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February Bulletin 12 In This Issue: • Help the Foodbank, pg. 4 Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg • Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas? pg. 4 Cantor Andrea S. Raizen Bulletin Staff President Michael Freed Vice President Matthew Arnovitz VOLUME 17, NUMBER 6 FEBRUARY 2021 SHEVAT - ADAR 5781 Layout Vice President Tara Feiner Ann Rismiller Vice President Beverly Louis Articles Coordinator Vice President Andrew Schwartz Elaine Arnovitz Treasurer Scott Liberman Annie Potter Secretary Marlene Pinsky Ann Rismiller Photography Men’s Club President Irwin Dumtschin Elaine Arnovitz Sisterhood President Irene Fishbein Staff Writers Chevra Kadisha President Ted Cooper Irwin Dumtschin Rabbi Emeritus Samuel B. Press, D.D. Mike Freed Cantor Emeritus Jerome B. Kopmar, D. Mus. Rabbi Joshua Ginsberg Cantor Andrea Raizen Allan Spetter COVID-19 has disrupted nearly every Jewish holiday for an entire year, and threatens, like The printing of this publication is funded by private Haman, to take away the joy of Purim. But what would Purim at Beth Abraham be without a LIVESTREAM LINK donations Purim Shpiel? Have no fear, the shpiel will go on! (On Zoom, that is). Plan to join us on The link for all livestreamed services through StreamSpot is: Thursday, February 25. https://venue.streamspot.com/72a802ed 5:30 pm: The evening begins with an interactive, family friendly celebration, complete with a virtual costume parade, the telling of the story of Esther and a fun activity. Invite your Times for Shabbat Candle Lighting & Services grandchildren from across the country and we encourage everyone to wear your favorite Online service links can be found at www.bethabrahamdayton.org, costume! Facebook, or in your weekly News& Notes email 6:15 pm: We will present our original shpiel, “Corona Purim,” written by Rabbi Ginsberg and Friday, February 5 Friday, February 26 Cantor Raizen and starring familiar faces from past shows. Prepare yourself for a Purim Kabba-Locked-In Shabbat (Zoom) 5:00 pm Kabba-locked-In Shabbat (Zoom) 5:00 pm celebration you will not soon forget! Candle Lighting 5:44 pm Candle Lighting 6:08 pm Saturday, February 6 Saturday, February 27 For those who wish to hear a complete reading of the Megillah, tune in Friday, February 26 at Morning Service (livestream) 9:30 – 11:30 am Morning Service (livestream) 9:30 – 11:30 am 8:00 a.m. on Zoom. Havdalah 6:48 pm Havdalah 7:12 pm Communal Havdalah (Zoom) 6:45 pm Virtual Havdalah (Zoom) 7:10 pm The links for both programs will be posted in News & Notes. Friday, February 12 Passover Candy Sale Goes Virtual Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas? 6:00 pm DAILY MINYAN (Zoom) Candle Lighting 5:52 pm Monday through Thursday – 5:30 pm It’s hard to believe that we are talking about Passover already, but it is not that far down the road. (Passover begins the evening of March 27). We are Saturday, February 13 pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity to order your kosher for Morning Service (livestream) 9:30 – 11:30 am Passover candy through us which helps raise funds for our religious school. Havdalah 6:56 pm Communal Havdalah 6:55 pm This year the sale will take place exclusively online. Simply follow the link SERVICE SPONSORS NEEDED below that will take you directly to the Beth Abraham sales page. There you Friday, February 19 will see the variety of products and their prices. Fill your “shopping cart” Kabba-Locked-In Shabbat (Zoom) 5:00 pm Are you celebrating a special birthday or and pay with a credit card. Orders must be placed by no later than February 26. All orders will be Candle Lighting 6:00 pm anniversary soon? (just a hint – they are all delivered to Beth Abraham. We will notify you when the candy arrives and let you know how special!) Would you like to memorialize a loved you can pick it up. If you have any questions or concerns about the ordering process, please con- Saturday, February 20 one? We have many opportunities available for Morning Service (livestream) 9:30 – 11:30 am tact Cantor Raizen. you to sponsor a service in February and March. To order, go to: https://tinyurl.com/y6tn57eg This link will also be available on our website and Havdalah 7:04 pm Just give the office a call and we’ll get you set in News & Notes. Communal Havdalah (Zoom) 7:00 pm up. 2 2 11 7 The Cantor’s Corner Cantor Andrea Raizen 11 GAME NIGHT FUN! I have been asked from time to time build strong bonds of community why our synagogue during the pandemic. These places still Fun was had by all those who attended Beth Abraham @Home – Let the Games Begin! We first enjoyed havdalah was once referred have something that is even more together followed by lots of laughs as we watched our members play The Newlywed Game and Family Feud. Rabbi to as K.K. Beth compelling than the big, flashy Ginsberg and Cantor Raizen’s teams became very competitive trying to uncover the answers to what seemed to be Abraham. The programs of the mega-shuls. They easy questions during Family Feud. We enjoyed our “not-so newlyweds” recalling their first dates and, if their partner answer is that “K.K.” offer a spiritual home for people with were a Disney character, who would they be? The chat box was also full with responses from those who weren’t is a Hebrew clergy and fellow congregants who playing! And our party boxes provided delicious snacks and gifts for all who participated, as well as a chance to win abbreviation for have been with them in times of joy door prizes. Kahal Kadosh or and times of sorrow. Those experienc- Kehillah K’dosha, es have no price tag because there are The evening was planned by our chairs, Norm & Mary Rita Weissman, along both of which mean not many places one can go in our with their committee: Melinda Doner, Tara Feiner, Irene Fishbein, Russ a holy congregation overly commodified society where one Gottesman, Bonnie Rice and Connie Roberts. The evening was emceed by or community, in can feel spiritually nourished. I, for Alex Katz, who brought out the fun in all of us! Lois Gross, Wendy Lipp, Lisa other words, synagogue. But kehillah one, am thrilled to see so much quality CHAI SOCIETY Pavlofsky and Felice Shane helped with all the party boxes. does not refer to the brick and mortar Jewish programming offered online MIKE FREED STEVEN & LINDA HORENSTEIN building itself, but rather the people every day of the week. There is no TERRY & MARLENE PINSKY A big thank you to our sponsors ensuring the success of the event: who comprise it. possible way to go to every event, but ALLAN* & BRENDA RINZLER It is now almost one year since the there is certainly something for NORM & MARY RITA WEISSMAN Game Night Sponsors: Larry & Cindy Burick, Irene & Gary Fishbein, Linda & pandemic began and essentially closed everyone and I am always happy to Steve Horenstein, Marc Katz & Julie Liss-Katz, Susie & Eddie Katz, Michael & the doors of so many of our beloved hear about and to refer others to these RABBI’S MINYAN Ellen Leffak, Marlene & Terry Pinsky, Bernie & Carole (z”l) Rabinowitz, and institutions. The buildings may be amazing gatherings. Just the other day Norm & Mary Rita Weissman closed, but what has become of our I attended an event that had over 1000 BRUCE & DEBBIE FELDMAN sense of kehillah, community? For attendees! It was a great program, but DAVID & SUSAN JOFFE Game sponsors: Adam & Tara Feiner, Mike Freed, Lois & Syd Gross, David & Joan Marcus, Carole & Donald Marger, EDWARD & MARCIA KRESS many there has been a shift in the way those in attendance were not my MICHAEL & ELLEN LEFFAK Walter & Bonnie Rice, and Andy & Pam Schwartz in which we think about community. kehillah, my community. ALLEN LEVIN Early on, synagogues and other Jewish Beth Abraham has always had the DONALD & CAROLE MARGER Party Box Sponsors: Bill & Melinda Doner, Bruce & Debbie Feldman, Steve & Penney institutions scrambled for ways to hold reputation of being one of the ANDREW & PAMELA SCHWARTZ Fraim, Mike & Rochelle Goldstein, Mike Jaffe & Judy Schwartzman, David & Susan Joffe, onto a sense of community, making warmest and most welcoming Beverly Louis, Jim & Carol Nathanson, Jeff & Connie Roberts, and Beverly Saeks phone calls and dropping off bags on congregations around. This has doorsteps. Organizations with deep become even more true as our CANTOR’S CHOIR In-Kind Donations: Gordons Jewelry & Loan, Russ Gottesman and Premier ProduceOne pockets were able to put their services and programs migrated to the LARRY & CINDY BURICK Thank you to everyone for a wonderful event and program! resources into expanding their online world. Whenever a new or JOEL & ANGELA FRYDMAN technology and were the first to begin unfamiliar face comes on the screen at DAVID & JOAN MARCUS hosting live streaming and interactive an evening minyan, they are JIM & CAROL NATHANSON online programs. For congregants who immediately greeted by all in FRIEND OF THE CONGREGATION previously were the regulars at attendance, eager to hear where the Shabbat services, this gave new visitor is from and then playing “Jewish PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE meaning to the term “shul hopping.” If Geography” finding connections far your home synagogue was not yet and wide. A “visitor” from Denver was MATT & ELAINE ARNOVITZ hosting a virtual service and you were overwhelmed by the welcome she BILL & MELINDA DONER DOUGLAS & BETHANY EINSTEIN open to utilizing electronics on received when she came on to recite DENEAL & ESTHER FELDMAN Shabbat, you could now check out kaddish for her recently deceased GARY & IRENE FISHBEIN services across the country and around brother.
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