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The Alvin and Lois Lapidus Center for Healing and Spirituality Purim March 2016 Adar I-II 5776 Volume 63 • Number 2 The Alvin and Lois Lapidus Center for Healing and Spirituality By Rabbi Dana Saroken we be doing at Beth El to attract and enrich By now, you may have heard about the lives of our members and the Jewish The Alvin and Lois Lapidus Center for community of Baltimore? I began having Purim Healing and Spirituality. Maybe you’ve conversations with people about their heard about the event that we held on notions of religion and religious practices. On Sunday March 20, we will have “Compassion Fatigue: Taking Care I met with many individuals who shared a Purim celebration in our Hebrew of Ourselves While We Take Care of that they considered themselves to be School and Preschool. Beginning at Others.” Or maybe you heard about our “spiritual” but not necessarily “religious.” 9:30 a.m., a classic Purim spiel will program on Mindful Eating called “Am I A close friend and I began to explore be enacted for our Hebrew school Really Hungry? And What Am I Hungry these claims and thought about how the students by clergy and staff. This For?” Perhaps you’ve heard about our majority of Jews who consider themselves will be followed by an hour and a Mussar Yoga classes (Yoga with a Jewish to be “spiritual” foster their sense of half of fun filled Purim activities, Twist) spirituality. including a dance party, games, where we We found a mitzvah project opportunity, a incorporate “We tried to figure out what inspires that many puppet show, moon bounce, and different people, what they’re yearning for and Jews more. (especially virtues (such what we could provide to help them On Wednesday, March 23, we as humility, those foster their sense of spiritual growth.” under 65) will hold a congregational Purim kindness, celebration. Join us at 7:00 p.m. gratitude, seem to be filling their spiritual needs outside of for a Megillah reading interspersed etc) into each yoga session, or maybe with Purim-oriented skits by the you’ve heard about our 20 minute the synagogue and outside of the Jewish community in general. well-known touring company, The meditation programs that can quiet Bible Players. Stay for the Star Wars down our busy minds at the start or end From there, we began to hold more themed after-party and dress as your of the day. Chances are you may have conversations with people. We tried favorite Star Wars character. even attended some of these programs. to figure out what inspires them, what Drinks and snacks will be served. Our Center is just in the process of they’re yearning for and what we could At 8:45 p.m., we will begin Purim “launching.” Hundreds of people have provide to help them foster their sense Bingo! already joined us. Thankfully, we’ve of spiritual growth. We also wanted received rave reviews for our programs them to cultivate a sense of mindfulness Celebrate Purim at Beth El and join and endeavors. (to quiet down the noise and clutter in the fun. And may the Force be with you! Here is a small part of our history. More and multi-tasking that have become so than two years ago, as we set out to create much a part of the way we live), to feel Thursday morning, March 24, is a vision for our Generations Campaign, deeply connected to one another, and Purim. Morning Minyan will begin I began to think about the future of the to strengthen their relationship with at 7:45 a.m., followed by a (nearly) synagogue. What were we doing that was Judaism, God and themselves. full Megillah reading at 8:30 a.m. compelling to people and what else could After the reading, please stay with Continued on page 19 us for a celebratory breakfast. In This Issue: Page 11 Blood Drive Page 12 Scholar in Residence Weekend Page 20 Ambassador Dennis Ross The Beth El Family Adrienne Trost on the loss of her Robyn and Jonathan Parks on the Bar beloved husband, Joseph Trost. Mitzvah of their son, Aidan Bradley In Memoriam Donald Wilson on the loss of his Parks; grandparents are Martin Parks, Estelle Balachow beloved mother, Estelle C. Wilson Natalie Shrager and Carol Weis. Sara Ann Berger McMillan. Stephani and Mark Renbaum on the Ramona “Mona” Berman Phyllis Zwagil on the loss of her Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sarah Richard Glenn Davis beloved mother, Saundra Cohen. Grace Renbaum; grandparents are Theodore DeBois Tsipi and Michael Renbaum and Judy Harvey David Gold and Richard Schlossberg. Tamar Kellner Our Heartiest Mazel Tov to: Marcia Roseman and Richard Hanauer Mark M. Levine on the birth of their granddaughter, Dr. Myles and Rosemarie Brager on Shara Elise Roseman; great- Jack Markowitz the engagement of their son, Jason to Sol Oidick grandparents are Bunny and Mishel Jenna Levenson. Roseman. Stephen H. Schapiro Debbie and Victor Ciufo on the Bat Joseph Trost Nicole and Jeffrey Schwartz on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Hailey Mitzvah of their daughter, Samantha We mourn the passing of our members and Allison Ciufo; grandparents are extend sincere condolences to their families. Elizabeth Schwartz; grandparents are Vittoria Ciufo, Bea and Andrew Doris Schwartz, Bonita Stinchcomb Gold and Evelyn and Robert Price. and Norman Stinchcomb. Our Deepest Sympathy to: Wendy and Marc Elover on the Dr. Robert and Shelley Shemer and B’not Mitzvah of their daughters, Jane and Robert Zweig on the Kenneth Baum on the loss of his Julie Elizabeth Elover and Shannon marriage of their children, Brooke beloved brother, Jerome Baum. Morgan Elover; grandparents are Shemer and Ethan Zweig. The Family of the beloved Ramona Sigmar “Siggy” Elover and Sylvia Barri and Jason Spitzer on the Bar “Mona” Berman. Kellman Mitzvah of their son, Landon Berlin Frona Brown on the loss of her beloved Jamie and Josh Forman on the Bat Spitzer; grandparents are Eileen and sister, Elinor Reamer Gumnit. Mitzvah of their daughter, Alyssa Steven Berlin, Kathy and Richard Michele Cohen on the loss of her Jordin Forman; grandparents are Spitzer and Nanette and William Weir. beloved father, Henry Mann. Paula and Louis Berger, Charlotte The Family of Richard Glenn Davis. Forman and Chuck Tamres and A Speedy Recovery to: Geoffrey L. Forman on the loss of his Victor Forman. beloved mother, Ruth Z. Forman. Renee and Michael Gerber on the Bat Mitchel Penn Stella Vodenos Gold on the loss of Mitzvah of their daughter, Ashleigh her beloved husband, Harvey David Janelle Gerber; grandparents are Milestone Anniversaries: Gold. Stephen and Elaine Friedman, Zelda Laurie and Martin Engelhardt on their 15th June Jacobs on the loss of her beloved Gerber and Kalman and Sue Katz. Susan and Howard Goldberg on their 15th Shari and Steven Hawtof father, Theodore DeBois. on the Bat Maria and Edward Lichter on their 15th Dr. Myron “Mike” Kellner on the loss Mitzvah of their daughter, Abigail Rosemarie and Myles Brager on their 20th of his beloved wife, Tamar Kellner. Faye Hawtof; grandparents are Dr. Erika and Howard Douglas on their 20th Marcia Markowitz on the loss of her Steven and Lori Glubo and Carol Rachel and Daniel Hoch on their 20th beloved husband, Jack Markowitz. Hawtof. Debbi and Michael Stern on their 20th Dr. Richard and Phyllis Kline Clara Klein and Norman Shillman on on the Stacy and Lee Caplan on their 25th the loss of their beloved mother and birth of their granddaughter, Noa Marianne and Michael Fingerhood on sister, Sara Ann Berger. Violet Kline. their 25th Dr. Richard and Monica Levine Marsha Levine on the loss of her on Marsha and Eugene Modell on their 25th beloved husband, Mark M. Levine. the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Nina and Kenneth Venick on their 25th Evelyn I. Oidick on the loss of her Kate Emma Levine; grandparents Randi and Ron Goldberg on their 30th beloved husband, Sol Oidick. are Saul and Frances Bernstein and Sheryl and Barry Preiss on their 30th Lois Schapiro and Marni Hyatt on the Alan and Barbara Levine. Ronnie and Bert Glaser on their 40th Joseph and Jennifer Millman loss of their beloved husband and on the Linda and David Levine on their 40th father, Stephen H. Schapiro. Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Jessica Barbara and Barry Fried on their 45th Dr. Larry Snyder on the loss of his Rose Millman; grandparents are Lois and Jerry Herling on their 60th beloved sister, Charlotte Levine. Rona and Michael Balenson and Arlyn and Gerald Cohen on their 65th Barbara Steinhardt on the loss of her Ellen and Thomas Mendelsohn. Phyllis and Raymond Ely on their 65th beloved mother, Estelle Balachow. Edith and Ernest Lowenstein on their 70th 2 The Voice of Beth El Congregation Schedule of Services Friday, March 4 Bar & Bat Mitzvah Morning Service 8:00 a.m. Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Bat Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Candle lighting 5:45 p.m. Jessica Rose Millman, Hailey Alison Ciufo, daughter of Jennifer daughter of Debbie and Saturday, March 5 and Joseph Millman, Victor Ciufo, will be Parsha of the Week - Vayakhel will be called to the called to the Torah as a Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Torah as a Bat Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah on Evening Service 5:45 p.m. on March 5, 2016. March 26, 2016. Thursday, March 10 Bat Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Rosh Chodesh Adar II - Day 1 Samantha Elizabeth Sarah Grace Renbaum, Morning Service 7:45 a.m. Schwartz, daughter daughter of Stephani Evening Service 7:30 p.m. of Jeff and Nicole and Mark Renbaum, Schwartz, will be will be called to the Friday, March 11 called to the Torah Torah as a Bat Mitzvah Rosh Chodesh Adar II - Day 2 as a Bat Mitzvah on on March 26, 2016.
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