Welcome to Beth Shalom! Great to have you with us. Please join us during after services. B’ruchim Habaim (Welcome!) Shavuon A Beth Shalom Weekly 6800 35th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 “Every Jew must either give or take charity for Passover." ~ Shalom Aleichem 206.524.0075

21-28 Nissan 5778 April 6-13, 2018 Board Members & Staff President Michael Madwed Services in the Sanctuary at 9:30am Past President Andrew Cohen Friday, April 6, Pesach Day 7

President-Elect Yom Tov services Norbert Sorg Exodus 13:17-15:26 Vice-President Jennifer Cohen Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25

Treasurer Haftarah: II Samuel 22:1-51 Scott Cohen

School Committee Chair Guest Darshan: Rabbi Daniel Pressman Joshua Newman

Secretary Rochelle Roseman There is no Kiddush lunch during Passover

Members at Large: Erin Benzikry Carolyn Bernhard Craig Chosiad Marc Cohen Kabbalat Shabbat Services in the Beit Midrash Joani Diskin Saran Candlelighting on April 6th is at 7:28pm or earlier Keith Eaton Debra Gussin Kabbalat Shabbat services from 6:00-7:00pm Beth Hartell Dov Pinker Scott Starr David Tarshes Aharon tenBroek Shabbat Services in the Sanctuary at 9:30am

Rabbi Jill Borodin April 7, Pesach Day 8 Senior Rabbi Rabbi Paula Rose Yom Tov services and Yizkor Assistant Rabbi

Carol Benedick Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 Executive Director Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25 Leah Lemchen Early Chldhood Ctr Director Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6

Rachel Wachtel Guest Darshan: Brian Rapalee Education & Youth Director

Sarah Harel Program Director There is no Kiddush lunch during Passover

Shira Orzech B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator

Marjie Cogan Communications Coordinator Shabbat Babysitting from 9:30am in Rm 4/5 Louis Friedkin Comptroller

Emma Shusterman Bookkeeper

Heidi Piel No Shabbat Morning Prozdor this week Lifecycle Coordinator

Lauren Fellows Front Office Coordinator

Tamara Fernandez ECC Assistant Kids Kehilla with Brianna Sayres for ages 6-11 from 10:45 in Room 6 Jaime Carillo Religious School Asst

Tal Bronstain Shinshinit

Torah and Tots for ages 2-5 from 11:30am in Room 1 Carlos DelCid Building Maintenance

Luis Martinez Maekele Gebremeskel Custodian

Rimma Lobas Service Assistant

Susan Monas Francie Ringold Weekday Minyanim in the Beit Midrash Rosh Kitchen Monday - Friday: 7:00AM • Monday Evening: 7:30 PM • Sunday Morning: 9:30-10:15 AM

To honor the sanctity of Shabbat and High Holidays, we do not permit smoking, photography, writing, use of beepers, cell phones or other wireless equipment. When congregants are standing in prayer please do not disturb their concentration by moving around the shul.

In consideration of other members, please minimize the use of scented body products. Thank you. ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING PROGRAMS

YOUTH EVENTS CBS Young Professionals: Post-Passover Board

Kadima (6th-8th grade) Cooking With Tal – Dessert Games Special and Fest This Sunday, 4/8 from 4:00pm at Mox Boarding This Sunday, 4/8 from Noon - 2:00pm in the CBS House in Ballard, 5105 Leary Ave NW Seattle Kitchen Come hang out and decompress after Passover with fun boarding games at Mox! Hope to see you there! Kadima (6th-8th grade) is making krembo with Tal! There is a cost of $8 per person for this event. Space is Remembering Our Roots: Yom HaShoah limited to 8 participants, so please RSVP below to reserve Remembrance Program your spot! We will have lunch too! Thursday, 4/12 from 10am-Noon in the Beit Midrash https://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/kadima-cooking- with Rabbi Rose dessert/ Explore how family narratives are woven together to form Camp Solomon Schechter Program personal identity, how the Holocaust and Post-War Saturday, 4/14 from 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash immigration affected our stories, and discover the Meet with Zach Duitch, the New CSS Executive Director, connections that bind us all. and learn about the wonderful experiences your family can We’ll build upon by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s commentary on family roots the documentary series have this summer. Zach looks forward to focusing on the Finding Your Roots, highlighting the connection between magic of camp, the importance of being fully immersed in Bernie Sanders and Larry David. Learn about sources of everything, celebrating diversity, and building a our own “identity factors” and discuss influences of family community of friends. upbringing, community values, genetic inheritance, and Chaverim (4th and 5th Graders) Volunteers with individual choice. This event is part of #NWIsraelFest. Lake City Meals Sunday, 4/15, 5:00 - 6:30pm at Lamb of God Luther- The Book of Ruth - An Exploration through Different an Church, at 12509 27th Ave NE, Seattle Creative Lenses with Rabbi Borodin All 4th and 5th graders are invited to join us as we partner The rabbis say there are 70 faces of Torah. In this class with Lake City Meals to feed hungry folks in our area. We we will have a chance to prepare for Shavuot through will help set up, serve food, and clean up alongside adult studying the story of Ruth (which is read on Shavuot) volunteers from CBS and Beth Am. with multiple forms of creative and artistic expression as If you are able to, please bring some "takeaways" to con- lenses for studying the text. No background in any of the tribute, such as granola bars, fruit bars, or packaged art forms is needed. We will primarily study the artistic . expressions of others on these books and have some op- portunity for trying the forms ourselves. Two sections will be offered – evening or daytime. Classes will cover the Our 50th Anniversary Culminating Event biblical text, rabbinic and contemporary midrashim, music Sunday, 5/6, Noon - To celebrate Beth and poetry, visual art, and movement. Shalom’s Past, Present, & Future Wednesdays, 7:30-8:45pm: April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 23 · Special Conversation with our Founders Thursdays, 12:30- 1:45pm: April 19, 26, · Buy Kosher Alexandria Nicole Wine May 3, 10, 17 · Enjoy the delicious Food Fair Good for a Change Ravenna/Cowen Park Cleanup · Create special tiles for our community art project Sunday, 4/22 from 2:00-3:30pm at Ravenna/Cowen · Music presented by Sababa - Ben Gown/Josh Niehaus Park, meet at intersection of NE 58th St and 20th Ave NE (just south of the footbridge) Register Online Today! https://bethshalomseattle.org/ A family-friendly litter pick-up (come for as much or as calendar/50th-anniversary-culminating-event/ little as you can) Admission: $18 per person/$36 per family Some grabber tools and trash bags will be provided. Mural Art Project Tile Cost $18 ~ Includes supplies Suggested to wear close-toed shoes and bring gloves. For Need more info? Email Sarah Harel at all ages, all people are welcome. No sign-up necessary [email protected]. To build community among diverse people. To show our children, elected officials, and our fellow citizens that we will dedicate time and money to building a better future. SAVE THE DATE www.goodforachange.org. CBS is a sponsor of this event.

Congregation Beth Shalom’s The Next 35 Years of Social Change in , Mickey Annual Meeting Gitzin in Conversation with Rabbi Borodin Wednesday, 5/16, 7:00-8:00pm Monday, 4/30 from 7:30pm in the Sanctuary Followed by a special presentation at 8:00pm by With Mickey Gitzin, New Israel Fund’s Executive Director in Professor Joel Migdal. Israel. As a liberal, openly gay son of Russian immigrants, We need your help. Our bylaws require a quorum of 15% newly appointed NIF Executive Director in Israel, Mickey of the membership (67 family units) to approve the 2018- Gitzin recognizes both the great leaps forward that Israel 19 budget and elect the new board members and officers. has made in advancing equality for all its citizens and the challenges that remain. Mickey holds a Master’s in Public Policy from University College-London, for which he SAVE THE DATE received a Chevening Scholarship from the British Foreign Office and the British Council. Congregation Beth Shalom Family Camp Last session of Teen Learning with Rabbi Lauren JUNE 8-10, 2018 Kurland Tuesday, 4/10 from 6:30-7pm dinner, and 7pm-8pm Early bird pricing only available until April 15th. learning Info and registration: Join us for an amazing Chinese food feast prepared by https://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/cbs-family Hui, our education assistant, and an hour of learning. -camp-2018/ UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Join in the Celebration of Learn to Smoke (Fish that is) - SOLD OUT! Beth Shalom’s 50th Anniversary Sunday, April 15, 10:30am-1:30pm Hosts: Carol and Mark Slosberg The Pleasure of Your Company: Follow the full process of creating delectable smoked sable Sign up for a dinner, wine tasting, (black cod) with a recipe that rivals the best New York dessert buffet, fascinating talk! appetizing stores. From salting and curing to the smoking You will have a lovely experience and finishing process, we will use the best TV cooking show gimmicks to condense a 3-day process into 3 hours. and support Beth Shalom Along the way, enjoy and home-smoked sable at the same time. dairy breakfast with all the fixings.

All the food and wine will be Guest: 10 adults Location: Seward Park contributed by the hosts.

Your reservation is a CBS contribution of $18 or $36 Israeli Brunch - SOLD OUT! Sunday, April 22, 10am to Noon dollars per person. Hosts: Judith and Mark Benjamin With a $100 per person contribution, you will be- Featuring Joel Migdal and Peggy Brill who will talk about come a “Pleasure Of Your Company Patron.” “Israel’s Changing Social Landscape”

Guests: 18 adults Register by contacting Lauren Fellows at 206-524-0075 or Location: Greenlake neighborhood [email protected]. You may also Dairy register on our website: https://bethshalomseattle.org/ about/mission-history/cbs-50/ The "klezmer" of your company: Explore the "groyse velt" of Yiddish song Sunday, 4/22, 2-5 pm Try Some Wine? Hosts: Harvey Niebulski and Marianne Tatom Now is your chance to buy kosher Location: Broadview wine, supervised by Rabbi Borodin Dairy desserts with tea and coffee. and Rabbi Rose. 18 guests

We will have wine available to sell at the 50th Anniversary Culminating SAVE THE DATE: Shavuot 5778: Back to the Future Event on May 6th at Beth Shalom. Saturday, May 19, 7:00pm We are accepting pre-orders through April 25th. You must make the payment when you pick up the wine on All night learning, unrolling of the Torah, dawn minyan, May 6th. and lots of ! https://bethshalomseattle.org/50th-aniv-wins-pre-order/ In celebration of Beth Shalom’s 50th anniversary, we’ve Or you can use the form on page 12 of the April Ruach. done a lot of reflecting on the past. For Shavuot this year, join us for a night of learning and imagining on the theme of the Jewish future.

Make a Donation for a Tribute in the 50th The Future of Conservative Judaism and Anniversary Memory Book for the event in May Jewish Community Honor a family member, a rabbi, or your connection to Hear from several generations, including our teens, Congregation Beth Shalom college students and millenials of Jewish leaders about Please email a copy of your text or camera ready art to their hopes, dreams, concerns, and visions of what use for your tribute to: Conservative Jewish life might look like in 50 [email protected]. years. What is on the horizon, and how should our past Or send to Tributes at Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave NE, inform our future? Seattle, WA 98115 Full page: _____ $500 / Half page: ____ $250 Situations the Rabbis Could Never Have Imagined: Quarter page: ____ $125 The Next 50 Years of Technology through a Jewish Lens.

Celebrate Israel at 70 – #NWIsraelFest Sunday, 4/22, 2:00-6:00pm at Magnuson Park, Hanger 30 An exciting party to mark the State of Israel’s 70th birthday! Fun activities for all ages. Featuring live music, food, and plenty of fun, “Celebrate Israel at 70” will cap another exciting #NWIsraelFest. $10 Adults/$8 Kids - Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ celebrate-israel-70-tickets-43758383503

Join us for the Third Annual #NWIsraelFest – A Celebration of all things Israel: April 8-22

Shomrei Atid For more information on joining Shomrei Atid and Legacy giving, please contact Carol Benedick ([email protected]), or call 206-524-0075 ext 2502. Please remember Congregation Beth Shalom with a gift in your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy.

REFUAH SHLEMAH CONDOLENCES

The Refuah Shlemah list is for the seriously ill and names ì David Pressman, for his father, Peter Pressman, z”l, who need to be re-submitted monthly. passed away, Sunday, March 25 (9 Nissan) in Nashville, TN Each entry is dated. The listing expires one month from the listing date. There will be a mincha minyan this Sunday, April 8th, from To renew names on the list call Marjie at 206-524-0075. 4:00pm in memory of David’s father, and held at Beth Shalom, in Thank you for understanding our policy to make our Beit Midrash - please enter the Beit Midrash through the room for names in the future. courtyard doors at the South end of the building

There was an incorrect first name for David Pressman’s father in If your loved one’s name is not listed, you may announce them during the prayer for the sick, after the reading of the Torah. the Shavuon last week; we apologize for any confusion on our part CBS Members ì Yehudit bat Adell v’Yizchak ì Dan Bridge, for his father, Herb Bridge, z”l, who passed away ì Tzvi Dov ben Fagela v’Yakov Monday, April 2 (17 Nissan) There is a community memorial service on Tuesday, April 17th ì Even Mordechai ben Natalie Hannah from 3:00pm at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, on Capitol Hill, ì David ben Miriam v’Yakov haKohen 1511 E Pike St, Seattle, ì Hanoch ben Miriam Zelda v’Balin Chunah

ì Shoshana bat Miryam v'Shmuel (Shoshi Bilavsky) ì Esther Rachel bat David (Emily Freedman) MEMBERS OBSERVING YAHRZEITS

ì David Adler ì Chaya Esther bat Sheina Leiba v’Mordechai ì Robert Amkraut, for his mother, Sara Amkraut, z”l ì Shlomo Menachem ben Sarah (Solomon Michaels) ì David Frum, for his father, Ernesto Frum, z”l ì D'vora Bat Elke v'Chaim (Dorothy Becker) ì Bella Korshin, Emma Shusterman, Marina Kiselev, Svetlana ì Meira bat Esther Yenta v'Asher (Meira Shupack) Burke, and Marina Nagel, for their grandmother, Maria Ganelina, z”l ì Sara bat Leah v’Nachman ì Deirdre Gabbay, for her grandmother, Evelyn Krauss, z”l, and for her aunt, Georgette Krauss, z”l ì Bezalel ben Miriam v’Avraham (Eugene Huppin) ì Andrea Soroko Naar, for her grandfather, Meyer Soroko, z”l ì Leah Rachel bat Sarah (Lynette Brodsky) ì Chaya bat Sarah Atarah (Chaya Appelbaum) ì Lisa Goldoftas and Barbara Goldoftas, for their father, Tobi Goldoftas, z”l ì Eleazar Aharon ben Miriam ì Kathleen Spitzer, for her brother, Alan Strick, z”l ì Aviella Bara bat Shlomo v'Nechama Raisel (Susan Aylesworth) ì Rimma Lobas, for her grandmother, Chaya Koltman, z”l ì Orli bat Sofia ì Yonah Karp, for her aunt, Marcia Karp, z”l, and for her friend, Leo ì David Henached shel Goldja (Elric Wolfsbruder McCurdy) Whelan, z”l ì Chizkiyahu Yitzchok Yehoshuah ben Rachel v’Eliezer ì Edith Horn, for her husband, Werner Horn, z”l, and for her parents-in- ì Ita bat Taube (Inna Lacker) law, Irene and Karl Horn, z”l Relatives of Members ì Judy Soferman, for her father, Samuel Soferman, z”l ì Ira Weiner, cousin of Kayla Weiner (re-listed 4/2) ì Rochelle Wynne, for her father, William Harris, z”l, and for her ì Joan Siewart, aunt of Carrie Horwitch (re-listed 4/2) mother, Sarah Harris, z”l ì Janice Portney, cousin of Linda Portnoy (re-listed 4/2) ì Joani Diskin Saran, for her sister-in-law, Sonja Harrison, z”l ì Reuven ben Yetta (Reuben Feldman), father of Rhona Feldman (re- ì Lori Safer, for her aunt, Paula Popick, z”l listed 4/2) ì Alberta Weinberg, for her father, Troy Smith, z”l ì Yakov David Ben Shaindel (Jeffrey David Pachter), brother of Mihal ì Wimsey Cherrington, for her grandmother, Jayne Clifton, z”l Bat-Or (re-listed 4/2) ì Linda-Jo Greenberg, for her grandfather, William Schutzer, z”l ì Jay Richards, step-father of Shelly Crocker (re-listed** 4/2) ì Nadine Cadesky-Zimmerman, for her mother-in-law, Frances ì Justine Benedick, mother of Carol Benedick (re-listed 4/2) Zimmerman, z”l ì Ezra Zimmerman, nephew of Nadine Cadesky-Zimmerman (re-listed 4/2) ì John Bernhard, for his brother, Paul Bernhard, z”l ì David ben Golda v'Yaakov, father of Rabbi Jodie Futornick (re-listed 4/2) ì Elizabeth Gilbert, for her father, Robert Gibert, z”l ì Rivka Gittle bat Zipora (Marta Kaplan), relative of Carolyn Cohen (**re ì Robert Isgur, for his father, Irving Isgur, z”l -listed 3/12) ì Jody & Haim Mizrahi, for their son, Joshua Mizrahi, z”l ì Yenta Hadassah bat Rachel, mother of Meira Shupack (re-listed 4/3) ì Sabrina Endres, for her grandmother, Minnie Gorasht, z”l ì Stacy Globerman, for his mother, Helene Chaiya Schultz Globerman, Friends of Members z”l ì Raisa bat Elka (Raisa Vilkevitch), friends of Emma Shusterman, Marina Kiselev, Svetlana Burke and Marina Nagel (re-listed 4/2) ì Chava Rafaela bat Shendel (Eve Grossman Bukowski), friend of Dina COMMUNITY NEWS Tanners and others from Spokane (re-listed 4/2) ì Daniel ben Shlomo, friend of the Orlick Salka Family (re-listed 4/2) Israel Civil Discourse Sunday evening, 4/8 and Wednesday evenings, 4/11 & 4/18 at Herzl- ì John Lewis ben Julia, friend of Patti Kieval (re-listed**4/2) Ner Tamid, Mercer Island ì Rachel Nagorsky, friend of CBS, and the ECC (re-listed 4/2) We live in an increasingly polarized society. Across America, friends and family ì Avery Rosen, friend of Kayla Weiner (re-listed**4/2) have stopped speaking with each other over political differences. In the American Jewish community, Israel once galvanized and united us. In recent ì Moshe Ben Zipporah v’Avraham (Mal Sachs), friend of Rabbi Borodin years, Israel has been a source of increasingly contentious debate among us. (re-listed 3/12) Jews have always disagreed about important moral issues. This is our strength. ì Kevin Kramer, friend of Carolyn Cohen & Scott Cline (re-listed** 4/2) But, lately, the disagreements about Israel have become intensely personal and ì Jeff Rommel, friend of Sharon Greenberg (listed** 4/4) increasingly destructive. Our goals are to increase our empathy for one another, to identify common ì Davi Gavriella MiBeit Reuven Pinchas v’Rachel, friend of Emily Ka- ground where we can work together and to strengthen our community by por-Mater (listed 3/8) learning that there is value in understanding each other more deeply even if it ì Batya Dina bat Elana Shifrah (listed 3/8) doesn’t lead to agreement.

ì David Yehudah ben Shaina Devorah (listed 3/8) ENDLESS OPPORTUNITY ì Gavriel ben Chana Sarah (listed 3/16) The Makings of a Seattle Symphony Season ì Eltana bat Leah v’Itzchak (Peachy Levy), friend of the tenBroek fami- Tuesday, 4/10, 10:30am – Noon at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle, ly (listed 3/23) 1441 16th Ave, Seattle Join Amy Bokanev and Marsha Wolf, Development Officers with the Seattle ì Ruth Aisner, friend of Patti Kieval (listed 3/29) Symphony, as they share what it takes to deliver the spectacular seasons our city has come to expect. It all begins with creating a culture that reflects the Symphony’s values of innovation, curiosity, and service. Audience engagement is central to unleashing the power of music in order to lift the human spirit. Come learn the steps that go in to making these \aspirations a reality. For directions, please call 206.323.8486 or visit www.templedehirschsinai.org

Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration Sunday, 4/15 from 10am-4pm at the Henry and Sandra Friedman Holocaust Center for Humanity Join us on Holocaust Remembrance Day for an all-day open house