b'nai review may 2014
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MAY 2014/
Iyar 5774
Volume 5774 Issue 9
CBI Announcements
Rabbi’s Message
Cantor’s Message
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Torah Reader/Educator
Calendar
Life Cycle Events
Mitzvah Grams
Donations
Advertisements
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Youth
Men’s Club
Women’s League
May Holidays
Todah Rabah
Adult Studies
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CONTACTS
Rabbi Jacob Luski, D.D.
727.381.4900 x207
Cantor Jonathan Schultz
727.381.4900 x305
Executive Director Susan Goldstein
727.381.4900 x202
Bonnie Halprin
Pauline Rivkind Preschool Director
727.381.4900 x211
Youth Director
727.381.7900 x 209
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Education
Director Ilana Dayan
727.381.4900 x310
Community Engagement Liz Sembler
727.424.0513
Torah Reader/Educator Deborah Marmon
727.381.4900 x205
Office Manager Pam Askin
727.381.4900 x203
Communications Coordinator
Melissa Hertzfeld
727.381.4900
Accounting Dianne Gettler
727.381.4900 x204
President Laurie Reiskind
Women’s League President Alice Ettinger Men’s Club President Jesse Rodman
USY President Hannah Terzi Kadima President Danielle LeVine
Our Mission
Through our congregational life, our goal is to provide the opportunity for our members and friends to experience Jewish life to its fullest. We want to transmit the ideals of Conservative Judaism to our children and grandchildren, to enable them to be knowledgeable and respon-sible participants in Jewish life, sensitive and ethical human beings and reliable custodians of an enduring heritage. Through the synagogue, we want to find strength and inspiration in worship and study, in the sharing of lifecycle events, in acts of caring, in reaching out to the wide Jewish and non-Jewish communities, and in concern and support for Israel.
B’nai Israel Review February 2014
Ongoing Activities at CBI
Participate in Aliyot
The Ritual Committee of Congregation
B’nai Israel encourages worshippers to
participate in services
by performing aliyot. If
you like to receive an
aliyah, please call the
synagogue office at
727.381.4900, or speak to one of the
ushers when you enter the sanctuary,
and every effort will be made to
accommodate your request. Those
wishing to receive an aliyah on
Shabbat morning are asked to arrive
at services no later than 9:30 am. We
look forward to your participation.
Shalom,
Morry Bornstein, Ritual Chair
Daily Services Become a Minyanaire! Support our Daily Minyan in the Chapel:
Sunday Morning: 9:00 Monday—Friday mornings: 7:45 Sunday—Thursday evenings: 6:30
Come just for the joy of davening together. You'll be glad you decided to join the growing number of CBI members and friends who do.
Continental Breakfast
The Mitzvah Men’s Club provides a Continental
Breakfast for all worshippers on Minyan Mornings
in the alcove of the Social Hall. Please join the
Minyanaires for the morning Shaharit service and
relax and schmooze over breakfast—bagels,
cream cheese, coffee cake and coffee/tea.
Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsoring an Oneg
Shabbat on Friday evening or a L’Hayim following
a Morning Minyan in honor or memory of a loved
one or a special occasion, please contact the
Synagogue office.
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All B’nai Israel children, ages 9 -13,
grades 3 - 7 are invited to participate
in a special, age-appropriate Shabbat
Service in the Chapel Saturday May
10, at 10:00am.
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CBI Announcements
CBI Annual Meeting and Installation
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
7:00 pm
With Love From the CBI Kitchen
Gail Frye’s Meringue Cookies
Beat egg whites with sugar until very stiff. Add vanilla and fold
in chocolate chips. Add flour. Drop by teaspoonful on a
greased cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.
3 Egg whites 1 Package Mini Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla
Volunteer Pals The Pauline Rivkind Preschool is looking for volunteers to read to preschoolers any week day from 9:00 am to noon for about an hour. For more information contact Bonnie Halprin at 727.381.4900 x211 or [email protected]
Do you go to Carrabbas?
CVS?
TJMaxx?
Shop at your favorite stores and eat at
restaurants while making money for CBI!
Now available in the CBI Office. Get
your Mitzvah Gelt Gift Cards!
Summer Speakers Series and 7:30 Summer Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Services
RETURNING It is that time of year again for Glimpses into Jewish History for Friday evening talks and
Summer Sermonettes on Saturday Mornings. Please contact Lou Bader 727.867.4913 or
email [email protected] if interested in giving a talk.
Bereavement Group Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services is
offering a Bereavement Support Group for 6 consecutive Thursdays beginning on April 24, through May 29, from 11:00AM to Noon at Gulf Coast offices, 14041 Icot Blvd., Clearwater. The group will be using the book “Living With Loss, Healing With Hope” by Rabbi Earl Grollman, which will be provided. A donation of $18.00(Chai) or non-perishable donations to the JFS Food Pantry are welcome. If there is interest in an even-ing group, or to register for this group, contact Sue at 727.479.1811. This is open to the community. Renee Baseman will be conducting the group.
Mahzor Dedication Opportunities
The Ritual Committee wants to remind our Congregants that there are still opportunities to dedicate individual copies of our High Holiday Machzorim in honor or memory of loved ones and friends, to commemorate a special Simha, etc. Please contact the Synagogue Office for information. Thank you very much! Sincerely, CBI Ritual Committee
Graduation Shabbat Saturday, May 31, 9:00 am
If you have a student graduating from high school, college, or graduate school we would like to celebrate this Simha at Graduation Shabbat. Also, please let us know their school, degree program, and their future plans. You may send this information to our College Committee Chairperson, Pam LeCompte at [email protected]
Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am
Education Shabbat Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Graduation
April and May Simha Shabbat
Followed by ‘Kid-dush’ Luncheon
Hagbah, Gelilah, Carrying the Torah Class On Saturday, May 10, following Shabbat morning services, the Ritual
Committee will conduct a training session to instruct interested con-
gregants on the proper way to perform the aliyot of Hagbah (Lifting
the Torah), Gelilah (Binding the Torah), and Carrying the Torah. We
look forward to seeing you , and enabling you to participate in these
aliyot! For more information, please contact Morry Bornstein at 727.397.9955 or
[email protected]. B'shalom, Morry Bornstein, Ritual Committee Chair
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May 2014 is chock full of minor holidays: Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzma’ut, Lag Ba’Omer, and Yom Yerushalayim. Here’s a little overview of each:
Yom HaZikaron is Israel’s Memorial Day, when Israelis remember all those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel, as well as all IDF personnel who were killed while in active duty. In Israel, the observance of Yom HaZikaron is similar to Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in two distinct ways: (1) A siren is sounded for two minutes, at 8:00 pm and then again at 11:00 am, during which the entire nation comes to a standstill, including traffic. (2) All places of public entertainment are closed from sunset to sunset. Yom HaZikaron is observed on the day before Yom HaAtzma’ut.
Yom HaAtzma’ut is Israel’s Independence Day, marking the anniversary of the day when David Ben-Gurion and other members of the provisional government read and signed a Declaration of Independence. As you might have guessed, it’s a day of cele-bration with many festivities throughout the land. Some Orthodox communities, following a ruling by the Chief Rabbinate of Is-rael, recite Hallel. Conservative Judaism does not recite Hallel, but we do add Al Hanissim in the Amidah, as on Hanukkah and Purim. Yom HaAtzma’ut is also the only day between Passover and Lag BaOmer when semi-mourning practices are suspend-ed.
Lag BaOmer is much more ancient. Its origins are unclear, but the most common explanations are: (1) A plague that was kill-ing Rabbi Akiva’s students ended on Lag BaOmer. (2) Lag BaOmer is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai, one of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples. In any case, it is a festive day, practices of semi-mourning that are otherwise observed during the Omer are suspended, and weddings are permitted.
Yom Yerushalayim commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967 following the Six-Day War. It is the youngest holiday on the Jewish calendar. In Israel, it is observed through state ceremonies, parades, other festivities, and also memorial ser-vices for soldiers who died in the battle for Jerusalem.
B’shalom,
Israel will celebrate 66 years of Independence. In many ways, the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948 marked the completion of a journey. Theodor Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress in Basel over 50 years ago. Waves of Aliyah brought Jews to resettle the land and rebuild it. They revived the Hebrew language, which had not been spoken for more than 1000 years. Centuries of anti-Semitism and persecution, culminat-ing with the Nazi Holocaust convinced the world that the time had arrived for the fulfillment of our thousands year dream to reestablish Jewish sovereignty in Eretz Yisrael. Many of that generation remember sitting by the radio and listening as David Ben Gurion declared the establishment of the state followed by the recitation
of Sheheheyanu by Rabbi Yehudah Leib Fishman.
That Friday afternoon in 1948 marked the beginning of a new journey. The new state was immediately attacked by the armies of seven Arab states. The armistice agreement that ended the fighting in 1949 was followed by more wars and significant Israeli victories. Yet, the threats to Israeli security still continue to this day. In its first three years the infant state absorbed 700,000 im-migrants, doubling its population. There was the challenging commitment to be both a Jewish and democratic state, committed to the unique values of Judaism along with universal values and human rights.
When Yom Ha’atzmaut arrives on Monday evening, May 5, and Tuesday, May 6, we will have much to celebrate. At the same time we recognize that in the real world there is much work to be done.
Let us rededicate ourselves to the mitzva of building and strengthening the Jewish state. Consider your investment in Israel Bonds. Make a donation to the Masorti/Conservative movement to strengthen religious pluralism in Israel. Plan a trip to experi-ence Israel first-hand. Join AIPAC and sign up for Policy Conference 2015 to support the critical relationship between the United States and Israel.
Of course, join us for the celebrations of Israel and Jewish peoplehood throughout this month.
Let us join together in celebrating the miracle of Israel and working diligently to sustain its future.
Shalom,
From the Cantor
From the Rabbi MAY 2014
Rabbi Office Hours Rabbi Jacob Luski will be available
for any congregant to stop by for any
questions or conversations they may
have Wednesday afternoons from
2:00—4:00, May 7, 14, 21, and 28.
Appointments not necessary.
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From the Executive Director
From the President MAY 2014
Philanthropy
I recently read an article written by Simone Joyaux, “Are We Talking the Same Language?” in the Nonprofit Quarterly that gave me cause to reflect. The article included two definitions of the word philanthropy that the author had heard. They are:
“freeing the talent of the citizenry” (Manuel Arango Arias); and
“voluntary action for the common good” (Robert L. Payton).
What struck me most about those definitions was that neither referred to money or fundraising. The essence, to me, was that philanthropy has to do with voluntarily sharing one’s talents. We’re all familiar with the phrase Im Ein Kemach Ein Torah (Pirkei Avot 3:21), “Without bread there is no Torah” – or, no money, no Torah. And, yes, CBI needs your money to continue to bring you quality services and programs. But that’s not what I am emphasizing in this column. Rather, I’m asking you to share your talents as a volunteer.
Everyone has a talent that he/she can share. We want you to choose to share your particular talent with your CBI family with a view to strengthening the sacred work we do here. We’re going to start asking you, one by one, to take on a task here and there. You don’t have to chair a committee. You don’t even have to be on a committee. Fact is, the world has far too many committees already!
It doesn’t take a committee to help with a mailing in the office, to make phone calls to remind our fellow members that a Got Shabbat? Dinner is coming up and we’d like them to join us there. How about reaching out to somebody who doesn’t usually attend the Rabbi’s Lunch n’Learn and asking him/her to join you there? Maybe there’s an adult education class that you think would be of special interest to someone you know. You’re going. Wouldn’t you like to invite him/her to join you? Do you know somebody in the community who’s not involved in Women’s League or the Mitzvah Men’s Club, but you’re sure he/she would enjoy being a part of the group?
If there’s something you’d like to do, let us know before we start knocking on your door. Please be in touch with me at [email protected] or 727.381.4900, x202. I’m waiting to hear from you! B’Shalom,
As we head into May, I hope you all have Wednesday, May 7, on your calendar. That evening is the CBI
annual meeting. We will vote on a new slate of officers, vote to approve the budget and give out the Gail S.
Warren Legacy for Leadership Award. I hope you will consider this annual meeting important enough that
you attend.
Even though we will be voting on a new slate of officers in May who will begin their terms in July, I want to
welcome two new board members. Following two resignations, I am happy to announce that Andy Giskin and Ari Weisberg
are now members of CBI’s Board of Trustees. When you see them, please thank them for their service to CBI.
I also want to thank Bonnie Halprin for her work this year as our Youth Director. Bonnie will be stepping away from this
position next year so she can continue to focus on making Pauline Rivkind Preschool the best it can be.
Often people ask what value we receive form our membership in USCJ. Ilana Dayan recently participated in a workshop,
“The Future is Now: Jewish Education for the 21st Century,” presented by Susan Wyner, national education consultant for
synagogue education from the USCJ Learning Department.
Additionally, CBI was selected by USCJ to participate in a Strategic Planning Process. We will have our “hands held”
through an intensive process to help develop a strategic plan for CBI. Todah Rabah to Alice Etitnger and the committee,
who met, discussed and decided to apply for this incredible opportunity. Committee members gathered information neces-
sary for the application and Todah Rabah to Susan Goldstein who put it together in a winning way. Liz Sembler will be our
facilitator. This comes at an important time is CBI’s history as we recently celebrated 90 years of conservative Judaism in St.
Pete, but recognize that our world is changing and we need to change also to meet the needs of the community for the next
90 years. Thanks to our affiliation with USCJ, we plan to move forward with great guidance.
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Torah Educator/Reader MAY 2014
CBI was represented at the recent AIPAC Policy Conference by Chandaye and Eric Pastman, and by Hannah Terzi, who was part of the national USY delegation. It was the largest Conference yet - over 14,000 pro-Israel activists from across the United States.
Over the course of the Conference, we heard many prominent leaders, including John Kerry, Robert Menendez, John McCain, Benjamin Netanyahu, and others. We learned about new Israeli technologies, eg, one that allows police to see through walls (that has already proven effective in hostage rescues), and another that allows blind people to read.
Attendees were able to select from a variety of in-depth, specific topic presentations during the breakout sessions. We attended updates on Hamas, Egypt, and Israel’s relationship with China. In each case, the session was detailed and informative. Each presenter spoke for 60 minutes; this was followed by questions for 30 minutes. During these sessions we learned that the US is pulling back from the Middle East, while France, Iran, and Russia are the major beneficiaries as they move in to fill the void.
The Conference’s final day was for lobbying. Senator Rubio was unable to attend the Florida Senate session, but he sent one of his aides. Since we had no Representative at the time, the CBI delegation joined the Pastman’s previous New Jersey delegation to lobby Congressman Chris Smith. We had a discussion about AIPAC issues as well as his topics of interest. Due to our airline schedule, we were unable to meet with Senator Nelson.
For a look at the 2014 Policy Conference, visit http://www.aipac.org/act/attend-events/policy-conference/videos/2014.
We have already signed up for the 2015 Conference, and hope that you will join us.
Eric & Chandaye Pastman
Memories
Many times I think of growing up on the West Side of New York and the North Side of Chicago. My Father, Abraham Duker,
was a scholar, author, historian, and sociologist. We were raised in a unique environment with notable Jewish figures of the
time visiting and eating at our apartment. I did not realize as a child that some of these people were famous and many times I
could not understand the conversations or heated debates which were in many different languages. My sister Rivka and I used
to sit on the floor and play with our favorite toys, my father’s collection of books, and name them from words we heard at home.
Books took over every available space in our small apartment. My father was a believer in “Am Yisrael” and worked for the
three main branches of Judaism teaching at Jewish Institute of Religion (Reform), The Jewish Theological Seminary
(Conservative) and Yeshiva University (Orthodox). When Rabbi Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, wanted to set up a library,
he had my Father’s help. He met my mother, Lillian Miriam Sandrow, at a Labor Zionist meeting in New York. She was a social
worker and worked after World War II with many Holocaust survivors as well as at the Bureau of Child Guidance of the City of
New York. Her Brother was a Conservative Rabbi, Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow, who taught pastoral psychology at JTS. Some of
the notables that came to our apartment were Rabbis Abraham Heschel, Mordechai Kaplan, Ira Eisenstein (and his wife Judith,
who had the first Bat Mitzvah), and Louis Finkelstein. Authors who ate my mother’s wonderful food were Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Gershom Scholem, Salo Baron, Saul Lieberman and Trude Weiss-Rosemarin. Many dissertations were spread out on the din-
ing room table and my father helped more notables attain their degrees. I attained most of my Jewish knowledge in that unique
environment! My parents retired in Israel and are buried there….Z”L.
Debbie Marmon Torah Educator/Reader
A Team: CBI’s Advocacy for Israel Committee
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Youth Department
February 2014
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah
The week between the twenty-seventh of Nisan, Yom Hashoah, and the fifth of Iyar, Yom Ha’atzmaut, is modern Israel’s best his-tory lesson. Yom Hashoah commemorates the six million Jews murdered during World War II. Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrates the recovery, the revival of the Jewish state, and Yom Hazikaron is not only a day of remembrance, but also a day of awareness. Yom Ha'atzmaut in Israel is always preceded by Yom Hazikaron, Is-rael's Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers. The message of linking these two days is clear: Israelis owe their independence to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for it. During Yom Hazikaron many families in Israel keep the TV on throughout the day, turned to a special channel that, for 24 hours, shows nothing but the names of all of the soldiers and victims of terrorist attacks who have died since the day of Israel's birth. There is something very Jewish about that act. In a sense, it's our way of reminding ourselves that every person matters, that everyone had a name. The state of Israel, with all its wonders and achievements, is our miracle, and we should thank those who paid the price.
PRTT commemorated Yom Hashoah on Sunday, April 27, with a short presentation. We dedicate Sunday, May 4, to Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut.
-הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד
Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brothers and sisters to celebrate together.
Friday, May 2, PRTT will host Got Shabbat? Dinner, Children and adult friendly and delicious, you really don’t want to miss it!!!! Fes-tival of food, Ruach: singing and dancing celebrate: Israel’s Birth-day. Our goal is to bring together almost all the members of the synagogue. Please help us to achieve this Goal: “Shevet Achim Gam Yachad.”
Israel is our creation, the grand project of the Jewish people. No one can love Israel more than we do, so let’s come together and celebrate!
Ilana Dayan
Education Director
MAY 2014
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Mitzvah Men’s Club MAY 2014
Kudos and thanks to the folks who made this year’s PASSOVER BBQ a lot of fun and a great success: Alan Gross, Bill Marger, Larry Green,
Lenny Gelfond, Marv Leibson, Sam Janofsky, Eddie Ginsburg, Steve Feld, and an extra Todah Rabah to Marc Reiskind for his special contri-
bution. Thanks also to Susan, Melissa, Amy, Christopher and Chris. Moish’ Pipick apologizes to those who were hotdogless. It’s a long sto-
ry, better left untold.
Our heavy construction recently built and unbuilt the KOTEL. Those stones are heavy, the guys are all to be commended for their heavy lift-
ing. That same team will this summer be replacing parts of the Sukkah.
By the time you read this we hope you will be planning to attend our annual MOTHERS’ DAY BRUNCH, under the chairmanship of Larry
Green. We are expecting it to be, or to have been, very enjoyable. Any mothers who attended and were disappointed will receive a full re-
fund, no questions asked.
The MMC Board of Directors is currently working on by-law revisions to bring the group into this century. Thanks to Sandy Heller for starting
this project and to Bill Marger for coming in from the bullpen to close. The updated by-laws will be presented to the entire MMC membership at
its meeting in June.
Jesse Rodman
Mitzvah Men’s Club President
Women’s League
Torah Fund Dinner, Honoring Livia Wein, A Huge Success
By: Joanne Luski, Torah Fund Vice President
On February 19, 2014, we gathered to honor The Jewish Theological Seminary and Livia Wein, as CBI Women’s League 2014 “Jackie Jacobs Woman Of Achievement”. Mazel tov to Livia on receiving this prestigious award!
Because of Marilyn LeVine's efforts, as Special Gifts Chair, our Women’s League boasts 1 Patron, 10 Guardians And 49 Benefactors. Once Again CBI Women’s League will make our quota of $12,500.
I encourage all of you to schedule a visit to The Seminary. When you go, please note the plaque on the "Wall Of Honor", outside the Women's League Synagogue and several shelves in the library from our Congregation B’nai Israel Women’s League.
Thank You To The Following Individuals For Making The Torah Fund Dinner Such A Success:
Special Gifts Chair: Marilyn LeVine
Centerpieces and Torah Fund Cards: Jennifer Sternberg
Programs: Myrna Rubin
Invitations: Lorri Helfand And Anita Helfand
Reservations, Certificate And Seating: Anita Helfand
Speaker: Rabbi Gail Swedroe, Assistant Director And Campus Rabbi, Hillel University Of Florida
Anthems: Janet Augengraun
Motzi: Dr. David, Rachel And Aaron Wein
D’var Torah: Rabbi Jacob Luski
Birkat Hamazon: Cantor Jonathan Schultz
Head Chefs: Ricki Lewis And Irma Mayer
Their Sous Chefs: Gail Frye, Ruth Ann Mizrahi, Mark Lewis,
Jack Mayer, Chandaye Pastman, Joan Redisch And Millie Gelfond
Servers: Rita Jacobson, Eileen Richman And Jackie Wertel
Setup: Patti Adelson, Susie Berman, Karen Kauffmann, Vivian Lurie, Jennifer Sternberg And Phyllis Werner
Cleanup: Susie Berman, Sheryl Feinman, Araceli Gross,
Carol Marger, Starr Silver, Byron Kolitz, and Laurie Reiskind
Greeting From Florida Region: Anne Schimberg, President Women’s League For Florida Region
Presentation Of The 2014 Woman Of Achievement: Helen Kahan
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Women’s League MAY 2014
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Holidays MAY 2014
Lag Ba’Omer
The eighteenth day of Iyar is La Ba’Omer, or the thirty-third day of the Omer. It is the day of respite from the
sadness of s’firah, because it is believed to be the day when the plague that afflicted Rabbi Akiva’s students
ceased. Tahunun is not said, weddings are permitted, and haircuts and shaving are allowed for those that refrain
during s’firah weeks. To celebrate people usually have picnics or parties.
Yom Ha’atzmaut
Israeli Independence Day-The State of Israel was proclaimed on the fifth of Iyar, 5708, or May 14, 1948. Although
Yom Ha’atzmaut falls during s’firah, the celebration of Israeli becoming an independent state takes precedence
over the restrictions.
Yom Hazikaron
The day before Yom Ha’atzmaut is Yom Hazikaron. It is a Memorial Day dedication to the memory of all those
who have died in defense of the State of Israel since 1948 and of the Jewish Yishuv is pre-State days.
Yom Y’rushalayim
The twenty-eighth day of Iyar is Yom Y’rushalalyim. Its name comes from the twenty-eighth day of Iyar, 1967.
The IDF entered the Old City of Jerusalem, which Jordan had occupied since the War of Independence in 1948.
This meant that for the first time since 1948, the Jewish people had control over the Kotel. It is a day meant to
reflect this significant event and honor the men and women of the IDF who participated in its liberation. Also, it
is appropriate to remember those who fell in the battles for the city in 1948 and 1967.
Source Used: Cohen, Martin Samuel. "Holy Days and Holidays." The Observant Life: the wisdom of Conservative Judaism
for Contemporary Jews. New York: Aviv Press, 2012. . Print.
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Photo Caption Lag Ba’Omer MAY 2014
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Todah Rabah MAY 2014
Todah Rabah to the following people for their generous donation towards
Passover Maot Hittim
Dr. Richard & Debbie Blanchard
Esta Blaxberg
Pearl Brook
Dr. Pat Cottrille
Dr. Larry & Sheryl Feinman
Lou & Yollette Frey
Selma Gaby
Sheri Frogel
Joe & Eva Fuchs
Joel & Ellen Goetz
Jack & Linda Goldfarb
Susan Goldstein
Steve & Linda Grau
Anita Helfand
Carolyn Isakson
Sam & Sandy Janofsky
Byron Kolitz & Dr. Starr Silver
Hannah Krassner
Bob & Elaine Lachter
Dr. David & Janice LeVine
Dr. Mitchell & Ellen LeVine
Dr. Morris & Marilyn LeVine
Dr. Steven & Susan LeVine
Mark & Ricki Lewis
Jeff & Diane Litt
Dr. Arthur & Bebby Marlin
Debbie Marmon
Lenny & Ruth Mauer
Jack & Irma Mayer
Adele Morris
Michael & Barbara Noonberg
Dr. Leslie Pearlstein and Reva
Pearlstein
Harold & Anita Pollack
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind
Murray & Myrna Rubin
Greg & Liz Sembler
Dr. Robert & Jennifer Sternberg
Dr. Hugh & Susie van Gelder
Dr. Mitchell & Dr. Leslie Weiss
We would like to say a special Todah Rabah to the following people for their dedication to CBI.
✡ Esta Blaxberg and Karen Kauffman for co-chairing our wonderful Passover Seder.
✡ Mitzvah Men’s Club for another successful Passover BBQ.
✡ Murray and Myrna Rubin for bringing the “Be a Better Bystander” JAEDA Event to CBI.
✡ Rita Jacobson, Karen Kauffman, Ricki and Mark Lewis, and Murray Rubin for their help with mailings.
✡ Sam Cohen, Dr. Steve LeVine, and Steve Wein for davening Pesukei D’Zimra.
✡ Michael Barth, Niomi London, Mattan Melamed, Emma Piper, Talia Shwer, Sarah Silverberg, Jordan Tralins, and
Steve Wein for reading Torah.
✡ Dr. Jay Azneer, Michael Barth, Jocelyn Howard, Jay Kauffman, and Jordan Tralins for chanting Haftarah.
Maot Hittim
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CBI– HADASSAH BOOK DISCUSSION
CLUB MEETINGS
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, May 21, at 10:00 am
in the Buns Family Library
The next book that will be discussed is
The Outside World, by Tova Mirvis
Women’s League MAY 2014
Adult Studies
Hagbah, Gelilah, Carrying the Torah
Saturday, May 10, 2014, following 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services
Training session on the proper way to perform the aliyot of Hagbah (Lifting the
Torah), Gelilah (Binding the Torah), and Carrying the Torah. Contact Morry
Bornstein at 727-397-9955 or [email protected] with additional questions.
Torah For Seniors, led by Rabbi Jacob Luski
Tuesday, May 20, 11:00 am
(Philip Benjamin Tower)
Lunch with the Rabbi and Mishnah Study
Wednesday, May 21, noon
RSVP to the CBI Office with your Deli Lunch Order at 727.381.4900
by Tuesday, May 20, noon
Talmud Made Easy
Stephen Wein continues his class studying Talmudic text along with its selected
commentaries. The classes are in English, and Steve explains it all. All materials
are provided. The class involves textual analysis and lively discussion and is
open to all. No previous knowledge necessary.
Wednesdays, May 21 and 28, 7:00 pm
Dialogue with the Rabbi
An informal question and answer session during
Shabbat Morning Services
Saturday, May 24, 9:00 am
*For more information on these events, check cbistpete.org, the
Adult Studies Program Book, or call the CBI office at 727.381.4900
CBI Women’s League
Judaica Shop
Call for an Appointment:
Ellen Bernstein 727.345.0237
Anita Helfand 727.347.2300
Visit the Judaica Shop for:
Hanukkah items, ceremonial objects, Kiddush cups, candlesticks, Shabbat Candles, shofars, honey dishes,
tefillin, tallitot, Challah plates, boards, knives, and more!
We special order!
Buns Family Library
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
4 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 PRTT 12:00 Pinellas County Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration at CBI 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 19
5 Yom Hazikaron 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 20
6 Yom Ha’atzmaut 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Chess Club 6:00 “Living Our Faith Well, Working Together in One Community,” Unitarian Universalist Church 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:45 Ritual Committee Omer Day 21
7 7:45 Morning Minyan 2:00 Rabbi’s Open Office Hours5:00 Intro to Judaism 6:00 Minyanaire Pinning and Reception6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 CBI Annual Meeting and InstallationOmer Day 22
11 Mother’s Day 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 NO PRTT 10:30 MMC Mother’s Day Brunch 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 26
12 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 27
13 7:45 Morning Minyan 4:00 PRTT 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 28
14 7:45 Morning Minyan
6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Women’s League “Spring Fling” Fashion Show Omer Day 29
18 Lag Ba’Omer 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 NO PRTT 11:00 Lag Ba’Omer Event, Bear Creek Park 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 33
19 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 34
20 7:45 Morning Minyan 11:00 Torah 4 Seniors, Philip Benjamin Tower 12:00 Lunch with the Rabbi RSVP Deadline 4:45 NO PRTT 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 35
21 7:45 Morning Minyan 10:00 CBI Hadassah Book Club12:00 Lunch with the Rabbi2:00 Rabbi’s Open Office Hours6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Talmud Class with Steve WeinOmer Day 36
25 9:00 Morning Minyan 9:00 NO PRTT 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 40
26 Memorial Day CBI Office Closed 9:00 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 41
27 7:45 Morning Minyan 4:45 NO PRTT 6:00 Chess Club 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 42
28 Yom Y’rushalayim7:45 Morning Minyan 2:00 Rabbi’s Open Office Hours6:30 Evening Minyan 7:00 Talmud Class with Steve WeinOmer Day 43
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Shabbat Schedule
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Rosh Hodesh Iyar 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan 6:30 The Cordozo Society Leadership Award Dinner, Presented to Bruce Marger, The Bank of Tampa Omer Day 16
2 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 Daven and Dine at the Kotel Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by Got Shabbat? Dinner 7:47 Candlelighting Omer Day 17
3 Sedra Emor 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, Daven and Dine at the Kotel, Minyanaire Kipah Presen-tation, followed by Israeli Breakfast Kiddush 10:00 NO Junior Congregation 7:50 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala Omer Day 18
2:00 Rabbi’s Open Office Hours
6:00 Minyanaire Pinning and Reception
7:00 CBI Annual Meeting and Installation
8 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:00 CBI-Ish’s “Big Fat Jewish Greek Dinner,” Athenian Gardens 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 23
9 7:45 Morning Minyan 7:51 Candlelighting 8:00 Sephardic Shabbat, Ask the Rabbi Sit Down Oneg Omer Day 24
10 Sedra Behar 9:00 Shabbat Services, Hebrew High Graduation, and Kiddush 10:00 Junior congregation 11:30 Hagbah, Gelilah, Carry Torah Workshop 7:50 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala Omer Day 25
7:00 Women’s League “Spring Fling” Fashion
15 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 30
16 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:55 Candlelighting Omer Day 31
17 Sedra Buhukotai 9:00 Morning Shabbat Services, Educators
Shabbat, April and May Simha Shabbat,
PRTT Graduation, and Kiddush
10:00 NO Junior Congregation
7:55 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala
Omer Day 32
10:00 CBI Hadassah Book Club 12:00 Lunch with the Rabbi 2:00 Rabbi’s Open Office Hours
7:00 Talmud Class with Steve Wein
22 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 37
23 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 7:59 Candlelighting Omer Day 38
24 Sedra Bamidbar 9:00 Shabbat Morning Services, Dialogue with the Rabbi, and Kiddush 10:00 NO Junior Congregation 8:00 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala Omer Day 39
Yom Y’rushalayim
2:00 Rabbi’s Open Office Hours
7:00 Talmud Class with Steve Wein
29 7:45 Morning Minyan 6:30 Evening Minyan Omer Day 44
30 Rosh Hodesh Sivan 7:45 Morning Minyan 11:00 VPK Graduation 6:15 Flip Flop Kabbalat Shabbat, Upham Beach 8:03 Candlelighting Omer Day 45
31 Sedra Nasso 9:00 Shabbat Morning Service, Graduation Shabbat, USY Summer Programs Sendoff, and Kiddush 10:00 NO Junior Congregation 8:00 USY Elections and Final Program 8:05 Minha, Maariv, and Havdala Omer Day 46
MAY 2014
Friday, May 2 Dave and Dine at the Kotel Kabba-lat Shabbat, followed by Got Shabbat? Dinner, 6:00, Candlelighting 7:47
Saturday, May 3 Morning Service, Daven and Dine at the Kotel, Minyanaire Kipah Presentation, and Israeli Breakfast Kiddush, 9:00 Sedra Emor, Minha, Maariv, Havdala, 7:50
Friday, May 9 Sephardic Shabbat, Ask the Rabbi Sit Down Oneg 8:00,Candlelighting 7:51
Saturday, May 10 Morning Service Hebrew High Graduation, and Kiddush 9:00am, Sedra Behar, Minha, Maariv, Havdala, 7:50
Friday, May 16 Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30, Candlelighting 7:55
Saturday, May 17 Education Shabbat, April and May Simha Shabbat, PRTT Graduation and Kiddush, 9:00, Sedra Behukotai, Minha, Maariv, Havdala, 7:55
Friday, May 23 Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:30 Candlelighting 7:59
Saturday, May 24 Morning Service, Dialogue with the Rabbi, and Kiddush 9:00, Sedra Bamidbar, Minha, Maariv, Havdala 8:00
Friday, May 30 Flip Flop Shabbat at Upham Beach, 6:15 Candlelighting 8:03
Saturday, May 31 Morning Service, VPK Graduation, USY Summer Send-off, and Kiddush 9:00, Sedra Nasso, Minha, Maariv, Havdala 8:05
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Life Cycle Events MAY 2014
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Bruce Marger on receiving The Cordozo Society of Tampa Bay Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and
Pasco County.
Sandi Rodman on publishing her second novel on Amazon Ebook, “ Denise Crawley, Flight Nurse, Fear No Evil Overnight,”
nom deplume, AJ Keene
Liz Sembler on being nominated by President Barack Obama to a second term to the Board of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting and continuing her role as vice-chairwoman of the agency, which oversees the government funding of PBS and NPR.
BIRTH:
Mazal Tov to Louis Orloff, Hope and Melvin Globus, Charles Aufhammer, Carolyn Aufhammer and Elizabeth Toomrey, Sherri Orloff, Anne and Marc Orloff, on the birth of their great-grandson, grandson, and son, Jonathan Gray Orloff.
Mazal Tov to Marvin and Lee Leibson on the birth of their great-grandson, Benjamin Samuel Hughes.
WEDDING:
Mazal Tov to Drs. Hazel and Steve Shwer on the marriage of their daughter, Dr. Talia Nicol Shwer to Dr. Jason Charles Snyder
Mazal Tov to Larry and Helen Freid on the marriage of their daughter,
Dr. Nina Philip to Larry Bernstein
BAT MITZVAH:
Mazal Tov to Ali and Dr. Kevin Tralins on the Bat Mitzvah of their
daughter, Jordan Rakhel Tralins.
Dr, Sidney Grau
Husband of Lillian Grau
Father of Steve Grau, Barry Grau, and Martha Kimmel
Brother of Helen Simon
Lenny Mauer
Husband of Ruth Mauer,
Father of Liz Sembler, Rabbi Sue Morningstar,
and Debby Gaines
Harry Kraff
Husband of Jean Kraff,
Father of Eileen Richman, Tina Hager, Ronald Kraff,
Brother of Ted Blum
May He who comforts Israel, Grant you solace in your bereavement.
Mazal Tov
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CELEBRATE YOUR
APRIL AND MAY
BIRTHDAY AND
ANNIVERSARY
AT SIMHA
SHABBAT
SATURDAY,
MAY 17
9:00AM
Join us in wishing Mazal Tov! to members celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries and B’nai Mitzvah. Your good wishes can be part of their
memories, while at the same time, supporting B’nai Israel’s commitment to help our schools, youth groups and Synagogue through your
donations to our Mitzvah Fund.
“MAZAL TOV!" TO OUR
MAY ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRANTS
□ 6 Judy and Jack Buns
□ 17 Ellen Podgor and Cheryl Segal
□ 22 Tertia and Craig Kunins
□ 24 Helen and Aaron Applefield
□ 24 Robin and Dr. Jimmy Post
□ 24 Jessica and Jeff Strait
□ 24 Joanne and Charles Given
□ 24 Gail and Carl Rubinsky
□ 25 Eva and Joe Fuchs
□ 26 Leisa and Dr. Michael Zimmer
□ 27 Sandy and Herb Brasch
□ 28 Helen and Larry Freid
□ 29 Vicki and Dr. David Greenfield
□ 29 Beulah and Sam Steel
□ 30 Rachel and Dr. David Wein
□ 31 Nancy and Dr. Stanley Rosenberg
“YOM HULEDET SAMEAH!” TO OUR MAY BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS
□ 1 Alan Kay
□ 2 Dr. Mandel Sher
□ 3 Dr. Larry Green
□ 3 Audrey Kopelman
□ 3 Peggy McAvoy
□ 3 Dr. Hugh Van Gelder
□ 7 Jerry Benstock
□ 7 Eliot Dantowitz
□ 7 Susan Scheinert
□ 8 Diane Weiner
□ 9 Peter Benstock
□ 12 Harold Pollack
□ 12 Beulah Steel
□ 13 Phil Hirschfield
□ 13 Steve Wein
□14 Sam Janofsky
□15 Eva Fuchs
□16 Rita Jacobson
□16 Larry Lew
□16 David Robbins
□16 Dr. Robert Sheppard
□17 Herb Brasch
□17 Jared Shenofsky
□17 Ilene Worman
□18 Shana Gaines
□18 Jim Gordon
□18 Ben Thomas
□19 Hannah Krassner
□20 Helen Kahan
□20 Vivian Lurie
□20 Dr. Robert Weisberg
□21 Ron Yogman
□22 Ann Mark
□23 Steve Feld
□23 Lou Frey
□23 Cynthia Goldstein
In Honor of: ___________________________
Check the names of everyone to whom you want to send a Mitzvah Gram.
Send this form together with your check, minimum $10 donation fro each acknowledgement to: CBI St. Pete, C/O Kesef Accounting Services, PO Box 159 Montvale, NJ 07645, donate online at cbistpete.org, or drop off your check in the synagogue office.
*The minimum donation per acknowledgement is $10.
Please print:
Your Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________
City, _____________________________Zip: __________________
Telephone: ______________
□23 Pam Kravitz
□24 Rachel Domber
□24 Sheryl Feinman
□25 Walter Loebenberg
□25 Ralph Mizrahi
□25 Kim Zinkerman
□26 Dr. Irwin Ayes
□28 Rose Polsky
□29 Sheila Knapp
□30 Shelley Lynn
□30 Rosa Russek
□31 Igor Sirotkin
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Donations MAY 2014
Adult Studies Fund In Memory of
Lou Bader Lenny Mauer
Sheryl and Larry Feinman Lenny Mauer
Linda and Steve Grau Lenny Mauer
Bonnie Walker Lenny Mauer
MaryAnn and Bruce Marger Lenny Mauer
Cantor’s Fund In Honor of
Drs. Leslie and Mitch Weiss Cantor Jonathan Schultz
Linda and Steve Grau Cantor Jonathan Schultz
Gail S. Warren Legacy for Leadership Fund
In Honor of
Linda and Jack Goldfarb Dr. Steve LeVine’s special birthday
Liz and Greg Sembler Sheryl Feinman, in gratitude and friendship
Scott and Cara Jay’s Wedding
In Memory of
Nancy and Dr. Stanley Rosenberg Dr. Sidney Grau
Linda and Jack Goldfarb Dr. Sidney Grau
Lenny Mauer
Liz and Greg Sembler Dr. Sidney Grau
Dr. Sydney Weiss
Dr. Steve Warren Lenny Mauer
Lois and Peter Pardoll Lenny Mauer
Drs. Naomi and Warren Abel Lenny Mauer
Jacobs Beautification Fund In Memory of
Bob, Debbie, Abby, and Bill Jacobs Murray M. Jacobs
Library Fund In Memory of
Beverly Sherman Dr. Sidney Grau
Audrey Freid, Adam Tao, Julie Freid, and Sally Freid
Dr. Sidney Grau
Janet Augenbraun Jane Markowitz
Eileen Koteles Dr. Sidney Grau
Mitzvah Fund In Honor of
Livia and Steve Wein Sharon Grau’s engagement
Audrey Kopelman Joel Goetz being named Man of the Year
Janice and Dr. David LeVine Helen Kahan’s birthday
Bebby and Dr. Arthur Marlin Joel Goetz being named Man of the Year
David Goldfarb’s engagement
Millie and Lenny Gelfond Dr. Starr Silver and Byron Kolitz being given Lifetime Acheivement Awards from Israel Bonds
Dr. Pat Cottrille Joan Redisch’s birthday
Joanne Luski’s birthday
Naomi Berg’s birthday
Dr. Arthur Schloss His aliyah
Mitzvah Fund In Memory of
Anita and Harold Pollack Dr. Sidney Grau
Betty Sue and Joel Shane Dr. Sidney Grau
Marilyn and Dr. Morris LeVine Dr. Sidney Grau
Harry Kraff
Lenny Mauer
Livia and Steve Wein Dr. Sidney Grau
Audrey Kopelman Dr. Sidney Grau
Dr. Harvey M. Kopelman
Beverly Halem
Norman Halem
Warren Simmons John M. Simmons
Rebecca Z. Douglass Her father, Seymour Zapen
Marilyn Benjamin Dr. Sidney Grau
Lenny Mauer
Joan and Jerry Benstock Dr. Sydney Weiss
Ruth Mauer Dr. Howard Heller
Florence Veniar
Vera and Dr. Larry Green Larry’s mother, Paula Green
Rebecca and Warren Simmons
Dr. Sidney Grau
Lenny Mauer
Dr. Nancy Landfish and Ed Bailey
Eugene and Joyce Bailey
Susan Burnett and Jim Frisch Dr. Sidney Grau
Arlene Ludin Sally Rubenstein
Anita Sher Dr. Sidney Grau
Sharon and Alan Koenig Gladys Koenig
Barbara, Samantha, and Ivan Bernstein
Lenny Mauer
Susie and Alan Schwartz Lenny Mauer
Michael Meyer Ann Grubstein and Yetta Stein
Sharon Gershuny Morris Sacket
Mickey F Walters and Lee Grossman
Samuel H. Feinberg
Lucille Ginsburg Lenny Mauer
Dr. Philip Warren Lenny Mauer
Sandy and Sam Janofsky Harry Kraff
Lenny Mauer
Wendy Levine Harry Kraff
Teddi and David Robbins Annette Robbins
MaryAnn and Bruce Marger Harry Kraff
Jean Wittner Dr. Sidney Grau
Harold Wolfson Gertrude Wolfson
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Donations MAY 2014
Looking for a special way to honor your family and friends who are celebrating a Simha?
BUNS FAMILY TREE OF LIFE
is just the answer. What a joy it is for someone to walk into our shul and see a Tribute of their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, special birthday, anniversary
or wedding. Order forms are in the synagogue office and lobby. Minimum donation $254.
Mitzvah Fund In Memory of
Anita and Lorri Helfand Lenny Mauer
Shelley Lynn Lenny Mauer
Ana Masri Lenny Mauer
Judy Benjamin Lenny Mauer
Caren and Larry Appel Lenny Mauer
Sheryl and Larry Feinman Michael Feinman
Finance Department of The Sembler Company
Lenny Mauer
Carolyn and Robert Isakson Lenny Mauer
Rachel and Maury Seldin Lenny Mauer
Judi and Dr. Mark Gordon Lenny Mauer
Ann and James Soble Lenny Mauer
Lillian Rosen Lenny Mauer
Beth and Jim Rosenbluth Lenny Mauer
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Lenny Mauer
Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah Fund
In Memory of
Myrna and Murray Rubin Lenny Mauer
Prayer Book Fund In Memory of
Bebby and Dr. Arthur Marlin Lenny Mauer
Eva Marlin
Rabbi’s Fund In Honor of
Drs. Leslie and Mitch Weiss Rabbi’s kindness and support
Linda and Steve Grau In appreciation and in memory of Dr. Sid Grau
Barbara and Jerry Levin A quick recovery for Anita Helfand
Carolyn and Gil Barron His aliyah
Shirley Sommella Lenny Gelfond’s birthday
Lucille Ginsburg A misheberah for Gloria Abrams
Barbara Bernstein In appreciation
Drs. Hazel and Steven Shwer Making Talia and Jason’s wedding memorable
Rabbi’s Fund In Memory of
Vivian Neumann Dr. Sidney Grau
Lenny Mauer
Gerry and Richard Mensh Dr. Sidney Grau
Lenny Mauer
Rachel and Dr. David Wein Dr. Sydney Weiss
Lenny Mauer
Joan and Jerry Benstock Dr. Sidney Grau
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L Moore Philip Katz
Sharon and Dr. Arthur Schloss Miriam Schloss
Sharon and Alan Koenig David Dotson
Meni Kanner Isaak Kanner
Margot and Michael Benstock Max Fisch
Randi and Ben Rabin Ben’s Grandfather, Meyer Miller
Sheila Knapp Dr. Sidney Grau
Her grandfather
Aldena and Larry Lew His mother, Lima S Lew
Michael Morris Leonard H. Morris
Asher Gil Jacob Gillis
Judith and Carl Anderson Lenny Mauer
Mary Anne Reilley Lenny Mauer
Lil Grau Lenny Mauer
Shirley Somella Her beloved husband, John
Nancy and Allan Lonschein Claire and Leon Lonschein
USY Fund In honor of
Lee and Marvin Leibson Sarah Jess Silverberg’s Bat Mitzvah
Karen and Jay Kauffman Dr. Steve LeVine’s special birthday
In memory of
Billie and Morry Bornstein Lee Schwartz
Carol and Bill Marger Lenny Mauer
Ricki and Mark Lewis Lenny Mauer
USY Pilgrimage Fund In Honor of
Linda and Steve Grau Carlie Rose Haber’s engagement
In memory of
Susie and Ira Berman Dr. Sidney Grau
Lenny Mauer
Shelley Lynn, Eric and Tracy Lynn
Dr. Sidney Grau
Ellen Bernstein Lenny Mauer
Sandi and Jesse Rodman Lenny Mauer
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February 2014 Men’s Club MAY 2014
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Mitzvah Men’s Club MAY 2014 February 2014
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December 2013
Women’s League needs
YOU
To help bake your own recipes/cake mixes to be
used for Kiddushim.
If interested, please contact Ruth Ann Mizrahi at
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Congregation B’nai Israel
B’nai Israel Review
300 -58th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710-7889
Tel: (727) 381-4900
Fax: (727) 344-1307
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Enjoy the summer with your CBI Family!
Things to look out for:
May 18, Lag Ba’Omer Celebration
May 30, Flip Flop Shabbat at Upham Beach
Beginning in June, we will have our Summer Speakers Series again
Also in June, our Friday Evening Services will begin at 7:30