BETH ISRAEL BULLETIN IS PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY Congregation Beth israel WITH SPECIAL EDITIONS BY Bulletin SEPT / OCT 2021 • VOLUME XLI • ISSUE 5 • ELUL 5781 / TISHREI / CHESHVAN 5782 Congregation Beth Israel 5150 Calkins Road Flint, Michigan 48532 810-732-6310 E-mail:[email protected] Web Site: www.cbiflint.org

Leonard Meizlish PRESIDENT Judith Kasle VP RITUAL Jeff Katz Rossh Hashanah • 1 & 2 Tishreiei • September 7 & 8 VP HOUSE Berna Sorscher VP MEMBERSHIP Jeff Chimovitz VP PERSONNEL Phyllis Powers SECRETARY Joel Kleiner TREASURER Frank Kasle PARLIAMENTARIAN Harold Steinman IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Yom Kippur • 10 TThrish ei • September 16 Judith Kasle SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT Jerome Feldman & Mike Winston MEN’S CLUB CO-PRESIDENTS Wendy Flamenbaum & Kathy Weiner GIFT SHOP Carol Hurand & Judith Kasle MACHPELAH CEMETERY Vicki Winston BULLETIN EDITOR SkkSukkot • 15-21 Tishr heie • SeptembSbber 21-27 For the time being, the shul PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE is closed. All in-person This year’s High Holiday services will once again be on gatherings are Zoom. We had begun discussion as to how we might include a live gathering to our services. The impediments suspended. to such services were so insurmountable, however, that we Services and concluded we had no alternative but to do Zoom for another year. This was before the recent pandemic, and meetings are now in hindsight, we are convinced of the rightness of our decision. being held Rabbi Schochet “retired” from officiating at services following the holidays of 2019. He via Zoom. agreed, with a bit of reluctance, to film in advance D'var Torahs and sermons for our 2020 services. Cantor Lutman agreed to participate from his home in Las vegas. We will This year Rabbi Schochet will not be doing as much as he did last year, though he has notify you filmed a few short prayer introductions that we can use as we see fit. Cantor Joe, immediately however, is in Israel leading Bar Mitzvah services for one of his very special friends and when will not be able to be with us. The Ritual Committee undertook a search for a rabbi and cantor to lead our Zoom services. and how this We are excited that we found two students who will be graduating this coming year will change. from Rabbinical and Cantorial Schools. Emily Holtzman will be our rabbi. You will find a brief biography she prepared on page 5 of this Bulletin. She has a most interesting background, and has significant experiences in the field of Jewish education. As cantor, we have engaged the services of Heather Seid, who also has excellent credentials, and an excellent voice. She is also computer savvy and is interested in utilizing a “virtual The CBI office choir” consisting of everyone who would like to sing or hum along with her on certain is also closed. melodies. As we have communicated with you, Cantor Heather has provided instructions You can still how you can record yourself, send your recording to her, and how she will insert the “choir” into services. I told Heather that I would introduce her as our cantorial and computer communicate guru leading services. You can read her biography also on page 5.

with Beth by On Saturday night, August 28, at 7:30 PM we will once again have a combined Selichot emailing her at service with Temple Beth El, also on Zoom. Our speaker to start the evening will be Isaiah Oliver from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. He will give an update cbiflint of his talk from last year regarding race relations in the Flint area. Mr. Oliver is a most @gmail.com interesting speaker, and congregants were greatly impressed by his presentation last year. We are certain that this year will be no different. Following the speaker, we will have our traditional Selichot services led by Rabbi Ableser and myself. Rosh Hashanah begins the Monday night of Labor Day, September 6. We will have services Stay informed that evening at 6:00 PM with the rabbi, cantor and “choir” participating. On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7 and 8, we will have services beginning at 9:30 AM, with the by visiting our Torah services scheduled for around 10:00. At various times during services each day, web site at Rabbi Emily will be speaking on the meaning of the prayers and explaining the rationale www. for the customs and practices of the holiday observances. Zoom links will be sent out a couple of days before services. Obviously on Zoom we cbiflint.org have to do things a bit differently than we have done at live in-person services, but we already know that we can provide meaningful holiday services on Zoom. One great advantage to Zoom is that we can have members and former members who have left Flint come back to Beth Israel and attend services. Some did last year, and we can

2 expect that even more will attend this year. Sisterhood will be distributing Rosh Hashanah bags before the holidays. Included in the bags will be the current Following the Torah services each day, there will be the Tree of Life booklet. Symbolically the bags will also shofer blowing, which continues during the Musaf portion contain sweets to refer to the hope of a sweet new year. of the service. As last year, Benjamin Botkin and Ezraa Koenigsburg will be our shofer blowers. They are fantastic! The Tashlich service (with shofer blowing being added as an additional ingredient) will be held at the “Steinman We are going to conclude services at about 1:00 PM. Bridge” in Western Hills on Sunday, September 12 at 4:30PM. Come as you are, and stay as long as you want. Our goal Following the service, we will go over to the Valley is to experiment and have the most meaningful services Restaurant on Elms and Calkins Roads for outside group possible. dining. Should the weather not cooperate, we will Our traditional cemetery visitation will be on Sunday, reschedule for Monday or some later time. Should it be September 12 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at Machpelah necessary to make changes, we will inform you of the Cemetery. Harold Steinman and I will be there to recite new plans. the K'eyl Molei prayers for those who want to remember Information regarding Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and and honor their loved ones. Simchat Torah services will come to you as an email. All Yom Kippur services will begin with Kol Nidrei on those services will also be Zoomed. Wednesday, September 15, at 7:00 PM. A Mincha service I want to take this opportunity to wish all congregants will precede Kol Nidrei at 6:45. Services should end and friends a Happy, Healthy, Sweet, and Safe New Year. around 9:30 PM. May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life for the com- On Thursday, September 16, Yom Kippur services will ing year. Let us hope that Covid-19 will be significantly begin at 9:30 AM. The Torah service should be around lessened, even removed, as a danger to society. Let us 10:00, and Yizkor at about 11:00. The Musaf services will hope and pray also that peace and harmony shall come follow and we aim to conclude those parts by 1:30 PM. to the whole world. We return with Mincha at 5:30 PM. The Torah service is We also extend our condolences to families who have part of Mincha and will conclude with our special group lost members and friends this past year due to Covid or chanting as a script the Maftir Yonah. We have been other illnesses. For each of them we say Zichrono/na doing that for a number of years and our people have Livracha–May their memories be for a blessing. enjoyed tremendously this group chanting. If you From all my family (Deborah, Josh, Andrea, Jonah and haven't heard it, make sure you make note of it and Benjamin) to all your family, L'Shana Tova U'metukah. Zoom on it. Neilah and Maariv follow Mincha. Yom Kippur will end with the final shofar blowing taking place Leonard Meizlish around 8:15 PM. August 2021

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The Zoom invitations to our services will arrive in your email inbox a few days before each service. They will be clearly marked for each individual service on the subject line of the email. Please join the appropriate service.* If you need technical support, please let us know. If you are interested in participating in any of our services, please contact Wendy Flamenbaum to chant Torah, haftorah or read an English portion. *For security reasons, the device you use to join our Zoom services must have your name on it. In other words, “Galaxy 8” or “My iPad” are not acceptable. A lot of folks share our Zoom email links and we cannot know who they are. We're trying to prevent any mishaps and your cooperation is important. Thank you! See you “in Shul!”

3 ZOOM! ZOOM! MUTE . . . UNMUTE. . . 5782 We’ve got this!!! As you know, for the time being the shul is closed. High Holiday Nearly all of our activities, including our holiday Schedule of services, will be presented via Zoom. We hope you will join in as often as possible. Modern technology Services has made it possible for us to “gather.” It’s not what we want, but it’s exactly what we need at this time. Selichot* See you soon! Shabbat, August 28 at 7:30 PM Combined service and program CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL with Temple Beth El AND TEMPLE BETH EL Rosh Hashanah* INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEIR JOINT SELICHOT PROGRAM Monday, September 6 at 6:00 PM Tuesday, September 7 at 9:30 AM AND SERVICE Wednesday, September 8 at 9:30 AM SATURDAY EVENING AUGUST 28 • 7:30 PM Shabbat Shuvah* Many Jews prepare spiritually for Rosh Hashanah Shabbat, September 11 at 10:00 AM and Yom Kippur by attending a special service Machpelah Cemetery Visitation call “Selichot” (forgiveness). The Selichot service is designed to help worshipers direct their hearts Sunday, September 12 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM and minds to the Saturday evening before Rosh Leonard Meizlish and Harold Steinman Hashanah, as long as Rosh Hashanah does not fall will be there to recite the on the very next day. Otherwise, it’s held a week before in order to give people a chance to reflect traditional prayers with you. on the changes of behavior that they wish to Tashlich make. It has become a custom for the past several years Sunday, September 12 at 4:30 PM that both CBI and TBE observe Selichot together. Service at “Steinman Bridge” This year because of the pandemic we will again Bring your own bread to cast be conducting this program on Zoom. The your own sins into the water, evening will begin with a presentation by Isaiah followed by an outdoor dinner at Oliver, President of the Flint Community Foundation. He spoke with us last year about the the Valley Restaurant. racial situation in our community and this year he Yom Kippur* will update us about any progress or changes since our last meeting. We are very privileged Kol Nidre: Wednesday, September 15 at 7:00 PM that he has agreed to come back. Following his Thursday, September 16 at 9:30 AM presentation there will be time for questions and discussion. We will finish the evening with a short Yizkor about 11:00 AM service lead by Rabbi Ableser and Leonard Mincha at 5:00 PM Meizlish. Final Shofar blowing at approximately 8:15 PM We hope you will join us as we get ready to *Indicates services on the Zoom platform observe the High Holidays. A Zoom link will be sent out a few days prior to MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE the program. ON THE PRECEEDING PAGES

4 Meet Our High Holiday Clergy

Emily Holtzman is entering her final year at the Ziegler Heather Seid graduated from Boston University’s School School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles. Emily earned of Music with a Bachelor of Music specializing in Vocal her Bachelor’s Degree in Art History and Judaic Studies Performance and has nearly a decade of cantorial soloist from the University of Oregon. While at Oregon, she was experience. She studies at the Academy for Jewish active in student leadership at Hillel as well as her Religion, California, and serves as Cantorial Intern at Ner Jewish sorority. Emily also holds Masters’ Degrees in Tamid Synagogue in Poway, CA. Having studied with both Jewish Studies and Jewish Education with an Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Cantors, and having emphasis in Experiential Education from Hebrew College. served in diverse denominational settings, Heather strives to bridge the gap between traditional and innovative Currently, Emily works as a Spiritual Counselor at Beit davening styles by the weaving together of chazzanut T'shuvah, a drug and alcohol recovery center in Los and new melodic settings of prayers. She is privileged to Angeles, as well as a Mikveh Attendant at the Community have as her cantorial mentors Cantor Perryne Anker, one Mikveh of the American Jewish University. Most recently of the first working female Cantors, and Cantor Natalie she served as Rabbi for Congregation B'nai Chaim in Young, who is also a prolific Jewish music composer. Murrieta, CA. Throughout the past decade and a half, Emily has served as an educational administrator for Heather composes new Jewish music and is currently both Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks as well as working on a project bringing to life prayers in four part IKAR in Los Angeles. harmony from the turn of the 20th century with Cantors and Cantorial Soloists from around the country. Emily is grateful to have had opportunities to learn with many different types of organizations in the Jewish She lives in San Diego, California, with her wonderful world. She is particularly proud of her experiences with husband Rabbi Sammy Seid, and two sweet children The Shalom Hartman Institute, The iCenter, SVARA: a Winnie (4) and Max (almost 2). Traditionally Radical Yeshiva, and Pardes: Institute of Heather feels honored and blessed to be with the Jewish Studies. As an educator, Emily’s goal is to help Congregation Beth Israel community for this most holy strengthen and develop Jewish identity for all ages. With of times and looks forward to having virtual apples and a passion for Jewish texts and a focus on inclusion, Emily honey with everyone! strives to create meaningful experiences for all Jews looking for a spiritual connection in both their Jewish and secular lives.

5 May the new year find us all blessed with good health amidst COVID anxiety and warm companionship amidst moments of loneliness. Shanah Tova Ever so fondly, Rabbi Eli and Penina Schochet

Add Your Voice to Our High Holiday Services The high holidays are quickly approaching and the ritual labeled “share” and a blue button labeled “song studio.” committee has been making plans with our guest Rabbi In order to see and hear the video click the “song studio” Emily Holtzman and guest Cantor Heather Seid. button. With safety in mind, our services will once again be con- It should take you to a page with Heather’s face. From ducted via Zoom. To enhance our services, the cantor has here you can listen to the song by pressing the little black suggested that we create the sounds of our congregation triangle in the lower left hand corner. Listen a couple of singing together in the sanctuary using simple technology. times and familiarize yourself with it before recording. We encourage ALL voices to participate! It won't be the To make your recording to go with Heather’s you will same without you! The whole purpose of this is to give press the blue “+ Add track” button in the upper right us the feeling that we are singing together. This doesn’t hand corner. Connect your headphones to your computer happen with Zoom, so Heather has found another way! before you start recording. Please give this a try. If you need technical assistance It will show you Heather’s recording on the left and call Beth or Wendy and we will try to help. what your recording is showing on the right. Press the Here are the instructions: green “start recording” button in order to start the recording. –EREV Rosh Hashanah– Once the recording is complete you can watch it back by HHD Ma’ariv Niggun: pressing the blue “Play Preview” button in the upper https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73050 right hand corner. (all on the syllable “lai” - no Hebrew involved!) If you like what you see/hear press the green “Add to Shema and V’ahavta: Song!” button on the lower left hand corner of the https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73049 screen. If you would like to re-record you can press the red “Discard and Try Again” button in the lower right Yigdal: hand corner of the screen. (You can re-record as many https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73038 times as you want till it’s to your liking before adding –Rosh Hashanah, Day– your recording to the song!) Psalm 150 to Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah If once it’s added to the song you feel it’s too loud let https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73454 Heather know - she can fix it from the back end. If you don’t like the recording and want to try again let her Sh’ma for RH (Same as the ma’ariv RH recording) know - she can delete that recording from the back end https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73049 and you can try again. :) Hayom: Heather will collect all these recordings and merge https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73453 them into many screens and lots of voices singing together. It’s magical!! We encourage you to invite your Adon Olam to “What a Wonderful World” children and grandchildren to participate. Forward the https://easyvirtualchoir.com/song/73456 links to them. We can all do this from the comfort of our When you get to the page it should have a tiny photo of homes. Heather in the left hand corner with the words of the DON’T DELAY! song and “by Heather Hoopes” under it. The deadline for these recordings is On the right hand side there should be a green button September 2, 2021

6 As long as we live, he too will live; for he is now a part of us; as we remember him. Our deepest condolences go out to the family of . . . . .

Edward Herbert Powers June 21, 1942 ~ July 14, 2021

Edward Herbert Powers, age 79, died peacefully on July 14 surrounded by his loving family. A beloved son, husband, father, cousin and friend who touched many lives, Edward was born in Jersey City, NJ, on June 21, 1942 to Samuel (Sam) and Ruth (Handman) Powers. Ed was a force larger than life. His greatest loves were his wife, Phyllis, and his children and grandchildren. He also loved his large extended family and kept in touch with relatives from all over the world. In addition to family, Ed was a close confidant and trusted friend to many who appreciated his wicked sense of humor, his wisdom and his good counsel. Ed graduated from Oak Park High School in 1957 and stayed in touch with his close-knit group of high school friends throughout his life. He received his BA in pre-legal studies from the University of Michigan in 1964 and his Juris Doctorate from The University of Michigan Law School in 1967. He met the love of his life, Phyllis Alpern, on the steps of the University of Michigan Union while an undergraduate student. He and Phyllis married in May 1966 and recently celebrated their 55th anniversary. Right out of law school, Ed joined the law practice of Morris and Michael Pelavin, Pelavin and Pelavin, later Pelavin, Pelavin, and Powers, PC. Ed remained at that practice for many years and later opened a private practice. Prior to retiring, he became a Certified Civil Mediator and opened a successful mediation practice. He became a member of the American Bar Association and the Michigan State Bar in 1967, and was known throughout Genesee County and Michigan as a highly respected attorney. He was also a member of the Genesee County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the International Association of Lawyers and Judges. He was licensed before the Bar of Michigan by the U.S. District Courts of the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and was a member of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ed was devoted to leading a Jewish life and was a lifelong learner from when he first insisted his parents send him to Hebrew school at age 10 until his final days when he continued discussions about Torah with his dear friends Rabbis Elijah Schochet and Yisroel Weingarten. An active leader in the Flint Jewish community, Ed participated on boards and fundraising campaigns for the Flint Jewish Federation, the United Jewish Appeal, and Congregation Beth Israel. He chanted Torah frequently and blew the shofar at the synagogue on high holidays. Ed is survived by Phyllis (Alpern) Powers. He is also survived by their beloved children: son Alexander (Alec) Powers and daughter-in-law Jennifer Guthart Powers, daughter Jill Powers, daughter Annette Powers; and his grandsons Maxwell (Max) and Samuel (Sam) Powers and Noah Hamilton. Also left to cherish his memory are his cousin Gerry (Hoffman) Baron, who was like a sister to him, and many close friends and extended family members. In lieu of flowers or food, the family suggests a charitable donation in Ed’s memory to Congregation Beth Israel of Flint, Chabad of Eastern Michigan, The Flint Jewish Federation, or the charitable organization of your choice. A private graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery, Flint. May Ed’s memory be a blessing and may he be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

7 SEPTEMBER 2021 • Elul 5781/Tishrei 5782

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 14 ELUL 25 ELUL 26 ELUL 27 ELUL 1 2 7:47PM 3 8:47PM 4 “CHOIR” DEADLINE LEIL SELICHOT SHABBAT SISTERHOOD’S SWEET DELIVERIES SERVICE 10:00AM NITZAVIM

28 ELUL 29 ELUL 1 TISHREI 2 TISHREI 3 TISHREI 4 TISHREI 5 TISHREI 5 7:42PM 6 8:42PM 7 8:40PM 8 9 7:35PM 10 8:34PM 11 EREV SHABBAT SHUVA ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH SERVICE 10:00AM LABOR DAY VAYEILECH

6 TISHREI 7 TISHREI 8 TISHREI 9 TISHREI 10 TISHREI 11 TISHREI 12 TISHREI 12 13 14 7:26PM 15 8:25PM 16 7:22PM 17 8:21PM 18 CEMETERY VISITATION 10AM EREV YOM KIPPUR SHABBAT YOM KIPPUR KOL NIDRE SERVICE 9:30AM TISHLICH & HA’AZINU DINNER 4:30PM

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8 OCTOBER 2021 • Tishrei/Cheshvan 5782

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 25 TISHREI 26 TISHREI SEPTEMBER 2021 NOVEMBER 2021 6:57PM 1 7:56PM 2 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 SHABBAT 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SERVICE 10:00AM 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 BERESHIT 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30

27 TISHREI 28 TISHREI 29 TISHREI 30 TISHREI 1 CHESHVAN 2 CHESHVAN 3 CHESHVAN 3 4 5 6 7 6:45PM 8 7:44PM 9 SHABBAT ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESH SERVICE 10:00AM NOACH

4 CHESHVAN 5 CHESHVAN 6 CHESHVAN 7 CHESHVAN 8 CHESHVAN 9 CHESHVAN 10 CHESHVAN 10 11 12 13 14 6:33PM 15 7:33PM 16 SHABBAT J-CYCLE IN YOM HA’ALIYAH CBI BOARD MTG SERVICE 10:00AM DETROIT LECH-LECHA

11 CHESHVAN 12 CHESHVAN 13 CHESHVAN 14 CHESHVAN 15 CHESHVAN 16 CHESHVAN 17 CHESHVAN 17 18 19 20 21 6:22PM 22 7:22PM 23 HUMANITY SHABBAT BULLETIN IN HARMONY SERVICE 10:00AM DEADLINE MASTERCLASS & VAYERA MUSIC HUMANITY AROUND TOWN IN HARMONY 18 CHESHVAN 19 CHESHVAN 20 CHESHVAN 21 CHESHVAN 22 CHESHVAN 23 CHESHVAN 24 CHESHVAN 24 25 26 27 28 6:12PM 29 7:13PM 30 SHABBAT 25 CHESHVAN 31 FJF ANNUAL MTG SERVICE 10:00AM CHAYEI SARA Halloween

Yom Ha’Aliyah: A Day to Recognize Immigrants’ Contributions to Israel Yom Ha’Aliyah is an Israeli national holiday. The day commemorates the major role Jewish immigration has played since the State of Israel's founding in 1948. It is celebrated both on 10 Nisan and on 7 Cheshvan—the latter being the school celebration, occurring this year on October 13. The observance commemorates the historic events of 10 Nisan, and thus acknowledges aliyah, immigration to the Jewish state, as a core value of the country. It also honors the contributions of immigrants to Israeli society. Because the 10th of Nisan occurs a few days before Passover, when schools are not in session, the observance is moved to a time when schools are open. So what happened in history on 10 Nisan? On that day, according to the Book of Joshua (4:19), Joshua and the Israelites crossed the Jordan River at Gilgal with the Ark of the Covenant. It was the first great aliyah, calculated as being in the year 2488 (1272 BCE). God commanded the Israelites to mark the occasion by erecting twelve stones – for the twelve tribes – containing the text of the Torah. 10 Nisan also was the first Shabbat HaGadol, five days before the Israelites left Egypt at the beginning of the Exodus. It was also the date that Miriam, Moses’ sister, passed away. Aliyah means “a going up,” an ascending, in this case into the Land of Israel. A person who “makes Aliyah” is an “oleh” (masculine, plural “olim”) or an “olah” (feminine, plural “olot”). So why did they choose 7 Cheshvan for the school observance? Because we usually are reading Lekh-Lekha at that time, the parashah in which God orders Abraham to leave his home and family and go to the Land of Israel.

9 BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD JUDITH KASLE SEPT & OCT PRESIDENT

SISTERHOOD TRIBUTE FUNDS PRESIDENT-OF-THE-MONTH

BEDEK HA BAYIT Here we go again! Just as we finally felt safe and secure with our COVID vaccines, HOUSE BEAUTIFUL DELTA shows up. Now, we have to mask up again and worry if hugging/shaking hands, etc. is safe. Soooo, as you probably know, we will be having our High Maintains and furnishes Holiday Services on ZOOM with Rabbi Emily Holtzman and Cantor Heather our beautiful Kosher Kitchen Seid. I hope you had a chance to hear their beautiful voices at our Shabbat services this year. What a treat! We are all looking forward to seeing each other $5 Minimum to bring in the New Year together online. $10 Silver • $15 Gold As we did last year, Sisterhood wants to welcome a sweet new year for our CBI To send a tribute contact: members and decided to bring each member in the Greater Flint Area a bag Beth Katz with sweets to brighten the High Holidays. Bags will be delivered on Thursday, 810.459.4788 September 2 or Friday, September 3. Each family will be called ahead to be sure [email protected] someone will be home to accept the package. If you haven’t had a chance to see the back page of this bulletin, please notice Vicki Winston’s talent. She designed SISTERHOOD the ad for our Rosh Hashanah project. EDUCATION FUND News about Dues – Supports the Shule with its Sisterhood Membership dues are being collected for 2021-22. Please send your Educational Programming $18 check made payable to Beth Israel Sisterhood to: Deb Chimovitz, 5364 Pine $5 Minimum Needle Drive, Grand Blanc, MI 48439. In the memo at the bottom of the check To send a tribute contact: be sure to write “SISTERHOOD DUES.” Debrah Chimovitz Have a wonderful New Year. 810.694.5 853 L’Shana Tova! A Happy, Healthy, Sweet New Year!! [email protected] Deb Chimovitz, POM KIDDUSH FUND Sponsors Kiddushim on Shabbat and Holidays $10 Minimum To send a tribute contact: Vicki Winston Kristin and Michael Ackerson welcomed with love a baby boy, Jonah Martin, on 810.577.7015 May 6. His grandparents Sheri and Brian Ackerson, along with Jane and Kevin [email protected] Beno, are in love and over the moon with joy. Jonah is named after his paternal To sponsor a kiddush grandmother, maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather. Mazel tov to the contact: Ackerson and Beno families! Debra Golden-Steinman 810.239.3034 Sherill Goldberg Wittstein and Daniel Wittstein would like to announce the birth [email protected] of their son, Ari Patrick Wittstein. Ari was born on June 19 in Boston, MA. He weighed 6 lbs, 12 oz and was 19 inches long. Alan and Jill Goldberg are the thrilled grandparents. Mazel tov to the Goldberg and Wittstein families!

10 Your annual The 5782 Sisterhood dues Sisterhood Calendars are due now. will be available soon!! They are only $18 this year!

MEMBER OF WOMEN’S LEAGUE FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM Please mail your check 2021-22 5782 payable to Beth Israel Sisterhood to: Deb Chimovitz 5364 Pine Needle Drive Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 Celebrating our 90th Year! 5150 CALKINS ROAD • FLINT • MICHIGAN • 48532 810.732.6310 • [email protected] In the memo at the bottom of the check WWW.CBIFLINT.ORG be sure to write “SISTERHOOD DUES.” Contact Beth to reserve yours! Thank you! [email protected]

OUR MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY IS ALWAYS UP-TO-DATE! Beth is now printing directories on demand so they will always be up-to-date! Contact her at [email protected] to get your copy.

Sisterhood Mitzvah Project As always, in conjunction with our annual Sisterhood Shabbat, we have panned a mitzvah project for the Women’s Shelter of Flint. We were unable to hold our special shabbat in-person again this year, but at least we can still carry out our project! Following is a list of what we are collecting for the shelter. There are large boxes outside the office to collect our donations and they will remain there until further notice. We appreciate your participation! • Deodorant • Body wash • Shampoo and conditioner (for all hair types) • Lotion • Diapers – sizes 3 and up and pull-ups/training pants • Adult incontinence products • Gift cards – $10 to $25 value to stores such as Walmart, Meijer or Forman Mills • Bath towels and wash cloths (white preferred for laundry purposes) • Twin sized bedding (white preferred for laundry purposes) • PLEASE NOTE: Due to the generosity of our community, we no longer need smaller size diapers, baby wipes or feminine hygiene products.

11 ----simchot---- September Birthdays 1 Stuart Weiner 4 Larry Feinstein 10 Kathy Weiner 11 Marilyn Kassel 14 David Leyton 17 Joshua Botkin 18 Lauren Reis 20 James Cole Frank Kasle reads his portion of the Tisha B’Av service from his home 21 Martha Harris using Zoom. Over twenty people attended the beautiful service held 23 Joel Harris outside on Wendy and Mel Flamenbaum’s patio. It was the first time 27 Benjamin Botkin (15) we had been able to gather in person for over a year. 27 Pearl Kleiner September Wedding Anniversaries CBI DEADLINES 3 Efrem & Lauren Reis (12) Bulletin 14 Alan & Jill Goldberg (36) 2022 October Birthdays NOV/DEC 2021/JAN 2022 ISSUE 1 Ted Himelhoch October 19 (mailed Oct 27) 1 Debra Golden-Steinman 12 Carol Hurand FEB/MARCH 2022 ISSUE 12 Deanna Rosen January 18 (mailed Jan 26) 16 Deborah Meizlish Botkin 17 Robert Chimovitz APRIL/MAY 2022 ISSUE 26 Gary Hurand March 22 (mailed Mar 30) 27 Steven Kleiner JUNE/JULY/AUG 2022 ISSUE 28 Phyllis Powers May 17 (mailed May 25) 29 Vicki Winston 31 Patricia Himelhoch SEPT/OCT 2022 ISSUE August 23 (mailed Aug 31) October Wedding Anniversaries NOV/DEC 2022/JAN 2023 ISSUE 2 Shai & Christine Mieloch October 19 (mailed Oct 27) Brosh (15) 10 Arnold & Patricia Hartz (72) BULLETIN EDITOR 18 Harvey & Diane Ring (56) Vicki Winston 23 Henry & Nancy Hanflik (43) [email protected] 28 Tedd & Barbara Bean (30) 517.90 0.9290 • 810.577.7015 ce l l 28 Steven & Pearl Kleiner (47)

12 CBI TRIBUTE FUNDS

TRIBUTE CARDS are sent to recipients SHAPROW SCHOLARSHIP FUND: of all tributes meeting the minimum dona- (Minimum $10) provides scholarships to tion request. Donations will be noted on Ivriah students. the cards as follows: Special for amounts BUILDING FUND:(Minimum $5)provides over the minimum; Chai $18; Silver $25; maintenance of the synagogue. Double Chai $36; Gold $50; Triple Chai $54; Quad Chai $72; Diamond $100. GOOD WORKS FUND: (Minimum $5) non-personal use by the president for the GENERAL FUND: (Minimum $5) provides benefit of others. funds for the day-to-day operations of the synagogue. PRICE ADULT EDUCATION AND PRO- GRAMING FUND: (Minimum $10) has It’s Easy to Make Tributes ENDOWMENT FUND: (Minimum $10) provided funds for adult education provides long term financial security for the including several visits from Rabbi Baruch From Our Web Site: synagogue. Gendelman of the Jewish Discovery GROUNDS BEAUTIFICATION FUND: Institute in Detroit, and several interactive www.cbiflint.org (Minimum $5) provides maintenance and Skype sessions with Rabbi Mordechai To make tributes easily from beautification of synagogue grounds. Silverstein from Israel. This was all very our web site click: interesting and we will do more in the PRICE MINYAN FUND: (Minimum $5) future. • DONATIONS & PAYMENTS fulfills a variety of tzedakah needs and requests for funding. Thank you to all who • MAKE A PAYMENT OR SCHAFER ADULT EDUCATION FUND: contribute to these projects DONATION (Minimum $5) subsidizes adult education by sending tributes! programs, including travel expenses for our • MAKE A SINGLE PAYMENT rabbinic intern. OR DONATION Send a Tribute to Someone You Care About • DONATE NOW • Enter an amount and pay with DATE ______CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT $______either PayPal or your credit card. n CHECK ENCLOSED n CHARGE MY ACCOUNT In the next step you will be TO THE ______FUND asked to WRITE A NOTE TO n IN HONOR OF n GOOD HEALTH TO n IN MEMORY OF SELLER, explaining the details of your contribution. You will NAME: ______then receive an email confirm- ing your transaction. OCCASION: ______

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ADDRESS: ______IN APPRECIATION AND FROM: ______HEARTFELT THANKS TO LEONARD MEIZLISH ADDRESS: ______FOR HIS KINDNESS AND HELP PHONE: ______DURING THE TIME OF THE FUNERAL FOR NELSON SCHAFER CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL • 5150 CALKINS ROAD • FLINT, MICHIGAN 48532 Barbara Schafer

13 GOOD HEALTH TO IN MEMORY OF EDWARD POWERS Ezra and Amy Flamenbaum LOU AND RITA SCHANER JOSH HURAND Mimi Goldstein Berna Sorscher Carl and Shirley Schwartz Milt and Gloria Siegel Steve Katz Gail Shulman IN HONOR OF Reta Schafer Robert Honigan Stuart and Kathy Weiner Wendy and Robert Gibney JAKE AND DANIELS’S ENGAGEMENT Milt and Gloria Siegel Donna Morris TO RABBI AND JUDY ABLESER Steve Rubin Marty Powers Berna Sorscher Berna Sorscher Josh Gershon ANNE RUBENSTEIN’S GRANDSON Gene and Rhina Griffel Alan and Jill Goldberg ZACHARY SHIFMAN’S GRADUATION The Weiss Family Foundation Diane Cummings AND ACCEPTANCE TO NELSON SCHAFER The Thew Wald Family THE COLLEGE OF HIS CHOICE Stefen and Wanda Davidek Sam Ragnone Berna Sorscher Stuart and Kathy Weiner Robert Avoletta Mark and Sue Weiss STEVEN AND SUSAN LOW’S Milt and Gloria Siegel NEW GRANDDAUGHTER Harvey Swanebeck SHIRLEY WINSTON Berna Sorscher Berna Sorscher Steve Katz JAMES WASCHA Stuart and Kathy Weiner Stuart and Kathy Weiner

IN HONOR OF ELLIOTT PRICE EDWARD POWERS David and Beverly Price Jennifer and Dennis Finos MEL FLAMENBAUM’S BIRTHDAY Rhonda Price Susan Wascha Rhonda Price Richard and Arlene Weisman SOPHIA YANAI Myron, Lysa, Ariel and Jordan Goldstein Shai and Christine Brosh IN MEMORY OF Francine Cullari Clayt Raymond ESTHER WEBBER CHAIM BRAUNSTEIN Shelley Fogelson David and Beverly Price Shai and Christine Brosh Paul and Judith Kantrowitz Rhonda Price HANNA BRAUNSTEIN Michael Lustig JOE SILVER Shai and Christine Brosh Thomas McKenney David and Beverly Price NELSON SCHAFER Harvey and Janis Eisman Rhonda Price Rhonda Price Jeffrey Leib Marshall and Jane Cossman SALLY PRICE JARROD MENDEL Frank Friedman David and Beverly Price Ed and Phyllis Powers John and Pauline Mandelaris Rhonda Price EDWARD POWERS Milton and Lois Michaels ABRAHAM WEBBER Jenny Beck Marc Feinberg David and Beverly Price Carol Bowler Melba Lewis Rhonda Price Lauren Goldberg Mark and Genie Plucer Amy Walker Clay Dodson ESTHER PRICE Andrea Meizlish David and Beverly Price Jeffrey and Shawn Olds Rhonda Price Carol Goldstein

14 YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS

ISRAEL SCHNEIDER, FATHER HARRY KATZ, GRANDFATHER LOUIS LEBSTER, GRANDFATHER Rhoda Gottlieb (2 x chai) Steven Katz (2 x chai) Mimi Goldstein (chai) MORRIS GOTTLIEB SADIE BRAUN, AUNT RONALD GOLDSTEIN, HUSBAND FATHER-IN-LAW Steven Katz (2 x chai) Mimi Goldstein (chai) Rhoda Gottlieb (2 x chai) HYMAN SIEGEL, FATHER ADAM ISAAC GOLDSTEIN, SON SHIRLEY SORSCHER, MOTHER Ruth Parnes (special) Mimi Goldstein (chai) Barbara Alpert (chai) JACK PARNES, HUSBAND IDA VINACOW, GRANDMOTHER DOROTHY NATCHEZ, MOM Ruth Parnes (special) Carole Hecker (silver) Marilyn Natchez (2 x chai) SARA REIS, MOTHER HERBERT HARRISON, FATHER AARON MAKROUER, Efrem Reis (2 x chai) Carole Hecker (silver) BROTHER-IN-LAW BETTE HEIDENRICH, FAMILY ANNA SHAPIRO, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Pat & Arnold Hartz (silver) Marv Heidenrich & Family (gold) Esther Shapiro (diamond) FREDA GOLDBERG, MOTHER BERNARD BECK, FATHER SOPHIE BIKOFF, GRANDMOTHER Alan & Jill Goldberg (chai) Brian Beck (diamond) Rayna Kaplan Ravitz (2 x chai) WALTER GOLDBERG, FATHER ESTHER & ELLIOTT PRICE WILLIAM BIKOFF, GRANDFATHER Carol Lifshitz (chai) GREAT AUNT & UNCLE Rayna Kaplan Ravitz (2 x chai) DOBA FISHER , GRANDMOTHER Shoshie Levine (2 x chai) TED KAPLAN, FATHER Pauline Fisher (special) SIDNEY WOLIN, FATHER Rayna Kaplan Ravitz (2 x chai) PAUL SALZINGER, COUSIN Carol Bowler (chai) BERTHA STERN, MOTHER Pauline Fisher (special) SARAH CONN, GRANDMOTHER Rayna Kaplan Ravitz (2 x chai) JOSEPH FISHLER , HUSBAND Marilyn Natchez (2 x chai) BEVERLY BIKOFF, AUNT Pauline Fisher (chai) ANNA HIMELHOCH, MOTHER Rayna Kaplan Ravitz (2 x chai) CHAIM FISHLER, FATHER-IN-LAW Ted Himelhoch (chai) MORRIS BIKOFF, UNCLE Pauline Fisher (special) BETTYLOU BACKHAUT, SISTER Rayna Kaplan Ravitz (2 x chai) FANNY MLAWSKY, GRANDMOTHER Ted Himelhoch (chai) IRA CASS SCHO, FATHER Steven Katz (2 x chai) EMMA GREEN, MOTHER Gail Scho (special) Pat Himelhoch (chai)

Note: When making Yahrzeit Memorials, please include the relationship of the person to you.

Machpelah Cemetery CEMETERY VISITATION Be sure to visit Sunday, Sept 12 at 10:00 AM Machpelah Cemetery’s Harold Steinman and Leonard Meizlish will be new website: at the cemetery to serve all who come with prayers for their loved ones. www.machpelahcemeteryflint.org

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SEPT/ELUL SEPT/TISHREI SEPT/TISHREI 1 24 Diane Rabin * 16 10 Monas Goldberg * 29 23 Joe Benson 2 25 A. Nathan Alpern 16 10 Harold Goldman 29 23 Yitzhok Braver 2 25 Rachel Jocobs * 16 10 Miriam Gotlib 29 23 Seth Charlson 2 25 Margaret Hirsch LeVine * 16 10 Persha Miller 29 23 Larry Hirsch * 2 25 Melvin Lewis * 16 10 Freda Rosenfeld * 29 23 Michael Jacobs * 3 26 Doba Fishler 16 10 Helen Less Segar 29 23 Hilda Bornkind Myers * 3 26 Mollie Weitzner 16 10 Golda Shapiro 29 23 Esther Schwartz 4 27 Harry Hartz 16 10 Anne Lande Weinstein* 29 23 Sol Weinstein 4 27 Lester Klein * 17 11 Philip W. Agree 30 24 Boruch Sorscher * 4 27 Sarah Esther Perper * 18 12 Annie Rebecca Isaacs * OCT/TISHREI 5 28 Sadie Braun 18 12 Sidney Lifshitz * 1 25 Leo Slosberg 6 29 Leona Leyton 18 12 Allan Silverton 2 26 Lena Feldman * SEPT/TISHREI 18 12 Brenda Wisnudel * 2 26 Leon Kaplan * 7 1 Sophie Cohen 19 13 Lillian G. Kaplan * 2 26 Sylvia Saipe 7 1 Sarah Hartig 19 13 Eleanor Peril 2 26 Alice Saltiel 7 1 Abraham Kleiner * 20 14 Harold Kuenstler 2 26 Jack Stanley 7 1 Harry Pacernik * 20 14 Sophie (Suds) Melet 3 27 Edith Weinstein Davis * 7 1 Allen Silver 20 14 Larry Olsen 3 27 Abraham Fauer * 8 2 Edmond Creed * 20 14 Anna Estelle Platt 3 27 Joseph L. Stolarsky 8 2 Svetlana Litvak 20 14 Freida Tapper 3 27 Gladys Bloomberg Warren * 8 2 Myer Weinstein * 21 15 Rebecca Ginsberg * 3 27 Samuel Morrie Young * 9 3 Rita Berner * 21 15 Julia Goldstein 4 28 Alex Kalmar * 9 3 Simon Leib Galanter * 21 15 Moshe Hairm Saltiel * 4 28 William Paul Lewis * 9 3 Leonid Litvak 21 15 Rivka Francais Saltiel * 4 28 Jerome Ross * 9 3 Pessie Schwartz 22 16 Sanford Dresser 4 28 Richard Shur 9 3 Freda Weinstein Shewach * 22 16 Sol Rosenfeld * 5 29 Sarah Katz Gelber * 10 4 Ruth Culiner * 22 16 Harriet Silvers 5 29 Jack Shaprow * 10 4 Stuart Feldman 22 16 Joseph Weinberg 5 29 David Wolin * 10 4 Michael V. Green * 23 17 Zelma Bloomberg Fivenson* 6 30 Frank I. Jaslow * 10 4 Ernest Perkis 24 18 Robert Fainberg 6 30 Rose Rosenblatt 24 18 Sigmond Robert Katz 10 4 Frumeth Hirsh Polasky OCT/CHESHVAN 24 18 Carmen Rachwal 10 4 Barney Riskin * 7 1 Bill Hudson 24 18 Abraham Schreiber * 11 5 Manuel Ciralsky * 7 1 Noreen Kasle 25 19 Tracey Bernard 11 5 Esther Harris 7 1 Samuel Powers * 25 19 Shirley Levenson 11 5 Etta Kuras * 8 2 Bernard Green 25 19 Frances Winsen * 12 6 Eva Bolston 8 2 Anne Kaplan * 26 20 Audrey Boseman 12 6 Morris Cohen 8 2 Moshe Meidler 26 20 Ida Goldberg * 12 6 Sidney Gottlieb * 9 3 Sheldon Goldstein 26 20 Mason Irving Himelhoch * 12 6 Dennis Lande 9 3 Lena Jacobs * 26 20 Avnor Orshalimy 12 6 Stanley Rosenfeld 9 3 Aaron Lewis 26 20 Sharon Scarpone 12 6 Florence Schafer 9 3 Eva Rose * 26 20 Silka Ingber Schoichet 13 7 Duke Evans 9 3 Saul Shur 27 21 Harriet D. Parker * 13 9 Rebecca Heitzner 9 3 Gladys Ziegler 27 21 Nathan Silver * 15 9 9. Rita Berner 10 4 Rose Silver * 28 22 Abraham Berner * 15 9 Sam Goodstein 11 5 Irving Chimovitz * 28 22 Herbert Davis 15 9 Mariam Kalmar * 11 5 Simon Indianer * 28 22 Paula Kaufman * 15 9 Jacob (Jack) Ratner 11 5 Rebecca Lewis * 28 22 Lewis Klein * 15 9 Freda Weinstein Shewach 12 6 Bertha Blumeno 28 22 Morton William Leavitt 16 10 Morris Fishler –continued–

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OCT/CHESHVAN OCT/CHESHVAN OCT/CHESHVAN 12 6 Isadore Kaplan * 18 12 Irving Bernstein 26 20 Norman P. Schafer * 12 6 Rabbi Paul S. Reis * 18 12 Alfred W. Feiler * 26 20 Sarah Schafer * 12 6 Arthur Shapiro 19 13 Sally Indianer 26 20 Morris Steinman * 13 7 Leonard Allen Fink * 19 13 Erwin Myers * 26 20 Seymour Summer 13 7 Roslyn Kramer 19 13 Lena Perkis 27 21 Helen Pines Alper * 13 7 Alex Lande * 20 14 Rose Bombel 27 21 Pauline Berman 13 7 Jack M. Laro * 20 14 Harry & Rose Hirsch 27 21 Shirley Leslie 13 7 Marilyn Makrouer 20 14 Arnold Johnson 27 21 Isidore Levy 13 7 Ethel Polk 20 14 Norman Lewis 28 22 Ernie Beren 13 7 Tillie Wisnudel * 20 14 Ely Rose 28 22 Lena Buckler * 14 8 Dora Bailes 20 14 Mike Wisnudel * 28 22 Florence Effman * 14 8 Rivka Lifshitz * 21 15 Joseph Leinoff 29 23 Lena Galanter * 15 9 Janet Breckinridge 21 15 Morris Schwartz * 29 23 Sara Kaplan 15 9 Murray E. Moss * 23 17 Lillian Wolf 29 23 Laura Livingston 15 9 Barney Rothstein 24 18 Lewis Sanford * 29 23 Carl Myers 16 10 Alvin Cohen 24 18 Naomi Kaplan Siegel 30 24 Hyman Frank 16 10 Helen Ruth Kleiner * 25 19 Bessie Frumkin * 30 24 Charles Gellis 16 10 Louis Shapiro 25 19 Aaron Himelhoch * 30 24 Temmie Young Grossman 17 11 Blanche Kasle Abrams 25 19 Shahar Pardo 30 24 Sophie Vater 17 11 David Gellis * 25 19 Paul Sarokin 31 25 Sara Erenstein Grossman * 17 11 Marvin Gottlieb 26 20 Pauline Alice Berman 31 25 Bernice Weiner 17 11 Hyman Leff * 26 20 Vivian Gottlieb 17 11 Louis Whitesman 26 20 Gilbert Rubenstein $$$$$$ Prayer in Place of Mourner’s Kaddish

When a Minyan Cannot Gather (to be used in exigent circumstances only) May you grant hope and healing to all who suffer, and may we soon be able to once again safely gather in holiness and joy. May Your name Adonai, be elevated and sanctified every- where on earth and may peace reign everywhere.

Master of the world, God of the spirit of all flesh, it is revealed and known before You that it is my fervent desire to praise Your name, and to remember and honor my beloved: father/mother/son/daughter/husband/wife/partner/ brother/ sister/______{the name and relation of the person may be inserted} by reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish in the company of a Minyan. Though circumstances prevent me from doing so, may my yearning and prayers find favor in Your eyes, and be accepted and received before You as if I had prayed that Kaddish.

(Adapted from Siddur Lev Shalem by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach)

17 THESE TWO EVENTS ARE SPONSORED BY THE FLINT JEWISH FEDERATION CALL 810•767•5922 FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER JOIN RON BLOMBERG Sunday • September 26 • 8:00 PM Ron “Boomer” Blomberg – Baseball's 1st “Designated Hebrew,” also known as “The Original ‘Hit Man’” has the honor of being Baseball’s first Designated Hitter. This honor is forever enshrined in baseball history, a record that can never be lost or defeated. Ron has authored two top-selling books: The Designated Hebrew (2006) and The Captain and Me which has just been released. The Captain and Me is a book about the relationship between Yankee teammates and best friends Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson. This book is already one of baseball’s hottest selling books. Since his retirement from Major League baseball, Ron has been deeply involved in Jewish and Israel-related causes, and was the manager of the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox in the Israel Baseball League. Ron lives in Atlanta and is available for live or virtual moderated conversation and events.

KATE COSCO STEVE ASH Daniel Pearl World Music Days Master Class in Jazz Piano: Thursday • October 21 • 4:00 PM Music Around Town Concert and Reception: Thursday • October 21 • 7:00 PM Kate has performed as keyboardist for The Four Tops (1989-1990) in conjunction with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and The Temptations. She also toured with Little Anthony and The Imperials, shared the stage with Bill Medley, Steppenwolf, Chicago and more. She joined multiple tour performances with Smokey Robinson, Ben E. King, the Duprees, Michele Lee, the Coasters, Thelma Houston, the Chiffons, the Platters, Leslie Gore, Peggy March and Billy Swan. Steve has appeared with many jazz recording artists, including Frank Wess, Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling, Sheila Jordan, Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Eddie Harris, Warren Vache, Harry Allen, Chris Connor, Annie Ross, Mel Lewis, Vernell Fournier and Doc Cheatham. He has performed in many New York City jazz clubs including The Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, Smalls, Mezzrow, Jazz Gallery, Iridium, Django, 55 Bar, Zinc Bar, and the 75 Club.

18 31st ANNUAL Donald Riegle Community Service Award Event “As my parents planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those This 31st annual event, originally scheduled for who will come after me.” October 7, has been postponed until the spring. We –TALMUD will notify you as soon as the new plans are in place. The three outstanding 2021 honorees are Brenda HOW WILL YOU ASSURE Clack, Russell Deutsch and Sandra Jones. JEWISH TOMORROWS? Proceeds from this event will help provide funding for the necessary acculturation, social programs and Congregation Beth Israel, Temple Beth El and Flint case coordination services to refugees and other Jewish Federation are participating in the LIFE & immigrants in Genesee County. LEGACY® program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF). We are trying to elicit legacy gifts that will Sponsorships for the event are available as follows: ensure a flourishing Jewish community into the future. • Award Sponsor • $1,000 for eight tickets Our goal is to obtain eighteen gifts, memorialized by • Corporate Sponsor • $5,000 for twenty-five tickets Letters of Intent, for each partner. Each institution that secures eighteen gifts during the year will For more information on how to become a sponsor obtain a $5,000 bonus from HGF. at this year’s event, please call Ashley Musser at the Flint Jewish Federation office, 810-767-5922 or Leonard Meizlish is happy to share more information email [email protected]. about LIFE & LEGACY with you at your convenience. Contact him at [email protected] or More details to come. 810-733-8090.

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19 Attteenttiionn CBI FaFamily DDue too the pandemic, Sisteterrhhood has decided to bring you ssweet treats foforr a sweet new year. WeW will nottiifify you of your delivery on either Thurrsssday, Septteember 2 or FrFriday,, Septteember 3. Every member in the Greatteer FlFliint Community will receive a bag. A Sweet New Year! Beth Isrraael Sisteterrhhood

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