Temple Emanu-El Providence, Rhode Island 2017 5777
Parashiot B har-b hukkotai May 20, 2017 24 Iyyar 5777 Etz Hayim, Page 738 1st Aliyah Leviticus Chapter 25 verses 1 18 2nd Aliyah verses 19 28 3rd Aliyah verses 29-38 4th Aliyah Leviticus Chapter 25 & 26 verses 39 9 5th Aliyah verses 10 46 6th Aliyah Leviticus Chapter 27 verses 1 15 7th Aliyah verses 16 34 Maftir Leviticus 27:32 27:34 Page 757 Haftarah Jeremiah 16:19 17:14 Page 763 Minhah/Ma ariv Service 8:00 p.m. Havdalah 8:44 p.m.
Services this Shabbat Sanctuary Service Main Sanctuary Rabbi Wayne Franklin Rabbi Rachel Zerin Cantor Brian Mayer Officer: Bob Pelcovits Tot Shabbat Sisterhood Lounge Marni Thompson-Tilove Youth Minyan Rosen Library Samuel Gelman Soulful Shabbat Fishbein Chapel Rabbi Alan Flam Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Jonah Herzberg Mayer and his family on becoming a Bar Mitzvah this morning. Thank you to the Herzberg Mayer family for sponsoring the kiddush in honor of Jonah. At Temple Emanu-El, we seek to fashion an atmosphere of peace and tranquility on the Sabbath. To help create this environment throughout the Temple, we refrain from writing, taking photographs, texting, and using cell phones. Please join us in observing these traditions as we make Shabbat a sacred experience for us all.
Announcements New Temple Website Be sure to log in to your account on our updated website: www.teprov.org. Please add to or correct your personal information on your page. If you have any questions, contact Paul Stouber at 401.331.1616 or by email: pstouber@teprov.org Summer Series Services Our summer series services begin on June 10th. If you would like to present a D var Torah, please contact either Rabbi Zerin or Rabbi Franklin. If you would like to lead any parts of the service or read the Torah or chant Haftarah, please contact Cantor Mayer. We look forward to lively participation by members of the congregation over the summer. Support Emanu-El Bring your East Side Marketplace receipts to the Temple. We receive 1% of all receipts. Last year we raised over $2,000 for the Temple! Visit Temple Emanu-El s Rosen Library Visit Temple Emanu-El s Rosen Library! New books every month! Open every day. Check out our online library catalog (http://tee. hl.scoolaid.net), or contact the librarian (jjasper@teprov.org) for help finding the perfect book for you! Text & Art - Postponed Text and Art with Marcia Kaunfer and Steve Subotnik has been postponed. If you are interested in participating, please contact Rabbi Rachel Zerin at rzerin@teprov.org or 401.331.1616.
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Everyone is invited to participate in a wonderful Yom Tov meal and study session on the first night of Shavuot. 8:00 PM - Minhah/Ma ariv 8:45 PM - Yom Tov Dinner 9:30 PM - Tikkun Leyl Shavuot 10:30 PM - Dessert Presenters on the theme of Women in Judaism: Rabbi Wayne Franklin Rabbi Rachel Zerin Meggie Kwait - Jewish Educator Meditation led by: Ron Cable There is no charge, but please let us know if you are coming by calling the Temple Office or signing up on our website: https://www.teprov.org/form/tikkun-leyl-shavuot
NERUSY S FINAL EVENT FOR SR AND JR USY! WITH HANEFESH USY! SUNDAY MAY 21 12:45pm- 6:30pm Come sail with us (rain or shine) on the Jr. /Sr. USY Boat Cruise! One boat for Jr. & Sr. USY, 6 th - 12 th Grade SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 / 25 IYAR, 5776 12:45pm 6:30pm The cruise will depart at 2:30pm SHARP! Plan to arrive at Temple Emanu-El by 12:45 SHARP! Please bring a bagged lunch! No lunch will be provided!* *Snacks will be available for purchase on the boat PLACE: ROWES WHARF - 400 ATLANTIC AVE., BOSTON COST: $45.00 Providence USY Special: $20!! per USYer includes: Refreshments - Music & Activities - Boston Harbor Cruise - Visit to George's Island Transportation RESERVATION DEADLINE: BY TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017 PAYMENT DEADLINE: BY FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 TO REGISTER CONTACT SAMUEL GELMAN sgelman@teprov.org
Rock climbing with TE Kadima! at Rock Spot in Lincoln Sunday, May 21 st 4pm-6pm (Pick up and drop off at Temple Emanu-El) Cost: $20 includes snacks, transportation and climbing fun! To sign up, and for waivers email TEkadimasarah@gmail.com Venmo @sarahdgans, cash or check made out to Temple Emanu-El
USY Candidates Night! Candidates Night is an opportunity to hear from the current Sr. USY Board Members talk about their positions and what each position entails. If you are planning to run for a 2017-2018 Sr. USY Board Position, it is mandatory that you attend candidates night. The event will be held in the Youth Lounge on May 23 rd, from 7-8pm. Please email Alicia Blazer at blazeralicia3@gmail.com for more information.
Let s Celebrate Miriam Abrams-Stark Eat! Drink! Dance! Honoring 21 wonderful years! Sunday, June 11th 6-8:30 pm Temple Emanu-El, 99 Taft Ave All ages welcome! $25/person (21+) *$30 at the door $12/person (5-20) *$15 at the door Under 5 years free RSVP by June 2 Please RSVP on our website: https://www.teprov.org/form/miriam s-farewell-party
April Donations CHAPEL FUND In honor of Herman Rose on his special birthday by Karen Drucker Stern & Cliff Stern Carol Sanchez Amaya by Robert & Luisa Miller Rabbi Moshe & Helen Babin by Miriam Babin Deborah Feldstein Bartfeld by Edward & Barbara Feldstein Chanoch Bar-Zemer by Uri & Ellen Bar-Zemer Sadie Berman & Marion Shone by Marilyn Myrow Erwin Blackman by Harriet Traugott, Pauline Namerow & Ruth Paige Levin Jacob Brill, Avrum Shulman & Ruth Molot by Marvin & Florette Brill Esther Caslowitz by William & Joy Weinbaum Shirley Davis by David & Brenda Korn Fany & Bernard Dember by Irving Dember William Dwares by Elaine Creem Dorothy D. Ehrich by Carl Freedman & Bev Ehrich Nathan Ellman by Richard & Bernice Kumins Milton Engel by Bonnie Ryvicker Charlotte Fishbein by Stanley Fishbein Renee Flikier & Sherwood Miller by Henri Flikier & Ann Miller Benjamin Furman by William & Ivy Kolb Morton & Ellen Gleckman by Thomas Gleckman Leo Gleklen by Susan & William Sikov Naomi Graff by Melvin & Janet Zurier and Steven Stein & Naomi Schorsch Stein Eva, Isaac & Paul Greenspan by Charles & Miriam Shana
Ronald Horwitz by Martin & Robyn Furman Sam Irving by Robert & Peri Lieberman Sol & Sally Kamin by Frederic & Elaine Kamin Beatrice Katz by Herbert & Deborah Katz Ben and Moishe Klehr by Leonard Klehr Benjamin Krieger, Louis I. Kramer & Miriam Kramer by Barbara Gumpert Beverly Kupchan by Audrey Kupchan & Samuel Havens Rabbi Saul Leeman by Phyllis Robbins, Lewis Baer, Bruce & Maria Weinograd and Jeffrey & Cynthia Davis Albert Leshinsky by Herbert Leshinsky Frances Levien by Harriet Grunberg Rochelle Levine by David & Robyn Goldstein Abraham Lichaa by Jacob & Maybeth Lichaa Loved Ones by Leon Bram and Alan & Sharon Gaines Dorothy Marcowitz, Sarah Podersky Solotoff & Minnie Horovitz by Sandra Marcowitz Samuel Medoff by Adele Espo Sherwood Miller by Henri Flikier & Ann Miller Percy Newman & Robert Sonion by Shandelle Kenler Saul Nulman by Carol Nulman Sumner Oskern by Dorothy Koenig Sylvia Paige by Morton Paige Liat Paskin by Cynthia Levin Rose Pecker by Ellen Huberman Oleg Pesin by Genrietta Snigireva Pauline Priest by Hope Krichmar Doris Reed & Rachel Rotkopf by John & Harriet Reed
Nathan & Fannie Resnik by Andrew & Beverly Blazar Donald Robbins by Melvin & Janet Zurier, Susan Howard, Marilyn Eisenberg and Ruth Samdperil Miriam Sacks by Kenneth Sacks & Jane Kaufman Ernest Schleifer by Jeffrey & Cynthia Davis Sara Segal by Charles & Susan Kahn Yetta Segal by Arthur & Judy Robbins Stephan Shapiro by Dorothy Koenig Leon Sherman by Daniel & Myrna Levine Marcia Singer by Robert Cable & Betsy Singer Cable Samuel Spiegle by Alan Spiegle Arnold Strauss by Joan Gadol Robert Sugarman by Shirley Wolpert Moe Wacks by Larry & Joyce Wacks Shirley Wintman by Lewis & Dorinda Wintman Leonard Zimet by David Zimet and Martin & Dianne Newman Rabbi Eli & Eleanor Bohnen Fund In Honor of Edward & Myrna Aronson s granddaughter becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Mayer & Judith Levitt Rabbi Saul Leeman by Mayer & Judith Levitt Floral Fund Ida & Irving Morse by Roz Morse Edelberg General Donation Donation by Lori & Michael Gilman In Honor of Rabbi Wayne Franklin receiving an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Providence College by Richard & Bernice Kumins,
Ellen Kleinman, Dorothy Koenig, Carol Nulman, Hadassah Stein, Toby & David London, Ronald Markoff & Karen Triedman, Steven & Libby Peiser, Edward & Marlene Greene, Richard & Roanne Licht, Miguel & Christine Rojas, Bruce Phillips & Judith Kaye, Harry & Janine Schwartz, Joshua & Cindy Teverow, Michael Goldenberg, Charles & Miriam Shana, Judy & Mayer Levitt, Carol Dorros & Boris Skurkovich, Marilyn Myrow, Karen Drucker Stern, Dianne & Marty Newman, Sally & Fred Rotenberg, Ann Miller & Henri Flikier, Jessica & Jeffrey Brier, Judith & Howard Mayer, Steven Subotnick & Amy Kravitz, Bob & Margie Pelcovits, Jeffrey & Jessica Brier, Richard Rose, Jeffrey & Cynthia Davis, Maxine Goldin, Kathryn & Cornelis deboer, and Paul & Donna Stouber Herb Stern receiving an award on Yom Hashoah by Susan & Norman Jacobs George Kaitin by Kelvin Gillman Ernest Schleifer by Roz Morse Edelberg Kiddush Fund In Honor of Daniel & Ivy Marwil on the marriage of their son by Robert & Lesley Landau Richard & Bernice Kumins Fund In Honor of Richard & Bernice Kumins by Mel Topf Jerrold & Barbara Lavine Torah Tutor Fund In Honor of Rabbi Wayne Franklin receiving an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Providence College by Jerry & Barbara Lavine Lisa Raiola s father by Jerry & Barbara Lavine Library Fund Bertha & Benjamin Davis and David Davis by Carol Ingall Naomi Graff & Donald Robbins by Lawrence & Marilyn Katz
Richard & Linda Mittleman Fund Phyllis Berry & David Isenberg Museum Fund Rabbi Saul Leeman by Ruth & Lawrence Page Prayer Book Fund Rabbi Moshe & Helen Babin by Miriam Babin Judith Romney-Wegner by Kathryn Blessing Naomi Graff by Audrey Kupchan & Samuel Havens Rabbi Franklin s Discretionary Fund Donation by Jeffrey & Cynthia Davis In Honor of Seth Kurn & Barbara Harris on the birth of their granddaughter by Mindy Wachtenheim Stella Los on her 100th birthday by Lillian and Sam Mendelowitz Sunny and Sid Weintraub on their 50th anniversary by Lillian and Sam Mendelowitz Shirley Rogg by Jeffrey Rogg & Teri Pearlstein Charles N. Holland & William Kolodney by Zelda Kolodney Ernest Schleifer by Sam & Lillian Mendelowitz Naomi Graff by The Wolf School Dr. Charles J. Sasson by Betty Jaffe Anna Simon by Anne & Gerald Sherman Donald Robbins by Carl Feldman Natalie R. Seigle by Myrna & Harris Rosen Romney-Wegner Judaic Lecture Fund Rabbi Saul Leeman by Bob & Margie Pelcovits
Shabbat Chai Donations by Robert Cable & Betsy Singer Cable, Bob & Margie Pelcovits, Robin Sper & David Kadmon, Kathryn & Cornelis deboer, Edward & Marlene Greene, Fred & Marcia Rosenzweig, Margaret Wool & Vincent Mor, Joyce Rose, Noel & Amy Rubinton, Lionel & Anne Bercovitch, Nathan & Karen Beraha, Howard & Susan Bromberg, Dianne & Marty Newman, Larry & Joyce Wacks, Lila Winograd & Howard and Janice Shapiro In Honor of My Bubbie (Bernice Kumins) and my Zaydie s (Richard Kumins) 60th anniversary by Maggie Kumins by Nathan & Karen Beraha Dr. Lois Eil by Martin & Dianne Newman Naomi Graff by Howard & Susan Bromberg Sylvia Zimet Fund Carol Glickman Weinberg by Dianne & Martin Newman Rabbi Rachel Zerin s Discretionary Fund In Honor of Rabbi Rachel Zerin, for leading the community seder by J. Richard Rose Our parents Richard & Bernice Kumins 60th anniversary by Robert Kumins, Steve Kumins and Nancy Pinn Brianne Perlman by Robert Cable & Betsy Singer Cable Naomi L Graff, Aimee Lichaa, Abraham Gershman, Judith Romney-Wegner, George Kaitin and Eleanor Lewis
marking the Sacred: The Temple Mount/Haram al-sharif in Jerusalem Providence College June 5-7, 2017 This collaborative and ecumenical conference provides a common forum f or leading international scholars to address the history and archaeology of this extraord inary 35-acre platform and its sacred status. The project seeks to be an agent of dialogue by bringing together diverse scholars in the humanities whose research furthers our understanding of the site and its historical context. Marking the Sacred is an opportunity for experts on the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions to engage in unique and fruitful discussions leading to a scholarly publication that will reach a worldwide academic audience in multiple disciplines. To register, please visit: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1226/alumni/index.aspx-?sid=1226&gid=1&pgid=5232&cid=9084
Shir Emanu-El Concert Wednesday, June 7 Wingate Residences on the East Side 7:00 PM Join: Shir Emanu-El with Amy Olson renown Klezmer singer HaZamir Providence Teen Choir Cantor Brian Mayer Musical Director For: A program of Yiddish songs and songs about Jerusalem Light refreshments will be served Questions? Contact Judy Greenblatt at judygreenb@yahoo.com
People of the Books Is there a Jewish book that inspired you? A good beach novel? A work of poetry? One that you read to your kids? Or maybe that your parents read to you? An author that provoked you? One you think someone else might enjoy? Come share your book with us & participate in a Jewish book show & tell! Saturday, June 10 after kiddush in the Bohnen Vestry The Temple Emanu-El Library invites you to a community-wide book show and tell. Just show up with a book in hand and we will go around the room, one person at a time, and tell each other what our books are about and why we care about them. Refreshments will be served. RSVPs are not required. However, if you would like to ensure that the library has a copy of your book, or if you would like to donate a gift copy of your book to the library, please email Temple Librarian Joshua Jasper: jjasper@teprov.org
There are so many new children s books at the Rosen Library. Just since the start of May, almost ONE HUNDRED books have been added to the Children s book section of the Rosen Library, both in the children s book cart as well as the Juvenile bookcase. These new books include holiday books for throughout the Jewish year, in addition to Folktales and other general books on Jewish themes. If you haven t visited the Rosen Library Children s section in a long time, it s about time that you and your children take a visit to see the new books to discover. There are just so many books, that they ll be mixed in with the old favorites. As always, some of the Rosen Library s children s book collection can be read in the downstairs playroom as well as the back of the main sanctuary, on a rotational basis. But along with the rest of the library, the entire Rosen Library is open every day to check these new books out!
Prospective Family Day at Camp Ramah July 16 & July 30 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM Join us this summer at Camp Ramah in New England for our Prospective Family Day from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm on Sunday, July 16 OR Sunday, July 30, 201 7. Come see for yourself where all of the Ramah magic happens! Check out our beautiful lake, refurbished tennis courts and sports fields, newly designed arts and crafts and woodworking studios, our thrilling ropes and adventure course and so much more. Tour our spacious bunks and see where our campers eat, pray and play! Learn about the unique Jewish education program which enables our campers to learn Hebrew and study their Jewish heritage in an informal setting. Meet the Director, Assistant Director and other key staff who will be there to answer questions and tell you about the extraordinary opportunities that await your child at Camp Ramah. Camp Ramah offers two-week sessions for children currently in grades 2-3 and four or eight-week sessions for children in grades 3-10. To learn more or to RSVP, contact Lori Fish Bard at: lorib@campramahne.org.
PROJECT KNITZVAH WHEN WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 7:15-9:15 pm WHERE Temple Emanu-el Library KNITTING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER ONE STITCH AT A TIME KNIT: TO MAKE A FABRIC BY INTERLOCKING LOOPS OF ONE OR MORE YARNS MITZVAH: A GOOD DEED Bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks and yarn. Bring extra (for new crafters) if you have! No experience necessary!
The Louis and Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Pantry The Kosher Food Pantry is asking for your help! Please consider donating Kosher, unexpired food to the pantry on a monthly basis. They are in special need of Oatmeal and Gefilte Fish If you have any questions concerning the pantry, please contact Susie Adler. She can be reached at 401.621.5374, ext. 109, or by email at: ladler-jeri@jsari.org
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Kosher MEALS ON WHEELS Jewish Family Service, Kosher Meals on Wheels at Temple Sinai, Kosher Meal on Wheels at Dwares JCC & the seniors of our community need your help! Our program, Kosher Meals on Wheels allows the elderly to stay in their homes as long as possible. The Meals Service operates for the benefit of you and your families when home delivered meals become a necessity for a loved one. Please contribute your time and help homebound seniors in need. Become a MOW Volunteer and help us succeed in this vital service. If you have a car & one hour to spare a week or one hour a month, please contact us! Gas reimbursement is available We are looking for driver for the Warwick, Cranston area As well as the Providence, Pawtucket area Meals are delivered between 11:00 & 1:00 'If you or someone you know is interested Contact Neal at 338-3189 Email: neal@jfsri.org
Robert Pelcovits President Rabbi Wayne M. Franklin Rabbi Rachel Zerin Cantor Brian J. Mayer Rabbi Alvan H. Kaunfer Rabbi Emeritus Paul Stouber Executive Director Miriam Abrams-Stark Director of Congregational Learning Samuel Gelman Director of Youth Engagement and Justice Organizing Joshua Jasper Librarian