september 2015 bulletin - congregation beth israel, portland oregon

Established 1858

Bulletin September 2015

Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776

Vol. 64, No. 11

The Board of Trustees and Clergy invite you and your family to join us for a Rosh Hashanah Reception

1 Tishrei 5776 . Monday, September 14, 2015

Reception will be in Blumauer Auditorium, immediately following the service

Catering by Alfresco Catering and Sheraton HotelWith thanks to the WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood for organizing the sweets table

The State of Israel has been very much on our minds this summer. Rabbi Cahana traveled there with a group of Progressive rabbis. Rabbi Joseph is preparing to lead a women’s trip this March, along with Rabbi Eve Posen of Congregation Neveh Shalom. Israel is always on Cantor Cahana’s mind, and we have brought back some new melodies popular in Israel to add to our repertoire. And events bring Israel to all of our minds: the Iran deal, which will shortly be voted on by Congress, and the split within Israeli culture between the Ultra-Orthodox and Progressive/Secular society, which has even resulted in rare, but terrible, acts of violence. Ongoing questions of peace with the Palestinians, increased settlements and violent instability on Israel’s borders – all of this keeps the state of the State of Israel very present in our minds.

But there is another kind of Israel we are thinking about as well. As we prepare for the Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe, which are swiftly approaching, we are thinking not only about the State of Israel but the People of Israel. You and I, all of us who belong to this Kehilah Kedosha, this holy Congregation Beth Israel, are part of something bigger. We are a people connected. We are a people who care for one another – who laugh and cry and share in each other’s fortunes and misfortunes. As we read in the Talmud: “Kol Yisrael Arbim zeh b’zeh – All the People of Israel are responsible one for the other” (Shavuot 39a).

When we gather for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur this year, we may reflect on the changes that have happened in our own lives, for these are days of personal and deep evaluation. But before they begin, let us first look outward. Let us embrace our people in Israel. Let us embrace our people in Europe, many of whom are facing their own struggles. Let us embrace our people all over the world who share in this moment of glory. Let us reach wide! And let us not forget to reach closer to home and make sure that everyone in our community is included. If you know of someone without a home for the Holidays, make sure they are in touch with us. We want to welcome them.

Begin these Holy Days with a reminder that you are part of a people with a glorious history and a bright future. We are all in this together.

May 5776 be a year of health and happiness and meaning for you.

Shanah TovahRabbi Michael Z. CahanaCantor Ida Rae CahanaRabbi Rachel L. Joseph

We Are All Together – Even When We Are Apart

daeh dpylL’Shanah Tovah

We are thrilled that Rabbi Rachel Joseph has renewed her position at Temple

for another 5 years! Please join us on Rosh Hashanah

morning during the Shofar service, as we celebrate Rabbi Joseph and

her new title of “Associate Rabbi.”

2 Congregation Beth Israel

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 13

6:00 – 7:00 PM Multi-Generational Service Age appropriate for families and grandparents with children K–4th grade and their siblings

Temple

7:30 PM Traditional Adult Service Also for families with children 5th grade and older

Temple

Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 14

10:00 AM Traditional Morning Service Temple

11:00 AM Family Service Goodman Hall

12:00 PM Families join the service in Temple for the Shofar Service

Temple

12:30 PM Rosh Hashanah Reception Blumauer Auditorium

2:00-3:00 PM Tashlich in Tanner Park This is an easy, flat walk, less than one mile from CBI. No CBI transportation will be provided.

Tanner Park: NW 10th and Marshall Streets

Kever Avot V’imahot Sunday, September 20

1:00 PM Remembering our Loved Ones 426 SW Taylors Ferry Rd

CBI CemeteryLandau Chapel

Kol Nidre Tuesday, September 22

5:30 PM Multi-Generational Service Age appropriate for families and grandparents with children K–4th grade and their siblings

Temple

7:30 PM Traditional Adult Service Also for families with children 5th grade and older

Temple

Yom Kippur Wednesday, September 23

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Traditional Adult Service and for families with children 5th grade and older

Temple

10:00 – 11:00 AM Family Service Age appropriate for families and grandparents with children K–4th grade and their siblings

Goodman Hall

12:45 PM Teen Experience & Tzedek Project

Youth Lounge

12:45 PM Study BreakJND Study Break

2:00 PM Tot ServiceSpecial service for ages 0-5

Temple Bima

3:00 PM Afternoon/Yizkor/ Ne’ilah Service

Temple

Following services Break the Fast, sponsored by WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood

Blumauer Auditorium

Sukkot Sunday, September 27

4:00 - 7:00 PM Open Sukkah Celebration at Rabbi and Cantor Cahana’s home Please call 503-222-1069 to RSVP and for address

5:00 PM Erev Sukkot Service

Sukkot Sunday, September 27

12:00 PM Lunch and Learn in the Sukkah CBI lawn

Simchat Torah Sunday, October 4

6:00 PM Consecration and Simchat Torah Service

Temple

Festival & Yizkor Service Monday, October 5

10:30 AM Festival and Yizkor Service Pollin Chapel

Admission cards were sent at the end of August:We have sent two admission cards to every family. This year, your children (up to age 24) do not need their own admission cards. We will only have one color of admission cards. You are welcome to join us for the service that best fits your family, either the multi-generational family service or our more traditional evening service. We invite you to bring your lineal family members and friends new to Portland or new to our community. While we don’t sell admission cards, we are recommending donations of $180 per guest.

Please retain your admission cards for all the services. We will not have separate cards for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Your guests are welcome at all services.

Reciprocal agreements with other URJ congregations:If you will be traveling during the High Holidays, please call Tracy in the Temple office to help with your reciprocal arrangements. If you have family or friends visiting, please have them make their own reciprocal arrangements with their home URJ congregations, so they can join us while in Portland.

See page 4 for information about the Annual High Holidays Food Drive.

5776 • High Holidays • 2015

3September 2015

Upcoming Events

Sunday, September 20, 4:30 pm

Temple

Congregation Beth Israel is pleased to welcome Lawrence Wright as the 2015 Oseran Family Lecturer.

The Oserans were thrilled to invite Mr. Wright to be this year’s lecturer Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and staff writer for The New Yorker. Wright’s most recent book, Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin and Sadat

at Camp David, is a gripping account of the 1978 Camp David Accords. A frequent speaker on the Middle East and religion, Wright won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction for his international bestseller, The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, which has been translated into 25 languages.

Wright has also authored numerous articles on terrorism, including a New Yorker profile on Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri (The Man Behind Bin Laden) and has written two plays – My Trip to Al Qaeda and Camp David, which starred Richard Thomas as Jimmy Carter. It is fun to note that Mr. Wright also serves as the keyboard player in the Austin based blues band WhoDo.

We are grateful to the Oseran Family for establishing The Oseran Family Fund in 2008 to provide annual lectures with a socially responsible Jewish theme. Past lecturers have included US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon; author and national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg; op-ed columnist Georgetown University Professor and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, EJ Dionne; and Robert Reich, leading thinker, author, journalist and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley.

This lecture is free and open to the community. No RSVPs are necessary. The doors will open at 4:00 pm.

Oseran Family LecturePulitzer Prize Winner Lawrence Wright to Speak on The Future of Terrorism

Shabbat on the Plaza Hot Dog Picnic SupperFriday, September 4Immediately following our 6:00 Shabbat Services

Please join us for a picnic supper on the front lawn immediately following our last Shabbat on the Plaza this season. Many thanks to Michael Anton, Mel Birge, and Stephanie Siegel for leading the charge, and to our Brotherhood and WRJ/BI Sisterhood for providing a festive hot dog picnic supper with all the trimmings, salads, watermelon, and dessert.

Please RSVP to the Temple office by Wednesday, September 2.No charge, but donations to both the Brotherhood and WRJ/BIS are always appreciated!

Return to the Land of Your SoulSaturday, September 55:00 – 7:00 PMMain Sanctuary

Join Rabbis Michael Cahana, Rachel Joseph, Cantor Ida Rae Cahana and Education Director Ben Sandler - getting ourselves ready for the High Holidays – one night only! This program will include Selichot prayers, a shofar blowing demonstration (bring your shofars if you have them!) apples and honey, and more. All are welcome.

New in the Goldsmith-Spear LibraryThe Goldsmith-Spear Library Committee met over the summer to modernize the library and to create a community space for congregational engagement. The library has been cleaned and reorganized, and we are in the process of purchasing laptops that can be used with our new subscription to Ancestry.com. It is a jewel of a space in the Sherman Education Building.

Something new: we have created “Special Sunday” programming in the library after mishpacha minyan – the morning t’filah service for our religious school students. Plan to join us about 10:00AM once a month for these programs. Our first program will be September 20th – opening day. On those Sundays when we don’t have programming, we hope you will come in to mingle with friends or browse our collection.

Monday, September 14 Please stop by during the Rosh Hashanah reception to see the newly-updated library and taste some of the sweets.

Sunday, September 20, 10:00 AMGoldsmith-Spear Library Speaker: Ned Duhnkrack, CBI President

Join us in the library as Ned Duhnkrack speaks about her recent family research project and Ancestory.com.

CBI Book Group Sunday, October 4, 9:00 AMShirley & Herbert Semler Board RoomCBI Book Club returns next month! Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of pleasant literary discussion. There is no need to sign up. Our first selection for the fall is FDR and the Jews by Richard Breitman and Allan Lichtman.

“ Journalism is a flawed profession, but it has a self-correcting mechanism. The rule of journalism is: talk to everybody.”

~ Lawrence Wright


B’nei Mitzvah

Olivia CullOlivia Cull will become Bat Mitzvah on September 5, 2015. She is the daughter of Julia Epstein and Tom Cull and older sister of Anabel. Olivia will be an 8th grader this fall at Laurelhurst School. For her Mitzvah Project, she has chosen to support global literacy. She explains, “During the school year, I have been visiting classrooms to

raise awareness about the need for materials to improve literacy in developing countries. During my visits, I had students design and create bookmarks that will be sent to schools in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. For every bookmark made, a dollar is being matched by the Bezos Family Foundation to directly support literacy in these places. Along with making the bookmarks, I created a presentation for each classroom so students could imagine what it may be like to be without schools or the ability to learn. In September, we will have the chance to exchange dialogue via web chat with the school in Peru to learn about one another’s schooling. The next piece of my project will involve raising funds to provide children in Nepal with educational supports that were destroyed after the earthquake.” To learn more about Olivia’s project, check out the Save the Children website (savethechildren.org), which gives children in the United States and around the world a healthy start, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm; and The Global Nomads Group website (gng.org), which fosters dialogue and understanding among the world’s youth.

Marc MorganMarc Morgan will become Bar Mitzvah on September 12, 2015. He is the son of Mel Birge and Janet Morgan and older brother to Estelle. Marc attends the Portland Waldorf School. For his Mitzvah Project, Marc has chosen to support the Community Cycling Center Holiday Bike Drive. The Community Cycling Center is a

nonprofit organization dedicated to broadening access to bicycling and its benefits. Donations help the Community Cycling Center build a vibrant community where people of all backgrounds use bicycles to stay healthy and connected. Donated bicycles form the foundation of the Community Cycling Center. Their professional mechanics and skilled volunteers refurbish bicycles and direct them to their bike safety programs for low-income youth or to their bike shop. In Marc’s words, “I picked this mitzvah project because my parents own a bike shop and I wanted to do something with bikes. I selected this project to support the Community Cycling Center’s mission and to help more people enjoy riding a bike.” To donate, visit the website https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/MarcMitzvah..

Abigail BrownAbigail Brown will become Bat Mitzvah on September 26, 2015. She is the daughter of Marisa and Ron Brown, and older sister of Eleanor. Abigail is an 8th grader at Lake Oswego Junior High. Abigail loves her dogs Dash (a Weimaraner) and Jack and Nina (French Bulldogs). For this reason, she has

chosen to support The Pongo Fund for her mitzvah project. Rather than see any dog go hungry due to circumstances beyond their control, Abigail is compelled to help support these animals in need, along with their human parents. According to their website, “The Pongo Fund is Oregon’s only full-time charity fighting animal hunger—Because hungry people have hungry pets.” In honor of her Bat Mitzvah, Abigail plans to spend time this fall working with The Pongo Fund to help bag kibble, do fundraising, and participate in events supporting the Pongo Fund. You can learn more about the Pongo Fund by visiting their web site at www.thepongofund.org Donations in celebration of Abigail’s bat mitzvah can be made at www.thepongofund.org/contact/donation-page.

The Torah and our traditions compel us to feed those who would otherwise go hungry. As Maimonides knew, a hungry person cannot think of higher things. Even the day-to-day tasks we do without a second thought are difficult when food is scarce.

To support Congregation Beth Israel’s High Holidays Food Drive, you can:

• Mail a check marked “HHD Food Drive” to 1972 NW Flanders Street, Portland, OR 97209.

• Call (503) 222-1069 to donate with a Visa or MasterCard.

• Donate items the food banks need. Visit the Sunshine Pantry and Lift Urban Portland websites for wishlists and ideas: www.sunshinepantry.org/what-we-need/index.php www.lifturbanportland.org/donate/wish-list

The CBI High Holidays Food Drive continues through September 27.

509,000 Oregonians without enough food

8,508 Lunches served by Lift Urban Portland last year

5,000 People served by Sunshine Pantry in a typical month

190+ Pounds of food your $108 gift will buy

31+ Pounds of bulk food your $18 gift will buy

< 5 Minutes it takes to write a check to CBI’s High Holidays Food Drive

High HolidaysFunds for Food Drive

5September 2015

Education

As The New Year Beginsby Ben SandlerEducation Director

As a Jewish educator in the 21st century, my task is to question what is, to imagine what can be for our learning community, and to inspire our teachers and families to do the same. Over this past year our

Beth Israel Education Task Force has delved deeply into all facets of Jewish Education at CBI from Preschool to Adult Education, and all points in between. I am extremely grateful to Jill Semler Rubinstein for chairing the Education Task Force, and to all of the participants for looking locally, regionally, and nationally at best practices and exciting innovations in the field. The task force has begun laying the groundwork in our exciting next chapter and the future of Jewish Education at the Congregation. We have already begun to implement some of the findings from the task force, and together we will keep Judaism vital, vibrant, interesting, relevant, and joyful for each new incoming class.

It is with much excitement that I share with you that beginning with the URJ Biennial this November, Congregation Beth Israel will be part of the URJ “Pursuing Excellence Through Your Early Childhood Center” Community of Practice. We are one of twelve schools that have been selected nationally to participate in the upcoming cohort. In the realm of early childhood education, congregations are not only competing with other Jewish institutions but with a wide array of programs that are responsive and that are meeting the needs of families. The increased costs of running schools and the impact of government-funded universal pre-kindergarten are among many factors that are changing the landscape of early childhood education.

Many of today’s parents of young children are finding that their needs are not being met in congregational early-childhood centers/preschools, so they are going elsewhere. In order to compete, Reform congregations must take a comprehensive approach to early childhood education and develop a unique identity in today’s ever-changing marketplace. The Education team, synagogue professionals and lay leaders must work together as partners. Through the community of practice model, the URJ supports early- childhood leadership teams as they navigate the change process. I am very grateful to Board of Trustees member, Glen Levy, and to ECE faculty

member, Shoshanna Pro, for advocating and participating in our application and acceptance into the Community of Practice. We have an amazing group of families with young children at CBI. Through the Community of Practice we will learn how we can best meet the needs of the very youngest students among us, and how their parents will truly become the radiant core of our community, and the future leaders of our congregation.

Also new this year is a weekly Pre-K Sunday class and PJ library partnership, a new B’nai Mitzvah/middle school model designed by Cantor Cahana and Lead Teacher Shoshanna Pro, which includes a new weekly 6th/7th grade learning service and social justice projects, an expanded Madrichim program led by Shaina Boal, and a redesigned High School curriculum-- including a junior/senior southern civil rights trip being led by Rabbi Rachel Joseph and congregant Ron Silver. We are also expanding our interfaith community partnership and Israel education Kesher program through the contributions of Rabbi Cahana and our partnerships with Portland Hillel through faculty member Aaron Peterson. Our youth groups will be participating in local and regional NFTY events and programs beginning with the High Holidays Teen experience. We have a cadre of talented teen song leaders and musicians who will be contributing their time and talents this year, a calendar of family programs, and city-wide teen events in partnership with Portland Jewish Federation of greater Portland, Portland Area Jewish Educators, community synagogues, Jewish Family and Child Service, MJCC, the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and the Jewish Theatre Collaborative.

We have completed the first summer of our successful new congregational day camp this summer, Camp Sababa! The camp incorporated a leadership week for rising 8th and 9th graders and a week of big fun with our K-5 kids. I would like to extend a special thank you to Ziva Sholin, our Education Administrator, and to Shoshanna Pro, Youth Group Director and Lead Teacher, for their work over this past summer preparing for the new school year and directing Camp Sababa.

May this coming year be a sweet one for each of you, for our community, and for our world.

B’shalom,Ben Sandler

Mazel Tov to Deborah Kaplan on her new position as the Early Childhood Education Director of the Westside JCC Preschool in Los Angeles, California. Deborah has been a part of our Beth Israel Education team for the past ten years in a variety of positions, including Religious School Kindergarten Teacher, Middle School Midrasha Teacher with an emphasis on Jewish Women Studies, Preschool Lead Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator. Most recently Deborah was our Early Childhood Education/Preschool Director. We thank her for all of her contributions to our community. A dedicated Early Childhood Jewish Education professional, Deborah recently completed a program through the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute (JECELI), a collaborative study experience between the Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union college-Jewish Institute of Religion. Originally from the Los Angeles area, we wish Deborah, her husband, Mike, and children, Ilaria and Eneas, all the best as they make this exciting new transition.

Mazel Tov and L’hitraot, Deborah Kaplan!


Tradition! by Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

One of the greatest honors one can receive is to know someone embraces that which you taught them– so much so that they want to pass it on to others. In doing so, a tradition is born.

Traditions matter greatly in our Jewish religion. They also matter greatly to

Michele and Brad Tonkin, two of the warmest, nicest, and most kindhearted people you might ever know. Their commitment to treasuring and honoring traditions passed on to them have inspired them to put together a special team to create this year’s fall fundraiser.

An incredible evening filled with wonderful food, special enter-tainment, and many memorable moments will be featured at this year’s event which will be held at The Benson Hotel on October 10. An energetic and creative committee has come together, knowing

that we all have a responsibility to secure Congregation Beth Israel’s present and future, just like those who came before were committed to doing. This beautiful Temple – literally and figura-tively – was handed down/passed on, just like a tradition. It mat-tered to those before us and it needs to matter to us NOW.

CBI carries a history for those whose families have been here for generations. For those of us newbies to the congregation, new memories and traditions are constantly in the making. The money we raise from this annual fundraiser ensures that our doors are open to all seeking to create community and to nurture their lives at Congregation Beth Israel. In addition, this event will help fund special programs like our Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., community-wide celebration, our unique Purim Schpiels, our totally inspiring Shabbats on the Plaza, as well as parts of our everyday programming like adult education and social action projects.

One of CBI’s mantras is CBI belongs to YOU. Please make joining us for this celebration a new tradition or the continuation of an already established tradition. Either way – your being with us will make the evening that much more special.

Developing CBI

A legacy gift includes any donation that lives on in perpetuity ensuring that CBI will be here to serve the generations to come. Different reasons have motivated each of our Legacy Circle donors to choose CBI as a beneficiary of their life’s work. We are fortunate that many of our members embraced the benefit that becoming a legacy donor brought to their lives and their memory. We continue to be honored by those who are now committing gifts through endowments, trusts, wills, and estate plans. We hope you will consider joining this esteemed and appreciated group and let us know of your intention so that we may include you in this growing list.

To create your Jewish legacy contact: Jen Feldman, Development Director, [email protected] | 503.222.1069

Several years ago we started a new tradition during the Yom Kippur afternoon service, of giving everyone an opportunity to spend a few moments in front of the open ark (Aron Kodesh). This year we hope that you will take special notice of the beautifully restored mantle (cover) on our Holocaust Torah. This rescued Holocaust Torah and mantle are on permanent loan

from the Memorial Scrolls Trust in London. A bit of history: in 1967, Judge Gus Solomon began corresponding with Rabbi Harold Reinhart, then Rabbi at the Westminster Synagogue in London (originally from Portland) for the permanent loan of a rescued Holocaust Torah for CBI. Judge Gus and Elisabeth (Libby) Solomon then went to Rabbi Rose with the proposal that this rescued Torah to be given to CBI. This was a successful shidduch and this Torah from Taus-Domazlice in Czechoslovakia was officially presented to CBI on the occasion of its 110th Anniversary on May 11, 1968. This Torah included a magnificent

mantle (cover). An antique French embroidery, the mantle has been reapplied to new silk. The embroidery, made of beautiful gold and silver threads is estimated to be 200 years old and Sephardic in design. In honor of this gift, Rabbi Rose had the inside of the mantle embroidered with the Judge and Mrs. Solomon’s name, the date and commemorating our 110th anniversary.

Adding to the significance of this Torah and gift, our students read from this Torah scroll when they become Bar and Bat Mitzvah.

This summer, Sharon Brenner, a very talented seamstress and fabric artist took on the task of restoring this mantle yet again. She created a beautiful binding for the tattered edges and with small hand stitches, reapplied the embroidery to the silk. It is truly a work of art. We are grateful to Sharon for sharing her expertise and for so lovingly restoring this treasured Torah cover.

Our Leadership

September 2015 7

New Year’s Resolution: Continuing to Create Meaningful Connections within our Communityby Sydney A. Baer,Executive Director

This is truly my favorite time of year. There is always a sense of joy, excitement, new beginnings, and

a bit of stress as we prepare for the High Holidays. Historically, this is when we have the largest attendance at our services. Believe it or not, my fellow Executive Directors have a listserv enabling us to share new ideas and best practices for creating more joyful, memorable, and meaningful experiences for all. And that translates to all we do here at CBI, where we are in constant pursuit of meaningful programs throughout the year and for the High Holidays, in particular – because it’s truly a special time. I love the two-degrees of connection that we all have and that is most evident during the High Holidays. I love that we all dress up a bit more, see family and friends, gather and linger, have our ushers and greeters at all of our doors welcoming everyone to our services, and share the many hugs and quick conversations as we come and go from services. All this – two weeks and counting!

This summer, we have welcomed many new families to our community. When we gather, we hope everyone will take the opportunity to both greet long-time friends, as well as introduce yourselves to those you don’t know. Our Board of Trustees is working hard on new and innovative ways to engage our community – we all know the importance of welcoming the stranger, as we, too, were once strangers.

This summer we also welcomed three new staff members to our team and community. Marisa Reby is our .5 FTE Engagement Coordinator. Sara Miller is our Clergy Administrative Assistant, and Chrisanthy Karis is helping with Communications, Graphic Design, and Administrative Support. Sara and Chrisanthy are both working full time.

As has become our newest tradition, if you would like to invite your family and friends to our magnificent High Holidays services, please have them call the CBI office for guest admission cards. We look forward to giving them a warm welcome and sharing all that is remarkable about Congregation Beth Israel. We also encourage you to invite your unaffiliated family and friends to join our congregation, as embracing new congregants ensures that we will be here for future generations.

Many thanks to all who make our celebrations appear so seamless:This is a huge list, and I’m reticent to start mentioning names for fear I will leave someone off. Todah rebah to all of our volunteers, staff, WRJ/BI Sisterhood, and Brotherhood who make up our extraordinary team: our bakers for the Rosh Hashanah reception, our artists who arrange the flowers, our ushers for the High Holidays, our musicians, our clergy, our administrative staff, our education staff, and our facilities staff. They are all integral to making the High Holidays run smoothly and the services so memorable for all of us.

Get your calendars ready:We have another extraordinary year planned for our congregation and community. Our High Holidays celebrations are not to be missed, followed by our Oseran Family Lecture with Lawrence Wright, our Fall fundraiser, Traditions, Chanukah celebrations, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Program and Shabbat Service with CBI Choirs and the Northwest Community Gospel Choir, Taste of Temple V, and our now-legendary Purimschpiel. We also have many Adult Education, Social Action, Preschool, Religious School, Brotherhood, and WRJ/BI Sisterhood programs planned for this year – enough to keep your dance card full!

Shanah Tova u’metukaMay the New Year be a good, sweet, and meaningful one for you, your family, and friends. We hope that you will join us, find your niche, share your expertise, make new friends, learn something new, and enjoy the camaraderie within your home under our dome.

Kol HaKavod


Our Community

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A

New Year, New Faces!We are thrilled to welcome three new faces to our Beth Israel office staff:

Marisa Reby joins us as our Engagement Coordinator. Marisa recently moved to Portland from St. Louis, MO, with her husband Alex and two sons Micah (5) and Noah (3). Marisa has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Jewish Studies from Indiana University, where she minored in Human

Development/Family Studies and Hebrew. She received her Master of Social Work degree from Washington University with an emphasis on children, youth and young families. Between making community connections and gearing up for Traditions, our exciting Fall fundraiser, we’re keeping her plenty busy here in the office, but she still finds time to try new restaurants out in Portland, spend time outdoors, and spend time with her family. She’s also fearless when it comes to karaoke and knows pi to its three hundred-sixtieth digit.

Keeping you up-to-the-minute with all things Beth Israel, Chrisanthy Karis is our new Communications Coordinator. She attended the University of Montana, is a graduate of Portland State University, and was a sixteen-year resident of San Francisco. Chrisanthy loves mountains, rivers, reading, music (almost everything, but especially Jazz). She has previously worked for Beyond Words, the publisher of our beautiful Temple Book.

Earlier this summer, Clergy Administrative Assistant Sara Miller took on the daunting task of keeping our constantly-busy and very much in-demand clergy organized and on task. A native of Madison, Wisconsin and enthusiastic world traveler, Sara joins us after a year teaching kindergarten and English as a second language in Thailand. Sara is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College where she studied Anthropology, Spanish Literature, and Art. Her

colleagues here it the CBI main office were also thrilled to discover that she knows the secret to the world’s best lemon tart!

Our congregation, just like our staff, has grown impressively this summer. Fourteen new households have joined our vibrant community.

We are thrilled to welcome back Charlie and Lynn Gelber and Michael and Marietta Harrison and their children Tahlia (34) and Esther (6).

New to CBI and/or Portland:Dan Henig and Jamie Rice and daughter Ariella (6).Alex LinskerMichael Lynch and Kelsey ErckJohn and Hannah MelendyOur very own Clergy Administrative Assistant, Sara Miller Rabbi Stephen PassamaneckRichard and Shirley Plotzker CBI’s new Engagement Coordinator Marisa Reby and familyCarl Rogat Cynthia Scheines and her twelve year old son, Ivan DombiakAlfred Stein and Amanda SweeneyJames and Kricken Yaker and their children Liam (12), Riley (10), and Beckett (5)

Sukkot Open Houseat the home of

Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana

Sunday, September 27 • 14 Tishrei 4:00 - 7:00 PM

For the address, please RSVP to Tracy in the Temple Office at (503) 222-1069

9September 2015

Sisterhood

Bakers Wanted for Sisterhood Sweets TableSunday, September 13, 12:00 PM Blumauer Auditorium Kitchen

Sisterhood traditionally provides the delicious homemade baked goods for

the sweets table at the Rosh Hashanah Reception following morning services. Please consider sharing the sweetness of the New Year by baking. All congregant contributions are welcome!

We will arrange sweets trays on Sunday, September 13th, at 12:00 PM in the Blumauer Auditorium Kitchen. The CBI campus will be open Saturday the 12th for drop off, as well. Please contact Leslie Geller at [email protected] if you would like to bake or help tray sweets.

If you are unable to bake, please consider a contribution to Sisterhood. You may send your check to the CBI office, payable to Beth Israel Sisterhood, marked “Sisterhood Sweets.” All contributions are greatly appreciated.

The Table is Set! WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood 3rd Annual Progressive DinnerSaturday, September 19

Appetizers & Havdalah: 5:30 PM, Lipman Foyer at CBI

Dinner: At individual participants’ homes

End the evening with dessert and music at 8:45 PM at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (1953 NW Kearney)

Please join us for a fun and delicious evening! Invite your friends. Meet new people. Everyone is welcome (adults only, please)!

Reservation cost (per person): Chai $36; Rachel $54; and Miriam $72Proceeds benefit the Rita Lubliner Sisterhood Leadership Fund and Religious School Programming. Your entire donation is tax deductible.

Sponsorship opportunities are available! Please contact Linda Harrison for details at [email protected]

Reservations: Call the CBI office for credit card payments at 503-222-1069 or you can mail your check, payable to Congregation Beth Israel, along with your email address and phone number, to:Congregation Beth IsraelAttn: Progressive Dinner1972 NW Flanders St., Portland, OR 97209

Please RSVP by September 14. Let us know who is in your party and if any are vegetarians.

Are you unable to attend? Please consider a donation, payable to CBI, as a donation to Sisterhood. Thank you!

Apples and Honey with NG SisterhoodSunday, September 20

NG, or Next Generation Sisterhood, is part of Beth Israel Sisterhood and represents women in their 20’s-40’s, with or without families. NG Sisterhood brings together the many amazing Jewish women living in the Portland area for fun events, networking,

socializing, and to celebrate our Jewish identity at happy hours, holiday events, and family gatherings.

Start the new year off with new friends and some yummy apple and honey treats while learning more about this exciting Sisterhood group. We look forward to getting to know you!

For more details visit the NG Sisterhood Facebook page or email us at [email protected]

Gift Shop Happenings The Gift Shop will be open on Wednesdays and Fridays before Rosh Hashanah: September 2, 4, 9, and 11 from 10AM – 1 PM, and on Friday the 18th from 10 AM – 1 PM.

Starting on September 20, the Gift Shop will be open during our regular days and hours: Thursdays, from 4:30 – 6 pm; Fridays, from 11 AM – 1 PM; and Sundays, from 9:15 AM – 12:15 PM.

Please come in and shop. Gift Shop proceeds benefit our religious school.


L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Mazel Tov to Tom and Mary Jane Stern on the birth of their grandson, Jory Meloy Bernstein, born on June 21, 2015. Proud parents are Hailey Stern Bernstein and Evan Bernstein.

Elana and Brandy Pirtle-Guiney on the birth of their son, Jacob Asher, born on July 1, 2015.

Ann & Jim Waldman on the birth of their twin grandchildren, Jacob Dennis and Devan Syrie Waldman, born on June 1 in the Bay area. They join older brother Julian James. Proud and busy parents are Michael and April Waldman. Jacob and Devan’s maternal grandparents are Dennis & Sharon Orem of Eugene.

May they grow in health and wisdom and be a source of strength to their family and all humankind.

Dara Docherty on her acceptance to Lewis & Clark’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program.

Beth Israel Sisterhood on receiving Women of Reform Judaism’s Silver Or Ami “Light of My People” award for their “Network PDX” program.

Michael Allen Harrison whose world premiere musical, “Soul Harmony,” has been honored with four PAMTA awards.

Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana for his participation on Portland Business Alliance’s year- long Leadership Portland program. The program teaches about important Portland institutions in areas such as government, education, justice, and the arts. Graduates of the program contribute to the life and well-being of our community. Rabbi Cahana is the first clergy leader to ever participate in this Civic program. He hopes to bring more attention to the ways in which the religious community can work with business and government to solve communal problems.

Sharon Brenner on receiving the Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette’s Transformative Leadership Award.

Tara O’Neil and Leslie Kantor on their marriage July 19, 2015, officiated by Senior Cantor Ida Rae Cahana and Cantor Emerita Judith B. Schiff.

Chloe Rose Lewis and Logan Bye who placed first at the 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships and are Lillehammer bound for the Junior Olympics next February.

Condolences toErnest Bonyhadi on the death of his wife, Shirley Gittelsohn, on June 12.

Jim Rosenbaum and Sandy Lewis on the death of Jim’s aunt, Bonnie Naftalin, on June 26.

Sarah Krakauer and Ari and Miriam Kohn on the death of her mother and their grandmother, Carol Krakauer, on June 29.

Larry Packouz on the death of his mother, Dorothy M. Packouz (Mrs. William Packouz), on July 3 in Rancho Mirage, CA.

Leslie Kelinson on the death of her husband and Judith Feinstein on the death of her brother Harvey Kelinson, on July 10.

Family, friends, and our community on the recent death of our friend and community leader Charlie Schiffman, on July 13 in Israel.

Lynn Lowenson Marks on the death of her husband and Michael and Leland Marks and families on the death of their father Milton R. (Mickey) Marks, on August 3 at age 85 in Lake Oswego. Mickey was predeceased by his daughter Lianne Marks Klein.

The family of Pearl Harding, who passed away on August 3.

Lift Urban Portland to Honor CBI with Award

Lift Urban Portland (formerly Northwest Portland Ministries) has chosen Congregation Beth Israel as the recipient of its 2015 Spotlight Award. The award recognizes CBI’s significant contributions to the mission of Lift Urban Portland, which is to reduce hunger and improve the lives of low-income residents of northwest and downtown Portland.

In the years since 1981, when Beth Israel joined with other congregations in Northwest Portland to aid neighborhood residents, Beth Israel has:

• Provided financial support to Lift Urban Portland through Social Action Committee funds • Supported the neighborhood food pantry through the annual Yom Kippur food drive and Lift Urban Portland’s annual May

food drive• Hosted the Lift Urban Portland annual holiday dinner for neighborhood residents• Provided hundreds of hats and scarves for holiday dinner guests, thanks to the Knit-a-Mitzvah group • Sponsored many innovative programs and events for its neighbors at NW Tower and Annex• Initiated Mitzvah Day projects that benefited Lift Urban Portland • Engaged many volunteers in Lift Urban Portland programs

The Spotlight Award will be presented at Making Connections, a benefit for Lift Urban Portland on Thursday, October 8, at Castaway, 1900 NW 18th Avenue, Portland.

11September 2015

Very Thoughtful People

What is Caring Community?

It is the face of the congregation to support fellow congregants in need. A community works best when people help people. Caring Community will be CBI’s way of connecting needs with volunteers. The program debuted in June at Shabbat on the Plaza. Co-chairs Bob Kravitz and Bobbie Goldstein reviewed surveys to assess congregant needs and desires.

How Can I Become Involved?

Join a MITZVAH CLUSTER. This is a group of congregants in close proximity to each other. When a need arrives with a congregant in a particular locale, an e-blast is sent to the cluster volunteers and if someone is available, they reply to the request. It is important to note that you may participate as much or as little as possible---the choice is yours.

Want to join a cluster? Email Bob Kravitz at [email protected] with your information and locale.

Do you have any particular skills, talents or expertise that you are willing to share with the Caring Community? Email Bob Kravitz at [email protected]

What programs/activities will be offered?

Watch this space and Under the Dome for program details as they become available.

I support the concept but I really do not have time. How can I participate?

Make a donation to the Caring Community Fund at CBI.

Adult EducAtion FundIn Memory of

Bessie Loeb BondyStan and Joyce Loeb

In Honor ofJen Feldman (Recovery)Alan and Lana Miller

(Anniversary)Jerry and Bunny Sadis

AltAr FlowErs And onEg shAbbAtIn Memory of

Sarah Leah HorensteinMarcus HorensteinMitzi TobiasRobert Tobias

In Honor ofDiane Rosencrantz (Birthday)Barbara Durkheimer and

Gary LarsenElaine Weinstein (Birthday)Bunny and Jerry SadisAdrienne Souther (Birthday)Robert and Rita Philip

Amy r. goldsmith librAryIn Memory of

Joy Alkalay Pierce Ethier

In Honor ofAlan and Janet Zell

(60th Anniversary)Ilaine Cohen

cAring community FundIn Honor of

Jen Feldman (Refuah Shlema)Bobbie Goldsten, Bob Kravitz, and

David Gilbert

cEmEtEry bEAutiFicAtionIn Memory of

Leo MitchellStacy SadisBunny and Jerry SadisShirley GittelsohnRena and Cheryl TonkinLeland H. LowensonLee LowensonEugene Hirsch KrantzEldon and Carolyn WexlerMorris BloomentholEsther BloomentholJane RitchieFloyd BlackFred BuellMichael TannenbaumEthel TonkinRena and Cheryl Tonkin and

David and Daniel LernerGina LeviPierce EthierJoy AlkalayPierce EthierAllen LichtgarnElias LichtgarnStan and Joyce LoebHenry SpivakAlysmae S. NudelmanRuth SemlerJacqueline R. SpivakDr. Henry SemlerGertrude SemlerHelen Spivak and Family

In Honor ofLiz and David Lippoff

(Anniversary)Bari IsaacsonRabbi Kim Rosen

(Special Birthday)Pierce Ethier

rAbbi cAhAnA discrEtionAryIn Memory of

George HarklessShirley Harkless

Sarah ReiterDorthea RothDorothy and Philip ReiterEdward Mayer MoregensternMartha and Les SolteszMathilde LewinsohnCynthia and Peter LewinsohnHarvey KelinsonJudy and Kermit RosenWilliam Israel FeinsteinHarvey S. KelinsonJudy FeinsteinAdele and Herb SavageAdair and Sara Savage WardEdward T. SigellRose L. SigellGerald PoplackSusan L. PoplackJan and Mike Sigell and Family

In Honor ofRabbi Cahana (Graduation from

Portland Business Alliance Leadership Program)

Lynn BonnerEven and Alan Rosenfeld

(Anniversary)Lynn, Marshall, and Garrett Langfeld

cAntor cAhAnA discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Anna RichmanJim and Michael RichmanHarvey KelinsonMargaret HassonJoseph MendelsohnSylvia NessanWilliam Israel FeinsteinHarvey S. KelinsonJudy FeinsteinLouis RosencrantzMeier RosencrantzBlanche CohenRose SobelmanSarah AlbertSue Albert

In Honor ofBarry Caplan (Recovery)Sue Albert

General ContributionGiven ByLeslie Cantor and Tara O’Neal

rAbbi JosEph discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Robert FriedenwaldEric, Rebecca, Max, and Sophie

Friedenwald-FishmanGrace HarklessShirley HarklessWilliam Y. SakaiMayy (Mazie) SakaiLoree and Ken Sakai

In AppreciationSandee Blank and Family

cAntor schiFF discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Bernard Levine Howard and Jan LevineLynn HolmesLen and Shar Ludwig

rAbbi rosE discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Susan Gail Rose GoldsmithDr. Beatrice K. RoseMartha LewinIlse Orthmeyer

gEnErAl AdministrAtivEIn Memory of

Sarah UtayEvelyn LasterMilton & Marilyn SingerDon SingerAmelia Senders KleinbergIrwin Holzman


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Caring Community Has Arrived at CBI


David Avner CohenGary Cohen and Barbara BloomShirley GittelsohnWilliam and Helen GoritsanJoseph EdelsteinAdeline H. EdelsteinHarvey KelinsonMerritt Linn and Susan KoreyC. Girad DavidsonNorman B. NemerSylvia Nemer DavidsonHelen StammPhillip MargolinSheldon WeisbergTeralyn Weisberg and Craig

Greenberg FamilyJack PollinHarold PollinJeanne MomentRoger MomentGert NeubergerJette NeugergerRosalyn NeubergerRoscoe Nelson, JrMadeline NelsonLeah FingerRoger and Phyllis Finger

In Honor ofDara Docherty (service to CBI)Philip M. and Nancy N. MargolisPaul and Sherry Fishman

(50th Anniversary)Steven and Wendy ShainIsaac Abrams (Bar Mitzvah)Mildred and Sidney JonesJen Feldman (Good Health and

RecoverySydney Baer (Belated Birthday)Pierce EthierIsaac Abrams (Bar Mitzvah)Sharon Lawrence

General ContributionGiven ByMary Ann FriederJohn L. MalaerPaul and Arlene Koenigsberg

hAl ruthizEr culturAl ArtsIn Memory of

Shirley GittelsohnStan and Joyce Loeb

In Honor ofJemi Kostiner Mansfield

(New Job)Joyce and Stan Loeb

General ContributionGiven ByJohn and Sarah Epstein

holidAy cElEbrAtions FundIn Honor of

Jemi Mansfield (New Job)Pierce Ethier

Jill nEwmAn slAnsky EArly childhood lEAdEr FundIn Memory of

Donna TamanahaJill Slansky

lAndAu chApElIn Memory of

Ian D. BrownMegan BrownGeorge CaroBob and Lore Labby

millEr room rEFurbishmEnt And rEstorAtion FundIn Memory of

Rose DiamondAlan and Lana Miller

osErAn FAmily lEcturEIn Memory of

Lillian ZellAlan and Janet Zell

prEschoolIn Memory of

Lottie MendelsonHarry NemerMarvin NepomPatricia Layton Nemer

In Honor ofOwen Blank

(Bar Association Award)Jean Layton (Birthday)Mrs. Shelley SandersPaul SchmidtDeborah KaplanPierce Ethier

rosEnFEld FAmily AssistAnt/AssociAtE rAbbi FundIn Memory of

Joy Alkalay Joseph AlkalayJoyce and Stan Loeb

ruth sEmlEr youth ActivitiEsIn Memory of

Daniel DavisDon Spiegel and Deborah

Davis-SpiegelDr. Henry and Gertrude SemlerAlysmae and Victor NudelmanJacqueline R. SpivakAbe and Gilda WexlerHenry SpivakJames SpivakHenry SpivakJacqueline SpivakAlysmae Semler NudelmanCelia Levitt SondheimJoseph S. Epstein Helen Spivak and Family

sAlly vidgoFF cAmp kAlsmAn scholArshipIn Memory of

Henry S. BlauerKaren L. BlauerDavid R. TrachtenbergJohn L. and Barbara Trachtenberg

In Honor ofMrs. Sandy Snell Paul SchmidtPierce EithierPaul Schmidt

sAnny snEll prEschool scholArshipIn Memory of

Esther OverbackEve and Alan Rosenfeld

sociAl Action (gEnErAl)In Memory of

Mary KinspelDorothy DurkheimerSylvan Durkheimer Barbara Durkheimer and Gary Larsen Edward PressLouis PressSeymour PressStephen PressSidney SpiegelDon Spiegel and Deborah Davis-

SpiegelEthel GreenShirley GittelsohnGerel BlauerDorothy (Mrs. Wm.) PackouzRay and Dorothy PackouzShirley GittelsohnNancy and Henry OseranRose RustinDorothy PackouzGerald and Evelyn LeshgoldStan and Joyce LoebAnne PeltzLeslie and Bob PeltzRoger L. MeyerPaul and Alice Meyer Gene MillerMorris and Gerry Jackson

In Honor ofIrwin and Renee HolzmanGerel BlauerIlene Davidsion (Rabbi Rose

Tikkun Olam Award)Michelle GradowCheryl and Rena TonkinLeslie and Robert PeltzEve Stern and Les GutfreundSherry and Paul Fishman

(50th Anniversary)Sydney and Bill BaerJoanie and Bob RosenbaumSophia Suhler (Bat Mitzvah)Ira and Marcia (nee Suhler) WagnerJen Feldman (Recovery)Eve Stern and Les Gutfreund


FoodIn Memory of

Dennis SeinfeldDeanne and Dick RubinsteinGary GreenbergSelene and Chuck RobinowitzBernard La RossaJanet E. La RossaHenrietta MargulisDolorosa and David MargulisBabette StraussAlbert StraussNaomi StraussElliot FlaxmanSamuel RosenblattJane FlaxmanZanly EdelsonJill Schnitzer Edelson

Shirley GittelsohnJeanne NewmarkBeverly and Martin ZellDr. William and Beverly GalenPhyllis NewmarkSasha DrutterFelix GelbrasEdith GersonHannah GersonSamuel GersonTheodore GersonSusan GersonJoan CohenThe Wax FamilyHarvey KelinsonShalene BenderBarbara and Howard Cohn Fred JosephMs. Gertrude JosephWalter GoodmanDouglas and Lila GoodmanLillian FeingoldFrank and Lee BerneRose FreidenrichJane FlaxmanGert NeubergerJette NeubergerPatricia NuebergerIrene FrischLouAnn FrischLarry NovickJim Crane and Karla ForsythePatricia Layton NemerRoger Lee MeyerJacqueline M. JeppeRose ByerHoward ByerDaniel FromerShirley MarkSharon GoldmanMargo SercuHenry Spivak Alysmae Semler NudelmanJacqueline R. SpivakRuth SemlerJames Spivak

In Honor ofJemi Kostiner Mansfield

(New Job)Louis Feldman and Risa

Colton-FeldmanBill Galen (Birthday)Jeanne NewmarkBarbara Durkheimer (Recovery)Rena and Cheryl TonkinDick and Deanne RubensteinBunny EdelsonMichael Menashe and Guadalupe

Diaz-SesmaJeanne NewmarkJean PierceShirley MarkIlene Davidsion (Rabbi Rose

Tikkun Olam Award)Rose RustinAlisha Babb (Conversion)Rose Rustin Dr. William GalenErnie BonyhadiJanet and Alan Zell

(60th Anniversary)Bill Galen (Special Birthday)Beverley and Marty, Cathi and Dave,

Lynda and Jeff


13September 2015

CBI TeamSenior RabbiMichael Z. [email protected]

Senior CantorIda Rae [email protected]

Associate RabbiRachel L. [email protected]

Rabbi EmeritusEmanuel Rose, D.H.L., [email protected]

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff [email protected]

Education Department

Education DirectorBen Sandler, M. Ed. [email protected]

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna [email protected]

Education AdministratorZiva [email protected]

Member Services

Executive DirectorSydney A. [email protected]

Development DirectorJen [email protected]

Engagement CoordinatorMarisa [email protected]

Office AdministratorTracy [email protected]

Clergy Administrative AssistantSara [email protected]

Communications CoordinatorChrisanthy [email protected]

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, [email protected]

Accounting AssistantVicki [email protected]

Facilities StaffPerry Meekins, Facilities ManagerKeith Powers Shalamar WashingtonSusie YoungDallas Van Winkle

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Engelquist

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

VT Group: Vibrant Table, Food In Bloom, f&b Café503-297-9635Karen Rich

i hAvE A drEAmIn Memory of

Claire PuzissSherrill and Paul PuzissHarvey KelinsonBarbara and Howard CohnGordon BazelonJim and Michael RichmanMimi RichmanPaul RubinsteinEleanore RubinsteinDaniel MeekcomsDaniel KirkYvonne, Leonard, and Ben Gionet Alyne SchlesingerLynn and Owen BlankHenry SpivakAlysmae S. NudelmanRuth SemlerJacqueline R. SpivakDr. Henry SemlerGertrude SemlerHelen Spivak and Family

In Honor ofElaine WeinsteinBarbara and Barry Caplan

tEmplE improvEmEntIn Memory of

Richard RuffineNicole Ruffine and Steven UngarDavid SpiegelDon Spiegel and Deborah

Davis-SpiegelRobert AutreyJoella Werlin

In Honor ofIrwin and Renee Holzman

(OJCF Legacy Society Honorees Recognition)

Bunny and Jerry SadisStuart Shleifer (Birthday)Bunny and Jerry Sadis

urmAn FAmily collEgE communicAtionIn Memory of

Elizabeth SilversteinJack UrmanMarvin and Lois Urman


EstEllE dirEctor sholkoFF JEwish EducAtors scholArshipIn Memory of

Shirley GittelsohnRichard B. DobrowKarensue DobrowRichard Dobrow and

Rachel Dobrow Stone

hEims FAmily youth ActivitiEs EndowmEntIn Memory of

Dorothy Packouz (Mrs. William)Joanie and Bob RosenbaumIsaac DavisI. Kenneth Davis

lloyd b. rosEnFEld youth lEAdErship FundIn Memory of

Lloyd B. RosenfeldClara S. FreyRosemarie Rosenfeld

mAy gEorgEs study in isrAEl scholArshipIn Memory of

Shirley GittelsohnBunny and Jerry SadisTheodore S. GersonJoanie and Bob RosenbaumHelen Georges Daisy GeorgesLinda and Tom Georges

In Honor ofBarbara Durkheimer (Recovery)Linda Ostomel

morris klEin prEschool EndowmEntIn Memory of

Lily FeuersteinHoward and Tamara Feuerstein

nEttiE dirEctor librAry book EndowmEntIn Memory of

Leo M BergmanMichael I. BergmanLena Cohen SwerdlikGerald and Evelyn LeshgoldShirley GittelsohnRobert WeinsteinStuart and Nikki DirectorHarvey KelinsonSam SchaufferStuart and Nikki DirectorFlorence BerensonShirley Mark

In Honor ofShirley GittelsohnGerald and Evelyn LeshgoldIrwin and Renee Holzman

(OJCF Legacy Society Honorees Recognition)

Barbara Durkheimer (Recovery)Stuart and Nikki Director Bunny and Jerry SadisNeal Rosen (Recovery)Stuart and Nikki Director

simon & hElEn dirEctor EndowmEntIn Memory of

Ruth HeldfondWilliam B. LaytonCameron and Dick DavisElana GouldTrudi, Jonathan, Lauren, and

Matthew

tEmplE EndowmEntIn Memory of

Joseph ByerHoward Byer

In Honor ofBarry Caplan (Recovery)Richard and Harriet Maizels

General ContributionGiven ByDonalee Small

WRJ/Beth IsRael sIsteRhood Funds

prAyEr bookIn Memory of

Toni KahanNaomi StraussRay VeltmanMarcia Colton, Risa and Louis

Feldman, Jacob and Noah Feldman

Jerry ColtonMargo Sercu

sErvicE to thE blindIn Memory of

Louis LublinerNancy / Norman HigbyDorothy SchubachRobert Rowe and Nannette

Hasman-RoweManuel HoltzmanWilma Jane Balick and Sandra

Kailes Biller

sistErhood progrAmming, lEAdErship & EnrichmEntIn Memory of

Andrea KarlinSally Karlin and Andrew and CarolineRita LubinerBarbara and Barry CaplanRabbi Joshua KohenRebezin Hannah KoehnMegan Brown

In Honor ofElaine Weinstein (Birthday)Barbara and Barry Caplan



In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

September 4 & 5Robert AutreyCharles F. BergNachman BerkowitzRuth BinderArnold CohenRichard C.EastDon FeltsAnne GilbertSam HammelGerald HammelPhillip Iliffe HardyGeorge HarklessMaynard HurwitzAnatoly IoffeEvelyn M. JacobsBarbara JacobsonFred KornfeldBessie LevetonMathilde LewinsohnJune LichtyLouis LublinerHarry MarcusDaniel MeekcomsRoger L.MeyerSonija MilshteinAnna MuscovitzDavid Meyer NaybergerMary Baker NelsonGert NeubergerFrank PerlmanJack PollinEdward PressSarah ReiterSamuel J. RobinsonDorthea RothJudith I. SchneiderPaul Howard SchoenJane Daum SchwartzRosa Shainwald*Joan ShipleyMitchell Erwin ShoresBernice ShulevitzMeyer SteinweisMary StoloffEthel Tonkin*David R. TrachtenbergIrve TunickSheldon WeisbergAudrey Rosalyn YuglerAbram (Al) YuglerHarry Zell

September 11 &12Ethel BarrGordon BazelonSharlene BenderMichael L. Bergman*Juliette Bernays*Nathan BickHarold J. Blank*Esther BloomentholMorris BloomentholJoseph ByerRobert M.CoffeyEstelle DirectorMelvin Mel DunnRita DurkheimerPhilip EderWilliam Israel FeinsteinKing FeldmanHarry FinkHelen GeorgesMelvin GerardSusan Gail Rose GoldsmithSeymour HaberHelene HaltenorthSigmund A. Heilner*Ida D. HoltzmanBelle KahnEugene Hirsch Krantz*Esther Mazer KranzSam LennisLarry LiebermanSonya S. LoebnerCecelia LondonFaye MenasheMarvin Morris OzielAnne PeltzRuthella PopickEdythe RaffelPaul Rubinstein*Ida Schaffer*Marvin SchnitzerSidney S. Schubach*Daniel L. ShaftonMarcus Shemanski*Helen SilenAdolph SlotowskyHerbert Raymond Sokolsky*Katie SteinweisArthur G. WeisfieldJennie Davis Wexler*Emily Wilson*

September 18 & 19Sheldon Balick*Florence BerensonAhldor Kermit BergHarry BinderMax BloomBessie Loeb BondySybil BonimeMary CantonGloria B. CoodleyIsabelle DanielsJohn Einstein*Irene FrischLouis GelwasserSamuel Gerson*Edith Gerson*Hannah GersonFreidel GlaserMary GoldmanLeon Hirsch*Alan R. HoeflichFred JosephCharles Josephson*Bertha Kohn*Belle LewisAllan Edward Lichtgarn*Etta MaizelsKaren McAllisterEdward Mayer MorgensternRoscoe C. Nelson, Jr.Esther OverbackSamuel Palmer*Seymour PressJack ReedDavida RosenbaumEdward RosenbergJacob W. SavinarKurt SchlesingerSue Ellen Lorge SchwartzJames G. SendersAlbert I. SimonDaniel SlovicMorris Taylor*Mitzi TobiasLuther ToothmanI. Jack Vidgoff*Reuben W. Weil*Benjamin WeissEverett WynerRebecca Betty Zacks

September 25 & 26Leo Baruh*Frances BasinskiDaisy BiskindTheodore S. BloomEdgar BlumenthalAdolph CantonC. Girard DavidsonIsaac DavisLouis FarkasMax FischbackAdelyne Raban FreibergDaisy GeorgesPearl GevurtzMiriam GoldbergGrace HarklessElizabeth HirschLeopold Kaufman*Norman B. Kobin*Lewis Joseph KrakauerDanny LebAaron LertzmanMartha LewinMarcy MacoubrayMilton Markewitz*Joseph MendelsohnGene MillerJeanne Moment*Norman B. Nemer*Rose NudelmanM. Don NudelmanFrank PlanerLouis PressDavid RosenLouis Rubenstein*May “Mazie” SakaiAlyne Schlesinger*Oliver Gordon SeymourEdward Shainwald*Walter P. Sherlin*Helen StammAlbert StengerLeonard SubotnickLouis TanneHershal TanzerJeannette TurteltaubLoius WaldmanLillian F. Zell*Harry Zugman

(*) next to a name indicates a memorial plaque has been purchased to ensure the beloved departed is remembered in perpetuity. For information about memorial plaques in the Temple, please contact Sydney Baer at (503) 222-1069 or [email protected].

15Congregation Beth Israel

September 2015 Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 Elul 17

2 Elul 18

Social Action Committee5:00 PM SBR

3 Elul 19 4 Elul 20

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Last Shabbat on the Plaza6:00 PM Temple Lawn

Hot Dog Picnic Supper on the lawn after the service

Wedding blessing: Nathan Morelli & Sara Epstein

5 Elul 21 Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat Service 9:00 AM PC

Shabbat Morning Service:Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Cull10:30 AM Temple

Return to the Land of Your Soul5:00 PM Temple

6 Elul 22 7 Elul 23

Labor DayTemple Offices Closed

8 Elul 24

9 Elul 25 10 Elul 26 Executive Committee Meeting12:00 PM SBR

11 Elul 27


Shir Sabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

12 Elul 28

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service:Bar Mitzvah of Marc Morgan10:30 AM Temple

13 Elul 29

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Multi-Generational Service6:00 PM Temple

Traditional Adult Service7:30 PM Temple

14 Tishrei 1 5776

Rosh Hashanah 5776

Temple Offices Closed

Morning Service10:00 AM Temple

Family Service11:00 AM GH

Rosh Hashanah Reception12:30 PM BA

Tashlich2:00 PM Tanner Creek Park

15 Tishrei 2 16 Tishrei 3 17 Tishrei 4

Preschool Back to School Night5:30 PM MR

Board of Trustees Meeting6:30 PM SBR

18 Tishrei 5


Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

19 Tishrei 6

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service10:30 AM PC

WRJ/BIS Havdalah/Progressive Dinner5:30 PM PC/LF

20 Tishrei 7

FIRST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOLReligious School (K-7) 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM SEC

Wimpel Program #1 for 1st Grade - parents only10:00 AM GH

ECE Fall Festivals Family Progam10:00 AM HH

WRJ/BIS Library Event10:00 AM LB

Midrasha (grades 8-12)12:15 PM - 2:00 PM SEC

Kever Avot V’Imahot Service1:00 PM CBI Cemetary

Oseran Lecture: Lawrence Wright4:30 PM Temple

21 Tishrei 8 22 Tishrei 9

Kol Nidre 5776

Multi-Generational Service5:30 PM Temple

Traditional Adult Service7:30 PM Temple

23 Tishrei 10

Yom Kippur 5776


Morning Service10:00 AM Temple

Family Service10:00 AM GH

Tot Service2:00 PM Temple

Afternoon/Yizkor/Neilah Service3:00 PM Temple

24 Tishrei 11 Introduction to Judaism 7:00 PM PC

25 Tishrei 12 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

Wedding blessing for Michael Meneshe and Guadalupe Diazsesma

26 Tishrei 13 Torah Study 9:00 am SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Abigail Paley Brown10:30 AM Temple

27 Tishrei 14

Erev Sukkot

Religious School (K-7) 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM SEC

Wimpel Program #2 for 1st Grade Families10:00 AM GH

Midrasha (grades 8-12)12:15 PM - 2:00 PM SEC

Sukkot Open House4:00 PM Cahana Residence

28 Tishrei 15

Sukkot


Sukkot Lunch and Learn12:00 PM Sukkah

29 Tishrei 16 30 Tishrei 17

Location Key

HH = Harris Hall BA = Blumauer Auditorium GH = Goodman Hall LB = Library LF = Lipman Foyer MR = Miller Room PC = Pollin Chapel

SBR = Shirley & Herbert Semler Board Room SC = Shemanski Chapel SEC = Sherman Education Center SFC = Schnitzer Family Center

AdministrationOffices & Clergy 503-222-1069Education Department & Preschool 503-222-2037Fax Machine 503-274-1400WRJ/BI Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop 503-222-1069Beth Israel Cemetery 503-222-1069426 SW Taylors Ferry Road

View our calendar and campus map online at www.bethisrael-pdx.org


Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879

Congregation Beth Israel1972 NW Flanders StreetPortland, OR 97209-2097

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

PORTLAND, ORPERMIT NO. 594

Board of Trustees 2015/2016

Ned Duhnkrack President

Ted Nelson VP/President Elect

Ilene DavidsonVice President

Ali Garfinkle Vice President

Brad Tonkin Vice President

Mark Peterman Secretary

John Epstein Treasurer

Stacy FriedmanSteve GradowGlen LevyRobin McCoySharon MeieranJoanne Van Ness MenasheYale PopowichBob RosenbaumDavid SarasohnArthur SteinhornTony Urdes

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesStephanie Siegel - WRJ/BI Sisterhood PresidentDavid Goldwyn - Brotherhood President

september 2015 bulletin - congregation beth israel, portland oregon

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