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1 December 2015 Kislev/Tevet 5776 CONGREGATION B NAI ISRAEL KEHILA NEWS & NOTES Meltzer Recognized for Award Noah Friedman-Kassis Bar Mitzvah Behind the Scenes: CBI s Winter Delight Fundraiser JOIN US Shira Chadasha Winter Delight: Fundraiser & Party Shabbat Family Programming Chanukah Party: Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate Chesed Committee Sisterhood Events Shefa: Teen Programming Info Synagogue Calendar Tikkun Olam Update Israel Committee Update Board Minutes: September Volunteers Needed: Cot Shelter Meal Prep Donations EXTRAS Donations Gan Keshet: Open Enrollment

2 Rabbi Justin David Executive Director Ben Cuperman Office Administrator Nanci Martine Director of Jewish Life Rabbi Jacob Fine Preschool Director Kate Holdsworth Kehila Editors Gillian Murray Kendall Ben Cuperman Kehila Designers Brianna Maier Nanci Martine Maintenance Supervisor Lennie McKemmie CBI/LGA Custodians CBI/LGA Mark Shannahan Co-President Co-President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Alan Berkenwald David Berkman David Cohen Lois Dubin Joel Feldman CONTACT INFORMATION STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gillian Murray Kendall Amy Siege Stephan Wurmbrand Jim Sagalyn Jennifer Hoffman Norbert Goldfield Rachel Hannah John Joelson Mordechai Kamel David Kaufman Benjamin Levin Max Page Rachel Rubinstein Corrie Trattner Lauren Weinsier The CBI newsletter is published 11 times per year, monthly except in July. The next KEHILA is the January 2016 issue. FIRM DEADLINE: DEC. 11, 2015 PLEASE MAKE SUBMISSIONS BY THE DEADLINE TO INSURE THEY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE KEHILA Submit entries in person or via Pictures and ads should be submitted in.jpeg format CONGREGATION B NAI ISRAEL 253 Prospect Street, Northampton MA Phone: Fax: office@cbinorthampton.org 2 COMMITTEE CHAIRS/COORDINATORS ABUNDANCE FARM COMMITTEE Rabbi Jacob Fine rabbijacob@cbinorthampton.org ADULT EDUCATION Barbara Lerner blerner@mtholyoke.edu Joshua Roth jroth@mtholyoke.edu BIKKUR HOLIM Norbert Goldfield rin @gmail.com CBI CAFÉ Joshua Roth jroth@mtholyoke.edu CBI OUTDOORS Alan Berkenwald alanadb@comcast.net CEMETERY Edward Allen ejstoneybrook@comcast.net CHESED COMMITTEE Susan Mosler smosler600@gmail.com Maxine Stein maxexedir@aol.com CHEVRA KADISHA Cleo Gorman Edward Allen DUES & ASSESSMENTS Ben Cuperman director@cbinorthampton.org EDUCATION Tamara Kupfer takupfer@gmail.com Eve Weinbaum weinbaum@lrrc.umass.edu ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT Bruce Bromberg-Seltzer ravbruce@gmail.com FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT Mark Brumberg markbrumberg@comcast.net FUNDRAISING Norbert Goldfield rin @gmail.com GOVERNANCE Stephan Wurmbrand stephan.wurmbrand@tcsgp.com HOUSE & PROPERTIES/ AESTHETICS Stephan Wurmbrand stephan.wurmbrand@tcsgp.com ISRAEL COMMITTEE Peggy Besht pjbhepburn@gmail.com Mordi Kamel Morchai.Kamel@gmail.com KITCHEN COMMITTEE To be determined LANDSCAPE Mark Brumberg markbrumberg@comcast.net LIBRARY Amy Wolpin wolpin.amy@gmail.com Diane Palladino Diane_p@me.com MEMBERSHIP/WELCOMING COMMITTEE Larry Hott hott@florentinefilms.org Stephanie Silverman sdsilverman@gmail.com NORTHAMPTON COT SHELTER Peggy Besht pjhepburn@gmail.com Nanci Martine office@cbinorthampton.org PERSONNEL Carol Katz carolckatz@gmail.com RITUAL Rabbi Justin David rabbi@cbinorthampton.org SISTERHOOD Randi Klein randi@crocker.com Judy Mazel judy.mazel@gmail.com cbisisters@gmail.com TIKKUN OLAM Sara Weinberger saraweinberger128@gmail.com Max Page mpage@art.umass.edu VALLEY JEWISH SENIORS Peggy Besht pjbhephurn@gmail.com Henny Lewin hennylewin@yahoo.com

3 IN THE NEWS Amy Meltzer, Lead Kindergarten teacher at Lander-Grinspoon Academy in Northampton, MA, is one of three Jewish educators to win a 2015 Covenant Award for excellence in Jewish education. The Covenant Award is among the most prominent citations in the Jewish community, and, after a rigorous selection process, is awarded to three educators every year. Including this year s awardees, 75 Jewish educators have received a Covenant Award since its establishment in The Covenant Foundation is a program of the Crown Family Philanthropies and members of the Crown family including James Crown, Jordan Goodman, and Sara Crown Star presented the three recipients and bestowed the Award. Each of the 2015 recipients received $36,000, and each of their institutions, $5,000. Accepting the Covenant Award on November 8 at the Covenant Foundation's Award Dinner in Washington, DC, each recipient spoke about the holy work of Jewish education. They spoke of their individual commitments to continue working to ensure that future generations feel the impact and inspiration that creative and dedicated teachers can have on Jewish life. Shira Chadasha 1/15, 2/12, 3/11, 5/13, 6/10 6:00PM Please join Felicia Sloin and David Weidenfeld, for this special musical service with thoughtful, spirited guitar-playing to support our voices as we sing melodies familiar and new. Join us monthly 3 NOAH FRIEDMAN-KASSIS BAR MITZVAH December 19, 2015 Son of Liz Friedman & Peter Kassis Noah Friedman-Kassis was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and moved to Northampton at the age of 4 and has lived here ever since. As a small kid, he loved reading for hours on end and baking with his mom, and later, all by himself. Right now, some of his favorite things to do are hike, play music (especially the violin), listen to music, play ultimate frisbee and other sports, and just hang out with his friends. He s in an orchestra and four other bands at school, and some of his favorite music to play is classical music from the romantic and baroque periods, contemporary and rock pop, fiddle, and rock n roll. He loved going to Ramah in the Rockies, a Jewish overnight outdoor adventure camp in Sedalia, CO, this past summer. His favorite place is the N, a lakeside cottage colony in the Adirondack Mountains, where he's been going every year since he was born. He loves to see his family and is grateful that so many of them are close by. He is someone who genuinely loves to learn, and to make the world a better place. He is very excited for his Bar Mitzvah and to be able to lead the community.

4 BEHIND THE SCENES OF WINTER DELIGHT OUR FESTIVE FUNDRAISING PARTY WINTER DELIGHT is our light, and bright and sparkling party that will usher in Chanukah (which begins the following night). Our party is designed to bring people together in the warmth of the social hall for dancing, fun food and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The days are getting shorter, and it s a good time to come into the light, for just a little while, before going back to our Winter lives. As we think about lifting the curtain on this festive occasion, I d like us to contemplate for a moment another festive moment the celebration of the three marriages at the end of Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream. This frothy comedy displays, with the marriages that cement the community, a self-consciousness about the nature of celebrations that bring people together. From the play we see that being together at moments of joy is healthy as well as happy. Inside the Globe theater, united by comedy, people from very different backgrounds intermingle, and in the community experience, push back the darkness for a little while. The Globe audience watching the marriages of A Midsummer Night s Dream could, moreover, see itself reflected in the onstage audience that is caught up in the festive atmosphere of celebration. But Puck reminds us, through an evocation of a hungry, angry, lonely outside world, of what lies waiting beyond the warm and well-lit space that accommodates the Renaissance audience: Now the hungry lion roars, / And the wolf behowls the moon. His description becomes more and more disturbing: outside the playhouse, finally, is death (see Act five, scene 1, lines 366 and following). But this is not the end of the play. The marriages, celebrated by all levels of society, are to be protected: Every fairy take his gait, / And each several chamber bless, / Through this palace, with sweet peace; / And the owner of it blest / Ever shall in safety rest. (see Act five, scene 1, lines ). Celebrations that bring us together create safety and community. Gatherings of celebration are usually associated with warmth and light. We want to evoke all these associations with WINTER DELIGHT on December 5, from 5-8. We may not be able to rival Shakespeare s play, but we can take a cue from his drama. Those who come to our party come from different backgrounds, but, as Shakespeare s audience is united by the drama they see, so are we tightly linked by the bonds of Jewish Culture a culture that, with the celebration of Chanukah, shows how important light is. I can t end this column without a reminder that, with WINTER DELIGHT, we are raising money literally to keep our synagogue lights burning. So come into the light. Join our party. Celebrate our culture. I hope to see you there. Shalom, Gillian Murray Kendall 4

5 Come into the light! A pre-chanukah party. Dec. 5, :00pm to 8:00pm Come to CBI s festive fundraising winter party. Enjoy dancing, dj, wine, soft drinks, delicious food and an auction of very special items. Tickets are $15/pp. Invitations will be mailed out soon. For more information call the CBI office at x 202. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. 5

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8 When you ease your neighbor s heart, you make Heaven smile. ~Chanina ben Dosa in the Mishnah LEND A HAND, MAKE A DIFFERENCE... Join us as we launch our newly formed Chesed Committee with the focus of helping others in our community the elderly, new parents, those who have suffered a loss, those suffering from illness. Our committee is looking for volunteers. There are many ways you can help. Make a simple phone call to check in with someone who is not well Offer a short drive to an appointment Run an errand, pick up some groceries Make a warm, home-cooked meal Support a family as they prepare for shiva Bikur Holim, visiting people in the hospital. As we reflect on the year that was and what lies ahead, consider this opportunity to make a difference. For more information, contact: Rabbi Justin David (cbirabbi@cbinorthampton.org, ), Susan Mosler (smosler600@gmail.com) or Maxine Stein (maxexedir@aol.com)...become A VOLUNTEER. TUESDAY MORNING STUDY with Rabbi Nancy Flam Every Tuesday 8:00-9:15AM IN THE LIBRARY Class ends December 15, Shir HaShirim - The Song of All Songs This year we turn our attention to the Song of Songs, a collection of love poetry included in the Jewish Bible, which can be (and has been) interpreted in all sorts of ways throughout the ages. With the guidance of the exquisite new commentary written by Michael Fishbane, we will pay particular attention to the "Remez" and "Sod" layers of interpretation, which understand the Song as guiding the seeker to the soul's perfection in intimate contact with Divinity. But fear not, the plain, manifest meaning of the text with all its allusive allure will not be lost on us. Please bring your own copy of the text (Jewish Publication Society, publishers) to class each week TUESDAY TEXT STUDY with Rabbi Justin David Rabbi David s Tuesday Text Study will be suspended while he is on sabbatical. More information regarding its return will be forthcoming a few months from now. 8

9 NEWS & EVENTS VALLEY JEWISH SENIORS Please note: There will be no luncheon held in December. SHEFA Sustainable Skillbuilding for Teens Second Sunday of each month from 10:00am to 4:00pm Deepen your connection to nature by spending one day a month outside. Build new friends, cook over a fire and learn skills for sustainable living and permaculture. Based at Abundance Farm at Congregation B nai Israel, Shefa will meet once a month for a full day throughout the school year. We will cultivate a variety of skills for sustainable living, build deep relationships with other Jewish teens and have a really good time. SISTERHOOD NEWS & EVENTS Our Fall Brunch at Susan Mosler's home kicked off our year with warm connections and delicious food thanks to all who contributed. We co-sponsored the October 25th CBI Café--a first for Sisterhood, and we look forward to more such joint ventures. Appreciation goes to our volunteers, who helped with childcare, set-up and clean-up. Our Judaica Shop was open during the event and will again be open during the November 22 CBI Cafe. Gift shop reminder: Remember that gift shop items may be perused and purchased any time during CBI office hours. Just ask Nanci in the office for assistance. If you are looking for a special tallit, just ask to view catalogue options, pick out an item and we will order it for you at a discounted price--the proceeds will go to Sisterhood. Chanukah items are now in stock, with a full supply of candles, menorahs, and toys. The first night of Chanukah is Dec. 6 th. Check out our upcoming activities on the CBI website. Questions about Sisterhood? Contact us at cbisisters@gmail.com To apply, contact Grace Oedel at grace@abundancefarm.org) or check out Shefa: Sustainable Skillbuilding on Facebook. SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB December Meeting: Book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Date: Monday, December 14, 7:30pm Place: Home of Lois Siegel 55 Roe Ave., Northampton January Meeting: Book: Plainsong and Eventide Date: Monday, January 18, 7:30pm The dates and books for the rest of the year are: Feb. 22: All I Love and Know by Judith Frank; March 21: Eustace Diamonds by Trollope; April 18: Life Animated by Ron Susskind; May 16: book selection meeting; June 13: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

10 DECEMBER 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 1 8:00AM: TUESDAY MORNING TEXT STUDY WITH NANCY FLAM 2 5:30PM: WEEKLY MINYAN IN THE SANCTUARY 6 CHANUKAH NIGHT 1 9:30AM: GAN KESHET OPEN HOUSE 4:00PM: JEWISH SPIRIT UALITY GROUP MEET- ING 7 CHANUKAH NIGHT 2 8 CHANUKAH NIGHT 3 8:00AM: TUESDAY MORNING TEXT STUDY WITH NANCY FLAM 9 CHANUKAH NIGHT 4 5:30PM: WEEKLY MINYAN IN THE SANCTUARY 13 CHANUKAH NIGHT 8 10:00AM: SHEFA FOR TEENS (9) 5:00PM: CHANUKAH PARTY: Latke vs. Hamentashen Throwdown (7) :00AM: TUESDAY MORNING TEXT STUDY WITH NANCY FLAM 7:00PM: SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB 16 5:30PM: WEEKLY MINYAN IN THE SANCTUARY GAN KESHET EARLY DISMISSAL 5:30PM: WEEKLY MINYAN IN THE SANCTUARY GAN KESHET CLOSED 29 GAN KESHET CLOSED 30 GAN KESHET CLOSED 5:30PM: WEEKLY MINYAN IN THE SANCTUARY 10

11 DECEMBER 2015 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 3 8:00AM: LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MEDITATION 4 6:00PM: KABBALAT SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE 4:01PM: SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING 5 9:30AM: SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES IN THE SANCTUARY Parashat Vayeshev 11:15AM: SHABBAT FAMILY JAM (6) 5:00PM: WINTER DELIGHT: FUNDRAISING EVENING (5) 5:05PM SHABBAT ENDS 10 CHANUKAH NIGHT 5 8:00AM: LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MEDITATION 11 CHANUKAH NIGHT 6 11:30AM: GAN KESHET CHANUKAH PARTY 6:00PM: KABBALAT SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE 4:01PM: SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING 12 CHANUKAH NIGHT 7 9:30AM: SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES IN THE SANCTUARY Parashat Mikkets 11:15AM TORAH IMPROV (6) 5:05PM SHABBAT ENDS 17 8:00AM: LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MEDITATION 18 6:00PM: KOL SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE 4:02PM: SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING 19 TIKKUN OLAM SHABBATON 9:30AM: MORNING SERVICES IN THE SANCTUARY Parashat Vayiggash NOAH FRIEDMAN-KASSIS BAR MITZVAH ( 3) 11:15AM: TOT SHABBAT (6) 5:07PM SHABBAT ENDS 24 GAN KESHET CLOSED 8:00AM: LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MEDITATION 1:00PM: CBI OFFICE CLOSES EARLY 25 CBI OFFICE/GAN KESHET CLOSED 6:00PM: KABBALAT SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE 4:05PM: SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING 26 NO ALMA CLASS 9:30AM: SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES IN THE SANCTUARY Parashat Vayhi 5:11PM SHABBAT ENDS 31 GAN KESHET CLOSED 8:00AM: LECHA DUMIYAH TEHILLA MEDITATION 1:00PM: CBI OFFICE CLOSES EARLY JAN 1, 2016 CBI/GAN KESHET CLOSED 11

12 TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION: HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED Please join us! Last month, we held a successful first Annual Sandra Goldsmith Shabbat on November 21 with reflections about the Jewish ethics of building just and equitable communities and the role of taxes in doing so. After services, our very own Pamela Schwartz facilitated an after-kiddush discussion about the Massachusetts campaign and ways for you to get involved. Your involvement means so much. You can help cover the cost of the Tikkun Olam Committee-sponsored Kiddush for this event and other Tikkun Olam program expenses by contributing to the Tikkun Olam Social Action Fund. This month, we will be making our annual donations to organizations. Grants are made each year in December to meet humanitarian needs locally, in Israel, and--when catastrophe strikes internationally. These are made solely from each year s donations to the Tikkun Olam Grants Fund, (including contributions to the wall tzedakah box in CBI s foyer). You can contribute to either part of Tikkun Olam when you give to CBI. Just put the name of the fund in the memo line (Tikkun Olam Activities or Tikkun Olam Grants Fund). Whichever way you choose to give, your generosity helps us keep social justice at the heart of our Jewish community, where it belongs. Todah raba (thank you)! Congregation B nai Israel 253 Prospect Street Northampton, MA

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14 CBI BOARD MINUTES CBI Board Minutes September 24, 2015 Present: Amy Siege, Gillian Murray Kendall, Jim Sagalyn, Lois Dubin, Justin David, David Kaufman, David Cohen, Norbert Goldfield, Joel Feldman, Mark Brumberg, David Cohen, Mordi Kamel, Johnny Joelson, Stephan Wurmbrand, Alan Berkenwald, David Berkman, Rachel Rubinstein. Executive Director: Ben Cuperman. September minutes approved. Education Committee report: Four new families, no resignations. Lynn Berman, Marla Brodsky, Robert Pleasure and Patricia Greenfield, Alan Sharpe and Nancy Balin. All approved. Financials: collecting much better than last year. Fundraising on par. GK and Alma collecting well. Card access will be installed October, which will help office who won t have to buzz people in. Sound system: still improving, tweaking, but better than in past. Alan is going to examine how fundraising campaigns are doing comparatively, including High Holiday appeal, tickets. By next meeting will have a better idea about how high holiday campaigns are doing. Tikkun Olam Report Upper Valley Jewish Campus (Mordi): Alan, David, Norbert, Mordi on committee, plus consistent membership from LGA and Beit Ahava. See attached letter. There was a consensus of the seven or eight people on large committee (impressive achievement in and of itself). People who met very much in favor of idea of a unified campus with three institutions on it. Federation likes this idea and would also like an office for federation in upper valley. Jewish Family Service is in a difficult financial situation, would like to have a presence in upper valley, from fiscal perspective not likely that they will be significant player. JCC would like a presence in upper valley. Their Jewish membership declining (38% of total membership is Jewish). If they come to upper valley, they are coming to do programming, not to provide athletic facilities. Federation doing demographic study and waiting for results on that; it will be very informative. Committee very enthusiastic about idea of a Jewish campus. Future of Jewish community in UV will be stronger. A win-win. Better for all three institutions. They are recommending to their boards to proceed. LGA board has decided to proceed, depending on their fiscal situation. Beit Ahava hopes to have a decision to proceed or not by December. Question: how do we proceed? Vote to proceed with process? Vote to support further negotiation? Get a sense of the board? Discussion. Funding is crucial. Beit Ahava interested but incumbent on finding funding for next stage. Have yet to determine the exact vision. Options: building addition to LGA. OR upgrade space we have but no additions. Board should make a motion to allow further discussions. That should be as far as our commitment goes at this point. Alan moves: board should hold further discussion, expressing our support for the concept of a combined campus model. Johnny seconds. Discussion. Questions about physical campus what will it look like? Fantasy: buy adjoining property and renovate LGA. Are we allowed to build additions on this property? Where is the funding going to come from? Who takes ownership? Have we explored other communities who have done this? Yes, there are various 14 Continued to next page...

15 Continued from previous page models. We should have a visioning process, and then hire experts. Architecture Study costs about 50,000. Do this before a capital campaign. Building next door can t be used and will have to be knocked down; city already planning for this. We can also use the space we have, and test it out. We all use our spaces at different times; it could work. Question called. Motion: Board supports moving forward with discussion for unified upper valley Jewish Campus that includes Beit Ahava, CBI, and LGA, in a positive manner. 11 in favor. 1 abstention. Motion passes. ALMA report (Jacob) Numbers significantly higher than last year. Projects 60 plus students. 50% increase from last year! 22 new families, 27 new students. Not everyone is a CBI member. Trend is that they join CBI as a result of joining Alma. Strong staff. High Holidays: 400 youth and parents participating in the three services we offered (teen, families, tots). Waiting for final word on federation allocation. No final number yet, but Federation has secured 20,000 to be shared amongst three upper valley synagogues. This is higher than last year. Last year we got 3,000. We will probably get double that this year. So we are approaching parity with lower valley synagogues. We also received the full possible amount from Grinspoon for youth and family work: 15,000. We have not received this full possible amount before. Applause. Questions: Final enrollment number of students will determine final Federation amount. Can Jacob come back in a few months and report on the Bnai Mitzvah class? Are we retaining them? What are we doing to retain them? How to approach people/families who have not joined but come regularly? Jacob feels comfortable talking to families who have been in Alma for a year but not yet joined CBI. Final announcement: interfaith group: Harvesting Hope. October 4: Harvest festival here at farm. This will be biggest event yet on farm, A real interfaith effort. Expecting 500 people. Great opportunity to showcase who we are. Gan Keshet Membership Proposal (Mark): Proposal: the membership committee recommends that we offer a 20% discount on dues to any parents of Gan Keshet students for their first two years of CBI membership. (Does this include families who are already members? No) Motion: 14. Passes. Scheduling Board retreat: sometime in spring? Gillian will plan. Fall Fundraiser (Norbert) Last year reasonably successful (raised 15,000). This year, small number of high value items for auction. Will be a fun party. Respectfully submitted, Rachel Rubinstein CBI BOARD MINUTES 15

16 WITH APPRECIATION CBI and Abundance Farm would like to extend a big THANK YOU to a group of volunteers from a men's organization called "MDI--Mentor Discover and Inspire," who came out on a recent chilly Sunday morning to help us weed and mulch our orchard. Special thanks to Yanir Stein who organized the event. You can learn more about MDI at Northampton Homeless Shelter Within our Northampton Community there are men and women who are homeless. The Cot Shelter is a place where the homeless have a place to eat and sleep from November through April. CBI is responsible for one meal a month at the Cot Shelter The following is what is needed to make this happen November 25, 2015, is CBI s first Cot Shelter meal of the season. We will need volunteers to cook part of a meal and to serve and clean-up. Please note the following instructions in how to sign-up to cook or to serve and clean-up: - Get onto the internet. In the address bar type in - Click on the sign in button which is on the far right. - When you see the sign in window enter cbicotshelter@gmail.com and the password is signupsheet. Click on the sign-in button. - Click on the file CBI Cot Shelter Sign up Sheet. This will take you into the sign up spreadsheet. - Select the month you wish to sign up for. Put your name and alongside the item you wish to cook and/or if you wish to serve put your name and in the Server section. -When you are finished please sign out. Important note: All computers are different, so you may not see a sign-in button after you are on the drive page. You may have a screen that asks for the gmail address. If you need any help please contact Nanci Martine in the CBI office at office@cbinorthampton.org, or call , ext. 202 Thank you for helping us to make this very important meal happen. 16

17 DONATIONS ANNUAL FUND Mordechai Kamel In loving memory of my beloved grandparents Benjamin & Rose Prince. From Barry Federman In loving memory of my beloved uncle Stanley Prince. From Barry Federman To Susan Mosler, happy birthday. May you have many years filled with joy. From Penina & Mickey Glazer. CBI CAFÉ Elaine Ulman FALL FUNDRAISER DEC. 5, 2015 Paul & Miriam Slater Eric Roth & Anne Werry Rachel & Pam Hannah ISRAEL FUND To Susan Mosler, best wishes on your 60 th birthday, with joy and health from your children & grandchildren until 120 years. Much love, Henny Lewin & Len Kamins. KURIAN KIDDUSH FUND Geri Kleinman & James Katz Eric Roth & Anne Werry To Alan Singer, so sorry for your loss. Keep the happy memories. From Jan & Al Chevan. KOL NIDRE Thomas & Constance Gould Peter Steinberg Virginia & Rob Rechtschaffen Karen & David Specht Marissa Weiss Ken Stow & Estela Harretche- Stow Susan Mosler & Alan Peterfreund Michal Kuttler David Kuttler David & Jodi Kaufman Norbert Goldfield Sterling & Margaret Hopkins Bob King & Debora Sperling Lynne Davis Rosemarie Karparis RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND To Rabbi David, in appreciation of your being here to put the mezuzah on the door of our new home. Your being here made it very special. From Alvin & Shirley Cohen In loving memory of Paul Perman. From Batya Perman SISTERHOOD ALL OCCASION FUND To Cathy Topal, in memory of your mother. Her love for you remains. From Esther Budgar. To Alan Singer and family, deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved father. From Shelley & John Schieffelin Dearest Lisa Barondes, please accept our sympathy on the loss of your mother, Florence. Love, John & Shelley Schieffelin Dear Nisa, our condolences on your great loss. Feel our arms around you. From Ron & Cleo To Joe & Naomi, our sympathy on the passing of Joe s mother. From Ron & Cleo TIKKUN OLAM GRANTS To Nisa Zalta, with condolences on the death of your mother. From Mordi Kamel & Sara Weinberger To David Berkman & family, with sincere condolences on the loss of your mother. From Mordi Kamel & Sara Weinberger To John Joelson & Joanne Levin, happy birthday to both of you. From Mordi Kamel & Sara Weinberger 17

18 CBI FUNDS ABUNDANCE FARM FUND Funds support the creation and maintenance of an innovative food justice farm & outdoor classroom on the 1 acre piece of land between CBI & the Dept. of Public Works. We produce healthy, fresh produce for donation to the Northampton Survival Center while serving as an outdoor classroom & community building space for the broader community. ANNUAL FUND Funds will be used for the synagogue s most pressing needs. Enhanced dues are a part of this fund. Please send donations to CBI. BENJAMIN GOLDSMITH FUND Used for the learning disabled in the Religious School. BIKKUR HOLIM FUND Donations for this fund are used for gifts from the whole congregation for members of the congregation who are fighting illness. Checks may be made payable to CBI with Bikkur Holim in the memo line. CEMETERY FUND Funds are used for cemetery maintenance & related activities. CHEVREI MITZVOT FUND Funds are used towards gemilut hasadim, to honor Bar and Bat Mitzvot, and to fundworthy endeavors. Please send donations to CBI. COMMITTEE FOR JEWISH CONNECTIONS Funds provide for programming to celebrate and promote the practice of Judaism. Please send donations to CBI. DANIEL & SHIRLEY LEVIN EDUCATION FUND Money will assist qualified families with Religious School Tuition. Checks made payable to Levin Education Fund should be mailed to CBI. DIVINE FUND An endowment used to attract and retain outstanding religious school educators for our Religious School. Please send donations to CBI. EDUCATION FUND Donations help support all educational activities and programs for children and adults at CBI. Please send donations to CBI. ENDOWMENT FUND Minimum Contribution is $ A $600 contribution or more is necessary for a plaque to be affixed in the main lobby. Principle stays intact; interest earned is used to defray general operations of the synagogue. Please send donations to CBI. HOUSE/PROPERTIES/AESTHETICS FUND Funds will be used to beautify the synagogue. Please send donations to CBI. THE ISRAEL FUND Funds used to support CBI sponsored trips to Israel, Yom Ha atzmaut events and other activities in celebration of Israel. Please send donations to CBI. KITCHEN FUND Donations for this fund will be used for purchases and maintenance of CBI s Kosher Kitchen. Please send donations to CBI. LANDSCAPE FUND Funds used to beautify and maintain synagogue grounds. Please send donations to CBI. LEONARD AND BERNICE ALBERTS PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Fund assists qualified families with preschool tuition. Please send donations to CBI with Alberts Fund in the memo line. LIBRARY FUND Money in this fund will go towards the purchase of CBI library books. Please send donations to CBI. PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FUND Money from this fund will go to the preschool for equipment and teaching materials. Make checks payable to CBI with Preschool Fund in the memo line. PULPIT FUND Funds used to procure necessary items that are not covered by the operating budget. These funds will be used to enhance our services. Please send donations to CBI. RABBI S DISCRETIONARY FUND Please send donations to CBI. SANDRA GOLDSMITH ENDOWMENT FUND Donations are used to endow activities for Tikkun Olam. Please send donations to CBI. SAM & MILDRED WOLFE BAR/BAT MITZVAH FUND All students studying for Bar/Bat Mitzvah require a private tutor. This fund offsets tutoring costs for families. We encourage all families, friends and relatives to contribute. Minimum contribution is $ Make checks payable to CBI with Wolfe Fund in the memo line. SHABBAT CHILD CARE FUND Money from this fund will go towards providing quality child care to all who need it (at no charge) during Shabbat services. Please send donations to CBI. SISTERHOOD ALL OCCASION FUND Minimum contribution is $5.00. Money is used for specific synagogue needs voted upon by the Sisterhood membership. Mail checks made payable to CBI Sisterhood to Cleo Gorman, 32 Winthrop St., Northampton, MA 01060, A card will be mailed for any occasion. SUE KURIAN KIDDUSH FUND Donations will be used to enhance our Shabbat services with festive Kiddushes. Please send donations to CBI. TIKKUN OLAM GRANTS FUND The Tikkun Olam Grants Fund is used to benefit programs that help people in need in the Northampton-Amherst area, Israel and, if catastrophes strike, in other parts of the world. The Tikkun Olam Activities sponsors speakers and special programs to help members study important issues and be mindful of Jewish ethics. The Fund also promotes social justice and advocates for a peaceful, sustainable world. Please send donations to CBI for either fund. TORAH CHAI FUND Donations to this fund assist the restoration and repair of Congregation B nai Israel s existing Torah scrolls, and have made possible the purchase of a new Torah. Please send donations to CBI. TZEDAKAH-CHESED FUND Fund for engaging in acts of tzedakah (charity and generosity) for the benefit of CBI members. Please send donations to CBI. VALLEY JEWISH SENIORS Fund to help support seniors activities through CBI. Please send donations to CBI. WOMEN S FUND A $5.00 minimum contribution. Funds are directed to women in need in our community. Send checks payable to Sisterhood Women s Fund to: Debra Hertz, 37 Lexington Ave., Northampton, MA YOUTH FUND Donations will be used to help fund activities for our youth programs. Please send donations to CBI. YAHRZEIT (MEMORIAL) PLAQUE $500 donation for each name. Please make checks payable to CBI Cemetery Fund and mail to CBI. 18

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