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B’nai Zion Congregat ion November 2019 / Cheshvan ~ Kislev 5780

We have been through quite a month. Four weeks with holy days. Magnificent music. Inspiring prayer books. Seeing old friends. Making new friends. Shofar blasts. Eating

outside. Dancing in the sanctuary. Celebrating our Torah. Kissing all four Torah scrolls. Children, adults, families doing Mitzvot. Living Jewish life with all of our senses. Learning. Caring. Crying. Laughing. Making promises. Making excuses. Being forgiven. Packing up. Sharing. Fasting. Eating. Building. Putting up and taking down.

Hurting and healing. Mourning, remembering, and loving.

I think that the list can go on and on.

I am so grateful that the Jewish month that we share with November this year has no Jewish holidays. We need a break.

Actually, it has one important holiday - Shabbat. It is our break, and it comes not once, but every week.

One of the things I did last month included being interviewed by a young man who is a student at a Christian seminary. He asked many good questions, but one of my answers truly surprised him. He asked me what my

favorite holiday is. Without hesitation I said, “Shabbat.” He was surprised, because he didn’t think of Shabbat as a holiday, partially because it happens so frequently. Of course, the frequency is one of the reasons it is my favorite holiday.

I also obviously just love getting a Shabbat break. It is not that I don’t do anything - I am at B’nai Zion: leading a service, singing the songs, trying to inspire and teach. I love getting to see people who are like family.

There are so many reasons I love Shabbat. I love its timelessness.

I spent an academic year in Israel after high school. I was on the Institute for Training Jewish Youth Leaders from

Abroad program. I am sure I have told you that, and some stories from that year. I don’t remember if I told you about the interviews that determined whether I got to go on the program. One of the things I told the person interviewing me was how much I love Shabbat, and that one of the things I do on Shabbat is take off my watch.

It is annoying at first - every week. I look at my wrist to find out what time it is - and nothing is there. After a few hours, I realize that I love being untethered to time. It isn’t that I can’t know what time it is - there are clocks all over the place. I just don’t have to have the time on me. I don’t have to watch the time. The person interviewing

me thought it was a good idea - but lived with their watch on their wrist. They never took it off - not when they showered and not when they slept. I explained that it was ok - they can still have Shabbat with their watch on.

A week or so later I went back for the next part of the application process. The interviewer said that they tried it - they didn’t wear a watch on Shabbat. They actually

loved not being tied to time one day a week.

Enjoy your month without holy days... but remember to enjoy Shabbat. I sometimes like to think of it as “don’t watch” - don’t watch a schedule, or your “to do list,” or even your watch. Try it. It is a blessing.

Biv’rakhah,

Rabbi Dr. Jana L. De Benedetti

Don’t Watch

The BuzZ at BZ News From B’nai Zion Congregation in Shreveport, LA

From Rabbi Jana


Rabbi Jana has continued to talk about the year 2020 being the 150th Anniversary of the first building for B’nai Zion Congregation. That is a lot of perspective to draw from. In fact, that was just after the Civil War! No cars, no airplanes, no light bulbs just to name a few important things. Yet we found a way to build a Temple and to hold Shabbat Services. I’m just guessing that it wasn’t easy getting to the Synagogue for services. I do understand that it isn’t easy today either; however, I imagine the reasons are significantly different. The above thought came to me as I sat down to write

this month’s message. It was such a pleasure to see so many of you at High Holy Day Services. Most of you heard me say my favorite part of serving as your President has been to see how much Rabbi Jana cares about all of “her family.” Many of you came up to me during the holidays and thanked me for making those comments. This month’s message is to let you know the best way to thank Rabbi is to make a resolution to attend Shabbat Services as often as possible. Again, I get it – it’s not easy, and yet they came to B’nai Zion in 1870. I don’t expect you to come every Shabbat, but try to make it a few times each year and bring your children. They all add a lot to the service and it is a pleasure watching them grow up. Friday night Shabbat Service is a beautiful, relaxing and spiritual one-hour service. Make plans to join us – you will be happy you did.

Jon

From our President, Jon Black

B’nai Zion Board of Trustees 2019 - 2020

President Jon Black

Vice President Kathy Plante Treasurer Rick Murov Secretary Rachel Robichaux

Past President Gary Abrams Brotherhood David Brainis Sisterhood Bethany Sorkey

Helaine Braunig Sharon Goldman

Randy Greengus David Kaufman Adam Miller

Anna Myers Sue Rubenstein

Faye Serkin Sam Silverblatt Rachel Stuart-Haas

Next Board meeting is 6 PM Tuesday, November 19

Renovation of the Office Spaces at B’nai Zion

The office spaces are being renovated - the ceiling had tiles that were falling down, and the lights needed to be updated. The carpet is being replaced and the walls are being painted. The doors of the cabinets in the administrative office were frequently needing hinge repairs. There are improvements to upgrade security issues. The whole process should only take a few more weeks, at which point we will have a dedication ceremony. Until then, normal office hours will be kept, but the office is sharing the Federation office space.


From our Education Director, Barbara Joseph

The story of Noah’s ark represents a turning point in the relationship between human beings and animals. Furious about human misbehavior, God decides to destroy the world by flood, saving only the righteous Noah and his family and enough animals to sustain all of the species. When the waters recede, God gives Noah seven laws — now known as the Noahide laws — aimed at establishing a just society.

Perhaps as a concession to the violent tendencies that God now recognizes within human nature, God here permits humans to eat animals. At the same time, God protects animals against unduly cruel slaughter by banning the practice of cutting a limb off a living animal (Genesis 9:3-4). This balance between simultaneously permitting the use of animals for human need and prohibiting unnecessary cruelty to animals becomes the overarching principle of later Jewish law regarding the treatment of animals.

Within the Talmud, this prohibition against unnecessary cruelty acquires a name — tza’ar ba’alei chayim: the suffering of animals.*

To coincide with the parsha of Noah, there will be a Blessing for Pets and some animal Mitzvah projects at Religious School on Sunday, November 3rd. Families can bring pets (or pictures of pets) to B’nai Zion at 11:30. Watch for email or check the website for guidelines on safely bringing and interacting with pets.

For the Mitzvah projects, we will be collecting several items for local animal shelters including newspapers (advertising flyers removed), bath sized towels, cat litter, stainless steel food/water bowls, and waterproof-backed disposable pads.

The following weekend, November 8-10, our ISJL fellow Julia Kunis will be in town. Her programming for Sunday morning will continue the animal theme with the Jewish value mentioned above - tza'ar ba'alei chayim (preventing cruelty to animals). Julia will be attending KID-dush and Torah Study at B’nai Zion on November 9. Please introduce yourself to her! Let me know if you are interested in hosting Julia in your home, or for a meal or other activity during the weekend.

(*See “Ethical Treatment of Animals in Judaism” at MyJewishLearning.com for more information)

See you soon,

Barbara We proudly use the ISJL Curriculum

Todah Rabah (Thanks so much!):

Cooking apple cake with students for Rosh Hashanah – Alfred Barrow, Marla Hyman, Bethany Sorkey

Building the Outdoor Sukkah - David Brainis, Justin Dodson, Ricky Murov, Breck Myers, Sam

Silverblatt, Maury Strausman

Building the Indoor Sukkah - Max De Benedetti, Tim Mills, Lang Wardlaw

Dismantle the Outdoor Sukkah - Gary Abrams, David Brainis, Garrett Brainis, Breck Myers, Sam

Silverblatt, Maury Strausman, Aaron Suckle, Lang Wardlaw

Dismantling the Indoor Sukkah - Max De Benedetti, Tim Mills, Lang Wardlaw

Making sushi for Sukkot – Max De Benedetti, Ron De Benedetti, Patti David, Jennifer Parris, Maureen

Murov

Preparing Sukkah decorations – Faye Serkin, Nora Serkin

Coordinating refreshments for Sukkot – Jodi HuttoSave the Date:

Liam Haas Bar Mitzvah - December 6

Community Hanukkah Celebration sponsored by the Federation at Agudath Achim with The Bible

Players (coordinated with the ISJL Cultural Programming Entertainers) – December 22

Religious School News


The last Wednesday of each month Rabbi Jana will lead discussions called: “What Would You Do? Ethical Dilemmas with a Jewish Perspective.”

We plan to meet November 27 from 2-3 PM in the Ballroom at the Tower of the Oaks of Louisiana. You do not have to live at the Oaks to come to the discussions, but please make a reservation by calling Stephanie at 212-2322.

Tuesday, November 12 the People of the Book Club will be discussing the book Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love - by Dani Shapiro

What makes us who we are? What combination of memory, history, biology, experience, and that ineffable thing called the soul defines us?

In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website to which she had whimsically submitted her DNA for analysis, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her father was not her biological father. She woke up one morning and her entire history–the life she had lived–crumbled beneath her.

Inheritance is a book about secrets–secrets within families, kept out of shame or self-protectiveness; secrets we keep from one another in the name of love. It is the story of a woman’s urgent quest to unlock the story of her own identity, a story that has been scrupulously hidden from her for more than fifty years, years she had spent writing brilliantly, and compulsively, on themes of identity and family history. It is a book about the extraordinary moment we live in–a moment in which science and technology have outpaced not only medical ethics but also the capacities of the human heart to contend with the consequences of what we discover.

People of the Book Club

Ethical Dilemmas from a Jewish Perspective with Rabbi Jana

Recurring and Special Events

Simcha Shabbat to celebrate and honor people with bir thdays or anniversar ies in November is 6 PM November 1. Special Oneg Shabbat follows service.

New this year: each month Rabbi Jana and the B’nai Zion Sisterhood are giving gifts to everyone who attends the Simcha Shabbat during the month of their birthday

or anniversary.

Simcha Shabbat

KID-dush Shabbat

Children and families are invited to join us for KID-dush Shabbat which will be led by Julia

Kunis, our ISJL Education Fellow, and Rabbi Jana

9 - 9:30 AM Saturday November 9

Join us for a singing, dancing, marching, boinging,

no-reading-necessary, great story, happy Shabbat service

followed by challah and grape juice Kiddush for KID-dush Shabbat.

People from all backgrounds are welcome to join us at “Together Tuesday” 6 PM November 5. an oppor tunity for people of all faiths and backgrounds to get together, share with each other and hopefully inspire each other. The hope is that by coming together it will encourage conversation and strengthen our greater community. Invite someone new. You can stay as long or short as you want. We are meeting at locally owned locations. This month we will meet at .(3210 Barksdale Blvd - just south of Barksdale AFB on the opposite side of the street).

Together Tuesday


Visit from Our ISJL Fellow: Julia Kunis

Sunday, November 3 - the weekend when Jewish congregations all over the world will read about Noah and the animals in the Ark, we will have a Blessing for Pets and several animal shelter-related Mitzvah projects. Parents are invited to bring family pets starting at 11:30 AM to the rear parking lot - please adhere to the guidelines below if you will be bringing an animal. Students can bring a picture of their pet when they arrive at 9:30 AM if you are not able to bring the actual animal. Immediately clean up any messes your pet makes. All animals must be on a leash or in a secure carrier. Any animal in a carrier that will

be opened must have a secure leash already attached, unless it is a small, pocket pet (hamster, gerbil, etc) that can be adequately and safely contained in a hand. Be aware, a small pocket pet is easily startled and might bite, causing the owner to drop the pet. A small animal jumping down and scampering away is a tempting treat to some dogs!

All dogs, cats, ferrets and horses should be current on their rabies vaccination. A responsible person (parent, older sibling, grandparent, caregiver) should accompany any young child

with a pet. Please share the following precautions with your child: Remember to ask the owner/handler of each pet belonging to someone else if it is okay to pet their animal

before touching someone else’s pet. Do not give food to someone else’s pet before asking the owner. Our animal-related Mitzvah project includes donations of the following for Caddo Parish Animal Services and the Partnership for Pets. Some of these might be items you have around your house, while some might need to be purchased. Any of these, or a financial contribution to either organization (checks can be written to Caddo Parish Animal Services or Partnership for Pets) will be appreciated. These items can be brought at 9:30, or at 11:30, and delivered to the foyer:

Learning about animals from a Jewish perspective continues the following weekend, when our ISJL fellow, Julia Kunis, comes to visit and will teach us Jewish insights about animals. Please look for Julia at Agudath Achim 8 PM Friday night November 8, at B'nai Zion Saturday morning for KID-dush, a Shabbat experience for families with young children 9-9:30 AM, and 9:45 AM Torah study. She will also be meeting with Religious School faculty and will continue by leading the students in activities at Religious School Sunday morning November 10.

This is Julia’s first year as a Fellow at the Institute for Southern Jewish Life. Her

beloved hometown is South Setauket, New York. There, she would spend long summers

at the beach, hanging out with friends, and going to camp. She attended CUNY Hunter

College in New York City and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. She

was an active leader on campus as a Resident Assistant, President of the Anthropology

Club and an active Hunter Hillel member! Julia has many passions and hobbies, like

playing the violin, singing, exploring new places, eating at unique restaurants, painting,

crafting, learning about other cultures, landscapes, and people. Julia loves developing

meaningful connections with everyone she meets. She is very excited to start her journey

at the ISJL and is eager to meet and explore her new communities!

Canned dog food for medicating

Industrial hand held spray bottles

Paper towels Adams spray for dogs and

cats

Antimicrobial/antifungal shampoos

Cleaners for stainless steel Dog treats Old medicine bottles for

use in house Clorox wipes

Puppy and kitten formula Towels, blankets Bleach Puppy pads or newspaper Puppy food Gift cards to Tractor Supply


Mitzvah Collections

In commemoration of Veterans Day we will again be placing or replacing flags and Jewish War Veteran flag holders at the gravesite of all of the decesased Jewish veterans in the Jewish cemeteries in Shreveport.This is a list of deceased veterans who have been connected to B’nai Zion Congregation and whose information has been entered into the B’nai Zion database. We do not believe that this is a complete list, and would appreciate your assistance by letting us know of anyone who has been connected to B’nai Zion - whether they were members of our congregation or related to members. The list should include anyone who had served - even if they are not buried in a local cemetery. If they are buried locally, we want to be sure that they have a flag placed near their gravesite. We are extremely proud to honor our veterans in this manner. Any help you can provide is appreciated: by ensuring that our list is complete, placing flags at the gravesites, or making donations to cover the cost of replacing the flags for Veterans Day and Memorial Day each year. We are currently scheduled to begin placing flags (weather permitting) at the B’nai Zion section of Greenwood at 3 PM November 10, so that flags will be placed before Veterans Day, Monday, November 11. Please check this list, and advise the office of any changes: We will have a Shabbat service to honor all veterans November 8. Poppies will be available in the office in November until Veterans Day and at the Shabbat service.

Leon Abramson Paul D. Abramson, Sr. Joe Badt, II Louis E. Bayer Hamilton R. Benson William M. Blumberg Paul Brainis Henry E. Cahn Jules Henry Dreyfuss William R.T. Ellis Albert Elmer Lionel Eltis Lewis Feinberg David Felsenthal Isadore Friedman Leo Friedman David Stein Goldberg Melvin Goldberg Edmund Golden Joseph Goldman

Samuel Goldstein Walter S. Grant Sidney Herold Henry Kahan Harold Kaplan James Jacob Katz Alex Kuperman Rabbi David Lefkowitz, Jr. Dr. Harold Levy Martin J. Lewis Gershon Marcus Herman Imy Marcus Theo Meyer Harry Mittenthal Raymond Sylvan Morris Abie Murov Harold Murov Joseph Mandel Murov James Muslow Marvin Muslow

Neal H. Nierman Ben A. Phelps, Jr Ben A. Phelps, Sr. Joseph Phillips Leonard Phillips Delbert Plante, Jr. Keith Norman Rabinowitz Dr. Donald Yale Rosen Everett Rubenstein Charles Selber Irving H. Selber Aaron Selber, Jr. Jacob "Jack" Stein Seymour Van Os Sam Vedlitz Joel Vernon Sam Weisman Sam Wiener, Jr. Sam Wolff Stephen Wright

Veterans Day

Food Bank Volunteer Opportunity and News

The North Louisiana Food Bank has requested volunteers from B’nai Zion 9:00 to 11:30 AM Monday, November 18. Please contact Helaine if you can help - or if you would like to help at a future date. ShFTY is proud to report that the food drive from Yom Kippur through Sukkot allowed B’nai Zion to donate 248 pounds of food. There were a number of bags that were brought for donation that could not be used. Please check, before donating, to be sure that the food you bring is not expired. There were bags that included food from 2016-2018. Expired food is not acceptable.

B’nai Zion collects and distributes or recycles: toiletries, soda can tabs, Box Tops for Education, batteries, old markers, ink cartridges, clean clothes to shred, nice clothes, new socks or underwear for elementary school children, food donations to the Food Bank. Thank you for your contributions to our “Mitzvah Collections.”


So Many Holidays Were Celebrated Last Month


11/02 Sophia & Norman Lepow 11/02 Susan & Charlton Meyer 11/04 Jane Sklar 11/05 Michelle Rettig 11/08 JoAlice Levin 11/09 Anne & Bobby Baskind 11/09 Teddy Kranson 11/09 Sheila & Glen Watkins 11/11 Marla Hyman 11/12 Garrett Brainis 11/13 Matthew Rabinowitz 11/15 Todd Muslow 11/16 Clare Maisel 11/17 Barbara & Curtis Joseph 11/17 Dayton McGovern 11/18 Ben Sour, Jr. 11/18 Gregory Kallenberg 11/18 Jodi Hutto 11/18 Lisa Miller

11/19 Caroline Evensky 11/19 Harrison Rosen 11/21 Curtis Joseph 11/22 Jan Pittman 11/22 Debra & Stuart Blum 11/22 Renee Katz 11/22 Abigail Katz 11/23 Taylor Rosen 11/23 Randy Greengus 11/23 Elisha Parris 11/25 Courtney Murphrey 11/25 Kingston Hunter 11/25 Dominic Dodson 11/28 Leroy Nuckolls 11/30 Dorothy Lobel 11/30 McKenzie Nash 11/30 Grayson Nash 11/30 Mary Muslow

We give thanks for life, for health, for all that sustains us, and for this joyous day.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

To Caleb Joseph for being selected to solo with the Caddo Magnet High School Chamber Orchestra and the Centenary Youth Orchestra. He was also selected to participate in the Louisiana All-State Orchestra in Baton Rouge and the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. He is the son of Barbara & Curtis Joseph.

Lauren Turner for being elected Freshman Class President at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is the daughter of Amy & Brent Turner. Proud grandparents are Sharon & Elliott Goldman.

Mazel Tov

Shabbat Blessers at B’nai Zion

NOVEMBER 1 Patti David and Sidney Kent

8 Jodi Hutto and Mitch Newstadt

15 Diane Dufilho and Kathy Brodnax

22 Sharon & Elliott Goldman

29 (Thanksgiving)


While care was taken to compile these lists, errors may have occurred.

If you notice any omissions, misspellings, or names in the incorrect category,

please accept our apologies and notify the office so that we may correct our records.

Please note that donations made after the bulletin deadline will appear in the next month’s bulletin.

Shabbat Schedule Friday Evening Service - 6:00 PM Saturday Torah Study - 9:45 AM

Saturday Morning Service - 11:00 AM

Office Hours Monday through Friday 9 AM-2 PM No Business on Shabbat or Holidays

Call for an appointment to meet with the Rabbi

Donations Were Made to These Funds:

CEMETERY In Memory of Sara Lena Shapiro and Mollie Shapiro. from Jacqueline Fleschman Lucile S. Van Os from Herman Van Os Barbara LeVine Weinstein from Janice Kahn Lewis Weinstein from Janice Kahn ENDOWMENT For the complete Recovery of Fred Phillips from Mandel Selber, Jr. In Honor of The 90th Birthday of Mandy Selber from Harriett Marcus The 90th Birthday of Mandel Selber, Jr. from Susie Miller GENERAL In Honor of New Year 5780 from Myron Page In Memory of Lucy Brainis from Lory & Larry Evensky MUSIC For the Complete Recovery of Bethany Sorkey from Karen & Bob Gordon

RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY In Honor of Rabbi Jana De Benedetti from Bette & Jeff Reichman Rabbi Jana De Benedetti from Dr. Nancy Silverblatt In Memory of Hazel Blass Gross from Dr. Nancy Silverblatt Alice G. Silverblatt from Dr. Nancy Silverblatt Charles William Silverblatt from Dr. Nancy Silverblatt David S. Silverblatt from Dr. Nancy Silverblatt RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DONATIONS In Memory of Carol Ginsburg from Rachel Ginsburg SHFTY DONATIONS In Honor of the Birthday of Nancy Abrams from Mark Kaplan & Betsy Kaplan Beall Bill Braunig from Mark Kaplan & Betsy Kaplan Beall Carolyn Murov from Mark Kaplan & Betsy Kaplan Beall Mandel Selber Jr. from Mark Kaplan & Betsy Kaplan Beall Sam Silverblatt from Mark Kaplan & Betsy Kaplan Beall In Memory of Neal Nierman from Mark Kaplan & Betsy Kaplan Beall SISTERHOOD DONATIONS For the complete Recovery of Bethany Sorkey from Gary Yellen

The ShulCloud program simplifies the process of making donations or dedications online.

Go to the B’nai Zion website: www.BnaiZionCongregation.org Log-in

Click “Donate.”

Choose a fund, recipient, and payment type with just a few clicks. Payments can be made by credit or debit card, or e-checks

You are always also welcome to contact the B’nai Zion office to make donations or payments. The layout shown here of who was honored, who donated and to which funds for all donations was created using ShulCloud.


October 27-November 2 10/30 Janice Atkinson 10/27 Jesse Lewis Baker 10/26 Jacob Braunig 10/31 Janice Levy Brenner 25-09 10/27 Hershel Goldstein 10/27 Lena Goldstein 10/30 Gloria M. Greenberg 34-10 11/02 A.A. Herold, Sr. 10/31 Lilyan Goldman Kreitchman 11/02 Jean Kal Meltzer 11/01 John M. Meyer 10/31 Fred Miller 10/27 Meyer Morris 10/29 Janice Muslow 32-09 10/28 Sallye Schuster 14-15 10/27 Morris Somer 44-20 10/27 Bertha Wagner 10/28 Lazarus Willer 43-19 10/31 Therese S. Willer 23-08 November 3 - 9 11/3 Albert M. Dreyfuss, Sr. 14-21 11/3 Clara Heiman 11/3 Dr. Max Morris 11/3 Ruth W. Ruben 11/3 Floyd Bailey 11/3 Marion Freyer 11/4 Rose Goldberger 21-08 11/4 Herman Gold 11/4 Darleen West Cozzens 11/6 *Abie Murov 44-04 11/6 Leah K. Lerner 11/6 Hugh Levert Williams 34-15 11/6 Eunice Siegel Marcus 32-13 11/7 Mr. Carol Dee Stahl 33-07 11/8 Rosetta Elmer 11/8 Jessamine T. Wile 42-03 11/8 Betty Phillips 11-10 11/9 Ethel Kaplan 11/9 Mr. Marion Dover

November 10 - 16 11/10 Wynn Kal 11/10 Theodore Ruben 11/11 Ike Heidingsfield 11/12 Bertrand I. Cahn 11/12 Joanne Selber Vedlitz 11/13 Rena Feldman 11/13 Sol Klumok 11/13 Richard Rutman 11/14 Alex Feigelson 11/14 Minnie S. Morris 24-12 11/14 Vivian Murov 11/15 Mary Toys 11/16 Marguerite Dupree 11/16 Stan Shaw

November 17 -23 11/17 Chaim Murov 11/17 Ida Katzenstein 11/18 Norman Schnurr 11/18 Nathan Murov 22-15 11/18 Morris Chernick 32-07 11/18 *Louis E. Bayer 21-14 11/18 Max M. Hermer 21-06 11/18 Lawrence Millard Shor 11/19 "Bobbye" Susman 31-20 11/19 Alfred Kent 25-11 11/19 John Lerner 11/19 Sidney E. Blumenthal 11/19 Hyman Gardsbane 34-24 11/19 Edith Gompertz 33-14 11/19 *Harold Kaplan 43-24 11/20 Jacob Greenberg 34-09 11/20 Dorothy O. Muslow 13-03 11/20 Sol Cruvant 11/20 Samuel Willer 11/20 Annette Hirsch 34-03 11/21 *James Muslow 32-01 11/21 Bettie Cahn Alcus Levy 23-22

11/21 May Stein 11/21 Arthur Henry Werner 22-13

November 17 -23 11/21 Reba G. Strauss 34-11 11/21 Sam Abramson 11/21 *Raymond Sylvan Morris 11/21 *Samuel Goldstein 44-01 11/22 Rae Goldstein 22-04 11/22 *Charles Selber 12-03 11/22 L.F. Shanblum 11/22 Ruth W. Steiner 11/22 Fannie M. Ginsburg 11/22 Julia Lesser 11/23 Clare Fein 11/23 *Joseph Goldman 21-19 November 24 –30 11/24 *James Jacob Katz 33-19 11/24 Mae Mayre Wolf Parker 11/24 *Joel Vernon 11/25 Alex Ruben 11/25 Lottie (Charlotte) Sugar 11/26 Harry Goldman 11/26 Louis Wile 12-01 11/26 *Alex Kuperman 11/26 Julia P. Kelly 12-19 11/26 Miriam Muslow 11/26 *Walter S. Grant 43-01 11/27 Theodore Aufrichtig 11/27 Ann B. Simon 11/27 Morris Lipsen 11/27 Helen Weisman 11/28 Nina Plante 11/28 Vicki Marks 11/29 Gladys Dreifus 13-11 11/29 Hermina Ochs Silverman 11/30 *Sam Wolff 23-03 11/30 Paul Silverblatt 11/30 Norman Kranson 24-07 11/30 Paul Shapiro 25-24 11/30 Jake Evensky 11/30 Eric Brock

Yahrzeits: May Remembering Them Be A Blessing

B’nai Zion tradition is to read the Yahrzeit names during Shabbat services at the end of the week that included the anniversary of the death.

Electra Churchill, partner of Fred Phillips.

Johnny Engelbert, father of Keli Talbert, and grandfather of Morgan Conway.

May memories of them bring blessings. May their families be consoled.

Condolences to the Family and Friends of:

*An asterisk before a name indicates the deceased was a veteran


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B’nai Zion Congregation

245 Southfield Road

Shreveport, LA 71105-3608

(318) 861-2122 office

[email protected]

www.bnaizioncongregation.org

Rabbi Dr. Jana L. De Benedetti

Barbara Joseph, Education Director

Jon Black, President

B’nai Zion History:

) Charter Obtained 1866

) Joined UAHC (now URJ) 1908

P First Building Erected 1870

P Second Building Dedicated 1914

P Present Building Dedicated 1956

B’nai Zion Cemeteries:

_ Hebrew Rest I (Oaklawn): 1858

_ Hebrew Rest II (Texas Av): 1886

_ Hebrew Rest III (Greenwood): 1933

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Join us as our son helps lead the service and is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah

Liam Haas 6 pm Friday, December 6, 2019

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