October 2014

Rabbi Alan Berg

Cantorial Soloist

Ann Brown

Shabbat Services Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

at Beit Haverim

1111 Country Club Rd.

Lake Oswego, OR

97034

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 311

Lake Oswego OR

97034

Rabbi’s Hours: by appointment

Phone: 503-568-1241

Email :

office@beithav.org

Website

www.beithav.org

Coming Events at Beit Haverim 3 Kol Nidre 7:00PM BH 4 Family Service 9:00 AM BH Morning Service 10:00AM BH Adult Study Session 2:00 PM BH Afternoon Service 3:00 PM BH Yizkor, Neilah 4:30 PM BH Potluck break fast to follow approx. 6:00 PM BH 5 Religious School 2:30PM BH Board of Trustees Meeting 2:30PM BH Hebrew School 4:30PM BH 8 Ritual Committee Meeting 10:00AM Home of Karin Stolz 9 Sukkot Celebration/Luncheon 10:00AM BH Lunch and discussion to follow/ weather permitting in the suk- kah

10 Sukkot Service led by Rabbi Berg and 7:00PM BH

Ann Brown—Birthday Blessings! Weather permitting in the sukkah

15 Confirmation Class 6:00PM BH 17 Simchat Torah/Shabbat Service led by Rabbi 7:00PM BH Berg and Ann Brown—Consecration! 18 Torah Study led by Rabbi Berg 10:00AM BH 24 Shabbat Service led by Gabe Hunter- 7:00PM BH Bernstein and Ann Brown 26 Bagels and Blox 3:00PM BH Religious School 2:30PM BH Hebrew School 4:30PM BH 31 No Services

Beit Haverim is an open, inviting, and spiritually alive Jewish community,

located just outside of Portland, Oregon in Lake Oswego. We welcome

everyone to our Reform congregation of Jews by birth, Jews by choice and

Jews at heart.

FROM Rabbi Alan Berg

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Join us in the Sukkah and for Lunch and Study Thursday Morning October 9th at 10 AM For Prayer on Shabbat Friday evening October 10 at 7 PM And Roll out the Torah on Simchat Torah as we welcome our new Religious School students. Friday Evening October 17 at 7 PM Dear Friends, On the 1st morning of Sukkot Beit Haverim will have its first morning ser-vice for the festivals this year. Weather permitting we’ll have our service in the temple Sukkah, fol-lowed by a byo lunch, and a study session focusing on the book of Eccle-siastes. This text is the traditional Haftarah for Sukkot. It carries a Jewish philosophy of ‘wistfulness’ that is found in no other book in the Bible. The familiar phrase ‘to every thing there is a season and a time for every pur-pose under heaven’ is but an entryway into this side of Jewish faith. Our Sukkot celebration continues with a wonderful Shabbat evening service in the Sukkah on October 10, and culminates at Simchat Torah on October 17 with the great rolling open of the Torah for the final reading and the new beginning. Sukkot is the reward. It is called The Festival in the Jewish tradition. Looking forward to celebrating with you. Best for a comfortable Yom Kippur fast. Gamar Chatimah Tovah. May it conclude well for you. Rabbi Alan Berg

Letter From Our President, Sue Greenspan

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As you are reading this message, Beit Haverim is in the midst of High Holy Days 5775. As always, as we read from the Siddur, we are inspired, moved, and reflective. Putting on High Holy Day services can be compared to putting on a Broadway Musical. There are a few major players, a chorus, and behind the curtain there are the backstage hands.

At this time, I want to say thank you to the whole cast that brings you these High Holy Day Services. To Rabbi Berg and Ann Brown who have spent weeks writing and coordinating music and songs. To Allison Fowler, our office manager, a master at multi-tasking. Taking reservations, speaking to congregants, welcoming potential members, paying bills, answering mail, and sending out reading assignments (to name a few) at this time of year. Dena Gutterman, our membership chair, and her committee, who welcomes members and guests as you enter the sanctuary. Ritual Chair, Karin Stolz, for assigning all our lay readers, scheduling ushers for the holidays, and coordinating the yearly calendar. Allan Kalik and Judith Kleinstein, who together lead the Beit Haverim Choir, which brings us our spiritual music. Suzanne Causer, ”the resident artist,” who designed and created our beautiful cross cover and quilting piece that hangs from the podium. Gabrielle Williams and Leslie Bratschi for bringing outdoor beauty indoors with their floral arrangements. Mother/daughter team, Robin Kay and Erin David, who made our beautiful homemade Challahs with love. Rob Hershinow and Allan Kalik for calling us to worship with the resounding sound of the shofar. Mark Newman and helpers for spending time each year at High Holidays, building a Sukkah. Barbara Gold and the Tikkum Olam committee for coordinating our Annual Food Drive with the Oregon Food Bank. Heather Kirkbride and the religious school staff (Carol Cohen, Kim Kent, Rob Hershi-now, Sami Oberlander, and Mara Newman) for educating our students in the tradi-tions, liturgy, and stories of the High Holy Days. Francia Trosty for her beautiful graphics. Michelle Minch, our marketing and publicity chair, for getting Beit Haverim into the me-dia. Naomi Angier for coordinating the Break Fast each year. To the many ushers who keep the foyer clear and check the parking lots and sur-rounding areas. To the many bakers and cooks who bring delicious treats to our oneg and Break Fast. And lastly to all the congregants to come to worship at Beit Haverim. Your voices are heard!

The friends and family of Beit Haverim invite you to join us in celebrating these special days together. Services are included with your membership and we request non-members to make a dona-tion which can be applied towards membership dues.

Non-Member Reservations Yom Kippur Kol Nidre* Fri, Oct. 3, 7:00 PM Family Service Sat, Oct. 4, 9:00 AM Morning Service* 10:00 AM Adult Study Session 2:00 PM Afternoon Service 3:00 PM Yizkor, Neilah 4:30 PM Potluck break fast to follow approx. 6:00 PM Join the congregation in breaking the fast following Yom Kippur services. Please contact Leslie Bratschi to let her know what light snack you are planning to bring.

Continue to Join us for the holidays...

Sukkot Celebration/Luncheon Thur, Oct. 9, 10:00 AM/ Lunch and discussion to follow/ weather permitting in the sukkah Sukkot Service Fri, Oct. 10, 7:00 PM /weather permitting in the sukkah Simchat Torah/Shabbat Service Fri, Oct. 17, 7:00 PM / Followed by a Special Dessert Oneg to Welcome Guests

High Holy Days Food Drive It's time for all of us to step up for the Annual Beit Haverim food drive. This year, as we have in the past, we are collecting non-perishable food for our hungry neighbors. You will see barrels in the lobby begin-ning Erev Rosh Hashanah which will be in place until October 14th. We need your help as we try to heal the world in our own small way. We will have special bags for you to take home and bring back filled to the brim with boxes and cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank. Last year we collected over 600 pounds of food. Can we do better this year? We certainly hope so! While we come together in solemn reflection for our New Year, please re-member those who need our help.

*childcare available

No reservations are required for Yom Kippur afternoon services which include: 2:00 Adult Study Ses-sion, 3:00 Afternoon Worship, and Yizkor, which will begin at approximately 4:30.

Printable High Holy Day Schedule, click here. Yizkor Book of Remembrance

Thank you to those who have updated their yartzheits and those who contributed to the Book of Remem-brance. The books will be available at Yom Kippur services.

High Holy Days 5775

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October Events

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Yom Kippur Helpers Needed

October 3 and 4 before and after services We need help,setting up on Friday Oct 3rd for Yom Kippur. We will be getting books out, sanctuary ready and getting social hall ready for Break the Fast for Sat following services. Will need help Sat Oct. 4th after services and Break the Fast. Please contact Karin Stolz if you can help.

Breaking the Fast Saturday, October 4, approx. 6PM Join the congregation following Yom Kippur services with a break the fast potluck. Any light food is okay. Email Leslie Bratschi and let he know what you are bringing.

Ritual Committee Meeting

Wednesday, October 8, 10:00AM

Come join in and be part of planning events coming up. Ritual committee is an impor-tant part of what goes on at Beit Haverim. Join the team of volunteers. Bring your thoughts and ideas. See you then! Karin

Sukkot Morning Service

Thursday, October 9, 10:00AM Join Rabbi Berg and Beit Haverim as we celebrate our first Sukkot morning service. The service will start at 10:00 am. (Weather permitting we will have the service in the Sukkah). The service will be followed by lunch and discussion. Please bring your own brown bag lunch. Dessert and beverages will be furnished. For information please email Sue Greenspan or Karin Stolz.

Bagels and Blox

Sunday, October 26, 3:00PM This fall, the Beit Haverim Religious School wel-comes 2, 3, and 4 year-olds and their parents to a celebration of Judaism through creative arts and play. Please come and join the fun! Our first Toddler program date is October 26th. This free, family program will be held on Sundays during the Hebrew school year from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. The Toddler program will be brimming with activities including Hebrew and English sing-a-longs with guitar accompaniment, storytelling, art activities, and more. You and your Toddler will experience firsthand the joys of learning about Jewish holidays and events in a delightful, memorable fashion. For more information about our programs, including our free Toddler program and our once per week K-7 religious and Hebrew school, please contact Heather Kirkbride.

Shabbat Service Birthday Blessings

Friday, October 12, 7:00PM All members who celebrate their birthday during the month are invited to come up to the bima to receive a birthday blessing. About a week before the service, you will re-ceive a reminder email inviting you and your family members to attend this service. If you don’t receive a reminder, or if we don’t include a family member who’s celebrating a birthday that month, please email the office to add that person to our list. .

October Events

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Portland Jewish Book Month Club

Joint program between Beit Haverim and Congregation Shir Tikvah

Sunday, November 16, 2:00PM Mittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

Join us for a joint program for Portland Jewish book Month "In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist" by Ruchama King Feuerman. The program will start with an introduction to Kabbalah by Rabbi Stone followed by a discussion of the book. “In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist” by Ruchama King Feuerman is described as… An eczema-riddled Lower East Side haberdasher, Isaac Markowitz, moves to Israel to repair his broken heart and becomes, much to his own surprise, the assistant to a fa-mous old rabbi who daily dispenses wisdom (and soup) to the troubled souls who wash up in his courtyard. It is there that he meets Mustafa, a devout Muslim, deformed at birth, who is a janitor who works on the Temple Mount. When Mustafa finds an an-cient shard of pottery that may date back to the first temple, he brings it to Isaac in friendship. That gesture sets in motion a series of events that puts Mustafa in mortal danger.

Community Events

Committee Updates

Blood Drive Wrap Up Beit Haverim held our 8th Red Cross Blood Drive on September 29th, collecting 18 units for those in need. Over the course of these 8 blood drives, thanks to our wonder-ful donors, we have collected 211 pints of blood! These donations help up to 633 pa-tients. Blood cannot be manufactured, it can only come from generous donors, so please continue to give.

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Clothing Drive to Benefit Clackamas County Clothes Closet Update from Karin Stolz

Wow! I feel privileged to be part of this organization. We collected even more clothing this fall than we did in the spring! We all will help school aged kids feel better about themselves by helping them dress in new clothes. Thank you, thank you! We will do another drive in the spring, so save up any clothes your kids or grandkids outgrow. I look for super bargains whenever I'm out shopping to donate. Thank You!

Volunteer Opportunity within the Religious School

We are in need of volunteers. YOU are very important to our program! The success of our religious education program depends on the dedicated individuals in our congrega-tion willing to share their time, talents and knowledge with our future, the children. We encourage all our members, as well as parents of children in our program to help. I am looking for members who would be willing to substitute in the classroom on Sun-days, help set up snacks on Sunday, and classroom aides for a second set of hands when needed. Please let Heather Kirkbride know if you are interested in these or the many other vol-unteer opportunities that are available.

Knitzvah! We are again knitting/crocheting hats, cowls, headbands and scarves for Lift Urban. They host a party every December for low income adults living in NW and Downtown Portland. This helps keep folks warm and it is often the only gift they receive all year. We have yarn at Beit Haverim that you can use. It is a basket in the fireside room. Last year we were able to give 47 items. It would be great to increase that number. Any questions, contact Karin Stolz. Thank you so much for being part of this worthwhile project.

Food Drive Ongoing until October 14th Please stop before you forget! Fill a bag or bags with non-perishable food to bring to services with you. The barrels are ready in the lobby and we are counting on you to over fill them. The Oregon Food Bank really needs help from all of us. On behalf of the Tikkun Olam committee, thank you for your help in feeding our neighbors.

August B’Nai Mitzvah Re-Cap

Abigail and Audrey Minch The voices of the nieces and nephews running through our home and the ebb and flow of fam-ily coming and going from the week leading up to the B’not Mitzvah is now a memory. As are the mundane details of party planning and shuffling the girls to religious school and Hebrew tutoring. What now remains is a large pile of “B’not Mitzvah” stuff for us to sort through and carefully find places for in our home. It’s the physical reminder of all the work that led up to the day that our daughters embarked on their adult responsibility of being Jewish. A month later, how do we know if “things” really resonated for them after the big day. There are the subtle hints that indeed “it worked” and that the girls have taken their lessons and responsi-bilities to heart. One of the first indicators was soon after Aug. 9th , we asked if they wanted to continue their advocacy work for horses. We’re pleased that indeed they continue to raise money and awareness. In fact, about two weeks ago a couple of gift checks arrived for the girls, and rather than depositing it to their own personal accounts they insisted on depositing the money into their fundraising account to sponsor rescued wild mustangs and abused do-mestic horses. As our family settled in for our first/last/and only excursion of the summer in Sun River, the girls reminded us that we needed to find matzah ball soup and challah for Shabbat Dinner in the rental. I can tell you after visiting 3 grocery stores, there was no challah in Bend, OR, and the dinner rolls reminded us to bring the bread maker next time! Sometimes, it’s the otherwise mundane things that provide these hints – like the girls choosing to wear a Star of David neck-lace to school. And so, the girls are back in school as 8th graders, and I look at the B’not Mitzah box that still needs sorting that I continue to trip over in my home office. It’s a constant reminder, as are our daughters, of Aug. 9th. It wasn’t merely the act of the girls standing on the bima reading He-brew, but rather the beauty of our congregation joining together to rejoice in the mitzvah. Sure, family traveled across country, and that itself is beyond special, but they are all settled back into their daily lives. What we are left with is our cherished Beit Haverim family who has been by our side through the shuffle of all it takes to raise Jewish children in a fast-paced world. May all of those ahead of us feel the same sense of family that we felt on August 9th at Beit Haverim. L’Shana Tova, Michelle and David Minch

Please continue to support Abigail and Audrey’s Mitzvah projects!

Sign Abigail and Audrey’s Petition to Stop the Wild Horse Roundups Follow Abigail and Audrey’s Mitzvah Project on Facebook

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B’Nai Mitzvah Re-Cap

Jacob Sherman

It was extremely joyous to witness Jacob carry out this long standing Jewish tradition of becoming a Bar Mitzvah “Son of the Commandment” . We literally watched him come of age on Saturday morning August 16th. Years of Hebrew study since the age of 9, along with commitment and tutoring during the last year from Sami Oberlander helped him reach this milestone. Jacob led Shab-bat service and had the honor of reading from the Torah in front of family and friends with poise and confidence. Most importantly was that this custom was able to be passed on to him as a 2nd gen-eration American as his maternal grandparents survived as Jews in Romania during the Holocaust. L’dor V’ dor, from generation to generation, it is truly a miracle. Jacob taught us many lessons on this day. During his D’var Torah he translated a message from his Torah Portion Eikev from the book of Deuteronomy into everyday life choosing to focus on having Gratitude. He also taught us that with hard work and determination you can achieve anything! Many thanks to the Beit Haverim Community and beyond for supporting Jacob and our family during this Simcha/happy occasion. Rita, Steven, Joshua and Jacob

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Edyn Pilkington

Edyn was called to the Torah on August 23, 2014. Edyn's life is full of dance and she embraces life to its fullest. Her Bat Mitzvah ceremony reflected this as she conducted the service with confidence and filled us with so much joy. There were many heartwarming songs reflecting her Torah portion and it was a service we will never forget. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on this special day.

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Jahleel Heath

Eggs for sale $3. Half of that money goes to-wards helping out foster kids. I am making bundles with blankets and teddy bears and pjs. If you would like to donate tell Kim Kent and she will collect money for me.

Bar Mitzvah Project

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Bat Mitzvah Project

High Holy Day Banner

Special thanks to Suzanne Causer who made the beautiful High Holy Day Banner. It was hanging during Rosh Hashanah for all to see. One one side it says, “On Rosh Hashanah it is written” and on the other side it reads, “On Yom Kippur it is sealed” (in the Book of Life).

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Mazel Tov to Stacy Epsteen, who was named volunteer of the quarter by the Oregon Food Bank for her work with the Nutrition Education Team. According to the Oregon Food Bank newsletter, “Stacy has gone above and beyond this last quarter. She has been enrolled in multiple Cooking Matters courses, came and helped out at OFB dur-ing our all staff meeting and is out in her local community organizing food drives and supporting the mission of the Oregon Food Bank wherever she goes. She has been such an inspiration to all of us. She is always willing and eager to help and is always in the best spirits when doing so!” Stacy noted, “The Nutrition Education Program is a direct service program that pro-vides tools that the participants can use immediately. And it is done in a way that is re-spectful of their individual life skills, their ethnicity, and their dignity. … When there is an organization with such a significant mission as the Oregon Food Bank, I believe that one basic truth is that the volunteer experience is then a reminder of gratitude in our personal lives.” Join Stacy in supporting the Oregon Food Bank and be sure to contribute food dona-tions to the barrels currently in the lobby of LOUCC during High Holy Days.

Photo: Courtesy of the Oregon Food Bank (Stacy in the middle).

Community News and Notables Help us share community news and notables. We'll include community members' simchas and acknowledgments of life event struggles and condolences. Let us know if you received an award/honor, earned a promotion, welcomed a new addition to your family, celebrated a special anniversary or occasion, are mourning a special person or healing from an illness or surgery. Email Gabrielle Williams (photos welcome) or call the office at 503-568-1241. We hope to hear from you!

Simchas

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Save the Date B’nai Mitzvah January 10, 2015 Natalie Goldberg April 18, 2015 Caden Ellertson April 25, 2015 Matigan Williams June 20, 2015 Zack Friedman August 29, 2015 Gabriel Horwitz

Donations help your Beit Haverim Community Thrive! Donations to Beit Haverim can be made in honor of a loved one's simcha (special oc-casion), in memory of a loved one, or "just because." Click here to make your on line donation! Thank you!

Ladies’ Night Due to a very busy September, there will no Ladies' Night Out this month. Our monthly potluck dinners will resume in November. If you would like to host a Ladies' Night Out, please contact Sue Greenspan.

In the Beit Haverim Community

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Yarzheits

Irene Lew October 1

Mother of Francia Trosty

Mollie Spiegel October 5

Mother of Suzanne Greenspan

Herta Litowitz October 12

Grandmother of Alan Cohen

Adam Diller October 12

Father of Paul Diller

Mary Petersen October 12

Mother of Constance Dorreman

Harry Greenspan October 13

Grandfather of Daniel Greenspan

Bonnie Hamilton October 19

Mother of Deanna Wiegler

Eva Shenkar October 20

Maternal Grandmother of Dana & Todd

Scheele

Michael Schafir October 29

Father of Karoline Brock

Bernard Reinshriber October 31

Anniversaries

Alan S & Gail Feinstein October 9

Glen Friedman &

Cynthia Hoover October 13

Michael & Victoria Prozan October 14

Louis & Jamie Macovsky October 15

Brian & Ilana Schwartz October 25

Ronald & Francia Trosty October 30

Birthdays

Audrey Hauck October 3

Alan Feinstein October 4

Stacy Epsteen October 5

Eric Feinstein October 7

Rita Sherman October 8

Larry Sykes October 8

Mitch Brock October 9

Talia Schwartz October 9

Brenner Spear October 9

Michele Beyer October 10

NayNay Taylor October 11

Jeff Greenspan October 14

Michelle Minch October 16

Janet Sahni October 16

Mark McMullen October 17

Zachary Rabiroff October 17

Wenyi Jia October 18

Kevin James Landskroner October 18

Susan Gray October 21

Daniel Walsh October 21

Tom Brady October 21

Victor Hunter-Bernstein October 23

Cynthia Hoover October 29

Jonathan Deasis October 31

Jamie Macovsky October 31

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