Beth Israel Congregation March - April 2020 Adar - Iyar 5780 Issue #4 HASHALIACH

Hamantaschen Road: A Beatles-Inspired Purim Monday, March 9

Come in your Bring your favorite Beatles mac & cheese character costume! groggers!

A transformative prayer leader and musician, BIRS 4th & 5th Grade Spiel Deborah Sacks Mintz has served innovative institutions . around the country as a teacher of Torah and communal Jewish music. As the Community Singing Consultant of Dinner - $12 per person ages 13 and up. Children Hadar’s Rising Song Institute, Deborah combines musical ages 12 and under are covered by Rav Nadav. Menu scholarship and practice to cultivate the grassroots includes falafel, sabich, humus, tehina, Israeli musical and spiritual creativity of the Jewish people. salad, pizza burekas, and spinach burekas! Join Deborah Sacks Mintz at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Register using the link at www.bethisrael-aa.org March 20, for “Niggun Preparation: New Melodies and Singing as a Spiritual Process” to get us spiritually by Thursday, March 5. prepared for Shabbat. Then stay for an uplifting and participatory Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a community Shabbat dinner at 7 p.m. To signup for dinner, Maariv use the link on the Beth Israel homepage 7:00 p.m. (www.bethisrael-aa.org). At 7:45 p.m., Deborah will lead a session entitled “Soulful Tisch: Creating a Sacred Space Megillah Reading - Join us for the Megillah Through Communal Singing” Together we will explore interspersed with popular Beatles tunes singing as a spiritual practice, utilizing both new tunes and of course…HAMANTASCHEN! Bring your mac & and old favorites. cheese for groggers and then donate them to Food During Shabbat services on Saturday, March 21, Gatherers. Don’t forget your checkbook or cash for Deborah will lead the community in spirited davening, teaching new melodies along the way. After kiddush, she Matanaot L’Evyonim, Gifts to the Poor, collected by the Social Action Committee. (Cont’d, See Deborah Sacks Mintz on Page 2) TO OUR CONGREGANTS Deborah's degrees in music and religious anthropology are from the University of Michigan! In addition to A Message from composing new Jewish music and teaching nation-wide, she regularly performs and records with a wide range of Rabbi Nadav Caine musicians and ensembles. Her debut album of original spiritual music, From The Narrow to the Expanse, will be released this year. This March weekend of soulful prayer follows upon From Niggunim to a Folk-Blues Seder our February “Simon & Garfunkel” Shabbat of curated Imagine you're walking through Jerusalem on Erev songs connected to Jewish liturgy, and will be followed Shabbat. Out of the tall narrow window of a stone in April and May by my Folk-Blues Musical Vegetarian building you hear wafting on the breeze a wordless Second Seder and our May Motown Shabbat. We melody, a niggun. At first you're not sure if it's an continue the musical communal prayer experimentations individual singing to themselves as they prepare for of our ancestors, and hopefully we break open our hearts Shabbos, but then you hear two or three voices join in, to God and to each other in the process. as if joining in spontaneous sympathy, one heart to another. As you walk nearer, preparing to pass the (Deborah Sacks Mintz cont’d from page 1) building, you hear a chorus, as one voice, what must be a crowded room full of people, all together singing will lead a session called “Music as a Source of Comfort ya-dahy-dahy-dahy, rising and falling like the breathing and Strength, Power and Struggle: A Text-Based of a single organism, the kehillah. By the time you round Exploration” in which we will spend Shabbat afternoon the bend, and the sounds recede, you can make out studying the intersection of music and spirituality in words to a Kabbalat Shabbat psalm... which one, you're traditional Jewish texts. Sources explored include Biblical, not quite sure, but it sounds like the Jewish people are Rabbinic, and Mystical works. After minchah at 7 p.m., one voice, singing to itself as it prepares for Shabbos. join Deborah for a light reception and Melava Malka at So many of us have had our lives changed by this 7:30 p.m. and bid farewell to Shabbat in song and keep the experience, and so many of us crave to share it with those ruach going with an evening of spiritual music. who haven't yet experienced it. We have created our Finally, on Sunday, March 22, at 10:00 a.m. Deborah home minyanim, found our retreat centers, and sought to will teach “Leading from the Center: A Davening find this unity through voice and music in shul, as our Leadership Workshop.” Looking to hone your skills as a original liturgy, the Book of Psalms, calls us to do. davening leader? Never led before, but would like to learn? Music and song rising from the heart and unifying a Interested in contributing to empowered davening as a Jewish community is a core part of who we are. In member of the kahal? Deborah will guide learners in an different places, in different generations, Jewish exploration of technical skills, as well as strategies for communities and song-leaders rise to the call. effectively building and sustaining community through In America today, the leading incubator of this form davening. This masterclass for daveners and shelichei of Jewish expression is The Rising Song Institute of Hadar. tzibbur of all levels, both experienced and novice! During the entire weekend of March 20th and 21st, the The Rosenberg Lecture Series is endowed through a rising superstar of the Rising Song Institute, Deborah generous contribution by Vic & Val Rosenberg in memory Sacks Mintz, will be our biannual Rosenberg Scholar-in- of Cantor Alfred & Alice Rosenberg. For more details on Residence at Beth Israel Congregation. The Rosenberg this inspiring weekend, visit the Beth Israel website at Lecture Series is funded and endowed through a www.bethisrael-aa.org. generous contribution by Victor and Valerie Rosenberg in memory of Cantor Alfred and Alice Rosenberg. Intro to Judaism with Rav Nadav A transformative prayer leader, musician, and educator, Deborah Sacks Mintz serves innovative Sundays, March 1 and 29, and April 19 institutions around the country as a teacher of Torah and Though directed at people who are considering empowered connective prayer. conversion, this serious examination of the main A Wexner Graduate Fellow and Marshall T. Meyer dimensions of Judaism – from mysticism to Talmud, to Rabbinic Fellow at B'nai Jeshurun in New York City, Jewish Holidays and rituals – is open to anyone who wants Deborah is also a rabbinical candidate at the Jewish to deepen their Jewish literacy. Theological Seminary. So special to our community,

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B OARD OF DIRE CT ORS BOB BLUMENTHAL President President’s Perspective 846-1649 [email protected] Bob Blumenthal R UTH KR AUT Executive Vice President 649-2401 [email protected] Dear fellow Beth Israel congregants, STEVE GER BER Once again, I’m writing a column that refers to holidays 1-2 months in the future. As I Vice President of Finance 973-1651 write while looking at my snow-buried back yard, I need to think about Purim (March 9) and [email protected] Pesach (April 8). I wish you all chagim s’meichim (happy holidays) in advance. DEBOR AH BALL Education Vice President Presidents 972-4793 By the time you read this, I’ll have about 100 days left in my term as Board president [email protected] (not that I’m counting). This doesn’t give me much time to thank former Beth Israel MIR IAM GR EENBER G presidents, before such thanks from me seem a bit self-serving. I now have deeper insight Programs Vice President than ever into the effort involved in the presidency, while recognizing that much of what 994-0324 [email protected] any president achieves is based on the work of board and committee members, rabbis, and JESSAMYN R ESSLER - staffs, not to mention the advice and forbearance of family members. MAER LENDER For my part, and on behalf of the Congregation to which many of them still contribute Membership Vice President effort, ideas, and even funds, I would like to thank all of the former presidents of Beth Israel. 418-2785 [email protected] Those whom we are fortunate to still have with us include (chronologically): HAR R IET BAKALAR Treasurer ● Marty Sichel, who was born in Germany, came to the U.S. in 1937, is Professor Emeritus 646-4639 in aeronautical engineering at Michigan, and is a Fellow of The Institute of Aeronautics [email protected] and Astronautics; CAR EY WEXLER SHER MAN ● Saul Hymans, who is Professor Emeritus and former chair of Economics and Statistics at Communications Secretary (612) 220-5529 Michigan, was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Bureau of Economic [email protected] Research, and is the first person to have twice won the Blue Chip Annual Economic AAR ON WILLIS Forecasting Award; R ecording Secretary ● Carl Cohen, who is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Michigan, was a co-founder of (202) 744-1444 UM’s Residential College, the founder and a director of the Program in Human Values [email protected] in Medicine at Michigan’s Medical School, and was a member of the National Board of MEMBER S AT LAR GE Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union and member of the Labor Panel of the R OBIN AXELR OD American Arbitration Association; 395-9864 [email protected] ● Paul Lichter, who is a Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at COR R Y BUCKWALTER Michigan, Founding Director of Michigan’s Kellogg Eye Center, and was the 100th 277-4947 President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology; [email protected] ● Susi Coran, who was our second female president and served as BIC President for 5 GAR Y FR EED years, second only to Osias Zwerdling’s 40; she served on the board of the Michigan 332-1250 [email protected] Theater and was a Lion of Judah, a philanthropic arm of the Jewish Federation (and notes that she is the grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of one); MAR NI JACOBSON (248) 981-8092 ● Irving Smokler, who was on faculty at Michigan, founded the NephCure Foundation, [email protected] served on the scientific advisory council for NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and MAR IE-ADELE KR ESS Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and served as Honorary President of the (301) 704-6760 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC); [email protected] ● Steve Klein, who was President when Rabbi Dobrusin joined BIC, was a financial CADY VISHNIAC (857) 448-2016 analyst at Chrysler before joining fellow BIC member Vic Rosenberg at Personal [email protected] Bibliographic Software, and now has a business consulting practice. He has also served on the board of Recycle Ann Arbor and Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, and continues to serve on our Finance Committee;

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(President cont’d from page 3) function, let them know that you recognize and appreciate their contributions to Beth Israel. I know I do. ● Errol Soskolne, who until retirement was chair of Pediatrics at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital / Trinity Health, Leadership changes and who led the initiative to develop the 2010 Staying with the topic of leadership, this is a good time (Garfunkel-Schteingart) Building; to thank everybody who has volunteered to be considered ● Ed D’Angelo, who is President & CEO of The for a position on the 2020-21 Beth Israel Board, and also Information Center, Inc., The Family Resource Place, to thank Stan Elias and members of his Nominations and VP of Social Policy for the Michigan Chapter of the Committee for their ongoing work. Besides Stan, the other National Association of Social Workers, (and, like Susi NomCom members this year include Ellen Abramson, Coran, served as BIC President for 5 years); Susan Adler, Rachel Levy, Joel Rubenstein, Steve ● Carol Finerman, who was the Archivist at Michigan’s Rubenstein, and Larry Tankanow. NomCom’s job is to Kelsey Museum of Archaeology for over three decades, assemble a slate that not only provides your Board with was responsible for forming our Mitzvah Connection, relevant expertise, but also represents the Congregation and continues to serve on the Protest Response demographically. This is a difficult balance to strike, and committee and leads our Passover Project (ensuring NomCom members deserve our appreciation. that all congregants are contacted to make sure I’m sorry to let you know that Ruth Kraut will not be everyone has a seder to attend); moving up from Executive VP to President this summer, ● Haran Rashes, who is senior counsel for regulatory though for a very good reason. Ruth has recently been affairs at ExteNet Systems (in the Chicago area) and, promoted to Deputy Health Officer at the Washtenaw while in Ann Arbor, was general counsel for Clear Rate County Health Department (mazal tov!). She feels that, Communications and has been a board member for with the additional responsibilities, she would not be able United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ); to devote the time to Beth Israel that it deserves. She will ● Jeff Bernstein, who is a professor of Jewish Studies and serve as VP until the end of her term in June, and will of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University, continue to serve on our Social Action and Personnel serves on the advisory board for EMU’s Center for Committees next year, so we will continue to benefit from Jewish Studies, and was a Carnegie Scholar with the her wisdom and commitment. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Another unplanned and regretted departure is our (in Palo Alto, CA); energetic Executive Director, Lisabeth Lobenthal. She ● Matt Kaplan, who is Executive Director of Michigan’s writes: “It has been my privilege to serve as Beth Israel’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, runs Executive Director. It is with sadness that I announce my professional development programs for UM department departure at the end of May. For personal reasons, we chairs and associate deans and for international higher have decided to return to Southern California. I have loved education leaders, and was on the executive board of getting to know so many of the wonderful, dedicated lay the Professional and Organizational Development leaders and staff and I’m looking forward to staying in Network in Higher Education; contact.” ● Karlan Bender, who is partner and co-founder of And, the third of three changes is our Religious Affairs Cooper & Bender, a law firm that specializes in VP Lisa Bernstein, who has held that position for nearly disability rights, Workers’ Compensation, and Social four years. She writes: “I enjoyed my first years serving on Security disability litigation; and the board of Beth Israel Congregation, including my ● Bob Carbeck, who was President when Rabbi Caine service on the Clergy Planning Committee. It was an honor joined BIC, and is Deputy Administrator-Referee at to be part of such a hard-working and menschlekhkayt Washtenaw County Trial Court, overseeing budget and group. I chose to step down from the Board on January 2, fiscal operations. 2020. At this time, I believe I can better contribute to the shul in other ways including participating in services, While we look forward to a revamped BIC website, at teaching, and continuing to serve on the Religious Affairs present the complete list of former presidents can be found Committee.” at: www.bethisrael-aa.org/about/board/past-presidents/ Thanks to all of them, and we look forward to their They are an impressive group – as are the presidents continued input (and yours) as together we move forward. not detailed above who are no longer with us. We have all benefited greatly from the foundations they laid, as well as B’shalom, from their wise counsel. If you see them (or, in the case of Bob those no longer with us, their family members) at a shul

Page 4 Page 2 TO OUR CONGREGANTS Minyan Monitor Rav Nadav and Neil’s Folk Seder This report is intended to inform congregants how the Thursday, April 9, 5:30 p.m. daily minyan is going. Attendance is reported below for Cancel your plans for the Second December and January, the last two complete months Seder and join Rav Nadav and Neil before the March-April Hashaliach deadline. A single Alexander to celebrate our number indicates how many people showed up. A plus Redemption by singing along to such sign indicates that less than ten people came initially, and Jew-ified classics as Bob Marley's the additional folks were recruited by phone or by asking Redemption Song: persons meeting at the synagogue to join us. Preemption by a shiva or sheloshim minyan, holiday, or weather is Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery indicated. Blank spots indicate no data. A hyphen at the We Jews must free our minds beginning or end of the month indicates a day that is not Have no fear of being Jewish part of that month. Don't say you have no time How long shall we ignore our prophets December While they stand aside and look? Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday We'll build a new Jerusalem We've got to fulfill the Book 7+3 10 11 11 9+1 Won't you help to sing 12 10 10 14 These songs of freedom? 'Cause all we ever have... 9+1 9+1 6 10 14 Redemption songs! 3 9+1 10 13 8+2 Ours is a Folk and Kitniyot Vegetarian Seder where we 3 17 7+3 use Rav Nadav’s own Folk Haggadah! We'll focus on singing over the food, so be prepared for simple, rustic, January vegetarian fare(with kitniyot) of vegan white bean cholent, vegan potato Provencal, tuna or egg salad, and fruit. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Reserve your place at the table ASAP (and let the office 12 18 know if you want to pitch in to cover grocery costs) at [email protected]. 18 11 20 10 Sheloshim Pesach Service Times 7+3 10 20 11 Erev Pesach - 12 28 Shivah 10 16 Wednesday, April 8 7:00 a.m. - Shaharit and Siyyum Bechorot Sheloshim 10 14 10 On the morning before the first Seder, it is customary Minyan Captains to gather for a siyyum, the conclusion of study of a Jewish Day Captains text. The siyyum is followed by a seudat mitzvah; a meal Sunday Jeff Bernstein and Matt Kaplan celebration, a bagel breakfast in this case, in observance Monday Lisa Bardach of a commandment. This event is led by Rabbi Robert Tuesday Bob Ahronheim Dobrusin. Wednesday Art Gershowitz Thursday Karlan Bender and Harvey Michaels Thursday, April 9 9:30 a.m. - Shaharit Service Shabbat Limmud Friday, April 10 Saturday, March 14 and 28 and 9:30 a.m. - Shaharit Service 6:00 p.m. - Kabbalat Shabbat Service April 18, 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 15 Held before Shabbat morning services by Rabbi Robert 9:30 a.m. - Shaharit Service Dobrusin, these sessions will offer a lively discussion on 7:30 p.m. - Minyan in chapel Parashat HaShavua, the Torah portion of the week and Thursday, April 16 other traditional texts. We invite you to join us in the library 9:30 a.m. - Shaharit Service with Yizkor for Torah study over coffee and cake! 7:30 p.m. - Minyan in chapel

Page 5 Page 2 YOUTH EDUCATION and hold them up as role models for elementary school Mira Sussman students. We hope that Teen Shabbat will become an Director of Education annual highlight for all of our students. We look forward to seeing students and parents at the (734) 769-2041 Kids Wrap!! What an exciting time to be in Beth Israel Religious Sunday, March 1, 9:30 a.m. School! Our registration numbers are up from last year, students are engaged and enjoying religious school, and Join us to learn about tefillin and the Shema prayer. there are fun chagim (holidays) on the horizon. Younger students will learn to wrap with licorice, and As I’ve written about before, one of my main goals for older students will wrap with real tefillin. Parents are the school this year has been to strengthen the tefillot invited to join us! (prayers) experience for elementary school students. We want the students to learn how to participate in a tefillah Pre-Purim Event for Kids service in age appropriate ways, and also to enjoy the Sunday, March 8, 10:30 a.m. tefillah experience, and to find community and joy together. Come join Beth Israel to learn about the holiday of Each Wednesday, 2nd through 5th graders gather in the Purim, celebrate with food, stories, craft projects, and a beautifully renovated M&M Chapel at the start of religious mitzvah project. We will be assembling donations for the school for a modified Maariv (evening) service. As the year Delonis Street Center. Costumes encouraged! RSVP by has progressed, this has become one of the most fun, using the link at www.bethisrael-aa.org. This event is free meaningful, and fulfilling times of the week. Many students and open to all members and non-members. are eager to stand on the bima to lead prayers, so that we often have three or four students crammed together, Chef Katan holding their siddurim (prayer books) to lead the tefillot. Sometimes we discuss the meaning of a particular Sunday, April 8, 10:00 a.m. tefillah, such as a recent conversation about “Maariv Chef Katan is a program for children aged 3-4 and their Aravim,” and how the prayer captures the wonder of and caretaker. You and your "Little Chef" will make a gratitude for the dependable cycles of the natural world. traditional Jewish-inspired, mouth-watering vegetarian Sometimes we practice reading an unfamiliar passage out dish from scratch! As this is a pilot program, we will be loud in Hebrew - many students like this challenge, and by limited to six children in this program. For more having several students recite a line over and over, others information and to register your child/ren, please contact can listen and learn. Sometimes we will have a shared Director of Engagement and Programs, Amanda Glucklich intention to think about during the silent Amidah, such as at [email protected]. “think about things you are grateful that your parents, grandparents and ancestors taught you.” Afterwards, Rav Nadav’s Passover Experience for students share their reflections. Recently we learned a new Children tune (with guitar accompaniment!) for “Mi Chamocha,” Jewish Community Center and the students particularly love singing in two part harmony for “Oseh Shalom.” Many of the students have Sunday, April 5, 11:00 a.m. lost loved ones in the past year, so after a conversation The P.J. Library, the JCC, and Beth Israel are combin- about death, sadness, and memory, we started including ing to put on Rabbi Caine's “Seder Experience!” for Ann the Mourners’ Kaddish. By including the routine of the Arbor families with children ages 2 through 8. Parents, Mourners’ Kaddish in our weekly tefillot sessions, we hope grandparents, and small children will be enslaved by to help normalize death, grief, and loss, while giving the Pharaoh and forced to build roads and towns out of boxes students space to talk about these feelings, as well as teach and Legos, with a work break for karpas, maror, and them tools to rely on when they inevitably will need to use matzah! We'll demand to be let go, watch Pharaoh afflict- them. ed with plagues (like us putting red sticker “boils” all over BIRS’ middle schoolers will have an opportunity to him), gather in our (real) tents with our glow sticks while share their experiences with tefillah when they lead avoiding the wild animals, darkness, and insects, and Saturday morning services on March 7th. This BIRS eighth finally go free while the Egyptians drown in the blue grade student initiative will highlight our amazing students, streamers of the Red Sea.

Page 6 Page 2 BETH ISRAEL COMMUNITY Engage at Beth Israel congregants to our County Farm Park plot to harvest By Amanda Glucklich, vegetables to decorate BIC’s sukkah; cut and create flower Director of Engagement and Programs arrangements for synagogue Shabbatot; learn about sustainability with Project Grow. We hope some of these Beth Israel Congregation continues to grow and new offerings will speak to the congregation and change. With Rabbi Nadav Caine as Beth Israel’s new community at large. Rabbi, a new vision for building community is coming to As we strive to facilitate meaningful and engaging life. A major facet of this vision involves engagement. As opportunities for our Beth Israel community, we continue the new Director of Engagement, I am excited to share the to provide educational adult learning classes and ongoing many ways in which we are building community and opportunities to participate in traditional and new ways in facilitating meaningful engagement opportunities at Beth our religious services. As Ann Arbor’s Israel and around our community. Conservative/Masorti synagogue, we maintain traditions Creating intentional Jewish spaces where all feel we hold dear while creating new spaces where ALL are welcomed and at home is important at Beth Israel. We are welcome to celebrate Jewish life at Beth Israel thrilled to be a part of three local initiatives that aim to Congregation. We hope you’ll join us! Amanda Glucklich foster a strong sense of belonging in our community. These can be contacted at engage@bethisrael-org; learn more programs serve those who have been chronically about Beth Israel Congregation at www.bethisrael-aa.org. underserved or may have simply felt alienated in the past. They include: the Belonging Committee, Special Needs Inclusion Project, and the Detroit-Ann Arbor Keshet Impeachment and the Two Constitutions: Leadership Project. What Happened and What’s Next The Belonging Committee is facilitated through the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor by Matan, a Presented by Richard Primus national organization whose mission is to support Jewish Sunday, March 8, 5:30 p.m. leaders, educators, and communities to meet the educational needs of children, especially those with Join Richard Primus, Constitutional Law professor at special needs. We are also part of the Special Needs the University of Michigan Law School, as he reviews the Inclusion Project (JFS) funded by a grant from the Jewish recent presidential impeachment proceedings, its Women’s Foundation. This project focuses on building a implications, and what comes next. Free and open to the more inclusive Jewish Ann Arbor for families of children community. Please RSVP to Mira Sussman at and adults with special needs. [email protected]. Finally, Mira Sussman, Director of Education, and I are A2 Tribe: Gathering part of the newest cohort of Detroit-Ann Arbor Keshet Leadership Project for LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stand with Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 p.m. Trans and NEXTGen Detroit). Learning about how to create Tribal Gatherings is an initiative to connect Jewish and support safe spaces for all congregants is just the first people in their 20's and 30's in Ann Arbor through mean- step we’ve taken. We plan to assemble a committee (stay ingful topics from dating and mental health to workplace tuned!) to address marginalized community members. We issues. This session will focus on Mental Health issues. want all congregants to feel they can play an active role in Register by clicking the link on the Beth Israel homepage. making our Jewish spaces welcoming and safe for all. In this coming year you will notice many alternative Parents’ Night Out and playful ways to engage with Judaism. We are creating Saturday, March 21, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. new programs while we reimagine long-standing events that are a valued part of our congregation’s history. One Parents' Night Out is a new Beth Israel program for new program for children is our Chef Katan workshop. PARENTS! Drop off your children (ages 5-15 years old) at Kids will learn how to cook plant-based dishes from the synagogue and enjoy an evening to yourselves. scratch! A2 Tribe is a new group for adults in their 20s and Children will be served dinner and there will be a movie 30s to gather for meaningful conversations on today’s playing along with some crafts. Cost for members is $10 for issues, through a Jewish lens. Active older adults in the the first child and $8 for each additional; non-members are community can join our Chai 5 events, including Shabbat- an additional $5 per child. Please direct any inquiries to inspired bike rides this summer and exploring new Amanda at [email protected]. opportunities to pray through movement. We invite all Page 7 Page 2 BETH ISRAEL COMMUNITY The Passover Project--2020 Red Cross Blood Drive The Seder is a communal holiday, bringing together Sunday, March 1, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. family, friends, and occasionally strangers to sit at our Saving a life is one of the most important mitzvot in table. We never want anyone to be alone to celebrate Judaism, so be sure to schedule an appointment to donate Passover. blood at our blood drive! Stop by the Gift of Life table to For over thirty-five years we have contacted every register and swab your mouth to be a potential bone member of Beth Israel Congregation, to make sure that they marrow donor. have a place at the Seder. Many of our members have To register for an appointment, go to opened up their homes and invited those who would www.redcrossblood.org; and enter bic13 into the Find a otherwise be alone, to join them. Blood Drive field. This will allow you to select a time and We have a wonderful group of callers who perform this register. Please contact Diane Wilson if you have any task, including members of the board. Soon you will questions at [email protected] or (734) 476-0749. receive a call asking if you would like to be a guest or if you have room at your table to accommodate a member. Talmud Study Led by Rabbi Dobrusin We hope that you will respond, even if you do not need Monday, March 16, 23, and 30, assistance when you are called. This ensures that we reach April 6, 20, 3:30 p.m. every member of the congregation. If you know that you will be out of town or if your Rabbi Dobrusin will continue to lead a Hebrew text Seders are already set, please let us know in advance, so class, studying selections from the Talmud tractate of we can save a call. If you would like to volunteer to be a Brachot. We will study the text in Hebrew with English caller, all applications are gratefully accepted. translations available. This part of the Talmud addresses The contact person for this is Carol Finerman, 995- the subject of the rituals of prayer and contains material 4485 or [email protected]. Please do not call the office! which will refer to familiar aspects of our liturgy today. The We look forward to another successful year of match- class will take place from 3:30-4:45 on the above dates. ing and wish everyone a wonderful holiday. We hope you will join in this opportunity for text study. Magical Musical Shabbat: A Family-Friendly Dinner and Service Condolences to… Friday, April 17, 6:00 p.m. Zevi Bareket on the death of his father, Arie Everyone is invited to our next family-friendly dinner Buchwalter. and service of the year. Come with your immediate family, Deborah Ball on the death of her father, Gerhard your friends, or come be with your Beth Israel family! The Loewenberg, also grandfather of Sarah Hakala, Joshua evening begins with dinner at 6 p.m. After dinner everyone Ball and Jacob Ball. will gather around a Shabbat table filled with candles, Mel Levitsky on the death of his wife, Joan Levitsky. tzedakah boxes, and challot, and sing while accompanied by camp-style guitar. In the glow of candles, we’ll bless Vincine Pearlstein on the death of her mother, each other, sing Shabbat prayers and listen to a brief Marjorie Pearlstein. teaching. Then it is time for dessert! There is no charge for Michael Pedersen on the death of his father, Jens the dinner, but please RSVP to Beth at office@bethisrael- (Ya’Akov) Ulrich Pedersen. aa.org or RSVP online (www.bethisrael-aa.org). Sponsored Elayne Tyner on the death of her mother, Marilyn anonymously. Niss. Sunday Minyan Moves Mazal Tov to… to 7:30 p.m. Ronit & Aaron Ajlen on the birth of their daughter, Sunday, March 8 Dalya. Sunday minyan moved back to David & Karyn Schoem and Adina Schoem & it’s spring/summer time slot of 7:30 Joseph Vainner on the birth of grandson and nephew, p.m. beginning on Sunday, March 8. Isaac George Schoem Schumann, son of Shana Schoem & Garrett Schumann.

Page 8 Page 2 BETH ISRAEL COMMUNITY Israeli Human Rights Activist Rabbi Arik Ascherman: Dinner and Talk Thursday, March 26, at 6:00 p.m. Ann Arbor JCC Purim 5780: Matanaot L’Evyonim, 6:00 p.m. – Fundraising Dinner, catered by Carly Balmer: We are delighted to welcome Israeli human rights activist Gifts to the Poor Rabbi Arik Ascherman back to Ann Arbor. After leading According to the Megillah, one is “to observe [Purim] Rabbis for Human Rights for 21 years, in 2017 Rabbi as days of feasting and merry-making, and as an occasion Ascherman founded a new Israeli human rights of sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the organization, Torat Tzedek, or "Torah of Justice." In Rabbi poor.” (Megillat Esther 9:22) The Rambam teaches us that Ascherman’s own words: "I have faith in the eventual making gifts of money to the poor is the primary mitzvah triumph of justice, human rights and our highest Jewish of Purim. values in Israel. Our work is about expressing that faith Beth Israel’s Social Action Committee is collecting through action." Rabbi Ascherman last visited Ann Arbor matanot l’evyonim at the Megillah reading on Monday, in 2018. Come to hear his update on Torat Tzedek’s work. March 9. This year, the funds will be donated to two local If you are interested in attending, please contact Harvey organizations: RAAH and JFS. Somers [email protected] or Martha Kransdorf RAAH: Religious Action for Affordable Housing seeks [email protected]. to achieve a significant increase in the supply of perma- 7:30 p.m. – The dinner will be followed by a Community nently affordable housing in Washtenaw County, in collab- Talk: “The Use and Abuse of Power: The Challenge of oration with religious congregations, individuals, and Zionism Today.” This lecture and dessert reception is open non-profit housing groups. RAAH directs financial contri- to all. butions to efforts that increase housing opportunities for Israeli Human Rights Activist Rabbi Arik Ascherman: low-income households. Lunch and Learn Jewish Family Services (JFS) is founded on the Jewish Friday, March 27, at noon principles of caring for and “giving back” to Washtenaw At the Beth Israel Congregation County’s diverse community. JFS is dedicated to strength- ening family life, fostering individual self-sufficiency and Everyone is welcome to this Lunch and Learn on the topic promoting improved social and economic conditions. This of "A Rabbinic View of Human Rights in Israel." This year’s donations will go to the Food Pantry of JFS. discussion will continue and expand upon the theme of the To support these worthy causes, please bring your JCC talk from the previous evening. Please bring your own donation to the Purim service, cash or check (checks vegetarian/dairy lunch. Feel free to contact Harvey or payable to “Beth Israel Congregation”). Martha for more information. We are also collecting food for Food Gatherers. Re- The opinions expressed by Rabbi Arik Ascherman are his member to bring macaroni & cheese boxes to the Megillah own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Beth reading on March 9, to use as groggers (noisemakers). Israel’s leadership, membership, clergy, or staff. Also, please bring other non-perishable food. The Social Action Committee will collect all the donated food after the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Invitations service and deliver it to Food Gatherers. Mira Sussman & Doron Yitzchaki invite the congregation to celebrate with them at Shabbat Services, March 28, as their son, Ishai, is called to the Torah as a Bar Share Your Simcha With Us Mitzvah. The congregation is also cordially invited to Has your family had a simcha that you would like kiddush following the service. to share with the congregation? Contact the Fred Weiss and Mary Jane Northrop invite the office at [email protected] or 665-9897 congregation to celebrate with them at Shabbat Services, April 4, as their daughter, Audrey, is called to the Torah as and we would be happy to announce it in the a Bat Mitzvah. Audrey is a student at Community High who next issue of the Hashaliach. loves dance and summers at camp. The congregation is also cordially invited to kiddush following the service.

Page 9 Page 2 TODAH RABBAH Contributions to Barry & Susan Gross in memory of Marilyn Niss, mother of Elayne Tyner; in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father of Deborah Ball and Beth Israel Congregation grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sarah Hakala. Stuart & Jean Gross in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.** The Board and Staff of Beth Israel wish to extend our sincere Marvin Krislov in appreciation of Joan Hartman & John thanks to all those whose contributions help the synagogue thrive. Rothchild.** Please specify where you would like your funds to go. Those Warren & Sandy Lada in memory of Warren’s father, Arnold Lada, being honored will receive an acknowledgement of your on his yahrzeit. generosity. Nancy & Irv Leon in loving memory of Nancy’s parents, Jean & The minimum donation to be listed in HaShaliach remains $5. Harold Grossman, on their yahrzeits.** However, a minimum donation of $10 is required to have an Janice Lieberman in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.** acknowledgement mailed to the honoree or family of the deceased. Sam & Alice Meisels in memory of Sam’s parents, Saul & Ida In addition, larger contributions will be designated: Meisels.** $50 - $99 Chazak (*) Cyril Moscow in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.**** $100 - $499 Koach (**) Charles Rich in appreciaiton of Beth Israel Congregation. $500 - $999 Gibor (***) Rennie & Michael Roth in memory of Marilyn Niss, mother of $1000 and over Maccabee (****) Elayne Tyner. Contributions listed below are as of 2/17/2020. Contributions Deborah & Darrell Schmidt in memory of Deborah’s father, Sidney received after that date will be listed in the next HaShaliach. Fine, on his yahrzeit.** Brad & Alyssa Seel in memory of Brad’s father, Allen Seel, and Carl Cohen to support the teaching of Hebrew to adults.*** Alyssa’s brother, Matthew Colman, on their yahrzeits.* Nathan & Terri Stone in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.** Ben Taub & Jane Monto in memory of Ben’s father, Sylvan Taub, Doug & Carol Feldman in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father on his yahrzeit.* of Deborah Ball, grandfather of Sarah Hakala, Josh & Jacob Ball, and Edwin Tobes & Harriet Bakalar in memory of Edwin’s parents, Irving great grandfather of Owen, Emme, & Lucy Hakala. & Leah Tobes, on their yahrzeits.** Dwight & Diane Wilson in appreciation of Beth Israel Religious Diane & Amiram Vinokur in appreciation of Beth Israel School.* Congregation.* Martin Warshaw in memory of his wife, Alice Warshaw, on her Jim & Jamie Abelson in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.** yahrzeit.* Roann Altman in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father of James Weisbach in honor of Elise Weisbach. Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sarah Lisa & Steve Weiss in memory of Marilyn Niss, mother of Elayne Hakala; in memory of Arie Buchwalter, father of Zevi Bareket. Tyner. Alexander Balin in memory of his father, Izya Balin, on his yahrzeit.** Beth & Jeff Wilensky in honor of Lisa Bardach for helping prepare The Ball and Hakala Families with deep gratitude to Rav Nadav and Leo for his Bar Mitzvah.** the members of the Beth Israel community for their comfort and SallyGeorge Wright in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation. support they received on the loss of their father and grandfather, Bernard Zeigler in memory of his mother, Sylvia Zeigler, on her Gerhard Loewenberg.** yahrzeit. Lisa Bardach in memory of her father, Eugene Bardach, on his yahrzeit. Deena Jones in memory of her husband, Kenneth Jones, on his Jessica Beaver’s Bat Mitzvah Brad & Rachel Beaver in honor of .** yahrzeit.** Lisa, Jeffrey, Zachary, and Solomon Bernstein in memory of Jeff’s Larry & Vincine Pearlstein in memory of Vincine’s mother, Marjorie grandmother, Yetta Lerner, on her yahrzeit. Dallas; in memory of Vincine’s father, Vincent Dallas, on his yahrzeit.** Margie & Barry Checkoway in memory of Joan Levitsky, dear wife of Mel Levitsky. Rebecca Chudacoff in memory of her husband, Edward Chudacoff, Carl Cohen in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.** on his yahrzeit. Rita Gelman in memory of Charles Gelman's grandmother, Rose Jean Clemes in memory of her mother, Helen Goran, and her Eisenberg, grandfather, Isadore Eisenberg, and uncle, Simon mother-in-law, Julia Hauptman, on their yahrzeit.* Eisenberg, and Rita's mother, Beatrice Smolker; in memory of Jolene Carl Cohen in memory of mother-in-law, Esther Milkove, on her Hermalin, wife of Albert Hermalin; in memory of Tae Choe, father of yahrzeit.** Jade Choe; in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Botkin, son of Conrad Foster in memory of Conrad's grandmothers, Bertha Stein Joshua Botkin & Deborah Meizlish; in honor of the birth of Sequoia and Jennie Foster, and his grandfather, Samuel Stein, on their Zohar, daughter of Carmel Eden and granddaughter of Marvin & yahrzeits. Florence Gerber; in honor of the birth of Hannah Allyn, daughter of Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Roz Ashley, sister of Diane Blumson; Joel & Jenny Kileny and granddaughter of Paul & Leah Kileny; in honor in memory of Amnon Rosenthal, beloved husband of Prue Rosenthal; of Martha Young.** in memory of Terry Lloyd, brother of Prue Rosenthal; in memory of Leon Feig, beloved father of Sue Adler.* Karen Papierniak in memory of Arie Buchwalter, father of Zevi Marcie Greenfield in memory of her father, Alvin Greenfield, on his Bareket.* yahrzeit.

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Elliot H. Gertel & Jamie Morris in memory of Samuel Bergman, Maureen & David Ginsburg in memory of Beverly Gershowitz, beloved brother of Yossi Bergman. mother of Arthur Gershowitz.* Phyllis Werbel in memory of her mother-in-law, Ida Werbel, on her yahrzeit. Reva Bornstein in honor of the birth of Sequoia Zohar, daughter of Carmel Gerber and granddaughter of Marvin & Florence Gerber. Joyce & Saul Rubenstein in appreciation of Beth Israel Congregation.** Arnie & Susi Coran in memory of Arnie’s mother, Anne Coran, on her yahrzeit. Carol Finerman in memory of her beloved mother, Edna Weil, on Sheryl L. Fagin in memory of her brother, Randy J. Fagin, on his her yahrzeit; in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father of Deborah yahrzeit.* Ball and grandfather of Jacob Ball, Joshua Ball, and Sarah Hakala; in Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Beverly Gershowitz, mother of Arthur memory of Arie Buchwalter, father of Zevi Bareket.** Gershowitz. Ilana & Ari Gafni in memory of Ari’s father, Meshulom Gafni, on his Beth & Jeff Wilensky in honor of Ron Sussman for helping prepare yahrzeit. Leo for his Bar Mitzvah.** Ellyne & Arnold Monto in memory of Ellyne’s mother, Reva Polsky, on her yahrzeit. Alan Lampear & Anita Liberman-Lampear in memory of Alan's Susan & Mark Orringer in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Susi & Arnie parents, Harold & Madeleine Lampear, on their yahrzeits; in memory Coran’s grandson, Mikhail.** of Arie Buchwalter, father of Zevi Bareket.** Dr. Owen & Sheila Perlman & family in memory of beloved father and grandfather, Charles Perlman, on his yahrzeit.** Ilana & Ari Gafni in memory of Ilana’s father, Shmuel Carmi, on his Charlene Yudowin in memory of her parents, Samuel & Ida yahrzeit. Oventhal, on their yahrzeits. Harriet Selin in memory of her brother, Edward Chudacoff, on his yahrzeit. Harvey Berman & Shelly Kovacs Berman in memory of Marilyn Niss, Steven & Stefani Weiss in memory of Steven’s father, Leo Weiss, on mother of Elayne Tyner; in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father of his yahrzeit.** Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sarah Hakala; in memory of Jens (Ya'Akov) Ulrich Pedersen, father of Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Ira Stephen Pickell, brother of Jeffrey Michael Pedersen; in memory of Arie Buchwalter, father of Zevi Pickell. Bareket.* Phyllis Werbel in memory of her father-in-law, Erwin Isaacson, on Linda & Ronald Benson in memory of Linda's mother Ruth his yahrzeit. Reistman, and Ronald's mother, Esther Benson, on their yahrzeits.* Ilana & Ari Gafni in memory of Ilana’s mother, Haia Carmi, on her Eileen & Saul Hymans in memory of their dear son Steven on his yahrzeit. yahrzeit; in memory of Minnie Gordon, dear mother of Eileen, on her Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Esther Goldman, beloved mother of yahrzeit; in memory of Sarah Hymans, dear mother of Saul on her Cheryl D’Angelo. yahrzeit.** Sarajane Winkelman in loving memory of her father, Harry Serwin, on his yahrzeit.* Paul & Leah Kileny in honor of Rabbi Dobrusin for the baby naming of their granddaughter, Hannah Allyn.** Joseph & Gloria Gurt in memory of Joseph’s mother, Frajda Gurt, Halina W. Silverman in memory of her beloved father, Max and Gloria’s mother, Florence Kaslow, on their yahrzeits.* Weinthal, on his yahrzeit.* Sue & Larry Adler in memory of Marilyn Niss, mother of Elayne Shira & Steve Klein in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father of Tyner. Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sarah Brad & Robin Axelrod in memory of Arie Buchwalter, father of Zevi Hakala; in memory of Marilyn Niss, mother of Elayne Tyner; in memory Bareket. of Shira's beloved mother, Ann Doneson, on her yahrzeit.* Linda & Karlan Bender with much thanks for all Rabbi Caine and Rabbi Dobrusin do.** Edmond & Eileen Nadler in memory of Edmond’s mother, Marta Marilyn Luxon Berk in memory of her mother, Hedy Luxon, on her Nadler, on her yahrzeit.* yahrzeit.** Irina Borshchevskaya in appreciation of Rabbi Dobrusin. Maxine Solvay in memory of her parents, Milton & Mae Siegel, on Abraham Isaac Cohen their yahrzeits. Julius S. Cohen in memory of his father, , his wife, Loretta Rosalie Cohen, and his aunt, Gail Jacobson Makofsky, on their yahrzeits. Marilyn Friedman & Seymour Koenigsberg in memory of Arie Evan Cohen & Deborah Keller-Cohen in memory of Marilyn Niss, Buchwalter, father of Zevi Bareket. mother of Elayne Tyner.

Page 11 TODAH RABBAH Alan & Louise Fligiel in honor of the birth of Sequoia Zohar, Minkoff and brother of Eva Ruth; in memory of Craig Axelrod, brother daughter of Carmel Gerber and granddaughter of Marvin & Florence of Brad Axelrod; in memory of H. Gates (Terry) Lloyd, brother of Prue Gerber. Rosenthal; in memory of Ernest Fontheim, husband of Margot Yael Ganet in memory of Aviva Kleinbaum, wife of Robert Fontheim; in memory of Evelyn Liberman, mother of Anita Liberman- Kleinbaum.** Lampear.** R. Elliot Ginsburg & Linda Jo Doctor in memory of Elliot’s father, Ed Tobes & Harriet Bakalar in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, Bernard Ginsburg, on his yahrzeit.** father of Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Albert Hermalin in appreciation of Rav Nadav's caring assistance Sarah Hakala. with his wife, Jolene Hermalin's funeral and in memory of Jolene, Seth Warschausky & Sandy Finkel in memory of Seth’s father, devoted mother and grandmother and 52 year member of Beth Israel.** Sidney Warschausky, on his yahrzeit.* Eileen & Saul Hymans in memory of Max Hymans, father of Saul Beth & Jeff Wilensky in honor of Rav Nadav for helping prepare Hymans, on his yahrzeit. Leo for his Bar Mitzvah.** Mark & Maureen Kassof in memory of Maureen’s father, Irving Eric & Martha Young in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father of Ludacer, on his yahrzeit. Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sarah Karen Koopferstock in memory of her father, George Koopferstock, Hakala. on his yahrzeit. Renee & Jay Kozlowski in memory of Aviva Kleinbaum, wife of Sheryl L. Fagin in memory of her grandmother, Jennie Wopinsky, Robert Kleinbaum. on her yahrzeit.* Herbert Malinoff in memory of his father, Allen Malinoff, on his Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Craig Axelrod, brother of Brad Axelrod. yahrzeit.* Nancy Karp in memory of her father, David Karp, and her Boris & Margaret Mordukhovich in memory of Boris’s mother, Rosa grandfather, Louis Karp, on their yahrzeits. Mordukhovich, on her yahrzeit. Michelle & Arthur Riba in memory of Arthur’s sister, Phyllis Kroll, Michael & Leslie Morris in appreciation of Beth Israel and father, David Riba, on their yahrzeits. Congregation.*** Sarajane Winkelman in memory of her beloved husband, Jan Lorraine Nadelman in memory of her husband, Sidney Winkelman, on his yahrzeit.* Warschausky, and her father, William Nadelman, on their yahrzeits.** Eileen, Edmond & Adina Nadler and Rachel Katz in memory of Lilian Henry, beloved mother, mother-in-law, and Nana on her yahrzeit. Ed Nadler in appreciation of Ron & Lonnie Sussman and Rich Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Simi Cutler, wife of Zelig Cutler and Klarman for their help in learning his Maftir and Haftarah for the 50th mother of Dan Cutler and Lonnie Sussman. anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah. Jennifer & Sam Siegel in honor of Rabbi Sara & Jeremy Adler for Murray Rebner & Susan Weinman Rebner in memory of Murray’s the many ways they have helped their health and spirits.* father, Isaac Rebner, and Susan’s grandmother, Ruth Shapiro, on their yahrzeits. Elliot H. Gertel in memory of Ernest Fontheim, husband of Margot Lisa Rosenbaum in memory of Aviva Kleinbaum, wife of Robert Fontheim; in memory of Monroe Hafter, beloved husband of Daryl Kleinbaum. Hafter.* Joshua & Leora Rubin in memory of Baxter, beloved pet of Alyse Tankanow, Joe Cohen, Allie & Henry. Beatrice Milett Rivka Rubinfeld in memory of Marilyn Niss, mother of Elayne Tyner; Marci, Stephen & Adam Feinberg in memory of , beloved mother of Marci and grandmother of Adam, on her yahrzeit. in memory of her father, Pesach Haidenkrug, on his yahrzeit.* Nina & Howard Rush in memory of Nina’s parents, Florence & Sigmund Kirschen, on their yahrzeits.** Shulamith & Burton Caine in honor of Meira Miller's reading from Mary & Art Schuman in loving memory of Mary’s parents, Harold & the Torah on the occasion of the anniversary of her Bat Mitzvah.** Jean Grossman, on their yahrzeits.** Jennifer Erb-Downward in appreciation of Beth Israel Harriet Selin in loving memory of her parents, George & Goldie Congregation. Chudacoff, and her mother-in-law, Celia Selin, on their yahrzeits.* Cindy & Richard Frey in loving memory of Cindy’s parents, Hilda & Merton & Linda Shill in memory of Merton’s mother, Jennie Shill, Leibish Diogenes.** on her yahrzeit.** Meira Miller wishing Mazal Tov to Carmel, Eden, Florence & Larry Siden & Latania Fair in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, Marvin Gerber on the naming of daughter, sister, and granddaughter, father of Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sequoia Zohar; in honor of Burton Caine with thanks for making sure Sarah Hakala. she had a place on the bimah for her Bat Mitzvah and inspiring her Larry & Roberta Tankanow in memory of Larry's parents, Edward & D'var Torah. Gertrude Tankanow, and Roberta's father, Oscar Zuckerman, on their Susan R. Miller & Allen Batteau in memory of Susan’s father, Ben yahrzeits; in memory of Jack Rubinfeld, husband of Rivka Rubinfeld Miller, on his yahrzeit. and father of Ilan Rubinfeld; in memory of Beverly Gershowitz, mother Michael S. Simon & Wendy Uhlmann in memory of Michael’s sister, of Arthur Gershowitz; Mazal Tov to Errol & Pat Soskolne on the birth Frances Unger, on her yahrzeit. of their grandson, Finn Soskolne, son of Mark & Julie Soskolne and Diane Kaplan Vinokur in memory of Gerhard Loewenberg, father brother of Lincoln; Mazal Tov to Leah & Paul Kileny on the birth of of Deborah Ball and grandfather of Joshua and Jacob Ball, and Sarah their granddaughter, Hannah Allyn, daughter of Joel & Jenny Kileny; Hakala. Mazal Tov to Alan Lampear & Anita Liberman-Lampear on the birth Beth & Jeff Wilensky in honor of Rabbi Dobrusin for helping of their grandson, Ammi Jacob Lampear, son of Ari Lampear & Caren prepare Leo for his Bar Mitzvah.

PagePage 12 12Page 2 March 2020 Adar - Nisan 5780 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 5 Adar 2 6 Adar 3 7 Adar 4 8 Adar 5 9 Adar 6 10 Adar 7 11 Adar 9:30 a.m. BIRS 9:30 a.m. Blood Drive 9:30 a.m. Kids Wrap 9:30 a.m. Hamantaschen 7:30 p.m. Adult Hebrew Baking 10:30 a.m. Social Action Classes 4:30 p.m. BIRS Light Candles at 6:14 p.m. Committee Meeting 7:45 p.m. A Season of 8 p.m. Theology Book 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services 2 p.m. Intro to Judaism Mussar II Club Service Parasha: Tetzaveh 8 12 Adar 9 13 Adar 10 14 Adar 11 15 Adar 12 16 Adar 13 17 Adar 14 18 Adar Erev Purim Purim 10:30 a.m. Pre-Purim Event for Kids 5:30 p.m. Impeachment 5:45 p.m. BIRS Purim Spiel Presentation by Richard 6 p.m. Purim Dinner 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 9 a.m. Shabbat Limmud Primus 6:45 p.m. Maariv 4:30 p.m. BIRS Light Candles at 7:22 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m. New Sunday 7 p.m. Hamantaschen Road: 8 p.m. Theology Book 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Parasha: Ki Tisa Minyan Time A Beatles-Inspired Purim 9 a.m. Megillah Reading Club Service 11:15 a.m. Tot Shabbat 15 19 Adar 16 20 Adar 17 21 Adar 18 22 Adar 19 23 Adar 20 24 Adar 21 25 Adar Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence Weekend Light Candles at 7:30 p.m. 9:30a.m. Shabbat Services 5:45 p.m. Niggun Prepara- Parasha: Vayakhel/Pekude 3:30 p.m. Talmud Study tion by Deborah Sacks Mintz 1 p.m. Music as a Source of with Rabbi Dobrusin 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Comfort and Strength, 7:30 p.m. Adult Hebrew 4:30 p.m. BIRS Service Power and Struggle Classes 7 p.m. A2 Tribe: Gathering 7 p.m. Shabbat Dinner 6 p.m. Parents’ Night Out 9:30 a.m. Board Meeting 7:45 p.m. A Season of 8 p.m. Theology Book 7:45 p.m. Soulful Tisch 7 p.m. Minchah 9:30 a.m. BIRS Mussar II Club Session 7:30 p.m. Melava Malka 22 26 Adar 23 27 Adar 24 28 Adar 25 29 Adar 26 1 Nisan 27 2 Nisan 28 3 Nisan

9 a.m. Shabbat Limmud 9:30 a.m. BIRS 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services 10 a.m. Leading from the 3:30 p.m. Talmud Study 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting Bar Mitzvah of Ishai Light Candles at 7:38 p.m. Center: Davening Leader- with Rabbi Dobrusin 4:30 p.m. BIRS Sussman Yitzchaki 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat ship Workshop with 7:30 p.m. Adult Hebrew 8 p.m. Theology Book Parasha: Vayikra Service Deborah Sacks Mintz Classes Club 11:15 a.m. Tot Shabbat 29 4 Nisan 30 5 Nisan 31 6 Nisan 5 Daily Minyan:

3:30 p.m. Talmud Study Sunday at 5:00 p.m. - March 1 with Rabbi Dobrusin Sunday - Thursday at 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Adult Hebrew Classes Friday Night Services: 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. A Season of 2 p.m. Intro to Judaism Shabbat Services: 9:30 a.m. Mussar II April 2020 Nisan - Iyar 5780 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 Nisan 2 8 Nisan 9 Nisan 4 10 Nisan Daily Minyan: 1 3 Sunday - Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Friday Night Services: 6:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services Shabbat Services: 9:30 a.m. Light candles at 7:46 p.m. Bat Mitzvah of Audrey 8 p.m. Theology Book 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Weiss Club Service Parasha: Tzav 5 11 Nisan 6 12 Nisan 7 13 Nisan 8 14 Nisan 9 15 Nisan 10 16 Nisan 11 17 Nisan Pesach Eve Pesach Pesach Pesach

10 a.m. Social Action Committee Meeting 7 a.m. Shaharit & Siyyum BIC Office Closed 11 a.m. Rav Nadav’s 3:30 p.m. Talmud Study Bechorot BIC Office Closed Light candles at 7:53 p.m. Passover Experience for with Rabbi Dobrusin 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 9:30 a.m. Shaharit 9:30 a.m. Shaharit Children 7:30 p.m. Adult Hebrew 12 p.m. BIC Office 5:30 a.m. Rav Nadav & 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services Classes Closed Neil’s Folk Seder Service 11:15 a.m. Tot Shabbat 12 18 Nisan 13 19 Nisan 14 20 Nisan 15 21 Nisan 16 22 Nisan 17 23 Nisan 18 24 Nisan Pesach Pesach Pesach Pesach Pesach

7:30 p.m. Adult Hebrew Light candles at 8:01 p.m. Classes BIC Office Closed 6 p.m. Magical Musical 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Limmud 7:45 p.m. A Season of BIC Office Closed 9:30 a.m. Shaharit with Shabbat: A Family-Friendly 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services 9:30 a.m. BIRS Mussar II 9:30 a.m. Shaharit Yizkor Dinner and Service Parasha: Shemini 25 Nisan 26 Nisan 21 27 Nisan 22 28 Nisan 29 Nisan 24 30 Nisan 1 Iyar 19 20 Yom Hashoah 23 25

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