Ha’ShofarVOLUME VIII, ISSUE 12
CONGREGATION
BETH ISRAEL
December 2016
InsidePrayer Corner
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Friday Noon
Study Group .......
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Ongoing Events
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CBI Hanukkah
Party ............ p. 6
Jewish Jazz Piano
Concert ........ p. 7
Gift Shop
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Donations ..... p.11
December
Calendar ..... p.13
There is always this dance between the secularand Jewish calendars, where Jews also say ofwhatever given holiday, it’s early this year, or it’slate this year, and I always joke: no, it’s right ontime! Rosh Hashanah is always the First ofTishrei; Passover is always the Fifteenth ofNissan; Hanukkah is always the Twenty-fifth ofKislev. It’s not Hanukkah that’s late, Decemberis early! A few years ago Americans rejoiced aswe celebrated Thanksgivukkah – when Thanks-giving and Hanukkah coincided; this year we willhave the opportunity to celebrate HanNew Years-ukkah (not quite as catchy, I know) because NewYear’s 2017 is during the week of Hanukkah.
And, believe it or not, there is actually a ready-made link between the two. First, like any wintercelebration in the Northern Hemisphere, NewYear’s (like Christmas and Hanukkah itself) is acelebration of light in a time of darkness. Butthere is an even deeper New Year’s connection toHanukkah.
Of course we celebrate our New Year at RoshHashanah, and we say the gates of forgivenessclose at the end of Yom Kippur, this is why thefinal service is called Ne’ilah – closing. But,according to our Sages of Blessed Memory, thegates actually stay open until Hoshanah Rabbah –the final day of Sukkot. We extend our NewYear’s season just a little bit longer… And thenthe hasidic rebbes come around, look at thematter and say, No the gates don’t close at
Hoshanah Rabbah, the gates close at…Hanukkah!
Why? Because Hanukkah is the time of therededication of the Temple and a rededication ofourselves to God and Torah. And that’s what wedo at the secular New Year – make resolutions ofhow we can do better in our lives and in theworld.
May we all enjoy the light of the Hanukkahmenorah, the warmth of community and the glowof our own inner light.
Happy Han(New Years)ukkah!
The Gates of Forgiveness Close at Hanukkah
By: Rabbi Justin Goldstein
Hanukkah 1st
Candle – Dec. 24
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A monthly tour through the Siddur:
the meaning, significance, customs, laws,
history and choreography of prayer
Ye’hi khavod hashem l’olam – an anthology of psalms – This is an example of what is very likely one of the earliest additions
to the set liturgical tradition. Rather than crafted poetic original writing, what we have here is a collection of various psalms,
individual verses from a total of around a dozen sources. As a unit, the collection serves as a meditation on God’s compassion,
control of Creation and the eternal promise of redemption. It also serves as a separation between the middle section of Pesukei
D’Zimra and its final section which, according to some rabbinic opinions, may have comprised – at least in part – the original
Pesukei D’Zimra for what the Talmud refers to as the early pious ones.
Next month …. Ashrei
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Ongoing CBI Events
Meet the Midrash
Out of the texts of the Torah, the Rabbis created teachings bringing deeper meanings to the wisdom of the Jewish
people known as Midrash. Each week we will explore some of these teachings based on the weekly Torah portion.
We will gain not only an understanding of what the Rabbis were teaching, but how and why they were able to offer
these teachings. While there are many compilations of Midrash from different periods in Jewish history, we will
focus our studies on Midrash Rabbah. Wednesdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Hazak
Hazak is a group of empty nesters who meet monthly for good food and conversation at local restaurants. The group
usually meets the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm, barring holiday conflicts. Anyone who is interested can
be added to the email list. Contact Sue Lerner.
Hasidishe Kiddushled by Rabbi Goldstein
Fill your heart and soul with Torah (and schnapps...) and join together to learn Hasidic thought and wisdom on parashat
ha'shavu’a. Last Shabbat of each month at 12:30 pm.
Living Torah with Rabbi Justin Goldstein
Timeless teachings for walking in the world. Start your day off with inspired learning and meaningful conversations.
Relevant and insightful lessons from the wellspring of Jewish wisdom. All are welcome, no experience necessary.
Thursdays 8:30 am at 75 N. Market Street, Asheville.
CBI Dinner and a Movie
Dinner and a Movie is on hiatus and will resume when more interest is generated.
For Information about Burial Plots
at Lou Pollock Memorial Park
Contact:
Josh Tager [email protected]
or Fred Lashley
Current rates: $750 CBI members;
$1,000 non-members
Rates will be increasing January 2017.
Click on the donate button at the left to pay your dues,
make a contribution, pay your Annual Appeal Pledge or
pay for your Ingles cards. This simple Web Check system
is a direct debit to your checking account and allows you
to send a message to the CBI office along with your pay-
ment. No need to write checks or make special trips to the
office.
Making Donations to CBI Is Easier Than Ever
CBI Winter Meetingand
Capital CampaignUpdate
Sunday January 8, 2017
Capital Campaign Update
As of November 1, 2016, CBI has secured pledges of nearly $750,000 primarily from within our membership. During
the High Holidays Rabbi Justin was approached by an anonymous donor from CBI who has offered to match up to
$100,000 of new pledges and donations from CBI members who have already made a pledge or a gift to the campaign.
The idea of this matching gift is to encourage members to dig a bit deeper for this campaign. The deadline for these
new pledges is December 31st, 2016. If our membership is able to seize on this incredible matching opportunity, we
could raise an additional $200,000 in campaign funds bringing us very close to our $1 million goal. This will certainly
enable our synagogue to get started on the work at hand and break ground this coming Spring 2017. We know that not
everybody will be able to dig any deeper as many have already pledged quite generously, but every little bit will help
reach the maximum match. Please contact the synagogue office or Mike Weizman if you are able to participate in this
match effort before year end.
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117th Annual Congregation Beth Israel
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presents:
JEWISH JAZZ
Steve Loew, clarinet Daniel Weiser, piano Works by George Gershwin, Artie Shaw,
Benny Goodman plus Klezmer-inspired music
Sunday, December 18 at 2:00 Beth Israel Synagogue 229 Murdock Avenue, Asheville
Admission: $20 for general; $15 for Beth Israel members
Free for children 18 and under Tickets available at the door. Info: Dan at 802-369-0856
Discounted advance seats available at:
www.amicimusic.org
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Confronting the Silence: A Holocaust Survivor’s Search for God
Walter Ziffer’s book, Confronting the Silence: A Holocaust Survivor’s Search
for God, will be published by Dykeman Legacy Press on March 6, 2017. CBI
has made arrangements with the publisher to pre-order the book in advance
of the publication date. Watch for ordering details in the near future.
Save the date – Sunday March 5, 2017. Walter will give a talk on his book
and will be doing a book signing. A reception will follow to celebrate Walter’s
90th birthday.
Visit our Gift Shop
Regular Gift Shop Hours
Fridays from noon to 2:30 pm
Sundays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
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QueSTIoNS? CoNTACT CARoL SAMSky 676-0765
Visit Our Gift Shop
Come by the CBI Gift Shop to get your
Hanukkah gifts and candles. We have
lovely items and our mark-up is half of
typical retailers! Pieces by local artists
make very special gifts – for instance, a
mezzuzah or menorah by Walter Ziffer
will not be found anywhere else. The
shop is open most Sundays during Family
Education and Fridays from noon until
2:30 pm. In addition visit the shop during
the Jewish Jazz concert on December 18.
The shop will also be open during the
Hanukkah party on December 29.
Boray Perie HagafenBy: Ira Naiman
Call the FBI! Call the Secret Service and CIA! It seems Value
Man’s email server was hacked. Obviously the work of
Edward Schmoe-Den, now residing in Russia, who sent it to
VinoLeaks. Evidently he was outraged that Value Man
recommended some wines (published in the CBI HaShofar)
to the Democratic Party candidates a few months ago. A
dastardly deed done to Value Man, but Value Man will
persevere by strengthening the firewalls, stiffening the virus
blockers and encoding data in Yiddish (I don’t know what all
that means, but it sounds official).
Ingles is my primary wine destination, but now that my
internet and server is secure, we can explore a wine site I use
called Wines Till Sold Out (wtso.com). This site features one
wine at a time, until it’s sold out. They then feature another.
WTSO receives wine from manufacturers, of all price ranges,
who want to sell their stock quickly at a discount. By using a
discerning eye, you can get wine for half price or less. Keep
in mind these wines are originally priced above (often way
above) Value Man’s range (preferably $10 or less), but
sometimes come down close. Also these are wines you will
not find in grocery stores and often not in Asheville wine
stores either. They can be special, unusual, low volume
products. It can be addicting to keep watching your computer
or smart phone screen to see what’s being offered (disclaimer:
I do not have any financial interest in or familial involvement
with this company).
Let’s look at two of Value Man’s recent acquisitions from
wtso.com. First up is Casa Cadaval Padre Pedro Reserva
2012. It comes from Portugal, which is famous for Port wine.
Portugal also makes some wonderful reds. The grapes used
in the Casa Cadaval are Touriga Nacional (the major red
grape of Portugal), Trincadira, Alicante Bouschet and Merlot.
You taste various black fruit, but it’s not strongly fruity, it has
a floral aroma of violets and spice. I feel it has an earthy
element as well. It definitely is different, no doubt due to the
unusual local grapes. My wife and I really like it. Internet
prices are around $30; I got it for $14.99. Definitely a swirl
and sipper.
Next up is Terre da Vino Barolo 2012. This wine is made
from the Nebbiolo grape, which is often considered the King
of the Italian grapes. The Barolo vineyards are in the
northwest section of Italy, the Piedmont, and east of the
French border. There are very strict standards that must be
followed in order to be called Barolo, and there is a hierarchy
of areas. Even in the lesser areas or vineyards, Barolos can
easily start in the $40 range and shoot upwards. When I saw
it for $18.99, I bought several. It has a cherry, rose, leather,
earthly flavor. One thing you will notice is a dry, astringent
feeling in your mouth due to the tannins. In the higher rated
vineyards, these tannins (substances found in the grape skin,
seeds and stems) give the wine the ability to age (and
sometimes have to age to make it drinkable) for 10 years and
more. It’s a very enjoyable wine.
So now we explored another facet of the wine world. Did you
learn something, Vladimir?
Until next time.
January Ha’Shofar Deadline –
December 10thI welcome your newsletter contributions, but
please, please respect the deadline of the
10th of the month.
~ Bruce
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Thank You!
Thank you to those who contributed to our Food
Drive for Manna Food Bank over the holidays. Our
donation amounted to 500 lbs of food!
Refuah ShleimahWishing a speedy recovery to Jacquie Denio, Adele Rose, Natasha Wood, Allison Gilreath.
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To Caren Kessler, Caroline Manheimer, Rochelle Reich, Carol Samsky, Gail Shulimson,
Marlene Jacoby, Janice Brock, & Jan Zollars for staffing the Gift Shop
To Rabbi Goldstein, Jay Jacoby and Ira Naiman for their articles to Ha’Shofar this month
To Denise Pohlman and Josefa Briant for organizing special Holiday Siddurim for our students
with real holiday text, service prayers, and plays for each holiday.
To Jeffery, Solomon and Abigail Rose Goldstein, Norm and Tamar Katzwer, Alex Reich, Lee Avishai and Mike and Adina
Weizman for answering the call of duty and disassembling our synagogue sukkah. Having so many volunteers show up
allowed the job to be done in just 45 minutes – a new CBI record !
To Bob & Leslie Goldstein for their donation of a new table for the social hall.
To Bobbie Kelsten for the donation of two of her beautiful handwoven tallitot, now for sale in the Gift Shop.
Many Thanks!
Ingles cards are a no-cost fundraiser for Beth Israel. Each month
CBI members and friends buy $14,000 worth of Ingles gift cards
to help raise $700 for Beth Israel – over $8,000 annually. Ingles
gift cards can be used at any Ingles store for groceries, pharmacy
items and gasoline. Sign up now to receive your Ingles cards auto-
matically each month. The office also keeps an inventory of Ingles
cards for immediate purchase. Contact the CBI office to get more
information and/or to participate at 252-8660 or admin@bethis-
raelnc.org.
our Madrichim Help you Create
Personal and Meaningful Programs at CBIAt its core, the CBI Madrichim initiative is designed to engage each and every
member on a personal level; empower each of us to create the Jewish expe-
riences that are meaningful for us; and, in doing so, enhance our potential
for authentic Jewish expression. Success is when we realize that we benefit
as much by supporting another’s personal journey as we do from the program
itself. What is your passion or interest: a class, a club, a social action program,
a fundraiser, a tikkun olam project, a social event? Think about it. Then con-
tact one of the folks below and let us help you make it happen!
CBI MadrichimBruce Brown
Ali Climo
Sally Gooze
Caren Kessler
Alan Silverman
Mike Weizman
Support Your Shul and Its Congregants!
Active Donor Directed FundsFor those members of
CBI who would like to
direct their financial
support toward a spe-
cific area within CBI,
these are the active
donor directed funds.
You are encouraged to
support the General
Fund with your dona-
tions, allowing the Board of Directors the
discretion to direct this support toward
areas of the most need.
** These funds are very active and in the
most need of regular contributions.
� ** Spiritual Life Fund – Support of
spiritual life programs and needs
� **Social Action Fund – Funds CBI’s
social action projects
� ** Chesed/Tzedakah Fund –
Supports the Bereavement Committee
and other Chesed related activities
� ** Ted Liebowitz Children’s Fund –
Provides scholarships for Bet Sefer
students and supports Bet Sefer
expenses
� ** Toby Cohen Minyan katan and
Junior Congregation Fund
� ** Family education Fund –
Supports family education program-
ming
� Shorashim Teen Program Fund –
Supports CBI teen programs
� **Adult ed Fund
� Website/Computer/Tech Fund
� Cemetery Committee Fund –
Supports maintenance of CBI’s
Lou Pollock Cemetery
� Chevra kadisha Fund – Supports
efforts toward preparing the body of
the departed for Jewish burial.
� **Rabbi Discretionary Fund –
Supports needs or causes the Rabbi
chooses to support
General Fund
Dee Weiner: in memory of her
mother, Nellie Seidler
Ken & Ellen Kaplan
Richard & Barbara Laibson: in
honor of Sandy Slosman’s special
birthday
Lee Avishai: wishing refuah
shleimah to Natasha Wood
James O. Stamey
Lee Avishai: wishing happy birth-
day to Sandy Slosman
Allison Marks: in memory of her
father, Lowell Fisher
Patti Frankel: in appreciation of the
Chesed Committee
Gerard & Thelma Uhler: in honor
of their son Morris’s birthday
Brad & Shelley Fisher: in honor of
Brad’s cousin Jonathan’s wedding
Gerard & Thelma Uhler: in honor
of their grandson Dr. Stephen
Smith’s birthday
Lee Avishai: wishing happy 90th
birthday to Elaine Bronstein
Ted Liebowitz Children’s Fund
Gerard & Thelma Uhler
yahrzeit Fund
Lois Bernard: in memory of her
grandmother, Jennie Dipsiner
David & Sharon Boas: in memory
of David’s father, William Boas
Alan & Suzanne Escovitz: in
memory of Alan’s mother,
Dorothy Escovitz
Ron & Deborah Neimkin: in
memory of Ron’s father, Milton
Neimkin
David & Sharon Boas: in memory
of Rose White
Ron & Deborah Neimkin: in
memory of Ron’s mother, Marion
Neimkin
Charles & Jo Ann Myers: in
memory of Jo Ann’s mother, Ruth
Baer Cooley
Esther Burstein and Laurie Chess:
in memory of Hyman David
Burstein
Eliot & Nancy Renick: in memory
of Eliot’s father, Nathan Renick
Charles & Jo Ann Myers: in mem-
ory of Jo Ann’s father, Sam Baer
Davida Horwitz: in memory of her
father, Burnerd Horwitz
Liam’s Israel Trip Fund
Sally Gooze
Paul & Barbara Michalove
Lauren Malinoff
Adult education Fund
Neil & Cindy Garroway: in honor
of Bernard Coleman
Holiday Turkey Fund
Bruce Brown & Brian Stone
Lee Avishai
October to November
Mazel Tov !
December Birthdays05 Eva Blinder
Jimi Moore
06 Indiana Aaron West
08 Loretta Holmes
09 Rhonda Diamond
10 Phineas Tager
12 Bruce Brown
13 Alan Silverman
Curtis Waters
18 Barbara Hall
20 Alex Reich
Marla Drucker
Irvin Saron
21 Jay Jacoby
Dani Waters
22 Linda Winick
23 Sandi Freedberg
Natasha Wood
Jenna Levine
25 Judy Hoffman
26 Neil Garroway
28 Gail Gordon
30 Gerry Hausman
03 William & Barbara Lewin, John & Jimi Moore
10 Jeremy & Carol Samsky, Gail Shulimson, Lois Bernard
17 Carl & Susan Eisdorfer, Jonathan & Sandi Freedberg
24 Ileana Grams-Moog, Lauren Malinoff
31 Sally Gooze, Roberta Wall, Rebecca Gholson
December Kiddush Hosts
December Anniversaries13 Ron & Deborah Neimkin
Jonathan & Sandi Freedberg
16 Norman & Tamar Katzwer
20 Mark & Robin Goldstein
23 David & Sharon Boas
29 Jeremy & Carol Samsky
30 Stephen & Barbara Lehrer
Anthony & Danise Hauser
Have You Tried Our Dip Jar?As you know, most of our programs are FREE and open to all. The Dip Jar resides on the piano in
the Social Hall alongside a donation jug. It is an easy way to make a $5 contribution to Beth Israel
by inserting your credit or debit card. Or feel free to leave a check or cash in the donation jug.
If you have enjoyed a program at CBI, please make a donation the next time you are in the building
(except on Shabbat).
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Have you Tried out our
Web Check Payment System?CBI’s Web Check Payment system is being used by quite a few congregants. Try it out, if you haven’t already. It’s an
easy-to-use, NO FEE way to make any of your payments to CBI – Dues, Bet Sefer, Food Cards (Ingles and Scrips),
or Donations. This is a direct debit from your checking account. You just need your routing number and account number.
There is also a place for a memo entry so that you can indicate the purpose of your donation (in memory of, a particular
fund, etc.). Please make sure to fill in the memo box so that we can allocate your payment correctly.
We have contracted with a third party web check provider for this service. They have all of the necessary security issues
in place to handle sensitive account information data. Beth Israel Web Check Payments Online
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Noon Study Group
6:00 pm Friday Night
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4:59 pm Candles
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9:30 am Shabbat
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5:48 pm Havdalah
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7:00 pm Board
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9:30 am Shabbat
morning services
and Youth Shabbat
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5:50 pm Havdalah
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10:30 am Fam-
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2:00 Jewish
Jazz Piano
Concert
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Hadassah
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Market Street
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services
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December 2016SUN FRI SATTHUWEDTUEMON
Hanukkah
1st Candle
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December Yahrtzeits
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Announced during services on November 26
01 (30 Cheshvan) Wolff Alterman for his grandmother, Ann Zodikoff
01 (01 Kislev) Hanan Weizman for his brother, Nissim Weizman
01 (01 Kislev) Frank Goldsmith for his father, Frank Goldsmith
01 (01 Kislev) Gail Shulimson for her aunt, Jean Shulimson
01 (01 Kislev) Barbara Miller for her grandmother, Nettie Slosman
02 (02 Kislev) Carol Deutsch for her mother, Helen Hillman Cohen
December 2 & 3
08 (08 Kislev) Jeremy Samsky for his mother, Sarah Samsky
09 (09 Kislev) Marla Drucker for her mother, Sarah Jeanne Cohn
December 10
10 (10 Kislev) Alan Baumgarten for his uncle, Miki Altberger Haran
10 (10 Kislev) Danielle Waters for her grandmother, Sophie Boumel
14 (14 Kislev) Lauren Malinoff for her grandfather, Herbert Lipman
14 (14 Kislev) Gail Shulimson for her uncle, Morris Shulimson
15 (15 Kislev) Jodi Travis for her uncle, Norman Bander
16 (16 Kislev) Miriam Zaretsky for her husband, Phil Zaretsky
December 16 & 17
17 (17 Kislev) Marc Penansky for his mother, Ruth Penansky
17 (17 Kislev) Goldie Weizman for her mother, Anna Zucker
18 (18 Kislev) Bernard Coleman for his sister, Yvonne Coleman
20 (20 Kislev) Barbara Lewin for her mother, Ruth Kaufman Blick
21 (21 Kislev) Sylvia Bechinsky for her grandmother, Fanny Zimmerman
21 (21 Kislev) Daliah Gans for her father, Rouven Lewinbook
21 (21 Kislev) Carrie Winkelman for her father, Sam Samuels
23 (23 Kislev) Paul Michalove for his father, Jack I. Michalove
December 24
24 (24 Kislev) Barbara Hall for her father, James Hall
24 (24 Kislev) Jodi Travis for her grandfather, Phil Bander
26 (26 Kislev) Barbara Lewin for her father, Milton Blick
26 (26 Kislev) Abe Freedman for his father, Louis Morey Freedman
28 (28 Kislev) Sylvia Bechinsky for her mother, Tillie Zimmerman
29 (29 Kislev) Thelma Uhler for her grandmother, Ida Sherman
30 (30 Kislev) Claire Mager-Jaffee for her mother, Adele Mager
30 (01 Tevet) Bob Pohlman for his mother, Alice Pohlman
May their memories be for a blessing.
Beth Israel Synagogue
Rabbi Justin Goldstein
Congregation Beth Israel
229 Murdock Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
office Phone (828) 252-8660
Rabbi’s Phone (828) 252-9024
Fax (828) 252-8431
email: [email protected]
Synagogue office Hours:
Monday to Friday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
For updated information visit our website at
www.bethisraelnc.org
December
Candle-lighting & Havdalah
Friday 12/2/2016 4:59 pm
Saturday 12/3/2016 5:48 pm
Friday 12/9/2016 4:59 pm
Saturday 12/10/2016 5:48 pm
Friday 12/16/2016 5:01 pm
Saturday 12/17/2016 5:50 pm
Friday 12/23/2016 5:04 pm
Saturday 12/24/2016 5:53 pm
Friday 12/30/2016 5:09 pm
Saturday 12/31/2016 5:58 pm
RabbiRabbi Justin Goldstein [email protected]
office AdministratorLee Avishai [email protected]
executive CommitteeBruce Brown, VP Finance
and Ha’Shofar Editor [email protected]
Della Simon, VP Education [email protected]
Norman Katzwer, Secretary [email protected]
Bob Deutsch, Legal Counsel [email protected]
Marc Penansky, Past Pres. [email protected]
Board Committee Chairs/Members
Alan Silverman, Membership [email protected]
Eva Blinder, Spiritual/Ritual [email protected]
Marlene Jacoby, Social Action [email protected]
Sebastian Matthews, Adult Educ. [email protected]
Robert Kline, Adult Education [email protected]
Members-at-Large:
Adam Kaufman [email protected]
Tamar Katzwer [email protected]
Roberta Wall [email protected]
Non-Board Committee ChairsMeryl Goldstein, Chevra Kadisha [email protected]
Jay Jacoby, Chevra Kadisha [email protected]
Alan Escovitz, Habitat & Mission [email protected]
Bruce Brown, Kitchen [email protected]
Lauren Malinoff, Yahrtzeit [email protected]
Caren Kessler, Liaison [email protected]
Stephen Kayne, Dinner & a Movie [email protected]
Jeremy Samsky, House/Grounds [email protected]
Marc Penansky, House/Grounds [email protected]
Josh Tager, Cemetery [email protected]
Security:
Frank Goldsmith [email protected]
Alan Escovitz [email protected]
Marc Rudow [email protected]
A Look Ahead !
Hanukkah First Candle.......................................... December 24
CBI Hanukkah Party.............................................. December 29
New Year’s Day ............................................................ January 1
Winter Meeting ............................................................ January 8
Chesed: CBI’s Support NetworkThe Chesed Group is a caring team of congregants who are here for you. Coordi-
nating the energy and abilities of the entire CBI family, we help those in need. We
are not professional caregivers but we are here to help however we can. Here are
some of the activities we can help with:
• Visiting those who are sick • Assembling a minyan for shiva
• Helping set up for a bar mitzvah party • Preparing meals when needed
• Providing transportation • Shopping for the homebound
• Helping those in need find the • And many more services
right resources
But we can’t help unless we know who needs and wants support. So we need you
to tell us. If we can help you with something or if you are aware of someone who
could use some help, please don’t hesitate to call Lee in the CBI office. She will
contact the appropriate member of the Chesed Group. All requests for confiden-
tiality will be completely honored.
Making a donation to the work of the Chesed committee is always welcome. It
will help us help you.