PASSOVER SEDER by Ray Weiss

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1 April 2016 Adar II-Nisan 5776 Volume 24 Issue 4 Torah Times PASSOVER SEDER by Ray Weiss Together we honor G-d and Torah, Promote Spiritual Growth, and Strengthen Our Community Special Points of Interest: Ray Weiss pg. 1 CBT President s Message pg. 2 Congregation B nai Torah will hold its annual first night of Passover Seder on Friday April 22 nd. Shabbat services begin at 6 p.m. with the Seder starting 30 minutes later. Children from the congregation will get a head start on Sunday April 17 th with a Model Seder at the school. The youngsters will prepare and serve themselves traditional Passover staples like Matzah balls and Charoset for the holiday that marks the liberation of the Israelites from 400 years of slavery in Egypt. CBT s Rabbi David Kane said that at the Jewish Heritage Festival at the Casements Sunday April 3 rd, congregants working the temple s tent will inform visitors of the annual Seder....continued page 10 Religious School News Pg 7 Rabbi s Reminders pg. 14 Inside this issue: President s Message 2 Ada K. Siegel Committee Report 2 Announcements 4 Take Me Out to the Ballpark by Ray Weiss The Daytona Cubs have given way to the Daytona Tortugas but high-caliber baseball is still high-caliber baseball down at Jackie Robinson Ball Park. After a fall and winter of football and basketball, Florida State League baseball is back for a second season with the Cincinnati Reds minor-league affiliate at the charming, historic ball field in downtown Daytona Beach. And Congregation B nai Torah is getting an early start, heading out to the ballpark for a Men s Club sponsored evening of baseball and camaraderie on Saturday April 9th, game time 7:05 pm. This is our third year. It s not a fundraiser, said Chuck Weisman of the Men s Club. It s a social event aimed at bringing the Jewish community together for some fun. He said that last year about 150 people of all ages attended from throughout Volusia and Flagler Counties for a game that took place later in the season. $ 5.00 each It was too hot for some people who couldn t sit long (in the bleachers), Weisman said. So we re trying to make it more comfortable for everyone by doing it now (early April). We hope to draw even more people. Tickets are $5 each and can be reserved by calling the Temple office at For an additional $5, a voucher for a hot dog or pizza, chips and soft drink can be bought. Calendar 5 Sisterhood News 6 Men s Club 7 Jewish Federation Report Ritual Committee Report Yahrzeits Birthdays and Anniversaries Ray Weiss 10 Rabbi s Reminders 14

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3 Page 3 President s Message by Saralee Morrissey Dear Fellow Congregants: As I look back on this year as President of CBT, I am reminded of the many and varied life cycle events that we share as the Bnai Torah family. The summer of awesome went quickly and we culminated it with an awesome surprise party for Rabbi s birthday. Rabbi s health was a reminder of the importance of taking care of oneself and to be available to others during their time of need and healing. We are grateful that Rabbi Merrill Shapiro was available for our services and needs during Rabbi Kane s absence and thankfully the outcome of Rabbi Kane s surgery was positive and his outlook is excellent. Ken Haberman and Jesse Acosta made us proud as they became a Bar Mitzvah, showing us all that it s never too late to learn or to find spiritual fulfillment. Anastasia Chuven and Asher Ravede continued to participate in services showing us that they are capably preparing to enter Jewish adulthood. The passing of our dear friends and congregants, Bonnie Lasky, Edith Plotkin, Nancy Kisseloff and Ed Fulop, reminded us of our own vulnerabilities and that life s celebrations are also filled with sadness. Seeing the many babies and toddlers at Tot Shabbat and Purim made the cycle of life complete. The Bnai Torah family pulled together regardless of whether the life cycle event was happy, sad, worrisome or tragic to ensure that we operate as a synagogue during all celebrations of life. And to remind each of us that the Bnai Torah family is here for you. Safe travels to all of our snowbirds heading North. We look forward to your return. Friday, April 22-Passover Service 6 pm-seder 6:30 pm Saturday, April 23-1st Day of Passover-Services 9:30 am Sunday, April 24 2nd Day of Passover -Service 9:30 am Friday, April 29-7th day of Passover- Morning Service 9:30 am Friday, April 29 7th Day of Service- Shabbat Service 7:30 pm Saturday, April 30th 8th Day of Passover Services and Yiskor Services 9:30 am ADA K. SIEGEL JEWISH CULTURE & EDUCATION FUND COMMITTEE REPORT by Marvin Lewis Our last program will be April 17th and will feature the showing of the movie, The Monuments Men; a movie about the West s attempt to locate and preserve stolen art treasures from Nazi hiding places; it was directed by and stars, George Clooney. Monuments Men April 17 at 2 pm We shall institute our second season in September. We have rotated history lectures by notable professors on DVD; movies; and book reviews. Each offering has an entertainment quotient and a learning quotient. The entertainment index draws the largest audience but the learning quotient is important for a subset of participants. We try to balance both. I ve enjoyed visiting with you in the Torah Times and weekly s. Next season, we are planning at least 2 book reviews; 2 movies; and 2 lectures given by DVD. Hope to see you at some of these events! These programs complement but are not meant to substitute for the Rabbi s offering or other programs. Sincerely, Beverly and Marvin Lewis

4 Page 4 Announcements UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETING SCHEDULES Sunday April 3 11 am-4 pm Jewish Heritage Festival at the Casements Friday April 8 6 pm Kid and Tot Shabbat * Saturday April 9 Lunch and Torah Study Saturday April 9 7:05 pm Baseball Trip hosted by Men s Club * Sunday April am Sunday School Sunday April 10 10:30 am Seminar-How to Find and Pay for Elder Care (see pg 9) Monday April 11 OFFICE CLOSED Sunday April am Sunday School-Model Seder Sunday April 17 12:15 pm Jewish High School-Model Seder Sunday April 17 2 pm Ada K. Siegel Jewish Culture and Education Committee-Movie Event Thursday April 21 7 pm Board Meeting Friday April 22 OFFICE CLOSED Friday April 22 6 pm Passover Service and Seder Saturday April 23 9:30 am Passover Services Sunday April 24 9:30 am Passover Services Friday April 29 9:30 am Passover Services Friday April 29 7:30 pm Shabbat Services Saturday April 30 9:30 am Passover and Yiskor Services Requires RSVP SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, May 1, 2016-LAST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday, May 1, 2016 Jerry Doliner Foodbank Walkathon

5 Adar II-Nisan 5776 April Jewish Heritage Festival at the Casements 11 am-4 pm 24 Adar II 10 Congregation B nai Torah Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sunday School 10 am Seminar 10:30 am (see pg 9) 2 Nisan 17 Sunday School 10 am Jewish High School 12:15 pm Ada Siegel Committee Event 2 pm 9 Nisan 24 2nd Day of Passover Services 9:30 am 16 Nisan 4 25 Adar II 11 Office Closed 3 Nisan Nisan Nisan 5 26 Adar II 12 4 Nisan Nisan Nisan 6 27 Adar II 13 5 Nisan Nisan Nisan 7 Men s Club Meeting at Volusia Top Gun 6 pm 28 Adar II 14 6 Nisan Nisan Nisan 1 22 Adar II 8 Kid and Tot Shabbat 6 pm 29 Adar II 15 7 Nisan 22 Office Closed Passover Seder Service 6 pm Seder 6:30 pm 14 Nisan 29 7th Day of Passover Passover Service 9:30 am Shabbat 7:30 pm 21 Nisan 2 23 Adar II 9 Lunch and Torah Study Men s Club Baseball trip 1 Nisan 16 8 Nisan 23 1st Day of Passover Services 9:30 am 15 Nisan 30 8th Day of Passover Services and Yiskor 9:30 am 22 Nisan

6 Page 6 Torah Times Sisterhood News by Barbara Goldstein and Sandy Zimbler Well, Sandy and I have been told it s time for another article to be written for our Torah Times. So, here we go again. To start, we want to wish everyone a Sessa Pesach and invite you to join us at our Seder dinner (see the flyer on page 10 for more information) on Friday, April 22nd. Our last meeting was a delicious luncheon at D.B. Pickles. It seems that we Jewish women go along with the saying give us a meeting where we can eat and we ll attend!. We had a couple of new faces and, if we continue meeting at various restaurants, we hope to see many more new faces. We d like some input from you when would you prefer we have our meetings weekdays as a luncheon or dinner (where husbands are more than welcome) Sunday afternoons (where some of our working mothers could attend). In fact, if a Sunday afternoon meeting is called for and we have a few toddlers, we ll look into getting a babysitter for the time of the meeting. Also, please let us know what type of programs you would like do you want us to have speakers or do you just want a social meeting? We want to make the Congregation B nai Torah Sisterhood the best that it could be BUT to do that we need your input. Sisterhood is finishing up its 18th year we re ready to graduate and go into college. Our 18 years have been very productive growing years for us. We worked very hard (and still do ) to make us the family oriented congregation that we are. Sisterhood is the backbone of CBT we do whatever needs to be done to keep us as we are for example if you can help out with the Seder give Lea Moskowitz [ ] a call and tell her you d like to be a Kitchen Angel. We are the major fundraising arm of the temple our annual Journal is supported by many of our local Volusia/Flagler merchants. We show our appreciation by supporting them. Become a Kitchen Angel!! The Sisterhood Slate for was presented at our Pickles meeting here it is: President Barbara Goldstein Vice Presidents Fund Raising Advisor: Semareva Macomber Program Advisor: Judy Kane Catering. Lea Moskowitz, Rita Pender, Judy Kane Membership...Helen Farb, Mary Lande Treasurer.Lea Moskowitz Recording Secretary..Sandy Zimbler Corresponding Secretary Carole Miller Librarian...Bobbie Gordon Advisor Caryl Shalett Past President..Sandy Zimbler Trustees: Sue Abel, Bari Amols, Betty Berdichevsky, Evelyn Holt, Judy Kane, Valerie Kane, Semareva Macomber, Carin Rothberg, Eileen Selis, Barbara Singer If you would like to be a Trustee, please give Helen Farb a call, Our final meeting for this year the Installation Meeting will be on Tuesday, June 21st, at LPGA s restaurant. A flyer with all the details will be sent out as soon as it has been finalized. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our CBT Seder. We are Barbara Goldstein Sandy Zimbler Co-Presidents

7 Page 7 Torah Times Men s Club News The Men's Club will host an event at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7:05 PM. Cheer on the Daytona Tortugas. The weather should be much better than last years event. Total ticket sales will determine, if we have a chance to throw out the first pitch. Please contact Peggy in the office at for tickets and indicate which food option you would like. Price per tickets are $5 each. Two option food vouchers are available for an additional $5 each. Option #(1) Hot Dog, Lay's Potato Chips & Small Fountain Drink or Option #(2) Slice of Pizza, Lay's Potato Chips & Small Fountain Drink. MEN S CLUB NEXT MEETING- April 9 Volusia Top Gun Range 2900 Bellvue Ave, Daytona Beach Meet at the range around 6 pm. Please bring your own firearm and ammunition. Volusia Top Gun does sell ammunition and you can rent Guns there too. We will have some members that will have firearms for those that do not own their own and want to try it out. Dinner will be on property at the Double Barrel restaurant. Thank You! Howard Silverstein, President Norm Feldman, VP of Temple Affairs Chuck Weisman, Social Director Gerry Epstein, Community Service Charlie Moskowitz, Treasurer Religious School News by Helen Farb Purim has kept us very busy this month. On March 6 th, we heard the story of Purim and made Purim cookies with cookie cutters. They were delicious. The children also assembled 13 Shaloch Manot bags to give out to some of our elderly or ill members. They were loaded with many treats including hamentaschen. Our Kid and Tot Shabbat on Friday, March 18 was very well attended. We are always glad to welcome new faces. Thanks go to: Jesse Acosta for sponsoring this event; Saralee Morrissey, Evan Sherman, and Mike Chuvan for helping set up; and Lisa Ravede for helping with the clean-up. Please come to the Jewish Heritage Festival on Sunday, April 3 at the Casements in Ormond Beach from 11:00-5:00. It has many exciting things for children and adults. On Sunday March 13, our Purim fun continued. It was a very busy day. We made hamentaschen, Rabbi blessed the pets, there were crafts, and wonderful inflatables for the children to enjoy. Sidney Nussbaum and Alannah Silverstein were great teacher assistants and thanks to all the parents who helped run some of the events. Our next events will be a Kid and Tot Shabbat, Friday April 8 and Sunday School on Sunday, April 10 th. Friday, April 8th Kid and Tot Shabbat 6:00 pm

8 Page 8 Torah Times Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties 470 Andalusia Avenue-Ormond Beach, Florida (386) Dear Congregants It is good to be back and I want to thank everyone for their prayers, visits and well wishes and the abundance of food that was made for Ray and myself, especially the Chabad ladies who every week for months have made us a Shabbat meal. The Challah Bake they did in my honor had 130 women from various temples attending and this was very gratifying. The tables were set beautifully. the food served was excellent and everyone learned how to make challah. This was first class and I was glad that my sister-in-law from Toronto, Ontario, Canada was able to attend. Unfortunately, the Dr. could not get all the cancer and I will start chemo again soon A lot of prayers are being said for me and I have faith that I will be here for a long time. While I was in rehab, a number of angels have been putting our garage items in order. They hail from Colorado and are here for a number of months. I happened to answer the phone when they first called in January and they phoned our office by mistake wanting to do missionary work. I questioned them what they wanted to do and they said they would be willing to do anything that was asked of them as long as it was for a charity organization that did for the poor. I then told them what we do and they said, okay, we will help you. Believe me when I say they are angels. Their names are Elders Gerald and Vickie and they are from the church of the Latter Day Saints. They also enlisted two teenagers from Iowa, Sister Nelson and Sister Kellog -- these teenagers are required by their order to give their time to a charity organization. They both live in Iowa and they will be returning March 30th. None of them have tried to proselytize us. What a gift they all have been. The Community Wide Shabbat was a great success and our speaker, now the Vice President of Tel Aviv University, Amos Elad, reiterated all the good works we did through him, namely the 7 bomb shelters that we built for children in the poorest neighborhoods of Israel. He also emphasized that we must continue to help Israel's poorest people. Thank you Lynne Ritter, for her chairmanship of this event, Rabbi Z, and the many helpers especially Steve, Jill and Therese all employees of Temple Beth-el. Thank you to Rita Lee, and Debra Simms who have assisted me in calling people for pledges. If you get a call, remember they are not calling for themselves but for people who need our assistance. The Endowment fund's grants have had 3 great events. One at Temple Beth-el co-joined with Temple Israel had a fantastic crowd of 400 to hear Cantor Gerald Zelemyer, one at Temple Israel of Deland where Dov Brenner entertained a sizeable crowd and one at Temple Beth Shalom who had the Hillel Group from Queens College of New York and the crowd just loved them. Thank you Temple Beth Shalom and Temple Israel of Deland for raising a sizeable sum for the Jerry Doliner Food Bank. Temple Beth-el & Temple Israel pitched in their own $1,000 to supplement what the Endowment grant gave them. These events were free and open to the public. The Endowment Fund is a grand sponsor of the Heritage Festival and they contributed $10,800 for this special event which will be held on April 3, The Greek Restaurant Greektown Taverna had a special evening where they contributed over $800 for the Jerry Doliner Food Bank and the Young Professional Group of Ormond Beach also had a special evening at Stonewood Restaurant and they contributed not only food but also $ January thru February, we received for the food bank a lot of funds because of Andrea and Larry Franks match. We will be having a Passover luncheon for the seniors in nursing homes, assisted living and people who are over 80 years young. Also, if all goes well, we will have a Walk-a-thon sponsored by Congregation B'nai Torah on May 1st. Thank you Rabbi Kane for always initiating this for the Jerry Doliner Food Bank Wishing you a joyful Purim and enjoy the Heritage Festival which is on April 3rd at Rockefeller Center. Dr. Howard Pranikoff, DDS MScD President Gloria Max Executive Director

9 Page 9 Volume 24 Issue 4 Ritual Committee Report by Debra Rodensky Good news! Rabbi Kane is back. Yay, Rabbi! We had a busy month: CBT celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of member Jesse Acosta on the Shabbat of March 11th -12th. Mazel Tov, Jesse. We're so very proud of you! There was a Kid & Tot Shabbat on March 18th. Always a favorite activity for our members. We also hada Purim celebration & Megillah reading on Wednesday, March 23 Costumes were welcomed and we made lots and lots of noise! There was a Lunch & Torah study on Saturday, March 26th after services. On March 10th, we began the leap month of Adar II. Looking forward, Pesach begins the evening of April 22nd. Yahrzeits: Lillian Bernstein-Tushman by Barbara Singer Sylvia Lande by Stuart Lande Congregation B nai Torah mourns the loss of our member, Nancy Kisseloff. May the Kisseloff Family be comforted among the mourners of Zion. Richard Kimmel by Bobbie Gordon Benjamin Feldman by Norman Feldman Lucy Meyer by Don Holbert Congregation B nai Torah mourns the loss of our member, Ed Fulop. May the Fulop Family be comforted among the mourners of Zion.

10 Page 10 Torah Times 5 Evan Sherman 10-Justin Goldsmith 11-Brian Weiss 13 Charles Beck 15 Beverly Lewis 16 George Rimler 19 Edward Rothberg April Birthdays and Anniversaries 19-Sara Niedzweicki 22 Frank Couzo 25 Manette Lewis 28 Linda Holbert 29 Carolann Applegate 29 Morrisa McCoy 30 Rose Grace Halpern Anniversaries 4/2 Dr. Scott and Lorna Ravede 4/3 Stuart and Bari Amols 4/14 Mike and Helen Farb Continued from page 1...by Ray Weiss Just like in ancient tradition it was encouraged to invite a stranger, he said, So we are doing the same to our synagogue. Rabbi Kane said last year about 70 people attended the Seder and the Temple can seat about 110. Admission is $40 for an adult and $20 for children ages 5 to 13. Kids 4 and younger are admitted free. We ve always had a Seder, Rabbi Kane said in the temple s 18 years of existence. It s good for singles or for small families whose relatives live out of town. We re a good substitute. He added: No one should go hungry on Passover. And at B nai Torah, no one should go lonely on Passover. Checks to reserve a Seder seat should be delivered to the temple office no later than April 15 th. Payment will not be accepted at the door. Call to make reservations.

11 Page 11 Volume 24 Issue 4 Birthday Donations Happy Birthday FROM Barbra and Harvey Singer TO Dr. Charles Stein, Dr. Marvin Lewis, Marilyn Freedman, Saralee Morrissey, Chuck Flavio, Rabbi Merrill Shapiro and Sue Abel Happy Birthday FROM Sherry Armstrong TO Dr. Charles Stein Happy Birthday FROM Lea and Charlie Moskowitz TO Scott Frank, Jonathan Rotstein, Robin Cohen, Diane Landau, Dr. Charles Stein, Mary Lande, Karen Chuven, Dr. Marvin Lewis, Dr. Ken Nusbaum, Regina Cochran, Marilyn Freedman, Saralee Morrissey, Chuck Flavio, Rabbi Merrill Shapiro, Myra Couzo and Sue Abel Happy Birthday FROM Bertha Wohl TO Dr. Charles Stein, Rabbi Merrill Shapiro and Sue Abel Anniversary Donations Happy Anniversary FROM George and Eileen Selis TO Marilyn and Sonny Freedman Happy Anniversary FROM Caryl and Charlie Shalett TO Rita and Bill Pender, Marilyn and Sonny Freedman, and Larry and Adrienne Cooperman, Happy Anniversary FROM Lea and Charlie Moskowitz TO Linda and Don Holbert, Rita and Bill Pender, Dr. Charles and Karen Hechtman, Marilyn and Sonny Freedman, and Adrienne and Larry Cooperman Happy Anniversary FROM Bertha Wohl TO Rita and Bill Pender Happy Anniversary FROM Barbara and Harvey Singer TO Rita and Bill Pender, Adrienne and Larry Cooperman, Marilyn and Sonny Freedman and Linda and Don Holbert Mazel Tov TO Jesse Acosta on your Bar Mitzvah FROM Carin and Ed Rothberg, Dr. Charles and Suzanne Stein and Barbara Goldstein Happy Birthday FROM Caryl and Charlie Shalett TO Scott Frank, Mary Lande, Dr. Marvin Lewis, Marilyn Freedman, Samantha Turetsky, Jordan Turetsky, Saralee Morrissey, and Rabbi Merrill Shapiro Thank you to the Religious School Students for my Purim present!...bertha Wohl We want to thank everyone for all their good wishes for Marilyn s 83rd birthday and our 64th Wedding Anniversary and especially for everyone s concern for Marilyn during her painful recovery. We appreciate it so much. Many, many, many thanks!! Sonny and Marilyn Freedman

12 Page 12 Torah Times OFFICERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES President: Saralee Morrissey Vice President: Chuck Weisman Treasurer: Stuart Amols Secretary: Sue Abel Trustees ( ): Jesse Acosta, Sherry Armstrong, Debra Rodensky, Scott Selis Trustees ( ): Dr. Joyce Battle, Dr. Marvin Lewis, Charles Moskowitz, Nancy Nusbaum, Michael Sznapstajler Sisterhood Co-Presidents: Barbara Goldstein and Sandy Zimbler Men s Club President: Howard Silverstein Religious School Co-Chairs: Helen Farb and Evan Sherman Recent Past Presidents: Bari Amols and Dr. Charles Stein ( ), Norman Feldman ( ), Harvey Singer ( ) OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE ( 386 ) FAX ( 3 86 ) SIDNEY POSSICK, M.D., P.A. DERMATOLOGY

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14 Page 14 Rabbi s Reminders: N. Nova Rd Ormond Beach, FL Postage Required Sun. Apr. 3 Jewish Heritage Festival at the Casements 11 am-5 pm Phone: Fax: cbt@cfl.rr.com MAILING LABEL: Fri Apr 8 Kid and Tot Shabbat 6 pm * We re on the web: Sat. Sun Fri. Sun Sun. Apr 9 Baseball Trip with Men s Club Apr 10 Sunday School 10 am Apr 15 Passover Seder reservation deadline Apr 17 Sunday School 10 am-model Seder Apr 17 Jewish High School Lunch and Learn with Hillel 12:15 pm mybnaitorah.com Contact Lea Moskowitz or Rita Pender to sponsor an Oneg or Kiddush in honor of your special event. * RSVP required A Note from Rabbi David Kane A Tisket, a Tasket, Time to Sponsor and Create a Basket! The Poker Tournament is just 7 weeks away! The highlights of this fabulous and fun event include over 600 players competing for trips, prizes, cash and one of our fabulous gift baskets. This year, your creativity can be put to excellent use by producing a gift basket for our generous guests. Love the Seminoles? Stuff a basket with items from the tribe! Crazy about Chocolate? Use your sophisticated chocoholic taste to make the most delicious basket! Love family fun night? Get your games together and give our guests years of fun with their loved ones! After 10 minutes of brainstorming, Lea Moskowitz (her idea by the way), Sherry Armstrong and I came up these ideas for baskets: Bar BQ, fruit, pets, teas, sports, coffee, wine & cheese & crackers, bath, toys, books, liquor, beer, pasta, bakery, movie and popcorn, candy, golf, games, gardening, FSU, UF or anything you love and think someone else would love! So pick a theme, and call Peggy to tell her you are going to create and sponsor at least one basket. (The value should be $25, but you can include more if you would like.) Many hands make light work! Rabbi David