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1 B ' n a i S h o l o m C o n g r e g a t i o n B nai Sholom newsletter March 2013 Issue 3 Adar - Nisan 5773 RELIGIOUS SERVICES SABBATH SERVICE FRIDAY 7:30 P.M. SABBATH SERVICE SATURDAY 9:00 A.M. WEEKDAY MINYAN SUNDAY 9:00 A.M. Saturday, March 2 Sisterhood Centennial Celebration 21 at Hotel Frederick 7:00 PM Sunday, March 3 Bus Trip to see Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit Bus Departs: 9:45 AM Tuesday, March 5 Sisterhood Dessert 6:30 PM Wednesdays, March 6, 13 Song of Songs at the Episcopal Churches 6:30 PM; See page 4 Saturday, March 9 Eat, Pray, Learn Brunch 11:00 AM; See page 10 Sunday, March 10 Historic Preservation Fund Raffle Doors Open: 1:00 PM Drawing Begins: 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 14 and Thursdays, March 20, 27 Hebrew Class: 6:30 PM Siddur Class: 7:30 PM Friday, March 1 - Sisterhood Centennial Services - 7:30 PM Birthday Blessings for children born in March Bima: Donnel Horn and Judy Lentz Oneg: Sisterhood Friday, March 8 - Services - 7:30 PM Bima: Derek Hyman and Samantha Beverage Oneg: Maxine Yaged Friday, March 15 - Services - 7:30 PM Bima: Diane Shattls and Hoyt Glazer Oneg: Judithe Thompson Friday, March 22 - Services - 7:30 PM Bima: Mitch Klein and Tom Scarr Oneg: Sidney Polan and Marilyn Polan Tuesday, March 26 - Community Seder - 6:00 PM RSVP to the Temple office by March 12 Friday, March 29 - Services - 7:30 PM Aniversary Blessings for couples married in March Bima: Mark Newfeld and David Glick Oneg: Mary Lee Glaser Child care is provided during Friday evening services as a courtesy to families with small children.

2 From the RAbbi FROM PURIM TO PASSOVER What freedom are you working toward this year? By Passover I will pay off my car loan and be free of that debt! By Passover I will clear all the snack food out of the house (along with the leaven) and be free to start my healthy diet in earnest. The month between Purim and Passover is a time in the Jewish calendar when we are thinking especially about freedoms our own and others. West Virginians should no longer refuse to rent an apartment to a person because he is gay. Nor should we refuse to hire someone because she is a lesbian. There is a bill before the West Virginia House of Delegates this spring amending the Employment and Housing Nondiscrimination Act (EHNDA). It adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories of people protected by West Virginia laws prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations, as race, gender, religion, and other categories have long been protected. And God created humans in God s own image, in the image of God, God created them; male and female God created them. Liberal Judaism (Reform and Conservative) derives a basic value from this verse from the first chapter of Genesis (Bereishit in Hebrew): All people are created in God s image and so should be equally valued, no matter how different they may seem to be. For liberal Jews it is unjust to discriminate against a person because of his or her sexual preference. It is simply a matter of civil rights. I would like to sign a letter in the name of B nai Sholom Congregation in support of extending this basic right in West Virginia. The Board does not think I should, in case there is someone in the congregation who disagrees even though no one in attendance at the February meeting was opposed to the concept. I must be guided by the Board in this, but I ask you please to contact me or any member of the Board if indeed you are opposed. I will ask again at the March Board meeting (March 12) if I can sign in the name of the congregation. Discrimination against Jews in regard to housing and employment is largely a thing of the past in the United States, thanks to the principles of justice and equality which are foundational to this nation. As Passover approaches we remember how difficult things have been for us as a cultural minority over the past two millennia. This season we rededicate ourselves to work for basic human rights for all. Everyone should have adequate food, housing and employment. There is a lot of work to be done in all these areas. In the near future you ll hear me talking about Education Matters a joint initiative between River Cities United Way and the Cabell County School Board to find ways to increase the local high school graduation rate. For now, please join me in supporting a group of West Virginia citizens who are being discriminated against to change the state law which allows that discrimination. Or - tell me why not. May this Passover season be a joyous and meaningful one for us all. Rabbi Jean E. Eglinton The Rabbi wants to visit you in the hospital. Please don't expect that she will find out about it somehow. If you or someone you love is in the hospital, please call the B'nai Sholom office: If you would prefer not to be visited, she would be glad to call if you provide a cell phone number. 2 March 2013

3 March 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat B'nai 3 Minyan 9:00 AM Dead Sea Scrolls Trip 9:45 AM No Rel. School 10 Minyan 9:00AM Religious School 10:00 AM Raffle Gala 2:00 PM 17 Minyan 9:00AM No Religious School 10:00 AM 24 Minyan 9:00AM No Religious School This Sunday, March 3 B nai Sholom to Visit Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient Religion Museum Exhibit in Cincinnati. There are available seats; Call Mitch Klein: Sisterhood Dessert 6:30 PM Rabbi Jean at AIPAC Depart 9:45 am; Return 7:30 pm Temple Board Meeting 7:00 PM 6 Song of Songs at St. John s Episcopal 6:30 PM dinner 7:30 PM Study 13 Song of Songs at Trinity Episcopal 6:30 PM dinner 7:30 PM Study Hebrew New Book! 6:30 PM 25 First Night Passover 26 Community Seder 6:00 PM Siddur 7:30 PM 27 Hebrew 6:30 PM Siddur 7:30 PM 7 NO Hebrew or Siddur Classes tonight. 14 Hebrew 6:30 PM Siddur 7:30 PM 1 Sisterhood Centenial 7:30 PM 8 Services 7:30 PM 15 Services 7:30 PM Services 7:30 PM Israel Trip Services 7:30 PM 2 Service 9:00 AM; Sisterhood Centennial Club 21-7PM 9 Services 9:00 AM Eat, Pray, Learn Brunch 11:00 AM 16 Services 9:00 AM 23 Services 9:00 AM 30 Services 9:00 AM 31 Minyan 9:00AM Religious School 10:00 AM March

4 Come Study Song of Songs It s racy stuff and lots of fun! St. John s Episcopal Church Wednesday, March 6 Potluck: 6:30 PM Study: 7:00 PM 3000 Washington Blvd. Trinity Episcopal Church Wednesday, March 13 Potluck: 6:30 PM Study: 7:00 PM th Street Tuesday, March 26 at 6:00 P.M. at B nai Sholom for members, their guests and Marshall Students. Please, mark your calendar now! We will need your reservation by March 12 so that we can order enough food in a timely manner. The cost is $20.00 per adult and $15.00 for children (6-12 yrs). No charge for children 5 and under; (Family Limit of $70.00) (Free for Marshall students and B nai Sholom Religious School students) To guarantee your reservation, send your check to: B nai Sholom Sisterhood P.O. Box 2674 Huntington, WV Please write on the envelope or the check that it is intended for Community Seder Reservations. We cannot guarantee that we can accommodate those who come without reservations. For reservations, call the Temple office: Name Address Number of $20.00 Number of Children 6-12 yrs. $15.00 Number of Children 5 and under Any special needs (high chair, wheel chair, etc) MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO SISTERHOOD, AND SEND IT TO THE TEMPLE OFFICE BY MARCH March 2013

5 17 TH Annual Historic Preservation Raffle March 10, 2013 Be a part of the gala event that helps preserve this beautiful, historic sanctuary as befits a structure honored on the National Register of Historic Places. Up to $18, in prizes will be awarded to lucky ticket holders. Grand Prize of $7, You could be a winner! A maximum of 500 tickets will be sold at $ each. For an additional $25.00 you can insure your ticket, giving you a second chance to win one of up to 25 cash prizes. Each ticket admits two to the March 10 th Gala Drawing. Doors open at 1:00 PM, and the drawing commences at 2:00 PM. Join us that afternoon for fun, fellowship and delicious food. To purchase tickets, complete and return the form below with your check, or call to reserve your ticket. As of the end of February 28, we have 227 sold tickets. Thanks to the buyers and sellers! We need at least 100 more in this final week before Raffle Day. Questions, contact the Raffle Chairperson: Diane Shattls: I would like to purchase (number) of tickets at $ each. I want do not want to insure my tickets at an additional $25.00 per ticket. Enclosed is my check made payable to B nai Sholom Congregation in the amount of $. Please print Name: Street: City, State, ZIP Phone: Please mail my ticket(s) to the above address. I will pick up my ticket(s) the day of the drawing. Orders must be received by March 8th to be eligible for the drawing. March

6 DONATIONs Building Fund Pauline Kaplan thanks to Rose Marie for the wonderful brunch and in memory of Mary Cantor David Field in memory of Albert Rowan Loretta P. Levine in memory of Lillian S. Levine Congregational Fund Herman and Mary Lee Glaser get well wishes to Mark Brodof, David Cohen, and Hy Weed and thank you to everyone for thinking of us while Herman is recuperating from his foot fracture Bob and Jenny Broh in memory of Shirley Broh-Davis Ed and Peter Eiland in memory of Ted Eiland and Rudolph Eiland Maxine Frankel in memory of Esther Sacherman Joe Horn wishing Betty Colker a healthy recovery and in honor of Harold and Freda Kagan s 70 th Anniversary and Sharon Pressman s work with WRJ Harold and Freda Kagan with a world of thanks for the Goldengram in honor of our 70 th wedding anniversary Pauline Kaplan in memory of Julia Kaplan and Norty Kaplan Rose Marie Riter well wishes to Joyce Levy, Herman Glaser and Betty Colker and in honor of Jamez Morris Smith - welcome to the Tribe! Dorothy Polan Memorial Landscape Fund Marilyn Polan in memory of Walter Lewis, Jr., Harold Frankel, Mabel Polan, Bernice Steirn, and Ann Shein Polan Mazon Fund Marc and Sherry Solochek in memory of Harry Glick Memorial Fund Rose Marie Riter with sympathy to Niza and Mark Uslan on the death of Niza s father Joe Horn with condolences to Niza Uslan on the death of her father and in memory of Sam Glaser Ed and Judy Woodruff in memory of Harold Radow and Edward Woodruff Organ Restoration Fund Pete and Karen Broh in memory of Shirley Broh Davis Rabbi Frank and Adrianne Sundheim in memory of Shirley Broh-Davis Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Bob and Rose Aronson in memory of Jack Cuttler, Ann Cuttler and Sophie Cuttler Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Mark and Martha Barvin in honor of Jamez Morris Smith and in memory of Niza Uslan's father Weisberg Education Fund Bruce Freeman in memory of Esther Freeman Hedva Hess in memory of Art Weisberg Lake and Louise Polan in memory of Art Weisberg Steven Snyder and Rabbi Jean Eglinton in memory of Sara Snyder Youth Group Fund Billy and Brenda Glick in memory of Ruth Cohen Glick Steven Snyder and Rabbi Jean Eglinton in memory of Sara Snyder Marc and Sherri Solochek in memory of Sean Chapin Make Money for the Temple by using TEMPLE GIFT CARDS Each time you frequent one of these businesses and use your Temple gift card, you make a donation to the Temple! Kroger, Foodfair, Speedway, Panera Breads, Applebee s, Bob Evans, O Charley s, Rocco s, Red Lobster - Olive Garden - (Darden), Max &Erma s, N.Y. Bagel, Fat Patty s. Please call Tim Beverage to place an order: (304) March

7 SHOLOMGRAMS MARCH Please check the name if you want to send a Sholomgram and mail immediately to : Sholomgrams Sandy Colker th Street #1007 Huntington, WV Please note: The address appears on the back of this sheet for your mailing convenience: fold, tape, stamp and mail. We will send Sholomgrams for anniversaries every five years starting with the tenth; birthdays will be noted on 60th, 70th, 75th, 80th, 85th, 90th and every year thereafter. Sholomgrams are $2.00 each. We can t note your special dates and birthday dates if we don t have them in our file. You may send anniversary and birthday dates to the office. If you wish to send to everyone, please contact : Sandy Colker To recap: 1. Check the names of those to whom you would like Sholomgrams sent. 2. Indicate how you want the Sholomgrams signed. 3. Mail your list to Sandy Colker by the 15th of this month. CONGRATULATIONS TO: Richard K. McLaughlin on his 60 th birthday on March 11 th Isabel Spindel on her 97 th birthday March 18 th DON T FORGET TO SIGN YOUR SHOLOMGRAM! Please indicate how you would like your Sholomgram signed: March

8 SHOLOMGRAMS Sandy Colker th Street #1007 Huntington, WV March 2013

9 TREE OF LIFE ORDER FORM I wish to purchase a Leaf on the Original Tree of Life for $ I wish to purchase a Leaf on the New Tree of Life for $ I wish to purchase a Root on the New Tree of Life for (a minimum of) $ Please indicate, on the line below, the exact wording you desire to be inscribed on the leaf or root: ( in honor of... in memory of... on the occasion of... etc.) Name Address In memory of Shirley Broh Davis From her children City State and Zip Code Phone number Mail form and check to: Tree of Life - c/o Martha Newby B nai Sholom Congregation P.O. Box 2674 Huntington, WV March

10 EAT, PRAY, LEARN Saturday, March 9 Brunch: 11:00 AM RSVP to the Temple Office How to Lead a Fun and Fascinating Seder, with Rabbi Jean. Special Thanks to: Mitch and Linda Klein for preparing the wonderful brunches! David and Pat Johnson and John and Jean Rosenberg for donating towards the brunches. Federated Israel Mission Trip Reunion - Save the Weekend April 19 th -21 st Friday April 19 th : Evening Services & Oneg Saturday April 20 th : Services & Lunch Saturday April 20 th : Saturday Evening Reception - B nai Sholom Sunday April 21 st : Israel Independence Day Celebration - Pullman Square 2:00 4:00 pm March

11 Sisterhood B nai Sholom Sisterhood Invites you to a celebration of our One Hundredth Birthday We are a Centennial Sisterhood of the Women of Reform Judaism Friday, March 1 Sisterhood at 7:30 PM Saturday, March 2 7:00 p.m. 21 at the Hotel Frederick Dinner and Dancing Cocktail Attire Cash Bar Suggested Levels of Giving: $36 reservation for one $72 reservation for two $90 or $108 Happy Birthday Gift to Sisterhood No Religious School March 2. Religious School Spring Break March Tuesday, March 26 Passover Community Seder 6:00 PM (See reservation details on page4) Chairs: Sharon Weed and Pat Johnson. Committee: Sisterhood Catering Committee Tuesday, March 5 Sisterhood Evening Dessert Meeting 6:30 PM An area gardener will present gardening techniques. Chair: Lynne Mayer Committee: Maxine Frankel, Leigh Ann Levine-Compton, Sidney Polan. RSVP to mlglaser@gmail.com Thanks to Rose Marie Riter for preparing the fabulous Israeli breakfast for the February meeting. Linda Klein for sharing the highlights of the Israel trip at the February meeting. Lisa Ketchum and Samantha Beverage for the wonderful Purim dinner. The Youth Group for organizing the Purim Carnival. The Broh family for their generous donation to Sisterhood. Joan Weisberg for her generous donation to the Caring Committee. Jenny Broh for her donation to the Sisterhood kitchen shower. 11

12 RABBI S OFFICE HOURS Please call for an appointment. Tuesday: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM TEMPLE OFFICE HOURS 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday - Friday Custodian s Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM Fridays 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon 6:00-9:00 PM The deadline for items to be in the April Newsletter is March 15 TEMPLE MAILING ADDRESS: OMG. R U Red E 4 PASSOVER (Non-technical Translation: Passover is coming!) Any way you look at it, Passover is just around the corner corner of your kitchen that is. The shop chicks have readied the store (if not our kitchens). The shelves are dotted with boils, vermin, and all kinds of adorable plagues. We have pristine cookbooks that you use for only one week a year and matzo crumb scrapers used for that same brief week. The Seder plates (used for 2 days at best) are now available in many forms; both traditional round and far out there square. They come in glass, metal, and pretty much every material other than wool (we re working on that). We have games to keep the children busy during your 6 hour Seder and aprons for the person doing the 12 hour clean up (LOL). Come visit it soon because, you know, when it s gone, it s gone; except the matzo balls which seem to stay around a while. Kisses (kosher for Passover) are always free. Sherri Barb Lisa B NAI SHOLOM CONGREGATION P.O. BOX 2674 HUNTINGTON, WV BNAISHOLOMWV@YAHOO.COM It s not the money..... it s the attitude! 12 March 2013

13 B NAI SHOLOM NEWSLETTER JoDee Gottlieb and Peter Ingram 2057 Enslow Boulevard Huntington, WV (304) John and Jean Rosenberg 147 Clark Drive Prestonsburg, KY (606) B NAI SHOLOM IS PARTNERING WITH MARSHALL S COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS TO SUPPORT THE HUNTINGTON AREA FOOD BANK and we need your help!!! EMPTY BOWLS PROJECT The Empty Bowls offers guests who contribute $12, a generous portion of soup donated by area restaurants, and served in a unique ceramic bowl, handmade by a student in Marshall s Keramos Student Pottery Guild. The bowl is yours to take home as a lasting reminder of the hunger that so many in our region regularly face. This year s event will be Friday, April 19, at the First Presbyterian Church, 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM. There is also an opportunity to bid on dozens of items at a SILENT AUCTION. Last year s lunch and the auction raised nearly $18,500, with all proceeds going to the Huntington Area Food Bank (HAFB) a nonprofit food distribution center that provides food to soup kitchens, emergency relief shelters and other hunger relief programs throughout the Tri-State. Each dollar donated at Empty Bowls enables the Food Bank to distribute seven pounds of food to the hungry in our region. Every $12 donation the price of your special lunch will feed an entire family for three weeks. As partners in this important project, B nai Sholom Congregation has assumed responsibility for obtaining items for the SILENT AUCTION. This will involve contacting local businesses and local attractions for donations. WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US SOLICIT THESE DONATIONS DURING MARCH and APRIL. If you are interested in helping with this Temple/ Marshall partnership to support the Food Bank, please contact: Sam Kincaid: (304) kincaid@marshall.edu March

14 Thank you to Jean Dean for donating the lovely Portrait book trilogy, Living Witnesses: Triumph Over Tragedy to B nai Sholom Congregation. It is a wonderful addition to our library! March Floral Fund Donations Donated by: Ed and Peter Eiland Maxine Frankel David Field Paul and Lisa Jacobson Harold and Freda Kagan Pauline Kaplan Joan Lerner Janice Levine Sheldon Levine In Memory of: Evelyn Eiland Judge Fred Caplan Esther Sacherman Albert Rowen Maurice Kauff Edda Steinberg Abraham Kagan Julia Cantor Kaplan Jeanne Dunn Sam Kaplan Albert Kaplan Isaac Lerner Al Rothenberg Leah Rose Lerner Louis E. Levine Bernard Levine Regina Levine Rabbi Jean E. Eglinton Rabbi Emeritus Dr. David E. Wucher President Dr. Mark Newfeld Vice President Diane Shattls Secretary Samantha Beverage Treasurer Marc Solochek Past President Dr. Gail Feinberg Board Members David Glick Herman Glaser Hoyt Glazer Derek Hyman Lisa Ketchum Mitch Klein Joan Lerner Tom Scarr Joan Weisberg Sisterhood Co-Presidents Donnel Horn & Judy Lentz Judy Lundy and Nathan Jurin Maury and Deedee Mufson Paul and Lynne Mayer Mark and Nancy Newfeld Jack Steinberg Ed and Judy Woodruff Joan Weisberg Harvey Jurin Charles Lundy Mandel Weiss Phillip Supovitz Judith Rubin Maurice Kauff Edda Steinberg Harold Radow Edward Woodruff Charlotte Polan B nai Sholom Newsletter published monthly by B nai Sholom Congregation th Avenue P.O. Box 2674 Huntington, WV Phone: (304) bnaisholomwv@yahoo.com Website: 14

15 March 1-2 observed on March 1 Harry Broh, Sr. 3/1 Sophia Cuttler 3/1 Adar 19 Esther Gaffin 3/1 Charles W. Keatley 3/1 Mary Keen 3/1 Ruthanne Fetter Goldsmith 3/2 Al Rothenberg 3/2 Adar 20 March 3-9 observed on March 8 Mandel Weiss 3/4 Noah Fetter 3/5 Max Kahn 3/5 Rebecca Cantor 3/6 Etta Angel Caplan 3/6 Isidore Kuntz 3/6 George Lewin 3/6 Florence Rosenstein Moel 3/6 Esther Freeman 3/7 Bernard Levine 3/7 Esther Uslan 3/7 Ida Lipman 3/8 Adar 26 Harold (Dutch) Miller 3/8 Esther Sacherman 3/8 Julia Cantor Kaplan 3/9 Adar 27 Irvin Levine 3/9 Albert Rowen 3/9 Adar 27 March observed on March 15 Louis Morrey Greenstein 3/10 Lena Silverstein 3/10 Judge Fred Caplan 3/11 Harry Fallon 3/11 Sarah Herbert 3/11 Adar 29 Richard Weil 3/11 Jack Fish 3/12 Sarah Fish 3/12 Murray Klein 3/12 Ella Romer 3/12 Leonard S. Ross 3/12 Elaine Angel 3/13 Rosa Levine 3/13 Elinore Gaffin Slotkin 3/13 Nissan 2 Hoyt Luther Williams 3/13 Dr. Larry Gang 3/15 Harold Radow 3/15 Harry Silverman 3/15 Gnesia Blanchard 3/16 March Yahrzeits March observed on March 15 continued Mayer B. Feierstein 3/16 Dodi Frankel 3/16 Morris Glick 3/16 David H. Goldberg 3/16 Irving Isador 3/16 Jeanne Dunn 3/16 Nissan 5 Charlotte Polan 3/16 Edward Woodruff 3/16 March observed on March 22 Andrew Katz 3/17 Nissan 6 Edda Steinberg 3/17 Fannie Fish 3/19 Isaac Gross 3/19 Nissan 8 Leonard Keen 3/19 Celia Skoll 3/19 Nissan 8 Sara Feil 3/20 Sam Kaplan 3/20 Nissan 9 Edna Brown Baker 3/21 Louis Kraft 3/21 Nissan 10 Isaac Lerner 3/21 Nissan 10 Molly Frishman 3/22 Charles Lundy 3/22 Joseph Roisman 3/22 Nissan 11 Leona Cohen 3/23 March observed on March 29 Abraham Kagan 3/24 Regina Levine 3/24 Samuel K. Hartz 3/25 Nissan 14 Phillip Supovitz 3/25 Olga Cohen 3/26 Harriet Kaplan 3/26 Norma Rosen Fetter 3/27 Leah Rose Lerner 3/27 Nissan 16 Kate Hayflich 3/28 Fannie Baker Weltman 3/28 Maurice Cauff 3/29 Helen Bernstein 3/30 Nissan 19 Evelyn Eiland 3/30 Hannah Greene 3/30 Harvey Jurin 3/30 Albert Kaplan 3/30 Nissan 19 Louis E. Levine 3/30 Louis Rose 3/30 Lula V. Williams 3/30 March

16 B ' N A I S H O L O M C O N G R E G A T I O N th Avenue P.O. Box 2674 Huntington, WV Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Huntington, WV Permit No. 170 Monday, April 1 - Yizkor Service - 11:00 AM Friday, April 6 - Passover First Seder Friday, April 5 - Family Dinner - 6:00 PM Family Service - 6:45 PM Sunday, April 7 - Reading of the Names - Please sign up in the Temple office. Sunday, April 7 - Sisterhood Brunch - 12:30 PM Saturday, April 13 - Eat, Pray, Learn Brunch- 11:00 AM Israel, with the Huntington Israel Trip Participants Saturday, April Federated Israel Trip Reunion (See page 10) Saturday, April 27 - Eat, Pray, Learn Brunch- 11:00 AM The Archeology of Ancient Synagogues in Israel: with Professor Nick Freidin