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Bulletin of Beth El Congregation January 2019 Akron, Ohio Tevet • Shevat 5779 BULLETIN OF BETH EL CONGREGATION JANUARY 2019 AKRON, OHIO TEVET • SHEVAT 5779 Hazzan Matthew Austerklein January Sharing the Caring: Our Caring Team Table of Contents Hazzan’s Message ...................... 1 Last month saw the first meeting of Thank You to.............................. 2 members interested in our congregational Milestones & Mazel Tovs .......... 2 caring team. A group of almost twenty Beth El in Your Will ................. 2 gathered in the Mercaz to share our Schedule of Services .................. 2 experiences, study Jewish wisdom on From the Sisterhood ................... 2 Rabbi Elyssa Austerklein community care, and plan for the future. I’m happy today to report on our group learnings and some wonderful steps Yahrzeits .................................... 3 and opportunities we have going forward. Calendar ..................................... 3 We began by observing what makes for a positive experience of care in President’s Message ................... 4 community. Personal stories and general observations were shared, both Rumor has it… ........................... 5 positive and negative. We noticed the following things that consistently Bereavement Group.................... 5 made a difference in our lives and the lives of those we care about: Save the Date(s) ......................... 5 ● Any type of outreach (a phone call, text, or in person visit) Jewish Arts Enrichment ............. 6 ● Positive, non-ambiguous offers of help In Memoriam .............................. 7 ● Home support with basic responsibilities (including shopping, Go Back ...................................... 7 errands, and making food) 2018 – Photo Year in Review .... 8 ● Creating moments for spirituality and prayers Lev Tahor ................................. 10 ● Music, music, and more music Memorial Plaques ..................... 10 ● Unexpected small kindnesses Jews & Brews ........................... 10 ● Support from Clergy ● Books/Literature for reflection Lunch ‘n Learn ........................ 10 We also noticed that care is not simple. Some of us shared that we have Beyond Fiddler ......................... 11 experienced local bias – a lack of access to community support if you didn’t Cheryl Carter University. ......... 12 grow up in Akron. Some of us found that caring for others is awkward, Education Program ................... 13 whether it’s knowing what questions to ask or overstaying our welcome in Social Action ............................ 13 someone’s home. Tree of Life .............................. 13 Jewish sources have a lot of wisdom on why and how to care in a Contributions ............................ 14 community. We reflected together on several rabbinic texts which painted a Contribution Form .................... 15 picture of care as (1) obligatory, regardless of age or life stage; (2) universal, Annual Fundraiser .................... 16 reflecting a human desire to be cared for and known, and (3) holistic – that how we create community in sad times (loneliness, illness, and loss) is related to how we create it in happy times (simchas, holidays, and outreach). BULLETIN Our team was curious about how we could share acts of kindness OF BETH EL with a broad and intergenerational group, particularly beyond those whoHazzan CONGREGATION → page 7 On-Line – Full Color! already having long-standing social networks here in Akron. bethelakron.com Page 2 BULLETIN OF BETH EL CONGREGATION Thank You to … ... Jaques and Etty Sardas for SCHEDULE OF SERVICES sponsoring the bima flowers on JANUARY 2019 December 1 in memory of Raphael Pesso. TEVET • SHEVAT 5779 Beth El Congregation ... Hanita and Herb Kern for Sunday: 8:45 AM 750 White Pond Drive sponsoring the bima flowers on Wednesday and Friday: 7:30 AM Akron, OH 44320 th Saturday Morning: 9:15 AM December 15 in honor of their 60 www.bethelakron.com wedding anniversary. Please note: Office: (330) 864-2105 ... the Saferstein family for sponsoring • Minyan times are Wednesdays and [email protected] the bima flowers on December 22 in Fridays at 7:30 AM; Sundays at 8:45 AM. Other times by request only. memory of Evelyn Leshin. Affiliated ... Mike and Kathy Seider for • Friday night services will be held on with nd the 2 Friday of the month at 7:00 PM. The United Synagogue of sponsoring the Kiddush on December Conservative Judaism th • Other morning and evening services 22 in honor of their 44 anniversary. The Jewish Theological ...Joe and JoEllen Kodish for will be held by request only. Please Seminary of America call the office one week in advance to sponsoring the bima flowers on Elyssa Austerklein make special arrangements. Rabbi December 29 in honor of their [email protected] anniversary. Matthew Austerklein Hazzan Milestones & Mazel Tovs [email protected] Stephen Grundfast Mazel tov to Alan and Alex Belsky on Rabbi Emeritus the birth of Shoshana Geneva Alpha Candle Lighting Havdalah Stephen Stein Belsky, born November 22, 2018. Jan. 4 .... 4:53 PM Jan. 5 .... 5:57 PM Hazzan Emeritus Jan. 11 .... 5:00 PM Jan. 12 .... 6:04 PM Erin Katz Ford Proud grandparents are Marty Belsky Jan. 18 .... 5:08 PM Jan. 19 .... 6:11 PM Director of Synagogue Education Jan. 25 .... 5:16 PM Jan. 26 .... 6:19 PM [email protected] and Kate Waits. Jerry B. Nelson Mazel Tov to Stacey and Devin Duval President [email protected] on the birth of their daughter, Sharon Merklin Charlotte Mae Duval born on President Elect Stacey Simonton November 25, 2018. Grandparents are Vice President Andrea and Rob Minster and John and Marsha Friedman Treasurer Valli Duval. Great-grandparents are Gregg Manes Mary Ann and Stan Minster and Ruth Secretary Z"L and Mel Temple. Marsha Friedman Endowment Chair Sisterhood Meeting [email protected] January 20, 10:45 AM 330.603.1890 Robynne McKee Administrative Assistant Taste of Torah [email protected] Not scheduled for January Laurel Gress Baalat Koreh Knitzvah Leonard Rose Editor Not scheduled for January Vol. LXXIV No. 4 Remember Beth El The Bulletin is published monthly by L'chaim Cooking Club Beth El Congregation in Your Will January 28, 6:00 PM at Revere Road 750 White Pond Dr., Akron, Ohio 44320 (USPS 052-100) For information, contact Periodicals postage paid at Akron, Ohio. Postmaster: Send address changes to Marsha Friedman, Women's League Bulletin of Beth El Congregation, Endowment Chair for Conservative Judaism 750 White Pond Dr., Akron, Ohio 44320 330.603.1890 BULLETIN OF BETH EL CONGREGATION Page 3 YAHRZEITS Aaron Bane Jay Weiss Louis Ostrov Simon Gottlieb Minnie Sitzkin Beatrice Sarlson Nathan Isaac Barnett Helen Savage Isadore Rabinovitz Harry Gross Herbert Skall January 1 – 4 Carl Berman January 12 – 18 Bernice Rabinovitz Fradel Haber Lily Sokol Rae Schneier Herbert Berns Saul Boksenbom Sydney Albert Paula Salzman Karl Hacker Nellie Stein Brian Senser Jack Beyer Xenia Culiner Lauren Bernstein Irene S. Sarbey Bertha Handler Samuel Swedler Jay Shulan Sarah F. Davis Abraham Goldstein Rose Brown Eva Schneiderman Abe Helper Max Weinberger Charles Simpson Fannie Freedman Ruth Harris James Stephen Caplan Edward Schneir Anna Horn Sarah Sterns Amelia Gruber Jeannete Kallick Fay Dienoff Estelle Senser Leo Kodish January 26 – 31 Samuel H. Stone Madalyn Hirsch Manuel Kaufman Harold Fletcher Jennie Silver Ben Kodish Edward Abramson Hy Weiss Ann Kutnick Fannie Keane Rena Gloth Eleanor Stein Elaine Kofsky Rosa Bane Max Wyant Olive Mendel Edward Kolkey Nathan Gordon Tillie Turetzky Sophie Lasoff Evelyn Cheplowitz Theresa Mendelson Pauline Kramer Herman Hamburg Victoria Willen Carolyn Lockshin Judith Finkel Harold M. Mervis Dr. Eli P. Leubitz Fannie Heller Marc Wolff Clara Londa Daniel Goldstein Nancy Morris Eleanor Magilavy Michael Kanner Pauline Zudnick Norman May Constance Gomberg Shirley Nelkin Julius Marcus Edith Katz Bessie Medvin Clare Greenbaum Jerry Pollock Burton Marks Fae Leah Kaufman January 19 – 25 Randy Mermelstein Nancy Jo Harris Ida Portnoy Lillian May Todd Kay Sol Auerbach Kerry Migdal Jean Leonard Irwin Schneier Miriam Schultz David Krosner Abraham Belsky Gerald Millman Dr. Richard Leshin Leon Schneier Sylvia May Schwartz Morris Liberman Samuel Botnick David Moritz Margaret Levine Samuel Tapper Esther Shapiro Ruth Manes Hyman Desure Milton Opas William Loeb Morris Wagan Cheryl Sokol Bessie Mendel Deborah Feingold Anna Raipstein Anna May Please call the Nicki Whitlow Alex Stein Hannah G. Miller Donald Fuchs Goria Reich Helen Miller Beth El office to Jeanette Zalob Sonia Sweet Rose Minc Nathan Galin Judith Resnik Cyrl Moss inform us of Phyllis Teichman Betty Minkin Marvin Gertz Rebecca Sarlson Burton E. Portnoy Yahrzeit January 5 – 11 Anna Weinberger Morris Mostov Edward Glass Charles E. Schwartz Harold M. Post omissions or Albert Abramson Dora Weiss Martin Newman Melvin Glicksteen Thelma Sholiton Ella Rein corrections. Tevet 5779 January 2019 Shevat 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Services 1 24 Tevet 2 25 Tevet 3 26 Tevet 4 27 Tevet 5 28 Tevet (unless otherwise noted) Va’era Office Closed Sunday 8:45 AM Clergy Intern Visit Wed. & Fri. 7:30 AM Clergy Intern Visit June 1-4 New Year’s Day Saturday 9:15 AM Betty 6 29 Tevet 7 1 Shevat 8 2 Shevat 9 3 Shevat 10 4 Shevat 11 5 Shevat 12 6 Shevat Lunch & Learn Noon Bo Clergy Intern Visit Clergy Intern Visit Clergy Intern Visit Lev Tahor 7:00 PM Hebrew School Rosh Chodesh Board Mtg. 7:00 PM 13 7 Shevat 14 8 Shevat 15 9 Shevat 16 10 Shevat 17 11 Shevat 18 12 Shevat 19 13 Shevat Beshalach Sunday School Hebrew School Young Family Shabbat 5:30 PM Tu BiShvat Kiddush 20 14 Shevat 21 15 Shevat 22 16 Shevat 23 17 Shevat 24 18 Shevat 25 19 Shevat 26 20 Shevat Office Closed Yitro Sisterhood Meeting Hebrew School Jews & Brews 7:30 PM Bereavement Group Martin Luther King Jr. 10:45 AM at High & Low Winery 12:15 – 1:15 PM Day Tu BiShvat Let Us Know 27 21 Shevat 28 22 Shevat 29 23 Shevat 30 24 Shevat 31 25 Shevat Our clergy are eager to visit congregants in the Sunday School L‘chaim Cooking Club Hebrew School Caring Team Meeting Jewish Arts hospital but can’t if they don't know. If you or at Revere Road 7:00 PM Enrichment someone you know is in the hospital or sick at home, and would appreciate a pastoral visit, please let us know.
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