NEWSLETTER Congregation Sons of Israel

Transcription

1 NEWSLETTER Congregation Sons of Israel Established 1909 Park and Spring Streets; P.O. Box 702 Peabody, Massachusetts (978) The next FRIDAY NIGHT SABBATH SERVICE (will be on the 2nd Friday for May) May 11, 2018 at 7:30pm Time to Kindle Sabbath Candles for May 2018 May 4...7:28pm May 11.7:36pm May 18.7:43pm May 25.7:50pm SATURDAY MINYANS 9:00am SUNDAY MINYANS 9:00am Page 1

2 May 2018 HAPPENINGS! Our Spiritual Leader, Seth Landau, will be leading our Friday Night Shabbat Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Oneg will be sponsored by Jerry Goldberg, Anita Solov & Elissa Goldberg in memory of Stacy Goldberg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE: Our next Friday Night Sabbath Service will be June 1, 2018 at 7:30pm Saturday-May 5, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: Alan Spatrick in Memory of his Parents, William & Florence s 99th & 101st Birthdays! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday-May 12, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: Irving Sacks in Celebration of Freda Kravetz s 89th Birthday! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday-May 19, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: Marci & Joe Casaletto in Honor of Myla Miriam Zelfond, their 1st Granddaughter s Baby Naming. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday-May 26, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: The Shul in Celebration of the New Shul Chair Lift! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WE APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUALLY SPONSOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. SPONSORING GIVES YOU INNER SATISFACTION. NOW S YOUR TIME TO SHINE. PLEASE PAY PROMPTLY PRIOR TO EVENT. We currently have dates available to sponsor a Kiddush and/or Oneg Into the Spring & Summer of Call to book your date(s) today! Cost of Oneg is $ Cost of Kiddush is $75.00 Please contact Mara at or by (marabcohen123@comcast.net) to sponsor one of these dates. IF YOU WRITE A DATE ON THE CALENDAR, PLEASE CONFIRM THE DATE WITH MARA. Thank you! Page 2

3 ATTENTION SAVE THE DATE! Combined Peabody Synagogue Service will be held at Temple Tiferet Shalom June 8th at 8:00pm. ( 489 Lowell Street, Peabody) We are looking for volunteers to lead our D Var Torah on Saturday and/or Sunday morning services. Please contact Rosalyn Abrams if you are interested. Thanks! Phone or to: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net Effective Immediately: Here is the New Address for the Shul: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net ** Board Meeting Dates 2018** May 6, 2018 Annual Mtg. June 3, 2018 ALL meetings will begin at 11am. PLEASE BRING 2 ITEMS FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATES! THANK YOU. All members of SOI are cordially invited to attend services at Congregation Tifereth Israel - 8 Pierpont St, Peabody. Dates are: May 18, June 15, Jul 13, Aug 17. Thank you. Elliot Hershoff, President Page 3

4 SHAVUOT CELEBRATION Come join us at the Shul on Saturday evening, May 19th, for our Congregation Sons of Israel Shavuot Celebration. The fun will begin at 7pm with pizza (veggie & cheese), followed by assorted ice cream treats. This will be followed by a musical Havdalah, a brief Maariv service, Torah discussion & Lots of Fun! The cost is $10.00 per person; with checks made payable to: Congregation Sons of Israel. Please mail your check to: Mara B. Cohen 1 Berkshire Road, Peabody, MA by May 14th. Shavuot services for the first day will be on Sunday, May 9:00am Shavuot services for the second day will be on Monday, May 9:00am Yizkor will be recited around 10:30am Page 4

5 CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL MEN S CLUB Will meet on Wednesday the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th of May at 9:00am, all at the Shul. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Congregation Sons of Israel Men's Club meets every Wednesday morning at 9:00 am; in the Herbster Social Hall. Each week the club has an abbreviated weekday morning service followed by breakfast and a lively discussion. The discussion is often led by Rabbi Nechemiah Schusterman of Chabad of the North Shore. Weekly dues, which are two dollars per week are used to purchase items that the Shul needs or sometimes donated to a local charity. Please join us on any Wednesday morning. If you have any questions, please call Stanley Simon at REMINDERS Get Well cards and Sympathy cards are sent to our Congregants. Please call Marjorie Simon , to inform her of any illness or condolences. To all our Congregants, when making a donation or any payment, please write reason, and specify on your check and envelope whether it is designated for the General Fund, Trust Fund, Building Fund, Scholarship Fund & Torah Repair Fund! Mail to: Congregation Sons of Israel - P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA DEDICATE A PRAYER BOOK You can dedicate a book for a $36.00 donation. We will prepare a beautiful inscribed label and insert it into a book in memory or in honor of a loved one or a happy event. Send request and donation to: Congregation Sons of Israel, P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA If you would like to be on the list, please send your address to our Shul address: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net You can also contact the Shul through our NEW website: Check it out! Page 5

6 The Shul supports The Shriners Hospitals for Children. We are saving the aluminum tabs on soda & similar cans. The Shriners collects these in bulk, sell the aluminum & use the money to support hospitals. Please save & bring in your tabs when you visit the Shul. There are red containers upstairs in the foyer & downstairs on top of the safe. Your cans will still have the full redemption value. The Humanitarian Committee is again collecting CLEAN, new or gently used blankets & towels, UNOPENED pet food & NEW pet toys for the North East Animal Shelter. Suggested donations that are needed may be viewed on their website Please bring them to the Shul in bags labeled Animal Shelter, a container for donations will be placed in the Social Hall. We will be collecting everything through the month of May. Thank you. DONATIONS TO THE JEWISH FOOD PANTRY Paper Goods, Peanut Butter, Tuna & ***Kosher Vegetarian Soup & ***Brown Rice & Dried Beans.are NEEDED to go to Kosher Food Pantry. Food donations (MUST BE KOSHER). This is a wonderful way to give back to our community, especially during the cold Winter months. Thank you to Francine Black who brings our items to the Food Pantry every month. Please remember to CHECK EXPIRATION DATES before you bring items to the Shul. Bins are located upstairs in the vestibule and downstairs in the back of the Herbster Social Hall. Thank you. The Humanitarian Committee Page 6

7 LIFE CYCLE EVENTS Mazel Tov to Freda Kravetz on her 89th Birthday! Mazel Tov to Marci & Joe Casaletto on the Baby Naming of their new Grandaughter, Myla Miriam Zelfond. Mazel Tov to Ryna & Ed Rodman on the birth of their twin grandsons, Mason & Jacob Raso. Due to the increased cost of postage, ALL shul members with an address will receive the newsletter via only. If your address has changed over the past few months, please notify the shul so that we can make the necessary changes in our database. As always, the newsletter is available on our website and is also posted on the bulletin board in the social hall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please forward your information by the 15th of each month in order to get into the newsletter in a timely manner. Sometimes we miss an announcement, so if you hear of anything please inform us. Life Cycles should be sent to peabodycsi.org@comcast.net or call Barbara at You may also leave a message on the Synagogue s answering machine at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Spring months are upon us, please bring a sweater or dress in layers when you join us for the wonderful services and events. Sometimes the temperature will fluctuate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newsletter Prepared by: Spiritual Leader: Publicity: Page 7 Mara B. Cohen, Barbara Sigel & Rosalyn Abrams Seth Landau Rosalyn Abrams Disclaimer: We are not responsible for typographical or other errors. We apologize if there are any.

8 On Saturday evening, March 31st, our Shul hosted its First Passover Seder. Twenty-eight Shul members & friends enjoyed a delicious kosher catered meal provided by Catering by Andrew in Brookline. Our Spiritual Leader, Seth Landau, made the Seder an enjoyable and fun evening for everyone. Thanks to Kappy s Liquors in Peabody for their generous donation of Kosher for Passover wine. Special thanks to members of the Ritual Committee for their help kashering the kitchen, setting up & preparing the Seder plates, shopping, cleaning up and their support during the festive holiday. Page 8

9 The following donations were received March 16, April 15, 2018 Donations can be designated to the following funds: The Building Fund, The General Fund, The Trust Fund, The Scholarship Fund, The Torah Repair Fund. Prayerbooks can also be donated to honor the memory of a loved one or friend, to observe a yahrzeit, to acknowledge a "simcha", or for any reason. Send all gifts to: Congregation Sons of Israel, Box 702, Peabody, MA and be sure to mark your check or envelope which fund you'd prefer your donation to go to. Thank you. DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, THE DONATIONS WILL BE ADDED TO NEXT MONTH S NEWSLETTER (FOR APRIL & MAY 2018). SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. THANK YOU. Page 9

10 May 2018 Sunday Monday Iyar/Sivan 5778 Wednesday Thursday Tuesday 1 6 Board Mtg. 10:30am Men s Club 9am 3 Hadassah Mtg. 1:30pm Men s Club 9am Friday Saturday 4 Light Candles 7:28pm 11 Light Candles 7:36pm Services 7:30pm (Scholarship Award) 17 Men s Club 9am 18 Light Candles 7:43pm Shavuot Services 7pm Mother s Day Shavuot Day 1 Shavuot Day 2 Yizkor 10:30am Memorial Day Men s Club 9am Light Candles 7:50pm Men s Club 9am The Humanitarian Committee will be announcing this year s Congregation Sons of Israel Annual Scholarship Recipient at Shabbat Services on Friday, May 11th. Hope you can join us! Page 10