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February 20175777 RDA / UBw

Co-Presidents

eriCa new

eran shiloh

[This is a very loose translation of Rabbi Akiva’s statement in Mishna Avot.] In the late 1990’s there were more than a few people who stood to form a traditional egalitarian congregation in Cleveland Heights. Professor Shulamit Magnus of Oberlin College (now Professor Emerita) and I were among that group, and as the new congregation grew we served as mem-bers of the Ritual, Chesed, Membership, and Adult Education Committees. Later, I was chair of the Ritual Committee, and even later, chair of the Chesed Committee. We both became regular Torah and haftara readers, and Shulamit took on the role of service leader, both on Shabbatot and holi-days, including the High Holy Days. Now we are both living in Israel, and what inspired and motivated us in Cleveland Heights has led us to the leadership of Origi-nal Women of the Wall. Shulamit renewed her commitment from the very beginning of the group Nashot HaKotel /Women of the Wall, while I joined the board of WOW shortly after I moved to Israel. As I write this on the weekend when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth and life are celebrated, there are so many quotes of his which are appropriate.

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

Women of the Wall/Nashot HaKotel began over 28 years ago. At first it was just a group of women from every denomination and no denomination of Judaism who wanted to pray together at the Kotel, just as men had been doing since 1967. Over the years, it grew from a small group of dedicated women to a larger group meeting regularly on Rosh Hodesh. Shortly before WOW’s 25th anniversary celebration, the WOW board voted to abandon the only goal stated in their charter: Women’s prayer at the Kotel. This, after we had won a Supreme Court decision in 2003, which was affirmed in an appellate court decision months before that anniversary. I soon resigned my position on the board and joined with Shulamit and other founders and long-time supporters of the cause, calling ourselves Original Women of the Wall, which aptly describes our group. This is our mission statement:

Original Women of the Wall upholds the founding goals of the group, which are: Jewish women’s group prayer (tefilla) at the Western Wall (the Kotel), with talit, tefillin (prayer shawls and phylacteries), and Torah reading –“T4.” Our group has always been – and remains – (continued on page 4)

“When there are no people standing up for what is right, strive to be that person.”

Beth El – The Heights Synagogue Newsletter, Vol. 19, No. 5, February 2017 © Beth El – The Heights Synagogue Carol Bruml, Editor – Telephone 216-932-9155, E-mail: news@bethelheights.org General submittal deadline is the 7th of each month. 3246 Desota Ave., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Published 11 times per year.http://www.bethelheights.org/ For address or mailing list change, call 216-320-9667

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It is often hard to know what is the right thing to say to people. Times of grief are the hardest. I recently heard that a friend of mine’s son had committed suicide; for a while, I couldn’t call her, because I couldn’t imagine what I could say to her. There is nothing comforting to say under the circumstances, though she helped me, when I finally did speak to her, by letting me know that community had been helpful to her, and that she very much needed to talk about it. Saying NOTHING was definitely the WRONG thing to say.

When people sit shiva, we are instructed not to talk until the mourners themselves begin to speak, as it says in Job 2:13: “no one said a word to him.” And yet, if we don’t talk about the grief, it becomes as if the loved person never existed. We are tempted to avoid the discomfort of grieving, but we cannot avoid it when one has lost someone whom they love.

However, there are times when it is appropriate to hold back and say nothing, or at least not directly. The Torah teaches us both to admonish our brethren, and that shaming another person is a grievous sin. If we see someone struggling with something they are ashamed of, addressing it directly, especially publicly, is likely to make them feel worse. When someone has behaved badly, we need to wait until they themselves have come to terms with their bad behavior before we can try to talk about it with them. We, too, must be careful not to impose our sense of shame and guilt on others, until we have “digested” our own behavior and feelings. Secrets are not good; they eventually come out, in some form or another. But they have a time and place, temporarily. As doctors, some of us have to

struggle with how, and when – and even if – to give bad news about someone’s health. Do we tell the patient, or their spouse, or their children, of the terrible prognosis? I have been surprised at how many physicians beat around the bush for a very long time about a cancer or another serious diagnosis, sometimes waiting until the person is at death’s door before going for full disclosure. This seems wrong to me, but I respect their experience; they may have come to recognize that most people don’t want to know, or can’t process the information all at once.

Our weekly d’var Torah is an opportunity to say something, and must also be treated with the same care to which we subject all of our utterances. We will be learning, soon, about the recommended format for a d’var. Stylistically, there are many options. Content wise, there are some things I would say to watch out for: while muzzling expression is very much not our style at BE –THS, I think we do have to consider the effect of our words on others. It’s okay (encouraged in fact) to have differences of opinion, but to say something we know will offend others personally is not in the interests of harmony and cohesiveness as a congregation. Such conversations may be had in private among people who trust each other enough to risk this.

Finally, consider the importance of speech and its limits on prayer. The model for prayer is Hannah. As it says: “Hannah was speaking in her heart.” (I Samuel 1:13). At times we know words won’t suffice for the depths of our prayers.

Let us hope that in this New Year, all of our speech will be in the service of good and tikkun olam. Erica New, M.D., Co-President

THE RIGHT THING TO SAY

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qLunch and Learn February 25

David says that, “As a Zionist, my involvement with the CJNV is an expression of my love for Judaism and the State of Israel.” When he meets with the BE –THS community, David will share his experiences in 2016 engaging in nonviolent direct action in Palestine, including East Jerusalem, Susiya, Um il Kheir, and Hebron.

David Shutkin is a founding member of the Center for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV), a political organization opposed to the Israeli occupation. With the CJNV, David has participated in nonviolent direct action in Palestine to advance the interest of Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent organizations in their ongoing struggle to end the illegal and totalizing subjugation of the Palestinian people. David is a professor of education at John Carroll University and lives in Shaker Heights with his wife, Connie Friedman. They have two sons, Noah (22) and Tal (19).

Experiences of Direct Action with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence

Presented by David Shutkin, PhD.

As noted last month, Rabbi Palley will join us on February 11th to participate in our Shabbat Service and to offer a Lunch and Learn session on Tu B’Sh’vat. Rabbi Palley is a candidate for the position of Rabbi of BE –THS. We hope that as many of you as possible will join us to listen to and to meet Rabbi Palley. Rabbi Palley lives in University Heights. She is a former Hillel Rabbi and Congregational Intern Rabbi. One of her references described her as “bright, personable, and thoughtful.” The Board of Trustees will be sponsoring an extended Kiddush luncheon.

Ultimately, BE –THS members will decide at a general meeting who our next Rabbi will be after a Board recommendation. In order for the Rabbi Search Committee and Board to have maximum congregational input, we would like to hear opinions from as many mem-bers as possible. We want to know whether or not you think that Rabbi Palley is a good fit for our synagogue. Please email your comments to pollywilkenfeld@gmail.com. You may also leave a message for Polly on the synagogue voice mail (216-320-9667).

Not a member yet but want to comment? Contact Joe Buchwald Gelles (jbgelles@gmail.com) about our flexible membership dues.

Many thanks to the Buchwald Gelles family for hosting Rabbi Palley and her family. Polly Wilkenfeld Chair, Rabbi Search Committee

Rabbi Kate Palley to Visit Congregation

Join us for two

Lunch and Learns February 11: R

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(When good people... , contin-ued from page 1)independent and autonomous, unaffiliated with or beholden to any movement, while welcoming diverse Jewish women of all backgrounds in tefilla which is inclusive

and pluralistic—a celebration of Jewish women’s solidarity and spiritual expres-sion at the national holy site of the Jewish people.

Since the court ruling in 2013 affirming our rights, women have prayed with tallit and tefillin at the Kotel. However, we have been denied the use of a sefer Torah under a directive of the rabbinic administrator of the Western Wall Heritage Founda-tion. Notwithstanding this arbitrary and discriminatory ruling, we have succeeded in bringing in a scroll and reading from it – the most recent time, when my daughter, Aliza Mack, carried the scroll in inside a large backpack. Over a year ago, OWOW brought another

suit to the High Court arguing that the administrator’s directive was discrimina-tory against women, since the many Torah scrolls kept at the Kotel and given only to men are public property. Last week, the Supreme Court issued an order nisi/tzav al tanai — an interim order, instructing the State and the rabbinic administrator of the Kotel to justify why the right of Jewish women to full religious expression at the Kotel should be denied. This puts the burden on these defendants to justify discrimination, rather than on us to justify having our rights. The ruling also ordered the authorities to do only standard security searches on us and to no longer subject us to invasive searches for religious contraband – like tallit, tefillin, hanukiot – even siddurim! We await the final deci-sion eagerly, but no matter what, we will continue to affirm our rights and hope that additional Beth El –The Heights Synagogue members might someday join us individu-ally or as a group. Please see and like our Facebook page: Original Women of the Wall, LTWKB OY$N TLYPT, or our website: https://www.origi-nalwow.org/. We would be grateful for your support as we continue this struggle. The next few weeks are critical. Cheryl Birkner Mack

Two Successful Community Service Efforts

Both the clothing drive and the food drive were great successes this year! Juliana Sadock Savino reports, “I had the pleasure to hear from the social worker at Noble Elementary School, Ms. Wendy Burkey. The first delivery of clothes before winter break was of great use, and most items quickly found homes. I delivered the second batch of clothing last week. As it turned out, a family had just called in need of a girl’s size 14 winter jacket and, lo and behold!, a beautiful new size 14 jacket was one of the many articles donated by the BE –THS community. Congratulations to all who donated to this most effective tzedakah project.” Scott Wachter said we collected over 500 pounds of food this year during the MLK Day Food Drive, an increase of over 25% compared to last year. Thanks to Juliana and Scott for organizing, and to all of our members who helped and contributed to both.

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The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating.

The paths are not to be found, but made.

And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination.

John Schaar

Refugee 101: Who are they? Why are they here? And how can I help?

Fellow members of Beth El –The Heights Synagogue, I am asking for your help. By 10:00 pm on November 8, I was wondering lots of things, but mostly I wondered, “What happened to my country?” After a couple weeks of paralyzing shock, I decided that there was no time to waste and an urgency to act. Perhaps some of you feel the same way.

Our community had refugees in our midst before the election and will continue to have refugees in the future. The difference is the climate these folks are being ex-posed to and the level of governmental support or hostil-ity they can expect to encounter. I think that means we need to pick up the slack.

You are hereby invited to learn about refugees in a pro-gram named Refugee 101 brought to you by Danielle Drake from US Together. Danielle works in US Together’s office here in Cleveland Heights. She has extensive experi-ence advocating for and working with refugees. She will help us learn about the history of US Together, about past and present refugees, and about ways we can become involved to help refugees living in our community.

US Together Inc., (UST) was founded in 2003 in re-sponse to the growing needs of refugees and immigrants in central Ohio. UST is a mutual assistance agency, which means it was started and is still run by former refugees. The agency’s founders have worked with im-

migrant and refugee populations since 1988. They are two brave Jewish women, Nadia Kasvin and Tatiana Mindlina, who have both received Tikkun Olam awards from HIAS (formerly known as Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society); Nadia Kasvin was recognized at a Champions of Change for Refugees by the White House in 2015.

In 2008, UST opened an office in Cleveland when it as-sumed the case load and responsibilities of Jewish Family Services Association after JFSA closed its refugee resettle-ment program. The Cleveland office of UST started resettling populations from the former Soviet Union, Bhutan and Iraq. Last year the local UST office resettled 276 refugees from over 10 countries. UST is a proud member of the Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland, www.rsccleveland.org. Further information may be obtained at www.ustogether.us.

The Details:Ø When: Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 10:30 AMØ Where: Beth El –The Heights Synagogue social hallØ Why: Because you have been wondering what you can do to help.Ø Light refreshments will be served; dietary laws observed.Ø Questions? Contact Robin Koslen at (216) 291-0557 or robinkosen@gmail.com .

Robin Koslen

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Yahrzeits, February 2017Rudolph Landesman 6 Sh’vat Ziskind Alex Simon 6 Sh’vat Isaac Bruder 7 Sh’vat Eugene Goodman 7 Sh’vat Ethel Newman 7 Sh’vat Leon Stern 9 Sh’vat Max Fromson 10 Sh’vat Blumi Zavelowitz 10 Sh’vat Louis Sobelman 11 Sh’vat Dorothy Neuger 11 Sh’vat Fannie Levine 13 Sh’vat Jacob Wilkenfeld 13 Sh’vat Pinkas Zavell 13 Sh’vat Sonny Lerner 14 Sh’vat Marilyn Protus Fischer 16 Sh’vat 5748Mary Malkin 17 Sh’vat Charles Auerbach 17 Sh’vat Isadore Fromson 17 Sh’vat Julius Kammen 17 Sh’vat 5707Madelyn Palevsky 17 Sh’vat 5770David Muszynski 18 Sh’vat Gayle Kuhr Sharpe 18 Sh’vat Anna Genuth 18 Sh’vat Beatrice Schweickert 18 Sh’vat 5757William Berkman 19 Sh’vat Abraham Margolis 19 Sh’vat Howard B. Cohen 19 Sh’vat Mathilda Mendelow 19 Sh’vat Jerome Bernstein 20 Sh’vat Rose Reiss 20 Sh’vat

Abraham Louis Brudnick 21 Sh’vat 5747Edith Gelfand 21 Sh’vat 5737Dora Kazdan 21 Sh’vat 5716Abe Lipoff 21 Sh’vat Meyer Goldberg 22 Sh’vat 5765Scott Mendel 22 Sh’vat 5771Robert Starr 22 Sh’vat 5775Helen Haskin 23 Sh’vat Sam Cohen 24 Sh’vat Leonard Glazer 24 Sh’vat Joy Rosewater Bruml 25 Sh’vat 5774Irvin Lerner 25 Sh’vat Jules Pepper 25 Sh’vat Rae Beckenstein 27 Sh’vat Sarah Starr 28 Sh’vat Irving Bloom 29 Sh’vat 5753Emanuel Mills 29 Sh’vat Phil Mishinsky 29 Sh’vat Edith Bertman 30 Sh’vat Dorothy Samuels 30 Sh’vat Eleanor Gelfand 30 Sh’vat 5773 Rabbi David L. Genuth 1 Adar Sol Goldstone 1 Adar 5722David Beckerman 1 Adar Sam Buchwald 1 Adar Mary Rachel Linden 1 Adar Clara Miller 1 Adar Rose Rock 2 Adar Kurt Brandes 2 Adar

Join us to study and discuss selections from the weekly Torah portion. We consider commentaries, raise questions, and share tips for using the Chumash. Each week’s lesson is self-contained so come as your schedule permits. The sessions are accessible for non-Hebrew speakers or readers and open to people at all levels of experience.

We meet in the Community Room, after the Torah is taken out and the portion is introduced (about 10:20 am to 10:30 am), and rejoin the service in time for the d’var Torah. Questions? Contact Mia Buchwald Gelles: 216-321-6717 or miabgelles@gmail.com. Upcoming Learners Torah Discussion Dates (every other week this winter):

January 28 – Parashat Vayera (starting a little later due to Hallel for Rosh Chodesh) February 4 – Parashat Bo February 25 – Parashat Mishpatim

Learners’ Torah Discussions Open to All

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Calendar, february 2017 5777 RDA / UBw

Saturday, January 28about 10:30 am – The Learners’ Torah Discussion Group will meet in the Community

Room to discuss Parashat Vayera. They will rejoin the congregation in time for the d’var Torah. (Note that the start time is a little later than usual, due to the Hallel for Rosh Chodesh.)

Saturday, February 4About 10:20 am – The Learners’ Torah Discussion Group will meet in the

Community Room to discuss Parashat Bo. They will rejoin the congregation in time for the d’var Torah.

After services – Leonid and Mariya Baron are sponsoring Kiddush in memory of their daughter, Yevgenia Baron Probst z”l.

Friday, February 106:30 pm – Kabbalat Shabbat services with learning. Vegetarian-friendly dinner about

7:40 PM, followed by bentsching and zmirot. $10/person; pre-paid reservations due by Monday, February 6, please. See flyer for further information.

Saturday, February 11Rabbi Kate Palley will participate in our Shabbat Service and offer a Lunch and

Learn session on Tu B’Sh’vat. See page 3 for further information.

Sunday, February 128:15 - 10:30 am – Winter Bird Walk: Meet at 8:15 am, walk begins at 8:30. Co-led by

member Laura Gooch. See flyer for further information.

Saturday, February 1811:00 to 11:45 am – Shabbat Playdate: Stories, songs, and games for children ages 7

and under. The group will join the main congregation in time for Adon Olam.

Saturday, February 25About 10:20 am – The Learners’ Torah Discussion Group will meet in the

Community Room to discuss Parashat Mishpatim. They will rejoin the congregation in time for the d’var Torah.

After Services – Monthly Simcha Kiddush: Join us as we celebrate many of the happy events that have occurred during the month of February.

Lunch and Learn with David Shutkin, “Experiences of Direct Action with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence.” See page 3 for further information.

Sunday, March 510:30 am – US Together, “Refugee 101: Who are they? Why are they here? And how

can I help?” presented by Danielle Drake. A light brunch will be served. Free and open to all. See page 5 for further information.

ShabbatPlaydate

February 18

11:00-11:45 am

in theBabysitting Room

Jewish-themed singing

and stories for children

7 and younger.

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TW$DXNews from Beth El

Refuah Sh’lema to: ! HMYL$ HAWPRØ Bernie CantleberryØ Betty HofferØ Arielle PalevskyØ Miriam PalevskyØ Morris ShankerØ Arnold Stone

Yasher Koah to: ! XWK R$YYØ Judie Amsel, who had a lovely article written about her years of varied volunteer work in the Silver Linings column of the Cleveland Jewish News on January 13. Judie has volunteered by helping wards of the state through Adult Guardianship Services, by ushering at Playhouse Square, by becoming a trail ambassador through Cleveland Metroparks, and, of course, by doing a number of different tasks for BE –THS. Full text of the article may be read at http://tinyurl.com/jmqbl8sØ Joe and Mia Buchwald Gelles, whose niece, Amira Kessem, graduated from Alfred College in December with a major in Renewable Energy Engineering. Amira is currently working for a professor at Alfred U., doing battery research while looking for a more permanent job in the same field. She wants to help solve the problem of good energy storage solutions for solar and wind power. Ø Former member Shulamit Magnus, who recently had a paper published, “Good Bad Jews: Converts, Conversion, and Boundary Redrawing in Modern Russian Jewry.” The paper was included in the book, “Boundaries of Jewish Identity,” edited by Susan A. Glenn and Naomi B. Sokoloff. http://tinyurl.com/zryvecx

Just Letting You Know... ...VL DYGHL QRØ Fern Grunberger recently adopted a rescued eighteen-month-old poodle-mix puppy, named Jack. She’s enjoy-ing puppy-parenthood, but also finds it exhausting.Ø Harvey and Sondra Jacobs’ daughter, Judith Green Clerc, visited them in January following meetings she had with the FDA in Washington. Judith has lived in Switzerland for thirty years. She is married to a Swiss man whom she met in college here. They have three adult children.

Thanks for Contributions to: ! HDWTØ Rabbi Moshe Adler, in memory of Nechama Shultz-Shalit z”l.Ø Bruce and Judie Amsel, in honor of Beth and Scott Wachter’s 25th wedding anniversary.Ø Sherry Ball and Marty Gelfand, in memory of Sanford Gelfand z”l.Ø Allison and Richard Braverman,in memory of Anna and Rabbi David Genuth z”l.Ø Bill and Carol Bruml, toward costs of decorating and building renovations.Ø Joe and Mia Buchwald Gelles, toward the new chairs in the sanctuary.Ø Frank and Jeanette Buchwald, in memory of Sam Buchwald z”l.Ø Amy and Alan Cadesky, in thanks for High Holy Day tickets.Ø Rachel Chodock, in memory of her father, Harvey Chodock z”l.Ø Cleveland Real Estate Services (Ed Small), in memory of Ed Small’s father, Aaron Small z”l.Ø Lisa Curland, in honor of Beth and Scott Wachter’s 25th wedding anniversary.Ø Joel Falck and Julie RabinØ Anthony Gooch, in honor of Laura Gooch and David Kazdan.Ø Ilene GertmanØ Barry and Joyce Hoffer, in memory of Nili Adler z”l.Ø Barry and Joyce Hoffer, in memory of Rachel Hoffer z”l.Ø Philip Kazdan, toward the new chairs in the sanctuary.Ø Robin KoslenØ Harvey Kugelman and Karen Rubin KugelmanØ Ruth Kurzbauer, in memory of Dr. Robert and Lisa Kurzbauer z”l.Ø Rabbi Alan and Jean Lettofsky, in memory of Arthur and Berti Horn Loeb z”l.Ø Gary and Marilyn Magden, in memory of Sadie Magden z”l.Ø Mick Miller and Jamie Saunt, in honor of the birth of

Ø Arnold StoneØ Blanche ValancyØ Marvin WarshayØ Daniel WeisbergØ Miriam Weisberg

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Ilene Gertman’s granddaughter.Ø Stephen Pepper and Linda Tobin, in honor of Beth and Scott Wachter’s 25th wedding anniversary.Ø Stephen Pepper and Linda TobinØ Stephen Pepper and Linda Tobin, in honor of Joe and Mia Buchwald Gelles.Ø David and Judie PerelmanØ Adam ProbstØ Juliana Sadock Savino, to the Kiddush Fund.Ø Linda and Robert Silver, in honor of Rabbi Moshe Adler.Ø Dorothea (Dolly) Small, in memory of Aaron Small z”l.Ø Arnold and Diane Stone, to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund.Ø Rivka Taub, in memory of Moshe Taub z”l and Tzipora Priess z”l.Ø Leonard Tracht, toward the Decem-ber Hanukkah party.Ø Dietz Ziechmann

Thanks for Contributions in response to our Annual Appeal to: ! HDWTØ Rabbi Moshe AdlerØ Joe and Mia Buchwald GellesØ Robin Dubin and Richard KrueckØ David and Nancy FalckØ Joel Falck and Julie RabinØ Joel GenuthØ Ilene GertmanØ Sharona Hoffman and Andy PodgurskiØ Ari Klein and Ditte WolinØ Martin and Nancy KosminØ Alan Lerner and Erica NewØ Mick Miller and Jamie SauntØ Stephen Pepper and Linda TobinØ Nelson PoleØ Arnold and Diane StoneØ Leonard TrachtØ Beth and Scott Wachter

Thanks for Kiddush sponsorships to:January 7 – ! HDWTØ Leonard Tracht, in memory of his parents, Dora and Joseph Tracht z”l.

January 14 – ! HDWTØ Juliana Sadock Savino, in mem-ory of her grandfather, Fredrick Sadock z”l.

February 4 – ! HDWTØ Leonid and Mariya Baron, in memory of their daughter, Yevgenia Baron Probst z”l.

February 11 – ! HDWTØ The BE –THS’ Board of Trustees and Co-Presidents.

Thanks for Simcha Kiddush spon-sorships to:December ! HDWTØ Sherry Ball and Marty Gelfand, in honor of Eden Gelfand’s birthday.Ø Sherry Ball and Marty Gelfand, in honor of Marty Gelfand’s birth-day.Ø Richard Krueck, in honor of his birthday.Ø Joe and Mia Buchwald Gelles, in honor of Nina Sobel’s birthday.

January ! HDWTØ Frank and Jeanette Buchwald, in honor of Mia Buchwald Gelles’ birthday.Ø Janice Carrick, in honor of her birthday.Ø Menachem Shoham, in honor of his birthday and the birthdays of several other members of his family, Yaron, Amit, and Israel Shoham.

Hanukkah Party photos by Carol Bruml, Miriam Palevsky, and Scott Wachter

Hanukkah Party

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inviteS you to celebrate

shabbat with a Service and dinner.

Friday, February 10, 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service with learning, 6:30.

Teacher: Barry Starr. dinner at about 7:40.

dinner includes fish, vegetarian-friendly menu.

Price: $10.00 per person.

RSVP: http://www.bethelheights.org/kabbalat-shabbat/ or you can call Joe 321-6734.Prepaid reservations requested by Monday, February 6

Location: beth el–the heights Synagogue 3246 desota avenue cleveland hts., oh 44118

This is a membership event — a great time to introduce potential members to our community, a little less formal and a lot shorter than Shabbat morning. So bring a friend — don’t be shy about asking!

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Winter Bird Walk Co-led by BE –THS member, Laura Gooch.

Celebrate Tu B’Sh’vat, the Jewish New Year for trees and agriculture with a

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 8:15 AM – 10:30 AM

NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES 2600 S. PARK BLVD., CLEVELAND, OH

Meet at 8:15 am for a casual talk on various bird topics. Walk begins at 8:30 am. Binoculars are available for use with an id. Free. No previous birding experience is necessary.

Organized in part by BE –THS social committee. RSVPs are appreciated. ball.sherry@gmail.com or 216-372-8827