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Volume 11 Issue 6June 2018 18 Sivan - 17 Tammuz 5778CONGREGATION OF MOSES • Kalamazoo, Michigan

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The following is an excerpt from an article on kveller.com, by Emily Aronoff Teck, sent to us by a CoM member.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and bet that, whenever you were most recently at synagogue, you witnessed someone shushing, eye-rolling, audible sighing, or glaring at another person during services.

And if you have small kids, I’m going to take this a step further and bet that this behavior was directed at you or your offspring.

Shushing isn’t kind and it isn’t respectful. And the consequences can be dire. It seems to me that most of the people doing the shushing hardly think about the choice that they are making — but I can confidently assert that the ones being shushed are deeply affected by these expressions. Such behaviors are negatively impacting Jewish continuity — and, yes, it is a big deal.

I just finished an enormous research project about engaging families with young children through Shabbat services. I was startled by how many synagogue leaders are investing time and money in order to attract young families — and then these families are alienated by members of the community.

In interviews, I heard about how it was the seemingly small details that dictate a family’s decision to participate. For example, a stool in the bathroom, so children could reach the sink, was an authentic signal that the community recognizes and accommodates the needs of young children. A shush from a congregant when a child whispered too loudly at services, however, felt like a harsh judgement — and, ultimately, an indication to a family that their presence was not warmly welcomed.

Too many people are being turned off to synagogue life because a vocal minority of members are (unintentionally, I think) sending a message that they are unwelcome.

Welcoming others, along with the noises they may make, is an easy call to action. There is no money required, no board approval to petition. All you have to do is stop with any and all attempts to control other people’s behavior in synagogue that are anything less than entirely respectful, kind and supportive.

Do it because you can remember a time when you were a vulnerable member of the community and didn’t perfectly align with the expectations of the others.

Do it because the Torah teaches us to “love your neighbor as yourself.”

Do it because the Talmud says, “all of Israel is responsible for one another.”

Seriously, Stop with the Shushing!

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSalways welcomes comments from CoM congregants and invites you to attend its regular board meetings, held the first Tuesday of each month. Minutes of the previous month’s board meeting are available upon request from the Board Secretary.

Executive CommitteePresident Michelle Angel (269) 321-9090 [email protected] Vice-President Brad Hershbein (617) 967-3093 [email protected] Vice-President Maxine Berke (978) 761-8212 [email protected] Stephen Grode (269) 598-1465 [email protected] Diane Fogel [email protected] Past President Beth Grode [email protected] President Tema Lando [email protected]

Synagogue Staff

Rabbi Harvey Spivak [email protected]

Religious School Director Nora Chaus [email protected]

Office Manager Shirley Mengel [email protected]

Building Manager Rod Anderson [email protected]

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The CoM bulletin is published monthly by the Congregation of Moses for the benefit of its members. The deadline for submitting articles, photos and ads is the 18th of each month, for publication the following month. Please send submissions to both the editor, at [email protected] and assistant editor, at [email protected].

CoM CommitteesExecutive Committee Brad Hershbein, VP [email protected]

Archives Art Feinberg [email protected]

Cemetery Bruce Minsley [email protected]

Communications Brad Kennedy [email protected]

Etz Chaim Ken Goodman [email protected]

Facilities Operating Committee Bruce Stein [email protected]

Finance Art Feinberg [email protected]

Governance Beth Grode [email protected]

Kitchen Joanne Simon [email protected] Gail Brot [email protected]

Membership

Outreach/Social Action Judy Davis-Rosenthal [email protected]

Religious Activities Brad Hershbein [email protected] Saraphoena Koffron [email protected]

Social Committee/Adult Education

Synagogue Connection RaeLee Howard [email protected]

Israel Affairs Committee Nomi-Kluger-Nash [email protected]

Colef Tzedakah Committee Carolyn Kennedy [email protected]

Do it because babies are adorable, and you want them to return because your synagogue can’t sustain itself financially unless it attracts new members.

Go ahead and choose one of these reasons, or find another that resonates more. But whatever you do, motivate yourself to show respect and kindness, even in moments of distraction or frustration.

Emily Aronoff Teck, Ed.D. is a progressive educator who seeks to increase and improve the ways that the Jewish community invites young children and families to explore, discover and celebrate joyful Judaism.

Shabbat scheduleFRIDAY June 1 7:00 p.m. Stella Amy Bat Mitzvah Announcements: Amy Family SATURDAY June 2 9:30 a.m. Stella Amy Bat Mitzvah Torah: Numbers 9:15-10:34 Rabbi Spivak Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 Stella Amy Announcements: Michelle Angel FRIDAY June 8 7:30 p.m. Board Installation Announcements: Shirley Wise SATURDAY June 9 9:30 a.m. Torah: Numbers 14:8-15:7 Judah Ari-Gur Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-2:24 Bruce Stein Announcements: Tamara Norman

FRIDAY June 15 7:30 p.m. Announcements: Brad Kennedy

SATURDAY June 16 9:30 a.m. Torah: Numbers 16:20-17:24 Al Rosenthal Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 Phil Horwich Announcements: Joe Hirschfield

FRIDAY June 22 7:30 p.m. Announcements: Alice Koss SATURDAY June 23 9:30 a.m. Torah: Numbers 20:1-21:10 Judah Ari-Gur Haftarah: Judges 11:1-11:33 Judah Ari-Gur Announcements:

FRIDAY June 29 7:30 p.m. Announcements: Lowell Seyburn SATURDAY June 30 9:30 a.m. Torah: Numbers 22:39-23:26 Earl Norman Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 Earl Norman Announcements: Mike Tenenbaum

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Bracha for candle lighting

Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech

haolam asher kideshanu bemitsvotav

vetzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat.

June 1 9:12 p.m.June 8 9:17 p.m.June 15 9:20 p.m.June 22 9:22 p.m.June 29 9:22 p.m.

Shabbat candle lighting timesVOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO CHANT TORAH AND HAFTARAH.

June 2018

1Stella AmyBat Mitzvah @CoM;Jackie Odza Bat Mitzvah@TBI

2Stella AmyBat Mitzvah @CoM;Jackie Odza Bat Mitzvah@TBI

3Vegan 101 withHillary Rettig, Youth Lounge, 11:00 am

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6 7 8Installation ShabbatService, 6:30 pm

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10Unveiling for Evelyn PrywellerMaurer, at Riverside Cem-etery, 11:00 am

11 12Synagogue JointBoard Mtg., 7:30 pm

13 14 15Sisterhood lunch12:00, Martell’s

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17 18Camp Keshet;Hadassah BookClub 7:30 pm;Bulletin deadline 8:00 pm

19Camp Keshet; Executive Committee Mtg, 7:00 pm

20Camp Keshet;MemberCommunity Dinner &Town Hall Mtg.@CoM, 6 pm

21Camp Keshet

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26Camp Keshet

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3Camp Keshet;Board Meeting, 7:30 pm

4Synagogue office closed

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June 1, 2 (19 Sivan – 25 Sivan)

Ida Becker* Norman D. Bowman* Samuel Joshua Felix

Sylvia Goldman* Moses J. Graff* Murray S. Gubin*

Zelda Handelsman* Norman Kirschner Jack Levene*

Hilde M. Nadelman* Louis Rose Samuel Schensul*

Morris Stulberg Morris Willage* Marilyn Zheutlin

June 8, 9 (26 Sivan – 2 Tammuz)

Ruthe Bernard* Herman Davidoff* Recia Deutsch

Dorotha L. Goldstein* Pauline Grekin Sadie Hyman*

Louis Levene* Thelma Lipsitt Yaffa Sasson

Sidney Seyburn* Gertrude Braufman Stein* Alfred R. Thea*

Sara Lee Weisman

June 15, 16 (3 Tammuz – 9 Tammuz)

Arthur Paul Felix Izidor Freiwald* Bernice Friedman*

Pauline Kushner* Miriam Roodin* Sadye Rosenbaum*

Gloria Stein Paula Strauss* Siegfried Strauss*


Marsha Abrams Siegfried Baum* David Block

Betty Krohngold Bernard Kurlan* Meyer H. Lebowitz*

Louis Loeser* Edward Okun* Sara Rose*

Betty Ruden Leah Schensul* Dorothy B. Slavin*

Ruth Sofen* Elmer Steinberg* Edith Stenesh


Norman Brickman* Eugene Colef* Esidore H. Graff*

Robert Grekin* Pearl Heytow Israel Israelson*

Harry C. Kaufman* Louis E. Koss* Herman Benjamin Lando*

Charles Marks* Sophie Miller* Irving Schensul*

Helen Tenenbaum

* Denotes a memorial plaque in the synagogue

YAHRZEITS

GENERAL FUND Mazel Tov to Rachel Snyder on her Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Stella Amy on her Bat Mitzvah. Condolences to Rachel Inselberg and family on the passing of Edgar Inselberg. Shirley Wise, Joanne & Mike Simon, Tamara & Earl Norman, Men’s Club, Emily Freed & Brad Hershbein, Liz & Don Thall, Diane & Harvey Fogel, Cindy & Larry Beer, Wilma Kahn & Phil Horwich, Pnina & Judah Ari-Gur, Judy Davis & Al Rosenthal, Beth & Stephen Grode

Condolences to Tamara Norman and family on the passing of her cousin, Lisa Resnick. Judy Davis & Al Rosenthal, Beth & Stephen Grode, Pnina & Judah Ari-Gur, Liz & Don Thall, Diane & Harvey Fogel, Shirley Wise, Joanne & Mike Simon, Cindy & Larry Beer, Wilma Kahn & Phil Horwich, Men’s Club, Emily Freed & Brad Hershbein

Condolences to Tamara Norman and Family on the passing of her mother, Rose Schanwald. Babette & Mark Daskin, Gayle & Barry Shapiro, Jan & Brian Ehannon, Merle Tovian & Family

BUILDING FUND Mazel Tov to Rachel Snyder on her Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Stella Amy on her Bat Mitzvah. Condolences to Rachel Inselberg and family on the passing of Edgar Inselberg. Condolences to Tamara Norman and family on the passing of her cousin, Lisa Resnick. Sallie & Ken Goodman, Valerie & Ken Eisenberg, Maxine & Neal Berke

Happy Birthday Wishes to Tamara and Earl Norman. Maxine & Neal Berke

Congratulations to Rabbi and Natalie Spivak on the engagement of their daughter, Elana to Bryan. Joshua and Pamela Weiner, Shirley Grekin

In loving memory of my mother, Diana Zheutlin. Shirley Grekin

In loving memory of my father, Jack Levene. Rae Lee Howard

CONDOLENCES TO OUR FRIENDS Rachel Inselberg and family on the passing of Edgar Inselberg Tamara Norman and family on the passing of her cousin, Lisa Resnick

MAZEL TOV TO Rachel Snyder on her Bat Mitzvah Stella Amy on her Bat Mitzvah

Donations have been made to the following tzedaka funds

Mishpacha

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In loving memory of our father, David Rose and brother, Louis Rose. Jackie Rosenberg & Susan Rose

MARVIN AND ROSALIE OKUN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Mazel Tov to Rachel Snyder on her Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Stella Amy on her Bat Mitzvah. Condolences to Rachel Inselberg and family on the passing of Edgar Inselberg. Condolences to Tamara Norman and family on the passing of her cousin, Lisa Resnick. Judy & Lowell Seyburn, The Fischell Family

HERMAN AND ROSE FISHER LIBRARY FUND Mazel Tov to Rachel Snyder on her Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Stella Amy on her Bat Mitzvah. Condolences to Rachel Inselberg and family on the passing of Edgar Inselberg. Condolences to Tamara Norman and family on the passing of her cousin, Lisa Resnick.

Marilyn & Art Feinberg

JOYCE AND MORTON FISHER KITCHEN/KIDDUSH/ONEG FUND Mazel Tov to Rachel Snyder on her Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Stella Amy on her Bat Mitzvah. Condolences to Rachel Inselberg and family on the passing of Edgar Inselberg. Condolences to Tamara Norman and family on the passing of her cousin, Lisa Resnick. Michelle & Alan Angel

In honor of Rabbi and Natalie Spivak’s 30th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations to Rabbi and Natalie Spivak on the engagement of their daughter, Elana to Bryan. Condolences to Tamara & Earl Norman on the passing of Tamara’s mother, Rose Schanwald. Fran Raffel

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In loving memory of my aunt Mina Seidler for her life-saving actions on my behalf. In loving memory of my aunt Regina Blum. Alfred Blum

In loving memory of my mother, Jean Grossman. Leonard Lebowitz HARRY AND LILLIAN SOFEN LEARNING CENTER FUND In loving memory of my brother, Ronn Sofen. Nancy Zarnow

I would like to thank everyone who made contributions wishing me well during my recent illness. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. ~ Miriam Brot

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to synagogue funds to wish me a r’fuah shilema. Your caring is most appreciated. ~ Judy Davis-Rosenthal

Please join the family of Marc Amy and Sara Amy for their daughter Stella's Bat MitzvahFriday, June 1 at 7:00 pm with an Oneg Shabbat to

follow and Saturday morning, June 2 at 9:30 am with

Kiddush luncheon to follow.

Heads up, High School Juniors!If your parents are members of the Congregation of Moses, we invite you to apply for the Andrew Levene Scholarship.

If you would like an application, please call the synagogue office at 342-5463.

Applications must be turned in to the synagogue office by July 20, 2018.

SPRING

the earth

in flowers~ Emerson

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Get everything you need for this year’s garden by purchasing “Wenke Bucks” from the Congregation of Moses.

Buy in increments of $10, and use them anytime before June 30 at Wenke Greenhouses, on Sprinkle Rd and Market St.

Flowers. Vegetables. Tools. Supplies. Decor.

The CongThe Congregation will make $2.00 on each $10.00 you purchase.

To buy your Wenke Bucks, contact Shirley Mengel in the CoM office, at 342-5463 or by email at [email protected]

Purchase Wenke Bucks by June 12.

Spring is here! Get Wenke Bucks and get busy in the garden!

Ask Wenke’s about Senior Discount Days!

JUNE CELEBRATIONS

BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES

The Congregation of Moses wishes mazel tov and yom huledet sameach to our members who are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays this month. If you would like to be included in our monthly recognition of birthdays and anniversaries, please contact Joanne Simon at 324-6054 or [email protected].

6/2 Ken Goodman 6/4 RosaLynn Pollens 6/7 Don Thall 6/7 Hannah Green 6/11 Chelsea Angel 6/12 Stacey Rocklin 6/12 Dona Icabone Satir 6/14 Evan Fischel 6/14 Jonathan Fischel 6/15 Larry Beer 6/15 Alfred Blum 6/16 Marvin Berkowitz 6/23 Alyssa Beer 6/25 Arlen Rubin 6/28 Phillip Horwich 6/28 Sandra Snyder 6/29 Natalie Spivak 6/30 Rabbi Harvey Spivak

6/5 Paula & Rabbi Jeremy Szczepanski 6/12 Judy Davis and Al Rosenthal 6/13 Janet Heller & Michael Krischer 6/15 Tema & Robert Lando 6/20 Joanne & Michael Simon 6/20 Shirley & Pete Mengel 6/21 Tamara & Earl Norman 6/29 Genia & Moritz Angel

Dedicated gardeners Sallie Goodman, Tamara Norman and Diane Fogel spent four hours in early May cleaning up the gardens at CoM. They trimmed hydrangeas, weeded flower beds, trimmed the spirea bushes, raked leaves and cut back the tall grass at the front of the building. These efforts were in preparation for planting Good Neighbor Day flowers from Wenke Greenhouses.

The CoM gardening crew again leapt into action to plant the donated flowers from Wenke’s on May 25. Sara Amy, Rae Lee Howard and team members Judy Seyburn and Diane Fogel participated. Sara and Rae Lee joined the team to contribute their efforts in preparation for Stella Amy’s Bat Mitzvah.

We planted flowers around the sign in front of the building and the cement planter. Pots of flowers were added to Shirley’s Garden and the welcoming big blue planters at the entrance were enhanced with orange sun-loving impatiens.

Thank you to Rod for getting our materials ready and for an unexpected run to the hardware store for more potting soil. Thank you to garden chairperson, Diane Fogel, for organizing the team.

Be prepared to be dazzled!

Garden Clean Up and Planting Crew Strikes Again!

Marvin & Rosalie OkunK A L A M A Z O O C O M M U N I T Y

Jewish School

The Marvin and Rosalie Okun Kalamazoo Community Jewish School is pleased to announce that Nora Chaus has accepted the position of director for the 2018-19 school year, effective immediately. Nora has worked in the combined school since it was established two years ago.

Please welcome her into this new role!

PAUL F. DAVIDOFFATTORNEY AT LAW

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KALAMAZOO, MI 49005-1066

Telephone: (269) 388-2100 Fax: (269) 388-5454e-mail: [email protected]

For more information, please call our office at (269)372-4140 or visit childandfamilypsych.com.

Director: Larry Beer, Ed.D.

We offer professional counseling services for adults, teens, children, couples and families in a caring, comfortable setting.

• individual, family, couples and group counseling• psychological testing • substance abuse evaluations• more than 40 licensed psychologists and social workers in Kalamazoo and Portage offices • most insurances accepted

Sisterhood EventsFriday, June 15 at 12 p.m.—Sisterhood Luncheon at Martell’s Italian Restaurant, 3501 Greenleaf Blvd., in Parkview Hills. For reservations, please e-mail Maxine Berke at [email protected] or Emily Hoffman at [email protected]

Gift Shop: The Sisterhood Gift Shop is open during the summer by appointment. The shop stocks wedding gifts, jewelry, books, Judaica for Hannukah, Rosh Hashanah, Passover etc. Please phone Candi Levene for more information at 345-5412.

Thank you to Michelle Angel and Brad Kennedy for their assistance with three Adult Education events in March and May. These events included Dylan Vandenberg’s presentation about synagogue security, Tom Dietz’s talk about the history of Kalamazoo area street names, and Jamie Blake’s workshop on self-defense.

If you have ideas for interesting future Adult Education programs, please contact Janet Heller at [email protected].

Adult Education at CoM

Hadassah NewsWHO Director Praises Hadassah Medical CenterWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Israel over the weekend for a surprise visit and toured Hadassah Medical Center’s Ein Kerem campus.

Together with Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Ghebreyesus toured the hospital’s pediatric hemato-oncology ward, speaking with parents, patients, the medical staff, nurses, and social workers, who told him about the challenges they face.

Summarizing his visit, Ghebreyesus said, “I am amazed by the level of dedication and the staff ’s impressive devotion to the patients, as well as by the continuous thought which goes into treatment. [The thought is] not just about the sick children, but also about their families. I am impressed by the level of involvement of every staff member in the patients’ treatment. Hadassah is proof that medical treatment creates a bridge between people and a center of hope,” he said.

Full Circle Campaign: 360 Degrees of HealingPlans are underway to completely reimagine and renovate the iconic Round Building at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, ensuring HMO’s place as a world-renowned health care leader and global destination for advanced care, continued innovation and cutting-edge research.

Bringing Lifesaving Spinal Surgery to EthiopiaA team of Hadassah Medical Organization doctors embarked on a groundbreaking humanitarian effort: bringing complex spinal surgery procedures to Ethiopia for the first time. During their medical mission to the northern Ethiopian city of Mekelle, they performed several lifesaving spinal surgeries. “These cases were so bad that if we wouldn’t have operated on these children, at least half of them would be dead by next year,” reported HMO spinal surgeon Dr. Josh Schroeder.

K tchen KvellersWe are taking a short breather from reviewing how/why of the Mitbach (Kitchen) policies. Our chat this month is focusing on other ways you can support the Mitbach.

Thank you to Rabbi Szczepanski for conducting the first segment of the Mashgiach class on kashrut. Two more segments will follow: 1. Mashgichim at CoM 2. Health and Safety in the CoM Mitbach.

Please stay tuned for class times and other details.

As Rabbi Szczepanski mentioned, keeping kosher and following some particular food safety protocols are great for a personal home kitchen. However, a kitchen that serves the public in any way needs to follow strict mandates regarding food safety standards.

Our CoM kitchen is a sacred place where both kashrut and food safety standards are maintained. Your kitchen co-chairs have been charged with ensuring all users will become familiar with and follow these standards.

Operation Sparkle, our kitchen cleanup event, will be scheduled for a time this summer to address the steam table hallway areas and the pan storage closet.

As our CoM kitchen storage space is extremely limited, before dropping off or storing surplus napkins/cutlery/cups, please consult the kitchen co-chairs. They will advise where to leave the donation.

Please consider making a financial donation to the Kitchen/Kiddush/Oneg Fund to provide revenue to purchase needed items. We appreciate your generosity to CoM’s sacred space.

Consider sponsoring a Kiddush:

• The regular Kiddush consists of challah, herring, gefilte fish, cookies, juice, wine, schnapps and tea. If there are yummy “surprises” to be found in the refrigerator, these are offered also. Cost is $50, with the hosts acknowledged from the Bima. No prior announcement is made.

• An enhanced Kiddush would include all of the above with the addition of cottage cheese, fruit, egg salad, bagels and shmears. Cost is $150, with the hosts acknowledged from the Bima. No prior announcement is made.

The Committee is willing to shop and prepare with at least a week’s notice. This assumes the regular attendees, 20-25 people, would partake. This is not to be construed as a catered event, whereby additional people would be invited to celebrate a Simcha.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please ask. Let’s work together on finding solutions. Thank you - Gail Brot and Joanne Simon, your Kitchen Co-Chairs, [email protected]

Food and Toiletries CollectionTo help the poor and hungry, Judaism places great importance on the giving of charity. The Hebrew word for charity (tzedakah) literally means justice. In the Jewish tradition, tzedakah is not an act of condescension from one person to another who is in need. It is the fulfillment of a mitzvah, a commandment to a fellow human being who has equal status before God.

Although Jewish tradition recognizes that the sharing of our resources is also an act of love - as the Torah states, "Love thy neighbor as thyself" (Lev.19:18), it emphasizes that this act of sharing is an act of justice. This is to teach us that people who are in need are entitled to our love and concern. They too are human beings created in the Divine image; they too have a place and a purpose within God's creation.

Toiletries and non-perishable dry groceries (no glass containers please) are donated to Loaves and Fishes, Ministry with Community, or Portage Community Outreach Center (PCOC) food pantry, and the YWCA.

There is a new collection box in the synagogue lobby. We are looking for a young family with children to take on the responsibility of delivering the collected items to the appropriate agency. This is a great opportunity for our children to learn about the Jewish concepts of tzedakah, mitzvoth, and justice.

If your family can help by delivering collected items monthly, please contact: Tamara Norman ([email protected]) or Michelle Angel ([email protected]).

Recommended grocery items include canned beans, canned tuna, canned or boxed soups, canned fruits (low sugar) and vegetables (low sodium), bagged or boxed rice, whole grain pasta, cooking oil, cereals, healthy snacks with

low sugar and low sodium—granola bars, fruit snacks and trail mix.

Toiletries and self-care items include bar soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, body lotion, combs and hairbrushes.

We no longer collect eyeglasses. Please bring eyeglasses directly to an Rx Optical store or the Oshtemo Library.

Todah rabah!

Shop to Help Your Synagogue.

Shopping at Reaps Big Rewards!As of February 9, 2018 we have collected $41,000 in receipts. We are nearly 30% of the way toward our goal of $150,000 when we can earn $1,000!

So remember to shop at D&W, save your receipts and place them in the collection envelope outside the CoM office door. Your Starbucks receipt at D&W counts! Thanks for your support!

By clipping those 10¢ coupons from selected groceries, we are helping support the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Kalamazoo Community Jewish School.

Look for them on products from Reynolds, Green Giant, Annie’s, General Mills cereals, Nature Valley, Mott’s, Land O’Lakes, Go-Gurt, Yoplait, Ziploc, Hefty, Betty Crocker, Cascadian Farms, Kleenex, Scott’s, Old El Paso, Progresso, Lysol, Fiber One and Larabar.

Box Tops for Education

Go to smile.amazon.com to set up your special account, and choose the Congregation of Moses to receive the benefit of your purchases. Then, remember to use it whenever you shop at Amazon.

Meijer, Walgreens, Target, Menards, Lowe’s, Celebration Cinema, Macy’s, Amazon, Biggby Coffee, Bed Bath and Beyond are just a few of the gift cards available.

Stop in the office from 7:30-11:30 a.m. to purchase gift cards, or call us and we can mail them to you. The Congregation of Moses can earn from 2-15% of your total purchase price. Thank you.

Goal - $150,000

Almost there

Doing great

$41,000 raised

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