Congregation B’nai Torah Megilla The Center Of Jewish Family Life In The Greater Trumbull Area Vol. 5779 Issue 4 July 2019 From the President’s Desk • Our powerful Social Action team, focused Submitted by Linda Shames on Tikkun Olam for the greater Trumbull community Let’s stay strong and continue to grow! Please note: none of this would be possible without the continued financial support of our membership. s members of B’nai Torah, This comes in the form of dues, tuition and B’nai we have so many reasons to A Mitzvah training payments. It includes payment of be proud, including the following charitable donations and High Holiday pledges. It (just to name a few): is further enhanced by your sponsorship of onegs • The fact that we continue to welcome new and simchas, as well as financial endowments. In members into our community light of recent current events, this now also includes • Rabbi Colin, who continues to reach, teach desperately needed funds for heightened security. and inspire congregants of all ages Your financial support is mission • The strong support shown by B’nai Torah critical. The future of our synagogue members who generously volunteer their time depends on it. and energy to actively participate in Shabbat It has been my pleasure and privilege to serve as services and special programs President of B’nai Torah for the past four years, the • Our renowned Talmud Torah program, whose first year as co-President with Beth Schwartz. I’ve caliber is evidenced by the knowledge, learned so much and have made so many meaningful passion and enthusiasm of our Hebrew School connections along the way. I’ve enjoyed having and B’nai Mitzvah students the opportunity of working with members of our community to help make B’nai Torah the best it can • Our Nursery School’s thriving “Wonderful be. Ones” program, and our Nursery School’s extended day program alternative Beverly Fein, Fred Knopf and Amanda Wendt, working together in the role of President, bring • The expansion of our in-house catering, that notable strength, experience and great hope for the enables us to offer scrumptious and cost future. As was true during my tenure, their success is effective spreads for kiddush, Onegs, simchas directly tied to the level of support and involvement and special events of members of our B’nai Torah community. Please • Our strong support of Federation’s Common do your part to help keep us an active and thriving Threads program, including several sessions synagogue. hosted by B’nai Torah I hope our paths cross again soon. Have a wonderful summer.
July 2019 The Megilla Page 1 Warm Welcome To Our New Family On behalf of the Membership Committee and the entire congregation, we would like to officially welcome our new members. We are looking forward to getting to know them better and to celebrating many holidays, simchas and social events together in the years to come. Tamar, Jeffrey and Na'ama Klein 2019-2020 Board of Directors and Important Contacts POSITION NAME E-MAIL Rabbi Colin Brodie [email protected] Co-President Beverly Fein [email protected] Co-President Fred Knopf [email protected] Co-President Amanda Wendt [email protected] Co-VP Education Lauren Mandell [email protected] Co-VP Education Margery Verlezza [email protected] VP Finance & Administration Michael Fein [email protected] VP House Alan Frankel [email protected] VP Ritual Laura Petshaft [email protected] VP Ways & Means OPEN Recording Secretary Stacy Stableford [email protected] Treasurer Felice DeVitto [email protected] Member at Large Amy Broad [email protected] Member at Large Henry Davidson [email protected] Member at Large Natalie Fried [email protected] Member at Large Arin Hayden [email protected] Member at Large Michael Hevenstone [email protected] Member at Large Roberta Hirsch [email protected] Member at Large Lisa Knopf [email protected] Member at Large Jessica Preman [email protected] Member at Large Jaime Smolin [email protected] Member at Large Jeff Zakim [email protected] Trustee-Chair Linda Shames [email protected] Trustee Charlotte Denenberg [email protected]
Page 2 The Megilla July2019 Trustee Jeff Levi [email protected] Trustee Anita Rosnick [email protected] Trustee Linda Schulman [email protected] Trustee Beth Schwartz [email protected]. Bingo Co-Chair Bernice Dietz [email protected] Bingo Co-Chair Les Makaron [email protected] Calendar Office [email protected] Cemetery Committee Lisa Knopf [email protected] Donation Cards Stacy Stableford [email protected] e-Megillah Editor Bob Heilbrunn [email protected] Financial Secretary Mike Doery [email protected] Israel Action Paul Antell [email protected] Megilla Editor Linda Schulman [email protected] Membership OPEN Membership Counselor Fred Knopf [email protected] Personal Acknowledgements Shirley Cohen [email protected] Programming Beverly Fein [email protected] Public Relations Committee Amanda Wendt [email protected] Publicity Jill Makaron [email protected] Sisterhood President Debbie Velthuizen [email protected] Social Action Mara Brosler [email protected] Yahrzeit Cards Gale Antell [email protected] Nursery School Director Joan Watnick [email protected] Talmud Torah Principal Beth Tepper [email protected] Past President David Elkodsi [email protected] Past President Gary Knepler [email protected] Past President Ellen Mendell [email protected] Past President Hal Schwartz [email protected] Past President Robert Velthuizen [email protected] Office Manager Robin Magilnick [email protected] Custodian Deno Johnson Contact Office July 2019 The Megilla Page 3 Bar Mitzvah - August 2-3 - Sean Roden ean Roden is Jewish studies. Sean likes helping those in need. Sthe son of Hugh He was happy to be a participant when his Talmud and Jennifer Roden of Torah’s class packed food and brought it to homeless Shelton. He attends people in Bridgeport. Shelton Intermediate Sean’s volunteer activities outside the synagogue School where he is have included growing seedlings and following a high honor student up with selling the seedlings at a community plant in the Innovation sale to raise money for his school. He has also Program. He enjoys volunteered to work with the younger kids during math in which he the town’s Soccer Jamboree. excels. He was student of the month His compassion to give has prompted him to in 7th grade. For STEM lab Sean and two classmates donate 15% of his Bar Mitzvah monetary gifts to the were chosen to attend and present their recycling US Soccer Foundation Passback Program project in front of the state Board of Education at the Recently Sean spent the day in Brooklyn with his capitol in Hartford. The team applied for a grant to grandparents, Beverly and Irwin Peck, his uncle, fund the project and are waiting to hear back. Chaim Peck and mother, Jennifer Roden. He davened Sean loves watching and playing sports. He Minchah with a group that gathered at the Judaica watches the games at night and the highlights of the store. When done, his grandfather purchased Tefillin games in the morning. He has played on the town’s for him and his mother purchased a Tallit for him. basketball league for five years, but his passion is Sean will be wearing the Tallit on his Bar Mitzvah. soccer. Sean has been playing soccer since he was four years old, and is currently playing on the Shelton FC Premier Team. Sean has been a member of B’nai Torah since birth. He has received multiple Hebrew School awards throughout the years, and this year he received the Jeffrey Weiner award for his zealousness towards
Page 4 The Megilla July2019 Common Threads 2020 – what lies Submitted by Margery Verlezza ahead? Exactly! Our ommon Common Threads CThreads 2019 series Jewish Vision – Looking back at 20/20 will launch later our heritage, who this summer. If you are we and where did have any ideas about programming topics, please we come from? We contact Margery at [email protected]. completed our 4th The Community DNA Reveal – Our Common and final program Tapestry, will be held on Monday, August 5 - 7:30 The Secret Jews of p.m. at JSS. Join with the community as we learn Calabria on May 29. first-hand from Daniel Horowitz of My Heritage in Despite the torrential Israel, exactly where we’re from! Additional info to downpour, 35 follow. people came out to Have a great summer and hope to see you at our hear Andree Aelion kickoff program in the fall! Brooks, noted author and historian, talk about the Jewish presence in this most southern area of Italy.
Merkaz Graduation Submitted by Margery Verlezza erkaz graduated 18 seniors on June 2 at B’nai Mazel Tov to Hannah and her family, Doug, Susan MIsrael in Bridgeport. As David Weisberg and brother Ethan, and to Rabbi Jim Prosnit. Merkaz from Federation of Jewish Philanthropy put it…"18 wishes all their graduates Kol Ha Kavod! seniors in the state of Connecticut graduated from a Community High School, and every one of them came from Merkaz in upper Fairfield County!" B’nai Torah is thrilled to have Hannah Fink as one of these outstanding graduating seniors! Hannah also received an award for her participation in the Better Together program in association with the JSS and was also the winner of the Marjorie B. Krubiner Tikkun Olam Award, given to a senior who has shown leadership and made a difference in the lives of others. Merkaz also honored retiring Rabbi James Prosnit who is leaving Merkaz after 25 years, and the pulpit at B’nai Israel after 29 years. July 2019 The Megilla Page 5 News from the Nursery School ur end of year family shabbat was Oa big success with every family attending! The children enjoyed sharing their shabbat rituals and songs with loved ones.
B'nai Torah Nursery School students with Rabbi Colin at Nursery School Family Shabbat. (above)
B'nai Torah Nursery School hosted a "Playground and Popsicles" PJ Library event on June 17 welcoming newcomers to our school community. Camp fun is underway on our beautiful sunny playground, well equipped with an enormous sandbox, climbing structure, seesaw, balls, hula hoops, sidewalk chalk, pretend grills, strollers, wagons, bikes, cars, scooters, bubbles, a water table, a sprinkler and so much more! Wonderful Ones is enjoying a summer session as well. Registration is ongoing. The more the merrier!
Page 6 The Megilla July2019 BINGO LENDING LIBRARY needs your help! Enjoy our Shabbat-friendly check- Can you volunteer one Monday out system. The Library is located evening every six weeks? on the second floor. Access is also available during If you are interested in joining regular office hours. the Bingo crew please contact the office:203-268-6940 or [email protected].
Register now to save your child's spot at B'nai Torah Nursery School for the 2019-2020 school year. Programs available for 2, 3 and 4 year-olds Full Day and Extended Hours Available Contact: Joan Watnick, Director 203-268-0227
July 2019 The Megilla Page 7 Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or kiddush f you are interested in sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or kiddush, please contact the Isynagogue office at 203-268-6940 or [email protected]. You can commemorate a birthday, yahrzeit, anniversary, graduation or any occasion. A basic or fancy Oneg and kiddush is available. Special dishes and favorite recipes are available upon request; we are very flexible. Please plan ahead so we have time to shop and prepare. Thank you to the following Oneg and kiddush sponsors: Denice and Philip Fogel in memory of Sylvia Fogel Kim and Jay Hochman in memory of Stan Hochman Gale and Paul Antell in memory of Rose Cooper and Dr. Max Antell Jill and Les Makaron in honor of the Aufruf of Josh Makaron and Bari Wien Debbie and Robert Velthuizen in honor of Debbie's 60th birthday Debbie and Scott Wurms in honor of Allie's Bat Mitzvah Allison and Seth Nierenberg in honor of Mia's Bat Mitzvah Beverly and Michael Fein in honor of Josh receiving his medical school graduation and welcome home to Josh and Michal The Cahn family first day of Shavuot in honor of Madeleine's Bat Mitzvah anniversary Larry Hillman and Cheryl Frydman second day of Shavuot in honor of Larry's 50th Bar Mitzvah anniversary Our College Graduates Yonatan Brodie (son of Rabbis Amanda and Colin) University of Hartford - Bachelor of Health Sciences with minors in biology and psychology magna cum laude
Phoenix Khandwala (grandaughter of Shirley Cohen) Sacred Heart University - Bachelor of Science in marketing
Megan Magilnick (daughter-in-law of Robin and Barry Magilnick) - Pennsylvania State University - Masters in Curriculum in education
Sarah Ann Magilnick (daughter of Robin and Barry Magilnick) - Southern Connecticut State College - Masters of Science in school counseling
Olivia Petshaft (daughter of Laura and Michael Petshaft) - School of Visual Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts in animation Page 8 The Megilla July2019 ONEG/KIDDUSH/EVENT CATERING AT B’NAI TORAH Sponsored Friday night Oneg: $100 Sponsored Friday night Oneg for B’nai Mitzvah: $150 Sponsored Basic Saturday Kiddush: $250 + $5 p/p above normal attendance Sponsored Fancy Saturday Kiddush: $360 + $15 p/p above normal attendance Basic Kiddush (dairy) Fancy Kiddush (dairy) Wine All that is included in a Basic Kiddush plus: 2 Challahs Lox Tuna salad Bagels Egg salad Cream cheese Herring Tomato/Onions Fruit (dried or fresh) Capers Homemade baked goods White fish salad Salads (1-3 depending on # attending) Personalized Cake Coffee, Tea, cold beverages (your choice)
Table clothes Flowers on table Kugel/Blintzes/Quiche Everything you need $30 each (Serves 20)
Salad suggestions (we can make any kind you would like, any way you would like). Broccoli Slaw Couscous Fennel Salad Italian Salad Greek Salad Israeli Salad Kale Salad Caesar Salad Pasta Salad Garbanzo Bean Salad Cole Slaw Bean Salad Salad Nicoise Beet Salad w/ feta Tabouli Salad Potato Salad
Room rental for private affairs that are not B’nai Torah events. Members: $100 + Custodian fees Non-Members: $300 + Custodian fees Table cloth rental $10 each (Eggplant, Royal Blue, Hot Pink)
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July 2019 The Megilla Page 9 Wonderful recipes $18 each from your B'nai 2 / $30 Torah family. 3 / $40 Stop by the office to pick up your copy today.
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Talmud Torah 2019-2020 registration forms are due by August 1 Please return your child(ren)'s registration form(s) and deposit to the office. New Registration forms are required for all students in grades K - 12 each year.
Page 10 The Megilla July2019 From the Office Our SCRIP (gift card) program is ramping up again; thank you to everyone who has been placing Submitted by Robin Magilnick, pre-paid orders. There is a very easy way for you Office Manager to place an order right from your computer or phone. See the next page for easy instructions to set appy July! I hope all of you up PrestoPay for SCRIP and place orders at your Hare having a wonderful convenience. If you have any questions, please call summer and enjoying some down me and I can walk you through the process. time. As you know security has been a concern for I have been working on getting everyone lately. We love that B'nai Torah is a place the "behind the scene" things that our members use as a meeting location when ready for the fall start of Nursery School and Talmud carpooling with friends. We have one small request. Torah. Thank you to everyone who has sent your When you leave your car in the parking lot, please children's registration forms in already. If you have let us know. If it is during office hours, please either not yet done this, please send it in as soon as possible. call or stop in to let me know. If it is not during The new calendar is well underway and I would office hours, you can leave a note on your dashboard like to thank everyone who placed ads and listings. with your name or you can call the office and leave The new calendar is looking great! a message. We appreciate your help keeping our community safe. Missing Something? ave you ever thought you may have left something behind Hat B'nai Torah after services or an event? Maybe it's in our lost-and-found basket! Feel free to stop by the office and take a peek in the basket for items that you may be missing. Any items not claimed will be donated.
Megilla Advertising Rates Business cards: $36 per issue; $118 annual Quarter page: $50 per issue, $180 annual Half page: $100 per issue, $360 annual Full page: $180 per issue, $675 annual
Do you know about our smile.amazon.com fundraiser? If not, ask a board member or call the office at 203-268-6940. July 2019 The Megilla Page 11 Easiest Fundraiser Ever! Choose from over 400 merchants • Fill out the simple order form Or order online • Bring your order form and payment to the office by the 1st or the 15th of each month • Pick up your cards when they come in
Questions?? Call Robin in the office at 203-268-6940 Order forms available on our website or in the lobby Page 12 The Megilla July2019 Conveniently place your SCRIP gift card order (e-Cards, reloads and physical cards) online. Start by setting up your account with these 6 easy steps. www.shopwithscrip.com Enter B’nai Torah’s code Step 3 Enter your information Step 1 Click Join a Program Step 2 A2445E7115344
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PrestoPay charges are processed through the ACH Network. ACH Network is a United States electronic payment network that processes financial transactions for consumers, businesses and federal/state/local governments. July 2019 The Megilla Page 13 Pirke Avot Chapter 1, Verse 21: Todah Rabah and Yasher Koach to all, It is not for you to complete the Beverly Peck work, neither are you free to desist from it. hank you B’nai TTorah congregants for helping make the 45th CROP Walk a monetary success. The heavy rains of May 5 may have deterred walkers, but not generosity in giving. Including a contribution from Congregation Rodeph Sholom, B’nai Torah raised $1,032! This year B’nai Torah was honored at the CROP Rally on March 31 for our commitment to CROP. Mara Brosler accepted the honor and spoke eloquently about the many good works Congregation B’nai Torah does year round to relieve those in need of sustenance. Local programs receiving funds from the 2019 CROP Walk are: Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Council of Churches, Daughters of Charity, King’s Pantry, Operation Hope, Stratford Baptist Church Food Pantry, Spooner House, Thomas Merton Center, and Trumbull Social Services. In addition, B’nai Torah’s contributions are distributed through MAZON, a national advocacy program which works to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel. Special thanks to Penny Volpe and Mara Brosler for your involvement, and to the Sunday morning Minyan, Hebrew School students, and to B’nai Torah congregants for your support. Personal thanks also to our office manager Robin for help and guidance in getting Mara Brosler (rt) receiving the award on behalf of information about the CROP Walk to all of you! B'nai Torah from Carole Fanslow (lf) Page 14 The Megilla July2019 Free Shipping Deadlines: Online: Monday, August 5 Mail: Thursday, July 25
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To order honey, visit www.bnaitorahct.org and click on the honey link. Order online by Monday, August 5 to avoid a $5.00 per jar shipping surcharge. If you are unable to order online, return this completed order form and payment to the office by Thursday, July 25 Make checks payable to: Congregation B’nai Torah 5700 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611
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July 2019 The Megilla Page 15 Save the date! Sunday Sept 1 8-2 TAG SALE ITEMS NEEDED
Please bring your tag sale items on: TUESDAY, Aug 27, 9 am-7 pm WEDNESDAY, Aug 28, 9 am-4 pm THURSDAY, Aug 29, 9 am-7 pm Must be clean and in good condition Help is needed with pricing, sorting, set up and clean up. Please call the office for details 203-268-6940 NO SHOES, TVS, COMPUTERS OR ELECTRONICS ACCEPTED Donations can not be accepted on Sunday
Page 16 The Megilla July2019 GOOD NEWS FROM ISRAEL Submitted by Paul Antell The future for medicine is bright. Israeli VC fund aMoon Partners organized a summit near Dual therapy to treat neurological disorders. Jerusalem for health-tech startup entrepreneurs and BGN Technologies, the technology-transfer investors pursuing futuristic technologies. Ideas company of Ben-Gurion University, has introduced a presented included virtual doctors, crowdfunding for therapy for neurological disorders such as stroke and shared ailments and personalized “Waze-like” health Alzheimer’s. Memantine and Losartan are combined maps. to protect the blood-brain barrier from neurotoxic blood products. US government award for Israeli cybersecurity. Israel’s CyberArk has been named a US Government Genetic health screening. MyHeritage, the Security News (GSN) Homeland Security Award Israeli online genealogy and DNA testing company, winner for the third consecutive year. CyberArk is is to offer customers a genetic health report. It will the platinum winner for “Best Identity Management identify carriers of recessive genetic diseases, or the Platform.” inherited BRCA gene or genetic markers for risk of so-called “polygenic” diseases, like heart disease and MIT partners seven Israeli academic type-2 diabetes. institutions. US MIT is working with Israel’s Technion, Weizmann, Hebrew U, Ben Gurion U, Tel Water for Uzbekistan orphans. Watergen, the Aviv U, Bar Ilan U, and Haifa U and institutes to Israeli startup that produces clean water out of air, provide up to $30,000 funding for hi-tech projects. has donated a GEN-350 mobile generator to provide water for over 120 children at an orphanage in Gold in Physics Olympiad. The Israeli team won Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The city experiences serious gold, silver and bronze medals in the Asian Physics water shortages and was recently without drinking Olympiad in Australia. Aviv Tillinger won the gold water for almost two days. medal and fourth absolute place, the highest award given to an Israeli yet in this competition. Israel Rescue robot can now fly. Ben Gurion University hosts eighty countries for the International Physics engineers have built RSTAR - a highly maneuverable Olympiad in July. search and rescue robot. Just months later, they have developed it into FSTAR – a robot that can transform AI to assess vehicle damage. Israel’s Ravin uses from driving on land to flying as a quadcopter. computer vision and machine learning to detect and analyze vehicle damage. It turns standard CCTV Investing in precision medicine research. cameras or smartphone cameras into smart inspection The Israel Science Foundation has awarded grants tools, detecting more damage than the human eye totaling NIS 60 million to the first 14 Israeli research can spot, thus reducing inspection costs. teams in the Israel Precision Medicine Partnership. AI to fix your washing machine remotely.Israeli The full spectrum of healthcare. Israel’s Mixiii- startup Veego uses artificial intelligence algorithms Biomed 2019 conference in Tel Aviv focused on the to develop products that when installed on gateway “full spectrum of healthcare.” 6,000 delegates from devices can automatically detect, analyze, and fix 45 countries discussed clinical care from cure to problems in smart home systems. Veego has just prevention, as well as the importance of rehabilitation received financial backing from the venture arm of to quality of life. In addition, an exhibition featured the Bosch Group. 150 exhibitors.
July 2019 The Megilla Page 17 B'nai Torah Scrip
This wonderful book by Beverly Peck is available in the synagogue office for $18, $5 of which will be donated to B'nai Torah.
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Donations Cornerstone Building Development Fund To Carol Lozanov-Miccio and Jim Miccio in Yahrzeit of Joseph "Red" Denenberg, from memory of brother, from Roberta and Sy Hirsch Charlotte and Jeffrey Denenberg For sales of Beverly's book, from Beverly and Donation, from Diane Fried Irwin Peck Donation, from Ellie Berger Kiddush Fund To Karen Franks and family in memory of Yahrzeit of Betty Liebensohn, from Joan Leonard H. Franks, husband, father, grandfather, Frankel from Charlotte and Jeffrey Denenberg Yahrzeit of husband Allan Berger, from Ellie To Josh Fein and family in honor of Josh's Berger medical school graduation, from Charlotte and Yahrzeits of mother Fay, father Aaron and Jeffrey Denenberg brother Bruce Holtz, from Ellie Berger To Ed Bader, speedy recovery, from Roberta Yahrzeit of Marcel Berkowitz, from Eyal and Sy Hirsch Berkowitz and Stacy Werner Page 18 The Megilla July2019 Yahrzeit of Gerald Morgenstein, from Joseph Yahrzeit of Joel Levenson, from Gayle Judson and Mary Steinfeld and Richard Frohwirth To Ed Bader, speedy recovery, from the Yahrzeits of their parents, from Sharon and Velthuizen Family and Roz Belinkie Lou Rosen Yahrzeit of husband Morris Wigdor, from Yahrzeit of Jacob Bernstein, from Martin Irma Wigdor Bernstein Yahrzeits of Edith Schlager, Nathan Schlager Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund and Betsy Korf, from Lillian and Al Schlager Donation, from Scott and Sheila Charmoy Yahrzeit of mother Vivien Silverstein, from To Rabbi Colin in honor of the Aufruf for Ian E. Silverstein Josh and Bari, from Jill and Les Makaron Yahrzeits of Jacob Portman, Marian In memory of Stanley B. Freeman, from Goldschmidt, Beatrice Portman Finstein and Geraldine and Arthur Freeman Solly Goldschmidt, from Eileen and Bruno To Rabbi Colin in appreciation, from Gayle Goldschmidt Judson Frohwirth and Richard Frohwirth Yahrzeits of Sam Chaikin and Edith Skigan, Yahrzeits of Allen Burstein, Shirley Schneider from Charlotte and Fred Zeitz and Maurice Schneider, from Elyse and Robert Yahrzeit of Samuel Cohen, from Gail and Schneider Manny Cohen Ritual Fund Yahrzeits of Louis Berman and Irving To Beverly Fein in honor of Beverly's leading Magilnick, from Robin and Barry Magilnick of Sunday minyan, from Charlotte and Jeffrey Yarzeit of Rose Marie Steinfeld, from Mary Denenberg and Joseph Steinfeld Talmud Torah Fund Yahrzeit of Cindy Schwartz, from Sandy To Ed Bader speedy recovery, from Margery Schwartz and Peter Verlezza, Charlotte and Jeffrey Denenberg, Joan and Richard Watnick, Ellie To Jill and Les Makaron, Josh Makaron Berger, Judy and Elliott Rudnick, Harriet and and Bari Wien in honor of the Aufruf for Josh Ken Blumberg and Al Frankel Makaron and Bari Wien, from Joan and Rich Watnick
If you would like to make a donation to one of our funds for a Simcha or Memorial, please send it to Congregation B'nai Torah, 5700 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611, Attention:Donations Please include a note with the fund and reason.
Your donations to Congregation B'nai Torah are greatly appreciated. If you have made a donation and your name has not been acknowledged, please contact the office and we will be happy to rectify this in the next issue. July 2019 The Megilla Page 19 Postage Congregation B'nai Torah 5700 Main Street Trumbull, CT 06611 203-268-6940
Calendar of Events Thursday, July 18 Tuesday, October 8, 5:30 p.m. Board Meeting Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Thursday, August 1 Wednesday, October 9, 8:30 a.m. Talmud Torah Registration Yom Kippur Service Forms are Due Junior Congregation ,11:00 a.m. Friday, August 2, 7:30 p.m. Yizkor, approximately 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 3, 9:15 a.m. Mincha/Family Service, 4:15 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Sean Roden Neilah 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 14 Monday, October 14, 9:30 a.m. Board Meeting Sukkot Service Day 1 Thursday, September 19 Tuesday, October 15, 9:30 a.m. Board Meeting Sukkot Service Day 2 Sunday, September 29, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 20, 7:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Erev Shemini Atzeret Monday, September 30, 8:30 a.m. Monday, October 21, 9:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Service, Day 1 Shemini Atzeret Service Junior Congregation, 11:00 a.m. Erev Simchat Torah Service, 6:30 p.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, 8:30 a.m. Simchat Torah Rosh Hashanah Service, Day 2 Junior Congregation, 11:00 a.m. Page 20 The Megilla July2019