tekiah january 2014

Congregation Beth Torah Monthly Newsletter

Rabbi’s RemarksRabbi Mark H. Levin

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January 2014 • Issue 274 • Tevet/Shevat 5774

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A Modern Shabbat Shira

Jewish Composers and Social JusticeFrom Bob Dylan to Leonard Bernstein

6:30 p.m.January 10, 2014

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Torah Portion & Haftarah

January 3-4 / 3 ShevatParashat Bo!"#$%&'()*(+(,*(-./01/2/3*''452567/3'8-*(,9:;'Music by Shir Balev

January 10-11 / 10 Shevat Parashat Beshallah!"#$%&'(,*(<+(<*(-Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31 Shabbat Shira with Choirs & Shir Balev

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Leadership

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How Do You Learn?

How do you learn? Can you read something once and have it down? Or does it take you several times before you get it? Has the way you learn changed from when you were younger?

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Connections

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EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING

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Thank You for Sponsoring Breakfast and Ice Cream

Marcia & Larry Rittmaster In honor of Jonathan Rittmaster’s 7th birthday

The Shafran Family In honor of Camille’s Bat Mitzvah

The Holland Familyin honor of Julian’s 13th birthday

Allison Roodman and Brandi Fisher and Greg Raymond In honor of the birthdays of Stella Roodman and Shoshana Fisher

The Gift Shop at Congregation Beth Torah

In honor of the 5774 Consecration Class

I have truly lived a blessed life. I have a wonderful husband !"#$%#&'()*+#,-)''#,'))./#0#*!1*#

and daughters-in-law and four of the most beautiful and brilliant grandchildren that have ever walked the earth (no prejudice here!). In addition, I’ve been privileged to have found a congregational home at Beth Torah for 24 years.

My special blessing was to have been a teacher, youth group advisor and Religious School and Youth Groups Director for most of these 24 years. How many religious school directors are fortunate enough to have faculty members who were consecrants at their school, or who have teens on the youth group board whose parents were youth groupers when they served as advisor? I’ve attended weddings of former students and britot milah of children of former students. I thank each of you – parents, students, teachers, volunteers - for your support in making my career at Beth Torah so wonderful. I wish I could list every name here and write each of you a personal note.

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