YAHRZEITS South Africa trip May 9, 2015 Iyar 20, 5775 ~~~~~NOW FULL—But we’re accepting “standbys”~~~~~ Edith Brown, Renee Engel, Milton Freis, Dorothy Goldberg, Visit Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town—the Mother City, Legislative Harry H. Goldberg, Ann Horwitz, Grace Jay, Frances R. Konrad, Capital & Seat of Parliament, savor the Western Cape Winelands and enjoy a Cy Lerner, Israel Levin, Mollie Madison, Gen Mellman, Nathan Mendel, game reserve wildlife experience. Contact Della at 303-951-8231/ Emor Faye R. Morris, Miriam Pushkin, Esther Quicksilver, Johanna Samuel, [email protected] for last minute information. May 9-15, 2015 20-26 Iyar 5775 Genise Singer, Robert B. Smith, Dora Sobel, Dora Soldinger, Abraham Trilling, Walter Waxman BIRTHDAYS Torah Portion—Leviticus 21:1-23—page 672 Haftarah—Ezekiel 44:15-31—page 1176 May 10, 2015 Iyar 21, 5775 David Beckett Suzanne Kaller Lisa Ruda Mollie Berman, Max Bronstine, Susan Feingold, Rose Fink, Sydney Beckett Jude Sherman Kaplan Alice Shore Ba-al Koreiy—Jerry Rotenberg Sarah Frenkel, Aaron Goldhammer, Samuel Goldhammer, Henry Gully, Morris Bekerman Amit Kobel Sivan Sides Haftarah—Heath Jonscher Nehemias Heyman, Frances Illing, Shyrle Kaplan, Hyman Landy, David Blum Brian Kopinsky Oscar Singer Ashrei—Ahliyah Kobel Gail Beth Pacetti, Alice Payne, Morris Pringle, Harry Rock, Gail Dym Hayley Kraus Tina Smith Anim Zemirot—Barry Dechtman Avrom Rotbart, Mindel Rotbart, Rose Roth, Rose Shapiro, John Starr, Melvin Engbar Gregory Kushnir Eileen Spector Sermon/D’var Torah Phyllis J. Weiner, Max Weinstein Myrna Engbar Zachary Madison Sheldon Spector May 11, 2015 Iyar 22, 5775 Stephanie Geller Samuel Makovsky Marcia Snyder Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky Emma Blum, Don Cawelti, Yekusiel (Sapir) Chappell, Edna Cohen, Ellice Goldberg Richard Miller Alana Story Joseph Freidenson, Dina Gordon, Joseph Gordon, Sandra Heyman, Alexander Milzer Friday - May 8 Aaron Kaplan, Louis Keller, Sarah Levin, Paul Libert, 6:45 am Shacharit Bruce Morton Loup, Esther D. Moses, Elena Olitskaya, ANNIVERSARIES 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Jack Rubenstein, Peyser Soble, Herman Streltzer, Louis Weinberg, Larry & Susan Siegel—32 7:41 pm Candle Lighting Howard Wells, Rose Winters Saturday - May 9 May 12, 2015 Iyar 23, 5775 REFUAH SHELEIMA 9:00 am Shacharit, Sanctuary Norbert Bachrach, Reva Aaron Berger, Anna Rose Berman, SPEEDY RECOVERY 9:15 am Shacharit, Chapel Elaine Bernstein, Hennie Faygah Bloom, Edith Boehm, Mavis Datnow, 7:40 pm Mincha Arlene Jacobs, Chaya Koganovich, Shirley Melnick, Sam Pasternack, Cookie Gold Leonid Heifets Don Rosen 8:44 pm Havdalah Frieda Pasternak, Abraham Pinchick, Eugene A. Reed, Reda Riemer, Deborah Dunn Enta Kushnir Dana Ryder Sunday - May 10 Anne Gilbert Jeff Leszman Sheldon Spector Martha Rosenberg, Arthur Rozycki, Isadore Rude, Fannie Saltzman, 8:30 am Shacharit Miriam Goldberg Andre Mark Rachel Adisy Suson Leona Homler Sollecito, Ida Cohen Straus 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv May 13, 2015 Iyar 24, 5775 Elaine Greenberg Ben Marks Sandy Vinnik Sondra Grunberger Mark Millenson Joyce Zeff Monday - May 11 Faye Cohen, Hyman I. Fine, Bert Fuchs, Mendel Gendelev, 6:30 am Shacharit Sheldon Ginsberg, Edith Gornbein Davis, Marie Hartywick, Esya Milstein 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Harold Kraut, Barnett Kutzburg, Philip Marcus, Rose Marmolstein, We particularly keep in mind Daniel Hailpern (Dov Shmuel ben Nechama Tuesday - May 12 Friedel Nashelsky, Morris Quicksilver, Bella Rabinovich, Phil Rosen, Rivka) and baby Andrew Levy (Avraham ben Esther) for a complete and 6:45 am Shacharit Ilona Schwartz, Dora Sugar, Samuel Tyor, Esther White speedy recovery as they continue their treatment regimen. Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv May 14, 2015 Iyar 25, 5775 303-951-8231 Wednesday - May 13 Hal Anderson, Donna Aysenzon, Shirley Epcar, Jacob Sam Failer, [email protected] 6:45 am Shacharit Sarah Fine, Gershon Freed, Frieda Greenberg, Abe (Al) Greenspoon, Inclusion initiative Cantor Joel Lichterman 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Melanie R. Gumbel, Shimon Elhiovich Kertsburd, Susan Leader, 303-951-8225 Thursday - May 14 Sylvia Litvak, Max A. Loup, Rose Caplan MacDuffie, Roy Meer, Individuals with disabilities or their families needing special [email protected] 6:30 am Shacharit Anna Ravdin, Chana Recht, Estelle Rifkin, Ralph Rose, accommodations to attend and/or participate meaningfully in worship 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Debra Lazer, Executive Director Regina Shmuglyakova, Shirley Saliman Snyder, Janet Steeler, services, events and/or study groups should contact the 303-951-8232 Friday - May 15 Elizabeth Svarc, Harry Tanger, Minnie Waldbaum, William Wexler Inclusion Initiative Chairperson, Bernice Dinner at 6:45 am Shacharit May 15, 2015 Iyar 26, 5775 [email protected] [email protected] or 720-328-9072. 6:30 pm Mincha/Maariv Isaac Banker, Sylvia Begal, Jacob Berkowitz, Miriam Foreman, H. Michael Miller, President 7:48 pm Candle Lighting Louis Friedman, Phyllis Goren, Joseph Gotfred, Samuel Gould, 303-881-6330 Morris Hagler, Lillian Lakie Klausner, Maria Kuzmina, Abe Markovitz, Senior Chavurah [email protected] Ruth V. Pass, Jennie Radetsky, Mitchell Romer, Louis Schiff, Elizabeth Naidu will be speaking on “Women in the Bible” Geraldine Smerling, Eugene Sorkin, Adolph Spitzer, Goldye Weinberg, 560 South Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO 80224 Isadore Weiss, David Zelinger - Thursday, May 21st at 1:00 pm at BMH-BJ - If you have any questions or want to make reservations Telephone 303-388-4203 Fax 303-388-4210 please call Selma at 303-745-5006 Preschool 303-388-7543 www.bmh-bj.org ADULT EDUCATION WOMEN’S LEAGUE  613 Mitzvot - Monday 8:00 pm with Rabbi Akiva Stern & GIFT SHOP The Kiddush is sponsored by BMH-BJ.  Torah Class - Wednesday after Shacharit 7:30 am with Cantor Joel Lichterman Flowers are sponsored by Leland Huttner in honor of Mother’s Day.  Torah Class for Women - Thursday 11:00 am with Ellyn Hutt Please respect the sanctity of our services by refraining from entering  Taste of Torah - Saturday 10:00 am with Essie Fleischmann or leaving while the ark is open, during the Torah Service, Mourners  “Daily” Daf-Yomi one hour before Shacharit , Kedusha and Sermon. with Rabbi Michoel Fleischmann Please note our Sanctuary and Chapel are cell free zones.  Reflections on the Parsha - Saturday afternoon during Seudah We invite all those celebrating anniversaries and birthdays to attend Shlishit with Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky Shabbat morning services to receive a special blessing.

Consider co-sponsoring the Shabbat morning kiddush at the special price of $100 in honor of your family life cycle events or the memory of CHILDREN your loved ones on their Yahrzeit. Please call Sheila at 303-951-8221. Preschool Camps are beginning to fill. Please Our Shabbat Handout is posted on our website at register to ensure your place. Drop by the preschool www.thedenversynagogue.org office or access our forms at www.thedenversynagogue.org under Scroll down on the home page and click on the desired date. education/preschool/forms.

BMH-BJ Office and Mt. Nebo Cemetery will be closed Monday, May 25th Thank you to our volunteer Bubbies: Marilyn Kopelman and Susan in honor of Shavuot and Memorial Day. Zalkin who share their love of books with our preschool classes! If you are interested in volunteering, please call Bobbie at 303-388-7543.

PARSHA SUMMARY Mesorah Learning Center is accepting registrations for the 2015-2016 school year. The early bird registration deadline The Parsha of Emor (“Speak”) begins with the special laws pertaining is May 17—don’t miss out! to the kohanim (“priests”), the kohen gadol (“high priest”) and the Temple service: A kohen may not become ritually impure through contact with a dead body, save on the occasion of the death of a close relative. A kohen may not marry a divorcee, or a woman with a promiscuous past; a kohen gadol can marry only a virgin. — A newborn REUNITED calf, lamb or kid must be left with its mother for seven days before being eligible for an offering; one may not slaughter an animal and its Celebrating the return of offspring on the same day. Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky The second part of Emor lists the annual Callings of Holiness—the and the bright future of festivals of the Jewish calendar; weekly Shabbat; bringing of the offering on 14 Nissan; seven-day Passover festival beginning BMH-BJ Congregation on 15 Nissan; bringing of the Omer offering from the first barley harvest on the second day of Passover and commencement, on that day, of the Tuesday, May 12, 2015 49-day Counting of the Omer culminating in the festival of Shavuot on

the fiftieth day; a “remembrance of blowing” on 1 Tishrei; a 6:00 pm Cocktails & Smorgasbord solemn fast day on 10 Tishrei; the Sukkot festival—during which we are to dwell in huts for seven days and take the “Four Kinds”—beginning Family Friendly Evening on 15 Tishrei; and the immediately following holiday of the “eighth day” of Sukkot(). Fantastic Entertainment Next the Torah discusses the lighting of the menorah in the Temple and the showbread (lechem hapanim) placed weekly on the table there. Come prepared to be amazed! Emor concludes with an incident of a man executed for blasphemy and the penalties for murder (death) and for injuring one’s fellow or Festive Fare by Dining by Finesse destroying his property (monetary compensation).