THE WEEK at a GLANCE Yahrzeits

THE WEEK AT A GLANCE Sunday, 12/2 ~ 24 Kislev 8:00 am Morning Service, Helfant Chapel ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY, 10:00 am J-JEP Latkepalooza, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Hanukkah - light one candle 2:00 pm Intro to Judaism, Zweig Library LIFELONG JEWISH LEARNING, & SPIRITUAL GROWTH tonight. 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 9:15 am Talmud Study, 61C Café, 1839 Murray Avenue Monday, 12/3 ~ 25 Kislev 6:00 pm BSUSY Lounge, Helfant Chapel Hanukkah - two candles tonight. 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:15 pm Latin Cardio, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Shabbat Shalom! Tuesday, 12/4 ~ 26 Kislev 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 4:15 pm J-JEP, Classrooms 23 Kislev, 5779 Hanukkah - three candles tonight. 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel This week’s parashah is Vayeshev. Wednesday, 12/5 ~ 27 Kislev 11:00 am Coffee with the Cantor, Lehman Center Hanukkah - four candles tonight. 5:00 pm All-Age Hanukkah Party, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Thursday, 12/6 ~ 28 Kislev 4:15 pm J-JEP, Classrooms Hanukkah - five candles tonight. 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel Friday, November 30, 2018 Friday, 12/7 ~ 29 Kislev 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Youth Services 1:00 pm ELC Hanukkah Program, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Candle lighting 4:35 pm Hanukkah - six candles tonight. 5:45 pm Shababababa and Shabbat Haverim, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Saturday Candle lighting 4:35 pm 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat, Helfant Chapel Hod veHadar Instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm 10:00-10:30 am - Gym is closed be- 6:30 am Early Morning Shabbat Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary 9:30 am Shabbat Service, Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary fore Youth Tefillah. Please go to the Saturday, 12/8 ~ 30 Kislev 10:00 am Youth Tefillah, Meet in Youth Lounge, then to respective services 12:15 pm Congregational Kiddush, honoring the memory of Arnold H. Lazarus (z”l) and Youth Lounge. Rosh Hodesh Hanukkah Belle G. Lazarus (z”l) , Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Havdalah 5:35 pm 4:05 pm Minhah, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Saturday, December 1, 2018 Infant - Kindergarten Hanukkah - seven candles tonight. 4:30 pm Discussion / Se’udah Shelishit, Eisner Commons with Manny Theiner 5:15 pm Ma’ariv, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Havdalah 5:35 p.m. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 6:30 pm Men’s Club Sweepstakes & Awards Dinner, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Hoffman & Zweig Libraries, 3rd floor 6:30 am Early Morning Shabbat Service st th Homestead Hebrew Chapel 1 - 4 Grade FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 1 - 7, 2018 23 - 29 KISLEV, 5779 Youth Tefillah Yahrzeits 10:30 am - 12:00 pm The following Yahrzeits will be observed today and in the coming week. This list comprises those dear departed for whom there Shabbat Morning Service, including nd are dedicated plaques in our praying spaces, and those for whom contributions have been made to have their names listed here. Gabriel Engel becoming a bar mitzvah 9:15 am Eisner Commons, 2 floor Bernard Abels Fannie Frankel Jacob Lehman Manuel M. Rogoff Nat Simon Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary th th Sonya F. Barnett Zvi Goldschmidt Simon Leven Betty Rose Pearl Simon 5 - 6 Grade Belle Bennett Beulah H. Goldstein Nellie Levenson Morris I. Rosen Samuel Simon Youth Tefillah Nathan Z. Bennett Isabelle Gorman Meyer Levy Thomas Rosenstein Marilyn Sindler Congregational Kiddush Luncheon, sponsored Sarah Berkman Edith Grobstein Celia Liberman Max Rothman Abraham Sissman by Ina & Greg Engel in honor of Gabe 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Beatrice E. Berkwit Annette Harris Abe Liebman Charles Ruttenberg Esther B. Skirboll Homestead Hebrew Chapel, 2nd floor Julius Berliner Bunie Harris Louis Lipsitz Mary Sachs Sara Smolover becoming a bar mitzvah 12:15 pm Marci Lynn Bernstein Harry Harris Percy A. Love Barbara Samet Fannie Solow Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom Ben J. Bitterfield Max Harold Heiss Sarah Marks Betty Sayenko Victor Spector Ella Braemer Annie Henderson Rose Melnick Andrea G. Schachter Fannie Stein Ben Browarsky Max Hershkovitz Eva Mervis Estelle Schechter Martha Stein Shabbat Shi’ur - Rabbi Jeremy Markiz on the Herman Browarsky Gene Hertz Lena Meyerson Sander Schmidt Betty Steinfeld Laws of Hanukkah in the Shulhan Arukh 12:45 pm Johanna Burton Philip Hoffman Lee Scott Miller Mitchell Schoen Alan Stept Helfant Chapel Please refrain from using Jeanette Caplan Ruth G. Horn Rose Miller Frima Schussel Bernard Surloff electronic devices in the Anna R. Cazen Sarah Itskovich Morris Miller Victor Sedaka Anna M. Tolochko synagogue during Shabbat Laurence R. Cederbaum Tillie Izenson Morris Samuel Moltz Maurice Seiavitch Anne Weintraub Minhah 4:05 pm and holidays. Jacob S. Chussitt Leo Jolson Dorothy Mustin Robert L. Seiavitch Esther Weiss Homestead Hebrew Chapel Minnie Cohen Morducai Kesselman Hanina Neaman Fay Serbin Simon Wolf Thank you. Rebecca Cohn Molly Kessler Edward Newman Judith Shafran Bessie Young Rebecca Coleman Aaron Klein David Paransky Joel Sherry William Young Discussion, Se’udah Shelishit 4:30 pm Ruth Davidson Morris Klein Ethel Perlman Alexander Shklyar Rebecca Elinoff Myron Kolko Helen S. Platt Esther Shrut Homestead Hebrew Chapel Ben Fineman Zelman Krinberg Rachel Portnoy William Silk Oscar Finn Moe Kurtz Jacob M. Robbins Malvin J. Simon Please look for this symbol inside Celia Fox Jack Leff Irma S. Rogoff May C. Simon Ma’ariv 5:15 pm for info on accessible entrances at 5915 BEACON STREET ° PITTSBURGH, PA 15217 ° 412.421.2288 ° BETHSHALOMPGH.ORG Homestead Hebrew Chapel Beth Shalom. SHABBAT SHALOM Rabbi Adelson joins the Officers and Trustees in welcoming all members and guests to our The Rabbi’s Assistant answers questions that someone might be too shy to ask. Shabbat Services. We look forward to seeing you again soon. How Many Torah Scrolls Do We Use Next Week? All are welcome to the congregational Kiddush luncheon, in the Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom immediately following services, sponsored by Greg & Ina Engel in honor of their If you’ve always wanted the honor of gelilah, next week is a good opportunity! son Gabe becoming a bar mitzvah. Next Shabbat is Rosh Hodesh Tevet, coinciding as it often does with Shabbat Hanukkah, one of the few days of the year when we use three Torah scrolls - three sifrei Torah. Thank you to Rhoda & Richard Judd for sponsoring Se’udah Shelishit in memory of their The parashah next week will be Mikkets, pronounced to sound like “deflates,” or “wie gehts” if you speak beloved parents Sarah & Jacob Marks and William Judd Grobstein and Sidney Judd. German, and not to rhyme with “rickets.” First we will remove three scrolls from the ark. Then, from the first scroll we will read six aliyot from Mikkets, comprising Bereshit (Genesis) verses 43:16 through 44:17. Next we will place the second scroll on the reading table next to the first scroll, and close up the first. OUR CONGREGATIONAL FAMILY From the second scroll we will read from Parashat Pinehas, as we usually do for Rosh Hodesh and other special days, because that parashah describes how to attend to the various special days. We will read one aliyah from the second scroll, Bemidbar (Numbers) verses 28:9-15, and then lay the third scroll next to the Mazal Tov to second, for the Hatzi Kaddish and Mi Sheberakh (prayer for anyone in need of healing). Then we close up the second Sefer Torah and open the third. Meira Russ & Nahum Shalman on the birth of a baby boy on November 22, 2018 From the third Sefer Torah we read - as we do each morning of Hanukkah - from Naso, only this day we (Thanksgiving Day), at 8:36 a.m. read less of the parashah. We read Bemidbar (Numbers) verses 7:42-47, only half as much as on the other days. This is the maftir aliyah, the aliyah given to the person about to chant the haftarah. (You will recall Harvey Robins, honored by the Allegheny County Bar Association for his 60 years in from previous columns that the honor of “aliyah” is a calling up to witness the reading of a section of the Torah portion of the day. There are other honors conferred during services, but no other honor is called an practice. “aliyah.”) So next week there will be a bit more pomp and circumstance with the three Sifrei Torah, but there will still Condolences to be seven aliyot plus the maftir aliyah. No excuse to tell Mom you can’t go to shul because the Torah reading is too long - it simply comes from three different scrolls! Dan & Ilana Schwarcz and son David, on the passing of Dan’s father Yosef Meir Next week’s column: What exactly is gelilah? Schwarcz on November 29th. We look forward to your questions. We now have these columns online at http://bethshalompgh.org/ive-always-wondered/ . Nancy (Gary) Tuckfelt, on the passing of her mother Renee Minsky on November 30th.

Volunteer to Lead Services! Clergy OUR LEADERSHIPOfficers Take an active role in Beth Shalom services! Contact Sheldon Catz at [email protected]. Rabbi Seth Adelson, Ext. 115, [email protected] Deborah Firestone, President, Ext. 106 Rabbi Mark Staitman, Rabbinic Scholar Joe Jolson, Vice President Arlene Shapiro, Vice President Staff Mitch Dernis, Treasurer Volunteer to Help with Kiddush! Really, we need YOU! Ḥazzan Rob Menes, Executive Director, Ext. 226, [email protected] Steve Albert, Secretary Dale Caprara, Controller, Ext. 109 Please volunteer to help make the Kiddush happen - setup, cleanup, everything in between. Anthony Colaizzi, Communications & Design Manager, Ext. 108 Please contact Michelle Vines, at 412-421-2288 x113, or [email protected]. Audrey Glickman, Rabbi’s Assistant, Ext. 112, [email protected] Auxiliary Presidents Kate Kim, Assistant JJEP Director, Ext. 323 Ira Frank, Men’s Club Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Director of Derekh and Y outh Tefillah, Ext. 111 Judy Kornblith Kobell, Sisterhood Hilary Huelsman, Early Learning Center Director, Ext. 390 Amallia Rascoe, USY Se’udah Shelishit / Third Shabbat Meal Marissa Tait, Director of Y outh Programming, Ext. 463 Every Shabbat afternoon from now until Pesah, we dine together at se’udah shelishit (the third Shabbat meal). Michelle Vines, Events Coordinator, Ext. 113 Honorary President Free to attend; all are welcome. We meet in the Eisner Commons, starting one and a half hours before Lonnie Wolf, Cemetery Director, Ext. 293 Ruth Ganz Fargotstein havdalah time (check this Bulletin or the website for the schedule). To sponsor the a third meal, please contact Ira Frank: 412-281-4064 or [email protected] LOCATING THE MOST ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE Palkovitz Lobby, Helfant Chapel, ELC, Front Offices: Enter at Beacon Street or Rear Parking Lot Entrance Eisner Commons, Homestead Hebrew Chapel: Enter at Beacon Street, take elevator to 2nd floor Kiddush Sponsorship Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary: Enter at Beacon Street, take elevator to 3rd floor Celebrating a simhah or honoring the memory of a loved one? To sponsor a catered Kiddush, Shear Youth Lounge, Rice Auditorium: Enter at Beacon Street, take elevator to 3rd floor contact Michelle Vines, at 412-421-2288 x113, or [email protected] Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom: Enter at Shady Avenue 9th Annual LATKEPALOOZA SHABBAT - 23 KISLEV 5779 Sunday, December 2, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom PARASHAT VAYESHEV Hosted by J-JEP. Everyone is welcome to join us for this community event with Etz games, crafts, music, prizes, sufganiyot, and latkes! $5 per person. Aliyah Verses Readers Hertz Hayim Questions? Interested in sponsoring? Contact [email protected]. Genesis 39:1-6 Irene Kaplow 147 238 ראשון 1st Irene Kaplow 148 239 39:7-10 שני All-Age (K-12) Hanukkah Party 2nd Yigal Dan Kahana 148 240 39:11-18 שלישי Wednesday, December 5, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom 3rd Join other Beth Shalom youth as we create a Hanukkah inspired mitzvah project, eat dinner, Yigal Dan Kahana 149 241 39:19-23 רביעי and decorate your very own sufganiyot! RSVP by 12/2 to [email protected]. 4th Marlene Behrmann Cohen 149 242 40:1-8 חמישי 5th Mitch Dernis 150 243 40:9-15 ששי Y ZONE 28 with BSUSY & BGUSY 6th Gabriel Engel 151 244 40:16-23 שביעי O Sunday, December 16, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., 525 Freeport Road Grades 6-12 $20 7th Gabriel Engel 151 244 40:20-23 מפטיר The event includes access to Suite 28, unlimited bowling, laser tag, game card, and so Maftir U much more! RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/Zone28-12-16. Amos 2:6 - 3:8 Gabriel Engel 152 247 הפטרה If you want to attend this event and need a scholarship, please contact your advisor. Haftarah T H Youth Department Sports Shirt Fundraiser T-Shirts A summary of this week’s parashah, from Hazzan Rob Menes, www.HazzanMenes.info Adult Short Sleeve $15 each Adult Long Sleeve $20 each The parashah begins the concluding drama of the book of Genesis, the story of Joseph and his 11 Youth Short Sleeve $10 each brothers, their estrangement and eventual reunion. Jacob is now settled in Canaan with all his family Youth Long Sleeve $12 each around him. Joseph is the favored son, and to show his favor Jacob presents him with the multi- colored coat. Because of his haughty attitude, and their own jealousy, Joseph's brothers conspire to Online purchase only at kill him. But big brother Reuben intervenes, and they decide instead to sell him into slavery. They grab him, throw him into a pit, and then sell him to a passing caravan en route to Egypt. They then Tinyurl.com/CBS-Shirts18 tell their father Jacob that his beloved Joseph was attacked by a wild beast, presenting the bloody The last day to order is December 7, 2018. Pickup at Beth Shalom. coat to him as proof.

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THIS SHABBAT! December 1, 2018, at 12:45, in Helfant Chapel Join Rabbi Jeremy Markiz as we explore the laws of Hanukkah in the Shulhan Arukh. Discussion will begin with learning the laws from the Shulhan Arukh, the code of Jewish law from the 16th century, the starting place for most modern halakhic discussions. 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, at 2:00-4:00 p.m. We invite you to this non-denominational class. The six-week course will We will look through the laws and explore how we might uncover the cover an overview of Creation, Bible, diversity, holidays, and Shabbat. values that underlie the observances. Beth Shalom members $80 (includes book); non-members $100 (includes book). The session will begin shortly after kiddush.

Sisterhood Hanukkah Party Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Adelson! Sunday, December 16, 10:00 a.m., Eisner Commons Next sessions are January 8 Downtown / January 15 at Beth Shalom Fun and refreshments! Cost $5 at the door. This year’s topic is “Jewish Law for Today: Five Key Teshuvot Bring a wrapped gift to get a $10-value gift, or regift is welcome! of the Conservative Movement.” Also asking attendees to contribute new or gently used hats, scarves, gloves, to donate. This session will cover “Y om Tov Sheni Shel Galuyot / The Second Day of Yom Tov.” RSVP to Judy Kobell at [email protected] or 412-422-3226. Ever wonder why you don’t have to park three blocks away from a Conservative synagogue on Shabbat? Or whether your rabbi can marry a gay couple? The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has been reviewing contemporary halakhic issues for the Conservative movement for over 90 S - years, and has a long-standing tradition of issuing thoughtful, sensitive responsa to the challenges of I H Sisterhood Judaica Shop - Great Gifts! keeping Jewish tradition in today’s world. You should get to know these teshuvot. S O Downtown sessions graciously hosted by David Horvitz at 535 Smithfield Street, Suite 800. T O Open Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (except holidays), or by appointment Further information at www.tinyurl.com/LunchLearnNov2018 E D R Barbara Kaiserman, 412-422-5677 December - 30% off all Jewelry

Coffee with the Cantor - a stimulating discussion group led by our Executive Director, Hazzan (Cantor) Rob Menes. Discussing "Jewish Influence in the Secular World." We ask the question, how has Judaism Sisterhood Book Club affected the non-Jewish world? Although some of the discussion will look at historical influences, much of the time will be spent on current interactions. The Sisterhood Book Club will discuss This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel Coffee provided! Every Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 7:30 p.m., at Pat’s house (6714 Forest Glen Road). in the Lehman Center. Signup not required. For more information, please contact the main office at 412-421-2288.