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TEMPLE TIDINGS MEMBER Volume 37, Issue 9 March 2017 —Shevet UNION for REFORM Monthly Newsletter of Congregation Beth Yam, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina What is ? Purim, which literally means “lots”, is the holiday in which commemorate being saved from prosecution in the ancient Persian Empire. According to the Book of in the Bible, the Jews of the city of Shushan were threatened by the villain (boo!!!) a prime minister who convinces the King Ahaseurus to kill the Jews because the refused to bow down to Haman (boo!!!) Haman casts lots, hence the name of the holiday, to determine the date he would carry out his plan: the 13th of . In the end the Jews are saved by the heroic Queen Esther, Mordecai’s niece and adopted daughter who married after he banished his first wife, rebellious Vahshti. When Ahasuerus discovers that his wife Esther is Jewish he decided to reverse Haman’s ( boo!!!) decree and instead of the Jews being killed, Haman (boo!!!), his sons and other enemies are killed instead. How is Purim Celebrated? Purim is the most raucous holiday on the Jewish calendar. Observance of the holiday begins with dressing up in costume–some people dress as characters from the Purim story. It is a , yes, a commandment, to listen to the story of Purim chanted from the Esther (The Scroll of Esther), which we are so blessed to have in our possession, and to hear every word. It is customary to make noise with a grogger every time Haman’s name is mentioned in order to fulfill the obligation of blotting out Haman’s name. Part of the holiday also includes giving gifts of charity to the poor, called matanot l’evyonim. A fun tradition on the holiday is to perform a , a satirical show dramatizing the Purim story in a humorous way. What kind of foods are eaten on Purim? (sending of portions) are packages of treats and goodies sent to friends and family on Purim. Drinking alcohol is mandatory on Purim; in fact, the requirement in the goes so far as to instruct that one should get so drunk that they can’t tell the difference between the phrases Arur Haman (cursed is Haman) and Baruch Mordecai (blessed is Mordecai). Traditional foods include hamentashen, a triangular cookie usually filled with different flavors of jam which is supposed to represent either Haman’s ears or his three-cornered hat.

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NOTE: 1 2 3 Candle Lighting 6:18 PM 4 Parashat 10 AM Sisterhood 3 PM The Hunger 1 PM Library 7 PM Evening to JUDAICA SHOP IS Executive Board Coalition Committee Remember Auction Meeting OPEN 4 PM History of Jewish 7:30 PM 4 PM Music Meeting Immigration to US Service with EVERY WEEKDAY Shabbat Choir 5:30 PM Reserved 6:45 PM Reserved FROM 1-3 6 PM MOTL Class Call for appointment at other times 7 PM Shabbat Choir Elaine Lust: (843) 837-1639 Rehearsal

5 6 7 8 9 10 Candle Lighting 6:24 PM 11 Parashat 9 AM Religious 10 AM Ritual 4 PM Music Meeting FAST OF :30 PM Shabbat SHABBAT ZACHOR School Committee Service with 5:30 PM Reserved 10 AM Sisterhood Student Cantor MEGILLAH READING 9 AM Purim 3:30 PM Set up for Board Geigerman the Executive 6 PM High School 10 AM Study with 9:15 AM Religious Committee Seminar 12:30 PM Sisterhood Student Cantor School Committee Book Club Geigerman 4 PM Executive 12:15 PM Hebrew Committee 1:30 PM Outreach 7 PM Purim Megillah School Committee Reading Service with Student Cantor 2 PM Reserved 3 PM Fund Raising Geigerman Committee 6:45 PM Reserved

12 13 14 15 TIDINGS DEADLINE 16 17 Candle Lighting 7:29 PM 18 Parashat Ki Tisa PURIM SHUSHAN PURIM 10:30 AM Men’s Club 12 PM Exploring Our 1 PM Membership 6 PM Kabbalat SHABBAT PARAH Board Meeting Roots: Book Review Committee Shabbat Service 9 AM Religious 3:30 PM Set up for 9 AM Hold for Setup School the Board Meeting 12:15 PM Men’s Club 4 PM Music Meeting Yom HaAtzma’ut Luncheon meeting 2 PM Reserved 4 PM Board Meeting 5:30 PM Reserved 3 PM Back Pack 6 PM MOTL Class Buddies 3:30 PM Adult Ed 6:45 PM Reserved

19 20 21 22 23 24 Candle Lighting 7:34 PM 25 Parashat Vayakhel- Pekude 9 AM Religious 4 PM Music Meeting 6 PM Dine Around- 7:30 PM Family SHABBAT HACHODESH School Wiseguys Shabbat Service 5:30 PM Reserved 12:15 PM Hebrew 6:45 PM Reserved School 7 PM Shabbat Choir Rehearsal 4 PM Wedding 5:30 PM Cocktail Reception

26 27 28 29 30 31 Candle Lighting 7:39 PM Future dates of 9 AM Religious 11 AM Sisterhood 6:45 PM Reserved 7:30 PM Shabbat Student Cantor School Women’s Seder Service 10 AM Set up for Daniel 9:15 AM Parent Women’s Seder 4 PM Music Meeting Geigerman Brunch & Learn 6 PM MOTL Class 5:30 PM Reserved visits 12:15 PM Hebrew School 7 PM Adult B’nai  April 21-23 Mitzvah Class 2 PM Reserved  May 19-21  June 9-11

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2 9:00 AM Religious School 14 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service 11:00 AM Blood Mobile 16 2:00 PM Reserved 2:00 PM Reserved 17 OFFICE CLOSED– VII 3 10:00 AM Ritual Committee 3:30 PM SAC Meeting 3:30 PM Set up for the Executive Committee 18 10:00 AM Passover Yizkor Service 4:00 PM Executive Committee 6:00 PM Men’s Club Dinner Meeting 5 3:00 PM Endowment Trustees 19 4:00 PM Music Meeting 4:00 PM Music Meeting 5:30 PM Reserved 5:30 PM Reserved 6:00 PM High School Seminar 6:00 PM MOTL Class 7:00 PM Shabbat Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Shabbat Choir Rehearsal 20 1:00 PM Membership Committee 6 3:00 PM The Hunger Coalition 6:45 PM Reserved 6:45 PM Reserved 21 7:30 PM Shabbat Service with Student Cantor 7 7:30 PM Shabbat Service with Shabbat Choir Geigerman 9 2:00 PM Reserved 22 10:00 AM Hot Topic with Student Cantor 10 9:30 AM Set Up for Community Seder Geigerman 1:00 PM Communications Committee 23 9:00 AM Religious School 3:30 PM Set up for the Board Meeting 9:15 AM Religious School Committee 4:00 PM Board Meeting 1:00 PM Yom HaShoah Service with Student 11 OFFICE CLOSED–PASSOVER I Cantor Geigerman and Shabbat Choir 10:00 AM Passover Festival Service 26 4:00 PM Music Meeting 5:00 PM Sisterhood Community Seder 5:30 PM Reserved 12 4:00 PM Music Meeting 7:00 PM Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 5:30 PM Reserved 27 6:45 PM Reserved 7:00 PM Shabbat Choir Rehearsal 28 7:30 PM Shabbat Service 13 10:00 AM Sisterhood Board 30 9:00 AM Religious School 1:30 PM Outreach Committee 12:15 PM Hebrew School 3:00 PM Fund Raising Committee 5:30 PM Setup 6:45 PM Reserved 7:00 PM New Member/Ambassador Party

Cemetery Committee—Ed Brager, Chair

Six Oaks Cemetery will be offering a special promotion on cemetery plots during the period May 1-June 15, 2017. Look for details being mailed around mid April.

Membership Committee—Candy Solomon & Michael Weingarten, Co-chairs We are busy planning our annual New Member/Ambassador Party scheduled for Sunday, April 30 and our New Member Shabbat on Friday, May 5. This has been a busy filled with the addition of some new families. Please welcome:  Gail and Jim from Pittsburgh – Affiliates – Sun City  Melanie Ludwig and daughter, Elizabeth, from New Hampshire – Resident Single – Windmill Harbor  Elizabeth Greenberg and Rex Garniewicz and son, Resident Families 146 Nathaniel, from Albany, NY – Resident Family – Hilton Head Plantation Resident Singles 90 New members  Valerie and William O’Keefe and sons, Eli and Leo, who need a Affiliates 70 family directory from NC – Resident Family – Hilton Head (Allenwood) Associates 1 and binder,  Andrea Lago – Resident Single – Bluffton please contact  Wendy and Steven Lewensohn from Wisconsin – Honorary 6 Sharyn Brager Resident Family – Hampton Lake Total 313

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and the Ketubah which is the Jewish

Rabbi’s Message wedding contract. The Ketubah outlines their moral and spiritual commitment to This month marks our daughter Leah’s each other. In the service we will raise the wedding to her b’shert Michael chuppah over them which represents their Miller. Many of us who have made first spiritual home. We will say the weddings for their children understand the blessings of nusuin and erusin which excitement and the feelings of seeing a means betrothal. The ring ceremony daughter or a son become married. follows as the bride (kallah) and groom Admittedly, I have officiated at countless (hatan) proclaim, “Behold, you are weddings over the years but for this one it consecrated to me according to the faith feels to some degree like being in uncharted of Moses and Israel.” Then we recite the waters. Both Linda and I are so happy for seven benedictions which highlight the Leah that she has chosen a fine young man joyous occasion including the themes of who loves her and is devoted to her. community and praises of God. I will then Similarly, we see the same love and devotion emanating share a few comments to the bride and groom followed by from Leah to Michael. They are a lovely couple. a special blessing and conclude with the groom breaking We are thrilled to share this event with not only our the glass. Yes, there are many interpretations for why we relatives and long time friends from near and far but with perform this last ritual and I’ll save a few for the wedding you, Congregation Beth Yam, our community in which I itself. Following the conclusion of the ceremony, the bride serve as . Both Linda and I have lived our lives and groom retire for a few minutes for what is called within a Jewish community and cherish the Yihud or consecration of the marriage. It is a few minutes ideal of the partnership brit or covenant between the alone to share thoughts and feelings at this most important rabbi’s family and the community. You have been moment of their lives. Then, let the celebration begin! gracious and hospitable in many ways to our entire family On behalf of Linda and myself, I want to thank you for over the years so how could we not share this simcha with all of your good wishes and your support for us and our you? children. It has meant a great deal to us and, I know, to Our son in-law Michael and Leah lived with us in Hilton them as well. In the it is written, “When a soul is Head for six in 2015 and so they have gotten to sent down from Heaven, it is a combined male and female know quite a few Beth Yam members too. Michael is a soul. The male part enters the male child and the female sports writer and journalist and Leah is graduating from part enters the female. If they are worthy, God causes them Towson University this May with a Masters degree in to re-unite in marriage. This is the true blessing of and Communal Leadership. She aspires the sacred act of marriage. May it be God’s will to bestow to devote her professional life to working in the Jewish upon our blessed and cherished children a life of Torah, community. Michael has accepted a position as an editor mitzvoth, happiness and good health along with children with the National Association for Credit Management. We to enrich their lives and ours as well. are proud of them both and, like all parents, look forward to their forthcoming adventures along the pathway of life. God bless Leah and Michael. To refresh your memory on a few customs, the name of the Jewish Wedding ceremony is Shalom, Kiddushin which means holiness. Yes, I will have the Rabbi Brad L. Bloom MSW DD distinct privilege of officiating at the service. I am what is called the M’sader Kiddushin- the one who arranges the holiness of marriage. Before the wedding ceremony commences, the bride and groom will sign the civil license

new events, or revivals of old meeting programs. We Men’s Club— welcome your suggestions for short programs for future meetings, and larger scale events. Alan Krumholz, President If you are a dues paying member and not receiving our regular emails it may be due to The Men’s Club held its February lunch meeting on your system blocking February 14 at CBY. The March meeting is on the 14th communications from Constant and the speaker will be Mr. Steve Weber from the Contact. Please let me know and Bedminster Group. Our dinner meeting will be on we will send you an email to help April 18. Our annual meeting will be a Sunday brunch on you fix the problem going June 4. forward. Thanks for your Please contact Stuart Blickstein, Nelson Adelman or cooperation. Mike Werner of our events committee, with any ideas for

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Message From The President– Pennie Meiselman Our weather here in the Low Country and Religious School Seder we are has been so beautiful it’s hard to believe powerfully reminded of our history of that Spring doesn’t officially arrive until forced immigration. March 21st. Spring is a time of Whether our Exodus from , our restoration or renewal, like a garden that Babylonian exile or our refugee status in has been dormant for several months. the 20th Century, we must always be It can also be renewal of your mindful of our history and we must involvement in Congregation Beth Yam welcome the stranger among us. both spiritually and emotionally. Make more of an effort to attend Friday night Shalom, services, meet old and new friends, enjoy the candle’s glow and the beautiful music. Pennie Join us for another very interesting Hot Topic Shabbat. Reconnect with activities you might have “let fall by the wayside”, over the winter, reconnect with old friends and connect with new members, make new friends. March 4 is “An Evening to Remember” honoring the founders of Congregation Beth Yam. It will be a delightful evening featuring a Viennese Table with exquisite pastries, delicious coffees and international Fun Facts liquors. Beside the delicacies there will also be both a  Noodle Month live and silent auction. If you haven’t made a reservation  National Reading Month yet, the President can always make sure there is room for  National Frozen Food Month you.  Women’s History Month As we move into March and into anticipation of our  Peanut Month Women’s Seder as well as our Community Seder in April

Thank you to all who attended the Adult Education— Exploring Our Roots film festival. Special thanks to Felicia Pascal, Barbara Slagowitz, Chair Sandee Willis, Marty Slagowitz and Judy Bluestone for their help. The Lunch and Learn book club will meet March 15 at We would welcome new members on 12:30 in social hall B . The book we will be discussing is our committee. If you are interested The Jew Store by Stella Suberman; copies are available in please contact Barbara Slagowitz. our library. Bring your lunch–coffee and dessert will be served.

commemorates the deliverance of Ritual Committee—David Kurjan, Chair the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther In March we seem to be concerned with two major of Persia (approximately 500 BCE) themes. during the reign of King I. First, we read in the Torah portions that the Our CBY observance this year, are given instruction concerning the building of the under the leadership of Rabbi Mishkan, the movable sanctuary that they are to carry Bloom and Student Cantor Geigerman, will have as its throughout the wilder ness journey. The Torah describes theme The Wizard of Oz. The service, which includes the the sanctuary’s implements, the Priests’ clothing, and all traditional reading of the Megillah, will begin at 7 pm on the work and materials used to build it. In addition, we Saturday evening, March 11. Delicious hamentaschen will read the famous story of the Golden Calf. Second, we be served following the service. celebrate the joyous festival of Purim, which

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Religious School –Robin Krumholz, Principal

This month our students were all busy exploring the tales of Moses, from a babe in a basket to a leader through the dessert and atop Mount Sanai. At our Boker Tov services, Rabbi and students are enjoying seeing each piece of these stories come alive in our Illustrated Torah! Our Kita Gan preschool students were basking under a rainbow after they loaded ’s Ark, 2x2. We welcomed eight students from four new families this semester! We welcome Eli and Leo O’Keefe, Nathaniel Greenberg, Brian and Keaton Nadel, Noah, Logan, and Connor Woods. That brings our enrollment to 48! Our Family Shabbat this month was centered on the theme “Kehilah Kedosha: A The most special accomplishment this month is that our Community Standing Together.” All were entertained by students used their monies to do a mitzvah for the humor and musical talent of Student Cantor our own CBY community. To celebrate Tu B’ (the Geigerman. birthday of the trees) and to commemorate everyone’s losses during Hurricane Mathew, the children purchased The Religious School will be in need of Substitute and planted two trees. As the legend goes, parents should Teachers in both Aleph and Bet classes for several dates plant a cedar tree when a boy is born; a cypress tree when this Spring. If you are willing to reap the rewards of a girl is born. When children marry you remove a branch inspiring our youngest members, then please get in touch from each of their trees, to be a part of their chupah! We with me, and I will share the dates needed. Lesson plans now have a Cedar and a Cypress tree outside the school and materials will be provided. No Hebrew skills entrance. Though they are small now, in 20 years they will required, as a wonderful Youth Group classroom aide be towering over us, and likely intertwined. In 50 years will be at your side to teach that part of the lesson if they will likely be as tall as the trees around them! you’d like.

Youth Group— Robin Krumholz, Acting Director

Our Youth Group has been enjoying “hangin’ out” in their awesome lounge, and prancing down the “yellow brick road” preparing for the annual Religious School Purim Carnival (theme is the Wizard of Oz). You are all welcome to stop in on March 5 at from 11 AM-1 PM to “Nosh some Hamantashen and Hot Dogs” as you watch the kids enjoying our original, hand -made, theme-related games. The sale of all food items will go to support Youth Groupers attending NFTY Spring Kallah at Camp Coleman. We are grateful to Ellen Jenner and Jeremy Press for finding and donating our new couch and rug! Take a look at how our lounge is shaping up! WE LOVE IT!

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The Seder will be led by Rabbi Bloom, with musical Message from the Sisterhood President– accompaniment by Adriana Urato and David Kimbell. The Serg Group will cater the event. Everyone Sue Gostanian enjoyed their wonderful food last year. Please reserve It’s hard to believe almost a year has early for this very popular event. It fills up quickly! passed since Cathy Kite “passed the baton” Seating is limited to 130 people. The deadline for to me as Sisterhood President, telling me reservations will be April 2. Any reservations received that the Women of Sisterhood make things after this date will be filled from our wait list. See page happen; they pitch in and are so supportive of each other, 13 for more information. our temple and our community. She was right! Cathy and JoAnne Doyle and Janice Fradkin the women that led Sisterhood before her were so accomplished in their own lives. Each one brought her Onegs own unique qualities to the group. As they stepped in to Thank you to the following for providing the Onegs in lead, the women never missed a beat...they moved along January: Karen Blickstein, Mona Griffer, the Social with new leadership, and “made things happen.” Action Committee, the Membership Committee, and the The members of Sisterhood have created a network of Religious School Families. women that have come together to share, to celebrate, and to learn with (and from) each other. This month, we celebrate Passover at the Women’s Seder, and in April at the Community Seder. We celebrate our collective as we retell the story of , and celebrate our individual histories as we share the family rituals and memories we have cherished. We prepare together, we share with each other and create a unique experience that we look forward to celebrating each year. At the Women’s Seder, we recognize the outstanding contributions of members as we present an award for The Woman of Valor. We also acknowledge continuity of our Sisterhood as we present and vote on the slate of officers for the coming year. Please join us and add your experiences and qualities to Sisterhood. We welcome new members and the opportunity to grow through your involvement.

Yours in Sisterhood, Sue

Book Club March 9, 2017, 12:30 PM at Moss Creek Book: The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman Reviewer: Judie Aronson Sweetheart Luncheon This book is based on the life of Rachel Pissaro, the On Monday, February 13, fifty-four woman came mother of the impressionist painter, Camille Pissaro. together for the annual Sweetheart Luncheon. It was a It traces his parents’ “unlikely” romance and marriage beautiful day outside as well as inside where great food and and goes into depth about Pissaro’s life. company were shared. The afternoon also featured a film This is a wonderful book for discussion!! montage of some of everyone’s favorite stars and scenes RSVP to Judie Aronson. cleverly put together by Lori Skope who is the daughter of

Women’s Seder the chairperson...me. Please join Sisterhood for our 17th Annual Women’s My thanks to everyone who helped make this day Seder on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 11 AM. wonderful. A special shout-out goes to Marcie Fine who Our Annual Meeting and election of Board officers will made the delicious take place immediately preceding the Seder. quiches. Also, thanks to See page 13 for more information. the women who came to If you would like to help plan the Seder please contact support Sisterhood and Cathy Kite. help raise money for the camp scholarship fund. Community Seder Carol Carty, Mark your calendars for the CBY Community Seder, to VP Fund Raising be held on the second night of Passover, Tuesday, April 11, at 5:00 PM.

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Board Abstract—Sharon Bass, Recording Secretary

January 9, 2017  Potluck dinner was a huge success. Had 108 members  Meeting called to order by President Pennie in attendance. Meiselman  Approved six new member units for Cong Beth Yam  Community Prayer read by Twyla Sable membership  Motion made, seconded and passed to accept minutes  “A Night to Remember” Gala to be held on March 4.  Rabbi giving invocation at opening of new Habitat Seventy five raffles will be sold for a chance to win a house on Hilton Head Island tonight Viking River Cruise trip  Received a lot of positive feedback from MLK  Special cemetery promotion will be held from May 1 program. Will have program at Cong Beth Yam next through June 15. More details to follow year but probably on a Thursday evening  Pennie working hard trying to get Meeting Street  Friends Campaign has received contributions from cleared of hurricane debris 117 member units to date  Meeting adjourned

Have a little time to visit a resident of a senior Care Committee—Carol Carty, community at Passover? Put down that meal and join us in bringing good wishes and holiday treats to Janice Fradkin, Co-Chairs Lowcountry Jewish seniors! A great mitzvah to share with children, grandchildren, or friends. Please contact Janice The Care Committee hospital volunteers continue to Fradkin at or Carol Carty. bring greetings to all Jewish patients at Hilton Head Hospital–CBY members and non-members alike. Since July, 2016, 38 unduplicated patients have received visits. Thank you, Volunteers!

March 26 SAC will again be working with All Saints Social Action Committee—Judie Aronson Episcopal Church to feed the guests of Family Promise. If & Janet Weingarten, Co-chairs you feel you can help please contact Tena Graber. On Sunday April 2 from 9 AM-1:30 PM there will be a What a wonderful month for SAC and Blood Mobile in the parking lot of temple. If you can temple. We worked with the Adult Education donate or want more information please contact Jill Committee and presented the documentary The Voyage of Harrison. the St Louis. This film, which depicted the “escape of In May the committee plans to stock shelves at Bluffton almost 1,000 Jews from Germany at the start of WWII and Self Help and Deep Well. If you can work for a few hours their flight to safety” – which never came!! Thank you to contact Kathy Burnce (for Bluffton Self Help) and/or Barbara Frogel for moderating this film. A very interesting Cathy Kite (for Deep Well). More information will follow. question and answer period followed the showing of the SAC is still collecting cell phones for women’s shelters film to over 50 CBY members. and metal tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Please place A follow up was presented on Saturday at a Hot Topic donations in the box in the Social Hall of temple. Shabbat which spoke of the Jewish responsibility to the If you are interested in working with SAC contact Judie “Stranger In Our Midst–Ethically and Morally.” Thanks to Aronson or Janet Weingarten. We would love to have you. Ellen Jenner, Alan Krumholz and the Rabbi who led the group of almost 50 congregants to a lively and well received program. More to come in the months ahead. Beginning

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We are always on the lookout for helping hands and Library Committee—Felicia Pascal willing book reviewers. If you have an interest, please get in touch with me. We are slowly going through the stash of books that were donated in past months. Much of it is already in Book Review: The Black Widow our collection and the determination of the Library by Daniel Silva Committee with Executive Committee approval is to see Reviewed by Elaine Lust if we can sell the duplicates to a second hand bookseller. We now have the name of the seller used by the Hilton A bomb explodes in the Marais Head Library to sell excess books that are not sold in district of Paris, a region known for its their used bookstore. The list is being compiled and we large Jewish population. One of the will know if there is a possibility of funding some future victims has a personal connection to purchases for our library after the list is brought up to Gabriel Allon, the man poised to be the date. If you have been to the JRC recently, you will note next chief of Israel’s intelligence that are shelves are full, so removing duplicates is a must service and that is why the legendary and the ability to provide a practical strategy for our assassin and spy joins the hunt for a extra books is important. terrorist mastermind known only as I want to give a special thanks to Michael Shapiro who Saladin. Before Silva became a novelist he was a maintains the listing of our holdings for the CBY website journalist stationed in the Middle East. His Gabriel and Ceil Treiss who updates the electronic hall sign. Allon novels have tracked and, in some cases, It is with sadness that I say thanks and best wishes to anticipated, the rise of the Islamic State group. In his Linda Stern who has been serving as co-chair for the forward he notes that he began writing this story before Library Committee for at least a half dozen years, if not the Paris attacks of 2015. A dark thriller longer. for difficult times and a must read.

magical happens when parents sit Library for Grandchildren down together to read with their children. PJ Library shares Dear CBY Grandparents, Jewish stories that can help your I recently found a post in my Facebook feed about the family talk together about values PJ Library. The CBY Sisterhood had looked into it last and traditions that are important year as a possible activity, but were not able to move to you. A program of the Harold forward because of logistical reasons. Fast forward to a few Grinspoon Foundation, PJ weeks ago, when I saw a post about the PJ Library Library is made possible through specifically directed towards grandparents. Having become partnerships with philanthropists a doting grandma this year, I decided to join. I was and local Jewish organizations. Families with kids ages 6 delighted to receive the first book, “Goodnight, Sh’ma,” by months through 8 years old with Judaism as part of their Jacqueline Jules and illustrated by Melanie Hall. lives, are welcome to sign up. PJ Library welcomes all I thought that some of you might be interested in signing Jewish families, whatever your background, knowledge, or up. I went to the website and found this information: “PJ family make-up, or observance may be. For more Library sends free Jewish children’s books to families information and to sign up, please go to their website at across the world every month. We know that something pjlibrary.org.

couple of Jewish couples wanted and created the Jewish Fundraising Committee— embodiment that is now known as Congregation Beth Yam. At the end of the evening we also managed to raise some Alan Meiselman, Chair considerable money for the CBY general fund. A small group of congregants including Janice Fradkin, Janet It was a mighty struggle but the fundraising committee of Weingarten, Howard Rothchild, Barry Dickson, Fred Congregation Beth Yam overcame the forces of nature, Carty and Dave Solomon, and with the support of Michael specifically named Matthew, a deep well of depression Shapiro, Judie Aronson, Jeremy Press and Randy Kurjan following the hurricane and a great deal of financial pain and the many supportive members working together who suffered by all in the Lowcountry. Yet, the volunteers of the made the event a success. Thanks to all those named and fundraising committee battled them all and succeeded in unnamed for their hard work and commitment. creating a unique “Evening To Remember, the ABC’s of That’s our dream; come to the auction and make it a CBY”, were presented in a video format that was both reality! entertaining and educational. Now we all know why a

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Seventeenth Annual Congregation Beth Yam Sisterhood

In Celebration of Women Menu  Gefilte Fish  Grilled Salmon with Orange Champagne Sauce Wednesday OR March 29, 2017  Chicken Piccata  Potato Kugel 11:00 AM  Warm Root Vegetable Slaw  *Please note: ALL reservations must be received by Home baked Passover desserts March 21.  Coffee and Tea Any reservations after this date will be filled from a waiting list, if possible. $36 for Sisterhood members & guests CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATION Catered by The Serg Group

Congregation Beth Yam Sisterhood Invites you to attend our Passover Community Seder Led by Rabbi Brad Bloom Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 5:00 PM CBY Social Hall Catered by Serg Group See the website for more information about the menu and reservations Please reserve early! SEATING LIMITED TO 130 PEOPLE. ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SUNDAY, APRIL 2. RESERVATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE FILLED FROM OUR WAITING LIST.

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2016/2017 Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Pennie Meiselman President Elaine Lust 1st Vice-President Jack Miller 2nd Vice-President Irwin “Ted” David Treasurer Sharon Bass Recording Secretary Marcia Frezza Corresponding Secretary Twyla Sable Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS Ed Brager Jeremy Press Nadyne Ulicny David Kurjan Michael Shapiro Janet Weingarten Alan Meiselman Candy Solomon Melanie Wynne

Rabbi Brad L. Bloom Sisterhood President, Sue Gostanian Men’s Club President, Alan Krumholz

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