this just in! - congregation beth torah...zlateh the goat and other stories. singer, isaac bashevis;...
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Director of Congregational Learning
Office Administrator
Bookkeeper
CLC Administrative Assistant
Rabbirsquos Administrative Assistant
and Membership Coordinator
Facilities and Maintenance
President
Executive Vice President
Financial Vice President
Ritual Vice President
Education Vice President
Membership Vice President
Board Secretary
Treasurer
Development Vice President
Immediate Past President
THIS JUST IN Rabbi Zelony will be one of several area religious
leaders on Think everybodys favorite radio talk
show on Friday January 3 at 1PM Thats 901
FM or streamable worldwide at KERAorg
mdashHeres the promomdash
January 3 2020
In ldquoSanctuary And Safety A National CallndashIn
Special from Thinkrdquo we talk with a diverse group
of faith leaders about their approaches to creating
safe spaces for worshipmdashand about whatrsquos lost
when congregants no longer feel comfortable
gathering in public spaces
3
In 2020 the word partisanship might be defined as the inability to discuss anything that really
matters with someone who holds different beliefs The acrimony of partisanship has infected
the globe the nation and certainly the Jewish community of Dallas Jewish communities
around the world are struggling with this issue to the extent that the Hartman Institute of Israel
httpshartmanorgil has conducted research in this area and written a white paper on the
topic (httpscbtnewsSHI-WHITE-PAPER)
The summary of the paper is that machlochet lrsquoshem shamayim the idea of arguing to get to a
higher truth is under threat from partisanship Open discourse disagreement and holding
principled positionsmdashwhich have always been the bedrock of Rabbinic Judaismmdashare under
threat in this toxic media and political climate The result is that Jewish leadership is being
discouraged bullied and threatened when it tries to address matters of consequence
Here in Dallas Jewish leadership is looking for healthy ways to address partisanship In
November Mariam Feist President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
convened several rabbis in the community to discuss Hartmanrsquos white paper All three
denominations in our city were represented at the meeting The result of the meeting was an
action plan We are hopeful that these ideas will come to fruition
The first is incorporating training into Federationrsquos young leadership programs that will prepare
leaders to respond to partisanship For example leaders need to learn how to respond when a
news story that is relevant to the Jewish community breaks How do they decide whether their
institution needs to make a public response How do they decide which platforms to use to
publish their responses Who needs to weigh in on the responses before they go public
Secondly Federation hopes to have a training for all the current boards of our Jewish
organizations on ways to address partisanships The board members of our synagogues and
non-profits are leaders in addition to our rabbis executive directors and presidents They too
are shaping the future of Jewish Dallas They too would benefit from learning ways to foster
open discourse disagreement and holding principled positions in our community
Finally we are planning a Shabbat on which all the rabbis in Dallas will be encouraged to give
sermons on the value of machlochet lrsquoshem shamayim This will show our united support in
turning away from partisanship and embracing the Jewish tradition of public debate The hope
is to publish the sermons collectively and share them with the Dallas Jewish community
I look forward to updating you on our plans
4
As we embark on a secular new year and new decade many of us will make resolutions to change
in the coming year We resolve to become the ldquonew and improvedrdquo version of who we were last
year be healthier more kind to others and ourselves determined to change to make our
resolutions reality
Rabbi Zelony and I recently attended ldquo2020 Judaismrdquo the collaborative convention of The United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and the Rabbinical Assembly in Boston During a
session on The Future of Judaism a speaker commented ldquoJews are asked not to make a leap of
faith but a leap of actionrdquo They continued to explain that people used to be born as part of a
community and had to find their place as individuals nowadays people are born as individuals
and have to find their place in a community
To help us each find our place in our CBT Community perhaps a new yearrsquos resolution to take
action and improve our community health is just what the doctor ordered
Below are my ldquoTop 20rdquo suggestions to try during the first few months of 2020
1 Register for one of the Adult Education offerings such as Mark A Siegel Speaker Series
Nosh amp Knowledge Chocolate Hebrew or Decoding Jewish Prayer
2 Attend a Congregational Shabbat Dinner with friends and family
3 Participate in Sunday morning minyan
4 Have fun at Torah Yoga on a Saturday morning
5 Sing along at a Friday Shabbat Joyful Noise service
6 Observe a CBT General Board of Directors meeting to learn how we operate
7 Enjoy bagel breakfast and speakers at a Menrsquos Club Breakfast Program
8 Learn to lead one of the Shabbat services
9 Brings your kidsgrandkids to HandndashInndashHand or Tot Shabbat
10 Join our Safety Team
11 Participate in Inclusion Shabbat
12 Dance with the Wednesday night Israel Dance Class
13 Visit or call homebound congregants through CBT Cares
14 Donate blood at the Social Action drive
15 Shop the variety of items at our LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop
16 Talk lsquon Fold to help prepare our monthly M3 mailing
17 Wake up early and participate in Monday morning minyan
18 Celebrate Purim and hear the Megillah reading with your CBT community
19 Attend Sisterhoodrsquos Torah Fund Luncheon to honor Lisa Miller
20 Volunteer to help with an event or projector suggest a new one
The year 2020 is full of new possibilities I would love to hear about your resolutions and help you
achieve your ldquocommunity-healthrdquo goal for 2020
5
Educating our children in the richness of their past the diversity of their present and the
possibilities for their future is our goal at our Congregational Learning Center As with sports or
music lessons it is important to practice a little bit each day to help keep our skills sharp Our
online classes help our students learn about our Jewish history and heritage as well as
developing their Hebrew reading skills
We ask that each student take five minutes a day five times a week using their
assigned JiTap class We have classes assigned from our KindergartenmdashMadrichim
classes JiTap is a platform which empowers Jewish families teachers and students
to learn from each other by creating their own personalized interactive lessons and
games on Jewish and Hebrew subjects
Effective Jewish education has never been more important but reaching the next
generation has never been more difficult
JiTap fuses modern tools with rigorous personalized high quality content and deep
support
This enables synagogues like Beth Torah to deliver first-class Jewish education amp
Hebrew even when time is short resources are squeezed and therersquos excessive
competition for our kidsrsquo attention
By now your family should have received a letter in the mail from the Learning Center
with a QR code and password After downloading the app on any iOS or Android
device students can use the code to log in or if preferred you can access JiTap
through the website at jitapnet Parents please get your child signed up and get
started learning today As they complete modules they will receive tickets to be
eligible for a grand prize drawing at the end of the year If you have any problems
accessing the app please let me know
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6
Bone Button Borscht Davis Aubrey illustrated by Dusan Petricic Buffalo NY Kids Can
Press 1997 On a dark winters night a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and
a delicious mealmdashand sets out to find just that In this retelling of the classic folk tale
Stone Soup a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a
few buttons and a little cooperation (Preschool Primary)
Marven of the Great North Woods Lasky Kathryn illustrated by Kevin Hawkes San
Diego Harcourt Brace 1997 When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth Minnesota
in 1918 Marvens parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease
But a logging camp in the great north woods A true story of a small Jewish boy and a
bearish French-Canadian lumberjack and how they became friends under the most
unusual circumstances (Primary Elementary)
The Winter Horses Kerr Philip New York Ember 2014 It will soon be another cold winter
in the Ukraine But its 1941 and things are different this year Max the devoted
caretaker of an animal preserve must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken
this precious land He must also learn to keep secretsmdashfor there is a girl Kalinka who
is hiding in the park Kalinka has lost her home her family her belongingsmdasheverything
but her life Still she has gained one small precious gift a relationship with the rare
wild and wily Przewalskis horses that wander the preserve Aside from Max these
endangered animals are her only friendsmdashuntil a Nazi campaign of extermination
nearly wipes them out for good Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey
across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horsesmdashand herself (Middle
School High School)
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories Singer Isaac Bashevis pictures by Maurice Sendak
translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Shub New York Harper amp
Row 1966 Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of
Chelmmdasha village of foolsmdashin this Newbery Honor Book Several of the seven magical
folktales spun by a master storyteller feature wintery themes including ldquoThe Snow in
Chelmrdquo ldquoThe Devilrsquos Trickrdquo and ldquoZlateh the Goatrdquo (All Ages)
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Whether traveling to a cold climate or staying home with a cup of hot chocolate these stories
are certain to get your students in the mood for winterhellipand are available in our Youth Library
(Room 12)
7
Continued from previous page
These ideas and activities for winter break will keep your students engaged in Jewish life while
school is out of session Activities include donating old clothes helping parents around the
house reading Jewish books baking challah and participating in a garbage reduction
challenge
Vrsquoahavta Lrsquoreirsquoacha KamochamdashLoving Onersquos Neighbor
ldquoYou shall love your neighbor as yourselfrdquo mdashLeviticus 1918
Winter break is a good time to go through your closets and find items that you can
give to those in need With your family collect coats mittens boots hats gloves
or other items that are especially necessary for the needy during winter months
You could set up a hot chocolate stand and give all the proceeds to charitable
organizations Organize your friends relatives etc to help out in the community
Shalom Bayit mdashPeace in the Home
ldquoThose who bring peace in the home it is as though they bring peace to all the people of
Israelrdquo mdashAvot de Rabbi Natan 283
A tidy home is a peaceful home (its hard to relax in the midst of clutter) Spend
some time cleaning up your room or your desk
Try your best not to fight with your siblings for at least one day
Say yes to every parent request (this also works for honoring your parents) q Do
one chore without being asked
Surprise someone by bringing them their favorite snack or other treat
Hiddur Mitzvah mdashEnhancing the Mitzvah
hellipThis is my God and I will glorify God -Shemot 152
Here are some things you can do to beautify your Jewish home
Set the table for Shabbat using your familyrsquos best tablecloth plates and napkins
While youre at it create place cards for everyone with their names
Polish the silver Many families have silver Kiddush cups or candle sticks See
whats in your house and offer to polish it up so its ready for the next holiday If
you dont have silver polish toothpaste works well too
Continued on next page
8
lt httpscbtnewsclc-snacks gt
Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
Continued from previous page
Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
Continued on next page
11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
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Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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3
In 2020 the word partisanship might be defined as the inability to discuss anything that really
matters with someone who holds different beliefs The acrimony of partisanship has infected
the globe the nation and certainly the Jewish community of Dallas Jewish communities
around the world are struggling with this issue to the extent that the Hartman Institute of Israel
httpshartmanorgil has conducted research in this area and written a white paper on the
topic (httpscbtnewsSHI-WHITE-PAPER)
The summary of the paper is that machlochet lrsquoshem shamayim the idea of arguing to get to a
higher truth is under threat from partisanship Open discourse disagreement and holding
principled positionsmdashwhich have always been the bedrock of Rabbinic Judaismmdashare under
threat in this toxic media and political climate The result is that Jewish leadership is being
discouraged bullied and threatened when it tries to address matters of consequence
Here in Dallas Jewish leadership is looking for healthy ways to address partisanship In
November Mariam Feist President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
convened several rabbis in the community to discuss Hartmanrsquos white paper All three
denominations in our city were represented at the meeting The result of the meeting was an
action plan We are hopeful that these ideas will come to fruition
The first is incorporating training into Federationrsquos young leadership programs that will prepare
leaders to respond to partisanship For example leaders need to learn how to respond when a
news story that is relevant to the Jewish community breaks How do they decide whether their
institution needs to make a public response How do they decide which platforms to use to
publish their responses Who needs to weigh in on the responses before they go public
Secondly Federation hopes to have a training for all the current boards of our Jewish
organizations on ways to address partisanships The board members of our synagogues and
non-profits are leaders in addition to our rabbis executive directors and presidents They too
are shaping the future of Jewish Dallas They too would benefit from learning ways to foster
open discourse disagreement and holding principled positions in our community
Finally we are planning a Shabbat on which all the rabbis in Dallas will be encouraged to give
sermons on the value of machlochet lrsquoshem shamayim This will show our united support in
turning away from partisanship and embracing the Jewish tradition of public debate The hope
is to publish the sermons collectively and share them with the Dallas Jewish community
I look forward to updating you on our plans
4
As we embark on a secular new year and new decade many of us will make resolutions to change
in the coming year We resolve to become the ldquonew and improvedrdquo version of who we were last
year be healthier more kind to others and ourselves determined to change to make our
resolutions reality
Rabbi Zelony and I recently attended ldquo2020 Judaismrdquo the collaborative convention of The United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and the Rabbinical Assembly in Boston During a
session on The Future of Judaism a speaker commented ldquoJews are asked not to make a leap of
faith but a leap of actionrdquo They continued to explain that people used to be born as part of a
community and had to find their place as individuals nowadays people are born as individuals
and have to find their place in a community
To help us each find our place in our CBT Community perhaps a new yearrsquos resolution to take
action and improve our community health is just what the doctor ordered
Below are my ldquoTop 20rdquo suggestions to try during the first few months of 2020
1 Register for one of the Adult Education offerings such as Mark A Siegel Speaker Series
Nosh amp Knowledge Chocolate Hebrew or Decoding Jewish Prayer
2 Attend a Congregational Shabbat Dinner with friends and family
3 Participate in Sunday morning minyan
4 Have fun at Torah Yoga on a Saturday morning
5 Sing along at a Friday Shabbat Joyful Noise service
6 Observe a CBT General Board of Directors meeting to learn how we operate
7 Enjoy bagel breakfast and speakers at a Menrsquos Club Breakfast Program
8 Learn to lead one of the Shabbat services
9 Brings your kidsgrandkids to HandndashInndashHand or Tot Shabbat
10 Join our Safety Team
11 Participate in Inclusion Shabbat
12 Dance with the Wednesday night Israel Dance Class
13 Visit or call homebound congregants through CBT Cares
14 Donate blood at the Social Action drive
15 Shop the variety of items at our LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop
16 Talk lsquon Fold to help prepare our monthly M3 mailing
17 Wake up early and participate in Monday morning minyan
18 Celebrate Purim and hear the Megillah reading with your CBT community
19 Attend Sisterhoodrsquos Torah Fund Luncheon to honor Lisa Miller
20 Volunteer to help with an event or projector suggest a new one
The year 2020 is full of new possibilities I would love to hear about your resolutions and help you
achieve your ldquocommunity-healthrdquo goal for 2020
5
Educating our children in the richness of their past the diversity of their present and the
possibilities for their future is our goal at our Congregational Learning Center As with sports or
music lessons it is important to practice a little bit each day to help keep our skills sharp Our
online classes help our students learn about our Jewish history and heritage as well as
developing their Hebrew reading skills
We ask that each student take five minutes a day five times a week using their
assigned JiTap class We have classes assigned from our KindergartenmdashMadrichim
classes JiTap is a platform which empowers Jewish families teachers and students
to learn from each other by creating their own personalized interactive lessons and
games on Jewish and Hebrew subjects
Effective Jewish education has never been more important but reaching the next
generation has never been more difficult
JiTap fuses modern tools with rigorous personalized high quality content and deep
support
This enables synagogues like Beth Torah to deliver first-class Jewish education amp
Hebrew even when time is short resources are squeezed and therersquos excessive
competition for our kidsrsquo attention
By now your family should have received a letter in the mail from the Learning Center
with a QR code and password After downloading the app on any iOS or Android
device students can use the code to log in or if preferred you can access JiTap
through the website at jitapnet Parents please get your child signed up and get
started learning today As they complete modules they will receive tickets to be
eligible for a grand prize drawing at the end of the year If you have any problems
accessing the app please let me know
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6
Bone Button Borscht Davis Aubrey illustrated by Dusan Petricic Buffalo NY Kids Can
Press 1997 On a dark winters night a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and
a delicious mealmdashand sets out to find just that In this retelling of the classic folk tale
Stone Soup a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a
few buttons and a little cooperation (Preschool Primary)
Marven of the Great North Woods Lasky Kathryn illustrated by Kevin Hawkes San
Diego Harcourt Brace 1997 When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth Minnesota
in 1918 Marvens parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease
But a logging camp in the great north woods A true story of a small Jewish boy and a
bearish French-Canadian lumberjack and how they became friends under the most
unusual circumstances (Primary Elementary)
The Winter Horses Kerr Philip New York Ember 2014 It will soon be another cold winter
in the Ukraine But its 1941 and things are different this year Max the devoted
caretaker of an animal preserve must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken
this precious land He must also learn to keep secretsmdashfor there is a girl Kalinka who
is hiding in the park Kalinka has lost her home her family her belongingsmdasheverything
but her life Still she has gained one small precious gift a relationship with the rare
wild and wily Przewalskis horses that wander the preserve Aside from Max these
endangered animals are her only friendsmdashuntil a Nazi campaign of extermination
nearly wipes them out for good Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey
across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horsesmdashand herself (Middle
School High School)
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories Singer Isaac Bashevis pictures by Maurice Sendak
translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Shub New York Harper amp
Row 1966 Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of
Chelmmdasha village of foolsmdashin this Newbery Honor Book Several of the seven magical
folktales spun by a master storyteller feature wintery themes including ldquoThe Snow in
Chelmrdquo ldquoThe Devilrsquos Trickrdquo and ldquoZlateh the Goatrdquo (All Ages)
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Whether traveling to a cold climate or staying home with a cup of hot chocolate these stories
are certain to get your students in the mood for winterhellipand are available in our Youth Library
(Room 12)
7
Continued from previous page
These ideas and activities for winter break will keep your students engaged in Jewish life while
school is out of session Activities include donating old clothes helping parents around the
house reading Jewish books baking challah and participating in a garbage reduction
challenge
Vrsquoahavta Lrsquoreirsquoacha KamochamdashLoving Onersquos Neighbor
ldquoYou shall love your neighbor as yourselfrdquo mdashLeviticus 1918
Winter break is a good time to go through your closets and find items that you can
give to those in need With your family collect coats mittens boots hats gloves
or other items that are especially necessary for the needy during winter months
You could set up a hot chocolate stand and give all the proceeds to charitable
organizations Organize your friends relatives etc to help out in the community
Shalom Bayit mdashPeace in the Home
ldquoThose who bring peace in the home it is as though they bring peace to all the people of
Israelrdquo mdashAvot de Rabbi Natan 283
A tidy home is a peaceful home (its hard to relax in the midst of clutter) Spend
some time cleaning up your room or your desk
Try your best not to fight with your siblings for at least one day
Say yes to every parent request (this also works for honoring your parents) q Do
one chore without being asked
Surprise someone by bringing them their favorite snack or other treat
Hiddur Mitzvah mdashEnhancing the Mitzvah
hellipThis is my God and I will glorify God -Shemot 152
Here are some things you can do to beautify your Jewish home
Set the table for Shabbat using your familyrsquos best tablecloth plates and napkins
While youre at it create place cards for everyone with their names
Polish the silver Many families have silver Kiddush cups or candle sticks See
whats in your house and offer to polish it up so its ready for the next holiday If
you dont have silver polish toothpaste works well too
Continued on next page
8
lt httpscbtnewsclc-snacks gt
Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
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Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
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11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
Continued on next page
13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
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characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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Received between 10172019 and 12222019
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
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Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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As we embark on a secular new year and new decade many of us will make resolutions to change
in the coming year We resolve to become the ldquonew and improvedrdquo version of who we were last
year be healthier more kind to others and ourselves determined to change to make our
resolutions reality
Rabbi Zelony and I recently attended ldquo2020 Judaismrdquo the collaborative convention of The United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) and the Rabbinical Assembly in Boston During a
session on The Future of Judaism a speaker commented ldquoJews are asked not to make a leap of
faith but a leap of actionrdquo They continued to explain that people used to be born as part of a
community and had to find their place as individuals nowadays people are born as individuals
and have to find their place in a community
To help us each find our place in our CBT Community perhaps a new yearrsquos resolution to take
action and improve our community health is just what the doctor ordered
Below are my ldquoTop 20rdquo suggestions to try during the first few months of 2020
1 Register for one of the Adult Education offerings such as Mark A Siegel Speaker Series
Nosh amp Knowledge Chocolate Hebrew or Decoding Jewish Prayer
2 Attend a Congregational Shabbat Dinner with friends and family
3 Participate in Sunday morning minyan
4 Have fun at Torah Yoga on a Saturday morning
5 Sing along at a Friday Shabbat Joyful Noise service
6 Observe a CBT General Board of Directors meeting to learn how we operate
7 Enjoy bagel breakfast and speakers at a Menrsquos Club Breakfast Program
8 Learn to lead one of the Shabbat services
9 Brings your kidsgrandkids to HandndashInndashHand or Tot Shabbat
10 Join our Safety Team
11 Participate in Inclusion Shabbat
12 Dance with the Wednesday night Israel Dance Class
13 Visit or call homebound congregants through CBT Cares
14 Donate blood at the Social Action drive
15 Shop the variety of items at our LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop
16 Talk lsquon Fold to help prepare our monthly M3 mailing
17 Wake up early and participate in Monday morning minyan
18 Celebrate Purim and hear the Megillah reading with your CBT community
19 Attend Sisterhoodrsquos Torah Fund Luncheon to honor Lisa Miller
20 Volunteer to help with an event or projector suggest a new one
The year 2020 is full of new possibilities I would love to hear about your resolutions and help you
achieve your ldquocommunity-healthrdquo goal for 2020
5
Educating our children in the richness of their past the diversity of their present and the
possibilities for their future is our goal at our Congregational Learning Center As with sports or
music lessons it is important to practice a little bit each day to help keep our skills sharp Our
online classes help our students learn about our Jewish history and heritage as well as
developing their Hebrew reading skills
We ask that each student take five minutes a day five times a week using their
assigned JiTap class We have classes assigned from our KindergartenmdashMadrichim
classes JiTap is a platform which empowers Jewish families teachers and students
to learn from each other by creating their own personalized interactive lessons and
games on Jewish and Hebrew subjects
Effective Jewish education has never been more important but reaching the next
generation has never been more difficult
JiTap fuses modern tools with rigorous personalized high quality content and deep
support
This enables synagogues like Beth Torah to deliver first-class Jewish education amp
Hebrew even when time is short resources are squeezed and therersquos excessive
competition for our kidsrsquo attention
By now your family should have received a letter in the mail from the Learning Center
with a QR code and password After downloading the app on any iOS or Android
device students can use the code to log in or if preferred you can access JiTap
through the website at jitapnet Parents please get your child signed up and get
started learning today As they complete modules they will receive tickets to be
eligible for a grand prize drawing at the end of the year If you have any problems
accessing the app please let me know
Continued on next page
6
Bone Button Borscht Davis Aubrey illustrated by Dusan Petricic Buffalo NY Kids Can
Press 1997 On a dark winters night a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and
a delicious mealmdashand sets out to find just that In this retelling of the classic folk tale
Stone Soup a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a
few buttons and a little cooperation (Preschool Primary)
Marven of the Great North Woods Lasky Kathryn illustrated by Kevin Hawkes San
Diego Harcourt Brace 1997 When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth Minnesota
in 1918 Marvens parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease
But a logging camp in the great north woods A true story of a small Jewish boy and a
bearish French-Canadian lumberjack and how they became friends under the most
unusual circumstances (Primary Elementary)
The Winter Horses Kerr Philip New York Ember 2014 It will soon be another cold winter
in the Ukraine But its 1941 and things are different this year Max the devoted
caretaker of an animal preserve must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken
this precious land He must also learn to keep secretsmdashfor there is a girl Kalinka who
is hiding in the park Kalinka has lost her home her family her belongingsmdasheverything
but her life Still she has gained one small precious gift a relationship with the rare
wild and wily Przewalskis horses that wander the preserve Aside from Max these
endangered animals are her only friendsmdashuntil a Nazi campaign of extermination
nearly wipes them out for good Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey
across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horsesmdashand herself (Middle
School High School)
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories Singer Isaac Bashevis pictures by Maurice Sendak
translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Shub New York Harper amp
Row 1966 Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of
Chelmmdasha village of foolsmdashin this Newbery Honor Book Several of the seven magical
folktales spun by a master storyteller feature wintery themes including ldquoThe Snow in
Chelmrdquo ldquoThe Devilrsquos Trickrdquo and ldquoZlateh the Goatrdquo (All Ages)
Continued from previous page
Continued on next page
Whether traveling to a cold climate or staying home with a cup of hot chocolate these stories
are certain to get your students in the mood for winterhellipand are available in our Youth Library
(Room 12)
7
Continued from previous page
These ideas and activities for winter break will keep your students engaged in Jewish life while
school is out of session Activities include donating old clothes helping parents around the
house reading Jewish books baking challah and participating in a garbage reduction
challenge
Vrsquoahavta Lrsquoreirsquoacha KamochamdashLoving Onersquos Neighbor
ldquoYou shall love your neighbor as yourselfrdquo mdashLeviticus 1918
Winter break is a good time to go through your closets and find items that you can
give to those in need With your family collect coats mittens boots hats gloves
or other items that are especially necessary for the needy during winter months
You could set up a hot chocolate stand and give all the proceeds to charitable
organizations Organize your friends relatives etc to help out in the community
Shalom Bayit mdashPeace in the Home
ldquoThose who bring peace in the home it is as though they bring peace to all the people of
Israelrdquo mdashAvot de Rabbi Natan 283
A tidy home is a peaceful home (its hard to relax in the midst of clutter) Spend
some time cleaning up your room or your desk
Try your best not to fight with your siblings for at least one day
Say yes to every parent request (this also works for honoring your parents) q Do
one chore without being asked
Surprise someone by bringing them their favorite snack or other treat
Hiddur Mitzvah mdashEnhancing the Mitzvah
hellipThis is my God and I will glorify God -Shemot 152
Here are some things you can do to beautify your Jewish home
Set the table for Shabbat using your familyrsquos best tablecloth plates and napkins
While youre at it create place cards for everyone with their names
Polish the silver Many families have silver Kiddush cups or candle sticks See
whats in your house and offer to polish it up so its ready for the next holiday If
you dont have silver polish toothpaste works well too
Continued on next page
8
lt httpscbtnewsclc-snacks gt
Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
Continued from previous page
Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
Continued on next page
11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
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mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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Received between 10172019 and 12222019
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
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32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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5
Educating our children in the richness of their past the diversity of their present and the
possibilities for their future is our goal at our Congregational Learning Center As with sports or
music lessons it is important to practice a little bit each day to help keep our skills sharp Our
online classes help our students learn about our Jewish history and heritage as well as
developing their Hebrew reading skills
We ask that each student take five minutes a day five times a week using their
assigned JiTap class We have classes assigned from our KindergartenmdashMadrichim
classes JiTap is a platform which empowers Jewish families teachers and students
to learn from each other by creating their own personalized interactive lessons and
games on Jewish and Hebrew subjects
Effective Jewish education has never been more important but reaching the next
generation has never been more difficult
JiTap fuses modern tools with rigorous personalized high quality content and deep
support
This enables synagogues like Beth Torah to deliver first-class Jewish education amp
Hebrew even when time is short resources are squeezed and therersquos excessive
competition for our kidsrsquo attention
By now your family should have received a letter in the mail from the Learning Center
with a QR code and password After downloading the app on any iOS or Android
device students can use the code to log in or if preferred you can access JiTap
through the website at jitapnet Parents please get your child signed up and get
started learning today As they complete modules they will receive tickets to be
eligible for a grand prize drawing at the end of the year If you have any problems
accessing the app please let me know
Continued on next page
6
Bone Button Borscht Davis Aubrey illustrated by Dusan Petricic Buffalo NY Kids Can
Press 1997 On a dark winters night a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and
a delicious mealmdashand sets out to find just that In this retelling of the classic folk tale
Stone Soup a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a
few buttons and a little cooperation (Preschool Primary)
Marven of the Great North Woods Lasky Kathryn illustrated by Kevin Hawkes San
Diego Harcourt Brace 1997 When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth Minnesota
in 1918 Marvens parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease
But a logging camp in the great north woods A true story of a small Jewish boy and a
bearish French-Canadian lumberjack and how they became friends under the most
unusual circumstances (Primary Elementary)
The Winter Horses Kerr Philip New York Ember 2014 It will soon be another cold winter
in the Ukraine But its 1941 and things are different this year Max the devoted
caretaker of an animal preserve must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken
this precious land He must also learn to keep secretsmdashfor there is a girl Kalinka who
is hiding in the park Kalinka has lost her home her family her belongingsmdasheverything
but her life Still she has gained one small precious gift a relationship with the rare
wild and wily Przewalskis horses that wander the preserve Aside from Max these
endangered animals are her only friendsmdashuntil a Nazi campaign of extermination
nearly wipes them out for good Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey
across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horsesmdashand herself (Middle
School High School)
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories Singer Isaac Bashevis pictures by Maurice Sendak
translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Shub New York Harper amp
Row 1966 Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of
Chelmmdasha village of foolsmdashin this Newbery Honor Book Several of the seven magical
folktales spun by a master storyteller feature wintery themes including ldquoThe Snow in
Chelmrdquo ldquoThe Devilrsquos Trickrdquo and ldquoZlateh the Goatrdquo (All Ages)
Continued from previous page
Continued on next page
Whether traveling to a cold climate or staying home with a cup of hot chocolate these stories
are certain to get your students in the mood for winterhellipand are available in our Youth Library
(Room 12)
7
Continued from previous page
These ideas and activities for winter break will keep your students engaged in Jewish life while
school is out of session Activities include donating old clothes helping parents around the
house reading Jewish books baking challah and participating in a garbage reduction
challenge
Vrsquoahavta Lrsquoreirsquoacha KamochamdashLoving Onersquos Neighbor
ldquoYou shall love your neighbor as yourselfrdquo mdashLeviticus 1918
Winter break is a good time to go through your closets and find items that you can
give to those in need With your family collect coats mittens boots hats gloves
or other items that are especially necessary for the needy during winter months
You could set up a hot chocolate stand and give all the proceeds to charitable
organizations Organize your friends relatives etc to help out in the community
Shalom Bayit mdashPeace in the Home
ldquoThose who bring peace in the home it is as though they bring peace to all the people of
Israelrdquo mdashAvot de Rabbi Natan 283
A tidy home is a peaceful home (its hard to relax in the midst of clutter) Spend
some time cleaning up your room or your desk
Try your best not to fight with your siblings for at least one day
Say yes to every parent request (this also works for honoring your parents) q Do
one chore without being asked
Surprise someone by bringing them their favorite snack or other treat
Hiddur Mitzvah mdashEnhancing the Mitzvah
hellipThis is my God and I will glorify God -Shemot 152
Here are some things you can do to beautify your Jewish home
Set the table for Shabbat using your familyrsquos best tablecloth plates and napkins
While youre at it create place cards for everyone with their names
Polish the silver Many families have silver Kiddush cups or candle sticks See
whats in your house and offer to polish it up so its ready for the next holiday If
you dont have silver polish toothpaste works well too
Continued on next page
8
lt httpscbtnewsclc-snacks gt
Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
Continued from previous page
Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
Continued on next page
11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
Continued on next page
17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
Continued from previous page
Continued on next page
7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
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Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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6
Bone Button Borscht Davis Aubrey illustrated by Dusan Petricic Buffalo NY Kids Can
Press 1997 On a dark winters night a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and
a delicious mealmdashand sets out to find just that In this retelling of the classic folk tale
Stone Soup a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a
few buttons and a little cooperation (Preschool Primary)
Marven of the Great North Woods Lasky Kathryn illustrated by Kevin Hawkes San
Diego Harcourt Brace 1997 When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth Minnesota
in 1918 Marvens parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease
But a logging camp in the great north woods A true story of a small Jewish boy and a
bearish French-Canadian lumberjack and how they became friends under the most
unusual circumstances (Primary Elementary)
The Winter Horses Kerr Philip New York Ember 2014 It will soon be another cold winter
in the Ukraine But its 1941 and things are different this year Max the devoted
caretaker of an animal preserve must learn to live with the Nazis who have overtaken
this precious land He must also learn to keep secretsmdashfor there is a girl Kalinka who
is hiding in the park Kalinka has lost her home her family her belongingsmdasheverything
but her life Still she has gained one small precious gift a relationship with the rare
wild and wily Przewalskis horses that wander the preserve Aside from Max these
endangered animals are her only friendsmdashuntil a Nazi campaign of extermination
nearly wipes them out for good Now Kalinka must set out on a treacherous journey
across the frozen forest to save the only two surviving horsesmdashand herself (Middle
School High School)
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories Singer Isaac Bashevis pictures by Maurice Sendak
translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Shub New York Harper amp
Row 1966 Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer introduces readers to the village of
Chelmmdasha village of foolsmdashin this Newbery Honor Book Several of the seven magical
folktales spun by a master storyteller feature wintery themes including ldquoThe Snow in
Chelmrdquo ldquoThe Devilrsquos Trickrdquo and ldquoZlateh the Goatrdquo (All Ages)
Continued from previous page
Continued on next page
Whether traveling to a cold climate or staying home with a cup of hot chocolate these stories
are certain to get your students in the mood for winterhellipand are available in our Youth Library
(Room 12)
7
Continued from previous page
These ideas and activities for winter break will keep your students engaged in Jewish life while
school is out of session Activities include donating old clothes helping parents around the
house reading Jewish books baking challah and participating in a garbage reduction
challenge
Vrsquoahavta Lrsquoreirsquoacha KamochamdashLoving Onersquos Neighbor
ldquoYou shall love your neighbor as yourselfrdquo mdashLeviticus 1918
Winter break is a good time to go through your closets and find items that you can
give to those in need With your family collect coats mittens boots hats gloves
or other items that are especially necessary for the needy during winter months
You could set up a hot chocolate stand and give all the proceeds to charitable
organizations Organize your friends relatives etc to help out in the community
Shalom Bayit mdashPeace in the Home
ldquoThose who bring peace in the home it is as though they bring peace to all the people of
Israelrdquo mdashAvot de Rabbi Natan 283
A tidy home is a peaceful home (its hard to relax in the midst of clutter) Spend
some time cleaning up your room or your desk
Try your best not to fight with your siblings for at least one day
Say yes to every parent request (this also works for honoring your parents) q Do
one chore without being asked
Surprise someone by bringing them their favorite snack or other treat
Hiddur Mitzvah mdashEnhancing the Mitzvah
hellipThis is my God and I will glorify God -Shemot 152
Here are some things you can do to beautify your Jewish home
Set the table for Shabbat using your familyrsquos best tablecloth plates and napkins
While youre at it create place cards for everyone with their names
Polish the silver Many families have silver Kiddush cups or candle sticks See
whats in your house and offer to polish it up so its ready for the next holiday If
you dont have silver polish toothpaste works well too
Continued on next page
8
lt httpscbtnewsclc-snacks gt
Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
Continued from previous page
Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
Continued on next page
11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
Continued on next page
17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
Continued from previous page
Continued on next page
7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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These ideas and activities for winter break will keep your students engaged in Jewish life while
school is out of session Activities include donating old clothes helping parents around the
house reading Jewish books baking challah and participating in a garbage reduction
challenge
Vrsquoahavta Lrsquoreirsquoacha KamochamdashLoving Onersquos Neighbor
ldquoYou shall love your neighbor as yourselfrdquo mdashLeviticus 1918
Winter break is a good time to go through your closets and find items that you can
give to those in need With your family collect coats mittens boots hats gloves
or other items that are especially necessary for the needy during winter months
You could set up a hot chocolate stand and give all the proceeds to charitable
organizations Organize your friends relatives etc to help out in the community
Shalom Bayit mdashPeace in the Home
ldquoThose who bring peace in the home it is as though they bring peace to all the people of
Israelrdquo mdashAvot de Rabbi Natan 283
A tidy home is a peaceful home (its hard to relax in the midst of clutter) Spend
some time cleaning up your room or your desk
Try your best not to fight with your siblings for at least one day
Say yes to every parent request (this also works for honoring your parents) q Do
one chore without being asked
Surprise someone by bringing them their favorite snack or other treat
Hiddur Mitzvah mdashEnhancing the Mitzvah
hellipThis is my God and I will glorify God -Shemot 152
Here are some things you can do to beautify your Jewish home
Set the table for Shabbat using your familyrsquos best tablecloth plates and napkins
While youre at it create place cards for everyone with their names
Polish the silver Many families have silver Kiddush cups or candle sticks See
whats in your house and offer to polish it up so its ready for the next holiday If
you dont have silver polish toothpaste works well too
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8
lt httpscbtnewsclc-snacks gt
Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
Continued from previous page
Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
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11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
Continued from previous page
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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8
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Kosher Snack Support We provide Kosher snacks to our students and with your generous donations are
able to do so at a reduced supply cost Currently our Kosher food snack supply is
starting to run low and we are in need of additional snacks for our Sundays and
Wednesdays students If yoursquore able to make a donation please follow the link below
Continued from previous page
Go retro and make a tzedakah box out of an old food container Be more modern
and make it out of loose parts Decorate it so that you smile each time you add
money
Many families hang a Mizrach in their homes to remind them to look east towards
Israel With your family create a Mizrach that represents what your family would
like to remember about Israel
Bikur Holim mdashVisiting the Sick
G-d appeared to [Avram] by the terebinths of Mamre and he was sitting at the opening
of this tent as the day grew hot ndash Genesis 181
Fulfilling this mitzvah could be as simple as texting or calling a sick friend or
relative To perform this mitzvah on a larger scale contact CBT Caresrsquo chairs
Phyllis Lyon and Anna Segal which to visit people who are hospitalized or
otherwise incapable of going out
You can make cards for homebound seniors and take to Jewish Family Services
they will add your cards to recipients of their Kosher Meals program
9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
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11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
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Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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9
(Find Sisterhood Menrsquos Club and other programndashspecific events listed on their page(s))
Mondays Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 23 Apr 27 Jun22
Open to all CBT members with Minyan starting at 715 PM in the Youth Lounge
3 Jan 7 Feb 6 Mar 3 Apr 1 May 5 Jun
A special celebratory service held at 730 PM on the first Friday of the month for those
with birthdays and anniversaries in the new month
Sundays (see link for details)
Free class for babies and toddlers children ages 2ndash3 and 4 year olds along with their
adult For details visit httpscbtnewshnh19
Every Wednesday
Held in the MPR all adults and teens welcome $5 nonndashmembers Beginner level (7PM)
and intermediate level (8PM) taught For questions contact Linda Kahalnik at
dancingcongregationbethtorahorg
Mondays 6 Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 1 Jun
Free interfaith study group held once a month at 12PM in the Oneg Room All are
welcome Contact Earl Bills at EarlBTgmailcom
Friday 10 January
For a service thatrsquos got a ldquobeatrdquo join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing (watch the weekly news for upcoming dates)
8 Jan 12 Feb 11 Mar 8 Apr 13 May 10 Jun
A lively talkative group who prepares synagogue mailings All welcome Just show up at
2PM on the second Wednesday of the month
21 Jan 18 Feb 17 Mar 21 Apr 19 May 16 Jun
Come for a night of fun and friendship at 7PM once a month in the Oneg Room $20
members and $25 non-members Contact pokercongregationbethtorahorg
Every Monday following Minyan
Mondays after 645 AM minyan come explore spar with and make meaning of this
sacred book with Rabbi Zelony Light breakfast (Time will vary on holidays)
Every Saturday during Musaf
Led by Rabbi Zelony and Beri Schwitzer in the LML join this weekly look into the parsha
For questions contact Beri Schwitzer at bericongregationbethtorahorg
4 Jan 1 Feb 7 Mar 4 Apr 2 May 6 Jun
Jewishndashcontent infused yoga at 915 AM on the first Saturday of each month in the MPR
Join in afterward for Torah service Musaf and lunch
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month
At 11AM in the MPR we have special service for toddlers and their parent(s) that includes
singing dancing storytelling and snack
10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
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11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
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We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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10
Joanie Block Neil Burnstein Kimber Miller Charlotte
Goldberg Jessica Winter Marian Jacobs Lynda
Markowitz Grant Mindle Roz Prupes Merilyn Robbins
Zelene Lovitt Cyd Friedman Larry Strauss Shirley
Strauss David Duchin Stanton Zeff Marilyn Guzick Fern
Gerstein
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jessica Winter Austin Clar Joyful
Noise Elizabeth Stein Sarah Ross Charlotte Goldberg
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills
Arny Felner
Austin Clar Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Morgan
Hacker
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Austin Clar
Phil Stayman Arny Felner Rabbi Elana Zelony Garry
Kahalnik Morgan Hacker Jeff Markowitz Earl Bills Joe
Liken Austin Clar
On behalf of the congregation
the Ritual Committee wishes a
hearty Yasher Koach and Thank
You to the following
congregants friends and family who opened the
synagogue for services greeted congregants led a
service read from the Torah or chanted a Haftarah on
Shabbat Sukkot Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
during the months of October and November 2019
If youre in the mood for a
Shabbat service with a beat
then join us in welcoming
Shabbat with instruments
and singing
Join us for this special
monthly service when we
celebrate upcoming birthdays
and anniversaries
Mondays after 645 AM
minyan come explore spar
with and make meaning of
this sacred book with Rabbi
Zelony Light breakfast
(Time will vary on holidays)
We have a special service for
our toddlers and their
parents grandparents or
special friends at 11AM on
the 2nd and 4th Saturday
mornings of the month
Singing dancing storytelling
and snack A funndashfilled ritual
to educate entertain
enthrall and envelop our
youngest members
Every Saturday join Rabbi
Zelony and Beri Schwitzer as
they lead Torah on One Foot
a weekly look into the parsha
in the LML during Musaf
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11
Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
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13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Streaming is offered on
the first third and fifth Saturday
morning Shabbat service of every
month unless otherwise noted in
the weekly enews
To access this service
congregants need to email
streamcongregationbethtorahorg
each month for the password and
instructions Technical support is
not offered on Shabbat
Cliff Friedman Chuck Smith Garry Kahalnik Phil Stayman
Barbara Rosen Paul Utay Joe Liken David Engelberg
Phil Stayman Chip Rosenson Rabbi Elana Zelony
Elizabeth Stein Morgan Hacker Lionel Reiman Evan
Hacker Carly Hacker Howard Hacker Lea Rennert Jerry
Zeffren Cecilia Shorr Rabbi Jordan Parr Susan Cooper
Rabbi Elana Zelony Jerry Zeffren Joe Liken Arny Felner
David Engelberg Morgan Hacker Chuck Smith Jessica
Gould
Rabbi Elana Zelony Phil Stayman Jessica Winter
Rabbi Elana Zelony
Arny Felner Joe Liken Jerry Zeffren Ron Blumka Rabbi
Elana Zelony Morgan Hacker Earl Bills Austin Clar
Francine Simpson
Hannah Baumel Evan Drazin (November)
Julia Kesner Max Holtmann (December)
While we generally do not schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for the daily minyanim we
would also like to thank everyone who steps forward and
helps our daily services be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays)
For questions email Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg
Continued from previous page Join Rabbi
every week
when she
presents her
Torah Byte as
part of the
weekly enews The Torah Byte is a
1ndashminute thought on the weekly
Torah portion that helps us set an
intention and prepare for our
Shabbat experience It is inspired
by the spiritual practice of the great
rabbis of the Talmud who
meditated before services so that
their hearts would be directed and
focused during prayer
12
Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
Continued on next page
13
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
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28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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Received between 10172019 and 12222019
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Falling is a big risk for seniors and often leads to significant
health problems How can we prevent falls The Plano Senior
Center offers A Matter of Balance a free class that requires
registration Each class is 8 weeks from 930 AMndash1130 AM
Upcoming sessions
Beginning January 10 (Friday)
Beginning February 6 (Thursday)
Plano residents can register online starting 8AM December 7
(Saturday) using the bar code number 26793 Nonndashresidents
can register online starting at 8AM the following Monday
Although these dates are past the opportunities remain The
online barcode for the February session is 23619 Call
9729417155 for more information
Medical City of Plano offers a comparable program about fall
prevention Check it out at httpsmedicalcityplanocom
servicesenior-fall-prevention-program These classes are fee
based Call the Center for Living Well at 9725191287
We definitely need to be proactive in protecting our health
Thanks to our technology expert Paul Dyeak who is diligently
working to improve our sanctuary sound system Once that is
improved and stabilized he will address increased support for
those of us with auditory challenges That is where your
Inclusion Fund kicks in At such time as monies need to be
allocated for auditory support we hope to have sufficient
funds to cover that expense So please continue to make
donations to the Inclusion Fund so that we are able to invest
in projects to meet congregation needs
Circle February 15 Shabbat Services for our annual JDAIM
servicemdashJewish Disabilies Awareness and Inclusion Month
Shabbat How pleased we are to recognize our strengths and
blessings so come join in the Shabbat celebration
If you missed USCJrsquos first
electronic journal which
included an article by our
own Zelene Lovitt visit
httpscbtnewszl-
journey
Zelene Lovitt chair of
Congregation Beth Torahrsquos
Inclusion Initiative just
returned from New York City
where she participated in a
panel discussion for the
UJA Synagogue Inclusion
Project Widely recognized
for removing barriers to
successful synagogue
engagement Beth Torah
has become a resource
nationally for shuls and
organizations also traveling
on the inclusion journey
ldquoWe are happy to share our
history and to offer advice
to othersrdquo said Lovitt
Continued on next page
13
Continued from previous page
Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
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characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
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Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Join us for these free
programs open to all
Both are on Monday
evenings at 7PM in
the Sara Ackerman
Library and Member
Lounge (moved from the
Youth Lounge)
January 13
January 20
For questions about Inclusion or any of itrsquos
programs contact Zelene Lovitt at
inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg
Please join us as we celebrate the rededication
of our Torah from Horovice the Czech
Republic on display in the lobby It survived
the Holocaust whereas the Jews of the town
did not
Come find out why Come hear the history of
this Torah and its amazing journey from
Horovice to Prague then London and finally
Richardson TX
Whether you are hearing the story for the first
time or have heard it before it is important to
understand its significance It is but a
fragment of our storied almost 6000 year
old history but an important one We
encourage you to bring your children or
grandchildren if they will be in town
The date is Sunday May 3 2020 starting at
11AM and will be held in the sanctuary A
light lunch will follow the program
If you have any questions please contact
Nat Cohen at 9729857105 or at
natcohentxrrcom
Debi Weiner of JFS will join us at 130 PM
March 1 (Sunday) to explore Successfully
Aging in Place a goal many of us and our
parents want to happen This presentation
will explore what aging in place entails
considerations and choices needing to be
made resources available and flexibility
that is needed In keeping with CBTs
efforts to be one community we thank
Sisterhood Mens Club The Schmoozers
and Young Families for their support and
involvement in making this event
meaningful and successful
We are pleased to announce that our own
Sarah Korman will share her mothers
holocaust story at 7PM April
28 (Tuesday) Alegre Tevet
was an amazing woman
who despite her passing
continues to be a shining
example of resilience and
positivity
14
We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
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33
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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34
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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We are an active organization of women hosting programming ranging from religious to social to
fundraising as well as helping to keep our shul fed For questions about any of our programs or
events contact us at sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg
The LrsquoDor Vador Gift Shop will be open from 9AM to noon on January 12
26 February 9 23 March 1 22 April 5 19 May 10 17 Additionally our
gift shop team is happy to open for appointments For questions andor to
schedule a time to shop contact Arlene Berlin and Lisa Weiser at
ldorvadorcongregationbethtorahorg Follow the gift shop on Facebook
at httpswwwfacebookcomldorvadorjudaica
Go Dutch and nosh with the ladies at a different spot around town once a
month Must RSVP for location at least one week in advance Selected
locations offer dairy and fish options For questions contact Carol Taper at
lwlcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 11 February 17 March 21
April 19 May and 16 June
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the LML to learn or
to share expertise We knit and crochet and schmooze Happy to help with
questions or to teach anyone who wants to learn Bring your hook needles
or loom and settle in for a couple of hours of handndashcrafty goodness
Contact Kimber Miller at knitcongregationbethtorahorg for questions
Our 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund Honoree is Lisa Miller Lisa Miller is so
deserving of being named the honoree of the 2020 Sisterhood Torah Fund
for her hard work and dedication The annual luncheon will take place at
noon February 23 Invitations will be in the mail soon The 5780 Torah
Fund Pin theme is ldquoChesedrdquo meaning ldquokindnessrdquo To order a pin contact
Elaine Scharf at ebscharfverizonnet
Our monthly 7PM meeting at Beth Torah features a discussion based
on The Womenrsquos Torah Commentary New Insights from Women Rabbis on
the 54 Weekly Torah Portions edited by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein RSVP to
Nancy Siegel at torah-dgcongregationbethtorahorg Dates include 9
January (Vayhi) 13 February (Yitro) 12 March (Ki Tissa) and 14 May (Behar
and Behukotai)
15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
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characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
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mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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Received between 10172019 and 12222019
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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15
Our book club will meet 2PM January 15 at the home of Jo Zeffren when
we will be discussing Pachinko by Min Jin Le Please note the new
afternoon time we are trying We welcome your feedback on afternoon
versus evening meetings Please RSVP directly to our hostess Jo Zeffren
7PM March 5 at the JCC we will attend the Spring Tycher Community Read
and hear author Mary Morris speak about her novel Gateway to the Moon
So that seats together may be reserved please RSVP to Carol Rosen at
9722488428 or bookclubcongregationbethtorahorg Also contact
Carol for any questions about Book Club
Coming Uphellip
5 March Author Talk Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris
20 May Book Discussion The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by
Michael David Lukas
15 July Book Discussion Educated by Tara Westover
Join us in the LML on the 4th Shabbat of every month following services
and lunch for a casual Torah study for women in our midndash30s to midndash
40s No RSVP needed
Join us again on the 2nd Monday of each month at 730 PM for This is
40 Doing Jewish Evening Schmooze Email for the monthrsquos restaurant
and donrsquot worry about being latemdashwersquoll save you a seat
For questions about either of the This is 40 programs contact Rachel
Leventon at wtsndash40congregationbethtorahorg
This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from other
synagogues and temples while enjoying a lovely lunch Join us this year
on January 12 1230 PM at Congregation Shaare Tefilla with speaker
Hussein Aboubakr Mansour $20per person RSVP by January 8 online
at httpscbtnewsSIL-20
Sisterhood will once again be doing a congregationndashwide Mishloach
Manot fundraising project to fulfill the mitzvah of giving gifts of food on
Purim Become a sponsor or order ONLINE by February 16 at https
cbtnewsMM-2020 Pickndashup and delivery will be March 8 Volunteers
will be needed March 7 for assembly and March 8 for delivery Contact
Rachel Leventon at purimndashmmcongregationbethtorahorg for
questions
16
SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
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Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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SavendashthendashDate (930 AM February 9) for our annual Academy Awards
joint breakfast program with Menrsquos Club $7 for members $10 for non
ndashmembers and $5 for students For questions email either
Sisterhood (sisterhoodcongregationbethtorahorg) or Menrsquos Club
(mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg)
Clean out your closets and join us March 22 for the CBT Sisterhood
Reverse Boutique benefitting multiple local charities Bring womens
professional clothing suits accessories and formal wear you no longer
need Need something Browse the racks and take what you needmdashdrop
your anonymous payment in the events donation box While you are
here enjoy champagne and a light afternoon nosh while you learn about
the important work our beneficiaries do in the community All items
should be clean unstained and in good condition Drop other clothing
and torn or stained items in the World Wear Project blue bin in the CBT
parking lot Contact Rachel Leventon at rachelleventongmailcom for
more details or to volunteer
1 January Wednesday (all day)
5 January Sunday | 2PM | Oneg Room
Want more English in services Want to
better understand the Hebrew prayers Some
of both or something else We have heard
the desire for more English but need your
assistance to better determine what more
English means Please join us for an open
discussion regarding English in our services
For questions contact Jessica Winter at ritual
ndashvpcongregationbethtorahorg
6 January Monday | 1030 AM | LML
ldquoTradition and Changerdquo is the Conservative
movementrsquos motto balancing adherence to
Jewish law with a willingness to introduce
major innovations This class will look at the
movementrsquos teshuvot regarding prayer
kashrut interpersonal relationships financial
responsibilities etc Session 5 $18
(members) $36 (non-members) per
session To register contact Joanie Block at
lcndashofficecongregationbethtorahorg
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17
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
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characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
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mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
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Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
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32
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Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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6 January Monday | 630 PM | LML
This course will strengthen studentrsquos Jewish
identity and enhance their connections to our
Jewish community as we identify the origins
history and meaning of each prayer in the
Shacharit Shabbat service Contact Beri
Schwitzer at 9722341542 x232 or
bericongregationbethtorahorg for info on
class registration and cost
6 January Monday | 7PM | Oneg Room
9 February Sunday | 1PM | LML
29 April Wednesday | 7PM | LML
24 May Sunday | 930 AM | LML
Explore different walls in Israelmdashthe Kotel
the security fence and high tech firewalls
Join us for this first of a fourndashpart Israel
education series By examining the different
walls that shape Israel today well gain an
understanding of current events and Israeli
culture Snacks conversation and the
podcast Israel Story will be served
12 January Sunday | 830 AM | Oneg Room
Our very own Earl Portnoy will discuss Shul
security and its relation to anti-Semitism He
will also introduce us to some simple selfndash
defense and awareness techniques $7 MC
members $10 nonndashmembers and $5
students For questions contact Stanton Zeff
at mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
20 January Monday | 6PM | Oneg Room
The annual Dallas Dinner Table event
provides an opportunity to hear and share
diverse perspectives about the impact of race
on the daily lives of DFW residents
Registration is now open online at https
dallasdinnertablecom
23 January Thursday | 7PM | Offsite
If you have converted to Judaism or
considering conversion join us to discuss and
share a variety of topics For questions
contact Ari amp Matthew Morris at
chosencongregationbethtorahorg
24 January Friday | 730 PM
Sponsored by Sisterhood and Mens Club if
youre a scout or former scout please join us
and participate in this special service
Contact MindindashSue Rubenstein at
mindisue11gmailcom
2 February | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
the FJMC Annual World Wide Wrap program
hosted this year at Congregation Anshai
Torah For questions contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
18
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
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Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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7 February | 6PM | Oneg Room
Please join us for a delicious Congregational
Shabbat Dinner Everyone is welcome Feel
free to bring a guest This is a special time to
share Shabbat with the CBT community
Space is limited and RSVPs are due by
01242020 Register online at https
cbtnewsdinner-020720
15 February Saturday | 930 AM
Join us in recognizing our strengths and
blessings on this special Shabbat
21 February Friday | 730 PM
23 February Sunday | 930 AM | YL
Led by Earl Portnoy details TBA
1 March Sunday | 130 PM | YL
As we age there are many decisions to face
residential options including when to act on
them resources from which to chose home
health support as well as meeting general
life challenges Debi Weiner from Jewish
Family Services will share information that
helps us and our parents navigate a time of
life we all will travel through Contact Zelene
Lovitt (inclusioncongregationbethtorahorg)
for questions
7 March Saturday | 8PM | Offsite
No longer in your 20s amp 30s and ready for the
next fun thing Interested in making new
Jewish friends socializing with your peers or
just getting better acquainted with your
awesome CBT community Join us for a night
of games and schmoozing For questions and
location contact Gloria Stayman at
schmoozerscongregationbethtorahorg
8 March Sunday | 3AM
Turn your clocks forward 1 hour
9 March Monday | 1030 AM | LML
Biblical characters provide an accessible
entry point to Jewish texts for the beginners
in your community and represent a deep well
of wisdom for all What do the heroes and
villains of our stories have to teach us about
ourselves today Focusing on biblical
19
Continued from previous page
characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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characters will allow you to explore topics like
human nature family dynamics and
leadership Session 7 $18 (members) $36
(non-members) per session To register
contact Joanie Block at lcndash
officecongregationbethtorahorg
9 March Monday
Purim is one of the most joyous and fun
holidays of the Jewish calendar so save the
date and watch for details
15 March | 830 AM | Offsite
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their monthly breakfast and program as our
very own Jaxon Stone thrills us with stories
and demonstrations from the world of
professional wrestling $7 members $10 non
-members and $5 students For questions
contact Stanton Zeff at
mens_clubcongregationbethtorahorg
15 March | 11AM | Offsite
26 years of uniting North Texas Jews with
kosher fun For all the details visit https
kosherchilicookoffus
20 amp 21 March Friday amp Saturday
Everyone is welcome to join Mens Club for
their annual Friday night and Saturday
morning Shabbat services
Items listed here may not include
everything on Beth Torahrsquos
calendar Make sure to check out
the ldquoThings We Do Weekly or
Monthlyrdquo page as well as
information provided by our various
groups and committees
12 January Sunday | Appointments taken 830 AMndash1110 AM
Signup online at httpscbtnews01-20-BD
20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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20
Texas born and southern raised Joe Buchanan makes Americana music that is steeped in
Torah An exploration of faith led the way home for the whole family and kicked off a
whirlwind of songwriting and study
Friday Congregational Dinner (see registration page for prices) 600 PM
Friday Judaic Americana Shabbat Service 730 PM
Saturday Workshop ldquoWhat Seekers are Seekingrdquo ($20) 1230 PM
Saturday Coffee House Havdalah and Concert ($20) 730 PM
February 7ndash9 Attend one or all Register by January 20
Visit httpscbtnewsmbr-acct for registration andor sponsorship
Want to just attend the dinner Thatrsquos okjust follow the same link
and click the purple button
21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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21
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Torah is announcing the choice of Lisa
Miller as its Torah Fund Honoree for 2020
Lisarsquos history with the synagogue goes back to 1987 when she and husband
Seth were married in its sanctuary by thenndashRabbi Neil Sandler The two had
met here in Dallas but soon moved to Hartford Conn living there for six
years before her job in public accounting brought them back in 1993 The
couple have two daughters Ally adopted in that same year now married and
a professional writer and Miryam born in 1996 an investment banker
Seth started his own sales business on their return and retired in 2017 Lisa
a born entrepreneur continues with her own businesses shersquos an efficiency expert who helps
people get and keep their homes in order also doing the same with financials And most recently
shersquos joined with a friend to create personalized greeting cards
At Beth Torah Lisa served as Board secretary for three years she has also headed
congregational strategic planning while continuing her longndashstanding commitment to chairing the
annual Sisterhood Shabbat She began her synagogue involvement as a volunteer in both
preschool and Learning Center saying ldquoI try to be there for people doing whatever needs to be
donerdquo Seth has been an awardndashwinning teacher in the synagoguersquos high school and
Confirmation classes with certification in math science and the humanities he is also a regular
substitute in Plano schools
Lisa enjoys travel with her family visiting Canada Scandinavia and two trips to Israel Her
favorite activities at home are yoga cooking and the littlendashknown Pickle Ball
See page 14 for details regarding this annual luncheon and pin order information Watch your
mail for your personal invitation
Chesed means ldquokindnessrdquo in Hebrew The word can also be
translated as ldquolovingkindnessrdquo to convey the deep love that
animates Jewish acts of kindness done without thought of reward
The 5780 (2019-2020) Torah Fund pin depicts a heart surrounded
by three circles one larger than the next This symbolizes the heart
of kindness which Jews enact in ever-widening realms of generosity
from family to community to the larger world from North America
to Israel to the world or from sisterhood to region to the larger
world of Womenrsquos League for Conservative Judaism And as it is said
in Psalm 89 may we build a world of kindness
22
For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
23
Continued on next page
November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
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Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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For the 19th consecutive year CBTrsquos Menrsquos Club presents its
Annual 24-Hour Reading of the Names event Reading of the
Names is an annual program in which volunteers signndashup to read
the names of those who perished in the Holocaust The names are
read continuously for 24 hours (April 18 starting at 9PM and ending
April 19 at 9PM) Volunteers can signup in 15mdashminute increments
to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust Many of
the victimsrsquo names have not been mentioned in over 70 years and
most were never given a proper memorial or burial
You have the opportunity to keep their memory alive by reading
andor listening to names We also encourage you to stop by the
event at any time to listen to the names
Watch Beth Torahrsquos upcoming communications for notice of special
guest speakers programming and the volunteer signndashup board
being posted in March
In the meantime if you have questions please feel free to contact
CondashChairs Ed Matisoff (9722082632) or Jeff Markowitz
(9726181997) by phone or email at
Readingnamescongregationbethtorahorg
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
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Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
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Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
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Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
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mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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November 17 saw a group of 14 CBT
members enjoying a longndashawaited hike
at Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve After
two unsuccessful tries last year the
weather finally cooperated beautifully
The hilly views and fall foliage were
spectacular and a great time was had
by all If you missed this hike look for
another coming up in the spring
December 25 saw Social Action
making a holiday lunch for the
families staying at Ronald
McDonald House Some of us are
quite envious over the menu
served
December 22 saw
CBT getting lit as
members came
together to share the
light of the first night
of Hanukkah All
enjoyed a free dinner
that included latkes
fried up by Menrsquos
Clublit their
hanukkiahshellip
participated in a gift
exchangeand
captured the
moment at the selfie
station
24
Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
Received between 10172019 and 12222019
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Go to httpscbtnewsmbr-acct to access ShulCloud
Select the Login dropdown in the upper right
Enter your email address on file with CBT
Enter your password
If this is your first time to login choose Forgot
Password and an email will be sent to you with
a link to reset your password
Once in click on My Account in the upper right to be
taken to your account menu (see image at right)
Continued from previous page
Yeseven our water cooler gets a photo
opportunitythanks to our members and
staff By using CBTrsquos water fountain in the
Oneg Room yoursquove helped eliminate waste
from 1093 plastic bottles Mazel tov
Wersquoll WRAP UP (pun intended) this issuersquos
Photo Ops with a small glimpse into our annual
All Wrapped Up fundraiser at the Shops of
Willow Bend A big thank you goes out to Vikki
Silvis Lori Machbitz and Rona Kesselman for
all they do to pull this off every year
25
Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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Received between 10172019 and 12222019
29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
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32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Rusty Dworkin on the
passing of his father
Bernie Dworkin
Harriet Gross on the passing
of her sister Ruth Pincus
Gujarati
Ivan Kaufman on the
passing of his wife
Barbara Kaufman
Sherry Zorinsky on the
passing of her father
Ronald Brimer
to the Diaz Family on the
birth of Shuli Diaz
on October 2
Avery Kessner
January 11
Son of CasSandra amp
Mason Kessner and
grandson of Eileen amp
Howard Kessner
Sarah Ross
January 18
Daughter of Carlie amp
Justin Ross and sister to
Benjamin
to the Berns Family on the birth of (left to right)
Penny amp Jake Berns on September 25
Elaine amp John Montoya and
Fern amp David Gerstein on
daughtergranddaughter
Cheyenne graduating
from UTD with a masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick on
daughter Alana
graduating UTD with a
masterrsquos
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick
(yupone more) on the
marriage of son Jared to
Tattiana
Marilyn amp Larry Guzick (oh
waittherersquos still more)
on the engagement of
daughter Alana
Myrna Silver amp Robert Quat
on grandson Blake
elected as president of
NTO BBYO 36th Regional
Board
Lisa Miller on the launch of
her new business
Lori amp Ron Blumka on the
marriage of son Mitch to
Ashley on November 9
Elizabeth amp David Stein on
their birth of their
granddaughter
26
Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
Continued on next page
27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
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mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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Received between 10172019 and 12222019
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
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Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
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32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Craig amp Julie Paul 12
David amp Barbara Rosen 12
Elton amp Barbara Mosman 12
Howard amp Judy Bazarsky 13
Barry amp Arlene Berlin 4-Jan
Leslie amp John Starke 7-Jan
Kenneth amp Myrna Robins 15-Jan
Adam amp Liz Gluckman 16-Jan
Michael amp Dianna Levy 18-Jan
Jared amp Stephanie Elad 24-Jan
Barry amp Aleksandra Rosen 31-Jan
Jeremy amp Cecilia Shorr 4-Feb
Laslo amp Magdi Olah 6-Feb
David amp Laura Goldstein 8-Feb
Steve amp Jane Simmons 9-Feb
Paul amp Ruth Feldman 22-Feb
Leah amp Don White 24-Feb
Brad amp Carol Boa 26-Feb
Sam amp Sarah Starobin 27-Feb
Roderick amp Linda Bradley 28-Feb
Arnold amp Valerie Felner 5-Mar
Antonio amp Debra Tello 6-Mar
John amp Debbie Wills 9-Mar
Robert amp Debra Rifkin 10-Mar
Allan amp Laurie Laffer 11-Mar
Andrew amp Alyssa Grossman 11-Mar
Myron amp Carla Lazar 11-Mar
Stephen amp Robin Popik 11-Mar
William amp Donna Wolff 11-Mar
Susan amp Michael Shapiro 13-Mar
Fern amp Patrick Crowley 24-Mar
Ron amp Lyn Jacobs 25-Mar
Elan amp Jenna Kahalnik 26-Mar
Mason amp CasSandra Kessner 26-Mar
Jason amp Jessica Matisoff 27-Mar
John amp Deborah Johnson 27-Mar
Lea amp Jim RennertndashSpangler 27-Mar
Joshua amp Beth Mond 28-Mar
Edward amp Linda Matisoff 29-Mar
Larry amp Marilyn Guzick 31-Mar
Mandy Shapiro 11
Matthew Bashover 11
Laura Shwarts 12
Clifford Friedman 13
Alan Koenigsberg 4-Jan
Rosalyn Wiener 5-Jan
Sarah Ross 6-Jan
Jessica Winter 8-Jan
Robert Rifkin 10-Jan
Robin Teig 10-Jan
Louis Fisher 12-Jan
Barry Rothschild 13-Jan
Linda Kahalnik 13-Jan
Carol Taper 14-Jan
David Grossman 14-Jan
Howard Miles 14-Jan
Nat Cohen 14-Jan
Evan Hacker 15-Jan
Madeline Miller 15-Jan
Rhonda Duchin 15-Jan
Marc Kesner 16-Jan
Hanna Granado 17-Jan
Marc Machbitz 19-Jan
Cameron Eisenberg 20-Jan
Jeremy Duchin 20-Jan
Carol Boa 21-Jan
Nydia Granado 21-Jan
Pamela Parham 22-Jan
Jean Jacobs 23-Jan
Larry Farin 23-Jan
Gila Lepine 24-Jan
Joe Black 24-Jan
Talia
RennertndashSpangler 24-Jan
Alex Rowley 27-Jan
Magdi Olah 27-Jan
Laslo Olah 31-Jan
Chad Grossman 1-Feb
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27
Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
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28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
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Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
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32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Katie Rifkin 1-Feb
Paul Utay 1-Feb
Arlene Navias 2-Feb
Cecilia Shorr 2-Feb
Frances Fass 3-Feb
Gilda Daniel 3-Feb
Abigail Shaub 5-Feb
Caren Tate 5-Feb
Karen Hoffman 5-Feb
Janine Bergknoff 7-Feb
Jonathan Bergknoff 7-Feb
Kenneth Robins 7-Feb
Miriam Leventon 7-Feb
Rachel Elad 7-Feb
Michael Leve 8-Feb
Nanci Dubrow 8-Feb
Merilyn Robbins 9-Feb
Caleb Leventon 10-Feb
Simon Fass 10-Feb
Michael Wald 11-Feb
Mindi-Sue
Rubenstein 11-Feb
David Gerstein 12-Feb
Laura Halper 12-Feb
Alan Hoffman 13-Feb
Jackie Wald 13-Feb
Anndi Hogan 14-Feb
Elissa Campo 14-Feb
Bryan Scott 15-Feb
Herbert Weinstein 15-Feb
Nesya Zelony 15-Feb
Richard Stayman 15-Feb
Carol Rosen 16-Feb
Jeffrey Weiss 16-Feb
Alastair Lyon 17-Feb
Martin Fried 17-Feb
Rebecca Dana 18-Feb
Michael Precker 19-Feb
Tim Wolff 19-Feb
Andrew Rosenbaum 20-Feb
Clara Baumel 20-Feb
Thomas Hoffman 20-Feb
Allan Schmidt 21-Feb
Andrew Blum 23-Feb
Linda Bradley 23-Feb
Jay Eisenberg 24-Feb
Claire Meth 25-Feb
Hannah Baumel 25-Feb
Amelia Rowe 26-Feb
Emma Berlin 26-Feb
Adriane Dela Cruz 27-Feb
Jaden Portnoy 27-Feb
Sam Starobin 27-Feb
Ellen Schachter 28-Feb
Eric Gould 1-Mar
Lauren Lyon 1-Mar
Joseph Webb 2-Mar
Jenny Fisher 3-Mar
Phyllis Lyons 3-Mar
Shari Rosen-Schmidt 3-Mar
Elizabeth Stein 4-Mar
Jill Kaiser 4-Mar
Max Kessner 4-Mar
Nora Block 6-Mar
Anne Davidoff 7-Mar
Ash Goldfarb 8-Mar
Herbert Schachter 8-Mar
Louis Kaiser 8-Mar
Rebecca Parr 9-Mar
Shira Leventon 9-Mar
Zoe Levenson 9-Mar
Amy Wouch 10-Mar
Marci Peters 10-Mar
Jacob Weiser 11-Mar
Jeffrey Markowitz 11-Mar
Luci Rosenbaum 11-Mar
Michael Shaub 12-Mar
Sheryl Zorinsky 12-Mar
Leonard Jacobs 13-Mar
Charles Surasky 14-Mar
Donald Dubrow 14-Mar
Eleanor Eidels 14-Mar
Rusty Dworkin 14-Mar
Sandra Black 14-Mar
Jessica Matisoff 15-Mar
Esther Rae
Weinstein 16-Mar
Lisa Diaz 16-Mar
Earl Portnoy 17-Mar
Magen Zelony 18-Mar
David Adler 22-Mar
Elizabeth
Wallenberg 22-Mar
Melissa Duchin 22-Mar
Steven Duchin 22-Mar
Ananias Edwards 23-Mar
Alvin Meth 24-Mar
Ian Michaud 24-Mar
Deirdre Crowley 25-Mar
Ethan Quastler 25-Mar
William Glassner 25-Mar
Arika Kraut 26-Mar
Erica Gould 26-Mar
Ricardo Escabi 26-Mar
Stuart Goldberg 26-Mar
Jacob Korman 27-Mar
Donna Wolff 28-Mar
Suzie Hacker 28-Mar
John Gambrell 29-Mar
David Shapiro 30-Mar
Neill Fleishman 30-Mar
Rebecca Rey 30-Mar
Lucy Vengrow 31-Mar
Myrna Robins 31-Mar
Continued from previous page
28
mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
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29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
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Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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mdashAlisone amp Jeff Kopita
mdashElizabeth amp David Stein
mdashArlene amp Louis Navias
mdashBrenda amp Brian Ginsberg
mdashNavias Family Foundation
mdashEsther amp Craig Navias
In Honor of
Lou Kaiser mdashCathryn amp Don
Etheredge
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Bernie Dworkin mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Clifford Miller mdashLinda amp Dane
Miller
G Gregory Eaves mdashKaren
Prager-Eaves
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashElaine amp
Robert Scharf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Sylvia Shapiro mdashCarol Taper
In Memory of
Issac Goldstein amp Zena Ingber
mdashLaura Levy amp David
Goldstein
In Celebration of
Sonya Levy mdashChristine amp James
Hill
mdashRona Kesselman
mdashFrancine Simpson
In Celebration of
Stanley Kaye mdashShirley amp Larry
Strauss
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashSusan
Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Bernie Dworkin
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati
mdashCaren Tate
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLisa amp Seth Miller
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashRoberta amp Robert Lazarus
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
Isadore Kreitman mdashMarsha
Kreitman
Samuel Fischman amp Bessie
Lazarus mdashRoberta amp Robert
Lazarus
In Memory of
Izzy Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
In Appreciation of
Paul Utay mdashJennifer Hersh
In Memory of
Charlotte Glunts mdashDebbie amp
John Wills
In Memory of
Sally Prince mdashBarbara amp Walter
Orr
In Memory of
Bernard Kranson mdashJo amp Jerry
Zeffren
mdashAnat Reschke
mdashAnonymous
mdashLaura amp David Halper
In Honor of
Carol amp Allan Rosen mdashHarriet
amp Jack Fast
Emmas baby naming mdashJo amp
Jerry Zeffren
In Memory of
Bernie Dworkin
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
David Baruch Ben Yaacov
Zikhrono Livrakha mdashDeEtte
amp Israel Rozemberg
David Rozemberg mdashHilda
Rozemberg
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Hal Shaub
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
Iris Kaufman mdashMyrna Silver
Isaac Dorf amp Max Dorf mdash
Jeanette amp Sandy Dorf
Sophia Weinstein mdashEsther Rae
amp Jay Weinstein
A Speedy Recovery for
Lori Kahn mdashSarah amp Steven
Bartfield
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Elana Zelony mdashSuzie amp
Howard Hacker
High Holiday Honors mdashRobyn amp
Hunter Rose
In Celebration of
Luci amp Nadia Rosenbaum mdash
Andrew Rosenbaum
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
Continued on next page
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29
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashJeanette amp Sandy Dorf
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
mdashLaura amp David Halper
Rae Bazarsky mdashJudith amp
Howard Bazarsky
Sadie Davidoff mdashAnne amp Ronnie
Davidoff
mdashRoz Prupes
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashAlisone amp Jeff
Kopita
In Honor of
David Duchin mdashRhonda Duchin
Ron Blumka amp Family mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Dora Cohn Watkins mdashJudith
Glazer
Hal Shaub mdashSusan Chizeck amp
Bill Pervin
Stephen Halper amp Mary Bonn mdash
Laura amp David Halper
In Memory of
Pearl Laffer mdashLaurie amp Allan
Laffer
In Honor of
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashLynda
amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashJo amp Jerry Zeffren
In Honor of
Mitchell Blumka amp Ashley
Rosenberg mdashLori amp Ron
Blumka
Our friends the Chickens mdash
Garry Kahalnik
Elizabeth amp David Stein mdashEileen
amp Howard Kessner
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashEileen amp Howard
Kessner
mdashLeslie amp Larry Farin
mdashLinda amp Robert Chozick
mdashLouis amp Jenny Fisher
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashMayo Janice amp Surasky
Charles
mdashMindi Sue amp Brian Rubenstein
mdashMiriam amp Al Creemer
mdashNicolle amp Aaron Block
mdashPamela amp Steven Parham
mdashRaye amp Paul Koch
mdashRobyn amp Hunter Rose
mdashRuthie amp Michael Precker
mdashSeth Kaplan
mdashSilver Myrna amp Quat Robert
mdashSusan Chizeck amp Bill Pervin
mdashSusie Avnery
mdashVikki amp Scott Silvis
In Memory of
Hal Shaub mdashMarilyn amp Larry
Guzick
Mathilda Mimun mdashNydia amp
Ruben Granado
mdashLynda amp Jeff Markowitz
mdashSusan amp Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Barbara Kaufman mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Bernie Dworkin mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Gabriel Slotnick mdashSusan amp
Barry Slotnick
Harriet Gross sister Ruth
Pincus Gujarati mdashEileen amp
Howard Kessner
Harry Cohn mdashJudith Glazer
mdashAleksandra amp Barry Rosen
mdashAlex Rubenstein
mdashAnn amp Stephen Rowley
mdashAnna amp Irwin Segal
mdashBarbara amp William Glassner
mdashCarlie amp Brian Moe
mdashCarol amp Allan Rosen
mdashCarol Taper
mdashCelia amp Earl Bills
mdashClaire amp Alvin Meth
mdashCyd amp Clifford Friedman
mdashDebbie amp John Wills
mdashDebra amp Robert Rifkin
mdashDeEtte amp Israel Rozemberg
mdashDianna amp Michael Levy
mdashDonna amp William Wolff
mdashEileen amp Howard Kessner
mdashElaine amp Bob Scharf
mdashFrances amp Simon Fass
mdashFreda Gardner amp Robert
Brewer
mdashHarriet amp John Pratt
mdashHelene Morris
mdashHilda Rozemberg
mdashJackie amp Michael Wald
mdashJanet amp Marty Greenblatt
mdashJulie Chapman amp Craig Paul
mdashKaren amp Thomas Hoffman
mdashLaura amp David Halper
mdashLaura Levy amp David Goldstein
mdashLauren amp Alastair Lyon
mdashLaurie amp Allan Laffer
mdashLaurie amp Stan Sutkin
Continued from previous page
Your donations are a
wonderful way to help sustain
Beth Torah while marking a
memorable occasion in your
own handwriting Cards with
envelopes are only $13 each
so stop by the office and pick
yours up today
30
Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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Perhaps the best known custom for observing a
Yahrzeit is lighting a candle made to burn for at
least 24 hours We light the candle at home on
the evening that the Yahrzeit begins It is a
symbol of the soul and spirit of the deceased If
a Yahrzeit falls on Shabbat or a Holiday the
candle is typically lit before the Shabbat or
holiday candles Although there is no formal
blessing when lighting the candle a meditation
may be said It is appropriate of course to use
your own words and thoughts
The Yahrzeit observance lasts a full day and it is
customary to attend services on the Shabbat
before the Yahrzeit You will receive a reminder
from the office each year sharing with you the
date in which the name of your loved one will be
read and the name will be read prior to the
Kaddish prayer Should you wish to change the
date on which you want the name to be read
please contact the Synagogue office at
9722341542 x221
It is traditional to do Tzedakahmdashrighteous acts
of charitable givingmdashwhen observing a Yahrzeit
to honor the memory of the deceased The
annual reminders you receive from the shul
include a donation slip if you wish to give to
Beth Torah
Yahrzeit is a Yiddish word meaning ldquoa yearrsquos
timerdquo and it is the remembrance of the
anniversary of a loved onersquos death It is
observed each year on the date of death
One of the many services that Congregation
Beth Torah offers to its members is the
reminder of family yahrzeits Yahrzeit is the
memorialization of a loved one on the
anniversary of their death It is a very emotional
time for family and friends of the deceased and
at CBT we do our best to ensure that yahrzeits
are announced and family members are notified
in a timely manner We depend on the family to
inform us of the date of a loved onersquos death It
is the tradition at CBT and of Conservative
congregations in general to observe a yahrzeit
based on the Hebrew calendar To make it easy
for those congregants who may not be familiar
with the Hebrew calendar we ask for the
secular calendar date and we make the
conversion However while a day on the secular
calendar starts at 1200 AM midnight and
goes through 1159 PM the day on the Hebrew
calendar starts at sundown and goes through
sundown Therefore it is very important that
when you report the date of a yahrzeit you must
specify whether the death occurred before or
after sundown on the secular date so that we
can convert it to the correct Hebrew date If you
are not sure if it was before or after sundown
provide the date and the time of death (always
listed on the death certificate) and we will
determine when sundown was
If you have any questions about yahrzeit dates or anything having to do with the rituals and
customs surrounding the end of life experience contactmdash
Rabbi Zelony (rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg)
Ritual Committee (Ritualcongregationbethtorahorg)
Cemetery Committee (Cemeterycongregationbethtorahorg)
31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
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31
Although there is no prescribed prayer
for lighting a yahrzeit candle you might
include the following in addition to your
own personal memories
I havent forgotten you even though
its been some time now since Ive
seen your face touched your hand
heard your voice You are with me all
the time I used to think you left me I
know better now You come to me
Sometimes in fleeting moments I feel
your presence close by But I still
miss you And nothing no person no
joy no accomplishment no
distraction not even God can fill the
gaping hole your absence has left in
my life But mixed together with all
the sadness there is a great joy for
having known you I want to thank
you for the time we shared for the
love you gave for the wisdom you
spread Thank you for the
magnificent moments and for the
ordinary ones too There was beauty
in our simplicity Holiness in our
unspectacular days And I will carry
the lessons you taught me always
Your life has ended but your light
can never be extinguished It
continues to shine upon me even on
the darkest nights and illuminates my
way I light this candle in your honor
and in your memory May God bless
you as you have blessed me with
love with grace and with peace
Amen
Adele Tanzer
Anna Nathan
Marvin D Faber
Philip Brown
Max Stern
Betty Goode
Rona Victorson
Rose Robins
Elwood Kaplan
Herbert Greiper
Miles Kraut
Pearl Feinberg
Albert Bryan
Harry Goode
Rebecca Smith
Ron Tate
Bonnie Farin
Charles Rigel
Dora Lederer
Harriet Singer
Ida Eichler
LB Rosenzweig
Pauline Westerfeld
Ray Pearce
Samuel Ballin
Ann Singer Cohen
Beatrice Eisenberg
Dale Steven Greenblatt
David Creemer
Mary Herman
Sandford Katz
Stanley Kawesch
Miriam Weinstein
Shlomo Tarshish
Celia Gross
Larry Kerner
Mary Shapiro Roberts
Sol Katzmann
Anna Finkelstein
Charles Porter
Charles Roberts
Jerome Herman
Pepi Fass
Rosalyn Chizeck
Lois Braden
Lena Hirsh
Lillian Berman
Lydia Vershinina
Arlene Fisher Everette
Clara Kesselman
David Decker
Maurice Fisher
Bernice Markowitz
Frank Rose
Herman Dubrow
Rosaline W Friedman
Rose Bogatz
Victor Adler
John Gaylord
Minuse Hebert
Ruth Morris
Yale Kahalnik
Dorothy Pervin King
Melton Porter
Ami Kaplan
Hyman Utay
Jeffrey Ampolsk
Leon Weingarten
Samuel Rakusin
Eva Singer
Goldie Kaplan Fine
William Sausmer
Ada Gaddin
Barbara Kesselman
Beatrice Kline
Lillian Sternblitz
Samuel Burnstein
Martin Miller
Continued on next page
32
Continued from previous page
Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
Continued on next page
33
Continued from previous page
Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
![Page 31: THIS JUST IN! - Congregation Beth Torah...Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. Singer, Isaac Bashevis; pictures by Maurice Sendak; translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth](https://reader034.vdocuments.site/reader034/viewer/2022042611/5f3a86d5a3e2a112230c0cb4/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
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Benjamin Wills
Edward Newman
Harold Hainebach
Molly Pottash
Rosalind Hahn
Charles Dubsky
Jerry Strauss
Martha Shimala
Hattie Wiseman
Jacob Oberstein
Louis Smith
Sonya Harris
Susan Blumka
Harriette Leve
Sarah Kreitman
Ida Kahn
Lillian Davis
Max Mond
Murray Finkelstein
Rachel Oberstein
Isadore Pincus
Leonard Cohen
Louis Chavkin
Beatrice Kolton
Cecil Liken
Joseph Roth
Miriam Leas
Richard Rosenbaum
Sol Rosen
Edward Wyman
Florine Lustgarten
Jessard Wisch
Mildred Popik
Minnie Martell
Moe Morris
Geneive Ansher
Max Ingber
Ruth Zeiger-Shapiro
Sabina Stern
Bernard Shapiro
Jay Davis
Anne Siegelaub
Etta Barenblat
Leah Goldberg
Rhoda Liken
Susan Kaplan
Sylvia Levine Kaplan
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Esther Korman
Harry Wasserman
Matilda (Becker) Post
Morris Watkins
Dora Dorf
Estelle Galper
Fred Gans
Jeff Cohen
Louis Burnstein
Adelaide Rose
Celia Kahalnik
Gary Schmidt
Jose Baum
Lillian Jacobs
Alfonso Granado
Florence Faber
Julius Ingber
Sally Kopita
Stanley Rubenstein
Theodore Garber
Gussie Rose Morris
Lydia Wasserman Brand
Marjorie Koch
Fred S Kramer
Grace Bradley
Joshua Wells
Samuel Agatstein
Estelle Goodman
Helen Rosenzweig
Leonard Kesselman
Resel Turitz Goldfarb
Sheryn Hewitt
Abigail Shack
Fedora Gorkavaya
Gertrude Lieberman
Martin Gluckman
Simon Pasternack
Stanley Thorne
Alan Sigman
Djoulia Cohen
Joseph Berlin
Marilyn Kligerman
Albert Rabinowitz Roberts
Eva Parks
Franklin Oberstein
Mildred Berns
Janice Berger
Rebecca Shane
Sharon Myers
Benjamin Herman
Cecil Mindle
Dorothy J Thorne
George Goer
Harold Goldberg
Henry Herman
Abraham Newman
Daniel Paul
David Koff
Jean Pappworth
Jeanne Conners
Lorraine Wells
Maurice Koch
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
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Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
![Page 32: THIS JUST IN! - Congregation Beth Torah...Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. Singer, Isaac Bashevis; pictures by Maurice Sendak; translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth](https://reader034.vdocuments.site/reader034/viewer/2022042611/5f3a86d5a3e2a112230c0cb4/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
33
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Rose Levin
Sandra Bezner
Alice Hodan
Burton Sobol
Lucielle Hebert
Sol Soman
Geraldine Weiss
Louis Kahalnik
Marilyn Adler
Michael Agatstein
Leroy Lischin
Eugene Taper
Alexander Hodan
Barbie Nott
Daniel Gross
Gertrude Chizeck
Sarah Sutkin
Sheldon Fisher
Abe Chodosh
Helen Chodosh
Jay Kawesch
Max Kawesch
Norman Hyman
Rose Prupes
Solomon Steinberg
Victor Friedman
Charles Lavigne
Ken Davis
Lawrence Schmidt
Theodore Kesselman
Abramo Mimun
Gale Orr
Philip Faber
Elizabeth Winter
Jack Porter
Jim Glunts
Max Scharf
Rochelle Mintz
Abraham Surasky
Andrew Tanzer
Donald Feindt
Edith Sugarman
Harry Berliant
Lois Lurie Prager
Suzy Zeffren Rauch
Estelle Elster
Minnie Lovitt
Murray Goldenberg
Sarah Stein
Shimona Lefleur
Harold Oruch
Joseph Schulman
Simon Kagan
Esther Bleaden
Samuel Weinstein
Benjamin Roth
Bessie Avrick
Benjamin Podziba
Ellyn Lederer
Frances Claypoole Royster
Sidney Martell
Sol Heichman
Vermont C Royster
Florence Paul
Max Kutcher
Abe Fisher
David Ezra Orkin
Evelyn Bills
Goldie Lazar
Jack Sham
David Shnider
Jerome Braunfeld
Rena Herman
Barbara Deutsch
Gussy Pincus
Harriet Chick Sham
Kathryn Mathes
Samuel Hyman
Virginia Decker
Abraham Pervin
Alta Bernstein
Bertha Mindle
Irving Gassner
Jacob Kreitman
Jay Gottlieb
Maurice Baroff
Solomon Ingber
Gussie Fisher
Ritzie Watkins
Rosalind Dworkin
Ted Gruen
Aaron Eichler
Louis Lieberman
Ruby Grubb
Sidney Jacobs
Carolyn Rubenstein
Eleanor Kenan
Gertrude Goldberg
Herman Laffer
Lothar Goold
Mildred Pratt
Sydelle Book
Anna Stern
David Jacobs
Janie Utay
Phyllis Sidisin
Richard Kreitman
Toby Scott
Fred Berns
Karen Dale Janus Kaiser
Lily Harris
Richard Tello
Continued on next page
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
![Page 33: THIS JUST IN! - Congregation Beth Torah...Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. Singer, Isaac Bashevis; pictures by Maurice Sendak; translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth](https://reader034.vdocuments.site/reader034/viewer/2022042611/5f3a86d5a3e2a112230c0cb4/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
34
Continued from previous page
Joe Wasserman
Ronald Chodosh
Sam Grubbstein
Cornelius Bradley
Etta Morris
Irving Quat
Seena Goodman
Alvin Reingold
Morris Wise
Jack Fried
Kem Hainebach
Mollie Cohn
Sara Ackerman
Sidney Kline
Bernard Budow
Estelle Schulefand
Goldye Taper
Irene Zakine
Sam Gaddin
Samuel Winer
Sarah Adler
Abraham Lazarus
Ann Salfield
Dr Charles Eaves
Elise Kliman
Harvey Kopita
Frances Kleimon
Bennie Roosth
Harry Sutkin
Hy Geller
Norman Morgan
Esther Checkoway
Henriette Grossman
Milton Inbody
Minnie Blumka
Robert Glassner
Sarah Feldman
Tobie Blumka
January 3 amp 4
Candle lighting 515 PM
(Parashat) Vayigash
Havdalah (50 min) 623 PM
January 10 amp 11
Candle lighting 520 PM
(Parashat) Vayechi
Havdalah (50 min) 629 PM
January 17 amp 18
Candle lighting 527 PM
(Parashat) Shemot
Havdalah (50 min) 636 PM
January 24 amp 25
Candle lighting 533 PM
(Parashat) Vaera
Havdalah (50 min) 642 PM
January 31 amp February 1
Candle lighting 540 PM
(Parashat) Bo
Havdalah (50 min) 649 PM
February 7 amp 8
Candle lighting 547 PM
(Parashat) Beshalach
Havdalah (50 min) 655 PM
February 14 amp 15
Candle lighting 553 PM
(Parashat) Yitro
Havdalah (50 min) 702 PM
February 21 amp 22
Candle lighting 559 PM
(Parashat) Mishpatim
Havdalah (50 min) 708 PM
February 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 605 PM
(Parashat) Terumah
Havdalah (50 min) 714 PM
March 6 amp 7
Candle lighting 610 PM
(Parashat) Tetzaveh
Havdalah (50 min) 719 PM
March 13 amp 14
Candle lighting 716 PM
(Parashat) Ki Tisa
Shabbat Parah
Havdalah (50 min) 824 PM
March 20 amp 21
Candle lighting 721 PM
(Parashat) Vayakhel-Pekude
Havdalah (50 min) 830 PM
March 27 amp 28
Candle lighting 726 PM
(Parashat) Vayikra
Havdalah (50 min) 835 PM
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg
![Page 34: THIS JUST IN! - Congregation Beth Torah...Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. Singer, Isaac Bashevis; pictures by Maurice Sendak; translated from the Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth](https://reader034.vdocuments.site/reader034/viewer/2022042611/5f3a86d5a3e2a112230c0cb4/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Congregation
Beth Torah 720 W Lookout Drive
Richardson Texas 75080
Community Shabbat
Saturday
930 AM
Main Service
Babysitting in Room 7
1030 AM
Junior Congregation
1100 AM
Tot Shabbat (second and
fourth Shabbat of the
month)
Community Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday
730 APM
Community Minyan
900 AM
Sunday
645 AM
Monday NonndashHoliday
830 AM
Monday Holidays
Festive First Friday Night
Join us on the first
Friday of each month for
a special service where
we celebrate the
monthrsquos upcoming
birthdays and
anniversaries
SundaymdashFriday
930AM to 430PM
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Years Day
April 9 (Thursday)
Pesach I
April 10 (Friday)
Pesach II
April 15 (Wednesday)
Pesach VII
April 16 (Thursday)
Pesach VIII
May 25 (Monday)
Memorial Day
May 29 (Friday)
Shavuot I
x285 Rabbi Elana Zelony
rabbizelonycongregationbethtorahorg
x232 Beri Schwitzer
bericongregationbethtorahorg
x221 Carren Carpenter Sunday to Thursday
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
carrencongregationbethtorahorg
x262 Cathryn Etheredge Monday Tuesday Thursday
1130 AM to 4PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x224 Joanie Block Sunday 8AM to 1230 PM
Mon amp Thur 10AM to 3PM
Wednesday 1PM to 7PM
bookkeepercongregationbethtorahorg
x227 Kenyett Nealy Sunday 1230 PM to 530 PM
MonndashFri 730 AM to 230 PM
rabseccongregationbethtorahorg
x267 Tom Moon Off on Tuesdays
Hours very depending upon
facility needs
tomcongregationbethtorahorg