Tikkun Leil Shavuot ~ a Guide to the Evening of Shavuot ~ Tuesday, May 18
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“Our Voice” The Newsletter of Congregation Anshei Israel May-June 2010 — Iyar/Sivan/Tammuz 5770 Volume 63 Number 5 Special showing of The Band’s Visit in honor of YOM YERUSHALAYIM Wednesday, May 12 ~ See page 6 ~ Celebrate the giving of the Ten Commandments to the Children of Israel Tikkun Leil Shavuot ~ a guide to the evening of Shavuot ~ Tuesday, May 18 ~ See page 6 ~ For Shavuot services, see page 3. Contents: Affiliate/Social Groups pg 8 Condolences pg 11 INSERTS: AIPAC pg 5 Donations pgs 12-15 May/June Calendars, Tikkun Leil Shavuot, Anniversaries & Mazal Tov pg 10 Education pg 9 79th Annual & Town Hall Meeting, Blood Catching Up pg 6 Graduations pg 4 Donor Drive, Summer Shabbat Dinner, Sam Coming Up pg 6 Services pg 2 Glaser in Concert & Summer Film Series www.caiaz.org Kolenu May-June 2010 — Iyar/Sivan/Tammuz 5770 Page 1 KOLENU • ubkue ~ Shalom ~ “Our Voice” Ma’alot Minyan The Newsletter for Congregation Anshei Israel Ma’alot Minyan is a member-led, egalitarian Shabbat service held in the Epstein Chapel most first Saturdays of the month at 9:30 am. After the services on May 1, we join the rest of the congregation for kiddush. For more information, Congregation contact Ellis Friedman at [email protected]. Anshei Israel A Conservative Synagogue affiliated with Shabbat Afternoon Torah Study The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Torah discussions are held every Saturday, one hour prior to the Mincha Service. This is a great opportunity to become more involved in “Living 5550 East Fifth Street • Tucson AZ 85711 Judaism” and your congregation. Times of study are listed on the calendar in (520) 745-5550 fax (520) 745-9058 each issue of Kolenu. If you would like to lead a Torah discussion or for more www.caiaz.org information, call Sandy at 745-5550, ext. 225. MISSION Statement Congregation Anshei Israel shall serve as a source of Voices of Wisdom: The Things That Count spiritual, educational, and social enrichment in order to What does Judaism say about the worries, problems and controversies of life encourage and ensure Judaic values in accordance with today? Rabbi Eisen will hold an open forum for the discussion of “the things the Principles of Conservative Judaism. that count” on Sundays following Minyan, approximately 8:45 to 9:30 am. We will listen as the voices of Judaism, alive, witty and wise, argue with each other across thousands of years; and, as we listen to what they have to say, we Contact InformatioN will begin to hear our own voices of wisdom. (Not held May 30, Memorial 520-745-5550 Day.) Rabbi • Robert J. Eisen Ext. 230 • [email protected] Weekday Torah Study Group Led by Rabbi Robert Eisen or Rabbi Kelley Gludt, the study group meets every Assistant Rabbi / Education Director • Kelley Gludt Wednesday in the Epstein Chapel, 11:00 am to noon. Everyone is welcome. Ext. 228 • [email protected] Rabbi Emeritus • Arthur Oleisky Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner [email protected] For families with young children, Rabbi Eisen holds a special Tot Shabbat Cantor • Ivor Lichterman Service the first Friday of the month. (Children need not be enrolled in our Ext. 235 • [email protected] school to participate.) On May 7 and June 4 at 5:45 pm (please note earlier Administrative Director • Lanny Colton time), we’ll begin on the Bimah in the Sanctuary with stories and songs. The Ext. 226 • [email protected] service is open to all. A kid-friendly Shabbat dinner follows at 6:15 pm on May 7 Finance Director • Bob Dietz only. Dinner only $20 per family (two adults and up to four children). Reservations Ext. 223 • [email protected] are required for dinner only. Call Brittany at 745-5550, ext. 224. Preschool / Kindergarten Director Lynne Falkow-Strauss Ext. 229 • [email protected] K’Ton Time A fun and lively 20-minute service that includes songs, prayers, stories and Youth Director • Linda Roy games geared to families with kids ages 1 to 6, but every family is welcome. Ext. 222 • [email protected] After the service everyone is invited to a kid-friendly Kiddush where each Clergy Secretary • Sandy Brombolich child’s attendance is acknowledged in song. This is followed by playground Ext. 225 • [email protected] time for kids, and schmoozing time for parents, after which we join the Administrative / Finance Assistant • Brandy Bock sanctuary service for kiddush. Join us on May 15 and June 19 at 10:30 am in the Epstein Chapel. Ext. 240 • [email protected] Communications Coordinator • Yvonne Ethier Minyan Shelanu: Our Minyan Ext. 231 • [email protected] This service is led by your fellow congregants and is for children and adults Congregational Services Coordinator • Barb Neuman of ALL ages. We daven with ruach and the inspiration of a camp service! Ext. 242 • [email protected] Throughout the year, we explore the meaning behind the prayers and music of the Shabbat morning service. The next service will be held on Education Assistant • Brittany Neumaier Saturday, May 22 at 10:30 am in the Epstein Chapel. Following the service, we join the Ext. 224 • [email protected] sanctuary service for kiddush. Ritual Coordinator • Max Ellentuck Ext. 221 • [email protected] Summer Shul is back! Facilities Supervisor • Miro Uchytil For several weeks we move our 9:00 a.m. Saturday service Ext. 227 • [email protected] into Rabbi Breger Hall instead of the sanctuary. The purpose Front Desk / Receptionist • Lynn Walsh is to enable us to set a different mood and a slightly different Ext. 200 • [email protected] form to our service. We set up Rabbi Breger Hall as a Sanctuary: the chairs are placed in the pattern of a horse-shoe (concentric Kolenu is published bi-monthly September - August. We semi-circles) around a Reader’s Stand and the Aron Kodesh is welcome your submissions & advertisements. The deadline placed against the Eastern Wall. This will enable us to see and hear each other for all submissions is the first day of the month prior to the during the course of the service … and to find our worship strengthened by publication month. Ad placement & editing of submissions our sense of togetherness. This year, we have planned our Summer Shul to take at CAI’s discretion. For more information, contact Yvonne place June 19 & 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, August 7 & 14. Please plan to join Ethier at 745-5550, ext. 231 or [email protected]. us … beat the heat and stay cool in shul! Page 2 Kolenu May-June 2010 — Iyar/Sivan/Tammuz 5770 www.caiaz.org Daily Minyan Services & “Jewry” Duty “Jewry Duty” is successful due to your participation; Shavuot however, there are still occasions when it is difficult to get a Minyan. As such, along with your “Jewry Duty,” we ask that you consider committing to being part of the Minyan for at least one morning or afternoon per month on a consistent basis. Our Minyan is expected to be there when someone needs to say Kaddish. We hope you will consider The Shavuot Festival, otherwise known as Pentecost (50th being there for others. Thank you to those who support the Minyan day) or Feast of Weeks, was celebrated primarily as a by your presence. Service times are on the calendar in each issue of thanksgiving for the wheat harvest; it falls seven weeks after Kolenu, and on the synagogue’s Web site, www.caiaz.org. the barley harvest, when an Omer of the new produce was Shown below is a combined list of Minyan attendees and those offered. The Torah refers to Shavuot as Hag Ha-Katsir (The fulfilling their “Jewry” Duty during the months of February and Feast of the Harvest) and Yom Ha-Bikkurim (The Day of March 2010. First Fruits), observed by offerings of the best ripe produce of the fields (Exodus 23:16; Numbers 28:26). Austin Agron Sherman Goldstein Shellie Pozner Melanie Amhowitz Allen Gordon Marilyn Prensky In the course of time, and as a result of the transformation Sarah Artzi Margo & Ron Gray Abby Rosen of the agricultural festivals into historical commemorations, Dan Asia Alayne Greenberg Sy Rotter the additional significance of Shavuot as the festival of the Murray Baker Michael Hoffman Deborah & Art Rotstein Giving of the Torah (Z’man Matan Torateynu) at Mount Melvina Balk Jacob Hoffman Arnalda Sabino & Sinai completely overshadowed its original significance. Morris Barkan Adeline Horst Jay Cohn Though the Bible does not identify Shavuot with the Rachel Barker Leonard Joffe Patti Salonic anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments, the Teddi Barlin Chaya Jurkowitz Barbara & Mike tradition, undisputed in the Talmud, has been that the David Ben-Asher Dan Jurkowitz Schoenhals Torah was given on the sixth day of Sivan. Ruth Berman Rosie Eilat Kahn & Leonard Schultz Dorel Bernstein Paul Kahn Trudy & Howard Shavuot is called Atzeret in the Mishnah and the Talmud, Lorne Black Dan Karsch Schwartz in the sense that it serves as a concluding festival to Pesah. Toby Bluth Della Kwasman David Selenkow In the observances of Shavuot, the historical as well as the Phyllis & Merrill Broad Aurora & Gene Kellogg Nathan Shapiro agricultural aspects are reflected. The Decalogue is read in Barbara Brodie Steven Ketchel Andy & Stuart Shatken the synagogue on the first day. The first night of the festival Evelyn Brown Sallie & Mort Kranitz Molly Shenitzer is often spent in reading an anthology of sacred writings Kevin Chess William Kugelman Steve Shenitzer called Tikkun Leil Shavuot. The Book of Ruth is read for its Leatrice Cohen Jerry Lacker Bill Shlensky description of a summer harvest in Israel. Milk dishes are the customary foods, symbolizing the Torah which is likened to Tom Condacure Richard Langert Esther Sherberg milk, according to the allegorical interpretation of the Song Lew Crane Gerald Lapin Evelyn Sigafus of Songs, “honey and milk are under your tongue.” Dennis Dawson Sheryl & Mark Levine Yaphet Ben Simcha — Adapted from A Book of Jewish Concepts Bob Dietz Francine & Malcolm Levin Margalit Simcha by Phillip Birnbaum Sue Dore Barbara Levkowitz Rachel Bat Simcha Evan Eisenman Marilyn Levy Jordan Simon This year Shavuot begins at sundown on May 18 and Debby Eisen Lori Lightman Sandra Simon continues through sundown on May 20.