Rabbi Ilan Emanuel. October /2014 Schedule of Yom Kippur Services. Please join us as we officially install

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1 CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL A Family of Families October 2014 CALENDAR OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES >> Friday, October 3 Kol Nidre 7:15 pm Saturday, October 4 *See service schedule on opposite side of this page. Friday, October 10 Sukkot 6:00pm *followed by Family Dinner Saturday, October 9:00 am Wednesday, October 15 Simchat 7:30 pm Friday, October 7:30 pm *Led by Rabbi Roseman Saturday, October 9:00 am *Led by Rabbi Roseman Friday, October 7:30 pm *Installation of Rabbi Emanuel Saturday, October 9:00 am Friday, October 7:30 pm Saturday, November 9:00 am 5775/2014 Schedule of Yom Kippur Services SCHEDULE OF LIBERAL/REFORM SERVICES YOM KIPPUR Friday, October 3, Kol Nidre service 7:15 pm Saturday, October 4, Service for young children in Main Sanctuary - 9:00 am Yom Kippur day services 10:00 am Discussion 2:15 pm Afternoon service 3:00 pm Yizkor/Memorial service at (approximately) 4:30 pm Concluding service at (approximately) 5:30 pm SCHEDULE OF TRADITIONAL/CONSERVATIVE SERVICES YOM KIPPUR Friday, October 3, Kol Nidre service 7:15 pm Saturday, October 4, Yom Kippur Day service 9:00 am Service for young children in Main Sanctuary - 9:00 am Discussion 2:15 pm Afternoon/Mincha service will begin about 4:30 pm Concluding Service (approximately) 6:30 pm Please join us as we officially install Rabbi Ilan Emanuel as the Rabbi for Congregation Beth Israel on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Installation will be performed in part by his Torah Study 11:00am Please come and join us father, Rabbi Charles Emanuel. Festive Oneg to follow.

2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 4402 Saratoga Blvd Telephone: Fax: congregation@bethisraelcc.com Website: bethisraelcc.com Rabbis Ilan Emanuel, Rabbi Rabbi Kenneth Roseman, Rabbi Emeritus Staff Debbie Bustillo, Office Administrator Jana Zager, Religious School Director Leslie Green, Shabbat Dinner Coordinator CBI Executive Board President Suzy Hilliard First Vice President Chris Adler Second Vice President Mike Hiatt Secretary Chris Kuehn Treasurer Robin Adams Past President Jim Gold Sisterhood Representative Susan Martin Committee Chairs Adult Education Chair Cemetery Chairs Ritual Committee Chairs Membership Committee Chair David Jacobs Robert Adler Carl Kuehn, Gary Blum Andrew Sheinberg Jim Gold Susan Martin As I write this article, we are in the midst of the Fall Holidays. I was pleased to see congregants at the Rosh Hashana services and look forward to seeing more of you at Kol Nidre Services, Yom Kippur Day services, Sukkot and Simchat Torah celebrations. I want to especially recognize Gary Blum, who truly orchestrates the Conservative Services, along with our visiting Rabbi. September seemed busy here, however October can t even compare. In addition to the many special services that we will be preparing for, we are also looking forward to Rabbi Emanuel s formal installation as our Rabbi. Thank you all for welcoming him, Randi and Mira over these past several months. I was pleased at the turnout for the Emanuel s Open House, following Rosh Hashanah and hope even more of your will be on hand to celebrate the official ceremony on October 25. Rabbi Charles Emanuel, Rabbi Ilan Emanuel s father will assist in the official installation, along with several past presidents. In addition, a special Oneg will take place following services that evening. On October 17, we are honored to have Rabbi Roseman fill in while Rabbi Emanuel is out of town celebrating a family Bar Mitzvah. Between holiday observances, Installations and Rabbi Roseman officiating at services, there is plenty to interest our members. As a reminder, The High Holiday appeal is in full swing. Please consider a donation to the Prayer Book Fund and help Congregation Beth Israel purchase an adequate supply of our newly selected prayer book, Mishkan T Filah. For each $50 contribution, you may designate a person to honor with a bookplate affixed in one of the new books. And as if this weren t enough excitement, the smell of cabbage rolls, kugel, rugelach and brisket is in the air. Personally, I can t wait for a steaming hot bowl of Matzo Ball Soup. Consider helping us out this year- This is a community wide project which serves several purposes. I will address our wonderful Food Fest next month. Please keep Congregation Beth Israel in your thoughts as we all continue to reflect on how to make this an even better year. Social Action Committee Chair Dues Committee Chairs Building Chair Grounds Chair Fine Arts Chair Jim Gold Ann Engel Leslie Kane Bill Adams Rikki Schmitchel Laurie Mintz Shalom, Suzy Hilliard CBI President Page 2

3 RABBI S MESSAGE Dear Friends: It is probably not a surprise to many that religious institutions, and synagogues in particular, have struggled in the late 20th and early 21st C. We face a new paradigm in which people are more individualistic and consumerist, in which people want to interact with religion as they do with their ipod playlists, to choose what they want, in whatever order they like, and experience it whenever they like, in their own time and at their own convenience. How should we respond to this challenge? In his book Relational Judaism, Ron Wolfson explains that for many years we have tried to appeal to people through programs. We have reasoned that if people are more consumerist then we must interact with them as consumers and act as if we are producing a product like any other. So congregations try to create more and better programs to serve the perceived needs of their members. But it hasn t worked. Why? According to Wolfson: It s not about programming It s not about marketing It s not about branding, labels, logos, clever titles, websites, or smartphone apps It s not even about institutions It s all about relationships If people come to a program but no one talks to them, they do not stay. If they don t make a connection beyond the transactional they do not feel engaged. In trying to create more and better programs as the primary way of attracting more people to the synagogue, synagogues forgot that just because people act more transactionally and more individually that does not negate the deeper yearnings of our souls. What we want is not always what we need. In a world where so much is reduced to a consumer transaction, we truly yearn for relationship with the each other and with God. Wolfson continues to say - When we genuinely care about people we will not only welcome them; we will listen to their stories we will share ours and we will join together to build a Jewish community that enriches our lives. We do much at CBI to create such relationships. I was struck on the first day of Religious School how parents stayed after dropping of their children and chatted while the children studied, sharing stories with new parents and old friends. And our wonderful Food Fest is not just a great program with delicious food (although it is that!). Hearing stories about previous festivals it is clear that what truly makes this a wonderful event is the opportunity to connect with each other over planning and cooking, deepening relationships with old friends and making new friends over brisket, cabbage rolls, and matzah balls! Like all Jewish institutions in America we have to look at how to better connect to people as we live our lives today. CBI already does so much in this regard and it is part of what makes this such a special place to be. But we can always do more! This New Year, may be go from strength to strength as we ensure that we are a place in which we can all feel welcome and where we can all build deeper relationships with our tradition, with each other, and with God. Ilan Emanuel, Rabbi Page 3

4 CBI Sisterhood Wonderful holidays are here and Sisterhood is busy preparing for the holidays and for the year. During the Days of Awe, as we engage in prayer, self-reflections, and repentance, let s resolve to make a difference! Let the sounds of the shofar awaken your soul. Re-commit yourself to a great People and a great Nation. Prime Minister Netanyahu sent the following message to ALL the people in Israel as well as ALL of the soldiers in the field: This has been an especially challenging year for all Israelis and especially for the members of the Military. We need only to look at the television or read the news to see how challenging it has been. As we begin our 10 days of judgment, blow the shofar, and dip our apples in honey, let s try and remember our sister and brothers in Israel who are facing severe times every day. Keep them in your prayers and hold on to thoughts of peace in Israel and throughout the world. Beyond the holidays, we are deep into preparations for our Food Fest that will be held November 15 and 16. Of course much more will be forthcoming about Food Fest in the next few weeks. Our kitchen has a grand new facelift and we have already begun cooking on new appliances. May your New Year be filled with the sweetness of new friendships, good health, prosperity, and peace. Brittany Sandbach, Susan Martin, & Chris Adler, Look in your mailbox - raffle tickets will be coming your way soon! CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD RAFFLE Gi Value Donor One week stay in beach co age (accommodates 4 7) Ocean Beach, CA May 31 June 7, $1,900 Donated by Friends of CBI. Tiffany Mesh Sterling Silver Necklace $800 Donated by Ellio Cumonow Fine Estate Jewelry Gasoline Gi Card $500 Sam L. and Catherine Susser Castor Collec on Gi Cer ficante $500 Castor Collec on Custom Teeth Whitening $425 Ron Ferrell, DDS GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edi on $400 Friends of CBI Braslaus Gi Cer ficate $400 Braslau s Fine Home Furnishings Harmon Kardon Onyx Studio Wireless Bluetooth Speakers $400 Friends of CBI Pelican Pro gear Elite Cooler (65 qt) $300 Sheinberg Tool Company Complete Car Detailing $250 Carl Kuehn s Central Auto Body Page 4

5 Family Corner L'Shana Tova to All! Our first Family Shabbat Dinner brought a packed house! Rabbi Emanuel and Diana Stillman brought new life to our Shabbat service with their uplifting spirit of song and guitar. It warmed my heart to see everyone and to welcome all the new families to our congregation! The ice cream bar was a big hit with young and old alike, and we will definitely do it again! Please mark your calendar for the next Family Shabbat Dinner on Friday, October 10 th. Services will begin at 6:00 pm, we will also be celebrating Sukkot and dinner will immediately follow, so it will be double the fun. If you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share and some free time on your hands, why not join me in the kitchen and let's create something new together! Shoot me an or give me a call. Until we break bread together again, Leslie Green Family Shabbat Dinner Coordinator Cell: (804) clutterqueen2758@gmail.com Mazel Tov to the birth of Lily Jordan King Born 9/8/14 daughter of Jennifer and Mark King of Sugar Land. Granddaughter of Elizabeth and Jerry Susser. BRANDEIS Field Trip WHEN Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 10:00 am WHERE La Retama Genealogical Room-Upstairs 805 Comanche Street Tour with Norma Gonzales:Managing Public Service Manager Dutch Treat lunch follows at Hester s in the Dobson Café at the Art Museum $10.00 New members free RSVP or Nedradl@aol.com FUND FACTS As Treasurer of CBI, I thought it might be helpful to educate our congregants on the various funds which have been established at Congregation Beth Israel and their purpose. As I mentioned in the previous bulletin, each month, I will highlight one fund to feature. Please keep these various funds in mind as you make contributions to our congregation and earmark your payment if you want your contribution made to a particular fund. The Adler Family Camp Scholarship Fund Chris & Robert Adler established this scholarship in 2004 to support participation of our youth in Jewish camp experiences. As you may remember, this fund was in the spotlight last year as part our High Holiday appeal. Although we were able to collect quite a bit of monies last year, we are always in need of additional funding. Last summer we partially sponsored nine children to attend Jewish camps throughout the United States. With so many children wishing to attend camp, I encourage you to continue to donate to this fund. We love being able to support our youth as they continue to immerse themselves in Judaism. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Suzy Hilliard. Robin Adams, Treasurer Page 5

6 Jewish Food Fest Calling All Volunteers Like us on Facebook: JewishFoodFestival Shift Volunteers: If you would like to work a food fest shift, please contact Laura Hausman at or laurita@northernbeef.com AUCTION ITEMS: Silent auction committee is looking for donations. Forms are available in the Temple office and items can be dropped off at the Temple. Contact: Chris Adler at or cadler106@sbcglobal.net Vintage Shop Items: We are looking for donations of purses, belts, jewelry, scarves, etc. Please drop off donations at CBI or contact Phyllis Roseman at or proseman@plazatravelinc.com Ann Engel at or annengel007@aol.com SWEET SHOP BAKED GOODS: Please help us fill our shelves with your donated delicious HOMEMADE BAKED GOODS. We need cakes, pies, candy, and cookies of all flavors, shapes and sizes. Whatever you have the time to bake is always greatly appreciated, but please bake! Special Instructions: items need to be homemade. Rugelach, Challah, and Strudel are some of the most requested items. securely tape to the container of your baked items an index card with your name and ingredients used. (The recipe is not necessary...only the ingredient list) do not make anything with peanuts, peanut butter, or peanut oil. Many in our community are highly allergic to any form of peanut. drop off your baked goods Thursday, Nov. 13th or Friday, Nov. 14th Please call Amy Krams or Susan Martin and let them know they can count on you to help bake and / or work in the sweet shop. If you have any questions please contact us. Amy Krams : amyleighkrams@gmail.com / or Susan Martin : wtmsjm@aol.com / Page 6

7 Jewish Food Fest Sat. Nov. 15: 5pm-9pm Sun. Nov am -2 pm Food Fest: Schedule of Cooking Events 2014 We are looking for a lot of volunteers to help cook for food fest. Please call the contact person if you would like to help out. Date Time Event Contact Phone Sat. Oct. 18 9:00 am Chicken Soup Bill Adams Rla0625@aol.com Sun. Oct. 19 TBA Chicken Pulling Shelly Jacobson Tues. Oct. 21 TBA Split Pea Soup The Schwamb s Ethuil@aol.com Thurs. Oct. 23 9:00 am Cabbage Rolls Leaf Prep Tommie Fri. Oct. 24 9:00 am Cabbage Rolls Leaf Prep Tommie Sat. Oct. 25 9:00 a.m. Cabbage Roll assembly Chris Adler cadler106@sbcglobal.net Sun. Oct. 26 9:00 a.m. Cabbage Roll assembly Chris Adler cadler106@sbcglobal.net Mon. Oct. 27 TBA Cabbage Roll baking Rikki Schmitchel Rikki.schmitchel@gmail.com Tues. Oct TBA Cabbage Roll baking Rikki Schmitchel Rikki.schmitchel@gmail.com Thurs. Nov. 6 TBA Challah Baking Meredith Ryan meredithryan73@gmail.com Sun. Nov. 9 TBA Rugelach Baking Robin Adams rla0625@aol.com Tues. Nov 11 TBA Brisket Andy Taubman funatbeach@gmail.com Wed. Nov 12 TBA Potato Salad (Kosher Kitchen) & Brisket David Jacobs dcjacobs@rocketmail.com Thu. Nov. 13 TBA Green Beans Carole Solovey Thu. Nov. 14 TBA Egg Salad Phyllis Roseman proseman@plazatravel.com Fri. Nov. 15 TBA Chicken Salad Suzy Hilliard suzyhh@sbcglobal.net Fri. Nov. 15 TBA Liver Phyllis Roseman proseman@plazatravel.com FOOD HANDLERS PERMIT CLASS You need a current food handlers permit to serve food at Food Fest. Sunday, October 26 at CBI at 10:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served. Page 7

8 Corpus Christi Community Religious School Jana Zager, Director Our religious school is off to a great start! We began our first session on Sunday, September 7, 2014 where we had introductions, a brief meeting and then divided the children into their classrooms while parents registered and enjoyed some refreshments. Our capable team of teachers this year include Shannon Lowenstein, a Texas A&M student, who is teaching the PreK- First grade class; Olivia Noble and Sophie Susser, team-teaching Second and Third grades; Keren Costanzo is teaching Fourth and Fifth grades; and Brian Honigbaum and Dave Ryan are with Sixth and Seventh grades. Rabbi Emanuel has a full Confirmation class this year which includes Ninth and Tenth graders and Yoav Kadosh rounds out the team as a Hebrew teacher. Reminder: There will be NO Religious School on October 5 th. Religious Education Classes Hebrew School 9:15 am - 10:15 am Sunday School 10:30am - 12:30pm October 12, 19, 26 Please join us for Pizza in the Hut on October 12 th as we shake the lulav and etrog in celebration of Sukkot. I hope you and your families have a healthy, happy, sweet New Year! L shanah Tovah! Shalom, Jana Zager Celebrate with CBI! Join us for two wonderful Festival celebrations in October: Friday October 10, at 6 pm Celebrate Shabbat and Sukkot with your family and our CBI family at our second Family Shabbat. Enjoy a delicious festive dinner, and shake the Lulav and Etrog in the Sukkah. Wednesday October 15, 7:30 pm Simchat Torah, Sing and dance with the Torah as we celebrate Simchat Torah at CBI. Fun for all the family and kids of all ages! Page 8

9 October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Erev Yom Kippur Kol 7:15 pm 4 Yom Kippur *full Yom Kippur schedule in bulle n 5 No Sunday School Erev Sukkot 9 Sukkot Day 1 *Office Closed 10 Family Shabbat Sukkot Service 6:00 pm Shabbat Dinner to follow 11 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 12 Hebrew School 9:15 10:15 Sunday School 10:30 12: Simchat Torah 7:30 pm Followed by Oneg 16 Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah *Office Closed pm 18 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 19 Hebrew School 9:15 10:15 Sunday School 10:30 12: pm *Installation of Rabbi Ilan Emanuel 25 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 26 Hebrew School 9:15 10:15 Sunday School 10:30 12:30 FOOD HANDLER S 10 am :30 pm Nov 1 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am

10 PERPETUAL YAHRZEITS Sabbath of October 3 *Ascher Abbey *Henry Asher Abbey Burton Bloom *Joseph David Cohn *Shirley Rozen Davis *Louis Eisenberg Kathy Gordon Feiertag *Henry Arthur Feltoon *Rachel Frohlinger *Harry Ginsberg *Arnold Kolpack *Draga Diana Kurzner *Flora Landy *William Everett Levinson *Pearl Axelrad Lieberman *Jeno Meister *Joseph Newman *Mr. Philip Tolchin *David Zweig Sabbath of October 10 *Gitla Chasin *Cecelia Weil Cohen *Chasin Gitla *Elka Hausman *Irene Rebeca Hausman Rosella Hollingsworth Leonard Jacobs Ms. Bela Gitel Kannengiesser *Shosha Kraut *Ruth Rosen Lehrman *Julia Obrembski Julius Union *Fannie White *Chaya Zelinsky Sabbath of October 17 *Fanny Weil Alexander *Rose Axelrad *Abram C. Bobys *Seraphine Bornstein Arthur Willis Bussey *Herman Caplan Rose W. Eisenberg *Bessie Walker Feldman Nettie Golden Mrs. Celia Goldson Marvin Israel Goldson *Sylvan Grossman *Gerald Hausman Henry Heffler Sylvia Hytner *Abe Klein *Irene Krams Tarbo Lashinsky *Freda Mandelstamm *Molly Marks Sue Marks *Chana Kraut Melamed *Hirsh Melamed *Ms. Shirley Mintz *Natalie Moskowitz Sophie Rocklin *George Solka *Hyman Stillman *Louis D. Tanenbaum *Morris Veenik Abraham Samuel Weissman *Sylvan Bernard Wolfson Sabbath of October 24 *Sol L. Black *Jacob Engel *Sam Evainier *Blanche Frank *David Hirsch *Leo Horowitz *Morris Liedeker, Sr. *Meyer Mayerson *Charles Nieman Fannie Podolsky *Fred B. Rosenberg Samuel Isaac Sheinberg *Blanche Sheiness *Ruth Sikora *Irvin Simon *Jechiel Tepper *Sherrie Lynn Waldman *Sam Weisman Mary Weissman Sabbath of October 31 *Ida Doris Pearline Appel *Eli Berman *Edward Birnberg Joe Bornstein Carl Gogel *Janet Asher Goldstein *Ethel Wolf Goodman *Helen Sally Goodman Janet Hurst *Leopold (Yehuda) Kannengiesser *Nathan Lakin *Ruben Melamed Berney Rothschild Leon Rubin *Irvin Samuels *Joseph Silver *Bette Mildred Eisenberg Solovey *Bertha Willensky Page 10

11 The Congregation thanks you for the following contributions Yahrzeit Dona ons Pearl Lieberman Zoltan Grun Adler Camp Scholarship Fund In Honor of From Chris Adler In Appreciation of From CBI Sisterhood Recovery of From Mary Anne Sinclair Susan & Bill Martin Edith Mason Harriett & Dee Diaz Ruth & Herman Josephs Ruth & Herman Josephs Irving Rozen Adult Educa on Fund Phyllis & Jerry Rozen Ruth & Herman Josephs In Honor of From Ray Falk and his Hebrew class Cemetery Endowment Fund Ada & Louis Leshin General Fund Hebrew Rest Fund Harriett & Dee Diaz Pearlie & Julius Leshin Lois & Gary Blum Rabbi Samuel & Lynn Stahl Elizabeth & Jerry Susser Irene & Saul Grossman Flower Fund Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn N. Klein Mitzvah Fund Iris & Andy Lehrman Oshman Family Marcia Marks Willy Kuehn Edy Laser Peggy & Bill Wright Janet & Joey Allen Harriett & Dee Daiz Charlene Cotton & Family Rick Schaffer Annette & jim Cottingham Barbara & Roy Poth Barb & Chip Schwamb Carol Polunsky Masha & Andy Osborn Susan Barham Beth Barham Vicki & jeff Furlong Glynn & Linda Schanen Barbara & Arnold Barban Nancy & Richard Dugger Helen & Jeffrey Grantz Carol & Tony Hill Elena DePena Carla DePena Quenten Cook Cookie Silverman Terri Groner Berry Dorothy Trodlier Ruth & Joe Sheinberg Craig Pierce Recovery of From Alan Levens Natalie Honigbaum Rabbi Emanuel Discre onary Fund Carol Solovey In Honor of From Rabbi Ilan Emanuel Harriett & Dee Diaz Offenberg Library Fund Recovery of From Joan Jacobs Ruth & Herman Josephs In Appreciation of From Rabbi Ken & Phyllis Roseman Ruth & Herman Josephs Seaside Beau fica on Fund Yetta & Marvin Leshin Dorothy & Otto Heffler Shelly Adelstein & Family Tina & David Berlin Page 11

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13 CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 4402 SARATOGA CORPUS CHRISTI, TX We are looking for someone to help run our gift shop. If you are interested, please call