Chailights JUNE/JULY 2017

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FROM OUR PRESIDENT As a kick-off to the summer season, please join us for the BIC semi-annual meeting, Sunday, June 4 at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will have a different format this year.

There are many opportunities for involvement within the temple, as well as opportunities to engage with the greater community. We ll have delicious refreshments. Babysitting will be provided.

You will see from the insert in this, that there are opportunities to dedicate our new Machzor Mishkan HaNefesh. This is a wonderful way to honor a family member or friend or to remember a loved one.

2 FROM OUR PRESIDENT As a kick-off to the summer season, please join us for the BIC semi-annual meeting, Sunday, June 4 at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will have a different format this year. We are taking this opportunity to share brief BIC updates, but then we will socialize with our fellow congregants, and engage together as we plan programs for the coming year. There are many opportunities for involvement within the temple, as well as opportunities to engage with the greater community. We ll have delicious refreshments. Babysitting will be provided. Please join us! Michele Schipper President For the upcoming High Holidays this year, we will be using the new High Holiday prayer books. You will see from the insert in this, that there are opportunities to dedicate our new Machzor Mishkan HaNefesh. This is a wonderful way to honor a family member or friend or to remember a loved one. I'd like to thank Rabbi Debra Kassoff for serving as Youth Director these past three years. Rabbi Kassoff is moving on to a new adventure (more information on page 4) but will remain part of the Beth Israel community. Please join me in wishing her congratulations on her new job! Please join us for a Temple Dinner after Shabbat Services June 2, 2017 The cost is $5.00 per person RSVP to: Mindy Humphrey at consulthns@comcast.net no later than Monday, May 29, 2017 Checks should be made payable to Beth Israel Sisterhood and can be sent in advance to the Temple office. We will be serving brisket sliders and sides. Vegetarian sliders will also be available for those who indicate in the RSVP that you want the vegetarian option. Join us for a special Fourth of July dinner after Shabbat Services June 30, The cost is $5.00 per person. Please RSVP by Monday, June 26th, to Mindy Humphrey at consulthns@comcast.net. Veggie burgers will be available if requested in advance in your RSVP. REMINDER Article Deadline for the following: THE BLAST 12:00 p.m. TUESDAY CHAILIGHTS 1st FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH FRIDAY NIGHT LEAFLET 1:30 p.m.. Wednesday BETH ISRAEL OFFICE HOURS Monday: CLOSED Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Closed for lunch: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Page 2

3 SISTERHOOD SPOTLIGHT "Unity is strength...when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." ~Mattie J.T. Stepanek Shalom! I hope everyone is enjoying Spring and having fun getting ready for summer! This year has flown by so quickly. As I reflect on this past year as Sisterhood President, I am filled with gratitude for all of the support Sisterhood has been shown. It is YOU who helps to make our Sisterhood a successful & thriving entity of the BIC community. Thank you! In June, Sisterhood Board will be meeting to plan our budget for the new fiscal year and our calendar activities. We will be sure to share information via, BIC Blasts, Sisterhood s, Sisterhood Closed Group on Facebook, and other ways as necessary. We hope that you will join us this coming year. If you have any wonderful and exciting new ideas for activities, and if you are interested in helping out in any way, please let me know. Frankie Springer, my Co-President this past year, has resigned from the Sisterhood Board. I want to thank her for all of her hard work and diligence throughout the year in helping to make Sisterhood run so smoothly. We are going to miss her on our Board, and I am going to miss her partnership. We wish her the very best. Please know that you may contact me if you have any Sisterhood questions or concerns. I am available via phone, text, or . My contact info is: Cell Phone: Texting: Suzfreedman@aol.com ** Due to my work schedule, please call me after work hours only - unless it is an emergency. Thank you! I hope to see you at many events during the year! Best regards, Suzanne Freedman Sisterhood President Beth Israel Congregants: As you know, our BIC Annual Bazaar is one of the oldest and of course, still going strong, as witnessed by the visitors to our 50th year celebration. We have put together a congregational survey that will be important to the future and the sustainability of the Beth Israel Bazaar. Please take time to read and respond either by or return to the Temple office. We feel that it is imperative, at this time, to get a pulse from the membership as to your thoughts, observances, suggestions, and willingness to participate by answering the questions offered through this survey. The Bazaar is a wonderful congregational event that calls out to each and everyone one of us to participate, men, women, and yes, even to our young people who help every year. With this being said, our very successful Beth Israel image maker and sustainer has also continued to grow in cooking, organizing, set-up, take-down, and working not only that one day, but many days before hand. We ask that you please the survey to the addresses below. Thank you for your prompt return by June 15th. Jo Ann Gordon & Paula Erlich Co-Chairman jagcanton@comcast.net paulaerl@aol.com Suzanne Freedman President suzfreedman@aol.com Page 3

Religious School A Sort of Farewell (emailed to religious school and youth programs families on May 17 th, 2017) Dear Friends, As many of you have learned since my announcement on Sunday morning, I

4 Religious School A Sort of Farewell ( ed to religious school and youth programs families on May 17 th, 2017) Dear Friends, As many of you have learned since my announcement on Sunday morning, I will not be continuing as Religious Educator and Youth Director at Beth Israel Congregation beyond this month. Rabbi Kurtz-Lendner and our congregational board are working on finding a successor, and I will work with them to ensure a smooth transition. For three years I have had the honor and pleasure to serve in this position and to play a very special role in the lives of our congregation s children and youth. I will miss much about my work here. I thank you all for the opportunity, and for entrusting your children s religious education and Jewish identity formation, in part, to me and to the wonderful volunteer teachers and advisors who have worked with me over the years. It is time for me to take on new professional challenges. On Friday I accepted a full-time position as Development Associate with the new Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation. In this position I m looking forward to learning a lot about professional fundraising, and to using my skills as teacher, counselor, story teller, and community builder in a new arena. During my time on the staff of Beth Israel Congregation I have been blessed by the support and confidence of our religious school parents, teachers, students, and many other members of the congregation. I feel confident that, going forward in my new -old role as a Beth Israel congregant, I will find plentiful ways to match and give back in return for all I have received. Shalom uv rachah peace and blessing, and l chayyim here s to many more years of Jewish life for all of us, together. Sincerely and with affection, Rabbi Debra Kassoff Beth Israel Congregation would like to thank Jeff Good and the Mangia Bene company for their generous donation of gift cards for us to be able to express our appreciation to our volunteer teachers. Mangia Bene is the company that owns Bravo, Broad Street Bakery and Sal & Mookies. Thank You to our wonderful teachers, madrikhim, and BITY advisors, and to all the parents, congregants, and students (too many to name) who contributed in other ways. It takes a shtetl! The folks named below worked especially hard this year. Please thank them when you see them. TEACHERS Elias Chajet Gabi Cohn Chloe Edwards-Stowe Rachel Glazer Alex Kassoff Dave Miller Bill Morris Shira Moskowitz Shira Muroff Bette Shornick Leah Wittenberg MADRIKHIM T. J. Grossman Ella Rockoff Tovah Rubinsky Eric Schipper Richard Smith BITY ADVISORS Erica Abeles Sarah Thomas CONFIRMATION CLASS May, 2017 Pictured left to right: Rabbi Kurtz-Lendner Richard Smith, Jake Davidson Abby Craig, Josh Guimbellot, Eric Schipper Religious School Registration for the school year will open later this summer. Families, watch your for more details! Page 4

JUNE AND JULY, 2017 BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES JUNE BIRTHDAYS 4 Robert Briggs 6 Art Salomon 6 Gino Giammarco 6 Mark Johnson 6 Leah Kurtz-Lendner 6 Aaron Trubman 8

Paul 22 Michael Jacobs 23 Jo Ann Gordon 25 Sara Evan JUNE ANNIVERSARIES 7 Helen & Mark Johnson 10 Bernice & Steve Silberman 11 Carey & Robert Emmich 12 Julie & Ian

Wiener 21 Cookie & Marcelo Ruvinsky 21 Cheryl & Howard Katz 22 Marla Harbor & Erik Hearon 24 Deborah & Clay Crystal 25 Mindi Helschein & Eric Phillips 29 Sherrie &

and Greg Pollack 5 Betty Crystal 22 Judy Wiener 7 Tammy and Bert Rubinsky 6 Susan Snyder 22 Alexander Goldstein 14 Lynda and Eric Balfour 7 Sally Cohen 23 Benjamin

Gavant 28 Brandon Schlakman 9 Lisa Pence 29 Steve Orlansky 9 Joan Burwell 29 Edward Erlich 9 Diann Hesdorffer 30 Tammy Rubinsky 10 Kay Metz 30 Robert Smith 12 Sylvia

5 JUNE AND JULY, 2017 BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES JUNE BIRTHDAYS 4 Robert Briggs 6 Art Salomon 6 Gino Giammarco 6 Mark Johnson 6 Leah Kurtz-Lendner 6 Aaron Trubman 8 Erica Abeles 9 Elizabeth Springer 9 Howard Roffwarg 10 Joan Amman 15 Caroline Norris 15 Jim Goodman 16 Roger Rosenfield 21 Sarah Thomas 21 Lynne Rosenfield 22 Ian Paul 22 Michael Jacobs 23 Jo Ann Gordon 25 Sara Evan JUNE ANNIVERSARIES 7 Helen & Mark Johnson 10 Bernice & Steve Silberman 11 Carey & Robert Emmich 12 Julie & Ian Paul 13 Suzanne & James Freedman 15 Melissa & Ralph Daniel, III 16 Erica Weil & Matthew Dreffin 17 Kay & Philip Pollack 18 Jennifer & Clifton Tucker 19 Judy & Josh Wiener 21 Cookie & Marcelo Ruvinsky 21 Cheryl & Howard Katz 22 Marla Harbor & Erik Hearon 24 Deborah & Clay Crystal 25 Mindi Helschein & Eric Phillips 29 Sherrie & George Glass 30 Anne & Don Sawyer JULY BIRTHDAYS JULY ANNIVERSARIES 2 Riley Weil 20 Julia Levingston 4 Debra and Joel Jacobs 4 Phil Cohen 21 Michel Rivlin 6 Robyn and Greg Pollack 5 Betty Crystal 22 Judy Wiener 7 Tammy and Bert Rubinsky 6 Susan Snyder 22 Alexander Goldstein 14 Lynda and Eric Balfour 7 Sally Cohen 23 Benjamin Orlansky 19 Jill and Bob Lazarus 7 Jonathan Sledge 24 Jon Rost 23 Arna and Richard Miller 8 Suzanne Freedman 28 Joann Eisenstatt 27 Judy and Richard Stamm 8 Richard Gavant 28 Brandon Schlakman 9 Lisa Pence 29 Steve Orlansky 9 Joan Burwell 29 Edward Erlich 9 Diann Hesdorffer 30 Tammy Rubinsky 10 Kay Metz 30 Robert Smith 12 Sylvia Kassoff 30 Stephen Rozman 12 Susan Rockoff 30 Ellis Hart 12 Ellen Hart 31 Nafie Sollek 14 Stacey Mitchell 31 Tedd Abeles 15 Breaunne Hirshman 16 Garrett Dubois 17 Carey Emmich Page 5

6 We Remember Yahrzeits JUNE /4/2017-6/10/2017 Harry Praver Barbara Sandler Sandra Zalowitz Michael Lasky *Alan Fields *Jennie Carp Elizabeth Taffet Samuel Roffwarg Jack Avins Edith Stone Florence Wiener *Raymond Oppenheim Herbert Grief Sarah Beckerman Bernard Weiss Mitchell Pollack Ruth Schwartz Joe Goldstein *David Gordon Michael LeBlanc Goldie Kweller *Myer A. Segal Minnie Wolff *Ida Muskin Peter Ziman Leo Sonnabend Robert Gamzon *Julia Hart Hillel Sloan William Rosenblatt 6/11/2017-6/17/2017 *T. Orkin *Isaac Simon Ascher Gertrude Schwartz Charles Miller *Charlotte Crystal Nathaniel Bloom *Bernard Finkelberg Morris Neveleff Bill Krock Steve Braver Joseph Elfassy Homer Benson Irving Rosen Rhea Hubal Mayer Robbins 6/18/2017-6/24/2017 James Gibb Esther Draft Minnie Hart Dreyfus Helen Lasky Ella Goodman Alfred Jefferson Bob Emmich Bessie Balkin 6/25/2017-7/1/2017 George Bloom Natalie Goldberg Chalom Charles Elfassy Eldora Judlin Lena Kahn Isadore Beckerman Sumner Levine Shirley Kreisman *Walter Berman Gussie Roffwarg *Edwin Ascher Davera Goldstein Carla Willenzik Stuart Altshool Celia Rozman *Memorial Alcove JULY, /2/2017-7/8/2017 *Vladimir Ivshin Peter Brannan Michele Krock Carl Rost Henrietta Goldberg Freda Lewis *Harriet Trubman Richard Vavrick Lawrence Gavant Jacob Elfassy Martin Chamow Tillie Friedman *Ernest Workman Vera Marsden *John Simon Myles Jaffee *Marvin Cohen Christopher Dimattia Ron Black Wolfie Cohen Paul Mandel George J. Gordon Anne Fishman Emily Magidson Eric Stessman Leo Mermelstein 7/16/2017-7/22/2017 *Allan Mitchell 7/30/2017-8/5/2017 George Davis Irene Liverman James Lawson Gerson Gran Sarah Teeman Bloom 7/23/2017-7/29/2017 Lois Steiner *Rose Rosenzweig *Simon Waisbrod *Maxine Harris Jess Docter *Bertha S. Rubinsky Jeanette Smith Reuben Gavant *Ida Sebulsky Joseph Berg Jeanette Ettinger William Sklar Edward Spielman *Celia Falk Louise Stamm Lewis Plotkin *Maude Lehman Betty Hyde Norman Kaminsky *Lev Aronov 7/9/2017-7/15/2017 Francis Davidson Anita Sherr Kathleen Waxman Marilyn Spielman Florence Robbins Harry Sherman Sandra Klinger Lona Cohen *Joseph Emile Berman *Bennett Freedman *Lillian Crystal Victor Gorelik Ruby Stern *Myer A. Lewis Michele Fijman Gerald Alpern Lucile Rosenbaum *Flo Berman Solomon C. Waxman Harold Rosenzweig Elvyn Spencer Ida Simon Herbert Nash Fay Lewis Berman Sol Blumenthal Albert Clark Bill Byous Isaac Snyder * Memorial Alcove Page 6

WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT BETH ISRAEL BY REMEMBERING AND HONORING THEIR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES THROUGH THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS Donations may be applied to the

FUND SATURDAY MORNING FUND MUSIC FUND CEMETERY FUND CARING FUND (SISTERHOOD) ART FUND PROGRAM FUND JEWISH CINEMA MISSISSIPPI BITY MITZVAH FUND (SISTERHOOD) RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HOLOCAUST FUND CAPITAL

7 WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT BETH ISRAEL BY REMEMBERING AND HONORING THEIR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES THROUGH THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS Donations may be applied to the following funds, per your request: GENERAL FUND MEMBERSHIP & ENGAGEMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TIKKUN OLAM FUND ENDOWMENT FUND ONEG FUND LIBRARY/PRAYER BOOK FUND WEBSITE FUND RABBI S DISCRETIONARY FUND SATURDAY MORNING FUND MUSIC FUND CEMETERY FUND CARING FUND (SISTERHOOD) ART FUND PROGRAM FUND JEWISH CINEMA MISSISSIPPI BITY MITZVAH FUND (SISTERHOOD) RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HOLOCAUST FUND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND In Memory of T. Stanley Orkin Donna & Ted Orkin Recovery of Esther Roberts Rebecca Laskin & Don Sawyer In Memory of David Kweller Rebecca Laskin & Don Sawyer GENERAL FUND Donation Morgan & Aaron Samuels In Honor of Robyn Pollack s Birthday The Haber Family In Loving Memory of David Kweller The Haber Family In Memory of Nick Sam Karno Honorine & Allen Weiss In Memory of Lucile R. Rosenbaum Lauren Rosenbaum Brown In Honor of Graduate Natalia Ustinova Amy & Arty Finkelberg CEMETERY FUND In Memory of A. J. Orkin, Sr. Donna & Ted Orkin Donation Morgan & Aaron Samuels In Memory of Florence Stiebel Sheila Rubin In Memory of Milton Stiebel Sheila Rubin In Memory of Meyer Falk Lynn Crystal In Memory of Judy Wahba Rebecca Laskin & Don Sawyer In Memory of Lou Shornick Rebecca Laskin & Don Sawyer In Memory of Loved Ones Janice and Bernard Blumenthal In Memory of Jerry Crystal Betty Crystal In Memory of David Hesdorffer Gilda Hesdorffer CEMETERY FUND In Memory of Asher Katz Melanie Dobel Amy & Arty Finkelberg Joe, Jenner, Eliza & Jonah Roberts The Haber Family Jeanne & Irving Weiss Gloria & Mark Roberts Kathryn Wiener Sonia & Howard Marshall Queen Ester McGee Marcia & Alvin Notowich Marilyn & Alan Magnus Michelle Henderson & Kirk Maddox Lee Maxwell Sue Rae & Ken Bishop Bette Shornick RABBI S DISCRETIONARY FUND Donation Edward Robertson Meals on Wheels needs help stocking up on meals to get us through the summer. We are still serving between people. Below are a few items that would be great to have. You may drop off donations in the temple kitchen. Please label your donation MOW so it doesn't get mixed up with other items in the kitchen. Thank you for all of your help. Main Courses (Beef, Fish, or Turkey) Frozen Vegetables Desserts (Individually wrapped items, cookies, brownies, or any dessert that can be put into zip lock bags) Fresh fruit or fruit cups Will Leonard for graduating from Mississippi State, with a BS in Industrial Engineering. Will is the son of Melanie Howell and grandson of William and Mary Golde Howell. Joseph Metz and Caroline Metz for graduating from Mississippi State. Joseph graduated with a BS in History and Caroline with a BS in Social Work. Lawson and Kay Metz are the proud parents. Page 7

8 Non-Profit Org U. S. POSTAGE PAID Permit #123 JACKSON, MS P.O. Box Jackson, MS Phone: (601) Fax: (601) bethisraelms.org BIC Semi Annual Meeting Sunday, June 4 at 4:30 p.m.

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