Congregation B’nai Jacob

June-July 2009 Sivan-Av 5769 Mitchell Kornspan, Rabbi Shabbat Services Ron Friedman, President

Weekly Portion: Earliest CL 7:36pm/CL 8:50pm Friday June 5th Scholar In Residence 7:00pm and Services 8:00pm Havdalah: 9:52pm Saturday June 6th Services 9:15am Scholar In Residence 1:00pm

Weekly Portion: Beha’alotecha Earliest CL 7:39pm/CL 8:54pm Havdalah: 9:56pm Saturday June 13th Services 9:15am Class 1:00pm

Weekly Portion: Shelach Earliest CL 7:42pm/CL 8:56pm Havdalah: 9:59pm Saturday June 20th Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm

Weekly Portion: Earliest CL 7:42pm/CL 8:56pm th Havdalah:9:59pm Saturday June 27 Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm Weekly Portion: Chukat/Balak Earliest CL 7:43pm/CL 8:57pm Havdalah 9:58pm Saturday July 4th Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm Weekly Portion: Pinchas Earliest CL 7:41pm/CL 8:54pm Friday July 10th Services 7:30pm Havdalah: 9:56pm Saturday July 11th Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm Weekly Portion: Matot/Masei Earliest CL 7:38pm/CL 8:50pm Havdalah: 9:52pm Saturday July 18th Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm

Weekly Portion: Devarim Earliest CL 7:34pm/CL 8:45pm Shabbat Chazon Havdalah: 9:46pm Saturday July 25th Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm

Weekly Portion: Va’etchanan Earliest CL 7:28pm/CL 8:38pm Shabbat Nachamu st Havdalah: 9:39pm Saturday August 1 Services 9:15am Torah Class 1:00pm

The President’s Corner Leviticus ‘Love thy neighbor as yourself’ and heard the Rabbi meaningfully give several By Dr. Ron Friedman Shabbat D’rashot on this verse. The theme of loving-kindness continued with the reading of the Book of Ruth on the holiday of Shavuot at the end of May. When asked why the Book of Ruth was written, Abba Zaira said (Ruth Rabbah 2) ‘Because of loving-kindness; to teach how We have recently read from the Torah the greatly G-d rewards those who do kindness.’ The well-known passage found in the Book of attribute of kindness – chesed - is considered one of the pillars on which the world is built He will be speaking Friday evening, June 5th at 7 pm (Psalms 89:3) and is one of the divine attributes and Saturday, June 6th at 1 pm in the afternoon. people try to imitate. If we are commanded to love our Friday evening's topic is They Were Just People. neighbor, then how meaningful it must be to love Rabbi Cukierkorn will talk about the remarkable and our family, including, by extension, our B’nai uplifting stories of Jews in Poland who survived Jacob family. When we demonstrate kindness to the Shoah with help from non-Jews. In most cases, one another and, indeed, when we work all these stories are based on interviews – in the United together as one, it is amazing what we are able States and in Poland – both with survivors and with to accomplish. The recent fundraiser held at members of the families who helped them survive. Emmanuel Community Church in the form of an What makes someone willing to risk his or her life to Israeli lunch organized and spearheaded by Iris save another? What are the ethics and morals we can Fuchs is but one example. Words cannot learn from these amazing individuals? adequately express the degree of appreciation we have for Iris for her tireless energy and Saturday afternoon's topic: Cowboys and Indians, enthusiasm as she saw this event come to Priests and Women of the Night: the Lesser Known reality. In addition, I need to express gratitude to Jews of Latin America. all those members of our B’nai Jacob family who Rabbi will share with us the amazing stories of Jews so actively were involved in assisting Iris with this who came to Latin America, many whose Jewish program. And based on the comments received identity had to be hidden in Europe. from members of the church, it is safe to say that they were both touched and impressed by the strong turnout and active participation from our synagogue on the day of the fundraiser. There Will Be No Friday Evening I hope that by us working together and Services from June 12th- July 31st. demonstrating acts of kindness towards one Saturday morning services will be held another as well as to our ‘neighbors’, we will be even brought closer together as a K’hillah, a as per usual. community. Friday evening services will commence I look forward to seeing you at Shabbat on services and other community events. th B’shalom. August 7 . Ron If you have a Yahrzeit and need a minyan, please call the Rabbi.

Tisha B’Av Services Remembering the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and other national tragedies in our Jewish experience, we will read the Book of Aicha (Lamentations) Wednesday evening, July 29th at 9 p.m. and also hold services on Thursday, July 30th at 7 p.m. Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn will be speaking at Congregation B'nai Jacob as the Harry W. Salon Foundation Scholar-in-Residence.

A big thank you to Annie Appel, Diane Wolf, Bee Mazel Tov to Josh Bradley and Adam Siegel, Jan Finkel, Nina Bosell, Mort Schaffer, Mike Miller on their High School Adams, Marc Nusholtz, Rabbi Spanjer, Cassie Martinez and all the children who built and graduations. Josh is graduating from supported the Lag B ’Omer bonfire. The children South Side High School and going to had a great time roasting the marshmallows. Sullivan University in Louisville, KY pursing his culinary arts degree. Adam is graduating from Wayne High School and is going directly into the Air Force. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Pool and Ice Cream Party th August 2nd from 2-5 at Wednesday June 24 will be the Red Cross Josh and Donna Blood Drive. Please call them and make Tourkow’s. If you need your reservation at 480-8100 to give blood. more information, please call the office. If you would like to make a donation in honor/memory of someone, please fill out the form and submit it with your check to : The unveiling of Rosalie Becker’s monument Congregation B’nai Jacob 7227 Bittersweet Moors will be on August 5th at 12:00 at Lindenwood Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Cemetery. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the synagogue office. I have enclosed $______in honor/memory of:______From:______

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___A.J. Ochstein Fund Thank you to Bruce Merritt for ___Building Fund ___David Siegel Memorial Fund ___General Fund helping ___Kiddush Fund ___Levy/Levin Endowment Fund ___Library Fund last month in the cleaning up of the ___Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund ___Seth Horwitz Education Fund synagogue grounds. ___Simon/Hannah Crell Education Fund ___Sisterhood Nursery Fund ___Torah Maintenance Fund ___Winnick Memorial Garden Fund receive it unless one is quiet to hear it. He also ___Yahrzeit Fund notes the use of runt rather than rcs. The former usually indicates a softer voice, and the Zohar confirms these brachot are to be spoken in a soft voice akin to the tenderness Kohanim use in performing all their duties. Rashi adds the full spelling with the u indicates there is to be no haste, only full concentration during their recital. Here is another example of proper communication for us to contemplate. How we listen is equally important to how we speak. Speech patterns between family members can fall into the familiar, fading into unconscious nods and grunts at times. Let’s try practicing better communication with those we love most. June 13, 2009 / 21 Sivan, 5769 B’haalotecha Partaking of Parashiot Triennial cycle: B’midar 9:15 – 10:34 Rebbitzen Penny Kornspan June 6, 2009 / 14 Sivan, 5769 Naso The description of a cloud overhead by day and Triennial cycle: B’midar 5:11 – 6:27 a pillar of fire by night begins this cycle. B’nai The test of the sotah existed within the system Yisrael knew their course via the stillness or as a remedy for a man resentful toward his wife, motion. This equated with Hashem telling the fearing she had been unfaithful. He took her to people to stay or go, and they were obedient to the Kohen along with a sacrifice for his anger. this instruction. Sometimes they lingered long in The Kohen mixed water with dirt from the floor a place, while at other times it was merely a of the Mishkan; the wife stood before the stop over for the night. Next the Eternal Kohen, hair uncovered, and she held the meal commands Moshe to make two silver trumpets offering her husband brought. The Kohen to be used for calling people together. The explained the bitter water she would drink held trumpets are sounded in diverse patterns to deadly consequences if she had been guilty of gather various groups of people. Aharon’s sons adultery (she had the option of admitting if she were assigned this heralding. The instruments had sinned). The curse in the words was written are also to be used if Yisrael is pursued by war. on a scroll and then dipped into the water (See Different musical configurations announced the Mar. 21st column re from where the water was festivals and new moon. Residing in the same drawn.) If she were innocent, she would have a area for nearly a year, they ready themselves to child. Next are the laws of the Nazir. Anything leave. Dismantling the Mishkan was entrusted derived from grapes was forbidden to eat, no to three groups: the sons of , the sons of haircuts and one could not attend to the dead and the sons of . The tribal unless no one else was present, just as for the leaders names are listed and the conversation Kohen Gadol. Upon the completion of the turns to Moshe asking Yitro to continue to stay restricted time of being a nazir, a sin offering with them, as he believed they were about to was required to be brought to the Temple. The enter Canaan. The cycle ends much as it began triennial cycle concludes with the threefold telling us the cloud of Hashem was over them blessing of the Kohanim, which is incorporated as they traveled. into the Amidah. A pasuk to ponder: “On a day of your A pasuk to ponder: … “ ‘So shall you bless gladness, on your festivals and on your new the B’nai Yisrael, saying to them:’” 6:23 moons, you shall sound the trumpets …” 10:10

Rashi on this verse notes “saying to them” Pesach and Shavuot are past and I ask myself illustrates everyone needs to hear the words of with how much joy did I greet them? Pesach is the blessing. Some take it to mean one cannot so exciting; it can be easy to get caught up in the joy if you don’t allow insanity to reign in your reaction against repeatedly refusing to obey home. But Shavuot is almost humble. Even instruction. Rashi gives a key to this: in Shmot though we counted the 49 days, some nights 32:34 “‘In the day when I punish, (i.e. the sin of we had little enthusiasm. Plus, when the day the spies) I will punish their sin (i.e. the sin of arrived, our tables held simple dairy meals. And the golden calf)…”’ So there is a double we can’t always keep awake during the Tikun. punishment noting sins is plural here in 14:34. Yet these were the days of trumpet blasts and but The Midrash comes to give us comfort; great joy. In a few days we will celebrate the perhaps this is not so harsh after all. Forty New Moon for Tammuz – another time for bliss. years are an opportunity for all to learn and We are taught the Shechina can reside only in a deeply immerse themselves in Torah before joyful heart. Judaism has so many occasions for beginning the task of nation building. For once joy. If you missed one for whatever reason, they entered the Land, Torah learning might embrace and celebrate the next, with or without have been secondary to working the Land. As trumpets. usual, there is always a miracle in Hashem’s decisions! Bad day? Look for the blessing. June 20, 2009 / 28 Sivan, 5769 Shelah Lecha June 27, 2009 / 5 Tammuz, 5769 Korach Triennial cycle: B’midar 14:8 – 15:7 Triennial cycle: B’midar 16:20 – 17:24

The twelve spies returned; ten gave an evil Korach gathered the community together. G-d report and only two gave a fair account based tells Moshe and Aharon to separate from him, upon their understanding. We are told: if G-d as he was about to be destroyed. Moshe warns desires it to be, we will be in the Land flowing all to stay clear of the rebels and their things with milk and honey and there is no need to fear because of the imminent ruin. His speech is the people living there. The Eternal is upset with clear: if Korach dies of natural consequences – the people believing the evil report from the ten he (Moshe) wasn’t sent by Hashem. If he dies spies, and He suggests destroying B’nai Yisrael via the earth swallowing him – it is a sign that and creating a new nation via Moshe. Moshe he is G-d’s servant. The earth does open, and speaks to Hashem re the importance of His his men who had been offering incense were honor and how this destruction would be cause consumed by fire, but their fire-pans were to be for denial of His power, if His people were slain used for a holy purpose. The copper would there in the desert. Moshe then seems to cover the Altar and serve as a reminder - none remind G-d of His Thirteen Attributes spoken but the Kohanim were to engage in this activity. after the sin of the golden calf. At this point G-d Witnessing all of this did not stop some from forgives them, punishment not withheld, and the continued complaint against Moshe and unworthy people among them will not enter the Aharon, and understanding their roles. Next the Land. They were to wander a year for each day plague to destroy those guilty comes about and the spies were in the Land. After being given is quelled through the incense Aharon offers. this news, a change of heart comes over them Afterwards, each of the tribes brings a staff with and they decided to enter into battle, doing so their names engraved on them. Aharon’s staff regardless that Moshe warned them against the not only blossoms, it produced ripe almonds the plan. The defeat was abysmal. The next verses next day after spending the evening together explain the oleh, offerings to be brought once with all the staffs in the Tent of Testimonies. they did enter Canaan in the future. The wine Moshe brings the staffs out of the tent and all offering is mentioned also. witnessed the event. The owners of each staff take his, and for the moment there is quiet. A pasuk to ponder: “‘Like the number of days you spied out the land, forty days, a day for A pasuk to ponder: “The entire assembly of each year shall you bear your sins…”’ 14:34 B’nai Yisrael complained against Moshe and Aharon, saying, ‘You have killed the people of This may be (antrophmorically) the angriest Hashem.’” 17:6 picture in the Torah we have of Hashem, based upon what happens. Some see this as a natural Ibn Ezra tells us that the people, regardless of thing is clear – the people wanted to have the what they saw, did not believe Korach was priesthood relationship with Hashem that was wrong in his complaint against Moshe regarding being taken away from them. Judaism is not / the role of the priesthood falling solely to was not a ‘democracy;’ western minds don’t Aharon and his sons. Ramban tells us that the always respond well to this notion. Great honor people accused Moshe of tricking Korach’s comes from greater responsibility. There is a followers into offering unauthorized incense to Higher Order. How good are you at recognizing ensure their deaths. While this is not good, one and tapping into It.

June Birthdays 6 Steve Sarratore 7 Ben and Sharon Eisbart 8 Morton Schaffer 12 Melvin and Margot Krel 12 Jacob Crell 17 Keith and Debby Roberts 13 Eve Farber 15 Danny Rifkin 17 Lazette Selan 19 Diana Wyman 20 Ted Levy 21 Adam Trauner 22 Keith Roberts Bar/Bat Mitzvah June and July Anniversaries 23 Sandra Brateman 24 Jewel Hammond 25 Nola Katinsky Rhonda Gerson-Hurwitz Naso 28 Eden Fuchs Ann Droegmyer Naso 30 Kiel Bosell Sarah Jo Shaw Naso Lee Blumenthal Naso July Birthdays Saloman Borenstein Naso 5 Alex Martinez Mort Schaffer Naso 6 Rebecka Roberts Sidney Sheray Beha’alotecha 9 Jacob Current 10 Adam Miller Robert Sheray Beha’alotecha 10 Shelah Shaw Heidi Schwartzberg Beha’alotecha 11 Sarah Jo Shaw Bradley Finkel Shelach 11 Niesie Shulkin Lazette Selan Shelach 12 Zoe Zefo Michael Brown Korach 14 Bradley Finkel Ochstein Chukat-Balak 17 Ann Droegmyer Michael Brateman Pinchas 17 Iris Fuchs 21 Ron Miller Michael Dicker Pinchas 25 Kyle Shaw Stephen Russ Pinchas 27 Lior Ben-Yehoshua Alan Levine Pinchas 29 Dr. Matthew Farber Morris Kanter Devarim

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In memory of Gean Rihm Bee Siegel June Anniversaries Sisterhood Kiddush Fund 12 Dr. Jere and Arlene Leib In honor of the ladies of the kitchen brigade 15 Ted and Bessie Levy 16 Marvin and Harriet Crell Anonymous Donation 16 Dr. Ron and Pam Friedman 16 Kyle and Sarah Shaw Building Fund 17 Ron and Vicki Goltz In memory of Irene Schwartz Elsa Jakob 22 Dan and Lisa Bradley 22 Steve and Jan Sarratore Winnick Memorial Garden Fund 27 Yuval and Iris Fuchs In memory of David Winnick Edward and Kris Winnick July Anniversaries Torah Maintenance Fund Otto Gartner 30 21-22 Yehuda Jack Komisarow 30 21-22 Tammuz June In memory of Samuel Zaslawsky Klara Goldfarb 1 22-23 Adolph and Adrienne Brateman Louis Schefman 1 22-23 Stephen Mirman 1 22-23 In honor of the grounds clean up crew Morris Hyman 1 22-23 Anonymous Donation Eleanor Schwartz 2 23-24 Toba Baum 3 24-25 In memory of Samuel Brateman Ruth Henzel 3 24-25 Adolph and Adrienne Brateman Ada Rothberg 3 24-25 Dr. Naf Gladstone 3 24-25 Yahrzeit Andy Kollman 5 26-27 In memory of Jennie Weisman Linda Snitzer Louis Levin 6 27-28 Sigfried Schmitz 8 29-30 In memory of Max Weisman Linda Snitzer Sam Herman 8 29-30 Nathan Stoller 8 29-30 Joel Bass 9 30-1 In memory of Daryoush Boudaie Issac Boudaie Tammuz July Anne Doran 11 2-3 Irving E. Appel 11 2-3 June and July Yahrzeits Oscar Eisbart 12 3-4 Maurice Cohen 12 3-4 Sivan June Sarah Gerber 14 5-6 Irving Zeal 10 1-2 Louis Novitsky 14 5-6 Jacob Kaplan 11 2-3 Harry Marlin 14 5-6 Ann Levy 11 2-3 Edward Finkel 14 5-6 Getel Himelstein 12 3-4 Don Sewell 14 5-6 Samuel Weiner 12 3-4 Julius Saffron 15 6-7 Harry Slutsky 12 3-4 Betty Saul 15 6-7 Peter Bronstein 12 3-4 David Block 15 6-7 Danny Levin 13 4-5 Walter Weinstein 16 7-8 Rae Lipp 14 5-6 Abraham Field 16 7-8 Mitchell Bronstein 15 6-7 Owen Miller 17 8-9 Kate Dicker 15 6-7 Betty Fischer 17 8-9 Rabbi Price 16 7-8 Jack Golder 17 8-9 Rose Gibson 16 7-8 Dr. Hyman Cohen 17 8-9 Esther Smith 16 7-8 Ben Kelman 18 9-10 Norma Trauner 16 7-8 Jeanette Sposeep 19 10-11 David Altheide 16 7-8 Albert Smith 19 10-11 Isador Vigran 17 8-9 Abraham Metzger 19 10-11 Pearl Marks 17 8-9 Norma Levin 19 10-11 Beryl Novitsky 18 9-10 Meyer Levin 20 11-12 Abraham Brateman 18 9-10 Isadore Berkowitz 20 11-12 Louis Siegel 18 9-10 Jacques Tourkow 20 11-12 Max H. Leib 19 10-11 David Auerbach 20 11-12 Jean Fishbein 20 11-12 Adolph Weigler 23 14-15 Issac Schwartz 20 11-12 Freida Friedman 23 14-15 Yitzchok Falk 21 12-13 Gulian Friedman 23 14-15 Etta Zussman 21 12-13 Leah Babich 23 14-15 Ann Golder 21 12-13 Israel Kaplansky 25 16-17 Joseph Finkelstein 22 13-14 Raoul Roderick 26 17-18 Becky Weinberg 22 13-14 Kalman Beck 27 18-19 Florence Weinberg 22 13-14 Herman Fischer 27 18-19 Ruth Davis 22 13-14 Celia Masursky 27 18-19 Nathan Dull 24 15-16 Issac Kretzman 27 18-19 Tillie L. Speyer 24 15-16 Alfred Bronstein 28 19-20 Samuel Schecter 27 18-19 Av July Abe Magazine 27 18-19 Charles Samet 1 21-22 Solomon Gabe 27 18-19 Rose Rothberg 1 21-22 Philip Kaplan 28 19-20 Sidney Rouda 3 23-24 Robert Goldstein 29 20-21 Rose Portman 3 23-24 Minnie Sposeep 4 24-25 Zalman Sposeep 9 29-30 Susan Cohen 4 24-25 Harry Bossell 10 30-31 Issac Hoffman 5 25-26 Louis H. Saul 10 30-31 Molly Bronstein 6 26-27 Hyman Komisarow 10 30-31 Aaron Kravitz 7 27-28 Alex Honig 10 30-31 Louis Levin 7 27-28 Natalie Duckor 7 27-28 Mary Siegel 7 27-28 Anne Kurzner 7 27-28 Claude K. Lee 8 28-29 Alfred Stoller 8 28-29 Congregation B’nai Jacob Non Profit Organization 7227 Bittersweet Moors Drive U.S. Postage Paid Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Fort Wayne, IN (260) 672-8459 Permit 1402 www.bnaijacobfw.org [email protected] Rabbi Mitchell Kornspan

President Ron Friedman 1st Vice President Mike Adams 2nd Vice President Dan Bradley Recording Secretary Susie Miller Financial Secretary Estelle Greenberg Co Treasurer Donna Tourkow Co Treasurer Mort Schaffer Past President David Bussell Past President Josh Tourkow Past President Matt Farber

Board Members Arlene Leib Paula Adams Marc Nusholtz Yuval Fuchs Pam Friedman Dan Appel David Miller Janet Finkel

Salon Foundation Disperses Tzedakah The Salon Foundation grants aid to St. Andrews Soup Kitchen, The Association of Churches Food Bank, St Vincent Village, The Interfaith Hospitality Network and the Fort Wayne Jewish Federation. The foundation expressed its desire to give substantial tzedakah to these worthy institutions.