koleinu b’nai tikvah · with you, as well as help your b’nai tikvah family continue to enjoy...

David Grossman Loel Weiss Rabbi Rabbi Emeritus

Our Fresh, New Voice

KOLEINU B’nai Tikvah

South Area Jewish Congregation

www.BnaiTikvahMA.org

1301 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021

Adar I - Adar II (It’s a Jewish leap year) March 2019

Tuesday Fun

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No Free Lunch

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School Info 9

Lego Pictures

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Social Action

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Mitzvah Day 11

Ritually Speaking

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House Report

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SH News & Pictures

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Passover Seder

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Cooking & Pictures

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Membership News

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BH News 18

Bob Ryan New Date

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Yom Hashoah

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Strategy Report

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Points of interest inside:

Daylight savings time begins March 10.

Spring forward 1 hour when you go to bed Saturday, March 9th.

2 Koleinu March 2019

Office Hours 781-828-5250

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am-2 pm

Tuesday 9 am—5:30 pm, Friday 9 am - 1 pm

Executive Director/Director Congregational Learning:

Melissa Rudman

Office Personnel: Donna Blumenthal & Laurie Schertzer,

Office Manager: Elissa Gordon, Bookkeeper: Harvey Weisthal

Executive Committee President Sam Evans

VP of Strategy & Communications Andrew Baizen

VP of Education Melanie Greitzer

VP of Community Natalie Weinberg

Treasurer Andrew Azer

Secretary Janice Halpern

House Steve Bernstein

Past President Marc Silver

Planning/Strategy Debbie Gladstone

Ritual Dena Kaufman & Ellie Sirk

Communication Adrienne Jacobson

Board of Directors Parliamentarian Wayne Gray

Membership Faye Sienkiewicz

Fundraising Cindy Lurie

Youth Sari Epstein

Adult Education Robin Zoll

School Committee Rebecca Baizen & Karen Reiser

Social Action Ann Hartstein

Brotherhood Harvey Levine & Marshall Silberberg

Sisterhood Jane Silver

At-Large Myriam Azer

At-Large Melissa Charnitsky

At-Large Buddy Promisel

At-Large David Wolicki

Other Committees Bulletin Jodi Rome-Avrus

Israel Affairs Stan Zoll

Judaic Gift Shop Heidi Wortzman

Library Harriet Lavine, Wendy Lustbader, & Stan Zoll

Scrip Janet Silberberg

Special Gifts Phyllis Moore

The weekly kiddush lunch at B’nai

Tikvah is an important part of our

community. It is a time to visit and

catch up with friends. For many in our

community it is the highlight of the

week. We have been fortunate that we

have been able to provide a full lunch

each week. These weekly luncheons

cost the temple $20,000 or more each

year.

One way we can ensure that this wonderful tradition of

providing lunch each week is able to continue is

through sponsorship. Sponsor for a birthday (we all

have them), anniversary, or other special occasion.

This is a wonderful way for the community to celebrate

with you, as well as help your B’nai Tikvah family

continue to enjoy the weekly luncheons.

If every family sponsored once a year we will be able

to keep this amazing tradition going strong. If you

have any questions or would like to sponsor please call

the temple office 781-828-5250. Hope the office phone

will be ringing off the hook.

Note from Melissa Rudman,

Executive Director [email protected]

The Senior lunch program is held every

Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, now at the Fireman

Community Living Center. Come early to renew old

friendships and enjoy a lunch at 12:00 pm. If you are not on

the program already, please visit Elaine Matisoff at the front

desk to fill out a very quick application. A $3.00 donation is

appreciated.

Please call South Shore Elder Services at

781-848-3910 X415. You do not have to

be a temple member to enjoy this program.

March 2019 Koleinu 3

KOLEINU sponsored by

Family of Stacey Green In honor of Stacey chanting Torah in memory

of her father, Peter Green.

Love, Mom, Jodi, Jason, Karli, and Kamryn

Faye Solup and Family, with much love, Thank you to our Temple Community and

friends, Brotherhood and Sisterhood for your

out pouring of kindness, support, donations

and just being there for us. We as a family

want to again, thank you for all your warm

wishes on the loss of my husband, best

friend, father and brother-in-law. We lost a

wonderful caring person.

He will always be in our hearts.

Audrey Beerman, daughter of Natalie and

Harvey Shore both of blessed memory.

Thank you to everyone for being with us in

our happiest moments and also on our

darkest days. My parents made clear the

importance of building community and I will

be grateful to my Temple Beth Am / B'nai

Tikvah family forever.

Thank you all so much!

Marshall Silberberg

Thank you to everyone for your well wishes,

cards, and donations to help me celebrate

my 75th Birthday.

Gene Avrus

My thanks and gratitude goes out to the B’nai

Tikvah community for your outpouring of

condolences, good wishes, donations, and

friendship on the loss of my sister

Marcia. Special thanks also to Rabbi

Grossman for his invaluable help getting me

in touch with someone in New York to help

with arrangements.

Our Condolences

Natalie Shore

Beloved congregant of B'nai Tikvah, wife of the the

late Harvey Shore z"l, mother of Audrey & Hal

Beerman, and treasured grandma of Ari Beerman.

Pearl Saperia

Beloved sister of Ed and Adrienne Misiph.

Helen Elsner

Beloved wife of Herbert Elsner, mother of Mark &

Marcia Elsner, Susan & Barry Lit and Sharon & Jeffrey

Kolikof. Cherished grandmother and great-

grandother to many.

Kenneth John Rome

Beloved father of Jodi Rome-Avrus, father-in-law of

Gene Avrus, and PopPop (grandfather) of David

Avrus.

Edward Rosengard

Beloved brother of Judy and Ed Freedman.

A Novel Group

March 18: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Hosted by Sherri Lewis at B’nai Tikvah

April 15: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

Hosted by Laina Levine at B’nai Tikvah

May 20: The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos

Hosted by Paula Atkins at B’nai Tikvah

June 17: Dinner

For details and more information, contact Harriet Lavine at

[email protected]

New Members are ALWAYS Welcome!


There are certainly more than enough

glimpses of that “angry and vengeful

God” that so many people

stereotypically associate with the God

of the Torah. But our recent reading of

the Ten Commandments and of

mishpatim suggests a much more

complex, nuanced God who can certainly punish

transgressors but who also cares about the sick, the

needy, and the weak. This is the God who looks for

chesed, acts of charity and lovingkindness. “I will,” He

tells us, “pay heed” to the one who cries out because “I

am compassionate.”

When I think of this compassionate God, I think

particularly of the mitzvah of returning a cloak before

sunset to the needy man. It would be wrong for me to

go to sleep in the cloak of another, a cloak that should

cover the man who needs it. We are also instructed to

let the poor eat from our fields, not to perjure ourselves

or take a bribe so as to undermine justice for those who

are weaker, and to consider the needs of strangers, for

we “were once strangers in Egypt.”

It’s interesting that these mitzvot are commanded of us.

In some ways, those commandments resemble American

law, where to bribe an official or to perjure oneself is a

punishable offense. But so many of these mitzvot

instruct us to go beyond the law, beyond the minimum

of rights and duties and to focus instead on compassion

and care, much as Hashem cares for us. No law would

A Lesson from Rabbi Grossman [email protected]

punish us for not returning a cloak that had been

given to us to pay back a debt. Similarly, there is no

crime in not feeding the hungry or clothing the needy.

But for Jews these laws are just as strict and just as

binding as “thou shalt not kill.” We don’t rank these

mitzvot because we must strive in every aspect of our

lives to live up to these high standards. As the Rabbis

have taught us, no one of the 613 mitzvot takes

priority over any other.

Judaism is both demanding and loving. It demands

that we love through our deeds and our words. It

does not stop at the negative—don’t steal, don’t kill,

don’t covet—but goes far beyond that to consider the

needs of others and our relationships with them.

Judaism sets a very high bar to which we must all

aspire.

Wishing everyone a joyous and freilach Purim!


Words From Our Temple President Sam Evans [email protected]

One of the constant struggles we

have in Conservative Judaism—or

any organized Judaism, really—is

convincing the unaffiliated that

there’s value in joining our

congregation rather than going it

alone. In today’s digital world, and

especially around Boston where there

are so many learned people and teachers, there are

many functions of a traditional temple/religious school

that someone determined not to join a congregation can

find on their own. However, as we’ve been emphasizing

in our internal strategizing and outreach for a while, the

one thing you cannot replicate on your own is the

community you belong to when you become a member.

That “community” can manifest itself in many ways, as

I’m sure most if not all of you can attest to: Some of

those community benefits include: pastoral visits;

minyan when you need to say kaddish (only in the

fullness of time, G-d willing); lots of voices singing the

prayers with you at services (one of my personal

favorites); and a Sisterhood and Brotherhood. It’s these

last two that I want to elaborate upon briefly (I promise).

Having a thriving Sisterhood and Brotherhood in the

building (and beyond) is a pleasant reminder to me of

why a congregational community is a good thing. While

you technically don’t have to be a member of B’nai

Tikvah to belong to Brotherhood or Sisterhood, the

benefits these two groups bring to B’nai Tikvah members

who do belong are plentiful. Besides the big events such

‘Hoods Doing Good

as the recent Family Feud (jointly hosted by both

groups) and the upcoming Bob Ryan speaker night

from the Brotherhood (moved to April 2), Sisterhood is

running “Tuesday is Fun Day” from 1-3:30 on (can you

guess?) Tuesdays, Brotherhood offers scholarships for

religious education, Jewish camps and travel, and USY,

and both groups will host Saturday morning services

on April 6.

But these are just (some of) the official events. Harvey

Levine and Marshall Silberberg donned aprons and

served kugels at the kiddush for one of the rabbinical

candidates. Jane Silver and the Sisterhood coordinate

the Shalach Manot effort for Purim. And that’s just the

tip of the iceberg, which I’ve limited myself to because

I promised to be brief.

The Sisterhood and Brotherhood are a microcosm of

B’nai Tikvah, providing benefits, services, and

camaraderie to their members. The nice part is they

also reach outside their scope and give back to the

larger BT community. This double benefit is a win-win

for those who belong to our congregation, and I offer a

big todah rabah to all members of Brotherhood,

Sisterhood, and B’nai Tikvah: thank you for helping

make our community what it is.

Our wonderful Shabbat kiddush luncheons cost $20,000+ per year? That’s more than

$250/person, based on an average of 80 attendees each Shabbat!

Please help keep this tradition of celebrating Shabbat together by sponsoring the kiddush

at least once a year for $250? Do it in honor of a special occasion/a

loved one/just because/etc. Contact the office. All sponsors will be

announced from the bimah and in temple publications.

Thank you!


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Candles 5:16

Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm

2 Shabbat Services 9:30am

Religious School 9:30am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45pm

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Family Table

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BH Board Mtg 7:15pm

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5 Torah Study 10:30am

Drop in Fun 1pm

Religious School 3:45pm

Memorial Garden 7pm

SH Mtg 7pm

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9 Early Study 8:30am Shabbat Services 9:30am

Shabbat Hike



Youth & SH Havdallah program 6:30pm

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Board Mtg 9:30am

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Ritual Mtg 7:00pm

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Drop in Fun 1pm


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Cooking Class 7pm

Minyan 7:30pm

14 Minyan 6:40am

Meet & Greet Eliana 7pm

Minyan 7:30pm

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Tot Shabbat 9:30am

Dinner with Eliana 6pm

Candles 6:32


16 Shabbat Services 9:30am


Seddah Shishit 7:15pm

Concert 7:45pm


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Purim activities with Eliana 10am

BH Wine Sale 10am

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Book Group 7:30pm

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Drop in Fun 1pm


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Dinner 6pm

Family Service 6:30pm

Full Megillah 7:45pm

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Minyan 7:30pm

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Tot Shabbat 9:30am

Shabbat Dinner 6pm

Candles 6:40

Kabbalat Shabbat with Choir 7:30pm

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Social Action Mtg 7pm

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Artist in Residence Weekend

Erev Purim

Purim


Order forms available in the

temple office and on the temple

website.


Religious School

Rebecca Baizen & Karen Reiser, Co-Chairs

Happening at the Religious School

The Religious School kids have been busy

working on the Purim Schpeil. This year's story

is based off of Annie. They are working on the

presentation as well as behind the scenes costuming

and sets. The Purim schpeil will be held on

Wednesday, March 20th. Please come support our

Religious School students!

Students in grades 7-12 are invited to write and submit essays to the 28th Annual Kaplun Foundation Essay Contest.

Winners and finalists earn prizes of $1,800 or $750.

The contest is an opportunity for students to reflect on their Jewish heritage and values and to better understand Judaism's contribution to civilization and culture.

The Kaplun Foundation believes strongly in the value of this writing process as a way for young people to explore challenging ethical topics. Entries are due by March 14, 2019.

Information, rules, and submissions online at: kaplunfoundation.org

Lego

Windmills

March 15 and May 3

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Ann Hartstein, Chair [email protected] 617-763-1396

The South Area Mitzvah Day is happening on Sunday, April 7 at 1 pm at the temple. In addition to the many

activities on that day, we will be collecting items throughout the month of March that will be sorted and packaged on

that day for children without a permanent home, women who live in homeless shelters and veterans in the area.

Help us help others by collecting the following items in March for Mitzvah Day on April 7:

Personal Care Items for homeless shelter residents (shampoo, hand lotion, hair conditioner, soap, deodorant,

body powder, etc.)

New School Supplies for the School on Wheels Program (Quality backpacks for boys & girls K-12, Large Pencil

Boxes, Zippered Pencil Pouches, Fun Pencils, Large Erasers. Glue Sticks., Blunt Children's Scissors, Pencil

Sharpeners (with cover), Crayons(24 pack), Washable Markers Broad Tip (8 pack), Colored Pencils, Red

Pens, Highlighters, Flexible Plastic Rulers, Mechanical Pencils, Index Cards (100 pack), Calculators (square

root & scientific), Shiny Pocket Folders, Composition Notebooks, Single Subject Notebooks, 1" Binders,

Binder Dividers, 3-Holed, Lined Paper, etc.)

Plastic grocery bags to make mats for youth without homes

Cloth grocery/carrying bags for shoppers at the Canton Food Pantry

Ann Hartstein (far right) participated in Habitat for

Humanity building day this February. She represented

B’nai Tikvah and spent the day working with others from

South Area CHAI Social Action Collaboration, a

collaborative consisting of nine Jewish organizations in the

South Area and supported by CJP. Others in this picture

are members from Temple Beth David of Canton.

Afghans for Veterans

Thank you to everyone who has

contacted me about knitting for our

hospitalized veterans. I will be

making a delivery in April. Please let

me know when you will be dropping

your afghans etc. off at the temple.

Thanks again, Harriet

Any questions, email me at

[email protected]

There will be collection bins at the temple for all of these items.

In addition to the above collections, we are asking people to purchase

scrip for grocery stores, target stores etc. from the temple and

donate them to Family Table Basic Needs Recipients. They can be

purchased by contacting Janet Silberberg and leaving them at the

temple office earmarked for Family Table.


Crash Course in Hebrew Reading

The next round of classes, led by Heidi Wortzman will begin on February 26th and run for

five weeks. Each class lasts for 90 minutes

and is free of charge.

Learning Hebrew Prayers

Nancy Blake Lewis will commence teaching beginner, intermediate and review Hebrew classes. Further details will be discussed depending upon your response.

These two classes are different, trying to meet different

needs. Please contact the temple office for more

information about either. Make sure to specify whether

you are interested in the class with Heidi or with Nancy.


Ritually Speaking [email protected] Ellie Sirk & Dena Kaufman, Co-Chairs

House Committee Report Steve Bernstein, Chair [email protected]

Modern Echoes of Purim

From Judaism 101

In the time of the Book of Esther, Haman was the one

who tried to destroy us. In modern times, there have

been two significant figures who have threatened the

Jewish people, and there are echoes of Purim in their

stories.

Many have noted the echoes of Purim in the Nuremberg

war crime trials. In the Book of Esther, Haman's ten sons

were hanged (Esther 9:13); in 1946, ten of Hitler's top

associates were put to death by hanging for their war

crimes (including the crime of murdering 6 million Jews).

An 11th associate of Hitler, Hermann Göring, committed

suicide the night before the execution, a parallel to the

suicide of Haman's daughter recorded in the Talmud

(Megillah 16a). There are rumors that Göring was a

transvestite, making that an even more accurate parallel.

It is also interesting that, in the traditional text of the

Megillah (Book of Esther), in the list of the names of

Haman's sons, the letters Tav in the first name, Shin in

the seventh name and Zayin in the tenth name are

written in smaller letters than the rest. The numerical

value of Tav-Shin-Zayin is 707, and these ten men were

hanged in the Jewish year 5707. They were not hanged

on Purim, though -- they were hanged on Hoshanah

Rabbah.

Another echo of Purim is found in the Soviet Union a

few years later. In early 1953, Stalin was planning to

deport most of the Jews in the Soviet Union to

Siberia, but just before his plans came to fruition, he

suffered a stroke and died a few days later. He

suffered that stroke on the night of March 1, 1953:

the night after Purim. The plan to deport Jews was

not carried out.

A story is told in Lubavitcher Chasidic Judaism of that

1953 Purim: the Lubavitcher Rebbe led a Purim

gathering and was asked to give a blessing for the

Jews of the Soviet Union, who were known to be in

great danger. The Rebbe instead told a cryptic story

about a man who was voting in the Soviet Union and

heard people cheering for the candidate, "Hoorah!

Hoorah!" The man did not want to cheer, but was

afraid to not cheer, so he said "hoorah," but in his

heart, he meant it in Hebrew: hu ra, which means,

"he is evil"! The crowd at the Rebbe's 1953 gathering

began chanting "hu ra!" regarding Stalin, and that

night, Stalin suffered the stroke that lead to his death

a few days later.

Roof-planned roof replacement project will start in April 2019 weather permitting. The work will be coordinated

with scheduled activities. The roof repairs were completed last week by CentiMark at no charge;

Snow removal- The Town of Canton DPW will be providing snow removal services (as they provide at local

churches). Our Snow plow person will continue to provide primary services with DPW as secondary back-up;

our Plan B;

The drainage upgrades; concrete handicap ramp and other exterior site projects is in design and will be presented

in more detail next month. The design will require an order of Conditions from Conservation Commission;

We are coordinating a Geniza by packing boxes and delivering them to Baker Street Cemetery in West Roxbury at

$18 per box (covered by House);

The new exterior sign will be finalized and presented to the Board at the next meeting;

Holocaust Garden is proceeding. The plan is to have the mosaic and monument installed first then the walls

constructed in the spring. (See attachments). A dedication ceremony is planned for the Fall. Natalie and

committee are raising the necessary funds for this very important project.

Questions/Comments: Steven L. Bernstein, House Committee Chair


Torah Fund Cards are available.

Call Judith Caplan

617-965-4144

This has been a very busy season for Sisterhood. Our first

Tuesday Fun Day was a great success. We had people

playing games, learning new games, knitting and enjoying

some snacks. While we may not have started out with a lot

of people, I have heard from many of you that you are

interested in coming. Remember that this is not just for

Sisterhood nor even just for women. Anyone is free to join

us any week. There is no reason to feel obligated every

week and the fun will likely be different week to week. Come

anytime and be sure to bring your friends and or make new

ones!

Family Feud, sponsored in part by Brotherhood, was another

recent program. We had 10 teams of five participating plus

many who came just for the fun. And fun we had! With Paul

Meoni from Randolph acting as our game show host, the

crowd was roaring with the silly questions and silly answers.

Our winners walked away with great cash prizes. What a

lovely way to spend a dreary winter afternoon. Thank you to

Janet and Marshall Silberberg, Michelle & Andrew Langmead,

Harvey Levine, and especially Jodi Rome-Avrus for all their

help.

March is my favorite month! March not only includes my

son’s birthday, but my favorite holiday of Purim is in

March. Reminder that the B’nai Tikvah Sisterhood are once

again helping everyone to participate in the Mitzvah of Purim

by purchasing Shalach Manot gift bags to give your family

and friends. Still just $6 per bag! Deadline for purchase is

March 10th.

I have a correction to last month’s article. Instead of Friday

March 8th, the International Women’s Day program,

sponsored in Partnership with Youth Committee will be

held on Saturday evening March 9th. The theme this year for

International Women’s Day is #BalanceForBetter. This

GIRLS NIGHT OUT will start with Havdalah and will include

fun programming and activities for all ages focusing on Girl

Power, Role Models and Gender Equality. Oh and of course

there will be yummy treats (and cocktails for 21+.) Don’t

miss out on the fun.

The Sisterhood/Brotherhood Shabbat will be held on April

6th. Please contact Elaine Greenblatt if you would like to

participate. Please let me know if you would like to be a

Kiddush Sponsor.

Once again, if you are interested in working with the

Sisterhood Board and or working on a committee for a

specific program, or have ideas for a new program, I’d love

to hear from you! Please feel free to call me at 617-470-

6779 or contact me at [email protected].


SOUPS


We are pleased to announce our

Artist-in-Residence, Eliana Light, will

be with us March 14-17. Eliana Light

is an award winning songwriter and

educator who empowers people to

make Judaism their own through

song, experimental education and

prayer. She has released two albums

of original Jewish music for all ages.

Eliana graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary

with a Masters in Experiential Jewish Education in 2016

and is based in New York City. She is the author

of Hebrew in Harmony, a curriculum published by

Behrman House that teaches prayer and Hebrew

through music. In 2017, Eliana founded the G!D

Project, an educational initiative focused on accessible,

meaningful conversations about G!D and spirituality

through ritual, text, and creativity.

For more information, please call the office.

To learn more about Eliana, please visit her website,

http://elianalight.com/.

Dates, times, and registration form on

the following page.

Artist-in-Residence

March 14-17

Notes from the Outreach/Membership Committee Faye Sienkiewicz, Chair [email protected]

Happy almost Spring!

This new season brings with it some changes in our upcoming Passover Community Seder Committee. Karen Reiser

has been gracious enough to take over at the helm of this joyous celebration. Thank you so much to Karen for

coming forward to chair the Seder so we can continue this wonderful tradition! Thank you also to everyone who is

taking part organizing and preparing the meal and running this very special dinner.

The Tot Shabbat program is continuing to happen one Friday morning a month. We have added another date of

Friday, May 3 for the get together. Please spread the word around town if you know anyone who may want to join

us. They do not have to be temple members. Check the bulletin and weekly temple emails to get updates about the

class.

It is always wonderful to see people at all the services, programs and events that take place in our B’nai Tikvah

community. Family and friends of congregants are always invited to join us at any time. If you have any questions

about what is happening just call the Temple office for information.

Until next time, take care.

Celebrate

Your Simcha with Our

B’nai Tikvah Temple Family

March 16th

Once A Month On Shabbat You Can Honor Yourself or Someone who is Celebrating a

Birthday, Anniversary or any Simcha. We place the honoree’s name and celebration

in a frame on the Shabbat sweets table.

L’CHAIM $18 donation

Come And Enjoy The Shabbat And Celebrate These Happy Occasions With Your Temple

Family

Please call the office to let us know the name of the Simcha Honoree by Wednesday, March 13th .

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BROTHERHOOD NEEDS YOU

We are looking for “new blood” for our Executive Board

and Board of Directors for the New Fiscal Year, 2019-

2020, which begins July 1st. If you would like to serve,

please contact our Nominating Committee Chairman,

Paul Sirk, [email protected].

BOB RYAN SPORTS SUPPER-NEW DATE

Due to inclement weather the Ryan Supper for February

12th was cancelled. The new rescheduled date is

Tuesday, April 2nd. This means that those who may not

have been able to attend can now make reservations for

the new date. Deadline for reservations for this event

is March 27th. Brotherhood looks forward to a great

turnout.

PASSOVER WINE TASTING AND SALE

The Passover Wine Tasting will be held on Sunday

morning, March 17th. We have a selected list of over

150 Passover Wines from all over the world to enhance

your Seder table. Also being scheduled that morning is

the Purim activities and the conclusion of the Scholar-in-

Residence weekend. We anticipate a busy morning.

The wine sale will continue before and after Purim

Services on March 20th.

BROTHERHOOD/SISTERHOOD SHABBAT

The joint Brotherhood/Sisterhood Shabbat will be held

on April 6th. If you wish to participate please contact

our Chairman, Paul Greenblatt at [email protected].

We will be chanting the Haftorah from the Federation of

Jewish Men’s Club’s Sefer Haftorah, a specially

commissioned Torah like Scroll containing all the

Haftorah portions. Donations towards the Kiddush

may be sent to the Temple office to the attention of

either Brotherhood or Sisterhood.

B’NAI TIKVAH BROTHERHOOD SCHOLARSHIP

UPDATES

Please consider making a donation to the

Scholarship Fund. Your kindness will support many

students who are continuing their Jewish Education AND

allow Brotherhood to continue to provide funding to our

Temple Family. Contact Scholarship Chairman Scott

Belgard at [email protected]

PASSOVER WINE SALE AND TASTING

Sunday, March 17 9:00am-Noon

Wednesday, March 20 6:00-9:00pm

In the Temple Lobby

Large Selection of Kosher for

Passover Wines & Liquors from all

over the globe

Competitive Prices

PRICE LIST AVAILABLE AT SALE

Contact for more information: Marshall

Silberberg, [email protected]

or Harvey Levine, [email protected]

Orders taken at sale. Delivery before Passover.

Buyers will be contacted when wine is available

for pickup at temple.

mailto:[email protected]





Save the date

Scholarship Fund Annual Awards Presentation

Friday, May 17, 2019

7:30pm

A Shabbat dinner will be served at 6:00PM

$8.00/p.p.

All members of B’nai Tikvah are invited

to join us for Services and the Scholarship Presentations following dinner.

More details in next month’s bulletin.


Observing Yahrzeit on the anniversary of a loved one’s death is a Jewish tradition. In Judaism, there is a focus on carrying on the memory of those before us from generation to generation. Family and friends light Yahrzeit candles which burn for twenty-four hours, they say the mourner’s kaddish prayer, and often donate money to their temple in honor of their loved one ’s memory. Additionally, the Yahrzeit candle is lit on four other designated days of the year, called Yizkor dates - Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, eighth day of Pesach, & second day of Shavuot.

Yahrzeit Observances

March 1

Harry Pollack Uncle of Naomi Rubenstein

Martin Rosenberg Brother of Brenda Kessel

Ida Shapiro Mother of Martin Shapiro

Helaine Zimmerman Sister of William Zimmerman

March 2

Rose Bernstein Grandmother of Leslie Weiner

Dora Forman Mother-in-law of Eleanor Forman

Henry Greenberg Father of Marion Aaron

Bessie Rasnick Mother of Edith Goldstein

Gertrude Lillian Sokolove Mother of Robert Sokolove

March 3

Hyman Chesler Uncle of Roberta Bloom

Samuel Lewis Father of Harvey Lewis

Samuel Wolf Father of Leonard Wolf

March 4

Dorothy Lapin Mother of Myra Pransky

Jenny LItman Mother-in-law of Marjorie Litman

Edward Wine Father of Beverly Kramer

March 5

Martin Brooks Brother of Donna Blumenthal

Rose Goodfinger Mother of Carol Green

Dr. Allan Simon Brother of Beverly Singer

Jean Steinberg Mother of Judith Peel

March 6

Warren Appleton Nephew of Harvey Malin

George Hirshfield Father-in-law of Leonard Wolf

Jean Stein Mother-in-law of Kay Stein

March 9

Henry Rubin Father of Edward & Benita Goldman

March 10

Herman Seresky Father of Clifford Seresky

March 19

Ida Freedman Mother of Edward Freedman

March 24

Etta Snow Grandmother of Barry Lit

March 25

Bella Banks Mother of Ruth Diamond

Sam Borow Uncle of Clifford Seresky

Bertha Levine Aunt of Phyllis Richman

March 26

Saul Mickell Father-in-law of Harvey Lappen

March 30

Ann Teichner Mother of Nili Shoenig

March 31

Hyman Hymovitz Father of Allen Hymovitz

March 12

Eleanor Morril Sister-in-law of Beatrice Salden

March 13

Morris Mayser Uncle of Sandra Abel

Martin Menachem Father of Sherry Rosen-Brown

March 14

Ann Cashner Mother of Paula Levine

Rita Gilbert Mother of Anita Shatz

Freda Jochnowitz Grandmother of Susan Miller

March 16

Baby Boy Silver Son of Marc & Jane Silver

March 17

Hope Brockman Wife of Melvin Brockman

Sara Feinberg Mother of Marcia Locke

Sandra Schlossberg Wife of Seymour Schlossberg

March 18

Minnie Lappen Mother of Harvey Lappen

http://www.shiva.com/learning-center/commemorate/yitzkor/


Strategy and Planning Committee Report

The Strategy and Planning Committee has been meeting regularly to try to formulate and implement ideas, working

towards our vision of strengthening and growing B’nai Tikvah’s base. In the short term, we are focusing on

engaging members of all ages in various community activities, and supporting our school and younger families.

We have started 2 initiatives that are very successful – monthly Jewish cooking classes and alternative Shabbat

morning hikes. The cooking classes are open to all, with a different theme each month. March’s theme is special-

for-Shabbat foods – challah, a delicious chicken dish and a carrot/stuffing ring. There are demonstrations, tastings

and hands-on fun, coordinated by Michelle Langmead. Next year we plan to incorporate several family-friendly

cooking classes. Also, once a month on Shabbat morning a group meets to hike in some of the surrounding towns’

conservation parks. Along the way we discuss parts of the week’s Torah portion, led by Janice Halpern who makes

it fun, informative and relatable to our lives. We then join the congregation for kiddush. Won’t you consider joining

us? Contact the office for further details.

Soon we will begin a program for our recent religious school graduates. It’s a sad fact that as soon as they

graduate, most of our former students drop out of sight. We want to reenergize them, offering opportunities that

are tailored to their needs and interests. They’re our future, and we need to let them know that they are important

to our community.

There are many more ideas we’d love to implement, including starting a few chavurot, affiliated with B’nai Tikvah.

We are inviting you to join our committee to help bring our vision to fruition. Please let the office know if you are

interested in being a part of this group. Thank you!

Debbie Gladstone, Chairman


Chapel available for indoor funeral services

Pre-need planning / interfaith sections available

781-821-8900

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B’nai Tikvah

South Area Jewish Congregation

1301 Washington St.

Canton, MA 02021

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