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June-July 2017 • Sivan-Av 5777 Combined Issue Volume 49, Issue 8
Ruach Congregation Beth Shalom6800 35th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115
206.524.0075
MESSAGE FROM RABBI ADAM RUBIN
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
This is my final article for the Ruach. As I thought about
what to write, it occurred to me that it might be helpful to
draw on the final speeches and thoughts of the famous and
the wise, those blessed with far greater wisdom and insight
than I. My intent is simply to learn from their experiences as
I share some parting thoughts.
As a devoted fan of baseball, I find inspiration in the farewell
address of Lou Gehrig, the great “Iron Horse” who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Invited
to a special celebration of his baseball career at Yankee
Stadium on the Fourth of July, 1939, Gehrig focused on his
feeling of gratitude for the great blessings and kindnesses
he had received over the course of his life. When he
approached the microphone that day, he began by saying:
“Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest
man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for
seventeen years and have received nothing but kindness
and encouragement from you fans.” I, too, feel profoundly grateful for the countless acts of generosity, support and
encouragement my family and I have received from the CBS
community; indeed, in starting my rabbinic career at our
beloved shul I consider myself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth!”
One of the most striking characteristics of Congregation
Beth Shalom is the remarkable devotion and commitment of
its members – and there is no greater statement of devotion
to the larger community than Pericles’ famous “Funeral Oration.” This speech was given in 431 B.C.E., shortly
before his death, at a public funeral to commemorate those
who had fallen in combat during the civil war between his
own beloved Athens and the rival Greek city-state, Sparta.
Rather than focusing on the fallen soldiers themselves,
Pericles addressed his words to the citizens of Athens,
insisting that they reflect upon the city’s achievements. “You must realize yourselves the power of Athens and feed your
eyes upon her from day to day, till love of her fills your
hearts, and then, when all her greatness shall break upon
you, you must reflect that it was by courage, sense of duty,
and a keen feeling of honor in action that men were enabled
to win all this…” Taking a cue from this great statesman and orator, “the first citizen of Athens,” I encourage all of you to reflect on the sense of obligation (“duty,” in Pericles’ words) that has nurtured CBS, and to “feed your eyes…from day to day” upon our community’s beautiful character, which will surely fill your hearts with love as it has filled mine.
It is going to be very difficult to say goodbye to so many
wonderful people. As Judith and I begin to pack our
belongings and prepare for our new adventure in Richmond,
BC, our task may be just a bit easier if we depart
Washington by drawing inspiration from the state’s eponym, George Washington. At the conclusion of the Revolutionary
War, he resigned his position as Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Army, explaining to the Continental Congress in
a trembling voice that he considered it “an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by
commending the interests of our dearest country to the
protection of Almighty God…having now finished the work assigned me…[bidding] an affectionate farewell to this
(Continued on page 2)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Updates 1-6
Tisha B’Av 7
Youth Updates 8
CBS @ 50 9-11
Shomrei Atid 12-13
Adult Education & Special Events 15-16
Anniversaries, and Birthdays 17-18
B’nai Mitzvah 19
Events in Members Lives 20
Contributions 20-21
Service Schedules and Calendars 22-26
Tzedakah Form 27
No Kabbalat Shabbat for the summer
We are suspending
regular Kabbalat
Shabbat services
June 30-August 10.
Join us in the park
for dinner and
Kabbalat Shabbat
on July 21 and
August 18.
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august body under whose orders I have so long acted, I
here offer my commission, and take leave of all the
employments of public life.” Washington provides a model of how to leave a position with grace and humility. To be
sure, his departure from “all the employments of public life” was a bit hasty – he became the first President of
the United States five years later – but his willingness to
step down to make room for others out of a sense of duty
is moving and admirable. Echoing “the father of the country,” I pray for God’s protection and sustenance of our dearest congregation, and bid an affectionate farewell
to its august members!
I’d like to conclude with a famous example of a farewell from within the Jewish tradition. Its author is anonymous,
and probably lived in the period immediately after the
completion of the Babylonian Talmud (sixth-seventh
centuries, CE). After completing the study of a tractate of
the Talmud, it is customary to recite the following text:
“We shall return to you [hadran alakh], tractate, and
your glory is upon us. Our thoughts are upon you,
tractate, and your thoughts are upon us. We will not be
forgotten from you, tractate, and you will not be
forgotten from us; neither in this world nor in the World-
to-Come.” In commenting on this text, Rabbi Ben Greenberg notes that a goodbye is never final in our
lifelong engagement with Torah; we may have completed
the tractate, but we hope and pray that we will return to
it. Hadran alakh, we will return to you, tractate!
I believe this traditional expression can be applied to
moments of departure from a beloved community. As
Rabbi Greenberg suggests, if every moment of human
interaction, every relationship nurtured over the last
several years, deepens and transforms our lives, then like
the Torah itself, when we say goodbye we’re not definitely leaving our community here in Seattle and the
community is not definitely leaving us. The experiences
we’ve shared together at CBS will remain with us throughout our lives; be-ezrah Ha-Shem, with God’s help, we will be able to return to them in the coming
weeks, months and years. The departure need not be
final.
And so I conclude my last Ruach article with the prayer
and hope – Hadran alakh, Beth Shalom, Hadran alakh!
We shall return to you, Beth Shalom, and you shall return
to us!
Bi-yedidut rabbah (with great affection),
Adam Rubin
(Continued from page 1)
Rabbi’s Message continued
CBS 2017-2018 Board of Directors
President
Michael Madwed
President Elect Norbert Sorg
Past President
Andrew Cohen
Vice-President
Jennifer Cohen
Treasurer Scott Cohen
Secretary
Rochelle Roseman
Religious School Committee
Chair Joshua Newman
Members at Large:
Erin Benzikry Carolyn Bernhard
Craig Chosiad Marc Cohen
Joani Diskin Saran
Keith Eaton Debra Gussin
Beth Hartell Dov Pinker
Scott Starr David Tarshes
Aharon tenBroek
Deadlines:
Articles / Announcements are due in synagogue office
by the 10th of each month for the following month’s newsletter.
206-524-0075 CBS phone 206-525-5095 CBS fax [email protected]
Rabbi Jill Borodin [email protected]
Rabbi Adam Rubin [email protected]
Carol Benedick Executive Director [email protected]
Rachel Wachtel Education & Youth Director [email protected]
Leah Lemchen Director of Early Childhood Center [email protected]
Marjie Cogan Communications Coordinator [email protected]
Heidi Piel Lifecycle Coordinator [email protected]
Marci Greenberg B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator
Lauren Fellows Front Office Coordinator [email protected]
Tamara Fernandez Asst to the Director of the ECC
Emma Shusterman Bookkeeper [email protected]
Louis Friedkin Comptroller
Sydney Allrud Education Assistant
Rimma Lobas Service Assistant
Christina Young Building Mantainance
Luis Martinez Maekele Gebremeskel Custodial Attendant
Synagogue office address: 6800 - 35th Ave NE • Seattle, WA 98115 • website: www.bethshalomseattle.org
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President’s Message
I heard a report on NPR this week that demonstrates the
fact that chance events can lead to magical and
unexpected results that can change our lives.
Gilbert Monterrosa was 15 years old in 1992 when riots
occurred in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.
In the face of peer pressure challenging his manhood, he
decided to accompany friends to a local Fedco department
store to join the mass looting taking place there. While
there he stole a boombox, because he was “really into music”, and this was something that his mother would never be able to afford for him. While exiting the large
Costco-like store, he noticed a CD on the floor, with a
cover depicting a baby swimming and a dollar bill on a
hook. Thinking it was pretty intriguing, he grabbed that
too. It was an album by Nirvana, “Nevermind”.
He went home and listened to it in secret later on, and the
experience opened up an entire new world of music for
him, this young man from South Central LA, who was a
lover of R & B, hip hop, LL Cool J and Ice Cube. The song
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” became a soundtrack memory for him of the riots themselves.
That CD motivated him to listen to other music that he had
never heard before and likely would never have pursued.
He was led back to The Clash, and then to The Rolling
Stones, then to The Beatles, and so on, even to the opera,
La Traviata.
When his mother shortly thereafter moved the family to a
new neighborhood, Silver Lake, a neighborhood much
different from South Central LA, he found that he gained
acceptance with his new peers in his new high school
because he could relate to them rather easily on the basis
of his new music repertoire. It changed his life. “If I would’ve stayed in South Central, I know for a fact that I would either be dead or in jail. My ego wouldn’t have allowed me to be a punk, and I would have joined my
group of friends in getting arrested or getting killed by
another gang of people. But, at my new school, I found
that I could easily talk to everybody from the beginning
because I was a part of the group of guys that listened to
alternative music.”
Gilbert Monterrosa is now 40 years old, working in IT with
a start up company, with a wife and two children. He
“made” it in his life, possibly thanks to a creative CD cover, noticed by chance while participating in a mass looting of a
store when he was fifteen years old.
In that same year of 1992, Adam Rubin was in his second
year of graduate school in Los Angeles, at UCLA, reading a
lot of history and writing lots of papers, hanging out in LA,
living the single life. He did not foresee, necessarily, the
following full future for himself: graduating with a PhD in
Modern Jewish Studies; teaching as faculty at Hebrew
Union College and USC for well over ten years; deciding
that his passion for Jewish religious and community life
should lead to a change of career to become a rabbi;
graduating from American Jewish University as an ordained
rabbi in 2014; joining our congregation as our first
assistant rabbi in June 2014; becoming a highly valued
member of our sacred community; deciding to move on to
his own chief pulpit in Richmond, BC starting next month.
And, of course, along the way, he met and married Judith
Schleyer, and had two sweet children, Elior and Na’amah. Nor did he foresee in 1992 that he would cross paths with
a remarkable family and family story in our very own
sanctuary on April 29, 2017.
On that day, Rabbi Rubin gave a beautiful charge at the
bat mitzvah of Eliana Nagel, encouraging her to maintain
her passion for righteous causes (feminism, in his
example, relating to Eliana) while balancing this with an
openness to new information and ideas. That charge plus
the amazing story of Eliana’s family made the event truly memorable for our community. I was weeping.
For the Nagel family has its own remarkable story of
surviving the Soviet Union as Jews, emigrating from
Tatarstan to Seattle, persevering through years of
infertility, before bringing forth Eliana to the world and
raising her in our community until the present time. This
was the first bar/bat mitzvah in three generations for this
family, and the first bat mitzvah ever for the Nagel family.
This could only be what a miracle is in the modern day, a
victory of the human spirit, of the Jewish spirit, over very
difficult odds.
Chance helped save Gilbert Monterossa, chance connected
Rabbi Rubin and Eliana Nagel, and chance brought Rabbi
Rubin into our community for a wonderful three years. I
like to believe that the space around chance is a place
where God resides.
We want to thank the Outgoing Board Members, who
have show us all their leadership:
And to the Incoming Board Members, who have big shoes
to fill, but we are confident they can do the job:
Mark Igra
Philip Nurick
Hannah Pressman
John Schochet
Craig Chosiad
Marc Cohen
Keith Eaton
Beth Hartell
INCOMING AND OUTGOING
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Updates
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE, CONTACT: GAIL COSKEY
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been
declared impossible before they were done. - Justice Louis
Brandeis
It sometimes seems that the social issues we deal with -
food insecurity, homelessness or housing insecurity,
poverty, and more- are impossible to solve. Yes, there
are serious challenges to solving these problems, but if
anything is worth doing, it is trying to help people lead a
more secure and dignified life.
We would like to thank the CBS Board and Administration
for honoring the SAC as Volunteers of the Year at the May
Annual Meeting. Many members, in small ways and large,
help bring Tikun Olam to the world.
Also at the CBS Annual Meeting, the Faith Action Network's
Associate Director, Elise DeGooyer, presented Beth Shalom
with a certificate recognizing our official affiliation with the
Faith Action Network. We are celebrating our one year
relationship with FAN and are looking forward to another
year of advocacy. If you have questions about FAN, or
wish to connect with Beth Shalom's FAN group, please
contact Carolyn Cohen or Nancy Fisher-Allison.
Yasher Koach to SAC member Annette Peizer for arranging
for Mary’s Place Associate Development Director Abbey Laninga to speak at the Shabbat Afternoon Learning in
May. Abbey spoke about the amazing work Mary’s Place is doing to alleviate homelessness among families in the
Seattle area, and she and Annette read excerpts from the
collection of poetry and essays that Annette has helped the
homeless women write over the past few years.
Look for information about how to volunteer this Summer
when Mary’s Place families will be hosted at Temple Beth Am around the 4th of July.
Yasher Koach to all the volunteers who cooked or served
and cleaned up at the May Teen Feed, and to those who
volunteer at Lake City Meals the 3rd Sunday of each
month.
The following was in the May Ruach, but we want to
remind you and hope you can participate: Yasher Koach
to members who were able to donate household items,
either directly or through the Amazon web site, to JFS
Refugee Resettlement efforts. The Drive will continue until
June 4th. If you would still like to help local refugee
families that JFS is resettling here is the link: https://
www.amazon.com/wedding/beth-shalom-refugee-drive-
seattle-june-2017/registry/6U3RFFSAD3HZ.
On June 4th at 10:30 at CBS there will be an event to
sort the donated items, and make cards for refugee
families.
The SAC will spend approximately $250 for the May Teen
Feed. We have also authorized up to $400 to fill in house-
hold items needed, but that might not have been
purchased on Amazon for JFS Refugee Resettlement.
Your contributions to the SAC daily minyan tzedakah box
and direct contributions to the CBS SAC Fund, help us
support these valuable activities and others.
If you would like more information about these or other
SAC activities or have an idea for a Social Action project or
event, contact Gail Coskey:
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Updates
REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FROM ERIN BENZIKRY
My husband and I came to CBS three years ago when we
were on a search for a religious community that spoke to
us both. The first time we came to a Shabbat service, we
were warmly welcomed within moments of arriving, not
only by members of the community but also by Rabbi
Borodin who spotted us from the Bima. We were newly
engaged and wanted to find a rabbi to marry us and a
Jewish community that was what we called a “Happy Medium” between my background as a reform Jewish woman and Aviad’s, growing up in a Modern Orthodox community. It would have been enough to find a
synagogue with a rabbi to marry us and a community
with traditions that spoke to us both, even just a little.
Instead, what we found was a rabbi who became our
rock during our most difficult and exciting moments and
a community who has not only welcomed us both at
synagogue and Shabbat dinners but also inspired our
involvement consistently since day one.
I was asked to participate with a few other congregants
in a brainstorm to develop the content and structure for
a Leadership Development program*, a little over a year
ago. Once this program launched, Aviad and I were
invited to participate. Our cohort was made of a diverse
group of congregants, many whom we hadn’t had the opportunity yet to meet. We all were at unique places in
our lives which allowed for an equally diverse perspective
to be shared by all participants. This leadership
development program opened my eyes to much of what
drives the success of this community. Not only did I see
my input from our original brainstorm valued and
implemented but I watched as leaders of this community
welcomed the ideas of this entire cohort. We learned
about why so many of our congregants are so very
passionate about this community, the day to day work
required to ensure the success of this congregation and
the services provided, about Jewish values and how they
impact our personal and professional lives amongst
many other things.
Aviad and I, likely the youngest participants have often
found it challenging being actively involved young adults
who do not yet have children, as we often don’t have many peers to relate to. Most of our closest Jewish
friends, outside of the CBS community are not yet
heavily involved in their own synagogues. This might be
because they don’t see the value of this involvement at this moment given they are currently in between big life
events. The biggest lesson I have learned from my
participation in this cohort is that a community is as
strong as the participants within it. Supporting our
synagogue and community is a consistent need. We all
can see the value of our religious community during the
important times of our lives: b’nai mitzvah, marriage, starting a family, religious school along with the support
during our more challenging times. But our involvement
is essentially an investment even during the “in-
between” times to ensure that CBS can be there for us during these big moments. I learned that this
involvement doesn’t always look the same. It takes form in dues of course, but also in active participation in the
ways we all know best. We are a community of
individuals from diverse background with varying skills to
contribute. That is why I volunteer my time to support
the religious school when a need arises, as this is some-
thing I know I can contribute given my profession. That
is also why I am proud to be a board member. I have far
less experience than most other board members and I
can’t always relate to the content but we all need to start somewhere. I feel blessed to be a part of a community
that fosters my growth and values how I experience
Judaism, even during the “in betweens” of life.
Erin Benzikry
*The Leadership Development Program was supported
by the Ernest R. Stiefel Leadership Development Fund,
an endowment fund established by Doris Stiefel in
memory of her late husband, founder and former Beth
Shalom President, Ernie Stiefel, z”l.
Come and meet our new Assistant Rabbi Paula Rose Please come and meet our new Assistant Rabbi, Paula Rose, at one of our "Shabbat in the Park" events on July 21st or August 18th. We will also organize meetings of small groups at the houses of members in different neighborhoods to give everyone a chance to meet Rabbi Rose in an informal setting. Details will be in upcoming Cybershul mails.
Updates
Fairwell and Toddah Rabah to Amit Komidi!
Congregation Beth
Shalom has been
deeply blessed to host
our remarkable
Shinshinit, Amit Komidi.
Amit has become a
truly beloved member
of the CBS community,
making a positive im-
pact in many areas of
the shul’s life. She organized a very
successful, traditional
Moroccan Mimouna celebration after Pesah, created a
beautifully moving presentation for Yom Ha-Zikaron,
launched her Shulchan Yisra’eli (Israel Table) program
every Shabbat during Kiddush lunch as way for
congregants to explore various aspects of Israeli life, and
has taught a number of cooking classes. Amit has been
involved in almost every aspect of Jewish education at
the shul, bringing her deep love for and knowledge of her
native Israel to our children and teens -- from singing
with preschoolers at the ECC (accompanied by her
famous ukulele!), to teaching in the religious school and
Livnot Chai, to her work with our youth groups. She even
managed to find time to help students at the Seattle
Jewish Community School with their Hebrew language
skills! As she gets ready to depart Seattle in late June to
work at Camp Solomon Schechter this summer (followed
by a return to Israel, where she will begin her service in
the IDF), we are sad to see her go, but are grateful for
the extraordinary year we were able to spend with her.
Amit, we wish you Rav Todot ve-Hatzlakah Rabbah…many thanks and much success!
Please join us for a celebration of Amit
on Shabbat, June 17th!
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AND
6:00pm Kiddush and HaMotzi
CBS provides the main course and paper
goods. Come Meet Rabbi Paula Rose!
Everyone is encouraged to bring sides, desserts,
and beverages to share!
You may also wish to bring your own reusable
plates, cups, and utensils.
7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Singles, Couples, Kids, Adults. All are welcome!
Join us for a
potluck dinner and
Kabbalat Shabbat
in the park!
Friday, July 21
Friday, August 18
at
View Ridge Playfield
NE 70th Street
between 43rd & 45th Ave NE
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Tisha B’Av
Tisha B’Av Our rabbis taught that one of the reasons for the destruction of the Temple was “sinat hinam,” senseless hatred amongst Jews. Our rabbis also taught that the Messiah will be born on Tisha B’Av—suggesting that out of this destruction, there
is also the potential of redemption, and reconciliation.
Congregation Beth Shalom
Monday, July 31st
8:23pm Beginning
of Fast (at Sunset)
9:00pm Shabbat
Ends
9:00pm Ma’ariv, Aicha and Lamintations
It is traditional on Tisha B’Av to refrain from eating, drinking, engaging in
sexual relations, bathing and wearing
leather shoes. The study of religious
texts is limited to those which enhance
and reflect the day’s mood such as the books of Lamentations and Job and
other texts referring to the destruction
of Jerusalem. Going to work, using
money, driving and other restrictions
applicable to Shabbat and festivals are
not applicable to Tisha B’Av.
Tuesday, August 1
7:00am Shacharit
With special Tisha B’Av Torah reading and
davening
(It is traditional to wear
Tallit and Tefilin at Mincha and not
Shacharit)
7:15pm Mincha: Torah reading,
Haftarah, Tallit and Tefillin
Special Inter-Community
Tisha B’Av Program
8:00pm Learning
8:00pm Singing
9:15pm Ma’ariv and Havdalah
9:23pm Break Fast
All events ar e at Beth Shalom 6800 35th Ave NE, Seattle
(206) 524-0075 [email protected]
We are honored to offer Tisha B’Av programs in cooperation with a diversity of religious partners
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Youth Updates - Idkunim La’yeladim
EDUCATION AND YOUTH DIRECTOR, RACHEL WACHTEL
What Makes a Jewish Educator?
One of the most challenging parts of my role as Education
and Youth Director, is hiring teachers and other youth staff
to fill the many positions in our Religious School, Family
Shabbat and Holiday Programming, Youth Groups, Prozdor,
and now High School. Why is hiring so challenging?
Facilitating Jewish education and Jewish community
building is not easy, it doesn’t neatly fit into a schedule, and you definitely won’t get rich doing it. There is also no instruction manual (don’t believe anyone who tells you otherwise.)
You do get to work in a warm and welcoming community,
build relationships with interesting and curious youth,
creatively prepare and run activities that make Jewish
learning engaging and accessible, and learn a bunch along
the way. There is also sometimes free food.
However, free food doesn’t make a Jewish educator. Though many Jewish organizations in the Seattle area draw
from the same pool of folks interested in part-time work in
the world of Jewish education, every organization is looking
for something slightly different. When meeting with a
potential new staff member for our team there are a few
questions I tend to ask and a few qualities I look for that
match our vision. First of all, the candidate must genuinely
enjoying spending time with youth. To learn about this, I
might ask, “what is your favorite age group to work with and why?” or I might ask, “what is your favorite thing about working with youth?” I can usually get a good sense from their answer.
Next, I am looking for someone who has some experience
in the world of education and working with youth, as a day
school or supplementary school teacher, summer camp
counselor, tutor, etc. Experience is great, but too much
can also lead to challenges. Though experience is
necessary, believing that you still have room to grow and
more to learn about facilitating meaningful learning
experiences is a necessity. A teacher who thinks they know
everything they need to know will not be interested in
trying new teaching methods such as project-based
learning and self-paced Hebrew. Knowing that they are
not perfect and still have things to learn also makes this
potential teacher open to feedback- the third quality I look
for. I ask this candidate to describe a situation to me where
they learned something new from a student or a co-
worker.
Next, I am looking for a creative educator who is flexible
and able to adapt learning opportunities to the needs and
interests of their students. “Please share with me a time your lesson didn’t go as planned and how you responded?”
Yes, I ask about Hebrew ability, Judaic content knowledge,
discipline/classroom management style, teaching style, etc,
but those are things that one can learn if necessary and we
can provide learning opportunities and coaching in these
areas.
Finding interested candidates with the four qualities at the
top of my priorities list: genuinely likes children, has
teaching experience, is open to feedback and is flexible and
creative, is an on-going project. Though I hire many of our
new staff members over the summer, I am always looking
to connect with those who might have the skills we are
looking for. I look for them when I meet new people at a
Shabbat dinner, attend a teaching workshop, socialize at a
Jconnect or Hillel event, visit Camp Solomon Schechter,
hear of new folks moving to the area, and more. I also ask
educators that I trust in the community to recommend folks
they know or have worked with in the past. When we find
someone great we hope they will stay and teach for CBS for
many years, not move away, finish school or graduate
school, or fill their time with employment elsewhere
(usually full-time), though it is hard not to be excited when
they finish their degree, leave Seattle to study Jewish
Education in NYC, or get hired for larger positions in the
Seattle Jewish community.
With so many priorities to look for, challenges of the job,
and people coming and going, it is no wonder filling our
staff with quality educators and advisors is a challenge.
What keeps me going is my desire to provide the highest
quality programming for our youth and also it can be quite
exciting- when your connection pans out, a teacher shares
an exciting new idea, or you find the perfect fit for a new
position.
Rachel Wachtel
CBS Education and Youth Director
Join CBS for a Family Camp that will be out of this world!
http://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/family-camp-its-out-
of-this-world
Join CBS for
a Family
Camp that
will be out of
this world!
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calendar/family-camp-
its-out-of-this-world/
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50!
50!
CBS @ 50
50!
CBS@50 We’re making history!
Announcing a year-long celebration of Congregation Beth Shalom’s past, present, and future!
In February of 2018, CBS will turn 50. Starting this summer and throughout the coming year, members are invited to be part of this special occasion by participating in a wide variety of
events. The programming will culminate in a Gala Celebration on February 24, 2018.
We hope that members of the congregation view this year as a chance to deepen their connection to our wonderful community.
~ ~ ~
Planning is already underway, and we welcome your involvement. Below are the sub-
committees who are actively working on the year’s events. Feel free to reach out to any committee members for further information. And stay tuned for a new page on our website that will have all the details about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved in CBS@50!
· 50th Committee Co-Chairs – Lynn Fainsilber Katz and Kathleen Spitzer · 50th Gala – Jeff Ross and Jacquie Bayley
· 50 Pleasure of Your Company events – Carol Starin and Bob Low
· 50 Shabbat Dinners – Danielle Nacamuli · 50 Learning Opportunities – Ron DeChene
· 50 Acts of Chesed – Robert Hovden
· Youth and Family Programming – Lauren Kurland and Peta Mehlman
· Media and Outreach – Hannah Pressman
· Development – Debbie Lawson
More info at: http://bethshalomseattle.org/about/mission-history/cbs-50/ - ASK LAUREN FELLOWS
Have questions or want to get involved? Email the planning committee at
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CBS @ 50!
A Page from Our History
It’s Summer 1969, and Beth Shalom needs to raise money. Why not sell Fireworks?
Other news from Summer 1969... Teenagers, Marvin Stern and Arlene Becker, were “elected to the offices of President and Corresponding Secretary.” In celebration, a party was held at Marvin Stern’s home. Draft Root-Beer was served and a terrific sounds system was used, making the event a good start for the coming year.
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CBS @ 50
Anniversaries celebrate relationships.
As we prepare to celebrate Beth Shalom’s 50th I celebrate 35 years as a member of our unique synagogue, founded by a committed group of folks who wanted to create a Conservative presence in Seattle. The founding
families and early members set the tone – thoughtful decisions, a focus on learning, empowering personal practice,
commitment to community and to Conservative Judaism.
Those founding families ran the shul for 9 years without a rabbi. They
led services, grew a school (without a paid director), recruited new
members, and raised funds by putting on Jewish food fairs.
Our family joined Beth Shalom in 1982 because our kids, students at
The Jewish Day School, wanted to be with their friends. I had never
even seen a Conservative Siddur. But Rabbi Stone gave me a tape
recording of the Beth Shalom Shabbat morning service that I listened
to about a million times in the car, then at home, reading along with
the tape. We built our first sukkah, made our first Havdallah, went on
our first shomer Shabbat retreat. I don’t know how it happened, but 5 years later I was president of the board of a shul with 220 member
families.
And now Beth Shalom is twice that size. The plans for celebrating our
50th anniversary are in keeping with the values that underpin our
culture – inclusive, thoughtful, forward looking – a night of 50 Shabbat
dinners, 50 participatory acts of chesed, 50 mitzvah projects.
When CBS celebrated its 21st anniversary I was asked to co-chair an
event called “The Pleasure of Your Company” with Bob Low, a person I hardly knew. He came over to the house with a work plan, and a ton of great ideas. We outlined the project and I
told Bob I’d never do another project with him.
And here we are. In honor of Beth Shalom’s 50th anniversary, Bob Low and I are putting
together 50 “Pleasure of Your Company events” (everything from home-hosted
dinners to brunch on a sailboat) to help Beth
Shalom members meet new people, welcome
newcomers, and live the values on which
Beth Shalom was founded. Registration fees
for these events will help towards the
fundraising goal for the anniversary year.
Please consider hosting a “Pleasure of Your Company” gathering – for adults or for
families – large or small. Events will be
scattered throughout the year. And we’re happy to help with ideas.
Carol Starin
206-325-1631
Bob Low
425-828-0878
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Guardians of the Future
Congregation Beth Shalom
Shomrei Atid
As my parents planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who come after me.
~ Talmud
Shomrei Atid, Guardians of the Future, are
Beth Shalom members like you who want to ensure that our exceptional community
endures long into the future. Shomrei Atid are members who formalize their commit-
ment to Beth Shalom through legacy giving and connect with each other in a common cause: to safeguard the long term vitality
and stability of our congregation so that Beth Shalom will be here to support our
community and instill our values into the many generations to come.
Join Shomrei Atid with a legacy gift or bequest and “plant trees” for the generations that follow us!
For more information on joining Shomrei Atid and Legacy giving,
please contact Carol Benedick, 206.524.0075 ext 2502
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Shomrei Atid
Shomrei Atid: Why I Joined
By Margot Kravette
For my 40th birthday I gave myself Beth Shalom. I had just entered the market for a new synagogue and Beth
Shalom was the first place I stopped on my journey. I was looking for a place where I could build on the
Judaism I was exposed to as a child but hadn't practiced in a long time. It didn't take long for me to know this
was where I belonged. The familiar melodies, warm welcomes I received from congregants sitting around me
and just having the sense that here was an environment where I could grow and thrive.
Over the last 26 years I have had opportunities to explore what being an adult Jew meant to me. I relearned
the Hebrew I had rejected as a child in Hebrew school and chanted the Haftarah several times. I studied with
inspiring teachers who encouraged me to question and better understand my beliefs and practices. I became
active in Beth Shalom, playing a number of roles and participating on several different committees. I not only
found a synagogue, I found a community and made lifelong friends.
Shomrei Atid means "guardians of the future". We all need to guard Beth Shalom's future to assure its
continuation as the vibrant community it has become and to have the exceptional programming and resources
available to its growing membership.
I was very fortunate to have found Beth Shalom at just the right time to make a difference in my life. I want it
to be there for others for many years to come.
That's why I joined Shomrei Atid.
Shomrei Atid Members:
Anonymous
Jacquie Bayley
Jerry, z”l, & Dorothy Becker Mark & Judith Benjamin
Karen Binder
Rabbi Borodin & Cary Atlas
Andrew Cohen
Jill Cohen, z”l Shelly Crocker & Sandy Kibort
Carol & Allen Gown
Sharon Greenberg
Werner, z”l, & Edith Horn
Mitchell Hymowitz
Debra Jeffs-Grad
Margot Kravette
Joel Migdal
Isaac & Susan Morgensztern
Joe Orzech & Carol Benedick
Rochelle Roseman
Joani Diskin-Saran
Ron & Diana Schneeweiss
Amy Stephson & Brian Rapalee
Mark & Sheryl Stiefel
Ernest, z”l, & Doris Stiefel David Tarshes & Debby Kerdeman
Kayla Weiner
Sam Wineburg & Susan Monas
Guardians of the Future
Shomrei Atid
Please remember Congregation Beth Shalom with a gift in your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy.
For more information on joining Shomrei Atid and Legacy giving, please contact Carol Benedick, 206.524.0075 ext 2502, [email protected].
Life Line Screening at Beth Shalom
Thursday, 7/27 from 8:30am in our Social Hall
Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings will be in our community on
Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Congregation Beth Shalom. Ultrasound screenings to Identify risk factors for Cardio-
vascular disease and an Osteoporosis Risk Assessment for men and women. Being proactive about your health by
knowing your risks helps you and your doctor address problems early.
Register online TODAY at www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle and receive your “Community Circle” discount and your Preferred Appointment!
Single screenings are $70 or you can get all 5 for $139
Any Questions contact Deanna Gordon at (800) 897-9177 ext. 24615 or [email protected].
Purchasing cemetery space during life - rather than waiting
for an emergency - is a gift to yourself and your family.
For more information contact, Debra Jeffs-Grad
(206) 522-6136 or [email protected]
BEIT SHALOM CEMETERY
Buy Scrip/Gift Cards For CBS
Come to the shul office and purchase QFC/Fred Meyer, PCC, Safeway, Albertsons, Home Depot,
Starbucks, and ARCO, from Lauren. Remember that your use of these gift cards when you shop
provides great benefit to the synagogue, and it costs you nothing extra!
If you have any questions about the scrip program, please contact Kevin Coskey at (206) 365-2275 or
[email protected], and the CBS Offices at 206-524-0075.
You can now buy scrip online for Starbucks, Home Depot, Whole Foods and many other stores,
including ITunes, Lands End, Barnes & Noble, and Bed, Bath & Beyond.
You can reload scrip online (not QFC), and Beth Shalom will still get a percentage of your purchase.
Are you shopping at Amazon.com? Instead, start your amazon.com shopping trip by going to smile.amazon.com. You’ll have the option to donate .5% of your purchase to Congregation Beth Shalom (make sure you choose Seattle’s Congregation Beth Shalom). You can make all your usual purchases, and without spending extra, and you’ll be helping the shul.
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Updates
Shabbat Afternoon Learning
Saturdays at 1:15pm following Kiddush Lunch No Charge for Shabbat Learning
HOMESICK by Eshkol Nevo
Shabbat, 6/3 from 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash
Join Amit for a discussion of the book.
You still have time to read the book.
Four copies are available from our
library to borrow; share with a friend,
or get your own copy of the book
(available used and new thru Amazon
— go through Smile.Amazon.com and
set up your donation to benefit Beth
Shalom).
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Social Action
Welcoming Refugee Families with Jewish Family
Service
Sunday June 4th from 10:30am -12:30pm at CBS
June 4th will be the culmination of the CBS Refugee
Kitchen Drive.
Learn about how Jewish Family Service is
re-settling refugee families
Help Pack up Kitchen supplies for 10 Refugee
families coming to the Seattle area
Caravan with Boxes to JFS
Write welcome notes and advocacy postcards
RSVP at [email protected] or contact Gail
Coskey at [email protected]
Living Judaism
Do you know anyone looking to learn more
about Judaism?
Our school year long classes will start in September,
and include Hebrew. If you or anyone you know is
interested in joining the class give Heidi Piel, our
Lifecycle Coordinator, a call at 206-524-0075, ext 2508.
Shabbat - June 3rd
All High School and College Seniors,
we invite you to celebrate your
achievement! Have an Aliyah
together! Share a nosh with us
(possibly created by some 11th
graders.)
Graduation Shabbat
Special Programs
Connect with the Faith Action Network
Following the Faith Action Network (FAN) presentation at our annual meeting, several of you have asked how to engage with FAN. If you would like to attend the FAN Summit on Sunday, June 11th at Temple DeHirsch Sinai, please register here: https://fanwa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=83.
For more information on Beth Shalom’s work with FAN, please contact CBS members, Nancy Fisher-Allison or Carolyn Cohen.
Volunteer with the Shabbas Chefs!
Help us fill the tables
With Shabbat Lunch!
Join a Shabbas Chefs Team
Become a Team Captain
Add to the Joy of Shabbat! All levels of experience are welcome. There are many ways to contribute, from leading teams to baking desserts, pick-ing up bagels, setting out lunch, or even washing dishes. Let us know what you’d like to do. Contact [email protected].
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Questions about our Adult Ed Program? Want to register for classes?
Contact at 206-524-0075 or [email protected] Online registration at http://bethshalomseattle.org/community-and-adult-learning/
ADULT EDUCATION & SPECIAL PROGRAMS
The Immigration and Sanctuary Project of Beth Shalom, a project of Social Action Committee has formed a Google Group to keep members, friends, and allies informed of educational opportunities and action items related to this project. Anyone interested in joining may send an email to [email protected] to be added to this group. The next meeing of this group: Wednesday, 6/28 from 7:30pm at CBS with Guest Speaker Michael Ramos:
“For Such a Time as This: Faith and Solidarity with
Immigrants and Refugees” Michael Ramos serves as Executive Director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. The Church Council collaborates with partners from all faiths through-out King and South Snohomish Counties to address homeless-ness and low-income housing, work for economic justice and uphold and affirm the rights and dignity of all immigrants.
Most recently, he has helped convene congregations for rapid response and the creation of just immigration policies in the spirit of the Sanctuary Movement of which he took part in the 1980s in Seattle. A native of New York City, he received his Master of Divinity degree from Seattle University.
A Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Agenda in the Trump Era Wednesday, 6/21 from 7:30pm at CBS
Alan Elsner, Special Advisor to the President at J Street, will discuss how J Street is engaging the Jewish community, fighting back on Capitol Hill and preparing for the 2018 midterm elections. You won't want to miss what's sure to be a fascinating conversation. The past few months have raised numerous questions about the future of US leadership in the Middle East. Do we yet have a sense of the administration's approach to brokering peace between Israelis and Palestinians? What does a realistic and appropriate pro-Israel, pro-peace agenda look like in the era of Netanyahu and Trump? From a letter signed by almost 200 Members of Congress calling on President Trump to endorse the two-state solution to Middle East Envoy Jason Greenblatt's flurry of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials there's a lot to dig into. To RSVP: http://act.jstreet.org/signup/AlanElsnerWAJune2017/?ak_proof=1&rd=1&t= 2&referring_akid=5692.365297.mh3n-y Read about Alan Elsner: http://jstreet.org/about-us/staff/alan-elsner/#.WRt4iVUrK70 If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Kyle Fradkin at [email protected]. This event is organized and hosted by CBS member, David
Frum.
Where:
Robert Hovden and Ron DeChene’s home
Call 206-369-3613 for address and directions
Cost:Free
Food For Thought
Dining Room Learning
The Blessing of Food Come to a Dining Room learning series over the summer. We will study the blessings for
and about food, including Birkat HaMazon. We will use text from the Talmud, the Bentcher and more while enjoying a pasta dinner. All levels of learning are welcome!
When:
Tuesday evenings at 7 PM
June 20 to August 29
(No class on 7/4, 7/11 and 8/1)
Bring: An appetite for learning
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ANNIVERSARIES JUNE Cary Atlas & Jill Borodin
Don & Susan Aylesworth
Albert & Arlene Azose
Richard & Lynette Brodsky
Michael & Svetlana Burke
Ben Smith & Stephanie Butow
Benjamin & Emily Cameron
Robert & Pamela Center
Marc Cohen & Karey Kessler
Bob & Hannah Cordes
Michael De Haan & Carrie Horwitch
Marc & Maria Erlitz
Stacy & Tatyana Globerman
Jordan & Debra Gussin
Nigel & Beth Hartell
Robert & Deborah Isgur
Howard & Talya Jeffries
Sid & Israella Kleiman
Phillip Levin & Elizabeth Braverman
David & Cheryl McDonald
Sam & Sharon Perlin
Matthew & Rebecca Phelps
Seth Rosenbloom & Elana Zaiman
Ilene Ruvinsky & Jeff Ross
Rich Salomon & Robin Dushman
Drew & Sarah Samnick
Jennifer & David Silver
Brad & Ellen Spear
Pedro & Rebecca Vasquez
Ken & Alberta Weinberg
Stanley & Nancy Zeitz
JULY Jeremy Alk & Cynthia Green-Alk
Alan & Roz Bornstein
Allan & Judy Borodin
Sidney & Francine Cohen
Kevin & Gail Coskey
Maggie & Keith Elkon
Brett & Sabrina Endres
Lis Lutz & Rachel Glauberman
Ari Gleicher & Elizabeth Katcoff
Steven Gottlieb & Marcy Porus-
Gottlieb
Michael & KaraAnne Grodin
Gene & Gerry Huppin
Sandra Kibort & Shelly Crocker
Stephen King & Sheryl Kipnis
Steve & Yasaman Koppel
Craig & Deborah Lawson
Matt & Leah Lemchen
Devin Naar & Andrea Soroko
Itay & Lian Neeman
Dmitry & Rebecca Polyakovsky
Jason & Rina Redrup
Edward & Deby Rifkin
Joshua Schroeter & Lisa Kartiganer
Andrew Schwarz & Leslie Garrison
Schwarz
Stewart & Julie Shusterman
Samuel Wineburg & Susan Monas
Matt Wynne & Katie Dawson-Wynne
BIRTHDAYS
JUNE
Diane Aboulafia
Carol Adelman
Nance Adler
Daniel Almoslino
Polly Amkraut
Emily Anderson
Yael Appelbaum
Naomi Ashkenazy
Samuel Ashkenazy
Arlene Azose
Michael Balderas
Khat Bender
Broch Bender
Rose Marie Bensadon
Debbie Bensadon
Jude Berg
Lilah Berg
Teddy Berman
Daniel Bernhard
Aaron Bobb
Asher Brown
Rachel Burke
Mitzi Cameron
Samuel Cordes
Joshua Diamond
Cameron Eisner
Isaac Elkon
Carolyn Friedkin
Annabelle Frockt
Sam Frockt
Jill Ginsberg
Douglas Glazer
Michelle Graf
Mischa Grodin
Ariel Gross
Stephen Gussin
Pat Hurshell-Reinert
Aaron Igra
Alex Igra
Sarah Isgur
Debra Jeffs-Grad
Michael Kallay
Kenneth Kamm
Ellis Kantor
Maya Katz
Rik Katz
Gary Kegel
Deborah Kerdeman
Hanna King
Daniel King
Alysa Kipersztok
Sid Kleiman
Yasaman Koppel
Bella Korshin
Marta Kosaly
Benjamin Leichman
Zoe Lemchen
Aaron Lemchen
Henry Levy
Maureen Leyser
Emma Leyton
Fina Leyton
Kari Lombard
Yaki Margulies
Aviv Markowitz
Sanford Melzer
Marilyn Meyer
Hannah Mirsky
Rachel Moore
Hannah Niebulski
Shira Orzech
Ed Osdoba
Judith Osman
Yacov Paley
Saranya Parmar
Orli Pinker
Hannah Pressman
Lois Ralph
Brian Rapalee
Debra Revere
Carol Reynolds
Jesse Reynolds
Miriam Reynolds
Lorne Richmond
Alison Robinson
Elior Rubin
Marilynne Sabovic
Ariel Salka
Cora Samnick
Tal Saraf
Matthew Saunders
Miriam Schorr
Herbert Selipsky
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ANNIVERSARIES, and BIRTHDAYS Mazel Tov to All
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ANNIVERSARIES, and BIRTHDAYS Mazel Tov to All
Adam Shapiro
Jack Snyder
Mira Spring
Ronnie Stern
Rafael Stern
Sheryl Stiefel
Cindy Strauss
Pedro Vasquez
Alma Warmoth
Stanley Zeitz
Sandie Zieve
JULY
Micah Alk
Rebecca Allison
Mollie Amkraut
Kathy Andeway
Trudy Antolin
Natan Antolin
Chaya Appelbaum
Ella Baumgarten
David Bennett
Eden Benzikry Stern
William Berkovitz
Idan Berkovitz-Rave
Michael Bilavsky
Michael Blum
Danielle Blume
Rena Bobb
Allan Borodin
Hannah Braunstein Wahl
Elijah Butow
Scott Cohen
Nancy Cooper
Kevin Coskey
Kathleen Dawson-Wynne
Jeff Dossett
Ted Eisenhardt
Sabrina Endres
Ella Endres
Perri Erlitz
Yael Erlitz
Rachel Glauberman
Debra Glazer
Jacob Glazer Fleishman
Ezra Glickman
Tatyana Globerman
Ari Globerman
Sarah Goffe
Joseph Goldberg
Nancy Goldov
Josh Goldschmid
Moshe Gordon
Jacob Gown
Cynthia Green-Alk
Caitlin Grigg
Emily Gussin
Rachel Gussin
Zachary Gussin
Charlie Harris
Nigel Hartell
Beth Huppin
Elie Hymowitz
Ella Joseph
Lisa Kartiganer
Wally Kegel
Hannah Kibort-Crocker
Mitchel Klein
Sara Kupor
Hannah Kurland-Cohen
Micah Kurland-Cohen
Samuel Kuten
Damon Leichman
Benjamin Levie
Sophie Lipitz
Joan Lite Miller
Gabrielle Lite Miller
Jesse Madwed
Madeleine Marks
Mia Mehlman
Simone Mehlman
Daniel Melzer
Joseph Mohr
Stephen Montsaroff
Robin Moss
Michael Nathanson
David Nidorf
Justine Norwitz
Noga Paz
Charlotte Pernick
Julian Pritchard
Ariel Raigrodski
Benjamin Ramsay
Shai Rapp Greenberg
Bonnie Rochman
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Robert Rubin
Lori Safer
Richard Salomon
Amanda Schneier
Ariel Schneier
Kim Schulze
Paul Schwartz
Elaine Selipsky
Robin Shelley
Vladimir Sheynkman
Olga Sheynkman
Nadav Shier
Jules Shusterman
David Silver
Jacob Snyder
Lukas Snyder
Sarah Soung
Elisabeth Spring
Abbe Stashower
Elana Stegman
Dana Tell
Glenda Warmoth
Janis White
Ella Eve Wylen
Matt Wynne
Michaela Yancey
Nancy Zeitz
Molly Zeldner
For security purposes,
your anniversary dates
and birthday dates are
no longer included.
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B’nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov!
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EVENTS IN MEMBERS LIVES
REFUAH SHLEMAH
CBS MEMBERS
Yehudit Chana bet Lavigal v’Benyaim (Judy Rosenfeld)
Chaya Esther bat Shelina Leiba
v’Mordechai Shlomo Menachem ben Sarah (Solomon
Michaels)
Shoshanah bat Miryam (Shoshi Bilavsky)
Ariel bat Esther v’Wolf (Abbe Stashower)
D’vora bat Elke v’Chaim (Dorothy Becker)
Avraham Ba’er ben Shana Batya v’Haiim Manas (Ari Pernick)
Etai m’beit Marianne Ester (Camins Bretts)
Avrama bat Gitel v’Betzalel Meira bat Esther Yenta v’Asher (Meira
Shupack)
Sara bat Leah v’Nachman
Sara bat Leib David (Sara Foss Wolf)
Bezalel ben Miriam v’Avraham (Eugene Huppin)
Leah Rachel bat Sarah (Lynette Brodsky)
Chaya bat Sarah Atarah (Chaya
Appelbaum)
Eleazar Aharon ben Miriam
Aviella Bara bat Shlomo v'Nechama Raisel
(Susan Aylesworth)
Orli bat Sofia
David Henached Shel Goldja (Elric
Wolfsbruder McCurdy)
Chizkiyahu Yitzchok Yehoshuah ben
Rachel v’Eliezer Ita bat Taube (Inna Lacker)
Relatives of Members
Ezra Zimmerman, nephew of Nadine
Cadesky-Zimmerman
Ira Weiner, cousin of Kayla Weiner
Joan Siewart, aunt of Carrie Horwitch
Shraga Faivel ben Sarah, father of Marci
Greenberg
Janice Portney, cousin of Linda Portnoy
Reuven ben Yetta (Reuben Feldman),
father of Rhona Feldman
Yakov David ben Shaindel (Jeffrey David
Pachter), brother of Mihal Bat-Or
Gershon ben Mariam v’Shmuel (Gilbert Cooperman), father of Sheryl Stiefel
Jay Richards, step-father of Shelly Crocker
Justine Benedick, mother of Carol Benedick
Leah bat Taibe (Lenore Shapiro), mother
of Adam Shapiro
David Shaul, uncle of Nadine Cadesky-
Zimmerman
Avram David ben Dina Leach, son of Dina
Tanners
FRIENDS of Members
Yehuda Dov Ha’Cohen ben Malka (Ernest Cohen), friend of Sharon Greenberg
Boruch ben Emma v’Yosef (Boris Vilkevitch) and Raisa bat Elka (Raisa
Vilkevitch), friends of Emma Shusterman,
Marina Kiselev, Svetlana Burke and Marina
Nagel
Chava Rafaela bat Shendel (Eve
Grossman Bukowski), friend of Dina
Tanners and others from Spokane
Yaakov Rani ben Margalit (Salomon
Gruenwald Koby), friend of Rabbi Borodin
Yonatan David ben Yehudit v’Gabriel (Jonathan Mayers), friend of Howard
Cockerham and Dina Tanners
Daniel ben Shlomo, friend of the Orlick
Salka family
John Lewis ben Julia, friend of Patti Kieval
Rachel Nagorski, friend of CBS and the ECC
Kevin Kramer, friend of Carolyn Cohen &
Scott Cline
MILESTONES
SAY MAZEL TOV TO…
Charlotte Gleicher, on her being named (Sara
Liat) at minyan
Eliana Nagel, and her family, on her becoming
Bat Mitzvah
Robin Dushman & Richard Salomon, on the birth
of a granddaughter, Magnolia Jolene Dushman,
to Nathan & Tanya Dushman in San Francisco
Jen & Aaron Bobb, on the birth of a daughter
Noah Chriqui, and his family, on him becoming
Bar Mitzvah
Susan Monas & Sam Wineburg, on the
engagement of their son, Michael, to Marina
Garkavi
Sydney Friedman-Blixt, and her family, on her
becoming Bat Mitzvah
TODDAH RABAH TO…
Shabbas Chefs, Harry Goldman & Jettie Person,
for preparing Kiddush lunch, and being the
mensches that they are, also cleaning the
kitchen
Amit Komidi, for showing us what a Moroccan
Mimouna party is all about
all those who made phone calls on behalf of WA
Alliance for Gun Responsibility since February;
and to Gail Coskey, for coordinating the phone
calls
all who have donated housewares for refugees
so far - You are amazing!
Joanna Gerber, for her help in our office
Marina & Mark Nagel, for Catering Kiddush
lunch, in honor of Eliana becoming Bat Mitzvah
all the yard workers: Rob Snyder, Stan & Nancy
Zeitz, Cindy Hirsch & David Kowalsky, Cindy
Katz, Hannah and Nathan Volk, and John Geller
Michel Chriqui & Ellice Ellenhorn, for Catering
Kiddush lunch, in honor of Noah becoming Bar
Mitzvah
Wendy Friedman & Becky Blixt, for Catering
Kiddush lunch, in honor of Sydney becoming Bat
Mitzvah
Andrew Friedman, for teaching us
Alison Sands, for teaching the 6th grade cohort
all about the Tree of Life Shtender
KaraAnne Grodin, Rebecca Vasquez, and Joshua
Newman, for preparing the last Religious School
breakfast
Dina Tanners, for her continued work on the
Library, with Rabbi Jodie Futornick as her helper
Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
Toddah Rabah
Amit Komidi, for creating the Memory Room and
making it meaningful
Udi Asaraf, Shaliach for StandWithUs, for his talk
Ruth Etzioni, for organizing the event
Debbie Sopher, and her sister, Ruth, for the
beautiful flowers, and Daniel Markowitz, for room
décor and for AV and tech support
Liz Richmond, for decorating the Social Hall
the amazing Cooking & Cleaning team: Ruth
Etzioni, Ruth’s nephew, Emmanuel, Liz Richmond, Trudy Antolin, Iris Brumer, Roz
Bornstein, Yehudit Blume, Debbie and Ruth
Sopher fried hundreds of falafels, and Susan
Glick formed hundreds of falafels
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO THE SHUL CONSISTENTLY!!
CONTRIBUTIONS
Atid Fund
Rose Marie Bensadon
Cary Atlas & Jill Borodin
Andrew Cohen & James Packman
Michael De Haan & Carrie Horwitch
David & Cheryl McDonald
Paul & Danielle Nacamuli
Philip Nurick & Liora Minkin
Michael Lubow & Teddy Rothman
Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett
Brad & Ellen Spear
Mark & Sheryl Stiefel
Building Fund
Stan & Nancy Zeitz
In memory of Marcus Zeitz, z"l
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Camp Scholarship Fund
Allen and Carol Gown
To Amy Fulton, in memory of Norm
Chapman, z"l
Double Chai Plus Chavurah
Nance & Steve Adler
Daniel & Carolyn Bernhard
Andrew Cohen & James Packman
Jennifer Cohen & Michael Spiro
Marc Cohen & Karey Kessler
Mark & Betsy Deutsch
Lisa Goldoftas
Claire Gonder & Joe Ginsburg
David Grossman & Cezanne Garcia
Terry Steele-Kalet
Margot Kravette
Donald Kronenberg & Vanessa Edrich
David & Emily Marks
Philip Nurick & Liora Minkin
Linda Portnoy
Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett
Mark & Sheryl Stiefel
General Fund
Anonymous
Don & Susan Aylesworth
David & Emily Marks
Margot Kravette
David & Maxine Alloway
Dorothy Becker
Andrew Cohen & James Packman
To Amy Fulton, in memory of Norm
Chapman, z"l
To Oded Dvoskin, in memory of
Susie Dvoskin, z"l
Brad & Ellen Spear
In memory of Dorothy Berman, z"l
In memory of Howard Arbetter, z"l
Cindy Hirsch & David Kowalsky
In honor of an aliyah
Danielle Meir
In memory of beloved son,
Matthew Sezgin, z"l, on his first
yahrzeit
To Nancy Simon & Mark Igra and
family, in gratitude for their support
in the past year
Howard Miller & Leslie Ambrose
In memory of Stanley Miller, z"l
Joani Diskin Saran
In memory of mother, Helen
Rosenfield, z"l
In memory of uncle, James Kris, z"l
Karen Binder
In memory of mother, Beatrice
Slutzky, z"l
Laurie Blauner
In memory of Richard Blauner, z"l
Linda Brownstein
In memory of Lehore and Nathan
Brownstein, z"l
Lucy Taskar
In memory of grandfather, Zolman
Muler, z"l
Marci Greenberg
In memory of Sarah Greenberg, z"l
Mimi Schorr
In memory of father, Ted Berman,
z"l
Ron & Lois Ralph
In memory of Bertha Burda, z"l
Ted & Kellan Eisenhardt
In memory of Henry Eisenhardt, z"l
The Fein Family
In memory of Sherwood Fein, z"l
High Holiday Appeal
David & Maxine Alloway
Daniel & Carolyn Bernhard
Andrew Cohen & James Packman
Marc Cohen & Karey Kessler
Mark & Betsy Deutsch
Oded & Noa Dvoskin
Michel Chriqui & Ellice Ellenhorn
Robert Hovden & Ronald DeChene
Joshua & Leslie Katz
Sam Markowitz
Martha Panitch
Ilene Ruvinsky & Jeff Ross
Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett
Brad & Ellen Spear
Diana Steeble & Karin Johnson
Deborah Wahl
Perry & Michelle Weinberg
Jill Cohen & Rik Katz Endowment
Fund
Andrew Cohen & James Packman
Kiddush Fund
Francine & Sidney Cohen
In memory of grandmother, Reba
Richlen, z”l Lynette & Rich Brodsky
In memory of father, Herbert
Temkin, z"l
Stan & Nancy Zeitz
In memory of Anna Seelig, z"l
Elana Stegman
In memory of Eric Stegman, z"l
Marcy Migdal Endowment Fund
Elana Stegman
In memory of Eric Stegman, z"l
Liz Labadie & David Frum
In memory of Ernesto Frum, z"l
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Elana Stegman
Francie & Merrill Ringold
In memory of mother, Malvina
Williams, z"l
Gregory & Bella Korshin
In memory of Riva Kapelovich, z"l
In memory of Dora Byk, z"l
In memory of Yakov Byk, z"l
In memory of Vladimir George
Korshin, z"l
Nancy Coomer
In memory of Martha Atlas, z"l
Paula Stern, Marion Kitz, and Marvin
Stern
In memory of Klaus Stern, z"l
Rachel Rosenthal
In gratitude for the Rabbi and
community's kindness
Sylvia Stern
To Isabella Chapman, in memory of
Norm Chapman, z"l
Religious School Fund
Michael & KaraAnne Grodin
Social Action Fund
Carolyn Cohen & Scott Cline
For Homeless2Renter to Don
Brown, in memory of Gaby Bell, z"l
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Stitch and … Schmooze Sunday, 6/18 from 11:00am-12:30pm, location TBD
Join other Knitters and Crocheters for a fun morning of conversation and relaxation. Any level of knitting, crocheting, or other handwork is invited. No Charge.
For more information or to host a future Stitch & Schmooze, please contact Michelle
Geller at (206) 491-2059 or Solomon Michaels at (206) 910-8299.
The next Stitch & Schmooze will be July 16th.
SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR JUNE/JULY 2017 - SIVAN-AV 5777
Members of the Beth Shalom community lead worship services at CBS. If you have synagogue skills and wish to participate, call Heidi Piel, 206-524-0075.
CBS DAILY MINYANS Please support the minyan by attending on a regular or even irregular basis one or more days a week. The minyan does not meet on Festival days. The minyan (Monday – Friday) starts at 7:00am on all American holidays except Thanksgiving, December 25th, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day when it will meet at 9:00am. Monday through Friday mornings: 7:00-7:45am (Beit Hamidrash). Sunday mornings: 9:30-10:15am (Beit Hamidrash) Monday Evening Minyan: 7:30-8:00pm (Beit Hamidrash) For Torah Readings on Mondays and Thursdays, add ten to fifteen minutes to services.
YESHAR KOACH TO OUR SERVICE LEADERS
TODDAH RABAH TO THOSE WHO MAKE OUR SHUL EXPERIENCE RICHER
April 16, 2017 – May 15, 2017
Ashrei Club: Ari Globerman, Anna Joseph, and Alma Warmoth
Bimah Representatives: Stan Zeitz, Norbert Sorg, Debbie Gordon, Amy Stephson, Mark Igra, Dave Tarshes, Andrew
Cohen, Alan Rodan, and Scott Starr
Daveners (the prayer leaders): Linda-Jo Greenberg, Nance Adler, Harvey Niebulski, Michael Madwed, Eliana Nagel,
Danielle Nacamuli, Sam Perlin, Noah Chriqui, Naomi Rubin, and Shoshana Wineburg
Leyners (the Torah readers): Bryna Shane, Ruth Abers, Jodie Futornick, Nora Karp, Yonah Karp, Eliana Nagel, Amy
Lanctot, Danielle Nacamuli, Talia Chriqui, Noah Chriqui, Michael Lotker, David Ellenhorn, Marci Greenberg, Orly Steinberg,
Wendy Friedman, and Sydney Friedman-Blixt
Haftarah: Betsy Maurer, Yonah Karp, Eliana Nagel, Noah Chriqui, and Sydney Friedman-Blixt
Gabbai Rishon & Sheni (gabbai rishon calls the aliyot to the Torah and the sheni monitors and corrects the
Torah reading): Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater, Teddy Rothman, Nance Adler, Carl Sayres, Jason Kintzer, and
Gabe Rosenbloom
Guest Darshanim (guests who deliver the sermon, the teaching, the d’var Torah): Sydney Friedman-Blixt
Greeters (open the doors and invite everyone into services): Debbie Gordon, Linda Gebaroff, Rich Zwetchkenbaum,
Kevin Coskey, Nava Gazitt, Claire Gonder, and Stephen King
Gabbayim/Ushers: Margot Kravette, Jacquie Bayley, Jeff Ross, Carolyn Bernhard, Jordan Gussin, Alan Rodan, Amy
Stephson, and Rochelle Roseman
Daily Minyan Shatzim & Leyners: Lori Safer, Ellen Goldblatt, Linda-Jo Greenberg, Sam Perlin, Robert Hovden, Nance
Adler, Nancy Geiger, Vanessa Edrich, Kathy Andeway, Ruth Abers, Dina Tanners, Sharon Greenberg, Michael Balderas,
Michael Krasik, and Marianne Tatom
Kabbalat Shabbat Shatzim (service and prayer leaders): Elizabeth Braverman, Noah Chriqui, Gabe Rosenbloom, and
Michael Madwed
Kiddush Caterers & Sponsors (Caterers create the Kiddush Lunch for the congregation & sponsors cover the
cost of the Shabbas Chefs):
Catered: Mark & Marina Nagel, Michal Chriqui & Ellice Ellenhorn, Wendy Friedman & Becky Blixt
Shabbas Chef: Harry Goldman & Jettie Person
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SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR JUNE-JULY 2017 - SIVAN-AV 5777
CANDLE-LIGHTING AND THE WEEKLY KABBALAT SHABBAT MINYAN
(Friday Evening Services): Beit Hamidrash
The regular Kabbalat Shabbat services last approximately one hour. The service is spirited with the beautiful
melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat including L’cha Dodi and Yedid Nefesh. After services, participants return home for Shabbat dinner. Shabbat hospitality will be available. Children are welcomed and treasured. If you wish to help lead
services, to offer home hospitality after services, or simply to participate on a regular basis, please contact Kim
Schulze at [email protected].
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES: Main Sanctuary at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Date Kabbalat Shabbat Candelighting Havdallah Special Events
June 2 6:00 pm 8:42 pm 9:43 pm
June 9 6:00 pm 8:48 pm 9:48 pm
June 16 6:00 pm 8:51 pm 9:52 pm
June 23 6:00 pm 8:53 pm 9:53 pm
June 30 Cancelled 8:52 pm 9:52 pm
July 7 Cancelled 8:49 pm 9:49 pm
July 14 Cancelled 8:45 pm 9:44 pm
July 21 6:30 pm 8:38 pm 9:37 pm Shabbat in the Park
July 28 Cancelled 8:29 pm 9:28 pm
Shabbat Morning Dates & Portion
Concurrent Services B’nai Mitzvah,
Sermon Topics and
Special Occasions
June 3
Nasso
Numbers 4:21-5:10
Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla
Graduation Shabbat
June 10
Beha’alotcha
Numbers 8:1-9:14
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla
Family Camp Weekend
Margot Kravette Sponsoring
Kiddush in honor of her children
June 17
Sh’lach
Numbers 13:1-14:7
Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-24
9:30am—Babysitting
10:30am—Learners Minyan
10:45am-FDI & Kids Kehilla
1:15pm—Amit Komini Goodbye
June 24
Korach
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Numbers 16:1-17:15
Maftir: Numbers 28:9-15
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI
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Shabbat Morning Dates & Portion
Concurrent Services B’nai Mitzvah,
Sermon Topics and
Special Occasions
July 1
Chukat
Numbers 19:1-20:13
Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI
Guest Darshan:
David Heller
July 8
Balak
Numbers 22:2-38
Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI
July 15
Pinchas
Numbers 25:10-26:51
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI
July 22
Matot-Masei
Numbers 30:2-31:54
Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI
Rabbi Paula Rose
1st D’var Torah as our Assistant Rabbi
July 29
Devarim
Shabbat Chazon
Deuteronomy 1:1-2:1
Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27
9:30am—Babysitting
10:45am-FDI
SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR JUNE-JULY 2017 - SIVAN-AV 5777
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES: Main Sanctuary at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Homeless to Renter’s
A Taste of Elegance in the Courtyard
Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 5:00pm
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An elegant sit-down dinner for 100 guests served in Temple Beth Am’s courtyard. Appetizers prepared by Pintxo and wine tasting by 8 Bells Winery served during the Silent Auction hour.
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Auction items include dinner at top Seattle Restaurants. Gourmet dinner and interactive food demonstrations by local chefs and caterers including:
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All food, drink, expertise and preparation are 100% donated. All proceeds go directly to H2R and its mission to support homeless families in their pursuit of stable housing.
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Everyone is encouraged to bring sides, desserts,
and beverages to share!
You may also wish to bring your own reusable
plates, cups, and utensils.
7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Singles, Couples, Kids, Adults. All are welcome!
Join us for a
potluck dinner and
Kabbalat Shabbat
in the park!
Friday, July 21
Friday, August 18
at
View Ridge Playfield
NE 70th Street
between 43rd & 45th Ave NE