5779 HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULE

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1 September / October 2018 Elul 5778 Tishrei (352) Rabbi Karen Allen HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULE S LICHOT Saturday, Sept 1 Havdalah and S lichot Service 7:00 PM ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, Sept 9 Evening Service 7:00 PM Monday, Sept 10 Children s Service 10:00 AM Morning Service 10:30 AM Followed by Tashlich Tuesday, Sept 11 Second Day Morning Service 10:00 AM YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, Sept 18 Kol Nidre 7:00 PM Wednesday, Sept 19 Children s Service 10:00 AM Morning Service 10:30 AM Followed by Yizkor (approx.) 12 Noon Afternoon Service and Ne ilah 5:15 PM SUKKOT Sunday, Sept 30 Pot Luck Meal 1:00 PM Service 2:00 PM Suggested donation for guests is $125 per person BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT: Linda Kost VICE PRESIDENT: Burt Kraft SECRETARY: Diane Weinbaum TREASURER: Dave Englander DIRECTORS: Phylis Berger Dr. Marnell LaRoe Hayes Fred Jacobs Irv Pomeranz Barry Wright

2 Page 2 September 2018 Elul 5778 Tishrei 5779 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Evening Service 7:00 pm 10 Rosh Hashanah Children s Service 10:00 am Morning Service & Tashlich 10:30am Second Day Service 10:00am Kol Nidrei Service 7:00pm Yom Kippur Children s Service 10:00 Morning Service &Yizkor 10:30 am Afternoon & Concluding Service 5:15 7:22pm :14 7:05 1 Havdalah Service & S lichot Program 7:00pm See page 6 6:57 30 Sukkot & Simchat Torah Pot Luck 1:00 Service 2:00 See page 7 Rabbi Allen and the Board of Directors wish all of our members and friends a Happy, Healthy, and Sweet New Year

3 September/ October 2018 Page 3 October 2018 Tishrei Cheshvan 5779 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat : Shabbat Services & Oneg 7:00pm Rabbi s Roundtable 1:00pm 6: Shabbat Service & Kiddush 10:00am :51 5:42 Thursday October 18th at 1:00 pm in the main conference room Sumter County Administration and Library Building 7375 Powell Rd., Wildwood The Rabbi s Roundtable series explores the current arc of Torah portions along with Jewish spiritual traditions and how they affect our personal experiences and aspirations. The roundtable provides a unique opportunity to talk with Rabbi Allen as she leads an informal and interactive discussion focusing on topics of contemporary Jewish interest.

4 Page 4 THE SHOFAR Our Congregation Beth Sholom members are truly a phenomenal group of people! We are blessed with a diverse, gifted, generous, dedicated and active roster of members, enriched by the future members who often come to us initially as guests. Their activities and contributions to the congregation are visible everywhere at services, educational and social events, where they prepare the building, the grounds, utilities, food, sanctuary, prayer books, Talleisim and even the Torah (members and guests regularly help me to ready the Torah for the next Saturday service). They teach, they lead and they give. This volume of the Shofar is filled with the proud accomplishments of our members, both in the synagogue and at outside venues. They sponsor Oneg Shabbat and Kiddush refreshments, whose home cooking and baking distinguish our congregation s special flavor. Barry Wright s article in this edition highlights the continuing generosity of our members to the Food Bank, and reminds us of the urgent need for all of us to continue supporting the work of this invaluable community resource, as well as the many other worthy charitable projects brought to us by our members. These provide a wonderful opportunity for us to fulfill the mitzvah of tithing, tzedakah, to which we are all obligated. During this holiday season in particular, our donations become an integral part of our spiritual experience. They uplift our hearts as they benefit the lives of others. Our gifts to the congregation itself are also an important form of tzedakah. So many of the special things we enjoy in our beautiful, unique and historic synagogue have originated in the very personal, heartfelt and even handmade contributions of our members. From the books, to the ritual objects and artwork, to our precious building itself, its landscaping and all of its well-loved contents, everything we touch in our communal life together elevates our prayers, our celebrations and our relationships. Thank you all for everything you do, and everything you give. Our leadership is rich with the hearts of those who share themselves with Congregation Beth Sholom. Our members have all made this a sweet and happy holiday season for me, and I wish for every one of you to be inscribed and sealed for a joyful, healthy and fulfilling new year ahead shanah tovah u m tukah tikateivu and a g mar chatimah tovah with love and blessings Rabbi Karen Allen

5 September/ October 2018 Page 5 As the holidays approach, I want to take the opportunity to tell our guests and remind our members why Congregation Beth Sholom is so unique and special. The congregation is over 60 years old. It began in the early 1950s when a few Jewish families in Leesburg gathered in homes to celebrate Shabbat and the Holidays together. By 1953, Congregation Beth Sholom was incorporated and was in the process of erecting the synagogue. It is 64 years since the first service was held in our sanctuary, and 24 years since the social hall addition was completed. We own our building, there is no building fund. We have a wonderful Rabbi, Karen Allen, whose magnificent voice and warm, welcoming style make every one of our services and observances special. Although she works for us part time, in addition to leading our services, Rabbi Allen conducts the Rabbi s Roundtable discussion group, inspires us with her articles in the Shofar, and is available to help congregants through any life events. We celebrate Sukkot, Chanukah, Tu B Shevat, Purim, and Passover, often sharing a meal or snack together as we enjoy the customs of each holiday. We socialize together. After every Shabbat service we enjoy an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush in the social hall, lingering to chat after the food is eaten, and we get together just to get to know each other on our Social Sundays. We are The Synagogue that Feels like Family. We know each other. We care about each other. And we love spending time together, at our wonderful Shul. If you are visiting us for the holidays, I hope you will consider becoming a member. We have so much to offer. If you are already a member, I hope that you will invite your friends to spend the High Holidays with us so they can see all that Congregation Beth Sholom has to offer. I look forward to seeing you at High Holiday services, Shana Tovah U Metuka May you have a good and sweet New Year Linda President-at-BethSholomFlorida.org (replace at

6 Page 6 THE SHOFAR N AM E TAG S ARE AVAI L AB L E Let everyone know who you are! Tags are just $15 each. Mail your check to the synagogue, with a note indicating the name you want on your nametag. Contact Dave Englander at for more information. S lichot Saturday September 1st 7:00 PM Rosh Hashanah is celebrated in the Hebrew month of Tishrei. However, the process of reflection begins in the month prior. On Saturday September 1st at 7 PM, Marsha Stemerman, our Gabbai, will lead us in a special S lichot program. It will begin with the beautiful Havdalah ceremony marking the end of Shabbat. We will then have a short S lichot service which will start us reflecting. This is a time of introspection, reconciliation, and heightened spirituality. Experience the magic of the ceremony transforming our bima and Torah covers from everyday color to High Holy Day white. The evening concludes with the blowing of the shofar. Refreshments will be served. Please join us for this memorable evening of spiritual preparation and dedication.

7 September/ October 2018 Page 7 Celebrate Sukkot with us on Sunday, September 30 at 1:00 Bring your favorite dish (as long as it does not contain meat of any kind) to share. Salads, dairy foods, fish (but not shellfish), vegetables, breads, fruit, and desserts are all needed. After we eat we will begin the service with the mitzvah of shaking the lulav and the etrog. The service will celebrate the holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Call Edith Freiwirth at to RSVP Dan Hirschfeld created this beautiful spice box and donated it to the synagogue. Dan and Eileen dedicated the spice box in memory of their daughter, Deborah. Donate your Jewish Books to The Library of Judaica at University of Florida During the months of October and November we will be collecting books for the Library of Judaica. If you have Jewish themed books that you wish to donate, contact Fred Jacobs at after October 3rd. SEND A CARD AND SUPPORT THE SYNAGOGUE There are lots of reasons to send cards: birthdays, anniversaries, get well, condolences, congratulations. Your donations can benefit the synagogue and let someone know you care! Mail your donation to the synagogue, along with your message. For more information contact Dave Englander at He will send the card on your behalf, and your good wishes will appear in the Shofar.

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10 Page 10 THE SHOFAR Birthdays 9/4 Bill Schweitzer 9/6 Robyn Kassie 9/7 Ellen Englander 9/7 Colleen Campbell 9/14 Joan Russell 9/15 Sheldon Treibitz 10/2 Lowell Cramer 10/3 Marjorie R. Heyman 10/6 Eileen Levin 10/6 Alice Schweitzer 10//8 Michael Davidoff 10/7 Judy Hartstein 10/14 Phyllis Simon September 9/18 Elizabeth Morrison 9/19 Marissa Mularsky 9/21 Selma Haimes 9/24 Phyllis Lax October 10/16 Barry Wright 10/18 Adam Berger 10/21 Robert Treibitz 10/22 Linda Friedman 10/24 Keith Berger 10/24 Herb Siegel 10/27 Ronnie-Jane Boekema Anniversaries 9/7 Rick and Bobbi Feiertag 9/17 Martin and Beverly Meyers 9/18 Jay and Annette Maisler 10/1 Francine and Chip Rizzotto 10/6 Ira and Rochelle Goldberg 10/19 Helene and Jeffrey Bachmann 10/27 Marty and Ellly Rothbard 10/29 John and Rosalie Scholl Mi Shebeirach If you know of anyone (members, family, or close friends) who is dealing with a wellness issue, who would appreciate prayers or benefit from contact with the synagogue, contact Elly Rothbard at ellybard-at-comcast.net (replace at She will notify Rabbi Allen, and if desired will add them to the Mi Shebeirach list which is read at services. Please remember to let them know when our prayers are no longer needed. R fuah Sh leima (Get Well Wishes) to those who have been ill or have had or will have surgery: Melissa Readling LENDING LIBRARY ON OUR BOOK SHELF! Did you know that the books on the book shelf next to the gift shop are there for you to borrow? They are all connected to Judaism or Jewish themes in some way. Feel free to bring them home to read. All we ask is that you return them when you are finished with them.

11 September/ October 2018 Page 11 To Dan and Eileen Hirschfeld for the beautiful hand made spice box dedicated in memory of their daughter, Deborah. To Zoriy Zinger and Rabbi Allen for the special Kabbalat Service on August 10th. The blending of Zoriy s violin and Rabbi Allen s keyboard created music that was truly inspirational. To Fred and Helen Jacobs for creating and donating the Mi Shebeirach labels and placing them in all of our prayer books. This is the first time that we have that prayer in the Mahzurim. To Dee and Bob Marcus for chairing the Social Sunday on August 19. To Herb Siegel for his generous donation towards the purchase of our new defibrillator. To Fred & Helen Jacobs for their generous donation of new Talleisim for our congregation. Oneg and Kiddush Sponsors: Fri. July 13 Henrietta Lubin in memory of her father, William L. Kleinfeldt Sat. July 28 Diveda Spector in celebration of her birthday Fri. August 10 Dan and Eileen Hirschfeld in celebration of their 55th anniversary Sat. August 25 Ben and Marion Solotoroff in memory of their daughter, Alissa Ignatz Francine and Chip Rizzotto, Alice and Bill Schweitzer, Enid Schibuk, Debbie Wile Annual Appeal: Dr. Marnell LaRoe Hayes Additional Dues Donations: Diveda Spector, Alisa Jacoby, Dr. Fred & Margaret Kaplan, Michael Davidoff, Linda Friedman, Priscilla Reisinger, Stephen Berger, Robert King, Marty & Elly Rothbard, Herb Siegel, Kathy Gipe, Fern Singer, Helene & Marlene Steinberg, Lynne Bloom, Joan Russell, Allen Klein, Linda Kost, Arlene Richman, Freda Feibel, Benjamin & Marion Solotoroff, Marsha Grabois, Dorothy Strauss, Marsha Stemerman General Donations: Lowell Cramer, Elizabeth Morrison, Robert King

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13 September/ October 2018 Page 13 By Barry Wright, Congregation Beth Sholom Director I have now been working at the Leesburg Food Bank for 2 years and understand the lows and highs of the flow of food. The food bank is just a few blocks from the synagogue and on Thursday s, I go to the shul first to collect any items that have been left there by our members and guests since the last time and then take them over to the food bank. After that I work in the warehouse area dealing with the food until noon. It is now August and the striking thing that you observe in the Food Bank is the number of empty food crates, where we normally collect and store the food on the shelves. I would guess there are probably at least 100 empty crates. During the winter months when the snow birds are back, there are days when we cannot find an empty crate. This summer has been exceptionally bad since the Post Office in Orlando messed up the distribution of materials for the annual food drive. The Food Bank this year got around 7,000 pounds of food from the Post Office versus the normal food drive that collects around 35,000 pounds of food. The food bank gives out approximately 35,000 pounds of food a month to its clients. An important note, no one at the food bank gets paid from the President to the daily volunteers. The key people are very conscientious and hard working people. Most of them work at least 4 days a week. As an example, the person who does the pick up of the food from the food stores gets up at 3:30AM every day to do this pick up and has done this for years. The Food Bank takes in food, clothes and furniture and anything else that may be useful. Do you use all the cooking implements in your kitchen? When was the last time you went through your closet and got rid of clothes you no longer wear or that no longer fit. Remember someone else could use them. They also take magazines that are oriented to the home. Remember they provide all this to the people they serve totally FREE of charge. The Leesburg Food Bank is located 2 blocks north of the synagogue at 503 N.13th Street. The Food Bank is nondenominational. They serve the community from 10AM to 12PM Monday through Thursday. You may drop off food, clothing, furniture, books, etc. from 8:30AM till 12PM Monday through Thursday. If it is too big to bring yourself please contact them at and they will pick it up. Pick up is Monday thru Saturday. If you have small items you may also drop them off at Beth Sholom and they will be taken to the Food Bank. The Food Bank does not charge any fees for the items they provide to their clients. They handle families a day. They also work with seniors and the homeless. Take advantage of the BOGO specials at Publix when you go and pick up the extra one for the food bank. Please provide reasonable size food items, because they have no way to break them down. Thank you to everyone who has donated clothing, food, and household items to the Leesburg Food Bank.

14 Page 14 THE SHOFAR RESERVE YOUR DATE NOW! SPONSOR AN ONEG SHABBAT OR KIDDUSH There are many reasons to be a sponsor: birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions, remembering a loved one, or just celebrating Shabbat. Upcoming Dates: Friday, Oct. 12 Available Saturday, Oct. 27 Herb Siegel celebrating the 70th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah Friday, Nov. 9 Herb Siegel in honor of Veteran s Day Saturday, Nov. 24 Available Friday, Dec. 14 Available Saturday, Dec. 29 Katie Campbell Bat Mitzvah To reserve your date, call Anita Sherman at Learn to Read Hebrew with Dr. Marnell LaRoe Hayes Hebrew class takes place on Wednesdays at 4:00 PM at the synagogue, Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience. To register call Marnell at Members free non- members $5 per class ADD YOUR LOVED ONE TO THE MEMORIAL BOARD Memorializing a loved one with a permanent plaque in the sanctuary is a wonderful opportunity to honor their memory. The cost of a plaque is $300, 2 or more are $275 each Contact Fred Jacobs for more information. EXPLANATION OF DATES ON YAHRZEIT LIST We give our members the option to observe yahrzeit on the secular date (the actual date of passing) or the Hebrew date. If there is no Hebrew date next to a name, it is because their family prefers to observe yahrzeit on the secular calendar date. To add a loved one to the yahrzeit list, contact Linda Kost and provide the names and relationship of the congregant and relative, and the actual date of passing including the year. Please indicate whether you wish to observe yahrzeit on the secular or Jewish date. Contact Linda at president-at-bethsholomflorida.org (replace at or

15 September/ October 2018 IN MEMORIAM: THE FOLLOWING YAHRZEITS ARE OBSERVED The following names will be read from the Bimah on Rosh Hashanah Jeanette Wagner Mother of Karen Salvat 3 Tishrei 12-Sep Hyman Scholl Father of John Scholl 12-Sep Dorothy Kaplan Mother of Anita Sherman 4 Tishrei 13-Sep Bessie Resnick Haimes Mother of Marshall Haimes 15-Sep Morris Zalla Father-in-law of Lene Zalla 17-Sep The following names will be read from the Bimah on Yom Kippur Bessie Libovitz Sister of David Litwack 10 Tishrei 19-Sep Alvin Wagner Father of Nettie Goeler 13 Tishrei 22-Sep Sarah Fellner Mother of Phylis Berger 14 Tishrei 23-Sep Hannah Janosi Mother of Cookie Wright 15 Tishrei 24-Sep Mary Jaffe Mother of Phyllis Stern 24-Sep Aaron Herman Father of Eileen Hirschfeld 17 Tishrei 26-Sep Liz Shen Member of Congregation 17 Tishrei 26-Sep Ruth Myra King Mother of Robert King 27-Sep The following names will be read from the Bimah at our Sukkot Service on September 30 Mollie Scholl Mother of John Scholl 30-Sep Louis Pomeranz Father of Irving Pomeranz 22 Tishrei 1-Oct Bernard Epstein Father of Dale Epstein and Arlene Richman 3-Oct Louis Molina Father of Annette Maisler 26 Tishrei 5-Oct Sol Fox Uncle of Phylis Berger 28 Tishrei 7-Oct Toby Schenerman Member of Congregation 29 Tishrei 8-Oct Irwin Treibitz Brother of Sheldon & Robert Treibitz 9-Oct The following names will be read from the Bimah on October 12 Ben Donnerstein Uncle of Herb Siegel 12-Oct Eileen Zalla Sister-in-law of Lene Zalla 12-Oct Sid Friedman Father of Linda Friedman 5 Cheshvan 14-Oct Husband of Elaine Friedman George Altshul Father-in-law of Stephen Berger 15-Oct Blanche Kessler Founder of Congregation 13 Cheshvan 22-Oct Doug Chetwin Partner of Judy Marshall 22-Oct Ethel K. Sharp Benefactor of Congregation 15 Cheshvan 24-Oct Isidor Maybaum Father of Priscilla Reisinger 16 Cheshvan 25-Oct The following names will be read from the Bimah on October 27 Murray Milkman Brother of Bob Milkman 19 Cheshvan 28-Oct Neil Stark Father of Ken Stark 19 Cheshvan 28-Oct Devorah Hartstein Mother of Hank Hartstein 19 Cheshvan 28-Oct Henny Helen Schweitzer Mother of Bill Schweitzer 19 Cheshvan 28-Oct Thelma Muffs Mother of Judy Hartstein 20 Cheshvan 29-Oct Annie Steinberg Mother-in-law of Harry Barnard 20 Cheshvan 29-Oct Mimi Fox Aunt of Phylis Berger 20 Cheshvan 29-Oct Irving Drexler Father of Mike Drexler 29-Oct Stephen Finkelstein Brother of Phyllis Simon 1-Nov Harry Hudes Father of Linda Rovetto 1-Nov David Kaplan Father of Anita Sherman 23 Cheshvan 1-Nov Sid Sager Father of Roz Wenrich 3-Nov and Grandfather of Matthew Cullen Amy Cullen Daughter of Roz Wenrich 5-Nov and Sister of Matthew Cullen Vivien Davis Mother of Rochelle Goldberg 27 Cheshvan 5-Nov Joseph Singer Father of Fern Singer 27 Cheshvan 5-Nov Miriam Cohen Grandmother of Ronnie-Jane Boekema 28 Cheshvan 6-Nov Linda Lofchie Simons Sister of Bette Stone 6-Nov Page 15

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