Beth Hillel. Chai-Lites SHABBAT UNDER. Friday, August 15 th TIME: 6:00 p.m. BETH HILLEL BIG BARBECUE BASH. THE STARS & Simcha Shabbat

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1 Beth Hillel Chai-Lites A Conservative Synagogue for the Greater Hartford Area Inside this Mid-summer 2014 Av 5774 Monthly Announcements 2 From the Rabbi s Desk 4 The President s Column 5 Shabbat Happenings 6 Donations 7 Upcoming Synagogue Activities 9 Sponsors 10 Calendar 11 Upcoming Events August 1 Shabbat Speaker 2 First Shabbat 2 Hebrew Health Care Service 4,5 Tisha B BTS 8 JCC Pool Party 15 Shabbat Under the Stars BBQ 23 Aufruf Becky Small & Seth Fink 29 Early Shabbat Service September 4 Sisterhood/Library Guest Speaker 6 First Shabbat 8 Membership open house 24 Erev Rosh Hashanah 25 Rosh Hashanah 26 Rosh Hashanah BETH HILLEL BIG BARBECUE BASH SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS & Simcha Shabbat Friday, August 15 th TIME: 6:00 p.m. Singing and Musical Accompaniment under the stars provided by Dr. Ethan Nash The Menu: Dry Rubbed Brisket, slow roasted and smoked over a moderate mesquite coal fire while slathered with a mild, sweet barbecue sauce. House made Cole Slaw with Ellie s secret recipe. Sweet Potato Fries Corn on the cob Fresh garden salad with the famous fig infused balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Fresh fruit salad Parve sherbet COST $18 PER PERSON Reservations are a MUST: Please complete the RSVP form on page 3 by August 11 Visit us online at

2 Mission Statement Beth Hillel is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue rooted in the ancient traditions of the Torah while growing to meet the changes and challenges of our world. Its core are the many people of different ages and backgrounds who have chosen to make it their spiritual home, joining together for prayer, learning, and celebration. The many branches of Beth Hillel s community provide support to its congregants, reaching out to each other and welcoming our neighbors as together we learn from the past and teach for the future. SOCIAL ACTION Donations of nonperishable food or clothing are always welcome at the synagogue for area food banks! THE MEE SHEBAYRACH PRAYER LIST Every name that is provided to Rabbi Atkins or the office is kept on our prayer list and shared at Shabbat morning services for a month after inclusion. (English or Hebrew names are both acceptable). If you provide an address, a letter is sent to that individual, saying that they are being remembered it is an essential part of the prayer process. If you wish a name to be included after a month, please just call the office. You can either attend a Shabbat morning service to include a name or, as said above, share it with the office or rabbi at any time. Announcements Condolence Helen Steiner on the passing of her Beloved Brother and Sara Steiner her Beloved Uncle, Sheldon Oppenheim Milestones Shirley Morrison on the graduation of her granddaughter Anna Morrison from Manchester Community College. Bailey Barall on the graduation of her granddaughter Dena Haibi from Harvard Law School Rabbi Gary Atkins on his election as President of the Greater Hartford Rabbinical Association Refuah Shelma Ellie Feldman Joel Kent Stan Cohen David Nemirow Aaron Perlman Ruth Sloate Debra Goldstein Ellie Lipnick Nancy Swilling Lillian Miller CELEBRATING SIMCHOT It is wonderful that so many congregants are celebrating special family simchot with their synagogue family. If you have a special birthday or anniversary coming up, call the office to schedule sponsoring/ helping to sponsor a kiddush or oneg. CONTACTING RABBI ATKINS Rabbi Atkins normal days off are Tuesday and Wednesday. However he is always contactable via his home phone ( ) or cell phone ( ). DO NOT BE RETICENT TO CALL HIM AT HOME WHENEVER NECESSARY!! Please let him or the office know of any illnesses, hospitalizations, simchot or needs. Feel free to also update the office on any information related to a congregant. We re not mind readers! BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE 160 Wintonbury Avenue Bloomfield Ct Rabbi: Rabbi Emeritus: Staff: Office Manager: Bookkeeper: Rabbi s Secretary Bulletin Editor Officers: President Vice President Treasurer Asst. Treasurer Financial Secretary Asst. Financial secretary Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Gary L. Atkins Philip Lazowski Lynn Kaplan Madalyn Levy Bonnie Eisenberg- Greene Julianne Thouin Jackie Isaacson Lori Glass Myron Cohen Alan Goodman Norm Famely Lou Blumenfeld Richard Gutcheon Marvin Hoberman Myrna Schaffman Shirley Morrison Main Office: (860) Fax: (860) Website: lynn@bethhillelsynagogue.org OFFICE HOURS (except for Jewish holidays) Mon, Tues, Thurs 9:30 am 2:30 pm Fri 9:30 am 1:30 pm Closed Wednesday Welcome to our new newsletter editor, Julianne Thouin, who is taking over for Elizabeth Hoffman, who starts working on her law degree in the Fall. Good luck, Liz! We apologize for a few errors in the Major fundraiser ad journal. In particular, we want to acknowledge the generosity of Millie and Lowell Waldo. If anyone would like a copy of the ad journal, please let the office know MINYAN POLICY WHEN THERE IS A SHIVA MINYAN Synagogue policy is that, when there is a shiva minyan at a locataion five miles or less from the shul, then the minyan will move to that location. Notices will be posted at the synagogue and included in synagogue . Beth Hillel Chai-Lites Page 2

3 Shabbat Under the Stars, August 15 RSVP form Cost $18/per person Name Phone number No. people attending Please return this form by August 11 to Beth Hillel Synagogue, 160 Wintonbury Avenue, Bloomfield, CT BOARD 2014 INSTALLATION BHS Tag Sale Our yearly Sisterhood Tag Sale has concluded and it was very successful as usual! The initial planning started pretty much right after the previous sale ended, with Myrna Kahan, our custodians Marion, Arthur and Andy, and the following group of dedicated people who helped to organize, set up, work and break down the whole process. They ensured that all the necessary signs, advertising, calls to movers, volunteers and members happened. Coordinator: Myrna Kahan Committee: Barbara Bouchard, Dorothy Neumann, Paula Baram, Barbara Dean Volunteers: Phyllis & Bob Berman, Muriel Berson, Barbara Bloom, Norma Bursack, Bernice & Leon Carr, Dorothy & Norman Cohen, Beverly & Jay Gans, Lori & Marc Glass, Beth Goldberg, Debbie & Bob Goldberg, Mark Goldberg, Alan Goodman, Deb Gutcheon, Diane Kahan, Tobie Katz, Debbie & Joel Kent, Madalyn Levy, Maxine & Mel Marcus, David Sasportas, Myrna Schaffman, Linda & Bob Wilhelm, Elaine Vogel, Millie & Lowell Waldo Thank you to all listed here if we have inadvertently omitted your name, please forgive us and contact the office. Tobie Katz Sisterhood President Page 3 Mid-summer 2014 Av 5774

4 From Rabbi Atkins Desk SUMMER THE VITAL CENTER The idea of community has always been the center of my religious orientation. I remember, even in my 40-year-ago senior sermon at JTS, emphasizing community. As I take on the role of President of the Greater Hartford Rabbinical Association and continue to be active on Federation committees that idea is reinforced each day. Recently Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, wrote a most inspirational article on this topic. As good serious summer reading, I share a few excerpts of it with you: I believe that the concept of vital religious center is as relevant in Israel as it is in America.Let me go back 100 years to the moment in 1913 when Solomon Schechter, in effect, made Conservative Judaism a religious movement in America by founding the United Synagogue. He did so with a talk entitled The Work of Heaven In The Work of Heaven, as in other addresses, Schechter regarded religious movements Conservative, Orthodox, or Reform as means to an end, adjectives to a noun: Judaism, which he often called simply Torah. We can derive useful ideas for thinking about the vital religious center from the final pages of a remarkable address that Schechter gave in 1903, The Seminary as Witness. The passage begins with a long account of the many ways in which Rashi and Rambam differed profoundly from one another. What, then, supported the bonds of unity among their students? (1) They both observed the same fasts and feasts ; (2) they both revered the same sacred symbols, though they put different interpretations on them ; (3) they both prayed in the same language, Hebrew; (4) they both were devoted students of the same Torah, though they often differed in its explanation ; (5) they both looked back to Israel s past with admiration and reverence, though Maimonides conception of the Revelation, for instance, largely varied from that of Rashi ; (6) their ultimate hopes centered in the same redemption. In sum, they studied the Torah and lived in accordance with its laws, and both made the hopes of the Jewish nation their own. I have quoted at such length because I find it difficult to improve on Schechter s definition of what unites Jews of the vital religious center despite our differences. That is all the more true because, three years after he gave the Seminary as Witness talk, Schechter made the hopes of the Jewish nation [his] own with his famous statement endorsing Zionism. I am less interested in the question of how Schechter would think about the vital religious center today than about how we should do so. Here, then very briefly, in the most general terms is my sketch of the main principles that define that center. I begin with the concept that I believe is most essential to Judaism covenant and proceed to community/ peoplehood, learning, mitzvah, tefillah, and relations to other peoples and faith communities. So the five major concepts are 1) Covenant including community and peoplehood 2) Learning 3) Mitzvah 4) Tefillah 5) Relations to other faith communities If you d like to read the entire article, either ask me for a copy, or I will share the website address. Continue to enjoy your summer!! Rabbi Gary Atkins Your Rabbi Beth Hillel Chai-Lites Page 4

5 In June, at installation, I presented some reflections on the year that was ending, where we are at this point and some of our needs. As I thought about what to write for this column, it seemed to me that my remarks really should get to most of the Beth Hillel family, not just the core group at installation. Thus they follow, with the hope that they will be read and considered. Last year I observed that as a nurse I am oriented toward trying to heal the sick, and, that being part of my makeup, I was looking forward to the challenges we faced here at Beth Hillel. I unfortunately cannot stand before you and report that we have had success and that all is well. However, as I stand before you Beth Hillel is still alive and, if not healthy, the vital signs are stable and we are active while undergoing treatment. That said, I cannot sugarcoat our condition. The area on which treatment has focused and made the most progress is the diagnosis of our options, which led us to proceed toward the sale of our building with a leaseback of part of it at no rent and just a share of the operating expenses. That treatment, though slow, is progressing, and if the terms come together and our Beth Hillel family consents, it will substantially reduce expenses and be a significant step toward financial health. Also, as you know, with his cooperation, we negotiated with Rabbi Gary for a contract at a significant compensation reduction another step toward financial health. Both of these partial cures come with unhappy side effects, but the treatment is necessary and, with attempts at expense reduction, should prolong our life financially. While on finances, I would be remiss if I did not thank those of our members who have stepped up and generously shared their money by voluntarily increasing dues, Kol Nidre pledges, program ads, general fund donations, and in-kind gifts. Without that support we simply could not survive. Last year a number of members stepped up in our douse the deficit campaign; it worked. Unfortunately, this year we will have to ask again, so please answer the call when it comes. Whether you can spare a lot or just a little, please be a part of the cure. On the people and program front, I noted The President s Column last year that it would all be for nothing if our members are not involved and, noting the obvious, that there are fewer of us and some who cannot be involved, I asked that everyone try to be to volunteer to run programs, to be on committees; just be there for services or events. This has been an area where we have had great success in some ways but not in others. We have had a very active year, with many events and activities that should be the envy of the community. Yet those events occur because of a core group of members who consistently step up to lead. These are the people who see that events occur, and we cannot thank them enough. When it comes to events, our members have been wonderful at regularly participating throughout the year, and I want to thank you all for that. Yet we now really need almost everyone, almost every time, which of course is not possible, so please be here if you can. While perhaps we could live without good events, we would not really be alive. An area of real concern is leadership. We do have a substantial number of members who are willing to step up in many ways, as our officers, Board members, and affiliate leaders to mention the obvious. Yet as the pool gets smaller, we are having a very difficult time getting members to accept the responsibility of leading committees. While we have many members who are generous with their time on committees, we have far fewer who are willing to chair a committee or an event. If we are to survive that must be cured. While taking on responsibility may be challenging, we need people to step up or we will lose our vitality. Please, if you are able and on a committee that lacks a chair, offer to take it on, find a co-chair to share the chore. The satisfaction is its own reward. There is one last area that I feel I must address: minyanim. We have gone from a synagogue that could be counted on to have a an morning and evening, 7 days a week, to one that consistently falls short. We even had to cut out services on Sunday evening and all but one Saturday Mincha/Maariv/ Havdalah service a month. Plus, if we have yahrzeit and want a minyan, we now have to ask in advance and try to bring some of our own people. The Board is strongly of the view that minyanim are vital to our continued existence. I urge each of you, as fervently as I can, to find a way to attend morning or evening minyan at least once or twice a week. Our Ritual Chairs, David and Myron, work very hard. Help them out. Let them know when you can be there. Once again, let us all come together and accept the challenge to work for our cure. If we work as a family we can succeed. Moving on, June and early July have continued to be busy. Our fundraiser in June was successful, both financially and as an enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, although the amounts are not final, we ended the year with a very substantial deficit, over $25,000, so we are in need of additional transfusions. Letters will be going out as we reprise last years "Douse the Deficit" campaign. As I said at installation, please pitch in. If you can provide substantial help, please do, but if you can provide only a little, please do what you can. Send your donations to the office marked "Douse the Deficit." If you would like to make the contribution in honor or in memory of someone, that would be wonderful. I am happy to report that our custodian Arthur is recuperating well from knee replacement surgery. We are looking forward to his successful recovery and having him back before long. In June we had a home Shabbat at the Schulmans, thanks to Syd and Elba. July brought us our first Hawaiian Shabbat Under the Stars, thanks to Chef Mark and his crew once again, and another successful Sisterhood tag sale under the guidance of Myrna Kahan. Looking forward to August we have another first, a Shabbat service at the JCC Swim & Tennis Club. Please plan on being there, and watch for and attend our other events. And finally, please remember, to sustain life, as Beth Hillel needs your leadership and your attendance at minyam. Please commit Till next month. Jackie Page 5 Mid-summer 2014 Av 5774

6 Friday, August 1 8 PM Tzvika Carr, son of Bernice and Leon Carr, speaking on Life in Israel Shabbat Happenings Friday, August 15 (6:00PM) Simcha Shabbat at Shabbat Under the Stars see front page for details and RSVP form on page 3 Friday, August 29 (6:15PM) Labor Day weekend early Shabbat Service Saturday, August 2 (9:45AM) Quarterly Shabbat morning service at Hebrew Health Care No Shabbat Services at BHS Saturday, August 23 (9:30AM) Aufruf of Rebecca Small & Seth Fink Kiddush sponsored by Jackie Isaacson, Lou Blumenfeld, Phil Small, and Deborah Figarsky FIRST SHABBAT SAT AFTERNOON SERVICES Saturday, August 2 7:45pm Saturday, September 6-7:00pm Holidays PLEASE JOIN BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE AND RABBI GARY ATKINS FOR SHABBAT SERVICE AND DINNER FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8 th AT THE MANDELL JCC SWIM AND TENNIS CLUB 4 DUNCASTER ROAD BLOOMFIELD, CT Service 5:45pm NO SERVICE AT BHS THAT EVENING Dinner on the back porch directly following services: BBQ chicken, Chicken Tenders, Salad, Challah, Cookies, Watermelon, Lemonade, Water $10 adults $8 children under 10 Guests who would like to use the facility before dinner must pay a guest fee. After dinner, admission is free! Activities end at 7:30pm. RSVP to the Beth Hillel Synagogue office or lynn@bethhillelsynagogue.org or bonnie@bethhillelsynagogue.org by no later than Monday, August 4 th WE WILL CALL IN YOUR RESERVATION FOR YOU AND YOU WILL PAY AT THE DOOR PLEASE NOTE THAT RESERVATIONS ARE MANDATORY!!!!! TISHA B AV Monday, August 4 at 7:30PM & Tuesday, August 5 at 1:30PM On Tisha B av we traditionally mourn the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. The mourning aspect has been expanded in our generation to include other recent tragedies in Jewish tradition pogroms, the Holocaust. The Conservative congregations of Hartford bring all our synagogues together in shared worship for a few holidays. This year our Tisha B av service will be at B nai Tikvah Sholom on Monday evening, August 4, at 7:30pm. Share the mitzvah of remembering with all your fellow Jews. There will be no evening minyan at BHS that evening. There will also be a community mincha service at Emanuel Synagogue Tuesday, August 5, at 1:30pm. (For those who like to look ahead, Selichot on September 20 will be at Beth El Temple) Beth Hillel Chai-Lites Page 6

7 ABE MORRISON SHABBAT DINNER FUND Rabbi Gary Atkins election as President of the Greater Hartford Rabbinical Association Shirley Morrison Emil Frosh Ruth Weiner Al Shoham Shirley Morrison Sheldon Oppenheim Shirley Morrison ALEX LEBED FUND Mary Lanes Michael Lanes BUILDING FUND Morris Bromberg Ms. Sue Ellen Bromberg Alvin Shoham Sue Ellen Bromberg EDWARD N. BROMBERG RITUAL EDUCATION MEMORIAL FUND Elana Kranc Graduation from SSDS with best wishes for future studies at HHNE Elba and Syd Schulman Bar Mitzvah of grandson Benjamin Schulman Cantor Ben-Zion & Mrs. Susan Lanxner on the Bar Mitzvah of Yosef Ariel Al Shoham Marty Katz & Muriel Berson FEIGENBAUM FUND Edward Ellis Jane Ellis Frank Kotkin Jane Ellis Frank Kotkin Jane Ellis Morris Feigenbaum Jane Ellis Sylvia Feigenbaum Jane Ellis GENERAL FUND Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wilson on the Baby Naming of Your Daughter Charlotte Michael & Penny Gitberg Beverly Halpin Birthday Norma Fishman Jackie Isaacson Special Birthday Steven & Ruth Graff Raquel Fialkoff 90th Birthday Luisa Zeldman Abraham Smith Ruth Smith All Loved Ones. Alvin & Elsie Miller Ambram Hatten We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions Jeana Press Anna Glassman Mr. Harvey Glassman David Garber Morton Garber David Rosenblatt Sheila Glassman Dorothy Lewis Rhonda Lewis Eli Zeldman Luisa Zeldman Gertrude Rosenblatt Sheila Glassman Harry Pregozen Herbert Pregozen Laurence Berman Mrs. Eleanor Berman Martin Marcus Mr. Mel Marcus Max Glassman Mr. Harvey Glassman Mildred Greene Sally Dworetsky Muriel Pinkus Mr. Benjamin Pinkus Nathan "Nat" Schwartz Robert Schwartz Pauline Chaet Eleanor Berman Pearl Sasportas Mr. David Sasportas Philip Chaet Eleanor Berman Philip Smith Ruth Smith Rhoda Goldstein Mr. Benjamin Goldstein Rose Pollock Mr. Walter Pollock Dina Pollock Sadie Leinwand Mr. Michael & Sandra Delin & Family Alvin E. Shoham Arthur & Evelyn Gandelman Irene Figarsky Lawrence, Debbie & Julie Elman Sheldon Oppenheim Marvin & Myrna Schaffman Refu'ah Shelaymah to David Nemirow Arthur & Evelyn Gandelman In Celebration of Evelyn Filkoff 90th Birthday Mrs. Luisa Zeldman Jackie Isaacson special birthday Rona Gollob IDA AND SAM COHEN FUND Adrienne Cohen Mrs. Ida Cohen Anna Epstein Ida Cohen Frederic Cohen Mrs. Ida Cohen Nathan Epstein Ida Cohen Samuel Cohen Mrs. Ida Cohen Joy Risa Berman Fund Harry Rose Elaine Rose Cynthia Dubay KESTEN-FISHBERG CHAPEL FUND Trudy Lovell being featured in a documentary of your life experience Hersch Ber Rath Mrs. Muriel Kesten Jidis Rath Mrs. Muriel Kesten Sylvia Goodman Alan & Marilyn Goodman KIDDUSH FUND In honor of: Paula's chanting of her haftorah David & Paula Baram Raye Hurvitz David & Paula Baram KITCHEN FUND Yahrzeit of Elei Zingeser Lillian Miller LIBRARY FUND Anna Gordon Sandra Perlman Arnold Goldstein Mr. Benjamin Goldstein Betty Rosenthal Mrs. Elene Needelman Harry Spector Judith Homar Isadore Karp Mr. Charles Rabinowitz Dr. Mark Conway Marc & Sandi Needelman Shelly Oppenheim Marc & Sandi Needelman Refu'ah Shelaymah to Pearl Vogel Michele and Larry Siegel and Bruce Korzenik LIBRARY PROGRAMMING FUND Philip Atkins Dr. Mark Conway David & Paula Baram Sheldon Oppehieim In Appreciation of Mel Marcus all your dedicated work with the BHS Cemetery Committee Norman Famely for all your dedicated work with the BHS Cemetery Committee MINYONAIRES Harry Kleinberg Maura Nemirow PAUL AND LIBBY WOLFBERG ENTERTAINMENT FUND Alvin Shoham POST FAMILY FUND Henry Post Mrs. Edna Post PRAYER BOOK FUND Abe Feldman Mr. Mel Feldman Bessie Smith Mr. Bernard Smith Raye Levine Ellie Feldman Ruth Shrank Mr. Bernard Smith RABBI ATKINS DISCRETIONARY FUND Ben Shoham birthday Daniel & Denise Shoham David L. Vogel for graduating high school with 3 awards!! Gold medal in Social Studies,certificate for character and leadership and more! Mrs. Elaine Vogel Iris Atkins Birthday Sue Ellen Bromberg Koreen Shoham graduation from university Daniel & Denise Shoham Our Granddaughters Baby Naming Robert & Linda Wilhelm Rabbi Gary Atkins Becoming President of the Greater Hartford Rabbinical Association Richard & Deborah Gutcheon Jack Rodin Adeline Weiner Mr. Geoffrey Weiner Alex Miller Lillian Miller Coleman Schwartz Martha Moss David Friedman Arlene Friedman Dorothy Wendrow Silver Mr. Jacob Fagin Henrietta Herman Mrs. Cynthia Bercowetz Hilda Moss Dr. Ronald Moss Judy Swade Leonard Swade Lillian Cohen Stanley Cohen Marsha Cohen Mr. Stanley Cohen Mildred Gutcheon Mr. Richard Gutcheon Myrna Gitberg Mr. Wallace Gitberg Steven Gitberg Nathan Dworetsky Mr. Benjamin Dworetsky Ted Cohen Mr. Norman Cohen Elise Fay Silverman Barbara Bloom Irene Figarsky David & Paula Baram CONTINUED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE Page 7 Mid-summer 2014 Av 5774

8 STUDY, STUDY, STUDY Even in summer the need for service coverage and congregational participation continues. We are making renewed efforts to develop a leadership group of individuals who can share the mitzvah of leading services. Want to relearn how to chant a haftorah? Or learn / chant the Torah service or Musaf? It s not hard to learn, and the teachers are more than willing! Give Rabbi Atkins a call. Computer files of parts of the service are available for downloading and study/ practice. We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions RABBI ATKINS DISCRETIONARY FUND (CONTINUED) Iris and Rabbi Gary Atkins kindness David & Maura Nemirow Rabbi Gary Atkins Lynn Kaplan Rabbi Gary Atkins for the beautiful naming ceremony you did for our daughter Charlotte Amelia Brian & Amy Wilson Rabbi Gary Atkins Officiating at unveiling of Harry Rose Mrs. Elaine Rose RABBI EMERITUS DISCRETIONARY FUND Dena Haibi granddaughter of Bailey Barall, graduated from Harvard Law School Mrs. Bailey Barall Anna Abisch Mr. Carl Marcus Nathan Marcus Mr. Carl Marcus Rose Dworetsky Mr. Benjamin Dworetsky Sue Fox Natalie Leeds Sheldon Oppenheim Mrs. Bailey Barall RABBI PHILIP LAZOWSKI EDUCATION FUND Pearl Zingeser Mrs. Lillian Miller REBECCA SCHWARTZ LAZOWSKI MEMORIAL FUND Sonya Rodin Mr. David Rodin & Mr. Javier Cardenas MITZVOT TZEDAKAH YOUR GUIDE TO GIVING Beth Hillel synagogue offers many choices for donations to the Synagogue from formal endowments, designated funds. Honorials and Memorials, to operating and reserve funds. See the back page for details. For more detailed information, ask our office staff to have the responsible committee representative contact you. FUND CONTRIBUTION FORM DONATION TO FUND DONOR NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: IN HONOR OF: WISHING A SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: IN MEMORY OF: YAHRZEIT FOR: IN GRATITUDE FOR: NOTIFY (NAME AND ADDRESS): THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY Beth Hillel Chai-Lites Page 8

9 Beth Hillel Synagogue Sisterhood & Library Committees Invite you to join us Thursday September 4, pm after Minyan Presenting: Anastasia Goodman author of Loose Ends A story of mystery, family saga, and freedom from Soviet-era religious persecution (with local roots) Dessert to follow Books will be available for purchase & signing RSVP to the office The CHESED CARING COMMITTEE continues to provide comfort to the congregants of Beth Hillel Synagogue. The Hebrew word "chesed" does not have a precise English equivalent but is probably closest to "loving-kindness." In the Jewish moral tradition, "chesed" is associated with love, giving, and altruism. For congregants who are ill, hospitalized, undergoing rehab, or otherwise in need of prayers and well wishes, our committee members are very generous with their time. We send cards of encouragement; we visit people in hospitals or their homes, rehab, or nursing home facilities; we call to let them know that they are in our thoughts and our prayers. On occasion, we provide meals and an occasional ride. We have challot and small bottles of grape juice to share just before Shabbat. When we offer a chamsa/dove as a "good luck charm" - we see faces light up. We, in return, are blessed by the knowledge that we are providing comfort to those most in need. We can only provide our services if/when we are aware of the need. If you or a loved one wish to be on the receiving end of our services, you may call me (Iris) directly ( ) or leave a message at the synagogue office. Privacy will always be protected - unless you wish to extend the network of well wishers! Iris E. Atkins and Joel Neuwirth Co-Chairs, Chesed Caring Committee Page 9 Mid-summer 2014 Av 5774

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11 Av 5774 August 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 9:00AM Minyan 4 7:00AM Minyan 7:30PM Erev Tisha B'av at BTS 10 9:00AM Minyan 11 7:00AM Minyan 17 9:00AM Minyan 18 7:00AM Minyan 24 9:00AM Minyan 25 7:00AM Minyan 31 9:00AM Minyan 5 Tish'a B'Av 7:00AM Minyan 12 7:00AM Minyan 8:00 PM BOD 19 7:00AM Minyan 26 Rosh Chodesh Elul 7:00AM Minyan 6 7:00AM Minyan 13 7:00AM Minyan 20 7:00AM Minyan 27 Rosh Chodesh Elul 7:00AM Minyan 7 7:00AM Minyan 14 7:00AM Minyan 21 7:00AM Minyan 28 7:00AM Minyan 1 7:00AM Minyan 7:52PM candle lighting 8:00PM Shabbat Services 8 7:00AM Minyan 5:45PM Swim Night at JCC Service 6:45PM Dinner 7:43PMCandle Lighting 15 7:00AM Minyan 6:00PM Shabbat Under the stars BBQ-Dinner 7:15PM Services 7:34PM Candle Lighting 22 7:00AM Minyan 7:24 PM Candle Lighting 8:00PM Shabbat Services 29 7:00AM Minyan 7:13PM Candle Lighting 6:15PM Shabbat Services 2 Shabbat Chazon 9:45AM Shabbat Service at Hebrew Health Care 7:45PM First Shabbat 9 Shabbat Nachamu 9:30AM Shabbat Services 16 9:30AM Shabbat Services 23 9:30AM Aufruf Becky Small & Seth Fink 9:30AM Shabbat Services 30 9:30AM Shabbat Services Page 11 Mid-summer 2014 Av 5774

12 MITZVOT TZEDAKAH YOUR GUIDE TO GIVING See page 8 for the Fund Contribution form Unless otherwise noted by *, please send the following fund donations to the Synagogue Office. I. SYNAGOGUE OPERATING FUNDS Donations offset expenses for religious school, adult education, youth activity, ritual, programming, etc.thus keeping dues and tuition lower. General Fund II. SYNAGOGUE DEDICATED ENDOWMENTS Donations are added to principal, and earnings are applied to Synagogue operating funds. Kiyum Endowment III. RESERVE/REPLACEMENT FUNDS Donations are added to the Synagogue Reserve Fund and used only under special circumstances. Building Fund Ida & Samuel Cohen Wing Kesten-Fishberg Chapel Fund Prayer Book ($25 min for book plate) IV. DESIGNATED FUNDS Donations are used to further the aims and activities listed A.Named in Honor or Memory of: 1. Scholarship/Stipend Joy Risa Berman Edward Gershenowitz Leon Glazer Ethel B. Karp Jean Rosen Samuel Rosenthal Rebecca Schwartz Lazowski 2. Youth Activity Stipend Morris Feigenbaum/Jonathan Lodge Fred and Ronald Pivnick USY & Kadima Youth 3. Higher Education Scholarship Stipend Post Family 4. Health & Human Services Alex B. Lebed 5. Music, Arts & Entertainment Sless Music Paul and Libby Wolfberg Entertainment 6. Library Sidney Needelman Library Library Fund PTO Library Programming Fund 7. Adult Education Rabbi Philip lazowski Education 8. Ritual Edward N. Bromberg Ritual Eucationn Memorial Fund 9. Other Rabbi Gary Atkins Discretionary Fund Rabbi Emertitus Philip Lazowski Discretionary Fund Abe Morrison Shabbat Dinner Fund B. Unnamed 1. Honorial/Memorial Yahrzeit Plaques Major Gifts 2. Sisterhood * Flower * Special Kitchen Kiddush 3. Minyonaires The deadline for submission to the September bulletin is August 11 Visit us online at