI ISRAEL 345 Jackson Street
PO Box 61 Willimantic, CT 06226 Phone: 860.423.3743
Fax: 860.423.7594
Submission deadline: 3rd Monday of each month.
OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Immediate Past President David Golden David Stoloff
Vice President, Mishkan/Building & Operations Jim Baber
Kesher/Secretary & Communications
Marilyn Moir
Secretary-Elect Gloria Gerald
Tikkun Olam
Anne Willenborg
Brit/Community & Membership Mona Friedland
Torah/Education & Programming
Karen Drazen
Avodah/Religious Life Judy Stein
Kemah/Treasurer Glenn Blumenstein
Financial Secretary
Fran Jaffe
Members at Large: Gerry Berkowitz
Alex Nishball Ellie Shane
Doreen Simonsen
Thank you for your service to our shul.
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Shalom,
I can't believe that April has arrived already - where does the time go? I'm not sure if you know what April 2016 means to me, so I'll just come right out and tell you. It means most of my waking (and sleeping) thoughts are consumed by preparations for my daughter Willow's Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 14th.
As those of you who have had the privilege of enjoying such an experience know, there are so many details, both large and small, that need to be worked out, and while some are taken care of well in advance, many of the details really come together in the last few months, which is where my family finds itself today.
For her part, Willow has been diligently preparing and studying. Some of you may have seen her lead portions of the service on selected Saturdays as she absorbs her training and practices her prayers and service leading skills.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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MISSION STATEMENT
Temple Bnai Israel is a welcoming Jewish community which offers a spiritual, religious, and social home for all Jews. We cherish a belief in one God, the Torah, prayer and the music and beauty of our Jewish culture. We are commanded and committed to passing these blessings on to all future generations.
We observe and celebrate Jewish traditions and laws, while remaining open to change which meets the needs of our time, and which will stand the test of time.
We intend to be a force for good and comfort as individuals and as a whole. We seek to offer justice, tolerance, and charity within the Temple Bnai Israel community, the larger Jewish community, and the non-Jewish worlds within which we live.
Our synagogue recognizes the equality of all Jews. Jewish men and women, including those Jews in interfaith marriages, are entitled to participate equally in all religious rites, and all secular and religious leadership positions. Our congregation also reaches out to all who welcome Judaism into their lives.
We believe in the ancient teaching: “to do justly, love mercy, and walk
humbly with thy God.”
Because we have left so many things to the last minute, I am going to keep my column on the shorter side this month, and instead run off and get some more Bat Mitzvah prep time in.
But one more thing before I go. Before we get to Willow's Bat Mitzvah, we have eight days of Passover to enjoy during the last week in April - falling a bit on the later side this year. So please enjoy your quality Pesach time with family, friends, and matzah, and we'll see you on May 14th for Willow's big day.
Take care, be well, and do good. David Golden Temple President
This month, at Passover, we celebrate our liberation from the oppression that often befalls strangers and minorities. That liberation is a two-way street. Both a gift and a command.
Abraham Lincoln taught that “one who would be no slave must consent to have no slave.” The Torah commands love of the stranger. “Do not oppress the stranger, for you know the soul of the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Early next month, on May 1st, our Yom Hashoah service will commemorate a time when that biblical verse, shared with our Christian neighbors, was ruthlessly ignored, leading to the deaths of millions of our people and millions of others.
As we look toward Yom Hashoah, I’m reminded of an important briefing paper, The Eight Stages of Genocide, presented by Gregory Stanton to the US State Department in 1996. Writing shortly after the genocide in Rwanda, Stanton presented a series of stages that regularly precede genocide and some of the preventative actions available to
both people in the country in question and to the international community. (The full article can be found online at http://www.genocidewatch.org/aboutgenocide/8stagesofgenocide.html.)
The first three stages are “classification,” “symbolization,” and “dehumanization.” About “classification” Stanton wrote:
“All cultures have categories to distinguish people into ‘us and them’ by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality: German and Jew, Hutu and Tutsi. Bipolar societies that lack mixed categories, such as Rwanda and Burundi, are the most likely to have genocide. The main preventive measure at this early stage is to develop universalistic institutions that transcend ethnic or racial divisions, that actively promote tolerance and understanding, and that promote classifications that transcend the divisions.”
“Symbolization” involves giving expression to those classifications, whether through the names we give groups, or, more problematically, with distinguishing marks, such as the yellow star Jews were required to wear by the Nazis.
“Dehumanization” is a crucial turning point. Here, “One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases. Dehumanization overcomes the normal human revulsion against murder. At this stage, hate propaganda in print and on hate radios is used to vilify the victim group.”
RABBINIC REFLECTIONS Rav Jeremy Schwartz
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SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Shemini Leviticus 9:1-11:47 This year: 11:1-11:47 Ezekiel: 36:16-38
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Tazria Leviticus 12:1-13:59 This year: 13:29-13:59 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Metzora Leviticus 14:1-15:33 This year: 14:33-15:33 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-3:24
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Pesach I Exodus 12:21-51, Numbers 28:16-25 Haftarah: Joshua 5:2-6:1
APRIL READINGS
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Pesach VIII Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17, Numbers 18:19-25 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6
Turn to page 13
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SERVICES, BAGEL & BIBLE, DROP-IN KABBALAH
Lemony Snicket Haggadah commentary The recently published “New American Haggadah,” produced by Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander, (and about which I have some complaints), has a wonderful set of comments by the humorous children’s author Lemony Snicket. His commentary is at once clever, moving, and entertaining. As we head towards Passover, we’ll take a look at some of these wonderful Lemony insights. Over coffee and bagels, not matzah!
Please join us! Bring a friend, or invite a member of our non-Jewish community! All are welcome!
Drop-in Kabbalah, Thursday, April 21, 7:30pm
Haggadah commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag As we prepare for Passover, come learn a little kabbalist take on the Seder. Yehudah Lev Ashlag, the wonderful, pluralist, loving master of kabbalah from whom some of us learned last year in the “Tapestry of the Soul” class, wrote extensive commentary to the Passover Haggadah. This month, the evening before Passover, we’ll learn from some of his teachings.
This month’s 4th Friday, April 22, is the first night of Passover.
There are no services at the Temple.
This month’s 3rd Friday, April 15, is a special Shabbat Dinner.
Please join us at 6:30pm Sephardic Cooking & Culture
Pre-registration by April 13 required. E-mail [email protected] or
call 860-423-3743 Suggested donation is $10.00/person
We look forward to sharing this wonderful evening with you.
Bagel & Bible: Saturday, April 2, 9:30am
The Tikkun Olam Committee will be hosting a Climate Change Event on April 10th : Climate Change: A Community Conversation with Rabbi Joshua Ratner
(turn to 21 for details)
It can be overwhelming to hear about climate change and wonder what we as individuals can do. We hope that this event will encourage conversation that helps us determine what may be good for us to do in our daily lives.
The Quiet Corner Refugee Resettlement Project (QCRRP) update.
The Quiet Corner’s refugee resettlement co-sponsorship application has been accepted. Now, work needs to be done to help secure housing and jobs for new refugees before the QQRRP is ready to accept them.
The TBI community has pledged its support for this project. Many volunteers will be needed for help with transportation, providing some simple supplies, advice, company and many other things.
If you think you may be interested in helping out in some way…this can be small or big…. please let me know. We are gathering a list of potential volunteers (you will not be committed to ANYTHING at this time). If you are interested I have a lot more information about this program. Thank you!
Our next Tikkun Olam Committee meeting is May 15 at 9:30am.
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Fran Jaffe Ellie Shane 860.228.2390 860.423.7418 [email protected] [email protected]
TIKKUN OLAM ACTIVITIES, Anne Willenborg [email protected] 860.429.8725
DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM BOOK CLUB Carol Kraus [email protected]
CARING COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE NEWS
A heartfelt thanks to Sheila for stepping up in March when we had no leaders. We have no volunteers for April or beyond. If you find yourself available, please let Fran or Ellie know when you would be able to volunteer. It is so appreciated by our Temple Bnai Israel family.
As always, our committee welcomes new members. Why not consider joining us in lending a hand to our fellow congregants when they’re in need? It’s a simple commitment and extremely worthwhile and rewarding.
If you or anyone you know needs some assistance, call our monthly leaders, the committee co-chairs, Fran Jaffe and Ellie Shane, or Rav Jeremy.
Think Spring. It's in the air!
Our next book club meeting will be:
Tuesday, April 19, at 7:00pm
at Right Trac (office of Gail & Joe Petrowsky)
110 Main Street Manchester, CT
Due to the cancellation of our February 16th meeting,
our discussion of If Oceans Were Ink will take place on
this evening.
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TEMPLE FAMILY NEWS
Mazal Tov - Congratulations!
To Marla & Mark Hauslaib on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Eden, to Mr. Brian Hawkins, on April 24, 2016 in Rhode Island.
מזל טוב
Hamakom yenachem Condolences
To Nora and Steve Stein on the passing of Nora’s father, Morton Joselson on March 1. May his memory be a blessing.
המקום ינחם
REPAIRING OUR WORLD/HEALING OUR SOULS OUR TIKKUN OLAM VaNEFESH SERVICE
No one people alone Owns this Unify-force;
YHWH / Yahh is One. So at the gates of your cities, where your own culture ends,
and another begins, And you halt there in fear –
“Here we speak the same language” But out there is barbaric,
“They may kill without speaking— “Then pause in the gateway to write on its walls
And to chant in its passage: “Each gate is unique in the world that is One.”
-From Rabbi Arthur Waskow’s interpretive version of the Sh’ma, which we often use at the Tikkun Olam VaNefesh service on the third Friday night of the month. If your soul could use a little refreshing as you try to live your life in a way that makes the world a little better, come join us.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Morah Dara Bowling: [email protected]
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SARAH RATNER LIBRARY - YOUR LIBRARY - a wonderfully quiet space to sit, read, and
reflect. Sue-Ellen Kirkham & Brenda Rose, your Library masters!
Welcome to spring! Once again, please take a look at the wonderful new additions to our P.J. Library: The Mountain Jews and the Mirror by Ruchama King. Peace in the home “ discussing relationships with parents, siblings, or any other relatives who may live with you.” What everyone can do to bring peace to those relationships. The Story of Queen Esther by Jenny Koralek. Considering “the elements of the story of Esther makes for interesting conversations with children”. Shlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost by Ann Redisck Stampler. Encourages a discussion with “family about what brings true happiness”. The Parakeet Named Dreidel by Isaac Bashevis Singer. To learn more about Hanukkah… “The blessings recited as the hanukkiah is lit as well as rules for playing dreidel. The delightful story of a parakeet who came to visit David, a young boy, on Hanukkah. Gift from Rav Jeremy: For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander. This is a collection of short stories that explore the gift of being Jewish. “Wryly funny and deeply poignant.” St. Petersburg Times review. “Stunning…a knife edge examination of the friction between Jewish tradition and modern reality.” The Hartford Courant.
VISIT US SOON!
In the past month, our religious school "took it on the road" in order to volunteer at the Covenant Soup Kitchen! We made and served lunches, sorted bags, organized donations on shelves, and decorated some bulletin boards, and our photographers captured it all! What a great opportunity to lift things up in holiness! Kol Tov, Morah Dara
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Thank you to our student and
adult volunteers for all their
hard work for the Covenant
Soup Kitchen!
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J-KIDS AT THE JAMES L. GOODWIN STATE FOREST IN HAMPTON
About the James L. Goodwin State Forest: Covering more than three square miles, the Forest offers recreation for every season and is open from dawn until dusk, 365 days a year.
The 135 acre Pine Acres Lake and the Goodwin Conservation Center combine to make this forest an eastern Connecticut treasure.
Pine Acres Lake. A gem in all seasons!
J-kids will be meeting at Goodwin State Forest in Hampton at 10:00am, Sunday, April 10th
This event is to prepare ourselves for wilderness survival after our exodus from slavery. This will be an exciting pre-Passover adventure, sure to be both educational and great fun! This program will be targeted to young children. For more information please contact Merle at [email protected].
Passover celebrates the biblical exodus from Egypt, but its focus on freedom in general has earned it a special place on the Jewish calendar. More Jews participate in a seder than any other Jewish ritual.
How much do you know about Passover history and rituals?
Question 1. On the first day of Passover we say a special prayer asking for( )Sustenance in the year to come( )Abundant bread in the year to come( )The messiah to come and end Passover( )Dew to fall in Israel over the dry summer months
Question 2. Which piece of matzah is used for the afikomen?( )The middle one( )The top one( )The bottom one( )The burnt one( )The triangle one
Question 3. Matzah must be made in how many minutes or less?( )75( )36( )18( )10
Question 4. The middle days of Passover are called( )Aseret yemei teshuva( )Hanukat Habayit( )Hol Hamoed( )Yom Haatzmaut
Question 5. Which of the following is a traditional food for many Passover seders? ( )Matzah Ball Soup( )Gefilte Fish( )Brisket( )All of the above( )None of the above
Question 6. A cup of wine is included for what prophet? ( )Elijah( )Obadiah( )Jeremiah( )Moses( )Malachi
Question 7. The counting of the Omer forms a connection between Passover and what holiday? ( )Purim( )Hanukkah( )Sukkot( )Tisha B'av( )Shavuot
Question 8. How many sons are there in the Haggadah? ( )3( )9( )7( )4( )8
Question 9. At the end of the seder it is customary to say: ( )Next Year in Jerusalem!( )Forty-nine days to Shavuot!( )See you next year!( )L'chaim!
Question 10. True or False: Ritual hand washing takes place at the seder twice. ( )True( )False
ANSWERS ON PAGE 24
PASSOVER QUIZ (Thank you to myjewishlearning.com and Todd Friedland)
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PASSOVER—An overview
Passover begins this year on the evening of April 22nd and lasts seven or eight days. On Passover, we rid our
houses and our selves of oppressive puffiness, celebrate our deliverance from the slavery of Egypt, and remind
ourselves that God intends for us and for all human beings to simply be free.
Hamets: Hamets is the puffy stuff that Jews traditionally do not eat (or even own) on Passover. Technically,
hamets is any food which contains one of five grains -- wheat, barley, spelt, rye and oats -- if special precautions
of keeping it dry and of very quick baking haven't been taken in order to prevent leavening. Yeast is also hamets.
In the same way that pork is the non-kosher meat par excellence, bread is the quintessential hamets. Some
additional foods are considered to be hamets by some Jews. In the Middle Ages, a few European communities
began to consider legumes and rice ("kitni'ot") to be hamets, even though the Talmud explicitly rejects this
categorization. In the last few hundred years, this became the standard custom among Ashkenazic Jews, though
many liberal Ashkenazim will eat legumes.
Seder: As you probably know, the central ritual of Passover is the Seder, a pedagogical, intellectual, spiritual,
informal, formal banquet/service on the first (or first and second) night of the festival. The word "seder" literally
means "order" and to conduct a seder, you'll need a haggadah -- the booklet that gives you the order of the
evening. There are lots of haggadot available, with lots of different approaches to the seder, and even if you're
not in the market this year for a new one, you might enjoy a trip to a Jewish book store to see what's out there.
Kashering: If you want to observe the tradition of having chamets-free, kosher for passover dishes (pots and
pans, etc), but don't have a whole separate Passover set, there are a few simple rules of "kashering" -- making
dishes halachically kosher for Passover. First, ceramics (except fine china) and anything that is made of more
than one piece in such a way that it has inaccessible crevices cannot be kashered. Also, anything used to bake
bread cannot be kashered. Second, anything that can be kashered and only comes into contact with cold food
need only be cleaned thoroughly. Things that come into contact with hot food are kashered in the way that they
are used, in the following sense: things that are normally subjected to dry heat are kashered by dry heat. This
includes the oven and things normally used in the oven. Pots that are used for cooking on the stovetop are
kashered by being immersed in boiling water or by boiling water in them and causing it to overflow. Silverware
is also kashered by being immersed in boiling water. There are variant traditions regarding glassware. Some say
it should be soaked in water for 72 hours, with a change in water each day; some say it only needs to be
thoroughly cleaned.
For more information about halachic aspects of Passover or anything else, consult with the rabbi or with the
excellent guide to Conservative Halachah, "A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice" by the late Rabbi Isaac
Klein. An excellent overview of the whole holiday cycle is "The Jewish Holidays: a Guide and Commentary"
by Rabbi Michael Strassfeld. Most haggadot will contain, in addition to the seder, information about preparing for
Passover.
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Those of us who love Judaism and love America need to take diligent action against the rigid classifications and sometimes dehumanizing hate speech that have been raising their ugly and sometimes violent heads in our midst lately. But while we oppose rigid classification and dehumanizing hate speech, we should be careful not to engage in it ourselves by demonizing all members of a particular political party or all supporters of a particular candidate. Instead, we should be building bridges that challenge the hatred. Wherever possible we should be creating shared spaces of respectful dialogue and of work together to better our communities, our country and our world.
I write this on the day of a terrible terrorist attack in Brussels, an attack motivated by a violent and dehumanizing form of Islam. I’m aware that we (by “we,” I mean Jews, Americans, people of all countries, faiths and no faith who value human decency and basic human rights) have enemies who seek our harm and that we need to defend ourselves against them. I’m convinced that we cannot defeat them by mirroring the us-them, dividing and dehu-manizing dichotomies they seek to impose on us. I pray that with the power of the Life-giving One, whose name is “Shalom,” we do defeat them.
RABBINIC REFLECTIONS continued from page 4
VISIONING COMMITTEES—UPDATE
Friends, much to Rav Jeremy’s consternation, big projects take time. At this point, two of our Vision task forces have met. The Spirituality and Ritual Committee Task Force has been noticing how intertwined the various aspects of the vision the congregation began to express last summer are. There’s spirituality in tikkun olam (‘world-repair’) and we want our spirituality to help reinforce our tikkun olam efforts. With that holistic understanding of spirituality, the Task Force is planning to align our Shabbat celebration April 8th and 9th to the theme of the Climate Change Discussion and Brunch on the 10th (see page 21) sponsored by the Tikkun Olam Committee. The Spirituality and Ritual Committee Task Force is also preparing to learn, create, and recommend for some more medium-term and long-term goals.
We also want a more culturally rich worship experience, with more diverse and engaging music. Judaism has always seen learning as a spiritual endeavor. And, of course, we need to integrate children and their families into our spiritual work/play. The Children and Families Task Force has also had a first meeting. Reports will be forthcoming as they continue their work.
The Culture Task Force is planning its first meeting in late March, after the current Bulletin deadline.
The Long-Term Planning Committee will be holding its first meeting this month on April 7. As you know, all these groups are working on turning the ideas you all expressed in our small group meetings last summer into concrete plans and ideas to “sustainably foster and serve the Jewish community of Northeast Connecticut … for the coming several decades.”
The congregation will continue to receive updates and be asked for its input as the work continues.
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A Fun February Afternoon!
It was unseasonably warm for our 9th Annual Chili Cook-Off/1st Annual Winter Food Extravaganza, but good food and fun are always welcome no matter the weather!
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DAVID WOLLNER, for his generous donation of several great, flavorful, and well-received “jugs-o-beer”! They were a great complement to our many delicious chili dishes! Thank you David.
THANKS Chili Cooks for all your DELIGHTFUL, DELICIOUS, POTS-O-CHILI! From left, Todd Friedland, that office lady, Rav Jeremy, Marjorie Golden-Mossberg, Doreen Simonsen, Jim Baber, and Merle Potchinsky. We are already looking forward to next year’s event!
And always a popular part of the evening, our Pinata punching play time!
Yup, there were lots of strawberries in that Pinata, and Alyssa was very happy about that!
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YAHRZEITS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
Remember to light your Yahrzeit candle on the night before the date shown. It is also appropriate to come to shul to say Kaddish on the Shabbat when your loved one’s name is read, and to give tzedakah in your loved one’s memory.
The following Yahrzeits will be read April 8 and April 9
Herman Isselbacker 1 Nisan April 9
Morris Greenberg 1 Nisan April 9
Evelyn "Bobby" Shapiro Mother of Paul Shapiro 1 Nisan April 9
Sophie Taffel Greenberg 2 Nisan April 10
Jordon Boggs Close friend of Bayla Ostrach 2 Nisan April 10
Lester Joshua Millman Husband of Ida Millman 2 Nisan April 10
Dorothy C. Prague Mother-in-Law of Edith Prague 3 Nisan April 11
Benjamin Gutstein Father of Rita Pollack 3 Nisan April 11
Helen Borodach 4 Nisan April 12
Sadie Frankel Great Aunt of Michael Lassow 5 Nisan April 13
Seymour Moskowitz Father of Robert Moskowitz 5 Nisan April 13
Samuel Kosto Father of Susan Meisler 5 Nisan April 13
Shirley Rudof Mother of Marilyn Moir 5 Nisan April 13
Rose E. Kushner Mother of Sandra Roth 5 Nisan April 13
Ben Abrams 6 Nisan April 14
Paul Kaplitz 6 Nisan April 14
Charles Tauster 7 Nisan April 15
Meihla Stutz Grandmother William Israel 7 Nisan April 15
The following Yahrzeits will be read April 15 and April 16
Sadye Sherman Aunt of Peter Golden 8 Nisan April 16
Arthur Rosenstein 8 Nisan April 16
Samuel Ballon 8 Nisan April 16
Phil Segal Father of Herb Segal 9 Nisan April 17
Milton Lauter 9 Nisan April 17
Elliot Glassman Father of Leanne Rand 9 Nisan April 17
Joseph Berkman Grandfather of Ellie Shane 10 Nisan April 18
Rhoda Golden Mother of Peter Golden 11 Nisan April 19
Eva Glasner 11 Nisan April 19
Evelyn Hazlehurst 11 Nisan April 19
Joseph Halperin Father of Randee Berliner 11 Nisan April 19
Pearl Diane Newman Mother of Carol Kraus 12 Nisan April 20
James Robertson 12 Nisan April 20
Brian Polivy Brother of Denise Polivy 12 Nisan April 20
David Levine 12 Nisan April 20
Rachel Fishman Schreiber Aunt of Bernie Schreiber 13 Nisan April 21
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The following Yahrzeits will be read April 23
Rivkah Ebram Aunt of Bernie Schreiber 15 Nisan April 23
Irwin I. Krug Great Uncle of Jeanne Morascini 16 Nisan April 24
Mollie Krug Great Aunt of Jeanne Morascini 17 Nisan April 25
Nettie Rosen Grandmother of Debra Sarazin 17 Nisan April 25
Samuel Gordon Husband of Irene Gordon 18 Nisan April 26
David Feigelstock 20 Nisan April 28
Nancy Klein Cousin of Merle Potchinsky 20 Nisan April 28
Isaac Hochberg Grandfather of Jeanne Morascini 21 Nisan April 29
YAHRZEITS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
Remember to light your Yahrzeit candle on the night before the date shown. It is also appropriate to come to shul to say Kaddish on the Shabbat when your loved one’s name is read, and to give tzedakah in your loved one’s memory.
זכרונו\ה\ם\ן לברכה
The following Yahrzeits will be read April 29 and April 30
Mitchell Rosenstein 23 Nisan May 1
Hazel Adams DeLuca Mother of Grace Adams 23 Nisan May 1
Ida Lessner Mother of Moshe Lessner 24 Nisan May 2
Hyman Pollack Father-in-law of Rita Pollack 26 Nisan May 4
Max Heller Father of Paul Heller 26 Nisan May 4
Milton Braslow Stepfather of Merle Potchinsky 26 Nisan May 4
George Rubin Father of Georgia Mittelman 27 Nisan May 5
Frances Miller Grandmother of Debra Sarazin 28 Nisan May 6
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Kenneth R. Dardick, M. D.
Nelson C. Walker II, M.D
Ayaz T. Madraswalla, M.D.
Ross L. Winakor, M.D.
Sandra Hughes, M.D.
Maura E. Baker, MSN, APRN
Tammy M. Gendron, PA-C
CELEBRATING OVER 35 YEARS!
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Tree of Life
in Greer Auditorium
$90 for a leaf
$180 for a branch
FUNDS :
Rabbi's Discretionary
Capital Improvement
Beautification
Endowment
Library
Good & Welfare
Cemetery
Religious School
High Holiday Cantor
Tikkun Olam
Anne & Meyer Russian Youth Fund
Mini Berkowitz Lighting Fund
Habonim Board
Donor ($500-999)
Patron ($I,000-2,499)
Benefactor
($2,500-4,999)
Habonim ($5,000+)
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Your legacy
Our future
Please consider
the Temple in your
estate planning.
DONATIONS - THANK YOU!
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Judy Stein Doreen Simonsen Gerry Berkowitz
Tikkun Olam Fund Jeanne Morascini in honor of Judy Stein on the 30th anniversary of the Center For Medicare Advocacy General Fund Sheila Amdur & Marcy Neff in memory of Nora Stein’s father, Morton Joselson. May his memory be a blessing.
Beautification Fund Robert & Jane Moskowitz in memory of Selma Halperin, mother of Randee Berliner. May her memory be a blessing.
Other Opportunities for Giving
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1. Dew to fall in Israel over the dry summer months 2. middle
3. 18 4. hol hamoed
5. all of the above 6. Elijah
7. Shavuot 8. 4
9. next year in Jerusalem! 10. False
PASSOVER QUIZ ANSWERS
SAVE THE DATES
LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY
1st: 7:00pm, Yom Hashoah Service 8th: 10:00am, Study Session w/Rav Jeremy, Beth El, at UCONN Hillel 11th: 5:30pm, Yom Ha’atzmaut at Congregation Beth El in New London 14th: 9:30am, Willow Golden Bat Mitzvah 15th-31st: JFEC Film Festival (details TBA) 19th: 7:30pm, Drop-in Kabbalah (topic to be announced) 22nd: Traveling Dinner (details on pages 14 & 15)
LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE
12th: Shavuot 16th: Drop-in Kabbalah
UPDATES/CHANGES/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY:
Visiting our web site: templebnaiisrael.org Calling the Temple Office at 860-423-3743
E-mailing the Temple Office at [email protected] That office lady (aka Marlene) looks forward to helping you!
A SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EVENT
April 6, 4:30 PM Sofer (Torah Scribe) Visit Rabbi Kevin Hale will be visiting our religious school on the afternoon of April 6th. Adults are welcome to join our children in learning about the art of sofrut – scribing Torah scrolls, mezuzot, and tefillin.
THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS
Dear Friends, we have many advertisers who support us through the ads they place in our yearly Directory, and in this, our monthly newsletter, The Bulletin. Please consider doing business with them when you are in need of what they have to offer. Thank you.
Towne Engineering Page 22 in your Directory
Phil DeRicco, Licensed Massage Therapist Page 26 in your Directory, page 26 of this Bulletin
Potter Funeral Home Page 21 in your Directory, page 16 of this Bulletin
Fran Storch, Naturopathic Doctor Page 25 in your Directory, page 26 of this Bulletin
Traver Garrity, Licensed Acupuncturist Page 25 in your Directory, page 22 of this Bulletin
Center for Medicare Advocacy Page 16 in your Directory
Dog Lane Café (DELICIOUS food!) Page 14 in your Directory
O.L. Willard Company Page 13 in your Directory, page 22 of this Bulletin
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GREER AUDITORIUM RENTAL
We are currently seeking organizations who are in need of a meeting place for their weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly meetings, classes, workshops, staff training, exercise classes, etc. We can accommodate a wide range of needs, and can set up the auditorium to the specific needs of the group (number of chairs, tables, etc. prior to each event).
We would appreciate it if you could mention this availability to your network via social media and any in-person meetings you may be attending. Below is a sample “ad” to use on your social media sites. Thank you, and give us a call if you have any questions.
Does your organization need a meeting place? Temple Bnai Israel has a large, airy auditorium for rent. Great for exercise/yoga classes, and regular meetings (weekly, bi-monthly, monthly). Can also be rented on as as-needed basis for special events. We will set up chairs and tables to your specifications. Ramped entrance and handicapped accessible bathrooms. Space not available on Fridays, Saturdays or Jewish holidays. Call Marlene at 860-423-3743 or e-mail her at [email protected] for further information or to schedule a showing.
Would you like to see your ad here?
Do you know of a local business who would like to see their ad here?
Contact Marlene at
VERY reasonable advertising rates.
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10:00am Shabbat Service, Shabbat Experience (10:00am-12:15pm)
9:30am Bagel & Bible
10:30am Shabbat Service
BULLETIN ARTICLES DUE
10am Shabbat Service
7:00pm Spirituality Task Force/Ritual Comm. Mtg.
6:30pm A special Shabbat Dinner-Sephardic Cooking and Culture
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7:00pm Daughters of Abraham Book Club
4:30pm Religious School with a special visit from Sofer Rabbi Kevin Hale
Earth Weekend
10:30am Mussar Va’ad
11:30am-1:30pm Climate Change Community Conversation Brunch
6:15pm T.G.I. Shabbes, a special event for earth weekend; details TBA
7:00pm Board Mtg.
10am Shabbat Service First night of
Passover; no services
10:00am Sandwich Making at the Soup Kitchen
7:30pm Shabbat Service
9:30am Hevra Kaddisha mtg 10:30am Family Mitzvah Sunday
7:30pm Drop-in Kabbalah
10:30am Mussar Va’ad
4:30pm Religious School
4:30pm Religious School
Jewry Duty 1st: Captain: M. Horowitz; L&K Hackner, S&T Gochros, S. Meisler. 2nd: Captains: D&E Brodie; F. Ringel, another needed 8th: Captains: P&A Shapiro; F&D Jaffe, E. Shane 9th: Captain: D. Bowling; R. Pollack, L. Loomer 15th: (Sephardic Cooking and Culture Shabbat Dinner): Captains: S&B Rosen; C&Y Kraus 16th: Captain: S. Meisler; M. Drew; another needed 23rd: PARTICIPANTS NEEDED 29th: Captains: K. Drazen & J. Baber; three additional needed 30th: Captains: P&C Golden; G. Adams, G. Berkowitz
No Religious School; spring break
6:00pm Adult- and kid-friendly Passover Seder and Religious School Sleepover
10am Shabbat Service, Shabbat Experience (10:00am-12:15pm)
Earth Weekend
7:00pm Hochberg Comm. Mtg
