b'nai review september

September 2015

Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776 Volume 5776 Issue 1

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE: High Holidays Schedule of Services 8 Sukkot Schedule of Services Page 19

New Years Greetings Pages 20-21 Etrog & Lulav Page 27 Sukkot Dinner Back Cover

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Rabbi

Jacob Luski, D.D.

727.381.4900 x1008

[email protected]

Torah Reader/Educator

Deborah Marmon

727.381.4900 x1017

[email protected]

Office Manager

Pam Askin

727.381.4901

[email protected]

President

Susan Marger LeVine

[email protected]

Cantor

Jonathan Schultz

727.381.4900 x1005

[email protected]

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood

Education Center Director

Amy LaPiccirella

727.302.9668

[email protected]

Community Engagement

Liz Sembler

727.381.4900 x1007

[email protected]

Men’s Club President

Jesse Rodman

Women’s League Catering

Livia Wein

Executive Director

Susan Goldstein

727.344.1017

[email protected]

Youth Director/

Religious School Educator

Melanie Tolchin

727.381.4900 x1011

[email protected]

Communications Coordinator

Carolyn Moritz

727.381.4900 x1001

[email protected]

USY President

Corey Sokolov

B’nai Israel REVIEW

September 2015

Contact Us

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 responsible 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.

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Selihot

Join us on Saturday, September 5 at 9:00 pm for a full and

lively Pre-Selihot program followed by Selihot services:

✡ Havdala

✡ Board Installations

St. Petersburg USY Board

Women’s League Board

CBI Board of Trustees

✡ “Debbie & Kids” Musical Program

Presented by Debbie Marmon

✡ “Three Pre-Selihot Preludes”

Presented by Cantor Jonathan Schultz

✡ Reception

✡ Selihot Service

Officiating: Rabbi Jacob Luski and

Cantor Jonathan Schultz with the CBI Choir

Visit Pages 18-19 for a full schedule of services

Announcements

Kehilla

HIGH HOLIDAYS TICKETS CBI has sent

out High Holidays tickets to all members in

good standing and/or who have an existing

arrangement. If you have not yet received

your tickets, please contact

Susan Goldstein at 727.344.1017.

ICE CREAM KABBALAT SHABBAT In honor

of National “Eat Dessert First Month,” join

us for “Eat Ice Cream First” at 6:00 pm on

Friday, September 4. Kabbalat Shabbat

service to follow at 6:30 pm.

HEBREW HIGH REMIX Mark the date!

The first day of 5776 Hebrew High is

Wednesday, September 2, at 7:00 pm.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for

volunteers to help build and decorate the

Sukkah. Men’s Club oversees building at 9:30

am on Sunday, September 20, and PRTT &

the Women’s League will decorate at 9:45

am on Sunday, September 27. If you are

interested in helping, please contact one of

these organizations!

BIKKUR HOLIM One of the most important

mitzvot in Judaism is bikkur holim: visiting

the sick. It is a responsibility that the clergy

of B’nai Israel take very seriously. When our

members are ill or hospitalized, we want to

know. In the interest of protecting

confidentiality, hospitals today are extremely

cautious about sharing patient names, even

with clergy. We need our congregants to

communicate directly with us and to inform

us of illness or hospitalization. Please call

Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 so that, as clergy

and the synagogue family, we can be helpful

in moments of difficulty or stress.

“Sneak Into Shul”

“Sneak Into Shul” as your “True Self” - This Yom Kippur, take a step in the right direction by wearing sneakers, and

come as you are by being fragrance-free. The five interpretations of “afflicting one’s soul” include:

✡ No eating and drinking

✡ No wearing of leather footwear (or at least avoiding leather soles)

✡ No bathing or washing

✡ No applying perfumes, colognes, oils, or lotions

✡ No marital relations Refraining from using fragrances is also a courtesy to those who fast and are prone to getting headaches. Also, on

Yom Kippur, dressing in white is particularly appropriate given the symbolic importance of white as reflected in the

verse: “And your sins which were as red as scarlet shall become as white as snow.”

ETROG & LULAV

Don’t forget to fill out your

Etrog & Lulav order form!

Find it on Page 27.

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From the Rabbi

TEN WAYS TO MARK THE TEN DAYS

As we begin the New Year and mark these sacred days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom

Kippur, this is a good time to break old habits and to begin new ones. I begin the New Year

with some suggestions for celebrating the ‘yamim noraim’ and the year 5776.

1. Take on a new mitzvah. It does not have to be a complicated or difficult mitzvah. Make the

commitment to perform one new mitzvah or increase the way you are observing one already.

2. Avoid speaking gossip - lashon harah - at least one hour a day.

3. Join a daily minyan at least once a week.

4. Adopt and support a tzedakah organization and make it your practice to aid this cause, at least once a month.

Learn as much as you can about the organization. 5. Study Torah at least one hour a week.

6. Incorporate Shabbat into your life by lighting Shabbat candles, having a Shabbat dinner with others, or by

attending Shabbat services.

7. Volunteer at least two hours a month to help your synagogue, community, or the Jewish people.

8. Apologize to someone you have hurt or been callous to during the past year.

9. Be green! Change at least three light bulbs in your house with more eco-friendly bulbs.

10. Begin building a sukkah and order your lulav and etrog.

I offer these suggestions, because isn’t that what Rosh Hashanah is all about: new beginnings, new ways to give back

to the community, and new ways to find self-improvements. Let us take these suggestions to heart and begin

incorporating them in our lives now.

With best wishes for a Shanah tovah u’metukah!

Shalom,

From the Cantor

Kol Nidrei is one of the most well-known prayers in our liturgy, if not the most well-known, particularly by non-Jews. It has been performed and recorded by many famous artists, such as

Richard Tucker, Jan Peerce, Al Jolson, Perry Como, Neil Diamond, and Johnny Mathis. And

Max Bruch’s arrangement for cello has been performed in synagogues around the world.

The melody for Kol Nidrei became, over the ages, best known and most moving of all the melodies of the Ashkenazic

synagogue. Somehow it has the power to reach and to move even the most disinterested peripheral Jew. If one

needed additional testimony that words alone, no matter how elegant, are not enough for a Jew of prayer, he need

only step into a synagogue on Kol Nidrei eve, the holiest night of the year.

Empty and deserted much of the rest of the year, it is now packed to overflowing. Impending judgment hangs

suspended, mist-like in the air. All wait for Kol Nidrei. And then the Ark is opened, the holy Scrolls are brought forth,

and the Hazzan begins to chant Kol Nidrei.

The notes shine like stars. In them you hear the heartbreak and the misery of the Jewish people; the pain and the

anguish of the bitter centuries. Your soul quickens and you sway in response as if pulled by some unseen string.

For an instant the man in front of you is your grandfather, wrapped in his white kittel, prayer book moist with his

tears. He, too, is swaying – he to your tempo and you to his. You blink and it is over. You are back in the present.

Unconsciously you touch the pages of your own prayer book and they, too, are moist. With whose tears?

You glance at the words of Kol Nidrei, enigmas in their Aramaic. So you look to the facing page, to the translation,

and you are shocked. There is no poetry, no prayer, no majesty – merely a dry-as-dust ancient formula; a blanket,

legalistic release from unfulfilled promises.

And then you understand the power of a song.

Shanah Tovah,

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From the President A few days ago, my oldest son moved into his University of Florida dorm along with three

random roommates. He has been there just a few days and hasn’t clicked yet with his

roommates: he says one is painfully shy, the second is a party animal, and the third has yet to

show up. I suggested that he not judge on first impressions but rather give himself a chance

to get a better sense of who they are.

Education is a big component of who we are and at Congregation B’nai Israel we provide

experiential education from babies to Bar Mitzvahs to Hebrew High and adult education.

Golden Kippah keeps our post Bar/Bat Mitzvah students on goal to continue reading Torah as an adult.

We create a world of daveners and more importantly Mensches!

Jewish Identity develops early at CBI, and family and religious school educators work together to nourish it. Our

Preschool is doing well with full classes and a special Friday Shabbat program. The Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah

offers a well-rounded Hebrew and Jewish education with emphasis on Tzedakah and Tefillah. Mehina is a transitional

year between PRTT and Hebrew High, which readies the student to do more critical thinking on thought provoking

topics that study our history and consider our future.

With our strong Judaic team, students get the personalized attention they need to excel. We are adaptable to fit dif-

ferent educational needs and permit each student to reach goals and to shine!

On Selichot our USYers will be installed into office and then stay to perform the mitzvah of setting up chairs for the

High Holidays. On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur make sure to say “Yasher Koach” to some of our Golden

Kippah students who continue to read Torah.

As a mom, I am feeling good that my baby (yes, he is 18) is setting out into college life with the background he needs to make his own decisions and pave his path toward a promising future. Just in case the davening mood hits, Jared

has his Tallit, Tikkun, and Tanach with him, and is ready to participate in Jewish life on campus!

From the Executive Director

FAQS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE 5776/2015 HIGH HOLY DAYS AT CBI!

Q. We weren’t asked to send in ticket requests this year.

How do you determine what to send me?

A. As noted in the message from CBI Treasurer, Bill Marger, in the August Review, we’ll send

tickets for members of your household pursuant to our membership records.

If you need additional tickets, please contact me.

Q. When will I get my tickets?

A. Tickets to members in good standing have been mailed, and you should have received them.

If you don’t have yours yet, contact me.

Q. How do I sign up my child/ren for childcare and/or kids’ services?

A. Fill out the form in the August Review, and email, fax, or bring it to the synagogue office.

Alternatively, just contact me.

Q. How do I contact you to ask questions, request dues abatement, work out payment plans, ask for a letter of

reciprocity because I’ll be out of town for Rosh Hashana and/or Yom Kippur, volunteer, offer constructive

criticism, or just say “hi?”

A. Direct Phone Line: 727.344.1017; Email: [email protected]; Fax: 727.344.1307.

I look forward to seeing you in shul, and hope 5776 brings joy, happiness, and good health to you and those

dear to you.

Shana Tova u’metukah,

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February 2014

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC)

UPCOMING EVENTS AT PRECEC

✡ PRECEC Open House

Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 pm

✡ PRECEC Closed for Labor Day

Monday, September 7

✡ Rosh Hashanah Party

Wednesday, September 9, 11:00 am

✡ PRECEC Closed for Rosh Hashanah

Monday & Tuesday, September 14-15

✡ PRECEC Closed for Yom Kippur

Wednesday, September 23

✡ Family Pre-Shabbat Celebration

Friday, September 25, 10:00 am

✡ PRECEC Closed for Sukkot

Monday & Tuesday, September 28-29

Students at PRECEC had a wonderful time at Camp Shalom!

Check out our upcoming events for the 2015-2016 school year.

CALLING ALL STORYTELLERS!

Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center is looking for some fabulous volunteers

to come read to our youngest learners. We will even provide you with a selected P.J. Library Story

that supports our Judaica! Schedules are flexible as we have availability Monday through Friday,

9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Interested in getting involved?

Please contact Preschool Director Amy LaPiccarella at

[email protected] or 727.302.9668.


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FROM THE DESK OF THE YOUTH DIRECTOR

It’s that time of the year again: summer begins to wind down as the kids head back to school.

A time of new adventures and excitement as we begin the new school year and prepare for the High

Holidays. My name is Melanie Tolchin, the new Youth Director/Religious School Educator at CBI for

the 2015-2016 school year. I am really excited for a full year of programs, learning, and of course –

fun! We are excited to kick off another wonderful year of youth programming at CBI.

As always, our programs and events are open to any Jewish child, whether or not they are affiliated

at CBI or any other synagogue.

We have some exciting events lined up, including:

✡ Wednesday, September 2: PRTT | 4:45 - 6:30 pm

HEBREW HIGH REMIX! Don’t miss the opening day of 5776 Hebrew High at 7:00 pm!

✡ Friday, September 4: Family Program Ice Cream Oneg and Shabbat Service | 6:00 pm

✡ Saturday & Sunday, September 5 & 6: Pre-Selichot Program, Installation of officers at 9:00

pm, Reception and refreshments, Selichot Service at 10:30 pm, and a fun-filled USY Lock-In.

Ends at 9:00 the next morning. Bring a sleeping bag and a change of clothes.

✡ Monday, September 14: Tashlich Service at Lake Pasadena | 6:00 pm

✡ Sunday, September 27: USY Swim, Sushi, Sukkah at Susan & Steve LeVine’s house:

1169 79th Street S, St Petersburg | 12:30 - 3:30 pm

✡ Friday – Sunday, October 9 - 11: Mercaz USY Fall Convention in Tampa

B’Shalom,

Melanie Tolchin, Youth Director/Religious School Educator

[email protected]

561.866.8630 727.381.4900 x1011

USY/HEBREW HIGH/MEHINA DINNER IN THE SUKKAH

Wednesday, September 30, 6:00pm

You’re invited for Sukkot Dinner in the CBI Sukkah in the Courtyard!

RSVP to Rabbi Luski at 727.381.4900 x1008 by Friday, September 25.


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Adult Studies TORAH FOR SENIORS

Join Rabbi Luski at the Philip Benjamin Tower for a meaningful Torah discussion. This will be the

first Torah for Seniors discussion after Rabbi’s sabbatical, and he looks forward to seeing you there.

Tuesday, September 8, 11:00 am

LUNCH WITH THE RABBI

Have a deli lunch and join in Mishna Study with Rabbi Luski in the CBI Atrium.

RSVP your lunch orders to Pam Askin at [email protected] or 727.381.4901

by Tuesday, September 8, at 12:00 noon.

Wednesday, September 9, 12:00 noon

TALMUD MADE EASY

Steve Wein and his Talmud Class continue their study of Sanhedrin this September along with its

selected commentaries. The classes are in English, and Steve explains all. Materials will be provided.

The class involves both textual analysis and lively discussion, and is open to everybody. No previous

knowledge necessary! Meet at CBI’s Buns Family Library.

Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 pm

CBI-HADASSAH BOOK CLUB

CBI and the St. Petersburg Chapter of Hadassah co-host a monthly book

readers’ Discussion Group in the CBI Library. If you are interested in leading

the discussion for a meeting, please contact Sheila Wasserman at

727.347.5816. All books are available at the St. Petersburg Public Library!

This month's reading is The Girl from Human Street by Roger Cohen:

Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing through to the present day, Cohen

tracks his family’s story of repeated upheaval, from Lithuania to South Africa, and then

to England, the United States, and Israel. It is a tale of otherness marked by overt and

latent anti-Semitism, but also otherness as a sense of inheritance… At the heart of The

Girl from Human Street is the powerful and touching relationship between Cohen and

his mother, that “girl.” Tortured by the upheavals in her life yet stoic in her struggle,

she embodies her son’s complex inheritance.

(Description courtesy of the St. Petersburg Public Library)

Wednesday, September 16, 10:00 am

Want to get a head start on next month's reading?

This October, the Book Club will discuss The Difficult Saint by Sharan Newman.

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Lunch%20With%20the%20Rabbi%20RSVP

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Advocacy for Israel Committee

Marvels in Israel: A series by Dr. Leslie Pearlstein

“Water, water, every where,

And all the boards did shrink;

Water, water, every where,

Nor any drop to drink.” The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

While California and other western areas of the United States are grappling with an extreme drought, a “water

revolution” has taken place in Israel. With its part-Mediterranean, part-desert climate, Israel had suffered from

chronic shortages and exploitation of its natural water resources for decades.

The turnaround came with a seven-year drought, one of the most severe to hit modern Israel, that began in 2005

and peaked in the winter of 2008 to 2009. The country’s main natural water sources — the Sea of Galilee in the

north and the mountain and coastal aquifers — were severely depleted, threatening a potentially irreversible

deterioration of the water quality. Measures to increase the supply and reduce the demand were accelerated,

overseen by the Water Authority, a powerful interministerial agency established in 2007.

A major national effort to desalinate Mediterranean seawater and to recycle wastewater has provided the country

with enough water for all its needs, even during severe droughts. More than 50 percent of the water for Israeli

households, agriculture and industry is now artificially produced.

The natural fresh water at Israel’s disposal in an average year does not cover its total use. The demand for potable

water is projected to rise to 515 billion gallons by 2030, from 317 billion gallons this year.

Desalinization emerged as one focus of the government’s efforts, with four major plants going into operation over

the past decade. With a fifth plant now coming on-line, they will produce together a total of more than 130 billion

gallons of potable water a year, with a goal of 200 billion gallons by 2020.

Israel has, in the meantime, become the world leader in recycling and reusing wastewater for agriculture. It treats

86 percent of its domestic wastewater and recycles it for agricultural use — about 55 percent of the total water

used for agriculture. Spain is second to Israel, recycling 17 percent of its effluent, while the United States recycles

just 1 percent.

Water Authority representatives went house to house offering to fit free devices on shower heads and taps that

inject air into the water stream, saving about a third of the water used while still giving the impression of a strong

flow. Officials say that wiser use of water has led to a reduction in household consumption of up to 18 percent in

recent years.

In the parched Middle East, water also has strategic implications. Struggles between Israel and its Arab neighbors over water rights in the Jordan River basin contributed to tensions leading to the 1967 Middle East war. Israel,

which shares the mountain aquifer with the West Bank, says it provides the Palestinians with more water than it is

obliged to under the existing peace accords. A new era of water generosity could help foster relations with the

Palestinians and with Jordan.

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Israel Bonds High Holiday Message

Last year at this time, as we prepared for the Days of Awe, Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza had just

concluded. Every day during that conflict we marveled at the resolve of Israelis conducting their daily lives against a

background of sirens and rocket fire; and concern for family members in battle.

Also a source of wonder, then and throughout the year since, has been the thriving pace of innovation and not-to-be distracted focus on “love your neighbor” that has always been a priority in Israel. While the BDS movement needles,

post-war commission findings criticize, conflict in the region rages, and tension with the US and P5+1 allies rises

over the Iran treaty, Israel sent a field hospital with more than 300 health workers to Nepal to care for earthquake

victims. Furthermore Israeli inventors and entrepreneurs continue to produce more made-in-Israel technology to

make daily lives around the world more engaging, healthier, and more productive

Though far away, we are important partners – anxious and proud partners – depended upon for solidarity and

support. We renew that partnership daily with every call, text and visit; and with powerful messages sent worldwide

of our connection, support, and solidarity for our people and our homeland. Every investment in Israel bonds sends

that message to lawmakers, world leaders, and most importantly to our sisters and brothers in Israel. Not tzedakah

to be handed out, but investment to strengthen, to build, and to grow a nation that needs to be strong.

In the year to come, let us all be strong and make Israel strong. Join us on Rosh Hashanah for our high Holy Days

Campaign for Israel and Israel bonds. Go to israelbonds.com to obtain prospectuses and rates and to set up an

online account; you may also call Reva Pearlstein at our local office at 727.539.6449.

With best wishes for a peaceful year 5776.

Shalom,

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Morning

Minyan Followed by

Breakfast

Sunday: 9:00 am

Monday - Friday:

7:45 am

Evening

Minyan

Sunday -

Thursday:

6:30 pm

See calendar for

special holiday

service times

Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776

September 2015

Sun Mon Tue

1 7:45am Minyan, breakfast

6:30pm Minyan

6:45pm Ritual Committee


NO PRTT

10:30am Kever Avot

Menorah Gardens

11:30am Kever Avot

Royal Palm Cemetery

6:30pm Minyan

7 LABOR DAY

Office & PRECEC Closed 9:00am Minyan, breakfast

6:30pm Minyan


11:00am Torah for Seniors

Philip Benjamin Tower

6:30pm Minyan

6:30pm PRECEC PTA Meeting

13 EREV ROSH HASHANAH 9:00am Minyan, breakfast

NO PRTT

7:19pm Candlelighting

7:20pm Erev Rosh Hashanah

Service

14 ROSH HASHANAH

Office & PRECEC Closed 8:30am Rosh Hashanah Ser-

vice

6:00pm Tashlih

Lake Pasadena

7:20pm Minha, Maariv

15 ROSH HASHANAH

Office & PRECEC Closed 8:30am Rosh Hashanah Service

7:20pm Minha, Maariv, Havdala


9:30am Put up the Sukka

9:45am PRTT

6:30pm Minyan


6:30pm Minyan

22 KOL NIDRE

Office Closes at 1:00pm 7:45am Minyan, breakfast

7:10pm Kol Nidre


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EREV SUKKOT

9:00am Minyan, breakfast

9:45am PRTT & Women’s

League Decorate the

Sukka

1:00pm USY Swim, Sushi,

Sukka Event

6:30pm Erev Sukkot Service


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SUKKOT FIRST DAY

Office & PRECEC Closed

9:00am Sukkot Yom Tov

Service

6:30pm Sukkot Yom Tov

Service


29 SUKKOT SECOND DAY

Office & PRECEC Closed

9:00am Sukkot Yom Tov

Service

12:00pm Yom Tov Minha

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Wed Thu Fri Sat


4:45pm PRTT

6:30pm Minyan

7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina

First Night

7:00pm PRECEC Open House


10:00am Library Committee

6:30pm Minyan

6:45pm Choir Rehearsal


6:00pm “Eat Ice Cream First”

6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat


5 Parasha Ki Tavo | SELIHOT 9:00am Shabbat Services,

Kiddush*

9:00pm Board Installations,

Musical Program,

Reception

10:30pm Selihot Service

11:30pm USY Lock-In


11:00am PRECEC Rosh

Hashanah Party

12:00pm Lunch With the Rabbi

4:45pm PRTT

6:30pm Minyan


7:00pm MMC Board Meeting

7:00pm Talmud Class with Steve Wein



6:30pm Minyan



6:30pm Carlebach Kabbalat

Shabbat


12 Parasha Nitzavim 9:00am Shabbat Services,

Kiddush*

16 Fast of Gedaliah 7:45am Minyan

10:00am CBI-Hadassah

Book Club

4:45pm PRTT

6:30pm Minyan




6:30pm Minyan



6:30pm Shabbat Shuvah Service


19 Parasha Va-yeilekh Shabbat Shuvah 9:00am Shabbat Services,

Kiddush*

23 YOM KIPPUR

Office & PRECEC Closed 8:30am Yom Kippur Services

NO PRTT

1:00pm Yizkor Service

5:00pm Minha

6:15pm Neila

8:00pm Conclusion



6:30pm Minyan


10:00am PRECEC Family

Shabbat Celebration

6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat


26 Parasha Ha•azinu 9:00am Shabbat Services,

Ramah Summer

Speakers, Kiddush*

* Shabbat Minha service will begin approximately 45 minutes after the

conclusion of morning services.

30

7:45am Minyan, breakfast in

Sukka

12:00pm PCBR Lunch in Sukka

4:45pm PRTT in Sukka

6:00pm USY, Hebrew High

& Mehina Dinner in

Sukka

7:00pm Sukkot Service

1


Sukka

10:00am Gift Show Committee


11:30am Dairy Picnic in Sukka

5:00pm Men’s Club Suds in

Sukka

7:00pm Sukkot Service

2


Sukka

6:00pm Hol Hamoed Sukkot

Service, Congregation

Sukkot Dinner


3

HOL HAMOED

9:00am Shabbat Hol

Hamoed Services,

September &

October Simha

Shabbat

12:00pm Hol Hamoed

Minha

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Women’s League 2015-2016 TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN 5776

Your support of Torah Fund helps the students at the Jewish Theological Seminary

and its many schools in their pursuit of knowledge of Jewish history, traditions, and

heritage. The funds help these students with needed buildings, resources, and special

programs and scholarships. As you attend High Holy Day services and receive

inspiration from Rabbi Jacob Luski and Cantor Jonathan Schultz, both

graduates of the Seminary, you can be proud you helped in the education of others

to take on these leadership positions throughout the Jewish world.

The new Torah Fund theme for 2015-2016 (5776) is Nat’ah karem, a phrase from

the beloved prayer Eishet Chayil, taken from the biblical book of Proverbs. We

re-envision this prayer today with appreciation for the hard-working, generous,

family-oriented woman, who “plants a vineyard by her own labors” (Proverbs 31:7).

We honor her productivity, independence, creativity, and her orientation to a

hopeful future with the 2016 Torah Fund pin/pendant.

This year your support of Torah Fund as a benefactor remains at a donation of $180

(checks made out to Torah Fund). With your pledge, you will receive this beautiful

pin as depicted below. Wear your pin, representing our family theme, with pride,

especially during the holiday season. Higher gift giving is also available, $300 for

Guardian and $600 for Associate Patron, etc. and each pin is embellished with a

special jewel. There are scholarship opportunities as well.

Please send your check to Marilyn LeVine (made out to Torah Fund) and she will

give you a pin, or drop it off at the Synagogue office where pins are also available.

May this year of Torah Fund be a beautiful blessing for you and your family!

Wear your Torah Fund Benefactor pin proudly during our High Holiday services.

DONATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION $180 - Benefactor Fund Chair: Joanne Luski, 727.347.1741

$300 - Guardian Level Torah Fund Cards: Jennifer Sternberg, 727.391.9085

$600 - Associate Patron Special Gifts Chair: Marilyn LeVine, 727.343.2196

$1,200 - Patron

Women’s League Board 5776

Vice President of Membership

Jennifer Sternberg

Vice President of Torah Fund

Joanne Luski

Treasurer

Susie Berman

Financial Secretary

Anita Helfand

Recording Secretary

Carol Marger

Corresponding Secretary

Ricki Lewis

Parliamentarian

Gail Frye

Immediate Past President

Alice Ettinger

BOARD POSITIONS Paid-Up Membership Dinner

Jennifer Sternberg

Torah Fund Special Gifts

Marilyn LeVine

Judaica Shop

Eileen Richman, Diana Litt,

Karen Kauffman, Anita Helfand Sisterhood Shabbat 2016

Carol Marger, Esta Blaxberg, Naomi Berg

Birthday Greetings

Naomi Berg

Chai Club

Selma Gaby

New Years Greetings Booklet

Anita Helfand

Meeting Hospitality

Millie Gelfond

Catering

Livia Wein, Eileen Richman

Simcha Shabbat Phone Calls

Helen Kahan, Claire Weinstein,

Marilyn Goldberg

Flowers

Marilyn Goldberg

Shalach Manot

Irma Mayer, Esta Blaxberg

Shalach Manot Packages

Laurie Reiskind

2015 CBI Women’s League Calendar

Saturday, September 5

9:00 pm: Pre-Selihot Program - Installations of CBI Board,

Women's League Board, and USY Board; Musical program;

Reception hosted by Women's League

10:30 pm: Selihot Service

Sunday, September 27

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Women's League Decorate the Sukkah

Saturday, October 3

Simcha Shabbat and Kiddush for September & October

Tuesday, October 13

7:00 pm

Women's League Paid-Up Membership Fashion Show

Tuesday, November 3

7:00 pm

Women's League Board Meeting

Sunday, December 6

1:00 - 6:00 pm

CBI Family 5K Run Fundraiser

6:00 pm

CBI Hanukkah Party

Saturday, December 19

Simcha Shabbat and Kiddush for November & December

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Life Cycle In Memoriam

Rina Abayov

Sister of Amnon Abayov

John Fay

Father of David Fay

Lucille Ginsburg

Mother of Rhoda (Michael) Ross,

Harvey (Lois) Ginsburg

May God comfort the families among

the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Mazal Tov!

David Fay & Dr. Marc Reiskind

CBI’s newest Minyanaires

Mike & Gail Frye

Birth of great-grandson Brantly Scott Shepherd

Arthur & Diane Jay

Wedding of son Justin Jay to Elixis Persino

Birth of granddaughter Sofie Charlotte Jay

Barry & Jackie Kanner

Birth of granddaughter Emery Zarah Kanner

Dr. Arthur & Bebby Marlin

Birth of granddaughter Rebecca Harriet Norton

Debbie Marmon

Naming of granddaughter Mira Rose McLeary

Emma Piper

Receipt of Golden Kippah Award

Sidney & Phyllis Werner

Birth of grandson Jonah Hanan Werner

INTO GOD’S HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT The Solitary Flame of the Yahrzeit light is a silent

tribute to the preciousness and eternity of the human

soul. Attending services, reciting Kaddish, and

contributing to tzedakah are appropriate ways to

commemorate your loved one’s memory.

If you are interested in purchasing a permanent Memorial

Plaque and having it placed on our Memorial Wall, please

call Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 for more information.

Looking for a special way to honor

family and friends 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 in honor of his/her

Bar or Bat Mitzvah, special birthday, anniversary, or

wedding. Order forms are in the synagogue office and

lobby. Minimum donation $254

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September Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

Alan Berg 1

Janie Pincus 1

Stephanie Kohan-Shohet 2

Dr. Jimmy Post 2

Stacey Seldin 2

Phil Redisch 5

Sarah Swale 5

Dr. Jay Azneer 6

William Rosch 6

Dick Mensh 7

Cheryl Segal 7

Paula Dangler 10

Shulamit Saeger 10

Arthur Jay 12

Dr. Craig Kunins 12

Larry Freid 14

Joel Goetz 14

Marilyn Benjamin 15

Leisa Zimmer 16

Mirla Kremer 18

Faina Sakovich 18

Aliza Bloom 20

Pam Himmel 21

Dr. Mitch LeVine 22

Renee Lipman 22

Beverly Dikman 25

Dr. Kevin Tralins 25

Dr. Ed Lurie 26

Dr. Joe Rosin 26

Gail Wiseberg 27

Dr. Richard Benator 28

Dr. David Dresdner 28

Lilly Salcman 28

Susie Berman 29

Joann Bush 29

Jeremiah Weiner 29

Carrye Dodell 30

Life Cycle

Anniversaries

J

Jerome & Barbara Rubin 3

Dr. Mitch & Ellie LeVine 3

Warren & Rebecca Simmons 5

Sam & Sandy Janofsky 5

Gerald & Barbara Colen 5

Dr. Bob & Ina Sheppard 6

Brian & Sherrie Carroll 8

Dr. Joe & Diana Rosin 11

Mike & Gail Frye 16

Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie 18

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.

Celebrate your September & October Birthday and Anniversary at Simha Shabbat

on Saturday, October 3, at 9:00 am.

Do a Mitzvah on your birthday or anniversary, and attend one of our daily Minyan services!

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SECURITY AND DECORUM

✡ Each person, including children,

seeking admittance to the Synagogue

will be required to present a ticket to

Security Personnel.

✡ Tickets are not transferrable.

✡ Please allow sufficient time for parking and

getting to your seats.

✡ We encourage you to bring your own kipot and talitot.

✡ Open Seating: Seats may be saved up until

9:30 am.

✡ Please respectfully follow the directions of

our volunteer ushers.

✡ Please silence all electronic devices.

✡ Please note the listing of youth services and

supervised activities provided for all

children.

✡ By order of the Fire Department, the lobby,

halls, and aisles must be kept clear at all

times.

✡ A dignified atmosphere enhances the beauty

of our High Holiday worship. Be friendly,

greet and meet your fellow worshippers.

✡ Members are reminded to remain at the

rear of the Sanctuary:

when the Congregation is standing at

prayer,

when the Rabbi is speaking, and

when the Cantor is chanting solo.

Our volunteer ushers will signal

appropriate entrance times.

Please cooperate with our volunteers.

They’re here to help you!

VOLUNTEER TO USHER

Come to the aid of your Congregation and volunteer to be a High Holiday usher. We need your help!

We will tailor the usher schedule to the hours you anticipate being in shul. For information, contact

Diana Litt at 727.542.7484 or [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Volunteer%20to%20Usher%20for%20High%20Holidays

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SEATING POLICY

When seating and

saving seats: We offer

reserved seating for

those with physical

disabilities; e.g. those

requiring wheelchairs,

walkers, etc.

Requests for

handicapped seating

should be made in

advance through the

office.

Seating is on a

first-come, first-serve

basis. Spouses and

relatives may save seats

up until 9:30 am, after

which ushers will ask

for unoccupied saved

seats to be released to

others.

Your tickets will be

checked at the door

prior to entering the synagogue.

You must have a ticket

to enter the building.

This precaution is

designed to protect

you, not cause

inconvenience.

Tickets serve as our

first line of security for the congregation.

BRING YOUR OWN TALIT TO SERVICES

We ask all worshippers attending religious services in our Congregation to bring their own talitot and kipot.

High Holiday prayer books, as well as a good number of talitot, will be provided by the Congregation.

Our Judaica Shop has a variety of talitot available for purchase.

Ladies are encouraged to wear talitot and headcoverings when receiving an Aliyah or honor on the Bimah.

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L’shana Tova

Janet Augenbraun

Peace and Best Wishes for a

Happy New Year

Sylvia Ayes

L’shana Tova

Marilyn Benjamin

L’shana Tova

Joan and Jerry Benstock

L’shana Tova

Margot and Michael Benstock

& Family

L’shana Tova

Naomi Berg and Alan Berg

Happy Peaceful New Year

Susie and Ira Berman

L’shana Tova

Ellen Bernstein

Best Wishes for a Happy and Peaceful

New Year

Dr. Richard and Debbie Blanchard

A Happy and Peaceful New Year

Esta Blaxberg

L’shana Tova

Brian, Sherrie and Robert Carroll

and Dr. Marvin Bayles

L’shana Tova

Dorothy Bowser and

Dr. Elizabeth Unruh


Happy New Year

Dr. Pat Cottrille

A Happy and Healthy New Year

Dolores Diamond

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year

Ms. Beverly Dikman

L’shana Tova from

Larry and Sheryl Feinman & Family

L’shana Tova

Yollette and Lou Frey


Gail and Michael Frye

Shana Tova U’metuka

The Fuchs Family

Best Wishes for a Healthy and

Happy New Year

Selma C. Gaby

L’shana Tova

Lenny and Millie Gelfond

Best Wishes for a Happy and a

Healthy New Year

Ellen and Joel Goetz

L’shana Tova

Charlotte and Harold Goldberg

L’shana Tova

Marilyn and Jack Goldberg


Happy New Year

Linda and Jack Goldfarb

Shana Tova U’Metuka

Susan Jarvis Goldstein

Wishing All a Healthy, Happy New Year

Dr. Mark and Judi Gordon

Shalom and L’shana Tova

Steve and Linda Grau

L’shana Tova Tikatevu

Anita and Lorri Helfand

May You Have a Year Full of Good News

Valerie Hyman

Peace, Happiness and Good Health in the

New Year

Bob and Debbie Jacobs & Family

L’shana Tova

Sam and Sandy Janofsky

L’shana Tova

Helen Kahan

L’shana Tova

Barry and Jackie Kanner

L’shana Tova

Sharon Koenig

L’shana Tova in 5776

and All the Years to Come

Audrey Kopelman

Wishing a Year of Peace to Our CBI Family

Dr. David, Janice, Daniel, Naomi,

Shoshana and Rachel LeVine

L’shana Tova

Dr. Morris and Marilyn LeVine

Best Wishes for a Happy and

Healthy New Year

Susan, Dr. Steve, Jared, Marc and

Danielle LeVine

L’shana Tova

Diane and Jeff Litt

Women’s League of Congregation B’nai Israel

Wishes Our Family and Friends a Very Healthy, Happy New Year!

Rabbi Jacob and Joanne Luski Cantor Jonathan Schultz

Todah to our congregants who participated in this

New Year greetings section of the Bulletin.

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L’shana Tova

Dr. Edward and Vivian Lurie

L’shana Tova

Marian Lustigman Rooth

L’shana Tova

Shelley Lynn

L’shana Tova

Mary Ann and Bruce Marger


Happy Healthy New Year

Miriam Tambor

L’shana Tova

Carol and Bill Marger

Meg, Bernie and Eli Marger

“Nana” Ruth Gray

Best Wishes for a Healthy, Joyful,

Peaceful 5776

Dr. Arthur and Bebby Marlin

L’shana Tova

Debbie Marmon

Good Health and Best Wishes for a

Happy New Year

Ruth Mauer


Gerry and Richard Mensh


Happy New Year

Adele Morris

L’shana Tova from

The Pearlstein/Azneer Families

Health and Happiness for the New Year

Anita and Harold Pollack


Joseph and Diana Rosin

Jason, Morgan, Brady

and Trevor Rosin

Jessica, Andrew, Ruby

and Rose Bizer

Healthy and Happy New Year

Phil, Joan and Beth Ann Redisch

L’shana Tova, Happy and Healthy New Year

Eileen Richman

Peace and Best Wishes for a Happy New

Year

The Rosenberg Family

L’shana Tova

Laurie, Marc, Elissa and

Jeremy Reiskind


Liz and Greg Sembler


Happy New Year

Anita Sher

L’shana Tova

Karen and Dr. Mandel Sher

& Family


Beverly Sherman

L’shana Tova

Sandy and Dr. Michael Slomka

& Family


Shirley Sommella

Best Wishes for a Healthy, Happy New Year

Jennifer and Dr. Robert Sternberg

L’shana Tova

Livia and Steve Wein

L’shana Tova from

The Weisberg Family

L’shana Tova

Linda Weiss


Jean Wittner

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Donations (as of August 19)

Adult Education In Honor Of

Anita Sher Arlene Ludin’s Birthday

Buns Technology Fund In Memory Of

Susan Goldstein Harold Goldstein

Camp Ramah Fund In Honor Of

Susan Goldstein Birth of Jonah

Hanan Werner

In Memory Of

Shelley Lynn Arlene Reiskind

Library Fund In Memory Of

Dr. Ruth Lebowitz Lucille Ginsburg

Bev Sherman Lillian Rosen

Mitzvah Fund In Honor Of

Akif Agayev In Appreciation

Elaine Fein In Appreciation

Michael & Arlene Hurwitz In Appreciation

Sharon Koenig In Appreciation

Greg & Liz Sembler In Appreciation

Dr. Bernardo & Stephanie Stein In Appreciation

Dr. Pat Cottrille September Birthdays

& Anniversaries

Beverly Dikman Moshe Gershuny's

Birthday

Lenny & Millie Gelfond Birth of Eitan Wein

Helen Kahan Esta Blaxberg's Birthday

Dr. Morrie & Marilyn LeVine Mary Wygodski's

Birthday

In Memory Of

Sylvia Ayes Ted Ayes

Marilyn Benjamin Lilly Haliczer

Michael & Margot Benstock William Burkat

Aron Bass

Lou & Yollette Frey Marion Bash

Stanley Hagendorf Ruth Greene

Barry & Jackie Kanner Erwin Lieberman

Audrey Kopelman Yetta Schwartz

Mirla Kremer David Kremer

Arlene Ludin Edward Ludin

Eric & Judy Ludin Ernest Drucker

Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Lucille Ginsburg

Dr. Frank & Kathy Mendelblatt Reba Mendelblatt

David Mendelblatt

Sonya Miller Lillie Haliczer

Richard Stader Lucille Ginsburg

Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Jack Fischman

Lillian Rosen

David & Teddi Robbins Debra Sonenshine

George & Faina Sakovich L. Pleskov

Mitzvah Fund (cont’d.) In Memory Of

Anita Sher William Burcat

Dr. Bob & Jennifer Sternberg Harriet Sternberg

Rose Sutton Ralph Sutton

Mickey Walter Ida F. Dropkin

Pauline Rivkind Fund In Honor Of

Barry & Jackie Kanner Birth of Jonah Werner

Eileen Richman Birth of Eitan Wein

In Memory Of

Helen Hill Gilbert Chenkin

Prayer Book Fund In Honor Of

Dorothy Bowser & In Appreciation

Dr. Elizabeth Unruh

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund In Honor Of

Dr. Mitch & Ellie LeVine Mary Wygodski's

Birthday

Eileen Richman Phil Redisch's

80th Birthday

In Memory Of

Pam Askin Marietta Mercer

Selma Gaby Lillian Rosen

Anita Helfand & Lorri Helfand Arlen Helfand

Lucille Ginsburg

Sam & Sandy Janofsky Margaret Weiss

Marian Lustigman-Rooth Helen Lustigman

Dick & Gerry Mensh Sammy Atri

Eileen Richman Michael B. Richman

Susan Turner Lillian Rosen

USY Fund In Memory Of

Ruth Mauer Basia Mauer

Constance Lazarus

Dr. Hugh & Susie van Gelder Arlene Reiskind

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