PROGRAM GUIDE

FALL 2021 | 5782

2021–2022 | 5782 1 Dear Members of B’nai ,

We are thrilled to present the B’nai Israel Program Guide for Fall 2021. The Guide offers an overview of the programs and events that shape our active and dynamic community. For the first time in more than a year, we can say that unless otherwise noted, the programs and events listed in this Guide will take place in-person. Some programs will continue to be offered exclusively on Zoom. Others will be offered both in-person and via Zoom or Livestream. Please check the website calendar for details about each event.

This Guide covers events that take place through January 2022. The Guide for Winter and Spring 2022 will be published later this fall.

We wish to express sincere gratitude and appreciation to the staff and volunteers whose names appear throughout the pages of this Guide, and to all of you for your steadfast support of B’nai Israel. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change. Updates will circulate in the Scroll, Upcoming Events emails, and at www.bnaiisraelcong.org throughout the year.

May 5782 be a year of health and well-being for each of us,

Michael J. Safra Mitchell H. Berkowitz Senior Rabbi Associate Rabbi

2 FALL PROGRAM GUIDE Key ADULT EDUCATION Table of Contents Lectures, courses, and other programs that promote lifelong Jewish learning through the Sara and Samuel J. Lessans Adult Education Institute. Worship...... 2

BISNS September...... 8 B’nai Israel Schilit Nursery School programs designed for October...... 12 families enrolled in the nursery school. November ...... 18 FAMILY December ...... 24 Programs designed for all B’nai Israel children and their parents, regardless of where they attend school. January...... 28 Instructors...... 32 HAZAK Lectures for active retirees, typically one per month. B’nai Mitzvah...... 37

LIBRARY Executive Committee & Board of Governors. . . . 38 Lectures, films, and programs sponsored by the Blumberg-Zalis Committee Chairs ...... 39 Family Library. Social Action Collections...... 40 L.I.F.E. LECTURE Staff Directory ...... 41 “Learning Is For Everyone” Lecture Series with speakers on a broad range of relevant Jewish topics.

MEN’S CLUB Social programming that builds community, typically for B’nai Israel men. Get Social With Us SISTERHOOD Dynamic programming that enriches our families, our synagogue, During this time of social distancing, make sure to stay and the greater community. connected with us via social media for latest updates, Facebook Live events, and more. SOCIAL ACTION Collections and events to give back to the community and engage in tikkun olam (repair of the world).

TALMUD TORAH Events for families with children enrolled in the Dr. Stuart Join our group on FB Lessans Talmud Torah. https://www.facebook.com/groups/BnaiIsraelCong/

YOUTH Follow us on Instagram Events for school-aged children, including, but not limited to, https://www.instagram.com/bnaiisraelcong/ our four youth groups (Bonim, Machar, Kadima, USY). Part of the Carl and Doris Lane Youth Department.

2021–2022 | 5782 1 WORSHIP

WORSHIP

In-person services have resumed at B’nai Israel.

You may also join us virtually by visiting www.bnaiisraelcong.org/dailyminyan.

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Daily Minyan Friday Evening Services 7:15 AM Monday–Friday 6:15 PM 8:00 PM Sunday–Thursday Our Friday evening services are participatory, filled with 9:00 AM Sundays and these Federal holidays: singing and ruah (spirit). Our rabbis share a teaching related to the parsha (Torah portion). Periodically, our services are September 6 (Labor Day) enhanced with special themes or followed by dinners and November 25 (Thanksgiving Day) programs. December 24 (Christmas Day Observed) December 31 (New Year’s Day Observed) Saturday Morning Services 9:00 AM January 17 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) Our Shabbat morning services are celebratory and February 21 (Presidents’ Day) participatory, with baby namings, b’nai mitzvah, aufrufen May 30 (Memorial Day) (aliyot for couples prior to their weddings), and other July 4 (Independence Day) lifecycle events. Contact the clergy with questions. Minyan on other Federal holidays begins at the regular time. All changes to the regular service times are publicized on our website and in the Scroll.

2021–2022 | 5782 3 WORSHIP WEEKLY LEARNING FOR ADULTS ADULTS

Shabbat Morning Drop-in Hebrew Prayer Reading 9:00–10:00 AM with Netta Asner-Minster Morning Torah Study returns to its original time on Saturday Wednesdays, beginning August 11 mornings at 9:00 AM! Join us on selected Saturday mornings for 3:00–3:30 PM discussions about the weekly Torah parsha. Interested in leading Practice your Hebrew reading of prayer and text with our a session? Contact Wendy Fanaroff [email protected]( ). shlicha, Netta Asner-Minster. This is designed for those who October 2 – Bereshit want to strengthen their Hebrew reading and familiarity with October 16 – Lekh Lekha prayers. Recommended to bring and use the November 6 – Toldot for Shabbat and Festivals.

November 20 – Vayishlach The congregational shlicha program is made possible by a December 4 – Miketz partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. December 18 – Vayechi January 8 – Bo January 22 –

Talmud on Tuesdays with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz S.E.A. CHANGE COALITION Tuesdays (weekly), beginning October 12 12:30–1:30 PM B’nai Israel and Washington Hebrew spent this past year A new year and a new tractate of Talmud! Join us to study with a committed cohort of 50 individuals, half from Tractate Berakhot which includes a comprehensive discussion each congregation. The cohort considered historical and of the Shema and Amidah, the essential components of the prayer current inequities in our community and our country, service. Newcomers are more than welcome to join us. No prior learned how to identify the areas of racial justice work knowledge is necessary. that are priorities for our communities, and developed with interfaith and other partners the tools to galvanize our communities to work together to realize our vision of a more perfect world. This work will continue this fall at B’nai Israel both internally and externally.

Contact Marla Schulman (mschulman@schreibernet. com), chair of the Faith Community Outreach Committee, for more information or with questions.

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We are excited to welcome everyone back for in-person youth and family services this fall! Beginning on September 11, we will have Family Minyan almost every week, with occasional Grade Shabbatot and other special events. Tot Shabbat will also return to its weekly schedule. See the descriptions below for further details.

Family Minyan Birthday Shabbatot Beginning on Saturday, September 11 and Continuing Celebrate each month’s birthdays at the end of Youth and Family Weekly services with songs and treats! 10:00 AM–11:45 AM September 11 (Celebrating July, August, & September Now offered almost every week, Family Minyan includes spirited Birthdays) prayer, an engaging , and lively conversation October 2 about the . This service is organized by November 6 our shlicha, Netta Asner-Minster, who leads it alongside Rabbi December 4 Mitchell Berkowitz, Moshe Ben-Lev, Educational Director, and January 8 Sarah Jarvis, Director of Youth Engagement. February 5 March 5 Tot Shabbat (Ages 5 and under with a parent) April 2 Beginning on Saturday, September 11 and Continuing May 7 Weekly June 4 11:00 AM–11:45 AM Designed for the youngest members of our congregational family, Grade Shabbatot Tot Shabbat meets weekly to sing, learn, and pray together with Periodically, each grade leads significant components of our Tot Shabbat leader, Morah Juliann Goldman. Shabbat Morning Youth and Family Services, demonstrating their mastery of the prayers and offering insights on the weekly Teen Minyan Torah portion. These special services are intended for all our Selected Saturday Mornings youth, regardless of particular school enrollment. 10:30 AM–11:45 AM These services are for the post-b’nai mitzvah teens of B’nai Kindergarten – November 13 Israel. Our teens help to organize the service and lead it, with First Grade – December 4 support from Sarah Jarvis, Director of Youth Engagement. Second Grade – December 18 Third Grade – January 22 September 11 Fourth Grade – March 12 October 2 Fifth Grade – February 26 November 13 Sixth Grade B’nai Mitzvah Experience – November 5 December 11 (Friday evening) January 15

2021–2022 | 5782 5 WORSHIP HIGH HOLIDAYS 2021/5782

Jonah: Repairing Ourselves, Repairing the World Selihot: The Official Start with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz to the High Holiday Season Monday, August 23 7:00 PM Saturday, August 28 The Book of Jonah serves as the for the afternoon of Yom 9:15 PM & Light Kippur. The book may be brief, but its lessons are profound. Rabbi Refreshments Berkowitz will present a new commentary authored by Rabbi Dr. 9:30 PM Screening (in-person Shmuly Yanklowitz, focusing on the message “human responsibility only) of Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua in a shared world.” Heschel Story followed by a discussion with the clergy 10:45 PM Selihot Service Demystifying the Rosh Hashanah Musaf Service Join us for an evening of exploration and reflection as we with Cantor Sarah Bolts look back at the life of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and Tuesday, August 24 the indelible mark that he made on our nation during the Civil 7:30 PM Rights Movement. The film screening will be followed by a The Rosh Hashanah morning service can feel like an ocean of discussion with the clergy, connecting the film to seasonal mostly-unfamiliar text, even to those who know the weekday and themes like the power of every individual, the Jewish people’s Shabbat services well. Cantor Bolts will take you through Musaf, eternal faith in hope, and the responsibility we all share to one of the centerpieces of Rosh Hashanah liturgy, and help you create a more perfect community and society. Our annual understand the meaning and significance of this important service. Selihot Service, marking the official start to the High Holiday The Seasonal Sounds of the High Holidays season, will follow. with Cantor Josh Perlman Tuesday, August 31 Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most remarkable 7:00 PM and inspiring figures of the American 20th Century. He was a The prayer services of the High Holidays are enhanced with piyyutim mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and the entire Civil Rights (liturgical poems) and special additions, while other aspects of the Movement, a leading critic of the Vietnam War, a champion for liturgy remain unchanged. However, the melodies and tunes are Soviet and a pioneer in the work of interfaith dialogue. different, and they help to ground us in this season. Join Cantor Josh Today his legacy lives on in countless synagogues across to hear these different melodies. America despite the fact that fifty years ago many disagreed with his public opinions. The film combines archival photographs Unetane Tokef: The Israeli Version and rarely seen footage, as well as interviews with Civil with Netta Asner-Minster Rights leaders Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Young, Wednesday, September 1 former Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold Eisen, 7:30 PM daughter Susannah Heschel and others. This sacred prayer and its melody may be familiar, but you may not know about an Israeli version. Netta will share the Israeli version of this prayer and teach about its connection to the Yom Kippur War, and how it has reached contemporary television series.

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Jewish on Campus: A Israel, the Abraham Accords, and Its Panel Discussion Meaning for the American Jewish with Micah Gritz, Julia Community Jassey, and Meredith Weisel with Benjamin Rogers Thursday, September 9 Saturday, September 11 7:30 PM During Shabbat Morning Services What do Jewish college The past year was a time of great change and students really encounter when they arrive on campus? How are opportunity for Israel and the Arab world. For the first time, college students responding to difficult situations? Join us for a panel Israelis and Arabs witnessed the benefits of what is achievable discussion with two college students, including our very own Micah when trust and warm relations exist. As this momentous shift Gritz, who will be joined by Meredeith Weisel from the ADL. was unfolding, American Jews were forced to confront the complexities of racial inequality, renewed violence in Gaza, and Micah Gritz is a second-year student at Tufts University, intending on growing antisemitism in the US. As we welcome the year 5782 studying International Relations. Having grown up in Rockville, MD, join us for a conversation exploring the interplay between Israeli- Micah is a proud member of B’nai Israel Congregation. Alongside Arab normalization and the new challenges facing the American serving as COO of Jewish on Campus, you can find Micah on the Jewish community. board of Tufts Hillel and Tufts Friends of Israel.

Julia Jassey is the co-founder and CEO of Jewish on Campus, fellow Ask the Rabbi and podcast host at Opendor Media, and scholar at the American with Rabbi Michael Safra Sephardi Federation. Julia draws from her distinct background as an Monday, September 13 American Jewish woman from Mizrahi, Sephardi, and Ashkenazi 7:00 PM ancestry as an advocate for the Jewish community. A student at the Rabbi Safra looks forward to responding to your queries at University of Chicago, Julia hopes to use her experiences to cultivate what has become an exciting Yom Kippur tradition. Please specializations in international conflict resolution and public policy. submit your questions to Susan Grinnan-Long (susang@ bnaiisraelcong.org) by Friday, September 3. Questions may Meredith Weisel currently serves as the Senior Associate Regional also be asked from the floor. Director at the ADL Washington, D.C. Regional Office. Her operations portfolio includes legislative advocacy and coalitions, law enforcement training, community engagement, and incident response. Weisel holds a B.A. from and a J.D. from the Widener University School of Law.

To register for these programs, please visit www.bnaiisraelcong.org/highholidayworkshops.

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Labor Day Monday, September 6 | Minyan at 9:00 AM

Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 6–Wednesday, September 8 Yom Kippur Wednesday, September 15–Thursday, September 16 Sukkot Monday, September 20–Sunday, September 26 Shemini Atzeret Tuesday, September 28 Simhat Torah Wednesday, September 29

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First Shabbat Back Kadima & Teens: Field Day! (Grades 6–8) Saturday, September 11 Sunday, September 12

10:15 AM Family Minyan Youth 12:30–1:45 PM Family 11:00 AM Tot Shabbat We are so excited for the return of in-person programs for We are excited to welcome everyone back for in-person the Carl & Doris Lane Youth Department! In this friendly youth and family services this fall! Join us for both Family competition, teams will go head-to-head in sports, art, and Minyan and Tot Shabbat. We will also celebrate July, August, so much more. and September birthdays. See page 5 for additional details. Meals for Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter Sunday, September 12 5:30 PM Help us provide dinner for the residents of the Interfaith

Cemetery Memorial Action Social Works Women’s Shelter in Rockville. Items can be purchased or prepared in your home. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Services Sisterhood.

Monday Night at the Movies & Oxon Hill Cemetery Memorial Service Discussion

Library Monday, September 13 Sunday, August 29 7:00–8:30 PM 10:30 AM The Green Park This service is conducted by Rabbi Michael Safra and (1 hr. 10 min.; English) Cantor Josh Perlman. This is the story of a glamorous kosher hotel that opened in 1943 on the French Riviera. Garden of Remembrance Memorial Service Sunday, September 12 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Summer Reading Discussion The 10:00 AM service will be conducted by clergy Saturday, September 18 from the broader community. The 2:00 PM service will 10:00–11:00 AM Library be conducted by Rabbi Michael Safra and Cantor Josh Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Perlman, together with community clergy. For more Beanland information, contact Garden of Remembrance (301-428- Atlantic City, 1934. Every summer, Esther 3000). and Joseph Adler rent their house out to vacationers. After Joseph insists they take in a mysterious Judean Memorial Gardens Memorial Service young woman whom he recently helped emigrate from Nazi Sunday, September 12 , the apartment is bursting at the seams. When 10:30 AM tragedy strikes, Esther makes the shocking decision to hide The service is conducted by Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz, the truth. Based on a true story this richly drawn debut together with community clergy. For more information, family saga is a breathtaking portrayal of how the human contact Judean Memorial Gardens (301-384-1000). spirit can endure—and even thrive—after tragedy. This book is available in the Blumberg-Zalis Family Library.

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Dr. Stuart Lessans Talmud Torah Sukkot Program Sunday, September 19 Students will learn about the concept of “Ushpizin,” the welcoming of guests to the sukkah. In preparation of grade-

Talmud Torah Talmud level sukkah visits, students will create and collect pictures of those who they would like to invite to their own sukkah. We will use these pictures to decorate the walls of our synagogue sukkot!

Bonim & Machar: Outdoor Fun Day! (Grades K–5) Sunday, September 26 Experience the Joy of Sukkot

Youth 12:30–1:45 PM We are so excited for the return of in-person programs for Participate in the mitzvah of lulav and etrog with your the Carl & Doris Lane Youth Department! Enjoy Jazzercize, family! sports, art, and icebreakers with all of your friends. Thanks to the resources of the Dollye and I. Wolford Berman Educational Initiative Grant, B’nai Israel is pleased to offer lulav and etrog sets at the discounted rate of $50 to families who are participating in this mitzvah for S’darot: The Best of Israeli TV the first time. All others will be asked to pay $60. Orders with Netta Asner-Minster must be received by Wednesday, September 1. Order Thursday, September 30 (continues on online at www.bnaiisraelcong.org/sukkot. 10/14, 11/18, & 12/9)

Israel Affairs Israel 7:30 PM Join our shlicha, Netta Asner-Minster, and Talia Garber, the shlicha at Congregation Men’s Club Sukkot B’nai Tzedek, who also has a film degree from Israel, for this Sales Program series focusing on Israeli TV shows. Once a month, we will be showing an episode from a different Israeli TV show. This Purchase a Sukkah online from www.sukkot.com and use the code will be followed with a discussion about cinematography, “bnaiisrael2021” at checkout to Israeli society and history, sharing the variety of Israeli TV receive a 10% discount. and the meaning behind it.

The congregational shlicha program is made possible by a If you need assistance with your partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Sukkah selection or help to construct a new or existing Sukkah (even if purchased elsewhere), the Men’s Club members will gladly help for a small donation to the Talmud Torah. We look forward to assisting you. Contact Asher Gendelman (240-432-0020, [email protected]).

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SUKKOT CELEBRATIONS

Day School Family Sukkot Brunch: Pizza Shabbat Dinner Under the Stars Bagels in the Hut Friday, September 24 6:15 PM Service

Tuesday, September 21 Ritual 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 7:00–9:00 PM Dinner

Day School Day Celebrate Sukkot with your friends from the Day School Enjoy a delicious meal outside under the stars with your community. This pizza bagel brunch will include a chance B’nai Israel family in celebration of Shabbat Hol HaMoed to learn about the lulav and etrog and fulfill this mitzvah Sukkot. Community members of all ages are welcome to of Sukkot. attend this dinner.

Open Sukkah: BYO Dinner Open Sukkah: BYO Dinner Sunday, September 26 5:00–7:00 PM

Thursday, September 23 Family 5:00–7:00 PM Reserve a time slot for your immediate family to spend Family in the Meditation Garden Sukkah Village some time dining in either the Meditation Garden Sukkah Reserve a time slot for your immediate family to spend Village, or drop by the Fanaroff Family Sukkah without prior some time dining in our Sukkah Village in the Meditation registration. Garden. The Fanaroff Family Sukkah will be open on Sunday evening, September 26. Simhat Torah BBQ Tuesday, September 28 6:00 PM BBQ Tailgate Dinner Ritual Sukkah with the Sisters 6:45 PM Simhat Torah Service Thursday, September 23 Start this night of fun and dance with a tailgate style BBQ 7:30 PM dinner including hotdogs, hamburgers, vegetarian options, and delicious side dishes. Dinner will be followed by our Sisterhood Welcome back! Have a snack and a drink and schmooze with friends. lively Simhat Torah celebration.

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OCTOBER

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Ask the Doctors The Torah & Beyond: Lunch & Learn Sunday, October 3 with Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer 10:30 AM Monday, October 4, and continuing on the first Monday of each month (with the last

Men’s Club Men’s This keynote presentation will kick-off the Men’s Club annual Health Awareness Month. This event will be an interactive meeting on June 13 instead of June 6 in Adult EducationAdult observance of Shavuot) Zoom experience for the entire B'nai Israel family and 12:30 PM will feature three physicians who are community members of B'nai Israel. They will share their key advice and take For many years, our Lunch and Learn group has explored questions from participants. the text of the Torah verse-by verse, chapter-by-chapter, book-by-book. We “unpack” not only the more obvious meaning of the words and ideas but how they interface Meals for Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter with contemporary issues and our own personal concerns Sunday, October 3 and challenges. This season will be especially meaningful 11:30 AM as we complete our study of the Book of Deuteronomy, Help us provide lunch for the residents of the Interfaith the last section of the Torah. We will then continue with

Social Action Social Works Women’s Shelter in Rockville. Items can be purchased excerpts from the Book of Joshua, the next text in the biblical or prepared in your home. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and sequence. Comments Elie Wiesel: “(Joshua) is the narrative Sisterhood. of a stunning adventure, the echoes of which reverberate in our consciousness—and in our newspapers—to this day: a nation still exuberant and young, still homeless, is about to take possession of a territory, still inhabited by other tribes and other entities, in the name of an ancient promise, on the Blumberg-Zalis Family Library authority of a higher inscrutable will.” As the “regulars” will Online Catalog attest, our conversations are lively, and we are not a “closed club.” Newcomers are always warmly welcomed, as together Access your B’nai Israel Blumberg-Zalis Family Library we discover anew the power of the Bible. catalog from the comfort of your home. Go onto our B’nai Israel website, www.bnaiisraelcong.org. Click “Education.” Scroll down and click “Blumberg-Zalis Family Library.” Homework Hangout (Grades 9–12) Scroll down and click “Online catalog.” This will take you Thursday, October 7, and continuing weekly New on Thursdays through 12/16 (skipping 11/25) this to the library catalog. Use the “Keyword” search. You only Youth year! need to enter one word but be sure to spell it correctly. If 6:00–8:00 PM a word has several spelling enter them separately (i.e. Hang out. Do homework. Catch up with friends. Chanukkah; Chanukah, Hanukah; Hanukkah). And enjoy some snacks and drinks, of course. Open to all teens in grades 9–12, regardless of where you go to school. Contact the librarian, Jill Gendelman at bnailibrary@ bnaiisraelcong.org, with questions. For additional details and to register for any of our programs, please visit www.bnaiisraelcong.org/calendar.

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Farbrengen: Tunes and Torah Shifting Dynamics of the Middle with Cantor Sarah Bolts East: Israel and its Neighbors

Ritual Saturday, October 9 with Michael Sharnoff 7:30 PM Sunday, October 10 Share melodies, words of Torah, and some 7:30 PM nosh as we gather to say farewell to Shabbat. Lecture L.I.F.E. The Abraham Accords between Israel and its Bring your favorite niggun (wordless melody), Arab neighbors are a natural outcome of recent your favorite brief teaching, or just bring yourselves. The trends in the Middle East. During much of the 20th century, gathering will include havdalah. Israel was perceived by the Middle Eastern powers as the main enemy. However, the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the 2003 Iraq War, and Arab Spring uprisings shifted power centers Aleph Isn’t Tough and regional priorities. For many Arab states, curbing Iranian with Netta Asner-Minster influence, focusing on economic and political domestic issues, Sunday, October 10, and continuing for 8 more weeks and countering violent extremist organizations have taken (skipping 10/24 & 11/28) precedence. Indeed, some Arab rulers have come to perceive 9:00–10:30 AM Israel as a potential ally. This lecture will provide a historical

Adult EducationAdult Cost is $36 for members and $50 for nonmembers context of Israel’s relations with its neighbors and analyze how Join our shlicha, for this introductory class to the Hebrew recent trends have shifted regional priorities. It will conclude letters and vowels to introduce and improve Hebrew reading with observations about the latest agreements between Israel of prayers. and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, and how they The congregational shlicha program is made possible by a will impact the region. partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.

Our Adult Children: Chicks Who Stitch A Two-Part Series Sunday, October 10 with Roberta Drucker, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM JSSA Synagogue Liaison Part 1 – Holding on, Letting Go

Sisterhood Join an amazing group of ladies who love needlework. Bring a project and chat! EducationAdult Part 2 – Welcoming the “Stranger” Monday, October 11 Monday, November 8 7:30–9:00 PM Kadima and Teens: Laser Tag (Grades 6–12) Sunday, October 10 Being the parent of an adult child is no easy 12:30 PM task! What is worth holding on to, and to what do we let go? Youth See who is the champion in Laser Tag. How do we have these difficult conversations with our adult children in a way that is productive and meaningful for all? And when our children bring a new partner into our family, how do we welcome them and bring our families together? Join Roberta for a two-part conversation addressing these questions and more.

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“Did Not One God Create Us All?!” General Membership Meeting with Special Biblical Views of the Other Presentation & Lunch with Rabbi Michael Safra Wednesday, October 13 Tuesday, October 12 (continuing for Sisterhood 10:00 AM–12:30 PM 3 more Tuesdays, concluding on General Membership meeting followed by a presentation from Adult EducationAdult November 2) I Support the Girls in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness 7:30–9:00 PM Month in October. We will be collecting menstrual hygiene In large measure, the Bible describes how one people products and new and gently used bras. Join us afterwards for emerged from among all the others to become God’s chosen a SouperGirl soup lunch. The mission of I Support the Girls: people. And yet the prophet Malachi asks, “Did not one God “Through an international network of Affiliates, I Support the create us all?!” (Malachi 2:10). We are commanded to be Girls collects and distributes essential items, including bras, holy and observe unique laws. God promises to rout our underwear, and menstrual hygiene products, allowing women enemies, redeem us, and bless us. At the same time, the Torah and girls experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or commands that we love the stranger. The Bible warns against distress to stand tall with dignity.” For more information, the influences of non-Israelite cultures, while also lionizing visit isupporthegirls.org. Cosponsored with the Social Action righteous gentiles like Noah, Yitro, Ruth, and Job. Ezra and Committee. Nehemiah rail against the evils of intermarriage, while the authors of Ruth, Esther, and Isaiah propose an alternative. Understanding and Responding This course uses the biblical text to explore ancient views of to Antisemitism and Extremism non-Israelite peoples. We will examine the Torah’s attitudes with Meredith Weisel towards assimilation, intermarriage, and the place of non- HAZAK Thursday, October 14 Jews to reflect on the balance between Judaism’s tribalist 1:00–2:00 PM and universalist tendencies. Texts will be provided, but Join us for an important discussion on participants who own their own Tanakh are encouraged to understanding and responding to antisemitism bring it. This course is appropriate for students of all skill and extremism led by Meredith R. Weisel, the levels; no previous Bible study is necessary. Senior Associate Regional Director at the ADL Washington, D.C. Regional Office. Ms. Weisel will discuss the recent trends in antisemitism, including the B’nai Israel Book Discussion Group 2020 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. Wednesday, October 13 12:00–1:00 PM Library Hope Valley by Haviva Ner David Welcome Back Social at Seven Locks Brewing Hope Valley is the story of two women, one Thursday, October 14 Jewish-Israeli and one Palestinian-Israeli, 6:30 PM who come together to form the unlikeliest of

Men’s Club Men’s Join us for drinks as we gather together to kick-off the new friendships. Tikvah and Ruby meet one summer day right year’s programs and events. Open to all current and new before the outbreak of the second intifada, in the Galilean members of the Men’s Club. Advance registration required. valley that separates the segregated villages in which they live. In recognizing each other's pain, they offer us hope that fear and resentment can grow into love.

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S’darot: The Best of Israeli TV Monday Night at the Movies with Netta Asner-Minster & Discussion Thursday, October 14 (continues on 11/18, 12/9) Monday, October 18 Library 7:30 PM 7:00–8:30 PM

Israel Affairs Israel See page 10 for a complete description. An Israeli Love Story (1 hr. 33 min. – Hebrew with English Subtitles) The year is 1947. 18-year old Margalit from “Classics” Kabbalat Shabbat a village in northern Israel loves theater and dreams of Friday, October 15 becoming an actress. One day she falls in love with 24-year

Ritual 6:15 PM old Eli from . She tries to get close to Ever wonder where "traditional" melodies for Shabbat him, hoping he’ll fall for her, but things don’t go so smoothly. services come from? Come discover some familiar Kabbalat He has a girlfriend and is busy with the dramatic events Shabbat melodies in their original contexts, and learn some preceding the birth of Israel. Slowly the barriers come down, older music that you may not have heard before. Margalit moves in with Eli and they set up a date for their wedding. But then, Israel’s harsh reality steps in.

Tour of Shirley Waxman’s Studio Sunday, October 17 “Did Not One God Create Us All?!” 10:30 AM Biblical Views of the Other Shirley Waxman, contemporary fiber artist, with Rabbi Michael Safra Tuesday, October 19 (Session 2 of 4) invites us into her studio to show us some

Adult EducationAdult 7:30–9:00 PM of the artifacts that she has collected from Adult EducationAdult around the Jewish world. She will also share her original artwork, especially those that she completed during the course of the pandemic. Due to the size Field Trip to the Josiah Henson Museum Sunday, October 24 of the space, this event is limited to 25 participants. 10:30 AM Josiah Henson Museum and Park in Rockville tells the story Men’s Club Men’s about the life and challenges of Reverend Josiah Henson, Bonim: Mini-Golf (Grades K–2) enslavement in , and the ongoing struggles of racial Sunday, October 17 equality and justice. Advance registration will be required. 12:30 PM Cosponsored by Talmud Torah. Youth Get your golf clubs ready for this fun afternoon.

“Did Not One God Create Us All?!” Machar: Mini-Golf (Grades 3–5) Biblical Views of the Other Sunday, October 17 with Rabbi Michael Safra Tuesday, October 26 (Session 3 of 4) 12:30 PM Youth 7:30–9:00 PM Putt your way around the golf course with your friends. Adult EducationAdult

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Being a Jew: By Conversion or By Birth with Rabbi Michael Safra Thursday, October 28 7:30 PM Adult EducationAdult What does it mean to be born as a Jewish person? What does it mean to become a Jew by joining the Jewish people through conversion? How have the Jewish people demonstrated their commitments to their Jewish identity, and what happens when other aspects present a conflict? Rabbi Safra will facilitate a conversation about how these questions might be answered today, and what they have meant for the Jewish people for millennia.

Family at Pearlstone AnnualHINEINI Campaign 2021–2022 Friday, October 22–Sunday, October 24

Get away with your family for a memorable and B’nai Israel’s 2021–2022 Hineini Campaign meaningful B’nai Israel Family Shabbaton! B’nai Israel will be kicking off soon. clergy and educators will lead the retreat with age- appropriate activities and opportunities to unwind Please look for information in your mail, email and the next Scroll about how you can invest in our community and connect with friends, both new and old. and ensure our financial strength during this exciting time in our history. Pearlstone offers hotel-style accommodations, surrounded by picturesque rolling hills, wooded forest Hineini will continue to be our only major fundraiser! trails and fresh air on 180-acres of nature to explore and enjoy. Thanks to your generous support last year, our Hineini Campaign saw incredible growth during a challenging The Shabbaton programming will be designed for time for our community. We came together like never B’nai Israel families with children in nursery school before to support each other and connect in new ways. through fourth grade. Now, as we all enter this time of hope and resiliency, we hope you will continue to be a part of our success, invest in our home for Jewish life, and be a part of The cost of this program is generously subsidized by visioning our future as we enter our next century. the Dolly & I. Wolford Berman Educational Initiative Grant. Thank you for all that you do to support B’nai Israel. We’re family. www.bnaiisraelcong.org/event/shabbaton www.bnaiisraelcong.org/hineini

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NOVEMBER

Jewish Book Month Dedicated to the celebration of , film, theatre, art and music.

Thanksgiving Thursday, November 25 | Minyan at 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM Hanukkah Sunday, November 28–Monday, December 6

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The Torah & Beyond: Lunch & Learn The Jewish Diaspora: with Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer Scattered Among the Monday, November 1 Peoples 12:30 PM with Fred Jacobs & Ira Lieberman

Adult EducationAdult EducationAdult Thursday, November 4 (continuing for 5 more “Did Not One God Create Us All?!” Thursdays and concluding on December 16, skipping November 25) Biblical Views of the Other with Rabbi Michael Safra 7:30–9:00 PM Tuesday, November 2 (Session 4 of 4) The Jewish people are no strangers to exile. This course will 7:30–9:00 PM explore key moments in the history of the Jewish diaspora, Adult EducationAdult beginning with the Jews of Sepharad in 1492. This class will take you on a journey into the lives of Jewish communities Kosher Food “Truck” and families in the various cosmopolitan societies of the Thursday, November 4 diaspora. What brought the Jews to situate themselves in Authentic New York delicatessen delivered right to our these particular regions? What were the circumstances that led to our storied past as a people who flourished and Men’s Club Men’s synagogue! Hot dogs, pastrami, corned beef, square potato knishes and more.Advanced registration will be required. struggled in the diaspora? Participants will receive a copy Pickup information will be provided closer to the event. of Allen Levine’s Scattered Among the Peoples, which will be the “textbook” for the course. To enrich each class and ensure a lively discussion, participants are asked to read one chapter each week. Questions for discussion and reflection SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP will be sent in advance of each class. The Sisterhood Judaica Shop has beautiful items to enrich your Jewish home. From Sixth Grade B’nai Mitzvah Experience: Part 1 tallitot to holiday and lifecycle Friday, November 5 ritual objects to house gifts, 6:15 PM we have it all. We accept all Family credit cards, checks, and Sixth grade families join together for services and Shabbat cash. dinner to continue the journey towards celebrating a bar or bat mitzvah. An event not to be missed! The shop will begin regular hours in September and October. Please contact Debbie Anolik ([email protected]) or Lisa Isenberg (301-963-4511) or check www.bnaiisraelcong. org/judaicashop for updates. For an appointment, contact Annual Day School Parent Social Debbie Anolik or Lisa Isenberg. Saturday, November 6 After Shabbat For personalized kippot and benchers, call our expert Suzy Levy (301-460-9636). This is a chance for parents with day school students of all Day School Day ages to mix and mingle in a casual, children-free setting. Our shop is the 2019 and 2020 Winner of Best Judaica Shop The evening is hosted at the home of Barbara and Stewart by the Washington Jewish Week. Bushman. Participants are asked to sign-up to bring one item.

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Chicks Who Stitch Kadima: Master Chef (Grades 6–8) Sunday, November 7 Sunday, November 7 10:00 AM–12:00 PM 12:30 PM Youth

Sisterhood Join an amazing group of ladies who love needlework. Bring Show off your creative cooking skills in this friendly a project and chat! competition.

The Music of Our People with Cantor Josh Perlman Teens: Bake-Off(Grades 9–12) Sunday, November 7 (continuing 3 more Sunday, November 7 Sundays, not 11/28, concluding December 5) 12:30 PM Youth 10:00–11:30 AM See if you have what it takes to make a delicious dessert Adult EducationAdult The music may be old, but the artists are new! during this program. Come hear these new renditions of classic , collected by the Milken Archive and presented by Cantor Josh. A musical adventure of historic proportion, The Lost World of the Milken Archive was founded in 1990 to document, African-American preserve, and disseminate the vast body of music that pertains Cantors to the American Jewish experience. The Milken Archive has with Henry Sapoznik become the largest collection of American Jewish music ever Sunday, November 7 L.I.F.E. Lecture L.I.F.E. assembled. 7:30 PM The history of Black- Field Trip to Jewish cultural interaction primarily focuses on how Jews Sunday, November 7 adopted and adapted Black vernacular music. However, what 11:00 AM has never before been explored were the African-Americans Visit Fort Ritchie in Cascade, Maryland, including the Fort Men’s Club Men’s who performed and cantorial music between the Ritchie Museum and to learn about the Ritchie Boys (featured World Wars. The talk will honor the memory of now forgotten recently on CBS’s ). The Ritchie Boys were the Black cantors: Mendele der Shvartzer Khazn, Abraham Ben U.S. special German-Austrian unit of Military intelligence Benjamin Franklin, and Goldye di Shvartze Khaznte the first officers and enlisted men of WWII. Many of them were and only Black woman cantor. The talk will feature dozens German-speaking, often Jews who fled Nazi persecution. of graphics and translations of Yiddish newspaper previews, Lunch will be provided. Advance registration required. reviews, and the playing of the one known 1923 Yiddish and Hebrew recording of Thomas Jones LaRue. Cosponsored by Meals for Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter the S.E.A. Change Coalition. Sunday, November 7 11:30 AM Help us provide lunch for the residents of the Interfaith

Social Action Social Works Women’s Shelter in Rockville. Items can be purchased or prepared in your home. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

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Our Adult Children: A Two-Part Series Mahjong: A Chinese with Roberta Drucker, Game and the Making JSSA Synagogue Liaison Part 2 – Welcoming the “Stranger” of Modern American EducationAdult Monday, November 8 Culture 7:30–9:00 PM Join Roberta for the second workshop of a two-part by Annelise Heinz conversation. The first session was held on October 11. You may attend this one even if you did not attend the first. B’nai Israel Book Discussion Group Wednesday, November 10 12:00–1:00 PM An Inside Look at the Nation’s Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern Premier Jewish Theater

American Culture by Annelise Heinz HAZAK with Adam Immerwahr Heinz’s rich and colorful account offers the first history of the Thursday, November 11 wildly popular game of mahjong. As it traveled from China 1:00–2:00 PM to the United States and caught on with Hollywood starlets, Have you ever wondered how a theater selects high society, middle-class housewives, and immigrants alike, the plays they produce? How an artistic director mahjong became a quintessentially American game. chooses directors to direct those plays? And, how an entire season of plays is chosen? Join Theater J’s Artistic Director Sisterhood Fall Member Dinner Adam Immerwahr for an inside look into the art of theater with Special Presentation by Annelise making. Get a behind-the-scenes look at play selection, Heinz (via Zoom from Oregon) casting, set and costume design, and more! In addition, hear Wednesday, November 10 a preview of the heartwarming play Tuesdays with Morrie, 6:30 PM based on the beloved book, to be produced by Theater J Join your sisters for dinner and socializing. in November and December. Join us for this intimate and Following dinner, Annelise Heinz presents her fascinating talk with Theater J’s dynamic leader. book Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture, recently published by Oxford University Theater J is a nationally-renowned, professional theater that Press. A historian at the University of Oregon, her work has celebrates, explores, and struggles with the complexities been featured by National Public Radio, The Wall Street and nuances of both the Jewish experience and the universal Journal, and international Chinese television. She has lived human condition. Their work illuminates and examines: and played mahjong in the United States and Southwestern ethical questions of our time, inter-cultural experiences that China. The evening concludes with dessert. parallel our own, and the changing landscape of Jewish identities. As the nation’s largest and most prominent Jewish Advance purchase of this book is available at a discount. theater, they aim to preserve and expand a rich Jewish Please contact Jill Gendelman (Bnailibrary@bnaiisraelcong. theatrical tradition and to create community and commonality org, 301-881-6550, ext. 524) to order your copy. This program through theater-going experiences. is co-sponsored by Sisterhood and the Blumberg Zalis Family Library.

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Maimonides’ Early Years, A Historical Perspective November is with Benson Goldstein Thursday, November 11 Men’s Club Men’s 7:30 PM Jewish Book Month Benson Goldstein will discuss that, despite many outward pressures, Maimonides as a young man remained a committed Jew, a leading physician, and renowned intellectual. Rabbi Berkowitz will lead a Monday Night at the Movies stimulating discussion following Mr. Goldstein’s talk. & Discussion Monday, November 15 This year marks the conclusion of the 40th study cycle of 7:00–8:30 PM Maimonides's Mishneh Torah. Co-sponsored by Sisterhood. Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (1 Hr. 26 Min.; English) After years of crushing defeats, Israel’s The Jewish Diaspora: Scattered Among the national baseball team finally ranks among the world’s Peoples best in 2017. Its roster includes many Jewish-American with Ira Lieberman and Fred Jacobs Thursday, November 11 (Session 2 of 6) major leaguers, most with a tenuous relationship to 7:30–9:00 PM

Judaism, barely any ever having set foot in Israel. Their EducationAdult odyssey takes them from the Holy Land to South Korea where they must debunk their reputations as has-beens and wannabes. The connection to Israel that the players forge pushes them to unexpected heights as they represent S’darot: The Best of Israeli TV the country on the world stage. with Netta Asner-Minster Thursday, November 18 (continues on 12/9) 7:30 PM

Rabbi Matthew Simon’s Affairs Israel See page 10 for a complete description. Winter Multi-Book Review Tuesday, November 23 11:00 AM–12:00 PM You are sure to learn a lot from Rabbi The Jewish Diaspora: Scattered Among the Simon’s fascinating discussions, filled Peoples with historical references, side-notes, and with Ira Lieberman and Fred Jacobs interesting anecdotes. Thursday, November 18 (Session 3 of 6) 7:30–9:00 PM Adult EducationAdult

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EPIC Shabbat: Heroes! Saturday, November 20

Family 10:00 AM Brunch 10:30 AM Program What does it take to be a hero? Just a little bit of your gevurah (strength). You can be strong of body, strong of mind, strong of spirit, or strong in many other ways. Who are the heroes of Jewish history? Who are the heroes in your life? Join us for a celebration of heroes as we approach Hannukah, which celebrates the heroic efforts of our ancestors.

Bonim: Hanukkah Program (Grades K–2) Sunday, November 21 12:30–1:45 PM Youth Prepare for the fun of Hanukkah by making your very own dreidel.

Machar: Hanukkah Program (Grades 3–5) Sunday, November 21 12:30–1:45 PM Youth Get ready for the Festival of Lights by crafting your very own menorah and candles.

Latkes & Lights Thursday, December 2

Family 5:30 PM Gather with friends and family to celebrate Hanukkah with food, games, fun, and plenty of lights! This program will feature activities for children of all ages, tots through teens, as well as for our adults.

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DECEMBER

Hanukkah Sunday, November 28 - Monday, December 6

December 24 Minyan at 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM

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Ladies Game Day B’nai Israel Book Discussion Group Wednesday, December 1 Wednesday, December 8 10:00 AM–3:00 PM 12:00–1:00 PM Join Sisterhood for a day of bridge, canasta, mah jong, and Library The Faberge Secret by Charles Belfoure Sisterhood other table games. Come solo or bring your own teammates, New York Times bestselling author Charles games, and supplies. Cost is $36 per person, which includes Belfoure takes readers on a breathless journey a dairy lunch. All are welcome to join, even if you are not yet from the gilded ballrooms of Imperial a Sisterhood member! to the grim violence of the pogroms in St. Petersburg, 1903. Prince Dimitri Markhov counts himself lucky to be a close friend of the tsar, but when confronted by the death and Latkes & Lights destruction wrought by a pogrom, he is taken aback. He Thursday, December 2 grows determined to make a stand, whatever the cost.

Family 5:30 PM Gather with friends and family to celebrate Hanukkah with The Ritchie Boys: Secret Heroes of food, games, fun, and plenty of lights! This program will World War II

feature activities for children of all ages, tots through teens, HAZAK with Bernie Lubran as well as for our adults. Thursday, December 9 1:00–2:00 PM As the United States entered into World War The Jewish Diaspora: Scattered Among the II, the US Military recognized the valuable Peoples contributions that refugees from European countries could with Ira Lieberman and Fred Jacobs make by using their language skills and knowledge of the Thursday, December 2 (Session 4 of 6) culture of the enemy. Thus, a top-secret Military Intelligence 7:30–9:00 PM Training Center was established at Camp Ritchie, located Adult EducationAdult less than one hour from Washington, DC. Sworn to secrecy, these soldiers, underwent rigorous training in intelligence Chicks Who Stitch gathering and techniques, and their Sunday, December 5 achievements played an important role in the ultimate victory 10:00 AM–12:00 PM of the Allies.

Sisterhood Join an amazing group of ladies who love needlework. Bring a project and chat! S’darot: The Best of Israeli TV with Netta Asner-Minster Thursday, December 9 The Torah & Beyond: Lunch & Learn 7:30 PM with Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer Affairs Israel See page 10 for a complete description. Monday, December 6 12:30 PM The Jewish Diaspora: Scattered Among the Peoples Adult EducationAdult with Ira Lieberman and Fred Jacobs Thursday, December 9 (Session 5 of 6) 7:30–9:00 PM Adult EducationAdult

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MITZVAH DAY Sponsored by the Mildred & William Kaplan Social Action Endowment

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

Abigail Bortnick & Yvonne Klinger, Chairs

Start this special day of tikkun olam (repairing the world) with morning minyan at 9:00 AM and special projects beginning at 10:00 AM. There will be grade-specific projects for our Talmud Torah and Day School students, as well as projects for community members of all ages. More information will follow in the Scroll and the Community Connections publications. Contact our chairs if you would like to organize a special project for Mitzvah Day. Online registration begins in October at www.bnaiisraelcong.org/mitzvahday.

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Monday Night at the Movies Breakfast and Presentation & Discussion with Matan Sivek, Israel Nature and Monday, December 13 Heritage Foundation of America (INHFA) Library 7:00 - 8:30 PM Sunday, December 19 Men’s Club Men’s The Last Resort (1hr. 10 min.; English) 10:00 AM Before the arrival of Miami Vice and MTV INHFA supports the protection and conservation of Spring Break, South Beach was home to the Israel’s nature, landscapes, and heritage sites. Mr. Sivek will include representations from Israel and feature in his largest cluster of Jewish retirees in the country. Drawn by presentation both prominent as well as newly identified heritage the small apartments, low cost of living, sunny weather, and sites. Cosponsored by Sisterhood. thriving cultural life, they came by the thousands seeking refuge from the Northeast's brutal winters. By the 1970s, these former New Yorkers had turned from seasonal visitors Bonim: Zava Zone (Grades K–2) to year-round residents, making Miami Beach home to a Sunday, December 19 population that was primarily over 70 and overwhelmingly 12:30–2:30 PM Jewish. The Last Resort takes audiences on a journey to the Youth Climb, jump, and play at Zava Zone with all your friends. iconic Miami Beach of that era.

The Jewish Diaspora: Scattered Among the Machar: Ice Skating (Grades 3–5) Sunday, December 19 Peoples 12:30–2:30 PM

with Ira Lieberman and Fred Jacobs Youth Skate your way into winter break with all of your Machar friends! Thursday, December 16 (Session 6 of 6) 7:30–9:00 PM Adult EducationAdult

Kadima and Teens: Afternoon at the Movie When Your Child Asks Theater (Grades 6–12) about God Sunday, December 19 Youth with Rabbi Mitchell Berkowitz 12:30 PM Thursday, December 16 Kadima and Teens will see two different movies. 8:00 PM Adult EducationAdult Does God hear my prayers? Why doesn't God stop bad things from happening? Who is God's mom? Your children may ask you a variety of questions about Meals for Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter God, and sometimes it is hard to know how to respond. Join Sunday, December 19 Rabbi Berkowitz and other parents to learn about strategies 5:30 PM and resources for engaging your children in age-appropriate Help us provide dinner for the residents of the Interfaith conversations about God and Judaism. Action Social Works Women’s Shelter in Rockville. Items can be purchased or prepared in your home. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Sisterhood. .

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JANUARY

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Monday, January 17 | Minyan at 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM

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The Torah & Beyond: Lunch & Learn Do You Know About the Acadian with Rabbi Jonathan Schnitzer Exile and Survival in Maryland?

Monday, January 3 HAZAK with Greg Wood 12:30 PM Thursday, January 13 1:00–2:00 PM Adult EducationAdult Gregory Wood is a native of southern Michigan and a resident of Maryland since 1970. He has written three books on the French in the state—with initial support from the Maryland Bicentennial Commission Tu Bishvat Family Program and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His work Sunday, January 9 has centered on early immigration, Acadian exiles, the 12:30 PM Revolutionary period, and contributions of West Indian Family Join us for a Tu Bishvat celebration of trees, the earth, and refugees and émigrés. In 2014, he was one of five dozen Israel! scholars contributing to an award-winning anthology entitled Acadie Then and Now/Acadie Hier et Aujourd’hui (published simultaneously in two languages). Greg’s newest work, Becoming the Frenchified State of Maryland, is comprised of B’nai Israel Book Discussion Group two volumes and focuses primarily on the years 1755 to 1865. Wednesday, January 12 12:00–1:00 PM Library Something Beautiful Happened by Yvette Manessis Corporon Dinner and Speaker Yvette Corporon grew up listening to her with David Sotsky grandmother’s stories about how the people of Thursday, January 13 the small Greek island Erikousa hid a Jewish family, a tailor 6:30 PM Men’s Club Men’s named Savvas and his daughters, from the Nazis and the David Sotsky, Vice-President, Merrill Lynch family survived the war. Years later, Yvette eventually found Wealth Management and member of B’nai the Jewish tailor’s descendants in Israel. Their tearful reunion Israel, will present his annual financial review. was proof to her that evil doesn’t always win. But just days after she made the connection, her cousin’s child was gunned down in Kansas, a victim of a Neo-Nazi. Despite her best hopes, she was forced to confront the fact that seventy years after the Nazis were defeated, remainders of their hateful legacy still linger.

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Chicks Who Stitch Sunday, January 16 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Sisterhood Join an amazing group of ladies who love needlework. Bring a project and chat!

Sipping with the Sisters Wednesday, January 19 7:30–9:00 PM

Sisterhood at Woodmont Country Club Join us for discussion, nosh, and wine!

Sixth Grade B’nai Mitzvah Experience: Part 2 Sunday, January 23 10:30 AM –12:15 PM SHABBAT SHIRA WITH Family 6th grade families will explore the relationship between Torah vs Haftarah. Students will learn how to develop a KOL SASSON d’var Torah and some students will share ones that they have developed in class with the group. Friday–Saturday, January 14–15

The Shabbat when we read Parshat Beshalah is Meals for Interfaith Works Women’s Shelter always referred to as Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of Sunday, January 23 Song, because on it we always recite the Song of the 5:30 PM Sea (Exodus 15), celebrating the redemption of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. This year, we will Help us provide dinner for the residents of the Interfaith enhance our celebration of Shabbat Shira with the Action Social Works Women’s Shelter in Rockville. Items can be purchased sounds and songs of Kol Sasson, the University of or prepared in your home. Cosponsored by Men’s Club and Maryland’s premiere a cappella group. Sisterhood.

Friday, January 14 7:00 PM Shabbat Dinner with

Saturday, January 15 9:00 AM Special Arrangement with Cantor Josh before the Torah Service

10:15 AM Family Minyan Singing Workshop

6:00 PM Melave Malka Concert with Havdalah & Refreshments

30 FALL PROGRAM GUIDE Shared Legacies: An Exploration of Havdalah Have-Deli Black-Jewish Cooperation Then and Saturday, January 29 Now 5:45 PM Sunday, January 23 Family Enjoy a delicious deli dinner as we gather together to say 7:30 PM farewell to Shabbat and hello to the week ahead. This L.I.F.E. Lecture L.I.F.E. First, join us in watching Shared Legacies, a program is designed for the entire B’nai Israel community, film that revisits the crucial historical lessons with different programs and activities for members of all of Black-Jewish cooperation during the turbulent Civil ages. Rights era, as many Jewish leaders backed the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to achieve racial equality and harmony. Pivotal events “come alive through a treasure trove Fifth Grade B’nai Mitzvah Meeting of archival materials, narrated by eyewitnesses, activists, Sunday, January 30 , and leaders of the movement.” 10:00 AM–12:15 PM Family This interactive experience for 5th graders and their Then, stay for a discussion of the commitment B’nai parents provides an introduction to the bar and bat mitzvah Israel is making to racial justice today. Marla Schulman, experience at B’nai Israel. a past president of our congregation, together with other presenters, will describe the work of the S.E.A. Change Coalition, a ground-breaking partnership with Washington The Jews of Africa: Hebrew Congregation. The Coalition is allying with other Lost Tribes, Found organizations that seek to advance racial and social justice Communities, and efforts in Montgomery County. The discussion will highlight Emerging Faiths with Jono David

the ways in which the S.E.A. Change Coalition is honoring EducationAdult Sunday, January 30 the past while applying its lessons to today’s pressing issues. 7:30 PM Cosponsored by the S.E.A. Change Coalition. Since the time of Abraham and his wanderings in Egypt, the Jewish people have had a presence in Africa making some communities the oldest in the world. This interactive presentation delineates some of that history while taking Adult B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony Saturday, January 29 viewers on a virtual journey through a photographic project

Ritual 9:00 AM that took Jono to 30 countries across the continent. The Celebrate this milestone accomplishment with the members presentation spotlights emerging Black Jewish groups in of the Adult B’nai Mitzvah class, who have dedicated the Uganda, Cameroon, and Ghana as well as the historical past two years to learning weekly with Rabbi Berkowitz. orthodox community of Djerba, Tunisia, and...wait for it...a yeshiva in the Congo under the supervision of Chabad- Lubavitch of Central Africa in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Viewers will also be treated to two short videos featuring synagogues of Africa and Jewish life in Africa.

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NETTA ASNER-MINSTER Netta Asner- JONO DAVID is an American-British independent Minster is beginning her third year as our shlicha photographer who has traveled the globe to amass (Israeli Emissary). Netta was born in Silver what is perhaps the most extensive archive of Spring, Maryland, and moved to Israel in 2004. contemporary images of Jewish heritage and heritage She completed her BA prior to her shlichut from sites in the world —a growing compendium of more Hebrew University in International Relations than 120,000 photographs from 116 countries and and Jewish History and Contemporary Judaism. territories. His work has been exhibited at several Netta’s passion is to engage with Israeli and American Jews, museums including the Beit Hatfutsot Museum (), the strengthening the ties between the communities. She has worked Irish Jewish Museum (Dublin), the South African Jewish Museum with various organizations such as Onward Israel, the Knesset, (Cape Town), and others. Jono resides in Tokyo where he lectures and the Jewish Agency to further promote this goal. She and in English at several universities. His online Jewish photo archive John were married in December 2019. is www.JewishPhotoLibrary.com. For his other photographic pursuits, visit his online portfolio: www.jonoDavid.com. Jono recently published two books, both available on Amazon: The RABBI MITCHELL BERKOWITZ joined Jews of Africa: Lost Tribes, Found Communities, Emerging Faiths B’nai Israel after he was ordained in May 2017 by and Life Before : Portraits of Character. the Rabbinical School at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS). While in rabbinical school, Rabbi Berkowitz served as the rabbinic intern at Shelter Rock Jewish Center in Roslyn, ROBERTA DRUCKER LCSW-C has been a NY. He holds a Master of Arts in Talmud and Maryland Licensed Social Worker since 1988. She Rabbinics from the Graduate School at JTS, and Bachelor’s is JSSA’s Synagogue Liaison to B’nai Israel and Degrees in History and in International & Global Studies from other local congregations, a position she has been in Brandeis University. In addition to his rabbinic and pastoral for 9 years. She is a trained group facilitator of The roles as the Associate Rabbi, Rabbi Berkowitz also organizes Wise Aging Program. Her specialties include family programming and learning opportunities for the community. and intergenerational therapy, aging, bereavement, anxiety, and other mood issues. Roberta also worked in the fields of School Social Work, Community Mental Health, and Substance CANTOR SARAH BOLTS began serving Abuse. She earned her MSW at Arizona State University. as Associate Hazzan and Music Director at B’nai Israel Congregation in August 2019. Previously, Cantor Bolts served as the Cantor and Education Director at Beth Sholom B’nai Israel BENSON GOLDSTEIN is a retired tax attorney in Manchester, Connecticut. Cantor Bolts was with a special passion for history and political topics. ordained as a cantor in 2016 at Hebrew College In his career, Benson has worked in private practice in Newton, Massachusetts, where she also earned a Master’s in and held tax, legislative, and government relations Jewish Studies. As a graduate of a pluralistic cantorial school, positions with the American Institute of CPAs, the she is trained in musical styles from across the denominational U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. House spectrum. Small Business Committee.

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ADAM IMMERWAHR is the fourth Artistic BERNIE LUBRAN is the President of the Friends Director in Theater J’s history. He was most recently of Camp Ritchie, a non-profit dedicated to preserving the Associate Artistic Director at McCarter Theatre the lessons learned from Camp Ritchie, MD, and the Center in Princeton, NJ. NYC directing credits soldiers who trained there (“The Ritchie Boys”), and include productions at The Public, Theater Row helping Ritchie Boy family members share stories, (both for Summer Play Festival), Ensemble Studio photos, and memories through a Facebook site, Theatre, The Wild Project, and NYU’s Studio “Ritchie Boys of WWII.” Bernie and his wife reside Tisch. Adam is the recipient of a 2008 Drama League Directing in North Bethesda, MD. His late father was a German refugee who Fellowship and the 2010 NJ Theatre Alliance “Applause Award.” served in the US Army and trained in military intelligence at Camp Adam was the winner of the 2014 Emerging Nonprofit Leader Ritchie. Award presented by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Center for Excellence and the Center for Non-Profits. CANTOR JOSH C. PERLMAN became the Cantor at B’nai Israel in February 2001. He FRED JACOBS is Professor Emeritus of previously served as the Cantor at Congregation Education at American University where he was a B’nai Israel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for faculty member and administrator for over thirty ten years. Prior to that position, Cantor Josh years, serving as University Dean of Faculties, was the Cantorial Soloist at Temple Shalom in Dean of the School of Education, and Director of Milton, Massachusetts, and Temple Emanu-El the Doctoral Program in Education. Previously, he in Providence, Rhode Island. He has studied voice with Jeanne taught at Denison University, the Harvard Graduate Grealish of the Sante Fe Opera and with the eminent Dr. William School of Education, and the City University of New York. He Riley in New York. has a B.A. from Dickinson College, and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. In 2007, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Romania BENJAMIN ROGERS is the Director for where he had an opportunity to explore his maternal ancestry in the Middle East and North Africa Initiatives with Carpathian Mountains of Romania. He and his family are long- AJC’s Department of Policy and Diplomatic time members of Congregation B’nai Tzedek. Affairs. In his capacity, Benjamin supports AJC’s diplomatic outreach, policymaking, and Middle East advocacy. Benjamin’s work regularly takes him to IRA LIEBERMAN PH.D., has been President and countries across the Arab world, where he cultivates Chief Executive Officer of LIPAM International, relationships with political and civil society leaders. Benjamin Inc., since October 2004. In this capacity he has represents AJC in private briefings with foreign ministries worldwide advised governments, not-for-profit institutions, and and publicly through interviews with international news outlets. private companies. Much of his advisory work has Benjamin holds an M.A. from Tel Aviv University in public policy been focused on the microfinance sector. Ira worked and Israeli politics and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin- for the World Bank in Washington DC from 1993- Madison. Benjamin grew up at B’nai Israel Congregation with his 2004 and from 1985–1987 in several positions. Ira has a B.A. from siblings and parents, Abby and Dr. Phil Rogers. Lehigh University an MBA from Columbia University and a Ph.D. (D.Phil.) from Oxford University.

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RABBI MICHAEL SAFRA joined B’nai Israel MICHAEL SHARNOFF is Associate Professor after his ordination from the Jewish Theological at the National Defense University’s Near East Seminary (JTS) in 2002. He became Senior Rabbi South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Prior to of the Congregation in 2017, articulating his goal to joining NESA, he served as Associate Professor strengthen congregational life by encouraging and of Middle East Studies and Director of Regional guiding individuals as they pursue their personal Studies at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of Jewish journeys. Rabbi Safra received his B.A. in National Security, where he taught graduate courses history and Judaic studies from the University of Michigan, and on the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Arab Spring uprisings, and radical holds a Master’s Degree in Bible from the Graduate School at JTS. Islamist movements. He publishes frequently on the Middle East He serves on the boards of the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic and his articles have appeared in popular media outlets. He holds Abuse (JCADA), Jewish Foundation for Group Homes (JFGH), a Ph.D. in Middle East Studies from King’s College, , and and the National Rabbinic Cabinet of Israel Bonds. is the author of Nasser’s Peace: Egypt’s Response to the 1967 War with Israel (Routledge, 2017). HENRY SAPOZNIK is an award-winning producer, musicologist and performer, and writer in the fields of traditional and popular Yiddish and RABBI MATTHEW H. SIMON has served American music and culture. He is a native Yiddish B’nai Israel as Senior Rabbi and Rabbinic Campaign speaker and child of Holocaust survivors. Sapoznik Consultant for three decades. During his tenure, founded and directed the internationally acclaimed the Talmud Torah was expanded and consolidated, KlezKamp: The Yiddish Folk Arts Program havurot were added and women were accorded beginning in 1985. He is a five-time Grammy-nominated producer/ equality. He was ordained by the Jewish Theological performer. In 2002 Henry Sapoznik received the Peabody award Seminary in 1958 and awarded an Honorary Doctor for co-producing the NPR series “The Yiddish Radio Project.” of Divinity Degree in 1984. He served as a Navy Chaplain and Presently he is co-producing for Smithsonian-Folkways records an retired as a Captain after 28 years of service. He served as President anthology of American folk music from California recorded in the of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington for two terms. 1960s and a blog series on African-American cantors of the 1920s and 1930s. MATAN SIVEK was recognized for his leadership RABBI JONATHAN A. SCHNITZER served as INHFA Executive Director in Forbes 30 Under B’nai Israel for twenty-eight years before becoming 30 list, marking Israel’s 30 most promising young Rabbi Emeritus in July 2017. Rabbi Schnitzer leaders. Matan’s mission is to allow people from received a B.A. from Columbia College and then around the world to connect with and contribute studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where to Israel’s extraordinary historical and natural he received his Master’s Degree and was ordained assets. Prior to serving at INHFA, Matan promoted in 1974. In 2001, the Seminary awarded him an coexistence and equality in Israel as the Advisor on Minorities Honorary Doctor of Divinity. Rabbi Schnitzer has been very active Affairs to the Director General of the Ministry of Education. on the local and national Jewish scene. He is currently a member He holds a B.A from the Amirim Program for Humanities and of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Social Service Agency. Economics and an MBA, both from the Hebrew University. Matan A voracious reader, avid traveler and biking enthusiast, Rabbi is an environment enthusiast, passionate about empowering people Schnitzer also has a special passion for Israel. and communities, a dedicated yoga practitioner and serial language learner.

2021–2022 | 5782 35 MEREDITH R. WEISEL currently serves as the Senior Associate Regional Director at the ADL Washington, D.C. Regional Office. Her operations portfolio includes legislative advocacy and L.I.F.E. LECTURES coalitions, law enforcement training, community L.I.F.E. LECTURES are free of charge and open to the community. engagement, and incident response. Meredith is These lectures are made possible by your donations and the an experienced attorney and government relations generosity of: professional who has spent decades engaged in public policy and community issues in the Greater Washington area. Prior to joining the Israel Bimblich Memorial Lecture Fund, ADL, Meredith served as the Director of Maryland Government the Bess and Irving Kamins Lecture Fund, and Community Relations for the Jewish Community Relations the Lieblein Memorial Lecture Fund, Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington. Weisel holds a B.A. from the Morris and Ida Park Memorial Lecture Fund, and American University and a J.D. from the Widener University the Louis Wener, M.D., Memorial Lecture Fund. School of Law. She lives with her husband, Michael, their two L.I.F.E. Lectures will be sign-interpreted if requested at least daughters, and dog in North Potomac, Maryland. three days prior to the program. Special thanks to the Meisel Family Endowment for Special Needs and the Dr. Mitchell and SHIRLEY WAXMAN is an accomplished Thelma Goldfarb Rubinow Endowment for Special Needs for needlewoman and Judaic folklorist. Shirley creates making this service possible. wearable art and functional ceremonial objects for synagogue and home. Her Judaic collection includes Learn more at www.bnaiisraelcong.org/lifelectures. pieced and painted covers, wall hangings, kippot, tallitot, chuppot, and Torah mantles. Her work has been selected for many shows including in the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, PA. “Her philosophy comes from a folklore background—teach others and you will learn; express what is meaningful for people and hopefully they will understand and feel joy from your work. The publication of this Program Guide is made possible GREGORY WOOD holds degrees from the by the generous support of the Jay, Gail, Emily and Olivia University of Notre Dame and the Johns Hopkins Wasserman Communication Endowment. University and spent a study year abroad in Angers, France. Throughout his 40-year career in secondary Thank you to Jeff Lowe, Estelle Schwalb, and Rachel education, he specialized in foreign language Weinstein for reviewing and editing the B’nai Israel Program instruction and got involved in a number of history Guide. projects. Over the years, Greg has had many Special thanks to Bonnie Cole, Freed Photography, Emily Koo, opportunities to speak to large and small groups at historical and Herb Perone, and Randy Sager for the beautiful photos they educational conferences. Acadian and Québecois on his maternal have taken for B’nai Israel Congregation, some of which have side, he and his wife Lynn have traveled extensively in Quebec, the been used in this edition of the B’nai Israel Program Guide. Canadian Maritimes, and Louisiana and have a daughter who is a meteorologist.

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August 28 Isaac Blum Samuel Hankin September 18 Phineas Getlan September 25 Naveh Cohn October 2 Aviva Peck Amy Zimmerman October 9 Brielle Bassin Shoshana Fisher October 23 Jackson Eberstein Rebecca Shapiro Jakob Lipsky October 30 Lindsey Shapiro November 6 Alexa Krauthamer November 13 Elise Bergoffen November 20 Leila Singer December 11 Ryan Jager December 18 Haim Mikowski January 8 Sarah Kandel Elliott Merberg January 15 Noah Edlavitch January 22 Abigail Meyers February 5 Dylan Weber February 12 Elena Hurwitz March 5 Adam Klinger Troy Massuda March 12 Sadie Sussman March 19 Brooke Braunstein March 26 Noah King Betsy Schwarz April 2 Zachary Markey April 30 Lucas Amlin Benjamin Feig May 7 Theo Leshner Charlotte Shelton May 14 Jackson Parker Aidan Rubin May 21 Ari Kish Brian Marquardt May 28 Micah Brickman Orit Vainstein June 11 Nadia Farber Drew Gallo June 18 Lila Goldenbach

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD OF GOVERNORS THE LEADERSHIP ADVISORY Dr. Haidee Bernstein COUNCIL SCOTT HODES President Ilana Bernstein Anne Abend [email protected] Kim Cohen Vickie Abrutyn* Nancy Eig Lois Alperstein* ROBERT LOEWY Vice President Administration Jeffrey Fredman Howard Arnold* [email protected] Jill Furman Irwin Barney* Naomi Gerstenblith Bobbie Berger DINA COHEN GRUBER Vice President Development Marion Haberman Robert Chernikoff [email protected] Stephanie Hart Paul Chod Marc Levine Myra Cohen JESSICA LIEBERMAN Vice President Membership Craig Meyers Steven Fanaroff [email protected] Jason Neuringer Bernard Forseter* Madeline Pellish Gregory Friedman* DANIEL FISHER Vice President Religious Affairs Marcie Peters Lesley Gasperow [email protected] Randi Poli Daniel Glazer Jodi Shulimson Sanford Gold Douglas Sunshine Deedee Jacobsohn* FONDA LOWE Vice President Youth & Education Philip Weintraub Dr. David Levine [email protected] Kenneth Levine Paula Pascal Levine DEBBIE STILLMAN Secretary TRUSTEES Solomon Levy [email protected] Elaine Goodman Lorin Luchs Edward Kaplan Ted Meyerson KAREN POST Treasurer Ronald Lenkin Sonia Polsky* [email protected] Joel Meisel Naomi Resnick Dr. Philip Rogers JASON SHEER Assistant Treasurer Hyman Rosenberg [email protected] Jacob Rothmel Andrew Schechter* ANDREW SHULMAN Parliamentarian Lawrence Shulman* [email protected] Sheldon Tommer Margaret Uberman* STEVEN ROTHENBERG Immediate Past President Lawrence Wachtel* [email protected] Sherry Wachtel* Jay Wechsler JULIANN GOLDMAN Sisterhood Delegate Amy Wish [email protected] Mordechai Yadin Allan Zendel* JONATHAN SALANT Men’s Club Delegate [email protected] *Past President

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THE LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BEREAVEMENT MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL ALICE HARRIS [email protected] JEFF FREDMAN [email protected] Anne Abend Vickie Abrutyn* SUSAN WEINMANN [email protected] Lois Alperstein* MEN’S CLUB Howard Arnold* BLUMBERG-ZALIS FAMILY LIBRARY Irwin Barney* LEWIS GERTZ Co-President [email protected] Bobbie Berger FRED E. GOODMAN [email protected] JONATHAN SALANT Co-President [email protected] Robert Chernikoff Paul Chod CARING Myra Cohen RITUAL Steven Fanaroff JESSICA LIEBERMAN [email protected] Bernard Forseter* DANIEL FISHER [email protected] ALISA RULNICK [email protected] Gregory Friedman* Lesley Gasperow Daniel Glazer DAY SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION Sanford Gold BARBARA BUSHMAN [email protected] JUDY SAKS [email protected] Deedee Jacobsohn* Dr. David Levine LEAH TULIN [email protected] Kenneth Levine NURSERY SCHOOL PARENT ASSOCIATION Paula Pascal Levine Solomon Levy HAZAK JESSICA NEURINGER [email protected] Lorin Luchs HARRIET FREDMAN [email protected] DAWN STERN [email protected] Ted Meyerson MARCIA LEVINE [email protected] Sonia Polsky* Naomi Resnick SISTERHOOD Dr. Philip Rogers HIGH HOLIDAYS Hyman Rosenberg JULIANN GOLDMAN Co-President [email protected] ROB LOEWY [email protected] Jacob Rothmel LISA ISENBERG Co-President [email protected] Andrew Schechter* JAKE ROTHMEL [email protected] Lawrence Shulman* JAY WECHSLER [email protected] Sheldon Tommer SOCIAL ACTION Margaret Uberman* RANDI POLI [email protected] Lawrence Wachtel* INCLUSION Sherry Wachtel* SIGNE WETROGAN [email protected] SUZY LEVY [email protected] Jay Wechsler Amy Wish ELIZABETH WEINTRAUB [email protected] Mordechai Yadin TALMUD TORAH Allan Zendel* L.I.F.E. LECTURE SERIES MICHELLE FINKEL [email protected] *Past President SOL LEVY [email protected] MARCIE PETERS [email protected]

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE DC DIAPER BANK COLLECTION New school supplies are needed for families in the Linkages for The Greater DC Diaper Bank empowers families and individuals Learning Program at Weller Road Elementary School. Weller in need throughout DC, Maryland, and by providing an Road is a Title 1 School and purchasing school supplies is a adequate and reliable source for basic baby needs and personal hardship for many of these families. We will be collecting new hygiene products. supplies in the bin outside the Education Office through early September. Diapers & Pullups (open packages are accepted, sizes 4–6 are in high Backpacks demand) Pens/Pencils/colored pencils/erasers Wipes Diaper Rash Cream (new) Crayons/Colored markers (fine and thick points) Tampons/Pads Pencil boxes (open boxes of individually wrapped items accepted) White glue/glue sticks Formula/Baby Food (new) Highlighters Scissors/Rulers Folders/Binders Composition/wire notebooks (wide rule) MANNA FOOD DRIVE Manna Food Center’s mission is to eliminate hunger in Montgomery County. Through food distribution, education and CLOTHING DRIVE advocacy, they are making strides on behalf of more than 63,000 The goal at Interfaith Works Clothing Center is to provide county residents who experience hunger and food insecurity. families and individuals in need with quality used clothing and home goods. The donations offer clients a sense of pride and Instant Oatmeal Packets (Original Flavor) dignity by making good quality items available to them at no Brown Rice cost. Whole Grain Pasta Tuna, Salmon or Chicken (in Water) Gently-used clothing for men, women and children Dry or Canned Beans (Low Sodium) Gloves Natural Nut Butters Hats Canned Vegetables (Low Sodium) Scarves Canned Fruit (in Juice) Pajamas Fruit Cups Sports Bras (small to XL) Shelf-stable Individual Milk Boxes Shoes Cooking Oils & Spices Umbrellas Ponchos

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MICHAEL J. SAFRA Senior Rabbi RACHEL SIEGEL Early Childhood Director ext. 565, [email protected] ext. 578, [email protected]

MITCHELL H. BERKOWITZ Associate Rabbi NANCY GOLDBERG Schilit Nursery School Assistant ext. 575, [email protected] Director ext. 509, [email protected] JONATHAN A. SCHNITZER Rabbi Emeritus ext. 560, [email protected] ELIZABETH CARPENTER Schilit Nursery School Assistant Director MATTHEW H. SIMON Rabbi Emeritus ext. 579, [email protected] ext. 570, [email protected] KAREN GERTON Early Childhood Director Emerita JOSH C. PERLMAN Hazzan ext. 572, [email protected] RACHEL LEVINE-HYMAN Program Associate ext. 562, [email protected] SARAH BOLTS Associate Hazzan Librarian ext. 503, [email protected] JILL GENDELMAN ext. 524, [email protected]

ROBERT KIEVAL Hazzan Emeritus NETTA ASNER-MINSTER Congregational Shlicha ext. 504, [email protected] HAL OSSMAN Executive Director ext. 563, [email protected] AVERY SUDOW Communications & Development Director ext. 569, [email protected] MOSHE BEN-LEV Education Director ext. 574, [email protected] NATE DOTSON Senior Accountant ext. 551, [email protected] RABBI PENINA ALEXANDER Associate Education Director PATRICIA SIMITAKOS Events Manager ext. 566, [email protected] ext. 573, [email protected]

SARAH JARVIS Director of Youth Engagement JOSE (PEPE) STRAUSS Facilities Director ext. 515, [email protected] ext. 541, [email protected]

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