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April 2018 • Nissan-Iyar 5778 Including Pesach Guide Volume 50, Issue 8

Ruach Congregation Beth Shalom

Celebrating our 50th Anniversary!6800 35th Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98115

206.524.0075

Message from Rabbi Borodin

On the 5th of Iyar 70 years ago, which corresponds to May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared the independence of the state of Israel. This year, we will mark the 70th anniversary of the state of Israel on the 4th of Iyar, which is Thursday April 19th. (When Yom HaAtzmaut falls on a Friday such as this year, it’s celebration is moved one day earlier to avoid it bumping up against shabbat).

The time period of 70 years reminds me of a famous talmudic story about a person named Honi, who was walking along the road and found someone planting carob trees. He was astonished that anyone would plant when it would take 70 years for the fruit to grow and the gardener was not going to live to see the tree grown full size. Lo and behold, Honi goes to sleep, and sleeps for 70 years to awaken to find the gardener’s grandson enjoying the fruits of the labor from 70 years ago and gains an appreciation of the necessity of planting for the future.

The story of Honi has me wondering about the Founders of the state of Israel, and what impressions they would have if they fell asleep at the beginning of a country and woke up, today, 70 years later.

I am currently in the middle of a course on 70 years of Israeli poetry which has helped provide perspective on the incredible challenges, changes and development that have taken place in Israel, and has helped showcase many of the

seeds planted with the beginning of the state whose fruits are being enjoyed today. Spending time this year working on refugee issues, and seeing how complicated it is to absorb new populations from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, I have been reminded of the complexity of securing housing for this huge population increase and how amazing was Israel’s absorption of Jews from all over the world.

In honor of Israel’s birthday, and using the perspective of immigration as a window into some of Israel’s accomplishments of the past 70 years, I have chosen to share part of a poem by the Israeli songwriter, Chava Alberstein, reflecting on the experience of immigration at the beginning of the state.

Chava Alberstein was born in Szczecin, Poland, in 1947 and arrived in Israel with her family at the age of 4. Her memories of the early years mirror those of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who poured into the young state, often surprised by what greeted them, learning their ways in this new land and new country.

For the first few weeks, Chava’s family lived in a tent and for the next year in a tin hut, in the transit camp known as Sha’ar Ha’aliya (The Gateway to Aliya). She writes about the lack of privacy and hodgepodge of languages in her Hebrew song “Sharaliya,” pronounced just as the immigrants corrupted the name of the camp. I welcome your thoughts and insights from her poem “Sharaliya”.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Updates R1-6

Shomrei Atid R7

Youth Updates R9

PASSOVER GUIDE P1-5

CBS @ 50 R9-12

Adult Education R12

B’nai Mitzvah R13

Anniversaries, Birthdays R14

Events in Members Lives R14-15

Contributions R15-18

Service Schedules and Calendars R19-21

Tzedakah Form R22

The Book of Ruth - An Exploration through different creative lenses with Rabbi Borodin

The rabbis say there are 70 faces of Torah. In this class we will have a chance to prepare for Shavuot through studying the story of Ruth (which is read on Shavuot) with multiple forms of creative and artistic expression as lenses for studying the text. No background in any of the art forms is needed. We will primarily study the artistic expressions of others on these books and have some opportunity for trying the forms ourselves. Two sections will be offered – evenings or day class. Classes will cover the biblical text, rabbinic and contemporary midrashim, music and poetry, visual art, and movement.

Wednesdays, 7:30-8:45pm: April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 23

Thursdays, 12:30- 1:45pm: April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17

Did you miss the Gala?

You can still buy the wine, certified Kosher by our rabbis. See page 12.

https://www.koolerdesign.com/fcstardavid.aspx

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“Sharaliya” (Aliyah Gate)

Chava Alberstein

This story begins at the end

A passenger ship berthed at dock

Weary people in a new land

Stand before a large gate, gazing up

In silence. People from the ends of time,

From the ends of light and life

With thick garments and heavy steps.

Nothing is like what they promised:

They promised a warm land, but it’s windy and stormy.

The roof flew off in winter, pots covered the floor.

Everything was sodden with water, the down quilts

from Poland.

Everyone was sobbing but I was already asleep

Like a real princess – asleep with an umbrella.

Someone says – “We’re here”

Another answers – “Perhaps”

Someone calls – “We’ve found it”

Others whisper – “If only…”

Someone shouts – “In the meantime”,

They shout back – “Until when?”

We’ll never know

Who came in and who went out

Who passed through and who remained in Sharaliya.

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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 Paula Rose

[email protected]

Carol Benedick

Executive Director [email protected]

Rachel Wachtel Education & Youth Director [email protected]

Leah Lemchen

Director of Early Childhood Center [email protected]

Susan Monas/Francie Ringold

Rosh Kitchen

[email protected]

Marjie Cogan

Communications Coordinator [email protected]

Heidi Piel Lifecycle Coordinator [email protected]

Sarah Harel Program Director [email protected]

Shira Orzech

B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator [email protected]

Lauren Fellows

Front Office Coordinator [email protected]

Emma Shusterman

Bookkeeper [email protected]

Louis Friedkin

Comptroller

Tamara Fernandez

Asst to the Director of the ECC

Rimma Lobas

Service Assistant

Carlos DelCid

Building Maintenance

Luis Martinez Maekele Gebremeskel Custodial Attendants

Synagogue office address: 6800 - 35th Ave NE • Seattle, WA 98115 • website: www.bethshalomseattle.org

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President’s Message

As I drove to work this morning, a journey that took me from my home in northwest Seattle to my clinic in the southeast, the sunrise was simply spectacular. Amidst several layers of disparate clouds, there were multiple shades of red, yellow and blue, subtly changing amidst drops of rain. As with many such scenes, the window of viewing was brief, possibly fifteen minutes. There then ensued the usual drizzly March morning. I arrived at my clinic, and as I walked to the entrance, I witnessed the encore performance – a broad and bright rainbow across northern sky. Surely, there must be a God, I thought, but thankfully, there is a beautiful material world.

Rabbi Isaac Luria, one of the great mystics, pondered how the universe could exist in the presence of an infinite, absolute God. At every point in time and space the Infinite should be crowding out the finite, allowing no actual room for existence. Luria’s solution to this dilemma was that God had to hide himself, to pull somewhat back, to limit his being, in order to allow for the universe to exist. That is the quality of tzimtzum, and it is an expression of God’s love for us.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, in his d’var Torah for Vayakhel and Pekudei this year, teaches that the name for the space vacated by God to allow for existence is chol, whose root meaning is “empty”, but which can also mean “common” or “sand”. What is more common than sand, particularly in a desert land?

So, chol is the space that God makes for us to exist in the material world.

Now, we can exhibit a form of tzimtzum ourselves. Our own tzimtzum is the space vacated by us so that God’s presence can be felt in our midst. It is a stepping back from the noise, from the overwhelming intrusion of our present, our desires and our devices. The name for that space is kodesh. We can do this on Shabbat (hamavdil b’ein kodesh l’chol), but we can also do this throughout our lives as well.

It is an approach, a stance towards our own lives, perhaps a choice. As Rabbi Sacks writes, “The highest achievement is not self-expression but self-limitation – making space for something other and different from us.”

It may seem like a very small matter on retelling, but I experienced others making space for me in synagogue

several Shabbat mornings ago, on February 24 to be precise, our 50th anniversary Shabbat. I own a Sim Shalom Siddur, which I bring to shul whenever I am leading, as it contains notes about leading that help me, and has paper clips helping to lead through the proper page sequence. My three children have also written notes in the book, and all three used it for their own B’nai Mitzvah ceremonies and other leading opportunities. It is a precious book to me.

Well, after Kiddush luncheon and the after Kiddush interview with Rabbis Stone and Borodin by Rabbi Rose, I went to retrieve my stuff to leave shul, and I realized that I had not placed my Siddur back in my tallit bag as I usually do right after services when I lead, in order to avoid it being retrieved and stacked with all of the other similar looking Siddurim. It was gone.

Now, even after my first run through of all the Siddurim on the shelves in the entryway, when I could not see my own book, I should have known that there were few places it could have been, and it was going to be likely found eventually. Despite that, I was likely emitting what I was feeling, which was light panic.

Two congregants, Dave Tarshes and Patti Kieval, noticed this and eagerly began helping me to look for the errant book, without my asking. Their genuine concern was so apparent to me, that I could truly feel the temporary space that they had created within themselves for my need at that time. This was tzimtzum in practice, it seemed to me, and although we found the book in due time, their making space for me at that moment created a bond.

The sum total of those bonds that occur between members of our community is the measure of its strength. By that measure, I believe that we are a strong community.

We have been celebrating 50 years of that community for the past year, and we have celebrations continuing, all the way through our culminating ceremony on May 6 at the synagogue. If you haven’t done so already, please contribute to the fiftieth anniversary. Our idealistic goal is 100% community participation.

Michael Madwed

The Next 35 Years of Social Change in Israel, Mickey Gitzin in Conversation with Rabbi Jill Borodin

Monday, 4/30 from 7:30pm in the Sanctuary, Congregation Beth Shalom With Mickey Gitzin, New Israel Fund’s Executive Director in Israel. As a liberal, openly gay son of Russian immigrants, newly appointed NIF Executive Director in Israel, Mickey Gitzin recognizes both the great leaps forward that Israel has made in advancing equality for all its citizens and the challenges that remain. Mickey has led the charge as one of a new wave of young Israeli leaders, bringing a cutting edge, intersectional approach to the issues of the day.

Prior to joining NIF, Mickey was the founding director of “Israel Hofsheet” (Be Free Israel), a leading grassroots organization fighting for separation of religion and state in Israel. Mickey holds a Master’s in Public Policy from University College-London, for which he received a

Chevening Scholarship from the British Foreign Office and the British Council.

In 2013, Mickey received NIF UK’s Human Rights Award, and in 2015, NIF’s Gallanter Prize for Emerging Israeli Social Justice Leaders.

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Updates

Social Action Committee, contact: Gail Coskey

Although Pesach began at the end of March, the intermediate days occur in April, so it’s always a good reminder that we were once ‘strangers in a strange land’. New refugees and immigrants to our community are also strangers in a strange land. The SAC supports the efforts of other CBS committees who are focused on refugee and immigrant issues. Kayla Weiner would like to remind us that, “The CBS Immigration and Sanctuary committee continues to be involved in all things relevant. Our google group list informs you of training and educational opportunities as well as actions you can do to help advance the cause of those in danger of deportation. Currently, we are looking for coats for men as well as snack foods for the welcome wagon at the Detention Center.”

Our next big activity will be having a HIAS inspired Immigration Shabbat and Shabbaton October 19-21, Lech Lecha. If you are interested in helping with this programming, contact Kayla at ([email protected]). Also in regards to the Detention Center in Tacoma: Volunteer visitors are welcome at the Tacoma Detention Center, at the request of the detainees. Volunteers may not bring the detainees anything except soft-cover books, and they do not have to do anything for the detainees—except talk. A little knowledge of Spanish could help, but may not be essential. Contact Edna Oberman if interested.

CBS and SAC members also took part in two Advocacy Days in Olympia in February. On February 20th, Carolyn Cohen, Susan Morgensztern, Kim Schulze, Carolyn Cohen, Carolyn Bernhard, and Robert Isgur, attended the Faith Action Network (FAN) Day. (See photo below).

We met with other faith communities from our legislative Districts, heard inspiring speakers, then met with our State Senators and Representatives or their representatives to tell them about our legislative priorities and to find out the progress of various bills that FAN supports.

The next day, Rabbi Rose, Jacquie Bayley, Gail Coskey, Nancy Fisher-Allison, Susan Adler and Matt Saunders, attended the Jewish Federation Day in Olympia where the focus was on issues pertinent to the State’s Jewish Community. Yasher Koach to all who attended either day.

Yasher Koach and toddah rabah to all those who donated funds on Purim eve for Mary’s Place and the Homeless-to-

Renter Programs. SAC members collected $700 to distribute between these two worthy organizations. Speaking of donations, those who had hoped to donate blood on February 25th, were disappointed when some Bloodworks staff were sick and they had to cancel! Look for information on the next opportunity to donate.

There will be a Teen Feed on Monday, April 30th. Contact Joan Lite Miller for information or to volunteer ([email protected]).

We would like to sincerely thank Leah Rapalee for her years of coordinating the Lake City Meals Program! Every month she and her volunteers have helped feed food insecure residents of the Lake City area. Yasher koach, Leah!

And toddah rabah to Julie Klein who has volunteered to take over for Leah! We wish Julie the best in coordinating this important program.

Finally, a reminder that Sunday, April 22nd is the 48th Earth Day! Find an activity that will benefit the earth and practice literal Tikun Olam!

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: [email protected].

Below is a part of our Social Action Committee on MLK Jr Day They went to the State Senate Hearing to bills dealing with gun violence! From Left to Right: Gail Coskey, Mihal Bat-Or, and Ruth Abers.

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Updates

The Seattle Limbe Sewing Circle at Beth Shalom

Wednesday, 4/4 from 6:00-9:00pm

in the Social Hall - This month a Pesadik nosh.

Help Girls Stay in School!

We are a multi-cultural, multi-faith community with a two-part goal: to create feminine hygiene kits (using a Days For Girls template) for girls in Cameroon, Africa and to

build cross-cultural community here in Seattle.

Any questions, email the Beth Shalom office and we'll put you in touch with Wendy Katz, our project organizer .

Stitch and … Schmooze

is taking a break for Passover, but it will be back

Thursday evening, 5/10 from 7:00-8:30pm at the home of Solomon Michaels

Join other Knitters and Crocheters for a fun morning of conversation and relaxation. Any level of knitting, crocheting, or other hand-work is invited. No Charge. Please no perfume or cologne. We have cats

and dogs, and although they’ll be put away for this event, please plan your allergy meds appropriately.

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.

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.

Young Family Tefillah and Lunch

April 21st from 11:30am-12:30pm

Join Rabbi Rose for a fun service geared towards families with children ages 0-5, followed by a light lunch.

For questions or to be added to our Young Families email list, please contact [email protected]

The last Young Family Tefillah for the year: 5/19

Buying groceries for Passover?

Come to Beth Shalom first and buy scrip!

Get your Scrip and Gift cards at Beth Shalom

Support Beth Shalom while you shop. If you have questions about the scrip program, please contact Kevin Coskey at 206-365-2275 or [email protected]. Or call the CBS office at 206-524-0075.

for: QFC/Fred Meyer PCC

Whole Foods

Safeway

Albertsons even Starbucks, Arco, and Home Depot.

Empty Nester Potluck

Sunday, 4/22 from 5:30pm at the home of Miriam Goldman & Joseph Hellerstein

RSVP to Stan Zeitz at [email protected] and get the address. We will have a guest speaker Rabbi Mitch Delcau. He will speak on the future of Judaism and synagogue membership. The food menu: A-F appetizer / G-J bread, dessert, fruit / K-R salad / S-Z main Here is the Evite link: https://www.evite.com/event/0077IN4YC3KKGMNE2EPIFSKY3ESZDQ/rsvp?utm_campaign=send_sharable_link&utm_medium=sharable_invite&utm_source=NA

http://www.canstockphoto.com/string-bobbin-rope-0221589.html

https://www.amazon.com/Gingher-8-Inch-Knife-Dressmakers-Shears/dp/B000UU6SR4

mailto:[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

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Updates

Congregation Beth Shalom’s Annual Meeting

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

7:00-8:00pm

Followed by a special presentation at 8:00pm by Professor Joel Migdal

Mark your calendars for

We need your help. Our bylaws require a quorum of 15% of the membership (67 family units) to

approve the 2015-16 budget and elect the new board members and officers.

Joel Migdal is the Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies in the Uni-

versity of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Dr. Migdal was formerly associate professor of Government at Harvard University

and senior lecturer at Tel-Aviv University. His most recent book is Shifting Sands:

The United States in the Middle East.

Watch for your Annual Dues Packet at the beginning of May

Remember:

Please pay off any outstanding dues, tuition or fees by the end of the fiscal year (May 31st)

Now is a great time to make a donation towards the 50th Anniversary Campaign

We no longer charge a processing fee for credit card payments. We appreciate donations to

offset our credit card fees.

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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,

[email protected]

Anonymous Jacquie Bayley

Jerry, z”l, & Dorothy Becker Mark & Judith Benjamin

Karen Binder Rabbi Borodin & Cary Atlas

Andrew Cohen

Jennifer Cohen

Jill Cohen, z”l Shelly Crocker & Sandy Kibort Lynn Gottlieb

Carol & Allen Gown

Sharon Greenberg

Werner, z”l, & Edith Horn

Mitchell Hymowitz Debra Jeffs-Grad

Patti Kieval Margot Kravette

Marilyn Meyer Joel Migdal Isaac Morgensztern

Susan Morgensztern

Neil Nathanson & Stephanie Allen

Joe Orzech & Carol Benedick

Rochelle Roseman

Joani Diskin-Saran

Ron & Diana Schneeweiss Amy Stephson & Brian Rapalee

Ernest, z”l, & Doris Stiefel Mark & Sheryl Stiefel David Tarshes & Debby Kerdeman

Marianne Tatom

Kayla Weiner Sam Wineburg & Susan Monas

Shomrei Atid Members

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Youth Updates - Idkunim La’yeladim

Education and Youth Director, Rachel Wachtel

Transitions from one grade to the next, from one program to another, to a different school, etc, can be challenging for students and families. In the CBS Education and Youth De-partment we are currently working on ways to make transi-tions for our students and families as smooth and easy as possible. Making these transitions smoother is also a goal we set on CBS’s strategic plan!

How are we making transitions smoother? There are a few updates to our Prozdor program and Teen Learning for our 5th and 7th grade students this year.

First of all, we are inviting all CBS 5th graders, whether they attend Religious School, a Jewish day school, or are tutored, to participate in the final trimester of Prozdor elec-tives. This will give our 5th graders, who are about to begin the B’nai Mitzvah process together, the chance to get to know each other. It will also give our 5th graders a taste of what Prozdor (our middle school program) is like, especially our Tuesday program, which includes electives that allow students to choose classes based on the topic and teacher. We hope that when these students return to Prozdor in the fall, they will know each other better, understand what the Prozdor program is like, and be ready to jump right into their new learning.

Our 7th graders are in a unique place this time of year. Many of them have already celebrated their B’nai Mitzvah and those that haven’t are very busy preparing. If they have already celebrated their B’nai Mitzvah, they often feel they are done with the Prozdor program. All of the students who have celebrated their B’nai Mitzvah are already invited to participate in our monthly Youth Minyan. In addition to participating in Youth Minyan, following Pesach and Spring Break we will invite all of the 7th grade cohort to switch

from attending Tuesday Prozdor, to attending Tuesday Teen Learning. Teen Learning is part of the new teen program at CBS this year. Teens join us on Tuesday evenings for din-ner and hanging out followed by an hour of learning. This year teens have had the opportunity to learn with many talented educators, including: Beth Huppin, Rabbi Rose, Rabbi Lauren Kurland, Max Patashnik (from the Jewish Fed-eration), Tal Bronstain, and more. We hope that this oppor-tunity will motivate our 7th graders to stay involved during the rest of this academic year and encourage them to par-ticipate in teen learning next year.

We are excited to put these plans into action for this aca-demic year and to see how students and families respond to these changes. Parental support in this process is es-sential. We know that getting our students to Beth Shalom requires parents to adjust schedules, carpool or drive (in some instances a very long distance), and more. Addition-ally, we can’t have parents telling their children that they are done after their bar/bat mitzvah. Instead, we hope par-ents will help their 7th graders see teen learning as the next step on their Jewish journey.

Smoother transitions will help our programs and our stu-dents succeed! We hope parents and students will share feedback on the changes this year so that we can continue to work on these transitions for future years.

Rachel Wachtel CBS Education and Youth Director [email protected]

Explore the new teen program at CBS

https://bethshalomseattle.org/educationyouth/teen-

program-at-cbs-5778/

Passover Teen Event Tuesday, 4/3 from 6:30-8:30pm

Kadima (6th-8th grade) Cooking With Tal – Dessert Special and Chametz Fest Sunday, 4/8 from Noon - 2:00pm in the CBS Kitchen

More information on the above events in the Pesach guide, page 4.

USY Shabbat Dinner Friday, 4/20 from 5:30pm

Birthday Party for Israel Sunday, 4/22 from 12:30-2:00pm in the Social Hall Matanot and Chaverim: Come celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with a birthday party for Israel. Program will include lunch, birthday games, and more.

Graduation Shabbat 4/28 Shabbat Morning

Join us as we honor our graduating seniors!

Did you know you could follow our USY Chapter, Seattle Nimratz, on Instagram? Follow them to see photos of events, hear about upcoming programs, and more! https://www.instagram.com/seattlenimratz/

Youth Events

https://www.instagram.com/seattlenimratz/

https://www.instagram.com/seattlenimratz/

Guest Darshanim during Passover

Day 1 - Shabbat, March 31: Amram Migdal

Day 2 - Sunday, April 1: Rabbi Ethan Tucker

Day 7 - Friday, April 6: Rabbi Daniel Pressman

Day 8 - Shabbat, April 7: Brian Rapalee

We regret that during Passover we will be unable to serve a Kiddush Lunch on Shabbat and Yom Tov as our kitchen will be closed.

Passover Guide ~ Table of Contents:

Events & Practices 1, 3-4

Passover

Schedule

2

Contract for

Sale of Chametz

5

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Rabbinical Assembly Passover Guidelines are now available at https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/jewish-law/holidays/pesah/pesah_guide_5778.pdf. Copies will be available in the Beth Shalom lobby.

For information on Kosher for Passover products, see the Va'ad HaRabainim of Greater Seattle's Passover Guide or check the Va'ad website: www.seattlevaad.org.

To make it even easier to help the hungry...

Donations may also be made to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, Attn: Mazon, and will be

forwarded to Mazon.

https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/871715/jewish/Passover-Pesach-2018.htm

PASSOVER SCHEDULE:

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Event Date Time Place Notes

Mechirat Chametz

(Sale of Chametz) Friday, March 30 10:00am Congregation

Beth Shalom

Submit forms to the office by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am. Forms can be found in the Ruach, the CBS office, and at bethshalomseattle.org.

Ta’anit Bekhorim (Fast of the Firstborn)

Friday, March 30 Begins at dawn

5:11am

CBS Beit Midrash

Minyan, Siyum (Learning) & Seudat Mitzvah (Breakfast)

Friday, March 30 7:00-8:30am CBS Beit Midrash

The siyum (completion of learning) will be celebrated with a seudat mitzvah. Firstborn who participate are permitted to eat afterwards as well.

Last Time to Eat Chametz Friday, March 30 11:04am

At Home Last time to eat chametz before Passover begins.

Last time for Biur Chametz

(Burning of Chametz) Friday, March 30 12:09pm

At Home Remaining chametz must be burned or disposed of by 12:09pm.

FIRST NIGHT SEDER

(no Kabbalat Shabbat Service) Friday, March 30 At Home Candle lighting at 7:18pm or earlier

First Day Yom Tov Pesach & Shabbat Services

Saturday, March 31

9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary Guest Darshan: Amran Migdal No Lunch after services

SECOND NIGHT SEDER Saturday, March 31

At Home Candle lighting through transfer of flame after 8:25pm

Sefirat HaOmer begins

(Counting of the Omer) Saturday, March 31

Evening

end of seder At Home As indicated in Passover Haggadah

Second Day Yom Tov Pesach Services

Sunday, April 1 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary Guest Darshan: Rabbi Ethan Tucker No Lunch after services

Chol Hamoed Pesach Weekday Minyan

Monday, April 2

Tuesday, April 3

Wednesday, Apr 4

Thursday, April 5

7:00am

7:00am

7:00am

7:00am

CBS Beit Midrash

Some people follow the practice of not wearing tefillin on chol hamoed

Erev Seventh Day Pesach Thursday, April 5 Candle lighting, 7:27pm or earlier

Seventh Day Yom Tov Pesach Services

Friday, April 6 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary Guest Darshan: Rabbi Daniel Pressman. CBS Office Closed—No Lunch after services.

Erev Shabbat & Erev Eighth Day Pesach

Friday, April 6 6:00pm service CBS Beit Midrash

Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv at 6pm. Erev Shabbat and Erev 8th Day candle lighting through transfer of flame, 7:28pm or earlier

Eighth Day Pesach, Shabbat & Yom Tov & Yizkor Service

Saturday, April 7 9:30am-12:15pm CBS Sanctuary Guest Darshan: Brian Rapalee

No Kiddush lunch

End of Passover Saturday, April 7 8:35pm

Re-Buying of Chametz Saturday, April 7 8:45pm The chametz sold by Rabbi Borodin will automatically return to your legal possession at this time.

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PASSOVER EVENTS & PRACTICES AT HOME & CBS

Pre-Passover Rituals

Bedikat Chametz (Search for Chametz) Thursday, March 29, after dark, at home

The search is usually performed the night before Pesach. It is customarily done with a candle, feather and wooden spoon and the recitation of the blessing “Baruch atah…asher kiddeshanu…al biur chametz.” Chametz which is found (except that which may be specifically set aside for use before Pesach), is put aside until the morning for burning. The formula for nullification is recited after the search. (See the beginning of the Haggadah for both the blessing and the formula). Mechirat Chametz (The selling of the Chametz) Friday, March 30, 10:00am

Any chametz not consumed, burned or otherwise disposed of prior to Passover must be sold to a non-Jew who will own it during Pesach. In order to ensure compliance with the details of the law, Rabbi Borodin will act as our agent for the sale. If you would like Rabbi Borodin to serve as your agent, you must complete the “Sale of Chametz” form and return to Heidi Piel by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am.

Ta’anit Bekhorim (Fast of the Firstborn), Siyum Bekhorim & Morning Minyan

Friday, March 30, 7:00-8:30am (Minyan: 7:00-7:30am followed by Siyum led by Rabbi Rose and bagel chametz breakfast: 7:45-8:30am.) The fast applies to the firstborn child of a mother or a father and is usually held on Erev Pesach. It is customary, after Shacharit, to have a siyum, completion of study of a tractate of rabbinic literature, following which there is a seudat mitzvah, a meal accompanying the performance of a mitzvah. All firstborn in attendance are then permitted to eat. After the completion of study and before the meal, the prayers for a siyum are recited, concluding with the expanded Kaddish d’Rabbanan. Bagels and coffee will be served for the seudat mitzvah. Biur Chametz (Burning of Chametz) Friday, March 30

eat chametz no later eat chametz no later eat chametz no later than than than 11:04am on 11:04am on 11:04am on Friday, March 30, Friday, March 30, Friday, March 30, burn chametz no later than 12:09pm on burn chametz no later than 12:09pm on burn chametz no later than 12:09pm on MondayMondayMonday, at home, at home, at home

A second, slightly modified form for the nullification of chametz is recited in the vernacular, after the chametz is burned. (See Haggadah for the appropriate formula.)

Advance Preparation of a Flame for Yom Tov

Kindling a new fire is not permitted on Yom Tov; however, the use of an existing fire for cooking or other purposes is permitted. To light candles for the second day of Yom Tov (Saturday night), ensure that you have a fire burning before candlelighting time on the first day (Friday) that will continue to burn until after dark on Saturday. For example:

A burning candle that lasts for more than 25 hours

A pilot light on a gas range (not a gas range with an electronic starter) Likewise, a flame must be prepared in advance of Yom Tov on the eve of the 7th day of Passover, Thursday night, April 5, for use in food preparation and for lighting candles on the eve of the 8th day of Passover, Friday night, April 6.

Birkat Hamazon during Passover

It is traditional to use either your haggadot or benchers only used at Passover (not the rest of the year) for birkat hamazon during Passover to avoid being exposed to possible chametz in the regular bencher. We add Ya’aleh v’yavo for every day of Passover. On days 1, 2, 7 and 8 we also add harachaman for Yom Tov.

First And Second Day Of Pesach

Candlelighting

On the first night of Pesach, we recite the blessings “Baruch atah...le’hadlik ner shel Shabbat v’shel Yom Tov” and “Shehecheyanu.” On the second night we recite “Baruch atah...le’hadlik ner shel Yom Tov” and “Shehecheyanu” (p. 718/303 of Siddur Sim Shalom). On the second night (Saturday, March 31), candles should not be lit until the end of the first day of Yom Tov and Shabbat, and we do not light a match but transfer the fire to the candles from an existing flame.

Meals

Details regarding the evening festival meals, or Sedarim, are fully set forth in the Haggadah. On the second night, the Counting of the Omer (p. 237/55 of Siddur Sim Shalom) is included. Festive meals are also eaten for lunch on both days. The morning Kiddush (page 335 of Siddur Sim Shalom) consists of the biblical verse beginning “Vayedaber Moshe” followed by the blessing “Borei p’ri hagafen.” On the first day of Pesach (Saturday, March 31), “Veshamru and “al kein berach…” are added for Shabbat. At these meals, as throughout Pesach, the blessing of haMotzi is made over matzah. Birkat haMazon—Blessing after Meals After the meals, include “Ya’aleh v’Yavo—Our God and God of our ancestors" (p. 762/340) in Birkat haMazon (p. 755/337) as well as the Harachaman for festivals (p. 768/343).

Seventh And Eighth Days Of Pesach

Candlelighting

On the seventh and eighth nights of Pesach, we do not recite “Shehecheyanu.” On the seventh night (Thursday, April 5) we recite the blessing “Baruch atah...le’hadlik ner shel Yom Tov.” On the eighth night (Friday, April 6), we recite “Baruch atah...le’hadlik ner shel Shabbat v’shel Yom Tov.” On the eighth night (Friday, April 6) we do not light a match but transfer the fire to the candles from an existing flame. Meals

There are festive meals for dinner and lunch on each of the final two days of Pesach. At each meal Kiddush is recited and haMotzi is made over matzah (see above). Evening Meals. On the seventh and eighth nights we recite the evening festival kiddush with the insertion for Pesach. Omit the blessing Shecheheyanu both evenings. Afternoon Meals. The morning Kiddush (page 746/335 of Siddur Sim Shalom) consists of the biblical verse beginning “Vayedaber Moshe” followed by the blessing “Borei p’ri hagafen.” On the eighth day of Pesach (Saturday, April 7), “Veshamru and “al kein berach…” are added for Shabbat. Birkat haMazon—Blessing after Meals After the meals, include Ya’aleh v’Yavo "Our God and God of our ancestors" (762/340) in Birkat haMazon (755/337) as well as the Harachaman for festivals (p. 768/343).

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3/31 Passover Day 1

Regular Shabbat programming

4/1 Passover Day 2

11:30-12:30 k-5 program with Tal Classroom open for young families to play in with Passover related activities (books, stickers, etc)

4/6 Passover Day 7

No programming

4/7 Passover Day 8

Regular Shabbat programming

Passover Youth Schedule

Passover Teen Event Tuesday, 4/3 from 6:30-8:30pm

Join Rabbi Rose and Jeremy in their home for a spe-cial Passover teen event! We’ll enjoy matza pizza and watch the Prince of Egypt. Please RSVP online so that we know how many people to plan for! https://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/prince-of-egypt/

Kadima (6th-8th grade) Cooking With Tal – Dessert Special and Chametz Fest Sunday, 4/8 from Noon - 2:00pm in the CBS Kitchen

Kadima (6th-8th grade) is making krembo with Tal! There is a cost of $8 per person for this event. Space is limited to 8 participants, so please RSVP below to reserve your spot! We will have lunch too! https://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/kadima-

cooking-dessert/

https://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/kadima-cooking-dessert/

https://bethshalomseattle.org/calendar/kadima-cooking-dessert/

SALE OF CHAMETZ

Pesach 5778

If possible, all chametz – food not acceptable during Pesach, or materials containing such unacceptable food – should be destroyed or given away before the holiday begins. Should this be impossible, the chametz may be stored in such a way that we are sure not to use it during the holiday and its actual ownership transferred to a non-Jew until the holiday ends. The following contract must be filled out and given to Heidi Piel or be received by mail at the synagogue by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am.

NO LATE CONTRACTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

It is traditional to enclose tzedakah for the purpose of Maot Hittim (food distribution for Pesach). Your contributions will go to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund and will be used for Maot Hittim. These funds will be used to support the kosher food bank, Mazon, and to provide direct gifts to families and individuals in need during the festival season.

CONTRACT

KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS: That I/We, _________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

the undersigned, do hereby make and appoint Congregation Beth Shalom my true and lawful representative to act in my place and stead, for me and in my name and in my behalf, to sell all chametz owned and possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, as stated in the Torah and defined by the sages of Israel (e.g., chametz; hashash chametz – suspect chametz; and all kinds of ta’arovet chametz – chametz mixtures); also, chametz that tends to harden and to adhere to the surface of pans, pots, or other cooking or eating utensils, of whatsoever nature, and to lease all places wherein the aforementioned chametz owned or possessed by me may be found, especially in the premises located at (your address). Congregation Beth Shalom has the full au-thority and power to sell said chametz and to lease said place or places wherein said chametz may be found, upon such terms and conditions as discretion dictates. Congregation Beth Shalom has the full power and authority to assign or appoint a substitute or substitutes to act in my behalf with all the same powers and authority that I have invested in the synagogue, and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that Congregation Beth Shalom or rabbinic substitute law-fully does or causes to be done by virtue of these presents. And to this I hereby affix my signature on this _______________ day of ___________________, in the year _____________.

Signature(s)__________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________

Town ____________________ State ______________ Telephone _______________________________

Donation Enclosed $_______________

Please return to Heidi Piel by Friday, March 30 at 10:00am


6800 35th Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98115

206 524-0075. Fax 206 525-5095

[email protected]

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50th Anniversary Fundraising Update

The gala is past, but the 50th Anniversary celebrations continue. Fifty years is an

amazing milestone for any community. We have committed, as a community, to rais-

ing $250,000 to mark this momentous birthday. Of this, half of the money will be ap-

plied to the operating fund and the balance to our unrestricted endowment fund. A

number of members have pledged $50,000 as a challenge to the community, and there

are additional funds already “pledged” to this goal from members’ previous commit-ments to the Double Chai campaign.

I/We would like to help build for the future and pledge

the following to our 50th Anniversary Campaign:

Platinum - $10,000 or more

Gold - $5,000-$9,999

Silver - $2,500 -$4,999

Bronze - $1,000-$2,499

Patron—$500-$999

Community Supporter—$1-$499

Please tell us your pledge amount _________

Name_________________________________________

Please check here if you would like your donation

listed anonymously

Phone________________________

Email_________________________

I would like to pay by check credit card

VISA/Mastercard: ______/______/______/______

Expiration: _____/_____

Security Code ______

Signature: _________________________

Date: _______

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CBS @ 50

A Page from Our History

In celebration of Beth Shalom’s 50th Anniversary, we are looking at how far we’ve come, and also learning that some things never change.

In 1974 Sylvia and Ed Stern and other Beth Shalom members were arranging to support a Jewish family in Kharkov, Russia. Betsy Schneier (then Betsy Rosenbaum) traveled to Leningrad and visited with refuseniks.

In 1983, just after the Passover holidays, we held a Social Issues Shabbat at which Marvin Stern spoke about “The Meaning of the Holocaust for Jews Today”. Beth Shalom members were also working with the Seattle Jewish Committee for Nuclear Arms Control.

Also, whether it was an effort to reduce waste or simply to raise funds, Beth Shalom members, collected tons of newspaper for recycling.

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CBS @ 50! - Pleasure of Your Company

Meet new people. Make new friends. Over 2017-2018, there will be 50 events in 50 homes.

The Pleasure of Your Company series returns! Sign up for a dinner, wine tasting, dessert buffet, or fascinating talk!

You will have a lovely experience and support Beth Shalom at the same time. All the food and wine will be contributed by the hosts.

Your reservation is a CBS contribution of $18 or $36 dollars per person. With a $100 per person contribution, you will become a “Pleasure Of Your Company Patron.”

Register for a Pleasure of Your Company Event!

Please return completed form to Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

You may also register online for individual events at bethshalomseattle.org/organizer/pleasure-of-your-company/

Name on Card: _________________________________

Card # _________/_________/_________/___________

Expiration: _____/______ Card verification # ________

Your name: ________________________________________________

Names of other attendees: ________________________________________________

________________________________________________

Contact email: ________________________________________________

Contact phone: ________________________________________________

Please select the events you’d like to register for. You will be charged per-person, per event. We will contact you if an event fills up.

Make your reservation with a CBS contribution of $18 or $36 per person per event. With a $100 per person contribution, you will become a “Pleasure of Your Company Patron.”

Per-person donation amount: □ $18 □ $36 □ $100

I will pay via: □ Enclosed check □ Visa/MC

□ 4/15 Learn to Smoke (Fish, that is) - NEW!

□ 4/22 Israeli Brunch - X

□ 4/22 Klezmer of Your Company

□ 6/24 Passage to India

□ 7/15 Fabulous Israeli Hotel Breakfast

□ 8/26 Challah Birds

X = SOLD OUT

April

Learn to Smoke (Fish that is) - NEW! Sunday, April 15, 10:30am-

1:30pm

Hosts: Carol and Mark Slosberg

Follow the full process of creating de-lectable smoked sable (black cod) with a recipe that rivals the best New York appetizing stores. From salting and curing to the smoking and finish-ing process, we will use the best TV cooking show gimmicks to condense a 3-day process into 3 hours. Along the way, enjoy bagels and home-

smoked sable dairy breakfast with all the fixings. Guest: 10 adults Location: Seward Park

Israeli Brunch - NEW! Sunday, April 22, 10am to Noon

Hosts: Judith and Mark Benjamin

Featuring Joel Migdal and Peggy Brill who will talk about “Israel’s Changing Social Landscape” Guests: 18 adults

Location: Greenlake neighborhood

Dairy

The "klezmer" of your company: Explore the "groyse velt" of Yid-dish song

Sunday, 4/22, 2-5 pm Hosts: Harvey Niebulski and Marianne Tatom Location: Broadview Dairy desserts with tea and coffee. 18 guests

Summertime

A Passage to India

Sunday, 6/24, 7:00pm

Hosts: Susan Monas & Sam Wineburg

A sumptuous Indian meal followed by a slideshow of Susan and Sam’s 4-

month sojourn criss-crossing the India subcontinent. Guests: 10

Location: Phinney Ridge neighborhood

Vegetarian

Fabulous Israeli Hotel Breakfast Sunday, 7/15, 11:30am-2:30pm

Hosts: James Packman and Andrew Cohen

Location: Wedgwood

Guests: 30

Kosher Dairy

Challah Birds

Sunday, 8/26, 11:30am-2:00pm

Host/Instructor: Rochelle Roseman

Lunch and a Baking Lesson: 8 students

Location: Bellevue

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A Journey to Olam Haba (the world to come) via texts from the Zohar with Beth Huppin If you’ve wanted to study Zohar, here’s your chance for a taste of studying this foundational book of Jew-ish mysticism. The topic we will examine is Olam HaBa: What happens to us after we die? Where do we go? What happens? How are we judged? These fanciful, metaphorical tales are intended to de-light us and teach us about how to live more ethical-ly and productively in this world. Join us for an adventure in study. Come as often as you are able. No prior knowledge needed. Tuesday mornings, 9:30-10:45am, Classes in session April 10, 17, and 24. No charge. Everyone is welcome, including Drop-ins. Donations to CBS adult education are appreciated.

Learner’s Minyan

April 21

Ashrei

May 19

Ein Keloheinu and Aleinu

June 16

Kaddish and Adon Olam

Learner’s Minyan takes place on Saturdays, 10:30-11:30am, in the Beit Midrash. No charge.

Adult Education

50th Anniversary Wine Purchase Order

Wine Price/bottle

# Bottles Total

Shepherds Mark $25

Albariño $25

Viognier $25

Quarry Butte $25

Jet Black Syrah $25

Chardonnay $25

Sauvignon Blanc $25

Riesling $25

Total: $

Wine Price/bottle

# Bottles Total

Merlot $25

Petit Verdot 2014 $50

Cabernet Sauvignon $50

Block 17 Syrah 2015 $50

Tempranillo 2015 $50

Destiny 2014 $50

Total: $

Now is your chance to buy kosher wine, supervised by Rabbi Borodin and Rabbi Rose.

We will have wine available to sell at the 50th Anniversary Culminating Event on May 6th at Beth Shalom. We are accepting pre-orders through April 25th. You must make the payment when you pick up the wine on May 6th.

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Notes:

Please return this form to Beth Shalom by April 25th to ensure that the wine will be available for you to purchase on May 6th.

Remembering Our Roots - Yom HaShoah Remembrance Program Thursday, 4/12 from 10:00am in the Beit Midrash with Rabbi Rose

Explore how family narratives are woven together to form personal identity, how the Holocaust and Post-War immigration affected our stories, and discover the connections that bind us all.

We’ll build upon by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s commentary on family roots the documentary series Finding Your Roots, highlighting the connection between Bernie Sanders and Larry David. Learn about sources of our own “identity factors” and discuss influences of family upbringing, community values, genetic inheritance, and individual choice.

This event is part of the NW Israel-fest Celebration

https://abundantgenealogy.com/finding-roots-southern-roots-questlove-dr-phil-charlayne-hunter-gault-tonight-pbs/

B’nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov to All!

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Celebrate Israel at 70 - as part of NW Israel-Fest Sunday, 4/22, 2:00-6:00pm at Magnuson Park, Hanger 30

An exciting party to mark the State of Israel’s 70th birthday! Fun activities for all ages! Featuring live music, food, and plenty of fun, “Celebrate Israel at 70” will cap another exciting #NWIsraelFest.

$10 Adults/$8 Kids - Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-israel-70-tickets-43758383503

Part of the Third Annual #NWIsraelFest: A Celebration of all things Israel April 8-22

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-israel-70-tickets-43758383503

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-israel-70-tickets-43758383503

https://www.jewishinseattle.org/nwisraelfest

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Refuah shlemah

CBS members

Even Mordechai ben Natalie Hannah

David ben Miriam v’Yakov haKohen

Devora Hannah bat Sara v’Shlomo (Doris Stiefel)

Hanoch ben Miriam Zelda v’Balin Chunah

Shoshana bat Miriam Zelda v’Aaron Dovid

Esther Rachel bat David (Emily Freed-man)

Chavah Malka bat Sara Raisel v’’Hillel Nochim

David Adler Chaya Esther bat Sheina Leiba v’Mor-

dechai Shlomo Menachem ben Sarah (Solomon

Michaels)

D’vora bat Elkev’Chaim (Dorothy Becker)

Meira bat Esther Yenta v’Asher (Meira Shupack)

Sara bat Leah v’Nachman

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

Ira Weiner, cousin of Kayla Weiner

Joan Siewart, aunt of Carrie Horwitch

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

Jay Richards, step-father of Shelly Crocker

Justine Benedick, mother of Carol Benedick

Ezra Zimmerman, nephew of Nadine Cadesky-Zimmerman

David ben Golda v’Yaakov, father of Rabbi Jodie Futornick

Rivka Gittle bat Zipora (Marta Kaplan), relative of Carolyn Cohen

Yenta Hadassah bat Rachel, mother of Meira Shupack

Yaakov ben Tzedek (Jack Feldman), brother of Robin Shelley

Miram bat Aharon v’Chaba (Mindi Hor-witch), sister of Carrie Horwitch

Shmuel Zevulun ben Shulamit (Sam Schlang), cousin of Ben Cerf

Friends of Members

Raisa bat Elka (Raisa Vilkevitch),friends of Emma Shusterman, Marina Kiselev, Svetlana Burke and Marina Nagel

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Anniversaries

Nance & Steve Adler Daniel & Carolyn Bernhard

Michael Blum & Denise Sterchi Oded & Noa Dvoskin

Warren & Lisa Fein

David & Amy Fulton

Lane & Joanna Gerber Robert Kanter & Linda Levy-Kanter Hyam Levitsky & Rhonda Zuckerman

Michael & Karin Madwed

Philip Nurick & Liora Minkin

Charles & Loryn Paxton

Dov Pinker & Bonnie Rochman

Robert Snyder & Karen Friedman

Birthdays E. Camins Bretts Elric Wolfsbruder McCurdy

Carol Benedick

Tamar Benzikry

Maria Erlitz Isaiah Gabbay

Dinah Grodin

Jay Heath

Martin Joseph

Joel Migdal Tamir Salant-Ronen

Gena Shapiro

Samuel Wineburg

Nora Bobroff Zev Fort Beth Hartell Deborah Josephson

Leah Lemchen

Shai Neeman

Natan Silberstein

Amy Stephson

ANNIVERSARIES, and BIRTHDAYS Mazel Tov to All

Rebecca Vasquez

Jaron Bernstein

Jesse Kleinman

Tmima Shupack

Yona Sipos Rebecca Weinberg

Jill Borodin

Maya Kintzer Sarah Lewen

Rebecca Mohr Mariah Pritchard

Joe Henry

Gail Katz Sammy Kravette

Ruth Abers

Joel Kanter Cheryl McDonald

Sam Kanter Joshua Kittay

Jake Klein

Jason Schneier Eliot Low

George Allison

Sarah Katz

Ethan Bernstein

Noah Chriqui Nadya Glatzer Michelle Goldberg

Aliza Pressman

Becky Blixt Jennifer Fisch

Adina Katz Paula Rose

David Dintenfass Elijah Etzioni David Kanter Aharon tenBroek

Anna tenBroek

Alice Cameron

Gail Ewall Warren Fein

Charlotte Gleicher Karen MacKenzie

Rose Strickman

David Frockt Daniel Low

Hana Volk

Ella Bobb

Darin Dalmat Sol Ezekiel Marcia Goldoft Jacob Silberstein

Iris Brumer Idan Pressman

Emma Shusterman

Talya Yancey

Sivan Cooperman

Logan Starr Lucas Chapel Susan Huntley

Steve Koppel Jay Sardeson

Cliff Spital Miriam Stiefel Lynette Brodsky

Tyler Eisner Stefan Judelman

Michael Ralph

Zinovy Taskar Azaria Azous

Sidney Cohen

Etana Kunovsky

Mia Pollack

Gail Coskey

Leah Hulvershorn

Benjamin Kallay

Jonathan Kallay

Elizabeth Katcoff Bob Strauss

Francine Cohen

Sophia Hartell Samuel Koppel Stephen Rosenshein

Claire Sezgin

Michele Sezgin

Meira Shupack

Amy Gebler Veronika Kiselev

Jonathan Ramsay

Ben Smith

David Springer Dina Tanners

Danielle Nacamuli Kathleen Spitzer Diana Steeble

Lane Gerber Willie Berman

Shelly Crocker Dalia Klaiman

Jeremiah McDonald

Bruce Pritchard

Malaika Schwartz Carolyn Bernhard

Lily Cameron

Barbara Grashin

Wendy Katz

Julie Nathan

Abigail Baumgarten

Kellan Eisenhardt Rimma Lobas

For security purposes, your anniversary dates and birth dates are no longer included.

EVENTS IN MEMBERS LIVES

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50th Anniversary

Allan & Judy Borodin

To Alexandra Borodin and Family, in honor of Alexandra Borodin becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Rabbi Steven Chatinover & Leah Cohen Chatinover To Alexandra Borodin and Family,

in honor of Alexandra Borodin becoming a Bat Mitzvah

In honor of the engagement of Julia Snyder and Jacob Chatinover

In honor of Karen Friedman & Rob Snyder

The Purim Choir In honor of Carl & Brianna Sayres

Rochelle & Ben Goffe

In honor of the Rabbis of Beth Shalom

Cindy & Bob Strauss

In memory of Jane and Midge Fein, z"l

In memory of Bruno Strauss, z"l Paul & Tamar Azous

Bjorn Bayley

Herschel & Linda Berg

Cary Atlas & Jill Borodin

Andrew Cohen & James Packman

Kevin & Gail Coskey

Marc Isaac & Suzanne Dadoun

Louis & Carolyn Friedkin

David Frum & Liz Labadie

Lane & Joanna Gerber Robert Golden & Nona Phillips Kim & Nancy Goldov

Deborah Gordon

Robert Hovden & Ronald DeChene

Robert & Deborah Isgur Joel Kanter Harold Bobroff & Yonah Karp

Sandra Kibort & Shelly Crocker Mitchel & Julie Klein

Alan & Etana Kunovsky

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EVENTS IN MEMBERS LIVES

CONTRIBUTIONS

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

Daniel ben Shlomo, friend of the Orlick Salka family

John Lewis ben Julia, friend of Patti Kieval

Rachel Nagorsky, friend of CBS and the ECC

Avery Rosen, friend of Kayla Weiner Moshe ben Zipporah v’Avraham (Mal

Sachs), friend of Rabbi Borodin

Kevin Kramer, friend of Carolyn Cohen & Scott Cline

Shira Ilana bat HaRav Dina v’Eliezer (Shira Cohler-Esses), friend of Rabbi Borodin

Talia Rachel bat Esther (Rachel Zagursky), a friend of Rabbi Borodin

Jeff Rommel, friend of Sharon Greenberg

Davi Gavriella miBeit Reuven Pinchas v’Rachel, friend of Emily Kapor-Mater

Batya Dina bat Elana Shifrah

David Yehudah ben Shaina Devorah

MILESTONES

SAY MAZEL TOV TO…

Alexandra Borodin, and her family, on her becoming Bat Mitzvah

Karen Friedman & Rob Snyder on the en-gagement of their daughter, Julia Snyder to Jacob Chatinover

Shirah & Chauncey Bell, on the birth of their 1st grandchild, Amelia Bell McDermott, born in Auckland, NZ, to daughter, Livia Bell and her partner, Aaron McDermott

Carol Adelman, on becoming engaged to Malcolm Kennedy

Elena Vasquez and her family, on her be-coming Bat Mitzvah

Isaiah Gabbay and his family, on his becom-ing Bar Mitzvah

Emily & Alexa Kapor-Mater, on the birth and naming of their daughter, Shoshana Yael

Jettie Person & Harry Goldman, on the engagement of their son, Elliot Goldman to Rachel Harris

Emily Anderson & Joshua Newman, on the birth of a baby boy

TODDAH RABAH To…

Rabbi Borodin & Cary Atlas, for catering Kiddush lunch, in honor of Alexandra becoming Bat Mitzvah

Thursday Connection helpers: (by alpha) Susan Adler, Nancy Coomer, Gloria Goldstein, Susan Monas, Francie Ringold, Michele Yanow and brand new member, Janet Zepel, who baked many Hamentaschen

Shabbas Chefs, Rose Marie Bensadon and David Gross, for preparing Kiddush lunch

Suzanna Shapiro, for helping Lauren in the office

Pedro & Rebecca Vasquez, for catering Kiddush lunch, in honor of Elena becoming Bat Mitzvah

Thursday Connection helpers: (by alpha) Nancy Coomer, Cindy Garbell, Debbie Gordon, Jesse Kleinman, Susan Monas, and Janet Zepel, who helped organize the Joey Wes children’s library

Janet Zepel, for knitting baby caps for all of our births at CBS

Religious School Purim Carnival Toddah Rabah

Gwyneth Parmar, for chairing the Purim Carnival

Gail Coskey, Ruth Abers, and the Social Action Committee, for helping our youth make bags for the needy

Bruce Pritchard, for taking amazing photos of our Purim Carnival

CBS Parents including Rebecca Vasquez, Laura Hogan, Ilya Goldberg, Cathy Wolkow, Rachel Silberstein and her family, David Landsman, Joshua Newman, and all the parents, who volunteered time with carnival set up, clean up, Hammentachen baking, and keeping our children safe!

Ozerim and USYers including Sydney Friedman-Blixt, Mariah Pritchard, Eliana Nagel, Sivan Cooperman, Talya Yancey, Jonah Silverstein, Ariel Goldberg, Aliza Eaton, Zoe Lemchen, Alex Igra, Evan Stern, Danielle Levin, Ari Globerman, Emma Shusterman, and Hannah Wahl, for running AMAZING

Under The Sea themed booths at our 2018 Purim Carnival

Deirdre & Michael Gabbay, for catering Kiddush lunch in honor of Isaiah becoming Bar Mitzvah

Thursday Connection helpers: Linda-Jo Greenberg, and Gloria Goldstein, for helping put together the Omer Workshop Packets

Purim Toddah Rabah

Louis Friedkin, for Coordinating Megillah readers

Alan Rodan, for recruiting extra greeters

Robert Isgur, for Greeting

Megillah Readers: Joel Migdal, Naomi Rubin, Danielle Nacamuli, Benson Margulies, Marianne Tatom, Ira Kantrowitz Gordon, Jason Kintzer, Tal–Chen Rabinowitch and Harvey Niebulski

Yellow Submarine Ma’ariv Toddah Rabah

Featuring: Alison Sands, Aviv Pinker, Aliza Pressman, Beth Broadway, Beth Hartell, Brianna Sayres, Carl Sayres, Cheryl McDonald, Claire Gonder, Daniel Markowitz, Danielle Nacamuli, Deb Arnold, Dov Pinker, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Harvey Niebulski, Rabbi Jodie Futornick, Karin Madwed, Kelly Sweet, Kim Schulze, Rabbi Lauren Kurland, Lori Safer, Marianne Tatom, Martin Safer, Michael Madwed, Rabbi Paula Rose, Rich Zwetchkenbaum, Jay Krulewitch, Stephen King, Stewart Shusterman, Stefanie Robbins

Kids’ Chorus: Alex Sayres, Ayelet Yancey, Edee Polyakovsky, Gabi Robbins, Hannah Kurland-Cohen, Maya Kintzer, Micah Kurland-

Cohen, Molly Krulewitch, Talya Yancey, Sophia Hartell

A/V Team: Daniel Markowitz, Joe Blumenzweig, Bruce Pritchard, Brad Spear, Kevin Coskey, Scott Cohen

Choreography: Beth Hartell Produced by: Brianna Caplan Sayres

A special thanks to all of our volunteers who generously devote their time to the Shul consistently!!

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Craig & Deborah Lawson

Susan Morgensztern

Murray & Wendy Raskind

Jeff Dossett & Jessica Shapiro

Guy & Dana Shinar Robert Snyder & Karen Friedman

Carol Starin

Amy Stephson & Brian Rapalee

Marvin Stern

Stanley & Nancy Zeitz

Sandie Sofia Zieve


Bob & Pamela Center Brad & Ellen Spear Broch Bender Carol Reynolds Debora Teitelbaum Rifkin & Ed Rifkin

Gregory & Bella Korshin

John & Paula Vornbrock

Kayla Weiner Mimi Schorr, and Joanna Schorr & Randy Gainer Sharon Greenberg

Sheryl Kipnis & Stephen King

Warren & Lisa Fein

50th Anniversary Memory Book

Sheila Abrahams

Albert & Arlene Azose

Jon Brunsdon

Scott Cline & Carolyn Cohen

Joel Erlitz & Andrea Selig

Barbara Grashin

Alan & Etana Kunovsky

David & Karen Rosenzweig

Jeremy & Rabbi Paula Rose

Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick

Adult Education Fund

Debora Teitelbaum Rifkin & Ed Rifkin

In memory of Debora's aunt, Celina Kocinas, z"l

Rita Leshner In memory of Esther Schor, z"l Atid Fund

Rose Marie Bensadon


Inna Lacker Brad & Ellen Spear

Camp Scholarship Fund

Cindy Hirsch & David Kowalsky


Sam Wineburg & Susan Monas


Double Chai Plus Chavurah

Robert & Trudy Antolin

David Bennett & Beth Huppin

Terry Steele-Kalet Margot Kravette

Pamela Pernick

Craig Saran & Joani Diskin Saran

Brad & Ellen Spear

Early Childhood Center Fund

Andre Jacobovitz & Elizabeth Roth

In gratitude for Leah and all the amazing teachers: thank you for all that you have done for our school and for our boys Noam and Oren!

Elizabeth Krakow-Frasch & Martin Frasch

In gratitude for Holly, Hannah, and Leah: Thanks for going the extra mile every day

Gloria & Wayne Dykstra

In gratitude for Leah Lemchen, Manny, Ben, Jessica, Hailey, and all the Dubanim helpers!

Joy Weakley & Matt Bailey

In gratitude for Holly, Tamara, Meirav, Maia, and Leah: all these teachers especially touched my children's lives - thank you all so much!

Matthew Saunders & Amanda Taylor In gratitude for Leah, Maia, Ariel,

Thea, Melanie, Manny, Ben, Lindsey, Rene, Jessica, and Rachel: Thank you so much for helping Isaac grow into an amazing child! We are forever grateful for your dedication!

Rebecca Craemer & Michael Freedman

In gratitude for Leah and all the teachers: thank you for helping us to find family in Seattle

Edward Krigsman & Brooke Pinkham

In honor of Irwin Krigsman - Thank you for being an inspiring educator

In honor of Joyce Pinkham

Samantha & Noah Bindman

In gratitude for Leah and the Beth Shalom ECC Teachers

Amy Gebler To Leah Lemchen, in honor of Ron

and Leah - Thank you for creating an amazing space for our children -

This experience created and nurtured lifetime friendships for our children

Aron & Lisa Golden

In honor of Leah Lemchen

James & Adria Shimada


Jennifer Cohen & Michael Spiro

In honor of Leah Lemchen - You are amazing! We are lucky to have you at the ECC

Kate & Ilan Speizer In honor of Leah Lemchen - Mazel

Tov on 10 wonderful years. Your leadership is invaluable!

Noa & Oded Dvoskin


Yalemsew Alemu & Hiwot Aramde


Barak & Barbara Schneeweiss In honor of Ron Schneeweiss - you

are inspirational Galit & Sol Ezekiel In honor of Ron "Saba"

Schneeweiss Jackie & Michael Kallay

In honor of Ron Schneeweiss - Bravo! Kol hakavod!

Tali & Thomas Wang

In honor of Ron Schneeweiss

Inger Brinck & Grace Park

In honor of the ECC's 10th Anniversary

Ithai & Tal-chen Rabinowitch


Maya & Marco Cabassi In honor of the ECC's 10th

Anniversary

Diana Schneeweiss In honor of Ron Schneeweiss's

outstanding achievement Benjamin Cerf & Yona Sipos


Ernest Stiefel Leadership Development Fund

Barbara Grashin

To Doris Stiefel, for a refuah shlemah

General Operating Fund

Alan Rodan & Alison Sands

Anonymous donation via Scottrade

Suzanne Cole

AmazonSmile

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CONTRIBUTIONS

Shawn & Mandi Jenkins

Neil Nathanson & Stephanie Allen


Peter Shapiro & Diane Aboulafia



To Broch Bender, in memory of uncle, Floyd Reichman, z"l

To Emily & Alexa Kapor-Mater, in honor of the Kapor-Maters' new baby

To Mark Deutsch in memory of father, Stanley Deutsch, z"l

Hannah Cordes In memory of father, Barry Wiley,

z"l Leona Young

To Julie Kohl, in memory of Roy Abrahamson, z"l

Bob & Hannah Cordes

To Sam Perlin in memory of mother, Carole Sue Perlin, z"l

Alice Madwed

In memory of Albert Madwed, z"l Doris Stiefel In memory of Otto Dreyer, z"l In memory of Richard Pintus, z"l Elizabeth & Lorne Richmond

In memory of Helga Ashkenaze, z"l Gerald Alexander In memory of Ernestine Alexander,

z"l

High Holiday Appeal David Bennett & Beth Huppin

Rose Marie Bensadon


Suzanne Cole

Rabbi Jodie Futornick

Deborah Gordon

Noam Gundle

Joel Kanter Joshua & Leslie Katz

Mitchel & Julie Klein

Howard Miller & Leslie Ambrose

Susan Morgensztern

Yehudit Paley & Heidi Pred

Marsha Pressman

Craig Saran & Joani Diskin Saran

Daniel & Linda Strickman

6838 House Fund

Sam Fahrer

Jill Cohen and Rik Katz Hospitality Fund

Benjamin & Karyn Levie

To Earl Winsor, in memory of Cynthia Winsor, z"l


In honor of sister, Celia Teitelbaum's birthday

Kiddush Fund

Carolyn & Dan Bernhard

In honor of Sarah Shalinsky's birthday

Marcy Migdal Endowment Fund

Margot Kravette

To Julie Kohl, in memory of Roy Abrahamson, z"l

To Sam Perlin, in memory of mother, Carole Sue Perlin, z"l

In memory of Irving Solomon, z"l

Mitzvah Corps Fund

Glenn Leichman

In memory of Diane S Leichman, z"l

Gail Zucker In memory of Okkie Rabinowitz, z"l In memory of Mark Rabinowitz, z"l In memory of Elan Eliyahu

Rabinowitz, z"l Doris Stiefel In gratitude for the generous

support of the Mitzvah Corps

Pleasure of Your Company Events

Daniel & Carolyn Bernhard

Douglas Ramsay & Michelle Brot Robin L Bryant-Hayes Jennifer Cohen & Michael Spiro

Rabbi Jodie Futornick

Robert Hovden & Ronald DeChene

Terry Steele-Kalet Marilyn Meyer & Stuart Lester Edna Oberman

Joe Orzech & Carol Benedick


Stanley & Nancy Zeitz

Gail Zucker

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

Barbara Grashin




Emma Shusterman & Alexander Daskal


Judy Soferman & Marc Rosenshein


Lois & Jack Roth To Alexandra Borodin and Family,


Merrill & Francie Ringold


Rita Shtull To Alexandra Borodin and Family,


Rob & Julie Nathan


Isabella Chapman

In memory of mother-in-law, Molly Gorenstein Chapman, z"l

Kevin & Gail Coskey

In honor of Carl and Brianna Sayres

Gabriella Schlesinger For the good health of Dr. Doris

Stiefel Merrill & Francie Ringold

In honor of Isaiah Gabbay becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Doris Stiefel In honor of Rabbi Borodin

Gregory & Bella Korshin

In memory of Michael Ganelin, z"l In memory of Yefim Korshin, z"l

Jacquie Bayley

In memory of Harry Goldberg, z"l Laurie Blauner & David Dintenfass

In honor of the Rabbis of Beth Shalom

Thomas Muething

In honor of a Happy Purim!

Religious School Fund

Jessica Shapiro & Jeff Dossett Deborah & Robert Isgur To Mark Deutsch, in memory of

father, Stanley Deutsch, z"l In memory of mother, Shula

Monroe, z"l Isaac Morgensztern

In memory of Rosalie Morgensztern, z"l



CONTRIBUTIONS

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CONTRIBUTIONS

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I Can Get It For You Wholesale

When the actress playing the frazzled secretary in the musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale bursts forth in song at 2:00pm on Sunday, April 22, she will be stepping into a role that made theater history and launched a legendary show business career. Sponsored jointly by Congregation Beth Shalom and Temple Beth Am, the musical will be performed by the Seattle Jewish Theater Company on stage at University Prep Theater, 8000 25th Avenue NE. Art Feinglass directs the production.

Contrasting the swinging, jazzy rhythms of big city business with songs that utilize traditional Jewish harmonies evocative of the setting and the period of the show, I Can Get It For You Wholesale captures the energy and promise of a pivotal time in Jewish American history.

A cast of talented local performers bring this entertaining musical to life. Tickets are $18 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors and are available at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3326244. More information at www.bethshalomseattle.org or www.SeattleJewishTheater.com.

Social Action Fund

Gail Zucker In memory of Okkie Rabinowitz, z"l In memory of Mark Rabinowitz, z"l In memory of Elan Eliyahu

Rabinowitz, z"l

Joanna & Lane Gerber To Alexandra Borodin and Family,



SAVE THE DATE

Shavuot 5778: Back to the Future

Saturday, May 19, 7:00pm—Dawn All night learning, unrolling of the Torah, dawn minyan, and lots of cheesecake! In celebration of Beth Shalom’s 50th anniversary, we’ve done a lot of reflecting on the past. For Shavuot this year, join us for a night of learning and imagining on the theme of the Jewish future.

Featuring two keynote panel presentations at 8:15 and 10:15:

The Future of Conservative Judaism and Jewish Community

Hear from several generations, including our teens, college students and millenials of Jewish leaders about their hopes, dreams, concerns, and visions of what Conservative Jewish life might look like in 50 years. What is on the horizon, and how should our past inform our future?

Situations the Rabbis Could Never Have Imagined: The Next 50 Years of Technology through a Jewish Lens

As technology develops more rapidly than ever before, the Jewish community must try to keep up. How will these developments affect Jewish life? What are the potential ethical concerns we foresee with various kinds of technol-ogy and biomedical developments? How will halakhah respond to a world that previous generations could never have imagined?

Our evening begins at 7:15 with the unrolling of the Torah and our 6th graders reading their maftir as part of our exploration of Torah.

Come for part or all. Complete with all-night learning, dawn minyan, and lots of cheesecake!

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SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 2018 - NISSAN-IYAR 5778

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

TODAH RABAH TO THOSE WHO MAKE OUR SHUL EXPERIENCE RICHER

February 16 – March 15

Ashrei Club: Elena Vasquez, Elizabeth Gabbay, Sarah Gabbay, Rayzie Benjamin, and Hannah Saraf

Bimah Representatives: Norbert Sorg, Dave Tarshes, Andrew Cohen, Dov Pinker, Beth Hartell, and Debbie Gordon

Daveners (the prayer leaders): Jeremy Rose, Elena Vasquez, Sam Perlin, Deb Arnold, Isaiah Gabbay, Jason Kintzer, Alexandra Borodin, Marci Greenberg, Michael Madwed, and Lynn Katz

Leyners (the Torah Readers): Joel Migdal, Debbie Kerdeman, Carol Benedick, Sheryl Kipnis, Alexandra Borodin, Ariana Shalinsky, Lily Cameron, Naomi Borodin, Danielle Nacamuli, Ruth Abers, Alison Sands, Isaiah Gabbay, and Elena Vasquez

Haftarah Leyners: Elena Vasquez, Marianne Tatom, Alexandra Borodin, and Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater

Gabbai Rishon/Sheni (Gabbai Rishon calls the Aliyot to the Torah and the Sheni monitors for correct Torah reading): Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater, Teddy Rothman, Joel Migdal, Pazia Greenberg, Jason Kintzer, Nance Adler, and Aviv Pinker

Guest Darshanim (guests who give the sermon, teaching, d’var Torah): Elena Vasquez, Isaiah Gabbay, Alexandra Borodin, and Rabbi Ira Stone

Greeters (open the doors and invite everyone into services): Rich Zwetchkenbaum, Laurie Blauner, Kevin Coskey, Claire Gonder, Robert Isgur, and Sheryl Kipnis

Gabbayim/Ushers (make sure everyone has Siddurim/chumashim, are wearing appropriate head covering, assign open Aliyot & honors): Karen Binder, Dave Tarshes, Trudy Antolin, Jeff Ross, Jacquie Bayley, Rochelle Roseman, and Lyle Margulies

Kabbalat Shabbat Leaders: Dov Pinker, Michael Madwed, Alexandra Borodin, and Daniel Markowitz

Kiddush Caterers, Sponsors & Shabbas Chefs:

Shabbas Chefs: Rose Marie Bensadon and David Gross

Catered by: Pedro & Rebecca Vazquez, in honor of Elena becoming bat mitzvah; Michael & Deirdre Gabbay, in honor of Isaiah becoming bar mitzvah; and Rabbi Borodin & Cary Atlas, in honor of Alexandra becoming bat mitzvah

SAVE THE DATE


Family Camp

JUNE 8-10, 2018

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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 - 12:15pm

Date Kabbalat Shabbat Candelighting Havdallah Special Events

April 6 6:00 pm 7:29 pm 8:30 pm Passover Day 7

April 13 6:00 pm 7:39 pm 8:40 pm

April 20 6:00 pm 7:48 pm 8:50 pm

April 27 6:00 pm 7:58 pm 9:00 pm

Shabbat Morning

Dates & Portion

Concurrent Services

B’nai Mitzvah, Sermon Topics and Special Occasions

April 7

Pesach Day 8

Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17

Maftir: Numbers 28:19-25

Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6

9:30am—Services & Yizkor 9:30am—Babysitting

10:45am-Kids Kehillah

11:30am—Torah & Tots 12:30pm-Shulchan Yisraeli

Guest Darshan: Brian Rapalee

April 14

Shmini Shabbat Machar Chodesh

Leviticus 10:12-11:32

Haftarah: I Samuel 20:18-42

9:30am—Babysitting



1:15pm—Camp Schechter Presentation

April 21

Tazria-Metzora


Haftarah: II Kings 7:3-20

9:30am—Prozdor & Babysitting

10:30am—Learners Minyan


11:30am—Young Family Tefillah and Lunch

12:30pm-Shulchan Yisraeli

April 28

Achrei Mot-Kedoshim


Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15

9:30am—Prozdor & Babysitting



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Guest Darshan: Michael Madwed

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Congregation Beth Shalom Tzedakah Form Please return this form to Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

You may also donate by phone (206-524-0075), fax (206-525-5095) or email ([email protected]).

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We will mail an acknowledgement card to you, as well as the honoree or family of those memorialized. Donations are also listed in our monthly newsletter. We can mail additional acknowledgements if desired.

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Please use my donation to support: General Operating Fund 50th Anniversary Fund

All donations to the General Fund help us maintain a balanced budget.

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Building Fund

Camp Scholarship Fund

Cemetery Fund

ECC Fund

Edwin & Marilyn Bierman Scholar-in-Residence Fund

Ernest Stiefel Leadership Development Fund

Israel Travel Fund

Jill Cohen & Rik Katz Hospitality Fund

Joey Wes Library Fund (children’s)

Joshua Leadership Fund

Kiddush Fund

Kitchen Fund

Landscape Fund

Library Fund (adult) Marcy Migdal Endowment Fund

Mitzvah Corps Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Religious School Fund Social Action Fund

Youth Scholarship Fund

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Beth Shalom 6800 35th Ave NE

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www.bethshalomseattle.org

Celebrating our 50th Anniversary!

Join us Sunday May 6th at 12pm

To celebrate Beth Shalom’s Past, Present, & Future

Special Conversation with our Founders

Enjoy the delicious Food Fair

Create special tiles for our community art project

Music presented by Sababa

Congregation Beth Shalom’s 50th Anniversary

Culminating Event

Please RSVP at www.bethshalomseattle.org

or email Sarah [email protected] for more information

Register Online Today! www.bethshalomseattle.org

Food Fair Cost $18 per person/$36 per family ~ includes:

Lunch, Beverage, & Dessert

Mural Art Project Tile Cost $18 ~ Includes supplies

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