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March 2021 Learn Kol K .I. March 2021 learn. inspire. grow. together. Adar / Nissan 5781 16 Colt Road l Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 l 413.445.4872 l knessetisrael.org • Rabbi David Weiner l Richard Simons, President Marching On Announcements! K.I. looks for a path forward / volunteers needed / rabbi visits Passover service times will be announced in the April Kol K.I., and in email communications. Knesset Israel has begun reopening synagogue services to in-person participation! See page 4 for details. • Because COVID guidelines change often, K.I.'s scheduling can also change on very short notice. frankie's/Shutterstock.com Find up-to-date information at: March always strikes me as an in-between month in the Berkshires. Winter is not quite and click on over, but mud season has not yet started, never mind spring. The worst storms are knessetisrael.org over, but the snowbirds have not yet returned. We might not be snowshoeing regular- KI Shabbat Central ly anymore, but we are also not hiking freely yet because of packed ice that remains (at bottom of home page) on the ground, especially in the woods. Jewishly speaking, March this year coincides with the period between Purim­­—the holiday whose traditional food is hametz­­—and Updates are made every Thursday Passover, the calendar deadline by which all hamantashen must be consumed and for the following week. even the crumbs removed from the house. (Incidentally, the festival also celebrates our freedom and birthday of the Jewish people.) We are very much in between things. continued page 3 In This Issue Member Mitzvahs & Mazel Tovs From the Rabbi..............................1 & 3 March Calendar .............................4 & 5 March Birthdays Zoom & Livestream How To ..................4 n Ezra Sutter ......................................March 2 n David Bell-Deane .......................March 24 Preparing for Passover .........................6 n Richard Woller ...............................March 3 n Andrew Geller .............................March 24 Sale of Hametz & Maot Hittim ..............7 n Dana Siegel ....................................March 3 n Sopheap Nhim ...........................March 25 From the President ..............................8 n Lorenzo Cook-Dubin ..................March 4 n Benjamin Cook-Dubin .............March 25 BIO Annual Meeting ............................9 n Donald Simon ...............................March 6 n Joel Radsken................................March 26 Spotlight On: Judith Weiner.. .............10 n Susan Gordon ...............................March 8 n William Wright ............................March 26 Yahrzeits, Funds & Endowments, ...13-15 n Steven Skoblow ...........................March 8 n Harold Shair .................................March 31 In the Land of Israel Program..Back Cover n Mona Lanzer ..................................March 9 n Barbara Akresh ...........................March 31 and more!! n Michael Rosenthal .......................March 9 K.I. Staff n Andrew Levine ...........................March 12 Celebrate! n Robert Bildner ............................March 14 OFFICE PHONE 413-445-4872 n Edwin Kolodny ...........................March 15 RABBI DAVID WEINER Ext. 10 n John Huffaker .............................March 16 [email protected] n Jane Rosen ...................................March 17 DIANA MACFARLANE Ext. 10 Office Manager n Cynthia Helitzer ...........................March17 Anniversaries [email protected] n Naomi Schwartz .........................March 19 ED ROBINSON n Phyllis Lieberman ......................March 19 n Richard and Sharon Sutter .....March 6 [email protected] n Lawrence Kaplan .......................March 20 n Steven and Ruth Rosenthal ...March 19 MYRNA HAMMERLING Ext. 16 n n Marty and Glenna Bloom .......March 23 Director of Adult Education Mia Wax .........................................March 20 and Programming n Michael Helitzer .........................March 22 n Amy and Howard Herman .....March 29 [email protected] CHRIS GOETZE Ext. 20 Your community wants to share Facilities Director/Head Custodian in your good news! Send KOL K.I. editor, [email protected] Susan Miller the details about any happy JUDITH WEINER Ext. 15 news we can celebrate with you! Director of Families Together, and Susan Miller: [email protected] Hebrew School Administrator High resolution photographs welcome! [email protected] ELISA SNOWISE B’Nai Mitzvah Teacher /Coordinator [email protected] KOL K.I. PUBLICATION NOTES LIZ DEMARCO, Web Administrator, Editor: Susan Miller • Proof Reader/Editor: Ellen Rosenblatt • Photo Editor: Nan Bookless [email protected] Production: Nan Bookless • Printed by Aldam Press We welcome submissions. Publication will be at the discretion of the editorial staff, KNESSET ISRAEL and may be subject to editing for clarity, facts, and length. 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-4872 Submit articles & photographs VIA EMAIL to: 413-496-9378 (fax) Susan Miller at [email protected] knessetisrael.org 2 n KOL K.I. • MARCH 2021 • ADAR / NISSAN 5781 From the Rabbi Marching On continued from page 1 Watch K.I. events as they happen at A Gradual Revival knessetisrael.org/livestream This year March is liminal in yet another way. The pan- Watch nearly any event or service by demic continues to loom large in our lives, restricting livestreaming at the link above. us from embracing each other and continuing to dis- The site also has links to recordings rupt everyday routines and relationships. Some of KI’s of some past K.I. events and to congregants have received their vaccine, some are in K.I. Shabbat Central. the process, and others are still awaiting their first dose. Rather than waiting for a moment of grand reopening • in the late summer or fall, KI’s leaders have decided to A ZOOM and Livestream pursue a strategy of reviving synagogue life gradually, Cheat Sheet is on page 6. staying within the bounds of public health recommen- Rabbi David Weiner dations. Our goal is to continue to protect the safety and health of our community and neighborhood while also beginning a process of heal- ing and renewal. Over the next few months, we intend to focus primarily on strengthening our con- nections with each other and with Judaism and offering mutual support. We intend for everything else – exactly which services, programs and classes we schedule online or in-person, how KI staff allocate their time, what we ask of volunteers and donors, how we prioritize for budgeting purposes—to follow from that. That may mean that familiar programs are a little different, services continue to evolve, and the summer turns out to be unique, distinct both from last year and the year before. As has been the case over the last several months, some of the experiments along the way will work out brilliantly, while others will not gain traction. We are just going to keep try- ing and eventually figure out what works. About the Month Nissan… Resuming hospital and home pastoral visits: The 1st month but not the new year! Nissan is the first month on the Jewish With this goal in mind, I hope to resume hospital and home pastoral visits this month, calendar. Before the Jews left Egypt, on assuming the public health situation in the Berkshires is conducive and risks can be the first day of the month of Nissan, God managed appropriately. I know this will not work for everybody yet. Feel free to reach told Moses and Aaron: “This chodesh out by phone or email and let us know that you are interested in my dropping by in (new moon, or month) shall be to you person one afternoon to listen and chat (with masks and distancing). Diana will also the head of months.” be able to answer questions about why we think this is feasible and give you a sense of if, when and how we might responsibly arrange a house call. Especially if a visit Thus the peculiarity of the Jewish calen- would really make your day, please pick up the phone and let us know. dar: the year begins on Rosh Hashanah, the first day of Tishrei (the anniversary of Maybe you can help… the creation of Adam and Eve), but Tish- It is exceedingly difficult to look forward because we are, in a way, still standing on the rei is not the first month. Rosh Hashanah Egypt side of the Red Sea. The crossing will take a few months and only after person- is actually referred to in the Torah as “the ally arriving at the other side will we be able to really visualize a path forward. Though first day of the seventh month.” things are still unclear, I think we will be looking for people to help out in all sorts of ways – person-to-person connection, programming ideas, service attendance and renewal, hospitality and kiddush, outreach to new residents of the Berkshires, inter- faith opportunities, gatherings to mourn the losses of the last year and to celebrate a homecoming. Anyone interested in helping rebuild is welcome to join in. KOL K.I. • MARCH 2021 • ADAR / NISSAN 5781 n 3 Clip & Save! March 2021 Calendar Zoom & Livstream Cheat Sheet for Services, Classes, and Programming Knesset Israel makes every effort to keep ZOOM numbers consistent. The most reliable updates go to knessetisrael.org and click on KI ShabbatCentral. Because COVID guidelines change often, Updated announcements will be in our weekly E-news, K.I.'s scheduling can also change on very short notice. on our website calendar & K.I.’s "COVID-19 Response” page. For up-to-date information go to: The majority of our members and visitors will participate in knessetisrael.org
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