CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL A Family of Families October October CALENDAR OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES

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1 CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL A Family of Families October 2009 CALENDAR OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES October Friday, October 2 (followed by Sukkot Family Dinner) 6:00 pm Saturday, October 3 9:00am Friday, October 9 Simchat Torah Service 7:30 pm Saturday, October 10 9:00am Friday, October 16 7:30 pm Saturday, October 17 9:00 am Friday, October 23 Liberal Service in the Sanctuary Traditional Service in Racusin Chapel 7:30 pm Saturday, October 24 9:00 am Friday, October 30 7:30 pm Saturday, October 31 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am Please come and join us. Dear Friends, On the Shabbat that straddles October 16 and 17, we shall again begin the reading of the Torah. I suppose that there is no other book that has had more influence on the history of the world than this one, and, when we start the annual cycle of reading, I find myself captivated by a number of majestic thoughts. Let me share a few of them with you. The practice of public reading of Torah is at least 2500 years old. In the eighth chapter of the biblical book of Nehemiah, he who was the governor appointed by the Persians to oversee the restoration of Judean sovereignty over the land of Canaan in about 538 BCE, we discover how the reading was then performed. I hope you ll look up the details, but, take my word for it, in all major respects what we do in our sanctuary (and what is done in every synagogue around the globe) is virtually identical with what Nehemiah s contemporaries did. Whenever I read from the Torah, I have a powerful, almost mystical sense of participating in an unbroken historical tradition. I am doing what Jews have done in every place and time where they have lived since the days of Nehemiah. That s a remarkable chain of tradition to which we link ourselves. Nehemiah and his priest, Ezra, did something more than read the Torah. They arranged to translate it; the Bible says they read it so everyone could understand. They had to translate it because the Torah is written in Hebrew, while the common language of the people at that time was Aramaic. I try to translate the text into English for the same reason. They and we understand that these words are not simply words, but the key to our entire identity. They contain important values and ideas and practices. We structure our lives, consciously or otherwise, by what the Torah teaches, so it is important to us not only that we read the words, but that we understand the mandates that are contained in them. I look at this scroll and think of the many times in our history that we carried it away from places of hatred and oppression, preserving for ourselves a higher set of ideals and principles. The Torah that is in the display case on the east side of our Sanctuary a survivor of the Holocaust in Czechoslovakia symbolizes to me the remarkable endurance of this scroll and of what Jews in less-favorable times than ours did to assure that Torah persisted. This history calls out to us with a demand: live up to the dedication they showed to Tor-

2 rah by making Torah a significant part of your own life. The Torah is a holy document, and so, too, are people holy. When I ask God s blessing on someone in the presence of the Torah you may have noticed it is my custom to place one hand on the person and one on the Torah. I know I am not the source of the blessing. I am but a conduit between a holy book and a holy person, praying that this holy quality flows from one hand to the other, from a scroll to a soul and that the person who receives this infusion of holiness may be changed and elevated from that point on. There is so much more to write and to say about being in proximity to the Torah. Enough for now. Suffice it to say, I hope some of the feelings that I have haltingly tried to convey can imbue you with the mystical urge of Torah that I have the privilege of experiencing every week. Shalom, Kenneth D. Roseman, Rabbi CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 4402 Saratoga Telephone /Fax congregation@bethisraelcc.com Website: bethisraelcc.com Rabbi Kenneth Roseman Debbie Bustillo, Office Administrator Susan Martin, Corpus Christi Community Religious School Administrator President Maury Wolfson First Vice President Suzy Hilliard Second Vice President... Rikki Schmitchel Secretary Rona Train Treasurer Ed Mange Past President....Andy Lehrman Sisterhood Co-Presidents...Meredith Ryan Iris Karas Cofty President Meredith Hilliard Adult Education David Jacobs Cemetery Co-Chairs...Robert Adler, Carl Kuehn, Gary Blum and Clara Braslau Ritual Committee Co-Chairs....Andrew Sheinberg and Joe Loon Program Coordinator.... Meredith Ryan Membership Committee Chair...Susan Martin Social Action Committee Co-Chairs.... Michelle Arevalo-Davila, Diana Stillman Dues Committee Co-Chairs Ann Engel and Leslie Kane Building Chair......David Jacobs Grounds Chair....Rikki Schmitchel Fine Arts...Laurie Mintz and Ross Burney Webmaster.....Jack Widder Dear Members of CBI, PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Having concluded Rosh HaShanah, when we welcomed the Jewish New Year 5770 and Yom Kippur, when we reflected on our past transgressions, we now approach the festive days of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Our New Year brings promise of exciting activities, beginning with our Annual Food Fest on November 14th & 15th. Many of you have already volunteered for this worthy project, but additional help is needed and will be welcomed. The raffle and silent auction shall be exciting as well. Food Fest is the Sisterhood's primary money maker, and their contribution to our congregation's operating budget is vital. Please contact Laura Noe or Ann Engel and sign up to participate. Again we welcome our newest members to our Family of Families. With the children of our congregants, our religious school enrollment has risen considerably. Your officers and board continue to monitor the daily operation of our congregation. Please call me with any questions or concerns you may have. This New Year, it is my hope that you will attend services more frequently and participate in our congregation's many worthwhile activities, that you will find most rewarding. Shalom, Maury Wolfson President

3 CONSECRATION AND YIZKOR FOR SUKKOT On the evening of Friday, October 9, we shall gather in the Sanctuary for the consecration of new students in our religious education program. It will be a great pleasure to welcome Gabriela Balkin, Madisyn Darling, Nolan Green, and Rebecca Simpson into the formal phase of their Jewish education and ask God s blessings upon them. This ceremony will begin promptly at 6:30 PM. At the end of the holyday period of Sukkot, it is customary to recite Yizkor. This extra service will be included in the standard Friday night service on October 9, which will begin at 7:30 PM. Everyone, of course, is cordially invited to attend. Our sincere apologies to the families whose Yahrzeit Listings were omitted from the Yom Kippur Book of Remembrance. Remembrance Memorials Abe Feferman Sid & Rae Braunig Louis & Sophie Feferman Mary & Frank Androski Remembered By Don, Carol, Mark, & Kery Feferman Harry Lewis Marks Melvin Marks Sue Marks Remembered By Marcia Marks Edward Zolte Vera Rosenheim Hilda F. Zolte Remembered By The Noble Family We extend our most heartfelt thanks to the Sisterhood for arranging the wonderful Break-the-Fast after Yom Kippur. We are also grateful to Andrew Sheinberg, David Jacobs, Jim Gold, Ed and Andy Mange and Moe Canales, all of whom worked very hard on the morning of September 13 to convert part of the Auditorium into a Sanctuary for the more traditional services of the High Holydays.

4 Corpus Christi Community Religious School Our religious school is off to a wonderful start! We began our first session on Sunday, September 13, 2009, with a meeting in the sanctuary for students, parents, and teachers. Following introductions and discussion, teachers took their students to classrooms and parents went to the auditorium for registration and refreshments. Teachers for this year s Sunday sessions are: PreK/Kinder-,Elisa Cox 1st/2nd-Jessica Schmitchel, 3rd/4th-Rikki Schmitchel 5th/6th/7th-Chelsea Eisenberg (Meredith Hilliard Assistant) 8th/9th/10th- Brian Honigbaum & Dave Ryan Hebrew School teachers are Chelsea Eisenberg, Michael Lieber, and Rabbi Roseman. Consecration will be held prior to Simchat Torah services on Friday, October 9 th. Consecration will begin at 6:30 PM and Shabbat services will begin at 7:30 PM. We hope you will share this special occasion with our young people. We welcome our returning students as well as the new additions to our school family. Happy New Year to everyone! Shalom! Susan A Message from the Family Corner Our next Family Shabbat Dinner is on October 2nd. Please join us as we celebrate Sukkot. Bring your favorite dessert if you would like. April Chessher is our childcare provider on Friday nights. Please remember to sign your children in and out of the childcare room, as we do not want them roaming the halls during services. I hope you all have enjoyed the High Holy Days and feel ready to start our new year!! Shalom Meredith Ryan RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Sunday School 9:30 am - 12:00 pm October 4, 18, & 25 Hebrew School 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm on Thursday October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

5 From the Jewish Community Council Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Long Term Health Care Presentation by: Terry Silbernagel Business Development Specialist Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009 Time : 3:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. Place: JCC No Charge RSVP Chanukah Shopping Fundraiser Pizza in the Hut Sunday, Oct. 4th JCC RSVP JCC Members Your new Jewish community directory & Calendars are ready. Please stop by the JCC to pick up your copy. Additional copies are available for $18 each. JCC will be teaming up with Barnes and Noble for a Holiday Book Fair and Gift Wrapping event. Gifts, books, coffee or snacks purchased by our community family and friends, during the event will earn the JCC commission dollars. Please mark you calendars to do your Barnes and Noble Holiday shopping between Thursday December 3rd and Sunday December 6th... make sure to let the cashier know you are with the JCC Casting Call Thursday, October 8th at 6:30 PM Cold readings for... THE IMMIGRANT. Call Amy at JCC for more information Taekwon-Do at the JCC JCC Fall Carnival Hurry! Hurry! Come one! Come all! Step right up and have a ball!!! Appearing one day only! Sunday, October 18th 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM New Jewish Community Member, Rick Balkin will be offering Taekwondo-Do classes at the JCC beginning October 1, His focus is on teaching Taekwondo-Do in a positive environment for physical, mental and emotional growth. The children s classes introduce healthy exercise habits as well as beneficial life-skills. Self-control, respect and perseverance are emphasized as steps on the road to success. The instructor Dr. Rick Balkin, is a 6th degree black belt with over 32 years of experience in Taekwondo-Do and over 26 years of instructing. Dr. Balkin has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and is a tenured associate professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology. Aside from his work at the university, Dr. Balkin has competed and coached at the international level, including the 1997, 2000, and 2002 USA Junior Teams and 2003 USA Men s Team for the World Championships. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30p.m. and Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. for children 7 years old and up. A separate class will be held for 30 minutes for children 4 to 6 years old beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays if there is enough interest. If you are interested in classes, please Dr. Rick Balkin at rickbalkin@yahoo.com or contact the JCC at

6 TRADITIONAL KABBALAT SHABBAT SERVICES SCHEDULED Once-a-month, lay members of Congregation Beth Israel conduct traditional Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath) services in the Racusin Chapel. These services last about 45 minutes; attendees often then join the rest of the congregation in the Sanctuary for the Rabbi s sermon, the concluding parts of the service and the Oneg Shabbat. The mood of these services is relaxed and celebratory and all are welcome. The schedule for the entire year is: October 23 March 26 November 20 April 30 December 18 May 21 January 22 June 18 February 19 We encourage you to enter these dates on your calendar now so that you will be able to attend these services when they occur. ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES THREE LECTURES At the request of the Adult Education Committee, Rabbi Roseman will be summarizing the course he taught to advanced history students at TAMUCC last year. The course was entitled The History of Religion in America, and it will be offered again in the fall of In this course, Rabbi Roseman outlined for the students major developments in American Religious History, and he will take three Sunday mornings to highlight the major trends. On Sunday, October 4 at 10:30 AM, he will add address the documents that established the United States of America and the religious ideas that they contained. He will also highlight the one most important word in the history of American religion. On Sunday, October 18 at 10:30 AM, he will continue with a talk about the role that religion played in America in terms of the development of the American character, stressing the different roles that religion played in various sub-groups of the American population. Finally, on Sunday, October 25 at 10:30 AM, Rabbi Roseman will discuss the crisis of belief that occurred in the early twentieth century, how it played out in the work of various religious groups and what we are doing about it today. Light refreshments will be offered at 10:00 AM on all three days in the Grossman Auditorium. There is no charge, and everyone is cordially invited to attend.

7 ADULT EDUCATION RETREAT SCHEDULED On Saturday, February 6, we shall gather at 10:00 AM at the Rockport Yacht Club for the first of our three learning sessions about the MAKING OF RABBINIC JUDAISM. Our guest speaker will be Rabbi Judith Abrams of Houston, a well-known and dynamic interpreter of the literature and history of the period from the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem to the publication of the Babylonian Talmud (approximately 70 CE to 600 CE). The documents of this period are often seen as arcane and difficult to understand, but Rabbi Abrams makes them come alive with her lively presentations, her delightful humor and her vivacious personality. We count ourselves enormously fortunate to have such a gifted scholar join us for our retreat and hope you will look forward to meeting her and learning from her. The retreat will continue Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Arrangements have been made for all meals and for lodging at the Hampton Inn in Rockport. Saturday evening s program is designed to produce smiles and fellowship; you won t want to miss it! Scholarship funds are available to assist anyone who needs financial help in attending. A detailed flyer with reservation information will be mailed out soon. Meanwhile, mark your calendars and hold the dates. This is a special opportunity open only to members of CBI. RABBI ROSEMAN IN THE COMMUNITY On Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 PM at the Art Museum of South Texas, Rabbi Roseman will take part in a program commemorating the fiftieth year of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird. Originally published in 1960, this book became an instant classic of American literature. Our Rabbi has been selected as to read about fifteen minutes of his favorite selections from this remarkable novel. Then, on October 13 at noon, he will deliver the invocation at the Corpus Christi City Council.

8 Jewish Food Fest November Calling all volunteers: We are looking for a lot of volunteers to help cook for food fest. Please call the contact person of you would like to help out. Food Fest: Schedule of Cooking Events 2009 Date Time Event Contact Phone # Sun. Oct 4 9:00 AM Split Pea Soup Barb Schwamb Mon. Oct. 5 10:00 AM Mandel Brot Susan Martin Thu. Oct. 8 9:00 AM Matzo Balls Phyllis Roseman Sat. Oct 17 9:00 AM Kugel Robin A. & Susan M Sat. Oct 17 9:00 AM Chicken Skinning Robin Adams Sun. Oct 18 9:00 AM Chicken Soup Robin Adams Sun. Oct 18 1:00 PM Chicken Pulling Laura & Shelly Sun. Oct :00 AM Rugelah Rikki Schmitchel Thu. Oct 29 9:00 AM Strudel Rona Train FOOD HANDLERS PERMIT You need a current food handlers permit to serve food at Food Fest. Food handlers class will be held at CBI on Sunday, October 10am You can also get a permit online at Look in your mailbox - raffle tickets will be coming your way soon!

9 Jewish Food Fest Calling All Volunteers Shift Volunteers: If you would like to work a food fest shift, please contact Phyllis Roseman at or proseman@plazatravelinc.com Looking for: 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 Jill Jacobs at or jilljacobs@rocketmail.com Vintage Shop Items: We are looking for donations of purses, belts, jewelry, scarves, etc. Please drop off donations at the Temple or contact Laurie Mintz at lauriemintz7@gmail.com or 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 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. 12th or Friday Nov.13th 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 : akrams@grandecom.net / or Susan Martin : wtmsjm@aol.com /

10 UPCOMING SISTERHOOD EVENTS Executive Board Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 7th JCC The Yellow Lily is the floral symbol of gratitude, our theme for Sisterhood for this year. Sisterhood General Meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4th JCC If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Ryan at Social Action Committee "To offer and promote opportunities for CBI members to engage in Tikkun Olam" High Holy Days Food Drive continues through Simchat Torah. Please continue to bring bags of food to CBI Social Hall through the first week in October. If you have not already done so, here are some suggestions for items needed by the Corpus Christi Food Bank: Non-perishable food items, including soups and meats, peanut butter and juice. Toiletries: toilet paper, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, combs, razors, shampoo, soap Baby items: diapers, wipes. Items for the Food Bank's backpack project: ez-open cans of food, individual snack servings, boxes/bowls of cereal. The religious school will take the donations to the Food Bank on Monday, October 12, and take a tour of the facilities there. Thank you everyone for your donations. Diana Stillman and Michelle Arevalo-Davila

11 October 2009 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Hebrew School 4:30pm 6pm 2 6:00 pm Followed by Sukkot Family Dinner 3 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 4 Sunday School 9:30am 12pm Sisterhood Exec Mtg. JCC 8 Hebrew School 4:30pm 6pm 9 7:30 pm 10 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 11 NO Sunday School CBI Board 7pm 15 Hebrew School 4:30pm 6pm 16 7:30 pm 17 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 18 Sunday School 9:30am 12pm Hebrew School 4:30pm 6pm 23 7:30 pm Conservative Services held in Racusin Chapel 24 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am 25 Sunday School 9:30am 12pm Hebrew School 4:30pm 6pm 30 7:30 pm 31 9:00 am Torah Study 11:00 am

12 Welcome our Congregation Beth Israel New Members (October 2008 September 2009) Dr. & Mrs. Jerry & Barbara Silverman Mr. Harvey Lashinsky Mr. & Mrs. Samuel & Cassandra White and Family Ms. Jacqueline Baird Mr. Jody Heymann Mr. David Loeb Ms. Evelyn Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. William & Laura Simpson and family Dr. & Mrs. Jeff & Judy Itkin Mr. David Darling and family Lt. & Mrs. Robert & Lauren Frantz and family Dr. & Mrs. Rick & Melissa Balkin and family Dr. & Mrs. Steve & Dixie Oshman Mr. & Mrs. Allen & Devah Lebowitz CONGRATULATIONS To Sam J., Jerry and Sam L. Susser who will be inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame in Houston on October 16. This is an honor that is well-deserved. We are very proud of them. To Edythe Laser and Robin & Bill Adams on the marriage of their granddaughter and daughter, Shaina, on October 3 to Brahim El Guably.

13 P E R P E T U A L YAHRZEITS Sabbath of October 2 *Joseph David Cohn Kathy Gordon Feiertag *Harry Ginsberg *Arnold Kolpack *Shosha Kraut *Draga Diana Kurzner *Fannie White Sabbath of October 9 *Rose Axelrad *Cecelia Weil Cohen Mrs. Celia Goldson Mr. Marvin Israel Goldson Sylvia Hytner *Irene Krams *Flora Landy Tarbo Lashinsky Ms. Ruth Lehrman *Molly Marks *Ms. Shirley Mintz *Julia Obrembski Sophie Rocklin Julius Union *Morris Veenik Sabbath of October 16 *Fanny Weil Alexander *Sol L. Black *Abram C. Bobys *Seraphine Bornstein *Herman Caplan *Sam Evainier *Bessie Walker Feldman Nettie Gold *Sylvan Grossman *Gerald Hausman *Leo Horowitz Leonard Jacobs *Abe Klein Freda Mandelstamm Sue Marks *Fred B. Rosenberg *Blanche Sheiness Julia Springer *Hyman Stillman *Louis D. Tanenbaum *Sherrie Lynn Waldman *Sam Weisman Mary Weissman Sabbath of October 23 Rose W. Eisenberg *Jacob Engel *Blanche Frank *Helen Sally Goodman Henry Heffler *David Hirsch Yehuda Leopold Kannengiesser *Nathan Lakin *Morris Liedeker, Sr. *Meyer Mayerson *Charles Nieman Samuel Isaac Sheinberg *Ruth Sikora *Irvin Simon *George Solka *Jechiel Tepper Abraham Samuel Weissman *Sylvan Bernard Wolfson Sabbath of October 30 *Ida Doris Pearline Appel *Eli Berman *Edward Birnberg *Hyman Bloom Carl Gogel *Janet Asher Goldstein *Eva Goltzman *Ethel Wolf Goodman Janet Hurst *Joe Katz *Isaac Lasky *Louis B. Leshin *Gregory Makrow *Morris Pearlman Fannie Podolsky Leon Rubin *Irvin Samuels *Joseph Silver *Lewis Engle Weil *Isaac Weisman *Bertha Willensky

14 The Congregation thanks you for the following contributions Yahrzeit Donations In Memory of From Pearl Greenberg Evelyn Greenberg Irving Rozen Jerry & Phyllis Rozen Bruce Falk Ray & Elizabeth Falk Philip Falk Rose Katz Josephs Herman & Ruth Josephs Toby Katz Doris Katz Rosa Katz Minnie Gordon Ezekiel Katz Rose Josephs Robert Racusin Fine Arts Fund In Memory of From Joyce Clark Delano & Nedra Lockhart Bill & Aletha Anderson Donald M. Taft III Robert & Chris Adler Richard & Ginger Harris Mary Budihar Pam Budihar Helen Hoffman Carl & Chris Kuehn General Fund In Honor of From Dr. Ben Groner's Birthday Ray & Elizabeth Falk Pergola Contributions In Honor of From Dr. Ben Groner's 90th Birthday Jerry & Allyson Groner Charles & Linda Trefflich Mitzvah Fund In Memory of From Helen Hoffman Barb & Chip Schwamb Robert & Chris Adler Bernie Gazin Richard & Ginger Harris In Honor of From Robert Adler's Birthday Richard & Ginger Harris Susser Family Fund In Honor of From Sam J. & Pat Susser's Wedding anniversary Dr. Ben Groner's Birthday Sam L. & Catherine Susser In Memory of From Helen Hoffman Sam L. & Catherine Susser Oshman Family Foundation Fund In Memory of From Dr. Joseph Oshman Irene & Saul Grossman Flower Fund Burce & Shelly Jacobson Blake & Tracey Brunkenhoefer Maury & Rosalyn Wolfson Delano & Nedra Lockhart Sam L. & Catherine Susser Robert & Susan Anderson Victor O. Diaz Deleon, Jr. MD Edgar Cortes Patricia Rowland Barb & Chip Schwamb Carol & Thomas Reding Mr. & Mrs. F. E. Deere, Jr. Donald M. Taft III Robert & Chris Adler Anna J. Hawks Sandra Greer Willis Richard & Ginger Harris Bill & Jan Ferguson In Memory of From Helen Hoffman Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn Klein, Jenna Klein & Jacqueline Klein Stroyman In Memory of From Helen Hoffman Irene Hausman Dr. Joe Oshman Bruce & Shelly Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cook, Jr. Barb & Chip Schwamb Jeri Kolpack In Honor of From Rona Train's Birthday Dr. Ben Groner's Birthday Robert Adler's Birthday Toby Shor's Birthday Jeri Kolpack Barb & Chip Schwamb Recovery of From LA Train Jeri Kolpack Nathan Stillman Donation From Carolida Steiner, M.D.

15 The Congregation thanks you for the following contributions Train Library Fund In Honor of From LA & Rona Train's Wedding Anniversary Robert & Chirs Adler Recovery of From LA Train Richard & Ginger Harris Train Leadership Fund Recovery of From High Holy Day Appeal Donation From Sam L. & Catherine Susser John & Suzanne Hilliard Barbara & Isaac Chitrit Jeri Kolpack Lorraine Hausman Marvin & Yetta Leshin Dr. & Mrs. Hyman & Elinor Roosth LA Train Maury & Rosalyn Wolfson Timothy & Julia Noble Sarah Noble Audrey Zane Sisterhood Memorial Fund In Memory of From Bessie Zane Cheryl Zane Goodman/Groner Family Fund In Honor of From Dr. Ben Groner's Birthday Marvin & Yetta Leshin Liv Noble Iris & Andy Lehrman Gloria Wolfson Ed & Heleen Mange Albert & Elise Geller David & Amy Krams James & Annette Cottingham Maurice & Rebecca Schmidt Lisa Shain Evelyn Greenberg Ram Dixon Ray & Elizabeth Falk Edy Laser Robert & Chris Adler Dorothy Jessel Delano & Nedra Lockhart Mille Zalim Don t forget..you can remember a friend or relative with a minimum contribution of $5.00 to one of our many funds. These funds support camp scholarships, education, cemeteries, fine arts, library, and building improvements, to name a few. An acknowledgement card will be sent to the honored person or family. Please make checks payable to CBI and specify the fund. Call the CBI office with any questions.

16 CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL 4402 SARATOGA CORPUS CHRISTI, TX L Dor VaDor Judaica Shop Judaica Shop back in full swing and in need of your support. Many new Items are in and more coming. Need a gift or something for your home, we ve got it! Shofars,Tallits,Kippas and more, all in time for the holidays. New Hours starting September 13, 2009 Sundays 9:30 am 12:00 pm Thursdays 4:30 pm-6:00 pm You can also set an appt with Clara at From 9:00 am 5:00 pm

17 Sukkot Family Dinner Friday, October 2, 2009 Services at 6pm Dinner to follow Bring your favorite dessert For questions, contact Meredith Ryan at