THE WEEK AT A GLANCE 8:00 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Sunday, 8/27 ~ 5 Elul ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY, 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel LIFELONG JEWISH LEARNING, & SPIRITUAL GROWTH 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Monday, 8/28 ~ 6 Elul 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 pm Unified Vision for Youth Meeting, Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Shabbat Shalom! 3:00-6:00 pm J-JEP Hebrew Testing, Classrooms Tuesday, 8/29 ~ 7 Elul 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 pm BSUSY Board Meeting, Eisner Commons 7:30 pm Congregational Picnic Meeting, Lehman Center This week’s parashah is Shofetim. 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 9:30 am Gala Finance Committee, Lehman Center “Back to School” Shabbat… Wednesday, 8/30 ~ 8 Elul 3:00-6:00 pm J-JEP Hebrew Testing, at Rodef Shalom 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel And the Derekh Young Adult Shabbat Retreat 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 3:00-6:00 pm J-JEP Hebrew Testing, Classrooms Thursday, 8/31 ~ 9 Elul 7:00 pm Evening Service, Helfant Chapel 7:30 pm Judaism 101, Eisner Commons Friday, August 25 ~ 3 Elul Friday, 9/1 ~ 10 Elul 7:30 am Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Candle lighting 7:35 pm 6:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Helfant Chapel Candle Lighting 7:46 pm 6:30 am Early Morning Service, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 9:00 am Shabbat Morning Service, Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary Jonah Rosenberg becomes a bar mitzvah; aufruf - Hannah Mackler & Michael Feurstein Hod veHadar Instrumental Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Saturday, 9/2 ~ 11 Elul 10:00 am Youth Tefillah, Youth Lounge, then Lehman Center and Eisner Commons Palkovitz Lobby Jonah Rosenberg becomes a 12:00 pm Congregational Kiddush Luncheon, sponsored by Aviva and Pinchas bar mitzvah Rosenberg in honor of Jonah’s becoming a bar mitzvah, Samuel and Havdalah 8:34 pm Minnie Hyman Ballroom 6:45 pm Minhah, Homestead Hebrew Chapel 7:15 pm Seudah Shelishit, sponsored by Hannah Mackler’s parents, Rabbi Aaron and Lorraine Mackler, in honor of the aufruf of Hannah and Michael Feurstein, followed by Ma’ariv and Havdalah, Homestead Hebrew Chapel Saturday, August 26 ~ 4 Elul Youth Services Havdalah 8:45 pm FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 26 - SEPT. 1, 2017 4 - 10 ELUL, 5777 Yahrzeits 10:00-10:30 am - Gym is open before The following Yahrzeits will be observed today and in the coming week. This list includes Youth Tefillah. those dear departed for whom there are dedicated plaques in our praying spaces, and 6:30 am those for whom a contribution has been made to have their names listed here. Early Morning Minyan Homestead Hebrew Chapel Infant - Kindergarten Mabel Abramovitz Yeshayoh Gold Samuel Leven Salven Reck Leo Spiegle with Manny Theiner William Americus Rose C. Goodstein Thomas Lewis Morris Reiter Nathan M. Stark 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Ida Baer Isadore Gordon Simon Lieberman Frances Rosen Ralph Stein rd Tillie Bennett Gitel Gorodetsky Frances Marcus Fishel Rosenthal Daniel Stone Hoffman and Zweig Libraries, 3 floor Shabbat Morning Service 9:30 am st th Leon Alan Berger Mayer A. Green Samuel Mermelstein James Sacks Charles Stutin Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary 1 - 4 Grade - Youth Tefillah Florence Bertenthal Oscar M Green William Meyers Ida P. Saul Harry Tapley 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Sidney Block Jacob Greenberg Aaron L. Miller Clara Scherr Minnie Trachtenberg nd Sarah B. Caplan Norman A. Groudine Stephanie Ann Miller George Schneider Harry Treelisky Lehman Conference Room, 2 floor th th Bernard Cohen Michael Hammer Betty E. Miller Louis Schneir Jerome Valinsky Congregational Kiddush 12:15 pm 5 - 6 Grade - Youth Tefillah Lois Allison Cohen Howard W. Jacobson Ida Millstone Rae Schutzer Abraham M. Weber Mollie Cohen Jack Josowitz Arlene Mogerman Sherman Schwartz Ida Weisband Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom 10:30 am - 12:00 pm nd Elizabeth D. Cramer Sara Kanterowitz Ida Mogerman Ruth Sheldon Pearl Weiss Homestead Hebrew Chapel, 2 floor Yekusiel Cutler Bertram Katz Joseph G. Moidel Eleanor Shepse Andrew Weiss 7th - 8th Grade - Youth Tefillah Samuel Denmark Herman Keisler Joseph B. Nadel Bernice Silverman Fannie Wolf 7:45 pm Harold Dunn Norma Plotkin Kentor Cynthia Anne Oleinick Harry Silverman Madeline Zukerman Minhah, Discussion, Ma’ariv 10:30 am - 12:00 pm David Edelstein Sherri Lee Klein Irvin Pepper Lee Singer Nina Zytnick Homestead Hebrew Chapel Weinberg Pavilion, 1st floor Abe Edison Lewis Lasday Calvin Perlman Sylvia Small Henry Estner Pearl Laufe David Price Howard Snider Please refrain from using electronic Louis O. Ginsburg Esther Lefkowitz Bertha Reck Zelda Sniderman Please look for this symbol inside for info on devices in the synagogue during 5915 BEACON STREET ° PITTSBURGH, PA 15217 ° (P) 412.421.2288 ° BETHSHALOMPGH.ORG accessible entrances at Beth Shalom. Shabbat. Thank you. SHABBAT SHALOM Thank You to All of Our Sponsors Rabbi Adelson joins the Officers and Trustees in welcoming all members and guests to our Shabbat Services. We look forward to seeing you again soon. All are welcome to the Kiddush for “Back to School” Shabbat, presented by the Kiddush Club, in the Samuel and Minnie Hyman Ballroom immediately following services. OUR CONGREGATIONAL FAMILY Condolences to Robbin Steif, on the passing of her father, Sidney Feibus. Friends and family of our member Darrell H. “Buddy” Lazarus. Mazal Tov to Mike & Cathy Samuels on the birth of grandson William Jonathan Samuels. Thank you to all in the Congregation who participated in any way in the Shulabration last week - a very successful weekend of learning. Who makes the kiddushes happen? We make the kiddushes happen! Volunteer for Kiddush Club - for setup, for cleanup, and everything in between. Please contact Michelle Vines, at 412-421-2288 x113, or [email protected]. Kiddush Sponsorship Celebrating a simhah or honoring the memory of a loved one? To sponsor a catered Kiddush, contact Michelle Vines, at 412-421-2288 x113, or [email protected] Volunteer to Lead Services! Want to take an active role in Congregation Beth Shalom services? Please contact Sheldon Catz at [email protected]. Plan for more Centennial programs: Centennial Family Picnic Centennial Gala Have you lost something in the shul? Are you missing something important? Pack a Kosher Basket and Event begins 7:00 pm Did a guest at your event leave something valuable behind? Bring a Large Blanket! Marriott City Center We do have several religious articles left behind with no labels. (Not a cookout; light refreshments only.) 112 Washington Place (Please put your name into your tallit and tefillin bags.) Our lost and found is overflowing. Please call and let us know what you are missing. CDS Field | 2:00-5:00 pm Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Please call our Receptionist, Nicolette Canterna, for general articles, at 412-421-2288 x114, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 and please call the Rabbi’s assistant, Audrey Glickman, for religious items, at x112. Sisterhood Judaica Shop SHABBAT - PARASHAT SHOFETIM AUGUST 25 - 26, 2017 3 - 4 Elul 5777 Now selling Lori Kline’s book Almost A Minyan! Etz Open Friday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Aliyah Verses Readers Hertz Hayim Devarim (Deut.) 16:18-20 Simone Rothstein 820 1088 ראשון S 1st or by appointment Devarim 16:21-17:7 Rich Feder 821 1089 שני I 2nd Devarim 17:8-10 Simone Rothstein 823 1090 שלישי S Barbara Kaiserman, 412-422-5677 3rd Devarim 17:11-13 Helen Feder 823 1091 רביעי 4th Devarim 17:14-17 Debby Gillman 823 1092 חמישי T Sisterhood Potluck 5th Devarim 17:18-20 Marlene Behrmann Cohen 824 1093 ששי E Please join us for a potluck vegetarian/dairy dinner meeting 6th Devarim 18:1-5 Marlene Behrmann Cohen 825 1093 שביעי at the home of Judy Kobell, Wednesday, September 13, at 6:30 p.m. 7th R 2758 Mount Royal Road Devarim 18:3-5 Marlene Behrmann Cohen 825 1094 מפטיר H What to bring? If your last name begins with Maftir Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 51:12-52:12 Ari Chester 835 1108 הפטרה Haftarah O A-L - Salad M-P - Appetizer Q-Z - Dessert O A main course of vegetarian/dairy lasagna will be provided. Please RSVP to Judy Kobell at [email protected] or 412-422-3226. D Torah Fund Pins You are invited to join the Derekh Young Adult Shabbat Retreat Torah Fund Pins are now available! from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. this Saturday, for a bit of extra learning Please contact Rhoda Judd for more information. in preparation for the High Holidays. OUR LEADERSHIP 1:30-2:30 “Being Open,” with Rabbi Seth Adelson Clergy Officers Rabbi Seth Adelson, Ext. 115, [email protected] Deborah Firestone, President, Ext. 106 Rabbi Mark Staitman, Rabbinic Scholar Ria David, Vice President 2:30-3:30 “Embracing Vulnerability,” with Rabbi Jeremy Markiz Joe Jolson, Vice President Staff Arlene Shapiro, Vice President All are welcome! Rob Menes, Executive Director, Ext. 226, [email protected] Mitch Dernis, Treasurer Dale Caprara, Controller, Ext. 109 Steve Albert, Secretary Anthony Colaizzi, Communications & Design Manager, Ext. 108 Auxiliary Presidents Audrey Glickman, Rabbi’s Assistant, Ext. 112, [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS Liron Lipinsky, JJEP Director, Ext. 323 Alex Kiderman, Men’s Club Judy Kornblith Kobell, Sisterhood For additional information, please see the flyers in the new racks in the Esther and Jack Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Director of Derekh and Y outh Tefillah, Ext. 111 Ethan Mackler, USY Jennifer Slattery, Early Learning Center Director, Ext. 190 Palkovitz Lobby and in front of the Faye Rubenstein Weiss Sanctuary, or go to our website.