President Robin Affrime Rabbi Julie Pfau President Randye Bloom. September Shalom, Rabbi Pfau

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1 Temple B nai Abraham The Temple Shofar Sarah Seidel Sisterhood President Robin Affrime Rabbi Julie Pfau President Randye Bloom Rabbi s Message We are just entering the Jewish month of Elul, the month of preparation for the Yamim Nora im, the Days of Awe. There are several traditions for Elul that can help facilitate our spiritual preparation those who attend weekday davenning (prayer) will begin to hear the blast of the shofar, many read Psalm 27 on a daily basis, and we are called to begin the inner and interpersonal work of teshuvah, of repentance and transformation. Psalm 27 is a powerful inspiration for the transformative work we are called to at this time. It begins by affirming: September 2011 visitors with God in a secure and peaceful sanctuary. Transformation truly can be lovely. Over the last year, I was part of a Spiritual Director Training Group, and my supervisor shared a poem with me that I think speaks to this vision: Fluent by John O Donohue I would love to live Like a river flows Carried by the surprise Of its own unfolding. THE ETERNAL is my light and my salvation; whom then should I fear? THE ALMIGHTY is my living source of strength; before whom should I tremble? It is a fitting daily affirmation as we embark on the process of teshuvah, since transformation can be frightening. Sometimes we might fear the response of others to our overtures. But often, it isn t people we fear, but stepping into the unknown. When we let go of our familiar habits, traits, routines what will take their place, and who will we be? How can we seek transformation without fear? Psalm 27:4 offers a lovely vision for the process: One thing have I asked of God, one goal do I pursue: to dwell in THE ETERNAL S house throughout my days, to know the bliss of THE SUBLIME, to visit in God s temple. Instead of allowing our attention to be captured by fear, uncertainty, and the discomfort of change, we can turn our gaze gently toward the goal. As we align our spirits and actions with a sense of holiness, we can experience moments when we feel ourselves In kabbalah, a Jewish mystical tradition, water symbolizes God s loving aspect. As we move through our lives and contemplate teshuvah, we can envision being carried along by streams of divine love. We can strive to cultivate a sense of trust in that flow, so that each bend in the river, each current and eddy, and even the occasional rapid, can be greeted with a sense of anticipation and curiosity. As we enter Elul and the Days of Awe, I invite you to examine yourselves with curiosity and surrender to the loving flows that would transform you. May it be a shanah tovah u metukah, a good and sweet new year, for each of you. And may your visits to God s sanctuary bring you peace! Shalom, Rabbi Pfau Septtember 8 thh t att 6::00 pm Schooll Oriienttattiion & Open House ~ 58 Crosswicks ~ PO Box 245 ~ Bordentown, NJ ~ (609) ~ ~

2 Temple B nai Abraham is affiliated with the Jewish Reconstruction Federation. Temple B nai Abraham Officers Officers: President Executive Vice President Religious Vice President Financial Vice President Recording Secretary Past President Trustees: Religious School Chair Membership Chair Building Chair Yahrzeits for September Robin Affrime Charlie Weiss Sid Morginstin Mike Rosen Susan Giachetti Betsy Ramos Linda Osman Kim Aubry Eileen Gale September 9, 2011 Bonnie Ross, mother of Jack Ross Julius Lederman, father of Steven Lederman September 16, 2011 Arthur Coleman, father of Lenny Coleman Jerome Epstein, grandfather of Brian Epstein Jack Bagan, father of Elaine Zeitz September 23, 2011 Anette Brewis, great aunt of Brian Epstein Deanne Klein, sister of Arlene Slpeiser Samuel Densky, father of Sharon Coleman Zelda Goldman, mother of Norman Goldman Ida Goldman, 2nd wife of Hyman Goldman Rose King, friend of Sandy SchwartzBird, and former Sisterhood member Harry Roseman, father of Renee Harrison, Elinore Roth, mother of Elaine Trackman September 30, 2011 Frank Schwartz, uncle of Phyllis Chudoff Charles Stein, uncle of Randye Bloom Healing List Starting this month I am going to restart the HEALING LIST anew. All names now on the list will be removed. Please resend the names you want to SIDMORGY@VERIZON.NET. The list now has about 75 names. Please inform me when a name can be removed. Thank You Sid Morginstin, Religious Chair Mark Your Calendar Shabbat Morning Services October 8 (Yom Kippur) November 5 December 17 January 21 (Osman Bar Mitzvah) February 11 March 10 (Saltstein Bar Mitzvah) April 21 May 5 June 23 Tot Shabbat News The next Tot Shabbat will be on Friday, September 23 at 6:00 pm and will include candle lighting, potluck dinner, story time, a theme-related craft, and songs. If you need any additional information, or would like to volunteer to help clean up or set up, please contact Marla Hoffman rhynestonegrl@gmail.com. Save the Date Tot Shabbat Programs September 23 - High Holidays theme October 14 - All ages Sukkot service and potluck November 11 Tzedakah theme December 23 - All ages Hanukah celebration January 13 Tu B shevat theme February 24 Purim theme March 23 Passover theme April 13 Shabbat theme May 11 Lag B Omer theme June 1 Shavuot theme

3 School News Parent Orientation and Open House Thursday, September 8 at 6:00pm Please come find out more details about the upcoming year of Sunday School and School. There will be a presentation at 6:00, followed by some informal time to ask questions and talk. You will also be able to register if you have not already done so. If you know anyone who is interested in our school, please encourage them to attend! (Please note that this is oriented toward parents. While parents are welcome to bring their children, there will not be any student programming on this evening so that teachers can be available to talk with parents.) School Consecration Abbreviated Service & Potluck Dinner Friday, September 16 at 6:30pm Consecration is a tradition practiced at many synagogues of offering blessing to students who are just beginning their School education. While the focus is on the youngest group of students moving from Sunday School to School, it is also a chance for all students and their families to come together and celebrate each other as a community brought together by learning. Students will be honored during an abbreviated service, and then we will share in a potluck meal. Please bring a main dish, side, or dessert to share such as fruit salad, cup cakes, pizza (without any meat). The entire community is invited to join us as we welcome our students to a new school year. We hope you will take this opportunity to reach out and meet the school families who are an important part of our community. Please RSVP to Robin at raffrime@gmail.com. SHOFAR FACTORY: The School students enjoyed the MATZOH FACTORY last April. A SHOFAR FACTORY is being planned for Thursday September 15, Each student will get his or her own shofar. As these are expensive, a modest fee will be charged. Break the Fast Temple B nai Abraham and Sarah Seidel Sisterhood invite you and your family to join us for Break the Fast on Saturday, October 8 (around 7:00 PM). Families attending are asked to bring a prepared covered dish, which you can sign up for with your reservation. Volunteers are also needed to help set up and clean up. Cost is $12.00 adults, children 6-12 $6.00, with children under 5 free. Please contact Karen Nissim at (609) or KarenNissim@aol.com with your reservations, which are required by October 1, You can send your payment in advance to Karen Nissim, 38 Thompson Street, Bordentown, NJ Please make your checks payable to Sarah Seidel Sisterhood. Thank you and L Shana Tovah Umtukah. Update on the Proposed Trip to Israel I am looking at a few tour co-coordinators. The prices are range in the $2,500 range PLUS airfare for a ten to eleven day tour. This would include the two travel days a 12-hour flight each way. Though the airfares next July are not yet available, I am told to expect them to be in the $1,500 range. The tour packages will include breakfast; however some other meals will be on your own. To be safe, I would recommend budgeting about $4,500 per person. This would include tips, some airport taxes/fees, the various souvenirs you may want to buy, and whatever else may come up. Hopefully, the final costs would be less. In fact, one or two plans also include air. One proposal I just received is $3,200 including air. If interested, please let me know via at SIDMORGY@VERIZON.NET. This will not be a commitment just an indication of interest.

4 President s Message L shana Tova! Our New Year approaches quickly, and with it comes a new fiscal year for our temple community. We are in the final stages of getting 2 new signs for our property. A large sign, dedicated in memory of Marty Nissim, will replace the old and broken sign on the lawn. It is larger, more impressive and should show a more appropriate image to people who pass by our building. The second smaller sign will be hung on the building and will inform members of up-coming events from Sarah Seidel Sisterhood meetings, School events, Tot Shabbat pot luck dinners and everything in between. The board is very excited to be completing this project. My specific focus for this coming year is to increase volunteerism. As Uncle Sam said, I will also add that WE NEED YOU! There are so many large and small ways in which you could become a V.I.P. in our community. I know you are busy. We all feel overwhelmed by our jobs and commitments, but our temple can only exist if we make some time for it. Our board needs people to serve on committees such as: membership, religious, corresponding/recording secretary, house, etc. In future we will also need new people to step up and serve as president, and members of the board. If any of these interest you, GREAT, please get in touch with me or any board member and let us know what you would like to do. However, if it seems a little daunting to you, there are many smaller ways in which you can help. The first and most important way is to be someone who shows up; for services, School, sisterhood meetings, Tot Shabbat activities, etc. Just by attending a service or function you are showing important support for who we are and what we stand for. After all, you are our reason for being. Other ways in which you can help are to offer your services to sisterhood president, Randye Bloom. You could help plan a meeting, event, or fundraiser. Just being a part of a planning committee would be a great service. Sisterhood also has a phone tree that contacts people to let them know of important community news that has to be gotten out quickly. The committee chair, Phyllis Chudoff, is always looking for additional people to make a few calls. Maybe you live in town and would be available to take out the trash and recycling, or you are willing to shovel snow, or you have a knack for gardening and would want to take care of weeding and caring for our plants. We are a small community with very few hired employees. We are mostly run by caring members who take it upon themselves to be helpful, in small and big ways. Right now you could be a part of that. We want you; we need you. Find something you can do for the good of the cause. Ask me or any Temple or Sisterhood board member to help you find a way. ~ Robin Affrime Temple B nai Abraham Welcomes Two Rabbinic Interns for Student Rabbi Leslie Hilgeman Rabbi Leslie will be returning to Temple B nai Abraham for a second year as our Rabbinic Intern. She will be visiting our congregation for four weekends, during which she will lead a service and teach in the School. She will also lead one Learner s Minyan Adult Education session prior to a Friday night service. The dates for Rabbi Leslie s visits are as follows: October 28 Erev Shabbat Service October 30 School March 2 Erev Shabbat Service March 4 School Purim Celebration April 13 Erev Shabbat Service, preceded by Learner s Minyan April 15 School March 5 Shabbat Morning Service March 6 School

5 Student Rabbi Michelle Greenfield Although we are saddened that our previous High Holidays Intern is unable to return this year, we are excited to welcome Rabbi Michelle. Rabbi Michelle will be with us for all of the High Holidays, and in addition will be visiting our congregation for two long weekends to lead services and teach in our School. The dates for Rabbi Michelle s visits are as follows: High Holidays September 28, 29, & 30; October 7 & 8 January 6 Erev Shabbat Service January 8 School February 3 Erev Shabbat Service February 5 School Rabbi Michelle has written an article for this month s newsletter so that people can get a sense of who she is in advance of the High Holidays. We will also be asking Rabbi Leslie to share some thoughts in a future issue of the newsletter. Please make every effort to welcome our interns for the year, and experience all they have to offer! A Message from our High Holidays Rabbinic Intern L makom she ani ohev, sham raglai molichot oti. To the place that I love, there my feet will bring me. -Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah 53a I first heard these words, along with a rhyming English translation, as a camp song and I have thought of this line many times since then. When I return to my old home in Boston to visit friends, this song comes to my mind. When I have a free hour to take a hike along the Wissahickon Creek, I know that am in a place that I love. Whenever I am able to, I want to follow my heart to the place that I love to be in. I know that I am not alone in wanting to do the work I love and wanting to be with the people I love. I was excited to come across this quote by chance on the pages of the Talmud while studying this summer. In the Talmud, this quote is juxtaposed with another saying: A person s feet are responsible for him. They will lead him to a place where he is needed. Each quote comes with its own set of stories and understandings. In typical Talmudic style, the discussion ranges from fatalism to God s presence at the Temple. To me, however, these quotes need to be read together. Do our legs lead us to a place that we love or to a place where we are needed? So often these two places are different. Responsibilities being in a place where we are needed can stand in the way of being in a place that we love. Being in a place that we love often means taking time off from being in a place where we are needed. Knowing that each of us can only be in one place at a time, reading these two quotes together creates a conflict between doing what we want and doing what is needed. It seems to me that each of us needs to struggle to find the moments when this conflict disappears. There are moments when we are needed to do the things that we love. I often find these moments when I am doing special education work with in the Jewish community. I truly love teaching children with special needs, creating games to make a Bar Mitzvah lesson more exciting or setting a translation of haftarah to traditional trope. And I know that I am doing work that is needed in the Jewish community. I found another one of these moments recently when I picked tomatoes from my garden to serve at a meal for new Rabbinical students, knowing that the garden. I poured my love into this summer would provide needed sustenance for friends who are just beginning this journey. As I begin to think about preparations for the new year, one of my goals is to identify these moments and to make room in my life for more of them. I want to be doing what I love, but as I enter my final year of Rabbinical school, I also want to figure out where it is that I am needed. I invite you to think about where these places are for you as well. I am looking forward to serving your community for the holidays, and as I get to know you, I hope to hear about what you love to do and where you feel that you are needed. Shalom, Student Rabbi Michelle Greenfield Social Action Our hunger relief projects continued through the summer, delivering monthly meals, prepared at the Quaker Meeting House in Crosswicks, to the Pine Motel and providing granola bars to the wider interfaith community's monthly grocery bags for motel residents. Many thanks to Robin Affrime, Marsha Caldwell and Debby Weiss (and Jaden and Ethan too!) for their help with meal delivery, and for all those who regularly donate granola bars. Thanks to Randye Bloom and Phyllis Chudoff as well for their donations to help keep our donations going through the summer. The residents who receive these gifts of food are so deeply grateful! Many times, along with their gratitude, we hear their relief since their limited funds are running out at the end of the month. It's not uncommon for several of the residents to mention that they are very hungry and had no idea if they would have a meal that day without our delivery. One of our temple members, Elaine Trackman, volunteers regularly at the St. Mary's Food Pantry. So please feel free to bring in other non-perishable food items for the pantry. We will make sure they get to the right place. So, please keep bringing in those donations of food. It is a small but important way that our congregation remains connected to the wider community and provides service. Marcy Schwartz-Shain

6 Temple Donations Get Well to Rita Nissim from Elaine and Jay Trackman In Memory of Berny Speiser from Anita Berson; Michael Scolaro and Randye Bloom; Carole and Lorin Zissman Rejoicing with You to Robin and Steve Affrime in honor of becoming grandparents from Anita Berson; Michael Scolaro and Randye Bloomk, Michael and Marcia Rosen Rejoicing with You to Linda Osman in honor of being member of the year from Anita Berson, Michael Scolaro and Randye Bloom. Michael and Marcia Rosen In Memory of Jack Harrison from Renee Harrison In Memory of Marty Nissim from Rita Nissim In Memory of Abraham Kaiser father of Eileen Gale In Memory of Anna Harrison from Renee Harrison In Memory of Sol Schaffer from Rhoda and Henry Kessler In Memory of Claudette Fischman from Linda and Mark Osman In Memory of Marion Greenblatt from Michael and Marcia Rosen In Memory of Bernard Greenblatt from Michael and Marcia Rosen In Memory of Celia Schwartz from Marcy and Rick Schwartz-Shain In Memory of Max Light from Patricia Light- Tolomeo In Memory of Norman Goldman from Bonnie Goldman In Memory of Benjamin Epstein from Brian and Maribeth Epstein In Memory of Selma Bloom from Randye Bloom and Michael Scolaro In Memory of Elaine Zeitz from Randye Bloom and Michael Scolaro In Memory of Frank Schwartz, Phyllis Chudoff s uncle from Phyllis Chudoff Welcome new members Jennifer and Marc Weiskott, Brandon and Hailey. Brandon will be in our School. 23 Waterford Drive Bordentown, NJ Embroidered Tablecloth One of the traditions of our temple is to have our members names embroidered on the tablecloth that you may have seen adorn our Oneg table. The cost of having your family s name added is $5.00. Contact Phyllis Chudoff at pchudoff@hotmail.com for inclusion for a lasting memory of our Temple. Fundraising Cookbook Project Temple and sisterhood are combining efforts to make a newer version of our fabulous cookbook! This will be the third edition. Back in the eighties sisterhood put together a wonderful cookbook filled with delicious recipes contributed by sisterhood and congregation members. That was volume 2. A previous edition was created a decade or so earlier. So, we are long overdue to put together a group of recipes that represent our current membership. Recipes can include the foods you cook for your family everyday, and those that are holiday favorites. Choose a couple that your family loves to eat. They can be dairy, meat or parve; appetizers, main courses, side dishes or desserts. We ask only that the recipes meet kosher standards. By that I mean that they do not mix meat and milk and that the meat be a cut that can be purchased kosher. If you are not sure, no problem, submit your recipes anyway and we can check it out. I am so excited to talk to you about your favorite recipes, and the foods your family loves to eat. I wouldn t call myself a foodie, but I do love to read recipes, talk about preparation techniques and to cook food that I know my family will enjoy. If you feel the same, awesome! Besides needing recipes, we are also looking for a handful of people to work together to create the cookbook. For more information me at raffrime@gmail.com or call I hope you will choose to be a part of this FUNdraising project. Robin Supermarket Gift Card Program The supermarket Gift Card Program is extremely important as a source of income for the Temple (5% of the purchase price of each card comes back to the Temple.) Your participation is essential for the program to be a complete success. Please take a minute to write a check to the Temple and mail it to the Dowshen s, 502 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, NJ or call Your cards will be sent to you the same day. We have Shop Rite and Acme Cards available.

7 Sarah Seidel Sisterhood Officers President Randye Bloom Vice President Debby Weiss Treasurer Marcy Schwartz Financial Secretary Rita Nissim Record. Secretary Ellen Wehrman Corres. Secretary Mimi Geller Trustees: Susan Giachetti Phyllis Chudoff Elaine Trackman Eileen Gale Sisterhood News We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to participate in Temple and Sisterhood activities. All women affiliated with Temple B'nai Abraham in any way are cordially invited to attend the Sisterhood meeting that will be held Monday, September 12 at 7:30. We have a lot of business to discuss, but will also present a honey program in recognition of Rosh Hashanah. We have invited a local beekeeper to talk to us about bees and honey and will have honey for sale to use at your Rosh Hashanah dinner. If anyone has a favorite honey cake or honey cake recipe, please bring it with you to the meeting. A honey cake tasting could be the perfect start of a new sweet year! The Sisterhood Board will be the hostesses for the evening. This organization would greatly benefit from your participation. Please always feel free to contact Randye or any of the Board members with your ideas, concerns, or wishes regarding Sisterhood. It is only through an open exchange of ideas, cooperation, and a willingness to give a small part of ourselves, that the Sisterhood will reach it potential and provide all of us with its special warmth and support. See you on September 12 th! On July 24th, a group of Sisterhood members reorganized the kitchen. It is hoped that it will be more user friendly. It was found that once things were better organized and condensed, the cabinet outside the bathroom and the file cabinet (black) would no longer be needed. We are offering these two items to anyone who would like to remove them from the Temple. They would be great for storage in a garage or in a basement. Contact Eileen at to schedule a pickup. Many people donated money to buy a new cabinet that now won't be necessary. It was decided that the money would be added to the fund to up-date the lower cabinets and counter area. Thank you Randye Bloom, Elaine Trackman, Eileen Gale, Faith Hupfl, Phyllis Chudoff, and Rhea Goldman for coming out on a very hot Sunday morning to spruce up our Temple. Sisterhood Donations In Memory of Berny Speiser from the following families: Elaine and Jay Trackman, Phyllis Chudoff, Eileen Gale, Sid and Charyl Morginstin, Nina Glanz, Renee Harrison, Phyllis and Is Kamer, Rita Nissim, Marsha and Joel Dowshen and Susan and Tom Giachetti In Memory of Buddy Cohen, cousin to Elaine Trackman from Ellen Wiener Rejoicing with Steve and Robin Affrime on the birth of granddaughter Eva from Phyllis and Is Kamer, Marcy Schwartz and Rick Shain, and Tom and Susan Giachetti Rejoicing with Cindy and Ray Canter on the marriage of their daughter Jennifer from Randye Bloom and Michael Scolaro Best Wishes to Alex Pincus on his 21st birthday and graduation from Officer Candidate School from Elaine and Jay Trackman Happy Birthday to Jean Bergman from Sheila Lamonsoff Sisterhood Joy & Sorrow Fundraiser The Sisterhood has 4 new cards for sale for their Joy & Sorrow fundraiser. The cards are $2.50 each and were designed by Sandy Schwartzbird for our Fundraiser. To order, please send your info and payment to Rita Nissim RitaNis35@aol.com Address: Rita Nissim, 5 Germantown Rd., Bordentown, NJ Refer to July 2011 Newsletter for a picture of the cards. Lecture Event at Crosswicks Quaker Meeting House All are invited to hear Zak Ebrahim, peace advocate, for a lecture and discussion. He is the son of a terrorist who has devoted his adult life to overcoming violence and working toward peace. This local event, scheduled just after the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, offers an opportunity for interfaith healing and reflection. The lecture will be held on Sunday, September 18, at 1:00 p.m., at the Quaker Meeting House in Crosswicks (take Ward Ave. from 130/206 into Crosswicks, Meeting House is in the middle of the village green).

8 Thank You! To the Members of Temple B nai Abraham, the Board and Rabbi Julie: Thank you to everybody who made the Member of the Year service so personal and memorable. It was a lovely evening for myself and my family. I am humbled by this Honor. I am proud to continue as an active part of this wonderful Temple community and encourage others to do the same. ~Linda A. Osman Thank you everyone for your warm wishes and donations to temple and sisterhood on the birth of Evelyn Veronica Affrime. She is such a joy and we are getting much pleasure from watching her grow. ~ Robin and Steven Affrime Thank you everyone for all the warm wishes, support and donations during Berny s illness and passing. Thank you also for the kind words and concern for my granddaughter Isabella. ~Arlene Speiser In case a loved one dies, the following information will be helpful in thinking through what steps to take: 1) As soon as possible, please contact the Rabbi, the Temple President, and the Sisterhood President. 2) If you would like the Rabbi to officiate at the funeral, please ask the Funeral Director to contact the Rabbi when exploring possible dates and times. 3) There are many traditional Jewish practices that may offer guidance about the handling of the body, the funeral, and the burial. Please ask the Funeral Director to explore these options. 4) Resources about mourning, death, and dying are available from the Rabbi. There is also a synagogue document containing information about Jewish funeral procedures. We hope this information will be needed as infrequently as possible! Memorial Plaques Plaques are available for $ To order a plaque, send the following to Sid Morginstin, Plaque Chairman at PO Box 8101, Trenton, NJ or Sidmorgy@verizon.net: #1 English name of loved one, #2 name of Loved one, and #3 Date of death in the English calendar. Once the plaque has been put up, you will be billed. Plaques will not be moved from one board to the other. If you would like to order now, a new order will be sent soon, so please get the information to him ASAP Siddur and Tallit Donations A new Siddur (prayer book) can be purchased in honor of or in memory of someone for $35.00; a Talles (prayer shawl) can be purchased for $60. Please contact Sid Morginstin sidmorgy@verizon.net Fall 2011 Contemplative Shabbat Retreat November 4 6, 2011 Co-directed by Rabbi Jacob Staub and Zvi Bellin Pearlstone Retreat Center near Baltimore, MD contemplative-shabbat-retreat/ This intimate retreat is open for only 30 participants. To register please zvilove@gmail.com. ***EARLY BIRD PRICE OF $159 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST*** Have you ever wondered how you can bring more relaxation, joy, and personal fulfillment into your life? Without having to be a Buddhist or a Yogi! Meditation and awareness practices are for Jews, too, and can support an authentic Jewish practice. Rabbi Jacob and Zvi will be facilitating a full Shabbat experience at Pearlstone Retreat Center near Baltimore, MD. You will learn valuable practices for your well-being and spiritual toolbox that will allow you to decrease stress, enhance body-heart-mind flexibility, and live more authentically. There will be instruction in Jewish-inspired meditation and Yoga, contemplative prayer services and delicious Kosher Shabbat meals, individual psycho-spiritual counseling and exploration of other research- informed awareness practices. The weekend will be held in gentle silence to allow retreatants to enter into a deep inner space of personal awareness. (If you just thought, I could never do that, then this Shabbat is especially for you.) Please check out full details with tentative schedule and cost/registration information at

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10 The Board decided to experiment with a new start time for Shabbat morning services. It was thought that beginning at 10:00 am instead of 9:30 am might increase the likelihood of people arriving on time. We will be interested in people's responses to the alternative start time, and will take note of whether it accomplishes the goal. We will then evaluate whether to make the new time permanent. (However, when there are B'nai Mitzvah, we will still begin at 9:30 am since there are additional pieces of the service.) SEPTEMBER ELUL 5771 / TISHREI 5772 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :30 pm Shabbat Services 7:09 pm - Candle Lighting :00 pm School Orientation & Open House 9 7:30 pm - Shabbat Services Bonnie Goldman & Rhea Goldman Oneg hostesses 6:58 pm - Candle Lighting 3 8:20 pm - Havadalah 10 8:08 pm - Havadalah 11 9 am Sunday 10 am - 12 Sarah Seidel Sisterhood 7:30PM Please join us :30 pm :30 pm Shabbat Services School Consecration & Potluck Dinner 6:46 pm - Candle Lighting 17 7:56 pm - Havadalah 18 9 am Sunday 10 am :30 pm pm Tot Shabbat Services 7:30 pm Shabbat 6:34 pm - Candle Lighting 24 7:44 pm - Havadalah 25 BUILD SUKKAH 9 am Sunday 10 am EREV ROSH HASHANA 7:30PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 29 9:30AM Rosh Hashanah Day One Service No School 30 9:30AM Rosh Hashanah Day Two Service NO SHABBAT SERVICE 6:22 pm - Candle Lighting 1 7:33 pm - Havadalah

11 GUIIDELIINES FOR THE USE OF TEMPLE B NAII ABRAHAM (PLEASE KEEP THESE GUIDELINES AND CONSULT THEM AS NECESSARY) SISTERHOOD MEETINGS AND SHABBAT SERVICES Hostesses or host families set up and arrange the tables in the meeting room. The kitchen is usually stocked with sugar, tea bags, decaffeinated coffee, and paper products, however, check supplies and inform the Chair of House if supplies are low. Ingredients in cookies and crackers brought into the shul must be checked to be sure that only vegetable shortening is used and no meat is to be brought into the synagogue. Although the temple is cleaned weekly, the meeting room and kitchen should be left neat and tidy after the function. All paper goods, utensils, and serving pieces must be returned to their appropriate drawers and cabinets. No leftover food should be left in the refrigerator take it home. ALL TRASH MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING AND PUT INTO THE CONTAINERS AT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. Hostesses assigned to a particular meeting or host families assigned to a Shabbat service need to contact each other prior too the event to coordinate the duties. If you are unable to serve on the date assigned to you, you are responsible for finding a substitute. Please inform the Sisterhood President that another person/family will take your place. Sisterhood reimburses Shabbat service expenses up to $ Members wishing to be reimbursed should submit bills to our Treasurer. Families celebrating special simchas have traditionally sponsored the Oneg Shabbat and have accepted full financial responsibility for it. SPECIAL OCCASIONS: BAR OR BAT MITZVAH, WEDDINGS, NAMINGS, ETC. The sponsoring family is responsible for the presentation and appearance of the refreshment table and the assembly room. Generally, the family has provided tablecloths and paper goods. In addition, you must supply your own wine and liquor. The kitchen and assembly room must be left clean and neat after the event and all trash removed from the building. If the temple requires special cleaning before your event, please contact the Chair of House. USING THE KITCHEN AT THE TEMPLE: Please be sure that during the "clean-up" process, after your Oneg or luncheon, you return all unused items (plates, cups, etc.) to their proper places. Wash and dry any dishes you use and put them away. Wash, dry, and return tablecloths. Sweep kitchen floor. If necessary, vacuum rugs in great room. If you notice that the kitchen is running low on plates, cups, forks, etc. please write it on the pad on the refrigerator. MOST IMPORTANT - TAKE HOME YOUR LEFTOVERS!