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1 th Ave NE Seattle, WA Ruach Congregation Beth Shalom April 2017 Nisan-Iyar 5777 Volume 49, Issue 7 M ESSAGE FROM RABBI A DAM RUBIN Pesah is Coming! What s your Minhag? Pesah happens to be one of the richest sources of diverse minhagim or customs among various Jewish communities, evident both in the how the Seder is (re-)enacted and in the diversity of music, food, and liturgy used during the entire eight-day holiday (seven days in Israel). With the chag fast approaching, I thought it might be interesting to pose the following questions: how does one decide which community one belongs to in selecting from the endlessly rich treasury-house of Jewish customs? Does the fact that my grandparents happen to be have been born in Eastern Europe mean that I must define myself as Ashkenazi, and restrict my choices to Ashkenazi customs? Indeed, are Jewish customs based on ethnic or racial identity or about something else entirely? And finally, how do those of us who grew up with little Jewish tradition (or who converted to Judaism) view minhagim (customs) that are rooted in centuries of intimate practice and knowledge that are alien to us? When it comes to serious questions about Jewish practices and beliefs, usually the best place to start is with classical Jewish texts, and the case of minhag is no exception. The Babylonian Talmud in tractate Yevamot (13b) teaches: Resh Lakish said to Rabbi Yohanan: read here Do not gash yourself (lo teetgodedu, Devarim 14:1) [which means] do not form into separate groups (lo ta asu agudot agudot). Commenting on this, Rashi applies it to the custom of reading of the Megillah on Purim on different days, depending on what type of city one happened to live in: Do not form separate groups - it appears as if (Jews) practice /observe two [different] Torahs when those who live in small villages read [the Megillah] on entry day [i.e., Mondays and Thursdays, when villagers came to cities to attend court], those in bigger towns read on the fourteenth and those in walled cities on the fifteenth. Rashi gives powerful expression here to the tension between diverse customs and practices among far-flung Jewish communities on the one hand, and the need for religious unity (and to a certain degree, uniformity) on the other. He s concerned about what might be called factionalism, defined by Rashi as two different Torahs that could emerge out of a variety of practices. That said, the specific custom of reading the Megillah on different days mentioned by Rashi (who draws on the text of the Talmud immediately preceding the excerpt quoted above) is entirely legitimate and falls within accepted Jewish practice. At the same time, Rashi is worried that "two Torahs," meaning a permanent and potentially fatal division in religious belief, practice, and self-understanding among Jews would emerge out of legitimate Jewish customs. But our text in Yevamot doesn t have the last word (are you surprised?). There s another tradition elsewhere in the Talmud, appropriately for us in the tractate on Passover, Pesahim (50b/51a): The people of Bayshan had the custom not to travel from Tyre to Sidon [in present-day Lebanon] on Fridays before Shabbat [to do business, in order to ensure enough time to prepare for Shabbat]. Their children came before R. Yochanan and said to him: This was possible for our ancestors but not possible for us. He said to them: Your ancestors have already accepted [it] upon themselves [implying that it was binding for their children as well], as it is said: "Hear, my child, the instruction of your father and do not abandon the teaching of your mother" (Proverbs 1:8). INSIDE THIS ISSUE: (Continued on page 2) Mark your calendars for Congregation Beth Shalom s Annual Meeting Sunday, May 21, 2017, 10:30am-12:00pm We need your help. Our bylaws require a quorum of 15% of the membership (67 family units) to approve the budget and elect the new board members and officers. Make your voice heard in the community! Updates and Committee Updates R1-5 Youth Updates R6-7 Shomrei Atid R R10-11 Pesach Guide P1-5 Adult Education R13-14 Anniversaries, and Birthdays R15 B nai Mitzvah R16 Events in Members Lives R16-17 Contributions R17-18 Service Schedules and Calendars R19-21 Tzedakah Form R22

2 Rabbi s Message continued (Continued from page 1) This text insists that customs accepted by a particular generation are binding on subsequent generations. Put simply, minhagim are taken very seriously by the sages; they are not to be abandoned, and are even likened to instruction (musar) and teaching (torah) by the sages, drawing on a verse from Proverbs. Perhaps it s also true that the text reflects an anxiety about the fluidity of custom and the fact things are different in Tyre and Sidon, and moving from one place to another is likely to impact one s customs such that what was possible for our ancestors is no longer possible for ourselves. While minhagim might appear as solid and unchanging as a mountain from the perspective of one locale, as soon as one travels, the variety of these practices becomes evident, and perhaps, their subjective or relative character as well. Where does this leave us? I believe that sages were troubled by the fluid process of taking on and abandoning particular customs and by the fact that such shifts could be done without rabbinic approval or supervision. Perhaps for this reason, they insisted that one shouldn t change customs when traveling from one place to another. There are other reasons for this hesitancy: the binding power of ancient customs passed from one generation to another within a particular communtiy, along with a desire to avoid needless dispute and division, and perhaps even more seriously, a fundamental split of Judaism into "multiple Torahs. This fear was powerfully expressed by Maimonides, who worried about a time in which some would behave according to this custom and some according to another, which will cause great disputes. (Laws of Idol Worship, 12:14). It seems clear that for a traditional perspective, customs and traditions inherited from families who are rooted in particular communities have an authoritative status, and should not be taken lightly. This is especially true in the context of the Conservative Movement, which has always invested the practices of the people with binding force; Solomon Schechter, one of the Movement s founders, insisted that lived religious culture of "Catholic Israel" was the very foundation of everevolving Jewish law. To alter that culture is a serious matter and requires careful consideration And yet the Conservative Movement has always emphasized the importance of historical context in making decisions about the evolution of Jewish law and custom, and that context might lead those of us who had not grown up with particular minhagim in a very different direction. To put it simply, our situation today is utterly different from that of our ancestors. For most of Jewish history, travel was dangerous, expensive, and (for those reasons) rare. To travel from Constantinople to Safed or from Prague to Cracow in the sixteenth century was to take one's life in one's hands. Since most individuals and communities avoided these journeys, customs and practices developed in each location over a long time; to move from one to another probably involved jarring shifts in dress, language, climate, architectural styles, relations with the non-jewish majority, and (crucial for (Continued on page 3) CBS Board of Directors President Michael Madwed President Elect Norbert Sorg Past President Andrew Cohen Vice-President Jennifer Cohen Treasurer Scott Cohen Secretary Rochelle Roseman Religious School Committee Chair Joshua Newman Members at Large: Erin Benzikry Carolyn Bernhard Joani Diskin Saran Debra Gussin Mark Igra Philip Nurick Dov Pinker Hannah Pressman John Schochet Scott Starr David Tarshes Aharon tenbroek Deadlines: Articles / Announcements are due in synagogue office by the 10th of each month for the following month s newsletter CBS phone CBS fax info@bethshalomseattle.org Rabbi Jill Borodin rabbiborodin@bethshalomseattle.org Rabbi Adam Rubin rabbirubin@bethshalomseattle.org Carol Benedick Executive Director carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org Rachel Wachtel Education & Youth Director rachelwachtel@bethshalomseattle.org Leah Lemchen Director of Early Childhood Center leah@bethshalomseattle.org Rabbi Sarah Rubin Program Director programdirector@bethshalomseattle.org Marjie Cogan Communications Coordinator marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org Heidi Piel Lifecycle Coordinator heidipiel@bethshalomseattle.org Marci Greenberg B nai Mitzvah Coordinator Lauren Fellows Front Office Coordinator laurenfellows@bethshalomseattle.org Emma Shusterman Bookkeeper emmashusterman@bethshalomseattle.org Louis Friedkin Comptroller Tamara Fernandez Asst to the Director of the ECC Sydney Allrud Education Assistant Rimma Lobas Service Assistant Christina Young Building Mantainance Luis Martinez/Cameron Decker Custodial Attendant Synagogue office address: th Ave NE Seattle, WA website: R2

3 CONTINUED RABBI MESSAGE President s Message It is Wednesday evening, March 8, and I just read in the New York Times that Israel beat Netherlands today in the World Baseball Classic, to make their record now 3 and 0, with victories over South Korea (the home team), Chinese Taipei and the Dutch. The World Baseball Classic is akin to a World Cup for baseball, and it is played in March every four years, with sixteen national teams qualifying from around the world. This is the fourth World Baseball Classic, and it is the first one for which Israel qualified. The team is made up of a group of players perhaps loosely connected to Judaism or Israel (to qualify to play on the Israeli team a player has to have one grandparent who is Jewish or a spouse with one parent who is Jewish), and very few players on the team have any experience playing in the major leagues. Not only that, but there are no Israelis on the team and very few members of the team had even been to Israel prior to becoming members of the national team. And, yet, they wear uniforms with Israel emblazoned across their chests, and they sit atop their four team bracket, with group play finished. They will now go on to the medal round. How did this happen? According to many players on the team, the secret factor is the continual presence of their Mensch on the Bench. This Mensch on the Bench is a lifesize version (five feet tall) that utility ballplayer Cody Decker bought online during the qualifying rounds and installed on the team bench during games, because something was missing there. Every team needs a good luck charm. Decker said, He is ours. He has his own locker, and we even give him offerings gelt, gefilte fish and Manischewitz.I tried getting him a first class ticket to Seoul for the tournament, but that didn t work out, so he was put in a duffel bag and checked through. He has an allotted space on the bench. He sits on his bench, on our bench. Here is the best line: His actual location is irrelevant, because he exists in higher metaphysical planes. But he s always near. A synagogue like ours actively fosters congregant participation. In fact, it particularly relies on all of us to be involved in a myriad of ways, so that we can achieve our potential as a community. The players are the ones who are the most visible, and they deserve much thanks for putting on their uniforms and taking the field. But, what really makes us thrive are the many mensches on the bench who do things seemingly in the background. Our Torahs are properly rolled, preceding services. The silver in the synagogue is polished. The siddurim are returned to the shelves after services, and not always by those who use them. Food is cooked and served, the kitchen is organized and its kashrut status is maintained. Shatzim are trained to lead services, congregants are trained to leyn Torah. Fundraisers are planned. The grounds are kept. The sick are visited, shiva minyanim are attended. Social action is done in its many ways. There are so many mensches on the bench, and the wonderful thing is that the bench is expandable, so the dugout never fills up, there is always room for more. You will be reading this likely one week prior to Pesach, although it is written as Purim looms in a few days. We celebrate our freedom at this time, but certainly beyond its attainment, we should be reflecting upon what it means to act with freedom, what freedom is for. To me, freedom is the agency to become a player in the game, whether on the field in uniform, so to speak, or as a mensch on the bench. Hag Pesach Sameach, Happy Passover, and here s to a year of action and meaning. Michael Madwed (Continued from page 2) us) the dense web of Jewish traditions and customs. The tunes and even substantive content of prayers, kashrut practices, details of lifecycles ceremonies and many other aspects of Jewish life certainly varied, at times widely, from one place to the next. Back then, one s entire identity was shaped by the town or village in which he or she had been born and in all likelihood, spent his or her entire life. Today, traveling from one city to another and even between countries is relatively safe and inexpensive. Jews are constantly confronted with an endless multiplicity of beliefs, traditions and customs not only through frequent travel but also by means of the television, film, newspapers and magazines, the internet, social media, and other aspects of our amorphous, ever-changing world. People move frequently for their studies, professional careers, or simply to experience different cultures. Moreover, one of the central characteristics of contemporary life is the ability of people to choose for ourselves who we are and wish to become, fashioning our own identities out of an endless "buffet" of choices at our disposal. We simply do not live in a world in which one's fate, one's very self, is shaped by the culture, customs, and beliefs of one place. The fact is that today, custom has lost its hold on many Jews. If people move from one city to another, how significant is it to adopt new tunes in shul, or to dress less (or more) formally? Such shifts occur frequently and without much concern. Indeed, a distinguished Israeli professor of Sephardic Jewish law, Zvi Zohar, argues that it's not even (Continued on page 4) R3

4 Updates S OCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE, CONTACT: GAIL COSKEY Today, Passover is a festival of freedom...passover remains relevant and contemporary, while at the same time a ritual several thousand years old... The content at least some of it is flexible and determined by the participants at specific celebrations. Thus, the holy day is still meaningful to younger generations, because it allows for creative input and participation. It breathes. ~Jack Santino, "Winter into Spring: Celebrating Rebirth and Renewal," All Around the Year: Holidays and Celebrations in American Life This month s quote reflects what many of you know from your own Pesach celebrations and Haggadot : as long as the basics are there, there is no end to how creative you can get when relaying the story of our liberation from bondage. There are even web sites that help you create your own personal Haggadah! Organizations like Mazon have downloadable Haggadot that emphasize a certain theme such as freedom from food insecurity or human trafficking and slavery. As you start to plan your seder, think how you can add a social action dimension. Emphasize how we invite in all who are hungry, how the Hebrew slaves survived the tenth plague because they had shelters to put blood on the doorframe, and how no one is truly free until all are free. If you have a particular practice or custom at your seder with a social action theme, please feel free to share with us! As you start to collect your chametz to sell, please consider donating it to the SAC Chametz drive. Look for collection containers in the CBS Lobby. Any food, spices, etc, collected will be donated to Mary s Place Shelter or an approved Tent City. Please remember: no perishables and please check the expiration dates so that items are not out of date. Bring chametz items to CBS by 2:00pm on April 7th. The next Teen Feed will be Monday, May 29th. If you are not already on the volunteer list, consider signing up with Joan Lite Miller (joan@onionskindesign.com). You might also consider volunteering with Lake City Meals the 3rd Sunday of each month to bring a potluck style dish. For more information contact Leah Rapalee (leah.rapalee@gmail.com). A heartfelt thank you to the Beth Shalom community for donating on Purim $ for JFS refugee resettlement. The SAC is working with Jewish Family Service to provide household items to refugee families in the Seattle area. Look for information about how to donate in future Ruachs, Cybershul and the Shavuon. Yasher Koach: to CBS members who contributed to the annual Purim effort to help alleviate homelessness in our area. to CBS and SAC members who participated in Jewish Community lobby Day in Olympia on March 16th. to all who contributed directly to the SAC Fund or through the SAC tzedakah box at daily minyan. Your donations will help or helped fund: $500 for Teen Feeds in May and July. the purchase of supplies for 90 Mishloach Manot bags at Purim. $200 to help Temple Beth Am host Mary s Place Family Shelter in late June. The next scheduled SAC meeting will be Thursday, May 4th, 7:30pm at CBS. All are welcome. If you would like more information about these or other SAC activities or have an idea for a Social Action project or event, contact Gail Coskey: sacchairs@bethshalomseattle.org CONTINUED RABBI MESSAGE (Continued from page 3) clear anymore who counts as "Sephardic," "Lithuanian," or "Yemenite," given most geographical fluidity, marriage between and among Jews from various backgrounds, and the interruption of the transmission of particular traditions through the process of secularization. Is a newly observant Jew whose parents, grandparents, and even greatgrandparents were secular, having abandoned Jewish tradition, in any meaningful sense bound to customs of the region his ancestors departed for North America a century ago? It seems clear that taking on customs from Rhodes, Marrakesh or Bialystok is about much more than ethnicity it s a self-conscious acceptance or inheritance of the practices of one s ancestors, and a commitment to connect oneself to those ancestors by continuing their ways. If a Jew today lacks any real connection to that inheritance and has constructed her identity and religious practice largely on her own, it is hard to see why that person shouldn t feel empowered to pray from the siddur used by North African Jews, enjoy the Shabbat tunes used by Iraqi Jews more than Ashkenazim, or favor a Bukharan kipah over a standardissue yarmulke. A contemporary Jewish approach to minhagim might best be summarized as vive la difference! R4

5 Update A20-YEAR MILESTONE While talking with Emma Shusterman about her twenty years of employment at Congregation Beth Shalom, the idea that rose to the surface was gratitude. Our gratitude to Emma for her dedicated professional service as our long-time bookkeeper, and Emma s gratitude to Beth Shalom as the place that became her second home. Emma grew up in a remarkable family of talented and kind people, all of whom were blessed with mathematical ability. Emma s father, Yakov Byk, was chief economist at a plant in Kazan, capital city of Russia s Tatarstan region. (Interestingly, Yakov headed the plant s Labor & Payroll Department with many similarities to Emma s current work.) Emma s mother, Sofia Byk, also was an economist. Yakov and Sofia raised four daughters in Kazan, under conditions of the former Soviet Union and this, too, was remarkable. (Typical families of the era had only one child.) Emma s sisters Bella, Marina, and Svetlana all pursued careers in mathematics and economics. Emma received a Master s degree from the Kazan Finance-Economics Institute, in the areas of Accounting, Finance, History, and Computer Science. She then joined the Planning Department at the same plant where her father worked; Marina followed suit, while Bella and Svetlana studied Applied Math. In the late 1980s, the Soviet Union went through a series of historic changes, starting with perestroika (restructuring), and culminating in a putsch (coup) that ended Communist rule. The unstable environment was especially dangerous for Jews. In June of 1991, Emma s older sister, Bella, left Kazan with her husband, Gregory Korshin, and two sons. They resettled in Seattle, under the collective umbrella of Jewish Family Services and Congregation Beth Shalom. Emma, too, was anxious to leave, and chose the option of resettling in Israel with her family. Emma landed in Haifa, knowing no Hebrew or English (although she did have excellent command of German, a legacy from her school days). In Haifa, Emma attended an ulpan, learned Hebrew easily, and found work as a cashier, first in a supermarket, and then with a large wholesale firm. Meanwhile, the rest of Emma s extended family her parents, along with Marina, Svetlana, and their husbands and children (plus several in-laws) emigrated from Russia to Seattle, to join Bella and Gregory. It was very difficult for Emma to remain in Israel alone. On March 26, 1996, Emma traveled from Israel to Seattle with her two daughters, three suitcases, $50 in her pocket, and no knowledge of the English language. She hadn t seen her parents in five years. Immediately, the Beth Shalom community went into action, providing moral and material support. (Emma particularly recalls the tremendous helpfulness of Rabbi Dov Gartenberg and Celia Cohen, and Mark & Judith Benjamin as well as the help of Joel & Marcy, z l, Migdal, Elaine Selipsky, Julie & Lyle Margulies, Jonathan & Catherine Greene, Joyce Shane, z l, Sandy Raben, Stebbo Hill, z l, Nancy Fisher Allison and Tony Allison, and many, many more.) In short order, Emma began working at the Seattle Jewish Community School as an assistant teacher. She also obtained a job at Beth Shalom as a Shabbat morning babysitter. In her spare time, Emma volunteered in the office at Beth Shalom. Eventually, she became a part-time assistant to Rabbi Gartenberg and joined the Religious School staff as a teaching assistant. In 2001, Emma became a full-time assistant to Rabbi Gartenberg. Ultimately, she transferred to the bookkeeping office -- a return to her original occupation and area of expertise -- where she has worked with great distinction since Emma has served the Beth Shalom community for over twenty years now. In that time, her daughters have grown into adulthood. Juliana lives and works in the Seattle area; Yana received a degree from the University of Washington and is studying for an MBA while working in the financialservices area (a family tradition, clearly). Meanwhile, Emma s extended family has flourished; Bella and Gregory are now grandparents, and all of the nieces and nephews are pursuing successful careers. Although Yakov and Sofia are no longer alive, Emma s Aunt Asya (Sofia s sister), remains hale and hearty. The entire clan is looking forward to April 29th, when Atya s granddaughter, Eliana (daughter of Mark & Marina Nagel) will become Bat Mitzvah at Beth Shalom. After settling in Seattle, Emma married Alex Daskal, who had come to the U.S. from Kishinev (Moldova) in Alex, too, has a large and growing family, including two great-grandsons. In Emma s words, everything that Congregation Beth Shalom has done for her and her family is priceless. That is high praise, coming from a financial specialist. And, of course -- as is often the case -- the feeling is mutual. R5

6 Youth Updates - Idkunim La yeladim E DUCATION AND YOUTH DIRECTOR, R ACHEL WACHTEL For some of you this may come as a surprise and for others this is old news. At the end of the academic year, the Livnot Chai program will be closing. It has been a wonderful opportunity to participate in this communitywide endeavor and I know many CBS members have been involved with Livnot in a variety of different ways: serving on the board and advisory committee, teaching, recruiting, and more. Since the announcement of this news that went out in January, I ve had the opportunity to begin building a new CBS teen program. I gathered information by speaking with teens and parents of teens, connecting with a variety of Jewish educators, and exploring current trends and research around Jewish teen engagement. I d like to share what I discovered in my research: What We Have Learned from Teen Engagement Studies and Other Jewish Communities In 2013, the Jim Joseph Foundation commissioned the report entitled Effective Strategies for Educating and Engaging Jewish Teens. The report highlights nine key implications for Jewish teen engagement and education. Many of these differ from how teen learning and engagement was conducted in the past because teens today are different than teens in the past. Through the work of developing a new program for teens at CBS, we have consulted and will continue to consult this list and refer to it as we continue to make decisions. Below are the 5 key implications that most directly apply to our work at this time. ➊ Meeting teens where they go every day, both physically and virtually, helps maximize participation. ➋ Relationships are central to participants positive educational experiences ➌ An apparent component of successful program scaling is offering multiple portals for entry and flexible engagement structures. ➍ Teens thrive upon opportunities to have a stake in the work. ➎ Teens want to be accepted for who they are and not just who and where they are on their Jewish journeys. Source: The direct result of the research commissioned by the Jim Joseph foundation is the 14 new outcomes to measure the impact of Jewish teen education and engagement. What this means is that according the the Generation Now study, effective teen programs will achieve the following outcomes and should be built around these outcomes: A. Jewish teens have a strong sense of self. B. Jewish teens feel a sense of pride about being Jewish. C. Jewish teens have learning experiences that are challenging and valuable. D. Jewish teens engage in learning that enables them to be more active participants in various Jewish communities. E. Jewish teens learn about and positively experience Jewish holidays and Shabbat. F. Jewish teens establish strong friendships. G. Jewish teens develop strong and healthy relationships with their families. H. Jewish teens develop significant relationships with mentors, role models, and educators. I. Jewish teens are able to express their values and ethics in relation to Jewish principles and wisdom. J. Jewish teens develop the capacity (skills and language) that allows them to grapple with and express their spiritual journeys. K. Jewish teens feel connected to various communities. L. Jewish teens develop the desire and commitment to be part of the Jewish people now and in the future. M. Jewish teens develop a positive relationship to the land, people, and state of Israel. N. Jewish teens are inspired and empowered to make a positive difference in the various communities and world in which they live. Source: (Continued on page 7) R6

7 Youth Department (Continued from page 6) What We Have Learned from Teens at CBS Our teens are looking for fun, friends, and Torah Study Some are available Sunday mornings, others Sunday afternoons, weekend evenings, and weekday evenings; there is no consistent time that works for a majority of their schedules Schedules are very busy and they have a hard time finding time to spend with their Jewish peers There are a wide variety of topics students are interested in learning about including: Israeli movies Equality Israel Torah Jewish history post-torah Kaballah Ethics Politics Teens sometimes attend events if a favorite food of theirs is served. Their favorite foods include: Pasta and Pizza Sushi Pho Salmon Chocolate Ice cream Raspberries Many of our teens are interested in volunteering and getting more involved with the following: The environment Homelessness Black Lives Matter JFS Teens enjoy talking, hanging out, discussing philosophy, watching movies, discussing politics, and more With all of this important data in hand we are able to craft potential opportunities for teen learning and involvement. And we are able to return to teens and parents with choices and dream together about possibilities. As this process continues, we will continue to keep you, the CBS community, involved in the decision making, and informed about our progress. Rachel Wachtel CBS Education and Youth Director (rachelwachtel@bethshalomseattle.org) Open Meeting on Teen Engagement and Learning Tuesday, April 25th, Calling all 7th-12th graders, parents, and interested community members! Come to this open meeting to hear about our proposed plans for teen learning in the upcoming year. It s a chance to participate in the process and make your voice heard. We want to know what you want to learn, and how you want to learn it. Share your input with us! Young Family Tefillah and Lunch from 11:00am-12:30pm on April 1st Join Rabbi Lauren Kurland and Elana Fruchtman for another fun service geared towards families with children ages 0-5! Followed by a light lunch. Any questions, contact: rabbirubin@bethshalomseattle.org R7

8 Congregation Beth Shalom Shomrei Atid Guardians of the Future As my parents planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who come after me. ~ Talmud Shomrei Atid, Guardians of the Future, are Beth Shalom members like you who want to ensure that our exceptional community endures long into the future. Shomrei Atid are members who formalize their commitment to Beth Shalom through legacy giving and connect with each other in a common cause: to safeguard the long term vitality and stability of our congregation so that Beth Shalom will be here to support our community and instill our values into the many generations to come. Join Shomrei Atid with a legacy gift or bequest and plant trees for the generations that follow us! For more information on joining Shomrei Atid and Legacy giving, please contact Carol Benedick, ext 2502 carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org R8

9 Shomrei Atid Shomrei Atid: Why I Joined By Joani Diskin Saran Why I Joined Shomrei Atid I grew up in a small Jewish community in Spokane, Washington. The Shul was the center of our Jewish life. We did not have a JCC or a Jewish day school. All we had was the synagogue and it provided us with a rich and active Jewish life. My parents' social life centered around the shul...card games, congregational meetings, dances, annual Kosher dinners for the entire Spokane community, Purim carnivals and more. As we grew up and joined youth groups and went to Camp Solomon Schechter we began to see that there was a much bigger Jewish world out there! But our synagogue gave us the foundation to become a part of that larger world. I married my childhood sweetheart, also from Spokane, an almost unheard of event in the Jewish community! We raised our three sons in that same community and watched as it grew and evolved. It was still the center of our Jewish lives. Our friends were a part of that synagogue; our activities centered around that synagogue; our life-cycle events took place there; and in times of need our support came from the synagogue community. When I moved to Seattle to start a new life after my husband died, I found Congregation Beth Shalom was a very good fit. It became my community. When I was asked to join Shomrei Atid, I hesitated because none of my children belongs to Congregation Beth Shalom and none of my grandchildren directly benefits from this shul. But I know the importance of synagogue life in maintaining a Jewish identity. I decided to leave a gift to Beth Shalom because it is important that this synagogue survive and prosper for the Jews here. I hope that as I am contributing to the future of Beth Shalom, someone will be contributing the future of the synagogues where my children and grandchildren belong. The Jewish community is not confined to one shul or one city. Any effort we make towards the future of Judaism, whether here or someplace else, will have an impact on our children and grandchildren. Shomrei Atid Members: Anonymous Jacquie Bayley Jerry, z l, & Dorothy Becker Mark & Judith Benjamin Andrew Cohen Jill Cohen, z l Carol & Allen Gown Sharon Greenberg Werner, z l, & Edith Horn Mitchell Hymowitz Debra Jeffs-Grad Margot Kravette Joel Migdal Isaac & Susan Morgensztern Joe Orzech & Carol Benedick Joani Diskin-Saran Ron & Diana Schneeweiss Amy Stephson & Brian Rapalee Mark & Sheryl Stiefel Ernest, z l, & Doris Stiefel David Tarshes & Debby Kerdeman Kayla Weiner Shomrei Atid Guardians of the Future Please remember Congregation Beth Shalom with a gift in your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy. For more information on joining Shomrei Atid and Legacy giving, please contact Carol Benedick, ext 2502, carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org. R9

10 ! CBS@50 We re making history! 50! Announcing a year-long celebration of Congregation Beth Shalom s past, present, and future! In February of 2018, CBS will turn 50. Starting this summer and throughout the coming year, members are invited to be part of this special occasion by participating in a wide variety of events. The programming will culminate in a Gala Celebration on February 24, We hope that members of the congregation view this year as a chance to deepen their connection to our wonderful community. ~ ~ ~ Planning is already underway, and we welcome your involvement. Below are the subcommittees who are actively working on the year s events. Feel free to reach out to any committee members for further information. And stay tuned for a new page on our website that will have all the details about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved in CBS@50! 50th Committee Co-Chairs Lynn Fainsilber Katz and Kathleen Spitzer 50th Gala Jeff Ross and Jacquie Bayley 50 Pleasure of Your Company events Carol Starin and Bob Low 50 Shabbat Dinners Danielle Nacamuli 50 Learning Opportunities Ron DeChene 50 Acts of Chesed Robert Hovden Youth and Family Programming Lauren Kurland and Peta Mehlman Media and Outreach Hannah Pressman Development Debbie Lawson 50! R10

11 50 CBS Turns 50! 50! 50! This year marks the 50 th anniversary of Congregation Beth Shalom. The idea of a conservative synagogue in north-east Seattle was bounced around among founding families in November 1967, and by February 1968 it was offcial. Fifty years is a big deal! Hundreds of Shabbat kiddushes, religious school alumni, adult education classes, shiva minyanim, bnei mitzvahs and weddings later, we have grown into a vibrant, engaged and committed community. Beth Shalom s members have shared countless moments of joy and shed tears together. To honor our holy community, we are marking the year with a series of celebrations! Two highlights to mark on your calendars now: 50! Save the date for our Night of 50 Shabbat Dinners on Friday, December 1, Save the date for our 50th Gala Celebration on Saturday, February 24, And there s much more! For example: how many of you remember CBS Pleasure of Your Company get-togethers? These are creative, community-building events such as dinners, outdoor activities, wine tastings, lectures, etc. all organized and hosted by CBS members. In fact, the two of us first met at a POYC Karaoke Night, and here we are so many years later co-chairing CBS 50th celebration. Part of this year s programming will be 50 new Pleasure of Your Company events that will be scattered throughout the year and generously hosted by members of our community. We hope you will join us in these yearlong festivities to mark Beth Shalom s milestone year. You may be asking how you can get involved. Volunteer to host a Shabbat dinner or Pleasure of Your Company event or attend one to meet more of your fellow congregants. Participate in an Act of Chesed. Take advantage of new classes being offered. Share your memories of Beth Shalom or your hopes for the future. 50! Warm regards, Lynn Fainsilber Katz and Kathleen Spitzer 50th Committee Co-Chairs 50! 50! 50! R11

12 Updates Family Camp It s out of this World! Early Bird Price deadline is April 7! June 9th-11th at Camp Solomon Schechter Registration Available on the Beth Shalom website. Any questions, contact Rachel Wachtel, at rachelwachtel@bethshalomseattle.org. This spring the Seattle Jewish Theater Company, is proud to present The Dybbuk, the great classic of Jewish theater. Our premiere performance, sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom and Temple Beth Am. The Dybbuk tells a story of love caught between two worlds and a Jewish community dealing with mysterious, otherworldly forces. Performances will be followed by audience discussion with the cast. Sunday, 4/2 from 2:00pm at University Prep Theater, th Avenue NE, Seattle Tickets $18 /$12 students & seniors at This performance co-sponsored by Temple Beth Am and Congregation Beth Shalom. More information and additional performances at Kid s Events during Passover Passover Day 1 April 11 11:00am-12:30pm K-5th grade with Amit- Pesach Minhagim in Room year olds- Passover games and charades with Rachel in Room 1 Passover Day 2 April 12 11:00am-12:30pm K-5th Grade Pesach Board Game 11-12:30 in Room 2 Pesach Shabbat Chol Hamoed FDI- from 10:45am in Room 1 Kids Kehillah - from 10:45am in Room 6 Pesach Hebrew Games-from 11:30am-12:30pm with Amit in Room 2 Passover Day 8 April 18 11:00am-12:30pm K-5th Afikoman Race with Amit in Room 2 R12

13 Beth Shalom Pesach Guide Need extra help getting ready for Passover? Or for other household needs? At this time of greater vulnerability, think of finding someone through some of the local organizations working to support our most vulnerable such as Casa Latina ( and The Millionair Club ( Casa Latina's mission is to empower Latino immigrants through educational and economic opportunities. The Millionair Club Charity helps rebuild lives by providing jobs and other essential support services to individuals who are experiencing homelessness or unemployment in the greater Seattle area. Sale of Chametz Check page 5 of this Peasach Guide. Deadline: Sunday, April 9 at 10:00am. Contact Heidi with any questions. PASSOVER GUIDE ~ Events & Practices 1 & 3 Passover Schedule 2 1st & 2nd Day 4 We regret that during Passover we will be unable to serve a Kiddush Lunch on Shabbat and Yom Tov as our kitchen will be closed. 7th & 8th Day 4 Contract for Sale of Chametz 5 To make it even easier to help the hungry... Donations may also be made to the Rabbi s Discretionary Fund, Attn: Mazon, and will be forwarded to Mazon. The Rabbinical Assembly Passover Guidelines: Copies will be available in the Beth Shalom lobby. For information on Kosher for Passover products, see the Va'ad HaRabainim of Greater Seattle's Passover Guide or check the Va'ad website: Passover Insert Page 1

14 PASSOVER SCHEDULE: Event Date Time Place Notes Kashering Utensils for Passover Sunday, April 2 1:00-3:00pm CBS Kitchen Bring cleaned pots & non-teflon pans that haven t been touched for 24 hours. Bedikat Chametz (Search for Chametz) Sunday, April 9 After Dark At Home Done by candlelight with feather. See instructions at the beginning of the Haggadah. Mechirat Chametz (Sale of Chametz) Ta anit Bekhorim (Fast of the Firstborn) Minyan and Siyum (Learning) & Seudat mafseket (breakfast) Monday, April 10 10:00am Congregation Beth Shalom Monday, April 10 Begins at dawn 5:17am CBS Beit Midrash Monday, April 10 7:00-8:30am CBS Beit Midrash Submit forms to the office by Sun., April 9 at 10:00am. Forms can be found in the Ruach, the CBS office, and at The Seudat mafseket (breakfast) celebrates the completion of learning. Firstborn who participate in Siyum are permitted to eat afterwards. Last Time to Eat Chametz Monday, April 10 10:33am At Home Last time to eat Chametz before Passover begins. Last time for Biur Chametz (Burning of Remaining Chametz) Monday, April 10 11:52am At Home Remaining chametz must be burned or disposed of by 11:52am. FIRST NIGHT SEDER Monday, April 10 At Home Candle lighting at 7:39pm or earlier First Day Yom Tov Pesach & Shabbat Services Tuesday, April 11 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary CBS Office Closed No Lunch after services SECOND NIGHT SEDER Tuesday, April 11 At Home Candle lighting through transfer of flame after 8:42pm Sefirat HaOmer begins (Counting of the Omer) Second Day Yom Tov Pesach Services Chol Hamoed Pesach Weekday Minyan Tuesday, April 11 Wednesday, April 12 Thursday, April 13 Friday, April 14 Shabbat, April 15 Sunday, April 16 Evening end of seder At Home As indicated in Passover Haggadah 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary CBS Office Closed No Lunch after services 7:00am 7:00am 9:30am 9:30am CBS Beit Midrash Some people follow the practice of not wearing tefillin on chol hamoed Erev Seventh Day Pesach Sunday, April 16 Candle lighting, 7:42pm or earlier Seventh Day Yom Tov Pesach Services Eighth Day Pesach, Shabbat & Yom Tov & Yizkor Service Monday, April 17 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary CBS Office Closed No Lunch after services. Erev 8th Day candle lighting through transfer of flame 8:52pm Tuesday, April 18 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary CBS Office Closed No Lunch after services. END OF CHamETZ BAN Tuesday, April 18 8:53pm Re-Buying of Chametz Tuesday, April 18 9:00pm The chametz sold by Rabbi Borodin will automatically return to your legal possession at this time. Passover Insert Page 2

15 Programming for children & youth during Passover April 11 th - Passover day 1 k-5 th grade Pesach Minhagim : year olds- Passover games & charades 11-12:30 April 12 th - Passover day :30 k-5 th Grade Pesach Board Game 11-12:30 April 15th - Shabbat Chol Hamoed FDI and Kids Kehillah, as usual Pesach Hebrew Games 11:30-12:30 April 18 th - Passover day 8 k-5 th Afikoman Race 11-12:30 PASSOVER EVENTS & PRACTICES AT HOME & CBS Do It Yourself Pot and Utensil Kashering Sunday, April 2 from 1:00-3:00pm at Beth Shalom Kitchen (no charge) Large kashering pots are available for CBS members to kasher their metal pots, pans, and utensils for Passover. Please only bring cleaned metal pots (no Teflon), utensils, and silverware that have been set aside for at least 24 hours. You will not be allowed to dip anything that still has visible chametz on it. Scouring pads will be available if you need to do additional scrubbing. This is a do-it-yourself kashering event, drop-offs not permitted. Can you help? Please contact David Frum at rdfrum@gmail.com. Pre-Passover Rituals Bedikat Chametz (Search for Chametz) Sunday, April 9, after dark, at home The search is usually performed the night before Pesach. It is customarily done with a candle, feather and wooden spoon and the recitation of the blessing Baruch atah asher kiddeshanu al biur chametz. Chametz which is found (except that which may be specifically set aside for use before Pesach), is put aside until the morning for burning. The formula for nullification is recited after the search. (See the beginning of the Haggadah for both the blessing and the formula). Mechirat Chametz (The selling of the Chametz) Monday, April 10, 10:00am Any chametz not consumed, burned or otherwise disposed of prior to Passover must be sold to a non-jew who will own it during Pesach. In order to ensure compliance with the details of the law, Rabbi Borodin will act as our agent for the sale. If you would like Rabbi Borodin to serve as your agent, you must complete the Sale of Chametz form and return to Heidi Piel by Sunday, April 9 at 10:00am. Ta anit Bekhorim (Fast of the Firstborn), Siyum Bekhorim & Morning Minyan Monday, April 10, 7:00-8:30am (Minyan: 7:00-7:30am followed by Siyum led by Rabbi Rubin and bagel chametz breakfast: 7:45-8:30am.) The fast applies to the firstborn child of a mother or a father and is usually held on Erev Pesach. It is customary, after Shacharit, to have a siyum, completion of study of a tractate of rabbinic literature, following which there is a seudat mitzvah, a meal accompanying the performance of a mitzvah. All firstborn in attendance are then permitted to eat. After the completion of study and before the meal, the prayers for a siyum are recited, concluding with the expanded Kaddish d Rabbanan. Bagels and coffee will be served for the seudat mitzvah. Biur Chametz (Burning of Chametz) Monday, April 10 EAT CHAMETZ NO LATER THAN 10:30AM ON MONDAY, APRIL 10, BURN CHAMETZ NO LATER THAN 11:52AM ON MONDAY, AT HOME A second, slightly modified form for the nullification of chametz is recited in the vernacular, after the chametz is burned. (See Haggadah for the appropriate formula.) Advance Preparation of a Flame for Yom Tov Kindling a new fire is not permitted on Yom Tov; however, the use of an existing fire for cooking or other purposes is permitted. To light candles for the second day of Yom Tov (Tuesday night, 4/11), ensure that you have a fire burning before candlelighting time on the first day (Monday, 4/10) that will continue to burn until after dark on Tuesday. For example: (continued on next page) Passover Insert Page 3

16 A burning candle that lasts for more than 25 hours A pilot light on a gas range (not a gas range with an electronic starter) Likewise, a flame must be prepared in advance of Yom Tov on the eve of the 7th day of Passover, Sunday night, April 16, for use in food preparation and for lighting candles on the eve of the 8th day of Passover, Monday night, April 17. Birkat Hamazon during the Passover It is traditional to use either your haggadot or benchers only used at Passover (not the rest of the year) for birkat hamazon during Passover to avoid being exposed to possible chametz in the regular bencher. We add Ya aleh v yavo for every day of Passover. On days 1, 2, 7 and 8 we also add harachaman for Yom Tov. First And Second Day Of Pesach Candlelighting On both the first and second nights of Pesach, we recite the blessings Baruch atah...le hadlik ner shel Yom Tov and Shecheheyanu (p. 303 of Siddur Sim Shalom). On the second night (Tuesday, April 11), candles should not be lit until the end of the first day of Yom Tov. On the second night, we do not light a match but transfer the fire to the candles from an existing flame. Meals Details regarding the evening festival meals, or Sedarim are fully set forth in the Haggadah. On the second night, the Counting of the Omer (p. 55 of Siddur Sim Shalom) is included. Festive meals are also eaten for lunch on both days. The morning Kiddush consists of the biblical verse beginning Vayedaber Moshe followed by the blessing Borei p ri hagafen. At these meals, as throughout Pesach, the blessing of hamotzi is made over matzah. Birkat hamazon Blessing after Meals After the meals, include Ya aleh v Yavo Our God and God of our ancestors" (p. 340) in Birkat hamazon (p. 337) as well as the Harachaman for festivals (p. 343). Seventh And Eighth Days Of Pesach Candlelighting On the seventh and eighth nights of Pesach, we recite the blessings Baruch atah...le hadlik ner Shel Yom Tov. We do not recite Shecheheyanu. On the eighth night (Monday, April 17) we do not light a match but transfer the fire to the candles from an existing flame. Meals There are festive meals for dinner and lunch on each of the final two days of Pesach. At each meal Kiddush is recited and hamotzi is made over matzah. Evening Meals. On the seventh and eighth nights we recite the evening festival kiddush with one insertion for Pesach. Omit the blessing Shecheheyanu both evenings. Afternoon Meals. The morning Kiddush is shorter, consisting of the biblical verse beginning Vayedaber Moshe Thus Moses declared (Lev. 23:44) followed by the blessing Borei p ri hagafen. (p. 335). Birkat hamazon Blessing after Meals After the meals, include Ya aleh v Yavo "Our God and God of our ancestors" (340) in Birkat hamazon (337) as well as the Harachaman for festivals (p. 343). Join Hillel UW for Passover 2017 Passover Lunches Thursday and Friday, April 13 and 14 from 11:00am - 1:30pm Lunch includes homemade gefilte fish, matzah ball soup, salad, meat entrée (with vegetarian option), Leah s macaroons, Dr. Brown s, and unlimited matzah! $18/Community & Jconnect, $8/Students with pre-paid on-line reservations, or $20 at the door RSVP for Seders and Lunches by April 5. For more information and to make a reservation visit: Passover meals in Hillel UW s facility are under the supervision of the Va ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle. Passover Food Truck Can t make it to Hillel for lunch? Find Hillel s Passover Food Truck at multiple locations throughout the greater Seattle area. For details, visit Pre-Pesach Learning Deepening the Haggadah: Opening Up Some of the Difficult & Obscure Texts with Rabbi Adam Rubin Saturday, April 1 at 1:15pm Come explore some of these texts with Rabbi Rubin as we open the Haggadah to deeper meaning. Passover Insert Page 4

17 SALE OF CHAMETZ Pesach 5777 If possible, all chametz food not acceptable during Pesach, or materials containing such unacceptable food should be destroyed or given away before the holiday begins. Should this be impossible, the chametz may be stored in such a way that we are sure not to use it during the holiday and its actual ownership transferred to a non-jew until the holiday ends. The following contract must be filled out and given to Heidi Piel or be received by mail at the synagogue by Sunday, April 9 at 10:00am. NO LATE CONTRACTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. It is traditional to enclose tzedakah for the purpose of Maot Hittim (food distribution for Pesach). Your contributions will go to the Rabbi s Discretionary Fund and will be used for Maot Hittim. These funds will be used to support the kosher food bank, Mazon, and to provide direct gifts to families and individuals in need during the festival season. CONTRACT KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS: That I/We, the undersigned, do hereby make and appoint Congregation Beth Shalom my true and lawful representative to act in my place and stead, for me and in my name and in my behalf, to sell all chametz owned and possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, as stated in the Torah and defined by the sages of Israel (e.g., chametz; hashash chametz suspect chametz; and all kinds of ta arovet chametz chametz mixtures); also, chametz that tends to harden and to adhere to the surface of pans, pots, or other cooking or eating utensils, of whatsoever nature, and to lease all places wherein the aforementioned chametz owned or possessed by me may be found, especially in the premises located at (your address). Congregation Beth Shalom has the full authority and power to sell said chametz and to lease said place or places wherein said chametz may be found, upon such terms and conditions as discretion dictates. Congregation Beth Shalom has the full power and authority to assign or appoint a substitute or substitutes to act in my behalf with all the same powers and authority that I have invested in the synagogue, and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that Congregation Beth Shalom or rabbinic substitute lawfully does or causes to be done by virtue of these presents. And to this I hereby affix my signature on this day of, in the year. Signature(s) Address Town State Telephone Please return to Heidi Piel by Sunday, April 9 at 10:00am Congregation Beth Shalom th Ave. NE Seattle, WA Fax Passover Insert Page 5

18 Stitch and Schmooze Sunday, April 23 from 11:00am-12:30pm at TBD Join other Knitters and Crocheters for a fun morning of conversation and relaxation. Any level of knitting, crocheting, or other handwork is invited. No Charge. Updates For more information or to host a future Stitch & Schmooze, please contact Michelle Euster at (206) or Solomon Michaels at (206) Mimouna Celebrate the End of Passover, Moroccan Style Wednesday, April 19th 6:00-8:00pm Dinner and Party Join Amit Komidi, our Shinshinit, in celebrating the end of Passover with a traditional Moroccan party called Mimouna. Serving mofletta and other traditional chametz, and more. $8/adult, $5/child (ages 4-12), $22/family-maximum Contact the office or go online (bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/mimouna) to register and pay. Israel Programs Acceptance as Policy: A visit from the IDF s First Openly Transgender Officer Tuesday, April 4th, 7:00pm Lt. Shachar transitioned from female to male during active service. Today he is the coordinator for military affairs for Ma'avarim, the Israeli organization of the transgender community, where he advises youth, soldiers and professionals how to better integrate transgender people into the armed forces. Lt. Shachar will be in Seattle to share his personal experiences and discuss the IDF policy he helped to form. Year in Motion Thursday, April 6th at 7:00pm A film screening and dialogue event With filmmaker and CBS religious school teacher Laina Pauker. Great for all adults, parents, teens. This film documents an experience of a gap year in Israel. It is a personal narrative that can act as a window into broader issues. Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut Monday, May 1st at 7:00pm Zikaron: Commemorate Yom HaZikaron by walking our Memory Room, created by our shinshinit Amit, 7-7:30. Atzmaut: Celebrate Israel with an interactive learning, music, food, and crafts. 7:30-8:30 Jewish Contemplative Programs Weekday Meditation Tuesdays 11:00am Join us for text study & morning meditation coordinated by Julie Kohl and Chava Monastersky Contemplative Omer Counting Thursdays, April 13th through May 25th Coordinated by Chava Monastersky and Alison Sands We will celebrate Passover on April 10 and 11th. The second night we are commanded to begin counting the Omer until Shavuot. This 7 weeks between Pesach and Shavuot is both an agricultural festival marking the barley offering and the first wheat offering at the ancient Temple. and also a spiritual journey. We are given an opportunity spend 49 days from leaving slavery on Pesach to choosing freedom at Shavuot. The "counting of the Omer" these 49 days provides a time for reflection using the Tree of Life. The Midrash teaches at Mt. Sinai the entire world was silenced, no wind, no birds, no sounds and GOD spoke to each of us in whatever voice we were able to receive. We will do a little study and sit in sacred silence as we prepare to hear God speaking. Shavuot All Night Tikkun Gleanings and Offerings: Caring for Others Tuesday night, May 30th, to Wednesday morning, May 31st. Mark your calendars now for another year receiving Torah. Full holiday details (May 30-June 1) coming in the May Ruach. R13

19 ADULT EDUCATION & SPECIAL PROGRAMS Questions about our Adult Ed Program? Want to register for classes? Contact Sarah Rubin. Online registration on our website. Join us in the tradition of studying Pirkei Avot between Passover and Shavuot each Saturday, April 22nd thru May 27th. No Charge. This program will be held in the homes of Beth Shalom members. Contact the office by the Thursday before each Shabbat to receive host addresses. April 22nd: April 29th: May 6th: May 13th: May 20th: May 27th: Israeli Book Read with Amit Komidi HOMESICK by Eshkol Nevo Taught by Rabbi Borodin, hosted in her home Taught by Tal-Chen Rabinowitch, hosted in her home Taught by Beth Huppin, host by Lauren Kurland and Scott Cohen Taught by Rabbi Rubin hosted by Andrew Cohen and James Packman Taught by Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater, host TBA Taught by Danielle Nacamuli, hosted in her home Pirkei Imahot at Hillel Thursday, April 20 th 7:00-9:00pm Amit will introduce the context for the book at 1:15pm on Saturday, April 22nd. Then we invite you to read the book for yourself, and join Amit for a discussion in May - details to follow. While you are reading the book, come celebrate Yom Ha atzmaut with us on May 1st - see page R13 for details. 4 copies will be available from our library to borrow, beginning April 1st; share with a friend. Or get your own copy of the book (available used and new thru Amazon go through Smile.Amazon.com and set up your donation to benefit Beth Shalom). Book launch and interactive discussion with the authors of this wonderful new book by authors Rabbi Eve Posen (Neve Shalom, Portland) and Lois Sussman Shenker. We are pleased to cosponsor this event with Hillel. For more details and to rsvp, please see their website: hilleluw.org Shabbat Afternoon Learning Saturdays at 1:15pm following Kiddush Lunch No Charge for Shabbat Learning April 1st: Deepening the Haggadah: Opening Up Some Difficult & Obscure Texts with Rabbi Adam Rubin The Haggadah is filled with stories and teachings, some that trip off the tongue all year, some that come back to us each year, and some that seem new or strange each year, or that we simply seem to pass by. Come explore some of these texts with Rabbi Rubin as we open the Haggadah to deeper meaning. April 15th: no Kiddush lunch (Passover), no learning April 22nd: Israeli Book Read with Amit Komidi. Amit will introduce the context for the book on the first date, and on the date to be announced she will discuss the book with readers. More details at left. April 29th: Navigating Turbulent Times with Rabbi Borodin, Beth Huppin, and JFS How do we build and maintain resilience during times that feel unsettled and unpredictable? How do we respond to the rising climate of antisemitism, and the historical trauma it triggers? Join Rabbi Jill Borodin, Beth Huppin and members of the clinical team from Jewish Family Service for this important workshop. We'll touch on Jewish history and cultural practices that are relevant to resiliencebuilding, and learn how to apply research from clinical work around trauma, domestic violence and healing to the challenges our communities are facing today. May 6th: Homeless Doesn t Mean Voiceless with Annette Peizer and Abbey Laninga, Mary s Place Associate Development Director Beth Shalom member Annette Peizer will discuss her volunteer work conducting writing workshops in Mary s Place shelters for over three years. She will share the book Other Voices: Homeless and Formerly Homeless Women s Writings, created out of some of this work. Abbey Laninga will discuss the structure of Mary s Place and the support it gives to those it serves. May 13th: Rabbi Akiva: The people s rabbi, or grumpy old misogynist? with Andrew Friedman, brother of CBS member and uncle of Bat Mitzvah celebrant Sydney Friedman-Blixt, is deputy editor of Tazpit Press Service in Jerusalem and a graduate of Yeshivat Darche Noam. Andrew will teach in honor of his niece s Bat Mitzvah. R14

20 ANNIVERSARIES, and BIRTHDAYS Mazel Tov to All A NNIVERSARIES Dov Pinker & Bonnie Rochman Nance & Steve Adler Robert Kanter & Linda Levy-Kanter Norman & Isabella Chapman Warren & Lisa Fein Philip Nurick & Liora Minkin Charles & Loryn Paxton Lane & Joanna Gerber Yakov Koltman & Rimma Lobas Oded & Noa Dvoskin David & Amy Fulton Robert Snyder & Karen Friedman Michael & Karin Madwed Daniel & Carolyn Bernhard Michael Blum & Denise Sterchi B IRTHDAYS Ruth Abers George Allison Azaria Azous Abigail Baumgarten Carol Benedick Tamar Benzikry Willie Berman Carolyn Bernhard Jaron Bernstein Ethan Bernstein Becky Blixt Nora Bobroff Jill Borodin Roy Brauwerman E. Camins Bretts Lynette Brodsky Iris Brumer Alice Cameron Lily Cameron Lucas Chapel Noah Chriqui Sidney Cohen Francine Cohen Sivan Cooperman Gail Coskey Shelly Crocker David Dintenfass Kellan Eisenhardt Tyler Eisner Maria Erlitz Elijah Etzioni Gail Ewall Sol Ezekiel Warren Fein Jennifer Fisch Zev Fort Kristin Fortino David Frockt Isaiah Gabbay Fay Gartenberg Amy Gebler Lane Gerber Nadya Glatzer Michelle Goldberg Barbara Grashin Dinah Grodin Kevin Harris Beth Hartell Sophia Hartell Jay Heath Leah Hulvershorn Susan Huntley Martin Joseph Deborah Josephson Stefan Judelman Benjamin Kallay Jonathan Kallay Joel Kanter Sam Kanter David Kanter Elizabeth Katcoff Gail Katz Sarah Katz Adina Katz Wendy Katz Maya Kintzer Veronika Kiselev Joshua Kittay Dalia Klaiman Jake Klein Jesse Kleinman Steve Koppel Samuel Koppel Sammy Kravette Etana Kunovsky Leah Lemchen Rimma Lobas Eliot Low Daniel Low Cheryl McDonald Jeremiah McDonald Joel Migdal Rebecca Mohr Scott Moore Danielle Nacamuli Shai Neeman Matthew Phelps Mia Pollack Joe Portnoy-Leemon Aliza Pressman Idan Pressman Mariah Pritchard Bruce Pritchard Michael Ralph Jonathan Ramsay Stephen Rosenshein Na'amah Rubin Tamir Salant-Ronen Jay Sardeson Jason Schneier Malaika Schwartz Claire Sezgin Michele Sezgin Gena Shapiro Tmima Shupack Meira Shupack Emma Shusterman Yona Sipos Ben Smith Cliff Spital Kathleen Spitzer David Springer Logan Starr Diana Steeble Amy Stephson Miriam Stiefel Bob Strauss Rose Strickman Chelsey Swan Dina Tanners Zinovy Taskar Aharon tenbroek Anna tenbroek Rebecca Vasquez Hana Volk Rebecca Weinberg Samuel Wineburg Elric Wolfsbruder McCurdy Talya Yancey For security purposes, your anniversary dates and birthday dates are no longer included. R15

21 B nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov! EVENTS IN MEMBERS LIVES REFUAH SHLEMAH CBS members Abbe Stashower D vora bat Elke v Chaim (Dorothy Becker) Avraham Ba er ben Shana Batya v Haiim Manas (Ari Pernick) Etai m beit Marianne Ester (Camins Bretts) Avrama bat Gitel v Betzalel Meira bat Esther Yenta v Asher (Meira Shupack) Sara bat Leah v Nachman Sara bat Leib David (Sara Foss Wolf) Tsivia Rivka bat Moshe (Sylvia Stern) Bezalel ben Miriam v Avraham (Eugene Huppin) Leah Rachel bat Sarah (Lynette Brodsky) Nuchem ben Malka v Niesel Mayer (Norman Chapman) Chaya bat Sarah Atarah (Chaya Appelbaum) Eleazar Aharon ben Miriam Aviella Bara bat Shlomo v'nechama Raisel (Susan Aylesworth) Miriam bat Tailbela (Mimi Schorr) Orli bat Sofia David Henached Shel Goldja (Elric Wolfsbruder McCurdy) Chizkiyahu Yitzchok Yehoshuah ben Rachel v Eliezer Ita bat Taube (Inna Lacker) RELATIVES OF MEMBERS Ira Weiner, cousin of Kayla Weiner Joan Siewart, aunt of Carrie Horwitch Yacov ben Chana (Gerald Slatkin), father of Laurie Pritchard Shraga Faivel ben Sarah, father of Marci Greenberg Janice Portney, cousin of Linda Portnoy Reuven ben Yetta (Reuben Feldman), father of Rhona Feldman Yakov David ben Shaindel (Jeffrey David Pachter), brother of Mihal Bat-Or Gershon ben Mariam v Shmuel (Gilbert Cooperman), father of Sheryl Stiefel Jay Richards, step-father of Shelly Crocker Justine Benedick, mother of Carol Benedick Chava Sarah bat Moshe (Elizabeth Steinfeld), mother of Rebecca Steinfeld Guy Blair, relative of Marianne Tatom Judy Schulz, cousin of Stacy Globerman Jani Fellow, grandmother of Lauren Fellows FRIENDS of Members Yehuda Dov Ha Cohen ben Malka (Ernest Cohen), friend of Sharon Greenberg Boruch ben Emma v Yosef (Boris Vilkevitch) and Raisa bat Elka (Raisa Vilkevitch), friends of Emma Shusterman, Marina Kiselev, Svetlana Burke and Marina Nagel Chava Rafaela bat Shendel (Eve Grossman Bukowski), friend of Dina Tanners and others from Spokane Yaakov Rani ben Margalit (Salomon Gruenwald Koby), friend of Rabbi Borodin Yonatan David ben Yehudit v Gabriel (Jonathan Mayers), friend of Howard Cockerham and Dina Tanners Daniel ben Shlomo, friend of the Orlick Salka family John Lewis ben Julia, friend of Patti Kieval Rachel Nagorski, friend of CBS and the ECC Izabell Russakoff, friend of Rabbi Borodin & Heidi Piel Reena bat Yehudit v HaRav Simcha (Reena Kling), friend of Alexa & Emily Kapor-Mater Elizabeth Chauffe, friend of Marianne Tatom MILESTONES SAY MAZEL TOV TO Margot Kravette, on her 22 years of coordinating the Gabbaim Devin E. Naar, the Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington, on winning two 2016 National Jewish Book Awards for his first book, Jewish Salonica: Between the Empire and Modern Greece Richard Salomon & Robin Dushman, on the birth of their grandson, Adin George Salomon, born on Monday, February 13th to Sarah Goldenkranz & Jesse Salomon Linda Portnoy on the birth of her grandson, Elwood Portnoy Kapousouz, born on Thursday, February 9th to Meg Kapousouz & Max Anderson Portnoy Rachel Gall (Fern Rogow s daughter), on the Simchat Bat of her daughter Congratulations to Ronnie Katz & David Springer, on the marriage of their son, Zachary Katz-Springer to Whitney Vaughan, on March 25th Greta Spear & Cliff Spital, on the birth of their daughter, Taryn Harper Spital, on March 3 Bonnie Rochman, on her article in The Tablet: More Than Tay-Sachs: One rabbi s mission to push couples and doctors to screen for a longer list of genetic diseases - TODDAH RABAH To Shabbas Chef, Wendy Friedman, and her helpers for Kiddush lunch Our Yard Party Heroes: David McDonald got started on the pruning Friday, then on Sunday, Don Aylesworth, Robert Isgur, and Stan Zeitz, getting the yard ready for some serious Spring cleaning Joanna Gerber, for her help in our office The Gabbaim who catered the Kiddush lunch in honor of Margot Kravette: Jacquie Bayley, Carolyn Bernhard, Dan Bernhard, Karen Binder, Jordan Gussin, Joel Kanter, Lyle Margulies, Alan Rodan, Rochelle Roseman, Jeff Ross, Alison Sands, Amy Stephson, and Dave Tarshes, as well as new mother, Rachel Gall we apologize if anyone was left out Alan Rodan, and a Yasher Koach, for taking over for Margot in coordinating the Gabbaim Liora Minkin, for helping prepare Kiddush lunch with Cherie Hershman Emanuel Jacobowitz and Naomi Rivkis, for Catering Kiddush lunch Shabbas Chefs, Rachel Wachtel and Jon Geller & Michelle Euster, and their helpers: John Schochet, Naomi Rubin, Mickey Balderas, Liz Heller, David Nidorf, Krisna Schumann, Solomon Michaels, and Colin Coltrera for preparing a Pi Day Kiddush R16

22 EVENTS IN MEMBERS LIVES The supreme Hamentaschen bakers, Karen McGonigle, Gloria Goldstein, Aliza Pressman, and Dina Tanners SAC, Gail Coskey, and Ruth Abers, for running a social action booth at the Purim Carnival Joshua Newman, Rebecca Vasquez, and Vanessa Goldberg, for preparing a delicious Religious School Community Breakfast The teens in USY and our Ozerim, for running booths at the Purim carnival Sam Perlin, Rebecca Vasquez, Mike Spring, Elisabeth Spring, and Drew Samnick, for their help running the carnival The Purim Players, for sharing their remarkably entertaining Purim Play with the CBS youth Unveiling for Matthew Sezgin, z l Sunday, 4/30 from 1:00pm at the Beit Shalom Cemetery in Brier Danielle Meir invites the Beth Shalom community to attend the unveiling ceremony for her son, Matthew Sezgin, z l. A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO THE SHUL CONSISTENTLY!! CONTRIBUTIONS Adult Education Fund Flora Ostrow To Gary Ostrow, in memory of beloved mother, Ida Ostrow, z"l Danielle Meir To Beth Huppin, in gratitude for your support and Tuesday evening learning Marsha Malkin To Beth Huppin, in honor of Beth's class - a quiet oasis in the midst of a turbulent world Kathy Andeway To Brad & Ellen Spear, in honor of first grandchild, Taryn Harper Spital Deborah Gordon To Beth Huppin, for Beth Huppin's class Kim Schulze In honor of Beth Huppin Atid Rose Marie Bensadon Andrew Cohen & James Packman Michael & Karin Madwed David & Cheryl McDonald Paul & Danielle Nacamuli Philip Nurick & Liora Minkin Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett Brad & Ellen Spear Stanley & Nancy Zeitz Sharon Greenberg In honor of Patti Kieval's Eshet Chayil Extraordinaire Cemetery Fund Kelly Sweet & David Gross In memory of Rose Helen Pease, z"l Double Chai Plus Chavurah Chauncey & Shirah Bell Marjie Cogan Andrew Cohen & James Packman Jennifer Cohen & Michael Spiro Michael & Deirdre Gabbay Linda-Jo Greenberg Sharon Greenberg Terry Steele-Kalet David Volk & Cindy Katz Margot Kravette Joel Migdal Philip Nurick & Liora Minkin Ari & Pamela Pernick Merrill & Frances Ringold Alan Rodan & Alison Sands Howard & Sarah Shalinsky Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett Robert Snyder & Karen Friedman Mark & Sheryl Stiefel Stanley & Nancy Zeitz Early Childhood Center Fund Alex & Rebecca Mohr ECC Matching Gift Program General Fund Jay & Rachel Sardeson Sam Fahrer Suzanne Cole Jesse Kleinman AmazonSmile Flora Ostrow In memory of father, Barney Ostrow, z"l Andrew Cohen & James Packman To Ron Schneeweiss, in memory of sister, Renate Kaplan, z"l To Michele Yanow, in memory of sister, Laurie Hazel, z"l To David Frockt, in memory of father, Stephen Frockt, z"l To Deb Frockt, in memory of father, Stephen Frockt, z"l To Carol & Mark Slosberg, in memory of father, Philip Miner Shiekman, z"l To Arlene & Albert Azose, in honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Talia Dorothy Azose To Dorothy Becker, in honor of the birth of her great-granddaughter, Talia Dorothy Azose To Carol & Mark Slosberg, in honor of the birth of their grandson, Leo William Slosberg To Linda Portnoy, in honor of the birth of her grandson, Elwood Anderson To Brad & Ellen Spear, in honor of the birth of their grandchild, Taryn Harper Spital To Jason & Betsy R. Schneier, in honor of the birth of their granddaughter Gregory & Bella Korshin In memory of Yefim Korshin, z"l In memory of Michael Ganelin, z"l Karyn & Benjamin Levie In memory of Cynthia Winsor, z"l Howard & Sarah Shalinsky To Michele Yanow, in memory of sister, Laurie Hazel, z"l To Robert Isgur, in memory of mother, Helen Goldberg Isgur, z"l To Deb Frockt, in memory of father, Stephen Frockt, z"l (Continued on page 15) R17

23 (Continued from page 22) Perry & Michelle Weinberg To David Frockt, in memory of father, Stephen Frockt, z"l Louis & Carolyn Friedkin To Michele Yanow, in memory of sister, Laurie Hazel, z"l To Ron Schneeweiss, in memory of sister, Renate Kaplan, z"l Jackie Schulze In memory of Maurice Galpern, z"l Elizabeth & Lorne Richmond In memory of stepmother, Helga Ashkenaze, z"l High Holiday Appeal David & Maxine Alloway Andrew Cohen & James Packman Galit & Sol Ezekiel Michael & Deirdre Gabbay Deborah Gordon Steven Gottlieb & Marcy Porus-Gottlieb Robert Hovden & Ronald DeChene David Volk & Cindy Katz Chuck Kolb & Beth Hartwick Margot Kravette CONTRIBUTIONS Marilyn Meyer Mick Ostroff Yehudit Paley & Heidi Pred Martha Panitch Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett Stewart & Julianna Shusterman Robert Snyder & Karen Friedman Mark & Sheryl Stiefel Ken & Alberta Weinberg Israel Travel Fund Ulla Rychter To David Dintenfass, in memory of father, Jerome Dintenfass, z"l Jill Cohen & Rik Katz Hospitality Fund Andrew Cohen & James Packman Kiddush Fund Ulla Rychter Kitchen Fund Betsy Maurer & Andrew Schulman In memory of Michael B. Maurer, z"l Landscape Fund Kim Schulze To Robert Hovden, in memory of mother, Christina Hovden, z"l Marcy Migdal Endowment Fund Margot Kravette In memory of father, Irving Solomon, z"l Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Jacquie Bayley In memory of Harry Goldberg, z"l Isabella & Norman Chapman In memory of father, Joseph Braudes, z"l Religious School Fund Isaac & Susan Morgensztern In memory of mother, Rosalie Morgensztern, z"l Social Action Fund Michael & Deirdre Gabbay To Michele Yanow, in memory of sister, Laurie Hazel, z"l Mindy, David, and Sam Landsman In gratitude to Dr. Mark Benjamin R18

24 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR APRIL NISAN-IYAR 5777 Members of the Beth Shalom community lead worship services at CBS. If you have synagogue skills and wish to participate, call Heidi Piel, CBS DAILY MINYANS Please support the minyan by attending on a regular or even irregular basis one or more days a week. The minyan does not meet on Festival days. The minyan (Monday Friday) starts at 7:00am on all American holidays except Thanksgiving, December 25th, New Year s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day when it will meet at 9:00am. Monday through Friday mornings: 7:00-7:45am (Beit Hamidrash). Sunday mornings: 9:30-10:15am (Beit Hamidrash) Monday Evening Minyan: 7:30-8:00pm (Beit Hamidrash) For Torah Readings on Mondays and Thursdays, add ten to fifteen minutes to services. YESHAR KOACH TO OUR SERVICE LEADERS TODDAH RABAH TO THOSE WHO MAKE OUR SHUL EXPERIENCE RICHER February 16, 2017 March 15, 2017 Ashrei Club: Joey Jacobowitz, Isaac Jacobowitz, and Ariana Shalinsky Bimah Representatives: Rochelle Roseman, Dave Tarshes, Scott Cohen, Ron DeChene, Dov Pinker, Norbert Sorg, and Stan Zeitz Daveners (the prayer leaders): Debbie Gordon, Juliana Sherer, Linda-Jo Greenberg, Naomi Rubin, Shira Orzech, Lynn Katz, Jason Kintzer, Sam Perlin, Grace Rivkis, Carl Sayres, Nance Adler, and Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater Leyners (the Torah readers): Danielle Nacamuli, Ruth Abers, Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater, Jesse Kleinman, Amy Lanctot, Tal-Chen Rabinowitch, Grace Rivkis, Alexandra Borodin, Edee Polyakovsky, C.J. Jacobowitz, Shai Greenberg, Rabbi Borodin, Linda-Jo Greenberg, Deborah Weissman, Sivan Cooperman, Sheryl Kipnis, Isaac Goldberg, Joe Goldberg, and Barbara Goldberg Haftarah: Sharon Greenberg, Juliana Sherer, Oded Dvoskin, Grace Rivkis, and Sarah Shalinsky Gabbai Rishon & Sheni (gabbai rishon calls the aliyot to the Torah and the sheni monitors and corrects the Torah reading): Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater, Debby Kerdeman, Michael Madwed, Rochelle Wynne, Jason Kintzer, Shai Greenberg, and Norbert Sorg Guest Darshanim (guests who deliver the sermon, the teaching, the d var Torah): Julie Kohl, Paula Rose, Grace Rivkis, and Isaac Goldberg Greeters (open the doors and invite everyone into services): Kevin Coskey, Robert Isgur, Bill Mowat, Stan Zeitz, Claire Gonder, Nava Gazitt, Rich Zwetchkenbaum, and Debbie Gordon Gabbayim/Ushers: Amy Stephson, Joel Kanter, Margot Kravette, Lyle Margulies, Jordan Gussin, Dave Tarshes, Carolyn Bernhard, Jacquie Bayley, and Jeff Ross Daily Minyan Shatzim & Leyners: Lori Safer, Ellen Goldblatt, Linda-Jo Greenberg, Sam Perlin, Robert Hovden, Nance Adler, Nancy Geiger, Vanessa Edrich, Kathy Andeway, Grace Rivkis, Alexandra Borodin, Edee Ployakovsky, Isaac Goldberg, Ruth Abers, Dina Tanners, Sharon Greenberg, and Mickey Balderas Kabbalat Shabbat Shatzim (service and prayer leaders): Michael Madwed, Pazia Greenberg, Alexandra Borodin, Carol Sayres, and Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater Kiddush Caterers & Sponsors (Members have the Kiddush Lunch catered for the congregation and sponsors cover the cost of the Shabbas Chefs): Catered: Gabbayim in honor of Margot Kravette; Manny Jacobowitz & Naomi Rivkis in honor of Grace s bat mitzvah Shabbas Chef: Wendy Friedman & Becky Blixt, Rachel Wachtel, Jon Geller & Michelle Euster, and Venessa Goldberg Are you shopping at Amazon.com? Instead, start your amazon.com shopping trip by going to smile.amazon.com. You ll have the option to donate.5% of your purchase to Congregation Beth Shalom (make sure you choose Seattle s Congregation Beth Shalom). You can make all your usual purchases, and without spending extra, and you ll be helping the shul. R19

25 SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR APRIL NISAN-IYAR 5777 CANDLE-LIGHTING AND THE WEEKLY KABBALAT SHABBAT MINYAN (Friday Evening Services): Beit Hamidrash The regular Kabbalat Shabbat services last approximately one hour. The service is spirited with the beautiful melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat including L cha Dodi and Yedid Nefesh. After services, participants return home for Shabbat dinner. Shabbat hospitality will be available. Children are welcomed and treasured. If you wish to help lead services, to offer home hospitality after services, or simply to participate on a regular basis, please contact Kim Schulze at kabbalatshabbat@bethshalomseattle.org. Date Kabbalat Shabbat Candelighting Havdallah Special Events April 7 6:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:22 pm April 14 6:00 pm 7:40 pm 8:42 pm April 21 6:00 pm 7:50 pm 8:52 pm April 28 6:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:01 pm SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES: Main Sanctuary at 9:30am - 12:00pm Shabbat Morning Dates & Portion April 1 Vayikra Leviticus 1:1-2:16 Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23 April 8 Tzav Shabbat HaGadol Leviticus: 6:1-7:10 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 April 15 Pesach Shabbat Chol ha-moed Exodus 33:12-34:26 Maftir: Numbers 28:19-28:25 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 April 22 Shmini Leviticus: 9:1-10:11 Haftarah: II Samuel 6:1-7:17 Concurrent Services 9:30am Prozdor and Babysitting 10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla 11:00am Young Family Tefillah & lunch 1:15pm-Pesach Prep with Haggadah with Rabbi Adam Rubin 9:30am Prozdor and Babysitting 10:00am Youth Minyan 10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla 9:30am Prozdor and Babysitting 10:30am Learners Minyan 10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla 9:30am Babysitting 10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla 1:15pm Israeli Reading group Intro with Amit B nai Mitzvah, Sermon Topics and Special Occasions Aufruf of Abbie Spear & Michael Erickson Greta & Cliff Spital Simchat Bat April 29 Tazria Leviticus: 12:1-13:39 Haftarah: II Kings 7:3-20 9:30am Prozdor and Babysitting 10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla 1:15pm Navigating Turbulent Times- JFS, Beth Huppin, and Rabbi Borodin R20

26 April 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Abbie & Cliff Spital Simchat Bat Aufruf of Abbie Spear & Michael Erickson 9:30 am-shabbat Services 9:30 am-prozdor 9:30 am-shabbat Babysitting 10:45 am-fdi & Kids Kehilla 11:00 am-young Family service 1:15 pm-ae Shabbat Learning: Rabbi Adam Rubin Pesach Prep 1 8:30 am-religious School Community Breakfast and Tefillah 9:30 am-sunday Morning Minyan 12:30 pm-ozerim Meeting 1:30 pm-matanot goes to whirlygig 2:00 pm-seattle Jewish Theater Company (off site) 9:00 am-religious School 9:30 am-model Seders 9:30 am-sunday Morning Minyan :30 pm-monday Evening Minyan 10 First Night Passover - OFFICE CLOSED AT 2pm & Break-Fast 4 11:00am Meditation 4:00 pm-prozdor and Religious School 7:00 pm-lt. Shachar - First Transgender IDF soldier 7:00-9:30pm-AE Classes First Day Passover - OFFICE CLOSED 9:30am Yom Tov services Second Day Passover - OFFICE CLOSED 9:30am Yom Tov services 6 7:00 pm-year in Motion - film and discussion 13 7:00 pm-omer Meditation :30 am-prozdor 9:30 am-shabbat Services 10:00 am-youth Minyan 10:15 am-shabbat Babysitting 10:45 am-fdi & Kids Kehilla 9:30 am-shabbat Services 10:15 am-shabbat Babysitting 10:30 am-learner's Minyan 10:45 am-fdi & Kids Kehilla :30 am-sunday Morning Minyan 5:30 pm-lake City Meals (off site) 17 Seventh Day Passover - OFFICE CLOSED 9:30am Yom Tov services 7:30 pm-monday Evening Minyan 18 Eigth Day Passover - OFFICE CLOSED 9:30am Yom Tov services and Yizkor 19 6:00 pm-maimouna with Amit 20 7:00 pm-pirkei Imahot (off site) 7:00 pm-omer Meditation 21 9:30 am-shabbat Services 10:15 am-shabbat Babysitting 10:45 am-fdi & Kids Kehilla 1:15 pm-ae Shabbat Learning: Amit Homesick Bookclub intro 7:30 pm-usy Event in the Annex :30 am-sunday Morning Minyan 3:00 pm-chaverim go the Pinball museum (offsite) 24 Yom HaShoah 7:30 pm-monday Evening Minyan 25 11:00am Meditation 4:00 pm-prozdor and Religious School 6:00 pm-sewing Sisters 6:30 pm-teen engagement meeting 7:00-9:30pm-AE Classes :30 am-jewish Book Club 6:00 pm-shabbas Chefs 7:00 pm-omer Meditation 28 \9:30 am-shabbat Services 9:30 am-prozdor 10:15 am-shabbat Babysitting 10:45 am-fdi & Kids Kehilla 1:15 pm-ae Shabbat Learning: Navigating Turbulent Times-JFS 29 9:00 am-religious School 9:30 am-sunday Morning Minyan 12:30 pm-matanot Yom Ha'atzmaut Treasure Hunt 5:00 pm-kadima Masterchef Yom Ha'atzmaut Edition 30 R21

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28 Congregation Beth Shalom th Ave NE Seattle, WA tel fax Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Seattle, WA Permit #802 Voted Best Adult Education! Pesach Guide in this issue. Save the Dates! Shabbat, May 13 - Andrew Friedman: Rabbi Akiva: The people s rabbi, or grumpy old misogynist? Sunday, May 21 - Annual Meeting May Shavuot Leil Tikkun June Family Camp at CSS Friday, December 1 - Night of 50 Shabbat Dinners